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FROM THE LIBRARY OF 
 REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON. D. D. 
 
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 MANUAL OE DEYOTION 
 
 AND HYMNS 
 
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 5 7%e Minister shall begin the services by reading one or mon 
 of the following sejitences of Scripture, all standing. 
 
 THE Lord is in his holy temple ; let all the earth 
 keep silence before him. Had, ii. 20. 
 
 From the rising of the sun even unto the going 
 down of the same, mj name shall be great among 
 the Gentiles : and in every place incense shall be 
 offered unto my name, and a pure offering : for my 
 name shall be great among the heathen, saith the 
 Lord of hosts. Mai. i. 11. 
 
 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation 
 of my heart, be alway acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, 
 my strength and my Redeemer. Fsal. xix. 14, 15. 
 
 When the wicked man turneth away from his 
 wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that 
 which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul 
 alive. Fzfil'. xviii. 27. 
 
 I acknowledge my transgressions ; and my sin 
 is ever before me. Fsal. li. 3. 
 
 Hide thy face from my sins ; and blot out aU 
 mine iniquities. Psal. li. 9. 
 
 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a 
 broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not 
 despise. Fsal. li. 17. 
 
 Rend your heart and not your garments, and 
 turn unto the Lo'-d your God ; for he is gracioua 
 
4 CHAPEL 8BEVI0B. 
 
 and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, 
 and repenteth him of the evil, Joel ii. 13. 
 
 To tlie Lord our God belong mercies and forgive- 
 nesses, though we have rebelled against him ; neither 
 have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to 
 walk in his laws which he set before us. Dan, ix. 
 9,10. 
 
 Lord, correct me, but with judgment ; not in 
 thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jer. 
 X. 24. Pml, vi. 1. 
 
 Eepent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is at 
 band. St. Matt. iii. 2. 
 
 1 will arise, and go to my father, and will say 
 unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and 
 before thee, and am no more worthy to be called 
 thy son. St. Liilce xv. 18, 19. 
 
 Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O 
 Lord ; for in thy sight shall no man living be justi- 
 fied. Psal. cxliii. 2. 
 
 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive our- 
 selves, and the truth is not in us ; but if we confess 
 our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our 
 sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, 1 
 John i. 8, 9. 
 
 ^ Then the Minister shall say, 
 
 DEARLY beloved, the Scripture moveth us, in 
 sundry places, to acknowledge and confess 
 our manifold sins and wickedness ; and that we 
 should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face 
 of Almighty God our heavenly Father ; but confess 
 them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient 
 heart ; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of 
 the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And 
 although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowl- 
 edge our sins before God ; yet ought we chiefly so 
 to do, when we assemble and meet together to ror.* 
 
OHAPEL SEEYICE. 5 
 
 del* thanks for the great benefits that we have re- 
 ceived at his hands, to set forth his most worthy 
 praise, to hear his most holy word, and to ask those 
 tilings which are requisite and necessary, as well for 
 the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech 
 you, as many as are here present, to accompany me 
 with a pure heart, and humble voice, unto the 
 throne of the heavenly grace, saying — 
 
 IT A general Confession. 
 ^ To be repeated after the Minister. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father ; We have 
 erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. 
 We have followed too much the devices and desires 
 of our own hearts. We have offended against thy 
 holy laws. We have left undone those things which 
 we ought to have done ; and we have done those 
 things which we ought not to have done ; and there 
 is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy 
 upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O 
 God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those 
 who are penitent; according to thy promises de- 
 clared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And 
 grant, most merciful Father, for his sake, that 
 we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober 
 life, to the glory of thy holy name. Amen. 
 
 ^ Then shall be said the Lord's Prayer. 
 ^ The Children uniting icith the Minister. 
 
 OUR Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy 
 Name : thy kingdom come, thy wUl be done on 
 earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily 
 bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we for- 
 give those who trespass against us. And lead us 
 not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil ; for 
 thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the 
 glory, fgr ever and ever. Amen. 
 
OHAFKL SERVICE. 
 
 T After wMch there shall then be sung a Rymn, to he selected and 
 read bi/ the 3finister. The children will rise and stand while 
 singing ; or one of the following Anthems may 6e sung iii' 
 stead thereof: 
 
 OCOME, let us sing unto the Lord; let us hearti- 
 ly rejoice in the strength of our salvation. 
 
 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiv- 
 ing ; and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. 
 
 Eor the Lord is a great God ; and a great King 
 above all gods. 
 
 In his hand are all the corners of the earth ; and 
 the strength of the hills is his also. 
 
 The sea is his, and he made it; and his hands 
 prepared the dry land. 
 
 O come, let us worship, and fall down, and kneel 
 before the Lord our Maker. 
 
 For he is the Lord our God ; and we are the peo- 
 ple of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. 
 
 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; 
 let the whole earth stand in awe of him. 
 
 For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth ; 
 and with righteousness to judge the world, and the 
 people with his truth. 
 
 Gloria in excels is. 
 
 GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, 
 good will towards men. We praise thee, we 
 bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we 
 give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, 
 heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. 
 
 O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ ; O 
 Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that 
 takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon 
 us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, 
 have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the 
 sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that 
 sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have 
 mercy upon us. 
 
O^APEL SEEYICE. 7 
 
 For tLou only art holy ; thoii only art thfe Lord ; 
 thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most 
 high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. 
 
 ^ A portion of ScHpHire shall then be read ty the Ministet , as 
 he may select, children seated; to be followed by the Ten 
 Commandments, all standing. 
 
 Minister. 
 
 GOD spake these words, and said ; I am the Lord 
 thy God : Thon shalt have no other gods before 
 me. 
 
 Children. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline 
 our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Minister. Thou shalt not make unto thee any 
 graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in 
 heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or 
 that is in the water under the earth : thou shalt not 
 bow down thyself to them, nor serve them : for I 
 the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the in- 
 iquities of the fathers upon the children unto the 
 third and fourth generation of them that hate me ; 
 and showing mercy unto thousands of them that 
 love me, and keep my commandments. 
 
 Children. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline 
 our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Minister. Thou shalt not take the name of the 
 Lord thy God in vain ; for the Lord will not hold 
 him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 
 
 Children. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Minister. Eemember the Sabbath day to keep 
 it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy 
 work : but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the 
 Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, 
 thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-ser- 
 vant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy 
 stranger that is within thy gates : for in six days 
 
8 OHAPEL SERVICE. 
 
 the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and r.U 
 that in them is, and rested the seventh day 
 wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and 
 hallowed it. 
 
 Children. Lord, have mercy upon us, and m- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Minister. Honour thy father and thy mother , 
 that thy days may be long upon the land which the 
 Lord thy God giveth thee. 
 
 Children. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Minister. Thou shalt not kill. 
 
 Children. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Miniater. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
 
 Children. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Minister. Thou shalt not steal. 
 
 Children. Lord, have mercy upon us, and La- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Minister. Thou shalt not bear false witness 
 against thy neighbour. 
 
 Children. Lord, have mercy upon us, and in- 
 cline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Minister. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's 
 house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, 
 nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his 
 ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neiglibour's. 
 
 Children. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write 
 all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee. 
 
 ^ Then the 3finister may say. 
 
 Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith. 
 
 THOU shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
 heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy 
 mind. This is the first and great commandment. 
 
CHAPEL SEBIIOE. 9 
 
 And the secona is like unto it ; thou shalt love thy 
 neighbour as thyseL". On these two commandments 
 hang ail the law and the prophets. 
 
 ^ TTien shall ie sung one of the following Chants, all standing : 
 
 TT7E praise thee, O God ; we acknowledge thee t 
 T T be the Lord. 
 
 All the earth doth worship thee, the Father ev 
 erlasting. 
 
 To thee all Angels cry aloud ; the Heavens and 
 all the Powers therein. 
 
 To thee, Cherubim and Seraphim continually do 
 cry, 
 
 Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth ; 
 
 Heaven and Earth are full of the Majesty of thy 
 glory. 
 
 The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee. 
 
 The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee. 
 
 The noble army of Martyrs praise thee. 
 
 The holy Church, throughout all the world, doth 
 acknowledge thee ; 
 
 The Father, of an infinite Majesty ; 
 
 Thine adorable, true, and only Son ; 
 
 Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. 
 
 Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ. 
 
 Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. 
 
 When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, 
 thou didst humble thyself to be born of a virgin. 
 
 When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of 
 death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all 
 believers. 
 
 Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glo- 
 ry of the father. 
 
 We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge. 
 
 We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom 
 tliQU hast redeemed with thy precious blood. 
 
aO chapel service. 
 
 Make them to be nimibered with thy saints, in 
 glory everlasting. 
 
 O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage. 
 
 Gov^ern them, and lift'them up for ever. 
 
 Day by day we magnify thee ; 
 
 And we worship thy name ever,world without end. 
 
 Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without 
 sin. 
 
 O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us. 
 
 O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is 
 in thee. 
 
 Lord, in thee have I trusted ; let me never be 
 confounded. 
 
 GALL ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord ; praise him, 
 and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Waters that be above the firmament, bless 
 ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord ; 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord ; praise 
 liim, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Stars of Heaven, bless ye the Lord ; praise 
 him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord ; praise 
 him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord ; praise 
 him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord : praise 
 him, and magnify him for ever, 
 
 O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord ; 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
CHAPEL AER7I0K. 11 
 
 O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lorii , praise 
 Lim, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord; praise 
 him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 6 ye Ice, and Snow, bless ye the Lord : praise 
 him, and ma nify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Xights and Days, bless ye the Lord ; praise 
 him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord ; 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Lightnings and Clonds, bless ye the Lord ; 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O let the Earth bless the Lord ; yea, let it praise 
 him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the Lord ; 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O all ye green Things upon the earth, bless ye 
 the Lord ; praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 ye Wells, bless ye the Lord ; praise him, and 
 magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye tne Lord ; praise 
 him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Whales, and all that move in the waters, bless 
 ye the Lord ; praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O all ye Fowls of the Air, bless ye the Lord ; 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord ; 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord ; praise 
 him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O let Israel bless the Lord ; praise him, and mag- 
 nify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; 
 praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord ; 
 praise him and magnify him for ever 
 
12 CHAPEL SERVICE. 
 
 O ye Spirits and Souls of the Eighteons, bless 
 ye the Lord ; praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the 
 Lord ; praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
 
 OBE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands ; serve the 
 Lord vrith gladness, and come before his pres- 
 ence with a song. 
 
 Be ye sure that the Lord he is God ; it is he that 
 hath made us, and not we ourselves ; we are his 
 people, and the sheep of his pasture. 
 
 go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, 
 Eiid into his courts with praise ; be thankful unto 
 him, and speak good of his name. 
 
 For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlast- 
 ing ; and his truth endureth from generation to gen- 
 eration. 
 
 BLESSED 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 hand of all that hate us. 
 
 t Or this. 
 
 OSIITG unto the Lord a new song : for he hath 
 done marvellous things. 
 "With his own right hand, and with his holy arm, 
 hath he gotten himself the victory. 
 
 The Lord declared his salvation ; his righteous- 
 ness hath he openly showed in the sight of the 
 heathen. 
 
 He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward 
 
CHAPEL SEEVIOE. 13 
 
 the honse of Israel ; and all the ends of the world 
 have seen the salvation of our God. 
 
 Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye 
 ands ; sing, rejoice, and give thanks. 
 
 Praise the Lord upon the harp ; sing to the harp 
 with a psalm of thanksgiving. 
 
 With trumpets also and shawms, O show your- 
 selves joyful before the Lord, the King. 
 
 Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is 
 the round world, and they that dwell therein. 
 
 Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills 
 be joyful together before the Lord; for he cometh 
 to judge the earth. 
 
 With righteousness shall he judge the world, 
 and the people with equity. 
 
 ^ Or this. 
 
 IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, 
 and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High- 
 est ; 
 
 To tell of thy loving kindness early in the morn- 
 ing, and of thy truth in the night season ; 
 
 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the 
 lute ; upon a loud instrument, and upon the harp. 
 
 For thou. Lord, hast made me glad through thy 
 works; and I will rejoice in giving praise for the 
 operations of thy hands. 
 
 1 Or this. 
 
 GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show 
 us the light of his countenance, and be merciful 
 unto us ; 
 
 That thy w^ay may be known upon earth, thy 
 saving health among all nations. 
 
 Let the people praise thee, O God ; yea, let all 
 the people praise thee. 
 
 O let the nations rejoice and be glad ; for thou 
 
14 ' CHAPEL SERVICE 
 
 shalt judge the folk rigliteously, and govern the na- 
 tions upon earth. 
 
 Let the people praise thee, O God ; yea, let all 
 the people praise thee. 
 
 Then shall the earth bring forth her increase ; 
 and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing. 
 
 God shall bless us ; and all the ends of the world 
 sliall fear him. 
 
 1 Or thin. 
 
 PRAISE the Lord, O my soul; and all that is 
 within me, praise his holy name. 
 
 Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all 
 his benefits ; 
 
 Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine 
 infirmities ; 
 
 Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crown- 
 eth thee with mercy and loving kindness. 
 
 O praise the Lord, ye Angels of his, ye that ex- 
 cel in strength ; ye that fulfil his commandment, 
 and hearken unto the voice of his word. 
 
 O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye servants 
 of his that do his pleasure. 
 
 O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, 
 in all places of his dominion : Praise thou the Lord, 
 O my soul. 
 
 1< The MiniHter shall then read., alternately., loith the Children, 
 one of the following Selections of Psalms— the Congregation 
 seated. 
 
 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS, 
 
 To he read hy the Minister, and Children. 
 
 SELECTION I . 
 
 From Psalm 19. 
 
 THE heavens declare the glory of God ; and the 
 firmament showeth his handy work. 
 Day unto clay uttereth speech, and nieh^ "into 
 night sheweth knowledge. 
 
CHAPEL SERVICE. 15 
 
 There ib no speech nor language, where their 
 voice is not heard. 
 
 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and 
 their words to the end of the world. In the-n hath 
 he set a tabernacle for the sun, 
 
 "Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his 
 chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. 
 
 His going forth is from the end of \he herven, 
 and his circuit unto the ends of it: anc there is 
 nothing hid from the heat thereof. 
 
 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the 
 soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making 
 •wise the simple. 
 
 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the 
 heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure, en- 
 lightening the eyes. 
 
 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever : 
 the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous 
 altogether. 
 
 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than 
 much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the 
 honeycomb. 
 
 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and 
 in keeping of them there is great reward. 
 
 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou 
 me from secret faults. 
 
 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous 
 sins ; let them not have dominion over me : then 
 shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the 
 great transgression'. 
 
 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation 
 of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, Lord, my 
 strength, and my redeemer. 
 
 Psalm 24 
 
 THE earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; 
 the world, and they that dwell therein. 
 
16 CHAPEL SERVICE. 
 
 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and estab- 
 lished it upon the floods. 
 
 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or 
 who shall stand in his holy place ? 
 
 He that liath clean hands, and a pure heart; 
 who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanitj, nor 
 sworn dec-eitfuUy. 
 
 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and 
 righteousness from the God of his salvation. 
 
 This is the generation of them that seek him, 
 that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. 
 
 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lifted 
 up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory 
 shall come in. 
 
 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong 
 and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 
 
 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them 
 up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory- 
 shall come in. 
 
 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, 
 he is the King of glory. Selah. 
 
 Ps&Im 103.^ 
 
 BLESS the Lord, O my soul : and all that is 
 within me, bless his holy name. 
 
 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all 
 his benefits : 
 
 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; wlio healeth 
 all thy diseases ; 
 
 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; who 
 crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender 
 mercies; 
 
 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; so 
 that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. 
 
 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment 
 for all that are oppressed. 
 
CHAPEL SERVICE. 17 
 
 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acta 
 ante the cliildren of Israel. 
 
 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slo<v to anger, 
 and plenteous in mercy. 
 
 He will not always chide: neither will he keep 
 his anger for ever. 
 
 He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; nor 
 rewarded us according to our iniquities. 
 
 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so 
 great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 
 
 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath 
 he removed our transgressions from us. 
 
 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord 
 pitieth them that fear him. 
 
 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth 
 that we are dust. 
 
 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower 
 of the field, so he flourisheth. 
 
 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; 
 and the place thereof sball know it no more. 
 
 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting 
 to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his 
 righteousness unto children's children; 
 
 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that 
 remember his commandments to do them. 
 
 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the 
 heavens ; and his kingdom ruleth over all. 
 
 Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in 
 strength, that do his commandments, hearkening 
 unto the voice of his word. 
 
 Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye ministers 
 of his, that do his pleasure. 
 
 Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of 
 his dominion : bless the Lord, my soul. 
 2 
 
18 CHAPEL SERVICE. 
 
 SELECTION II. 
 From Psalm 139 
 
 OLORD, thou Last searchea me, and known 
 me. 
 
 Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up 
 rising; tliou understandest my thought afar off. 
 
 Thou compassest my path and my lying dowit, 
 and art acquainted with all my ways. 
 
 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, 
 O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. 
 
 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid 
 thine hand upon me. 
 
 Sucli knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is 
 high, 1 cannot attain unto it. 
 
 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither 
 shall I flee from thy presence ? 
 
 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I 
 make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 
 
 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell 
 in the uttermost parts of the sea ; 
 
 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy 
 right hand shall hold me. 
 
 If I say. Surely the darkness shall cover me; 
 even the night shall be light about me. 
 
 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but 
 the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the 
 light are both alike to thee. 
 
 For thou hast possessed my reins; thou hast 
 covered me in rny mother's womb. 
 
 I will ])raise thee; for I am fearfully and won- 
 derfully made : marvellous are thy works ; and that 
 my soul knoweth right well. 
 
 My substance was not hid from thee, when I 
 was made in secret, and curiously wrought in tho 
 lowest parts of the earth. 
 
OHAPEL SERVICE. 19 
 
 Thine eyes did see mj substance, yet being nn.- 
 perfect; and in thy book all my members were 
 written, which in continuance were fashioned, when 
 as yet there was none of them. 
 
 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, 
 O God ! how great is the sum of them ! 
 
 If I should count them, they are more in number 
 than the sand : when I am awake, I am still with thee. 
 
 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try 
 me, and know my thoughts : 
 
 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and. 
 lead me in the way everlasting. 
 
 Psalm 145. 
 
 I WILL extol thee, my God, O King; and I will 
 bless thy name for ever and ever. 
 
 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise 
 thy name for ever and ever. 
 
 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: 
 and his greatness is unsearchable. 
 
 One generation shall praise thy works to another, 
 and shall declare thy mighty acts. 
 
 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy ma- 
 jesty, and of thy wondrous works. 
 
 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible 
 acts : and I will declare thy greatness. 
 
 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy 
 great goodness, and shall sing of tliy righteousness. 
 
 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; 
 slow to anger, and of great mercy. 
 
 The Lord is good to all : and his tender mercies 
 ^re over all his works. 
 
 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; anu 
 thy saints shall bless thee. 
 
 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, 
 and talk of thy power ; 
 
20 CHAPEL SERVICE. 
 
 To make known to the sons of men his mighty 
 acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 
 
 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and 
 thy dominion endureth througliont all generations. 
 
 The Lord npholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up 
 all those that he ho wed down. 
 
 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou giv- 
 efit them their meat in due season. 
 
 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the de- 
 sire of every living thing. 
 
 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy 
 in all his works. 
 
 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon 
 him, to all that call upon him in truth. 
 
 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him : 
 he also will hear their cry, and will save them. 
 
 The Lord preserveth all them that love him: 
 but all the wicked will he destroy. 
 
 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord : 
 and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and 
 ever. 
 
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 From Psalm 51. 
 
 HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to th) 
 lovingkindness : according unto the multitudo 
 of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 
 
 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, ana 
 cleanse me from my sin. 
 
 For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my 
 sir is ever before me. 
 
 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done 
 this evil in thy sight : that thou mightest be justified 
 when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. 
 
 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin 
 did my mother conceive me. 
 
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 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: 
 and in the hidden part thou shuh make mc- to know 
 wisdom. 
 
 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: 
 wash me, and I shall bo whiter tlian snow. 
 
 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the 
 bones which thou iiast broken may rejoice. 
 
 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all 
 mine iniquities. 
 
 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew 
 a right s[)irit within me. 
 
 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take 
 not thy Holy Spirit frt)m me. 
 
 Kestore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; and 
 uphold me with thy free tSpii'it. 
 
 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and 
 sinners shall be converted unto thee. 
 
 Deliver me from bloud-guiltiness, O God, thou 
 God of my salvation : and my tongue shall sing 
 aloud of thy righteousness. 
 
 Lord, o[)en thou my lips; and mj^mouth shall 
 show forth thy praise. 
 
 For thou desirest not sacrifice ; else would I give 
 it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 
 
 The sacririces of G(jd are a broken spirit; a 
 broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not 
 des[jise. 
 
 Psalm 42. 
 
 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so 
 panteth my soul after thee, God. 
 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: 
 when shall I come and appear before God? 
 
 My tears have been my meat day and night, 
 while they continually say unto me, Where is thy 
 God? 
 
 When I remember these things, I pour out my 
 
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 soul in me : for I had gone with the nmltitude, I 
 went with thera to the hoase of God, with tlie voice 
 of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept liolyday. 
 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why 
 art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God; for 
 I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. 
 
 my God, my soul is cast down within me: 
 therefore will I remember thee from the land of 
 Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. 
 
 Deep calieth unto deep at the noise of thy water- 
 spouts: ail thy waves and thy billows are gone 
 over me. 
 
 Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness 
 in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be 
 with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. 
 
 1 will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou 
 forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the 
 oppression of the enemy? 
 
 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies 
 reproach me ; while they say daily unto me, Where 
 is thy God ?^ 
 
 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why 
 art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: 
 for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my 
 countenance, and my God. 
 
 SELECTION IV. 
 Psalm 37. 
 
 FRET not thyself because of evil doers, neither do 
 thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 
 For they shall soon be cut down like the grabs^ 
 and wither as the green herb. 
 
 Trust in the Lord, and do good : so shalt thou 
 dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 
 
 Deliglit thyself also in the Lord; and he shall 
 give the« the desires of thine heait. 
 
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 Commit thy way imto tlie Lord; trust also in 
 him ; and he ^hall bring it to pass. 
 
 And he shall bring fortli thy righteousness as the 
 light and thy jndgnient as the noonday. 
 
 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him 
 fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in 
 his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked 
 devices to pass. 
 
 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath : fre| not 
 thyself in any wise to do evil. 
 
 For evil doers shall be cut off: but those that 
 wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit tlie earth. 
 
 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not 
 be.: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, 
 and it shall not be. 
 
 But the meek shall inlierit the earth ; and shall 
 deliglit themselves in the abundance of peace. 
 
 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnash- 
 eth upon him with his teeth. 
 
 The Lord shall laugh at him : for he seeth that 
 his day is coming. 
 
 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and 
 have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and 
 needy, and to slay such as be of upright conver- 
 sation. 
 
 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, 
 and their bows shall be broken. 
 
 A little that a righteous man hath is better than 
 the riches of many wicked. 
 
 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken ; but 
 the Lord upholdeth the righteous. 
 
 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright : and 
 their inheritance shall be for ever. 
 
 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: 
 and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 
 
 But the wicked shall j^rish, and the eneraiea 
 
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 of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs : they shall 
 •consume ; into smoke shall they consume away. 
 
 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again . 
 but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth. 
 
 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the 
 earth ; and they that be cursed of him shall be 
 cut off. 
 
 The steps of a good man are ordered by the 
 Lord : and he delighteth in his way. 
 
 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast 
 down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 
 
 I have been young, and now am old ; yet have 
 I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed 
 begging bread. 
 
 He is ever merciful, and lendeth ; and his seed 
 is blessed. 
 
 Depart from evil, and do good ; and dwell foi 
 evermore. 
 
 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh 
 not his saints ; they are preserved for ever : but the 
 seed of the wicked shall be cut off. 
 
 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell 
 therein for ever. 
 
 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, 
 and his tongue talketh of judgment. 
 
 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his 
 steps shall slide. 
 
 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh 
 to slay him. 
 
 The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor 
 condenm him when he is judged. 
 
 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he 
 shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the 
 wicked are cut off, th'ou shalt see it, 
 
 1 have seen the wicked in great power, and 
 spreading himself like a green bay tree. 
 
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 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he waj not: yea, 
 I a)ug]it him, but he could not be found. 
 
 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright- 
 for the end of that man is peace. 
 
 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: 
 the end of the wicked shall be cut off. 
 
 But the salvation of the righteous is of the 
 Lord : he is their strength in the time of trouble. 
 
 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: 
 he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save 
 them, because they trust in him. 
 
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 SELECTION V. 
 Psalm 1. 
 
 LESSED is the man that walketh not in the 
 counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way 
 of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 
 
 But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and 
 in his law doth he meditate day and night. 
 
 And he shall be like a tree [)lanted by the rivers 
 of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season ; 
 his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he 
 doeth shall prosper. 
 
 The ungodly are not so : but are like the chaff 
 which the wind driveth away. 
 
 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the 
 judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the 
 righteou^- 
 
 Fo'' the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: 
 but the way of the ungodly shall perish. 
 
 Psalm 15. 
 
 LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who 
 shall dwell in thy holy hill ? 
 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh right- 
 eousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 
 
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 He tlijit backbiteth not witli liis tongue, nor 
 doeth (;vil to liis neighbour, nor tr.Veth up a reproach 
 against his neighbour. 
 
 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned ; but 
 he honoureth thera that fear the Lord. He that 
 sweareth to his own liurt, and changeth not. 
 
 He that putteth not his money to usury, nor 
 taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth 
 these things shall never be moved. 
 
 Psalm 91. 
 
 HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the 
 Most High shall abide under the shadow of 
 the Almighty. 
 
 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my 
 fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 
 
 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of 
 the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 
 
 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under 
 his wings sha!t thou trust: his truth shall be thy 
 shield and buckler. 
 
 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; 
 nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 
 
 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; 
 nor for the destruciion that wasteth at noonday. 
 
 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thou- 
 sand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh 
 thee. 
 
 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see 
 the reward of the wicked. 
 
 Because thou hast made the Lord. Avhich is my 
 refuge, even the Most Hig;h, thy habitation ; 
 
 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any 
 plague come nigh thy dwelling. 
 
 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, 
 to keep tlien' in all tby ways. 
 
CHAP£L SERA'ICE. 27 
 
 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest 
 thou dasi) thy f x)t against a stone. 
 
 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder : the 
 young lion and the dragon shalt iliou trample under 
 feet. 
 
 Because he hath set his love upon mo, therefore 
 "svill I deliver him: I will set him on high, because 
 he hath known my name. 
 
 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him : 
 I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, 
 and honour him. 
 
 With long life will I satisfy hhn, and show him 
 my salvation. 
 
 SELECTION VI. 
 Psalm 32. 
 
 BLESSED is he whose trangression is forgiven, 
 whose sin is covered. 
 
 Blessed is the man unto wliom the Lord im- 
 puteth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no 
 guile. 
 
 I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine 
 iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my 
 transgressions unto the Lord ; and thou forgavest 
 li\e iniquity of my sin. Selah. 
 
 For this shall every one that is godly pi-ay unto 
 thee in a time when tht)U ma^^est be found: sui-ely 
 in the lioods of great waters they shall not come 
 nigh unto him. 
 
 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve 
 me from trouble ; thou shalt compass me about with 
 songs of deliverance. Selah. 
 
 ] will instruct thee and teach thee in the way 
 which thou shalt go : I will guide thee with mine eye. 
 
 Maijy sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he 
 
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 that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass 
 him about. 
 
 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: 
 and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. 
 
 Psalm 130. 
 
 OUT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O 
 Lord. 
 
 Lord, hear my voice : let thine ears be attentive 
 to the voice of my supplications. 
 
 If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, 
 who shall stand ? 
 
 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou 
 may est be feared. 
 
 I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in 
 his word do I hope. 
 
 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they 
 that watch for the morning: I say, more than they 
 that watch for the morning. 
 
 Let Israel hope in the Lord : for with the Lord 
 there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 
 
 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. 
 
 Psalm 121. 
 
 I WILL lift np mine eyes unto the hills, from 
 whence cometh my help. 
 
 My help cometh from the Lord, which made 
 heaven and earth. 
 
 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : ne 
 that keepeth thee will not slumber. 
 
 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither 
 slumber nor sleep. 
 
 The Lord is tliy keeper : the Lord is thy shade 
 upon thy right hand. 
 
 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the 
 moou by night. 
 
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 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; he 
 eliall preserve thy sonl. 
 
 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy 
 coming in from this time forth, and even for ever- 
 
 SELECTION VIL 
 Psalm 23. 
 
 ^r^HE Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. 
 
 I He inaketh me to lie down in green pastures : 
 he leadeth me beside the still waters. 
 
 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the 
 paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 
 
 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 
 shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art 
 with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 
 
 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence 
 of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; 
 my cup runneth over. 
 
 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all 
 tlie days of my life : and I will dwell in the house 
 of the Lord for ever. 
 
 Psalm 34. 
 
 I WILL bless the Lord at all times : his praise 
 shall continually be in my mouth. 
 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : the 
 humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 
 
 magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt 
 his name together. 
 
 1 sought the Lord, and he heard me, and de- 
 livered me from all my fears. 
 
 They looked unto him, and were lightened: 
 and their faces were not ashamed. 
 
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 This poor man cried, and the Lord heai'd Lim, 
 and saved him out of nil his troubles. 
 
 The angel of the Lord encanipeth round about 
 them that fear him, and delivei-eth them. 
 
 O taste and see that the T*ord is good : blessed 
 is the man that trusteth in him. 
 
 O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no 
 want to them that fear him. 
 
 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger . bui, 
 they that seek the Lord shall net want any good 
 thing. 
 
 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will 
 teach you the fear of the Lord. 
 
 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth 
 many days, that he may see good? 
 
 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from 
 speaking guile. 
 
 Depart from evil, and do good ; seek peace, and 
 pursue it. 
 
 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and 
 his ears are open unto their cry. 
 
 The fear of the Lord is against them that do 
 evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the 
 earth. 
 
 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and 
 deliverelh tliem out of all their troubles. 
 
 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken 
 heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 
 
 Many are the afflictions of the righteous : but 
 the Lord delivereth him oat of them all. 
 
 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them ia 
 broken. 
 
 Evil shall slay the wicked: and tiiey that hate 
 the righteous shall be desolate. 
 
 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: 
 and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. 
 
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 Psalm 65. 
 
 PKAISE waiteth for thee, O God in Zion : and 
 unto thee shall the vow be performed. 
 
 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all 
 flesh come. 
 
 Iniquities prevail against me: as for ov^r trans- 
 gressions, thou shalt purge them i.v\'ay. 
 
 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and 
 causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in 
 thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness 
 of thy h()use, even of thy holy temple. 
 
 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou 
 answer us, O God of our salvation ; who art the 
 confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them 
 that are afar off upon the sea : 
 
 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains ; 
 being girded with power: 
 
 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of 
 their waves, and the tumult of the people. 
 
 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are 
 afraid at thy tokens: thou raakest the outgoings of 
 the morning and evening to rejoice. 
 
 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thon 
 greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is 
 full of water : thou preparest them corn, when thou 
 hast so provided for it. 
 
 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly : 
 thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft 
 with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. 
 
 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and 
 thy paths drop fatness. 
 
 They drop upon tne pastures of the wilderness : 
 and the little hills rejoice on every side. 
 
 The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the val- 
 leys also are covered over with corn; they shout 
 for joy, they also sing. 
 
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 SELECTION VIII. 
 
 Psalm 84. 
 
 HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of 
 hosts ! 
 
 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the 
 courts of the Lord : my heart and my flesh crieth 
 out for the living God. 
 
 Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the 
 swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her 
 young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, 
 and my God. 
 
 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they 
 will be still praising thee. Selah. 
 
 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; 
 in whose heart are the ways of them. 
 
 Who passing through the valley of Baca make 
 it a well ; the rain also filleth the pools. 
 
 They go from strength to strength, every one 
 of them in Zion appeareth before God. 
 
 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : give ear, 
 God of Jacob. Selah. 
 
 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the 
 face of thine anointed. 
 
 For a day in thy courts is better than a thou- 
 sand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house 
 of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wicked- 
 ness. 
 
 For the Lord God is a sun and shield : tlie Lord 
 will give grace and glory: no good tiling will he 
 withhold from them that walk uprightly. 
 
 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth 
 in thee. 
 
 Psalm 85. 
 
 LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land : 
 thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. 
 
CHAPEL SERVICE. 33 
 
 Thou hast forgiven the iniqiiitj of thy people; 
 thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. 
 
 Tlioii hast taken away all thy wrath : thou hast 
 turned thyself tVom the fierceness of thine anger. 
 
 Turn us, O God of oar salvation, and cause thine 
 anger toward us to cease. 
 
 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou 
 draw out thine anger to all generations? 
 
 Wilt thou not revive us again : that thy people 
 may rejoice in thee? 
 
 Show us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy 
 salvation. 
 
 I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for 
 he will speak peace unto his people, and to his 
 saints : but let them not turn again to folly. 
 
 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him: 
 that glory may dwell in our land. 
 
 Mercy and truth are met together ; righteousness 
 and peace have kissed each other. 
 
 Trutli shall spring out of the earth ; and right- 
 ousness shall look down from heaven. 
 
 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; 
 and our land shall yield her increase. 
 
 Righteousness shall go before him; and- shall set 
 us in the way of his steps. 
 
 Psalm 93. 
 
 THE Lord reigneth, he is clothed Avith majesty; 
 the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith 
 he hath girded himself: the world also is established, 
 that it cannot be moved. 
 
 Thy throne is established of old : thou art from 
 everlasting. 
 
 The Hoods have lifted up, Lord, the floods 
 have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their 
 waves. 
 
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 The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of 
 many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the 
 sea. 
 
 Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness be- 
 cometh thine house, O Lord, for ever. 
 
 Psalm 9T. , 
 
 THE Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let 
 the multitudes of the isles be glad thereof. 
 
 Clouds and darkness are round about him : right- 
 eousness and judgment are the habitation of his 
 throne, 
 
 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his 
 enemies round about. 
 
 His lightnings enlightened the world : the earth 
 saw, and trembled. 
 
 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the 
 Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole 
 earth. 
 
 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all 
 the people see his glory. 
 
 Confounded be all they that serve graven im- 
 ages, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, 
 all ye gods. 
 
 Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters 
 of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O 
 Lord. 
 
 For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth : 
 thou art exalted far above all gods. 
 
 Ye that love the Lord, hate evil : he preserveth 
 the souls of the saints: he delivereth them out of 
 the hand of the wicked. 
 
 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness 
 for the upright in heart. 
 
 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give 
 thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 
 
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 SELECTION IX. 
 Psalm 8. 
 
 OLORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name 
 in all the earth ! who hast set thy glory 
 above the heavens. 
 
 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast 
 thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, 
 that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 
 
 When I consider tliy heavetis, the work of thy 
 fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast 
 ordained ; 
 
 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and 
 the son of man, that thou visitest him ? 
 
 For thou liast made him a little lower than 
 the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and 
 honour. 
 
 Thou madest him to have dominion over the 
 works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under 
 his feet : 
 
 All sheep and oxen, vea, and the beasts of the 
 field: 
 
 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and 
 whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 
 
 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in 
 all the earth ! 
 
 From Psalm 33. 
 
 REJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous : for praise 
 is comely for the upright. 
 Praise the Lord with harp : sing unto him with 
 the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. 
 
 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a 
 loud noise. 
 
 For the word of the Lord is right; and all hia 
 works are done in truth. 
 
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 He loveth righteousness and judgment : the earth 
 is full of the goodness of the Lord. 
 
 By the word of the Lord were the heavens 
 made ; and all the host of them by the breath ^f his 
 mouth. 
 
 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a 
 heap : he layeth up the depth in storehouses. 
 
 Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the in- 
 habitants of the world stand in awe of him. 
 
 For he spake, and it was done ; he commanded, 
 and it stood fast. 
 
 Psalm 147. 
 
 PRAISE ye the Lord: for it is good to sing 
 praises unto our God ; for it is pleasant ; and 
 praise is comely. 
 
 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem : he gathereth 
 together the outcasts of Israel. 
 
 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up 
 their wounds. 
 
 He telleth the number of the stars ; he calleth 
 them all by their names. 
 
 Great is our Lord, and of great power : his un- 
 derstanding is infinite. 
 
 The Lord lifted up the meek : he casteth the 
 wicked down to the ground. 
 
 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing 
 praise upon the harp unto our God : 
 
 AVho covereth the heaven with clouds, who pre- 
 pareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to 
 grow upon tlie mountains. 
 
 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young 
 ravens which cry. 
 
 He delighteth not in tlie strength of the horse : 
 he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 
 
 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, 
 in those that hope in his mercy. 
 
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 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise tliy God, 
 
 Zion. 
 
 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates ; 
 he hath blessed thy children within thee. 
 
 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee 
 with the finest of the wheat. 
 
 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth : 
 his word runneth very swiftly. 
 
 He giveth snow like wool : he scattereth the 
 hoar frost like ashes. 
 
 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can 
 stand before his cold ? 
 
 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them : he 
 causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. 
 
 He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes 
 and his judgments unto Israel. 
 
 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as 
 for his judgments, they have not known them. 
 Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 From Psalm 57. 
 
 BE thou exalted, O God, above the heavens ; let 
 thy glory be above all the earth. 
 They have prepared a net for my steps ; my soul 
 is bowed down : they have digged a pit before me, 
 into the midst whereof they have fallen themselves. 
 Selah. 
 
 My heart is fixed, God, my heart is fixed : I 
 will sing and give praise. 
 
 Awake up, my glory ; awake, psaltery and harp : 
 
 1 myself will awake early. 
 
 i will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: 
 I will sing unto thee among the nations. 
 
 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and 
 thy truth unto the clouds. 
 
 Be thou exalted, God, above the heavens : let 
 thy glory be above all the earth. 
 
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 SELECTION X. 
 From Psalm 96. 
 
 OSING unto the Lord a new song : sing unto 
 the Lord, all the earth. 
 Sing unto the Lord, hless his name ; show forth 
 his salvation from day to day. 
 
 Declare his glory among the heathen, liis won- 
 ders among all people. 
 
 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised : 
 he is to be feared above all gods.. 
 
 Psalm 148. 
 
 PKAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from 
 the heavens : praise him in the heights. 
 
 Praise ye him, all his angels : praise ye him, all 
 his hosts. 
 
 Praise ye him, sun and moon : praise him, all ye 
 stars of light. 
 
 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters 
 that be above the heavens. 
 
 Let them praise the name of the Lord : for he 
 commanded, and they were created. 
 
 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever : 
 he hath made a decree which shall not pass. 
 
 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and 
 all deeps : 
 
 Fire, and liail ; snow, and vapour ; stormy wind 
 fulfilling his word: 
 
 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all 
 cedars : 
 
 Beasts, and all cattle ; creeping things, and fly- 
 ing fowl : 
 
 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and 
 all judges of the earth : 
 
 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and 
 children : 
 
CHAPEL SERVICE. 3d 
 
 Let them praise the name of tt. e Lord : for his 
 name alone is excellent; his glory is above the 
 earth and heaven. 
 
 He also exalteth the lion of his people, the 
 praise of all his saints; even of the children of 
 Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 From Psalm 149. 
 
 PRx^ISE ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a 
 new song, and his praise in the congregation 
 of saints. 
 
 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him : let the 
 children of Zion be joyful in their King. 
 
 Let them praise his name in the dance : let them 
 sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. 
 
 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he 
 will beautify the meek with salvation. 
 
 Psalm 150. 
 
 PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctu- 
 aj-y : praise him in the firmament of his power. 
 
 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him ac- 
 cording to his excellent greatness. 
 
 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet : 
 praise him with the psaltery and harp. 
 
 Praise him with the timbrel and dance : pralise 
 him with stringed instruments and organs. 
 
 Praise him upon the loud cymbals : praise him 
 upon the high sounding cymbals. 
 
 Let every thing that hath breath praise the 
 Lord. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 SELECTION XL 
 
 Psalm 116. 
 
 I LOVE the Lord, because he hath heard m^ 
 voice and my supplications. 
 
40 CHAPEL SERVICE. 
 
 Because ho hath inclined his ear unto me, there- 
 fore will I call upon his name as long as I live. 
 
 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the paina 
 of hell gat hold ui)on me : I found trouble and sorrow. 
 
 Then called I upon the name of the Lord: O 
 Lord, 1 beseech thee, deliver my soul. 
 
 ..Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our 
 God is merciful. 
 
 The Lord presers'eth the simple: I was brought 
 low, and he helped me, 
 
 Eeturn unto thy rest, O my soul: for the Lord 
 hath dealt bountifully with thee. 
 
 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, 
 mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling, 
 
 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the 
 living. 
 
 1 believed, therefore have I spoken : I was greatly 
 afflicted: 
 
 I said in my haste. All men are liars. 
 
 What shall I render unto the Lord for all his 
 benefits toward me? 
 
 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon 
 the name of the Lord, 
 
 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the 
 presence of all his people. 
 
 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death 
 of his saints. 
 
 Lord, truly I am thy servant ; I am thy serv- 
 ant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast 
 loosed my bonds. 
 
 1 will otfer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, 
 and Avill call upon the name of the Lord, 
 
 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the 
 presence of his people. 
 
 In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst 
 of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
CHAPEL SERv'ICE. 41 
 
 Psalm 122. 
 
 J "WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go 
 into the house of the Lord. 
 
 Oar feet sliall stand within thy gates, O Jeru- 
 salem. 
 
 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact 
 togetlier : 
 
 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, 
 unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto 
 the name of the Lord. 
 
 For til ere are set thrones of judgment, the 
 thrones of the house of David. 
 
 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : they shall 
 prosper that love thee. 
 
 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within 
 thy palaces. 
 
 For my brethren and companions' sake, I will 
 now say, Peace be within thee. 
 
 Because of the house of the Lord our God I will 
 seek thy good. 
 
 Psalm 46. 
 
 GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present 
 help in trouble. 
 
 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be 
 removed, and though the mountains be carried into 
 the midst of the sea ; 
 
 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, 
 though the mountains shake with the swelling 
 thereof. Selah. 
 
 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make 
 glad the city of God, the holy place of the taberna- 
 cles of the Most High. 
 
 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be 
 moved: God shall help her, and that right early. 
 
 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved.' 
 he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 
 
42 CHAPEL SERVICE. 
 
 The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob 
 is our refuge. Selah. 
 
 Come, behold the works of the Lord, what deso- 
 lations he hath made in the earth. 
 
 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the 
 earth ; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear 
 in sunder ; he burneth the chariot in the fire. 
 
 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be 
 exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the 
 earth. 
 
 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob 
 is our refuge. Selah. 
 
 SELECTION XIL 
 
 From Psalm 119. 
 
 WHEKEWITHAL shall a young man cleanse 
 his way? by taking heed thereto according 
 to thy word. 
 
 With my whole heart have I sought thee : let 
 me not wander from thy commandments. 
 
 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might 
 not sin against thee. 
 
 Blessed art thou, O Lord : teach me thy statutes. 
 
 With my lips have I declared all the judgments 
 of thy mouth. 
 
 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as 
 much as in all riches. 
 
 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect 
 unto thy ways. 
 
 I will delight myself in thy statutes : I will not 
 forget thy word. 
 
 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may 
 live, and keep thy word. 
 
 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold won* 
 droiis things out of thy law. 
 
CHAPEL SERVICE. 43 
 
 I am a stranger in the earth : hide aot thy com- 
 mandments from me. 
 
 My sonl breaketh for the longing that it hath 
 unto thy judgments at all times. 
 
 Tlioa hast rebuked the proini the> ai,. cursed, 
 which do err from tliy commandments. 
 
 Eemove from me reproach and contempt; for 
 I have kept thy testimonies. 
 
 Princes also did sit and speak ag/iinst me: but 
 thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. 
 
 Thy testimonies also are my delight, and my 
 counsellors. 
 
 My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou 
 me according to thy word. 
 
 I have declared my ways, and thou heardest 
 me : teach me thy statutes. 
 
 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts : 
 so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. 
 
 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou 
 me according unto thy word. 
 
 Remove from me the way of lying ; and grant 
 me thy law graciously. 
 
 I have chosen the way of truth : thy judgments 
 have I laid before me. 
 
 I have stuck unto thy testimonies : Lord, put 
 me not to shame. 
 
 I will run the way of thy commandments, when 
 thou shalt enlarge my heart. 
 
 Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes ; and 
 I shall keep it unto the end. 
 
 Give me understanding, and I shall keep th 
 law ; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart, 
 
 Malie me to go in the path of thy command 
 ments ; for therein do I delight. 
 
 Incline mine heart unto thy testimonies, and not 
 to covetousness. 
 
44 CHAPEL SERVICE. 
 
 Turn away mine eyes from beboldinji vanity; and 
 quicken thou me in tliy way. 
 
 Stablisli thy word unto thy servant, who is 
 devoted to thy fear. 
 
 Turn away my reproacli which I fear; for thy 
 judgments are good. 
 
 Beliold, I have longed after thy precepts : quick- 
 en me in thy righteousness. 
 
 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light 
 unto my path. 
 
 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will 
 keep thy righteous judgments. 
 
 I am afflicted very much : quicken me, O Lord, 
 according unto thy word. 
 
 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of 
 my mouth, O Lord, and teach me thy judgments. 
 
 My soul is continually in my hand : yet do I not 
 forget thy law. 
 
 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I 
 erred not from thy precepts. 
 
 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for 
 ever: for they are the rejoicing of my lieart. 
 
 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes 
 always, even unto the end. 
 
 M 
 
 CHEISTMAS DAY. 
 Fiom Psalm 45. 
 
 y heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of 
 the things which I have made touching the 
 King: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 
 
 Thou art fairer than the cliildren of men : grace 
 is poured into thy lips : therefore God hath blessed 
 thee for ever. 
 
 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, most Mighty, 
 with thy glory and thy majesty. 
 
CHAPEL SERVICE. 45 
 
 And in thy majesty ride prosperously, because 
 of truth and meekness and righteousness; and tliv 
 right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 
 
 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the King's 
 enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. 
 
 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the 
 sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 
 
 Thou lovest righteousness, and Latest wicked- 
 ness : therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee 
 "with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 
 
 From Psalm 89. 
 
 J WILL sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: 
 with my mouth will I make known thy faith- 
 fulness to all generations. 
 
 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: 
 thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very 
 heavens, 
 
 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have 
 sworn unto David my servant, 
 
 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up 
 thy throne to all generatious. Selah. 
 
 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: 
 thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints. 
 
 For who in the heaven can be compared unto 
 the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can 
 be likened unto the Lord ? 
 
 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound : 
 they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy coun- 
 tenance. 
 
 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and 
 in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 
 
 For thou art the glory of their strength: and iu 
 thy favour our horn sliall be exalted. 
 
 For the Lord is our defence ; and the Holy One 
 of Israel is our King. 
 
46 CHAPEL SERVICE. 
 
 I have found David my servant; with my holy 
 oil have I anointed him : 
 
 With wliom my hand shall be established : mine 
 arm also shall streno:then him. 
 
 The enemy shall not exact upon him ; nor the 
 son of wickedness afflict him. 
 
 And I will beat down his foes before his face, 
 and plague them that hate him. 
 
 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with 
 him : and in my name shall his horn be exalted. 
 
 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right 
 hand in the rivers. 
 
 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, my 
 God, and the Rock of my salvation. 
 
 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than 
 the kings of the earth. 
 
 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and 
 my covenant shall stand fast with him. 
 
 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, 
 and his throne as the days of heaven. 
 
 From Psalm 110. 
 
 ^"P^HE Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my 
 JL right hand, until I make thine enemies thy 
 footstool. 
 
 The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out 
 of Zion : rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 
 
 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy 
 power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb 
 of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. 
 
 The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent. Thou 
 art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. 
 
 From Isa. 9, Micah 5, and Isa. 11. 
 
 FOR unto us a child is born, unto us a son is 
 given: and the government shall be upon his 
 shoulder: ajid his name shall be called Wonderful, 
 
CHAPEL SERVICE. 47 
 
 Counsellor, The mighty God, The Everlasting 
 Father, The Prince of Peace. 
 
 Of the increase of his government and peace 
 there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, 
 and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish 
 it Avith judgment and Avith justice from henceforth 
 even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts wiL 
 perform this. 
 
 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou bo 
 little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee 
 shall he come forth unto me that is to be the ruler 
 in Israel; Avhose goings forth have been from of 
 old, from everlasting. 
 
 Therefore will h^ give them up, until the time 
 that she which tra-faileth hath brought forth : then 
 the remnant ^his brethren shall return unto the 
 children of Israel. 
 
 And he shall stand and feed in the strength of 
 the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord 
 his God ; and they shall abide : for now shall he 
 be great unto the ends of the earth. 
 
 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem 
 of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots : 
 
 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon hiro 
 the spirit of wisdom and understanding, tJje spirit 
 of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and 
 of the fear of the Lord ; 
 
 And shall make him of quick understanding ii« 
 the fear of the Lord : and he shall not judge after 
 the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hear- 
 ing of his ears : 
 
 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, 
 and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: 
 and he shall smite the earth Avith the rod of his 
 mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slaj 
 the wicked. 
 
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 CHAPEL SERVICE. 
 
 And rightecusness shall be the girdle of his 
 loins, and faithfulness the girdle of liis reins. 
 
 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the 
 leopard shall lie down with the kid ; and the calf 
 and the young lion and the fatling together; and a 
 little child shall lead them. 
 
 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their 
 young ones shall lie down together: and the lion 
 shall eat straw like the ox. 
 
 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of 
 the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on 
 the cockatrice' den. 
 
 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy 
 mountain : for the earth shall be full of the knowl- 
 edge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 
 
 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, 
 which shall stand for an ensign of the people ; to 
 it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be 
 glorious. 
 
 ^ After which, the MinUter shall lead in prayer, either extern' 
 pore, or using the following form; the Congregation stand- 
 ing : 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, the only 
 living and true God, we praise and ;idore thee 
 as our God, the God of our fathers, who art from 
 everlasting to everlasting, the same yesterday, to- 
 day, and for ever. We come into thy presence, on 
 this holy Sabbath morning, to worship thee in ac- 
 cordance with thy word, and in humble dependence 
 upon thy mercy and never-failing goodness. Most 
 merciful God, we draw near unto thee, in the name 
 of thy Son Jesus Christ, trusting in thy promise to 
 hear us for his sake, and asking thy favour only 
 through the merit that is in his blood. AYe hum- 
 bly confess our sins, which are many and great, and 
 look to thee for pardon through his atonement and 
 
THAPEL SERVICE. 49 
 
 intercession. We have sinned against the clearest 
 light, tlie tenderest love, and the most faithful warn- 
 ings of God: and now, O Lord, w^hat shall we say? 
 We cannot answer thee for one of a thousand of 
 our iniquities, and can only deplore our en.tire un- 
 worthiness, trusting in tliy boundless mercy, granted 
 unto us through tliy Soi., our Saviour, Jesus Christ. 
 A.men. 
 
 In his name we present our prayers and supplica- 
 tions Deliver us from all our transgressions; wash 
 us thoroughly from our iniquity, and cleanse us from 
 our sin. Create in us a clean heart, O God, and 
 renew a right spirit within us. Work in us the 
 work of faith with power, disposing us to a godly 
 sorrow for our sins, and shedding abroad in oui* 
 hearts thy love given unto us by the Holy Ghost. 
 Keep us from all pride, and clothe us with humility, 
 filling us with all charity and brotherly love, that 
 we may keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of 
 peace. May our consciences be always tender, and 
 may we abstain from even the appearance of evil. 
 
 Grant that we may increase in all goodness, that 
 w^e may grow in grace and in the knowledge of our 
 Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. O Lord, who art 
 the confidence of all the ends of the earth, preserve 
 us from temptation; support us under afflictions; 
 comfort us in sorrows; make us useful in life, and 
 prepare us for death ; and when we have done serv- 
 ing thee here below, adn)it us, we beseech thee, to 
 that state of rest and blessedness which thou hast 
 reserved for thy people in the heavenly world : 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 O Lord our God, we desire to lift up our hearts 
 
 to thee, in a grateful acknowledj^ment of all thy 
 
 mercies and benefits to us. We bless thee for thy 
 
 preserving care ; for our lives, our health, our food 
 
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50 CHAPEL SERVICE. 
 
 and raiment; for our friends, our comforts, and all 
 our temporal enjoyments. Above all, we prai.se 
 thee. O most merciful Father, for spiritual blessings 
 in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, We thank thee 
 for the promise of a Saviour ; that in due time he 
 came to bear our sins upon the tree; that he hath 
 ascetnled to heaven, and that he ever liveth to make 
 intercession for us. 
 
 We thank thee, O Lord God of grace, for the 
 Holy Spirit; for thy W^ord ; for the Gospel ministry 
 and the institution of all tliine ordinances; for the 
 Sabbath and all its blessed privileges, and for sanc- 
 tuary blessings. We thank thee for the knowledge 
 h^re imparted unto us of the way of salvation and 
 jthe means of redemption; and for the opportunities 
 granted to us to improve our hearts and minds, to 
 reform our evil habits, to gain useful knowledge, and 
 to fit ourselves to live good and useful lives, through 
 Jesus Christ, to Avhom, with thee and the Holy 
 Spirit, be all honour and glory, world without end. 
 Amen, 
 
 We look unto thee, thou Most High, for thy 
 favour unto all the children of men. Extend, we 
 beseech thee, thy mercy to a guilty world, and let 
 all the ends of the earth see tlie salvation of our 
 God. Pour out thy Spirit upon all thy Churches, 
 revive thy work in the midst of the years; cause 
 pure and undefiled religion universally to prevail. 
 
 Give, O Lord, w^e entreat thee, prosperity to 
 the inhabitants of this country in all their lawful 
 pursuits. Let our land yield her increase, and our 
 trees their fruit. Abundantly bless onr provision, 
 and satisfy our poor with bread. O Lord, bless the 
 I'resident of the United States and all in authority 
 over us ; counsel our counsellors, and teach our sen- 
 ators wisdom. Make our officers peace, and our 
 
CHAPEL SERVICE. 51 
 
 exactors righteousness: through Jesus Christ our 
 Saviour. Amen. 
 
 We humbly pray and heseech thee, l.ord, to 
 look in an especial manner upon this institution, 
 and to favour it with the outpouring of thy graci ^us 
 Si)irit, and the evidences of thine abounding love. 
 Grant thy favour to all its officers, endue them 
 plenteously vvith thy Spirit, and enable them all to 
 work with zeal and efficiency in theu' several spheres 
 of duty, supported by thy strength, and led by thine 
 almighty hand. Most gracious God, we beseech 
 thee to extend compassion to the sons and daughters 
 of affliction. Heal the sick, ease the pained, sup- 
 port the distressed, succour the tempted, comfort 
 mourners, restore to their right mind those who are 
 deprived of their reason ; be the God of the widow, 
 the Father of the fatherless, and the orphan's stay. 
 Bless all our dear friends and relations from whom 
 we are now separated. Keep them from all evil, dan- 
 ger, and sickness. May thy Spirit go forth and ever 
 be with those of our former associates who have 
 left this institution; and whether placed with their 
 friends or in other homes, and amid other scenes 
 and relations, grant that they may strive to do their 
 duty faithfully, that they shall live honestly, soberly, 
 and righteously in this present world, walking hum- 
 bly with thee their God, and earnestly .seeking for that 
 better kingdom in reserve for thy faithful followers. 
 
 And now, Lord our God, we commit ourselves 
 unto thee; we hope in thy mercies, and we wait 
 for thy salvation. We ask and offer all our requests 
 in the name of our once crucified but now exalted 
 Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ: to whom, with 
 the Father and the Spirit of all grace, be ascribed 
 glory, honour, dominion, and praise, for ever and 
 ever. Amen. 
 
f»2 CHAPEL SERVICE. 
 
 ^ Or this, 
 
 OLORD, our merciful Redeemer, who didst take 
 up little children in thy arms and bless them; 
 look down graciously on us, and bless us also. We 
 confess that we are miserable sinners; we have 
 erred and strayed from thee like lost sheep. But, 
 O Lord, have mercy on us, turn us and so shall we 
 be turned ; and wash away all our guilt in the bloody 
 of Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Advocate.' 
 Amen. 
 
 Father of mercies, who out of the mouths of 
 babes and sucklings hast ordained praise, till our 
 hearts, we beseech tliee, with love, and our lips 
 with thanksgiving. To thy goodness we owe every 
 blessing we enjoy: thou art succouring us by day 
 and by night, and giving us food, and health, and 
 raiment; we bless thee for these thy mercies to- 
 ward us, but above all, we bless thee for the redeem- 
 ing love of Christ, for all tlie means of grace, and 
 for the hope of glory. Accept these our praises 
 through tiiy beloved Son, to whom, with thee and 
 the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 Almighty and everlasting God, forasmuch as 
 without thee we are not able to please thee, grant 
 us the aid of thy heavenly grace in tiie important 
 duties in which we are now to be engaged. Look 
 graciously and favourably, merciful Father, upon 
 this institution. Let thy good Spirit assist those 
 that have the charge of it to form in the minds of 
 the children the princi[)les of religion and virtue ; 
 to teach them to remember thee, their Creator, in 
 the days of their youth, and to train them up in 
 thy fear and service. May these young persons 
 from the heart believe in thee, the Lord their God ; 
 and worship and serve thee their Creator, Redeemer, 
 
CHAPEL SERVICE. 53 
 
 and Sanctifier. Give them quickness to compre- 
 hend, and memory to retain, the instructions which 
 they may here receive. 'MaliC them dutiful and 
 obedient, humble and reverent. Deliver them from 
 sloth, idleness, and evil company; from all danger 
 both of soul or body, and help them daily as they 
 grow in stature, like their Divine Lord, to grow 
 also in wisdom, and in favour with God and man. 
 Grant this, we beseech thee, through Jesus Christ 
 our Mediator and Kedeemer. Amen. 
 
