>- - DC S^A DC 15/7 6 HYMN BOOK C HIT IR C H. COMPILED BY AUTHORITY OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF 1858. ELEVENTH EDITION. BALTIMORE: PUBUSHED BY THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOBS Of THE BOOK CONCERN OS THE H. P. CHURCH. 1803. Entered, according to act of Congre>?, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, by the President and Directors of the Book Concern of the Methodist Protestant Church. Sherwood & Co., Printfrs. Stereotyped by Ryan & Ricketts. PREFACE. The General Conference of May, 1858, ap- pointed a Committee to revise the Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. The Com- mittee, in entering upon their labor, discov- ered a field of such extent before them that, in order to answer the expectations of the Confer- ence and membership generally, they found it necessary to make an entirely new arrange- ment or classification. They determined, there- fore, to compile a new book. The result of nearly a year's labor is now offered to the Church, with the hope, not unreasonably en- tertained, that it may prove acceptable. The "Arrangement of Subjects" has been simplified and adapted as far as possible to the purposes of such a table. Many long hymns contained in the old book, which on account of their length were sever sung, have been omitted in the new, while others iave been sufficiently abridged to render them suitable for public —worship, and others again, of rare poetic and spiritual excellence, hate been retained entire, but, at the same time, they have been broken up into separate hymns of reasonable length. The Committee take pleasure in calling at- tention to several new and desirable features in the present book. Each hymn has the name of the author (so far as could be ascertained) IV PREFACE. at the top, on the right hand. On the left is the name of the tune to which it may be sung, which will be found of great advantage to leaders of choirs, and to those whose duty it may become to raise the tunes for the congre- gation, as indicating the class of tunes suitable to the expression of the sentiment contained in the hymn. The hymns are numbered agree- ably to their relative positions in the book, and the paging at the top is omitted as being un- necessary. This change is adopted to prevent the confusion likely to ensue when the number of the page and the number of the hymn are both called out. The number of Doxologies in the present compilation is very much increased. No little inconvenience was experienced formerly from the paucity of these, particularly as it has been of late the custom in various evangelical churches to conclude service with a Doxology agreeing in metre with that of the final hymn sung. The present collection will admit of this without difficulty, inasmuch as the metres of all the hymns in the book have Doxologies suited to them. A collection of " Spiritual Songs" is added as an appendix. It was deemed desirable to have the best specimens of this class preserved in the book in common use, so that there might be no necessity for a separate collection on re- vival occasions. The poetic merits of many of them are hardly sufficient to entitle them to positions beside the magnificent effusions of PREFACE. V Watts and Wesley, while their earnest spirit- uality and the familiarity of all Methodists with them forbid their being altogether omitted. Should it be thought desirable, however, at any future time to separate them from their present relation and to have them bound in a distinct collection, it can be done without marring the unity of the book. In addition to the usual Index, one ha3 been added consisting of the " First Line" of each stanza except the first. This will be found convenient in enabling the possessor to find readily any hymn when the first line only of a stanza is remembered. There is also an Index of name3 of Tune3, arranged alphabetically, which will doubtless prove acceptable to those required to raise them. The hymns have been selected with a view to their spirituality, their poetic beauty, and their suitableness to illustrate the several sub- jects under which they are located. More than one-half the number contained in this volume have been selected from our former collection. The Committee have drawn largely from the compositions of Watts and the two Wesleya for the remainder, and have generally endeav- ored to""~give them as they were originally written, Other pious authors have also con- tributed their share, among whom it is oniy necessary to mention the names of Doddridge, Heber, and Montgomery. They have also availed themselves of some exquisitely beautiful VI PREFACE. effusions of modern date, which have not ap- peared hitherto in any similar publication, but which are no le« an ornament to our Church Qymn Book than an expression of the profound and fervent piety of their respective authors. The Committee desire to express their many and great obligations to the folio wing named gentlemen for their valuable assistance in the several departments enumerated : — To David Creamer, Esq., for his assistance in verifying the hymns; to Samuel Burnet, Esq., for his assistance in the musical department, (both oi the Meth. Episcopal Church;) and to the Rev. James M. Haines, of the Virginia Annual Con- ference, for preparing the Index of first lines. In conclusion, they desire to commend the present work to the favorable acceptance of the Church, with the assurance that no labor or care which it was in their power to bestow has been spared to render it suitable for devo- tion, and in all particulars what the Church lias a right to expect from their hands. Josiah Varden, John J. M run ay, E. Y. Reese, Luther Martin, Edmund G-. Waters. PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT. PAGE I. God in Nature 9 II. Divine Attributes 15 III. Divine Government and Providence. 31 IV. Christ — Birth of Christ 48 Life of Christ 59 Death of Christ 66 Resurrection and Glory of Christ.. 81 V. The Holy Spirit 98 YI. Thh Holy Scriptures 113 VII. Institutions of the Gospel — The Sabbath 121 The Church 132 The Ministry 146 Baptism 150 Lord's Supper 153 VIII. Sin 15S IX. TYXrnings 164 X. Invitations ,. 17T 7 PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT. xL Christian Experience — Penitence 197 Justification by Faith 236 Communion with God 262 Duties and Trials 297 Unfaithfulness mourned 324 XII. Means of Grace — Public Worship 337 Social Worship 382 Domestic Worship 400 Prayer 419 XIII. Death 435 XIV. Prospect of Heaven 457 XV. Resurrection and Judgment 473 XVI. Special Occasions *. 490 Thanksgiving 492 Watchnight 495 New Year 498 Sunday Schools 502 Meetings for the Poor-. 507 Missionary 509 Doxologies 516 Miscellaneous Spiritual Songs 521 8 HYMNS. I. GOD LN NATURE. -i Alfreton. L. M. Steeie. -*- There is a God. THERE 13 a God— all nature speak?, Through earth and air, and sea and skies ) See. from the clouds his glory breaks, When earliest beams of morning rise. 2 The rising sun, serenely bright, Throughout the world's extended frame, Inscribes in characters of light His mighty Maker's glorious name. 3 Ye curious minds, who roam abroad, And trace creation's wonders o'er, Confess the footsteps of your God; Bow down before him, and adore. q Arlington. C. M. OriE. ^ All his icorlcs praise Him. THERE is a voice in every gale, A tongue in every flower, Which tells, 0 Lord, the wondrous tale Of thy almighty power; The birds, tnat rise on quiv'rmg wing, Proc'aim their Maker's pra An.-t all trie mingling sounds of spring To thee an anthem raise. 9 GOD IN NATURE. 2 Shall I be mute, great God, alone '.Midst nature's loud acclaim? Shall not my heart, with answ'ring tone, Breathe forth thy holv name? All nature's debt is small to mine, Nature shall cease to be; Thou gavest — proof of love divine — Immortal life to me. r> Watchman. S. M. Watt&. ^ His name is glorious. A LMIGIITY Maker, Gcd, Jl\- How wondrous is thy name; Thv 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 Create my soul anew, Else alf my worship's vain ; This wretched heart will ne'er be true Until 'tis formed again. 5 Descend, celestial fire, And seize me, from above ; Melt me in flames of pure desire, A sacrifice to love. 6 Let joy and worship spend The remnant of my days, And to my God my soul ascend In sweet perfumes of praise. 10 GOD IX NATURE. a Winchester. L. M. Addison. ■*- The Maker Divine. THE spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining 'frame, Their great Original proclaim. 2 The unwearied sun, from day to day, Doth his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an almighty hand. 3 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth : 4 "While all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. 5 \Yhat though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball ? "What though no real voice nor scund Amid the radiant orbs be found ? G In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing, as they shine, The hand that made us is divine. ^ Barby. C. M. Simon Brown. * All things created for His glory. GREAT First of beings ! mighty Lord Of all this wondrous frame! Produced by thyCreating word, The world from nothing came. 11 GOD IN NATURE. 2 Thv voice sent forth the high command, 'Twaa instantly obeyed ; And through thy goodness all things stand Which by thy power were made. 3 Lord I for thy glory shine the whole; » They all reflect thy light : For this in course the planets roll, And day succeeds the night. 4 For this the sun dispenses heat And beams of cheering day ; And distant stars, in order set; By night thy power display. 5 For this the earth its produce yields; For this the waters flow ; And blooming plants adorn the fields, And trees aspiring grow. 6 Inspired with praise, our minds pursue This wise and noble end — That all we think, and all we do, Shall to thine honor tend. 6 -Woodstock. C. ^1 Montgomery The God of Nature and of Grace. HPHE God of nature and of grace X In all his works appears ; His goodness through the earth we trace, His grandeur in the spheres. 2 Behold this fair and fertile globe, Bv him in wisdom planned; 'Twaa he who girded, like a robe, The ocean round the land. 3 Lift to the arch of heaver your eye, Thither his path pursue ; His glory, boundless as the sky, O'erwnelms the wondering view. 12 GOD IN XATCRE. 4 How excellent, 0 Lord, thy name In all creation's lines j Spread through eternity, thy fame With rising lustre shines 5 Millions before thy presence stand, Who feel, while* they adore, Fullness of joy at thy right hand, And pleasures evermore. f~ St. Martin's. C. M. T. H. Stockton • The hear f 8 attestation. TT/"E need not soar above the skies, 1 V Leave suns and stars below, And seek Thee, with unclouded eyes, In all that angels know: — The very breath we now inhale, The pulse in every heart, Attest with force that cannot fail, Thou art, 0 God! Thou art! 2 If, 'midst the ever-during songs Of universal joy. — The chime of worlds and chant of tongues/— The praise that we employ May breathe its music in thine ear, Its meaning in thy heart, Our glad confession deign to hear, — Thqu art, 0 God ! Thou art ! 