mm gyp ft FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY SCB Section AxN* ARRANGEME^S? 8 1936 OF THE \(0 iQ( ii ^l SFJJ ^S PSALMS, HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS, OF THE REV. ISAAC WATTS, D.D. INCLUDING (WHAT NO OTHER VOLUME CONTAINS) ALL HIS HYMNS WITH WHICH THE Vacancies in the First Book were filled up in 1756, and also those in 1793; NOW COLLATED, WITH EACH OF THE DOCTOR'S OWN EDITIONS : TO WHICH ARE SUBJOINED INDEXES, VERY MUCH ENLARGED, BOTH OP SCRIPTURES AND OF SUBJECTS. SIXTH EDITION. By JOHN RIPPON, D.D. LONDON: SOLD BY THE AUTHOR, And at his Vestry, Carter-Lane, Tooley-Street ; BY LONGMAN AND CO. AND BUTTON AND SON, PATERNOSTER ROW ; AND BY MM OTHER BOOKSELLERS. DIRECTIONS TO MINISTERS AND CLERKS Who use this Arrangement in public. It seems proper to mention the old Number first; and the page of the new one thus : — 147th Hymn of the second book— 55th page of the Arrangement ; or only page 55. *** The number of the Hymn and Psalm always answers to the number of the page, thus— Hymn 5, page 5. Hymn 40, page 40. The number that follows the name of the Tunes refers to Dr. RipporCs Tune- Book; thus: — Hymn 20, Henly 38, that is, Tune 38, in Dr. Rippon's Selection of Tunes. [Entered at Stationers' Hall.] BARNARD AWD FARLEY, Skinner Strut, London* PREFACE. IN the roll of pre-eminent charac ters which have attained literary fame and transmitted to posterity a memory embalmed with the odours of gra- titude, the Rev. Dr. Isaac Watts ranks high. It was the eulogium of candour, at the demand of justice, which Dr. Johnson pronounced when he said, That Jew men have left behind such purity of character, or such monuments of labo- rious piety. Among these, Christians without number are peculiarly indebted to him for his Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs. What denomination of Protestants, to whom the English language is vernacular, can we find either at home or abroad, who have not derived pious edification from these inesti- mable compositions of our sweet singer in Israel ? Humble cottages, rustic barns, decent meeting-houses, and capacious tabernacles, are not the only temples which have been made vocal by his lays, or whose worshippers soar in his songs :— their inspiration has been felt under the vaulted arch of many a Gothic edifice; while, not Sternhold and Hopkins only, but Tate, Brady, and other great names, have occasionally resigned the honours of poetry, and of praise. Of this, a letter from the celebrated Rev. Mr. James Hervey, in 1T4;7, is a pleasing specimen. After pronouncing an encomium on the Doctor'? works, as the favourite pattern by which he would form his conduct and model his style, he adds; " Among other of your edifying compositions, I have reason to thank you for your sacred songs, which I have introduced into the service of my church; so that in the solemnities of the sabbath, and in a lec- ture on the week-day, your muse lights up the incense of our praise, and furnishes our devotions with harmony. " This charming paragraph conveys the sentiments, and expresses the practice of many an evangelical clergy- man belonging to the national establishment. And a small acquaintance with the state of religion in our native country, and in other lands, induces me to form a conjecture, which I think is far within the precincts of moderation, that through the last half hundred years, more than a million tongues are every Lord's day, employed, " With songs and honours sounding - loud,"' for the poetry of which, they are, under God, indebted to his distinguished pen, and for the piety of them, to his devotional heart. Few, however, are the publications which have been printed in so shameful a manner. The most costly and the most common editions have long furnished reasons for universal complaint. Pashain's edition, indeed, issued from the press under a very careful eye; but having been printed, it seems, from an imperfect edition, it retain* many inaccuracies of its original ; and will always be distinguished by an acci- dent — I mean the omission of a whole verse in the 91st Hymn of the second book. WayUind/s edition at length followed, and then several others; but they carefully preserved most of the false readings, and created others. One A 2 iv PREFACE. edition appeared, in which the lines were transposed ; other editions pur- posely altered the stanzas, and destroyed all sense. A small copy was pub- lished without any one title to either of the Hymns or Psalms, and so deprived the public of many hundred lines. Other editions went farther yet, and re- taining the titles, omitted all the Index of Scriptures, and all the Index of Subjects. Several of the editions published by the booksellers themselves have from four to five hundred considerable errors— and after a careful peru- sal of one of their editions, which does not appear to be inferior to several of the rest, I can scarcely find two correct pages following each other, either in the Hymns or Psalms, unless an exception be made in the title-page, and the blank page at the back of it. Two or three of the latest editions, and of neat appearance, have been introduced to the public as " repairers of the breach"— purporting to be printed verbatim, or extremely correct, from a standard copy. The principle on which these were published rests on a fundamental error. After pursuing an acquaintance with all Dr. Watts's editions, occasionally ever since 1778, when Pasham's volume was published, I am, in some measure, prepared to assert, That whoever really prints verbatim, from any one copy of Dr. Watts's Hymns or Psalms, will never give his text. However, I have collated one of these latest editions, and was surprised to find, that though it is an- nounced as printed from one of the Doctor's most approved copies, it has not only the misprints, which, I suppose, are almost unavoidable in all books, but it is intentionally made to differ from every one of Dr. Watts's own edi- tions, in more than an hundred and fifty places, without any intimation of it to the reader. A genuine edition, therefore, of this useful work, which is a professed object of the present undertaking, cannot be unacceptable to the religious public. HISTORY OF THE HYMNS. It may be proper to observe, that the volume of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, first printed in the year 1707, contained only 78 Hymns in the first book; 110 in the second; and 22 Hymns, with 12 Doxologies in the third book. A supplement to thefirst edition was published in 1709, by which the Hymns in the first book were increased from 78 to 150, in the second from 110 to 170, and in the third from 22 to 25, besides the addition of three Doxologies, and of four other pieces, entitled Hosannas, or, Salvation ascribed to Christ. These auxiliaries were highly interesting, and of great merit. But the addition of so many hymns to a multitude of others, all of which were of heterogeneeus association, will sufficiently account for the want of method through the whole volume. At the publication of the supplement, it was too late to educe order out of confusion, or to graft the scion of method on the stock of irregularity. The erections in the first streets of the city having derived their situation from accident, the accession of new ones only lengthened the labyrinth. PREFACE. v The Doctor, unhappily, opens his first book with the Apocalypse, and nearly concludes it with hymns on Isaiah. Or, if we compare the first and second book together, it will be seen that the first book begins with the Revelation, celebrating- the Death of Christ, and the Day of Judgment ; and that some of the last hymns in the second book are composed on the book of Job, and one of them on the first chapter of Genesis, with this very title, " The Creation of the World." These things considered, it will be generally admitted, that whatever ar- rangement is given to the Hymns will be likely to place some of them at least, in a situation every way preferable to that which they hold at present. REASONABLENESS OF ARRANGEMENT. The Hymns in the first part were composed " on particular portions of Scripture," and therefore obtained a book for themselves; but the Doctor informs us, that he might have applied some text or other to every verse in the second part, " if this method had" appeared to him to have " been as useful as it was easy." Of course, as the first part and the second were on similar subjects, they admitted of being formed into one book; to which the superior poetry of some of the latter, or " the neglect of rhyme in the first and third lines of the stanza," could have been no sufficient objection, being seldom observed by one plain christian in a thousand, and never regarded in our public assemblies. Indeed, as the Hymns in the first part and the second are all distinguishable by texts of scripture, it might have seemed more natural to unite than to separate them. And I conjecture, that it must be impossible to mention a single disadvantage which would have followed on their union. And then, if the first and second book, being oil scriptural subjects, and reducible to certain texts, might so properly have formed one book; for the same reason, the thirdhook might have been united with them, because it also chiefly consists of " paraphrases of Scripture," with texts placed over many of them, as distinctly as they are in the first book. The adoption of this method would have prevented the everlasting encumbrance and perplexity of turning backward and forward, when an article is wanted, through first book, and second book, and third book. Or, as all the subjects were derived from the Old Testament and the New, if the Hymns could have been placed in the order of the sacred books, it would very much have superseded the necessity of an Index of Scriptures, as Mr. Orton has done, with great acceptance, in the volume of our celebrated Dr. Doddridge. But to these methods there is, and I suppose always will remain, this grand objection, " That the Doctor has judiciously placed together, in the third book, the Hymns on the Lord's Supper, as being on one subject; the advantage of which our pastors constantly experience, especially at the administration of that sacred ordinance : for the needful section may be turned to in a mo- ment, without the aid of first lines, or of any index." This is a fair objec- tion, and I consider it unanswerable. But, if there be any reason why the Hymns on the Lord's Supper should have been united, and remain together, A3 vi PREFACE. there is precisely the same why the Hymns on Baptism should be gathered into one section. If the former are naturally and advantageously united, the latter are unnaturally and disadvantageously separated. And then, if these remarks are just concerning distinct chapters for the Hymns on Baptism and the Lord's Supper, I cannot be the herald of information to the intelligent in saying, that they are of equal application to every other subject of general classification, from one end to the other of these interesting productions. It is on this principle the subsequent arrangement is made, including the INTERSPERSION OF THE PSALMS AMONG THE HYMNS. Here three things should be considered : 1 . In 1719, viz. twelve years after the first publication of the Hymns, Dr. Walts published his Psalms of David. In executing his design, he takes an whole Psalm, many verses of one, or some times only a few, transposing at pleasure. And he has, not without the reasons which are mentioned in his notes, entirely omitted whole Psalms. Particularly the 28, 43, 52, 54, 59, 61, 70, 79, SS, 108, 137, and 140,* and he has also passed over a great part of many more. These things are mentioned, not as expressive of disapproba- tion, but to state a fact. Transposition, abridgment, and omission, were essentials of his plan, without which he could not have executed it. They do not imply defect, they are attributed to design. But if the Doctor's Work had been a close translation of all the Psalms, and a regular paraphrase of every verse of the sacred original, as the publications of several persons have professed to be, the necessity of arranging them among the Hymns might never have occurred to any person. 2. The many titles, and very different subjects which are given in the same Psalm, seem to require a separation into distinct sections as much as the Hymns on the Lord's Supper, or those on Solomon's Song. Examine only a part of the titles belonging to a few of the Psalms and this will appear. Over the 16th Psalm the Doctor has justly placed these different, if not un- connected heads, Saints the best Company — Christ's All-sufficiency— Support and Counsel from God without Merit — The Death and Resurrection of Christ. As great a diversity may be seen in the titles of the 10"th Psalm: Israel led to Canaan and Christians to Heaven — Correction for Sin — A Psalm for the Glutton and Drunkard — The Mariner's Psalm — Colonics planted. The 144th Psalm also might be produced as an instance, with many more, whose parts seem to have but little if any necessary connexion; nor will their being Called Psalm 16th, 107th, or by any other single numbers, give them unity of subjects, or pro- duce any relation either just or natural between them. 3. There can be nothing improper in the interspersion of the Psalms among the Hymns, because many of the Psalms are already mingled with them, and have been so from the beginning. This probably has escaped the observation of most persons : but if Dr. Watts's Index of Scriptures, and my enlarged one, be consulted, as well as the titles of the first and second book PREFACE. Tii of the Hymns, it will be seen that there are more pieces among the Hymns which are composed from the Psalms, than there are either from Matthew or Mark, Luke or John, or from the important epistle to the Hebrews. If therefore it was not conceived to be a matter of complaint, through the last century, that so many of the Psalms were inserted and left among the Hymns, I hope the present distribution of all of them among their fellows will give no just offence, as it only causes kindred subjects to fill the ranks of order, and like so many brethren, with fraternal amity, to dwell together in unity* ADDITIONAL HYMNS IN THIS EDITION. It is well known that Dr. Watts, in his second edition of the Hymns, left out many of the Psalms, intending to introduce them in his Psalm book, as he did, with slight alterations, in the year 1719. From this cause, Hymns 4, 22, 23, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 43, 41, 46, 47, are not to be found either in the second edition, or in any other published in the Doctor's time, or for many years after. This is the more surprising, as the vacuum might so easily have been filled from the various treasures with which, at length, he had favoured the public. All these deficiencies, however, were made good in the year 1786, by Hymns taken from Dr. Watts's Works alone, and chiefly from his Lyric Poems and Miscellanies. Two or three persons, whose names were not mentioned at the time, united in making the little selection, and ta encourage the editions. The disinterested part I took in that service I shall never regret, unless it be proper to regret the happiness of aiding a corrected work, whose enlargements have been every-where acceptable, and of which, I think, there have been published in all, and most of them at a moderate price for the poor, about ONE HUNDRED AND FORTT THOUSAND COPIES. The astonishing sale of this enlarged edition roused certain persons; and, as theugh the vacant numbers had not been filled before, of which it was found convenient to be ignorant, they also determined to perform the acceptable service, and accordingly took their materials from the Hymns which are con- nected with Dr. Watts's Sermons. Twenty Thousand copies were printed in 1793. The edition was partly encouraged by the Book Society for promoting religious knowledge among the poor; it was well approved, and is now nearly sold. The number therefore of intelligent persons, at this time, must be very small, who are pleased with the deficiencies of the early editions. But these enlargements, in common with all improved editions of a work, though they were acceptable to persons who possessed them, occasioned dis- satisfaction to many. Their old editions did not contain the Hymns which were from time to time parcelled out in public service. And in 1793, when the vacancies were filled up by other Hymns, the complaint was greater stiU, — no one found fault with the Hymns which were inserted; but the early edi- tions, the enlargements of 1786, and the different additions of 1793, being all used in the same congregations, confusion necessarily followed. The Hymn frequently given out was not to be found in the old editions, and it was more A 4 viii PREFACE. perplexing 1 still that the additional Hymns of one enlarged edition very much differed from those of the other; hence, it was natural to wish for all of them. To gratify this desire, and to prevent, in future, every inconvenience, as much as possible, the arrangement contains, what was never before published together, all the supplementary Hymns which are to be found in the different enlarged editions. An omission of those printed in 1793, and which have been well received in Twenty Thousand Copies, would have been great inattention — and it must have been much more criminal not to have inserted those which were published in 1786, and which, since that time, have, in some measure, received the sanction of at least one hundred and forty thousand persons, ENLARGED INDEXES. In proportion to the interesting and various contents of any volume must be the necessity of suitable tables of reference. A copious index g-ives facility of use to every important publication; and therefore it must be indispensably necessary in such Hymn Books as are used constantly on Lord's days in public worship, and by many christian families every day in the year. Dr. Watts himself, it is likely, knew where to find any distinct subject which his Hymns or Psalms contained. But it has been matter of regret for many years, that his indexes are singularly deficient. It would seem a report fit for the cata- logue of incredibles to say, that he has not posted so much as five verses in all the five books of Moses. But it will seem more incredible yet to add, that his Index of Scriptures takes not the least notice either of Exodus, Leviticus, N umbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, or, of any book, chapter, or even single verse, from Genesis to Job — that is to say, more than one halfoi the Old Testament in succession is passed over at a stroke. Nor to all the New Testament has he made quite an hundred and twenty references. I am sorry to add, that the Index of Words and Subjects is like the table of scriptures, remarkably defective. The worth of the soul; the satisfaction of Christ, and an hundred other subjects of perpetual recurrence in the christian ministry, are not to be found either in the Index of the Hymns or of the Psalms, though so many of both are composed on these interesting* topics. I can not therefore but hope that the large accession which the Index of Scriptures has received, and the vast enlargement of the two tables of words and of subjects, which are now included in one, will give general satis- faction to my fellow-labourers in town and country, and also to their most ca- pable assistants in that exalted part of public worship— singing the praises of God. But I do not flatter myself with an assurance that these enlarged tables include every text and word that may be looked for. Yet on being used, I trust there will appear to be but few scriptures or subjects, con- tained in the Hymns and Psalms, which are not to be met with in the In- dexes. And, I am sure, no ingenuous person will complain at not finding in the latter what is not included in the former. PREFACE. ix TUNES OVER THE HYMNS AND PSALMS. All tki7igs in Ike service of God are to be done decently and in order. But this divine requisition, to which christians pay so much attention in every thing else, is almost totally disregarded in the public singing of the praises of God, though it is confessedly the highest act of worship which the church can perform. Any tune, by any incompetent person, is sung with but very little regard to the subject of the Hymn. This inattention is extremely mischievous in tunes which have a repeat. By a misapplication of these the congregation may be forced not only to stop in the midst of a line, and to go back, before they have pronounced any distinct idea; but also to stop in the very midst of a word, and to retreat, leaving a syllable or two behind, till they advance again, and perhaps oftener than once, to meet the forlorn termination. Cir- cumstances of this description amuse the trifling, pain the sensible and se- rious, and rob whole auditories of their devotion. Different specimens of this evil might be produced if it were necessary. But the folly, I trust, Will commonly, if not always, be escaped, by selecting one or other of the tunes which are now placed over the Hymn or Psalm ; while every person is at full liberty to find a more suitable one whenever he is able. DOUBLE NUMBERS TO THE HYMNS AND PSALMS. I feel great pleasure in having given the old numbers as well as the new to the Hymns and Psalms. By this method the poor keep the books they have, and every volume of the former editions retains its place; while the minister and clerk are hereby enabled to give out the old number or the new according to discretion. But I apprehend it will be best to mention both of them ; the old number first, and then the page of the new one — thus, 14?th Hymn of the second book — 55th page of the Arrangement ; or, only page 55. OBJECTION. <« If Dr. Watts himself did not fill up the vacancies in the first book, nor arrange the Hymns and Psalms, no other person should have done it." It is true that the excellent man did not introduce the supplementary Hymns. And it is true that he did not correct the errata of his tables, but suffered them to remain through all the editions published in his life time, from the first to the last. And it is also true that he did not fill up his indexes, but left the table of scriptures without inserting one text from Genesis to Job. And it is moreover true that he did not enlarge his table of subjects, which is one of the most incomplete ever annexed to a work of incalculable benefit.— But will any coyisiderate man— any genuine friend of Dr. Watts's Hymns and Psalms, say, that because the Doctor never corrected those errors, and never improved these indexes,' therefore no one else should do it? Such a declaration is not to be read in the page of reason, nor to be heard, but from the lips of distraction, or in the regions of lunacy. As to the introduction of the Hymns to fill up the deficiencies in the first book, the general voice has given it an indelible imprimatur, [A 5 x PREFACE. Respecting enlarged Indexes of Scriptures and of Subjects, it may suf- fice to say, that if there be any need at all of Indexes, then the more com.' plete they are the better. And as to the arranging of the whole into chapters of united sub- jects, I could almost persuade myself, that if it had early enough occurred to the Doctor himself, he would in all probability have approved of it. I judge so for two reasons. 1. Because he has given examples of it in the work itself, and justified the plan in several instances. He has wisely placed, in distinct sections, (1.) The Hymns on Solomon's Song. (2.) Those on the Lord's Supper. (3.) The Songs to the Blessed Trinity ; and, (4.) The Hosannas to Christ. These distinct branches of a beautiful tree hang out their fruits to full view, and we gather without search or difficulty. But the other clustering plenty is sometimes ungathered, untasted, being hidden behind the leaves, or enveloped in the thicket. To have been consistent therefore with himself, the Doctor should have distributed the whole work into sections, or none of it? But by setting the example in several chapters, it is presumed he has sanctioned the analysis of every part of the work. 2. I am strengthened in my persuasion that an Arrangement of the Hymns and Psalms would have met the approbation of Dr. Watts himself; be- cause, the plan has been so generally approved by many of his warmest admirers. It is only the acknowledgment of a debt of gratitude to say, that some of the first characters among the Protestant Dissenters have pronounced a flattering opinion on the design— the voice has been heard with pleasure ; but it has also created a proportioned anxiety to render the execution of the Work not altogether unworthy of the respect and patronage of competent judges. extracts of the former prefaces. In the large editions of this work there are long notes which the author himself omitted in the smaller, as not absolutely necessary. And, in most of the late editions, the prefaces have been abridged. But it may be proper to retain the following directions. «* If the Psalm be too long for the time or custom of singing, there are pauses in many of them, at which you may properly rest. And in some places you may begin to sing at a pause. Or you may leave out those verses," in the Psalms and Hymns, " which are thus included in crotchets [ ] without disturbing the sense. " Do not always confine yourself to six stanzas, but sing seven or eight rather than confound the sense, and abuse the Hymn or Psalm in solemn worship. " It were to be wished also that we might not dwell so long upon every single note, and produce the syllables to such a tiresome extent, with a constant uniformity of time; which disgraces the music, and puts the congregation quite out of breath in singing five or six stanzas ; whereas, if the method of sing- PREFACE. xi ing were but reformed to a greater speed of pronunciation, we might often enjoy the pleasure of a longer Psalm with less expence of time and breath ; and our Psalmody would be more agreeable to that of the ancient churches, more intelligible to others, and more delightful to ourselves." CONCLUSION. I feel myself constrained by inclination and duty to make my very grate- ful acknowledgments to several brethren, who have iu different ways en- couraged this publication: particularly to the Rev. Mr. Timothy Thomas, for his suggestions concerning the plan; and to the Rev. Mr. Collins for his as- sistance in the Index of Scriptures. I have also availed myself of the hints of many other respectable Ministers. But, if after the attempts which have been made to restore Dr. Watts's genuine text, by a collation of copies ; to remove the encumbrance of first, second, and third book ; to reduce all the tables of first lines, of scriptures, and of subjects, into one of each; and to give facility to the use of every part of the Work ; I say, if after these at- tempts any persons of peculiar discernment perceive that a more distant route is the nearest way to the object of their wishes, I am not careful to de- prive them of any gratification. Finally, I cannot terminate these prefatory remarks without adding, That I have found the duty which I assigned myself arduous, far beyond my ^arly expectations. At its commencement I was introduced into a capacious plain, overspread with glittering armies. The hosts of beauty and of brilliance appeared " AH arm'd, all *rdent for the foe,"— but they were scattered, and few had rallied round any standard. Thus situ- ated, I was neither insensible to the hazard, nor unambitious of the honour, of marshalling the legions. If I had possessed the requisite ardour or skill, both should have been devoted, with all cheerfulness, to lead the van, to form the centre, and to bring up the rear. This I have attempted. Audi am free again to profess, as I did some years since in my Selection of Hymns, from which I have copied the method of this Arrangement, that I have done my best. And if the Hymns and Psalms, which the Doctor esteemed " the greatest work that ever he published for the use of the churches," are, by any attentions of mine rendered in the smallest degree more acceptable and useful in the assemblies of Sion, or to the weakest believer on earth, I shall attribute my humble efforts to the kind interpositions of Providence, enroll the success in the catalogue of distinguished felicities, and endeavour sincerely to consecrate the service and the reward, on the high altar of praise, to the God of all grace, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. To his peculiar blessing; to the can- dour of my reverend brethren in the ministry ; and to the patronage of my fellow-christians ; I humbly commit the Work ; and remain, with increasing affection to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity, Their brother and servant in the Gospel, JOHN RIPPON. Ae TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. Hie Figures express the Numbers of the Hymns and Psalms as they are now arranged. Page ABSENT from flesh O blissful thought .. 660 Adam our father and our head 23 1 Adore and tremble for our God 29 Alas! and did my Saviour bleed 327 All glory to thy wondrous name 697 All mortal vanities be gone 274 All ye that love the Lord rejoice 407 Almighty Ruler of the skies 588 Amidst thy wrath remember love b79 Among the assemblies of the great 620 Among the princes earthly Gods 50 And are we wretches yet alive 325 And is this life prolong'd to me 636 And must this body die 674 And now the scales have left mine eyes ... 353 And will the God of grace 490 Are all the foes of Sion fools 493 Are sinners now so senseless grown 492 Arise my gracious God 405 Arise my soul my joyful powers 138 At thy command", our dearest Lord 551 Attend, while God's exalfed son 149 Awake my heart, arise, my tongue 156 Awake my zeal, awake my love 6i7 Awake our souls, away our fears 357 Awake ye saints to praise your King 47 Away from every mortal care ". 429 Backward with humble shame we look .... 82 Begin my ton?ue some heavenly theme ... 209 Behold how sinners disagree...". 296 Behold the blind their sight receive 240 Behold the glories of the" lamb 273 Behold (he grace appears 215 Behold the lofty sky 436 Behold the love, the generous love 317 Behold the morning sun 437 Behold the potter and the clay 126 Behold the rose of Sharon here .r.« 560 Behold the sure foundation stone 479 Behold the woman's promis'd seed 219 -Behold the wretch whose lust and wine ... 322 Behold thy waiting servant, Lord 208 Behold what wondrous grace 164 Bless, O my sou', the living God 25 Biess'd are the humble souls that see 389 Bless'd are the sons of peace 416 Biess'd are the souls that hear and know.. 113 BlessVl are the undelil'd in heart t . 399 Biess'd be the everlasting God 2:>9 Bless'd be the father and his love 694 Biess'd is the man, for ever blest 162 Ble6s'd is the man who shuns the place ... 400 Biess'd i-: the man whose bowels move .... 306 Biess'd is the nation where the Lord 14 : . morning! whose young dawning rays ." 443 Biess'd with the joys of innocence 85 Flensed Redeemer, bow divine.. 107 Blood has a voice to pierce the skies 112 Bright king of glory, dreadful God 211 Page Broad is the road that leads to death 91 Bury'd in shadows of the night 179 But few among the carnal wise 127 Can creatures to perfection find 42 Children in years and knowledge young .. 589 Christ and his cross is all our theme 118 Come all harmonious tongues 252 Come children learn to fear the Lord 590 Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell... 453 Come, happy souls, approach your God ... 224 Come hither, all ye weary souls...,. ...... 196 Come, holy spirit, heavenly dove 341 Come let our voices join to raise 450 Come let us join a joyful tune 540 Come let us join our cheerful songs 271 Come let us lift our joyful eyes 422 Come let us lift our voices high 553 Come sound his praise abroad 449 Come we that love the Lord 302 Consider all ray sorrows, Lord 623 Daughters of Zion, come, behold 564 David rejoie'd in God his strength.. .... .„ 253 Dear Lord, behold our sore distress 373 Dearest of all the names above 145 Death cannot make our souls afraid 654 Death may dissolve my body now 6.58 Death ! 'tis a melancholy day 650 Deceiv'd by subtle snares of hell 199 Deep in our hearts let us record 230 Deep in the dust before thy throne 8} Descend from heaven, immortal dove 344 Do I believe what Jesus saith 340 Do we not know that solemn word 526 Down headlong from their native skies ... 130 Dread sovereign, let my evening song .... 578 Early my God without delay .....* 438 Ere the blue heavens were stretch'd abroad 212 Eternal sovereign of the sky 615 Eternal Spirit we confess 342 Exalt the Lord our God 447 Faith is the brightest evidence 286 Far as thy name is known 485 Far from my thoughts vain world be gone . 172 lather, how wide thy glories shine 194 Father, I bless th v gentle hand 624 Father, 1 long, 1 taint to see 691 Father, 1 sing thy wondrous grace 193 Father, we wait to feel thy grace 556 Firm and unmov'd are they U'3 Firm as the. earth thy gospel stands 207 Firm was my health," my day was bright .. 629 Fools in their heart believe and say;, hi For ever blessed be the Lord '. 359 For ever shall my song record 132 From age to age exalt his name 380 From all that dwell below the skies 523 From deep distress and troubled thoughts . 158 From heaven the sinning angels fell 131 From thee, mv God, mv joys shall rise 693 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. xiu Page Gentiles by nature we belong 528 Give me the wings of faith to rise 356 Give thanks to God, herei°ns above 473 Give thanks to God, invoke his name 459 Give thanks to God most high 469 Give thanks to God the Sovereign Lord ... 468 Give to our God immortal praise 77 Give to the Father praise 706 Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame 586 Glory to God that walks the skv 301 Glory to God the Father's name 698 Glory to God the Trinity 695 Go preach my Gospel saith the Lord 114 Go worship at Immanuei's feet 266 God in his earthly temple lays 482 God is a Spirit just and wise 333 God is the refuge of his saints 499 God my supporter and m v hope 169 God of eternal love .' 465 God of my childhood and my youth 599 God of my life look gentiv down 622 God of my mercy and my" praise... 318 God of the morning at whose voice 571 God of the seas, thy thund'ring voice 21 God the eternal awful name 49 God who in various methods told 95 Good is the Lord the heavenly King 582 Great God atte id while Sion sings 425 Great God how infinite art thou.". 6 Great God how oft did Israel prove 464 Great God indulge my humble claim 439 Great God I own thy sentence. just 652 Great God the heaven's well-order'd frame 100 Great God thy a lories shall employ 39 Great God to* what a glorious height 227 Great God whose universal swav 513 Great is the Lord, exalted high ". 467 Great is the Lord, his works of might 37 Great is the Lor i our God 484 Great King of glory and of grace 150 Great Shepherd of thine Israel 487 Great was the day, the joy was great » 279 Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews .... 519 Had not the Lord, mav Israel say 6il Happy is he that fears* the Lord 309 Happy the church, thou saered place 497 Happy the city where their sons 605 Happy the heart where graces reign 310 Happy the mau to whom his God 160 Happy the man whose cautious feet 397 Hark "from the tombs a doleful sound 666 Hark the Redeemer from on high , . 562 He dies, the friend of sinners dies 248 He reigns; the Lord, tiie Saviour reigns. .. 677 He that hath made his refuge God *527 Hear me, O God, nor hide thy face 621 Hear what the Lord in vision said 256 Hear what the voice from heav'n proclaims 653 Help, Lord, for men of virtue fail 599 Hence from mv soul sad thoughts be gone.. 300 Here at thy cross iuyd\ingGod 192 High as the heav'ns* above the ground.... 22 High in the heavens, eternal God 75 High on a hill of dazzling light 498 Honour to thee, Almighty Three 701 Hosauna to King David's son 713 Hoeanua to our conqu'ring kin? 716 Hosanna to the king .". 718 Hosanna to the prince of grace.. 714 Hosanna to the prince of light 238 Hosanna to the royal son 715 Hosanna to the soil . ... 717 Hosanna with a cheerful sound - 576 How are thy glories here displayed 5 57 How awful is thy chaining rod* 470 How beauteous are their feet 123 How can 1 sink with such a prop ,,.,,.,,, Ddi Page How condescending, and how kind........ 536 How did my heart rejoice to hear 418 How fast their guilt and sorrows rise 236 How full of anguish is the thought 392 How heavy is the night 180 How honourable is the place 496 How is our nature spoil'd by sin 144 How large the promise, how divine 527 How long, O Lord, shall I complain 376 How long wilt thou conceal thy face 374 How oft have sin and Satan strove 135 How pleasant, how divinelv fair 424 How pleasant 'tis to see..." 417 How pjeas'd and bless'd was I 419 How rich are thy provisions, Lord 544 How sad our state by nature is 181 How shall I praise rh'e eternal God 38 How shall the young secure their hearts.. 102 How short and hasty is our life 642 How should the sons of Adam's race 23 How strong thine arm is, mighty God 275 How sweet and awful is the plate 345 How vain are all things here below 347 How vast the treasure we possess 39o How wond'rous great, how glorious bright 43 I cannot bear thine absence, Lord 396 I give immortal praise 708 I hate the tempter and his charms 01 I lift my banners, saith the Lord 502 1 lift m*y soul to God 346 I lo^e the Lord, he heard my cries 632 I love the windows of thy grace 434 I send the joys of earth away 350 I set the Lord before my face 237 I smg my Saviour's woridcrous death 235 I waited patient for the Lord 386 1 will extol thee, Lord, on high 630 If God succeed not all the cost 413 If God to build the house deny 414 I'll bless the Lord from ctavto'dav 509 I'll praise my maker with my breath 36 I'll speak the*houours of my" King 515 I'm not asham'd to own my Lord. 339 la all my vast concerns with thee u In anger, Lord, rebuke me not 626 In Gabriel's hand a mighty stone . . . 505 In God's own house pronounce his praise.. 452 In Judah God of old was known .. 614 In thine own ways, O God of love 603 In vain the wealthy mortals toil 667 In vain we ;avish out our lives 200 Infinite grief, amazing woe 334 Into thine hand, O God of truth 631 Is th ?re ambition in mjr heart 297 Is this the kind return 324 it is the Lord our Saviour's hand 649 Jehovah speaks, let Israel hear 203 Jehovah reigns,' he dwells in light 7 Jehovah reigns, his throne is high 40 Jesus, in thee our e>es behold -." 260 Jesus invites his saints 534 Jesus is gone above the skies 533 Jesus our Lord ascend thy throne 5iy Jesus our Saviour and our God 214 Jesis shall reign where'er the sun 514 Jesus the man of constant grief 129 Jesus thy blessings are notTew 295 Jesus, we bless thy Father's name 125 J esus, we bow before thy feet . , 550 Jesus, with all thy saints above 137 Join all the glorious names 270 Join all the names of love and power 269 Joy to the world the Lord is come 221 Judge me, O Lord, and prove my ways... -no Judges who rule the world by law's ........ 6!9 Just are thy ways and true thy word,.,,., 29i A7 XIV TABLE OF FIRST LINES. P«ge Kind is the speech of Christ our Lord.... 565 Laden with guilt and full of fears..... 98 Let all our tongues be one 541 Let all the earth their voices raise l Let all the heathen writers join lot Let children hear the mighty deeds 81 Let everlasting glories crown 116 Let every creature join 54 Let every mortal ear attend 195 Let every tongue thy goodness speak 32 Let God arise in all his might 28 Let God the Father and the Son 702 Let God the Father live 703 Let God the Maker's name 704 Let him embrace my soul and prove S5S Let me but hear my" Saviour say 20i Let mortal tongues' atcempt to sing 504 Let others boast how strong they be 66 Let Pharisees of high esteem 3i6 Let sinners take their course 419 Let the old heathens tune their sonars 276 Let the seventh angel sound on high 676 Let the whole race of creatures lie. 19 Let the wild leopards of the wood 88 Let them neglect thy glory. Lord 139 Let those who bear the christian name .... 332 Let us adore th' eternal word 537 Let Zion and her sons rejoice 512 Let Zion in her king rejoice 500 Life and immortal joys are given 285 Life is the time to serve the Lord -635 Lift up your eyes to th' heav'nly seats .... 259 Like sheep we went astray 246 Lo, the destroying angel Hies 143 Lo, the young tribes of Aaron rise 594 Lo, what a glorious corner stone 416 Lo, what a glorious sight appears 521 Lo, what an entertaining sight 313 Long as I live I'll bless thy name 3 Long have I sat beneath the sound 4.51 Lord, at thy temple we appear 655 Lord, hast thou cast the nation off 601 Lord, how divine thy comforts are 543 Lord, how secure and bless'd are they .... 299 Lord, how secure rny conscience was 110 Lord, I am thine, but thou wilt prove 406 Lord, I am vile, conceiv'd insiu 84 Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes 625 Lord, I esteem thy judgments right 104 Lord, I have made thy word my choice ... 105 Lord, I will bless thee all ray days 508 Lord, I would spread my sore distress 85 Lord, if thine eyes survey our faults 595 Lord, if thou dost not soon appear 600 Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear 435 Lord of the worlds above 4v7 Lord, thou hast call'd thy grace to mind .. 382 Lord, thou hast heard thy servant cry 634 Lord, thou hast search'd and seen me thro' 10 Lord, thou hast seen my soul sincere 337 Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray 579 Lord, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand 483 Lord, we adore thy bounteors hand 552 Lord, we adore thy vast designs 71 Lord, we are blind, we mortals blind. ...... 4 Lord, we confess our numerous faults 188 Lord, we have heard thy works of old .... 488 Lord, what a feeble piece 645 Lord, what a heaven of saving grace 173 Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I... 457 Lord, what a wretched land is this 391 Lord, what is man, poor feeble man 640 Lord, what was man when made at first.. 95 Lord, when I count thy mercies o'er 580 Lord, when my thoughts with wonder roll.. 278 Lord, when thou didst ascend on high.... £44 Loud hallel uj ahs to the Lord ......... 53 Page Maker and sovereign Lord ............... 262 Man has a soul of vastdesires. 455 Mercy and judgment are my song 616 Mine eyes and my desire 372 Mistaken souls, that dream of heav'n 260 Must all the charms of nature then 591 Must friends and kindred drop and die 663 My dear Redeemer and my Lord 226 My drowsy powers, why sieep ye so 370 My God, accept my early vows 575 My God, consider my distress 378 My God, how endlessis thy love 574 My God, how many are my fears 294 My God, in whom are all the springs 79 My God, my everlasting hope 596 My God, my king, thy various praise. 2 My God, my life, my love 17/ My God, my portion, and my love ........ 170 My God, permit me not to be 408 My God, permit my tongue 440 My God, the spring of all my joys 393 My God, the steps of pious men". 401 My God, what endless pleasures dwell 311 My God, what inward grief I feel 336 My heart how dreadfulliard it is «* 371 My heart rejoices in thy name 366 My never ceasine song shall show 34 My refuge is the God of love 404 My righteous judge, my gracious God 368 My Saviour and my king 481 My Saviour God, oly sovereign prince 532 My Saviour, my almighty friend 154 My -hepheni is the living Lord 166 My shepnerd will supply my need 167 iMy soul, come meditate the day 665 M> soul forsakes her vain delight 319 My so I, how lovely is the place 426 My soul !i es cleaving to the dust 377 My soul repeat his praise , 30 My soul thy great creator piaise 80 My spirit looks to God alone 338 My spirit sinks within me. Lord 292 My thoughts on awful subjects roll 661 My thoughts surmount these lower skie».. :.£<< My trust is in my heav'nly friend 361 Naked, as from the earth we came 331 Natme with all her pow'rs shall sing 604 Nature with open volume stands 542 No, I shall envy them no more 456 No, I'll repine at death no more 675 No more, my God, I boast no more 155 No sleep nor slumber to his eyes 477 Nor eye has seen, nor ear has heard 686 Not all the blood of beasts 282 Not all the outward forms on earth 147 Not by the laws of innocence 284 Not different food, or different dress 315 Not from the dust affliction grows 67 Not the malicious or profane I76 Not to condemn the sons of men 283 Not to our names thou only just and true.. 613 Not to ourselves who are but dust 46 Not to the terrors of the Lord 486 Not with our mortal eyes 312 Now be my heart inspir'd to sing 516 Now be the God of Israel bless'd 520 Now by the bowels of my God 314 Now for a tune of lofty praise 249 Now from the roaring lion's rage 254 Now have our hearts embrae'd our God... 546 Now I'm convine'd the Lord is kind 73 Now in the ffall'ries of his grace 569 Now in the heat of youthful blood 592 Now let a spacious world arise 55 Now let our lips with holy fear 232 Now let our mournful songs record 255 Now let our pains be all forgot.. 548 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Page Now let the father and the son 700 Now let the Lord my Saviour smile 388 Now may the God of power and grace.... 602 Now plead my cause, Almighty God 491 Now Satan comes with dreadful roar 93 Now shall my inward joys arise 495 Now shall my solemn vows be paid 510 Now to the great and sacred three 707 Now to the Lord a noble song 213 Now to the Lord that makes us know 146 Now to the power of God supreme 190 O all ve nations, praise the Lord 522 O bles's the Lord, my soul 26 O blessed souls are they 159 O Britain, praise thv mighty God 584 O for a shout of sacred joy 243 O for an overcoming faith 651 O God my refuge, hear my cries 369 O God of grace and righteousness 361 O God of mercy hear my call 323 O God to whom revenge' belongs 4o3 O happy man whose soul is fill'd 415 O iiappv nation where the Lord 15 O happy soul that lives on high 354 O how I love thy holy law 103 O if my soul were form'd for woe 326 O Lord, how many are my foes 573 O Lord our heav'nly king 20 O Lord our Lord, how wondrous great 250 O that the Lord would guide my ways 178 O that thy statutes e\ cry hour * 351 O the Almighty Lord 12 O the delights, the heavenly joys.. 692 O thou that hear'st when sinners cry 383 O thou whose grace and justice reigns.... 329 O thou whose justice reigns on high 365 O what a stiff rebellions house 461 O 'tis a lovely thing to see 320 Of justice and of grace I sing 412 Often I seek my God by night 563 Once more my soul the rising day 572 Our da\s, alas ! our mortal days 638 Our God, how firm his promise stands .... 134 Our God our help in ages past 614 Our sins, alas! how strong they be 687 Our souls shall magnify the Lord 218 Our spirits join t' adore the lamb 554 Out of the deeps of long distress 157 Plung'd in a gulphof dark despair 277 Praise, everlasting praise be paid 210 Praise waits in Zton, Lord, for thee 431 Praise ye the Lord, exalt his name 494 Praise ye the Lord, my heart shall join... 35 Praise ye the Lord, 'tis good to raise 76 Preserve me, Lord, in time of need 109 Questions and doubts be heard no more .. 115 Raise thee my soul, fly up and run C90 Raise \our triumphant songs 225 Rejoice >e righteous in the Lord 61 Remember, Lord, our mortal state 671 Return, O God of Love, return 39i Rise, rise, my soul, and leave the ground.. 5 Saints, at your father's heavenly word.... 330 Salvation is for ever nigh 191 Salvation, O tbejovfui sound 187 Save me, O God, the swelling floods 231 Save me, O Lord, from every foe 363 See what a living stone 445 See where the great incarnate God 6S0 Shall atheists dare insult the cross 119 Shall the vile race of flesh and blood 647 Shall we go on to sin 352 Shall wisdom cry aloud 197 Shepherds! rejoice, lift up your eyes 216 Shew pity, Lord, O Lord forgive 345 Shiue, mighty God, on Britain shine 605 Shout to the Lord, and let our joys. 612 Sin has a thousand treacherous arts 90 Sin like a venomous disease 91 Sing all ye nations to the Lord 13 Sing to the Lord aloud 460 Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name 448 Sing to the Lord that built the skies 646 Sing to the Lord with joyful voice 60 Sing to the Lord ye distant lanus 222 Sing to the Lord ye heav'nly hosts 587 Sitting around our father's board 555 So did the Hebrew prophet raise 28! So let our lips and lives express 174 So neu-born babes desire the breast 165 Songs of immortal praise belong 58 Soon as 1 heard my father say ^ 430 Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears .... 358 Stoop down, my thoughts, that use to rise. 664 Strait is the way, the door is strait 151 Sure there's a righteous God 72 Sweet is the meirTry of thy grace 24 Sweet is the work/roy God, my king 412 Teach me the measure of my days 641 .Terrible God, that reign'st on high 16 Th' Almighty reigns exalted high 135 That awtul day will surely come 678 That man isblcst who stands in awe 307 The earth for ever is the Lord's 476 The glories of my maker Go J 51 The God Jehovah reigns 257 The God of glory sends his summons forth 684 The God of mercy be ador'd 699 The God of our salvation hears 68 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord 99 The king, O Lord, with' songs* of praise .. 618 The king of glory sends his Son 220 The king of saints, how fair his face 480 The lands that long in darkness lay t^Q-i The law by Moses came 117 The law coturmimls, and makes us know .. 111 The Lord appears my helper now 367 The Lord declares his will 112 The Lord descending from above 122 The Lord, how wondrous are his ways .... 31 The Lord is come, the heav'ns proclaim... 217 The Lord Jehovah reigns...: 9 The Lord Jehovah reigns '". 41 The Lord my shepherd is 1fiS The Lord of glory is my light \ 429 The Lord of glory reigns, he reigns on high 8 I he Lord on high proclaims 204 The Lord the judge before his throne 68! The Lord the judge his churches warns . .'. 334 The Lord the sovereign king 48 The Lord the sovereign sends his summons forth 683 The majesty of Solomon 228 The man is ever blest \\\\ 39 g The mem'ry of our dying Lord ' 547 The mighty fr<:me of glorious grace.....'." 247 The praise' of Sion waits for thee 432 The promise of my father's lo\ e 535 The promise was di vine iv free ." 530 The true Messiah now appears ." 261 The voice of my beloved sounds 561 The woud'ring world inquires to know'.'..'." 567 The wonders Lord thy love has wrought ..141 Thee we adore eternal name 643 Thee will I love, O Lord, my strength 3^5 There is a house, not made with hands 65.0 There is a land of pure delight 656 There was an hour when Christ rejoie'd.'!. 128 These glorious miuds, how bright they shine q^q A 8 XVI TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Page Think, mighty God, on feeble man 672 This is the day the Lord hath made 444 This is the word of truth and love 121 This spacious earth is all the Lord's 242 Thou art my portion, O my God 335 Thou God of love, thou ever blest 364 Thou, whom my soul admires above 559 Thrice happy man who fears the Lord ..... 308 Thro' every age 1 , eternal God 648 Thus did the sons of Abra'm pass 531 Thus far the Lord has led me on 577 Thus I resolv'd before the Lord 321 Thus saith the first, the great command ... 106 Thus saith the high and lofty one 205 Thus saith the Lord, the spacious fields ... 108 Thus saith the Lord, your work is vain.... 140 Thus saith the mercy of the Lord 529 Thus saith the ruler of the skies 251 Thus saith the wisdom of the Lord 198 Thus the eternal father spake 517 Thus the great Lord of earth and sea 518 Thy favours, Lord, surprise our souls 423 Th v mercies fill the earth, O Lord 304 Thy name, almighty Lord 524 Thy works of glory, mighty Lord 70 Time what an empty vapour 'tis 639 'Tis by the faith of joys to come 287 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand.. 583 'Tis from the treasures of his word 267 Tis not the law of ten commands 472 To God I cry'd with mournful voice 293 To God I made my sorrows known 33 To God the father, God the son 696 To God the father's throne 710 To God the great, the ever blest 511 To God the only wise 1 66 To heaven I lift my waiting eyes 64 To him that chose us first 709 To cur almighty maker God 124 To our eternal God , 7!2 To thee, before the dawning liaht 409 To thee most holy and most high 617 To thine almighty \r\\\ we owe 610 'Twas by an order from the Lord 97 'Twas for thy sake, eternal God 229 'Twas from thy hand, my God, I came.... 56 'Twas in the watches of the night 581 'Twas on thac dark, that doleful night .... 533 'Twas the commission of our Lord 523 Vain are the hopes that rebels place 148 Vain are the hopes the sons of men 152 Vain man on fooli-h pleasures bent 463 Unshaken as the sacred hill... 1S2 Up from my youth may Israel say ; 466 Up to the fields where angels lie 348 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes 63 Up to the Lord, that reigns on high 27 Upward I lift mine eyes .\ 05 .We are a erarden wall'd all round 568 We bless the Lord, the just, the good 78 We bless the prophet of the Lord .* 265 We love the Lord, and we adore 609 We sing the amazing deeds 549 We sing the glories of thy love 503 Welcome, sweet day of rest 441 Well, the Redeemer's gone 258 What different power-s of grace and sin... 175 What equal honour shall we bring 272 What happy men or angels these 688 What mighty man, or mighly God......... 501 What shall I render to my God ......... .. 433 What shall the dying sinner do 120 What vain desires and passions vain...... 177 When Christ to judgment shall descend... 682 When God is nigh my faith is strong 673 When God provok'd with daring crimes .. 607 When God restor'd our captive state 507 When God reveal'd his gracious name .... 506 When I can read my titie clear 395 When I survey the wondrous cross 539 When I with pleasing wonder stand 57 When in the light of faith divine 454 When Israel freed from Pharaoh's hand... 471 When Israel sins, the Lord reproves 462 When man grows bold in sin... 45 When overwhelm'd with grief 387 When pain and anguish seize me, Lord ... 360 When strangers stand, and hear me teil .. 563 When the eternal bows the skies 189 When the first parents of our race 136 When the great builder arch'd the skies. . . 89 When the great judge, supreme and just .. 74 When we are rais'd from deep distress.... 633 Whence do our mournful thoughts arise... 202 Where are the mourners, saitlf the Lord .. 153 Where shall the man be found 303 Where shall we go to seek and find 478 While I keep silence and conceal 161 While men grow bold in wicked ways 44 Who can describe the joys that rise 328 Who has believ'd thy word 245 Who is this fair one in distress 570 Who shall ascend thy heav'nly place 475 Who shall inhabit in thy hill 474 Who shall the Lord's elect condemn 289 Who will arise and plead my right 362 Why did the Jews proclaim their rage .... 241 Why did the nations join to slay 263 Why do the proud insult the poor 668 V> by do the wealthy wicked boast 305 Why doth the Lord stand off so far 598 Why doth the man of riches grow 669 Why do we mourn departing friends 662 Why does your face, ye humble souls 163 Why has my God my soul forsook 233 W hy is ray heart so far from thee 375 Why should I vex my soul and fret 102 Why should the children of a king 343 Why should this earth delight us so 458 Why should we start and fear to die 657 Will God for ever cast us off 489 With all my powers of heart and tongue . . 184 With cheerful voice I sin? 268 W T ith earnest longings of the mind 291 With holy fear, and humble song 685 With joy we meditate the grace , 206 With my whole heart I'll raise rnv song.... 679 With my whole heart I've sought thy face. 290 With reverence let the saints appear 421 With songs and honours sounding loud... 585 Would you behold the works of God 69 Ye angels round the throne 705 Ye holy souls in God rejoice 62 Ye islands of the northern sea 223 Ye nations round the earth rejoice 59 Ye servants of the almighty King 18 Ye sons of Adam, vain and young 593 Ye sons of men, a feeble race o28 Ye sons of pride, that hate the just 670 Ye that delight to serve the Lord 17 Ye that obey th' immortal king 420 Ye tribes or Adam join 52 Yet (saith the Lord) if David's race 1 33 Zion rejoice, and Judah sin£ C08 A TABLE OF THE HYMNS. Note.— 1. The Hymns and Psalms may be found as usual by the Index of first Lines. 2. This Table gives the numerical Order of the former Editions, and the corres- ponding Numbers in the Arrangement. 1 - - - 273, that is l Hymn is 273 of the Arrangement ; 2 - - - 212, second ditto, is 212 of ditto. BOOK I. Thus, in the first Book, 1 273 2 212 3 215 4 1 P.* .. 216 4 2 P.*... 115 5 331 6 652 7 195 8 496 9 200 10 123 11 128 12 ,...129 13 264 14 289 15 201 15 715 17 651 18 653 19 655 20 156 21 521 22 1 P.*... 214 222P.* 177 23 1 P.* 660 23 2 P.* 591 24 667 25 274 26 239 27 658 28 501 29 502 30 603 31 1 P.* 189 31 2 P.* 354 32 202 33 * 119 34 1 P.* 120 34 2 P.* 295 35 1 P.* 284 35 2 P.* 332 36 * 320 37 1 P.* 247 37 2 P.* 340 38 1 P.* 144 38 2 P.* 107 39 495 40 688 41 689 42 29 43 1 P.* 234 43 2 P.* 390 44 1 P.* 248 44 2 P.* 636 45 680 46 IP.* 194 46 2 P.* 637 47 * 663 48 357 49 275 50 520 51 185 52 525 53 96 54 125 55 633 56 503 57 82 58 504 59 505 60 218 61 146 62 271 63 272 64 164 65 676 66 558 67 559 6S 560 69 561 70 5G2 1 2 3 604 661 662 192 5 6 7 8 278 572 578 576 9 10 11 12 327 349 350 13 14 .... 15 646 441 172 4 261 16 173 * The Asterisms denote the Supplementary Hymns LA 9 xvm A TABLE OF THE HYMNS. 133 342 134 530 135 219 136 220 137 240 138 121 139 226 140 356 141 532 142 282 143 175 144 279 145 434 146 455 147 55 148 145 149 615 150 90 151 97 152 486 153 91 154 153 155 143 156 92 157 98 158 94 159 150 160 88 161 151 162 288 163 373 164 458 165 451 166 38 167 39 168 40 169 41 L70 42 1 533 13 545 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ...534 14 546 ...535 15 547 ...536 16 548 ...537 17 549 ...538 18 d50 ...539 ! 19 551 ...5*0 20 552 ...541 |21 553 ...542 j 22 554 ..543 | 23 555 ...544 I 24 65ii 25 557 36 705 Doxologies. 37 706 26 694 38 708 27 698 39 709 28 703 40 710 29 695 41 712 30 699, 31 704 ' Hosannas. 32 696 42 713 33 697 43 714 34 700 44 717 35 701 45 718 A TABLE OF THE PSALMS. Note. — The method of finding- any Psalm or Hymn may be seen on the top of the leaf which precedes this. 1 . . . C. M. . 400 19 J L13. M. . 100 39 2 P. C. M. . 641 S. M. . 398 20 L. M. . 602 3 P. C M. . 622 L. M. . 397 21 • . . CM. . 618 40 1 P. C M. . 386 2 . S. M. . 262 L.M. . 253 2 P. C M. . 140 C. M. . 263 22 IP. C M. . 233 L. M. . 141 L. M. . 241 2 P. C M. . 254 41 . . . L. M. . 306 3 . . . CM. . 29-1 L.M. . 255 42 1 P. C M. . 291 . L. M. . 573 23 . • . L.M. . 166 2 P. L. M. . 292 4 . . . L.M. . 381 C M. . 167 44 . . . C M. . 488 . CM. . 579 S. M. . 168 45 . . . S. M. . 481 5 . . . CM. . 435 2i . • . C M. . 476 CM. . 515 6 . . . CM. . 626 L. M. . 242 1 P. L. M. . 516 . L.M. . 625 25 1 P. S. M. . 346 2 P. L. M. . 480 7 . . CM. . 361 2 P. S. M. . 303 46 J P. L. M. . 499 8 . . . S. M. . 20 3 P. S. M. . 372 2 P. L.M. . 500 CM. . 250 26 . . . L. M. . 411 47 . . . CM. . 243 1 P. L.M. . 5S8 27 1 P. CM. . 429 18 1 P S. M. . 484 2 P. L. M. . 95 2 P. C M. . 430 2 P. S. M. . 485 9 1 P. CM. . 679 29 . . . L> M. . 586 49 1 P. C M. . 669 2 P. C M. . 74 30 1 P. L. M. . 630 2 P. C M. . 670 10 . . . CM. . 598 2 P. L. M. . 629 L. M. . 668 11 . . . L. M. . 404 31 1 P. C M. . 631 50 1 P. CM. . 681 12 . . . L. M. . 600 2 P. CM. . 366 3* P. C M. . 108 CM. . 599 32 • . . S. M. . 159 3 P. C M. . 682 13 . . . L.M. . 376 C M. . 160 3 P, L. M. . 334 CM. . 374 IP. L.M. . 162 New Tune . 683 14 IP. CM. . 87 2 P. L. M. . 161 Old Tune . 684 2 P. CM. . 492 33 1 P. C. M. . 61 51 1 P. L. M. . 345 15 . . . C M. . 474 2 P. C M. . 14 2 P. L. M. . 84 L. M. . 475 1 P. 113 M. 62 3 P. L. M. . 383 16 1 P. L. M. . 109 2 P. 113 M. 15 1 P. CM. . 85 2 P. L.M. . 326 34 1 P. L. M. . 508 2 P. C M. . 323 3 P. L. M. . 673 2 P. L. M. . 589 53 . . . C M. . 493 IP. C M. . 363 1 P. C M. . 509 DO . . . C M. . 369 2 P. CM. . 237 2 P. C M. . 590 S. M. . 410 17 . . S. M. . 405 35 1 P. C M. . 491 56 . . . C M. . 365 L. M: . 406 2 P. CM. . 317 •37 , . . L. M. . 79 18 1 P. L. M. . 385 33 . . . L.M. . 75 58 . 11 Ah M. . 619 2 P. L. M. . 337 CM. . 44 ■><> . . . C M. . 601 3 P. L.M. . 298 S. M. . 45 61 . . . S. M. . 387 IP. C M. . 609 37 1 P. CM. . 402 62 . . . L. M. . 338 2 P. C M. . 610 2 P. C. M. . 305 63 1 P. C M. . 438 19 1 P. S. M. . 4361 3 P. CM. . 401 2 P. C M. . 581 2 P. S. M. . 437 38 . . . C M. . 379 L.M. . 439 L. M. . 99139 1 P. CM. . 321 S. M. . 440 » A 10 XX A TABLE OF THE PSALMS. 65 1 P. L. M. . 432 89 5 P. C M, . 133 Last P. L. M. . 607 2 P. L. M. . 68 6 P. L. M. . 671 19 . .CM.. 318 1 P. C. M. . 431 Last P. 113 M. 672 110 1 P. L. M. . 517 2 P. CM. . 583 90 ... L. M. . 648 2 P. L. M. . 518 3 P. C. M. . 582 1 P. C M. . 644 C M. . 519 66 1 P. C. M. . 13 2 P. C M. . 595 Ill 1 P. C M. . 58 2 P. C. M. . 510 3 P. C M. . 394 2 P. C M. . 37 67 . . . C. M. . 606 S. M. . 645 112 . 113th M. . 307 68 1 P. L. M. . 28 91 1 P. L. M. . 627 L. M. . 308 2 P. L. M. . 244 1 P. C M. . 628 C M. . 309 3 P. L. M. . 78 92 1 P. L. M. . 442 113 . 113th M. . 17 69 1 P. C. M. . 231 2 P. L. M. . 483 L. M. . 18 2 P. CM. . 232 93 . . . S. M. . 7 114 . . L. M. . 471 3 P. C. M. . 193 2d M. . 8 115 . . 1 M. . 46 1 P. L. M. . 230 3d M. . 9 2M. . 613 2 P. L. M. . 229 94 1 P. C M. . 403 116 1 P. C M. . 632 71 1 P, C M. . 596 2 P. C M. . 302 2 P. C M. . 433 2 P. C M. . 154 95 . . C M. . US 117 . .CM.. 522 3 P. C M. . 597 S. M. . 449 L. M. . 523 72 1 P. L. M. . 513 L. M. . 450 S. M. . 521 2 P. L. M. . 514 96 . . C M. . 222 118 1 P. C. M. . 367 73 1 P. C M. . 73 113thM. . 1 2 P. C M. . 631 2 P. C M. . 169 97 1 P. L. M. . 677 3 P. C M. . 479 L. M. . 457 2 P. L. M. . 2:7 4 P. C M. . 444 S. M. . 72 3 P. L. M. . 185 S.M. 440 74 . . . C M. . 489 C M. . 223 L. M. . 44£ 75 . . . L. M. . 617 98 1 P. C M. . 124 119 1 P. C M. 39S 76 ... C M. . 614 2 P. C M. . 221 2 P. C M. . 40S 77 1 P. C M. . 293 99 1 P. S. M. . 257 3 P. C M. 335 2 P. C M. . 470 2 P. S. M, . 447 4 P. C M. . 102 78 1 P. CM. . 81 100 . . IstM. . 59 5 P. C M. . 102 2 P. C M. . 461 2d M. . 60 6 P. C. M. 104 3 P. C M. . 462 101 . . L. M. . 616 7 P. C M. . 101 L. M. . 464 C M. . 4i2 8 P. C M. , 10c 80 . . . L. M. . 487 102 1 P. C M. . 621 9 P. C M. . 304 81 ... S. M. . 460 2 P. C M. . 512 10 P. C M. 20S 82 ... L. M. . 620 3 P. L. M. . 649 1 1 P. C M. ITS 83 . . . S. M. . 490 103 1 P. L. M. . 25 12 P. C M. 37S 84 1 P. L. M. . 424 2 P. L, M. . 31 13 P. C M. 29C 2 P. L. M. . 425 1 P. S. M. . 26 14 P. C M. 62S C M. . 426 2 P. S. M. . 30 15 P. C. M. 251 148th M. . 427 3 P. S. M. . 48 ] 6 P. C. M. . 377 85 1 P. L. M. . 382 104 . . L. M. . 80 17 P. L. M. . 36C 2 P. L. M. . 191 105 . .CM.. 459 Last P. L. M. . 624 86 . . . C M. . 50 106 1 P. L. M. . 511 120 . . C M. 364 87 . . . L. M. . 482 2 P. S. M. . 465 121 . . L. M. . 63 89 1 P. L. M. , 132 107 1 P. L. M. . 473 C. M. . 64 1 P. C. M. . 34 2 P. L. M. . 380 148th M. . 6a 2 P. C M. . 421 3 P. L. M. . 463 122 . .CM.. 418 3 P. C M. . 113 4 P. L. M. . 69 1 122d M. . 419 4 P, C M. . 256 4 P. C M. . 70 123 . . CM. . 329 A TABLE OF THE PSALMS. xxi 124 . . . L. M. . 6111 135 .. . C M. . 47 145 3 P. C M. . 32 125 . . . C. M. . 182 136 .. . C M. . 468 146 . . . L.M. . 35 S. M. . 183 148th M. . 46>; 113thM. . 36 126 . . . L. M. . 507 L. M. . 77 147 1 P. L. M. . 76 C. M. . 506i 138 . . . L. M. . 184 2 P. L. M. . 584 127 . . . L. M. . 41 3, 139 IP. L. M. . 10 C M. . 585 C. M. . 414 2 P. L. M. . 5o 148 148th M. . 52 128 . ..CM.. 415 3 P. 1 . M. . 336 L. M. . 53 129 . . . C. M. . 466 1 P. C M. . 11 S. M. . 54 130 . . . C. M. . 157 2 P. C M. . 57 149 .. . C M. . 407 L. M. . 158 3 P. CM. . 580 150 .. . C. M. . 452 31 . . . C. M. . 297 141 .. . L. M. . 575 132 . . . L. M. . 478 142 .. . C M. 33 Doxologies. C. M. . 477 143 . . . L. M. . 368 133 . . . C. M. 313 144 1 P. C. M. 359 1 . . . L. M. . 696 S. M. . 416 2 P. C. M. . 643 2 . . . C. M. . 702 122 M. 417 3 P. C M. . 605 3 . . . C M. . 699 134 ..CM. 420 145 .. . L. M. 2 4 . . . S. M. . 705 135 1 P. L. M. . 494 1 P. C M. 3 5 . . 113 M. . 707 2 P. L. M. . 467 2 P. C. M. . 24 6 . . 148 M. . 711 A 11 SYLLABUS OF THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE HYMNS AND PSALMS. GOD Hymns and Psalms 1 to the 54 His Perfections 1 46 Praise to God 47 54 CREATION AND PROVIDENCE 55 81 FALL OF MAN 82 95 SCRIPTURE 96 210 Properties of it 96 105 Moral Law 106 112 Gospel 113 124 Doctrines and Blessings 125 ...... 194 Invitations and Promises 1 95 210 CHRIST 211 273 His Divinity 211 214 Incarnation 215 223 Life and Ministry 2 24 228 Sufferings and Death 229 236 Resurrection, Ascension, and Exaltation 237 257 Intercession 258 263 Characters and Offices 264 270 Addresses to him 271 278 HOLY SPIRIT 279 344 His Influences and Graces* 279 340 Addresses to the Spirit 311 344 CHRISTIAN LIFE 345 396 SAINTS AND SINNERS 397 407 WORSHIP 408 453 Private ,. 408 411 Family 412 417 Public 418 434 Lord's Day 435 446 Before Prayer 447 448 Before Sermon 449 451 After Sermon 452 453 WORLD r 454 458 CHURCH 459 524 The Jewish ; or, the History of the Israelites 459 473 The Christian Church 474 524 Settlement and Beauty of it 474 486 Afflictions, Persecutions and Complaints 487 493 Safety, Deliverance and Triumph 494 505 Church Meetings 506 513 Prayer, and Praise, for Enlargement of the Church. . 514 ...... 524 CIRCUMCISION AND BAPTISM 525 532 LORD'S SUPPER 533 557 SOLOMON'S SONG 558 570 TIMES AND SEASONS 571 634 TIME AND ETERNITY 635 646 DEATH AND THE RESURRECTION 647 675 JUDGMENT 676 684 HELL AND HEAVEN 685 693 DOXOLOGIES 694 712 Hoaannas to Christ 713 ...... 718 ♦ The Graces of the Spirit are placed Alphabetically* DR. WATTS's PSALMS and HYMNS. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. PSALM 1. Neiccourt 173. (Psalm 96. As the 113th Psalm.) The God of the Gentiles. 1 T ET all the earth their voices raise J-J To sins the choicest psalm of praise, To siug and bless Jehovah's name : His glory let the heathens know. His wonders to the nations show, And all his saving works proclaim. 2 The heathens know thy glory, Lord; The wondering natious read thy word, In Britain is Jehovah known: Our worship shall no more be paid To gods which mortal hands have made ; Our Maker is our God alone. 3 He fram'd the globe, he built the sky, He made the shining worlds on high', And reigns complete in glory there : His beams are majesty and litr'ht; His beauties how divinely bright ! His temple how divinely fair! 4 Come the great day, the glorious hour, When earth shall feel his saving power, And barbarous nations fear his name; Then shall the race of man confess The beauty of his holiness, And in his courts his grace proclaim. 2. Hothwell 174, Derby 169, Leicton 30. (Psalm 145. L. M.) The Greatness of God. 1 IVfY God, my King, thy various praise -LtL Shall fill the remnant of my days ; Thy grace employ my humble tongue Till death and glory "raise the song, 2 The wings of every hour shall bear Some thankful tribute to thine ear; And every setting sun shall see New works of duty done for thee. 3 Thy truth and justice Til proclaim : Thy bounty flows, an endless stream, Thy mercy swift, thine auger slow, But dreadful to the stubborn foe. 4 Thy works with sovereign glory shine, And speak thy majesty divine ; ' Let Britain round her shores proclaim The sound and honour of thy name. 5 Let distant times and nations raise The long succession of thy praise; And unborn ages make my song The joy and labour of the'ir tongue. 6 But who can speak thy wond'rous deeds 1 Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds ! Vast and unsearchable thy ways! Vast aad immortal be thy praise : 3- Milbourn Port 163, Arlington 17, EHm 151. (Psalm 145, v. 1—7, H—13. 1st Part. C. MO The Greatness of God. 1 T ONG as I live I'll bless thy name, Xj My King, my God of love; My work an. I joy shall be the same [■ the bright world above. 2 Great is the Lord, his power unknown, And let his praise be great : I'll sing the honours of thy throne, Thy works of grace repeat. 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue; And while my lips rejoice, The men that hear my sacred song Shall join their cheerful voice. 4 Fathers to sons shall teach thy name, And children learn thy ways ; Ages to come thy truth proclaim, And nations sound thy praise. 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date Siiall thro' the world be known ; Thine arm of power, thy heavenly state, With public splendor shown. 6 The world is manag'd by thy hands, Thy saints are rul'd by love ; And thine eternal kingdom stands, Tho' rocks and hills remove. 4. Rippon's 168, Hotham 224, Lebanon *if, (Hymn 26. B. 2. L. M.) God invisible. 1 X ORD, we are blind, we mortals blind, Xi We can't behold thy bright abode; O 'tis beyond a creature-mind To glance a thought half way to God. 2 Infinite leagues beyond the sky The Great Eternal reigns alone, Where neither wings nor souls can flv. Nor angels climb the topless throne. " 3 The Lord of Glory builds his seat Of gems insufferably bright, And lays beneath his sacred feet Substantial beams of gloomy night. . 4 Yet, glorious Lord, thy gracious eyes Look thro J , and cheer us from above; Beyoud our praise thy grandeur flies, Yet we adore, and yet we love. 5. Neicbury 132, Hephzibah 77, Gainsbro 1 20 > (Hymn 17. B. 2. C. M.) God's Eternity. 1 T> ISE, rise, my soul, and leave the ground XV Stretch all thy thoughts abroad, And rouse up every tuneful sound To praise th' eternal God. B 6,7 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 8, 9, 10 2 Long ere the lofty skies were spread Jehovah til I'd his throne; Or Adam form'd, or an?els made, The Maker liv'd alone. 3 His boundless years can ne'er decrease, But still maintain their prime; Eternity'' a his dwelling-place, And ever is his time. 4 While like a tide our minutes flow, The present and the past, He fills his own immortal now, And sees our ages waste. 5 The sea and sky must perish too, And vast destruction come ! The creatures — look, how old they grow, And wait their fiery doom ! 6 Well, let the sea shrink all away, And flame melt down the skies, My God shall live an endless day, When th' old creation dies. fj. Charmouth 28, London 180, Abridge 201. (Hymn 67. B. 2. C. M.) God's eternal Dominion. 1 /~1 REAT God, how infinite art thou! KJC What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow And pay their praise to thee. 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere seas or stars were made ; Thou art the ever-living God Were all the nations dead. 3 Nature and time quite naked lie To thine immense survey, From the formation of the sky To the great burning day. 4 Eternity with all its years Stands present in thy view ; To thee there's nothing old appears, Great God, there's nothing new. 5 Our lives through various scenes are And vex'd with trifling cares: [drawn, While thine eternal thought moves on Thine uudisturb'd affairs. % Great God, how infinite art thou ! What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow And pay their praise to thee. 7. Old Hundred 100, Wareham 117. (Psalm 93. 1st M. As the 100th Psalm.) The Eternal and Sovereign God. 1 TEHOVAH reigns : he dwells in light, cl Girded with majesty and might : The world created bv his hands Still on its first foundation stands. 2 But ere this spacious world was made, Or had its first foundations laid, Thy throne eternal ages stood, Thyself the ever-living God. 3 Like floods the angry nations rise, And aim thtir rage against the skies ; Vain floods that aim their rage so high! At thy rebuke the billows die. 4 For ever shall thy throne endure; Thy promise stands for ever sure; And everlasting holiness Becomes the dwellings of thy grace. 8. The old 50th 233. (Psalm 93. 2d M. As the old 50th Psalm.) The same. 1 FinHE Lord of glory reigns, he reigns on ■M- high ; His robes of state are strength and majesty: This wide creation rose at his command, Built by his word, and stablish'd by his hand : Lone stood his throne ere he began creation, And nis own Godhead is the firm foundation. 2 God is th' eternal King : Thy foes in vain Raise their rebellions to confound thy reign : In vain the storms, i-n vain the floods arise, And roar, and toss their waves against the skies; [commotion, Foaming at heaven, they rage with wild But heaven's high arches "scorn the swelling ocean. 3 Ye tempests, rage no more; ye floods be still; And the mad world submissive to his will ; Built on his truth his church must ever stand; Firm are his promises, and strong his hand : See his own sons, when they appear before him, [him. Bow at his footstool, and with fear adore 9. Prescott 254, John's 138. (Psalm 93. 3d M. As the old 122d Psalm.) The same. 1 rpHE Lord Jehovah reigns, JL And royal state maintains, His head with awful glories crown'd; Array'd in robes of light, Begirt with sovereign might, And rays of majesty around. 2 Upheld by thy commands The world securely stands; And skies and stars obey thy word : Thy throne was fixed on high Betore the starry sky; Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord. 3 In vain the noisy crowd, Like billows fierce and loud, Against thine empire rage and roar; In vain, with angry spite, The surly nations fight, And dash like waves against the shore. 4 Let floods and nations rage, And all their powers engage, Let swelling tides assault the sky; The terrors of thy frown Shall beat their madness down ; Thy throne for ever stands on high. 5 Thy promises are true, Thy grace is ever new ; There fix'd thy church shall ne'er remove : Thy saints with holy fear Shall in thy courts appear, And sing thine everlasting love. Repeat the fourth stanza to complete the old tune. 10- Horsley 205, Rippon's 188, Limehonsc 242. (Psalm 139. 1st Part. L. M.) The All-seewg God. 1 T ORD thou hast search'd and seen me JU thro' ; Thine eye commands with piercing view My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they arc my own, Are to my God distinctly known; He knows the words I mean to speak Ere from my op'ning lips they break. 11 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 12,13 3 Within thy circling- power I stand ; On every Mile I find thy hand : Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! What large extent! what lofty height! My soul, with all the powers i boast Is in the boundless prospect lost. 5 ' O may these thoughts possess my fcveast, ' Where'er I rove, where'er I rest'! ' Nor let my weaker passions dare 1 Consent to sin, for God is there.' Rippon's 188. PAUSE I. Limehouse 242. 6 Guild I so false, so faithless prove To quit thy service and thy love, Where, LoVd, could I thy presence shun, Or from thy dreadful glon run ? 7 If up to heaven I take my flight, 'Tis there thou dwell'st ehthron'J in light; Or dive to hell, there vengeance reigns, And Satan groans beneath thy chains. h If mounted on a mornin? ray, I fly beyond the western "sea, Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest thy fugitive. 9 Or should I try to shun" thy sight Beneath the spreading veil of night, One glance of thine, one piercing ray, Would kindle darkness into day. 10 * O may these thoughts possess my breast, ' Where'er I rove, where'er I rest! * Nor let my weaker passions dare 1 Consent to sin, for God is there.' PAUSE IF. 11 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all-searching eyes; Thy hand can *eize thy foes as soon Thro' midnight-shades as blazing noon. 12 Midnight and noon in this agree, Great God, they're both alike to thee : Not death can hide what God will spy, And hell lies naked to his eye. 13 ■ O may these thouehts possess my breast, * Where'er I rove, where'er I rest* ! * Nor let my weaker passions dare ' Consent to sin, for God is there.' H. Bedford 91, London 180, Ann's 58. (Psalm 139. 1st Part. C. M.) God is every-ichere. 1 TN all my vast concerns with thee A In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest, My public walks, my private ways, And secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord Before they're form'd within; 4 O wond'rous knowledge deep and high ! Where can a creature hide i Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset oh every side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from everv ill, Secur'd by sovereign love.' Bedford 91. PAUSE. London 180. 6 Lord, where shall guilty souls r<-tire, Forgotten and unknown] In hell they meet thy dreadful fire, In heaven thy glorious throne. 7 Should I suppress my vital breath To 'scape the wraih divine, Thy voice would break the bars of death, And make the grave resign. 8 Ifwing'd with beams of morning-light, I fly beyond the west, Tir. hand' which must support my flight, Wou'd soon betray my rest. 9 If o'er my sins I think to draw The curtains of the night, Those flaming eyes that guard thy law Would turn the shades to light." 10 The beams of noon, the midnight-hour, Are both alike to thee : O may I ne'er provoke that power From which I cannot flee ! 19. Aynhoe 108, Sutton 149, Simon's 256. (Hymn 80. B. 2. S. M.) God's awful Power and Goodness, THE almighty Lord! How matchless is his power ! Tremble, O earth, beneath his word, And all the heavens adore. 2 Let proud imperious kings Bow low before his throne, Crouch to his feet, ve haughtv thins?, Or he shall tread you down. 3 Above the skies he reigns, And with amazing blows He deals unsufferable pains On his rebellious foes. 4 Yet, everlasting God, We love to speak thy praise; Thy sceptre's equal to thy rod, The sceptre ot thy grace. 5 The arms of mighty love Defend our Sion well, And heavenly mercy walls us round From Babylon and Hell. 6 Salvation to the Kinar That sits enthron'd above ; Thus we adore the God of might. And bless the God of love. 13- Tunbridgc 103, Cambridge 74. (Psalm 66. 1st Part. C. M.) Governing Power and Goodness ; or, cur Graces tried by Affliction. 1 ^ING, alive nations, to the Lord, •O Sing with a joyful noise; With melody of sound record His honours, and your joys. 2 Say to the power that shakes the skv, • How terrible art thou ! 1 Sinners before thy presence fly, • Or at thy feet they bow.' 3 [Come, see the wonders of our God, How glorious are his ways ! In Moses' hand he puts his" rod, And cleaves the frighted seas. 4 He made the ebbine channel dry, While Israel pass r d the flood; There did the church besjin their jov, And triumph in their God.] B 2 14,15 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 16, 17, 18 5 He rules by his resistless might: Will rebel-mortals dare Provoke th' Eternal to the fight, And tempt that dreadful war? C O bless our God, and never cease; Ye saints, fulfil his praise ; He keeps our life, maintains our peace, And guides our doubtful ways. 7 Lord, thou hastprov'd our suffering souls, To make our graces shine ; So silver bears the burning coals The metal to refine. S Thro' wat'ry deeps and fiery ways We march at thy command. Led to possess the promis'd place By thine unerring hand. 14» Devizes 14, Evans's 190, Miall 240, (Psalm 33. 