 O God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, 
 we beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men. 
 Bless the President of the United States and all 
 other magistrates. Let thy blessing descend also 
 upon all ministers of the Gospel, and may thy king- 
 dom be established in the hearts of all people. 
 Look down in mercy on our relations and friends, 
 and teach them to value thy favour above life itself. 
 Finally, we beseech thee to bless us, even us also; 
 help us to improve the hours we spend in this place ; 
 make us obedient to our teachers, and affectionate 
 to our companions. 
 
 Especially bless us on this holy day; may thy 
 presence be with us in the house of prayer, enabling 
 us to worship thee in a spiritual manner, and pre- 
 venting us from being forgetful hearers of thy Word. 
 
 Open our understandings to understand the Holy 
 Scriptures. Endue our souls Avith every holy dis- 
 position, and preserve us from the corruptions and 
 evils which are in the world ; we ask every blessing 
 for the sake (jf Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen. 
 
 May the God of peace make us perfect in every 
 good work to do his will, working in us that which 
 is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord, to whom be glory for ever and over. 
 Amen. 
 
U"4 CHAPEL SERVICE. 
 
 "il The Minhter shall then select a hymv, the children to "be seat' 
 fd while it in read, and to stand during the smging. 
 Then the sermon ; after which a short prayer, tfie children 
 
 standing durivg prayer. • 
 Another hymn to be sung with the Doxology, and the servicea 
 to conclude with the Benediction. 
 
 ^ Prayer at close. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, we hum- 
 bly beseech thee to look in mercy upon us. 
 Grant that thy blessing may accompany the instruc- 
 tion which these children have now received, and 
 that it may, by thy grace, be so grafted in their hearts 
 as to bring forth in tliem the fruit of good living, 
 to the honour and praise of thy name, and the sal- 
 vation of their own souls. Teach them, almighty 
 God, to believe in thee, and to love thee with all 
 their heart, to worship thee, and to give thee thanks, 
 to honour thy holy name and word, and to serve 
 thee truly all the days of their lives. Pardon our 
 manifold transgressions. Defend us by night and 
 by day. Build us up in thy most holy faith. Pre 
 serve us from the wickedness that is in the world, 
 and make us to be thy humble and faithful disciples, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 O Almighty God, whom truly to know is evei 
 lasting life, grant us perfectly to know thy Sou 
 Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life ; 
 that following in his steps we may steadfastly walk 
 in the way that leadeth to eternal life, through tiiy 
 Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 The Lord bless us, and keep us : the Lord make 
 his face to shine upon us, and be gracious unto us: 
 the Lord lift up his countenance upon us and give 
 us peace both now and evermore. Amen. 
 
^abtatlr-Sckiil Serbia 
 
 T The presiding teacher, or officer^ shall hegin tJce service by 
 reading these sentences: 
 
 REMEMBER now thy Creator in the days of thy 
 youth. Eceles. xii, 1. 
 
 Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him 
 only shalt thou serve. Matt, iv, 10. 
 
 For God so loved the world that he gave hia 
 only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him 
 should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 
 iii, 16. 
 
 I will arise and go to my Father, and will say 
 unto him. Father, I have sinned against heaven and 
 before thee, and am no more worthy to be called 
 thy son. Luke xv, 18, 19. 
 
 ^ Then shall the leader say : 
 
 DEARLY beloved children, you have assembled 
 and met together to receive instruction, in 
 order that you may acquire that religious knowledge 
 which will make you wise unto salvation. You 
 ought to come with humble and serious hearts, in 
 the fear of God, and in Immble dependence on hi3 
 grace. Remember that liis all-seeing eye is upon 
 you, and that all your thoughts and actions are 
 known to him. It is, therefore, your duty to look 
 up to him for the assistance of his Holy Spirit, that 
 
56 SABBATH SCHOOL SERVICE 
 
 you may worship him with reverence, truly confess 
 your shis to iiim, and implore his pardon, through 
 our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 ^ Then shall be said the LordJ's prayer^ the children uniting 
 with the ttacher. 
 
 OUR Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be 
 thy Name: thy kingdom come, thy will be 
 done on eartJi, as it is in iieaven. Give us this day 
 our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as 
 we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead 
 us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil; 
 for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
 glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 ^ The7i shall the leader give out a hymn, and read a selection 
 from the Scriptures; after which the leader and children 
 shall rejJeat the following Scriptaren and responses : 
 
 Leader. Come, ye children, hearken unto me. I 
 will teach you the fear of the Lord. 
 
 Children. The fear of the Lord is the beginning 
 of wisdom. 
 
 L. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his 
 \>^ay ? 
 
 G. By taking heed thereto according to thy 
 word. 
 
 L. Search the Scriptures, for in them ye think 
 ye have eternal life, and they are they which testify 
 of me. 
 
 G. Open thou mine eyes, that I may see won- 
 drous things out of thy law. 
 
 L. O Lord, thou hast searched me and known 
 me 
 
 G. Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up- 
 rising ; thou understandest my thoughts afar otf. 
 
 L. Thou compassest my path, and my lying 
 down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 
 
SABBATH-SCHOOL SERVICE. 57 
 
 C. For there is not a word in my tongue, but 
 lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. 
 
 L. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; 
 that delighteth greatly in his commandments. 
 
 G. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies; 
 and seek him with their whole heart, 
 
 L. Mark the perfect man, and behold the up- 
 right, for the end of that man is peace, 
 
 G. As for the transgressors, they shall perish 
 together; and the end of the ungodly is, they shall 
 be rooted out at the last, 
 
 /. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who 
 walk in the law of the Lord. 
 
 G. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, 
 and that seek him with the whole heart. 
 
 L. They also do no iniquity : they walk in his 
 ways. 
 
 G. Thou hast commanded us to keep thy pre- 
 cepts diligently. 
 
 L. O that my ways were directed to keep thy 
 statutes ! 
 
 G. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have 
 respect unto all thy commandments. 
 
 L. I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, 
 when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. 
 
 G. I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not 
 utterly. 
 
 L. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
 to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 G. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
 shall be, world without end. Amen. 
 
 *i Then shall the leader offer an extempore, prayer^ or unite 
 with the children in the following : 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, whose blessed Son humbly sat 
 among the children in the Temple, seeking in- 
 struction from the Jewish doctors, mercifully grant 
 
58 
 
 SA-BBATU-SCIiOOL SERVICE. 
 
 that we, taking liiin as our exatriple, may reverently 
 listen to those wiiora thou hast appointed to teach 
 us, and may have grace to improve our talents to 
 thy honour and glory, through thy Son Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 OGOD, the Fountain of all wisdom and the 
 source of true knowledge, give us grace abo\ e 
 all things to know thee, the only true God, and 
 Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent; and in all our 
 learning, grant that we may learn to fear and love 
 thy holy name, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 Leader. Help us, Almighty God, to increase in 
 the knowledge of thee and thy word. Show us the 
 way in which we should walk, and grant that we 
 may never depart from thy holy law. 
 
 Children. Keej) us, God, by thy mighty power. 
 
 L. Bless to us, O Lord, what good instructions 
 may be given us, and help us carefully to remember 
 and seriously to practice them, that we may con- 
 tinually grow in knowledge, wisdom, and goodness. 
 
 G. Teach us, O Lord, to be wise unto salvation. 
 
 L. Remember not, Lord, our olfences, neither 
 take thou vengeance of our sins; spare us, good 
 Lord, spare thy children whom thou hast redeemed 
 with thy most precious blood. 
 
 G. Spare us, good Lord. 
 
 L. From unbelief and coldness of heart, from 
 idleness and evil company, from falsehood and de- 
 ceit, from sinful words, and wicked thoughts and 
 actions, 
 
 G. Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 L. Almighty and everlasting God, from whom 
 Cometh every good and perfect gift, send down upon 
 us the healthful spirit of thy grace. Bless, we hum- 
 
SABBATH-SCHOOL SERVILE. 59 
 
 Wy beseech thee, the means which are used to bring 
 np these children in thy fear and service. May they 
 from the heart believe in thee, the Lord their God, 
 and worship and serve thee, God the Father, who 
 hath made them and all the world; God the Son, 
 who hath redeemed them and all mankind; God the 
 Holy Ghost, who sanctilieth them and all the people 
 of God. Grant them the continual aids of thy grace, 
 that they may renounce the devil and all his works, 
 the pomps and vanities of this wicked world, and 
 all the sinful lusts of the flesh, and may keep thy 
 holy will and commandments all the days of their 
 life. Lord of all power and might, who art the 
 author and giver of all good things, graft in their 
 hearts the love of thy name ; increase in them true 
 religion; nourish them with all goodness; and of 
 thy great mercy keep them in the same, that so 
 they may in the end obtain everlasting life, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 ^ Then a hymn shall he sung. If vimtors are present they may 
 be caUed uj^on for remarks. Tlie appointed lessons uill 
 then he heard, and the exercises he closed by singing the 
 Doxology^ or pronounci7ig the Benediction. 
 
1 
 
 I 
 
glanunl far gailg ^tx\iitL 
 
 MORXING PRAYER. 
 
 IEADEPw. What shall I render unto the Lord fo. 
 J all his benefits toward me? 
 
 Children. I will take the cup of salvation, and 
 call upon the name of the L >rd. 
 
 Leader. I will offer to thee the sacrifice of 
 thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the 
 Lord. 
 
 Children. I will pay my vows unto the Lord 
 now in the presence of all his people. 
 
 Leader. O give thanks unto the Lord : for he 
 is good : because his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 Children. Let them now that fear the Lord 
 say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 Leader. Ihou art my God, and T will praise 
 thee: thou art my God, 1 will exalt thee. 
 
 Children. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he 
 is good: for his mercy end ireth for ever. 
 
 Leader. O Lord, thou hast searched me and 
 known me. 
 
62 MORXING PRAYEE. 
 
 Ghildren. Thou knowest my down-sitting and 
 mine up-rising ; thou understandest my thoughts nfor 
 oif. 
 
 Leader. For there is not a word in my tv)ngue, 
 but lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. 
 
 Children. Whither sliall I go from thy Spirit; 
 or wliither shall I flee from thy presence? 
 
 Leader. If I ascend up into heaven, thou art 
 there : if I make my bed in hell., behold thou art 
 there. 
 
 Children. If I take the wmgs of the morning, 
 and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 
 
 Leader. Even there shall tliy hand lead me, 
 and thy right hand shall hold me. 
 
 Children. If I say, Surely the darkness shall 
 cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 
 
 Leader. Yea, darkness hideth not from thee ; 
 but the night shineth as the day : and the darkness 
 and the light are both alike to thee. 
 
 Children. How precious also are thy thoughts 
 unto me, O God : how great is the sum of them ! 
 
 Leader. If I count them, they are more in num- 
 ber than the sand : when I awake, I am still with 
 thee. 
 
 Children. Search me, God, and know ray 
 heart ; try me and know my thoughts : 
 
 Leader. And see if there be any wicked way 
 in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. 
 
 Let us Pray. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and eternal God, our Creator and 
 Preserver, and never-failing Benefactor ! we de- 
 sire to begin this day with the acknowledgment of thy 
 power and goodness, and of our obligation to love 
 and serve thee ; and we beseech thee t i grant us 
 
MOENING PEATER. 63 
 
 grace to pass the whola of it in thy fear, and in 
 obedience to thy commandments. Thou hast ap- 
 pointed to each of us our work in life: O Lord, 
 enable us all diligently to perform every duty fall 
 ing to our lot. Let us not waste our time in idle- 
 ness, nor be unfaithful to any trust committed to us, 
 or t') any confidence reposed in us. Let us not put 
 on the mere appearance of goodness ; nor endeavour 
 in any respect to deceive those around us ; but let 
 us remember that thine eye is upon us, and let us 
 have the testimony of our consciences, that in sim- 
 plicity and godly sincerity we have our conversa- 
 tion in the world. Let truth be ever on our lips; 
 let us be examples of integrity and uprightness. 
 Help us to perform a kind and Chrisrian part toward 
 all with whom we associate, forgiving those that 
 injure us, rendering good for evil, and doing all the 
 service in our power to all that we may in any 
 measure offer aid: through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 Most merciful and graci' us God! we thank thee 
 for all thine unnumbered mercies; for thy preserv- 
 ing care during the past night, and throughout our 
 lives. We thank thee for our renewed health and 
 strength, for our fond and raiment, and friends, and 
 every earthly blessing. We thank thee for a Chris- 
 tian birth; for all «>ur opportunities to improve our 
 minds, and to prepare ourselves for an honourable 
 and useful life; we thank thee for the Gospel of 
 thy Son; for the Holy Bible, f r the influences of 
 thy Spirit for the privilege of prayei-, and for the 
 mediation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who ever liveth 
 to intercede for us at thy riiiht hand: to whom, 
 with thee and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and 
 plory, w(irld without end. Amen. 
 
 We confess, merciful Father, that w© are very 
 
04 EVENING PRATER. 
 
 unworthy to corae into tliy presence; for onr lives 
 have been unholy, and our sins are many and great, 
 O God, be merciful to us, sinners. Through him 
 who loved us. and gave himself to die for us, grant 
 unto us true repentance. Help us to feel how ex- 
 ceedingly sinful sin is, committed against such love 
 and such light. May we be enabled to trust in him 
 alone for forgiveness, and may we have peace with 
 God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Help us to 
 overcome our easily besetting sins. Cleanse thou 
 the thoughts of our hearts. Help us to grow in 
 grac?, and in the knowldge of our Lord Jesus 
 Clirist. May we every day bettome more holy in 
 thy sight ; and when it shall please thee to call us 
 from this mortal state, may we resign our souls into 
 thy hands with confidence and hope; and may we 
 finally find mercy and obtain a joyful resurrection 
 to eternal life, through Jesus Christ our lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 We commend to thy Fatherly Goodness all our 
 rel it ves anl friends; the Managers and Officers of 
 Ihis Listitution. Bless the President of the United 
 States, and all in authoriry. Extend thy goodness 
 to our whole land. Pity the sorrows and relieve 
 the necessities of all mankind. We now com! nit 
 ourselves to thee for this day; help us to live ac- 
 cording to these our prayers; and thus may we be 
 prepared for thy heavenly kingdom: we ask it for 
 our Saviour's sake. Amen. 
 
 EVENING PRAYER. 
 
 LEADER. I will lift up my eyes unto the hills, 
 from whence cometh my help. 
 Children. My help cometh from the Lord, 
 whioJi made heaven and earth. 
 
EVENING PRATEE. 65 
 
 Leader. He will not suffer thy foot to be 
 moved ; he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 
 
 Children. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall 
 neither slumber nor sleep. 
 
 Leader. The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord is 
 thy shade upon thy right hand. 
 
 Children. The sun shall not smite thee by day, 
 nor the moon by night. 
 
 Leader. The Lord shall preserve thee from all 
 evil: he shall preserve thy soul. 
 
 Children. The Lord shall preserve thy going out 
 and thy coming in, from this time forth, and ever 
 for evermore. 
 
 Leader. O Lord, deal not with us according to 
 our sins, 
 
 Children. !tTeither reward us according to our 
 iniquities. 
 
 Leader. O Lord, let thy mercy be showed upon 
 us, 
 
 Children. As we do put our trust in thee. 
 
 Let us Pray. 
 
 OLORD Grod Almighty, Father of mercies, from 
 whom we derive the temporal comforts which 
 we enjoy, and to whom we owe the blessed and glo- 
 rious hope of everlasting life, we desire to render 
 unto thee this our evening sacrifice of prayer and 
 praise. We acknowledge thy goodness to us during 
 the past day; and we beseech thee to continue to 
 us thy gracious protection during the darkness and 
 silence of the coming night. Thou art ever present 
 with us, though we see thee not. Thou art our 
 protection in all danger, our support in trouble, our 
 guide in difficulty, our consolation in sickness, and 
 our only refuge in the hour of death. 
 
5^ EVENING PEATER. 
 
 We would lament the sins which we have this day 
 committed. Thou seest, O Lord, all our hearts ; thou 
 knowest every false way in which we have allowed 
 ourselves to walk. Pardon, we beseech thee, for. 
 Jesus Christ's sake, every wrong thought, and word, 
 and act, that thy pure and searching eyes have seen 
 in us. Grant unto us, we pray thee, sincere re- 
 pentance, and a humble trust for forgiveness, in the 
 merits of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and Sav- 
 iour. Amen. 
 
 We desire, our heavenly Father, to thank thee 
 for all the mercies which we have enjoyed to-day ; 
 for our health and strength, our food and raiment ; 
 for our opportunities for labour and for study ; and 
 for all our innocent pleasures. We thank thee for 
 thy kind protection over us; for the friends that 
 thou hast disposed to feel an interest in our behalf; 
 and above all, for the religious privileges with which 
 we are favoured ; for thy precious Word ; for the 
 means of grace, and for the hope of heaven, through 
 the death and intercession of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 Amen. 
 
 Into thy hands, most merciful Father, we commit 
 the keeping of our bodies and our souls. Defend us 
 from all danger and mischief, and from the fear of 
 them, that we may enjoy such refreshing sleep as 
 may fit us for the duties of the coming day. Make 
 us ever mindful of the time when we shall lie down 
 in the dust ; and grant us grace always to live Id 
 such a state that we may never be afraid to die : sc 
 that, living and dying, we may be thine, througl 
 the merits and satisfaction of thy Son, Christ Jesus, 
 in whose name we offer these our imperfect prayers. 
 Amen. 
 
 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love 
 of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be 
 •with us all evermore. Amen. 
 
'^mlhmm (Btmims. 
 
 PRAYER FOR PARDON. 
 
 LEADER. I have heard of thee by the hearing 
 of the ear : but now mine eye seeth thee : 
 
 Children. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent 
 in dust and ashes. 
 
 Leader. My heart panteth, my strength faileth 
 me ; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone. 
 
 Children. I will declare mine iniquity ; I will 
 be sorry for my sin. 
 
 Leader. I acknowledge my transgressions ; and 
 my sin is ever before me : 
 
 Children. Against thee, thee only, have I sin- 
 ned, and done this evil in thy sight. 
 
 Leader. The sacrifices of God are a broken 
 spirit : a broken and a contrite heart, God, thou 
 wilt not despise. 
 
 Children. I will arise and go to my father, and 
 will say unto him. Father, I have sinned against 
 heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy 
 to be called thy son : make me as one of thy hired 
 servants. 
 
 Leader. The publican, standing afar off, would 
 not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but 
 
<)8 PEAYER FOR PARDOJT. 
 
 amote upon his breast, saying, <5od be merciful to 
 me a sinner. 
 
 Children . The Lord is nigh unto them that are 
 of a broken heart ; and saveth such as be of a con- 
 trite spirit. 
 
 Leader. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the 
 unrighteous man his thoughts : and let him return 
 unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him ; 
 and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 
 
 Children. Blessed is he whose transgression is 
 forgiven, whose sin is covered. 
 
 Let us Pray. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father ! we have 
 erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. 
 We have followed too much the devices and desires 
 of our own hearts. We have offended against thy 
 holy laws. We have left undone those things which 
 we ought to have done ; and we have done those 
 things which we ought not to have done : and there 
 is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy 
 upon us, miserable offenders ; spare thou those, O 
 God, who confess their faults. Eestore thou those 
 who are penitent ; according to thy promises de- 
 clared unto mankind, in Christ Jesus our Lord. 
 And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, 
 that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and 
 sober life, to the glory of thy holy name. Amen. 
 
 We would humbly confess, most merciful Father, 
 our many and great sins. We have wasted our 
 time ; we have forgotten thee ; we have broken 
 thy law ; we have shown evil tempers — pride, and 
 envy, and anger, and ingratitude. We have spoken 
 idle and wicked words. We have been guilty of dis- 
 obedient and ungodly conduct. Above all, we have 
 
PRATER FOR PARDv^N. 09 
 
 not listened to the voice of onr Saviour who died 
 for us; but have turned away from his tender 
 invitations, and hardened our hearts against all his 
 sufferings in our behalf. Make us truly sorry for 
 these our sins. Help us to feel the exceeding sin- 
 fulness of them. Work within us sincere repent- 
 ance, and help us to forsake every evil way, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Help us, O merciful Father, to rely in no meas- 
 ure, for our forgiveness, upon ourselves, upon our 
 sorrows, upon our promises of a better life, or even 
 upon our prayers ; but solely upon the death for us 
 of our Lord Jesus Christ. May we, poor sinners and 
 utterly unworthy, be assisted to trust in that blood 
 which cleanseth from all unrighteousness, and to 
 believe in him who ever liveth to intercede for us 
 at thy right hand, and who is able to save unto the 
 uttermost all that come unto God through him. O 
 merciful Saviour, save us, according to the riches of 
 thy grace, that, being justified by faith, we may 
 have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 Amen. 
 
 We pray thee, O Son of God, say to our hearts, 
 Thy sins be forgiven thee ; go in peace and sin no 
 more. Through Christ strengthening us, may we be 
 enabled to live a new life. Bestow upon us a new 
 heart — take away the heart of stone and give us a 
 heart of flesh. Help us to devote ourselves to thy 
 service : may it be more than our meat or drink to 
 do thy will. May we show the fruits of repentance 
 in a humble and godly life ; and through thy mer- 
 its, who art our only Saviour, may we hereafter 
 hear thee say. Come, ye blessed of my Father, 
 inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the 
 foundation of the world. And all the praise of our 
 salvation shall be ascribed to the Father, and to the 
 Souj and to the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
70 FUNERAL SERVICE. 
 
 FUNERAL SERVICE. 
 
 LEADER. Lord, make me to know mine end, and 
 the measure of my days, that I may know how 
 frail I am. 
 
 Children. For I know that thou wilt bring i e 
 to death, and to the house appointed for all li\dng. 
 
 Leader. What is your life ? It is even a vapour, 
 that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth 
 away. 
 
 Children. There is but a step between me and 
 death. 
 
 Leader. ISTo man hath power over the spirit to 
 retain the spirit, neither hath he power in the day 
 of death. 
 
 Children. There is no discharge in that war; 
 neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given 
 to it. 
 
 Leader. They that trust in wealth, and boast 
 themselves in the multitude of their riches ; none of 
 them can by any means redeem his brother, nor 
 give to God a ransom for him ; that he should still 
 live. 
 
 Children. It is appointed unto man once to die, 
 but after this the judgment. 
 
 Leader. "We must all appear before the judg- 
 ment seat of Christ, that every man may receive 
 the things done in the body, according to that he 
 hath done, whether it be good or bad. 
 
 Children. The hour is coming, in which all 
 that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall 
 come forth ; they that have done good, unto the 
 resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, 
 unto the resurrection of damnation. 
 
FUNEEAL SERVICE. 71 
 
 Leader. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do 
 it with thy might : 
 
 Children. For there is no work, nor device, nor 
 knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thon 
 goest. 
 
 Leader. Behold, I come quickly ; and my re- 
 ward is with me, to give every man according as 
 his work shall be. 
 
 Children. So teach us to number our days, that 
 we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 
 
 Leader. Blessed are the dead that die in the 
 Lord : yea saith the Spirit, that they may rest from 
 their labours, and their works do follow them. 
 
 Children. Let me die the death of the right- 
 eous, and let my last end be like his. 
 
 Leader. Though I walk through the valley of 
 the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou 
 art with me ; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 
 
 Children. Then shall be brought to pass the 
 saying that is written, Death, where is thy sting? 
 O Grave, where is thy victory ? The sting of death 
 is sin ; the strength of sin is the law : but thanks be 
 to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord 
 Jesus Christ. 
 
 Let us Pray, 
 
 ALMIGHTY and eternal God ! Before the moun- 
 tains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst 
 formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to 
 everlasting thou art God : the same yesterday, to-day, 
 and for ever. The earth and the heavens are the 
 work of thy hands : they shall perish, but thou shalt 
 endure ; all of them shall wax old like a garment : 
 as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall 
 be changed ; but thou art the same, and thy years 
 shall have no end. In this solemn hour we would 
 
I'i FUNERAL SERTICE. 
 
 bow humbly before thee, and acimoAvledge thy pres- 
 ence and thy power. In thee we live, and move, 
 and have cur being: thou bringest low and lifrcst; 
 up ; thou bringest down to the grave and bringest 
 up. We know that affliction cometh not forth 
 of the dust, neitlier doth trouble sjjring out of the 
 ground. There is not a sparrow falleth to the eanh 
 without the Father, and the hairs of our head are 
 all numbered. Thou art too wise to err, and too 
 good to do aught in anger. Thou dost not afflict 
 willingly, nor grieve the children of men. Grant, 
 O Lord, that v.e may make a riglit improvement of 
 this solemn event which has removed one of our 
 number into tlie unseen v orld ; and while our hearts 
 are softened into tenderness, do thou impress upon 
 them the lessons which we ought to learn, and 
 which thou dost intend to teach us by it. Help us 
 to feel the shortness and uncertainty of life, and the 
 certainty and solemnity of the hour of death. May 
 we hear thy voice speaking to us through these cold 
 lips, and saying, Be ye also ready; for in an hour 
 that ye think not, the Son of man cometh. We 
 confess that we are too prone to drive from our 
 minds the thought of death, and to put off prepara- 
 tion for it. May we lay it to heart, as we look 
 upon these silent remains, that this event is cer- 
 tainly before us, and that there is only a step be- 
 tween us and the grave ; that at any moment, even 
 without the w^arning of sickness, we may be called 
 to enter upon all the realities of the eternal life. 
 Help us to consider that we can die but once, and 
 that dying unprepared, we for ever lose the oppor- 
 tunity to seek the aid of our Eedeemer. May we 
 remember that sin is the sting of death, and that 
 safety after death can only be secured by the for- 
 giveness of our sins and the renewal of our hearts; 
 
FUXKEAL SERVICE. 73 
 
 that death is welcome only to those that sleep in 
 Jesus. Help us to live iu such a constant readiness 
 for this event, that death may tind us with our work 
 done, and well done; and grant, most mercifJ 
 Father, that when the dead shall come forth from 
 the slumbers of the grave, we may arise unto the 
 resurrection of life, and hear our Saviour say. Well 
 done, good and faithful servants ; enter ye into the 
 joy of your Lord : for his sake, who tasted death for 
 every man, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 We thank thee, Almighty God, that the Gospel 
 of thy Son hath brought life and immortality to 
 light; and that whosoever believeth in him, though 
 he were dead, yet shtill he live again. We adore 
 thee for the gift of a Saviour, who came to seek 
 and to save the lost ; and who has gone to prepare 
 in heaven, mansions for those that love and trust in 
 him. We thank thee that his blood can wash and 
 purify our hearts, preparing us to dwell with all the 
 sanctified above ; that his grace takes away the fear 
 and the sting of death, and all the gloom from the 
 grave. We bless thee that thou hast revealed to 
 us the glories of the heavenly world, and taught us 
 how we may obtain them ; that we may look for- 
 ward to an hour when all tears shall be wiped 
 away, and there shall be no temptation to sin ; 
 when the wicked shall cease from troubling, and 
 the weary shall be at rest; and when all sorrow 
 and sighing shall be done away ; that thero will be 
 no night there, and they will need no candle, neither 
 light of the sun, for the Lord God .<riveth them light, 
 and they shall reign for ever. Thanks be to God 
 who giveth us this victory, through our Lord Jesus 
 Christ. Amen. 
 
 Almighty God, grant that we may not fail to 
 obey the solemn instructions of this hour. May we 
 
f4: FUNERAL SEE VICE 
 
 not put aside the strivings of thy Spirit, nor pre- 
 sume 111)011 our present health and mercies. Help 
 us, in this hour of deep and solemL /eelingr, humbly 
 to confess our sins, and sincerely to seek the divine 
 forgiveness, and a preparation for the 1' lur when 
 we qJ[so shall be borne to our long hoii-e. 
 
 Sanctify this event to all the friends of the de- 
 parted ; sustain them under this and all thy afflict- 
 ive providences ; fit us all for thy holy will on the 
 earth ; and when the hour of our departure comes, 
 trusting in our Saviour, sustained by a lively hope 
 of the resurrection from the dead, and comforted by 
 the Holy Spirit, may we peacefully fall asleep in 
 Jesus. And all the praise of our salvation shall be 
 ascribed to the Fatlier, and to the Son, and to the 
 Holy Ghost, now and for ever. Amen. 
 
HYMNS 
 
INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 
 
 I 
 
 Paoi 
 
 The Sabbath 3 
 
 The Bible 13 
 
 Praise and Prayer to God 19 
 
 The Saviour 54 
 
 His Death for Us 84 
 
 Christmas 95 
 
 Resurrection of Jesus 108 
 
 Invitations and "Warnings 114 
 
 Repentance 129 
 
 The Religious Life 154 
 
 Shortness of Time 194 
 
 Death , 198 
 
 Heaven = 208 
 
 The Judgment 219 
 
 The Seasons 225 
 
 Thanksgiving and Fasts 335 
 
 National Hymns 240 
 
 Miscellaneous Hymns 249 
 
 Doxoloqies «. 278 
 
HIMNS. 
 
 4^^ 
 
 THE SABBATH. 
 
 1 S. M. 
 
 The eternal Sahhath. 
 
 HAIL to the Sabbath day! 
 The day divinely given, 
 When men to God their homage pay, 
 And earth draws near to heaven. 
 
 2 Lord, in this sacred lionr, 
 Within thy courts we bend, 
 
 And bless tliy love, and own thy power 
 Our Father and our Friend. 
 
 3 But thou art not alone 
 
 In courts by mortals trod ; 
 Nor only is the. day thine own 
 When man draws near to God: 
 
 4 Thy temple is the arch 
 Of yon unmeasured sky ; 
 
 Thy Sabbath, the stupendous march 
 Of vast eternity. 
 
 6 Lord, may that holier day 
 Dawn on thy servants' sight; 
 
 And purer worship may we pay 
 In heaven's unclou'led hght. 
 
HYMNS. 
 
 2 Ys & 6a, 
 
 Sabbath Morning Eyrrm. 
 
 THE rosy light is dawning 
 Upon the mountain's brow; 
 It is the Sabbath morning, 
 Arise and pay thy vow. 
 Lift up thy voice to heaven 
 
 In sacred praise and prayer, 
 While unto thee is given 
 The light of life to share. 
 
 2 The landscape, lately shrouded 
 By evening's paler ray. 
 
 Smiles beauteous and unclouded 
 
 Before the eye of day. 
 So let our souls, benighted 
 
 Too long in folly's shade. 
 Lord, by thy smiles be lighted 
 
 To joys that never fade. 
 
 5 see those waters streaming 
 
 In crystal purity, 
 "While earth, with verdure teeming, 
 
 Gives rapture to the eye. 
 Let rivers of salvation 
 
 In larger currents flow, 
 Till every tribe and nation 
 
 Their healing virtues know. 
 
 3 6 lines 78. 
 The Sdblath in the sanctuary. 
 
 SAFELY through another week 
 God has broug it us on our way ; 
 Let us now a blessing seek. 
 
 Waiting in his courts to-day — 
 Day of all the week the best, 
 Emblem of eternal rest 
 
 
THE SABBATH. 
 
 2 "While we seek supplies ol grace 
 Through the dear Redeem^ r's name 
 
 Show thy reconciliug face, 
 
 Take away our sin and shame; 
 From our worldly cares set free, 
 May we rest, this day, in thee. 
 
 3 Here we come thy name to praise • 
 Let us feel thy presence near; 
 
 May thy glory meet our eyes 
 
 While we in thy house appear ; 
 Here aSbrd us, Lord, a taste 
 Of our everlasting feast. 
 
 4 May the gospel's joyful sound 
 Conquer sinners, comfort saints, 
 
 Make the fruits of grace abound, 
 
 Bring relief from all complaints. 
 Thus let all our Sabbaths prove 
 Till we join the Church above. 
 
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 Sablath in the UgM of God. 
 
 PLEASANT is the Sabbath bell 
 In the light, in the Ught ; 
 Seeming much of joy to tell 
 
 In the light of God. 
 But a music sweeter far. 
 
 In the light, in the hght. 
 Breathes where angel spirits axe, 
 In the light of God. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Let us walk in the light. 
 
 Walk in the light: 
 Let us walk in the light, 
 
 In tte light of GodL 
 
HYMNS. 
 
 2 Shall we ever rise to dwell 
 Where immortal praises swell? 
 And can children ever go 
 Where eternal Sabbaths glow? 
 
 Chorus. — Let us walk, etc. 
 
 3 Yes, that bliss our own may be, 
 All the good shall Jesus see; 
 
 For the good a rest remains, 
 Where the glorious Saviour reigns. 
 Chorus. — Let us walk, etc. 
 
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 Welcome Morn. 
 
 TirELCOME, delightful mornl 
 V\ Thou day of sacred rest: 
 I hail thy kind return ; 
 
 Lord, make these moments blest. 
 From low delights and trifling toys 
 
 1 soar to reach immortal joys. 
 
 2 Now may the King descend, 
 And fill his throne of grace; 
 
 Thy scepter, Lord, extend, 
 
 While saints address thy face ; 
 Let sinners feel thy quick'ning word. 
 And learn to know and fear the Lord. 
 
 3 Descend, celestial Dove, 
 
 With all thy quick'ning powers ; 
 Reveal a Saviour's love, 
 
 And bless these sacred hours: 
 Then shall my soul new life obtaiu, 
 Nor Sabbaths be enjoyed in vain. 
 
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 The Sabbath welcomed. 
 
 WELCOME, sweet day of rest, 
 That saw the Lord arise; 
 Welcome to this reviving breast, 
 And these rejoicing eyes. 
 
THE SABBATH. 
 
 2 The Kinp: liimself comes near, 
 And feasts his saints to-day; 
 
 Here may sve sit and see him here, 
 And love, and praise, and pray. 
 
 3 One day, amid the place 
 Where Christ, ni}- Lord, has been, 
 
 Is sweeter than ten thousand days 
 Of pleasure and of sin. 
 
 4 My willing soul would stay 
 In such a frame as this, 
 
 Till called to rise and soar away 
 To everlasting bliss. 
 
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 The earthly and heavenly Sabbath. 
 
 THINE earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love ; 
 But there's a nobler rest above. 
 To that our longing souls aspire, 
 With cheerful hope and strong desire. 
 
 2 No more fatigue, no more distress, 
 Nor sin, nor death, shall reach the place ; 
 No groans shall mingle with the songs 
 Which dwell upon immortal tongues; 
 
 3 No rude alarms of angry foes; 
 No cares to break the long repose; 
 No midnight shade, no clouded sun. 
 But sacred, high, eternal noon. 
 
 4 long expected day, begin ! 
 
 Dawn on these realms of pain and sin; 
 With joy we'll tread th' appointed road, 
 And sleep in death, to rest with God. 
 
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 We love the Sabbath day.—TxnirE, Happy Land. 
 "E love the Sabbath day 
 Best of the week ; 
 Here now we meet to pray, 
 And Jesus seek. 
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HYMNS. 
 
 precious day of rest, 
 Day which God our Saviour blest, 
 Day which we love the best, 
 Best of the week 1 
 
 2 We love the sacred place — 
 
 Dear Sabbath resi; 
 Here Jesus sheds his grace 
 
 On every guest. 
 may our hearts ascend 
 To our dearest heavenly Friend, 
 Who loves us to the end, 
 
 Forever blessed 1 
 
 3 "We love the precious truth, 
 
 God sent from heaven ; 
 may it guide our youth 
 
 While life is given. 
 Bright may it shine below, 
 Brighter as we further go, 
 Till light eternal glow, 
 
 Brightest in heaven. 
 
 4 There, filled with joy and peace, 
 
 We'll sweetly sing; 
 Our songs shall never cease 
 
 Praising our King. 
 While endless ages move 
 We shall feast upon his love. 
 And seraphs far above 
 
 Join in our song. 
 
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 Sabbath bells are ringing. 
 
 SABBATH bells are ringing, ringing, 
 Like soft voices, in the air. 
 Of the angels, winging, winging, 
 To the sacred house of prayer. 
 
THE SABBATH. 
 
 'Tis the day of holy rest, 
 
 "When the world with all its care, 
 Shall not rule the anxious breast 
 
 God reigns triumphant there. 
 Chorus. — Sabbath bells, etc. 
 
 2 Children's voices, pealing, pealing, 
 Are the echoes of their souls ; 
 
 When they worship, kneeling, kneeling, 
 In their pleasant Sabbath schools. 
 
 There the child, in humble trust. 
 Lisps the blessed Saviour's name; 
 
 There tlie teacher, bowed in dust, 
 The cross his only, claim. 
 Chorus. — Sabbath bells, etc. 
 
 3 Light from heaven beaming, beaming, 
 Breaks in glory on the soul; 
 
 Hope in beauty, gleaming, gleaming. 
 Cheers the children's Sunday-schooL 
 
 Light and hope, and faitn and love, 
 Peace and joy are their reward; 
 
 Heavenly blessings from above, 
 For children of the Lord. 
 Chorus. — Sabbath bells, etc. 
 
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 My Sabbath Song. 
 
 STRAINS of music often greet me 
 As I join the busy throng. 
 But. there's nothing half so pleasant 
 As the holy Sabbath song. 
 
 Chorus. 
 
 No fear of ill, no fear of wrong, 
 While I can sing my Sabbath song; 
 My Sabbath song, my Sabbath song, 
 I love to sing my Sabbath song. 
 
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 2 'Tis a song of love and mercy, 
 Speaking peace to all mankind ; 
 
 Telling sinners, poor and needy, 
 Where the Saviour they may find. 
 Chorus. — No fear of ill, etc. 
 
 3 Angels sweetly sing in glory 
 Songs of praise to God, their King ; 
 
 But the song of blest redemption, 
 Man, redeemed, alone can sing. 
 Chorus. — No fear of ill, etc. 
 
 4 While I live, may I ever 
 Love the holy Sabbath song ; 
 
 And when death shall call me homeward, 
 Join it with the blood-bought throng. 
 Chorus. — No fear of ill, etc. 
 
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 Holy SdbhatJi. 
 
 ANOTHER six days' work is done, 
 Another Sabbath is begun: 
 Return, my soul, enjoy the rest, 
 Improve the day that God hath blest. 
 
 2 Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns 
 So sweet a rest to wearied minds. 
 
 Draws us away from earth to heaven, 
 And ^ives this day tho food of seven. 
 
 3 may our prayers and praises rise 
 As grateful incense to the skies, 
 
 And draw from heaven that sweet repose 
 Which none but he who feels it knows. 
 
 4 In holy duties may the day 
 In holy pleasures pass away; 
 
 How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend 
 In hope of one that ne'er shall end I 
 
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 We love to meet. 
 
 JESUS, we love to meet 
 On this tliy holy day. 
 We worship round thy seat 
 
 On this thy lioly day. 
 Thou tender, heavenly Friend, 
 To thee our prayers ascend; 
 O'er our young spirits bend 
 On this thy holy day. 
 
 2 "We dare not trifle now 
 
 On this thy holy day. 
 In silent awe we bow 
 
 On this thy holy day. 
 Check every wandering thought, 
 And let us all be taught 
 To serve thee as we ought, 
 
 On this thy holy day. 
 
 3 "We listen to thy word 
 
 On this thy holy day. 
 Bless aU that we have heard 
 
 On this thy holy day. 
 Go with us when we part, 
 And to each youthful heart 
 Thy saving grace impart, 
 
 On this thy holy day. 
 
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 Sweet Sabbath. * 
 
 HOW sweet is the Sabbath to me, 
 The day when the Saviour arose I 
 'Tis heaven his beauties to see 
 
 And in his soft arras to repose : 
 He knows I am weak and defiled, 
 My life is but empty and vain ; 
 But if he will make me his child, 
 I'll never forsake him again. 
 
1^ HYMNS. 
 
 2 This day he invites me to come: 
 How kindly ho bids me draw near I 
 
 He offers me heaven for home, 
 And wipes off the penitent tear : 
 
 He offers to pardon my sin, 
 And keep me from every snare ; 
 
 To sprinkle and cleanse me within, 
 And show me his tenderest care. 
 
 3 I cannot, I must not refuse ; 
 
 His goodness has conquered my heart : 
 The Lord for my portion I choose, 
 
 And bid all my folly depart. 
 How sweet is the Sabbath to me, 
 
 The day my Redeemer arose 1 
 'Tis heaven his beauties to see, 
 
 And in his sofl arms to repose. 
 
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 Sabbath Morning. 
 
 THINE holy day's returning, 
 Our hearts exult to see, 
 And ^^^th devotion burning, 
 Ascend, our God, to thee. 
 To-day with purest pleasure. 
 
 Our thoughts fVom earth withdraw; 
 "We search for sacred treasure, 
 We learn thy holy law. 
 
 2 We join to sing thy praises, 
 • God of the Sabbath day! 
 Each voice in gladness raises 
 
 Its loudest, sweetest lay. 
 Thy richest mercies sharing, 
 
 6 fill us with thy love! 
 By grace our souls preparing 
 
 For nobler praise above. 
 
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 THE BIBLE 
 
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 Excellency and sufficiency. 
 
 Ti^ATHER of mercies, in thy word 
 J- "What endless glory shines ; 
 Forever be thy Name adored 
 For these celestial lines. 
 
 2 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, 
 And yields a free repast; 
 
 Subliraer sweets than nature knows 
 Invite the longing taste. 
 
 3 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice 
 Spreads heavenly peace around; 
 
 And life, and everlasting joys, 
 Attend the blissful sound. 
 
 4 may these heavenly pages be 
 Our ever dear delight; 
 
 And still new beauties may we see, 
 And still increasing light. 
 
 5 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, 
 Be thou forever near; 
 
 Teach us to love thy sacred word, 
 And view the Saviour there. 
 
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 Eoly Bible. 
 
 HOLY Bible, well I love thee ' 
 Thou didst shine upon my way, 
 Like the glorious sun above me, 
 Turning darkir^ss into day. 
 
HYMNS. 
 
 Just as the sim rolls back the night, 
 Breakino; forth with morning ray, 
 
 So does the Bible's spreading light 
 Chase the shades of sin away. 
 
 2 Hoh' Bible, mines of treasure 
 In thy precious folds I see ; 
 
 Earthly good would know no measure 
 If tliis world were ruled by thee. 
 
 Just as the sun, from morn till noon. 
 Stately climbs the eastern sky, 
 
 So over all the earth shall soon 
 Beam the Day-spring from on high. 
 
 3 Holy Bible, do thou cheer rae 
 "When I lay me down to die; 
 
 Christ has promised to be near me: 
 Can I fear when he is nigh ? 
 
 Just as the sun descends at eve, 
 Soon with fresher beams to rise. 
 
 So shall the dying saint receive 
 Life eternal in the skies. 
 
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 Precious Bible. 
 
 THE Bible ! the Bible ! more precious than gold 
 The hopes and the glories its pages unfold: 
 It speaks of a Saviour, and tells of his love ; 
 It shows us the way to the mansions above. 
 
 2 The Bible ! the Bible I blest volume of truth, 
 How sweetly it smiles on the season of youth I 
 It bids us seek early the pearl of great price, 
 Ere the heart is enslaved in the bondage of vice. 
 
 3 The Bible I the Bible ! we hail it with joy ; 
 
 Its truths and its glories our tongues shall employ; 
 We'll sing of its triumphs, we'll tell of its worth. 
 And send its glad tidings afar o'er the earth. 
 
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 4. The Bible ! the Bible I the valleys shall ring, 
 And hill-tops re-echo the notes that we sing; 
 Our banners, inscribed with its precepts and rules, 
 Shall long wave in triumph, the joy of our schools. 
 
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 The Bible the light of the world. 
 
 WHAT glory gilds the sacred page! 
 Majestic, like the sun, 
 Tt gives a light to every age : 
 It gives, but borrows none. 
 
 2 The power that gave it still supplies 
 The gracious light and heat: 
 
 Its 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 breaks upon my view 
 In brighter worlds above. 
 
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 The revealing Spirit. 
 
 FATHER of all, in whom alone 
 TVe live, and move, and breathe; 
 One bright celestial ray dart down, 
 And cheer thy sons beneath. 
 
 2 While in thy word we search for thee, 
 (We search with trembling awe,) 
 
 Open our eyes, and let us see 
 The wonders of thy law. 
 
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 3 Now let our darkness comprehend 
 The light that shines so clear; 
 
 Now the revealing Spirit send, 
 And give us ears to hear. 
 
 4 Before us make thy goodness pass, 
 Which here by faith we know ; 
 
 Let us in Jesus see thy face, 
 And die to all below. 
 
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 Teach me thy word. 
 
 JESUS, my Saviour and my Lord, 
 To thee I lift mine eyes : 
 Teach and instruct me by thy word, 
 And make me truly wise. 
 
 2 Make me to know and understand 
 Thy whole revealed will; 
 
 Fain would I learn to comprehend 
 Thy love more clearly still. 
 
 3 Help me to read the Bible o'er 
 With ever new delight: 
 
 Help me to love its Author more; 
 To seek thee day and night. 
 
 1 let it purify my heart, 
 
 And guide me all my days ; 
 Its wonders, Lord, to me impart. 
 
 And thou shalt have the praise. 
 
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 Power of God, '« word. 
 
 BEHOLD, the morning sun 
 Begins his glorious way; 
 His beams through all the nations run, 
 And life and light convey. 
 
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 2 But where the Gospel comes, 
 It spreads diviner hght: 
 
 It calls dead sinners from their tombs, 
 And gives the blind their sight. 
 
 3 How perfect is thy word I 
 And all thy judgments just! 
 
 Forever sure thy promise, Lord, 
 And we securely trust. 
 
 4 My gracious G-od, how plain 
 Are thy directions given ! 
 
 may I never read in vain, 
 But find the path to heaven. 
 
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 The riches of God?s word. 
 
 LET worldly men, from shore to shore. 
 Their chosen good pursue; 
 Thy word, Lord, we value more 
 Than treasures of Peru. 
 
 2 Here mines of knowledge, love, and joy. 
 Are opened to our sight: 
 
 The purest gold without alloy. 
 And gems divinely bright. 
 
 3 The counsels of redeeming grace 
 These sacred leaves unfold; 
 
 And here the Saviour's lovely face 
 Our raptured eyes behold. 
 
 4 Here light, descending from above, 
 Directs our doubtful feet; 
 
 Here promises of heavenly love 
 Our ardent wishes meet. 
 
 5 Our numerous griefs are here rearessed, 
 And all our wants supphed: 
 
 Naught we can ask to make us blest 
 Is in this book denied. 
 
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 Bible reveals God. 
 
 THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord, 
 In every star 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 
 Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 
 
 3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise 
 Round the whole earth, and never stand 
 
 So when thy truth began its race, 
 
 It touched and glanced on every ^and. 
 
 4 Nor 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. 
 
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 The Bible the defense of truth. 
 
 HOW shall the young secure their hearts, 
 And guard their lives from sin? 
 Thy word the choicest rules imparts 
 To keep the conscience clean. 
 
 2 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light. 
 That guides us all the day; 
 
 And through the dangers of the night, 
 A lamp to lead our way. 
 
 3 Thy precepts make me truly wise ; 
 I hate the sinners road ; 
 
 I hate my own vain thoughts that rise, 
 But love thy law, my God! 
 
 4 Thy word is everlasting truth; 
 How pure is every page I 
 
 That holy book shall guide our youth 
 And well support our age. 
 
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 PRAISE AND PRAYER TO GOD. 
 
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 God seen in Tiis works. 
 
 THERE'S not a star whose twinkling light 
 Illumes the distant earth, 
 And clieers the solemn gloom of night, 
 But goodness gave it birth. 
 
 2 There's not a cloud whose dews distill 
 Upon the parching clod. 
 
 And clothe with verdure vale and hill, 
 That is not sent by God. 
 
 3 There's not a place in earth's vast roimd, 
 In ocean deep, or air, 
 
 Where skill and wisdom are not found; 
 For God is everywhere. 
 
 4 Around, beneath, below, above, 
 "Wherever space extends. 
 
 There Heaven displays its boundless love, 
 And power with goodness blends. 
 
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 Help us to praise. 
 
 COME, thou Almighty King, 
 Help us thy name to sing, 
 Help us to praise 1 
 Father, all glorious, 
 O'er all victorious. 
 Come and reign over us, 
 Ancient of days. 
 
 2 Jesus, our Lord, arise, 
 Scatter our enemies ; 
 
 Now make them fall ! 
 
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 Let thine almighty aid 
 Our sure defense be made, 
 Our souls on thee be staved : 
 
 Lord, hear our call 1 
 3 Come, thou incarnate Word, 
 Gird on thy mighty sword ; 
 
 Our prayer attend I 
 Come, and thy people bless ; 
 Come, give thy word success ; 
 Spirit of holiness. 
 
 On us descend ! 
 
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 Prayer for grace. 
 
 AGAIN we meet, Lord, 
 Again we fill this place. 
 To hear thy holy word 
 
 And ask chy promised grace ; 
 To thank thee for the gifts we share, 
 The children of thy love and care. 
 
 2 Grant us the list'ning ear, 
 The understanding heart. 
 
 The mind and will sincere, 
 
 To choose the better part. 
 To take the learner's lowly seat, 
 And gather wisdom at thy feet. 
 
 3 Through this, and every day, 
 Teach us thy path to tread ; 
 
 Nor let our feet astray 
 
 By Satan's wiles be led ; 
 But keep us in the narrow road, 
 The way to glory and to God. 
 
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 Glory ^ mercy ^ grace. 
 
 FATHER, how wide thy glory sLintJ, 
 How high thy wonders rise ! 
 Known through the earth uy thousand signs, 
 By thousands through the skies. 
 
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 2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power ; 
 Their motions speak thy skill : 
 
 And on the vrings of every hour 
 We read thy patience still. 
 
 3 Part of thy Name divinely stands, 
 On all thy creatures writ; 
 
 They show the labor of thy hands, 
 Or impress of thy feet : 
 
 4 But when we view thy strange design 
 To save rebellious worms, 
 
 Where vengeance and compassion join 
 In their divinest forms : 
 
 5 Here the whole Deity is known. 
 Nor dares a creature guess 
 
 Which of the glories brighter shone, 
 The justice or the grace. 
 
 6 Now the full glories of the Lamb 
 Adorn the heavenly plains; 
 
 Bright seraphs learn Immanuel's name, 
 And try their choicest strains. 
 
 7 may I bear some humble part 
 In that immortal song! 
 
 Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, 
 And love command my tongue. 
 
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 Prayer for God's blessing. 
 
 "VTOW condescend, Almighty King, 
 li To bless this happy throng ; 
 And kindly listen while we sing 
 Our grateful morning song. 
 
 2 We come to own the power divine 
 
 That watches o'er our days : 
 For this our cheerful voices join 
 
 In hymns of grateful praise. 
 
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 3 We come to learn thj holy word, 
 And ask thy tender care ; 
 
 Before thy throne, Almighty Lord, 
 We bend in humble prayer. 
 
 4 May we in safety pass this day, 
 From sin and danger free ; 
 
 And ever walk in that sure way 
 That leads to heaven and thee. 
 
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 Grateful adoration. 
 
 BEFORE 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 formed us men ; 
 
 And when like wandering sheep we strayed, 
 He brought us to his fold again. 
 
 3 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, 
 High as the heavens our voices raise ; 
 
 And earth, with her ten thousand tongues. 
 Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise, 
 
 4 Wide as the world is thy command ; 
 7ast as eternity thy love; 
 
 Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, 
 When rolling years shall cease to move 
 
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 Earnest of eternal rest. 
 n RACIOUS Spirit, Love divine ! 
 VT Let thy light within me shine ; 
 All my guilty fears remove; 
 Fill me with thy heavenly love. 
 2 Speak thy pard'ning grace to me ; 
 Set the burdened sinner free ; 
 Lead me to the Lamb of God ; 
 Wash me in his precious blood. 
 
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 3 Life and peace to ire impart; 
 Seal salvation on my heart , 
 Breathe thyself into ray breast, 
 Earnest of immortal rest. 
 
 4 Let me never from thee stray; 
 Keep me in the narrow way; 
 Fill my soul with joy divine ; 
 Keep me, Lord, forever thine. 
 
 The Lanib worsMped. 
 
 COME, let us join our cheerful sougs 
 "VYith angels round the throne: 
 Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, 
 But all their joys are one. " 
 
 2 Worthy the Lamb that died, they cry, 
 To be exalted thus : 
 
 Worthy the Lamb, our hearts reply, 
 For he was slain for us. 
 
 3 Jesus is worthy to receive 
 Honor and power divine ; 
 
 And blessings more than we can give, 
 Be, Lord, forever thine. 
 
 4 The whole creation join in one, 
 'To bless the sacred Name 
 
 Of Him that sits upon the throne, 
 And to adore the Lamb. 
 
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 Infinite in loisdom. 
 
 PRAISE ye the Lord! 'tis good to raise 
 Your hearts and voices in his praise: 
 His nature and his works invite 
 To make this duty our delight. 
 2 He formed the stars, those heavenly flames; 
 He counts their numbers, calls their names: 
 His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound, 
 A deep where all our thoughts are drowned. 
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 3 Sing to the Lord! exalt him high, 
 Who spreads the clouds along the sky; 
 There he prepares the fruitful rain, 
 Nor lets the drops descend in vain. 
 
 4 He makes the grass the hills adorn; 
 He clothes the smiling fields with corn ; 
 The beasts with food his hands supply, 
 And the young ravens when they cry. 
 
 5 What is the creature's skill or force? 
 The sprightly man, or warlike horse ? 
 The piercing wit, the active limb? 
 
 All are too mean delights for him. 
 
 6 But saints are lovely in his sight ; 
 He views his children with deUght: 
 
 He sees their hope, he knows their fear, 
 He looks, and loves his image there. 
 
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 Chace. 
 ■jVrOW to the Lord a noble songl 
 ll Awake, my soul ! awake, my ton ^ue ! 
 Hosanna to the eternal Name! 
 And all his boundless love proclaim. 
 
 2 See where it shines in Jesus' face, 
 The brightest image of his grace ; 
 God, in the person of his son, 
 
 Has all his mightiest works outdone. 
 
 3 Grace ! 'tis a sweet, a charming theme 
 My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name ; 
 
 Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ; 
 Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground. 
 
 4 0, may I reach that happy place 
 Where he unvails his lovely face. 
 Where all his beauties you behold, 
 And sing his name to harps of gold. 
 
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 SpiriVs quickening } ower. 
 
 COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
 With all thy quick'ning powers, 
 Kindle a flame of sacred love 
 In these cold hearts of ours. 
 
 2 Look how w^e grovel here below, 
 Fond of these earthly toys ; 
 
 Our souls, how heavily they go, 
 To reach eternal joys. 
 
 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, 
 In vain we strive to rise ; 
 
 Hosannas languish on our tongues, 
 And our devotion dies. 
 
 4 Father, and shall we ever live 
 At this poor dying rate; 
 
 Our love so faint, so cold to thee, 
 And thine to us so great? 
 
 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
 With all thy quick'ning powers ; 
 
 Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, 
 And that shall kindle ours. 
 
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 From everlasting to everlasting. 
 
 ERE mountains reared their forms sublime. 
 Or heaven and earth in order stood, 
 Before the birth of ancient time. 
 From everlasting thou art God. 
 
 2 A thousand ages, in their flight, 
 With thee are as a fleeting day; 
 
 Past, present, future, to thy sight 
 At once their various scenes display. 
 
 3 But our brief hfe's a shadowy dream, 
 A passing thought, that soon is o'er, 
 
 That fades with morning's earhest beam, 
 And fills the musing mind no more. 
 
HYMNS. 
 
 4 To us, Lord, the wisdom give, 
 Each passing moment so to spend, 
 
 That we at length with tliee may live 
 Where life and blLss shall never end. 
 
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 The creation invited to praise God. 
 
 FROM all that dwell below the skies, 
 Lot the Creator's praise arise ; 
 Let the Redeemer's name be sung 
 Through every land, by every tongue. 
 
 2 Eternal are thy mercies. Lord ; 
 Eternal truth attends thy word: 
 
 Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, 
 Till suns shall rise and set no more. 
 
 3 Your lofty themes, ye mortals, bring; 
 In songs of praise divinely sing ; 
 
 The great salvation loud proclaim, 
 And shout for joy the Saviour's name. 
 
 4 In every laud begin tlie song; 
 To every land the strains belong: 
 In cheerful sounds all voices raise, 
 And fill the world with loudest praise. 
 
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 The universal King. 
 
 COME, sound his praise abroad, 
 And hymns of glory sing; 
 Jehovah is the sov'reign God, 
 The universal King. 
 
 2 He formed the deeps unknown ; 
 He gave the seas their bound ; 
 
 The watery worlds are all his own. 
 And all the solid ground. 
 
 3 Come, w^orship at his throne, 
 Come, bow before the Lord; 
 
 We are his works, and not our own; 
 He formed us by his word. 
 
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 4 To-day attend his voice, 
 
 Nor dare provoke bis rod; 
 Come, like the people of his choice, 
 
 And own your gracious-God. 
 
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 &reatness and condescension. 
 
 THE Lord Jehovah reigns. 
 His throne is built on high ; 
 The garments he assumes 
 Are hght and majesty: 
 His glories shine with beams so bright, 
 No mortal eye can bear the sight. 
 
 2 The thunders of his hand 
 Keep the wide world in awe ; 
 
 His wrath and justice stand 
 
 To guard his holy law; 
 And where his love resolves to bless, 
 His truth confirms and seals the grace. 
 
 3 Through all his mighty works 
 Amazing wisdom shines; 
 Confounds the powers of hell, 
 
 And all their dark designs ; 
 Strong is his arm, and shall fulfill 
 His great decrees and sov'reig-n wili. 
 
 4 And will this sov'reign King 
 Of glory condescend; — 
 
 And will he write his name. 
 
 My Father and my Friend? 
 I love his Name, I love his word : 
 Join all my powers to praise the Lord. 
 
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 God's glorious perfections celebrated. 
 