8 Devises. C. M. Ltjth. Col» Xature invites our Praise. HAIL, great Creator, wise and good I To thee our songs we raise ; .Nature, through ail her various scenes. Invites us to thy praise. * 13 GOD IN NATURE. 2 At morning, noon, and evening- mild, Fresh wonders strike our vi And while we gaze our hearts exult With transports ever new. 3 Thy glory beams in every star Which gilds the gloom" of night, And decks the smiling face of morn With rays of cheerful Light. 4 The lofty hill, the humble lawn, With countless beauties shine; The silent grove, the awful shade, Proclaim thy power divine. 5 Great nature's God ! still may these scene9 Our serious hours engage ; " Still may our grateful hearts consult Thy works' instructive page. 6 And while in all thy wondrous works Thy varied love we e Still may the contemplation lead Our hearts, 0 God, to thee! q Zanesville. C. M. Mrs. Steele. *-* Creation prompts to Gratitude. LORD I when my raptured thought surveys Creation's beauties o'er, All nature joins to teach thy praise And bid my soul adore. 2 Where'er I turn my gazing eyes, Thy radiant footsteps shine'; Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise, And speak their source divine. 3 On me thy providence hath shone With gentle, smiling rays, Oh, let my lips and lite make known Thy goodness and thy praise. 14 DIVIDE ATTRIBUTES. 4 All bounteous Lord ! thy grace impart, Oh, teach me to improve Thy gifts with ever-grateful heart, And crown them with thy love. II. DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. 10 TC Uxbridge. L. M. T. H. Stockton. Unity of God. 7HEN God — neglected or deniea- From ancient tribes withdrew his grace, How soon the erring myriads strove "With phantom forms to fill his place ! 2 On every hill, by every stream, All homes within, all waysides near, The hallowed idols senseless stood, — The helpless suppliants bowed with fear. 3 With gods for every foot of land, e vcry pause of passing time, In life no soothing peace they found, In death no heavenly hope" sublime. i 0 Thou, the true and living God ! Maker of all above, below, Eternal, self-existent One! How blest are we thy name to know ! & One God — enlightened faith adores ; One God — harmonious nature cries ; One God — our common Sire and Lord, The brotherhood of mind replies. \€ DIVINE ATTRIBUTES To Thee, Supreme! — to Thee alone, Be hymns of highest glory sung; The source of joy to every heart, The theme of praise to every tongue. 11 Duke street. L. M. Anon. God Omnipotent and Everlasting. A LL-POWERFUL,- self-existent God, -TjL Who all creation dost sustain, Thou wast, and art, and art to come ; And everlasting is thy reign. 2 Fixed and eternal as thy days, Each glorious attribute divine, Through ages infinite, shall still "With undiminished lustre shine. 3 Fountain of being ! Source of goodl Immutable dost thou remain ; Nor can the shadow of a change Obscure the glories of thy reign. 4 Nature her order shall reverse, Revolving seasons cease their round; Nor spring appear with blooming pride, Nor autumn be with plenty crowned. 5 Yon shining orbs forget their course, The sun his destined path forsake, And burning desolation mark Amid the world his wand' ring track; 6 Earth may with all her powers dissolve, If such the great Creator's will : But thou for ever art the same; *I Air' is thy memorial still. 1G 12 DIVINE ATTBIBUTES Old Hundred. L. M- Watts. 31ajesty of God. ETERNAL Power, whose high abode Becomes the grandeur of a God, iDfinite lengths beyond tho bounds Where stars revolve their little rounds ; 2 Thee while the first archangel sings, He hides his face behind his wingj ; And ranks of shining thrones around Fall worshiping, and spread the ground. 3 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do 7 We would adore our Maker too; From sin and dust to thee we cry, The great, the holy, and the high. 4 Earth from afar hath heard thy famcjv. And worms have learned to lisp thy £vme$ But, oh, the glories of thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind 5 God is in heaven, and men below ; Be short our tunes, our words be few ; A solemn reverence checks our songs, And praise sits silent on our tongues. L3 Hebron. L. M. WAr -*. Omniscience. LORD, thou hast searched and seen me thn ■ v Thine eye commands, with piercing viev My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known : He knows the words I mean to speak, Ere from my opening lips they break. B 17 DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. 3 Within thy circling power I stand, On every side I find thy hand ; Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 Amazing knowledge! vast and great! What large extent! what loftv height I My soul, with all the powers I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost. 5 0 may these thoughts possess my breast Where'er I rove, where'er I rest ; Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. 14 Chimes. C. M. Watts. Omniscience. LORD, all I am is known to thee : In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, or to nee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest, My public walks, my private ways, The secrets of my breast. 3 Mv thoughts lie open to thee, Lord, "Before they're formed within; And ere my lips pronounce the word, Thou know'st the sense I mean. 4 0 wondrous knowledge ! deep and high ! Where can a creature hide ? Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset on every side ! 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, Secured by sov'reign love. 18 15 DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. Mear. C. M. Wa.tts. Omniscience. ALMIGHTY God ! thy piercing eve Strikes through the shades of night, And our most secret actions lie All open to thy sight. 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 thv feet ashamed I lie, Upward I dare not look ; Pardon my sins before I die, And blot them from thv book. o Howard. C. M. C. Wesley. ~' God Benevolent and Jlercifu.J. THY ceaseless, unexhausted love, Unmerited and free, Delights our evil to remove, And help our misery. 2 Thou waitest to be gracious still ; Thou dost with sinners bear ; That, sav'd, we may thy goodness feel, And all thy grace declare. 3 Thv goodness and thy truth to me, To every soul, abound ; A vast, unfathomable sea, Where all our thoughts are drown'd. 19 DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. 4 Its streams the whole creation reach, So plenteous is the store j Enough for all, enough for each, Enough for evermore. 5 Faithful, 0 Lord, thy mercies are; A rock which cannot move : A thousand promises declare Thy constancy of love. 6 Throughout the universe it reigns, Unalterably sure ; And, while the truth of God remains, His goodness must endure. -i j-y Dundee. C. M. Watts -*- • Creator and Redeemer. FATHER, how wide thy glory shines, How high thy wonders rise ! Known through the earth by thousand signs By thousands through the skies. 2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power ; Their motions speak thy skill j And on the wings of every hour We read thy patience still. 3 Part of thy name divinely stands On all thy creatures writ ; They show'the labor of thy hands, Or impress of thy feet. i 5ut when we view thy strange design To save rebellious worms, Where vengeance and compassion join In their divinest forms, — 5 Here the whole Deity is known, Nor dares a creature ^uess Which of the glories brighter shone, The justice or the grace. 20 DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. Vow the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains : Bright seraphs learn' Immanuel's name, And try their choicest strains. 0 may I bear some humble part In that immortal song! Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue. IS Edgeware. C. M. Watts. Power, Wisdom and Goodness, ISIXG th' almighty power of God, That made the mountains rise, That spread the flowing seas abroad, And built the lofty skies. 2 I sing the wisdom that ordained The sun to rule the day : The moon shines full at his command, And all the stars obey. 3 I sing the goodness of the Lord, That filled the earth with food; lie formed the creatures with his word, And then pronounced them good. 4 Lord, how thy wonders are displayed, Where'er I turn mine eye — If I survey the ground I tread, Or gaze upon the sky ! 5 There's not a plant or flower below But makes thy glories known; And clouds arise, and tempests blow, By order from thy throne. 6 Creatures, as numerous as they be, Are subject to thy care ; There's not a place where we can flee But God is present there. 21 19 DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. Heber. C. It Watts. God Eternal. GREAT God ! how infinite art thou ! What worthless worms are we! Let the whole race of creatures bow And pay their praise to thee. 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, £re seas or stars were made ; Thou art. the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. 3 Eternitv, with all its years, Stands present in thy view ; To thee there's nothing old appears, To thee there's nothing new. 4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn, And vexed with trifling cares ; While thine eternal thought moves on, Thine undisturbed affairs. 5 Great God ! how infinite art thou 1 What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow And pay their praise to thee. 20 Balerma. C. M. Thompson. The divine Omnipresence. JEHOVAH God! thy gracious power On everv hand we see ; 0 may the blessings of each hour Lead all our thoughts to thee. 2 If, on the wings of morn, we speed To earth's remotest bound, Thy right hand will our footsteps lead, I'hine arm our path surround. 22 DIMXE ATTRIBUTES. 3 Thy power is in the ocean deeps, And reaches to the skies; Thine eve of mercy never sleeps, Thy goodness never dies. 4 From morn till noon, till latest eve, The hand of God we see ! And all the blessings we receive, Ceaseless, proceed from thee. 4 In all the varying scenes of time, On thee our hopes depend; In everv age, in every clime, Our father and our Friend, 21 Warwick. C. If. Nekdbam. Holiness of God. HOLY and reverend is the name Of our eternal King; "Thrice holy Lord," the angels cry; " Thrice holy " let us sing. 2 The deepest reverence of the mind, Pay, 0 my soul, to God ; Lift, with thy hands a holy heart To his sublime abode. 3 With sacred awe pronounce his name, Whom words nor thoughts can reach ; A contrite heart shall please him more Than noblest forms of speech. 4 Thou holy God ! preserve my soul From all pollution free ; The pure in heart are thy delight, And they thy face shall see. 23 DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. 00 Margate. S. M. Watts. ^^ Great in Mercy. "jl/TY soul, repeat his praise 1VL Whose mercies are so great j Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide ; And when his strokes are felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimes, And lighter than our guilt. 