2d Part. C. M.) Creatures vain, and God all' sufficient. 1 T> LEST is the nation where the Lord J3 Hath fix'd his gracious throne ; Where he reveals his heavenly word, And calls their tribes his own. 2 His eye, with infinite survey, Does the whole world behold : He form'd us all of equal clay, And knows our feeble mould. 3 Kings are not rescued by the force Of armies from the grave; Nor speed nor courage of an horse Can the bold rider save. 4 Vain is the strength of beasts or men To hope for safety thence ; But holy souls from God obtain A strong and sure defence. 5 God is their fear, and God their trust; When plagues or famine spread, His watchful eye secures the just Amongst ten thousand dead. C Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice, And bless us from thy throne ; For we have made thy word our choice, And trust thy grace alone. 15. Old 113th 215, Newcourl 173. (Psalm 33. 2d Part. As the 11 3th Psalm.) Creatures vain, and God all-sufficient. 1 f\ HAPPY nation, where the Lord \J Reveals the treasure of his word, And builds his church, his earthly throne ! His eye the heathen world surveys^ He form'd their hearts, he knows their ways ; But God their maker is unknown. 2 Let kings rely upon their host ? And of his strength the champion boast; In vain they boast, in vain rely ; In vain we trust the brutal force, Or speed, or courage of an horse, To guard his rider, or to fly. S The eye of thy compassion, Lord, Doth more secure defence afford, When death or dangers threat'ning stand : Thy watchful eye preserves the just, Who make thy name their fear and trust, When wars or famine waste the land. 4 In sickness or the bloody field, Thou our physician, thou our shield, Send us salvation from thy throne; We wait to see thy goodness shine ; Let us rejoice in help divine, For all our hope is God alone. Ifi. AngeVs Hymn 60, Babylon Streams 2S, Paul's 246. (Hymn 22. B. 2. L, M.) With God is terrible Majesty. 1 mERRIBLE God, that reign'st on high* X How awful is thy thunSering hand! Thy fiery bolts ho.v fierce they fly ! Nor can all earth or hell withstand. 2 This the old rebel-angels knew, And Satan fell beneath thy frown: Thing arrows struck the traitor through, And weighty vengeance sunk him down* 3 This Sodom felt, and feels it still, And roars beneath th' eternal load, ' With endless burnings who can dwell, ' Or bear the fury of a God !' 4 Tremble, ye sinners, and submit, Throw down your arms before his throne, Bend your heads low beneath his feet, Or his strong hand shall crush you down* 5 And ye, bless'd saints, that love him too, With reverence bow before his name, Thus all his heavenly servants do : God is a bright and burning flame. 17. Martin's Lane 67, Jennings's 123. (Psalm 113. Proper Tune.) The Majesty and Condescension of God, 1 ~\TE that delight to serve the Lord, X The honours of hi.« name record, His sacred name for ever bless : Where'er the circling sun displays His rising beams, or setting rays, Let lands and seas his power confess. 2 Not time, nor nature's narrow rounds, Can give his vast dominion bounds, The heavens are far below his height* Let no created greatness dare With our eternal God compare, Arm'd with his uncreated might. And bends his care to mortal things; His sovereign hand exalts the poor, He takes the needy from the door, And makes them company for kings. 4 When childless families despair, He sends the blessing of an heir To rescue their expiring name: The mother with a thankful voice Proclaims his praises and her joys: Let every age advance his fame. 18* Bromley 104, Mark's 65, Rowlcsli. (Psalm 113. L. M.) God Sovereign and Gracious. 1 X7"E servants of th' almighty King, X In every age his praises sing ; Where'er the sun shall rise or set, The nations shall his praise repeat. 2 Above the earth, beyoud the sky, Stands his high throne of majesty: Nor time, nor place, his power restrain, Nor bound his universal reign. 3 Which of the sons of Adam dare, Or angels, with their God compare! His glories how divinely bright, Who dwells in uncreated light! 4 Behold his love: he stoops to view What saints above and angels do ; And condescends yet more to know The mean affairs of men below. 19,20 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 21, 22 5 From dust and cottages obscure, His grace exalts the humble poor; Gives them the honour of his sons, And fits them for their heavenly thrones. 6 r A word of his creating- voice Can make the barren house rejoice : Tho' Sarah's ninety years were past, The promis'd seed is born at last. 7 Wkh jov the mother views her son, And tells the wonders God has done : Faith raav grow strong when sense despairs. If nature' fails, the promise bears.] 19. Abridge 201, Brighthelmstone 208. (Hymn 99. B. 2. CM.) The Book of God's Decrees. 1 T ET the whole race of creatures lie JLi Abas'd before their God : Whate'er his Sovereign voice hath form'd He governs with a nod. 2 [Ten thousand ages ere the skies Were into motion brought, All the long vears and worlds to come Stood present to his thought. 3 There's not a sparrow or a worm But's found in his decrees; He raises monarchs to their thrones, And sinks them as he please.] 4 If light attends the course I run, Tis he provides those rays : And 'tis his hand that hide's my sun, If darknoss cloud my days, j Yet 1 would not be much concern'd, Nor vainly lone to see The volume of his deep decrees, What months are writ for me. 6 When he reveals the book of life, O may I read my name Amongst the chosen of his love, TheTollowers of the Lamb ! 20- Henley 38, Mansfield 154, Finsbury 155 (P*alm 8. S. M.) 1 f\ LORD, our heavenly King, \J Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine. 2 When to thy works on high I raise my wondering eyes, And see the" moon complete in light Adorn the darksome skies : 3 When I survey the stars, And all their shining forms, Lord, what is man, that worthless thing, A-kin to dust and worms? 4 Lord, what is worthless man, That thou should'st love him so ? Next to thine an?els is he plac'd, And Lord of all below. 5 Thine honour? crown his head, While beasts like slaves obey, And birds that cut the air with wings, And fish that cleave the sea. 6 How rich thy bounties are ! And wond'rous are thy ways: Of dust and worms thy power can frame A monument of praise. 7 [Out of the mouths of babes And sucklings thou canst draw Surprising honours to thy name, And strike the world with awe. 8 O Lord, our heaveuly King, Tin name is ail divine : Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine.] 21. Old Hundred 100, Green's 89. (Hymn 70. B. 2. L. M.) God's Dominion over the Sea, Ps. cvii. 23, &c. 1 fi OD of the seas, thy thundering voice \Jf Makes all the roaring waves rejoice, And one soft word of thy command Can sink them silent in the sand. 2 If but a Moses wave thy rod, The sea divides and owns its God; The stormy floods their Maker knew, And let his'chosen armies through. 3 The scaly flocks amidst the sea To thee "their Lord a tribute pay ; The meanest fish that swims the flood Leaps up, and means a praise to God, 4 [The larger monsters of the deep, On thy commands attendance keep, By thy permission sport and play, And cleave along their foaming way. 5 If God his voice of tempest rears Leviathan lies still and fears. Anon he lifts his nostrils high, And spouts the ocean to the sky.] 6 How is thy glorious power ador'd, Amidst those wat'rv nations, Lord! Yet the bold meu that trace the seas, Bold men, refuse their Maker's praise. 7 ["What scenes of miracle they see, And never tune a song to thee! While on the flood they safely ride, They curse the hand that smooths the tide. 8 Anon theypluuge in wat'ry graves, And some drink death among the waves: Yet the surviving crew blaspheme, Nor own the God that rescu'd them.] 9 O for some signal of thine hand, Shake all the sea?, Lord, shake the land, Great Judge, descend, lest men deny That there's a God that rules the sky. 22* James's 163, Ann's 58. (Hymn 115. B.2. C M.) God the Avenger of his Saints; or, his King* dom Supreme. 1 TTIGH as the heavens above the srround H Reigns the Creator, God ; Wide as the whole creation's bound Extends his awful rod. 2 Let princes of exalted state To him ascribe their crown, Render their homage at his ieet, And cast their glories down. 3 Know that his kingdom is supreme, Your lofty thoughts are vain ; He calls you gods, that awful name, But ye must die like men. 4 Then let the sovereigns of the globe Not dare to vex the just; He puts on vengeance like a robe, And treads the worms to dust. B3 23, 24, 25 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 26,27 5 Ye judges of the earth, be wise, And think on heaven with fear; The meanest saint that you despise Has an avenger there. 23* Abridge 201, London ISO, Charmouih 28. (Hymn 86. B. I. C. M.) God holy, just, and sovereign, Job ix. 2 — 10. HOW should the sons of Adam's race Be pure before their God I If he contend in riffhte tusness We fall beneath his rod. S To vindicate my words and thoughts 111 make no more, pretence; Not one of all my thousand faults Can bear a just defence. 3 Strong is his arm, his heart is wise; What vain presumers dare Against their Maker's hand to rise, Or tempt th' unequal war? 4 [Mountains by his almighty wrath From their old seats are torn ; He shakes the earth from south to north, And all her pillars mourn. 5 He bids the sun forbear to rise, Th' obedient sun forbears : His hand with sackcloth spreads the skies And seals up all the stars. 6 He walks upon the stormy sea, Flies on the stormy wind ; There's none can trace his wond'rous way, Orhis dark footsteps find.] OJL. Milbourn Port 183, Arlington 17, Elim 151. (Psalm 145. vtr. 7, &c 2d Part. C. M.) The Goodness of God. 1 ^WEET is the memory of thy grace, ^ My God, my heavenly King ; Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 2 God reigns on high, but not confines His goodness to the skies; Thro' the whole earth his bounty shines And every want supplies. 3 With longing eyes thy creatures wait On thee for daily food, Thy lib'ral hand provides their meat And fills their mouths with good. 4 How kind are thy compassions, Lord! How slow thine anger moves ! But soon he sends his pardoning word To cheer the souls he loves. 5 Creatures with all their endless race, Thy power and praise proclaim ; But saints that taste thy richer grace Delight to bless thy name. 25, Ulverston 179, Portugal 97, Bredby 165, omitting 1th Verse. (Psalm 103. ver. 1—7. 1st Part. L. M.) Blessing God for his Goodness to Souland Body. 1 T> LESS, O my soul, the living God, JL3 Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad ; Let all the powers within me join In work and worship so divine. 2 Bles<=, O my soul, the God of grace; His favours claim thv highest praise; Why should the wonders he hath wrought Be lost in silence and forgot? 3 'Tis he, mv soul, that sent his Son To die for'crin.es which thou hast done; He owns the ransom; and forgives The hourly follies of our lives. 4 The vices of the mind he heals, And cures the pains that nature feels ; Redeems the sou! from hell, and saves Our wasting life from threat'ning graves. 5 Our youth decay'd his power repairs; His mercy crowns our growing years; He satisfies our mouth with good, And fills our hopes with heavenly food. 6 He sees the oppressor and the opprest, And often gives the sufferers rest; But will his justice more display In the last great rewarding day. 7 [His power he shew'd by Moses' hands, And gave to Israel his commands; But sent his truth and mercy down To all the nations by his Son. 8 Let the whole earth his power confess, Let the whole earth adore his grace ; The Gentile with the Jew shall join In work and worship so divine.] 26- Stockport 47, Enfield 5, Eagle Street New 5 5. (Psalm 103. ver. 1—7. 1st Part. S. M.) Praise for spiritual and temporal Mercies. 1 f\ Bless the Lor.!, my soul ; y~r Let all within mo join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favours are divine'. 2 O bless the Lord, my soul; Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in un thankfulness, And without praises die. 3 'Tis he forgives thy sins, 'Tis he relieves thy pain, 'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again. 4 He crowns thy life with love, When ransom'd from the grave; He that redcem'd my soul from hell, Hath sovereign power to save. 5 He fills the poor with good; He gives the sufferers rest ; The Lord hath judgments for the proud And justice for th' opprest. 6 His wond'rous works and ways He made by Moses known; But sent the world his truth and grace, By his beloved Son. 27. Wells 102, Marks 65. (Hymn 46. B. 2. L. M.) God's Condescension to Human Affairs. 1 TTP to the Lord that reigns on high, \J And views the nations from afar, Lei everlasting praises fly, And tell how large his bo'unties are. 2 [He that can shake the worlds he made, Or with his word or with his rod, His goodness how amazing great ! And what a condescending God !] 3 [God that must stoop to view the skies, And bow to see what angels do, Down to our earth he casts his eyes, And bends his footsteps downward too.] 4 He over-rules all mortal things, And manages our mean affairs; On humble souls the King of kings Bestows his counsels and bis cares. 5 Our sorrows and our tears we pour Into the bosom of our God, He hears us in the mournful hour, And helps us bear the heavy load. 28,29 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 30,31 6 In vain might lofty princes try Such condescension to perform; For worms were never rais'd so high Above their meanest fellow-worm. 7 O conid our thankful hearts devise A tribute equal to thy grace, To the third heaven our songs should rise, And teach the golden harps thy praise. %Q. Chard 175, Wells 102. (Psalm 687 ver. 1—6, 32—35. 1st Part. L. M.) The Vengeance and Compassion of God. j JET God arise in air his might, XJ And put the troops of hellto flight, As smoke that sought to cloud the skies Before the rising tempest flies. 2 [He comes array'd in burning flames; ~ Justice and vengeance are his names; Behold his fainting foes evpire Like melting wax before the fire.] 3 He rides and thunders thro' the sky ; His name Jehovah sounds on high : Sing to his name, ye sons of grace; Ye saints rejoice before his face. 4 The widow and the fatherless Flv to his aid in sharp distress; In him the poor and helpless find A judge that's just, a father kind. 5 He breaks the captive's heavy chain, And prisoners see the light again; But rebels, that dispute his will, Shall dwell in chains and darkness still. Chard 175. PAUSE. Wells 102. 6 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong; Crown him, ye nations, in your song: His wonderous names and powers rehearse; His honours shall enrich your verse. 7 He shakes the heavens with loud alarms; How terrible is God in arms! In Israel are his mercies known, Israel is his peculiar throne. 8 Proclaim him king, pronounce him blest; He's your defence, your joy, your rest; When terrors rise and nations faint, Gcd is the strength of every saint. 29. Canterbury 199, London 180. (Hymn 42, B. 1. C. M.) Divine Wrath and Mercy, Nahum i. 2, &c. 1 A DORE and tremble, for our God J\ Is a consuming fire * ; His jealous eyes his wrath inflame, And raise his vengeance higher. 2 Almighty vengeance how it burns ! How brighfhis fury glows! Vase magazines of plagues and storms Lie treasur'd for his foes. 3 Those heaps of wrath by slow degrees Are forced into a flame, But kindled, O how fierce they blaze! And rend all Nature's frame. 4 At his approach the mountains flee, And seek a watery grave ; The frighted sea makes haste away, And shrinks up every wave. 5 Thro' the wide air the weighty rocks Are swift as hail-stones hurl'd: Who dares engage his fiery rage That shakes the solid world 7 * Heb. xii. 29. 6 Yet, mighty God, thy sovereign grace Sits regent on the throne, The refuge of thy chosen race When wrath comes rushing down. 7 Thy hand shall on rebellious kings A fierv tempest pour, While we beneath thy sheltering wings Thy just revenge adore. 30. Harborovgh 142, Broderip's 252. (Psalm 103. ver. 8— 18. 2d Part. S. M.) Abounding Compassion of God; or, Mercy in the midst of Judgment. 1 1VTY soul, repeat his praise IxJL Whose mercies are so great; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide ; And when his strokes are felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimes, And lighter than our guilt. 3 High as the heavens are rais'd Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 4 His power subdues our sins; And his forgiving love, Far as tfce east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 5 The pity of the Lord To those that fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel ; He knows our feeble frame. 6 He knows we are but dust, Scatter'd with every breath; His angrer, like a rising wind, Can send us swift to death. 7 Our days are as the grass, Or like the morning flower ; If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field, It withers in an hour. 8 But thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. 31- Ulverston 179, Portugal 97. (Psalm 103. ver. 8—18. 2d Part. L. M.) God's gentle Chastisement ; or, his tender Mercy to his People. 1 FT1HE Lord, how wonderous are his ways! A How firm his truth ! how large his grace He takes his mercy for his throne, And thence he makes his glories known. 2 Not half so high his power hath spread Tue starry heavens above our head, As his rich love exceeds our praise, Exceeds the highest hopes we raise. 3 Not half so far hath nature plac'd The rising morning from the west, As his forgiving srrace removes The daily guiit oT those he loves. 4 How slowly doth his wrath arise ! On swifter wings salvation flies; And if he lets his anger burn, How soon his frowns to pity turn! 5 Amidst his wrath compassion shines; His strokes are lighter than our sins ; And while his rod corrects his saints. His ear indulges their complaints, B4 32, 33 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 34, 35, 36 i. So fathers their young: sons chastise, With gentle hand and melting eyes ; The children weep beneath the smart, And move the pity of their heart. PAUSE. 7 The mighty God, the wise, and just, Knows Ihat our frame is feeble dust ; And will no heavy loads impose Beyond the strength that he bestows. 8 He knows how soon our nature dies, Blasted by every wind that flies; Like grass we spring, and die as soon, Or morning flowers that fade at noon. 9 But his eternal love is sure- To all the saints, and shall endure : From age to age his truth shall reign, Nor children's children hope in vain. 32- Milbourn Port 183, Arlingtonll, ElimlSl. (Psalm 145. ver. 14, 17, &c.3d Part. C. M.) Mercy to Sufferers ; or, God hearing Prayer. 1 T ET every tongue thy goodness speak, .Li Thou sovereign Lord of all ; Thy strengthening hands uphold the weak, And raise the poor that fall. 2 When sorrow bows the spirit down, Or virtue lies distrest Beneath some proud oppressor's frown, Thou giv'st the mourners rest. 3 The Lord supports our tottering days, And guides our giddy youth; Holy and just are all his ways, And all his words are truth. 4 He knows the pains his servants feel, He hears his children cry, And their best wishes to fulfil His grace is ever nigh. 5 His mercy never shall remove From men of heart sincere; He saves the souls whose humble love Is join'd with holy fear. 6 [His stubborn foes his sword shall slay, And pierce their hearts with pain ; But none that serve the Lord shah say, * They sought his aid in vain.'J 7 [My lips shall dwell upon his praise, And spread his fame abroad; Let all the sons of Adam raise The honours of their God.] 33. Ba ngor 231, Walsal 237, Wantage 204. (Psalm 142. C. M.) God is the Hope of the Helpless. 1 FT^O God I made my sorrows known, A From God I sought relief; In long complaints before his throne I pour'd out all my grief. 2 My soul was overwhelm'd with woes, My heart began to break ; My God, who all my burdens knows, He knows the way I take. 3 On every side I cast mine eye, An 1 found my helpers gone, While friends and strangers pass'd me by Neglected or unknown. 4 Then did 1 raise a louder cry, And call'd thy mercy near, Thou art my portion when I die, ' Be thou my refuge here.' 5 Lord, I am brought exceeding low, Now let thine ear attend, And make my foes who vex me know Pve an almighty Friend. 6 From my sad prison set me free, Then shall I praise thy name, And holy men shall join with me Thy kindness to proclaim. 34« Devizes 14, Milbourn Port 1&3, MechaeVs 119. (Psalm 89. 1st Part. C. M.) The Faithfulness of God. 1 "IX/TY never-ceasing song shall show iTL The mercies of the Lord, And make succeeding ages know How faithful is his word. 2 The sacred truths his lips pronounce Shall firm as heaven endure; And if he speak a promise once, Th' eternal grace is sure. 3 How long the race of David held The promis'd Jewish throne ! But there's a nobler covenant seal'd To David's greater Son. 4 His seed for ever shall possess A throne above the skies ; The meanest subject of his grace Shall to that glory rise. 5 Lord God of Hosts, thy wonderous ways Are sung by saints above ; And saints on earth their honours raise To thine unchanging love. 35* Chard 175, Mark's 65, Bramcoate 8. (Psalm 146. L. M.) Praise to God for his Goodness and Truth. 1 T> RAISE ye the Lord, my heart shall joiu X In work so pleasant, so divine, Now, while the flesh is mine abode, And when my soul ascends to God. 2 Praise shall employ my noblest powers, While immortality endures; My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life and thought, and being last. 3 Why should I make a man my trust? Princes must die and turn to dust; Their breach departs, their pomp and powei And thoughts, all vanish in an hour. 4 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God: he made the sky, And earth and seas with all their train, And none shall find his promise vain. 5 His truth for ever stands secure ; He saves th' opprest, he feeds the poor; He sends the labouring conscience peace, And grants the prisoner sweet release. 6 The lord hath eyes to give the blind ; The Lord supports the sinking mind; He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless. 7 He loves his saints, he knows them well, But turns the wicked down to hell; Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns; Praise him in everlasting strains. 36* Newcovrt 173, Jennings's 123, Martin* $' Lane 67. (Psalm 146. As the 113 Psalm.) Praise to God for his Goodness and Truth. 1 T'LL praise my Maker with my breath ; A And when my voice is lost in death Praise shall employ my nobler powers: My davs of praise shall ne'er be past While life and thought and being last, Or immortality endures. 37,38 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 39,40 2 Why should I make a man my trust? Princes must die and turn to dust; Vain is the help of flesh and blood: Their breath departs, their pomp and power, And thoughts all vanish in an hour, Nor can they make their promise good. 3 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God : he made the sky, And earth and seas with all their train; His truth for ever stands secure ; He saves th' opprest, he feeds the poor, And none shall find his promise vain. 4 The lord hath eves to give the blind; The Lord supports the sinking mind ; He sends the labouring conscience peace: He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless, And grants the prisoner sweet release. 5 He loves his saints; he knows them well, But turns the wicked down to hell; Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns: Let every tongue, let every age, In this exalted work engage; Praise him in everlasting strains. 6 I'll praise him while he lends me breath, And when my voice is lost in death Praise shall employ my nobler powers : Mv days of praise shall ne'er be past While life and thought and being last, Or immortality endures. 37. Miall 240, Bath Chapelt, Great Milton 212 (Psalm 111. 2d Part. C. M.) The Perfections of God. 1 f*i REAT is the Lord ; his works of might vJT Demand our noblest songs; Let his assembled saints unite Their harmony of tongues. 2 Great is the mercy of the Lord, He gives his children food ; And ever mindful of his word, He makes his promise good. 3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came To seal his covenant sure: Holy and reverend is his name, His ways are just and pure. 4 They that would grow divinely wise Must with his fear begin; Our fairest proof of knowledge lies In hating every sin. 38. Tunbridge 103, Bedford 91, London 180. (Hymn 166. B. 2. C. M.) The Divine Perfections. 1 TJTOW shall I praise th' eternal God, XI That infinite Unknown? Who can ascend his high abode, Or venture near his throne ? 2 [The great invisible ! He dwells - Conceal'd in dazzling light; But his all-searching eye reveals The secrets of the night. 3 Those watchful eyes that never sleep Survey the world around; His wisdom is a boundless deep Where all our thoughts are drown'd.] 4 [Speak we of strength! His arm is strong To save or to destroy : Infinite years his life prolong, And endless is his joy.] 5 [He knows no shadow of a change, Nor alters his decrees; Firm as a rock his truth remains To guard his promises.] 6 [Sinners before his presence die; How holy is his name! His anger and his jealousy Burn like devouring flame.] 7 Justice upon a dreadful throne Maintains the rights of God ; While mercy sends her pardons down, Bought with a Saviour's blood. 8 Now to my soul, immortal King, Speak some forgiving word; Then 'twill be double joy to sing The glories of my Lord. 39. Gloucester 12, Chard 175. (Hymn 167. B. 2. L. M.) The Divine Perfections. 1 |~1 REAT God, thy glories shall employ VT My holy fear,"my humble joy; Mv lips in songs of honour bring Their tribute to th' eternal King. 2 [Earth and the stars and worlds unknown Depend precarious on his throne ; All nature hangs upon his word, And grace and~glory own their Lord.] 3 [His sovereign power what mortal knows! If he command who dares oppose? With strength he girds himself around, And treads the rebels to the ground.] 4 [Who shall pretend to teach him skill ? Or guide the counsels of his will ? His wisdom like a sea divine Flows deep and high beyond our line.] 5 [His name is holy, and his eye Burns with immortal jealousy ; He hates the sons of pride, and sheds His fiery vengeance on their heads.] 6 [The beamings of his piercing sight Bring dark hypocrisy to light ; Death and destruction naked lie, And hell uncover'd to his eye.] 7 [Th' eternal law before him stands ; His justice with impartial hands Divides to all their due reward, Or by the sceptre or the sword.] 8 [His mercy like a boundless sea Washes our loads of guilt away, While his own Son came down and dy'<2 T' eng.ige his justice on our side.] 9 [Each of his words demands my faith, My soul can re;-t on all he saith; His truth inviolably keeps The largest promise of his lips.] 10 O tell me with a gentle voice Thou art mm God, and I'll rejoice! Fill'd with thy love, I dare proclaim The brightest honours of thy name. 40. Old Hundred 100, Rowles 73. (Hymn 168. B. 2. L. M.) The same. 1 TEHOVAH reigns, his throne is high, cl His robes are light and majesty; His glory shines with beams so bright No mortal can sustain the sight. 2 His terrors keep the world in awe, His justice guards his holy law, His love reveals a smiling face, His truth and promise seal the grace. 3 Through all his works his wisdom shines, And baffles Satan's deep designs; His power is sovereign to fulfil The noblest counsels of his will. B5 41, 42 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 43,44 4 And will this glorious Lord descend To be my father and my friend ! Then let my songs with angels join; Heaven is secure if God be mine. 41* Portsmouth 144, Resurrection 72. (Hymn 169. B. 2. I48lh M.) The same. 1 rpHF, Lord Jehovah reigns, J. His throne is built on high ; The garments he assumes Are light and majesty; His glories shine "With beams so bright No mortal eye Can bear the sight. 2 The thunders of his hand Keep the wide world in awe; His wrath and justice stand To guard his holy law ; And where his love Resolves to blf ss, His truth confirms And seals the grace. 3 Thro' all his ancient works Surprising wisdom shines, Confounds the powers of hell, And breaks then* curs'd designs : Strong is bis arm. And shall fulfil His great decrees, His sovereign will. 4 And can this mighty King Of glory condescend ? And will he write his name, 1 My Father and my Friend?* I love his name, I love his word ; Join all my powers, And praise the Lord. 4f2- Paul's 246, Dresden 178. (Hymn 170. B. 2. L. M.) God incomprehensible and Sovereign. j f^AN creatures to perfection find * V> Th' eternal uncreated mind ? Or can the largest stretch of thought Measure and search his nature out'.' 2 Tis high as heaven, 'tis deep as hell, And what can mortals know or tell? His glory spreads beyond the sky, And all the shining worlds on high. 3 But man, vain man, would fain be wise, Born like a wild young colt he flies Thro' ail the follies of his mind, ' And swells, and snuffs the empty wind. 4 God is a King of power unknown, Firm are the orders of his throne ; If he resohe, who dares oppose, Or ask him why, or what he does? 3 He wounds the heart, and he makes whole; He calms the tempest of the soul ; When he shuts up in long despair Who can remove the heavy bar? « t He frowns, and darkness veils the moon, The fainting sun grow6 dim at noon ; It The pillars of heav'n's starry roof Tremble and start at his reproof. * Job. xi. 7. t Job. xxv. 5. ft Job, xxvi. 11, &c. 7 He gave the vaulted heaven its form, The crooked serpent, and the worm ; He breaks the billows with his breath, And smites the sons of pride to death. 8 These are a portion of his ways, But who sha.ll dare describe his face? Who can endure his light? or stand To hear the thunders of his hand ? 43- Tunbridge 103, Abridge 201, Bedford 91. (Hymn 87. B. 2. C. M.) The Divine Glories above our Reason. 1 TTOW wonderousgreat, how glorious bright XX Must our Creator be, Who dwells amidst the dazzling light Of vast infinity ! 2 Our soaring spirits upward rise Tow'rd the celestial throne, Fain would we see the blessed Three, And the Almighty One. 3 Our reason stretches all its wings, And climbs above the skies ; But still how far beneath thy feet Our groveling i\ ason lies! 4 [Lord, here we bend our humble souls, And awfully adore, For the weak pinions of our mind Can stretch a thought no more.] 5 Thy glories infinitely rise Above our labouring tongue; In vain the highest seraph tries To form an equal song. 6 [In humble notes our faith adores The great mysterious King, While angels strain their nobler powers, And sweep th' immortal string.] 44. Abridge 201, Bedford 91, James's 163. (Psa!m 36. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9. C. M.) Practical Atheism exposed ; or, the Being and Attributes of God asserted. ILE men grow bold in wic' And yet a God they own, My heart within me often says, ' Their thoughts believe there's none.' 2 Their thoughts and ways at once declare (Whate'er their lips profess) God hath no wrath for them to fear, Nor will they seek his grace. 3 W T hat strange self-flattery blinds their eyes! But there's an hast'ning hour When they shall see with sore surprise The terrors of thy power. 4 Thy justice shall maintain its throne, Tho' mountains melt away ; Thy judgments are a world unknown, A deep unfathom'd sea. 5 Above the heavens created rounds, Thy mercies, Lord, extend ; Thy truth outlives the narrow bounds Where time and nature end. 6 Safety to man thy goodness brings, Nor overlooks the beast; Beneath the shadow of thy wings Thy children choose to rest. 7 [From thee, when creature-streams run low, And mortal comforts die, Perpetual springs of life shall flow, And raise our pleasures high. 8 Tho' all created light decay, And death close up our eyes, Thy presence makes eternal day Where clouds can never Tise.] 45,46 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 47, 48, 40 45. Aynhoe 108, Simon's 250, Broderip's 2 2. (Psalm 36. ver. 1—7. S. M.) The Wickedness of Man, and the Majesty of God; or, practical Atheism exposed. 1 ■\TI7~HEN man grows bold in sin, TY My heart within me cries, 1 He hath nb faith of God within, Nor fear before his eyes.' 2 [He walks awhile conceal'd In a self-flattering dream, Till his dark crimes at once reveal'd Expose his hateful name.] 3 His heart is false and foul, His words are smooth and fair; Wisdom is banish'd from his soul, And leaves no goodness there. 4 He plots upon his bed New mischiefs to fulfil; He sets his heart, and hand, and head, To practise all that's ill. 5 But there's a dreadful God, Tho' men renounce his fear; His justice hid behind the cloud Shall one great day appear. C His truth transcends the sky ; la heaven his mercies dwell; Deep as the sea his judgments lie, His anger burns to hell. 7 How excellent his love, Whence all our safety springs ! O never let my soul remove From underneath his wings. 4g. Wareham 117, Hotham 224. (Psalm 115. 1st. M.) The true God our Refuge; or, Idolatry re- proved. 1 "VTOT to ourselves, who are but dust, ±S Not to ourselves is glory due, Eternal God, thou only just, Thou only gracious, wise and true. 2 Shine forth in all thy dreadful name; Why should a heathen's haughty tongue Insult us, and to raise our shame "[long !' Say, ' YA here's the God you've serv'd so 3 The God we serve maintains his throne Above the clouds, beyond the skies, Thro' all the earth his will is done, He knows our groans, he hears our cries. 4 But the vain idols they adore Are senseless shapes of stone and wood; At best a mass of glittering ore, A silver saint, or golden god. 5 [With ejes and ears they carve their head, Deaf are their ears, their e\es are blied; In vain are costly offerings' made, And vows are scatter'd in the wind. 6 Their feet were never m ide to move, Nor hands to sa\e when mortals pray ; Mortals that pay them fear or love Seem to be blind and deaf as they.] 7 O Israel, make the Lord thy hope, Thy help, thy refuge, and thy rest; The Lord shall build thy ruin's up, And bless the people and the priest. £ The dead no more can speak thy praise, They dwell in silence and the grave ; But we shall live to sing ihy grace, And tell the world thy power to save. 47. Oxford 177, Irish 171, Providence College 10. (Psalm 135. C. M.) Praise due to God, not to Idols. 1 A WAKE, ye saints; to praise your King, xjL Your sweetest passions raise, Your pious pleasure, while you sing, Increasing with the praise. 2 Great is the Lord ; and works unknown Are his divine employ; But still his saints are near his throne, His treasure and his joy. 3 Heaven, earth, and sea, confess his hand; He bids the vapours rise; Lightning and storm at his command Sweep thro' the sounding skies. 4 All power that gods or kings have claimM, Is found with him alone; But heathen gods should ne'er be nam'd Where our Jehovah's known. 5 Which of the stacks or stones they trust Can give them showers of rain ? In vain they worship glittering dust, And pray to gold in "vain. 6 [Their gods have tongues that cannot talk, Such as their makers gave: Their feet were ne'er design'd to walk, Nor hands have power to save. 7 Blind are their eyes, their ears are deaf, Nor hear when mortals pray; Mortals, that wait for their relief, Are blind and deaf as they.] 8 O Britain, know thy living God, Serve him with faith and fear; He makes thy chur. lies his abode, And claims" thine honours there. 48. Stockport 47, Enfield 5, FJim 151. (Psalm 103, ver. 19—22. 3d Part. S. M.) God's universal Dominion ; or, Angels praise the Lord. 1 fTlHE Lord, the sovereign Kins - , A Hath fix'd his throne on high; O'er all the heaven y world he rules, And all beneath tile sky. 2 Y'e angels, great in might, And swift to do his will, Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear, Whose pleasure ye fulfil. 3 Let the bright hosts who wait The ort'ers of their Kingr, And guard his churches when they pray, Join in the praise they sing. 4 While all his wonderous works, Thro' his vast kingdom shew Their maker's glory, thou, my soul, Shalt sing his graces too. 4Q. Old Hundred 100, Wareham 117. (Hymn 27. B. 2. L. M.J Praise ye him, all his Angels, Fs. cxlviii. 2. 1 pOD! the eternal awful name VT That the whole heavenly army fears, That shakes th wide creation's frame, And Satan trembles when he hears. 2 Like flames of fire his servants are, And light surrounds his dwelling-place; But, O ye fiery flames, declare The brighter glories of his face. 3 Tis not for such poor worms as we To speak so infinite a thing, But your immortal eyes survey The beauties of your sovereign King. B6 50,51 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 4 Tell how lie shews his smiling face, And clothes all heaven in bright array ; Triumph and joy run thro' the place, And songs eternal as the day. 5 Speak, (for you feel his burnin? love) What zeal it spreads through aft your frame : That sacred fire dwells all above, For we on earth have lost the name. 6 [Sing - of his power and justice too, That infinite right hand of his That vanquished Satan and his crew, And thunder drove them down from bliss.] 7 [What mighty storms of poison'd darts Were hurl'd upon the rebels there ! What deadly javelins nail'd their hearts Fast to the racks of long despair!! 8 [Shout to your King, you heavenly host, You that beheld the sinking foe; Firmly ye stood when they were lost; Praise the rich grace that kept you so.] 9 Proclaim his wonders from the skies, Let every distant nation hear; And while you sound his lofty praise, Let humble mortals bow and fear. 50' Newington 61, Bath Chapel 26, Weston Favel 27. (Psalm 86. ver. 8—13. (J. M.) A general Song of Praise to God. 1 A MONG the princes, earthly gods, J\. There's none hath power divine; Nor is their nature, mighty Lord, Nor are their works like thine. 2 The nations thou hast made shall bring Their offerings round thy throne; For thou alone dost wonderous things, For thou art God alone. 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet; Teach me thine heavenly way*,. And my poor scatter' d thoughts unite In God my father's praise. How by thy grace my sinking soul Rose from the deeps of hell. 51. Tiverton 109, Irish 171, Stamford 9, (Hymn 71. B. 2. C. M.) Praise to God from all Creatures, 1 rilHE glories of my Maker, God, X My joyful voice shall sing, And call the nations to adore Their Former and their King. 2 'Twas his right hand that shap'd our clay, And wrought this human frame, But from his own immediate breath Our nobler spirits came. 3 We bring our mortal powers to God, And worship with our tongues : We claim some kindred with the skies And join th' angelic songs. 4 Let groveling beasts of every shape, And fowls of every wing, And rocks, and trees, and fires, and seas, Their various tribute bring. 3 Ye planets, to his honour shine, And wheels of nature roll, Praise him in your unwearied course Around the steady pole. o The brightness of our Maker's name The wide creation fills, And his unbounded grandeur flies Bejond the heavenly hills, 52* Resurrection 72, Darwells 82, Ports- mouth New 144. (Psalm 148. P. M.) Praise to God from all Creatures, 1 "VE tribes of Adam, join 1 Wit" ' h heaven, and earth, and seas, And oftVr notes divine To your Creator's praise: Ye holy throng Of angels bright, In worlds of light Begin the song. 2 Thou &un with dazzling ravs, And moon that rules the night, Shine to your Maker's praise, With stars of twinkling light ; His power declare, Ye floods on high, And clouds that fly In empty air. 3 The shining worlds above By his supreme command: He spake the word, And all their frame From nothing came To praise the Lord. 4 He mov'd their mighty wheels In unknown ages past, And each his word fulfils While time and nature last: In different ways His works proclaim His wonderous name, And speak his praise. Resurrection 72. PAUSE. Grove 125» * Let all the earth-born race, And monsters of the deep, The fish that cleave the seas, Or in their bosom sleep, From sea and shore Their tribute pay, And still display Their Maker's power. 6 Ye vapours, hail, and snow, Praise ye th' almighty Lord, And stormy winds that blow To execute his word : When light'nings shine, Or thunders roar, Let earth adore His hand divine. 7 Ye mountains near the skies, With lofty cedars there, And trees of humbler size That fruit in plenty bear j Beasts wild and tame, Birds, flies, and worms, In various forms Exalt his name. 8 Ye kings, and judges, fear The Lord, the sovereign King; And while you rule us here, His heavenly honours sing; Nor let the dream Of power and 6tate Make you forget His power supreme. 9 Virgins, and youths, engage To sound his praise divine, While infancy and age Their feebler voices join : Wide as he reigns His name be sung By every tongue la endless straips, 53 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 54 10 Let all the nations fear The God that rules above; He brings his people near, And makes them taste his love: While earth and sky Attempt his praise, His saints shall raise His honours high. 53. Gloucester 12, Wdls 102, Green's Httn- dred 89. (Psalm 148. Paraphrased. L. M.) Universal Praise to God. From distant worlds where creatures Let heaven begin the solemn word, And sound it dreadful down to hell. Note, This psalm' may be swig to the tune of the old l\2th or vnth psalm, if these two lines be added to every stanza, namely, Each of his works his name displays, But they can ne'er fulfil the praise. Otherwise it must be sung to the usual tunes of the Long Metre. 2 The Lord! how absolute he reigns! Let ev'ry angel bend the knee; Sing of his love in heavenly strains, And speak how fierce his terrors be. 3 High on a throne his glories dwell, An awful throne of shining bliss : Fly thro' the world, O sun, and tell How dark thy beams compar'd to his. 4 Awake, ye tempests, and his fame In sounds of dreadful praise declare; And the sweet whisper of his name Fill every gentler breeze of air. 5 Let clouds, and winds, and waves agree To join their praise with blazing fire; Let the firm earth, and rolling sea, In this eternal song conspire. 6 Ye flowery plains, proclaim his skill; Valleys, lie low before his eye ; And let his praise from every hill Rise tuneful to the neighbouring sky. 7 Ye stubborn oaks, and stately pines, Bend your high branches and* adore : Praise him, ye beasts, in different strains; The lamb must bleat, the lion roar. 8 Birds, ye must make his praise your theme, Nature demands a song from you ; While the dumb fish that cut "the stream Leap up, and mean his praises too. 9 Mortals, can you refrain your tongue, When nature'all around you sings? O for a shout from old and young, From humble swains, and lofty kings ! 10 Wide as his vast dominion lies Make the Creator's name be known ; Loud as his thunder shout his praise, And sound it lofty as his throne. 11 Jehovah ! 'tis a glorious word, O may it dwell on every tongue! But saints who best have known the Lord Are bound to raise the noblest song. 12 Speak of the wonders of that love Which Gabriel plays on every chord: From all below and all above, Loud hallelujahs to the Lord! 54. Finsbury 15.5, Mansfield 154, Falron Street 209. (Psa'ni 148. S. M.) Universal Praise. 1 T ET every creature join J_i To praise th' eternal God; Ye heavenly hosts, the song begin, And sound his name abroad. 2 Thou sun with golden beams, And nior.n with paler ravs, Ye starry lights, ye twinkling flames, Shine to your Maker's praise. 3 He built those worlds above, And fix'd their wouderous frame; By his command they stand or move, And ever speak his name. 4 Ye vapours, when ye rise, Or fall in showers or snow, Ye thunders murm'ring round the skies, His power and glory" show. 5 Wind, hail, and flashing fire, Agree to praise the Lord, When ye in dreadful storms conspire To execute his word. 6 By all his works above His honours be exprest; But saints that taste his saving love Should sing his praises best. Finsbury 153. PAUSE I. Mansfield 154, 7 Let earth aud ocean know They owe their Maker praise; Praise him, ye watery worlds below, And monsters of the seas. 8 From mountains near the sky Let his high prai e resound From humble shrubs and cedars higb> And vales and fields around. 9 Ye lions of the wood, And tamer beasts that graze, Ye live upon his daily food, And he expects your praise. 10 Ye birds of lofty wing, On high his praises bear; Or sit on flowery boughs, and siBg Your Maker's glory there. And flies, in all your shining swarms, Praise him that dress'd you so. 12 By all the earth-born race His honours be exprest; But saints that know his heavenly grace Should learn to praise him best. PAUSE II. 13 Monarchs of wide command, Praise ye th' eternal King ; Judges, adore that sovereign hand V\ hence all your honours spring. 14 Let vigorous youth engage To sound his praises high ; While growing babes, and withering age, Their feebler voices try. 15 United zeal be shown His wouderous fame to raise; God is the Lord : his name alone Deserves our endless praise. 16 Let nature join with art, And all pronounce him blest; But saints that dwell so near his heart Should sing his praises best. B 7 55, 56, 57, 58 CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. 5 v Jersey 15, Devizes 14, Ctt/ori 106. (Hymn 147. B. 2. C. M.) The Creation of the World, Gen. i. 1 ]\[OW let a spacious world arise, ■*■* Said the Creator-Lord : At once the obedient earth and skies Rose at his sovereign word. 2 [Dark was the deep ; the waters lay Confus'd, and drown'd the. land: He call'd the light; the new-born day Attends on his command. 3 He bid the clouds ascend on high ; The clouds ascend and bear A watery treasure to the sky, And float on softer air. 4 The liquid element below Was eather'd by his hand ; The rolling seas together flow, And leave the solid land. 5 With herbs and plants, a flowery birth, The naked globe he crown'd, Ere there was rain to bless the earth, Or sun to warm the ground. 6 Then he adorn'd the upper skies; Behold the sun appears, The moon and stars in order rise, To make our months and years. 7 Out of the deep th' almighty King Did vital beings frame, The painted fowls of every wing, And fish of every name.] 8 He gave the lion and the worm At once their wonderous birth, And grazing beasts of various form Rose from the teeming earth. $ Adam was fram'd of equal clay, Though sovereign of the rest, Designed for nobler ends than they, With God's own image bless'd. 10 Thus glorious in the Maker's eye The youn0 To my almighty God ; He has my heart, and he my tongue To spread his name abroad. 2 How great the works his hand has wrought ' How glorious in our sight ! And men in every age have sought His wonders with delight. 3 How most exact is nature's frame! How wise th' Eternal Mind! His counsels never chanae the scheme That his first thoughts "de f ign'd. 4 When he redeem'd his chosen sons, He fix'd his covenant sure: The orders that his lips pronounce To endless years endure. 5 Nature and time, and earth and skies. Thy heavenly skill proclaim : What shall we do to make us wise, But learn to read thy name ! 59, 60, 61 CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. 62, 63 6 To fear thy power, to trust thy grace Is our diviuest skill ; And he's the wisest of our race That be^t obeys thy will. 59. Old Hundred 100, Denbigh 54, hlington 40. (Psalm 100. First M. A plain Translation.) Praise to our Creator. 1 'VTE nations round the earth, rejoice X Before the Lord, your sovereign King; Serve him with cheerful heart and voice, With all your tongues his glory sing. 2 The Lord is God; 'tis he alone Doth life, and breath, and being give: We are his work, and not our own, The sheep that on his pastures live. 3 Enter his gates with songs of joy, With praises to his courts repair, And make it vour divine employ To pay your thanks and honours there. 4 The Lord is good, the Lord is kind; Great is his grace, his mercy sure ; And the whole race of man s'hall find His truth from age to age endure. 60- Chard 175, Green's Hundred 89, Denmark (omitting 1st verse) 87. (Psalm 100. 2d. M. A Paraphrase.) 1 ^ ING to the Lord with joyful voice; ^ Let every land his name adore; The British i'sles shall send the noise Across the ocean to the shore. 2 Nations attend before his throne With solemn fear, with sacrtdjoy; Know that the Lord is God alone; He can create, and he destroy. 3 His sovereign power without our aid Made us of clay, and form'd us ir.ea ; And when like waudering sheep we stray'd, He brought us to his fold again. 4 We are his people, we his care, Our souls and all our mortal frame : What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name? 5 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heavens our voices raise; And earth with her teu thousand tongues Shall fi:l thy courts with sounding praise. Wareham 117, Ayliffe Street 241. (Psalm 36. ver. 5—9. L. M.) The Perfections and Providence of God ; or, general Providence and special Grace. 1 XTIGH in the heavens, eternal God, XX Thy goodness in full glory shines; Thy truth shall break thro' every cloud That veils and darkens thy designs. 2 For ever 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 saiuts are thy peculiar care. 4 My God ! how excellent thy grace, Whence all our hope and comfort springs! The sons of Adam in distress Fly to the. shadow of thy wings. 5 From the provisions of thy house We shall be fed with sweet repast; There mercy like a river flows, And brings salvation to our taste. 6 Life, like a fountain rich and free, Springs from the presence of the Lord ; And in thy light our souls shall see The glories promis'd in thy word. 7'6* Rolhwell 174, Lewton 30, Gloucester 12. (Psalm 147, 1st Part. L. M.) The divine Nature, Providence, and Grace. 1 T>RAISE ye the Lord ; 'tis good to raise X Our hearts and voices in his praise; His nature and his works invite To make this duty our delight. 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem, And gathers nations to his name : His mercy melts the stubborn soul, And makes the broken spirit whole. 3 He form'd the stars, those heavenly flames, He counts their numbers, calls their names: His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound, A deep where all our thoughts are drown'd. 4 Great is our Lord, and great his might ; And all his glories infinite : He crowns the meek, rewards the just, And treads the wicked to the dust. PAUSE. 5 Sing to the Lord, exalt him high, Who spreads his cloud all round the sky: There he prepares the fruitful rain, Nor lets the drops descend in vain. 77, 78 CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. 79, SO i He makes the grass the bills adorn, And clothes the smiling fields with corn ; i The beasts with food his hands supply, And the young ravens when they cry." 7 What is the creature's skill or force, I The sprightly man, the warlike horse, \ The nimble wit, the active limb? All are too mean delights for him. 3 But saints are lovely in his sight; He views his children with delight: I He sees their hope, he knows their fear, And looks and loves his image there. 77> Southampton 227, Rowles 73, Chard 175. (Psalm 136. Abridged. JL. M.) God's Wonders of Creation. Providence, Re- demption and Salvation. 1 /~1 I YE to our God immortal praise; VT Mercy and truth are all his ways: ' Wonders of grace to God belong, * Repeat his mercies in your song.' 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, The King of kings with glory crown : * His mercies ever shall endure, [more.' ■ When' lords and kings are known ■ no 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fix'd the starry lights on high : 1 Wonders of grace to God belong, ' Repeat his mercies in your song.' 4 He fills the sun with morning light, He bids the moon direct the night : * His mercies ever shall endure, [more.' ' When' suns and moons shall shine ' no 5 The Jews he freed from Pharaoh's hand, And brought them to the promis'd land : 1 Wonders of grace to God belong, 1 Repeat his mercies in your song.' 5 He saw the Gentiles dead in sin, And felt his pity work within: * His mercies ever shall endure, ' When' death and sin shall reign ' no more.' 7 He sent his Son with power to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave: ■ Wonders of grace to God belong, * Repeat his mercies in your song.' 3 Through this vain world he guides bur feet, And leads us to his heavenly seat : ' His mercies ever shall endure, 1 When' this vain world shall be ' no more.' 78- Chard 1/5, Wells 102. (Psalm 68. v. 19, 9, 20—22. 3d Part. L. M.) Praise for temporal Blessings ; or, common and special Mercies. WE bless the Lord, the just, the good. Who fills our hearts with joy and food ; Who pours his blessings from the skies, And loads our days with rich supplies. > He sends the sun his circuit round To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground ; He bids the clouds, with plenteous rain, Refresh the thirsty earth again. ( 'Tis to his care we owe our breath, And all our near escapes from death : Safety and health to God belong; He heals the weak, and guards the strong. [ He makes the saint and sinner prove The common blessings of his love ; But the wide difference that remains Is endless joy, or endless pains. 5 The Lord, that bruis'd the serpent's head, On all the serpent's seed shall tread ; The stubborn sinner's hope confound, And smite him with a lasting wound. 6 But his right hand his saints shall raise From the deep earth or deeper seas ; And bring them to his courts above, There shall they taste his special love. 79- Warehajn 117, AngeVs Hymn 60. (Psalm 57. L. M.) Praise for Protection, Grace and Truth. 1 "TVfY God, in whom are all the springs i.»-L Of boundless love, and grace unklaow n, Hide me beneath thy spreading wing. Till the dark cioud is overblown. 2 Up to the heavens I send my cry, The Lord will my desires perform ; He sends his angel from the sky, And saves me from the threatening storm. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens where angels dwell ; Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. 4 My heart is fix'd ; my song shall raise Immortal honours to' thy name; Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise, My tongue, the^giory of my frame. 5 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. 6 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens where angels dwell ; Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. 80* Gloucester 12, Carey's 11, Mark's 65. (Psalm 104. L. M.) The Glory of God in Creation and Providence. 1 TVfY soul thv great Creator praise; ltX When cloth'din his celestial rays He in full majesty appears, And, like a robe," his glory wears. Note, This psalm may be sting to the tune of the old l\2th or \2~th psalm, by adding these hco Una to every t-tanza, namely, Great is the Lord ; what tongue can frame An equal honour to his name f Otherwise it must le sung as the 100th psalm. 2 The heavens are for his curtains spread, Th' unfathom'd deep he makes his bed; Clouds are his chariot, when he flies On winged storms across the skies. 3 Angels, whom his own breath inspires, His ministers, are flaming fires; And swift as thought their armies move To bear his vengeance, or his love. 4 The world's foundations by his hand Are poi-s'd, and shall for ever stand ; He binds the ocean in his chain, Lest it should drown the eirth again. .i Wh n earth was cover'd with the flood, Which high above the mountains stood, He thunder'd, and the ocean fled, Confin'd to its appointed bed. 6 The swelling billows know their bound, And in their channels walk their round; Yet thence convey'd by secret veins, Thev spring on hills aiid drench the plains. B 10 SL THE FALL. 82 7 He bids the crystal fountains flow, And cheer the" va Hies as they go; Tame heifers there iheir thirst allay, And for the stream wild asses bray." 8 From pleasant trees which shade the brink, The lark and linnet light to drink ; Their songs the lark and linnet raise, And chide our silence in his praise. PAUSE i. 9 God, from his cloudy cistern, pours On theparch'd earth enriching showers; The grove, the g-arden, and the field, A thousand joyful blessings yield. 10 He makes the grassy food arise, And gives the cattle large supplies; With herbs for man, of various power, To nourish nature, or to cure. 11 What noble fruit the vines produce ! The olive yields a shining juice ; Our hearts are cheer'd with gen'rous wine, With inward joy our faces shine. 12 O bless his name, ye Britons, fed With nature's chief supporter, bread ; While bread your vital strength imparts, Serve him with vigour in your hearts. PAUSE II. 13 Behold the stately cedar stands, Rais'd in the forest by his hands : Birds to the boughs for shelter fly, And build their nests secure on high, 14 To craggy hills ascends the goat, And at the airy mountain's foot The feebler creatures make their cell; He gives them wisdom where to dwell. 15 He sets the sun his circling race, Appoints the moon to change her face; And when thick darkness veils the day, Calls out wild beasts to hunt their prey. 16 Fierce lions lead their young abroad, And roaring ask their meat from God; But when the morning-beams arise, The sa\age beast to covert flies. 17 Then man to daily labour goes ; The night was made for his repose : Sleep is thy gift ; that sweet relief From tiresome toil and wasting grief. 13 How strange thy works ! how great thy And every land thy riches fill : [skill! Thy wisdom round the world we see, This spacious earth is full of thee. 19 Nor less thy glories in the deep, Where fish in millions swim and creep, With wonderous motions, swift or slow, Still wandering in the paths below. 20 There ships divide their watery way, And flocks of scaly monsters plav ; There dwells the huge Leviathan, And foams and sports in spite of man. PAUSE III. 21 Vast are thy works, almighty Lord, All nature rests upon thy word, And the whole race of creatures stands; Waiting their portion from thy hands. 22 While each receives his different food. Their cheerful looks pronounce it good ; Easfles and bears, and whales and worms Rejoice and praise in different forms. 23 But when thy face is hid, they mourn, And dying to their dust return; Both man and beast their souls resign, Life, breath, and spirit, all is thine. 24 Yet thou canst breathe on dust, again, And fill the world with beasts and men; A word of thy creating breath Repairs the wastes of time and death. 25 His works, the wonders of his might, Are honour'd with his own delight: How awful are his glorious ways ! The Lord is dreadful in his praise. 26 The earth stands trembling at thy stroke, And at thy touch the mountains smoke; Yet humble souls may see thy face, And tell their wants to sovereign grace. 27 In thee my hopes and wishes meet, And make my meditations sweet : Thy praises shall my breath employ, Till it expire in endless joy. 28 While haughty sinners die accurst, Their glory bury'd with their dust, I, to my God, my heavenly King, Immortal hallelujahs sing. 81. G. Milton 212, Grove 143, Irish 171. (Psalm 78. 1st Part. C M.) Providence of God recorded ; or, pious Edu* cation mid Instruction of Children. 1 T ET children hear the mighty deeds, J_J Which God perform'd of old, W hich in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told. 2 He bids us make his glories known, His works of power and grace; And we'll convey his wonders down Thro' every rising race. 3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons, And they again to theirs, That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs. 4 Thus shall they learn in God alone, Their hope securely stands, That they may ne'er forget his works, But practise his commands! THE FALL. 8g. Abridge 201, Elcnborovgh 170. (Hymn 57. B. I. C. M.) Original Sin; or, the first and second Adam. Rom. v. 12. Psalm li. 5. Job. xiv. 4. 1 T> ACKWARD with humble shame we look JLJ On our original ; How is our nature dash'd and broke In our first father's fall! 2 To all that's good averse and blind, But prone to all that's ill ; What dreadful darkness veils our mind ! How obstinate our will ! 3 [Conceiv'd in sin (O wretched state!) Before we draw our breath, The first young pulse begins to beat Iniquity and death. S3, 84 THE FALL. 85, 86, 87 t How strong in our degenerate blood The old corruption "reigns, I And, mingling- with the crooked flood, Wanders thro' all our veins!] 5 [Wild and unwholesome as the root Will all the branches be ; How can we hope for living fruit From such a deadly tree ! 3 What mortal power from things unclean Can pure productions bring T Who can command a vital stream From an infected spring ?] 7 Yet, mighty God, thy wonderous love Can make our nature clean, While Christ and grace prevail above The tempter, death, and sin. j The second Adam shall restore The ruins of the first, Hosanna to that sovereign power That new-creates our dust. 83- Ulverston 179, Pauls 246. (Hymn 124. B. I. L. M.) The first and second Adam, Rom. v. 12, &c. 1 TTVEEP in the dust before thy throne \J Our guilt and our disgrace we own ; Great God^ we own th' unhappy name Whence sprang our nature and our shame; 2 Adam, the sinner : at his fall, Death like a conqu'ror seiz'd us all ; A thousand new-born babes are dead By fatal union to their head. 3 But whilst our spirits fill'd with awe Behold the terrors of thy law, We sius: the honours of thy grace, That sent to save our ruin'd race. 4 We sing thine everlasting Son, Who join'd our nature to his own; Adam the second, from the dust Raises the ruins of the first, 5 [By the rebellion of one man Thro' all his seed, the mischief ran; And by one man's obedience now Are all his seed made righteous too.] C Where sin did reign, and death abound, There have the sons of Adam found Abounding life ; there glorious srace Reigns thro' the Lord our righteousness. 84. Ulverston 179, PauVs 246, Babylon 23. (Psalm 51. 2d Part. L. M.) Original and actual Sin confessed. 1 T ORD, I am vile, conceiv'd in sin; JLi And born unholy and unclean ; Sprun? from the man whose guilty fall Corrupts the race, and taints us all. 2 Soon as we draw our infant breath. The seeds of sin grow up for death; Thy law demands a perfect heart, But we're defil'd in every part. 3 [Great God, create my heart anew, And form my spirit pure and true : O make me "wise betimes to spy My danger and my remedy.] 4 Behold I fall before thy face ; My only refuge is thy grace : No outward forms can make me clean; The leprosy lies deep within. £ No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast, Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest, Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea, Can wash the dismal stain away. 6 Jesus, my God, thy blood alone Hath power sufficient to atone ; Thy blood can make me white as snow No Jewish types could cleanse me so. ' 7 While gnilt disturbs and breaks my peace, Nor flesh, nor soul hath rest or ease; Lord, let me hear thy pardoning voice, And make my broken bones rejoice. 85- Elembn 170, Charmouth 28, Walsal 237. (Psalm si. ver. 3— 13. 1st Part. C. M.) Original and actual Sin confessed and pardoned. 1 T ORD, T would spread mv sore distress J-J And ?ui!t before thine eve*: Against thy laws, against thy grace, How high my crimes arise ! 2 Should'st thou condemn my soul to hell, And crush my flesh to dust, Heaven would approve thy vensreaiice well, And earth must own it just. 3 I from the stock of Adam came, Unholy and unclean ; All my original is shame, And all my nature sin. 4 Born in a world of guilt,! drew Contagion with my breath : And, as ray days advane'd, I grew A juster prey for death. 5 Cleanse me, O Lord, and cheer my soul W ith thy forgiving love ; O, make my broken spirit whole, And bid my paias remove. 6 Let not thy Spirit quite depart, Nor drive me from thv face; Create anew my vicious* heart^ And fill it with thy grace. 7 Then will I make thy mercv known Before the sons of men ; Backsliders shall address thv throne, And turn to God again. 86- Worksop 31, Ami's 58. (Hymn 128. B. 2. C. M.) Corrupt Nature from Adam. 1 "DLESS'D with the joss of innocence, JL> Adam, our father, stood, 'Till he debas'd his soul to sense, And eat th' unlawful food. 2 Now we are born a sensual race, To sinful joys inclin'd ; Reason has lo'st its native place, And flesh enslaves the mind. 3 While flesh and sense and passion rei^n; Sin is the sweetest good : We fancy music in our chains, And so' forget the load. 4 Great God, renew our ruin'd frame, Our broken powers restore, Inspire us with a heavenly flame, And flesh shall reign no more. 5 Eternal Spirit, write thy law Upon our inward parts, And let the second Adam draw His image on our hearts. 87- Abridge 201, Croivle 3. (Psalm 14. 1st Part. C. M.) By Nature all Men are Sinners. 1 T^OOLS in their hearts believe and say JL ' That all religion's vain, ' There is no God that reigns on hi?h, ' Or minds th' affairs of men.' B 11 88,89 THE FALL. 90, 91, 92 2 From thoughts so dreadful and profane Corrupt "d iscourse proceeds ; And in their impious hands are found Abominable deeds. 3 The Lord, from his celestial throne, Look'd down on things below To find the man that sought his grace, Or did his justice know. 4 By nature all are gone astray, 'Their practice all the same; There's none that fears his Maker's hand, There's uone that loves his name. 6 Their tongues are us'd to speak deceit, Their slanders never cease; How swift to mischief are their feet, Nor know the paths of peace ! 6 Such seeds of sin (that bitter root) In every heart are found ; Nor can they bear diviner fruit, Till grace refine the ground. 88- Paul's 246, Fawcett 184, Green's Hun- drpd 89. (Hymn 160. B. 2. L.M.) Custom in Sin. 1 T ET the wild leopards of the wood .Li Put off the spots that nature gives, Then may the wicked turn to God, And change their tempers and their lives. 2 As well might Ethiopian slaves Wash out the darkness of their skin; The dead as well may leave their graves As old transgressors cease to sin. 3 Where vice has held its empire long 'Twill not endure the least controul ; None but a power divinely strong Can turn the current of the soul. 4 Great God, I own thy power divine, That works to change this heart of mine ; I would be form'd anew, and bless The wonders of creating grace. 89. Green's Hundred 89, Old Hundred 100. (Hymn 24. B. 2. L. M.) The Evil of Sin visible in the Fall of Angels and Men. 1 \1|7'HEN the Great Builder arch'd the skies, ▼ 7 And form'd all nature with a word, The joyful cherubs tun'd his praise, And ev'ry bending throne ador'd. 2 High in the midst of all the throng, Satan, a tall archangel, sat, * Amongst the morning-stars he sung Till sindestroy'd his heavenly state. 3 ['Twas sin that hurl'd him from his throne, Grov'ling in fire the rebel lies : • How art thou sunk in darkness down, ' Son of the morning from the skies t !'] 4 And thus our two first parents stood Till sin defil'd the happy place ; Thev lost their garden and their God, And'ruin'd all their unborn race. [So sprung the plague from Adam's bower, And spread destruction all abroad ; Sin, the curst name, that in one hour Spoil'd six days labour of a God.] 6 Tremble, my soul, and mourn for grief, That such a foe should seize thy breast; Fly to thy Lord for quick relief; O may he slay this treacherous guest. * Job xxxviii. 7. t Isa. xiv. 12- 7 Then to thy throne, victorious King, Then to thy throne our shouts shall rise, Thine everlasting arm we sing, For sin the monster bleeds and dies. 90- Worksop 31, Bangor 231. (Hymn 150. B. 2. C. M.) The Deceitfulness of Sin. 1 ^ FTUVAS by an order from the Lord, X The ancient prophets spoke his word; His Spirit did their tongues inspire, And warm'd their hearts with heavenly fire. 2 The works and wonders which they wrought Confirm'd the messages they brought; The prophet's pen succeeds his breath To save the holy words from death. 3 Great God, mine eyes with pleasure look On the dear volume of thy book ; There my Redeemer's face I see, And read his name who dy'd for me. 4 Let the false raptures of the mind Be lost and vanish in the wind ; Here I can fix my hopes secure, This is thy word/and must endure. 98- Sprague 166, Crowle 3,Slillman 66. (Hymn 119. B. 2. CM.) The Holy Scriptures. 1 T ADEN with guilt, and full of fears, J-^ 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 griefs assuage : Here I behold my Saviour's face Almost in every page. B 12 09, 100 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 grows, Nor danger dwells therein.] 5 This is the judge that ends the strife, Where wit and reason fail; My guide to everlasting life Through all this gloomy vale. 6 O may thy counsels, mighty God, My roving feet command ; Nor I forsake the happy road That leads to thy right hand. 99. Denbigh 54, Mark's 6 3, New Sabbath 122. (Psalm 19. L. M.) The Books of Nature and of Scripture compar- ed; or, the Glory and Success of the Gospel* 1 HP HE heavens declare thy glory, Lord, A In every star thy wisdom shines; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days thy power confess; But the blest volume thou hast writ Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand; So when thy truth begun its race, It toucirdand glanc'd on every land. 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, Till through the world thy truth has run; Till Christ has all the nations blest That see the light, or feel the sun. 6 Great Sun of righteousness, arise, Bless the dai*k world with heavenly light; Thy gospel makes the simple wise, Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. C Thy noblest wonders here we view In souls renew'd and sins forgiv'n : Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make thy word my guide to heaven. 100* Martin's Lane 67, Newcourt 173. (Psalm 19. To the tune of the cxiiith Psalm.) The Book of Nature and Scripture. 1 f^ RE AT God, the heavens well-order'd frame \JC Declares the glories of thy name ; There thy rich works of wonder shine : A thousand starry beauties there, A thousand radiant marks appear Of boundless power, and skill divine. 2 From night to dav, from day tonight, The dawning and the dying light Lectures of heavenly wisdom read ; With silent eloquence they raise Our thoughts to our Creator's praise, And neither sound nor language need. 3 Yet their divine instructions run Far as the journies of the sun, And every nation knows their voice: The sun, like some young bridegroom drest, Breaks from the chambers of the east, Rolls round, and makes the earth rejoice. 4 Where'er he spreads his beams abroad, He smiles and speaks his maker God; All nature joins to shew thy praise : Thus God, in every creature shines; Fair as the book of nature's lines, But fairer is thy book of grace. SCRIPTURE. 101, 102 PAUSE. Jennings's 123. 5 I love the volumes of thy word; What light and joy those leaves afford To souls benighted and distrest! Thy precepts guide my doubtful way, Thy fear forbids my feet to stray, Thy promise leads my heart to rest. 6 From the discoveries of thy law, The perfect rules of life I draw, These are my study and delight : Not honey so invites the taste, Nor gold, that hath the furnace past, Appears so pleasing to the sight. 7 Thy threatnings wake my slumbering eye*, And warn me where my danger lies; But 'tis thy blessed gospel. Lord, That makes my guilty conscience clean, Converts my soul, subdues my sin, And gives a free but large reward. 8 Who knows the errors of his thoughts? My God, forgive my secret faults, And from presumptuous sins restrain: Accept my poor attempts of praise That I have read thy book of grace, And book of nature, not in vain. 101. James's 163, Bedford 91, Stamfords. (Psalm 119. 7th Part. C. M.) Imperfection of Nature, and Perfection of Scripture. Ver. 96. paraphrased. 1 T ET all the heathen writers join -t-J To form one perfect book, Great God, if once compar'd with thine, How mean their writings look! 2 Not the most perfect rules they gave Could shew one sin forgiven, Nor lead a step beyond the grave; But thine conduct to heaven. 3 I've seen an end of what we call Perfection here below; How short the powers of nature fall, And can no farther go ! 4 Yet men would fain be just with God By works their hands have wrought; But thy commands, exceeding broad, Extend to every thought. 5 In vain we boast perfection here, While sin defiles our frame, And sinks our virtues down so far, They scarce deserve the name. 6 Our faith and love, and every grace, Fall far below thy word ; But perfect truth and righteousness Dwell only with the Lord. 102' Worksop 31, Great Milton 212, Brain- tree 25. (Psalm 119. 4th Part. C. M.) Instruction from Scripture. Ver. 9. HOW shall the young secure their hearts, And guard their lives from sin f Thy word the choicest rules imparts To keep the conscience clean. Ver. 130. When once it enters to the mind, It spreads such light abroad, The meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God. Ver. 105. 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light, That guides us all the day ; And thro' the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. 103, 104 LAW. 105, 106, 107 Ver. 99, 100. The men that keep thy law with care, And meditate thy word, Grow wiser than their teachers are, And better know the Lord. Ver. 104, 113. Thy precepts make me truly wise; I hate the sinner's road; I hate my own vain thoughts that rise, But love thy law, my God. Ver. 89, 90,91. [The starry heavens thy rule obey, The earth maintains'her place ; And these thy servants night and day Thy skill and power express: But still thy law and gospel, Lord, Have lessons more divine ; Not earth stands firmer than thy word, Nor stars so nobly shine.] Ver. 160, 140, 9, 116. Thy word is everlasting truth ; How pure is every page ! That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age. 103- Bedford 91, Newbury 132. (Psalm 119. 5th Part. C. M.) Delight in Scripture; or, the Word of God duelling in us. Ver. 97. OHow I love thv holy law ! 'Tis daily my'delight; And thence my meditations draw Divine advice by night. Ver. 148. Mv waking eyes prevent the day To meditate thy word ; My soul with longing melts away To hear thy gospel, Lord. Ver. 3, 13, 54* How doth thy word my heart engage ! How well employ my tongue! And, in my tiresome pilgrimage, Yields me a heavenly song. Ver. 19, 103. Am I a stranger, or at home, >Tis my perpetual feast; Not honey dropping from the comb So much allures the taste. Ver. 72, 127. No treasures so enrich the mind; Nor shall thy word be sold For loads of silver well refin'd, Nor heaps of choicest gold. Ver. 28, 49, 175. When nature sinks, and spirits droop, Thy promises of grace Are pillars to support ray hope, And there 1 write thy praise. 104- Worksop 31, Irish 171. (Psalm 119. 6th Part. CM.) Holiness and Comfort from the Word. Ver. 128. LORD, I esteem thy judgments right, And all thy statute? just ; Thei.ce I maintain a constant fight With every flattering lust. Ver. 97, 9. Thy precepts often I survey J I'keep thy law in sight, Thrc' dh th.' b ;-iness of the day, To form my actions right. Ver. 62. My heart in midnight silence cries, • How 6weet thy comforts be!' My thoughts in holv wonder rise, And bring their thanks to thee. Ver. 162. And when my spirit drinks her fill At some good word of thine, Not mighty men that share the spoil Have joys compared to mine. 105- Great Milton 212, Irish 171, Otford 106. (Psalm 119. 8th Part. C. M.) The Word of God is the Saint's Portion; or, the Excellency and Variety of Scripture* Ver. ill- paraphrased. 1 T ORD, I have made thy word my choice, JLi My lasting herita-e: There shall ray noblest powers rejoice, My warmest thoughts engage. 2 I'll read the histories of thy love, And keep thy laws in sight, While thro' the promises I rove, With ever fresh delight. 3 'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown Where springs of life arise, Seeds of immortal bliss are sowo, And hidden glory lies. 4 The best relief that mourners have, It makes our sorrows blest ; Our fairest hope beyond the grave, And our eternal rest. MORAL LAW. 106. Portugal 97, Hotham 224, Mark's 65. (Hymn 116. B. 1. L. M.) Love to God and our Neighbour, Matt. xxii. 37—40. 1 npHUS saith the first, the great command, A ' Let ail thv inward powers unite • To love thy Maker and thy God, 1 With utmost vigour and delight. 2 ' Then shall thy neghbour next in place • Share thine afFeetious and esteem, • And let thy kindness to th self • Measure and rule thy love to him.* 3 This is the sense that Moses spoke, Thi> did the prophets preach and prove, For want of this the law is broke, And the whole law's fulfil i'd by love. 4 But Oh! how base our passions are! How cold our charity and zeal ! Lord, fill our souls with heavenly fire, Or we shall ne'er perform thy will. 107- New Sabbath 122, Predby 165, Mark's 65. (Hymn 38. B. I. 2d. P.;rt. L. M.) The universal Late of Equity, Matt. viii. l«, 1 "OLESSED Redeemer, how divine, -O How righteous is this rub of thine, ' To do to all men just the same • As we expect or wish from them.' 2 This golden lesson, short and plain, Gives not the mind normernorv pain; And every conscience must approve This universal law of love. 3 How ble^t would (very nation be, Thus ril'd by love and equity ! Al' would be friends without a foe, And form a paradise below. 4 Jesus, forgive us, that we keep Thy sacred law of lo\ e asleep ; No more let envy, wrath, and pride, But thy blest maxims be our guide, 108, 109, 110 SCRIPTURE. Ill, 112, 113 108« Great Milton 212, Bedford 91. (Ps. 50. V, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 23. 2d Part. C. M.) Obedience is better than Sacrifice. 1 fTlHUS saith the Lord, « The spacious fields, X * And flocks and herds are mine; ■ O'er all the cattle of the hills ' 1 claim a right divine. 2 * I ask no sheep for sacrifice * Nor bullocks burnt with fire ; ' To hope and love, to pray and praise, * Is all that I require. S ' Call upon me when trouble's near, ' My hand shall set thee free ; ' Then shall thy thankful lips declare ' The honour due to me. 4 ' The man that offers humble praise, ' He glorifies me best; * And those that tread my holy way6 ' Shall my salvation taste.' 109« Ulvcrston 179, Rothwell 174. (Psalm 16. 1st Part. L. M.) Confession of our Poverty; and Saints the best Company ; or, good Works profit Men, not God. 1 T>RESERVE me, Lord, in time of need; X For succour to thy throne I flee, But have no merits there to plead ; My goodness cannot reach to thee. 2 Oft have my heart and tongue confest How empty and how poor I am ; My praise can never make thee blest, Nor add new glories to thy name. 3 Yet, Lord, thy saints on earth may reap Some profit by the good we do; These are the compauy I keep, These are the choicest friends I know. 4 Let others choose the sons of mirth To give a relish to their wine, I love the men of heavenly birth Whose thoughts and language are divine. 110. Worhsop 31, Grove House 143. (Hymn 115. B. 1. C. M.) Conviction of Sin by the Law, Rom. vii. 8, 9, 14, 24. 