 &LORY be to God on high, 
 God, whose glory fills the sky; 
 Peace on earth to man forgiven, 
 Man, the well-beloved of Heaven. 
 
28 HYMNS. 
 
 2 Sov'reign Father, heavenly King, 
 Thee we now presume to sing ; 
 Glad thine attributes confess, 
 Glorious all, and numberless. 
 
 3 Hail, by all thy works adored I 
 Hail, the everlasting Lord I 
 
 Tliee with thankful hearts we prove, 
 God of power, and God of love. 
 
 4 Christ our Lord and God we own, 
 Christ, the Father's only Son; 
 Lamb of God for sinners slain, 
 Saviour of offending man. 
 
 5 Jesus, in thy name we pray, 
 Take^ take our sins away ; 
 Bow thine ear, in mercy bow, 
 Hear, the world's atonement, Thou! 
 
 41 CM. 
 
 Teach us to pray. 
 
 THE Lord attends when children pray, 
 A whisper he can hear; 
 He knows not only what we say, 
 But what we wish or fear. 
 
 2 He sees us when we are alone, 
 Though no one else can see; 
 
 And all our thoughts to him are known, 
 Wherever we may be. 
 
 3 'Tis not enough to bend the knee, 
 And words of prayer to say : 
 
 The heart must with the lips agree. 
 Or else we do not pray. 
 
 4 Teach us, Lord, to pray aright, 
 Thy grace to us impart, 
 
 That we in prayer may take delight, 
 And serve thee with the heart 
 
 I 
 
 
PKAISE aST) prayer TO GOD. 29 
 
 5 Then, heavenly Father ! at thy throne 
 
 Thy praise we will proclaim; 
 And daily our requests make known, 
 
 In our Redeemer's name. 
 
 42 6s & 53 
 
 God is good. 
 
 MORN amid the mountains, 
 Lovely solitude ! 
 Gushing streams and fountains 
 
 Murmur, "God is good." 
 Murmur, murmur, murmur, *' God is good " 
 
 2 Now the glad sun, breaking, 
 Pours a golden flood ; 
 
 Deepest vales, awaking. 
 Echo. "God is good." 
 Echo, echo, echo, " God is good." 
 
 3 Hymns of praise are ringing 
 Through the leafy wood; 
 
 Songsters, sweetly singing, 
 "Warble, "God is good." 
 Warble, warble, warble, "God is good." 
 
 4 "Wake, and join the chorus, 
 Child, with soul endued ; • 
 
 God, whose smile is o'er us. 
 
 Evermore is good. 
 Ever, ever, evermore is good. 
 
 43 5s, Ts, <fc 88. 
 
 come, let us sing ! 
 
 OCOME, let us sing ! 
 Our youthful hearts now swelling. 
 To God above, a God of love, 
 
 come, let us sing ! 
 Our jojful spirits, glad and free, 
 "With high emotions rise to thee 
 In heavenly melody — 
 come, let us sing I 
 
30 ' HYMNS. 
 
 2 swell, swell the song, 
 His praises oft repeating : 
 
 His Son he gave our souls to save — 
 
 swell, swell the song. 
 The humble heart's devotion bring 
 Whence gushing streams of love do spring, 
 And make the welkin ring 
 
 With sweet-swelling song. 
 
 3 We'll chant, chant his praise. 
 Our lofty strains now blending: 
 
 A tribute bring to Christ our King, 
 
 And chant, chant his praise I 
 Our Saviour, Prince, was crucified, 
 " 'Tis finished!" then he meekly cried, 
 And bowed his head and died, 
 Then chant, chant his praise! 
 
 4 All full chorus join, 
 To Jesus condescending 
 
 To bless our race with heavenly grace, 
 
 All full chorus join I 
 To God, whose mercy on us smiled. 
 And Holy Spirit, reconciled 
 By Christ, the meek and mild, 
 
 All full chorus join 1 
 
 4:4: 4 lines 78. 
 
 God cares for me. 
 
 POOR and needy though I be, 
 God, my Maker, cares for me; 
 Gives me clothing, shelter, food, 
 Gives me all I have of good. 
 
 2 He will listen when I pray. 
 He is with me night and day ; 
 When I sleep and when 1 wake, 
 Keeps me safe fpr Jesus' sake. 
 
PBAISE AND PRAYER TO GOD. 31 
 
 3 He who reigns above the sky 
 Once became as poor as I; 
 
 He whose blood for me was shed 
 Had not where to lay his head. 
 
 4 Though I labor here a while, 
 He will bless me with his smile ; 
 And when this short life is past, 
 
 1 shall rest with him at last. 
 
 God sees me. 
 
 WHEN I sleep, and when I wake. 
 When my daily walks I take, 
 Though my eyes no God can see. 
 Still he ever looks at me. 
 
 2 When I speak a wicked word, 
 By my Saviour it is heard ; 
 Though I seek from God lo flee, 
 Still from heaven he looks at me. 
 
 3 "When I break this holy day, 
 And indulge in sinful play, 
 Could I still so thoughtless be, 
 Ii" I felt he looks at me ? 
 
 4 When with wicked ones I play. 
 When my heart forgets to pray. 
 Though I may forgetful be, 
 
 Still my Saviour looks at me. 
 
 5 When my angry passions rise, 
 God can hear my sinful cries ; 
 When rebellious I would be, 
 Still he ever looks at me. 
 
 6 Every aisobedient word- 
 False or cross, in heaven is heard; 
 Though no human eye can see, 
 Ck>d my SavioiU" looks at me. 
 
32 HYMNS. 
 
 46 L.M. 
 
 God sees me everywhere. 
 
 AMONG the deepest shades of night, 
 Can there be one who sees my way? 
 Yes, God is as a shining light 
 That turns the darkness into day. 
 
 2 When every eye around me sleeps, 
 May I not sin without control? 
 
 No, for a constant watch he keeps 
 On every thought of every soul. 
 
 3 If I could find some cave unknown, 
 Where human feet have never trod, 
 
 Yet there I should not be alone : 
 On every side there would be God. 
 
 4 He smiles in heaven, he frowns in hell, 
 He fills the earth, the air, the sea ; 
 
 I must within his presence dwell, 
 
 1 cannot from his anger flee. 
 
 5 Yet I may flee; he shows me where; 
 To Jesus Christ he bids me fly; 
 
 And while I seek for pardon there, 
 There's only mercy in his eye. 
 
 47 S. M. 
 
 The sacrifice of praise. 
 
 WITH joy we lift our eyes 
 To those bright realms above. 
 That glorious temple in the skies, 
 Where dwells eternal Love. 
 
 2 Before thy throne we bow, 
 thou almighty King; 
 
 Here we present the solemn vow, 
 And hymns of praise we sing. 
 
 3 While in thy house we kneel, 
 With trust and holy fear, 
 
 Thy mercy and thy truth reveaJ, 
 And lend a gracious ear. 
 
VRAISE AND PEAYER TO GOD. 33 
 
 4 Lord, teach our hearts to pray, 
 
 And tune our lips to sing; 
 Nor from thy presence cast away 
 
 The sacrifice we bring. 
 
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 Heaven and eartJi are full of His glory. 
 
 ETERNAL Wisdom ! thee we praise, 
 Thee the creation sings : 
 With thy loved name, rocks, hills, and seas, 
 And heaven s high palace, rings. 
 
 2 Thy hand, how wide it spreads the sky, 
 How glorious to behold! 
 
 Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye, 
 And starred with sparkling gold. 
 
 3 There thou hast bid the globes of light 
 Their endless circuits run: 
 
 There the pale planet rules the night: 
 The day obeys the sun. 
 
 4 Thy glories blaze all nature round, 
 And strike the wondering sight, 
 
 Through skies, and seas, and solid ground, 
 With terror and delight. 
 
 5 Infinite strength, and equal skill, 
 Shine through thy works abroad; 
 
 Our souls with vast amazement fill. 
 And speak the builder G-od 1 
 
 49 s. M. 
 
 Praise tJie Saviour^ s name. 
 
 TO praise the Saviour's name, 
 Let little children try ; 
 While saints and angels do the same 
 
 In the bright world on high. 
 2 His love in heaven is sung, 
 His name is there adored ; 
 And children here, however young, 
 M ly learn to praise the Lord. 
 
34 HYMNS. 
 
 3 The wonders of that love 
 No earthly tongue can tell, 
 
 Which brought the Saviour from above, 
 To save our souls from hell. 
 
 4 For us he wept and bled, 
 And suffered all his pain ; 
 
 For us was numbered with the dead. 
 And rose to life again. 
 
 5 And still for us he prays, 
 And makes our souls his care; 
 
 He loves to hear our feeble praise 
 And listen to our prayer, 
 
 6 Lord Jesus! grant that we 
 May know thy saving grace, 
 
 On earth thy humble followers be, 
 In heaven behold thy face. 
 
 50 S.M. 
 
 Bless the Lord^ my soul. 
 
 BLESS the Lord, my soul. 
 His grace to thee proclaim; 
 And all that is within me, join 
 To bless his holy name. 
 
 2 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 laCaleth thino infirmities, 
 And ransoms thee from death. 
 
 4 He feeds thee with his love. 
 Upholds thee with his truth ; 
 
 And, like the eagles, he renews 
 The vigor of thy youth. 
 
PEAISE AND PRAYER TO GOD. 35 
 
 5 Then bless the Lord, mv soul, 
 
 His grace, his love, proclaim; 
 Let all that is within me join 
 
 To bless his holy name. 
 
 51 ^- ^' 
 
 JBless, my soul^ the living God. 
 
 BLESS, my soul the living God, 
 Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad; 
 Let all the powers within me join 
 In work and worship so divine. 
 
 2 Bless, my soul, the God of grace : 
 His favors claim thy highest praise; 
 "Why should the wonders he hath wrought 
 Be lost in silence and forgot? 
 
 3 'Tis he, my soul, that sent his Son 
 
 To die for crimes which thou hast done : 
 He owns the ransom, and forgives 
 The hourly follies of our lives. 
 
 4 Let the whole earth his power confess, 
 Let the whole earth adore his grace: 
 The Gentile with the Jew shall join 
 
 In work and worship so divine. 
 
 52 L. M. 
 
 God all around me. 
 
 LORD, thou hast searched and seen me through ; 
 Thine eye commands with piercing view 
 My rising and my resting hours. 
 My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 
 
 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, 
 Are to my God distinctly known; 
 
 He knows the words I mean to speak, 
 Ere from my opening lips they break, 
 
 3 Within thy circling power I stand: 
 On every side I find thy hand ; 
 Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, 
 
 I am surrounded still with God. 
 
36 HYMNS. 
 
 4 How awful is thy searching eye I 
 Thy knowledge, how deep, how high ! 
 My soul, with all the powers I boast, 
 
 Is in the boundless prospect lost. 
 
 5 may these thoughts possess my breast 
 "Where'er I rove, where'er I rest; 
 
 Nor let my evil passions dare 
 Consent to sin, for God is there. 
 
 53 S. M. 
 
 Our Father in Tieaven. 
 
 OUR heavenly Father, hear 
 The prayer we offer now 1 
 Thy name be hallowed far and near, 
 To thee all nations bow. 
 
 2 Thy kingdom come ; thy will 
 On earth be done in love, 
 
 As saints and seraphim fulfill 
 Thy perfect law above. 
 
 3 Our daily bread supply. 
 While by thy word we live ; 
 
 The guilt of our iniquiiy 
 Forgive, as we forgive. 
 
 4 From dark temptation's power 
 Our feeble hearts defend ; 
 
 Deliver in the evil hour. 
 And guide us to the end. 
 
 5 Thine, then, forever be 
 Glory and power divine ; 
 
 The scepter, throne, and majesty 
 Of heaven and earth are thine 
 
 54 L. M. 
 
 God everywTiere worsTivped. 
 
 OTHOU, to whom, in ancient time, 
 The Psalmist's sacred harp was strung, 
 Whom kings adored in song sublime 
 
 And prophets praised with glowing tongue ! 
 
PEAISE AXD PEATER TO GOD. 37 
 
 2 Not now on Zion's height alone, 
 The favored worshiper may dwell; 
 
 Nor where, at sultry noon, thy Son 
 Sat, weary, by the patriarch's well. 
 
 3 From every place below the skies. 
 The grateful song, the fervent prayer, 
 
 The incense of the heart, may rise 
 To heaven, and find acceptance there. 
 
 4 Thou to whom, in ancient time, 
 The holy prophets' harp was strung! 
 
 To thee at last, in every clime. 
 
 Shall temples rise, and praise be sung. 
 
 .55 . . L.M. 
 
 Chriefs Tcingdom, universal. 
 
 JESUS shall reign where'er the sun 
 Does his successive journeys run : 
 His kingdom stretch from shore to shore. 
 Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 
 
 2 For him shall endless prayer be made. 
 And endless praises crown his head; 
 His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise 
 "With every morning sacrifice. 
 
 3 People and realms of every tongue 
 Dwell on his love with sweetest song; 
 And infant voices shall proclaim 
 Their early blessings on his name. 
 
 4 Blessings abound where'er he roigns; 
 The joyful prisoner bursts his chams ; 
 The weary find eternal rest. 
 
 And all the sons of want are blest. 
 
 5 Let every creature rise and bring 
 Peculiar honors to our Kuig ; 
 Angels descend with songs again, 
 And earth repeat the loud Amen. 
 
38 HYMNS. 
 
 56 . L.M. 
 
 Enjoyment in the service. 
 
 FAR from my thoughts, vain world, be gonei 
 Let my religious hours alone ; 
 Fain would my eyes my Saviour see; 
 
 1 wait a visit, Lord, from thee. 
 
 2 warm my heart with holy fire, 
 And kindle there a pure desire : 
 Come, sacred Spirit, from above. 
 And fill my soul with heavenly love. 
 
 3 Blest Saviour, what delicious fare I 
 How sweet thy entertainments arel 
 Ne'er did the angels taste above 
 Redeeming grace and dying love. 
 
 4 Hail, great Immanuel, all divine I 
 In thee thy Father's glories shine; 
 Thy glorious name shall be adored, 
 And every tongue confess thee Lord, 
 
 57 c. M. 
 
 Fraycr. 
 
 PRAYER is the soul's sincere desire 
 Unuttered or expressed, 
 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. 
 
 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech 
 That infant hps can try; 
 
 Prayer, the sublimest strains that reac". 
 The majesty on high. 
 
 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath 
 The Christian's native air. 
 
 His watchword at the gates of death; 
 He enters heaven with prayer. 
 
PRAISE AND PRAYER TO GOD. 39 
 
 58 L. M. 
 
 With my whole hea^t. 
 
 MY Fatlier, when I come to thee, 
 I would not only bend the knee, 
 But with my spirit seek thy face, 
 "With my whole heart desire thy grace. 
 
 2 I plead the name of thy dear Son, 
 All he has said, all he has done ; 
 
 may I feel his love for me. 
 "Who died from sin to set me free. 
 
 3 To guide me, Lord, be ever nigh; 
 My sins forgive, my wants supply; 
 With favor crown my youthful days, 
 And my whole life shall speak thy praise, 
 i Thy Holy Spirit, Lord, impart; 
 Impress thy likeness on my heart ; 
 
 Let me obey thy truth in love, 
 Till raised to dwell with thee above. 
 
 59 c. M. 
 
 My sins are Tcnown to God. 
 
 ALMICxHTY God, thy piercing eye 
 Strikes through the shades of night, 
 And our most secret actions he 
 All open to thy sight. 
 
 2 There's not a sin that we commit, 
 Nor wicked word we say. 
 
 But in thy dreadful book 'tis writ 
 Against the judgment-day. 
 
 3 And must the crimes that I have done 
 Be read and published there? 
 
 Be all exposed before the sun. 
 While men and angels hear? 
 
 4 Lord, at thy feet ashamed I lie, 
 Upward I dare not look ; 
 
 Pardon my sins before I die, 
 And blot them from thy book. 
 8 
 
40 HYMNS. 
 
 5 Remember all the dying painj 
 
 That my Redeemer felt, 
 And let his blood wash out my stains, 
 
 And answer for my guilt. 
 
 60 6s & iS. 
 
 Worths/ the Lamb. 
 
 COME, children, join to sing 
 Loud praise to Christ our King; 
 Wortliy the Lamb I 
 Let all with heart and voice 
 Before his throne rejoice; 
 Praise is his gracious choice, 
 Worthy the Lamb! 
 
 2 Come, lift your hearts on high, 
 Let praises fill the sky, 
 
 Worthy the Lamb ! 
 Ho is our guide and friend, 
 To us he'll condescend; 
 His love shall never end. 
 
 Worthy the Lamb I 
 
 3 Praise yet the Lord again; 
 Life shall not end the strain, 
 
 Worthy the Lamb 1 
 On heaven's blissful shore 
 His goodness we'll adore; 
 Singing for evermore. 
 
 Worthy the Lamb 1 
 
 61 S. M. 
 
 Glori/ legun below. 
 
 COME, ye that love the Lord, 
 And let your joys be known ; 
 Join in a song with sweet accord, 
 
 While ye surround his throne. 
 Let those refuse to sing 
 
 Who never knew our God, 
 But servants of the heavenly King 
 May 6peak their joys abroad. 
 
PRAISE AXD PRAYER TO GOD. 41 
 
 2 The God that rules on high, 
 That all the earth surveys, 
 
 That rides upou the stormy sky, 
 
 And calms the roaring seas : 
 This awful God is ours, 
 
 Our Father and our Love ; 
 He will send down his heavenly powers 
 
 To carry us above. 
 
 3 There we shall see his face, 
 And never, never sin ; 
 
 There, from the rivers of his grace, 
 
 Drink endless pleasures in. 
 Yea, and before we rise 
 
 To that immortal state, 
 The thoughts of such amazing blis3 
 
 Should constant joys create. 
 
 4 The men of grace have found 
 Glory begun below : 
 
 Celestial fruit on earthly ground 
 
 From faith and hope may grow; 
 Then let our songs abound, 
 
 And every tear be dry: 
 We're marching through Immanuel's ground 
 
 To fairer worlds on high. 
 
 62 L. M. 
 
 The Mercy-Seat. 
 
 FROM every stormy wind that blows, 
 From every swelling tide of woes, 
 There is a calm, a sure retreat; 
 'Tis found before the mercy-seat. 
 
 2 There is a place where Jesus sheds 
 The oil of gladness on our heads ; 
 
 A place of all on earth most sweet ; 
 It is the blood-bought merc3''-seat. 
 
 3 There is a scene where spines blend, 
 "Where friend holds fellowship with friend; 
 Though sundered far, by faith they meet 
 Around one common mercy-seat. 
 
4^ HYMNS. 
 
 4 There, there, on eagle wings we soar, 
 And sin and sense molest no more; 
 And heaven comes down our souls to greet, 
 A.nd glory crowns the mercy-seat. 
 
 63 L. M. 
 
 Sweet Tiour of prayer. 
 
 SWEET hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, 
 That calls me from a world of care, 
 And bids me at my Father's throne 
 Make all my wants and wishes known: 
 In seasons of distress and grief 
 My soul has often found relief, 
 And oft escaped the tempter's snare 
 By thy return, sweet hour of prayer. 
 2 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, 
 May I thy consolations share, 
 Till from Mount Pisgah's lofty height 
 I view my home and take my flight: 
 This robe of flesh I'll drop, and rise 
 To seize the everlasting prize. 
 And shout, while passing through the air, 
 Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer. 
 
 64: 4 lines 78. 
 
 Encouragements to pray. 
 
 COME, my soul, thy suit prepare ; 
 Jesus loves to answer prayer ; 
 He himself invites thee near, 
 Bids thee ask him, waits to hear. 
 
 2 Lord, I come to thee for rest; 
 Take possession of my breast ; 
 
 There, thy blood-bouglit right maintain, 
 And w-'hout a rival reign. 
 
 3 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 oad. 
 
i 
 
 PEAISE AITD PE^ITEE TO GOD. 43 
 
 4 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 deaih. 
 
 65 s. M 
 
 Morning Prayer. 
 
 COME to the morning prayer, 
 Come, let us kneel and pray; 
 Prayer is the Christian pilgrim's staff, 
 To walk with God all 4ay. 
 
 2 At noon, beneath the Rock 
 Of Ages, rest and pray ; 
 
 Sweet is the shadow from the heat, 
 "When sunbeams smite by day. 
 
 3 At eve shut to the door, 
 And round the altar pray. 
 
 And finding there "the house of God,* 
 At " heaven's gate " close the day. 
 
 4 When midnight seals our eyes, 
 Let each in spirit say, 
 
 I sleep, but my heart waketh. Lord, 
 "With thee to watch and pray. 
 
 66 c. M. 
 
 Evening Hymn. 
 
 ¥HOM thou dost guard, King of kings, 
 No evil shall molest; 
 Under the shadow of thy wings 
 Shall they securely rest. 
 
 2 Thy angels shall around their beds 
 Their constant stations keep ; 
 
 Thy faith and trust shall shield their heads. 
 For thou dost never sleep. 
 
 3 May we with calm and sweet repose. 
 And heavenly thoughts refreshed, 
 
 Our eyelids with the morn unclose, 
 And bless the Ever-blessed. 
 
44 HYMNS. 
 
 67 6s & 48. 
 
 Worthy fhe Lanib. 
 
 GLORY to God on hig-h ! 
 Let heaven and earth reply, 
 Praise ye his name : 
 His love and grace adore, 
 Who all our sorrows bore; 
 Sing then for evermore, 
 
 "Worthy the Lamb! " 
 
 2 Jesus, our Lord and God, 
 Bore sin's tremendous load: 
 
 Praise ye his name: 
 Tell what his arm hath done. 
 What spoils from death he won ; 
 Sing his great name alone: 
 
 " Worthy the Lamb 1 " 
 
 3 Join, all ye ransomed race, 
 Our Lord and God to bless ; 
 
 Praise ye his name : 
 In him we will rejoice. 
 And make a cheerful noise, 
 Shouting with heart and voice, 
 
 " Worthy the Lamb I " 
 
 i What though we change our place^ 
 Yet we shall never cease 
 
 Praising his name: 
 To him our songs we bring, 
 Hail him our gracious King, 
 And without ceasing sing, 
 
 " Worthy the Lamb 1 " 
 
 5 Let all the hosts above 
 Join in our song of lo\e, 
 
 Praising his name : 
 To him ascribed be 
 Honor and majesty 
 Through all eternity, 
 
 " Worthy the Lamb ! " 
 
PEAISE AND PRAYER TO GOD. 45 
 
 68 L. M. 
 
 Impart thy grace, 
 
 OLORD, behold before thy throne 
 A band of children lowly bend : 
 Thy face we seek, thy name we own, 
 And pray that thou wilt be our friend, 
 
 2 Thou didst on earth the young receive, 
 And gentlj'- fold them to thy breast, 
 
 And say that such in heaven should live 
 Forever safe, forever blest. 
 
 3 Thy Holy Spirit's aid impart, 
 
 That he may teach us how to pray; 
 Make us sincere, and let each heart 
 Delight to tread in wisdom's way. 
 
 4 0, let thy grace our souls renew, 
 And seal a sense of pardon there ; 
 
 Teach us thy will to know and do, 
 And let us all thine image bear. 
 
 69 c. M. 
 
 Morning Hymn. 
 
 THROUGH all the dangers of the night 
 Preserved, Lord I by thee, 
 Again we hail the cheerful hght, 
 Again we bow the knee. 
 
 2 Preserve us. Lord I throughout the day, 
 And guide us by thy arm ; 
 
 For they are safe, and only they, 
 Whom thou dost keep from harm. 
 
 3 Let all our words, and all our ways, 
 Declare that we are thine. 
 
 That so the light of truth and grace 
 Before the world may shine. 
 
 4 Let us ne'er turn away from thee ; 
 Dear Saviou.r, hold us fast, 
 
 Till, with immortal eyes, we see 
 Thy glorious face at last. 
 
46 HYMNS. 
 
 Suffer us to come to thee. 
 
 LORD, before tliy throne we stand, 
 Once again thy children see ; 
 Smile upon this youthful band, 
 Suffer us to come to thee. 
 
 2 Whither else should children go, 
 Weak and impotent as we? 
 
 Thou hast all things to bestow, 
 Suffer us to come to thee. 
 
 3 While we here have life and breath. 
 This our constant prayer should be, 
 
 This our latest sigh in death, 
 Suffer us to come to thee. 
 
 71 8a & ts. 
 
 Evening Prayer. 
 
 JESUS I tender Shepherd, hear me 1 
 Bless thy little lamb to-night I 
 Through the darkness be thou near me, 
 Watch my sleep till morning light. 
 
 2 All this day thy hand has led me, 
 And I thank thee for thy care; 
 
 Thou hast clothed me, warmed and fed me, 
 Listen to my evening prayer. 
 
 3 Let my sins be all forgiven! 
 Bless the friends I love so well I 
 
 Take me, when I die, to heaven, 
 Happy there with thee to dwelL 
 
 72 S. M. 
 
 Evening Hymn. 
 
 THE day is past and gone ; 
 The evening shades appear ; 
 may we all remember well 
 The night of death draws near. 
 
PEAiSE a:si:> prayer to god. 47 
 
 2 We lay our garn.ints bj, 
 Upon our beds to rest; 
 
 So death shall soon disrobe us all 
 Of what we here possessed. 
 
 3 Lord, keep us safe this night, 
 Secure from all our fears ; 
 
 May angels guard us while we sleep, 
 Till morning light appears. 
 
 73 c M. 
 
 Ke^ Its to day. 
 
 THE morning breaks ; my voice I raise 
 To thee great G-od, above; 
 Accept my prayer, my feeble praise, 
 In kindness and in love. 
 
 2 Forgive the crimes that I have done ; 
 My follies I deplore ; 
 
 And since another day's begun, 
 may I love thee more. 
 
 3 Preserve me from all ill I pray. 
 And guide me with thine eye. 
 
 And grant through every hour I may 
 On grace divine rely. 
 
 4 Keep me from sinful thoughts, Lord, 
 And make my heart sincere ; 
 
 Make me to read thy holy word 
 "With reverence and fear. 
 
 74 L. M. 
 
 I renew my 'vows. 
 
 AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun 
 Thy daily stage of duty run ; 
 Shake off dull sloth, and early rise, 
 To pay the morning sacrifice. 
 2 Glory to Thee, who safe hast kept, 
 And hast refreshed me, while I slept; 
 Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake 
 I may of endless life partake. 
 
48 HYMNS. 
 
 3 Lord, I my vows to thee renew, 
 Scatter my sins as morning dew; 
 
 Guard my first springs of thought and wil]» 
 And with thyself my spirit fill. 
 
 4 Direct, control, suggest, this day, 
 AH I design, or do, or say; 
 
 That all my powers, with all their might, 
 In thy sole glory may unite. 
 
 75 C. M. 
 
 Hymns for Saturday eve. 
 pi OD over all, forever blest I 
 vT Grant me thy grace within; 
 That I may keep to-morrow's rest, 
 A rest indeed from sin ; 
 
 2 A rest from all my usual play, 
 A holy rest in Thee ; 
 
 Then will thy blessed Sabbath-day 
 Be a sweet rest to me. 
 
 3 Lord, sanctify my every thought 
 In these my days of youth ; 
 
 Make me remember what I'm taught 
 Out of thy word of truth. 
 
 76 4 6s & 2 88 
 
 Parting Eymn. 
 
 DEAR Father, ere we part, 
 Now let thy grace descend, 
 And fill our youthful heart 
 
 With peace from Christ our Friend; 
 May showers of blessings from above 
 Descend and fill our hearts with love. 
 2 May we in after years 
 
 With gratitude review 
 The service of this day. 
 
 The work we now pursue. 
 And speed our way to worlds above, 
 With hearts on fire with holy love. 
 
PKAISE AND PKAYER TO GOD. 49 
 
 3 We know that soon en earth 
 The fondest ties must end, 
 
 Our own most cherished hopes 
 
 To death's cold haud ruust bend; 
 The fairest flowers in all their bloom 
 Must soon he withered in the tomb. 
 
 4 Then, when our spirits leave 
 These tenements of clay, 
 
 May they to God, who gave, 
 
 Ascend, in endless day. 
 And sing with parents, teachers, friends, 
 That anthem sweet which uever ends. 
 
 77 6s & 5s. 
 The Lord's Prayer. 
 
 OUR Father in heaven, 
 We hallow thy name I 
 May thy kingdom holy 
 
 On earth be the samel 
 give to us daily 
 
 Our portion of bread ; 
 It is from thy bounty 
 
 That all must be fed. 
 2 Forgive our transgressions, 
 
 And teach us to know 
 That humble compassion 
 
 That pardons each foe: 
 Keep us from temptation, 
 
 From weakness and sin; 
 And thine be the glory 
 
 Forever, amenl 
 
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 Sing to Jeiui. 
 
 COME, let us sing of Jesus, 
 While hearts and accents blend; 
 Come, )et us sing of Jesus, 
 The sinner's only friend; 
 
50 HYi^Esrs. 
 
 His holy soul rejoices, 
 Amid the choirs above, 
 
 To hear our youthful voices 
 Exulting in his love. 
 
 2 We love to sing of Jesus 
 "Who wept our path along; 
 
 We love to sing of Jesus, 
 The tempted and the strong: 
 
 None who besought his healing, 
 He passed unheeded by ; 
 
 And still retains his feeling 
 For us above the sky. 
 
 3 We love to sing of Jesus, 
 Who died our souls to save; 
 
 We love to sing of Jesus, 
 Triumphant o'er the grave; 
 
 And in our hour of danger, 
 We'll trust his love alone. 
 
 Who once slept in a manger, 
 And now sits on the throne. 
 
 4 Then let us sing of Jesus, 
 While yet on earth we stay, 
 
 And hope to sing of Jesus 
 Throughout the eternal day: 
 
 For those who here confess him, 
 He will in heaven confess ; 
 
 And faithful hearts that bless him, 
 He will forever bless. 
 
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 Lord^ dismiss us. 
 
 LORD, dismiss us wnth thy blessing. 
 Fill our hearts with joy and peace ; 
 Let us each, thy love possessing. 
 Triumph in redeeming grace : 
 
 refresh us, 
 Tra^eUng tlir'^ugh this wilderness. 
 
PRAISE AND PRAYER TO GOD. 51 
 
 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, 
 For thy Gospel's joyful sound; 
 
 May the fruits of thy salvation 
 In our hearts and lives abound; 
 
 May thy presence 
 With us evermore be found. 
 
 3 Then, whene'er the signal's given 
 Us from eartli to call away, 
 
 Borne on angels' wings to heaven. 
 Glad the summons to obey, — 
 
 May we ever 
 Eeign with Christ in endless day. 
 
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 Sing to the Redeemer^ praise. 
 
 AWAKE, my soul, in joyful lays, 
 And sing thy great Redeemer's praise, 
 He justly claims a song from thee, — 
 His loving-kindness, how free I 
 
 2 He saw me ruined in the fall, 
 Zet loved me notwithstanding all : 
 He saved me from my lost estate, — 
 His loving-kindness, how great! 
 
 3 "When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, 
 Has gathered thick and thundered loud, 
 He near my soul has always stood, — 
 His loving-kindness, how good I 
 
 4 Often I feel my sinful heart 
 Prone from my Saviour to depart ; 
 But though I oft have him forgot. 
 His loving-kindness changes not, 
 
 5 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, 
 Soon all my mortal powers must failr 
 may my last expiring breath 
 
 His lovii g-kindiiess sing in deftth. 
 
52 HYMNS. 
 
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 Evenvi^§ Hymn. 
 
 &REAT God, to thee ni}-^ erening song 
 With gratitude I raise ; 
 • let thy mercy tune my tongu& 
 And lill my heart with praise. 
 
 2 My days, unclouded as they pass, 
 And every fleeting hour, 
 
 Are monuments of wondrous grace, — 
 Of mere}'-, love, and power. 
 
 3 Thy love and power, celestial guard, 
 Preserve me from all barm: 
 
 Can danger reach me while the Lord 
 Extends his mighty arm? 
 
 4 Let this blest hope mine eyelids close; 
 With sleep refresh my frame ; 
 
 Safe in thy care may I repose, 
 And wake to praise thy name. 
 
 God^ my Father. 
 p RE AT God ! and wilt thou condescend 
 vT To be my Father and my Friend? 
 
 1 a poor child, and thou so high, 
 The Lord of earth and air and sky I 
 
 2 Art thou my Father? Then I'll be 
 A meek, obedient child to thee; 
 
 And try, in word and deed and thoughit, 
 To serve and please thee as I ought. 
 
 3 Art thou my Father? I'll depend 
 Upon the care of such a friend ; 
 And only wish to do and be 
 Whatever seemeth good to thee. 
 
 4 Art thou my Father? Then, at last 
 When all my days on earth are past, 
 Send down and take me, in thy love^ 
 To be thy better child above. 
 
PRAISE AND PRAYER TO GOD. 53 
 
 83 4 lines 73. 
 Saints and angels ever praising God. 
 
 SONGS of praise the angels sang, 
 Heaven with halleluiahs rang, 
 When Jehovah's work begun, 
 When he spake and it was done. 
 
 2 Songs of praise awoke the morn 
 When the Prince of Peace was born ; 
 Songs of praise arose, when he 
 Captive led captivity. 
 
 3 Saints below with heart and voice, 
 Still in songs of praise rejoice ; 
 Learning here, by faith and love, 
 Songs of praise to sing above. 
 
 4 Borne upon their latest breath, 
 Songs of praise shall conquer death ; 
 Then, amid eternal joy. 
 
 Songs of praise their powers employ. 
 
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 Lord^ teach a child to pray. 
 
 LORD, teach a little child to pray, 
 Thy grace betimes impart. 
 And grant thy Holy Spirit may 
 Renew my infant heart. 
 
 2 A fallen creature I was born, 
 And from thy grace I strayed; 
 
 I must be wretched and forlorn 
 Without thy mercy's aid. 
 
 3 But Christ can all my sins forgive. 
 And wash away their stain, 
 
 And fit my soul with him to live. 
 And in his kingdom reign. 
 
 4 To him let little cliildren come, 
 For he hath said they may ; 
 
 His boscm then shall be their home,— 
 Their tears he'll wipe away. 
 
64 HYMNS. 
 
 5 For all who early seek his face 
 
 Shall surely taste his love ; 
 Jesus shall guide them by his grace, 
 
 To dwell witii him above. 
 
 85 S. M. 
 
 The Song of Moses and the Lanib. 
 
 AWAKE, and sing the song 
 Of Moses and the Lamb ; 
 "Wake, every heart and every tongue, 
 To praise the Saviour's name. 
 
 2 Sing of his dying love ; 
 Sing of his rising power; 
 
 Sing how he intercedes above 
 For those whose sins he bore, 
 
 3 Sing on your heavenly way, 
 Ye ransomed sinners sing ; 
 
 Sing on, rejoicing every day 
 In Christ, the exalted King. 
 
 4 Soon we shall hear him say, 
 
 "Ye blessed children, come;" 
 
 Soon will he call us hence away. 
 
 And take ins wanderers home. 
 
 5 Soon shall our raptured tongue 
 His endless praise proclaim, 
 
 And sweeter voices time the song 
 Of Moses and the Lamb. 
 
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 THE SAVIOUR, 
 
 86 C.M. 
 
 We owe all to Christ. 
 
 MAJESTIC sweetness sits enthroned 
 Upon ^he Saviour's brow; 
 His head ^wSa radiant glories crowned, 
 His lips with grac^i o'erflow. 
 
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 2 He saw me plunged in deep distress, 
 And tiew to my relief; 
 
 For me he bore the shameful cross, 
 And carried all my grief. 
 
 3 To him I owe my hfe and breath, 
 And all the joys I have ; 
 
 He makes me triumph over death, 
 And saves me from the grave. 
 
 4 Since from thy bounty I receive 
 Such proofs of love divine, 
 
 Had I a thousand hearts to give, 
 Lord, they should all be thine. 
 
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 Jesu» near us. 
 
 DEAR Jesus, ever at my side. 
 How loving must thou be. 
 To leave thy home in heaven to guard 
 A little child like me ! 
 
 2 Thy beautiful and shining face 
 I see not, though so near ; 
 
 The sweetness of thy soft low voice 
 I am too deaf to hear. 
 
 3 I cannot feel thee touch my hand. 
 With pleasure light and mild, 
 
 To check me, as my mother does 
 Her erring little child. 
 
 4 But I have felt thee in my thought, 
 Fighting with sin for me ; 
 
 And when my heart loves God, I know 
 The sweetness is from thee. 
 
 5 And when, dear Saviour, I kneel down, 
 Morning and night, to prayer, 
 
 Something there is within my heart 
 "Which tells me thou art there. 
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66 HYMXS. 
 
 6 Yes, when I pray, thou prayest too; 
 
 Thy prayer is all for me; 
 But when I sleep thou sleepest not, 
 
 But watchest patiently. 
 
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 Salleluiah. 
 
 OTHOU God of my salvation, 
 My Redeemer from all sin, 
 Moved by thy divine compassion, 
 Who hast died my heart to win, 
 
 I will praise thee : 
 Where shall I thy praise begin? 
 
 2 Though unseen, I love the Saviour ; 
 He hath brought salvation near; 
 
 Manifests his pard'ning favor ; 
 And when Jesus doth appear, 
 
 Soul and body 
 Shall his glorious image bear. 
 
 3 While the angel choirs are crying, — 
 Glory to the great I AM, 
 
 I with them will still be vying — 
 Glory I glory to the Lamb ! 
 
 how precious 
 Is the sound of Jesus' name ! 
 
 4 Angels now are hovering round us, 
 Unperceived amid the throng; 
 
 Wondering at the love that crowned us. 
 Glad to join the holy song : 
 
 Halleluiah ! 
 Love and praise to Christ belong. 
 
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 Hay my sins on Jesus. 
 
 I LAY my sins on Jesus, 
 The spotless Lamb of God; 
 He bears them all, and frees us 
 From the accursed load. 
 
THE SAVIOUR. 67 
 
 1 bring my guilt to Jesus, 
 
 To wash my crimson stains 
 "White in his blood most precious, 
 Till not a spot remains. 
 
 2 I lay my wants on Jesus, 
 All fullness dwells in him; 
 
 He healetli my diseases, 
 
 He doth my soul redeem. 
 I lay my griefs on Jesus, 
 
 My burdens and my cares; 
 He from them all releases. 
 
 He all my sorrows shares. 
 
 3 I long to be like Jesus, 
 Meek, loving, lowly, mild; 
 
 I long to be like Jesus, 
 The Father's holy child. 
 
 1 long to be with Jesus, 
 Amid the heavenly throng, 
 
 To sing with saints his praises, 
 
 And learn the angels' song. 
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 The only refuge. 
 
 JESUS, lover of my soul. 
 Let me to thy bosom fly, 
 While the nearer waters roll, 
 
 While the tempest still is high ; 
 Hide me, my Saviour, hide. 
 
 Till the storm of life is past; 
 Safe into the haven guide, 
 receive my soul at last. 
 
 2 Other refuge have I none; 
 Hangs my helpless soul on thee: 
 
 Leave, leave me not alone; 
 
 Still support and comfort me: 
 All my trust on thee is stayed ; 
 
 All my lielp from thee I bring; 
 Cover my defenseless head 
 
 With the sliadow of thy wing. 
 
58 HYMNS. 
 
 3 Thou, Christ, art all 1 *rant; 
 More than all in thee I find: 
 
 Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, 
 Heal the sick, and lead the blind. 
 
 Just and holy is thy name; 
 I am all unrighteousness ; 
 
 False and full of sin I am ; 
 
 Thou art full of truth and grace. 
 
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 Thy child to he. 
 
 DEAR Jesus, let thy pitying eye 
 Look kindly down on me ; 
 A sinful, weak, and helpless child, 
 I come thy child to be. 
 
 2 blessed Saviour, take my heart, 
 
 This smful lieart of mine, 
 And wash it clean in every part; 
 
 Make me a child of thine. 
 
 8 My sins, though great, thou canst forgive, 
 
 For thou hast died for me; 
 Amazing love I Help me, G-od, 
 
 • Thine own dear child to be. 
 
 4 For thou hast said, "Forbid them not; 
 Let children come to me;" 
 
 I hear thy voice, and now, dear Lord, 
 I come thy child to be. 
 
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 Proclaim his love. 
 
 COME, every pious heart, 
 That loves the Saviour's name! 
 Your noblest powers exert 
 
 To celebrate his fame ; 
 T'^U all above and all below 
 The debt of love to him you owe. 
 
THE SATIOUR. 69 
 
 2 He left his starry crcwn, 
 And laid his robes aside; 
 
 On wings of love came down, 
 
 And wept and bled and died: 
 What he endured no tongue can tell, 
 To save our souls from death and hell, 
 
 3 From the dark grave he rose, 
 The mansion of the dead, 
 
 And thence his mighty foes 
 
 In glorious triumph led; 
 Up through the sky the conqueror rode 
 And reigns on high, the Saviour-God. 
 
 4 From thence he'll quickly come, 
 His chariot will not stay, 
 
 And bear our spirits home 
 
 To realms of endless day ; 
 There we shall see his lovely face, 
 And ever be in his embrace. 
 
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 Crown him Lord of all. 
 
 ALL hail the power of Jesus' name I 
 Let angels prostrate fall; 
 Bring forth the royal diadem, 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 
 2 Crown nim, ye martyrs of our God, 
 Who from his altar call; 
 
 Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 
 3 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, 
 Ye ransomed from the fall, 
 
 Hail him who saves you by his grace, 
 And crown him Lord of aU. 
 
 4 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget 
 The wormwood and the gall, 
 
 Go spread your trophies at his feet, 
 And crown him Lord of all 
 
60 HYMNS. 
 
 5 Let every kindred, every tribe, 
 
 On this terrestrial ball, 
 To him all majesty ascribe, 
 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 
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 T7ie Good Shepherd. 
 
 SAVIOUR, like a shepherd lead us ; 
 Much we need thy tender care ; 
 Li thy pleasant pastures feed us, 
 For our use thy folds prepare. 
 
 Blessed Jesus I 
 Thou hast bought us, thine we are. 
 
 2 "We are thine ; do thou befriend us. 
 Be the guardian of our way; 
 
 Keep thy flock, from sin defend us. 
 Seek us when we go astray. 
 
 Blessed Jesus I 
 Hear young children when they pray. 
 
 3 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. 
 
 Blessed Jesus ! 
 Let us early turn to thee. 
 
 4 Early let us seek thy favor, 
 Early let us do thy will ; 
 
 Holy Lord, our only Saviour, 
 With thy grace our bosom fill. 
 
 Blessed Jesus I 
 Thou hast loved us, love us still. 
 
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 The glory of his Tcingdom. 
 
 HAIL to the Lord's anointed, 
 Great David's greater Sonl 
 Hail, in the time appointed. 
 Hi? reign on earth begun 1 
 
THE SAVIOUR. 61 
 
 He comes to break oppression, 
 
 To set the captive free ; 
 To take away transgression, 
 
 And rule in equity. 
 
 2 He comes, with succor 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, condemned and dying, 
 
 "Were precious in his sight. 
 
 3 He shall descend hke 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; 
 The tide of time shall never 
 
 His covenant remove; 
 His name shall stand forever ; 
 
 That name to us is Love. 
 
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 Eosanna. 
 
 ONCE was heard the song of children 
 By the Saviour when on earth; 
 Joyful in the sacred temple 
 
 Shouts of youthful praise had birth. 
 
 And hosannas 
 Lqud to David's Son broke forth. 
 
02 HYMNS. 
 
 2 Palms of victory strewn around him, 
 Garments spread beneath his feet, 
 
 Prophet of the Lord they crowned him, 
 In fair Salem's crowded street; 
 
 "With hosannas, 
 Him the lips of children greet. 
 
 3 Blessed Saviour, now triumphant, 
 Glorified and throned on high, 
 
 Mortal lays, from man or infant, 
 Vain to tell thy praise essay ; 
 
 But hosannas 
 Swell the chorus of the sky. 
 
 4 God o'er all in heaven reigning, 
 We this da}^ thy glory sing; 
 
 Not with palms thy patliway strewing, 
 We would loftier tribute bring: 
 Glad hosannas 
 To our Prophet, Priest, and King. 
 
 5 0, though humble is our off' ring, 
 Deign accept our grateful lays; 
 
 These from children once proceeding 
 Thou didst deem "perfected praise," 
 
 Now hosannas, 
 Saviour, Lord, to thee we raise. 
 
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 Hosanna to tJi^ Son of David. 
 
 WHAT are those soul-reviving strains 
 Which echo thus from Salem's plains? 
 What anthems loud, and louder still. 
 So sweetly sound from Zion's hill? 
 
 2 Lo ! 'tis an infant chorus sings 
 Hosanna to the King of kings ; 
 
 The Saviour comes ! and babes proclaim 
 Salvation, sent in Jesus' name. 
 
 3 Nor these alone their voice shall raise, 
 For -we will join this song of praise; 
 Stili Israel's children forward press 
 
 To hail the Lord their righteousnesa 
 
THE SAVIO UiJ. 63 
 
 4 Messiah's name shall joy impart 
 Alike to Jew and Gentile heart; 
 He bled for us, he bled for you, 
 And we will sing hosanna too. 
 
 5 Proclaim hosannas loud and clear, 
 See David's Son and Lord appear! 
 All praise on earth to him be given, 
 And glory shout through highest heaven. 
 
 98 s. M. 
 
 Attachment to the CJiurch. 
 
 I LOVE thy kingdom, Lord, 
 The house of thine abode. 
 The Church our blest Redeemer saved 
 With his ov^Ti precious blood. 
 
 2 I love thy Church, God ; 
 Her walls before thee stand. 
 
 Dear as the apple of thine eye. 
 And graven on thy hand. 
 
 3 For her my tears shall fall; 
 For her my prayers ascend ; 
 
 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 Zion shaU be given 
 
 The brightest glories earth can yield, 
 And brighter bliss of heaven. 
 
64 HYMNS. 
 
 99 4 6s & 2 8a. 
 
 Christ a Frophet^ Priest^ and King. 
 
 JOIN all the glorious names 
 Of wisdom, love, and power, 
 That ever mortals knew, 
 
 Or angels ever bore: 
 All are too mean to speak his worth, 
 Too mean to set the Saviour forth. 
 
 2 Great Prophet of our God, 
 
 Our tongues shall bless thy name ; 
 By thee the joyful news 
 
 Of our salvation came ; 
 The joyful news of sins forgiven, 
 Of hell subdued, and peace with heaven. 
 
 3 Jesus, our great High Priest, 
 Has shed his blood and died ; 
 
 Our guilty conscience needs 
 
 No sacrifice beside: 
 His precious blood did once atone, 
 And now it pleads before the throne. 
 
 4 thou almighty Lord, 
 
 Our Conqu'ror and our King, 
 Thy scepter and thy sword. 
 
 Thy reigning grace, we sing. 
 Thine is the power; make us sit 
 In willing bouds beneath thy feet. 
 
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 The children's Friend. 
 
 THOU guardian of our youthful days, 
 To thee our prayers ascend ; 
 To thee we'll tune our songs of praise, 
 Jesus. th/=» children's Friend. 
 
 2 From thee our daily mercies flow, 
 
 Our life and health descend ; 
 save our souls from sin and woe : 
 
 Thou art the children's Friend. 
 
THE SAVIOUR. 65 
 
 3 Teach us to prize thy holy "Word, 
 And to its truths attend ; 
 
 Thus shall we learn to fear the Lord, 
 And love the children's Friend. 
 
 4 may we feel a Saviour's love, 
 To him our souls commend, 
 
 "Who left his glorious home above 
 To be the children's Friend. 
 
 5 Lord, draw our youthful hearts to thee, 
 And when this life shall end, 
 
 Raise us to live above the sky 
 With thee, the children's Friend. 
 
 101 L. M. 
 
 The MgJiway of holiness. 
 
 JESUS, my all, to heaven is gone, 
 He, whom I fix my hopes upon; 
 His track I see, and I'll pursue 
 The narrow way till him I view. 
 
 2 The way the holy prophets went, 
 The road that leads from banishment, 
 The King's highway of holiness, 
 
 I'll go, for all his paths are peace. 
 
 3 This is the way I long have sought. 
 And mourned because I found it not ; 
 My grief a burden long has been. 
 Because I was not saved from sin. 
 
 4 The more I strove against its power, 
 I felt its weight and guilt the more ; 
 Till late I heard my Saviour say. 
 Come hither, soul, I am the way. 
 
 5 Lo I glad I come ; and thou, blest Lamb^ 
 Shalt take me to thee as I am ; 
 Nothing but sin have I to give, 
 Nothing but love shall I receive. 
 
•6 HYMNS. 
 
 6 Then will I tell to sinners round 
 "What a dear Saviour I have found ; 
 I'll point to thy redeeming blood, 
 And say, Behold the way to God. 
 
 103 0. M. 
 
 The preckms Name. 
 
 HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds 
 In a believer's ear! 
 It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, 
 And drives away his fear. 
 
 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, 
 And calms the troubled breast ; 
 
 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, 
 And to the weary, rest. 
 
 3 Dear Name, the rock on which I build, 
 My shield and hiding-place; 
 
 My never-failing treasure, filled 
 With boundless stores of grace ; 
 
 4 Jesus, my Shepherd, Saviour, Friend, 
 My Prophet, Priest, and King, 
 
 My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, 
 Accept the praise I bring. 
 
 5 I would thy boundless love proclaim 
 With every fleeting breath; 
 
 So shall the music of thy name 
 Refresh my soul in death, 
 
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 For power over temptation. 
 
 HELP, Lord, to whom for help I fly, 
 And still my tempted soul stand by 
 Throughout the evil day ; 
 The sacred watchfulness impart, 
 And keep the issues of my heart, 
 And stir me up to pray. 
 
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 2 My soiil with thy whole armor arm ; 
 In each approach of sin, alarm, 
 
 And show the danger near: 
 Surround, sustain, and strengthen me.> 
 And fill with godly jealousy 
 
 And sanctifying fear. 
 
 3 "Whene'er my careless hands hang do"wn 
 let me see thy gathering frown, 
 
 And feel thy warning eye ; 
 And starting, cry, from ruin's brink, 
 Save, Jesus, or I yield, I sink ; 
 
 save me, or I die. 
 
 4 If near the pit I rashly stray, 
 Before I wholly fall away. 
 
 The keen conviction dart; 
 Recall me by that pitying look. 
 That kind, upbraiding glance, which broke 
 
 Unfaithful Peter's heart. 
 
 5 In me thine utmost mercy show, 
 And make me, like thyself below, 
 
 Unblamable in grace ; 
 Eeady prepared and fitted here, 
 By perfect holiness, to' appear 
 
 Before thy glorious face. 
 
 104 S. M. 
 
 The Lord, my Shepherd. 
 
 THE Lord my Shepherd is ; 
 I shall be well supplied ; 
 Since he is mine and I am his, 
 What can I want beside ? 
 
 2 He lead? me to the place 
 
 "Where heavenly pasture grows, 
 "Where hv/ng waters gently pass, 
 And fuYi salvation flows. 
 
68 HYMNS. 
 
 3 If e'er I go astray, 
 
 He doth my soul reclaim, 
 And guides me in liis own right way, 
 • For his most holy name. 
 
 4 While he affords his aid, 
 
 1 cannot yield to fear ; 
 
 Though I should walk through death's dark shade, 
 My Shepherd's with me there. 
 
 105 L. M. 
 
 Jesiis reigns, 
 
 COME, let us tune our loftiest song. 
 And raise to Christ our joyful strain; 
 Worship and thanks to him belong. 
 Who reigns, and shall forever reign. 
 
 2 His sovereign power our bodies made; 
 Our souls are Ms immortal breath ; 
 
 And when his creatures sinned, he bled 
 To save us from eternal death. 
 
 3 Burn every breast with Jesus' love; 
 Bound every heart with rapturous joy ; 
 
 And saints on earth, witli saints above, 
 Your voices in his praise employ. 
 
 4 Extol the Lamb with loftiest song. 
 Ascend for him our cheerful strain ; 
 
 Worship and thanks to him belong. 
 Who reigns, and shall forever reign. 
 
 106 "^s, 8s, & 63. 
 
 Like Jesus. 
 
 I WANT to be like Jesus, 
 So lowly and so meek; 
 For no one marked an angry word 
 
 That ever heard him speak. 
 I want to be like Jesus, 
 
 So frequently in prayer ; 
 
 Alone upon the mountain-top 
 
 He met his Father there. 
 
THE SAVIOUR. 69 
 
 2 I want to be like Jesus; 
 I never, never find 
 
 That he, though persecuted, was 
 
 To any one unkind. 
 I want to be hke Jesus, 
 
 Engaged in doing good. 
 So that of me it may be said, 
 
 " She hath done what she could.'' 
 
 3 I want to be like Jesus, 
 So lowly and so meek; 
 
 For no one marked an angry word 
 
 That ever heard him speak. 
 Alas ! I'm not like Jesus, 
 
 As any one may see ; 
 
 gentle Saviour, send thy grace, 
 And make me hke to thee. 
 
 My Shepherd. 
 
 TO thy pastures green and fair, 
 Saviour, let a child repair: 
 
 1 will never stray from thee. 
 But thy fold my home shall be. 
 
 Chorus. — I will never stray from thee, 
 But thy fold my home shall be. 
 
 1 will never, never stray from thee, 
 But thy fold my home shall be. 
 
 2 Like a gentle lamb, I'll stay 
 In the meadows fresh and gay; 
 Peaceful and contented there. 
 Guarded by my Shepherd's care. 
 
 Chorus. — I will never stray, etc. 
 
 3 By the waters still and clear 
 i shall wander without fear: 
 Happy by my Sliepherd's side. 
 All my wants shall be supphed. 
 
 Chorus. — I will never stray, etc. 
 
70 HYMNS 
 
 4 Lord, wilt thou my Shepherd be? 
 Help me then to follovr thee ; 
 At thy feet myself I cast, 
 Thee to servo while life shall last. 
 Chorus — I will never stray, etc. 
 
 108 8s, 1B, & 4. 
 " My son, give me thine TiearL^^ 
 
 ¥ELCOME, welcome, dear Redeemer, 
 Welcome to this heart of mine ; 
 Lord, I make a full surrender. 
 
 Every power and thought be thine ; 
 
 Thine entirely, 
 Through eternal ages thine. 
 2 Known to all to be thy mansion, 
 
 Earth and hell will disappear ; 
 Or in vain attempt possession 
 
 "When they find the Lord is near: 
 
 Shout, Zion! 
 Shout, ye saints, the Lord is here I 
 
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 " Lovest thou mef'' 
 
 HARK, my soul ! it is the Lord ; 
 'Tis the Saviour; hear his word: 
 Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee: 
 "Say, poor sinner, lov'st 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 tlian the heights above. 
 Deeper tlian the depths beneath, 
 Free and faithful, strong as death. 
 
THE SAVIOUR. 71 
 
 5 "Thou shalt see my glory soon, 
 When the work of grace is done ; 
 Partner of my throne shalt be: 
 Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?" 
 
 6 Lord, it is my chief complaint. 
 That my love's so weak and faint; 
 Yet I love thee, and adore ; 
 
 for grace to love thee more I 
 
 110 '^s, 4s, & 6. 
 
 Seeking CTirisVs care. 
 
 SAVIOUR, listen to our prayer, 
 Poor and sinful though we are ; 
 Guilt-confessing, 
 Give thy blessing. 
 Grant us thy loving care. 
 
 Chorus. 
 God, our Father, Christ, our King, 
 Now to thee our hearts we bring; 
 
 Keep them ever, 
 
 Blessed Saviour, 
 Till in heaven thy love we sing. 
 
 2 Strength is thine ; we often stra> 
 From thy pure and holy way ; 
 
 Wilt thou guide us, 
 Walk beside us, 
 Nearer every day? 
 
 Chorus. — God, our Father, ett. 
 
 3 Then may we, when life is o'er, 
 Stand with thee on yonder shore: 
 
 Freed from sinning. 
 Heaven winning. 
 Praising evermore. 
 
 GiiORUs.— O God, our Fatlieir, eto. 
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 Ill 8s & Ts. 
 
 Jestis reigns. 
 
 HARK ! ten thousand harps and voices 
 Sound the note of praise above ; 
 Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices; 
 
 Jesus reigns, the God of love. 
 See, he sits on yonder throne! 
 Jesus rules the world alone. 
 
 Halleluiah, Ameul 
 
 2 Jesus, hail! whose glorj brightens 
 All above, and gives it worth: 
 
 Lord of love, thy smile enlightens, 
 
 Cheers and charms thy saints on earth : 
 When we think of love like thine, 
 Lord, we own it love divine. 
 
 3 King of glory, reign forever, 
 Thine an everlasting crown; 
 
 Nothing from thy love shall sever 
 
 Those whom thou hast made thine own, 
 Happy objects of thy grace, 
 Chosen to behold thy face. 
 
 4 Saviour, hasten thine appearing. 
 Bring, bring the glorious day 
 
 When, the awful summons hearing. 
 
 Heaven and earth shall pass away! 
 Then with golden harps we'll sing 
 Glory, glory to our King ! 
 
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 Shephe7'd of Israel. 
 
 OTELL me, thou life and delig ht of my soul, 
 Where the flock of thy pasture are feeding^ 
 
 1 seek thy protection, I need thy control, 
 
 I would go where my Shephera is leading. 
 
 2 tell me the place where thy flock are at rest, 
 Where the noontide will find them reposing ; 
 
 The tempest now rages, my soul is distressed, 
 And tiie pathway of peace I am losing. 
 
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 3 why should I stray with the flocks of thy foes. 
 'Mid the desert where uow they are roviug, 
 
 "Where hunger and thirst, where affliction and woes 
 And temptations, their ruin are proving? 
 
 4 when shall my foes and my wanderings cease, 
 And the follies tliat fill me with weeping ? 
 
 Thou Shepherd of Israel, restore me that peace 
 Thou dost give to the flock thou art keeping. 
 
 5 A voice from the Shepherd now bids thee return 
 By the way where the footprints are lying; 
 
 No longer to wander, no longer to mourn, 
 lost one, now homeward be flying. 
 