3 Hiofh as the heavens are raised Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 4 His power subdues our sins ; And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 5 Our davs are like the grass, Or like the morning flower ; If one sharp blast sweeps o'er the field, It withers in an hour. 6 But thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. 23 Fountain. C. M. Watts. Goodness and Jfercy. LET every tongue thy goodness speak, Thou sovereign Lord of" all; Thy strengthening hands uphold the weak, And raise the poor that fall. 24 DEVISE ATTRIBUTES. 2 When sorrows bow the spirit down, "When virtue lies distressed Beneath the proud oppressor's frown, Thou giv'st the mourner rest. 3 Thou know'st the pains thy servants feel, Thou hear'st thy children's cry, And, their best wishes to fulfil, Thy grace is ever nigh. 4 Thv mercy never shall remove from men of hearts sincere ; Thou sav'st the souls whose humble love Is joined with holy fear. 5 Ify lips shall dwell upon thy praise, And spread thy fame abroad; Let all the sons of Adam raise The honors of their God. 24 Orford. L. M. Noel's Col. Omnipresence of God. WHERE can we hide,, or whither fly, Lord, to escape thy piercing eye ? With thee it is not day and night, But darkness shineth as the light. 2 Where'er we go, whate'er pursue, Our ways are open to thy view; Our motives read, our thoughts explored, Our hearts revealed to thee, 0 Lord. 3 Is there, throughout all worlds, one spot, One lonely wild, where thou art not? The hosts of heaven enjoy thy care, And those of hell know thou art there. 4 Awake, asleep, where none intrude, Or 'midst the thronging multitude, In every land, on everv "We are* surrounded still with thee. 25 DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. 5 Search us, 6 God, and know each heart; With every idol bid us part ; Make us to keep thy holy ways, And live to utter forth thy praise. 25 Stockwell. 8s & 7s. Bowrixo. God is love. GOD is love : his mercy brightens All the path in which we rove ; Bliss he wakes, and woe he lightens : God is wisdom, God is love. 2 Chance and change are busy ever j Man decays, and ages move ; But his mercy wanetn never : God is wisdom, God is love. 3 E'en the hour that darkest seemeth Will his changeless goodness prove ; From the gloom his brightness streameth ; God is wisdom, God is love. 4 He with earthly cares entwineth Hope and comfort from above ; Every where his glory shineth : God is wisdom, God is love. 26 Alway. L. M. Watt3. Goodness of God. HIGH in the heavens, eternal God, Thy goodness in full glory shines ; Thy truth shall break.through every cloud 'that veils thy just and wise designs. 2 For ever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep ; Wise are the wonders of thv hands, Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 26 27 DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. 3 0 God. how excellent thy grace I Whence all our hope, our comfort springs; The sons of Adam, in distress, Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 4 From the provisions of thy house We shall be fed with sweet repast; There mercy, like a river, flows, And brings salvation to our taste. 5 Life, like a fountain, rich and free, Springs from the presence of my Lord; And in thy light our souls shall see The glories promised in thy word. ML Pleasant. C. M. Euedeb. God m Love. COME, ye that know and fear the Lord, And lift your souls above; Let every heart and voice accord, To sing that God is love. 2 This precious truth his word declares, And all his mercies prove ; Jesus, the gift of gifts, appears, To show that God is love. 3 Sinai, in clouds and smoke and fire, Thunders his dreadful name; But Zion sings, in melting notes, The honors of the Lamb. 4 In all his doctrines and commands, His counsels and designs — In every work his hands have framed, His love supremely shines. 5 Angels and men, the news proclaim Through earth and heaven aoove, The joyful and transporting news, That God, the Lord, is love. 27 28 0 DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. Hebron. L. M. J. Wesley Canst thou find out the Almighty, &c. GOD, thou bottomless abyse ! Thee to perfection who can know? 0 height immense! what word- suflice Thy countless attributes to show? 2 Greatness unspeakable is thine : Greatness, whose undiminished ray, When short-lived worlds are Lost, shall shine, When earth and heaven are fled away. 3 Unchangeable, all-perfect Lord, Essential life's unbounded What lives and moves, lives by thy word, It lives, and moves, and is from thee. 4 nigh is thy power above all height; Whate'er thy will decrees is done; Thv wisdom, equal to thy might, Only to thee, 0 God, is known ! 29 Give. C. M. Stee God's Goodness. YE humble souls, approach your God With songs of sacred praise; For he is gooa, immensely good, And kind are all his ways. 2 All nature owns his guardian care — In him we live and move ; But nobler benefits declare The wonders of his love. 3 He gave his son, his only Son, To ransom rebel worms : JTis here he makes his goodness known In its diviner forms. 28 30 DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. 4 To this dear refuge, Lord, we come — 'Tis here our hope relies : A safe defence, a peaceful home, When storms of trouble rise. 5 Thine eve beholds, with kind regard, The souls who trust in thee ; Their humble hope thou wilt reward With bliss divinely free. 6 Great God, to thy almighty love What honors shall we raise? Xot all the raptured songs above Can render equal praise. Swanwick. C. M. Watts. God the Judge. TTyiTH my whole heart I'll raise my song, VV Thy wonders I'll proclaim ; Thou, sovereign judge of right and wrong, Wilt put my foes to shame. 2 I'll sins: thy majesty and grace; My (rod prepares his throne To judge the world in righteousness, And make his vengeance known. 3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove For all who are oppressed, To save the people of his love, And give the weary rest. 4 The men who know thy name will trust In thine abundant grace; For thou dost ne'er forsake the just, Who humbly seek thy face. 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, Who dwells on Zion's hill ; Who executes his threatening word, And doth his grace fulfil. 29 31 DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. Howard. C. M. Desnhxh. God present with his people, THE heaven of heavens cannot contain The universal Lord ; Yet he in humble hearts will deign To dwell and be adored. 2 Where'er ascends the sacrifice Of fervent praise and prayer, Or on the earth, or in the skies, The God of heaven is there. 3 His presence is diffused abroad Through realms and worlds unknown; "Who seek the mercies of our God Are ever near his throne. on Sessions. L. M. Pratt's Col. d£ Father, Son and Holy Ghost, FATHER of all, whose love profound A ransom for our souls hath found, Before thy throne we tinners bend — To us thy pardoning love extend. 2 Almighty Son, Incarnate Word, Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord, Before thy throne we sinners bend — To us thy saving grace extend. 3 Eternal Spirit, bv whose breath The soul is raised from sin and death, Before thy throne we sinners bend- To us thy quickening power extend. 4 Jehovah — Father, Spirit, Son, Mysterious Godhead, Three in One, Before thy throne we sinners bend- Grace, pardon, life to us extend. 30 33 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. Orland. L. M. T. H. Stockton. Truth. CAX truth divine fulfilment fail ? Sooner shall star-crowned nature die! Truth is the very breath of God — Part of his own eternity. 2 Earth's every pulse may cease to flow, And every voice be heard no more ; The forest crumble on the mount — The sea corrupt upon the shore ; 3 The moon's supply of light expire, The sun itself grow dense with gloom, And fairer systems, sphered afar, Dissolving, own the common doom : 4 But long as stands Jehovah's throne, Long as his being shall endure, So long the truth his lips proclaim Remains inviolably sure. iii. divine goyerxmext axd provi- dexce. 34 Welton. L. 1C Dyer. God over aU. GREATEST of beings, Source of life, Sovereign of air, and earth and sea! All nature f^els thy power ; but man A grateful tribute pays to thee. 7 Subject to wants, to thee he looks, And from thy goodness seeks supplies ; And when, oppressed with guilt, he mourns, Thy mercy lifts him to the skies. 31 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. 3 Children, whose little minds, unformed, JNVer raised a tender thought to heaven, And men, whom reason lifts to God, Though oft by passion downward driven : 4 Those, too, who bend with age and care, And faint and tremble near the tomb, "Who, sickening at the present scenes, Sigh for that better state to come : 5 All, great Creator, all are thine, All feel thy providential care ; And through each varying scene of life, Alike thy constant pity share. 6 And whether grief oppress the heart, Or whether joy elate the breast, Or life still keep its little course, Or death invite the heart to rest, — 7 All are thy messengers, and all Thy sacred pleasure, Lord, obev: And all are training man to dwell Nearer to bliss, and nearer thee. Silver street. S. M. Watts The universal King. COME, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing ; Jehovah is the Sov'reign God, The universal King. 2 He form'd the deeps unknown ; He gave the seas their bound ; The wat'ry worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord ; We are his works, and not our own, He formed us by his word. 32 35 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. 4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod; Come, like the people of his choice, And own jour gracious God. q^» Geneva. C. M. Addisok* ^^ Providential care. WHEX all thy mercies, 0 my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise. 2 0 how shall words, with equal warmth, The gratitude declare That glows within my ravished heart! But thou canst reacl it there. 3 To all my weak complaints and crie3 Thy mercy lent an ear, Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learned To form themselves in prayer. 4 When iD the slippery paths of youth With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe, And led me up to man. 5 Through hidden dangers, toils and deaths It gently cleared my way ; And through the pleasing snares of vice More to be feared than they. 6 When nature fails, and day and night Divide thy works no more, Mv ever grateful heart, 0 Lord, ^hy mercy shall adore. 7 Through all eternity, to thee A joyful song I'll raise ; But oh ! eternity's too short To utter all tny praise. 0 33 37 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. Dundee. C. M. Cowpsb. GocVs Sovereignty. GOD moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upen the storm. 