1 nd felt no inward dread ! I was alive without the law, And thought my sins were dead. 2 My hopes of heaven were firm and bright; But since the precept came With a convincing power and light, I find how vile I am. 3 [My guilt appear'd but small before, Till terribly I saw How perfect, holy, just, and pure, Was thine eternal law. 4 Then felt my soul the heavy load, My sins reviv'd again, I had provok'd a dreadful God, And all my hopes were shun.] 5 I'm like a helpless captive sold Under the power of sin ; I cannot do the good [ would, Nor keep my conscience clean. 6 Mv God, I cry with every breath For some kind power to save, To break the yoke of sin and death, And thus redeem the slave. 111. Winchester 137, Hotham 224, Kingsbridge (Hymn 121. B.2. L. M.) The Law and Gospel distinguished. 1 rilHE law commands, and makes us know A What duties to our God we owe ; But 'tis the gospel must reveal Where lies our strength to do his will. 2 The law discovers guilt and sin, And shews how vile our hearts have been ; Only the gospel can express Forgiving love and cleansing grace. 3 What curses doth the law denounce Against the man that fails but once! But in the gospel Christ appears Pardoning the guilt of numerous years. 4 My soul, no more attempt to draw Thy life and comfort from the law, Fly to the hope the gospel gives; The man that trusts the promise lives. 112- Mount Ephraim 185, Stockport 47, Sutton 149. (Hymn 120. B. 2. S. M.) The Law and Gospel joined in Scripture. 1 mHE Lord declares his will, A And keeps the world in awe; Amidst the smoke on Sinai's hill Breaks out his fiery law. 2 The Lord reveals his face, And smiling from above Sends down the gospel of his grace, Th' epistles of his love. 3 These sacred words impart Our Maker's just commands ; The pity of his'melting heart, And vengeance of his hands. 4 [Hence we awake our fear, W T e draw our comfort hence ; The arms of grace are treasur'd here, And armour of defence. 5 We learn Christ crueify'd, And here behold his blood ; All arts and knowledges beside Will do us little good. 6 We read the heavenly word, We take the offer'd grace, Obey the statutes of the Lord, And trust his promises. 7 In vain shall Satan rage Against a book divine ; Where wrath and lightning guard the page, Where beams of mercy shine. GOSPEL. US' Fountain 101, Otford 106, Streath- am 218. (Psalm 89. ver. 15, &c. 3d Part. C. M.) A blessed Gospel. 1 "OLEST are the souls that hear and know A3 The gospel's joyful sound ; Peace shall attend the parh they go, And light their steps surround. 2 Their jov shall bear their spirits up Through their Redeemer's name ; His righteousness exalts their hope, Nor "Satan dares condemn. 3 The Lord, our glory and defence. Strength and salvation gives; Israei, thy JFCing for ever reign9, Thy God for ever lives. 114, 115, 116 GOSPEL. 117, 118, 119 114. Wareham 117, Wells 102. (Hymn 128. 13. I. L. M.) The Apostles' Commission; or, the Gospel attested by Miracles, Mark xvi. 15, UT few anion? the carnal wise, -D But few of noble race, Obtain the favour of thine eye?, Almighty King of grace. 2 He takes the men of meanest name For sons and heirs of God ; An i thus he pours abundant shame On honourable biood. 3 He calls the fool, and makes him know The mysteries of his grace, To briiia" aspiring wisdom low, And all its pride abase. 4 Nature has all its glories lost When brought before his throne : No flesh shatfin his presence boast But in the Lord alone. 128- Portugal 97, Warehayn 117. (Hymn 11. B. I. L. Mj The humble enlightened, and carnal Reason humbled; or, the Sovereignty of Grace, Luke x. 21, 22. 1 HP HERE was an hour when Christ rejoie'd, JL An:l spoke his joy in words of praise : ' Father, 1 thank thee, mighty God, ' Lord of the earth, and heavens, and seas. 2 ' I thank thy sovereign power and love, ' That crowns my doctrine with success ; 1 And makes the'babes in knowledge learn • The heights and breadths, and lengths of ' grace. 3 ' But all this glory lies conceal'd 1 From men of prudence and of wit; ■ The prince of darkness blinds their eyes, 1 And their own pride resists the light. 4 ' Father, 'tis thus, because thy will ' Chose and ordain'd it should be so; ' 'Tis thy delight t' abase the proud, 1 And lay the haughty scorner low. 5 ' There's none can know the Father right ' But those, who learn it from the son ; • Nor c;;n the Sou be web receh'd ' But where the Father makes him known.' 6 Then let our souls adore our God That deals his graces as he please, N r eives to mortals an account Or of his actions, or decrees. 129- V'eat Millon 212, Weston Pavel 27, Hammond 226. » (Hymn 12. B. 1. C. M.) Free Grace in revealing Christ, Luke x. 21. 1 TESUS, the man of constant grief, •J A mourner all his davs ; His spirit once rejcic'd aloud, And tun'd his joy to praise. 2 ' Father, 1 thank ihv wouderous love, ' That hath reveal'd thy Son ' To men unlearned ; and to babes 1 Has made thy gospel known. 3 ' The mysteries of redeeming grace ' Are Irdden from the wise, • ' While pride and carnal reasonings join * To swell and blind their eyes.' C 3 130,131,132 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 133,134,135 •4 Thus doth the Lord of heaven and earth, His great decrees fulfil, And orders all his works of grace By his own sovereign will. 130* Charmouth 28, Ann's 58. (Hymn 96. B. 2. C. M.) Distinguishing Love; or, Angels punished, and Men saved. ?adlong from th The rebel angels fell, And thunderbolts of flaming wrath Ptirsu'd them deep to hell. 2 Down from the top of earthly bliss Rebellious man was hurl'd; And Jesus stoop'd beneath the grave To reach a sinking world. 3 O love of infinite degree! Unmeasurable grace ! Must heaven's eternal darling die To save a traii'rous race 1 4 Must angels sink for ever down, And burn in quenchless fire, "While God forsakes his shining throne To raise us wretches higher! 5 O for this love let earth and skies With hallelujahs ring, And the full choir of human tongues All hallelujah sing. 131. Ayliffe Street 241, Rothwell 174. (Hymn 97. B. 2. L. M.) The same, 1 "DROM heaven the sinning angels fell, JJ And wrath and darkness chain'd them down ; But man, vile man, forsook his bliss, And mercy lifts him to a crown. 2 Amazing work of sovereign grace That could distinguish rebels so! Our guiity treasons call'd aloud For everlasting fetters too. 3 To thee, to thee, almighty love, Our souls, ourselves, our all we pay : Millions of tongues shall sound thy praise On the bright hills of heavenly day. COVENANT OF GRACE, 132. Gloucester 12, Derby 169, Bromley 104. (Psalm 89. 1st Part. L. M.) The Covenant made tvith Christ; or, the true David. 1 TCTOR ever shall my song record J? The truth and mercy of the Lord; Mercy and truth for ever stand, Like heaven, establish'd by his hand. 2 Thus to his Son he sware, and said, ' With thee my covenant first is made; ' In thee shall dying sinners live, ' Glory and grace are thine to give. a ' Be thou my prophet, thou my priest; ' Thy children shall be ever blest ; « Thou art my chosen king; thy throne * Shall stand eternal like my own. 4 ' There's none of all my sons above * So much my image or my love; * Celestial powers thy subjects are, * Then what can earth to thee compare ? 5 ' David, my servant, whom I chose ' To guard my Hock, to crush my foes, ' And rais'd him to the Jewish throne, ' Was but a 6hadow of my Son.' G Now let the church rejoice, and sing Jesus her Saviour and her king: Angels his heavenly wonders show, And saints declare his works below. 133« Great Milton 212, Sprague 166. (Psalm 89. ver. 30, &c. 5th Part. C. M.) The Covenant of Grace unchangeable; of, Afflictions without Rejection. 1 « VET, saith the Lord, if David's race, A * The children of my Son, ' Should break my laws, abuse my grace, ' And tempt mine anger down ; 2 ' Their sins I'll visit with the rod, ' And make their folly smart; ' But I'll not cease to be their God, ' Nor from my truth depart. 3 ' My covenant I will ne'er revoke, ' But keep my grace in mind ; ' And what eternal love hath spoke * Eternal truth shall bind. 4 ' Once have I sworn (I need no more) ' And pledg'd my holiness 1 To seal the sacred promise sure * To David and his race. 5 ' The sun shall see his offspring rise * And spread fr > i sea to sea, ' Long as he travels round the skies ' To give the nations day. 6 * Sure as the moon that rules the night ' His kingdom shall endure, ' Till the fix'd laws of shade and light 1 Shall be observ'd no more.' 134* Miles" s Lane 32, Grove House 143. (Hymn 40. B. 2. C. M.) Our Comfort in the Covenant made with Christ. 1 /~\UR God, how firm his promise stands, \J Ev'n when he hides his face ! He trusts in our Redeemer's hands His glory and his grace. 2 Then why, my soul, these sad complaints, Since Christ and we are one? Thy God is faithful to his saints, Is faithful to his Son. 3 Beneath his smiles my heart has liv'd, And part of heaven posse=s'd ; I praise his name for grace receiv'd, And trust him for the rest. 135. Old Hundred 100, Wareham 117. (Hymn 139. B. 1. L. M.) Hope in the Covenant; or, God's Promise and Truth unchangeable, Heb. vi. 17 — J9, 1 TJOVV oft have sin and Satan strove JLJ. To rend my soul from thee, my God! But everlastin? is thy lore, And Jesus seals it with his blood, 2 The oath and promise of the Lord Join to confirm the wonderous grace; Eternal power performs the word, And fills all heaven with endless praise. 3 Amidst temptations sharp and long My soul to this dear refuge flics: Hope is my anchor firm and strong, While tempests blow and billows rise. 4 The gospel bears my spirits up; A faithful and unchanging God Lays the foundation for my hope In oaths, and promises, and blood. 136, 137, 138 REDEMPTION. 139, 140 REDEMPTION. 13g. Bath Chapel 26, Brighton £08, Char mo nth 26. (Hymn 78. B. 2. C. M.) Redemption by Christ. 1 V17"HEN the first parents of our race ▼ V Rebeli'd and lost their God, And the infection or' their sin Had tainted ail our blood, 2 Infinite pity touch'd the heart Or" the eternal Sou, Descending from th- heavenly court H? left hi- father's throne. 3 Aside the Prmee of Glory threw His most diune array, And wrapp'd ins Goahead in a veil Of our inferior clay. 4 His living power, and dying love Redeem'd unhappy men, Ana rais'd the ru us of our race To lift and God again. 5 To thee, dear Lord, our flesh and soul We joyfully resign, Bless'd Jesus, take'us for thy own, For we are doubly thine. 6 Thine honour shall for ever be The business of our days, For ever shall our thaukful tongues Speak thy deserved praise. 157. Cambridge New 74, Irish 171. (Hymn 29. B. 2. C. M.) Redemption by Price and Power. I TESUS, with all ih. saint? above «J My tongue would bear her part, Would sound aloud thy saving love, And sing thy bleeding heart. 3 The Lamb that freed my captive soul From Satan's heavy chains, And sent the lion down to howl Where heil and horror reigns. 4 All glory to the dying Lamb, And uever ceasing praise, While angels live V> know his name, Or saints to feel his grace. 158- Cambridge New 74, Providence 10. (Hymn 82. B. 2. C. M.) Redemption and Protection from Spiritual Enemit*. 1 A RISE, my soul, my joyful powers, xjl And triumph in my God, Av\ake, my voice, and" loud proclaim His glorious grace abroad. 2 He rais'd me./rom the deeps of sin, The gates of gaping hell, And fi.vu my stan kioej more secure Thau 'twas before 1 fell. $ The arms of everlasting love Beneath my soui he plac'd, And on the rock of ages set My slippery footsteps fast. 4 The city of my bless'd abode Is waJTd around with grace, Salvation for a bulwark stands To shield the sacred place. 5 Satan may vent his sharpest spite, And all his legions roar, Almighty mercy guards my life, And bounds his raging power. 6 Arise, mv soul, awake, my voice, And tunes of pleasure sing, Loud hallelujahs shall address My Sa\icur and my King. 159- Ot/ord 106, Milbourn Port 183, F.uniain 101. (Hymn 35. B. 2. C. M.) Praise to God for Creation and Redemption. 1 T ET them neglect thy glory, Lord, M-d Who never knew thy grace, But our loud songs shall still record The wonders of thy praise. 2 We raise our shouts, O God, to thee, And send them to thy throne, All glory to th' Unwed" Three, The Undivided One. 3 'Twas he (and we'll adore his name) That form'd us by a word, Tis he restores our ruin'd frame; Salvation to the Lord. 4 Hosanna! let the earth and skies Repeat the joyful sound, Rocks, lulls, ana vales, reflect the voice In one eternal round. ATONEMENT. 140. Jaynes's 163, Bedford 91, Abridge 201. (Psalm 40. 6—9. 2d Part- C. M.) The Incarnation and Sacrifice of Christ. 1 npHUS saith the Lord, • Your work is vain, X ' Give your burnt-offerings o'er> 4 In dying ^oats and bullocks slain • My souf delights no more.' 2 Then spake the Saviour, • Lo, I'm here, 1 My God, to do thy will; ' Wha'te'er thy sacred books declare, • Thy servant small fulfil. 3 * Thy law is ever in my sight, • i keep it near my heart; * Mine ears are open with delight 1 To what thy lips impart.' 4 And see, the bless'd Redeemer comes, Th' eternal Son appears, And at th' appointed time assumes The body God prepares. 5 Much he rereal'd his Father's grace, And much his truth he shew'd, And prtach'd th,- way of righteousness, W here great assemblies stood. 6 His Father's honour touch'd his heart, He pity'd sinners' cries, And, to tultil a Saviour's part, Was made a sacrifice. PAUSE. 7 No blood of beasts on altars shed Could wash the conscience clean; But the rich sacrifice he paid Atones for all our sin. 8 Then was the great salvation spread. And Satan's kingdom shook ; Thus by the woman's promis'd seed The serpent's head was broke. C 4 141, 142, 143 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 144, 145, 146 141. Glottccster 12, Vlverston 179. (Psalm 40. ver. 5—10. L. M.) Christ our Sacrifice. 1 npHE wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought, A Exceed our praise, surmount our thought ; Should I attempt the long detail, My speech would faint, my numbers fail. 2 No blood of beasts on altars spilt Can cleanse the souls of men from guilt; But fhou hast set before our eyes An all-sufficient sacrifice. 3 Lo ! thine eternal Son appears, To thy designs he bows his ears, Assumes a body well prepar'd, And well performs a work so hard. 4 ' Behold, I come,' (the Saviour cries, With love and duty in his eyes) ' I come to bear the heavy load ' Of sins, and do thy will/my God. 5 ' 'Tis written in thy great decree, ' 'Tis in thy book foretold of me, * I must fulfil the Saviour's part, ' And, lo ! thy law is in my heart. ' When on my cross I'm lifted high, ' Or to my crown above the sky. 7 ' The Spirit shall descend, am' show ' What thou hast done, and what I do; 1 i ne wondering worm saill ICSTIi tfej £T--* ' Thy wisdom and thy righteousness.' 14g. Rippon's 18S, Horsley 205, Paul's 246. (Hymn 1 18. B. 2. L. M.) The Priesthood of Christ, i "DL.OOD i, as a voice to pierce the skie?, X> Revenge the blood of Abel cries ; But the dear stream when Christ was slain Speaks peace, as loud from every vein. 2 Pardon and peace from God on high, Behold he lays his vengeance by, And rebels that deserv'd his sword, Become the favourites of the Lord. 3 To Jesus let our praises rise Who gave his life a sacrifice; Now he appears before his. God, And for our pardon pleads his blood. 143. James's 163, Tunbridge 103. (Hymn 155. B. 2. C. M.) Christ our Passover. 1 T O the destroying angel flies JU To Pharaoh's stubborn land : The pride and flower of Egypt dies By his vindictive hand. 2 He pass'd the tents of Jacob o'er, Nor pour'd the wrath divine ; He saw the blood on every door, And bless'd the peaceful sign. 3 Thus the appointed Lamb must bleed To break th' Egyptian yoke; Thus Israel is from bondage freed, And 'scapes the angel's stroke. 4 Lord, if mv heart were sprinkled too, With blood so rich as thine, Justice no longer would pursue This guilty soul of mine. 5 Jesus our passover was slain, And has at once procur'd Freedom from Satan's heavy chain, And God's avenging sword. 144. Great Milton 212, Abridge 201, Sprague 166. (Hymn 38. B. 1. 1st Part. C. M.) The Atonement of Christ, Rom. iii. 25. 1 TTOW is our nature spoil'd by sin ! AX Yet nature ne'er hath found The way to make the conscience clean, Or heal the painful wound. 2 In vain we seek for peace with God By methods of our own ; Jesus, there's nothing but thy blood Can bring us near the throne. 3 The threatenings of thy broken law Impress our souls with dread; If God his sword of vengeance draw, It strikes our spirits dead. 4 But thine illustrious sacrifice Hath answer'd these demands, And peace an 1 pardon from the skies Come down by Jesus' hands. 5 Here all the ancient types agree, The altar and the lamb ; And prophets in their visions see Salvation thro' his name. 6 'Tis by thy death we live, O Lord; 'Tis on thy cross we rest: For ever be "thy love ador'd, Thy name for ever blest. 145* Braintree25, Salem 139, Providence lb, ("Hymn 148. B. 2. C. M.) God reconciled in Christ. LEST of all the names My Jesus, and my God, Who can resist thy heavenly love, Or trifle with thy blood ? 2 'Tis by the merits of thy death The Father smiles again ; ♦Tis by thine interceding breath The" Spirit dwells with men. 3 Till God in human flesh I see, My thoughts no comfort find; The holy, just, and sacred Three Are terrors to my mind. 4 But if Immanue.'s face appear, My hope, my .joy begins; His name forbids my slavish fear, His grace removes my sins. 5 While Jews on their own law rely, And Greeks of wisdom boast, I love th' incarnate mystery, And there I fix my trust.' 146- Bramcoate 8, Chard 175, Rothwell 174. (Hymn 61. B. I. L. M.) Christ our High Priest and King, and Christ coining to Judgment, Rev. i. 5—7. 1 IVTOW to the Lord, that makes us know J-M The wonders of his dying love, Be humble honours paid below, And strains of nobler praise above. 2 'Twas he that clcans'd our foulest sins, And wash'd us in his richest blood ; 'Tis he that makes us priests and kings, And brings us rebels near to God. 3 To Jesus our atoning Priest, To Jesus our superior Kin?, Be everlasting power confess'd, And every tongue his glory sing. 147, 148, 149 REGENERATION. 150, 151, 152 4 Behold, on flying clouds he comes, And every eye snail see him move; Tho' with" our sins we pierc'd him once, Then he displays his pardoning love. 5 The unbelieving world shall wail While we rejoice to see the day ; Come, Lord ; nor let thy promise fail, Nor let thy chariots long delay. REGENERATION. 147. Great Milton 212, Gainsbro* 29, Worksop 31. ' (Hymn 95. B. l. 0. !\I.) Regeneration, John L 13. iii. 3, &c. 1 "VTOT all the outward forms on earth, JAI Nor rites that God has given, Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth, Can raise a sou! 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. 2 The Spirit like some heavenly wind Blows on tlie sons of flesh, New models all the carnal mind, And forms the man afresh. 4 Our quicken'd souls awake, and rise From the long sleep of death; On heavenly things we fix our eves, And praise employs our br«eatb". 148« Gainsbro' 29, Grove House 143. (Hymn 99. B. 1. C. M.) Stones made Children of Abraham; or, Grace not conveyed by Religious Parents, .Matt. iii. 9 1 "17"AIN are the hopes that rebels plac.; ▼ Upon their birth and blood, Descended from a pious race ; (Their fathers now with God.) 2 He from the caves of earth and hell Can take the hardest stones, And fill the house of Abra'm well With new-created sons. Who call'd the world from emptiness, The world obey'd and came. 149. Salem 139, George's 2. (Hymn 130. B. 2. C. M.) The new Creation. 1 A TTEND, while God's exalted Son -t\- Doth his own glories shew; * Behold I sit upon my throne • Creating all things new. 2 ' Nature and sin are pass'd awav, 1 And the old Adam dies ; ' My hands a new foundation lay, ' See the new world arise. 3 ' I'll be a sun of righteousness ' To the new heavens I make ; ' None but the new-born heirs of grace * My glories shall partake.' 4 Mighty Redeemer, set me free From my old state of sin ; O make my soul alive to thee, Create new powers within. I Renew mine eyes, and form mine ears, And mould my heart afresh; Give me new passions, joys and fears, And turn the stone to flesh. 6 Far from the regions of the dead, From sin, and earth, and hell, In the new wond that grace has made I wouid for ever dwell. 15Q. Abridge 201, Charmouth 28. (Hymn 159. B. 2. C. M.) An .inconvtrttd State; or, converting Grace. 1 rf~i REAT King of rlon and of grace, |_ VJT We own, with humble ^hame, How vile b our degenerate race, And our first father's name.] 2 From Adam flows our tainted blood, The poison rrigns withm, Makes us averse to all that's good, And willing slaves to sin. 3 [Daily we break thy holy laws, And then reject thy grace; Engaar'd in tin j old s; ruent's cause Against our Maker's face.] 4 We live estrans'd afar from God, And love the distance well; With ha-te we run tie d uigerous road That leads to death and hell. 5 And can such rebels be restor'd ! Smh natures made divine! Let sinner* see thy glory, Lord, And feel this pov er of throe. 6 We raise our Father's name on high, Who his own Spirit ■•ends. To bring rebellr us str ingers nigh, And turn hi;-- foe- to friends. 15 1- Gainsborough 29, Braintree 25. (Hymn 161. B. 2. C. M.) Christian Virtues ; or, the Difficulty of Con version. 1 ^TRAIT is the way, the door is strait IO That leads to jovs on high, 'Tis but a few that find the gate, White crowds mistake, and die. 2 Beloved self must be deny'd, The mii.d and will renew'd, P,.ssion ruppre-s'd, and patience trv'd. And vain desires subdu'd. 3 [Flesh is a dangerous foe to grace, W here it prevails and rules; Flesh must be humbled, pride abas'd, Lest they destroy our souls. 4 The love of gold be banish'd hence, (That vile idolatry) And every ineniber/every sense, In sweet subjection lie. 5 The tongue, that most unruly power, Requires a strong restraint: We must be watchful every hour, And pray, but never faint. 6 Lord, can a feeble helpless worni^ Fulfil a task so hard! Thy grace mast all mv work perform, And give the free reward. JUSTIFICATION. 1.59. Bedford 91, Weston Favel 27, Worksop si. tHymn 94. B. l. C. M.) Justification by Faith, not by Works ; or, the Laic condemns, Grace justifies, Rom. iii. i" —22. 1 "\7"A IN are the hopes the sons of men ▼ On their own works have built; Their hearts by nature all unclean, And all their actions eruilt. C 5" 153, 154 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 155, 156, 157 2 Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouths Without a mnrmuriug word, And the whole race of Adam stand Guilty before the Lord. 3 In vain we ask God's righteous law To justify us now, Since to convince and to condemn Is all the law can do. 4 Jesus, how glorious is thy grace! When in thy name we trust, Our faith receives a righteousness That makes the sinner just. 153. PauVs 246, Babylon 23. (Hymn 154. B. 2. L. M.) Self-righteousness insufficient. 1 c "\T7HERE are the mourners*, saith the VV Lord " 1 ? ' That wait and tremble at my word * That walk in darkness all the day * Come make my name your trust and stay. 2 ' [No works nor duties of your own ' Can for the smallest sin atone; * t The robes that nature may provide 1 Will not your least pollutions hide. 3 ' The softest couch that nature knows ' Can give the conscience no repose: « Look to my righteousness, and live; * Comfort and peace are mine to give.] 4 ' Ye sons of pride, that kindle coals ' With your own hands to warm your souls, ■ Walk "in the light of your own fire, * Enjoy the sparks that ye desire. > ' This is your portion at my hands ; ' Hell waits you with her iron bands, * Ye shall lie down in sorrow there, ' In death, in darkness, and despair.' 154- Devizes 14, Miall 240, Bath Chapel 26. (Ps. 71. v. 15, 14, 16, 23, 22, 24. 2d Part. C. M.) Christ our Strength and Righteousness. 1 IVfY Saviour, my almighty friend, JLtL When I begin thy praise, Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace] 2 Thou art my everlasting trust, Thy goodness I adore; And since I knew thy graces first I speak thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road, And march with courage in thy strength To see my Father God. 4 When I am fill'd with sore distress For some surprising sin, I'll plead thy perfect righteousness, And mention none but thine. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The victories of my King ! My soul redeem'd from sin and hell Shall thy salvation sing. 6 [My tongue shall all the day proclaim My Saviour and my God; His death has brought my foes to shame, And drown' d them in his blood. 7 Awake, awake, my tuneful powers ; With this delightful song I'll entertain the darkest hours, Nor think the season long.] * Isaiah i, 10. 11. t Isaiah xxviii. 20. 15.3* Lewton 30, Kingsbridge 88. (Hymn 109. B. 1. L. M.) The Value of Christ and his Righteousness, Phil. iii. 7-9. 1 "VfO more, my God, I boast no more 1^ Of all the duties I have done j I quit the hopes I held before To trust the merits of thy Son. 2 Now for the love I bear his name, What was my gain I count my loss, My former pride I call my shame, And nail my glory to his cross. 3 Yef, ai:d I mu«t and will esteem All things but loss for Jesus' sake : O may my soul be found in him, And of his righteousness partake. 4 The best obedience of my hands Dares not appear before "thy throne; But faith can answer thy demands By pleading what my Lord has done. 156. Hephzibah 11, Wurman 135, MichaeVs 119. (Hymn 20. B. 1. CM.) Spiritual Apparel; namely, the Robe of Righ. teousness, and Garments' of Salvation, Isaiah lxi. 10. WAI , . Prepare a tuneful voice, In God, the life of all my joys, Aloud will I rejoice. 2 'Tis he adorn'd my naked soul, And made salvation mine, Upon a poor polluted worm He makes his graces shine. 3 And lest the shadow of a spot Should on my soul be found, He took the robe the Saviour wrought, And cast it all around. 4 How far the heavenly robe exceeds What earthly princes wear! These ornaments how bright they shine! How white the garments are ! 5 The Spirit wrought ray faith and love, And hope, and every grace ; But Jesus spent his life to work The robe of righteousness. 6 Strangely, my soul, art thou arrayM By the* great Sacred Three: In sweetest harmony of praise Let all thy powers agree. PARDON. 157- Abridge 201, Carolina 13, Elenborough 170. (Psalm 130. C. M.) Pardoning Grace. 1 /~\UT of the deeps of long distress, \J The borders of despair, I sent my cries to seek thy grace, My groans to move thine ear. 2 Great God, should thy severer eye, And thine impartial hand, Mark and revenge iniquity, No mortal flesh could stand. 3 But there are pardons with my God For crimes of high degree j Thy Son has bought them with his blood To draw us near to thee. 158, 159, 160 PARDON. 161, 162, 163 4 [I wait for thy salvation, Lord, With strong desires 1 wait; My nm1| invited by thy word, Stands watching" at thy gate.] 5 rjust as the guar s that keep the night Long- for the morning skies, Watch the first beams of breaking light, And meet them wuh their eyes; 6 So waits my soul to see thy grace, And more latent than they. Meets the first openings or thy face, And finds a brighter day.] 7 [Then in the Lord let Israel trust, Let Israel seek his face; The Lord is so d as well as just, And plenteous is his grae. S There's full redemption at his throne For sinners long ensaVd; The great Redeemer is his Son, And Israel shal be sav'd.] 158' Nippon's 186, Clverston 179, Paul's 246. (Psalin 130. L. MO Pardoning Grace. 1 "T^RO.M deep distre-s and troubled thoughts, jl To thee, my Gori, I raisM my cries; If thou severely mark our faults," No desh can stand before thine eyes. 2 But thou hast bui!t thy throne of srace, Free to dispense thy par ions there, That sinners may approach thy face, And hope and love, as well as "fear. 3 As the benighted pilgrims wait, And long, and wish for breaking day, So waits my sou! before thy gate ; When will my God his face display? 4 My trust is fix'd upon thy wor I, Nor shall I trust thy word in vain : Let mour.iiuir souls address the Lord, And find relief from alt their pain. 5 Great is his lo\e, and large his grace, Thro' the redemption of h s Son : He turns our feet from sinful ways, And pardon; what our bands have done. 159. Kyland 48, Eagle Street New 55, Bl ode- rip's 252. (Psalm 32. S. M.) Forgiveness of Sins upon Confession. 1 f\ blessed souls are they \J \\ hose sins are cover'd o'er ! Divinely blest, to whom the Lord Imputes their guilt no more. 2 They mourn their follies past, And" keep their hearts with care; Their lips and lives, without deceit, Shall prove their faith sincere. 3 While I cone al'd my guilt, I felt the festering wound, Till I confess'd my sins to thee, And r^ady pardon found. 4 Let sinner- learn to pray, Let saints keep near the throne; Our help, in times of deep distress, Is found in God alone. 160- L route 3, Sprague 166, Exeter 4. (Psalm 32. C. M.) Free Pardon and sincere Obedience; or, Con- fession and Forgiitmtis. ! TTAPPV the man to whom his God XI No more imputes his sin; But, wash'd in the Redeemer's blood, Hath made his garments clean ! 2 Happy, beyond expression, he WlK'se debts are thus diseharg'd ; Aud, from the guilty bondige free, He feels his soul enlargd. 3 His spirii hates decf it and lies, His word* are all sincere; He guards his heart, he guards his eye!", To keep his conscience clear. 4 White I my inward guilt supprest, No qu et" could I find; Thy wrath lav burning in my breast, Ad rack'd my tortur'd mind. 5 Then I confes-'d my troubld thoughts, My secret sins revevl'd; Thy "pardoning grace forgave my faults, Thy grace my pardon seal'd. f, T. i- shall invite thy -am s to pray; W.nen, like a ras;mg fiood, Temptations rise, "our strength nd stay Is a forgiving God. 161- P««Pi 246, Babylon Streams 23. (Psarni 32. 2d Part. L. M.) A Guilty Conscience iased by Confession and Paruon. 1 "1"17"HILE I keep silence, and conceal ▼ V My keavj gwtt within my heart, What torment- d -tn my conscience feel! What agonie-> of inward smart! 2 1 spread my sins before the Lord, And a.l my secret faults confess: Tny go-pe'i -peaks a pardoning word, Thine holy Spirit seals the grace. 3 For this shall every humble soul Make swift addresses to rhy seat; When floods of huge temptations roll, There shall they find a blest retreat. 4 How safe beneath thy wings I lie, When days grow dark, and storms appear! And when I walk, thy watchful eye Shall guide me safe from every snare. 1(3'?' Brarncoate 8. Lebanon!®. (Psalm 32. Irt Part. L M.) Repentance and free Paraon ; or, Justification and Sane tijicnt ion. 1 T>LEST is the man, for ner bless' 1, J3 Wh se guilt is paraon'd by his God, A\ hose sins with sorrow are co".ifVs?'d, And cover'd wuh his Stviuur s blood. 2 Blest is the man to wh->m the Lord Imputes not hi- iniquities. He pleads no merit off reward, And not on works, but grace relies. 3 From guile bis heart and lips are free, His humbie joy, his holy ft ar, With deep repentance "well aeree, And join to prove hi- faith sincere. 4 How glorious is that righteousness That hi' es an:! cancels all hi- sins! While a bright evidence of grace Thro' his whole life appears and shines. 16o- Xewbury 132, Croult 3. (Hvmn 85. B. 2. C. M.) Sufficiency of Paraon. 1 \\"HY does your face, ye humble souls, 1 ▼ Tho-< nu urnful < olours wear? What doubts are these that wa-te your faith, And nourish your despair? 2 What tho' your numerous sins exceed The stars tint fi.l the -l:ies, And aiming at th' eternal throne, Like pointed mountains rUe! C 6 164, 165 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 166, 167 3 What tho' your mighty guilt beyond The wide creation swell, And has its curs'd foundations laid Low as the deeps of hell] 4 See here an endless ocean flows Of never-failing grace, Behold a dying Saviour's veins The sacred flood increase. ;i It rises high and drowns the hills, 'T has neither shore nor bound : Now if we search to find our sins Our sins can ne'er be found. 6 Awake, our hearts, adore the grace That buries all our faults, And pardoning blood that swells above Our follies and our thoughts. ADOPTION, 161. Eagle Street New 55, Harborough U% (Hjmn 64. B. 1. S. M.) Adoption, 1 John iii. 1, &c. Gal. iv. 6. { "DEHOLD what wonderous grace JD The Father hath bestow'd On sinners of a mortal race, To call them sons of God ! 2 'Tis no surprising- thing That we should be unknown ; The Jewish world knew not their King, God's everlasting Sou* 3 Nor doth it yet appear How great we must be made ; But when we see our Saviour here, We shall be like our head. 4 A hope so much divine May trials well endure, May purae our souls from sense and sin, As Christ the Lord is pure. 5 If in my Father's love I share a filial part, Send down thy spirit like a dove To rest upon my heart. 6 - We would no longer lie Like slaves beneath the throne ; My faith shall Abba, Father, cry, And thou the kindred own. 1(55. Oainsbro" 1 29, MichaeVs 119, Irish 171. (Hymn 143. B. 1. C. M.) Characters of the Children of God, from several Scriptures. ) ^O new-born babes desire the breast K? To feed, and grow, and thrive; So saints with joy the gospel taste, And by the gospel live. 2 [With inward gust their heart approves All that the word relates; They love the men their Father loves, And hate the works he hates.] .3 [Not all the flattering baits on earth Can make them slaves to lust; They can't forget their heavenly birth, Nor grovel in the dust. 4 Not all the chains that tyrants use Shall bind their souls to vice: Faith like a conqueror can produce A thousand victories.] 5 [Grace like an uncorrupting seed Abides ;ind reigns within ; Immortal principles forbid The sons of God to sin.] 6 [Not by the terrors of a slave Do they perform his will, But with the noblest powers they have His sweet commands fulfil.] 7 They find access at every hour, To God within the veil: Hence they derive a quickening power, And joys that never fail. 8 O happy souls! O glorious state Of overflowing grace ! To dwell so near their Father's seat, And see his lovely face. 9 Lord, I address thv heavenly throne; Call me a child of thine, Send down tl*e Spirit of thy Son To form my heart divine. 10 There shed thy choicest loves abroad, And make my comforts strong : Then shall I say, My Father God, With an unwavering tongue. COMMUNION WITH GOD. 166- Langdon 217, Leeds 19, Ayliffe Street 241. (Psalm 23. L. M.) God our Shepherd. 1 TV/fY shepherd is the living Lord; 1?jL Now shall my wants be well supply'd ; His providence and holy word Become my safety and my guidff. 2 In pastures where salvation grows He makes me feed, he makes me rest; There living- water gently flows, And all the food divinely blest. 3 My wandering feet his ways mistake, But he restores my soul to peace, And leads me, for his mercy's sake, In the fair paths of righteousness. 4 Tho' I walk thro T the gloomy vale, Where death and all its terrors are, My heart and hope shall never fail, For God my shepherd's with me there, 6 Amidst the darkness and the deeps Thou art my comfort, thou my 6tay ; Thy staff supports my feeble steps, Thy rod directs my doubtful way. 6 The sons of earth and sons of hell Gaze at thy goodness, and repine To see my table spread so well With living bread and cheerful wine. , 7 [How I rejoice when on my head Thy Spirit condescends to rest! 'Tis a divine anointing shed Like oil of gladness at a feast. 8 Surely the mercies of the Lord Attend his household all their days ; There will I dwell to hear his word, To seek his face, and sing his praise.] 167« Stamford 9, Exeter 4. (Psalm 23. C. M.) The same. 1 1VT Y shepherd will supply my need, J-vi Jehovah is his name; In pastures fresh he makes me feed Beside the living stream. 2 He brings my wandering spirit back, When I forsake his ways; And leads me, for his mercy's sake, In paths of truth and grace. 168, 169 COMMUNION WITH GOD. 170, 171 3 When I walk thro' the shades of death, Thy presence is my stay ; A word of thy supporting- breath Drives all my tears away. 4 Thy hand, in spite of all my foes, Doth still mv table spread ; Mv cup with blessings overflows, Thine oil anoints my head. 5 The sure provisions of my God Attend me all my days; O may thy hor.se be mine abode, And all my work be praise! 6 There would I find a settled rest, (While others go and come) No more a stranger or a guest, But like a child at home. 168- Finsbury 155, Eagle Street New 55, Kib- - tuo worth 249. (Psalm 23. S. M.) The same. 1 HP HE Lord my shepherd is, X Ishallbewellsupply'd; Since he is mine, and I am his, What can I want beside] 2 He leads me to the place Where heavenly pasture grows, Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows. 3 If e'er I go astray. He doth mv soul reclaim, And guides me in his own tight way, For his most holy name. 4 While he affords his aid, I cannot vield to tear: Th'>' I should walk thro' death's dark shade, My shepherd's with me there. 5 In spite of all my foes, Thou dost mv table spread ; My cup with blessings overflows, And joy exalts my head. 6 The bounties of thy love Shall crown my following days; Nor from thv house will I remove, Nor cease to speak thy praise. 169. Bedford 91, Hammond 226, Abridge 201. (Psalm 73. ver. 23—26. 2d Part, C. M.) God our Portion htre and hereafter. 1 /~1 OD my supporter and my hope, \JT My help for ever near, Thine arm of mercy held me Up When sinking in despair. 2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet Through this dark wilderness; Thine hand conduct me near thy scat To dweil before thy face. 3 Wire I in heaven without my God, 'T would be no joy to me; And whilst this earth is my abode, I long for none but thee. 4 What if the springs of life were broke, And flesh and heart should faint! God is mv soul's eternal rock, The strength of every saint. 5 Behold, the sinners that remove Far from thy presence die; Not all the idol gods they love Can save them when they cry. e But to draw near to thee, my God, Shall be my sweet employ; My tongue shall sonnd thy works abroad, And tell the world my joy. 170- Sprague 166, Braintree 25, New York 3?. (Hymn 94. B. 2. C. M.) God my only Happiness, Psalm lsxiii. 2$=. 1 IVTY God, my portion, and my love, 1Y1 My everlasting all, I've none 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 [In vain the bright, the burning sun Scatters his feeble light; 'Tis thy sweet beams create my noon; If thou withdraw, 'tis night. 4 And whilst upon my restless bed, Amongst the shades I roll, If my Redeemer shew his head, 'Tis morning with my sou!.] 5 To thee we owe our wealth, and friends, And health, and safe abode; Thanks to thy name for meaner things, But they are not my God. 6 How vain a toy is glittering wealth, If once compar'd to thee; Or what's my safety, or my health, Or all my friends to me? 7 Were I possessor of the earth, And call'd the stars my own, Without thy graces and thyself I were a wretch undone. 8 Let others stretch their arms like seas, And grasp in all the shore, Grant me the visits of thy face, And 1 desire no more, 171* Vermont 134, Ryland 48, Harborough 142. (Hymn 93. B. 2. S. M.) God all, and in all, Psalm lxxiii. 25. MY God, my life, my love, To thee, to thee, I call, i [Thy shining grace can cheer This dungeon where I dwell; 'Tis Paradise when thou art here, If thou depart, 'tis hell.] I [The smilings of thy face, How amiable they are ! 'Tis heaven to rest in thine embrace, And no where else but there.] 1 [To thee, and thee alone, The angels owe their bliss ; They sit around thy gracious throne, And dwell where Jesus is.] > [Not all the harps above Can make a heavenly place, If God his residence remove, Or but conceal his face.] 5 Nor earth, nor all the sky Can one delight afford, No, not a di op of real joy, Without thy presence, Lord. 7 Thou art the sea of love, Where all my pleasures roll, The circle where my passions move, And centre of my soul. 8 [To thee my spirits fly With infinite desire, * And yet how far from thee I lie J Dear Jesus raise me nigher !] C 7 172, 173^ 174 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 175, 176, 177 172« Glo'ster 12, Leeds 19, Martin's Lane 67. (Hymn 15. B. 2. L. M.) The Enjoyment of Christ ; or, Delight in Wor- ship. 1 TjVARfrommy thoughts, vain world, be gone, X? 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 kin Jes with a pure desire : Come, my dear Jesus, from above, And feed my soul with heavenly love, 3 [The trees of life immortal stand In flourishing rows at thy right hand, And in sweet murmurs by their side Rivers of bliss perpetual glide. 4 Haste then, but with a smiling face, And spread the table of thy grace: Bring down a taste of fruit divine. And cheer my heart with sacred wine.] 5 Bless'd Jesus, what delicious fare! How sweet thy entertainments are! Never did angels taste above Redeeming grace, and dying love. 6 Hail, great Immanuel, all divine, In thee thy Father's glories shine; Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest one, That eves have seen, or angels known. 173* Bramcoate 8, Mark's 65, Neio Sabbath 122. (Hymh 16. B. 2. L. IM.) Part the Second, 7 T ORD, what a heaven of saving grace, J. J Shines thro' the beauties of thy face, And lights our passions to a flame ! Lord, how we love thy charming name! 8 When I can say, my God is mine, When 1 can feel thy glories shine, I tread the world beneath my feet, And all that earth calls good or great. While such a scene of sacred j'oys Our rapturM eyes and souls employs, Here we could sit, and gaze away, " A long, an everlasting day. 10 Well, we shall quickly pass the night To the fair coasts of perfect light ; Then shall our joyful senses rove O'er the dear object of our love. 11 [There shall we drink full draughts of bliss, And pluck new life from heavenly trees: Yet now and then, dear Lord, be'stovv A drop of heaven on worms below. 12 Send comforts down from thy right hand, While we pass thro' this barren land, And in thy temple let us see A glimpse of love, a glimpse of thee.] SANCTIFICATJON. 174. Portugal 97, Mark's 65, Bramcoate 8. (Hymn 132. B. 1. L. M.) Holiness and Grace, Tit. ii. 10—13. 1 C<0 let our lips and lives express ►o The holy gospel we profess. So let our works and virtues shine To prove the doctrine all divine. 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honours of our Saviour God; When the salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the power of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be deny'd, Passion and envy, lust and pride; While justice, temperance, truth and love Our inward piety approve. 4 Religion bears our spirits up, While we expect that blessed hope, The bright appearance of the Lord, And faith stands leaning on his word. 175. Great Milton 212, Newington 61. (Hymn 143. B. 2. C. M.) Flesh and Spirit. 1 \\7~HAT different powers of grace and sin tt Attend our mortal state ! I hate the thoughts that work within, And do the works I hate. 2 Now I complain, and groan, and die, While sin and Satan reign: Now rai*e my songs of triumph high, For grace prevails again. 3 So darkness struggles with the light Till perfect day arise; Water and fire maintain the fight Until the weaker dies. 4 Thus will the flesh and spirit strive, And vex and break my peace : But I shall quit this mortal life, And sin for ever cease. 17^. Bath Chapel 26, Worksop 31. (Hymn 104. B. l. C. M.) A State of Nature and of Grace, 1 Cor. vi. 10, II. 1 "IVTOT the malicious or profane, 1^1 The wanton or the proud, Nor thieves, nor slanderers shall obtain The kingdom of our God. 2 Surprising grace! And such were we By nature and by sin, Heirs of immortal misery, Unholy and unclean. 3 But we are wash'd in Jesus' blood, We're pardon'd thro' his name; And the good Spirit ofour God Has sanctify'd our frame. 4 O for a persevering power To keep thy just commands ! We would defile our hearts no more, No more pollute our hands. 177' Spragne 166, Bedford 91, Worksop 31. (Hymn 22. B. l. 2d Part. C. M.) Flesh and Spirit, Rom. viii. 1. 1 "V17HAT vain desires, and passions vain, ▼ T Attend this mortal clay! Oft have they piere'd my soul* with pain, And drawn my heart astray. 2 How have I wander'd from my God, And, following sin and shame, In this vile world of flesh and blood Defil'd my nobler frame ! 3 For ever blessed be thy grace, That form'd my soul anew, And made it of an heaven-born race, Thy glory to pursue. 4 My spirit holds perpetual war, And wrestles and complains; But views the happy moment near That sh ill dissolve its cfeains. 5 Cheerful in death I close my eyes, To part with every lust; And charge my flesh whene'er it rise To leave them in the dust. 178, 179, 180 PERSEVERANCE. 181,182 6 My purer spirit shall not fear To put this body on : Its tempting powers no more are there, Its lusts and passions gone. 178- Froom 255, Worksop 31, Charmouth 28. (Psalm 110. llth Fart. C. M.) Breathing after Holiness. Ver 5, 33. OTHAT the Lord would guide my ways To keep his statutes stiil! O that my God would grant me grace To know and do his will! Ver. 29. O send thy Spirit down to write Thy law" upon my heart! Nor let my tongue, indulge deceit, Nor act the liar's part. Ver. 37, 36. From vanity turn off my eyes : Let no corrupt design. Nor covetous desires arise Within this soul of mine. Ver. 133. Order my footsteps by thy word, And make my heart sincere, Let sin have uo dominion, Lord, But keep mv conscience clear. Ver. 176. IMy soul hath gone too far astray, My feet too often slip; Yet since I've not forgot thy way, Restore thy wandering sheep. Ver. 35. Make me to walk in thy commands, 'Tis a delightful road ; Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, Offend against my God. 179. Winchester 137. (Hymn 97. B. 1. L. M.) Christ our Wisdom, Righteousness, fyc. I Cor. i. 30. 1 TJURY'D in shadows of the night JD We lie till Christ restores the light; Wisdom descends to heal the blind, And chase the darkness of the mind. 2 Our guilty souls are drown'd in tears Till his atoning blood appears, Then we awake from deep distress, And sing, The Lord our Righteousness. 3 Our very frame is mix'd with sin, His Spirit makes our natures clean; Such virtues from bis sufferings flow, At once to cleanse and pardon too. 4 Jesus beholds where Satan reigns, Binding his slaves in heavy chains; He sets the prisoners free, and breaks The iron bondage from our necks. 5 Poor helpless worms in thee possess Grace, wisdom, power and righteousness; Thou art our mighty All, and we Give our whole selves, O Lord, to thee. 180* Aynhoe 108, Stohe 207, BroderijSs 252. (Hymn 98. B. 1. S. M.) The same. 1 TTOW heavy is the night XX That hansrs upon our eyes, Till Christ with his reviving light Over our souls arise ! 2 Our guilty spirits dread To meet the wrath of Heaven, But. in his righteousness array 'd, We see our sins forgiven. 3 Unholy and impure Are all our thoughts and ways; His hands infected nature cure With sanctifying grace. 4 The powers of hell agree To hold our souls in vain ; He sets the sons of bondage free, And breaks the cursed chain. 5 Lord, we adore thy ways To bring us near to God, Thy sovereign power, thy healing grace, And thine atoning blood. 181* Charmouth 28, Grove House 143, Wantage 204. (Hymn 90. B. 2. C. M.) Faith in Christ for Pardon and Sanctification. 1 TJOW sad our state bv nature is! XX Our sin how deep it stains! And Satan binds our captive minds 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 upon the Lord.' 3 My soul obeys th> almighty call, And runs to this relief, I would believe thy promise, Lord, O ! help my unbelief. 4 [To the dear fountain of thy blood. Incarnate God, I fly, Here let me wash my spotted soul, Prom crimes of deepest dye. 5 Stretch out thine arm, victorious King, My reigning sins subdue, Drive the old dragon from his seat, With all his helish crew.] 6 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, On tliy kind arms I fall : Be thou my strength and righteousness, My Jesus, and my all. PERSEVERANCE. 182« Sprague 166, Bedford 91, Irish 171. (Psalm 125. C. M.) The Saint's Trial and Safety. 1 TTNSHAKEN as the sacred hill, KJ And firm as mountains be, Firm as a rock the soul shall rest That leans, O Lord, on thee- 2 Not walls nor hills could guard so well Old Salem's happy ground, As those eternal arras of love That every saint surround. 3 While tyrants are a smarting scourge To drive them near to God, Divine compassion does allay The fury of the rod. 4 Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincere. And lead them safely on To the bright gates of Paradise, Where Christ their Lord is gone. 5 But if we trace those crooked ways That the old serpent drew, The wrath that drove him first to hell Shall smite his followers too. C 8 183, 184, 185 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 186, 187, 188 183* Eagle Street New 55, Broderip's 252. (Psalm 125. S. M.) The Saint's Trial and Safety ; or, moderated Afflictions. 1 TjMRM and unmov'd are they Ms That rest their souls on'God; Firm as the mount where David dwelt, Or where the ark abode. 2 As mountains stood to guard The city's sacred ground, So God and his almighty love Embrace his saints around. 3 What tho' the Father's rod Drop a chastising stroke, Yet, lest it wound their souls too deep, Its fury shall be broke. 4 Deal gentlv, Lord, with those Whose faith and pious fear, Whose hope, and love, and every grace Proclaim their hearts sincere. 3 Nor shall the tyrant's rage, Too long oppress the saint; The God of Israel will support His children lest they faint. 6 But if our slavish fear Will choose the ro id to hell, We must expect our portion there Where bolder sinners dwell. 184- New Sabbath 122, Mark's 65, Leeds 19. (Psalm 138. L. M.) Restoring and preserving Grace. 1 r\17"ITH ali my powers of heart and |_ ▼ ▼ tongue, I'll praise my Maker in ray song: Angels shall "hear the notes I raise, Approve the song, and join the praise. 2 Angels that make thy church their care Shall witness my devotions there, While holy zeal "directs mv eyes To thy fair temple in the skies.] 3 I'll sing thy truth and mercy. Lord, I'll sing the wonders of thy word; Not all thy works and names below So much thy power and glory show. 4 To God I cried when troubles rose; He heard me, and subdu'd my foes, He did my rising fears control, And strength diffus'd thro' all my soul. 5 The God of heaven maintains his state, Frowns on the proud and scorns the great ; But from his throne descends to see The sons of humble poverty. 6 Amidst a thousand snares I stand Upheld and guarded by thy hand ; Thy words my fainting soul revive, And keep my dying faith alive. 7 Grace will complete what grace begins To save from sorrows or from sins; The work that wisdom undertakes, Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes. 185' Bramcoate 6, Portugal 97, Mark's 65. (Psalm 97. 3d Part. L. M.) Grace and Glory. 1 TTMi' Almighty reigns exalted high JL O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky; Tho' clouds and darkness veil his feet", His dwelling is the mercy-seat. 2 O ye that love his holy name, Hate every work of sin and ^hame; He guards the souls of all his friends, And from the snares of hell defends. 3 Immortal liglit and joys unknown Are for tlie saints in darkness sown ; Those glorious seeds shall spring and rise, And the bright harvest bless our eyes. 4 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record The sacred honours of the Lord ; None but the soul that feels his grace Can triumph in his holiness. 186- Silver Street 209, Hopkins 157, Stock- port 47- (Hymn 51. B. 1. S. M.) Persevering Grace, J ude, ver. 24, 25, 1 rpo God the only wise, A Our Saviour and our King, Let all the saints below the skies Their humble praises bring. 2 'Tis his almighty love, His counsel, and his care, Preserves us safe from sin and death, And every hurtful snare. 3 He will present our souls Unblemish'd and complete, Before the glory of his face, AA ith joys divinely great. 4 Then all the chosen seed Shall meet around the throne, Shall bless the conduct of his grace, And make his wonders known, 5 To our Redeemer God Wisdom and power belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty, And everlasting songs, SALVATION. 18/. Ashley 152, Sydenham 43, Foster 9G. (Hymn 88. B. 2. C. M.) Salvation. 1 SALVATION! O, the joyful sound! ►3 'Tis pleasure to our ears; A sovereign balm for every wound, A ccrJial for our fears. 2 Bury'd in sorrow and in sin, » At hell's dark door we lay, Bur we arise by grace divine To see a heavenly day. 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around, While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. 188- Newbury 132, Crowle 3. (Hymn 111. B. 1. C. M.) Salvation by Grace, Titus iii. 3—7. 1 TT ®R®> we confess our numerous faults, LXJ How great our guilt has been ! Fooiish and vain were all our thoughts, And all our lives were sin. 2 But O, my soul, for ever praise, For ever love his name, Who turns thy feet from dangerous way* Of folly, sin and shame.] 3 ['Tis not by works of righteousness Which our own hands have done; But we are sav'd by sovereign grace Abounding thro' his Son.] 4 'Tis from the mercy of our God That all our hopes begin ; 'Tis by the water and the blood, Our souls are wash'd from sin. 189, 190, 191 SALVATION. 192, 193, 194 5 'Tis thro' the purchase of his death, Who hung upon the tree. The Spirit is sent down to breathe On such dry bones as we. 6 Rais'd fr,om the dead we live anew; And justified by grace We shall appear in glory too, And see our Father's tace. 189* Condescension 116, Charmouth 2fl, Ami's 58. (Hjmn 31. B. 1. 1st Part. C. M.) Condescending Grace, Psalm cxxxviii. 6, J "VM7HEN the Eternal bows the skies ▼ t To visit earthly things, With 6Com divine he turns his eyes From towers of haughty kings. 2 He bids his awful chariot roll Far downward from the skies, To visit every humble soul With pleasure in his eyes. 3 Why should the Lord that reigns above Disdain so lofty kings! Say, Lord, and why such looks of love, Upon such worthless things ! 4 Mortals, be dumb ; what creature dares Dispute his awful will 1 Ask no account of his affairs, But tremble and be still. 5 Just like his nature is his grace, All sovereign and all free : &TZ& God, how setrcu.'-^ ~re *• ways! How deep thy judgments be! 190- Bramcoate 8, Leeds 19, Mark's 65. (Hymn 137. B. 1. L. M.) Salvation by Grace in Christ, 2 Tim. i. 9, 10. 1 "VTOW to the power of God supreme -1AI Be everlasting honours given, He saves from hell, (we bless his name) He calls our wandering feet to heaven. 2 Not for our duties or deserts, But of his own abounding grace, He works salvation in our hearts, And forms a people for his praise. 3 'Twas his own purpose that begun To re»cue rebels doom'd to die; He gave us grace in Chri-t his Son Before he spread the starry sky. 4 Jesus the Lord appears at last, And makes his Father's counsels known ; Declares 'he great transactions past, And brings immortal blessings down. i He dies ; and in that dreadful night Did all the powers of hell destroy ; Rising he brought our heaven to light, And took possession of the joy. 19 . . Denbigh 54, Howies 73, Hotham 224. (Psalm 85. ver. 9, te. 2d Part. L. M.) Salvation by Christ. 1 QALVATION is for ever nigh VO The souls that fear and trust the Lord ; And gr.ice. des« ending from on high, Fresh hopes of glory shall afford. 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met. Since Christ the Lord came down from By his obedience, so complete, [heaven; Justice is pleas'd and peace is given. 3 Now truth and honour shall abound, Religion dwell on earth again, And heavenly influence bless the ground In our Redeemer's gentle reign. 4 His righteousness is gone before To give us frte access to God : Our wandering feet shall stray no more, But mark his steps and keep Ihe road. 19g. Paul's 246, Green's Hundred 89. (Hymn 4. B. 2. L. M.) Salvation in the Cross. 1 TTF.RE at thy .ross, my dying God, JLJL I lay my soul btneath thy love, Beneath the droppings of thy "blood, Jesus, nor shall it e'er remove. 2 Not a'l that tyrants think or say, . With rage and lightning in their eyes, Nor hell shal- fright my heart away, Should iiell with all its legions rise. 3 Should worlds conspire to drive me thence, Moveless and firm this heait should lie; Resolv'd (for that's my last defence) If I must perish, there to die. 4 But speak, my Lord, and calm my fear; Am I not safe beneath thy shade? Thy vengeance will not strike me here, Nor Satan dares my soul invade. 5 Yes, I'm secure b neath thy blood, And all my foes shall lose their aim, Hosanna to my dying God, And my best honours to his name. 193. Abridge 201, Bedford 91. l?«£u *?: *» Part. C. MJ Christ's Obedience and Death; or, God glorified, and Sinners saved. 1 TTUTHER, I sing thy wouderous grace, JO I bless my Saviour's name; He bought salvation for the poor, And bore the sinner's shame. 2 His deep distress has rais'd us high, His duty and his zeal Fulfil'd the law whi> h mortals broke, And finish'd all thy will. 3 His dying groans, his living songs Shall better please my God, Than harp or trumpet's" solemn sound, Than goats or bullocks' blood. 4 This shall his humble followers see, And set their hearts at rest; They by his dearh draw near to thee. And Jive for ever blest. 5 Let heaven and all that dwell on high To God their voices raise, W hile lands and seas assist the sky, And join t' advance the praise. 6 Zion is thine, most holy God; Thy Son .-hall bless her gates; And glory purchas'd by his blood For thine own Israel waits. 194. Weybridge 92, Sprague 166, (Hymn 46. B. 1. 1st Part. C. M.) God glorious and Sinners saved, Rom. 1. 30. Chap. v. 8, 9. 1 Pet. iii. 22. 1 TT^ATHER, how wide thy glories shine! JO Hou high thy wonders rise ! Known thro' the earth 'jv thousand signs, By thousand thro' the skies. 2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power, Their motions speak thy skill, And on the wings of every hour We read thv patience still . C 9 195, 196 SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS. 197, 198 3 But when we view thy strange design To save rebellious worms, Our souls are fili'd with awe divine To see what God performs. 4 When sinners break the Father's laws, The dying Son atones; Oh the dear mysteries of his cross, The triumph of his groans. 5 Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains; Sweet cherubs learn Imnnnuel's name, And try their choicest strains. 6 O may I bear some humble part In that immortal song ; Wonder and joy shall tune ray heart, And love command my tongue. SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS AND PROMISES. INVITATIONS. 195. Milbourn Port 133, Wiltshire 110. (Hymn 7. B. I. C. M.) The Invitation of the Gospel; or, spiritual Food and Clothing, Isa. Iv. 1, &c. 1 T ET every mortal ear attend, JLi And every heart rejoice, The trumpet of the gospel sounds With an inviting voice. 2 Ho, all ye hungry starving souls, That feed upon the wind, And vainly strive with earthly toys To fill an empty mind. 3 Eternal Wisdom has prepar'd A soul-reviving feast, And bids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. 4 Ho, ye that pant for living streams, And pine away and die, Here you may quench your raging thirst With springs that never dry. 5 Rivers of love and mercy here In a rich ocean join ; Salvation in abundance flows, Like floods of milk and wine. C [Ye perishing and naked poor, Who work with mighty pain To weave a garment of your own That will uot hide your sin, 7 Come naked, and adorn your souls In robes prepar'd by God, Wrought by the labours of his Son, And dy'd in his own blood.j S Dear God, the treasures of thy love Are everlasting mines, Deep as our helpless miseries are, And boundless as our sins. 9 The happy gates of gospel grace Stand open night and day, Lord, we are come to seek" supplies, And drive our wants away. 19rJ. Portugal 97, Green's Hundred 89. (Hymn 127. B. l. L. M.) ChrisVs Invitation to Sinners; or, Humility and Pride ; Matt, xi, 28—30. 1 * fl OME hither, all ye weary souls, yy * Ye heavy laden sinners, come, ' I'll give you rest from all your toils, ' And raise you to my heavenly home. 2 ' They shall find rest that learn of me; ' I'm of a meek and lowly mind; 1 But passion rages like the sea, f And pride is restless as the wind. 3 * Blest is the man whose shoulders take ' My yoke, and bear it with delight; 4 My yoke is easy to his neck, ' My grace shall" make the burden light.' 4 Jesus, we come at thy command, With faith and hope and humble zeal Resign our spirits to thy hand, To mould and guide us at thy will. 197. Henley 38, Peckham 7, Kibworth 249. (Hymn 92. B. 1. S. M.) Christ the Wisdom of God, Prov. viii. 1. 22—32. 1 f^HALL Wisdom cry aloud, IO And not her speech be heard ? The voice of God's eternal Word, Deserves it no regard I 2 • I was his chief delight, * His everlasting Son, [' Before the first of all his works * Creation was begun. 3 * Before the flying clouds, ' Before the solid land, ' Before the fields, before the flood* ' I dweit at his right-hand. 4 ■ When he adorn'd the skies, ' And built them, I was there • To order where the sun should rise ' And marshal every star. 5 * When he pour'd out the sea, ' And spread the flowing deep, • I gave the flood a firm decree ' Id its own bounds to keep.] 6 ' Upon the empty air * The earth was balanc'd well; • With joy I saw the mansion where ' The sons of men should dwell* 7 ' My busy thoughts at first * On tueir salvation ran, ' Ere sin was born, or Adam's dust ' Was fashion'd to a man. 8 ' Then come, receive my grace, * Ye children, and be wise; ' Happy the man that keeps my ways; ' The man that shuns them dies.' 198. Wareham 1 17, AngeVs Hymn 60. (Hymn 93. B. 1. L. M.) Christ, or Wisdom, obeyed or resisted, Prov. viii. 31—36. 1 rilHUS saith the wisdom of the Lord, X ' Bless'd is the man that hears my word, ' Keeps daily watch before my gates, ' And at my feet for. mercy waits. 2 ' The soul that seeks me shall obtain < Immortal wealth and heavenly gain; ' Immortal life is his reward, ' Life, and the favour of the Lord. 109, 200 SCRIPTURE PROMISES. 201, 202, 203 8 ' But the vile wretch that flies from me ' Doth his own soul an injury; ' Fools that against my grace rebel 1 Seek death,~and love the road to hell.' PROMISES. 199- Wareham 117, Green's Hundred 69. (Hymn 107. B. 1. L. M.) The Fall and Recovery of Man; or, Christ and Satan at Enmity, Gen. lii. 1, 15, 17. GaL iv. 4. Col. ii. 15. 1 -p|ECElV'D by subtil snares of hell XJ Adam our head, our father fell, When Satan in the serpent hid Propos'd the fruit that God forbid. 2 Death was the threatening; death began To take possession of the man; His unborn race recdv'd the wound, Aud heavy curses smote the ground. 3 But Satan found a worse reward; Thus saith the vengeance of the Lord, 1 Let everlasting hatred be ' Betwixt the woman's seed and thee. 4 ' The woman's seed shall be my Son, ' He shall destroy what thou hast done, ' Shall break thy head, and onlv feel * Thy malice raging at his heel."' 5 [He spake; and bid four thousand years Boll on; at length his Son appears; Angels with joy descend to earth, And sing the young Redeemer's birth. 6 Lo, by the sons of hell he dies; But, as he hung 'twixt earth and skies, He gave their prince a fatal blow, And triumph'd o'er the powers below.] 9(X). Newbury 132, Sprague 166. (Hymn 9. B. 1. C. M.) The Promises of the Covenant of Grace, Isa. Iv. 1, 2. Zech. xiii. 1. Mic. vii. 19. Ezek. xxxvi. 25, &c. 1 TN vain we lavish out our lives JL To gather empty wind, The choicest blessings earth can yield Will starve a hungry mind. 2 Come, and the Lord shall fe«d our souls With more substantial meat, With such as saints in glory love, W T ith such as angels eat. 3 Our God will every want supply, And fill our hearts with peace; He gives by covenant and by oath The riches of his grace. 4 Come, and he'll cleanse our spotted souls, And wash away our stains, In the dear fountain that his Son Pour'd from his dying veins. 5 [Our guilt shall vanish all away Tho' black as hell before ; Our sins shall sink beneath the sea And shall be found no more. 6 And lest pollution should o'ersprtad Our inward powers again, His Spirit shall bedew our souls Like purifying rain.] 7 Our heart, that flinty stubborn thing, That terrors cannot move, That fears no threatening^ of his wrath, Shall be dissolv'd bv love; Or he can take the flint away a That would not be refin'd, And from the treasures of his grace Bestow a softer mind. 9 There shall his sacred Spirit dwell, And deep engrave his law, And every motion of our souls To swift obedience draw. 10 Thus will he pour salvation down, And we shall render praise; We the dear people of his love, And He our God of grace. 201- Lebanon 79, Lewton 30, Manning; 245. (Hymn 15. B. 1. L. M.) Our own Weakness, and Christ our Strength, 2 Cor. xii. 7, 9, 10. 1 T ET me but hear my Saviour say, JU * Strength shall be equal to thy day/ Then I rejoice in deep distress,' Leaning on all-sufficient Grace. 2 I glory in infirmity, That Christ's own power may rest on me ; When I am weak, then am I strong, Grace is my shield, and Christ my soug. 3 I can do all things, or can bear All sufferings, if my Lord be there ; Sweet pleasures mingle with the pains, While his left hand my head sustains, 4 But if the Lord be once withdrawn. And we attempt the work alone, When new temptations spring and rise We fiud how great our weakness is. 5 [So Sampson, when his hair was lost, Met the Philistines to his cost, Shook his vain limbs with sad surprise, Made feeble fight, and lost his eyes.] 202* Newbury 132, Spy-ague 166, Evans's 190, (Hymn 32. B. I. CM.) Strength from Heaven, Isa. xl. 27—30. 7HENCE do our mournful thought* W And where's our courage fled? Has restless sin and raging hell Struck all our comforts dead? 2 Have we forgot th' Almighty name That fonu'd the earth and sea? And can an ail-rreating arm Grow weary or decay ? 3 Treasures of everlasting might In our Jehovah dwell; He gives the conquest to the weak, And treads their foes to hell. 4 Mere mortal power shall fade and die, And youthful vigour cease; But we that wait upon the Lord Shall feel our strength increase. 5 The -aints shall mount on eagle's wings. And taste the promis'd bliss, Till their unwearied feet arrive Where perfect pleasure is. 203- Gloucester 12, Horsley 205. (Hymn 84. B. 1. L. M.) Salvation, Righteousness, and Strength in Chtist, Isaiah xlv. 21—25. 1 TEHOVAH speaks, let Israel hear, O Let all the earth rejoice and fear, While God's eternal Son proclaims Hi* sovereign honours and his names; C 10 204, 205, 206 SCRIPTURE PROMISES. 207, 208, 209 2 ' I am the Last, and I the First, * The Saviour God, and God the Just; ' There's none beside pretends to shew ' Such justice and salvation too. 3 ' [Ye that in shades of darkness dwell, « Just on the verge of death and hell, ' Look up to me from distant lands, ' Light, life anil heaven are in my hands. 4 < I by mv holy name have sworn, ' Nor shail the vvord in vain return, * To me shall all things bend the knee, ' And every tongue shall swear to me.] 5 ' h\ me a'one shall men confess « Lies al their strengt'i and righteousness; * But such as dare d«-s, ise my name, * I'll clothe rhem with eternal shame. 6 ' In me, the Lord, tall all the seed * Of Israel from their sins be fr^ed, * And by their shining graces prove * Their interest in my pardoning love.' 204* Mount Ephraim 185, Kibworth 249, Vermont 134. (Hymn 85. B. 1. S. M."> The same. 1 npHE Lord on high proclaims X His Godhead fr to his throne; * Mercy and Justice are the names ' By which I will be known. 2 ' Ye dying suuis that sit ' In darkness and distress. * Look from the borders of the pit * To my recovering grace.' 3 Sinners shall hear the sound; Their thankful tongues shall own 4 Our righteousness and strength is found ' In thee, the Lord, aloue.' 4 In thee shail Israel trust, And see their guilt forgiven; God wi» pronounce the sinners just, And take the saints to heaven. OQ%. Portugal 97, AyViffv Street 241. ~ ° (Hvmn87.B. I.L.M.) God dwells with the humble and penitent, Isaiah Ivii. 15, 16. 1 nHHUS saith the High and Lofty One, X * I sit upon mv holy throne, « My name is God,' I dwell on high, ' Dwell in my own eterni'y. 2 ' But I descend to worlds below, ' On earth I have a mansiou too, * The humbie spirit and contrite ' Is an abode of my delight. 3 « The humble soul my words revive, * I bid the mourning sinner live, ' Heal all the broken hearts I find, ' And ease the sorrows of the mind. 4 ' [When I contend against their sin * 1 make them know how vile they've been; * But should my wrath for ever smoke * Their souls would sink beneath my stroke. 5 O may thy pardoning grace be nigh, Lest we should faint, despair, and die! Thus shall our better thoughts approve The methods of thy chastening love. Odf,. Newbury 132, Crowle 3, Ludlow 84. 2U0 (Hymn 125. B. 1. C. M.) Christ's Compassion to the weak and tempted, Heli. iv. 15, 16. and v. 7. Matt. xti. 20. j T17TTH joy we meditate the grace W Of our High Priest above ; His heart is made of tenderness, His bowels melt with love. 2 Touch'd with a sympathy within He knows our feeble frame : He knows what sore temptations mean, For he has felt the same. 3 But spotless, innocent and pure The great Redeemer stood, While S; tan's fiery darts he bore, And did resist to blood. 4 He in the days of feeble flesh Pour' I out 'his cries and tears, Anu in his measure feels afresh What every member bears. N - 5 [He II never qui nc • the smoking flax, But ra>se i to a flame; The bruised reel he never breaks, Nor scorns the meanest name.] 6 Then let our bumble faith address His m rcy and his power, We shall obtain delivering grace In the distressing hour. 207* Gainsborough 29, Bath Chapel 28, Charleston 195. (Hymn 138. B. I. C. M-) Sa>nts in, the Hand of Christ, John x. 28, 29* 1 TT^iRiM as the earth thy gospel stands, X? My Lord, my hope, my trust; If I am found in Jesus' hands My sou! can ne'er be lost. 2 His honour is engag'd to save The meanest of his Bkeepy All that bis heavenly Father gave His hands securely ktep. 3 Nor death nor hell shall e'er remove His favourites from his breast, In the dear bosom of his love They must for ever rest. 208^ Walsal 237, Bangor 231, (Psalm 119. loth Part. C M.) Pleading the Promises. Ver. 38, 49. BEfiOLD thy waiting servant, Lord, Devoted *to thy fear ; Remember and confirm thy word, For all my hop< s are there. Ver. 41,56, 107. Hast thou not writ salvation down, And promis'd quickening grace? Doth not my heart address thy throne? And yet thy love delays. Ver. 123, 42. Mine eves for thy salvation fail; O bear thv servant up ; Nor let the scoffing lips prevail, Who dare reproach mv hope. Ver. 49, 74. Didst thou not raise my faith, O Lord ? Then let thy truth appear: Saints shall rejoice in my reward, And trust as well as fear. 209« Liverpool 83, Cambridge New 74, Froom 255. (Hymn 69, B. 2. C. M.) The Faithfulness of God in his Promises. 1 rT>EGIN,my tongue, some heavenly theme, LXj And speak -ome boundless thing, The mighty works, or mightier name Of our eternal King. 2 Tell of his wonderous faithfulness, And sound his power abroad, Sing the sweet promise of his grace, And the performing God. >10 CHRIST. 211, 212 Proclaim ' salvation from the Lord ' For wretched dying men;' Hi> hand has writ the sacred word With an immortai pen. Engrav'd as in eternal brass The mighty promise shines; Nor can the "powers of darkness rase Those everlasting lines.] i [He that can dash whole worlds to death, And make them when he please, He speaks, and that almighty breath Fulfils his great decrees, i His very word of grace is strong As that which built the skies, The voice that rolls the stars along Speaks all the promises. He said, ' Let the wide heaven be spread,' And heaven was stretch'd abroad; * Abrah'ra, I'll be thy God,' he said, And he was Abrah'm's God. i O, might I hear thine heavenly tongue But whisper, ' Thou art mine,' Those gentle words should raise my song To notes almost divine. ) How would my leaping heart rejoice And think my heaven secure ! I trust the all-creating voice, And faith desires no more.] 210- Wells 102, Chard 175, Derby 169. (Hymn 60. B. 2. L. M.) The Truth of God the Pro miser ; or, the Pro- mises are our Security. I T>RA1SE, everlasting praise be paid JL To him that earth's foundations laid ; Praise to the God whose strong decrees Sway the creation as he please. 2 Praise to the goodness of the Lord Who rules his people by his word, And there as strong as his decrees He sets his kindest promises. 3 [Firm are t'ie words his prophets give, Sweet words on which his children live; Each of them is the voice of God, Who spoke and spread the skies abroad. 4 Each of them powerful as that sound That bid the new-made heavens go round; And stronger than the solid poles On which the wheel of nature rolls.] 5 Whence then should doubts and fears arise? Why trickling sorrows drown our eyes! Slowly, alas, our mind receives The comforts that our Maker gives. 6 O for a strong, a lasting faith, To credit what th' Almightv saith! T' embrace the message of his Son, And call the joys of heaven our own. 7 Then should the earth's old pillars shakf, And all the wheels of nature break, Our steady souls should fear no more Than solid rocks when billows roar. 8 Our everlasting hopes arise Above the ruinable skies, Where the eternal Builder reigns, And his own courts his power sustains. CHRIST. 211. PauVs 216, Green's Hundred 8«». (Hymn 51. B. 2. L. M.) God the Son equal with the Father. 1 "D RIGHT King of glory, dreadful God! -D Our spirits bow before thy seat, To thee we lift an humble thought, And worship at thine awful feet. 2 [Thy power hath form'd, thy wisdom sways All nature with a sovereign "word ; And the bright world of stars obeys The will of their superior Lord.] 3 [Mercy and truth unite in one, And smiling sit at thy right hand; Eternal justice guards thy throne, And vengeance~waits thy dread command.] 4 A thousand seraphs strong and bright Stand round the glorious Deitv ; But who amongst the sons of light Pretends comparison with thee ! 5 Yet there is one of human frame, Jesus, array'd in flesh and blood, Thinks it u'o robbery to claim A full equality with God. 6 Their glory shines with equal beams ; Their essence is for ever one, Tho' they are known bv different names, The Father God, and God the Son. 7 Then let the name of Christ our King With equal honours be ador'd; His praise let every angel sing, And all the nations own their Lord. 212- Wells 102, Redemption 243, Derby 169. (Hymn 2. B. 1. L. M.) The Deity a>id Humanity of Christ, John i. 1, 3, 14. Col. i. 16. Eph. iii. 9, 10. 1 TT'RE the blue heavens were stretch'd JlLj abroad From everlasting was the W T ord; With God he was; the Word was God, And must divinely be ador'd. 2 By his own power were all things made; By him supported all things stand; He is the whole creation's head, And angels fly at his command. 3 Ere sin w as born, or Satan fell, He led the host of mornin? stars; (Thy generation who can tell, Or count the number of thy years?) 4 But lo, he leaves those heavenlv forms, The Word descends and dwells" in clay, That he may hold converse with worms, Drest in such feeble flesh as thev. How full of truth ! how- full of grace! When thro' his eyes the Godhead shone : ; Archangels leave their hieh abode To learn new Hysterics here, and tell The loves of our descending God, The glories of Immanuel. C 11 213, 214, 215 INCARNATION OF CHRIST. 216, 217 213. Truro 105, Martin's Lane 67, Bath Ab- bey 147. (Hymn 47. B. 2. L. M.) Gfory and Grace in the Person of Christ. 1 "\TOW to the Lord a noble song! JAI Awake, my soul, awake, my tongue; Hosanna to th' eternal name, And all his boundless love proclaim. 2 See where it shines in Jesus' face, The brightest image of his grace; God, in the person of his Son, Has all his mightiest works outdone. 3 The spacious earth and spread insr 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 noblest labour of thine hands: The pleasing lustre of his eyes Outshines the wonders of the skies. i Grace, 'tis a sweet, a charming theme; My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name : Ye angels, dwell upon the sound, Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground ! 6 O, may I live to reach the place Where he unveils his lovely face, Where all his beauties you behold, And sing his name to harps of gold! 214» Portugal 97, Wareham 1 17, Bramcoate 8. (Hymn 2?. B. 1. 1st Part. L. M.) Christ the eternal Life. Rom. ix. 5. 1 TESUS our Saviour and our God, *J Array'd in majesty and blood, Thou art our life ; our souls in thee Possess a full felicity. 2 All our immortal hopes are laid In thee our surety and our head ; Thy cross, thy cradle and thy throne Are big with glories yet unknown. 3 Let Atheists scoff, and Jews blaspheme Th' eternal life and Jesus' name; A word of thy almighty breath Dooms the rebellious world to death. 4 But let my soul for ever lie Beneath the blessinsrs of thine eye : 'Tis heaven on earth, 'tis heaven above To see thy face and taste thy love. INCARNATION OF CHRIST. 215. Silver Street 209, Ephraim 185. (Hymn 3. B. l. S. M.) The Nativity of Christ, Luke i. 30, &c. Luke ii. 10, &c. 1 TTJEHOLD, the grace appears, .D The promise is fulfill'd ; Mary the wonderous virgin bears, And Jesus is the child. 8 [The Lord, the highest God, Calls him his only Son ; He bids him rnle the lands abroad, And gives him David's throne. 8 O'er Jacob shall he reign With a peculiar sway : The nations shall his grace obtain, His kingdom ne'er decay.] 4 To brine the glorious news A heavenl v form appears; He tells the 'shepherds of their joys, And banishes their fears. 5 ' Go, humble swains,' said he, ' To David's city fly ; ' The promis'd infant born to-day ' Doife in a manger lie. 6 ' With looks and hearts serene, • Go visit Christ your Kin? ;' And strait a flaming" troop was seen; The shepherds heard them sing: 7 ' Glory to God on high, ' And heavenly peace on earth, ' Good-wiil to men, to an°els joy, ' At the Redeemer's birth !' 8 [In worship so divine Let saints employ their ton°ues, With the celestial hosts we join, And loud repeat their songs : 9 * Glory to God on high, ' And heavenly peace on earth, ' Good-will to men, to angels joy, * At our Redeemer's birth.'] 2 lfi. Liverpool 63, Missionary 257, Cambridge New 74. (Hymn 4. B. l. 1st Part. C. M.) The Nativity of Christ, Luke ii. 10, &c. News from the "regions of the "skies, ' Salvation's born to-day. 2 ' Jesus the God whom angels fear ' Comes down to dwell with you ; ' To-day he makes his entrance here, * But "not as monarchs do. 3 ' No gold nor purple swaddling bands, ' Nor royal shining things; ' A manger for his cradle stands, ' And holds the Kin^ of kings. 4 ' Go, shepherds, where the infant lies, * And see his humble throne; * With tears of joy in all your eyes, * Go, shepherds, kiss the Son.' 5 Thus Gabriel saner, and strait around The heavenly armies throng, They tune their harps to lofty sound, And thus conclude the song : 6 ' Glory to God that reigns above, * Let peace surround the earth ; * Mortals shall know their Maker's love, ' At their Redeemer's birth.' 