 113 0. M. 
 
 Crown Jesus Lord of all. 
 
 COME, children, hail the Prince of peace, 
 Obey tlie Saviour's call; 
 Come, seek his face and taste his grace. 
 And crown him Lord of all, 
 
 2 Ye lambs of Christ your tribute bring, 
 Ye children great and small, 
 
 Hosanna sing to Christ your King; 
 crown him Lord of all. 
 
 3 This Jesus will your sins forgive ; 
 haste! before him fall; 
 
 For you he died, that you might live 
 To crown him Lord of all. 
 
 4 All hail the Saviour, Prince of peace ! 
 Let saints before him fall; 
 
 Let sinners seek his pard'ning grace, 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 
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 TTie need of Jesus. 
 
 I NEED thee, precious Jesus, 
 For I am full of sin ; 
 My soul is dark and guilty, 
 My heart is dead within. 
 
74 ^YM^-s. 
 
 1 need the cleansing fountain, 
 
 Where 1 can always flee; 
 The blood of Christ most precious. 
 The sinner's perfect plea. 
 
 2 I need thee, precious Jesus, 
 For I am very poor ; 
 
 A stranger and a pilgrim, 
 
 I have no earthly store. 
 I need the love of Jesus 
 
 To cheer me on my way, 
 To guide my doubting footsteps, 
 
 To be mj'- strength and stay, 
 
 3 I need thee, precious Jesus, 
 I need a friend like thee ; 
 
 A friend to soothe and sympathize, 
 
 A friend to care for me. 
 I need the heart of Jesus 
 
 To feel each anxious care, 
 To tell my ever}' want, 
 
 And all my sorrows share. 
 
 4 I need thee, precious Jesus, 
 And hope to see tliee soon, 
 
 Encircled with the rainbow, 
 
 And seated on thy throne. 
 There with thy blood- bought children, 
 
 My joy shall ever be. 
 To sing thy praises, Jesus, 
 
 To gaze, my Lord, on thee. 
 
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 Excellency of Christ. 
 
 COULD we speak the matchless worth, 
 could we sound the glories forth, 
 Which in our Saviour shine. 
 We'd soar, and touch tlie heavenly strings, 
 And vie with Gabriel, while he sings 
 In notes aimost divine. 
 
THE SAVIOUR. Y6 
 
 2 "We'd sing the precious blood he spUt, 
 Our ransom from the dreadful guilt 
 
 Of sin and wrath divine ; 
 We'd sing his glorious righteousness, 
 In which all-perfect heavenly dress 
 
 "We shall forever shine. 
 
 3 "We'd sing the characters he bears, 
 And all the forms of love he wears, 
 
 Exalted on his throne; 
 In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, 
 We would, to everlasting days, 
 
 Make all his glories known. 
 
 4 Well, the delightful day will come 
 When our dear Lord will bring us home, 
 
 And we shall see his face : 
 Then with our Saviour, Brother, Friend, 
 A blest eternity we'll spend, 
 
 Triumphant in his grace. 
 
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 CTirist seen of angels. 
 
 OTE immortal throng 
 Of angels round the throne, 
 Join with our feeble song 
 
 To make the Saviour known ; 
 On earth ye knew his wondrous grace, 
 In heaven ye view his beauteous face. 
 
 2 Te saw the holy child 
 In human flesh arrayed. 
 
 Supremely meek and mild. 
 
 While in the manger laid; 
 And praise to God and peace on earth, 
 Proclaimed aloud for such a birth. 
 
 3 Around the bloody tree 
 
 Ye pressed with strong desire, 
 That wondrous sight to see, 
 
 The Lord of hfe expire : 
 And could your eyes have known a tear, 
 In sad surprise had dropped it there. 
 
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 4 Around his sacred tomb 
 A willing watch ye keep, 
 
 Till the blest moment come 
 
 To rouse him from his sleep : 
 Then rolled the stone, and all adored 
 With joy unknown your rising Lord. 
 
 5 When all arrayed in light 
 The shining Conqu'ror rode, 
 
 Ye hailed his rapturous flight 
 
 Up to the throne of God, 
 And waved your golden wings around, 
 And struck your strings of sweetest sound. 
 
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 Chie/est among ten tJiousand. 
 Tuira. — " WatcTiman^ tell U8 of the nigTvty 
 
 LORD of earth, thy forming hand 
 Well this beauteous frame hath planned ; 
 Woods that wave, and hills that tower, 
 Ocean rolling in its power ; 
 Yet amid this scene so fair, 
 Should I cease thy smile to share, 
 What were all its joys to me ? 
 Whom have I on earth but thee ? 
 
 2 Lord of heaven, beyond our sight 
 Shines a world of purer hght ; 
 There, in love's unclouded reign, 
 Parted hands shall meet again: 
 
 that world is passing fair! 
 Yet if thou wert absent there 
 What were all its joys to me ? 
 Whom have I in heaven but thee? 
 
 3 Lord of earth and heaven, my breast 
 Seeks in thee its only rest ; 
 
 1 was lost; thy accents mild 
 Homeward lured thy wandering child : 
 
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 O, should once thy smile divine 
 Cease upon my soul to shine, 
 What were earth or heaven to me ? 
 Whom have I in each but thee? 
 
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 Thy way^ not rmne. 
 
 THY way, not mine, Lord, 
 However dark it be ! 
 Lead me by thine own loving hand, 
 Choose out the path for me. 
 
 2 Smooth let it be or rough, 
 It will be still the best : 
 
 Winding or straight, it matters not, 
 It leads me to thy rest. 
 
 3 I dare not choose my lot ; 
 I could not if I might ; 
 
 Choose thou for me, my Saviour, God, 
 So shall I walk aright. 
 
 4 Choose thou for me my friends, 
 My sickness or my health ; 
 
 Choose thou, my Lord, my cares for me, 
 My poverty or wealth. 
 
 5 Not mine, not mine the choice. 
 In things or great or small ; 
 
 Be thou my guide, my shield, my strength, 
 My wisdom, and my all. 
 
 6 The kingdom that I seek 
 Is thine : so let the way 
 
 That leads to it be also thine, 
 Else I must surely stray. 
 
 7 Take thou my cup, and it 
 With joy or sorrow fill ; 
 
 Mingle as best to thee may seem ; 
 Choose thou my good and ilL 
 
78 HYMNS. 
 
 119 8s, 7s, & 4. 
 
 Praise the Saviour. 
 
 PRAISE the Lord who died to save us; 
 Praise his name forever dear; 
 Praise his blessed name, who gave us ^ 
 
 Eyes to see and ears to hear: "m 
 
 Praise the Saviour, < 
 
 Object of our love and fear. 
 
 2 Grace it was, 'twas grace abounding 
 Brought him down to save the lost; 
 
 Te above his throne surrounding, 
 Praise him, praise him, all his host: 
 
 Saints adore him I 
 Ye are they who owe him most. 
 
 3 Ye, of all his hand created. 
 Objects are of grace alone ; 
 
 Aliens once, but reinstated, 
 Destined now to fill a throne; 
 
 Sing with wonder, 
 Sing of what our Lord bath done. 
 
 4 Praise his name who died to save us, 
 'Tis by him his people live ; 
 
 And in him the Father gave us 
 All that boundless love could give : 
 
 Life eternal 
 In our Saviour we receive. 
 
 IQO 4 ^'^''^ lis. 
 
 A f/rm foundation. 
 
 HOW 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, 
 "Who unto the Saviour for refuge hu,ve fled. 
 2 Fear not, I am with ye ; be not dismayed, 
 For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid : 
 I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to 
 
 stand, 
 Uphold by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 
 
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 3 "When through the deep waters I call thee to go, 
 The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow ; 
 
 For I will be with thee thy trials to bles?, 
 And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 
 
 4 The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, 
 I will not, I will not desert to his foes : 
 
 That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, 
 I'll never — no, never — no, never forsake. 
 
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 The Mng of Salem. 
 
 ¥HEN' Jordan hushed his waters still, 
 And silence slept on Zion's hill ; 
 When Bethlehem's shepherds through the night 
 "Watched o'er their flocks by starry light; 
 
 2 Hark I from the midnight hills around, 
 A voice of more than mortal sound 
 
 In distant halleluiahs stole, 
 
 Wild murmuring o'er the raptured soul. 
 
 3 On wheels of light, on wings of flame. 
 The glorious hosts of Zion came ; 
 
 High heaven with songs of triumph rung, 
 While thus they struck their harps and sung: 
 
 4 " Zion, lift thy raptured eye, 
 The long expected hour is nigh ; 
 Renewed creation smiles again, 
 The Prince of Salem comes to reign. 
 
 5 " He comes to cheer the trembhng heart, 
 Bid Satan and his host depart ; 
 
 Again the Day-star gilds the gloom, 
 Again the bowers of Eden bloom." 
 
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 JacoVs Ladder. 
 
 WHAT doth the ladder mean. 
 Sent down from the Most High? 
 Fastened to earth its foot is seen, 
 Its summit to the sky. 
 
80 IIYMXS. 
 
 Lo I up and down the scale 
 The angels swiftly move ; 
 
 And God, tlie great Invisible, 
 Himself appears above ! 
 
 2 Jesus that ladder is, 
 The incarnate Deity, 
 
 Partaker of celestial bliss 
 
 And human misery. 
 Sent from his high abode, 
 
 To sleeping mortals given; 
 He stands, and man unites to God, 
 
 And earth connects with heaven. 
 
 3 Redeemer of mankind, 
 "Who on thy name rely, 
 
 A constant intercourse we find 
 Opened 'twixt earth and sky. 
 
 Mercy, and grace, and peace. 
 Descend through thee alone ; 
 
 And thou dost all our services 
 Present before the throne, 
 
 4 On us thy Father's love 
 Is for thy sake bestowed ; 
 
 Thou art our Advocate above, 
 Thou art our way to God : 
 
 Our way to God we trace, 
 
 And through thy name forgiven, 
 
 From step to step, from grace to grace, 
 On thee we climb to heaven. 
 
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 Faifhful ShcjoTierd. 
 
 FAITHFUL Shepherd, meek and mild; 
 To thy pastures lead a child. 
 Where the tender verdure grows, 
 "Where the peaceful streamlet flows. 
 Where thy flock, from danger free, 
 Hear thy voice, and follow tbce. 
 
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 2 There, beneath thy waichful eye, 
 They are safe, though danger's nigh; 
 There enfolded in thy arms, 
 
 They can smile at rude alarms ; 
 Though a host their way oppose. 
 Thou w-ilt save them from their foes. 
 
 3 When the vale of grief they tread, 
 Thou dost mark the tears they shed ; 
 By then- side in pity stand, 
 
 Dry the tear with tender hand ; 
 Gently quell the rising fear. 
 Make it sweet to suffer there. 
 
 4 Faithful Shepherd, meek and mild, 
 To thy pastures lead a child; 
 "Weak and helpless. Lord, I am. 
 Gather in a wandering lamb ; 
 
 Lest from thee I further stray, 
 Take me to thy fold, I pray. 
 
 1Q4 8s & 7s. 
 
 The Friend above all others. 
 
 ONE there is above all others 
 "Well deserves the name of Friend ; 
 His is love beyond a brother's, 
 Costly, free, and knows no end. 
 
 2 "Which of all our friends, to save us, 
 Could or would have shed his b.xd 
 
 But the Saviour died to have us 
 Reconciled in him to God. 
 
 3 "When he lived 6n earth abased. 
 Friend of sinners was his name 
 
 Now, above all glory raised, 
 He rejoices in the same. 
 
 4 for grace our hearts to soften ! 
 Teach us. Lord, at length to love, 
 
 "We, alas I forget too often 
 What a friena we have above. 
 
88 viYMx.s. 
 
 125 4 6s & 2 8s. 
 
 Proclaiming the universal Saviour, 
 
 LET earth and heaven agree, 
 Angels and men be joined, 
 To celebrate with me 
 
 The Saviour of mankind : 
 To' adore the all-atoning Lamb, 
 And bless the sound of Jesus' name. 
 
 2 Jesus 1 transporting sound I 
 The joy of earth and heaven ; 
 
 No other help is found, 
 
 No other name is given. 
 By which we can salvation have; 
 But Jesus came the world to save. 
 
 3 Jesus ! harmonious name ! . 
 It charms the hosts above; 
 
 They evermore proclaim, 
 
 And wonder at his love : 
 'Tis all their happiness to gaze, 
 'Tis heaven to see our Saviour's face. 
 
 4 His name the sinner hears, 
 And is from sin set free ; 
 
 'Tis music in his ears; 
 'Tis life and victor}^ ; 
 New songs do now his lips employ, 
 And dances his glad heart for joy. 
 
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 The Lord my Shepherd. 
 
 THE Lord is my Sheplierd, how happy am 1 1 
 How tender and watchful ray wants to supply I 
 He daily provides me with raiment and food; 
 Whate'er he denies me is meant for my good. 
 2 The Lord is my Shepherd, then I must obey 
 His gracious commandments, and walk in his way; 
 His fear he will teach me, my heart he'll renew, 
 And though I'm se sinful, my sins he'll subdue. 
 
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 3 The Lord is my Shepherd, how happy am II 
 I'm blest when I live, and I'm blet<t when I die; 
 
 • lu death's gloomy valley no evil I'll dread, 
 "For I will be with thee," my Shepherd has said. 
 
 4 The Lord is my Shepherd, I'll sing with delight, 
 Till called to adore him in regions of light; 
 
 Then praise him with angels to bright harps of gold. 
 And ever and ever his glory behold. 
 
 1^7 6s k 53. 
 
 Praise to Cfhrist. 
 
 JESUS, high in glory, 
 Lend a listening ear; 
 When we bow before thee, 
 Infant praises hear. 
 
 2 We are little children, 
 Weak and apt- to stray; 
 
 Saviour, guide and keep us 
 In the heavenly way. 
 
 3 Save us. Lord, from sinning, 
 Watch us day by day; 
 
 Help us now to love thee, 
 Take our sins away, 
 
 4 Then when Jesus calls us 
 To our heavenly home. 
 
 We will answer gladly,, 
 "Saviour, Lord, we come." 
 
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 Christ our friend. 
 
 HOW loving is Jesus who came from the sky. 
 In tenderest pity for sinners to die ; 
 His hands and his feet were nailed to the tree, 
 And all this he suffered for you and for me. 
 2 How precious is Jesus to all who believe, 
 And out of his fullness what grace they receive: 
 When weak he supports them, when erring he guides, 
 And everything needfui ho kindly provides. 
 
84 HYMNS. 
 
 3 give then to Jesus your earliest days; 
 They only are blessed who walk in his ways: 
 In life and in death he Till still be your Friend, 
 For whom Jesus loveth, he loves to the end. 
 
 HIS DEATH FOR US. 
 
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 The Lamb that was slain. 
 
 IN" the far better land of glory and light 
 The ransomed are singing in garments of white ; 
 The harpers are harping, and all the bright train 
 Sing the song of Redemption, the Lamb that was 
 slain. 
 
 2 Like the sound of the sea swells their chorus of 
 
 praise, 
 Round the star-circled crown of the Ancient of days, 
 And thrones and dominions re-echo the strain 
 Of Glory eternal to Him that was slain. 
 
 3 Dear Saviour, ma}'- we, with our voices so faint, 
 Sing the chorus celestial with angel aud saint? 
 Yes I yes I we will sing, and thine ear we will gam 
 "With the song of Redemption the Lamb that was slain, 
 
 4 Now children and teachers and friends all unite 
 In a loud halleluiah with the ransomed in light ; 
 To Jesus we'll sing that melodious strain 
 
 The song of Redemption, the Lamb that was slain. 
 
 ISO C. M. 
 
 Bought with a price. 
 
 ALAS! and did my Saviour bleed? 
 And did my sovereign die? 
 Would lie devote that sacred head 
 For such a woxm as I ? 
 
HIS DEATH FOR US. 86 
 
 2 Was it for crimes that I had done 
 He groaned upon the tree ? 
 
 Amazing pity! grace unknown 1 
 And love beyond degree ! 
 
 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide. 
 And shut his glories in, 
 
 When God, the mighty Maker, died 
 For man the creature's sin, 
 
 4 Thus might I hide my blushing face 
 While his dear cross appears, 
 
 Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, 
 And melt mine eyes to tears. 
 
 6 But drops of grief can ne'er repay 
 
 The debt of love I owe: 
 Here, Lord, I give myself away ; 
 
 'Tis all that 1 can do. 
 
 131 c. M. 
 
 Our ever-present Guide. 
 
 JESUS, the Lord of glory, died, 
 That we might never die; 
 And now he reigns supreme, to guide 
 His people to the sky. 
 
 2 Weak though we are, he still is near, 
 To lead, console, defend ; 
 
 In all our sorrow, all our fear, 
 Our all-suflScient Friend. 
 
 3 From His high throne in bliss, he deigns 
 Our every prayer to heed ; 
 
 Bears with our folly, soothes our pains 
 Supplies our every need. 
 
 4 And from his love's exhaustless spring 
 Joys like a river come, 
 
 To make the desert bloom and sing 
 O'er which we travel home. 
 
86 IIYMXS. 
 
 5 Jesus, there is none Iikb thee, 
 
 Our Saviour and our Lora 
 Through earth and heaven exalted be, 
 
 Beloved, obeyed, adored. 
 
 132 C. M. 
 
 He died for tTiee. 
 
 BEHOLD the Saviour of mankind 
 Nailed to the shameful tree ; 
 How vast the love that him inclined 
 To bleed and die for thee I 
 
 2 Hark ! how he groans, while nature shakes, 
 And earth's strong pillars bend: 
 
 The temple's vail in sunder breaks, 
 The solid marbles rend, 
 
 3 'Tis done I the precious ransom's paid 1 
 Eeceive ray soul I he cries : 
 
 See where he bows his sacred head, 
 He bows his head, and dies. 
 
 4 But soon he'll break death's envious chain, 
 And in full glory shine: 
 
 Lamb of God, was ever pain, 
 Was ever love, like thine? 
 
 133 8s, 4s, & 4. 
 
 He pleads his death. 
 
 CHILDREN, hear the melting story 
 Of the Lamb tliat once was slain; 
 'Tis the Lord of life and glory: 
 Shall he plead with joxx in vain? 
 
 receive him. 
 And salvation now obtain. 
 2 Yield no more to sin and foUy, 
 
 So displeasuig in his sight: 
 Jesus loves the pure and holy; 
 They alone are his delight: 
 
 Seek his favor, 
 And your hearts to him unita 
 
II IS i)p:ath for us. 87 
 
 3 All your sins to him confessing 
 
 Who is ready to forgive, 
 Seek the Saviour's richest blessing, 
 
 On his precious name believe; 
 He is waiting: 
 
 "Will you not his grace receive? 
 
 134r 7s & 6a. 
 
 Hie Author of salvation. 
 
 THE Author of salvation, 
 The Saviour, meek and mild, 
 Once took a lowly station, 
 
 Became a little child; 
 In infancy a stranger. 
 
 How mean was his abode ! 
 His cradle was a manger, 
 Himself the Son of God. 
 
 2 His earthly parents found him 
 Submissive day by day ; 
 
 So meek to all around him, 
 
 So ready to obey ; 
 No stain of sin or folly 
 
 Could ever cloud his brow; 
 His heart, so pure and holy, 
 
 With love would ever glow. 
 
 3 And when his foes assailed him, 
 He sought but to forgive ; 
 
 When to the cross they nailed him 
 
 He died that they might live. 
 This bright example shows us 
 
 What duties to fultill ; 
 let it now arouse us 
 
 To learn and do his will. 
 
 135 L. M. 
 
 Glorying only in the cross. 
 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. 
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 88 HYMNS. 
 
 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, 
 Save in the death of Christ, m}^ God ; 
 
 All the vain things that cliarm me most, 
 I sacritice them to his blood. 
 
 3 See, from his head, his han^irf, his leet, 
 Sorrow and love tiow mingled down : 
 
 Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, 
 Or thorns compose so rich a crown? 
 
 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, 
 That were a present far too small ; 
 
 Love so amazing, so divine, 
 
 Demands my soul, my hie, my all. 
 
 136 '^s & 6s. 
 
 TTie precious story. 
 
 "OW precious is the story 
 
 Of our Redeemer's birth, 
 
 Who left the realms of glory, 
 
 And came to dwell on earth! 
 He saw our sad condition, 
 
 Our guilt and sin and shams ; 
 To save us from perdition 
 
 The blessed Jesus came, 
 
 2 He came to earth from heaven, 
 To weep and bleed and die, 
 
 That we might be forgiven, 
 And raised to God on high. 
 
 His kindness and compassion 
 To children then were shown ; 
 
 The heirs of his salvation, 
 
 He claimed theni for his own. 
 
 3 may I love this Saviour, 
 So good, so kind, so mild! 
 
 And may I find his favor, 
 A young but sinful child! 
 
 And in his blissful heaven 
 May I at last appear, 
 
 With all ray sins forgiven, 
 To know and praise him there. 
 
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 137 ^ C. M. 
 
 Agony %n the garden. 
 
 DARK was the night, and cold the ground 
 On which the Lord was laid ; 
 His sweat, like drops of blood, ran down ; 
 In agony he prayed: 
 
 2 " Father, remove this bitter cup, 
 If such thy sacred will ; 
 
 If not, content to drink it up, 
 Thy pleasure I fulfiU." 
 
 3 Go to tlie garden, sinner ; see 
 Those precious drops that flow; 
 
 The heavy load he bore for thee; 
 For thee he lies so low. 
 
 4 Then learn of him the cross to bear; 
 Thy Father's will obey ; 
 
 And when temptations press thee near, 
 Awake to watch and pray. 
 
 138 c. M. 
 
 Sufficiency of the atonement, 
 
 THERE is a fountain filled with blood, 
 Drawn from Imraanuel's veins; 
 And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, 
 Lose all their guilty stains. 
 
 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see 
 That fountain in his day; 
 
 0, may I there, though vile as he. 
 Wash all my sins away. 
 
 3 Thou dying Lamb, thy precious blood 
 Shall never lose its power, 
 
 TUl all the ransomed Church of God 
 Are saved, to sin no more. 
 
 4 E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream 
 Thy flowing wounds supply, 
 
 Redeeming love has been my theme. 
 And shall be, till T dia 
 
90 HYMNS. 
 
 5 And when this feeble, faltering tongue 
 
 Lies silent in the grave, 
 Then, in a nobler, sweeter song, 
 
 I'll sing thy power to save. 
 
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 Come and welcome. 
 
 FROM the cross uplifted high. 
 Where the Saviour deigns to die, 
 What melodious sounds we hear, 
 Bursting on the ravished earl 
 " Love's redeeming work is done ; 
 Come and welcome, sinner, come. 
 
 2 " Sprinkled now with blood the throne, 
 Why beneath thy burdens groan? 
 
 On my pierced body laid. 
 Justice owns the ransom paid: 
 Bow the knee, embrace the Son; 
 Come and welcome, sinner, come. 
 
 3 "Spread for thee, the festal board 
 See with richest dainties stored; 
 
 To thy Father's bosom pressed, 
 Yet again a ciiild confessed, 
 Never from his house to roam. 
 Come and welcome, sinner, come. 
 
 4 " Soon the days of life shall end ; 
 Lo, I come, your Saviour, Friend, 
 Safe your spirits to convey 
 
 To the realms of endless day ; 
 
 Up to my eternal home. 
 
 Come and welcome, sinner, come." 
 
 140 c. M. 
 
 Voice from the Cross. 
 
 I SAW One hanging on a tree, 
 In agony and blood, 
 Who fixed his languid eyes on me, 
 As near the cross I stood. 
 
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 2 Sure, never till my latest breath, 
 Can I forget that look ; 
 
 It seemed to charge me with his death, 
 Though not a word he spoke. 
 
 3 Alas I 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. 
 
 4 A second look he gave, that said, 
 *' I freely all forgive ; 
 
 This blood is for thy ransom paid, 
 I die, that thou may'st live." 
 
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 Q€tTi8«mane. — ^Tmsra:, Pm hut a Travder here* 
 
 "ITHIN the olive shade 
 
 The Saviour see, 
 As there he knelt and prayed. 
 
 My soul, for thee ; 
 While cold and damp midnight, 
 Pale moon and dim starlight, 
 Beheld thy strange, sad sight, 
 
 Gethsemane 1 
 
 2 Even the faithful fail 
 Vigils to keep ; 
 
 They sink behind the vail 
 
 Of weary sleep. 
 Jesus is left alone, 
 Bowed on dark earth and stone. 
 And thou dost hear his moan, 
 
 Gethsemane 1 
 
 3 Why is my Saviour there 
 In tears and cries ? 
 
 Under a burdening prayer, 
 
 In groans and sighs? 
 
02 HYMNS. 
 
 "While sorrow's dread control 
 O'erwhelms his holy soul, 
 His blood to thee doth roll, 
 Gethseraane ! 
 
 4 Ah I there he took the cup 
 
 His Father gave, 
 Resigned, he drank it up. 
 
 My soul to savel 
 The world's deep guilt and hate, 
 Heart-crushing load so great, 
 How death-like was its weight, 
 
 Gethseraane I 
 
 5 Garden of love and woe, 
 
 How dear to me I 
 I oft in spirit go, 
 
 Jesus to see. 
 Who gives me heavenly aid 
 To pray as there he prayed, 
 "Within thy sacred shade, 
 Gethseraane I 
 149 L. M. 
 
 In the garden. 
 ?rpiS midnight; and on Ohve's brow 
 
 J- The star is diraraed that lately shone; 
 'Tis midnight ; in the garden now. 
 The suffering Saviour prays alone. 
 
 2 'Tis midnight ; and from all reraoved. 
 The Saviour wrestles lone witli fears; 
 
 E'en that disciple whora he loved 
 
 Heeds not his Master's grief and tears. 
 
 3 'Tis midnight; and for otliers' guilt 
 The Man of sorrows weeps in blood : 
 
 Yet he that hath in anguish knelt, 
 Is not forsaken by his God. 
 
 4 'Tis midnight; and from ether-plains 
 Is borne the soug that angels know ; 
 
 Unheard by mortals are the strains 
 That sweetly soothe the Saviour's woe. 
 
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 It is finished. 
 
 HARK ! the voice of love and mercy 
 Sounds aloud from Calvary ; 
 See, it rends the rooks asunder, 
 
 Shakes the earth and vails the sky 1 
 
 " It is finished! " 
 Hear the dying Saviour cry. 
 
 2 "It is finished! " 0, what pleasure 
 Do these precious words afford! 
 
 Heavenly blessings without measure 
 Flow to us from Christ,- the Lord ; 
 
 " It is finished ! " 
 Saints, the dying words record. 
 
 3 Finished ; all the types and shadows 
 Of the ceremonial law ; 
 
 Finished; all that God had promised; 
 Death and hell no more shall awe: 
 
 "It is finished! " 
 Saints, from hence your comforts draw. 
 
 4 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs, 
 Join to sing tlie pleasing theme; 
 
 All on earth and all in heaven. 
 Join to praise Immanuel's name ; 
 
 Halleluiah ! 
 Glory to the bleeding Lambl 
 
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 A Fountain never dry. 
 
 THERE is a fountain that never is dry, 
 The wounds of Immanuel that fountain supply : 
 From ages to ages the crimson stream tiows, 
 To cleanse the polluted and lighten their woes. 
 
 2 'Tis there in his childhood a sinner may go. 
 And manhood may wash till he's whiter than snow; 
 And age, by his sins and his sorrows oppressed, 
 May find in the wounds of the Saviour a rest. 
 
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 3 No vileness too vile for that fount to remove, 
 No sinner too sinful its virtues to prove; 
 
 If conscience reproaches, if terrors appall, 
 'Twas opened for you, for 'twas opened for all. 
 
 4 Then come to the fountain so gushing and red ; 
 A tempest of wrath mutters over your head, 
 And the moments of mercy are passing away : 
 Then come to the fountain, poor sinner, to-day. 
 
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 To ihe Saviour crucified. 
 
 SACRED Head, now wounded, 
 With grief and shame weighed down , 
 Now scornfully surrounded 
 
 With thorns, thy only crown ; 
 sacred head, what glory. 
 
 What bliss till now was thine I 
 Yet, though despised and gory, 
 I joy to call thee mine. 
 
 2 noblest brow and dearest, 
 In other days, the world 
 
 All feared when tliou appearedst, 
 What shame on thee is hurled I 
 
 How art thou pale with anguish, 
 With sore abuse and scorn; 
 
 How does that visage languish 
 Which once was bright as morn I 
 
 3 What language shall I borrow 
 To thank thee, dearest Friend, 
 
 For this thy dying sorrow. 
 
 Thy pity witliout end ? 
 make me thine forever; 
 
 And should I fainting be, 
 Lord, let me never, never, 
 
 Outlive my love to thee. 
 
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 4 Be near me when I'm dying; 
 
 show thy cross to me, 
 And for my succor flying, 
 
 Come. Lord, to set me free. 
 These eyes new faith receiving, 
 
 From Jesus shall not move ; 
 For he who dies believing. 
 
 Dies safely through thy love. 
 
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 Peace on earthy good-will to men. 
 
 HARK ! what mean those holj voices, 
 Sweetly sounding through the skies ? 
 Lo! the' angelic hosi rejoices; 
 Heavenly halleluiahs rise. 
 
 2 Listen to the wondrous story, 
 Which they chant in hymns of love : 
 
 Glory in the highest, glory. 
 Glory be to God above I 
 
 3 Peace on earth, good-will from heaven, 
 Reaching far as man is found ; 
 
 Souls redeemed and sins forgiven I 
 Loud our golden harps shall sound. 
 
 4 Christ is born, the great Anointed; 
 Heaven and earth his praises sing; 
 
 receive whom God appointed, 
 
 For your Prophet, Priest, and Kmg. 
 
 5 Hasten, mortals, to adore him; 
 Learn his name and taste his love ; 
 
 Till in heaven ye sing before him, 
 Glory be to God above. 
 
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 Glad tidings. 
 
 WHILE shepherds watched their flocks by night, 
 All seated on the ground, 
 The angel of the Lord came down, 
 And glory shone around. 
 
 2 Fear not, said he, (for mighty dread 
 Had seized their troubled mind,) 
 
 Glad tidings of great joy I bring 
 To you and all mankind. 
 
 3 To you, in David's town, this day 
 Is born, of David's line. 
 
 The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord; 
 And this shall be the sign: 
 
 4 The heavenly babe you there shall find 
 To human view displayed. 
 
 All meanly wrapped in swathing-bands, 
 And in a manger laid. 
 
 5 Thus spake the seraph ; and forthwith 
 Appeared a shining throng 
 
 Of angels, praising God on high, 
 Who thus addressed their 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. 
 
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 The nativity of Christ. 
 
 BEHOLD the grace appear. 
 The blessing promised long; 
 Angels announce the Saviour near 
 
 In this triumphant song: 
 2 " Glory to God on high. 
 
 And heavenly peace on earth; 
 Good-will to men, to angels joy 
 At the Redeemer's birth." 
 
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 3 In worship so divine 
 
 Let men employ t'ueir tongues; 
 With the celestial host we join, 
 And loud repeat their songs: 
 
 4 " Glory to God on high, 
 
 And heavenly peace on earth ; 
 Good-will to men, to angels joy, 
 At our Redeemer's birth." 
 
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 CMldren recalling tTie example of Jesus. 
 
 WHEN Jesus left his Father's throne, 
 He chose an humble birth; 
 And, all imhonored and unkno\vn. 
 He came to dwell on earth. 
 
 2 Like him may we be found below 
 In wisdom's path of peace ; 
 
 Like him, iu grace and knowledge grow, 
 As years and strength increase. 
 
 3 Sweet were his words, and kind his look, 
 When mothers round him pressed; 
 
 Their infants in his arms he took, 
 And on his bosom blest. 
 
 4 Safe from the world's alluring charms, 
 Beneath his watchful eye, 
 
 Thus, in the circle of his arms. 
 May we forever lie. 
 
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 The star in the East, 
 
 BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the momira^, 
 Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid ; 
 Star of the East, the horizon adorning. 
 Guide v,-here the infant Redeemer is laid. 
 
 2 Cold, on his cradle, the dew-drops are shining; 
 
 Low lies his bed with the beasts of the stall ; 
 Angels adore him, in slumber reclining. 
 
 Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all. 
 
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 3 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, 
 Odors of Eden and oflf'rings divine ? 
 
 _ Gems of the mountains and pearls of the ocean, 
 Myrrh from the forest and gold from the mine? 
 
 4 Vainly we oflFer each ample oblation ; 
 Vainly with gifts would his favor secure; 
 
 Eicher by far is the heart's adoration ; 
 
 Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 
 
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 Christmas morning. 
 
 LITTLE children, can you tell, 
 Do you know the story well, 
 Every girl and every boy, 
 Why the angels sing for joy 
 On the Christmas morning? 
 
 2 Shepherds sat upon the ground, 
 Fleecy flocks were scattered round, 
 When the brightness filled the sky, 
 And a song was heard on high, 
 
 On the Christmas morning. 
 
 3 "Joy and peace," the angels sang, 
 Far the pleasant echoes rang, 
 
 " Peace on earth, to men good-wiU 1 " 
 Hark! the angels sing it still 
 On the Christmas morning. 
 
 4 For a httle babe that day, 
 Christ, the Lord of angels, lay, 
 Born on earth our Lord to be : 
 This the wondering angels see 
 
 On the Christmas morning. 
 
 5 Let us sing the angels' song. 
 And the pleasant sounds prolong ; 
 This fair babe of Bethlehem 
 Children loves, and blesses them 
 
 On the Christmas morning. 
 
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 6 "Peace" oiir little hearts shall fill, 
 "Peace on eartli. to men good- will." 
 Hear us sing the angels' song, 
 And the pleasant notes prolong, 
 On the Christmas morning. 
 
 The Sim of Righteou^n^s. 
 
 HARK! the herald angels sing, 
 Glory to the new-born King I 
 Peace on earth and mercy mild; 
 God and sinners reconciled. 
 
 2 Joyful all ye nations rise, 
 Join the triumphs of the skies ; 
 With angelic hosts proclaim, 
 Christ is born in Bethlehem. 
 
 3 Christ, by highest heaven adored ; 
 Christ, the everlasting Lord; 
 Vailed in flesh the Godhead see ; 
 Hail, incarnate Deity ! 
 
 4 Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace I 
 Hail the Sun of Righteousness I 
 
 Light and life to all he brings, 
 Risen with healing in his wings. 
 
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 The Child Jems. 
 
 LONG ago the Lord of glory 
 Lived on earth, a little child j 
 He was gentle, he was holy, 
 He was always kind and mild. 
 
 2 He was cradled in a manger, 
 
 Poor and humble was I)is bed ; 
 Jesus, when on earth, a stranger, 
 
 Had not where to lay his head. 
 
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 3 "When he came, the angels, sitging, 
 Told the shepherds of his birth : 
 
 "Christ," they said, "is come: he's bringing 
 Joy and peace to men on earth." 
 
 4 Let us love him, let us fear him, 
 Let us learn of him below; 
 
 Then in heaven we shall be near him ; 
 More of him we then shall know. 
 
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 The Song of Angels. 
 
 HARK! what celestial sounds, 
 What music fills the air 1 
 Soft warbling to the morn. 
 
 It strikes the ravished ear: 
 Now all is still, now wild it floats, 
 Loud, sweet, and shrill, in tuneful notes. 
 
 2 Th' angelic hosts descend, 
 With harmony divine ; 
 
 See how from heaven they bend, 
 
 And in full chorus join: 
 "Fear not, great joy we bring," they say; 
 "Jesus your King is born to-day." 
 
 3 He comes, your souls to save 
 From death's eternal gloom; 
 
 To realms of bliss and light 
 
 He lifts you from the tomb : 
 "With sons of light your voices raise, 
 Tour songs unite of endless praise. 
 
 4 Glory to God on high I 
 
 Ye mortals spread the sound, 
 And let your raptures fly 
 
 To earth's remotest bound : 
 For peace on earth from God in heaven, 
 At Jesus' birtU to man is given. 
 
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 Good-will to man. 
 
 n LORY to God on high 1 
 VT Peace upon earth and joy I 
 
 Good-will to man. 
 Te, who the blessing prove 
 Join with the hosts above ; 
 Sing ye a Saviour's love, — 
 
 Too vast to scan. 
 
 2 Mercy and truth unite; 
 This is a joyful sight; 
 
 All sights above. 
 Jesus the curse sustains ; 
 Bitter the cup he drains ; 
 Nothing for us remains, 
 
 Nothing but love. 
 
 3 Love, that no tongue can teach, 
 Love, that no thought can reach, 
 
 No love like His I 
 Heaven is its blessed source, 
 Death could not stop his cou:^e, 
 Nothing can check its force, 
 
 Matchless it is. 
 
 4 Join then this love to sing, 
 Join to exalt our King, 
 
 Sinners forgiven. 
 To tlie great One in Three 
 Honor and majesty, 
 Now and for ever be. 
 
 Here and in heaven. 
 
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 A BetJileTiem hymn. 
 
 HE has come! the Chris'i, of God; 
 Left for us his glad abode ; 
 Stooping from his throne of bliss, 
 To this darksome wildorness. 
 
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 2 He has come ! the Prince of Peace ; 
 Come to bid our sorrows cease; 
 Come to scatter, with his light, 
 
 All the shadows of our night. 
 
 3 He has come, whose name of grace 
 Speaks deliverance to our race ; 
 
 Left for us his glad abode ; 
 Son of Mary, son of God I 
 
 4 Unto us a child is born ! 
 Ne'er has earth beheld a morn 
 Among all the morns of time, 
 Half so glorious in its prime. 
 
 5 Unto us a Son is given ! 
 
 He has come from God's own heaven : 
 Bringing with him from above, 
 Holy peace and holy love. 
 
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 Joy to the world. 
 
 JOY to the world, the Lord is come ; 
 Let earth receive her King ; 
 Let every heart prepare him room. 
 And heaven and nature sing. 
 
 2 Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns; 
 Let men their songs employ; 
 
 "While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plaina 
 Repeat 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. 
 
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 The Star of Bdlilehem. 
 
 WHEN", marshaled on the uightlj plain, 
 The glittering host bestud the sky, 
 One star alone, of all the train, 
 
 Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. 
 
 2 Hark! 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 Once on the raging seas I rode ; 
 
 The storm was loud, the night was dark; 
 The ocean yawned, and rudely blowed 
 The wind that tossed my foundering bark. 
 
 4 Deep horror then my vitals froze : 
 Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem ; 
 
 "When suddenly a star arose — 
 It was the Star of Bethlehem 1 
 
 5 It was my guide, my light, my all ; 
 It bade my dark foreboding cease ; 
 
 And through the storm and danger's thral], 
 It led me to the port of peace. 
 
 6 Now, safely moored, my perils o'er, 
 I'll sing, first in night's diadem. 
 
 For ever and for ever more. 
 
 The Star— the Star of Bethlehem ! 
 
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 A CTiristmas carol. 
 
 JOT to the sons of men 
 On this bright Christmas mom I 
 List to the welcome words again 
 That charm our waiting hearts, as when 
 The shepherds heard with glad amaze 
 The announcement of angelic lays, 
 "A Saviour, Christ, is born." 
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104 HYMNS. 
 
 2 Joy to earth's sorrowing child 
 On this calm, peaceful morn I 
 
 The holy, harmless, undefiled, 
 Can soothe his breast with comfort mild, 
 The hymn that L )ats along the air 
 Shall find an answer echoing there — 
 "The Saviour, Christ, is born." 
 
 3 Joy tc the sick and poor, 
 "Blessed are they that mourn;" 
 
 If they submissively endure, 
 And trust his holy promise sure : 
 He comes all sorrow to relieve. 
 To comfort all who will believe — 
 "The Saviour, Christ, is born." 
 
 4 Love, joy, good-will, and peace, 
 Since that first Christmas morn, 
 
 Have come to eartli, and ne'er shall cease. 
 To Him who purchased our release, 
 Our hearts, redeemed from death, we'll bring 
 And humbly, gratefully we'll sing, 
 "The Saviour, Christ, is born." 
 
 160 8s & 18. 
 
 Christmas Hymn. 
 
 CHRIST is born, and heaven rejoices, 
 Judah's plain is bathed in light ; 
 Thousand, thousand harps and voices 
 Break the silence of the night. 
 
 Chorus. 
 Glory in the highest, glory, 
 Peace on earth, good-will to men. 
 
 2 Christ is born, the Lord's Anointed 
 Leaves the heavenly world a while, 
 
 Enters on the work appointed, 
 God and man to reconcile, 
 Chorus.— Glory in the highest, etc. 
 
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 3 To the lost he brings salvation, 
 Freedom to the captive slave ; 
 
 Peace amid death's desolatioi. 
 Victory o'er the boasting grave. 
 
 Chorus. — Glory in the highest, etc. 
 
 4 Christ is born, wondrous story I 
 Lord of Ufe, yet born to die ; 
 
 Sorrow's child, yet King of glory : 
 Born to rule and reign on high. 
 
 Chorus. — Glory in the highest, etc 
 
 5 Royal babe, though few enthrone him, 
 Few their grateful offerings bring, 
 
 All the tribes of earth shall own him 
 Prince of peace, creation's King. 
 
 Chorus. — Glory in the highest, etc. 
 
 161 8s & 7s. 
 
 Star of Bethlehem. 
 
 SAW you never in the twilight, 
 When the sun has left the skies. 
 Up in heaven the clear stars shining 
 
 Through the gloom like silver eyes ? 
 So of old, the wise men watching, 
 
 Saw a little stranger star, 
 And they knew the King was given, 
 And they followed it from far. 
 
 2 Heard you never of the story 
 How they crossed the desert wild, 
 
 Journeyed on by plain and mountain, 
 
 Till they found the holy child — 
 How they opened all their treasure. 
 
 Kneeling to that infant King, 
 Gave the gold and fragrant incense, 
 
 Gave the myrrh in offering? 
 
 3 Know you not that lowly infant 
 Was the briglit and Morning Star, 
 
 He who came to light the Gentiles 
 /nd the darkened isles afar? 
 
106 HYMNS. 
 
 And we too may seek his cradle, 
 
 There our hearts' best treasure bnng — 
 
 Love and faith and true devotion, 
 For our Saviour, God, and King. 
 
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 Christmas carol. 
 
 ¥E three Kings of Orient are ; 
 Bearing gifts we traverse afar 
 Field and fountain. 
 Moor and mountain, 
 Following yonder star. 
 
 Chorus. 
 star of wonder, star of night, 
 Star with royal beauty bright, 
 
 Westward leading, 
 
 Still proceeding, 
 Guide us to the perfect Light. 
 
 2 Born a King on Bethlehem's plain, 
 Gold I bring to crown him again — 
 
 King for ever. 
 Ceasing never 
 Over us all to reign. 
 
 Chorus. — star of wonder, etc. 
 
 3 Frankincense to offer have I : 
 Incense owns a deity nigh ; 
 
 Prayer and praising 
 All men raising, 
 "Worship him God on high. — 
 
 Chorus. — star of wonder, etc. 
 
 4 Myrrh is mine : its bitter perfume 
 Breathes a life of gathering gloom — 
 
 Sorrowing, sighing, 
 Bleeding, dying, 
 Sealed in the stone-cold tomb. 
 
 Chorus. — star of wonder, etc 
 
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 5 Glorious now behold him arise, 
 Eling and God and Sacrifice ; 
 
 Heaven singing 
 
 Halleluiah ; 
 Joyous the earth replies. 
 
 Chorus. — star of wonder, etc. 
 
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 The advent. 
 
 CALM on the lisfning 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 the glad reply; 
 
 And greet from all their holy heights 
 The Day-spring from on high. 
 
 4 O'er the blue depths of Galilee 
 There comes a holier calm. 
 
 And Sharon waves, in solemn praise, 
 Her silent groves of pahn. 
 
 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 ! " 
 
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 Christmas bells are ringing. 
 
 CHRISTMAS bells are ringing, ringing 
 O'er the land triumphantly ; 
 Children's voices singing, singing, 
 Sound a joyous jubiJee. 
 
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108 HYMNS. 
 
 'Tis the day the wondrous sign 
 
 Broke the wise men's calm repose ; 
 Newly robed in rays divine 
 The Star of Bethlehem arose. 
 
 Chorus. 
 Christmas bells are ringin.sr, ringing, 
 
 O'er the land triumpliantly; 
 Children's voices singing, singing, 
 Sound a joyous jubilee. 
 
 2 Soft the world lay dreaming, dreaming. 
 On the morning of his birth ; 
 
 Its pure snow-vail gleaming, gleaming, 
 When the Christ-child came on earth. 
 
 He's the priceless pearl we hail, 
 Sent us from a Father's hand ; 
 
 A fount of life that shall not fail, 
 A rock in a weary land. 
 Chorus. — Christmas bells are ringing, etc 
 
 3 Angel hymns are pealing, pealing. 
 Through the depths of yonder sky ; 
 
 Ransomed saints are kneeling, kneeling. 
 Kneeling at the throne on high. 
 
 With grateful voices come we now. 
 Come, both heart and hand to Hft; 
 
 Lord of life, to thee we bow. 
 And thank thee for thy gift. 
 
 Chorus. — Christmas bells are ringing, etc 
 
 RESURRECTION OF JESUS. 
 
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 If we suffer with Him we shall reign with Eim, 
 
 CHRIST, the Lord, is risen to-day, 
 Sons of men and angels say : 
 Raise your joys and triumphs high : 
 Sing, ye heavens, aud earth, reply. 
 
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 2 Love's redeeming worl' is- done , 
 Fought the fight, the battle won: 
 Lo ! the sun's eclipse is o'er; 
 
 Lol he sets in blood no more. 
 
 3 Yain the stone, the watch, tbe seal; 
 Christ has burst the gates of hell; 
 Death in vain forbids his rise; 
 Christ hath opened paradise. 
 
 4 Lives again our glorious King ; 
 Where, death, is now tlij sting? 
 Once he died our souls to save ; 
 Where's thy vict'rj, boasting grave? 
 
 5 Soar we now where Christ has led, 
 Follow our exalted head; 
 
 Made like hinc, like him we rise; 
 Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. 
 
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 The Conqueror's welcome. 
 ^* "\T7"IDE, ye heavenly gates, unfold, 
 
 VV Closed no more by death and sin; 
 Lo I the conquering Lord behold ; 
 Let the King of glory in." 
 
 2 Hark ' th' angelic host inquire, 
 ""Who is he, th' almighty King? " 
 
 Hark again! the answering choir 
 Thus in strains of triumph sing: 
 
 3 "He whose powerful arm, alone, 
 On his foes destruction hurled ; 
 
 He who hath the victory ,won ; 
 He who saved a ruined world ; 
 
 4 "He who God's pure law fulfilled: 
 Jesus, the incarnate Word; 
 
 He whose truth w''h blood was sealed; 
 He is heaven a au-glorious Lord." 
 
110 HYMXS. 
 
 6 "Who shall up to that abode 
 
 Follow in the Saviour's train ? " 
 "They who in his cleansing blood 
 
 Wash away each guilty stain; 
 6 *' They whose daily actions prove 
 
 Steadfast faith and holy fear, 
 Fervent zeal and holy love ; 
 
 They shall dwell forever here." 
 
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 Encouragement to faitJifulness. 
 
 OUR Captain loads lis on ; 
 He beckons from the skies; 
 He reaches out a starry crown, 
 And bids us take the prize. 
 
 2 " Be faithful unto death, 
 Partake my victory, 
 
 And thou shalt wear this glorious 'wreath. 
 And thou shalt reign with me." 
 
 3 'Tis thus the righteous Lord 
 To every soldier saith ; 
 
 Eternal life is the reward 
 Of all victorious faith. 
 
 4 Who conquer in his might 
 The victor's meed receive ; 
 
 They claim a kingdom in his right, 
 Which God will freely give. 
 
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 Dying ^ rising^ reigning. 
 
 HE dies I the Friend of sinners dies I 
 Lol Salem's daughters weep around; 
 A solemn darkness v^ails the skies, 
 
 A sudden trembling shakes the ground ; 
 Come, saints, and drop a tear or two 
 
 For him who groaned beneath your load; 
 He shed a thousand drops for you, 
 A thousand drpps of richer blood. 
 
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 2 Here's love and grief beyond degree : 
 The Lord of glory dies for man 1 
 
 But lo ! what sudden joys we see: 
 
 Jesus, the dead, revives again. 
 The rising God forsakes tlie tomb ; 
 
 (In vain the tomb forbids his rise ;) 
 Cherubic legions guard him home, 
 
 And shout him welcome to the skies. 
 
 3 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell 
 How high your great DeUv'rer reigns; 
 
 Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell. 
 And led the monster death in chains : 
 
 Say, Live forever, wondrous King ! 
 Born to redeem, and strong to save ; 
 
 Then ask the monster, Where's thy sting? 
 And, Where's thy vict'ry, boasting grave? 
 
 169 c. M. 
 
 Easter Sunday. 
 
 THE Lord of Sabbath let us praise, 
 In concert with the blest, 
 Who, joyful, in harmonious lays 
 Employ an endless rest. 
 
 2 Thus, Lord, while we remember thee, 
 We blest and pious grow; 
 
 By hymns of praise we learn to be 
 Triumphant here below. 
 
 3 On this glad day a brighter scene 
 Of glory was displayed 
 
 By the eternal Word, than when 
 This universe was made. 
 
 4 He rises, who mankind has bought, 
 With grief and pain extreme ; 
 
 'Twas great to speak the world from naugh 
 'Twae greaty to redeem. 
 
112 HYMNS. 
 
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 "^ w risen." 
 
 ^^ TJE is rteen, he is not here; 
 
 XL Seek him not among the dead, 
 He is living, do not fear," 
 
 So the white-robed angel said. 
 He hath conquered every foe, 
 
 He hath shown his power to save, 
 When he took the sting from death 
 
 And the vict'ry from the grave. 
 
 Chorus. 
 
 Then with one heart and voice 
 Let all the earth rejoice ; 
 Let all the living join the strain, 
 And angels shout it back again: 
 The Lord is risen, rejoice. 
 
 2 He is risen, he is not here ; 
 
 On the earth he walks no more; 
 All his trials, all his toils. 
 
 All his grief and shame are o'er ; 
 All his purpose is fulfilled, 
 
 All his work on earth is done : 
 He whom sinners put to death 
 
 Sitteth on the great white throne. 
 
 Chorus. — Then with one heart, etc. 
 
 3 He is risen, he is not here — 
 Not indeed to mortal eyes ; 
 
 But we all who die with hun 
 
 Shall again with him arise. 
 'Tis in him alone we live; 
 
 And because he lives again — 
 Blessei promise, glorious hope! 
 
 We shall with him live and reign. 
 
 Chorus. — Then with one heart, etc. 
 
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 171 c. M. 
 
 The ascmnon, 
 
 THE golden gates are lifted up, 
 The doors are opened wide, 
 The King of glory is gone in 
 Unto his Father's side. 
 
 2 Thou art gone up before us, Lord, 
 To make for us a place ; 
 
 That we may be where now thou art, 
 And look upon Grod's face. 
 
 3 And ever on thine earthly path 
 A gleam of glory lies ; 
 
 A light shall break behind the cloud 
 That vailed thee from our eyes. 
 
 4 Lift up your hearts, lift up your minds. 
 Let thy dear grace be given, 
 
 That while we tarry here below, 
 Our treasure be in heaven. 
 
 5 That where thou art, at God's right hand, 
 Our hope, our love may be ; 
 
 Dwell thou in us, that we may dwell 
 For evermore in thee. 
 
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 The resurrection. 
 
 WHEN downward to the darksome lomb 
 I thoughtful turn my eyes, 
 Frail nature trembles at the gloom, 
 And anxious fears arise. 
 
 2 Why shrinks my soul ? In death's embrace 
 Once Jesus captive slept; 
 
 And angels hovering o'er the place, 
 His lowly pillow kept. 
 
 3 Thus shall they guard my sleeping dust; 
 And, as the Saviour rose. 
 
 The grave agaia slr'H yield her trust, 
 And end nay deep repose. 
 
114 HYMNS. 
 
 4 My Lord, before to glory gone, 
 Shall bid me come away; 
 
 And calm and bright shall break the dawn 
 Of heaven's eternal day. 
 
 5 Then let my faith each fear dispel, 
 And gild with light the grave; 
 
 To him my loftiest praises swell, 
 "Who died from death to save. 
 
 INVITATIONS AND WARNINGS, 
 
 173 '7s & 6s. 
 
 Go to Him, early. 
 
 GO thou in life's fair morning, 
 Go in thy bloom of youth, 
 And seek, for thine adorning, 
 The precious pearl of truth : 
 Secure the heavenly treasure. 
 
 And bind it on thy heart ; 
 And let no earthly pleasure 
 E'er cause it to depart. 
 
 2 Go, while the day-star shineth, 
 Go, while thy heart is light, 
 
 Go, ere thy strength declineth, 
 "While every sense is bright ; 
 
 Sell all thou hast, and buy it : 
 'Tis worth all earthly things — 
 
 Eubies, and gold, and diamonds, 
 Scepters and crowns of kings I 
 
 3 Go, ere the cloud of sorrow 
 Steals o'er thy bloom of youth ; 
 
 Defer not till to-morrow : 
 Go now and buy the truth. 
 
INVITATIOXS AND WARNINGS. 116 
 
 Go, seek thy great Creator; 
 
 Learn early to be wise ; 
 Go, place upon thy altar 
 
 A morning sacrifice. 
 
 'X74z 4 lines 7s. 
 
 Delay not. 
 
 HASTEN, 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, to 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. 
 
 175 L. M. 
 
 Jesu8 at the Door. 
 
 BEHOLD the Saviour at the door! 
 He gently knocks, has knocked before; 
 Has waited long, is waiting still : 
 You treat no other friend so ill. 
 2 0, lovely attitude I he stands 
 With melting heart and loaded hands ; 
 O, matchless kindness ! and he shows 
 This matchless kindness to his foes 1 
 3 But will he prove a friend indeed ? 
 He will ; the very friend you need ; 
 The friend of sinners ; yes, 'tis he, 
 "With garments dyed on Calvary. 
 
116 HYMNS. 
 
 4 Rise, touch'd with gratitude diviiie, 
 Turn out his enemy and thine — 
 That soul-destroying monster, sin — 
 And let the heavenly stranger iL 
 
 5 Admit him ere his anger bum : 
 His feet departed ne'er return ; 
 Admit him, or the hour's at hand 
 You'll at his door rejected stand. 
 
 176 4 lines Ys. 
 Come to-day. 
 
 HEAR ye not a voice from heaven, 
 To the listening spirit given ? 
 " Children, come ! " it seems to say, 
 " Give your hearts to me to-day." 
 2. Sweet as is a mother's love, 
 Tender as the heavenly Dove, 
 Thus it speaks a Saviour's charms; 
 Thus it wins us to his arms. 
 
 3 Lord, may we remember thee, 
 While from pains and sorrows free, 
 "While our day is in its dew. 
 
 And the clouds of life are few, 
 
 4 Then when night and age appear, 
 Thou ^vilt chase each doubt and fear ; 
 Thou our glorious leader be, 
 "When the stars shall fade and flee. 
 
 6 Now to thee, Lord, we come. 
 In our morning's early bloom; 
 Breathe on us thy grace divine : 
 Touch our hearts and make them thine. 
 
 177 "^s & 68. 
 
 Jesm^ receive us. 
 
 ¥E bring no glittering treasures, 
 N"o gems from earth's deep mine; 
 "We come, with simple measures, 
 To chant thy love divine. 
 
IX^'ITATIOXS AXD WARNINGS. 117 
 
 Children, thy favors sharing, 
 
 Their voice of thanks would raise ; 
 
 Father, accept our ofiering. 
 Our song of grateful praise. 
 
 2 The dearest gift of Heaven, 
 Love's written word of Truth, 
 
 To us is early given. 
 
 To guide our steps in youth : 
 "We hear the wondrous story, 
 
 The tale of Calvary ; 
 We read of homes in glory. 
 
 From sin and sorrow free. 
 
 3 Redeemer, grant thy blessing: 
 0, teach us how to pray. 
 
 That each, thy fear possessing, 
 
 May tread life's onward way: 
 Then, where the pure are dweRing 
 
 "We hope to meet again. 
 And, sweeter numbers sweUing, 
 
 Forever praise thy name. 
 
 178 C. M. 
 
 I^arli/ instruction. 
 
 HOW happy is the child who hears 
 Instruction's warning voice, 
 And who celestial "Wisdom makes 
 His early, only choice I 
 
 2 For she has treasures greater far 
 Than east or west unfold. 
 
 And her rewards more precious are 
 Than all their stores of gold. 
 
 3 She guides the young with innocence 
 In pleasure's path to tread ; 
 
 A crown of glory she bestows 
 Upon the hoary head. 
 
118 HYMNS. 
 
 4 According as her labors rise, 
 
 So her rewards increase ; 
 ]Ier ways are ways of pleasantness, 
 
 And all her paths are peace. 
 
 179 I'- M. 
 
 The accepted time. 
 
 WHILE life prolongs its precious light, 
 Mercy is found and peace is given ; 
 But soon, ah soon, approaching night 
 Shall blot out every hope of heaven. 
 
 2 While God invites, how blest the day! 
 How sweet the Gospel's charming sound 1 
 
 Come, sinners, haste, haste away, 
 While yet a pard'ning God is found. 
 
 3 Soon, borne on time's most rapid wing, 
 Shall death command you to the grave; 
 
 Before his bar your spirits bring. 
 And none be found to hear or save. 
 
 4 In that lone land of deep despair, 
 
 No Sabbath's heavenly hght shall rise ; 
 No God regard your bitter prayer. 
 No Saviour call you to the skies. 
 
 5 Now God invites, how blest the day ! 
 How sweet the Gospel's charming sound I 
 
 Come, sinners, haste, haste away. 
 While yet a pard'ning God is found I 
 
 180 . s. M. 
 
