IBRAFIY OF THE U N IVER.SITY or ILLINOIS From the Library of Dr. R. E. Hieronymus 1942 E45 P94-h 1674 H Y M N A l!. ACCORDING TO THE USE OF TH3 f mtestrat fyistafd C|u«j) IN THIi UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REVISED EDITION CambritJge : PRINTED BY C. J. CLAY & SONS, AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, FOR JAMES POTT & CO., 14 & 16 , ASTOK PLACE, NEW TOEK. % By the Bishops, the Clergy, and the Laity of the ProteS' tant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, in General Convention, held in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, it was Resolved: That future Editions of the Hymnal shall be printed so as to conform to the revised Edition presented by the joint Committee on the Hymnal, and that no other Hymns be allowed in the public worship of the Church, except the Hymnal as thus revised, and such hymns and psalms as are now ordinarily bound up with the Book of Common Prayer : provided that any Congregation may continue to use the Editions of the Hymnal heretofore published, until further action of the Convention, Certijicateo I do hereby certify that this edition of the Revised Hymnal, having been by me compared with and corrected by the Standard Book, as the General Convention has directed, is permitted to be published accordingly. On behalf of the Trustees of the Fund for the Relief of Widows and Orphans of deceased Clergymen, and of aged, infirm, and disabled Clergymen. LLOYD W. WELLS, Secy, qf the Board of Trustees, (General Contention of tf)e IE)rote0tant (!^pi0copal HOUSE OF BISHOPS. Baltimore, Md., October, 1871. Resolved: That this Hymnal shall not be bound up with the Book of Common Prayer, until order to that effect shall be taken by the General Convention. New York, 1874. Resolved : That this Hymnal now revised and adopted shall be free to be printed and published by all responsible publishers, who shall obtain a license to that effect from the Trustees of the Fund for the Relief of Widows and Orphans of deceased Clergymen, and of aged, infirm, and disabled Clergymen, and who shall assure to such Trustees a pay- ment, to be applied for the uses of said fund, equivalent to ten per cent, upon the retail selling price : and that the copy- right of the Revised Hymnal shall vest in said Trustees, subject, however, to the farther order of this Convention : Also that the Trustees be authorized to superintend the re- vision and publication of the revised editions of the Hymnal, with power to make the typographical and literary changes necessary to conform it to the Committee*s Report made to this Convention. From the Journal. A-ttest : HENRY C. "POTT^K, Secretary of the House of Bishops. Concurred in by the House of Deputies. Attest : WILLIAM STEVENS PERRY. Secretary. CANON 23 OF TITLE i OF THE DIGEST. Of Church Music. § I. The Selections of the Psalms in Metre, and Hymns, which are set forth by authority, and Anthems in the words of Holy Scripture, are allowed to be sung in all Congrega- tions of this Church before and after Morning and Evening Prayer, and also before and after Sermons, at the discretion of the Minister, whose duty it shall be, by standing direc- tions, or from time to time, to appoint such authorized Psalms, Hymns, or Anthems as are to be sung. § 2. It shall be the duty of every Minister of this Church, with such assistance as he may see fit to employ from persons skilled in music, to give order concerning the tunes to be sung at any time in his church ; and especially, it shall be his duty to suppress all light and unseemly music, and all indecency and irreverence in the performance, by which vain and ungodly persons profane the service of the Sanc- tuary. Adopted in General Convention, October 1874. Attest ; HENRY C. POTTER, Secretary of the House of Bishops. WlL.I.i AM STEVENS PERRY. Secy, of the House of Deputies Genera^ Convention of Protestant Episcopal Church, 24i 1S7^ TABLE OF SUBJECTS. L THE CHKISTIAN YiiiAR— Advent................ ChRESTMAS... -> End of the Year. ...... New Year Circumcision Epiphany........ Ash Wednesday and Lent,.,....... Palm Sunday and Passion Week Good Friday Easter Even...... Easter ascension Whitsuntide Trinity Sunday The Lord’s Day. Ember Days Rogation Days Other Holy Days HYMN 1- 15 16- 27 28- 29 30- 31 32- 33 34- 47 48- 71 72- 81 82- 89 90- 97 98-112 113-124 125-137 138-146 147-169 170-171 172-174 175-182 11 . THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS..... 183-189 IIL THE CHURCH 190-202 IV. THE SACRAMENTS- The Lord’s Supper. 203-211 Baptism 212-218 V. OFFICES OF THE CHURCH- Catechism. 219-233 Confirmation 234-246 Holy Matrimony 247-248 Visitation of the Sick ....................... 249-257 Burial of the Dead 258-261 Burial OF a Chili> 262-263 For Those at Sea . .. 264-269 table of subjects Oedination oe Iu-stitftion- of Minis- TEES CONSECEATIOW OF BlSHOPS....... ',.,.,,.,.' LAYiifG OF A OoEif EE- S tone.... CONSECEATION OF ChUECHES AND Chapels HYMN 270-273 274 275-276 277-282 VI. MISSIONS AND CHARITIES 283-300 VII. SPECIAL SEASONS— Thanksgiving AND Haevest-Home ... 301-306 National Festivals 307-309 National Fasts ’ 310-^13 Family Woeship 314^27 Moening ■ 328-332 Bteniko ... 333.352 The Seven Holes 363-369 V"IIL THE HOLY SCRIPTURES 360-368 IX. REDEMPTION 369-386 X. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE— Repentance 386-389 Faith 390-398 Peayee 399-404 Peaise 405-433 Self-conseceation 434-435 Tetjst 436-446 Hope 447-453 Love ! 454-461 Joy 462-464 Humility 465-466 Peace 467-468 CouEAGE 469-473 Action 474r-479 XL THE JUDGMENT 480-484 XII. HEAVEN 485-497 mi. MISCELLANEOUS 498-53? 1 I HYMNS. L THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Slrtient. ** Behold, he comeih with clouds, and d _ h _ j every eye shall see him.*' L O, lie comes, with clouds descending, Once for favour’d sinners slain ; Thousand thousand saints attending Swell the triumph of his train ; Alleluia ! Christ, the Lord, returns to reign. 2 Every eye shall now behold him, Eobed in dreadful majesty ; Those who set at nought and sold him, Pierced, and nail’d him to the tree. Deeply wailing, Shall the true Messiah see. 8 Every island, sea, and mountain, Heaven and earth, shall flee away : All who hate him must, confounded, Hear the trump proclaim the day; Come to judgment, Come to judgment, come away. a2 2 the CHRISTIAN YEAR. 4 Now redemption, long expected, See in solemn pomp appear : All his saints, by men rejected, Now shall meet him in the air : Alleluia ! See the day of God appear. 5 Yea, Amen ; let all adore thee, High on thine eternal throne : Saviour, take the power and glory ; Claim the kingdom for thine own. 0 come quickly ! Alleluia I Come, Lord, come ! 2 cometh to judge the earth** L.M. T he Lord will come : the earth shall quake. The hills their fixed seat forsake ; And, withering from the vault of night. The stars withdraw their feeble hght. 2 The Lord will come : but not the same As once in lowly form he came, A silent Lamb to slaughter led. The bruised, the sufi‘ering, and the dead. 3 The Lord will come : a dreadful form. With wreath of flame, and robe of storm, On cherub wings, and wings of wind, Anointed Judge of human-kind 4 Can this be he who wont to stray A pilgrim on the world’s highway ; By power oppress’d, and mock’d by pride, O God ! is this the Crucified ? i\I)VENT. 5 Go, tyrants, to the rocks comj)lain ; Go, seek the mountain’s cleft in vain *, But faith, victorious o’er the tomb. Shall sing for joy. The Lord is come. “ They shall perishy but thou shalt endure.** L»M. T hat day of wrath, that dreadful day, When heaven and earth shall pass away, What power shall be the sinner’s stay ? How shall he meet that dreadful day ? 2 When, shrivelhng like a parched scroll, The flaming heavens together roll. When louder yet, and yet more dread, Swells the high trump that wakes the dead. 3 O ! on that day, that wrathful day. When man to judgment wakes from clay, Be thou, O Christ, the sinner’s stay. Though heaven and earth shall pass away. 4 “ Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the j -w- Lord ; Hosanna in the highest. ** with Chorus. H OSAHHA to the living Lord ! Hosanna to the incarnate Word ! To Christ, Creator, Saviour, King, Let earth, let heaven. Hosanna sing. Hosanna, Lord ! Hosanna in the highest ! 2 Hosanna, Lord ! thine angels cry : Hosanna, Lord ! thy saints reply ; Above, beneath us, and around. The dead and living swell the sound ; Hosanna, Lord ! Hosanna in the highest! 3 O Saviour, with protecting care, Eeturn to this thy house of prayer, i THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Assembled in thy sacred name, Where we thy parting promise claim : Hosanna, Lord ! Hosanna in the highest I 4 But, chiefest, in om cleansed breast, Eternal ! bid thy Spirit rest ; And make our secret soul to be A temple pure, and worthy thee. Hosanna, Lord ! Hosanna in the highest 1 5 So in the last and dreadful day. When earth and heaven shall melt away. Thy flock, redeemed from sinful stain. Shall swell the sound of praise again. Hosanna, Lord ! Hosanna in the highest ! ^ **Behold the Bridegroom cometh.^* 7s. 6s. ^ Double. R ejoice, rejoice, believers ! And let your lights appear; The evening is advancing, And darker night is near. The Bridegroom is arising. And soon he will draw nigh ; Up ! pray, and watch, and wrestle ! At midnight comes the cry. 2 See that your kmps are burning, Eeplenish them with oil ; Look now for your salvation. The end of sin and toil. The watchers on the mountain Proclaim the Bridegroom near, Go meet him as he cometh. With alleluias clean ADVENT. 3 O wise and holy virgins, Now raise your voices higher, Till, in your jubilations Ye meet the angel choir. The marriage-feast is waiting, The gates wide open stand ; Up, np, ye heirs of glory ! The Bridegroom is at hand. 4 Onr hope and expectation, 0 Jesus, now appear ; Arise, thou Sun so longed for. O’er this benighted sphere 1 With hearts and hands uplifted. We plead, O Lord, to see^ The day of earth’s redemption. And ever be with thee ! 6 ** The JjOTd said unto my Lord^ Sit thou 3s» on wy right hand, until I malce thine enemies thy footstool^* From tlie cx. Psalm. T he Lord unto my Lord thus spake: “ Till I thy foes thy footstool make. Sit thou in state at my right hand : Supreme in Sion thou shalt be. And all thy proud opposers see Subjected to thv just command. 2 “ Thee, in thy power’s triumphant day, The willing people shall obey ; And, when thy rising beams they view, Shall all (redeem’d from error’s night) Appear more numerous and bright Than crystal drops of morning dew.” 6 THE CHEISTIAN YEAR. 3 The Lord hath sworn, nor sworn in vain, That, like Melchizedek’s, thy reign And priesthood shall no period see ; Anointed Prince ! thon, bending low, Shalt drink where darkest torrents flow. Then raise thy head in victory ! ^ ** Thy kingdom come** 6a T hy kingdom come, 0 God, Thy reign, O Christ, begin ; Break with thine iron rod The tyrannies of sin. 2 Where is thy rule of peace And purity, and love ? When shall all hatred cease. As in the realms above ? 3 When comes the promised time That war shall be no more. Oppression, lust, and crime Shall flee thy face before ? 4 We pray thee. Lord, arise. And come in thy great might ; Eevive our longing eyes. Which languish for thy sight. 5 Men scorn thy sacred name. And wolves devour thy fold ; By many deeds of shame We learn that love grows cold. 6 O’er heathen lands afar Thick darkness broodeth yet .* Arise, O morning Star, Arise, and never set. ADVENT. 7 8 *^ Take ye heed; watch and pray ; for ye p Ti/r know not when the time is.’* JJ.O.lVl* O NCE more, O Lord, thy sign shall be Upon the heavens displayed. And earth and its inhabitants Be terribly afraid : For, not in weakness clad, thou com’st. Our woes, our sins to bear. But girt with all thy Father’s might, His judgment to declare. 2 The terrors of that awful day, 0 who can understand ? Or who abide, when thou in wrath Shall lift thy holy hand ? The earth shall quake, the sea shall roar, The sun in heaven grow pale ; But thou hast sworn, and wilt not change, Thy faithful shall not fail. B Then grant us, Saviour, so to pass Our time in trembling here, That when upon the clouds of heaven Thy glory shall appear, Uplifting high our joyful heads. In triumph we may rise, And enter, with thine angel train. Thy palace in the skies. \ “ He saith. Surely I come quickly : Amen. ' T^ven sOy come. Lord Jesus.** OlX Ob, C OME, quickly come, dread Judge of all; For, awful though thine advent be. All shadows from the truth will fall. And falsehood die, in sight of thee : Come, quickly come : for doubt and fear Like clouds dissolve when thou art near. ^ THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 2 Come, quickly come, great King of all; Keign all around us, and within ; JUet sin no more our souls enthral. Let pain and sorrow die with sin : Come, quickly come : for thou alone Canst make thy scattered people one, 3 Come, quickly come, true Life of all; The curse of death is on the ground; On every home his shadows fall. On every heart his mark is found : Come, quickly come : for grief and pain Can never cloud thy glorious reign. 4 Come, quickly come, sure Light of all. For gloomy night broods o’er our way; And fainting souls begin to fall With weary watching for the day : Come, quickly come ; for round thy throne Ko eye is blind, no night is known. 10 “ JBeJioldf I stand at the door and knock.'** 7s. 6s, Double. 0 JESUS, thou art standing Outside tne fast-closed door. In lowly pa.tience waiting To pass the threshold o’er : We bear the name of Christians, His name and sign we bear : 0 shame, thrice shame upon as. To keep him standing there. 2 O J esus, thou art knocking : And lo ! that hand is scarr'd, And thorns thy brow encircle, And tears thy face have marr’d ° ADVENT. “1 O love that passeth knowledge. So patiently to wait ! 0 sin that hath no eqnal, So fast to bar the gate ! 3 0 Jesus, thou art pleading In accents meek and low, “ I died for you, my children, And will ye treat me so ? ” 0 Lord, with shame and sorrow We open now the door : Dear Saviour, enter, enter. And leave us nevermore. 11 Our God shall come and shall not keep silence." From the 1. Psalm, Six 8s. T he Lord hath spoke, the mighty God Hath sent his summons all abroad, From dawning light till day declines : The listening earth his voice hath heard. And he from Sion hath appeared, Where beauty in perfection shines. 2 Our God shall come, and keep no more Misconstrued silence as before. But wasting flames before him send ; Around shall tempests fiercely rage. Whilst he does heaven and earth engage His just tribunal to attend. _ ** The voice of one crying in the wildernesSy TO F repare ye the way of the Lordy make his L*M. * paths straight. O N Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry Announces that the Lord is nigh *, Awake, and hearken, for he brings Glad tidings of the King of kings. 1 2 Then cleansed be every breast from sin; Make straight the way for God within ; Prepare we in onr hearts a home, Where such a mighty guest may come. 3 For thou art our salvation, Lord, Our refuge and our great reward ; Without thy grace we waste away, Like flowers that wither and decay. 4 To heal the sick stretch out thine hand. And bid the fallen sinner stand ; Shine forth, and let thy light restore Earth’s own true loveliness once more. 5 All praise. Eternal Son, to thee. Whose advent doth thy people free ; Whom with the Father we adore, And Holy Ghost for evermore. 13 “ The Medeemer shall come to Zion.** SiX 8Si O COME, 0 come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel ; That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, 0 Israel ! 2 O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan’s tyranny ; From depths of hell thy people save, And give them victory o’er the grave. Rejoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanue? Shall come to thee, O Israel. 3 0 come, thou Day-Spring, come and cheer Our spirits by thine advent here ; ADVENT ANTHEMS. 11 Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight. Eeioice ! Eejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, 0 Israel I 4 O come, thou Key of David, come. And open wide our heavenly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. Eejoice ! Eejoice ! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, 0 Israel ! 5 0 come, O come, thou Lord of might; Who to thy tribes, on Sinai’s height. In ancient times didst give the law, In cloud, and majesty, and awe. Eejoice! Eejoice! Emmanuel Shall com e to thee, 0 Israel ! 14 “ The desire of all nations shall come.*' Dec. 16. — 0 Sapientia. Six 8& WISDOM ! spreading mightily From out the mouth of God most high, nature sweetly ordering, bhin thy paths thy childrp bring. Draw near, 0 Christ, with us to dwell. In mercy save thine Israel. Dec. 17. — 0 Adonai. R ULEE of Israel, Lord of might. Who gavest the law from Sinai’s height ; Once in the fiery bush revealed. With outstretched arm thy chosen shield ; Draw near, O Christ, with us to dwell, In mercy save thine Israel. 12 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 1>EC. 18. — 0 Radix Jesse. 0 KOOT of Jesse ! Ensign thon ! To whom all Gentile kings shall bow, From depths of hell thy people save, And give them victory o’er the grave. Draw near, O Christ, with ns to dwell. In mercy save thine Israel. Dec. 19. — O Cla/vis David. O ISTIAEL’S Sceptre ! David’s Key ! Come thon, and set death’s captives free, Unlock the gate that bars their road. And lead them to the throne of God. Draw near, O Christ, with ns to dwell, In mercy save thine Israel. Dec. 20. — 0 Oriens. O DAY-SPEJKG and Eternal Light ! Piercethronghthe gloom of error’s night; Predestined Snn of Eighteonsness ! Haste with thy rising beams to bless. Draw near, 0 Christ, with ns to dwell. In mercy save thine Israel. Dec. 22. — 0 Rex Gentium. O KIKG ! Desire of nations ! come. Lead sons of earth to heaven’s high home; Thon chief and precious Corner-stone, Binding the sever’d into one. Draw near, 0 Christ, with ns to dwell. In mercy save thine Israel. ADVENT ANTHEMS. 13 Dec. 23. — 0 Emmanuel, O LAWGIYER ! Emmanuel ! King I Thy praises we would ever sing; The Gentiles’ hope, the Saviour blest, Take us to thine eternal rest. Draw near, 0 Christ, with us to dwell, In mercy save thine Israel. 1 c “ .He hath sent me to hind up the broken-hearted, ^ ^ JL to proclaim liberty to the captives. H AEK ! the glad sound 1 the Savioui comes. The Saviour promised long : Let every heart prepare a throne. And every voice a song. 2 On him the Spirit, largely pour’d. Exerts his sacred fire ; Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, His holy breast inspire. 3 He comes the prisoners to release In Satan’s bondage held; The gates of brass before him burst. The iron fetters yield. 4 He comes from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray, And on the eyes oppress’d with night To pour celestial day. 5 He comes the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure : And with the treasures of his grace To enrich the humble poor. 14 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 6 Our glad Hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim *, And heaven’s eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. CJrijStmas. 16 The Desire of all nations shall come.'* 8s. 7s, H ail ! thou long- expected Jesus, Born to set thy people free ; Prom our fears and sins release us ; Let us find our rest in thee. 2 Israel’s strength and consolation, Hope of all the earth thou art ; Long desired of every nation, Joy of every waiting heart. 3 Born thy people to deliver. Bom a child, yet God our King, Born to reign in us for ever, Now thy gracious kingdom bring. 4 By thine own eternal Spirit, Eule in all our hearts alone : By thine all-sufficient merit, Eaise us to thy glorious throne. 17 Cllory to God in the highest, and on earth •peace, good-will toward men.** H AEK! the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born King ; Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled ! 7s. CHRISTMAS. 15 2 Joyful, all ye nationis, rise, ^ Join the triumph of the skies, With the angelic host proclaim, Christ is horn in Bethlehem 1 3 Christ, by highest heaven adored; Christ, the everlasting Lord ; Late in time behold him come. Offspring of the Virgin’s womb : 4 Veil’d in flesh the Godhead see ; Hail the incarnate Deity, Pleased as Man with men to dwell ; Jesus, our Emmanuel ! 5 Eisen with healing in his wings. Light and life to all he brings. Hail, the Sun of Eighteousness ! Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace ! *1 Q “ Unto you is horn this day in the city JL a Saviour f which is Ch/rist the Lord.^* W HILE shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down. And glory shone around. 2 “ Pear not,” said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind ; “ Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you, and all mankind. 3 “ To you, in David’s town, this day Is born of David’s line. The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord ; And this shall be the sign. 10 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 1 4 The heavenly Babe you there shall find, ' To human view display’d, j All meanly wrapt in swathing bands, * And in a manger laid.” 5 Thus spake the seraph ; and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels, praising God, who thus Address’d their joyful song: 6 “ All glory be to God on high. And to the earth be peace ; Good- will henceforth from heaven to men Begin, and never cease.” 19 ** Let us now go even unto Bethlehem ** P.M, I 0 OOME, all ye faithful. Joyful and triumphant; O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem ; Come and behold him Born, the King of angels : O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord. 2 God of God, Light of Light, Lo ! he abhors not the Virgin’s womb ; Yery God, Begotten, not created : O come, let us adore him, &c. 3 Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above. Glory to God In the highest ; 0 come, let us adore him, &c. CHRISTMAa 4 Yea, Lord, we greet tliee. Born this happy morning ; JesTis, to thee be glory given ^ Word of the Father, Kow in flesh appearing; 0 come, let ns adore him, 0 come, let ns adore him, O come, let ns adore him, Christ the Lord. “ And suddenly there was with the angel O Ij a multitude of the heavenly host, prais- ingGodr 8s. 7s. H AEK ! what mean those holy voices Sweetly sonnding throngh the skies? Lo ! the angelic host rejoices, Heavenly allelnias rise. 2 Listen to the wondrons story Which they chant in hymns of joy — - “ Glory in the highest, glory ! Glory be to God most high ! 3 “ Peace on earth, good-will from heaven, Beaching far as man is fonnd ; Sonls redeemed and sins forgiven, Lond onr golden harps shall sonndo 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 to magnify. Till in heaven ye sing before him, Glory be to God most high ! ” IB THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. rt 1 “ Behold I bring you glad tidings of o 1 1\ -a A great joy y iU& C HRISTIANS, awake, salute the happji morn Whereon the Saviour of mankind was born,* Rise to adore the mystery of love Which hosts of angels chanted from above ; With them the joyful tidings first begun Of G-od incarnate and the Virgin’s Son. 2 Then to the watchful shepherds it was told, Who heard the angelic herald’s voice; “ Behold, I bring good tidings of a Saviour’s birth To you and all the nations upon earth: This day hath God fulfill’d his promised word. This day is born a Saviour, Christ the Lord.” 3 He spake; and straightway the celestial choir In hymns of joy, unknown before, conspire : The praises of redeeming love they sang. And heaven’s whole arch with alleluias rang : God’s highest glory was their anthem still. Peace upon earth, and unto men good-will. 4 To Bethlehem straight the happy shepherds ran. To see the wonder God had wrought for man : And found, with Joseph and the blessed maid. Her Son, the Saviour, in a manger laid ; Amazed the wondrous story they proclaim, The earliest heralds of the Saviour’s name. CHRISTMAS. 19 5 Let us, like these good shepherds, then employ Our grateful voices to proclaim the joy; Trace we the Babe, who hath retrieved our loss, From his poor manger to his hitter cross ; Treading his steps, assisted by his grace, Till man’s first heavenly state again takes place. 6 Then may we hope, the angelic thrones among, ^ To sing, redeemed, a glad triumphal song ; He, that was born upon this joyful day Around us all his glory shall display ; ^ Saved by his love, incessant we shall sing Eternal praise to heaven’s Almighty King. JO “ Behold a ladder set up on the earth, p LI ^ and the top of it reach ed to heaven ; ■L' • ^ • -L'i - and hehold the angels of God as- cending and descending on it.” I T came upon the midnight clear. That glorious song of old. From angels bending near the earth, To touch their harps of gold ; Peace on the earth, good-will to men. From heaven’s all-gracious King ; The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. 2 Still through the cloven skies they come, With peaceful wings unfurl’d ; And still their heavenly music floats O’er all the weary world : Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hovering wing. 20 the CHRISTIAN YEAR. And ever o’er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing. 3 O ye beneath life’s crushing load. Whose forms are bending low, Who toil along the chmbing way With painful steps and slow ! Look now, for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing ; 0 rest beside the weary road, And hear the angels sing. 4 For lo, the days are hastening on, By prophets seen of old. When with the ever-circling years Shall come the time foretold. When the new heaven and earth shall own The Prince of Peace their King, And the whole world send back the song Which now the angels sing. ^ 23 ‘ Behold I bring you good tidings of great p ^ Qhorus. HOUT the glad tidings, exultingly sing; O J erusalem triumphs, Messiah is King ! 1 Sion, the marvellous story be telling. The Son of the Highest, how lowly his birth ! The brightest archangel in glory excelling. He stoops to redeem thee, he reigns upon earth : Chorus, Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing ; Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King I OHRISTMAlS. 21 2 Tell how he cometh ; from nation to nation, The heart-cheering news let the earth echo ronnd : How free to the faithful he offers salvation, How his people with joy everlasting are crown’d : Chorus. Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing ; Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King ! 3 Mortals, your homage be gratefully bring- And sweet let the gladsome Hosanna arise; Ye angels, the full Alleluia be singing; One chorus resound through the earth and the skies : Chorus. Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing ; Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King ! 24 “ JVe are come to worship him.** 8s. 7S. 4-« A ngels, 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 infant-hght : Come and worship. Worship Christ, the new-born King. 22 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 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, Snddenly the Lord, descending. In his temple shall appear : Come and worship. Worship Christ, the new-born King. 25 ** Let U8 now go even unto Bethlehem.** 6s. 5s Double. C OME hither, ye faithful. Triumphantly sing ! Come, see in the manger The angels* dread King ! To Bethlehem hasten. With joyful accord ! O come ye, come hither To worship the Lord ! 2 True Son of the Father, He comes from the skies; To be born of a Virgin He doth not despise. To Bethlehem hasten, &c. 3 Hark, hark to the angels ! All singing in heaven, “ To God in the highest All glory be given !’* To Bethlehem hasten, &c. CHRISTMAS. 23 4 To thee, then, O Jesus, This day of thy birth, Be glory and honour Through heaven and earth. True Godhead incarnate I Omnipotent Word ! 0 come, let us hasten To worship the Lord ! O ^ The Word was madejlesh and dwelt p C ALM 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 answering hills of Palestine Send back 5ie 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. 5 “ Glory to God !” the sounding skies Loud with their anthems ring, “ Peace to the earth, good-will to men From heaven’s eternal King ! ” 24 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 6 Light on thy hills, Jerusalem ! The Saviour now is born ! And bright on Bethlehem’s joyous plains Breaks the first Christmas morn. “ For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son ^ ^ I I is given.*' O.M. T O hail thy rising, Sun of life, The gathering nations come ; Joyous as when the reapers bear Their harvest treasures home. 2 For thou our burden hast removed , The oppressor’s reign is broke ; Thy fiery conflict with the foe Has burst his cruel yoke. 3 To us the promised Child is born ; To us the Son is given ; Him shall the tribes of earth ooey, And all the hosts of heaven. 4 His name shall be the Prince of Peace, For evermore adored ; The Wonderful, the Counsellor, The mighty Grod and Lord. 5 His power increasing still shall spread, His reign no end shall know; Justice shall guard his throne above, And peace ab-^und below. (£nti of 28 “ The time is short." D. S.M^ A FEW more years shall roll, A few more seasons come, And we shall be with those that rest Asleep within the tomb i END OF THE YEAR. 25 Then, O my Lord, prepare My soul for that great day ; 0 wash me in thy precions blood, And take my sins away. 2 A few more snns shall set O’er these dark hills of time. And we shall be where snns are not, A far serener clime ; Then, O my Lord, prepare My sonl for that blest day ; O wash me in thy precious blood, And take my sins away. 3 A few more storms shall beat On this wild rocky shore. And we shall be where tempests cease. And surges swell no more ; Then, 0 my Lord, prepare My soul for that calm day ; O wash me in thy precious blood, And take my sins away. 4 A few more struggles here, A few more partings o’er, A few more toils, a few more tears, And we shall weep no more ; Then, 0 my Lord, prepare My soul for that bright day ; 0 wash me in thy precious blood. And take my sins away. 5 ’Tis but a little while And he shall come again. Who died that we might live, who lives That we with him may reign ; B THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Then, O my Lord, prepare My soul for that glad day ; 0 wash me in thy precious blood. And take my sins away. I Q “ Lord^ thou hast been our refuge from one ^ -w- generation io another.'* 0 GOD, 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 Thy saints have dwelt secure ; Sufficient is thine arm alone. And our defence is sure. 8 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. 6 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away : They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 6 0 God, our help in ages past. Our hope for years to come. Be thou our guard while life shall last, And our eternal home. NEW YEAR. 27 30 “ My times are in thy hand*' L.M. T he God of life, whose constant care With blessings crowns each opening year, My scanty span doth still prolong. And wakes anew mine annual song. 2 Thy children, panting to be gone, May bid the tide of time roll on. To land them on that happy shore Where years and death are known no more. 3 Ho more fatigue, no more distress, Hor sin, nor hell, shall reach that place; Ho groans, to mingle with the songs Eesounding from immortal tongues ; 4 Ho more alarms from ghostly foes ; Ho cares to break the long repose ; Ho midnight shade, no clouded sun, But sacred, high, eternal noon. 5 O long-expected year ! begin ; Dawn on this world of woe and sin ; Fain would we leave this weary road, And sleep in death, to rest with God. 0 1 ** Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place OX in all generations ** * Double. "fTTHILE with ceaseless course the sun VV Hasted through the former year, Many souls their race have run, Hever more to meet us here : 28 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Fixed in an eternal state, They have done with all below : We a little longer wait, But how little, none can know. 2 As the winged arrow flies Speedily the mark to find ; As the hghtning 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. 3 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. Cirfuttxdjgtoii. • 32 “ And when eight days were accomplished for q « the circumcising of the Child, his name was called Jesus T he ancient law departs And all its terrors cease ; For Jesus makes with faithful hearts A covenant of peace. 2 The Light of light divine. True Brightness undefiled. He bears for us the shame of sin, A holy, spotless Child. CIRCUMCISION. 29 ^ To-day tlie Name is tliine, At which we bend the knee : They call thee Jesns, Child divine! Our Jesus deign to be. 33 * It’one other name is given under heaven whereby we must he saved.’* J ESUS 1 Name of wondrous love ! Name all other names above I Unto which must every knee Bow in deep humility. 2 Jesus 1 Name decreed of old ; To the maiden mother told, Kneeling in her lowly cell. By the angel Gabriel. 3 Jesus ! Name of priceless worth To the fallen sons of earth, For the promise that it gave — “ Jesus shall his people save.” 4 Jesus 1 Name of mercy mild, Given to the holy Child, When the cup of human woe First he tasted here below. 5 Jesus ! only Name that’s given Under all the mighty heaven, Whereby man, to sin enslaved. Bursts his fetters, and is saved. 6 Jesus ! Name of wondrous love! Human Name of God above; Pleading only this we flee, Helpless, O our God, to thee. so THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. ®pfp]^anp. 34 the earth shall he filled with his 7s. 6s. majesty*^ Double. H ail to the Lord’s Anointed, Great David’s greater Son I Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun ! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free : To take away transgression, And rule in equity. 2 He comes with succour speedy To those who suffer wrong. To help the poor and needy, And bid the weak be strong; To give them songs for sighing. Their darkness turn to light. Whose souls, condemn’d and dying, Were precious in his sight. 3 He shall descend like showers Upon the fruitful earth ; And love and joy, like flowers. Spring in his path to birth : Before him, on the mountains. Shall peace, the herald, go ; And righteousness, in fountains, From hill to valley flow. 4) To him shall prayer unceasing. And daily vows ascend ; His kingdom still increasing, A kingdom without end : EPIPHANY. 31 The tide of time shall never His covenant remove ; His name shall stand for ever ; That name to ns is Love. “ Great and marvellous are thy works, 5s. 6s. 5s. Lord God Almighty ; just and true are thy ways, thou King of Saints.** H OW wondrous and great Thy works, God of praise I How just, King of saints. And true are thy ways I O who shall not fear thee. And honour thy name ? 1 hou only art holy. Thou only supreme. 9 To nations long dark Thy light shall be shown ; Their worship and vows Shall come to thy throne : Thy truth and thy judgments Shall spread all abroad. Till earth’s every people Confess thee their God. 36 “ Arise, shine; for thy light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee,** lOs. R ise, crown’d with light, imperial Salem, rise; Exalt thy towering head and lift thine eyes; See heaven its sparkling portals wide display, And break upon thee in a flood of day. 2 See a long race thy spacious courts adorn. See future sons, and daughters yet unborn. 32 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. In crowding ranks on every side arise, Demanding life, impatient for the skies. 3 See barbarous nations at thy gates attend Walk in thy light, and in thy temple bend : See thy bright altars thronged with pros- trate kings. While every land its joyous tribute brings. 4 The seas shall waste, the skies to smoke decay, Hocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away ■, But fix’d his word, his saving power re- mains, Thy realm shall last, thy own Messiah reigns, 37 ** We have seen his sta/r in the East.** P.M. B EIGHTEST 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 Eedeemer is laid. 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. Odours of Edom, and offerings divine. Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean. Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine ? EPIPHANY. 33 4 Yainly weofter each ample oblation, Yainly with gifts would his favour secure; Eicher 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 Eedeemer is laid. O Q ** The mountains shall bring peace^ and the p O O little hills righteousness unto the people"* L; . ii . From the Ixxii. Psalm. L O ! hills and mountains shall bring forth The happy fruits of peace. Which all the land shall own to be The work of righteousness; 2 While David’s Son our needy race Shall rule with gentle sway ; And from their humble neck shall take Oppressive yokes away. 3 In every heart thy awful fear Shall then be rooted fast, As long as sun and moon endure, Or time itself shall last. 4 He shall descend like rain, that cheers The meadow’s second birth ; Or like warm showers, whose gentle drops Eefresh the thirsty earth. 34. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 5 In his blest days the just and good Shall spring up all around : The happy land shall everywhere With endless peace abound. 6 His uncontroird dominion shall From sea to sea extend ; Begin at proud Euphrates* stream. At nature’s limits end. 7 To him the savage nations round Shall bow their servile heads ; His vanquished foes shall lick the dust. Where he his conquest spreads. 8 The kings of Tarshish and the isles Shall costly presents bring ; From spicy Sheba gifts shall come, And wealthy Saba’s king. 9 To him shall every king on earth His humble homage pay ; And differing nations gladly join To own his righteous sway. 10 For he shall set the needy free, When they for succour cry ; Shall save the helpless and the poor. And all their wants supply. 11 For him shall constant prayer be made. Through all his prosperous days : His just dominion shall afford A lasting theme of praisfi. 12 The memory of his glorious name Through endless years shall run ; His spotless fame shall shine as bright And lasting as the sun. EPIPHANY. 3S I 13 In liim the nations of the world Shall be completely bless’d, And his unbounded happiness By every tongue confess’d. 14 Then bless’d be God, the mighty Lord, The God whom Israel fears ; Who only wondrous in his works. Beyond compare, appears. 15 Let earth be with his glory fill’d, For ever bless his name ; Whilst to his praise the listening world Their glad assent proclaim. 39 ** A Light to lighte'n- the Q-entiles.** 8s. 7s. L ight of those whose dreary dwelling Borders on the shades of death, Jesus, now thyself revealing, Scatter every cloud beneath. 2 Still we wait for thine appearing; Life and joy thy beams impart. Chasing all our doubts, and cheering Every meek and contrite heart. 3 Show thy power in every nation, O thou Prince of peace and love ! Give the knowledge of salvation. Fix our hearts on things above. 4 By thine all-sufficient merit, Every burden’d soul release; By the presence of thy Spirit Guide us into perfect peace. 36 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. “ The Lord reigneth.^* C.M, 40 J OY 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 Savionr reigns : Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, Eepeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground ; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace. And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness. And wonders of his love. A *1 The mountain of the Lord’s house shall he ^ - established in the top of the mountains.” O ’EE mountain-tops the mount of God In latter days shall rise, Above the summits of the hills, And draw the wondering eyes. 2 To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues, shall flow ; Up to the mount of God, theyfll say, And to his house well go. 3 The beams that shine from Sion’s hill Shall lighten every land ; EPIPHANY. 37 The King who reigns in Salem’s towers Shall all the world command. 4 Among the nations he shall judge ; His judgments truth shall guide ; His sceptre shall protect the just, And crush the sinner’s pride. 5 For peaceful implements shall men Exchange their swords and spears ; Nor shall they study war again Throughout those happy years. 6 Come, 0 ye house of Jacob ! come To worship at his shrine ; And, walking in the light of God, With holy graces shine. 42 “ Omnipotent reigneth" H AKK ! the song of jubilee, Loud as mighty thunders roar ; Or the fulness of the sea. When it breaks upon the shore. Alleluia ! for the Lord God omnipotent shall reign ; Alleluia ! let the word Echo round the earth and main. 2 Alleluia ! hark ! the sound,^ From the centre to the skies. Wakes above, beneath, around, All creation’s harmonies ; See Jehovah’s banners furled ; Sheathed his sword ; he speaks, — ’tis done, And the kingdoms of this world Are the kingdoms of his Son. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 3 He shall reign from pole to pole With illimitable sway; He shall reign, when, like a scroll. Yonder heavens have passed away : Then the end; beneath his rod, Man’s last enemy shall fall; Alleluia ! Christ in God, God in Christ, is all in all. 43 Watchman ! what of the night ? ** 7s. Double W ATCHMAH ! tell us of the night. What its signs of promise are. Traveller ! o’er yon mountain’s height, See that glory-beaming star. Watchman ! does its beauteous ray Aught of joy or hope foretell ? Traveller ! yes ; it brings the day. Promised day of Israel. 2 Watchman ! tell us of the night; Higher yet that star ascends. Traveller ! blessedness and light. Peace and truth, its course portends. Watchman ! will its beams alone Gild the spot that gave them birth ? Traveller ! ages are its own ; See, it bursts o’er all the earth. 3 Watchman ! tell us of the night, For the morning seems to dawn. Traveller ! darkness takes its flight ; Doubt and terror are withdrawn. Watchman ! let thy wanderings cease; Hie thee to thy quiet home. Traveller ! lo ! the Prince of Peace, Lo ! the Son of God is come. EPIPHAISTY. 3S A A “ Sow heautifiil u'pon the mountains art a lyr the feet of him that hringetk good tidings, that publisheth peace.’’ H OW beauteous are tbeir feet, Who stand on Sion’s hill. Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal ! 2 How charming is their voice : How sweet their tidings are !— “ Sion, behold thy Saviour-King, He reigns and triumphs here.” 3 How happy are our ears That hear this joyful sound, Which kings and prophets waited for. And sought, but never found ! 4 How blessed are our eyes ^ That see this heavenly light ! Prophets and kings desired it long, But died without the sight. 5 The watchmen join their voice. And tuneful notes employ ; Jerusalem breaks forth in songs. And deserts learn the joy. 6 The Lord makes bare his arm Through all the earth abroad : Let every nation now behold Their Saviour and their God. APZ ” When they saw the star they rejoiced g with exceeding great joy.” A S with gladness men of old Did the guiding star behold ; As with joy they hailed its light. Leading onward, beaming bright ; 10 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR So, most gracious Lord, may we Evermore be led to tbee. 2 As with joyful steps they sped To that lowly manger-bed ; There to bend the knee before Him whom heaven and earth adore ; So may we with willing feet Ever seek the mercy -seat. 3 As they offered gifts most rare At that manger rude and bare ; So may we with holy joy. Pure and free from sin’s alloy. All our costliest treasures bring, Christ ! to thee our heavenly King. 4 Holy Jesus ! every day Keep us in the narrow way ; And, when earthly things are past, Bring our ransomed souls at last Where they need no star to guide, Where no clouds thy glory hide. 6 In the heavenly country bright, Need they no created light ; Thou its Light, its Joy, its Crown, Thou its Sun which goes not down. There forever may we sing Alleluias to our King. :6 ** J am the bright and morning star.'* L.M. W HEN, marshall’ d on the nightly plain, The glittering host bestud the sky, One star alone of all the train Can fix the sinner’s wandering eye. EPIPHANY. 41 2 Hart, hark ! to God the chorus breaks. From every host, from every gem ; But one alone the Saviour speaks ; It is the Star of Bethlehem. 3 It is my guide, my light, my all. It bids my dark forebodings cease ; And through the storm and danger’s thrall, It leads me to the port of peace. 4 Then, 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 ! :7 “ JVe have seen his star in the East** 7s S Ol^S of men, behold from far. Hail ! the long-expected star ; Jacob’s star that gilds the night. Guides bewilder’d nature right. 2 Mild it shines on all beneath. Piercing through the shades of death ; Scattering error’s wide-spread night. Kindling darkness into light. 3 Nations all, remote and near. Haste to see your God appear : Haste, for him your hearts prepare, Meet him manifested there. 4 There behold the Day-Spring rise. Pouring light upon your eyes ; See it chase the shades away, Shining to the perfect day. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 5 Sing, ye morning stars, again, God descends on earth to reign. Deigns for man his life to employ ; Shout, ye sons of God, for joy ! anK llent 48 Hend your heart and not your garments , and turn unto the Lord your God.” O.M O 'NC'Sj more the solemn season calls A holy fast to keep ; And now within the temple walls Both priest and people weep. 2 But vain all outward sign of grief. And vain the form of prayer. Unless the heart implore relief, And penitence he there. 3 We smite the breast, we weep in Tiain, In vain in ashes mourn. Unless with penitential pain The smitten soul be torn. 4 In sorrow true now let us pray To our offended God, From us to turn his wrath away. And stay the uplifted rod. 5 0 God, our Judge and Father, deign To spare the bruised reed ; We pray for time to turn again. For grace to turn indeed. 6 Blest Three in One, to thee we bow ; Youchsafe us in thy love To gather from these fasts below Immortal fruit above. ASH WEDNESDAY AND LENT. 43 49 ** And Jesus was led hy the Spirit into the wilderness, being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat yiothingy F orty days ana forty nights Thou wast fasting in the wild; Forty days and forty nights Tempted, and yet nndefiled. 2 Shall not we thy sorrow share, And from earthly joys abstain, Fasting with nnceasing prayer, Glad with thee to suffer pain P 3 And if Satan,^ vexing sore, Flesh or spirit should assail, Thou, his Yanquisber before, Grant we may not faint or fail. 4 So shall we have peace divine ; Holier gladness ours shall be ; Round us, too, shall angels shine, Such as minister’d to thee. 5 Keep, 0 keep us, Saviour dear. Ever constant by thy side; That with thee we may appear At th’ eternal Eastertide. 7s. 50 “ O Jjord, rebuke me not in thine indig- ^ nation, neither chasten me in thy dis- • pleasure” From ttie vi. Psalm. I K mercy, not in wrath. Rebuke me, gracious God ! Lest, if thy whole displeasure rise, I sink beneath thy rod. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 2 Touch’d by thy quickening power, My load of guilt I feel ; The wounds thy Spirit hath unclosed, O let that Spirit heal. 3 In trouble and in gloom, Must I for ever mourn ? And wilt thou not at length, 0 God, In pitying love return ? 4 0 come, ere life expire. Send down thy power to save ; For who shall sing thy name in death. Or praise thee in the grave ? 5 Why should I doubt thy grace. Or yield to dread despair ? Thou wilt fulfil thy promised word. And grant me all my prayer. C “I Fut me not to rehuhe^ O Lord, in thine p -j^ kJ X anger ; neither chasten me in thy heavy !>' • -In ^ disiileasvjrey From the xxxviii. Psalm. | T hy chastening wrath, 0 Lord, restrain, j Though I deserve it all ; Hor let on me the heavy storm Of thy displeasure fall. 2 My sins, which to a deluge swell. My sinking head o’erflow. And, for my feeble strength to bear. Too vast a burden grow. 3 But, Lord, before thy searching eyes All my desires appear ; The groanings of my burden’d soul Have reach’d thine open ear. ASH WEDNESDAY AND LENT. 4 Forsake me not, 0 Lord, my God, Nor far from me depart : Make haste to my relief, 0 thou Who my salvation art. 52 “ O Lord, thou hast searched me out, and j yr known we.” From the cxxxix. Psalm. T hou, Lord, by strictest search hast known My rising up and lying down ; My secret thoughts are known to thee, Known long before conceived by me. 2 From thy all-seeing Spirit, Lord, W'hat hiding-place does earth afford ? O where can I thy influence shun. Or whither from thy presence run ? 3 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all- searching eyes ; Through midnight shades thou find’st thy As in the blazing noon of day. 4 Search, try, O God, my thoughts and heart, If mischief lurk in any part ; Correct me where I go astray. And guide me in thy perfect way. 53 “Jw that he himself hath suffered being *8. tempted, he is able to succour them Double. that are tempted.*’ S AYIOUB;, when in dust to thee, Low we bow th’ adoring knee ; When, repentant, to the skies Scarce we lift our streaming eyes ; 46 the CHRISTIAN YEAR. O by all thy pains and woe, Suffer’d once for man below, Bending from thy throne on high. Hear our solemn litany. 2 By thy birth and early years, By thy human griefs and fears. By thy fasting and distress In the lonely wilderness. By thy victory in the hour Of the subtle tempter’s power ; Jesus, look with pitying eye ; Hear our solemn litany. 3 By thy conflict with despair. By thine agony of prayer, By the purple robe of scorn, By thy wounds, thy crown of thorn, By thy cross, thy pangs, and cries, By thy perfect sacrifice ; J esus, look with pitying eye ; Hear our solemn litany. 4 By thy deep expiring groan. By the seal’d sepulchral stone. By thy triumph o’er the grave. By thy power from death to save ; Mighty God, ascended Lord, To thy throne in heaven restored. Prince and Saviour, hear our cry. Hear our solemn litany. K ^ ** Turn ye ! Turn ye ! for why will ye die ? ** 7s. Double. S INHEBS ! turn, why will ye die ? God, your Maker, asks you why ; God, who did your being give. Made you with himself to live : ASH WEDNESDAY AND LENT. 47 He the fatal cause demands, Asks the work of his own hands : Why, ye thankless creatures ! why Will ye cross his love, and die ? 2 Sinners ! turn, why will ye die 1 God, your Saviour, asks you why : He, who did your souls retrieve. Died himself that ye might live. Will you let him die in vain ? Crucify your Lord again ? Why, ye ransomed sinners, why Will ye slight his grace, and die 1 3 Sinners ! turn, w^hy will ye die ] God, the Spirit, asks you why : He who all your lives hath strove — Woo’d you to embrace his love. Will ye not his grace receive ! Will ye still refuse to live ? O, ye dying sinners, why. Why will ye for ever die 1 C “ J look for the Lo7'd ; my soul doth wait « ^ O for him; in his word is my trusts* From the cxxx. Psalm. M y soul with patience waits For thee, the living Lord ; Mv hopes are on thy promise built, Thy never-failing word. 2 Jily longing eyes look out For thy enlivening ray, More duly than the morning watch To spy the dawning day. 4S THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 3 Let Israel trust in God, Ho bounds his mercy knows ; The plenteous source and spring from whence Eternal succour flows ; 4 Whose friendly streams to us Supplies in want convey ; A healing spring, a spring to cleanse And wash our guilt away. 56 “ There ie forgiveness with thee, that thou ^ ,, mayest be feared.'* L'.M. H OW oft, alas ! this wretched heart Has wandered from the Lord 1 How oft my roving thoughts depart. Forgetful of his word ! I 2 Yet sovereign mercy calls, “Heturn; ” Dear Lord, and may I come ? My vile ingratitude I mourn ; 0 take the wanderer home. 3 And canst thou, wilt thou, yet forgive. And bid my crimes remove ? And shall a pardon’d rebel live To speak thy wondrous love ? 4 Almighty grace, thy healing power, How glorious, how divine ! That can to life and bliss restore So vile a heart as mine. 5 Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet, Dear Saviour, I adore : 0 keep me at thy sacred feet, And let me rove no more. ASH WEDNESDAY AND LENT. 49 >7 **My soul Jleeth unto the Lord** L.M. M y God, permit me not to be A stranger to myself and thee : Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, Forgetful of my highest love. 2 Why should my passions mix with earth, And thus debase my heavenly birth ? Why should I cleave to things below, And all my purest joys forego ? 3 Call me away from flesh and sense ; Thy grace, O Lord, can draw me thence : I would obey the voice divine. And all inferior joys resign. 8 ** Awake to righteousness, and sin not.** 7Si H ASTERN", sinner ! to be wise; Stay not for the morrow’s sun ; Wisdom, if you still despise, Harder is it to be won. 2 Hasten, mercy to implore ; Stay not for the morrow’s^ sun ; Lest thy season should be o’er, Ere this evening’s stage be run. 3 Hasten, sinner ! now return ; Stay not for the morrow’s sun ; Lest thy lamp should cease to burn Ere salvation’s work is done. 4 Hasten, sinner ! to be blest ; Stay not for the morrow’s sun ; Lest perdition thee^ arrest Ere the morrow is begun. 60 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. |Q ** See then that ye walk circumspectly , not ^ } as fools, hut as wise, redeeming the time.** * ^ S INNER, rouse thee from thy sleep, Wake, and o’er thy folly weep; Raise thy spirit dark and dead, Jesus waits his light to shed. 2 Wake from sleep, arise from death, See the bright and living path : Watchful tread that path ; be wise. Leave thy folly, seek the skies. 3 Leave thy folly, cease from crime, F rom this hour redeem thy time ; Life secure without delay. Evil is the mortal day. 4 Be not blind and foolish still ; Call’d of Jesus, learn his will : Jesus calls from death and night. Jesus waits tc shed his light. C^f\ ** Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy o, DU great goodnesB." ^ S.M. From the li. Psalm, H ave mercy, Lord, on me. As thou wert ever kind ; Let me, oppress’d with loads of guilt, Thy wonted mercy find. 2 Wash off my foul ofience. And cleanse me from my sin ; For I confess my crime, and see How great my guilt has been. 3 Against thee. Lord, alone. And only in thy sight, ASH WEDNESDAY AND LENT. 61 Have I transgress’d ; and, tbongh condemn’d, Must own tby judgment rigb.t. 4 Blot ont my crying sins, Nor me in anger view : Create in me a heart that’s clean, An upright mind renew. 5 Withdraw not thou thy help, Nor cast me from thy sight; Nor let thy Holy Spirit take His everlasting flight. 6 The joy thy favour gives Let me, 0 Lord, regain; And thy free Spirit’s Arm support My fainting soul sustain. Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, p ^r which leadeth unto life.** A S o’er the past my memo^ strays, Why heaves the secret sigh ? ’Tis that I mourn departed days. Still unprepared to die. 2 The world and worldly things beloved. My anxious thoughts employ’d ; And time unhallow’d, unimproved, Presents a fearful void. 3 Yet, holy Father, wild despair Chase from my labouring breast , Thy grace it is which prompts the prayer, That grace can do the rest. 4 My life’s brief remnant all be thine; And when thy sure decree Bids me this fleeting breath resign, O speed my soul to thee. 52 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 62 Search me, 0 God,- and know my heart” L.M 0 THOU, to whose all-searching sight The darkness shineth as the light. Search, prove my heart ; it looks to thee, 0 hurst its bonds, and set it free. 2 Wash out its stains, remove its dross, Bind my affections to the cross ; Hallow each thought ; let all within Be clean, as thou, my Lord, art clean. 3 If in this darksome wild I stray. Be thou my light, be thou my way ; No foes, no violence 1 fear. No harm, while thou, my God, art near. 4 When rising floods my soul overflow. When sinks my heart in waves of woe, Jesus, thy timely aid impart. And raise my head, and cheer my heart. 