7 Lord, and shall angels have their 6ongs And men no tunes to raise? O may we lose our useless tongues Winn they forget to praise. Glory to God that reigns above, That pitied us forlorn, We join to sing our Maker's love, For there's a Saviour born. 917- Derby 169, Wells 102. (Psalm 97. ver. 6—9. 2d Part. L. M.) Christ's Incarnation. 1 npHE Lord is come, the heavens proclaim J. His birth ; the nations learn his name: An unknown star directs the road Of eastern sages to their God. 2 All ve bright armies of the skies, Go, 'worship where the Saviour lies : Angels and kings before him bow, Those gods on high, and gods below. 3 Let idols totter to the ground, And their own worshippers confound; But Judah shout, but Zion sing, And earth confess her sovereign King. 21S, 210, 220 INCARNATION OF CHRIST. 221, 222, 223 2 18* Gloucester 12, Derby 169. (Hymn 60. B. 1. L. M.) The Virgin Mary's Song ; or, the promised Messiah Lorn, Luke i. 46, &C. 1 fiUR soul, shall magnify the Lord, \J la God the Saviour we rejoice; While we repeat the virgin's song, May the same spirit tune our voice. 2 [The Highest saw her low estate, And mighty things his hand hath done: His overshadowing power and grace Makes her the mother of his Son. 3 Let every nation call her bless'd, And endless years prolong her fame ; But God alone must be ador'd; Holy and reverend is his name.] 4 To those that fear and trust the Lord His mercy stands for ever sure ; From age to a?e his promise lives, And the performance is secure. 5 He spake to Abra'm and his seed, • In thee shall all the earth be bless'd;' The memory of that ancient word Lay long in his eternal breast. S But now no more shall Israel wait, No more the Gentiles lie forlorn : Lo, the desire of nations comes, Behold the promis'd seed is born ! 219« Bramcoate 8, Mark's 65. (Hymn 135. B. 2. L. M.) Types and Prophecies of Christ. 1 T>EHOLD the woman's promis'd seed! _D Behold the great Messiah come! Behold the prophets al! agreed To give him the superior room ! 2 Abra'm the saint rejoic'd of old When visions of the Lord he saw; Moses the man of God foretold This great fulfiller of his law. 3 The types bore witness to his name, Obtain'd their chief design, and ceas'd ; The incense and the bleeding lamb, The ark, the altar, and the priest. 4 Predictions in abundance meet To join their blessings on his head; Jesus, we worship at thy feet, And nations own the promis'd seed. 220« Ayliffe Street 241, Rowles 73. (Hymn 136. B. 2. L. M.) Miraclesat the Birth of Christ. 1 mHE King of Glory sends his Son A To make his entrance on this earth! Behold the midnight bright as noon, And heavenly hosts declare his birth ! 2 About the young Redeemer's head What wonders and what glories meet! An unknown star arose, and led The eastern sages to his feet. 3 Simeon and Anna both conspire The infant-Saviour to proclaim; Inward they felt the sacred fire, And bless'd the babe, and own'd his name. 4 Let Jews and Greeks blaspheme aloud, And treat the holy child with scorn; Our souls adore th' eternal God Who condescended to be born. 221* Follett l81,Milbourn Port \83,Tiuerton 100* (Psalm 98. 2d Part. C. M.) The Messiah's Coming and Kingdom. 1 TOY to the world ; the Lord is come ; cl Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns; Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and Repeat the sounding joy. [plains, 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground ; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. 222* Cambridge New 74, Hephzibah 77, Tiver- ton 109. (Psalm 96. ver. ], 10, Sec. C. M.) Christ's First and Second Cotning. 1 CING to the Lord, ye distant lands, ^ Ye tribes of every tongue ; His new discover'd grace demands A new and nobler song. 2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, God's own almighty Son ; His power the sinking world sustains, And grace surrounds his throne. 3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day, Joy through the earth be' seen; Let cities shine in bright array, And fields in cheerful green. 4 Let an unusual joy surprise The islands of the sea : Ye mountains, sink, ye vallies, rise, Prepare the Lord his way. 5 Behold he comes, he comes to bless The nations, as their God ; To s.-ew the world his righteousness. And send his truth abroad. How will the guilty nations dread To see their Judge appear ! 223- Cambridge New 74, Evans's 190. Irish 171. (Psalm 97. 1, 3, 5—7, 11. C. M.) Christ's Incarnation, and the last Judgment, 1 "VT'E islands of the northern sea, X Rejoice, the Saviour reigns; His word, like fire, prepares his way, And mountains melt to plains. 2 His presence sinks the proudest hills, And makes the vallies rise; The humble soul enjoys his smiles, The haughty sinner dies. 3 The heavens his rightful power proclaim; The idol-gods around Fill their own worshippers with shame. And totter to the ground. 4 Adoring angels at his birth Make theRedeemer known; Thus shall he come to judge the earth, And angels guard his throne. 5 His foes shall tremble at his sight, And hills and seas retire; His children take their unknown flight, And leave the world in fire. C 12 224, 225, 226 LIFE OF CHRIST. 227, 228 6 The seeds of joy and glory sown For saints in darkness here Shall rise and spring- in worlds unknown, And a rich harvesi bear. LIFE OF CHRIST. 224* Sprague 166, Newbury 132. (Hymn 103. B. 2. C. M.) Christ's Commission, John iii. 16, 17. COME, happy souls, approach your God With new melodious songs ; Come, render to almighty grace The tribute of your tongues. » So strange, so bound'ess was the love That pity'd dying men, The Father sent his equal Son To give them life again, ly hands, dear Jesus, w 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. 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. C See, dearest Lord, our willing souls Accept thine offer'd grace ; We bless the great Redeemer's love, And give the Father praise. 225« Sutton 149, Rutland 118, Pechham 7. (Hymn 104. B. 2. S. M.) The same. \ T> AISE your triumphant songs XV To an immortal tune, Let the wide earth resound the deeds Celestial grace has done. 2 Sing how eternal love Its chief beloved chose, And bids him raise our wretched race From their abyss of woes. 3 His hand no thunder bears, Nor terror clothes his brow, No bolts to drive our guilty souls To fiercer flams below. 4 'Twas mercy fi'l'd the throne, And wrath stood silent by, When Christ was sent with pardons down To rebels doom'd to die. 5 Now, sinners, dry your tears, Let hopeless sorrow cease; Bow to the sceptre of his love, And take the offer'd peace. 6 Lord, we obey thy call ; We lay an humble claim To the salvation thou hast brought, And love and praise thv name. 226- PortugaW, Ulverstonl79» (Hymn 139. B. 2. L. M.) The Example of Christ. I "Jl/TY dear Redeemer and my Lord, JLvX I read my dutv 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 deference to thy Father's will, Such love, and meekness so divine, I would transcribe and make them mine. 3 Cold mountains and the midnight air "Witness the fervor of thy prayer; The desert thy temptations knew, Thy conflict and thy victory too. 4 Be thou my pattern; make be bear More of thy gracious image here; Then God the judge shall own my name Amongst the followers of the Lamb. 227. Horsley 205, Wells 102. (Hymn 112. B. 2. L. M.) Angels ministering to Christ and Saints, 1 /**1 REAF God, to what a glorious height vT Hast thou advane'd the Lord thy Son ! Angels, in all their robes of light, Are made the servants of his throne. 2 Before his feet their armies wait, And swift as flames of fire they move To manage his affairs of state. In works of vengeance and of love. 3 His orders run through all their hosts, Legions descend at his command To shield and guard the British coasts When foreign rage invades our land. 4 Now they are sent to guide our feet Up to the gates of thine abode, Through all the dangers that we meet In travelling the heavenly road. 5 Lord, when I leave this mortal ground, And thou shalt bid me rise and come, Send a beloved angel down Safe to conduct my spirit home. 228- Irish 171, Bedford 91. " (Hymn 113. B. 2. C. M.) The same. 1 FT! HE majesty of Solomon ! A How glorious to behold The servants waiting round his throne, The ivory and the gold ! 2 But, mighty God, thy palace shines With far superior beams ; Thine angel guards are swift as winds, Thy ministers are flames. 3 [Soon as thine only Son had made His entrance on this earth, A shining army downward fled To celebrate his birth. 4 And when oppress'd with pains and fears On the cold ground he lies, Behold a heavenly form appears T' allay his agonies.] 5 Now to the hands of Christ our King Are all their legions given ; Th*y wait upon Ins saints, and bring His chosen heirs to heaven. 6 Pleasure and praise run through their host To see a sinner turn ; Then Satan has a captive lost, And Christ a suSject born. 7 But there's an hour of brighter joy When he his angels sends Obstinate rebels to destroy, And gather in his friends. 8 O could I say, without a doubt, There shall my soul be found, Then let the great archangel shout, And the last trumpet sound. 229, 230, 231 SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 232 SUFFERINGS AND DEATH OF CHRIST. 229- Virginia 234, Rippon's 188, Babylon Streams 23. (Psalm 69. ver. 7, &c. 2d Part. L. M.) Christ's Sufferings and Zeal. 1 J nn WAS for thy sake, eternal God, A Thy Son sustain'd that heavy load Of base reproach and sore disgrace, And shame defil'd his sacred face. 2 The Jews, his brethren and his kin, Abus'd the man that check'd their sin : While he fuifili'd thy holy laws, They hate him, but "without a cause. 3 ' [My Father's house, said he, was made ' A place for worship, not for trade;' Then scattering all rheir gold and brass, He seourg'd the merchants from the place.] 4 [Zeal for the temple of his God Consum'd his life, e>:pos'd his blood: Reproaches at thy glory thrown He felt, and mourn'd them as his own.] 5 [His friends forsook, his followers fled, While foes and arms surround his head; They curse him with a slanderous tongue, And" the false judge maiutainsthe wrong.] 6 His life they load with hateful lies, And chargehis lips with blasphemies; They nail him to the shameful tree ; There hung the man that dy'd for me. 7 [Wretches, with hearts as hard as stones, Insult his piety and groans : Gall was the food they gave him there, And mock'd his thirst' with vinegar.] 8 But God beheld; and from his throne Marks out the men that hate his Son; The hand that rais'd him from the dead Shall pour the vengeance on their head. 230« Ulverston 179, Fawcett 184, Paul's 24C. (Psalm 69. 1st Part. L. M.) Christ's Passion and Sinner's Salvation. 1 T^EEP in our hearts let us record JLr The deeper sorrows of our Lord ; Behold the rising billows roll To overwhelm his holy soul. 2 In long complaints, he spends his breath, While hosts of hell, and powers of death, And all the sons of malice join To execute their curst design. 3 Yet, gracious God, thy power and lore Has made the curse a blessing prove ; Those dreadful sufferings of thy Son Aton'd for sins which we had done. 4 The pangs of our expiring Lord The honours of thy law restor'd ; His sorrows made thy justice known, And paid for follies not his own. 5 O for his sake our guilt forgive, And let the mourning sinner live; The Lord will hear us in his name, Nor shall our hope be turn'd to shame. 231. Elenborough 170, Walsal 237, Carolina 13. (Psalm 69. ver. 1—14. 1st Part. C. M.) The Sufferings of Christ for our Salvation, I t ^AVE me, O God, the swelling floods ^ ' Break in upon my soul : « I sink, and sorrows o'er my head ' Like mighty waters roll. 2 ' I cry till all my voice be gone, ' In tears I waste the day: ' My God, behold my longing eyes, 4 And shorten thy delay. 3 ' They hate my soul without a cause, 1 Aiid still their number grows 1 More than the hairs around my head, ' And mighty are my foes. 4 ' 'Twas then I paid that dreadful debt ' Th it men could never pay, ' And gave those honours to thy law 1 Which sinners took away.' 5 Thus, in the great Messiah's name, The royal prophet mourns ; Thus he awakes our hearts to grief, And gives us joy by turns. 6 ' Now shall the saints rejoice and find 1 Salvation in my name, ' For I have borne their heavy load ' Of sorrow, pain, and shame. 7 ' Grief, like a garment, cloth'd me round, ' And sackcloth was my dress, * While I procur'd for naked souls 1 A robe of righteousness. 6 * Amongst my brethren and the Jews i I like a stranger stood, ' And bore their vile reproach, to brine 1 The Gentiles near to God. 9 ' I came in sinful mortals' stead 1 To do my Father's will ; ' Yet when I cleans'd my Father's house, ' They scandaliz'd my zeal. 10 ' My fasting and my holy groans 1 Were made the "drunkard's song; ' But God, from his celestial throne, 1 Heard my complaining tongue. 11 ' He sav'd me from the dreadful deep, 1 Nor let my soul be drown'd; • He rais'd andfix'dmy sinking feet 1 On well establish'd ground. 12 ' 'Twas in a most accepted hour 4 My prayer arose on high, ' A iid for my sake my God shall hear 1 The dying sinner's cry.' The waves lay spread beneath his feet; And fish, at his command, Bring their large shoals to Peter's net, Bring tribute to his hand. D 3 251, 252 ASCENSION AND 253, 254, 255 7 These lesser glories of the Son Shone thro' the fleshly cloud ; Now we behold him on his throne, And men confess him God.] 8 Let him be crown'd with majesty Who bow'd his head to death ; And be his honours sounded high, By all things that have breath. 9 Jesus, our Lord, how wonderous great Is thine exalted name! The glories of thy heavenly state Let the whole earth proclaim. 251, Charmouth 28, Ann's b§. (Hymn 83. B. 2. C. M.) The Passion and Exaltation of Christ. 1 rpHUS saith the ruler of the skies, X ' Awake, my dreadful sword; * Awake, my wrath, and smite the man * My fellow,' saith the Lord. 2 Vengeance receiv'd the dread command, And armed down she flies, Jesus submits t' his Father's hand, And bows his head and dies. 3 But oh ! the wisdom and the grace That join with vengeance now! He dies to save our guilty race, And yet he rises too. A A person so divine was he Who yielded to be slain, That he could give his soul away, And take his life again. 5 Live, glorious Lord, and reign on high, Let every nation sing, And angels sound with endless joy The Saviour and the King. 252. Henley 38, Finshury 155, Pechham 7. (Hymn 84. B. 2. S. M.) The stone. 1 /"^OME all harmonious tongues, V^ Your noble st music bring, Tis Christ the everlasting God, And Christ the man we sing. 2 Tell how he took our flesh To take away our guilt, Sing the dear drops of sacred blood That hellish monsters spilt. 3 [Alas, the cruel spear Went deep into his side, And the rich flood of purple uore Their murderous weapons dy'd.] 4 [The waves of swelling grief Did o'er his bosom roll, And mountains of almighty wrath Lay heavy on his soul.] A Down to the shades of death He bow'd his awful head, Yet he arose to live and reign When death itself is dead. % No more the bloody spear, The cross and nails no more; For hell itself shakes at his name, And all the heavens adore. 7 There the Redeemer fits High on the Father's throne; The Father lays his vengeance by, And smiles upon his Son. 9 There his full glories shine With uncreated rays, And bless his saints and angels eyes To everlasting days. ( 253> Ayliffe Street 241, Derby 169, Redemp- tion 243. (Psalm 21. ver. 1—9. L. M.) Christ exalted to the Kingdom. 1 TVAVID rejoie'd in God his strength, 3-J Rais'd to the throne by special grace ; But Christ, the Son, appears at length, Fulfils the triumph and the praise. 2 How groat is the Messiah's joy In the salvation of thy hand ! Lord, thou hast rais'd his kingdom high, And givtn the world to his command. 3 Thy goodness grants whate'er he will, Nor dotb the least request withhold ; Blessings of love prevent him still, And crowns of glory, not of gold. 4 Honour and majesty divine Around his sacred temple shine; Blest with tlie favour of thy face, And length of everlasting days. 5 Thy hand shall find out all his foes; And as a fiery oven glows With raging heat and living coals, So shall thy wrath devour their souls. 954- Worksop 31. (Psalm 22, 20, 21, 27—31. 2d Part. C. M.} Christ's Sufferings and Kingdom. 1 ( ~\TOW from the rearing lion's rage, -l-M ' O Lord, protect thy Son ; • Nor leave thy darling to engage 4 The powers of hell alone.' 2 Thus did our suffering Saviour pray, With mighty cries and tears; God heard him in that dreadful day, And chas'd away his fears. 3 Great was the victory of his death, His throne exalted high; And all the kindreds of the earth Shall worship or shall die. 4 A numerous offspring must arise From his expiring groans; They shall be reckon'd in his eyes For daughters and for sons. 5 The meek and humble soul shall see His table richly spread; And all that seek the Lord shall be With joys immortal fed. 6 The isles shall know the righteousness Of our incarnate God ; And nations yet unborn profest Salvation in his blood. 255. PauVs 246, Ulverston 179. (Fsalm 22. L. M.) ChrisVs Sufferings and Exaltation. 1 "VTOW let our mournful songs record ±M The dying sorrows of our Lord ; When he complain'd in tears and blood As one forsaken of his God. 2 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn, And shake their heads and laugh in scorn; • He rescu'd others from the grave, • Now let him try himself to save. 3 « This is the man did once pretend ' God was his father and his friend; ' If God the blessed lov'd him so, • Why doth he fail to help him now!' 1 Barbarous people! cruel priests! How they stood round like savage beasts! Like lions gaping to :'cvour, When Cod had left him in their power. 256, 257, 258 EXALTATION OF CHRIST. 259, 260 5 Thev wound his head, his hands, his feet, Till 'streams of hlood each other meet; Bv lot his garments they divide, And mock the pangs in which he dy'd. G But God, his Father, heard his cry : Rais'd from the dead he reigns on high; The nations learn his righteousness, And humble sinners taste his grace. 256- Cambridge New 74, Milboum Pert 183. (Psalm 89. ver. 19, &c. 4th Part. C. M.) Christ's mediatorial Kingdom ; or, his divine and human Nature. 1 XT EAR "hat the Lord in vision said, JLi And made his mercy known: ' Sinners, behold you)- help is laid 1 On my almighty Son. 2 ' Behold the man my wisdom chose * Among your mortal race ; * His head my holy oil o'erflows, 4 The Spirit of my grace. 3 ' High shall he reign on David's throne, ' My people's better King; ' My arm shall beat his rivals down, 4 And still new subjects bring. 4 * My truth shail guard him in his way, 1 With mercy by his side, ' While in my "name thro' earth and sea 4 He shall in triumph ride. 5 ■ Me for his Father and his God * He shall for ever own, ' Call me his rock, his high abode ; ' And I'll support my Son. 6 ( Mv first-born son array'd in grace * At mv right hand shall sit f * Beneath him angels know their place, * And monarchsat his feet. 7 « My covenant stands for ever fast, 4 My promises are strone ; * Firm as the heavens his throne shall last, * His seed endure as long.' 257. Sutton 149, Aynhoe 108, Pechham 7. (Psalm 99. 1st Part. S. M.) Christ's Kingdom and Majesty. 1 rilHE God Jehovah reigns, A Let all the nations fear, Let sinners tremble at his throne, And saints be humble there. 2 Jesus the Saviour reigns, Let earth adore its Lord ; l In Zion is his throne, His honours are divine; His church shaH make his wonders known, For there his glories shine. How holy is his name ! How terrible his praise ! Justice, and truth, and judgment join In all his works of grace. INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 258. Eagle Street New 55, Ryland 48, Simon's 250. (Hymn 35. B. 2. S. M.) Christ's Intercession. WELL, the Redeemer's gone T' appear before our God, To sprinkle o'er the flaming throne With his atoning blood. 2 No fiery venerea nee now, Nor burning'wrath comes down ; If justice call for sinners' blood, The Saviour shews his own. 3 Before his Father's eye Our humble suit he moves, The Father lays his thunder by, And looks, and smiles, and loves. 4 Now may our joyful tongues Our Maker's honour sing, Jesus the priest receives our songs, And bears them to the King. 5 [We bow before his face, And sound his glories high, •' Hosanna to the "God of grace 1 That lays his thunder hy.] 6 'On earth thy mercy reigns, 4 And triumphs all above ;' But, Lord, how weak are mortal strains To speak immortal love! 7 [How jarring and how low Are all the notes we sing ! Sweet Saviour, tune our songs anew, And they shall please the King.] OKQ. Spragne 166, Crowle 3, Hammond 226. (Hymn 37. B. 2. C. M.) The same. 1 T 1FT up your eyes to th' heavenly seats J_i Where your Redeemer stays ; Kind intercessor, there he sits, And loves, and pleads, and prays. Appeas'd stern justice on the tree, And then arose to God, 3 Petitions now and praise may rise, And saints their offerings bring, The priest with his own sacrifice Presents them to the king. 4 [Let papists trust what names they please, Their saints and angels boast; We've no such advocates as these, Nor pray to th' heavenly host.] 5 Jesus alone shall bear my cries Up to his Father's throne, He, dearest Lord ! perfumes my sighs, And sweetens every groan. 6 [Ten thousand praises to the King, Hosanna in the Highest; Ten thousand thanksour spirits bring To God and to his Christ.] 960- Braintree 25, Neiv York 33. (Hymn 145. B. 1. C. M.) Christ and Aaron. Taken from Heb. vii. and ix. 1 TESUS, in thee our eyes behold cl A thousand glories'more Than the rich gems and polish'd gold The sons of Aaron wore. 2 They first their own burnt-offerings brought To purge themselves from sin ; Thy life was pure without a spot, And all thy nature clean. 3 [Fresh blood as constant as the day Was on their aitar spilt ; But thy one offering takes away For ever all our guiit.] 4 [Their priesthood ran thro' several hands, For mortal was their race ; Thy never-changing office stands Eternal as thy davs.] D 4 261, 262 CHARACTERS AND 263, 264 A [Once in the circuit of a year With blood, but not his own, Aaron within the veil appears Before the golden throne ; 6 But Christ by his own powerful blood Ascends above the skies, And in the presence of our God Shews his own sacrifice.] 7 Jesus, the King of Glory, reigns On Sion's heavenly hill, Looks like a lamb that has been slain, And wears his priesthood still. « He ever lives to intercede Before his Father's face ; Give him, my soul, thy cause to plead, Nor doubt the Father's grace. 26 1* Wilton's 33, Bath Chapel 26. (Hymn 12. B. 2. C. JVI.) Christ is the Substance of the Levitical Priesthood. 1 fTIHE true Messiah now appears, X The types are ail withdrawn; So fly the shadows and the stars Before the rising dawn. 2 No smoking sweets, nor bleeding lambs, Nor kid, nor bullock slain, Incense and spice of costly names "Would all be burnt in vain. 3 Aaron must lay his robes away, His mitre and his vest, When God himself comes down to be The offering and the priest. 4 He took our mortal flesh to show The wonders of his love ; For us he paid his life below, And prays for us above. 4 ' Father, (he cries) forgive their sins, ' For I myself have dy'd,' And then he shews his open'd veins, And pleads his wounded side. 262* Aynhoe 108, Simon's 250. (Psalm 2. S. M.) Translated according to the divine pattern, Acts iv. 24, &c. Christ dying, rising, interceding and reigning. 1 rTlyTAKER and sovereign Lord LlvX Of heaven, and earth, and seas, Thv providence confirms thy word, A'nd answers thy decrees, 2 The things so long foretold By David are fulfil I'd, When Jews and Gentiles join'd to slay Jesus, thine holy child.] 3 Why did the Gentiles rage, And" Jews with one accord Bend all their counsels to destroy Th' anointed of the Lord ? 4 Rulers and kings agree To form a vain design ; Against the Lord their powers unite, Against his Christ they join. 4 The Lord derides their rage, And will support his tin-one; He that hath rais'd him from the dead Hath own'd him for his Son, PAUSE. $ Now he's ascended high, And asks to rule the earth ; The merit of his blood he pleads, And pleads his heavenly birth, 7 He asks, and God bestows A large inheritance ; Far as the world's remotest ends His kingdom shall advance. 8 The nations that rebel Must feel his iron rod ; He'll vindicate those honours well Which he receiv'd from God. I> [Be wise, ye rulers, now, And worship at his throne; With trembling joy, ye people, bow To God's exalted Son. 10 If once his wrath arise, Ye perish on the place ; Then blessed is the soul that flies For refuge to his grace.] 263* James's 163, Cambridge New 74. (Psalm 2. C. M.) The same. 1 \717"HY did the nations join to slay tt The Lord's anointed Son ? Why did they cast his laws away, And tread his gospel down] 2 The Lord that sits above the skies Derides their rage below. He speaks with vengeance in his eye$, And strikes their spirits through. 3 * I call him my eternal Son, ' And raise him from the dead; * I make my holy hill his throne, ' And wide his kingdom spread. 4 ' Ask me, my Son, and then enjoy ' The utmost heathen lands : ' Thy rod of iron shall destroy 1 The rebel that withstands.' 5 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth, Obey tli' anointed Lord, Adore the king of heavenly birth, And tremble at his word. 6 With humble love address his throne. For if he frown, ye die ; Those are secure, a'nd those alone, Who on his grace rely. CHARACTERS AND OFFICES OF CHRIST. 264. Coombs' s 4.5, Derby 169, Bromley 104. (Hymn 13. B. i. L. M.) The Son of God incarnate ; or, the Titles and the Ki?igdom of Christ, Isa. is. 2, 6, 7. 1 mHE lands that long in darkness lay JL Now have beheld a heaveny light; Nations that sat in death's cold shade Are bless'd with beams divinely bright. 2 The virgin's promis'd Son is born, Behold th' expected child appear ; What shall his names or titles be ? The Wonderful, the Counsellor. 3 This infant is the mighty God Come to be suckled and ador'd ; Th' etirn.tl Father, Prince of Peace, The Son of David, and his Lord. 4 The government of earth and seas Upon his shoulders shall be laid ; His wide dominions still increase, And honours to his name be paid. 265, 266 OFFICES OF CHRIST. 267, 268 5 Jesus the holy child shall sit High on his father David's throne, Shall crush his foes beneath his feet, And reign to ages yet unknown. 965- Oxford 177, Great Milton 212. (Hymn 132. B. 2. C. M.) The OJices of Christ. 1 YI7"E bless the Prophet of the Lord, ▼ ▼ That come* with truth and grace; Jesus, thy Spirit and thy word Shall lead us in thy ways. 2 We reverence our High Priest above, Who offer'd up his blood, And lives to carry on his love, By pleading with our God. 3 We honour our exalted King, How sweet a're his commands ! He guards our souls from hell and sin By his almighty hands. 4 Hosanna to his glorious name, Who saves by different ways; His mercies lay a sovereign "claim To our immortal praise. 266> Babylon Streams 23, Lebanon 79. (Hymn 146. B. 1. L. M.) Characters of Christ, borrowed from inanimate Things, in Scripture. 1 /"I O, worship at ImmanueVs feet, Kjf See in his fa:e what wonders meet; Earth is too narow to express His worth, his glory, or his grace. 2 [The whole creation can afford But some fawt shadows of my Lord : Nature to make his bennies known Must mingle colours not her own.] 5 [Is he compar'd to wine or bread? Dear Lord, our sou's would thus be fed ; That flesh, that dying blood of thine, Is bread of life, is hea\enly wine.] 4 [Is he a tree ? The world receives Salvation from his healing leaves; That righteous branch, that fruitful bough, Is David's root and offspring too.] 5 [Is he a rose ? Not Sharon yields Such fraerrancy in all her fields : Or if the lily he assume, The vallies bless the rich perfume.] 6 [Is he a vine? His heavenly root Supplies the boughs with life aud fruit : O let a lasting union join My soul the branch to Christ the vine .'] 7 [Is he the head? Each member lives, And owns the vital powers he gives ; The saints below, and saints above, Join'd by his Spirit and his love.] 8 [Is he a fountain? There I bathe, And heal the plague of sin and death ; These waters all my soul renew, And cleanse my spotted garments too.] 9 [Is he -a. fire? He'll purge my dross, But the true gold sustains no loss; Like a refiner shall he sit, And tread the refuse with his feet.] 10 [Is he a rork ? How firm he proves! The rock of ages never moves; Yet the sweet streams that from him flow Attend us all the desert thro'.] 11 [Is he a ivny ? He leads to God, The path indrawn in iines of blood; There would I walk with hope and zeal, Tid I arrive at Sion's hill.] 12 [Is he a door? I'll enter in ; Behold »he pastures large and green, A paradise divinely fair, ' None but the sheep have freedom there.] 13 [Is he design'd a corner-stone, For men to build their heaven upon ? I'll make him my foundation too, Nor fear the plots of hell below.] 14 r ls be a temple? I adore Th' indwelling majesty and power ; And stili to this most "holy place, Whene'er I pray, I turn my face.] 15 [Is he a star? He breaks the night, Piercing the shades with dawning light; I know his glories from afar, I know the bright, the morning star.] 16 [Is he a sun ? His beams are grace, His course is joy, and righteousness; Nations r.joice when he appears To chase their clouds, and dry their tears. 17 O let me c'imb those higher skies, Wh^re storms and darkness never rise ! There he displays his powers abroad, And shines, and reigns th' incarnate God.] His beauties we can never trace, Till we behold him face to face. 26 r . Ayliffe Street 241, Redemption 243. (Hymn 147. B. 1. L. M.) The Names and Titles of Christ, from several Scriptures. [>nniS from the treasures of his word i borrow titles for my Lord; Nor art, nor nature can supply Suffi ient forms of majesty. 2 Bright image of the Father's face, Shining uith undiminish'd rajs; Th' eternal God's eternal Son, The heir, and partner of his throne.] 3 The King of Kings, the Lord most High y YVrites his own name upon his thigh: He wears a garment dipp'd in blood, And breaks the nations with his rod. 4 Where gra e can neither melt nor move The Lamb resents his injur'd love, Awakes his wrath without delay, And Judah's Lion tears the prey. 5 But when for works of peace he come?, What winning titles he assumes! Light of the^uorld, and Lire of men; Nor bears those characters in vain. 6 With tender pity in his heart He acts the Mediator-s part; A friend and brother he appears And well fulfils the names he wears. 7 At length the Judge his throne ascends, Divides the r, bels from his friends, And saints in full fruitiou prove His rich variety of love. 968' Resurrection 72, DarwelVs 82. (Hymn 148. B. l. as the ]48th Psalm.,- Ttie same. I T W7" ITH cheerful voice I sing L > ▼ The titles of my Lord, And borrow all the names Of honour from his word : Nature aud art Can ne'er supply Sufficient forms Of majesty. D :• 269 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 270 2 In Jesus we behold His Father's glorious face, Shining for ever brig lit With mild and lovely rays: Th' eternal God's Eternal Son Inherits and Partakes the throne.] 3 The sovereign King of Kings, The Lord oj Lords most high, Writes his own name upon His garment and his thigh: His name is cali'd The Word of God; He rules the earth With iron rod. ■4 Where promises and grace Can neither melt nor move, The angry Lamb resents The injuries of his love; Awakes his wrath Without delay, As lions roar And tear the prey. 5 But when for works of peace The great Redeemer comes, What gentle characters, What titles he assumes! Light of the world, And life of men; Nor will he bear Those names in vain. 6 Immense compassion reigns in our Immanvel's heart', When he descends to act A Mediator's part : He is a friend And brother too ; Divinely kind, Divinely true. 7 At length the Lord the Judge His awful throne ascends, And drives the rebels far From favourites and friends: Then shall the saints Completely prove The heights and depths Of all his love. ^69* Martin's Lane 67, Newcourt 173. (Hymn 149. B. 1. L. M.) The Offices of Christ from several Scriptures. J I OIN all the names of love and power *l That ever men cr angels bore ; All are too mean to speak his worth, Or set Immanuel's glory forth. 2 But O what condescending ways He takes to teach his heavenly grace ! My eyes with joy and wonder see What forms of love he bears for me. 3 [The Angel of the Covenant stands With his commission in his hands, Sent from his Father's milder throne To make the great salvation known.] 4 [Great Prophet, let me bless thy name ; By thee the joyful tidings came, Of wrath appeas'd, of sins forgiven, Of hell subdu'd, and peace with heaven.] i [My bright example, and my guide* I would be walking near thy side ; O let me never run astray, Nor follow the forbidden way f] ij [I love my Shepherd, lie shall keep Mv wandering soul among his sheep: He feeds his flock, he calls their names, And in his bosom bears the lambs.] 7 [My Surety undertakes my cause, Answering his Father's broken laws; Behold my soul at freedom set; My Surety paid the dreadful debt.] 6 [Jesus my »reat High-Priest has dy'd, I seek no sacrifice beside ; His blood did once for all atone, And now it pleads before the throne.] 9 [My Advocate appears on high, The Father lays his thunder by ; Not all that earth or hell can say Shall turn my Father's heart away.] 10 [My Lord, my Conqueror, and my King t Thy sceptre and thy sword 1 sing; Thine is the victory, and I sit A joyful subject at thy feet.] 11 [Aspire, my soul, to glorious deeds, The Captain of Salvation leads ; March on, nor fear to win the day., Tho' death and hell obstruct the way.] 12 Should death, and hell, and powers un- Put all their forms of mischief on, [known, I shad be safe; for Christ displays Salvation in more sovereign ways. C Z70' Carmarthen New 35, Greenwich New 62, Grove 125. (Hymn 150. B. 1. as the 143th Psalm.) The same. 1 TOIN all the glorious names tl Of wisdom, love, and power, That ever mortals knew, That angels ever bore : All are too mean To speak his worth, Too mean to set My Saviour forth. 2 But O what gentle terms. What 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 [Array'd in mortal flesh He like an angel stands, And holds the promises And pardons in his hands: Coirmission'd from His Father's throne To make his grace To mortals known.] 4 [Great prophet of my God, My tongue would bless thy name : By thee the joyful news Of our salvation came; The joyful news Of sins forgiven, Of hell subdu'd, And peace with heaven.] 5 [Be thou my counsellor, My pattern and my guide; And thro' this desert land Still keep me near thy side: O let my feet Ne'er run astray, Nor rove, nor seek The crooked way.] 6 [I love my Shepherd's voice, His watchful eyes shall keep My wandering soul among The thousands of his sheep: 271 ADDRESSES TO CHRIST. 272, 273 He feeds his flock, He c ills their names, His bosom bears The tender lambs.] 7 [To this dear Surety's hand Will I commit my cause ; He answers and fulfils His Father's broken laws : Behold my soul At freedom set ! My Suretv paid The dreadful debt.] 8 [Jesus mv great High-Priest Offer'd h*is blood and dy'd ; My guiltv conscience seeks No sacrifice beside : His powerful blood Did once atone ; And now it pleads Before the throne.] [My Advocate appears For my defence on high, The Father bows his ear, And lavs his thunder by: Not all that hell Or sin can say Shall turn his'heart, His love away.] 10 [My dear almighty Lord, Mv Conqueror and my King, Thy sceptre, and thy sword, Thv reigoing grace I sing : Thine is the power; Behold I sit In willing bonds Before thy feet.] 11 [Now let mv soul arise, And tread the tempter down; Mv Captain leads me forth To conquest and a crown. A feeble saint Shall win the dav, Tho' death and hell Obstruct the way.] 12 Should all the hosts of death, And powers of hell unknown, Put their most dreadful forni? Of rage and mischief on; I shall be safe, For Christ displays Superior power, And guardian grace. ADDRESSES TO CHRIST. 971. Devizes 14, Otford 106, Hammond 226. 1 (Hymn 62. B. 1. CM.) Christ Jesus, the Lamb of God, worshipped by all the Creation, Rev. v. 11—13. 1 /^OME let us join our cheerful songs \_y With- angels round the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 * Worthy the Lamb that dy'd,' they cry, • To be exalted thus :' 1 Worthy the Lamb,' our lips reply, * For he was slain for us.' 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honour and power divine ; And blessing* more than we can give, Be, Lord, for ever thine. I Let all that dwell above the sky, And air, and earth, and seas,' Conspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thine' endless praise. 5 The whole creation join in one To ble^s the sacred name • Of him that sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb. 27£. Leeds 19, New Sabbath 122. (Hymn 63. B. 1. L. M.) Christ's Humiliation and Exaltation, Rev. v. 12. 1 V17"HAT equal honours shall we bring ▼ T 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 Pe ice that groan'd and dy'd, Worthy to rise, and live, and reign At his Almighty Father's side. 3 Power and dominion are his due, Who stood condemn'd at Pilate's bar: Wisdom belongs to Jesus too, Tho' he was charg'd with madness here. 4 All riches are his native right, Yet he sustain'd amazing loss: To him ascribe eternal might, Who kft his weakness on the cross. 3 Honour immortal must be paid, Instead of scandal and of .'corn : Whiie glon shines around his head, And a bright crown without a thorn. 6 Blessings for ever on the Lamb, Who bnre the curse for wretched men: Let angels sound his sacred name, And every creature say, Amen. 273- Irish 171, Cambridge New 74. (Hymn l. 15. 1. C. M.) A new Song to the Lamb that 7cas slain. Rev. v. 6, 8, 9, 10, 12. 1 T> EHOLD the glories of the Lamb -O Amidst bis Father's throne : Prepare new honours for his name, And songs before unknown. 2 Let elders worship at his feet, The church adore arouud, With vials full of odours sweet, Anl harps of sweeter sound. 3 Those are the prayers of the saints, And these the hymns they raise : Jesus is kind to our complaints, He loves to hear our praise. 4 [Eternal Father, who shall look Into ihy secret will? Who but "the Son should take that book And open every seal? .-> He shall fulfil thy great decrees, The Son deserves it well; Lo, in his hand the sovereign k^ys Of heaven, and death, and hell!] 6 Now to the Lamb that once was slain Be endless blessings paid ; Salvation, glory, joy remain for ever n thy head. 7 Thou hast redeem'd our souls with blood, Hast set the prisoners f rce> Hast made us kin^s and priests to God, And we shall reign with thee. 8 The worlds of nature and of grace Are put beneath thy power; Then shorten these delaying days, And bring the promised hour." Do 274, 275, 276 ADDRESSES TO CHRIST. 277, 278 274. I)e> by 169, Redemption 243. (Hymn 25. B. 1. L. M.) A Vision of the Lamb, Rev. v. 6—9. 1 A LL mortal vanities, be gone, ii- Nor tempt mv eves, nor tire my ears, Behold amidst th' eternal throne A vision of the Lamb appears. 2 [Glory his fleecy robe adorns, Mark'd with the bloody death he bore ; Seven are his eyes, and seven his horns, To speak his wisdom and his power. 3 l.o, he receives a sealed book From him that sits upon the throne : Jesus, my Lord, prevails to look On dark decrees, and things unknown.] 4 All the assembling saints around Fall worshipping before the Lamb, And in new songs of gospel-sound Address their honours to his name. 5 [The joy, the shout, the harmony Flies o'er the everlasting hills, ' Worthy art thou alone)' they cry, ' To read the book, to loose the seals.'] 6 Our voices join the heavenly strain, And with transporting pleasure sing, • Worthy the Lamb that once was slain, * To be our teacher and our king !' 7 His words of prophecy reveal Eternal counsels, depp design? ; His grace and vengeance shall fulfil The peaceful and the dreadful lines. f. Thou hast redeem'd our souls from hell W ith thine invaluable blood ; And wretches that did once rebel Are now made favorites of their God 9 Worthy for ever is the Lord, That dy'd for treasons not his own, By every tongue to be ador'd, And dwell upon his father's throne. 275. Devizes 14, Otford 1C6, Follett 181. (Hymn 49. B. I. C. M.) The Works of Moses and the Lamb, Rev. xv. 3. 1 TTOW strong thine arm is, mighty God, XX Who would not fear thy name! Jesus, how sweet thy graces are! Who would not love the Lamb ? 2 He has done more than Moses did, Our Prophet and our King; From bonds of hell he freed our souls, And taught our lips to sing. 3 In the Red Sea by Moses' hand Th' Egyptian host was drown'd; But hisown blood hides all our sins, And guilt no more is found. 4 When thro' the desert Israel went, With manna they were fed; Our Lord invites us to his flesh, And calls it living bread. 5 Moses beheld the promis'd land, Yet never reach'd the place ; But Christ shall bring; his followers home To see his Father's face. 6 Then shall our love and joy be full, And feel a warmer flame, And sweeter voices tune the song Of Moses and the Lamb. °76' Chard 175, Derby 169, Redemption 243. (Hymn 21. B. 2. L. M.) A Song of Praise to God the Redeemer. 1 T ET the old heathens tune their song XJ Of great Diana and of Jove; But the sweet theme that moves my tongue Is my Redeemer and his love. 2 Behold a God descends and dies To save my soul from gaping hell: How the black gulph where Satan lies Yawn'd to receive me when I fell! 3 How justice frown'd and vengeance stood To drive me down to endless'pain ! But the great Son propos'd his blood, And heavenly wrath grew mild again. 4 Infinite Lover, gracious Lord, To thee be endless honours given ; Thy wonderous name shall be ador'd, Round the wide earth, and wider heaveff* 277. Tunbridge 103, Abridge 201, Charmouth 28. (Hymn 79. B. 2. C. M.") Praise to the Redeemer. 1 T>LUNG'D in a gulph of dark despair X We wretched sinners lav, Without one cheerful beam of hope, Or spark of glimmering day. 2 With pitying eyes, the Prince of Grace Beheld our helpless grief, He saw, and (O amazing love!) He ran to our relief. 3 Down from the shining seats above With joyful haste he fled, Enter'U the grave in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the* dead. 4 He spoil'd the powers of darkness thus,. And brake our iron chains ; Jesus has freed our captive souls From everlasting pains. 5 [In vain the baffled prince of hell His cursed projects tries, We that were doom'd his endless slaves Are rais'd above the skies.] 6 O for this love, let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break, And ail harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. Hosanna round the spacious earth To thine adored name, fi Angels, assist our mighty joys, Strike all your harps of gold ; But when you raise your flight st notes His love can ne'er be told.] 278- Hotham 221, Truro 105, Maze Pond 259. (Hymn 5. B. 2. L. M.) Longing to praise Christ better. 1 X ORD, when my thoughts with wonder XJ roll O'er the sharp sorrows of thy soul, And read my Maker's broken laws Repair'd and honour'd by thy cross; 2 When I behold death, hell and sin, Vanquish'd by that dear blood of thine, And see the man that groan'd and dy'd Sit glorious by his Father's side; 3 My passions rise and soar above, I'm wing'd with faith, and fir'd with love; Fain would I reach eternal things, And learn the notes that Gabriel sings. 4 But my heart fails, my tongue complains, For want of their immortal strains; And in such humble notes as these Must fall below thy victories. 5 W 7 ell, the kind minute must appear When we shall leave these bodies here, These clogs of clay, and mount on high To join the songs above the sky. 279, 280, 281, 282, 283. INFLUENCES AND GRACES OF THE SPIRIT.* 279* Warcham 117, Green's Hundred 69. (Hymn 144. 13.2. L. M.) The Effusion of the Spirit ; or, the Success of the Gospel. 1 fl REAT was the day, the joy was great, VH" When the divine disciples met; Whilst on their heads the Spirit came, And sat like tongues of cloven flame. 2 What gifts, what miracles he gave! And power to kill, and power to save! Furnish'd their tongues with wooderous words Instead of shields, and spears, and swords. 3 Thus arm'd, he sent the champious forth From east to west, from south to north ; ' Go, and assert your Saviour's cause, * Go, spread the mystery of his cross.' 4 These weapons of the holy war, Of what almighty force they are To make our stubborn passions bow, And lay the proudest rebel low ! 5 Nations, the learned and the rude, Are by these heavenly arms subdu'd; While Satan rages at' his loss, And hates the doctrine of the cross. 6 Great King of grace, my heart subdue, I would be led in trism'ph too, A willing captive to my Lord, And sing the victories "of his word. FAITH. 280- Gainsborough 29, Irish 171. (Hymn 140. B. I. C M.) A living and a dead Faith; collected from several Scriptures. LEN souls ! that drea And make their empty boast Or' inward joys, and sins forgiven, While they are slaves to lust. !> Vain are our fancies, airy flights, If faith be cold and dead, None but a tiring power unites To Christ the brag head. That bids all sinful joys depart, And lifts the thoughts above. 4 'Tis faith that conquers earth and hell By a celestial power; This is the grace that shall prevail In the decisive hour. 5 [Faith must obey her Father's will As well as trust his grace; A pardoning God is jealous still For his own holiness. 6 When from the curse he sets us free, He makes our natures clean, Nor would he send his Son to be The minister of sin. * The Christian Graces and Tempers are placed alphabetically, for the sake of finding them at once, by looking at the head of the page. X 7 His Spirit purifies our frame, And seals our peace with God; Jesus, and his sanation, came By water and by blood.] 281- Great Milton 212, James's 163. (Hymn 112. B. 1. C MO The Brazen Serpent; or, looking to Jesus, John iii. 14—16. 1 ^0 did the Hebrew prophet raise JO The brazen serpent hish, The wounded felt immediate ease, The camp forbore to die. 2 ' Look upward in the dying hour, 1 And live,' the prophet cries ; But Christ performs a nobler cure When Faith lifts up her eyes. 3 High on the cross the Saviour hung, High on the heavens he reigns: Here sinuers by th' old serpent stung Look, and forget their pains. 4 When Go I's own Son is lifted up, A d\ing world revives, The Jew beholds the glorious hope, Th' expiring Gentile lives. 282- Warkgunrth 158, Stole 207, Lowell 260. (Hymn 142. B. 2. S. M.) Fa th in Christ our Sacrifice. OT all the blood of beasts On Jewish altars slain Could eive the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain. 2 But Christ the heavenly Lamb Takes all our sins away ; A sacrifice of nobler name And richer blood than they. 3 My faith would lay her hand Ou that dear head" of thine, While like a penitent I stand And there confess my sin. 4 My ioul looks back to see The f urdens thou didst bear When Banging on the cursed tree, And hopes her guilt was there. 5 Believing we rejoice To see the curse remove ; We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, And sing his bleeding love. 28.S- Ulverston 179, Babylon Streams 23. (Hymn 100. B. I. L. M.) Believe and be saved, John iii. 16—13. 1 "VJOT to condemn the sons of men 1^1 Did Christ, the Son of God, appear ; No weapons in his hands are seen, No flaming sword, nor thunder there. 2 Such was the pity of our God, He lovM the race" of man so well, He sent his Son to bear our load Of sins, and save our souls from hell. 3 Sinners, believe the Saviour's word, Trust in his mighty name and live; A thousand jovs his lips afford, His hands a thousand blessings give. D 7 284—287 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 288,289,290 4 But vengeance and damnation lies ' On rebels who refuse the grace ; Who God's eternal Son despise The hottest hell shall be their place. 284- Hampton 275, Kingsbridge 68. (Hymn 35. B. 1. 1st Part. L. M.) Faith the Way to Salvation, Rom. i. 16. Eph. ii. 8, 9. 1 "VTOT by the laws of innocence i-^l Can Adam's sons arrive at heaven ; New works can give us no pretence To have our ancient sins forgiven. 2 Not the best deeds ihat we have done Can make a wounded conscience whole; Faith is the grace, and faith alone, That flies to Christ and saves the soul. 3 Lord, I believe thy heavenly word, Fain would I have my soul renew'd ; I mourn for sin, and trust the Lord To have it pardon'd and subdu'd. 4 O may thy grace its power display, Let guilt and death no longer reign] Save me in thine appointed way, Nor let my humble faith be vain. 285» AngeVs Hymn 6o, Babylon Streams 23. (Hymn 125. B. 2. L. M.) Faith and Repentance; Unbelief and Impenitence. 1 T IFE and immortal joys are given J-A To souls that mourn the sins they've done, Children of wrath made heirs of heaven By faith in God's eternal Son. 2 Wo to the wretch that never felt The inward pangs of pious grief, But adds to all his crying guilt The stubborn sin of unbelief. 3 The law condemns the rebel dead, Under the wrath of God he lies, He seals the curse on his own head, And with a double vengeance dies. 286- Bath Chapel 26, New York 33. (Hymn 120. B. 1. CM.) Faith of Things unseen, Hcb. xi. l, 3, 8, 10. 1 T7V\ITH is the brightest evidence JO Of things beyond our sight, Breaks thro' the clouds of flesh and sense, And dwells in heavenly light. 2 It sets times past in present view, Brings distant prospects home, Of things a thousand years ago, Or thousand years to come. 3 By faith we know the worlds were made By God's almighty word ; Abra'm, to unknown countries led, By faith obey'd the Lord. 4 He sought a city fair and high, Built by th 7 eternal hands; And faith assures us, tho' we die, That heavenly building stands. 287* Wells 102, Lewtcn 30, Leeds 19. (Hymn 129. B. 2. L. M.) We walk by Faith not by Sight. 1 *rpiS by the faith of joys to come A We walk thro' deserts dark as night; Till we arrive at heaven our home, Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 2 The want of sight she well supplies, She makes the "pearly gates appear; Far into distant worlds 6he pries, And brings eternal glories near. 3 Cheerful we tread the desert thro', \>hi!e faith inspires a heavenlv ray, Tho' lions roar, and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4 So Abra'm by divine command Left his own house to walk with God; His faith beheld the promis'd land, And fir'd his zeal along the road. 288- Braintree 25, Bedford 91 . (Hymn 162. B. 2. C. M.) Meditation of Heaven; or, the Joy of Faith* 1 TVFY thoughts surmount these lower skies JLf L And look within the veil; There springs of endless pleasure rise, The waters never fail. 2 There I behoid with sweet delight The blessed Three in one ; And strong affections fix my sight On God's incarnate Son. 3 His promise stands for ever firm, His grace fchall ne'er depart; He binds my name upon his arm, And sealsit on his heart. 4 Light are the pains that nature bring?, How short our sorrows are When with eternal future things The present we compare ! 5 1 would not be a stranger still To that celestial place, Where I for ever hope to dwell Near my Redeemer's face. 289* Redemption 243, Bramcoate 8. (Hymn 14. B. 1. L. M.) The Triumph of Faith; or, Christ's tmchange- able Love, Rom. viii. 33, &c. 1 "\^7~HO shall the Lord's elect condemn? tT 'Tis God that justifies their souls, And mercy like a mighty stream O'er all their sins divinely rolls. 2 Who shall adjudge the saints to hell? 'Tis Christ that suffer'd in their stead, And the salvation to fulfil, Behold him rising from the dead. 3 He lives, he lives, and sits above, For ever interceding there: Who shall divide us from his love? Or what should tempt us to despair? 4 Shall persecution, or distress, Famine, or sword, or nakedness? He that hath lov'd us bears us thro', And makes us more than conquerors too. 5 Faith hath an overcoming power, It triumphs in the dying hour; Christ is our life, our joy, our hope, Nor can we sink with such a prop. 6 Not all that men on earth can do, Nor powers on high, nor powers below, Shall cause his mercy to remove, Or wean our hearts from Christ our love. FEAR AND HOPE. 290. Abridge 201, Bedford 91, Brighthelm- stone 208. (Psalm 119. 13th Part. C. M.) Holy Fear, and Tenderness of Conscience. Ver. 10. WITH my whole heart I've sought thy O let me never stray [face, From thy commands, O God of grace, Nor tread the sinner's way. 291, 292 FEAR AND HOPE. 293, 294 Ver. li. Thv word I've hid within my heart To keep ray conscience cle'an, And be an everlasting guard From every rising sin. Vcr. 63, 53, 153. I'm a companion of the saints Who fear and love the Lord ; My sorrows rise, my nature faints, When men transgress thv word. Ver. 161, 163. While sinners do thy gospel wrong, My spirit stands in awe ; My soul abhors a lying tongue, But loves thy righteous law. Ver. 161, 120. My heart with sacred reverence hears The threat'nings of thy word : Mv flesh with holy trembling fears The judgments of the Lord. Ver. 166, 174. My God, I long, I hope, I v. ait For thy salvation still; While thy whole law is my delight, And I obey thy will. 291. Bktfbro 1 170, Worksop 31, Carolina 13. (Psalm 42. 1—5. 1st Part. C. M.) Desertion and Hope; or, Complaint of Absence from Public Worship. 1 \\TITH earnest longings of the mind, T? My God, to thee I look; So pants the hunted hart to find And tas:e the cooling brook. 2 When shall I see thy courts of grace, And meet my God" again? So long an absence from thy face My heart endures with pa'ia. 3 Temptations vex my weary soul, And tears are my repast; The foe insults without control, ' And where's your God at last!' 4 'Tis with a mournful pleasure now I think on ancient days ; Then to thy house did numbers go, And ail our v\ork was praise. 5 But why, my soul, sunk down so far Beneath this heavy load? Why do my thoughts indulge despair, And sin against my God ? 6 Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand Can all thy woes remove ; For I shall yet before him stand, And sing "restoring love. 292- Lebanon 79, Manning 245, Islington 40. (Psalm 42. 6-^11. 2d Part. L. M.) Melancholy Thoughts reproved ; or, Hope in Afflictions. 1 "|\T Y spirit sinks within me, Lord, -LtJL But I will call thy name to mind, And times of past distress record, When L have found my God was kind. 2 Huge troubles, with tumultuous noise, Swell like a sea, and round me spread; Thy water-spouts drown all my joys, And rising waves roll o'er my'head. j Yet will the Lord command his love, When I address his throne by day, Nor in I he nisrht his grace remove; The night shall hear me sing and pray. 4 I'll cast myself before his feet, And say, ' My God, my heavenly rock, ' Why doth thv love so Ion? forset • The soul that groans beneath thy stroke ? 5 I'll chide my heart that sinks so low, Why should my soul indulge her grief? Hope in the Lord, and praise him too, He is my rest, my sure relief. 6 Thy light and truth shall guide me still, Thy word shall my best thoughts employ, And lead me to thine heavenly hill, My God, my most exceeding joy. 293* Elenborough 170, Walsal 237, Ludlow 84. (Psalm 77. 1st Pa»-t. C. M.) Melancholy assaulting, and Hope prevailing. 1 TT\Q God I cry'd with mournful voice, A I sought his gracious ear, In the sad day when troubles rose, And fill'd the night with fear. 2 Sad were my days, and dark my nights. My soul refus'd relief; I thought on God the just and wise, But thoughts increased my grief. 3 Still I complain'd, and sti'l opprest, ?>Iy heart began to break ; My God, thy wrath forbid my rest And kept "my eyes awake. 4 My overwhelming sorrows grew Till I could speak no more ; Then I within myself withdrew, And call'd thy judgments o'er. 5 I call'd back vears and ancient time?, When I beheld thy face; My spirit search'd for secret crimes That might withhold thy grace. 6 I call'd thy mercies to my mind Which I enjoy'd before; And will the Lord no more be kind? His face appear no more ? 7 Will he for ever cast me off? His promise ever fail? Has he forgot his tender love ? Shall anger still prevail ? 8 But I forbid this hopeless thought, This dark despairing frame," Remembh-ing what thy hand hath wrought; Thy hand is still the same. 9 I'll think again of all thy ways, And talk thy wonders o'er; Thy wonders of recovering grace, When flesh couid hope no more. 10 Grace dwells with justice on the throDe; And men that love thy word Have in thy sanctuary "known The counsels of the Lord. 294> Newbury 132, Miall 240. (Psalm 3. C. M.) Doubts and Fears supprest ; or, God our De- fence from Sin and Satan. 1 1VTY God, how many are my fears! 1»A How fast my foes increase! Conspiring my eternal death, They break my present peace. 2 The lying tempter would persuade There's no relief in heaven; And all my swelling sins appear Too big to be forgiven. 3 But thou, my glory and my strength, Shalt on the tempter tread, Shalt silence all my threatening guilt, And raise mv drooping- head." D $T 205, 296 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 297, 298, 299 4 [I cry'd, and from his holy hill He bow'd a listening ear, I call'd my Father, and my God, And he "subdu'd my fear. 5 He shed soft slumbers on mine eyes, la spite of all my foes; I 'woke, and vvonder'd at the grace That guarded my repose.] 6 What tho' the hosts of death and hell All arm'd against me stood, Terrors no more shall shake my soul, My refuge is my God. 7 Arise, O Lord, fulfil thy grace, While I thy glory sing: My God has broke the serpent's teeth, And death has lost his sting. 8 Salvation to the Lord belongs, His arm alone can save : Blessings attend thy people here, And reach beyond the gr t ive. 995- Sprague 166. (Hvmn 34.* B. I. 2d Part. C. M.) None excluded from Hope, Rom. i. 16. 1 Cor. i. Ji. 1 TESUS, thy blessings are not few, *J Nor is thy gospel weak ; Thy grace can melt the stubborn Jew, And bow th' aspiring Greek. 2 Wide as the reach of Satan's rage Doth thy salvation flow; 'Tis notconfin'd to sex or age, The lofiy or the low. 3 While grace is offer'd to the prince, The poop may take their share; No mortal has a just pretence To perish in despair. 4 Be wise, ye men of strength and wit, Nor boast your native powers; But to his sovereign grace submit, And glory shall be yours. 5 Come, all ye vilest sinners, come, He'll form your souls anew : His gospel and las heart have room For rebels such as you. 6 His doctrine is almighty love; There's virtue in his name To turn the raven to a dove, The lion to a lamb. HUMILITY. 296* PauVs 246, Ulverston 179, Portugal 97. (Hymn 131. B. 1. L. M.) The Pharisee and the Publican, Luke xviii. 10, &c. I "DEHOLD how sinners disagree, -D The Publican and Pharisee 1 One doth his righteousness proclaim, The other owns his guilt and shame. 2 This man at humble distance stands, And cries for grace with lifted hands; That boldly rises near the throne, And talks of duties he has done. 3 The Lord their different language knows, And different answers he bestows : The humble soul with grace he crowns, Whilst on the proud his anger frowns. 4 Dear Father, let me never be Join'd with the boasting Pharisee ; I have no merits of my own, But plead the sufferings of thy Son. * Note.— In one edition, the chief part of this Hymn is numbered 36. 29 r. Crowle 3, Charmouth 28, Biighthelm- stone 208. (Psalm 131. C. M.) Humility and Submission. 1 TS there ambition in my heart? A Search, gracious God, and see; Or do I act a haughty part? Lord, I appeal to thee. 2 I charge my thoughts, be humble still, And all my carriage mild, Content, my Father, with thy will, And quiet as a child. 3 The patient soul, the lowly mind Shall have a large reward: Let saints in sorrow lie resisn'd, And trust a faithful Lord.' JOY AND REJOICING. 298- Welts 102, Gloucester 12, Wareham 117. (Ps. 18, 30, 31, 34, 35, 46, &C 3d Part. L. M.) Rejoicing in God; or, Salvation and Triumph. 1 TUST are thy ways, and true thy word, *J Great rock of my secure abode ; Who is a God beside the Lord ? Or where's a refuge like our God ? 2 'Tis he that girds me with his might, Gives dip his holy sword to wield ; And while with sin and hell I fight, Spreads his salvation for my shield. 3 He lives (and bies«ed be my rock !) The God of my salvation lives, The dark designs of hell are broke; Sweet is the peace my Father gives. 4 Before the scoffers of the age, 1 will exalt my Father's name, Nor tremble at their mighty rage, But meet reproach, and bear the shame. .5 To David and his royal seed Thy grace for ever sball extend; Thy love to saints in Christ their head Knows not a limit, nor an end. 299* Martin's Lane 67, Bramcoate 8. (Hymn 57. B. 2. L. M.) The Pleasures of a good Conscience. 1 T ORD, how secure and biess'd are they XJ Who fe«-l the joys of pardon'd sin ! Should storms of wrath shake earth and sea, Their minds have heaven and peace within. 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. 3 [Quick as their thoughts their joys come on, But fly uot half so fast away ; Their sou!s are ever bright as noon, And calm as summer evenings be. 4 How oft they look to th' heavenly bills. Where groves of living pleasure grow ! And longing hopes and cheerful smiles Sit undUturb'd upon their brow.] 5 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 : % While wretched we, like worms and moles, Lie grovelling in the dust below: Almighty grace, renew our soul*, And we'll aspire to glory too. 300,301,302 KNOWLEDGE. 303, 304 300« New YorJt 33, Braintree 25. (Hymn 73. B. 2. C. M.) Doubts scattered; or, spiritual Joy restored. 1 TTENC'E from my soul, sad thoughts be XI And leave me "to my joys, [gone, My tongue shall triumph in my God, And make a joyful noise. 2 Darkness and doubts had veil'd my mind, And drown'd my head in tears, Till sovereign grace with shining rays Dispell'd my" gloomy fears. 3 O what immortal joys I felt, And raptures all divine, When Jesus told me, I was his, And my Beloved miue. 4 In vain the tempter frights my soul, And breaks my peace in vain, One glimpse, dear Saviour, of thy face Revives my joys again. 301. Brighthelmstone 208, Bedford 91. (Hymn 59. B. 2. C. M.) Paradise on Earth. 1 (Ti LORY to God that walks the sky, VT And sends his blessings through, That tells his sain' And gives a tasi 2 [Glory to God that stoops his throne That dust and worms may see't, And brines a glimpse of glory down Around his sacred feet. 3 When Christ, with all his graces crown'd, Sheds his kind beams abroad, 'Tis a young heaven on earthly ground, And glory in the bud. 4 A blooming Paradise of joy In this wild desert springs ; And every sense I straight employ On sweet celestial things. 5 White lilies all around appear, And each his glory shows ; The rose of Sharon blossoms here, The fairest flower that blows. 6 Cheerful I feast on heavenly fruit, And drink the pleasures down, Pleasures that flow hard by the foot Of the eternal throne.] 7 But ah ! how soon my joys decay ! How soon my sins "arise, And snatch the heavenly scene away From these lamenting"eyes ! 8 When shall the time, dear Jesus, when The shininx day appear, That I shall ieave those clouds of sin, And guilt and darkness here ! 9 Up to the fields above the skies My hasty feet would go, There everlasting flowers arise, And joys unwithering grow. 392- Mansfidd 154, Finsbnrv 155, StocJiport 47. "(Hymn 30. B. 2. S. M.) Heavenly Joy on Earth. 1 rf^lOME, we that love the Lord, L \y And let our joys be known; Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. 2 The sorrows of the mind Be banish'd from the place ! Religion never was design'd To make our pleasures less.] 3 Let those refuse to sing That never knew our God, But favorites of the heavenly King May speak their joys abroad. 4 [The God that rules on high, And thunders when he please, That rides upon the stormy sky, And manages the seas;] 5 This awful God is ours, Our Father and our love, He shall send down his heavenly powers To carry us above. 6 There we shall see his face, And never, never sin; There from the rivers of his grace Drink endless pleasures in. 7 Yes, and before we rise To that immortal state, The thoughts of such amazing bliss Should constant joys create. 8 [The men of grace have found Glory begun below, Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow.] 9 The hill of Sion yields A thousand sacred sweets, Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets. 10 Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry ; We're marching thro' Immanuel's ground To fairer worlds on high. KNOWLEDGE. 303- Eagle Street New 55, Harborongh 142, Gosport 53. (Psalm 25. ver. 12, 14, io, 13. 2d Part. S. M.) Divine Instruction. 1 "\1|7"HERE shall the man be found T ▼ That fears t' offend his God, That loves the gospel's joyful sound, And trembles at the rod? 2 The Lord shall make him know, The secrets of his heart, The wonders of his covenant show^ And all his love impart. 3 The dealings of his hand Are truth and mercy still With such as to his covenant stand, And love to do his will. 4 Their souls shall dwell at ease Before their Maker's face, Their seed shall taste the promises In their extensive grace. 304. Bedford 91, Wor~ksop 31. (Psalm 119. 9th Part. C. M.) Desire of Knoivledge ; or, the Teachings of the Spirit with the Word. Ver. 64, G8, is. THY mercies fill the earth, O Lord, How good thv works appear! Open mine eyes to read thy word, And see thy wonders there. Ver. 73, 125. My fceart was fashion'd bv thy hand, My service is thy due : O make thy servant understand. The duties he must do. D 9 305, 306 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 307, 308 Ver. 19. Since I'm a stranger here below, Let not thy path be hid ; But mark the road my feet should go, And be my constant guide. Ver. 26. When I confess'd my wandering ways, Thou heardst my soul complain ; Grant me the teachings of thy grace, Or I shall stray again. Ver. 33, 34. If God to me his statutes shew, And heavenly truth impart, His work for ever I'll pursue, His law shall rule my heart. Ver. 50, 71. This was my comfort when I bore Variety of grief; It made me learn thv word the more, And fly to that refief. Ver. 51. [In vain the proud deride me now; I'll ne'er forget thy law, Nor let that blessed gospel go Whence ail my hopes I draw. Ver. 27, 171. When I have learn'd my Father's will, I'll teach the world his ways; My thankful lips inspir'd with zeal Shall loud pronounce his praise.] LIBERALITY. 305* Great Milton 212, Newbury 132. (Psalm 37. ver. 16, 21, 26—31. 2d Part. C. M.) Charity to the Poor; or, Religion in Words and Deeds. 1 \X7~HY do the wealthy wicked boast, ▼ T And grow profanely bold? The meanest portion of the just Excels the sinner's gold. 2 The wicked borrows of his friends, But ne'er designs to pay ; The saint is merciful and lends, Nor turns the poor away. 3 His alms with libera! heart he «ives Amongst the sons of need ; His memory to long ages lives, And blessed is his seed. 4 His lips abhor to taik prophane, To slander or defraud ; His ready tongue declares to men What he has learn'd of God. 5 The law and gospel of the Lord Deep in his heart abide; Led by the Spirit and the word, His feet shall never slirle. 6 When sinners fall, the righteous stand, Preserv'd from every snare; They shall possess the promis'd land, And dwell for ever there. 306' Bramcoate 8,Ki:igi>bridgcS8,Po>:liigal91, (Psalm 41. ver. 1, 2, 3. L. M.) Charity to the Poor; or, Pity to the Afflicted, 1 "O LEST is the man whose bowels move, X> And melt with pity to the poor, Whose soul, by sympathizing love, Feels what his fellow-saints' endure. £ His heart contrives for their relief More good than his own hands can do : He, in the time of general grief, Shall find the Lord has bowels too. 3 His soul shall live secure on earth, With secret blessings on his head, When drought, and pestilence, and dearth Around him multiply their dead. 4 Or, if he languish on his couch, God v. ill pronounce his sins forgiven, Will save him with a healing touch, Or take his willing soul to heaven. 307« Newconrt 173, Jennings^s 123. (Psalm 112. As the 113th Psalm.) The Blessings of the liberal Man. 1 FT! HAT man is blest who stands in awe -fl- Of God, and loves his sacred law : His seed on esjrth shall be renowu'd ; His house the seat of wealth shall be, An inexhausted treasury, And with successive honours crown'd. 2 His liberal favours he extends, To some he gives, to others lends; A generous pity fills his mind: Yet what his charity impairs, He saves by prudence in affairs, And thus he's just to all mankind. 3 His hands, while they his alms bestow'd, His glories future harvest sow'd; The sweet remembrance of the just, Like a green root, revives and bears A train of blessings for his heirs, When dying nature sleeps in dust. 4 Beset with threatening dangers round, Unmov'd shall he maintain his ground; His conscience holds his courage up: The soul that's fill'd with virtue's light Shines brightest in affliction's night, And sees in darkness beams of hope. PAUSE. 5 [111 tidings never can surprise His heart that fix'd on God relies, Tho' waves and tempests ro.tr around : Safe on the rock he sits, and sees The shipwreck of his enemies, And all their hope and giory drown'd. 6 The wicked shall his triumph see, And gnash their teeth in agony To find their expectations crost : They and their envy, pride and spite, Sink down to everlasting night, And all their names in darkness lost.] 308* New Sabbath 122, Rothwell 174, Leeds 19. (Psalm 112. L. M.) The Blessings of the Pious and Charitable. 1 rpHRICE happy man who fears the Lord, A Loves hi.-, commands, and trusts his word ; Honour and peace his days attend, And blessings to his seed* descend. 2 Compassion dwells upon his mind, To works of mercy still inclin'd: He lends the poor some present aid, Or gives them, not to be repaid. 3 When times grow dark, and tidings spread That fill his neighbours round with dread, His heart is arm'.l against the fear, For God with all his power is there. i His soul, well fix'd upon the Lord, Draws heavenly courage from his word ; Amidst the darkness light shall rise To cheer his heart, and bless his eyes. 5 He hath dispers'd his alms abroad, His works are still before his God; His name on earth shall long remain. While envious sinners fret in vain. 309, 310, 311 LOVE. 312, 313, 314, 315 309* New Yorh 33 > Condescension 116. (Psalm J 12. C. M.) Liberality reivarded. 1 TTAPPY is he that fears the Lord, XX And follows his commands, "Who lends the poor without reward, Or gives with liberal hands. 2 As pity dwells within his breast To all the sons of need; So God shall answer his request With blessings on his seed. 3 No evil tidings shall surprise His well-es'ubiish'd mi ad ; His soul to God his refuge flies, And leaves his fears behind. 4 In times of general distress, Some beams of light shall shine To shew the word his righteousness, And give him peace divine. 5 His works of piety and love Remain before the Lord; Honour on earth and joys above Shall be his sure reward. LOVE. 310- Xew York 33, Condescension 116, Mi- chael's 119. (Hymn 38. B. 2. C. M.) Love to God. 1 TTAPPY the heart where graces reign; XX Where love inspires the breast; Love is the brightest of the train, And strengthens all the rest. 2 Knowledge, alas, 'tis all In vain, And win 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 Satan cannot love. 4. This is the grace that lives and sings When faith and hope shall cease, 'Tis this shall strike our jovful strings In the sweet realms of bliss. a Before we quite forsake our clay, Or leave this dark abode, The wiugs of love bear us away To see our smiling God. 311. Bedford 91, Elim 151, Irish 171. (Hymn 42. B. 2. C. M.) Delight in Qod. 1 "j\TY God, what endless pleasures dwell 1?X Above at thy right hand! The courts below ."how amiable, Where all thy graces stand ! 2 The swallow near thy temple lies. And chirps a cheerful note; The lark mounts upwards to thy skies, And tunes her warbling throat: i And we, when in thy presence, Lord, We shout with jos'ful tcnzues, Or sitting round our Father's board, We crown the feast with songs. 4 While Jesus shines with quickening grace, YA e sing and mount on high ; But if a irown becloud his face, We faint, and tire, and die. i [Just as we sec the lonesome dove Bemoan her widow'd state, Wandering she flies thro' all the grove, And mourns her loving mate. ! Just so our thoughts from thing to thin* In restless circles rove, Ju-t so we droop, and hang the wing, When Jesus hUes his love.] 319. Mansfield 151, Rutland 118. ~ (Hymn 108. B. I. S. M.) Christ unseen and beloved, 1 Pet. i. 3. Yet we rejoice to hear his name, And love him in his word. 2 On earth we want the sight Of our Redeemer's face,' Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight To dwell upon thy gracer 3 And when we taste thy love, Our joys divinely grow Unspeakable, like"those above, And heaven begins below. 313. Ae«> Yor7? 33, Stillman 66, Slamfordd* (Psalm 133. C, M.) Brotherly Love. 1 T O! what an entertaining sight X-i Are brethren that agree, Brethren whose cheerful hearts unite In bands of piety ! 2 When streams of love from Christ the spring: Descend to every soul, And heavenly peace, with balmy wing, Shades and bedews the whole": 3 'Tis like the oil divinely sweet, On Aaron's reverend head, The trickling drops perfum'd his feet, Aud o'er his garments spread ; 4 'Tis pleasant as the mornin? dews That fall on Zion's hill, Where God his mildest glory shews, And makes his grace distil. 314* Lebanon 79, Ma7inine 245, Hoisley 205. (Hvmu 130. B. 1. L. M.) Love and Haired, Phil. ii. 2. Eph. iv. 30, &c. 1 "VI" OW by the bowels of my God, ±M His sharp distress, his sore complaints. By his last groans, his dying blood, I charge my soul to love the saints. 2 Clamour and wrath and war be gone, Envy and spite for ever cease, Let bitter words no more be known Amongst the saints, the sons of peace. 3 The Spirit like a peaceful dove Flies from the realms of noise and strife ; Why should we vex and grieve his love, Who seals our souls to heavenly life ? 4 Tender and kind be all our thoughts, Thro' all our lives let mercy run : So God forgives our numerous faults For the dear sake of Christ his Son. 315- Rothivell 174, Mark's 65. (Hymn 126. B. 1. L. M.) Charity and Uneharitableness, Rom. xiv. 17,19 1 Cor. x. 32. 1 "VTOT" different food, or different dress, 1A Compose t!ie kingdom of our Lord, But peace and joy aud righteousness, Faith and obedience to his word. D 19 316, 317, 318 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 319, 320 2 When weaker christians we despise We do the gospel mighty wrong, For God the gracious and the wise Receives the feeble with the strong. 3 Let pride and wrath be banish'd hence, Meekness and love our souls pursue; Nor shall our practice give offence To saints, the Gentile or the Jew. 31fi. Bath Chapel 26, Hammond 226. (Hymn 133. B. I. C. M.) Love and Charity, 1 Cor. xiii. 2—7, 13. 1 T ET Pharisees of high esteem JU Their faith and zeal declare, All their religion is a dream If love be wanting there. 2 Love suffers long with patient eye, Nor is provok'd in haste, She lets the present injury die, And long forgets the past. 3 [Malice and rage, those fires of hell, She quenches with her tongue; Hopes, and believes, and t .inks no ill, Tho' she endure the wrong.] 4 [She nor desires nor seeks to know The scandals of the time; Nor looks with pride on those below, Nor envies those that climb.] 3 She lays her own advantage by To seek her neighbour's good ; So God's own Son came down to die, And bought our lives with blood. 6 Love is the grace that keeps her power In all the realms above ; There faith and hope are known no more, But saints for ever love. 317. Walsal 237, Bedford 91, James's 163. (Psalm 35. ver. 12—14. 2d Part. C. M.) Love to Enemies ; or, the Love of Christ to Sinners, typified in David. IOLD the love, the gen That holy David shews; Hark, how his sounding bowels move To his afflicted foes ! 2 When they are sick his soul complains, And seems to feel the smart; The spirit of the gospel reigns, And melts his pious heart. 3 How did his flowing tears condole As for a brother dead ! And fasting mortify'd his soul, While for their life he pray'd. 4 They groan'd; and cur-'d him on their bed, Yet still tie pleads and mourns; And double blessings on his head The righteous God returns. 5 O glorious type of hea; enly grace! Thus Christ the Lord appears; While sinners curse, the Saviour prays, And pities them with tears. fi He, the true David, Israel's king, Bless'd and belov'd of God, To s-ave its rebels, dead in sin, Paid las own dearest blood. 318« Elenbro* 170, Hrighton 208, Crowle 3. (Psalm 109. ver. 1—5, 31. C. M.) Love to Enemies, from the Example of Christ. I f^l OD of my mercy and my praise, vX Thy glory is my song; Tho' sinners speak against thy grace | III* SUJIICI » npC'llY .17. illllfL LIIJ With a blaspheming tongue. 2 When in the form of mortal man Thy Son on earth was fou»d, With cruel sla^iers, false and vain, They com^a s'd lam around. 3 Their miseries his compassion move, Their peace be stiii pursu'd ; They render hatred for his love, And evil for his good. 4 Their malice rag'd without a cause, Yet, with his dying breath, He pray'd for murderers on his cross, And b'.ess'd his foes in death. 5 Lord, shall thy bright example shine In vain befttre my eyes? Give me a soul a-kin to thine To love mine enemies. 6 The Lord shall on my side engage, And, in my Saviour's name, I shall defeat their pride and rage Who slander and condemn. 319. Neio Sabbath 122, Lewton 30. (Hymn 134. B. 1. L. M.) Religion vaimcithout Love, 1 Cor. xiii. 1—3. 1 TTAD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, XI And nobler speech that angeis use, If iove be absent, I am found Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. Or could my faith the world remove, Still I am nothing without love. 3 Should 1 distribute all rny store To feed the bowels of the poor, Or give my body to the flame To gain a martyr's glorious namej 4 If love to God and love to men Be absent, all my hopes are vain ; Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal The work of love can e'er fulfil. PRUDENCE. 320 Hephzibah 77, Weston Favel 27, Turman 135. (Hymn 36. B. 1. C. M.) A lovely Carriage. 1 /"| 'TIS a lovely thing to see VJ A man of prudent heart, Whose thoughts, and lips, and life agree To act a useful part. 2 When envy, strife, and wars begin In little angry souls, Mark how the sons of peace come in, And quench the kindling coals. 3 Their minds are humble, mild, and meek, Nor let their fury rise ; Nor passion moves their lips to speak, Nor pride exalts their eyes. 4 Their frame is prudence mix'd with love, Good works fulfil their day : They join the serpent with the dove, But cast the sting away. 5 Such was the Saviour of mankind ; Such pleasures he pursu'd; His flesh and blood were all refined, His soul divinely good. 6 Lord can these plants of virtue grow In such a heart as mine! Thy erace my nature can renew. And make my soul like thine. 321, 322, 323 REPENTANCE. 324, 325, 326 321. Crowle 3, Great Milton 212. (Psa'in 39. ver. |, 2, 3. 