 SeeTc Him while Tie mxiy te found, 
 
 MY son, know thou the Lord; 
 Thy Father's God obey ; 
 Seek his protecting care by night, 
 
 His guardian hand by day. 
 2 Call, while he may be found; 
 
 Seek him while he is near ; 
 Serve liim with all thy heart and mind, 
 And worship him with fear. 
 
INVITATIONS AND WARNINGS. 119 
 
 3 If thou wilt seek his face, 
 His ear will hear thy cry; 
 
 Then shalt thou find his mercy Stiie, 
 His grace forever nigh. 
 
 4 But if thou leave tliy God, 
 Nor choose the path to heaven, 
 
 Then shalt thou perish in thy sins, 
 And never be forgiven. 
 
 181 c. M. 
 
 Bemembor now thy Creator. 
 
 REMEMBER thy Creator now, 
 In these thy youthful days ; 
 He will accept thine earliest vow; 
 He loves thine earliest praise. 
 
 2 Remember thy Creator now, 
 Seek him while he is near; 
 
 For evil days will come, when thou 
 Shalt find no comfort here. 
 
 3 Remember thy Creator now, 
 His willing servant be; 
 
 Then, when thy head in death shall bow, 
 He will remember thee. 
 
 4 Almighty God, our hearts incline 
 Thy heavenly voice to hear; 
 
 Let all our future days be thine. 
 Devoted to thy fear. 
 
 182 8 lin&s 7s. 
 
 Early seek and you shall find. 
 
 CHILDREN ! hsten to the Lord, 
 And obey his gracious word; 
 Seek his face with heart and mind; 
 Early seek, and you shall find. 
 
 Chorus. 
 Seek his face with heart and mind; 
 Early seek, and you shall find. 
 13 
 
120 HYMNS. 
 
 2 Sorrowful your sins coofess; 
 Plead his perfect righteousness; 
 See the Saviour's bleeding side; — 
 Come 1 you will not be denied. 
 
 Chorus. 
 See the Saviour's bleeding side; . 
 Come! you will not be denied, 
 
 3 For his worship now prepare ; 
 Kneel to him in fervent prayer; 
 Serve him with a perfect heart ; 
 Never from his ways depart. 
 
 Chorus. 
 Serve him with a perfect heart; 
 Never from his ways depart. 
 
 183 c. M. 
 
 The resolution. 
 
 C0MJ2, humble sinner, in whose breast 
 A thousand thoughts revolve, 
 Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed. 
 And make this last resolve: 
 
 2 I'll go to Jesus, though my sin 
 Like mountains round me close ; 
 
 I know his court?, I'll enter in, 
 "Whatever may oppose. 
 
 3 Prostrate I'll lie before his throna 
 And there my guilt confessi; 
 
 I'U tell him I'm a wretch undone 
 Without his sovereign grace. 
 
 4 Perhaps he will admit my plea. 
 Perhaps will hear my prayer; 
 
 But, if I perish, I will pray, 
 And perish only there. 
 
 5 I can but perish if I go ; 
 I am resolved to try; 
 
 For if I stay away, I know 
 I must forever die. 
 
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INVITATIOXS AND WARNINGS. 121 
 
 184 C. M. 
 
 The Hnd Shepherd. 
 
 SEE ihe Kind Shepherd, Jesus, stands, 
 And calls his sheep by name ; 
 Gathers the feeble in His arms, 
 And feeds each tender lamb. 
 
 2 He leads them to the gentle stream, 
 "Where living water flows ; 
 
 And guides them to the verdant fields. 
 Where sweetest herbage grows. 
 
 3 When, wandering from the peaceful fold, 
 We leave the narrow way, 
 
 Our faithful Shepherd still is near. 
 To seek us when we stray. 
 
 4 The weakest Lamb amid the flock 
 Shall be its Shepherd's care ; 
 
 While folded in our Saviour's arms, 
 We're safe from every fear. 
 
 185 c. M. 
 
 The Path of Life. 
 
 THERE is a path that leads to God, 
 All others go astray; 
 Narrow but pleasant is the road, 
 And Christians love the way. 
 
 2 It leads straight through this world of sin, 
 And dangers must be passed ; 
 
 Bnt those who boldly walk therein 
 Will come to heaven at last. 
 
 3 While the broad road, where thousands go, 
 Lies near, and opens fair. 
 
 And many turn aside, I know. 
 To walk with sinners there. 
 
 4 But, lest my feeble steps should slide, 
 Or wander from thy way, 
 
 Lord, condescend to be my guide, 
 And I shall never stray. 
 
122 HYMNS. 
 
 186 s. M. 
 
 Salvation hy grace. 
 r\ RACE ! 'tis a charming sound — 
 vT Harmonious to the ear ; 
 Heaven with the echo shall resound, 
 And all the earth shall hear. 
 
 2 Grace first contrived the way 
 To save rebelhous man; 
 
 And all the steps that grace display 
 Which drew the wondrous plan. 
 
 3 Grace led ray roving 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. 
 
 187 ^ ,. . c. M. 
 
 EeUgion. 
 T) ELIGION is the chief concern 
 Xl' Of mortals here below ; 
 May I its great importance learn, 
 Its sovereign virtue know. 
 
 2 More needful this than glittering wealth 
 Or aught the world bestows ; 
 
 Nor reputation, food or health 
 Can give us such repose. 
 
 3 Religion should our thoughts engage, 
 Amid our youthful bloom ; 
 
 'Twill fit us for declining age, 
 And for the awful tomb. 
 
 4 0, may my heart, by grace renewed, 
 Be my Redeemer's throne. 
 
 And be my stubborn will subdued, 
 His government to own. 
 
INVITATIONS AND WARNINGS. 123 
 
 5 Let deep repentance, faith and love 
 Be joined wnth godlj fear, 
 
 And all my conversation prove 
 My heart to be sincere. 
 
 188 0. M. 
 
 The Christian child. 
 
 BY cool Siloam's shady rill 
 How sweet the lily grows I 
 How sweet the breath, beneath the hill, 
 Of Sharon's dewy rose! 
 
 2 Lo ! such the child whose early feet 
 The paths of peace have trod ; 
 
 "Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, 
 Is upward drawn to God. 
 
 3 By cool Siloam's shady rill 
 The lily must decay : 
 
 The rose that blooms beneath the hill 
 Must shortly fade away. 
 
 4 And sooD, too soon, the wintry hour 
 Of man's maturer age 
 
 "Will shake the soul with sorrow's power, 
 And stormy passion's rage. 
 
 6 Thou wlio givest life and breath, 
 "We seek thy grace alone, 
 
 In childhood, manhood, age, and death, 
 To keep us still thine own. 
 
 189 8s & 78. 
 Come unto Me. 
 
 TO the wandering and the weary, 
 Everywhere on land and sea, 
 Jesus calls in tones of mercy, 
 
 " Come, dear children, come to me." 
 2 From our liome, our household altar. 
 
 When our father bends the knee, 
 Oft we hear a voice inviting, 
 
 " Come, dear cliildren. come to me," 
 
124 HYMNS. 
 
 3 When at night, upon our pillow, 
 "We have praj^ed our prayer to thee, 
 
 Then we felt the word unspoken, 
 "Come, dear children, come to me." 
 
 4 Oft we hear it when our teachers 
 Talk to us of Calvary; 
 
 In our hearts its tones re-echo: 
 
 " Come, dear children, come to me." 
 
 5 When we pass death's troubled river, 
 Calm and peaceful it will be, 
 
 If we hear that voice of voices, 
 
 " Come, dear children, come to me." 
 
 190 L. M. 
 
 Eeturn^ wanderer, 
 
 EETURN, wanderer, return, 
 And seek an injured Father's face; 
 Those warm desires that in thee burn 
 Were kindled by reclaiming grace. 
 
 2 Return, wanderer, return. 
 
 And seek a Father's melting heart; 
 His pitying eyes thy grief discern, 
 
 His hand shall heal thine inward smart. 
 
 3 Return, wanderer, return. 
 Thy Saviour bids thy spirit live ; 
 
 Go to his bleeding feet and learn 
 How freely Jesus can forgive. 
 
 4 Return, wanderer, return. 
 And wipe away the falling tear ; 
 
 'Tis God who says, "No longer mourn," 
 'Tis mercy's voice invites thee near. 
 
 191 L. M. 
 
 One tJi/i/ng needful. 
 
 ¥HY will ye waste on trifling cares 
 That hfe which God's compassion spar* 
 While, in the various range of thought, 
 The one thing needful is forgot ? 
 
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INVITATIONS AND W'ARNINCtG. 126 
 
 2 Shall God invite you from above? 
 Shall Jesus urge his dying love? 
 Shall troubled conscieace give you pain 
 And all these pleas unite in vain ' 
 
 3 Not so your eyes will always view 
 Those objects which you now pursue ; 
 Not so will heaven and hell appear, 
 When death's decisive hour is near. 
 
 4 Almighty God, thy grace impart; 
 Fix deep conviction on each heart; 
 Nor let us waste on trifling cares 
 That life which thy compassion spares. 
 
 192 ^ C. M. 
 
 A solemn point. 
 
 THERE is a time, we know not when, 
 A point we know not where, 
 That marks the destiny of men 
 To glory or despair. 
 
 2 And yet the doomed man's path below 
 May bloom as Eden bloomed; 
 
 He did not, does not, will not know, 
 Or feel that he is doomed. 
 
 3 How far may we go on in sin ? 
 How long will God forbear? 
 
 Where does hope end, and where begin 
 The confines of despair ? 
 
 4 An answer from the skies is sent : 
 " Ye that from God depart, 
 
 While it is called to-day repent, 
 And harden not your heart." 
 
 193 c. M. 
 
 A solemn Jiour. 
 
 THERE is an hour when I must part 
 With all I hold most dear, 
 And life, with its best hopes, will then 
 As nothingness appear. 
 
126 HYMNS. 
 
 2 There is an hour wlien I must sink 
 Beneath the stroke of death, 
 
 And yield to Him who gave it first, 
 My struggUng vital breath. 
 
 3 There is au hour when I must stand 
 Before the judgment- seat. 
 
 And all my sins and all my foes 
 In awful vision meet. 
 
 4 There is an hour when I must look 
 On one eternity, 
 
 And nameless woe or blissful life 
 My endless portion be. 
 
 5 Saviour, then, in all my need, 
 Be near, be near to me ; 
 
 And let my soul, by steadfast faith, 
 Find life and heaven in thee. 
 
 194 0. IL 
 
 Say not, I will delay. 
 
 OSAY not, "I will yet delay 
 To seek God's offered grace;" 
 "When Jesus, with a voice of love, 
 Says now, " Seek thou my face." 
 
 2 Say not, "To-morrow I will turn;" 
 To thee it may not come ; 
 
 For e'en this night thy soul may hear 
 Its everlasting doom. 
 
 3 Say not, " When sickness lays me low 
 I will begin to pray," 
 
 For swift disease or sudden death 
 May call thy soul away, 
 
 4 But say, with earnestness and faith, 
 *' Jesus, I come to thee ; 
 
 Now, from this moment, by thy grace, 
 Help me from sin to flee. 
 
nrviTATioxs and warnings. 127 
 
 5 "Now, for thy tender mercy's sake, 
 Forgive my past delay, 
 
 And in thine own redeeming blood 
 Wash all my sins away. 
 
 6 " Now, by thy Holy Spirit's power, 
 Renew this heart of mine; 
 
 And may the life which thou hast spared 
 Be henceforth wholly thine." 
 
 195 L. M. 
 
 God and his law. 
 
 THERE is a God who reigns above. 
 The Lord of heaven and earth and seas ; 
 
 1 fear his wrath, I ask his love, 
 And with my lips I sing his praise. 
 
 2 There is a law which he hath made, 
 To teach us all, what we must do ; 
 
 And his commands must be obeyed, 
 For they are holy, just, and true. 
 
 3 There is an hour when I must die, 
 Nor do I know how soon 'twill come; 
 
 Thousands of children young as I 
 
 Are called by death to hear their doom. 
 
 4 Let me improve the hours I have, 
 Before the day of grace is fled ; 
 
 There's no repentance in the grave, 
 Nor pardon offered to the dead. 
 
 196 L. M. 
 
 All things are now ready. 
 
 SINNERS, obey the Gospel word; 
 Haste to the supper of the Lord: 
 Be wise to know your gracious day ; 
 All things are ready, come away. 
 2 Ready the Father is to own. 
 And kiss his late-returning son ; 
 Ready your loving Saviour stands. 
 And spreads for you his bleeding hands. 
 
128 HYMNS. 
 
 3 Ready the Spirit of his love, 
 Just now the stony to remove; 
 
 To' apply and witness with the blood, 
 And wash and seal the sons of God 
 
 4 Ready for you the angels wait, 
 To triumph in your blest estate ; 
 Tuning their harps, they long to praise 
 The wonders of redeeming grace. 
 
 5 The Father, Sou, and Holy Ghost, 
 Are ready with their shining host: 
 All heaven is ready to resound, 
 
 The dead's alive! the lost is found! 
 
 197 C. M. D. 
 
 / Tieard tin voice of Jesus say. 
 
 I HEARD the voice of Jesus say, 
 "Come unto me and rest; 
 Lay down, thou weary one, lay down 
 
 Thy head upon my breast." 
 I came to Jesus as I was. 
 Weary and worn and sad; 
 
 1 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 th.rst was quenched, my soul revived, 
 And now I live in him. 
 
 3 I heard the voice of Jesus say, 
 "I am this dark world's light; 
 
 Look unto me, thy morn shall rise, 
 And all thy day be bright." 
 
INVITATIONS AND WARNINGS. 129 
 
 I looked to Jesus, and I found 
 
 In him my star, ray sun ; 
 And in that light of life I'U walk 
 
 Till traveling days are done. 
 
 REPENTANCE. 
 
 198 8s & 6. 
 
 Just as I am. 
 
 JUST as I am — without one plea, 
 But that thy blood was shed for me, 
 And that thou bidd'st me come to thee, 
 Lamb of God, I come ! 
 
 2 Just as I am — and waiting not 
 To rid my soul of one dark blot. 
 
 To thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, 
 Lamb of God, I come ! 
 
 3 Just as I am — though tossed about 
 "With many a conflict, many a doubt — 
 "Fightings within, and fears without," 
 
 Lamb of God, I come 1 
 
 4 Just as I am — poor, wretched, blind — 
 Sight, riches, healing of the mind, 
 
 Yea, all I need, in thee to find : 
 Lamb of God, I come I 
 
 5 Just as I am — thou wilt receive, 
 "Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relievo, 
 Because thy promise I believe: 
 
 Lamb of God, I come ! 
 
 6 Just as I am — thy love, I own, 
 Has broken every barrier down; 
 Now, to be thine, yea, thine alone, 
 
 L?mb of God, I cornel 
 
1 30 HYMNS. 
 
 199 c. M. 
 
 The returning prodigal. 
 
 THE long-lost son, with streaming eyes, 
 From folly just awake, 
 Reviews his wanderings with surprise; 
 His heart begins to break. 
 
 2 I starve, ho cries, nor can I bear 
 The famine in this land, 
 
 "While servants of my Father share 
 The bounty of his hand. 
 
 3 With deep repentance I'll return, 
 And seek m.y Father's face: 
 
 Unworthy to be called a son, 
 I'll ask a servant's place. 
 
 4 Far off the Father saw him move, 
 In pensive silence mourn, — 
 
 And quickly ran, with arms of love, 
 To welcome his return. 
 
 5 Through all the courts the tidings flew, 
 And spread the joy around ; 
 
 The angels tuned their harps anew, — 
 The long-lost son is found I 
 
 aOO S. M. D. 
 
 The wandering sheep. 
 
 I "WAS a wandering sheep, 
 I did not love the fold : 
 I did not love my Father's voice, 
 
 I would not be controlled. 
 I was a wayward child, 
 I did not love my home, 
 
 1 did not love my Shepherd's voice, 
 1 loved afar to roam. 
 
 2 The Shepherd sought his sheep. 
 The Father sought his child ; 
 
 They followed me o'er vale and hill, 
 O'er deserts waste and wild: 
 
KEPEXTANe.E. 131 
 
 Thej found me nigh to death, 
 
 Famished and faint and lone; 
 They bound me with the bands of love. 
 
 They saved the wandering one. 
 
 3 Jesus my Shepherd is: 
 'Twas he that loved my soul, 
 
 'Twas he that washed me in his blood, 
 'Twas he that made me whole ; 
 
 'Twas he that sought the lost, 
 That found the wandering sheep, 
 
 'Twas he that brought me to the fold, 
 ''Twas he that still doth keep. 
 
 4 No more a wandering sheep, 
 I love to be controlled, 
 
 I love my tender Shepherd's voice, 
 
 I love the peaceful fold ; 
 No more a wayward child, 
 
 I seek no more to roam ; 
 
 1 love my heavenly Father's voice, 
 I love, I love his home. 
 
 QOl . 6 lines 1b. 
 
 Clmffijig to fhe Cross. 
 
 T) OCK of ages, cleft for me, 
 
 Xl> Let me hide myself in thee ; 
 
 Let the water and the blood, 
 
 From thy wounded side which flowed, 
 
 Be of sin the double cure. 
 
 Save from wrath and make me pure. 
 
 2 Could my tears forever flow. 
 Could my zeal no languor know. 
 These for sin could not atone ; 
 Thou must save, and thou alone : 
 In my hand no price I bring; 
 Simply to the cross I cling. 
 
)88 HYMNS. 
 
 3 "While I draw this fleeting breath, 
 "When mj eyes shall close in death, 
 "When I rise to worlds unknown, 
 And behold thee on thy throne, — 
 Rock of ages, cleft for me, 
 Let me hide myself in thee. 
 
 202 L. M. 
 
 Condemned, hut pleading the promises. 
 
 SHO"Wpity, Lord: Lord, forgive; 
 Let a repenting rebel live ; 
 Are not thy mercies large and free ? 
 May not a sinner trust in thee ? 
 
 2 My crimes are great, but don't surpass 
 The power and glory of thy grace ; 
 Great God, thy nature hath no bound, 
 
 So let thy pard'ning love be found. 
 
 3 wash my soul from every sin, 
 And make my guilty conscience clean ; 
 Here on my heart the burden lies. 
 And past offenses pain my eyes. 
 
 4 save a trembling sinner, Lord, 
 "Whose hope, still hovering round thy "Word, 
 "Would light on some sweet promise there, — 
 Some sure support against despair. 
 
 a03 0. M. 
 
 Pleading Eis gracious word. 
 
 LORD, I approach the mercy seat, 
 "Where thou dost answer prayer; 
 There humbly fall before thy feet, — 
 For none can perish there. 
 
 2 Thy promise is my only plea ; 
 
 "With this I venture nigh ; 
 Thou callest burdened souls to thee, 
 
 And such, Lord, am I. 
 
REPENTANCE. 133 
 
 3 Bowed down beneath a load of sin, 
 By Satan sorely pressed ; 
 
 By wars without, and fears within, 
 I come to thee for rest. 
 
 4 Be thou my shield and hiding-place j 
 That, sheltered near thy side, 
 
 1 may rejoice in Jesus' grace, 
 In Jesus crucified, 
 
 6 wondrous love ! to bleed and die, 
 
 To bear the cross and shame, 
 That guilty sinners, such as I, 
 
 Might plead thy gracious name. 
 
 Q04 , C. M. 
 
 Pleamng the promises. 
 
 MERCY alone can meet my case; 
 For mercy. Lord, I cry : 
 Jesus, Redeemer, show thy face 
 In mercy, or I die : 
 
 2 I perish, and my doom were just; 
 But wilt thou leave me? No : 
 
 I hold thee fast, my hope, my trust : 
 I will not let thee go, 
 
 3 Still sure to me thy promise stands, 
 And ever must abide : 
 
 Behold it written on thy hands, 
 And graven in thy side. 
 
 4 To this, this only will I cleave ; 
 Thy Word is all my plea ; 
 
 That Word is truth, and I believe : 
 Have mercy, Lord, on me. 
 
 205 s, M. 
 
 Where shall rest le found, ? 
 
 WHERE shall rest be found? 
 Rest for the weary soul? 
 'Twere vain the ocean's depths to sound, 
 Or pierce to either pole. 
 
184 HYMNS. 
 
 2 The world can never give 
 The bhss for which we sigh; 
 
 'Tis not the whole of life to live, 
 Nor all of death to die. 
 
 3 Beyond this vale of tears 
 There is a life above, 
 
 Unmeasured by the flight of years, 
 And all that life is love. 
 
 4 There is a death, whose pang 
 Outlasts the fleeting breath; 
 
 0, what eternal horrors hang 
 Around the second death ! 
 
 5 Lord God of truth and grace. 
 Teach us that death to shun, 
 
 Lest we be driven from thy face, 
 For evermore undone. 
 
 206 s. M. 
 
 Jesus weeps for sinners. 
 
 DID Christ o'er sinners weep. 
 And shall our cheeks be dry? 
 Let floods of penitential grief 
 Burst forth from every eye, 
 
 2 The Son of God in tears, 
 Angels witli wonder see ; 
 
 Be thou astonished, my soul, 
 He shed those tears for me. 
 
 3 He wept tliat we might weep, 
 Each sin demands a tear ; 
 
 In heaven alone no sin is foimd. 
 And there's no weeping there. 
 
 207 c. M. 
 
 Thy face will I seek. 
 
 SOON as I heard my Father say, 
 "Ye children, seek my grace," 
 My heart replied without delay, 
 "I'll seek my Father's face." 
 
REPE-NTANCE. 186 
 
 2 net not thy face be hid from mej 
 Nor frown my soul away ; 
 
 God of my hfe, I fly to thee 
 In each distressing day. 
 
 3 Should friends and kindred, near and dear, 
 Leave me to want or die. 
 
 My God will make my life his care, 
 And all my need supply. 
 
 4 Wait on the Lord, ye trembhng saints, 
 And keep your courage up; 
 
 He'll raise your spirit when it faints, 
 And far exceed your hope. 
 
 208 c. M. 
 
 A warning from the grave. 
 
 BENEATH our feet and o'er our head 
 Is equal warnuig given ; 
 Beneath us lie the countless dead, 
 Above us is tlie heaven. 
 
 2 Death rides on every passing breeze, 
 And lurks in every flower; 
 
 Each season has its own disease. 
 Its peril every hour. 
 
 3 Turn, mortal, turn; thy danger know; 
 "Where'er thy foot can tread, 
 
 The earth rings hollow from beloi7, 
 And warns thee by her dead. 
 
 4 Turn, mortal, turn: tliy soul apply 
 To truths divinely given ; 
 
 The dead who underneath thee lie 
 Shall live for hell or heaven. 
 
 Q09 4 lines Us. 
 
 Belay not. 
 
 DELAY not, delay not; sinner, dra^v near; 
 The waters of life are now flowing for thee; 
 No price is demanded ; the Saviour i.« hove ; 
 Jledemption is purchased, salvation is tree. 
 
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136' HYMNS. 
 
 2 Delay not, delay not ; why longer abuse 
 The love and compassion of Jesus, thy God ? 
 
 A fountain is opened ; how canst thou refuse 
 To wash and be cleansed in his pardoning blood? 
 
 3 Delay not, delay not, sinner, to come, 
 
 For mercy still lingers, and calls thee to-day ; 
 
 Her voice is not heard in the shades of the tomb; 
 
 Her message, unheeded, will soon pass away. 
 
 4 Delay not, delay not ; the Spirit of grace, 
 
 Long grieved and resisted, may take his sad flight, 
 And leave thee in darkness to finish thy race. 
 To sink in the gloom of eternity's night. 
 
 5 Delay not, delaj- not ; the hour is at hand ; 
 
 The earth shall dissolve, and the heavens shall fade; 
 
 The dead, small and great, in the judgment shall stand; 
 
 "What helper, then, sinner, shall lend thee his aid? 
 
 210 L. M. 
 
 Firm resolve. 
 
 MAY I resolve with all my heart, 
 "With all my powers to serve the Lord; 
 Nor from his precepts e'er depart, 
 "Whose service is a rich reward. 
 
 2 be his service aU my joy ! 
 Around let my example shine, 
 
 Till others love the blest employ. 
 And join in labors so divine. 
 
 3 Be this the pui-pose of my soul. 
 My solemn, my determined choice. 
 
 To yield to his supreme control, 
 And in his kind commands rejoice. 
 
 4 ma}' I never feint nor tire. 
 
 Nor, wandering, leave his sacred ways; 
 Great God, accept my soul's desire, 
 Aiid give mo strength to live thy praise. 
 
REPENTANCE. 137 
 
 Qll 4 lines Ta. 
 
 The penitent inquirer. 
 
 DEPTH of mercy ! can there be 
 Mere}'" still reserved for me? 
 Can my God his wrath forbear, 
 And the chief of sinners spare ? 
 
 2 I have long -withstood his grace; 
 Long provoked liira to bis face ; 
 Would not hear his gracious calls, 
 Grieved him by a thousand falls. 
 
 3 Jesus, answer from above: 
 Is not all thy nature love ? 
 Wilt thou not the wrong forget? 
 Lo! I fall before thy feet. 
 
 4 Now incline me to repent; 
 Let me now my fah lament; 
 Deeply my revolt deplore; 
 Weep, believe, and sin no more. 
 
 21Q S. M. 
 
 To-morrow is not ours. 
 
 TO-MORROW, Lord, is thine. 
 Lodged in thy sov'reign hand, 
 And if its sun arise and shine, 
 It shines by thy command, 
 
 2 The present moment flies. 
 And bears our life away ; 
 
 make thy servants truly wise, 
 Tliat they may live to-day. 
 
 3 Since on this fleeting hour 
 Eternity is hung, 
 
 Waken by tliine almighty power 
 The aged and the young. 
 
 4 One thing demands our care, 
 be it still pursued, 
 
 Lest, slighted once, the season fair 
 Should never be renewed. 
 
19S HY3INS. 
 
 5 To Jesus may we fly, 
 
 Swift as the morning light ; 
 Lest life's bright dreams at once should die 
 
 In sudden, endless night. 
 
 213 4 lines 1&. 
 
 Child'' 8 prayer. 
 
 HOLY Father I hear my cr;^ ; 
 Holy Saviour! bend thine ear; 
 Holy Spirit! come thou nigh; 
 Father, Saviour, Spirit, hear. 
 
 2 Father, save me from my sin; 
 Saviour, I thy mercj' crave ; 
 
 Gracious Spirit, make me clean ; 
 Father, Son, and Spirit, save. 
 
 3 Father, let me taste thy love ; 
 Saviour, fill my soul with peace; 
 
 Spirit, come, my heart to move ; 
 Father, Son, and Spirit, bless. 
 
 4 Father, Son, and Spirit, thou, 
 One Jehovah, shed abroad 
 
 All thy grace within me now; 
 Be my Father and my God. 
 
 214r C. M. 
 
 Love not tJie world. 
 
 STREAMS of earthly love and joy, 
 On whose green banks we dwell, 
 Gleaming in beauty to the eye, 
 Ye promise fair and well. 
 
 2 Too deep and strong for us I "We glide 
 Down your deceiving wave; 
 
 Like men by siren song beguiled 
 On to a siren grave. 
 
 3 vvorld, with all thy smiles and loves, 
 With all thy song and wine, 
 
 "What mockery of human hearts, 
 What trejachery, is thine I 
 
REPENTANCE. 139 
 
 4 Thou woundest, but thou canst not heal; 
 
 Thy words are warbled lies; 
 Thy haud contains the poisoned cup, 
 
 And he who drinks it dies. 
 
 6 world, there's fever in thy touch, 
 
 And frenzy in thine eye ; 
 To lose and shun thee is to live, 
 
 To win thee is to die. 
 
 215 7s & 6s. 
 
 First commatidment. 
 
 I "WANT to love my Saviour, 
 And worship him alone ; 
 And have no earthly idol 
 Upon my spirit's throne. 
 
 1 want, with pure devotion, 
 To serve him all my days ; 
 
 And, for his countless blessings, 
 To yield him grateful praise. 
 
 2 It is his hand hath made me ; 
 His power upholds me still ; 
 
 And he will always aid me 
 
 To do his holy will. 
 Dear Saviour, be thou near mo. 
 
 And guide my feet aright ; 
 And make my thoughts and actions 
 
 Both blameless in thy sight. 
 
 3 There are many heathen children 
 Wbo yet thy name have known ; 
 
 And many other idols 
 
 Than those of wood and stone. 
 I if our hearts were opened 
 
 That other eyes miglit see, 
 How like a heathen temple 
 
 Wouid they be found to be I 
 
140 HYMNS. 
 
 4 And jet to him who formed them, 
 
 Each secret thought is known; 
 He sees each separate object 
 
 That occupies his throne. 
 Lord, in thy name appearing, 
 
 "We come on bended knee ; 
 ! teach us how to worship 
 
 No other God but thee ! 
 
 216 C. M. 
 
 First commandment. 
 
 THERE are no gods but One ; yet we 
 A thousand things may take, 
 And set tliem on our spirit's throne, 
 And thus a god may make. 
 
 2 That is our god which most we love ; 
 And which, could we possess, 
 
 "Would make us all the fullness prove 
 Of earthly happiness. 
 
 3 Pleasure, or dress, or selfish ease 
 May be a god to me ; 
 
 For thousands. Lord, bestow on these 
 The love they owe to thee I 
 
 4 But how shall these our spirits cheer 
 
 "\r\''hen care or sorrow's nigh? 
 How can they bring the Saviour near 
 "When we are called to die ? 
 
 5 Then rule thou only in my mind I 
 Thine only let me be ! 
 
 And, loving all men, let me find 
 No other God but thee I 
 
 Q17 '7s & 6s. 
 
 Second commandment. 
 
 WHILE angels bow before thee, 
 And sing thy praise above , 
 Lord, teach us to adore thee, 
 And seek thy pardoning love. 
 
REPENTANCE. 141 
 
 And while our lips are singing 
 
 The notes we love to raise, 
 I may our hearts be bringing 
 
 A tribute to thy praise. 
 
 2 Thou art a God who beareth 
 No rival near thy throne ; 
 
 Yet many rv creature shareth 
 
 The love that is thine own. 
 A thousand things around us 
 
 Our idol gods may be : 
 And many a tie hath bound us 
 
 That binds us not to thee. 
 
 3 But in His name appealing 
 "Who died that we might live; 
 
 Before thy footstool meeting, 
 
 We pray thee to forgive. 
 I help us now and ever. 
 
 Our hearts on thee to place ; 
 And every tie to sever 
 
 That draws us from thy face. 
 
 Q18 4 6s & 2 83. . 
 
 Third commandment. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, while we 
 Our youthful voices raise, 
 And offer up to thee 
 
 The tribute of our praise, 
 ! may thy love our hearts inflame, 
 And teach us to adore thy name. 
 
 2 Thy name in beauteous lines 
 
 Of light, of life, and love, 
 Throughout creation shines, 
 
 Around, beneath, above — 
 And all on earth, in air, and sea, 
 Pour forth a song of praise to thee 1 
 
143 HYMNS. 
 
 3 01 may we never dare 
 To act that wicked part ; 
 
 Nor offer up a prayer 
 
 That comes not from the heart: 
 Or speak that name in careless phrase, 
 That lieaven adores and earth obeys. 
 
 4 Dear Saviour, to our hearts, 
 Thy name in mercy show, 
 
 The blessings it can give, 
 ! may we early know. 
 Thus shall we yield it honor due, 
 And others win to love it too. 
 219 8 lines 8s. 
 
 Fourth CO mm a ndme nt. 
 
 THIS day is the day of the Lord I 
 And we to his temple repair ; 
 "We come at the call of his Word, 
 
 To thank him with praise and with prayer. 
 
 1 may we remember that he, 
 The God of our spirit, is near ; 
 
 Our actions he clearly can see, 
 
 Our thoughts, ere they're spoken, can hear. 
 
 2 "We'll think not of work or of play, 
 Nor talk of our meat or our drink ; 
 
 But find all our pleasure to-day 
 
 In thoughts he would have us to think. 
 "We'll talk of his works and his ways, 
 
 "We'll tell o'er the marks of his love; 
 And learn the first notes of that praise 
 
 "We would sing with the ransomed above. 
 3 Thus best shall we hallow the day 
 
 That tells us that Jesus arose ; 
 "We'll welcome its earliest ray. 
 
 And keep it in peace till it close. 
 And then, when these Sabbaths are o'er, 
 
 "We'll hope, at the last, to ascend 
 Where sin shall disturb us no more, 
 
 And the Sabbath of God have no end. 
 
REPENTANCE. 143 
 
 Q20 4 lines lis. 
 
 Fifth commandment. 
 
 TnOU shalt honor thy father, the guide of thy youth, 
 And yield him the homage of love and of truth ; 
 Tiiou shalt honor thy mother, whose love unto thee 
 Th^ greatest of God's earthly blessings shall be. 
 
 2 My father ! my mother ! how true should I prove I 
 How well should I serve you, how faithfully love 1 
 How yield to each wish the regard that is due ; 
 A.nd do all the things you would have me to do I 
 
 3 How sweet, when we hear this commandment, to say, 
 "Lord, if thou wilt help me, I'll strive to obey; 
 
 I'll bend down the force of my own stubborn will, 
 And bid every passionate feeling, Be still!'' 
 
 4 The love of a parent, ! who can repay ? 
 From life's early dawn to the close of its day 
 It shines on each pathway, it blesses each lot, 
 And remembers us still, though by all else forgot 1 
 
 5 K thus earthly parents regard us with love, 
 I what shall we say of our Father above ? 
 Lord, make us thy children, in spirit, that we 
 May be alwaj's just what thou ivouldst have iis to be! 
 
 *2'21 6s & 8s. 
 
 Fifth commandment. — Ife mahes his mother sad. 
 
 HE makes his mother sad. 
 The proud, unruly child. 
 Who will not brook her warning look, 
 
 Nor hear her counsels mild. 
 He makes his mother sad 
 
 Who, in his thoughtless mirth, 
 Can e'er forget his mighty debt 
 
 To her who gave him birth, 
 2 He makes his mother sad 
 
 Who turns from wisdom's way, 
 Whose stubborn will, rebelling still, 
 
 Refuses to obey 
 
144 HYaiNS. 
 
 He makes his mother sad, 
 And sad his lot must prove; 
 
 A mother's fears, a mother's tears, 
 Are marked by God above. 
 
 3 ! who so sad as he 
 
 Who, o'er a parent's grave, 
 Too late repents, too late laments, 
 
 The bitter pain he gave ? 
 May we ne'er know such grie^ 
 
 Nor cause one feeling sad ; 
 Let our delight be to requito, 
 
 And make our parents glad. 
 
 SaS 0. M. 
 
 Sixth commandment. 
 
 OUR hands may not be red with blood. 
 Yet we may murderers be ; 
 For every causeless, angry thought 
 Is murder, Lord, with thee. 
 
 2 There's mary a deed of murder done. 
 Where blood has ne'er been spilt ; 
 
 For angry thoughts and words are one 
 With deeds of crimson guilt. 
 
 3 Yes ! in our hearts we often kill, 
 And think tlie deed unknown ; 
 
 Forgetting that each secret thought 
 Is spoken at thy throne. 
 
 4 Great God ! we cannot fiilly tell 
 How such a thing can be ; 
 
 We only feel how much of sin 
 Within us thou must see ! 
 
 5 ! then to Christ, the living stream, 
 We'll come without delay; 
 
 h nd in the fountain of his blood 
 Wash all our guilt away. 
 
REPENTANCE. 145 
 
 Ninth commandment. 
 
 I MUST not let my tongue 
 A word of falsehood speak, 
 "W^icli may my humblest neighbor wrong, 
 And God's commanchneut break. 
 
 2 I must not harshlj^ judge, 
 "When others go astray, 
 
 Or in my spirit bear a grudge, 
 To prompt the words I say. 
 
 3 For when I look within 
 And see the evil there, 
 
 1 scarcely think another's sin 
 Can with my own compare. 
 
 4 Then let the law of love 
 My guide in all things be ; 
 
 And may I by its judgment prove 
 The good and ill I see. 
 
 5 Dear Saviour, let me keep 
 Thy pattern in my view. 
 
 And always strive to think and speak 
 As thou wouldst have me do. 
 
 Q24 4 6s & 2 8s, 
 
 Nirvth commMndment. 
 
 EULL oft does Satan try 
 To draw my steps aside ; 
 Now bids me tell a lie 
 
 My faults from all to hide ; 
 And tempts me soon to sin again, 
 That I new pleasures may obtain. 
 
 2 Whenever I consent 
 
 To walk in Satan's ways, 
 It is as though I bent 
 
 My knee before his face. 
 And what reward will Satan give. 
 In his own place with him to Uve? 
 
146 HYMNS. 
 
 3 How sliall m3' feeble heart 
 Be kept A-om Satan's power? 
 
 Lord, thy strength impart 
 In every tempted hour. 
 
 That I may sinful joys refuse, 
 
 And with delight thy service choose. 
 
 235 L. M, 
 
 Tenth cormnandment. 
 
 I MUST not nurse within my soul 
 One spark of sin's unhallowed fire, 
 Or yield my heart to the control 
 Of aught that speaks a wrong desire. 
 
 2 If others in the flush of health 
 
 Can richly dress and brightly shine, 
 
 1 must not env}^ them their wealth, 
 
 Or wish that aught of theirs was mine. 
 
 3 I must not turn with envious eyes 
 On aught that others may possess ; 
 
 Or wish, whatever God denies, 
 To make their sum of blessings less. 
 
 4 Is there, then, naught beneath, above, 
 That I may covet to possess ? 
 
 Yes, there's the Saviour's boundless love, 
 With which he waits my soul to bless. 
 
 5 To me this treasure. Lord, impart; 
 
 Thy pard'ning grace let me prove ; 
 Write thou thy laws upon my heart, 
 
 And make me covet all thy love. 
 
 226 lis * 8s. 
 
 Be Tcind to thyfatTier. 
 
 BE kind to thy father ; for when thou wast young 
 Who loved thee so fondly as he ? 
 He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue. 
 And joined in thy innocent glee. 
 

 REPEIfTANCE. 14? 
 
 Be kind to thy fatlier, for now lie is old, 
 
 His locks intermingled with gray ; 
 His footsteps are feeble, once fearless and bold ; 
 
 Thy father is passing away. 
 
 2 Be kind to thy mother ; for lo ! on her brow 
 May traces of sorrow be seen ; 
 
 well mayst thou cherish and comfort her now, 
 
 For loving and kind she hath been. 
 Remember thy mother ; for thee will she pray 
 
 As long as God giveth her breath ; 
 With accents of kindness, then, cheer her lone way, 
 
 E'en to the dark valley of death. 
 
 3 Be kind to thy brother ; his heart will have dearth 
 If the smiles of thy joy be withdrawn ; 
 
 The flowers of feeling will fade at the birth 
 
 If love and affection be gone. 
 Be kind to thy brother wherever you are; 
 
 The love of a brother shall be 
 An ornament purer and richer by far 
 
 Than pearls from the depths of the sea. 
 
 4 Be kind to thy sister; not many may know 
 The depths of true sisterly love; 
 
 The wealth of the ocean lies fathoms below 
 
 The surface that sparkles above. 
 Thy kindness shall bring to thee many sweet hoars, 
 
 And blessings thy pathway shall crown ; 
 Affection shall weave thee a garland of flowers 
 
 More precious than wealth or renowa. 
 
 2^7 7s & 63. 
 
 R^entance. 
 E stand in deep repentance 
 Before the throne of love; 
 God of grace forgive us, 
 
 The stain of guilt remove. 
 Behold us while with weeping 
 
 We lift our eyes to thee, 
 And all our sins subduing, 
 Our JFcther sot us free 
 
 W 
 
148 HYMNS. 
 
 2 shouldst thou from us fallen, 
 Withhold thy grace to guide, 
 
 Forever we should wander 
 From tliee and peace, aside; 
 
 But thou to spirits contrite 
 Dost light and life impart. 
 
 That man may learn to serve thee 
 "With thankful, joyous heart. 
 
 3 Our souls, on thee we cast them ; 
 Our only refuge thou ; 
 
 Thy cheering words revive us. 
 When pressed with grief we bow : 
 
 Thou bear'st Ihe trusting spirit 
 Upon thy loving breast. 
 
 And givest all thy ransomed 
 A sweet, unending rest. 
 
 Q28 L. M. 
 
 The Spi/rifs call. 
 
 SAY, sinner, hath a voice within 
 Oft whispered to thy secret soul? 
 Urged thee to leave the ways of sin, 
 And yield thy heart to God's control? 
 
 2 Sinner, it was a heavenly voice; 
 It was the Spirit's gracious call; 
 
 It bade thee make the better choice, 
 And haste to seek in Christ thine alL 
 
 3 Spurn not the call to life and light; 
 Regard in time the warning kind ; 
 
 That call thou mayst not always sligh'^ 
 And yet the gate of mercy find. 
 
 4 God's Spirit will not always strive 
 With hardened, self-destroying mac; 
 
 Ye who persist his love to grieve. 
 May nover hear his voice again. 
 
KEPE^TTAXCE. 149 
 
 5 Sinner, perhaps this very day 
 
 Thy last accepted time may be , 
 shouldst thou grieve him now away, 
 
 Then hope may never beam on thee. 
 
 2Q9 S. M. 
 
 Tkc Holy Spirit. 
 
 THE Comforter has come, 
 We feel his presence here ; 
 Our hearts would now no longer roam, 
 But bow in filial fear. 
 
 2 This tenderness of love, 
 This hush of solemn power ; 
 
 'Tis heaven descending from above 
 To fill this favored hour. 
 
 3 Earth's darkness all has fled, 
 Heaven's light serenely shines, 
 
 And every heart, divinely led, 
 To holy thought inclines. 
 
 4 No more let sin deceive, 
 Nor earthly cares betray ; 
 
 let us never, never grieve 
 The Comforter away. 
 
 Q30 4 6s & 2 8a. 
 
 A 'broken, heart. 
 
 A BROKEN heart, Lord, 
 Thou never wilt despise ; 
 'Tis written in thy word. 
 
 This is the sacrifice ; 
 The sacrifice that thou wilt own, 
 It is the broken heart alone. 
 2 Break thou my heart, Lord; 
 
 The rock within me break; 
 To tremble at thy word. 
 
 And at thine anger quake; 
 Let me in deep contrition lie, 
 And beave the penitential sigh. 
 
150 HYMNS. 
 
 3 For mercy dwells with thee; 
 
 Compassion, all divine; 
 That mercy sliow to me, 
 
 Be that compassion mintc 
 For sinners did not Jesus bleed? 
 And Jesus' blood alone I plead. 
 
 231 8 lines la. 
 
 Knoch, weep, watch, waif. 
 
 PILGRIM, burdened with thy sin. 
 Come the way to Zion's gate; 
 There, till mercy speaks witliin, 
 
 Knock, and weep, and watch, and wait: 
 Knock, he knows the sinner's cry ; 
 
 Weep, he loves the mourner's tears; 
 Watch, for saving grace is nigh ; 
 Wait, till heavenly grace appears. 
 
 2 Hark ! it is the Saviour's voice, 
 
 " Welcome, pilgrim, to thy rest I " 
 Now within the gate rejoice. 
 
 Safe, and owned, and bought, and blest 
 Safe, from all the lures of vice ; 
 
 Owned, by joys the contrite know; 
 Bought, by love, and life the price ; 
 
 Blest, the mighty debt to owe. 
 
 23a CM. 
 
 Come to the ari . 
 
 COME to the ark, come to the ark; 
 To Jesus come away ; 
 The pestilence walks forth by night, 
 The arrow flies by day. 
 
 2 Come to the ark. the waters rise, 
 
 The seas their billows rear; 
 While darkness gathers o'er the skies, 
 
 Behold a refuge near. 
 
REPENTANCE. 151 
 
 3 Come to the ark all, all that weep 
 Beneath the sense of sin; 
 
 "Without, deep calleth unto deep, 
 But all is peace within, 
 
 4 Come to the ark ere yet the flood 
 Your lingering steps oppose ; 
 
 Come, for the door which open stood 
 May soon forever close. 
 
 ^33 L. M. 
 
 Linger not, 
 
 HASTE, traveler, haste! the night comes on, 
 And many a shining hour is gone; 
 The storm is gathering in the west, 
 And thou far off from home and rest. 
 
 2 The rising tempest sweeps the sky, 
 The rains descend, the winds are high, 
 The waters swell, and deatli and fear 
 Beset thy path, nor refuge near. 
 
 3 yet a shelter you may gain, 
 A covert from the wind and rain, 
 A hiding-place, a rest, a home, 
 
 A refuge from the wrath to come. 
 
 4 Then linger not in all the plain , 
 Flee for tliy life, the mountain gain. 
 Look not behind, make no delay, 
 
 speed thee, speed thee on thy way. 
 
 Q34- 8s & 78. 
 
 Touthful consecration. 
 
 SAYIOUR, while my heart is tender, 
 I would yield that heart to thee; 
 All my powers to thee surrender. 
 
 Thine, and only tliine, to be. 
 Take me now, Lord Jesus, take me; 
 
 Let my youthful heart be thine ; 
 Thy devoted servant make me ; 
 Fill mv soul with love divine. 
 15 
 
152 HYMNS. 
 
 2 Send me, Lord, where thou wilt send me, 
 Only do thou guide the way ; 
 
 May thy grace through Hfe attend me, 
 
 Gladly then shall I obey. 
 Let me do thy will, or bear it, 
 
 I would know no Avill but thine; 
 Shouldst thou take my life, or spare it, 
 
 I that life to thee resign. 
 
 3 May this solemn dedication 
 Never once forgotten lie; 
 
 Let it know no revocation. 
 
 Published and confirmed on L\gh. 
 
 Thine I am, Lord, forever, 
 To thy service set apart ; 
 
 Suflfer me to leave thee never ; 
 Seal thine image on my heart. 
 
 Q35 , , O.M. 
 
 Fat not reUgwn by. 
 
 O'TIS a folly and a crime 
 To put religion by ; 
 For now is the accepted time, 
 To-morrow we may die. 
 
 2 Our hearts grow harder every day, 
 And more depraved the mind ; 
 
 The longer we neglect to pray, 
 The less we feel inclined. 
 
 3 Yet sinners trifle, young and old, 
 Until the dying day ; 
 
 Then they would give a world of gold 
 To have an hour to pray. 
 
 4 0, then, lest we should perish thus, 
 We would no longer wait ; 
 
 For time will soon be past with us. 
 And death will fix our state. 
 
REPENTANCE. • 153 
 
 Q36 ^ , C. M. D. 
 
 Jesue^ remember me. 
 
 JESUS, thou art the sinner's Friend; 
 As such I look to thee ; 
 Now, in the fullness of thy love, 
 
 Lord, remember me. 
 Remember thy pure word of grace, 
 
 Remember Calvary; 
 Remember all thy dying groans, 
 And then remember me. 
 
 2 Thou wondrous Advocate wi*;h God, 
 
 1 yield myself to thee ; 
 
 While thou art sitting on thy throne. 
 Dear Lord., remember me. 
 
 1 own I'm guilty, own I'm vile, 
 Yet thy salvation's free ; 
 
 Then, in thy all-abounding grace. 
 Dear Lord, remember me. 
 
 3 Howe'er forsaken or distressed, 
 
 Howe'er oppressed I be, 
 Howe'er afflicted here on earth, 
 
 Do thou remember me. 
 And when I close my eyes in death, 
 
 And creature helps all flee. 
 Then, my great Redeemer-God, 
 
 Jesus, remember me. 
 
 Q37 L. M. 
 
 O that my load of sin were gone t 
 
 OTHAT my load of sin were gone, 
 that I could at last submit 
 At Jesus' feet to lay it do^^vn. 
 To lay my soul at Jesus' feetl 
 
 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 tliine image on my heart. 
 
164 • HYMNS. 
 
 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 stained with hallowed blood. 
 The labor of thy dying love. 
 
 5 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. 
 
 THE RELIGIOUS LIFE. 
 
 238 L. M. 
 
 Voids remembered and renewed. 
 
 HAPPY day that fixed my choice 
 On thee, my Saviour and my Godl 
 "Well may this glowing heart rejoice, 
 And tell its raptures all abroad. 
 
 2 happy bond, that seals my vows, 
 To Him who merits all my love ; 
 
 Let cheerful anthems fill his house, 
 While to that sacred shrine I move. 
 
 3 'Tis done ; the great transaction's done ; 
 %I am my Lord's, and he is mine ; 
 
 He drew me, and I followed on. 
 
 Charmed to confess the voice divine. 
 
 4 Now rest, my long-divided heart; 
 Fixed on this blissful center, rest; 
 
 Nor ever from thy Lord depart : 
 With him of every good 
 
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE. 155 
 
 5 High heaven, that heard the solemn vow, * 
 That vow renewed shall daily hear, 
 
 Till in life's latest hour I bow, 
 And bless in death a bond so dear. 
 
 239 8s & 7s. 
 
 Taking up the cross. 
 
 JESUS, I mj cross have taken, 
 All to leave and follow thee: 
 Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, 
 
 Thou, from hence, my all shalt be. 
 Perish, every fond ambition ; 
 
 AU I've sought, or hoped, or known: 
 Yet how rich is my condition; 
 God and heaven are still my own ! 
 
 2 Soul, then know thy full salvation; 
 Rise 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 ; 
 
 Think what Father's smiles are thine; 
 Think that Jesus died to win thee ; 
 
 Child of heaven, canst thou repine ? 
 
 3 Haste ihee on from grace to glory, 
 Armed by faith, and winged by prayer; 
 
 Heaven's eternal day's before thee, 
 
 God's own hand shall guide thee there. 
 
 Soon shall close thy earthly mission, 
 Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days ; 
 
 Hope shall change to glad fruition, 
 Faith to sight, and prayer to praise. 
 
 240 L. M. 
 
 TTie vow sealed at the Gross. 
 
 LORD, I am thine, entirely thine. 
 Purchased and saved by blood divine; 
 With full consent thine I would be, 
 And own thy sovereign right in me. 
 
166 HYMNS. 
 
 2 Thine would I live, thine would I die; 
 Be thine through all eternity; 
 
 The vow is past beyond repeal, 
 And now I set the solemn seal. 
 
 3 Here at the cross where flows the blood 
 That bought ray guilty soul lor God, 
 Thee, my new Master, now I call. 
 
 And consecrate to thee my all. 
 
 4 Do thou assist a feeble worm 
 The great engagement to perform ; 
 Thy grace can full assistance lend, 
 And on that grace I dare depend. 
 
 ^41 C. M. 
 
 Victory over death. 
 
 OFOR an overcoming faith 
 To cheer my dying hours, 
 To triumph o'er the monster Death, 
 And all his frightful powers 1 
 
 2 Joyful, with all the strength I have, 
 My quivering lips should sing — 
 
 "Where is thy boasted victory, Grave? 
 And where, Death, thy sting?" 
 
 3 If sin be pardoned, I'm secure ; 
 Death has no sting beside : 
 
 The law gives sin its damning power, 
 But Christ, my ransom, died. 
 
 4 Now to the God of victory 
 Immortal thanks be paid, 
 
 "Who makes us conquerors, while we die, 
 Through Christ, our living head. 
 
 Q42 , , L.M. 
 
 Heavenly olus tn prospect. 
 
 ARISE, my soul, on wings sublime, 
 Above the vanities of time; 
 Let faith now pierce the vail, and see 
 The glories of pternity. 
 
THE IIELIGIOUS LIFE. 16Y 
 
 2 Born by a new, celestial birth, 
 "WTiy should I grovel here on earth* 
 Why grasp at vain and fleeting toys, 
 So near to heaven's eternal joys ? 
 
 3 Shall aught beguile me on the road, 
 The narrow road that leads to God? 
 Or can I love this eartli so well, 
 
 As not to long with God to dwell? 
 
 4 To dwell with God, to taste his love, 
 Is the full heaven enjoyed above: 
 
 The glorious expectation now 
 Is heavenly bliss begun below. 
 
 24r3 S. M 
 
 My times in GodH Tiands. 
 
 MY times are in thy hand: 
 God, I wish them there : 
 My life, my soul, my friends, I leave 
 Entirely to thy care. 
 
 2 My times are in thy hand, 
 Whatever they may be, 
 
 Pleasing or painful, dark or bright, 
 As best may seem to thee. 
 
 3 My times are in thy hand : 
 Why should I doubt or fear? 
 
 My Father's hand will never cause 
 His child a needless tear. 
 
 4 My times are in thy hand, 
 Jesus the Crucified; 
 
 The hand our many sins have pierced 
 Is now my guard and guide. 
 
 5 My times are in thy hand: 
 I'U always trust in thee, 
 
 Till I have left this weary land, 
 And all thy glory see. 
 
l$S UYMNS. 
 
 For victorious faith. 
 
 OFOR a faith that will not shrink, 
 Though pressed by every foe ; 
 That will not tremble on the brink 
 Of any earthly woe ; 
 
 2 That will not murmur nor complain 
 Beneath the chastening rod, 
 
 But in the hour of grief or pain, 
 Will lean upon its God ; 
 
 3 A faith that shines more bright and clear, 
 When tempests rage without; 
 
 That when in danger knows no fear, 
 In darkness feels no doubt ; 
 
 4 Lord, give us such a faith as this, 
 And then, whate'er may come, 
 
 We'll taste, e'en here, the hallowed bliss 
 Of an eternal home. 
 
 245 7s & 63. 
 
 Stand up for Jesus. 
 
 STAND up ! stand up for Jesus 1 
 Ye soldiers of the cross ; 
 Lift high his royal banner, 
 
 It must not suffer loss : 
 From victory unto victory 
 
 His arm}' shall be led, 
 Till every foe is vanquished, 
 
 And Christ is Lord indeed. 
 2 Stand up ! stand up for Jesus ! 
 ■ The trumpet call obey: 
 Forth to the mighty conflict 
 
 In this his glorious day : 
 Ye are the men, now serve him 
 
 Against unnumbered foes : 
 Your courage rise with danger, 
 
 And strength to strength oppose. 
 
THE RELluxOUS LIFE. 169 
 
 3 Stand up! stand up for Jesus I 
 Stand in his strength alone ; 
 
 The arm of flesh will fail you, 
 
 Ye dare not trust your own ; 
 Put on the Gospel armor, 
 
 And, watching unto prayer, 
 "Where duty calls, or danger, 
 
 Be never wanting there. 
 
 4 Stand up ! stand up for Jesus ! 
 The strife will not be long : 
 
 This day the noise of battle, 
 
 The next tlie victor's song: 
 To him that overcometh 
 
 A crown of life shall be: 
 He with the King of glory 
 
 Shall reign eternally. 
 
 Q46 0. M. 
 
 Entire purification. 
 
 FOREVER here my rest shall bo, 
 Close to tliy 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 be love. 
 
160 UYMXS. 
 
 247 68. 
 
 Nearer "home. 
 
 ONE sweetly solemn thought 
 Comes to me o'er and o'er: 
 I'm nearer my home to-day 
 Than I've ever been before. 
 
 2 Nearer my Father's house, 
 "Where the many mansions be ; 
 
 Nearer the great white throne, 
 Nearer the jasper sea: 
 
 3 Nearer the bound of life 
 
 "Where we lay our burdens down, 
 Nearer leaving my cross, 
 Nearer wearing my crown. 
 
 4 But lying darkly between, 
 "Winding down through the night, 
 
 Is that dim and unknown stream 
 "Which leads at last to light. 
 
 5 Father, perfect my trust. 
 Strengthen ray feeble faith, 
 
 Let me feel as if I trod 
 
 The shore of the river Death. 
 
 6 For even now my feet 
 May stand upon its brink; 
 
 1 may be nearer my home. 
 Nearer now than I think. 
 
 Q4r8 S. M. 
 
 Sow beside all waters. 
 
 SO"W in the morn thy seed ; 
 At eve hold not thy hand; 
 To doubt and fear give thou no heed, 
 Broadcast it o'er the land. 
 
 2 Thou know'st not which shall thrive, 
 The late or early sown; 
 
 Grace keeps the precious germ alive, 
 "When and wherever strown : 
 
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE. 161 
 
 3 And duly shall appear, 
 
 In verdure, beauty, strength. 
 The tender blade, the stalk, the ear, 
 And the full corn at length. 
 
 4 Thou canst not toil in vain: 
 Cold, heat, and moist, and dry, 
 
 Shall foster and mature the grain 
 For garners in the sky, 
 
 Q49 c. M. 
 
 TJie race for glory. 
 
 AWAKE, my soul, stretch every nerve, 
 And press with vigor on; 
 A heavenly race demands thy zeal, 
 And an immortal crown. 
 
 2 'Tis God's all-animating voice 
 That calls thee from on high; 
 
 'Tis he whose hand presents the prize 
 To thine aspiring eye. 
 
 3 A cloud of witnesses around 
 Hold thee in full survey ; 
 
 Forget the steps already trod, 
 And onward urge thy way. 
 
 4 Blest Saviour ! introduced by thee, 
 Our race have we begun ; 
 
 And crowned with vict'ry, at thy feet 
 "We'll lay our trophies down. 
 
 Q50 5s & ts. 
 
 Breast tTie wave, Christian. 
 
 BREAST the wave. Christian, 
 "When it is strongest ; 
 "Watch for day, Christian, 
 
 "When the night's longest. 
 Onward and onward still 
 
 Be thine endeavor; 
 The rest that remaineth 
 Shall be forever. 
 
16^ HYMNS. 
 
 2 Fight the fight, Christian, 
 Jesus is o'er thee ; 
 
 Run the race, Christian, 
 
 Heaven is before thee. 
 He that hath promised 
 
 Faltereth never; 
 The love of eternity 
 
 Flows on forever. 
 
 3 Lift the eye, Christian, 
 Just as it closeth ; 
 
 Raise the heart, Christian, 
 
 Ere it reposeth. 
 Thee from the love of Christ 
 
 Nothing shall sever, 
 Mount when thy work is done; 
 
 Praise him forever! 
 
 251 0. M. 
 
 Prayer for thankfulness. 
 
 FATHER, whate'er of earthly bhss 
 Thy sovereign will denies. 
 Accepted at thy throne of grace 
 Let this petition rise: 
 
 2 Give me a calm, a thankful heart, 
 From every murmur free ; 
 
 The blessings of thy grace impart, 
 And make me live to thee. 
 