6 Saviour, where’er thy steps I see, Dauntless, untired, I follow thee ; 0 let thy hand support me still, And lead me to thv holy hill. My soul jleeth wnto tht Lord” P.M. L OED, in this thy mercy’s day. Ere the time shall pass away, On our knees we fall and pray. 63 ASH WEDNESDAY AND LENT. 2 Holy Jesus, grant us tears, Fill us with heart-searching fears, Ere the hour of doom appears. 3 Lord, on us thy Spirit pour. Kneeling lowly at thy door, Ere it close for evermore. 4 By thy night of agony, By thy supplicating cry. By thy willingness to die, 5 By thy tears of bitter woe For Jerusalem below. Let us not thy love forego. 6 Judge and Saviour of our race, When we see thee face to face. Grant us ’neath thy wings a place. 7 On thy love we rest alone. And that love will then be known By the pardoned round thy throne. A If we confess car sins, he is faithful and iust to foi give us our sins.’*. y ^ ^ Double. M y sins, my sins, my Saviour ! They take such hold on me, I am not able to look up. Save only, Christ, to thee , In thee is all forgiveness. In thee abundant grace. My shadow and my sunshine The brightness of thy face. 2 My sins, my sins, my Saviour ! How sad on thee they fall ! Seen through thy gentle patience, I tenfold feel them all ; 64 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. I know they are forgiven, But still, their pain to me Is all the grief and anguish They laid, my Lord, on thee. 3 My sins, my sins, my Saviour ! Their guilt I never knew Till, with thee, in the desert I near thy Passion drew ; Till, with thee, in the garden I heard thy pleading prayer. And saw the sweat- drops bloody That told thy sorrow there. 4 Thei-efore my songs, my Saviour, E’en in this time of woe. Shall tell of all thy goodness To suffering man below : Thy goodness and thy favour. Whose presence from above, Bejoice those hearts, my Saviour, That live in thee and love. 65 ** Lord y remember me. ” D.O.M. O THOTJ, from whom all goodness flows, I lift my heart to thee ; In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes. Dear Lord, remember me. When on my aching, burdened heart My sins lie heavily. Thy pardon grant, thy peace impart ; In love, remember me. 2 WTien trials sore obstruct my way, And ills I cannot flee, 0 let my strength be as my day ; For ffood, remember me. ASH WEDNESDAY AND LENT. 65 If worn with pain, disease, and grief. This feeble frame should be. Grant patience, rest, and kind relief: Hear and remember me. 3 And oh, when in the hour of death I own thy just decree, Be this the prayer of my last breath. Dear Lord, remember me. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom we adore. Be glory, as it was, is now. And shall be evermore. O O ** Be not thou far from me, O Lord ; thou q ^ art my succour, haste thee to help me, * 0 GEACIOUS God, in whom I live. My feeble (efforts aid ; Help me to watch, and pray, and strive. Though trembling and afraid. 2 Increase my faith, increase my hope. When foes and fears prevail ; And bear my fainting spirit up. Or soon my strength will fail. 3 Whene’er temptations fright my heart. Or lure my feet aside, ^ My God, thy powerful aid impart. My guardian and my guide. 4 0 keep me in thy neavenly way. And bid the tempter flee ; And let me never, never stray From happiness and thee. 56 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. ^ 17 ** In whom we have redemption through his -i ^ i bloody the forgiveness of sins.'* iUS. "^^EARY of earth, and laden with my I look at heaven and long to enter in, But there no evil thing may find a home : And yet I hear a voice that bids me “ Come.” 2 So vile I am, how dare I hope to stand In the pare glory of that holy land ? Before the whiteness of that throne appear ? Yet there are hands stretch’d out to draw me near. 3 The while I fain would tread the heavenly way. Evil is ever with me, day by day ; Yet on mine ears the gracious tidings fall, “ Repent, confess, thou shalt be loosed from all.” i It is the voice of Jesus that I hear. His are the hands stretch’d out to draw me near. And his the blood that can for all atone. And set me faultless there before the throne. 5 ’Twas he who found me on the deathly wild, And made me heir of heaven, the Father’s child. And day by day, whereby my soul may live, Gives me his grace of pardon, and will give. 1] 1 ASH. WEDNESDAY AND LENT. 67 6 Yea, tliou wilt answer for me, rigliteons Lord : Thine all the merits, mine the great reward ; Thine the sharp thorns, and mine the golden crown. Mine the life won, aoid thine the life laid down. ^ Q “ Whom resist^ steadfast in the faith f •poii'We" C HEISTIAN ! aost thon see them On the holy gronnd. How the powers of darkness Eage thy steps around ? Christian ! up and smite them. Counting gain but loss ; In the strength that cometh By the holy cross. 2 Christian ! dost thou feel them, How they work within. Striving, tempting, luring. Goading into sin ? Christian ! never tremble ; Hever be down-cast; Gird thee for the battle. Watch and pray and fast. 3 Christian ! dost thou hear them, How they speak thee fair ? “ Always fast and vigil ? Always watch and prayer?” Christian ! answer boldly : “ While I breathe I pray ! ” ■ Peace shall follow battle, Hight shall end in day. c CS THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 4 “ Well I know tfiy trouble, 0 my servant true ; Thou art very weary, 1 was weary too ; But that toil shall make thee Some day all mine own, And the end of sorrow Shall be near my throne.’^ 69 “ A broken and contrite hearty O Qody ihmi wilt not despise.'* O.M. L ord, when we bend before thy throne. And our confessions pour, Teach us to feel the sins we own, And hate what we deplore. 2 Our broken spirits, pitying, see ; True penitence impart ; And let a kindling glance from thee Beam hope upon the heart. 3 When we disclose our wants in prayer. May we our wills resign ; And not a thought our bosom share Which is not wholly thine. 4 Let faith each weak petition fill. And waft it to the skies. And teach our hearts ’tis goodness still That grants it, or denies. 70 “ Jesus Christy the same, yesterday, to-day, and for ever.'* Six 8s. W EAEY of wandering from my God, And now made willing to return, I hear and bow me to the rod ; For thee, not without hope, I mourn ; I have an advocate above, A friend before the throne of love. ASH WEDNESDAY AND LENT. 69 2 0 Jesus, full of pardoning grace, More full of grace than I of sin ; Yet once again I seek thy face : Open thine arms and take me in : And freely my hackslidings heal, And love the faithless sinner still. 3 Thou know’st the way to bring me back. My fallen spirit to restore : 0 for thy truth and mercy’s sake Forgive, and bid me sin no more : The ruins of my soul repair. And make my heart a house of prayer. 71 “ God be merciful to me, a sinner'* L .M, W ITH broken heart and contrite sigh A trembling sinner. Lord, I cry ; Thy pardoning grace is rich and free ; O God, 1)6 merciful to me. 2 I smite upon my troubled breast. With deep and conscious guilt oppressed j Christ and his cross my only plea: O God, be merciful to me. 3 Far off I stand with tearful eyes, Nor dare uplift them to the skies ; But thou dost all my anguish see : O God, be merciful to me. 4 Nor alms, nor deeds that I have done. Can for a single sin atone ; To calvary alone I flee : O God, be merciful to me. 5 And when, redeemed from sin and hell. With all the ransomed throng I dwell, My raptured song shall ever be, God has been merciful to me. 60 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 39alm ^untiap antf 3Paje(£;uiit Mecfe. 72 * Out of the mouth of habes and meldings ry thou hast perfected praise.** with Chorus. A ll glory, laud, and honour, To thee. Redeemer, King ! To whom the lips of children Made sweet Hosannas ring. 2 Thou art the King of Israel, Thou David’s royal Son, Who in the Lord’s name comest. The King and Blessed One. All glory, etc. 3 The company of angels Are praising thee on high ; And mortal men, and all things Created, make reply. All glory, etc. 4 The people of the Hebrews With palms before thee went : Our praise and prayer and anihems Before thee we present. All glory, etc. 5 To thee before thy Passion They sang their hymns of praise : To thee, now high exalted. Our melody we raise. All glory, etc. 6 Thou didst accept their praises ; Accept the prayers we bring. Who in all good delightest. Thou good and gracious King. All glory, etc. PALM SUNDAY AND PASSION WEEK. 61 73 “ And the multitudes that ivent before, ana » that followed, cried, saying. Hosanna to the Son of David ” E IDE on ! ride on in majesty ! Hark ! all the tribes Hosanna cry ; O Saviour meek, pursue thy road With palms and scatter’d garments strow’d. 2 Hide on ! ride on in majesty ! In lowly pomp ride on to die i 0 Christ, thy triumphs now begin ^ O’er captive death and conquer’d sin. 3 B/ide on ! ride on in majesty ! The winged armies of the sky Look down with, sad and wondering eyes To see the approaching sacrifice. 4 Bide on ! ride on in majesty ! The last and fiercest strife is nigh ; The Father on his sapphire throne Expects his own anointed Son, 5 Bide on ! ride on in majesty 1 In lowly pomp ride on to die ; Bow thy meek head to mortal pain, Then take, 0 God, thy power, and reign. 74 The 'precious blood of Christ.'* 6s. 5s. Double. G LOBY be to Jesus, Who in bitter pains Poured for me the life-blood From his sacred veins ! Grace and life eternal In that blood I find. Blest be his compassion Infinitely kind ! THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 2 Blest through, endless ages Be the precious stream, Which from endless torments Did the world redeem I Abehs blood for vengeance Pleaded to the skies ; But the blood of Jesus Por our pardon cries. 3 Oft as earth exulting Wafts its praise on high, Angel-hosts, rejoicing, Make their glad reply. Lift ye then your voices ; Swell the mighty flood; Louder still and louder, Praise the precious blood. Be was wounded for our transgressions.^* Q, M M y Saviour hanging on the tree, In agonies and blood, Methought once turnM his eyes on me. As near his cross 1 stood. Sure, never till my latest breath Can I forget that look ; It seem’d to charge me with his death. Though not a word he spoke. My conscience felt ana own'd the guilt, And plunged me in despair ; I saw my sins his blood had spilt, And help’d to nail him there. PALM SUNDAY AND PASSION WEEK. 63 4 Alas ! I knew not what I did ; But now my tears are vain : Where shall my trembling soul be hid? For I the Lord have slain. 5 A second look he gave, which said, I freely all forgive ; This blood is for thy ransom paid, I die that thou may’st live.'' 6 Thus, while his death my sin displays In all its blackest hue— Such is the mystery of grace— It seals my pardon too. 76 ** Who, when he had 'purged our sins, Og sat down on the right hand of the -pwAvvip* Majesty on highr DouDie. H ail, thou once-despisM 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 merit we find favour ; Life is given through thy name. 2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins were on thee laid ; By Almighty love anointed. Thou hast full atonement made. All thy people are forgiven Through the virtue of thy blood ; 64 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Open d is the gate of heaven, Peace is made ’twixt man and God, 3 J esus, hail ! enthroned in glory, There for ever to abide, All the heavenly hosts 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. 4 Worship, honour, power, and blessing Thou art worthy to receive ; Loudest praises, without ceasing. Meet it is for us to give ! Help, ye bright angelic spirits. Bring your sweetest, noblest lays ; Help to sing our Saviour’s merits. Help to chant Emmanuel’s praise. 77 '' someth from JEdom, o h ■ i 'fxiith dyed garments from Bozrah?'^ OS. /S. 7S W HO is this that comes from Edom, All his raiment stained with blood. To the captive speaking freedom, Bringing and bestowing good ; Glorious in the garb he wears. Glorious in the spoil he bears .P 2 Tis the Saviour, now victorious, ^ Travelling onward in his might; Tis the Saviour ; 0 how glorious. To his people, is the sight ! Satan conquered, and the grave, Jesus now is strong to save. PALM SUNDAY AND PASSION WEEK. G5 3 Why that blood his raiment staining p ’Tis the blood of many slain ; Of his foes there’s none remaining, None, the contest to maintain : Fallen they are, no more to rise: All their glory prostrate lies. 4 Mighty Victor, reign for ever ; Wear the crown so dearly won; Never shall thy people, never. Cease to sing what thou hast done ; Thou hast fought thy people’s foes ; Thou hast healed thy people’s woes. ^ Q “ The preaching of the cross is unto us who j -lyi- f O a/re saved the power of God. '* ^ W E sing the praise of him who died. Of him who died upon the cross ; The sinner’s hope let men deride : For this we count the world but loss. 2 Inscribed upon the cross we see In shining letters, God is love : He bears our sins upon the tree : He brings us mercy from above, 3 The cross— it takes our guilt away; It holds the fainting spirit up ; It cheers with hope the gloomy day. And sweetens every bitter cup. 4 It makes the coward spirit brave. And nerves the feeble arm for fight ; It takes its terror from the grave. And gilds the bed of death with light c2 ^ THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 5 The balm of life, the cure of woe, The measure and the pledge of love, The sinner’s refuge here below, The angels’ theme in heaven abova 79 “ God forbid that I should glory save in the j , . cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” -*-*< iS/L T PIE Royal Banners forward go. The Cross shines forth in mystic glow, Where he, in flesh, our flesh who made, Our sentence bore, our ransom paid. 2 There whilst he hung, his sacred side By soldier’s spear was opened wide. To cleanse us in the precious flood Of water mingled with his blood ! 3 0 tree of glory, tree most fair. Ordained those holy limbs to bear. How bright in purple robe it stood. The purple of a Saviour’s blood I 4 Upon its arms, like balance true. He weighed the price for sinners due, The price which none but he could pay, And spoiled the spoiler of his prey. 5 To Thee, Eternal Three in One, Let homage meet by all be done: As by the cross thou dost restore, So rule and guide us evermore. 80 “ Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world B ehold the Lamb of Ood 1 0 thou for sinners slain, Let it not be in vain That thou hast died ; P.M PALM SUNDAY AND PASSION WEEK. 67 Thee for my Saviour let me take, My only refuge let me make Thy pierced side. 2 Behold the Lamb of God ! Into the sacred flood ^ Of thy most precious blood My soul I cast : Wash me and make me clean within, And keep me pure from every sin, Till life be past. 3 Behold the Lamb of God ! All hail, Incarnate W ord. Thou everlasting Lord, Saviour most blest : Fill us with love that never faints. Grant us with all thy blessed saints, Eternal rest. 4 Behold the Lamb of God ! Worthy is he alone. That sitteth on the throne Of God above ; One with the Ancient of all days. One with the Comforter in praise. All Light and Love. Q 1 “Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass hy ? h O JL Behold, and see if there he any sorrow like unto my sorrow. S EE the destined day arise ! See, a willing sacriflce ; Jesus, to redeem our loss. Hangs upon the shameful cross ! 2 Jesus, who but thou had borne, Lifted on that tree of scorn. 68 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 'Every pang and bitter throe, Finishing thy life of woe ? 3 Who but thou had dared to drain, Steeped in gall, the cnp of pain ; And with tender body bear Thorns, and nails, and piercing spear ? 4 Thence the cleansing water flowed. Mingled from thy side with blood ; Sign to all attesting eyes Of the finished sacrifice. 5 Holy Jesns, grant ns grace In that sacrifice to place All our trust for life renewed. Pardoned sin, and promised good. 82 ** Truly this was the Son of God.** Ten 7a B ound upon the accursed tree. Faint and bleeding, who is he ? By the eyes so pale and dim. Streaming blood, and writhing limb. By the flesh with scourges torn. By the crown of twisted thorn. By the side so deeply pierced. By the baffled, burning thirst. By the drooping, death-dew’d brow, Son of Man ! ’tis thou ! Tis thou I 2 Bound upon the accursed tree. Dread and awful, who is he ? By the sun at noonday pale. Shivering rocks, and rending veil, GOOD FRIDAY. By the earth enwrapt in gloom, By the saints who burst their tomb, Eden promised ere he died To the felon at his side ; Lord ! our suppliant knees we bow ! Son of God ! Tis thou ! ’tis thou I 3 Bound upon the accursed tree, Sad and dying, who is he ? By the last and bitter cry Of the dying agony. By the lifeless body, laid In the chambers of the dead, By the mourners come to weep Where the bones of Jesus sleep, Crucified, we know thee now : Son of Man ! ’tis thou ! ’tis thou ! 4 Bound upon the accursed tree. Dread and awful, who is he ? By the prayer for them that slew, “ Lord ! they know not what they do ! ” By the spoil’d and empty grave, By the souls he died to save, By the conquest he hath won. By the saints before his throne. By the rainbow round his brow. Son of God ! ’tis thou 1 ’tis thou ! > O “ forbid that I should glory, save in j i,/jr lO the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ:* W HEN I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of Glory died, My richest gain I count but loss. And pour contempt on all my pride. ^0 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast. Save in the cross of Christ, my God : All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to thy blood. 3 See, from his head, his hands, his feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down i Did e’er such love and sorrow meet? Or thorns compose a Saviour’s crown ? 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine. That were a tribute far too small; Love so amazing, so divine. Demands my life, my soul, my all. Q/i “ Unto you therefore which believe he is q precious.” S WEET the moments, rich in blessing, Which before the cross I spend ; Life, and health, and peace possessing, From the sinner’s dying Friend. 2 Here I rest, for ever viewing Mercy poured, in streams of blood : Precious drops, my soul bedewing, Plead, and claim my peace with God. 3 Truly blessed is the station, Low before his cross to lie ; Whilst I see divine compassion Beaming in his languid eye. 4 Lord, in ceaseless contemplation Fix my thankful heart on thee, Till I taste thy full Salvation And thine unveil’d glory see. GOOD FRIDAY. 85 ‘ Se mid, It is finished : and he bowed his t jyj head, and gave wp the ghost.** * * 5 rniS finislied ; so the Saviour cried, ^ I And meekly bow’d his head and died : ’Tis finish’d : yes, the work is done, The battle fonght, the victory won. 2 ’Tis finished : all that heaven decreed, And all the ancient pi'ophets said, Is now fulfill’d, as long designed, In me, the Saviour of mankind. 3 ’Tis finished : Aaron now no more Must stain his robes with purple gore; The sacred veil is rent in twain. And Jewish rites no more remain. ’Tis finished : this my dying groan Shall sins of every kind atone : Millions shall be redeem’d from death. By this, my last expiring breath. 5 ’Tis finished : heaven is reconciled, And all the powers of darkness^ spoiled ; Peace, love, and happiness, again Beturn and dwell with sinful men. 6 ’Tis finished : let the joyful sound Be heard through all the nations round; ’Tis finished : let the echo fly Through heaven and hell, through earth and sky. Q ^ ** Itevnembering mine ajfiiction and my misery, CJ O the wormwood and the gall.** G O to dark Gethsemane, Ye that feel the tempter’s power. Your Bedeemer’s conflict see. Watch with him one bitter hour; 1 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Turn not from his griefs away. Learn of Jesus Christ to pray, 2 Follow to the judgment-hall; View the Lord of Life arraigned; O the wormwood and the gall ! O the pangs Ms soul sustain’d I Shun not suffering, shame, or loss ; Learn of him to bear the cross. 8 Calvary’s mournful mountain climb; There, adoring at his feet, Mark the miracle of time, God’s own sacrifice complete; It is finish’d ! ” hear him cry ; Learn of Jesus Christ to die. 87 “ Who loved me a/hd gave hiToself for me /’S. 6s Double- O SACHED Head, now wounded, With grief and shame bowed down. How scornfully surrounded With thorns, thine only crown. O sacred Head, what glory. What bliss till now was thine f Vet, though despised and gory, I joy to call thee mine. 2 What thou, my Lord, hast suffered. Was all for sinners’ gain ; Mine, mine was the transgression, But thine the deadly pain. Lo, here I fall, my Saviour ; ’Tis I deserve thy place ; Look on me with thy favour. Vouchsafe to me thy grace^ GOOD FRIDAY. 7iJ 3 The joy caii ne’er he spoken, Above all joys beside. When in thy body broken I thus with safety hide. Lord of my hfe, desiring Thy glory now to see, Beside thy cross expiring, I’d breathe my soul to thee. 4 What language shall I borrow To thank thee, dearest friend, For this thy dying sorrow, Thy pity without end ? O make me thine for ever ; And should I fainting be. Lord, let me never, never Outlive my love for thee. 5 Be near me when I’m dying, 0 show thy cross to me : And to my succour flying. Come, Lord, and set me free. These eyes, new faith receiving. From Jesus shall not move ; For he, who dies believing. Dies safely through thy love. 88 “ It is finished,^* 3s. 7s. 4, H ABK ! the voice of love and mercy Sounds aloud from Calvary ; See, it rends the rocks asunder. Shakes the earth, and veils the sky ! “ It is finished ! ” Hear the dying Saviour ciy. ‘ 74. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 2 ‘‘ It is finished ! ” O what pleasure Do the precious words afford ! Heavenly blessings, withont measure, Mow to ns from Christ the Lord. “ It is finished ! ” Saints the dying words record. 3 Finished all the types and shadows Of the ceremonial law; Finish’d all that God had promised : Death and hell no more shall awe : “ It is finished ! ” Saints from hence yonr comfort draw. 4 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs ; Strike them to Emmanuel’s name; All on earth, and all in heaven. Join the triumph to proclaim. Alleluia ! Glory to the bleeding Lamb ! 89 “ They crucified him.^* L.M. 0 0OME and mourn with me awhile; O come ye to the Saviour’s side • 0 come, together let us mourn ; Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. 2 Have we no tears to shed for him, While soldiers scoff and Jews deride ? Ah ! look how patiently he hangs ; J esus, our Lord, is crucified. 3 Seven times he spake, seven words of love; And all three hours his silence cried For mercy on the. souls of men ; Jesus, pur Lord, is crucified. EASTER EVEN. 75 4 A broken heart, a fount of tears. Ask, and they will not be denied; Lord Jesus, may we love and weep. Since thou for us art crucified. (Eben. 90 ** And when Joseph had taken the hody, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock. And there was Mary MagdalerUi amd the other Mary, sittvfig over againsi the sepulchre.** Six 7s. R esting from Hs work to-day In the tomb the Saviour lay ; Still he slept, from head to feet Shrouded in the winding-sheet, Lying in the rock alone. Hidden by the sealed stone. 2 Late at even tliere was seen Watching long the Magdalene ; Early, ere the brea,k of day, Sorrowful she took her way To the holy garden glade, Where her buried Lord was laid. 3 So with thee, till life shall end, I would solemn vigil spend : Let me hew thee, Lord, a shrine In this rocky heart of mine, Where in pure embalmed cell None but thou^may ever dwell. 4 Myrrh and spices will 1 bring, True affection’s offering; 76 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR, Close the door from sight and sound Of the busy world around ; And in patient watch remain Till my Lord appear again. 91 Then 1 00 tc they the body of Jems^ and wound it in linen clothes with the spices 7s. P AIN and toil are over now ; Bring the spice and bring the myrrh, Fold the limb and bind the brow, In the rich man’s sepulchre. 2 Sin has bruised the Victor’s heel ; Eoll the stone and guard it well ; Bring the Eomau’s boasted seal, Bring his boldest sentinel. 3 Yet the morning’s purple ray Shall present a glorious sight. Stone by earthquake roll’d away, Angel guards all robed in white. 92 “ And laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rocTcf 7s A ll is o’er, the pain, the sorrow. Human taunts and Satan’s spite ; Death shall be despoiled to-morrow - Of the Prey he grasps to-night. Yet once more, his own to save, Christ must sleep within the grave. 2 Fierce and deadly was the anguish On the bitter cross he bore ; How did soul and body languish, Till the toil of death was o’er ! But that toil, so fierce and dread, Bruised and crushed the serpent’s head. EASTER EVEN. 77 8 Close and still the tomb that holds him While in brief repose he lies ; ^ Deep the slumber that enfolds him, Veiled awhile from mortal eyes: Slnmber such as needs mnst be After hard- won victory. 4 So this night, with voice of sadness Chant the anthem soft and low ; Loftier strains of praise and gladness From to-morrow’s harps shall flow : Death and hell at length are slain, Christ hath triumphed, Christ doth reign. ** J would not live alway.** lls. 12s. I WOULD not live alway ; I ask not to stay ^ , Where storm after storm rises dark o er the way ; The few lurid mornings that dawn on ns here Are enough for life’s woes, full enough for its cheer. 2 I would not live alway, thus fetter’d by sin. Temptation without and corruption within : E’en the rapture of pardon is mingled with fears, And the cup of thanksgiving with penitent tears. 3 I would not live alway ; no, welcome the tomb : Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom ; There, sweet be my rest, till he bid me anse To hail him in triumph descending the skies. 78 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 4 Who, who would live alway, away trom hia God; Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, Where the rivers of pleasure flow o’er the bright plains, And the noontide of glory eternally reigns; 5 Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet. Their Saviour and brethren, transported, to greet ; While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll. And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul. *‘0 Lord God of my salvation^ I have cried j -m*- day and night before theeJ* Jj.lVl. From the Ixxxviii. Psalm. G od of my life, 0 Lord most high, To thee by day and night I cry ; Vouchsafe my mournful voice to hear. To my distress incline thine ear. 2 Like those whose strength and hopes are fled, They number me among the dead; Like those who, shrouded in the graye. From thee no more remembrance have. 3 Wilt thou by miracle revive The dead, whom thou forsook’ st alive F Shall the mute grave thy love confess, A mouldering tomb thy faithfulness ? 4 To thee, O Lord, I cry forlorn,. My prayer prevents the early mom : Why hast thou. Lord, my soul forsook. Nor once vouchsafed a gracious look ? EASTER EVEin. 7 ^ 5 Companions clear and friends beloved Far from my sight thou hast removed ; God of my life, 0 Lord most high, Youchsafe to hear my mournful cry ! 95 ‘ I have set God always before me ; for he is on my right hand, therefore I shall not fall.'* From the xvi. Psalm. C.M. M y grateful soul shall bless the Lord, Whose precepts give me light ; And private counsel still afford In sorrow’s dismal night. 2 Therefore my heart all grief defies. My glory does rejoice ; My fiesh shall rest, in hope to rise. Waked by his powerful voice. 3 Thou, Lord, when I resign my breath. My soul from hell shalt free ; Nor let thy Holy One in death The least corruption see. 4} Thou shalt the paths of life display Which to thy presence lead ; Where pleasures dwell without allay, And joys that never fade. « jfiiQn, I awake 1 shall he saiisjiea with iliy ^ O likeness f T his life’s a dream, an empty show ; But the bright world to which I go Hath joys substantial and sincere : When shall I wake and find me there [ 2 0 glorious hour ! 0 blest abode ! I shall be near and like my God, And fiesh and sense no more control The sacred pleasures of the soul. BO THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 3 My flesh snail slumber in the ground Till the last trumpet’s joyful sound ; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour’s image rise, 97 “ J shall not die, but live'"* S.M* I T is not death to die ; To leave this weary road, And ’midst the brotherhood on high To be at home with God. 2 It is not death to close The eye long dimmed by tears, And wake, in glorious repose To spend eternal years. 3 It is not death to bear The wrench that sets us free From dungeon chain, to breathe the air Of boundless liberty. 4 It is not death to fling Aside this sinful dust, And rise, on strong exulting wing. To live among the just. 5 J esus, thou Prince of life ! Thy chosen cannot die ; Like thee, they conquer in the strife, To reign with thee on high. (Eajgter. Q Q ^^Me is risen." C HEIST the Lord is risen to-day. Sons of men and angels say i Eaise your joys and triumphs high. Sing, ye heavens ; and earth, reply 7s. EASTER. 81 2 Love’s redeeming work is done, Fought the fight, the victory won : Jesus’ agony is o’er, Darkness veils the earth no more. 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Christ hath burst the gates of hell ; Death in vain forbids him^ rise, Christ hath open’d Paradise. 4 Soar we now where Christ hath led. Following our exalted Head ; ^ Made like him, like him we rise ; Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. ^ Q “ JSe is not here ; he is risen.’* J ESUS CHRIST is risen to-day. Our triumphant holy day. Who did once upon the cross Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia ! 2 Hymns of praise then let us sing Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Who endured the cross and grave, Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia ! 3 But the pains which he endured Our salvation have procured ; Now above the sky he’s King, Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia \ THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 100 ** Sing ye to the Lord ; for he hath triumphed gloriously ^ 7s. A t the Lamb’s high feast we sing Praise to our victorious King, Who hath washed us in the tide Flowing from his pierced side ; Praise we him, whose love divine Gives his sacred blood for wine, Gives his body for the feast, Christ the Victim, Christ the Priest. 2 W^here the Paschal blood is poured. Death’s dark angel sheathes his sword ; Israel’s hosts triumphant go * Through the wave that drowns the foe. Praise we Christ, whose blood was shed, Paschal Victim, Paschal Bread; With sincerity and love Eat we manna from above. 3 Mighty Victim from the sky ! Hell’s fierce powers beneath thee lie; Thou hast conquered in the fight, Thou hast brought us life and light : Now no more can death appal. Now no more the grave enthral ; Thou hast opened Paradise, And in thee thy saints shall rise. 4 } Easter triumph, Easter joy, Sin alone can this destroy ; From sin’s power do thou set free Souls new-born, O Lord, in thee. Hymns of glory and of praise. Bisen Lord, to thee we raise ; Holy Father, praise to thee, With the Spirit, ever be. EASTER. 83 101 ** Now is Christ risen from the dead^' P . M . A ngels, roll the rock away ! Death, yield tip the mighty Prey ! See, the Saviour quits the tomb. Glowing with immortal bloom. Alleluia ! alleluia ! Christ the Lord is risen to-day. 2 Shout, ye seraphs ; angels, raise Your eternal song of praise ; Let the earth’s remotest bound Echo to the blissful sound. Alleluia ! alleluia ! Christ the Lord is risen to-day. 3 Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, Three in One, Glory as of old to thee. Now and evermore, shall be. Alleluia! alleluia! Christ the Lord is risen to-day. ” The First-hegotten of the dead.** gg^ gg^ 0^ C OME see the place where Jesus lay. And hear angelic watchers say, “ He lives, who once was slam ; Why seek the living ’midst the dead ? Remember how the Saviour said That he would rise again.” 2 O joyful sound ! O glorious hour, When by his own Almighty power He rose, and left the grave 1 Now let our songs his triumph tell. Who burst the bands of death and hell. And ever lives to save. 84 THE CHPvISTIAN YEAR. 3 The Krst-begotten of the dead, For Tis he rose, our glorious Head, Immortal life to bring ; What though the saints like him shall die ? They share their Leader’s victory. And triumph with their King. 4 Ho more they tremble at the grave. For Jesus will their spirits save. And raise their slumbering dust : 0 risen Lord, in thee we live. To thee our ransom’d souls we give. To thee our bodies trust. "1 O sing unto the Ijovd a new song ; for he hath done marvellous things,^' P.M T he strife is o’er, the battle done! The victory of life is won ; The song of triumph has begun. Alleluia 2 The powers of Death have done their worst But Christ their legions hath dispersed ; Let shout of holy joy outburst, Alleluia ! 3 The three sad days are quickly sped ; He rises glorious from the dead : All glory to our risen Head! Alleluia ! 4 He closed the yawning gates of hell, The bars from heaven’s high portals' fell ; Let hymns of praise his triumphs tell ! Alleluia 1 5 Bord ! by the stripes which wounded thee, I rom Death’s dread sting thy servants free, ihat we may live, and sing to thee, Alleluia \ EASTER. 85 104 I am he that liveth, and was dead ; and ^ behold, I am alive for ever. Amen ; and ‘ have the keys of hell and of death J ESUS lives: no longer now Can thy terrors, Death, appal ns ; Jesus lives : hy this we know Thou, O grave, canst not enthral us. Alleluia ! 2 Jesus lives : hencetbrth is death But the gate of life immortal ; This shall calm our trembUng breath. When we pass its gloomy portal. Alleluia ! 3 Jesus lives : for us he died ; Then, alone to Jesus living, Pure in heart may we abide, Glory to our Saviour giving. Alleluia ! 4 Jesus lives : our hearts know well Nought from us his love shall sever ; Life, nor death, nor powers of hell Tear us from his keeping ever. Alleluia ! 5 Jesus lives : to him the throne Over all the world is given ; May we go where he is gone, Best and reign with him in heaven. Alleluia ! T Jesus met them, saying, All hail'* 7s. 6s. Double. T he day of resurrection ! Earth, tell it out abroad ^ The Passover of gladness, The Passover of God ! 8 THE CHRISTIAN TEAR. From death to life eternal, From this world to the sky, Our Olirist hath, brought us ovgt. With hymns of victory. 2 Our hearts be pure from evil. That we^ may see aright The Lord in rays eternal Of resurrection-light; And, listening to his accents. May hear, so calm and plain, Sis own “All hail ! ” and, hearing, May raise the victor-strain. 3 iNow let the heavens be joyful ! Let earth her song begin ! Let the round world keep triumph And all that is therein ! * Invisible and visible. Their notes let all things blend, For Christ the Lord hath risen, Our Joy that hath no end. 106 Alleluia ! for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth."* C HRIST the Lord is risen again ; Christ hath broken every chain Hark, angelic voices cry. Singing evermore on high Alleluia ! He who gave for us his life. Who for us endured the strife. Is our Paschal Lamb to-day; We too sing for joy, and say Alleluia ! EASTER. 87 3 He who bore all pain and loss Comfortless npon the cross, Lives in glory now on high, Pleads for ns and hears our cry ; Alleluia ! 4 He who slumbered in the grave Is exalted now to save ; How through Christendom it rings That the Lamb is King of kings. Alleluia ! 5 How he bids us tell abroad How the lost may be restored, How the penitent forgiven, How we too may enter heaven. Alleluia ! 6 Thou, our Paschal Lamb indeed, Christ, thy ransomed people feed : Take our sins and guilt away. Let us sing by night and day Alleluia ! .07 “ The Lord is risen indeed.** gs. 7s. 7s. H e is risen ! he is risen ! ^ Tell it with a joyful voice. He has burst his three days’ prison. Let the whole wide earth rejoice ; Heath is vanquished, man is free, Christ has won the victory. 2 Tell it to the sinners, weeping Over deeds in darkness donq Weary fast and vigil keeping ; Brightly breaks their Easter sun j Christ has borne our sins away, Christ has conquered hell to-day. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 3 He is risen ! lie is risen ! He has oped the eternal gate ; We are loosed from sin’s dark prison, Risen to a holier state, Where a brightening Easter beam On our longing eye shall stream. 108 “ Sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously P.M. L ift your glad voices in triumph on high, For Jesus hath risen, and man cannot die. Vain were the terrors that gathered around him, And short the dominion of death and the grave ; He burst from the fetters of darkness that bound him, Resplendent in glory to live and to save. Loud was the chorus of angels on high, “ The Saviour hath risen, and man shall not die.” 2 Glory to God, in full anthems of joy ! The being he gave us, death cannot destroy; Sad were the life we must part with to- morrow, If tears were our birthright, and death were our end ! But J e sus hath cheered the dark valley of sorrow, And bade us, immortal, to heaven ascend. Lift your glad voices in triumph on high, Jesus hath risen, and man shall not die. EASTER 1 ^ Q “ Now is Christ risen from the dead, and be- p -»*- X w ^ come the first-fruits of them that slept. Jr . T O him who for our sins was slain, To him for all his dying pain, Sing we Alleluia ! To him the Lamb onr Sacrifice, Who gave his blood our ransom-price, Sing we Alleluia ! 2 To him who died that we might die To sin, and live with him on high. Sing we Alleluia ! To him who rose that we might rise. And reign with him beyond the skies. Sing we Alleluia ! 3 To him who now for us doth plead, And helpeth ns in all our need. Sing we Alleluia ! To him who doth prepare on high Our home in immortality. Sing we Alleluia ! 4 To- him be glory evermore : Ye heavenly hosts, your Lord adore ; Sing we Alleluia ! To Father, Son, and Holy Grhost, Our Grod most great, our joy, our boast, Sing we Alleluia ! no * Thou art my Son, this day have I he- p tit gotten thee.^’ From the ii. Psalm. T hus God declares his sovereign will : “ The King that I ordain. Whose throne is fix^d on Sion’s hill. Shall there securely reign.” I) 90 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 2 Attend, 0 earth, whilst I declare God’s nncontroird decree : “ Thou art my Son, this day my heir Have I begotten thee. 3 “Ask, and receive thy full demands: Thine shall the heathen be ; The utmost limits of the lands Shall be possessed by thee.” m *‘ Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us : therefore let us keep the feast.'' Six 7s. O NCE the angel started back. When he saw the blood-stain’d door. Pausing on his vengeful track. And the dwelling passing o’er. Once the sea from Israel fled. Ere it rolled o’er Egypt’s dead. 2 How our Passover is come. Dimly shadowed in the past. And the very Paschal Lamb, Oh rist the Lord, is slain at last. Then, with hearts and hands made meet. Our unleaven’d bread we’ll eat. 3 Blessed Victim sent from heaven. Whom all angel hosts obey. To whose will all earth is given. At whose word hell shrinks away. Thou hast conquer’d death’s dread strife. Thou hast brought us light and life. ASCENSION. m 112 “ The Lord is my strength, and my song; and is become my salvation'* From the cxviii. Psalm. C.M. J OY fills the dwelling of the just, Whom God has saved from harm ; For wondrous things are brought to pass By his Almighty arm. 2 Then open wide the temple gates To which the just repair, That I may enter in, and praise My great Deliverer there. 3 That which the builders once refused, Is now the Corner-stone : This is the wondrous work of God, The work of God alone. 4 This day is God’s; let all the lands Exalt their cheerful voice : ‘‘ Lord, we beseech thee, save us now. And make us still rejoice.” 6 O then with me give thanks to God, Who still does gracious prove ; And let the tribute of our praise Be endless as his love. 113 Who is gone into heaven." D.S.M. T hou art gone up on high To mansions in the skies; And round thy throne unceasingly The songs of praise arise : 92 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Bat we are lingering here, With sin and care oppressed ; Lord, send thy promised Comforter, And lead ns to thy rest. 2 Thou art gone up on high ; But thou didst first come down, Through earth’s most bitter misery. To pass unto thy crown ; And girt with griefs and fears Our onward course must be ; Bat only let that path of tears Lead us at last to thee. 3 Thou art gone up on high ; But thou shalt come again. With all the bright ones of the sky Attendant in thy train. 0 by thy saving power. So make us live and die. That we may stand, in that dread hour, At thy right hand on high. T he Head, that once was crown’d with Is crown’d with glory now; [thorns, A royal diadem adorns The mighty Victor’s brow. 2 The highest place that heaven affords Is his, is his by right, The King of kings and Lord of lords, And heaven’s eternal light. 3 The joy of all who dwell above ; The joy of all below, To whom he manifests his love And grants his name to know ASCENSION 93 4 To them the cross with all its shame, With all its grace is given ; Their name an everlasting name, Their joy the joy of heaven. 5 They suffer with their Lord below, They reign with him above, Their profit and their joy to know The mystery of his love. 6 The cross he bore is life and health. Though shame and death to him: His people’s hope, his people’s wealth, Their everlasting theme. 115 r his own blood he enter e(£ in once into '^S.d'. the holy place.’* L ook, ye saints ; the sight is glorious See the “ Man of Sorrows ” now ; From the fight returned victorious, Every knee to him shall how ; Crown him ! Crown him ! Crowns become the Yictor’s brow. 2 Crown the Saviour, angels crown him; Eich the trophies Jesus brings ; On the seat of power enthrone him, While the vault of heaven rings ; Crown him 1 Crown hirn ! Crown the Saviour King of kings. 3 Sinners in derision crowned him, ^ Mocking thus the Saviour’s claim; Saints and angels crowd around him. Own his title, praise his name : Crown him ! Crown him ! Spread abroad the Yictor’s fame ! H THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 4 Hark ! those bursts of acclamation ! Hark ! those loud triumphant chords ! Jesus takes the highest station; 0 what joy the sight affords ! Crown him ! Crown him! King of kings, and Lord of lords. 116 **And on his head were many crowns.'* D.S.M. C EOWH him with many crowns, The Lamb upon his throne ; Hark ! how the heavenly anthem drowns All music but its own ! Awake, my soul, and sing Of him who died for thee ; And hail him as thy matchless King Through all eternity. 2 Crown him the Virgin’s Son ! The God incarnate born. Whose arm those crimson trophies won Which now his brow adorn. Fruit of the Mystic Eose, True Branch of Jesse’s stem, The Boot whence mercy ever flows, — The Babe of Bethlehem ! 3 Crown him the Lord of love ! Behold his hands and side, — Those wounds, yet visible above, In beauty glorified : Ho angel in the sky Can fully bear that sight, But downward bends his wondering eye At mysteries so bright. ASCENSION. 96 4 Crown him the Lord of peace ! Whose power a sceptre sways In heaven and earth, that wars may cease, And all be prayer and praise. His reign shall know no end ; And round his pierced feet Fair flowers of Paradise extend Their fragrance ever sweet. 5 Crown him the Lord of heaven ! One with the Father known,™ And the blest Spirit, through him given From yonder Triune throne ! All hail, Eedeemer, hail ! For thou hast died for me : Thy praise and glory shall not fail Throughout eternity. O UR Lord is risen from the dead ; Our Jesus is gone up on high ; The powers of hell are captive led, Dragg’d to the portals of the sky. 2 There bis triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay : Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates, Ye everlasting doors, give way. 3 Loose all your bars of massy light. And wide unfold the radiant scene ; He claims those mansions as his right ; Receive the King of Glory in. 1 4 Who is the King of Glory, who ? The Lord that all his foes o’ercame. 96 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. The world, sin, death, and hell overthrew; And Jesns is the Conqueror’s name 5 Lo ! his triumphal chariot waits. And angels chant the solemn lay ; Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates, Ye everlasting doors, give way. 6 Who is the King of Glory, who ? The Lord, of boundless power possess’d, The King of saints and angels too, God over all, for ever bless’d. T he atoning work is done, The Victim’s blood is shed, And Jesus now is gone His people’s cause to plead ; He stands in heaven, their great High Priest, He bears their names upon his breast. 2 He sprinkles with his blood The mercy-seat above ; For justice had withstood The purposes of love ; But justice now withstands no more. And mercy yields her boundless store. 3 Ho temple maae with hands, His place of service is ; In heaven itself he stands, A heavenly priesthood his. In him the shadows of the law Are all fulfill’d, and now withdraw. ASCENSION. 91 4 And though a while he be Hid from the eyes of men, His people look to see Their great High Priest again ; In brightest glory he will come, And take his waiting people home. 119 The King of Glory shall come in'" L.M« T he rising God forsakes the tomb; Up to his Father’s court he flies; Cherubic legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the skies. 2 Break off your tears, ye saints, and. tell How high our great Deliverer reigns ; Sing how he spoil’d the hosts of hell. And led the tyrant death in chains. 3 Say, “ Live for ever, glorious King, Born to redeem, and strong to save ! Then ask— “ 0 death, where is thy sting ? And where thy victory, 0 grave ? ” 1 o “ O clap your hands together ^ all ye j jyr I 2a v/ people ; O sing unto God with the voice of melody.’^ From the xlvii. Psalm. O ALL ye people, clap your hands. And with triumphant voices sing; Ho force the mighty power withstands Of God the universal King. 2 He shall assaulting foes repel. And with success our battles fight ; Shall fix the place where we must dwell. The pride of Jacob, his delight. 3 God is gone up, our Lord and King, W ith shouts of j oy , and tr u mpet’ s sou nd ; 98 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. To him repealed praises sing, And let the cheerful song rebound. 4 Your utmost skill in praise be shown, For him who all the world commands; Who sits upon his righteous throne, And spreads his sway o’er heathen lands. "I O "I “ W your heads, O ye gates ; and he ^ , , yo lift wp, ye everlasting doors-, and the King of Glory shall come in” From the xxi7. Psalm. L ift up your heads, eternal gates, Unfold, to entertain The King of Glory ! see, he comes With his celestial train. 2 Who is the King of Glory ? who ? The Lord for strength renown’d ; In battle mighty ; o’er his foes Eternal Victor crown’d. 3 Lift up your heads, ye gates ; unfold, In state to entertain The King of Glory ! see, he comes With all his shining train. 4 Who is the King of Glory ? who ? The Lord of hosts renown’d ; Of glory he alone is King, Who is with glory crown’d. 122 “ O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his name.'' L.M. From the Ixviii. Psalm. T he servants of Jehovah’s will His favour’s gentle beams enjoy; Their upright hearts let gladness fill. And cheerful songs their tongues employ- ASCENSION. 99 2 To liim your voice in anthems raise, Jehovah’s awful name he hears ; lu him rejoice, extol his praise. Who rides upon high-rolling spheres. 3 His chariots numberless, his powers Are heavenly hosts, that wait his will ; His presence now fills Sion’s towers. As once it honour’d Sinai’s hill. 4 Ascending high, in triumph thou Captivity hast captive led. And on thy people didst bestow Thy gifts and graces freely shed. *1 O O “ We see Jesus crowned with glory and p, ± ^ O honour. ” B ehold the glories of the Lamb Amid his Father’s throne; Prepare new honours for his name. And songs before unknown. 2 Let elders worship at his feet. The Church adore around. With vials full of odours sweet. And harps of sweeter sound. 3 Now to the Lamb that once was slain Be endless blessings paid ; Salvation, glory, joy, remain For ever on thy head. 4 Thou hast redeem’d our souls with blood, Hast set the prisoners free, Hast made us kings and priests to God, And we shall reign with thee. 100 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 5 The worlds of nature and of grace Are put beneath thy power ; Then shorten these delaying days, And bring the promised hour. 124 Father, I will that they whom thou hast given me he with me where I am.” L.M. S TAND up, my soul, shake off thy fears. And gird the Gospel armour on ; March to the gates of endless joy. Where Jesus thy great Captain’s gone. 2 Hell and thy sins resist thy course, But hell and sin are vanquish’d foes ; Thy Saviour nail’d them to the cross. And sung the triumph when he rose. 3 Then let my soul march boldly on. Press forward to the heavenly gate ; There peace and joy eternal reign. And glittering robes for conquerors wait. 4 There shall I wear a starry crown. And triumph in Almighty grace. While all the armies of the skies Join in my glorious Leader’s praise. 125 “ The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost,” C.M. H E’S come, let every knee be bent. All hearts new joy resume ; Sing, ye redeem’d, with one consent, “ The Comforter is come.” WHITSUNTIDE. •2 What grea.ter gift, what greater love, Conld Qod on man bestow? Angels for this rejoice above, Let man rejoice below. 3 Hail, blessed Spirit 1 may each soul Thy sacred influence feel ; Do thou each sinful thought control. And fix our wavering zeal. 4 Thou to the conscience dost convey Those checks which we should know ; Thy motions point to us the way ; Thou giv’st us strength to go. 126 “ I will jpouT out my Spirit upon alljlesh. L. M- O SPIHIT of the living God, In all thy plenitude of grace. Where’er the foot of man hath trod. Descend on our apostate race. 2 Give tongues of fire and hearts of love. To preach the reconciling word ; Give power and unction from^ above. Where’er the joyful sound is heard. 3 Be darkness, at thy coming, light ; Confusion, order, in thy path ; ^ Souls without strength inspire with might; Bid mercy triumph over wrath. I Convert the nations ! far and nigh The triumphs of the cross record ; The name of Jesus glorify. Till every people call him Lord. 102 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR- 1 O “ -Hie shall give you another ( i that he may abide with you ) C OME, Holy Ghost, Creator, come, Inspire these souls of thine ; Till every heart which thou hast made Be fiird with grace divine. 2 Thou art the Comforter, the gift Of God, and fire of love ; The everlasting spring of joy, And unction from above. 3 Thy gifts are manifold, thou writ’st God’s law in each true heart; The promise of the Father, thou Dost heavenly speech impart. 4 Enlighten our dark souls, till they Thy sacred love embrace ; Assist our minds, by nature frail, With thy celestial grace. 5 Drive far from us the mortal foe. And give us peace within ; That, by thy guidance blest, we may Escape the snares of sin. 6 Teach us the Father to confess. And Son, from death revived. And thee, with both, O Holy Ghost, Who art from both derived. "I O Q “ The love of God is shed abroad in our -mr X ^ O hea/ris by the Soly Ghost. ” < C OME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers; Kindle a fiame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. WHITSUNTIDE. lOS 2 See how we grovel here below, Fond of these earthly toys : Our sonls, how heavily they go, To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tnne onr lifeless songs, In vain we strive to rise : Hosannas languish on our tongues. And our devotion dies. 4 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Hove, With all thy quickening powers ; Come, shed abroad a Saviour’s love. And that shall kindle ours. 1 ^ « jijie Spirit of God moved on the face g gg^ X ^ ^ of the waters. C EBATOR SPIRIT, hy whose aid The world’s foundations first were laid, Come, visit every humble mind ; ^ Come, pour thy joys on human kind; From sin and sorrow set us free. And make thy temples worthy thee. 2 O source of uncreated light. The Father’s promised Paraclete, Thrice holy fount, thrice holy fire, ^ Our hearts with heavenly love inspire; Come, and thy sacred unction bring To sanctify us while we sing. 3 Plenteous of grace, descend from high, Eich in thy seven-fold energy ; Make us eternal truth receive, And practise all that we believe ; Give us thyself, that we may see The Father and the Son by thee. 104 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 4 Immortal honour, endless fame, Attend the Almighty Father’s name ; The Saviour Son be glorified, Who for lost man’s redemption died ; And equal adoration be. Eternal Paraclete, to thee. 130 ‘ They were aU filled with the Holy -p. Ghost. ” . o L oud god, the Holy Ghost, In this accepted hour. As on the day of Pentecost, Descend in all thy power ; We meet with one accord In our appointed place. And wait the promise of our Lord, The Spirit of all grace. 2 Like mighty rushing wind Upon the waves beneath, Move with one impulse every mind, One soul, one feeling breathe : The young, the old, inspire With wisdom from above ; And give us hearts and tongues of fire To pray, and praise, and love. 8 Spirit of light, explore And chase our gloom away, W^ith lustre shining more and more Unto the perfect day : Spirit of trath, be thou In life and death our Guide ; 0 Spirit of adoption, now May we be sanctified. .M, WHITSUNTIDE. 105 n O T “ tnany as are led by the Spirit of t. M. XoX God, they are the sons of God. C OME, 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 thee may ne’er depart. 8 Lead us to Christ, the living way, Nor let us from his precepts stray ; Lead us to holiness, the road That we must take to dwell with God. 4 Lead us to heaven, that we may share Fulness of joy for ever there: Lead us to God, our final rest, To be with him for ever blest. 132 Jf I go not away, the Comforter will p ^ not come unto you ; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.** O DR blest Redeemer, ere he breathed His tender last farewell, A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathed With us to dwell. 2 He came in semblance of a dove With sheltering wings outspread, The holy balm of peace and love On earth to shed. 3 He came sweet influence to impart, A gracious, willing guest^ While he can find one humble heart Wherein to rest. 106 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 4 And his that gentle voice we hear, Soft as the breath of even, That checks each thought, that calms each fear, And speaks of heaven. 5 And every virtue we possess. And every victory won. And every thought of holiness Are his alone. 6 Spirit of purity and grace, • Our weakness, pitying, see: 0 make our hearts thy dwelling-place, And meet for thee. 7 0 praise the Father ; praise the Son ; Blest Spirit, praise to thee; All praise to God, the Three in One, The One in Three. 1 OO ”And the same day there were added unto j « JLOO them three thousand souls.** H.iVi. S PIRIT of mercy, truth, and love, 0 shed thine influence from above ; And still from age to age convey The wonders of this sacred day. 2 In every clime, by every tongue. Be God’s surpassing glory sung : Let all the listening earth be taught The wonders by our Saviour wrought. 3 Unfailing Comfort, heavenly Guide, Still o’er thy holy Church preside ; Still let mankind thy blessings prove ; Spirit of mercy, truth, and love. WHITSUNTIDE. 107 134 And the Spirit and the hride say, g , M . Come.