1st Part. C. M.) Watchfulness over the Tongue; or, Prudence and Zeal. 1 mHUS I resolv'd before the Lord, A ■ Now will I watch my tongue, « Lest I let slip one sinful "word, 1 Or do my neighbour wrong.' 8 And if I'm e'er constrain'd to stay With men oflives prophane, 3 I'll scarce allow my lips to speak The pious thoughts I feel, Lest scoffers should th' occasion take To mock my holy zeal. 4 Yet, if some proper hour appear, I'll not be over-aw'd, But let the scoffing sinners hear That wc can speak for God. REPENTANCE. S22' Crowle 3, Ludlow 84, Hammond 226. (Hymn 123. B. 1. CM.) The repenting Prodigal, Luke xv. 13, Sec. 1 "DEHOLD the wretch whose lust and wine, JO Had wasted his estate, He bogs a share among the swine, To caste the husks they eat! 2 ' 1 die with hunger here, (he cries) ' I starve in foreign lands, * My fathers househas large supplies, 4 And bounteous are his hands. 3 'I'll go, and with a mournful tongue 4 Fall down before his face, * Father, I've done thy justice wrong, ' Nor can deserve tby grace.' 4 He said, and hasten'd to his home To seek his father's love ; The father saw the rebel come, And all his bowels move. 5 He ran, and fell upon his neck, Embrac'd and kiss'd his Son; The rebel's heart with sorrow brake For follies he had done. 6 "" Take off his clothes of shame and sin,' (The fafher gives commana) ' Dress him in garments white and clean, • With rings adorn his hand. 7 ' A day of feasting 1 ordain, 1 Let mirth rnd joy abound ; 1 My son was dead, and lives again, * Was lost, and now is found.' 323- James's 163, Bedford 91, Worksop 31. (Psalm 51. ver. 14—17. 2d Part. C. M.) Repentance and Faith in the Blood of Christ. 1 f\ GOD of mercy ! hear ray call, \J My loads of guilt remove; Break down this separating wall That bars me from thy love. 2 Give me the presence of thy grace, Then mv rejoicing tongue Shall cpea'k aloud thy righteousness, And make thy praise my song. 3 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 opprest with sin's desert, My God will ne'er despise; A humble »roan, a broken heart, Is our best sacrifice. 324. Stoke 207, Worfisworth 158. t^Hymn 74. B. 2. S. M.) Repentance from a Sense of Divine Goodness ; or, a Complaint of Ingratitude. 1 TS this the kind return JL And these the thanks we owe? Thus to abuse eternal love Whence all our blessings flow] 2 To what a stubborn frame Has sin redue'd our mind ! What strange rebellious wretches we, And God as strangely kind 1 3 [On us he bids the sun Shed his reviving rays, For us the skies their circles run To lengthen out our days. 4 The brutes obey their God, And bow their necks to men, But we more base, more brutish things Reject his easy reign.] 5 Turn, turn us, mighty God, And mould our souls afresh, 6 Let old ingratitude Provoke our weeping eyes, And hourly as new mercies fall Let hourly thanks arise. 3 l 25* Worksop 3(, Bangor 231, Ann's 58. (Hymn 105. B. 2. C. M.) Repentance flcwing from the Patience of God> 1 A ND are we wretches yet alive I J\. And do we yet rebel": '1 is boundless, 'tis amazing love That bears us up from hell ! 2 The burden of our weighty guilt Would si uk us down "to flames, And threatening vengeance rolls above To crush our feeble frames. 3 Almisrhty goodness cries, Forbear; And straight the thunder stays ; And dare we now provoke his wrath, And weary out his grace? 4 Lord, we have long abus'd thy love, Too long induig'd our siu; Our aching hearts e'en bleed to see What rebels we have been. 5 No more, ye lust*, shall ye command, No more will we obey; Stretch out, O God, thy conquering hand, And drive thy foes away. 326* Carolina 13, Ludlow 84. (Hymn i(tf. B. 2. C. M.) Repen'ance at the Cross. 1 (~\H, if my soul was form'd for woe, KJ How would I vent my sighs! Repentance should like rivers flow, From both my streaming eyes. 2 'Twas for my sins my dearest Lord Hung on the cursed tree, And groan'd away a d\ ins life For thee, my soul, for thee. 3 O how I hate those lusts of mine That cruc'fy'd my God, Those sins that piere'd and nail'd his flesh Fast to the fatal wood. D 11 327—329 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 330, 331, 332 4 Yes, my Redeeme r,they shall die, My heart has so decreed, Nor will I spare the guilty things That made my Saviour bleed. i Whilst with a melting- broken heart My murder'd Lord I view, I'll raise revenge against my sins, And slay the murderers too. . 3o Give up your comforts to the Lord; He shall restore what you resign, Or grant you blessings more divine. 2 So Abraham with obedient hand Led forth his son at God's command, The wood, the fire, the knife he took, His arm prepar'd the dreadful stroke. 3 ' Abraham, forbear,' (the angel cry'd), * Thy faith is known, thy love is try'd, 1 Thy son shall live, and in thy seed ' Shall the whole earth be bless'd indeed.' 4 Just in the last distressing hour The Lord displays delivering power; The mount of danger is the place Where we shall see surprising grace. 331* Bangor 231, Char mouth 2fl, Elenborovgh 170. (Hymn 5. B. I. O. M.) Submission to afflictive Providences, Job i. 21. 1 "VTAKED as from the earth we came, JAI And crept to life at first, We to the earth return again, And mingle with our dust. 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, Are but short favours borrow'd now, To be repaid anon. 3 'Tis God that lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them in the grave ; He gives, and (blessed be his name !) He takes but what he gave. 4 Peace, all our angry passions, then, Let each rebellious sigh Be silent at his soveieign will, And every murmur die. 5 If smiling mercy crown our lives Its praises shall be spread, And we'll adore the justice too That strikes our comforts dead. 332. Bedford 91, Spragve 1G6. (Hymn 35. B. I. 2d Part. C. M.) Truth, Sincerity, fyc. Phil. iv. 8. 1 T ET those who bear the Christian nanv X-i Their holy vows fulfil : The saints, the followers of the Lamb, Are men of honour still. 2 True to the solemn oath they take, Tho' to their hurt they swear; Constant and just to all they speak, For God and angels hear. ?, Still with their lips their hearts agree Nor flattering words devise ; They know the God of truth can see Thro' every false disguise. 333, 334, 335 SINCERITY. 336, 337 4 Thev bate th' appearance of a lie In all the shapes it wears; Thev live the truth; and when they die, Eternal life is theirs. $ While hypocrites and liars fly Before" the Judge's frown, His faithful friends, who fear a lie, Receive th' immortal crown. 333- Abridge '201, London 180. (Hymn 136. B. 1. C. M.) Sincerity and Hypocrisy; or, Formality in Worship, John iv. 24. Ps. exxxix. 23, 24. 1 fi OD is a spirit just and wise, V3T He sees our inmost mind; In vain to heaven we raise our cries And leave our souls behind. 2 Nothing but truth before his throne With honour can appear, The painted hypocrites are known Thro' the disguise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bending knets the ground; But God abhors the sacrifice Where not the heart is found. 4 Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways, And make my soul sincere; Then shall I stand before thy face, And find acceptance there. 534* Paul's 246, AngeVs Hymn 60, Babylon Streams 23. (Psalm 30. 3d Part. L. M.) Hypocrisy exposed. 1 nPHE Lord, the judge, his churches warns, X Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place" their hope iu rites and forms, But make not faith nor love their care. 2 Vile wretches dare rehearse his name With lips of falsehood and deceit; A friend or brother they defame, And sooth and flatter tnose they hate. 3 They watch to do their neighbours wrong, Yet'dare to seek their Maker's face; 4 To heaven thev lift their hands unclean, DefiPd with lust, defi.'d wuh blood; By nght they practise every sin, By day their mouths draw near to God. * And while his judgments long delay, Thev grow secure aud siu the more ; Thev think he sleeps as v.eli as they, And* put far off the dreadful hour. fi O dreadful hour ! when God draws near And sets their crimes before their eye-! His wrath their guilty souls shall tear, And no deliverer dare to rise. 335- ^' ew York 33, Michael's 119. (Psalm liy. 3d Part. C. M.) Professions of Sincerity, Repentance, and Obedience. Ver. 57, 60. THOU art my portion, O my God ; Soon as [ know thy way, My heart makes haste t' obey thy word, And suffers no delav. Ver. 30, 14. I choose the path of heavenly truth, And glory in my choice : Not all the riches" of the earth Could make me so rejoice. The testimonies of thy grace I set before my eyes; Thence I derive my daily strength, And tliere my comfort lies. Ver. .59. If once I wander from thy path, I think upon my warys, Then torn my feet to thy commands, And trust thy pardoning grace. Ver. 94, 114. Now I am thine, for ever thine, O save thy servaut, Lord ; Thou art my shield, my hiding-place, My hope is in thy word. Ver. 112. Thou hast inclin'd this heart of mine Thy statutes to fulfil ; And thus till, mortal life shall end Would I perform tby wHl. 33fi. Kingsbridge S3, PauVs 246. (Psalm 139. 3d Part. L. M.) Sincerity professed, and Grace tried ; or, the Heart-searching God. 1 *j\X Y God, what inward grief I feel lfJ- When impious men transgress (by will I mourn to hear their lips profane, Take thy tremendous name in vain. 2 Does not mv soul detest and hate The sons of malice and deceit ! Those that oppose thy laws and thee I count tbem enemies to me. 3 Lord, search my soul, try every thought; Tho' mv own heart accuse rpe not Of walking in a false disguise, I be^ the trial of thine eye-. 4 Doth secret mischief lurk within: Do I indulge some unknown sin ! O turn my feet whene'er 1 stray, And lead me in thy perfect way. 337* Kingsbridge S3, Pavlh 216. (Psalm 13. ver. 20— 26. 2d Pari. L. M.) Sincerity proved and rewarded. 1 T ORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere, J-J Hast made thy truth and love appear; Before mine eyes I set thy laws, And thou hast own'd my righteous cause. 2 Since I have leafnt thy ho'y ways I've walk'd upright before thy face ; Or if mv feet did e'er depart, 'Twas never with a wicked heart. 3 What sore temptations broke my rest ! What wars and struggling in my breast! But thro' thy grace that reigns within, I guard against my darting sin : 4 That sin which close besets me still, That works and strives against my will; When shall thy Spirit's sovereign power Destroy it that it rise no more I fi [With an impartial hand, the Lord Deals out to mortals their reward; The kind and faithful souls shall fiul A God as faithful, and as kind. 6 The just and pure shall ever say Thou art more pure, more just than they; And men that love revenge shall know* God hath an arm of vengeance too.] D 12 338, 339, 340 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 341, 342 TRUST AND CONFIDENCE. 338« Lebanon 79, Manning 245. (Psalm 62. ver. 5—12. L. M.) No Trust in the Creatures ; or, Faith in Divine Grace and Power. 1 TV/TY spirit looks to God alone; J.YJL My rock and refuge is his throne : Da all my fears, in all my straits, My soul on his salvation waits. 2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways, Pour out your hearts before his face : When helpers fail, and foes invade, God is our all-sufficient aid. 3 False are the men of high degree, The baser sort are vanity ; Laid in the balance both appear Light as a puff of empty air. 4 Make not increasing gold your trust, Nor set your heart on glittering dust; Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke, And not believe what God hath spoke ? 5 Once has his awful voice declar'd, Once and again my ears have heard, * All power is his eternal due; ' He must be fear'd and trusted too.' 6 For sovereign power reigns not alone, Grace is a partner of the throne : Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord, Shall well divide our last reward. 359* Abridge 201, Ann's 58, Grovefiouse 143. (Hymn 103. B. I. C. M.) Notashamed of the Gospel, 2Tim. i. 12. 'M not asham'd to own m . Or to defend his cause. Maintain the honour of his word, The glory of his cross. 2 Jesus, my God, I know his name, His name is all my trust, Nor will he put my soul to shame, Nor let my hope" be lost. 3 Firm as his throne his promise stands, And he can well secure What I've committed to his hands Till the decisive hour. 4 Then will he own my worthless name Before his Father's face, And in the New Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place. 340* Cambridge New 74, Irish 171. (Hymn 37. B. 1. 2d Part. C. M.) Zeal and Fortitude. 1 T\0 I believe what Jesus saith, XJ And think the gospel true? Lord, make me bold to own my faith, And practise virtue too. 2 Suppress my shame, subdue my fear, Arm me with heavenly zeal, That I may make thy power appear, And works of praise fulfil. 3 If men shall see my virtue shine, And spread my name abroad, Thine is the power, the praise is thine, My Saviour and my God. 4 Thus when the saints in glory meet, Their lips proclaim thy grace ; They cast their honours at thy feet, And own their borrow'd rays. PAUSE. 5 Are we the soldiers of the cross ! The followers of the Lamb ? And shall we fear to own his cause, Or blush to speak his name] »j Now we must fight if we would reign; Increase our courage, Lord ! We'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word. 7 Thy saints in all this glorious war Shall conquer, tho' they're slain; They see the triumph from afar, Aud shall with Jesus reign. 8 When that illustrious day 6hall rise, And all thy armies shine In robes of victory thro' the skies, The glory shall be thine. ADDRESSES TO THE HOLY SPIRIT. 341* Carolina 13, Brighton 208. (Hymn 31. B. 2. CM.) Breathing after the Holy Spirit ; or, Fervency of Devotion desired. 1 f~iOME, holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, Kj With all thy quickening powers, Kindle a flame of sacred love, In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look, how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys; Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord! and shall we ever lie At this poor dying rate? Our love so faint, so cold to thee? And thine to us so great? 5 Come, holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kiudle ours. 342. Ulverston 179; Portugal 97, Mark's 65. (Hymn 133. B. 2. L. M.) The Operations of the Holy Spirit. 1 "INTERNAL Spirit! we confess -Ei And sing the wonders of thy grace ; Thy power conveys our blessings down From God the Father and the Son. 2 Enlighten'd by thine heavenly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day; Thine inward teachings make us know Our danger and our refuge too. 3 Thy power and glory works within, And breaks the chains of reigning sin, Doth our imperious lusts subdue, And forms our wretched hearts anew. 4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice, Thy cheering words awake our joys; Thy words allay the stormy wind, And calm the surges of the mind. 343, 344 CHRISTIAN. 345, 346, 347 343. Worksop 31, Croivle 3, Stamford 9. (Hymn 144. B. I. C. M.) The witnessing and sealing Spirit, Rom. viii. 14, 16. Eph. i. 13, 14. 1 "VirHY should the children of a king ▼ ▼ Go mourning all their days 1 Great Comforter, descend and bring Some tokens of thy grace. 2 Dost thou not dwell in all the saints, And seal the heirs of heaven ! "When wilt thou banish my complaints, And shew my sins forgiven? 3 Assure my conscience of her part In the Redeemer's blood; Ani bear thy witness with my heart, That I am born of God. 4 Thou art the earnest of his love, The pledge of joys to come : And thy soft wings", celestial Dove, Will safe convey me home. 344. Leu ton 30, New Sabbath 122, Leeds 19. (Hymn 23. B. 2. L. It.) The Sight of God and Christ in Heaven. 1 TVESCEND from heaven, immortal Dove, JLJ Stoop down and take us on thy wings, And mount and bear us far above The reach of these inferior things: 2 Beyond, beyond this lower sky, Up' where eternal ages ro II, Where solid pleasures never die, And fruits immortal feast the soul. 3 O for a sight, a pleasing sisrht Of our almighty Father's throne ! There sits our Saviour crown'd with light, Cloth'd in a body like our own. 4 Adoring saints around him stand, And thrones and powers before him fall; The God shines gracious thro' the man, And sheds sweet glories on them all. .5 O what amazing joys they feel While to their golden harps they siug, And sit on every heavenly hill, And spread the triumphs of their King ! G When shall the day, dear Lord, appear That 1 shall mount to dwell above, And stand and bow amongst them there, And view thy face, and sisg, and love ! CHRISTIAN. 34,5. Inversion 179, Paul's 246, Babylon 23. (Psalm 51. 1st Part. L. M.) A Penitent pleading for Pardon. 1 OHEW 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 not surpass The power and glory of thy grace: Great God, thy nature hath no bound, So let thy pardoning love be found. 3 O wash my soul from every sin, And makt'my guiltv conscience clean; Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain my eyes. 4 My lips with shame my sins confess Against thy law, against thy grace : Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, I am condemn'd, but thou art clear. 5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, I must pronounce thee just in death ; And if my soul were sent to hell, Thy righfeous law approves it well. 6 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, Whose hope, still hovering round thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. 346- Aynhoe 108, Broderip's 252. (Psalm 25. ver. i — 11. 1st Part. S. M.) Waiting for Pardon and Direction. I T LIFT my soul to God, A My trust is in his name; Let not my foes that seek my blood Still triumph in my shame. 2 Sin and the powers of hell Persuade me to despair; Lord, make me know thy covenant well, That I may 'scape the" snare. 3 From the first dawning light Till the dark evening rise, For thy salvation, Lord, I wait With ever-longing eyes. 4 Remember all thy grace, And lead me in thy truth ; Forgive the sins of riper days, And foiies of my youth. 5 The Lord is just and kind, The meek shall learn his ways; And every humble sinner find " The methods of his grace. 6 For his own goodness sake He saves my soul from shame; He pardons (thoueh my guilt be great) Thro' my Redeemer's name. 347. Sprague 166, Salem 139, Grovehouse 143. (Hymn 48. B. 2. C. M.) Love to the Creatures is dangerous. 1 TJOW vain are all things here below! XA How false, an J vet how fair ! Each pleasure hath its poison too, And every sweet a snare. 2 The brightest things below the sky Give but a flattering light; We should suspect some danger nigh Where we possess delight. 3 Our dearest joys, and nearest friends, The partners of our blood, Howtbey divide our wavering minds And leave but half for God ! 348, 349, 350 CHRISTIAN. 351, 352, 353 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 heart awav From all created good. 348- Chard 175, Truro 105, Derby 169. (Hymn 41. B. 2. L. M.) A Sight of God mortifies us to the World. 1 TTTP to the fields where angels lie, L yJ And living waters gently roll, Fain would my thoughts leap out and fly, But sin hangs"heavy~on my soul. 2 Thy wonderous blood, dear dying Christ, Can make this load of guilt remove; And thou canst bear me where thou fly'st, On thy kind wings, celestial Dove ! J 3 O might I once mount up and see The glories of th' eternal skies, What little things these worlds would be! How despicable to my eyes ! 4 Had I a glance of thee, my God, Kingdoms and men would vanish soon, Vanish as tho' I saw them not, As a dim candle dies at noon. 6 Then they might fight, an:l rage and rave, 1 should perceive the noise no more Than we can hear a shaking leaf While rattling thunders round us roar. G Great All in All, Eternal King, Let me bit view thy lovely face, And all my powers shall bow and sing Thine endless grandeur and thy grace. 349. Elim 151, frisk 171, Salem I3i>. (Hymn 10. B. 2. C. M.) Parting with carnal Joys. 1 "IVfY soul forsakes her vain delight, 1VJL And bids the world farewell, Base as the dirt beneath my feet, And mischievous as hell. 2 No longer will I ask your love, Nor seek your friendship more; The happiness that I approve Lies not within your power. 3 There's nothing round this spacious earth That suits my large desire; To boundless joy and solid mirth My nobler thoughts aspire. 4 [Where pleasure rolls its living flood, From sin and dross refin'd, Still springing from the throne of God, And fit to cheer the mind. 5 Th' almighty ruler of the sphere, The glorious and the s;reat, Brings his own all-sufficience there To make our bliss complete.] C Had I the pinions of a dove I'd cli:iib the heavenly road; There sits my Saviour dress d in love, And there my smiling God. 550* RipporCs 186, Ulvcrston 179, Kingsbridge ' 88. (Hymn 11. B. 2. L. M.) The same. 1 T SEND the joys of earth away, J. Away, ye tempters of the mind, False as the smooth deceitful sea, And empty as the whistling- wind. 2 Your streams were floating me along Down to the gulph of black despair, And whilst I listen'd to your song, Your streams had e'en convey'd me there. 3 Lord, I adore thy matchless grace, That warn'd me of that dark abyss, That drew me from those treacherous seas, And bid me seek superior bliss. 4 Now to the shining realms above I stretch my hands and elance mine eyes; for the pinions of a dove To bear me to the upper skies. .5 There from the bosom of my God Oceans of endless pleasure roll ; There would I fix my last abode, And drown the sorrows of my soul. 351. Worksop 31, Crowle 3. (Psalm 119. 15th Part. C. M.) Holy Resolutions. Ver. 93. OTHAT thy statutes every hour Might dwell upon my mind ! ThenceT derive a quickening power, And daily peace I find. Ver. 15, 16. To meditate thy precepts, Lord, Shall be my sweet employ; My soul shall ne'er forget thy word, Thy word is all my joy. Ver. 32. How would I run in thy commands, If thou my heart disc'iarore From nin arid Satan's hateful chains, And s^t my feet at large ! Ver. 13, 46. My lips with courage shall declare Thy statutes and thy name; I'll speak thy word, tho' kings should hear, Nor yield to sinful shame. Ver. 61, C9, 70. Let bands of persecutors rise To rob me of my right, Let pride and malice forge their lies, Tiiy law is my delight. Ver. 1J5. Depart from me, ye wicked race, ♦ Whose hands and hearts are ill; 1 love my God, I love his ways, And must obey his will. 352* Worksworth 158, Stoke 207. (Hymn IOC. B. 1. S. M.) Dead to Sin by the Cross of Christ, Rom. vi. 1, 2, 6. 1 Q HALL we go on to sin ►o Because thy grace aboum's, Or crucify the Lord again, And open all his wounds? 2 Forbid it, mighty God, Nor let it e'er be said That we whose sins are crucify'd Should raise them from the dead. 3 We will be slaves no more. Since Christ has made us free, Has nail'd our tyrants to his cross, And bought our liberty. 353« Carolina 13, Elenbro'' 170, Walsal 237. (Hymn 81. B. 2. C. M.) Our Sin the Cause of Christ's Death. 1 A \D now the scales have left mine eyes, jCjL Now I begin to see; Oh the curs'd deeds my sins have done! W hat murderous things they be ! 354, 355, 356 CHRISTIAN. 357, 35S 2 Were these the traitors, dearest Lord, That thy fair body tore? Monsters,"that stain'd those heavenly limbs With floods of purple gore I t Was it for crimes that I had done My dearest Lord was slain, When justice seiz'd God's only Son, And put his soul to pain ? 4 Forgive my guilt, O Prince of Peace, I'll wound" niy God no more; Hence from my heart, ye sins, be gone, For Jesus I adore. 5 Furnish me, Lord, with heavenly arms From grace's magazine, And I'll proclaim eternal war With every darling sin. 354- Sprague 166, Hephzibah 11, Great Milton 212. (Hymn 31. B. l. 2d Part. C. MO The hidden Life of a Christian, Col. iii. 8. 1 (\ HAPPY soul! that lives on high; \J While men lie grovelling here ! His hopes are fix'd above the sky, And faith forbids his fear. 2 His conscience knows no secret stings, While peace and joy combine To form a life whose holy springs Are hidden and divine." 3 He waits in secret on his God; His God in secret sees: Let earth be all in arms abroad, He dwells in heavenly peace. 4 His pleasures rise from things unseen, Beyond this world and time, Whcfe neither eyes nor ears have been, Nor thoughts of sinners climb. 5 He wants no pomp nor royal throne To raise his figure here ;" Content and pleas'd to live unknown Till Christ his life appear. 6 He looks to heaven's eternal hill To meet that glorious day ; But patient waits his Saviour's will To fetch his soul away. 355. Grove House 143, Michael's 119. (Hymn 116. B. 2. C. M.) Mercies and Thanks. 1 TTOW can I s'nk with such a prop XX As my eternal God, Who" bears the earth's huge pillars up, And spreads the heavens abroad ? 2 How cm I die while Jesus lives, Who rose and left the dead ? Pardon and grace my soul receives From mine exalted head. 3 All that I am, and all I have Shall be for ever thine, Whate'er m* duty bids me give My cheerful hands resign. 4 Yet if I might make some reserve, And duty did not call, I love my God with zeal so great That 1 should give him all. 35l)« Hephzibah 11, Gainsborough 30. (Hymn 140. B. 2. C M.) The Examples of Christ and the Saints, 1 f~l IVE me the wings of faith to rise vT Within the veil," and see The saints above, how great their joys, How bright their glories be. 2 Once they were mourning here b< low, And wet their couch with tears; They wrestled hard, as we do now, W'lth sins, and doubts, and fears. 3 I ask them whence their victory came, * They, with united breath, Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb, Their triumph to his death. 4 They mark'd the footsteps that he trod, (His zeal inspir'd their breast;) And following their incarnate God Possess the promis'd rest. 5 Our glorious leader claims our praist For his own pattern given, While the long cloud of wirnesses Shew the same path t j heaven. 35?' Coomb's 45, Bromley 104, Truro 105. (Hymn 48. B. I. L. M.) The Christian Race, Isa. xl. 28 — 31. 1 A WAKE, our sou!-, away, our fears, J\. Let every trembling thought be gone; Awake, and run the heavenly iace, And put a cheerful courage on. 2 True, 'tis a strait and thorny road, And mortal spirits tire and taint; But they forget the mightv God That feels the strength of* every saint— 3 Thee, mighty God, whose matchless power Is ever new and ever young, And firm endures while endless years Their everlasting circles run. 4 From thee the overflowing spring, Our souls shall drink a fresh supply, While such as trust their native strength Shall Hit It away, and drop and die. .vs he ordains Against the sons of spite. 8 For me iheir malice digg'd a pit, But there themselves are cast; My God makes all their mischief light On their own heads at last.] 9 That cruel persecuting race Must feel his dreadful sword ; Awake, my soul, and praise the grace And justice of the Lord. 'S62' Croivle 3, Walsal 237, Bangor 231. (Psalm 94. ver. 16—23. 2d Part. C. M.) God our Support and Comfort; or, Deliverance from Temptation and Persecution. 1 \17~HO will arise and plead my right TT Against my numerous foes, While eartii and hell their force unite, And all my hopes oppose? 2 Had not the Lord, my rock, my help, Sustain'd my fainting head, My life had now in silence dwelt, My soul amongst the dead. 3 Alas! my sliding feet, I cry'd; Thy promise was my prop ; Thy grace stood constant by my side, Thy Spirit bore me up. 4 While multitudes of mournful thoughts Within my bosom roll, Thy boundless love forgives my faults, Thy comforts cheer my soul." 5 Powers of iniquity may rise, And frame pernicious laws ; But God, my refuge, rules the skies, He will defend my cause. 6 Let malice vent her r.ige aloud, Let bold blasphemers scoff ; The Lord our God shall judge the proud, And cut the sinners off. 363* Great Milton 212, Salem 139, Foster 96. (Psalm 16. 1—8. 1st Part. C. M.) Support and Counsel from God without Merit. Can ne'er deserve thy grace. 2 Yet if my God prolong my breath The saints may profit by't; The saints the glory of the earth, The men of my delight. 3 Let Heathens to their idols haste, And worship wood or stone ; But my delightful lot is cast Where the true God is known. 4 His hand provides my constant food, He fills my daily cup ; Much am I pleas'd with present good, But more rejoice in hope. 5 God is my portion and my joy, His counsels are my light; He gives me sweet advice by day, And gentle hints by night. Not death, nor hell my hope shall move, While such a friend is nigh. 364. Ludlow 84, Wantage 204, WorJisop 31. (Psalm 120. C. M.) Complaint of quarrelsome Neighbours ; or, a devout Wish for Peace. 1 rpHOU God of love, thou ever-blest, A Pitv my suffering state ; When w"ilt thou set my soul at rest From lips that love deceit! 2 Hardjlot of mine ! my days are cast Among the sons of strife, Whose never-ceasing brawlings waste My golden hours of life. 365, 366 CHRISTIAN. 367,368 3 O might I fly to change my place, How would I choose to dwell In some wide lonesome wilderness, And leave those gates of hell! 4 Peace is the blessing that I seek, How lovely are its charms! I am for peace; but when I speak, They all declare for arms. a New passions still their souls engage, And keep their malice strong : What shail be done to curb thy rage, O thou devouring tongue! C Should burning arrows smite thee thro?, Strict justice would approve; But I had rather spare my foe, And melt his heart with love. 365- % ath Chapel 26, Bedford 91. (Psalm 56. C. M.) Deliverance from Oppression and Fahchood; or, God's Care of his People, in waiter to Faith and Prayer. 1 f\ THOU, whose justice reigns on high, \J And makes th' oppressor cease, Behold how envious sinners try To vex and break my peace! 2 The sons of violence anJ lies Join to devour me, Lord ; But as my hourly dangers rise My refuge is thy word. 3 In God most holy, just, and true, I have repos'd my trust; Nor will I fear wha"t flesh can do, The offspring of the dust. 4 They wrest my words to mischief still, Charee me with unknown faults; Mischief doth all their counsels fill, And malice all their thoughts. 5 Shall they escape without thy frown? Must their devices stand? O cast the haughty sinner down, And let him kno'w thy hand ! PAUSE. 6 God counts the sorrows of his saints, Their groans affect his ears; Thou hast a book for my complaints, A bottie for my tears. 7 When to thy throne I raise my cry, The wicked fear and flee; So swift is prayer to reach the sky, So near is God to me. 8 In thee, most holy, just, and true, I have repos'd my trust; Nor will I fear what man can do, The offspring of the dust. 9 Thy solemn vows are on me. Lord, Thou shalt receive my praise; I'll sing, ' How faithful is thy word! * How righteous all thy ways !' 10 Thou hast secur'd my soul from death; set thy prisoner free, That heart and hand, and life and breath, May be employ 'd for thee. S66- Crowle 3, Condescension 116, Walsal 237. (Ps. 31. ver. 7—13, 18—21. 2d Part. C. M.) Deliverance from Slander and Reproach. 1 TV/TY heart rejoices in thy name, lML My God, my help, my trust; Thou hast preserv'd my face from shame, Mine honour from the dust. 2 ' My life is spent with grief,' I cry'd, ' My years eonsum'd~in groans, - My strength decavs, mine eyes are dry'd, 1 Aud sorrow was'tes my bones.' 3 Among mine enemie9 my name Was a mere proverb grown, While to my neighbours I became Forgotten and unknown. 4 Slander and fear, on every side, Seiz'd and beset me rouud; I to the throne of grace apply r d, And speedv rescue found. Irish 17!*. PAUSE. Foster 96. 5 How great deliverance thou hast wrought, Before the sons of men ! . The lying lips to silence brought, And made their boastings vain! 6 Thy children, from the strife of tongues, Shall thy pavilion hide, Guard them from infamy and wrongs, And crush the sons ofpride. 567- Kewbury 132, Worksop 31. (Psalm 118. ver. 6—15. 1st Part. C. 31.) Deliverance from a TnmulU 1 npHE Lord appears my helper now, M. Nor is my faith afraid What all the sons of earth can do, Since heaven affords its aid. 2 'Tis safer, Lord, to hope in thee, And have my God my friend, Than trust in men of high degree, And on their truth depend. 3 Like bees my foes beset me round, A large and angry swarm ; But I shall all their rage confound By thine Almighty arm. 4 Tis thro' the Lord my heart is strong, In him my iips rejoice; While his salvation is my song, How cheerful is my voice ! 5 Like angry bees they girt me round ; When God appears they fly: So burning thorns, with crackling sound, Make a fierce blaze and die. 6 Joy to the saints and F eace belongs; The Lord protects their da\ s : Let Israel tune imniurcal songs To his almighty grace. o68« Babylon Streams 23, PauVs 246. (Psalm 143. L. M.) Complaint of heavy Afflictions in Mind and Body. 1 "jVT Y righteous Judge, my gracious God, ItX Hear when 1 spread" my hands abroad And cry for succour from thy throne, make thy truth and mercy known. 2 Let judgment not agaiust me pass; Behold thy servant pleads thy grace; Should justice call us to thy bar, No man alive is guiltless there. 3 Look down in pity, Lord, and see The mighty woes that burden me; Down to the dust my life is brought, Like one long bury'd and forgot. 4 I dwell in darkness and unseen, My heart is desolate within; My thoughts in musing silence trace The ancient wonders of thy trace. 5 Thtiice I derive a giimpse of hope To bear my sinkin? spirits up; 1 stretch my hands to God again And thirst like parched lands for rain, E 3 369 CHRISTIAN. 370, 371, 372 g For thee I thirst, I pray, I mourn ; When will thy smiliog face return ? Shall all my joys on earth remove? And God for ever hide his love? 7 My God, thy long- delay to save Will sink thy prisoner lo the grave ; My heart grows faint, and dim mine eye; Make haste to help before I die. 8 The night is witness to my tears, Distressing pains, distressing fears; might 1 hear thy morning voice, How would my weary'd powers rejoice! 9 In thee I trust, to thee 1 sigh, And lift my heavy soul on high, For tltee sit waiting all the day, And wear the tiresome hours away. JO Break off my fetters, Lord, and show Which is the path my feet should go; If snares and foes beset the road, 1 flee to hide me near my God. 11 Teach me to do thy holy will, And lead me to Uiy heavenly hill; Let the good Spirit of thy love Conduct me to thy courts above. 12 Then shall my soul no more complain, The tempter then shall rage in vain; An 1 flesh, that was my foe before, Shall never vex my spirit more. 369. Bangor 231, Walsal 2X7, Ludlow 84. (Psalm 55. 1—8, 16—18, 22. C. M.) Support for the afflicted and tempted Soul. 1 f\ GOD, my refuge, hear my cries, \J Behold my flowing tears,* For earth and hell my hurt devise, And triumph in my fears. 2 Their rage is levell'd at my life, My soul with guilt they load, And fill my thoughts with inward strife To shake my hope in God. 3 With inward pain my heart-strings sound, I groan with every breath ; Horror and fear beset me round Amongst the shades of death. 4 O were I like a feather'd dove, And innocence had wings; I'd fly, and make a long remove, From all these restless things. 5 Let me to some wild desert go, And find a peaceful home, Where storms of malice never blow, Temptations never come. 6 Vain hopes, and vain inventions all To 'scape the rage of hell ! ' The mighty God on whom I call Can save me here as well. PAUSE. 7 By morning light I'll seek his face, At noon repeat my cry, The night shall hear me ask his grace, Nor will he long deny. 8 God shall preserve my soul from fear, Or >hield me when afraid; Ten thousand angels must appear If he command their aid. 9 I cast my burdens on the Lord, The Lord sustains them all ; My courage re*ts upon his word That' saints shall never fa|l. 10 Mv highest hopes shall Hot b;; vain, My lips shall spread his praise; While cruel and deceitful men Scarce live out half their days, 370* Foster 96, Michael's 119, Fountain ]0l. (Hymn 25. B. 2. C. M.) Complaining of spiritual Sloth. 1 TV/TY drowsy powers, why sleep ye so? ItA Awake, mv sluggish soul 1 Nothing has half thy work to do, Yet nothing's half so dull. 2 The little ants for one poor grain Labour, and tug, and strive, Yet we who have a heaven t' obtain, How negligent we live ! X We for whose sake all nature s-tands And stars their courses move ; We for whose guard the angel bands Come flying from above ; 4 We for whom God the Son came down, And labom'd for our good, How carehss to secure that crown He purchas'd with his blood ! 5 Lord, shall we iie so sluggish still? And never act our parts ! Come, holy Dove, from th' heavenly hill, And sit and warm our hearts. 6 Then shall our active spirits move, Upward our souls ^hall rise: With hands of faith and wings of love We'll fly and take the prize. 371. Wantage 204, Walsal 2o7, David's Ud (Hymn 98. B. 2- C. M.) Hardness of Heart complained of. 1 "1VTY heart, how dreadful hard it is 1 It J. How heavy here it lies, Heavy and cold within my breast Just like a rock of ice! 2 Sin like a raging tyrant sits Upon this flinty throne, And every grace lies bury'd deep Beneath this heart of stone. 3 How seldom do I ri*e to God, Or taste the joys above ! This mountain presses down my faith, And chills my flaming love. 4 When smiling mercy courts my soul With all its heavenly charms, This stubborn, this relentless thing Would thrust it from my arms. 6 Against the thunders of thy word Rebellious I have stood, My heart it shakes not at the wrath And terrors of a God. 6 Dear Saviour, steep this rock of mine In thine own crimson sea: None bur a bath of blood divine Can melt the flint away. 372. Broderip's 252, Harborovgh 142. (Psalm 25. ver. 15—22. 3d Part. S. M.) Distress of Soul ; or, Backsliding and De- sertion. 1 "JVITNE eyes and my desire ItjL Are ever to the Lord ; I love to plead his promises, And rest upon his word. 2 Turn, turn thee to my soul, Bring thy salvation near; When will thy hand release my feet Out of the deadly sn ire! 3 W hen shall the sovereign grace Of my forgiving God Restore me from those dangerous ways My wandering feet have trod? 373, 374 CHRISTIAN. 375, 376 4 The tumult of my thoughts Doth but enlarge my woe; My spirit languishes, 'my heart Is desolate and low. 5 With every morning light My sorrow new begins ; Look on my anguish and my pain, And pardon ah my sins. PAUSE. 6 Behold the hosts of hell, How cruel k their hate! Aarain-t my life they rise, and join Their fury with deceit. 7 O keep my soul from death, Nor put my hope to shame, For I h -.ve plac'd my only trust In my Redeemer's" name. s With humble faith 1 wait To see thy face again ; Of Israel it" shall ne'er be said, ' He sought the Lord in vain.' 373- Worksop 31, Bangor 231. (Hymn 163. B. 2. C. M.) Complaint of Desertion and Temptations. 1 T\EAR Lord, behold our sore distress ; \J Our sins attempt to reign; Stretch out thine arm of conquering grace And let thy foes be slain. 2 [The lion with his dreadful roar Affrights thy feeble sheep : Reveal the glory of thy power, And chain him to the deep. 8 Must we indulge a long despair? Shall our petitious die ? Our mournings never reach thine ear, Nor tears affect thine eye ?] 4 If thou despise a mortal groan Yet hear a Saviour's blood ; An advocate so near the throne Pleads and prevails with God. 5 He bought the Spirit's powerful sword To slay our deadly foes : Our Bins' shall die beneath thy word, And hell "in vain oppose. « How boundless is our Father's grace, In height, and depth, and length ! He makes his Son our righteousuess, His Spirit is our strength. 374* Bangor 231, Newbury 132. (Psalm 13. C. M.) Complaint under Temptations of the Devil. 1 TTOW lon^r wilt thou conceal thy face! JlX My God, how Ion? delay.' When shall 1 feel those" heavenly ra\s That chase my fear* awayl 2 How Ion? shctl! my poor labouring soul Wrestle and toil" in vain > Thy word can all my foes controul, And ease my raging pain. 3 See how the prince of darkness tries All his malicious arts, He spreads a mist around my eyes, And throws his fiery darts." 4 Be thou my sun, and thou my shield, My coul" in safety keep ; Make haste befoiemine eyes are seal'd In death's eternal sleep. 5 How would the tempter boast aloud It I become his prey i Behold the sons of hell grow proud At thy 6o long delay. 6 But they shall fly at thy rebuke, And Satan hide his head ; He knows the terrors of thy look, And hears thy voice with dread. 7 Thou wilt display that sovereign grace, Where all my hopes have hung; I shall employ'mv lips in praise, And victory shall be sung. 37l- Bright helm stone ,03, Crowle 3. (Hymn 20. B. 2. C. M.) Bac/islidings and Returns ; or, the Inconstancy of our Love. 1 ~W HY is my heart so far from thee, Y Y My God, my chief delight ? V. by are my thoughts no more by day With thee", no more by night? 1 [Why should my foolish passions rove' Where can such sweetu ss be As I have tasted in thy love, As I have found in thee »] 3 When my forgetful soul renews The savour of thy grace, My heart presumes I cannot lose Tue relish all my days. 4 But ere one fleeting hour is pass'd, The flattering - world employs Some sensual bait to seize nay taste, And to pollute my joys. Intrude upon my thoughtless heart, And thrust thee from my arms.] G Then I repent and vex my soul That I should leave thee so, Where will those svild affections roll That let a Saviour go ! 7 [Sin's promis'd joys are turn'd to pain, And I am drown'd in giief; But my dear Lord returns again, He riies to my relief. 8 Seizing my soul with sweet surprise, He draws with loving bands; Divine compassion in his eyes, And pardon in his hands.] 9 [Wretch that I am to wander thus In chase of false delight ! Let me be fasten'd to thy cross Rather than lose thy s'ight.] 10 [Make haste, my days, to reach the goal, And b'in^ my "heart to rest On th' dear centre of my soul, My God, toy S.;v hour's breast.] ;,7h. RipponU 188, Vlventon i79, Paul's 246. (Psalm 13. L. MO Pleading with God under Desertion ; or, Hope in darkness. 1 TTOW long, O Lord, shall I complain XI Lik^ one that seek- his God in vain? Canst thou thy face for ever hide ! And I >till pray, and be deny'd! 2 Shall I for ever be forgot As one whom thou regardest not? Still shall my soul thine absence mourn? And still de-pair of thy return ! 3 How long shall my poor troubled breast Be with these anxious thoughts epprest ? And Satan, my malicious foe. Rejoice to see me sunk so low ? 4 Hear, Lord, and grant me quick relief, Before my deatli conclude my srief ; If thou withhold thy heavenly light, I sleep in everlasting night, E 4 377, 378, 379 CHRISTIAN. 380, 381 5 How will the powers of darkness boast, If but one praying soul be lost ! But I have trusted in thy grace, And shall again behold thy face. * Whate'er my fears or foes suggest, Thou art mv hope, my joy, my rest ; My heart shall feel thy love, and raise My cheerful voice to songs of praise. 377' Bright helmstone 208, Sprague 106. (Psalm 119. 10th Part. C. M.) Prayer for quickening Grace. Ver. 25, 37. MY soul lies cleaving to the dust; Lord, give me life divine; From vain desires and every lust Turn off these eyes of mine. T need the influence of thy grace To speed me in thy way, Lest I should loiter in my race, Or turn my feet astray. Ver. 107. "When sore afflictions press me down, I need thy quickening powers ; Thy word that I have rested on Shall help my heaviest hours. Ver. 156,40. Are not thy mercies sovereign still! And thou a faithful God ? Wilt thou not grant me warmer zeal To run the heavenly road ? Ver. 159, 40. Does not my heart thy precepts love, And long to see thy face ? And yet how slow my spirits move Without enlivening grace ! Ver. 93. Th^n shall I love thy gospel more, And ne'er forget thy word, When I have felt its quickening power To draw me near the Lord. 378- Walsal 237, Wantage 204. (Psalm 119. 12th Part. C. M.) MY God, consider my distress, Let mercy plead my cause ; Tho' I have sinn'd against thy grace, I can't forget thy laws. Ver. 39, 116. Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach Which I so justly fear; Uphold my life, uphold my hopes, Nor let my shame appear. Ver. 122, 135. Be thou a surety, Lord, for me, Nor let the proud oppress ; But make thy waiting servant see The shinings of thy face. Ver. 82. My eyes with expectation fail, Mv heart within me cries, « When will the Lord his truth fulfil, « And make mv comforts rise V Ver. 132. Look down upon my sorrows, Lord, And shew thy grace the same As thou art ever wont t' afford To those that love thy name. My soul lies humbled in the dust, Aiid owns thy dreadful sentence just; Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, And save the sonl condemn'd to die. 7 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 pardoning God. 8 O may thy love inspire my tongue ! Salvation shall be all my song; And all my poweis shall join to bless The Lord, my strength and righteousness. 334. Elenbro' 170, Grovehouse 143, Bangor 231, (Hymn 9.5. B. 2. C. M.) Looh on him whom they pierced, aud mourn, 1 TNFINITE grief ! amazing woe! J. Behold my bleeding Lord: Hell and the Jews oonspir'd his death, And us'd the Roman sword. 2 Oh, the sharp pangs of smarting pain My dear Redeemer bore, Whew knotty whips aud ragged thorns His sacred body tore! 3 But knotty whips and ragged thorns In vain do I accuse, In vain I blame the Roman bands, And the more spiteful Jews. 4 'Twere you, my ;ins, my cruel sins, His chief tormentors were ; Each of my crimes became a nail, And unbelief the spear. ,5 'Twere you that pull'd the vengeance down Upon "his guiltless head : Break, break, my heart. Oh burst, mine eyes, And let my sorrows bleed. 6 Strike, mighty grace, my flinty soul Till melting waters flow, And deep repentance drown mine eyes In undissembled woe. 385- Winchester 137, Wareham 117. (Psalm 18. ver. 1—6, 15—18. 1st Part. L. M.) Deliverance from Despair ,• or, Temptations overcome. 1 rriHEE will I love, O Lord, my strength, A My rock, my tower, my high defence; Thy rnighry arm shall be my trust, For I have"found salvation thence. 2 Death, and the terrors of the grave, Stood round me with their dismal shade; While floods of high temptations rose, And made ray sinking soul afraid. 3 I saw the opening gates of hell. With endle-s pains ana sorrows there, Which none but they that feel can tell, While I was hurry'd to despair. He bow'o his ear to ray complaint, Then did bis grace appear divine. 5 [With speed he flew to my relief, As on a cherub's wing he rode ; Awful and bright as lightning shone The face of my deliverer, God. 6 Temptations fled at his rebuke, The blast of his almighty breath; He sent salvation from on high, And drew me from the deeps of death.] 7 Great were my fears, my foes were great, Much was their strength, and more their rage ; But Christ, my Lord, is conqueror still In all the wars that devils wage. 8 My song for ever shall record That terrible, that joyful hour; And give the glory to the Lord Due to his mercy and his power. E 9 386, 387, 388 CHRISTIAN. 389, 390, 391 386- Newbury 132, Worhsop 31, Irish 171. '(Psalm 40. vcr. 1, 2, 3, 5, 17, 1st Part. C. M.) A Song of Deliverance from great Distress. 1 T WAITED patient for the Lord, A He bow'd to hear my cry; He saw me resting on his word, And brought salvation nigh. 2 He rais'd me from a horrid pic Where mournin? Ions: I lay, And from my bonds releas'd my feet, Deep bonds of miry clay. 3 Firm on a rock he made me stand, And taught niy cheerful tongue To praise the wonders of his hand, In a new thankful song. 4 I'll spread his works of grace abroad; The saints with joy shall hear, And sinners learn to make my God, Their only hope and fear. 5 How many are thy thoughts of love ! Thy mercies, Lord, how great! We have not words nor hours enough Their numbers to repeat. 6 When I'm afflicted, poor and low, And light an 1 peace depart, My God beholds my l-.eavy woe, And bears me on his heart. 387» L'yland 48, Broderip's 252, Aynhoe 108. (Psalm 61. ver. 1—6. S, M.) Safety in God. 1 \17"HRN overwhelm'd with grief V V My heart within me dies, Helpless and far from all relief To heaven I lift mine eyes. 2 O lead me to the rock That's high above my head, And make the covert of thy wings My shelter and my shade. 3 Within thy presence, Lord, For ever I'll abide ; Thou art the tower of my defence, The refuge where I hide. 4 Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear thy name; If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same. 38$. Kingsbridge 88, Uluerston 179. (Hymn 50. B. 2. L. M.) Comfort under Sorrows and Pains. 1 TVTOW h t the Lord my Saviour smile, -lM And shew my name upon his heart, 1 would forget my pyins awhile, And in the pleasure lose the smart. 2 But Oh it swells my sorrows high To see my blessed Jesus frown. My spirits sink, my comforts die, And all the springs of life are down. 3 Yet why, my soul, why these complaints? Still while he frowns, iiis bowels move; Still on his heart he bears his saints. And feels their sorrows and his love. 4 My name is printed on his breast; His book of life contains my name; I'd rather have it there imprcss'd Than in the bright records of fame. 5 When the last fire burns all things here Those letters shall securely stand, And in the Lamb's fair book appear Writ by th' eternal Father's hand. G Now shall my minutes smoothly run, Whilst here I wait my Father's will; My rising and my setting sun Roll gently up and down the hill. 389* Lebanon 79, Manning 245, Portugal 97. (Hymn 102. B. 1. L. M.) The Beatitudes, Matt. v. 3—12. 1 r T> LESS'D are the humble souls that see L-O Their emptiness and poverty; Treasures of grace to them are given, And crowns of joy laid up in heaven.] 2 [Bless'd are the men of broken heart, Who mourn for sin with inward smart; The blood of Christ divinely flows, A healing balm for all their woes.] 3 [Bless'd are the meek, who stand afar, From rage and passion, noise and war; God will secure their happy state, And plead their cause against the great.] 4 [Bless'd are the souls that thirst for grace, Hunger and long for righteousness, 1 hey shall be well supply'd and fed, With living streams and living bread.] 5 [Bless'd are the men whose bowels move And melt with sympathy and love; From Christ the Lord sliall they obtain Like sympathy and love again.] 6 [Bless'd are the pure, whose hearts are clean From the defiling powers of. sin, With endless pleasure they' shall see A God of spotless purity.] 7 [Bless'd are the men of peaceful life, Who quench the coals of growing strife, They shall be call'd the heirs of bliss, The sons of God, the God of peace.] 8 Bless'd are the sufferers who partake Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake ; Their souls shall triumph in the Lord, Glory and joy are their reward.] 390- Lebanon 79, Ulverston 179. (Hymn 43. B. 1. 2d Part. L. M.) The Christian Treasure, 1 Cor. iii. 21. 1 TJOVV vast the treasure we possess! JlX How rich thy bounty, king of grace ! This world is ours, and worlds to come; Earth is our lodge, and heaven our home. 2 All things are ours, the gifts of God ; The purchase of a Saviour's blood : While the good spirit shews us how To use and to improve them too. 3 If peace and plenty crown my days, They help me, Lord, to speak thy praise: If bread of sorrows be my food, Those sorrows work ray lasting good. 4 I would not change my blest estate For all the world calls good or great : And while my faith can~keep her hold, I envy not the sinner's gold. 5 Father, I wait thy daily will; Thou shalt divide ray portion still : Grant me on earth what seems thee best, Till death and heaven reveal the rest. 391. Otford 10C, Cambridge New 74. (Hymn 53. B. 2. CM.) The Pilgrimage of the Saints; or, Earth and Heaven. I T ORD ! what a wretched land is this M-J That yields us no supply ! No cheering fruits, no wholesome trees, Nor streams of living joy ! 392 CHRISTIAN. 393, 394, 395 2 But pricking thorns thro' all the ground And mortal poisons grow, And all the rivers that are found With dansrerous waters flow. 3 Yet the dear path to thine abode Lies thro' this horrid land ; Lord ! we would keep the heavenly road, And run at thy command. 4 [Our souls shall tread the desert through With undiverted feet; And faith and flaming zeal subdue The terrors that we meet.] 5 [A thousand savage beasts of prey Around the forest roam ; But Judah's Lion guards the way, And guides the strangers home.] 6 [Long nights and darkness dwell below, With scarce a twinkling ray; But the bright world to which we go Is everlasting day.] 7 [By glimmering hopes and gloomy fears YVe trace the sacred road, Thro' dismal deeps and dangerous snares We make our way to God] 8 Our journey is a thorny maze, Bat we march upward still; Forget these troubles of the ways And reach at Zion's hill. 9 [See the kind angels at the gates forking us to conie ; There Je*us the forerunner waits To welcome travellers home.] 10 There on a green and flowery mount Our wearysouls shall sit, And with transporting joys recount The labours of our "feet. 11 [No vain discourse shall fill our tongue, Nor trifles vex our ear, Infinite grace shall be our song, And God rejoice to hear.] 12 Eternal glories to the King That brought us safely through; Our tongues shall never cease to sing, And endless praise renew. .'392' Mverston 179, Babylon Streams 23. (Hymn 100. B. 2.L. M.) The Presence of Christ is the Life of my Soul. 1 rTXOW full of anguish is the thought. L-tX How it distracts and tears my heart, If God at last, my sovereign judire," Should frown, and bid my soul, Depart ! 2 Lord, when I quit this earthly stage, Where shall I fly but to thy breattt ! For I have sought no other home; For I have learnt no other rest. S I cannot live contented here, , Without some glimpses of thy fare: And heaven without thy presence there Would be a dark and tiresome place. 4 When earthly cares engross ihe dav, And hoi I my thoughts aside from thee, The shining hours of cheerful light Are long and tedious years to me. 5 And if no evening visit's paid Between my Saviour and mv soul, How dull the night! how sa"d the shade! How mournfully the minutes roll.' 6 This flesh of mine might learn as soon To live, yet part with all my blood; To breathe when vital air i<" sone, Or thrive and grow without mv food. 7 [Christ is my light, mv life, my care, My blessed hope, my Heavenly prize, Dearer than all my passions are, My limbs, my bowels, or my eyes. 8 The strings that twine ahout my heart Tortures and racks may tear them off;' Rut they can never, never part With their dear hold of Christ my love.] 9 [My God ! and can an humble child Th.it loves thee with a flame so high Be ever from thy face exil'd, W ithout the pity of thin, eye ? 10 Impossible— For thine own hands Have ty'd my heart so fast to thee; And in thy book the promise stands, That where thou art thy friends must be.] L93- Sraintree 25, Condescension 116, Ham- mond 226. (Hymn 54. B. 2. C. M.') God's Presence is Light hi Darkness. 1 1YT Y God > tl,e spring of all my leys, J.TX The life of mv delights, The glory of my brightest days, And comfort of my nights. 2 In darkest shades if he appear, My dawning is begun ; He is my soul's sweet morning star, And he my rising sun. 3 The opening heavens around me shine W ith beams of sacred bli>s, White Jesus shews his heart is mine, And whisper* I am his ! i My sool would leave tins heavy clay At that transporting word, Run up with jov the shining wav T' embrace my dearest Lord. " 5 Fearless of hell and ghastly death I'd break thro' ever] foe"; The wings of love, and arms of faith Should b^ar me conqueror through. 39-i- Salem 139, Brighton 208, Worksop 31, (Psalm 90. ver. 13, Sc. 3d Part. C. M.) Breathing after Heaven. 1 T3 ETURN, O God of hue, return ; XV Earth is a tiresome nlaee : H<-w long shall we thv children mourn Our absence from thy face ! 2 Let heaven succeed our painful years Let sin an sorrow cease, ' And in proportion to our tears So make our joys increase. 3 Thy wonders to thy servants show, Make thy own work complete, Then shall our souls thy glory know, And own thy love was great. 4 Then shall we shine before thv throne In all thy beauty, Lord; And the poor sen ice we have done Meet a divine reward. 39.5- Kewington 61, Foltett 181, Otford 106 (Hymn 65. R. 2. C. M.) The Hope of Her.ven ovr Support under Triah' on Earth. 1 W^* 11 ^ T can read »J title clear ▼ ▼ To mansions in the skies, 1 bid farewe:! to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. 2 Should earth against mv soul en°-a~e And hellish darts be hurl'd, ° 3 Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. 396, 397, 398 SAINTS AND SINNERS. 399, 400 3 Let cares like a wild deluge come, And storms of sorrow fall, May I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all. 4 There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest, And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. 396* Kingsbridge 88, Ul version 179. (Hymn 117. B. 2. L. M.) Living and dying with God present. 4 T CANNOT bear thine absence, Lord, X My life expires if thou depart; And thou, my God, be near my heart. 2 I was not born for earth and sin, Nor can I live on things so vile ; Yet I would stay ray Father's time, And hope and wait for heaven awhile. 3 Then, dearest Lord, in thine embrace Let me resign my fleeting breath, And with a smiie'upon my face Pass the important hour of death. SAINTS AND SINNERS. 1 397* PauVs 246, Warehcm 117. (Psalm l. L. M.) The difference between the Righteous and the Wicked. APPY the man, whose cautious feet Shun the broad way that sinners go, t\'ho hates the place where atheists meet, And fears to talk as scoffers do. 2 He loves t' employ his morning light Amongst the statutes of the Lord ; And spends the wakeful hours of night, With pleasure pondering o'er the word. 3 He, like a plant by gentle streams, Shall flourish in immortal green ; And heaven will shine with kindest beams On every work his hands begin. 4 But sinners find their counsels crost; As chaff before the tempest flies, So shall their hopes be blown and lost, When the last trumpet shakes the skies. 5 In vain the rebel seeks to stand In judgment with the pious race; The dreadful judge with stern command Divides him to a different place. h '.Straight is the way my saints have trod, * I blest the path and drew it plain ; * But you would choose the crooked road, ' And down it leads to endless pain.' 398« Eagle Street New 55, Aynhoe 108. (Psalm 1. S. M.) The Saint happy, the Sinner miserable. 1 rp HE man is ever blest X Who shuns the sinners ways, Among their counsels never stands, Nor takes the scorner's place; 2 But makes the law of God His study and delisrht, Amidst the labours of the day, And watches of the night. 3 He like a tree shall thrive, With waters near the root; Fresh as the leaf his name shall live, His works arc heavenly fruit. 4 Not so th' ungodly race, They no such blessings find ; Their hopes shall dee like empty chaff Before the driving wind. 5 How will they bear to stand Before that judgment-seat, Vf here all the saints at Christ's right hand In full assembly meet ? > He kuows, and he approves The way the righteous go; But sinners and their works shall meet A dreadful overthrow. 399- Crowle3, Bedford 91. (Psalm 199. 1st Part. C. M.) The Blessedness of Saints, and Misery of Sinners. Ver. I, 2, 3. BLEST are th' undefil'd in heart, Whose ways are right and clean; Who never from thy law depart, But fly from every sin. Blest are the men that keep thy word, And practise thy commands; With their whole heart they seek the Lord, And serve thee with their" hands. Ver. 165. Great is their peace who love thy law I How firm their souls abide ! Nor can a bold temptation draw Their steady feet aside. Ver. 6. Then shall my heart have inward joy, And keep my face from shame, When all thy statutes 1 obey, And honour all thy name. Ver. 21, 118. But hauehty sinners God will hate, The proud shall die accurst; The sons of falsehood and deceit Are trodden to the dust Ver. 119, 155. Vile as the dross the wicked are ; And those that leave thy ways Shall see salvation from afar, But never taste thy grace. 400- Crowle 3, Bedford 91. (Psalm 1. C. M.) The Way and End of the Righteous, and the Wicked. 1 T> LEST is the man who shuns the place XJ Where sinners love to meet; Who fears to tread their wicked wavs, And hates the scoffer's seat; 2 But in the statutes of the Lord Has plac'd his chief delight; By day he reads or hears the word, And meditates by night. 3 [He like a plant of generous kind, By living waters set, Safe from the storms and blasting wind, Enjoys a peaceful state.] 401, 402 SAINTS AND SINNERS. 403, 404 4 Green as the leaf and ever fair Shall his profession shine, While fruits of holiness appear Like clusters on the vine. 5 Not so the impious and unjust; What vain designs they form ! Their hopes are blown away like dust, Or chaff before the storm. 6 Sinners in judgment shall not stand Amongst the sons of gr.tce, When Christ the judge, at his right hand, Appoints his saints a place. 7 His eye beholds the path they tread, His heart approves it well; But crooked ways of sinners lead Down to the gates of hell. 401. Irish 171, Foster 96, Salem 139. (Psalm 37. ver. 23—37. 3d Part. C. M.) The same. 1 T\yTY God, the steps of pious men lfX Are ordevM by thy will ; Tho' thev should fall, they rise again, Thy hand supports them still. 2 The Lord delights to see their ways, Their virtue he approves; He'll ne'er deprive them of his grace, Nor leave the men he loves. 3 The heavenly heritage is theirs, Their poriion and their home; He feeds them now, and makes them heirs Of blessings long to come. 4 Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men, Nor fear when tyrants frown; Ye shall confess their pride was vain, When justice casts them down. PAUSE. 5 The haughty sinner have I seen, Nor fearing men nor God, Like a tall bay-tree fair and green, Spreading his arms abroad. 6 And lo ! he vanish'd from the ground, Destroy'd by hands unseen ; Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found Where all that pride had been. 7 But mark the man of righteousness, His several seeps attend ; True pleasure runs thro' all his ways, And peaceful is his end. 40^. Grove House 143, Sprague 166, Worksop 31. (Psalm 37. ver. l— 15. 1st Part. C. M.) The Cure of Envy, Fretfulness, and Unbelief; or, the Rewards of the Righteous, and the Wicked; or, the World's Hatred, and the Saint's Patience. 1 \X7HY should I vex my soul, and fret Vt To sec the wicked rise ? Or envy sinners waxing great By violence and lies! 2 As flowery grass, cut down at noon, Before the evening, fades, So shall their glories vanish soon In everlasting shades. 3 Then let me make the Lord my trust, And practise all that's good ; So shall I dwell among the just, And he'll provide me food. 4 I to my God my ways commit, And cheerful wait his will; Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet, Shall my desires fulfil. 5 Mine innocence Shalt thou display, And make thy judgments known, Fair as the light of dawning day, And glorious as the noom <» The meek at last the earth possess, And are the heirs of heaven; True riches, with abundant peace, To humble souls are sriven. PAUSE. 7 Rest in the Lord and keep his way, Nor let your anger rise Tho' providence should long delay To punish haughty vice. 8 Let sinners join to break your peace, And plot, and rage, and foam; The Lord derides them, for he sees Their day of vengeance come. They have drawn out the threatening sword, Ha\e bent the murderous bow, To slay the men that fear the Lord And bring the righteous hw. 10 My GoJ shait break their bows, and burn Their persecuting darts, Shall their own swords against them turn, And p ti in surprise their hearts. 403« Worksop 31, Bedford 91. (Psalm 94. ver. l, 2, 7—14. 1st Part. C. M.) Saints chastised, and Sinners destroi/ed; or. instructive Afflictions. 1 f\ GOD, to whom revenge belongs. \J Proclaim thy wrath aloud; " Let sovereign power redress our wrongs, Let justice smite the proud. 2 They say, The Lord nor sees nor hears ; When will the fools be wise ! Can he be deaf who form'd their ears? Or blind, who made their eyes? 3 He knows their impious thoughts are vain, And they shall feel his power; His wrath shall pierce their souls with pain In some surprising hour. 4 But if thy saints deserve rebuke, Thou hast a gentler rod; Thy providences and thy book Shall make them know their God. "/ Blest is the man thy hands chastise, And to his duty draw; Thy scourges make thy children wise When they forget thy law. 6 But God will ne'er cast off his saints, Nor his ow» promise break j He pardons his inheritance For their Redeemer's sake. 404- Babylon Streams 23, AngeVs Hymn 60. (Psalm 11. L. M.) God loves the Righteous, and hates the Wicked. 1 1YT Y refl, n e is t ne God of love; -LT.L Why do my foes insult and crv, • Fly like a timorous trembling dove, To distant woods or mountains fly P 2 If government be all destroy'd, (That firm foundation of our peace) And violence make justice void, Where shall the righteous seek redress? 3 The Lord in heaven has fix'd his throne, His eye surveys the world below; To him all mortal things are known, His eyelids search our spirits through. E7 405, 406, 407 WORSHIP. 408 4 If he afflicts his saints so far To prove their love, and try their grace, What mav .the bold transgressors fear] His very soul abhors their ways. 5 On impious wretches he shail rain Tempests of brimstone, fire, and death, Such as he kindled on the plain Of Sodom with his angry breath. 6 Tlie righteous Lord loves righteous souls, Whose thoughts and actions are sincere; And with a gracious eye beholds The men that his own image bear. 405. Newcastle 20, Aynhoe 108, Ryland 48. (Psalm 17. ver. IS, &c. S. M.) Portion of Saints and Shiners; or, Hope and Despair in Death. 1 A RISE, my gracious God, J\. And make the wicked flee; ThfV are but thy chastising rod To drive thy saints to thee. 2 Behold the sinner dies, His hauffhty words are vain ; Here in this life his pleasure lies, And all beyond is pain. 3 Then let his pride advance, And boast of all his store; The Lord is my inheritance, My soul can wish no more. 4 I shall behold the face Of mv forgiving God, And stand complete in righteousness, Wash'd in my Saviour's blood. 5 There's a new heaven begun, When I awake from death, Drest in the likeness of thy Son, And draw immortal breath. 40(> Bramcoate 8, Viverston 179. (Psalm 17. L. M.) The Sinner's Portion and Saint's Hope; or, the Heaven of separate Souls, and the Resurrection. 1 T ORD, I am thine; but thou wilt prove J_i My faith, my patience, and my love : When men of spite against me. join, They are the sword, the hand is thine. o Their hope and portion lies below; " 'Tis all the happiness they know, >Tis all they seek ; they take their shares, And leave the rest among their heirs. 3 What sinners value, I resign ; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine; I shall behold thy blissful face, And stand complete in righteousness. 4 This life's a dream, an empty show; But the bright world to which I go Hath joys substantial and sincere; When shall I wake, and find me there? 5 O glorious hour! O blest abode ! I shall be near and like my God! And flesh and sin no more, controul The sacred pleasures of the soul. C My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound ; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour's image rise. 407' Cambridge New 74, Evans's 190. (Psalm 149. C. M.) Praise God, all his Saints; or, the Saints judging the World. 1 A LL ye that love the Lord, rejoice, J\. And let your songs be new ; Amidst the church with cheerful voice His later wonders shew. 2 The .lews, the people of his grace, Shall their Redet mer sing ; And Gentile nations join tlie praise, While Zion owns her King. 3 The Lord takes pleasure in the just, Whom sinners treat with scorn ; The meek that lie despis'd in dust Salvation shall adorn. 4 Saints should be joyful in their King, Ev'n on a dying bed; And like the souls in glory sing, For God shall raise the dead". 5 Then his high praise shall fill their tongues, Their hands shall wield the sword ; And vengeance shall attend their songs, The vengeance of the Lord. C When Christ his judgment-seat ascends, And bids the world appear, Thrones are prepar'd for all his friends, Who humbly lov'd him here. 7 Then shall they rule with iron rod Nations that'dar'd rebel; And join the sentence of their God On tyrants doom'd to hell. 8 The royal sinners bound in chains New triumph shall afford ; Such honour for the saints remains: Praise ye, and love the Lord. WORSHIP. PRIVATE WORSHIP. 408- Portugal 97, Viverston 179. (Hymn 122. B. 2. L. M.) Retirement and Meditation. MY God permit me not to be A stranger to myself and thee; Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove Forgetful of my highest love. 2 Why should ray passions mix with earth, And* thus debase my heavenly birth? Why should I cleave to things below, And let my God, my Saviour'go? 3 Call me away from flesh and sense, One sovereign word can draw me thence; 1 would obey the voice divine, And all inferior joys resign. 409, 410, 411 FAMILY WORSHIP. 412, 413, 414 4 Be earth with all her scenes withdrawn, Let noise and vaniry be gone ; In secret silence of the mind My heaven, and there niy God I find. 40Q. Great Milton 212, Stamford 9. (Psalm 119. 2d Part. C. M.) Secret Devotion and SpirituaUmindednest J or, constant Converse with God. Ver. 147, 55. TO thee, before the dawning light, My gracious God, I pray : I meditate thy name by ni»ht, And keep thy law by day. Vet, 61. Mv spirit faints to see thy grace, Thy promise bears me up; And <\hile salvation lone delays, Thv word supports my hope. Ver. 154. Seven times a day I lift my hands, And pay my thanks to thee; Thv righteous providence demands Repeated praise from me. Ver. 62. When midnight darkness veils the skies, I call thy works to mind ; My thoughts in warm devotion rise, And sweet acceptance find. 410- Worhsworth 153, Broderip's 252. (Psalm 55. ver. 15—17, 19, 22. S. M.) Dangerous Prosperity ; or, daily Devotions encouraged. 1 T ET sinners take their course, J_i And choose their road to death; But in the worship of my God I'll spend my daily breath. 2 My thoughts address his throne When morning brings the light; I seek his blessing every noon, And pay my vows at night. 3 Thou wilt regard my cries, O my eternal God,' White sinners perish in surprise Beneath thine angry rod. 4 Because they d* LEST are the sons of peace, J3 Whose hearts and hopes are one, Whose kind designs to serve and please, Thro' all their actions run. 2 Blest is the pious house Where zeal and friendship meet, Their songs of praise, their mingled vows Make their communion sweet. 3 Thus when on Aaron's head They pour'd the rich perfume, The oil thro' all his raiment spread, And pleasure fill'd the room. 4 Thus on the heavenly hills The saints are blest above, W T here joy like morning dew distils, And all the air is love. 4j 7« Balston R5, John's 138. (Psalm 133. As the 122d Psalm.) The Blessings of Friendship. 1 TTOW pleasant 'tis to see XX Kindred and friends agree, Each in their proper station move, And each fulfil their part With sympathising heart, In all the cares of life and love ! 2 'Tis like the ointment shed On Aaron's sacred head, Divinely rich, divinely sweet; The oil, thro' all the room, Diffus'd a choice perfume, Ran thro' his robes, and blest his feet. 3 Like fruitful showers of raiu, That water all the plain, Descending from the neighbouring hills; Such streams of pleasure roll Thro' every friendly soul, Where love like heavenly dew distils. Repeat the first stanza to complete the tune, PUBLIC WORSHIP. 418. Oxford 177, New York 33, Southtcark New 238. (Psalm 122. CM.) Going to Church. 1 TTOW did my heart rejoice to hear XX My friends devoutly say, 1 In Zion let us all appear, ' And keep the solemn day !' 2 I love her gates, I love the road ; The church adorn'd with grace Stands like a palace built for God To shew 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 rejoice. 5 Peace be within this sacred place, Arid 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. 419. Prescott 254, Dalston BS, John's 138. (Psalm 122. Proper Tune.) The same. 1 TTOW pleas'd and blest was I XX To hear the people cry, ' Come, let us seek our God to-day!' Yes, with a cheerful zeal, We haste to Zion's hill, And there our vows and honours pay. 2 Zion, thrice happy place, Adorn'd with woriderous grace, And walls of strength embrace thee round; In thee our tribes appear To pray, and praise, and hear The sacred gospel'sjoyful sound. 3 There David's greater Son Has fix'd his royal throne, He sits for grace and judgment there; He bids the saint be glad, He m ikes the sinner sad, And humble souls rejoice with fear. 4 May peace attend thy gate, And joy within thee wait To bless the soul of every guest! The man that seeks thy peace, And wishes thine increase, A thousand blessings on him rest! 5 IMv tongue repeats her vows, * Peace to this sacred house!' For there my friends and kindred dwell; And since my glorious God Makes thee his blest abode, My soul shall ever love thee well. Repeat the fourth stanza to complete the tune. 420, 421 , 422 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 423, 424, 425 420 George's 2, Weston Favel 27, Sydenham 43. (Psalm 134. C. M.) Daily and nightly Devotion. 1 "VE that obey the immortal King, X Attend his holy place, Bow to the glories of his power, And bless his wonderous grace; 2 Lift up your hands by morning light, And send your souls on high ; Raise you,- a'dndring thoughts by night Above the starry sky. 3 The God of Zion cheers our hearts With ravs of quickening grace; The God that spreads the heavens abroad, And rules the swelling sea?. fal\. London ISO, Abridge 201, James's 163. (Psalm 89. ver. 7, &c. 2d Part. C. M.) The Power and Majesty of God ; or, reveren- tial Worship. 1 "V17TTH reverence let the saints appear m And bow before the Lord, His high commands with reverence hear, And tremble at his word. Where is the power that vies with thee? Or truth compar'd to thine \ 4 The northern pole and southern rest On thy supporting hand ; Darkness and day from east to we*t Move round at thy command. 4 Thy words the raging winds controul, And rule the boisterous deep; Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll, The rolling billows sleep. * Heaven, earth, and air, and sea are thine, And the dark world of heil : How did thine arm in vengeance shine When Egypt durs-t rebel! 6 Justice and judgment are thy throne, Yet wonderous is thy grace ; While truth and mercy join'd in one Invite us near thy face. 422. Sprague 166, Bedford 91. (Hymn 108. B. 2. C. M.) Access to the Throne of Grace by a Mediator. 1 plOME let us lift ourjovful eyes VJ Up to the courts above, And smile to see our Father there Upon a throne of love. 2 Once 'twas a seat of dreadful wrath, And shot devouring flame ; Our God appeared consuming fire, And vengeance was his name. 3 Rich were the drops of Jesus' blood That ealni'd his frowning face, That sprinkled o'er the burning throne, And turn'd the wrath to grace. 4 Now we may bow before his feet, And venture near t, e Lord; No fiery cherub guards his seat, Nor double flamiug sword. 5 The peaceful gates of heavenly bliss Are open'd by the Son; High let us raise our notes of praise, And reach the almighty throne, fl To thee ten thousand thanks we bring, Great Advocate on high; And glory to th' eternal king That lays his fury by. 423- Green's Hundred 89, Rothwell 174, Portugal Neio 263. (Hymn 4.5. B. 2. L. M.) God's Condescension to our Worship. 1 rilHY favours, Lord, surprise our souls; X Will the Eternal dwell with us? What canst thou find beneath the poles To tempt thy chariot downward thus ! 2 Still might he fill his starry throne, And please his ears with Gabriel's songs j But th' heavenly majesty comes down, And bows to hearken to our tongues. .1 Great God, what poor returns we pay For love so infinite as thine ! Words are but air, and tongues but clay, But thy compassion's all divine. 424- Leeds 19, Langdon 217, New Sabbath 122. (Psalm 84. 1st Part. L. M.) The Pleasure of jmblic Worship. 1 TTOW pleasant, how divinely fair, XX O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are ! With long desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode. My panting heart cries out for God ; My God! my Kiug! why should I be So" far from all my joys and thee ! 3 The sparrow chooses where to rest, And for her young provides her nest; But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his childTen want? 4 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty ; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 5 Blest are the souls that find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 6 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Sion's gate; God is their strength, and through the road . They lean upon their helper God. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Tdl all shall "meet in heaven at length, Tid all before thy face appear, Aud join in nobler worship there. 42o- Chard 175, Horsley 205, Bredby 165. (Psalm 81. 2d Part. L. M.) God and his Church; or, Grace and Glory. 1 /~"i REAT God, attend, while Sion sings VT The joy that from thy presence springs ; To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thine "house, O God of grace, Not ,ents of ease, nor thrones o( power, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun, he makes our day ; God is our shield, he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and -in, From foes without, and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory too; He sives us all things, and withholds No real gooa from upright souls. 5 O God, our King, whose sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey, Aud devils at thv presence flee, Blest is the man "that trusts in thee* E9 4-26, 427 WORSHIP. 428, 429 426* Bedford 91, Froom 255, Sprague 166. (Psalm 84. v. 1, 4, 2, 3, 10, Paraphrased. C. M.) Delight in Ordinances of Worship; or, God present in his Churches. 1 1VTY soul, how lovely is the place -L.T-L To which thy God resons ! 7 Tis heaven to see his sniilmg face, Tho' in his eatthly coarts. 2 There the great Monarch of the skies His saving power displays, And light breaks in upon our eyes With kind and quickening rays. 3 With his rich gifts the heavenly Dove Descends and fills the place, While Christ reveals his wonderous love, And sheds abroad h:s grace. 4 There, mighty God, thv words declare, The secrets of thy will; And stdl we seek thy mercy there, And sing thy praises still. PAUSE. 5 My heart and flesh cry out for thee, While far from thine abode ; When shall I tread thy courts, and see My Saviour and my'God ? 