 3 Let the sweet hope that thou art mine 
 My life and death attend ; 
 
 Thy presence through my journey shine. 
 And crown my journey's end. 
 
 252 s M. 
 
 TTve whole armor of God. 
 
 SOLDIERS of Christ, arise, 
 And put your armor on. 
 Strong in the strength which God supplies 
 Through his eternal Son ; 
 
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 Strong in the Lord of hosts, 
 
 And in his mighty power, 
 "Who in the strength of Jesus trusts, 
 
 Is more than conqueror, 
 
 2 Stand then in his great might, 
 
 "With all his strength endued ; 
 But take, to arm you for the fight, 
 
 The panoply of God ; 
 That having all things done. 
 
 And all your conflicts past, 
 Te may o'ereome, through Christ alone, 
 
 And stand entire at last. 
 
 253 C. M. 
 
 There is a cross and a crown for me. 
 
 MUST Jesus bear the cross alone, 
 And all the world go free ? 
 No ; there's a cross for every one, 
 And there's a cross for me. 
 
 2 How happy are the saints above, 
 "Who once went sorrowing here ! 
 
 But now they taste unmingled love 
 And joy without a tear. 
 
 3 The consecrated cross I'll bear 
 Till death shall set me free, 
 
 And then go home, my crown to wear; 
 For there's a crown for me. 
 
 4 Upon tlie crystal pavement, down 
 At Jesus' pierced feet, 
 
 Joyful I'll cast my golden crown. 
 And his dear name repeat ; 
 
 5 And palms shaU wave, and harps shall ring 
 Beneath heaven's arches high ; 
 
 The Lord that lives, the ransomed sing. 
 That lives no more to die. 
 
164 HYMNS. 
 
 254, 68 & 48 
 
 CTirist our tonfidence. 
 
 MY faith looks up to thee, 
 Thou Lamb of Calvary ; 
 Saviour divine. 
 Now hear me while I pray; 
 Take all my guilt away; 
 let me, from this day, 
 Be wholly thine. 
 
 2 May thy rich grace impart 
 Strength to my fainting heart; 
 
 My zeal inspire: 
 As thou hast died for me, 
 O may my love to thee 
 Pure, warm, and changeless be; 
 
 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 distress remove ; 
 bear me safe above, 
 
 A ransomed soul. 
 
 Q55 0. M. 
 
 Triumphant joy . 
 
 MY God, the spring of all my joys, 
 The Hfe of my delights, 
 The glory of my brightest days, 
 And comfort of my nights ; 
 
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE. 165 
 
 2 In darkest shades, if thou appoa/, 
 My dawning is begun ; 
 
 Thou art my soul's bright morning star, 
 And thou my rising sun. 
 
 3 The opening heavens around me shine 
 With beams of sacred bhss, 
 
 If Jesus shows his mercy mine, 
 And whispers I am his. 
 
 4 My soul would leave this heavy clay 
 At that transporting word, 
 
 Eun up ^vith joy the shining way, 
 To see and praise my Lord. 
 
 5 Fearless of hell and ghastly death, 
 I'd break through every foe; 
 
 The wings of love and arms of faith 
 Would bear me conqu'ror through. 
 
 Q56 _ 8s & -78. 
 
 Desiring sanctification. 
 
 LOYE divine, all love excelling, 
 Joy of lieaven, to earth come down ; 
 Fix in us thy humble dwelling; 
 
 All thy faithful mercies crown : 
 Jesus, thou art all compassion : 
 
 Pure, unbounded love thou art; 
 Visit us with thy salvation ; 
 Enter every trembling heart, 
 
 2 Breathe, breathe thy Holy Spirit 
 
 Into every troubled breast ; 
 Let us all thy grace inherit; 
 
 Let us find thy promised rest: 
 Take away tlie love of sinning ; 
 
 Let our love be fixed on thee ; 
 End the work of thy beginning ; 
 
 Set our hearts at liberty. 
 
166 HYMNS. 
 
 3 Finish then thy new creation; 
 
 Pure and holy may we 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. 
 
 257 c. M. 
 
 At evening time it shall "be ligM. 
 
 ¥E journey through a vale of tears, 
 By many a cloud o'ercast ; 
 And worldly cares and worldly fears 
 Go with us to the last. 
 
 2 Not to the last ! Thy word hath said, 
 Could we but read aright, 
 
 Poor pilgrim, lift in hope thy head; 
 At eve it shall be light. 
 
 3 Though earth-born shadows now may shroud 
 Thy thorny path a while, 
 
 God's blessed word can part each cloud, 
 And bid the sunshine smile. 
 
 4 Only believe, in living faith, 
 His love and power divine. 
 
 And ere thy sun shall set in death. 
 His light shall round thee shine. 
 
 5 When tempest clouds are dark on high, 
 His bow of love and peace 
 
 Shines sweetly in the vaulted sky, 
 A pledge that storms shall cease. 
 
 6 Hold on thy way, with hope unchilled, 
 By faith and not by sight. 
 
 And thou shalt own his word fulfilled; 
 At eve it shall be light. 
 
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 258 6s & 4s. 
 
 Nearer^ my God^ to fhett. 
 
 NEARER, my God, lo ihee, 
 Nearer to thee! 
 E'en though it be a cross 
 
 That raiseth me! 
 Still all my soug shall be, 
 Nearer, ray God, to thee. 
 Nearer to thee! 
 
 2 Though like the wanderer, 
 The sun gone down, 
 
 Darkness be over rae, 
 
 My rest a stone ; 
 Yet in my dreams I'd be 
 Nearer, my God, to thee. 
 
 Nearer to thee. 
 
 3 Then, with my waking thoughts 
 Briglit with thy praise, 
 
 Out of my stony griefs 
 
 Bethel Til raise; 
 So by m}^ woes to be 
 Nearer, my God, to thee, 
 
 Nearer to thee ! 
 
 4 Or, if on joyful 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 ! 
 
 259 c. M. 
 
 Purity of Jieart. 
 
 OFOR a heart to praise my God I 
 A heart from sin set free ! 
 A heart that's sprinkled with the blood 
 So freely shed for me. 
 16 
 
168 HYMNS. 
 
 2 for a heart submissive, meek, 
 My great Redeemer's throne, 
 
 "Where only Chnst is heard to speak, 
 Where Jesus reigns alone I 
 
 3 for an humble, contrite heart, 
 Believing, true, and clean, 
 
 Which neither life nor death can part 
 From him that dwells within 1 
 
 4 Thy temper, gracious Lord, impart; 
 Come quickly from above ; 
 
 write thy name upon my heart; 
 Thy name, God, is love. 
 
 260 8s & Ts. 
 
 Mercies gratefully acknowledged. 
 
 COME, thou Fount of every blessing, 
 Tune my heart to sing thy grace ; 
 Streams of mercy, never ceasing. 
 Call for songs of loudest praise. 
 
 2 Teach me some melodious measure, 
 Sung by raptured saints above; 
 
 Fill my soul with sacred pleasure, 
 While I sing redeeming love. 
 
 3 By thy hand sustained, defended, 
 Safe through life, thus far, I've come; 
 
 Safely, Lord, when life is ended. 
 Bring me to my heavenly home. 
 
 4 Jesus sought me when a stranger, 
 Wandering from the fold of God ; 
 
 He to save my soul from danger. 
 Interposed his precious blood. 
 
 5 0, to grace how great a debtor 
 Daily I'm oonstrained to be ! 
 
 Let thy goodness, like afetter. 
 Bind my wanderiug heart to tiiee^ 
 
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE. 100 
 
 6 Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it; 
 
 Prone to leave the God I love; 
 Here's my heart; 0, take and seal it; 
 
 Seal it from thy courts above. 
 
 Q61 c. M. 
 
 A throne of grace. 
 
 A THRONE of grace ! then let us go 
 And offer up our prayer ; 
 A gracious God will mercy show 
 To all that worship there. 
 
 2 A throne of grace ! 0, at that throne 
 Our knees have often bent, 
 
 And God has showered his blessings down 
 As often as we went. 
 
 3 A throne of grace ! rejoice, ye saints , 
 That throne is open still ; 
 
 To God unbosom your complaints, 
 And then inquire his will. 
 
 4 A throne of grace we yet shall need 
 Long as we draw our breath, 
 
 A Saviour, too, to intercede, 
 Till we are changed by death. 
 
 5 The throne of glory then shall glow 
 With beams from Jesus' face, 
 
 And we no longer want shall know, 
 Nor need a throne of grace. 
 
 Q62 Ss & 78. 
 
 Seal my heart. 
 
 TAKE my heart, Father ! take it ; 
 Make and keep it all thine own : 
 Let thy Spirit melt and break it; 
 
 Turn to flesh this heart of stone. 
 Heavenly Father, deign to mould it 
 
 In obedience to thy will ; 
 And as passing years unfold it, 
 Keep it ««ek aad rhUdiiWe still. 
 
1 70 HYMNS. 
 
 2 Father, make it pure and lowly, 
 
 Peaceful, kind, and far from strife, 
 Turning from tlie paths unholy 
 
 Of this vain and sinful life. 
 May the blood of Jesus heal it. 
 
 And its sins be all forgiven: 
 Holy Spirit, take and seal it ; 
 
 Guide it in the path to heaven. 
 
 363 L.M. 
 
 The Gospel exemplified in fhe conduct. 
 
 SO let our lips and lives express 
 The holy Gospel v-e profess ; 
 So let our works and virtues shine, 
 To prove the doctrine all divine. 
 
 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad 
 The honors of our Saviour God, 
 When his salvation reigns within. 
 And grace subdues the power of sin. 
 
 3 Our flesh and sense must be denied, 
 Ambition, envy, lust, and pride ; 
 
 "While justice, temperance, truth, and love, 
 Our inward piety approve. 
 
 4 Eehgion bears our spirits up. 
 While we expect that blessed hope, 
 The bright appearance of the Lord, 
 And faith stands leaning on his word. 
 
 364 . 6s & 4s. 
 
 Heaven is my Tiome. 
 
 I'M but a stranger here, 
 Heaven is my home. 
 Earth is a desert drear. 
 
 Heaven is my home. 
 Dangers and sorrows stand 
 Round me on every hand. 
 Heaven is my Father-land, 
 HeaveE is my home. 
 
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE. l7l 
 
 2 What though the tempest rage ? 
 
 Heaven is ray home. 
 Short is my pilgrimage, 
 
 Heaven is my home. 
 Time's cold and wintry blast 
 Soon will be overpast, 
 I shall reach home at last, 
 
 Heaven is my home. 
 
 3 There at the Saviour's side, 
 
 Heaven is my home, 
 I shall be glorified, 
 
 Heaven is my home. 
 There ar6 the good and blest, 
 Those I love most and best ; 
 There, too, I soon shall rest, 
 
 Heaven is my home. 
 
 Q65 C. M. 
 
 Soldier of the Cross. 
 
 AM I a soldier of the cross, 
 A follower of the Lamb, 
 And shall I fear to own his cause 
 Or blush to speak his name ? 
 
 2 Shall I be carried to the skies 
 On flowery beds of ease, 
 
 "While others fought to win the prize 
 And sailed through bloody seas ? 
 
 3 Are there no foes for me to face? 
 Must I not stem the flood? 
 
 Is this vain 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 toil, endure the pain, 
 Supported by thj word. 
 
172 HTMNS. 
 
 5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, 
 Shall conquer, though they die ; 
 
 They see the triumph from afar, 
 By faith they bring it nigh. 
 
 6 When that illustrious day shall rise, 
 And all thy armies shine 
 
 In robes of victory througli the skies, 
 The glory shall be thine. 
 
 0,66 S. M. 
 
 Prayer for watchfulness. 
 
 A CHARGE to keep I have, 
 A God to glorify ; 
 A never-dying soul to save 
 
 And fit it for the sky. 
 To serve the present age, 
 
 My calling to fulfill, 
 may it all my powers engage. 
 
 To do my Master's will. 
 2 Arm me with jealous care, 
 
 As in thy sight to live ; 
 And 0, thy servant. Lord, prepare, 
 
 A strict account to give. 
 Help me to watch and pray. 
 
 And on thyself rely, 
 Assured, if I my trust betray, 
 
 I shall forever die. 
 
 267 L. M. 
 
 J!fot ashamed of Christ. 
 
 JESUS, and shall it ever be 
 A mortal man ashamed of thee? 
 Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, 
 Whose glories shine through endless days? 
 2 Ashamed of Jesus I tliat dear Friend 
 On whom my Iiopes of heaven depend? 
 No I when I blush, be this my shame : 
 That I no more revere his name. 
 
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE. 173 
 
 3 Ashamed of Jesus ! yes, I may, 
 When I've no guilt to wash away, 
 No tear to wipe, no good to crave, 
 No fears to quell, no soul to save. 
 
 4 Till then, nor is ray boasting vain ; 
 Till then, I boast a Saviour slain ; 
 And 0, may this my glory be. 
 
 That Christ is not ashamed of me. 
 
 368 c. M. 
 
 Purposes of God devc'oped by Ms providence. 
 
 &0D moves in a mysterious way, 
 His wonders to perform; 
 He plants his footsteps in the sea, 
 And rides upon the storm. 
 
 2 Te fearful saints, fresh courage take; 
 The clouds ye so much dread 
 
 Are big with mercy, and shall break 
 With blessings on your head. 
 
 3 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, 
 But trust him for liis grace ; 
 
 Behind a frowning providence 
 He hides a smiling face. 
 
 4 His purposes will ripen fast, 
 Unfolding every hour; 
 
 The bud may have a bitter taste, 
 But sweet will be the flower. 
 
 5 Blind unbelief is sure to err, 
 And scan his work in vain ; 
 
 God is his own mterpreter. 
 And he will make it plain. 
 
 969 S. M. 
 
 The wellr-fougTvb day. 
 
 PRAY without ceasing, pray, 
 (Your Captain gives the word;) 
 His summons cheerfully obey, 
 And call »vwn the Lord; 
 
174 HYMXS. 
 
 To God your every want 
 
 In instant prayer display ; 
 Pray always; pray, and never faint; 
 
 Pray, without ceasing, pray. 
 2 From strength to strength go on-; 
 
 "Wrestle, and fight, and pray; 
 Tread all the powers of darkness down. 
 
 And win the well-fought day; 
 Still let the Spirit cry. 
 
 In all his soldiers. Come, 
 Till Christ, the Lord, descend from high, 
 
 And take the conqu'rors home. 
 
 Q70 4 6s & 2 8s. 
 
 ''Ahia, Father.'' 
 
 ARISE, my soul, arise; 
 Shake off thy guilty fears ; 
 The bleeding Sacrifice 
 
 In ray behalf appears ; 
 Before the throne my Surety stands; 
 My name is written on his hands. 
 
 2 Five bleeding wounds he bears, 
 Received on Calvary ; 
 
 They pour effectual prayers, 
 
 The}^ strongly plead for me: 
 Forgive him, forgive, they cry, 
 Nor let that ransomed sinner die. 
 
 3 The Father liears him pray, 
 His dear anointed One; 
 
 He cannot turn away 
 
 The presence of his Son : 
 His Spirit answers to the blood, 
 And tells me I am born of God. 
 
 4 My God is reconciled; 
 
 His pard'ning voice I hear ; 
 He owns me for his child; 
 
 I can no longer fear: 
 "With confidence I now draw nigh, 
 And Father, Abba, Father, cry. 
 
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 Q71 C M. 
 
 Earthly pleasures dangerous. 
 
 HOW vain are all things here below I 
 How false, and \et h,ow fair! 
 Each pleasure hath its poison too, 
 And every sweet a snare. 
 
 2 The brightest things below the sky 
 Shine with deceiving light; 
 
 "We should suspect some danger nigh, 
 Where we possess delight. 
 
 3 Our dearest joys, our nearest friends, 
 The partners of our blood, 
 
 How they divide our wavering minds. 
 And leave but half for God ! 
 
 4 The fondness of a creature's love, 
 How strong it strikes the sense 1 
 
 Thither the warm affections move, 
 Nor can we call them thence. 
 
 5 Dear Saviour, let thy beauties be 
 My soul's eternal food, 
 
 And grace command my heart away 
 From all created good, 
 
 372 8s, 7s, & 4. 
 
 (9, be my guule. 
 piUIDE me, thou great Jehovah, 
 vT Pilgrim through this barren land; 
 
 1 ain weak, but thou art mighty ; 
 Hold me with thy powerful hand ; 
 
 Bread of heaven, 
 Feed me till I want no more. 
 
 2 Open thou the crystal fountain 
 Whence the healing waters flow; 
 
 Let the fiery, cloudy pillar 
 Lead me all my journey through: 
 
 Strong Deliverer, 
 Be thou still my strength and shield 
 
170 HYMNS. 
 
 3 "When I tread the verge of Jordan, 
 Bid the swelling stream divide ; 
 
 Death of death, and hell's destruction, 
 Land me safe on Canaan's side; 
 
 Songs of praises 
 I will ever give to thee, 
 
 Q73 0. M, 
 
 Exhortation to Christian activity. 
 
 MY drowsy powers, why sleep ye so? 
 Awake, my sluggish soul I 
 Nothing has half thy work to do, 
 Yet nothing's half so dull. 
 
 2 Go to the ants 1 for one poor grain 
 
 See how they toil and strive ; 
 Yet we, who have a heaven t' obtain, 
 How negligent we live! 
 
 3 We, for whose sake all nature stands, 
 And stars their courses move ; 
 
 "We, for whose guard the angel bands 
 Come flying from above ; 
 
 4 "We, for whom God the Son came down, 
 
 And labored for our good. 
 How careless to secure that crown 
 He purchased with his blood I 
 
 5 Lord, shall we lie so sluggish still, 
 And never act our parts ? 
 
 Come, holy Dove, from th' heavenly hill, 
 And warm our frozen hearts. 
 
 a74 -Ts & 6s. 
 
 Press for tJie prize. 
 
 EISE, my soul, and stretch thy wings. 
 Thy better portion trace; 
 Rise from transitory things 
 Toward heaven, thy native place: 
 
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE. 177 
 
 Sun, and moon, and stars decay, 
 Time shall soon this earth remove; 
 
 Kise, my soul, and haste away 
 To seats prepared above. 
 
 2 Rivers to the ocean run, 
 Nor stay in all their course; 
 
 Fire, ascending, seeks the sun. 
 Both speed them to their source : 
 
 So the soul that's born of God 
 Pants to see his glorious face, 
 
 Upward tends to his abode, 
 To rest in his embrace. 
 
 3 Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn; 
 Press onward to the prize; 
 
 Soon our Saviour will return 
 
 Triumphant in the skies ; 
 Yet a season, and you know 
 
 Happy entrance will be given; 
 All our sorrows left below. 
 
 And earth exchanged for heaven. 
 
 Q75 6s & 5a. 
 
 Little drops of water. 
 
 LITTLE drops of water. 
 Little grains of sand, 
 Make the mighty ocean 
 And the beauteous land; 
 
 2 And the little moments, 
 Humble though they be, 
 
 Make the mighty ages 
 Of eternity 
 
 3 Sb ?ur little errors 
 Lead the soul away 
 
 From the paths of virtue, 
 Oft in sin to stray. 
 
178 HYMNS. 
 
 4 Little deeds of kindness, 
 Little words of love, 
 
 Make our earth an Eden, 
 Tiike the heaven above. 
 
 5 Little seeds of mercj, 
 Sown by youthful hands, 
 
 Grow to bless the nations 
 Far in heathen lands. 
 
 Q76 8s, Is, & 4. 
 
 Daily work to do. 
 
 IN the vinej^ard of our Father 
 Daily work we find to do ; 
 Scattered 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, 
 
 Nothing small or lowly scorning, 
 As along our path we stray: 
 
 Gathering gladly 
 Free-will offerings by the way. 
 
 3 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 
 Reach their everlasting home. 
 
 4 Steadfast, then, in our endeavor, 
 Heavenly Father, may we be ; 
 
 And forever and forever 
 
 "We will give the praise to thee. 
 
 Halleluiah I 
 Singing all oteEiity. 
 
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 277 L. M. 
 
 He livctJi long wJio liveth well. 
 
 HE liveth long- who liveth well I 
 All other hfe is short and vain; 
 He liveth longest who can tell 
 Of living most lor heavenly gam. 
 
 2 He liveth long v ho liveth well I 
 All else is being flnng away ; 
 
 He liveth longest who can tell 
 
 Of true things truly done each day. 
 
 3 Waste not thy being ; back to Him 
 Who freely gave it, freely give; 
 
 Else is that being but a dream, 
 'Tis but to be, and not to live. 
 
 4 Fill up each hour with what will last; 
 Buy up the moments as they go ; 
 
 The life above when this is past 
 Is the ripe fruit of life below. 
 
 278 c. M. 
 
 The shadow of the Cross. 
 
 OPPRPJSSfi^D with noonday's scorching heat, 
 To yonder cross I flee ; 
 Beneath its shelter take ray seat : 
 No shade like this for me ! 
 
 2 Beneath tliat cross clear waters burst, 
 A fountain sparkling free ; 
 
 And there I quench my desert thirst ; 
 No spring like this for me ! 
 
 3 For burdened ones a resting-place 
 Beside that cross I see ; 
 
 Here I cast off my weariness ; 
 No rest like this for me ! 
 
 4 A stranger here, I pitch my teat 
 Beneatli this spreading tree ; 
 
 Here sliall ray pilgrim life be spent, 
 No home like this for me I 
 
1 80 HYMNS. 
 
 ^79 8s & la. 
 
 Tlie elder hr other. 
 
 YES, for me, for me he careth 
 With a brother's tender care ; 
 Yes, with me, with me he shareth 
 Every burden, every fear. 
 
 2 Yes, o'er me, o'er me he watcl/eth, 
 Ceaseless watcheth, night and day; 
 
 Yes, e'en me, e'en me he snatcheth 
 From the perils of the way. 
 
 3 Yes, for me he standeth pleading, 
 At the mercy-seat above ; 
 
 Ever for me interceding, 
 Constant in imtiring love. 
 
 4 Yes, in me abroad he sheddeth 
 Joys unearthly, love and light ; 
 
 And to cover me he spreadeth 
 His paternal wing of night. 
 
 5 Yes, in me, in me he dwelleth; 
 I in him, and he in me I 
 
 And my empty soul he filleth 
 Here and through eternity. 
 
 6 Thus I wait for his returning, 
 Singing all the way to heaven; 
 
 Such the joyful song of morning, 
 Such the tranquil song of even. 
 
 ^80 L. M. 
 
 TJie useful life. 
 
 ri labor on ; spend and be spent, 
 vT Thy joy to do the Father's will; 
 It is the way the Master went. 
 
 Should not the servant tread it still? 
 2 Go labor on; 'tis not for naught; 
 
 Thy earthly loss is heavenly gain; 
 Men heed thee, lov^e thee, praise tliee not ; 
 
 The Mast^ prsuses'^wbat ace«ea? 
 
THE EELICOUS LIFE. 181 
 
 3 GrO labor on; enough while here, 
 If he shall praise thee, if he deign 
 
 Thy willing heart to mark and cheer; 
 No toil for him shall be in vain. 
 
 4 Toil on'; faint not; keep watch, and pray; 
 Be wise the erring soul to win; 
 
 Go forth into the world's highway, 
 Compel the wanderer to conio in. 
 
 5 Toil on, and in thy toil rejoice ; 
 For toil comes rest, for exile home ; 
 
 Soon shalt thou hear the bridegroom's voice, 
 The midnight peal, "Behold, I comel" 
 
 281 c. M. 
 
 Mine and thine. 
 
 ALL that I was; ray sin, my guilt, 
 My death, was all my own; 
 All that I am I owe to thee, 
 My gracious God, alone. 
 
 2 The evil of my former state 
 "Was mine and only mine ; 
 
 The good in which I now rejoice 
 Is thine and only thine. 
 
 3 The darkness of my former state, 
 The bondage, all was mine ; 
 
 The light of life in which I walk, 
 The liberty, is thine. 
 
 4 All that I am, even here on earth. 
 All that I hope to be 
 
 "When Jesus comes and glory dawns. 
 I' owe it, Lord, to thee. 
 
 a82 c. M. 
 
 ' Tis /, he not afraid. 
 
 WHEN waves of sorrow round me swell, 
 My soul is not dismayed; 
 I hear a voice I know full well, 
 "'Tis I, be sot afraid." 
 
182 HYMXS. 
 
 2 When black tlie tlireat'nin^ clouds appear, 
 And storms my path invade, 
 
 That voice shall trauquilize each fear, 
 " 'Tis I, be not afraid." 
 
 3 There is a gulf that must be cossed ; 
 Saviour ! be near to aid ; 
 
 Whisper when mv frail bark is tossed, 
 '"Tis I, be not"'afraid." 
 
 4 There is a dark and fearful vale 
 Death hides within its shade ; 
 
 say when flesh and heart shall fail, 
 " 'Tis I, be not afraid." 
 
 Q83 83 & 6. 
 
 Thy will ie done. — Tunk, " Just as I am?'' 
 
 MY God, my Father, while I stray 
 Far from my home on life's rough way, 
 
 teach me from my heart to say, 
 
 "Thy will, let it be done." 
 
 2 If thou shouldst call me to resign 
 What most I prize, it ne'er was mine; 
 
 1 only yield thee what was thine I 
 
 " Thy will, let it be done." 
 
 3 If but my fainting heart be blest 
 With thy sweet Spirit for its guest. 
 My God, to thee I leave the rest — 
 
 "Thy will, let it be done." 
 
 4 And when on earth I breathe no more 
 The prayer oft mixed vvith tears before, 
 I'll sing upon a happier shore, 
 
 " Thy will, let it be done." 
 
 Q84 8s & G. 
 
 Plead for me. — Tune, " Jv^t 0£ I am?^ 
 
 OTHOU, the contrite sinner's friend, 
 Wlio, loving, lov'st them to the end, 
 On this aione mj'- hopes depend. 
 That tLou wilt plead for ma 
 
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE. 183 
 
 2 When, wearj in the Christian race, 
 Far off appears my resting-place, 
 And, fainting, I mistrust thy grace, 
 
 Then, Saviour, plead for me. 
 
 3 When I have erred and gone astray, 
 Afar from thine and wisdom's way, 
 And see no glimm'ring, guiding ray, 
 
 Still, Saviour, plead for me. 
 
 4 And when my dying hour draws near, 
 Darkened with conflict, pain, and fear, 
 Then to my fainting sight appear, 
 
 Pleading in heaven for me. 
 
 285 "73 & 6a. 
 
 The Cross of Jesvs. 
 
 I SAW the cross of Jesus 
 When burdened with my sin ; 
 I sought the cross of Jesus 
 To give me peace within: 
 
 1 brouglit my sin to Jesus ; 
 He cleansed it in his blood; 
 
 And in the cross of Jesus 
 I found my peace with God. 
 
 2 I love the cross of Jesus, 
 It tells me Vv'hat I am ; 
 
 A vile and guilty creature, 
 Saved only through the Lamb. 
 
 No righteousness, no merit, 
 No beauty can I plead; 
 
 Yet in the cross I glory, 
 My title there I read. 
 
 3 I clasp the cross of Jesua 
 In every trying hour, 
 
 My sure and certain refuge. 
 
 My never-failing tower. 
 
 17 
 
194 HYMNS. 
 
 Id every fear and conflict, 
 I more than conqu'ror am, 
 
 Living I'm safe, or dying, 
 
 Through Christ the risen Lamb. 
 
 4 Sweet is the cross of Jesus ! 
 
 There let my weary heart 
 Still rest in perfect peace, 
 
 TiU life itself depart. 
 And then in strains of glory 
 
 I'll sing thy wondrous power, 
 "Where sm can never enter, 
 
 And death is known no more. 
 
 ^86 c. M. 
 
 Prayer. 
 
 PRAYER is the breath of God in man, 
 Returning whence it came ; 
 Love is the sacred fire within. 
 And prayer the rising flame. 
 
 2 It gives the burdened spirit ease. 
 And soothes the troubled breast : 
 
 Yields comfort to the mourning soul. 
 And to the weary rest. 
 
 3 The prayers and praises of tlie saints 
 Like precious odors sweet, 
 
 Ascend and spread a rich perfume 
 Around the mercy seat. 
 
 4 "When God inclines the heart to pra7, 
 He hath an ear to hear; 
 
 To him there's music in a groan, 
 And beauty in a tear. 
 
 5 The humble suppliant cannot fail 
 To have his wants supplied, 
 
 Since He for sinners intercedes 
 "Who once for sinners died. 
 
THE RELIGIOUS LIFfi, 186 
 
 287 4 6s & 2 88. 
 
 The Lord our Refuge. 
 
 THE Lord our refuge is, 
 And ever will remain; 
 Since he hath made us his, 
 
 He wiU our cause maintain; 
 In vain our enemies oppose, 
 For God is stronger than his foes. 
 
 2 The Lord our portion is, 
 What can we wish for more? 
 
 As long as we are his, 
 
 "We never can be poor: 
 In vain do earth and heU oppose, 
 For God is stronger than his foes. 
 
 3 The Lord our Shepherd is. 
 He knows our every need ; 
 
 And since we now are his, 
 
 His care our souls will feed : 
 In vain do sin and death oppose, 
 For God is stronger than his foes. 
 
 4 Our God our Father, is, 
 
 Our names are on his heart; 
 "We ever shall be his, 
 
 He ne'er from us will part : 
 In vain the world and flesh oppose, 
 For God is stronger than his foes. 
 
 288 6s & 4s. 
 
 Jesus., nvyLord. 
 
 JESUS, thy name I love. 
 All other names above, 
 Jesus, my Lordl 
 1 thou art all to me. 
 Nothing to please I see, 
 Nothing apart from thee, 
 J«sus, my Lord! 
 
186 HYMNS. 
 
 2 Thou blessed Son of God 
 Hast bought me with thy blood, 
 
 Jesus, my Lordl 
 How great to me thy love, 
 All other loves above, 
 Love that I daily prove, 
 
 Jesus, my Lordl 
 
 3 When unto thee I flee. 
 Thou wilt my refuge be, 
 
 Jesus, my Lord! 
 What need I now to fear, 
 What earthly grief or care, 
 Since thou art ever near? 
 
 Jesus, my Lord I 
 
 4 Soon wilt thou come again; 
 I shall be happy then, 
 
 Jesus, my Lord I 
 Then thine own face I'll see, 
 Then I shall like tiiee be. 
 Then evermore with thee, 
 
 Jesus, my Lordl 
 
 389 _ „, C.M. 
 
 Thy will be mine. 
 
 ONE prayer I have, all prayers in one, 
 When I am wholly thine ; 
 Thy will, my God, thy will be done, 
 And let that will be mine. 
 
 2 All-wise, Almighty, and All-good, 
 In thee I firmly trust; 
 
 Thy ways, unknown or understood. 
 Are merciful and just. 
 
 3 May I remember, that to thee 
 Whate'er I have I owe ; 
 
 And back in gratitude from me 
 May all thy bounties flow. 
 
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE. 187 
 
 4 Thy gifts are only ±en enjoyed 
 When used as talents lent; 
 
 Those talents only well employed 
 When in thy service spent. 
 
 5 Write but my name upon the roll 
 Of thy redeemed above ; 
 
 Then heart, and mind, and strength, and soul, 
 I'll love thee for thy love. 
 
 a90 , . c.M. 
 
 Ajailgrim here. 
 
 APILGrRIM through this lonely world, 
 The blessed Saviour passed ; 
 A mourner all his hfe was he, 
 A dying Lamb at last. 
 
 2 That tender heart that felt for all, 
 For all its life-blood gave ; 
 
 It found on earth no resting-place, 
 Save only in the grave. 
 
 3 Such was our Lord ; and shall we fear 
 The cross, with all its scorn ? 
 
 Or love a faithless evil world, 
 That wreathed his brow with thorn ? 
 
 4 No ! facing all its frowns or smiles, 
 Like him obedient still. 
 
 We homeward press through storm or calm, 
 To Zion's blessed hill. 
 
 991 s. M. 
 
 My sins are blotted ovt. 
 
 MY sins are blotted out 
 Since Jesus died for me ; 
 My times are in a Father's hand, 
 
 My steps in his decree. 
 2 Jesus in heaven appears. 
 
 For me to intercede ; 
 And countless beo'^jfits proclaim 
 "The Lord is risen indeed," 
 
188 HYMXS. 
 
 8 A nttle child is free 
 
 From carefulness and guile, 
 Rests in a mother's guardian love, 
 
 And waits a father's smile. 
 4 Father of spirits, hear, 
 
 Make me this little child ; 
 May I delight myself in thee, 
 
 By no mistrust defiled. 
 
 Q92 S. M. 
 
 The arl of God. 
 
 LIKIB Noah's weary dove 
 That soared the earth around, 
 But not a resting-place above 
 The cheerless waters found, 
 
 2 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; 
 
 And every longing satisfied, 
 "With full salvation blessed. 
 
 "^93 C. M. 
 
 TTie pUgrim. 
 
 STILL onward through the land of foes 
 I pass in pilgrim guise; 
 I may not stop to seek repose 
 Where cool the shadow lies ; 
 [ may not stoop amid the grass 
 
 To pluck earth's fairest flowers, 
 Nor by her springing fountains 
 The sultry noontide hours. 
 
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE. 189 
 
 2 Yet flowers I wear unoo my breast 
 That no earth-garden k.xjws, 
 
 "White lilies of immortal peace, 
 
 And love's deep-tinted rose; 
 And there the blue-eyed flowers of faith^ 
 
 And hope's bright buds of gold, 
 As lone I tread the upward path. 
 
 In richest hues unfold. 
 
 3 Painful and dark the pathway seems 
 To distant earthly eyes; 
 
 They only see the hedging thorns 
 
 On either side that rise ; 
 They cannot know how soft between 
 
 The flowers of love are strewn — 
 The simny ways, the pastures green, 
 
 "Where Jesus leads his own ; 
 
 4 They cannot see, as dark'ning clouds 
 Behind the pilgrim close, 
 
 How far adown the western glade 
 
 The golden glory flows ; 
 They cannot hear, 'mid earthly din, 
 
 The song to pilgrims known, 
 Still blending with the angels' hymn 
 
 Around the wondrous throne. 
 
 Q94, 4 6s & 2 88. 
 
 Who is my hrotJier ? 
 
 MUST I my brother keep 
 And share his pains and toil? 
 And weep with those that weep, 
 
 And smile with those that smile? 
 Is he my brother to whose grief 
 
 1 may have power to bring relief? 
 
 2 Must I his burden bear. 
 
 As though it were my own? 
 And do as I would care 
 
 Should to myself be done ? 
 And faithful to his interests prove, 
 And as myself my neighbor Ipve ? 
 
190 HYMNS. 
 
 3 Then Jesus, at thy feet, 
 A student let me be, 
 
 And learn as it is meet, 
 
 My duty, Lord, of thee; 
 For thou didst come on mercy's plan, 
 And all thy lits was love to man. 
 
 4 make me as thou art ; 
 Thy Spirit, Lord, bestow; 
 
 The kind and gentle heart 
 
 That feels anotlier's woe ; 
 That thus I may be hke my Head, 
 And in my Saviour's footsteps tread. 
 
 295 Is & 6a. 
 
 Near Jesus. 
 
 I WANT to live near Jesus, 
 And never go astray; 
 To feel that I am growing 
 
 More like him every day; 
 That I am always laying 
 
 My treasure up above, 
 And gaining more the spirit 
 
 Of his gentleness and love. 
 2 I want such steadfast purpose 
 
 My mission to fulfill, 
 That it may be mj^ meat and drink 
 
 To do my Father's will; 
 To follow in his footsteps, 
 
 Who never turned aside 
 From the path that leads to heaven. 
 
 Though often sorely tried. 
 2 may I live near Jesus, 
 
 And never go astray, 
 And every sin-defiling stain 
 
 Shall soon be washed away ; 
 And I'll bear my Master's image, 
 
 When I see him face to face, 
 Then earth shall lose the power 
 
 Its brightness to deface. 
 
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE. 191 
 
 296 4 lines 1b. 
 TTic Christian. 
 
 WHO is as the Christian great? 
 Bought and washed with sacred blood; 
 CrowBS he sees beneath his feet, 
 Soars aloft and walks with God. 
 
 2 Who is as the Christian wise ? 
 He his naught for all hath given; 
 
 Bought the pearl of greatest price, 
 Nobly bartered earth for heaven, 
 
 3 Who is as the Christian blest? 
 
 He hath found the long-sought stone; 
 He is joined to Christ, his rest, 
 He and happiness are one. 
 
 4 Earth and heaven together meet. 
 Gifts in him and graces join ; 
 
 Make the character complete, 
 All immortal, all divine. 
 
 297 C. M. 
 
 ril turn to TTiee. 
 
 JESUS, in sickness and in pain. 
 Be near to succor me ; 
 My sinking spirit still sustain ; 
 To thee I turn, to thee. 
 
 2 When cares and sorrows thicken round. 
 And nothing bright I see, 
 
 In thee alone can help be found; 
 To thee I turn, to thee. 
 
 3 Should strong temptations fierce assail, 
 And Satan buffet me, 
 
 Then in thy strength will I prevail, 
 While stUl I turn to thee. 
 
 4 Through all my pilgrimage below, 
 Whate'er my lot may be. 
 
 In joy or sadness, weal or woe, 
 Jesus, I'll turn to thee. 
 
192 HYMNS. 
 
 298 4 Unes 7b. 
 
 Conflict tcith sin. 
 
 BRETHREN, while we sojourn here, 
 Fight we must, but should not fear; 
 Foes we have, but we've a Friend, 
 One that loves us to the end; 
 Forward, then, with courage go; 
 Long we shall not dwell below; 
 Soon the joyful news will come, 
 "Child, your Father calls, Come home." 
 
 2 In the way a thousand snares 
 Lie to takes us unawares; 
 Satan, with malicious art, 
 "Watches each unguarded part: 
 But from Satan's malice free. 
 Saints shall soon victorious be; 
 Soon the joyful news will come, 
 "Child, your Father calls, Come home." 
 
 3 But of all the foes we meet, 
 None so oft mislead our feet. 
 None betray us into sin 
 
 Like the foes that dwell within ; 
 Yet let nothing spoil our peace, 
 Christ shall also conquer these ; 
 Soon the joyful news will come, 
 " Child, your Father calls, Come home." 
 
 Q99 c. M. 
 
 The example of the faithful. 
 
 RISE, my soul, pursue the path 
 By ancient worthies trod; 
 Aspiring, view those holy men 
 Who hved and walked with God. 
 
 2 Though dead, they speak in reason's ear 
 
 And in example live; 
 Their faith, and hope, and mighty deeds 
 
 StiU fresh instruction ^re. 
 
THE RELlv^IOLS LIFE. 193 
 
 3 'Twas through the Lamb's most preciou3 blood 
 They conquered every foe ; 
 
 And to his power and matchless grace 
 Their crowns of life they owe. 
 
 4 Lord, may I ever keep in view 
 The patterns tliou hast given, 
 
 And ne'er forsake the blessed road 
 That led them safe to heaven. 
 
 300 c. M. 
 
 The how of prayer. 
 
 JLOYE to steal a while away 
 From eVery cumbering care, 
 And spend the hours of setting day 
 In humble, grateful prayer. 
 
 2 I love in solitude to shed 
 The penitential tear, 
 
 And all his promises to plead, 
 Where none but God can hear. 
 
 3 I love to think on mercies past, 
 And future good implore; 
 
 And aU my cares and sorrows cast 
 On Him whom I adore. 
 
 4 I love by faith to take a view 
 Of brighter scenes in heaven ; 
 
 The prospect doth my strength renew, 
 "While here by tempests driven. 
 
 5 Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'«i, 
 May its departing ray 
 
 Be calm as this impressive hour, 
 And lead to endless day. 
 
194 HYMN^S. 
 
 SHORTNESS OF TIME. 
 
 301 0. M. 
 
 Man frail — God eternal. 
 
 OGOD, our help in ages past, 
 Our hope for years to come, 
 Our shelter from the stormy blast, 
 And our eternal home : — 
 
 2 Under the shadow of thy throne 
 Still may we dwell secure ; 
 
 Sufficient is thine arm alone, 
 And our defence is sure. 
 
 3 Before the hills in order stood, 
 Or earth received her frame, 
 
 From everlasting thou art God, 
 To endless years the same. 
 
 4 A thousand ages, in thy sight. 
 Are like an evening gone ; 
 
 Short as the watch that ends the night, 
 Before the rising sun. 
 
 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream. 
 Bears all its sons away; 
 
 They fly, forgotten, as a dream 
 Dies at the opening day. 
 
 6 God, our help in ages past. 
 Our hope for years to come ; 
 
 Be thou our guide while life shall last, 
 And our perpetual home ! 
 
 30Q 0. M. 
 
 Time the Period to 'prepare for Eternity . 
 
 THEE we adore, Eternal Name, 
 And humbly own to thee 
 How feeble is our mortal frame. 
 What dying worms are we. 
 
1H0KTXESS OF ti:me. 195 
 
 2 The year rolls round, and steals away 
 The breath that first it gave ; 
 
 Whate'er we do, where'er we be, 
 We're traveling to the grave. 
 
 3 Great God, on what a slender thread 
 HSYig everlasting things ! 
 
 The final state of all the dead 
 Upon life's feeble strings! 
 
 4 Eternal joy, or endless woe, 
 Attends on every breath ; 
 
 And yet how unconcerned we go 
 Upon the brink of death! 
 
 5 Awake, Lord, our drowsy sense, 
 To walk this dangerous road; 
 
 And if our souls are hurried hence, 
 May they be found with God. 
 
 303 0. M. 
 
 Tim^ and Eternity. 
 
 LIFE is a span — a fleeting hour : 
 How soon the vapor flies ! 
 Man is a tender, transient flower, 
 That e'en in blooming dies. 
 
 2 The once-loved form, now cold and dead, 
 Each mournful thought employs; 
 
 And nature weeps her comforts fled, 
 And withered all her joys. 
 
 3 Hope looks beyond the bounds of time, 
 When what we now deplore 
 
 Shall rise in full, immortal prime. 
 And bloom to fade no more. 
 
 4 Cease, then, fond Nature, cease thy tears. 
 Thy Saviour dwells on high ; 
 
 There everlasting spring appears ; 
 There joys shall never die. 
 
196 HYMNS. 
 
 804 ' c. M. 
 
 Deliverance is nv ftand, 
 
 MY span of life will soon be done, 
 The passing moments say ; 
 As leugtti'ning shadows o'er the meaa 
 Proclaim the close of day. 
 
 2 that my heart might dwell aloof 
 From all created things ; 
 
 And learn that wisdom from above, 
 Whence true contentment springs. 
 
 3 Courage, my soul; thy bitter crosa, 
 In every trial here. 
 
 Shall bear thee to thy heaven above, 
 But shall not enter there. 
 
 4 The sighing ones, that humbly seek 
 In sorrowing paths below. 
 
 Shall in eternity rejoice, 
 
 "Where endless comforts flow. 
 
 5 Courage, my soul, on God rely ; 
 Deliv'rance soon will come ; 
 
 A thousand ways has Providence 
 To bring believers home. 
 
 305 '7s & 6a. 
 
 Time is winging us away. 
 
 TIME is winging us away 
 To our eternal home ; 
 Life is but a winter's day, 
 
 A journey to the tomb : 
 Youth and vigor soon will flee. 
 
 Blooming beauty lose its charms ; 
 All that's mortal soon will be 
 
 Enclosed in death's cold arms. 
 2 Time is winging us away 
 
 To our eternal home ; 
 Life is but a winter's day, 
 
 A journey to the tomb : 
 
SHORTNESS OF TIME. 197 
 
 But the Christian shall enjoj 
 Health and beauty soon above, 
 
 Far beyond the world's alloy, 
 Secure in Jesus' love. 
 
 306 s. M. 
 
 Our fathers^ wliere are they ? 
 
 HQT^ swift the torrent rolls 
 That bears us to the sea ; 
 The tide that hurries thoughtless souls 
 To vast eternity ! 
 
 2 Our fathers, where are they, 
 With all they called their own ? 
 
 Their joys and griefs, and hopes and cares, 
 And wealth and honor ? Gone. 
 
 3 God of our fathers, bear. 
 Thou everlasting Friend ! 
 
 While we, as on life's utmost verge, 
 Our souls to thee commend. 
 
 4 Of all the pious dead 
 
 May we the footsteps trace. 
 Till with them, in the land of light, 
 We dwell before thy face. 
 
 307 . CM. 
 
 Life shorty and man frail, 
 
 TEACH me the measure of my days, 
 Thou Maker of my frame : 
 
 1 would survey life's narrow space, 
 And learn how frail I am. 
 
 2 A span is all that we can boast ; 
 How short the Meeting time! 
 
 Man is but vanity and dust 
 In all his flower and prime. 
 
 3 What can I wish or wait for then, 
 From creatures, earth and dust? 
 
 They make our expectations vain, 
 \nd disappoint our trust. 
 
198 HYMNS. 
 
 4 Now I forbid my carnal hope, 
 My fond desire recall ; 
 
 I give ray mortal interest up, 
 And make my God my all. 
 
 DEATH. 
 308 ' C. M. 
 
 A sister^s death. 
 
 DEATH has been here, and borae away 
 A sister from our side ; 
 Just in the morning of her day, 
 As young as we, she died. 
 
 2 Not long ago she filled her place, 
 And sat with us to learn; 
 
 But she has run her mortal race, 
 And never can return. 
 
 3 Perhaps our time may be as short, 
 Our days may fly as fast: 
 
 Lord, impress the solemn thought, 
 That this may be our last! 
 
 4 "We cannot tell who next may fall 
 Beneath thy chastening rod ; 
 
 One must be first; 0, may we all 
 Prepare to meet our God 1 
 
 5 All needful help is thine to give; 
 To thee our souls apply 
 
 For grace to teach us how to live 
 And make us fit to die. 
 
 309 . . . I'-^- 
 
 Death and burial of a Christian. 
 
 UNVEIL thy bosom, faithful tomb ; 
 Take this new treasure to thy trust; 
 And give these sacred r-elics room 
 To slumber in the silent dust. 
 
DEATH. 199 
 
 2 ITor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear 
 Invades thy bounds; no mortal woes 
 
 Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, 
 While angels watch the soft repose. 
 
 3 So Jesus slept; God's dying Son 
 
 Passed through the grave, and blessed the bed 
 Rest here, blest saint, till from his throne 
 The morning break, and pierce the shade. 
 
 4 Break from his throne, illustrious morn; 
 Attend. earth, his sovereign word; 
 
 E-estore thy trust ; a glorious form 
 Shall then arise to meet the Lord. 
 
 310 L. M. 
 
 The CTiriMian'S parting Tiour. 
 
 HOW sweet the hour of closing day, 
 Wlieu all is peaceful and serene, 
 And when the sun, with cloudless ray, 
 Sheds mellow luster o'er the scene ! 
 
 2 Such is the Christian's parting hour; 
 So peacefully he sinks to rest; 
 
 When faith, endued from heaven with power. 
 Sustains aud cheers his languid breast. 
 
 3 Mark now that radiance of his eye ; 
 That smile upon his wasted cheek; 
 
 They tell us of liis glory nigh 
 
 In language that no tongue can speak. 
 
 4 A beam from heaven is sent to cheer 
 The pilgrim on his gloomy road; 
 
 And angels are attending near 
 To bear him to their bright abode. 
 
 5 Who would not wish to die hke those 
 Whom God's own Spirit deigns to bless? 
 
 To sink into that soft repose, 
 Tbon wak-? t/) perfect happinees? 
 18 
 
200 EYMNS. 
 
 311 " 6s, & 8. 
 
 At res, 
 
 BROTHER, thou art lone to rest; 
 "We will not weep for thee ; 
 For thou art now where oft on earth 
 Thy Spirit longed to be. 
 
 2 Brother, thou art gone to rest; 
 Thine is an earl}' tomb^ 
 
 But Jesus summoned thee away; 
 Thy Saviour called thee home. 
 
 3 Brother, thou art gone to rest ; 
 Thy toils and cares are o'er ; 
 
 And sorrow, pain, and suffering, now 
 Shall ne'er distress thee more. 
 
 4 Brother, thou art gone to rest; 
 Thy sins are all forgiven; 
 
 And saints in light have welcomed thee 
 To share the joys of heaven. 
 
 5 Brother, thou art gone to rest, 
 And this shall be our prayer : 
 
 That when we reach our journey's end, 
 Thy glory we may share. 
 
 31Q 8s & la. 
 
 Peaceful sluniber. 
 
 PEACEFUL be thy silent slumber, 
 Peaceful in the grave so low; 
 Thou no more wilt join our number, 
 Thou no more our songs shalt know. 
 
 2 Dearest brother, thou hast left us; 
 Here thy loss we deeply feel; 
 
 But 'tis God that hath b-^reft us. 
 He can all our sorrow heal. 
 
 3 Yet again we hope to meet thee 
 When the day of life is fled ; 
 
 Then, hi heaven, with joy to greet thee^ 
 Where ao farewell tear is shed. 
 
DEATH. 201 
 
 313 c. M. 
 
 Peaceful death, of the pijut. 
 
 BEHOLD the western evening light 1 
 It melts in deepening gloom ; 
 So calmly Christians sink away, 
 Descending to the tomb. 
 
 2 The winds breatlie low ; the yellow leaf 
 Scarce whispers from the tree ; 
 
 So gently flows the parting breath 
 When good men cease to be. 
 
 3 How beautiful, on all the hills, 
 The crimson light is shed ! 
 
 'Tis like the peace the Christian gives 
 To mourners round his bed. 
 
 4 How mildly on the wandering cloud 
 The sunset beam is cast! 
 
 So sweet the memory left behind 
 "When loved ones breathe their last. 
 
 5 And lo ! above the dews of night 
 The vesper star appears ; 
 
 So faith lights up the mourner's heart. 
 "Whose eyes are dim with tears. 
 
 314 L. M. 
 
 Asleep in Jemis. 
 
 ASLEEP in Jesus ! blessed sleep 1 
 From which none ever wake to weep; 
 A calm and undisturbed repose, 
 Unbroken by the last of foes. 
 
 2 Asleep in Jesus I how sweet 
 To be for such a slumber meet! 
 "With hcl7 confidence to sing 
 That death has lost his cruel sting. 
 
 3 Asleep in Jesus ! peaceful rest I 
 Whose waking is supremely blest; 
 No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour 
 That mauifests the Saviour's power. 
 
202 HYMNS. 
 
 4 Asleep in Jesus ! for me 
 May such a blissful refuge be I 
 Securely shall my aslies lie, 
 Waiting the summons from on ligh. 
 
 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. 
 
 315 s. M. 
 
 The peaceful death of the righteous 
 
 OFOR the death of those 
 AVho slumber in the Lord I 
 be like theirs m}' last repose, 
 Like theirs my last reward. 
 
 2 Their bodies in the ground, 
 In silent hope may lie; 
 
 Till the last trumpet's joyful sound 
 Shall call them to the sky. 
 
 3 Their ransomed spirits soar 
 On wings of faith and love, 
 
 To meet the Saviour they adore. 
 And reign with him above. 
 
 4 "With us their names shall live 
 Through long-succeeding years. 
 
 Embalmed with all our hearts can give, 
 Our praises and our tears. 
 
 5 for the death of those 
 Who slumber in the Lord! 
 
 be like theirs my last repose, 
 Like theirs my last reward! 
 
 316 4 lin&s 78. 
 The Christian's burial. 
 
 BROTHER, though from yonder sky 
 Cometh neither voice nor cry, 
 Yet we know for thee to-day 
 Every pala hath pteaed away. 
 
DEATH. 203 
 
 2 Not for thee shall tears be given, 
 Child of God, and heir of heaven ; 
 For he gave thee sweet release; 
 Thine the Christian's death of peace. 
 
 3 "Well we know thv living faith 
 Had the power to conquer death; 
 As a living rose may bloom 
 
 By the border of the tomb. 
 
 4 Brother, in that solemn trust 
 "We commend thee, dust to dust; 
 In that faith we wait, till, risen, 
 Thou shalt meet us all in heaven. 
 
 5 "While we weep as Jesus wept, 
 Thou shalt sleep as Jesus slept; 
 "With thy Saviour thou shalt rest, 
 Crowned, and glorified, and blest. 
 
 317 12s & lis. 
 
 Farewell to a friend departed. 
 
 THOU art gone to the grave ; but we will not deplore 
 thee, 
 Though sorrows and darkness encompass the tomb; 
 The Saviour has passed through its portals before thee, 
 And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the 
 gloom. 
 
 ? Thou art gone to the grave; we no longer behold 
 thee. 
 
 Nor tread the rough paths of the world by thy side ; 
 But the wide arms of mercy are spread to enfold thee, 
 
 And sinners may hope since the Saviour hath died. 
 
 3 Thou art gone to the grave ; and, its mansion forsak- 
 ing, 
 Perchance thy weak spirit in doubt lingered long ; 
 But the sunshine of heaven beamed bright on thy waking, 
 And the sound thou didst hear was the seraphim'a 
 song. 
 
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 204 HTM^S. 
 
 4 Thou art gone to the grave ; but we will not deplore 
 thee, 
 
 Since God was thy ransom, thy guardian, thy guide 
 He gave thee, he took thee, and he will restore thee ; 
 
 And death has no sting since the Saviour hath died. 
 
 318 c. M. 
 
 Preparation for death. 
 'F I must die, let me die 
 With hope in Jesus' blood ; 
 The blood that saves from sin and guilt, 
 And reconciles to God. 
 
 2 If I must die, let me die 
 In peace with all mankind, 
 
 And change these fleeting joys below 
 For pleasures more refined. 
 
 3 If I must die, and die I must, 
 Let some kind seraph come 
 
 And bear me on his friendly wing 
 To my celestial home. 
 
 4 Of Canaan's land, from Pisgah's top, 
 May I but have a view, 
 
 Thougli Jordan should o'erflow its banks, 
 I'll boldly venture through. 
 
 319 8s & 7s. 
 Burial of a Christian brother. 
 
 BROTHER, rest from sin and sorrow; 
 Death is o'er, and life is won; 
 On thy slumber dawns no morrow; 
 Rest; thine earthly race is run. 
 
 2 Brother, wake ; the night is waning ; 
 Endless day is round thee pjured; 
 
 Enter thou the rest remaining 
 For the people of the Lord. 
 
 3 Brother, wake ; for Ho who loved thee. 
 He who died that thou mightst live, 
 
 He who graciously approved thee, 
 "Waits thy crown of joy to give. 
 
DEATH. 206 
 
 4 Fare thee well; though woe is blending 
 
 With the toues of earthly love, 
 Triumph high and joy unending 
 
 Wait thee n the realms above. 
 
 330 c. M. 
 
 Death of the young. 
 
 WHEN blooming youth is snatched away 
 By Death's resistless hand, 
 Our hearts the mournful tribute pay 
 Which pity must demand. 
 
 2 While pity prompts the rising sigh, 
 may this truth, impressed 
 
 With awful power, "I too, must die," 
 Sink deep in every breast. 
 
 3 The voice of this alarming scene 
 May every heart obey ; 
 
 Nor be the heavenly warning vain 
 Which calls to watch and pray. 
 
 4 let us fly, to Jesus fly, 
 Whose powerful arm can save ; 
 
 Then shall our hopes ascend on high^ 
 And triumph o'er the grave. 
 
 331 s. M. 
 
 Support in death. 
 
 ¥HEN on the brink of death 
 My trembling soul shall stand, 
 Waiting to pass that awful flood, 
 Great God! at thy command; 
 
 2 When every scene of life 
 Stands ready to depart. 
 
 And the last «igh that shakes the frame 
 Shall rend this bursting heart ; 
 
 3 Then, Source of joy supreme 
 Whose arm alone can save, 
 
 Dispel the darkness that surrounds 
 The entrance to the gf'-ve. 
 
206 HYMNS. 
 
 4 Lay tby supporting hand 
 
 Beneath my sinking head; 
 And with a ray of love divine 
 
 Illume my dying bed. 
 
 A young Christiaii's burial. 
 
 COME, children, kindly gather 
 Round this form beloved, 
 Whence so soon our heavenly Father 
 
 Hath the soul removed. 
 Soul, leave the bodj'- mortal 
 
 Safe with us at rest, 
 Pass beyond the golden portal 
 To thy Saviour's breast. 
 
 Chorus. 
 Bright angels, happy spirits, 
 
 Watch with star-like eyes 
 O'er the spot whence at Christ's summons 
 
 His beloved shall rise. 
 
 2 Eyes full of love and gladness, 
 Quiet now in sleep, 
 
 Closed on all our sin and sadness, 
 
 Never more to weep. 
 Unclose now with bliss amazing 
 
 In the realms of peace ; 
 Burst to sight, with rapture gazing 
 
 On the Saviour's face. 
 Chorus. — Bright angels, etc. 
 
 3 Hark, 'mid the radiant dawning, 
 Where night comes no more. 
 
 Sweet-toned bells of Sabbath morning 
 
 Sound from that far shore. 
 Lo, cherub forms that hover. 
 
 Bearing thee away; 
 So farewell, thy night is over, 
 
 Lost in endless day. 
 Cforus. — Bright angels, etc. 
 
DEATH. 20 Y 
 
 323 . 8s, Ts, & 4. 
 
 One is gone. 
 
 WHERE we oft liave met iu gladness 
 On the holy Sabbath-day, 
 Slowly, now, with tearful sadness, 
 -Each pursues his lonely way; 
 
 Tears are falling 
 On this holy Sabbath-day. 
 
 2 One we loved has left our number 
 For the dark and silent tomb, — 
 
 Closed his eyes in deathless slumber, 
 Faded in his early bloom ; 
 
 Hear ns, Saviour ! 
 Thou hast blest the lonely tomb. 
 
 3 Through its dark and narrow portal 
 Once they bore thee to thy rest ; 
 
 There a ray of liglit immortal. 
 Like a sunbeam from the west, 
 
 Burst the shadows, 
 And the grave thenceforth was blest. 
 