** T he Spirit, in onr hearts, Is whispering, Sinner, come : ^ The Bride, the Ohnrch of Christ, proclaims To all his children. Come. 2 Let him that heareth, say To all about him. Come : Let him that thirsts for righteousness, To Christ, the fountain, come. 3 Yes, whosoever will, O let him freely come. And freely drink the stream ot lite : ’Tis Jesus bids him come. 4 Lo, Jesus, who invites. Declares, I quickly come. Lord ! even so ; I wait thy hour : Jesus, my Saviour, come. 135 “ Se dwelleth with you, and shall he in g ]y[ you.** C OME, Holy Spirit, come Let thy bright beams arise; Dispel the sorrow from our minds, The darkness from our eyes. 2 Revive our drooping faith. Our doubts and fears remove. And kindle in our breasts the flame Of never-dying love. 3 Convince us of our sin; Then lead to Jesus’ blood. And to our wondering view reveal The mercies of our God. 108 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 4 ’Tis tliine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul, To pour fresh life in every part, And new-create the whole. 5 Dwell therefore in our hearts, Our minds from bondage free ; Then shall we know, and praise, and love The Father, Son, and thee. 1 And suddenly there came a sound from p ^ JLOO heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind^ W HEN God of old came down from heaven. In power and wrath he came ; Before his feet the clouds were riven. Half darkness and half flame ; 2 But when he came the second time. He came in power and love ; Softer than gale at morning prime Hovered his holy Dove. 3 The fires that rush’d on Sinai down In sudden torrents dread, Now gently light, a glorious crown. On every sainted head. 4 And as on Israel’s awe-struck ear The voice exceeding loud. The trump, that angels quake to hear. Thrill’d from the deep, dark cloud ; 5 So, when the Spirit of our God Came down his flock to And, A voice from heaven was heard abroad, A rushing, mighty wind. 109 t^HITSUNTIDB. 6 It fills the Church of God ; it fills The sinful world around; Only in stubborn hearts and wills JSTo place for it is found. Come, Lord, come, Wisdom, Love, and Power, Open our ears to hear ; Let us not miss th’ accepted hour Save, Lord, bv love or fear. “ITe breathed on them, and saith unto them, p^]y[ Receive ye the Holy Ghost,*’ 137 C OME, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, And hghten with celestial fire. Thou the anointing Spirit art. Who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart. Thy blessed unction from above Is comfort, life, and fire of love. Enable with perpetual light The dulness of our blinded sight. Anoint and cheer our soiled face With the abundance of thy grace. Keep far our foes, give peace at home ; Where thou art guide, no iU can come. I Teach us to know the Father, Son, A^nd thee of both to be but One, I That^ through the ages all along, ■ This may be our unending song : 1 Praise to thy eternal merit, 1 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 110 THE CHRISTIAN veaR. 138 CrinitD ^unaai). They rest not day and night, saying, ^ IIoly,holy, holy. Lord Q-od Alndyhiy , which waSy and is^ and is to come.'' H oly, holy, holy ! Lord God Almighty ! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee : Holy, holy, holy ! merciful and mighty i God in Three persons, blessed Trinity ! 2 Holy, holy, holy ! All the saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee. Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be. 3 Holy, holy, holy ! though the darkness hide thee. Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see. Only thou art holy ; there is none beside thee Perfect in power, in love, and purity. 4 Holy, holy, holy ! Lord God Almighty ! All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth, and sky, and sea : Holy, holy, holy ! merciful and mighty! God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity ! 139 ‘ Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name?" L.M. O HOLY, holy, holy Lord, Bright in thy deeds and in thy name, ¥ or ever be thy name adored, glories let the world proclaim. TRINITY SUNDAY. Ill 2 O Jesus, Lamb once crucified To take our load of sins away, Tbine be tbe hymn tbat rolls its tide Along tbe realms of upper day. 8 O Holy Spirit from above, In streams of light and glory given, Thou source of ecstacy and love, Thy praises ring through earth and heaven. 4 0 God Triune, to thee we owe Our every thought, our every song ; And ever may thy praises fiow^ From saint and seraph’s burning tongue. A From everlasting to everlasting thou 7s» art God.:' H oly, holy, Uoly, Lord God of hosts, eternal King, By the heavens and earth adored; Angels and archangels sing. Chanting everlastingly To the blessed Trinity. 2 Thousands, tens of thousands, stand, Spirits blest, before thy throne. Speeding thence at thy comnaand ; And when thy command is done, Singing everlastingly To the blessed Trinity. 3 Cherubim and seraphim Veil their faces with their wings; Eyes of angels are too dim To behold the King of kings, While they sing eternally To the blessed Trinity. 112 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 4 Thee, apostJes, propnets, thee, Thee, the noble martyr band, Praise with solemn jubilee ; Thee the Church in every land; Singing everlastingly To the blessed Trinity. 5 Alleluia ! Lord, to thee. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Three in One, and One in Three, Join we with the heavenly host. Singing everlastingly To the blessed Trinity. 141 * Thi& is my m me for eoer, and this is my ^ memorial unto all generations. ” T he God of Abraham praise. Who reigns enthroned above; Ancient of everlasting days. And God of love; Jehovah, great I AM, By earth and heaven confess’d ; — I bow and bless the sacred name. For ever bless’d. 2 The God of Abraham praise. At whose supreme command From earth I rise, and seek the joys At his right hand : I all on earth forsake. Its wisdom , fame, and power ; And him my only portion make, My shield and tower. TRINITY SUNDAY. 113 3 He by bimself bath sworn- 1 on his oath depend, I shall on angel- wings upborne, To heaven ascend : I shall behold his face, I shall his power adore. And sing the wonders of his grace For evermore. 4 There dwells the Lord, onr King, The Lord, onr righteousness. Triumphant o’er the world and sin. The Prince of Peace ; On Sion’s sacred height His kingdom he maintains. And, glorious with his saints in light, For ever reigns. 5 The God who reigns on high The great archangels sing ; And, “ Holy, holy, holy,” cry, “ Almighty King, Who was, and is the same. And evermore shall be ; Jehovah, Father, great I AM, We worship thee.” 6 The whole triumphant host Give thanks to God on high; Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, They ever cry : Hail, Abraham’s God and mine, I join the heavenly lays ; All might and majesty are thine, And endless praise. 114 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 1 oj tue Lord Jesus Christy and -i- ,, of Gody and ttu cwumunion of the Holy Ghost, he with you aJ,U* F ATHEBof all, whose love profound A ransom for our souls hath found, Before thy throne we sinners bend To us thy pardoning love extend. 2 Almighty Son, incarnate Word, Our Prophet, Priest, Eedeemer, Lord, Before thy throne we sinners bend ; To us thy saving grace extend. 3 Eternal Spirit, by 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. 1 Of him and through him and io him are aU things: to whom he glory for ever. 03 W E give immortal praise To God the Father’s love. For all our comforts here. And all our hopes above : He sent his own Eternal Son To die for sins that man had done. 2 To God the Son belongs Immortal glory too, Who saved us by his blood From everlasting woe : And now he lives, and now he reigns, And sees the fruit of all his pains. TRINITY SUNDAY 115 3 To God the Spirit praise ^ And endless worship give, Whose new-creating power Makes the dead sinner live : His work completes the great design, And fills the soul with joy divine. 4 Almighty God, to thee Be endless honours done; The sacred Persons Three, The Godhead only One ; Where reason fails with all her powers, There faith prevails, and love adores. "t A A ** And one cried unto another, and said, 7s. Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Rosts. Double. H oly, holy, holy Lord God of Hosts ! When heaven and earth, Out of darkness, at thy word, Issued into glorious birth, All thy works before thee stood, And thine eye beheld them good, While they sang, with one accord. Holy, holy, holy Lord ! 2 Holy, holy, holy ! Thee, One Jehovah evermore, Father, Son, and Spirit, we. Dust and ashes, would adore ; Lightly by the world esteemed, From that world by thee redeemed. Sing we here, with glad accord. Holy, holy, holy Lord ! 3 Holy, holy, holy ! All , . Heaven’s triumphant choir shall sing, 116 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. When the ransomed nations far At the footstool of their King : Then shall saints and seraphim, Hearts and voices, swell one hymn, Konnd the throne with full accord, Holy, holy, holy Lord ! “ Sing unto the Lord^ and praise his ^ H oly Father, great Creator, Source of mercy, love, and peace. Look upon the Mediator, Clothe ns with his righteousness ; Heavenly Father, Through the Saviour hear and bless. 2 Holy Jesus, Lord of glory. Whom angelic hosts proclaim. While we hear thy wondrous story, Meet and worship in thy name. Hear Redeemer, In our hearts thy peace proclaim. 3 Holy Spirit, Sanctifier, Come with unction from above. Raise our hearts to raptures higher. Fill them with the Saviour’s love ! Source of comfort. Cheer us with the Saviour’s lOve. 4 God the Lord, through every nation Let thy wondrous mercies shine ! In the song of thy salvation Every tongue and race combine ! Great Jehovah, Form our hearts and make them thine. THE LORD’S DAY. 117 146 ‘ Let there le lights* 6s. 4s T hou, whose Almighty word Chaos and darkness heard, And took their flight ; Hear ns, we humbly pray. And, where the Gospel’s day Sheds aot its glorious ray. Let bhere be hght ! 2 Thou who didst come to bring On thy redeeming wing Healing and sight. Health to the sick in mind. Sight to the inly-blind, 0 now, to all mankind. Let there be light ! 3 Spirit of truth and love. Life-giving, holy Dove, Speed forth thy flight ! Move on the waters’ face. Bearing the lamp of grace. And, in earth’s darkest place Let there be light ! 4 Holy and Blessed Three, Glorious Trinity, Wisdom, Love, Might, Boundless as ocean’s tide, Bolling in fullest pride. Through the world, far and wide. Let there be light ! 118 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. ©ap. 147 ** A day in ihy courts is better than a thousand.*^ S.M, W ELCOME, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise ; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes. 2 The King himself comes near To feast his saints to-day ; Here may we sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place Where Jesus is within, Is better than ten thousand days Of pleasure and of sin. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, Till it is calPd to soar away To everlasting bliss. 148 This is the day which the Lord hath q made” A wake, ye saints, awake. And hail this sacred day ; In loftiest songs of praise Your joyful homage pay; Welcome the day that God hath blest The type of heaven’s eternal rest. 2 On this auspicious morn The Lord of life arose ; He burst the bars of death. And vanquish’d all our foes ; THE LORD’S DAY. li'O And now lie pleads our cause above. And reaps the fruits of all his love. 3 All hail, triumphant Lord ! Heaven with hosannas rings, And earth, in humbler strains. Thy praise responsive sings : Worthy the Lamb that once was slain. Through endless years to live and reign 4 Great King, gird on thy sword. Ascend thy conquering car ; While justice, truth, and love Maintain thy glorious war : This day let sinners own thy sway. And rebels cast their arms away. 149 “ The first day of the week.'** C.M. B lest day of God! most calm, most bright. The first, the best of days ; The labourer’s rest, the saint’s delight, The day of prayer and praise. 2 My Saviour’s face made thee to shine ; His rising thee did raise. And made thee heavenly and divine Beyond all other days. 3 The first-fruits oft a blessing prove To all the sheaves behind ; And they the day of Christ who love, A happy week shall find. 4 This day I must with God appear ; For, Lord, the day is thine; Help me to spend it in thy fear. And thus to make it mine. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. i20 150 ‘ Thou^ Lord^ hast made me gcad through j -|y thy works. ” H . iVi • S WEET IS the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks, and sing ; To show thy love oy morning light. And talk of all thy truth at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest ; Ko mortal cares shall seize my breast; 0 may my heart in tune be found, Like David’s harp of solemn sound ! 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word ; His works of grace, how bright they shine ! How deep his counsels, how divine ! 4 I then shall share a glorious part. When grace hath well refined my heart. And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oib to cheer my head. 6 Then shall I see, and hear, and know^ All I desired or wished below ; And every power find sweet emplov In that eternal world of joy. THE LORD’S DAY. 121 2 All-seeing God ! tliy piercing eye Can every secret thought explore , May worldly cares our bosoms fly, And where thou art intrude no more ; O may thy grace our spirits move, And fix our minds on things above ! B Thy Spirit’s powerful aid impart. And bid thy word, with life divine, Engage the ear and warm the heart : Then shall the day indeed be thine ; Then shall our souls adoring own The grace that calls us to thy throne. L52 “ The Lord is in this 'place.''' 3s I N loud exalted strains, The King of Glory praise ; O’er heaven and earth he reigns. Through everlasting days ; But Sion, with his presence blest, Is his delight, his chosen rest. 2 O King of Glory, come ; And with thy favour crown This temple as thy home. This people as thy own ; Beneath this roof vouchsafe to show How God can dwell with men below. 3 Now let thine ear attend Our supplicating cries; Now let our praise ascend. Accepted, to the skies : Now let thy Gospel’s joyful sound Spread its celestial influence round. E 122 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 4 Here may the listening throng Imbibe thy truth and love ; Here Christians join the song Of seraphim above : Till all who humbly seek thy face Eejoice in thy abounding grace. ‘ There remaineth a. rest for the jnople L A NOTHEE six days’ work is done, Another Lord’s day has begun ; Eeturn, my soul, enjoy thy ‘rest. Improve the hours thy God hath blest. 2 This day may our devotion rise, As grateful incense to the skies ; And heaven that sweet repose bestow. Which none but they who feel it know. 3 This peaceful calm within the breast Is the sure pledge of heavenly rest, Which for the Church of God remains, — The end of cares, the end of pains. 4 In holy duties, let the day. In holy pleasures pass away : How sweet a sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne’er shall end ! i ** There I vntl meet v'ith thee; and 1 will p Ty* commune with thee fiom above the * Kiercy seat." I OED ! in the morning thou shalt hear J My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer To thee lift up mine eye ; THE LORD’S DAY. 123 •2 Up to the hills, where Christ is gone To plead for all his saints, Presenting at his Father’s throne Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God before whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne’er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort. To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thy holy court, And worship in thy fear. 5 0 may thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness, Make every path of duty straight. And plain before my face. ICC “ Like as the hart desireth the water- _ ^ X O O brooks, so longeih my soul after thee, 1 O Godr From the xlii. Psalm. A S pants the wearied hart for cooling springs. That sinks exhausted in the summer s chase. So pants my soul for thee, great King of kings. So thirsts to reach thy sacred dwelling- place. 2 Lord, thy sure mercies, ever in my sight, My heart shall gladden through the tedious day ; 124 THT: CHRISTIAN YEAR. And ’midst the dark and gloomy shades of night, To thee, my God, I’ll tune the grateful lay. 3 Why faint, my soul ? why doubt Jehovah’s aid? Thy God the God of mercy still shall prove ; Within his courts thy thanks shall yet be paid : Unquestion’d be his faithfulness and love. ^ 156 “iVoto is Christ risen from the dead** C.M# A gain the Lord of life and light Awakes the kindling ray. Unseals the eyelids of the morn, And pours increasing day. 2 O what a night was that which wrapt A heathen world in gloom ! 0 what a sun, which broke this day Triumphant from the tomb ! 3 The powers of darkness leagued in vain, To bind our Lord in death ; He shook their kingdom, when he fell, By his expiring breath. 4 And now his conquering chariot wheels Ascend the lofty skies ; Broken beneath his powerful cross. Death’s iron sceptre lies, 5 This day be grateful homage paid. And loud hosannas sung ; THE LORD’S DAY. 126 Let gladness dwell in every heart, And praise on every tongne. Ten thousand differing voices join To hail this welcome morn, Which scatters blessings from its wings On nations yet unborn. 157 “ Jfv soul longeth, yea, even faintetl , for the courts of the Lord,'* 6s. 4s. L OED of the worlds above, ^ How pleasant and how fair, The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are ! To thine abode ^ My heart aspires With warm desires To see my God. 2 0 happy souls, that pray Where God appoints to hear I O happy men, that pay Their constant service there ! They praise thee still : And happy they That love the way To Sion’s hill 3 They go from strength to strength Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears ; 0 glorious seat; When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet. 126 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR 4 God is oui> sun and shield, Our light and our defence ; With gifts his hands are fill’d. We draw our blessings thence : Thrice happy he, O God of hosts, Whose spirit trusts Alone in thee. 158 ' This is the day which the Lord hath made^ y we will rejoice and he glad in it.*- -u.M. M y opening eyes with rapture see The dawn of thy returning day ; My thoughts, 0 God, ascend to thee. While thus my early vows I pay. 2 I yield my heart to thee alone, Nor would receive another guest ; Eternal King ! erect thy throne. And reign sole monarch in my breast. 3 0 bid this trifling world retire. And drive each carnal thought away ; Nor let me feel one vain desire. One sinful thought, through all the day. 4 Then, to thy courts when I repair. My soul shall rise on joyful wing. The wonders of thy love declare. And join the strains which angels sing. 169 was in the Spirit on the Lord's day.** S.M, T his is the day of light ; Let there be light to-day 0 Day-Spring, rise upon our night. And chase its gloom away. THE LORD’S DAY. 127 2 This is the day of rest : Our failing strength renew ; On weary brain and troubled breast Shed thou thy freshening dew. 3 This is the day of peace : Thy peace our spirits fill ; Bid thou the blasts of discord cease, The waves of strife be still. 4 This is the day of prayer : Let earth to heaven draw near : Lift up our hearts to seek thee there ; Come down to meet us here. 5 This is the first of days : Send forth thy quickening breath, ^ And wake dead souls to love and praise, O Vanquisher of death ! 100 “ ^y-" Double* O DAY of rest and gladness, O day of joy and light, O halm of care and sadness. Most beautiful, most bright ; On thee, the high and lowly. Through ages join’d in tune. Sing, Holy, holy, holy. To the great God Triune. 2 On thee,' at the creation, The light first had its birth ; On thee, for our salvation, Christ rose from depths of earth ; On thee, our Lord victorious The Spirit sent from heaven. 128 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. A.nd tlins on thee, most glorious, A triple light was given. 3 Thou art a port protected From storms that round us rise; A garden intersected With streams of Paradise ; Thou art a cooling fountain In life’s dry, dreary sand ; From thee, like Pisgah’s mountain. We view our promised land. 4 To-day on weary nations The heavenly manna falls ; To holy convocations The silver trumpet calls, Where Gospel light is glowing With pure and radiant beams. And living water flowing With soul-refreshing streams. 6 I^ew graces ever gaining From this our day of rest. We reach the rest remaining To spirits of the blest ; To Holy Ghost be praises. To Father, and to Son ; The Church her voice upraises To thee, blest Three in One. ^*1 ‘‘ J will commune with thee from above -p I OX the merc^ seat.** H.M* F AP from my thoughts, vain world, be- gone; Let my religious hours alone : From flesh and sense I would be free. And hold communion. Lord, with thee. THE LORD’S DAY. 129 2 My heart grows warm with holy fire* And kindles with a pnre desire To see thy grace, to taste thy love, And feel thine influence from above. 3 When I can say that God is mine, When I can see thy glories shine. I’ll tread the world beneath my feet. And all that men call rich and great. 4 Send comfort down from thy right hand, To cheer me in this barren land ; And in thy temple let me know The joys that from thy presence how. ‘i O send out thy light and thy truths that y -j^ JaO^ they may lead me, and bring me unto * * thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling.'^ From the xliii. Psalm. L et me with light and truth be bless’d ; Be these my guides to lead the way, Till on thy holy hill I rest. And in thy sacred temple pray. 2 Then will I there fresh altars raise To God, who is my only joy ; And well-tnned harps, with songs of praise, | Shall all my grateful hours employ. 3 Why then cast down, my soul ? and why So much oppress’d with anxious care ? On God, thy God, for aid rely. Who will thy ruin’d state repair. *1 O O “ Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy XOO house. T O thy temple I repair ; Lord, I love to worship there ; While thy glorious praise is sung. Touch my lips, unloose my tongue. 7s. e2 i30 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 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. Till thy Gospel bring to me Life and immortality. 4 While thy ministers proclaim Peace and pardon in thy name, Through their voice, by faith, may I Hear thee speaking from the sky. 5 From thy house when I return. May my heart within me burn ; And at evening let me say, “ I have walk’d with God to-day.” 164 that keepeth thee will not slumber.** 75 N OW may he who from the dead Brought the Shepherd of the sheep, Jesus Christ, our King and Head, All our souls in safety keep I 2 May he teach us to fulfil What is pleasing in his sight ; Perfect us in all his will. And preserve us day and night. 8 To that dear Bedeemer’s praise, Who the covenant sealed with blood, Let our hearts and voices raise Loud thanksgivings to our God ! THE LORB’S BAY. Aftee. Sermon. lc.l ^ ^ P- ‘‘ While he blessed them, he was parted gg^ 7s.4. JLOO from them.'' L OED, dismiss us with thy blessing. Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, thy love possessing. Triumph in redeeming grace; 0 refresh us, Travelhng through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For the Gospel’s joyful sound ; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound : May thy presence With us evermore be found. ^ “ Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, am j ^ xO O a light unto my path." A lmighty fathee, bless tbe word, Which through thy grace we now have heard; O may the precious seed take root, Spring np, and bear abundant fruit. 2 We praise thee for the means of grace, Thus in thy courts to seek thy face : Grant, Lord, that we who worship here May all, at last, in heaven appear. L.M. 167 ‘ Tne Lord will bless his people with peace." D ismiss us with thy blessing, Lord, Help us to feed upon thy word ; All that has been amiss forgive, And let thy truth within us live. 132 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 2 Though we are guilty, thou art good ; Wash all our works in Jesus’ blood; Give every fetter’d soul release, And bid us all depart in peace. 168 Go in peace 8s. 7s. M ay the grace of Christ our Saviour, And the Father’s boundless love. With the Holy Spirit’s favour, Kest upon us from above ! 2 Thus may we abide in union With each other and the Lord, And possess, in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. 169 The Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace lOs. S AYIOUB», again to thy dear name we raise With one accord our parting hymn of praise ; We stand to bless thee ere our worship cease. Then, lowly kneeling, wait thy word of peace. 2 Grant us thy peace upon our homeward way; With thee began, with thee shall end the day ; Guard thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame. That in this house have called upon thy name. EMBER DAYS. 133 3 Grant ns thj peace, Lord, througli the coming night, Turn thou for us its darkness into light ; From harm and danger keep thy children free, For dark and light are both alike to thee. 4 Grant us thy peace throughout our earthly life, Our balm in sorrow, and our stay in strife ; Then, when thy voice shall bid our conflict cease, Call us, 0 Lord, to thine eternal peace. T fy Unto every one of us is given grace, g i / according to the measure of the gift • of Christ.^' L ord 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. Lord, is truly great. The labourers are few. 3 Anoint and send forth more Into thy Church abroad. Thy Spirit on their spirits pour. And make them strong for God. 4 0 let them spread thy name. Their mission fully prove ; Thy universal grace proclaim. Thine all-redeeming love. JJi± THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. *1 7*1 ** blessed are those servants whom the Lord « « A f aL when he cometh shall find watching '' o»M.« Y e servants of the Lord, Each in yonr office, wait. Observant of his heavenly word. And watchful at his gate. 2 Let all your lamps he bright. And trim the golden flame ; Gird up your loins as in his sight, For awful is his name. 3 Watch ! ’tis your Lord’s command^ And while we speak he’s near ; Mark the first signal of his hand, And ready all appear. 4 0 happy servant he In such a posture found ; He shall his Lord with rapture see, And be with honour crown’d. 172 ^Rogation Jiags. Monday. The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord; p -.yr and thou givest them their meat in due ^ • season,*^ L ord, in thy name thy servants plead. And thou hast sworn to hear ; Thine is the harvest, thine the seed. The fresh and fading year. 2 Grant us, with preciou s thin gs brought forth By sun and moon below, A place in thy new heavens and earth. Where richer harvests p^row. □THER HOLY DAYS. Tuesday. lae C.M^ 173 Spare thy people^ O Lord.’ L OED, spare and save onr siitnl race From death in direst form ; From pestilence that flies apace, From earthquake, fire, and storm. 2 Liet every land bemoan its sin. That wars and crimes may cease; ^ And may thy pardoning grace bring in Sweet times of health and peace. Wednesday. Mercy and tru^ shall go before thy a EE AT is our guilt, our fears are great ; But naught shall prompt despair. While open is the mercy-seat To penitence and prayer. Kind Intercessor ! to thy love This blest resource we owe : Thy merits plead for us above, While we implore below. 175 (©tf)er ®ol» ‘ Great and, marvellous are thy works, 7s. 6s. Lord God Almighty : just and true Double. are thy ways, thou King of saints. F EOM all thy saints in warfare, for all thy saints at rest, . To thee, O blessed Jesus, all praises be address’d. 136 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. ‘1 Thou, Lord, didst win the battle, that they might conquerors be ; Their crowns of living glory are lit with rays from thee. Imert here the stanza for the special Saint's Bay to he celebrated.'] n ^ Saint Andrew. 2 Praise, Lord, for thine Apostle, the first to welcome thee, The first to lead his brother the very Christ to see. •’ With hearts for thee made ready, watch we throughout the year, Forward to lead our brethren to own thine c advent near. Saint Thomas. 3 All praise for thine Apostle, whose short- lived doubtings prove Thy perfect twofold nature, the fulness of thy love. On all who wait thy coming shed forth thy peace, O Lord, faith to know thee, true Man, true God, adored. Saint Stephen. 4 Praise for the first of Martyrs, who saw thee ready stand To aid in midst of torments, to plead at God s right hand. Share we with him, if summon’d by death * our Lord to own, On earth the faithful witness, in heaven the martyr crown. OTHER HOLY DAYS. 137 Saint John the Evangelist. 6 Praise for the loved Disciple, exile on Patmos’ shore; Praise for the faithful record he to thy Godhead bore; Praise for the mystic vision, through him to us reveal’d. May we, in patience waiting, with thine elect be seal’d. The Innocents’ Day. 6 Praise for thine infant Martyrs, by thee with tenderest love Call’d early from the warfare to share the rest above. O Eachel ! cease thy weeping, they rest from pains and cares. Lord, grant us hearts as guileless, and crowns as bright as theirs. The Conversion of St. Paul. 7 Praise for the light from heaven, praise for the voice of awe. Praise for the glorious vision the perse- cutor saw. Thee, Lord, for his Conversion, we glorify to-day : So lighten all our darkness with thy true Spirit’s ray. Saint Matthias. 8 Lord, thine abiding presence directs the wondrous choice; For one in place of Judas the faithful now rejoice- 138 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Thy Church from false Apostles for ever more defend, And by thy parting promise be with her to the end. Saint Mark 9 For him, 0 Lord, we praise thee, the weak by grace made strong. Whose labours and whose Gospel enrich our triumph-song. May we in all our weakness find strength from thee supplied. And all, as fruitful branches, in thee, the Vine, abide. Saint Philip and Saint James. ;0 All praise for thine Apostle, bless’d guide to Greek and Jew, And him surnamed thy brother ^ keep us thy brethren true. And grant the grace to know thee, the Way, the Truth, the Life; To wrestle with temptations till victors in the strife. Saint Barnabas. 11 The Son of Consolation, moved by thy law of love, Forsaking earthly treasures, sought riches from above. As earth now teems with increase, let gifts of grace descend. That thy true consolations may through the world extend. OTHER HOLY DAYS. 130 Saint John Baptist. 12 We praise thee for the Baptist, forerunner of the Word, Our true Elias, making a highway for the Lord. Of prophets last and greatest, he saw thy dawning ray. Make us the rather blessed, who love thy glorious day. Saint Petek. 13 Praise for thy great Apostle, the eager and the bold; Thrice falling, yet repentant, thnce charged to keep tby fold. Lord, make thy pastors faithful, to guard their flocks from ill. And grant them dauntless courage, with humble, earnest will. Saint James. 14 For him, 0 Lord, we praise thee, who, slain by Herod’s sword,^ Drank of thy cup of sufiering, lulhllmg thus thy word. Curb we all vain impatience to read thy veil’d decree. And count it joy to suffer, if so brought nearer thee. Saint Bartholomew. 15 All praise for thine Apostle, the faithful, pure, and true, . , Whom underneath the fig tree thine eye all-seeing knew. 140 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR Like him may we be guileless, true Israel- ites indeed, That thy abiding presence onr longing souls may feed. Saint Matthew. 16 Praise, Lord, for him whose Gospel thy human life declared, Who, worldly gains forsaking, thy path of suffering shared. From all unrighteous mammon 0 give us hearts set free. That we, whatever our calling, may rise and follow thee. Saint Luke, 17 For that ^‘Beloved Physician,” all praise, whose Gospel shows The Healer of the nations, the sharer of our woes. Thy wine and oil, 0 Saviour, on bruised hearts deign to pour. And with true balm of Gilead anoint us evermore. Saint Simon and Saint Jude. 18 Praise, Lord, for thine Apostles, who seal’d their faith to-day : One love, one zeal impell’d them to tread the sacred way. May we with zeal as earnest the faith of Christ maintain. And, bound in love as brethren, at length thy rest attain. OTHER HOLY DAYS. 141 Genekal Ending. 19 Apostles, Prophets, Martyrs, and all the sacred throng, Who wear the spotless raiments, who raise the ceaseless song ; For these, pass’d on before ns, Savionr, we thee adore. And, walking in their footsteps, would serve thee more and more. 20 Then praise we God the Father, and praise we God the Son, And God the Holy Spirit, Eternal Three in One ; Till all the ransom’d number fall down before the throne. And honour, power, and glory ascribe to God alone. 176 The aTniies in heaven followed him. C.M. T he Son of God goes forth to war, A kingly crown to gain ; His blood-red banner streams afar: Who follows in his train ? Who best can drink his cup of woe, Triumphant over pain, Who patient bears his cross below— He follows in his train. 2 The martyr first, whose eagle eye Could pierce beyond the grave. Who saw his Master in the sky. And called on. him to save ; 142 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Like liim, with pardon on his tongue. In midst of mortal pain, He prayed for them that did the wrong : Who follows in his train ? 3 A glorious band, the chosen few, On whom the Spirit came : Twelve valiant saints, their hope they kneWi And mock’d the cross and flame : They met the tyrant’s brandish’d steel, The lion’s gory mane ; They bow’d their necks the death to feel: Who follows in their train ? I A noble army, men and boys. The matron and the maid, Around the Saviour’s throne rejoice. In robes of light array’d : They climb’d the steep ascent of heaven Through peril, toil, and pain : 0 God ! to us may grace be given To follow in their train ! 1 77 These are they which came out of tv n nr A i f great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” H OW bright these glorious spirits shine) Whence all their white array ? How came they to the blissful seats Of everlasting day ? Lo, these are they from sufferings great. Who came to realms of light : And in the blood of Christ have washed Those robes which shine so bright. OTHER HOLY DAYS. 143 2 Now with triumphal palms they stand Before the throne on high, And serve the God they love amidst The glories of the sky. His presence fills each heart with joy, Tunes every mouth to sing ; By day, by night, the sacred courts With glad hosannas ring. 3 The Lamb which reigns upon the throne Shall o’er them still preside ; Feed them with nourishment divine. And all their footsteps guide. ’Mong pastures green he’ll lead his flock, Where living streams appear. And God the Lord from every eye Shall wipe off every tear. Holy Innocents. I f7Q ** These are they which follow the Lamh y « JL f O whithersoever he goeth.'^ O LORH, the Holy Innocents Laid down for thee their infant life. And martyrs brave and patient saints Have stood for thee in fire and strife. 2 We wear the cross they wore of old. Our lips have learn’d like vows to make^ We need not die ; we cannot fight ; What may we do for Jesus’ sake ? 3 0 day by day each Christian child Has much to do, without, within ; A death to die for Jesus’ sake, A weary war to wage with sin. 144 ) THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 4 When deep within our swelling hearts The thoughts of pride and anger rise, When bitter words are on our tongues, And tears of passion in our eyes ; 6 Then we may stay the angry blow, Then we may check the hasty word, Give gentle answers back again. And fight a battle for our Lord. 6 With smiles of peace and looks of love. Light in our dwellings we may make, Bid kind good-humour brighten there. And do all still for J esus’ sake. 7 There’s not a child so weak and small But has his little cross to take. His little work of love and praise. That he may do for Jesus’ sake. ** They are without fault before the throne of God.'* LORY to thee, 0 Lord, yj Who from this world of sin. By cruel Herod’s ruthless sword Those precious ones didst win. 2 Glory to thee for all The ransomed infant band. Who since tnat hour have heard thy call. And reach’d the quiet land. 3 O that our hearts within, Like theirs were pure and bright ; OTHER HOLY DAYS. 146 0 tnat, as free from deeds of ^ sin, We shrank not from thy sight. 4 Lord, help ns every honr Thy cleansing grace to claim ; In life to glorify thy power, In death to praise thy name. The Presentation of Christ in the Temple. 1 Q ^ “ The glory of this latter house shall Q lyr 1.0 Lr greater than of the former. ” o . iu . B ehold a hnmhle train The courts of God draw near ; A Virgin Mother and her babe Before the Lord appear. 2 0 wondrous, blessed sight ! To faithful eyes made known. That lowly babe— the mighty God, The Prince of Peace, they own. 3 And now this temple shines With glory far more bright Than e’er the former temple saw, E’en at its greatest height. 4 The cloud indeed was there, The symbol of the Lord ; But here the Lord himself appears. The true, incarnate Word. 5 Blest Saviour, come once more With power and grace divine ; Our hearts thy living temples make, Wholly and ever thine. 146 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mart. 181 “ Behold, a virgin shall he with child, and « -m- shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us” P RAISE we the Lord this day,. This day so long foretold, "Whose promise shone with cheering ray On waiting saints of old. 2 The prophet gave the sign For faithful men to read ; A virgin born of David’s line, Shall bear the promised Seed. 3 Ask not how this should be. But worship and adore. Like her whom heaven’s majesty Came down to shadow o’er. 4 Meekly she bowed her head To hear the gracious word, Mary, the pure and lowly maid, The favoured of the Lord. 5 Blessed shall be her name In all the Church on earth. Through whom that wondrous mercy came. The incarnate Saviour’s birth. Saint Michael and all Angels. P RAISE to Cod who reigns above. Binding earth and heaven in love; All the armies of the sky Worship his dread sovereignty. THE COMMUNION OP SAINTS. U1 2 Seraphim his praises sing, Cherubim on fourfold wing, Thrones, Dominions, Princes, Powers, Banks of Might that never cowers. 3 Angel hosts his word fulfil, Buhng nature by his will : Bound his throne archangels pour Songs of praise for evermore. 4 Yet on man they joy to wait, All that bright celestial state. For true Man their Lord they see, Christ, the incarnate Deity. 5 On the throne our Lord who died Sits in manhood glorified, Where his people faint below Angels count it joy to go. n. THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS. 1 Q O ** Seeing we also are compassed about with p so great a cloud witnesses.** * * L O ! what a cloud of witnesses Encompass us around ! Men once like us with suffering tried. But now with glory crown'd. 2 Let us, with zeal like theirs inspired. Strive in the Christian race ; And, freed from every weight of sin, Their holy footsteps trace. 3 Behold a witness nobler still, Who trod affliction’s path — 148 THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS. Jesus, the Author, Finisher^ Be warder of our faith : 4 He, for the joy before him set. And moved by pitying love. Endured the cross, despised the shame. And now he reigns above. 5 Thither, forgetting things behind, Press we, to God’s right hand ; There, with the Saviour and his saints, Triumphantly to stand. 184 hat. prepa/redfor them a city** C.M. N ot to the terrors of the Lord, The tempest, fire, and smoke : Hot to the thunder of that word Which God on Sinai spoke; 2 But we are come to Sion’s hill. The city of our God ; Where milder words declare his will. And spread his love abroad. 3 Behold th’ innumerable host Of angels clothed in light : Behold the spirits of the just. Whose faith is changed to sight. 4 Behold the bless’d assembly there Whose names are writ in heaven ; Hear God, the Judge of all, declare Their sins, through Christ, forgiven. 5 Angels, and living saints and dead. But one communion make : All join in Christ, their living Head, And of his love partake. THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS. 149 TOC Behold, how good and joyful a thing p Tyr X O O is, brethren, to dwell together in unity . ” From the cxxxiii. Psalm. H OW vast mnst their advantage be, How great their pleasure prove. Who live like brethren, and consent In offices of love ! 2 True love is like the precious oil, Which, poured on Aaron’s head, Ban down his beard, and o’er his robes Its costly fragrance shed. 3 ’Tis like refreshing dew, which does On Hermon’s top distil ; Or like the early drops that fall On Sion’s favour’d hill. i For Sion is the chosen seat Where the Almighty King The promised blessing has ordain’d, And life’s eternal spring. 1 Q O “ Their sound went into all the earth, p X O w and their words unto the ends of the • world.'' F ob the Apostles’ glorious company. Who, bearing forth the cross o’er land and sea. Shook all the mighty world, we sing to thee. Alleluia. 2 For the Evangelists, by whose blest word. Like fourfold streams, the garden of the Lord Is fair and fruitful, be thy name adored. Alleluia. 160 THE COMMUNION OP SAINTS. 3 For Martyrs, who, with rapture-kindled eye. Saw the bright crown descending from the sky. And died to grasp it, thee we glorify. Alleluia. 7 “ We a/re compassed about with so great a r) ti/t * cloud of witnesses. ” x • M • OR all the saints, who from their r labours rest, Who thee by faith before the world con- fess’d. Thy name, 0 Jesus^ be forever bless’d. Alleluia. 2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might ; Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well- fought fight ; Thou, in the darkness drear, the Light of light. Alleluia. 3 O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold. Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old. And win, with them, the victor’s crown of gold- Alleluia. 4 O blest Communion, fellowship divine ! We feebly struggle, they in glory shine; Yet all are one in thee, for all are thine. Alleluia. 5 And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long, Steals on the ear the distant triumph-song, And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. Alleluia. 16] THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS. I 6 i ! 7 8 I The golden evening brightens in the west *, Soon, soon to faithful warriors comes the rest ; Swee^ is the calm of Paradise the bless’d. Alleluia. But lo ! there breaks a yet more glorious day; The saints triumphant rise in bright array ; The King of Glory passes on his way.^ Alleluia. From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast. Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host. Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Alleluia. , T QQ Of whor.i the wholj famT^y in heaven p I JLC/O and earth is named.” * * C OME, let us join our friends above That have obtained the prize, And on the eagle wings of love i To joys celestial rise. 2 Let all the saints terrestrial sing, With those to glory gone ; ; For all the servants of our King \ In earth and heaven are one. 3 One family, we dwell in him. One Church, above, beneath; Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death. 4 One army of the living God, To his command we bow ; !52 THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS. Part of his host have cross’d the flood. And j)art are crossing now. 5 Ten thousand to their endless home, This solemn moment fly ; And we are to the margin come, And we expect to die. 6 Then, Lord of hosts, be thou our guide, And we, at thy command, Through waves that part on either side. Shall reach thy blessed land. 1 Q Q “ after this I beheld, and lo, a great gg *7 a ^ multidude, which no man could number, * * of all nations and hind, red and 'people Double. and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.’* H AEK ! the sound of holy voices. Chanting o’er the crystal sea. Alleluia, alleluia, Alleluia, Lord, to thee : Multitude, which none can number. Like the stars in glory stands. Clothed in white apparel, holding Palms of victory in their hands. 2 Patriarch, and holy Prophet, Who prepared the way of Christ, I King, Apostle, Saint, Confessor, Martyr and Evangelist, i Saintly maiden, godly matron, I Widows who have watched to prayer, Joined in holy concert, singing i To the Lord of alb are there. THE CHURCH. 163 ; 3 They have come from tribulation, And have wash’d their robes in blood, Wash’d them in the blood of J esus ; Tried they were, and firm they stood, Mock’d, imprison’d, stoned, tormented, i Sawn asunder, slain with sword, They have conquer’d death and Satan By the might of Christ the Lord. r 4 Marching with thy cross their banner, They have triumph’d, following Thee, the Captain of salvation. Thee, their Saviour and their King. Gladly, Lord, with thee they suffer’d; Gladly, Lord, with thee they died ; And by death to life immortal They were born and glorified. 5 Kow they reign in heavenly glory, Kow they walk in golden light, Kow they drink, as from a river. Holy bliss and infinite : Love and peace they taste for ever. And all truth and knowledge see In the beatific vision Of the blessed Trinity. ' III. THE CHURCH. 190 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God” 8s. 7s. Double. G LOKIOUS things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God : He, whose word cannot be broken, Form’d thee for his own abode ; F lo4 THE OHCmOH. On tlie Eock of Ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose ? With salvation’s walls surrounded, Thou may’st smile at all thy foes. 2 See, the streams of living waters. Springing from eternal love. Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove ; Who can faint, while such a river Ever flows their thirst t’ assuage ? Grace, which like the Lord, the giver, i^ever fails from age to age. 3 Eound each habitation hovering. See the cloud and Are appear. For a glory and a covering. Showing that the Lord is near. Blest inhabitants of Zion, Wash’d in the Eedeemer’s blood ! J esus, whom their souls rely on, Makes them kings and priests to God. 191 “ O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: q -iiyr they shall prosper that love thee.** o . M, I LOYE thy kingdom. Lord, The house of thine abode, The Church our blest Eedeemer saved With his own precious blood. 2 I love thy Church, 0 God ; Her walls before thee stand. Bear as the apple of thine eye, And graven on thy hand. 3 For her my tears shall fall ; For her my prayers ascend ; I I THE CHURCH. 155 To her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end. 4 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, , Her hymns of love and praise. 5 Jesus, thou Friend divine, Our Saviour and our King, Thy hand from every snare and foe Shall great deliverance bring. 6 Sure as thy truth shall last. To Sion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield. And brighter bliss of heaven. 192 Awake, awaken put on thy strength, O Sion.** L.M. T E-IUMPHAHT Sion ! lift thy head From dust, and darkness, and the dead : Though humbled long, awake at length, And gird thee with thy Saviour’s strength. 2 Put all thy beauteous garments on. And let thy excellence be known : Deck’d in the robes of righteousness. The world thy glories shall confess. 3 No more shall foes unclean invade. And fill thy hallow’d walls with dread ; No more shall hell’s insulting host Their victory and thy sorrows boast. 166 THE CHURCH. 4 God from on liigh has heard thy prayer. His hand thy ruins shall repair : Hor will thy watchful Monarch cease To guard thee in eternal peace. From the Ixxxvii. Psalm. G OD’S temple crowns the holy mount, The Lord there condescends to dwell ; His Sion’s gates, in his account. Our Israel’s fairest tents excel : Yea, glorious things of thee we sing, 0 city of th’ Almighty King ! 2 Of honour’d Sion we aver. Illustrious throngs from her proceed ; The Almighty shall establish her, And shall enrol her holy seed : Yea, for his people he shall count The children of his favour’d mount. 3 He’ll Sion find with numbers fill’d Who celebrate his matchless praise ; Who, here in alleluias skill’d, In heaven their harps and hymns shall raise : 0 Sion, seat of Israel’s King, Be mine to drink thy living spring ! T ‘‘ Grod is our hope and strength, a very o.y present help in trouble.” ^ ’ From the xlvi. Psalm. G od is our refuge in distress, A present help when dangers press. In him, undaunted, we’ll confide; THE CHURCH. 167 Though earth were from her centre tost, And mountains in the ocean lost, ^ Torn piecemeal by the roaring tide 2 A gentler stream with gladness still The city of our Lord shall fill, The royal seat of God most high : God dwells in Sion, whose fair towers Shall mock th’ assaults of earthly powers While his Almighty aid is nigh. 3 Submit to God’s Almighty sway. For him the heathen shall obey. And earth her sovereign Lord confess ; The God of hosts conducts our arms. Our tower of refuge in alarms, As to our fathers in distress. ^ “ JVe which have helieved do enter into g L ike Koah’s weary dove. That soar’d the earth around, But not a resting-place above The cheerless waters found ; 2 O cease, my wandering soul. On restless wing to roam ; All the wide world, to either pole. Has not for thee a home. 3 Behold the Ark of God, Behold the open door ; Hasten to gain that dear abode, And rove, my soul, no more. 4 There safe thou shalt abide, There sweet shall be thy rest. 168 THE CHURCH. And every longing satisfied, With full salvation blest. 5 And, when the waves of ire Again the earth shall fill, The Ark shall ride the sea of fire, Then rest on Sion’s hill. “I Q The hill of Sion is a fair place ^ and ^ Jm w the joy of the whole earth." U . M From the xlviii. Psalm. T he Lord, the only God, is great, And greatly to be praised In Sion, on whose happy mount His sacred throne is raised. 2 In Sion we have seen perform’d A work that was foretold, In pledge that God, for times to come, His city will uphold. 3 Let Sion’s mount with joy resound ; Her daughters all be taught In songs bis judgments to extol. Who this deliverance wrought. 4 Compass her walls in solemn pomp, Your eyes quite round her cast ; Count all her towers, and see if there You find one stone displaced. 5 Her forts and palaces survey. Observe their order well, That to the ages yet to come His wonders you may tell. 6 This God is ours, and will be ours, Whilst we in him confide ; Who, as he has preserved us now, Till death will be our guide. THE nnURCH. 159 197 “ That they all may he one.'* bS. 8s. O ISTE sole baptismal sign, The Lord, below, above, One faith, one hope divine, One only watchword — Love : From different temples though it rise, One song ascendeth to the skies. 2 Our sacrifice is one, One Priest before the throne. The slain, the risen Son, Eedeemer, Lord alone ! And sighs from contrite hearts that spring Our chief, our choicest offering. 3 Head of thy Church beneath, The catholic, the true. On all her members breathe. Her broken frame renew ! Then shall thy perfect will be done. When Christians love and live as one. 198 “ Christ is the Head of the Church** P,M« H ead of the hosts in glory ! We joyfully adore thee. Thy Church below. Blending with those on high — Where through the azure sky Thy saints in ecstasy For ever glow. 2 Angels ! archangels ! glorious Guards of the Church victorious ! Worship the Lamb ! 160 THE CHURCH. Crown him with crowns of light, One of the Three by right — Love, majesty, and might — The great I AM ! 3 Martyrs ! whose mystic legions March o’er yon heavenly regions In triumph round : Wave high your banners, wave ! Your God, our Saviour, clave For death itself a grave. In hell profound ! 4 Saints ! in fair circles, casting Hich trophies everlasting At Jesus’ feet, Amidst our rude alarms, We stretch forth suppliant arms. That we, too, safe from harms. In heaven may meet ! 5 Saviour ! in glory beaming. With radiance brightly streaming. Enthroned in power, Grant, by thy awful name. That we through flood and flame The Gospel may proclaim. Till life’s last hour. f O O ** Our feet shall stand in thy gates, O Jerusalem:^ ^S Prom the cxxii. Psalm. W ITH joy shall I behold the day That calls my willing soul away, To dwell among the blest : For, lo ! my great Eedeemer’s power Unfolds the everlasting door. And points me to his rest. THE CHURCH. IGl 2 Ev’n now, to my expecting eyes The heaven-bnilt towers of Salem rise i Their glory I survey; I view her mansions that ontain The angel host, a beauteous train, And shine with cloudless day. 3 Thither, from earth’s remotest end, Lo ! the redeem’d of God ascend. Borne on immortal wing ; There, crown’d with everlasting joy, In ceaseless hymns their tongues employ, Before th’ Almighty King. 4 Mother of cities ! o’er thy head Bright peace, with healing wings outspread^ For evermore shall dwell : Let me, blest seat 1 my name behold Among thy citizens enroll’d. And bid the world farewell. f\/\ ** O how amiable are thy dwellings^ ^\J\J thou Lord of hosts'* Doubla P LEASANT are thy courts above, In the land of light and love; Pleasant are thy courts below. In this land of sin and woe. 0 my spirit longs and faints For the converse of thy saints, For the brightness of thy face. King of glory, God of grace ! 2 Happy birds that sing and fly Bound thy altars, O Most High ! Happier souls, that find a rest In a heavenly Father’s breast ! F 2 162 THE CHURCH. Like the wandering dove, that found No repose on earth aronnd, They can to their ark repair, And enjoy it ever there. 3 Happy souls ! their praises flow. Ever in this vale of woe ; Waters in the desert rise, Manna feeds them from the skies*, On they go from strength to strength, Till they reach thy throne at length ; At thy feet adoring fall. Who hast led them safe through all. 4 Lord, be mine this prize to win ; Guide me through a world of sin, Keep me by thy saving grace, Give me at thy side a place ; Sun and shield alike thou art ; Guide and guard my erring heart ; Grace and glory flow from thee ; Shower, 0 shower them. Lord, on me. 201 ' Under the shadow of thy wings shall qj q he my refuge." oLX OS F orth from the dark and stormy sky. Lord, to thine altar’s shade we fly ; Forth from the world, its hope and fear, Saviour, we seek thy shelter here : Weary and weak, thy grace we pray: Turn not, 0 Lord, thy guests away. 2 Long have we roamed in want and pain. Long have we sought thy rest in vain ; Wildered in doubt, in darkness lost. Long have our souls been tempest-tost ; Low at thy feet our sins we lay ; Turn not, O Lord ! thy guests away* THE CHURCH. 163 202 Jems Christ himself being the chief 7s. OS, corner stone. ’ ’ Doubla T he Church’s one foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord ; She is his new creation By water and the word : From heaven he came and sought her To be his holy bride ; With his own blood he bought her, And for her life he died. 2 Elect from every nation, Yet one o’er all the earth. Her charter of salvation One Lord, one faith, one birth ; One holy name she blesses, Partakes one holy food. And to one hope she presses, With every grace endued. 3 Though with a scornful wonder, Men see her sore opprest, By schisms rent asunder, By heresies distrest ; Yet saints their watch are keeping, Their cry goes up, “ How long ? ” And soon the night of weeping Shall be the morn of song. 4 ’Mid toil and tribulation, And tumult of her war. She waits the consummation Of peace for evermore ; Till with the vision glorious Her longing eyes are blest. And the great Church victorious Shall be the Church at rest. 164 the sacraments. 6 Yet she on earth hath union With God the Three in One, And mystic sweet communion With those whose rest is won : 0 happy ones and holy ! Lord, give ns grace that we, Like them, the meek and lowly. On high may dwell with thee. lY, THE SACRAMENTS. ^uppn*. 