6 The sparrow builds herself a nest, And suffers no remove ; O make me, like ti e sparrows, blest, To dwell but where I love. 7 To sit one day beneath thine eye, And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity Employ'd in carnal joys. t Lord, at thy threshold I would wait, While Jesus is within, Rather than fill a throne of state, Or live in tents of sin. 9 Could I command the spacious land, And the more boundless sea, For one blest hour at thy right hand I'd give them both away. 427- Greenwich New 62, Clapham 18, Portsmouth New 144. (Psalm 84. As the 143th Psalm.) Longing for the House of God. 1 T ORD of the worlds above, JLA How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are ! To thine abode My heart aspires, With warm desires, To see my God. 2 The sparrow, for her young, With pleasure seeks a nest"; And wandering swallows long To find their wonted rest: My spirit faints, With equal zeal, To rise and dwell Among thy saints. S O happy souls that pray Where God appoints to hear! O happy men that pay Their constant service there ! They praise thee still ; And happy they That love the way To Zion'shill. 4 They go from strength to strength, Thro' this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears: glorious seat, When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet! Caermarlhen New 35. PAUSE. Grove 125. 5 To spend one sacred day, Where God and saints abide, Aff rds diviner joy Than thousand days beside: Wiiere God resorts, 1 love it more To keep the door Than shine in courts. C God is our sun and shield, Our light and our defence ; With gifts his hands are fill'd, We draw our blessings thence: He shah bestow On Jacob's race Pecul.a; grace And glory too. 7 The Lord his people loves; His hand no aood withholds From those his heart approves, From pure and pious souls : Thrice happy he, O God of hosts. Whose snirit. trusts Alone in thee. 428- Bramcoate 8, New Sabbath 122, Leeds 12. (Hymn 123. B. 2. L. M.) The Benefit of public Ordinances. 1 A W T AY from every mortal care, J\. Away from earth our souls retreat; We leave this worthless world afar, Ana wait anil worship near thy teat. 2 L^rd, in the temple of thy grace We see thy feet, and w e adore ; We gaze upon thy lovely face, And learn the wonders of thy power. 3 While here our various wants we mourn, Uuired groans ascend on high, An I prayer b> ars a quick return Of blessings in variety. 4 [Tf Satan rage and sin grow strong, Here we receive some cheering word; We gird the gospel-armour on To fi^ht the battles of the Lord. 5 Or if our spirit faints and dies, (Our conscience gall'd with inward stings) H re doth the righteo s Sun arise With healing beams beneath his wings.] 6 Father, my soul would still abide Within thy temple, near thy side ; But if my feet must hence depart Still keep thy dwelling in my heart. 429. Michael's 119, Devizes 14, Milboum Port 183. (Psalm 27. ver. 1—6. 1st Part. C. M.) The Church is our Delight and Safety, 1 rpHE Lord of glory is my light, A And my salvation too; God is my strength, nor will I fear What all my foes can do. 2 One privilege my heart desires ; O grant me an abode Among the chvrches, of thy saints, The' temples of my God! 430,431,432 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 433, 434 3 There shall I offer my requests, And see thy beauty still, Shall hear thy messages of love, And there enquire thy will. 4 When troubles rise, and storms appear, There may his children hide: God has a strong pavilion where He makes my soul abide. 5 Now shall my head be lifted high Above my foes around, And songs "of joy ami victory Within thy temple sound. 4.^0- Worksop 31, Abridge 201. (Psalm 27. ver. 8, <), 13, 14. 2d Part. C. M.) Prayer and Hope. 1 C OON as l heard mv Father say, ^ ' Ye children seek my grace;' My heart reply'd without delay, ' I'll seek my Father's face.' 2 Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my soul away; God .of my life, I fly to th'ee In a distressing day. 3 Should friends and kindred near and dear Leave me to want, or die, My God would make my life his care, And all my need supply. 4 My fainting flesh had dy'd with grief, Had not my soul believ'd To see tky grace provide relief, Nor was my hope deceiv'd. 5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, And keep your courage up; He'll raise your spirit when it faints, And far exceed your hope. 431. Bath Chapel 26, Bedford 91. (Psalm 65. 1st Part. C. M.) A Prayer-hearing God, and the Gentiles called. 1 T>RAISE waits in Sion, Lord, for thee; -L There shall our vows be paid: Thou hast an ear when sinners pray, All flesh shall seek thine aid. 2 Lord, our iniquities prevail, But pardoning grace is thine, And thou wilt grant us power and skill To conquer every sin. 3 Blest are the men whom thou wilt choose To bring them near thy face, Give thenfa dwelling in "thine house To feast upon thy grace. 4 In answering what thy church requests, Thy truth and terror shine, And "works of dreadful righteousness Fulfil thy kind design. 5 Thus shall the wondering nations see The Lord is good and just; And distant i?land^ fly to thee And make thy name their trust. 6 They dread thy glittering tokens, Lord, When sierns in heaven appear; But they shall learn thy holy word, And love as well as fear. 432- Hotham 224, Portugal 97, Ulverston 179. (Psalm 65. ver. 1—5. 1st Part. L. M.) Public Prayer and Praise. 1 rpHE praise of Sion waits for thee, X My God ; and praise becomes thy house ; There shall thy saints thy glory see, And there perform their public vows. 2 O thou, whose mercy bends the skies To save when humble sinners pray, All lands to thee shall lift their eyes, And islands of the northern sea. 3 Against my will my sins prevail, But grace shall purge away their stain; The blood of Christ will never fail To wash my garments white again. 4 Blest is the man whom thou shalt choose, And give him kind access to thee, Give him a plate within thy house, To taste thy love divinely free. Wareham 117. PAUSE. Paul's 245. 5 Let Babel fear v. hen Sion prays; Babel, prepare for long distress When Sion's God himself arrays In terror, and in righteousness. 6 With dreadful glory God fulfils What his afflicted saints request; And with almighty wrath reveals His love to give his churches rest. 7 Then shall the flocking nations run To Sion's hill, and own their Lord; The rising and the setting sun Shall see the Saviour's name ador'd. 433* New York 33, Neivbury 132. (Psalm 110. ver. 12, &c 2d Part. C. M.) Vows made in Trouble paid in the Church,- or, public Thanhs for private Deliverance, 1 \17~HAT shall I render to ray God tt For all his kindness shown? My feet shall visit thine abode, My songs address thy throne. 2 Among the saints that fill thine house, My offerings shall be paid ; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul in anguish made. 3 How much is mercy thy delight, Thou ever-blessed God ! How dear thy servants in thy sight ! How precious is their blood ! 1 How happy all thy servants are! How great thy grace to me ! My life which thou hast made thy care. Lord, I devote to thee. 5 Now I am thine, for ever thine, Nor shall my purpose move; Thy hand hath loos'd my bonds of pain, And bound me with thy love. 6 Here in thy courts 1 leave my vow, And thy rich grace record ; Witness; ye saints, who hear me now, If I fois'ake the Lord. 434. New York 33, Irish 171, Sydenham 43, (Hymn 145. B. 2. C. M.) Sight through a Glass, and Face to Face. 1 T LOVE the windows of thy grace A Through which my Lord is seen, And long to meet mv" Saviour's face Without a glass be'tween. 2 O that the happy hour were come To change my"faith to sight ! I shall behold my Lord at home In a diviner light. 3 Haste, my Beloved, and remove rhese interposing days; Then shall my passions all be love, And all my powers be praise. E 10 435, 436 WORSHIP. 437, 438 LORD'S DAY. 435. Bedford 91, Froom £55, Foster 96. (Psalm 5. C. M.) For the Lord's Day Morning. 1 T ORD, in the morning thou shak hear -I_i My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my player, To thee lift up mine eye ; 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 standi Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy ritjht hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort To taste thy mercies there; I will frequent thine holy court, And worship in thy fear. 5 O may thy Spirit guide n:y feet In ways' of righteousness ! Make every path of duty straight And plain before my face. Foster 96. PAUSE. Miall 240. 6 Mv watchful enemies combine To tempt my feet astray ; They flatter with a base design To make my soul their prey. 7 Lord, crush the serpent in the dust, And all his plots destroy; While those that in thy mercy trust For ever shout for joy. t The men that love and fear thy name Shall see their hopes fulfill'd ; The mighty God will compass them With favour as a shield. 436* Mount Ephrahn 185, Price's 187. (Psalm 19. 1st Part. S. M.) The Boek of Nature and Scripture. For a Lord's Day Morning. 1 "OEBOLD the lofty sky J3 Declares its maker "God, And all his starry works on high Proclaim his power abroad. 2 The darkness and the light Still keep their course the same; While night to day and day to night Divinely teach his name. 3 In every different land Their general voice is known ; They shew the wonders of his hand, And orders of his throne. 4 Ye British lands, rejoice, Here he reveals his word, We are not left to nature's voice To bid us know the Lord. 5 His statutes and commands Are set before our eyes, He puts his gospel in our hands, Where our salvation lies. 6 His laws are just and pure, His truth without deceit, His promises for ever sure, And his rewards are great, 7 [Not honey to the taste Affords so much delight, Nor gold that has the furnace past So much allures the sight, 8 While of thy works I sing, Thy glory to proclaim, Accept the praise, my God, my king, In my Redeemer's name.] 437. Sutton 149, Beckham 7. (Psalm 19. 2d Part. S. M.) God's Word most excellent; or, Sincerity and Watchfulness. The same. 1 "OEHOLD the morning sun -D Begins his glorious way; His beams thro' all the nations run, And life and light convey. 2 But where the gospel comes, It spreads diviner light, It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight. 3 How perfect is thy word! And all thy judgments just! For ever sure thy~promise, Lord, And men securely trust. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given ! O ! may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven ! PAUSE. 5 I hear thy word with love, And I would fain obey ; Send thy good Spirit from above To guide me, lest I stray. 6 O who can ever find The errors of his way6? Yet with a bold presumptuous mind, I would not dare transgress. 7 Warn me of every sin, Forgive my secret faults, And cleanse this guilty soul of mine, Whose crimes exceed my thoughts, b While with my heart and tongue, 1 spread thy praise abroad, Accept the worship and the song, Mv Saviour and my God. 438- James's 163, Bath Chapel 26, Oxford 177. (Psalm 63. ver. 1, 2, 5, 3, 4. 1st Part. C. M.) The Morning of a Lord's Day. 1 Tjl ARLY, my God, without delay JDi 1 haste to seek thy face ; My thirsty spirit faints away, Without thy cheering grace. 2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand, Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand, AhJ they must drink or die. 3 I've seen thy glory, and thy power Thro' all thy temple shine ; My God, repeat that heavenly hour, That vision so divine. 4 Not all the blessings of a feast Can please my soul so well, As when thy richer grace I taste, And in thy presence dwell. 5 Not life itself, with all her joys, Can my best passions move, Or raise so high my cheerful voice As thy forgiving love. 6 Thus till my last expiring day, I'll bless my God and king; Thus will I lift my hands to pray, And tune my lips to sing. 439, 440 LORD'S DAY. 441,442,443 43Q. Leeds 19, New Sabbath 122. (Psalm 63. L. M.) Longing after God ; or, the Love of God better than Life. 1 g~*i REAT God, indulge my humble claim, \JT Thou a*t my hope, my joy, my rest; The glories that compose thy name Stand all engag'd to make me blest. 3 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, Thou art my Father and my God ; And I am tfiine 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 travellers in thirsty lands Pant for the cooling water brook. 4 With early feet I love t' appear Amon* thy saints, and seek thy face ; Oft have I seen thy glory there, And felt the power of sovereign grace. 5 Not fruits nor wines that tempt our taste, Not all the joys our senses know, Could make me so divinely blest, Or raise my cheerful passions so. 6 My life itself without thy love No taste of pleasure could afford ; Twould but a tiresome burden prove, If I were banish'd from the Lord. 7 Amidst the wakeful hours of night, When busy cares afflict my head, One thought of thee gives new delight, And adds refreshment to my bed. 8 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 remuant of my days. 440. Vermont 134, Eagle Street New 55, Henley 3t>. (Psalm G3- S. M.) Seeking God. 1 "JVT^ God, permit my tongue lfX This joy, to call thee mine, And let my early cries prevail To taste thy love divine. 2 My thirsty fainting soul Thy mercy doth implore ; Not travellers in desert lands Can pant for water more. 3 Within thy churches, Lord, I long to find my place, Thy power and glory to behold, And feel thy quickening grace. 4 For life without thy love No relish can afford ; No joy can be compar'd to this, To serve and please the Lord. 5 To thee I'll lift my hands, And praise thee while I live; Not the rich dainties of a feast Such food or pleasure give. 6 In wakeful hours at night I call my God to mind; I think how wise thy counsels are, • And all thy dealings kind. 7 Since thou hast been my help, To thee my spirit flies, And on thy watchful providence My cheerful hope relies. 8 The shadow of thy wings My soul in safety "keeps; I follow where my Father leads, And he supports my steps. 441. Ryland 48, Henley 38, Eagle Street New 55. (Hymn 14. B. 2. S. M.) The Lord's Day; or, Delight in Ordinances, 1 \\7ELC0ME, sweet day of rest, \V That saw the Lord arise ; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes ! 2 The King himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day, Here we may sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. "" 3 One day amidst the place, Where "my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand day? Of pleasurable sin. 4 My willing soul would stay In such atrame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. 449. Derby 69, Horsley 205, New Sabbath 122, (Psalm 92. 1st Part. L. M.) A Psalm for the Lord's Day. 1 ^WEET is the work, my God, my King, lO To praise thy name, give thanks and To shew thy love by morning-light [sing, And talk of all thy'truth at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, No mortal cares shall seize my breast ; O may my heart in tune be found Like David's harp of solemn sound! 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, Arid bless his works, and bless his word ; Thy works of grace, how bright thev shine! How deep thy counsels! how divine! 4 Fools never raise their thoughts so high : Like brutes they live, like brutes thev die : Like grass they flourish, 'till thy breath Blast them in everlasting death". 5 But I shall share a glorious part When grace hath well refin'd my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil, to cheer my head. 6 Sin (my worst enemy before) Shall vex my eyes and ears no more ; My inward foes shall all be slain, Nor Satan break my peace agaiti. 7 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desir'd or wish'd below; And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. 443. Follett 181, Otford 106, Irish 171. (Hymn 72. B. 2. C. M.) The Lord's Day ; or, the Resurrection of Christ, 1 TILESS'D morning, whose young dawnin 0, -D Beheld our rising God, [rays Tnat saw him triumph o'er the dust, And leave his dark abode. 2 In the cold prison of a tomb The dead Redeemer lay, Till the revolving skies had brought The third, th' appointed day. 3 Hell and the grave unite their force To hold our God in vain, The sleeping Conqueror arose,' And burst their feeble chain. i To thy great name, almighty Lord, These sacred hours we pay, And loud hosannas shall proclaim The triumph of the day. E II 444,445,446 WORSHIP. 447, 448, 449 5 [Salvation and immortal praise To our victorious King, Let heaven, and earth, and rocks, and seas, With glad hosannas ring.] 444. Cambridge Nero 74, Liverpool 83, Irish 171. (Psalm 118. ver. 24— 2G. 4ih Part. C. M.) Hosanna; the Lord's Day ; or, Christ's Resur- rection and our Salvation. 1 npHIS is the day the Lord hath made, A He calls the hours 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. 8 Hosanna to th' anointed King, To David's holy Son : Help us, O Lord; descend and bring Salvation from the throne. 4 Blest be the Lord, who comes to men With me-sages of grace ; Who comes in God his Father's name To save our sinful race. 5 Hosanna in theliighest strains The church on earth can raise ; The higher heavens, in which he reigns, Shall give him nobler praise. 445. Mansfield 154, Falcon 209, Ephraim 185. (Psalm 118. ver. 22—27. S. M.) An Hosanna for the Lord's Day ; or., a neio Song of Salvation by Christ. 1 ^EE what a tiring stone ^ The builders did refuse; Yet God hath bui!t his church thereon In spite of eimous Jews. 2 The scribe and angry priest Reject thine only Son; Yet on this rock shall Zion rest As the chief corner-stone. 3 The work, O Lord, is thine, And wondt-rous in our eyes; This day declares it all divine, This day did Jesus rise. 4 This is the glorious day That our Redeemer made; Let us r?joice, anu sing, and pray, Let ail the church be glad. 5 Hosanna to the King Of David's roy^l blcod : Bless him, ye saints ; he comes to bring Salvador from your Go !. C We bless thine holy word, Which a!i this grace displays; And oiier on thine altar, Lord, Our sacrifice of praise. 445. Derby 169, Rowles 73, Mark's 65. (Psalm 118. ver. 22—27. L. M.) The sume. 1 X O ! what a glorious corner-stone J_J The Jewish builder* did refuse; But God hath built his church thereon, In spite of envy, and the Jews. 2 Great God, the work is all divine, Thejov and wonder of our eyes; This is" the lay that proves it thine, The day that saw our S .viour rise. 3 Sinners rtjoice, and saints be glad; Hosanna, let his name be blest; A thousand honours on his head, With peace, and light, and glory, rest! 4 In God's own name he comes to bring Salvation to our dying race : Let the whole church address their King With hearts of joy, and songs of praise. BEFORE PRAYER. 447* Tlyland 48, Eagle Street New 55, Br ode- rip's 232. (Psalm 99. 2d Part. S. M.) A holy God worshipped with Reverence, 1 TTiXALT the Lord our God, XL And worship at his feet; His nature is all holiness, And mercy i6 his seat. 2 When Tsrael was his church, When Aaron was his priest, When Moses cry'd, when Samuel pray'd, He gave hrs people rest. 3 Oft he forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race; And oft he made his vengeance known, When they abus'd his grace. 4 Exalt the Lord our God, Whose grace is still the same; Still he's a God of holines?, And jealous for his name. 448« Oxford 177, Bedford 91, London 18». (Psalm 95. C. M.) A Psalm before Prayer, 1 ^ING to the Lord Jehovah's name, ►^ And in his strength rejoice; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honour sing~; The Lord's a God of boundless might, The whole creation's King. Those gods on high, and gods below, When once coinpar'd with him. 4 Earth with its caverns dark and deep Lies in his spacious hand, He fiv'd the seas what bounds to keep, And where the hills must stand. 5 Come, and with humble souls adore, Come, kneel b fore his face; O may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace! 6 Now is the time: he bends his ear, And waits for your request : Come, lest he rouse his wrath and swear ' Ve shall not see my rest.' BEFORE SERMON. 449* Peckham 7, Si?nons's 20, Aynhoe\Q%, (P.-.alm 95. S. M.) A Psalm before Sermon. I riOME. sound his praise abroad, V^ And hymns of «lory sing; Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. I He form'd the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound ; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 450, 451, 452, 453 THE WORLD. 454 3 Coine, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord: We are his works and not our own ; He form'd us by his word. 4 To-day attend his voice, Nor d'ire provoke his rod; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. 5 But if your ears refuse The language of his grace, And hearts grow h t<], like stubborn Jews, That unbelieving race ; 6 The Lord in vengeance drest Will lift his hand and swear, * You that despise my promis'd rest ' Shall have no portion ther . 4*0. Wareham 117, Green's Hundred 89. (Psalm 95. 1, 2, 3, 6— 11. L. M.) Canaan lost through Unbelief ; or, a Warning to delaying Sinners. 1 /^lOME, let our voices join to raise V^ A sacred song of solemn praise; God is a sovereign King: rehearse His honours in exalted verse. 2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who fram'd our natures with his word; He is our shepherd ; we the sheep His mercy chose, his pastures keep. 3 Come, let us hear his voice to-day, The counsels of his love obey; Nor let our harden'd hearts renew The sins ana plagues that Israel knew. 4 Israel, that saw his works of grace, Yet tempt their Maker to his face; A faithless unbelieving brood That tifd the patience of their God. 5 Thus saith the Lord, ' How false they prove! ' Forget mv power, abuse my love: ■ Since they despise my rest, 1 swear, ■ Their feet shall never enter there.' 6 [Look back, my soul, with holy dread, And view those ancient rebels dead ; Attend t! e ofier'd grace to-day, Nor lose the blessing by delay. 7 Seize the kind promise while it waits, And march to Zion\ heavenly gates; Believe, and take the promis'd rest ; Obey, and be for ever blest.J 451. Crowle 3, Ann's 58, Worksop 31. (Hymn 165. B. 2. C. M.) Unfruitj 'illness, Ignorance, and unsanctified Affections. I X ONG have I sat beneath the sound J_i Of thv salvation, Lord, But still how weak my faith is found, And knowledge of thy word ! 2 Oft I frequent thy holy place And hear almost in vain ; How small a portion of thy grace My memory can retain! 3 [My dear Almighty, and my God, How Utile art thou known By all the judgments of thy rod, And blessings of thy throne.] 4 [How cold and feeble is my love ! How negligent my fear 1 How low ntj hope of joys above ! How few affections there !] 5 Great God, thy sovereign power impayt To give thy word success; Write the salvation in my heart, And make me iearn the grace. 6 [Shew my forgetful feet the way That leads to joys on high ; There knowledge grows without decay, And love shall never die.] AFTER SERMON. 452« Sydenham 43, Froom 255, Hephzibah 77. (Psalm 150. ver. 1, 2, 6. C. M.) A Song of Praise. 1 TN God's own house pronounce his praise, JL His grace he there reveals: To heaven \ our joy and wonder raise, For there bid ^lory dwells. 2 Ltt all your sacre i passions move, While you rehearse his deeds; But the great work of saving love Your highest praise exceeds. 3 All that have morion, life, and breath, Proclaim your Maker biest; Yet when my voice expires in death, My soul stiail praise him best. 453* Jnde's 236, Mark's 65, Portugal 97. (Hymn 135. B. l.L. M.) The Love of Christ shed abroad in the Heart. Eph. iii. !6,&c. 1 f^l OME, dearest Lord, descend and dwell V^ By faith and love in every breast; 'Iheu shall we know, and t;\sce, and feel The jon s th.it cannot be express'd. 2 Come, fill our hearts with inward strength, M.ike our enl ir°:ed souis possess, Anil learn the height, and breadth, and Of thine immeasurable grace. [length 3 Now to the God, whose powers can do More than our thoughts or wishes know, Be everlasting honours done By all the church, thro' Christ his Son. THE WORLD. 454. Abridge 201, Grove House 143, Sprague J 66. (Hymn 101. B. 2. C. M.) The World's three chief Temptations. 1 WHEN in the light of faith divine ? ▼ We look on things below, Honour, and gold, and sensual joy, How vain and dangerous too .' 2 [Honour's a puff of noisy breath; Yet men expose their "blood, An I venture-ever. asting death To gain that airy good. 3 Whilst others starve the nobler mind, A'jd feed on shining dust, They rob the serpent of his food T' indulge a sordid lust.] E 12 455, 456, 457, 458 THE JEWISH CHURCH. 459 4 The pleasures that allure our sense Are dangerous snares to souls ; There's but a drop of flattering sweet, And dash'd with bitter bowls. 5 God is mine all-suflicient good, My portion and my choice; In him my vast desires are fill'd, And all my powers rejoice. 6 In vain the world accosts my ear, And tempts my heart anew; ' I cannot buy your bliss so dear, Nor part with heaven for you. 453* Babylon Streams 23, Lebanon 79. (H*ymn 146. B. 2. L. M.) The Vanity of Creatures ; or, no Rest on Earth. 1 TV/TAN has a soul of vast desires, XYJL He burns within with restless fires, Tost to and fro, his passions fly From vanity to vanity. 2 In vain on earth wc hope to find Some solid good to fill the mind, We try new pleasures, but we feel The inward thirst and torment still. 3 So when a raging fever burns, We shift from side to side by turns, And 'tis a poor relief we gain To change the place but keep the pain. 4 Great God, subdue this vicious thirst, This love to vanity and dust ; Cure the vile fever of the mind, And feed our souls with joys refin'd. 456. Wort; sop 31. (Hymn 56. B. 2. C. M.) The Misery of being without God in this World ; or, Vain Prosperity. I "VTO, I shall envy them no more JAI Who prow profanely great, Tho' they increase their golden store, And rise to wonderous height. 5 They taste of all the joys that grow Upon this earthly clod, Well they may search the creature thro', For they have ne'er a God. 3 Shake off the thoughts of dying too, And think your lire your own; But death com<.s hastening on to you To mow your Glory down. 4 Yes, you must bow your stately head, Away your Spirit flies, And no kind angel near your bed To bear it to the skies. 5 Go now, and boast of all your stores, And tell how bright you shine; Your heaps of glittering dust are your's, And my Redeemer's mine. 457* Wareham 117, Kingsbridge88, Paul's 246. (Psalm 73. ver. 22, 3, 6, 17—20. L. M.) The Prosperity of Sinners cursed. 1 T ORD, what a thoughtless wretch was I, jU To mourn, and murmur and repine To see the wicked plac'd on high, In pride and robes of honour shine! 2 But oh their end, their dreadful end! Thy sanctuary taught me so : On slippery rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below. 3 Now let them boast how tall they rise, I'll never envy them again; There they may stand with haughty eyes, Till they plunge deep in endless pain. 4 Their fancy'd joys, how fast they flee! Just like a dream when man awakes; Their songs of softest harmony Are but a preface to their plagues. 5 Now I esteem their mirth and wine Too dear to purchase with my blood ; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine, My life, my portion, and my God. 458« Abridge 201, Carolina 13. (Hymn 164. B. 2. C. M.) The End of the World. 1 \\7"HY should this earth delight us so? Tv Why should we fix our eyes On these low grounds where sorrows grow, And every pleasure dies? 2 While time his sharpest teeth prepares Our comforts to devour, There is a land above the stars, And joys above his power. 3 Nature shall be dissolv'd and die, The sun must end his race, The earth and sea for ever fly Before my Saviour's face. 4 When will that glorious morning rise ? When the last trumpet sound, And ca.ll the nations to the skies, From underneath the ground I THE JEWISH CHURCH ; 1SRAEI 459. Cambridge Neiv 7 1, MichaeVsUQ. (Psalm 105. Abridged. 0. M.) God's Conduct of Israel, and the Plagues of Egypt. 1 /"^ IVE thanks to God, invoke his name, VT And tell the world his grace; Sound thro' the earth his deeds of fame, That all may seek his face. 2 His covenant, which he kept in mind For numerous ages past, To numerous ages yet behind In equal force shall hist. or, HISTORY OF THE ITES. 3 He sware to Abr'am and his seed, And made the blessing sure: Gentiles the ancient promise read, And find his truth endure. 4 * Thy seed shall make all nations blest,' (fcaid the Almighty voice) * And Canaan's land shall be their rest, ' The type of heavenly joy.* 5 [Hew large the grant! how rich the grace ! To give them Canaan's land, When they were strangers in the place, A little feeble band J 400 HISTORY OF THE ISRAELITES. 461, 462 G Like pilgrims thro' the countries round Securely they remov'd ; And haughty kings that on them frown'd, Severely hereprov'd. 7 * Touch mine anointed, and my arm * Shall soon revenge the wronsr : 1 The man that does my prophets harm, ■ Shall know their God is strong.' 8 Then let the world forbear its rage, Nor put the church in fear : Israel must live thro' every age, And be th 1 Almighty's care.] PAUSE I. 9 When Pharaoh dar'd to vex the saints, And thus provok'd their God, Moses was sent at their complaints, Arm'd with his dreadful rod. 10 He cali'd for darkness ; darkness came Like an o'erwhelming flood; He turn'd each lake and every stream To lakes and streams of blood. 11 He gave the sign, and noisome flies Thro' the whole country spread ; And frogs, in croaking armies, rise About the monarch's bed. 12 Thro' fields, and towns, and palaces, The ten-fold vengeance flew ; Locusts in swarms devour'd their trees, And hail their cattle slew. 13 Then bv an angel's midnisrht stroke, The flower of Eeypt dy'd ; The strength of every house was broke, Their glory and their pride. 14 Now let the world forbear its rage, Nor put the church in fear ; Israel must live thro' every age, And be th' Almighty's care. PAUSE ir. 15 Thus were the tribes from bondage brought, And left the hated ground : Each some Egyptian spoils had got, And not one feeble found- 16 The Lord himself chose out their way, And mark'd their journies right, Gave them a leading cloud by day, A riery guide by night. 17 They thirst ; and waters from the rock In" rich abundance flow, And following still the course they took, Ran all the desert thro'. 18 O wonderous stream ! O blessed type Of ever- flowing grace! So Christ our rock maintains our life Thro' all this wilderness. 19 Thus guarded by th' Almighty hand The chosen tribes possest Canaan the rich, the promis'd land, And there enjoy'd their rest. 20 Then let the world forbear its rage, The church renounce her fear ; Israel must live thro' every age, And be th' Almighty's care. 460» Simons's 250, Aynhoe 108, Ryland 48. (Psalm 61. 1,G— 16. S. M.) The Warnings of God to his People; or, spi- ritual Blessings and Puyiishments. 1 ^« ING to the Lord aloud, k5 And make a joyful noise; God is our strength, bur Saviour-God, Let Israel hear his voice. 2 ' From vile idolatry ' Preserve mv worship clean ; « I am the Lord who set thee free * From slavery and sin. 3 • Stretch thv desires abroad, « And I'll supply them well; ' But if ve will refuse your God, ' If Israel will rebel, 4 * I'll leave them,' saith the Lord, « To their own lusts a prey, * And let them run the dangerous road ; ' Tis their own chosen way. .5 * Yet O ! that all my saints ■ Would hearken to my voice ! ' Soon I would ease their »ore complaints, 1 And bid their hearts rejoice. 6 ' While I destroy their foes, ' I'd richly feed my flock, * And they should tast. the stream that flows 1 From their eternal rock.' 461- Worksop 31, Charm out h 28. (Psalm 76. 2d Part. C. If.) Israel's Rebellion and Punishment ; or, the Sins and Chastisements of God's People. 1 r\ WHAT a stiff rebellious house \J Was Jacob's ancient race ! False to their own most solemn vows, And to their Maker's grace. 2 They broke the co\enantof his love, And did his laws despise, Forgot the works he wrought to prove His power before their eyes. 3 They saw the plagues on Egypt light, From his revenging hand : " What dreadful tokens of his might Spread o'er the stubborn landl 4 They saw him cleave the mighty sea, A iid march'd in safety through, With watery walls to guard their way, Till they had 'scap'd the foe. .5 A wonderous pillar mark'd the road, Compos'd of shade and light; By day it prov'd a sheltering cloud, A leading fire by night. 6 He from the rock their thirst supply'd; The gushing waters fell, And ran in rivers by their side, A constant miracle. 1 Can he with bread our host supply * Amidst this desert land V 8 The Lord with indignation heard, And caus'd his wrath to flame; His terrors ever stand prepar'd To vindicate hi* name. 4(3^. Abridge 201, Brighthelmstone 208. (Psalm 78. 3d Part. C. M.J The Punishment of Luxury and Intemperance ; or, Chastisement and Salvation. 1 VITHEN Israel sins, the Lord reproves, ▼ t And fills their hearts with dread j Yet he forgives the men he loves, And send* them heav'nly bread. 2 He fed them with a liberal hand, And made his treasures known ; He gave the midnight clouds command To pour provision down. 3 The manna, like a morning shower, Lay thick around their feet ; The corn of heaven, so light, so purei As tho' 'twere angels meat. 463, 464 THE JEWISH CHURCH. 465, 466 4 But they in murmuring language said, ' Manna is all our feast ; 5 * Ye shall have flesh to please your lust;' The Lord in wrath reply'd, And sent them quails like sand or dust, Heap'd up from side to side. 6 He gave them all their own desire ; And greedy as they fed, His vengeance burnt with secret fire, And smote the rebels dead. t When some were slain, the rest return'd, And sought the Lord with tears; Under the rod they fear'd and mourn'd But soon forgot their fears. « Oft he chastis'd and still forgave, Till by his gracious hand The nation he resolv'd to save, Possess'd the promis'd land. 46 ""■'• Hot ham 224, Kingsbridge 88. (Psnim 107. 3d Part. L. M.) Intemperance punished and pardoned; or, Psalm fur the Glutton and the Drunkard. 1 T7AIN man, on foolish pleasures bent, ▼ Prepares for his own punishment ; What pains, what loathsome maladies From luxury and lust arise ! 2 The drunkard feels his vitals waste, Yet drowns his health to please his taste; Till all his active powers are lost, And fainting life draws near the dust. Nature, with heavy loads opprest, Would yield to death to be releas'd. 4 Then how the frighted sinners fly To God for help with earnest cry ! He hears their groans, prolongs their breath, And saves them from approaching death. 5 No medicines could effect the cure So quick, so easy, or so sine : The deadly >entence God repeals, He sends his sovereign word, and heals. 6 O may the sons of men record The wonderous goodness of the Lord ! And let their thankful offerings prove How they adore their Maker's love. 464« Wareham 117, Green's Hundred 59. (Psalm 78. ver. 32, &c. 4th Part. L. M.) Backsliding and Forgiveness ; or, Sin punished and Saints saved. 1 fi REAT God, how oft did Israel prove VT By turns thine anger aid thy love! There in a glass our hearts may see How fickle and how false they be. 2 How soon the faithless Jews forgot The dreadful wonders God had wrought! Then they provoke him to his face, Nor fear his power, nor trust his grace. 3 The Lord consum'd their years in pain And made their travels long and vain;, A tedious march through unknown ways Wore out their strength, and spent their days. 4 Oft when they saw their brethren slain. They mourn'd and sought the Lord again Call'd him the rock of their abode, Their high Redeemer and their God. 5 Their prayers and vows before him rise, As flattering words or solemn lies. While their rebellious tempers prove False to his covenant and his love. 6 Yet did his sovereign grace forgive The men who not deserv'd to live ; His anger oft away he turn'd, Or else with gentle flame it burn'd. 7 He saw their flesh was weak and frail, He saw temptations still prevail ; The God of Abraham lov'd them still, And led them to his holv hill. 465* Worksworth 158, Harbro* 142. (Ps. 106. v. 7, 8, 12—14, 43—48. 2d Part. S. M.) Israel punished and pardoned; or, God's un- changeable Love. 1 (~V OD of eternal love, VJ How fickle are our ways! And yet how oft did Israel prove Thy constancy of grace! 2 They saw thy wonders wrought, And then thy prait,e they sung ; But soon thy works of power forgot, And murmur'd with their tongue. 3 Now they believe his word, While rocks with rivers flow; Now with their lusts provoke the Lord, And he redue'd them low. 4 Yet when they mourn'd their faults, He hearken'd to their groans, Brought his own covenant to his thoughts, And call'd them still his sons. 5 Their names were in his book, He sav'd them from their foes ; Oft he chastis'd, but ne'er forsook The people that he chose. 6 Let Israel bless the Lord, Who lov'd their ancient race ; And Christians join the solemn word Amen, to ail the praise. 4(56. Bangor 231, Worksop 31, Wantage 204. (Psalm 129. C. M.) Persecutors punished. 1 TTP from my youth, may Israel say, KJ Have I been nurs'd in tears ; My griefs were constant as the day, And tedious as the years. 2 Up from my youth I bore the rage Of all the sons of strife ; Oft they assail my riper aere, But not destroyed my life. 3 Their cruel plough had torn my flesh With furrows long and deep, Hourly they vex'd my wounds afresh, Nor let my sorrows* sleep. 4 The Lord grew angry on his throne, And with impartial* eye Measur'd the mischiefs they had done, Then let his arrows fly. 6 How was their insolence surpris'd To hear his thunders roll ! And all the foe& of Zion seiz'd With horror to the soul. 6 Thus shall the men that hate the saints Be blasted from the sky ; Their glory fades, their courage faints, And all their projects die. 7 [What tho' they flourish tall and fair, They have no root beneath ; Their growth shall perish in despair, And lie despis'd in death.] 8 [So corn that on the house-top stands No hope of harvest gi\es; The reaper ne'er shall fill his hands, Nor binder fold the sheaves. 467, 468 HISTORY OF THE ISRAELITES. 469 9 [t springs and witness on the place ; No traveller bestows A word of blessing on the grass, Nor minds it as be goes.] 467. Wells 102, Horsley 205, Wareham 117. (Psalm 135. ver. 5—12. 2d Part. L. M.) The Works of Creation, Providence, Redemp- tion of Israel, and Destruction of Enemies. 1 f°1 REAT is the Lord, exalted high vT Above all powers and every throne ; Whate'er he please in earth or sea, Or heaven or hell, his hand hath done. 2 At his command the vapours rise, The lightnings flash, the thunders roar: He pours the rain, he brings the wind, And tempest from his airy store.. 3 Twas he those dreadful tokens sent, O Egypt, thro' thy stubborn land ; When all thy first-born, beasts and men, Fell dead by his avenging hand. 4 What mighty nations, mighty kings, He slew, and their whole country gave To Israel, whom his hand redeem'd, No more to be proud Pharaoh's slave ! 5 His power the same, the sime his grace, That saves us from the hosts of hell ; And heaven he gives us to possess, Whence those apostate angels fell. 468- Liverpool 83, Milbourn Port 163. (Psalm 136. C. M.) God's Wonders of Creation,Providence, Redemp- tion of Israel, and Salvation of his People. 1 JH1 IVE thanks to God the sovereign Lord; \J His mercies still endure ! And be the King of kings ador'd ; His truth is ever sure. 2 What wonders hath his wisdom done! How mighty is his hand .' Heaven, earth, and sea, he fram'd alone : How wide is his command! 3 The sun supplies the day with light ; How bright his counsels sh>ne ! The moon and stars adorn the night ; His works are all divine ! 4 [He struck the sons of Egypt dead ; Row dreadful is his rod ! And thence with joy his people led : How gracious is our God ! 5 He cleft the swelling sea in two ; His arm is great in might, And gave the tribes a passage thro' ; His power and grace unite. 6 But Pharaoh's army there hedrown'd; How glorious are his ways .' And brought his saints thro' desert ground: Eternal be his praise. 7 Great monarchs fell beneath his hand, Victorious is his sword; While Israel took the promis'd land, And faithful is his word.} 8 He saw the nations dead in sin ; He felt his pity move: How sad the state the world was in! How boundless was his love/ 9 He sent to save us from our woe ; His goodness never fails; From death, and hell, and every foe; And still his grace prevails. 10 Give thanks to God the heavenly King; His mercies still endure: Let the whole earth his praises sing ; His truth is ever sure. 469- Harwell's 82, Resurrection 7?. (Psalm 136. As the 148th Psalm.) The same. [ fl IVE thanks to Gtfd most high, VJT The universal Lord ; The sovereign King of kings ; And be his grace ador'd. His power and grace Are still the tame ; And let his name Have endless praise. He form'd the earth and seas, And spread the heavens alone. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word. 3 His wisdom fram'd the sun To crown the day with light; The moon and twinkling stars To cheer the darksome night. His power and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise. 4 [He smote the first-born sons, The flower of Egvpt, dead : And thence his chosen tribes With joy and glory led. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. 5 His power and lifted rod Cleft the Red Sea in two, And for Ms people made A wonderous passage thro'. His pouer and grace Are still the same; And let his name Have endless praise. 6 But cruel Pharaoh there With all his host he drown'd ; And brought his Israel safe Thro' a long desert ground. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word. PAUSE. 7 The kings of Canaan fell Beneath his dreadful hand: While his owu servants took Possession of their land. His power and grace Are still the same; And let his name Have endless praise.] 8 He saw the nations lie All perishing: in sin, And pity'd the sad state The ruin'd world was in. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word. 9 He sent his only Son To save us from our woe, From Satan, sin, and death, And every hurtful foe. His power and grace Are still the same; And let his name Have endless praise. Fa 470, 471 THE JEWISH CHURCH. 472, 473 10 Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heavenly King; And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word, 470. Abiidge 201, Bedford 91, Wantage 204. (Psalm 77. 2d Part. C. M.) Comfort derived from ancient Providences; or, Israel delivered from Egypt, and brought to Canaan, 1 i TTOW awful is thy chastening rod?' JLjL (May thine own children say) « The great, the wise, the dreadful God ! • How holy is his way!' 2 I'll meditate his works of old; The King that reigns ahove ; I'll hear his ancient wonders told, And learn to trust his love. 3 Long did the house of Joseph lie With Egypt's yoke opprest: Long he delay'd to hear their cry, Nor gave his people rest. 4 The sons of good old Jacob seem'd Abandon'd to their foes ; But his almighty arm redeem'd The nation that he chose. 5 Israel, his people, and his sheep, Must follow where he calls; He bid them venture thro' the deep, And made the waves their walls. 6 The waters saw thee, mighty God ! The waters saw thee come; Backward thev fled, and frighted stood, To make thine armies room. 7 Strange was thy journey through the sea, Thy footsteps", Lord, unknown : Terrors attend the wonderous way That brings thy mercies down. 8 [Thy voice with terror in the sound Thro' clouds and darkness broke ; All heaven in lightning shone around, And earth with thunder shook. 9 Thine arrows thro' the skies were hurl'd; How glorious is the Lord .' Surprise and trembling seiz'd the world, And his own saints ador'd. 10 He gave them water from the rock; And safe by Moses' hand Thro' a dry desert led his flock Home to"the promis'd land.] 471. Wi7ichester 137, Wells 102. (Psalm 114. L. M.) Miracles attending Israel's Journey. 1 "\TI7HEN Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand, V T Left the proud tyrant and his land, The tribes with cheerful homage own Their King, and Judah was his throne. 2 Across the deep their journey lay; The deep divides to make them way : Jordan beheld their march, and fled With backward current to his head. 3 The mountains shook like frighted sheep, Like lambs the little hillocks leap ; Not Sinai on her base could stand, Conscious of sovereign power at hand. 4 What power could make the deep divide ! Make Jordan backward roll his tide? Why did ye leap, ye little hills? And whence the fright that Sinai feels? 5 Let every mountain, every flood, Retire, and know th' approaching God, The King of Israel : see him here ; Tremble, thou earth, adore and fear. 6 He thunders, and all nature mourns, The rock to standing pools he turns; Flints spring with fountains at his word, And fires and seas confess the Lord. 472- Irish 171, Gainsborough 29. (Hymn 124. B. 2. C. M.) Moses, Aaron, mnd Joshua. 1 J fTWS not the law of ten commands A On holy Sinai given. Or sent to men by Moses' hands, Can bring us safe to heaven. 2 'Tis not the blood which Aaron spilt, Nor smoke of sweetest smell, Can buy a pardon for our guilt, Or save our souls from hell. 3 Aaron the priest resigns his breath At God's immediate will ; And in the desert yields to death Upon th' appointed hill. 4 And thus on Jordan's yonder side The tribes of Israel stand, While Moses bow'd his head and dy'd Short of the promis'd land. 5 Israel rejoice, now Joshua * leads, He'll bring your tribes to rest; So far the Saviour's name exceeds The Ruler and the Priest. 473. Chard 173, Mark's 65, Bramcoate 8. (Psalm 107. 1st Part. L. M.) Israel led to Canaan, and Christians to Heaven. IVE thanks to God; he reigns above, Kind are his thoughts, his name is love; His mercy ages past have known, And ages long to come shall own. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord The wonders of his grace record ; Israel, the nation whom he chose, And rescu'd from their mighty foes. 3 [When God's almighty arm had broke Their fetters and th' Egyptian yoke, They trae'd the desert wandering round, A wild and solitary ground. 4 There they could find no leading road, Nor city for a fix'd abode ; Nor foo'd, nor fountain to assuage Their burning thirst, or hunger's rage.] 5 In their distress to God they cry'd, God was their Saviour and their guide; He led their march far wandering round, 'Twas the right path to Canaan's ground. 6 Thus when our first release we gain From sin's old yoke and Satan's chain, We have this desert world to pass, A dangerous and a tiresome place. 7 He feeds and clothes us all the way, He guides our footsteps lest we stray, He guards us with a powerful hand, And brings us to the heavenly land. 8 O let the saints with joy record The truth and goodness of the Lord! How great his works! how kind his ways! Let every tongue pronounce his praise. * Joshua, the same with Je*us, and signifies a Saviour, G 474, 475, 476, 477, 478 THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. THE SETTLEMENT AND BEAUTY OF A CHURCH. 474- Oxford 177, Hammond 226. ("P>alni 15. C. M.) Characters of a Saint ; or, a Citizen of Zion; or, the Qualifications of a Christian. 1 VI/HO shall inhabit in thv hill, ▼ TO God of holiness? Whom will the Lord admit to dwell So near his throne of grace! I The man that walks in pious ways, And works with righteous hands : 3 He speaks the meanin? of his heart, Nor slanders with his tong-ue ; Will scarce beliew an ill report, Nor do his neighbour wrong. 4 The wealthy sinner he contemns, Loves all that fear the Lord; And tho' to his own hurt he swears, Still he performs his word. 6 His hands disdain a golden bribe, And never gripe the poor; This man shall dwell with God on earth, And find his heaven secure. 475- Portugal 97, BramcoaU 8. (Psalm 15. L. MO Religion and Justice, Goodness and Tmth ; or, Dutits to God and Man ; or, the Qua- lifications of a Christian. 1 \M7~HO siiall a>cend thy heavenly place, ▼ ▼ Great God, and dwell before thy The man that minds religion now, [face ? And humbly walks with God below : 2 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean, Whose lips still speak the thing they mean: No slanders dwell upon his tongue ; He hates to do his neighbour wrong. 3 [Scarce will he trust an ill report, Nor veuts it to his neighbour's hurt: Sinners of state he can despise, But saints are honour'd in bis eyes.] 4 [Firm to his word he ever stood, And always makes his promise good ; Nor dares' to change the thin? he swears, Whatever pain or loss he bears.] 5 [He never deals in bribing gold, And mourns that justice snould be sold : While others gripe and grind the poor, Sweet Charity attends his door.] C He loves his enemies, and prays For those that curse him to his' face; And doth to all men still the same That he would hope or wish from them. 7 Yet when his holiest works are done, His soul depends on grace alone; This is the man thy face shall see, And dwell for ever, Lord, with thee. 476' Liverpool 83, Oxford 177. Evans's 190. (Psalm 24. C. M.) Dicelling with God. 1 fin HE earth for ever is the Lord's, A With Adam's numerous race; He rais'd its arches o'er the floods, And built it on Hie seas. 2 But who among the sons of men May visit thine abode ? He that has hands from mischief clean, Whose heart is right with God. 3 This is the man may rise and take The blessings of his grace ; This is the lot of those that seek The God of Jacob's face. 4 Now let our soul's immortal powers To meet the Lord prepare, Lift up their everlasting doors, The king of glory's near. 5 The king of glory ! Who can tell The wonders of his might ? He rules the nations ; but to dwell With saints is his delight. 477* Salem 139, Foster 96. (Psalm 132. ver. 4, .5, 7, 8, 15—17. C. M.) A Church established. 1 r~\TO sleep nor slumber to his eyes L-LX Good David would afford, Till he had found below the skies A dwelling for the Lord. 2 The Lord in Zion plac'd his name, His ark was settled there; To Zion the whole nation came To worship thrice a year. 3 But we have no such lengths to go, Nor wander far abroad; Where'er thy saints assemble now, There is a'house for God.] Salem 139. PAUSE. Bedford 91, Ann's 5f, 4 Arise, O King of grace, arise, And enter to thy rest! Lo! thy church w : aits with longing eyes, Thus to be own'd and blest. 5 Enter with all thy glorious train, Thy Spirit and thy word ; All that the ark did once contain Could no such grace afford. G Here, mighty God, accept our vows,' Here let thy praise be spread ; Bless the provisions of thv house, And fill thy poor with bread. 7 Here let the Son of David reign, Let God's Anointed shine; Justice and truth his court maintain, With love and power divine. 8 Here let him hold a lasting throne; And as his kingdom grows, Fresh honours shall adorn his crown, And shame confound his foes. 478. Derby 169, Chard 175, Bramcoate 8. (Psalm 132, ver. 5, 13—18. L. M.) At the Settlement of a Church ; or, the Ordina- tion of a Minister. 1 T'17HERE shall we go to seek and find \ ▼ An habitation for our God, A dwelling for th' Eternal Mind Amongst the sons of flesh and blood] 2 The God of Jacob chose the hill Of Zion for his ancient rest; And Zion is his dwelling still, His church is with his presence blest, F 3 479,480 THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 481,482,483 3 Here -will I fix my gracious throne, And reign for ever, saith the Lord ; Here shall my power and love be known, And blessings shall attend my word. 1 Here will I meet the hungry poor, And fill their souls with living bread; Sinners that wait before my door, With sweet provisions shall be fed. » Girded with truth and cloth'd with grace, My priests, my ministers shall shine : Not Aaron, in his costly dress, Made an appearance so divine. 6 The saints, unable to contain Their inward joys, shall shout and sing; The Son of David here shall reign, And Zion triumph in her King. 7 [Jesus shall sec a numerous seed Bora here, t'uphold his glorious name ; His crown shall flourish on his head, While all his foes are cloth'd with shame !] 479. Gainsbro 1 29, Great Milton 212. (Psalm 118. ver. 22, 23. 3d Part. C. M.) Christ the Foundation of his Church. J TJEHOLD the sure foundation stone JD Which God in Zion lays To build our heavenly hopes upon, And his eternal praise. 9 Chosen of God, to sinners dear, And saints adore the name, They trust their whole salvation here, Nor shall they suffer shame. 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, Reject it with disdain ; Yet on this rock, the church shall rest, And envy rage in vain. A What tho' the gates of hell withstood, Yet must this building rise; ' Tis thy own work, almighty God, And wonderous in our eyes. 48Q. Martinis Lane 67, Rowles 73. (Psalm 45. 2d Part. L. ML) Christ and his Church; or, the mystical Mar- riage. 1 npHE King of saints, how fair his face, X Adorn'd with majesty and grace ! He conies with blessings from ahove, And wins the nations to his love. 2 At his right hand our eyes behold The queen array'd in purest gold ; The world admires her heavenly dress, Her robe of joy and righteousness. 3 He forms her beauties like his own ; He calls and seats her near his throne : Fair stranger, let thine heart forget The idols of thy native state. 4 So shall the King the more rejoice In thee, the favourite of his choice; Let him be lov'd and yet ador'd, For lie's thy Maker and thy Lord. 6 O happv hour, when thou shalt rise To his fair palace in the skies, And all thy sons (a numerous train) Each like a prince in glory reign! 6 Let endless honours crown his head ; Let every age his praises spread; While we with cheerful songs approve The condescensions of his love. 481. Ephraim 185, Henley 38, Sutton 149. (Psalm 45. S. M.) The Glory of Christ ; the Success of the Gospel; and the Gentile Church. 1 TVTY Saviour and my King, ItJL Thy beauties are divine ; Thy lips with blessings overflow, And every grace is thine. 2 Now make thv glory known, Gird on thy dreadful sword, And ride in majesty to spread The conquests ot thy word. 3 Strike thro' thy stubborn foes, Or melt their hearts t'obey, While justice, meekness, grace and truth, Attend thy glorious way. 4 Thy laws, O God, are right ; Thy throne shall ever stand ; And thy victorious gospel proves A sceptre in thy hand. 5 [Thy Father and thy God Hath without measure shed His Spirit like a joyful oil, T'anoint thy sacred head.} 6 [Behold, at thy right hand The Gentde church is seen, Like a fair bride in rich attire, And princes guard the queen.] 7 Fair bride, receive his love, Foruet thy Father's house ; Forsake thy gods, thy idol-gods, And pay thy Lord thy vows. 8 O let thy God and King Thy sweetest thoughts employ; Thy children shall his honours sing In palaces of joy. 482* Bramcoate 3. Newcourt 173, Horsley 205. (Psalm 87. L. M.) The Church the Birth-place of the Saints; or, Jews and Gentiles united in the Christian Church . 1 /~1 OD in his earthly temple lays \J Foundations for his heavenly praise : He likes the tents of Jacob well, But still in Zion loves to dwell. 2 His mercv visits every house That pay "their night mid morning vows ; But makes a more delightful stay Where churches meet to praise and pray. 3 What glories were describ'd of old! What wonders are of Zion told ! Thou citv of our God below, Tk-y fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. 4 Egvpt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew: Angels and men shall join to sing The hill where living waters spring. 5 When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount, 'Twill be an honour to appear As one new-bom or nourished there! 483- Derby 169, Rothwell 174, Portugal New 263. (Psalm 02, ver. 12, &c. 2d Part. L. M.) The Church is the Garden of God\ 1 T ORD, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand JU In gardens planted by thine hand; Let me within thy courts be seen Like a young cedar fresh and green. 484,485 CHURCH'S AFFLICTIONS, &c. 486,487 2 There grow thy saints in faith and love, Blest with thine influence from above ; Not Lebanon with all its trees Yields such a comely sight as these. 3 The plants of grace shall ever live ; (Nature decays, but urace must thrive) Time, that doth all things eise impair, Still makes them flourish strong and fair. 4 Laden with fruits of age, they shew The Lord is holy, just, and true; None that attend his gates shall find A God unfaithful or unkind. 484, Aynhoe 108, Sutton 149, Price's 167. (Psalm 48. ver. 1—8. First Part. S. M.) The Church is the Honour and Safety of a Nation. i rf~1 REAT is the Lord our God, L V3T And let his praise be great; He makes his churches his abode, His most delightful seat. 2 These temples of his grace, Ho w beautiful they stand ! The honours of our n t thou not planted with thy hands A lovely vine in heathen lands } Did not thy power defend it round, And heavenly dews enrich the. ground ! 6 How did the spreading branches shoot. And bless the nations vrith the fruit ! But now, dear Lord, look down and see Thy mourning vine, that lovely tree. 7 W h> is its heauty thus defac'd? W hy hast thou laid her fences waste? Stra'nger* and foes against her join, And every beast devours the vine. 8 Return, almighty God, return, Nor let thy bleeding vineyard mourn; Turn us to thee, thy love "restore, We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more. F 4 488, 489 THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 490 PAUSE II. 9 Lord, when this vine in Canaan grew Thou wast its strength and glory too ; Attack'd in vain by all its foes, Till the fair branch of promise rose ; 10 Fair branch, ordain'd of old to shoot From David's stock, from Jacob's root; Himself a noble vine, and we The lesser branches of the tree. 11 'Tis thy own Son, and he shall stand Girt with thy strength at thy right hand ; Thy first-born Son, adorn'd and blest With power and grace above the rest. 12 O ! for his sake attend our cry, Shine on thy churches lest they die ; Turn us to thee, thy love re>tore, We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more. 488- Worksop 31, Bangor 231. (Psalm 44. ver. 1, 2, 3, 8, IT)— 26. C. M.) The Church's Complaint in Persecution. 1 T OHD, we have heard thy works of old, X-A Thy works of power and grace, When to our ears our fathers told The wonders of their days: 2 How thou didst build thy churches here, And make thy gospel known ; Amongst them did thine arm appear, Thy light and glory shone. 3 In God they boasted all the day, And in a cheerful throng Did thousands meet to praise and pray, And grace was all their song. 4 But now our souls are seiz'd with shame, Confusion fills our face, To hear the enemy blaspheme, And fools reproach thy grace. 5 Yet have we not forgot our God, Nor falsely dealt with heaven, Nor have our steps declin'd the road Of duty thou hast given ; 6 Tho' dragons all around us roar With their destructive breath, And thine own hand has bruis'd us sore Hard by the gates of death. PAUSE. 7 We are "expos'd all day to die , As martyrs for thy cause, As sheep for slaughter bound we tic By sharp and bloody laws. 3 Awake, arise, almighty Lord, Why sleeps thy wonted grace ? Why should we look like men abhorr'd, Or banish'd from thy face? 9 Wilt thou for ever cast us off, And still neglect our cries ? For ever hide thine heavenly love, From our afflicted eyes? 10 Down to the dust our soul in bow'd, And dies npon the ground; Rise for our help, rebuke the proud, And all their powers confouud. 11 Redeem us from perpetual shame, Our Saviour and our God? We plead the honours of thy name, The merits of thy blood. 489. Walsal2W, Bangor 231. (Psalm 74. C. M.) The Church pleading zvith God under sore Persecution. I "VI7ILL God for ever cast us off! ▼ ▼ His wrath for ever smoke Against the people of his love, His little chosen flock ? 2 Think of the tribes so dearly bought With their Redeemer's blood; Nor let thy Sion be forgot, Where once thy glory stood. 3 Lift up thy feet and march in haste, Aloud our ruin calls ; See what a wide and fearful waste Is made within thy walls. 4 Where once thy churches pray'd and sang Thy foes prophanely roar: Over thy gates their e"nsigns hang, Sad tokens of their power. 5 How are the seats of worship broke ! They tear the buildings down ; And he that deals the heaviest stroke Procures the chief renown. 6 With flames they threaten to destroy Thy children in their nest ; ' Come, let us burn at once,' they cry, ' The temple and the priest.' 7 And still to heighten our distress, Thy presence^ is withdrawn ; Thy wonted signs of power and grace, Thy power and grace are gone. 8 No prophet speaks to calm our woes, But all the seers mourn ; There's not a soul amongst us knows The time of thy return. Worksop 31. PAUSE. 9 How long, eternal God, how long, Shall men of pride blaspheme.' Shall saints be made their endless song, And bear immortal shame! 10 Canst thou for ever sit and hear Thine holy name prophan'd ! And still thy jealousy forbear, And still withhold thine hano.*? 11 What strange deliverance hast thou shown In ages long before! And now no other God we own, No other God adore. 12 Thou didst divide the raging sea, By thy resistless might, To make thy tribes a wonderous way, And then secure their flight. 13 Is not the world of nature thine, The darkness and the day? Did thou not bid the morning shine, And mark the sun his way ? 14 Hath not thy power form'd every coast And set the earth its bounds, With summer's heat and winter's frost, In their perpetual rounds? 15 And shall the son* of earth and dust That sacred power blaspheme? Will not thy hand that form'd them first, Avenge thine injur'd name? 16 Think on the covenant thou hast made, And all thy words of love; Nor let the birds of prey invade And vex thy mourning dove. 17 Our foes would triumph in our blood, And make our hope their je6t; Plead thine own cause, almighty God! And give thy children rest. 490. Aynhoe 108, Broderip's 252, Pechham 7. (Psalm 83. S. M.) A Complaint against Persecutors. 1 A ND will the God of grace J\ Perpetual silence keep? The God of justice hold his peace, And let his vengeance sleep? 491, 492 SAFETY OF THE CHURCH. 493, 494, 495 2 Behold what cursed snares The men of mischief spread ; The men that hate thy saints and thee Lift up their threatening head. 3 Against thy hidden ones Their counsels they employ, And malice, with her watchful eye, Pursues them to destroy. 4 The noble and the base Into thy pastures leap ; The lion and the stupid ass Conspire to vex thy sheep. 5 ' Come, let us join,' they cry, * To root them from the ground, * Till not the name of saints remain, * Nor memory shall be found.' Awake, almighty God, And call thy wrath to mind ; Give them like forests to the fire, Or stubbie to the wind. 7 Convince their madness, Lord, And make them seek thy name ; Or else their stubborn rage confound, That they may die in shame. 8 Then shall the nations know That glorious dreadful word, Jehovah is thy name alone, And thou the sovereign Lord. 491. Bangor 831, Ludloio 84, Wantage 204. * (Psalm 35. ver. 1—9. 1st Part. C. M.) Prayer and Faith of persecuted Saints ; or, Imprecations mixed with Charity. 1 "VT^VV plead my cause, almighty God, ±!\ With all the sons of strife; And fight against the men of blood, Who fight against my life. 2 Draw out thy 6pear and stop their way, Lift thine avenging rod ; But to my soul in mercy say, * I am thy Saviour God.' 3 They plant their snares to catch my feet, And nets of mischief spread ; Plunge the destroyers in the pit That their own hands have made. 4 Let fogs and darkness hide tl eir way, And slippery be their ground ; Thy wrath shall make their lives a prey, And all their rage confound. 5 They fly like chaff before the wind, Before thine angry breath ; The angel of the Lord behiud Pursues them down to death. 6 They love the read that leads to hell ; Then let the rebels die, Whose malice is implacable Against the Lord on high. 7 But if thou hast a chosen few Amongst that impious race, Divide them from the bloody crew By thy surprising grace. 8 Then will I raise my tuneful voice To Make thy wonders known; In their salvation 1*11 rejoice, And bless thee for my own. 492- Ami's 53, James's 163. (Psalm 14. 2d Part. C. M.) The Folly of Persecutors. 1 A RE sinners now so senseless grown J\. That they the saints devour > And never worship at thy throne, Vjr fear thine awful power ! 2 Great God, appear to their surprise, Reveal thy dreadful name ; Let them no more thy wrath despise, Nor turn our hope to shame. 3 Dost thou not dwell among the just ? And yet our foes deride, That we sho .1 1 make thy name our trust; Great God, confound their pride. 4 O that the joyful day were come To finish our distress ! When God shall bring his children home, Our songs shall never cease. 493* Grove House 143, Bright helm stone 208, Ann's 58. (Psalm 53. ver. 4—6. C. M.) Victory and Deliverance from Persecution* 1 A RE all the foes of Sion fools, J\. Who thus devour her saints? Do they not know her Saviour rules, And pities her complaints ? 2 They shall be seiz'd with sad surprise; For God's revenging arm Scatters the bones of'them that rise To do bis children harm. 3 In vain the sons of Satan boast Of armies in array ; When God has first despis'd their host, They fall an easy prey. 4 O for a word from Sion's King Her captives to restore ! Jacob with all his tribes shall sing, And Juduh weep uo more. THE SAFETY, DELIVERANCE, AND TRIUMPH OF THE CHURCH. 494- Bramcoate 8, Chard 175, Mark's 65. (Psal. 135. v. 1—4, 14, 19-21. 1st Part. L. M.) The Church is God's House and Care. 1 T>RAISE ye the Lord, exalt his name, JT While in his holy courts ye wait, Ye saints, that to his house belong, Or stand attending at his gate. 2 Praise ye the Lord ; the Lord is good ; To praise his name is sweet employ ; Israel he chose, of old, and still His church is his peculiar joy. 3 The Lord himself will judge his saints; He treats his servants as his friends; And when he hears their sore complaints, Repents the sorrows that he sends. 4 Thro' every age the Lord declares His name, and breaks th' oppressor's rod; He gives his suffering servants rest, And will be known, Th' almighty God. 5 B^s ye the Lord, who taste his love, People and priests exalt his name : Amongst Ilia saints he ever dwells; His church is his Jerusalem. 49j. Michael's. ^9, Gainshro 1 29. (Hymn 39. T*-.'l. C. M.) God's tender Care of his Church, Isaiah xlix. 13, &c. 1 "IV^OW 7 shall my inward joys arise ±.\ And burst into a song, Almighty love inspires my heart, And pleasure tunes my tongue. 2 God on his thirsty Sion-hill Some mercy-drops has thrown, And solemn oaths have bound his love To shower salvation down. F 5 496,497 THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 498,499,500 3 Why do we then indulge our fears, Suspicions and complaints? Is he a God, and shall his grace Grow weary of his saints? 4 Can a kind woman e'er forget The infant of her womb, And 'rnongst a thousand tender thoughts Her suckling hare no room? 5 ' Yet,' saith the Lord, ,* should nature change, ' And mothers monsters prove, ' Sioh still dwells upon the heart ' Of everlasting Love. 6 ' Deep on the palms of both my hands ' I have engrav'd her name, ' My hands shall raise her ruin'd walls, ' And build her broken frame.' 4 C 6* Newbury 132, Spragtie 165. (Hymn 8. B. 1. C. M.) The Safety and Protection of the Church, Isaiah xxvi. 1—6. 1 TTOW honourable is the place XX vy here we adoring stand, Zion the glory of the earth, And beauty of the land ! 2 Bulwarks of mighty grace defend The city where we dwell, The walls, of strong salvation made, Defy th* assaults of hell. 3 Lift up the everlasting gates, The doors wide open fling, Enter, ye nations, that obey The statutes of our king. 4 Here shall you taste unmingled joys, And live in perfect peace, You that have known Jehovah's name, And ventur'd on his grace ; 5 Trust in the Lord, for ever trust, And banish all your fears; Strength in the Lord Jehovah dwells, Eternal as his years. C [What tho' the rebels dwell on high, His arm shall bring them low, Low as the caverns of the grave Their lofty heads shall bow.] 7 [On Babylon our feet shall tread In that rejoicing hour, The ruins of her walls shall spread A pavement for the poor.] 497. Chard 175, Derby 169, Wells 102. (Hymn 64. B. 2. L. M.) God the Glory and Defence of Sion. 1 TTAPPY the church, thou sacred place, XX The seat of thy Creator's grace ; Thine holy courts are his abode, Thou earthly palace of our God. 2 Thy walls are strength, and at thy gates A guard of heavenly warriors waits; Nor shall thy deep foundations move, Fix'd on his counsels and his love. 3 Thy foes in vain »JL-;gns engage, Against his throne in vain they rage, Like rising waves, with angry roar, That dash and die upon the shore. 4 Then let our souls in Zion dwell, Nor fear the wrath of Rome and hell: His arms embrace this happy ground, Like brazen bulwarks built around. 9 God is our shield, and God our sun ; Swift as the fleeting moments run, On us he sheds new beams of grace, Aud we reflect his brightest praise. 498- Chard 175, Ailie Street 241. (Hymn 18. B. 2. L. M.) The Ministry of Angels. 1 TTIGH on a hill of dazzling light XX The King of glory spreads his seat, And troops of angels stretch'd for flight Stand waiting round his awful feet. 2 ' Go,' saith the Lord, ' my Gabriel, go, 1 Salute the virgin's fruitful womb* ; ' Make haste, ye cherubs, down below, ' Sing and proclaim the Saviour comet.' 3 Here a bright squadron leaves the skies, And thick around Elisha stands +t; Anon a heavenly soldierflies, And breaks the chains from Peter's hands fit. 4 Thy winged troops, O God of hosts, Wait on thy wandering church below, Here we are sailing to thy coasts, Let angels be our convoy too. 5 Arc they not all thy servants**, Lord? At thy command they go and come, With cheerful haste obey thy word, And guard thy children "to their home. 499. Chard 175, Weils 102, Winchester 137. (Psalm 4 REAT God, whose universal sway vX The known ard unknown worlds obey, Now give the kingdom to thy Son, Extend his power, exalt his throne. 2 Thy sceptre well becomes his hands, All" heaven submits to his commands ; His justice shall avenge the poor, And pride and rage prevail no more. 3 With power he vindic ates the just, And treads the oppressor in the dust; His worship and his fear shall last Till hours and years and time be past. 4 As rain on meadows newly mown So shall he «end his influence down; His grace on fainting souls distils Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 5 The heathen lands that lie beneath The shades of overspreading death, Revive at his first dawning light, And deserts blossom at the sight. 6 The saints shall flourish in his days, Drest in the robes of joy and praise ; Peace like a river from his throne Shall flow to nations yet unknown. 514. Coombs's 45, Gloucester 12, Antigua 1 29 (Psalm 72. 2d Part. L. If.) Christ's Kingdom among the Gentiles. 1 TESUS shall reign where'er the sun el Does his successive journies run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 [Behold the islands with their kings, And Europe her best tribute brings; From north to south the princes meet To pay their homage at his feet. 3 There Persia glorious to behold, There India shines in eastern g dd ; And barbarous nations at his word Submit and bow and own their Lord.] 4 For him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown his head; His name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 5 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. C Ble-sings abound where'er he reigus, The prfsoner leaps to lose his chains, The weary find eternal rest, Aud all the sons of want are blest. 7 [Where he displays his healing power, Death and the curse are known no more; In him the tribes of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost. 8 Let every creature rise, and bring Peculiarhonours to our king ; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the long Amen. 515- Jersey 15, Tunbridge 103, Cambridge Neiu 74. (Psalm 45. C. M.) The personal Glories and Government of Christ. 1 T'LL speak the honours of my king, J. His form divinely fair; None of the sons of mortal race May with the Lord compare. 2 Sweet is thy speech, and heavenly grace Upon thy" lips is shed; Thy God, with blessings infinite, Hath crown'd thy sacred head. Gird on thy sword, victorious Priuce, Ride with majestic sway; Thy terrors shall strike thro' thy foes, And make the world obey. 1 Thy throne, O God, for ever stands; Thy word of grace shall prove A peaceful sceptre in thy hands, To rule the saints by love. 5 Justice and truth attend thee still, But mercy is thv choice ; And God, thy God, thy soul shall fill With most peculiar joys. 516- Chard 175, Coombs's 45, Gloucester 12. (Psalm 15. 1st Part. L. M.) The Glory of Christ, and Power of his Gospel. i "\[OW be my heart inspir'd to sing l\ The glories of my Saviour-king, Jesus the Lord; how heavenly fair His form! how bright his beauties are! 2 O'er all the sons of human race He shines with a superior grace, Love from his lips divinely flows, Aud blessings all his state' compose. 517,518,519 THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 520,521 Dress thee in arms, most mighty Lord, Gird on the terror of thy sword, In majesty and glory ride With truth and meekness at thy side. 4 Thine anger, like a pointed dart, Shall pierce the foes of stubborn heart; Or words of mercy, kind and sweet, Shall melt the rebels at thy feet. 5 Thy throne, O God, for ever stands, Grace is the sceptre in thy hands; Thy laws and works are just and right, Justice and grace are thy delight. 6 God, thine own God, has richly shed His oil of gladness on tliy head, And with his sacred Spirit blest His first-born Son above the rest. 517- Hotham 224, Portugal 97. (Psalm no. 1st Part. L. M.) Christ exalted, and Multitudes converted; or, the Success of the Gospel. 1 npHUS the eternal Father spake X To Christ the Son, * Ascend and sit ' At my right hand, till I shall make ' Thy foes submissive at thy feet. 2 • From Zion shall thy word proceed, '• Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand, ' Shall rnake. the hearts of rebels bleed, ' And bow their wills to thy command. 3 • That day shall shew thy power is great, ' When saints shall flock with willing minds, * And sinners crowd thy temple-gate, ' Where holiness in beauty shines.' 4 O blessed power! O glorious day! What a large victory shall ensue ! And converts, who thy grace obey, Exceed the drops of morning-dew. 518- Bramcoate 8, Mark's 65. (Psalm 110. 2d Part. L. M.) The Kingdom and Priesthood of Christ. J FTIHUS the great Lord of earth and sea A Spake to his Son, and thus he swore; 1 Eternal shall thy priesthood be, * And change from hand to hand no more. 2 * Aaron and all his sons must die; ' Hut everlasting life is thine, ' To save for ever those that fly ' For refuge from the wrath divine. 3 ' By me Melehisedek was made * On earth a king and priest at once; ' And thou, my heavenly priest, shall plead, ■ And thou, my King, shalt rule my sons.' 4 Jesus the priest ascends his throne, While counsels of eternal peace, Between the Father and the Son, Proceed with honour and success. 5 Thro' the whole earth his reign shall spread, And crush the powers that dare rebel; Then shall he judge the rising dead, And send the guilty world to hell. ft Tho' while he treads his glorious way, He drink the cup of tears and blood," The sufferings of that dreadful day Shall but advance him near to God. 519- Ot/ord 106, Follett 181, Providence College 10. (Psalm HO. C. M.) Christ's Kingdom and Priesthood. 1 TESUS, our Lord, ascend thy throne, *l And near the Father sit ; In Zion shall thy power be known, And make thy foes submit. 2 W r hat wonders shall thy gospel do! Thy converts shall surpass The numerous drops of morning dew, And own thy sovereign grace. 3 God hath pronoune'd a firm decree, Nor changes what he swore ; * Eternal shall thy priesthood be, * When Aaron is no more. 4 ' Melehisedek, that wonderous priest, ' That king of high degree, ' That holy man who Abr'am blest, ' Was but a type of thee.' 5 Jesus our priest for ever lives To plead for us above ; Jesus our King for ever gives The blessings of his love. 6 God shall exalt his glorious head, And his high throne maintain, Shall strike the powers and princes dead Who dare oppose his reign. 520. Irish 171, Liverpool 33, Stamford 9. (Hymn b0. B. 1. C. M.) The Song of Zacharias, and the Message of John the Baptist; or, Light and Salvation by Jesus Christ, Luke i. 68, &c John i. 29, 32. 1 "VTOW be the God of Israel bless'd, -L^l Who makes his truth appear, His mighty hand fulfils his word, And all the oaths he sware. 2 Now he bedews old David's root W T ith blessings from the skies ; He makes the branch of promise grow, The promis'd Horn arise. 3 [John was the prophet of the Lord To go before his face, The herald which our Saviour-God Sent to prepare his ways. 4 He makes the great salvation known, He speaks of pardon'd sins ; Wliile grace divine and heavenly love In its own glory shines. 5 ' Behold the Lamb of God, (he cries) ' That takes our guilt away : * 1 saw the spirit o'er his head ' On his baptizing day.] 6 ' Be ev'ry vale exalted high, ' Sink everv mountain low, * The proud must stoop, and humble souls ' Shall hie salvation know. 7 ' The heathen realms with Israel's land • Shali join in sweet accord; ' And all that's born of man shall see • The glory of the Lord. d * Behold the raorning-star arise, ' Ye that in darkness sit; 1 He marks the path that leads to peace, • And guides our doubtful feet/ 521- James's 163, Hephzibah 77. (Hymn 21. B. 1. C. M.) A Vision of the Kingdom of Christ among Men, Rev. xxi. 1—4. 1 T O, what a glorious sight appears AJ To our believing eyes ! The earth and sea are pass'd away, And tbe old rolling skies. 522, 523, 524 BAPTISM. 525, 526, 527, 52S 2 From the third heaven where God resides, That holy happy place, The New Jerusalem comes down Adorn'd with shining grace. 3 Attending angels shout for joy, And the bright armies sing, Mortals, behold the sacred seat Of your descending Jting, 4 The God of glory down to men Removes his blessed abode, Men the dear objects of his grace, And he the loving God. 5 His oicn soft hand shall wipe the tears From every weeping eye, And pains, and groans, and griefs, and fears, And death itself shall die. ( How long, dear Saviour, O how long, Shall this bright hour delay ! Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time, And bring the welcome day. 522* Newington 61, Miall 210, Boston 159. (Psalm 117. C. M.) Praise to God front all Nations. 1 f\ ALL ye nations, praise the Lord, U Each with a different tongue; In every lansruasre learn his word, And let hhfname be sung. 2 His mercy reigns thro' every land; Proclaim his grace abroad ; For ever firm his truth shall stand, Praise ye the faithful God. 523- Denbigh 54, Rowles 73, Islington 4#. (Psalm 117. L. M.) The same. 1 Tj^ROIVI all that dwell below the skies, .F Let the Creator's praise arise; Let the Redeemer's name be sung Thro' every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word: Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. 524» Vermont 134, Falcon 209, Mansfield 15i. (Psalm 117. S. M.) The same. 1 rpHY name, almighty Lord, X Shall sound thro' distant lands ; Great is thy grace, and sure thy word, Thy truth for ever stands. 2 Far be thine honour spread, And long thy praise endure, Till morning light and evening shade Shall be exchang'd no more. CIRCUMCISION AND BAPTISM*. 525« Portugal 97, Green's Hundred R9. (Hvmn.52. B. 1. L. M.) Baptism, Matt, xxviii. 19. Acts ii. 38. 