Ii::; FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON. D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ."^rc .tii^ S C B Digitized by tine Internet Arcliive in 2011 witli funding from Calvin College http://www.archive.org/details/hymnaladaptedtOOafn FIYMNAL ADAPTEI^xTO THE DOCTRINES AND USAGES OF THE African Methodist Episcopai* Church. Il'ievi^ed ^ditigti^ PHII.ADEI,PHIA • PUBLISHED BY THE A. M. E- BOOK CONCERN. Rev. T. W. Henderson, D D . Business Manager. No. 631 Pine Street. 1899. CiMnrri&ht for the Book Concern of the A. M. £. CSiarclik PUBLISHER'S PREFACE. Tais collection of hymns and saci'ed songs wen; gathered and arranged by Rev. J. C. Emhry, linder the supervision of the Rkv. Bis]iOP6 T. M. D. Ward, D. D., and B. T. Tanner, D. D., who \rere appointed by the Episcopal Couuc 1 to execute the work, at their meetiug held in Macon, Ga., January, 1892. Concerning the work itself, we observe: 1. It is done in response to an almost universal demand. 2. This demand was for a cheaper Look, and one of better arrangement than the old. in order that a nAisic edition might be uiade. These requirements necessitated, — a) a -siaaller book to meet tiie demand for price ; 6) a grouping of the hymns metrically, so as to easily supply music for the same. 3. The col- lection is made chiefly fro;n our own book and that of the M. E. Church. A few are from the Presbyterian, a few are from the Baptist Hymnal, anvl still a few others from miscellaneous sources. Finally, there are eighteen -elections from the Psalmody of the U. P. Church, all of which have been reduced to po[)ular meter. The Wesleyan hymns prevail ' largely, and the whole collection will be found breathing a publisher's preface. pure orthodox and evangelical spirit. Original «ompositions by our own clergy are : Bishops Payne, Turner and Tanner, and the Keys. H. T. Johnson, J. K. Scott and J. C. Embry. \ There are twelve Doxologies, the Liturgy of \ Eaptisni, the Lord's Supper and Reception of .! Members. | 3. In the judgment of some, a collection of 1 only 600 hymns may seem small for a large church. But to such we would say, Remember, first, that not more than two to three hundred «ompositions are ever used by any church in actual worship ; the rest go for doctrine and sentiment; second, the multitude of song-book makers of the present day supply a large part of the songs and music used by all the churches. Hence a denominational hymnal stands for less to-day than formerly. But the churcli hymnal is the standard by which these others are gauged; it is the central core around which they are built up. Everything will be found here that is needful for the service of praise in the house of God. Now, therefore, to our venerable bishops, clergy and brethren the work is humbly com- mitted for inspection and use, until it shall be finally passed upon by the General Conferei>^ itself.' Phila., Oct. 3d, 1892. iv NOTE OF APPROVAL FROM THE BISHOPS TO THE PASTORS AND MEMBERS OF THE A. M. E. CHURCH. Dear Brethren : — "We have exaniiued the proofs of the revised and re-arranged Hymnal now- ready for the press, as executed under our over- sight by Dr. Embry. The sheets came to us as the work was in progress from week to week, and having inspected a copy, in proof, of the whole collection, we take pleasure in saying that we are highly gratified with the result of his rapid, but arduous labor. Most of these hymns are the same contained in our old book, in use the past seventeen years, and therefore not new or strange. The comparatively few collected from other sources are largely Weslevan in authorsliip and spirit. The topical arrangement seems to be well chosen, and the hymns metri- cally grouped, so far as it was practicable, with a view to a music edition. At the suggestion of Bishop Ward, a few original pieces have been admitted or retained from the pens of our own authors. A small selectior , also, has been made NOTE OF APPROVAL. from the Psalms, all of which teach sound doc- trines and thus lend desirable aid to the devo- tional spirit. The chants of the former editions have been dro{)ped, because impracticable for use, and the liturgy of Baptism and the Lord's Supper restored. The indexing has been exe- cuted with neatness and taste, and the whole wt)rk, typographically, is a gem. We pronounce it, therefore, highly creditable to the Church, and to those who have done the work. We commend the work to the whole Church until the General Conference of 1896 shall utter a final verdict. Alter all, the best test of any work, is the test of usefulness. May these hymns and sacred songs, is.suiug as a stream from the pure fountain of the Divine oracles, commend themselves in sweet satisfaction to the thousand.s of our Zion. Daniel A, Payne, A. W. Wayman, T. M. D. Ward, H. M. Turner, W. J. Gaines, B. W. Arnett, Benj. T. Tanner, A. Grant, B. F. Lee, M. B. Salter, James A. H.^rov. Bishops of tne A. M. E. Church, TABLE OF SUBJECTS. ORDER OF WORSHIP 1-* SECTION-. HYMNS. I. WORSHIP (Morning Service.) .... 1-42 invocation and Praise. II. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES ' 43-50 Their Excellence Exceeds the G'cry of the Heavens, and Exhibits the Grace and Bsanties of the Saviour. III. BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD . . 51-78 Exhibit the Holy Trinity, and the Livine Majesty. IV. OF CHRIST 79-l2» The .Advent, .Atonement and the Res- urrection. V. THE HOLY SPIRIT 126-139 His Inf1nenc'ations. XIII. CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES. 302-324 Baptism — The Lord's Supper. XIV. CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH UNDER TRIALS 325-371 XV. CHURCH ACTIVITIES 372-417 Prayer. — Morning ; Evening ; The Seasons : New Year ; Winter, eic. IV. CHURCH ACTIVITIES, (Continued.) . . 418-431 The Erection and Dedication of Churches. XV. CHURCH ACTIVITIES, (Continued) . . 432-455 Missions. — Dawn of the Millenium and Glory of the Latter Days. XV. CHURCH ACTIVITIES, (Continued) . . 456-465 LoTe Feasts and Social Worship. XVI. FUNERALS, AND OTHER MEMORIAL OCCASIONS 466-613 Death.— The Judgment.- Heaven. XVII. DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY .... 514-570 Domestic and Social Worship. — Patri- otic and National.— Prayer Meetings, etc., etc. XVIII. THE SABBATH 571-581 XIX. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS . . 583-000 Doxologie* — The Liturgy.- -Index. ORDER OF CHURCH SERVICE. The following order and • rrangement of Divine Scrviee will be observed by the P.istors of ihe A. M. E. Churcb whenever aud wherever iiracticable. This is an abridg- ment of the oM \\esjey Prayer Book, which was adopted by the General Conference in May, 1880. I. Just before auiiozDicing the opening hymn, the Mini»ter shall reverently rise und read one or more oj ilie /■llouiny seniencet of Scripture : I was glad wlieu tliey said imto me, let us go into tlie liouse of the Lord, our feet shall stand within thy p\tes, Jerusalem. For a day in thy courts is hetter than a thou- sand. I had ratlier be a doorkeeper in the house of ray God, than to dwell in the tents of wick- edness Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good. Those that he planted in the house of the Lord, shall flourish in the courts of our God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house. Lord, I have loved thy habitation, the place where thy honor dwelleth. O, sing unto the Lord a new song, for he hag done marvellous things — make a joyfid noise unto the Lord, all the earth, and sing praises, 1 ORDEk Kjf CIII'RLII o:.xlVIC£. For the Lord is iu liis lioly temple, let all tlie .earth keep sileuce before him Let the words of my mouth, and the medita- tion of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight O Lord, my strength and. my redeemer. 1. Singhig find priD^er. 2. Iin'medialely uj'tei prayer, organ piny short prelude. IL 1. Heading a chapter respomively, minister and people standing 2. Minli'er reaiHug a chapter, ur a part of a chapter, alone, people sitliii'^. 3. Singling f>ne stanza only, by choir and congregation. Miiiisltr and people stuudmy .■Varer iiiy G <1, tu Thee, Neare to Tliee I Een Ihougli it lie a cross Tliiit rair-ctli nie I Still all my soiifr shall be — Nf-arer. my God, to thee, Jiearer to Thee ! Or thi I need 1 hoe every hour. Most gracious Lord ; Ko tt^ndfT voi e, like thin' Cau peace afford. 3 ORDEK OF CHURCH SERVICE. I need Thee. I need Tliee ; Every hour £ need Tliee. blc83 me now my SHviou»- i come tu Tliee. 31. Honor lliy father and thy mother, that -thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. P. Lord have mercy upon us and incline our beat t,s to keep this law. 3/, Thou shalt not kill. P. Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our aearts to keep this law. 31. Thou shalt not commit adultery. P. Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law, 31. Thou shalt not steal. P. Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. ^[. Thou shalt not bear false wltne s against thy neighbor. P. Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. 31. Tliou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house ; thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighljor's. P. Lord have mercy upon us, and write these laws upon our hearts. ORDER OF CHURCH SERVICE. Tkly soul, be on thy guard. Ten thousaud foes arise ; And hosts of sins are pressing hard, To draw Thee from the skies. or this : — My God, my life, roy loTe, To thee, to thee 1 call : I cannot live if thou remove, For thou art ail in all. M. Hear what Christ our Saviour saith; Tliou 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. And the second is like unto it : Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Ou these two com- mandments hang all the law and the prophets. M. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. P. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 1. Choii chant or ting suitable hymn, people sitting. 2. Read a)td announce notices. 3. Preach the sermon or exhort as occasion may require. IV. CLOSING SERVICES. 1. The Lord''s Prayer or an extempore prayer, 2. Lift the collection. Then shall be said the Apostles' Creed, the people standing. I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth ; and in Jesas Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was con- ceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin- 5 ORDER OF CHURCH SERVICE. Marv, suffered uuder Pontius Pilate, was cruci- fied, dead and buried ; he descended into the ^rave, the third' day he arose from the dead; He ascended into heaven and sitteth on the right iuind of God, tiie Father Ahnighty ; from thence He shall come to judge tlie quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, in the Holy Catholic Church,* the conimuuion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. JJoxo'oyy and benediction. The following may be used at pleasure in lieu oj the Decalogue, or even nith it. Where there are choirs tlie Te Deum should be chanted altogetlier. but if the people do not - As thy forgiving love. 6 Thus, till my last expiring day^ ril bless my l-:FORE thy mercy-seat, O Lord, ^ Beh:>ld, thy servants stand, 'j'o ask the knowledge of thy word, The guidance of thy hand. 2 Let thy eternal truths, we pray, DweL' richly in each heart ; That from the safe and narrow way We never may depart. 3 Lord, from thy word remove the -eal. Unfold its iiiddeu store; And, as we read, O may we feel its value more and more. 4 Help us to see the .SavioUr's love Beaming from every page ; li WORSHIP. And let the thoughts of joys above Our inmost 'souls engage. 5 Thus while thy word our footsteps guide* Shall ^we be truly blest ; And safe arrive where love provides An everlasting rest- Willimn H. Bat hurst 5 Joy of public icorship. L. IVL f^ REAT God, attend, while Zion sings ^-^ The joy that from thy presence springs; To spend )ne day with tliee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Withiii thy house, O God of grace, Not tents of e se, nor thrones of power. Should tempt ray feet to leave thy door. S God is our sun, he makes our day ; God is our shield, he guards our way From all assaults of hell and sin, From foes without, and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow. And crown that grace with glory too; He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. 5 O God, our King, whose sovereign sway The glo lions hosts of heaven obey, And devils at thy presence flee ; Blest is the man that trusts in thee. Isaac Watts. 3 Praise for Loving-kindness. L. M. A WAKE, my soul, in joyful lays, -^^ And sirs thy great Redeemer's praise; He justly claii as a song from thee : His loving-kindness, O I how free ! 12 INVOCATION A> 2 He saw me ruined in the fall, Yet loved me notwithstanding ail; He saved me from my lost estate ; His loving-kindness, U I how great ! 3 Though numerous hosts of miglUy foes, Though eartli and hell my way oppose, He saiely leads my soul along ; His loving-kindness, UI how strong! 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gathered tliick, and thundered loud, He near my soul has always stood ; His loving-kindness, O I how good I ^ Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, Soon all my mortal powers shall fail ; Oh ! may my hist expiring breath His loving-kindness sing in death I Medley. 7 God worthy of all Praise. L. M. OE Thou exalted, O my God, ^ Above the heavens, Avhere angels dwell Thy power on earth be known abroad. And land to land thy wondere tell. 2 My heart is fixed ; my song shall raise immortal honors to his name; Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise, His wondrous goodness to proclaim. 3 High o'er the earth his mercy reigns. And reaches to the utmost sky ; His truth to endless years remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die. 4 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens, where angels dwell; 'i hy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thv wonders tell. Watta^ 13 § The Sovereign JeJwvah. L.M. T>EFORE 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 oin- aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men ; And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed. He brought us to his fold again. S AVe are his people ; we his care ; Our souls, and all our mortal frame; "Wliat lasting lionoi's shall we r ar, Almighty father, to thy name? 4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songa^ High as the heaven our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall till thy courts with sounding praise. 5 Wide ag the world is Thy command, Vast as eternity thy love ; Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, Wlien rolling veai-s shall cease to move- WcMs, 9 Majesty and Dominion of God. L. M. /^OME, O my soul, in sacred lays ^ Attempt thy great Creator's praise t Kut, (J I what tongue am speak liis farae^ AVhat verse can reach the lofty theme? 2 Enthroned amid the radiant spheres^ He glory like a garment wears; To fcM-m a robe of light divine, Ten thousand suns around him shinei 14 INVOCATION AND i^KAiSE. 3 In till our Maker's grand designs, Almighty power, with wisdom, shines; His works, til rough all this wondrous trame, Declare the glory of his name. 4 Raised on devotion's lofty wing, Do thou, my soul, his glories sing; And let his {)raise employ thy tongue Till listening world's shall join the song. Blacklod: 10 Pi'C-ise offered to God. Psalm cxvii. L.M, l/R()M all that dwell below the skies, ^ Let the < reator's praise arise; Let the Redeeuier's name he sung, , Through ev'ry land, l)y ev'ry tongue. Kternal are thy mercies. Lord, Etern d truth attends thy word : Thy praise shall sound from shore to shora, Ti I suns shall rise«and set no more. 2 Your lofiy themes, ye mortals bring, In songs of {)raise divinely sing; The great salvation loud proclaim. And shout for joy the Sa\your's name! Jn ev'ry hind begin the song; To ev'ry land the strains belong: In cheerful sounds all voices raise V And till the world with loudest prais3. Waffs. Xi. Take up thy cross. L. M* •••^ ''TAKE up thy cross," the Savioiir said, •* .f thou wouldst my disciple be: l^feny thysLdf, the world forsake, And liumbly ftdlow after me." ^ Take up thy cross : let not it>; weight EUl thy weak s,pirit with aiarm; WORSHIP. His streng h shall bear thy spirit vp^ And brace thy heart and nerve thine ana 3 Take i.p thy cross, nor lieed the shame; Nor let thy foolish pride rebel ; Tliy Lord for thee tlie cross endured. To s ive thy soul from death and lielL 4 Take up thy cross then, in his strength, Anrl calmly ( very d<>nger brave;. 'Twill guide thee to a better liome, And lead to victory o'er the grave. 5 Take np thy cross, and follow Christ ; Nor think till d ath to lay it down; For only he who bears the cross May hope to wear the glorious crown. Charles W. Everest "1^2 Kecpinc/ the charge of the Lrz-rcL S. M A CHARGE to keep 1 have^ -^-^ A (iod to glorify ; A never-dying soul to save^ And Ht it for the sky i 2 To serve the present age, My calling to fulfil : O may it all my powers engage. To do my Master's will I 3 Arm me with jealous care^ As in thy sight to live ; And O, thy servant, Lord, prepare, A strict account to give I 4 Help me to watch and pray, And on thyself rely, Assured, if I my trust betray, I shall for ever die. C Wesltp, it> i INVOCATION AND PRAISE. 13 "Sing praises (0 God." S. M. A WAKE, and sing the song -^-^ Of Moses and the Lamb; Tune every heart and every tongue, To praise the Saviour's name. 2 Sing of his dying love ; iSing of his rising power; Sing how he intercedes above For tiiose whose sins he bore. 3 Tell, in seraphic strains, What he has done for you; How he has taken oft" your chains, And formed your hearts anew. 4 His faithfuluess proclaim While life to you is given ; Join hands and hearts to praise his -name, Till we all meet in heaven. HamnioncL ^14 -^-^^^ ''* ^"^ name. S. M. TESUS, we look to thee, ^ Thy promised presence claim ; Thou in th-^ midst of us shalt be, Assembled in thy name. 2 Thy name salvation is. Which here we come to prove; Thy name is Ife, and health, and peac^ , And evf rlasting love. 3 Xot in the name of pride Or seliishuess we meet ; From nature's paths .we turn aside. And worldly thoughts forget. 4 We meet the grace to take, Which thou hast freely given; 2 17 WORSHII'. We meet ou earth for tliy dear sak^ That we may meet in heaveu. 6 Present we know thou art. But t hyself reveal I Kow, Loid, J t evt-ry bounding heart 'J'he m giity comfort feel. "6 O may thy quickening voice '1 he death of sin remove ; And bid our inmost souls rejoice, In hope of perfect love. Charles Wedey f.5 Praise to the Trinity, 6s & 4& /^OME, thou Almiglity King, ^ Help us thy name to sing, Help us to praise ; Father all glorious, O'er all victorious, Come, -and reign over us, Ancient of Days. 2 Jesus, our Lord, desc nd; l-rom all our foes defend Nor let us fall ; Let thine almighty aid Our su e defence be made. Our souls on thee be stayed; Lord, hear our call. 3 Come, thou incarnate Word, Gird on tiiy mighty sword; Our prayer attend ; Come, and thy people bless ; Come, give thy word success ', Roirit of holiness, O'l U3 'Jescend i^" VOCATION AND PRAISE. 4 Come, holv Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear, In this ghid hour; Thou, who almighty art, 2Vow rule in every heart, And ne er from us depart, ;^[)irit of powc r. DoheWs CoU ^g God of our Salvation. 8s & 7s. IJRAISE to thee, thou great Creator; •*- I'raise be thine from every tongue; Join, my soul, with every creature, Join the luiiversal song. 2 Father, source of all compassion. Free, unbounded grace is thine: Hail the Crod of our salvation ; Praise him for his love divine. 3 For ten thousand blessiug-s given, For the hope of future joy, Sound his praise througli earth and heaven, Sound Jehovah's praise on high. 4 Joyfully on earth adore him, Till in heaven our so' g we raise; There, enr ptured, fall before h»m. Lost in wonder, love^ and pra^xe. Fawceit X% 8s w 7s, peculiar. Christ the Lamb entnroned and iP-z^Hhipped. TJARK! ten thousand harps an^ voices Sound tlie note of praise afeo 'e; Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices; Jesus reigns, the Uod of love: See, he sits < n yonder throne; Jesus rules the world alone. 19 WORSHIP. "2 Jesus, hail I whose glorv brightens All above, and gives it worth ; Lord of life, thy smile enlightens, cheers, and cburms, thy si^'nts on eaxtb^ A\ j^en we think wf love like w.Jne, Lord, we own it love divine. 3 King of glory, reign forever, Thine an everlasting crown : Nothing from thy love sliall sever '1 hose whom thou hast made thine own* Happy objects ot thy grace, Destined to beliold thy face. i Saviour, hasten thine appearing; Bring, U, bring the glorious day, When, the awful summons hearing, Heaven and earth shall pass away: Then, with golden harps, we'll sing, *' Giorv, glorv to our King.'' KeU^ £g An Act of Thanksgiving. C. M, Psalm Ixxxix. 26-37. "YY^HEX all the mercies ot my God, * ' My rising soul surveys ; Why, my cold heart, art thou not lost In wonder, love, and praise? 2 When in the slipn'ry paths of youth, With heedless steps 1 ran, Thine arm. unseen, conveyed me safe. And led me up to man. 3 Through hidden dangers, toils and death. It gently cleard my way. And through the pleasing snares of vice^ More to be fear, d than they. 20 INVOCATION AND PRAISE, 4 Through every period of my life,. Thy goodness I'll pursue ; ' And after death, in distant worldS;^, | The pleasing theme renew. i 5 Through all eternity to thee A grateful song I'll raise; But O ! eternity's too short To utter all thy praise. Addison \Q " My mefUtatlon of him shall be siced." C. M. Psalm civ. 34. T^HILE thee I seek, protecting Power I * ' Be my vain wishes still'd ; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled. 2 Thy love the power of thought bestow'd. To thee my thoughts would soar; Thy mercy o'er my life has llow'd, That mercy 1 adore. I In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see ; Each blessing to my soul most dear. Because conferr d by thee. 4 In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in pray'r. 5 When gladness wings the favor'd hour. Thy love my thoughts shall fill : JResign'd, when storms of sorrow lower. My soul shall me t thy will. € My lifted eye, wit(iout a tear, The gath'ring storm shall see ; My steadfast heart shall know no fear — That heart will rest on thee. WiUiaant: 21 WORSHIP. 20 ^^ Desire of all nations. C. M /^OME, thou Desire of all thv saints, ^^ Our humVjle s rains attend, While with our praises and complaints. Low at thy feet we bend. 2 How should our songs, like those above With warm devotion rise ! How should our somIs on wmgs of love. Mount upward to the skies ! 3 Come, Lord, thy love alone can raise In us the heavenly tiame ; Then sh-all our li})s resound thy praise. Our hea ts adore thy name. 4 Now, Saviour, let thy glory '-hine, And till thy dwellings here. Till life, and love, and joy divine, A heaven on earth appear. 5 Then shall our hearts, enraptured, say, " Come, great Redeemer, come, And bring the bright, the glorious day, Tliat calls thy children home.'' Anne SleeU 21 PMilni cxlviii. C. M pivALSE ye the Lord, y' immortal choirj ^ That I'ill the v.-orlds\dwve ; Praise him who formed you of his fires, And feeds you \vit,h his love. 2 Shine to his praise, ye crystal skies. The floor of his abode ; Or veil in shades your thousand eyes. Before your brighter God. JO Thou restless globe of golden light. Whose beams create our days, 99 INVOCATION AND PRAISE. Joiu with the silver queeu of night To own your borrowed rays. 4 Let the shrill birds his honors raise, And climb the mornins: sky : While grov'iing beasts attempt his praise In hoarser harmony. 5 Thus while the meaner creatures sing, Ye mortals take the sound: Echo the glories of your King Through all the nations round. Watts. A' 22 Watchfulness and Fixv/er. C. M. LAS I Avhat hourly dangers rise, \\ hat snares beset my way; To heav'n I fain would lift my eyes, And hourly watch and pray, 2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain, And melt in flowing tears I Striving against my foes in vain. 1 sink amid my fears. 3 O gracious God. in whom I live, My feeble elibrts aid : Help me to watch, and pray, and strive, Nor let me be dismay'd. 4 Do Thou increase my faith and hope, When fears and foes prevail; And bear my fainting spirit up, Or soon my strength will fail. 5 () keep me in Tiiy heav'nly Avay, And bid the tempter flee : And never, never let me stray From happiness and Thee. Steeli, WORSHIP. 23 Tn(ei-:ession of Christ. 11. M. Rom. viii. 15 ; Heb. vii. 25. A RISE, my soul, arise, -^ Shake ofithy guilty fears, The bleeding sacritice In my behalf appears; Before the tlirone my Surety stands, My name is wi-itten on his hands. '^ He ever lives above, For me to intercede, His all-redeeming love. His precious blood to plead : His blood atoned for all our race, And sprinkles now the tlirone of graca < Five bleeding Avounds he bears, Received on Calvary; They pour eHectual pray'i-s, They strong y speak for me: Forgive him, O forgive, they cry 1 IS'or let that ransom'd sinner die. 4 The Father hears 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 an^ born of God. 5 My God i.s reconciled ; His pardoning voice I hear: He owns me for his child ; I can no longer fear : "^Vitli confidence 1 nf)W draw nigh, And, "Father, Abba, Father," cry Cliarlss Jf^ii'^*^'^ U Y- INVOCATION AND PRAISE. 24 Exhortation to Praise. H. M. E tribes of Adam, join With heaven, and earth, and seas, And offer notes divine To your Creators praise. Ye holy throng Of an.ojels briglit. In worlds of light Begin the song. 2 The shining worlds above In glorious order stand, Or in swift courses move, By his supreme command r He spake the word. And all their frame From nothing came To praise the Lord. 3 Let all the nations fear The God that rules above; He brings his people near, And makes them taste his love: Wliile earth and sky Attempt his praise, H is saints shall raise His honors high. Wafts. 2S Menev-ing of a Covenant. Jer. i. 4. C M. ~^OME. let us use the grace divine. And all, with one accord, In a perpetual cov'nant join Oui-selves to Christ the Lord : 2 Give up ourselves through Jesus' pow'i Hi- name to glorify ; And promise in this sacred hour. For God to live and die, 25 O WORSHIP. . • 3 The cov'nant we this moment make Be ever kept in mind : We will no more ourfrod forsake, Or cast his words behind. 4 We never will tlirow off his fear, Who lieai*s our .-solemn vow; And if thou art well pleas'd to hear, Come down and meet us now I 5 Thee, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, Let ail our hearts receive ; Present with the celestial host, The peaceful answer give. 6 To each tlie covnant blood apply. Which takes our sins away ; And register our names on high, And keep us to that dav. a Weslei/. 26 Opening Wor.^hip. CM. kNCE more we come before our God; Once more his blessings ask : O may not duty se^^m a load, Nor woi^ship prove a task I 2 Father, thy quick'ning Spirit send From heaven in Jesus name, To make our waiting minds attend, And put, our souls in frame. 3 May we rec ive the word we hear, Each in an honest heart : And keep the precious treasure there, And never with it part. 4 To seek thee all our hearts dispose, To each thy blessiugs suit. And let the seed thy servant sows Produce abundant fruit. Hart 2A O- INVOCATION AND PRAISE. 12*7 Love of Christ celebrated. C. !£• ' ''rO our Redeemer's glorious name -*- Awake the sacred song I , O, may his love — immortal tlame — ,1 Time every heart and tongue. 2 His love what mortal thought can reach! What mortal tongue display I Imagination's utmost stretch In wonder dies away. i3 Dear Lord, while we, adoring, pay Our humble thanks to thee, May every heart with rapture say, , -' "The Saviour died for me.'' 4 O, may the sweet, the blissful theme Fill every heart and tongue, Till strangers love thy charming name, And join the sacred song. Annie Steele. 28 '' Wonderful in Counsel:' CM /^OD moves in a mysterious way ^^ His wonders to perform : He plants liis footsteps in tlie sea, And rides upon the storm. j 2 Deep in unfithomable mines I Of never-failing skill. He treasures u[) his bright designs, And works his sovereign will. I 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take: I Tlie clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In l)lessings on your head. , ^4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace ; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. '^7 WORSHIP. 5 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour ; The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scau liis work in vain ; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. Cowper, 29 Praise to the San. CM. r\ FOR a thousand seraph tongues ^-^ To bless til' incarnate Word I O for a thousand thankful songs- In honor of my Lord I 2 Come, tuue afresh your golden lyres, Ye angels round the throne ; Ye saints, in all your sacred choirs, Adore th' eternal Son. C. Wesley. 30 Psa/m cm. 8-12. ' S. M. IX/TY" soul, repeat His praise. ^^ Whose mercies are so great ; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide ; Aud when his strokes are felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimeSf And lighter than our guilt. 3 High as the heavens ;u-e raised Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace Our highest tiioughls exceed. 28 INVOCATION AND PRAISE. 4 His power subdues our sins ; And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west. Doth all o" guilt remr-e. 5 While all his wondrous works, Through his vast kingdom, show Their Maker's glory, thou, my soul, IShalt sing his graces too. Watts. 31 Exhortation to Praise. S. M. A ELSE, and bless the Lord, -^ Ye people of his clioice ; Arise, and bless tlie Lord your God, With heart, and soul, and voice. 2 Though high above all praise. Above all blessing high,- Who would not fear his holy name. And laud and magnify ? 3 O for the living flame From liis own altar brought, To toucli our lips, our souls inspire. And wing to heaven our thought. 4 God is oiu' strength and song, And his salvation ours; Then be his love in Christ proclaimed With all our ransomed powers. 5 Arise and bless the Lord :. The Lord your God adore ; Arise, and bless his glorious name, Henceforth, forevermore. Mhed in our hearts thy love abroad; Thy gifts abmidantly increase ; Enlarge", and fill us all with God. 8 Before thy sheep, great Shepherd, go, And guide into thy perfect will ; Cause us thy liallowed name to kno\f • The work of faith in us fulfill. 32 INVOCATION AND PKAISE. 4 Help us to make ou^ calling sure ; let us all be saints indeed, And pure, as thou thyself art pure, Conformed in all things to our Head. 5 Take the dear purchase of thy blood : Thy blood shall wash us white as snow : Present us sanctitied to God, And perfected in love below. Chwle% Wedey. 3*7 Access to God by a Mediator. C. M /^OME, let us lift our joyful eyes ^-^ Up to the courts above, And smile to see our Father there, Upon a throne of love. 2 Come, let us bow before his feet, * And venture near the Lord ; No fiery cherub guards his seat, Nor double-tiaming sword. 3 The peaceful gates of heavenly bliss Are opened by the Son ; High let us raise our notes of praise, And reach tli' almighty throne. 4 To thee ten thousand thanks we bring, Great Advocate on iiigh. And glory to th' eternal King, Who lays his anger by. Watts. 38 The Hope of Heaven. Col. iii. 1. CM, U OW happy ev'rv child of grace, -*--'- Who knows his sins forgiv'n I This earth, he cries, is not my place, 1 seek my piace in heav'u : A countrv far from mortal sight , Yet, O"! by faith I see WOESHIP, The land of rest, the saints' delight. The lieav'n piepared fcr me. 2 O what a blessed hope is oure ! While here on earth we stay, We more than taste the heav'nly pow'rs. And antedate that day ; We feel tne resurrection near, / Our life in Christ conceal' d, And with his glorious presence here Our earthen vessels till'd. 3 O would he more of heas^'n bestow 1 And when the vessels break, Our ransom'd spirits then shall go, To grasp the God we seek: In rapt" ro us a Ave on him I'll gaze, Who bought the sight for me. And shout and wonder at his grace • Through all eternitv. a Wedey. 39 c. M. Walking in the ways of Christ. Deut. v. 30-33, XJ APPY the souls to Jesus join d, •*-^ And sav'd by grace alone: AValking in all his ways, they find Their heaven on earth begun. £ The church triumplunit in thy love. Their mighty joys we know ; They sing the Lamb in hymns above. And we in hymns below. 3 Thee, in thy glorious realm, they praise And bow before thy throne ! We in the kingdom of thy grace, The kingdoms are but one. 34 I2fV0CATI0N AND PRAISE, i The holy to the holie t leads, From thence our spirits rise ; And he that in ihj statutes tiesA'i: Shall meet thee in the skies. C. Wesley, iQ Worship of God in His Temple. C M. T>RAISE waits iu Zion, Lord, for thee; -*- There shall our vows be paid ; Thou hast an ear when sinnei-s pray; All flesh shall seek thine aid. 2 O Lord, our guilt and fears prevail; But pardoning grace is thine, And thou wilt grant us power and skill To conquer every sin. 3 Ble^t are the men whom thou wilt choose To bring them near thy face; Give them a dwelling in thy house, To feast upon thy grace. 4 In answering whai thy church requests, Thy tr th and terror shine; And works of dreadful righteousness Fulfil thy kind design. § Thu'; shall the wondering nations see The Lord is good and just ; And distant islands fly to thee, And make thv name their trust. B' 4tl Blest Hour of Prayer. L.M. >LEST hour, when mortal man retires To hold communion with his God* To send to Heaven his warm desires, And listen to the sacred word. 35 WORSHIP. 2 Blest hour, when God himself draws nigh. Well pleased his people's voice to hear; To hush the peuiteniial sigh, And wipe away the mourner s tear. 3 Blest hour, for, where the Lord resorts, Foretastes of future bliss are given ; And mortals Hnd his earthly courts The liouse of God, tlie gate of heaven. 4 Hail, peaceful hour I supremely blest Amid the hours of worldly care ; The hour that yields the spirit rest, Tliat sacred hour, the hour of prayer. 5 And when my houi-s of prayer are jDast, And this frail tenement decays, Then may I spend in heaven at last A never-ending hour of praise. Thomas Raffles. 42 Ads i. -y T. M. n^HE mighty Conqueror leaves the dead, — -*- Jesus the Lord ascends on high, The powers o{ hell are captive h-l, Dragged to the portals of the sky. 2 There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay : "•Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates; i'e everlasting doors, give way. 3 Loose all 'your bars of massy light, And wide unfold the radiant scene; He claims these mansions a.s his right, Receive the King of Glory in." i " Who is the King of Glory, who?" " The Lord, that all our foes o'ercame ; The world, sin, death, and hell o'erthrevs, AxuX Jesus is ihe conqueror's name." THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. » 6 Lo ! his triumplial cliariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lav: *'Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gate*; Ye everlasting doors,, give way." * 6 '' Who is the King of Glory, who?" '' The Lord, of boundless power possessed. The King of saints and angels too, God over all, forever blessed." C. Wesley f^PHE heavens declare thy glory, -*- In everv star thv wisdom shi SECTION 11. ON READING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 43 Pmlm xix. L. M. Lord, inies; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. The rolling sun. the changing light. And night and day thy power confess; But the blest volume thou hast writ, Reveals thy justice and thy grace. Sun, moon, and stai-s, convey thy praise Eound the whole earth, and never stand So when thy truth began its race, It tonch'd and glanc'd on every land. Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, Till through the earth thy truth has run. Till Christ has all tlie nations biess'd, That see the light, or feel the suu. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 5 Great Sun of righteousness, arise ! Bless the dark world with heav'nly light: The gospel makes the simple wise ; Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. WatUs, 44 The Saviour seen in the Scriptures. L. M. "^OW let my soul, eternal King, ■^^ To thee its grateful tribute bring; My knee with humble homage bow ; My tongue perform its solemn vow. 2 All nature sings thy boundless love, In worlds below and v.-orlds above ; But in thy blessed word I trac3 Diviner wonders of thy grace. S There, what delightful truths I read ; There, I behold the Saviour bleed : His name salutes my listening ear, Kevives my heart and checks m^ fear. 4 There Jesus bids my sorrows cease, And gives my laboring conscience peace; He lifts my grateful thoughts on high, And points to mansions in the sky. 5 For love like this, O let my song, Tlirough endless years, thy praise prolong; Let distant clime^ thy name adore, Till time and nature are no more. Otdwell Heginhothair. 45 Light and Glory of the Sacred Page. C. M \\^HA r glory gilds the sacred page I Majestic, like the sun, It gives a light to every age ; It gives, but borrows none. 3S THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 2 The power that gave it still supplies The gracious light aud heat ; Its truths upou the natious rise: They rise, but never set. 8 Lord I everlasting thanks be thine For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day 4 Our souls rejoicingly pursue The steps of him we love, Till glory break upon our view In brighter worlds above. Cmyper^ 49 Before Sermon. C. M. PATHER of all, in whom alone -^ We 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 tretnbling awe!) Open our eyes and let us see The wonders of thy law. 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 knov/; Let 'US in Jesus see thy face, And die to all below. C Wesletf, ^T "Search the Scripture.^.^' John v. 39. C. M. 'l^HE counsels of redeeming grace •*- The sacred leaves unfold ; And here the Saviour's lovely face Our raptur'd eyes behold. ' 39 THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 2 Here light descending from above Directs our doubtful feet : Htjre promises of heavenly love •Jur ardent wishes meet. S Our numerous griefs are here redress'd, And all our wants supplied ; Xaught we can ask to make us bless'd Is in this book denied. 4 For these inestimable gains, That so enrich the mind, O may we search with eager pains, .Assured that we shall find 1 S. StennetL 4g Delighting in the Word. C. M- "L^ATHEE of mercies in thy word, -*■ What endless glory shines! Forever be thy name adored For these celestial lines. 2 Here may the wretched sons of want Exhaustless riches find, Eiches above what earth can grant, And lasting as the mind. 3 Here the fair tree of knowledge* grow* And yields a free repast, Sublimer sweets than nature knows Invite the longing taste. 4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around ;* And life, and everlasting joys, Attend the blissful sound. 5 O may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight ; And still new beauties may I see^ And still increasing light 1 40 THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 6 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, Be thou for ever near ; Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my 8avi«our there. Steele^ 4S The Excellence of the Scriptures. C. M. T ADEN with guih, and full of fe^irs, ^ I fly to thee, my Lord ; And not a glimpse of hope appears, But in thy written word. 2 The volume of my Father's grace Does all my grief assuage: Here I behold my Saviour's face, Almost in every page. 3 This is the field where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown ; That merchant is divinely wise Who makes the pearl his own. 4 Here consecrated water flows To quench my thirst of sin ; Here the fair tree of knowledge grow^ Nor danger dwells therein. 5 O may thy counsels, mighty God, My roving feet command : Nor I forsake the happy road That leads to thy right hand. Watta^ 50 " ^^y tongue shall speak of thy ti'orc?." 8s, 7ft Psalm cxix. 172. pRECIOUS volume ! what thou doest, ■'- Other books attempt in vain. Plainest, fullest, sweetest, truest, All our good from thee we gain I 2 How thy living words refresh us I Worcb of truth and grace they are* BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF AQD. Than the finest gold more precior*^ Than the honey sweeter far. What lay hid from ancient sages, What they sought, but fail'd to fintl. This, unfolded in thy pages. Now appears to all mankind. Far too high for man to reach it, 'Tis reveal'd from heav'n above; God himself alone could teach it: 'Tis the mystery of love. Precious volume I all revealing, All that we have need to know : Nothing from our view concealing, That can profit here below. Hope we have : this hope is cheering^ That the things we know not now, In the day of his appearing, Christ will to his people show. Kelly's Hymns^ SECTION III. Seeing aw^ attributes ot <6o5* §!_ Divine Excellence. C. M XT AIL, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, -'--'■ One God in pei-sims three: Of thee we make our joyful boast, Our songs we make of thee I £ Thou neither can-;t be felt nor seen • Thou art a spirit pure : Thou from eten.Ity hast l)een, And alwavs slialt endure. BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD, 3 Present alike in every place, Thy Godhead we adore : Beyond the bounds of time and space Thou dwell'st for evermore. 4 In wisdom infinite thou art, Thine eye doth all things see ; And every thought of every heart Is fully known to thee. 5 Whate'er thou wilt, in earth below Thou dost in heaven above ; But chiefly we rejoice to know Th' almighty God of love. C H^e«foj(t 2 The Trinity. C. IC. TTAIL. holy, holy, holy Ix)rd ! -'-'- Whom one in three we know: By all thy heavenly host adored, By all thy Church below. 2 One undivided Trinity With triumph we proclaim : Thy universe is full of thee, And speaks thy glorious name. 3 Thee, holy Father, we confess : Thee, holy f"on, adore : Spirit of truth and holiness, We praise thee evermore. 4 The incommunicable right. Almighty God, receive ! Which angel -choirs, and saints in lighti And saints embodied give. 5 Three persons, equally Divine, We magnify and love ; And both the choirs ere long shall joio To sing thy praise above, 43 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 6 Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord, (Our heavenly soug shall be,) Supreme, essential One, adored In coeternal Three ! C. Wesley, 53 Graieful Praise. Lev. xix. 30. C. ML pREQUEN T the day of God returns -^ To shed its quickening beams ; And yet how slow devotion burns; How languid are its liames ! 2 Accept our faint attempts to love, Our frailties, Lord, forgive; AVe would be like thy saints above, And praise thee while we live. 3 Increase, O Lord, our faith and hop^ And fit ns to ascend Where the assembly ne'er breaks up, The Sabbath ne'er shall end ; — 4 Where we shall breathe in heavenly air, With heavenly lustre shine, Before the liirone of God appear, And fea.st on love divine ; — 5 Where we in high seraphic strains, shall all our powers employ ; Delighted range the ethereal plains, And take our fill of joy. 6 To Father, Son and Holy Ghost, One God whom we adore, Be glory as it was. Is now, And sha 1 be evermore. Browne, 54 1 Chron. xxix. 10-13. C M. T>LESS'D be our everlasting Lord, •*-' Our Father. God, and King ! Thy sovereign goodness we record, Thy glorious power we sing. 44 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOI>. 2 Thy goodness and thy truth to me, To every soul abound A vast unfathomable sea Where all our thoughts are drowned. 3 Its streams the whole creation reach, So plenteous is the ^tore, Enougli for all, enough for each, Enough for evermore. 4 Faithful, O Lord, thy mercies are f A rock that cannot move : A thousand promises declare Thy constancy of love. C. Wesley, 55 God seen in his works. C. M. "C^ATHER above the concave sky, -*- Enthroned in light profound, At thy command, the lightnings fly, And thunders roar around. 2 O who can see the beaming Sun, The smiling moon at night, The snowy clouds, the countless stars. En rob' d with dazzling light ; 3 And yet refuse to sing thy praise, In sweetest notes of love ? Or echo to angelic lays, Which fill the worlds above? 4 Whene'er I tread the blooming plains And pluck tlie fragrant flower, The luscious fruits the yellow grains, I see thy matchless power. 6 What moves on earth, or wings the air, Or swims the swelling sea, Is but a ray of life to point Immortal man to Thee. Bishop Payne. 45 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. .156 Psahn cxxxix. 1-6. C ^ . T ORD, all I am is known to thee : -^ In vain my soul would try- To shun thy presence, or to flee The notice of thme eye. 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest, My public walks, my private ways, The secrets of my breast. Z My thoughts lie open to thee, Lord, Before they're formed within, And ere my lips pronounce the word, Thou know' St the sense I mean. 4 O wondrous knowledge ! deep and high : AVhere can a creature hide? Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset on every side. b So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill. Secured by sovereign love. Watt$, 57 The God of all Grace. L. M. [From the German.] PTERNAL depth of love divine, -*-^ In Jesus, God with us, displayed, How bright thy beaming glories shine ! How wide thy healing streams are spread I 8 With whom dost thou delight to dwell ? Sinnei-s, a vile and thankless race : O God ! what tongue aright can tell How vast thy love, how great thy grace ? 46 riEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GODi 3 The dictates of thy sovereign will With jov our grateful hearts receiver All thy delight in us fulfill : Lo I all we are to thee we give. 4 To thy sure love, thy tender care, Our flesh, soul, spirit, we resign: O fix thy sacred presence there, And seal th' abode forever thine ! Trans, by J. Wesley, 5g Psalm xxxvi. 5-9. L. "Vt TJIGH in the heavens, eternal C4od, -■-■- Thy goodness in full glory shines: Thy truth shall break through every cloud That veils and darkens thy designs. 2 Forever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep : Wise are the wonders of thy hands : Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 Thy providence is kind and large. Both man and beast thy bounty share; The whole creation is thy charge, But saints are thy peculiar care. 4 My God ! how excellent thy grace I Whence all our hope and comfort springs: The sons of Adam in distress Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 5 Life, like a fountain, rich and free, Springs from the presence of the Lord ; And in thy light our souls shall see The glories promised in thy word. Watts, 47 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OP GOij. S9 Pmlm cxlvii. 1-11. L.M. pRAISE ye the Lord ! 'tis good to raise -*- Your hearts and voices in his praise : His nature and his works invite To make this daty our delight. 2 He formed the stars, those heavenly flames; He counts their numbei-s, calls their names: His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound, A deep where all our thoughts are drowned. 3 Sing to the Lord, exalt him high, Who spreads his clouds along the sky; There he prepares the fruitful rain, ^or lets the drops descend in vain. 4 He makes the grass the hills adorn ; TTe clothes the smiliiig 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 iiis sight ; He views his children with delight : He sees their hope, he knows their fear; He looks, and lovcS his image there. WatTs. ^Q Opening Worship. L. M. r\ THOU, whom all thy saints adore, ^^ We now with all tiiy saints agree. And bow our inmost souls before Thy glorious, awful majesty. 2 The King of nations we proclaim: Who would not our great .Sovereign fear ? 48 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. AVe long t' experience all thy name, And now we come to meet thee here. 3 We come, great God, to seek thy face, A^i for thy lo—ng-kindnes- vait; And O, how dreadtul is this place ! 'Tis God's own house, 'tis heaven's gate I 1 Tremble our hearts to tind thee nigh, To thee our trembling hearts aspire; And, lo ! we see descend from high The pillar and the flame of fire. 5 Still let it on th' assembly stay, And all the house with glory All; To Canaan's bounds i)oint out the way, And lead us to tliy holy hilb 6 There let us all with Jesus stand, And join the general Church aboA'e, And take our seats at thy right hand, And sing thine everlasting love. a Wesler 61 The Glory of God L. M. [From the German of Dr. Breithaupt.] f\ GOD, tliou bottomless abyss ! ^^ Thee lo perfection who can know ? O height immense ! What words sufiice Thy countless attributes to show? 2 Unfathomable depths thou art ! O plunge me in thy mercy's sea ! Void of true wisdom is my heart: AVith love embrace and cover me ! 3 While thee, all infinite, I set, By faith, before my ravished eye, My weakness bends beneath the weights O'erpowered, I sink, I faint; I di€k. 4 49 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOI>. 4 Eternity thy fountaiu was Which, like thee, no beginning knew. Thou wast ere time began his race, Ere glowej:! with stars th' ethereal blue. 5 Greatness unspeakable is thine — Greatness, whose imdiminished ray, When short-lived worlds are lost, shall shine : When earth and heaven are fled away. IVanslated by J. Wesl^. 62 Divine Majesty. L. M. ] "PTEKNAL Power, wliose high abode j -"-^ Becomes tlie grandeur of a God \ Infinite lengths beyond the bounds AVhere stai-s revolve their little rounds. 2 Thee while the first archange' sings, lie hides his face behind his wings; And ranks of sliiuing thrones around Fall worshipping, and spread tlie ground. 3 Lord, what shall ea th and a.shes do? We would adore our ]Maker too I From sin and dust to thee we cry. The Great, the Holy and the High ! 