203 Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to , , receive power ^ and riches, and wisdom, ^ • M . and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.’’ T hou, God, all glory, honour, power. Art worthy to receive ; Since all things by thy power were made And by thy bounty live. 2 And worthy is the Lamb all power, Honour, and wealth to gain. Glory and strength ; who for our sins A sacrifice was slain. 3 All worthy thou, who hast redeem’d And ransom’d us to God, For every nation, every coast. By thy most precious blood. 4 Blessing and honour, glory, power. By all in earth and heaven. To him that sits upon the throne. And to the Lamb, be given. THE LORD’S SUPPER. 1C5 2Q^ “ Jesus Christ, vjho gave himself for our ^ T O Jesus, our exalted Lord, That name in heaven and earth adored, Fain would our hearts and voices raise A cheerful song of sacred praise. 2 But all the notes which mortals know Are weak, and languishing, and low ; Far, far above our humble songs. The theme demands immortal tongues, 3 Yet whilst around his board we meet, And worship at his sacred feet, 0 let our warm affections move In glad returns of grateful love. 4 Yes, Lord, we love, and we adore. But long to know and love thee more ; And, whilst we take the bread and wine. Desire to feed on joys divine. 205 “ Come, for all things are now ready.’* L. M M y God, and is thy table spread. And does thy cup with love o’erflow ? Thither be all thy children led, And let them thy sweet mercies know. 2 Hail ! sacred feast, which Jesus makes, Rich banquet of his flesh and blood: Thrice happy he who here partakes That sacred stream, that heavenly food. 3 Why are its bounties all in vain Before unwilling hearts display’d ? Was not for you the victim slain ? Are you forbid the children’s bread ? 4 0 let thy table honour’d be. And furnish’d well with joyful guests : And may each soul salvation see, That here its holy pledges tastes ! 166 THE SACRAMENTS. 5 Drawn by thy quickening grace, 0 Lord, In countless numbers let them come ; And gather from their Father’s board The bread that lives beyond the tomb. 6 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. 206 We will go into his tahernacles ; we will worship at his footstool.’* C.M. A nd are we now brought near to God, Who once at distance stood ? And, to effect this glorious change. Did Jesus shed his blood? 2 0 for a song of ardent praise. To bear our souls above ! What should allay our lively hope. Or damp our flaming love ? 3 Then let us join the heavenly choirs. To praise our heavenly King : 0 may that love which spread this board Inspire us while we sing : 4 “ Glory to God in highest strains. And to the earth be peace ; Good-will from heaven to men is come, And let it never cease.” O ^ ^ J esus said unto them, I am the Bread -r> n*- i of Life.** P-M. B read of the world, in mercy broken, Wine of the soul, in mercy shed, By whom the words of life were spoken, And in whose death our sins are dead ; 167 THE LORD’S SUPPER. 2 Look on the heart by sorrow broken, Look on the tears by sinners shed ; And be thy feast to ns the token That by thy grace onr souls are fed. 208 “ To him he glory and dominion.” C.M. C OME let ns join onr cheerful songs With angels round the throne. Ten thousand thousand are their tongues. But all their joys are one. 2 “ W^orthy 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 Honour 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 ! 5 The whole creation join in one. To bless the sacred name Of him that sits upon the throne. And to adore the Lamb. ^ Whoso eafeih my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life. B ee AD of heaven, on thee we feed. For thy flesh is meat indeed : Ever may onr souls be fed With this true and living bread; 8 THE SACEAMENTS. Day by day with strength supplied, Through the life of him who died. 2 Vine of heaven, thy blood supplies This blest cup of sacrifice. Lord, thy wounds our healing give, To thy cross we look and live : J esus, may we ever be Grafted, rooted, built in thee. ** I am that bread of life. ” C . M , S HEPHERD of souls, refresh and bless Thy chosen pilgrim flock. With manna in the wilderness. With water from the rock. 2 Hungry and thirsty, faint and weak. As thou when here below. Our souls the joys celestial seek Which from thy sorrows flow. 3 We would not live by bread alone, But by that word of grace, In strength of which we travel on To our abiding-place. 4 Be known to us in breaking bread. But do not then depart; Saviour, abide with us, and spread Thy table in our heart. t 5 Lord, sup with us in love divine ; Thy body and thy blood, That living bread, that heavenly wine. Be our immortal food. BA-PTISM. 109 211 JTkis do in remembrance of Me.*' C.M. A COORDIJSTG to thy gracious word, In meek humilit}^, This will I do, my dying Lord, I will remember thee. 2 Thy body, broken for my sake. My bread from heaven shall be ; Thy sacramental cup I take, And thus remember thee. 3 Can I Gethsemane forget? Or there thy conflict see. Thine agony and bloody sweat. And not remember thee ? 4r When to the cross I turn mine eyes, And rest on Calvary, 0 Lamb of God, my sacrifice, I must remember thee. 5 Eemember thee, and all thy pains. And all thy love to me ; Yes, while a breath, a pulse remains, Will I remember thee. 6 And when these failing lips grow dumb, And mind and memory flee. When thou shalt in thy kingdom come Jesus, remember me. JSaptiigm. Baptism of Infants. 212 “ Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not.*' S.M T he gentle Saviour calls Our children to his breast; He folds them in his gracious arms, Himself declares them blest. ^70 THE SACRAMENTS. 2 “ Let them approach,” he cries, “ Kor scorn their humble claim ; The heirs of heaven are such as these, For such as these I came.” 3 Gladly we bring them, Lord, Devoting them to thee. Imploring that, as we are thine.. Thine may our offspring be. O "I O fook them up in his arms, put his o hands upon. them, and blessed them." S AYIOUR, who thy flock art feeding. With the shepherd’s kindest care, All the feeble gently leading, While the lambs thy bosom share ; 2 How, these little ones receiving. Fold them in thy gracious arm ; There, we know, thy word believing, Only there secure from harm. 3 Hever from thy pasture roving. Let them be the lion’s prey ; Let thy tenderness, so loving. Keep them all life’s dangerous way. 4 Then, within thy fold eternal. Let them find a resting-place ; Feed in pastures ever vernal. Drink the rivers of thy grace. O T| ** Thai he may please him who hath chosen p ^ ^ JL jt him to be a soldier.* I H token that thou shalt not fear Christ crucified to own. We print the cross upon thee here. And stamp thee his alone. BAPTISM. 171 2 In token that tkon shalt not blush To glory in his name, We blazon here upon thy front, His glory and his shame. 3 In token that thou too shalt tread The path he travelled by, Endure the cross, despise the shame. And sit thee down on high; 4 Thus outwardly and visibly We seal thee for his own : And may the brow that wears his cross Hereafter share his crown. Baptism of a Young Person. i “ Remeinber thy Creator in the days, of p vr JLO thy youth” O IN the morn of life, when youth , With vital ardour 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 ot 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. 1.72 THE SACRAMENTS. 5 True wisdom, early sought and gain’d, In age will give thee rest : O then, improve the morn of life. To make its evening blest. Baptism of Adults. 216 strong in the Lord, and in the vow&r of his might ~ b.M. S oldiers of Christ, arise. And put your armour on ; Strong in the strength which God supplies Through his eternal Son. 2 Strong in the Lord of hosts, And in his mighty power ; Who in the strength of Jesus trusts, Is more than conqueror. 3 Stand then in his great might. With all his strength endued ; And take, to arm you for the fio-ht The panoply of God ; ^ 4 That having all things done, And all your conflicts past. Ye may behold your victory won, And stand complete at last. 917 of God through faith ^ ■ unto salvation.".^ O.M. M y God ! thy covenant of love Abides for ever sure ; And in its matchless grace I feel My happiness secure. 2 Since thou, the everlasting God, My Father art become. BAPTISM. 173 Jesus, my Guardian and my Friend, And heaven my final home, — 3 I welcome all thy sovereign will, For all that will is love ; And when I know not what thou dost, I wait the light above. 4 Thy covenant in darkest gloom 8hall heavenly rays impart, ^ Which, when my eyelids close in death. Shall warm my chilling heart. O 1 Q ''lam not ashamed, for I know whom I j X O have believed.^' J ESUS, and shall it ever be, A mortal man ashamed of thee ? Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise. Whose glories shine through endless days 1 2 Ashamed of Jesus ! sooner far Let night disown each radiant star ; ’Tis midnight with my soul, till he. Bright Morning Star, bid darkness flee. 3 Ashamed of Jesus ! 0 as soon Let morning blush to own the^ sun ; He sheds the beams of light divine O’er this benighted soul of mine. 4 Ashamed of Jesus ! that dear Friend On whom my hopes of heaven depend ? Ho ; when I blush, be this my shame. That I no more revere his name. 5 Ashamed of Jesus ! empty pride ; I’ll boast a Saviour crucified , And 0 may this my portion be. My Saviotir not ashamed of me. 174 OFFICES OF THE CHUKCH. V. OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. rtT Q Jesus saith, Have ye never read, Out 7s.6s. Cy of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfeked praise.’* Chorus W HEN, his salvation bringing, To Zion Jesns came. The children all stood singing Hosanna to his name j Nor did their zeal offend him, But, as he rode along, He let them still attend him, And smiled to hear their song. Hosanna to Jesus they sang. 2 And since the Lord retaineth His love to children still. Though now as King he reigneth On Zion’s heavenly hill; We’ll flock around his banner. Who sits upon the throne. And cry aloud, Hosanna To David’s royal Son : Hosanna to Jesus weTl sing. 3 For should we fail proclaiming Our great Redeemer’s praise. The stones, our silence shaming. Might well hosannas raise. But shall we only render The tribute of our words ? No; while our hearts are tender. They too shall be the Lord’s. Hosanna to Jesus, our King. CATECHISM. 176 220 “ Sing unto the Lord, and praise his name.'* G LOEY to the Father give, God in whom we move and live ,* Children’s prayers he deigns to hear, Children’s songs delight his ear. 2 Glory to the Son we bring, Christ onr Prophet, Priest, and Kingj Children, raise yonr sweetest strain To the Lamb, for he was slain. 3 Glory to the Holy Ghost, He reclaims the sinner lost ; Children’s minds may he inspire. Touch their tongues with holy fire. 4 Glory in the highest be To the blessed Trinity, For the Gospel from above. For the word that “ God is love.” 221 Blessed are they that Tceep his testimonies f ^ and seek him with their whole heart." From the cxix. Psalm. H OW bless’d are they who always keej The pure and perfect way ; Who never from the sacred paths Of God’s commandments stray ! 2 How bless’d, who to his righteous laws Have still obedient been ; And have with fervent, humble zeal His favoui sought to win ! 3 Such men their utmost caution use To shun each wicked deed ; But in the path which he directs With constant care proceed. {.70 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 4 Thou strictly hast enjoin’d us. Lord, To learn thy sacred will ; And all our diligence employ Thy statutes to fulfil. 5 0 then that thy most holy will Might o’er my ways preside ; And I the course of all my life By thy direction guide ! 222 “ Her tonys are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace.’’* C.M 0 HAPPY is the man who hears Religion’s warning voice, And who celestial wisdom makes His early, only choice. 2 For she has treasures greater far Than east or west unfold ; More precious are her bright rewards Than gems, or stores of gold. 3 Pier right hand offers to the just Immortal, happy days ; Her left, imperishable wealth And heavenly crowns displays. 4 And, as her holy labours rise, So her rewards increase ; Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace. W HAT a strange and wondrous story, From the book of God is read ; — How the Lord of life and glory Had not where to lay his head ; — CATECHISM. 177 I 2 How he left his throne in henven, I Here to suffer, bleed, and die, I That my soul might be forgiven, 1 And ascend to Grod on high ! i 3 Father ! let thy Holy Spirit ' Still reveal a Saviour’s love, ,ij And prepare me to inherit i| Glory where he reigns above. f 4 There, with saints and angels dwelling. May I that great love proclaim, I And with them be ever telling All the wonders of his name. ; 224 The child grew, and waxed strong n ly/r spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon himd* B y cool Siloam’s shady rill How fair the lily grows ! i How sweet the breath, beneath the hill, i Of Sharon’s dewy rose ! h i: 2 Lo ! such the child whose early feet ■ The paths of peace have trod, I Whose secret heart, with influence sweet. I Is upward drawn to God. [ 3 By cool Siloam’s shady rill ; The lily must decay ; L The rose that blooms beneath the hill ^ Must shortly fade away. f! 4 And soon, too soon, the wintry hour I Of man’s maturer age I Will shake the soul with sorrow’s power I ,, And stormy passion’s rage. '47-8 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 5 0 thou, whose infant feet were found Within thy Father’s shrine, Whose years with changeless virtue crown’d. Were all alike divine : 6 Dependent on thy bounteous breath. We seek thy grace alone. In childhood, manhood, age and death, To keep us still thine own. 225 Little children, heep yourselves from « r idols,** J ESUS, meek and gentle, Son of God most high, Pitying, loving Saviour, Hear thy children’s cry. 2 Pardon our offences. Loose our captive chains, Break down every idol Which our soul detains. 3 Give us holy freedom. Fill our hearts with love ; Draw us, holy Jesus, To the realms above. 4 Lead us on our journey, Be thyself the way Through terrestrial darkness, To celestial day. 5 Jesus, meek and gentle. Son of God most high, Pitying, loving Saviour, Hear thy children’s cry. CATECHISM. 179 226 “ Of such is the kingdom of God*" P.M. I THINK when I read that sweet storj of old, When Jesns was here among men, How he call’d little children as lambs to his fold, I should like to have been with them then. 2 I wish that his hands had been placed on my head. That his arm had been thrown around me, And that I might have seen his kind look when he said, Let the little ones come unto me. 3 Yet still to his footstool in prayer I may go, And ask for a share in his love ; And if I thus earnestly seek him below, I shall see him and hear him above. 4 In that beautiful place he has gone to pre- pare For all who are washed and forgiven ; ^ And many dear children shall he with him there, For of such is the kingdom of heaven. 5 But thousands and thousands who wander and fall. Never heard of that heavenly home , I wish they could know there is room for them all. And that Jesus has hid them to come. >30 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. O O rr “ other fell into good ground, and q„ d ■ brought forth fruit*' /b. ^ I 'N the vineyard of onr T'ather Daily work we find to do ; Scatter’d gleanings we may gather, Though we are but young and few ; Little clusters Help to fill the garners too. • 2 Toiling early in the morning, Catching moments through the day, Hothing small or lowly scorning While we work, and watch, and pray ; Gathering gladly Free-will ofierings by the way. 3 Hot for selfish praise or glory, Hot for objects nothing worth, But to send the blessed story Of the Gospel o’er the earth. Telling mortals Of our Lord and Saviour’s birth. 4 Up and ever at our calling, Till in death our lips are dumb, Or till — sin’s dominion falling — Christ shall in his kingdom come, And his children Beach their everlasting home. 5 Steadfast, then, in our endeavour. Heavenly Father, may we be ; And for ever, and for ever, We will give the praise to thee; Alleluia ! Singing, all eternity. CATECHISM. 181 228 “ Write them tcpon the table of thine heart L.M. 0 WRITE Tipoii my memory, Lord, The text and doctrine of thy word ; That I may break thy laws no more. But love thee better than before. 2 With thoughts of Christ and things divine, Fill np this sinful heart of mine ; That hoping pardon through his blood, I may lie down and wake with God. O O Q Se shall feedhis JiocTc UTce a shepherd; 8s.7s. ^ ^ sjl he shall gather the lambs with his a/rm, and carry them in his bosom.’’ S AYIOTJR, like a shepherd lead us, Much we need thy tender care ; In thy pleasant pastures feed us ; For our use thy folds prepare : BlessM Jesus ! Thou hast bought us, thine we are. 2 Thou hast promised to receive us. Poor and sinful though we be ; Thou hast mercy to relieve us ; Grace to cleanse, and power to free : BlessM Jesus ! Let us early turn to thee. 3 Early let us seek thy favour. Early let us learn thy will ; Do thou. Lord, our only Saviour, With thy love our bosoms fill : BlessM Jesus ! Thou hast loved us, — love us still 182 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. O O sAaW grow up before him as a t\ n -mf ^KJ\J tender planV^ D.O.M. W HE^^" Jesus left his Father’s throne, He chose an humble birth ; Like us, unhonour’d and unknown, He came to dwell on earth. Like him may we be found below, In wisdom’s path of peace ; Like him in grace and knowledge grow, As years and strength increase. 2 Sweet were his words and kind his look. When mothers round him press’d ; Their infants in his arms he took, And on his bosom bless’d. Safe from the world’s alluring harms, Beneath his watchful eye, Thus in the circle of his arms May we for ever lie. 3 When Jesus into Salem rode. The children sang around ; For joy they pluck’d the palms, and strow’d Their garments on the ground. Hosanna our glad voices raise. Hosanna to our King ! Should we forget our Saviour’s praise. The stones themselves would sing. 2 ^ While we were yet sinners y Christ died ^ T HEEE is a green hill far away. Without a city wall. Where the dear Lord was crucified Who died to save us all. CATECHISM. 18 iJ 2 We may iiot know, we cannot tell, What pains he had to bear, But we believe it was for us He hung and suffered there. 3 He died that we might be forgiven, He died to make us good, That we might go at last to heaven Saved by his precious blood. 4 There was no other good enough To pay the price of sin, He only could unlock the gate Of heaven, and let us in. 5 0, dearly, dearly has he loved. And we must love him too. And trust in his redeeming blood, And try his works to do. Q Q Q Be strong and of good courage. . . 0g. = ^ O ^ And the Lord, he it is that doth Chorus go before theeJ^ O ISTWAED, Christian soldiers, Marching as to war, With the cross of Jesus Going on before. Christ the royal Master Leads against the foe; Forward into battle, See, his banners go. Onward, Christian soldiers Marching as to war, With the cross of Jesus Goins’ on before. 184 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 2 At the sign of triumph Satan’s host doth flee ; On, then, Christian soldiers On to victory. Hell’s foundations qniver At the shout of praise ; •Brothers, lift your voices. Loud your anthems raise. Onward, &c. 3 Like a mighty army Moves the Church of God ; Brothers, we are treading Where the saints have trod; We are not divided. All one body we. One in hope and doctrine. One in charity. Onward, &c. 4 Crowns and thrones may perish. Kingdoms rise and wane. But the Church of Jesus Constant will remain ; Gates of hell can never ’Gainst that Church prevail ; We have Christ’s own promise, And that cannot fail. Onward, &c. 5 Onward, then, ye people. Join our happy throng. Blend with ours your voices In the triumph- song ; Glory, laud, and honour. Unto Christ the King; CATECHISM. This through countless ages Men and angels sing. Onward, Christian soldiers, Marching as to war, With the cross of Jesus Groing on before. 233 The child Jesus** 8s. 7s. 7s. O NCE in royal David’s city Stood a lowly cattle-shed, Where a mother laid her baby, In a manger for his bed ; Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child. 2 He came down to earth from heaven Who is God and Lord of all. And his shelter was a stable, And his cradle was a stall : With the poor, and mean, and lowly. Lived on earth our Saviour holy. 3 And, through all his wondrous childhood, He would honour and obey. Love, and watch the lowly maiden In whose gentle arms he lay ; Christian children all must be Mild, obedient, good as he. 4 For he is our childhood’s pattern, Day by day like us he grew ; He was little, weak, and helpless. Tears and smiles like us he knew; And he feeleth for our sadness. And he shareth in our gladness. G 186 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 5 And our eyes at last shall set? hinij Througli his own redeeming love. For that child so dear and gentle Is our Lord in heaven above ; And he leads his children on To the place where he is gone. 6 Hot in that poor lowly stablOj With the oxen standing by, We shall see him ; but in heaven, Set at God’s right hand on high ; When like stars his children crowned All in white shall wait around. Cmtfirmation* 234 “ With my whole heart aav". I sought thee. ” O.M M y God, accept my heart this day. And make it always thine. That I from thee no more may stray. Ho more from thee decline. 2 Before the cross of him who died. Behold, I prostrate fall ; Let every sin be crucified. And Christ be all in all. 3 Anoint me with thy heavenly grace. And seal me for thine own ; That I may see thy glorious face. And worship near thy throne. 4 Let every thought, and work, and word. To thee be ever given ; Then life shall be thy service, Lord, And death the grate of heaven ! CONFIRMATION. 187 235 “ My heart is fixed, 0 God, my heart is fixed.*’ 0 HAPPY day, that stays my choice On thee, my Saviour and my God : Well may this glowing heart rejoice, And tell thy goodness all abroad. 2 0 happy bond, that seals m}^ vows To him who merits all my love ! Let cheerful anthems fill his house. While to his sacred throne 1 move. L.M. 3 ’Tis done, the great transaction’s done ; Deign, gracious Lord, to make me thine ; Help me, through grace, to follow on. Glad to confess thy voice divine. 4 Here rest my oft-divided heart. Fix’d on thy God, thy Saviour, rest ; Who with the world would grieve to part When call’d on angels’ food to feast ? 5 High heaven, that heard the solemn vow, That vow renew’d shall daily hear. Till in life’s latest hour I bow, And bless in death a bond so dear. lO^ What things were gain to me, those I 8s. 7s. counted loss for Christ." Double J ESUS, I my cross have taken. All to leave and follow thee ; Destitute, despised, forsaken. Thou from hence my all shalt be : Perish every fond ambition. All I’ve sought, or hoped, or known ; Yet how rich is my condition ! God and heaven are still my own. 2 Man may trouble and distress me, ’Twill but drive me to thy breast ; Life with trials hard may press me. Heaven will bring me sweeter rest. 188 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. O ’tis not in grief to harm me, While thy love is left to me ; 0 ’twere not in joy to charm me, W ere that joy nnmix’d with thee. 3 Take, my soul, thy full salvation ; Eise o’er sin, and fear, and care ; Joy to find in every station Something still to do or bear : Think what Spirit dwells within thee ; What a Father’s smile is thine ; What a Saviour died to win thee ; Child of heaven, shouldst thou repine ? 4 Haste then on from grace to glory. Arm’d by faith, and wing’d by prayer ; Heaven’s eternal day’s before thee, God’s own hand shall guide thee there. Soon shall close thy earthly mission, Swift shall pass thy pilgrim days ; Hope soon change to glad fruition, Faith to sight, and prayer to praise. 237 “ grace is sufficient for theef 6s. 4Si M y faith looks up to thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour divine ! How hear me while I pray: Take all my guilt away .; 0 let me from this day Be wholly thine. 2 May thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart. My zeal inspire : CONFIRMATION. 189 As thou hast died for me, O may my love to thee Pure, warm, and changeless he, A living fire. 3 While life’s dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread. Be thou my guide ; Bid darkness turn to day, Wipe sorrow’s tears away, Nor let me ever stray From thee aside. 4 When ends life’s transient dream, When death’s cold, sullen stream Shall o’er me roll. Blest Saviour, then in love. Fear and distrust remove ; O hear me safe above, A ransom’d soul. O Q “ And they shall he mine, saith the Lord of ^ v) O hosts, in that day when I make up my T hine for ever : — God of love, Hear us from thy throne above ; Thine for ever may we he. Here and in eternity. 2 Thine for ever : — Lord of life. Shield us through our earthly strife : Thou the life, the truth, the way. Guide us to the realms of day. 3 Thine for ever 0 how bless’d They who find in thee their rest ! Saviour, guardian, heavenly friend, O defend us to the end. 190 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 4 Thine for ever : — Saviour, keep These thy frail and trembling sheep ; Safe alone beneath thy care, Let ns all thy goodness share. 5 Thine for ever : — thou onr guide, All onr wants by thee supplied. All onr sins by thee forgiven. Lead us, Lord, from earth to heaven. 0^0 “ Thou hast avouched the Lord this dav ,yr O C7 to he thy aod:> C.M. W ITl^ESS, ye men and angels; now Before the Lord we speak ; To him we make our solemn vow, A vow we dare not break : 2 That long as life itself shall last. Ourselves to Christ we yield ; Nor from his cause will we depart. Or ever quit the field. 8 We trust not in our native strength, But on his grace rely. That, with returning wants, the Lord Will all our need supply. 4 Lord, guide our doubtful feet aright. And keep us in thy ways ; And, while we turn our vows to prayers, Turn thou our prayers to praise. 240 He dioelleth with yoUy and shall he in jyj D BAW, Holy Grhost, thy seven-fold veil Between us and the fires of youth ; Breathe, Holy Ghost, thy freshening gale Our fevered brow in age to soothe. CONJ’IRMATION. 191 2 For ever on onr souls be traced This blessing from the Saviour’s hand, A sheltering rock in memory’s waste, O’ershadowing all the weary land. 241 ‘ Ke thxit cometh unto me, I will in no a y ^ wise cast ouV’ ' L OED, shall thy children come to thee ? A boon of love divine we seek : Brought to thine arms in infancy, Ere heart could feel, or tongue could speak, Thy children pray for grace, that they May come themselves to thee to-day. 2 Lord, shall we come ? and come again. Oft as we see thy table spread. And, tokens of thy dying pain. The wine pour’d out, the broken bread? Bless, bless, 0 Lord, thy children’s prayer, That they may come and find thee there. 3 Lord, shall we come ? not thus alone At holy time, or solemn rite ; But every hour till life be flown. Through weal or woe, in gloom or light, i Come to thy throne of grace, that we In faith, hope, love, coiilirm’d may be. I Lord, shall we come ? come jret again ? Thy children ask one blessing more * To come, not now alone ; — but then. When life, and death, and time are o’er ; Then, then to come, 0 Lord, and be Confirm’d in heaven, confirm’d by thee. 192 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 242 ‘ ‘ Put on the whole armour of God. ’ * D . L . M A rm tiiese thy soldiers, mighty Lord, With shield of faith and Spirit’s sword; Forth to the battle may they go, And boldly fight against the foe. With banner of the cross unfurl’d, And by it overcome the world; And so at last receive from thee The palm and crown of victory. 2 Come, ever-blessed Spirit, come, And make thy servants’ hearts thy home ; May each a living temple be. Hallow’d for ever, Lord, to thee ; Enrich that temple’s holy shrine With sevenfold gifts of grace divine ; With wisdom, light, and knowledge bless, Strength, counsel, fear, and godliness. 243 Show me thy ways, O Lord, and teach ^ , , me thy paths. ” o . J\i . From the xxv. Psahn. H IS mercy and his truth The righteous Lord displays. In bringing wandering sinners home, And teaching them his ways. 2 He those in justice guides Who his direction seek ; And in his sacred paths shall lead The humble and the meek. 3 Through all the ways of God Both truth and mercy shine. To such as, with religious hearts^ To his blest will incline. CONFIRMATION. 193 I 4 For God to all his saints His secret will imparts. And does his gracious covenant write In their obedient hearts. ** And I will accept thecy saith the g jy- From the xx. Psalm. M ay God accept our vow, Our sacrifice receive, Our heart’s devout request allow, Our holy wishes give ! 2 0 Lord, thy saving grace We joyfully declare ; Our banner in thy name we raise — “ The Lord fulfil our prayer ! ” 3 How know we that the Lord His chosen will defend ; From heaven will strength divine afibrd* And will their prayer attend. 245 ‘ O Lord God of hosts, blessed is the p -jy.- man that putteth his trust in thee.** C'.iVl, From the Ixxxiv. Psalm. 0 GOD of hosts, the mighty Lord, How lovely is the place W^here thou, enthroned in glory, show’st The brightness of thy face ! 2 My longing soul faints with desire To view thy blest abode ; My panting heart and flesh cry out For thee, the living God. 3 Thrice happy they whose choice has thee Their sure protection made, g2 194 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. Who long to tread the sacred ways That to thy dwelling lead. 4 Thus they proceed from strength to strength, And still approach more near ; Till all on Sion’s holy mount Before their God appear. 5 For God, who is our sun and shield, WiU grace and glory give ; And no good thing will he withhold From them that justly live. 6 Thou God, whom heavenly hosts obey, How highly bless’d is he. Whose hope and trust, securely placed. Are still reposed on thee ! AC\ What shall sevarate us Jrom tha love of f±\J Christ?” A S by the light of opening day The stars are all conceal’d. So earthly pleasures fade away When Jesus is reveal’d. 2 Creatures no more divide my choice, I bid them all depart ; His name, and love, and gracious voice Shall fix my roving heart. 3 Now, Lord, I would be thine alone, And wholly live to thee ; Yet worthless still myself I own, Thy worth is all my plea. HOLY MATRIMONY. ilHatrtm0n2* Gcd blessed them.'* biX 7s. D eign this union to approve, And confirm it, God of love. Bless thy servants ; on their head Now the oil of gladness shed ; In this nuptial bond, to thee Let them consecrated be. 2 In prosperity, be near, To preserve them in thy fear j In affliction, let thy smile All the woes of life beguile : And when every change is past, Take them to thyself at last. 248 threefold cord is not quickly broken.*' 7s. 6s. T he voice that breathed o’er Eden, That earliest wedding-day, The primal marriage blessing. It hath not pass’d away. 2 Still in the pure espousal Of Christian man and maid, The holy Three are with us, The threefold grace is said, 3 Be present, awtul Father, To give away this bride. As Eve thou gav’st to Adam Out of his own pierced side : 196 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 4 Be present, Son of Mary, To join their loving hands, As thou didst hind two natures In thine eternal hands ! 5 Be present, holiest Spirit, To hless them as they kneel, As thou, for Christ the Bridegroom, The heavenly spouse dost seal ! 6 0 spread thy pure wing o’er them, Let no ill power find place, When on wax d to thine altar Their hallowed path they trace, 7 To cast their crowns before thee In perfect sacrifice. Till to the home of gladness With Christ’s own hride they rise. Ftsitation of t^e Stck. 249 “ I look for the Lord ; my soul doth wait for him ; in his word is my trust f L.M. B e still, my heart, these anxious cares To thee are burdens, thorns, and snares ; They cast dishonour on thy Lord, And contradict his gracious word. 2 Brought safely by his hand thus far, Why wilt thou now give place to fear ! 197 VISITATION OF THE SICK. How canst tliou want if he provide, Or lose thy way with such a guide 3 When first before his mercy-seat. Thou didst to him thy all commit ; He gave thee warrant from that hour. To trust his wisdom, love, and power. 4 Did ever trouble yet befall, And he refuse to hear thy call? And has he not his promise passed, That thou shalt overcome at last? 5 Though rough and thorny be the road. It leads thee home apace to God ; Then count thy present trials small. For heaven will make amends for all. 250 TVTio is this that cometh up from the wilderness^ leaning upon her Be- loved ? ” Six 8s. W HEN gathering clouds around I view. And days are dark, and friends are few. On him I lean, who not in vain Experienced every human pain ; He sees my wants, allays my fears. And counts and treasures up my tears. 2 If aught should tempt my soul to stray From heavenly wisdom’s narrow way. To fly the good I would pursue. Or do the ill I would not do ; Still he who felt temptation’s power. Shall guard me in that dangerous hour. 198 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 3 If vexing thonghts within me rise, And, sore dismay’d, my spirit dies; Still he who once vouchsafed to bear Such bitter conflict with despair. Shall sweetly soothe, shall gently dry, The throbbing heart, the streaming eye. 4 When sorrowing o’er some stone I bend. Which covers what was once a friend, And from his voice, his hand, his smile. Divides me for a little while. Thou, Saviour, mark’st the tears I shed, For thou didst weep o’er Lazarus dead. 5 And 0, when I have safely past Through every conflict hut the lash Still, still unchanging, watch beside My bed of death, for thou hast died : Then point to realms of cloudless day. And wipe the latest tear away. 251 “ Let this mind he in you, which was also ^ r in Christ Jesus” O.M.. L ord, as to thy dear cross we flee. And plead to be forgiven. So let thy life our pattern be. And form our souls for heaven. 2 Help us, through good report and ill, ^ Our daily cross to bear ; Like thee to do our Father’s will. Our brethren’s griefs to share. 3 Let grace our selflshness expel. Our earthliness refine ; And kindness in our bosoms dwell, As free and true as thine. VISITATION OF THE SICK. 199 4 If joy shall at thy bidding fly, And grief’s dark day come on, We in our turn would meekly cry “ Father, thy will be done.” 5 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife, Forgiving and forgiven, 0 may we lead the pilgrim’s life. And follow thee to heaven. 252 Surely he hath ^orne our griefs andh carried our sorrows."* 7s. W HETI our heads are bowed with woe. When our bitter tears o’erflow. When we mourn the lost, the dear, Jesus, Son of Mary, hear, 2 Thou our throbbing flesh hast worn, Thou our mortal griefs hast borne, Thou hast shed the human tear ; Jesus, Son of Mary, hear. 3 When the solemn death-bell tolls For our own departing souls, When our final doom is near, Jesus, Son of Mary, hear. 4 Thou hast bowed the dying head, Thou the blood of life hast shed, Thou hast filled a mortal bier ; Jesus, Son of Marv, hear. 5 When the neart is sad within With the thought of all its sin, When the spirit shrinks with fear, Jesus, Son of Mary, hear. 200 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 6 Thou the shame, the grief, hast known. Though the sins were not thine own ; Thou hast deigned their load to bear; Jesus, Son of Mary, hear. 253 “ Thou art my hiding -place.'* D.C.M, T hou art my hiding-place, 0 Lord ! In thee I put my trust. Encouraged by thy holy word, A feeble child of dust. I have no argument beside, I urge no other plea ; And ’tis enough the Saviour died. The Saviour died for me. 2 When storms of fierce temptation beat. And furious foes assail. My refuge is the mercy- seat. My hope within the veil. From strife of tongues and bitter words My spirit flies to thee : J oy to my heart the thought affords. My Saviour died for me. 3 Mid trials heavy to be borne. When mortal strength is vain, A heart with grief and anguish torn, A body rack’d with pain, — Ah ! what could give the sufierer rest. Bid every murmur flee. But this, the witness in my breast That Jesus died for me ? 4 And when thine awful voice commands This body to decay, VISITATION OF THE SICK. 201 And life, in its last lingering sands, Is ebbing fast away,— Then, though it be in accents weak. And faint and tremblingly, O give me strength in death to speak, My Saviour died for me. 254 Make thy way straight before my face.^' 6s. Double T hy way, not mine, O Lord, However dark it be ; Lead me by thine own hand. Choose out the path for me. Smooth let it be or rough. It will be still the best ; Winding or straight, it leads Right onward to thy rest. 2 I dare not choose my lot ; I would not, if I might; Choose thou for me, my God; So shall I walk aright. Take thou my cup, and it With joy or sorrow fill. As best to thee may seem ; Choose thou my good and ill. 3 Choose thou for me my friends, My sickness or my health ; Choose thou my cares for me. My poverty or wealth. Hot mine, not mine the choice. In things or great or small ; Re thou my guide, my strength, My wisdom, and my all. 202 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 255 Having a desire to depart, and to he with Christ, which is far better.** C.M. W HEIST musing sorrow weeps the past, And mourns the present pain, How sweet to think of peace at last, And feel that death is gain ! 2 ’Tis not that murmuring thoughts arise, And dread a Father’s will ; ’Tis not that meek submission flies. And would not suffer still ; 3 It is that heaven-taught faith surveys The path that leads to light, And longs her eagle plumes to raise, And lose herself in sight. 4 It is that hope with ardour glows To see him face to face, Whose dying love no language knows Sufficient art to trace. 5 It is that tortur’d conscience feels The pangs of struggling sin ; Sees, though afar, the hand that heals. And ends her war within. 6 O let me wing my hallow’d flight From earth born woe and care. And soar above these clouds of night My Saviour’s bliss to share ! 256 Thy will he done.** P.M. M y God, my Father, while I stray Far from my home, on life’s rough way 0 teach me from my heart to say, “ Thy will be done.” VISITATION OF THE SICK. 203 2 Though dark my path, and sad my lot, Let me be still and murmur not. And breathe the prayer divinely taught, ‘‘Thy will be done.” 3 What though in lonely grief I sigh For friends beloved no longer nigh, Submissive still would I reply, “ Thy will be done.” 4 If thou shouldst call me to resign What most I prize — it ne’er was mine ; I only yield thee what is thine — “ Thy will be done.” 5 Renew my will from day to day. Blend it with thine, and take away All that now makes it hard to say, “ Thy will be done.” 6 Let but my fainting heart be blest With thy sweet Spirit for its guest. My God, to thee I leave the rest ; “ Thy will be done.” 257 “ My meditation of him shall he sweet.^* RM. W HATE’EE, my God ordains is right ; His will is ever just ; Howe’er he orders now my cause, I will be still and trust He is my God ; Though dark my road. He holds me that I shall not fall. Wherefore to him I leave it all. 204 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 2 Whatever my God ordains is right; He never will deceive ; He leads me by the proper path, And so to him I cleave, And take content What he hath sent ; His hand can turn my griefs away, And patiently I wait his day. 3 Whate’er my God ordains is right; Though I the cup must drink That bitter seems to my faint heart, I will not fear nor shrink ; Tears pass away With dawn of day; Sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart, And pain and sorrow all depart. 4 Whate’er my God ordains is right; My Light, my Life is he. Who cannot will me aught but good: I trust him utterly ; For well I know, In joy or woe, We soon shall see, as sunlight clear. How faithful was our Guardian here. 5 Whate’er my God ordains is right; Here will I take my stand, Though sorrow, need, or death make earth For me a desert land. My Father’s care Is round me there. He holds me that I shall not fall; And so to him I leave it all. BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 208 JSurial nt tt)e ®eatr. r? Q Lord, let me know my end, and the ^(30 number of my days.'* From the xxxix. Psalm. L OED, let me know my term of days, How soon my life will end : Tlie numerous train of ills disclose, Whicli this frail state attend. 2 My life, thou know’st, is but a span, A cipher sums my years ; And every man, in best estate, But vanity appears. 3 Man, like a shadow, vainly walks. With fruitless cares oppress’d ; He heaps up wealth, but cannot tell By whom ’twill be possess’d. 4 Why then should I on worthless toys With anxious cares attend ? On thee alone my steadfast hope Shall ever, Lord, depend. 5 Lord, hear my cry, accept my tears, And listen to my prayer. Who sojourn like a stranger here, As all my fathers were. 6 O spare me yet a little time ; My wasted strength restore. Before I vanish quite from hence. And shall be seen no more. 206 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 259 Te sorrow not even as others which have no hope.’* C.M. H ear what the voice from heaven declares To those in Christ who die ; Released from all their earthly cares, They’ll reign with him on high. 2 Then why lament departed friends, Or shake at death’s alarms ? Death’s but the servant Jesus sends To call us to his arms. 3 If sin be pardon’d, we’re secure. Death hath no sting beside ; The law gave sin its strength and power, But Christ, our ransom, died. 4 The grave of all his saints he bless’d. When in the grave he lay : And, rising thence, their hopes he raised To everlasting day. 5 Then, joyfully, while life we have, To Christ, our hfe, we’ll sing, Where is thy victory, 0 grave ? And where, 0 death, thy sting ? ” 260 They which sleep in Jesus, will God bring with him.” L.M. A sleep in Jesus ! blessed sleep 1 Prom which none ever wakes to weep ; A calm and undisturb’d repose. Unbroken by the last of foes. BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 20? 2 Asleep in Jesus ! 0 how sweet To be for such a slumber meet; With holy confidence to sing That death hath lost its painful sting I 3 Asleep in Jesus ! peaceful rest ! Whose waking is supremely blest ; No fear, no woe shall dim that hour That manifests the Saviour’s power. -1 Asleep in Jesus ! 0 for me May such a blissful refuge be ! Securely shall my ashes lie, Waiting the summons from on high. 5 Asleep in Jesus ! far from thee Thy kindred and their graves may be ; But there is still a blessed sleep, From which none ever wake« to weep. 261 “ He shall enter into peace:' C .M N ot for the dead in Christ we weep ; Their sorrows now are o’er ; The sea is calm, the tempest past. On that eternal shore. 2 Their peace is seal’d, their rest is sure, Within that better home ; A while we weep and linger here, Then follow to the tomb. 3 And though no vision’d dream of bliss Nor trance of rapture show Where, on the bosom of their God, They rest from human woe ; 208 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 4 J esus ! our shadowy path illume, And teach the chastened mind To welcome all that’s left of good To all that’s lost resign’d. ^ Burial of a Child. 262 Of such is the kingdom of heaven,'** ]y[ A S the sweet flower that scents the mom. But withers in the rising day ; Thus lovely was this infant’s dawn, Thus swiftly fled its life away. 2 It died ere its expanding soul Had ever burnt with wrong desires, Had ever spurn’d at heaven’s control, Or ever quench’d its sacred fires. ^ 3 It died to sin, it died to cares, But for a moment felt the rod : 0 mourner, such, the Lord declares, Such are the children of our God. “ There is hope in thine end, saith the fy q « • Lord, that thy children shall come oS. 7s. again to their own border.’* T ENDEE Shepherd, thou hast still’d Now thy little lamb’s brief weeping: Ah, how peaceful, pale, and mild In its narrow bed ’tis sleeping. FOR THOSE AT SEA. / /, And no sigh of anguish sore ^ Heaves that little bosom more. . 2 In this world of care and pain, Lord, thou wouldst no longer leave it : To the sunny heavenly plain Thou dost now with joy receive it ; Clothed in robes of spotless white, Now it dwells with thee in light. 3 Ah, Lord Jesus, grant that we Where it lives may soon be living. And the lovely pastures see That its heavenly food are giving ; Then the gain of death we prove. Though thou take what most we love, Jror tijose at Sea. 264 “ The bright and morning star.^^ 8s. Ts. 4. S TAR of peace, to wanderers weary, Bright the beams, that smile on me ; ' Cheer the pilot’s vision dreary, I Far, far at sea. i 2 Star of hope, gleam on the billow, ; Bless the soul that sighs for thee^- Bless the sailor’s lonely pillow, ' Far, far at sea. !i 3 Star of faith, when winds are mocking t All his toil, he flies to thee ; ' Save him, on the billows rocking, (v Far, far at sea. I :■ 2ioV OFEICES OF THE CHURCH. Star divine, O safely guide him, Bring the wanderer home to thee ; Sore temptations long have tried him, Far,dar at sea. 265 *‘Re of good cheer ^ it is I; he not 6s. 4s. a/raidf Double! F ierce was the wild MIIow, Dark was the night. Oars laboured heavily, Foam glimmered white ; Mariners trembled, Peril was nigh ! Then said the God of God, Peace ! It is I.^’ 2 Ridge of the mountain- wave. Lower thy crest. Wail of the tempest- wind, Be thou at rest ; Peril can none be. Sorrow must fly — Where saith the Light of light, “ Peace ! It is I.” 3 Jesus, Deliverer, Come thou to me : Soothe thou my voyaging Over lifers sea : Thou, when the storm of death Roars, sweeping by. Whisper, 0 Truth of truth. Peace ! It is I.” Vii , W HEIST through the torn sail the wild tempest is streaming, When o’er the dark wave the red lightning is gleaming, Hor hope lends a ray the poor seaman to cherish, We fly to our Maker : “ Save, Lord, or we perish.” 2 0 Jesus, once rock’d on the breast of the billow. Aroused by the shriek of despair from thy pillow, How seated in glory, the mariner cherish. Who cries in his anguish, “ Save, Lord, or we perish.” 3 And 0, when the whirlwind of passion is i’OR THOSE AT SEA. ^ 266 “ Savey Jjordjy or we 'perish.’’' raging. When sin in our Hearts its wild warfare is waging. Then send down thy Spirit thy redeemed to cherish, Rebuke the destroyer : “ Save, Lord, or we perish.” 267 These men see the works of the Lordy g jx 8s. and his wonders in the deep.” E TERHAL Father ! strong to save. Whose arm hath bound the restless wave. Who bid’st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep ; O hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea. W' OFFICES OF THE CHUUCa 2 Q Christ ! whose voice the waters heard, And hushed their raging at thy word, \ W^ho walkedst on the foaming deep, And calm amidst its rage didst sleep ; 0 hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea. 3 Most Holy Spirit ! who didst hrood Upon the chaos dark and rude, And bid its angry tumult cease. And give, for wild confusion, peace ; O hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea. 4 0 Trinity of love and power ! Our brethren shield in danger’s hour; From rock and tempest, fire and foe. Protect them wheresoe’er they go ; Thus evermore shall rise to thee Glad hymns of praise from land and sea. ‘ J esiis went unto them, walking on the sea.’’ S.M. 268 0 THOIJ who didst prepare The ocean’s sounding deep. And bid the gathering waters there In mighty concourse sweep : 2 Toss’d in our reeling bark On this tumultuous sea. Thy wondrous ways, 0 Lord, we mark, And lift our hearts to thee. 3 Jesus is nigh, who trod Of old that foaming spray. Whose billows own’d the incarnate God, And died in calm away. FOR THOSE AT SEA / 4 Thoiigli swells the threatening Mounting to heaven above, We know in whom our souls confide, And fearless trust his love. “ I will keep thee }n all places whither thou goest.’’ 269 C.M. [Which may he used at Sea or on Land.] L OED, for the just thou dost provide, Thou art their sure defence ; Eternal Wisdom is their guide, Their help, Omnipotence. 2 Though they through foreign lands should roam, And breathe the tainted air In burning climates, far from home. Yet thou, their God, art there. 3 Thy goodness sweetens every soil. Makes every country please ; Thou on the snowy hills dost smile, And smoothest the rugged seas. 4 When waves on waves, to heaven uprear’d, Defied the pilot’s art ; When terror in each face appear’d, And sorrow in each heart ; 5 To thee I raised my humble prayer, To snatch me from the grave : I found thine ear not slow to hear, Nor short thine arm to save. 6 Thou gav’st the word, the winds did cease, The storms obey’d thy will. The raging sea was hush’d in peace. And every wave was still. '^ 14 , OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 7 For this, mj life, in every state, A life of praise shall be ; And death, when death shall be my fate. Shall join my soul to thee. ©rKmati'on or tatitutiort of JKittfeter;^. O ^7 ^ “ Let thy priests be clothed with righteous- y -.y f w ness.^’ Jj.JM. L OED, pour thy Spirit from on high. And thine ordained servants bless ; Graces and gifts to each supply, And clothe thypriests with righteousness. 2 Within thy temple when they stand, To teach the truth as taught by thee, Saviour, like stars in thy right hand Let all thy Church’s jDastors be. 3 Wisdom and zeal and love impart. Firmness and meekness from above, To bear thy people in their heart. And love the souls whom thou dost love ; 4 To love, and pray, and never faint. By day and night their guard to keep, To warn the sinner, form the saint. To feed thy lambs, and tend thy sheep. 5 So, when their work is finish’d here. They may in hope their charge resign ; So, when their Master shall appear. They may with crowns of glory shine, ORDmATION. 216 Q 17 1 “ Unto every one of us is given grace ; j ^ ^ f X according to the measure of the gift -L' • • of Christ.'* F ather of mercies, bow thine ear, Attentive to onr earnest prayer : We plead for those who plead for thee; Successful pleaders may they be. 2 How great their work, how vast their charge ! Do thon their anxious souls enlarge : Their best acquirements are our gain ; We share the blessings they obtain. 3 Clothe, then, with energy divine Their words, and let those words be thine ; To them thy sacred truth reveal. Suppress their fear, inflame their zeal. 4 Teach them to sow the precious seed. Teach them thy chosen flock to feed ; Teach them immortal souls to gain— Souls that will well reward their pain. o Let thronging multitudes around Hear from their hps the joyful sound ; In humble strains thy grace implore. And feel thy new-creating power. 8 Let sinners break their massy chains, Distressed souls forget their pains ; Let light through distant realms be spread. And Sion rear her drooping head. 216 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH 272 And a river went out of JEden to water the garden; and from thence it was ^parted, and be- came into four heads'’ 8s. 7s. Six Lines. C OM^i, pure hearts, in sweetest measures Sing of those who spread the treasures In the holy Gospels shrined ; Blessed tidings of salvation, Peace on earth their proclamation Love from God to lost mankind. 2 See the Eivers four that gladden With their streams the better Eden Planted by our Lord most dear ; Christ the fountain, these the waters • Drink, 0 Sion’s sons and daughters. Drink and find salvation here. 3 0 that we, thy truth confessing, And thy holy word possessing, J esuSy may thy love adore ; Unto thee our voices raising. Thee with all thy ransomed praising, Ever and for evermore, 273 “ To proclaim the unsearchable riches t of Christ.’’ L.M. G O forth, ye heralds, in my name, ^ Sweetly the Gospel trumpet sound ; The glorious jubilee proclaim. Where’er the human race is founU. 2 The joyful news to all impart. And teach them where salvation lies ; With care bind up the broken heart, And wipe the tears from weeping eyes* CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS. 217 3 Be wise as serpents, where you go, But harmless as the peaceful dove ; And let your heaven-taught conduct show That ye’re commission’d from above. 4 Freely from me ye have received, Freely, in love, to others give ; Thus shall your doctrines he believed, And, by your labours, sinners live. ffionsecration of JSisfjops. C\^ A “ And he hreathed on them, and said, Re- ^ ^ I ^ ceiveye the Holy Ghost” C».iVi C OME, Holy Ghost, eternal God, Proceeding from above. Both from the Father and the Son, The God of peace and love. 2 Visit our minds, into our hearts Thy heavenly grace inspire ; That truth and godliness we may Pursue with full desire. 3 Thou in thy gifts art manifold. By them Christ’s Church doth stand : In faithful hearts thou writ’s! thy law, The finger of God’s hand. 4 According to thy promise. Lord, Thou gives! speech with grace; That, through thy help, God’s praises may Besound in every place. 5 0 Holy Ghost, into our minds Send down thy heavenly light ; Kindle our hearts with fervent zeal, To serve God day and night. H S18 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH, iS Of strife and of dissension Dissolve, 0 Lord, the bands, -and knit the knots of peace and love Throughout all Christian lands. 7 Grant us the grace that we may know The Father of all might. That we of his beloved Son May gain the blissful sight ; 8 And that we may with perfect faith Ever acknowledge thee. The Spirit of Father and of Son, One God in Persons Three. aapmg of a Corner ^tone. 275 May thine eyes he opened toward this j house night and day.** Ju.M. T his stone to thee in faith we lay; We build the temple, Lord, to thee ; Thine eye be open night and day To guard this house and sanctuary. 2 Here, when thy people seek thy face. And dying sinners pray to live. Hear thou in heaven, thy dwelling-place. And when thou hearest, 0 forgive. 3 Here, when thy messengers proclaim The blessed Gospel of thy Son, Still by the power of his great name Be mighty signs and wonders done. 4 Hosanna ! to their heavenly King. When children’s voices raise that song, Hosanna ! let their angels sing And heaven with earth the strain prolong. LAYING OF A CORNER STONE. 21^ 5 But will, indeed, Jehovah deign Here to abide, no transient guest ? Here will the world’s Eedeemer reign ? And here the Holy Spirit rest ? 5 That glory never hence depart ; Yet choose not. Lord, this house alone : Thy kingdom come to every heart, In every bosom fix thy throne. 0 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto j ^ ^ i w tkee, the fir tree, the fine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary 0 LOED of hosts, whose glory fills The bounds of the eternal hills. And yet vouchsafes, in Christian lands, To dwell in temples made with hands, 2 Grant that all we who here to-day Bejoicing this foundation lay, May be in very deed thine own. Built on the precious Corner-stone. 3 Endue the creatures with thy grace That shall adorn thy dwelling-place ; The beauty of the oak and pine. The gold and silver, make them thine. 4 To thee they all pertain ; to thee The treasures of the earth and sea ; And when we bring them to thy throne We but present thee with thine own. 5 The heads that guide endue with skill; The hands that work preserve from ill ; That we, who these foundations lay, May raise the topstone in its day OFFICES OF THE OHUECH Congecratton of Ci)urt]j)eg anfj Cl)ap$Ig. O ^7 ^7 O go your way into his gates with j , , ^ ■ ■ thanksgiving, andintohis courts i-i.M. with praise.** From the c. Psalm. W ITH one consent let all the earth To God their cheerful voices raise; Glad homage pay with awful mirth, And sing before him songs of praise. 2 Convinced that he is God alone, From whom both we and all proceed We, whom he chooses for his own. The flock that he vouchsafes to feed. 3 0 enter then his temple gate. Thence to his courts devoutly press; And still your grateful hymns repeat, And still his name with praises bless. 