2 Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, ne treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign wil£ 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage taka The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and will break In blessings on your head. 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace ; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. 5 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour; The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain ; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. )o Portugal. L. M. A*~J*» Trust in God. PEACE, troubled soul, thou need'stnot fear Thy great Provider still is near ; W 10 fed thee last, will feed thee still; Be calm, and sink into his will. 34 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. 2 The Lord who built the earth and sky, In mercy stoops to hear thy cryj His promise all may freely claim, "Ask and receive in Jesus' name." 3 His stores are open all, and free To such as truly upright be ; Water and bread he'll give for food, With all things else which he sees good. i Tour sacred hairs, which are so small, By God himself are numbered all; This truth he's published all abroad, That men may learn to trust the Lord. 5 The ravens daily he doth feed, And sends them food as they have need j Although they nothing have in store, Yet as they lack he gives them more. 6 Then do not seek, with anxious care, What ye shall eat, or drink, or wear; Your Heavenly Father will you feed, He knows that all these things you need. Peterboro'. C. If. Cn. Psalmist. Safe in God. OTHOU, my li^ht, my life, my joy, liy glorv ana my all! Unsent by tnee, no good can come, No evil can befall. 2 Such are thy schemes of providence, And methods of thy grace, That I may safely trust in thee, Through all this wilderness. 3 'Tis thine outstretched and powerful arm Upholds me in the way, And thy rich bounty we'll supplies The wants of every day. 39 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. 4 For such compassions, 0 my God, Ten thousand thanks are due; For such compassions, I esteem Ten thousand thanks too few. a r\ Plymouth Dock. 6 8s. Addison. ^U God tie Shepherd. THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care , His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye : My noon-day walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. 2 "When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant, To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary wandering steps he leads, Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. 3 Though in a bare and rugged way, Through devious, lonely wilds I stray, Thy bounty shall my pains beguile, The barren wilderness shall smile, With sudden greens and herbage crowned, And streams shall murmur all around. 4 Though in the paths of death I tread. With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, 0 Lord, art with me still : Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade. Shirland. S. M. Watt: God our Shepherd. THE Lord my Shepherd is ; I shall be well supplied : Since he is mine and I am his, What can 1 want beside? 36 11 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. 2 He leads me to the place Where heav'nly pasture grows, Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation llows. 3 If e'er I £0 astray, He doth my soul reclaim, And guides me, in his own right way, For his most holy name. 4 While he affords his aid, I cannot vield to fear ; Tho' I should walk thro' death's dark shade, My Shepherd's with me there. 5 In sight of all my foes, Thou dost my table spread : My cup with blessings overflows, And joy exalts my head. 6 The bounties of thy love Shall crown my future days; Xor from thy house will I remove, Xor cease to speak thy praise. Boylston. S. M. J. Wesley. Confidence in God, GIVE to the winds thy fears : Hope, and be undismayed : God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears, God shall lift up thy head. 2 Through waves, and clouds, ana storms, He gently clears thy way : Wait thou his tiDie — so -hall this night Soor end in joyous d:\y. 3 Still heavy is thv heart ? Still sink thy spirits down ? Cast off the weight, let fear depart, Bid every care be gone. 37 42 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. 4 What though thou rulest not? Yet heaven, and earth, and hell Proclaim God sitteth on the throne, And ruleth all things well. 5 No profit canst thou gain By self-consuming care; To nim commend thy cause — his ear Attends the softest prayer. 6 Thv everlasting truth, Father, thy ceaseless love, Sees all thy children's wants, and knows What be*st for each will prove. 7 Thou every where hast sway, And all things serve thy might, Thy every act pure blessing is, *Thy path unsullied light. 8 When thou arisest, Lord, What shall thy work withstand? Whate'er thy children want, thou giv'st; And who shall stay thy hand ? Woodland. C. Iff. Doddridge. Our Leader. 0 GOD of Abram, by whose hand Thy people still are fed, Who, through this weary pilgrimage, Hast all our fathers led, — 2 Our vows, our prayers, we now present Before thy throne of grace; God of our fathers, be the God •Of their succeeding race. 3 Through each perplexing path of life Our wandering footsteps guide; Give us each dav our daily oread, And raiment fit provide. 38 43 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. 4 0 spread thy covering wings around, Till all our wanderings cease, And at our Father's loved abode Our feet arrive in peace. 5 Now, with the humble voice of prayer, Thy mercy we'll implore; Then", with the grateful voice of praise, Thy goodness we'll adore. a a Cambridge. C. M. Watts, "*••*■ Preserver. TO heaven I lift my waiting eyes, There all my hopes are laid": The Lord that built the earth and skies Is my perpetual aid. 2 Their steadfast feet shall never fall, Whom he designs to keep ; His ear attends the softest call, His eyes can never sleep. 3 He will sustain our weakest powers With his almighty arm, And watch our most unguarded hours Against surprising harm. 4 Israel, rejoice and rest secure, Thy keeper is the Lord ; His wakeful eye? employ his power For thine eternal guard. 5 Nor scorching sun, nor sickly moon, Shall have its leave to smite ; He shields thy head from burning noon, From blasting damps at night. 6 He guards thy soul, he keeps thy breath, Where thickest dangers come ; Go and return, secure from death, Till God commands thee home. 39 45 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. Winter. C. M. Doddridge. Trust in the Promises of God, A XI) art thou with us, gracious Lord, To dissipate our fear ? Dost thou proclaim thyself our God, Our God for ever near ? 2 Doth thy right hand, which form'd the earth, And bears up all the skies, Stretch from on high its friendly aid, When dangers round us rise? 3 And wilt thou lead our weary souls To that delightful sc Where rivers of salvation flow, Through pastures ever green? 4 On thv support our souls shall lean, And banish every care ; The gloomy vale of death shall smile, If God be with us there. 5 While we his gracious succor prove, 'Midst all our various ways, The darkest shades through which we pass Shall echo with his praise. 46 Hermon. C. M. Beddo^^. Fear not. YE trembling souls 1 dismiss your fears j Be mercv all your theme ; Mercy, whicn like" a river flow3 In one continued stream. 2 Fear not the powers of earth and hell : God will these powers restrain; His mighty aim their rage repei, And make their efforts vain. 40 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. 3 Fear not the want of outward good : lie still for his provides, Grants them supplies of daily food, And gives them heaven besides. 4 Fear not that he will e'er forsake, Or leave his work undone j He's faithful to his promises, And faithful to his Son. 5 Fear not the terrors of the grave, Nor death's tremendous sting : lie will from endless wrath preserve, To endless glory bring. G You in his wisdom, power, and grace, May confidently trust : His wisdom guides, his power protects, His grace rewards the just. A?j Forrest. L. ft. Watts. *• ■ Our Refuge. HE that has made his refuge God, Shall find a most secure abode — Shall walk all day beneath his shade. And there at night thall rest his head. 2 Thrice happy man ! thy Maker's care Shall keep thee from the fowler's snare — Satan, the tempter, who betrays Unguarded souls a thousand ways. 3 If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire, God is their life, his wings are spread, To shield them with a healthffel shade. 4 If vapors with malignant breath itifle thick, and scatter midnight death, Israel is safe — the poisoned air Grows pure, if Israel's God be there. 41 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. 5 What though a thousand at thy side, At thv right hand ten thousand died, Thy God his chosen people saves, Among the dead, amid the graves. 6 But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Keceive commission from the Lord, To strike his saints among the rest, Their very pains and deaths are blest. 48 Albion. C. M. Fawcett. Dark Providence. THY way, 0 God, is in the sea, Thy paths I cannot trace, Nor comprehend the mystery Of thine unbounded grace. 2 Here the dark veils of flesh and sense My captive soul surround ; Mysterious deeps of providence My wond'ring thoughts confound. 3 As through a glass, I dimly see The wonders of thy love", How little do I know' of thee, Or of the joys above ! 4 'Tis but in part I know thy will: I bless thee for the sight : When will thy love the rest reveal In glory's clearer light ? 5 With raptures shall I then survey Thy providence and grace; And spend an everlasting day In wonder, love, and praise. 42 49 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. Avon. C. 31. Anon. Prosperity from God. OHIXE on our souls, eternal God I O With rays of mercy shine : 0 let thy favor crown our days, And their whole course be thine. 2 Did we not raise our hands to thee, Our hands might toil in vain : Small joy success itself could give, If thou thy love restrain. 3 'Tis ours the furrows to prepare, And sow the precious grain : 'Tis thine to give the sun and air, And to command the rain. 4 With thee let ev'ry week begin, With thee each day be spent, For thee each fleeting hour improv'd, Since each by thee is lent. 5 Thus cheer us through this toilsome road Till all our labors "cease; And thus prepare our weary souls For everlasting peace. r r\ Migdol. L. M. J. Wesley •*" Petition for daily food. FATHER, 'tis thine each flay to yield Thy children's wants a fresh suppjy: Thou cloth 'st the lilies of the field, And hearest the young ravens cry. On thee we cast our care , we live Through thee, who know'st our every need; 0 feed us with thv grace, and give Our souls this day the living bread I * 43 51 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. Arundel. C. If. Addison. God' 8 People Blessed HOW are thy servants blessed, 0 Lord! How sure is their defence ! Eternal Wisdom is their guide — Their help, Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms and land3 remote, Supported by thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt And breathe in tainted air. 3 W^hen by the dreadful tempest borne High on the broken wave, They know thou art not slow to hear, Not impotent to save. 4 The storm is laid, the winds retire, Obedient to thy will : The sea, that roars at thy command, At thy command is stiil. 