4 Earth f om afar hath heard thy fame, And Avorms have learned to lisp thy namej But. ()I the glories of thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind I 5 God is in heaven, antl men below: Be short our tunes ; our words be few ! A solemn rev'rence checks our songs, And praise sits silent on our tongues. WcUU. 60 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 03 AU Things are of God. L. M. 6 I* 'THOU art, O God, the life aud light -*- Of all this wondrous world we see ; Its glow by day, its smile by night, Are but reflections caught from thee ; Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are thine. 2 When day, with farewell beam,' delays Among the opening clouds of even,. And we can almost think we gaze, Through opening vistas, into heaven, — Those hues, that mark the sun's decline, So soft, so radiant. Lord, are thine. 8 When night, with wings of starry gloom, O'ershadows all the earth and skies, Like some dark, beauteous bird, whose plume^^ Is sparkling with unnumbered eyes, — That sacred gloom, those fires divine So grand, so countless, Lord, are thine. 4 When youthful Spring around us breathes, Thy Spirit warms her fragrant sigh ; Aud every flower that Summer wreathes Is born beneath thy kindling eye: Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are thine. 3ioorer Q4 Psalm xxiii. L. M. 6 Lr nPHE Lord my pasture shall prepare, -^ And feed me with a shepherd's c&re : His presence shall my wants supply. And guard me with a watchful eye : My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. 51 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOI>, 2 Wlien in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant^ To fertile vales and dewy meads My wearv wandering ?le{)s he leadS; AVhere peaceful rivers, soft and slow. Amid the verdant landscape tiow. 3 Though in the path of death I tread. With gloomy horroi-s overepread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, - For thou, O Lord, art with me still : Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade. 4 Though in a bare and rugged way. Through deviou-^, lonely wilds I stray, Thy bounty shall ray pains beguile, The barren wilderness shall smile, AVith sudden greens and herbage crowned, And streams shall murmur ail around. Addison, 65 Wondrous Condescemion. H. M nnHE Lord Jehovah reigns, -*- His throne is built on high ; The garments he a&sumes Are light and majesty : His glories shine with beams so bright ^o mortal eye can bear the si^ht. 2 The thundei-s 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 Throusrh all his mighty works Amazing wisdom shines ; 52 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. Coufounds the powers of hell, And all their dark designs ; Strong is his arm. and shall fultill His great decrees and sovereign will, 4 And will this sovereign King Of glory condescend, And will he write his name, My Father and my Friend ? 1 love his name, I love his word ; Join all my powers to praise the Lord. Isaac Wa(t^ QQ Pmbn xlvii. 5-9. H. M. /^OD is gone up on high ^^ With a triumphant noise ; The clarions of the sky Proclaim th' angelic joys I Join all on earth, rejoice and sing; Glory ascribe to glory's King. 2 God in the flesh below, For us he reigns above : Let all the nations know Our Jesus' conqu'ring love ! Join all on earth, rejoice and sing ; Glory ascribe to glory's King. 3 All power to our great Lord Is by the Father given ; By angel-hosts adored, He reigns supreme in heaven : Join all on earth rejoice and singj (ilory ascril e to glory's King. 4 Till all tlie earth, renewed In righteousness divine. With all the hosts of God In one great chorus join, 53 M BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. J(nn all ou earth, rejoice and sing ; Glory ascribe to glory's King. :^'7 All-mjfficiency. S. M. Y God, my life, my love, To thee, to thee I call : I cannot live if thou remove, For thou art all in all. 2 Thy shining gi-ace can cheer This dungeon where 1 dwell: 'Tis paradise when thou art here—* If thou depart, 'tis hell. 3 The smiliugs of thy face, How amiable they are ! 'Tis heaven to rest in thine embrace And nowhere else but there. A To thee, and thee alone, The angels owe their bliss : They sit around thy gracious throne^ And dwell where Jesus is. 6 Thou art the sea of love. Where all ray pleasures roll I The circle where my passions moV*9 ^ ind centre of my soul. 6 To thee my spirits fly, with intiuite desire: And yet how far from thee 1 lie O Jesus, raise me higher ! Yatis ,38 Opening W. 76 The LonFs Prayer. L. M. Xj^ATHER of all, whose powerful voice -*- Called forth thi< universal frauiel Whose mercies over all rejoice, Through endler^s ages still the same: 2 Thou by thy word ui-holdest all; Thy ijounteous love to all is showed: Thou hear St thy every creature's call ; And tillest every mouth with good. 3 In heaven thou teign'st enthroned in light, Nature's expanse before tiiee spread : Earth, air and sea before thy sight, And hell's deep gloom, are open laid: 4 Wisdom, and might, and love, are thine: Prostrate before thy face we fall, Confess thine attributes divine. And hail thee sovereign Lord of all. 5 Thee, sovereign Lord, let all confess. Tiiat move in earth, or air. or sky; Revere tliy power, thy goodness bless, Tremble before thy piercing eye. 6 All ye who owe to him your birth, In praise your every hour enifdov: Jehovah reigns: be glad, O eartii. And shout, ye morning stai-s, for joy! J. Wesley. •y'l' God is Love. Ss & 7s, LOD is love ; his mercy brighten-^ All the path in which we rove ; Bliss he wakes, and woe he lightens; God is wi.sdom, God is love. 2 Chance and change are busy ever; Man decays, and ages move; 00 G* B' BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD^ But his mercy waueth never; God is wisdom, God is love. S E'en the hour that darkest seeraeth Will lis changeless voodness pro"e; Frosn tlie gloom his brightness streameth,. God is wisdom, God is love. 4 He with earthly cares entwineth Hope and comfort from above : Everywhere his glory shineth ; God is wisdom, God is love. Bonring^ 78 ^««^»» cxlviii. 8, 8, 6 [EGIX, my soul, th' exalted lay, Let each enraptured thought obey. And praise th' Almighty's name : Lo ! heaven and earth, and seas and skies, In one melodious concert rise, To sAvell th' inspiring theme. 2 Ye fields of light, celestial plains, "Wliere gay, transporting beauty reigns, Ye scenes divinely fair : Your Maker's wondrous power proclaim, Tell how he formed your shining frame, And breallied the tluid air. 3 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound ; While all the adoring thrones aroimd His boundless mercy sing: Let every iist'ning saint above Wake all the tuneful soul of love, And touch the sweetest string. 4 Let saints, redeemed from death and hell» In louder, loftier numbers, tell The wonders of his grace: 61 OF CHRIST. Beyond creation's utmost bounds, Above her noblest, sweetest sounds, Declare Jehovah's praise. Ogiivk^ SECTION IV. 79 The Prince of Peace. C. M. ^O us a child of hope is bom, T To us a Son is given Him shall the tribes of earth obey, Him, all the hosts of heaven. 2 His name shall be the Prince of peace, For evermore adored, — The AVonderful the Counsellor, The great and mighty Lord. 3 His power, increasing, still shall spread: H is reign no end shall know ; Justice shall guard his throne above, And peace abound below. 4 To us a child of hope is born ; To us a Son is given ; — The Wonderful, the Counsellor, The mighty Lord of heaven. J. Momson. go P.sa///j xcviii. C. M. TOY to the world — the Lord is come ! ^ Let earth receive her King: Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. 62 OF CHRIST. 2 Joy to the earth — the Saviour reigns I Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hilk and plainly Kepeat the sounding joy. 3 Xo niore let sms and sorrows grow, Xor thorns infect the ground: He comes to make his blessings flow, Far as the curse is found. 4 He ru-QS the world with truth and grace j And makes the nations prove The g»ories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. Watts. gl The Inauguration. C. M. OEK, from on high, a light divine ^ < )n J esus head descend ; And liear the sacred voice from heaven^ That bids us all attend : - 2 " Thi*' is my well-beloved Son,'' Proclaimed tlie voice Divine: "Henr him," his Heavenly Father said, '' i' or all his words are mine." 3 His mission thus confirmed from heavenj Tue great Messiah came, And heavenly wisdom taught to man, in God, the Father's name. 4 T!ie path of heavenly peace he showed, That leads to bliss on higli, A\ here all his faithful foUwers here Shall live, no more to die. 5 O may we then, who own liim Lord, And his loved name profess, By all our words and actions prove That we his mind possess. Unknownm 63 OF CHRIST. g2 The Incarnation. C. M. IVTORTALS, awake, with angels join, ^'-*- And chant the solemn lay : i Joy, ''>ve, and gri'*-tude. comb^^e To uail th' auspicious day. 2 In heaveu the rapt'rous song began. And sweet seraphic lire I Througli all the shining legions ran, ' And strung and tuned the lyre. 3 Swift through the vast expanse it flew. And loud the echo rolled : The theme, the song, the joy was new, 'Tw'as more than he-iven could hold. 4 Down through the portals of the sky Th' inipetuoiLS torrent ran ; And angels flew with eager joy To bear the news to man. 5 With joy the chorus we'll rej^eat, Glory to God on high ! Good- will and peace are now complete: Jesus was born to die." 6 Hail Prince of Life, forever hail I Redeemer, brother, friend 1 Though earth, and time, and life, shall fail Thy praise shall never end. MaJUw g3 The Guiding Star. C. M. ORIGHT was the guiding star, that letl, ^ With mild, benignant ray, The Gentiles to the lowly bed Where our Redeemer lay. 2 But, lo ! a brighter, clearer light Kow points to his abode ; 34 OF CHRIST. It shines through sin and sorrow's nigh^ To guide us to our Lord. S O, haste, to follow where it leads; The gracious call obey, Be rugged wilds, or flow"ry meads. The Christian's destined way. 4 O, gladly tread the narrow path, Wliile light and grace are giv'n: Who meekly follow Christ on earth, Shall reign with him in heav'n. Spir. of the Pi, g4 Jude 24, 25. S. M. ^yO God. the only w ise, -*- Our Saviour and our King, Let all the saints below the skies Their humble praises bi'ing. 2 'Tis his altnighty love, His counsel and his care, Preserves us safe from sin and death, And every hurtful snare. S He will present our souls, L'nblemished and complete, Itefore the glory of liis face, With joys divinely great. 4 Then all the chosen seed Shall meet aroimd the throne; Shall bless the conduct of his grace^ And make his wonders known. t To our Eedeemer, God, Wisdom Avith power belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty, And everlasting songs. Waits, OF CHRIST. S5 The Victory of the Cross. S. M. TESUS, the Conqueror, reigns, ^ In glorious strength arrayed; His kingdom over all maintains, And bids the earth be glad: 2 Ye sous of men, rejoice In Jesus' mighty love ; Lift up your heart, lift up your voice^ To him who rules above. 3 Extol his kingly power; Kiss the exalted Son, AVho died, and lives to die no mor^ High on his Fathers throne: 4 Our Advocate with God, He undertakes our cause, And spreads througli all the earth abroad The victory of his cross. Charks Wedey, 96 Atoning Sacrifice. S. M, ^OT all the blood of beasts, On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peao^ Or wash awav the stain. N 2 But Christ, the heavenly Larnb, Takes all our sins away : A sacrifice of nobler name, And richer blood than they. 3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine,— While like a penitent I stand, . And there confess mv sin. 66 ra«a OF CHRIST. 87 « Unto m a Child is BwnP %. M» "PATHER, our hearts we lift -'- Up to thy gracious throne, And thank thee for the precious gift Of thine incarnate Sou ! 2 The gift unspeakable We thankfully receive, And to the world thy goodness tell, And to thy glory live. 3 Jesus, the holy child, Doth, by his birth, declare That God and man are reconciled, And one in him we are. 4 A peace on earth he brings, Which never more shall end: The 1 ord of hosts, the King of kings, Declares himself our frieud. 5 His kingdom from above He doth to us impart, And pure benevolence and love O'erilow the faithful heart. C Fes%. %% " Unto us a Son is given." L. M. ^yO us a child of royal birth, -■- Heir of the promises, is given ! Th' Invisible appears on earth, The Bon of man, the God of heaven. 2 A Saviour born, in love supreme He comes, our fallen souls to raise: He comes, his people to redeem. With all his plenitude of grace. S The Christ, by raptured seers foretold, Filled with th' eternal Spirit'8 power,.. 67 OF CHRIST. Prophet, and Priest and King, behold, And Lord of all the worlds adore. 4 The Lord of, hosts, the God most high, Who quits his throne on earth to live, With joy we welcome from the sky, With faith into our hearts receive, S9 Gal. vi. 14. L. M; \^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. 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast. Save in the death of Christ my God : All the vain things that charm me mos^ I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See, from his head, his hands, his feet. Sorrow and love flow mingled down I Did e'er such love. and sorrow meet ? Or thorns compose so j ich a crown ? 4 Were the Avhole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small ; Love so amazing, so Divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. W0tiai 90 ^^^ Exemplary Life. L. M ATY dear Kedeemer. and my Lord, ■^■^ I read my diity in thy word; But in thy life the law appears, Drawn out in living characters. 2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such def 'rence to thy Father's will, Such love, and meekness so divine, I would transcribe, and make them miDe. 6S OF CHRIST. 8 Gold mountains, and the midnight air, Witness the fervor of thy prayer; The desert thy temptations knew, Thy conliict, and thy vict'ry too. 4 Be thou my pattern ; make me bear More of thy gracious image lie -e: Then (iod, the Judge, shall own my name x-Vmong the foU'wers of the Lamb. WatfK 0£ The Tnmnmtion. 7'4^ XT ARK! the herald angels sing, -■-*- 'Glory to the new-born King! Peace on earth, and mercv mild; God and sinners reconciled i" Joyful all ye nations rise. Join the triumphs of the skies; With th' angelic hosts proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem!" Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord ; Late in time behold him come, Offspring of a virgin's womb ; Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail th' incarnate Deity I Pleased as man with men t' appear, Jesus our Immanuel here. Come, Desire of nations, come ! Fix in us thy humble home: Kise, the woman's conqu'ring seed, Bruise in us the serpent's head ; Adam's likeness now efface, Stamp thine image in its place: Second Adam from above, Reinstate us in thy love. C Wesley, o OF CHRIST. ,02 Brazen Ser petit. THAT I could look to thee^ Jesus, lifted up for me^ Me, A wounded Israelite, Me, expiring in thy sight! 2 Guilt, the serpent's sting, I feel, A nguish inconcei v able, Bleeding, gasping on the ground, Dying of the pois'nous wound. 3 But, with a believing eye, If I can my Lord espy, Hanging on the sacred pole, I, e'en I, shall be made whole. 4 Give me now to find thee near, Now as crucified appear: Life is through thy wounds alone; Mine to heal, displav thv own. a Wesley :93 The Star of Bethlehem. L. SL '\\/'HEN", marshaird on the nightly plain, | ' ' The gl'tt'ring hosts bestud the sky, ; One star alone, of all the train. Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. 2 Hark I hark I to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem ; But one alone the Saviour speaks — It is the Star of Bethleliem \ 3 Once on the raging seas I rode ; The storm was loud, the night was dark. The ocean yawned, and rudely blow'd The wind that tossed my foundering bark. 4 Deep horror then my vitals froze; Death-struck, I ceas'd the tide to stem ; 70 OF CHRIST. When suddenly a stnr arose — • It was the Star of Bethlehem ! 5 It was my guide, mv light, mine all ; It bade my dark forebodings cease ; And, through the stomi and danger's thrall^ It led me to the port of peace. 6 Now, safely moor'd, my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem, Forever, and for evermore — The Star— the Star of Bethlehem ! H. K. White. ^4: Believe and be saved. L, M, John iii. 16, 17, 18. XT OT to condemn the sons of men, -^^ Did Christ, the Son of God, appear > No weapons in his hands are seen, No flaming sword, nor thunder there. i Such was the pity of our God, — He lov'd the race of man so well, — He sent his Son, to bear our load Of sins, and save our souls from hell. « Simmers, believe the Saviour's word ; Trust in liis mighty name, and live; A thousand joys liis lips afford ; His hands a thousand blessings give. tf But vengeance and damnation lies On rebels who refuse his grace; tMio God's eternal Son despise, The hottest hell shall be their place. Waits. 71 OF CHRIST. 35 ^'^ Suffering and Crucijixion of Christ. L. M. Matt, xxvii. 20-53. VE that pass by, beliold the Man! -■- The man of griefs condemned for you. The Lamb of God, for f-inuers slain. Weeping to Calvarv pursue I 2 See I how his back the scourges tear, While to the bloody pillar bound! The ploughers made long furrows there, Till all his body is one wound. 3 Nor can he thus their hate assuage; His innocence to death pui-sued, Must fully glut their utmost rage. Hark I how they clamor for his blood * 4 His sacred limbs they stretch, they tear, With nails they fasten to the wood! His sacred limbs, exposed and bare, Or only cover'd with his blood I 5 See, there! his temples crown'd with thorns His bleeding hands extended wide! His streaming feet transtixt and torn ! The fountain gushing from his side ' 6 Where is the King of Glory now ? The everlasting Sou of C)od I The Immortal hangs his languid brow: The Almighiv faints beneath iiis load! C Wedey. ^Q Av'"//) ^'-^'"lA Reigning. I.. AL IJE dies ! the Friend c^f sinners dies! -*-*^ Lo : Salem's daughters weep around ; A solemn darkness veils tlie skies; A sudden tremding shakes the ground: OF CHRIST. Come, saints, and drop a tear or two For him who groaned beneath your loads He shed a thousand drops for you, A thousand drops of richer blood. 2 Here's love aud grief beyond degree: 'i he Lord of gU)ry dies for man ! But lo I what suddeu joys we see! Jesus, the dead, revives again ! The rising God foi-sakes the tomb ; Up to his Father's courts he Hies; Cherubic legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the skies ! 3 Break oft' your tears, ye saints, and tell How high your great Deliv'rer reigns: Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell, Aud led the monster death in chains! Say, " Live for ever, wondrous King! Born to redeem, and strong to sa\e I " Then ask the monster, " Where's thy sting?" And, *' Where's thy vict'ry, boasting grave?*' IVatta, 97 '• It is finished:' L. AL ^IS finished I The Messiah dies, Cut oft" for sins, but not his own I Accomplished is the sacrifice, The great redeeming work is done. 'Tis finished ! All the debt is paid : Justice Divine is satisfied : The grand and full atonement made: God for a guilty world hath died. The veil is rent in Christ alone: The living way to heaven is seen : The middle wall is broken down, And all mankind may enter in. 73 "1 J OF CHRIST. 4 The types and figure.s are fulfilled : Exacted is the legal pain : The precious promises are sealed : The spotless Lamb of God is slain, -5 Saved from the legal curse I am ; My Saviour hangs on yonder tree: See there the meek expiring Lamb I 'Tis finished I lie expires for me. 6'. Wesley. 3g Rejoice evermore. H. M, OEJOICE, the Lord is King! -■-*' Your Lord and King adore; Mortals, give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore ; Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again 1 say, rejoice. 2 Jesus, the ^aviour, reigns, The (7od of truth and love; When he !iad pui-ged our stains, He took his seat above ; Lift up your liearts, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again 1 say, rejoice. 3 His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heaven ; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus given ; Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again 1 say, rejoice. 4 He sits at < rod's right hand Till all his fot-s submit, And bow to his conunand, And fall beneath his feet ; Lift up your hearts, lift u[> your voioe; Rejoice, again 1 say, rejoice. OF CHRIST. 5 He -ill his foes shall quell, And all our sins destroy ; Let every bosom swell With pure sera[)hic joy ; Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again 1 say, rejoice. 6 Eejoice in glorious hope ; Jesus the Judge shall come, And take his servants u[> To their eternal home ; We soon shall hear the archangel's voice; The trump of God shall sound, — Kejoice! Charles Weslejfa 99 Various Offices of Christ. H. M. TOIN all the glorious names ^ Of wisdom, love, and power, That ever mortals knew. That angels ever bore : All are too mean to speak liis worth. Too mean to set my Kiaviour forth. 2 But 1 what gentle terms, W^hat condescending ways, Doth our Redeemer use To teach his heavenly grace ! Mine eyes with joy and wonder see What forms of love he bears for me. 3 Arrayed in mortal flesh, The Cov'nant- Angel stands, And holds the promises And pardons in his hands: Commissioned from his Father's throna To make his grace to mortals knowu.J t Great Prophet of my God, My tongue would bless thy name: 75 OF CHRIST. By thee the jovful news Of our salvation came, — The joyful news of sins forgiven, Of hell subdued, and peace with Heaven. 5 Be thou my Counsellor, My Pattern and my Guide ; And through this desert laud Still keep me near thy side : O let my feet ne'er run astray, Nor rove, nor seek the crooked way. Watta. 100 High Priest. H. M. TESUS, my great High Priest, ^ Offered his blood and died. My guilty conscience seeks No sacrifice beside : His powerful blood did once atone, And now it pleads before the throne. 2 My Adrocnte appears For my defence on high : The Father bows his ears, And lays his thunder by : Not all that earth or hell can say Shall turn his heart, his love away. S O thou almighty Lord, My Conqu'ior and my King, Thy sceptre, and thy sword, Thy reigning grace I sing: Thine is the power: beliold I sit In willing bonds beneath thy feet. 4 Now let my soul arise. And tread the tempter down; My Captain leads me forth To conquest and a crown : 76 OF CHRIST, A feeble saint shall win the day, Though death and hell obstruct the war^ 5 Should all the hosts of death, And powers of hell unknown, Put their most dreadful forms I »f rage and mischief on, I shall be safe, for Christ displays ^ uperior power, and guardian grace. Watts, \Qi It is finished. 8, 7, 4. IJ ARK ! the voice of love and mercy -■-'- Sounds aloud from Calvary ; See ! it rends the rocks asunder, Shakes the earth, and veils the sky ; " It Ls finished : " . Hear the dying Saviour cry. 2 " It is finished ! " O what pleasure Do these precious words afibrd ! Heavenly blessings, without measure, Flow to us from Christ the Lord : " It is finished : " Saints, the dying words record. a Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs ; Join to sing the pleasing theme; All on earth, and all in heaven, Join to praise Immanuel's name ; Hallelujah ! Glory to the bleeding Lamb. Jonathan Evans. 102 ^^i« Star in the East. 30th 11, 1 0, 11, 10. T3R.IGHTEST and best of the sons of the -■^ morning. Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aidt Star of the East, the horizon adorning. Guide where the infant Redeemer is laid. 77 OF CHRIST. 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- 3 Say shall we yield iiim in costly devotion, bdoi-s of Eden and oli'rings divine? Gems of the mountaiu, and pearls of tlie ocean, Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine? 4 Vainly we ofler each ample oblation ; Vainly with gifts would his favor secure; Kicher by far is the heart's adoration ; Dearer to God are the pray'rs of the jwor. 103 The Birth of Christ. Luke ii. II-IC. 1 Is. TJt ITHER, ye faithful, haste with songs of -*-■- trium})h, To ]>ethlehem go, the Lord of Life to meet; To you, this day, is born a Prince and >aviour, C), come, and let us worsiiip at liis feet. 2 O, Jesus I for such wondious condescension, Our praise and reverence are an ofiering meet, !Now is the Word made flesh, and dnelis among us, O, coi^ie, and let us worship at his feet. 3 Shout his almighty name, ye choirs of angtl!^. Let the cehstial courts his praise repeat; Unto our God be glory in (lie higliest; (), come, and let us worshi}) at his feet. 104 ^ '''^ Incanuttion. h, 7,8,7.1 1-1 AKK I what mean those holy voices -*--*- Sweetly sounvling through the skies? L/o! th' angelic host rejoices, Heavejilv hallelujahs rise. OF CHRIST. 2 Listen to the wondrous story Which they chant in hymns of joy? Glory in tlie highest gh-)ry ! Gk>ry be to God most high I 3 Peace on earth, goodwill from heaven, Keaching far as man is found : Souls redeem'd and sins forgiven, Loud our golden harps shall sound. 4 Christ is born, the great Anointed, Heaven and earth his praises sing: O! receive whom God appointed For your Prophet, Priest and King. 5 Hasten, mortals, to adore him. Learn his name and taste his joy: Till in heaven ye sing Lefore him, Glory be to God most liigh ! G Let us leani the wondrous story Of our great Eedeemer's birth: Spread the brightness of his glory Till it cover all the earth. Cmoood, :?05 Lnhe ii. 8-14. C. M. W/'HILE shepherds watch'd their flocks by '^ night. All seated on the ground. The an'jel of the l.ord came down, And glory shone around. 2 "Fear not," said he, (for mighty dread Had seiz'd 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 ; OF CHRIST. 4 **The heavenly babe you there shall find To human view display'd, All meanly wrapp'd in swathing bands, And in a manger laid." Patrick. 106 Design and object of his Advent. C. M. TT ARK, the glad sound ! the Saviour comes— -*--■■ The kSaviour, promised long; Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 2 He comes, the pris ner to release, In iSatan's bondage held ; The gates of brass before him burst, The iron fetters yield. 3 He comes, from thickest films of vice, To clear the mental ray. And on the eyes oppress'd with night To pour celestial day. 4 He comes, tbe broken heart to bind. The wounded soul to cure, And, with the treasures of his grace, T' enrich the humble poor. 5 Our glad hosannas, Pi-inee of peace. Thy welcome shall proclaim. And heaven's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. Doddridge. J_Q'7 Stupendous love. C M. pLUXGED in a gulf of dark despair, -*- We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheering beam of hope, Or spark of glimm'ring day. 2 With pitying eyes tlie Prince of grace Beheld our helpless grief; He s-'w, andjO amazing love) I He ran to our relief. 80 OF CHRIST. 3 Do\vn from the shining seats above With joyful ha^jte he fled, Entered the grave in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the dead. 4 O for this love let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break I And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. 6 Angels, assist our mighty joys, Strike all your harps of gold ; But when you raise your highest notes, His love can ne'er be told I WoUa, 108 ^^ Fowntaui of Atonement. C. M,- ^PHERE is a fountain filled with blood, -'- Drawn from immanuel's veins; And sinners, plunged beneath that tlood, Lose all tiieir guilty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day ; And there may I, though vile as he, A\'ash all my sins away. 8 Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransomed Uliurch of God Be saved to sin no more. 4 E'er since, by faitli, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love h:is been my theme, And shall be till i die. 5 Then, in a nobler, sweeter song, ni sing thy power to save, When this poor lisping, stamm'ring tongue ' Lies silent in the grave. Coivpen 6 81 OF CHRIST. 109 The Crucifixion. CM. OEIIOLD the Saviour of maukind ^ Nailed to the shamei'nl tree I How vast the love that him inclined To bleed and die for thee I 2 Hark, how he groans! while nature shakee^ And earth's strong pillars l>end I The temple's veil in sunder breaks, I he s(did marbles rend. 3 'Tis done I the precious ransom's paid I " Keceive my soul I " he cries : See where he bows his sacred head I He bows his head, and dies I 4 But soon lie" 11 break death's envious chain. And in full glory shine: O Lamb of Ciod, was ever pain, Was ever love, like thine? -S'. Wndey, Sr 110 Coronation of Christ. C. M. \ LL hail the power of Jesas' Oimiel '^^ Let angeLs prostrate fall : Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all .' 2 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, — A remnant weak aud small, — Hail him who saves you by his grace. And crown him Lord of all. 8 Ye (jentile sinners, ne'er forget Th- wormwood and the gall: Go, s}>rea i your trophies at his feet. And crown him Lord of all. 4 Let every kindred, every tribe On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown hinj Lord of all. 82 OF CHRIST 5 that, with yonder sacred throngs We at his feet may fall I We'll join the everlasting song, And crown him Lord of all, PerroneL 111 "/«/u the Way:' L.M. FESL'S, my all, to heaven is gone, ^ He whom I lix my 'lopes upon; His track I see, and I'll pursue The narrow way, till him 1 view. 2 The way the holy prophets went, The road that leads from banishment, The King's highway of holiness, ■^'11 go, for all his paths are peace. 3 This is the way I long have sought, And mourned because 1 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 hitiier, soul, I am thp: way." 6 Lol glad I come, and thou, blest Lamb, Shalt take me to thee as I am ; 2sothing but sin have I to give, Nothing but love shall I receive 6 Then will I tell to sinners round AVhat a dear Saviour 1 have found ; I'll point to thy redeeming blood, And say, "' Behold the way to God I " Cennkk, 112 " Ocer all, God blessed forever:' L. iL 'T'HE day of Christ, the day of God,> We humbly hope with joy to se^ Washed in the sanctifying blood Of an expiring Deity — 83 OF CHRIST. 2 Who did for us his life resign : There is do other God but one; For all the plenitule divine Kesides in the eternal Son. 3 Spotless, smcere, without offense, ' O may we to his day remain I • Who trust the blood of Christ to cleanse Our souls from every sinful stain. 4 Lord, we believe the promise sure ! The purchased Comforter impart ! Apply tliy blood to make us pure — To keep us pure in life and heart I 5 Then let us see that day supreme, * When none thy Godhead shall deny I Thy sovereign majesty blaspheme, Or count thee less than the Most High. a Wesley 113 L.M. Praise to God for ?ds Perfections and Providence. pRAISE ye the Lord : my heart shall join -*- In work so pleiisant, so divine: My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being, last- 2 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God: he made tlie sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train; And none shall tind his promise vain. 3 His truth forever stands secure ; He saves th' oppressed, he feeds the poor. He helps the st anger in distress, The widow and the fatherless. 4 He loves the saints; he knows them well. But turns the wicked down to hell: 84 N' OF CHRIST. Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ; Praise him in everlasting strains. Watts, |l4 The Grace of Christ. L. M. OW to the Lord a noble song ! Awake, my soul; awake, my tongue: Ilosanna to th' Eternal Name, And all his boundless love pioclaim. 2 See, where it shines in Jesus' face, 'Jhe brightest image of his grace: God, in the pei-son of his Son, Has all his mightiest wo ks outdone. S The spacious earth and spreading flood Proclaim the wise the powerful God ; And thy rich glories, from afar. Sparkle in every rolling star : 4 But in his looks a glory stands. The noble-t labor of thy hands; The pleasing lustre of his eyes Outshines the wonders of the skies. Watts. 115 Eesurredion. C. M. 'T^HE Sun of Righteousness appears, To set in blood no more : Adore the Scatt'rer of your feai-s, .Your rising Sun adore. 2 The saints, when he resigned his breath, Unclosed their sleeping eyes ; He l)reaks again the bands of death, Ag.iin the dead arise. 3 Alone the dreadful race he ran, Alone the wine-press trod: He dies and suiters as a maa; He rises as a God. •85 OF CHRIST. 4 lu vain the sione. the watcli, the seal, Forbid an early ri.se To him who breaks the gates of liell, And opens paradise. 6. We^dey, Jr. 116 BejoicoH/ ini,W. Rism Chrlsl. CM. \ ^VAKE, ghid son! I awake I awake I ^^ Tiiv Lord has risen long; Go to his grave, and with thee take, Both tuneful heart and song. 2 AVliere life is waking all around, V\ here. love's sweet voices sing, The tirst bright Idossoin may be found Of an etern il s))ring. 3 The shade and gloom of life are fled This resurrection day; Henceforth in Christ are no more dead, The gi-ave hath no more prey. * 4 In Christ we live, in Christ we sleep, In Christ we wake and rLse, And the sad tears death makes us weep. Pie wipes from all our eyes. 5 Then wake, glad heart I awake I awake I And seek thy risen Lord ! Joy in his resurrectic>n take, And comfort in his word I S. B. MonseSL 11*7 .l-^rcmion Day. 7* AIL the day that sees him rise, Ravished from our wistful eyes I Christ, awhile to mortals given, Re-ascends his native heaven. There :he pompous triumph waits: Lift your heads, eternal gates! 86 H OF CHRIST. Wide unfold the radiant scene ; Take the King of glory in ! 3 Circled round with angel powers, Their triumphant Lord and ours, Conqueror over death and sin, — Take the King of glory in I 4 Him though liighest heaven receives, Still he loves tlie earth he leaves; Tliough returning to liis throne, Still he calls mankind his own. 5 See, lie lifts liis liands above I See, he shows the prints of love ! Hark, his gracious lips bestow Blessing-s on his Church below ! 6 Saviour, parted from our sight, High abiive y(ui azure height, (irant our hearts may thither rise. Following tiiee beyond the skies. lis -^^'^^ Lord is Risen. 7 in HEIST, the Lord, is risen again, ^ Chris^ hath broken every chain ; Hark I angelic voices cry. Singing evermore on high, Hallelujah I Praise the Lord ! 2 He who gave for us his life, Who for us endured the strife, L'^ our Paschal Lamb to-day! \Ve, too. sing for joy. and say. Hallelujah 1 Praise the Lord! 3 He who bore all pain and loss, Comfortless, upon the cross, 87 OF CHRIST. Lives in glory now on high, Pleads for us, and hears our cry : Hallelujah ! Praise the Lord! 4 Now he bids us tell abroad How the lost may be restored, How the penitent forgiven, How we, too may enter heaven! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord ! [Michael Weisse. Tr. by Miss C. Winkworth.'] 119 ^^6 -^^''^ '^ -Risen. 7«. /CHRIST, the Lord, is risen to-day, ^^ Sons of men and angels say ; Raise your joys and triumphs high ; Sing, ye heavens, - and earth, reply. 2 l.ove's redeeming work is done; Fought the fight, the battle won: I o! the sun's eclipse is o'er; l.o ! he sets in Wood no more. 3 Vain tlie stone the Avatch, the seal. Christ has bui-st the gates of hell : Death in vain forbids his ri^se; Christ hatii opened paradise. 4 Lives agaifi our glorious King; Where O Death, is now thy sting? Once he died our souls to save; Where's thy victory, boosting Grave? .5 Soar we now where Christ has led, Following our exalted Head: Made like him, like him we rise; Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Charles TTes/ey. 88 o^ OF CHRIST. 120 -^^^'^ which passeth Kmidedge. L. IC [From the Latin of St. Bernard.] |F Him who did salvation bring I could forever think and sing : Arise, ye needy, he'll relieve; Arise, ye guilty, he'll forgive. 2 Ask but his grace, and lo, 'tis given f Ask, and he turns your hell to heaven: Though sin and sorrow wound my soul, -Jesus, thy balm will make it whole. 3 To shame our sins he blushed in blood, He closed his eyes to show us God : Let all the world fall down and know- That none but God such love can show. 4 'Tis thee I love, for thee alone I shed my tears and make my moan ! Where'er I am, where'er I move, I meet the object of my love. 5 Insatiate to this spring I fly : I drink, and yet am ever dry: Ah I wh(, against thy charms is proof? Ah I who tliut loves can love enough? 121 Rev.Y.V2-U. L. M. TSriIAT equal honors shall we bring * ' To thee. O Lord our God, the Lamb, When all the notes that angels .sing Are far inferior to thy name? 2 Worthy is he that once was slain. The Prince of life, that groaned and died; Worthy to rise, and live, and reign At his almighty Father's side. S Power and dominion are his due Who stood condemned at Pilate's bar : 89 OF CHRIST. "Wisdom belongs to Jesus too, Though he was charged with madness here. 4 All riches are his native right, Yet he sustained amazing loss : To him ascribe eternal might, Who left his weakness on the cross. 5 Honor immortal must be paid, Instead of scandal and of scorn ; While glory shines around his head. And a bright crown without a thorn. 6 Blessings forever on the Lamb, Who bore our sin, and curse, and pain; Let angels sound his sacred name. And every creature say, Amen I Wat(». 122 ^««'- V. 11-13. C. JVL , r^OME, let us join our cheerful songs ^^ With 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 j Of him that sits upon the throne, \ And to adore the Lamb. Walls. 90 OF CHKIST. 123 The Name of Jesus. C. M. OW sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear ! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, H And drives awav his fea 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 Xame, the rock on which I build, My shield and hiding-place; My never-failing treasury, filled With boundless stores of grace. 4 Jesus, my Shepherd, Brother, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King ; My Lord, my Life, my VN'ay, my End, Accept the praise I bring. 5 Weak is the effort of my heart. And cold my warmest thougiit ; But when I see thee as thou art, I'll {.raise thee as I ought. Newton. 124 TJie T,-ue Light. 7s, 6 1 pHRIST, whose glory fills the skies, ^ Christ, the true, the only Light, Sun of righteousness, arise, Triumph o'er the shades of night; Dayspring from on high, be near, Day-star, in my heart appear. 2 Dark and cheerless is the morn. Unaccompanied by thee ; 91 OF CHRIST. Joyless is the day's return, Till thy mercy's beams I see; Till thou inward life impart, Glad my eyes, and warm my heart. 3 Visit then tliis soul of mine; Pierce tlie gloom (»f .sin and grief; Fill me, Radiancy divine; Scatter all my unbelief: More iud more thyself dis[ilay, Shining to the perfect day. Chru-les H"es?^. 125 Hock of Ages. 7s 6 lines. T) OCK of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee; Let the water and the blood, From thy wound d 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 1 bring, ►Simply to thy cross 1 cling. 3 While I draw tiiis fleeting breath. When my eyes bhall cl-se in death, When I rise to worlds unknown. And behold thee on thy throne, Kock of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee. Tapladyi 92 THE HOLY SPIRIT. SECTION V. 126 Sanctifying Influence. fi, M, nOME, Holy Spirit, come, ^-^ Let thy bright beams arise ; Dispel the sorrow from our minds, The darkness from our eyes. 2 Convince us all of sin ; Then lead to Jesus' blood, And to < ur wondering view reveal The mercies of our God. 3 Revive our drooping faith. Our doubts and fears remove, And kindle in our breasts the flame Of never-dying love. 4 'Tis thine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul, To pour fresh life in every part, And new-create the whole. 6 Dwell, Spirit, in our hearts, Our minds from bondage free ; Then shall we know, and praise, and love, The Father, Son, and Thee. Hart 12T ^^'•^' I'lll'K^nceH Sought. S. M. ipOME, Holy S})irit, come, ^ With energy Divine. And on this poor, benighted soul, With beams of mercy shine. 93 THE HOLY SPIRIT* 2 O melt this frozen lieart ; This stubborn will subdue; Each evil passion overcome, And form me all anew I 3 The profit will be mine, But thine shall be the praise; And unto thee will I devote The remnant of my days. Beddoms. 128 Spirit of Faith. S. M. QPIRIT of faith come down, ^ Reveal the things of God ; And make to us the Godhead known. And witness with the blood : 'Tis thine the blood t' apply, And give us eyes to see. Wlio did for every sinner die, Hath surely died f-r me. *2 No man can truly say That Jesus is the Lord. Unless thou take the veil away, And breathe the living word ; Then, only then, we feel Our int'rest in his blood; And cry with joy unspeakable, '* Thou art my Lord, my God ! " 3 O that the world might know That all atoning Lamb ! Spirit of faith, descend, and show The virtue of his name : The grace which all may find, The saving power, impart ; And testify to all mankind, And speak in tvery heart. a Wesley 94 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 129 Bevelaiions of the Spirit. CM. CPIRIT Divine attend our prayer, ^ And make our hearts thy home ; Descend with all thy gracious power: Come, Holy Spirit, come ! 2 Come as the light, to us reveal Our sinfulness and woe ; And lead us in those paths of life Where all the righteous go. 3 Copie as the fire, and purge our hearts, Like sacrificial flame: Let our whole soul an offering bo To our Redeemer's name. 4 Come as the wind, with rushing sound, With Pentecostal grace ; And make the great salvation known To all the human race. 5 Spirit Divine, attend our prayer, And make our hearts thy home ; Descend with all thy gracious power ; Come, Holy Spirit, come I Andrew Reed, 130 ^^ Enlightening Spirit. C. M. /^OME, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire; ^ Let us thine intiiience prove; Source of the old prophetic fire, Fountain of life and love. 2 Come, Holy Ghost, for moved by thee The prophets wrote and spoke, Unlock the truth, thyself the key; Unseal the sacred book. 3 Expand thy wings, celestial Dov^ Brood o'er our nature's night ; 95 THE HOLY SPIRIT. On our disordered spirits move, And let there now be light. 4 God, through himself, we then shall know If thou within us shine ; And sound, with all thy saints below, The depths of love divine. Charles Wesle*/. 131 Regeneration by the Spirit. CM. '^OT all the outward forms on earth, •^^ Nor rites that God has given, . Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth, Can raise a soul to heaven. 2 The sovereign will of God alone Creates us heirs of grace, Born in the image of his Son, A new, peculiar race. 3 The Spirit, like some heavenly wind, Breathes on the sons of flesh, Creates anew the carnal mind. And forms the man afresh. 4 Our quickened souls awake and rise From their long sleep of death, On lieavenly things we fix our eyes, And praise employs our breath. WaUx 132 Reviving Spirit. C. M. INTERNAL Spirit, (^od of truth, ■*-^ Our contrite hearts inspire; Revive the flame of heavenly love, And feed the pure desire. 2 'Tis thine to soothe the sorrowing mind_, With guilt and fear oppressed ; 'Tis thine to bid the dying live And give the weary rest. i<6 i c^ THE HOLY SPIRIT. 3 Subdue the power of every siu, Whate'er that sin may be, That we, with humble, holy heart, May worship only thee. 4 Then with our spirits witness bear That we are sons of Ciod, Redeemed from sin, from death and hell, Through Christ's atoning blood. Prate s Col J33 ^^^^ Quickenings Implored. C. M^ <0"Von, and Holy Spirit. Gregorian Chant — Tr, by J. Gosin* SECTION VI. |_41' Come to Jesus. /^OME, humble sinner, in whose breast ^-^ A thoiLsand thoughts revolve, Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed, And make this last resolve : 2 I'll go to Jesus, though my sin Hath IHce a mountain rose ; I know his courts. ril«enter in, Whatever may oppose: 3 Prostrate I'll lie before his throne, And there my guilt confess; I'll tell him I'm a wretch undone. Without his sovereign grace. 4 I'll to the gracious King approach, Whose sceptre panion gives; Perhaps he nm' command my touch, And then the suppliant lives. 5 Perhaps he may admit my plea, Perliaps he '11 hear my prayer; Lut if I perish, i will pray And perish only there. 6 I can but perish if I go, I am resolved to try ; For if I stay away. I know I must forever die. 7 But if I die with mercy sought, When I the King have tried, This were to d e delightful thought i) As sinner never died. E. Jones. 148 The Free Invitation. C M- 'T^HE Saviour calls, — let every ear Attend the heavenly Sdind; Ye doubting souls, dismiss your fear, Hope smiles reviving round. 106 2 For every thirsty, longing heart, Here .streams of bounty flow ; And life, and heultii, and bliss, impart To banish mortal woe. 3 Here springs of saeied pleasure rise To ease your every pain ; (Immortal famtain! full supplies !) Xor shall you thirst in vain. 4 Ye sinners come; Ms mercy's voice; The gracious call obey : Mercy invites to heavenly joys, — And can you yet delay? 5 Dear Saviour, draw reluctant hearts! To thee let sinners f!y, And talce the bliss thy love imparts; And drink, and never die. Steele. 149 Revelation in. 20. CM. /'^'^OME, let us who in Christ believe, ^-^ Our common Saviour pn.ise: To him, with joyful voices give The glory of his grace. 2 He now stands knocking at the door Of every sinner's heart ; The worst need keep him out no more, Or force him to depart, 3 Through grace we hearken to thy voice. Yield to be s ived from sin ; In sure and certain hope rejoice That thou wilt eister in. 4 Come quickly in, thou heavenly Guest, Nor ever hence remove ; But sup with us, find let the feast Be everlasting love. C. Wesley^ 107 GOSPEL INVITATIONS AND WARNING. 150 The Year of Jubilee. H. M. T>LOW ye the trumpet, blow, ■*-' The gladly solemn sound I Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound, The year of jubilee is come I Return, ye ransomed sinners, houia 2 Jesus, our great High Priest, Hath full atonement made: Ye weary spirits, rest ; Ye mournful souls, be glad : The year of jubilee Ls come ! Return, ye ransomed sinnei's, home, 3 Extol the Lamb of God. The all-atoning Lamb; Redemption in liis })lood Throughout the world proclaim: The year of jubilee is come ! Return, ye ransomed sinliers, home. 4 Ye slaves of sin and hell, Your liberty receive, And safe in Jesus dwell, And blest in Jesus live: The year of jubilee is come ! Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 5 Ye who have sold for naught Your heritage above, Shall have it back unbought, The gift of Jesus' love : The year of jubilee is come ! Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 6 The gospel trumpet hear, The news of heavenly graoe* 103 GOSPEL INVITATIONS AND WARNING. And, saved from earth, appear Before your Saviour's face : The year of jubih e is come I Return, ve ransomed siurers, home. C. Wede^ %}^\ Jesus, the all-atoning Lamb. H. iL T ET earth aud heaven agree, -^ Angels and men be joined, To celebrate witli me The Saviour ol' mankind : To adore the all-atoning Lamb, And bless the sound of Jesus" name- 2 Jesus I transporting sound I The joy of earth and heaven ; xso other help is found, Xo other name is given. By which we can salvation have; But Jesus came tlie world to save. 3 Jesus I harmonious name I It charms the hosts above; They evermore proclaim And wonder at his love : 'Tis all their happiness to gaze, — 'Tis heaven to see our Jesus' face. 4 His name the sinner hears, And is from sin set free ; 'Tis music in his ears ; 'Tis life and victory ; New songs do now his lips employ. And dances his glad heart for joj h O \mexampled love ! O ail-redeeming grace I How sAviftly didst thou move To save a fallen race 1 109 GOSPEL INVITATIONS AND WABNINC. ^Vhat shall I do to make it known, What thou for all mankind ha.>^t done? C'. Wesley, J|^§2 Tnoitscendent Grace. S. M, /^1 RACE ! 'tis a charming sound ! ^^ Ilarmonions to my earl i leaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace tii'st contrived the wav To save rebellious man ; And all the steps fliat grace display Which drew the wondrous plan. 3 Grace taught my wand' ring feet To tread the heavc^nly roa'''' '^"' f '■''•'■«• S- ^I- \\/'ll>.T majesty and grace *^ Tiirough ail the gospel shine! 'Tis God thut speaks, and we confess The doctrine most divine.- 2 iJown from his throne on liigh, The mighty Saviour >omes; Lays his bright robes of gl')ry by, And feeble ilesh assumes. 3 The debt that sinners owed, Upon the cross he pays: Then through the clouds ascends to God. 'Midst shouts of loftiest praise. 110 J H ; EL INVITATIO. v ARNING. There our High Priest appears Before his Fathers throne ; Mingk^s ]i!s merits with our tcars^ And pours salvation down. Great Sovereign, we adore Thy justice and thy grace^ And on thy t'aithfuhiess and power Our lirm dependence place. Samue} Stenyuii, 15^ Th^ gift un.^peakabk. L. 11. ArPY the man who finds the grace, Tlie blessing of (iod's chosen race. The wisdom coming from above, The faith that sweetly works by love. 2 Wisdom divine I who tells the price Of wisdom's costly merchandise ? Wisdom to silver we prefer. And gold is dross comjiared to her. 3 Her hands are filled with length of days, True riches and immortal praise ; Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her flowery paths are peace. 4 Hrtppy the man who wisdom gains ; Thrjce happy, who his guest retains: He owns, ajid shall forever own, \Vi i' r - • ''-■'. and heaven, are one. Charles V/esU-, 155 TJu- ^ii^ne Tisocher. L. M. XT O^V sweetly flowed the gospel's sound XJL x^>^3j^j Ijp^ <^f gentleness and grace While listening tliousands gathered round, And joy and reverence iillfd *' 111 008PEL INVITATIONS AND W^ KNING. 