4 For he’s the Lord, supremely good, His mercy is for ever sure : His truth, which always firmly stood, To endless ages ^ shall endure. Q >7 Q “ P 'f^ill wash my hands in innocency, O t,*- ^ Lord; and so will I go to thine altar.** From the xxvi. Psalm. I ’LL wash my hands in innocence. And round thine altar go ; Pour the glad hymn of triumph thence. And thence thy wonders show. CONSECRATION OF CHURCHES. 221 2 My thanks I’ll publish there, and tell How thy renown excels ; That seat affords me most delight, In which thine honour dwells. 279 “ TAe Lord said unto him, Ihave hallowed ^ this house to jput my name there for ever, and mine eyes and mine heart shall he there perpetually C HEIST is our corner-stone. On him alone we build ; With his true saints alone The courts of heaven are filled ; On his great love Our hopes we place Of present grace And joys above. 2 O then with hymns of praise These hallowed courts shall ring, Our voices we will raise The Three in One to sing ; And thus proclaim In joyful song Both loud and long That glorious name. 3 Here, gracious God, do thou For evermore draw nigh ; Accept each faithful vow. And mark each suppliant sigh ; In copious shower On all who pray Each holy day Thy blessings pour* 222 OFFICES OF THE CHURCH. 4 jHere may we g’ain from heaven The grace which we implore ; And may that grace, once given, Be with ns evermore. Until that day When all the blest To endless rest Are called away. 280 Arise, O Lord, into thy resting -'place'* C.M. From the cxxxii. Psalm. O WITH due reverence let ns all To God’s abode repair* And prostrate at his footstool fall, Te breathe onr humble prayer. 2 Arise, 0 Lord, and now possess Thy constant place of rest ; Be that not only with thy ark, But with thy presence bless’d. 3 Clothe thou thy priests with righteousness, Make thou thy saints rejoice ; And, for thy servant David’s sake. Hear thy anointed’s voice. 281 Opr ay for the peace of J erusalem ; they , , shall prosper that love thee.'* U.M. From the cxxii. Psalm. O ’TWAS a joyful sound to hear Our tribes devoutly say, Up, Israel ! to the temple haste. And keep your festal-day. 2 At Salem’s courts we must appear. With our assembled powers, In strong and beauteous order ranged. Like her united towers. CONSECRATION OF CHURCHES 223 3 O ever pray for Salem’s peace For they shall prosp’rous be, Thon holy city of our God, Who bear true love to thee 4 May peace within thy sacred walls A constant guest be found ; With plenty and prosperity Thy palaces be crown’d. 5 For my dear brethren’s sake, and friends No less than brethren dear, I’ll pray, May peace in Salem’s towers A constant guest appear. 6 But most of all I’ll seek thy good. And ever wish thee well. For Sion and the temple’s sake. Where God vouchsafes to dwell. Q Q Q “ Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner- 8s. 7s. ZkXjJUL stone, elect, 'precious.^* gix Lines. C HEIST is made the sure foundation, Christ the head and corner stone. Chosen of the Lord, and precious. Binding all the Church in one. Holy Sion’s help for ever. And her, confidence alone. 2 All that dedicated city. Dearly loved of God on high. In exultant jubilation Pours perpetual melody ; God the One in Three adoring In glad hymns eternally. 3 To this temple, where we call thee. Come, 0 Lord of hosts, to-day ; 224 MISSIONS AND CHARITIES. With, thy wonted loving-kindness* Hear thy servants as they , pray ; And thy fullest benediction Shed within its walls alway. 4 Here vouchsafe to all thy servants What they ask of thee to gain, What they gain from thee for ever With the blessed to retain, And hereafter in thy glory Evermore with thee to reign. 5 Praise and honour to the Father, Praise and honour to the Son, Praise aod honour to the Spirit, Ever Three, and ever One, One in might, and One in glory, While eternal ages run. VI. Missions AND CHARITIES. 283 ' Come over and help us” 7s. 6s. F Double. EOM Greenland’s icy mountains. 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 : MISSIONS AND CHARITIES. 225 In vain with lavish hindness 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 wisdon^ from on high ; Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ? Salvation, 0 salvation. The joyful sound proclaim, Till each remotest nation Has learnt Messiah’s name. 4 Waft, waft, ye winds, his stor^ 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 returus to reign. 284 “ Se shall have dominion from sea to sea.** L .M* J ESUS 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 To him shall endless prayer be made. And praises throng to 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 sweetest song ; 226 MISSIONS AND CHARITIES. And infant voices sliall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 4 Blessings abound where’er he reigns ; The prisoner leaps to burst his chains, The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 5 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honours to our King ; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen. 285 That thy way may he known upon earth'* g , , From the Ixvii. Psalm. T O bless thy chosen race, In mercy, Lord, incline ; And cause the brightness of thy face On all thy saints to shine : 2 That so thy wondrous way May through the world be known ; While distant lands their tribute pay, And thy salvation own. 3 0 let them shout and sing. With joy and pious mirth ; For thou, the righteous Judge and King, Shalt govern all the earth. 4 Let difiering nations join To celebrate thy fame ; Let all the world, 0 Lord, combine . To praise thy glorious name. MISSIONS AND CHARITIES. 227 5 Then God upon onr land Shall constant blessings shower ; And all the world in awe shall stand Of his resistless power. 286 They shall see the glory of the LordT O.M. O N Sion and on Lebanon, On Carmers blooming height, On Sharon’s fertile plains, once shone The glory, pure and bright. 2 From thence its mild and cheering ray Stream’d forth from land to land ; And empires now behold its day ; And still its beams expand. 3 Its brightest splendonrs, darting west', Onr happy shores illume ; Our farther regions, once unblest. Now like a garden bloom. 4 But ah ! our deserts deep and wild See not this heavenly light ; No sacred beams, no radiance mild, Dispel their dreary night. 6 Thou, who didst lighten Sion’s hill. On Carmel who didst shine. Our deserts let thy glory fill. Thy excellence divine. 6 Like Lebanon, in towering pride. May all our forests smile ; And may our borders blossom wide Like Sharon’s fruitful soil. 228 MISSIONS AND OHARITIES. O Q ^ ** Awakey awake; put on strengthy O arm t ht ZiO t oftheLordr A EM of the Lord, awake, awake, Put on thy strength, the nations shake; And let the world adoring see Triumphs of mercy wrought by thee. 2 Say to the heathen from thy throne, I am Jehovah, God alone : Thy voice their idols shall confound. And cast their altars to the ground. 3 Let Sion’s time of favour come ; 0 bring the tribes of Israel home ; And let our wondering eyes behold Gentiles and Jews in Jesus’ fold. 4 Almighty God, thy grace proclaim In every clime, of every name ; Let adverse powers before thee fall. And crown the Saviour Lord of all. 288 “ 0 send out thy light and truth'* 8s. 7s. 4 O ’EE 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, thy glorious light, And from eastern coast to western May the morning chase the night : And redemption. Freely purchased, win the day MISSIONS AND CHARITIES. 22U 3 Fly abroad, eternal Gospel, Win and conquer, never cease : May thy lasting wide dominions Multiply, and still increase t May thy sceptre Sway the enlighten’d world around. 289 O praise ye the Lord, all ye nations.'* L M. From the cxvii. Psalm. F EOM all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator’s praise arise ; Jehovah’s glorious name be sung Through every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies. Lord, And truth eternal is thy word : Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. 290 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord." L.M. Y e Christian heralds, go, proclaim Salvation in Emmanuel’s name : To distant climes the tidings bear, And plant the rose of Sharon there. 2 God shield you with a wall of fire. With holy zeal your hearts inspire. Bid raging winds their fury cease, And calm the savage breast to peace. 3 And when our labours all are o’er, Then may we meet to part no more, — Meet, with the ransomed throng to fall, And crown the Saviour Lord of all. 230 MISSIONS AND CHARITIES. OQI And there shall he one fold and one 7s. 6s. A, shepherd/’ Double. H asten the time appointed, By prophets long foretold, When all shall dwell together, One shepherd and one fold. Let every idol perish, To moles and bats be thrown, And every prayer be offer’d To God in Christ alone. 2 Let Jew and Gentile, meeting From many a distant shore, Around one altar kneeling, One common Lord adore. Let all that now divides us Eemove and pass away. Like shadows of the morning Before the blaze of day. 3 Jjet all that now unites us More sweet and lasting prove, A closer bond of union, In a blest land of love. Let war be 1 earn’d no longer. Let strife and tumult cease. All earth his blessed kingdom. The Lord and Prince of Peace. 4 0 long-expected dawning, Come with thy cheering ray ! When shall the morning brighten, The shadows flee away? O sweet anticipation ! It cheers the watchers on, To pray, and hope, and labour, Till the dark night be gone. IvnSSIONS AND CHARITIES. 231 O O O ^ among the gg^ ij’g^ ^ ^ ^ heathen.'* S ouls in heathen darkness lying, Where no light has broken through, Souls that Jesus bought by dying, Whom his soul in travail knew — Thousand voices Call us, o’er the waters blue. 2 Christians, hearken 1 Nonehas taught them Of his love so deep and dear ; Of the precious price that bought them ; Of the nail, the thorn, the spear ; Ye who know him, Guide them from their darkness drear. 3 Haste, 0 haste, and spread the tidings Wide to earth’s remotest strand ; Let no brother’s bitter chidings Rise against us when we stand In the judgment, From some far, forgotten land. i Lo ! the hills for harvest whiten All along each distant shore ; Seaward far the islands brighten ; Light of nations ! lead us o’er : When we seek them. Let thy Spirit go before. For Missions to the New Settlements IN THE United States. 293 ** So shall they fear the name of the Lord gg from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. ’ ’ W HEN, Lord, to this our western land, Led by thy providential hand, Our wanderiug fathers came. 232 MISSIONS AND CHARITIES. Their ancient homes, their friends in yonth, Sent forth the heralds of thy truth, To keep them in thy name. 2 Then, through our solitary coast. The desert features soon were lost ; Thy temples there arose ; Our shores, as culture made them fair. Were hallowed by thy rites, by prayer. And blossomed as the rose. 3 And 0 may we repay this debt To regions solitary yet Within our spreading land : There, brethren, from our common home. Still westward, like our fathers, roam ; Still guided by thy hand. 4 Saviour, we own this debt of love : 0 shed thy spirit from above. To move each Christian breast ; Till heralds shall thy truth proclaim. And temples rise to fix thy name. Through all our desert west. For the Jews. 294 “ God is able to graffthem in again** L.M* D ISOWN’D of heaven, by man oppress'd. Outcasts from Sion’s hallowed ground, Wherefore should Israel’s sons, once bless’d, Still roam the scorning world around ] 2 Lord, visit thy forsaken race. Back to thy fold the wanderers bring ; MISSIONS AND CHARITIES. 233 Teacli them to seek thy slighted grace, ^ And hail in Christ their promised King. 3 The veil of darkness rend in twain, Which hides their Shiloh’s glorious light ; The sever’d olive-branch again Firm to its parent-stock unite. 4 Hail, glorious day, expected long ! When Jew and Greek one prayer shall pour With eager feet one temple throng. With grateful praise one God adore. 295 ** Spealc ye comfortably to Jerusalem** L.M. H igh on the bending willows hung, Israel, still sleeps the tuneful string ? Still mute remains the sullen tongue, And Sion’s song denies to sing ? 2 Awake ! thy loudest raptures raise ; Let harp and voice unite their strains ; Thy promised King his sceptre sways ; Behold, thy own Messiah reigns. 3 By foreign streams no longer roam, And, weeping, think on Jordan’s flood ; In every clime behold a home. In every temple see thy God. 4 Ho taunting foes the song require ; Hor strangers mock thy captive chain; Thy friends provoke the silent lyre. And brethren ask the holy strain. 234 . MISSIONS AND CHARITIES. 5 Then why, on bending willows Hung, - Israel, still sleeps the tuneful string ? Why mute remains the sullen tongue. And Sion’s song delays to sing ? O O Jwasw uch as ye have done it unto one p, , of the least of these my brethren, ye t>.M* have done it unto mef F OUISTTAIN of good, to own thy love Our thankful hearts incline ; What can we render. Lord, to thee, When all the worlds are thine ? 2 But thon hast needy brethren here, Partakers of thy grace. Whose humble names thou wilt confess Before thy Father’s face. 3 In their sad accents of distress Thy pleading voice is heard ; In them thon may’st be clothed, and fed : And visited, and cheer’d. 4 Thy face with reverence and with love We in thy poor would see : For, while we minister to them. We do it. Lord, to thee. OQ7 up for yourselves treasures in r* i heaven.” O.M. R ich are the joys which cannot die, With God laid up in store; Treasures beyond the changing sky. Brighter than golden ore. 2 The seeds which piety and love Have scatter’d here below. MISSIONS AND CHARITIES. 235 In the fair fertile fields above . 1 1 To ample harvests grow. 3 All that my willing hands can give At Jesus’ feet I lay; Grace shall the humble gift receive, j Abounding grace repay. ■: Q Q O In the morning sow thy seed, and ^ -jyr the evening withhold not thine hand ‘ S OW in the morn thy seed : At eve hold not thy hand ; To doubt and fear give thou no heed, V Broad-cast it o’er the land. - 2 Thou know’st not which may thrive, ;; The late or early sown ; Grace keeps the chosen germ alive, 1 When and wherever strown. 3 And duly shall appear, } In verdure, beauty, strength, i The tender blade, the stalk, the ear, ^ And the full corn at length. 5 4 Thou canst not toil in vain ; Cold, heat, and moist, and dry. Shall foster and mature the grain For garners in the sky 299 As every man hath received the gift, q ^ even so minister the same one to ^ another’' W E give thee but thine own, Whate’er the gift may be t All that we have is thine alone, A trust, 0 Lord, from thee. 236 MISSIONS AND CHARITIES. 1 2 May we thy bounties thus As stewards true receive, And gladly as thou blessest us, To thee our first-fruits give. 3 0 ! hearts are bruised and dead, And homes are bare and cold. And lambs for whom the Shepherd bled Are straying from the fold. 4 To comfort and to bless. To find a balm for woe. To tend the lone and fatherless Is angel’s work below. 6 The captive to release. To God the lost to bring. To teach the way of life and peace, It is a Christ-like thing. 6 And we believe thy word. Though dim our faith may be ; Whate’er for thine we do, O Lord, We do it unto thee. 300 “ Bear ye one another's burdens y and so fulfil the law of Christ.'* D.C.M. L ord, lead the way the Saviour went. By lane and cell obscure. And let love’s treasures still be spent. Like his, upon the poor : Like him through scenes of deep distress, Who bore the world’s sad weight. We, in their crowded loneliness, Would seek the desolate. I I 1 THANKSGIVING. 237 Tor thou hast placed us side by side In this wide world of ill, And, that thy followers may be tried, The poor are with us still. Mean are all offerings we can make, But thou hast taught us. Lord, If given for the Saviour’s sake, They lose not their reward. VIL SPECIAL SEASONS. Cljanfesigibrng; anH ^arbest^otne. 301 ‘ O come, let us sing unto the Lord ; let y -ji| us heartily rejoice in the strength of -L* • iU . our salvation'’ From the xcv. Psalm. 0 C0ME, loud anthems let us sing. Loud thanks to our almighty King, And high our grateful voices raise. As our Salvation’s rock we praise. Into his presence let us haste To thank him for his favours past ; To him address, in joyful songs. The praise that to his name belongs. For God the Lord, enthroned in state, Is with unrivall’d glory great ; The depths of earth are in his hand, Her secret wealth at his command. 0 let us to his courts rejDair, And bow with adoration there ; Low on our knees with reverence fall. And on the Lord our Maker call. SPECIAL SEASONS. 238 302 Thou crownest the yea/r with thy goodness.’' Six 7s. P RAISE to God, immortal praise, For tlie love that crowns our days ; Bounteous source of every joy. Let thy praise our tongues employ ; All to thee, our God, we owe, Source whence all our blessings flow. 2 All the blessings of the fields, All the stores the garden yields, Flocks that whiten all the plain. Yellow sheaves of ripen’d grain: Lord, for these our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. 3 Clouds that drop their fattening dews, Suns that genial warmth difluse, All the plenty summer pours, Autumn’s rich, o’erflowing stores : Lord, for these our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. 4 Peace, prosperity, and health. Private bliss and public wealth. Knowledge, with its gladdening streams. Pure religion’s holier beams : Lord, for these our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. 0^0 “ O clap your hands together, all ye p ivt wVi/O people. O sing unto Giod with i»AL. the voice of melody.** N OW thank we all our God, With heart and hands and voices, Who wondrous things hath done, In whom his world rejoices ; THANKSGIVING- 239 Who from our mother’s arms Hath bless’d us on our way With countless gifts of love, And still is ours to-day. 2 0 may this bounteous God Through all our life be near us With ever joyful hearts And blessed peace to cheer us; And keep us in his grace, And guide us when perplex’d, And free us from all ills In this world and the next. 3 All praise and thanks to God The Father now be given. The Son, and him who reigns With them in highest heaven, The one eternal God, Whom earth and heaven adore. For thus it was, is now, And shall be evermore. Foe. Public Mercies and Deliverances. 304 Let the people pra-Ue thee, O God.’* L.M. S ALTATION doth to God belong, His power and grace shall be our song; From him alone all mercies flow. His arm alone subdues the foe. 2 Then praise this God, who bows his ear Propitious to his people’s prayer; And though deliverance he may stay, Yet answers still in his own day. 240 SPBCIAI. SEASONS 3 O may this goodness lead onr land, Still saved Dy thine Almighty hand, The tribute of its love to bring To thee, our Saviour and our King. 305 “ Who givethfood to all Jlesh; for his mercy endwreth for ever** 7s. P EAISE, O praise our God and King ! Hymns of adoration sing; For his mercies still endure. Ever faithful, ever sure. 2 Praise him that he made the sun Day by day his course to run ; For his mercies still endure. Ever faithful, ever sure. 3 And the silver moon by night, Shining with her gentle light ; For his mercies still endure. Ever faithful, ever sure. 4 Praise him that he gave the rain To mature the swelling grain ; For his mercies still endure. Ever faithful, ever sure. 5 And hath bid the fruitful field Crops of precious increase yield ; For his mercies still endure. Ever faithful, ever sure. 6 Praise him for our harvest- store. He hath fill’d the garner-floor; For his mercies still endure. Ever faithful, ever sure ; THANKSGIVING. 241 7 And for richer food than this, Pledge of everlasting bliss ; For his mercies still endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 8 Glory to our bounteous King ! Glory let creation sing ! Glory to the Father, Son, And blest Spirit, Three in One. '306 ‘ 7s. Double. C OME, ye thankful people, come. Raise the song of Harvest-home : All is safely gather’d in. Ere the winter storms begin; God, our Maker, doth provide For our wants to be supplied ; Come to God’s own temple, come. Raise the song of Harvest-home. 2 All the world is God’s own field. Fruit unto his praise to yield ; Wheat and tares together sown. Unto joy or sorrow grown : First the blade, and then the ear. Then the full corn shall appear : Lord of harvest, grant that we Wholesome grain and pure may be. 3 For the Lord our God shall come, And shall take his harvest home ; From his field shall in that day All offences purge away ; Give his angels charge at last In the fire the tares to cast, But the fruitful ears to store In his garner evermore. 242 SPECIAL SEASONS. 4? Even so, Lord, quickly come To thy final Harvest-home : Gather thou thy people in. Free from sorrow, free from sin ; There for ever purified. In thy presence to abide : Come with all thine angels, come, Raise the glorious Harvest-home. i^ational 307 ** Fraise ye the name of the Lord; 'praise him^ O ye servants of the Lord’* 6s. 4s B efore the Lord we bow, The God who reigns above And rules the world below. Boundless in power and love ; Our thanks we bring In joy and praise, Our hearts we raise To heaven’s high King. 2 The nation thou hast blest May well thy love declare, From foes and fears at rest. Protected by thy care. For this fair land. For this bright day. Our thanks we pay — Gifts of thy hand. 3 May every mountain height, Each vale and forest green. Shine in thy word’s pure light And its rich fruits be seen ! NATIONAL FESTIVALS. 248 May every tongne Be tuned to praise, And join to raise A grateful song. 4 Earth ! hear thy Maker’s voice. The great Eedeemer own, Believe, obey, rejoice. And worship him alone ; Cast down thy pride. Thy sin deplore. And bow before The Crucified. 5 And when in power he comes, 0 may our native land. From all its rending tombs, Send forth a glorious band ; A countless throng Ever to sing To heaven’s high King Salvation’s song. 308 ** This God is om God for ever and ever f P.M* L OED god, we worship thee ! In loud and happy chorus We praise thy love and power. Whose goodness reigneth o’er us. To heaven our song shall soar, For ever shall it be Eesounding o’er and o’er. Lord God, we worship thee I 244 SPECIAL SEASONS. 2 Lord God, we worship thee ! For thou our land defendest ; Thou pourest down thy grace, And strife and war thou endest. Since golden peace, 0 Lord, Thou grantest us to see. Our land, with one accord, Lord God, gives thanks to thee ! 3 Lord God, we worship thee ! Thou didst indeed chastise us, Yet still thy anger spares. And still thy mercy tries us . Once more our Father’s hand Doth bid our sorrows flee, And peace rejoice our land : Lord God, we worship thee ! O ^ Q ** Blessed is the nation whose God is Re A O U y the Lord:* G od bless our native land ! Firm may she ever stand, Through storm and night ; When the wild tempests rave, Ruler of winds and wave. Do thou our country save By thy great might. 2 For her our prajer shall rise To God, above the skies ; On him we wait ; Thou who art ever nigh Guarding with watchful eye> To thee aloud we cry, God save the state ! NATIONAL FASTS. 246 jgatioual dTa-gti?. Q1 ** O Lord, hear ; O Lord, forgive ; O 17 OJLw Lord, hearken and do D ee AD Jeliovali, God of nations, From thy temple in the skies, Hear thy people’s supplications, How for their deliverance rise. 2 Lo, with deep contrition turning. Humbly at thy feet we bend ; Hear us, fasting, praying, mourning; Hear us, spare us, and defend. 3 Though our sins, our hearts confounding. Long and loud for vengeance call, Thou hast mercy more abounding, Jesus’ blood can cleanse from all. 4 Let that love veil our transgression. Let that blc od our guilt efface : Save thy people from oppression. Save from spoil thy holy place. 311 “ O Lord, correct me, hut with judgment.*^ C.M. A lmighty LOED, before thy throne Thy mourning people bend ; ’Tis on thy pardoning grace alone Our failing hopes depend. 2 Dark judgments, from thy heavy hand, Thy dreadful power display ; Yet mercy spares our guilty land, And still we live to pray. 246 SPECIAL SEASONS. 3 How changed, alas ! are truths divine For error, guilt, and shame ! What impious numbers, bold in sin, Disgrace the Christian name ! 4 0 turn us, turn us, mighty Lord ! Convert us by thy grace; Then shall our hearts obey thy word, And see again thy face. 5 Then, should oppressing foes inva le, We will not yield to fear. Secure of all-sufficient aid. When thou, 0 God, art near. 0 1 O “ The Lord shall give his people the j yr O X ^ blessing ^ peacej*' Jj . iVi . O GOD of love, 0 King of peace. Make wars throughout the world to j cease ; I The wrath of sinful man restrain ; Give peace, 0 God, give peace again. 2 Eemember, Lord, thy works of old, The wonders that our fathers told ; Eemember not our sin’s dark stain ; Give peace, 0 God, give peace again. ! 3 Whom shall we trust but thee, 0 Lord ? | Where rest but on thy faithful word ? ! Hone ever called on thee in vain ; ^ Give peace, 0 God, give peace again. 4 Where saints and angels dwell above All hearts are knit in holy love ; 0 bind us in that heavenly chain Give peace, 0 God, give peace again. | FAMILY WORSHIP. 247 313 ‘ God he •merciful unto us and bless us, and show us the light of his coun- tenance.** L.M. N OW may the God of grace and power Attend his people’s hnmhle cry; Defend them in the needful hour, And send deliverance from on high. 2 In his salvation is our hope ; And in the name of Israel’s Goa Our troops shall lift their banners up, Our navies spread their flags abroad. 3 Some trust in horses train’d for war. And some of chariots make their boasts ; Our surest expectations are From thee, the Lord of heavenly hosts 4 Then save us. Lord, from slavish fear. And let our trust be Arm and strong. Till thy salvation shall appear. And hymns of peace conclude our song. dTamflj 314 AsJc, and it shall he given youJ' Six 83. streaming from the eastern skies, Th^ morning light salutes mine eyes, 0 Sun of Righteousness divine, On me with beams of mercy shine ; Chase the dark clouds of guilt away, And turn my darkness into day. 2 When to heaven’s great and glorious King My morning sacrifice I bring, 248 SPECIAL SEASONS. And, mourning o’er my guilt and shame, Ask mercy in my Saviour’s name, Then, Jesus, sprinkle with thy blood, And be my advocate with God. 3 As every day thy mercy spares Will bring its trials and its cares, 0 Saviour, till my life shall end. Be thou my counsellor and friend : Teach me thy precepts, all divine. And be thy great example mine. 4 When pain transfixes every part. Or languor settles at the heart ; When on my bed, diseased, opprest, 1 turn, and sigh, and long for rest ; 0 great Physician, see my grief. And grant thy servant sweet relief. 5 Should poverty’s consuming blow Lay all my worldly comforts low ; And neither help nor hope appear. My steps to guide, my heart to cheer ; Lord, pity and supply my need. For thou on earth wast poor indeed. 6 Should Providence profusely pour Its various blessings on my store ; 0 keep me from the ills that wait On such a seeming prosperous state : From hurtful passions set me free, And humbly may I walk with thee. 7 When each day’s scenes and labours closer And wearied nature seeks repose. With pardoning mercy richly blest. Guard me, my Saviour, while I rest; i I FAMILY WORSHIP. ^49^ And as each morning sun shall rise, O lead me onward to the skies. 8 And at my life’s last setting snn, My conflicts o’er, my labonrs done, Jesns, thine heavenly radiance shed. To cheer and bless my dying bed ; And from death’s gloom my spirit raise. To see thy face and sing thy praise. 315 For ye are 'members one of another.’* S.M. B lest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Jesus’ love : The fellowship of Christian minds Is like to that above. 2 Before our Father’s throne We pour united prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one ; Our comforts and our cares. 3 We share our mutual woes. Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 4 When we at death must part, Not like the world’s, our pain ; But one in Christ, and one in heart, We part to meet again. 5 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin, we shall be free ; And perfect love and friendship reign Throughout eternity. I 260 , SPECIAL SEASONS. 316 “ I will lift up mine eyee unto the hiUSy p -lyr from whence cometh my help** From the cxxi. Psalm. T O Sion’s hill I lift my eyes, From thence expecting aid, From Sion’s hill, and Sion’s God, Who heaven and earth has made. 2 He will not let thy foot he moved, Thy guardian will not sleep ; Behold, the God who slumbers not Will favour’d Israel keep. 3 Shelter’d beneath th’ Almighty’s wings Thou shalt securely rest, Where neither sun nor moon shall thee By day or night molest. 4 At home, abroad, in peace, in war. Thy God shall thee defend ; Conduct thee through life’s pilgrimage. Safe to thy journey’s end. b "I rr “ There remaineth therefore a rest for rA / the people of God.** Double T hebe is a blessed home Beyond this land of woe. Where trials never come, Hor tears of sorrow flow ; Where faith is lost in sight. And patient hope is crown’d, And everlasting hght Its glory throws around 2 There is a land of peace. Good angels know it well ; Glad songs that never cease Within its portals swell; FAMILY WORSHIP. 261 Around its glorious throne Ten thousand saints adore Christ, with the Father One, And Spirit, evermore. 3 0 joy all joys beyond, To see the Lamb who died. And count each sacred wound In hands and feet and side ; To give to him the praise Of every triumph won. And sing through endless days The great things he hath done. 4 Look up, ye saints of God, Nor fear to tread below The path your Saviour trod Of daily toil and woe ; Wait but a little while In uncomplaining love. His own most gracious smile Shall welcome you above. 318 Walk before me, and he thou perfect,^* L.M F orth in thy name, 0 Lord, I go, My daily labour to pursue ; Thee, only thee, resolved to know. In all I think, or speak, or do. 2 The task thy wisdom hath assigned O let me cheerfully fulfil; In all my works thy presence find. And prove thy good and perfect will. 3 Thee may I set at my right hand^ Whose eyes my inmost substance see ; 262 SPECIAL SEASONS. And labour on at thy command, And offer all my works to thee. Grive me to bear thy easy yoke, And every moment watch and pray ; And still to things eternal look, And hasten to thy glorious day. Fain would I still for thee employ Whate’er thy bounteous grace hath given, Would run my course with even joy. And closely walk with thee to heaven. 319 “ Whoso dweoceih under the defence SiX 8s. of the Most Sigh, »hall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.’* From the xci. Psalm. H e that has God his guardian made Shall under the Almighty’s shade Secure and undisturb’d abide : Thus to my soul of him I’ll say, ‘ He is my fortress and my stay. My God, in whom I will confide. His tender love and watchful care Shall free thee from the fowler’s snare And from the noisome pestilence ; He over thee his wings shall spread. And cover thy unguarded head ; His truth shall be thy strong defence. Because, with welhplaced confidence. Thou mak’st the Lord thy sure defence, Thy refuge, even God most high ; Therefore no ill on thee shall come, Nor to thy heaven-protected home Shall .overwhelming plagues draw nigh. FAMILY WORSHIP. 263 320 ‘ O G-od, thou art my God ; early will gix 8s. I seek thee.” From the Ixiii. Psalm. 0 GOD, my gracions God, to thee My morning prayers shall offer’d he, For thee my thirsty sonl doth pant ; My fainting flesh implores thy grace, As in a dry and barren place, Where I refreshing waters want. 2 O to my longing eyes once more That view of glorions power restore. Which thy majestic house displays : Because to me thy wondrous love Than life itself does dearer prove, My lips shall always speak thy praise. 3 My life, while I that life enjoy. In blessing God I will employ. With lifted hands adore his name : As with its choicest food supplied. My soul shall be full satisfied, 1 While I with joy his praise proclaim. 4 When down I lie, sweet sleep to find. Thou, Lord, a.rt present to my mind. And when I wake in dead of night, • Because thou still dost succour bring. Beneath the shadow of thy wing I rest with safety and delight. I 321 Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising.” L.M. U P to the hills I lift mine eyes. The eternal hills beyond the skies ; Thence all her help my soul derives. There my almighty refuge lives. 254 SPECIAIi SEASONS, 2 He lives— the everlasting God, That built the world, that spread the flood; The heavens with all their hosts he made. And the dark regions of the dead. 3 He guides our feet, he guards our way ; His morning smiles bless all the day : He spreads the evening veil, and keeps The silent hours while Israel sleeps. 4 Israel, a name divinely blest. May rise secure, securely rest ; Thy holy Guardian’s wakeful eyes Admit no slumber nor surprise. O O O “ Except the Lord huild the house ^ their ^ -.yr labour is hut lost that huild it.'* L/.M* From the cxxvii. Psalm. W E build with fruitless cost, unless The Lord the pile sustain ; Unless the Lord the city keep. The watchman wakes in vaino 2 In vain we rise before the day. And late to rest repair. Allow no respite to our toil. And eat the bread of care. 3 Supplies of life, with ease to them. He on his saints bestows ; He crowns their labours with success. Their nights with safe repose. 323 “ Our eyes wait upon the Lord our God.** P.M. W HEN I can trust my all with God, In trial’s fearful hour. Bow, all resigned, beneath his rod, And, bless his chastening power. FAMILY WORSHIP. 266 A joy springs np amid distress, A fountain in the wilderness. 2 O blessed be tbe nand that gave, Still blessed when it takes ; Blessed be he who smites to save, Who heals the heart he breaks ; Perfect and true are all his ways. Whom heaven adores and death obeys. 324 This God is our God for ever and ever” L.M. M y God, how endless is thy love ! Thy gifts are every evening new. An d morning mercies from above Gently distil, like early dew. 2 Thon spread’ st the curtain of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours; Thy sovereign word restores the light. And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield my powers to thy command. To thee I consecrate my days ; Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. 325 “ I have set God always before ree” L.M. S AVIOUR, when night involves the skies My soul, adoring, turns to thee ; Thee, self- abased in mortal guise. And wrapt in shades of death for me. 2 On thee my waking raptures dwell, When crimson gleams the east adorn, Thee, victor of the grave and hell. Thee, source of life’s eternal mom. 256 SPECIAL SEASONS. 3 When noon her throne in light arrays, To thee my soul triumphant springs ; Thee, throned in glory’s endless blaze, Thee, Lord of lords and King of kings. 4 O’er earth, when shades of evening steal. To death and thee my thoughts I give; To death, whose power I soon must feel. To thee, with whom I trust to live. ^ Ijordy thou art our God."* C.M. G od of our fathers, by whose hand Thy people still are blest. Be with us through our pilgrimage ; Conduct us to our rest. 2 Through each perplexing path of life Our wandering footsteps guide ; Give us each day our daily bread. And raiment fit provide. 3 0 spread thy sheltering wings around. Till all our wanderings cease, And at our Father’s loved abode Our souls arrive in peace. 4 Such blessings from thy gracious hand Our humble prayers implore ; And thou, the Lord, shalt be our God, And portion evermore. 327 ^ Soast not thyself of to-morrow "* S«M* T O-MOREOW, Lord, is thine. Lodged in thy sovereign hand ; And if its sun arise and shine. It shines by thy command. MORNING. 267 2 The present moment flies, And bears onr life away ; 0 make thy servants truly wise, That they may live to-day. 3 Since on this winged hour Eternity is hung, Waken, by thine almighty power The aged and the young. 4 One thing demands our care ; 0 be it still pursued. Lest, slighted once, the season fair Should never be renew’d. 5 To Jesus may we fly. Swift as the morning light, Lest life’s young golden beam should die In sudden, endless night. ilMorrttng. “ The Lord preserveth me. ** L.M. 328 A rise, my soul, with rapture rise. And, flll’d with love and fear, adore The awful Sovereign of the skies. Whose mercy lends me one day more. 2 And may this day, indulgent Power, Not idly pass, nor fruitless be ; But may each swiftly-flying hour Still nearer bring my soul to thee. 3 But can it be That power divine " Is throned in light’s unbounded blaze ; And countless worlds and angels join To swell the glorious song of praise. 258 SPECIAL SEASONS. 4 And will lie deign to lend an ear, When I, poor sinful mortal, pray ? Yes, boundless goodness ! he will hear, Nor cast the meanest wretch away. 5 Then let me serve thee all my days, And may my zeal with years increase ; For pleasant. Lord, are all thy ways. And all thy paths are paths of peace. 329 “ Sis compassions fail not ; they are new every morning.''' L.M. N ew every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove ; Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life, and power, and thought. 2 New mercies, each returning day, Hover around us while we pray ; New perils past, new sins forgiven, New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven 3 If on our daily course our mind Be set to hallow all we find. New treasures still of countless price God will provide for sacrifice. 4 The trivial round, the common task. Will furnish all we ought to ask : Room to deny ourselves : a road To bring us daily nearer God. 5 Only, 0 Lord, in thy dear love Fit us for perfect rest above ; And help us this, and every day. To live more nearly as we pray. MORNING. 25S 330 ** In thy Light shall we see light. P.M- C OME, my soul, tnou must be waking Now is breaking O’er the earth another day : Come, to him who made this splendour See thou render All thy feeble strength can pay 2 Gladly hail the sun returning : Ready burning Be the incense of thy powers : For the night is safely ended v God hath tended With his care thy helpless hours. 3 Pray that he may prosper ever Each endeavour, When thine aim is good and true ; But that he may ever thwart thee, And convert thee, When thou evil wouldst pursue. 4 Think that he thy ways beholdeth, He unfoldeth Every fault that lurks within ; He the hidden shame glossed over Can discover, And discern each deed of sin. 5 Mayest thou on life’s last morrow, Free from sorrow, Pass away in slumber sweet ; And, released from death’s dark sadness. Rise in gladness, ■ That far brighter Sun to greet. 260 special SE ASON& 6 Only God’s tree guts aoase not, Light refuse not, But his Spirit’s voice obey; Thou with him shalt dwell, beholding Light enfolding All things in unclouded day. ? Glory, honour, exaltation, Adoration, Be to the eternal One : To the Father, Son, and Spirit Laud and merit. While unending ages run. 331 ** TJnto you that fear my name shall the Sun of Mighteousness arise.” Six 7s, C HEIST, whose glory fills the skies, Christ, the true, the only light, Sun of righteousness, arise ! Triumph o’er the shades of night; Day-spring from on high, be near ; Day-star, in my heart appear. 2 Dark and cheerless is the morn Unaccompanied by thee ; Joyless is the day’s return, Till thy mercy’s beams I see; Till they inward light impart, Glad my eyes, and warm my heart. 3 Yisit then this soul of mine ; Pierce the gloom of sin and grief ; Fill me, radiancy divine ; Scatter all my unbelief j More and more thyself display. Shining to the perfect day. MORNING, 261 332 “ I myself will awake right early.’* L.M. A wake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 Redeem thy misspent time that’s past ; Live this day, as if ’twere thy last ; To improve thy talents take due care ; ’Gainst the great day thyself prepare. 3 Let all thy converse be sincere^ Thy conscience as the noon-day clear ; Think how the all-seeing God, thy ways And all thy secret thoughts surveys. 4 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart. And with the angels bear thy part ; Who all night long unwearied sing, Glory to thee, eternal King.” 5 I wake, I wake, ye heavenly choir ; May your devotion me inspire ; That I like you my age may spend. Like you may on my God attend. 6 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept, And hast refresh’d me while I slept : Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake I may of endless light partake. 7 Lord, I my vows to thee renew ; Scatter my sins as morning dew ; Guard my first spring of thought and will. And with thyself my spirit fill. 8 Direct, control, suggest this day, All I design, or do, or say ; 262 SPECIAL SEASONS. That all my powers, with all their might, In thy sole glory may unite. 9 Praise v^od, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here below ; Praise him above, angelic host ; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ®&entng. Under Ms v'mgs sholt thou trust'* L,M. LORY to thee, my God, this night, IT For all the blessings of the light ; Keep me, 0 keep me, King of kings, Under thine own almighty wings. 2 Forgive me. Lord, for thy dear Son, The ills that I this day have done ; That with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that so I may Triumphing rise at the last day. 4 O may my soul on thee repose. And with sweet sleep mine eyelids close ; Sleep, that may me more vigorous make To serve my God, when I awake. 5 When in the night I sleepless lie, My soul with heavenly thoughts supply ; Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, No powers of darkness me molest. EVENING. 263 6 O wheii shall I, in endless day. For ever chase dark sleep away, And hymns divine with angels sing, Glory to thee, eternal King. 334 I will lay me down in peace** S.M. T he day is past and gone ; The evening shades appear : 0 ma}^ we all remember well The night of death draws near. 2 We lay onr garments by, Upon onr beds to rest ; So death shall soon disrobe ns all Of what is here possest. 3 Lord, keep ns safe this night, Secnre from all onr fears ; May angels gnard ns while we sleep, Till morning light appears. 335 “ Abide with us : for the day is far spent” A bide with me : fast falls the eventide ; The darkness deepens ; Lord, with me abide : When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, 0 abide with me. 2 Swift to its close ebbs ont life’s little day ; Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away. Change and decay in all aronnd I see ; O thon who changest not. abide with me. 264 SPECIAL SEASONS. 3 I need thy presence every passing hour ; What but thy grace can foil the tempter’s power 1 , Who, like thyself, my guide and stay can be ? Through cloud and sunshine. Lord, abide with me. 4 I fear no foe, with thee at hand to bless : Ills have no weight, and tears no bitter- ness. Where is death’s sting ? where, grave, thy victory ? I triumph still, if thou abide with me. 5 Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies ; Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee ; In life, in death, 0 Lord, abide with me. 336 “ Thy sun shall no more go down?* L.M. S UN of my soul, thou Saviour dear. It is not night if thou be near ; O may no earth-born cloud arise To hide thee from thy servant’s eyes 2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep My weary eyelids gently steep. Be my last thought how sweet to rest For ever on my Saviour’s breast. 3 Abide with me from morn till eve, For without thee I cannot live ; EVENING. 265 i Abide with me when night is nigh, For without thee I dare not die. i 4 If some poor wandering child of thine i Have spurn’d to-day the voice divine, ji Now, Lord, the gracious work begin ; I Let him no more he down in sin. [, 5 Watch by the sick ; enrich the poor I With blessings from thy boundless store ; I Be every mourner’s sleep to-night, |1 Like infant slumbers, pure and light. 6 Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take, j I Till in the ocean of thy love We lose ourselves in heaven above. JVith my soul have 1 desired/ thee n "ivr the night:’ T he shadows of the evening hours Fall from the darkening sky, Upon the fragrance of the flowers The dews of evening he ; 2 Before thy throne, 0 Lord of heaven, We kneel at close of day ; Look on thy children from on hign. And hear us while we pray. 3 The sorrows of thy servants. Lord, 0 do not thou despise. But let the incense of our prayers Before thy mercy rise ; 4 The brightness of the coming night, Upon the darkness rolls ; With hopes of future glory chase The shadows on our souls. 266 SPECIAL SEASONS. 5 Slowly the rays of daylight fade , So fade within our heart The hopes in earthly love and joy, That one by one depart ; 6 Slowly the bright stars, one by one, Within the heavens shine : — Give ns, 0 Lord, fresh hopes in heaven, And trust in things divine. 7 Let peace, O Lord ! thy peace, 0 God i Upon our souls descend. From midnight fears, and perils, thou Our trembling hearts defend : 8 Give us a respite from our toil, Calm and subdue our woes ; Through the long day we suffer. Lord, O give us now repose ! 338 “ The Lord is my light** SiX 8s* S WEET Saviour, bless us ere we go : Thy word into our minds instil ; And make our lukewarm hearts to glow With lowly love and fervent will. Through life’s long day and death’s dark night, 0 gentle Jesus, be our light. 2 The day is gone, its hours have run. And thou hast taken count of all. The scanty triumphs grace hath won. The broken vow, the frequent fall. Through life’s long day and death’s dark night, D gentle J esus, be our light. EVENING. 267 3 Grant ns, dear Lord, from evil ways True alDSolntion and release ; And bless ns, more than in past days. With purity and inward peace. Through life’s long day and death’s dark night, O gentle Jesus, be our light. 4 Labour is sweet, for thou hast toil’d ; And care is light, for thou hast cared ; Ah ! never let our works be soil’d With strife, or by deceit ensnared. Through life’s long day and death’s dark night, O gentle Jesus, be our hght. 5 For all we love, the poor, the sad. The sinful, unto thee we call; O let thy mercy make us glad ; Thou art our Jesus, and our all. Through life’s long day and death’s dark night, O gentle Jesus, be our light. 6 Sweet Saviour, bless us ; night is come ; Through night and darkness near us be; Good angels watch about our home. And we are one day nearer thee. Through life's long day and death’s dark night, 0 gentle Jesus, be our light. O O I>arkness and light to thee are both OOO alike'.’* I N SPIEEE, and Hearer of prayer. Thou Shepherd and Guardian or thine My all to thy covenant care, I, sleeping or waking, resign. SPECIAL SEASONS. 2 If thou art my shield and my sun. The night is no darkness to me ; And, fast as my minutes roll on, They brine: me but nearer to thee. 3 A sovereign protector I have, Unseen, yet for ever at hand; Unchangeably faithful to save, Almighty to rule and command. 4 His smiles and his comforts abound. His grace, as the dew, shall descend ; And walls of salvation surround The soul he delights to defend. 5 All praise to the Father, the Son, And Spirit, thrice holy and blessed, Th’ eternal, supreme Three in One, Was, is, and shall still be address’d. 340 “ Let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice,^* 7s. S OFTLY now the light of day Fades upon my sight away ; Free from care, from labour free, Lord, I would commune with thee ; 2 Thou, whose all-pervading eye l^aught escapes, without, within. Pardon each in&rmity. Open fault, and secret sin. 3 Soon, for me, the light of day Shall for ever pass away ; Then, from sin and sorrow free. Take me, Lord, to dwell with thee : EVENING. 269 4 Thou who, sinless, yet hast known All of man’s infirmity ; Then, from thine eternal throne, Jesus, look with pitying eye. O I “ Thouy Lord, orly malcest me dwell in p -yr 0^1 safety.’* T he day is past and over : All thanks, 0 Lord, to thee ! I pray thee that offenceless The hours of dark may he. O Jesus, keep me in thy sight, And save me through the coming night ! 2 The joys of day are over : I lift my heart to thee; And call on thee that sinless The hours of gloom may he. ^ 0 Jesus, make their darkness light, ^ And save me through the coming night ! 3 The toils of day are over ; I raise the hymn to thee. And ask that free from peril The hours of fear may he : O Jesus, keep me in thy sight. And guard me through the coming night ! 4 Lighten mine eyes, 0 Saviour, Or sleep in death shall I, And he, my wakeful tempter, Triumphantly shall cry, “ Against him I have now prevailed: Rejoice ! the child of God has failed.” 270 SPECIAL SEASONS. 5 Be thoTi my soul’s Preserver, O God ! for thou dost know How many are the perils Through which I have to go. 0 loving Jesus, hear my call, And guard and save me from them all. 0^0 I willlay me dvum in peace and q h take my rest,'* T HBOUGH the day thy love has spared us; How we lay us down to rest, Through the silent watches guard us. Let no foe our peace molest ; Jesus, thou our guardian be ; Sweet it is to trust in thee. 2 Pilgrims here on earth, and strangers. Dwelling in the midst of foes ; Us and ours preserve from dangers. In thine arms may we repose ; And, when life’s short day is past, Best with thee in heaven at last. 343 The Lord is thy keeper** L.M. G ee AT God, to thee my evening song With humble gratitude I raise : O let thy mercy tune my tongue. And fill my heart with lively praise. 2 My days unclouded as they pass, And every onward rolling hour. Are monuments of wondrous grace. And witness to thy love and power. EVENING. 271 3 And yet this thoughtless, wretched heart, Too oft regardless of thy love, Ungrateful, can from thee depart. And from the path of duty rove. 4 Seal my forgiveness in the blood Of Christ my Lord ; his name alone I plead for pardon, gracious God, And kind acceptance at thy throne. 5 With hope in him mine eyelids close ; With sleep refresh my feeble frame ; Safe in thy care may I repose. And wake with praises to thy name. 344 “ He shall give his angels charge over gg ^g^ G od, that madest earth and heaven. Darkness and light ; Who the day for toil hast given, I For rest the night : May thine angel-guards defend us, Slumber sweet thy mercy send us, Holy dreams and hopes attend us. This livelong night. 2 Guard us waking, guard us sleeping, And, when we die. May we in thy mighty keeping. All peaceful lie : When the last dread trump shall wake us, Do not thou, our Lord, forsake us, But to reign in glory take us With thee on high. EVENING. 273 46 At eventide it shall be light. S,M. T he day of praise is done ; The evening shadows fall ; Yet pass not from ns with, the snn, Trne light that iightenest all. 2 Aronnd thy throne on high, Where night can never be, The white-robed harpers of the sky Bring ceaseless songs to thee. 3 Too faint onr anthems here ; Too soon of praise we tire ; Bnt oh ! the strains how fall and clear Of that eternal choir. 4 Yet, Lord, to thy dear will If thon attnne the heart. We in thine angels’ mnsic still May bear onr lower part. I 5 ’Tis thine each sonl to calm, ; Each wayward thonght reclaim, I And make onr daily life a psalm Of glory to thy name. 6 Shine thon within ns, then, A day that knows no end. Till songs of angels and of men i In perfect praise shall blend. 347 I tell of thy truth in the night season.** C.M N OW from the altar of onr hearts Let flames of love arise; I Assist ns, Lord, to offer np Onr evening sacrifice. 274 SPECIAL SEASONS. 2 Minutes and mercies multiplied Have made up all tliis day ; Minutes came quick, but mercies were More swift, more free tlian they. 3 New time, new favours, and new joys Do a new song require ; Till we shall praise thee as we would. Accept our hearts’ desire yl Q ^‘Novj is our salvation nearer than when t.* wehelievedr T IME hastens on ; ye longing saints, Now raise your voices high ; And magnify that soveTeign love Which shows salvation nigh. 2 As time departs salvation comes ; Each moment brings it near : Then welcome each declining day, Welcome each closing year. 3 Not many years their course shall run, Not many mornings rise, Ere all its glories stand reveal’d To our transported eyes. 349 “ The darkness and light to thee are n a„ hothaUker T he day is gently sinking to a close. Fainter and yet more faint the sun- light glows: O Brightness of thy Father s glory, thou Eternal Light of light, be with us now : Where thou art present darkness cannot be: Midnight is glorious noon, 0 Lord, with thee. EVENING. 276 2 Our changeful lives are ebbing to an end, Onward to darkness and to death we tend : O Conqueror of the grave, be thou our guide, Be thou our light in death’s dark eventide: Then in our mortal hour will be no gloom, i^o sting in death, no terror in the tomb. 3 Thou, who in darkness walking didst appear Upon the waves, and thy disciples cheer. Come, Lord, in lonesome days, when storms assail, And earthly hopes and human succours fail : When all is dark may we behold thee nigh. And hear thy voice— “ Fear not, for it is I.” 4 The weary world is mouldering to decay. Its glories wane, its pageants fade away ; In that last sunset, when the stars shall fall. May we arise awaken’d by thy call. With thee, 0 Lord, for ever to abide In that blest day which has no eventide. Sattjrdat Evening. 350 He that followefh me shall not walTcin SiX 7s. darkness f hut shall have the light of life** S AFELY through another week, God has brought us on our way ; Let us now a blessing seek On the approaching holy day ; Day of all the week the best. Emblem of eternal rest ! 278 SPECIAL SEASONS. 2; Mercies mnl tipi ied each hour Through the week our praise demand; Guarded by almighty power, Fed and guided by his hand : Though ungrateful we have been, And repaying love with sin. 3 While we pray for pardoning grace, Through the dear Redeemer’s name, Show thy reconciled face. Drive away our sin and shame ; From our worldly cares set free, May we rest this night with thee. 4 When the morn shall hid us rise. May we feel thy presence near; May thy glory meet our eyes. When we in thy house appear : There afford us. Lord, a taste Of onr everlasting feast. 6 May thy Gospel’s joyful sound Conquer sinners, comfort saints ; Make the fruits of grace abound. Bring relief for all complaints ; Such, ‘the days of rest we love. Till we ioin the Church above. Sunday Evening. 351 Thow, Lord, hast made me glad through thy works ** L.M, L ord, when this holy morning broke O’er island, continent, and deep. Thy far- spread family awoke. All round the world the least to keep. 2 From east to west the sun surveyed. From north to south, adoring throngs ; THE SEVEN HOUKS. 277 3 4 And still where evening stretched her shade, And stars came forth, were heard their songs. And not a prayer, a tear, a sigh, Hath failed this day some suit to gain ; To hearts in trouble thou wast nigh, Hor one hath sought thy face in vain. The poor in spirit thou hast fed. Thy chastened ones have kissed the rod. The mourner thou hast comforted, The pure in heart have seen their God. 352 ‘ JEfe shall gather the lambs with his arm^ 'J^S. and carry them in his bosom J'* J ESUS, tender Shepherd, hear me; Bless thy little lamb to-night ; Through the darkness be thou near me ; Keep me safe till morning light. 2 All this day thy hand has led me, And I thank thee for thy care; Thou hast warmed me, clothed and fed me. Listen to my evening prayer ! 3 Let my sins be all forgiven ; Bless the friends I love so well; Take us all at last to heaven, Happy there with thee to dwell. 353 C]f)E Stbm ®ourtf. Before Dawn. “ I myself will awake right early." L.M. T he winged herald of the day Proclaims the morn’s approaching ray ; So Christ the Lord renews his call To endless life awakening all. 278 SPECIAL SEASONS. -li i 2 “ Take up tliy bed,” to each he cries, | Who sick, or wrapp’d in slumber, lies i “ Be chaste, and, living soberly, Watch ye, for I the Lord am nigh.” 3 With earnest cry, with tearful care, ! Call we the Lord to hear our prayer ; | While supplication, pure and deep, ! Forbids each chastened heart to sleep. j 4 0 Father, that we ask be done, ; Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son ; i Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee, i Shall live and reign eternally. • | First Hour. 354 ' JEarly in the morning will I direct my y tvT ^ayer unto thee^ and will look up. ” L . iVi . D awn purples all the east with light; Day o’er the earth is gliding bright; Morn’s sparkling rays their course begin ; Farewell to darkness and to sin ! 