5 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths, Thv goodness Ave'll adore ; We'll praise thee for thy mercies past, And humbly hope for'more. 6 Our life, while thou preserv'st that life, Thy sacrifice shall be ; And death, when death shall be our lot, Shall join our souls to thee. ~^ Azmon. C. M. C. Wesley *Ji*J The Author of every Good Gifi. RATHER, to thee my soul I lift,— My soul on thee depend?, — Convinced that every perfect gift From thee alone descends. 44 F DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE 2 Mercy and grace are thine alone, And power and wisdom too ; Without the Spirit of thy Son, We nothing good can do. 3 "We cannot speak one useful word, One holy thought conceive, Unless, in answer to our Lord, Thyself the blessing give. y 4 His blood demands the purchased grace j His blood's availing plea Obtained the help for all our race, And sends it down to me. 5 Thou all our works in us hast wrought ; Our good is all divine : The praise of every virtuous thought And righteous word is thine. # From thee, through Jesus, we receive The power on thee to call, In whom we are, and move, and live ; Our God is all in all. 53 St. John's. C. ML Watts, God the Supporter. GOD, my Supporter and my Hope, My help for ever near, Thine wm of mercy holds me up, And saves me from despair. 2 Thv counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet through this dark wilderness ; Thy hand conduct me near thy seat, To dwell before thy face. i Were I in heaven without my God, 'Twould be no joy to mej And whilst this earth is my abode, I long for none but thee. 45 54 ^IYINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. 4 What if the springs of life were broke And flesh and heart should faint ? God is my soul's eternal Rock, The Strength of every saint I 5 Behold, the sinners that remove Far from thy presence, die ; Not all the idol-gods they love C^n save them when they cry. 6 But to draw near to thee, my God, Shall be my sweet employ ; My tongue snail sound thy works abroad And tell the world my joy. Barby. C. M. Watts* God the Everlasting Help, OGOD 1 our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home : 2 Under the shadow of thy throne Still may we dwell secure ; Sullicient is thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 5 The busy tribes of flesh and blood. With all their cares and fears, Are carried downward by the flood And lost in following years. 46 DIVINE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE. 6 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 7 0 God ! our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guide while life sh-all last, And our eternal home. 55 Howard. C. M. Hervet. Our Father' 8 Love. SIXCE all the varying scenes of time God's watchful eye surveys, 0 who so wise to choose our lot Or to appoint our ways ? 2 Good when he gives, supremely good, Nor less when he denies ; E'en crosses from his sovereign hand Are blessings in disguise. 3 Why should we doubt a Father's love, So constant and so kind? To his unerring, gracious will, Be every wish resigned. 4 In the fair book of life divine, My God inscribe my name; There let it fill some humble place Beneath my Lord, the Lamb. Lanesboro'. C. M. Brady & Tatb, Taste and see that the Lord %8 Good, 56 HTHIvO' all the changing scenes of life, X In trouble and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. 47 2 Of his deliv'rance I will boast Till all who are distressed, From my example, comfort take, And charm their griefs to rest. 3 Oh, make but trial of his love — Experience will decide IIow blest are they, and only they Who in his truth, confide. 4 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then Have nothing else to fear : Come, make his service your delight, He'll make your wants his care. 57 IT. CHRIST. BIRTH OF CHRIST. Ozrem. S. M. Watt: Inefficiency of the Types, NOT all the blood of beasts, On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace Or wash away our stain. 2 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, Takes all our sins away; A sacrifice of nobler name And richer blood than they. 3 Believing, we rejoice To feefthe curse remove; We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, And trust his bleeding love. 43 58 BIRTH OF CHRIST. Rochester. C. M. Watte Types withdrawn. THE true Messiah now appears, The types are all withdrawn; So fly the* shadows and the stars Before the rising dawn. 2 No smoking sweets, nor bleeding lambt. Nor kid, nor bullock slain ; Incense and spice of costly names Would all be burnt in vain. 3 He took our mortal flesh to show The wonders of his love; For us he paid his life below, And prays for us above. 4 ''Father/' he cries "forgive their sins, lor I myself have died;" And then he shows his opened veins, And pleads his wounded side ^tq Chopin. C. M. Doddridgi. *•* r\ Coronation. C. M. Medlei Prince of Life. [ORTALS, awake — with angels join, And chant the solemn lay ; Jov, love and gratitude combine l?o hail th' auspicious day. 2 In heaven the rapturous song began, And sweet seraphic fire Through all the shining legions ran, And strung and tuned the lyre. 3 Swift through the vast expanse it flew And loud the echo rolled ; The theme, the song, the joy was new, 'Twas more than heaven could hold. 4 Down through the portals of the sky The impetuous torrent ran, And angels flew with eager joy To bear the news to man. 50 Mc 61 BIRTH OF CHRIST. 5 Hark ! the cherubic armies shout, And glor y leads the song ; Good will and peace are heard throughout Th' harmonious heavenly throng. 6 Witn joy the chorus we'll repeat — " Glory to God on high; Good will and peace are now complete- Jesus was born to die/' 7 Hail. Prince of life ! for ever hail, Redeemer, Brother, Friend! Though earth, and time, and life shad fail, Thy praise shall never end. Xorthfkld. C. If. Tate. The Descent of the Angels. VT^HILE shepherds watched their flock* 1 > by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. 2 "Fear not," said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind; u Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind. 3 "To you in David's town, this day, Is born, of David's line, The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, And this shall be the sign : 4 "The heavenly babe you there shall find To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped in swathing bands And in a manger laid." 5 Thus spoke the seraph, and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels praising God on high, And thus addressed their song : 51 CHRIST. 6 "All glory be to God on high, Ana to the earth be peace : Good will, henceforth, from heaven to men Begin, and never cease." 62 6 Hen don. 7s. Montgomery. A Son is given. BRIGHT and joyful is the morn, For to us a child is born ; From the highest realms of heaven Unto us a Son is given. 2 On his shoulder he shall bear Power and majestv — and wear On his vesture and his thigh Names most awful — names most high. 3 Wonderful in council he, Christ, the incarnate Deity, Sire of ages, ne'er to cease, King of kings, and Prince of peace. 4 Come and worship at his i'ect — Yield to him the homage meet, From his manger to his throne, Homage due to God alone. O Laban. S. M. C. Wesley. & Thanks Jbr the UnttpeakatU Gift. I RATHER, our hearts we lift Up to thv gracious throne, And thank thee for the precious gift Of thine incarnate Son. 2 His infant cries proclaim A peace 'twixt earth and heaven : Salvation, through his only name, '£6 all mankind is given. 52 64 BIRTH OF CHRIST. 3 The gift unspeakable We thankfully receive, And to the world thy goodness tell, And to thy glory live. 4 May all mankind receive The new-born Prince of peace, And meekly in his spirit live, And in his love increase. 5 Till he convey us home Cry every soul aloud, — Come, thou Desire of nations, come, And take us up to God. Cookham. 7s. C. Wesley. Incarnation. HA UK ! the herald ansrels sing, •'•' Glory to the new-born King ! Peace on earth and mercy mi.d — God and sinners reconciled l" 2 Joyful, all ye nations, rise — Join the triumph of the skies: With the angelic host proclaim, u Christ is born in Bethlehem." 3 Lo, 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 — Hail the incarnate Deity ; Pleased as man with men to appear. See the great Immanuel here. 5 Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace i Hail the Sun of righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings. 53 65 CHRIST. Clarendon. C. M. E. H. Sears A joyous Event. CALM on the listening ear of night Come heaven's melodious strains, Where wild Judea stretches far Her silver-mantled plains. 2 Celestial choirs, from courts above, Shed sacred glories there, And angels, with their sparkling lyres, Make music on the air. 3 The joyous hills of Palestine Send back the glad reply, And greet, from all their holy heights, The day-spring from on high. 4 O'er the blue depths of Galilee There comes a holier calm, And Sharon waves, in solemn praise, Her silent groves of palm. 6 "Glory to God!" the sounding skies Aloud with anthems ring; <( Peace to the earth, good will to men, From heaven's eternal King!" 66 Antioch. C. M. Watts. Christ comes to destroy Sin. JOY to the world! the Lord has come! Let earth receive her King : Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. 2 Jov to the earth ! the Saviour reigns, Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, Repeat the sounding joj. 54 BIRTH OF CHRIST 3 Xo more let sins and Borrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. 67 Zicn. 8a 7s £ 4. Montgomery Worship Christ. AXGELS ! from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o'er all the earth; Ye, who sang creation's story. Now proclaim Messiah's birth : Come and worship — "Worship Christ, the new-born King. 2 Shepherds ! in the field abiding, "Watching o'er your flocks by night, God with man is now residing. Yonder shines the heavenly light : Come and worship — Worship Christ, the new-born King. 3 Sages! leave your contemplations, Brighter visions beam afar ; Seek the great Desire of nations, Ye have seen his natal star : Come and worship — Worship Christ, the new-born King. 4 Saints ! before the altar bending, Watching long in hope and fear, Suddenly the Lord, descending, In his temple shall appear : Come and worship — Worship Christ, the new-born King 68 69 CHRIST. 6 Sinners ! wrung with true repentance, Doomed for guilt to endless pains, Justice now revokes the sentence, Mercy calls you — break your chains : Come and worship — Worship Christ, the new-born King. Sicilian. 