2 From heaven he came, of heaven he spoke, To heaven he led his followers' way : Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, Unveiling an immortal day. 3 ** Come, wanderers, to my Father's home ; Come, all ye wear}" ones, and rest." Yes, sacred Teacher, we will come, Obey, and be forever blest. 4 Decay, then, tenements of dust I Pillars of earthly pride, decay ! A nobler mansion waits the just, And Jesus has prepared the way. Sir John Bowring. J&6 Before Preaching to the Young. C. >£. /"^ RACE is a plant, where'er it grows, ^^ Of pure and heavenly root ; But fairest in the youngest sliows, And yields the sweetest fruit. 2 Ye careless ones, O hear lietimes Tlie voice of sovereign love I Your youth is stained with ujany crimes, But mercy reigns above. 3 True, you are young, but there's a stone Within the youngest breast, Or half the crimes which you have done Would rob you of your rest. 4 For you the public {)r;iyer is made; O join the public prayer! For you the secret tear is ^hed ; O shed youi-selves a tear I 5 We pray that you may early i>rove The Spirit's power to teacli : You cannot be too young to love Tiiat Jesus whom we preach. Ckncper. 112 GOSPEL INVITATIONS AND WARNING. JS'y Before an Inviting Sermon. C. M TESUS, Redeemer of mankind, *^ Display thy saving power ; Thy mercy let these outcasts find, And know their gracious hour. 2 Ah I give them, Lord, a longer space, Nor suddenly consume ; But let them take the proffered gr&ce, And flee the wrath to come. 3 O wouldst thou cast a pitying look, Un every stony heart, Like that which faithless Peter's broke. All goodness as thou art. 4 AVho thee beneath their feet have trod, And cruciiied afresh, Touch with thine all victorious blood. And turn the stone to flesh. 5 Open their eyes thy cross to see, Their ears to hear thy cries : Sinner, thy Saviour weeps for thee, For thee he weeps and dies. C. Wesley 158 Grieving for the transgressors. L. M. \ EISE, my tend' rest thoughts, arise ; -^ 'i'o torrents melt, my streaming eyes' And thou, my heart, with anguish feel Those evils which thou canst not heal. 2 8ee human nature sunk in shame: See scandals poured on Jesus" name; The Father wounded through the Sonj The world abused the soul undone. 3 See the short course of vain delight Closing in everlasting night — 8 113 GOSPEL INVITATIONS AND WARNING. In flames, tliat no abatement know, Though briny tears for ever flow. 4 My God, I feel the mournful scene; My bowels yearn oer dying mt-n ; And fain my pity would reclaim. And snatch the rirebrands from the flame. 5 But feeble my com[)a^^sion proves. And can but weep where most it loves; Thy own all -saving arm employ, And turn these drops of grief to joy. Dodihidge, 1.B9 Btfore an inviting sermon. L. M C HEPIIERD of souls, with pitying eye, ^ The thousands of our Israel see; To thee, in their behalf, we cry; Ourselves but newly found in thee. 2 See where o'er desert wastes they err, And neither fooii nor feeder have; Kor fold nor place of refuge near; For no man cares their souls to save. 3 Thy peojjle, I^o d, are sold for naught ; 5^or know they their-Redeemer nigh: They perish whom thyself hath bought; Their souls for lack of knowledge die. 4 V/hy should the foe thv ptirchase seize? Eemember, Lord, thy living groans: The need of all thy sufl'nngs these; O claim theni.ior ihy ransomed ones I a Wedof. IQO '^'^^^ things ore ready. Matt. xxii. 4. S.M '^ A LL things are ready,"' come. -^ Lome t( the supper sprejid; 114 -EL INVITATIUXS AND WARNING. Come, rich and poor, come, old aud young, Come, and be riclily fed. 2 " All things are ready," come. The invitation's given, Tlirough i iim yvho now in glory sits At God's right hand in heaven. S " All things are ready," come, The door is open wide ; 1 ) feast upon tlie love of God, For Christ, his h?on, hatli died. i "AH things are nady," come, To-morrow may not be; O siiiner, come, the Saviour waits This hour to welcome tliee. Albert Midlane. 161 '*^'<^^'^'' ^"''^ ^^'^*"'''' ^* '""'^ ^'^ JoHud. S. M, MY son, know thou the Lord, Thy fathers God obey ; Seek his protecting care by night, His guardian hand by day. 2 Call, while lie may be found ; Seek him while he is near ; Serve liim with ail thy heart and mind, And worship him with fear. 3 If thou wih seek Ins face. His ear will hear thy eiy : Then siialt'thou find his mercy sure, His grace forever nigh. 4 But if thou leave thy God, Nor choose the path to heaven, Then shalt thou perish in thy sins, A)id never be forgiven. Robert C Bi-ackenbur^ 115 GOSPEL INVITATIONS AND WARNING. 162 Coirie, ye discomolute, 10, 11, 10, IL /"^OME. ye disconsolate, where'er ye languisfc; ^ Come, and at God's altar fervently kneel ; Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish ; Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot Ileal. 2 Joy of the dasolate, Light of the straying, Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure, Here speaks the Comforter, in God's name saying, Earth ha.s no sorrow that Heaven cannoi cure. 3 Go, ask the infidel what boon he brings us — What charm for aching hearts he can re- veal, Sweet as the heavenly promise hope sings ns, Earth has no sorrow that God cannot heal. 163 ^^'<' Healing Fountain. 8, 7, 7, /'~^OME to Calvary's holy mountain^ ^^ Sinners ruined by the fall ; , Here a pure and healing fountain, Flows to you, to nie, to all. In a full perpetual tide, Opened when our Saviour died. 2 Come, in sorrow and contrition, Wounded, impotent, and blind ; Here the guilty, free remission. Here the lost a refuge tind. Health this fountain will restore; He that drinks need thirst no more. 3 Come, ye xJ6rEL IXVITATIOXS AND WARNING. I aui longing for thy favor ; Whilst tliou'rt calling, O call me, Even nie. 4 Pass me not, O mighty Spirit, Thou canst make the blind to see; Witnesser of Jesas' merit, Speak the y>'or«.i of poAver to me, Even me. 5 Love of God, so pure and changeless, Blood of Christ, so rich so free, he(i 1 " Sinners, will not this suffice ? I^art. Yfi The Christian Pilgrim. 7a. jDILGRIM burdened with thy sin, -*- Haste to Ziou's gate to-day ; There, till mercy let thee in, Knock and weep and watch atui pray. 2 Knock — for mercy lends an ear ^ Weep — she marks the sinner's sigh ; "Watch— till heavenly light appear; Pray — she heai*s the mourner's cry. 3 Mourning pilgrim I what for thee In this world can now remain ? 'Seek that world from which shall flee, Sorrow, shame, and tears, and pain. 4 Sorrow shall forever fly ; Shame shall never enter there; Tears be wiped from every eye — Pain in endless bliss expire. Geo. Orabhe. X72 -^ lines 7's. Exhorting to turn to Gbd. Why will ye Die ? O house of Israel ! Ezek. xviii. 31. OINNERS, turn, why will ye die? •^ God, your Maker, asks you why; God, who did your being give. Made you with himself to live; 122 GOSPEL INVITATIONS AND WARNING. He the fatal cause demands, Asks the work of his own hands ; Why, ye thankle&s creatures, why, Will ye cross his love and die ? • 2 Sinners, turn, why will ye die ? God, your Saviour, asks you why ; God, wlio did your souls retrieve, Died himself, that you might live. Will you let him die in vain ? Crucify your Lord again ? Why, ye ransom' d sinners, why, Will ye slight his grace and die ? 3 Sinners, turn, why will ye die ? God, tlie Spirit, asks you why ; He, who all your liv'^es hath strove, Woo'd you to embrace his love : Will you not the grace receive? Will you still refuse to live ? Why, ye long-souglit sinners, why, Will ye grieve your God. and die ? a Wedey. 173 The Works of Shi. 7. 6 L EARTS of stone, relent, relent I Break, by Jesu's cross subdued ; See his body mangled, rent, Covered with his flowing blood ! Sinful soul, what hast thou done ? Crucified the Eternal Son? 2 Yes, thy sins have done the deed. Driven the nails that fixed him there^ Crowned with thorns his sacred head, Pierced him with a soldier's spear, Made his soul a sacrifice : For a sinful world he dies. 123 H GOSPEL INVITATIONS AND WARNING 3 Wilt thou let him die in vain ? Still to death pursue our God? Open all his wounds again ? Trample on his precious blood ? No ; with all my sins I'll part ; Saviour, take my broken heart. C. Wesley.' 174 The Power of .Truth. L. M. nPHIS is the word of truth and love, Sent to the nations from above ; Jehovah here resolves to show What his almighty grace can do. 2 This remedy did wisdom find, To heal diseases of the mind — This sovereign balm, whose virtues can Restore the ruined creature, man. 3 The gospel bids the dead revive ; Sinners obey the voice, and live ; Dry bones are raised and clothed afresh; And hearts of stone are turned to flesh. 4 May but this grace my soul renew, A Let sinners gaze and hate me too ; '^ The word that saves me does engage | A sure defence from all their rage. TTattg, ITS Gospel liberty proclaimed. L. M, Isaiah lii. 1-15. WAKE, Jerusalem, awake ! No longer in thy sins lie down ; The garment of salvation take, Th)' beauty and tliy strength put on. Shake off the dust that blinds thy sight, And hides the promise from thine eyes; Arise, and struggle into light. Thy great Deliv'rer calls, arise I 124 A GOSPEL INVITATIONS AND WARNING. 3 Shake off the bands of sad despair, SioD, assert thy liberty ; Look up, thy broken heart prepare, And God shall set the captive free. 4 Vessels of mercy, sons of grace, Be purged from every sinful stain ; Be like your Lord, his word embrace, Nor bear his hallow'd name in vain. 5 The Lord shall in your front appear, And lead the pompous triumph on ; His glory shall bring up the rear. And perfect what his grace begun. ITS Returning to Christ. C. IkL "VTY head is low, my heart is sad, ■^^ My feet with travel torn, Yet, O my Saviour, thou art glad To see thy child return ! 2 It was thy love that homeward led, Thy arm that upward stayed ; It is thy hand which on my head Is now in me cy lad. 8 O Saviour, in this broken heart Confirm the trembling will, "Which longs to reach thee where thou art, Eest in thee and be still. 4 Within that bosom which hath shed Both tears and blood for me, O let me hide this aching head, Once pressed and blessed by thee. John S. B. MonselL j|7'7 " Prepare to meet thy God." 8, 7, 8, 4, 7. T\ AY of judgment, day of wonders ! -^ Hark! the trumpet's awful sound, 125 GOSPEL INVITATIONS AND WARNING. Louder than a thousand thunders, Shakes the vast creation round ! How the summons AVill the sinner's heart confound I 2 See the Judge our nature wearing, Clothed in majesty divine I You who long lor his appearing Then shall say, " This God is mine," Gracious .Saviour, Own me in that day for thine ! 3 At his call the dead awaken, — Rise to life from earth and sea; All the powers of nature, shaken By his looks, prepare to Hee : Careless sinner, What will then become of thee j '^^^aot^ 178 Isaiah Iv. 1-3. L. M Come ye to the waters. TJO I every one that thirsts, dras?- nigh; -■-*■ 'Tis God invites the fallen race : Mercy and free salvation buy: Buy wine, and milk, and gospel grace. 2 Come to the living waters, come ! Sinners, obey your Maker's call ; Keturn, ye weary wanderei-s, home, And find my grace is free for all. 3 See from the rock a fountain rise ; For you in healinoj streams it rolls ; Money ye nee i not bring, nor price. Ye lab' ring, burdened, sin -sick souls. 4 Nothing, ye in exchange shall give ; Leave all you have, and are, behind. Frankly the gift of God receive, Pardon and peace in Jesus find. 126 GOSPEL INVITATIONS AND WARNING, 5 I bid yon all my goodness prove ; My promises for all are free : Corae, tasto the inauna of my love. And let your souls delight in me.- 6 Your willing ear and heart incline, My words believingly receive ; Quickened your sculs by faith divine, An everlasting life shall live. C. IVesief. 179 Bevelaiion iii. 20. L. At UEHOLD a Stranger at the door ! ^ He geitly knocks, has knocked before; Has -vraited long— is waiting still : You treat do other friend so ill. 2 O lovely a* *^vtude ! He stands With n^.eit'flg heart and bleeding hands t O ma*chi'"i'5 kindness ! and he shows This ra^icnless kindness to his foes I 3 But will he prove a Friend indeed ? He will : the very Friend you need ; The Friend of sinners — yes, 'tis he, AVith garments dyed on Calvary. 4 Rise, touched with gratitude Divine; Turn out his enemy and thine. That soul-destroying monster, sin, And let the heavenly Stranger in. , 5 Admit him, ere his anger burn ; His feet departed, ne'er return ; Admit him, or the hour's at hand You'll at his door rejected stand. Gfrg^. 180 " Escape for thy lifeJ' 7a. ASTEN, sinner, to be wise : Stay not for the morrow's sun , 127 H GOSPEL INVITATIONS AND WARNING. Wisdom, if thou still despise, Harder is she 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 the curse should thee arrest Ere the morrow is begun. T. Scott. 181 Psalm 1. 16, 17, 20, 21. 8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7. \]U HY, O sinner, me profaning, * ' Why, says God, my statutes name ? AVhy, my cov'nant grace disdaining. Still my cov'nant grace proclaim ? Hating counsel ; All my laws exposed to shame. 2 Long in silence I have waited, Long thy guilt in secret grown ; Till thy heart, with pride elated, Thought my counsels like thy own : I'll reprove thee. Till thy crimes, to thee, are known. S Sinners, hear Jehovah speaking ! Ye who, thoughtless, God despise ! Hear, lest, in his wrath awaking, Vengeance rend you as it flies ; None can save you. If his arm to judgment rise. Goode. 128 REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION. SECTION VIL 3^^p^ntanc^ ani Conuersioiu 182 Hardness of heart lamented. L. M. /"A FOE. a glance of heavenly day, ^^ To take this stubborn heart away, And thaw with beams of love Divine, This heart, this frozen heart of mine ! 2 The rocks can rend ; the earth can quake j The seas can roar ; the mountains shake : Of feeling, all things show some sign, But this unfeeling heart of mine. 3 To hear the sorrows thou hast felt, O Lord, an adamant would melt ! But I can read each moving line. And nothing moves this heart of mine. 4 Thy judgments, too, unmoved I hear, (Amazing thought I ) which devils fear: ' Goodness and wrath in vain combine To stir this stupid heart of mine. 5 But something yet can do the deed; And that blest something much I need . Thy Spirit can from dross refine, And melt and change this heart of mine. Hart. 183 Psalm li. 13-19. L. M^ A broken heart fm- saci'ifice, BROKEN heart, my God, my King, To thee a sacrifice I bring: The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. 9 129 A REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION. 2 My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns thy dreadful sentence justr Look down, Lord, with pitying eye. And save tlie soul condemned to die. 3 Then will I teach the world thy ways. Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace; I'll lead them to my Saviour's blood, And they shall praise a pard'uing God. 4 O may thy love inspire my tongue L Salvation shall be all my song; ' And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord, my strength and righteousness. WaOs. 184 P^fy ^/ (he Lord. Psalm li. 1-4. L. M. Q HOW pity. Lord, O 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. 8 O wash my soul from every sin ! And make my guilty conscience clean ! Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain mine eyes. 4 My lips with shame my sins confe&s, Against thy law, against thy grace; Lord, should tliy judgments grow sever^ I am condemned, but thou art clear. 5 Yet save a trembling sinner. Lord, Whose hope, still hov'ring round thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. WaUa^ 130 REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION. 185 Seeking perfect rest in Christ. L. IVL - f\ THAT my load of sin were gone I ^^ O that 1 could at last submit At Jesus' feet to lay it down ! To lay my soul at Jesus' feet ! 2 Rest for my soul I long to find : Saviour of all, if mine thou art, Give me thy meek and lowly mind, And stamp thine image on my heart. 3 Break off the yoke of inbred sin, And fully ?et my spirit free ; I cannot rest till pure within, Till I am wholly L st 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. 6 Come, Lord, the drooping sinner cheer, Xor let thy chariot wheels delay : Appear, in my poor heart appear I My God, my Saviour, come awav! 'C. Wesley. 186 Struggling after Christ. S. M. A H ! Av hither should I go, ■^^ Burdened, and sick, and faint ! To whom should I my troubles show, And pour out my complaint ? My Saviour bids me come ; Ah 1 why do I delay ? 131 REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION. He calls the weary sinner home, And yet from him I stay I 2 What is it keeps me back, From which I cannot part ? "Which will not let the Saviour take Possession of my heart ! Some cvirsed thing unknown Must surely lurk within ; Some idol which I will not own. Some secret bosom-sin. 3 I now believe in thee Compassion reigns alone ; According to my faith, to me let it, Lord, be done 1 In me is all the bar, Which thou wouldst fain remove; Kemove it, and I shall declare That God is only love. C. Wedey 187 Givinq All for Christ S. M. ND can I yet delay - My little all to give ? To tear my soul from earth away For Je'sus to receive ? 2 Nay, but I yield, I yield I I can hold out no more: 1 sink, by dying love compelled, And own thee, conqueror I 3 Though late, I all forsake ; My friends, my all resign : Gracious Redeemer, take, O tak^ And seal me ever thine I 4 Come, and possess me whole, Is or hence again remove i 132 A^ REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION. Settle and fix my wav'ring soul With all thy weight of love. 5 My one desire be this, Thy only love to know ; To seek and taste no other blLss, Xo other good below. C. Wesley, 1^8 Praying for Faith. C. ^l PATHER, I stretch my hands to thee, *- No other help I know ; If thou withdraw thyself from me, Ah ! whither shall I go ? 2 What did thine only Sou endure, Before I drew my breath ! What pain, what labor, to secure My soul from endless death ! 3 O Jesus, could I this believe, I now should feel thy power ! Now my poor soul thou wouldst retrieve Nor let me wait one hour. 4 Author of faith, to thee I lift My weary, longing eyes : O let me now receive that gift. My soul without it dies ! 5 Surely thou canst not let me die, O speak, and I shall live; And here I will unwearied lie, Till thou thy Spirit give. T!:e worst of sinners would rejoice, Could they but see thy face ; O let me hear thy quick'ning voice. And taste thv pard'uing grace ! a Wedei^ 133 REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION. A' 189 Surrendering at the Cross. C M. LAS ! and did my Saviour bleed ? And did my Sovereign die ? Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as 1 ? 2 Was it for crimes that I have done He groaned upon the tree ? Amazing pity ! grace unknown ! And love beyond degree ! . 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, ' When Christ, 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. 5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe : Here, Lord, I giv^e myself away, 'Tis all that I can do. ' iVatts^ 190 Seeking the Power. C. AL CTILL, for thy loving-kindness. Lord, ^^ I in thy temple wait : I look to find thee in thy word, Or at thy table meet. 2 Here in thine own appointed waj 3, I wait to learn thy will ; Silent I stand before thy f^vce, And hear thee say, " Be still ! " ,3 "Be still ! and know that I am God!'-v- 'Tis all I live to know; 134 REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION. To feel the virtue of thy blood, Aud spread its praise below I 4 I wait my vigor to renew, Thiue image to retrieve I The veil of outward things pass through. And gasp in thee to live. 5 1 work ; and own the labor vain, And thus from works 1 cease : 1 strive ; and see my fruitless pain, Till God create my peace. C. Wesley, 191 ... ^J^f *• O that I knew where I might find him." Job xxiiL Sins and sorrows laid before God. f\ THAT I knew the secret place ^^ Where I might tind my Godl rd spread my wants before his face, Ana pour my woes abroad. 2 I'd tell him how my sins arise ; What sori-ows 1 sustain ; How grace deca;^, and comfort dies And leaves my lieart in pain. 3 He knows what arguments I'd take To wrestle with my God ; I'd plead for his own mercy's sake, . And for my vSaviour s blood. 4 My God will pity my complaints, And heal my broken bones ; He takes the meaning of his saints, The language of their groans. 5 Arise, my soul, from deep distress, And banish ev'ry fear; He calls thee to his throne of grace. To spread thy sorrows there. WcU(». 135 REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION. 192 Tlie Backslider's Prayer. C. IL {\ FOE a closer walk with God, ^^ A calm and heavenly frame; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb. 2 Where is the blessedness I knew W hen tirst I saw the Lord ? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word ? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed 1 How sweet their mem'ry still I But they have left an aching void The world can never till. 4 Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest ! I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol I have known, \\ hate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it fnom thy throne, And worship only thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. Cowper, 103 The Backslider's Plea. 73. lEPTH of mercy I can there be / Mercy still reserved for me? Can my God his wrath forbear? Me, the chief of sinners, spare ? I have long withstood his grace, Long provoked him to his facet 136 D^ REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION. Would not hearken to his calls ; Grieved him by a thousand falls. 3 Lo I I cumber still the ground : Lo ! an Advocate is found ! " Hasten not to cut him down : Let this barren soul alone I " 4 Jesus speaks, and pleads his blood: He disarms the wrath of (jod I Now my Father's bowels move ; Justice lingers into love. 5 Kindled his relent ings are ; * Me he now delights to spare ; Cries, "How shall I give thee up?" Lets the lifted thunder drop. » There for me the Saviour stands, Shows his wounds, and spreads his bauds: God is love I I know, I feel ; Jesus weeps, and loves me still. G. Wedty% 1.94L ^^^ Backslide}-' s Return. S. M» i\ JESUS! full of grace, ^^ To thee I make my moan: Let me again behold thy face, Call home thy banished one. 2 Again my pardon seal, Again my soul restore, ■ And freely my backslidings heal, And bid me sin no more. 3 Wilt thou not bid me rise ? t?peak', and my soul shall live : Forgive, my gasping spirit cries, Abundantly' forgive. 4 For thine own mercy's sake, Believe my wretchedness : 137 REPENTANCE AND CONVEPvSION. And O, my pardon give me back, And give me back my peace ! a Wesley. 195 The Plea. S. M, JESUS, iny Lord, attend ^ Thy feeble creature's cry ; And show thyself the sinner's Friend, Aud set me up on high. 2 From hell's oppressive power My struggling soul releas", Arid to thy Fut-ier's grace restore, And to thy perfect peace. 8 Rivers of life divine From thee, their fountain, flow ; Aud all who know that love of thine, The joy of angels know. 4 'I'hat thou caus't here forgive Grant me to testify; And justitied by faith to live, Aud in that faith to die. C. Wesley. 196 " ^^^y> ^^'ow my Unbelief:' C. M. XJOW sad our state by nature is I -*— ^ Our sin how deep it stains I And Satan binds our captive souLs Fast in his slavish chains. 2 But there's a voice of sovereign grace Sounds from the sacred word : Ho! ye despairing sinners, come, And trust a faithful Lord. 3 My soul obeys the gracious call, And runs to this relief; I would believe thy promise, Lord, O help my unbelief I 138 REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION. 4 To the blest fountain of thy blood, Incarnate God, I iiy ; Here let me wash my spotted soul From crimes of deepest d,ve. 5 A guilty, weak and helpless worm, Into thv arms I fall : Be thou my strength and righteousness, Mv JesiLs and mv all. Watts, 10*7 Before an inviting Sei'mon. C. M. TESUS, thou all-redeeming Lord, ^ Thy blessings we implore; Open the door to preach thy word, The great eflectual door, 2 Gather the outcasts in, and save From sin and Satan's power; And let them now acceptance have, And know their gracious hour. 3 Lover of souls ! thou know'st to prize What thou hast bought so dear: Come, then, and in thy people's eyes, With all thy wounds appear ! 4 Appear, as when of old confessed, The suft'ring Son of God ; And let them see thee in thy vest, But newly dipped in blood. C. Wedey, 198 Divine Excellence. C. M^ T\7HAT grace, O Lord, and beauty shone ^ ' Around thy steps below; What patient love was seen in all Thy life and death of woe ! 139 REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION. 2 For, ever on thy burdened heart A weight of sorrow hung ; Yet no ungentle, murmuring word Escaped thy silent tongue. 3 Thy foes might hate, despise, revile. Thy friends unfaithful prove ; Unwearied in forgiveness still, Thy heart could only love. 4 Oh, give us hearts to love like theel Like thee, O Lord, to grieve Far more for others' sins than all The wrongs that we receive. 5 One with thyself may every eye. In us, thy brethren, see The gentleness and grace that spring From union, Lord, with thee. Sir Edw. Denny. 199 Call to praise. C. K /^OME, happy souls, approach your God ^' With new melodious songs : Come, render to Almighty grace The tribute of your tongues. 2 So strange, so boundless was the love That pitied dying men, The Father sent his equal Son To give them life again. 3 Thy hands, dear Jesus, were not arm'd With a revenging rod, No hard commission to perform The vengeance of a God. 4 But all was mercy, all was mild, And wrath forsook the throne, When Christ on the kind errand came, And brought salvation down. 140 s- REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION. 5 Here, sinners, you may heal your wounds, And wipe your sorrows dry : Trust in the mighty Saviour's name, And you shall never die. WatUt. 200 ^^'<^ Joyful Sound. C. M. ALVATIOX ! b the joyful sound! What pleasure to our ears ! A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around. While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. 3 Salvation I O thou bleeding Lamb ! To thee the praise belongs : Salvation shall inspire our hearts, And dwell upon our tongues. Isaac Watts, 201 W^'^e in Chru^t 781 TESUS, lover of my soul, ^ Let me to thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high: Hide me, O my ^Saviour, hide. Till the storm of life he past ; Safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last ! 2 Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on theer Leave, ah ! leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me ! All my trust on thee is stayed, All my help from thee I brings 141 KEPENTANCE AND CONVERSION. Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want ; More than all iu 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 nnriijhteousn^ss : False, and full of sin, I am, Thou art full of truth and grace. 4 Plenteous grace with thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin : Let the healing streams abound, Make and keep me pure within : Thou of life the fountain art ; Freely let me take of thee : Spring thou up within my heart. Rise to all eternity ! C Wesley, ■^02 Vehement Desires. C M, T ASK the gift of righteousness, -* The sin-subduing power, — Power to believe, and go in peace, And never grieve thee more. i I ask the blood-bought pardon sealed. The liberty from sin. The srace infused, the love revealed, The kingdom fixed within. i Thou hear'st me for salvation pray ; Thou seest my heart's desire : Made ready iu thy powerful day, The fulness 1 require 142 REPENTANCE AND CON\ ERSION. 4 Art thou not able to convert ? Art thou not willing too? To change this old rebellious heart, To conquer and renew ? C Weslei/, 203 L M. All Advocate icith the Father. — 1 John 2 : 1. TESUS, my Ad\ ocate above, ^ My Friend before the throne of love, If now for me prevails thy prayer, If now I find thee pleading there, — 2 If thou the secret wish convey. And sweetly prompt my heart to praj, Hear, and my weak petitions join, Almighty Advocate, to thine. 3 Jesus, my heart's desire obtain ; My earnest suit present, and gain: I»Iy fullness of corruption show ; The knowledge of myself bestow. 4 O sovereign Love, to thee I cry, Give me thyself, or else I die ! Save me from death, from hell set free; Death, hell, are but the want of thee, Charles Wesley. 204 The Voice of Jesus. C. M. T HEAED the voice of Jesus say, -*~ " Come unto me and rest ; Lav down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon my breast I" I came to J&sus as I was. Weary, and v7orn, and sad ; T oound in him a resting-plac^ And bf" hath made me glad. 143 REPENTANCE AND CONTERSIOM. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say, " Behold, I freely give The living water ; thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live ! " I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream ; My thirst was quenclied, my soul revived^ And now 1 live iu him. S 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 ! " I looked to Jesus, and I found In him my Star, my Sun ; And iu that light of life I'll walk, Till all my journey's done. Horatius Bonm O 205 Prayer for conversion. CM. lOMP^, O thou all-victorious Lord, Thy power to us make known ; Strike with the hammer of the word, And break these hearts of stone. 2 O that we all might now begin Our foolishness to mourn ! And turn at once from every sin, And to the Saviour turn. 3 Give us ourselves and thee to know In this our gracious day : Repentance unto life bestow, And take our sins away. 4 Convince us first of unbelief, And freely then relej\se : Fill every soul with sacred grief, And then with sacred peace. C, Wesley 144 JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTION. SECTION VIII. 3ustilication an6 i^doption* •206 Internai Relkjion. \Jo\\\\\.^-l\. S.M.- "prOW can a sinner know ^■^ His sius on earth forgiven? How can my gracious .^^aviour show My name inscrib'd in heaven? 2 What we have feh and seen \\ ith couridence we tell ; And publish to the sons of men The signs infallible 3 We who in Chr'st believe That he for us hath died, We all his unknown peace receive, And feel his blood applied. 4 Exults our rising soul, Disburdeu'd of her load, And swells unutterably full Of glory and of God. 5 His love surpassing far The love of all beneath, We find within our hearts, and dare The poiiitless darts of death. 6 Stronger than death or hell The sacred power we prove ; And conqu'rors of the world we dwell In heaven, who dwell in love. 10 145 JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTION, 207 -f"*"''"^ ^''"«^- S. M. T LIFT my soul to God, -*- My trust is in his name ; Let not my foes tiiat seek my blood. Still triumph in my ^hame. 2 From the first dawning light Till the dark evening rise, For thy salvation, Lord I 1 wait With ever-longing eyes. 3 Remember all thy grace, And lead me in thy truth ; Forgive tlie sins of riper days, And follies of my youth. 4 The Lo.d is just and kind ; The meek shall learn his ways^ And every humble sinner find The methods of his grace. 5 For his own goodness' sake He saves my soul from siuime; He pardons, though my guilt be great, Through my Kedeemer's name. Watts. 208 Adoption. S. M. OEHOLD ! what wondrous grace ^ Tiie Fiither hath bestowed On siunei-s of a mortal race, — To call them sons of UodI 2 'Tis no surprising thing That we should be unknown : The Jewish world knew not their King, God's everlasting Son. 3 Nor does it yet appear . How great we must be made ; But when we see our Saviour here, We shall be like our Head. 146 JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTION. 4 A hope so much divine, May trials well eudure, May purge our souls from sense and sin, As Christ, the Lord is pure. 6 If in my Father's love I share a filial part. Send down thy Spirit, like a dove, To rest upon my heart. Watts, 209 Love and Joy. L. M. [From the German.] T THIRST, thou wounde i Lamb of God, -"- To wash me in thy cleansing blood ; To dwell within thy wounds ; then pain Is sweet, and life or death is gain. 2 Take my poor liearr, and let it be Forever closed to all but thee ! Seal thou my breast, and let me wear That pledge of love forever there. 3 How blest are they who still abide Close sheltered in thy bleeding side ! Who life and strength from thence derive, And by thee move, and in thee live. 4 What are our works but sin and death. Till thou thy quick'ning Spirit breathe ? Thou giv'st the power thy grace to move: O wondrous grace I O boundless love I J. Weslei^ 210 Receiving the Atoiiement. L. M.- [From the German of Zinzt- mlorf.] TESUS, thy blood and righteousness ^ My beauty are, my glorious dress : 'A[idst flaming worlds, in these arrayed, With joy shall I lift up my head. 147 JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTION. 2 Bold shall I stand in thy great day, For who aught to my charge shall lay? Fully absolved through thee I am, From sin, and feir, from guilt and shame. 3 The holy, meek, unspotted Lamb, AVlio from the Father s bosom came, Who died for me, e'en me, t' atone, Now for my Lord and God I own. 4 Lord, 1 believe thy precious blood, Which, at the mercy -seat of God, Forever doth for sinners plead, For me, e'en for my soul, was shed. 5 Lord, I believe Avere sinners more Th;m sands upon the ocean shore. Thou hast for all a ransom paid. For ALL a full atonement made. J. Wedey. 211 Ezekiel xxxvi. 23-25. L. AL r^ OD of all power, and truth, and grace, ^^ Which shall from age to age endure; Whose word, when heaven and earth shall pass, Eemains, and stands forever sure: 2 Calmly to th^e my soul looks up, And waits thy promises to prove, The object of my steadfast hope. The seal of thy eternal love. 3 That I thy mercy may proclaim, That ail mankind thy truth may see, Hallow thy great and glorious name, And perfect holiness iii me. 4 Thy sanctifying Spirit pour, To quench my thirst, and make me clean; 148 M JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTION. Now, Father, let the gracious shower Descend, and make me pure from sin. C. Wedey, 212 ^"<^ ^^'^ source of Joy. C. M. Y God, the spring of all my joys, 1 he life of my delights, The glory of my brightest days. And comfort of my nights ' 2 In darkest shades if thou appear. 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 bliss, If Jesus sliow his mercy mine. And whisper I am his. 4 My soul would leave this heavy clay At that transporting word, Kun up with 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. 213 LooUncj to Christ. C. M. 1^ 00 K unto him, ye nations; own *-^ Your God, ye fallen race ; Look, and be saved through faith alone, Be justitied by grace. y *»ee all your sins on Jesus laid : The Lamb of God wa.s slain; .\49 JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTION. His soul was ouce an off'ring made For every soul of man. 3 Awake from guilty nature's sleep, Aud Christ bliall give you light : Cast all your sins into the deep, And wash the crimson white. 4 "WLiii me, your chief, ye tlien shall know, Shall feel, your sins forgiven ; Anticipate your heaven below, And own that love is he:iveu. C. Wedey. 214 Bliss. 7* TESUS is our common Lord, ^' He our loving Saviour is: By his death to life restored, Mis'ry we exchange for bliss, — 2 Bliss to carnal minrls unknown: O 'tis ni' re than tongue can tell! Only to believers shown, Glorious aud unspeakable. 3 Christ, our Brotlier and our Friend, Shows us his eternal love : Kever slinll our triumphs end, Till we take oiu- seats above. 4 Let us walk with him in white; For our bridal day prepare, For our partnership in light, For our glorious meeting there I C. Wesley. 215 Forsaking all to follow Christ. 8s & 7s TESUS I my cross have taken, ^ All to leave and follow thee; Naked, poor, despised, foi-saken. Thou, from hence, my all shalt be: 150 JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTION. And whilst thou shalt smile upon me, God of wisdom, love, and might, Foes may hate and friends disown me ; Show thy face, and all is bright. 2 Man may trouble and distress me ; 'Twill but drive me to thy breast : Life with trials hard may press me ; Heaven will bring me sweeter rest : O, 'tis not in grief to harm me, While thy love is left to me ; O, 'twere nut in joy to charm me. Were that jov unmixed with thee. Grant 216 ' The Joya of Conversion. 12,9. f\ HOW happy are they, ^^ Who the Saviour otjey, And have laid tip their treasure above! Toigue can never express The sweet comfort and peace Of a soul in its earliest love. 2 That sweet comfort was mine, When the favor divine I received through the blood of the Lamb! When my heart first believed, What a joy I received, What a heaven in Jesus's name ! 3 'Twas a heaven below My Redeemer to know, And the angr-ls could do nothing more, Than to fall at his feet, And the story repeat. And the Lover of sinners adore. 151 JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTION. 4 Jesus all the day long Was my joy and my song: O that all his salvation might see! " He hath loved me," I cried, ''He hath suffered and died, To redeem even rebels like me." 5 O the rapturous height Of that holy delight Which I felt in the life-giving blood I Of my Saviour possessed, I was perfectly blest, As if filled with the fullness of God. Charles Wesley 21*7 Just as I am. L. M. TUST as I am. without one plea, ^ But that thy blood was shed for me,. And that thou bidst me come to thee, O Lamb of God^ I come I 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 O Lamb of God, I come ! 1 come ! 3 Just as I am, though tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt, Fightings and fears, within, without, O Lamb of God, I come ! I come ! 4 Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind, Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yea, all I need, in thee, to find, O Lamb of God, I come ! I come ! 5 Just as I am, thou wilt receive, Wilt, welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve; Because thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come ! I come I 152 JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTION. 6 Just as I am, thy love unknown Hath broken every barrier down ; Now to be thine, yea, thine alone, O Lamb of God, 1 come I I come ! Miss EUiotL 218 The Well of Life. C. M POUXTAIX of life, to all below -^ Let thy salvation foil ; Water, replenish, and o'eriiow Every believing soul. 2 Into that happy number, Lord, Us weary sinners take ; Jesus, fulfill thy gracious word, For thine own mercy's sake. 3 Turn back our nature's rapid tide, And we shall How to thee, While do\vn the stream of time we glide To our eternity. 4 The well of life to us thou art, Of joy, the swelling flood ; Wafted by thee, with willing heart. We swift return to God. 6 We soon shall reach the boundless sea ; Into thy fullness fall ; Be lost and swallowed up in thee, ( )ur (k)d, our all in all. Charles Wesley, 219 Christ, the Solid Roch L. M. 6 L IV/I" Y hope is built on nothing less ■'--'- Than Jesus' blood and righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, But wholly lean on Jesus' name : On Clirist, the solid rock, I stand; All othtr ground is sinking sand. 153 JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTION. 2 Wheu darkness seems to .veil his face, I rest on his unchanging grace ; In every high and stormy gale, My anchor holds within the veil : On Christ, the solid rock, 1 stand ; All other ground is sinking sand. S His oath, his covenant, and blood, Support me in the wlielming flood : When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay : On Christ, the solid rock, I stand ; All other gi-ound is sinking sand. Edward 3/(\ 220 Salvation by Grace. L. M.^ T\^E have no outward righteousness, ' ' No merits or good works to plead ; We only can be saved by grace : Thy grace, O Lord, is free indeed. 2 Save us by grace, through faith alone, A faith thou must thyself impart ; A faith that would by works be shown, A faith that purifies the heart : 3 A faith that doth the mountains move, A faitli that shows our sins forgiven, A faith that sweetly works by love. And ascertains our claim to heaven. 4"This is the faith we humbly seek, The faith in thy all-cleansing blood, That blood which doth for sinners speak; O let it speak us up to God ! Charles Weskf, 154 JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTION. 221 Follovdng the Saviour. L. IVt /^ THOU, to whose all-searching sight ^ The darkness shineth as the light, Search, prove my heart, it pants for thee; O burst these bonds, and set it free. 2 Wash out its stains, refine its dross, Nail my affections to the cross ; Hallow each thought ; let all within Be clean, as thou, my Lord, art clean. 3 If in this darksome wild I stray, Be thou my light, be thou my way : No foes, no violence I fear, No fraud, while thou, my God, art near. 4 When rising floods my soul o'erflow, When sinks my heart in waves of woe, Jesus, thy timely aid impart. And raise my head, and cheer my heart. 5 Saviour, where'er thy steps I see, Dauntless, untired, 1 follow thee ; O let thy hand support me still, And lead me to thy holy hill. 6 If rough and thorny be the way, My strength proportion to my day ; Till toil, and grief, and pain shall cease. Where all is calm, and joy, and peace Tr. by J. Wesley, 222 Happy Day ! L. M. / ) HAPPY day that fixed my choice ^^ On thee, my Saviour and my God I Well may this glowing heart rejoice, And tell its raptures all abroad. 2 O 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 moveu 155 JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTION. 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 blissfnl center, rest ; Nor ever from thy Lord depart, With him of every good possessed. \ 5 High Heaven, that heard the solemn vow,; That vow renewed shall daily hear, Till in life's latest honr I bow, And bless in death a bond so dear. Fhilip Doddridgei 223 Amazing gi^ace. C. Mi A MAZING grace ! how sweet the sound , -^ That saved a wretch litce me I I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved ; j How precious did that grace appear The hour I fii-st believed ! 2 Through many dangere, toils, and snares, I have already come ; 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. The Lord has promised good to me. His word my hope secures ; He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures. S Yes, when tliis flesh and heart shall fail, . And mortal life shall cease, I shall possess, within the veil, A life of joy and peace. 156 JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTIOIT. The earth sha?! soon dissolve like suow, The suu forbear to shine ; But God, who called me here below, W ill be forever mine. John Newton. 224 ^^'"- i^'- 1^---5- ^- ^ 1^^ AT HER of Jesus Christ, my Lord, -*- My Saviour and my Bead, I trust in thee, whose powerful word Hath raised him from the dead. 2 Thou know'st for my ofleuse he died, And rose again for me; Fully and freely justified. That I might live to thee. 3 Eternal life to all mankind Thou hast in Jesus given ; And all who seek, in him shall find The liappiness of heaven. 4 All nations of the earth are blessed In him, who would restore. And take them all into his rest, And bid them sin no more. 6 O God, thy record I believe. In Abrah'm's footsteps tread ; And wait, expecting to receive The Christ, the promised Seed ! C. Wesley. 225 " P'^m me— and 1 shall be deanJ' C. AL Psl. li. 7. Y God, my God, to thee I cry ; Thee only would 1 know ; Thy purifying blood apply, And wash me white as snow. 157 M CONSECRATION AND HOLINESS IMPLOREDw 2 Touch me, and make the leper clean; Purge my iniquity : Unless thou wash my soul from sin, I have no part in thee. 3 But art thou not already mine ? Answer, if mine thou art ! Whisper within, thou Love Divine, And cheer my drooping heart. 4 Behold for me the Victim bleeds, His wounds are open wide ; For me the blood of sprinkling pleads, And speaks me justitied. C. Wesley, SECTION IX. Consecration anCi Holiness Implored* 226 ^ perfect heart. C. M. r\ FOR a heart to praise my God, ^^ A heart from sin set free ! A heart that ahvays feels thy blood, So freely spilt for me ! 2 A heart resigned, submissive meek, My great redeemer's throne ; AVhere onU-^ Christ is heard to speak. Where Jesus reigns alone. 3 O for a lowly, contrite hea- 1, Believing, true and cleau, Which neither life nor death can part From him that dwells within! 158 C-0]SfSECRATION AND HOLINESS IMPLOKBD. 4 A heii't in every thought renewed, And full of love divine ; Perfect, and right, and pure, and good, A copy, Lord, of thine. 5 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart ; Come quickly from above ; Write thy new name upon my heart, Thy new, best name of Love. Charles Wesley, 227 ^^^ paradise of love. C. M, f\ JESUS! at thy feet we wait, ^-^ Till thou shalt bid us rise, ■ Hestored to our unsinning state To love's sweet paradise. 2 Saviour from sin, we thee receive ; From all indwelling sin, Thy blood, we steadfastly believe. Shall make us thoroughly clean. Since thou wouldst have us free from sin And pure as those above, Make haste to bring thy nature in, And perfect us in love I The counsel of thy love fulfil ; Come quickly, gracious Lord ! Be it according to thy will, According to thy word. 5 O that the perfect grace were givers Thy love diffused abroad ! O that our hearts were all a heaven, For ever filled with God ! C. Wesley, 159 CONSECRATION AND HOLINESS IMPLORED. 228 Perfect Love. C. M. "yLTHEN Christ doth in my heart appear, * ' And love erects its throne, I then enjoy salvation here, . And heaven on earth begun. 2 When God is mine, and I am his. Of paradise possessed, I taste unutterable bliss, And everlasting rest. 3 The bliss of those that fully dwell, Fully in thee believe, 'Tis more than angel-tongues can tell, Or angel-minds conceive. 4 Thou only know'st who did obtain. And die to make it known : The great salvation now explain, And perfect us in one. 5 May I, may all who humbly wait, Tiie glorious joy receive, — Joy above all conception great, Worth V of God to give. C. Wesley 229 Perfect Purification. CM. POEEVER here my rest shall be, Close to thy bleeding side ; This all my hope, and all my plea, For me the Saviour died. 2 My dying Saviour, and my God, Fountain for guilt and sin, Sprinkle me ever with thy blood, And cleanse and keep me clean. 3 Wash me, and make me thus thine own; Wash me, and mine thou art: 160 CONSECRATION AND HOLINESS IMPLORED. Wash me, but not my feet alone, My hands, my head, my heart. 4 Th' atonement of thy blood apply, Till faith to sight improve, Till hope in full fruition die, And all my soul be love. C. Wesley. 230 ^^y All-sufficient Good. C. M- T would be thine, thou know'st I would^ -^ And have thee all my own ; Thee, O my all-suthcieut Good I I want, and thee alone. 2 Tliy name to me, thy nature grant ! This, only this, be given : Nothing besides my God I want ; Nothing in earth or heaven, o Come, O my Saviour, come away! Into ray soul descend I No longer from thy creature stay, iVJy Author and my End I 4 Come, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, And seal me thine abode ! Let all I am in thee be lo^; Let all be lost in G od I C. Wesley. 231 The Rapture of Lave. i M.- KNOW that ray Redeemer lives, And ever prays for me : A token of his love he gites, A pledge of liberty. I find him lifting up my head, He brings salvation near; His presence makes me free indeed, And he will soon appear. 11 161 I CONSECRATION AND HOLINESS IMPLORED. 3 He wills that I should hoh' be ! What can withstand his will? The counsel of his grace in me He surely shall fulfil. 4 Jesus, I hang upon thy word ; I steadfastly believe Thou wilt return, and claim me, Lord, And to thyself receive. 5 Joyful in hope, my spirit soars To meet thee from above, Thy goodness thankfully adores; And sure I taste thy love. C. Wesley. 232 Waiting at the Cross. S. M. PATHEE, I dare believe Thee merciful and true : Thou wilt my guilty soul forgive, My fallen soul renew. 2 Come then, for Jesus' sake, And bid my heart be clean: An end of all my troubles make, An end of all my sin. 3 I cannot wash my heart, But by believing thee, And waiting for tliy blood t' impart The spotless purity. 4 While at thy cross I lie, Jesus, the grace bestow ; Now thy all-cleansing blood apply, And I am white as snow. C- Wesley. 233 Depending on Chr{,; S^veetly let my spirit prove All the depths of humble love. 257 ^'^'' ^'"^'''6 Coa.^ecration. S. M. I ESUS, my strength, my hope. ^ On thee I cast my care; Wit h luuuble confidence look up, And know thou hear'st my prayer. Give me on tliee to w at, Till I can all things do; On thee, almighty to create, Almighty to renew. ^ 2 I want a sober mind, A self-renouncing will. That tramples down, and casts V)ehiiid The baits of pleasing ill : A soul inured to pain, To hardship, grief, and loss; CHRISTIAN PERFECTION. Bold to lake up, firm to sustain, The consecrated cross. 3 I want a godly fear, A quick discerning eye, That looks to thee when sin is near, And sees the tempter fly : A spirit still prepared, And armed with jealous care; Forever standing on its guard, And watching unto prayer. C. Wesley. 258 For Perfect Submisdon. S.M; T WANT a heart to pray, -*- To pray, alid never cease; Never to mnrmur at thy stay, Or wish my sufierings less. This blessing, above all. Always to pray, I want; Out of the deep on thee to call, And never, never faint. 2 I Avant a true regard, A single, steady aim. L'nmoved by threatening or reward. To thee and thy great name ; A jealous, just concern For thine immortal praise; A pure desire that all may learn And glorify thy grace. 3 I rest upon thy word ; The promise is for me ; My succor and salvation, Lord, Shall surely come from thee; But let me still abide, Nor from my liope remove 179 Till thou my patient spirit guide Into thy perfect lo%''e. Charles Wesie^ 259 The Solemn Vou: C. M. XyiTNESS ye men and angels, now, ' ' Before the Lord we speak ; To him we make our solemn vow^ A vow we dare not break : 2 That long as life itself shall last, Ourselves to Christ we yield ; Kor from his cause will we depart^ Or ever quit the field. 