 4 By the light that tlius was given 
 To the darkness of the tomb ; 
 
 By the blessed light of heaven, 
 Gilding scenes of earthly gloom, 
 
 Star of gladness ! 
 All our night with joy illume. 
 
 5 From our circle, dearest brother, 
 Early hast thou passed away ; 
 
 But the angels say, " Another 
 Joins our holy song to-day." 
 
 Weep no longer 1 
 Jom with them the sacred lay. 
 
208 HYMNS. 
 
 HEAVEN 
 
 324 88 & 6s. 
 
 Best in heaven. 
 
 THERE is an hour of peaceful rest. 
 To mourning wanderers given : 
 There is a joy for souls distressed, 
 k balm for every wounded breast : 
 'Tis found alone in heaven. 
 
 2 There is a home for weary souls 
 By sin and sorrow driven, 
 
 "When tossed on life's tempestuous shoals, 
 Where storms arise and ocean rolls, 
 And all is drear but heaven. 
 
 3 There Faith lifts up her cheerful eye, 
 To brighter prospects given, 
 
 And views the tempest passing by, 
 The evening shadows quickly fly. 
 And all serene in heaven. 
 
 4 There fragrant flowers immortal bloom, 
 And joys supreme are given ; 
 
 There rays divine disperse the gloom; 
 Beyond the confines of the tomb 
 Appears the dawn of heaven. 
 
 325 C. M. 
 
 Children %n heaven. 
 
 THERE is a glorious world of light 
 Above the starry sky, 
 "Where saints departed, clothed in white, 
 
 Adore the Lord most liigh. 
 2 And hark, amid the sacred songs 
 
 Those heavenly voices ra'se 
 Ten thousand thousand infant tongues 
 Unite in perfect praise. 
 
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HEAVEN. 209 
 
 3 Those are the hymns that we shall know 
 
 If Jesus we obey; 
 That is the place where we shall go, 
 If found in wisdom's way. 
 
 4 Soon will our earthly race be run, 
 Our mortal frame decay ; 
 
 Children and teachers, one by one, 
 Must die and pass away. 
 
 5 Great God, impress this serious thought 
 To-day on every breast, 
 
 That both the teacher and the taught 
 May dwell among the blest 
 
 336 4 lines lis. 
 
 Longing for heaven. 
 
 I "WOULD not live alway ; I ask not to stay 
 "Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the wa^ 
 The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here 
 Are enough for its joys, full enough for its cheer. 
 
 2 I would not live alway, thus fettered 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 T dread not its gloom: 
 There sweet be ray rest till he bid me arise 
 
 To hail him in triumph descending the skies. 
 
 4 "^^10, who would live alway, away from his God, 
 Away frOi_ yon heaven, that blissful abode, 
 "Where rivers of pleasure flow bright o'er the plains, 
 And the noontide of glory eternally reigns ? 
 
 5 There saints of all ages in harmony meet, 
 Tneir Saviour and brethren transported to greet; 
 "While anthems of rapture unceasingly roll. 
 
 And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the souL 
 
210 HYMNS. 
 
 327 6 lines 88. 
 Beautiful Zion. 
 
 BEAUTIFUL Zion, built above, 
 Beautiful city, that I love, 
 Beautiful gates of pparly white, 
 Beautiful temple — God its light I 
 He who was slain on Calvary 
 Opens those pearl}'- gates to me. 
 
 2 Bear.tiful heaven, where all is light, 
 Beautiful angels, clothed in white, 
 Beautiful strains, that never tire. 
 Beautiful harps through all the choir! 
 There shall I join the chorus sweet, 
 "Worshiping at the Saviour's feet. 
 
 3 Beautiful crowns on every brow, 
 Beautiful palms the conquerors show, 
 Beautiful robes the ransomed wear, 
 Beautiful all who enter there ! 
 Thither I press with eager feet ; 
 There shall my rest be long and sweet. 
 
 4 Beautiful throne for Christ our King, 
 Beautiful songs the angels sing. 
 Beautiful rest, all -wanderings cease. 
 Beautiful home of perfect peace ! 
 There shall my eye the Saviour see : 
 Haste to this heavenly home with me. 
 
 328 c. M. 
 
 Everlasting life. 
 
 THERE is a fold where none can stray, 
 And pastures ever green, 
 Where sultry sun, or stormy day, 
 Or uight, is never seen. 
 
 2 Far up the everlasting hills, 
 
 In God's own light it lies ; 
 His smile its vast dimension fills 
 
 "With joy that never dies. 
 
HEAVEX. 211 
 
 3 One narrow vale, one darksome wave, 
 Divides that land from this ; 
 
 1 have a Shepherd pledged to save, 
 
 A.nd 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 sliall not taste of deatli. 
 
 5 Far from this guilty world, to be 
 Exempt from toil and strife ; 
 
 ^To spend eternity with thee, 
 My Saviour, this is life. 
 
 329 c. M. 
 
 Heavenly rest in anticipation. 
 "^TTHEX I can read my title clear 
 VV To mansions in the skies, 
 I'll bid farewell to every fear, 
 And wipe my weeping eyes. 
 
 2 Should earth against my soul engage, 
 And fiery darts be hurled, 
 
 Then I can smile at Satan's rage. 
 And face a frowning world. 
 
 3 Let cares like a wild deluge come, 
 Let storms of sorrow fall, 
 
 So I but safely reach my home, 
 My God, my heaven, my all. 
 
 4 There I shall batlie my weary soul, 
 In seas of heavenly rest, 
 
 And not a wave of trouble roll 
 Across my peaceful breast. 
 
 330 C. M. 
 
 TJie heavenly Canaan. 
 
 THERE is a land of pure delight, 
 Where saints immortal reign; 
 Infinite day excludes the night, 
 And pleasures banisb pain. 
 
212 HYMNS. 
 
 2 There everlasting spring abides, 
 And never- withering flowers; 
 
 Death, Hke a narrow sea. divides 
 This heavenly land from ours. 
 
 3 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood 
 Stand dressed in living green; 
 
 So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 
 While Jordan rolled between. 
 
 4 Could we but climb where Moses stood, 
 And view the landscape o'er, 
 
 Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood, 
 Should fright us from the shore. 
 
 331 4 Imes 8s 
 
 A mansion above. 
 
 MY Saviour has gone to prepare 
 A place for the child of his love, 
 And now he's awaiting me there, 
 In the house of his Father above. 
 
 2 That house is beyond the blue sky. 
 More bright than I ever could tell: 
 
 I shall only go home when I die, 
 
 With my Brother and Father to dwell. 
 
 3 I have treasures laid up for me there, 
 A crown of the loveliest gold; 
 
 And ray Father will give me to wear 
 A dress that will never grow old. 
 
 4 And perhaps he will give me bright wings, 
 To fly on long errands for him. 
 
 And a harp with its sweet-sounding strings, 
 Which never are tuneless or dim. 
 
 6 0, I long for those mansions so fair, 
 And to join with the angels in white. 
 
 You will hear me, perhaps, when I'm there 
 I shall ai-^g out so loud with delight. 
 
 
HEAVEN. 213 
 
 33^ L. M. 
 
 How blest tTie righteous ^iTien he dies. 
 
 HOW blest the righteous when he dies, 
 "When sinks a weary soul to rest 1 
 How mildly beam the closing eyes 1 
 How gently heaves the expiring breast 1 
 
 2 So fades a summer cloud away, 
 
 So sinks the gale when storms are o'er, 
 So gently shuts the eye of day. 
 So dies a wave along the shore. 
 
 3 A holy quiet reigns around, 
 
 A calm which life nor death destroys ; 
 Nothing disturbs that peace profound 
 Which his unfettered soul enjoys. 
 
 4 Farewell, conflicting hopes and fears. 
 Where lights and shades alternate dwell I 
 
 How bright th' unchanging morn appears 1 
 Farewell, inconstant world, farewell! 
 
 5 Life's duty done, as sinks the clay, 
 Light from its load the spirit flies ; 
 
 While heaven and earth combine to say, 
 " How blest the righteous when he dies I " 
 
 333 S. M. 
 
 A home above. 
 
 I HAVE a home above. 
 From sin and sorrow free ; 
 A mansion which Eternal Love 
 Designed and formed for me. 
 
 2 My Father's gracious hand 
 Has built this sweet abode; 
 
 From everlasting it was planned ; 
 My dwelling place with Grod. 
 
 3 M}' Saviour's precious blood 
 Has made my title sure ; 
 
 He passed through death's dark raging flood, 
 To make my rest secure. 
 
214 HYMNS. 
 
 4 Bright angels guard my way, 
 His ministers of power. 
 
 And watcli-ng round me night and day, 
 Preserve in danger's hour. 
 
 5 Loved ones are gone before ; 
 Whose pilgrim days are done ; 
 
 I soon shall greet them on that shore 
 Where partings are unknown. 
 
 334 i> M. 
 
 MY heavenly home is bright and fair. 
 Nor pain nor death can enter there ; 
 Its glittering flowers the sun outshine, 
 That heavenly mansion shall be mine : 
 
 Chorus — I'm going home, I'm going home, 
 I'm going home to die no more. 
 
 2 My Father's house is built on high. 
 Far, far above the starry sky : 
 When from this earthly prison free, 
 That heavenly mansion mine shall be. 
 
 Chorus — I'm going home, etc. 
 
 3 Let others seek a home below. 
 Which flames devour, or waves o'erflow; 
 Be mine the happier lot to own 
 
 A heavenly mansion near the throne. 
 Chorus — I'm going home, etc. 
 
 4 Then fail this earth, let stars decline, 
 And sun and moon refuse to shine, 
 All nature sink and cease to be. 
 
 That heavenly mansion stands for me. 
 Chorus — I'm going home, etc. 
 
 335 c. M. 
 
 City of God. 
 
 MY feet are weary witli the march 
 Over the steep hill-side ; 
 City of God! I fain would see 
 Thy peaceful waters glide I 
 
HEAYEX. 215 
 
 2 My hands are weary, toiling on 
 For perishable meat ; 
 
 City of God I I fain would reach 
 Thy glorious mercy seat 
 
 3 Patience, poor heart ! His feet were worn, 
 His hands were weary too ; 
 
 His garments stained and travel-torn, 
 His head wet with the dew. 
 
 4 Love thou the path thy Saviour trod, 
 And patient wait thy rest ; 
 
 His holy city thou shalt see, 
 Home of the loved and blest I 
 
 336 c. M. 
 
 May I not fail of heaven. 
 
 THE roseate hues of early dawn, 
 The brightness of the day. 
 The crimson of the sunset sky, 
 How fast they fade away! 
 
 2 for the pearly gates of heaven 1 
 for the golden floor I 
 
 for the Sun of Righteousness, 
 That setteth nevermore ! 
 
 3 The highest hopes we cherish here, 
 How soon they tire and faint! 
 
 How many a spot defiles the robe 
 That wraps an earthly saint ! 
 
 4 for a heart that never sins I 
 for a soul washed wliite! 
 
 for a voice to praise our King, 
 Nor weary day nor niglit! 
 
 5 Here faith is ours, and heavenly hope, 
 And grace to lead us higher ; 
 
 But there are perfectness and peace, 
 Beyond our best desire. 
 19 
 
216 HTMl^S. 
 
 6 0, by thy love and anguish, Lord, 
 And by thy life laid down, 
 
 Grant that we fall not froc thy grace, 
 Nor fail to reach our crown. 
 
 337 s M. 
 
 No rdgM in Jieaven. 
 
 THERE is no niglit in heaven ; 
 In that blest world above 
 "Work never can bring weariness, 
 
 For work itself is love. 
 There is no grief in heaven ; 
 
 For life is one glad day, 
 And tears are of those former things 
 "Which all have passed away. 
 
 2 There is no want in heaven ; 
 The Lamb of God supphes 
 
 Life's tree of twelvefold fruitage still, 
 Life's spring which never dries. 
 
 There is no sin in heaven; 
 Behold that blessed throng ; 
 
 All holy is tlieir spotless robe. 
 All holy is their song, 
 
 3 There is no death in heaven ; 
 For they who gain that shore 
 
 Have won their immortality. 
 And they can die no more. 
 
 There is no death in heaven ; 
 But when the Christian dies. 
 
 Angels await his parted soul, 
 And waft it to the skies ! 
 
 338 0. M 
 
 Jerusalem my Jiappy home 
 
 JERUSALEM, my happy homel 
 Name ever dear to me I 
 When shall my labors have an end, 
 In joy and peace and thee ? 
 
HEAVEN. 217 
 
 2 ■when, thou city of my God, 
 Shall I thy courts ascend, 
 
 Where congregations ne'er break up, 
 And Sabbaths have no end? 
 
 3 "WTiy should I shrink at pain and woe, 
 Or feel at death dismay ? 
 
 I've Canaan's goodly land in view, 
 And realms of endless day. 
 
 4 Apostles, martyrs, prophets, there 
 Around my Saviour stand ; 
 
 And soon my friends in Christ below 
 Will join the glorious band. 
 
 5 Jerusalem, my happy home I 
 My soul still pants for thee ; 
 
 Then will my labors have an end 
 When I thy joys shall see. 
 
 339 0. M. 
 
 Heaven in prospect. 
 
 ON Jordan's stormy banks I stand, 
 And cast a wishful eye 
 To Canaan's fair and happy land, 
 Where my possessions lie. 
 
 2 the transporting, rapturous scene, 
 That rises to my sight ! 
 
 Sweet fields arrayed in living green, 
 And rivers of delight. 
 
 3 O'er all those wide-extended plains 
 Shines one eternal day ; 
 
 There God the Son forever reigns, 
 And scatters night away. 
 
 4 No chilling winds, nor poisonous breath, 
 Can reach that healthful shore ; 
 
 Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, 
 Are felt and feared no more. 
 
218 HYMNS. 
 
 5 When shall 1 reach that happy place, 
 And be forever blest ? 
 
 "When shall I see ray Father's face, 
 And in his bosom rest ? 
 
 6 Filled with delight, my raptured soul 
 "Would here no longer stay ; 
 
 Though Jordan's waves around me roll, 
 Fearless, I'd launch away. 
 
 34r0 8 lines 8s. 
 
 " Having a desire to depart^ and to be with Chritt." 
 
 YE angels who stand round the throne, 
 And view my Immanuel's face, 
 Tn rapturous songs make him known ; 
 
 Tune, tune your soft harps to his praise. 
 He formed you the spirits you are, 
 
 So happy, so noble, so good ; 
 When others sunk down in despair ; 
 Confirmed by his power, ye stood. 
 
 2 Te saints who stand nearer than they. 
 And cast your bright crowns at his feet, 
 
 His grace and his glory display. 
 
 And all his rich mercy repeat : 
 He snatched you from hell and the grave, 
 
 He ransomed from death and despair, 
 For you he was mighty to save. 
 
 Almighty to bring you safe there. 
 
 3 0, when will the period appear, 
 When I shall unite in your song ? 
 
 I'm weary of lingering here, 
 
 And I to your Saviour telongl 
 I'm fettered and chained up in clay, 
 
 I struggle and pant to be free ; 
 I long to be soaring away, 
 
 My God and my Saviour to see I 
 
THE JUDGME^T. 219 
 
 4 I ■want to put on my attire, 
 
 "Washed white in the blood of the Lamb ; 
 I want to be one of your choir, 
 
 And tune my sweet harp to his name. 
 I want, 0, I want to be there 
 
 "Where sorrow and sin bid adieu; 
 Tour joy and your friendship to share, 
 
 To wonder and worship with you 1 
 
 THE JUDGMENT, 
 
 341 c. M. 
 
 Secrets of the Tieart made Jcnown. 
 
 AND must I be to judgment brought, 
 And answer in that day 
 For every vain and idle thought. 
 And every word I say ? 
 
 2 Yes, every secret of my heart 
 Shall shortly be made known, 
 
 And I receive my just desert 
 For all that I have done. 
 
 3 How careful then ought I to live ; 
 "With what rehgious fear; 
 
 "Who such a strict account must give 
 For my behavior here ? 
 
 4 Thou awful Judge of quick and dead, 
 The watchful power besto\/ ; 
 
 So shall I to my ways take heed, 
 To all I speak or do, 
 
 5 If now thou standest at the door, 
 
 let me feel thee near ; 
 
 And make my peace with Q-od before 
 
 1 at thy bar appear. 
 
220 HYMNS. 
 
 S4Q> 8s, Ts, & 4 
 
 Christ coming to Judgment. 
 
 LO! he comes, with clouds descending, 
 Once for flivored sinners slain ; 
 .Thousand thousand saints, attending, 
 Swell the triumph of his train : 
 
 Halleluiah ! 
 Jesus shall forever reign. 
 
 2 Every eye shall now behold him, 
 Robed in dreadful majesty; 
 
 Those who set at naught and sold him, 
 Pierced, and nailed him to the tree. 
 
 Deeply wailing. 
 Shall the true Messiah see. 
 
 3 When the solemn trump has sounded, 
 Heaven and earth shall flee away ; 
 
 All who hate him must, confounded, 
 Hear the summons of that day : 
 
 " Come to judgment I 
 Come to judgment, come awayl " 
 
 4 Now the Saviour, long expected. 
 See, in solemn pomp, appear; 
 
 All his saints, by man rejected, 
 Now shall meet him in the air : 
 
 Halleluiah ! 
 See the day of God appear. 
 
 343 S. M. 
 
 Preparation for the judgment. 
 
 AND will the Judge descend? 
 And must the dead arise? 
 And not a single soul escape 
 His all-discerning eyes? 
 
 2 How will m}' heart endure 
 
 The terrors of that day, 
 When earth and heaven, before his face, 
 
 Astonished, shrink away? 
 
TUE JUDGME^^T. 221 
 
 3 But, ere the trumpet shakes 
 The mansions of the dead, 
 
 Hark! from the Gospel's cheering, sound 
 What joyful tidings spread! 
 
 4 Come, sinners, seek His grace 
 Whose wrath ye cannot bear; 
 
 Fly to the shelter of his cross, 
 And find salvation there. 
 
 344 4 8s & 2 6s. 
 Anxious desires. 
 
 THOU God of glorious majesty, 
 To thee, against myseli; to thee 
 A sinful worm, I cry ; 
 A half-awakened child of man. 
 An heir of endless bliss or pain, 
 A sinner born to die. 
 
 2 Lo! on a narrow neck of land, 
 'Twixt two unbounded seas, I stand: 
 
 Yet how insensible 1 
 A point of time, a moment's space, 
 Removes me tu that heavenly place, 
 
 Or shuts me up in hell. 
 
 3 No matter which my thoughts employ, 
 A moment's misery or joy ; 
 
 But, ! when both shall end. 
 Where shall I find my destined place? 
 Shall I my everlasting days 
 
 With fiends or angels spend? 
 
 345 4 3s & 2 6s. 
 
 Contemplation of judgment. 
 
 OGOD, my inmost soul convert, 
 And deeply on my thoughtful heart 
 Eternal things impress; 
 Cause me to feel their solemn weight, 
 And tremble on the brink of fate, 
 And wake to righteousness. 
 
HYMNS. 
 
 2 Before me place, in dread array, 
 The pomp of that tremendous day, 
 
 When thou with clouds slialt como 
 To judge the nations at thy bar ; 
 And tell me, Lord, shall I be there 
 
 To meet a joyful doom ? 
 
 3 Be this my one great business here, 
 With serious industry and fear, 
 
 Eternal bliss t' insure ; 
 Thine utmost counsel to fulfill, 
 And suffer all thy righteous will, 
 
 And to the end endure. 
 
 4 Then, Saviour, then my soul receive, 
 Transported from this vale, to live 
 
 And reign with thee above, 
 Where faith is sweetly lost in sight, 
 And hope in full, supreme delight, 
 
 And everlasting love. 
 
 346 L. M. 
 
 Eternity. 
 
 ETERNITY is just at hand I 
 And sliall I waste my ebbing sand, 
 And careless view departing day, 
 And throw my inch of time away? 
 
 2 Eternity 1 tremendous sound 1 
 To guilty souls a dreadful wound; 
 But if Christ and heaven be mine, 
 How sweet the accents I how divine 1 
 
 3 Be this my chief, my only care, 
 My high pursuit, my ardent prayer. 
 An interest in the Saviour's blood. 
 
 My pardon sealed, my peace with God. 
 
 4 Search, Lord, search my inmost heart, 
 And light, and hope, and joy impart ; 
 From guilt and error set me free, 
 
 And guide me safe to heaven and thee. 
 
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 347 4 8s & 2 6a. 
 
 The moment(yus question. 
 
 AND am I only born to die? 
 . And must I suddenly comply 
 With nature's stern decree ? 
 What after death for me remains? 
 Celestial joys or hellish pains 
 To all eternity. 
 
 2 How then ought I on earth to live, 
 While God prolongs the kind reprieve, 
 
 And props the house of clay ? 
 My sole concern, my single care, 
 To watch, and tremble, and prepare 
 
 Against that fatal day. 
 
 3 Nothing is worth a thought beneath, 
 But how I ma}' escape the death 
 
 That never, never dies 1 
 How make mine own election sure; 
 And when I fail on earth, secure 
 
 A mansion in the skies. 
 
 4 Jesus, vouchsafe a pitying ray; 
 Be thou ray Guide, be thou my Way 
 
 To glorious happiness. 
 Ah I write the pardon on my heart; 
 And whensoe'er I hence depart, 
 
 Let me depart in peace. 
 
 34,8 12s & 8s. 
 
 WJien tJie liar-vest is past. 
 
 ¥HEN the harvest is past and the summer is gone, 
 And sermons and prayers shall be o'er. 
 When the beams cease to break of the sweet Sabbatfc 
 morn. 
 And Jesus invites thee no more, 
 When the rich gales of mercy no longer shall blow, 
 
 The Gospel no message declare. 
 Sinner, how canst thou bear the deep wailings of woe, 
 How suffer the night of despair I 
 
224 HYMXS. 
 
 2 When the holy have gone to the regions of peace 
 
 To dwell in the mansions above; 
 When their harmony wakes, in the fullness of bliss, 
 
 Their song to tlie Saviour they love, 
 Say, sinner who hvest at rest and secure, 
 
 Who fearest no trouble to come, 
 Can thy spirit the swellings of sorrow endure 
 
 Or bear the impenitent's doom ? 
 
 34:9 4 8s & 2 6s. 
 
 Save in fhot day. 
 
 WHEN thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come 
 To fetch thy ransomed people home, 
 Shall I among them stand ? 
 Shall such a worthless worm as I, 
 Who sometimes am afraid to die. 
 Be found at thy right hand ? 
 
 2 I love to meet among them now, 
 Before thy gracious feet to bow. 
 
 Though weakest of them all ; 
 But can I bear the piercing thought. 
 What if my name should be left out 
 
 When thou for them shalt call? 
 
 3 Lord, prevent it by thy grace ; 
 Be thou ray only hiding-place 
 
 In this accepted day: 
 Thy pard'ning voice, let me hear, 
 To still my unbelieving fear, 
 
 Nor let me fall, I pray. 
 
 4 Let me among thy saints be found 
 Whene'er the archangel's trump shall sound, 
 
 To see thy smihng face : 
 Then loudest of the crowd I'll sing, 
 While heaven's resounding mansions ring 
 
 With shouts of sovereign grace. 
 
THE SEASONS. 228 
 
 THE SEASONS. 
 
 350 - ^«'w65 la. 
 New Yearns Day. 
 
 WHILE, with ceaseless course, the sun 
 Hasted through the former year. 
 Many souls their race have run, 
 Never more to meet us here : 
 Fixed in an eternal state, 
 
 They have done with all below: 
 "We a httle longer wait. 
 
 But how little none can know. 
 
 2 As the winged arrow flies, 
 Speedily the mark to find ; 
 
 As the lightning from the skies 
 Darts and leaves no trace behind ; 
 
 Swiftly thus our fleeting days 
 Bear us down life's rapid stream : 
 
 Upward, Lord, our spirits raise; 
 All below is but a dream, 
 
 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 old and young; 
 
 Fill us with a Saviour's love : 
 When our life's short race is run, 
 
 May we dwell with thee above. 
 
 351 c. M. 
 
 Reflections at the end of the year. 
 
 AND now, my soul, another yeai 
 Of thy short life is past ; 
 I cannot long continue here, 
 And this may be my last. 
 
226 HYMNS. 
 
 2 Much of my hasty hfe is gone, 
 Nor will return again ; 
 
 And swift my passing moments run, 
 The few that yet remain. 
 
 3 Awake, my soul; with utmost caro 
 Thy true condition learn : 
 
 What are thy hopes ? how sure ? how fair ? 
 What is Ihy great concern? 
 
 4 Behold, another year begins ; 
 Set out afresh for heaven ; 
 
 Seek pardon for thy former sins, 
 In Christ so freely given. 
 
 5 Devoutly yield tliyself to Grod, 
 And on his grace depend ; 
 
 With zeal pursue the heavenly road, 
 Nor doubt a happy end. 
 
 35S 4 lines Ts. 
 
 Beport of ihe Watchman, 
 
 WATCHMAN! tell us of the night. 
 What its signs of promise are? 
 Traveler, o'er yon mountain's height, 
 See that glory-beaming star. 
 
 2 Watchman ! does it^ beauteous ray 
 Aught of hope or joy foretell ? 
 
 Traveler ! yes, it brings the day, 
 Promised day of Israel. 
 
 3 Watchman 1 teU us of the night ; 
 Higher yet that star ascends ? 
 
 Traveler ! blessedness and light, 
 
 Peace and truth, its course portends. 
 
 4 Watchman I will its beams alone 
 Gild the spot that gave them birth? 
 
 Traveler I ages are its own; 
 See, it bursts o'er all the earth. 
 
THE SEASONS. 28^ 
 
 b "Watchman I tell us of the night, 
 
 For the morning seems to dawn? 
 Traveler! darkness takes its flight; 
 
 Doubt and terror are withdrawn. 
 6 Watchman! let thy wanderings cease; 
 
 Hie thee to thy quiet home. 
 Traveler ! lo, the Prince of Peace, 
 
 Lo ! the Son of God, is come. . 
 
 353 c. M. 
 
 Springr. 
 
 WHEN verdure clothes the fertile vale, 
 And blossoms deck the spray. 
 And fragrance breathes in every gale, 
 How sweet the vernal day! 
 
 2 Hark ! how the feathered warblers sing ! 
 'Tis nature's cheerful voice ; 
 
 Soft music hails the lovely spring, 
 And woods and fields rejoice. 
 
 3 Grod of nature and of grace. 
 Thy heavenly gifts impart ; 
 
 Then shall my meditation trace 
 Spring, blooming in my heart. 
 
 4 Inspired to praise, I then shall join 
 Glad nature's cheerful song, 
 
 And love and gratitude divine 
 Attune my joyful tongue. 
 
 354 CM. 
 
 Praise and tTianksgiving. 
 
 SING to the great Jehovah's praise; 
 All praise to him belongs; 
 "Who kindly lengthens out our days 
 
 Demands our choicest songs : 
 His providence hath brought us through 
 
 Another various year ; 
 "We all, with vows and anthems new, 
 Before our God appear. 
 
228 ATMNS. 
 
 2 Father, thy mercies past we own, 
 Thy still continued care, 
 
 To thee presenting, through thy Son, 
 
 "Whate'er we hav'e or are : 
 Our lips and lives shall gladly show 
 
 The wonders of thy love ; 
 While on in Jesus' steps we go. 
 
 To seek thy face above. 
 
 3 Our residue of days or hours 
 Thine, wholly thine, shall be ; 
 
 And all our consecrated powers 
 
 A sacrifice to thee, 
 Till Jesus in the clouds appear, 
 
 To saints on earth forgiven, 
 And bring the grand Sabbatic year, 
 
 The jubilee of heaven. 
 
 355 L. M. 
 
 The year ct'owned with goodness, 
 
 ETERNAL source of every joy, 
 Thy praise may well our lips employ, 
 While in thy temple we appear, 
 Whose goodness crowns the circling year. 
 
 2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll. 
 Thy hand supports the steady pole ; 
 The sun is taught by thee to rise, 
 And darkness when to vail the skies. 
 
 3 The flowery spring, at thy command, 
 Embalms the air and paints the land ; 
 The summer rays with vigor shine. 
 
 To raise the corn and cheer the vine. 
 
 4 Thy hand in autumn richly pours 
 TJ:rough all our coasts abundant stores; 
 And winters, softened by thy care. 
 
 No more a dreary aspect wear. 
 
THE SEASONS. 229 
 
 5 Still be the cheerful homage paid 
 "With morning light and evening shade; 
 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days 
 Demand successive songs of praise. 
 
 356 c. M. 
 
 New year. — Providential goodness. 
 ri OD of our lives, thy various praise 
 VT Our voices shall resound: 
 Thy hand directs our fleeting days, 
 
 And brings the seasons round. 
 
 2 To thee shall grateful songs arise, 
 Our Father and our Friend, 
 
 Whose constant mercies from the skies 
 In genial streams descend. 
 
 3 In every scene of life, thy care. 
 In every age, we see ; 
 
 And constant as thy favors are, 
 So let our praises be. 
 
 4 Still may thy love, in every scene, 
 In every age, appear ; 
 
 And let the same compassion deign 
 To bless the opening year. 
 
 5 If mercy smile, let mercy bring 
 Our wandering souls to God : 
 
 In our affliction we shall sing. 
 If thou wilt bless the rod. 
 
 • 357 8s&7s. 
 
 Aviumn. 
 
 SEE the leaves around us falling, 
 Dry and withered, to the ground, 
 Thus to thoughtless mortals calling, 
 
 In a sad and solemn sound: 
 2 "Youth, on length of days presuming, 
 
 Who the paths of pleasure tread. 
 View us, late in beauty blooming. 
 Numbered now among the dead. 
 
tSO HTMNS. 
 
 3 " What though yet no losses grieve you, 
 Gay with health and man)^ a grace ; 
 
 Let not cloudless skies deceive you; 
 Summer gives to autumn place." 
 
 4 On the tree of life eternal 
 
 Let our highest hopes be stayed : 
 This alone, forever vernal, 
 
 Bears a leaf that shall not fade. 
 
 358 4 63 & 2 83. 
 Spring. 
 
 HOW pleasing is the voice 
 Of God, our heavenly king, 
 "Who bids the frosts retire. 
 
 And wakes the lovely spring I 
 The mild wind blows; bright suns arise, 
 And beauty glows through earth and skies. 
 
 2 The morn, with glory crowned, 
 His hand arrays in smiles : 
 
 He bids the eve decline. 
 
 Rejoicing o'er the hills: 
 The evening breeze his breath perfumes, 
 In flowers and trees his beauty blooms. 
 
 3 With life he clothes the spring, 
 The earth with summer warms, 
 
 He spreads the autumnal feast, 
 And rides on wintry storms: 
 Through all appear his gifts divme. 
 And round the year his glories shine. 
 
 359 C. M. 
 
 The New Tear. 
 
 OUR Father 1 through the coming year 
 We know not what shall be ; 
 But we would leave without a fear 
 Its ordering all to thee. 
 
THE SEASOJ^S. 231 
 
 2 It may be it shall darkly blend 
 Our love with anxious fears, 
 
 And snatch away the valued friend, 
 The tried of many years. 
 
 3 It may be it shall bring us days 
 And nights of lingering pain ; 
 
 And bid us take a farewell gaze 
 Of these loved haunts of men. 
 
 4 But calmly, Lord, on thee we rest; 
 No fears our trust shall move; 
 
 Thou knowest what for each is best, 
 And thou art Perfect Love. 
 
 360 8 lines Is. 
 
 The Neio Tear. 
 
 THOU who roll'st the year around, 
 Crowned with mercies large and free, 
 Rich thj- gifts to us abound, 
 
 Warm our thanks shall rise to thee ; 
 Kindly to our worsliip bow. 
 
 While our grateful praises swell, 
 That, sustained by thee, we now 
 Bid the parting year farewell. 
 
 2 All its numbered days are sped. 
 All its busy scenes are o'er, 
 
 All its joys forever fled, 
 
 All its sorrows felt no more : 
 
 Mingled with th' eternal past. 
 Its remembrance shall decay. 
 
 Yet to be revived at last 
 
 At the solemn judgment day. 
 
 3 All our follies, Lord, forgive ; 
 Cleanse each lieart and make us thine; 
 
 Let thy grace within us live. 
 As our iuturo suos decUiod; 
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232 iiYMXS. 
 
 Then when life's last eve .^hall come, 
 
 Happy spirits let us fly 
 To our everlasting home, 
 
 To our Father's house on high. 
 
 361 4 8s & 2 63. 
 
 Voices of Spring. 
 
 SOFT are the fruitful showers that bring 
 The welcome promise of the spring ; 
 And soft the vernal gale ; 
 Sweet the wild warblings of the grove, 
 The voice of nature and of love, 
 That gladden every vale. 
 
 2 But softer in the mourner's ear 
 Sounds the mild voice of mercy near, 
 
 That whispers sins forgiven ; 
 And sweeter far the music swells, 
 When to the raptured soul she tells 
 
 Of peace and promised heaven. 
 
 3 Fair are tlie flowers that deck the ground ; 
 And groves and gardens blooming round, 
 
 Unnumbered cliarms unfold ; 
 Bright is the sun's meridian ray, 
 And bright the beams of setting day, 
 
 Tliat robe the clouds in gold. 
 
 4 But far more fair the pious breast, 
 In richer robes of goodness dressed ; 
 
 When heayen's own graces shine; 
 And brighter far the prospects rise, 
 That burst on faith's delighted eyes, 
 
 From glories all divine. 
 
 362 Ts & 63. 
 
 Autu77in. 
 
 THE leaves, around me fall'ng, 
 Are preaching of decay; 
 The hollow winds arc calling, 
 "Oome, pilgrim^ oorueaway:" 
 
THE SEASOXS. 233 
 
 The day, in night dechning, 
 
 Says I must, too, dedine ; 
 The year its bloom resigning, 
 
 Its lot foreshadows mine, 
 
 2 The light my path surrounding, 
 The loves to which I cling, 
 
 The hopes within me bounding, 
 The joys that round me wing, 
 
 All, all, like stars at even. 
 Just gleam and shoot away, 
 
 Pass on before to heaven, 
 And chide at my delay. 
 
 3 The friends gone there before m? 
 Are calling from on high, _ 
 
 And happy angels o'er me 
 
 Tempt sweetly to the sky. 
 "Why wait," they say, '-and wither, 
 
 'Mid scenes of death and sin? 
 0, rise to glory, hither, 
 
 And find true life begin." 
 
 4 I hear the invitation. 
 
 And fain would rise and come, 
 A sinner, to salvation, 
 
 An exile to his home; 
 But while I must here linger, 
 
 Thus, thus, let all I see 
 Point on, with faithful finger. 
 
 To heaven, Lord, and thee. 
 
 363 c. M. 
 
 Winter. 
 
 STERX winter throws his icy chains, 
 Encircling nature round; 
 How bleak, how comfortless the plains, 
 
 Late with gay verdure crowned I 
 2 The sun withholds his vital beams, 
 
 And liglit and warmth depart; 
 And drooping, lifeless -^f ture seems 
 An emblem of my heart. 
 
234 TiTMNS. 
 
 3 Return, blissful sun, and bring 
 Thy soul-reviving ray: 
 
 This moral winter shall be spring, 
 This darkness cheerful day. 
 
 4 happy state ! divine abode, 
 "Where spring eternal reigns. 
 
 And perfect day, the smile of God, 
 Fills all the heavenly plains. 
 
 5 Great Source of light, thy beams display, 
 My drooping joys restore, 
 
 And guide me to the seats of day, 
 Where winter frowns no more, 
 
 364 lis & 8s. 
 
 Flowers, sweet flowers. 
 
 HOW sweet are the flowers of the garden and field 
 When earth wears her summer array; 
 How laden the air with the fragrance they yield, 
 How varied the hues they display. 
 Chorus. 
 Flowers of the wildwood, flowers of the garden, 
 Emblems of childhood, flowers, sweet flowers. 
 
 2 But frail is their texture and transient their stay, 
 For brief is the life of a flower ; 
 
 Their fragrance and beauty too soon pass away, 
 They gladden the heart for an hour. 
 
 Chorus. — Flowers of the wildwood, etc. 
 
 3 Some, pluckerd by the hand of the envious or rude, 
 Their life and their loveliness yield ; 
 
 While some by the pitiless mower are strewed. 
 To wither like grass of the field. 
 
 Chorus. — Flowers of the wildwood, etc. 
 
 4 Thus fair are the children in home's sunny ground, 
 Thus frail as the floweret are they ; 
 
 The scythe of the mower is sweepir e around, 
 They're fading and passing away. 
 
 Choeds.— iUowers of tii© wildwood, eto. 
 
THAXKSGIVIXG AND FASTS. 235 
 
 6 "We'll give them our prayers and the heart-cheering 
 word; 
 Thus nurtured by sunshine and shower, 
 Their virtues may scatter a fragrance around, 
 Surviving the fall of the flower. 
 
 Chorus. — Flowers of the wildwood, etc. 
 
 THANKSGIVING AND FASTS. 
 
 365 L. M. 
 
 Praises to God. 
 
 PRAISES to Him who built the liills ; 
 Praises to Him tlie streams who fills; 
 Praises to Him who lights each star 
 That sparkles in the blue afar. 
 
 2 Praises to Him who makes the morn, 
 And bids it glow with beams new-born ; 
 Who draws the shadows of the night 
 Like curtains o'er our wearied sight. 
 
 3 Praises to Him whose love has given, 
 In Christ his Son, the life of heaven ; 
 Who for our darkness gives us light, 
 And turns to day our deepest night. 
 
 4 Praises to Him, in grace who came 
 To bear our woe and sin and shame; 
 Who lived to die, who died to rise, 
 The God-accepted sacrifice. 
 
 5 Praises to Him who sheds abroad 
 Within our hearts the love of God ; 
 The Spirit of all truth and peace, 
 Fountaiu of joy and hohness, 
 
 6 To Father, Son, and Spirit now 
 
 The hands we lift, the knees we bow ; 
 With voice and heart, Lord, we raise 
 The sinner's endless song of praise. 
 
236 HYMNS. 
 
 3G6 6s & 4s. 
 
 Praise to the God of Tiarvest. 
 
 THE God of harvest praise ; 
 In loud thanksgiving raise 
 Hand, heart, and voice: 
 The valleys smile and sing, 
 Forests and mountains ring, 
 The plains their tribute bring, 
 The streams rejoice. 
 
 2 Yea, bless his holy name, 
 And purest thanks proclaim 
 
 Through all the earth; 
 To glory in your lot 
 Is duty; but be not 
 God's benefits forgot 
 
 Amid your mirth. 
 
 3 The God of harvest praise; 
 Hands, hearts, and voices raise 
 
 With sweet accord ; 
 From field to garner throng. 
 Bearing your sheaves along. 
 And in your harvest song 
 
 Bless ye the Lord. 
 
 367 0. M. 
 
 A Tiarvest hymn. 
 "nOUNTAIN of mercy, God of love, 
 Jl How rich thy bounties are ! 
 The rolling seasons, as they move. 
 Proclaim thy constant care. 
 
 2 When in the bosom of the earth 
 The sower hid the grain, 
 
 Thy goodness marked its secret birth. 
 And sent the early rain. 
 
 3 The spring's sweet influence, Lord, was thine, 
 The plants in beauty grew; 
 
 Thou gavest refulgent suns to shine, 
 And the refreshing dew. 
 
THANKSGIVING AND FASTS. 237 
 
 4 Tliese various mercies from above 
 Matured the swelling grain; 
 
 A kindly harvest crowns thy love, 
 And plenty tills the plain. 
 
 5 We own and bless thy gracious sway ; 
 Thy hand all nature hails ; 
 
 Seedtime nor harvest, night nor day, 
 Summer nor winter, fails. 
 
 368 c. M. 
 
 FuUic mpplication. 
 
 WHEN Abrah'm, full of sacred awe, 
 Before Jehovah stood. 
 And with an humble, fervent prayer. 
 For guilty Sodom sued, 
 
 2 With what success, what wondrous grace, 
 Was his petition crowned! 
 
 The Lord would spare if in this place 
 Ten rigliteous men were found. 
 
 3 And could a single pious soul 
 So rich a boon obtain, 
 
 Great God, and shall a nation cry 
 And plead with thee in vain ? 
 
 4 Are not the righteous dear to thee 
 Now, as in ancient times ? 
 
 Or does this sinful land exceed 
 Gomorrah in her crimes? 
 
 5 Still we are thine ; we bear thy name j 
 Here yet is thine abode ; 
 
 Long has thy presence blessed our land : 
 Forsake us not, God. 
 
 369 . , ^ CM. 
 
 Prayer for our native land. 
 
 LORD, while for all mankind we pray, 
 Of ever}" clime and coast, 
 hear us for our native land, 
 The land we love the most 
 
238 HYMXS. 
 
 2 guard our shores from every foe ; 
 "With peace our borders bless; 
 
 Our cities witli prosperity, 
 Our tields with plenteousness. 
 
 3 Unite us in the sacred love 
 
 Of knowledge, truth, and thee ; 
 And let our Jiills and valleys chant 
 The songs of hberty. 
 
 4 Lord of the nations, thus to thee 
 Our country we commend ; 
 
 Be thou her refuge and her trust, 
 Her everlasting friend. 
 
 370 ... li. M. 
 
 Public humiliation. 
 
 &REAT Maker of unnumbered worlds, 
 And whom unnumbered worlds adore^ 
 Whose goodness all thy creatures share, 
 While nature trembles at thy power, 
 
 2 Thine is the hand that moves the spheres, 
 That wakes the wind and lifts the sea; 
 
 And man, who moves the lord of earth, 
 Acts but the part assigned by thee. 
 
 3 While suppliant crowds implore thine aid, 
 To thee we raise the humble cry ; 
 
 Thine altar is the contrite heart. 
 Thine incense the repentant sigh. 
 
 4 may our land, in this her hour. 
 Confess thy hand and bless the rod ; 
 
 By penitence make thee her Friend, 
 And find in thee a guardian God. 
 
 371 C. M. 
 
 Eumility under affliction. 
 
 SINNER, bring not tears alone, 
 Or outward form of prayer ; 
 But let it in thy heart be known 
 That peniteooQ is there. 
 
THAXKSGIVIXG AND FASTS. 239 
 
 2 To smite the breast, the clothes to ren/i, 
 God asketh not of thee ; 
 
 Thy secret soul he bids thee bend 
 In true humility. 
 
 3 let us then, with heartfelt griet, 
 Draw near unto our God, 
 
 And pray to him to grant relief, 
 And stay the lifted rod. 
 
 4 righteous Judge, if thou wilt deign 
 
 To grant us what we need, 
 "We pray for time to turn again, 
 
 And grace to turn indeed. 
 
 372 "^s & 
 
 Thanksgiving. 
 
 PRAISE the Lord who reigns above, 
 And keeps his courts below ; 
 Praise him for his boundless love. 
 
 And all his greatness show : 
 Praise him for his noble deeds; 
 
 Praise him for his matchless power; 
 Him from whom all good proceeds, 
 Let earth and heaven adore. 
 
 2 Publish, spread to all around 
 The great Immanuel's name; 
 
 Let. the Gospel trumpet sound ; 
 
 Him the Prince of peace proclaim. 
 Praise him, every tuneful string; 
 
 All the reach of heavenly art, 
 All the power of music bring. 
 
 The music of the heart. 
 
 3 Him in whom they move and live, 
 Let Qverj creature sing ; 
 
 Glory to our Saviour give. 
 And homage to our King. 
 
240 HY^INS. 
 
 Hallowed be his name beneath, 
 As in heaven, on earth adored ; 
 
 Praise the Lord in every breath, 
 Let all things praise the Lord. 
 
 373 8s & 8s. 
 
 Thanksgiving anthem. 
 
 LET every heart rejoice and sing; 
 Let choral anthems rise ; 
 Ye rev'rend men and children bring 
 To God your sacrifice. 
 Chorus. 
 For he is good; the Lord is good, 
 
 And kind are all his ways; 
 With songs and honors sounding loud, 
 
 The Lord Jehovah praise: 
 While the rocks and the rills, 
 While the vales and the hills 
 
 A glorious anthem raise, 
 Let each prolong the grateful song. 
 And the God of our fathers praise. 
 2 He bids the sun to rise and set ; 
 In heaven his power is known; 
 And earth subdued to him, shall yet 
 Bow low before his throne, 
 
 Chorus. — For he is good, etc. 
 
 NATIONAL HYMNS. 
 
 374: L- M. 
 
 God acknowledged in national Uesdngs. 
 
 GREAT God of nations, now to rhee 
 Our hymn of gratitude we raise ; 
 With humble heart and beudiug knee, 
 We offer thee our song of praise. 
 
NATIONAL HYMNfi. 241 
 
 2 Thy name we bless, almighty God, 
 For all the kindness thou hast shown 
 
 To this fair land the pilgrims trod, 
 This land we fondly call our our own. 
 
 3 Here freedom spreads her banner wide, 
 And casts her soft and hallowed ray ; 
 
 Here thou our fathers' steps didst guide 
 In safety through their dangerou? way. 
 
 4 "We praise thee that the Gospel's light 
 Through all our land its radiance sheds, 
 
 Dispels the shades of error's night. 
 
 And heavenly blessings round us spreads. 
 
 B Great God. preserve us in thy fear : 
 
 In dangers still our guardian be: 
 0, spread thy truth's bright precepts here ; 
 
 Let all the people worship thee. 
 
 375 6s & 4s. 
 
 My Country. 
 
 MY country, 'tis of thee, 
 Sweet land of hberty, 
 Of thee I sing; 
 Laud where my fathers died, 
 Land of the pilgrim's pride, 
 From every mountain-side 
 Let freedom ring, 
 
 2 My native country, thee, 
 Land of the noble free, 
 
 Thy name I love; 
 I love thy rocks and rills. 
 Thy woods and templed hills ; 
 My heart with rapture thrills, 
 
 Like that above. 
 
 3 Let music swell the breeze, 
 And ring from ail the trees 
 
 Sweet freedom's song; 
 
242 HYMNS. 
 
 Let mortal tongues awake, 
 Let all that breathe partake, 
 Let rocks their silence break, 
 
 The sound prolong. 
 4 Our father's God, to thee, 
 Author of liberty, 
 
 To thee we sing ; 
 Long may our land be bright 
 With freedom's holy light: 
 Protect us by ihy might, 
 
 Great God, our King. 
 
 876 63 & 48. 
 
 Hymn for tJie National Anniversary 
 
 AUSPICIOUS morning, haill 
 Voices from hill and vale 
 Thy welcome sing: 
 Joy on thy dawning breaks ; 
 Each heart that joy partakes, 
 "While cheerful music wakes. 
 Its praise to bring. 
 
 2 "When on the tyrant's rod 
 Our patriot fathers trod. 
 
 And dared be free, 
 They trusted not in zeal. 
 Firm nerves, and hearts of stee 
 Our country's joy to seal, 
 
 But, Lord, in thee. 
 
 3 Thou, as a shield of power, 
 In battle's awful hour, 
 
 Didst round us stand: 
 Our hopes were in thy throne 
 Strong in thy might alone. 
 By thee our banners shone, 
 
 God of our land. 
 
 4 Long o'er our native hills. 
 Long by our shaded rills, 
 
 May freedom rest; 
 
NATIONAL HYMNS. 243 
 
 Long may our shores have peace, 
 Our flnp: grace every breeze, 
 Our ships the distant seas. 
 
 From east to west. 
 5 Peace on this day abide 
 From morn till even-tide ; 
 
 Wake tuneful song; 
 Melodious accents raise ; 
 Let every heart, with praise, 
 Bring high and grateful lays. 
 
 Rich, full, and strong. 
 
 377 "^s A 6s. 
 
 ITie Bible and Libert >/. 
 
 ONCE more with liallowed feeling, 
 We join the blest employ, 
 Our nation's praises pealing 
 
 In songs of festive joy : 
 
 And back the loud hosanna 
 
 Shall roll from sea to sea, 
 
 Till mountain and savanna 
 
 Re-echo, "We are free." 
 
 2 We love the Book which lighted 
 The glow of patriot fires, 
 
 When Freedom was benighted 
 
 In the bosom of our sires. 
 They shed their blood to save us, 
 
 And gnined our liberty: 
 The greatest boon they gave us. 
 
 The Bible was made free! 
 
 3 Our land is Virtue's dwelling; 
 Here Science builds her shrine j 
 
 And happy hearts are swelling 
 
 With joy almost divine: 
 And we in emulation 
 
 Here pledge ourselves to bo 
 The guardians of our nation — 
 
 We'U keep the Bible free I 
 
244 HTMNS. 
 
 4 Then come, mth hallowed feeling, 
 
 Join in the blest employ, 
 Our nation'e praises pealing 
 
 In songs of festive joy. 
 Till back the loud hosanna 
 
 Shall roll from sea to sea, 
 From mountain and savanna, 
 
 "We'll keep the Bible free! 
 
 378 lis & 12s. 
 
 The Star-Spangled Banner. 
 
 OSAY, can you see by the dawn's early light, 
 What so. proudly we hail at the twjiight's last 
 gleaming, 
 "Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the 
 perilous fight, 
 O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly 
 streaming ? 
 And the rocket's red glare, bombs bursting in air. 
 Gave proof through the night that our flag was still 
 there. 
 
 Chorus. 
 
 say, does that star-spangled banner yet wavr 
 O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? 
 
 2 On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the 
 deep, 
 
 Where the foe's hauglity host in dread silence reposes, 
 What is that which the breeze o'er the towering steep, 
 
 As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? 
 Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, 
 In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: 
 
 Chorus. ^ 
 
 'Tis the star-spangled banner : long may it wave 
 O'w the lind of the free and the home of the fcrava 
 
XATIOXAL HYMN'S. 245 
 
 3 And where is that band who so vauntingly swore 
 That the havoc of war and tlie battle's coufusioD 
 
 A home and a country should leave us no more? 
 
 Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollu- 
 tion. 
 No refuge can save the hireling and slave 
 From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave. 
 Chorus. 
 And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave 
 O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. 
 
 4 thus be it ever when freemen shall stand 
 Between their loved home and the war's desolation; 
 
 Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued 
 land 
 Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a 
 nation. 
 Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, 
 And this be our motto: "In God is our trust!" 
 Chorus. 
 And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave 
 O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. 
 
 379 8s & 4s. 
 
 God speed the right. 
 "VTOW to heaven our prayer ascending, 
 -Ll God speed the right; 
 In a noble cause contending, 
 
 God speed the right ; 
 Be our zeal in heaven recorded^ 
 With success on earth rewarded, 
 
 God speed tlie right. 
 2 Be that prayer again repeated, 
 
 God speed the right; 
 Ne'er despairing, though defeated, 
 
 God speed the right; 
 Like the great and good in story. 
 If we fail, we fail with gloiy, 
 
 God speed the right 
 
246 HYMNS. 
 
 3 Patient, firm, and persevering, 
 
 God speed the right; 
 Ne'er th' event nor danger fearing. 
 
 God speed the right ; 
 Pains, nor toils, nor trials heeding, 
 And in heaven's good time succeeding, 
 
 God speed the right. 
 
 4 Still our onward course pursuing, 
 
 God speed the right; 
 Every foe at length subduing, 
 
 God speed the right ; 
 Truth our cause, whate'er delay it, 
 There's no power on earth can stay it ; 
 
 God speed the right. 
 
 880 lis & 93. 
 
 The Flag of our Union. 
 
 A SONG for our banner ! the watchword recall 
 Which gave the Republic her station; 
 United we stand, divided we fall ! 
 It made and preserved us a nation ! 
 Chorus. 
 The union of lakes, the union of lands, 
 The union of States none can sever ; 
 The union of hearts, the union of hands. 
 And the flag of our Union forever. 
 2 Wnat God in his infinite wisdom designed, 
 
 And armed with his weapon of thunder. 
 Not all the earth's despots and factions combined 
 Have the power to conquer or sunder. 
 Chorus — The union of lakes, etc. 
 
 381 C. M. D. 
 
 Unfurl thz "banner. 
 
 UNFURL the banner of the free ; 
 True hearts should ne'er forget 
 The Btiirs our fathers loved to see, 
 That sparkle on it yet ; 
 
NATIO^^AL HYMNS. 24' 
 
 Thf^ stars whose light in days gone oy 
 
 Lit up the horizon 
 With the red tire of Uberty, 
 
 Show freedom's cause was won 
 
 Chorus. 
 
 The flag, the flag, the dear old flag, 
 
 The pride of all the free ; 
 The flag, the flag, the dear old flag, 
 
 Emblem of liberty. 
 
 2 We need no trumpet-call to wake 
 The spirit of the past ; 
 
 Spring to the halliard ropes, and shake 
 
 The old flag to the blast ; 
 And loyal hearts sliall greet the sight 
 
 And raise it to tiie sky ; 
 And bear it bravely to the tight 
 
 Enwreathed with victory. 
 Chorus — The flag, etc. 
 
 3 Behold its swelHng glories wave 
 Above the eagle's nest, 
 
 Across the broad Atlantic's wave, 
 
 The prairies of the West, 
 The city spioe, the gallant ship, 
 
 The highest mountain crag ; 
 While blessings flow from every lip, 
 
 God bless our honored flag. 
 Chorus — The flag, etc.- 
 
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 '"'"Thou Jiastput all tJdn^s under Ti'ls feet.''* 
 
 NORTH, with all thy vales of green, 
 South, with all thy palms, 
 From peopled towns, and flelds between, 
 
 Uplift the voice of psalms: 
 Raise, ancient East, the anthem high, 
 And let the youthful West reply. 
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248 HYMNS. 
 
 2 Lol in the clouds of heaven appears 
 God's well-beloved Son ; 
 
 He brings a train of brighter years, 
 
 His kingdom has begun : 
 He comes a guilty world to bless 
 With mercy, truth, and righteousness. 
 
 3 0, Father, haste the promised hour 
 "When at his feet shall lie 
 
 All rule, authority, aud power 
 
 Beneath the ample sky: 
 When he shall reign from pole to pole, 
 The Lord of every human soul. 
 
 4 When all shall heed the words he said, 
 Amid their daily cares, 
 
 Aud by the loving life he led 
 
 Shall strive to pattern theirs : 
 And he who conquered death shall win 
 The mighty conquest over sin. 
 
 383 L. M. 
 
 Our heautiful banner. 
 
 OUR beautiful flag, now we see, 
 From ever)- spot and blemish free, 
 The flag of our Union, bright and fair, 
 Xhat waves in triumph everywhere. 
 Chorus. 
 I be true — be true ! 
 True to our beautiful flag so free. 
 
 2 0, beautiful flag, so pure and bright, 
 Thy radiant stars are life and light. 
 The emblem of power, o\ir guide alway, 
 Thy stars shall never fade away. 
 
 Chorus— ! be true, etc. 
 
 3 We see thy stripes and eagle bold. 
 And love thee more as we behold; 
 
 ^Forever wave on land and sea, 
 The Union flag of the brave and free. 
 CHOftUS— ! be true, etc 
 
MISCELLAITEOUS SUBJECTS. 249 
 
 4 This beautiful flag we love to see 
 O'er every state unfurled and free ; 
 Beneath its folds shall discord cease, 
 And North and South rejoice in peace 
 Chorus — 1 be true, etc. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS. 
 
 384 ns & 8g. 
 
 Do what you can. 
 
 DON'T think there is nothing for children to do, 
 Because they can't work like a man ; 
 The harvest is great and the laborers few: 
 Then, children, do all that you e:\n. 
 
 Chorus. 
 Children, do all that you can ; 
 
 Children, do all that you can ; 
 The harvest is great and tlie laborers few, 
 
 Then, children, do all that you can. 
 
 2 You think, if great riches you had at command, 
 Your zeal would no weariness know ; 
 
 You'd scatter your wealth with a liberal hand, 
 And succor the children of woe. 
 Chorus — Cliildpen, do all, etc. 
 
 3 But what if you've naught but a penny to give? 
 Then give it, though scanty your store ; 
 
 For those who give nothing when little they have, 
 When wealthy will do little more. 
 Chorus — Children, do all. etc. 
 i It was not tlie offering of pomp and of power, 
 
 It was not the golden bequest — 
 Ah. no ! 'twas tlie mite from the hand of the T>Dor 
 That Jesus applauded and blessed. 
 Choeus— riiildrea, xio^ otc 
 
250 HYMNS. 
 
 5 Then don't be a sluggard and live at your ease, 
 
 And life with vain pleasures beguile ; 
 But ever be active and busy as bees, 
 
 And God on your labors will smile. 
 Chorus — Children do all, etc. 
 
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 There's a crown for the young. 
 
 IKNO"W there's a crown for tlie saints of renown, 
 And for saints whose good deeds are unsung; 
 But say, is it true, if their days are but few, 
 That a crown is laid up for the young? 
 Chorus. 
 Tes, I know there's a crown for the young; 
 If tlieir lives daily prove that the Saviour they 
 love, 
 I know there's a crown for the young. 
 
 2 The youthful shall stand in that beautiful land, 
 And the song of salvation shall sing; 
 
 And the infant of days strike its harp in the praise 
 Of Immanuel, its Saviour and king. 
 Chorus — Yes, I know, etc. 
 
 3 The noble of birth, and the poor of the earth, 
 Both the man and the youth and the child, 
 
 If in Jesus they trust when they rise from the dust 
 Shall be crowned in the laud undeflled. 
 Chorus — Yes, I know, etc. 
 
 4 The soul of a child, though by folly defiled, 
 Is more precious than tongue can express ; 
 
 And redeemed by the blood tliat on Calvary flowed, 
 It shall shine in the region of bliss. 
 Chorus — Yes, I know, etc. 
 
 5 Tlien be it your care for that world to propane ; 
 Bear the cross, that the crown may be yours; 
 
 Never tire in the road that leads upward to Grod, 
 For the crown is for him who endures. 
 Chorus — Yes, I know, etc 
 
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS. 251 
 
 386 8s, ts & 53. 
 