8s & 7s. C. Wesley. The Desire of Nations. HAIL, thou long-expected Jesus, Born to set thy people free ! From our sins and fears release us, Let us find our rest in thee. 2 Israel's strength and consolation, Hope of all the saints thou art; Long desired of every nation, Joy of every waiting heart. 3 Born thy people to deliver, Born a child — yet God our King, Born to reign in us for ever, — Now thy gracious kingdom bring. 4= By thine own eternal Spirit, Rule in all our hearts alone j By thine all-sufficient merit, Raise us to thy glorious throne. Sprague. S. M. . Anom. The Saviour Born. WE come with joyful song, To hail this happy morn : Glad tidings from an angel's tongue, " This day is Jesus born \" What transports doth his name To sinful men afford ! His glorious titles ;ve proclaim — A Saviour — Christ — the Lordl 56 BIRTH OF CHRIST. 3 Glory to God on high, All hail the happy morn : We join the anthems of the sky, And sing — u The Saviour's born!" r*r\ Howard. C. M. Watts. • ^ Song of the Angels. ii OHEPHERDS, rejoice — lift up your eyes, O And send your fears away ; News from the regions of the skies — A Saviour's bom to-day. 2 " Jesus, the God whom angels fear, Comes down to dwell with you ; To-day he makes his entrance here, But not as monarchs do. 3 "No gold, nor purple swaddling bands, Nor royal shining things ; A manger for his cradle stands, And holds the King of kings. 4 u Go. shepherds, where the infant lies, And see his humble throne: With tears of joy in all your eyes, Go, shepherds, kiss the Son." 5 Thus Gabriel sang, and straight around The heavenly armies throng ; They tune their harps to lofty sound, And thus conclude the song : G "Glory to God. that reigns above — Let peace surround the earth; Mortals shall know their Maker's love, At their Redeemer's birth." f Lord! and shall angels have their songs, And men no tunes to raise ? 0 may we lose these useless tongues When we forget to praise 1 57 71 CHRIST. Coventry. C. If. C. W £s» e» Tht I'romise fulfilled. THE race ihat long in darkness pn«d Have seen a glorious light; The people now Di hold the aawa Who dwelt in de.it.1 and night. 2 To hail thv rising, Sun cf life, The gathering nations come, Jovous as when the readers beer 'Their harvest treasures home. 3 For thou our burden hist remove^-- Th' oppressor's reign is broke $ Thv fiery conflict with the foe fias burst his cruel yoke. 4 To us the promised child is born, To us the Son is given : Him shall the tribes of earth obey, And all the hosts of heaven. 5 His name shall be the Prince of p^a^e, For evermore adored — The Wonderful, the Counsellor, The mighty God and Lord. G His power, increasing still, shall sprcj?a, His reign no end shall know ; Justice shall guard his throne above,, And peace abound belpw. •yn Bentley. 8s & 7s. Cawood. * ^ Peace on Earth — Good tcill to 3fcn. HARK ! what mean those holy voices, Sweetly sounding through the skies? Lo ! th' angelic host rejoices, Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 58 LIFE OF CHRIST. \ 2 Listen to the wondrous story, Which they chant in hymns of joy :— - in the highest, glory, Glory be to God most high. 3 Peace on earth, good will from heaven, Reaching far as man is found ; Souls redeemed and sins forgiven! — Loud our golden harps shall sound. 4 Christ is born, the great Anointed; Heaven and earth his praises sing; 0 receive whom God appointed For your Prophet, Priest and King. 5 Hasten, mortals, to adore him ; Learn his name and caste his joy; Till in heaven ye sing before him, — Glory be to God most high I U LIFE OF CHRIST. St. Thomas. S. M. Watts. The Love of the Father. EAISE your triumphant songs To an immortal tune ; Let all the earth resound the deeds Celestial grace has done. 2 rUng how eternal Love Its chief Beloved chose, And bade him raise our ruined race From their abyss of woes. 3 His hand no thunder bears, No terror clothes his brow, X*> bolts to drive our guilty souls To fiercer flames below. 59 i 'Twas mercy filled the throne, And wrath stood silent by, When Christ was sent with pardons down To rebels doomed to die. 5 Now, sinners, dry your tears — Let hopeless sorrows cease ; Bow to the sceptre of his love, And take the ottered peace. 6 Lord, we obey thy call — We lay an humble claim To the salvation thou hast brought, And love and praise thy name. 74 A Elon. C. M. Ccrtis's Col, Miracles of Jesus. ND didst thou, Jesus, condescend, When veiled in human clay. To heal the sick, the lame, the blind, And drive disease away ? 2 Didst thou regard the beggar's cry, And cause the blind to see ? Thou Son of David, hear — 0, hear — Have mercy, too, on me. 3 And didst thou pity mortal woe, And sight and health restore? 0 pity, Lord, and save my soul, Which needs thy mercy more. 4 Didst thou thy trembling servant raise, When sinking in the wave? 1 perish, Lord; 0, save my soul; For thou alonft canst save. CO <5 LIFE OF CHRIST. Winter. C. M. Beddomb. Oar Exemplar. IN duties and in sufferings too, Thy path, my Lord, I'd trace; As thou hast done, so would I do, Depending on thy grace. 2 Inflamed with zeal, 'twas thy delight To do thy Father's will ; 0 may that zeal my soul excite, Thy precepts to fulfil. 3 Meekness, humility and love, Through all thy conduct shine ; 0 may my whole deportment prove A copy, Lord, of thine. 76 Arlington. C. M. Heber, infancy of Christ. ABASHED be all the boast of age- Be hoary learning dumb; Expounder of the mystic page, Behold an infant come. 2 Oh, Wisdom, whose unfading power Beside the Eternal stood, To frame in nature's earliest hour The land, the sky, the flood, — 8 Yet didst not thou disdain awhile An infant form to wear — To bless thy mother with a smile, And lisp thy faltered prayer. 4 But in thy Father's own abode, With Israel's elders 'round, Conversing high with Israel's God, Thy chiefest joy was found. * 61 5 So may our youth adore thy name — And, Saviour, deign to bless With fostering grace the timid flame Of early holiness. »yry Rochester. C. M. Enfield. • ■ Christ our Pattern. BEHOLD, where in a mortal form Appears each grace divine ! The virtues all, in Jesus met, W itb. mildest radiance shine. 2 To spread the rays of heavenly light, To give the mourner joy, To preach glad tidings to the poor, Was his divine employ. 3 Lowlv in heart, to all his friends A friend and servant found; lie washed their feet, he wiped their tears, And healed each bleeding wound. • 4 'Midst keen reproach and cruel scorn, Patient and meek he stood ; His foes, ungrateful, sought his life — He laborea for their good. 5 To God he left his righteous cause, And still his task pursued, While humble prayer and holy faith His fainting strength renewed. 6 In the last hours of deep distress, Before his Father's throne, With soul resigned he bowed and said, " Thy will, not mine, be done." 7 Be Christ our pattern and our guide, His image may we bear : 0 may we tread his holy steps, His' joy and glory share. 62 LIFE OP CHMST. ~q Effingham. L. M. Steelb. ' ^ Christ our Example. Ay.]) is the Gospel peace and love? So let our conversation be; The serpent blended with the dove, Wisdom and meek simplicity. I Whene'er the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife, On Jesus let us fix our eyes, Bright Pattern of the Christian life. ) 0 how benevolent and kind ! How mild! how ready to forgive ! Be his the temper of our mind, And his the rule by which we live. I- To do his heavenly Father's will Was his employment and delight; Humility and holy zeal Shone through his life divinely bright. > Dispensing good where'er he came, The labors of his life were love ; If then we love our Saviour's name, By his example let us move. 7Q Rothwell. L. M. Watts. ' ^ Devotion of Christ. ~j\ TY dear Redeemer, and my Lord, JLVL I read my duty in thy word ; But in thy life the law appears Drawn out in living characters. Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such deference' to thy Father's will, Such love — and meekness so divine, : I would transcribe and make them mme. 63 3 Cold mountains and the midnight air Witnessed the fervor of thy prayer; The deserts thy temptations knew, Thy conflict, and thy victory too. 4 Be thou my pattern — make me bear More of thy gracious image here; Then God/the Judge, shall own my name Among the followers of the Lamb/ 80 Stonefield. L. M. Doddridge. Joy in Christ. WIIEX at a distance. Lord, we trace The various glories of thy face, What transport pours o'er all our breast, And charms our cares and woes to rest ! 2 With thee, in the obscurest cell, On some bleak mountain would I dwell, Rather than pompous courts behold, And share their grandeur and their gold. 3 Away, ye dreams of mortal joy; Raptures divine my thoughts employ; I see the King of glory shine, And feel his love, and 'call him mine. 4 On Tabor thus his servants viewed His lustre, when transformed he stood; And, bidding earthly scenes farewell, Cried, " Lord, 'tis pleasant here to dwell." 5 Yet still our elevated eyes To nobler visions long to rise; That grand assembly would we join, Where all thy saints around thee shine. 6 That mount, how bright ! those forms, how fair ! 'Tis good to dwell for ever there! Come, death, dear envoy of mv God, And bear me to that blest abode. 64 Are mouldered down to dust. 5 So, gracious Saviour, on my breast May thy dear name be worn, A sacred ornament and guard, To endless ages borne. Wroodland. C. M. T/atts. A Sympathizing High Priest. WITH joy we meditate the gracj Of our High Priest above, His heart is made of tenderness, His bowels yearn with love. 2 Touched with a svmpathy within, He knows our feeble frame ; He knows what sore temptations mtm, For he hath felt the same.j 3 He in the days of feeble flesh Poured out his cries and tears; And, though exalted, feels afresh What every member bears. 4 He'll never quench the smoking flax, But raise it to a flame; The bruised reed he never breaks, Nor scorns the meanest name. 90 119 RESURRECTION AND GLORY OF CHRIST. 6 Then let our humble faith address His mercy and his power : We shall obtain delivering grace In the distressing hour. L20 Cambridge. C. Iff. Watts. Christ Adored. OTHE delights, the heavenly joys, The glories of the place, Where Jesus sheds the brightest beams Of his overflowing grace I 2 Princes to his imperial name Bend their bright sceptres down ; Dominions, thrones, and powers rejoice To see him wear the crown. 3 Archangels sound his lofty praise Through every heavenly street, And lay their highest honors down, Submissive, at his feet. 4 While angels shout and praise their King, Let mortals learn their strains; Let all the earth his honors sing, — O'er all the earth he reigns. 5 Now to the Lamb that once was slain Be endless blessings paid j Salvation, glory, joy remain For ever on thy head. 6 Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood, Hast set the prisoners free, Hast made us kings and priests to God, And we shall reign with thee. 91 121 CHRIST. Lowell.' L. M. Steele* Intercession of Christ. HE lives — the great Redeemer lives ! What joy the blest assurance gives ! And now, before his Father God, He pleads the merit of his blood. 