8 AVe trust not "in our native strength, But on his grace rely, That, with returning wants, tht Lord Will all our need supply. 4 Lord, guide our doubtful feet aright, And keep us in thy ways ; And, while we turn our vows to prayer^ Turn thou our prayers to praise. Be njam in Be ddom&. 980 " ^ "'^^ ^f'-^'^ ^^« cwp of salvaiion:' C. M, Psalm cxvi, 13. Ay II AT shall I render to my God " For all his mercy's store? I'll take the gifts he hath bestowed^ And luimbly ask for more. 2 My vows I will to his great name Before his people pay, And all I have, and all I am, Upon his altar lay, 8 Thy lawful servant, Lord, I oive To tiiee whatever is mina, ISO CHRISTIAN PEKFECTIO^^. Born in tliy family below. And by redemption thine. 4 The God of all-redeeming grace My God 1 will proclaim, Offer the sacrifice of praise, And call upon his name. 6 Praise him, ye saints, the God of I ne, ^Vho hath my sins forgiven, Till, gathered to the Church above, We sing the songs of heaven. Samuel Wesley, ^61 Accept my Heart. C M. IV TY God, accept my heart this day, ■^■*' And make it always thine ; That I from thee no more may stray, No more from thee decline. 2 Before the cross of him who died, Behold. I prostrate fall ; Let every sin be crucified, Let Christ be all in all. 3 Let every thought, and work, and word, To thee be ever given ; Then life shall ie thy service. Lord, And death the gate of heaven ! Matthew Bridget 962 '5'ou/ and body dedicated to the Lord. C. M. T ET him to whom we now belong, ^-^ His sovereign right assert ; And take up every thankful song, And every loving heart. 2 He justly clainis r.s for his own, , A\hG bought us with a price: 181 CHRISTIAN PERFECTION. The Christian lives to Christ alone; To Christ alone he dies. 3 Jesus, thine own at last receive; Fulfil our heart's desire; And let us to thy glory live, And in thy cause expire. 4 Our oQuls and bodies we resign ; With joy we render thee Our all, — no longer ours, but thine To all eternity. Chailes TTestey. 263 -^ ^i^-i>^9 Sucrijjcc. L. M. 6 1- f\ GOD, what offering shall I give ^^ To tiiee, the Lord of earth aud skies? My spirit, soul, and flesh receive. A holy, living sacrifice : Small a,s it is, 'tis all my store; ^lore shouldst thou have, if 1 had raore. 2 Now then, my God, thou hast my soul: No longer mine, but thine I am : Guard thou thine own, possess it whole; Cheer it witli hope, with love inflame. Thou hast my spirit ; there display Thy glory to the perfect day. 3 Thou hast my flesh, thy hallowed shrin^ Devoted solely to thy will : Here let thy light forever shine : This house still let thy presence fill: O Source of life I live, dwell, and move in me, till all my life be love. Joachim Lange, tr. by J. Wedey, 264 The Single Eye. L. M. 6 1 "DEHOLD the servant of the Lord ! -*-' I wait thy guiding hand to feel ;♦ 182 CHRISTIAN PERFECTION". To hear and keep thy every word, To prove aud do thy perfect will: Joyful from my own works to cease, Giad to fulfil all righteousness. 2 My eyery weak, though good-design, O'errule or change, as seems tiiee metJt: Jesus, let all my work be thine! Thy work, O Lord is all complete, A.nd pleasing in thy Fathers sight ; rhou only hast done all things right. 3 Here, then, to thee thin;- own I leave; Mold as thou wilt thy passive clay; But let me all thy stamp receive, But let nie all thy words obey; Serve with a single heart and eye, And to thy glory live and die. Charles Wesley. 285 Pressing toward the Mark. L. M. 6 i- T TliANK thee, uncreated Sun, ^ That thy briglit beams on me have shined; I thank thee, who hast overthrown My foes, and healed my wounded mind ; I thank thee, whose enlivening voice Bids my freed heart in thee rejoice. 2 Uphold me in the doubtful race, Xor suffer me again to stray ; Strengthen my feet, with steady pace Still to press forward in thy way , My soul and fle-^h, O Lord of might, Fill, satiate, with thy heavenly light. % Give to mine eyes refreshing tears; Give to my heart cliaste, hallowed fires; Give to my soul, with Hli.d fears, The love that all heaven's host inspires J 16'^ CHRISTIAN PERFECTION. Thai all my powei^s, with all their might, In thy sole glory may unite. -4 Thee will I love, my joy, my crown ; Thee will I love, my Lord, my God; Thee wilf I love, beneath thy frown Or smile, thy scepter or thy rod. "VViiat though my flesh and heart decay? Thee shall 1 love in endless day ! Johann A. Schejfier. Tr. by J. Wesley. :266 The Prize of our High Calling. L. M. 6 L TE'^US, thy boundless love to me ^ No thought can reach, no tongue declare; O knit my thankful heart to thee, And reign without a rival there: Thine wholly thine alone, I am ; Be thou alone my constant flame. 2 O grant tliat nothing in my soul May dwell, but thy pure love alone: O may thy love possess me whole, My jny, my treasure, and my crown: Strange flames far from my heart remove; My every act, word, thought, be love. 3 Unwearied may I this pursue; Dauntless to the high prize aspire; Hourly within my soul renew This holy flame, this heavenly fire: And day and night, be all my care To guard the sacred treasure there. '4 In suffering be thy love my peace ; In weakness be thy love my power; And when the storms of life shall ceas^ Jesus, in that important hour, 184 THE CHURCH COMFORTED. In death as life be thou my guide, And save me, who for me hath died. Paul Gerhardt. Tr. by J". Wede^ SECTION XL 9f\^ <£i(t^i^<^^ (Comforted and ^Encouraged. 267 JL. M. TESUS, from whom all blessings flow, ^ Great Builder of thy Church below, If now thy Spirit move my breast, Hear, aud fulfil thiue own request. 2 The few that truly call thee Lord, And wait thy sanctifying word, And thee their utmost Saviour own,— Unite, and perfect them in one. 3 O let them all thy mind express I Stand forth thy chosen witnesses; Thy power unto salvation show, And perfect holiness below. 4 In them let all mankind behold How Christians lived in days of old; Mighty their envious foes to move, A proverb of reproach- and love. 5 Call them into thy wondrous light. Worthy to walk with thee in white I Make up thy jewels, Lord, and show Thy glorious, spotless Church below. 185 THE CHURCH COMFORTED. 268 Psalm Ixxxiv. 1-7. L. M TJOW pleasant, how divinely fair, •*--■- O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are I "With strong desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 Blest are the saints that sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. B Blest are the souls that find a place Within the temple of thy grace : Here they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 4 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate ; God is their strength, and through the road They lean upon their helper, God. 5 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length, Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. Watt9t 269 ^*a^"i Ixv. 1-5. L. M. 'l^HE praise of Zion waits for thee, -■- My God; and praise becomes thy house; There shall thy saints thy glory see, And there perform their public vows. S thou whose mercy bends the skies, To save when humble sinners pray, All lands to thee shall lift their eyes, And grateful isles of every sea. Watts, 186 THE CHURCH COMFORTED. 270 ^^«'"^ ^^^'i- 1-5- L. M. /^ OD is the refuge of his saints, ^-^ Wheu storms of sharp distress invade ; Ere we can oiler our complaints, Behold him present with his aid. 2 Let mountains from their seats be hurled Down to tlie deep, and buried there — G)nvulsions shake the solid world — Our faitli shall never yield to fear. 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar — In sacred peace our souls abide; While every nation, every shore. Trembles and dreads the swelling tide. 4 There is a stream, whose gentle flow Supplies the city of our God ; Life, love, and joy, still gliding through, And wat'ring our divine abode. 6 That sacred stream, thy holy word. Our grief allays, our fear controls . Sweet peace thy promises aflbrd. And give new strength to fainting souls. Watts. 271 ^^'^ ministry instituted. L. M. npHE Saviour, when to heaven he rose, -*- In splendid triumph o'er his foes, Scattered his gifts on men below. And still his royal bounties flow. 2 Hence sprang the apostles' honored name^ Sacred ^^eyond heroic fame : In humbler forms, before our eyes, Paijtors and teacliei-s hence arise. 8 From Christ they all their gifts derivCi Axid, fed by Clirist. their graces live ; THE CHURCH COMFORTED. ^hile guarded bj his mighty hand, 'Midst all the rage of hell they stand. 4 So shall the bright succes-sion run Through all the counses of the sun ; While unborn churclies, by their care, Shall rise and tiourish large and fair. b Jesus, now t' ach our hearts to know The spring whence all these blessings flow, Pastors and people shout thy praise, Through the long round of endlass days. Pliilip Doddridge, 272 Isaiah xl. 1-5. L. M. /COMFORT, ye ministers of grace. ^^ Comfort the people of your Lord, O lift ye up the fallen race, And cheer them by the gospel word. 2 Go into every nation, go. Speak to their trembling hearts, and cry Glad tidings unto all we show: Jerusalem, thy God is nigh. 3 Hark ! in the wilderness a cry, A voice that loudly calls, Prepare ! Prepare your hearts, for God is nigh. And means to make his entrance there I 4 The Lord your God shall quickly come ; Sinners, repent, the call obey; Open your hearts to make him room ; Ye desert souls, prepare his way. & The Lord shall clear his way through all : Whatever obstructs, obstructs in vain ; The vale shall rise, the mountain fall. Crooked be straight, and rugged plain. 188 THE CHURCH COMFORTED. 6 The glory of the Lord displayed Shall ail mankind together view, And what his mouth in truth hath said, His own almightv hand shall do. C. Wesley 273 Angels of the Church. L. M, T\RAW near, O Son of God, draw near! -^ Us with thy flaming eye behold ; Still in thy Church vouchsafe t' appear, And let our candlestick be gold, 2 Still hold the stars in thy right hand, And let them in thy lustre glow, The lights of a benighted laud. The angels of thy Church below. 3 Make good their apostolic boast, Their high commission let them prove, Be temples of the Holy Ghost, And filled with faith, and hope, and love. 4 Their hearts from things of earth remove, Sprinkle them. Lord, from sin and fear, Fix their affections all above, And lay up all their treasures there. 5 Give them an ear to hear thy word ; Thou speakest to the Churches now ; And let all tongues confess their Lord, Let every knee to Jesus bow. C Weslei^, 274 Psdm xlviii. 10-14. S. M. tj^AE as thy name is known ^ The world declares tliy praise : Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne Their songs of honor raise. 189 THE CHURCH COMFORTED. 2 With joy let Judah stand On Zion's chosen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell ; Compass and view the holy ground, And mark the building well — 4 The order of thy house, The worsliip of thy court. The cheerful songs, the solemn vows. And make a fair report. 5 How decent and how wise ! How glorious to behold ! Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, And rites adorned with gold. WatU. 2*73 ^'''' ^^^ increase of laborers. S. M r ORD of the harvest hear -"-^ Thy needy servants' cry ; Answer our faith's effectual prayer, And all our wants supply. 2 On thee we humbly wait, Our wants are in thy view: The harvest, truly, Lord, is great, The laborers are few. 3 Convert, and send forth more Into thy Church abroad. And let them speak the Avord of power. As workers with their God. 4 O let them spread thy name, Their mission fully prove ; Thy universal grace proclaim, Thine all-redeeming love ! C. Wedey, 190 THE CHURCH COMFORTED. 276 "^^^^ Reunion. S. M. i\ HAPPY, happy place, ^^ Where saiilts aud angels meet ! There we shall see each other's face, And all our brethren greet. 2 With joy we shall behold, In yonder blest abode, The patriarchs and prophets old, And all the saints of God. 3 Abrah'm and Isaac there, And Jacob shall receive The foU'wers of their faith and prayer Who now in bodies live. 4 We shall our time beneath Live out in cheerful hope. And fearless pa^s the vale of death, And gain the mountain-top. 5 To gather home his owa., God shall his angels send, And bid our bliss, on earth begun, In glorious triumph end, Wede^. 2!n The ministei^s theme. C. M. JESUS, the name high over all, *' In hell, or earth, or sky ! Angels and men before it fall, And devils fear and tiy. 2 Jei^us. the name to sinners dear, The name to sinners giv'n ; It scattei-s all their guilty fear; It turns their hell to heav'n. 3 Jesus the pris'ner's fetters breaks. And bruises Satan's head ; 191 THE CHUPX'H COMFORTED. Power into strengthless souls it speaks. And life into the dead. 4 O that the world might taste and see The riches of his grace ; The arms of love that compass me Would all mankind embrace. 5 His only rigliteousuess I show, His saving truth proclaim : 'Tis all mv business here below, To cry,'" Behold the Lamb I" 6 Happy, if with my latest breath 1 may but gasp his name ! Preach him to all. and crv in death, " Behold, behold the Lamb!" C. We&le^ 278 c. M. " For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ.'^ Romans i. 16. I'M not asham'd to own the Lord, -*- Or to defend his caus;e, Maintain the honor of his word, The glory of his cross. 2 Jesus, my God, I know his name. His name is all my trust, Isor will he put my soul to sliame. Nor let my hope be lost. 3 Firm as his throne his promise stands, And he can well secure AVhat I've committed to his hands '1 ill the d- cisive hour. 4 Then will he own my worthless name Before his Father's face, And in tiie New Jerusalem Appoint my sou! a place. Wati& 192 THE CHURCH COMFORTED. 2*79 ^^ ^^ 9^ *^'^ ^^^ AoMse of the Lord. C. M. Psalm cxxii. TTOW did my heart rejoice to hear -*--*- My friends devoutly say, " In Zion let us all appear, And keep the solemn day ! " 2 I love her gates, I love the road! The Church adorned with grace, Stands like a palace built for God, To show his milder face. 3 Up to her courts, with joys unknown, The holy tribes repair ; The Son of David holds his throne And sits in judgment there. 4 He hears our praises and complaints; And, while his awful voice Divides the sinners from the saints, We tremble and rejo ice 5 Peace be within tliis sacred place, And joy a constant guest ! With holy gifts and heavenly grace Be her attendants blest. 6 My soul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains: There my best friends, my kindred dwell, There God, my Saviour, reigns. WaUA. 280 Supplies of the Church. 8s & 7s. f^ LOKIOUS things of thee are spoken, I ^ Zion, city of our God ! E He, whose word can ne'er be broken. Formed thee for his own abode. 2 On the Rock of ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose? 13 193 THE CHURCH COMFORTED. With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou may'st smile at all thy foes. 3 See ! the streams of living waters - iSpringing from eternal love, Well sujiply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove. 4 WIio can faint while such a river Ever flows their thirst t' assuage ? Grace which like the Lord, the giver, Never fails from age to age. 6 Round each habitation hov'ring, See the c'oud and fire appear, For a glory and a cov'riug — Showing that the Lord is near. 6 Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God ! He whose word can ne'er be broken, Chose thee for his own abode. Newton. 281 ^'''^ ^^'' everlasting Light. 8s & 7s. TJEAR what God the Lord hath spoken: -^^ O my people, faint and few, Comfortless, afilicted, broken. Fair abodes I build for you. Scenes of heartfelt tribulation Shall no more perplex your ways ; You shall name your walls "Salvation," And your gates shall all be "Praise." 2 There, like streams that feed the garden. Pleasures without end shall flow, For the Lord, your faith rewarding, All his bounty shall bestow. Still in undisturbed possession ; Peace and righteousne^ shall reign, 194 o^ THE CHURCH COMFORTED. Never shall you feel oppression, Hear the voice of war again. 3 Ye, no more your suns descending, Waning moons no more shall see ; But, your griefs forever endmg, Find eternal noon in me : God shall rise, and, shining o'er you, Chauge to day the gloom of night; He, the Lord, shall be your glory, God your everlasting light. miliam Cowper, 282 Good nei'M for Zion. 8, 7, 4 |X the mountain's top appearing, Lo ! the sacred herald stands, AVelcome news to Zion bearing, Zion, long in hostile lands : Mourning captive I God himself shall loose thy bands. 2 Has thy niglit been long and mournful? Have thy friends unfaithful proved? Have thy foes been proud and scornful. By thy sighs and tears unmoved? Cease tiiy mourning ; Zion still is well beloved. 3 God, thy God, will now restore thee ; He himself appears thy Friend; All thy foes shall flee before thee ; Here their boa^jts and triumphs end: Great deliverance Zion's King will surely send. 4 Peace and joy shall now attend thee; All thy warfare now i^ past • 195 THE CHURCH COMFORTED. God thy Saviour will defend thee ; Victory is thine at last : All thy conflicts End in everlasting rest. Thomas Kelly, 283 Jehovah, tlte defense of Zion 8, 7, 4. VTON stands with hills surrounded, ^ Zion, kept by power divine : All her foes shall be confounded, Though the world in arms combine: Happy Zion, What a favored lot is thine I 2 Every human tie may perish ; Friend to friend unfaithful prove; Mothers cease their own to cherish ; Heaven and earth at last remove ; But no changes Can attend Jehovah's love. 3 In the furnace God may prove thee, Thence to bring thee forth more bright^ But can never cease to love thee ; Thou art precious in his sight : God is with thee, God, thine everlasting light. Thomas KeUy, 2g4 Love for Zion. S. M. T LOVE thy kingdom. Lord, ^ The house of thine abode, The Church our blest Eedeemer saved With his own precious blood. 2 I love thy Church, O God ! Her walls before thee stand, THE CHURCH COMFORTED. Dear as the apple of thine eye, And graven on tl:^y hand. 3 For her mj tears shall fall, For her my pravers 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. 6 Sure as thv truth shall last, To Zion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven. Timothy Duighi jlsSS ^^ church's confidence and security. S. M ^^^HO in the Lord confide, ''^ And feel his sprinkled blood. In storms and hurricanes abide Firm as the mount of God : Steadfast, and fixed, and sure, His Zion cannot move ; His faithful people stand secure In Jesus' guardian love. 2 As round Jerusalem The hilly bulwarks rise, So God protects and covers them From all their enemies. On every side he stands, And for his Israel cares ; And safe in his almighty hands Their souls forever bears. Charles Wesley* 197 THE CHURCH COMFORTED. 286 The Trinity Invoked. S. M r\ LOKD our God! arise, ^ The cause of truth maintain, And wide o'er all the peopled world Extend her blessed reign. 2 Thou Prince of life ! arise, Nor let thy glory cease ; Far spread the conquests of thy grace. And bless the earth with peace. 3 Thou Holy Ghost ! arise, Extend thy quickening wing, And o'er a dark and ruined world Let light and order spring. 4 All on the earth arise, To God the Saviour sing, From shore to shore, from earth to heaven, Let echoing anthems ring. Balph WarcUawfrom the Presbyterian Coll, 287 The throne of grace. S. M. "OEHOLD the throne of grace; ^ The promise calls us near ; There Jesus shows a smiling face, And waits to answer prayer. 2 My soul, ask what thou wilt. Thou canst not be too bold ; Since his own blood for thee he spilt, What else can he withhold? 5 Thine image, Lord, bestow, Thy presence and thy love. That we may serve thee here below, And reign with thee above. 198 MINISTERIAL COMMISSION. Teach us to live bv faith, Conform our wills to thine ; Let us victorious be in death, And then in glory shine. John Newton, SECTION XII. 3Jlinisterial Ctomtulssiott* 288 L. M. Chrisfs commission to preach the Gospel. Matt. X. 7-16. r^O forth, ye heralds, in my name, ^ Sweetly the gospel trumpet sound j The glorious jubilee proclaim, Where'er the human race is fomid. 2 The jovful news to all impart, And teach them where salvation lies, With care bind up the broken heart And wipe the tears from weeping eyes. 3 Be wise as serpents where you go. But harmless as the peaceful dove, And let your heav'n taught conduct show, That ye're commissioned from above. 4 Freely f i om me ye have received, Freely, in love to others give; Thus shall your doctrines be believ'd, And, by your labors, sinners live. /. Logan, 289 Laborei's. L. M. [From the German.] TJ IGH on his everlasting throne, - ""■ The King of saints his work surveys, 199 MINISTERIAL COMMISSION. Marks the dear souls he calls his own, And smiles on the peculiar race. 2 He rests well pleased their toils to see ; Beneath his easy yoke they move ; "With all their heart and strength agree In the sweet labor of his love. 3 See, where the servants of their God, A busy multitude, appear: For Jesus day and night employed, His heritage they toil to clear. 4 The love of Christ their hearts constrains, And strengthens their unwearied hands ; They spend their sweat, and blood, and paing To cultivate Immanuel's lands. 5 multiply thy sowers' seed, ! And fruit we every hour shall bear . Throughout the world thy gospel spread, Thine everlasting truth declare I /. Wesley. 290 L. M. •' Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel ia every creature." Mark xvi. 15-20. " /^ O preach my gospel," saith th' Lord, ^ " Bid the whole earth my grace re- ceive ; Explain to them my sacred word, Bid them believe, obey, and live. 2 " I'll make my great commission known, And ve shall prove my gospel true, Bj all the works that I have done, And all the wonders ye shall do. B " Go heal the sick, go raise the dead, Go cast out devils in my name; 200 MINISTERIAL COMMISSION. Nor let ray prophets be afraid, -Though Greeks reproach, and Jews blaa- pheme, 4 " While thas ye follow my commands, I'm with you till the world shall end: All power is trusted in my hands, I can destroy, and can defend." 5 He spake, and light shone round his head ; On a bright cloud- to he iv'u he rode ; They to tiie farthest nation spread The grace of their ascended God. Watts, 291 ^'"^ universal Effusion. L. M* (\ SPIRIT of the living God ! ^^ In all the fullness of thy grace, Where'er the foot of man hatli trod, Descend on our apostate race. 2 Give tongues of fire and hearts of love To preach the reconciling word . Give power and unction from above, Whene'er the joyful sound is heard. 3 Be darkness, at thy coming, light; Confusion, order, in thy path ; Souls without strength, inspire with might; Bid mercy triumph over wrath ! 4 Baptize the nations ! far and nigh ; The triumphs of the cross record : The name of Jesus glorify. Till every kindred call him Lord. 5 God from eternity hath willed All flesh shall his salvation see : So be the Father's love fulfilled, The Saviour's sufTring crowned through thee ! Montgomery, 201 MINISTERIAL COMMISSION. 292 The Church Militant. S. M XT ARK, how the watchmen cry I -"- Attend the trumpet's sound I Stand to your arms, the foe is nigh ; The powers of hell surround. 2 Who bow to Christ's command, Your arms and hearts prepare : The day of battle is at hand! Go forth to glorious war! 3 See, on the mountain top, The standard of your God ! In Jesus' name I lift it up. All stained with hallowed blood, 4 His standard-bearer, I To all the nations call : Let all to Jesus' cross draw nigh: He bore the cross for all. 5 All power to him is giv^n : He ever reigns the s>»me : Salvation, happiness, and heaven, Are all in Jesus' name. C. TTes/ey. H' 293 -^s«'«^' lii- "^-lO- s. M. OW beauteous are their feet Who stand on Zion's hill ; Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal ! 2 How charming is their voice ! How sweet the tidings are! "Zion, behold thy Saviour King; He reigns and triumphs here ! '* 3 How happy are our ears That hear this joyful sound, i2U2 MINISTERIAL COMMISSION. Which kings and prophets waited iW, And sought, but never found I 4 How blessed are our eyes That see this heavenly light! Prophets and kings desired it lonfi^ But died without the sight. 5 The watchmen join their voice, And tuneful notes employ ; Jerusalem breaks forth in songs. And deserts learn the joj. 6 The Lord makes bare his arm Through all the earth abroad: Let every nation now behold Their Saviour and their God. Waits. 294 &M. VE messengers of Christ! -'- His sovereign voice obey ; Arise, and follow where he leads, And peace attend your way. 2 The Master whom you serve Will needful strength besto-if ; Depending on his promised aid. With sac ed courage go — 3 Go, spread the Saviour's fame ; And tell his matchless grace To the most guilty and depraved Of Adam's numerou* race. 4 Mountains shall sink to plains, And hell in vain oppose ; The cause is God's, and must prevail. In spite of all his foes. Mrs, Voke, from the Presbyterian QA 203 MINISTERIAL COMMISSION. !39S opening Confe7-ence. S. M. A ND are we yet alive, -^ And see each other's face ? Glory and praise to Jesus give For his redeeming grace I Preserved by power Divine To full salvation here, Again in Jesus' praise we join, And in his sight appear. 2 What troubles have we seen. What conHicts have we passed, Fightings without, and fears within, ISiuce we assembled last ; But out of a'l the Lord Hath brought us by his love ; And still he doth his help afford, And hides our life above. 3 Then let us make our boast Of his redeeming power, Which saves us to the uttermost. Till we can sin no more : Let us take up the cross, Till we the crown obtain ; And gladly reckon all things loss, So we may Jesus gain. C. Wesley. 296 Closing Conference. S. M. AND let our bodies part, -^ To diffrent climes repair; Inseparably joined in heart The friends of Jesus are. 2 Jesus the Corner-stone Did first our hearts unite, And still he keeps our spirits one. Who walk with him in white. 204 MINISTERIAL COMMISSION. 3 let us still proceed In Jesus' wort below , And, foU'wing our triumphant Head, To further conquests go. 4 The vineyard of the Lord Before his lab'rers lies; And lo I we see the vast reward Which waits us in the skies. 5 O let our heart and mind Coniinually ascend, That heaven of repose to find, Where all our labors end I C. Wede^ V 29*7 Zions Watchmen. C. M El Zion's watchmen a'l awake, And take th' alarm they give; Now let them from the mouth of God Their awful charge receive. 2 'Tis not a cause of small import The pastor's care demands ; But what might fill an angeF^ heart, And filled a Saviour's hands. 3 They watch for souls, for which the Lord Did heavenly bliss forego I For souls which must forever live In raptures, or in woe. 4 May they that Jesus whom they preach, Their own Redeemer see, And watch thou daily o'er their souls, That thev may watch for thee. 205 MINISTERIAL COMMISSION. JiBS Christ, the Conqueror. C. M TESUS, immortal King, arise ; ^ Assert thy rightful sway, Till earth, subdued, its tribute brings, Aud distant lands obey. 2 Ride forth, victorious Conqueror, ride^ Till all thy foes submit. And all the powers of hell resign Their trophies at thy feet. 3 Send forth thy word, and let it fly • The spacious earth around, Till every soul beneath the sun Shall hear the joyful sound. 4 O may the great Redeemers name Through every clime be known, And heathen gods forsaken, fall, And Jesus reign alone. 5 From sea to sea, from shore to shore, Be thou, O Christ, adored, And earth, with all her millions, shout Hosannas to the Lord. A. C. Hobart Seymour, <^9 The Gospel for all Natims. C. M. f^ REAT God, the nations of the earth ^-^ Are by creation thine; And in thy works, by all beheld. Thy radiant glories shine. 2 But, Lord, thy greater love has sent Thy gospel to mankind, Unveiling what rich stores of grace Are treasured in thy mind. 206 MINISTERIAL COMMISSIOX. 3 Lord, when shall these glad tidings spread The spacious earth around. Till every tribe and every soul Shall hear the joyful sound? 4 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the gospel's rays, And build on sin's demolished throne The temples of thy praise. Thomas Gibbons, 300 ^•'^^ '^^^^ ^^ angels of God worship him. C M. LJ OW great the wisdom, power and grace -'--'- Which in redemption shine ! The heavenly host with joy confess The work is all divine. 2 Before his feet they cast their crowns, — Those crowns which Jesus gave, — And, with ten thousand thousand tongues, Proclaim his power to save. 3 They tell the triumphs of his cross, The suff"'rings which he bore. — How low he stooped, how high he rose, And rose to stoop no more. 4 O let them still their voices raise, And still their songs renew: Salvation well deserves the praise Of men and angels too. Beddonu, 301 FuU and Free. C. M. f\ WHAT amazing words of grace ^^ Are in the gospel found ! Suited to every sinner's case, Who knows the joyful sound. 207 CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES. 2 Poor, sinful, thirsty, fainting souls Are freely welcome here ; Salvation, like a river, rolls Abundant, free and clear. 3 Come then, with all your wants and wound*, Your every burden bring : Here love, unchanging love, abounds, ■ A deep, celestial spring. 4 Whoever will — O gracious word ! May of this stream partake ; Come, thirsty souls, and bless the Lord, And drink, for Jesus' sake. 5 Millions of sinners, vile as you, Have here fou.nd life and peace ; Come, then, and prove its virtues too, And drink, adore, and bless. Samuel Medley SECTION XIII. BAPTISM 302 L M. COME, Father. Son, and Holy Ghost, Honor the means ordained by thee ; Make good our apostolic boast, And own thy glorious ministry. 2 We now thy promised presence claim: Sent to disciple all mankind — 208 BAPTISM. Sent to baptize into thy name — We now thy promised presence find. 3 Father, in these reveal thy Son — In these, for whom we seek thy face, The hidden mystery make known, The inward, pure, baptizing grace. 4 Jesus, with us thou always art ; Effectuate now the sacred sign, The gift unspeakable impart, And bless the ordinance divine. 5 Eternal Spirit come from high, Baptizer of our spirits thou ! The sacramental seal apply, And witness witii the water now ! a Wesley 303 The Cornmi&^hn. L. M^ "^rWAS the commission of our Lord, -*- *' Go, teach the nations, aud baptize;'* The nations have receive! the word Since he ascended to the skies. 2 " Kepent and be baptized," he saith, ' For the remission of your sins ; " And thus our sense assists our faith, And shows us what his gospel means. 3 Our souls he washes in his blood. As water makes the body clean ; And the good Spirit from our God Descends, like purifying rain. 4 Thus we engage oureelves to thee, And seal our covenant with the Lord : O may the great Eternal Three In heaven our solemn vows record ! WatU^ 14 209 CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES. 304 Significance of Baptism. C M. LOED, while we confess the worth Of this the outward seal, Do thou the truth herein set forth To every heart reveal. 2 Death to the world we here avow, . Death to each fleshly lust ; Newness of life our calling now, A risen Lord our trust. B And we, O Lord, who now partake Of resurrection life. With every sin, for thy dear sake, Would be at constant strife. 4 Baptized into the Fathers name We'd walk as sons of God ; Baptized in thine, we own thy claim As ransomed by thy blood. 5 Baptized into the Holy Ghost, We'd keep his temple pure, And make thy grace our only boast, And by thy strength endure. Mar-y P. Boidy. 305 Children in the arms of Jesxs. C. M. 1>EH0LD what condescending love ^ Jesus on earth displays I To little children he extends The riches of his grace. 2 He still the ancient promise keeps, To our forefathei-s given •, Our infants in his arms he takes, And calls them heirs of heaveax 210 BAPTISM. 3 Forbid them not, whom Jesus calls, Nor dare the claim resist, Since his own lips to us declare Of such will heaven consist. 4 With flowing teai-s, and thankful hearts, We give them up to thee ; Keceive them, Lord, into thine arms ; Thine may they ever be. Augustus M. Toplady, 306 InjaiU. C. M, OOW large the promise, how Divine, -■--^ To Abrah'm and his seed ! " I am a God to thee and thine, Supplying all their need." 2 The words of his extensive love From age to age endure ; The angel of the cov'nant proves And seals the blessing sure. 3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms, To our great father given ; |fe^ He takes our children to his arms, |k: And calls them heirs » f heaven. 4 O God, how faithful are thy ways I Thy love endures the same ; ^or from the promise of thy grace Blots out our children's name. WatL. 307 M^nt iMark x. 13-16. C. M. ^EE Israel's gentle Shepherd stands ^ With all-engaging charms : Hark how he calls the tender lambs, And folds them in his arms ! 2 " Permit them to approach," he cries, " Xor scorn their humble name-. 211 CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES. For 'twas to bless such souls as these 'J he Lord of angels came." 3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands, And yield them up to thee : Joyful that we ourselves are thine, Thine let our oflspring be. Doddridge. 308 s. M. Christ a Fountaiji. Acts xxii. 16. ATY Saviour's pierced side, -^ ^ Pour'd out a double flood ; By water we are purified, And pardou'd by the blood. 2 Call'd from above, I rise, And wash away my sin ; The stream to which my spirit flies, Can make the foulest clean. 3 It runs divinely clear, A fountain deep and wide ; 'Twas opened by the soldiers spear, In my Redeemer's side ! Stafford, THE LORD'S SUPPER. 309 s. M. Coiiiiiiiinioa ivith Christ and with Saints, FESUS invites his saints ^ To me2t around his board ; Here pardoned rebels s't, and hold Commimion with their Lord. 2 For food he gives his flesh : He bids us drink his blood ; Amazing favor, matchless grace Of our descending God. 212 THE LORDS SUPPER. 8 This holy bread and wine Maiutain our fainting breath, By union with our living Lord, And interest in his death. 4 Our heavenly Father calls Christ and his members one : We the young children of his love, And he the first-born Sou. 5 I-et all our powers be joined His glorious name to raise: Pleasure and love fill every mind, And every voice be praise. ]VatU a 310 ^^« Triumph. S.M* r THE good fight have fought," -"- O when shall 1 declare ! The vict'ry by my Saviour got 1 long with Paul to share. 2 O may I triumph so, When all my warfare's past; And, dying, find my latest foe Under my feet at last I 3 This blrssed word be mine. Just as the port is gained, "Kept by the power of grace Divine, I have the faith maintained."' 4 Th' apostles of my Lord, To whom it firet was given, — They could not speak a greater word, Nor all the saints in heaven. C. ]V?sley. 311 The Lmtatiou. C. M. ^FHE King of heaven liis table spreads, -*- And blessings crown the board 213 CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES. Not paradise, witli all its joys, Could such delight aflford. 2 Pardon and peace to dying men, And endless life are gi\eu, Through the rich blood that Jesus shed To raise our souls to heaven. 8 Millions of souls, in glory now, Were fed and feasted here ; And millions more, still on the way, Around the board appear. 4 All thhigs are ready: come away, Xor weak excuses frame ; Crowd to your places at the feast, And bless the Founder's name. Doddridge, "312 H^^- i^^- 14-16. CM. VyiTH joy we meditate the grace ' " Of our High Priest above : His heart is made of tenderness, His bowels melt with love. 2 Touched with a sympathy within, He knows our feeble frame: He knows what sore temptations mean, For he hath felt the same. 3 He hi the days of feeble flesh Poured out strong cries and teal's, And in his measure feels afresh What every member bears. 4 He'll never quench the smoking flax, But raise it to a flame : The bruised reed he never breaks, Kor scorns the meanest name. 214 THE LORD S SUPPER. 6 Then let our humble faith address His mercy and his power : We shall obtain deliv'ring grace In the distressing hour. Watts. 313 The Institution. CM rpHAT doleful night before his death, -^ The Lamb for sinners slain, Did, almost with his dying breath, This solemn feast ordain. 2 To keep the feast, Lord, we have met, And to remember thee: Help each poor trembler to repeat, " For me, he died for me ! " 3 Thy sufF'rings, Lord, each sacred sign To our remembrance brings : We eat the bread, and drink the wine. But think on nobler things. 4 O tune our tongues, and set in frame Each h art that pants for thee, To sing, " Hosanna to the Lamb ! " The Lamb that died for me ! Hart. I 314: ^'<^^ 9iff^ ^f Oospel Grace. C. M. OLOVE divine! O matchless grace I Which in this sacred rite Shines forth so full, so free, in rays Of purest living light. O wondrous death ! O precious blood I For us so freely spilt, To cleanse our sin-pollute bdienng against hope. L. M. \ W^A Y, my unbelieving fear I -^^ Fear shall in me no more have place; My Saviour doth not yet appear, He hides the brightness of his face; But shall I therefore let him go, And basely to the tempter yield ? No, in the strength of Jesus no, i never will give up my shield. 2 Although the vine its fruits deny, Although the olives yield no oil. The withering fig-trees di-oop and die, '1 he fields elude the tiller's toil, The empty stall no herd afibrd, A.nd perish all the bleating race, Yet will I triumph in the Lord, — The God of my salvation praise. ^ In hope believing against hope, Jesus, my Lord, my God, I claim ; Jesus my strength shall lift me up, Salvation is in Jesus' name ; To me he soon shall bring it nigh. My soul shall then outstrip the wind, On wings of love mount up on high, And leave the world and sin behind. Charles Wsslefr 229 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. 333 Resignation. L. M. n^HY will be done ! I will not fear The fate provided by thy love ; Though clouds and darkness shroud me here, I know that all Ls bright above. 2 The stars of heaven are shining on, Though these frail eyes are dimmed with tears ; The hopes of earth indeed are gone, But are not ours the immortal years? 3 Father, forgive the heart that clings. Thus trembling, to the things of time* And bid my soul, on angel wings, Ascend into a purer clime. 4 There shall no doubts disturb its trust, No sorrows dim celestial love ; But these afflictions of tiie dust. Like shadows of the Bight, remove. 5 E'en now, above, there's radiant day. While clouds and darkness brood below; Then, Father, joyful on my way To drink the bitter cup I go. J. Boscoe- 33*7 Sympathetic Love. L. M. r\ LOVE divine, that stooped to share ^^ Our sharpest pang, our bitterest tear I On thee we cast each earthboru care ; We smile at pain while thou art near. 2 Though long the weary way we tread, And sorrow crown each lingering year. No path we shun, no darkness dread. Our hearts still whispering, " Thou art near ! " 230 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. 3 When drooping pleasure turns to grief, And trembling faith is changed to fear, The murmuring wind, the quivering leaf, Shall softlj tell us, " Thou art near I " 4 On thee we fling our burdening woe, O Love divine, forever dear ; Content to suffer while we know, Living and dying, thou art near ! Oliver W. Holmes. 338 3feekness and Patience. L. M. 'T^HOU Lamb of God, thon Prince of peaeo. For thee my thii-sty soul doth pine ; My longing heart implores thy grace ; O make me in thy likeness shine. 2 When pain o'er my weak flesh prevails, With lamb-like patience arm my bretist; W^hen grief my wounded soul assails In lowly meekness may I rest. 3 Close by thy side still may I keep. Howe'er life's various currents flow ; ^^tith steadfast eye mark every step, And follow thee where'er thou go. 4 Thou, Lord, the dreadful light hast won ; Alone thou hast the wine-press trod ; In me thy strengthening grace be shown : O may I conquer through thy blood. 5 So, when on Zion thou shalt stand, And all heaven's host adore their King, Shall I be found at thy right hand, And, free from pain, thv glories sing. a F. Richte'r. Tr. by J. WesI^ 231 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. 339 The Pilgrim's Son^. 7fc pHILDEEN of the heavenly King^ ^-^ As we journey let us sing; Sing our Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in his works and ways. 2 We are trav'ling home to God In the way our fathers trod ; They are happy now, and we Soon their happiness shall see. 3 O ye banished seed, be glad ! Chrkt our Advocate is made: Us to save, our flesh assumes, Brother to our souls becomes. 4 Fear not, brethren, jo}'ful stand On the borders of our land ; Jesus Christ, our leather's Son, Bids us undismay'd go on. 5 Lord ! obediently we'll go, Gladly leaving all below : Only thou our leader be, And we still will follow thee. Gennick, '340 With Christ. S. M. TESUS, one word from thee ' Fills my sad soul witli peace: My griefs are like a tossing sea ; They hear thy voice and cease. 2 Soon as thy pitying face Shone through my stormy fears, The storm swept by, nor left a trace^ Save the sweet dew of tears. 3 And when thou call'st me, Lord, Where thickest dangers be, 232 CHRISTIAN WAEFARE AND FAITH. Even the waves a path afford ; I walk the waves with thee. 4 With thee within mv bark I'll dare death's threatening tide, Nor count the passage strange or dark \\'ith Jesus by my side. 5 Dear Lord, thy faithful grace I know and I adore : What shall it be to see thy face In heaven forevermore! Henley D. Ganse. l^£^^ //( the Saviour's Care. S. M. "ly/TY spirit on thy care, ■^-^ Blest Saviour, I recline ; Thou wilt not leave me to despair, For thou art Love divine. 2 in thee I place my trust, On thee I calmly rest ; I know thee good, I know thee just, And count thy choice the best. 3 Whate er events betide. Thy will tliey all perform ; Safe in thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm. 4 Let good or ill befall. It mast be good for me ; Secure of having thee in all, Of ha'eing all in thee. Henry F. Lyie, 2 _ S.M. 3fy times are in thy hand. Ps. xxxi. 15. ** IVf^ ^^'^^ iire in thy hand :" M>^ Sod, I wish them there; 233 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. My life, my friends, my soul, I leave Entirely to thy care. 2 " jM>' times are in thy hand," Whateve!- tliey 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 my cruel sins had pierced Is now my guard and guide. 5 '* My times are m thy hand; " I'll always triLst in thee ; And, after death, at thy right hand I shall forever be. W. F. Lhyd. 343 Believers Encouraged. S M. VTOUR harps, ye trembliug saints, -*- Down from the willows take; Loud to the praise of love divine Bid every string awake. 2 Though in a foreign land, We are not far from home ; And nearer to our house above We every moment come. 3 His grace will to the end Stronger and brighter shine, Nor present things, nor things to come Shall quench the spark divine. 4 When we in darkness walk, Xor feel the heavenly flame, 234 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. Then is the time to trust our God, And rest upon his name. 5 Soon shall our doubts and fears Subside at his control ; His loving-kinduess shall break through The midnight of the soul. 6 Blest is the man, O God, That stays himself on thee ; Who wait for thy salvation, Lord, Shall thv salvation see. Toplady, alt. by B. W. Nod. 344 Longing for Heaven. 7s & 6(5. r\ WHEN shall T see Jesus, ^^ And reign with him above, And from that flowing fountain Drink everlasting love? When shall I be deliver'd From tliis vain world of sin, And with my blessed Jesus Drink endless pleasures in ? 2 But now I am a soldier ; My Captain's gone before, He's given me my ordei-s, And bids me not give o'er: And, if I hold out faithful, A crown of life he'll give; And all his valiant soldiers Shall ever with him live. 3 O do not be discouraged, For Jesus is your friend ; And, if you lack for knowledge, He'll not refuse to lend: 235 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. Neither will he upbraid you, Though often you request : He'll give you grace to conquer, And take you home to rest. Unknown, 345 Peace and Joy. 7s & 6e. SOMETIMES a light surprises ^ The Christian while he sings; It is the Lord who rises With healing on liis wings ; When comforts are declining, He grants the soul again A season of clear shining, To cheer it after rain. 2 In holy contemplation. We sweetly then pursue The theme of God's salvation, And find it ever new : Set free from pi-esent sorrow, We cheerfully can say, Let the unknown to morrow Bring with it what it may. 3 It can bring with it nothing But he will bear us through ; Who gives the lilies clothing, Will clothe his people tjo: Beneath the spreading heavens No creature but is fed ; And he who feeds the ravens Will give his chiloreu bread. 4 Though vine nor fig-tree neither Their wonted fruit should bear, Though all the lields should wither; Nor flocks nor herds be there ; 236 CHKIbTIAN WAKFAKE A^B FAITH. Yet God the same abiding, His praise shall time my voice; For while in him contiding, I caunot but rejoice. Wm. Coivper, 346 A Watchful Spirit. L. M. TESUS, my Saviour, Brother, Friend, On whom I east my every care, — On whom for all things 1 dei>end,— Inspire, and then accept my prayer. 2 If I have tasted of thy grace, The grace that sure salvation brings, If with me now thy Spirit stays, And ho v' ring, hides me in his wings: S Still let him with my weakness stay, xS or for a moment's space depart ; Evil and danger turn away, And keep till he renews my heart. 4 AVhen to the right or left 1 stray, His voice behind me may I hear, "Return, and walk in Christ thy way; Fly back to Christ, for sin is near ! " 5 Jesus, I fain woidd walk in thee, From nature's every path retreat : Thou art my way ; my leader be, And set upon the rock my feet. C. Wesley. 34T Watchful dependence on Christ. L. M* PliOLD me. Saviour or I fall ; O reach me out thy gracious hand I Only on thee for help I call ; Only by thee in faith I stand. 2 Pierce, fill me, with an humble fear; My utter helplessness reveal 1 237 U CHRISTIAN ^yARFARE AND FAITH. Satan and sin are always near, Thee may I always nearer feel. 3 O that to thee my constant mind Might with an even flame aspire! Pride in its earliest motions find, And mark the risings of desire I 4 O that my tender soul might fly The first abhorr'd approach of ill : Quick, as the apple of an eye, The slightest touch of sin to feel ! 5 Till thou anew my soul create. Still may 1 strive, and watch, and pray,— Humbly and confidently wait, And long to see the perfect day. C. Wedep, 348 " All in Ally L. M. 6t ''PHOU hidden source of calm repose, -'- Thou all-sutticient Love Divine, My help and refuge from my foes, Secure I am if thou art mine ! And lo ! from sin, and grief, and sham^ I liide me, Jesus, in thy name. 2 Thy mighty name salvation is, And keeps my happy soul above : Comfort it brings, and power, and peac And joy, and everlasting love : To me, with thy great name, are given Pardon, and holiness, and lieaven. 5 Jesus, my All in all thou art. My rest in toil ; my ease in pain ; The med'cine of my broken heart ; In war, my peace ; in loss, my gain; My smile beneath the tyrant's frown; In shame, my glory and my crown ; ' 23S CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH* i In want, my plentiful supply ; In weakness, my almighty power r In bonds, my perfect liberty ; My light, in Satan's darkest hour ;. In grief my joy unspeakable ; My life in death — mv All in all. e. Wesley. 349 General Redemption. L. M. 6/. YY/'OULD Jesus have the sinner die? ** Why hangs he then on yonder tree? What means that strange expiring cry? (Sinners, he prays for you and me:) " Forgive them, Father, O forgive. They know not that by me they live !" 2 Jesus, descended from above, Our loss of Eden to retrieve. Great God of universal love, If all the world through thee may live, In us a quick'ning spirit be. And witness thou hast died for me. 8 Thou loving, all-atoning Lamb, Thee — by thy painful agony, Thy bloody sweat, thy grief and shame, Thy cross and passion on the tree, Thy precious death and life— I pray, Take all, take all my sins away. C. Wesley, 350 Praise to the Redeemer. Ss-Ts. ll/f IGHTY God, while angels bless thee, ^^ May a mortal lisp thy name? Lord of men, as well as angels, Thou art every creature's theme. 2 Lord of every land and nation, Ancient of eternal days I 239 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. Sounded through the wide creation Be thy just and hiwful praise. Z For the grandeur of thy nature — Grand beyond a serapli's thought — For created works of power, Works with skill and kindness wrought: 4 For thy providence that governs Through thine empire's wide domain, AVings an angel — guides a sparrow — - Blessed be thy gentle reign. -6 But thy rich, thy free redemption, Dark through brightness all along ! Thought is poor, and poor expression: AVho dare sing that awful song? 6 Brightness of tlie Father's glory. Shall thy praise unuttered lie? Fiy, my tongue, such guilty silence ! Sing the Lord who came to die. Bobinson, 351 8's, 7's double. Praise to Christ for hi^ Djcine Grace. Eev. v. 9. /^OME, thou fount of ev'ry blessing, ^^ Time my heart to sing thy grace; Streams of mercy never ceasing. Call for songs of loudest praise : Tea h me some melodious sonnet, Sung by flaming tongues above ; Praise the mount I— I'm flxjed upon it. Mount of thy redeeming love I 2 Here I'll raise my Ebenezer ; Hither by tliy help I'm come, And I hope, by thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home; 240 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. Jesus sought me wlien a stranger, Wand' ring from the fold of God : He, to rescue me from danger, Interpos'd hLs precious blood ! 