2 Each evil dream of night, depart, Each thought of guilt, forsake the heart 1 Let every ill that darkness brought Beneath its shade, now come to naught ! 3 So that last morning, dread and great. Which we with trembling hope await. With blessed light for us shall glow. Who chant the song we learnt below. 4 O Father, that we ask be done. Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son ; Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee, Shall live and reign eternally. THE SEVEN HOURS. 279 Third Hour. 355 It is hut the third hour of the day."** L . M . C OME, Holy Ghost, with God the Son, And God the Father, ever One ; Shed forth thy grace within onr breast, And dwell with ns, a ready guest. 2 By every power, by heart and tongue. By act and deed, thy praise be sung ; Inflame with perfect love each sense. That others’ souls may kindle thence. 3 0 Father, that we ask be done. Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son ; Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee, Shall live and reign eternally. Sixth Hour. ‘At noonday will Ipray.** L.M. 356 O GOH of truth, 0 Lord of might, Who, ordering time and change aright, Sendest the early morning ray, Kindling the glow of perfect day, 2 Extinguish thou each sinful fire. And banish every ill desire : And, keeping all the body whole, Shed forth thy peace upon the soul. 3 0 Father, that we ask be done, Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son ; Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee. Shall live and reign eternally. 280 SPECIAL SEASONS- 357 Ninth Hour. The hour of prayer being the ninth hourj* L.M, 0 GOD ! creation’s secret forces Thyself unmoved, all motion’s source, Who, from the morn till evening’s ray. Through all its changes guid’st the day, 2 Grant us, when this short life is past. The glorious evening that shall last ; That, by a holy death attained. Eternal glory may be gained. 3 0 Father, that we ask be done, Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son ; Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee, Shall live and reign eternally. Sunset. O C Q “ J will meditate upon thee in the night ^ OOO watches:* A S now the sun’s declining rays Toward the eve descend. E’en so our years are sinking down To their appointed end. 2 Lord, on the cross thine arms were stretch’d, To draw thy people nigh ; 0 grant us then that cross to love, And in those arms to die. 3 To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Holy Ghost, All glory be from saints on earth. And from the an^el host. HOLY SCRIPTURES. 281 Kight Watch. 359 “ Thou shall not he afraid for any terror hy night." L.M. B EFOEE the ending of tne day, Creator of the world, we pray. That with thy wonted favour, thou Wouldst be our guard and keeper now. 2 From all ill dreams defend our sight. From fears and terrors of the night ; Withhold from us our ghostly foe, That spot of sin we may not know. 3 0 Father, that we ask be done. Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son ; Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee, Doth hve and reign eternally. VIII. THE HOLY SCRIPTUHES. 360 * Thy statutes have been my songs in the p tit house of my pilgrimage. ” i i- • F ather of mercies ! in thy word What endless glory shines ! For ever be thy name adored For these celestial lines. 2 Here the Redeemer’s welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around ; And life and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound. 3 0 may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight ; And still new beauties may I see^ And still increasing light. 282 EOLY SCRIPTURES. 4 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, Be thon for ever near ; Teach me to love thy sacred word. And view my Saviour there. 361 “ O Lord, how manifold are thy worke.*' L.M. T he heavens declare thy glory, Lord, In every sta r thy wisdom shines ; But when our eyes behold thy word. We read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light. And nights and days thy power confess ; But the blest volume thou hast writ Beveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise Bound the whole earth, and never stand ; So when thy truth began its race. It touched and glanced on every land. 4 Hor will thy spreading Gospel rest. Till through the world thy truth has- run ; Till Christ has all the nations blest. That see the light, or feel the sun. 5 Great Sun of Bighteousness, arise ; Bless the dark world with heavenly light ; Thy Gospel makes the simple wise. Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view. In souls renewed and sins forgiven : Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew. And make thy word my guide to heaver. HOLY SCRIPTURES. 28S 362 ‘ Thy word is a lamp unto my feet y and 0g^ a light unto my path.'* Double* O WORD of God incarnate, 0 wisdom from on high, O truth unchanged, unchanging, O Light of our dark sky ! We praise thee for the radiance That from the hallow’d page, A lantern to our footsteps. Shines on from age to age. 2 The Church from her dear Master Received the gift divine. And still that light she lifteth O’er all the earth to shine It is the golden casket Where gems of truth are stored, It is the heaven-drawn picture Of Christ the living Word. 3 It floateth like a banner Before God’s host unfurl’d ; It shineth like a beacon Above the darkling world ; It is the chart and compass That o’er life’s surging sea, ’Mid mists, and rocks, and quicksands, Still guide, 0 Christ, to thee. 4 O make thy Church, dear Saviour, A lamp of burnish’d gold, To bear before the nations. Thy true light as of old ; 284 HOLY SCRIPTURHS. 0 teacTi thy wandering pilgrims By this their path to trace, Till clouds and darkness ended, They see thee face to face. O O O The law of the Lord is an undejiled lawy p OOO converting the soul.*’ O.m. From the xix. Psalm. G OD’S perfect law converts the soul, Eeclaims from false desires; With sacred wisdom his sure word The ignorant inspires. 2 The statutes of the Lord are just, And bring sincere delight ; His pure commands, in search of truth, Assist the feeblest sight. 3 His perfect worship here is fix’d, On sure foundations laid; His equal laws are in the scales Of truth and justice weigh’d ; 4 Of more esteem than golden mines. Or gold refined with skill ; More sweet than honey, or the drops That from the comb distil. 5 My trusty counsellors they are. And friendly warning give : Divine rewards attend on those Who by thy precepts live. 364 ** Sow excellent is thy loving kindness y q O God.” B ehold, the morning sun Begins his glorious way ! His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. HOLY SCRIPTURES 285 2 But where the Gospel comes, It spreads diviner light ; It calls dead sinners from their tombs. And gives the blind their sight. 8 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given ! O may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven. 4 I hear thy word with love, And I would fain obey ; Send thy good Spirit from above. To guide me, lest I stray. 365 “ Thy word is true from the beginning f C.M, A GLOEY gilds the sacred page, Majestic like the sun: It gives a light to every age : It gives, but borrows none. 2 The Hand that gave it still supplies The gracious light and heat ; His truths upon the nations rise ; They rise, but never set. 3 Let everlasting thanks be thine For such a bright display. As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day. 4 My soul rejoices to pursue The steps of him I love, Till glory break upon my view In brighter worlds above. HOLST SCRIPTURES. 366 “ Thy word is a lantern unto my feet, and « a light unto my 'paths” Jl. From the cxix. Psalm. T hy word is to my feet a lamp, The way of truth to show ; A watch-light, to point out the path In which I ought to go. 2 I’ve vow’d — and from my covenant, Lord, Will never start aside — That in thy righteous judgments I Will steadfastly abide. 3 Let still my sacrifice of praise With thee acceptance find ; And in thy righteous judgments. Lord, Instruct my willing mind. 4 Thy testimonies I have made My heritage and choice ; For they, when other comforts fail, My drooping heart rejoice. 5 My heart with early zeal began Thy statutes to obey ; And, till my course of life is done. Shall keep thine upright way. 367 ** The invisible things of him from the crea~ p ^ tion of the world are clearly seen^ being understood by the things that are made” G reat God, with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look ; But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book. 2 The stars that iii their courses roll, Have much instruction given ; But thy good word informs my soul How I may soar to heaven. HOLY SCRIPTURES 287 3 The fields provide me food, and show The goodness of the Lord ; But fruits of life and glory grow In thy most holy word. 4 Here are my choicest treasures hid, Here my best comfort lies ; Here my desires are satisfied, And here my hopes arise. 5 Lord, make me understand thy law, Show what my faults have been ; And from thy Gospel let me draw Pardon for all my sin. 6 Here would I learn how Christ has died To save my soul from hell ; Not all the books on earth beside. Such heavenly wonders tell. 7 Then let me love my Bible more, And take a fresh delight. By day to read these wonders o’er, And meditate by night. . Teach me, 0 Lord, the way of thy jQy statutes, and 1 shall keep it unto C. M* the end. ” From the cxix. Psalm. I NSTRUCT me in thy statutes. Lord, Thy righteous paths display ; And I from them, through all my life Will never go astray. 2 If thou true wisdom from above Wilt graciously impart, To keep thy perfect laws I will Devote my zealous heart. 288 REDEMPTION. 3 Direct me in the sacred ways To which thy precepts lead ; Because my chief delight has been Thy righteous paths to tread. 4 Do thou to thy most j ust commands Incline my willing heart ; Let no desire of worldly wealth From thee my thoughts divert. IX. EEDEMPTIOK 369 ** My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.** C. M. with Chorus S ALVATION ! 0 the joyful sound. Glad tidings to our ears ; A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Salvation ! buried once in sin, At hell’s dark door we lay ; But now we rise by grace divine. And see a heavenly day. 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around ; While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. 4 Salvation ! 0 thou bleeding Lamb, To thee the praise belongs : Our hearts shall kindle at thy Name, Thy Name inspire our songs. Chorus for the end of each verse. Glory, honour, praise, and power, Be unto the Lamb for ever ! Jesus Christ is our Redeemer! Alleluia, praise the Lord ! REDEMPTION. — 28S O ^ “ JEvery day will 1 give thanks unto thee, q_ h O ■ w and praise thy name for ever and ever.''* ^ S AYIOUB;, source of every blessing. Tune my heart to grateful lays ; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for ceaseless songs of praise. 2 Teach me some melodious measure, Sung by raptured saints above ; Fill my soul with sacred pleasure, While I sing redeeming love. 3 Thou didst seek me when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God; Thou, to save my soul from danger. Didst redeem me with thy blood. 4 By thy hand restored, defended. Safe through life thus far I’ve come; Safe, 0 Lord, when life is ended, Bring me to my heavenly home. 371 The Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.** L.M. A LL glorious God, what hymns of praise Shall our transported voices raise ! What ardent love and zeal are due. While heaven stands open to our view ! 2 Once we were fallen, and 0 how low ! Just on the brink of endless woe: When Jesus, from the realms above. Borne on the wings of boundless love, 3 Scattered the shades of death and night, And spread around his heavenly light: By him what wondrous grace is shown To souls impoverish’d and undone ! REDEMPTION. 4 He shows, beyond these mortal shores, A bright inheritance as ours ? Where saints in light onr coming wait To share their holy, happy state. 372 Greater love hath no man than this^ p -jy that a man lay dow,i his life for his O . iVL friends ” T O our Redeemer’s glorious name Awake the sacred song ; O may his love (immortal flame !) Tune every heart and tongue. 2 His love, what mortal thought can reach. What mortal tongue display ! Imagination’s utmost stretch In wonder dies away. 3 He left his radiant throne on high, Left the bright realms of bliss. And came to earth to bleed and die : Was ever love like this ? 4 Dear Lord, while we adoring pay Our humble thanks to thee. May every heart with rapture say, “ The Saviour died for me.” 6 0 may the sweet, the blissful theme, Fill every heart and tongue ; Till strangers love thy charming name, And join the sacred song. 373 There is none other name under heaven given among men^ whereby we must be saped.” 7s. REDEMPTION. 291 2 Heaven and earth by him were made, i All is by his sceptre sway’d ; I What are we that he should show So much love to us below ? ' 3 God, the merciful and good, Bought us with the 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 foj* all to come. O 17 /L “ G^od hath given him a name tuiiicJi is Qq O / above every name” 0 COULD I speak the matchless worth, O could I sound the glories forth. Which in my Saviour shine, I’d soar, and touch the heavenly strings, And vie with Gabriel, while he sings In iiotes almost divine. 2 I’d sing the characters he bears. And all the forms of love he wears. Exalted on his throne : In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, I would, to everlasting days. Make all his glories known. 3 O the delightful day will come When my dear Lord will bring me home, ' And I shall see his face ; Then, with my Saviour, Brother, Friend, I A blest eternity I’ll spend. Triumphant in his grace. REDEMPTION. 292 375 “ Casting all your care upon him ^ for he carethfor you.’* Six 8s P EACE, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan Hath taught each scene the note of woe ; Cease thy complaint, suppress thy groan, And let thy tears forget to flow : Behold, the precious balm is found. To lull thy pain and heal thy wound. 2 Come, freely come, by sin opprest, On Jesus cast thy weighty load ; In him thy refuge find, thy rest. Safe in the mercy of thy God : Thy God’s thy Saviour, glorious word; O hear, believe, and bless the Lord. 376 “ By grace ye are saved through faith.** S , M. G race I ’tis a charming sound. Harmonious to my ear : Heaven with the echo shall resound. And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace first contrived a way To save rebellious man. And all the steps that grace display Which drew the wondrous plan. 3 Grace taught my wandering feet To tread the heavenly road ; And new supplies each hour I meet While pressing on to God. 4 Grace all the work shall crown Through everlasting days ; It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. REDEMPTION. Q rr FT “ Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is t f f forgiven^ and whose sin is covered'^ * * From the xxxii. Psalm. H E’S blest, whose sins have pardon gain’d, No more in judgment to appear, Whose gnilt remission has obtain’d, And whose repentance is sincere. 2 No sooner I my wound disclosed, The guilt that tortured me within. But thy forgiveness interposed. And mercy’s healing balm pour’d in. 3 Sorrows on sorrows multiplied. The harden’d sinner shall confound ; But them who in his truth confide, Blessings of mercy shall surround. 4 His saints that have perform’d his laws. Their life in triumph shall employ; Let them, as they alone have cau«e, In grateful raptures shout for joy. 378 ** I have trodden the wine-press alone ; and of the people there was none with C . M . B ehold the Saviour of mankind Nail’d to the shameful tree ; How vast the love that him inclined To bleed and die for me ! 2 Hark, how he groans ! while nature shakes, And earth’s strong pillars bend ; The temple’s veil in sunder breaks, The solid marbles rend. 294 REDEMPTION. 3 'Tis done ! the precious ransom's paid ; “ Receive my soul !” he cries ; See where he hows his sacred head ! He bows his head and dies. 4 But soon he’ll break death’s envious chain, And in full glory shine ; O Lamb of God, was ever pain, Was ever love like thine ! 0^70 “ The blood of Jesus Christ his Son j ^ ^ cleanseth us from all sin.** xj.M A h, not like erring man is God, That men to answer him should dare ; Condemn’d, and into silence awed. They helpless stand before his bar. 2 There must a Mediator plead, Who, God and man, may both embrace ; With God for man to intercede. And offer man the purchased grace. 3 And lo ! the Son of God is slain To be this Mediator crown’d : In him, my soul, be cleansed from stain. In him thy righteousness be found. 380 “ He healeth the broken in heart.** C. M. W HEN, wounded sore, the stricken soul Lies bleeding and unbound. One only hand, a pierced hand. Can heal the sinner’s wound. REDEMPTION. 295 , 2 When sorrow swells the laden heart, And tears of anguish flow, . One only heart, a fcoken heart, Can feel the sinner’s woe. 3 When penitence lias wept in vain Over some foul, dark spot. One only stream, a stream of blood, Can wash away the blot. 4 ’Tis Jesus’ blood that washes white. His hand that brings relief, His heart that’s touch’d with all our joys, And feeleth for our grief. 5 Lift up thy bleeding hand, 0 Lord ! Unseal that cleansing tide : We have no shelter from our sin But in thy wounded side. O O T “ Sim that cometh unto we, I will gg <30JL in no wise cast out ” C OME, ye sinners, poor and neeay. Weak and wounded, sick and sore : Jesus ready stands to save you, And his heart with love runs o’er ; He is able, He is willing : doubt no more. 2 Come, 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. 296 REDEMPTIOJSl. 3 Come, ye weary, Heavy-laden, Lost and ruin’d by the fall. If you tarry till you’re better. You will never come at all: Not the righteous. Sinners Jesus came to call. 4 Agonizing in the garden, Your Redeemer prostrate lies; On the bloody tree behold him ! Hear him cry, before he dies, “ It is finish’d ! ” Sinners, will not this sufiice ? 5 Lo ! th’ incarnate Grod, ascending. Pleads the merit of his blood ; Venture on him — venture wholly, Let no other trust intrude ; None but Jesus Can do helpless sinners good. 6 Saints and angels, join’d in concert. Sing the praises of the Lamb ; While the blissful courts of heaven Sweetly echo with his name ; Alleluia ! Sinners here may sing the same. 382 “ Sow should a man he just with God I ” S. M. A h, how shall fallen man Be just before his God ! If he contend in righteousness. We sink beneath his rod. 2 If he our ways should mark. With strict inquiring eyes. Could we for one of thousand faults A iust excuse devise ? HEDEMPTION. 297 3 All-seeing, powerful God ! Who can with thee contend? Or who that tries the nneqnal strife, ' Shall prosper in the end ? ; ^ 4 The mountains, in thy wrath, ' Their ancient seats forsake : The trembling earth deserts her place, ; Her rooted pillars shake. 5 Ah, how shall gnilty man Contend with such a God ? Hone, none can meet him, and escape, But through the Saviour’s blood. 383 There shall he a fountain opened for sin and uncleanness. O.M. T hebe is a fountain fill’d with blood Drawn from Emmanuel’s veins ; And sinners plunged beneath that fiood Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day ; And there may I, as 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 Be saved to sin no more. 4 E’er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Bedeenling love has been my theme, And shall be till I die. REDEMPTION. 5 Then in a nobler, sweeter song, ril sing thy power to save, When this poor lisping, stammering tongne Lies silent in the grave. 384 ‘ Escape for thy life ; loolc not behind p -ii*- thee, neither stay thou in all the plain ; escape to the mountain^ lest thou he consumed.^* T he voice of free grace Cries, Escape to the mountain; For Adam’s lost race Christ hath opened a fountain ; For sin and nncleanness And every transgression, His blood flows most freely In streams of salvation. Alleluia to the Lamb Who hath bought us our pardon ; We’ll praise him again. When we pass over Jordan. 2 Ye souls that are wounded. To Jesus repair; He calls you in mercy. And can you forbear ? Though your sins be as scarlet, Still flee to the mountain. That blood can remove them Which streams from this fountain. Alleluia, etc. 3 0 Jesus ! ride onward. Triumphantly glorious ; O’er sin, death, and hell Thou’rt more than victorious ; Thy name is the theme Of the great congregation, REPENTANCE. 299 While angels and saints Raise the shout of salvation. Alleluia, etc. 4 With joy shall we stand When escaped to that shore ; With our harps in our hand We will praise him the more*. Well range the sweet fields On the banks of the river, And sing of salvation For ever and ever. Alleluia, etc. 385 “ Unite my heart to fear fhy name.** gs. 7s 0 TO grace how great a debtor Daily I^m constrained to be ; Let thy love, Lord, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to thee ! 2 Prone to wander. Lord, I feel it ; Prone to leave the God I love ; Kerens my heart, 0 take and seal it, Seal it for thy courts above ! X. THE CHEISTIAX LIFE. 3^0pentance* 386 ** If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father.** L.M. 0 THOU that heaPst when sinners cry. Though all my crimes before thee lie, Behold them not with angry look. But blot their memory from thy book. 300 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 2 Create my nature pure within, A.nd form my soul averse to sin : Let thy good Spirit ne’er depart, E'er hide thy presence from my heart. 3 I cannox live without thy light, Cast out and banish’d from thy sight : Thy holy joys, my Grod, restore. And guard me that I fall 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. 5 0 may thy love inspire my tongue ! Salvation shall be all my song : And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord, my strength and righteousness 387 Take not thy Soly Spirit from me” L.M S TAY, thou long-suffering Spirit, stay. Though I have done thee such despite Kor cast the sinner quite away, Kor take thine everlasting flight. 2 Though I have most unfaithful been. And long in vain thy grace received ; Ten thousand times thy goodness seen. Ten thousand times thy goodness grieved 3 Yet O the mourning sinner spare, ^ In honour of my great High -priest; Nor in thy righteous anger swear T’ exclude me from thy people’s rest REPENTANCE. 301 4 My weary soul, O God, release ; Uphold me with thy gracious hand, Guide me into thy perfect peace. And bring me to the promised land. 388 JTim that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out.’* C.M. 0 JESUS, Saviour of the lost, My rock and hiding-place. By storms of sin and sorrow toss’d, I seek thy sheltering grace. 2 Guilty, forgive me. Lord, I cry ; Pursued by foes, I come ; A sinner, save me, or I die ; An outcast, take me home. 3 Once safe in thine almighty arms, Let storms come on amain ; There danger never, never harms ; There death itself is gain. 4 And when I stand before thy throne. And all thy glory see. Still be my righteousness alone To hide myself in thee. 389 “ Qod he merciful to me, a sinner.** L.Mt O THAT my load of sin were gone, O that I could at last submit At Jesus’ feet to lay it down. To lay my soul at Jesus’ feet ! ; 2 Rest for my soul I long to find ; Saviour of all, if mine thou art. Give me thy meek and lowly mind. And stamp thine image on my heart. 802 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 3 Break off the yoke of inbred sin, And fully set my spirit free ; I cannot rest till pure within, Till I am wholly lost in thee. 4 Fain would I learn of thee, my God ; Thy light and easy burden prove. The cross, all stain’d with hallow’d blood, The labour of thy dying love. 6 I would, but thou must give the power. My heart from every sin release ; Bring near, bring near the joyful hour. And fill me with thy perfect peace. 390 “i/* God he for us, who can he against us." C.M O LET triumphant faith dispel The fears of guilt and woe : If God be for us, God the Lord, Who, who shall be our foe ? 2 He who his only Son gave up To death, that we might live. Shall he not all things freely grant That boundless love can give ? 3 Who now his people shall accuse ? ’Tis God hath justified ; Who now his people shall condemn ? The Lamb of God hath died. 4 And he who died hath risen again. Triumphant from the grave ; At God’s right hand for us he pleads, Omnipotent to save. FAITH. 303 391 ** I will put thee in a clift of the rock.'’' Six 7s ri 'T3 OCK of Ages, cleft for me, Jt\) Let me liide myself in thee ; Let the water and the blood. From thy riven side which flow’d, Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 2 Not the labours of my hands Can fulfil thy law’s demands ; Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears for ever flow, All for sin could not atone. Thou must save, and thou alone. 3 Nothing in my hand I bring ; Simply to thy cross I cling ; N aked, come to thee for dress ; Helpless, look to thee for grace : Foul, I to the fountain fly ; Wash me. Saviour, or I die. 4 While I draw this fleeting breath. When my eyelids close in death, When I soar through tracts unknown, See thee on thy judgment throne, Eock of Ages, cleft for me. Let me hide myself in thee. 392 To whom shall we go hut unto theef J UST as I am, — without one plea. But that thy blood was shed for me, And that thou bidd’st me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come. 304 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 2 Just as I am,— and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot, To thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, 0 Lamb of God, I come. 3 Just as I am,— though toss'd about With many a conflict, many a doubt. Fightings and fears within, without, 0 Lamb of God, I come. 4 Just as I am, — poor, wretched, blind, — Sight, riches, healing of the mind. Yea, all I need, in thee to find, 0 Lamb of God, I come, 5 Just as 1 am, — thou wilt receive. Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve; Because thy promise I believe, 0 Lamb of God, 1 come. 6 Just as I am,— thy love unknown Has broken every barrier down ; Now to be thine, yea, thine alone, O Lamb of God, I come. 393 ** I flee unto thee to hide mefl 7s. Double TESUS, lover of my soul, f J Let me to thy bosom fly. While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high ; Hide me, 0 my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life be past ; FAITH. S05 Safe into the haven gnide, 0 receive my soul at last. 2 Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on thee ; Leave, ah ! leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me ; All my trust on thee is stay’d ; 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 cover all my sin ; Let the healing streams abound. Make and keep me pure within : Thou of life the fountain art, Freely let me take of thee : Spring thou up within my heart, Else to all eternity. 394 ' Whom have I in heaven hut thee?** J ESUS, my Saviour ! look on me. For I am weary and opprest ; I come to cast myself on thee : Thou art my Best. 2 Look down on me, for I am weak, I feel the toilsome journey’s length; Thine aid omnipotent I seek ; Thou art my Strength. 3 I am bewilder’d on my way. Dark and tempestuous is the night ; 306 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. O send thou forth some cheering ray : Thou art my Light. 4 When Satan flings his fiery darts, I look to thee ; my terrors cease ; Thy cross a hiding-place imparts : Thou art my Peace. 5 Standing alone on Jordan’s brink, In that tremendous latest strife, Thou wilt not suffer me to sink : Thou art my Life. 6 Thou wilt my every want supply. E’en to the end, whate’er befall ; Through life, in death, eternally. Thou art my All. 395 * Thy name is as ointment poured fi ti *■ forth:* H OW sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer’s ear ! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, An d 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. 3 Dear name, the rock on which I build, My shield and hiding-place, My never-failing treasury, filled With boundless stores of grace. 4 Jesus ! my Shepherd, Husband, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King, My Lord, my life, my way, my end — Accept the praise I bring. FAITH. 307 5 Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought : But when I see thee as thou art, I’ll praise thee as I ought. 6 Till then I would thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath , And may the music of thy name Befresh my soul in death. 396 ^^Thehloodof Jems Christ cleanseth us p ^ from all sin. F ob ever here my rest shall he, Close to thy bleeding side ; This all my hope and all my plea, “ For me the Saviour died.” 2 My dying Saviour and my God, Fountain for guilt and sin ! Sprinkle me ever with thy blood. And cleanse and keep me clean. 3 Wash me, and make me thus thine own; Wash me, and mine thou art; Wash me, but not my feet alone — My hands, my head, my heart. 4 The atonement of thy blood apply. Till faith to sight improve ; Till hope in full fruition die. And all my soul is love. 397 *^My hope^ and my fortress^ my castle.'* P.M. A MOUNTAUST fastness is our God, On which our souls are planted : And though the fierce foe rage abroad, Our hearts are nothing daunted. 308 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. What though he beset, With weapon and net, ' Array’d in death- strife ? In God are help and life : He is onr sword and armour. 2 By our own might we naught can do ; To trust it were sure losing ; For us must fight the Bight and True, The Man of God’s own choosing. Dost ask for his name ? Christ Jesus we claim; The Lord God of hosts ; The only God : vain boasts Of others fall before him. 3 What though the troops of Satan fill’d The world with hostile forces ? E’en then our fears should all be still’d : In God are our resources. The world and its King Ho terrors can bring : Their threats are no worth : Their doom is now gone forth : A single word can quell them. 4 God’s word through all shall have free sway, And ask no man’s permission : The Spirit and his gifts convey Strength to defy perdition. The body to kill, Wife, children, at will, The wicked have power : Yet lasts it but an hour ! The kingdom’s ours for ever ! FAITH. 5 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, For ever be outpouring One chorus from the heavenly host And saints on earth adoring ! That chorus resound To earth’s utmost bound. And spread from shore to shore, Like stormy ocean ’s roar, Through endless ages rolling. 398 “ IvnllTceep thee in all 'places whither thou goestj* lls. H OW firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent word ! What more can he say than to you he hath said, You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled ? 2 Fear not, I am with thee, 0 be not dis- may’d, I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid^ I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand. Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 3 When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow ; For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless. And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 4 When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie. My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply; 310 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. The flame shall not hurt thee ; I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine 5 The sonl that to J esns hath fled for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes ; That sonl, though all hell shall endeavour to shake, I’ll never — no, never — no, never forsake. O Q Q have an advocate p, with the Father y Jesus Christ, the righteous.’’ A pproach, my soul, the mercy-seat, Where J esus answers prayer ; There humbly fall before his feet, For none can perish there. 2 Thy promise is my only plea. With this I venture nigh ; Thou callest burden’d souls to thee, And such, 0 Lord, am I. 3 Bow’d down beneath a load of sin. By Satan sorely press’d. By war without, and fears within, I come to thee for rest. 4 Be thou my shield and hiding-place ; That, shelter’d near thy side, I may my fierce accuser face. And tell him thou hast died ! 5 0 wondrous love, to bleed and die. To bear the cross and shame. That guilty sinners, such as I, Might plead thy gracious name. PRAYER. 311 00 ‘ Men ought always to pray, and not to q L ord, teacli us how to pray aright, With reverence and with fear : Though dust and ashes in thy sight, We may, we must draw near. 2 Give deep humility ; the sense Of godly sorrow give; A strong desiring confidence To hear thy voice and live. 3 Patience, to watch, and wait, and weep, Though mercy long delay ; Courage, our fainting souls to keep, And trust thee, though thou slay. 4 Give these, and then thy will be done : Thus, strengthen’d with all might. We, through thy Spirit and thy Son, Shall pray, and pray aright. 401 *"AsTc, and it shall he given you 7s. C OME, my soul, thy suit prepare; Jesus loves to answer prayer; He himself has bid thee pray. Therefore will not say thee nay. 2 Thou art coming to a King — Large petitions with thee bring ; For his grace and power are such, None can ever ask too much. 3 With my burden I begin : Lord, remove this load of sin ; Let thy blood, for sinners spilt. Set my conscience free from guilt. 312 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 4 Lord, I come to thee for rest, Take possession of my breast ; There thy blood-bought right maintain, And without a rival reign. 5 While I am a pilgrim here, Let thy love my spirit cheer; As my guide, my guard, my friend, Lead me to my journey’s end, 6 Show me what I have to do, Every hour my strength renew; Let me live a life of faith. Let me die thy people’s death. 402 ** And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.** C.M. S HEPHEED divine, our wants relieve, In this our evil day : To all thy tempted followers give The power to trust and pray. 2 Long as our fiery trials last. Long as the cross we bear, 0 let our souls on thee be cast In never-ceasing prayer. 3 The Spirit’s interceding grace Give us the faith to claim ; To wrestle till we see thy face. And know thy hidden name. 4 Till thou the Father’s love impart, Till thou thyself bestow. Be this the cry of every heart — I will not let thee go : PRAYER. 313 5 I will not let thee go, unless Thou tell thy name to me ; With all thy great salvation bless, And say, — I died for thee. 403 “ There I will meet with thee; and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat.’’ L.M. F EOM every stormy wind that blows, From every swelling tide of woes, There is a calm, a snre retreat ; ’Tis Wnd beneath the mercy-seat. 2 There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our heads — A place than all beside more sweet. It is the blood-stained mercy- seat. 3 There is a spot where spirits blend. Where friend holds fellowship with friend ; Though sunder’d far, by faith they meet Around one common mercy-seat. 4 There, there, on eagles’ wings we soar, And time and sense seem all no more ; And heaven comes down, our souls to greet, And glory crowns the mercy- seat. 404 “ Lord, teacti us to prayf 0 . M . P EAYEE is the soul’s sincere desire, Utter’d or unexpress’d ; The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye When none but God is near. L 314 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 3 Frayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer, the sublimest strains tnat reach The Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian’s vital breath, The Christian’s native air ; The watchword at the gates of death, — He enters heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner’s voice, Keturning from his ways ; While angels in their songs rejoice. And cry, Behold, he prays !” 6 In prayer, on earth, the saints are one ; They’re one in word and mind ; When with the Father and the Son Sweet fellowship they find. 7 0 thou, by whom we come to God, Theliife, theTruth, the Way, The path of prayer thyself hast trod ; Lord, teach ns how to pray. 8 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom we adore, Be glory, as it was, is now, And shall be evermore. praise. 405 0 be joyful in fhe Lord, oil ye lands. ” L . M A ll people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice ; Him serve with fear, his praise forth tell, Come ye before him and rejoice. PRAISE. 316 2 Know that the Lord is God indeed ; Without our aid he did us make : W e are his flock, he doth us feed, And for his sheep he doth us take. 3 O enter then his gates with praise. Approach with joy his courts unto ; Praise, laud, and bless his name always, For it is seemly so to do. 4 For why ? the Lord our God is good. His mercy is for ever sure ; His truth at all times firmly stood. And shall from age to age endure. yi ^ ^ “ O %ing unto the Lord a new song : let Kg ^g k ^JLv/ \J the congregation of saints praise him ” * * • From tlie cxlix. Psalm. O PEATSE ye the Lord, Prepare your glad voice His praise in the great Assembly to sing. In their great Creator Let Israel rejoice; And children of Sion Be glad in their King, 2 Let them his great namt; Extol in their songs. With hearts well attuned His praises express Who always takes pleasure To hear their glad tongues. And waits with salvation The humble to bless. 316 407 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. With glory adorned, His people shall sing To God, who their heads With safety doth shield ; Such hononr and triumph His favour shall bring : O therefore for ever All praise to him yield ! L.M. “ Thou, O God, art praised in Sion. From the Ixv. Psalm. F ob thee, 0 God, onr constant praise In Sion waits, thy chosen seat ; Onr promised altars there we’ll raise. And all our zealous vows complete. 2 Thou, who to every humble prayer Dost always bend thy listening ear, To thee shall all mankind repair. And at thy gracious throne appear. 3 Our sins, though numberless, in vain To stop thy flowing mercy try ; Whilst thou o’erlook’st the guilty stain. And washest out the crimson dye. 4 Bless’d is the man who, near thee placed, Within thy sacred dwelling lives ! ’Tis there abundantly we taste The vast delights thy temple gives. ' O give thanks unto the Lord : for he 7s. is gracious, aj?d his mercy endureth for everT From the cvii. Psalm. 408 M agnify Jehovah’s name; For his mercies ever sure. From eternity the same. To eternity endure. PRAISE. 317 2 Let his ransom'd floch rejoice, Gather’d out of every land, As the people of his choice, Pluck’d from the destroyer’s hand. 3 In the wilderness astray. In the lonely waste they roam, Hungry, fainting by the way, Par from refuge, shelter, home ; 4 To the Lord their God they cry ; He inclines a gracious ear,^ Sends deliverance from on high, Pescues them from all their fear. I 5 Them to pleasant lands he brings, ‘ , Where the vine and olive grow ; Where from verdant hills, the springs Through luxuriant valleys flow. 6 O that men would praise the Lord, For his goodness to their race ; For the wonders of his word, And the riches of his grace ! A Serve the Lord with gladness, and come t tu before his presence with a song . From the c. Psalm. B EFOPE Jehovah’s awful throne. Ye nations, bow with sacred joy ; Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and he destroy. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid. Made us of clay, and form’d us men ; ^ And when like wandering sheep we stray’d. He brought us to his fold again. 318 THE CHRISTIAK LIFE. 3* We are iiis people, we his care, Our souls, and all our mortal frame ; What lasting honours shall we rear. Almighty Maker, to thy name ? 4 We’ll crowd thy gates with thankful songs> High as the heaven our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 5 Wide as the world is thy command, Yast as eternity thy love ; Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. 410 “ O Lordy thou art become exceeding glorious; thou art clothed with majesty and honour.’* From the civ. Psalm. L.M. B less God, my soul; thou. Lord, alone Possessest empire without bounds, With honour thou art crown’d, thy throne Eternal majesty surrounds. 2 With light thou dost thyself enrobe. And glory for a garment take ; Heaven’s curtains stretch beyond the globe, The canopy of state to make. 3 God builds on liquid air, and forms His palace-chambers in the skies ; The clouds his chariots are, and storms The swift- wing’d steeds with which he flies. 4 As bright as flame, as swift as wind. His ministers heaven’s palace fill ; They have their sundry tasks assign’d, All prompt to do their sovereign’s will. PRAISE. 319 I 5 In praising God while he prolongs My breath, I will that breath employ ; And join devotion to my songs, Sincere, as in him is my joy. 411 O praise the Lord of heaven 6s. 4?S. From the cxlviii. Psalm. Y e boundless realms of joy. Exalt yonr Maker’s fame ; - His praise yonr song employ Above the starry frame : 1 Yonr voices raise, Ye chernbim And seraphim, I To sing his praise. I ^ Thon moon, that rnl’st the night, And snn, that gnid’st the day, j, Ye ghttering stars of light, [j To him yonr homage pay ; ’ His praise declare. Ye heavens above, ( And clonds that move j Tn liqnid air. j 3 Let them adore the Lord, ; And praise his holy name, 1 By whose almighty word They all from nothing came; And all shall last j; From changes free ; His firm decree Stands ever fast. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. ^ T O “Lei everything that hath hreath praise -y theLord:^ From the cl. Psalm. O PE.AISE the Lord in that blest place From whence his goodness largely flows; Praise him in heaven, where he his face, Unveiled, in perfect glory shows. 2 Praise him for all the mighty acts Which he in our behalf has done ; His kindness this return exacts, With which our praise should equal run. 3 Let the shrill trumpet’s warlike voice Make rocks and hills his praise rebound ; Praise him with harp’s melodious noise, And gentle psaltery’s silver sound. 4 Let them who joyful hymns compose. To cymbals set their songs of praise — To well-tuned cymbals, and to those That loudly sound on solemn days. 5 Let all that vital breath enjoy. The breath he does to them afford. In just returns of praise employ : Let every creature praise the Lord ! 413 “ Praise the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, praise his holy name.” S.M. From the ciii. Psalm. 0 BLESS the Lord, my soul. His grace to thee proclaim; And all that is within me, join To bless his holy name. PRAISE. 321 2 O bless the Lord, my soul. His mercies bear in mind ; Forget not all his benefits. Who is to thee so kind. 3 He pardons all thy sins, Prolongs thy feeble breath; He healeth thine infirmities. And ransoms thee from death. 4 He feeds thee with his love, Upholds thee with his truth ; And, like the eagle’s, he renews The vigour of thy youth. 6 Then bless the Lord, my soul. His grace, his love proclaim ; Let all that is within me join To bless his holy name. 1 “ ATy heart is fixed, O God, my heart t nyr fixed : I will sing and give praise.** From the Ivii. Psalm. 0 GOD, my heart is fix’d, ’tis bent Its thankful tribute to present ; And, with my heart, my voice I’ll raise To thee, my God, in songs of praise. 2 Awake, my glory ; harp and lute, No longer let your strings be mute : And I, my tuneful part to take. Will with the early dawn awake. 3 Thy praises, Lord, I will resound To all the listening nations round : Thy mercy highest heaven transcends. Thy truth beyond the clouds extends. l2 322 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 4 Be thou, O God, exalted high ; And as thy glory fills the sky, So let it be on earth displayed, Till thou art here, as there, obeyed 415 “ I will always give iltariks unto the Lord.'’ From the xxxiv. Psalm. C.M. T HEOUGH all the changing scenes of life. In trouble and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. 2 Of his deliverance I will boast, Till all that are distressed From my example comfort take. And charm their griefs to rest. 3 O magnify the Lord with me, With me exalt his name ; When in distress to him I call’d. He to my rescue came. 4 The angel of the Lord encamps Around the good and just ; Deliverance he affords to all Who on his succour trust. 5 O make but trial of his love, Experience will decide How blest they are, and only they. Who in his truth confide. 6 Fear him, ye saints ; and you will then Have nothing else to fear ; Make you his service your delight Your wants shall be his care. PRAISE. 528 /I ^ ^ “ O give thanks unto the Lord : for he t Tvr gradousy and his mercy endurethfor ever," From tlie cvi. Psalm. O EENDEE thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love ; Whose mercy firm through ages past Has stood, and shall for ever last. 2 Who can his mighty deeds express, Hot only vast, but numberless ? What mortal eloquence can raise His tribute of immortal praise ? 3 Extend to me that favour, Lord, Thou to thy chosen dost afiPord ; When thou return’ st to set them free, Let thy salvation visit me. 4 Let Israel’s God be ever bless’d, His name eternally confess’d ; Let all his saints, with full accord, Sing loud Amens, Praise ye the Lord ! 417 “ 0 Lord, our Lord, how eoccellent is thy name in all the earth." C.M. From the viii. Psalm. I SING the almighty power of God, That made the mountains rise, That spread the flowing seas abroad, And built the lofty skiea 2 I sing the wisdom that ordain’d The sun to rule the day ; The moon shines full at his command, And all the stars obey. 824 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 3 Lord, how thy wonders are display’d Where’er I turn my eye ; If I survey the ground I tread, Or gaze upon the sky, 4 There’s not a plant nor flower below But makes thy glories known ; And clouds arise, and tempests blow By order from thy throne. 5 His hand is my perpetual guard ; He keeps me with his eye : Why should I, then, forget the Lord, Who is for ever nigh ? 418 The Lord is King ; the ea/tih may he glad thereof.^' From the xcvii. Psalm. L.M. J EHOYAH reigns, let all the earth In his just government rejoice; Let all the lands, with sacred mirth. In his applause unite their voice. 2 Darkness and clouds ol awful shade His dazzling glory shroud in state ; Judgment and righteousness are made The habitation of his seat. 3 For thou, 0 God, art seated high. Above earth’s potentates enthroned; Thou, Lord, unrivalled in the sky. Supreme by all the gods art owned. 419 Let everything that hath breath praise q„ the Lord.'* From the cxlviii. Psalm. B egin, my soul, th’ exalted lay ; Let each enraptured thought obey, And praise th’ Almighty’s name : PRAISE. 82P Let heaven and earth, and seas and skies, Tn one melodious concert rise, To swell th’ inspiring theme. 2 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound, While all the adoring thrones around His boundless mercy sing ; Let every listening saint above Wake all the tuneful soul of love. And touch the sweetest string. 3 Whate’er this living world contains, That wings the air or treads the plains. United praise bestow : Ye tenants of the ocean wide, Proclaim him through the mighty tide. And in the deeps below. 4 Let man, by nobler passions sway’d. The feeling heart, the judging head. In heavenly praise employ; Spread his tremendous name around. Till heaven’s broad arch rings back the sound, The general burst of joy. /i O ^ “ As long as I have any being 1 will Qq sing praises unto my God.^^ oiA Ob. From the cxlvi. Psalm. I ’LL praise my Maker with my breath. And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers ; My days of praise shall ne’er be past While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. 326 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 2 Happy tne man whose hopes rely On Israel’s God : he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train ; He saves th’ oppress’d, he feeds the poor ; His truth for ever stands secure. And none shall find his promise vain. 421 “ The Lord is my strength and my shield. ” C . M • From the xxviii. Psalm. A dored for ever he the Lord ; His praise I will resound, From whom the cries of my distress A gracious answer found. 2 He is my strength and shield ; my heart Has trusted in his name; And now relieved, my heart, with joy. His praises shall proclaim. 3 The Lord, the everlasting God, Is my defence and rock. The saving health, the saving strength, Of his anointed flock. 4 0 save and bless thy people, Lord, Thy heritage preserve ; Feed, strengthen, and support their hearts, That they may never swerve. 422 “ The morning stars sang together, and 7s. all the sons of Qod shouted for joy. ” S ongs of praise the angels sang; Heaven with alleluias rang, When Jehovah’s work begun. When he spake and it was done. PRAISE. 827 2 Songs of praise awoke tlie morn, When the Prince of Peace was born ; Songs of praise arose, when he Captive led captivity. 3 Heaven and earth must pass away ; Songs of praise shall crown that day : God will make new heavens and earth ; Songs of praise shall hail their birth. 4 And shall man alone be dumb Till that glorious kingdom come ? Ho ; the Church delights to raise Psalms, and hymns, and songs of praise. 5 Saints below, with heart and voice. Still in songs of praise rejoice ; Learning here, by faith and love. Songs of praise to sing above. 6 Borne upon their latest breath, Songs of praise shall conquer death ; Then, amidst eternal joy, Songs of praise their powers employ. 423 will magnify thee, O God, my King.^^ gg^ 7s. Prom the cxlv. Psalm. G od, my King, thy might confessing, Ever will I bless thy name r Day by day thy throne addressing. Still will I thy praise proclaim. 2 Honour great our God befitteth ; Who his majesty can reach ? Age to age his works transmitteth. Age to age his power shall teach. S28 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 3 They shall talk of all thy glory, On thy might and greatness dwell, Speak of thy dread acts the story. And thy deeds of wonder tell. 4 Nor shall fail from memory’s treasure. Works by love and mercy wrought— Works of love surpassing measure. Works of mercy passing thought. 5 Full of kindness and compassion, Slow to anger, vast in love, God is good to all creation ; All his works his goodness prove. 6 All thy works, O Lord, shall bless thee. Thee shall all thy saints adore ; King supreme shall they confess thee, And proclaim thy sovereign power. 424 “ He is Lord of lords and King of Icings*^ C*M. A ll hail the power of Jesus’ name ! Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem. And crown him Lord of all. 2 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God, Who from his altar call ; Extol the Stem of Jesse’s rod. And crown him Lord of all. 3 Hail him, the Heir of David’s line. Whom David, Lord did call ; The God incarnate ! Man divine ! And crown him Lord of all ! PRAISE. 329 4 Ye seed of Israel's cJioseii race. Ye ransomed of the fall. Hail him who saves yon by his grace, And crown him Lord of all. 5 Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget The wormwood and the gall, Go, spread yonr trophies at his feet. And crown him Lord of all. 6 Let every kindred, every tribe. On this terrestrial ball. To him all majesty ascribe. And crown him Lord of all. 425 All thy works praise theOy O Lord.** P.M. T he strain upraise of joy and praise. Alleluia ! t f i To the glory of their King Shall the ransom’d people sing. Alleluia ! And the choirs that dwell on high Shall re-echo through the sky. Alleluia ! They in the rest of Paradise who dwell. The blessM ones with joy the chorus swell. Alleluia 1 The planets beaming on their heavenly way. The shining constellations, join and say. Alleluia ! Ye clouds that onward sweep. Ye winds on pinions light. Ye thunders, echoing loud and deep. Ye lightnings, wildly bright. In sweet consent unite your Alleluia ! Ye floods and ocean billows. Ye storms and winter snow, 330 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Y e days of cloudless beauty, Hoar frost and summer glow . Ye groves that wave in spring, And glorious forests, sing. Alleluia ! First let the birds, with painted plumage gay, Exalt their great Creator’s praise, and say. Alleluia ! Then let the beasts of earth with varying strain. Join in creation’s hymn, and cry again, Alleluia ! Here let the mountains thunder forth son- orous, Alleluia ! There let the valleys sing in gentler chorus. Alleluia! I Thou jubilant abyss of ocean, cry. Alleluia ! Ye tracts of earth and continents, reply. Alleluia ! To God, who all creation made,^ The frequent hymn be duly paid : Alleluia I This is the strain, the eternal strain, the Lord Almighty loves : Alleluia ! j This is the song, the heavenly song, that > Christ, the Eng, approves : Alleluia ! Wherefore we sing, both heart and voice awaking. Alleluia I And children’s voices echo, answer making. Alleluia ! How from all men be outpour’d Alleluia to the Lord ; With Alleluia evermore The Son and Spirit we adore. Praise be done to the Three in One, Alleluia ! Alleluia ’ Alleluia I Amen. PRAISE. 331 426 My cu]p runneth over. ” C . M . TTTHElSr all thy mercies, 0 my God, VV I’ising sonl siirveys, Transported with the view, I/m lost In wonder, love, and praise. 2 0 how shall words with eqnal warmth The gratitude declare That glows within my ravish'd heart ? But thou canst read it there. 3 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart. That tastes those gifts with joy. 4 Through every period of my life Thy goodness I’ll pursue ; And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew. 5 When nature fails, and day and night Divide thy works no more. My ever grateful heart, O Lord, Thy mercy shall adore. 6 Through all eternity, to thee A joyful song I’ll raise ; But oh ! eternity’s too short To utter all thy praise. A Q ry “ The Lord is King.'*’ IjM. ■ From the xciii. Psalm. W ITH glory clad, with strength arrayed, The Lord that o’er all nature reigns The world’s foundation strongly laid, And the vast fabric still sustains. 2 How surely stablish’d is thy throne ! Which shall no change or period see ; S32 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. For thou, O Lord, and thou alone, Art God from all eternity. 3 The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice. And toss the troubled waves on high ; But God above can still their noise, And make the angry sea comply. 4 Thy promise. Lord, is ever sure. And they that in thy house would dwell, That happy station to secure. Must still in holiness excel. 428 SoJy, Soly^ SolyJ* 6s. 4si C OMB, thou Almighty King, Help us thy name te sing, Help us to praise I Father all glorious, O’er all victorious, Come and reign over us, Ancient of days. 2 Come, thou incarnate Word, Gird on thy mighty sword ; Our prayer attend ; Come, and thy people bless ; Come, give thy word success f Spirit of holiness. On us descend ! 3 Come, holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear. In this glad hour : Thou, who Almighty art, How rule in every heart. And ne’er from us depai^, Spirit of power. PRAISE. 338 4 To thee, great One in ^Ihree, The highest praises be, Hence evermore ; Thy sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore 429 “ F raise the Lord^ O my soul.'* L.M. A wake, my sonl, to joyful lays, And sing thy great Redeemer’s praise: He justly claims a song from thee; His loving-kindness, O how free ! 2 He saw me ruin’d in the fall, Yet loved me, notwithstanding all; He saved me from my lost estate ; His loving-kindness, O how great ! 3 Though numerous hosts of mighty foes. Though earth and hell my way oppose. He safely leads my soul along ; His loving- kindness, 0 how strong I 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gather’d thick, and thunder’d loud. He near my soul has always stood ; His loving -kindness, O how good ! 