2 Repeated crimes awake our .fears, And justice armed with frowns appears; But in the Saviour's lovely face Sweet mercy smiles — and all is peace. 3 Hence, then, ye black despairing thoughts J Above our fears, above our faults, His powerful intercessions ri.se, And guilt recedes — and terror dies. 4 In every dark, distressful hour, When sin and Satan join their power, Let this dear hope repel the dart — That Jesus bears us on his heart. 5 Great Advocate, Almighty Friend, On thee our humble hopes depend ; Our cause can never, never fail, For thou dost plead, and must prevail. 122 Otto. 8s & 7s. Bakeweh Glory to Jesus. HAIL, thou once despised Jesus 1 Hail, thou everlasting King ! Thou didst suffer to relea.se 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. RESURRECTION AND GLORY OF CHRIST. 2 Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory, There for ever to abide; All the heavenly host adore thee, Seated at thy Father's side : There for sinners thou art pleading, There thou dost our place prepare ; Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. 3 Worship, honor, power and blessing, Thou art worthv to receive: Loudest pt-aises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give : Help, ye bright angelic spirits! Bring you: 'blest lays; II .-)■ I » sing our Saviour's merits, Help to chant Imnianuel's praise. J 23 4 6s & 2 Ss. C. Weslbf, Reign of Christ. 1) EJOICE, tii' Lord is King; V Your Lord and King adore; rhanks and sing, And triumph evermore; Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice, . again I say, rejoice. Jesus, the Saviour, reigns, Th ■ God of truth and love, When he had purged our stains II took his seat above ;--&c. His kindness cannot fail ; PI • rules o'er earth and heaven } The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus given; — &c. He sirs at God's right hand Till all his foes submit And bow to his command, And fall beneath his feet; — &c. 93 5 He all his foes shall quell. Shall all our sins destroy, And every bosom swell With pure seraphic joy ; — &c. 6 Rejoice in glorious hope, Jesus the judge shall come And take his servants up To their eternal home ; We soon shall hear th' archangel's voice, The trump of God shall sound, rejoice. -i q a Ames. L. M. Medley. -1* ^ Because He liveth I shall live also, 1KXOW that my Redeemer lives — What joy the blest assurance gives! He lives, ne 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; What joy the blest assurance gives,— I know that my Redeemer lives. Park street. L. If. Steele. Praise to Christ. NO"W let us raise our cheerful strains, And join the blissful choir above; There our exalted Saviour reigns, And there they sing his wondrofcl lov*. 94 125 RESURRECTION AND GLORY OF CHRIST. ? While seraphs tune th' immortal song, O may we feel the sacred flame, knd every heart and every tongue Adore the Saviour's glorious name. 3 Jesus, who once upon the tree In agonizing pains expired — Who died for rebels — yes, 'tis he ! How bright ! how lovely ! how admired 4 Jesus, who died that we might live — Died in the wretched traitor's place! Dh. what returns can mortals give For such immeasurable grace ! 5 Were universal nature ours, And art with all her boasted store, Nature and art. with all their powers, Would still confess the offering poor. 4 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. Shoe!. L. M. Watts. Universal Reign of Christ, JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run; His kingdom spread from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 1 From north to south the princes meet To pay their homage at his feet, While western empires own their Lord, And savage tribes attend his word. i To him shall endless prayer be made, And endless praises crown his head ; His name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 95 L',16 127 4 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. Piety. C. M. Beddome. c Let all the angels of God ivorsliip Him." HOW great the wisdom, power and grace Which in redemption shine! The heavenly host with joy confess The work is all divine. 2 Before his i'act thev cast their crowns, Those crowns which Jesus gave, And with ten thousand thousand tongues Proclaim his power to save. 3 They tell the triumphs of his cross, The sufferings which he bore, — How low he stooped, how high he rose, And rose to stoop no more. 4 0 let them still their voices raise, And still their songs renew; Salvation well deserves the praise Of men and angels too. Chopin. C. M. C. Wesley. The Name above every name. JESUS, the name high over all, In hell, or earth, or sky ! Angels and men before it fall, And devils fear and fly. Jesus, the name to sinners dear, The name to sinners given, It scatters all their guilty fear, It turns their hell to heaven. 96 128 RESURRECTION AND GLORY OF CHRIST. 3 Jesus the prisoners fetters breaks, And bruises Satan's head ; Power into strengthless souls he speaks, And life into the dead. 4 0 that the world might taste and see The riches of his grace; The arms of love that compass me Would all mankind embrace. 5 His only righteousness I show, His saving truth proclaim : 'Tis all mv business here below To cry,*" Behold the Lamb !" 6 Happy if with my latest breath 1 may but gasp his name; Preach him to all. and cry in death, " Behold, behold the Lamb I" 129 Zabulon. 4 Gs & 2 8s. C. WesleT- Jesus the Joy of heaven and eart}^ LET earth and heaven agree, Angels and men be joined, To celebrate with me The Saviour of mankind : T' adore the all-atoning Lamb, And bless the sound of Jesus' name. Jesus ! transporting sound ! The joy of earth and heaven : ^o other help is found, No other name is eriven, By which we can salvation have, But Jesus came the world to save. Jesus ! harmonious name ! It charms the hosts above; They evermore proclaim And wonder at his love; 'Tis all their happiness to gaze, 'Tis heaven to see our Jesua' facflw G 97 THE HOLY 6PIRIT. i His name the sinner hears, And is from sin set free ; 'Tis music in his ears, 'Tis life and victory : New songs do now his lips employ, And dances his glad heart for joy. 5 0 unexampled love 1 0 all-redeeming grace I How swiftly didst thou move To save a fallen race ! What shall I do to make it known What thou for all mankind hast done? 0 0 for a trumpet voice On all the world to call, To bid their hearts rejoice In him who died for all ! For all my Lord was crucified ; For all, for all my Saviour died. V. THE nOLY SPIRIT. 130 Northfield. C. M. Watts. Invocation of the Spirit. COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers, Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look how we grovel here below, Fond of these earthly toys ; Our souls, how heavily they go To reach eternal joys. 98 THB HOLY SPIRIT. 3 In vafn we tune our formal songg, In vain we strive to rise; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. i Father, and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate — Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great? 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers ; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. 131 Litchfield. L. M. Wis. Col. Pentecost. COME, Holy Spirit, raise our song3, To reach the wonders of the day When, with thy fiery cloven tongues, Thou didst those glorious scenes display. « 0 'twas a most auspicious hour, Season of grace and sweet delight, When thou didst come with mightv power And light of truth divinely bright. 3 By this the blest disciples knew "Their risen Head had entered heaven; Had now obtained the promise due, Fully by God the Father given. 4 Lord, we believe to us and ours The apostolic promise given; We wait the Pentecostal powers, The Holy Ghost sent down from heaveti, 6 Ah ! leave U3 not to mourn below, Or long for thy return to pine; Now, Lord, the Comforter bestow And fix in us the Guest divine. 99 THE HOLY SPIRIT 6 Assembled here with one accord, Calmly we wait the promised grace, The purchase of our dying Lord, — Come, Holy Ghost, and fill the place. 7 If everv one that asks may find, If still thou dost on sinners fall, Come as a mighty rushing wind, Great grace be now upon us all. 8 Behold, to thee our souls aspire, And languish thy descent to meet: Kindle in each the living fire, And fix in everv heart t.hv seat. 132 Ilantz. S. M. Chr. Psalmist. 'It is God that worketh in you." JHPLS God the Spirit leads X In paths before unknown ; The work to be performed is ours, The strength is all his own. 2 Supported by his grace, We still pursue our way, And hope at last to reach the prize, Secure in endless day. 3 'Tis he that works to will, 'Tis he that works to do ; His is the power by which we act, His be the glory too. Hingham. L. M. Steele. The Comforter. SURE the blest Comforter is nigh, 'Tis he sustains my fainting heart; Else would my hope for ever die, And every cheering ray depart. 100 133 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 2 "When some kind promise glads my soul, Do I not find his healing voice The tempest of my fears control, And bid my drooping powers rejoice ? 3 What less than thine almighty word Can raise my heart from earth and dust, And bid me cleave to thee, my Lord, My life, my treasure, and my trust ? 4 And when my cheerful soul can say, ,;I love my God, and taste his grace," Lord, is it not thy blissful ray Which brings this dawn of sacred peace? 5 Let thy kind Spirit in my heart For ever dwell, 0 God of love ; And light and heavenly peace impart $ Sweet earnest of the joys above. Alfreton. L. M. Watts. Work of the Spirit. ETERNAL Spirit, we confess And sing the wonders of thy grace ; Thy power conveys our blessings down From God the Father and the Son. 2 Enlightened by thy heavenly ray. Our shades and darkness turn to day ; Thine inward teachings make us knew Our danger and our refuge too. 3 Thy power and glory work within, And break the chains of reigning sin ; Our wild, imperious lusts subdue, And form our wretched hearts anew. 4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice; • Thy cheering words awake our joys ; Thy words allay the stormy wind, And calm the surges of the mind. 101 134 135 THE HOLY SPIRIT. lladdam. 4 6s & 2 8s. Pratt's Col. (i If ye, being evil," &c. OTHOU that hearest prayer ! Attend our humble cry, And let thy servants share Thy blessing from on high : We plead the promise of thy word, Grant us thy Holy Spirit, Lord 1 2 If earthly parents hear Their children when they cry, If they, with love sincere, Their children's wants supply, Much more wilt thou thy love display, And answer when thy children pray. 3 Our heavenly Father, thou ; » We, children of thy grace : 0 let thy Spirit now Descend and fill the place; So shall we feel the heavenly flame, And all unite to praise thy name. Dundee. C. M. Doddridgh "By which ye are sealed," &c. FATHER of peace, and God of love I We own thy power to save, That power by "which our Shepherd ros» Victorious o'er the grave. 