3 O I to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constrain'd to bel Let thy goodness, like a fetter, Bind my waudring heart to thee • Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it ; Prone to leave the God 1 love — Here's my heart, O take and seal it, JSeal it for thy c uris above. Huntingdon^ 352 Invoking Divine Love. 8s-7»» r OVE Divine, all Im'es excelUng, ^ Joy of heaven, to earth come down, Fix in us thy liumble dwelling, All thy faitiiful mercies crown ! Jesus, thou art all compassion, Pure unbounded love thou art ; Visit us with thy salvation ; Enter every trembling heart. 2 Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit Into every trouljled breast I Let us all in thee inherit, Let us find that second rest. Take away our bent to sinning, Alpha and Omega be, End of faith, as its beginning, Set our hearts at liberty. 3 Come, almighty to deliver, Let us all thy life receive, Suddenly return, and never, Never more thy temples leave, 16 241 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. Thee we would be always blessing ; Serve thee as thy hosts above ; Pray, aud praise thee, without ceasing. Glory in thy pei'fect love. C Wesley. 353 Delight in Christ. 8a. TJ OW tedious aud tasteless the houre ^^ "When Jesus no longer I see I Sweet prospects, sweet birds, and sweet flowers, Plave all lost their sweetness to me : The midsummer sun shines but dim, The fields strive in vain to look gay; But when 1 am happy in him, December's as pleasant as May. 2 His name yields the richest perfume, And sweeter than music his voice; His presence disperses my gloom, And makes all within me rejoice: I should, were lie always thus nigh. Have nothing to wish or to fear^ Jso mortal so happy as I, My summer would last all the year. 3 Content with beholding his face, My all to his pleasure resign'd, ZSo changes of season or place Would make any change in my mind: "While bless d with a sense of his love, A palace a toy would appear; And prisons would palaces prove, If Jesns would dwell with me there. 4 Dear Lord, if indeed I am thine, If thou art my sun and my song, Say why do I languish and pine ? And why are my winters so long? 242 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. O drive these dark clouds from my sky, — Thy soul-cheering presence restore; Or take me to thee up on high, Where wintere and clouds are no more. Neidoru. 354 -^'^^^ cuiSH ranee of hope. 8, 8, 6» r^OME on, my partners in distress, ^ My comrades through the wilderness. Who still your bodies feel : Awhile forget your griefs and fears. And look beyond this vale of tears To that celestial hill, 2 Beyond the bounds of time and space Look forward to that heavenly place, The saints" secure abode: "^ On faith's strong eagle-pinions rise, And force your passage to the skies, And scale the mount of God. 3 W^ho suffer with our Master here, W^e shall before his face appear, Ami by his side sit down : To patient faith the prize is sure; And all that to the esid endure The cross, siiall wear the crown. 4 Thrice-blessed, bliss inspiring hope I It lifts the fainting spirits up. It brings to life the dead : Our conflicts here shall soon be past, And you and 1 ascend at last, Triumphant with our Head. C- Wesley. 355 Gently lead us. 8, 7, 4,. rjEXTLY, Lord, O gently lead us ^-* Through this gloomy vale of tears; 243 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. And O Lord, iu mercy give us Thy rich grace in all our fears. O refresh us, Traveling through thh irilderness. 2 When temptation's darts assail iis^ AVheri in devious paths we stray, Let thy goodness never fail us, Lead us in thy perfect way. 3 In the hour of pain and anguish, In the hour when death draws near, Sufter not our liearts to languish, Suffer not our souls to fear. 4 When this mortal life is ended, Bid us in thine arms to rest, Till, by angel-bands attended, We awake among the blest. Thomaji Hctstings. 356 ^« ^«^75 Affliction. 8s, 7a. tpUf.L of treml)ling expectation, -*- Feeling much, and fearing more. Mighty (tocI of my salvation, 1 thy timely aid imjilore 2 Suffering Son of man, be near me, In my sufleriugs to sustain ; By thy sorer griefs to cheer me, By thy more than mortal pain. 3 By thy most severe temptation In that dark Satanic hour, By thy last mysterious passion, Screen me from the adverse power. 4 By thy fainting in the garden. By thy dreadful death, I pray, AVrite upon my heart the pardon ; Take my sins and fears away. C Wedof, 244 ^•HRISTIAX WARFARE AND FAITH. 357 ^^^ Pvcciom Name. 8s, 7s. '^j^'VKE the name of Jesu.s with you, -■- Child of sorrow aud of woe ; It will joy aud comfort give you ; Take it, then, where'er you go. Precious name, O how sweet I Hope of earth and joy of heaven. 2 Take the name of Jesus ever, As a shield from every snare ; If temptations round you gather, Breathe that holy name in prayer. 3 O the precious name of Je,sus ! How it thrills our souls with joy, When his loving arms receive us, And his songs our tongues employ I 4 At the name of Jesus bowing, Falling prostrate at his feet. King of kings in heaven we'll crown him, WJieu our journey is complete. Sirs. Lydia Baxter, 358 Waiting in the Sanctuary. C. M* P AT HER, behold with gracious eyes ■*- The 'souls before thy throne, .Who now present their sacrifice. And seek thee in thy Son. Well pleased in him thyself declare, Thy pard'ning love reveal, The peaceful answer, of our prayer To every conscience seal. 2 Meanest of all thy servants, I Those happier spirits meet, And mix with theirs my feeble cry, And worship at thy feet. 245 L' CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH On me, on all, some gift bestow, Some blessing now impart ; The seed of life eternal sow In every mournful heart. Thy loving, powerful Spirit shed, And speak our sins forgiven, Or haste throughout the lump to spread The sanctifying leaven. Refresh us with a ceaseless shower Of graces from above Till all receive the perfect power Of everlasting love. C. Wesley. 359 The Best of Faith. C. M. ORD, I believe a rest remains, To all thy people known ; " A rest where pure enjoyment reigns, And thou art loved alone: 2 A rest where all our soul's desire Is tixed on things above; Where fear, and sin, and grief expire, Cast out by perfect love. 3 O that I now the rest might know. Believe, and enter in I Now, Saviour, now the power bestow. And let me cease from siu I * 4 Remove this hardness from my heart, This unbelief remove: To me the rest of faitii impart, The Sabbath of thy love. C We.^Iey, 360 ^^^^ "^y Sufficient Portion. C. M. \f Y God, my Portion, and my Love, ■^^ My everlasting All, 246 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. I've uone but thee in heaven above, Or on this earthly ball. 2 What empty things are all the skies, And this inferior clod ! There's nothing here deserves my joys, There's nothing like my God. 3 To thee I owe my wealth, and friends, And health, and safe abode : Thanks to thy name for meaner things; But they are not my God. ^ 4 How vain a toy is glittering wealth, If once compared to thee ! Or what's my safety, or my health, Or all my friends to me ? 6 Were I possessor of the earth, And called the stars my own, Without thy graces and thyself, 1 were a wretch undone. 6 Let others stretch their arms like seas, And grasp in all the shore; Grant me the visits of thy grace, And 1 desire no more. Isaac ^'atts. 361 " Our Rejoicing is This"— L. M. r ORD, how secure and blest are they ■*^ Who feel the joys of pardoned sin I Should storms of wratii shake earth and sea, 'i heir minds have heaven and peace withiiL. 2 The day glides sweetly o'er their heads, Made up of innocence and love: And soft and silent as the shades Their nightly minutes gently move. 247 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AXD FAITH. S Quick as their thoughts theii joys come on, But fly not half so fast away : Their souls are ever bright as noon, And calm as summer evenings be. A They scorn to seek our golden toys, But spend the day and share the night In numbering o'er the richer joys That heaven prepares for their delight. Watts. 36 2 • Friend of the friendless. L. M. r^ OD of ray life, to thee I call, ^^ Afflicted at thy feet I fall ; When the great water-floods prevail, Leave not my trembling heart to fail. 2 Friend of the friendless and the faint. Where should I lodge my deep complaint? Where, but with thee, whose open door Invites the helpless and the poor? 3 Did ever mourner plead with thee. And thou refuse that mourner's plea ? Does not the promise still remain. That none shall seek thy face in vain ? 4 Poor T may be, despised, forgot, Yet God, my God, forgets me not ; And he is safe, and must succeed. For whom the h'aviour deigns to plead. William Cowper. 363 Fsalm Ixviii. 17, 18. L. M. T ORD, when thou didst ascend on high, ^ Tea thousand angels filled the sky : Thos"' heavenly guards around thee wait, Lik^ chariots that attend thy state. 248 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. 2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious, when the Lord was there S While he pronounced his dreadful law, And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 3 How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, That thousand souls had captives made, Were all in chains, like captives, led, 4 Raised bv his Father to the throne, He sent the promised Spirit down, With gifts and grace for rebel men, That God might dwell on earth again. Warn. 364 '^"■''-^' ^'^^^'''' ¥ prayer. L. IC ^WEET hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayec ^ 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 tliy return, sweet hour of prayer. 2 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer. Thy wings shall my petition bear To him, whose truth and faithfulness Engage the waiting soul to bless : And since he bids me seek his face, Believe his word and trust his grace, I'll cast on him my every care. And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer, 3 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer. May I thy consolation sliare, 249 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. 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, Parewell, farewell, sweet hour of p- aver ! William W. 'Walford, S6S '-^^^ J^y ^f Moving hearta. L. M, TESUS, thou Joy of lovhig hearts! ^ Thou Fount of life ! thou Light of men I From the best bliss that earth imparts, We turn unfilled to thee agaiu. 2 Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood ; Thou savest those that on thee call ; To them that seek thee, thou art good, To them that find thee, all in all. 3 We taste thee, O thou Living Bread. And long to feast upon thee still ; We drink of thee, the Fountain Head, And thirst our souls from thee to fill! 4 Our restless spirits yearn for thee, Where'er our changeful lot is ca.st ; Glad, when thy gracious smile we see, Blest, when our faith can hold thee fast. 5 O Jesus, ever with us stay ; Make all our moments calm and bright ; 3hase the dark night of sin awav. Shed o'er the world thy holy light I Beiifiard of Clairvaux. Tr. by R. Palmer, 366 ^^^ loving-kindness better than life. L. M» /~\ GOD, thou art my God alone; ^ Early to thee my soul shall cry : 250 CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. A pilgrim in a laud unknown, A thirsty land, whose springs are dry. 2 Thee in the watches of the night, When I remember on my bed, Thy presence makes the darkness light ; Thy guardian wings are round my head. 3 Better than life itself, thy love; Dearer than all beside to me ; For whom have I in heaven above, Or what on earth, compared with thee ? 4 Praise with my heart, my mind, my voice, For all thy mercy I wall give ; My soul shall still in God rejoice, My tongue shall bless thee while I live. James 3Iontgo7nety. 367 ^^ home with God anyirhere. L. M. Y Lord, how full of sweet content I pass my years of banishment ! Where'er I dwell, I dwell with thee, In heaven, in earth or on the sea. To me remains nor place nor time; My country is in every clime : I can be calm and free from care On any shore, since God is there. While place we seek, or place we shun, The soul finds happiness in none ; But with a God to guide our way, 'Tis equal joy to go or stay. Could I be cast where thou art not, That were indeed a dreadful lot ; But regions none remote I call, Secure of finding God in all. 3Iad. J. M. B. Be La Motte Guyon, [Tr. by Wm. Cowper.] 251 M' CHRISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. ^68 Watchfulness. S. M- ri KACIOUS Redeemer, shake ^-^ This slumber from my soul ! jSaj to me now, " Awake, awake ! And Christ shall make thee whole.** '2 Lay to thy mighty hand ; Alarm me in this hour; And make me fully undei-stand The thunder of thy power ] 3 Give me on thee to call, Always to watch and pray, Lest I into temptation fall, And cast my shield away. 4 For each assault prepar'd And ready may I be ; For ever standing on my guard, And looking up to thee. 5 O do thou always warn My soul of evil near ! When to the right or left I turn, Thy voice still let me hear : 6 " Come back ! this is the way ! Come back ! and walk herein ! " O may I hearken and obey, And shun the paths of sin I C. Wede^ 869 ^^« ^^nd that ims in Christ. & M. r^QUIP me for the war, ■ And teach my hands to fight; My simple, upright heart prepare And guide my words aright. 2 Control my every thought, My whole of sin remove ; 252 M CHKISTIAN WARFARE AND FAITH. Let all my works in thee be wrought, Let all be wrought in love. 8 O arm me with tlie mind, Meek Lamb, that was in thee; And let my knowing zeal be joined With perfect cliarity. 4 With calm and tempered zeal Let me enforce thy call; And vindicate thv gracious will, Which oHers life to all. C. Wedey, 870 Watch and pray. Matt. xxiv. 41. S. llL Y soul, be on thy guard, Ten thousand foes arise; And hosts of sins are pressing hard, To draw thee from the skies. 2 watch, and fight, and pray, $ The battle ne'er give o'er; Renew it boldly every day, And help divine implore. 3 Ne'er think the victory won, Nor once at ease sit down ; Thy arduous work will not be done Till thou hast got the crown. 4 Fight on, my soul, till death Shall bring thee to thy God ; He'll take thee, at thy parting breath, Up to his blest abode. Heath, 371 ^^^^^ ^i^ to ^^^'^- S. M. AKE haste, O man, to live, For thou so soon must die; Time hurries past thee like the breeze: How swift its moments fly 1 253 M CHURCH ACTIVITIES, Make haste, O niau. to do Whatever must be done ; Thou hast no time to lose in sloth, Thy day will soon be gone. Up, then, with speed, and work ; Fling ease and self away ; This is no time for thee to sleep, Up, watch, and work, and pray I Make haste, O man, to live, Thy time is almost o'er ; O sleep not, dream not, but arise, The Judge is at the door. Hor alius Bonotx SECTION XV. Cfturcft ^ctitjities. PRAYER. 372 Prevailing Prayer. L. M. TDKAYER is appointed to convey -*- The blessings God designs to give: Long as they live should Christians pray. They learn to pray when first they live. 2 If pain afflict, or wrongs oppress ; If cares distract, or fears dismay ; If guilt deject ; if sin distress ; — In every case, still waich and pray. 8 *Tis prayer supports the soul that's weak : Though thought be broken, language lam^ Pray if thou canst, or canst not speak ; But pray with faith in Jesus' name. 254 PRAYER. 4 Depend on him , thou canst not fail ; Make all thy v^'ancs and wishes known: Fear not ; his merits must prevail ; Ask but in faith, it shall be done. JTorl 373 ^ Morning Prayer. L. M, A WAKE, ray soul, and with the sun -^ 1 hy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part; Who all night long unwearied sing High praises to tli' eternal King. 3 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept, And hast refreshed me while I slept : Grant, Lord when I from death shall waki^ I may of endless life partake. 4 Direct, control, suggest this day, All 1 design, or do, or say. That all my powers, with all their might, In thy sole glory may unite. T. Ken, 374 Early Vows. L. M. ly/TY God, accept my early vows, -'--'- Like morning incense in thy house, And let my nightly worship rise Sweet as the evening sacrifice. 2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord^ From every rash and heedless word ; Xo* let my feet incline to tread T^-e guilty path where sinners lead. 955 CHURCH ACTIVITIES. S O, may the righteous, when I stray, Smite, and reprove my waud'ring wayl Their gentle words, like ointment shed, Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. 4 When I behold them pressed with grief, I'll cry to heaven for their relief; And by my warm petitions prove How much I prize their faithful love. Wattt, 3*75 Evening song. L. IL |_| OW do thy mercies close me round! -*-^ Forever be thy name ador'd ; I blush in all things to abound ; The servant is above his Lord I 2 Inur'd to poverty and pain, A sufF'riug life my Master led ; The Son of God, the Son of man, He had not where to lay his head. % But, lo ! a place he hath prepar d For me, whom watchful angels keep; Yea, he himself becomes my guard ; He smooths my bed, and gives me sleeps 4 Jesus protects ; my fears, begone I What can the rock of ages move! Safe in thy arms t lay me down. Thy everlasting arms of love. C. Wesley, 376 How frail I ari. Psalm xxxix. CM. n^'EACH me the measure of my day^ -*- Thou A4 afc>r cf my frame : I would survey Tv^e'e narrow space, And learn he- ' frail I am. PRAYER. 2 A span is all that we can boast, An inch or two of time : Man is but vanity and dust, In all his flower and prime. 8 What should I wish, or wait for, thei^ From creatures, earth, and dust? They make our expectations vain And disappoint our trust. 4 Now I forbid my carnal hope, My fond desires recall ; I give my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. WaUk 377 The Lord our help. Tsalm xc. C M. r\ GOD, our help in ages past, ^^ Our liope 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 defense is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth receiv"d her frame. From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages, in thy sight, Are like an evening gone : Short as the watch that ends the nigM Before the rising sun. 6 Time, like an ever-rolling stream. Bears all its sons away ; 17 257 CHURCH ACTIVITIES. They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day. 6 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou oar guard wliile life shall last. And our perpetual home ! WatUt, 878 ^ Moming meditation. C. M. /^XCEmore, my soul, the rising day, ^^ Salutes thy waking eyes ; Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay To him that rules the skies. 2 Kight uuto night his name repeats, The day renews the sound, — Wide as the heavens on which he sits, To turn the seasons round. S 'Tis he supports my mortal frame ; My tongue shall speak his praise : My sins might rouse his wrath to flame, But yet his wrath delays. 4 O God, let all my houi-s be tliine, While I enjoy the light I Then shall my sun in smiles decline, And bring a pleasant night. Waits. 379 Auuke, my soul. C. M. « A WAKE, my soul, to meet the day, -^^ Unfold thy drowsy eyes, And burst the pond'rous chain that loads Thine active faculties. S God's guardian shield was round me spread In my defenseless sleep : Let him have all my waking hours Who doth my slumbers keep. 258 PRAYER. 8 Pardon, O God, my former sloth, And arm my soul with grace ; As rising now, I seal my vows To prosecute thy ways. 4 Bright Sun of righteousness, arise; Thy radiant beams display, And guide my dark, bewilder'd soul To everlasting day. Doddridge, 3g0 Meditation. C. M- /TJJ.IVER and guardian of my sleep, ^^ To praise thy name I wake : Still, Lord, thy helpless servant keep, For thine own mercy's sake. 2 The blessing of another day I thankfully receive: O may I only thee obey,. And to tliy glory live ! 3 Upon me lay tliy mighty hand, My words and thoughts restrain : Bow my whole soul to thy command, Kor let my faith be vain. 4 Pris'ner of hope, I wait the hour Which shall salvation bring ; When all I am shall own thy power, And call my Jesu^ King. C. Wesley, 381 C. M. A Sabbath morning carol. Psalm y. 1-8. T ORD, in the morning thou shalt hear -^ My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye : 259 CHURCH ACTIVITIEe. 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone. To plead for all his saints, Presenting at his Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God before whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Kor dwell at thy right iiand. 4 But to thy house will I resort. To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thy holy cour^ And worship in thy fear. 5 O may thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness, Make ev'ry path of duty straight And plain before my face. WaU^ 3S2 Morning Hymn. 7% "MOW the shades of night are gone ; -^^ Now the morning light is come; Lord, may we be thine to-day, Drive the shades of sin away. 2 Fill our souls with heav'nly light, Banish doubt and clear our sight; In thy service, Lord, to-day, May we labor, watch, and pray. 3 Keep our haughty passions bound; Save us from our foes around ; Going out and coming in Keep us safe from ev'ry sin. 4 When our work of life is pas^ O receive us then at last ; 260 PRAYER. Night and siu will be no more, When we reach the heav'nly shore. Unknovm, 383 Evening. 7i QMNIPKESENT God ! whose aid ^^ No one ever asked in vain, Be this night about my bed, Every evil thought restrain : Lay thy hand upon my soul, God of my unguarded hours ! All my enemies control, I Hell, and earth and nature's powers. "2 O thou jealous God I come down, God of spotless purity ; Claim and seize me for thine own, Consecrate my heart to thee ; Under thy protection take ; Songs in the night season give; Let me sleep to thee, and wake; Let me die to thee, and live. 3 Let me of thy life partake, Thy own holiness impart ; O that I may sweetly wake, With my Saviour in my heart! O that I may know thee mine ! O that I may thee receive I Only live the life Divine I Only to thy glory live ! (Z TT s?ey 884 -^^'^ reviving grace. Ts. T IGHT of life, seraphic fire, -^ Love Divine, thyself impart ; Every fainting soul inspire ; Shine in every droopiug heart: 261 CHURCH ACTIVITIES. Every mournful sinner cheer ; Scatter all our guilty gloom ; Sou of God, appear I appear ! To thy human temples come. 2 Come in this accepted hour ; Bring thy heavenly kingdom in; Fill us with thy glorious power, Eootin* out the seeds of sin : Kothing more can we require, We will covet nothing less ; Be thou all our hearts' desire. All our jov, and all our peace. C. Wede^, 385 New Year's Day, 10, 5, 11. /^OME, let us anew our journey pursue, ^ Eoll round with the year. And never stand still till the Master ap- pear ! His adorahle will let us gladly fulfil, And our talents improve, By the patience of hope, and the labor of love. 2 Our life is a dream; — our time, as a stream. Glides swiftly away ; And the fugitive momeut refuses to stay- The arrow is Mown, the meinent is gone, The millennial year Eushes on to our view, and etemit/f here. B O that each in the day of his coming may say, *'I have fought my way through; I have finished the work thou didst give me to do l" 262 PRAYER. O that each from his Lord may receive the glad word, " Well and faithfully done I Enter into my joy, and sit down on my throne." C. 38B ITie opening year. H. M. T^HE Lord of earth and sky, The God of ages praise ! Who reigns enthroned on high, Ancient of endless days I Who lengthens out our trials here, And spares us yet another year. 2 Barren and wither'd trees, We cumber'd long the ground I Xo fruit of holiness On our dead souls was found; Yet doth he us in mercy spare Another and another year. 3 When justice gave the word, To cut the tig-tree down, The pity of the Lord Cried". '' Let it still alone ! " The Father mild inclines his ear, And spares us yet another year. 4 Jesus, thy speaking blood From God obtain'd the grace; Who therefore hath bestow'd On us a longer space : Thou didst in our behalf appear. And lo ! we see another year J 5 Then dig about the root. Break up our fallow ground, 263 CHURCH ACTIVITIES. And let our gracious fruit To thy great praise abound : let us all thy praise declare, And fruit unto perfection bear I C. Wedej^ "38*7 ^'^> ^ ^^ ^^^^ y^^ alway. 8, 7. A LWAYS with us, always with us ; — •"- Words of cheer and words of love; Thus the risen Saviour whispers, From his dwelling-place above. With us when Ave toil in sadness, Sowing much, and reaping none; Telling us that in the future Golden harvests shall be won. 2 With us when the storm is sweeping O'er our pathway dark and drear; Waking hope within our bosoms, Stilling every anxious fear. With us in the lonely valley, When we cross the chilling stream ; Lighting up the steps to glory With salvation's radiant beam. Edwin H. Nevin. 5^8 ^ ^h We- ^ M. r^ OD of almighty love, — ^-^ By whose sufficient grace 1 lift my heart to things above, And humbly seek thy face, — Through Jesus Christ, the jiLst, My faint desires receive, And let me in thy goodness trriSt.-. And to thy glory lire. 264 ' PRAYER. 2 Whatever I say or do, Thy glory bt is not ashamed of me ! 0*'eg^ 394: Evening : Memorials of his Grace. I >. M- 'T'HUS far the Lord hath led me on,— Thus far his i)ow'r prolongs my days; And every evening shall make known Some fresh memorial of his grace. 2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my homo: 2fi8 FRAi'lJK But he forgives my follies past, And gives me strength for days to come. 3 I lay my body down to sleep ; Peace is the pillow for my head: While well-appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 4 Thus, when the night of death shall come My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, AVith sweet salvation in the sound. TT'a^^ 395 L M. " Thou crowned the Year with thy Goodness.^* Tj^TERXAL Source of every joy, -■-^ Well may tliy praise our lips employ, "While in thy temple we appear, AVhose goodness crowns the circling year. 2 The flow'ry 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. 3 Thy hand in autumn richly pours, Through all our coasts, redundant stores; And winters, soften'd by thy care, iso more a face of horror wear. 4 Seasons, and montlis, and weeks, and davs Demand successive songs of praise : Still be tlie cheerful homage paid With op'ning light and ev'niug shade. 5 Here in thy house shall incense rise, As circling Sabbaths bless our eyes ; Still we will make thy mercies known Around tky board, and round our owiic 269 CHURCH ACTIVITIES. 6 O may our more harmonious tongue In worlds unknown pursue the song ; And in those brighter courts adore, Where days and yeai-s revolve no more ! Doddridge 396 -'^ Song for the opening year. L. !NL /^REAT God, we sing that mighty hand, ^^ By which supported still we stand: The opening year thy mercy shows ; Let mercy crown it till it close. 2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, Still we are guarded by our God; By his incessant bounty fed, By his unerring counsel led. 3 With grateful hearts the past we own. The future — all to us unknown — We to thy guardian care commit, And peaceful leave before thy feet. 4 In scenes exalted or depress'd, Be thou our joy, and thou our res'.; Thy goodness all our hopes shall mise, Ador'd through all our changing o'ays. 5 When death shall close our earthly s^ngs And seal in silence mortal tongues. Our Helper, God, in whom we trust, In brighter worlds our souls shall bca t jDodd ''i.lge. 397 Worth of prayer. I Y\/'HAT various hindrances we meet In coming to a mercy -seat ! Yet who that knows the worth of prayer But wishes to be often there? 270 PRAYER. 2 Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw; Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw; Gives exercise to faith and love ; Brings every blessing from above. 3 Kestraining prayer, we cease to fight : Prayer makes the Ciiristian's armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. 4 Have you no words ? Ah I think again, Words flow apace when you complain. And fill your fellow-creature's ear A\'ith the sad tale of all your care. 5 Were half the breath thus vainly spent, To heaven in supplication sent, Your cheerful song would oft'ner be, " Hear wluit the l.ord has done for me." Cowper, 398 "The LorcTs Prayer. S. M. \\JR Heavenly Father, hear The prayer we oftei now : Thy name be hallowed far and near; To thee all nations bow. 2 Thy kingdom ieome ; thy will On earth be done in love, As saints and seraphim fulfil Thy perfect law above. 3 Our daily bread supply While by the word we live; The guilt of our iniquity Forgive, as we forgive. 4 From dark temptation's poweri From Satan's wiles defend; 271 O^ CHURCH ACTIVITIES. Deliver in the evil hour, And guide us to the end. S Thine shall forever be Glory and power Divine ; The sceptre, throne, and majesty, Of heaven and earth, are thine. Montgomery, 399 Evening. S. M. ^HE day is past and gone, The evening shades appear: O may we all remember well, The night of death draws near I 2 We lay our garments by, Upon our bids to rest ; So death will soon disrobe us all Of what is here possess'd. 3 Lord, keep us safe this night, Secure from all our fears; May angels guard us while we sleepy Till morning light appears. 4 And when we early rise, And view th' unwearied sun, May we set out to win tlie prize, And after glory run. 5 And when our days are past, And we from time remove, O may we in thy bosom rest, The bosom of thy love. J LelaruU ^QO Dedication to God, our Preserver. S. M. Pscdm iii. 5. CERENE I laid me down ^ Beneath his guardian care; 272 PRAYER. 1 Slept, and 1 awoke, and found My kind preserver near ! 2 Thus does thine arm support This weak, defenseless frame : But whence these favors, Lord, to me, All worthless as I am ? 3 O I how shall I repay The bounties of my God ? This feeble spirit pants'beueath The pleasing, painful load. 4 Dear Saviour, to thy cross I bring my sacritice ; Tiugd with thy blood, it shall ascend AVith fragrance to the skies. 5 My life I would anew Devote, O Lord, to thee ; And in thy service 1 would spend A long eternity. DinghL 401 ^yhoso putteth his trust in the Lord S. M^ shall he safe. /COMMIT thou all thy griefs ^ And ways into his hands. To his sure trust and tender care Who earth and heaven commands. 2 Who points the clouds their course, Whom winds and seas obey, He shall direct thy wandering feet, He shall prepare thy way. 3 Thou on the Lord rely, So, safe, shalt thou go on ; Fix on his work thy steadfast eye^ So shall thy work be done. 18 273 CHURCH ACTIVITIES, 4 No profit canst thou gain ' By self-consuming care ; To him commend thy cause ; his ear Attends the softest iirayer. 6 Thy everlasting truth, Fathei, thy ceaseless love. Sees all thy children's wants, and knows What best for each will prove. Tr. by J". Wesley. ^02 -^^ Evening Prayer. Psalm iv. C. M T ORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray; -*-' I am forever thine : I fear before thee all the day, Xor would 1 dare to sin. 2 And while I rest my weary liead, From cares and business free, 'Tis sweet conversing on my bed With ray own heart and thee. 3 I pay this ev'ning sacrifice ; And when my work is done. Great God, my faith, my ho|>e, relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus, with mv thoughts compos'd to peace» I'll give mine eyes to sleep : Thy hand in safety keej>s my days, And will my slumbers keep. Watts. 403 C; M. ''And is a discerner of the ihoitgJds and intents oj the heart." ' Ileb. iv. 12, 18. A LL praise to him who dwells in bliss, -^ Who made both day and uight: 274 PRAYER. "Whose throne is darkness in th' abyss Of uncreated light. 2 Each thought and deed his piercing eyes, With strictest search survey ; The deepest sliades no more disguise, Thau the full blaze of day. 3 Whom thou dost guard, O King of kings, No evil shall molest : Under the shadow of thy wings Shall they securely rest. 4 Thy angels shall around their beds Their constant stations keep; Thy faith and truth shall shield their heads, For thou dost never sleep. 5 May we, with calm and sweet repose And heavenly thoughts refresh'd, Our eyelids with the morn unclose, And bless thee, ever bless'd. G, Wedey, 404 Twilicjht Meditation. C. M... r LOVE to steal awhile away -^ From every cumbering care ; And spend the hours of setting day In humble, grateful pray'r. 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 all my cares and sorrows cast On him whom 1 adore. 275 D' CHURCH ACTIVITIES. 4 I love by faith to take a view Of brighter scenes in heav'n ; The prospect does my strength renew. While here by tempest driv'n. 5 Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, May its departing ray Be calm as this i>npressive hour, And lead to eudless day. 3Irs. Browne, 405 Evening Hymn. Ps. cxli. 2. C. M, (READ Sovereign, let my ev'ning song Like holy incense rise ; Assist the oft'ring of my tongue To reach the lofty skies. 2 Through all the dangers of the day Thy hand was still ray guard; And still to drive my wants away Thy mercy stood prepared. S Perpetual blessing's from above Encompass me around ; But, O, how few returns of love Hath my Creator found ! 4 What have I done for him wlio died To save my guilty soul? Alas! my sins are muitijilied. Fast as my minutes roll. 5 Lord, with this guilty heart of niine, To thy dear cross 1 flee, And to thy grace ray soul resign, To be reuew'd by thee. Watti, 406 ^^^ greatness and goodness of God. L. M. Psalm Ixiii. 1-4. .RE AT God. indulge my humble claim, Be thou my hope, my joy, my rest ; 276 G' PRAYER. The glories that compose thy name Stand all engaged to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, Thou art my Father and my God ! And I am thine by sacred ties, Thy son, thy servant bought with blood. 3 With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands, For thee I long, to thee I look, As travelers in thirsty lands Pant for the cooling water-brook. 4 E'en life itself, without thy love. No lasting pleasure can afford ; Yea, 'twould a tiresome burden prove, If I were banished from thee. Lord ! 6 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice, While I have breath to pray or praise : This work shall make my heart rejoice, And spend the remnant of my davs. WaOfi, 407 -^J'' '^« ^«^^s of the flock. L. M. A UTHOR of faith, we seek thv face, '^^ For all who feel thy work begun r Confirm, and strengthen them in grace, And bring thy feeblest children on. 2 Thou seest their wants, thou know'st their names. Be mindful of thy youngest care; Be tender of the new-born lambs, And gently in thy bosom bear. 8 The lion roaring for his prey. With rav'ning wolves on every side, Watch over them to tear and slay. If found one moment from their Guide. N CHURCH ACTIVITIES. 4 In safety lead thy little flock ! From hell, the world, and sin, secure : And set their feet upon the rock, And make in thee their goings sure. a Wesley. 408 L. M. Pj-aise on Earth, in Heaven. Rev. i. 5, 6. JOW to the Lord, who makes us know The wonders of his dying love, Be humble honors paid below, And strains of nobler praise above. 2 'Twas he who cleansed our foulest sii s, And washed us in his richest blood : *Tis he who makes us priests and kings, And brings us rebels near to God. 3 To Jesus, our atoning Priest. To Jesus, our superior King, Be everlasting power confest — Let every tongue his glory sing. Watts* 409 ^''*'- ^lercy-seat. Exod. xxv. 22. L. M. l^ROM 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 mercy seat. -3 There is a scene where spirits blend, Where friend holds fellowship with friend; Though sunder'd far, by faith they meet Around one common mercy-seat. 278 PKAYER. i There, there, on eagle wiugs we soar, Aud sin and sense molest no more ; And heaven comes down our souls to greet, And glory crowns the mercy -seat. iSiovy.U. ^I^Q United — though separate C M. "DLEST be the dear uniting love, ^ That will not let us part : Our bodies may far oti" remove, We still are one in heart 2 Joined in one spirit to our Head, Where he appoints we go ; And still in Jesus' footsteps tread. And show his praise below. 3 O may we ever walk in him, And nothing know beside ; " Nothing desire, nothing esteem, But Jesus cracitied. 4 Closer and closer let us cleave l o his beloved embrace ; Expect his fullness to receive, And grace to answer grace. 5 Partakers of the Saviour s grace. The same in mind and heart. Nor joy. nor grief, nor tim^, nor place, Nor life, nor death can part. C. Wesley^ 411 C. M. " Thy Will be done:' Matt. vi. 10. ^FHY presence. Lord, the place shall fill, -*- My heart shall be thy tin-one ; Thy holy, just, aud perfect will, ir^hall in my flesh be done, 279 CHURCH ACTIVITIES. % 1 thank thee for the present grace^ And now in hope rejoice, In confidence to see thy face, And always hear thy voice. S 1 have the things I ask of thee, What shall 1 more require ? That still my soul may restless be, And only thee desire. 4 Thy only will be done not mine, But make me, Lord, thy home ; Come as thou wilt, i that resign. But O, my Jesus, come I C. Wesley. 412 Lord teach us to pray. Luke xi. 1. C. M. T ORD, teach thy servants how to pray -^ With rever- nee and with fear : Though dust and ashes, yet we may, We must to thee draw near. 2 We come, then, God of grace, to thee; Give broken, contrite hearts; Give — what thine eyes delight to see^ Truth in the inward parts. 5 Give deep humility ; the sense Of godly sorrow give ; A strong, desiring confidence To see thy face and live. 4 Give faith in that one sacrifice Which can for sin atone; To cast our hopes, to fix our eyes, On Christ, and Christ alone. Montgomerj 413 New Year's Day. C. M. ^ING to the great Jehovah's praise I ^ All praise to him belongs, 280 PRAYER. 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. 2 Father, thy mercies past we own, Thy still continued care : To thee presenting, through thy Son, VVhate'er we have 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, f^hall be ; And all our consecrated powers A sacrifice to thee ; Till Jesus in the clouds appear To saints on earth forgiv'n, And bring the grand sabbatic year, The jubilee of heav'n. C. Wedetf, 414 Winter. Psalm cxlvii. C. M. VV ITH song-s and honors sounding loud, ^ ^ Address the Lord on high : Over the heavens he spreads his cloudy And watei-s veil the sky. 2 His steady counsels change the face Of tlie declining year : He bids the sun cut short his race, And wintry days appear. 3 His hoary frost, his fleecy snow, Descend and clothe the ground ; ' 281 CHURCH ACTIVITIES. The liquid streams forbear to flow. In icy fetters bound. 4 When, from his dreadful stores on high, He pours the sounding haii, The wretch that dares his God defy Shall find his courage fail. 5 The changing wind, the flying cloud, Obey his mighty word; With songs and honors sonrdiug loud, Praise ye the so v' reign Lord. Watts, 415 End of the year. C. M. A ND now, my soul, another year -^*- Of thy short life is past ; I cannot long continue here, And this may be my last. 2 Awake, my soul ! with utmost care Thy true condition learn : What are thy hopes? how sure? how fair? What is thy great concern ? 3 Behold, another year begins I Set out afresh for heaven ; Seek pardon for thy former sins, In Christ so freely given. 4 Devoutly yield thyself to God, And on his grace deper.d ; With zeal pursue the heav'nly road, Nor doubt a happy end. Browne, 416 ^f^^^ 0/ ^^^ y^«''- ^' ^^ and raise yo 'oices high: A WAKE, ye saints, and raise your eyes, "^ And raise vour voi( 282 PRAYER. Awake, and praise that so v' reign love That shows salvation nigh. 2 On all the wings of time it flies, Each moment brings it near, Then welcome, each declining day ! Welcome, each closing year ! 3 Ye wheels of nature, speed your course; Ye mortal powers, decay ; Fast as ye bring the night of death, Ye bring eternal day. Doddridge^ ^17 Morning: Confident security. C. M« f\S< thee, each morning, O my God, ^^ My waking thoughts attend; In thee are founded all my hopes, — In thee my wishes end. 2 My soul, in pleasing wonder lost, Thy boundless love surveys ; And, fired with grateful zeal, prepares A saciifice of praise. 3 God leads me through the maze of sleep, And brings me safe to light ; And, with the same paternal care, Conducts my steps till night. 4 When ev'ning slumbers press mine eyes, With his protection blest, lu peace and safety I commit My wearied limbs to rest. 5 My spirit, in his hand secure. Fears no approaching ill ; For, whether waking or asleep, The Loi-d is with me still. Kimppk 283 •CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES. SECTION XV.— Cmitinued. £R£CT/Ofi/ AND CONSECRATION OF CHURCHEt 418 JJecUcation. L. M. A ND will the great, eternal God, ■^^ On earth establish his abode? And will he, from his radiant throng Avow our temple for his own ? 2 We bring the tribute of our praise^ And sing that condescending grace, Which to our notes will lend an ear, And call lis sinful mortals near. 2 Thase walls we to thy honor raise, Loni^ may they echo to thy praise, An 1 thou, descending, till the place With choicest tokens of thy grace. ^ And in the great, decisive day, When God the nations shall survey, May it before the world appear That crowds were born to glory here! Doddridge, 4 £9 A House for God. L. M. VU HERE shall I go to seek and find ' ' A habitation for our God? A dwelling for th' Eternal Mind Among the sons of flesh and blood? 2 The God of Jacob chose the hill Of Zion for his ancient rest; 284 ERECTION AND CONSECRATIOIf. And Zion is his dwelling still ; His church is with his pr.;sence blest. i Here will he meet the hungry poor, And till their souls with living bread; Here sinners, waiting at his O, choose it for thy fix'd abode, And guard it long from error free. 2 Here, when thy people seek thy face, And dying sinners pray to live, Hear thou, m heaven, thy dwelling-place, And when thou hearest, Lord, forgive. 3 Here, when thy messengers proclaim The blessed gospel of thy tlon. Still by the pow'r of his great name Be mighty signs and wonders done. 4 But will, indeed, Jehovah deign Here to abide, no transient guest ? Here will our great Redeemer reign, And here the Holy i"^pirit rest ? 5 Thy glory never hence depart : Yet choose not, Lord, this house alone; Thy kingdom come to every lieart ; In every bosom fix thy throne. Montgomery, 422 8s, 7». 1 /^OD of thunder and the lightning ^^ Cloth'd in majesty divine, To thv feet we bring this tribute Lord accept this house as thine. To thy name, O Lord Jehovah, We this temple dedicate; Lord receive this humble tribute, Sanctify it. arly, late. Send thy Spirit, Lord from heav'ji, Consecrate its sacred halls ; 286 i ERECTION AND CONSECRATION. Let thy ever biding presence Dwell within these humble walls. Here may thousands liear thy gospel, Preach'd in love and power divine. While the glitt'ring choirs of heav'n Swell thy upper courts sublime. Here may sinners be converted, While we sing our Saviour's praise; May the deaf, the halt, the blinded, Now their Ebenezer raise. H. M. Turner, G' 423 Dedication. H. M. .OD of thine Israel true, Their pillar, shield, and rock. Who, all the desert through. Didst lead them like a flock ; In this our sanctuary dwell, Thou glorious, felt, invisible ! 2 That holy peace shed do^^^l, The world can never give ; Thy truth with triumph crowTi, Command the dead to live; And fill this consecrated place With living trophies of thy grace. 8 Great Shepherd of thy flock. Our glorious leader be ; Our pillar, shield, and rock, Till the fair land we see : Huler of heiven's eternal sphere, Be thou the guardian glory here ! 6r. Eobinson, 424 Invoicing GocTs Presence. H. M. ^REAT King of glory, come, And with thy favor crown ^7 G' CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES. This temple as tliy home, This people as thine own Beneath this roof, O deign to show How God can dwell with men below 2 Here mav thine ears attend Our interceding cries, And grateful praise ascend, Like incense, to the skies: Here may thy word melodious sound. And spread celestial joys around. 3 Here may our unborn sons And daughtei"s sound thy praise, And shine, like polished stones Through long-succeeding days : Here, Lord, display thy saving power. While temples stand and men adore. 4 Here may the listening throng Receive thy truth in love : Here Christians join the song Of seraphim above; Till all, who humbly seek thy face, Rejoice in thy abounding grace. £enjami7i Francii ^^5 I have put my name there forever. 1% 1 Kings ix. 3. T ORD of hosts, to thee we raise -"-^ Here a house of prayer and praise. Thou thy people's hearts prepare Here to meet for praise and prayer. 2 Let the living here be fed With thy word, the heavenly bread : Here, in hope of glory blest, May the dead be laid to rest ; — 288 w ERECTION AND CONSECRATION. Z Here to thee a temple stand, While the sea shall gird the land ; Here reveal thy mercy sure, While the sun and moon endure. 4 Hallelujah 1 — earth and sky To the joyful sound rrply ; Hallelujah I — hence ascend Prayer and praise till time sliall end. Mmdgomery, ^^3 Sinai Tabor, Calvary. 7* HEN on Sinai's top 1 see God descend, in majesty, To proclaim liis holy law, All my spirit sinks with awe. 2 When, in ecstasy sublime. Tabor s glorious steep I climb, At the too transporting light. Darkness rusiies o'er my sight. 3 When on Calvary I rest. God, in flesh made manifest, Shines in my Redeemers face, Full of beauty, truth, and grace. 4 Here I would forever stay, W'eep and gaze my soul away ; Thou art heaven on earth to me. Lovely, mournful Calvary. Montgomery, 427 Psalm cxxxii. 8, 15. C. M. A KISE, O King of grace, arise, ■^^ And enter to thy rest ! Lo ! thy church waits, with longing eyes^ Thus to be own'd and bless'd. 2 Enter, with all thy glorious ti ain, ^L^ Thy Spirit and thv word; ■t 19 289 1. CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES. All that the ark did once contain Could no such grace afford. 3 Here, mighty God, accept our vows ; Here let thy praise be spread: Bless the provisions of thy house, And fill thy poor with bread. Watet 428 G^'^^ dwelling among men. C. M. (2 Chron. vi. 18.) ^^riLL God in very deed descend, '* And dwell with men below? An ear to mortal worship lend? To as liis glory show ? 2 While heaven's exalted spheres resound With hymns which angels sing, Will God in mercy so abound, T' accept the praise we bring? 3 Allow'd within tliy courts to meet, Thy presence we implore ; Smile on us from thy mercy-seat, And we desire no more. 4 Here let thy gospel be declar'd ; Here make thy, power be known ; May every heart, by grace prepar'd. Be the Redeemer's throne. 6 Here make thyself a glorious name, And form us for thy praise ; Thy promis'd presence, Lord, we claim, And supplicate thy grace. Shepherd's Cfai, 429 Divine blessing solicited. C. M.| 'PO thee this temple we devote, -^ Our Father and our God; I Accept it thine, and seal it now j Thy Spirit's blest abode. 290 ERECTION AND CONSECRATION. 2 Here may the prayer of faith ascend, The voice of praise arise ; O, may each lowly service prove Accepted sacritice. 3 Here may the sinner learn his guilt, And weep before his Lord ; Here, pardoned, sing a Saviour's love, And here his vows record. 4 Here may affliction dry the tear, And learn to trust in God, Convinced it is a Father smites, And love that guides the rod. 5 Peace be within these sacred walls : Prosperity be here ; Long smile upon thy people, Lord, And evermore be near. J. M. ScotL 430 s. M Hymn for the Consecration of Churches. ATHER of life, descend! \Vithin this sacred fane, Before thy throne our spirits bend, O here come down and reign ! 2 Thou Son of God, descend ! And consecrate this place, O make it Lord, till time shall end. The temple of thy grace ! 3 Spirit of light.; descend ! And shed thy glory here, Thine unction with our worship blend^-. And waft to heaven our prayer. 4 There let the gospel sound Its tones of peace and love ; 291 F G^ CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES. Spread holiness and life around, And lift our hopes above. 6 Give to the blind their sight, Bind up the broken heart, The erring spirit guide aright, And strengtli to all impart. Bishop Payne. 431 Psalm xlviii. a M. .RE AT is the Lord our God, And let his praise be great : He makes his churches his abod^ His most delightful seat. 2 These temples of his grace, How beautiful they stand ! The honors of our native place And bulwarks of our land. 8 In Sion God is known A refuge in distress : How bright has his salvation shone Through all her palaces. 4 In every new distress We'll to his house repair ; We'll think upon his wondrous grace^ And seek deli v' ranee there. WaOa^ MISSIONS. 432 '' ^^^^^ over-F-and help its." 7, 6, 7, &' "C^KOM Greenland's icy mountains^ -*- From India's coral strand ; Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; 292 MISSIONS. From many au 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 pleaseti, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen in his blindness Bows tlown to wood and stone. 3 Shall we. whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted Tlie lamp of life deny ? Salvation! O 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 ransom'd nature, The Lamb for siunei-s slain, Kedeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign. Bishop Heh&r, 43^- Success. 7& EHOLD, the mountain of the Lord -^ In latter days shall rise Above the mountains and the hills, And draw the wond'ring eyes. 2 To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues, shall flow: "Up to the hill of Uod," they say, " And to his house, we'll go." 3 The beam that shines on Zion's hill Shall lighten every land : The King who reigns in Zion's towers Shall all the world command. 4 Among the nations he shall judge; His judgments truth shall guide ; His sceptre shall protect the just, And quell the sinner s pride. 