1 * FT1WAS the commission of our Lord, X Go teach the nations, and baptize; The nations have receiv'd the word Since he ascended to the skies. 2 He sits upon th' eternal hills, With grace and pardon in his hands, And sends his covenant, with the seals, To bless the distant British lands. 3 Repent, and be baptized, (he saith) For the remission of your sins ; And thus our sen&e assists our faith, And shews us what his gospel means. 4 Our souls he washes in his blood, As water makes the body clean ; And the good Spirit from our God Descends like purifying rain. 5 Thus we engage ourselves to thee, And seal our covenant with the Lord : O may the great Eternal Three In heaven our solemn vows record ! ^9Q. Portugal 97, IVareham 117. ~ (Hymn 122. B. 1. L. M.) Believers buried with Christ in Baptism, Rom. vi. 3, &c. 1 Y\0 we not know that solemn word, AJ That we are buried with the Lord, Baptiz'd into his death, and then Put off the body of our sin ? * For the arrangement of the Hymns in this Chapter, on Circumcision and Baptism, / am gratefully indebted to one of my very respect- able Brethren of the Congregational denomi- nation. 2 Our souls receive diviner breath, Rais'd from corruption, guilt and death ; So from the grave did Christ arise, And lives to^God above the. skies. 3 No more let sin or Satan reign Over our mortal flesh again; The various lusts we serv'd before Shall have dominion now no more. 527* Wl« York 33, Hammond 226, Irish 171. (Hymn 113. B. 1. C. M.) Abraham's Blessing on the GentiUs, Gen. xvii. 7. Rom. xv. 8. Mark x. 14. 1 TTOW large the promise! how divine XX To Abra'm and his seed ! I'll be 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 covenaut proves, And seals the blessing sure. 3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms To our great fathers given; He takes young children to his arms, And calls them heirs of heaven. 4 Our God, how faithful are his ways! His love endures the same ; Nor from the promise of his grace Blots out the children's name. 528- Gainsbro' 29, Bath Chapel 26. (Hymn 114. B. 1. C. M.) The same, Rom. xi. 16, 17. 1 £^i ENTILES by nature we belong VI" To the wild olive-wood ; Grace took us from the barren tree, And grafts us in the good. 529, 530, 531, 532 LORD'S SUPPER. 533 2 With the same blessings grace endows The Gentile and the Jew; If pure and holy be the root, Such are the branches too. 3 Then let the children of the saints Be dedicate to God ; Pour out thy Spirit on them, Lord, And wash them in thy biood. 4 Thus to the parents and their seed Shall thy salvation come, And numerous households meet at last In one eternal home. KgC). George's 2, Bath Chapel 26. (Hymn 121. B. I. C. M.) Children devoted to God, Gen. xvii. 7, 10. Acts xvi. n, 15, 33. (For those who practise Infant Baptism.') 1 rpHUS s aith the mercy of the Lord, X * I'll be a Go.; to thee ; « I'll bless thy numerous race, and they * Shall be a seed for me.' 2 Abra'm believ'd the promis'd grace And gave his sons to God ; But water seals the blessing now, That once was seal'u with blood. 3 Thus Lydia sanctify M her house Whe. she receiv'd the word; Thus the believing jailor gave His household to the Lord. 4 Thus later saints, eternal king, Thine ancient truth embrace ; To thee their infant-offspring bring, And humbly claim the grace. 530* Froome 255, James's 163. (Hymn 134. B. 2. C. M.) Circumcision abolished. 1 FTHHE promise was divinely free, X Extensive was the grace; / u'ill the God of Abraham be, And of his numerous race. 2 He said ; and with a bloody seal Confirmed the words he spoke; Long did the sons of Abrah'm feel The sharp and painful yoke. 3 Till God's own Son, descending low, Gave his own flesh to bleed ; And Gentiles taste the blessing now, From the hard bondage freed. 4 The^ God of Abrah'm claims our praise, His promises endure, And Christ the Lord in gentler ways Makes the salvation sure. 531. Ailie Street 241, Islington 40. (Hymn 127. B. 2. L. M.) Circumcision and Baptism. (Written only for those who practise the Bap- tism of Infants.) 1 JT1HUS did the sons of Abrah'm pass X Under the bloody seal of grace ; The young disciples bore the yoke, Till Christ the painful bondage broke. 2 By m.lder ways doth Jesus prove His father's covenant, and his love; He seals to saints his glorious grace, And not forbids their infant-race. 3 Their seed is sprinkled with his blood, 1 heir children set apart for God, His Spirit on their offspring shed, Like water pour-'d upon the head. 4 Let every saint with cheerful voice In this large covenant rejoice ; Young children in their e.'.riy days Shall give the God of Abrah'm praise. 532. Bedford 91, Irish 171, Braintree 25. (Hymn 141. B. 2. C. M.) Faith assisted by Sense; or, Preaching, Bap* tism. and the Lord's Supper. 1 "IVTY Saviour God, my Sovereign Prince llX Reigns far above the skies; But brings his graces down to sense, And helps ray faith to rise. 2 My eyes ajid ears shall biess his name, They read and hear his word; My touch and taste shall do the same When they receive the Lord. 3 Baptismal water is design'd He gives his saints a place. 4 But not the waters of a flood Can make my flesh so clean, As by his Spirit and his blood He'll wash my soul from sin. 5 Nor choicest meats, or nobler wines So much my heart refresh, As when my faith goes through the signs, And feeds upon his flesh. 6 I love the Lord that stoops so low To give his word a seal ; But the rich grace his hands bestow Exceeds the figures still. THE LORD'S SUPPER. 533. Old Hundred 100, Green's Hundred 89. (Hymn 1. B. 3. L. M.1 The Lord's Supper instituted, 1 Cor. xi. 23, &c. 1 * rTUVAS on that dark, that doleful night X When powers of earth and hell arose Against the Son of God's delight, And friends bttray'd him to his tots: 2 Before the mournful scene began He took the bread, and blest, and brake : What love thro' all his actions ran! What wonderous words of grace he spake ! 3 ' This is my body broke for sin, 4 Receive a'nd eat the living food:' Then took the cup, and blest the wine; • Tie the new cov'nant in my blood.' 4 |Tor u s his flesh with nails was torn, He bore the scourge, he felt the thorn; Andjustice pour'd upon his head Its heavy vengeance in our stead. 5 For us his vital blood was spilt, To buy the pardon of our guilt, When for black crimes of biggest size- He gave his soul a sacrifice.] 534, 535, 536 LORD'S SUPPER. 537, 538 ' Do this (he cry'd) till time shall end, ' In memory of your dying friend: ' Meet at my table, and record 1 The love or your departed Lord.' 7 [Jesus, thy feast we celebrate, We show thy death, we sing thy name, Till thou return, and we shall eat The marriage-supper of the Lamb.]. 534- Worksivorlh 158, Harbor ovgh 142. (Hymn 2. B. 3. S. I\J.) Communion with Christ, and ivith Saints, 1 Cor. x. 16, 17. 1 f TESUS invites his saints Lcf To meet around his board; . Here pardon'd rebels sit, and hold Communion with their Lord. 2 For food he gives his flesh, He bids us drink his blood; Amazing- favour! matchless grace Of our descending God!] 3 This holy bread and wine Maintains 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 Son. 5 We are but several parts Of the same broken bread ; One body hath iis several limbs, But Je=us is the head. 6 Let all our powers be join'd His glorious name to raise; Pleasure and love fill every mind, And every voice be praise. 535- Irish 171, Bedford 91. (Hymn 3. B. 3. C. M.) The New Testament in the Blood of Christ; or, the Neiv Covenant sealed. 1 < rpHE promise of my Father's love X * Shall stand for ever good ;' He said; and gave his soul to death, And seal'd the grace with blood. 2 To this dear covenant of thy word I set my worthless name; I seal th' "engagement to my Lord, And make my humble claim. 3 Thy light and strength, and pardoning grace, And glory shall be mine; My life and soul, my heart and flesh, And all my powers are thine. 4 I call that legacy my own Which Jesus did bequeath; 'Twas purchas'd with a dying groan, And ratify'd in death. 5 Sweet is the memory of his name, Who bless'd us in his will, And to his testament of love Made his own life the seal. 536- Condescension 116, Bangor 231. (Hymn 4. B. 3. C. M.) Christ's dying Love; or, our Pardon bought at a dear Price. 1 TTOW condescending and how kind XX Was God's eternal Son ! Our misery reach'd his heavenly mind, And pity brought him down. 2 [When justice, by our sins provok'd, Drew forth its dreadful sword, He gave his soul up to the stroke Without a murmuring word.] 3 [He sunk beneath our heavy woes To raise us to his throne ; There's ne'er a gift his hand bestows But cost his heart a groan.] 4 This was compassion like a God, That when the Saviour knew The price of pardon was his blood, His pity ne'er withdrt w, 5 Now, tho' he reigns exalted high, His love is stilf as great : Well he lemember.-. Calvary, Nor lets his saints forget. 6 [Here we behold his bowels roll As kind as when he dy'd ; And see the sorrows of his soul Bleed thro' his wounded side.] 7 [Here we receive repeated seals Of Jesu's djing love : Hard is the wretch that never feels One soft affection move.] 8 Here let our hearts begin to melt, While we his death record, And with our joy for pardon'd guilt Mourn that we piere'd the Lord. 537. Bath Chapel 26, Michael's 119. (Hymn 5. B. 3. C. M.) Christ the Bread of Life, John vi. 31, 35, 39. 1 T ET us adore th' eternal word, Xi 'Tis he our souls hath fed; Tnou art our living stream, O Lord, ..nd thou th' immortal bread. 2 [The manna came from lower skies, But Jesus from above, Where the fresh springs of pleasure rise, And rivers flow with love. 3 The Jews the fathers dy'd at last Who eat that heavenly bread; But these provisions which we taste Can raise us from the dead.] 4 Blest be the Lord that gives his flesh To nourish dying men; And often spreads his table fresh Lest we should faint again. 5 Our souls shall draw their heavenly breath While Jesus finds supplies: Nor shall our graces sink to death, For Jesus never dies. 6 [Daily our mortal flesh decays, But Christ our life shall come: His unresisted power shall raise Our bodies from the tomb.] 538* Ailie Street 241, Ulverston 179. (Hymn 6. B. 3. L. M.) The Memorial of our absent Lord, John xvi. 16. Luke xxii. 19. John xiv. 3. 1 TESUS is gone abov< the skies, O Where our weak senses reach him not; And carnal objects court our eyes To thrust our Saviour from our thought. 2 He knows what wandering hearts we have Apt to forget his lovely face; And to refresh our minds he gave These kind memorials of his grace. 3 The Lord of life this table spread With his own flesh and dying blood; We on the rich provision feed, And taste the wine, and bless the God, 4 Let sinful sweets be all forgot, And earth grow less in our esteem ; Christ and his love fill e\ery thought, And faith and hope be fix'd on him* F9 539, 540 LORD'S SUPPER. 541, 542 5 While he is absent from our sight 'Tis to prepare our souls a place, That we may dwell in heavenly light, And live for ever near his face. 6 [Our eyes look upwards to the hills Whence our returning Lord shell come ; We wait thy chariot's awful \ heels, To fetch our longing spirits home.] 539- Manning 24-5, Lebanon 79. (Hymn 7. 13 3. L. M.) On which the prince of glory dy'd, My richest gain I count but loss. And pour coutcmpt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast Save in the death of Christ my God ; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See from his head, his hands, his feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down; Did e'er such love and sorrow meet! Or thorns compose so rich a crown? 4 [His dying crimson like a robe Spreads o'er his body like a tree, Then am I dead to all the globe, And all the globe is dead to me.] 5 Were the whole realm of nature mine That were a present far too small j Love so amazing, so divine Demands my soul, my life, my all. 510- Elim 151, Hephzibahn. (Hymn 8. B. 3. C. M.) The Tree of Life. 1 |^OMElet us join a joyful tune \-/ To our exalted Lord, Ye saints on hi^h around his throne, And we around his board. 2 While once upon this lower ground Weary and faint ye stood, What dear refreshments here ye found From this immortal food : 3 The tree of life that near the throne In heaven's high garden grows, Laden with grace bends gently down Its ever-smiling boughs. 4 [Hovering amongst the leaves there stands The sweet Celestial Dove; And Jesus on the branches hangs The banner of his love.] 5 ['Tis a young heaven of strange delight While in his shade we sit; His fruit is pleasing to the sight, And to the taste as sweet. 6 New life it spreads thro' dying hearts, And cheers the drooping mind ; Vigour and joy the juice imparts Without a sting behind ] 7 Now let the flaming weapons stand, And guard all Eden's trees ; There's ne'er a plant in all that land That bears such fruits as these. 8 Infinite grace our souls adore, Whose" wonderous hand has made This living branch of sovereign power To raise and heal the dead. 5ll« Eagle Street New 55, Harborough 142. (Hymn 9. B. 3. S. M.) 1 rT ET all our tongues be one L J-^ To praise our God on high, Who from his bosom sent his Son To fetch us stranger? nigh. 2 Nor let our voices cease To sing the Saviour's name ; Jesus th' embassa or of peace How cheerfully he came! 3 It cost him cries and tears To bring us near to God ; Great was our debt, and he appears To make the payment good.] 4 [My Saviour's pierced side Pour'd out a double flood ; By water we are purify d, And pardon'd by the blood. 5 Infinite was our guilt, But he our priest atones; On the cod ground his life was spiR, And offer'd with his groans.] 6 Look up my soul to him Whose death was thy desert, And humbly view the living stream Flow from his breaking heart. 7 There on the cursed tree In dying pangs he lies, Fulfils his Father's great decree, And all our wants supplies. 8 Thus the Redeemer came • ' By water and by blood ; And when the Spirit speaks the 6ame, We feel his witness good. 9 While the Eternal Three Bear their record above, Here I believe he dy'd for me, And seal my Saviour's love. 10 [Lord, cleanse my soul from sin, Nor let thy grace depart ; Great Comforter, abide within, And witness to my heart.] 542. Old Hundred 100, Wareham 117. (Hymn 10. B. 3. L. M.) Christ crucified; the Wisdom and Power of God. 1 "VTATURE with open volume stands -L^l To spread her Maker's praise abroad ; And every labour of his hands Shews something worthy of a God. 2 But in the g 1 rnpHE memory of our dying Lord L X Awakes a "thankful tongue: How rich he spread his royal board, And biest the food, and sung. 2 Happy the men that eat this bread, But'double-Mest was he That gently bow'd his loving head, And lean'd it, Lord, on thee. 3 By faith the same delights we taste As that great favourite did, And sit and lean on Jesus' breast. And take the heavenly bread.] F 10 548, 549 LORD'S SUPPER. 550,551,552 4 Down from the palace of the skies Hither the King descends, * Come, my beloved, eat, (he cries) ' And drink salvation, friends. 9 [' My flesh is food and physic too, 1 ■ bairn for all your pains: * And the reri streams of pardon flow 'From these my pierced veins.'] 6 Hosanna to his bounteous love For such a taste below And yet he feeds hi? saints above With nobier bl ssings too. 7 [Come the dear day, the glorious hour, That brums our souls to rest! Then we shall need these types no more, But dwell at th' heavenly feasl.] 548. Abridge 201. Bedford 91. (Hymn 16. B. 3. C. M.) The Agonies of Christ. 1 "VfOW let our pains be all forgot, J-M Our hearts no more repine, Our sufferings are not vvcth a thought, When, Lord, compar'd with thine. 2 In lively figures here we see Tne bleeding Prince of love; ' Each of us hope, he dy d for me, And then our griefs remove. 3 [Our humble faith here takes her rise While sitting round his board; And b.tck to Calvary she flit s To view her groaning Lord. 4 His soul what agonies it felt When his own Cod withdrew ! And the large load of all our guilt Lay heavy on'hiiu too. 5 But the divinity within Supported him to bear : Dying he conquer'd hell and sin, And made his triumph there.] 6 Grace, wisdom, justice, join'd and wrought The wonders of that day : No mortal tongue, nor mortal thought Can equal thanks repay. 7 Our hymns should sound like those above Coufd we our voices raise ; Yer, Lord, our hearts shall all be love, And all our lives be praise. 549. Falcon 209, Eagle Street New 55. (Hymn 17. B. 3. S. M.) Incomparable Food ; or, the Flesh and Blood of Christ. 1 r\T|7"E sing th' amazing deeds L TT That grace divine performs; Th' eternal Cod comes down and bleeds To nourish dying worms. 2 This soul-reviving wine, Dear Saviour, 'tis thy blood ; W T e thank that sacred flesh of thine For this immortal food.] 3 The banquet that we eat Is made of heavenly things, Earth hath no dainties half so sweet As our Redeemer brings. 4 In vain had Adam sought And search'd h;s garden round,. For there was no such blessed fruit In all the happy ground. 5 Th' angelic host above Can never taste this food, They feast upon their Maker's love, But not a Saviour's blood. 6 On us th' almighty Lord bestows this matchless grace, And meets us with some cheering word, W ith pleasure in his face. 7 Come all ye drooping saints, And banquet with the King, This wine will drown your sad complaints, And tune your voice to sing. S Salvation to the name Of our adored Christ: Thro' the wide earth his grace proclaim, His glory in the high'st. 550« Portugal 97, Ulverston 179. (Hymn 18. B. 3. L. M.) The same. 1 T ESUS, we bow before thy feet, cl Thy table is divineiy stor'd : • hy sacred de?:h our souls have eat, 'lis living bread ; we thank thee, Lord ! 2 \nd here we drink our Saviour's blood, We thank thee, Lord, 'tis generous wine; Mingled with love the fountain flow'd From that dear bleeding heart of thine. 3 On earth is no such sweetness found, For the Lamb's flesh is heavenly food; In vain we seaich the globe around For bread so fine, or « ine so good. 4 Carnal provisions can at best But cheer the heart or warm the headj But the rich cordial that we taste Gives life eternal to the dead. 5 Jov to the Master of the feast, Hi's name our souls for ever bless: To God the King and God ihe priest A loud Hosanua tound the place. *>')1. Wareham 117, Green's Hundred 89. (Hymn 19. B. 3. L. M.) Glory in the Cross ; or, not ashamed of Christ crucify'd. 1 A T thy command, our dearest Lord, J\. Here we attend thy dying feast; 1 h\ blood like wine adorns thy board, And thine own flesh feeds every guest. 2 Our faith adores thy bleeding love, And trusts for life in one that dy'd; W e hope for heavenly crowns above From a Redeemer crucify'd. 3 Let the vain world pronounce it shame, And fling their scandals on thy cause; We come to boast our Saviour's name, And make our triumphs in his cross. 4 With joy we tell the scoffing age He that was dead has left his tomb, He li\es above their utmost rage, And we are waiting till he come. fS'i9. Bath Chapel 2C, Bedford 91. (Hvmn 20. B. 3. C. M.) The Provisions for the Table of our Lord ; or, the Tree of Life, and River of Love. 1 T ORD, we adore thy bounteous hand, J.J And sing the solemn feast Where tweet celestial dainties stand For every willing guest. 2 [The tree of life adorns the board With rich immortal fruit, And ne'er an angry flaming sword To guard the passage to't, 553 LORD'S SUPPER. 554, 555, 556 3 The cup stands crown'd with living juice;- The fountain flows above, And runs down streaming for our use In rivulets of love.] 4 The food's prepar'd by heavenly art, The pleasures well refin'd, They spread new life thro' every heart, And cheer the drooping mind. 5 Shout and proclaim the Saviour's love, Ye saints that taste his wine, Join with vour kindred saints above, In loud Hosannas join. 6 A thousand glories to the God That gives such joy as this, Hosanna ! let it sound abroad, And reach where Jesus is. 553- James's 163, Worksop 31. (Hymn 21. B. 3. C. M.) The Triumphal Feast for Christ's Victory over Sin, and Death, and Hell. 1 r f~10ME let us lift our voices high, \_y~s High as our joys arise, And join the songs above the sky, 'Where pleasure never dies. 2 Jesus, the God that fought and bled, And conquer'd whea lie fell, That rose, and at his chariot wheels Dragg'd all the powers of hell.] 3 [Jesus the God invites us here To his triumphal feast, And brings immortal blessings down For each redeemed guest.] 4 The Lord ! how glorious is his face ! How kind his smiles appear! And O what melting words he says To every humble ear ! 5 ' For you, the children of my love, 1 It was for you I dy'd, ' Behold my hands, behold my feet, ' And look into my side. 6 ' These are the wounds for you I bore, 1 The tokens of my pains, ' When I came down to free your souls ' From misery and chains. 7 [' Justice unsheath'd its fiery sword, * And plung'd it in my heart: 1 Infinite pangs for you I bore, 1 And most tormenting smart. 8 ' When hell and all its spiteful powers ' Stood dreadful in my way. 1 To rescue those dear lives of yours ' I gave my own away. 9 • But while I bled and groan'd and dy'd 1 I ruin'd Satan's throne, « High on my cross I hung, and spy'd ' The monster tumbling down. 10 'Now you must triumph at my feast, * And taste my flesh, my blood ; 'And live eternal ages blest, * For 'tis immortal food.' 11 Victorious God ! what can we pay For favours so divine 1 We would devote our hearts away To be for ever thine.] *2 We give thee, Lord, our highest praise, The tribute of our tongues ; But themes so infinite as these Exceed our noblest songs. 554* Ulverston 179, Ware ham 117. (Hymn 22. B. 3. L. M.) The Compassion of a dying Christ. 1 f"\UR spirits join t' adore the Lamb; VJ O that our feeble lips could move In strains immortal as his name, And melting as his dying love. 2 Was ever equal pity found ? The prince of heaven resigns his breath, And pours his life out on the ground To ransom guilty worms from death. 3 [Rebels, we broke our Maker's laws; He from the threatening set us free, Bore the full vengeance on his cross, And nail'd the curses to the tree.] 4 The law proclaims no terror now, And Sinai's thunder roars no more; From all his wounds new blessings flow, A sea of joy without a shore. 5 Here we have wash'd our deepest stains' Andheal'd our wounds with heavenly blood Blest fountain! springing from the veins Of Jesus our incarnate God.] 6 In vain our mortal voices strive To speak compassion so divine ; Had we a thousand lives to give, A thousand lives should all be thine. 555- W** 171, Lndloiu 84. (Hymn 23. B. 3. C. MJ Grace and Glory by the Death of Christ. 1 f O ITTING around our father's board I lO We raise our tuneful breath; Our faith beholds her dying Lord, And dooms our sius to death.] 2 We see the blood of Jesus shed, Whence all our pardons rise; The sinner views th' atonement made, And loves the sacrifice. 3 Thy cruel thorns, thy shameful cross Procure us heavenly crowns; Our highest gain springs from thy loss, Our healing from thy" weunds. 4 O' tis impossible that we Who dwell in feeble clay, Should equal sufferings bear for thee, Or equal thanks repay. 556' Worhsop 31, Foster 96. (,Hymn 24. B. 3. C. M.) Pardon and Strength from Christ* 1 T7UTHER, we wait to feel thy grace, JO To see thy glories shine; 2 We touch, we taste the heavenly bread, We drink the sacred cup : With outward forms our sense is fed, Our souls rejoice in hope. 3 We shall appear before the throne Of our forgiving God, Drest in thegarments of his Son, And sprinkled with his blood. 4 We shall be strong to run the race, And climb the upper sky; Christ will provide oursou'ls with grace, He bought a large supply. 5 [Let us indulge a cheerful frame For joy becomes a feast ; We love" the memory of his name More than the wirie we taste.] F 11 557 SOLOMON'S SONG. 558, 559, 560, 561 55?. Bedford 91, Bath Chapel 26. (Hymn 23. B. 3. C. M.) Divine Glories and our Graces. 1 TTOW are thy glories here display'd, XX Great God, how bright they shine, While at thy word we break the bread, And pour the flowing wine I 2 Here thy revenging justice stands And pleads its dreadful cause: Here saving mercy spreads her hands Like Jesus on the cross. 3 Thy saints attend with every grace On this great sacrifice ; And love appears with cheerful face, And faith with fixed eyes. 4 Our hope in waiting posture sits, To heaven directs her sight ; Here every warmer passion meets, And warmer powers unite. 5 Zeal and revenge perform their part, And rising sin destroy ; Repentance comes with aching heart, Yet not forbids the joy. 6 Dear Saviour, change our faith to sight, Let sin for ever die : Then shall our souls he all delight, And every tear be dry. SOLOMON'S SONG. 5^8- Mark's 65, Leeds 19. (Hymu 66. B. 1. L. M.) Christ the King at his Table, Sol. Song i. 2—5, 12, 13, 17. J T ET him embrace my soul, and prove Xi Mine interest in his heavenly love: The voice that tells me, Thou art mine, Exceeds the blessings of the vine. 2 On thee th' anointing Spirit came, And spreads the savour of thy name; That oil of gladness and of grace Draws virgin-souls to meet thy face. 5 Jesus, allure me hy thy charms, My soul shall fly into thine arms: Our wandering t'tet thy favours bring To the fair chambers of the king. 4 [Wonder and pleasure tunes our voice To speak thy praise?, and ourjoys: Our memory keeps this love of thine Be3'ond the "taste of richest wine.] ■> Tho' in ourselves deform'd we are, And black as Kedar-tents appear, Yet when we put thy beauties on, Fair as the courts of Solomon. 6 [While at his table sits the King, He loves to see us smile and sing ; Our srraces are our best perfume, And breathe like spikenard round the room.] 7 As myrrh new bleeding from the tree, Such is a dying Hirist to me : And while he makes my soul his guest, My bosom, Lord, shall be thy rest. 8 [No beams of cedar or of fir Can with thy courts on earth compare ; And here we wait until thy love Raise us to nobler seats above.] 559- Newcourt \lZ,Bredhy 165. (Hymn 67. B. 1. L. M.) Seeking the Pastures of Christ the Shepherd, Sol. Song, i. 7. 1 rilHOU whom my soiii admires above X All earthly joy, and earthly love, Tell me, dear Shepherd, let me know, Where doth thy sweetest pasture grow? 2 Where is the shadow of that rock, That from the sun defends thy flock? Fain would I feed among thy sheep, Among them rest, among them sleep. 3 Why should thy bride appear like one That turns aside to paths unknown ? 4 [The footsteps of thy flock I see ; Thv sweetest pastures here they be; A wonderous feast thy love prepares, [tears. Bought with thy wounds, and groans, and 5 His dearest flesh he makes my food, And bids me drink his richest blood ; Here to these hilis my soul will come, Till my beloved lead ine home.] 560- Martin's Lane 67, Newcourt 173* (Hymn 68. B. 1. L. M.) The Banquet of Love, Sol. Song ii. 1 — 4, 6, 7. 1 TDEHOLb the Rose of Sharon here, X3 The Lily which the valliesbear; Behold the Tree cf Life, that gives Refreshing fruit and healing leaves. 2 Amongst ihe thorns so lilies shine; Amongst wild gourds the noble vine ; 3 Beneath his cooling shade I sat To shield me from the burning heat; Of heavenly fruit he spreads a feast To feed my eyes and please my taste. 4 [Kindly he brought me to the place Where stands the banquet of his grace, He saw me faint, and o'er my head The banner of his love he spread. 5 With living bread and generous wine He cheers "this sinking heart of mine ; And opening his own heart to me. He shews his thoughts, how kind they be.] 6 O never let my Lord depart, Lie down and rest upon ray heart; I charge my sins not once to move, Nor stir, nor wake, nor grieve my love. 561- Kimbolton 251, Bromley 104. (Hymn 60. B. 1. L. M.) Christ appearing to his Church, and seeking her Company, Sol. Song, ii. 8 — 13* 1 rr.HF, voice of my beloved sounds X Over the rocks and rising grounds, O'er hills of guilt and seas of grief He leaps, he flies to my relief. 562, 563 SOLOMON'S SONG. 564, 565 2 Now thro' the veil of flesh I see With eyes of love he looks at me ; Now in the gospel's clearest glass He shews the beauties of his face. 3 Gently he draws my heart along Both with his beauties and nis tongue: 1 Rise, (saith my Lord) make haste away, * No mortal joys are worth thy stay. 4 ' The Jewish wint'ry state is gone, * The mist* are fled", the spring comes on, * The sacred turtle-dove v\e hear * Proclaim the new, the joyful year. 5 'Th' immortal vine of heavenly root' 1 Blossoms and buds, and gives her fruit ;» Lo, we are come to taste the trine ; Our souls rejoice and bless the vine. I And when we hear our Jesus say, ' Rise up my love, make haste away !' Our hearts would fain out-fly the wind, And leave alt earthly loves behind. 562- Newcourt 173, Lang don 217. (Hymn 70. B. 1. L. M.) Christ inviting, and the Church, answering the Invitation, Sol. Song ii. 14, 16, 17. 1 rTTARK, the Redeemer from on high L-Ll Sweetly invites his favourites nigh; From caves of darkness and of doubt, He gently speaks, and calls us out: 2 * My dove, who hidest in the rock, ' Tliine heart almost with sorrow broke, ' Lift up thy face, forget thy fear, * And let thy voice delight mine ear : 3 ' Thy voice to me sounds ever sweet ; * My graces in thy countenance meet; ' Tho' the vain world thy face despise, « 'Tis bright and comely* in mine eyes.' 4 Dear Lord, our thankful heart receives The hope thine invitation gives: To thee our joyful lips shall raise The voice of prayer, and of pr-tise.] 5 [I am my love's, and he is mine ; Our hearts, our hopes, our passions join : Nor let a motion, nor a word, Nor thought arise to grieve my Lord. 6 My soul to pastures fair he leads, Amongst the lilies where he feeds ; Amongst the saints (whose robes are white Wash'd in his blood) is his delight. 7 Till the day break, and shadows flee, Till the sweet dawning light I see, Thine eyes to me-ward often turn, Nor let my soul in darkness mourn. 6 Be like a hart on mountains green, Leap o'er the hills of fear and sin ; Nor guilt, nor unbelief divide My love, my Saviour from my side.] 563. Bredby 1G5, New Sabbath 122. (Hymn 71. B. I. L. M.) Christ found in the Street, and brought to the Church, Sol. Song iii. 1 — 5. 1 i~\FTEN I seek my Lord by night, V7 Jesus, my low", my soul's delight; With warm desire and restless thought I setk him oft, but find him not. 2 Then I arise and search the street, Till I my Lord, mv Saviour meet; I ask the watchmen of the night, ' Where did you see my soul's delight V 3 Sometimes I find him in my way, Directed by a heaveaily ray; I leap for joy to see nis face, And hold him fast in mine embrace. 4 [I bring him to my mother's home, Nor does my Lord refuse to come, To Sion's sacred chambers, where My soul first drew the vital air. 5 He gives me there his bleeding heart, Pieuc'd for my sake with deadly smart ; I give my soul to him, and there Our loves their mutual tokens share.] 6 I charge you all, ye earthly toys, Approach" not to disturb my joys; Nor sin, nor hell come near my heart, Nor cause my Saviour to depart. 564. Derby 169, Redemption 243. (Hymn 72. B. 1. L. M.) The Coronation of Christ, and Espousals of the Church, Scl. Song iii. 2. 1 XyXUGHTERS of Sion, come, behold JLf The crown of honour and of gold, Which the glad church with joys unknown Plac'd ou the head of Solomon." 2 Jesus, thou everlasting King, Accept the tribute which we bring, Accept the well-desf rv'd renown, And wear our praises as thy crown. 3 Let every act of worship be Like our espousals, Lord, to thee; Like the dear hour when from above We first receiv'd thy pledge of love. 4 The gladness of that happy dav, Our hearts vould wish it long to stay, Nor let our faith forsake its hold, Nor comfort sink, nor iove grow cold. 5 Each following minute as it flies, Increase thy praise, improve our joys, Till we are rais'd to sin? thy name * At the great supper of the lamb. 6 O that the months would roll away, And bring that coronation-day I The king of grace shall fill the throne With all his Father's glories on. 565* Bredby 165, Horsley 205. (Hymn 73. H. I. L. M.) The Church's Beauty in the Eyes of Christ, Sol. Song iv. i, 10, 11, 7, 9, 8. 1 TZ IND is the speech of Christ our Lord, XV Affection sounds in every word, ' Lo, thou art fair, my live,' he cries, ■ Not the young doves have sweeter eyes. 2 [' Sweet are thy lips, thy pleasing voice ■ Salutes mine ear with'secret joys, ' No spice so much delights the smell, 1 Nor milk nor honey taste so well.] 3 ' Thou art all fair, my bride, to me, ' I will behold no spot in thee.' What iiiighty wonders love performs, And purs a comeliness on worms! 4 Defil'd and loathsome as we are, He makes us white, and calls us fair; Adorns us with thai h-avenly dress, His graces, and his righteousness. 5 ' My sister and my spouse.' he cries, ' Bo"uud to my hear! by various ties, ' Thy powerful love my heart detains 1 In strong delight and pleasing chains.' F 12 566, 567 SOLOMON'S SONG. 568, 569 6 He calls me from the leopard's den, From this wild world of beasts and men, 7 Nor dens of prey, nor flowery plains, Nor earthly joys, nor earthly pains Shall hold my feet, or force my stay, When Christ invites my soul away. 566' Kimbolton 251, Martin's Lane 67. (Hymn 74. B. 1. L. M.) The Church the Garden of Christ, Sol. Song iv. 12, 14, 15. andv. I. 1 \\7" E are a garden wall'd around, Tt Chosen and made peculiar ground; 2 Like trees of myrrh and spice we stand Planted by God the Father's hand; And all his springs in Sion flow To make the young plantation grow. 3 Awake, O heavenly wind, and come, Blow on this garden of perfume ; Spirit divine, descend and breathe A gracious gale on plants beneath. 4 Make our best spices flow abroad To entertain our Saviour-God : And faith, and love, and joy appear, And every grace be active here. 5 [Let my beloved come, and taste His ple'asant fruits at his own feast: ' I come, my spouse, I come/ he cries, With love and pleasure in his eyes. 6 Our Lord into bis garden comes, Well pleas'd to smell our poor perfumes, And calls us to a feast divine, Sweeter than honey, milk, or wine. 7 * Eat of the tree of life, my friends, 1 The blessings that my Father sends; ' Your taste shall all my dainties prove, * And drink abundance of my love.' 8 Jesus, we will frequent thy board, And sing the bounties of our Lord : But the rich food on which we live Demands more praise than tongues can give.] 567* Newcourt 173, Mark's 65. (Hymn 75. B. 1. L. M.) The Description of Christ the Beloved f Sol. Song v. 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16. 1 ri^HE wondering world enquires to know A Why I should love my Jesus so : * What a're his charms,' say they, ' above * The objects of a mortal love?'* 2 Yes, my beloved ? to my sight, Shews a sweet mixture, red and white : All human beauties, all divine In my beloved meet and shine. 3 White is his soul, from blemish free; Red with the blood he shed for me; The fairest of ten thousand fairs : A 6im amongst ten thousand stars. 4 [His head the finest gold excels, There wisdom in perfection dwells; And glory like a crown adorns Those temples once beset with thorns. 5 Compassions in his heart are found, Hard by the signals of his wound ; His sacred side no more shall bear The cruel scourge, the piercing spear.] 6 [His hands are fairer to behold Than diamonds set in rings of gold ; Those heavenly hands that on the tree Were nail'd, and torn, and bled for me. 7 Tho' once he bow'd his feeble knees, Loaded with sins and agonies, Now on the throne of his command His legs like marble pillars stand.] 8 [His eyes are majesty and love, The eagle temper'd with the dove : No more shall trickling sorrows roll Thro' those dear windows of his soul. 9 His mouth that pour'd out long complaints, Now smiles, and cheers hjs fainting saints: His countenance more graceful is Than Lebanon with all its trees.] 10 All over glorious is my Lord, Must be belov'd, and yet ador'd : His worth if all the nations knew, Sure the whole earth would love him too.] 568* Martin's Lane 07, Bredby 165. (Hymn 76. B. 1. L. M.) Christ dwells in Heaven, but visits on Earth, Sol. Song vi. i, 2, 3, 12. 1 "IXTHEN strangers stand and hear me tell ▼ T What beauties in my Saviour dwell; Where be is gone, they fain would know, That they may seek and love him too. 2 My best-beloved keeps his throne On hills of lighi, in worlds unknown; But he descends, and shews his face In the young gardens of his grace. 3 [In vineyards planted by his hand, W'here fruitful trees in order stand; He feeds among the spicy beds, Where lilies show their spotless heads. 4 He has engross'd my warmest love, No earthly charms my soul can move: I have a mansion in his heart, Nor death nor hell shall make us part.] 5 [He takes my soul ere I'm aware, And shows me where his glories are ; No chariot of Amminadib The heavenly rapture can describe. 6 O may my spirit daily rise On wings of faith above the skies, Till death shall make my last remove To dwell for ever with my love.] 569- Leeds 19, Truro 105. (Hymn 77. B. 1. L. M.) The Love of Christ to the Church, in his Lan- guage to her, and Provisions for her, Sol. Song vii. 5, 6, 9, 12, 11. 1 1VTOW in the galleries of his grace -L» Appears the king, and thus he says, ' How fair my saints are in my sight ! ' My love how pleasant for delight !' 2 Kind is thy language, Sovereign Lord, There's heavenly grace in every word : From that dear mouth a stream divine Flows sweeter than the choicest wine. 3 Such wonderous love awakes the lip Of saints that were almost asleep, To speak the praises of thy name, And makes our cold affections flame. 4 These are the joys he lets us know In fields and villages below, Gives us a relish of his love, But keeps his noblest feast above. 570 TIMES AND SEASONS. 571, 572, 573, 574 5 In paradise within the gates An higher entertainment waits; Fruits~new and old laid up in store, Where we shall feed, but thirst no more. 570. Ulverston 179. Magdalene 214. (Hymn 78. B. I. L. M.) The Strength of Christ's Love, and the Soid'i Jealousy of her own, Sol. Song viii. 5, 6, 7. 13, 14. 1 fVl/'HO is this fair one in distress, L It That travels from the wilderness? And press'd with sorrows and with sins, On her beloved Lord she leans. 2 This is the spouse of Christ our God, Bought with the treasure of his blood : And~her request and her complaint Is but the voice of every saint.] 3 ' O let my name engraven stand, • Both on thy heart and on thy hand : 1 Seal me upon thine arm ; and wear 1 That pledge of love for ever there. 4 ' Stronger than death thy love is known, 1 \Uiicn floods of wrath could never drown; ' And hell and earth in vain combine ' To quench a fire so much divine. 5 * But I am jealous of my heart, ' Lest it should once from thee depart ; ' Then let thy name be well imprest • As a fair signet on my brtast. 6 ' Till thou hast brought me to thy home, • Where fears and doubts can never come, • Thy countenance let me often see, 1 And often thou shalt hear from me. 7 ' Come, my beloved, has e away, • Cut short" the hours of thy delay, • F;v like a youthful hart or roe • Over the hills where spices grow.' TIMES AND SEASONS. MORNING AND EVENING. 571. Ailie Street 241, Portugal 97. (Hymn 79-B.l. L. M.) A Morning Hymn. Psalm xix. r>, 8. and lxxiii. 24. 25. 1 /~1 OD of the morning, at whose voice VT The cheerful sun makes haste to rise, And like a giant doth rejoice To run his journey thro' the skies; 2 From the fair chambers of the east The circuit of his race begin 5 ;, And without weariness or rest, Round the whole earth he flies and shines : 3 O like the sun may I fulfil Th' appointed duties of the day, With ready mind and active will March on and keep ray heavenly way. 4 [But I shall rove and lose the race, If God my sun should disappear, And leave me in this world's wild maze To follow every wandering star. 5 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure, Enlightening our beclouded eyes, Thy threatening* just, thy promise sure, Thy gospel ruakts the simple wise.] 6 Give me thy counsel* for my °;uide, And then receive me to thy bliss ; All my desires and hopes beside Are faint and cold compar'd with this. 572- Bedford 91, Hammond 220, Neic York 53. (Hymn 6. B. 2. C. M.) A Morning Song. 1 /"YNCE more, my soul, the rising day VJ Salutes thy waking eyes, Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay To him that rules the skies. 2 Nisht unto night his name repeats, The day renews the sound, Wide as the heaven on which he sits To turn the seasons round. 3 'Tis he supports my mortal frame, My tongue shall speak his praise ; My sins would rouse his wr ah to flame, And yet his wrath delays. 4 [On a poor worm thy power might tread. And I could ne'er' withstand; Thy justice niuht have crush'd me dead. But mercy held thine hand. 5 A thousand wretched souls are fled Since the last netting sun, And yet thou length'nest out my thread, And yet my moments run.] 6 Dear God, let all my hours be thine Vvhilst 1 enjoy the light, Then shall m\ sun in smilts decline, And bring a pleasing night. 573> Portugal 97, Pappon's 188, Magdalene 2l4» (Psalm 3. 1—5, 8. L. M.) A Morning Psalm. 1 f\ LORD, how many are my foes, VJ In this weak state of flesh and blood ! My peace they daily discompose, But my defence and hope is God. 2 Tir'd with the burdens of the day, To thee I rais'd an evening cry; Thou heard'st when I began to pray. And thine Almighty help was nigh. 3 Supported by thine heavenly aid, I laid me down, and slept secure; Not death should make my heart afraid, Tho' I should wake and rise no more. 4 But God sustain'd me all the night; Salvation doth to God belong ; He rais'd my head to see the li-rht, And make his praise my morning song. 574* Kimbolion 251, Newcoart 173, New Sab- bath 122. (Hymn 81. B. i. L. MO A Song for Morning or Evening , Lam. iii. 23. Isa. xlv.7. 1 1VT Y God, how endless is thy love ! JjJL Thy gifts are every evening new, And morning mercies from above Gently distil like early dew, G 575, 576, 577 TIMES AND SEASONS. 578, 579, 580 2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great guardian of my sleeping hours; Thy sov'reign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield my powers to thy command, To thee I consecrate my days ; Perpetual blessings from thine hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. 575. Magdalene 214, Hotham 224, Portugal 97. (Psalm 141. ver. 2—5. L. M.) Watchfulness and brotherly Reproof. A Morning or Evening Psalm. 1 TVTY God, accept my early vows, JLtA Like morning-incense in thine 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 ; Nor let my feet incline to tread The- guilty path where sinners lead. 3 O may the righteous, when I stray, Smite, and reprove my wandering way! Their gentle words, like ointment shed, Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. 4 When I behold them prest with grief, I'll cry to heaven for their relief; And by my warm petitions prove How much I prize their faithful love. 576' James's 1G3, Sprague 166, Bedfordn. (Hymn 8. B. 2. C. M.) An Hymn for Morning or Evening, 1 TTOSANNA, with a cheerful sound, JlX To God's upholding hand, Ten thousand snares attend us round, And yet secure we stand. 2 That was a most amazing power That rais'd us with a word, And every day and every heur We lean upon the Lord. 3 The evening rests our weary head, And angels guard the room ; We wake and we admire the bed That was not made our tomb. 4 The rising morning can't assure That we shall end the day, For death stands ready at the door To seize our lives away. 5 Our breath is forfeited by sin To God's revenging law ; We own thy grace, Immortal King, In every gasp we draw. 6 God is our sun, whose daily light Our joy and safety brings: Our feeble flesh lies safe at night Beneath his shady wings. ^77. Magdalene 214, Kothwell 174, Mark's 65. (Hymn «0. B. I, L. M.) An Evening Hymn. Psalm iv. 8. and iii. 5, 6. and cxliii. 8. 1 mHUS far the Lord has led me on, X T us far his power prolongs my days ; And every evening- sha'l make known Some fresh memorial of his grace. 2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I perhaps am near my home; But he forgives my follies past, He gives me strength for days to come. 3 I lay my body down to sleep, Peace is the pillow for my head, While well-appointedangels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 4 In vain the sons of earth or hell Tell me a thousand frightful things, My God in safety makes me dwell Beneath the shadow of his wings. 5 [Faith in his name forbids my fear: O may thy presence ne'er depart ! And in the morning make me hear The love and kindness of thy heart. 6 Thus when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound.] 578* Abridge 201, Maidstone 196, Ann's Si. (Hymn 7. B. 2. C. M.) An Evening Song. 1 r T\READ Sov'reign, let my evening song L-"-/ Like holy incense rise! Assist the offerings of my tongue To reach the lofty skies. 2 Thro' all the dangers of the day, Thy hand was still my guard, And still to drive my wants away Thy mercy stood prepar'd. 3 Perpetual blessings from above Encompass me around, But Oh how few returns of love Hath my Creator found ! 4 What have I done for him that dy'd To save my wretched soul ! How are my "follies multiply 'd, Fast as my minutes roll! 5 Lord, with this guilty heart of mine To thy dear cross I flee, And to thy grace my soul resign To be renew'd by thee. 6 Sprinkled afresh with pardoning blood I lay me down to rest, As in th' embraces of my God, Or on my Saviour's breast. 579* Bath Chapel 26, Condescension 1 16, (Psalm 4. 3, 4, 5, 8. C. M.) An Evening Psalm. 1 T ORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray; -Li I am for ever thine; I fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to sin. 2 And while I rest my weary head From cares and bus'nessfree, 'Tis sweet conversing on my bod With my own heart and thee. 3 I pay this evening sacrifice ; And when my work is done, Great God, my faith and hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus with my thoughts compos'd to peace, I'll give mine eyes to s : eep; Thy hand in safety keeps my davs, And will my slumbers keep. 580- Irish 171, Sprague 166, Brain tree 25. (Psalm 139. ver. 14, 17, 18. 3d Part. C. M.) The Mercies of God innumerable. An Evening Psalm. 1 T ORD, when I count thy mercies o'er, JU They strike me with surprise; Not allrhe sands that spread the shore To equal numbers rise. 2 My flegta with fear and wonder stands, The product of thy skill, And hourly blessings from thy hands Ihy thoughts of love reveal. 581, 582, 5S3 SEASONS OF THE YEAR. 584, 585 3 These on my heart hy night I keep; How kind, how dear to rue ! mav the hour that ends ray sleep Still find ray thoughts with' thee. 531. Wantage 20\, Bangor 231, Newbury 132. (Psalm 63, ver. 6—10. 2d Part. C M.) Midnight Thoughts recollected. 1 >mWAS in the watches of the night JL I thought upon thy power, 1 kept thy lovely face in sight Amidst the darkest hour. 2 Iff flesh lay resting on my bed, Rfj soul arose on high;" 1 My God, my life, my hope,' I said, * Bring thy'salvation nigh.' 3 My spirit labours up thine hill, And climbs the heavenly road ; But thy right hand upholds me still, While I pursue my God. 4 Thy mercy stretches o'er my head The shadow of thy wings; My heart rejoices in thine aid, My tongue awakes and sings. 5 But the destroyers of my peace Shall fret and rage in'vain; The tempter shall for ever cease, And all my sins be slain. C Thy sword shall give my foes to death, And send thenfdown to dwell In the dark caverns of the earth, Or to the deeps of hell. THE SEASONS OF THE YEAR. 582« MilbournPort 183, Stamford 9, Elim 151. (Psalm 65. 3d Part. C. M.) The Blessings of the Spring; or, God gives Rain. A Psalm for the Husbandman. 1 #~1 OOD is the Lord, the heavenly Kin?, VT Who makes the earth his care, Visits the pastures every spring, And bids the grass appear. 2 The clouds, like rivers rais'don high, Pour out, at thy command, Their watery blessings from ths sky, To cheer the thirsty land. 3 The soften'd ridges of the field Permit the corn to spring; The rallies rich provision yield, And the poor labourers sing. 4 The little hills on every side Rejoice at falling showers; The meadows, drest in all their pride, Perfume the air with flowers. 5 The barren clods, refresh'd with rain, Promise a joyful crop; The parching grounds look green again, And raise the reaper's hope. 6 The various months thy goodness crowns; How bounteous are thy wavs ! The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs, And shepherds shout thy praise. 583* Miles J s Lane 32, Foster 96. (Psalm 65. 2d Part. C. M.) The Providence of God in Air, Earth, and Sea ; or, the Blessnig of Rain. 1 "T 11 ^ by thy strength the mountains stand, -■. God of eternal power ; The sea grows calm at thy command, And tempests cease to coar, 2 Thv morning light and evening shade Successive" comforts bring; Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the spring. 3 Seasons and times, and moons and hours, Heaven, earth, and air arc thine; When clouds distil in fruitful showers, The author is divine. 4 Those wandering cisterns in the sky, Borne hy the winds around, Witt watery treasures well supply The furrows of the ground. 5 The thirsty ridges driuk their fill, And ranks of corn appear; Thy ways abound with blessings still, Thy goodness crowns the year. 584* Mark's 65, Gloucester 12, Wills 102. (Psalm H7. 2d Part. L. M.) Summer and Winter. A Song for Great Britain. 1 f\ BRITAIN, praise thy nighty God, \J And make his honours known abroad; He bid the ocean round thee flow; Not bars of brass could guard thee so. 2 Thy children are secure and blest; Thy shores have peace, thy cities rest; He'feeds thy sons with finest wheat, And adds his blessing to their meat. 3 Thy changing seasons he ordains, Thine early and thy later rains : His flakes of snow" like wool he sends, And thus the springing corn defends. 4 With hoary frost he strews the ground; His hail de'scends with clattering sound : Where is the man so vainlv bold That dares defy his dreadful cold ? 5 He bids the southern breezes blow, The ice dissolves, the waters flow ; But he hath nobler works and ways To call the Britons to his praise. G To all the Isle his laws are shown, His gospel thro' the nation known; He hath not thus reveal'd his word To every land : Praise ye the Lord. 585» Staughton 264, Milbourn Port 183, Great Milton 212. (Psalm 147, 7—9, 13—18. C. M.) The Seasons of the Year. 1 \\/ r ITH songs and honours sounding loud ▼ ▼ Address the Lord on high: Over the heavens he spreads his cloud, And waters veil the sky. 2 He sends his showers of blessing down To cheer the plains below ; He makes the grass the mountains crows, And corn in vallies grow. 3 He gives the grazing ox his meat, He hears the ravens crv ; But man, who tastes his finest wheat. Should raise his honours high. 4 His steady counsels change the face Of the declining year;" He bids the sun cut short his race, And wintery days appear. 5 His hoary frost, his fleecy snow Descend and clothe the eround ; The liquid streams forbear to flow, Io icy fetters bound. G 2 586, 587 TIMES AND SEASONS. 588, 589, 590 6 When from his dreadful stores on high He pours the rattling hail, The wretch that dares this God defy Shall find his courage fail. 7 He sends his word and melts the snow, The fields no longer mourn ; He calls the warmer gales to blow, And bids the spring return. 8 The changing wind, the flying cloud, Obey his mighty word : With songs and honours sounding loud, Praise ye the sovereign Lord. 586* Old Hundred 100, Wareham 117, Wells 102. (Psalm 29. L. M.) Storm and Thunder. 1 /~1 IVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame, vT Give to the Lord renown and power, Ascribe due honours to his name, And his eternal might adore. 2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud Over the ocean and the land; His voice divides the watery cloud, And" lightnings blaze at his command. 3 He speaks, and tempest, hail, and wind, Lay the wide forest bare around ; The fearful hart, and frighted hind, Leap at the terror of the sound. 4 To Lebanon he turns his voice, And lo, the stately cedars break ; The mountains tremble at the noise, The vallies roar, the deserts quake. 5 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood, The Thunderer reigns for ever king' ; But makes his church his blest abode, Where we his awful glories sing. C In gentler language there the Lord The counsels of his grace imparts; Amidst the raging storm his word Speaks peace and courage to our hearts. 587* Canterbury 199, London ISO. (Hymn 62. B. 2. C. M.) God the Thunderer ; or, the last Judgment, and Hell. (Made in a great sudden Storm of Thunder, Aug. 20th, 16970 1 ^ING to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts, ^ And thou, O earth, adore, Let death and hell thro' all their coasts Stand trembling at his power. 2 His sounding chariot shakes the sky, He makes the clouds his throne, There all his stores of lightning lie, Till vengeance dart them down. 3 His nostrils breathe out fiery streams, And from his awful tongue A sovereign voice divides the flames, And thunder roars along. 4 Think, O my soul, the dreadful day When this incensed God Shall rend the sky, and burn the sea, And fling his wrath abroad. 5 What shall the wretch the sinner do? He once defy'd the Lord ; But he shall dread the Thunderer now, And sink beneath his word. G'Tempests of angry fire shall roll To blast the rebel-worm, And beat upon his naked soul In one eternal storm. YOUTH AND OLD AGE. 588* Old Hundred 100, Wareham 117. (Ps. 8. v. l, 2. Paraphrased. 1st Part. L. M.) The Hosanna of the Children ; or, Infants praising God. 1 A LMIGHTY Ruler of the skies, -£A-Thro'the wide earth thy name is spread, And thine eternal glories rise, O'er all the heavens thy hands have made. 2 To thee the voices of the young A monument of honour raise; And babes, with uninstructed tongue, Declare the wonders of thy praise. 3 Thy power assists their te.nder age To bring proud rebels to the ground, To still the bold-blasphemer's rage, And all their policies confound. 4 Children amidst thy temple throng To see their great Redeemer's face; The Son of David is their song, And young hosannas fill the place. 5 The frowning scribes and angry priests In vain their impious cavils bring; Revenge sits silent in their breasts, While Jewish babes proclaim their king. .589' Green's Hundred 89, PauVs 246, Ulver- ston 179. (Psalm 34. ver. 11—22. 2d Part. L. M.) Religious Education; or, Instructions of Piety. 1 /CHILDREN in years and know ledge young, \j Your parents' hope, your parents' joy, Attend the counsels of my tongue, Let pious thoughts your minds employ. 2 If you desire a length of days, And peace to crown your mortal state, Restrain your feet from impious ways, Your lips from slander and deceit. S The eyes of God regard his saints, His ears are open to their cries; He sets his frowning face against The sons of violence and lies. 4 To humble souls and broken hearts God with his grace is ever nigh; Pardon and hope his love imparts When men in deep contrition lie. 5 He tells their tears, he counts their groans, His Son redeems their souls from death j His Spirit heals their broken bones, They in his praise employ their breath. 590- Worksop 31, Bath Chapel 26, James's 163. (Psalm 34. ver. 11—22. 2d Part. C. M.) Exhortations to Peace and Holiness. 1 |^1 OME, children, learn to fear the Lord; KJ And that your days be long, Let not a false or spiteful word Be found upon your tongue. 2 Depart from mischief, practise love, Pursue the works of peace ; So shall the Lord your ways approve, And set your souls at ease. 3 His eves awake to guard the just, His'ears attend their cry; When broken spirits dwell in dust, The God of grace is nigh. 4 What tho' the sorrows here they taste Are sharp and tedious too, The Lord, who saves them all at last, Is their supporter now. 591, 592, 593 YOUTH AND OLD AGE. 594, 595, 596 5 Evil shall smite the wicked dead; But God secures his own, Prevents the mischief when they slide, Or heals the broken bone. 6 When desolation like a flood O'er the proud sinner rolls, Saints find a refuge in their God, For he redeemed their souls. 591* Chard 175, Portugal 97. (Hymn 23. B. 1. 2d Part. L. M.) A hopeful Youth falling short of Heaven, Mark x. 21. 1 TV/fUST all the charms of nature then ilX So hopeless to salvation prove ? Can hell demand, can heaven condemn The man whom Jesus deigns to love? — 2 The man who sought the ways of truth, Paid friends and neighboufs'all their due, (A modest, sober, lovely youth) And thought he wanted nothing now. 3 But mark the change ! thus spake the Lord, ' Come part with earth for heaven to-day ;' The youth, astonish'd at the word, In silent sadness went his way. 4 Poor virtues that he boasted so, This te?t unable to endure ; Let Christ, 'and grace, and glory go To make his land and money stire! 5 Ah foolish choice of treasures here! Ah fatal love of tempting gold! Must this base world be bought so dear? Are life and heaven so cheaply sold ? 6 In vain the charms of nature shine, If this vile passion govern me : Transform my soul, O love divine. And make me part with all for thee. 59^- Angels Hymn 60, Babylon Streams 23. (Hymn 91. B. I. L. MJ Advice to Youth; or, old Age and Death in an unconverted State, Ecc). xii. 1, 7. isa. lxv. 20. 1 TVTOVV in the heat of youthful blood JAi Remember your Creator God, Behold, the months come hastening on When you sh til say, My joys are gone. 2 Behold, the aged sinner goes Laden with guilt and heavy woes Down to the regions of the dead, With endless curses on his head. 3 The dust returns to dust again, The soul in agonies of pain Ascends to God, not there to dwell, But hears her doom, and sinks to hell. 4 Eternal King, I fear thy name, Teach me to know how frail I am ; And when my soul must hence remove, Give me a mansion in thy love. 59.3. PauVs 246, Hotham 221. (Hymn 89. B. 1. L. ML) Youth and Judgment, Eccl. xi. 9. 1 "VT'E sons of Adam, vain and yottng, X Indulge your eyes, indulge your tongue, Taste the delights your souis desire, And give a loose to all your fire: 2 Pursue the pleasures you design, And r heer your hearts with songs and wine, Enjoy the aay of mirth ; but know There is a day of judgment too. 3 God from on high beholds vour thoughts, His book records your secret faults; The works of darkness you have done Must all appear before the sun. 4 The vengeance to your follies due Should strike your hearts with terror thro'; How will ye stand before his face, Or answer for his injur'd grace ? 5 Almighty God, turn off their eyes From these alluring vanities ; And let the thunder of thy word Awake their souls to fear" the Lord. 594. Abridge 201, Charmouih 28, Brighthelm* stone 208.' (Hymn 90. B. 1. C. M.) The same. „ tribes of A nd thro' all nature rove, Fulfil the Irishes of their eyes, And taste the joys they love. 2 They give a loose to wild desires, But let the sinners know The strict account that God requires Of all the works they do. 3 The Judge prepares his throne on high, The frighted earth and seas Avoid the fury of his eye, And flee before his face. 4 How shall I bear that dreadful day, And stand the fierj test? I gi\e all mortal joys away To be for ever blest. 595- Waisal 257, Ludlow 84. (Psalm 90. \er. 8, 11, 9, 10, 12. 2d Part. C. M.) Infirmities and Mortality the Effect of Sin; or, Life, Old Age, and Preparation for Death. 1 T ORD, if thine eyes survey our faults, J-J And justice grow severe, Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughts, And burns beyond our fear. 2 Thine anger turns our frame to dust; By out offence to thee Adam with all his sons have lost Their immortality. 3 Life like a vain amusement flies, A fable or a song ; By swift degrees our nature dies, Nor can our joys be long. 4 'Tis but a few whose days amount To threescore years and ten ; And all beyond that short account Is sorrow, toil, and pain. 5 [Our vitals with laborious strife Bear up the crazy load, And drag those poor remains of life Along the tiresome road.] (1 Almighty God, reveal thy love, And not thy wrath alone; O let our sweet experience prove The mercies of thy throne ! 7 Our souls would learn the heavenly art T' improve the hours we have, That we may act the wiser part, And live beyond the grave. 596' Bangor 331, Brighthelmstone 508. (Psalm 71. ver. 5—9. 1st Part. C. M.) The aged SainVs Reflection and Hope. 1 "]\ FY God, my everlasting hope, 1»X I live upo'n thy truth; Thine hands have held my childhood up, And strengthen'd all my youth. 2 My flesh was fashion'd by thy power, With all these limbs of mine; And from my mother's painful hour I've been entirely thine. G 3 597, 598 TIMES AND SEASONS. 599, 600 3 Still has my life new wonders seen Repeated every year ; Behold my days that yet remain, I trust them to thy care. 4 Cast me not off when strength declines, When hoary hair* arise; And round me let thy glory shine Whem 'er thy servant dies. .5 Then in the history of my age, When men revie'w my days, They'll read thy love in every page, In every line thy praise. 597* Bangor 231, Crowle 3. (Psalm 71. ver. 17—21. 3d Part. C. M.) The aged Christian's Prayer and Song ; or, old Age, Death, and the Resurrection. 1 /~i OD of my childhood and my youth, IJ The guide of all my days, J have declar'd thy heavenly truth, And told thy wonderous ways. 2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs, And leave my fainting heart? Who shall sustain my sinking years If God my strength depart? 3 Let me thy power and truth proclaim To the surviving asre, And leave a savour of thy name When I shall quit the stage. 4 The land of silence and of death Attends my next remove ; O may these poor remains of breath Teach the wide world thy love! Froome 255. PAUSE. Salem 139. i, Thy righteousness is deep and high, Unsearchable thy deeds; Thy glory spreads beyond the sky, And ail my praise exceeds. 6 Oft have I heard thy threatenings roar, And oft endur'd the grief; But when thy hand has prest me sore, Thy grace was my relief. 7 By long experience have I known Thy sovereign power to save; At thy command 1 venture down Securely to the grave. 8 When I lie buried deep in dust, My flesh shall be thy care; These withering limbs with thee I trust To raise them strong and fair. FAST AND THANKSGIVING DAYS, &c. 598- Walsal 237, Wantage 204. (Psalm 10. C. M.) Prayer heard, and Saints saved; or, Pride, Atheism, and Oppression punished. For a Humiliation Dav. 1 V17HY doth the Lord stand o"ff so far, ▼ Y And why conceal his face, When great calamities appear, And times of deep distress! 2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride Thy justice and thy power? Shall they advance their heads in pride, And still thy saints devour? 3 They put thy judgments from their sight, And then insult the poor; They boast in their exalted height That they shall fall no more. 4 Arise, O God, lift up thine hand, Attend our humble cry; No enemy shall dare to stand When God ascend6 on high. Sprague 166. PAUSE. Worksop 31. 5 Why do the men of malice rage, And say with foolish pride, ' The God of heaven will ne'er engage * To fight on Zioirs side r 6 But thou for ever art our Lord; And powerful is thine hand, As when the heathens felt thy sword, And perish'd from thy land. 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, And cause thine ear to hear; He hearken? what his children say, And puts the world in fear. 8 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress; No more despise the just; And mighty sinners shall confess They are but earth and dust. 599* Worksop 31, James's 163. (Psalm 12. C. M.) Complaint of a general Corruption of Manners ; or, the Promise and Signs of Christ's coming to Judgment, 1 XTELP, Lord, for men of virtue fail, XJL Religion loses ground ; The sons of violence prevail, And treacheries abound. 2 Their oaths and promises they break, Yet act the flatterer's part; With fair deceitful lips they speak, And with a double heart. 3 If we reprove some hateful lie, How is their fury stirr'd? * Are not our lips our own,' they cry, * And who shall be our Lord V 4 Scoffers appear on every side, W here a vile race of men Is rais'd to seats of power and pride, And bears the sword in vain. PAUSE. James's 163, 5 Lord, when iniquities abound, And blasphemy grows bold, When faith is hardly to be found, And love is waxing cold, 6 Is not thy chariot hastening on ? Hast thou not given this sign? May we not trust and live upon A promise so divine? 7 ' Yes,' saith the Lord, ' now will I rise, ' And make oppressors flee; * I shall appear to their surprise, * And set my servants free.' 8 Thy word, like silver seven times try'd, Thro' ages shall endure; The men that in thy truth confide Shall find the promise sure. 600» Kwgsbridge 88, Ulverston 179. (Psalm 12. L. M.) The Saint's Safety and Hope in Evil Times ; or, Sins of the Tongue complained of; viz. Mas- phemy, Falsehood, &c. 1 T ORD, if thou dost not soon appear, XJ Virtue and truth will fly away; A faithful man, amongst us here, Will scarce be found, if thou delay. 2 The whole discourse, when neighbours meet, Is fill'd with trifles loose and vain; Their lips are flattery and deceit, And their proud language is profane. 3 But lips, that with deceit abound, Shall not maintain their triumph long; The God of vengeance will confound The flattering and blaspheming tongue. 601, 602 THANKSGIVING DAYS. 603, 604 4 « Yet shall our woivls be free,' they cry ; « Our tongues shall be controul'd by none; • Where is the Lord will ask us why] ' Or say, our lips are not our own P 5 The Lord who sees the poor opprest, And hears th' oppressor's haughty strain, "Will rise to ?ive his children rest, Nor shall they trust his word in vain. 6 Thy word, O Lord, tbo' often try'd, Void of deceit shall still appear; Not silver, seven times purified From dross and mixture, shines so clear. 7 Thy grace shall in the darkest hour Defend the holy soul from harm ; Tho' when the vilest men have power On every side will sinners swarm. 601- Walsal 237, Bangor 231. (Psalm 60. ver. 1—5, 10—12. C. M.) On a Day of Humiliation for Disappointments in War. 1 T ORD, hast thou cast the nation off? JlJ Must we for ever mourn? Wilt thou indulge immortal wrath ? Shall mercy ne'er return ? 2 The terror of one frown of thine Melts all our strength away ; Like men that totter drunk with wine, We tremble in dismay. 3 Great Britain shakes beneath thy stroke, And dreads thy threatening hand; O heal the island thou hast broke, Confirm the wavering land. i Lift up a banner in the field, For those that fear thy name ; Save thy beloved with thy shield, And put our foes to shame. 5 Go with our armies to the fight, Like a confederate God ; In vain confederate powers unite Against thy lifted rod. 6 Our troops shall gain a wide renown By thine assisting hand ; 'Tis'God that treads the mighty down, And makes the feeble stand. 602- Wareham 117, Winchester 137. (Psalm 20. L. M.) Prayer and Hope of Victory. For a Day of Prayer in Time of War. 1 "VfOW may the God of power and grace iAI Attend his people's humble cry ! Jehovah hears, when Israel prays," And brings deliverance from on high. 2 The name of Jacob's God defends Better than shields or brazen walls ; He from his sanctuary sends Succour and strength, when Zion calls. 3 Well he remembers all our si?hs, His love exceeds our best deserts; His love accepts the sacrifice Of humble groans and broken hearts. 4 In his salvation is our hope, And, in the name of Israel's God, Our troops shall lift their banners up, Our navies spread their flags abroad. 5 Some trust in horses train'd for war, And some of chariots make their boasts; Our surest expectations are From thee, the Lord of heavenly hosts. 6 [O ! may the memory of thy name Inspire our armies for the right ! Our foes shall fall and die with shame, Or quit the field with shameful flight.] 7 Now save us, Lord, from slavish fear; Now let our hopes be firm and strong, Till the salvation shall appear, And joy and triumph raise the song. 603. Portugal 97, Green's Hundred 89. (Hymn SO. B. 1. L. M.) Prayer for Deliverance answered, Isa. xxv i. 6—12, 20, 21. ITN thine own ways, O God of love, JL We wait the visits of thy grace, Our soul's desire is to thy name, And the remembrauce of thy face. 2 Mv thoughts are searching, Lord, for thee, 'Mongst the black shades of lonesome night; My earnest cries salute the skies Before the dawn restore the light. 3 Look, how rebellious men deride The tender patience of my God; But they shall see thy lifted hand, And feel the scourges of thy rod. 4 Hark, the Eternal rends the sky, A mighty voice before him goes, A voice of music to his friends, But threatening thunder to his foes. 5 Come, children, to your father's arm?, Hide in the chambers of my grace, Till the fierce storms be overblown, And my revenging fury cease. 6 My sword shall boast its thousands slain, And drink the blood of haughty kings, While heavenly peace around my flock Stretches its soft and shady wings. 604« Wells 102, Derby 169, Coombs's 45. (Hymn 1. B. 2. L. M.) A Song of Praise to God from Great Britain* 1 "VJATURE with all her powers shall sing i-\ God the Creator and the King; Nor air, nor earth, nor skies, nor seas Deny the tribute of their praise. 2 [Begin to make his glories known, Ye seraphs that sit near his throne ; Tune your harps high, and spread the sound To the creation's utmost bound. 3 All mortal things of meaner frame, Extrt your force and own his name; Whilst with our souls and with our voice We sing his honours and our joys.] 4 [To him be sacred all we have From the young cradle to the grave : Our lips shall his loud wonders tell, And every word a miracle.] 5 [This northern isle, our native land, Lies safe in God th' Almighty's hand: Our foes of victory dream in vain, And wear the captivating chain. 6 He builds and guards the British throne, And makes it gracious like his own, M ikes our successive princes kind, And gives our dangers to the wind.} 7 Raise monumental praises high To him that thunders thro' the sky, And with an awful nod or frown Shakes an aspiring tyrant dow n. 8 [Pillars of lasting brass proclaim The triumphs ofth' eternal name; W r hile trembling nations read from far The honours of the God of War-] G4 605, 606, 607 TIMES AND SEASONS. 608, 609 9 Thus let our flaming zeal employ Our loftiest thoughts and loudest songs; Britain pronounce with warmest joy Hosanna from ten thousand tongues. 10 Yet, mighty Cod, our feeble frame Attempts in vain to reach thy name ; The strongest notes that angels raise Faint in the worship and the praise. 60$. Rothwell 174, Derby 1G9, Leicton SO. (Psalm 144. ver. 12—15. 3d Part. L. M.) Grace above Riches; or, the happy Nation. 1 TTAPPY the city, where their sons XI Like pillars round a palace set, And daughters bright as polish'd stones Give strength and beauty to the state. 2 Happy the country, where the sheep, Cattle, and corn, have large increase; Where men securely work or sleep, Nor sons of plunder break the peace. 3 Happy the nation thus endow'd, But more divinely blest are those On whom the all-sufficient God Himself with all his grace bestows. 606- Cambridge New 74, Missionary 237. (Psalm 67. C. M.) The Nation's Prosperity and the Church's Increase. 1 CJHINE, mighty God, on Britain shine Jo With beams of heavenly grace; Reveal thy power through all our coasts, And shew thy smiling face. 2 [Amidst our isle, exalted high, Do thou our glory stand, And like a wall of guardian fire Surround the favourite land.] 3 When shall thv name, from shore to shore, Sound all the earth abroad, And distant nations know and love Their Saviour and their God ? 4 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, Sing loud with solemn voice; While British tongues exalt his praise, Aiid British hearts rejoice. 5 He the great Lord, the sovereign judge, That sits enthron'd above, Wisely commands the worlds he made In justice and in love. 6 Earth shall obey her Maker's will, And yield a full increase; Our God will crown his chosen isle With fruitfulness and peace. 7 God the Redeemer scatters round His choicest favours here, While the creation's utmost bound Shall see, adore, and fear. 6QJ. Wareham 117, Green's Hundred 89. (Psalm 107. Last Part. L. M.) Colonies planted ; or, Nations blest and punished. A Psalm for New England. 1 TT17HEN God, provok'd with daring crimes, YV Scourges the madness of the times, He turns their fields to barren sand, And dries the rivers from the land. 2 His word can raise the springs again, And make the wither'd mountains green, Send showery blessings from the skies, And harvests in the desert rise. 3 [Where nothing dwelt but beasts of prey, Or men as fierce and wild as they ; He bids th' opprest and poor repair, And builds them towns and cities there. 4 They sow the fields, and trees they plant, Whose yearly fruit supplies their want : Their race grows up from fruitful stocks, Their wealth increases with their flocks. 5 Thus they are blest; but if they sin, He lets the heathen nations in, A savage crew invades their lands, Their princes die by barbarous hands. 6 Their captive sons, expos'd to scorn, Wander unpity'd and forlorn; The country lies unfene'd, untill'd, And desolation spreads the field. 7 Yet if the humbled nation mourns, Again his dreadful hand he turns; Again he makes their cities thrive, And bids the dying churches live.] 8 The righteous, with a joyful sense, Admire the works of Providence ; And tongues of Atheists shall no more Blaspheme the.God that saints adore. 9 How few, with pious care, record These wonderous dealings of the Lord! But wise observers still shall find The Lord is holy, just, and kind. 60S' George's 2, Evans's 190. (Hymn ill. B. 2. CM.) Thanksgiving for Victory; or, Gad's Dominion and our Deliverance. 1 r^ION rejoice, and Judah sing; Zj The Lord assumes his throne; Let Britain own the heavenly King, And make his glories known. 2 The great, the wicked, and the proud, From their high seats are hurl'd; Jeho\ah rides upon a cloud, And thunders' through the world. 3 He reigns upon th* eternal hills, Distributes mortal crowns, Empires are fix'd beneath his smiles, And totter at his frowns. 4 Navies that rule the ocean wide Are vanquished by his breath; And legions arm'd with power and pride Descend to watery death. 5 Let tyrants make no more pretence To Vex our happy land ; Jehovah's name is our defence, Our buckler is his hand. 6 [Long may the King our sovereign live To rule iis by his* word; And all the honours he. can give Be offer'd to the Lord.] 609- Cambridge New 74, Arlington 17. (Psalm 18. 1st Part. C. M.) Victory and Triumph over temporal Enemies. 1 \\TE love thee, Lord, and we adore, y T Now is thine arm reveal'd; Thou art our strength, our heavenly tower, Our bulwark andour shield. 2 We fly to our eternal rock, And find a sure defence; His holy name our lips invoke, And draw salvation thence. * First edition was " Long mav the QUEEN our Sovereign live " To rule us by his word" viz. Jehovah's word : " THE word," perhaps, would be proper now. 610, 611 THANKSGIVING DAYS. 612, 613 3 When God, our leader, shines in arms, What mortal heart can bear The thunder of his loud alarms? The lightning of his spear! 4 He rides upon the winged wind, And angels in array In millions wait to know his mind, And swift as flames obey. 5 He speaks, and at his fierce rebuke Whole armies are dismay'd; His voice, his frown, his angry look Strikes all their courage dead. 6 He forms our generals for the fit Id, With all their dreadful skill; Gives them his awful sword to wield, And makes their hearts of steel. 7 [He arms our captains to the fight, Tho' there his name's forgot : He girded Cyrus with his might, But Cyrus knew him not. 8 Oft has the Lord whole nations blest For his own church's sake : The powers that give his people rest Shall of his care partake.] 610« Liverpool 83, Cambridge New 74, Evans's 190. (Psalm 18. 2d Part. C. M.) The Conqueror's Song. 1 rpO thine almighty arm we owe A The triumphs or the day ; Thy terrors, Lord, confound the foe, And melt their strength away. 2 'Tis by thine aid our troops prevail, And break united powers, Or burn their boasted fleets, or scale The proudest of their towers. 3 How have we chas'd them thro' the field, And trod them to the ground, While thy salvation was our shield, But they no shelter found ! 4 In vain to idol-saints they cry, And perish in their blood; Where is a rock so great, so high, So powerful as our God ? 5 The rock of Israel ever lives, His name be ever blest; 'Tis his own arm the victory gives, And gives his people rest. 6 On kings that reign as David did, He pours his blessings down ; Secures their honours to their seed, And well supports the crown. 611* Bramcoate 8, Lewton 30, Chard 175. (Psalm 124. L. M.) A Song for the Fifth of Noveynber. 1 TTAD not the Lord, may Israel say, JlX Had not the Lord maintain'd our side, When men, to make our lives a prey, Rose like the swelling of the tide ; 2 The swelling tide had stopt our breath, So fiercely did the waters roll, We had been swallow'd deep in death; Proud waters had o'erwhelm'd our soul. S We leap for joy, we shout and sing, Who just escap'd the fatal stroke; So flies the bird with cheerful wing, When once the fowler's snare is broke. 4 For ever blessed be the Lord, Who broke the fowler's cursed snare, Who sav'd us from the murdering sword, And made our lives and souls his care. 5 Our help is in Jehovah's name, Who forru'd the earth, and built the skies; He that upholds that wonderous frame Guards his own church with watchful eyes. QX% Cambridge New 74, Tiverton 109, Michael's 119. (Hymn 92. B. 2. C. IM.) The Church saved, and her Enemies disappointed. Composed the oth of November, 1694. 1 O HOUT to the Lord, and let our joys £3 Through the whole nation run; Ye British skies, resound the noise Beyond the rising sun. 2 Thee, mighty God, our souls admire, Thee our glad voices sing, And join with the celestial choir To praise th' eternal King. 3 Thy power the whole creation rules, And on the starry skies Sits smiling at the weak designs Thine envious foes devise. 4 Thy scorn derides their feeble rage, And with an awful frown Flings vast confusion on their plots, And shakes their Babel down. 5 [Their secret fires in caverns lay, And ue the sacrifice: But uloomy caverns strove in vain To 'scape ail-searching eyes. 6 Their dark designs were all reveal'd, Their treasons~all betray'd : Praise to the God that broke the snare Their cursed hands had laid.] 7 In vain the busy sons of hell Still new rebellions try, Their souls shall pine with envious rage, And vex away and die. 8 Almighty grace defends our land From their malicious power, Let Britain with united songs Almighty grace adore. 613. New Fiftieth 86, Guestwick 274. (Psalm 115. 2d Metre.) As the New Tune of the 50th Psalm. Popish Idolatry reproved. A Psalm for the 5th of November. 1 "V^OTto our names, Thou only just and true, ±\ Not to our worthless names is glory due : Thy power and grace, thy truth and justice claim Immortal honours to thy sovereign name : Shine thro' the earth from heaven, thy blt?t abode, Nor let the heathens sav, And where's your God? 2 Heaven is thine higher court; there stands thy throne, And thro' the lower worlds thy will is done: Our God fram'd all this earth," these heavens he spread, But fools adore the gods their hands have made: The kneeling crowd, with looks devout, behold,' Their silver-saviours, and their saints cf gold* G 5 614 TIMES AND SEASONS. 