2 Him from the grave thou brought'st again When, by his sacred blood Confirmed and sealed, for evermore The eternal covenant stood. 3 0 may the Spirit seal our souls, And mould them to thy will, That our weak hearts no more may stray, But keep thy precepts still j 102 136 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 4 That to perfection's sacred height We Rearer still may rise, And all we think and all we do Be pleasing in thine eyes ! iqw Ames. L. M. Montgomery. J- «-M Power implored. POWER from on high, 0 God, impart— Power in thy Gospel to believe, Power to surrender our whole heart, Power all thy mercy to receive. 2 The word to us in vain were given, We hear, we read, we learn in vain, In vain thy Son came down from heaven, If thou the Spirit's might restrain. 3 Hef e be his sacred influence felt, With searching, cleansing, quick'ning force, Till souls of mill-stone hardness melt, And flow like waters from their source. 4 Convinced and humbled in the dust, Beneath the burden of our guilt, We own thy law's dread sentence just, But plead the blood of pardon spilt. 5 Thy Spirit witness with that blood, And Christ, our Saviour, glorify — While we, as children born of God, With rapture, "Abba! Father I" cry. 1 ^ Underwood. S. M. Hart* 5 The Reviver. COME, Holy Spirit, come^ Let thy bright beams arise ; Dispel the sorrow from our mind3, The darkness from our eyes. 103 139 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 2 Convince us all of sin, Then lead to Jesus' blood, And to our wond'ring view reveal The mercies of our God. 3 'Tis thine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul, To pour fresh life in every part, And new create the whole. 4 Revive our drooping faith, Our doubts and fears remove, And kindle in our breasts the flame Of never-dying love. Spilsby. S. M. C. Wesley. The Revealer. SPIRIT of truth, come down, Reveal the things of God — Make thou to us Christ's Godhead known, Apply his precious blood : His merits glorify, That each may clearly see Jesus (who did for sinners die) Hath surely died for me. No man can truly say- That Jesus is the Lord, Unless thou take the veil away And breathe the living word : Then, cnly then, we feel Our interest in his blood, And cry with joy unspeakable, " Thou art my Lord, my God." Boylston. S. Iff. Beddomh. The Renewer. COME, Holy Spirit, come, With energy divine, And on this poor benighted soul With beams of mercy shine. I'J4 140 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 2 From the celestial hills, Lite, light and joy dispense ; And may I daily, hourly feel Thy quickening influence. 3 Melt, melt this frozen heart, This stubborn will subdue; Each evil passion overcome, And form me all anew. 4 Mine will the profit be, But thine shall be the praise, And unto thee will I devote The remnant of mv dars. L41 Golden Hill. S. M. Pratt's Col. The Comforter. BLEST Comforter divine ! Let rays of heavenly love Amid our gloom and darkness shine, And guide our souls above. 2 Draw, with thy still small voice, Us from each sinful way, And bid the mourning saint rejoice Though earthly joys decay. 3 By thine inspiring breath Make every cloud of care, And e'en the* gloomy vale of death, A smile of glory wear. 4 0 fill thou every heart With love to all our race ! Great Comforter ! to us impart These blessings of thy grace. 142 THE HOLY SPIRIT. Norwich. 7s. Keeb. Light, Purity, Joy. HOLY Ghost, with light divine, Shine upon this heart of mine; Chase the shades of night away, Turn the darkness into day. 2 Holy Ghost, with power divine, Cleanse this guilty heart of mine, Long has sin, without control, Held dominion o'er my soul. 3 Ho^ Ghost, with joy divine, Cheer this saddened heart of mine — Bid my many woes depart, Heal my wounded, bleeding heart. 4 Holy Spirit, all divine, Dwell within this heart of mine; Cast down every idol throne, Reign supreme/ and reign alone. 143 Howard. C. M. Pratt's Col. Love, Repose, Assurance. ETERNAL Spirit! God of truth! Our contrite hearts inspire ; Kindle the flame of heavenly love, And feed the pure desire. 2 'Tis thine to soothe the sorrowing mind, With guilt and fear opprest ; *Tis thine to bid the dying live, And give the weary rest. 3 Subdue the power of every sin, Whatever that sin may be, That we, in singleness of heart, May worship only thee. 106 THE HOLY SPIP.H. 4 Then with our spirits witness bear That we are sons of God, , Redeemed from sin. and death, and hell, Through Christ's atoning blood. 144 w Wareham. C. M. 'Watts, Earnest of the Inheritance. HY should the children of a King Go mourning all their days ? Great Comforter ! descend and bring The tokens of thy grace. 2 Dost thou not dwell in all thy saints, And seal them heirs or* heaven ? When wilt thou banish mv complaints. And show my sins forgiven ? 3 Assure mv conscience of her part In my Redeemer's blood, And bear thy witness with my heart That I am born of God. 4 Thou art the earnest of his love, The pledge of joys to come ; May thy blest wings, celestial Dove, Safely convey me home. 145 Brewer. L. M. Beddoiie. The Enlightener. COME., blessed Spirit, Source of light, Whose power and grace are unconfin'd ; Dispel the gloomy shades of night, The thicker darkness of the mind. 2 To mine illumined eyes display The glorious truth thy words reveaj ; Cause me to run the heavenly way, Make me delight to do thv wilL 107 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 3 Thine inward teachings make me know The myst'riea of redeeming love, The vanity of things below, And excellence of things above. 4 While through this dubious maze 1 stray, Spread, like the sun, thy beams abroad, To show the dangers of the way. And guide my feeble steps to'God. 1 A f\ R°ckingnam' k- M- Browne 1 ±0 The Quard;an anii Guide. 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 To us the light of truth display, And make us know and choose thy way; Plant holv fear in every heart. That we from God may ne'er depart. 3 Lead us to holiness — the road Which we must take to dwell with God; Lead us to Christ, the living way, Nor let us from his pastures stray. 4 Lead us to God, our final rest, To be with him for ever blest : Lead us to heaven, its bliss to share — Fullness of joy for ever there. Palestrina. G Ss. Anon. The indtcelling God. OTHAT the Comforter would come! Nor visit as a transient guest, But fix in me his constant home, And take possession of my breast, And fix in me his loved abode, The temple of indwelling God. 103 147 w THE HOLY SPIRIT. 2 Come, Holy Ghost, mv heart inspire — Attest that I am born again ; Come, and baptize me now with fire, Xor let thy former gifts be vain; I cannot rest in sins forgiven — Where is the earnest of my heaven? 3 Where the indubitable seal That ascertains the kingdom mine? The powerful stamp I long to feel, The signature of love divine; 0 shed it in my heart abroad — Fullness of love, of heaven, of God. 1 a q Hermon. C. If. Humphreys, Life, Light and Love. XTHROXED on high, Almighty Lord, The Holy Ghost send down ; Fultil in us thy faithful word, And all thy* mercies crown. 2 Though on our heads no tongues of fire Their wondrous powers impart. Grant, Saviour, what we more desire, — Thy Spirit in our heart. 3 Spirit of life, and light, and love, Thy heavenly influence give: Quicken our souls, our guilt remove, That we in Christ may live. 4 To our benighted minds reveal The glories of his grace, And bring us where no clouds conceal The brightness of his face. 5 His love within us shed abroad, — Life's ever-springing well ; Till God in us, and we in God — In love eternal dwell. 109 149 THE HOLY SPIRIT. Wilmot. 8s & 7s. Noel's Cax* Source of Blessing*. HOLY Source of consolation, Light and life thy grace imparts; Visit us in thy compassion ; Guide our minds, and till our hearts. 2 Heavenly blessings, without measure, Thou canst brin^ us from above ; Lord, we ask that heavenly treasure, Wisdom, holiness, and love. 3 Dwell within us, blessed Spirit; Where thou art no ill can come ; Bless us now, through Jesus' merit; Reign in every heart and home. 4 Saviour, lead us to adore thee, While thou dost prolong our days; Then, with angel hosts before thee, May we worship, love and praise. 150 Azmon. C. M. Steels. Renewing Grace implored. HOW helpless guilty nature lies, Unconscious of its load ! The heart, unchanged, can never rise To happiness and God. 2 Can aught, beneath a power divine, The stubborn will subdue ? ;Tis thine, eternal Spirit! thine, To form the heart anew. 3 'Tis thine, the passions to recall, And upward bid them rise; To make the scales of error fall From reason's darkened eyes ; — 110 151 THE HOLT SPIRIT. i To chase the shades of death away, And bid the sinner live ; A beam of heaven — a vital ray, "lis thine alone to give. 5 Oh ! change these wretched hearts of ours, And give them life divine ; Then shall our passions and our powers, Almighty Lord ! be thine. Arundel. C. M. Doddridge, The Spirit desired. n RE AT Father of each perfect gifl> VT Behold thy servants wait ; With longing ^eyes, and lifted hai//, We flock around thy 'gate. 2 Oh ! shed abroad tnat choicest gift,— Thy Spirit from above, To cheer our eyes with saored light, And fire our hearts with love. 3 Blest Earnest of eternal joy! Declare our sins forgiven: And bear, with energy divine, Our raptured thoughts to heaven. 4 Diffuse, 0 God! thy copious showers, That earth its fruit may yield, And change the barren wilderness To Carmel's flowery field. 152 Bentley. 8s & 7s. Toplady. The Source of Consolation. HOLY Ghost! dispel our sadness; Pierce the clouds of nature'3 night ; Come, thou Source of joy and gladness, Breathe thy life, and spread thy light, 111 153 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 2 Hear, 0 hear our supplication, Blessed Spirit! God of peace! Rest upon this congregation, With the fullness of thy grace. 3 Author of our new creation, May we all thine influence prove; Make our souls thy habitation, — Shed abroad the Saviour's love. 4 Source of sweetest consolation, Breathe thy peace on all below; Bless, 0 bless this congregation; On each soul thy grace bestow ! Barby. C. M. Reed. Light, Fire, Dew, Dove. SPIRIT divine! attend our prayer, And make this house thy home; Descend with all thy gracious power, Oh! come, great Spirit, come! Come as the light; to us reveal Our emptiness and woe ; And lead us in those paths of life Where all the righteous go. 3 Come as the fire, and purge our hearts Like sacrificial flame; Let our whole souls an offering be To our Redeemer's name. 4 Come as the dew, and sweetly bless This consecrated hour ; Mav barren minds be taught to own T*hy fertilizing power. 5 Come as the dove, and spread thy wings, The wings of peaceful love ; And let the church on earth become Blest as the church above. 112 THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. VI. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. -i r a MigdoL L. M. Watts, 1 *Jj^