5 Come, then, O house of Jacob I come To worship at his shrine ; And, walking in the light of God, With holy beauties shine. Logcm, 299 CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES. 441 Missioiis to the Heathen. L. M. l)EIi()LD, the heathen waits to know ^-^ The joy the gospel will bestow ; "The exiled captive to receive Tlie freedom Jesus has to give. "2 '* Come, let us, with a grateful heart, In this blest labor share a part; Our prayers and oflerings gladly bring To aid the triumphs of our King." 3 Our hearts exult in songs of praise, That we have seen these latter days, AVlien our Redeemer shall be known Where Satan long hath held his throne. 4 Where'er his hand hath spread the skies, Sv/eet incense to his name shall rise, And skive and freeman. Greek and Jew, IJy sovereign grace be formed anew. Vohe. ^^^ Missionaries encouraged. L. M. VE Christian heralds, go. proclaim -*■ Salvation in Immanuel's name; To distant climes the tidings bear, And plant the rose of Sharon there. 2 He'll shield you with a wall of fire, With holy zeal your hearts inspire, Bid raging winds their fury cease, And calm the savage breast to peac^. 5 And when our labors all ar.' o'er. Then we shall meet to part no more — Meet, wi h tlie blood-bought throng to fall, Aud crown the Saviour, Lord of all. WincheWs SeL 300 MISSIONS. 1^43 Hebrew Missionaries, S. M« A LMIGHTY God of love, '^ Set up th' attracting sign, And sumiuou whom thou dost approve For messengers Divine. 2 From favor'd Abrah'm's seed The new apostles choose, lu isles and continents to spread Tlie dead-reviving news.^ S O send thy servants forth, To call the Hebrews home I From East, and West, and South, and North, Let all the wand' re rs come : 4 With Israel's myriads seal'd, Let all the nations meet, And show the mystery fulfill'd, The family complete! Wesley. 4[^4t ^^^^ giveth the Increase. 8. M. r ORD, if at thy command -*-^ The word of life we bOW, Watered by thy almighty hand, The seed shall surely grow, 2 The virtue of thy grace A large increase shall give, And multiply the faithful race, Who to thy glory live. 3 Now, then, the ceaseless shower Of gospel-blessings send. And let the soul-converting power Thy ministers attend. 301 CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES. 4 On multitudes confer The heart-renewing love, And by the joy of grace prepai-e For fuller joys above. C. Wesley, «^4S ^^^ acceptable year. 8s, 7s, & 4s /'VER the gloomy hills of darkness, ^^ Look, my soul, be still and gaze ; See the promises advancing To a glorious day of grace ; Blessed jubilee, Let thy glorious morning dawn. 2 Let the dark, benighted pagan, Let the rude barbarian, see That divine and glorious conquest, Once oiitain'd on Calvary : Let the gospel. Loud resound, from pole to pole. 3 Kingdoms wide, that sit in darkness, Grant them, Lord, the glorious light J Now, from eastern coast to western, May the morning chase the night : Let redemption, Freely purchas'tl, win the day. 4 Fly abroad, thou mighty gospel, Win and conquer — never cease: May thy lasting, wide dominions, Multiply and still increase : Sway thy sceptre, Saricur, all the world around. P. Williams, 446 ^&\ Collection for the spread of the GospeL '^7'ITH my substance I will honor ' ^ My Redeemer and my Lord ; 302 MISSIONS. Were ten tliousand worlds my manor, All were notliiug to his word. 2 While the lieralds of salvation His abounding grace proclaim ; Let his friends of every station, Gladly join to spread his fame. 3 May his kingdom be promoted ; May the world the Saviour know: Be my all to him devoted ; To my Lord my all I owe. { Praise the Saviour, all ye nations; Praise him, all ye hosts above ; Shout, with joyful acclamations, Hls divine — victorious love. Francis, ^^"Tl Fields white to the harvest. 8, 7, & 4 \yHO but thou, almighty Spirit, ' ^ Can the heathen world reclaim ? Mtn may preach, but till thou favor, Heathens will be still the same: Mighty Spirit ! Witness to the Saviour's name. 2 Thou hast promised by thy prophets Glorious light in latter days : Come, and bleas bewildered nations, Change our prayers and tears to praise: Promised Spirit I Eound the world diifuse thy rays. 3 All our hopes, and prayers, and labors Must be vain without thine aid : But thou wilt not disappoint us, All is true that thou hast said : Faithful Spirit ! O'er the world thine influence she^ 303 CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES. i48 • 8,7. jSo shall he sprinkle many Nations. — Isa. lii, 15. QAYIOUR, sprinkle raauy nations, *^ Fruitful let thy sorrows be; By thy pains and consolations, Draw the Gentiles unto thee: Of thy cross the wondrous story, Be it to the nations told ; . Let them see thee in thy glory, And thy mercy manifold. S Far and wide, though all unknowing. Pants for thee each mortal breast ; Human teai-s for thee are flowing, Human hearts in thee would rest; Thiretiug, as for dews of even. As the new-mown gra-ss for rain, Thee they seek, as God of heaven, Thee, as Man for sinners slain. 3 Saviour, lo ! the isles are waiting, Stretched the hand, and strained the sight, For thy Spirit, new creating Love's pure flame and Avisdom's light ; Give the word, and of the preacher Speed the foot, and touch the tongue, Till on earth by every creature Glory to the Lamb be sung. A. Cleveland CoxCt 449 I- M. The missionary charged and encouraged. C^O, messenger of peace and love, ^-^ To peop'e plunged in shades of night. Like angels sent from fields above. Be thine to shed celestial light. 304 MISSKNg. 2 On barren rock and desert isle, Go, bid the rose of Sharon bloom ; Till arid wastes around thee smile, And bear to heaven a sweet perfume. S Go to the hungry — food impart ; To paths of peace the wanderer guide; And lead tlie thirsty panting heart Where streams of living water glide. 4 Go, bid the bright and morning star From Bethlehem's plains resplendent shine^ And, piercing through the gloom afar, Shed heav'nly light and love divine. 5 O, faint not in the day of toil. When harvest waits the reapers hand; Go. gather in the glorious spoil. And joyous in his presence stand. 6 Thy love a rich reward shal find Fr .m h m who sits enthron d on high; For they who turn the erring mind Shall shine like stars above the sky. A. Balfour. 450 Approaching Millennium. L. M. DEIIOLD the expected time draw n<»ar, ^-^ The shades dispei-se, the dawn app*^ar; Behold the wilderness assume The beauteous tints of Eden's bloom. 2 The untaught heathen waits to know The joy the gospel will bestow; The exiled captive, to receive — The freedom Jesus has to give. i Come, let us with a grateful heart, In the blest labor share a part; 20 305 CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES. Our pray'rs aud ofF'riugs gladly briug To aid the triumphs of our King. t Jnvite the world to come and prove A- Saviour's condescending love ; And humbly fall before His feet, Assured they shall acceptance meet. Cbxe. 451 " Watchman, uhat of the night?*' 7* WATCHMAN, tell us of the night, * * What its signs of promise are : Trav'ller, o'er yon mountain height, See that glory-beaming star. Watchman, does its beauteous ray ^Aught of hope or joy foretell ? Trav'ller, yes ; it brings the day, Promis'd day of Israel. 2 Watchman, tell us of the night : Higher yet that star ascends. Trav'ller, blessedness and light. Peace aud truth, its course portends. Watchman, Avill its beams alone Gild the spot th:)t gave them birth? Trav'ller, ages are its own. See ! it bursts o'er all the earth. 3 Watchman, tell us of tlie night, For the morning seems to dawn, Trav'ller, darkness takes its flight, Doubt and terror are withdrawn, Watchman, let thy wand'rings cease j Hie thee to thy quiet home. Trav'ller, lo ! the Prince of peace, Lo ! the Son of God is come. Bom^inq 306 MISSIONS. 452 Praying for the Kingdom of God. S. Ikt Phil.il 10,11. THOU whom we adore I To bless our earth again, Assume thine own almighty power, And o'er the nations reign. 2 The world's Desire and Hope, All power to thee is given ; Now set the last great empire up, Eternal Lord of heaven ! 3 A gracious Saviour, thou Wilt all thy creatures bless ; And every knee to thee shall bow, And every tongue confess. 4 According to thy word, Xow be thy grace revealed ; And with the knowledge of the Lord, Let all the earth be tilled. C. Weslei^ 4L53 ^^^«^''^ ciU things new. Kev. xxii. 20. S. M, pOME, Lord, and tarry not ! ^ Bring the long-looked for day ; Oh. why these years of waiting here, These ages ot delay ? 2 Come for thy saints still wait ; Daily ascends their sigh ; The Spirit and the Bride say, Come 1 Dost thou not hear the cry? 3 Come, for creation groans, Impatient of thy stay, Worn out with these long years of ill, These ages of delay. 4 Come, and make ail things new, Build up this ruined earth, 307 CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES. Restore our faded paradise, — (Jreati oil's second birth. 5 Come and begin thy reign Of everhisting peace ; Come, take the kingdom to thyself, Great King of Rigliteousness. Sot^ft' 454 " Revive thy ivork:' Hab. iii. 2. a M. f\ LORD, thy work revive^ ^^ In Zion's gloomy hour. And make her dying graces live By thy restoring power. 2 Awake thy chosen few To fervent, earnest prayer ; Again may tliey tiieir vows renew^ Thy blessed presence share. 9 Thy Spirit then will speak Througli lips of feeble clay, And hearts of adamant will break. And rebels will obey. 4 Lord, lend thy gracious ear ; Oh, listen to our cry ; Oh, come and bring salvation herej Our hopes on thee rely. 3Irs. Brovm. 455 Oh, for the happy hour. Lam. i. 4. S. M« /AH, for the happy hour ^^ When God will hear our ci^y, And send, with a reviving power, His Spirit from on high. 2 We meet, we sing, we pray, We listen to the word, In vain ; — we see no cheering \n •>, !No cheering voice is heard. 303 LOVE FEASTS. ^ While mjuiy crowd thy lionse. How few, around thy board. Meet to recount their solemn vows, And bless tliee as their Lord ! 4 Thou, thou filone, peace. 7s. /^OME, thou high and lofty Lord I ^ Lowly, meek incarnate Word: Humbly stoop to earth again: Come and visit abject man I Jesus, dear expected guest. Thou art bidden to the feast: » For thyself our hearts prepare: Come, and sit, and banquet there I 2 Jesus, we thy promise claim : We are met in thy great name: In the midst do thou appear, Manifest thy presence here I Sanctify us, Lord, and b'essi Breathe thy Spirit, give thy peace! Thou thyself within us move : Make our feast a feast of love. 3 Make us all in thee complete; Make us all for glory meet — Meet t' appear before thy sight, Partners with the saints in light. Call. O call us each hy name, To the marriage of the Lamb: Let us lean upon thy breast ; Love be there our endless feast. C Wesle^f. 310 LOVE FEASTS. 458 Fitly joined together. 7s. T ET us join, ('tis God commands,) ■^ Let us join our hearts and hands j Help to gain our calling's hope, Build we each the other up : Still forget the things behind, Follow Christ in heart and mind ; Toward the mark unwearied press, Seize the crown of righteousness. 2 Plead we thus for faith alone, Faith which by our works is shown: God it is who justifies, Only faith the grace applies; Active faith that lives within; Conquers earth, and hell, and sin; Sanctifies and makes us whole ; Forms the Saviour in the soul. 3 Let us for this faith contend ; Sure salvation is its end : Heav'n already is begun, Everlasting life is won; Only let us persevere, Till we see our Lord appear; Never from the Rock remove, Saved by faith, which works by love. a Wesley, 4:59 Of one heart and mind. 7s. T ESUS, Lord, we look to thee; Let us in thy name agree ; Show thyself the Prince of peace; Bid our jars forever cease. 2 By thy reconciling love, Every stumbling-block remove ; 311 CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES. Each to each unite, endear, (onie, and spread thy banner here. 3 Make us of one heart and mind, Courteous, pitiful and kind, Lowly, meek, iu thought and word. Altogether like our Lord. 4 Let us for each other care, Each the others burden bear; , To thy Church the pattern give, Show how true believers live. 5 Free from anger and from pride, Let us thus in God abide ; All tlie depths of love express, All the heights of holiness. 6 Let us then with joy remove To the family above; On the wings of angels fly ; Show how true believers die. Charles Wede^ 460 Brotherly Love. C. M. TTOW sweet and heav'nly is the sight, -*^--*- When those who love the Lord In one another's peace delight, And so fulfil his word ! 2 Oh I may w« feel each brother's sigh, And with him bear a part ; May sorrows flow from eye to eye, And joy from heart to heart. 3 Let love, in one delightful streatu, Through every bosom flow ; Let union sweet, and dear esteenij In every action, glow. 312 LOVE FEASTS. 4 IjOve is the golden chain that binds The happy souls above ; And he's an heir of heaven, who finds His bosom glow with love. Sivain, 461 -^^^^ ^^ Chrisfs Disciples. C. M. T ORD, thou on earth didst love thine own; -'-^ Didst love them to the end ; Oh! still from thy celestial throne, Let gifts of love descend. 2 As thou for us didst stoop so low, VV^arm'd by love's holy flame, So let our deeds of kindness flow To all who bear thy name. 3 One blessed fellowship in love Thy living church sliould stand, Till, faultless, she at last above Shall shine at thy right haiid. 4 Oh ! glorious day when she the brid^ With her dear Lord appears ; When robed in beauty at his side, She shall forget her tears. Ray Palmer, 432 Mutual aid. C. M. ^PRY us, O God, and search the ground -*- Of every sinful heart : Whate'er of sin in us is found, O bid it all depart ! 2 When to the right or left we stray, Leave us not comfortless ; But guide our feet into the way Of everlasting peace. 3 Help us to help each other, Lord, Each other's cross to bear: 313 CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES. Let eacli his friendly aid afford, And feel his brother's care. 4 Help us to build each other up, Our little stock improve : Increase our faith, confirm our hope. And perfect us in love. 5 Up into thee, our living Head, Let us in all things grow ; Till thou hast made us free indeed, And spotless here below. ^ Then, when the mighty work is wrought, Receive thy ready bride : Oive us in heaven a happy lot With all the sanctified. C. Wesley. '463 Christians drawn tvith cords of Love. C. M, ly/TY God, what gentle cords are thine, -'-'-'- How soft and yet how strong ! While pow'r, and truth, and love combine To draw our souls along. 2 Thou saw' St us crush'd beneath the yoke Of Satan and of sin ; Thy hand the iron bondage broke, Our sinful hearts to win. ' 3 The guilt of twice ten thousand sins One offering takes away ; And grace, when first the war begins, Secures the crowning day. Doddndge» 434 Christian Love. C. M. TJ APPY the heart where graces reign, -■-'- Where love inspires the breast : Love is the brightest of the train, And strengthens all the rest. 314 LOVE FEASTS. 2 Knowledge, alas ! 'tis all in vain, And all in vain our fear ; Our stubborn sins will fight and reign, If love be absent there. 3 'Tis love that makes our cheerful feet In swift obedience move ; The devils know and tremble too, But devils cannot love. 4 This is the grace that lives and sings, When faith and hope shall cease; 'Tis this shall strike our joyful strings, In the sweet realms of bliss. Watis^ 465 Safety in Union. C. M. TESUS, great Shepherd of the sheep, ^ To thee for help we fly ; Thy little flock in safety keep, For O, the wolf is nigh I 2 He comes, of hellish malice full, To scatter, tear, and slay ; He seizes every straggling soul As his own lawful prey. 3 Us into thy protection take. And gather with thine arm ; Unless the fold we first forsake. The wolf can never harm. 4 We laugh to scorn hi< cruel power While by our Shepherd's side ; The sheep he never can devour, Unless he first divide. 5 O do not suffer him to part ■" The souls that here agree ; 315 FUNERALS AXD OTHER OCCASIONS. But make us of one mind and heart. And keep us one in thee. 6 Together let us sweetly live, Together let us die ; And each a starry crown receive, And reign above the sky. Charles Wesley. SECTION XVL ITunerals axxb otficr Occasions* DEATH -THE JUDGMENT— HEAVEN. 466 Brenty of Life. CM. 'T'HEE we adore, eternal Xame I "*- And humbly own to thee How feeble is our mortal frame, • What dying worms we be I 2 The year rolls round, and steals aVay The breath that fii-st it gave : Whate'er we do, where'er we be, We're trav'liug to the grave. 3 Dangers stand thick through all the ground, To push us to the tomb ; And fierce diseases wait around To hurry mortals home. 4 Great God I on what a slender thread. Hang everlasting tJ-ings I Th' eternal states of all the dead Upon life's feeble strJ";2:s. 316 DEATH THE JUDGMENT HEAVEN. 5 Infinite joy, or endless woe, Attends on every breath ; And yet how unconcern'd we go Upon the brink of death ! 6 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense, To walk this dang'rous road ; And if our souls be hurried hence May they be found with God I Waits, JL67 -^ Voice from the Tombs. C. Mm O ARK I from the tombs a doleful sound, -■-^ My ears attend the cry : " Ye living men, come view the ground Where you must shortly lie. 2 "Princes, this clay must be your bed, In spite of all your towers : The tall, the wise, the rev'rend head, Must lie as low as ours." 5 Great God I is this our certain doom I And are we still secure ! Still walking downward to the tomb, And yet pi-epar'd no move ! I Grant us the power of quick'ning grace. To tit our souls to fly ; Then, when we drop this dying flesh, We'll rise above the bky. Watts. 168 The day of Judgment. C M. A XD must I be to judgment brought •^*- And answer in that day For every vain and idle thought, And every w^ord I say ? 2 Yes, every secret of my heart Shall shortly be made known, 317 FUNERALS AND OTHER OCCASIONS. Aud I receive my just desert For all that 1 have done. 3 How careful, then, ought I to live ! With what religious fear I \Vho sucli a strict account must give For my behavior here ! 4 Thou awful Judge of quick aud dead, The watchful power bestow ; 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 God, before I at thy bar appear. C. Wesley. 469 ^^'^ ^"<^''^ ?^^'^ learned. C. M. "VTAIX man, thy fond pui-suits forbear; * ' Repent, thy end is nigh : Death, at the farthest, can't be far : O ! think before thou die. 2 Keflect : thou hast a soul to save ; Thy sins, how high they mount I "What are thy hopes beyond the grave? How stands that dark account? 3 Death enters, and there's no defense, His time there'g none can tell ; He'll in a moment call thee hence, To heaven, or down to hell. 4 Thy flesh, perhaps thy greatest care, t Shall crawling worms consume : But ah ! destruction stops not there ; Sin kills beyond the tomb. Joseph Hart* 318 DEATH — THE JUDGMENT HEAVEX. 'p 470 Eternal Death. C. M. ^HAT awful day will surely come, Th' appointed hour makes haste, When I must stand before my Judge And pass the solemn test. 2 Jesus, thou Source of all my joys, Thou Ruler of ray heart, How could I bear to hear thy voice Pronounce the sound, " Depart I " 3 The thunder of that awful word, Would so torment my ear, ■'Twould tear my soul asunder, Lord, With most tormenting fear. 4 What, to be banished from my Lord, And yet forbid to die I To linger 'in eternal pain, And death forever fly I 5 O wretched state of deep despair, "* To see my God remove, And fix my doleful station where 1 must not taste his love I WaiU, 4T1 ^^^ whole family in heaven and earth. C. M. /"^OME, let us join our friends above, ^ That have obtaiu'd the prize j And on the eagle wings of love To joys celestial rise : Lei all the saints terrestrial sing, With those to glory gone ; For all the servants of our King, In earth and heaven, are one. 2 One family we dwell in him, One Church above, beneath, 319 FUNERALS AND OTHER OCCASIONS. The narrow stream of death. One army of the living God, To his command we bow ; Part of his host have cross'd the flood, And part are crossing now. 3 Our spirits too shall quickly join, Like theirs with glory crown'd, And shout to see our Captain's sign, To hear his trumpet sound. O that we now might grasp our Guide 1 O that the word were given ! Come, Lord of hosts, the waves divide, And land us all in heaven I C. Wtde^. e bar severe, AVith holy joy, or guilty dread, AVe all shall soon appear; Our caution'd souls prepare For that tremendous day. And till us now Avith watchful care, And stir us up to pray : 2 To pray, and wait the hour, That awful hour unknown, When, robed in majesty and power. Thou shalt from heaven come down, Th' immortal Son of man, To judge the human race, With all thy Father's dazzling traiD, With all tliy glorious grace. 3 O may we thus be found, Obedient to his word ; 320 DEATH — THE JUDGMENT — HEAVEN. Attentive to the trumpet's sound, And looking for our Lord ! O may we thus insure A lot among the blest ; And watch a moment to secure An everlasting rest ! C. Wesley, 473 -^ house not made icith hands. S. M,. 2 Cor. V. 1-9. "Y\^E know, by faith we know, ^^ If this vile house of clay, This tabernacle, sink below, In ruinous decay, We have a house above, Not made with mortal hands ; And firm as our Kedeemer's love That heavenly fabric stands. 2 It stands securely high, Indissolubly sure; Our glorious mansion in the sky Shall evermore endure : O were we euter'd there ! To perfect heaven restor'd T O were we all caught up to shar« The triumph of our Lord! 3 For this in faith we call ; For this we weep and pray: O might the tabernacle fall! O might we 'scape away I Full of immortal hope, AVe urge the restless strife," And hasten to be swallow'd up Of everlasting life. C Weskyi^ 21 321 FUNERALS AND OTHER OCCASIONS. A- 1^*74: ^^* momentous question. S. M, XD must this body die, This well-Avrought frame decay? And must these active limbs of mine Lie mould'ring in the clay ! 2 Corruption, earth, and worms, Shall but retine this flesh, Till my triumphant spirit comes To put it on afresh. 3 God my Eedeemer lives, And ever from the skies Looks down, and watches all my dust. Till lie shall bid it rise. 4 Array'd in glorious grace Shall these vile bodies shine, And every shape, and every face. Be heavenly and divine. 5 These lively hopes we owe, Lord, to thy dying love : O may we bless thy grace below, And sing thy grace above ! ffatts. 475 The end of Life. S. K XD am I born to die? To lay this body down? And must my trembling spirit fiy Into a world unknown? A laud of deepest shade, Unpierced by human thought; The dreary regions of the dead. Where all things are forgot! 2 Soon as from earth I go, What will become of me? 322 A- DEATH — THE JUDGMENT — HEAVEN. Eternal happiness or woe Must then my portion be! Waked by the trumpet's sound, I from my grave shall rise ; And see the Judge with glory crown'd, And see the flaming skies. 3 How shall I leave my tomb — With triumph or rtgret? A fearful or a joyful doom, A curse or blessing, meet ? Will angel bands convey Their brother to the bar ? Or devils drag my soul away To meet its sentence there? C. Wedey, 4^Q Ah'-'ays rejoicing. 8s and 6s. TJOW happy, gracious Lord, are we, -'-'- Divinely drawn to follow thee I Whose hours divided are Betwixt the mount and multitude; Our day is spent in doing good, Our night in praise and prayer. 2 With us no melancholy void, Xo moment lingers unemployed, Or unimproved, below : Our weariness of life is gone, Who live to serve our God alone, And only thee to know. The wintei's night, the summer's day, Glide imperceptibly away. Too short to sing thy praise ; Too few we find the happy hours, And haste to join those heavenly powers In everlasting lays. 323 FUNERALS AND OTHER OCCASIONS. 4 With all who chant thy name on high, And, " Holy, holv, holy," cry,— A bright, harmonious throng ! "We long thy praises to repeat, And ceaseless sing around thy seat The new, eternal song. Charles Wedey. 477 To be irith Christ is far better. 8s r\ WHEX shall we sweetly remove, ^^ O when shall we enter our rest, Return to the Ziou above, The mozher of spirits distressed! That city of God the great King, Where sorrow and death are no more, But saints our Immauuel sing, And cherub and seraph adore. 2 Not all the archangels can tell The joys of that holiest place, Where Jesus is pleased to reveal The light of his heavenly face : AVhen, caught in the rapturous flame, The sight beatific they prove. And walk in the light of the Lamb, Enjoying the beams of his love. 5 Thou know'st in the spirit of prayer We long thy appearing to see, Resigned to the burden we benr, But longing to triumph with thee : 'Tis good at thy word to be here : 'Tis better in thee to be gone, And see thee in glory appear. And rise to a share in thy throne. Charles Wede^ ^9^" DEATH — THE JUDGMENT HEAVEN. 4T8 Desirhg to depart. 8a T LONG to behold him arrayed -*- With glory and light from above ; The King in his beauty displayed, His beauty of holiest love: I languish and sigh to be there, Where Jesus hath tixed his abode; O when shall we meet in the air, And fly to the mountain of God I 2 W^ith him I on Zion shall stand, For Jesus hath spoken the word ; The breadth of Immanuel's land Survey by the light of my Lord: But when, on thy bosom reclined, Thy face I am strengthened to see, My fullness of rapture I find, My heaven of heavens in thee. 3 How happy the people that dwell Secure in the city above ! No pain the inhabitants feel, No sickness or sorrow shall prove. Physician of souls, uuto me Forgiveness and holiness give ; And then from the body set free, And then to the city receive. Charles Wesley, 4*79 Saints and angels round the throne. 7% T IFT your eyes of faith, and see ^ Saints and angels joined in one: What a countless company Stand before yon dazzling throne' Each before his Saviour stands, All in whitest robes arrayed ; 325 FUNERALS AND OTHER OCCASIONS. ' Palms they carry in their hands, Crowns of glory on their head. 2 Saints begin the endless song, Cry aloud in heavenly lays, Glory doth to God belong, God, the glorious Saviour, praise: All salvation from him came, Him, who reigns enthroned on high: Glory to the bleeding Lamb. Let tlie morning stars reply. 3 Angel powers the throne surround, jS'ext the saints in glory they ; Lulled with the transporting sound, They their silent homage pay : Prostrate on their face, before God and his Messiah fall ; Then in liymns of praise adore, Shout the Lamb that died for all. Charles TV»tt^ 480 Make his praise glorious. 8f* ^ 6s, f~\ COULD I speak the matchless worth, ^-^ O could I sound the glories forth, Which in my Saviour shine, I'd soar and touch the heavenly string*, And vie with Gabriel while he sings In notes almost divine. 2 I'd sing the precious blood he spilt, My ransom from the dreadful guilt Of sin, and wrath divine ; I'd sing his glorious righteousness, In which all -perfect, heavenly dress My soul shall ever shine. 326 DEATH — THE JUDGMENT HEAVEN, 3 I'd sing the characters he bears, And all the forms of love he wears, Exalted on his throne ; In loftiest songs of sweetest praise I would to everlasting days Make all his glories known. 4 Well, the delightful day will come When my dear Lord will bring me home. And I shall see his face ; Then with my Saviour, Brother, Friend, A blest eternity I'll spend. Triumphant in his grace. Samuel Medley, 4L81 ^^^ heavenly Canaan. C. M» ^THEKE is a land of pure delight, -■- Where saints immortal reign; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides. And never-with'riug floAvers : Death, like a narrow sea. divides This heavenly land from ours. 8 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood Stand dress'd in living green ; So to the Jews old Canaan stood. While Jordan rolled between, 4 But tim'rous mortals start and shrink, To cross this narrow sea ; And linger, trembling, on the brink, And fear to launch away. 5 Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er, Kot Jordan's stream, nor death's coid flood, Should fright us from the shore. WattA. 327 FUNERALS AND OTHER OCCASIONS. -^82 Visions of Heaven. C. M. A ^'D let this feeble body fail, -^ Aud let it droop or die : My soul shall quit the mournful vale;. And soar to worlds on high, — Shall join the disembodied saints, Aud find its long-sought rest, That only bliss for which it pants, In my Eedeemer s breast. 2 In hope of that immortal crown, I now the cross sustain ; And gladly wander up and down, And smile at toil and pain : I suffer out my threescore years. Till my Deliv'rer come, And wipe away his servant's tears, And take his exile home. 3 O what are all my suff'rings here, If, Lord, thou count me meet With that enraptur'd host t' appear. And worship at thy feet ! Give joy or grief, give ease or pain :— Take life or friends away, I come to find them all again In that eternal day. Charles Wesley -483 ^^^ ^f^^'*^ ^"^ conversation in Heaven. C M. ATY thoughts surmount these lower skies, ^^ And look within the veil ; There springs of endless pleasure rise, The waters never fail. ~t There I behold with sweet delight The blessed Three in One, 328 DEATH — THE JUDGMENT — HEAVEN. And strong affections fix my sight On God's incarnate Son. 3 His promise stands forever firm, His grace shall ne'er depart ; He binds my name upon his arm, And seals it on his heart. 4 I would not be a stranger still To that celestial place, "Where I forever hope to dwell Near my Redeemer's face. Watts, ^84: Vision of Heaven. C. M. /^IVE me the wings of faith to rise -^ Within the veil, and see The saints above, how great their joys, How bright their glories be. 2 Once they were mourning here below, And wet their couch with tears ; They wrestled hard, as we do now, AVith sins and doubts and fears. 3 I asked from wh nee their vict'ry came; They, with united breath, Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb, Their triumph to his death. 4 They marked the footsteps that he trod, His zeal inspired their breast, And following their incarnate God, Possess the promised rest. 5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise For his own pattern given. While the long cloud of witnesses Show the same path to heaven. Watts, 329 FUNERALS AND OTHER OCCASIONS. 485 Besting in hope. S. M. "OEST for the toiling hand, -■■*' Rest for the anxious brow, Rest for the weary," way-sore feet, Kest from all labor now. 2 Rest for the fevered brain, Rest for the throbbing eye; Through these parched lips of thine no more Shall pass the moan or sigh. t Soon shall the trump of God Give out the welcome sound, That shakes thy silent chamber-walls, And breaks the turf-sealed ground. 4 Ye dwellers in the dust, Awake, come forth and sing I Sharp has your frost of winter been. But briglit shall be your spring. H. Bonar, 4186 Funeral of an aged Minister. S. M. " Q ERVANT of God, well done ! ^ Rest from thy L ved employ ; The battle fought, the vict'ry won, Enter thy Master's joy." The voice at midnight came : He started up to hear ; A mortal arrow pierced his frame : He fell, - but felt no fear. 2 His sWOrd Forever, O forever. 339 FUNERALS AND OTHER OCCASIONS. 500 ^^^ heavenly Jerusalem. C. M- TEEUSALEM, my happy hjme! ^ Name ever dear to me I When will my sorrows have an end? Thy joys, when shall I see ? 2 Tliy walls are all of precious stone, Most glorious to behold ; Thy gates are richly set with pearl, Thy streets are pav'd with gold. 3 Thy garden and thy pleasant walks, My study long have been ; Such dazzling views by human sight Have never yet been seen. 4 If heaven be thus so glorious, Lord, Why should I stay from thence? What "folly's this that 1 should dread To die and go from hence? 5 Eeach down, O Lord, thine arm of grace, And cause me to ascend, Where congregations ne'er break up, And Sabbaths never end. 6 Jesus, my Lord, to glory's gone, Hira will I go and see ; . And all my brethren here below, Will soon come after me. 7 My friends, I bid you all adieu, I leave you in God's care. And if I never more see you. Go on, I'll meet you there. Dichon. 501 Death the gate to Heaven. C. M. '\|,''HY do we mourn departing friends, ^^ Or shake at death's alarms? 340 DEATH — THE JUDGMENT — HEAVEN. 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends To call them to his arms. 2 Are we not tending upward too, As fast as time can move ? Nor should we wish the houi-s more slow To keep us from our Love. 3 Why sliould we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb? There once the flesh of Jesus lay, , Aad left a long perfume. 4 The graves of all his saints he bless'd, A nd soften'd every bed : Where should the dying members rest, But with their dying Head ? Watts, 502 Faith contemplating Heaven. C. M. T^HERE is a house not made with handa^ Eternal and on high ; And here mv spirit waiting, stands. Till God shall bid it fly. 2 Shortly this prison of my clay Must be dissolved and fall ; Then, O my soul, with joy obey Thy heavenly Father's call. 8 'Tis he, by his almighty grace, That forms thee fit for heav'n ; And, as an earnest of the place, Has his own Spirit giv'n. 4 We walk by faith of joys to come; Faith lives upon his word ; But while the body is our home, We're absent from the Lord. 341 FUNERALS AND OTHER OCCASIONS. 6 *Tis pleasant to believe thy grace, But we had rather see ; We would be absent from the flesh, And present, Lord, with thee. Watts. 503 Looking from earth to Heaven. C. M, I ^E ATH may dissolve my body now, •^-^ And bear my spii'it home : Why do my days so sluggish move, Kor my salvation come ? r 2 God has laid up in heaven for me A crown which cannot fade; The righteous Judge, at that great day, Shall place it on my head. 3 Jesus, the Lord, will guard me Siife From every ill design. And to his heavenly kingdom take This feeble soul of mine. 4 God is my everlasting aid, My portion and my friend, To him be highest glory paid, Through ages without end. Watts. W 504 What are these? Rev. vii. 13-17. HAT are these arrayed in white, Brighter than the noonday sun? Foremost of the sons of light, Neai'est the eternal tlirone? These are they that bore the cross. Nobly for their Master stood , Sufi''rers in his righteous cause, Foll'wers of the dying God. 342 DEATH THE JUDGEMENT HEAVEN. 2 Out of great distress thev came, Wash'd their robes by faith below, In the blood of yonder Lamb, Blood that wasiies white as snow ; Therefore are they next the throne, 8erve their Maker day and night, God resides among his own. God doth in his saints delight. 3 More than conquerors at last, Here they find their trials o'er; They have all their suff'rings past, Hunger now and thirst no more: No excessive heat they feel From the sun's directer ray; In a milder clime they dwell, Kegiou of eternal day. C. Wesley. A %.{}^ A city that hath foundations. 83. WAY with our sorrow and fear I We soon shall recover our home ; The city of saints shall appear ; The day of eternity come. From earth we shall quickly remove, And mount to our native abode ; The house of our leather above. The palace of angels and God. 2 Oui mourning is all at an end, When rais'd by the life giving word, We see the new city descend, Adorn'd as a bride for her Lord; The city so holy and clean, No sorrow can breathe in the air i No gloom of affliction or sin. No shadow of evil is there ! 343 FUNERALS AND OTHER OCCASIONS. 508 ^^^ redeemed in heaven. L. M. T O ! round the throne, a glorious band, ^^ The saints in countless myriads stand; Of every tongue redeemed to God, Arrayed in garments washed in blood. 2 Through tribulation great they came ; They bore tlie cross, despised the shame; But now from all their labors rest, In God's eternal glory blest. 3 They see the Saviour face to face ; They sing the triumph of his grace; And day and night, with ceaseless praise, To him their loud hosaunas raise. 4 O may we tread the sacred road Tliat holy saints and martyrs trod ; Wage to the end the glorious strife. And win, like them, a crown of life! J/a?^/ L. Duncan. 507 L. M. " They shall behold the land that is very far off." Isa. xxxiii. 17. n^HERE is a land mine eye hath seen In visions of enraptured thought, So bright, that all which spreads between Is with its radiant glories fraught. 2 A land upon whose blissful shore There rests no shadow, falls no stain ; There those who meet shall part no more, And those long parted meet again. Z Its skies are not like earthly skies. With varying hues of shade and light ; It hath no need of suus to rise To dissipate the gloom of night. 344 DEATH- THE JUDGMENT — HEAVEN. 4 There sweeps no desolating wind Across that calm, serene abode ; The wanderer there a home may find Within the paradise of God. Gurdon Robins, 508 ^^^ ^^i ^''«o^ <^««/- L. M. lyrETHIXKS the last great day is come, ^'-■- Methinks I hear the trumpet sound, That shakes the earth, rends every tomb, And wakes the prisoners under ground. 2 The mighty deep gives up her trust, Aw'd by the J udge's high command ; Both small and great now quit their dust And round the dread tribunal stand. 3 Behold the awful books displayed, Big with th' important fates of men ; Each deed a word more public made, As wrote by heaven's unerring pen. 4 To every soul the books assign The joyous or the dread reward ; Sinners in vain lament and pine — No plea the Judge v/ill here regard. 5 Lord, when these awful leaves unfold, May life's fair book my soul approve! There may I read ray name enroll'd. And triumph in redeeming love I 509 ^^« Heavenly Zion. L. ^U A RM of the Lord, awake, awake ! -"- Thine own immortal strength put on I With terror clothed, hell's kingdom shake, And cast thy foes with fury down. 345 PUKEEALS AND OTHER OCCASIONS. 2 By death and hell pursued in vain, To thee the ransomed seed shall come ; Shouting, their heavenly Zion gain, And pass through death triumphant home 3 The pain of life shall then be o'er, The anguish and distracting care ; There sighing grief shall weep no more, And sin shall never enter there. 4 Where pure, essential joy is found, The Lord's redeemed their heads shall raise, With everlasting gladness crowned. And filled with love, and lost in praise. Charles Wesley. 510 ^^^ ^"'^^ of peace. S. M. /^OME to the land of peace ; ^^ From shadows come away ; Where all the sounds of weeping cease, And storms no more have sway. 2 Fear hath no dwelling here ; But pure repose and love Breathe through the bright, celestial air The spirit of the dove. 3 Come to the bright and blest. Gathered from everv land ; For here thy soul shall find its rest Amid the shining band. 4 In this divine abode Change leaves no saddening trace ; Come, trusting spirit, to thy God, Thy holy resting-place. 5 " Come to our peaceful home," The saints and angels say, 346 DEATH — THE JUDGMENT — HEAVED. " Forsake the world, no longer roam ; O wanderer, come a^^ay I " Unknown, 5XX At home in Heaven. S. M. " -pOREVER with the Lord ! " -*- Amen, so let it be ! Life from the dead is in that word, 'Tis immortality. 2 Here in the body pent, Absent from him I roam, Yet nightly pitch my moving tent A day's march nearer home. 3 " Forever with the Lord ! " Father, if 'tis thy will, The promise of that faithful word, E'en here to me fultill. 4 So when my latest breath Shall rend the vail in twain, By death I shall escape from death, And life eternal gain. 5 Knowing as I am known. How shall I love that word, And oft repeat before the throne, " Forever with the Lord ! " James Montgomery, 512 The goodly land. S. M. T^AR from these scenes of night, -*- Unbounded glories rise, And realms of joy and pure delight, Unknown to mortal eyes. 2 Fair land ! could mortal eyes But half its charms explore, 347 FUNERALS AND OTHER OCCASrONS. How would our spirits long to rise, And dwell on earth no more ! "Z No cloud those regions know, Realms ever bright and fair ; • For sin, the source of mortal woe, Can never enter there. 4 O, may the prospect fire Our hearts with ardent love. Till wings of faith and strong desire, Bear every thought above. 5 Prepared, by grace divine, For thy bright courts on high, Lord, bid our spirits rise and join The chorus of the sky. Anne Steele. 31^3 -^^ night in Heaven. S. M. rpHERE is no night in heaven ; -^ In that blest world above Work never can bring weariness, For wor^ itself is love. 2 There is no grief in heaven ; For life is one glad day, And tears are of those former things Which all have passed away. 3 There is no sin in heaven ; Behold that blessed throng, All holy in their spotless robes, All holy in their song. 4 There is no death in heaven ; For they who gain that shore Have won their immortality. And they can die no more. Frederick D. Huntingtoru 348 DEVOTIONAL MISCExLANY. SECTION XVIL §1^4: Surrendering all for Christ. C. M, TTOW vain are all things here below I ■^^ How false, and yet how fair ! Each pleasure hath its poison, loo, And every sweet a snare. 2 The brightest things below the sky Give but a tlatt'ring light : We should suspect some danger nigh Where we possess delight. 3 Our dearest joys and nearest friends, The partner of our blood, How they divide our wav'ring minds, And leave but half for God ! 4 The fondness of a creature's love, How strong it strikes the sense ! 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 soul away From all created good. Watts, 515 The Pilgrim's Song. 8s&6a. VE weary, heavy laden souls, -*- Who are oppressed sore, Ye trav'lers through the wilderness, To Canaan's peaceful shore: 349 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Through chilling winds and beating rain, The waters deep and cold, And enemies surrounding you, Take courage and be bold. 2 Though storms and hurricanes arise, The desert all around, And fiery serpents oft appear Through the enchanted ground. Dark nights, and clouds, and gloomy fear, And dragons often roar ; But while the gospel trump we hear. We'll press for Canaan's shore. 3 Methinks I now begin to see The borders of that land ; The trees of life, wdth heav'nly fruit, In beauteous order stand ; The wintry time is past and gone, Sweet flowers noAv appear. The fiftieth year hath now rolled round, The great Sabbatic year. Uiiknoim. 516 Reimmher me. C. M. TESUS! thou art the sinner's friend, " As such I look to thee ; Now in the bowels of thy love, Lord I remember me. 2 Remember thy pure word of grace, Remember Calvary ; Remember all thy dying groans, And then remember me. 3 Thou wondrous Advocate with God ! 1 yield myself to thee ; While thou art sitting on thy throne, O Lord I remember me. 350 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 4 I own I'm guilty, own I'm vile, Yet thy salvation's free ; Then, in thy all abounding grace, O Lord 1 remember me. 5 Howe'er forsaken, or distress' d, Wowe'er oppress'd 1 be, Howe'er aftlicted here on earth, Do thou remember me. Unknown, 517 Admission into the Church. C. M. TXQUIRE, ye pilgrims, for the way -^ That leads to Sion's hill, And thither set your steady face, With a delermin'd will. 2 Invite the strangers all around Your pious march to join, And spread the sentiments you feel Of faith and love divine. 3 O come, and to his temple haste, And seek his favor there : Before his footstool humbly bow, And pour your fervent prayer. 4 O come, and join your souls to God In everlasting bands : Accept the blessings he bestows, With thankful hearts and hands. Doddridge* 518 Scenes of the ResuiTection. CM. TTOW long shall Death, the tyrant, reign, ^^ And triumph o'er the just? How long the blood of martyrs slain Lie mingled with the dust ? 331 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 2 Lo ! I behold the scatter'd shades : The dawn of heaven appears : The briglit, immortal morning spreads Its blushes round the spheres. 3 I see the Lord of glory come, And Haming guards around : The skies divide to make him room: The trumpet shakes the ground. i I hear the voice, " Ye dead, arise ! " And, lo I the graves obey ; And waking saints, with joyful eyes, Salute th' expected day. 6 O may our humble spirits stand Among them, cloth'd in wliite: The meanest phice at his right hand Is intiuite delight. Watts. 519 " ^h ^•ingdom come:' Matt. vi. 10- C. M. p\\THER of me. and all mankind ^ And all the hosts above, Let every understanding mind Unite to praise thy love : 2 To know thy nature and thy name, One God in persons three ; And glorify tlie great I AM Through all eternity. 6 Thy kingdom come, with power and grace, To every heart of man : Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness, In all our bosoms reign. C. Wesley. 520 " Lighten mine eyes." Psl. xiii. 3. C. M. i\ SUN of righteousness, arise ^^ With healing in thy wing' 352 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. To my diseas'd, my fainting soul, Life and salvation bring 2 These clouds of pride and, sin dispel, By thine all-piercing beam : Lighten mine eyes with faith, my heart With holy hope intiame. 3 My mind, by thy all-quickening power, From low desires set free : Unite my scatter'd thoughts, and tix My love entire on thee. 4 Father, thy long-lost son receive ; Saviour, thy purchase own ; Blest Comforter, with peace and joy Thy new-made creature crown. 5 Eternal, undivided Lord, Coequal One and Three, On thee all faith, all hope be placed. All love be paid to thee. C. Wesley. 521 Evening. C M. rPHE work of one more day is done — -^ Is done, as best we could. And yet, O Lord, we must confess 'Tis not done as we would. 2 We would have lived throughout the hours As though we saw thee near, That thou shouldst know each thought and word, Should bring to us no fear. 3 But as we retrospect the day. Our heart is made to grieve. In pity, Lord, we pray look down, Our burden'd souls relieve. 23 353 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 4 O make us not to close our eve.^ Till we shall feel thy love, Hear thou our song, hear thou our pray'r, '* Come quickly from above." 5 With this assurance sweetly given, We each to each may say, Good-night, Good-night, God keep us safe Until the break of day. B. T. Tanner, 522 " '^«« ^0'^" ^^^^ Christians love:' C. M. GIVER of concord, Prince of peace, Meek, lamb-like Son of God, Bid our unruly passions cease, By thy atoning blood. 2 Rebuke our rage, our passions chide, Our stubborn wills control, Beat doAvn our wrath, root out our prid^ And calm our troubl'd soul. 3 Subdue in us the carnal mind, Its enmity destroy, AVith cords of love our spirits bind, And melt us into joy. 4 Us into closest union draw, And in our inward parts Let kindness sweetly write her law. And love command our hearts. C. Wesley, 523 The t'areiveU C- AL Y E golden lamps of heaven, iarewell, ^ With all your feeble light: Farewell, thou ever-changing moon, Pale empress of the night. 2 And thou, refulgent orb of day, In brighter Hames array' d, 354 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. My soul, that springs beyond thy sphere No more demands thy aid. 3 Ye stars are but the shining dust Of my divine abode, The pavement of those heavenly courts, Where I shall see my God. 4 Xo more the drops of piercing grief Shall swell iuto mine eyes ; Nor the meridian sun decline Amidst those brighter skies. 5 There all the millions of his saints Shall in one song unite ; And each the bliss of all shall view, With infinite delight. Doddridge, 524 c.M, A minister or brethren parting on earth. Acts XX. 36-38. T^EAR friends, farewell, I do you tell, -'-^ Since you and I must part ; - I go away but here you stay ; But still we're joined in heart. 2 Your love to me has been so free, Your conversation sweet ; How can I bear to journey, where AVith you 1 cannot meet ! 3 i'et i do find mv heart inclined To lo my vork below; When Christ doth call, I trust 1 shall Be ready then to go. 4 I leave you all, both great and small, To Christ's encircling arms, Which can you save from hell's dark grave^ And shield you from all harms. 355 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 5 I long to go where pleasures flow, My soul shall be at rest, No more complain or sigh again, But be forever blest. 6 There we shall meet in bliss complete, And long together dwell, To love the Lord with one accord ; So, brethren, all farewell. Unknovm. 525 Patriot's Song. C. M. T ORD, while for all mankind we pray, -^ Of every clime and coast, O hear us for our native land, — • The land we love the most. 2 O guard our shores from every foe, With peace our borders bless, With prosp'rous times our cities crown, Our fields with plenteousness. 3 Here may religion shed her'iight On days of rest and toil ; And piety and virtue reign, And bless our native soil. 4 Lord of the nations, thus to thee Our country we commend ; Be thou her refuge and her trust, Her everlasting friend. Wreford. 526 Nearer to Thee. 6s & 4s. Then shall the Lord he my God ; and this stone shall be God's house. — Gen. xxviii. 21, 22. lU EARER, my God, to thee, ■^^ Nearer to thee I E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; 356 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Still all my song shall be — Nearer, my God to thee, Nearer to thee ! 2 Though, like the wanderer, The suu go down. Darkness be over me, My rest a stone ; Yet in my dreams I'd be- Nearer, my God, to thee I Nearer to thee ! 3 There let the way appear Steps unto heaven ; All that thou sendest me In mercy given ; Angels to beckon me — Nearer, my God, to thee ! Nearer to thee ! 4 Then w ith my waking thought«, Bright witli thy praise, Out of my stony griefs, Bethel I'll raise ; So by my woes to be — Nearer, my God, to thee I Nearer to thee ! 5 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 I Nearer to thee I 3Ls. S. F. Adams, 527 ^^^ (^y^^^y Christian to his Soul. 7s, Sa, \7ITAL spark of heavenly flame, ^ Quit, O quit this mortal frame ; 357 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, O, the pain, the bliss of dying I Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. 2 Hark! — tliey whisper ; angels say, "Sister spirit, come away;'' What is this absorbs me quite ? — Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? — Tell me, my soul, can this be death? 