 There's rest for tTie weary, 
 
 IN the Christian's home in glory 
 There remains a land of rest, 
 There my Saviour's gone before me. 
 To fulfill my soul's request. 
 
 Chorus. 
 
 There is rest for the weary, 
 
 There is rest for you, 
 On the other side of Jordan, 
 In the sweet fields of Eden, 
 Where the tree of life is blooming, 
 There is rest for you. 
 
 2 He is fitting up my mansion. 
 Which eternally shall stand ; 
 
 For my stay shall not be transient 
 In that holy, happy land. 
 
 Chorus — There is rest, etc. 
 
 3 Pain and sickifess ne'er shall enter, 
 Grief nor woe my lot shall share, 
 
 But in that celestial center 
 I a crown of life shall wear. 
 Chorus — There is rest, etc. 
 
 4 Sing, sing, ye heirs of glory ; 
 Shout your triumphs as you go ; 
 
 Zion's gates will open for you. 
 
 You will find an entrance through. 
 Chorus — There is rest, etc. 
 
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 Little travelers. 
 
 LITTLE travelers Zionward, 
 Eacli one entering into rest, 
 In the kingdom of your Lord, 
 In the mansions of the blest. 
 
*i52 HYMNS. 
 
 There to welcome Jesus waits, 
 
 Gives tlie crowns his followers win; 
 
 Lift your heads, je golden gates, 
 Let the little travelers in. 
 
 2 Who are those whose little feet, 
 Pacing life's dark journey through, 
 
 Now have reached that heavenly seat 
 They have ever kept in view ? 
 
 "I, from Greenland's frozen land;" 
 "I, from India's sultry plain;" 
 
 "I, from Afric's barren sand;" 
 " I, from islands of the main." 
 
 3 "All our earthly journey past, 
 Every tear and pain gone by. 
 
 Here togetlier met at last 
 At the portal of the sky ! " 
 
 Each the welcome " Come ! " awaits, 
 Conquerors over death and sin; 
 
 Lift your heads, ye golden gates, 
 Let the little travelers in! 
 
 388 "73 & 6a 
 
 ITie cry of the TieatTien. 
 
 FROM Greenland's icy mountains, 
 From India's coral strand ; 
 Where Afric's sunny fountains 
 
 Roll down their goJden sand; 
 From many an ancient river, 
 
 From many a palmy plain, 
 They call us to deliver 
 
 Their land from error's chain. 
 2 What though the spicy breezes 
 
 Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; 
 Though every prospect pleases. 
 
 And only man is vile: 
 In vain with lavish kindness 
 
 The gifts of God are strown ; 
 The heathen in his blindness 
 
 Bows down to wood and stone. 
 
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 3 Shall we. whose souls are lighted 
 "With wisdom from on high, 
 
 Shall we to men benighted 
 
 The lamp of life deny ? 
 Salvation ! salvation I 
 
 The joyful sound proclaim, 
 Till earth's remotest nation 
 
 Has learned Messiah's name. 
 
 4 Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, 
 And you, ye waters, roll. 
 
 Till, like a sea of glory, 
 
 It spreads from pole to pole: 
 Till o'er our ransomed nature 
 
 The Lamb for sinners slain, 
 Redeemer, Kiug, Creator, 
 
 In bliss returns to reign. 
 
 389 73 & 6s. 
 
 Success of the Gospel. 
 
 THE morning light is breaking ; 
 The darkness disappears; 
 The sons of earth are waking 
 
 To penitential tears : 
 Each breeze that sweeps the ocean 
 
 Brings tidings from afar 
 Of nations in commotion. 
 Prepared for Zion's war. 
 
 2 Rich dews of grace come o'er ua 
 In many a gentle shower. 
 
 And brighter scenes before us 
 
 Are opening every hour : 
 Each cry, to heaven going. 
 
 Abundant answers brings. 
 And heavenly gales are blowing. 
 
 With peace upon their wings. 
 
 3 See heathen nations bending 
 Before the God we love. 
 
 And tliousand hearts ascending 
 In gratitude above : 
 
254 HYMNS. 
 
 "While sinuers, now confessing, 
 
 The Gospel call obey, 
 And seek the Saviour's blessing — 
 
 A nation in a day. 
 4 Blest river of salvation, 
 
 Pursue thy onward way ; 
 Flow tliou to every nation, 
 
 Nor in thy riclies stay : 
 Stay not till all the lowly 
 
 Triumphant reach their home; 
 Stay not till all the holy 
 
 Proclaim, " The Lord is come." 
 
 390 lis & 9s. 
 
 A light in the window. 
 
 THERE'S a light in the window for thee, brother,. 
 There's a light in the window for thee; 
 A dear one has moved to the mansions above, 
 There's a light in the window for thee. 
 
 Chorus — A mansion in heaven we see, 
 
 And a light in the window for thee ; 
 A mansion in heaven we see, 
 And a light in the window for thee. 
 
 2 There's a crown, and a robe, and a palm, brother, 
 When from toil and from care you are free. 
 
 The Saviour has gone to prepare you a home, 
 With a hght in the window for thee. 
 Chorus — A mansion in heaven, etc. 
 
 3 watch, and be faitliful, and pray, brother. 
 All your journey o'er life's troubled sea; 
 
 Though afflictions assail you, and storms beat severe, 
 There's a light in the window for thee. 
 Chorus — A mansion in heaven, etc. 
 
 4 Then on, perseveringly on, brother, _ 
 Till from conHict and suffering free, 
 
 Bright angels now beckon j'ou over the stream, 
 There's a light in the v/indow for thee. 
 Chorus — A mansion in heaven, etc 
 
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS. 255 
 
 391 8s & ^.s. 
 
 Shall we meet beyond tlie river f 
 
 SHALL we meet beyond the river, 
 Where the surges cease to roll, 
 "Where, in all the bright forever, 
 Sorrow ne'er shall press the soul ? 
 Chorus. 
 Shall we meet beyond the river, 
 Where the surges cease to roll? 
 
 2 Shall we meet in that blest harbor 
 When our stormy voyage is o'er; 
 
 Shall we meet and cast the anchor 
 By the fair celestial shore? 
 
 Chorus — Shall we meet, otc. 
 
 3 Where the music of the ransomed 
 Rolls in harmony around. 
 
 And creation swells the chorus 
 With its sweet melodious sound? 
 Chorus — Shall we meet, etc. 
 
 4 Shall we meet with many a loved one ? 
 Torn on earth from our embrace ? 
 
 Shall we listen to their voices, 
 And behold. them face to face? 
 Chorus — Sliall we meet, etc. 
 6 Shall we meet with Christ our Saviour 
 
 When he comes to claim his own? 
 Shall we hear him bid us welcome. 
 And sit down upon his throne? 
 Chorus — We sliall meet, etc. 
 
 392 4 lines lis. 
 
 W^ll stand for tJie right. 
 
 THIS life is a battle witlv Satan and sin. 
 And we are the soldiers the vict'ry to wiii; 
 And Christ is the Captain of our little band; 
 Whatever opposes, for him we shall stand. 
 Choeus — We will stand for the right 
 
256 HYMNS. 
 
 1 To God for our armor we'll fail not to go, 
 He'll clothe us with truth and with righteousness too ; 
 The " Gospel of peace" shall our footsteps attend, 
 The good " shield of faith " from all harm shall defend. 
 Chorus — AVe will stand, etc. 
 
 3 Salvation our helmet, the Bible our sword, 
 Though wily our foes, we are "strong in the Lord;" 
 While watching and praying our armor keeps bright, 
 Our Saviour will help us to stand for the righi. 
 
 Chorus — We will stand, etc. 
 
 4 Though little temptations (tlie worst ones of all) 
 Will often beset us, to make us to fall ; 
 
 We'll "stand up for Jesus," and when life is o'er, 
 For us he'll be standing on Jordan's bright shore. 
 Chorus — We will stand, etc. 
 
 393 8s & 7s. 
 
 A home leyond f.Tie tide. 
 
 ¥E are out on an ocean sailing : 
 Homeward bound, we smoothly glide; 
 We are out on an ocean, sailing 
 To a home beyond the tide. 
 Chorus. 
 All the storms will soon be over, 
 Then we'll anchor in the harbor ; 
 We are out on an ocean sailing 
 To a home beyond the tide. 
 
 2 MiUions now are safely landed 
 Over on the golden shore ; 
 
 Millions more are on tlieir journey, 
 Yet there's room for millions more. 
 Chorus — All the storms, etc. 
 
 3 Come on board, ship for glory I 
 Be in haste, make up your mind, 
 
 For our vessel's weighing anchor 
 And you may be left behind. 
 
 Chorus — AU the storma, eta 
 
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS. 257 
 
 4 "WTien we all are safely anchored, 
 
 We will shout our passage o'er; 
 We will walk about the city, 
 
 And will sing for evermore. 
 
 Chorus — All the storms, etc 
 
 394: "^ ^^'^^ ^' s. 
 
 Rappy greeting to all. 
 
 COME, children, and join in our festival song, 
 And hail the sweet joys which this day brings along j 
 We'll join our glad voices in one hymn of praise 
 To God, who has kept us^ and lengthened our days. 
 
 Chorus. 
 Happy greeting to all I happy greeting to all ! 
 Happy greeting, happy greeting, happy greeting to all I 
 
 2 Our Father in heaven, we lift up to thee 
 Our voice of thanksgiving, our glad jubilee; 
 
 bless us, and guide us, dear Saviour, we pray, 
 That from thy blest precepts we never may stray. 
 Chorus — Happy greeting, etc. 
 
 3 And if, ere this glad year has drawn to a close, 
 Some loved one among us in death shall lepose. 
 Grant, Lord, that the spirit in heaven may dwell, 
 In the bosom of Jesus, where all shall be well. 
 
 Chorus — Happy greeting, etc. 
 
 4 Kind teachers, we children would thank you this day, 
 That faithfully, kindly, you've taught us the way. 
 How we may escape from the world's sinful charms, 
 And find a safe refuge in the Saviour's loved arms. 
 
 Chorus — Happy greeting, etc. 
 
 395 . 6s & 53. 
 
 Chide mxldly tTie erring. 
 
 CHIDE mildly the erring; 
 Kind language endears ; 
 Grief follows the sinful, 
 Add not to their tears, 
 
258 HYMNS. 
 
 Avoid with reproaches 
 
 Fresh pain to bestow, 
 The heart which is stricken 
 
 Needs never a blow. 
 
 2 Chide mildl}^ tlie erring, 
 Jeer not at their fall ; 
 
 If strength be but iiuraan, 
 
 How weakly were all! 
 What marvel that footsteps 
 
 Should wander astray, 
 When tempests so shadow 
 
 Life's wearisome way. 
 
 3 Chide mildly the erring, 
 Entreat them with care ; 
 
 Though sinful their natures, 
 
 They need not despair. 
 We all have some frailty. 
 
 We all are unwise; 
 The grace which redeems us 
 
 Must come from the skies. 
 
 396 4 lines lis. 
 
 Marching along. 
 
 THE children are gathering from near and from far 
 The trumpet is sounding the call for the war ; 
 The conflict is raging, our foes round us throng, 
 We'll gird on our armor and be marching along. 
 
 Chorus. 
 Marching along, we are marching along; 
 Gird on the armor, and be marching along; 
 The conflict is raging, 'twill be fearful and long ; 
 Then gird on the armor and be marching along 
 
 2 The foe is before us in battle array. 
 But let us not waver nor turn from the way ; 
 The Lord is our strength, be this ever our song; 
 With courage and faith w^e are marching along. 
 Chorus. — Marching along, etc. 
 
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS. 259 
 
 3 "We've listed for life, and avUI camp on the field ; 
 Willi Christ as our Captain we never will yield. 
 The "sword of the Spirit." both trusty and strong, 
 We'll hold in our hands as we're marching along. 
 
 Chorus. — Marching along, etc. 
 
 4 Through conflicts and trials our cro*vns we must win, 
 For here we contend 'gainst temptation and sin. 
 
 But one thing assures us. we cannot go wrong 
 T^ trusting our Saviour while marching along. 
 Chorus. — Marching along, etc. 
 
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 Joyfully ice move. 
 
 JOYFULLY, joyfully, onward we move, 
 Bound to the laud of bright spirits above. 
 Jesus, our ^^aviour, in mercy says, come, 
 Joyfully, j oyfully, haste to your home. 
 Soon will our pilgrimage end here below, 
 Soon to the presence of God we shall go; 
 Then, if to Jesus our hearts have been given, 
 Joyfully, joyfully, rest we in heaven, 
 
 2 Teachers and scholars have passed on befoie; 
 Waiting, they watch us approacl)ing the shore, 
 Singing, to cheer us while passing along: 
 Joyfully, joyfully, haste to your home. 
 
 Sounds of sweet music there ravish the ear ; 
 Harps of the blessed, your strains we shall hear, 
 Filling with harmony heaven's high dome: 
 Joyfully, joyfully, Jesus, we come. 
 
 3 Death with his arrow may soon lay \is low; 
 Safe in our Saviour, we feel not the blow; 
 Jesus hath broken the bars of the tomb, 
 Joyfully, joyfully, will we go home. 
 
 Bright will the morn of eternity dawn ; 
 Death shall be conquered, his scepter be gone; 
 Over the plains of sweet Canaan we'll roani, 
 Joyfully, joyfully, will we go borne. 
 
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 398 0. M. 
 
 Around the throne. 
 
 AROUND tlie throne of God in heaven 
 Thousands of children stand ; 
 Children whose sins are ah forgiven, 
 A holy, happy band. 
 
 CuORcJ. 
 
 Singing glory, glory, 
 Glory be to God on high. 
 
 2 In flowing robes of spotless white, 
 See every one arrayed, 
 
 Dwelling in everlasting light, 
 And joys that never fade. 
 Chorus. — Singing, etc. 
 
 3 What brought them to that world above, 
 That heaven so bright and fair, 
 
 Where all is peace and joy and love? 
 
 How came those children there? 
 
 Chorus. — Singing, etc. 
 
 4 Because the Saviour shed his blood 
 To wash away their sin ; 
 
 Bathed in that pure and precious flood, 
 Behold them white and clean! 
 Chorus. — Singing, etc. 
 
 5 On earth they sought the Saviour's grace ; 
 On earth they loved his name ; 
 
 So now they see his blessed face 
 And stand before the Lamb, 
 Chorus. — Singing, etc. 
 
 399 lOs, 8s, & lis. 
 Father in the promised land. 
 
 J HAVE a Fatlier in the promised land; 
 My Father calls me, I must go 
 To meet him in the promised land. 
 
 I'll away, I'll away to the promised land. 
 My Father calls me, I must go 
 To meet him in the proaa^ed laod. 
 
MISCELLAXEOUS SUBJECTS. 261 
 
 2 I have a Saviour in the promised land ; 
 My Saviour calls me, I must go 
 
 To meet him in the promised land. 
 
 I'll away, I'll away to the promised land; 
 My Saviour calls me, I must go 
 To meet him in the promised land. 
 
 3 I have a crown in the promised land ; 
 "When Jesus calls me, I must go 
 
 To wear it in the promised land. 
 
 I'll away, I'll away to the promised land; 
 "When Jesus calls me, I must go 
 To wear it in the promised laud. 
 
 4 I hope to meet you in the promised land: 
 At Jesus' feet a joyous baud, 
 
 "We'll praise him in the promised land. 
 
 Weil away, we'll away to the promised land • 
 At Jesus' feet, a joyous band, 
 "We'll praise him in the promised land. 
 
 400 6s & 48. 
 
 Temperance Hymn. 
 
 LET the still air rejoice, 
 Be every youthful voice 
 Blended in one. 
 "Wliile we renew our strain 
 To Him, with joy again, 
 "Who sends the evening rain 
 And morning sun. 
 
 2 His hand in beauty gives 
 Each flower and plant that lives, 
 
 Each sunny rill; 
 Springs which our footsteps meet, 
 Fountains, our lips to greet, 
 "\i\^aters, whose taste is sweet. 
 
 On rock and hill. 
 
 3 So let each thoughtful child 
 Drink of this fountain mild 
 
 From early youth ; 
 
262 HTMNS. 
 
 Then shall the sonf? we raise 
 Be lieard in future days ; 
 Ours be the pleasant ways 
 Of peace and truth. 
 
 401 8s & 6a. 
 
 Not the drinJcfor me. 
 
 THE drink that's in the drunkard's bowl 
 Is not the drink for me ; 
 It kills his body and his soul : 
 
 How sad a sight is he ! 
 But there's a drink tliat God has given, 
 Distilling in the showers of heaven 
 
 In measures large and free. 
 that's the drink, that's the drink for me, 
 
 2 The stream that many prize so high 
 Is not the stream for me ; 
 
 For he who drinks it still is dry, 
 
 And so will ever be. 
 But there's a stream so ccol and clear 
 The thirsty traveler lingers near; 
 
 Refreshed and glad is he. 
 that's the drink, that's the drink for mo, 
 
 3 The wine-cup that so many prize 
 Is not the cup for me; 
 
 The aching head, the bloated face. 
 
 In its sad train I sec; 
 But there's a cup of water pure, 
 And he who drinks it may be sure 
 
 Of health and length of days. 
 that's the cup, that's the cup for me. 
 
 4.02 S. M. 
 
 Temperance liymn. 
 
 MOURN for the thousands slain. 
 The youthful and the strong; 
 Mourn for the wine-cup's fatal reign, 
 Aud the deluded throng. 
 
 
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS. 263 
 
 2 Mourn for the ruined soul; 
 Eternal life and light 
 
 Lost by the fiery, maddening bowl, 
 And turned to hopeless night. 
 
 3 Mourn for the lost ; but call, 
 Call to the strong, the free ; 
 
 Rouse them to shun that dreadful fall, 
 And to the refuge flee. 
 
 4 Mourn for the lost, but pray, 
 Pray to our God above 
 
 To break the fell destroyer's sway, 
 And show his saving love. 
 
 403 7s, 8s, & 6s. 
 
 The pearl for me. 
 
 THE pearl which worldlings covet 
 Is not the pearl for me : 
 Its beauty fades as quickly 
 
 As sunshine on the sea. 
 But there's a pearl sought by the wise, 
 'Tis called the pearl of greatest price, 
 Though few its value see. 
 that's the pearl for m.e. 
 
 2 The crown that decks the monarcn's brow 
 Is not the crown for me ; 
 
 It dazzles but a moment, 
 
 Its brightness soon will flee. 
 But there's a crown, prepared above, 
 For all who walk in humble love, 
 
 Forever bright 'twill be. 
 that's the crown for me. 
 
 3 The load that many travel 
 Is not the road for me ; 
 
 It leads to death and sorrow, 
 
 In it I would not be. 
 But there's a road that leads to God, 
 'Tis marked by Christ's most precious blood; 
 The passage here is free. 
 that's the road for me. 
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264 HYMNS. 
 
 4 The hope that sinners cherish 
 
 Is not the hope for me ; 
 Most surely will they perish, 
 
 Unless from sin made free ; 
 But there's a hope which rests in God, 
 And leads the soul to keep his word, 
 
 And sinful pleasures flee. 
 that's the hope for me. 
 
 404 9s & 7a. 
 
 Water for me. 
 
 SOME love to drink from the foamy brink, 
 Where the wine-drop's dance they see; 
 But the water bright, in its silver light, 
 And a crystal cup for me ! 
 Chorus. 
 water, bright water, pure, precious, free ! 
 Tes, 'tis water bright, in its silver light, and a crys- 
 tal cup for me. 
 
 2 0a goodly thing is the cooling spring, 
 'Mong the rocks where the moss doth grow; 
 
 There's health in the tide, and there's music beside 
 In the brooklet's bounding flow. 
 Chorus. — water, etc. 
 
 3 As pure as heaven is the water given ; 
 'Tis forever fresh and new; 
 
 Distilled from the sky it comes from on hig**- 
 In the shower and the gentle dew. 
 Chorus. — water, etc. 
 
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 Gfiant. 
 
 FROM the recesses of a lowly spirit 
 Our humble prayer ascends. Kathor, hear it' 
 Borne on the trembling wings of fear uaL mteknesa 
 
 Forgive its weakness. 
 2 "We know, we feel, how mean and h'jw unworthy 
 The lowly sacrifice we pour before thee ; 
 "What can we offer thee, thou most holy. 
 But sin and folly ? 
 
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS. 265 
 
 3 "We see thy hand ; it leads us, it supports us ; 
 We hear thj voice ; it counsels and it courts us : 
 And then we turn away ; yet still thy kindness 
 
 Forgives our blindness ! 
 
 4 Who can resist thy gentle call, appealing 
 
 To every generous thought and grateful feehng ; ■ 
 who can hear the accents of thy mercy, 
 And never love thee I 
 
 5 Kind Benefactor ! plant within tins bosom 
 The seeds of holiness, and let them blossom 
 In fragrance and in beauty bright and vernal, 
 
 And spring eternal. 
 
 6 Then place them in those everlasting gardens, 
 Where angels walk, and seraphs are the wardens ; 
 Where every flower, brought safe through death's 
 
 dark portal. 
 Becomes immortal. 
 
 406 L- M. 
 
 Chant. 
 
 WITH tearful eyes I look around, 
 Life seems a dark and stormy sea; 
 Tet 'midst the gloom I hear a sound, 
 A heavenly whisper, "Come to me." 
 
 2 It tells me of a place of rest ; 
 
 It tells me where my soul may flee, 
 to the weary, faint, oppressed, 
 How sweet the bidding, " Come to me.'* 
 
 3 Come, for all else must fade and die ; 
 Earth is no resting-place for thee ; 
 
 Heavenward direct thy weeping eye, 
 I am thy portion, "Come to me." 
 
 4 voice of mercy, voice of love I 
 In conflict, grie^ and agony. 
 
 Support me, cheer me from above, 
 -Ajid gently whisper, " Come to me.' 
 
266 HYMNS. 
 
 407 8s & 4. 
 
 ^'' Thywillhedom:^ 
 ^i rPHY will be done! " In df.ious way 
 JL The burning stream of life may run ; 
 Yet still our grateful hearts shall say, 
 "Thy will be done." 
 
 2 "Thy will be done I " if o'er us shine 
 A gladd'ning and a prosp'rous sun, 
 
 This prayer will make it more divine : 
 "Thy will be done." 
 
 3 "Thy will be done! " though shrouded o'er 
 Our path with gloom, one comfort, one 
 
 Is ours: to breathe, whUe we adore, 
 "Thy will be done." 
 
 408 . , 10s & 4s. 
 
 A chant. — Ministering angels. 
 
 ANGELS of light, spread your bright wings, and keep 
 Near me at morn; 
 Nor in the starry eve, nor midnight deep. 
 Leave me forlorn. 
 
 2 From all dark spirits of unholy power 
 
 Guard my weak heart ; 
 Circle around me in eacli perilous hour. 
 And take my part. 
 
 3 From all foreboding thoughts and dangerous fears 
 
 Keep me secure; 
 Teach me to hope, and through the bitterest tears 
 Still to endure. 
 
 4 If lonely in the road so fair and wide 
 
 My feet should stray. 
 Then through a rougher, safer pathway guide 
 Me day by day. 
 
 5 Should my heart faint at its unequal strife, 
 
 still be near; 
 Shadow the perilous sweetness of this life 
 With holy fear. 
 
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS. 267 
 
 € Then leave me not alone in this bleak world, 
 
 "Where'er I roam ; 
 And at the end, with your bright wings unfurled, 
 
 take me home. 
 
 409 53 & 83. 
 
 Life a race. 
 
 THIS life is a race, 
 And brief is the space 
 In which the great prize must be won ; 
 Then do not delay, 
 For happy are they 
 "Who early determine to run. 
 Chorus. 
 Run in the race, run in the race, 
 Run in the race for glory. 
 
 2 At once then begin. 
 Cast off every sin 
 
 And weight that encumber"? the soul ; 
 
 And enter the track, 
 
 And never look back. 
 Till safely arrived at the goal. 
 
 Chorus. — Run in the race, etc. 
 
 3 When faint and oppressed, 
 Some foe may suggest, 
 
 "'Twere better the race to give o'er;" 
 
 But do not sit down ; 
 
 Just think of the crown, 
 And that will re\dve you once more. 
 
 Chorus. — Run in the race, etc. 
 
 4 Yes, think of the crown. 
 And let the world frown, 
 
 'Ti3 better by far than its smile : 
 
 It shall not destroy ; 
 
 And as for its joy. 
 It only allures to defile. 
 
 Chorus. — Run in the race, etc. 
 
268 iiYMxs. 
 
 5 Awake then, arise; 
 
 Contend for the prize, 
 What glories around it are flung : 
 
 fly from the path 
 
 That leads down to wrath, 
 And run for the crown while you're young. 
 Chorus. — Run in the race, etc. 
 
 410 8s & 7fl 
 
 The goo^ Shepherd. 
 
 ONCE I wandered on the mountain, 
 In the paths by sinners trod, 
 Heeded not the flowing fountain, 
 
 Trifled with atoning blood ; 
 But the Sliepherd kindly sought me, 
 
 Guilty, wretched, and unclean, 
 Pardoned all my sin, and brought me 
 To his pastures fresh and green. 
 
 2 In this vale of tears and sadness, 
 He's my Shepherd, ever near, 
 
 Turning all my grief to gladness. 
 When on him I oast my care. 
 
 Though a father may forsake me, 
 And a mother sink to rest, 
 
 Tender Shepherd, he will take me. 
 Pierced by sorrow, to his breast. 
 
 3 Strong temptations may beset me. 
 Snares my pathway may bestrew; 
 
 But he never will forget me, 
 
 He will guard and guide me too. 
 
 He observes each poor endeavor 
 To escape from sin's control, 
 
 And the sunshine of his favor 
 
 Cheers my fainting, struggling soul. 
 
 4 When the shades of death o'erspread me, 
 And the streams of life congeal, 
 
 Faithful Shepherd, do thou lead me 
 Safely through the silent vaJ«: 
 
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS. 269 
 
 "When I lay aside the mortal, 
 
 Immortafity to prove, 
 Bear me through the heavenly portal, 
 
 Place me in thy fold above. 
 
 4-11 7s, 8s, & 68. 
 
 Little pilgrims. 
 
 THE way to heaven is narrow. 
 And its blessed entrance straight; 
 But how safe the little pilgrims 
 "Who get within the gate ! 
 
 Chorus. 
 And we may join the pilgrim band 
 
 That journeys toward the light ; 
 For the golden gate of that happy land 
 
 Stands open day or night. 
 
 2 The sunbeams of the morning 
 Make the narrow pathway fair. 
 
 And these early little pilgrims 
 Find devrj blessings there. 
 
 Chorus. — And we may join, etc. 
 
 3 They pass o'er rugged mountains, 
 But they climb them with a song ; 
 
 For these early little pilgrims 
 Have sandals new and strong. 
 Chorus. — And we may join, etc. 
 
 4 They do not greatly tremble, 
 "When the shadows night foretell; 
 
 For these early little pilgrims 
 Have tried the path full well. 
 Chorus. — And we may join, etc. 
 
 5 They know it leads to heaven, 
 "With its bright and open gates, 
 
 "Where for happy little pilgrims 
 A Saviour's v^lcome waits. 
 
 Chorus. — And we may join, etc. 
 
270 HYMNS. 
 
 4,10, 6s & 48. 
 
 Lord^ is it If 
 
 ONE night tiie Saviour said, 
 " My liours to live are few ; 
 
 1 soon sliall be betrayed, 
 
 My friends, by one of you." 
 "Lord, is it I?" 
 They all do cry. 
 
 2 Beloved above the rest, 
 John leaned his gentle head 
 
 Upon the Saviour's breast 
 And softly whispering, said, 
 "Lord, tell me who 
 This thing shall do." 
 
 3 "One of this little baud," 
 The Saviour, answering, said, 
 
 " Will hither reach his hand, 
 And dip with rae his bread. 
 Who dips with me, 
 The same is he." 
 
 4 Dear Lord, how could it be 
 That one who lived all day 
 
 And ate his bread with thee 
 Should thy dear life betray! 
 Ah ! how could he 
 Thus deal with thee 1 
 6 Not so would I reward 
 Thy tender love to me ; 
 I would, my dearest LordL, 
 Thy faithful servant be. 
 For thou art he 
 Who died for me. 
 
 413 6s & 5a. 
 
 Of such is the hingdom. 
 
 ROUND the throne in glory ^ 
 
 Happy children throng, 
 And redemption's story 
 "Wakes the harp and song. 
 
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS. 271 
 
 On the verdant mountain, 
 
 By the shining stream, 
 Or the living fountain, 
 
 Jesus is their theme. 
 
 Chorus. 
 Glory to the Lamb, 
 
 Praise him and adore; 
 Glory to the Lamb 
 
 For evermore. 
 
 2 Robes of snowy whiteness, 
 Beautiful and rare ; 
 
 Crowns of radiant brightness. 
 
 Such those children wear: 
 Safe from death's bereavement, 
 
 Sorrow and the grave, 
 Free from sin's enslavement 
 
 Victory's palm they wave. 
 
 Chorus. — Glory to the Lamb, etc. 
 
 3 Now the skillful fingers 
 Sweep the golden lyre; 
 
 Not a harper hngers 
 
 In that ransomed choir; 
 Yoices sweetly blending 
 
 "With the tuneful string. 
 To the throne ascending, 
 
 Praise the heavenly King. 
 
 Chorus. — Glory to the Lamb, etc 
 
 4 Children now sojournmg 
 In a world of sin, 
 
 From your follies turning, 
 
 Strive to enter in: 
 Let your young affections 
 
 Round the Saviour twine; 
 And 'mid heaven's attractions \ 
 
 You shall sing and shine. 
 
 Chorus. — Glory to the Lamb, eta 
 
272 HYMNS. 
 
 414 12s & 98. 
 
 Something to do in heaven. 
 
 THERE'IiL be something in heaven for children to do ; 
 None are idle in that blessed land ; 
 There'll be loves for the heart, there'll be thoughts for 
 
 the mind, 
 And employment for each little hand. 
 
 Chorus. 
 There'll be something to do, there'll be something to do; 
 There'll be something for children to do : 
 On the bright shining shore, where there's joy evermore, 
 There'll be something for children to do. 
 
 2 There'll be lessons to learn of the wisdom of God 
 As they wander the green meadows o'er ; 
 
 And they'll have for their teachers in that blest abode 
 All the good that have gone there before. 
 
 Chorus. — There'll be something to do, etc. 
 
 3 There'U be errands of love from the mansions above 
 To the dear ones that linger below ; 
 
 And it may be our Father the children will send 
 To be angels of mercy in woe. 
 
 Chorus. — There'll be something to do, etc. 
 
 415 4 lines lis. 
 Safe at home. 
 
 TXTHEN the battle is fought and the victory won, 
 YV Life's trials are ended, and life's duties done, 
 Then Jesus, our Saviour, vAW welcome us home ; 
 No more in this desert of sin we shall roam. 
 
 Chorus. — Safe, safe at home, 
 No more to roam. 
 2 The most youthful soldier will then have a share 
 In heavenly mansions prepared for us there; 
 The song of redemption from infants shall swell 
 As 5f Jesus, to wondering angels, they tell. 
 
 Chorus. — Safe, safe at home, etc. 
 
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS. 273 
 
 3 Though taken from earth in life's earliest mom, 
 The crown of our Saviour we'll ever adorn ; 
 
 More bright than the stars will thy ransomed ones sbine, 
 For the radiance, dear Saviour, 's eternally thine. 
 Chorus. — Safe, safe at home, etc. 
 
 4 then will our hearts swell with rapture supreme, 
 For, Jesvis, thy glories will over us beam; 
 
 Our minds with the riches of wisdom be stored. 
 For God will be known and forever adored. 
 Chorus. — Safe, safe at home, etc. 
 
 416 lis & 9s. 
 
 WTien Jesus was on earth. 
 
 I THINK, when I read that sweet story of old, 
 When Jesus was here among men. 
 How he called 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 is gone to prepare, 
 For all wlio are washed and forgiven ; 
 
 And many dear children are gathering there, 
 " For of such is the kingdom of heaven." 
 
 417 8s, 9s, & 12. 
 " What shall I do to be saved P^ 
 
 OWHAT shaU I do to be saved 
 From the sorrows that burden my soul? 
 Like the waves in the storm when the winds are at war 
 Chilling floods of distress o'er me roll. 
 Chorus. 
 What shall I do? what shall I do? 
 what shall I do to be saved? 
 
274 HYMNS. 
 
 2 what shall I do t o be saved 
 
 When the pleasures of youth are all fled, 
 And the iriends I have loved from the earth axe 
 moved, 
 And I weep o'er the graves of the dead ? 
 
 Chorus. — What shall I do, etc. 
 
 3 what shall I do to be saved 
 
 When sickness my strength shall subdue, 
 Or the world in a day like a cloud roll away, 
 And eternity opens to view ? 
 
 Chorus. — What shall I do, etc. 
 
 4 Lord, look in mercy on me ; 
 
 Come, come, and speak peace to my soul; 
 Unto whom shall I flee, dearest Lord, but to thee; 
 Thou canst make my poor broken heart whole. 
 Chorus. 
 That will I do, that will I do. 
 To Jesus I'll go and be saved. 
 
 ^18 8s & 78. 
 
 Gently lead us. 
 n ENTLY, Lord, gently lead us 
 VT Througli this lonely vale of tears, 
 Through the changes thou'st decreed us, 
 
 Till our last great change appears ; 
 When temptation's darts assail us, 
 
 When in devious paths we stray, 
 Let thy goodness never fail us, 
 
 Lead us in thy perfect way. 
 
 2 In the hour of pain and anguish, 
 
 In the hour when death draws near, 
 Suffer not our hearts to languish. 
 
 Suffer not our souls to fear ; 
 And when mortal life is ended, 
 
 Bid us on thy bosom rest. 
 Tin, by angel bands attended, 
 
 We awake among the blest. 
 
•illSCELLxVXEOUS SUBJECTS. 276 
 
 419 8s & la. 
 
 My days are gliding hy. 
 
 MY days are gliding swiftly by, 
 Aud I, a pilgrim stranger, 
 "Would not detain them as they fly, 
 Those hours of toil and danger. 
 Chords. 
 For 0, we stand on Jordan's strand, 
 
 Our friends are passing over, 
 And, just before, the shining shore 
 We may almost discover. 
 
 2 "We'll gird our loins, my brethren dear, 
 Our heavenly home discerning ; 
 
 Our absent Lord has left us word, 
 Let every lamp be burning. 
 
 Chorus. — For 0, we stand, etc. 
 
 3 Should coming days be cold and dark. 
 We need not cease our singing; 
 
 That perfect rest naught can molest 
 Where golden harps are ringing. 
 Chorus — For 0, we stand, etc. 
 
 4 Let sorrow's rudest tempest blow, 
 Each cord on earth to sever: 
 
 Our King says, Come, and there's our home, 
 Forever. 0, forever. 
 
 Chorus — For 0, we stand, etc 
 
 4:Q0 ''s & 6s. 
 
 Have courage to do right. 
 
 IF you would find salvation, 
 And taste its joys below, 
 Don't parley with temptation. 
 But promptly answer, Nol 
 Chorus. 
 Have courage to do right. 
 Have courage to do right; 
 The world may sneer, but never tear ; 
 Have courage to do right. 
 
 \ 
 
276 HYMNS. 
 
 2 If lured by sinf ^. pleasure, 
 Look upward and resist; 
 
 For sorrow without measure 
 Shall rend the guilty breast. 
 
 Chorus. — Have courage to do right, etc 
 
 3 If sinners should revile yo'o, 
 With patience bear the cross; 
 
 Their aim is to defile you, 
 And glory in your loss. 
 
 Chorus. — Have courage to do right, eto 
 
 4 The world will strive to charm you, 
 And Satan hurl the dart ; 
 
 But who or what can harm you 
 While Jesus guards the heart? 
 
 Chorus. — Have courage to do right, etc. 
 
 5 Stand up, then, for the truthful, 
 Stand up, then, for the pure ; 
 
 Let courage nerve the youthful 
 The conflict to endure. 
 
 Chorus. — Have courage to do right, etc. 
 
 4=21 s. M. 
 
 Sing to me of Jieaven. 
 
 COME, sing to me of heaven 
 When I'm about to die; 
 Sing songs of holy ecstacy. 
 To waft my soul on high. 
 Chorus. 
 There'll be no sorrow there, 
 There'll be no sorrow there; 
 In heaven above, wliere all is love, 
 There'll be no sorrow there. 
 2 When the last moment's come, 
 
 0, watch my dying face, 
 To catch the briglit seraphic glow 
 Which in each feature plays. 
 
 Chorus. — There'll be no sorrow, etc 
 
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS. 271" 
 
 3 Then to ny raptured ear 
 
 Let one sweet song be given; 
 
 Let music charm me last on earth, 
 
 And greet me first in heaven. 
 
 Chorus. — There'll be no sorrow, etc. 
 
 4 When round my senseless clay- 
 Assemble those I love, 
 
 Then sing of heaven, delightful heaven. 
 My glorious home above. 
 
 Chorus. — There'll be no sorrow, etc. 
 
 4.Q2 Peculiar. 
 
 Beautiful land of rest. 
 
 JERUSALEM, forever bright, 
 Beautiful land of rest 1 
 No winter there nor chill of night, 
 Beautiful land of rest 1 
 The dripping cloud is chased awaj. 
 The sun breaks forth in endless day. 
 
 Chorus. 
 
 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, beautiful land of rest I 
 Beautiful land, beautiful laud, beautiful land of rest 
 
 2 Jerusalem, forever free, 
 
 Beautiful land of restl 
 The soul's sweet home of Liberty, 
 Beautiful land of rest ! 
 The bonds of sin, the chains of woe, 
 The ransomed there will never know. 
 Chorus. — Jerusalem, Jerusalem, etc. 
 
 3 Jerusalem, forever dear, 
 
 Beautiful land of rest ! 
 Thy pearly gates almost appear, 
 Beautiful land of rest ! 
 And when we tread thy lovely shore, 
 "We'll sing the song we've sung before. 
 Chorus. — Jerusalem, Jerusalem, etc. 
 
278 HYMNS. 
 
 DOXOLOGIES, 
 
 4Q3 L. M. 
 
 PRAISE God, from whom all blessiugs flow; 
 Praise him, all creatures here below; 
 Praise him above, ye heavenly host, 
 Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
 4Q4 C. M. 
 
 TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 One God, whom we adore, 
 Be glory as it was, is now, 
 And shall be evermore. 
 
 425 S. M. 
 
 THE Father and the Son 
 And Spirit we adore, 
 "We praise, we bless, we worship thee 
 Both now and evermore. 
 
 4^6 4 ^**we5 la- 
 
 SING we to our God above 
 Praise eternal as his love; 
 Praise him, all ye heavenly host, 
 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
 497 4 6s & 2 8a. 
 
 TO God the Father's throne 
 Your highest honors raise ; 
 Glory to God the Son, 
 
 To God the Spirit praise. 
 Eternal King, with all our powers, 
 Thy name we sing, while faith adores. 
 
INDEX 
 
 THB FIGURES REFER TO THE PAGE. 
 
 A broken heart, Lord 149 
 
 A charge to keep I have 172 
 
 Again we meet, Lord 20 
 
 Alas I and did my Saviour bleed 84 
 
 All hail the power of Jesus' name 59 
 
 All that I was ; my sin, my guilt 181 
 
 Almighty God, thy piercing eye 39 
 
 Almighty God, while we 141 
 
 Am I a soldier of the cross ? 171 
 
 Among the deepest shades of night 32 
 
 And am I only born to die ? 223 
 
 And must I be to judgment brought 219 
 
 And now, my soul, another year 225 
 
 And will the Judge descend 220 
 
 Angels of light, spread your bright wings 266 
 
 Another six days' work is done 10 
 
 A pilgrim through this lonely world 187 
 
 Arise, my soul, arise 174 
 
 Arise, my soul, on wings sublime 156 
 
 Around the throne of God in heaven 260 
 
 Asleep in Jesus ! blessed sleep 201 
 
 A song for our banner, the watchword recall 246 
 
 A throne of grace ! then let us go 169 
 
 Auspicious morning, hail ! 242 
 
 Awake, and sing the song 54 
 
 Awake, my soul, and with the sun 47 
 
 Awake, my soul, in joyful lays 51 
 
 Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve 161 
 
 Beautiful Zion, built above 210 
 
 Before Jehovah's awful throne 22 
 
 Behold the grace appear 06 
 
 23 
 
280 INDEX. 
 
 Behold the morning sun 16 
 
 Behold the Saviour at the door 115 
 
 Behold, the Saviour of mankind 86 
 
 Behold the western evening light 201 
 
 Be kind to tny father; for when thou wast young. . . 146 
 
 Beneath our feet and o'er our head 135 
 
 Bless, my soul, the living God 35 
 
 Breast the wave, Christian 161 
 
 Brethren, while we sojourn here 192 
 
 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning 97 
 
 Brother, rest from sin and sorrow 204 
 
 Brother, thou art gone to rest 200 
 
 Brother, though from yonder sky 202 
 
 By cool Siloam's shady rill * 123 
 
 Calm on the list'ning ear of night 107 
 
 Chide mildly the erring 257 
 
 Children, hear the melting story 86 
 
 Cliildren, listen to the Lord 119 
 
 Christ is born, and heaven rejoices 104 
 
 Christmas bells are ringing, ringing 107 
 
 Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day 108 
 
 Come, children, and join in our festival song 257 
 
 Come, children, hail the Prince of peace 73 
 
 Come, children, join to sing 40 
 
 Come, children, kindly gather 206 
 
 Come, every pious heart 58 
 
 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove 25 
 
 Come, humble sinner, in whose breast 120 
 
 Come, let us join our cheerful songs 23 
 
 Come, let us sing of Jesus 49 
 
 Come, let its tune our loftiest song 68 
 
 Come, my soul, thy suit prepare 42 
 
 Come, sing to me of heaven 276 
 
 Come, sound his praise abroad 26 
 
 Come, thou Almighty King 19 
 
 Come, thou Fount of every blessing 168 
 
 Come to the ark, come to the ark 150 
 
 Come to the morning prayer 48 
 
 Come, ye that love the Lord 40 
 
 Dark was the night and cold the ground 89 
 
 Dear Father, ere we part 48 
 
 Dear Jesus, ever at my side 65 
 
INDEX. 281 
 
 Dear Jeans, let thy pityinof eye 58 
 
 Death has been here and borne away 198 
 
 Delay not, delay not, sinner, draw near 135 
 
 Depth of mercy'! can there be 137 
 
 Did Christ o'er sinners weep ? 134 
 
 Don't think there is nothing for children to do 249 
 
 Ere mountains reared their forms sublime 25 
 
 Eternal source of every joy 228 
 
 Eternal Wisdom, thee we praise 33 
 
 Eternity is just at hand 222 
 
 Faithful Shepherd, meek and mild 80 
 
 Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone 38 
 
 Father, how wide thy glory shines 20 
 
 Father of all, in whom alone 15 
 
 Father of mercies, in thy word 13 
 
 Father, whate'er of earthly bliss 162 
 
 Forever here my rest shall be 159 
 
 Fountain of mercy, God of love 236 
 
 From all that dwell below the skies 26 
 
 From every stormy wind that blows 41 
 
 From Greenland's icy mountains 252 
 
 From the cross uplifted high SO 
 
 From the recesses of a lowly spirit 264 
 
 Full oft does Satan try 145 
 
 Gently, Lord, gently lead us 274 
 
 Glory be to God on high 27 
 
 Glory to God on high ! let heaven and earth reply. . 44 
 
 Glory to God on high ! peace upon earth, and joy 101 
 
 God moves in a mysterious way 173 
 
 God of our lives, thy various praise 229 
 
 God over all, forever blest 48 
 
 Go, labor on ; spend and be spent 180 
 
 Go thou in life's fair morning 114 
 
 Gracious Spirit, love divine 22 
 
 Grace, 'tis a charming sound 122 
 
 Great God, and wilt thou condescend 52 
 
 Great God of nations, now to thee 240 
 
 Great God, to thee, my evening song 52 
 
 Great Maker of unnumbered worlds 238 
 
 Guide me, thou great Jehovah 175 
 
282 INDEX. 
 
 Hail to the Lord's anointed 60 
 
 Hail to the Sabbath day 8 
 
 Hark, my soul, it is the Lord 70 
 
 Hark ! ten thousand harps and voices 72 
 
 Hark ! the herald angels sing 99 
 
 Hark ! the voice of love and mercy 93 
 
 Hark I what celestial sounds 100 
 
 Hark ! what mean those holy voices 95 
 
 Hasten, sinner, to be wise 115 
 
 Haste, traveler, haste, the night comes on 151 
 
 Hear ye not a voice from heaven ? 116 
 
 He dies, the Friend of sinners dies 110 
 
 He has come ! the Christ of God 101 
 
 He is risen, he is not here 112 
 
 He liveth long who liveth well 179 
 
 Help, Lord, to whom for help I fly 66 
 
 He makes his mother sad 143 
 
 Holy Bible, well I love thee 13 
 
 Holy Father, hear my cry 138 
 
 How blest the righteous when he dies 213 
 
 How firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord 78 
 
 How haj)py is the child who hears 117 
 
 How lovini^ is Jesus, who came from the sky 83 
 
 How pleasing is the voice 230 
 
 How precious is the story 88 
 
 How shall the young secure their hearts 18 
 
 How sweet are the flowers of the garden and field. . . 234 
 
 How sweet is the Sabbath to me 11 
 
 How sweet the hour of closing day 199 
 
 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds 66 
 
 How swift the torrent rolls 197 
 
 How vain are all things here below 175 
 
 If I must die, O let me die 204 
 
 If you would find salvation 275 
 
 I have a Father in the promised land 260 
 
 I have a home above 213 
 
 I heard the voice of Jesus say 128 
 
 I know there's a crown for the saints of renown 250 
 
 I lay my sins on Jesus 56 
 
 I love thy kingdom^ Lord 63 
 
 I love to 'steal a while away 193 
 
 I'm but a stranger here 170 
 
 I must not let my tongue 145 
 
INDEX. 283 
 
 I must not nurse within my soul 146 
 
 I need thee, precious Jesus 73 
 
 [n the Christian's home In glory 251 
 
 In the far better land of glory and light 84 
 
 In the vineyard of our Father 178 
 
 I saw One hanging on a tree 90 
 
 I saw the cross ot Jesus 183 
 
 I think when I read that sweet story of old 273 
 
 I want to be like Jesus . . , 68 
 
 I want to live near Jesus 190 
 
 I want to love my Saviour 139 
 
 I was a wandering sheep 130 
 
 1 would not live alway, I ask not to stay 209 
 
 Jerusalem, my happy home 216 
 
 Jerusalem, for ever bright 277 
 
 Jesus, and trhall it ever be 172 
 
 Jesus, high in glory 83 
 
 Jesus, I my cross have taken 155 
 
 Jesus, in sickness and in pain 191 
 
 Jesas, lover of my soul 57 
 
 Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone 65 
 
 Jesus, my Saviour and my Lord 16 
 
 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 37 
 
 Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me 46 
 
 Jesus, the Lord of glory, died 85 
 
 Jesus, thou art the sinner's Friend 153 
 
 Jesus, thy name I love 185 
 
 Jesus, we love to meet 11 
 
 Join all the glorious names 64 
 
 Joyfully, joyfully, onward we move 259 
 
 Joy to the sons of men 103 
 
 Joy to the world, the Lord is come 102 
 
 Just as I am, without one plea 129 
 
 Let earth and heaven agree 82 
 
 Let every heart rejoice and sing 240 
 
 Let the still air rejoice 261 
 
 Let worldly men from shore to shore 17 
 
 Life is a span, a fleeting hour 195 
 
 Like JS^oah's weary dove 188 
 
 Little ciuldren, can you tell 98 
 
 Little drops of water 177 
 
 Little travelers Zionward , 251 
 
28+ INDEX. 
 
 Lo 1 he comes, with clouds descending 220 
 
 Lone; ago the Lord of glory 99 
 
 Lord, before thy throne we stand 46 
 
 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing 50 
 
 Lord, I am thine, entirely thine 155 
 
 Lord, I approach the mercy-seat 132 
 
 Lord of earth, thy forming hand 76 
 
 Lord, teach a little child to pray 53 
 
 Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through 35 
 
 Lord, while for all mankind we pray 237 
 
 Love divine, all love excelling 165 
 
 Majestic sweetness sits enthroned 54 
 
 May I resolve with all my heart 136 
 
 Mercy alone can meet my case 133 
 
 Morn amid the mountains 29 
 
 Mourn for the thousand slain 262 
 
 Must I my brother keep ? 189 
 
 Must Jesus bear the cross alone ? 163 
 
 My country, 'tis of thee 241 
 
 My days are gliding swiftly by 275 
 
 My drowsy powers, why sleep ye so 176 
 
 My faith looks up to thee 164 
 
 My Father, when I come to thee 39 
 
 My feet are weary with the march 214 
 
 My God, my Father, while I stray 182 
 
 My God, the spring of all my joys 164 
 
 My heavenly home is bright and fair 214 
 
 My Saviour has gone to prepare 212 
 
 My sins are blotted out 187 
 
 My son, know thou the Lord 118 
 
 My span of life will soon be done 196 
 
 My tunes are in thy hand 157 
 
 Nearer, my God, to thee 167 
 
 Now condescend. Almighty King 21 
 
 Now to heaven our prayer ascending 245 
 
 Now to the Lord a noble song 24 
 
 bless the Lord, my soul 34 
 
 O come, let us sing 29 
 
 O could, we speak the matchless worth 74 
 
 O for a faith that will not shrink 158 
 
 for a heart to praise my God 167 
 
INDEX. 285 
 
 for an overcoming faith 158 
 
 O for the death of those 202 
 
 O God, my inmost soul convert 221 
 
 O God, our help in ages past 194 
 
 happy day tliat fixed my choice 154 
 
 O Lord* beliold, before thy throne 45 
 
 Once I Avandered on the mountaia 268 
 
 Once more with hallowed feeling ... 243 
 
 Once was heard the song of children 61 
 
 One night the Saviour said 270 
 
 One prayer I have, all prayers in one 186 
 
 One sweetly solemn tliought 160 
 
 One there is above all others 81 
 
 On Jordan's srorray banks I stand 217 
 
 O North, with all thy vales of green 247 
 
 Oppressed with noonday'.^ scorching heat 179 
 
 sacred Head, now Avounded 94 
 
 O say, can you see by the dawn's early light 244 
 
 O say not, I will get' delay 126 
 
 O, sinner, bring not tears' alone 238 
 
 O streams of earthly love and joy 138 
 
 O tell me, thou life and delight of my soul 72 
 
 that my load of sin were gone 153 
 
 O there is a fountain that never is dry 93 
 
 O thou God of my salvation 56 
 
 O thou, the contrite sinner's friend 182 
 
 thou to whom in ancient times 36 
 
 'tis a folly and a crime 152 
 
 Our beautiful flag, now we see 248 
 
 Our Captain leads us on 110 
 
 Our Father, in heaven 49 
 
 Our Father, through the coming year 230 
 
 Our hands may not be red with blood 144 
 
 Our heavenly Father, hear 56 
 
 O what shall I do to be saved 273 
 
 O where shall rest be found 133 
 
 ye immortal throng 75 
 
 Peaceful be thy silent slumber 200 
 
 Pilgrim, burdened with thy sin 150 
 
 Pleasant is the Sabbath bell 5 
 
 Poor, and needy though I be 30 
 
 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow 278 
 
 Praises to him who built the hills 2^ 
 
2&6 INDEX. 
 
 Praise the Lord -who died to save us 78 
 
 Praise the Lord who reigns above 239 
 
 Praise ye the Lord ! 'tis good to raise 23 
 
 Prayer is the breath of God in man 184 
 
 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire 38 
 
 Pray without ceasing, pray 173 
 
 Eeligion is the chief concern 122 
 
 Eemeraber tliy Creator now 119 
 
 Keturn, wanderer, return 124 
 
 Eise, my soul, and stretch thy wings 176 
 
 Else, my soul, pursue the path 192 
 
 Eock of ages, cleft for me 131 
 
 Bound the throne in glory 270 
 
 Sabbath bells are ringing 8 
 
 Safely through another week 4 
 
 Saviour, like a shepherd, lead us 60 
 
 Saviour, listen to our prayer 71 
 
 Saviour, while my heart i"s tender 151 
 
 Saw you never in the twilight 105 
 
 Say, sinner, hath a voice within 148 
 
 See the kind shepherd, Jesus, stands 121 
 
 See the leaves around us falling 229 
 
 Shall we meet beyond the river 255 
 
 Show pity. Lord, O Lord forgive 132 
 
 Sing to the great Jehovah's praise 227 
 
 Sing we to our God above 278 
 
 Sinners, obey the Gospel Word 127 
 
 Soft are the fruitful showers that bring 232 
 
 Soldiers of Christ, arise 162 
 
 So let our lips and lives express 170 
 
 Some love to drink from the foamy brink 264 
 
 Songs of praise the angels sang 53 
 
 Soon as I neard my Father say 134 
 
 Sow in the morn thy seed 160 
 
 Stand up ! stand up for Jesus ! 158 
 
 Stern winter throws his icy chains 233 
 
 Still onward through the land of foes 188 
 
 Strains of music otten greet me 9 
 
 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer 42 
 
 Take my heart, Father, take it 169 
 
 Teach me the measure or my days 197 
 
INDEX. 287 
 
 rhe author of salvation 87 
 
 The Bible ! the Bible ! more precioias than gold 14 
 
 The children are gathering from near and from far. . . 258 
 
 The Comforter has come 149 
 
 The day is past and gone 46 
 
 The drink that's in the drunkard's bowl 2(52 
 
 Thee we adore, Eternal Name 194 
 
 The Father and the Son 278 
 
 The God of harvest praise 236 
 
 The golden gates are lifted up 113 
 
 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord. 18 
 
 The leaves around me falling 232 
 
 The Lord attends when children pray 28 
 
 The Lord is my shepherd, how happy am I ! 82 
 
 The Lord Jehovah reigns 27 
 
 The Lord my shepherd is 67 
 
 The Lord of Sabbath let us praise Ill 
 
 The Lord our refuge is 1 85 
 
 The long-lost Son with streaming eyes 130 
 
 The morning breaks ; my voice I raise 47 
 
 The morning light is breaking 253 
 
 The pearl which worldlings covet 263 
 
 There are no gods but One, yet we ^ 140 
 
 There is a fold where none can stray 210 
 
 There is a fountain filled with blood 89 
 
 There is a glorious world of light 208 
 
 There is a God who reigns above 127 
 
 There is a land of pure delight. 211 
 
 There is an hour of peaceful rest 208 
 
 There is an hour when I must part 125 
 
 There is a path that leads to God 121 
 
 There is a time we know not when 125 
 
 There is no night in heaven 216 
 
 There'll be something in heaven for children to do. . 272 
 
 There's a light in the window for thee, brother 254 
 
 There's not a star whose twinklinfr light 19 
 
 The roseate hues of early dawn 215 
 
 The rosy light is dawning 4 
 
 The w^ay to heaven is narrow 269 
 
 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love 7 
 
 Thine holy day's returning 12 
 
 This da^ is the day of the Lord 142 
 
 This lite is a battle with Satan and sin 255 
 
 This life is a race 267 
 
288 INDEX. 
 
 Tliou art gone to the grave, but we will not deplore 
 
 thee 203 
 
 Thou God of glorious majesty 221 
 
 Thou guardian of our youthful days 64 
 
 Thou shalt honor thy father, the guide of thy youth 143 
 
 Thou who roll' St the year around 231 
 
 Through all the dangers of the night 45 
 
 Thy wav, not mine, Lord 77 
 
 Thy will be done 266 
 
 Time is winging us away 196 
 
 'Tis midnight ; and on Olive's brow 92 
 
 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost 278 
 
 To God the Father's throne 278 
 
 To-morrow, Lordj is thine 137 
 
 To praise tne Saviour's name 33 
 
 To the wandering and the weary 123 
 
 To thy pastures, green and fair 69 
 
 Unvail thy bosom, faithful tomb 198 
 
 Unfurl the banner of the free 246 
 
 Watchman, tell us of the night 227 
 
 We are out on an ocean sailing 256 
 
 We bring no glittering treasure 116 
 
 We journey through a vale of tears 166 
 
 Welcome, delightful morn 6 
 
 Welcome, sweet day of rest 6 
 
 Welcome, welcome, dear Eedeemer 70 
 
 We love the Sabbath day 7 
 
 We stand in deep repentance 147 
 
 We three kings of Orient are 106 
 
 What are those soul-reviving strains 62 
 
 What doth the ladder mean 79 
 
 What glory gilds the sacred page 15 
 
 When Abrah'm, full of sacred awe 237 
 
 When blooming youtlris snatched away 205 
 
 When downward to the darksome tomb 113 
 
 When I can read my title clear 211 
 
 When I sleep and when I wake 31 
 
 When I survey the wondrous cross 87 
 
 When Jesus left his Father's throne 97 
 
 When Jordan rushed his waters still 79 
 
 When marshaled on the nightly plain 108 
 
 When on the brink of death - 205 
 
INDEX. 289 
 
 When the battle is fonght, and t"he victory won. - . 272 
 
 When the harvest is past and the summer is gone. . . 223 
 
 When thou, my righteous Judsre, shalt come. ....... 224 
 
 When verdure clothes the fertile vale 227 
 
 When waves of sorrow round me swell 181 
 
 Where we oft have met in gladness 207 
 
 While angels bow before thee 140 
 
 While life prolongs its precious light 118 
 
 While shepherds watched their flocks by night 96 
 
 While with ceaseless course, the snn 225 
 
 Who is as a Christian great ? 191 
 
 Whom thou dost guard, O King of kings 43 
 
 Why will ye waste on trifling cares 124 
 
 Wide, ye heavenly gates, unfold 109 
 
 Within the olive shade 91 
 
 With joy we lift our eyes 82 
 
 With tearful eyes I look around 265 
 
 Ye angels who stand round the throne 218 
 
 Yes, for me, for me he careth 180 
 
 THE END.