5 Often I feel my sinful heart Prone from my Saviour to depart, But though I oft have him forgot. His loving-kindness changes not. 6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, ^ Soon all my mortal powers must fail ; 0 may my last expiring breath His loving-kindness sing in death ? S34 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 430 ''And again they said. Alleluia.’* 8S. 7S. Six Lines A lleluia i song of gladness. Voice of everlasting joy ; Alleluia ! sound the sweetest Heard among the choirs on high, Hymning in God’s blissful mansion Day and night incessantly. 2 Alleluia ! Church victorious, Thou may’st lift the joyful strain : Alleluia ! songs of triumph Well befit the ransomed train. Faint and feeble are our praises While in exile we remain. 3 Alleluia ! songs of gladness Suit not always souls forlorn, Alleluia ! sounds of sadness ’Midst our joyful strains are borne ; For in this dark world of sorrow We with tears our sins must mourn. 4 Praises with our prayers uniting, Hear us, blessed Trinity ; Bring us to thy blissful presence. There the Paschal Lamb to see, Then to thee our alleluia Singing evei lastingly. 431 'One cried unto another, and said, Bely, 8s. 7s, holy., holy/* Double. R ound the Lord in glory seated Cherubim and seraphim Fill’d his temple, and repeated Each to each the alternate hymn “ LiOrd, thy glory fills the heaven, Earth is with thy fulness stored; Unto thee be glory given. Holy, holy, holy Lord.’’ 2 Heaven is still with glory ringing, Earth takes up the angels’ cry, “ Holy, holy, holy,” singing, “Lord of hosts, the Lord most High. With his seraph train before him. With his holy Church below. Thus conspire we to adore him, Bid we thus our anthem flow ; 3 “ Lord, thy glory Alls the heaven. Earth is with thy fulness stored ; Unto thee be glory given, Holy, holy, holy Lord.” Thus thy glorious name confessing, We adopt thy angels’ cry, “ Holy, holy, holy,” blessing Thee, the Lord of hosts most High. 432 “ And all her streets shall say. Alleluia.** P.M . S IHG Alleluia forth in duteous praise, O citizens of heaven ; and sweetly raise An endless Alleluia. 2 Ye next, who stand before the Eternal Light, 1 • -ui. In hymning choirs re-echo to the height An endless Alleluia. 3 The holy city shall take up your strain. And with glad songs resounding wak^ again An endless Alleluia. 336 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 4 In blissful antiphons ye thus rejoice To render to the Lord with thankful voice An endless Alleluia. 5 Ye who have gained at length your palms in bliss, Victorious ones, your chant shall still be this, An endless Alleluia. 6 There, in one grand acclaim, for ever ring The strains which tell the honour of your King, An endless Alleluia. 7 This is the rest for weary ones brought back. This is the food and drink which none shall lack. An endless Alleluia. 8 While thee, by whom were all things made, we praise For ever, and tell out in sweetest lays An endless Alleluia. 9 Almighty Christ, to thee our voices sing Glory for evermore ; to thee we bring An endless Alleluia. O “ Of him and through him and to him ^ 3 ^ Tt O O are all things : to whom he glory for ever. 4.men’* A ngel bands, in strains sweet sounding. Anthems to the Saviour raise : Host of heaven, his throne surrounding, Hymn the great Creator’s praise. SELF-CONSECRATION. 837 2 Eadiant orb of day, adore him, Praise him, thou who ruFst the night ; Heaven of heavens, 0 bow before him- Laud him, all ye worlds of light. 3 Praise him, wild and restless ocean, Praise him, monsters of the deep ; Praise him in your rude commotion, Storms that at his mandate sweep. 4 Hills and mountains, heavenward towering, Fires that in their bosom glow ; Clouds around their cliffs dark lowering. Torrents down their steeps that flow ; 5 Yerdant fields and valleys blooming. Insect myriads own his care ; Wild beasts through the forest roaming. Warbling tenants of the air, 6 Kings and rulers, shout his glory. People, join the loud acclaim. Maidens, youth, and fathers hoary. Infants, lisp his holy name. 7 Every kindred, tongue, and nation. Him who gave you life adore ; Earth and heaven and all creation, Praise his name for evermore. 434 Futon the whole armour of God.'* D.S.M, J ESUS, my strength, my hope. On thee I cast my care. With humble confidence look up. And know thou hear’st my prayer ; 838 the CHRISTIAN LIFE. Give me on thee to wait. Till I can all things do — - On thee, almighty to create. Almighty to renew. 2 Give me a sober mind, A self-renouncing will, That tramples down and casts behind The baits of pleasing ill: A soul inured to pain. To hardship, grief, and loss, Ready to take up and sustain The consecrated cross. 3 Give me a godly fear, A quick, discerning eye. That looks to thee when sin is near, And sees the tempter fly ; A spirit still prepared. And armed with jealous care. For ever standing on its guard. And watching unto prayer. 4 Give me a true regard, A single, steady aim. Unmoved by threatening or reward. To thee and thy great name ; Give me a heart to pray. To pray and never cease, I^’ever to murmur at thy stay. Or wish my sufierings less. 5 I rest upon thy word. The promise is for me ; My succour and salvation. Lord, Shall surely come from thee; TRUST. Blit let uie still abide> Nor from my hope remove, ^ Till thou my patient spirit guide Into thy perfect love. 435 ** Enoch walked with God.'** C.M. O FOR a closer walk with God, A calm and heavenly frame ; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb. 2 Eeturn, 0 holy Dove, return. Sweet messenger of rest ; I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. The dearest idol I have known, Whate’er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. I So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road Tha;t leads me to the Lamb. CruiEJt. 436 “ They that put their trust in the Lord p shall he even as the Mount Sion^ U.iVl. which may not he removed^ hut standeth fast for ever** From the cxxv. Psalm. W HO place on Sion’s God their trust. Like Sion’s rock shall stand ; Like her immovable be fix’d By his almighty hand. 34.0 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Look how the hills on every side Jerusalem enclose ; So stands the Lord aronnd his saints, To guard them from their foes. 437 I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.** L.M# From the xviii. Psalm. N O change of time shall ever shock My firm afiection, Lord, to thee ; For thon hast always been my rock, A fortress and defence to me. 2 Thon my deliverer art, my God ; My trust is in thy mighty power : Thou art my shield from foes abroad. At home my safeguard and my tower. 3 To thee I will address my prayer. To whom all praise we justly owe ; So shall I, by thy watchful care. Be guarded safe from every foe. 438 “ The Lord is my shepherd; therefore can I lack nothing ** C.M. From the xxiii. Psahn. T he Lord himself, the mighty Lord, Youchsafes to be my guide ; The shepherd, by whose constant care My wants are all supplied. 2 In tender grass he makes me feed, And gently there repose ; Then leads me to cool shades, and where Refreshing water fiows. TRUST. 341 3 He does my wandering soul reclaim, And, to his endless praise, Instruct with humble zeal to walk In his most righteous ways. 4 I pass the gloomy vale of death, From fear and danger free ; For there his aiding rod and staff Defend and comfort me. 5 Since God doth thus his wondrous love Through all my life extend. That life to him I will devote. And in his temple spend. 439 My soul truly waiteth still upon God.** L .M. From the Ixii. Psalm. M y soul, for help on God rely. On him alone thy trust repose. My rock and health will strength supply To bear the shock of all my foes. 2 God does his saving health dispense. And flowing blessings daily send ; He is my fortress and defence. On him my soul shall still depend. 3 In him, ye people, always trust ; Before his throne pour out your hearts . For God, the merciful and just. His timely aid to us imparts. 440 The Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace." C.M. F ATHEB, whate’er of earthly bliss Thy sovereign will denies. Accepted at thy throne of grace Let this petition rise. 342 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 2 Give me a calm and thankful heart, From every murmur free ; The blessings of thy grace impart, And let me live to thee. 3 Let the sweet hope that thou art mine My path of life attend : Thy presence through my journey shine, And crown my journey’s end. 441 ‘ ‘ My lyeace I give unto you. 0 . M • W HILE thee I seek, protecting Power, Be my vain wishes stilled ; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled. 2 Thy love the power of thought bestowed. To thee my thoughts would soar : Thy mercy o’er my life has flowed, That mercy I adore. 3 In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see : Each blessing to my soul more dear. Because conferred by thee. 4 In every joy that crowns my days. In every pain I bear. My heart shall find delight in praise. Or seek relief in prayer. 5 When gladness wings my favoured hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill ; Resigned when storms of sorrow lower. My soul shall meet thy will. TRUST. 343 6 My lifted eye, without a tear, The gathering storms shall see ; My steadfast heart shall know no fear, That heart will rest on thee. 442 ‘ I will rejoice in the LordJ* S. ds A lthough the vine its fmit deny. The budding fig tree droop and die, Ho oil the olive yield ; Yet will I trust me in my God, Yea, bend rejoicing to his rod, And by his grace be heal’d. 2 Though fields, in verdure once array’d, By whirlwinds desolate be laid. Or parch’d by scorching beam ; Still in the Lord shall be my trust. My joy ; for though his frown is just. His mercy is supreme. 3 Though from the folds the flock decay, Though herds lie famish’d o’er the lea. And round the empty stall ; My soul above the wreck shall rise. Its better joys are in the skies ; There God is all in all. 4 In God my strength, howe’er distrest, I yet will hope, and calmly rest. Hay, triumph in his love ; My fingering soul, my tardy feet. Free as the hind he makes, and fleet. To speed my course above. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 3M ** I have prayed for thee, that thy faith 0s 5s. *±r±^ fail not:* Double! I 'N the hour of trial, Jesus, plead for me ; Lest by base denial I depart from thee ; When thou seest me waver, With a look recall, liTor for fear or favour Suffer me to fall. 2 With forbidden pleasures Would this vain world charm ; Or its sordid treasures Spread to work me harm ; Bring to my remembrance Sad Gethsemane, Or, in darker semblance, Oross-crown’d Calvary. 3 Should thy mercy send me Sorrow, toil, and woe ; Or should pain attend me On my path below ; Grant that I may never Fail thy hand to see ; Grant that I may ever Cast my care on thee. 4 When my last hour cometh, Fraught with strife and pain. When my dust returneth To the dust again ; On thy truth relying. Through that mortal strife, Jesus, take me, dying, To eternal life. 'TEUST. 345 444 “ My meditation of him shall be sweet,’’’ L.M^ I S there a lone and dreary hour, When worldly pleasures lose their power ? My Father ! let me turn to thee, And set each thought of darkness free. 2 Is there an hour of peace and joy, When hope is all my soul’s employ ? My Saviour ! still my hopes will roam, Until they rest with thee, their home. 3 Is there a time of racking grief. Which scorns the prospect of relief? O Spirit ! break the cheerless gloom, And hid my heart its calm resume. 4 The noontide blaze, the midnight scene, The dawn, or twilight’s sweet serene. The glow of life, the dying hour. Shall own, 0 God ! thy grace and power. 445 The Lord is my portion^ saith my soulf 7 & ? nils my happiness below I Not to live without the cross ; But the Saviour’s power to know. Sanctifying every loss. 2 Trials must and will befall ; But with humble faith to see Love inscribed upon them all — This is happiness to me. 3 Did I meet no trials here. No chastisement by the way, Might I not with reason fear I should be a castaway ? 340 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 4 Trials make the promise sweet 5 Trials give new life to prayer, Bring me to my Savionr’s feet, Lay me low and keep me there. 446 cried unto God with my voice^ and he gave ear unto mej** L.M. G od of my life, to thee I call ; Afflicted at thy feet I fall : When the great water-floods prevail. Leave not my trembling heart to fail. 2 Friend of the friendless and the faint, Where shonld I lodge my deep complaint ? — Where but with thee, whose open door Invites the helpless and the poor ? 3 Did ever mourner plead with thee. And thou refuse that mourner’s plea ? ! Does not the word still fix’d remain ? | That none shall seek thy face in vain ? 4 That were a grief I could not bear. Didst thou not hear and answer prayer : But a prayer-hearing, answering God Supports me under every load. 5 Poor though I am, despised, forgot, Y et God, my God, forgets me not : And he is safe, and must succeed. For whom the Lord vouchsafes to plead. 447 ** Our conversation is in heaven** 7s. 6s, Double. R ise, my soul, arid stretch thy wings, Thy better portion trace ; Eise from transitory things^ Towards heaven, thy destined place: HOPE. 347 Sun and moon and stars decay, Time shall soon this earth remove ; Rise, my soul, and haste away To seats prepared above. 2 Cease, my soul, O cease to mourn, Press onward to the prize ; Soon thy Saviour will return. To take thee to the skies : There is everlasting peace. Rest, enduring rest, in heaven ; There will sorrow ever cease, And crowns of joy be given. Q ** It is good for me to put my trust in *±r±. O the Lord God.” ^ • From the Ixxiii. Psalm. T hy presence, Lord, hath me supplied, Thou my right hand support dost give ; Thou first shalt with thy counsel guide, And then to glory me receive. 2 Whom then in heaven, but thee alone, Have I, whose favour I require ? Throughout the spacious earth there’s none. Compared with thee, that I desire. 3 My trembling fiesh and aching heart May often fail to succour me ; But God shall inward strength impart, And my eternal portion be. 4:49 * If any man serve me^ let him follow me.” C HILDREH of the heavenly King, As we journey, sweetly sing ; Sing our Saviour’s worthy praise. Glorious in his works and ways. 34.8 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 2 We are travelling home to G-od In the way the fathers trod ; They are happy now, and we Soon their happiness shall see. 3 Banish’d once, by sin betray’d, Christ onr advocate was made ; Pardon’d now, no more we roam, Christ conducts us to our home. 4 Lord, obediently we go. Gladly leaving all below ; Only thou our leader be. And we still will follow thee. /I “ They desire a letter country, that is, j •» j 4:OU an heavenly. A S, when the weary traveller gains The height of some commanding hill. His heart revives, if o’er the plains He sees his home, though distant still ; 2 Thus, when the Christian pilgrim views By faith his mansion in the skies. The sight his fainting strength renews. And wings his speed to reach the prize 3 The thought of heaven his spirit cheers : No more he grieves for troubles past ; Nor any future trial fears, So he may safe arrive at last. 4 Jesus, on thee our hopes we stay, To lead us on to thine abode ; Assured thy love will far o’erpay The hardest labours of the road. HOPE. 349 d “ the hart desireth t}ie water-brooks, ^ ^ X so longeth my soul after thee, O God** From the xlii. Psalm. A S pants the hart for cooling streams, When heated 'in the chase ; So longs my soul, 0 God, for thee, And thy refreshing grace. 2 For thee, my God, the living God, My thirsty soul doth pine ; O when shall I behold thy face, Thou Majesty divine P 3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? Trust God ; who will employ His aid for thee, and change these sighs To thankful hymns of joy. 4 God of my strength, how long shall I Like one forgotten, mourn. Forlorn, forsaken, and exposed To my oppressor’s scorn ? 5 My heart is pierced as with a sword, Whilethus my foes upbraid: “Vain boaster, where is now thy God ? And where his promised aid ? ” 6 Why restless, why cast down, my soul ? Hope still ; and thou shalt sing The praise of him who is thy God, Thy health’s eternal spring. A S, panting in the sultry beam, The hart desires the cooling stream, So to thy presence. Lord, I flee. So longs my soul, 0 God, for thee ; 350 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Athirst to taste thy living grace. And see thy glory face to face. 2 But rising griefs distress my sonl, And tears on tears successive roll ; For many an evil voice is near To chide my woe and mock my fear ; And silent memory weeps alone O’er hours of peace and gladness flown. 3 For I have walked the happy round That ’circles Sion’s holy ground, And gladly s well’d the choral lays That hymn’d my great Redeemer’s praise, What time the hallow’d arches rung Responsive to the solemn song. 4 Ah, why, by passing clouds opprest, Should vexing thoughts distract thy breast ? Turn, turn to him, in every pain, Whom suppliants never sought in vain ; Thy strength, in joy’s ecstatic day. Thy hope, when joy has pass’d away. Let not your heart he troubled: in my p -ji|- O O Father's house are many mansions : I goto prepare a place for you.’* W HE^ I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies, I bid farewell to every fear. And wipe my weeping eyes. 2 Should earth against my soul engage, And fiery darts be hurl’d. Then I can smile at Satan’s rage. And face a frowning world. LOVE. 361 3 Let cares like a wild deluge cume, And storms of sorrow fall, May I 'but safely reach my home. My God, my heaven, my all. 4 There shall I bathe my weary soul Tn seas of heavenly rest. And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. !lDbe. L ord, with glowing heart I’d praise thee For the bliss thy love bestows. For the pardoning grace that saves me, I And the peace that from it flows : ■ Help, O God, my weak endeavour ; This dull soul to rapture raise : ; Thou must light the flame, or never ■ Can my love be warm’d to praise. 2 Praise, my soul, the God that sought thee, j Wretched wanderer, far astray ; ’ Found thee lost, and kindly brought thee From the paths of death away ; Praise, with love’s devoutest feeling. Him who saw thy guilt-born fear, ; And, the light of hope revealing, ); Bade the blood-stain’d cross appear. , 3 Lord, this bosom’s ardent feeling Yainly would my lips express : Low before thy footstool kneeling, Deign thy suppliant’s prayer to bless : 852 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Let thy grace, my sours chief treasure, Love’s pure flame within me raise ; And, since words can never measure. Let my life show forth thy praise. ICC That Christ may dwell in yov/r hearts ^ tC/w hy faith U.M. J ESUS, the very thought of thee With sweetness fills the breast ; But sweeter far thy face to see. And in thy presence rest. 2 No voice can sing, no heart can frame. Nor can the memory find, A sweeter sound than Jesus* name. The Saviour of mankind. 3 0 hope of every contrite heart, 0 joy of all the meek. To those who fall, how kind thou art ! How good to those who seek ! 4 But what to those who find ? Ah ! this Nor tongue nor pen can show ; The love of Jesus, what it is None hut his loved ones know. 5 Jesus, our only joy he thou. As thou our prize wilt be ; In thee he all our glory now, And through eternity. 456 The love of God which is in Christ 3s. 7s. J esus our Lord. ’ * Double! L OYE divine, all love excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down ! Fix in us thy humble dwelling. All thy faithful mercies crown. I LOVE. 863 I J esus, thou art all compassion, j Pure, unbounded love thou art; \ Yisit us with thy salvation, ; Enter every trembling heart. 2 Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit ■ Into every troubled breast ! : Let us all in thee inherit, Let us find thy promised rest ; ; Take away the love of sinning, I Alpha and Omega be, — End of faith, as its beginning Set our hearts at liferty. 3 Come, Almighty to dehver. Let us all thy grace receive; Suddenly return, and never, Never more thy temples leave. Thee we would be always blessing Serve thee as thy hosts above ; i Pray, and praise thee without ceasing ; Glory in thy perfect love. ii 4 Finish then thy new creation. Pure and spotless let us be : ;■ Let us see thy great salvation - Perfectly restored in thee. ^ Changed from glory into glory. Till in heaven we take our place : Till we cast our crowns before thee. Lost in wonder, love, and praise. 1457 ‘ I will love thee, O Lord my strength** P,M. I LOYE my God, but with no love of mine, For I have none to give ; I love thee, Lord, but all the love is thine, i For by thy life I live ; THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. I am as notMng, and rejoice to be Emptied and lost and swallow’d up in thee. 2 Thou, Lord, alone art all thy children need, And there is none beside ; J^^rom thee the streams of blessedness pro- ceed. In thee the blest abide : Fountain of life and all-abounding grace. Our source, our centre, and our dwelling- place. 458 ** Lovest thou me ? ” O.M. M y God, I love thee— not because I hope for heaven thereby : Nor yet because if I love not I must for ever die. 2 But, 0 my Jesus, thou didst me Upon the cross embrace ; For me didst bear the nails and spear. And manifold disgrace. 3 And griefs and torments numberless. And sweat of agony. E’en death itself; and all for me Who was thine enemy. 4 Then why, 0 blessed Jesus Christ, Should I not love thee well ? Not for the hope of winning heaven. Nor of escaping hell ; 5 Not with the hope of gaining aught; Not seeking a reward ; But as thyself hast loved me, O ever-loving Lord ! LOVE. 855 6 E^eu so i love thee, and will love, And in thy praise will sing ; Solely because thou art my God, And my eternal King. 459 My soul followeth ka/rd after thee'* L.M. T hou, whom my soul admires above All earthly joy and earthly love, Tell me, dear Shepherd, let me know. Where do thy sweetest pastures grow ? 2 Where is the shadow of that rock That from the sun defends thy flock ? Fain would I feed among thy sheep. Among them rest, among them sleep. 3 Why should thy bride appear like one That turns aside to paths unknown ? My constant feet would never rove. Would never seek another love. 460 “ Thus saith the high and lofty One that p ^ inhabiteth eternity, whose name is L.M. Holy : I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit** M y God, how wonderful thou art. Thy majesty how bright. How beautiful thy mercy-seat. In depths of burning light ! 2 How dread are thine eternal years, O everlasting Lord ; By prostrate spirits day and night Incessantly adored ! S66 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 3 How wonderful, how beautiful^ The sight of thee must be, Thine endless wisdom, boundless power, And awful purity ! 4 0 how I fear thee, living God, With deepest, tenderest fears, And worship thee with trembling hope, And penitential tears ! 5 Yet I may love thee too, O Lord, Almighty as thou art. For thou hast stooped to ask of me The love of my poor heart. 461 I will love thee, O Lord my strength.’* Six 8s. T hee win I love, my strength, rny tower, Thee will I love, my joy, my crown ; Thee will I love with all my power. In all my works, and thee alone : Thee will I love, till sacred fire Fill my whole soul with pure desire. 2 I thank thee, uncreated Sun, That thy bright beams on me have shined : I thank thee, who hast overthrown My foes, and healed my wounded mind ; I thank thee, whose enlivening voice Bids my freed heart in thee rejoice. 3 Uphold me in the doubtful race, Hor suffer me again to stray ; Strengthen my feet, with steady pace Still to press forward in thy way ; ^ That all my powers, with all their might. In thy sole glory may unite JOY. 357 4 Thee will I love, my joy, my crown ; Thee will I love, my Lord, my God ! Thee will I love, beneath thy frown Or smile, thy sceptre or thy rod ; What though my flesh and heart decay ? Thee shall I love in endless day, fog. Serve the Lord with gladness : come "before his presence with thanksgiving.’* o.iVi C OME, ye that love the Lord, And let your joys be known ; Join in a song with sweet accord. And thus surround the throne. 2 Let those refuse to sing That never knew our God, But children of the heavenly King May speak their joys abroad 3 The God of heaven is ours, Our Father and our love ; His care shall guard life’s fleeting hours. Then waft our souls above. 4 There shall we see his face, And never, never sin ; There, from the rivers of his grace. Drink endless pleasures in. 5 Yes, and before we rise To that immortal state, The thoughts of such amazing bliss Should constant joys create. Children of grace have found Glory begun below : Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow. 358 THE OHRISTTAN LIFE. 1 . 'liie hill of Sion yields A thousand sacred sweets, Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets* 8 Then let onr songs abound, And every tear be dry ; We’re traveling through Immanuers ground, To fairer worlds on high. 403 of God the song of Moses the servant and the song of the Lamb. ” S.M. A wake, 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 ransom’d sinners, sing; Sing on, rejoicing every day In Christ the eternal King. 4 Soon shall ye hear him say, “ Ye blessed children, come ! ” Soon will he call you hence away, And take his wanderers home. 464 The Lord is mg Shepherd.’ P.M. T he King of love my Shepherd is. Whose goodness faileth never ; I nothing lack if I am his, And he is mine for ever. HUMILITY. 359 2 Where streams of living water flow My ransom’d sonl he leadeth, And, where the verdant pastures grow. With food celestial feedeth. 3 Perverse and foolish, oft I stray’d, But yet in love he sought me. And on his shoulder gently laid. And home, rejoicing, brought me. 4 In death’s dark vale I fear no ill With thee, dear Lord, beside me ; Thy rod and staff my comfort still. Thy cross before to guide me. 5 Thou spreadst a table in my sight. Thy unction grace bestoweth. And 0 the transport of delight With which my cup o’erfloweth ! 6 And so, through all the length of days, Thy goodness faileth never ; Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise T/ithin thy house for ever ! feumflttp. “ My peace I give unto you.** SiX Q uiet, Lord, my froward heart ; Make me teachable and mild. Upright, simple, free from art; Make me as a little child ; From distrust and envy free. Pleased with all that pleases thee. 860 THE CHRISTIAlSr LIFE. 2 What thou shalt to-day provide. Let me as a child receive ; What to-morrow may betide, Calmly to thy wisdom leave ; ’Tis enough that thou wilt care ; Why should I the burden bear ? 3 As a little child relies On a care beyond his own, Knows he’s neither strong nor wise, Fears to stir a step alone. Let me thus with thee abide, As my Father, Guard, and Guide. 466 Father, I will that they whom thou hast ^iven me be with me where I am.’^ From the cxxxi. Psalm. 7s. L OED, for ever at thy side ^ Let my place and portion be : Strip me of the robe of pridor Clothe me with humility. 2 Meekly may my soul receive All thy Spirit hath reveal’d ; Thou hast spoken — I believe, Though the oracle be seal’d. 3 Humble as a little child. Weaned from the mother’s breast, By no subtleties beguiled. On thy faithful word I rest. 4 Israel ! now and evermore In the Lord Jehovah trust; Him, in all his ways, adore. Wise, and wonderful, and just. PEACE. 363 “ A new heart will I give you, and a new p ^ spirit will I put within you.” • iVic, 467 O rOE a heart to praise my God, A heart from sin set free ! A heart that’s sprinkled with the blood So freely shed for me ; 2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek, My dear Bedeemer’s throne , Where only Christ is heard to speak. Where Jesus reigns alone; 3 An humble, lowly, contrite heart, Believing, true, and clean; Which neither life nor death can part From him that dwells within. 4 A heart in every thought renewed. And full of love divine. Perfect, and right, and pure, and good — A copy. Lord, of thine ! 5 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart ; Come quickly from above; Write thy new name upon my heart, Thy new, best name of Love. T here is a fold whence none can stray, And pastures ever green, Where sultry sun, or stormy day. Or night, is never seen. 362 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 2 Far up the everlasting hills, In God’s own light, it lies ; His smile its vast dimension fills With joy that never dies. 3 One narrow vale, one darksome wave, Divides that land from this ; I have a Shepherd pledged to save, And bear me home to bliss. 4 Soon at his feet my soul will lie. In life’s last struggling breath ; But I shall only seem to die, I shall not taste of death. 5 Far from this guilty world, to be Exempt from toil and strife ; To spend eternity with thee, — My Saviour, this is life ! Courage. 469 Se shall give his angels charge over thee.^' 8s. 7s. From the xci. Psalm. G od shall charge his angel legions Watch and ward o’er thee to keep; Though thou walk through hostile regions, Though in desert wilds thou sleep. 2 On the lion vainly roaring. On his young, thy foot shall tread ; And, the dragon’s den exploring. Thou shalt bruise the serpent’s head. 3 Since, with pure and firm affection. Thou on God hast set thy love. With the wings of his protection He will shield thee from above. COURAGE. 4 Thou Shalt call on him in trouble, He will hearken, he will save ; Here for grief reward thee double, Crown with life beyond the grave. aca ** Be strong in the Lard, and in the power of his might ” S.M. 470 M y soul, be on thy guard ; Ten thousand foes arise ; The hosts of sin are pressing hard To draw thee from the skies. 2 0 watch, and fight, and pray ; The battle ne’er give o’er; Eenew it boldly every day. And help divine implore. 3 Ne’er think the victory won. Nor lay thine armour down : Thy arduous work will not be done Till thou obtain thy crown. 4 Fight on, my soul, till death Shall bring thee to thy (^d ; He’ll take thee, at thy parting breath. Up to his blest abode. A’ 471 ‘ ‘ Fight the good fight. ** C . M . Mia soldier of the cross, A follower of the Lamb ? And shall I fear to own his cause, Or blush to speak his name ? Must I be carried to the skies On flowery beds of ease. While others fought to win the prize, And sailed through bloody seas ? 364 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 3 Are there no foes for me to face ? Must I not stem the flood ? Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God ? 4 Sure I must fight if I would reign ; Increase my courage, Lord ; I’ll bear the cross, endure the pain, Supported by thy word. 5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war. Shall conquer, though they die ; They view the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye. 6 When that illustrious day shall rise. And all thy armies shine In robes of victory through the skies. The glor'^ shall be thine. 472 'Be of good cheer : it is I: be not afraid.’^ P.M. B EEAST the wave, Christian, When it is strongest ; Watch for day, Christian, When the night’s longest ; Ouward and onward still Be thine endeavour ; The rest that remaineth Will be for ever. 2 Fight the fight, Christian, Jesus is o’er thee ; Eun the race, Christian, Heaven is before thee; ' COURAGE 365 He who hath promised Faltereth never ; He who hath loved so well, Loveth for ever. 3 Lift thine eye, Christian, Just as it closeth ; Kaise thy heart, Christian, Ere it reposeth ; Thee from the love of Christ Nothing shall sever ; And, when thy work is done. Praise him for ever. 473 ‘ Let us run with po.tience the race that is jyj set before ms.” A wake, onr sonls ! away our fears. Let every trembling thought be gone ; Awake, and run the heavenly race. And put a cheerful courage on. 2 True, Tis a strait and thorny road. And mortal spirits tire and faint ; But they forget the mighty God, Who feeds the strength of every saint. 3 The mighty God, whose matchless power Is ever new, and ever young ; And firm endures, while endless years Their everlasting circles run. 4 From thee, the overflowing spring, Our souls shall drink a full supply ; While such as trust their native strength, Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 366 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE 5 Swift as an eagle cuts the air, Well mount aloft to thine abode ; On wings of love our souls shall fly, Nor tire amidst the heavenly roafl. fiction. 474 ** Let U8 labour to enter into that rest," A CHAEGE to keep I have, A God to glorify ; A never-dying soul to save, And fit it for the sky : S.M. 2 From youth to hoary age, My calling to fulfil : 0 may it all my powers engage To do my Master’s will. 3 Arm me with jealous care, As in thy sight to live, And 0 thy servant. Lord, prepare A strict account to give. 4 Help me to watch and pray, And on thyself rely : Assured if I my trust betray, I shall for ever die. 475 They that wait upon the Lord shall p renew their strength," S TJPEEME in wisdom as in power. The Eock of Ages stands ; Thou canst not search his mind, nor trace The working of his hands. ACTION. 367 2 He gives the conquest to the weah, Supports the fainting heart; And courage in the evil hour His heavenly aids impart. 3 Mere human energy shall faint, And youthful vigour cease ; But those who wait upon the Lord, In strength shall still increase. 4 They, with unwearied step, shall tread The path of life divine ; With growing ardour onward move, With growing brightness shine. 5 On eagles’ wings they mount, they soar On wings of faith and love , Till, past the sphere of earth and sin, They rise to heaven above. 476 ** I press toward the mark for the prize p -iir of the high calling of God.** A wake, my soul, stretch every nerve, And press with vigour on ; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, A.nd an immortal crown. 2 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey ; Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way. 3 ’Tis God’s all- animating voice That calls thee from on high, ’Tis his own hand presents the prize To thine uplifted eye. 368 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 4 Then wake, my soul, stretch every nerve, And press with vigour on : A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown. 477 * Speal unto the children of Israel, that « they go forward O FT in danger, oft in woe, Onward, Christians, onward go : Fight the fight, maintain the strife, Strengthen’d with the bread of life. 2 Onward, Christians, onward go, Join the war, and face the foe : Will ye flee in danger’s hour? Know ye not your Captain’s power ? 3 Let your drooping hearts be glad : March, in heavenly armour clad : Fight, nor think the battle long, Yictory soon shall tune your song. 4 Let not sorrow dim your eye. Soon shall every tear be dry ; Let not fears your course impede. Great your strength, if great your need. 5 Onward, then, in battle move. More than conquerors ye shall prove ; Though opposed by many a foe, Christian soldiers, onward go. 478 “ These confessed that they were strangers p j*- and pilgrims on the earth." * * S LSTCE I’ve known a Saviour’s name. And sin’s strong fetters broke. Careful without care I am, ISTor feel my easy yoke : ACTION. Joyful now my faitli to show, I find his service my reward. All the work I do below Is light, for such a Lord. 2 To the desert or the cell Let others blindly fly, In this evil world I dwell, Nor fear its enmity ; Here I find a house of prayer. To which I inwardly retire ; Walking unconcerned in care. And unconsumed in fire. o 0 that all the world might know Of living. Lord, to thee. Find their heaven begun below, And here thy goodness see ; Walk in all the works prepared By thee to exercise their grace, Till they gain their full reward. And see thee face to face ! 479 “ Work out your own salvation withfea/r and trembling.^* H e IBS of unending life. While yet we sojourn here, O let us our salvation work With trembling and with fear. 2 God will support our hearts With might before unknown ; The work to be performed is ours The strength is all his own. S.M. 370 THE JUDGMENT. 3 ’Tis he that works to will, ’Tis he that works to do ; His is the power by which we act, His be the ^lory too. XI. THE JUDGMENT. Se hath covered me with the robe of righteousness.' J ESUS, thy blood and righteousness My beauty are, my glorious dress, ’Midst flaming worlds, in these array’d, With joy shall I lift up my head. 2 Bold shall I stand in thy great day, For who aught to my charge shall lay ? Fully absolved through these I am, From sin and fear, from guilt and shame. 3 When from the dust of death I rise To claim my mansion in the skies, E’en then this shall be all my plea — Jesus hath lived, hath died for me. 4 Thou God of power, thou God of love. Let the whole world thy mercy prove ; Now let thy w^ord o’er all prevail ; Now take the spoils of death and hell. ^ Q 1 “ graves shall hear ^ "XiO-L his voice, and shall come forth. D ay of judgment, day of wonders ! Hark ! the trumpet’s awfu? sound. Louder than a thousand thunders. Shakes the vast creation round ! How the summons Will the sinner’s heart confound I THE JUDGMENT. 371 2 See the Judge our nature wearing, Clothed in majesty divine ! You who long for his appearing. Then shall say, This God is mine: Gracious Saviour, Own me in that day for thine ! 3 At his call the dead awaken, Else to hfe from earth and sea : All the powers of nature, shaken By his looks, prepare to flee : Careless sinner ! What will then become of thee ? 4 But to those who have confessed, Loved, and served the Lord below. He will say, Come near, ye blessed. Take the kingdom I bestow : You for ever Shall my love and glory know. I 482 ** Yet once more I shake not the earth only^ hut also heaven.** S.M. H OW will my heart endure The terrors of that day, f When earth and heaven before his face j Astonish’d shrink away ? ' 2 But ere the trumpet shakes The mansions of the dead. Hark ! from the Gospel’s cheering sound (; What joyful tidings spread. 3 Ye sinners, seek his grace. Whose wrath ye cannot bear ; Fly to the shelter of his cross. An d find salvation there. 872 THE JUDGMENT. 4 So shall that curse remove, By which the Saviour bled ; And the last awful day shall pour His blessings on your head. The Lord grant Mm that he w.ay find p -yt ^OO mercy of the Lord in that dayf D ay of wrath ! that day of mourning ! See fulfiird the prophets’ warning, Heaven and earth in ashes burning ! 2 0 what fear man’s bosom rendeth, When from heaven the Judge descendeth, On whose sentence all dependeth ! 3 Lo ! the trumpet’s wondrous swelling Peals through each sepulchral dwelling, All before the throne compelling. 4 Death is struck, and nature quaking. All creation is awaking. To its Judge an answer making. 5 Lo ! the book exactly worded, Wherein all hath been recorded : Thence shall justice be awarded. 6 When the Judge his seat attaineth. And each hidden deed arraigneth, Nothing unavenged remaineth. 7 When shall I, frail man, be pleading 1 Who for me be interceding. When the just are mercy needing ? 8 King of Majesty tremendous, Who dost free salvation send us. Fount of pity ! then befriend us i 9 Think, kind Jesus, my salvation Cost thy wondrous incarnation ; Leave me not to reprobation ! THE JUDGMENT. 373 , 10 Faint and weary thou hast sought me. On the cross of suffering bought me. Shall such grace in vain be brought me ? I 11 Eighteous Judge ! for sin’s pollution I Grant thy gift of absolution- ,j Ere that day of retribution. ! 12 Guilty, now I pour my moaning, j All my shame with anguish owning ; Spare, 0 God, thy suppliant groaning ! 13 Thou the harlot gav’st remission, Heard’st the dying thief s petition Hopeless else were my condition. 14 Worthless are my prayers and sighing, Yet, good Lord, in grace complying, Eescue me from fires undying ! 15 With thy favoured sheep 0 place me 1 Nor amoQg the goats abase me; But to thy right han d upraise me. 16 While the wicked are confounded. Doomed to flames of woe unbounded. Call me, with thy saints surrounded. 17 Bow my heart in meek submission. Strewn with ashes of contrition ; Help me in my lost condition. 18 Day of sorrows, day of weeping, When, in dust no longer sleeping, Man awakes in thj dread keeping ! 19 To the rest thou didst prepare him By thy Cross, 0 Christ, upbear him ; Spare, 0 God, in mercy spare him. 374 THE JUDGMENT. A Q A ** The time of the dead is come, that q ty n they should be judged.’* OS. /S. QS. G reat God, what do I see and hear ! The end of things created ! The Judge of mankind doth appear On clouds of glory seated ! The trumpet sounds ; the graves restore The dead which they contained before ; Prepare, my soul, to meet him’ 2 The dead in Christ shall first arise At the last trumpet’s sounding, Caught up to meet him in the skies. With joy their Lord surrounding : No gloomy fears their souls dismay, His presence sheds eternal day On those prepared to meet him. 3 But sinners, fill’d with guilty fears. Behold his wrath prevailing ; ^ For they shall rise, and find their tears And sighs are unavailing ; The day of grace is past and gone ; Trembling, they stand before the throne, All unprepared to meet him. 4 Great God, what do I see and hear ! The end of things created I The Judge of mankind doth appear, On clouds of glory seated : Low at his cross I view the day When heaven and earth shall pass away, And thus prepare to meet him. HEAVEN. 376 XII. HEAVEN. 485 ** The night is far spent, the day is at hand.'" P.M. H AEK ! hark, my soul ! Angelic songs are swelling O’er earth’s green fields and ocean’s wave-heat shore : How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling Of that new life when sin shall be no more ! Angels of Jesns, Angels of light, Singing to welcome The pilgrims of the night. 2 Onward we go, for still we hear them sing- ing, Come, weary sonlsy for Jesus bids yon come ; ” And through the dark, its echoes sweetly ringing, The music of the Gospel leads us home. Angels of Jesus, Angels of light. Singing to welcome The pilgrims of the night. 3 Far, far away, like bells at evening pealing. The voice of Jesus sounds o’er land and sea, 376 HEAVEN. : And laden souls by thousands meekly steak ing, ^ i Kind Shepherd, turn their weary steps I to thee. j Angels of Jesus, Angels of light, Singing to welcome The pilgrims of the night. 4 Best comes at length, though life he long and dreary. The day must dawn, and darksome night ^ be past ; 3 An journeys end in welcome to the weary, j And heaven, the heart’s true home, will | come at last. )| Angels of Jesus, j Angels of light, i Singing to welcome 1 The pilgrims of the night. j I 1 5 Angels, sing on ! your faithful watches keeping ; I Sing us sweet fragments of the songs i above ; j Till morning’s joy shall end the night of | weeping, ^ } And life’s long shadows break in cloud- less love. Angels of Jesus, Angels of light. Singing to welcome The pilgrims of the night. HEAVEN. 377 486 “ Leaving us an exam^ple that ye should follow his steps,*' O.M. C HRIST leads me throngh no darker rooms Than he went throngh before ; And he that in God’s kingdom comes Must enter by this door. Come, Lord, when grace hath made me meet Thy blessed face to see ; For if thy work on earth be sweet, What must thy glory be ! Then I shall end my sad complaints, * And weary, sinful days, And join with the triumphant saints To sing Jehovah’s praise. My knowledge of that life is small ; The eye of faith is dim ; But ’tis enough that Christ knows all. And I shall be with him ! f487 ‘ While we look not at the things which p « are seen, hut at the things which are not seen.'* H OW long shall earth’s alluring toys Detain our hearts and eyes, Regardless of immortal joys. And strangers to the skies ? 2 These transient scenes will soon decay, They fade upon the sight ; And quickly will their brightest day Be lost in endless night. N HEAVETT. 378 3 Their brightest day, alas ! how vain ! With conscious sighs we own; While clouds of sorrow, care, and pain O’ershade the smiling noon. 4 0> could our thoughts and wishes fly Above these gloomy shades, To those bright worlds beyond the sky, Which sorrow ne’er invades I 5 There, joys unseen by mortal eyes, Or reason’s feeble ray, In ever-blooming prospects rise, Unconscious of decay. 6 Lord, send a beam of light divine To guide our upward aim : With one reviving touch of thine Our languid hearts inflame. 7 Then shall, on faith’s pblimest wing, Our ardent wishes rise To those bright scenes where pleasures spring Immortal in the skies. 488 “ desire a better country, that p t is, an heavenly.** T here is a land of pure delight. Where saints immortal reign ; Eternal day excludes the night. And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides. And never-fading flowers ; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ours. HEAVEN. 379 3 Bright fields beyond the swelling flood Stand dress’d in living green ; So to the Jews fair Canaan stood, While Jordan roll’d between. 4 But timorous mortals start and shrink To cross the narrow sea ; f And linger, trembling on the brink, And fear to launch away. I I 5 0 could we make our doubts remove, ! Those gloomy doubts that rise, i And see the Canaan that we love, With faith’s illumin’d eyes : 6 Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o’er, I Not Jordan’s stream, nor death’s cold flood, Should fright us from the shore. 489 • ** And So shall we ever he with the Lord. ” S.M. F or ever with the Lord ! Amen, so let it be ! ( Life from the dead is in that word ; ’Tis immortality. 2 Here in the body pent. Absent from him I roam. Yet nightly pitch my moving tent [ A day’s march nearer home. • 3 My Father’s house on high. Home of my soul, how near At times to faith’s far-seeing eye Thy golden gates appear ! 380 HEAVEN. 4 Ah, then my spirit faints To reach the land I love, The bright inheritance of saints, Jerusalem above. 5 Yet clouds will intervene, And all my prospect flies ; Like Noah’s dove, I flit between Biough seas and stormy skies. 6 Anon the clouds depart, The winds and waters cease. And sweetly o’er my gladdened heart Expands the bow of peace. 490 “ Work your work hetimes^ and in his 7s. 6& time he will give you your reward,’* Doubles T he world is very evil, The times are waxing late. Be sober and keep vigil, The Judge is at the gate ; The Judge who comes in mercy. The Judge who comes with might, Who comes to end the evil. Who comes to crown the right. 2 Arise, arise, good Christian, Let right to wrong succeed ; Let penitential sorrow To heavenly gladness lead, To light that has no evening, That knows nor moon nor sun, The light so new and golden. The light that is but one. j HEAVEN. 381 3 0 Home of fadeless splendour, I Of flowers that fear no thorn, [ Where they shall dwell as children I Who here as exiles mourn ; j ’Midst power that knows no limit, Where wisdom has no bound, The beatific vision Shall glad the saints around. i 4 0 happy, holy portion, \ Eefection for the blest, True vision of true beauty, I: True cure of the distrest ; Strive, man, to win that glory ; Toil, man, to gain that light ; Send hope before to grasp it. Till hope be lost in sight. 5 0 sweet and blessed country, : The home of God’s elect ! O sweet and blessed country That eager hearts expect ! ; Jesus, in mercy bring us I To that dear land of rest ; I Who art, with God the Father, i And Spirit, ever blest. i 4,0*1 “Here have we no continuing city^ hut 7s. 6s. I we seek one to come,** Double. B EIEF life is here our portion. Brief sorrow, short-lived care ; |: The life that knows no ending, li The tearless life is there. ^ O happy retribution ! \[ Short toil, eternal rest ; ' < For mortals and for sinners A mansion with the best. 332 HEAVEN. 2 And now we fight the battle, But then shall wear the crown Of full and everlasting And passionless renown. But he whom now we trust in Shall then be seen and known ; And they that know and see him Shall have him for their own. 3 The morning shall awaken, The shadows shall decay. And each true-hearted servant Shall shine as doth the day. There God, our King and Portion, In fulness of his grace. Shall we behold for ever, ‘ And worship face to face. 4 0 sweet and blessed country. The home of God’s elect ! O sweet and blessed country. That eager hearts expect ! Jesus, in mercy bring us To that dear land of rest ; Who art, with God the Father, And Spirit, ever blest. 492 * Se that overcomefh shallinherit all 7s. 6s,' things. ’ ’ Dpublo. F ob. thee, 0 dear, dear country, Mine eyes their vigils keep ; For very love, beholding Thy happy name, they weep. The mention of thy glory Is unction to the breast. And medicine in sickness. And love, and life, and rest. HEAVEN. 383 2 0 one, O only mansion ; O Paradise of joy ! Where tears are ever banished. And smiles have no alloy ; The Lamb is all thy splendont, The Crucified thy praise ; His laud and benediction ^ Thy ransomed people raise. 3 With jasper glow thy bulwarks, Thy streets with emeralds blaze The sardius and the topaz Unite in thee their rays ; Thine ageless walls are bonded With amethyst unpriced The saints build up its fabric, ^ And the corner-stone is Christ 4 Thou hast no shore, fair ocean ! Thou hast no time, bright day I Dear fountain of refreshment To pilgrims far away ! Upon the Bock of Ages They raise thy holy tower ; Thine is the victor’s laurel, And thine the golden dower. 5 O sweet and blessed country, The home of God’s elect ! 0 sweet and blessed country, That eager hearts expect ! Jesus, in moTcy bring us To that dear land of rest ; Who art, with God the Father, And Spirit, ever blest. HEAVEN. 384 493 “ And he showed me that great city, the 7g holy Jerusalem, descending out of -i-j * heaven from God, having the glory of God.” J ERUSALEM, the golden! With milk and honey blest ; Beneath thy contemplation Sink heart and voice opprest. I know not, 0 I know not What joys await ns there ; What radiancy of glory, What bliss beyond compare. 2 They stand, those halls of Zion, All jubilant with song. And bright with many an angel. And all the martyr throng. The Prince is ever in them, The daylight is serene ; The pastures of the blessed Are decked in glorious sheen. 3 There is the throne of David ; And there, from care released. The shout of them that triumph. The song of them that feast. And they, who with their Leader, Have conquered in the fight, For ever and for ever Are clad in robes of white. 4 0 sweet and blessed country. The home of God’s elect I 0 sweet and blessed country. That eager hearts expect I HEAVEN. 886 Jesus, in mercy bring us To that dear land of rest, Who art, with God the Father, And Spirit, ever blest. WTiaf are these, which are arrayed in white robes.'* W HO are these in bright array. This innumerable throng, Bound the altar, night and day, Tuning their triumphant song] — ‘‘Worthy is the Lamb, once slain. Blessing, honour, glory, power. Wisdom, riches, to obtain, New dominion every hour.” 2 These through fiery trials trod ; These from great affliction came ; Now before the throne of God, Seafd with his eternal name : Clad in raiment pure and white. Victor-palms in every hand, Through their great EedeemeFs might More than con(][uerors they stand. 3 Hunger, thirst, disease unknown. On immortal fruits they feed ; Them the Lamb amidst the throne Shall to living fountains lead : J oy and gladness banish sighs ; Perfect love dispels their fears ; And for ever from their eyes God shall wipe away their tears- S86 HEAVEN. 495 And the city had no need of the sun^ neither of the moon to shine in it: for the glory of the Lord did lighten it^ and the Lamb is the light thereof” 0 MOTHER dear, Jerusalem ! Wlien shall I come to thee ? When shall my sorrows have an end P Thy joys when shall I see ? 2 0 happy harbour of God’s saints ! 0 sweet and pleasant soil [ In thee no sorrow can he found, Hor grief, nor care, nor toil. C.M. 3 Ho murky cloud o’er shadows thee, Hor gloom, nor darksome night ; But every soul shines as the sun ; For God himself gives light. 4s 0 my sweet home, J’erusalem ! Thy joys when shall I see P The King that sitteth on thy throne In his felicity ? | 5 Thy gardens and thy goodly walks I Continually are green, Where grow such sweet and pleasant flowers As nowhere else are seen. ^ 6 Eight through thy streets, with pleasing j sound. The living waters flovv. And on the banks, on either side, , The trees of life do grow. ' 7 Those trees each month yield ripen’d fruit. For evermore they spring. And all the nations of the earth To thee their honours bring. | HEAVEN. 387 8 O motlier dear, Jerusalem ! When shall I come to thee ? When shall my sorrows have an end ? Thy joys when shall I see ? 496 “ That great city^ the holy Jerusalem** C.M. J EEUSALEM, my happy home, Name ever dear to me, When shall my labours have an end In joy, and peace, and thee ? 2 When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walls And pearly gates behold ? Thy bulwarks, with salvation strong. And streets of shining gold P 3 There happier bowers than Eden’s bloom. Nor sin nor sorrow know : Blest seats ! through rude and storm;y scenes I onward press to you. 4 Why should I shrink from pain and woe, Or feel at death dismay ? I’ve Canaan’s goodly land in view. And realms of endless day. 5 Apostles, martyrs, prophets, there Around my Saviour stand : And soon my friends in Christ below Will join the glorious band. 6 Jerusalem, my happy home, My soul still pants for thee ; Then shall my labours have an end, When I thy joys shall see. HEAVEN. 388 497 “ Ey& hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that lovehim.^’ P.M. J EEUSALEM ! high tower tliy glorious walls ; Would God I were in thee ! Desire of thee my longing heart enthrals, Desire at home to be : Wide from the world outleaping, O’er hill and vale and plain, My soul’s strong wing is sweeping, Thy portals to attain. 2 0 gladsome day, and yet more gladsome hour ! When shall that hour have come, When my rejoicing soul its own free power May use in going home ] Itself to Jesus giving. In trust to his own hand, To dwell among the living, In that blest Fatherland. 3 A moment’s time, the twinkling of an eye, Shall be enough to soar. In buoyant exultation, through the sky, And reach the heavenly shore. Elijah’s chariot bringing The homeward traveller there. Glad troops of angels winging It onward through the air. 4 Great fastness thou of honour ! thee I greet ! Throw wide thy gracious gate, An entrance free to give these longing feet; At last released, though late, HEAVEN. 389 From wretchedness and sinning, And life’s long, weary way ; And now, of God’s gift, winning Eternity’s bright day. 5 What throng is this what noble troop, that ponrs, Arrayed in beauteous guise, Out through the glorious city’s open doors, To greet my wondering eyes ^ The hosts of Christ’s elected, The jewels that he bears In his own crown, selected To wipe away my tears. 6 Of prophets great, and patriarchs high, a band That once has borne the cross. With all the company that won that land. By counting gain for loss, Now float in freedom’s lightness, From tyrants’ chains set free ; And shine like suns in brightness. Arrayed to welcome me. 7 One more at last arrived they welcome there. To beauteous Paradise, Where sense can scarce its full fruition bear, Or tongue for praise suffice ; Glad alleluias ringing With rapturous rebound. And rich hosannas singing Eternity’s long round. 8 Unnumber’d choirs before the Lamb’s higb throne There shout the jubilee. 390 MISCELLANEOUS. With loud resounding peal and sweetest tone, In blissful ecstacy : A hundred thousand voices Take up the wondrous song 5 Eternity rejoices God’s praises to prolong. XIII. MISCELLANEOUS. Thy mercy ^ O Lord^ reacheth unto j ^11^0 ike heavens y and thy faithfulness L.m. unto the clouds.’' From the xxxvi. Psalm. 0 LOED, thy mercy, my sure hope, The highest orb of heaven transcends; Thy sacred truth’s unmeasured scope Beyond the spreading sky extends. 