3 The vrorld recedes ; it disappears ; Heaven opens on my eyes ; my ears With sounds seraphic ring: Lend, lend your wings ! I mount ! I fly ! '*0 Grave, where is thy victory ? O Death, where is thy sting?" Pope, i 528 Birthday of a Consort 11, 9. OOME away to the skies, my beloved arise, ^^ And rejoice in the day thou wast born : On this festival day, come exulting away, And with singing to Sion return. 2 AV^e have laid up our love and our treasure above. Though our bodies continue below : The redeem'd of our Lord, we remember hv word. And with singing to paradise go. 3 With singing Ave praise the original grace By our heavenly Fatlier bestow'd ; Our being receive from his bounty, and live To the honor and glory of God. •4 For thy glory we are created to share Both the nature and kingdom divine: 358 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Created again, that our souls may remain lu time and eternity thine. With thanks we approve the design of thy love^ Wiiich hath joined us in Jesus's name ; So united in heart that we never can part, Till we meet at the feast of the Lamb. a We. D= 529 "^^ beheld the city, ami wept over it." S.M. |ID Christ o'er sinnere weep, And shall our cheeks be dry? Let floods of penitential grief Bui-st forth from every eye. 2 The Son of God in tears The woud'riug angels see : Be thou astonished, O my soul ; He shed those tears for thee. 3 He wept that we might weep : Each sin demands a tear : In heaven alone no sin is found, And there's no weeping there. Beddorm. 530 Household consecrated to God. S.AL T^HE power to bless my house Belongs to God alone ; Yet rend'ring him my constant vows, He sends his blessings down. 2 Shall I not then engage My house to serve the Lord, To search the soul-converting page, And feed upon his word, — To ask with faith and hope The grace which he supplies, 359 . DEVOTlox'fAL MISCELLANY, If\ prayer and praise to offer up Their daily sacrifice ? -4 Let each his sin eschew, Through thy restraining grace, Our father Abrah'm's steps pursue, And walk in all thy ways. 5 Saviour of men, incline The liearts which thou hast made, Which thou hast bought with blood Divine^ To ask thy promis'd aid. 6 Me and my house receive, Thy family t' increase, And let us in thy favor live. And let us die in peace. C. Wesley, ■^3.1 General Thanksgiving, S. M, npHKOUGFI all the lofty sky. Through all tlie inferior ground, rh' Almighty Maker shines confess' d, And pours his blessings round. 2 Each year the teeming earth With flowers and fruits is crown'd ; And grass, and herbs, and harvests, grow And send their joys around. 3 The world of waters yields A rich supply of ft)od, And distant lauds their treasures send Upon the rolling flood. A To serve and bless our land The elements conspire ; And mercies mix themselves with earth,— With ocean, air and fire. 360 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 5 O that the sons of men To God their songs would raise, And celebrate his power and love In never-ceasing praise I Gibbons, 532 " Glorious in holiness." S. M. /"^OD is in Judah known, ^-^ Israel extols his name, In Salem he has placed his throne, In Zion lives his fame. 2 There did he break the shield, The battle and the bow ; There to his glorious might shall yield The desolating foe. 3 There is the spoiler spoil'd, The proud have slept their sleej: ; There are the men of battle foil'd, In one promiscuous heap, 4 When thy rebuke is heard, Both horse and car expire ; Thou God of Jacob shalt be fear'd; O who shall meet thine ire ? 5 Heaven utter d thy decree, Earth, trembling, paiLsed to hear : Soon shall the world thy judgments see, Thy saints no more shall fear. Mar^ 533 ^'^ changing place of abode. L. M. Q OLE Sov'reign of the earth and skies, ^ Supremely good, supremely wise, Fix thou the place of our abode, But let it still be near our God. 2 On earth we weary pilgrims roam, Xor find, nor hope, a lasting home; 361 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. We seek a house not made with hands, A heavenly house which ever stands. 8 Yet while we sojourn here below, Let streams of mercy round us flow; And when our destin'd race is run, Assign us mansions near thy throne. Unknoicn^ S3 4 ^^ Prosperous Saint. L. M. Kev. vii. 13-17. /^OME, ye that love the Lord indeed, ^ Who are from sin and bondage freed, Submit to all the ways of God, And walk that narrow happy road. 2 Great tribulation you shall meet, But soon shall walk the golden street ; Though hell may rage and vent her spite, Yet Christ will save his heart's delight. 8 That happy day will soon appear, When dabriel's trumpet you shall hear Sound through the earth, yea, down to hell, To call the nations great and small. 4 Behold the earth in burning flames, The trumpet louder still proclaims ; The earth must hear and know her doom, The separation day is come. 5 Behold the righteous marching home, And all the aiigels bid them come ; When Christ himself these words proclaims, Here come my saints, I know their names. Unh}Own 535 Self-dedication. L. M T ORD, I am thine, entirely thine, ■*^ Purchased and saved by blood Divine ; 362 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. With full consent thine would I be, And own thy sovereign right in me. 2 Grant one poor sinner moi*e a place Among the children of thy grace ; A wretched sinner, lost to (iod, But ransom'd by Immanuel's blood. 3 Thine would I live, thine would I die. Be thine through all eternity ; The vow is past beyond repeal, Now will I set the solemn seal, 4 Here at that cross whei'e flows the blood That bought my guilty soul for God, Thee, my new ^J aster, now 1 call, And consecrate to thee my all. 5 Do thou assist a feeble worm The great engagement to perform : Thy grace can full assistance lend. And on that grace I dare depend. Daviea* S36 2^ationaI Praise. L. IM, Ty E bless thy name, Almighty God, ** For a 1 the kindness thou hast shown. To this fair land our fathers trod, This land we fondly call our own. 2 Here freedom spreads her banner wide, And casts her soft and hallow'd ray ; For thou our country's arms didst guide, And lead them on their conqu'ring way. 3 We praise thee, that the gospel light Through all our land its radiance sheds ; Scatters the shades of error's night, And heavenly blessings round us spreads. 363 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 4 Wlien foes without and foes within, With threatening ills our land have press'd, Thou hast our nation's bulwark been, And, smiling, sent us peaceful rest. h O God, preserve us in thy fear, In troublous times our helper be ; Diffuse thy truth's bright precepts here, And may we woi-ship only thee. Presb. Hymyis, S37 ^^'^ Triumphs of Prayer. FIRST PART. /^OME, brothers and sisters, who love one ^-^ another. And have done for yeai-s that are gone, How often we've met him in sweet heavenly union, Which opens the way to God's throne. 2 W^ith joy and thanksgiving we'll praise hira who loved us. While we run the bi-ight shining way, Though we part here in body we are bound for one glory. And bound for each other to pray. 3 There were Joshua and Joseph, Elias and Moses, That prayed and God heard from Ills throne ; There were Abraham and Isaac, and Jacob and David, And biolomon, and Stephen, and John. 4 There were Simeon and Anna, and I don't know how many. That prayed as they journeyed along : 364 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Some cast among lions, some bound with rough irons, Yet glory and praises they sung. 538 SECOND TART, ^OME tell us that praying and also that ^ praising Is labor that's all spent in vain, But we have such a witness that God hears with ^swiftness, From praying we will not refrain. 2 There was old father Noah, and ten thousand more, Who witnessed that God heard them pray ; There were Samuel and Hannah, Paul, Silas and Peter, And Daniel and Jonah, we'll say. 3 That God by his Spirit, or an angel, does visit Tlieir souls and their bodies while praying; Shall we all go fainting, while they all go praising, And glorify God in the flame ? 4 God grant us to inherit the same praying spirit While we are a-journ eying below. Then when we cease praying we shall not cease praising. But round God's bright throne we shall bow. Unknown, 539 10, 11, 10, 11. ^' Come thou uith iisJ' Numb. x. 29. i\ TELL me no more of this world's vain ^ store. The time for such trifles with me now is o'er; 365 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. A country I've found where true joys abound, To dwell I'm determined on that happy ground, 2 The souls that believe, in paradise live, And me in that number will Jesus receive : My soul, don't delay — he calls thee away, Kise, follow thy Saviour, and bless the glad day. 3 No mortal doth know what he can bestow, What light, strength, and comfort— go after him, go ; Lo, onward I move to a city above, Kone guesses how wondrous my journey will prove. 4 Great spoils I shall win from death, hell, and sin, Hidst outward afflictions shall feel Christ within ; And when I'm to die, receive me, I'll cry, For Jesus hath lov'd me, I cannot tell why. 6 But this I do find, we two are so join'd, He'll not live in glory and leave me behind : So this is the race I'm running through grace, Henceforth — till admitted to see my Lord's face. 6 And now I'm in care, my neighbors may share These blessings: to seek them will none of you dare? In bondage, O Avhy, and death will you lie, When one here assures you free grace is so nigh ? Gamhold. 640 FIRST PART. ] Is and 6s. "DY faith I view my Saviour dying -*-' On the tree ; on the tree 366 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. To every nation he is crying, Look to me I look to me ! He bids the guihy now draw near, Kepent, believe, dismiss their fear; — Hark ! hark ! what precious words I hear J^ Mercy's free I mercy's free ! 2 Did Christ, when I w s sin pursuing, Pity me ? pity me ? And did he snatch my soul from ruin ? Can it be ? can it be ? O yes ! he did salvation bring : He is my Prophet, Priest, and King ; And now my happy soul can sing, — Mercy's free ! mercy's free ! ift lesus my weary soul refreshes ; — Mercy's free ! mercy's free ! And every moment, Christ is precious Unto me ! unto me I None can describe the bliss I prove, ^Vhile through this wilderness J rove: All may enjoy the Saviour's love, Mercy's free ! mercy's free ! 541 SECOND PART. lls&Gs. TESUS, the mighty God, hath spoken Peace to me, peace to me : Now all my chains of sin are broken — I am free, I am free : Soon as I in his name believed, The Holy Spirit I received, And Christ from death my soul retrieved: Mercy's free ! mercy's free I 2 This precious truth, ye sinners, hear it=-* Mercy's free 1 mercy's free I 367 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Ye ministers of God, declare it — Mercy's free I mercy's free ! Visit the heatli-eii's dark abode, Proclaim to all the love of God, And spread the glorious news abroad— Mercy's free I mercy's free I 4 Long as I live I'll still be crying, Mercy's free I mercy's free I A.nd this shall be my theme when dying, Mercy's free I mercy's free I A.nd when the vale of death I've pass'd, When lodg'd above the stormy blast, I'll sing, while endless ages last, Mercy's free I mercy's free 1 Unknown, ^2 '^Vill you go f 8, 6. TX^E'EE traveling home to neaven abov^ * * Will you (JO f icill you go ? To sing the Saviour's dying love. Will you go ? v:ill you go f Millions have reach' d that blest abode, Anointed kings and priests to God ; And millions more are on the road, Will you go f nill you go f A We're going to walk the plains of light. Where perfect day excludes the night; Our sun will there no more go doAvn, In that blest world of great renown, Our days of mourning past and gone. S The way to heaven is free for all, For Jew and Gentile, great and small. Make up your mind, give God your heart, With every sin and idol part, And now for glory make a start- 368 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 4 The way to heaven is straight and plain : Eepent, believe, be born again : The Saviour cries aloud to thee : Take up thy cross and follow me, And thou shalt my salvation see. Unknoumi &43 Opening Worship. 8s, 7s. "DKETHKEN, we have met to woi-ship ■^ And adore our God the Lord : Will you pray with all your power, While we try to preach the word? All is vain unless the Spirit Of the Holy One come down : Brethren, pray, and holy manna Will Ije shower'd all around. 2 Brethren, see poor sinners round you Slumbering on the brink of woe: Death is coming, hell is moving, Can you bear to let them go ? See our fathere, and our mothers, And our children sinking down : Brethren, pray, and holy manna Will be shower'd all around. 3 Sisters, will you join and help us? Moses' sister joiu'd with him : While you see the trembling sinners^ Have you no concern for them? Tell them all about the Saviour, Tell them that he will be found: Pray on, sisters, and the manna Will be shower'd all around. 4 Let us love our God supremely, Let us love each other, too : Let. us love and pray for sinners, lill our God makes all things new 24 369 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Then he'll call us home to heaven, At his table we'll sit down : Christ Avill gird liimself, and serve us With sweet manna ail around. Vnhnovm, 544 " The unity of the Spirit:' Eph. iv. 3. Vs. pHRIST, from whom all blessiuijs ^?f, ^ Perfecting the saints below, Hear us who thy nature share. Who thy mystic body are. Join us in one spirit join, Let us still receive of thine : Still for more on thee we call^ Thou who fillest all in all. 2 Move, and actuate, and guide: Divers gifts to each divide : Placed according to thy will, Let us all our work fulfil : IS^ever from our office move, Needful to each other prove : Use the grace on each bestow'd, Temp'red by tiie art of God I 3 Sweetly may we all agree, Touch'd with softest sympathy; Kindly for each other care; Every member feel its share. Many are we now and one, We who Jesus have put on : Names, and sects, and parties, fall : Thou, O Christ, art all in all, C. Wesley: 545 Cleaving to God. 7s. f^OD of love, that hear'st the pray'r, ^^ Kindly for thy people care, 370 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Who on thee alone depend : Love us, save us to the end. 2 Save us in the prosp'rous hour, From the fiatt'riug tempter's power; From his unsuspected wiles, From the world's pernicious smiles. 3 Men of worldly, low design, Let not these tliy people join, Poison our simplicity, Drag us from our trust in thee. 4 Save us from the great and wise. Till they sink in iheir own eyes, Tamely to thy yoke submit, Lay their honors at thy feet. 5 Never let the world break in, Fix a mighty gulf between : Keep us little and unknown, Priz'd and lov'd by God alone. C Weslei} 5^Q Prayer for the Solvation of Children,. 7s, C^ OD of mercy, hear our pray'r ^^ For the children thou hast giv'n ; Let them all thy blessings share — Grace on earth and bliss in heaven. 2 In the morning of their days ^ May their hearts be drawn to thee; Let them learn to lisp thy praise In their earliest infancy. 8 When we see their passions rise, Sinful habits unsubdued, Then to thee we lift our eyes, That their hearts may be renew' d. 4 Cleanse their souls from every stain, Through the Saviour's precious blood; 371 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Let them all be born again, And be reccnciled to God. ' For this mercy, Lord, we cry ; Bend thine ever-gracious ear: While on thee our t-ouls rely, Hear our prayer — in mercy hear. CampbeWs Col. ^4:1 Bevivals. OASS me not, O gentle Saviour, -^ Hear my humble cry ; "While on others thou art smiling, I'o not pass me by. Cho. — Saviour, Saviour, hear my humble cry, While on others thou art calling, Do not pass me by. 2 Let me at a throne of mercy Find a sweet relief, Kneeling there in deep contrition, Help my unbelief. 3 Trusting only in thy merit. Would 1 seek thy face : Heal my wounded, broken spirit, Save me by thy grace. 4 Thou the Spring of all my comfort, More than life to me, Whom have I on earth beside thee? W' hom in heaven but thee ? Sankei/s CoL 548 Semes of Glory. 8, 7. r\AKK and thorny is the desert -^ Through which pilgrims make their way; Yet beyond this vale of sorrow Lie the fields of endless day : 372 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Fiends, loud howliug through the desert. Make them tremble as they go ; And the fierv darts of Satan Often bring their courage low. 2 O young pilgrims, are you weary Of the roughness of the way ? Does your strength begin to fail yon, And your vigor to decay? Jesus. Jesus, will go with you : He will lead you to his throne : — He who dyed his garments for you, And the wine-press trod alone. 3 There, on flowery hills f f pleasure, Lie the fields of endless rest : There shall love and joy forever Reign and triumph in your breast; Hail, ye happy, happy spirits 1 Death no more shall make vou fear. Grief or sorrow, pain or anguish, Never shall distress you there. Unknoum 549 ^^'^ ^P^ 9^^^' '^PHERE is a gate that stands ajar, And through its portals gleamiug, A radiance from the cross afar, The Saviour s love revealing. Eef. — Oh, depth of mercy I can it be ' Tliat gate was left ajar for me? For me. for me ? Was left ajar for me? 2 That gate ajar stands free for all Who seek through it salvation ; The rich and poor, the great and small. Of every tribe and nation. 373 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 3 Press onward, then, though foes may h,>')m,| AVhile mercy's gate is open ; Accept the cross, and win the crown, Love's everhistiug token. 4 Beyond the rivers brink we'll lay The cross that here is given, And bear the crown of life away, And love him more in heaven. From Gospel Hymna ^SO Hesitdion. *'" \ LMOST pei-suaded '' now to believe ; -^^ '* Almost persuaded " Christ to receivej Seems now some soul to say, "Go, Spirit go thy way; Some more convenient day On thee I'll call." 2 "Almost pei-suaded," come, come to-daj; "Almost persuaded," turn not away; Jesus invites you here, Angels are lingering near, Prayers rise from hearts so dear ; " O wanderer, come." 3 "Almost persuaded," harvest is past! " Almost persuaded," doom comes at last I " Almost " cannot avail ; " Almost " is but to fail ! Sad, sad, that bitter wail — " Almost— 6u^ lost I " P. P. P^is* 551 My Beloved. lis & 8s OTHOU, in whose presence my soul takea delight. On wliom iu affliction I call, 374 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. My comfort by day, and my song in the night, My hope, my salvation, my all I 2 Where dost thou, dear Shepherd, resort with thy sheep, To feed them in pastures of love ? Say, why in the valley of death should I weep, Or alone in this wilderness rove ? 3 O why should I wander an alien from thee, Or cry in the desert for bread ? Thy foes will rejoice when my sorrows they see, And smile at the tears I have slied. 4 Ye daughters of Zion, declare have you seen The star that on Israel shone? Say, if in your tents my Beloved has been, And where with his flocks he is gone. 5 He looks ! and ten thousands of angels rejoice. And myriads wait for his word ; He speaks! and eternity, filled with his voice, Ee-echoes the praise of the Lord. 6 Dear Shepherd, I hear, and will follow thy call ; I know the sweet sound of thy voice : Kestore and defend me, for thou art my all, And in thee I will ever rejoice. Unknown. 552 ^^^« ^c^' ^^«^ '"5 higher than I. P. M. /^H, sometimes the shadows are deep, ^-^ And rough seems the path to the goal, And sorrows, how often they sweep Like tempests down over the soul. Cho.— I! : Oh, then to the Rock let me fly, To the Rock that is higher than L:| 375 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. ^ Oh, sometimes how long seems the day, And sometimes how weary my feet ; But toiling in life's dusty way, The Rock's blessed shadow, how sweet 3 Oh, near to the Rock let me keep, Or blessings, or sorrows prevail ; Or climbing the mountain-way steep Or walking the shadowy vale. E. Johnson ■S53 ^^ "*i/ name written there f 7s. & 6s T ORD, I care not for riches, ^ Neither silver nor gold; I would make sure of heaven, I would enter the fold. In the book of thy kingdom, VVith its pages so fair, Tell me, Jesus, my Saviour, Is my name written there ? Cho. — Is my name written ihere, On the page white and fair? In the book of thy kingdom, Is my name written there? 12, Lord, my sins they are many, Like the sands of the sea. But thy blood, O my Saviour, Is sufficient for me ; For thy promise is written. In bright letters that glow, "Though your sins be as scarlet, I will make them like snow." S Oh ! that beautiful city, ^ With its mansions of light, With its glorified beings, In pure garments of white; 376 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Where no evil thing cometh, To despoil what is fair ; Where the angels are watching, — Is my name written there? M. A. Kidder, 554 I love thee, thou art mine f(frever. lis. IX/TY Jesus, I love thee, I know thou art -^'-^ mine, For thee all the follies of sin I resign ; My gracious Kedeemer, my Saviour art thou. If ever I loved thee, my J esus, 'tis now. t I love thee because thou hast first loved me, And purchased my pardon on Calvary's tree; I love thee for wearing the thorns on thy brow, If ever 1 loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now. S I'll love thee in life, I will love thee in death. And praise thee as long as thou lendest me breath : And say when the death-dew lies cold on mj brow, If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now, 4 In mansions of glory and endless delight, I'll ever adore thee in heaven so bright : I'll sing with the glittering crown on my broAV, If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now. English Baptist CoL 555 The thought of Thee. C. IL TESUS, the very thought of thee ^ With sweetness fills the breast; But sweeter far thy face to see, And in thy presence rest. 37'r I DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 2 No voice can sing, no heart can frame, Nor can tlie memory find A sweeter sound than Jesus' name, The J^aviour of mankind. 5 O Hope of every contrite heart, O Joy of all the meek, To those who ask, how kind thou art I How good, to those vvho seek ! 4 But what to those who find ? Ah, this Nor tongue nor pen can show : The love of Jesus, what it is, None but his loved ones know. 5 Jesus, our only joy be thou, As thou our prize wilt be; In thee be all our glory now, And through eternity. Bernard, 556 " AU things are of God." C. M, 1 Sam. iii. 18. TT'is the Lord— enthroned in light, -*- Whose claims are all divine, Who has an undisputed right To govern me and mine. 2 It Ls the Lord — who gives me all — My wealth, my friends, my ease ; And of his bounties may recall Whatever part he please. 3 It is the Lord — my covenant God, Thrice blessed be his name ; Whose gracious promise, sealed with blood. Must ever be the same. 4 Can I, with hopes so firmly built, Be sullen, or repine ? No 1 gracious God, take what thou wilt, To thee I all resign. Green, 378 G^ DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 55T Lord, grant my Prayer. C. "hi, .KANT me within thj courts a place^ Among thy saints a seat, For ever to behold thy face, And worship at thy feet ; 2 In thy pavilion to abide When storms of trouble blow, And in thy tabernacle hide, Secure from every foe. 3 Then leave me not when griefs assail And earthly comforts flee ; When father, mother, kindred fail, My God ! remember me. Montgomerj/^ $5S ^^^ Saviour uelcomed. C. M* Prov. xxiii. 26. ELCOME, O Saviour! to my heart; Possess thine humble throne ; Bid every rival hence depart, And claim me for thine own. 2 The world and Satan I foreake — To thee I all resign ; My longing heart, O Jesus! take, And till with love divine. 3 Oh I may I never turn aside, Nor from thy bosom flee ; Let nothing here my heart divide — I give it all to thee. Bourne, 559 Desiring salvation. Ps. li. C. 3I» r\ GOD of mercy ! hear my call, ^-^ My load of guilt remove ; Break down this separating wall. That bars me from thy love. 379 W DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 2 Give me the presence of thy grace ; Then my rejoiciug tongue Shall speak aloud thy righteousness, And make thy praise my song. t No blood of goats, nor heifer slain, For sin could e'er atone: The death of Christ shall still remain Sufficient and alone. 4 A soul, oppressed with sin's desert, My God will ne'er despise ; An humble groan, a broken heart, Is our best sacrifice. Watts. 560 ^e«^- John xii. 43. L. M. f^O, labor on ; spend and be spent, — ^^ Thy joy to do the Father's will ; It is the w;)y the Master went ; Should not the servant tread it still ? J Go, labor on ; 'tis not for naught ; Thine earthly loss is heavenly gain ; Men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not ; The Master praises, — Avliat are men? Z Go, 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, 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 come ! " Bonar. 591 Zeal. Johnix. 4. L. M. r^O, labor on, while it is day ,• ^^ The world's dark night is hastening on: 380 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Speed, speed thy work, — cast sloth away I It is not thus that souls are wou. ^ Men die in darkness at your side, Without a hope to cheer the tomb; Take up the torch and wave it wide — The torch that lights time's thickest glooat. 3 Toil on, — faint not ; keep watch and pray I Be wise the erring soul to Avin ; Go forth into the world's highway ; Compel the wanderer to come in. 4 Go, labor on ; your hands are weak ; Your knees are faint, your soul cast down; Yet falter not ; the prize you seek Is near, — a kingdom and a crown ! Bonar* 562 " Though thou slay me, yet xcill I L. M. trust in theeP Heb. vii, 11. T BLESS thee. Lord, for sorrows sent -*- To break the dream of human power, For now ray shallow cistern 's spent, I find thy fount and thirst no more. 2 I take thy hand, and fears grow still ; Behold thy face, and doubts remove ; Who would not yield his wavering will To perfect truth and boundless love I 3 That truth gives promise of a dawn, Beneath Avhose light I am to see, When all these blinding veils are drawn, This was the wisest path for me. 4 That love this restless soul doth teach The strength of thy eternal calm ; And tunes its sad and broken speech, To sing eVn now the angels' psalm. Anon, 381 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 563 God is love. Heb. xii. 6. L. M, T CANXOT always trace the way -^ Where thou, Almighty One, dost move; But I can always, always say, That God is love, that God is love. 2 When fear her chilling mantle flings O'er earth, my soul to heaven above, As to lier native home, upsprings, For God is love, for God is love. 3 When mystery clouds my darkened path, I'll check mv dread, my doubts reprove*- In this my soul sweet comfort hath, That God is love, that God is love. 4 Yes, God is love ; — a thought like this Can every gloomy thought remove, And turn all tears, all woes, to bliss, For God is love, for God is love. A'lwn. S64: ^ draw near us. John viii. 36. 8s & 78. C AVIOUR, hear us, through thy merit; ^ Lowly bending at thy feet ; Oh, draw near us by thy Spirit ; Prostrate at thy mercy-seat. 2 For the joys of thy salvation, Still we raise our cries to thee ; Hear the voice of supplication, Set our souls at liberty. Ation, 565 The Sower. Ps. cxxvi. 6. 8s & 7a TTE that goeth forth with weeping, -*--'- Bearing precious seed in love, !Never tiring, never sleeping, Findeth mercy from above. 382 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 2 Soft descend the dews of heaven, Bright the rays celestial shine ; Precious fruits will thus be given, Through an influence all divine, 3 Sow thy seed, be never weary, Let no fears thy soul annoy ; Be the prospect ne'er so dreary, Thou shalt reap the fruits of joy. 4 Lo, the scene of verdure brightening! See the rising grain appear ; Look again I the fields are whitening. For the harvest time is near. Hastings 566 Glarying in the cross. 8s, 7a. TX the cross of Christ I glory, -*- Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. 2 When the woes of life o'ertake me, Hopes deceive, and fears annoy, Never shall the cross forsake me ; Lo I it glows with peace and joy. 3 When the sun of bliss is beaming Light and love upon my way, From the cross the radiance streaming Adds more lustre to the day. 4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure. By the cross are sanctified ; Peace is there, that knows no measure, Joys that through ad time abide. Sir John Boivring, 567 Only Jesus. Matt. xvii. 8. 8s, 7g. TESUS only, when the morning ^ Beams upon the path I treful ; 383 X DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Jesus only, when the darkness Gathei-s round rcy weary head. * Jesus only, when the billows Cold and sullen o'er me roll ; Jesus only, when the trumpet Rends the tomb and wakes the souL S Jesus only, when in judgment Boding fears my heart appall ; Jesus only, when tlie wretched On the rocks and mountains call. 4 Jesus only, when, adoring, Saints their crowns before him bring; Jesus only, I will, joyous. Through eternal ages sing. Nason. ^SS ^over of Sinners. Prov. xviii. 24. 8s, 7sl /^NE 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 blood? But our Jesus died to have us Reconciled in him to God. 8 When he lived on earth abased, Friend of sinners was his name; Now above all glory raised, He rejoices in the same. 4 Oh ! for grace our hearts to soften, Teach us. Lord, at length, to love; We, alas ! forget too often What a friend we have above. Newton, 384 UfiVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 569 The Heavenly Home. L. Mi lyTY heavenly home is bright and fair ; -*-'-^ Nor pain nor death can enter there j Its glittering towei-s the sun outshine ; That heavenly mansion shall be mine. I'm going home, I'm going home, I'm going home to die no more ; To die no more, to die no more, 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. 8 While here, a stranger far from home, Affliction's waves may round me foam ; Although, like Lazarus, sick and poor, My heavenly mansion is secure. 4 Let others seek a home below. Which flames devour, or waves o'erfloTf, Be mine the happier lot to own A heavenly mansion near the throne. 5 Then fail the earth, let stars decline, And sun and moon refuse to shine, All nature sink and cease to be, That heavenly mansion stands for me. William HurUer, 5*70 Mapturous Anticipation. 12, % r^OME, let us ascend, ^ My companion and friend, To a taste of the banquet above : 25 385 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. If thy heart be as mine, If for Jesus it pine, Come up into the chariot of love. Who in Jesns confide, We are bold to outride The storms of affliction beneath ; With the prophet we soar To the heavenly shore. And out fly all the arrows of deatK By faith Ave are come To our permanent home ; By hope we the rapture improve: By love we still rise, And look down on the skies, For the heaven of heavens is love. Who on earth can conceive How happy we live In the palace of God the great King? What a concert of praise, When our Jesus's grace The whole heavenly company sing! What a rapturous song, When the glorified throng In the spirit of harmony join ; Join all the glad choirs. Hearts, voices and lyres, And the burden is, "Mercy divine I" "Hallelujah," they cry, To the King of the sky, To the great everlasting I AM ; To the Lamb that was slain, And that liveth again, — "Hallelujah to God and the Lamb I" Charles Wesley 386 THE SABBATH. SECTION XVIIL 5*71 Christ's Besurrection. Psalm cxviii. 24. CM. 'T'HIS is the day the Lord hath made, He calls the houi-s his own ; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. 2 To-day he rose and left the dead,^ And Satan's empire fell ; To-day the saints his triumphs spread. And all his wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to the anointed King, To David's holy Son ! Help us, O Lord ! descend and bring Salvation from thy throne. 4 Blest be the Lord who comes to men With messages of grace; "Who comes in God his Father's name, To save our sinful race. 5 Hosanna in the highest strains The church on earth can raise ; The highest heavens, in Avhich he reigns, Shall give him nobler praise. Watts. &T2 ^ come, let us worship and bow down. C. M. /'^OME, let us join with one accord ^-"^ In hymns around the throne ! This is the day our rising Lord Hath made and called his own. 387 THE SABBATH. 2 This is the day which God hath blessed, The brightest of the seven, Type of that everlasting rest The saints enjoy in heaven. 3 Then let us in his name sing on, And hasten to that day When our Redeemer shall come down, And shadows pass away. 4 Not one, but all our days below, Let us in hymns employ ; And in our Lord rejoicing, go To his eternal joy. C. Wesley. 573 In the Spirit. Rev. i. 10. C. M. "VTAY I throughout this day of thine -^'-'- Be in thy e'pirit, Lord : Spirit of humble fear divine, That trembles at thy word ; — 2 Spirit of faith, my heart to raise. And fix on things above ; Spirit of sacrifice and praise, Of holiness and love. C. Wesley. 5*74 -'^ ^^ Sanctuary. L. M. 'C'AR from my thoughts, vain world, begonel -■- Let my religious hours alone : Fain would my eyes my Saviour see ; I wait a visit, Lord, from thee. 2 My heart grows warm with holy fire, And kindles with a pure desire : Come, my dear Jesus, from above, And feed my soul with heavenly love. 388 THE SABBATH. 3 Blest Jesus, what delicious fare ! How sweet thine entertainments are I Never did angels taste above Kedeeming grace and dying love. WaMs, 575 The day of rest. L. M, A XOTHER six days' work is done ; -^ Another Sabbath is begun : Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest ; Improve the day thy God hath blessed. 2 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise^ As grateful incense, to the skies ; And draw from Christ that sweet repose Which none but he that feels it knows I 3 This heavenly calm within the breast Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, Which for the Church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains. 4 In holy duties let the day, In holy comforts, pass away : How sweet, a Sabbath thus to spends In hope of one that ne'er shall end ! J. StenneHU 5*76 Sweet is the ivork. Psalm xcii. L. M» a WEET is the work, my God, my King, ^ To praise thy name give thanks, and sing^ To show thy love by morning light. And talk of all thy truth by night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest : Xo mortal cares shall seize my breast : O may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound ! 389 THE SABBATH. 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word : Thy works of grace, how bright they shine 1 How deep thy counsels ! how divine ! 4 Then I shall share a glorious part When grace hath well refined my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil, to cheer my head. 5 Then shall I see, and hear, and know, All I desired or wished below; And every hour find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. TVaMs, 577 The Eternal Sabbath. L- M. rriHINE earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we Iot^; -■- But there's a nobler rest above ; To that our lab' ring souls aspire. With ardent pangs of strong desire. 2 No more fatigue, no more distress : Nor sin nor hell shall reach the place; No sighs shall mingle with the songs AVhich warble from immortal tongues. 3 No rude alarms of raging foes ; No cares to break the long repose ; No midnight shade, no clouded sun, But sacred, high, eternal noon. 4 O long expected day, begin ; Dawn on these realms of woe and sin : Fain would we leave this weary road, And sleep in death, to rest with God. Doddridge 390 THE SABBATH. 578 Welcome Sabbath. S. M. T\rELCOME, sweet day of rest, * ^ That saw the Lord arise : Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes ! 2 The King himself comes near, And feasts hLs saints to-day ; Here we may sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day within the place Which thou dost, Lord, frequent, Is sweeter than ten thousand days In sinful pleasures spent. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss Waiia. 579 The Eternal Sabbath. S, M. TT AIL to the Sabbath day ! -"-*- The day divinely given. When men to God tlieir homage pay, And earth draws near to heaven. 2 Lord, in this sacred hour, Witliin thy courts we bend, And bless thy love, and owai thy po^er, Our Father and our Friend. 3 But thou art not alone In courts by mortals trod ; Nor only Ls the day thine own When man draws near to God: 391 ' THE SABBATH. 4 Thy temple is the arch Of yon unmeasured sky ; Thy Sabbath, the stupendous mardi Of vast eternity. 5 Lord, may that holier day Dawn on thy servants' sight ; And purer woi*ship may we pay In heaven's unclouded light. Stephen G. BvJfincJu 580 c. M. But now is Christ i^isen from the dead. 1 Cor. xv. 20. ^HIS is the day, the sacred day -■- When Jesus left the grave: Of him we sing, and well we may, His arm is strong to save. 2 'Tis sweet to know that by his death We live — this grace is sweet : The Saviour, with his dying breath, Proclaim'd his work complete. 3 He lives, he reigns the God of love, He reigns for evermore : His throne, all other thrones above ; His name, all names before. 4 To him who died and rose again^ The Lord of earth and heav'u : To him, by angels and by men, Be endless glory giv'n: 5 The glory due to him alone, Who reigns in heav'n above ; Who fills the everlasting throne; The God of grace and love. Kelley's Hymns, 392 THE SABBATH. 581 C. M. MUherto hath the Lord helped us. 1 Sam. vii. 12. A XOTHEH week is past and gons, -^ Eejoice, we're nearer home, Out gracious Lord has led ns on ; And thus far have we come. 2 Our Ebenezer here we'll raise: The Lord our help has been : We'll publish, to our Saviour's praise. The things our eyes have seen.. 3 We've seen our foes before us flee, They turned and fled apace : To God alone the glory be ; We'll sing his pow'r and grace. 4 We've seen the timid lose their fears, And valiant wax in light ; We've seen the mournei-s dry their tear^ And put their griefs to flight. 5 We've seen the pris'uers burst their chaiil% And walk at liberty ; We've seen the guilty lose his stains, And without blemish be. 6 His word, on which we rest, is true, Himself a faithful friend : And he, who kept us hitherto, Will keep us to the end- Kellej/s Hymns, 582 ^ . ^ ^"^ Seeing him who is invisible. Heb. xi. 27. ^EITHER "voice" we have nor "vision,* -*"^ Yet we walk as if we had ; 393 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. Objects of the world's derision ; Sorrowful, yet always " glad." On the word of truth relying, Word of him who cannot lie, We go on, the foe defying, Knowing that the Lord is nigh. 2 One '' unseen " we own as master, And with him we look to be ; Fly, ye seasons, fly still faster, Till our "Lord from heav'n" we see. Never can we rest, no never. Till the day when he appeal's. Then we cease from sin forever, And he wipes away our tears. Z Then we shall be what we should be, Which, till then, can never be ; Then we shall be where we would be, Dwelling, Lord, in heav'n with thee. What a hope ! To be forever In thy presence. Lord, above ; To behold thee there, and never Cease to sing thy grace and love Keiley's Hymna, [Note. — These Psalms are selected from the revised arrangement by the United Presb. Ch.] 583 Psalm Ixxxii. C. M« A MONG assembled men of might, -^ The mighty God doth stand: He stands to order judgment right To judges of the land. 394 8ELECTIOXS FROM THE PSALMS. 2 How long will ye, with wrongful aid. The oppressor's cause protect ? How long, by gift and favor swayed, The wicked man respect ? 3 Protect the fatherless and weak, Defend the poor distressed ; And give deliv'rance to the meek By lawless power oi)pressed. 4 They will not know nor understand, In darkness on they go : Quake all the pillars of the land; They totter to and fro. 5 " True, ye are gods, ye kings," I said ; " And sons of God Most High ; Yet as the sons of men ye fade, And as the princes die." 6 Arise, O God, assert thy right, Pronounce thy just decree; The heritage of earth by right Belongs, O Lord, to thee. 5S4 Psalm xci. C If. ''FHE man that doth in secret plaoe -■- Of God Most High reside,^ Beneath the shade of liim that is Th' Almighty shall abide. 2 I of the Lord my God will say, He is my refuge still. He is my fortress, and my God ; And trust in him 1 will. 3 Assuredly he shall thee save, And give deliverance From cunning fowler's snare, and from The deadly pestilence. 395 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 4 His feathers shall thee hide ; thy trust Beneath his wings shall be : His faithfulness shall be a shield And buckler unto thee. 5 Thou shalt not need to be afraid For terrors of the night ; Nor for the arrow that doth fly By day, while it is light ; 6 Nor for the pestilence, that walks In darkness secretly ; Nor for destruction, that doth waste At noon-day openly. 7 A thousand at thy side shall fall, On thy right hand shall lie Ten thousand dead ; yet unto thee It shall not once come nigh. 5g5 Psalm Ixxxiv. C K. FIRST PART. r\ LORD of hosts, how lovely is ^ The place where thou dost dwell! The tabernacles of thy grace In pleasantness excel. 2 My soul doth long, yea even faint, Jehovah's courts to see ; My heart and tlesh are crying out, O living God, for thee. S Behold, the sparrow findeth out A house wherein to rest ; The swallow also for herself Hath found a peaceful nest. 4 And there securely sheltered she Her young ones forth may bring* 396 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS^ So thine own altars, Lord of Hosts^ I seek, my God and King. 6 Blest all who dwell within thy housej They ever give thee praise, And blest the man whose strength thou ar^ In whose heart are the ways : 6 Who passing on through Baca's vale, Do make of it a well ; And copious rains descending there, The pools with water till. 586 SECOND PART. C. li. ^0 they from strength unwearied go ^ Still forward uuto strength ; And they in Ziou shall appear Before the Lord at length. 8 Lord God of hosts, my prayer now hear ; O Jacob's God, give ear. See, God, our shield, look on the face Of thy anointed dear. 9 For in thy courts one day excels A thousand ; rather in My God's house will I keep a door. Than dwell in tents of sin. 10 For God the Lord's a sun and shield, He'll grace and glory give ; And no good thing will he withhold From them that justly live. 11 thou that art the Lord of hosts, That man is truly blest. Who with unshaken confidence On thee alone doth rest. 397 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 587 JPsahn cxi. C. M. jDRAISE ye the Lord : with all mj heart -*- I will God's praise declare, Ev'n where assemblies of the just And congregations are. 2 Jehovah's works are very great, The wonders of his might ; Sought out they are of every one Who in them takes delight. 8 His work most honorable is, Most glorious and pure, And his untainted righteousness Forever doth endure. 4 His works of wonder he hath made To be remembered well : In grace and in compassion great Jehovah doth excel. 5 The Lord provideth food for all Who truly do him fear; And evermore his covenant He in his mind will bear. 6 He did the power of his works To his own people show, That he tlie heathen's heritage L'pon them might bestow. 588 -P«a^»^ <''"'• 8s & 7* r\ my soul, bless tliou Jehovah, ^-^ All within me bless his name, Bless Jehovah, and forget not All his mercies to proclaim. 2 Who forgives all thy transgressions^ Thy diseases all who heals; 398 SEL^T?TT(TNS from TTIE PSALMS. Who redeems thee from destruction, Who with thee so kindly deals. 3 Who with tender mercies crowns thee, Who with good things fills thy mouth. So that even like the eagle Thou hast been restored to youth. 4 In liis rigliteousness, Jehovah Will deliver those distressed; He will execute just judgment In the cause of all oppressed. 6 He made known his ways to Moses, And his acts to Isr'el's race ; God is plentiful in mercy, Slow to anger, rich in grace. 6 He will not forever chide us, rsor keep anger in his mind, Hath not dealt as we oflended, Xor rewarded as we sinned. 589 Psalm vi. 8fl&7l T OKD, in anger do not chasten ; -^ Thy fierce wrath from me restrain; I am weak ; in mercy hasten, O relieve my flesh from pain. 2 Sorrows deep my soul are grieving ; Lord, how long 1 — O pity take ; Lord, return, my soul relieving; Save me for thy mercj's sake. 3 Thee the grave no more remembers: Who gives thanks among the dead ? Weary groans distract my slumbers, Tears have overflowed my bed- 399 SELECTIONS PROM THE PSALMS. 4 Sorely vexed by my oppressors, Grief like age has dimmed my eye, Hence, and leave me, all transgressors, For the Lord hath heard my cry. 6 God hath heard my supplication ; My petition will not spurn. Let my foes, with sore vexation, Back in sudden shame return. 590 Psalm Ixx. lis & 88. ly/TAKE haste, O my God, to deliver I praj^ •^"-^ O Lord, to my succor make haste : Let them be confounded who seek me to slay, And in their own folly disgraced. 2 Let them be turned back in confusion, O Lord, Who wish my destruction to see ; Let shame and defeat be their only :*eward. Who laugh in derision at me. 3 Let all them that seek thee be glad and re- joice. And Avho thy salvation would see ; In anthems of praise let them lift up the voice, And constantly magnify thee. 4 But I, poor and needy, still trust in thy word] Make haste to the rescue, I pray ; My helper thou art, and my Saviour, O Lord» No longer thy coming delay. 591 Pscdm ii. L. K FIRST PART. "VyHY do the heathen storm with ire? '" The people vanity devise? 400 i SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS, The rulers craftily conspire, The kings of earth rebellious rise. 2 Against the Lord they lift their hands, Against him and his Christ they say, "Asunder let us break their bands, And from us caat their cords away." 3 He that in heaven sits shall laugh, Jehovah shall deride them all ; Then as he speaks in burning wrath, Dismay and dread sliall on them fall. 4 " Yet notwithstanding I ordain," Thus shall he speak his sov'reign will, "He my anointed King shall reign^ 592 SECOND PART. L. Mi rPHUS spake to me the Holy One, I utter now the Lord's decree, " Thou art proclaimed my only Son, This day have 1 begotten thee. 6 " Ask for inheritance of me, And I will make the heatlien thine, And for possession, give to thee The earth to its remotest line. 7 "An iron sceptre thou shalt sway, And with it break and crush them all ; E'en like the pottei-'s brittle clay. Thou shalt them dash in pieces small." 8 And now, ye kings, be wise and hear ; Be warned, ye judges of the earth ; See that ye serve the Lord with fear, And mingle trembling with your mirtha - 26 401 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALIklS. §93 Psalm xcvii. L. M, TEHOVAH reigns, let earth be glad, ^ Aud all her islands clap their hands ; AVith clouds and darkness he is clad, His throne in right and judgment stands. 2 A fiery stream before him goes, And burns around him all his foes ; His lightning shafts, in vengeance hurled, Blaze lurid o'er the trembling world. 8 Like wax the mountains melt away, Before his majesty divine ; The lieavens his righteousness display, All nations see his glory shine. 4 Be shamed who idols serve and boast, Fear him, ye gods, with all your host ; When Zion ghid, thy judgments heard, Then Judah's daughters praised the Lord. 6 Exalted is tliy throne, O Lord, Above all gods, above all lands ; Hate evil, ye who love his word, His saints he frees from wicked hands. 6 For all the righteous sown is light, And joy for men in heart upright, Ye saints rejoice in God ; him bless, When musing on his holiness. §94 Psalm xcviii. L. M. /^OME, let us sing unto the Lord, ^^ New songs of praise with sweet accord; For wonders great by him are done ; His hand aud arm have vict'ry won. 402 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 2 The great salvation of our God Is seen through all the earth abroad ; Before the lieathen's wondering sight, He hath revealed his truth and right. 3 He called to mind his truth and grace In promise made to Isr el's race ; And unto earth's remotest bound, Glad tidings of salvation sound. 4 All lands to God lift up your voice ; Sing praise to him, with shouts rejoice; AVith voice of joy and loud acclaim, Let all unite and praise his name. 5 Praise God with harp, with harp sing praise^ With voice of psalms his glory raise ; AVith trumpets, cornets, gladly sing, And shout before the Lord, the King. 6 Let earth be glad, let billows roar, And all that dwell from shore to shore; Let floods clap hands with one accord, Let hills rejoice before the Lord. 595 Psatm c. L. M. A LL people that on earth do dwell, -"■ Sing to the Lord with cheerful voicesi Him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell, Come ye before him and rejoice. 2 Know that the Lord is God indeed ; Without our aid he did us make : We are his flock, he doth us feed, And for his sheep he doth us take. 3 O enter then his gates with joy. Within his courts his praise proclaim ^ 403 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. Let thankful songs your tongues employ, O bless and magnify his name. 4 Because the Lord our God is good, His mercy is forever sure; His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure. 596 Psalm xix. H. M. FIRST PART. 'THE glory of the Lord -*- The heavens declare abroad; The firmament displays The handiwork of God ; Pay unto day declareth speech, And night to niglit doth knowledge teaek. 2 Aloud they do not speak, They utter forth no word, Nor into language break ; Their voice is never heard. Their line tlirough all the earth extends. Their words to earth's remotest ends. 3 In them he for the sun Hath set a dwelling-place; Rejoicing as a man Of strength to run a race ; He, bridegroom-like in his array, CJomes from his chamber, bringing day, 4 His daily going forth Is from the end of heaven ; % The firmament to him Is for his circuit given — His circuit reaches to its ends, And everywhere his heat extends. . 404 G' SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. B9T P--i(^^^n xix. H. M. SECOND PART. OD'S perfect law converts The soul in sin that lies; His testimony sure Doth make the simple wise ; His statutes just delight the heart; ., His holy precepts light impart. The fear of God is clean, And ever doth endure ; His judgments all are truth, And righteousness most pure. To be desired are they far more Than finest gold in richest store. God's judgments to the taste More sweet than honey are, Than honey from the comb That droppeth, sweeter ftir. Yy^ith counsel they thy servant guard; In keeping them is great reward. Who can his errors know? From secret faults me cleanse; Thy servant keep thou back From all presumptuous sins. O let them not my way control, Nor gain dominion o'er my soul. Then in thy righteous war My life shall upright be ; I shall be innocent — From great transgression free. Accept my words, and thoughts of heart; Lord, thou mj strength and Sayiour art. 405 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. §9S Psalm xxiii. L. M" ly/TY Shepherd is the Lord Most High, -^ -^ And all my wants shall be supplied ; In pastures green he makes me lie, And leads by streams which gently glide. 2 He in his mercy doth restore My soul when sinking in distress ; For Ms name's sake he evermore Leads me in paths of righteousness. 3 Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale, Ev'n there no evil will I fear, Because thy presence shall not fail, Thy rod and staff my soul shall cheer. 4 For me a table thou hast spread, ^ Prepared before the face of foes ; With oil thou dost anoint my head ; My cup is filled and overflows. 5 Goodness and mercy shall not cease Through all my days to follow me ; And in God's house my dwelling place With him forevermore shall be. 509 Psalm xxiv. lis. 'T^HE earth and the fulness with which it is stored, The world and its dwellers belong to the Lord; For he on the seas its foundation hath laid. And firm on the waters its pillars hath stayed. 2 What man shall tlie hill of Jehovah ascend ? And who in the place of his holiness stand ? The man of pure heart, and of hands without stain. Who swears not to falsehood, nor loves what is vain. 406 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSAL^LS. 3 He shall from Jehovah the blessing receive, The (lod of salvation shall righteousness give; For this is the people, yea, this is the race, ' The Israel true who are seeking thy face. 4 Ye gates, lift your heads, and an entrance dis- play, Ye doors everlasting, wide open the way ; The King of all glory high honors await. The King of all glory shall enter in state. 5 What King of all glory is this that ye sing? The Lord, strong and mighty, the conquering King. Y^e gates, lift your heads, and an entrance display, Y'e dooi-s everlasting, wnde open the way. *- 6 The King of all glory high honors await, The King of all glory shall enter in state. What King of all glory is this that ye sing? Jehovah of hosts, he of glory is King. 600 ^*'«''" X5:v. C. M. rrO thee I lift my soul, O Lord -*- My God, I trust in thee ; O let me never be ashamed, 2Sor foes exult o'er me. 2 O Lord, let none be put to shame Upon thee who attend ; But make all those to be asliamed Who causelessly offend. 3 Thy ways, Lord, show ; teach me th/ patbt; Lead me in truth, teach me ; For of my safety thou art God ; All day I wait on thee. 407 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 4 Thy mercies that most tender are, To mind, O Lord, recall, And loving-kindnesses, for thej Have been through ages all. 5 Let not the erroi^s of my youth, Nor sins remembered be ; In meroy, for thy goodness' sake, O Lord, remember me. 6 Jehovah good and upright is, The Avay he'll sinners show; The meek in judgment he will guide And make his path to know. 601 CH A Prayer for delivenince from Oppression, "OEGAKD in tenderness, O Lord, -■^ The ills thy child > en bear ; Do thou thy gracious help afford, And answer this our prayer. 2 We trust not in the arms of flesh. We lean upon thy word ; For thine own arm omnipotent, Is mightier than the sword. 3 AVhat care we for the midnight foe? Or arrows winged with light? Or pestilence's fatal touch, Since thou, Lord, art our might? 4 We need not fear the cruel hate Of those we've done no wrong; We look to thee, our Advocate, For weapons sure and strong. 408 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 5 In common Fatherhood above, Thou reignest o'er the world ; The poor thou liftest from the dust, The proud are downward hurled. Rev. H. T. Johnson,- 602 ^old GeOisemane. Luke xxii. 44. C. M. /^OLD Gethsemane ! the sweat and tears, ^ Witnessed by thee, from him Who came to save and calm our fears, And bring us back to heav'n. % The thought of that sad hour — the day, So chill; the night so cold, The amazing grief that on him lay. Might well amaze my soul. 3 They all foi-sake him now, weak men I Alas ! men always do. Forsake their God, always — ah then. Can sinful man be true ? ;^ 4 How shall I thee requite, my Lord t' For all thy grief and pain, I How magnifv thy gracious word, I Or how, extend thy fame ? 5 I'll take the cup of blessiug now, And drink before thy face, I And sound througliout the world below, i^ The wonders of thy grace. J. C. Emhry, 603 The mystery of power — wisdom — ,9s & 8a, love. Gen. i. 1-5 & 2 Cor. viii. 9. TN deep eternity, out -lying, -"- The ages mark'd by circling bands, Our God, in cycles still out-vieing. Creation wrought by his own hands. 409' DEVOTIONAL MISCELLAN i'. 2 He spake, and said, let light go flying, Beneath, from the eternal throne. Creation heard his voice with crying, Behold, the mighty work is done. 3 His plans in wisdom now arranging, For darkness he hath given light, His perfect law shall know i.o changing, . And brings the morning after night. 4 The morning stars began with singing, An anthem to his wou-'roiis name, And flaming clusters join in ringing, The chorus, through the shining frame. 5 Let men unite their humbler voices, With those that hymn his praise above. And sing — the universe rejoices — The mystery of life is love ! 6 O love of Hod in Jesus bringing. Bright imaare r>f the Father's face. Let earth and heaven continue ringing, O love and grace to answer grace. J. C. Emhn 604 Courage. Mia soldier of the cross, — A follower of the Lamb, — And shall I fear to own His cause, Or blush to speak His name ? A= 2 Must 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 ? 410 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Is this wild 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 Thy word. ' 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 vict'ry, through the skies, The glory shall be Thine. Watts. 605 ^^« P:ig-imacje. 8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7. /^UIDE me, O thou great Jehovah, ^-^ Pilgrim through this barren land: I am weak, but Thou art mighty ; Hold me with thy powerful hand: Bread of heaven. Feed me till I want no more, 2 Open, Lord, t e crystal fountain Whence the healing waters flow : Let the fiery, cloudy pillar, Lead me all my journey through: Strong Deliv'rer ! Be Thou still my strength and shield. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside: Death of death, and hell's destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side ; Songs of praises I will ever give to Thee. WUliamSm 411 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. S06 "^<^ y^ (^^^ members one of another.''^ S. M. "DLEST be the tie that binds •*-^ Our hearts in Jesus' love ; The fellowship of Christian minds Is like to that above. 2 Before our Father's throne We pour united prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one; Our comforts and our cares. 3 We share our mutual woes, Our mutual hardens bear ; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 4 When we at death must part, Not like the world's, our pain : But one in Christ, and one in heart, We part to meet again. 5 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin we shall be free ; And perfect love and friendship reign Throughout eternity. Fawcetl. 607 ^^M^ H^ C/-0S5. 8, 7. Q WEET the moments, rich in blessing, ^ Which before the cross I spend; Life, and health, and peace possessing, From the sinner's dying Friend. 2 Truly blessed is this station. Low before His cross to lie. While I see divine compassion Beaming in His gracious eye. 3 Here it is I find my heaven While upon the cross I gaze ; 412 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Love I much? I've much forgiven; I'm a miracle of grace. 4 Love and grief mj- heart dividing, With my teai-s His feet I'll bathe : Constant still, in faith abiding, . Life deriving from His death. 5 Here in tender, grateful sorrow With my Saviour will I stay; ,. Here new hope and strength will borrow; Here will love my fears away. James Allm, 608 What a Friend %ve have in Jesus I 8, 7. T\7HAT a Friend we have in Jesus, ' ' All our sins and griefs to bear 1 What a privilege to carry Every thing to God in prayer I O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Every thing to God in prayer ! 2 Have we trials and temptations ? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged, Take it to the Loid in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness, Take it to the Lord in prayer. 3 Are we weak and heavy laden. Cumbered with a load of care? — Precious Saviour, still our refuge,^- Take it to the Lord in prayer. 413 609 610 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. Do tliy friends despise forsake thee? Take it to t!ie Lord in prayer; In His arms He'll take and shield thee, Thou wi!t find a solace there. Unknovm, I X Thy cleft, O Rock of Ages, ^ Hick' Thou me: When the litfrd tempest rages, Hide Tlion me; Where no mortal arm can sever, From my heart Tliy love forever, Hide me, O Thou kock of Ages, Safe in Thee. From the snare of sinful pleasure. Hide Thou me; Thou my soul's eternal treasure. Hide Thou me; AVhen the world its power is wielding, And my heart is almost yielding, Hide me, O Thou Hock of Ages, Safe in Thee. In the lonely night of sorrow, Hide Thou me ; Till in glory dawns the morrow, Hide Tliou me; In the sight of Jordan's billow. Let Thy bosom be my billow. Hide me. O Thou Rock of Ages, Safe in Thee. Fanny J. O-o-^y. QHALL we meet beyond the river, ^ "Where the surges cease to roll? Where, in all the bright forever. Sorrow ne'er shall vex the soul? 414 C30. — Shall we meet, shall we meet, Shall we meet beyond the river? Shall we meet beyond the river, Where the surges cease to roll? ^ Shall we meet in that blest harbor, AVhen our stormy voyage is o'er, Shall we meet and cast the anchor By the fair celestial shore? Cho. — Shall we meet, etc. 3 Shall we meet in yonder city, Where the towtrs of crystal shine? Where the walls are all of jasper, Built by workmanship Divine? Cho. — Shall we meet, etc. 4 Shall we meet with Christ our Saviour, When He comes to claim His own? Shall we know His blessed favor And sit down upon His throne? Cho — Shall we meet, etc. H. L. Hastinas. 1868. 611 L. M. Rest. 1 Asleep in Jesus ! Blessed sleep, from which none ever wakes to weep— A calui and undisturbed repose, Unbroken by the last of foes. 2 Asleep m Jesus ! Oh how sweet To be for such a slumber meet. With holv confidence to sing That death has lost his venomed sting I 41d DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 3 Asleep in Jesus ! Peaceful rest, Whose waking is supremely blest : No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour That manifests the Saviour's power. 4 Asleep in Jesus ! Far from thee Thy kindi-ed and their graves may be, But thine is still a blessed sleep. From which none ever wakes to weep 612 C. M. The Heavenly Canaar,. 1 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, rapt'rous scene That rises to my sight Sweet fields array 'd in living green, And rivers of delight ! 3 There gen'rous fruits that never fail On trees immortal grow : There rocks, and hills, and brooks, and vales, With milk and houey flo^\ 4 All o'er those wide-extended plains Shines one eternal day ; There God the Son for ever reigns, And scatters night away. 416 DEVOTIONAL MISCLLLANY. 5 No chilling winds nor pois'nous breath Can reach that healthful shore ; Sickness and sorro\v, pain and death, Are felt and fear'd no more. 6 When shall I reach that happy place, And be for ever blest? When shall I see my Father's face. And in his bosom rest ? 7 Filled with deUght, my raptur'd soul Would here no longer stay ! Though Jordan's waves around me roll Fearless I'd launch away. S. Stennett. 613 L. M. Before receiving appointments. 1 Jesus, the truth and power Divine, Send forth these messengers of thine, Their hands confirm, their hearts inspire, And touch their lips with haUowed tire. 2 Be thou their mouth and wisdom, Lord; Thou, by the hammer of thy word, The rocky hearts in pieces break, And bid the sons of thunder speak. 3 To those who would their Lord embrace. Give them to preach the word of grace, — Sweetly their yielding bosoms move. And malt them with the fire of love. 417 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 4 Let all with thankful hearts confess Thy welcome messengers of peace, Thy power in their report be found, And let thy feet behind them sound, 614 C. M. A Warning from the Grave. 1 Beneath our feet and o'er our head Is equal warning given ; Bene.ith us lie the countless dead. And fur above is heaven. 2 Death rides on every passing breeze, x\nd lurks in every flower ; Each season has its own disease, Its peril every hour. 3 Turn, sinner, turn : thy danger know: Where, er thy foot can tread, The earth rings hollow from below. And Avarns thee of her dead. 4 Turn, Christian, turn : thy soul apply To truths whi(;h hourly tell That they who underneath thee lie Shall live in heaven — or hell. 615 S. M. Prepare us for thai day. 1 Behold_l with awful pomp The Judge prepares to come; 418 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. The' archangel sound the dreadful trump And wakes the gen'ral doom. 2 Nature, in wild amaze, Her dissolution mourns ; Blushes of blood the moon deface. The sun to darkness turns. 3 The living look with dread ; The frighted dead arise, Start from the monumental bed, And lift their ghastly eyes. 4 Horrors all hearts appal ; They quake, they shiiek, they cry; Bid rocks and mountain on them fall ; But rocks and mountains lly. 6 Great God, in whom we hve, Prepare us for that day : Help us in Jesus to believe, — To watch, and wait, and pray. 616 L. yi. The living and the dead. 1 Where are the dead ? In heaven or hell Their disembodied spirits dwell ! Their perish 'd forms in bonds of clay, Reserv'd untO. the judgment day. 2 Who are the dead ? The sons of time In every age and state and clime — Reno^Ti'd, dishonour'd, or forgot — The place that knew them knows theca not,- 419 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 3 Where are the Hving? On the ground AVhere prayer is heard and mercy found, Where, in the compass of a span, The mortal makes th' immortal man. 4 Who are the living ? They whose breath Draws every moment nigh to death : Of endless bliss or wo the heirs, O what a solemn state is theirs ! 6 Then, timely warn'd, let us begin To follow Christ, and flee from sin, Daily grow uo in him our Head; Lord of the living and the dead- Mohi^omery. 617 L. M- A Burial Hymn. 1 Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb ! Take this new treasm-e to thy trust, And give these sacred relics room To slumber in the silent dust. 2 Nor pain, nor grief, Hor anxious fear Invade 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. 420 DISVOTIOXAL MISCELLAKY. 618 6s & 4s- Self- consecraiion, 1 My faith looks up to thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, t^aviour divine ; Now hear me while I pray ; Take all my guilt away Oh let me from this day Be wholly thme. 2 May thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart, My zeal mspire As thou hast died for me, O may my love to thee Pure, warm, and changeless be— A living lire. • 3 While life's dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread, Be thou my guide ; Bi.i darkness turn to day, Wipe sorrow's tear 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 ; Bless' d Saviour, then, in love, Fear and distre&s remove ; ■ bear me safe above— A ransomed soul 421 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 619 6,3. 1 What wondrous love is this, O my soul ! O my soul ! What wondrous love is this, O my soul ! ■ What wondrous love is this, that caus'd the j Lord of bliss. To send this precious peace to my soul, to my soul, To seud this precious peace to my soul. 2 When I was sinking down, O my soul, O my soul, When I was sinking down, O my soul. When I was sinking down, beneath God's righteous frown , Christ'laid aside his crown, for my soul, for my soul, Christ "laid aside his crown, for my soul ! 3 Ye friends of Zion's King, join his praise, join his praise. Ye friends of Zion's King join his praise, Ye friends of Zion's King, with hearts and voices sing, And strike each tuneful string in his praise, And strike each tuneful string in liis praise. 4 To God and to the Lamb, I will sing, I will sing. To God and to the Lamb, T will sing, To God and to the Lamb who is the great I AM! While millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing, While millions join the theme, I will sing. 422 DEVOTIONAL MI^ELL^iNY I ' 5 And when from death I'm free, I'll sin^ on, I'll slug on. ^ And when from death. I'm free, I'll sing on, And when from death I'm free, I'U smg and joyful be ; And through eternity I'll sing on, I'U sing on. And through eternity I'll sing on. 620 L. M Camp-meeting. 1 A twelve month more hasroU'd around, Since we were on this tented gxound : Ten thousand scenes have mar'd the year. Since we last met to worship here 2 Relentless death has nurl'd his darts, And lodged them deep in noblest hearts: O'er old and youns:, in every sphere, He's triumph'd since we wcrshipp'd here. ^ Yet we are spared, to Heaven be praise, Our God has lengthen 'd out our days: We've left our homes with hearts sincere. And met, once more, to worship here. 4 My Father's children — heirs of heaven. Let all your hearts to prayer be piven, That God may lend a listening far And answer, while we worship here. 5 Came sinners, C3me, \our paidoningGod Now waits t' imnart his cleansing blood : O! loathe vour sins, to*Cbrist draw near, And seek him while Wt vcrsbip here. 423 DEVOTIONAL MISCELLANY. 6 Ye mourners, raise your languid eyes : Your homes's beyond the starry skies I Your Saviour smiles, renounce your fear, And praise him while we worship here. A. Mecmt^ 621 C. M. Heaven. 1 Arise and shine, oh Zion fair, Behold thy Ught is come ! Thy glorious conq'ring King is near To take his exiles home : The trumpet sounding thi'ough the sky. To set poor captives free ; The day of wonder now is nigh ; The year of Jubilee. 2 Ye heralds, blow your trumpets loud The earth must know her doom ; Go spread the news from pole to pole, Behold the Judge is come : Blow out the sun ! burn up the earth I Consume the rolling flood ! While every star shall disappear, Go turn the moon to blood ! 3 Arise ye nations under ground, Before the Judge appear : All tongues and languages shall come. Their final doom to hear ! King Jesus on his dazzling throne. Ten thousand angels round ; And Gabriel with a silver trump, Echoes the awful sound ! 424 DEVOTIONAL MISCE^I^ANY. 4 The glorious news of gospel grace To sinners now is o'er ; The trump in Zion now is still, And to be heard no more ! The watchmen all have left their walls, And with their flocks above, On Canaan's peaceful shore they sing, And shout redeeming love ! 5 Come on my brethren in the Lord, Whose hearts are join'd in one ; Hold up your heads with courage bold, Your race is almost run : Above the clouds behold him stand, And smihng, bid you come, And angels whispering you away To your eternal home. Anon* 622 Will Yoa Meet Us. 8,8,8,6- 1 Say, brothers, 'W'ill you meet us, Say, brothers, will you meet us, Say, brothers, will you meet us, - On Canaan's hajDpy shore ? 2 By the grace of God we'll meet you, By the grace of God we'll meet you, By the grace of God we'll meet you. Where parting is no more. 3 Jesus lives and reigns for ever, Jesus lives and reigns for ever, Jesus lives and reigns for ever, On Canaan's happy shore. 4 Glory, glory, hallelujah, Glory, glory, hallelujah, Glory, glory, hallelujah. For ever, evermore. 42§ 1 L. M. PEAISE God, from wliom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host ; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. T. Ken. 2 c. ^b ^VO Fatlier, Son, and Holy Ghost, ^ The God whom we adore, Be glory, as it was is now, And shall be evermore ; Tate and Brady. S C. M. T^HE God 01 mercy be adored, Who calls our souls from death, Who saves by his redeeming word, And new-creaiiug bieath; To praise the Father, and the Sen, And Spirit all-divine, — The One in Three, and Three in One, — Let saints and angels join. Laac Wait*. 4 S. M. 'yO God, the Father, Son, And Spirit, One in Three, Be glory, as it was, is now, Ajud shall forever be. John Wesuiy. 5 L. M QL [MMORTAL honor, endless forae, -*- Attend the almighty Father's name The Saviour Son be gloritied. Who for lost ii.an's redemption died, And equal adoration be. Eternal Comforter, to thee I John I>rvden, 6 L. I m:. "V'<^/W to the great and sacred Three, -"-^ The Father, Son, and Spirit, be L ■tnib.i praise and glory given, Through all the worlds where God is knowi^ By all thv3 angels near the throne, And all L^e saints in earth and heaven. W^^its. ? 'TO God the Fathei-'s throne li^ H. Your liighest honors raise ; Glor\' to God'the Son ; To Gj*vw s>«' U THE LITURGY. hv^ *eceive the kingdom of God as a little child, he ©nail not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. Then the Minister shall take the Child into his hands, and say to the friends of the Child, Name this child. Ami then, naming it after them, he shall sprinkle or pour Water upon it, or, if desired, immerse it in Water, saying, N., I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then may the Minister offer extemporai^ prayer. Then shall be said, all kneeling : Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread: and forgive us our tres- passes, as we forgive them that 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, forever. Amen. Order for the Administratiox of Baptism TO SUCH AS ARE OF KiPER YeARS. Dearly Beloved : Forasmuch as all men are ' conceived and bom in sin ; and that which ia BAPTISM OF INFANTS. born of tlie flesh is flesh, aud they that are in the flesh cannot please God, but live in sin, com- mitting many actual trausgr^ions ; and our Saviour Christ saith, Except a man be bora of water aud of the Spirit he ca^uot enter into the kingdom of God: I beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our Lord Jesus (Christ, that of his bounteous goodness he will grant to these persons that which by nature they cannot have ; that they, being baptized with water, may also be baptized with the Holy Ghost, and being received into Christ's holy Church, may continue lively members of the same. Then shall the 3Iinister say: Let us pray. Almighty and immortal God, the aid of all that need, the helper of all that flee to thee for succor, the life of them that believe, and the resurrection of the dead : we call upon thee for these persons, that they, coming to thy holy bap- tism, may also be filled with thy Holy Spirit. Receive them, O Lord, as thou hast promised by thy well -beloved Son, saying. Ask, aud ye shall receive; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you : so give now unto us that ask : let us that seek, find : open the gate unto us that knock; that these persons may enjoy the everlasting benediction of thy heavenly THE LITURGy. wrtsJiing, and may come to the eternal king- dom which thou hast promised by Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the people stand up, and the Minister shall say : Hear the woros of the Gospel, written by St. John. [Chap. iii. 1-8.] There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus a raler of the Jews: the same came to Jesns by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no man can do these miracles tiiat thou doest except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Kicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old ? Can he enter the second time into his mothers womb, and be born ? Jesus answered, . Verily; verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and tluit which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee. Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it BAPTISM OF ADULTS. cometh, and whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Then the Minister shall speak to the persons to bt on this wise: Well Beloved, who have come hither desiring to receive holy baptism, you have heard how the congregation liath prayed that our Lord Jesus Christ would vouchsafe to receive you, to bless you, and to give you the kingdom of heaven and everlasting life. And our Lord Jesus Christ hath promised in his holy word to grant all those things that we have prayed for: which promise he for his part will most surely keep and perform, Wherefore, after this promise made by Chrisl, you must also faithfully, for your part, promise in the presence of tliis whole congregation, that you will renounce the devil and all his woiks, and constantly believe God's holy word, and obediently keep his commandments. Then shall the Minister demand of each of the per* sons to be baptized : Quest. Dost thou renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous desires of the sam^ and the carnal desires of the flesh, so that tlioQ wilt not follow nor be led by them? ^nsw. I renounce tliem all. THE LITURGY. Quest Dost thou believe iu God the Father 41mighty, Maker of heaven and earth ; And iu Jesus Clirist his only-begotten Sou our Lord ; and that he was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; that he suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; that he rose again the third day; that he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Fatlier Almighty; and from thence shall come again at the end of the world, to judge the quick and the dead? And dost thou believe in tiie Ploly Ghost; the holy cath.olic* Church, the communion of saints ; the forgiveness of sins ; the resurrection of the body, and everlasting life after death ? Ansv.K All this I steadfastly believe. Quest. Wilt thou be baptized in this faith ? Ansu-. Such is my desire. Quest. Wilt thou then ol^ediently keep God's holy will and commandments, and walk iu the same all the days of thy life ? Ansi'j. I will endeavor so to do, God being my helper. Then shall the Minister say : O merciful God, grant that all carnal affeo- tions may die in these persons, and that all things *The one universal Church of ChiiaC BAPTISM OF ADU1.TS. belongiug to the Spirit may live and grow in Ihem. A men. Grant that they may have power and strength lo have victory, and triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Ainen. (J rant that they, being here dedicated to thee by our office and ministry, may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly re- warded, through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live, and govern all things, world without end. Amen. Almighty, ever-living God. whose most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins, did shed out of his most precious side both water and blood ; and gave command- ment to his disciples that they should go teach all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; regard, we beseech thee, our supplications ; and gr.iut that the persons now to be baptized may receive the fullness of thy grace, and ever re- main in the number of thy faithful and elect children, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the Minista- ask the name of each person to be baptized : and shall sprinkle or pour water upon him, {or, if he shall desire it, shall w»- tne?'se him in water,) saying: THE LITURGY. N.. I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of tlie Holy Ghost. Amen, Then shall be said the Lonrs Prcn/ei, all kneeling: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will le done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread: and forgive us our Ires- ]uisses, as we forgive thein that trespass against us: and lead us not into temptation, but de- liver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Then may the 2Iinister conclude v.nth extemporai'^ Heccptiati ol iltetnbers* FoKM FOR Receiving Persons into the Church after Probation. On the day appointed, all that are to be received into the Church shall be called forward, and the Minister J addressing the congregation, shall say : Dearly Beloved Brethren : The Scrip- tures teacli us that the Church is the household of God, the body of which Clirist is the Head ; and that it is the design of the Gospel to bring together in one al! who are in Christ. The RECEPTION OF MEMBERS. fellowship of the Church is the communion that its members enjoy one with another. The ends of this fellowship are, the maintenance of sound doctrine and of the ordinances of Christian wor- ship, and tlie exercise of that power of godly admonition and discipline which Christ has committed to his Church for the promotion of holiness. It is the duty of all men to unite in this fellowship, for it is only those that " be planted in the house of the Lord" that "shall flourish in the courts of our God." Its more particular duties are, to promote peace and unity ; to bear one another's burdens ; to pre- vent each othei-'s stumbling; to seek the inti- macy of friendly society among themselves ; to -continue steadfast in the faith and worship of the Gospel ; and to pray and sympathize with each other. Among its privileges are, peculiar in- citements to holiness from the hearing of God's w^ord and sharing in Christ's ordinances ; the being placed under the watchful care of pastors, and the enjoyment of the blessings which are promised only to those who are of the house- hold of faith. Into this holy fellowship the persons before you, who have already received the Sacrament of Baptism, and have been under the care of proper leaders for six months on trial, come seeking admission. We now propose, in the fear of God, to question them as to their faitk THE LITURGY. ^nd purposes, that you may know that they are proper persons to be admitted into the Church. Then addressing the applicants for admission, tha Minister shall say : Dearly Beloved : You are come hither seeking tlie great privilege of union with the Church our Saviour has purchased with his own blood. We rejoice iu tlie grace of God vouclisafed unto you in that he has called you to be his foUoirers, and that thus far you liave run well. You have heard how blessed are the privileges, and how solemn are the duties, of membership in Christ's Church -, and before you are fully admitted thereto, it i& proper that you do here publicly renew your vows, confess your faith, and declare your pur- pose, by answering the following questions : Q. 1. Do you here, in the presence of God and of this congregation, renew the solemn promise contained in tbe baptismal covenant, ratifying and confirming the same, and acknowledging yourself bound faithfully to observe and keep that covenant ? Ansiv. J do. Q. 2. Have you savmg faith in the Lord Jesus Christ ? Ansio. I trust I have. Q. 3. Do you entertain fr-'endlv feelingi toward all the 'nembers of tliis Church ? DECEPTION OF MEMBERS. AnsiL, I do. Q. 4. Do you believe in the doctrines o2 the Holy Scriptures, as set forth in the Articles of Religion of the African Methodist Episcopal Church ? Answ. I do. Q. 5. Will yon cheerfully be governed by the rules of the African Methodist Episcopal Church ; hold sacred the ordinances of God ; *nd endeavor, as much as in you lies, to pro- mole the welfare of your brethren and the advancement of the Redeemer's kingdom ? Answ. I will. Q. 6. Will you contribute of your earthly- substance according to your ability, to the sup- port of the Gospel and the various benevolent enterprises of the Church ? Answ. I will. Then the Minister, addressing the Church, shall say: Brethren, th£se persons having given satisfac- tory responses to our inquiries, have any of you reason to allege why they should not be received^ into full membei'ship in the Church ? No objection being alleged, the Minister shall say to the candidates : We welcome you to the communion of the THE LITURGY. yliurch of God ; and, in testimony of our Chris- Jan affection and the cordiality with which we receive yoii, I hereby extend to you the right hand of fellowsliip : and may God grant that you may be a faithful and useful member of the Church militant till you are called to the fellow- ship of the Church triumphant, which is " with- out fault before the throne of God." Then shaU the Minister offer extemporary praya ®ftcr Xori's Supper. (Whenever practicable, let none but the pure, unfep. mented jnice of the grape be used in administering the Lord's Sapper.] Order for the Administration of the Lord's Supper. The Elder shall say one or more of these sentences, during the reading of which the persons ap- pointed for that purpose shall receive the alms for the poor: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. [Matt. v. 16.] Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and vhere thieves break through and steal : but lay THE LORD S SUPPER. up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor stetd. [Matt. vi. 19, 20.] VV^hatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to tlieui : for this is the law and the prophets. [Matt. vii. 12.] Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth tlie will of my Father which is iu heaven. [Matt. vii. 21.] Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord : Be- hold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. [Luke xix. 8.] He which soweth sparingly sliall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man accord- ing as he purposeth in his heart, so let him giv^e; not grudgingly, or of necessity, for God loveth a cheerful giver. [2 Cor. ix. 6. ".] As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. [Gal. vi. 10] Godline-ss with contentme.it Ls great gain; for we broi'ght nothing into this world, and iv IS certain we can carrv nothing out. [1 Tim. .i. 6, 7.] THE LITURGY. Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good^ thai they be rich in good works, ready to dis- tribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may laj hold on etet-nal life. [1 Tim. vi. 17-19.] God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have showed toward liis name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. [Heb. vi. 10.] To do good and to communicate forget not;- for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. [Heb. xiii. 16.] Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? [1 John iii. 17.] He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth unto (he Lord ; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. [Prov. xix. 17.] Blessed is he that considereth the poor : the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. [Psa. xli. 1.] After which the Elder shall give the following Invi- tation, the people standing : If any man sin, we have an advocate with THE lord's supper. the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: and he is tlie propitiatiou for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. Wherefore ye that do truly and earnestly repent of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neiglibore, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways ; draw near with faith, and take this holy sacra- ment to your comfort : and, devoutly kneeling, make your humble confession to Almightjr God. Then shall this general Confession be made by the Minister in the mime of all those uho are minded to receive the holy communion, both he and all the people devoutly kneeling, arid say- ing : Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things. Judge of all men: we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we from time to time most grievou-sly have committed, by thoughtj word, and deed, against thy Divine Majesty, provoking most justly th^' wrath and indigna- tion against us. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings ; the temembrance of them is grievous unto ust THE LITURGY. Hare mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, mosk merciful Father; for thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive us all tliat is pa.st, and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, to the honor and glory of thy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord- Ameuy Then shall the Elder say: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of thy great mercy hast promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with lieartv repentance and true faith turn unto thee, have mercy upon us; pardon and deliver us from all our sins; confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and briug us to everlasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Collect. Almighty God, unto whom all heai-ts are open, air desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid; cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit,, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy name through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the Elder say : We do not presume to come to this thy table, merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteous- THE lord's supper. ness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy; Grant us, therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the ilesh of thy dear Son, Jesus Clirist, and to drink his blood, that we may live and grow thereby, and that, being washed through his most precious blood, we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Ame7i. Then the Elder shall offer the prayer of Conse- cration asfolloweth: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of thy tender mercy didst give thine only Sou Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption; who made there, by his obla- tion of himself once offered, a full, perfect and sufficient sacrifice, oblation and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world ; and did* institute, and in hi-; holy Gospel command us to con- tinue, a perpetual memory of his precious death until his coming again : liear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly beseech thee, and grant that we, receiving these thy creatures of bread and wine, according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution, in re- membrance of his death and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed body and blood : THE LTTUEGY. vrhoi) In the same night that lie was betrayed, took bread ; \_here the Elder may kike the plate q/ bread in his haiul'] and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave it to liis disciples, saying, Take eat; this is my body which is given for you : do thia in remembrance of me. Likewise after supper he took [here he imiy take the cup in his hand^ the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this ; for this is my blood of the Kew Testament, which is shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins ; do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me. Amen. Then shall the Jlinister receive the communion in both kinds, and proceed to deliver the same to the other Ministers, if any be present; after which he shall say: It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty» tliat we siiould at :dl iimes> and in all places, give thanks uuto t ee, O Lord, hoi-. Latlier, almighty, everlasting God. Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with all tl e company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. Amen. THE lord's supper. The Minister shall then proceed to administer tie communion to the people in order^ kneeling^ into their uncovered hands. And when he delivereth the bread, he shall say: The body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which jvas given for thee, preserve thy soul and body unto everlasting life. Take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart by faith, with thanksgiving. And the Minister that delivereth the cup shall 'say : The blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, wliich was shed for thee, preserve thy soul and body unto everlasting life. Drink this in remembrance that Christ's blood w..s shed for thee, and be thankful. [If I be consecrate i bread or wine be all spent befora all «ave communed, the Elder may consecrate more by re- jecting tbe Prayer of Consecration ] f^Vhen all have communed, the M'^nister shall return to rtie Lord's t\u,i and place upon it what remaineth of the «5onsecrated e[eii~,<^iit8, covering the same 'vith a fair linen eiotb.] Then shall the Elat:f say the LordJs Prayer ; the people kneeling and repeating after him every petition : Our Father, who rrt ai heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be dene in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this THE LITURGY. day our daily bread : and forgive us our tres- passes, as we forgive them that trespass against I us : and lead us not into temptation, but deliver ' us from evil : for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. After which shall be said as folloiceth: O Lord our heavenly Father, we thy humble servants desire thy Fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanks- giving; most humbly beseeching thee to grant, that, by the merits and death of thy Sou Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, Ave and thy whole Church may obtain forgiveness of our sins, and all other benefits of his passion. And here offer and present unto thee, O Lord, our- selves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto thee ; humbly be- seeching thee that all we who are partakers of this holy communion may be filled with thv grat-e and heavenly benediction. And although >v'e be unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service; not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offenses, through Jesus Chr-st our Lord ; by whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honor and glory be unto thee, Father Almighty, world without end. Ainen. THE lord's supper. Then shall be said or sung • Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good-will toward 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 I 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. For thou only art holy ; thou only art the Lord ; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Then the Elder, if he see it expedient, may put up an extemporary prayer; and afterward h« shall let the people depart tvilh this blessing ' May the peace of God, which passeth a^I understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and tlie blessing of God Almiglity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be among you, and remain with you •Iways. Amen. THE LITURGY. r K. B — If the Elder be straitened for time in the usual [aKministratiun of the Holy Communion, he may omit anj tpar^ of the servi.e except the Invitation, the CAinfessioa [and the Prayer of Consecratim : and in its adniinistration Lto the Sick, he may omit any part of the service except fthe Confession, the Prayer of Consecration, and the usua ^sentences in de irering the Bread and Wine, closing wit> the Lord'8 Prayer, extempore supplication, and the Ji«»n» •iioilaa INDEX OF FIRST LINKS TO HYMNS. A. A broken heart, my God, my King 183 Accordmg to thy gracious word 315 A charge to keep I have 12 Ah 1 whither should I go 186 Alas ! and did my Saviour bleed 189 Alas I what hourly dangers rise 22 Almighty God of love 443 Almost persuaded 550 Always with us, always with us 387 All hail the power of Jesus' name no All people that on earth do dwell 595 All praise to him who dwells in bliss 403 All things are ready, come loc Amazing grace! how sweet the sound 223 Am I a soldier of the cross 604 Among assembled men of might 583 And am I born to die 475 And are we yet alive 295 And can I yet delay ? 187 And let our bodies part 296 And let this feeble body fail 482 And must I be to judgment brought 468 And must this body die 474 And now, my soul, another year 415 And will the great eternal God 418 And will the Judge descend ? 144 And will the mighty God 145 Another six days" work is done 575 Another week is past and gone 581 Arise, and bless the Lord ji INDEX OF FIEST LINES TO HYMNS. Arise, my soul, arise 23 Arise, my soul, on wings sublime 241 Arise, my tenderest thoughts, arise 158 Arise, O King of grace, arise 427 Arm of the Lord, awake, awake ! 509 At the Lamb's high feast we sing 322 Author of faith, we seek thy face 407 Awake, and sing the song 13 Awake, glad soul, awake, awake 116 Awake, Jerus.ilem, awake 175 Awake, my soul, and with the sun 373 Awake, my soul, in joyful lays 6 , Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve 330 < Awake, my soul, to meet the day 379 Awake, my tongue, thy tribute bring 75 Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes 416 Away, my unbelieving fear 335 Away with our sorrow and fear 505 B. Before Jehovah's awful throne 8 Before thy mercy seat, O Lord 4 Begin, my soul, th' exalted lay 78 Behold a stranger at the door 179 Behold the expected time draws near 450 Behold the heathen waits to know 441 Behold the mountain of the Lord 440 Behold the Saviour of mankind 109 Behold the servant of the Lord 264 Behold the throne of grace 287 Behold thy temple, God of grace 420 Behold what condescending love 305 3 Behold what wondrous grace 208 ; Being of beings, God of love 249 j Be thou exalted, O my God 7 ■) Blessed be our everlasting Lord 5a INDEX OF FIRST LINES TO HYMNS. Blest be the dear uni'ing love 410 Blest be the tie that binds 606 Blest hour when mortal man retires 41 Blow ye the trumpet, blow 150 Brethren, we have met to worship 543 Brightest and best of the sons of loa Bright was the guiding star that led 83 By faith 1 view my Saviour dying 54c ^' Children of the heavenly king 339 Chnst, from whom all blessings flow 544 Christ, the Lord, is risen again n8 Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day 119 Christ, whose glory fills the skies 124 Cold Gethsemane. the sweat and tears 602 Come and let us sweetly join 456 Come away to the skies, my beloved, arise ...... 528 "ome, brothers and sisters, who love one another . . 537 ^onie, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost 302 tome, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove ........ 136 Come, happy souls, approach your God 199 Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire 130 Conre, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire and lighten . . 139 Come, Holy Ghost, set to thy seal 320 Come, Holy Spirit, come ; Let thy bright beams . . . 126 Come, Holy Spirit, come, with energy divine .... 127 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove 133 Come, humble sinner, in whose breast 147 Come, let our voices join to raise 35 Come, let us anew, our journey pursue 385 Come, let us ascend 57a Come, let us join our friends above 471 Come, let us join our cheerful songs 122 Come, let us join with one accorr" 572 Come, let us lift our joyful eyes 37 Come, Jet us sing unto the Lord 594 INDEX OF FIRST LINES TO HYMNS. Come, let us use the grace divine 25 Come, let us who in Christ believe 1 o Come, Lord, and tarry not r > Come, O my soul, in sacred layc o Come, U thou all victorious Lord 2cs Come, O thou greater than my heart 2?- Come on, my partners in distress o-. Come, Saviour Jesus, from above o- ■ Come, sinners, to the gospel feast 140 Come, sound his praise abroad 53 Come, thou Almighty King j- Come, thou desire of all thy saints 20 Come, thou fount of every blessing ^-i Come, thou high and lofty Lord .-- Come, thou long expected Jesus ig- Come to Calvary's holy mountain 163 Come to the land of peace 510 Come, ye disconsolate 162 Come ye sinners, poor and needy i^o Come, ye that love the Lord 32 Come, ye that love the Lord indeed 334 Comfort, je ministers of grace 272 ("ommit thou all thy gi-iefs 401 Dark and thorny is the de?ert 548 Day of judgment, day of ivonders 177 Dear friends, farewell. I do you tell 524 Death may dissolve my body now . 503 Did Christ o'er sinners weep , 52^ Depth of mercy, can there be 193 Draw near, O Son of God. draw near 273 Dread Sovereign, let my evening song 405 E. Early, my God, without delay 2 Equip me for the 'var 369 INDEX OF FIRST LINES TO HYMNS. Eternal beam of light divine 334 Eternal depth of love divine 57 Eternal power, whose high abode 62 liternal source of every joy 395 Eternal Spirit, God of truth , 132 F. Far as thy name is known 274 Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone ST. Far from these scenes of night 512 Father above the concave sky , 5i Father, behold with gracious eyes 358 Father, I dare believe 232 Father, 1 stretch my hands to thee . 18?, Father of all, in whom alone 46 Father of all, whose powerful voice , 76 Father of Jesus Christ my Lord ^2y Father of life, descend f « the mountain tops appearing 282 O'er the gloomy hills of darkness c • • 445 Our heavenly Father, hear , . ■ Over the ocean wave 436 O what delight is this 317 P. Pass me not, O gentle Saviour • 547 Pilgrim, burdened with sin 171 Plunged in a gulf of dark despair 107 Praise to thee, thou great Creator 16 rraise waits in Zion, Lord, for thee 40 Praise ye the Lord, y' immortal choirs 21 Praise ye the Lord, my heart shall join 113 Praise ye the Lord, 'tis good to raise 59 Praise ye the Lord ; with all my heart 587 Prayer is appointed to convey 372 Precious volume what thou doest 50 K. Regard in tenderness, O Lord 601 Rejoice, the Lord is King 93 Rest for the toiling hand 485 j