2 Thy justice like the hills remains, Unfathom’d depths thy judgments are; Thy providence the world sustains. The whole creation is thy care. 3 Since of thy goodness all partake. With what assurance should the just Thy sheltering wings their refuge make. And saints to thy protection trust ! 4 Such guests shall to thy courts be led. To banquet on thy love’s repast ; And drink, as from a fountain’s head, Of joys that shall for ever last. 5 With thee the springs of life remain, Thy presence is eternal day ; O let thy saints thy favour gain. To upright hearts thy truth display. MISCELLANEOUS. 8G1 Praise the Lord, O my soul: and all -r that is within me, praise his holy -U*-*^* name” From the ciii. Psalm. M y soul, inspired with sacred love, God’s holy name for ever bless ; Of all his favours mindful prove, And still thy grateful thanks express. 2 ’Tis he that all thy sins forgives. And after sickness makes thee sound ; From danger he thy life retrieves, By him with grace and mercy crown’d. 3 The Lord abounds with tender love And unexampled acts of grace ; His waken’d wrath doth slowly move, His willing mercy flies apace. 4 God will not always harshly chide. But with his anger quickly part ; And loves his punishment to guide More by his love than our desert. 5 As far as ’tis from east to west. So far has he our sins removed ; Who, with a father’s tender breast. Has such as fear him always loved. 500 “ ‘ He bowed the htavens, and came down, and it was dark under his feet” C.M. From the xviii. Psalm. T he Lord descended from above. And bowed the heavens most high, And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky. 392 MISCELLANEOUS. 2 On cliernb and on cliernbini, Full royally be rode, And on the wings of mighty winds. Came flying all abroad. 3 He sat serene npon the floods. Their fary to restrain ; And he, as sovereign Lord and King, For evermore shall reign. 501 “ Jesus said unto Mm, I am the way, the truth, and the life'' 0*M. T HOIJ art the Way, to thee alone From sin and death we flee ; And he who would the Father seek. Must seek him. Lord, by thee. 2 Thou art the Truth, thy word alone True wisdom can impart ; Thou only canst inform the mind And purify the heart. 3 Thou art the Life, the rending tomb Proclaims thy conquering arm. And those who put their trust in thee Hor death nor hell shall harm 4 Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life ; Grant us that way to know. That truth to keep, that life to win. Whose joys eternal flow. 502 “ Thy footsteps a/re not lenown." C.M. G od moves in a mysterious way. His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. MISCELLANEOUS. 383 2 Deep in unfatlioniable mines With never-failing skill, He treasures np his bright designs, And works his sovereign will. 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head, 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace : Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. 5 His 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. 503 “ Blessed is the people, O Lord, that can rejoice in theeB L.M From the Ixxxix. Psalm. H appy, thrice happy they, who hear Thy sacred trumpet’s joyful sound; Who may at festivals appear With thy most glorious presence crown’d; 2 For in thy strength they shall advance, Whose conquests from thy favour spring: The Lord of hosts is our defence, A.nd Israel’s God our Israel’s King. 394 MISCELLANEOUS. 604 The "Lord is my Shepherd : therefore q™ o_ can I lack nothing.'^ lOiA OS. T he Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd’s care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant. To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads. Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow. Amid the verdant landscape flow. 3 Though in the paths of death I tread. With gloomy horrors overspread. My steadfast heart shall fear no ill. For thou, 0 Lord, art with me still ; Thy friendly crook shall give me aid. And guide me through the dreadful shada 505 “ These confessed that they were o h a strangers and pilgrims on the earth.’* G uide me, O thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land ; I am weak, but thou art mighty ; Hold me with thy powerful hand : Bread of heaven. Feed me now and evermore. 2 Open now the crystal fountain. Whence the healing streams do flow ; MISCELLANEOUS. 395 Let the fiery cloud}'- pillar Lead me all my journey through: Strong deliverer, Be thou still my strength and shield. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside, Death of death and hell’s destruction. Land me safe on Canaan’s side : Songs of praises I will ever give to thee. 506 ‘ The ark of the covenant went before gg ^ them. L ead us, heavenly Father, lead us O’er the world’s tempestuous sea ; Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us. For we have no help but thee : Yet possessing Every blessing, If our God our Father be. 2 Saviour, breathe forgiveness o’er us ; All our weakness thou dost know ; Thou didst tread this earth before us. Thou didst feel its keenest woe ; Lone and dreary. Faint and weary. Through the desert thou didst go. 3 Spirit of our God, descending. Fill our hearts with heavenly joy ; Love with every passion blending. Pleasure that can never cloy : Thus provided. Pardon’d, guided. Nothing can our peace destroy. B96 MISCELLANEOUS. 507 ** A people near unto him.** PM. E AEER, my God, to thee, Xi Nearer to thee ! E’en though it be a cross That raiseth me ; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to thee. Nearer to thee ! 2 Though like a wanderer. Weary and lone, Darkness comes over me. My rest a stone ; Yet in my dreams I’d be Nearer, my God, to thee, N earer to thee ! 3 There let my way appear Steps unto heaven ; All that thou sendest me In mercy given ; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee ! 4 Then, with my waking thoughts Bright with thy praise. Out of my stony griefs Altars I’ll raise ; So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to thee. Nearer to thee ! MISCELLANEOUS. 397 5 Or, if on joyfnl wing, Cleaving the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, Upward I fly. Still all my song shall be Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee. 508 The heavens declare the glory of God.** L.M. Double. T he spacious firmament on high. With all the blue ethereal sky. And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim. The unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator’s power display. And pubhshes to every land The work of an.Almighty Hand. 2 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 ; Whilst 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. 3 What though in solemn silence all Move round this dark terrestrial balb What though no real voice nor sound Amidst their radiant orbs be found ; 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.” MISCELLANEOUS. 509 “ Having a desire to depart, and to he with Christ, which is far better.'* P.M. O PAEADISE, 0 Paradise, f. Who doth not crave for rest, Who would not seek the happy land f Where they that loved are blest? j Where loyal hearts and true Stand ever in the light, ^ All rapture through and through, | In God’s most holy sight. I 2 0 Paradise, O Paradise, \ The world is growing old ; Who would not be at rest and free ^ Where love is never cold ? j Where loyal hearts and true, etc. | 3 O Paradise, 0 Paradise, ’Tis weary waiting here ; I long to be where Jesus is. To feel, to see him near ; Where loyal hearts and true, etc. 4 0 Paradise, O Paradise, I want to sin no more, I want to be as pure on earth As on thy spotless shore ; Where loyal hearts and true, etc. 5 0 Paradise, 0 Paradise, I greatly long to see The special place my dearest Lord In love prepares for me ; Where loyal hearts and true, etc. MISCELLANEOUS. 6 Lord J esTis, King of Paradise, 0 keep me in thy love, And guide me to that happy land Of perfect rest above ; Where loyal hearts and true, Stand ever in the light, Al l rapture through and through. In God’s most holy sight. ' “I ^ “ Jm thee, O Lord, have I put my trust; p -i^ ^XVi/ let me never he put to confusion.** From the Ixxi. Psalm. I N thee I put my steadfast trust. Defend me. Lord, from shame : Incline thine ear, and save my soul. For righteous is thy name. 2 Be thou my strong abiding-place, To which I may resort : Thy promise, Lord, is my defence. Thou art my rock and fort. 3 My steadfast and unchanging hope Shall on thy power depend ; And I in grateful songs of praise My time to come will spend. 4 While God vouchsafes me his support, I’ll in his strength go on ; All other righteousness disclaim. And mention his alone. 5 Therefore, with psaltery and harp. Thy truth, O Lord, I’ll praise ; To thee, the God of Jacob’s race. My voice in anthems raise. MISC/ELiIiANiliU U«. 400 Cl 1 Behold we come unto thee : for thou q 17 i O X X art the Lord our God. * * A lmighty God ! I caU to thee, By sore temptation shaken ; Incline thy gracious ear to me, And leave me not forsaken ; For who that feels the power within Of past remorse and present sin, Can stand, 0 Lord, before theeP 2 On thee alone my stay I place All human help rejecting ; Belying on thy sovereign grace, Thy sovereign aid expecting. I rest upon thy sacred word. That thou’lt repel him not, O Lord, Who to thy mercy fleeth. 3 And though I travail all the night. And travail all the morrow, My trust is in Jehovah’s might. My triumph in my sorrow ; Forgetting not that thou of old Didst Israel, though weak, uphold ; When weakest then most loving ! 4 What though my sinfulness be great, Bedeeming love is greater ; ^ ^ What though all hell should lie in wait. Supreme is my Creator; And he my rock and fortress is, And when most helpless, most I’m his, My strength and my Bedeemer. MISCELLANEOUS. 401 C *1 O the day-time he also led them with p ^ a cloud, and all the night through -l with the light of fire** L ead, kindly Light, amid the encir- cling gloom. Lead thon me on ; The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead thon me on. Keep thon my feet ; I do not ask to see The distant scene ; one step enongh for me. 2 I was not ever thns, nor pray’d that thon Shonldst lead me on ; I loved to choose and see my path ; bat now Lead thon me on. I loved the garish day ; and, spite of fears, Pride rnled my will: remember not past years. 3 So long thy power has blest me, snre it still Will lead me on O’er moor and fen, o’er crag and torrent, till The night is gone, And with the morn those angel faces smile, Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile. 513 “ Let us labour to enter into that rest** S.M. 0 WHERE shall rest be fonnd. Rest for the weary sonl ? ’Twere vain the ocean’s depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole. 2 The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh ; ’Tis not the whole of life to live, Ifl^or all of death to die. MISCELLANEOUS. «02 3 Beyond this vale of tears There is a life above, Unmeasured by the flight of years 5 And all that hfe is love. 4 There is a death whose pang Outlasts the fleeting breath; O what eternal horrors hang Around the second death ! 5 Lord God of truth and grace, Teach us that death to shun, Lest we be banished from thy face, A.nd evermore undone. 514 “ If any man serve me, let Mm follow me ; and where I am, there shall also my servant he.*’ P.M. A E»T thou weary, art thou languid. Art thou sore distress’d ? “ Come to me,” saith One, “ and coming. Be at rest.” 2 Hath he marks to lead me to him, If he be my Guide ? “ In his feet and hands are wound-prints. And his side.” 3 Is there diadem, as Monarch, That his brow adorns ? “ Yea, a crown, in very surety. But of thorns.” 4 If I And him, if I follow, What his guerdon here P ** Many a sorrow, many a labour, Manv a tear.” MISCELLANEOUS. 403 If I still hold closely to him, What hath he at last ? Sorrow vanquish’d, labour ended, Jordan pass’d.” If I ask him to receive me. Will he say me nay ? Not till earth, and not till heaven Pass away.” Finding, following, keeping, struggling, Is he sure to bless ? “ Saints, apostles, prophets, martyrs. Answer, Yes.” 515 “ Whom have X in heaven hut thee ? ” Six 8s. I rriHOU hidden love of God, wnose height, I Jl Whose depth unfathomed no man J; knows : I see from far thy beauteous light, ' Inly I sigh for thy repose : My heart is pain’d, nor can it be V At rest till it find rest in thee. 2 Is there a thing beneatn the sun That strives with thee my heart to share ? Ah ! tear it thence, and reign alone, The Lord of every motion there. Then shall my heart from earth be free, When it hath found repose in thee. 3 0 hide this self from me, that I No more, but Christ in me, may live ; 404: MISCELLANEOUS. My vile affecticms crucify, Nor let one darling lust survive ; In all things nothing may I see, Nothing desire, or seek, but thee. 4 Each moment draw from earth away My heart, that lowly waits thy call : Speak to my inmost soui^ and say, I am thy love, thy God, thy all ; To feel thy power, to hear thy voice. To taste thy love, be all my choice. 516 “ O Lord, how manifold are thy C.M. T he Lord our God. is clothed with might, The winds obey his will ; He speaks, and, in his heavenly height, The rolling sun stands stiU. 2 Bebel, ye waves, and o’er the land With threatening aspect roar ; The Lord uplifts his awful hand. And chains you to the shore. 3 Howl, winds of night, your force combine j Without his high behest Ye shall not, in the mountain pine, Disturb the sparrow’s nest. 4 His voice sublime is heard afar. In distant peals it dies ; He yokes the whirlwind to his car. And sweeps the howling skies. 5 Ye nations, bend, in reverence bend; Ye monarchs, wait his nod. And bid the choral song ascend To celebrate your God. MISCELLANEOUS. 405 517 O Lord, our Governor, how excellent ^ tit thy name in all the world.** v^'.iVl, From the viii. Psalm. O THOU to whom all creatures bow Within this earthly frame, Through all the world how great art thou ! How glorious is thy name 1 2 In heaven thy wondrous acts are sung, Nor fully reckon’d there ; And yet thou mak’st the infant tongue Thy boundless praise declare. 3 When heaven, thy beauteous work on high. Employs my wondering sight ; The moon, that nightly rules the sky. With stars of feebler hght ; 4 0 what is man, that. Lord, thou lov’st To keep him in thy mind ? Or what his offspring, that thou prov’st To them so wondrous kind ? 5 O thou to whom all creatures bow Within this earthly frame. Through all the world how great art thou 3 How glorious is thy name 1 C 1 Q “ Le strong, and he shall establish your q -j^ heart, all ye that nut your trust in the Lord:* From the xxxi. Psalra. M y hope, my steadfast trust, I on thy help repose ; That thou, my God, art good and just, My soul with comfort knows. MISCELLANEOUS. 406 2 Whatever events betide, Thy wisdom times them all ; Then, Lord, thy servant safely hide From those that seek his fall. 3 The brightness of thy face To me, 0 Lord, disclose ; And as thy mercies still increase, Preserve me from my foes. 4 How great thy mercies are To such as fear thy name. Which thon, for those that tmst thy care. Dost to the world proclaim I 5 0 all ye saints, the Lord With eager love pnrsne ; Who to the just will help afford, And give the proud their due. 6 Ye that on God rely, Courageously proceed; For he will still your hearts supply With strength in time of need. Cl n “ O I^ord, my God, thou art very fiq K O-L^ great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty 0 WOESHIP the King, All glorious above; O gratefully sing His power and his love ; Our Shield and Defender, The Ancient of days, Pavilion’d in splendour. And girded with praise. MISCELLANEOUS. 2 O tell of his might, 0 sing of his grace. Whose robe is the light ; Whose canopy, space; His chariots of wrath Deep thunder-clouds form, And dark is his path On the wings of the storm. 3 The earth, with its store. Of wonders untold, Almighty, thy power Hath founded of old — Hath stablished it fast By a changeless decree^ And round it hath cast. Like a mantle, the sea. 4 Thy bountiful care Wbat tongue can recite ? It breathes in the air. It shines in the light ; It streams from the hills ; It descends to the plain, And sweetly distils In the dew and the rain, 5 Frail children of dust, And feeble as frail. In thee do we trust, Nor find thee to fail; Thy mercies, how tender, How firm to the end. Our Maker, Defender, Eedeemer, and Friend 1 MISCELLANEOUS. ^3 6 O measureless might, Ineffable Love ! While angels delight To hymn thee above, The ransomed creation, Though feeble their lays. With true adoration Shall lisp to thy praise. C O ^ ** My soul thirstetk for theOy my flesh q -ir ^ ^\J also longeth after thee; in a ba/rren and, dry land where no water is.** F ar from my heavenly home, Far from my Father’s breast. Fainting I cry, blest Spirit, come, And speed me to my rest. 2 My spirit homeward turns. And fain would thither flee ; My heart, O Sion, droops and yearns, When I remember thee. 3 To thee, to thee I press, A dark and toilsome road ; When shall I pass the wilderness. And reach the saints’ abode ? 4 God of my life, be near : On thee my hopes I cast : O guide me through the desert here, And bring me home at last. MISCELLANEOUS. 40i 521 “ I^ovcst thou me ? ” H ark I my soul, it is the Lord ; ^Tis thy Saviour, hear his word ; Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee — Say, poor sinner, lovest thou me ? 2 I delivered thee when bound. And when wounded healed thy wound ; Sought thee wandering, set thee right, Turned thy darkness into light. 3 Can a woman’s tender care Cease toward the child she bare ? Yes, she may forgetful be. Yet will I remember thee. 4 Mine is an unchanging love. Higher than the heights above, Deeper than the depths beneath, Free and faithful, strong as death. 5 Thou shalt see my glory soon. When the work of grace is done ; Partner of my throne shalt be ; Say, poor sinner, lovest thou me ] 6 Lord, it is my chief complaint. That my love is weak and faint ; Yet I love thee and adore ; O for grace to love thee more ! 522 “ The strength of my salvation.** L.M, i- M y hope, my all, my Saviour thou ! To thee, lo ! now my soul I bow; I feel the bliss thy wounds impart, I find thee. Saviour, in my heart. 0 410 MISCELLANEOUS. 2 Be thou my strength, be thou my way, Protect me thro’ my life’s short day ; In all my acts may wisdom guide ^ And keep me, Saviour, near thy side. 3 Correct, reprove, and comfort me ; As I have need, my Saviour be ; And if I should from thee depart. Then clasp me. Saviour, to thy heart. 4 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. 523 My times are in thy hand.*' S OYEKEIGN ruler of the skies. Ever gracious, ever wise. All our times are in thy hand, All events at thy command. 2 He that form’d us in the womb, He shall guide us to the tomb ; All our ways shall ever be Order’d by his wise decree. 3 Times of sickness, times of health. Blighting want and cheerful wealth, All our pleasures, all our pains. Come, and end. as God ordains. 4 May we always own thy hand. Still to thee surrender’d stand. Know that thou art God alone. We and ours are all thy own! 7s MISCELLANEOUS. 411 “ As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decay eth and drieth up; so man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens he no more, they shall not awake, nor he raised out of their sleep T he mighty flood that rolls Its torrents to the main, Can ne’er recall its waters lost From that abyss again ; 2 So days, and years, and time, Descending down to night, Can thenceforth never more return Back to the sphere of light : 3 And man, when in the grave. Can never quit its gloom, Until th’ eternal morn shall wake The slumber of the tomb. S.M. 4 0 may I find in death A hiding-place with God, Secure from woe and sin, till call’d To share his blest abode. 5 Cheer’d by this hope, I wait. Through toil, and care, and grief, Till my appointed course is run. And death shall bring relief. 525 ** Strive to enter in at the strait gate.** 7s, S EEK, my soul, the narrow gate. Enter ere it be too late ; Many ask to enter there When too late to offer prayer. 2 God from mercy’s seat shall rise. And for ever bar the skies : Then, though sinners cry without, He will say, I know you not.” 412 MISCELLANEOUS. 1 3 Mournfully will they exclaim : “ Lord, we have professed thy N ame ; We have ate with thee, and heard Heavenly teaching in thy word.” 4 Yain, alas, will be their plea. Workers of iniquity ; Sad their everlasting lot ; Christ will say, “ I know you not.” Thanks he to God, which givetli US the 0 g victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ” T hy bitter anguish o’er, To this dark tomb they bore Thee, Life of life— thee, Lord of all creation i The hollow, rocky cave, Must serve thee for a grave, Who wast thyself the rock of our salvation ! 2 O Prince of Lite 1 I know That when I too lie low. Thou wilt at last my soul from death awaken : Wherefore I will not shrink From the grave’s awful brink ; Theheart that trustsin thee shall ne’er be shaken. 3 To me the darksome tomb Is but a narrow room, Where I may rest in peace, from sorrow free. Thy death shall give me power To cry in that dark hour, 0 Death ! 0 Grave ! where is your victory? 4 My Jesus, day by day Help me to watch and pray Beside the tomb wherein, my heart, thou’rt laid. Thy bitter death shall be My constant memory, My guide at last into death’s awful shade. MISCELLANEOUS. m 527 **And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three: but the greatest of these is 7s. 5. charity.^* G racious Spirit, Holy Ghost, Taught by thee we covet most Of thy gifts at Pentecost Holy, heavenly Love. 2 Love is kind, and suffers long, Love is meek, and thinks no wrong, Love than death itself more strong ; Therefore, give us Love. ^ 3 Prophecy will fade away. Melting in the light of day ; Love will ever with us stay ; Therefore, give us Love. 4 Faith will vanish into sight ; Hope be emptied in delight ; Love in heaven will shine more bright ; Therefore, give us Love. 5 Faith and Hope and Love we see Joining hand in hand agree; But the greatest of the three, And the best, is Love. 6 From the overshadowing Of thy gold and silver wing, I Shed on us, who to thee sing, Holy, heavenly Love. 528 He that cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that belwveth m me shall never 8s. Cs. thirst. ” I HEARD the voice of Jesus say, Come unto me and rest ; i Lay down, thou weary one, lay down 1 Thy head upon my breast : ” MISCELLANEOUS. 414 i came to Jesus as I was, Weary, and worn, and sad; I found in him a resting-place, And he has made me glad. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say, “ Behold I freely give The living water, thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream ; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in him. 3 1 heard the voice of J esus say, “ I am this dark world’s Light ; Look unto me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright : ” I looked to Jesus, and I found In him my Star, my Sun ; And in that Light of life I’ll walk TUI travelling days are done. 529 ** Praise the Lord, 0 my soul; and all . that is within me praise his holy oS. 7S« Name.*’ P RAISE, my soul, the King of heaven; To his feet thy tribute bring. Ransomed, healed, restored, lorgiven. Evermore his praises sing. Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the everlasting King. 2 Praise him for his grace and favour To our fathers in distress ; Praise him still the same as ever. Slow to chide, and swift to bless ; Alleluia! Alleluia! Glorious in his faithfulness. MISCELLANEOUa 415 3 Father-liite he tends and spares ns. Well onr feeble frame he knows; In his hands he gently bears ns, Eescnes us from all our foes; Alleluia! Alleluia! Widely yet his mercy flows, 4 Angels in the height adore him ! Ye behold him face to face; Saints triumphant bow before him 1 Gathered in from every race. Alleluia 1 Alleluia 1 Praise with us the God of grace. 530 ‘ These confessed that they were strangers gg^ and pilgrims on the earth. ” 2 3 4 UIDE me, 0 thou great Jehovah, VT Pilgrim through this barren land, I am weak, but thou art mighty ; Hold me with thy powerful hand. Open now the crystal fountains Whence the living waters flow ; Let the fiery^ cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through. Feed me with the heavenly manna In this barren wilderness ; Be my sword, and shield, and banner ; Be the Lord my righteousness. When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside ; Death of death, and helPs destruction, Land me safe on Canaan’s side. 531 " I will put thee in a clift of the rock. Six 7s. R OCK of Ages, cleft for me. Let me hide myself in thee ; 410 MISCELLANEOUS. Let the water and the blood, From thy side, a healing flood, Be of sin the double cure, Save from wrath, and make me pure. 2 Should my tears for ever flow, Should my zeal no languor know. This for sin could not atone, Thou must save, and thou alone ; In my hand no price I bring, Simply to thy cross I cling. 3 While I draw this fleeting breath. When mine eyelids close in death, When I rise to worlds unknown. And behold thee on thy throne, Bock of Ages, cleft for me. Let me hide myself in thee. 532 ** I flee unto thee to hide me.'* J ESUS, Saviour of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly. While the waves of trouble roll, While the tempest still is high : Hide me, 0 my Saviour, hide. Till the storm of life is past r Safe into the haven guide ; Oh, receive my soul at last. 2 Other refuge have I none. Hangs my helpless soul on thee : Leave, ah, leave me not alone. Still support and comfort me ; All my trust on thee is stay’d. All my hope from thee I bring ; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing. GLORIA PATRI. 417 GLOHIA PATRI. L.M. P RAISE God from Whom all blessings flowj Praise Him all creatures here below ; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host ; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen L.M. T O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God Whom earth and heaven adore. Be glory, as it was of old, Is now, and shall be evermore. Amen. C.M. T O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God Whom we adore. Be glory, as it was, is now. And shall be evermore. Amen. D.C.M. T O pra’se the Father, and the Son, And Spirit all-divine, — The One in Three, and Three in One, Let saints and angels join; — Glory to Thee, bless’d Three in One, The God Whom we adore. As was, and is, and shall be done, When time shall be no more. Amea. S.M. T O God the Father, Son, And Spirit, glory be, « As ’twas, and is, and shall be so To all eternity. Amen. o2 41S GLORIA PATRI. D.S.M. P RAISE as in ages past, Praise as in glory now, Praise while eternity shall last, ' To Thee, 0 God, we vow ; ‘ Whom all the heavenly host And saints on earth adore ; To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Be glory evermore. Amen. 8s. 6s. T O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God Whom heaven’s triumphact host And saints on earth adore, Be, glory as in ages past. As now it is, and so shall last When time shall be no more. Amen. Six 8s. T O God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be glory in the highest given. By all in earth, and all in heaven. As was through ages heretofore. Is, now, and shall be evermore. Amen. Six 8s. T O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God Whom heaven’s triumphant host And suffering saints on earth adore, Be glory as in ages past As now it is, and so shall last When time itself shall be no more. Amen. GLORIA PATRI. 419 8s. 7s,. 8s. T O Father, Son, and Spirit bless’d. Supreme o’er earth and heaven, Eternal Three in One confess’d, Be highest glory given. As was through ages heretofore, Is now, and shall be evermore. By all in earth and heaven. Amen. 7s. H oly Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, Three in One ! Glory, as of old, to Thee, Now, and evermore shall be I Amen. Six 7s. P EAISE the Name of God most high, Praise Him, all below the sky, Praise Him, all ye heavenly host. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ; As through countless ages past. Evermore His praise shall last. Amen. 7s. Double. H oly Father, fount of light, God of wisdom, goodness, might ; Holy Son, Who cam’st to dwell, God with us, Emmanuel; Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, God of comfort, peace, and love ; Evermore be thou adored. Holy, holy, holy Lord. Amen. N.B.— For metre Ten 78. begin this doxology by pre^ fixing the last two lines, thus : — Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, Evermore be Thou adored. Holy Father, etc. 120 GLORIA PATRI. 8s. 7s. P EAISE the Father, earth and heaven, Praise the Son, the Spirit praise, As it was, and is, be given Glory through eternal days. Amen. 8s. 7s. Double. L et the voice of all creation. Earth and heaven’s triumphant host, Praise the God of our salvation. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. See the heavenly elders casting Golden crowns before his throne ; j^lleluias everlasting Be to Him, and Him alone. Amen. 8s. 7s. 4. G BEAT Jehovah ! we adore Thee, God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit, join’d in glory On the same eternal throne : Endless praises To Jehovah, Three in One. Amen. 8s. 7s. 7s. T O the Father, throned in heaven. To the Saviour, Christ, His Son, To the Spirit, praise he given. Everlasting Three in One : As of old, the Trinity Still is worshipped, still shall be. Amen. 10s. T O God the Father, and to God the Son, To God the Holy Spirit, Three in One, Be praise from all on earth and all in heaven, As was, and is, and ever shall be given. Amen GLORIA PATRI. 421 5s. 6s. 5. B y angels in heaven Of every degree, And saints upon earth, All praise be address’d To God in Three Persons, One God ever bless’d ; As it has been, now is. And always shall be. Amen. 6s. T O Father, and to Son, And, Holy Ghost, to Thee, Eternal Three in One, Eternal Glory be. Amen, 6s. Double. T O Father and to Son, And, Holy Ghost, to Thee, Eternal Three in One, Eternal glory be ; As hath been, and is now. And shall be evermore : Before Thy throne we bow. And Thee our God adore. Amen. 7s. 6s. Double. 0 FATHER ever glorious, O everlasting Son, O Spirit all victorious. Thrice Holy Three in One, — Great God of our salvation. Whom earth and heaven adore. Praise, glory, adoration. Be Thine for evermore. Amen 422 GLORIA PATRL 6s. 4s. T O Father and to Son And Spirit, Three in One, All praise be given, As hath been heretofore And shall be evermore : Let all His Hame adore In earth and heaven. Amen. 8s. 6s. 4. T O Father, Son, and Spirit, praise From earth and heaven ascend : The loftiest notes that saints can raisoj World without end. Amen. 7s. 5. H oly Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, Three in One, , Alleluias round Thy throne Eise eternally. Amen, 6s. 4s. or 6s. 8s. T O God the Father, Son, And Spirit, ever bless’d. Eternal Three in One, All worship be address’d, As heretofore It was, is now. And shall be so For evermore. Amen. 6s. 5s. G LOEY to the Father, Glory to the Son, And to Thee, blest Spirit, Whilst all ages run. Amem GLORIA PATRI. m 8s. 4s. F ather, Son, and Holy Spirit. Thon One in Three, Praise to Thine eternal merit, All praise to Thee : Prom the morning of creation. Prom the tribes of every nation. Glory, power, and adoration, Thine ever be. Amen. 8s. 6. 0 HOLY Pather, Holy Son, And Holy Spirit, Three in One, As was, and is, and shall be done. Glory to Thee, 0 Lord. Amen. 8s. 7s. L aud and honour to the Pather, Laud and honour to the Son, Laud and honour to the Spirit, Ever Three and ever One, Consubstantial, Co- eternal. While unending ages run. A^^^’ 8s. A ll praise to the Pather, the Son, And Spirit, thrice holy and bless’d, Th’ eternal, supreme Three in One, Was, is, and shall still be address’d. Amen. 11s. 0 PATHER Almighty, to Thee be ad- dress’d With Christ and the Spirit, One God ever bless’d. BENEDICTUS. 424 All glory and worship from earth and from heaven, As was, and is now, and shall ever be given. Amen. C OME, let ns adore Him : come, bow at His feet ; 0 give Him the glory, the praise that is meet ; Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise. And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies. Amen. BENEDICTUS. St. Luke i. 68. B lessed be the Lord God of Israel : for he hath visited, and redeemed his people ; And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us : in the house of his servant David ; As he spake by the , mouth of his holy Prophets : which have been since the world began ; That we should be saved from our enemies : and from the hands of all that hate us ; To perform the mercy promised to our fore- fathers : and to remember his holy Covenant ; To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham : that he would give us ; That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies : might serve him without fear ; In holiness and righteousness before him : all the days of our life. And thou. Child, shaft be called the Prophet MAGNIFICAT. m of the Highest : for thou shalt go "before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways ; To give knowledge of salvation unto his people : for the remission of their sins, Through the tender mercy of our God : whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us ; To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death : and to guide our feet into the way of peace. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. MAGNIFICAT. St. Luke i. II TY soul doth magnify the Lord : and my JjJ. spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his hand-maiden. For behold, from henceforth : all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me : and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him ; throughout all generations. He hath shewed strength with his arm : he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat : and hath exalted the humble and meek. 424* NUNC DIMITTIS. He hath filled the hungry with good things ; and the rich he hath sent empty away. He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel : as he promised to our fore- fathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son ; and to the Holy Ghost ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. NUNC DIMITTIS. St. Luke ii. 29. L OED, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace : according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen : thy salvation. Which thou hast prepared : before the face of all people ; To be a light to lighten the- Gentiles : and to be the glory of thy people Israel. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. INDEX OF FIEST LINES. A charge to keep I have A few more years shall roll A glory gilds the sacred page A mountain fastness is our God Abide with me; fast falls the eventide According to thy gracious word . Adored for ever be the Lord Again the Lord of life and light All, how shall fallen man Ah, not like erring man is God All glorious God, what hymns of praise All glory, laud, and honour All hail the power of Jesus’ name , All is o’er, the pain, the sorrow . All people that on earth do dwell , Alleluia ! song of gladness . Almighty Father, bless the word . Almighty God, I call to thee Almighty Lord, before thy throne Although the vine its fruit deny . Am I a soldier of the cross And are we now brought near to God Angel bands, in strains sweet sounding Angels, from the realms of glory - Angels, roll the rock away Another six days’ work is done Approach, my soul, the mercy seat Arise, my soul, with rapture rise . Arm of the Lord, awake, awake . Arm these thy soldiers, mighty Lord Al t thou weary, art thou languid As by the light of opening day As now the sun’s declining rays . As o’er the past my memory strays As, panting in the sultry beam As pants the hart for cooling streams As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs As the sweet flower that scents the morn 426 INDEX OP FIRST LINES HYMT4 As, when the eary traveller gains . 450 As with gladness men of old 45 Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep 260 At the Lamb’s high feast we sing . 100 Awake, and sing the song . 463 Awake, my soul, and with the sun 332 Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve 476 Awake, my soul, to joyful lays 429 Awake, our souls ! away our fears 473 Awake, ye saints, awake 148 Before Jehovah’s awful throne 409 Before the ending of the day 359 Before the Lord we bow 307 Begin, my soul, the exalted lay 419 Behold a humble train 180 Behold the glories of the Lamb 123 Behold the Lamb of God „ 80 Behold the morning sun 364 Behold the Saviour of mankind 378 Be still, my heart, these anxious cares 249 Bless God, my soul; thou, Lord, alone 410 Blest be the tie that binds 315 Blest day of God ! most calm, most bright 149 Bound upon the accursed tree 82 Bread of heaven, on thee we feed . 209 Bread of the world, in mercy broken 207 Breast the wave, Christian 472 Brief life is here our portion 491 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning . 37 By cool Siloam’s shady rill 224 Calm on the listening ear of night 26 Children of the heavenly King 449 Christ is made the sure foundation 282 Christ is our corner-stone . 279 Christ leads me through no darker rooms 486 Christ the Lord is risen again 106 Christ the Lord is risen to-day 98 Christ, whose glory fills the skies . 331 Christian ! dost thou see them . 68 Christians, awake, salute the happy morn 21 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove 131 Come hither, ye faithful 25 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come 127 Come Holy Ghost, eternal God 274 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire 137 Come, Holy Ghost, with God the Son 355 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. ^27 HYMN Come, Holy Spirit, come . . . , 135 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove . , 128 Come let us join our cheerful songs . . 208 Come, let us join our friends above . , 188 Come, my soul, thou must be waking . , 330 Come, my soul, thy suit prepare ... 401 Come, pure hearts, in sweetest measures . 272 Come, quickly come, dread Judge of all . . 9 Come see the place where J esus lay , . 102 Come, thou Almighty King . . . 428 Come ye that love the Lord , , . 462 Come, ye sinners, poor and needy . . 381 Come, ye thankful people, come . , , 306 Creator Spirit, by whose aid . . . 129 Crown him with many crowns . . . 116 Dawn purples all the East with light , . 354 Day of judgment, day of wonders . . 481 Day of wrath ! that day of mourning , . 483 Deign this union to approve . . . 247 Draw, Holy Ghost, thy sevenfold veil . . 240 Dread Jehovah, God of nations , , . 310 Dismiss us with thy blessing, Lord , . 167 Disown'd of heaven, by man oppress’d . . 294 Eternal Father ! strong to save Far from my heavenly home Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone Father of all, whose love profound Father ot mercies, bow thine ear . Father of mercies, in thy word Father, whate’er of earthly bliss . Fierce was the wild billow . For all the saints who from their labours For ever here my rest shall be For ever with the Lord For the Apostles’ glorious company For thee, O dear, dear country For thee, O God, our constant praise Forth from the dark and stormy sky Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go . Forty days and forty nights Fountain of good, to own thy love From all that dwell below the skies From all thy saints in warfare, etc. From every stormy wind that blows From Greenland’s icy mountains . 267 520 161 142 271 360 440 265 187 396 489 186 492 407 201 318 49 296 289 175 403 283 428 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. HVMN Glorious things of thee are spoken , . 190 Glory be to Jesus ..... 74 Glory to the Father give .... 220 Glory to thee, my God, this night . . . 333 Glory to thee, O Lord . . , , 179 Go forth, ye heralds, in my name . . . 273 Go to dark Gethsemane .... 8(5 God bless our native land .... 309 God is our refuge iu distress . . . 194 God moves in a mysterious way . . ,‘>02 God, my King, thy might confessing . . 423 God of my life, O Lord most high ... 94 God of my life, to thee I call . . . 446 God of our fathers, by whose hand . . 326 God shall charge his angel legions . . 469 God that madest earth and heaven . . 344 God’s perfect law converts the soul . . 363 God’s temple crowns the holy mount . 193 Grace! ’tis a charming sound . . , 376 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost . . . 527 Great God, this sacred day of thine . . 151 Great God, to thee my evening song . . 343 Great God, what do I see and hear . . 484 Great God, with wonder and with praise . . 367 Great is our guilt, our fears are great . 174 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah (Pr, Bk. ver. 530) 505 Hail, thou long-expected Jesus ... 16 Hail, thou once despisM Jesus ... 76 Hail to the Lord’s Anointed ... 34 Happy, thrice happy they, who hear . . 503 Hark ! hark, my soul ! Angelic songs are swelling 485 Hark ' my soul, it is the Lord . . 521 Hark ! the glad sound ! the Saviour comes . 15 Hark ! the herald angels sing ... 17 Hark! the song of jubilee .... 42 Hark ! the sound of holy voices . . . 189 Hark! the voice of love and mercy , . 88 Hark ! what mean those holy voices . . 20 Hasten, sinner ! to be wise ... 58 Hasten the time appointed . . . 291 Have mercy. Lord, on me . . , , 60 He is risen ! he is risen ! . . . 107 He that has God his guardian made . . 319 Head of the hosts in glory .... 198 Hear what the voice from heaven declares . 259 Heirs of unending life .... 479 He’s blest, whose sins have pardon gained . 377 4 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 429 He’s come, let ovcry knee be bent High on the bending willows hung His mercy and his truth Holy Father, great Creator Holy, holy, holy Lord Holy, holy, holy Lord . , Holy, holy, holy ' Lord God Almighty Hosanna to the living Lord How beauteous are their feet How bless’d are they who always keep How bright these glorious spirits shine How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord How long shall earth’s alluring toys How oft alas ' this wretched heart How sweet the name of Jesus sounds How vast must their advantage be How will my heart endure , How wondrous and great . 125 295 243 145 140 144 138 4 44 221 177 398 487 56 895 185 482 35 1 heard the voice of Jesus say I love my God, but with no love of mine . 1 love thy kingdom. Lord . I sing the almighty power of God . I think when I read that sweet story of old I would not live alway ; I ask not to stay I’ll praise my Maker with my breath I’ll wash my hands in innocence . In loud exalted strains In mercy, not in wrath In the hour of trial . . - . In the vineyard ot our Father In thee I put my steadfast trust . In token that thou shalt not fear . Inspirer and Hearer of prayer Instruct me in thy statutes. Lord . Is there a lone and dreary hour It came upon the midnight clear . It is not death to die 528 457 ^ 191 417 226 93 420 278 152 50 443 227 510 214 339 368 444 22 97 Jehovah reigns, let all the earth . . , 418 Jerusalem ! high tow’r thy glorious walls « 497 Jerusalem, my happy home . . . 496 Jerusalem, the golden . , . • 498 Jesus, and shall it ever be . . . . 21C Jesus Christ is risen to-day ... 91 Jesus, I my cross have taken « . 23( Jesus lives : no longer now - . . 194 Jesus, lover of mv soul - - 430 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. HYMT!^ Jesus, meek and gentle ... 225 J esus, my Saviour, look on me . , . 394 Jesus, my strength, my hope . . , 434 Jesus ! Name of wondrous love ... 33 Jesus, Saviour of my soul .... 532 Jesus shall reign where’er the sun , , ^84 Jesus, tender shepherd, hear me . „ , 352 Jesus, the very thought of thee . , . 455 Jesus, thy blood and righteousness . . 480 Joy fills the dwelling of the just . . 112 Joy to the wotld ! the Lord is come . . 40 Just as I am, without one plea . . . 892 Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom . 512 Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us , , 506 Let me with light and truth be bless’d . 162 Lift up your heads, eternal gates . . . 121 Lift your glad voices in triumph on high . 108 Light of those whose dreary dwelling , . 39 Like Noah’s weary dove .... 195 Lo, he comes, with clouds descending . . 1 Lo ! hSls and mountains shall bring forth . 38 Lo ! what a cloud of witnesses . . . 183 LooTk, ye saints; the sight is gloriouv , . 115 Lord, as to thy dear cross we flee . . 251 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing . . 165 Lord, for ever at thy side .... 466 Lord, for the just thou dost prepare . . 269 Lord God, the Holy Ghost . . . 130 Lord God, we worship thee . . . . 308 Lord ! in the morning thou shalt hear . . 154 Lord, in this thy mercy’s day ... 63 Lord, in thy name thy servants plead . , 172 Lord, lead the way the Saviour went . . 300 Lord, let me know my term of days . , 258 Lord of the harvest, hear .... 170 Lord of the worlds above . . . , 157 Lord, pour thy spirit from on high . . 270 Lord, shall thy children come to thee .. 241 Lord, spare and save our sinful race . . 173 Lord, teach us how to pray aright . . 400 Lord, when this holy morning broke . . 351 Lord, when we bend before thy throne . . 69 Lord, with glowing heart I’d praise thee . . 454 Love divine, all love excelling . . . 456 Magnify Jehovah’s name . . . . 408 Mav God accei)t our vow . . 244 i^DEX OF FIRST LINES. 431 HYMK May the grace of Christ our Saviour 168 My faith looks up to thee . 237 My God, accept my heart this day 231 My God, and is thy table spread . 205 My God, how endless is thy love . 324 My God, how wonderful thou art , 460 My God, I love thee not because . 458 My God, My Father, while I stray 256 My God, permit me not to be 67 My God ! thy covenant of love 217 My grateful soul shall bless the Lord 95 My hope, my all, my Saviour thou 522 My hope, my steadfast trust 518 My opening eyes with rapture see 158 My Saviour hanging on the tree . 75 My sins, my sins, my Saviour 64 My soul, be on thy guard . 470 My soul, for help on God rely 439 My soul, inspired with sacred love • 499 My soul with patience waits ■ 55 Nearer, my God, to thee * 507 New every morning is the love 329 No change of time shall ever shock 437 Not for the dead in Christ we weep 261 Not to the terrors of the Lord 184 Now from the altar of our hearts . 347 Now may he who from the dead . 164 Now may the God of grace and power 313 Now thank we all our God . 303 0 all ye people, clap your hands . 120 0 bless the Lord, my soul . 413 0 come, all ye faithful 19 0 come and mourn with me awhile 89 0 come, loud anthems let us sing . 301 0 come, 0 come, Emmanuel 0 could I speak the matchless worth 13 374 0 day of rest and gladness 160 0 for a closer walk with God 435 0 for a heart tp praise my God 467 0 God ! creation’s secret force 357 0 God, my gracious God, to thee . 320 0 God, my heart is fix’d, ’tis bent . 414 0 God of hosts, the mighty Lord . 245 O God of love, 0 King of peace 312 0 God of truth, 0 Lord of might . 356 0 God, ouLlmlp in ages past 29 432 INDEX OF FIHST LINES. HVMN ) gracious God, in whom I live ... 66 0 happy day, that stays my choice . . . 235 0 happy is the man who hears , . . 222 O holy, holy, holy Lord . . . . 139 0 in the morn of life, when youth . , 215 0 Jesus, thou art standing ... 10 O Jesus, Saviour of the lost , . , 388 O let triumphant faith dispel . . , 390 O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills . . . 276 O Lord, the Holy Innocents . . . 178 O Lord, thy mercy, my sure hope . . . 498 O mother dear, Jerusalem .... 495 0 Paradise, O Paradise .... 509 O praise the Lord in that blest place . . 412 O praise ye the Lord .... 406 O render thanks to God above . . . 416 0 sacred Head, now wounded ... 87 0 Spirit of the living God .... 126 O that my load of sin were gone . . . 389 O thou, from whom all goodness flows . . 65 O thou that hear’st when sinners cry . . 386 O thou to whom all creatures bow . . 517 O thou to whose all-searching sight . . 62 O thou who didst prepare .... 268 O to grace how great a debtor . . „ 385 O 'twas a joyful sound to hear . . . 281 O where shall rest be found . . . 513 O with due reverence let us all . . . , 280 O Wisdom ! spreading mightily, | O Root of Jesse ! Ensign thou, ( O Israel’s Sceptre ! David’s Key, \ Advent ) , . O Day-Spring and Eternal Light, / Anthems i O King ! Desire of nations ! come, 1 O Lawgiver ! Emmanuel ! King, ) O Word of God Incarnate .... 362 O worship the King .... 519 O write upon my memory. Lord . . . 228 O’er mountain-tops the mount of God . . 41 O’er the gloomy hills of darkness . . , 288 Oft in danger, oft in woe .... 477 On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry , . 12 On Sion and on Lebanon .... 286 One sole baptismal sign .... 197 Once in royal David’s city ...» 233 Once more, O Lord, thy sign shall be . . 8 Once more the solemn season calls , , 48 Once the angel started back . . . HI Onward, Christian soldiers . 232 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 133 HYMN Our blest Redeemer, ere be breathed . 132 Our Lord is risen from the dead . . . 117 Pain and toil are over now ... 91 Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan . 375 Pleasant are thy courts above ... 200 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven . . 529 Praise, O praise our God and King . . 305 Praise to God, immortal praise . . . 302 Praise to God who reigns above ... 182 ' Praise we the Lord this day . . . 181 Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire . . 404 Quiet, Lord, my froward heart . . . 465 I Rejoice, rejoice, believers .... j Resting from his work to-day 1 Rich are the joys which cannot die Ride on ! ride on in majesty I Rise, crown’d with light, imperial Salem, rise Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings Rock of Ages, cleft for me (Pr. Book, ver. 531) . Round the Lord in glory seated . Ruler of Israel, Lord of might. Advent Anthem 5 90 297 73 36 447 391 431 14 Safely through another week Salvation doth to God belong Salvation ! O the joyful sound Saviour, again to thy dear name we raise Saviour, like a shepherd lead us . Saviour,- source of every blessing , Saviour, when in dust to thee Saviour, when night involves the skies Saviour, who thy flock art feeding See the destined day arise . Seek, my soul, the narrow gate Shepherd divine, our wants relieve Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing Since I’ve known a Saviour’s name Sing Alleluia forth in duteous praise Sing, my soul, his wondrous love . Sinner, rouse thee from thy sleep Sinners ! turn, why will ye die Softly now the light of day Soldiers of Christ, arise Songs of praise the angels sang , Sons of men. behold from far 350 304 369 169 229 370 53 325 213 81 525 402 210 23 478 432 373 59 54 840 216 422 47 434 INDEX OF FIDST LINES. HYMN Souls in heathen darkness lying ... 292 Sovereign ruler of the skies ... 523 Sow in the morn thy seed .... 298 Spirit of mercy, truth, and love . . . 133 Stand up, my soul, shake oft‘ thy fears . . 124 Star of peace, to wanderers weary . . 264 Stay, thou loiig-suifering Spirit, stay . . 387 Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear . , 336 Supreme in wisdom as in power . . , 475 Sweet is the work, my God, my King . ^ 150 Sweet Saviour, bless us ere we go . . . 338 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing . .* 84 Tender Shepherd, thou hast still'd . . 263 That day of wrath, that dreadful day . . 3 The ancient law departs .... 32 The atoning work is done . . . ! ns The Church’s one foundation . . . 202 The day is gently sinking to a close . . 349 The day is past and gone .... 334 The day is past and over .... 341 The day of praise is done .... 346 The day of resurrection .... 105 The gentle Saviour calls .... 212 The Head, that once was crowned with thorns . 114 The God of Abraham praise . . . 141 The God of life, whose constant care . . 30 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord . . 361 The King of love my Shepherd is . . . 464 The Lord descended from above . . . 500 The Lord hath spoke, the mighty God , . • 11 The Lord himself, the mighty Lord , . 438 The Lord my pasture shall prepare . . 504 The Lord our God is clothed with might . 516 The Lord, the only God, is great . . , 196 The Lord unto my Lord thus spake . . 6 The Lord will come ; the earth shall quake . 2 The mighty flood that rolls ... 524 The rising God forsakes the tomb . . 119 The royal banners forward go . . , 79 The servants of Jehovah’s will . , . 122 The shadows of the evening hours , . 337 The Son of God goes forth to war . , . 176 The spacious firmament on high . . . 508 The Spirit in our hearts .... 134 The strain upraise of joy and praise . . 425 The strife is o’er, the battle done . . . i03 The sun is sinking fast .... 34r umic INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 435 The voice of free grace The voice that breathed o’er Eden The winged herald of the day The world is very evil Thee will I love, my strength, my tower , There is a blessed home There is a fold whence none can stray There is a fountain filled with blood There is a green hill far away There is a land of pure delight Thine for ever:— God of love This is the day of light This life’s a dream, an empty show This stone to thee in faith we lay „ . Thou art gone up on high . Thou art my hiding-place, O Lord Thou art the Way, to thee alone . Thou, God, all glory, honour, power Thou hidden love of God, whose height . Thou, Lord, by strictest search hast known Thou, whom my soul admires above Thou, whose almighty word Through all the changing scenes of life . Through the day thy love has spared us . Thus God declares his sovereign will The bitter anguish o’er . . . Thy chastening wrath, O Lord, restrain . Thy kingdom come, O God Thy presence, Lord, hath me supplied Thy way, not mine, O Lord Thy word is to my feet a lamp Time hastens on ; ye longing saints ’Tis finished: so the Saviour cried 'Tis my happiness below To bless thy chosen race . , To hail thy rising. Sun of life To him who for our sins was slain To Jesus, our exalted Lord To our Redeemer’s glorious name . To Sion's hill 1 lift my eyes To thy temple I repair . ... To-morrow, Lord, is thine . Triumphant Sion ! lift thy head . HYMN 384 248 353 490 461 817 468 383 231 488 238 159 96 275 113 253 501 203 515 52 459 146 415 342 110 526 51 7 448 254 366 348 85 445 285 27 109 204 372 316 163 327 192 % 4 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes 321 Watchman ! tell us of the night . We build with fruitless cost, unless 43 322 iL m INDEX OF FIRST LINES. HYMN We give immortal praise . , 143 We give thee but thine own . . . 299 We sing the praise of him who died . . 78 Weary of earth, and laden with my sin . . 67 Weary of wandering from my God . . 70 Welcome, sweet day of rest , . . 147 What a strange and wondrous story . . 223 Whate’er my God ordains is right . . . 257 When all thy mercies, O my God . . , 426 When gathering clouds around I view . . 250 When God of old came down from heaven , 136 When his salvation bringing . . , 219 When I can read my title clear . . , 453 When I can trust my all with God . . 323 When I survey the wondrous cross . . 83 When Jesus left his Father’s throne . . 230 When, Lord, to this our western land . . 293 When, marshall’d on the nightly plain . . 46 When musing sorrow weei)S the past . . 255 When our heads are bowed with woe . . 252 When streaming from the eastern skies . , 314 When through the torn sail the wild tempest, etc. 266 When wounded sore, the stricken soul . . 380 While shepherds watch’d their flocks by night . 18 While thee I seek, protecting Power . . 441 While with ceaseless course the sun . . 31 Who are these in bright array . . . 494 Who is this that comes from Edom . . 77 Who place on Sion’s God their trust . . 436 With broken heart and contrite sigh . . 71 With glory clad, with strength arrayed . , 427 With joy shall I behold the day . . . 199 With one consent let all the earth . . , 277 Witness, ye men and angels, now . . . 239 Ye boundless realms of joy . , . 411 Ye Christian heralds, go, proclaim . , 290 Ye servants of the Lord .... 171 CAMBRIDGE: PRINTED BY C. 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