615, 616, 617 3 [Vain are those artful shapes of eyes and ears ; The molten image neither sees nor hears: Their hands are helpless, nor their feet can move, [ power, uor love ; They have no speech, nor thought, nor Yet sottish mortals make cheirlong complaints To their deaf idols, and their moveless saints. 4 The rich have statues well adorn'd with gold ; The poor, content with gods of coarser mould, With tools of iron carve the senseless stock, Lopt from a tree, or broken from a rock : People and priest drive on the solemn trade. And trust the gods that saws and hammers made. 5 Be heaven and earth amaz'd ! 'Tis hard to say Which is more stupid, or their gods or they : O Israel, trust the Lord ; he hears and sees, He knows thy sorrows, and restores thy peace: His worship does a thousand comforts yield, He is thy help, and he thy heavenly shield. 6 O Britain, trust the Lord : Thy foes in vain Attempt thy ruin, and oppose his reign; Had they prevail'd darkness had clos'd our days, And death and silence had forbid his praise : But we are sav'd, and live : let songs arise, And Britain bless the God that built the skies. 614. James's 163, Providence College 10. (Psalm 76. C. M.) Israel saved, and the Assyrians destroyed; or, God's Vengeance against his Enemies proceeds from his Church. 1 TN Judah God of old was known; X His name in Israel great; In Salem stood his holy throne, And Sion was his seat. 2 Among the praises of his saints His dwelling there he chose; There he receiv'd their just complaints Against their haughty foes. 3 From Sion went his dreadful word, And broke the threatening spear; The bow, the arrows, and the sword, And cru6h'd th' Assyrian war. 4 What are the earth's wide kingdoms else But mighty hills of prey? The hill on which Jehovah dwells Is glorious more than they. 5 'Twas Sion's king that stopp'd the breath Of captains and their bands: The men of might slept fast in death, And never found their hands. 6 At thy rebuke, O Jacob's God, Both horse and chariot fell: Who knows the terrors of thy rod ? Thy vengeance who can tell? 7 What power can stand before thy sight When once thy wrath appears? When heasen shines round with dreadful The earth lies still and fears. [light, $ When God in his own sovereign way Comes down to save the opprest, The wrath of man shall work his praise, And he'll restrain the rest. 9 [Vow to the Lord, and tribute bring, Ye princes, fear his frown; His terror shakes the proudest king, And cuts an army down. 10 The thunder of his sharp rebuke Our haughty foes shall feel ; For Jacob's God hath not forsook, But dwells in Sion still.] 6 $ J. Bedford 91, Ann's 58. (Hymn 149. B. 2. C. M.) Honotcr to Magistrates ; or, Government from, God. 1 "INTERNAL Sovereign of the sky, XL* And Lord of all below, We mortals to thy majesty Our first obedience owe. 2 Our souls adore thy throne supreme, And bless thy providence For magistrates of meaner name, Our glory and defence. 3 [The crowns of British princes shine With rays above the rest, Where laws and liberties combine To make the nation bless'd.] 4 Kingdoms on firm foundations stand, While virtue finds reward; And sinners perish from the land By justice and the sword. 5 Let Caesar's due be ever paid To Casar and his throne, But consciences and souls were made To be the Lord's alone. 616- Portugal 97, Magdalene 214. (Psalm 101. L. M.) The Magistrate's Psalm. 1 TAXERCY and judgment are my song; lfj. And since they both to thee belong, My gracious God, my righteous king, To thee my songs and vows I bring. 2 ff I am rais'd to bear the sword, I'll take my counsels from rliy word ; Thy justice and thy heavenly grace Shall be the pattern of my ways. 3 Let wisdom all my actions guide, And let my God with me reside : No wicked thing shall dwell with me, Which may provoke thy jealousy. 4 No sons of slander, rage and strife Shall be companions of my life; The haughty look, the hea'rt of pride Within my doors shall ne'er abide. 5 [I'll search the land, and raise the just To posts of honour, wealth and trust: The men that work thy holy will Shall be my friends and favorites still.] 6 In vain shall sinners hope to rise By flattering or malicious lies; And while the innocent I guard, The bold offender shaVt be spar'd. 7 The impious crew (that factious band) Shall hide their heads, or quit the land; And all that break the public rest Where I have power, shall be supprest. 617. Mark's 65, Derby 169, Gloucester 12. (Psalm 75. L. M.) Power and Government from God alone. Applied to the glorious Revolution by King William, or the happy Accession of King George to the Throne. 1 npO thee, most holy, and most hi6' Bangor 231, Ludlow 64, Walsal 237. (Psalm 6. C. M.) Complaint in Sickness ; or, Diseases healed. 1 TN an?er, Lord, rebuke me not, JL Withdraw the dreadful storm ; Nor let thy fury stow so hot Against a feeble worm. 2 Mv soul'-; bow'd down with heavy cares, Nly flesh with pain opprest ; Mv couch is witness to my tears, My tears forbid my rest. 3 Sorrow and piin wear out my days; I w:.ste the night with cries, Counting the; minutes as they pass, Till the slow morning rise! 4 Shall I be still tormented more? Mine eye consum'd with grief? How long, my God, how long before Thy hand atfbrd relief! 5 He hears when dust and ashes speak, He pities all our groans, He saves us for his mercy's sake And heals our broken bones. 6 The virtue of his sovereign word Restores our fainting breath; For silent sraves praise not the Lord, Nor is he known in death. 627- Wells 102, Mark's 65, Leeds 19. (Psalm 'jl, ver. 1—7. 1st Part. L. M.) Safety in public Diseases and Dangers. 1 TT£ that hath made his refuge God, XT. Shall find a most secure abode, Shall walk all day beneath his shade, And there at night shall rest his head. 2 Then will I say, ' My God, thy power * Shall be ray "fortress and my* tower; * I that am form'd of feeble dust 1 Make thine almighty arm my tru-t.' 3 Thrice happy man ! thy Maker's care Shall keep thee from the fowler's snare, Satan, the fowler, who betrays Unguarded souls a thousand ways. 4 Just as a hen protects her brood From birds of prev that seek their blood Under her feathers, so the Lord Makes his own arm his people's guard. a If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire, God is their life; his wings are spread To shield them with an healthful shade. 6 If vapours with malignant breath Rise thick, and scatter midnight death, Israel is safe : the. poison'd air Grows pure, if Israel's God be there. PAUSE. 7 What tho' a thousand at thy side, At thy right hand ten thousand dy'd, Thy God his chosen people saves" Amongst the dead, amidst the graves. 8 So when he sent his angel down To make his wrath in Egypt known, And slew their sons, his careful eve Pass'd all the doors of Jacob by. 9 But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Receive commission from the Lord To strike his saints among the rest, Their very pains and deaths are blest. 10 The sword, the pestilence or fire Shall but fulfil their best desire, From sins and sorrows set them free, And bring thy children, Lord, to thee. 6:8- James's 163, Exeter 4. (Psalm 91. ver. 9—16. 2d Part. C. M.) Protection from Death, Guard of Angels, Victory and Deliverance. 1 "V""E sons of men, a feeble race, X Expos'd to every snare, Come, make the Lord your dwelling-place. And try and trust his care. 2 No ill shall enter where you dwell ; Or if the plague come ntgk, And swpep the wicked down to hell, Twill raise his saints on high. 3 He'll give his angels charge to keep Your feet in all their ways ; To watch your pillow while you sleep, And guard your happy days. 4 Their hands shall 'near you, lest you fail And dash against the'stones: Are they not servants at his call, And sent t' attend his sons? 5 Adders and lions ye shall tread ; The tempter's wiles defeat; He that hath broke the serpent's head Puts him beneath your feet. 6 • Because on me they set their love * I'll save them,' saith the Lord; • I'll bear their joyful souls above * Destruction and the sword. 7 ' My grace shall answer when they call; ' In trouble I'll be nigh; 1 My power shall help them when thev fall, 1 And raise them when they die. S ' Those that on earth my name have known, ' I'll honour them in lien en; • There my salvation shall be shown, ' And endless life be given.' 629' Kingsbridge 88, Rippm's 168. (Psalm 30. ver. 6. 2d Part. L. MO Health, Sickness, and Recovery. 1 T71IRM was ray health, my day was bright, JT And 1 presiun'd 'twould ne"'er be night; Fondly I said within ray heart, Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart. 2 But I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long; Soon as thy face began to hide, My health was gone, my comforts dy'd. 3 I cry'd aloud to thee, my God, What canst thou profit by my blood? Deep in the dust can I declare Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there ? 4 Hear me, God of grace, I said, And bring me from among the dead: Thy word rebuk'd the pains I felt, Thy pardoning love rcmov'd my guilt. .5 My groans, and tears, and forms of woe, Are turn'd to joy and praises now ; I throw my sackcloth on the ground, And ease and gladness g>rd me round. u My tongue, the elory of mv frame, Shall ne'er be silent of thy" name; [heaven, Thy praise shall sound" thro' earth and For sickness heal'd, and sins forgiven. G 7 630, 631, 632 TIMES AND SEASONS. 633, 634, 635 630* Bramcoate 8, Bredby 165, Rippon's 188. (Psalm 30. 1st Part. L. M.) Sickness healed, and Sorroio removed. 1 T WILL extol thee, Lord, on high, JL At thy command disc rises fly; Who but a God can speak and save From the dark borders of the grave ? 2 Si»g to the Lord, ye saiuts of his, And tell how large" his goodness is ; Let all your powers rejoice and bless, While you record his holiness. 3 His anger but a moment stays; His love is life and length of days ; Though grief and tears the niglit employ, The morhing-star restores the joy. 631. Bangor 231, Elenborough 170. (Psalm 31. 5, 13 — 19, 22, 23. 1st Part. C. M.) Deliverance from Death. 1 TNTO thine hand, O God of truth, JL My spirit I commit; Thou hast redeem'd mv soul from death, And sav'd me from the pit. 2 The passions of my hope and fear Maintain'd a doubtful strife, While sorrow, pain, and sin conspir'd To take away my life. 3 My times are in thine hand, I cry'd, Though I draw near the dust ; Thou art the refuge where I hide, The God in whom I trust. 4 O make thy reconciled face Upon thy servant shine, And save me for thy mercy's sake, For I'm entirelv thine. Pause. 5 ['Twas in my haste, my spirit said, J must despair and die, lam cut off before thine eyes, But thou hast heard my cry.] 6 Thy goodness how divinely free! How wonderous is thy grace To those that fear thy majesty, And trust thy promises ! 7 O love the Lord, all ye his saints, And sing his praises loud; He'll bend his ear to your complaints, And recompense the proud. 632* Grove House 143, Sprague 166, Exeter 4. (Psalm 116. 1st Part. C. M.) Recovery from Sickness. 1 T LOVE the Lord; he heard my cries, JL And pitv'd every groan : Long as I live, when troubles rise, I'll hasten to his throue. 2 I love the Lord ; he bow'd his ear, And chas'd my griefs away ; O let my heart no more despair, While" I have breath to pray ! 3 My flesh declin'd, my spirits fell, And I drew near the dead, While inward pangs, and fears of hell, Perplex'd my wakeful head. 4 My God, I cry'd, thy servant save, Thou ever good and just ; Thy power can fescue from the grave, thy power is all my trust. 5 The Lord beheld me sore distrest, He bid my pains remove : Betnrn, my soul, to God thy rest, For thou ha6t known his love. 6 My God hath sav'd my soul from death, - And dry'd my falling tears ; Now to his praise I'll" spend my breath And my remaining years. 633* Crowle 3, Grove House 143. (Hymn 55. B. l. C. M.) HezekiaWs Song ; or, Sickness and Recovery , Isaiah xxxviii. 9, &c. 1 "VT7HEN we are rais'd from deep distress T ▼ Our God deserves a song; We take the pattern of our praise From Hezekiah's tongue. 2 The gates of the devouring grave Are open'd wide in vain, If he that holds the keys of death Commands them fastagain. 3 Pains of the flesh are wont t' abuse Our minds with slavish fears; Our days are past, and we shall lose The remnant of our years. 4 We chatter with a swallow's voice, Or like a dove we mourn, With bitterness instead of jovs, Afflicted and forlorn. Fevers and plagues ob. y the Lord, And fly at his commands. 6 If half the strings of life should break, He can our frame restore: He casts our sins behind his back, And they are found no more. 634 • MichaeVs 119, Foster 96, Salem 139. (Psalm 118. ver. 17—21. 2d Part. C. M.) Public Praise for Deliverance from Death. 1 T OR.D, thou hast heard thy servant cry, JlJ And rescu'd from the grave ; Now shall he live: (and none can die If God resolve to save.) 2 Thy praise, more constant than before, Shall fill his daily breath ; Thy hand, that hath chastisM him sore, Defends him still from death. 3 Open the gates of Zion now, For we shall worship [here, The house where all the righteous go Thy mercy to declare. 4 Among- th' assemblies of thy saints Our thankful voice we raise; There we have told thee our complaints, And there we speak thy praise. TIME AND ETERNITY. fi^fy. AngeVs Hymn 60, Horsley 205. (Hymn 88. B. I. L. M.) Life the Day of Grace and Hope, Eccl. ix. 4, 5, 6, 10. 1 T IFE is the time to serve the Lord, JU The time t' insure the great reward ; And while the lamp holds out to burn The vilest sinner may return. 2 [Life is the hour that God has given To 'scape from hell, and fly to heaven. The day of grace, and mortals may Secure the blessings of the day.] 3 The living know that (hey must die, But all the dead forgotten lie, Their memory and their sense is gone. Alike unknowing and unknown. 636, 637, 638 TIME AND ETERNITY. 639, 640, 641 4 Their hatred and their love is lost, Their envy bury'd in the dust; They have no share in all that's done Beneath the circuit of the sun.] 5 Then what my thoughts desiern to do, My hands, with all your might pursue, Since no device, nor work is found, Nor faith, nor hope beneath the ground. 6 There are no acts of pardon past Jn the cold grave to which we haste, But darkness, death, and long despair Reign in eternal silence there. fi^fi. Salem 139, Bedford 91. (Hymn 44. B. I. 2d Part. C. M.) The true Improvement of Life. 1 A ND is this life prolonged to me? J\. Are days and seasons given? O let me then prepare to be A fitter heir of heaven. 2 In vain these moments shall not pass, These golden hours be gone : Lord, I acce.pt thine offer'd grace, I bow before thy throne. 3 Now cleanse my soul from every sin By my Redeemer's blood : Now let my flesh and soul begin The honours of my God. 4 Let me no more my s ml beguile With sin's deceitful toys : Let cheerful hope increasing still Approach to heavenly joys. 5 My thankful lips shall loud proclaim The wonders of thy praise, And spread the savour of thy name Where'er I spend my days. 6 On earth let my example shine, And when I leave this state, May heaven receive this soul of mine To bliss supremely great. 637> Wells 102, Portugal 97. (Hymn 46. B. 1. 2d Part. L. M.) The Privileges of the Living above the Dead, 1 A WAKE, my zeal, awake, my love, J\. To serve my Saviour here below, In works which "perfect saints above And holy angels cannot do. 2 Awake, my charity, to feed The hungry soul, and clothe the poor: In heav n are found no sons of need, There all these duties are no more. 3 Subdue thy passions, O my soul ! Maintain the fight, thy work pursue, Daily thy rising sins controul, And be thy victories ever new. 4 The land of triumph lies on high, There are no foes t' encounter there : Lord, I would conquer till I die, And finish all the glorious war. 5 Let every flying hour confess I gain thy gospel fresh renown ; And when my life and labour cease, May I possess the promis'd crown ! 638 Walsal 237, Bangor 231. (Hymn 39. B. 2. C. M.) The Shortness and Misery of Life. \ f~\UR days, alas ! our mortal days \J Are short and wretched too; « Evil and few*,' the patriarch says, Aud well the patriarch knew. * Gen. xlvii. 9. 2 'Tis but at best a narrow bound That heaven allows to men, And pains and sins run through the round Of threescore years and ten. 3 Well, if ye must be sad and few, Run on, my days, in haste ; Moments of sin, and months of woe, Ye cannot fly too fast. 4 Let heavenly love prepare my soul, And call her to the skies, Where years of long salvation roll, And glory never dies. 6o9. Bedford 91, Bath Chapel 26. (Hymn 58. B. 2. C. M.) The Shortness of Life, and the Goodness of God* 1 FTMME! what an empty vapour 'tis! A And days how swift they are ! Swift as an Indian arrow flies, Or like a shooting star. 2 [The present moments just appear, Then slide away in haste, That we can never say, They're here, But only say, They're past.] 3 [Our life is ever on the wing, And death is ever nigh; The moment when ourlives begin We all begin to die.] 4 Yet, mighty God, our fleeting days Thy lasting favours share/ Yet with the bounties of thy grace Thou load'st the rolling year. 5 'Tis sovereign mercy finds us food, And we are cloth'd with love; While grace stands pointing out the road* That^leads our souls above. 6 His goodness runs an endless round ; All glory to the Lord: His mercy never knows a bound, And be his name ador'd ! 7 Thus we begin the lasting song, And when we close our eyes^ Let the next age thy praise" prolong Till time and nature dies. 640- Ludlow 84, Windsor 247. (Psalm 144. ver. 3— £. 2d Part. C. M.) The Vanity of Man, and Condescension of Godo 1 T ORD, what is man, poor feeble man, AJ Born of the earth at first) His life a shadow, light and VuiD, Still hasting to the dust. 2 O what is fe< ble dying man Or any of his race, That God should make it his concern To visit him with grace ! 3 That God who darts his lightnings down* Who shakes the worlds above, And mountains tremble at his frown. How wonderous is his love. 611. Carolina 13, Charmouth 28, Windsor 247* (Psalm 39. ver. 4—7. 2d Part. C. M.) The Vanity of Man as mortal. 1 rilEACH me the measure of my daye, A Thou maker *f my frame ! 1 would survey life's narrow space, And learn how frail I am. 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* G 8 642, 643 TIME AND ETERNITY. 644, 645, 646 3 See the vain race of mortals move Like shadows o'er the plain, They rage and strive, desire and love, But all the noise is vain. 4 Some walk in honour's gaudy show, Some dig for golden ore, Thev toil for heirs, they know not who, - And straight are seen no more. 5 What should I wish or wait for then From creatures earth and dust ? They make our expectations vain And disappoint our trust. 6 Now I forbid my carnal hope, My fond desires recall ; I give my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. 642- Abridge 201, Char mouth 28, London 18fl. (Hymn 32. B. 2. C. M.) Frailty and Folly. 1 TTOW short and hasty is our life ! XjL How vast our souls affairs! Yet senseless mortals vainly strive To lavish out their years. 2 Our days run thoughtlessly along, Without a moment's stay; Just like a story or a song We pass our lives away. 3 God from on high invites us home, But we march heedless on, And ever hastening to the tomb, Stoop downwards as we run. 4 How we deserve the deepest hell That slight the joys above! What chains of vengeance should we feel That break such cords of love. 5 Draw us, O God, with sovereign grace, And lift our thoughts on high, That we may end this mortal race And see salvation nigh. 543. Abridge 201, Charmouth 28, Windsor 247. (Hymn .55. B. 2. C. M.) Trail Life and succeeding Eternity. 1 nnHEE we adore, Eternal Name, JL And humbly own to thee, How feeble is our mortal frame! What dying worms are we? 2 [Our wasting lives grow shorter still As months and days increase; And every beating pulse we tell Leaves but the number less. 3 The year rolls round, and steals away The breath that first it gave; Whate'er we do, where'er we be, We're travelling to the grave.] 4 Dangers stand thick through all the ground To push us to the tomb, And fierce diseases wait around To hurry mortals home. 5 Good God! on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things! Th' eternal srates of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings. 6 Infinite joy or endless woe Attends on every breath; And yet how unconcern'd we go Upon the brink of death! 7 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense To walk this dangerous road ; And if our souls are hurry'd hence May they be found with God ! 644* Abridge 201, Canterbury 199, Ann's 58. (Psalm 90. ver. 1—5. 1st Part. C. M.) Man frail, and God eternal. 1 l^\UR God, our help in ages past, v/ Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 2 Under the shadow of thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth receiv'd her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 Thy word commands our flesh to dust, Return, ye soyis of men; All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again. 5 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. fi [The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With it 11 their lives and cares, Are carry'd downwards by thy flood, And lost in following years. 7 Time like an ever-rolling stream Bears all its sons away ; They fly forgotten as a dream Dies at the opening day. 8 Like flowery fields the nations stand Pleas'd with the morning light; The flowers beneath the mower's hand Lie withering ere 'tis night.] 9 Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home. 645- Whkefield\m,Ustic?n\, Worksworth 15P. (Psalm 90. ver. 5, 10, 12. S. M.) The Frailty and Shortness af Life, 1 T ORD, what a feeble piece JL-J Is this our mortal frame! Our life how poor a trifle 'tis That scarce deserves the name ! 2 Alas the brittle clay That built our body first! And every month, and every day 'Tis mouldering back to dust. 3 Our moments fly apace, Nor will our minutes stav ; Just like a flood our ha^ty days Are sweeping us away. 4 Wei!, if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in sight, We'll speiRl them all in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 5 They'll waft us sooner o'er This life's tempestuous sea: Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore Of blest eternity. 646. Old Hundred 100, Wells 102. (Hymn 13. B. 2. L. M.) The Creation, Preservation, Dissolution, and Restoration of this World. 1 CJING to the Lord that built the skies, ^ The Lord that rear'd this stately frame; Let half the nations sound his praise, And lands unknown repeat his name. 647,648 DEATH AND THE RESURRECTION. 649,650 2 He formed the seas, and form'd the hills, Made every drop, and every dust, Nature and time with all their wheels, And pash'd them into motion first. 3 Now from his high imperial throne He looks far down upon the spheres ; He bids the shining- orbs roll on, And round he turns our hasty years. 4 Thus shall this moving- encine last Till all his saints are gather'd in, Then for the trumpet's dreadful blast, To shake it all to dust again! 5 Yet when the sound shall tear the skies, And lightning burn the globe below, Saints, you may lift your joyful eyes, There's 'a new heaven and earth tor you. DEATH AND THE RESURRECTION. S47- Paul's 246, Ware/mm 117. (Hymn 82. B. 1. L. M.) God far above Creatures ; or, Man vain and mortal, Job iv. 17 — 21. 1 ^JHALL the vile race of flesh and blood Vo Contend with their Creator, God ? Shall mortal worms presume to be More holy, wise, or just, than he. 2 Behold he puts his trust in none Of all the spirits round his throne ; Their natures, when compar'd with his, Are neither holy, just, nor wise. S But how much meaner things a^e they Who spring from dust and dwell in clay! Touch'd by the finjrer of thy wrath, We faint and vanis'h like the moth. 4 From night to day, from day to night, We die by thousands in thv sight; Bury'd in dust whole nations lie Like a forgotten vanity. * Almighty power, to thee we bow; How frail are we, how glorious thou ! No more the sons of earth shall dare With an eternal God compare. 648* PauVs 216, Hotham 224. (Psalm DO. L. M.) Man Mortal, and God eternal. A Mournful Song at a Funeral. 1 rjlHRO' every age, eternal God, X Thou art our rest, our safe abode; Hisrh was thv throne ere heaven was made Or earth thy humble footstool laid. 2 Long hadst thou reign'd ere time began, Or dust was fashion'd to a man ; And long thy kingdom shall endure When earth'and time shall be no more. 3 But man, weak man is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity: Thy dreadful sentence, Lord, was just, Return, ye sinners, to your dust. 4 [A thousand of our years amount Scarce to a day in thine account; Like yesterday's departed light, Or the last watch of endine- night. PAUSE. Babylon Streams 23. 5 Death like an overflowing stream Sweeps us away ; our life's a dream; An empty tale; a morning flower Cut down and wither'd in an hour.] And if to eighty we arrive, We rather sigh" and groan than live.] 7 But O how oft thy wrath appears, And cuts off our expected vears! Thy wrath awakes our humble dread ; We fear the power that strikes us dead. 8 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man ; And kindly lengthen out our span, Till a wise care of piety Fit us to die, and dwell with thee. » 649« AngeVs Hymn 60, Wareham 117. (Psalm 102. 23—28. 3d Part. L. M.) Man's Mortality and Christ's Eternity ; or, Saints die, but Christ and the Church live. 1 JT is the Lord our Saviour's hand A Weakens our strength amidst the race; Disease and death at his command Arrest us, and cut short our days. 2 Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, Nor let our sun go down at noon: Thy years are one eternal day, And must thy children die so soon? 3 Yet in the midst of death and grief This thought our sorrow shall assuage, Our Father and our Saviour live; Christ is the same thro 1 every age, 4 'Twas he this earth's foundation laid ; Heaven is the building of his hand : This earth grows old, these heavens shali And all be ciiang'd at his command. [fade> 5 The starry curtains of the sky Like garments shall be laid aside ; But still thy throne stan-is firm and high ; Thy church for ever must abide. 6 Before thy face thy church shall live, And on thy throne thy children reign; This dying world shall they survive, And the dead saints be rais'd again. 650« Canterbury 199, Windsor 247. (Hymn 52. B. 2. C. M.) Death dreadful or delightful. 1 "TfcEATH! 'tis a melancholy day -L/ To those that have no God, When the poor soul i> forc'd away To seek her last abode. 2 In vain to heaven she lifts her eyes, But guilt, a heavy chain, Still drags her downward from the skies To darkness, fire, and pain. 3 Awake and mourn, ve heirs of hell, Let stubborn sinners fear, You must be driv'n from earth, and dwell A long for-ever there. •1 See how the pit gapes wide for you, And flashes in your face, And thou, my soul, look downwards too, And sing recovering grace. £ He is a God of sovereign love Th it promis'd heaven to me, And taught my thoughts to soar above, \\ here happy spirits be. G9 651, 652, 653, 654 DEATH AND THE 655, 656 6 Prepare me, Lord, for thy right hand, Then come the joyful day, Come, death, and some celestial band To bear my soul away. 651* Newbury 132, Hephzibah 77, Gains- borough 29. (Hymn 17. B. 1. C. M.) Victory over Death, 1 Cor. xv. 55, &c. 1 f\ FOlt an overcoming faith v/ To cheer my dying hours, To triumph o'er the monster Death, And all his frightful powers! 2 Joyful with all the strength I have My quivering lips shall sing, Where is thy boasted victory, Grave? And where the monster's sting ? 3 If dn be pardon'd I'm secure, Death hath no sting beside ; The law gives sin its damning power, But Christ my ransom dy'd. 4 Now to the God of victory Immortal thanks be paid, Who makes us conquerors while we die, Thro' Christ our living head. 652* Milbourn Port 183, Wiltshire 110, Provi- denct College 10. (Hymn 6. B. I. C. M.) Triumph over Death, Job xix. 25—27. 1 fi REAT God, 1 own thy sentence just, VJT And nature must decay; I yield my body to the dust To dwell with fellow-clay. 2 Yet faith may triumph o'er the grave, And trample on the tombs; My Jesus, my Redeemer lives, My God, my Saviour comes. 3 The mighty Conqueror shall appear High on a royal seat, And Death the last of all his foes Lie vanquished at his feet. 4 Tho' greedy worms devour my skin, And gnaw my wasting flesh, When God shall build my bones again, He clothes them all afresh. 5 Then shall I see thy lovely face With strong immortal eyes, And feast upon thy unknown grace With pleasure and surprise. 655* Carolina 13, Bangor 231, Windsor 247. (Hymn 18. B. 1. C. M.) Blessed are the Dead that die in the Lord, Rev. xiv. 13. 1 TTEAR what the voice from heaven pro- JLX For all the pious dead, [claims Sweet is the savour of their names, And soft their sleeping bed. 2 They die in Jesus and are bless'd ; How kind their slumbers are ! From sufferings and from sins releas'd, And freed from every snare. 3 FaF from this world of toil and strife, They're present with the Lord; The labours of their mortal life End in a large reward. 6.54* James's 163, Bedford 91, Stamford 9. (Hymn 49. B. 2. C. M.) Moses dying in the Embraces of God. 1 T-EATH cannot make our souls afraid mJ If God be with us there ; We may walk thro' her darkest shade, And never yield to fear. 2 I could renounce my all below If my Creator bid, And run if I were call'd to go, And die as Moses did. 3 Might I but climb to Pisgah's top, And view the promis'd land, My flesh itself should long to drop, And pray for the command. 4 Clasp'd in my heavenly Father's arm9 I would forget my breath, And lose my life among the charms Of so divine a death. 655* Irish 171, Bedford 91, Providence 10. (Hymn 19. B. 1. C. M.) The Song of Simeon; or, Death made desirable, Luke ii. 27, &c. 1 T ORD, at thy temple we appear, JLi As happy Simeon came, And hope to meet our Saviour here ; O make our joys the same! 2 With what divine and vast delight The good old man was fill'd, When tondly in his wither'd arms He clasp'd the holy child! 3 Now I can leave this world, he cry'd, Behold thy servant dies, I've seen thy great salvation, Lord, And close my peaceful eyes. 4 This is the light prepaid to shine Upon the Gentile lands, Thine Israel's glory, and their hope To break their slavish bands. 5 [Jesus, the vision of thy face Hath overpowering charms, Serine shall 1 feel death's cold embrace If Christ be in my arms-. 6 Then while ye hear my heart strings break How sweet my minutes roll ! A mortal palen. ss on my cheek, And glory in my soul.J 656' Cambridge Neio 74, Exeter 4, Miles's Lane 32. (Hymn 66. B. 2. C. M.) A Prospect of Heaven makes Death easy. 1 rr»HERE is a land of pure delight X Where, saints immortal reign, Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never-withering flowers: Death like a narrow sea divides This heavenly land from ours. * [Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood Stand dress'd in living green: So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between. 4 But timorous mortals start and shrink To cross this narrow sea, And linger shivering on the brink, And fear to launch away.] 5 O ! could we make our doubts remove, These gloomy doubts that rise, And see the Canaan that we love, With unbeclouded eyes? 6 Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er, Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood Should fright us from the shore. 657, 658, 659 RESURRECTION. 660, 661, 662 657- PauVs 246, Babylon Streams 23. (Hymn 31. B. 2. L. M.) Christ's Presence makes Death easy. 1 \\7"HV should we start and fear to die? ▼ v What timorous worms we mortals are! Deeth is the gate of endless joy, And yet we dread to enter there. 3 The pains, the groans, and dying strife, Fright our approaching souls away ; Still we shrink back again to life," Fond of our prison and our clay. 3 O, if mv Lord would come and meet. My souf should stretch her wings in haste, Fly fearless thro' death's iron gate, Nor feel the terrors as she past. 4 Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly the-re. 6.58- Windsor 247, Aim's 58. (Hymn 27. B. 1. C. M.) Assurance of Heaven ; or, a Saint prepared to die, 2 Tim iv. 6—8, 18. ] rTTVEATH may dissolve my body now, (. JLJ And bearmy spirit home; Why do my minutes move so slow, Nor my salvation come. Finish'd my course, and kept the faith, And wait the sure rew ard.] 3 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. 4 Nor hath the King of grace decreed This prize for me alone; But all that love and long to see Th* appearance of his Son. 5 Jesus the Lord shall suard me safe From f very ill design; And to his heavenly kingdom keep This feeble soul of mine. Q God is my everlasting aid, And hell shall rage in vain ; To him be highest glory paid, And endless praise — Amen. 659. Bath Chapel 26, Condescension 116. (Hymn 110. B. 1. C. M.) Death and iinmediate Glory, 2 Cor. v. l, 5 — 8. 1 rpHEftE is a house not made with hands JL Eternal and on high ; And here mv spirit waitin? stands Till God shall bid it fly. 2 Shortly this prison of my clay Must be dissolv'd and fall, * Then, O my soul, with joy obey Thy heavenly Father's call. 3 'Tis he by his almighty grace That forms thee fit for heaven, And as an earnest of the place, Has his own Spirit given. 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. 5 'Tis pleasant to believe thy grace, But we had rather see ; We would be absent from the flesh, And present, Lord, with thee. 660- Lebanon79, Bredby 165, Leeds 19. (Hymn 23. B. 1. 1st Part. L. M.) Absent from the Body and present toith the Lord, 2 Cor. v. 8. 1 A BSENT from flesh ! O blissful thought, J\. What unknown joys this moment brings, Freed from the mischiefs sin has brought, From pains and fears and all their springs. 2 Absent from flesh, illustrious day, Surprising scene! triumphant stroke That rends the prison of my clay, And 1 can feel my fetters broke." 3 Absent from flesh! then rise my soul Where feet nor wings could never climb, Beyond the heavens where planets roll Measuring the cares and joys of time. 4 I go where God and glory shine, His presence makes eternal day, My all that's mortal I resign, For angels wait and point my way. 661- Canterbury 199, London 180. (Hymn 2. B. 2. C. M.) The Death of a Sinner. 1 TVfY thoughts on awful subjects roll lfX Damnation and the dead : What horrors seize the guilty soul Upon a dying bed ! 2 Lingering about these mortal shores She makes a Ion? delay, Till like a flood with rapid force Death sweeps the wretch away. 3 Then swift and dreadful she descends Down to the fiery coast, Amongst abominable fiends, Herself a frightful ghost. 4 There endless crowds of sinners lie, And darkne.-s makes their chains ; Tortur'd with keen despair they cry, Yet wait for fiercer pains. 5 Not all their anguish and their blood For their old guilt atones, Nor the compassions of a God Shall hearken to their groans. G Amazing grace, that kept my breath, Nor bid my soul remove, Till I had learn'd my Saviour's death, And well insur'd his love! 662- Carolina 13, Windsor 247, Bangor 231. (Hymn 3. B. 2. C. M.) The Death and Burial of a Saint. 1 \X7"HY do we mourn departing friends 1 ▼ ▼ Or shake at death's alarms? 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends To call thtm to his arms. 2 Are we not tending upward too As fast as time can move? Nor would we wish the hours more slow To keep us from our love. 3 Whv &hould we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb I There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, And left a long perfume. 4 The graves of all his saints he tleis'd, And soften'd every bed ; Where should the dyin-r members rest* But with the dying bead ? 5 Thence he arose, ascending high, And shew'd our feet the wav ; Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly At the great rising-day. G 10 663, 664, 665 DEATH AND THE 666, 667, 668 6 Then let the last loud trumpet sound, And bid our kindred rise, Awake, ye nations under ground. Ye saints, ascend the skies. 663> Carolina 13, Coiidcscension 116. (Hymn 47. B. 1. C. to.) Death of Kindred improved. 1 "]VT^ ST friends and kindred drop and die! xSX. And helpers be withdrawn } While sorrow with a weeping eye Counts up our comforts gone! 2 Be thou our comfort, mighty God ! Our helper and our frieud : Nor leave us in this dangerous road, Till all our trials end. 3 O may our feet pursue the way Our pious fathers led ! With love and holy zeal obey The counsels of the dead. 4 Let us be wean'd from all below, Let hope our grief expel, While death invites our souls to go Where our best kindred dwell, 664* Windsor 247, Elcnborough 17Q. (Hymn 28. B. 2. C. M.) Death and Eternity. 1 ^TOOP down, my thoughts, that use to rise, lo Converse awhile with death : Think how a gasping mortal lies, And pants away his breath. 2 His quivering- lip hangs feebly down, His pulses faint and few, Then, speechless, with a doleful groan He bids the world adieu. 3 But, O the soul that never dies! At once it leaves the clay ! Ye thoughts, pursue it where it flies, And track its wonderous way. 4 Up to the courts where angels dwell, It mounts triumphing- there, Or devils plunge it down to hell In infinite despair. 5 And must my body faint and die ? And must this soul remove ? O for some guardian angel nigh To bear it safe above ? € Jesus, to thy dear faithful hand My naked soul I trust, And my flesh waits for thy command To drop into my dust. 665* Windsor 2 47, Carolina 13, Bangor 231. (Hymn 61. B. 2. C. M.) A Thought of Death and Glory. 1 "IV/TY soul, come meditate the day, XtX And think how near it stands, When thou must quit this house of clay, And fly to unknown lands. 2 [And you, mine eyes, look down and view The hollow gaping tomb, This gloomy prison waits for you, Whene'er' the summons come.] 3 O could we die with those that die, And place us in their stead, Then would our spirits learn to fly, And converse with the dead : 4 Then should we see the saints above In their own glorious forms, And wonder why our souls should love To dwell with mortal worms. 5 [How we should scorn these clothes of flesh, These fetters and this load! And long for evening to undress, That we may rest with God.] 6 We should almost forsake our clay Before the summons come, And pray, and wish our souls away To their eternal home. 666- Carolina 13, Windsor 247, Elenborongh 170. (Hymn 63. B. 2. C. M.) A Funeral Thought. 1 TTARK ! from the tombs a doleful sound, JCJL 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 reverend head ' Must lie as low as ours.' 3 Great God, is this our certain doom? And are we still secure? Still walking downward to our tomb, And yet prepare no more ? 4 Grant us the powers of quickening grace To fit our souls to fly, Then, when we drop this dying flesh, We'll rise above the sky. 667' Mppon's 188, Hotham 224, PauVs 24G, (Hymn 21. B. l. L. M.) The rich Sinner dying, Psalm xlix. 6, 9. Eccl. viii. 8. Job iii. 14, 15. 1 TN vain the wealthy mortals toil, JL And heap their shining dust in vain, Look down and scorn the humble poor, And boast their lofty hills of gain. 2 Their golden cordials cannot ease Their pained hearts or aching heads, Nor fright nor bribe approaching death From glittering roofs and downy beds. 3 The lingering, the unwilling soul The dismal summons must obey, And bid~a long, a sad farewell" To the pale lump of lifeless clay. 4 Thence they are huddled to the grave, Where kings and slaves have equal thrones} Their bones without distinction lie Amongst the heap of meaner bones. 6i38» Kingshridge 88, Paul's 246. (Psalm 49. L. M.) The rich Siiiner's Death, and the Saint's Re- surrection. 1 \^7"HY do the proud insult the poor, Vv And boast the large estates they have? How vain are riches to secure Their haughty owners from the grave! 2 They ca'n't redeem one hour from death, With all the wealth in which they trust; Nor give a dying brother breath, When God commands him down to dust. 3 There the dark earth and dismal shade Shall clasp their naked bodies round; That flesh, so delicately fed, Lies cold, and moulders in the ground. 4 Like thoughtless sheep the sinner dies, Laid in the grave for worms to eat ; The saints shall in the morning rise, And find th' oppressor at their feet. 5 His honours perish in the dust, And pomp and beauty, birth and blood: That glorious day exalts the just To full dominion o'er the proud. 669, 670 RESURRECTION. 671, 672, 673 6 My Saviour shall my life restore, And raise me from my dark abode ; Mv flesh and soul shall part no more, But dwell for ever near my God. 669* Ann's 58, Brighthelmstone 208. (Psalm 49. ver.6— 14. 1st Fart. C. M.) Pride and Death ; or, the Vanity of Life and Riches. 1 W/ T HY doth the man of riches grow V ▼ To insolence and pride, To see his wealth and honours flow With every rising- title ? 2 [Why doth he treat the poor with 6corn Made of the self-same clay, And boast as tho' his flesh was born Of better dust than they ?] 3 Not all his treasures can procure His soul a short reprieve, Redeem from death one guilty hour, Or make his brother live. 4 [Life is a blessing- can't be sold, The ransom is too high ; Justice will neVr be brib'd with gold That man may never die.] 5 He sees the brutish and the wise, The timorous and the brave, Quit their possessions, close their eyes, And hasten to the grave. 6 Yet, 'tis his inward thought and pride,— ' My house shall ever stand ; 'And'thatmy name may lo.g abide, ' I'll give it to my land.' 7 Vain are his thoughts, his hopes are lost, How soon his memory dies! His name is written in the dust Where his own carcase lies. PAUSE. 6 This is the folly of their way; And yet their sons as vain. Approve the words their fathers say, And act their works again. 9 Men void of wisdom and of grace, If honour raise them high, Live like the beast, a thoughtless race, And like the beast they die. 10 [Laid in the grave like silly sheep, Death feeds upon them there, Till the last trumpet break their sleep In terror and despair.] 670* Abridge 201, James's 163. (Psalm 49. ver. 14, 15. 2d Part. C. M.) Death and the Resurrection. 1 "V'E sons of pride that hate the ju>t, A And trample on the poor, When death has brought you down to dust, Your pomp shall rise no more. 2 The last great day shali change the scene; When will that hour appear] When shall the just revive, and reign O'er ad that scorn'd them here? 3 God will my naked soul receive, When sep'rate from the flesh ; And break the prison of the grave To raise my bones afresh. I Heaven is my everlasting home, Th' inheritance is sure; Let men of pride their rase resume, But I'll repine no more/ 671' Kippon's 188, Hot ham 224. (Psalm 89. ver. 47, &c. 6th Part. L. M.) Mortality and Hope. A Funeral Psalm. 1 TJ EMEMBER, Lord, our mortal state, AV How frail our life ! how short the date! Where is the mas that draws his breath Safe from disease, secure from death ! 2 Lord, while we see whole nations die, Our flesh and sense repine and cry, ' Must death for ever rage and reign ? 1 Or hast thou made mankind in vain ! 3 ■ Where is thy promise to the just? ' Are not thy servants turn'd to dust?' But faith fofbi is these, mournful sighs, And sees the sleeping dust arise; 4That glorious hour, that dreadful day Wipes the reproach of saints away, And clears the honour of thy word ; Awake, our souls, and bless the Lord. 672' Jennings's 123, Old Hundred and Thir- teenth 215. (Psalm 59. ver. 47, &c. Last Part.) As the II 3th Psalm. Life, Death, and the Resurrection. 1 rpHfNK. mighty God, on feeble man, A How few his hours, how short his span! Short from the cradle to the grave : Who can seGure his vital breath Against the bold dem tnds of death, With skill to fly, or power to save? 2 Lord, shall it be for ever s ii .:, ' The race of man was only made 4 For sickness, sorrow, and the dust?' Are not thy servants day by day- Sent to their graves, and turn'd to clay ? Lord, where's thy kindness to the just? 3 Hast thou not promis'd to thy Son And all his seed a heavenly crown? But flesh and sense indulge despair: For ever blessed be the L^rd That faith can read his holy word, And find a resurrection there. 4 For ever blessed be the Lord, Who gives his saints a long reward For all their toil, reproach and pain; Let all below and all above Join to proclaim thj ponderous love, And each repeat "their loud Amen. 673' Wareham 117, Angel's Hymn 60. (Psalm 16. 3d Part. L. M.) Courage in Death, and Hope of the Resurrec- tion. 1 "V17' HE ' S ' God is nigh. m Y faith is strong ; V T His arm is my a mighty prop; Be glad my heart; "rejoice, my tongue, My dying flesh shall rest in hope. 2 Tho' in the dust I lay my head, Yet, gracious God, tliou "wilt not leave My soul for ever with the dead, Nor lose thy children in the grave. 3 My flesh shall thy first call obey, Shake off the dust, and rise on high; Then shalt thou lead the wonderous way Up to thy throne above the sky. 4 There streams of endless pleasure flow; And full discoveries of thy grace (Which we but tasted h re below) Spread heavenly jovs thro' all the place. ti 11 674, 675 DAY OF JUDGMENT. 676, 677, 67S 674, Whitefield 168, Broderip's 2f,2. (Hymn 110. B. 2. S. M.) Triumph over Death in Hope of the Resurrec- tion. 1 A ND must this body die? Xjl This mortal frame decay? And must these active limbs of mine Lie mouldering in the clay ? 2 Corruption, earth and worms, Shall but refine this flesh, Till my triumphant spirit comes To put it on afresh. 3 God my Redeemer lives, And often from the skies Looks down and w;> tches all my dust, Till he shall bid it rise. 4 Array'd in glorious grace Shall these vile bodies shine, And every shape and every face Look heavenly and divine. 5 These lively hopes we owe To Jesus' dying love ; "We would adore his grace below, And sing his power above. 6 Dear Lord, accept the praise Of these our humble songs, Till tunes of nobler sound we raise With our immortal tongues. 675* Babylon Streams 23. (Hymn 102. B. 2. L. M.) A happy Resurrection, 1 ~\TG> I'M repine at death no more, xS But with a cheerful gasp resign To the cold dungeon of the grave These dying withering limbs of mine. 2 Let worms devour my wasting flesh, And crumble all my bones to dust, My God shall raise my frame anew At the revival of the just. 3 Break, sacred morning, thro' the skies, Bring that delightful, dreadful day, Cut short the hours, dear Lord, and come, Thy lingering wheels, how long they stay ? 4 [Our weary spirits faint to see The light of thy returning face, And hear the language of those lips Where God has shed his richest grace.] 5 [Haste then upon the wings of love, Rouse all the pious sleeping clay, That we may join in heavenly joys, And sing the triumph of the day.] DAY OF JUDGMENT. 676' ol d Hundred 100, Wareham 117. (Hymn 65. B. l. L. M.) The Kingdoms of the World become the King- doms of our Lord ; or, the Day of Judgment, Rev. xi. (5—18. 1TET the seventh angel sound on high, Xi Let shouts be heard thro' all the sky; Kings of the earth, with glad accord Give up your kingdoms to the Lord. 2 Almighty God, thy power assume, W T ho wa?t, and art, and art to come : Jesus, the Lamb, who once was slain, For ever live, for ever reign. 3 The angry nations fret and roar, That they can sla> the saints no more; On wings of vengeance flies our God To pay the long arrears of blood. 4 Now must the rising dead appear, Now the decisive sentence hear; Now the dear martyrs of the Lord Receive an infinite reward. 677 • Chard 175, Wareham 1 17. (Psalm 97. ver. 1—5. 1st Part. L. M.) Christ reigning in Htaven, and coming to Judgment. 1 TTE reigns; the Lord the Saviour reigns ; XX Praise him in evangelic strains ; Let the whole earth in sohas rejoice, And distant islands join their voice. 2 Deep are his counsels and unknown; But grace and truth support his throne: Tho' gloomy clouds his ways stirround, Justice is their eternal ground. 3 In robes of judgment, lo! he comes, Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the Before him burns devouring fire, [tombs; The mountains melt, the seas retire. 4 His enemies, with sore dismay, Fly from the sight, and shun the day; Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high, And sing, for your redemption's nigh. 678* Wantage 204, Worhsop 31. (Hymn 107- B. 2. C. M.) The everlasting Absence of God intolerable, 1 rflHAT awful day will surely come, X Th' appointed hour makes haste, When I must stand before my Judge, And pass the solemn test. 2 Thou lovely chief of all my joys, Thou sovereign of my heart, How could [ bear to hear thy voice Pronounce the sound, Depart ? 3 [The thunder of that dismal word Would so torment my ear, 'Tvvould tear my soul asunder, Lord, With most tormenting fear.] 4 [What, to be banish'd from my life, And yet forbid to die ! To linger in eternal pain, Yet death for ever fly !] 5 O wretched state of deep despair, To see my God remove, And fix my doleful station where I must not taste his love. 6 Jesus, I throw my arms around, And hang upon thy breast; Without a gracious smile from thee My spirit cannot re*t. 7 O tell me that my worthless name Is graven on thy hands; Shew me some promise in thy book Where my salvation stands ! 679, 680, 681 DAY OF JUDGMENT. 682, 683 * [Give me one kind assuring 1 word To sink my fears again ; And cheerfully my soul shall wait Her threescore'years and ten.] 679. Jaines's 163, Irish 171. (P»alm 9. 1st Part. C. M.) Wrath and Mercy from the Judgment Seat. 1 "VX7TTH my whole heart I'll raise my song-, ▼ V Thy wonders I'll proclaim ; Thou sovereign Judge of right and wrong Wilt put ray foes to shame. 2 I'll sing thy majesty and grace; My God prepares his throne To judge the world in righteousness, And make his vengeance known. 3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove For all the poor opprest, To save the people of his love, And give the weary rest. 4 The men that know thy name will trust In thv abundant grace; For tho'u hast ne'er forsook the just, ~v Who humbly seek thy face. 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, Who dwells on Zion's hill, Who executes his threatening word, And doth his grace fulfil. 680- Canterbury \99,Tunbridge 103, London 180. (Hymn 45- B. 1. C. M.) The last Judgment, Rev. xxi. 5— 5. 1 O EE where the great incarnate God ►O Fills a majestic throne, While from the skies his awful voice Hears the last judgment down. 2 [' I am the First and I the Last, ' Thro' endless yeurs the same; • I AM is my memorial still, ' And my eternal name. 3 ' Such favours as a God can give ' My roval grace bestows, ' Ye thirsty souls, come taste the streams ' Where life and pleasure flows.] 4 [' The saint that triumphs o'er his sins, * I'll own him for a son, ' The whole creation shall reward * The conquests he has won. 5 ' But bloody hands, and hearts unclean, * And all "the lying race, 1 The faithless and the scoffing crew, * That spurn at offer'd grace ; 6 * They shall be taken frcm my sight, * Bound fast in iron chains, ' And headlong plung'd into the lake 1 Where fire and darkness reigns.'] 7 O may I stand before the Lamb, When earth and seas are fled ! And hear the Judge pronounce my name With blessings on my head ! 8 May I with those for ever dwell Who htre were mv delight, While sinners banisfi'd down to hell No more offend my sight. 681* Canterbury 199, London 180, James's 163. (Psalm 50. vtr. 1—6. 1st Part. C. M.) The last Judgment j or, the Saints reioarded. 1 HP HE Lord, the judge before his throne JL Bids the whole earth draw nigh, The nations near the rising sun, And near the western sky. 2 No more shall bold blasphemers say, 1 Judgment will ne'er begin,' No more abuse his long de lay To impudence and sin. 3 Thron'd on a cloud our God shall come, Bright flames prepare his way, Thunder and darkness, fire and storm, Lead on the dreadful day. 4 Heaven from above his call shall hear, Attending angels come, And earth and hell shall know, and fear, Hisjustice, and their doom. 5 ' But gather all my saints,' he cries, 1 That made their peace with God * By the Redeemers sacrifice, * And seal'd it with his blood : 6 'Their faith and works brought forth to * Shall make the world confess [light 1 My sentence of reward is right, ' And heaven adore my grace.' 682* Abridge 201, Ami's 58, Lharmonth 28. (Psalm 50. v. 1, 5, 8, 16, 21, 22. 3d Part. C. M.) The Judgment of Hypocrites. 1 "VITHEN Christ to judgment shall descend, T T And saints surround their Lord, He calls the nations to attend, And hear his awful word. 2 ■ Not for the want of bullocks slain 1 Will I the world reprove; ' Altars and rites and forms are vain 1 WithoHt the fire of love. 3 • And what have hypocrites to do ' To bring their sacrifice? 4 ' Could you expect to 'scape my sight, ' And sin without controul ; ' But I shall bring voir crimes to light, 1 With anguish in your soul.' 5 Consider, ye that slight the Lord, Before his wrath appear ; If once you fall beneath his sword, There's no deliverer there. 683- Few Fiftieth 86. (Psal.ii 50. To a n w Tune.) The last Judgment. 1 fTlHE Lord, the sovereign sends his sura- X mons forth, Calls the south nations, and awakes the north ; From east to west the sounding orders spread Thro' distant worlds and regions of the dead : No more shall atheists mock his long del iv ; His vengeance sleeps no more : behold the day ! 2 Behold the judge descends; his guards are ni°h ; Tempest and fire attend him down the sky : Heaven, earth and hell draw near; let all things come To hear hisjustice and the sinner's doom : 1 But gather first my saints' (the judge com- mands) ' Bring them, ye angels, from their distant lands. 3 ■ Behold ' my covenant stands for ever good ' Seal'd by tn' eternal sacrifice in blood, * And s'gu'.i with ail their names, the Greek, ' the Jew, ' That paid the ancient worship or the new, • There's no distinction here ; come, spread • their thrones, 1 And near me seat my favourites and my ' sous. G 12 684 DAY OF JUDGMENT. 4 ' I their almighty Saviour and their God, 'I am their judge: ye heavens, proclaim * abroad ' My just eternal sentence, and declare ' Those awful truths that sinners dread to * hear: * Sinners in Zion, tremble and retire; ' I doom the painted hypocrite to fire. 5 ' Not for the want of goats or bullocks slain ' Do I condemn thee, bulls and goats are vain, ' Without the flames of love: in vain the store ' Of brutal offerings that were mine before; * Mine are the tamer beasts and savage breed, ' flocks, herds, and fields, and forests, where 1 they feed. 6 * If I were hungry would I ask thee food ? 'When did I thirst, or drink thy bullocks 1 blood ? ' Can I be flatter'd with thy cringing bows, ' Thy solemn chatterings and fantastic vows ? ' Are my eves charm'd thv vestments to be- acks and fiery coals, And darts t' inflict immortal pains Dy'd in the blood of damned souls.] I [There Satan the first sinuer lies, And roars, and bites his iron bands; In vain the rebel strives to rise, Crush'd with the weight of both thine hands.] There guilty ghosts of Adam's race Shriek out, and howl beneath thy rod; Once they could scorn a,Saviour's grace, But they mctns'd a dreadful God. Tremble, my soul, and kiss the Son; Sinners, obey the Saviour's call ; Else your damnation hastens on, And hell gapes wide to wait your fall. 686- Gainsborough 29, Condescension 116* (Hymn 105. B. 1. C. M.j Heaven invisible and holy, l Cor. ii. 9, 10. Rev. xxi. 27. NOR eye has seen, nor ear has heard, Nor sense, nor reasoo known What joys the Father has prepar'd For t«hose that love the Son. But the ?ood Spirit of the Lord Reveals a heaven to come, The beams of glory in his word Allure and guide us home. 3 Pure are the joys above the sky, And all the region peace; No wanton iips nor envious eye Can see or taste the bliss. 4 Those holy gates for ever bar Pollution, sin, and shame ; None s all obtain admirtance there But followers of the Lamb. 5 He keeps the Father's book of life, There all their names are found; The hypocrite in vain shall strive To tread the heavenly ground. 687* Hephzibah 77, Cambridge New 74. (Hymn 66. B. 2. C. IV] J Freedom from Sin and Misery in Heaven. 1 f\U& sins, alas, how strong they be! \J And like a violent sea They break our duty, Lord, to thee, And hurry us away, 2 The waves of trouble how they rise ! How loud the tempests roar! But death shall land our weary souls Safe on the heavenly shore. 3 There to fulfil his sweet commands Our speedy feet shall move, No sin shall clog our winged zeal, Or cool our burning love. 4 There shali we sit, and sing, and tell The wonders of his grace. t Till heaveol] raptures fire our hearts^ And smilein every face. 5 For ever his dear sacred name Shall dwell upon our tongue, And Jesus and Salvation be The ciose of every song. 688- Islington 4/), Derby 169. (Hymn 40. B. I. L. M.) The Business and Blessedness of glorified Saints, Rev. vii. 13, &c. 1 • ^W^HAT happy men, or angels these ▼ T 'That all their robes are spotless 1 white ? ' Whence did this glorious troop arrive • At the pure realms of heavenly light *> H C89, 690 HEAVEN. 691, 692 2 From tort'ring racks and burning fires, And seas of their own blood they came; Put nobler blood has wash'd their robes, Flowing from Christ the dying Lamb. 3 Now they approach th' Almighty throne, With loud hosannas night and day, Sweet anthems to the great Three One Measure their bless'd eternity. 4 No more shall hunger pain their souls, He bids their parching thirst be gone, And spreads the shadow of his wings To screen them from the scorching sun. 5 The Lamb that fills the middle throne Shall shed around his milder beams, There shall they feast on his rich love, And drink full joys from living streams. 6 Thus shall their mighty bliss renew Thro' the vast round ot endless years, And the soft hand of sovereign grace Heals all their wounds, and wipes their tears. 689* Cambridge New 74, Providence 10. (Hymn II. B. 1. C. M.) The same; or, the Martyrs glorijied, Rev. vii. 13, &c. 1 ( rpHESE glorious minds, how bright they X ' W hence all their white array ] [shine ! < How came they to the happy seats • Of everlasting day." 2 From tort'ring pains to endless joys On fiery wheels they rode, And strangely wash'd 'their raiment white In Jesus' dying blood. 3 Now they approach a spotless God, And bow before his throne; Their warbling harps and sacred songs Adore the Holy One. 4 The unveil'd glories of his face Amongst his saints reside, While the rich treasure of his grace Sees all their wants supply'd. 5 Tormenting thirst shall lea\e their souls, And hunger flee as fast ; The fruit of life's immortal tree Shall be their sweet repast. 6 The Lamb shall ! ead his heavenly flock Where living fountains rise, And Love divine shall wipe away The sorrows of their eyes. 690, Irish 171, Elim 151, Hammond 226. (Hymn 33. B. 2. C. M.) The Blessed Society in Heaven. 1 "D AISE thee, my soul, fly up and run XV Thro' every heavenly street, And say, There's nought below the sun That's worthy of thy feet. 2 [Thus will we mount on sacred wines, And Kead the courts above ; Nor earth, nor all her mightiest things Shall tempt our meanest love.] 3 There on a high majestic throne Th' Almighty Father reigns, And sheds his glorious goodness down On all the blissful plains. 4 Bright like a sun the Saviour sits, And spreads eternal noon, No evenings there, nor gloomy nighty To want the feeble moon. Amidst those ever-shining skien Behold the Sacred Dove, While banish'd sin and sorrow flies From ail the realms of love. 6 The glorious tenants of the place Stand bending round the throne; And saints and seraphs sing and praise The Infinite Three One. 7 [But O what beams of heavenly grace Transport them all the while! Ten thousand smiles from Jesus' face, And love in every smile!] a Jesus, and when shall that dear day, That joyful hour appear, When I shall leave this house of clay To dwell amongst them there? 691. Elim 161, Bath Chapel 26, Stilbnan 66, (Hymn 68. B. 2. C. M.) The humble Worship of Heaven. 1 "I7UTHER, I lone, I faint to see X The place of thine abode, I'd leave thy earthly courts and flee Up to thy seat, my God ! 2 Here I behold thy distant face, And 'tis a pleasing sight; But to abide in thine embrace Is infinite delight. 3 I'd part with all the joys of sense To gaze upon thy throne ; Pleasure springs fresh for ever thence, Unspeakable, unknown. 4 [There all the heavenly hosts are seen, In shining ranks they move, And drink immortal vigour in With wonder and with love. 5 Then at thy feet with awful fear Th' adoring armies fall ; With joy they shrink to nothing there, Before th' eternal All. 6 There 1 would vie with all the host In duty and in bliss, While less than nothing I could boast And vanity* confess.] 7 The more thy glories strike mine eyes, The humbler \ shall lie; Thus while I sink, my jo : s shall rise Unmeasurably high. 692« Elim 151, Liverpool 83, Stiilman 66. (Hymn 91. B. 2. C. M.) The Glory of Christ in Heaven. 1 f\ THE delights, the heavenly joys, VJ The glories of the place Where Jesus sheds the brightest beams Of his o'erflowing grace ! 2 Sweet majesty and awful love Sit smiling on his brow, And all the glorious ranks above At humble distance bow. 3 [Princes to his imperial name Bend their bright sceptres down. Dominions, thrones, and powers rejoice To see him wear the crown.] 4 Archangels sound his lofty praise Through every heavenly street, And lay their highest honours down Submissive at his feet. 5 Those soft, those blessed feet of his That once rude iron tore, High on a throne of light they stand, Aud all the saints adore. * Isaiah xl. 17. 693 DOXOLOGIES. 694—698 5 His head, the dear majestic head That cruel thorns did wound, See what immortal glories shine, And circle it around. 7 This is the man, th' exalted man Whom we unseen adore ; But when our eyes behold his face, Our hearts shall love him more. 8 [Lord, how our souls are all on fire To see thy bless'd abode, Our tongues rejoice in tunes of praise To our incarnate God. ) And whilst our faith enjoys this sight, We long to leave our clay, And wish thy fiery chariots," Lord, To fetch our souls away.] 693. EUm 151, Irish 171, Stamford 9. (Hymn 75. B. 2. C. M.) Spiritual and eternal joys ; or, the beatific Sight of Christ. l, my Godj . And run eternal rounds. Beyond the limits of the skies, And all created bounds. 2 The holy triumphs of my soul Shall death itself out-brave, Leave dull mortality behind, And fly beyond the grave. 5 There, where my blessed Jesus reigns In heaven's unmeasur'd space, I'll spend a long eternity In pleasure and in praise. i Millions of years my wondering eyes Shall o'er thy beauties rove, And endless ages I'll adore The glories of thy love. 5 Sweet Jesus, every smile of thine Shall fresh endearments bring, And thousand tastes of new delight From all thy graces spring. 6 Haste, my beloved, fetch my soul Up to thy bless'd abode, Flv, for my spirit longs to see My Saviour and my God.] I cannot persuade myself to put a full period to these divine hymns, till 1 have addressed a special song of Glory to God the Father, the Son, and the Holv, Spirit. Though the Latin name of it, GLORIA PATR1, be retain- ed in our nation from the ROMAN CHURCH : and though there may be some excesses of superstitious honour paid to the words of it, which may have wrought some unhappy pre- judices in weaker Christians, yet I believe it still to be one of the noblest parts of Christian worship. The subject of it is the doctrine of the Trinity, which is that peculiar glory of the Divine' Nature, that our Lord Jesus Christ has so clearly revealed unto men, and is so necessary to true Christianity. The action is praise, whi h is the most complete and ex- alted part of Htavenly worship. 1 have cast the song into a variety of forms, and iiave fitted it by a plain version or a larger para- phrase, to be sung either alone or at the conclusion of another Hymn. I have added also a few Hosannas, or ascriptions of sal- vation to Christ, in the same manner, and for the same end. DOXOLOGIES. [Those of each Metre are placed together, be- ginning with Long Metre. 694. Madan's 107, Portugal 97. (Hymn 26. B. 3. 1st. L. M.) A Song of Praise to the ever blessed Trinity, God the Father, Son, and Spirit. 1 "DLESS'D be the Father and his love -D To whose celestial source we owe Rivers of endless joy above, And rills of comfort "here below. 2 Glory to thee, great Son of God, From" whose dear wounded body rolls A precious stream of vital blood, Pardon and life for dying souls. Makes living springs of grace arise, And into boundless glory flow. 1 Thus God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, we adore, That sea of life and love unknown Without a bottom or a shore. 695- Old Hundred 100. (Hymn 29. B. 3. 2d. L. MO I pi LORY to God the Trinity vT Whose name has mysteries unknown ; In essence One, in person Three; A social nature, yet alone. 2 When all our noblest powers are join'd The honours of thy name to raise, Thy glories over-match our mind, And angels faint beneath the praise. 69g. (Hymn 32. B. 3. 3d. L. M.) TO God the Father, God the Son, And God rhe Spirit, Three in One, Be honour, praise, and glory given, By all on earth, aud all 111 heaven. 697- (Hymn 33. B. 3. L. M.) Or thus: ALL glory to thy wondrous name, Father of mercy, God of love, Thus we exalt the Lord, the Lamb, And thus we praise the heavenly Dove. 698' Bath Chapel 26, Irish 171, Boston 15?, (Hymn 27. B. 3. 1st C. MO 1 pi LORY to God the Father's name, \J Who, from our sinful race, Chose out his favourites to proclaim The honours of his grace. 2 Glory to God the Sou be paid, Who dwelt in humble clay. And to redeem us from the dead Gave his own life away. 699—704 DOXOLOGIES. 705—709 Glory to God the Spirit give, From whose almighty power Our souls their heavenly birth derive, And bless the happy hour. 4. Glory to God that reigns above, Th' eternal Three and One, Who by the wonders of his love Has made his nature known. 699. Great Milton 212, Froom 255. (Hymn 30. B. 3. 2d C. M.) 1 rpHE God of mercy be ador'd, J- Who calls our souls from death, Who saves by his redeeming word, And new-creating breath. 2 To praise the Father and the Son And Spirit all divine, The One in Three, und Three in One, Let saints and angels join. 700- (Hymn 34. B. 3. 3d C. M.) NOW let the Father and the Son And Spirit be ador'd, Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. 701. (Hymn 35. B. 3. C. M.) Or thus: HONOUR to thee, Almighty Three, And everlasting One ; All glory to the Father be, The Spirit, and the Son. 702* The 2d at the end of the Psalms. (C. M.) LET God the Father, and the Son, And Spirit be ador'd, Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. 703. Aynhoe 108, Eagle Street New 55, Simon's 250. (Hymn 23. B. 3. IstS. M.) 1 TET God the Father live J_i For ever on our tongues; Sinners from his first love derive The ground of all their songs. 2 Ye saints, employ your breath In honour to the Son, Who bought your souls from hell and death By offering" up his own. 3 Give to the Spirit praise Of an immortal strain, Whose light and power and grace conveys Salvation down to men. 4 While God the Comforter Reveals our pardon'd sin, O may the blood and water bear The same record within. 5 To the great One and Three That seal this grace in heaven, The Father, Son, and Spirit, be Eternal glory given. 704« Aynhoe 108, Vermont 134. (Hymn 31. B. 3. 2d S. M.) 1 T ET God the Maker's name JLi Have honour, love and fear, To God the Saviour pay the same, And God the Comforter. 2 Father of Lights above, Thv mercy we adore, The Son of thy eternal love, And Spirit of thy power. 705- (Hymn 36. B. s. 3d S. M.) YE angels round the throne, And saints that dwell below, Worship the Father, love the Son, And bless the Spirit too. 70o. (Hymn 37. B. 3. S. M.) Or thus: GIVE to the Father praise, Give glory to the Son, And to the Spirit of his grace Be equal honour done. 707. The 5th at the end of the Psalms. As the 1 13th Psalm. NOW to the Great and Sacred Three, The Father, Son, and Spirit be Eternal praise and glory given, Thro' all the worlds where God is known, By all the angels near the throne, And all the saints in earth and heaven. 708* Greenwich New 62, Clapham 13. (Hymn 38. B. 3.) A Song of Praise to the Blessed Trinity* The 1st as the 140th Psalm. 1 T GIVE immortal praise i To God the Father's love For all my comforts here, And better hopes above j He sent his own Eternal Son To die for sins That man had done. 2 To God the Son belongs Immortal glory too, * Who bought us with his blood From everlasting woe : And now he lives And now he reigns, And sees the fruit Of all his pains. 3 To God the Spirit's name Immortal worship give, Whose new-creating power Makes the dead sinner live: His work completes The great design, And fills the soul With joy divine. 4 Almighty God, to Thee Be endless honours done, The undivided Three, And the Mysterious One: Where reason fails With all her powers, There faith prevails, And love adores. 70Q. Resurrection 72, Portsmouth New 144. (Hvmn 39. B. 3.) The 2d as the 148th Psalm. O Him that chose us first Before the world began, To him that bore the curse To save rebellious man, To Him that form'd Our hearts anew, Is endless praise, And glory due. The Father's love shall run Thro' our immortal songs, We bring to God the Son Hosannas on our tongues ; Our lips address The Spirit's name With equal praise, And zeal the same. T c 710—714 HOSANNAS. 715—718 Let every saint above, And angel round the throne, For ever bless and love The sacred Three in One: Thus heaven shall raise His honours high When earth arid time Grow old and die. 710. Sicit kin's 44, DarwelVs 62. (Hymn 40. B. 3.) The 3d as the U8th Psalm. TO God the Father's throne Perpetual honours raise; Glory to God the Son, To God the Spirit praise: And .'.hile our lips Their tribute bring, Our faith adores The name we sing. 711. The 6th at the end of the Psalms. As the 148th Psalm. TO God the Father's throne Perpetual honours raise, Glory to God the Son, To God the Spirit praise: With all our powers, Eternal King, Thy name we sing, While faith adores. 712- (Hymn 41. B. 3.) Or thus: TO our eternal God, The Father and the Son, And Spirit all divine, Three mysteries in One, Salvatiou, power, And praise be given, By all on earth And all in heaven. THE HOSANNA; OR, SALVATION AS- CRIBED TO CHRIST. 713. Derby 169, Rothwell 174. (Hymn 42. B. 3. L. 1M.) ! TTOSANNA to king David's Son XX Who reigns on a superior throne; We bkss the Prince of heavenly birth Who brings salvation down to earth. £ Let every nation, every age, In this delightful work" engage; Old men and babes in Sion sing The growing glories of her King. 714. Great Milton 212, Miall 240. (Hymn 43. B. 3. C. M.) 1 TTOSANNA to the Prince of grace, XX Sion, behold thv King; Proclaim the Son of David's race, And teach the babes to sing. 2 Hosanna to th' incarnate Word Who from the Father came; Ascribe salvation to the Lord With blessings on bis name. 715. Liverpool 83, Great Milton 212. (Hymn 16. B. 1. C. M.) Hosanna to Christ, Matt. xxi. 9. Luke xix, 38, 40. 1 TTOSANNA to the royal son XI Of David's ancient line, His natures two, his person one, Mysterious and divine. 2 The root of David here we find, And offspring is the same ; Eternity and time are join'd In our Immanuel's name. 3 Blest he that comes to wretched men With peaceful news from heaven ; Hosannas of the highest strain To Christ the Lord be given. 4 Let mortals ne'er refuse to take Th' hosanna on their tongues, Lest rocks and stones should rise, and break Their silence into songs. 71fi. Liverpool 8 J, MichaeVs 119. (Hymn 89. B. 2. C M.) Christ' 's Victory over Satan. 1 TTOSANNA to our conquering King! XI The prince of darkness flies, His troops rush headlong down to hell Like lightning from the skies. 2 There bound in chains the lions roar, And fright the rescu'd sheep, But heavy bars confine their power And malice to the deep. 3 Hosanna to our conquering King, All hail, incarnate Love! Ten thousand songs and glories wait To crown thy head above. 4 Thy victories and thy deathless fame Through the wide world shall run, And everlasting ages sing The triujophs thou hast won. 717. Vermont 134, Falcon Street 209. (Hymn 44. B. 3. S. M.) 1 TTOSANNA to the Son XX Of David and of God, Who brought the news of pardon down, And bought it with his blood. 2 To Christ the anointed King Be endless blessings given, Let the whole earth his glory sing Who made our peace with heaven. 718- Portsmouth New 144, Grove 125. (Hymn 45. B. 3. As the 148th Psalm.) 1 TTOSANNA to the King XX Of David's ancient blood ; Behold he comes to bring Forgiving grace from God: Let old and young Attend his wav, And at his feet Their honours lay. 2 Glory to God on high, Salvation to the Lamb ; Let earth, and sea, and sky His wond'rous love proclaim ; Upon his head Shall honours rest, And every age Pronounce him blest, H3 ENLARGED INDEX OF SUBJECTS. N. B. — Turn to the particular article you want, as in a Dictionary or Concordance, but look 7iot under Christ/br atonement or redemption, but at the very words themselves, and so in every instance. If you find not the term yon seek, look for an- other of similar import, such as conversion and regeneration. The figures refer to the numbers of the Hymns and of the Pages, which always answer to each other. A. AARON, and Christ, 260. •**■ Moses and Joshua, 472. Abba Father, 164, v. 5, 6. 165, v. 9, 10. Abel and Christ, 142. Abounding iniquity, 59ft, COO. grace, 163, 156, 12% 135. Abraham, stones made children of, 140. Abraham's, call, 287, v. 4. faith and obedience, 286, v. 3, 4. blessing- on the Gentiles, 527, 528, 530. offering his son, 330. Absence, from God, deprecated, 396. for ever intolerable, 392, 678. and presence of God and Christ, 392. from public worship painful, 291. Absent Saviour, gone to prepare a place for his people, 538. love to the, 312. memorial of the, .533, 538. Access to the throne of grace by a mediator, 422- Accession of King George, 617. Adam, corrupt nature from, 86, 150. fall of, 107. sovereign of the creatures, 5?, v. 9. first and second, 82. their dominion, 95. Adoption, 164, 165. spirit of, desired, 165, v. 9, 10. and election, 125. Adoration, 503. See Worship. Advice to youth, 589, 590, 592, 593. Advocacy of Christ, 2/>8, 259, 142, v. 3. Advocate, Christian, 269, v. 9. 270, v. 9. Affections, inconstant, 375. unsanctified, 451. spiritual, described, 299. desired, 108, 149. Afflicted, Christ's compassion to them, 205, 368, V. 3. Afflictions, of the Church, 487—193. corporal and mental, 368. courage in them, 369. difference between those of saints and sin- ners, 403. hope in them, 376, 292. 293. light and short, 208, v. 4. heavy and overwhelming, 293, 621, 368. instructions by them, 403, 624. moderated, 183. profit by, and support under them, 623. without rejection, 133. resignation to them, 622, 329, 297. removed by prayer, .503, 380. regulated by providence, 67. sanctified, 403, 624. submission to them, 3S1, 71, 622. 329, 297. support, trust, and comfort under them, 67, 388, 395. trying our graces, 13, 360. Aged, saints, flourishing, 483. prayer and song, 597. reflection and hope, 596. sinner at death and judgment, 592. All in all, God, 170, 171, 414. All seeing God, 10, 11. All sufflciencc of Ohrist, 289. of God, 14. of grace in duty aud suffering, 201, 202. divine, our bliss, 349, v. 5. Almost christian, 94- Alms, or liberality, 305, 310. Ambition of the world, 454, deprecated, 297. Amen, 465, v. 6. 514, v. 8. 658, V. 6. 672, V. 4. Amiable deportment, 320. Anchor, hope an, 135, v. 3. Angel of the covenant, Christ, 269, v. 3. 270, v. 3. Angels, (bad) their fall, 89. punished, aud man saved, 130, 131. vanquished and miserable, 49, v. 6, 7. (good) guardian, 62R, 508, v. 5. nappy at the conversion of sinners, 228, v. 6. Angels subject to Christ, 132, v. 6. 223, v. 4. Anger a.m\ love of God,45, v. 1,5—7.11, 80,24, 12. Anger. See Wrath, Vengeance, Hell. Answer to the church's prayers, 603. See Prayer, Antichrist, his ruin, 502, 503, 505. Anticipation of death and glory, 405, 406, 597, v. 4, 7, 8. Apollos, nothing without God, 118, v. 4. Apostate, perishing, 94. Apostles commissioned, 114. Apparel, spiritual, 156, v. 6, 7. 195. Appeal to God, against persecutors, 361. concerning, our sincerity, 336, 337. our humility, 297. Ark placed in Zion, 477. Arm of the Lord, made bare, 123, v. 6. church sealed on Christ's, 570, v. 3. Arms of everlasting love, 138, v. 3. Armour of the gospel, 358, 428, v. 4. Ascension of Christ, 238, 241 — 244. Ashamed, not of Christ, or his gospel,339,340,55 1. Astonishing love and grace, 164, 176. Assistance, gracious, 320, v. 6. in duty," 202. in the spiritual warfare, 359, 184, 138. against sin and Satan, 202. Assurance, of interest, 339, 300. of heaven, 658, 395. of the love of Christ, 289, 300. desired, 343, 209, v. 8. 678, v. 6—6. 39, V. 10. 19, v. 6. Atheism, practical, 44, 87, 599, 600. punished, 598. Atonement of Christ, 140 — 146, 282, 555. Attributes of God, 38—42. Authority of magistrates from God, 617. Avenger, God an, of his saints, 22. Awakened sinner, 110. B. Babes, new born, described, 165. Babylon, ruin of it, predicted, 502, falling, 503. fallen, 505, INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Backsliders, in distress and desertion, 372. restored, 363. pardoned, 464, 157, 158. BachsHdings and returns, 375. Banquet Ot love, 560, 544. Baptism, and circumcision, 525—532. the commission, 525. Baptism, and circumcision, 531. believers buried with Christ in, 526. of infants, 529, 531. children devoted to God in, 529, 528. preaching, and the Lord's supper, 532. Beatifich virion longed for, 693,434, 6J1. Beatitudes, 389. Believe and be saved, 283. Believer, described. 165. baptized, 525, 526. death and burial of a, 662. Beauty, of Christ, 567, 516. of Christ's righteousness, 156. . of the chun h, 565, 480, 481, v. 5, 7. of gospel ministers, 123. of holiness, 200. of saints, 480, 482. Birth, does not convey grace, 148. first and second, 147. of Christ, 212, 215, 264, 218. miracles at the, 8, 220. Blasphemy complained of, 599, 600. Blessed, the, described, 369, 162, 397, 398, 400. dead in the Lord, 653. Blessed?iess, of Gospel times, 123. of heaven, 667, 698, 689, 274. only in God and Christ, 170, 171, 392. Blessing, of Abraham on the Gentiles.527,5'28,530. of Ciod on business, 413. Blessings, of the gospel, 125, 194, 520. of a family, 415, 456. of the country, 562, 583, 585. of a nation, 605. of the spring, 582. Blood of Abel, 14 2. of Christ, cieansin?, 176, 282, S23, 181, v. 4, 6. 84, v. 5, 6. 230, 200, V. 4, 6. seal of the New Testament, 535. and flesh, our foou, 549, 550. spirit and water, 541. Boasting, excluded, 127, 155. in Christ, 539, 551. Booh, of nature and .-cripture, 99, 100, 102. of God's decrees, 19. of life, 368, 19, v. 6. Branch of promise, C hrist the, 467, v. 9, 12. 520, v. 2. Brazen serpent, 281. Bread, strengthening, 80, v. 12. of life, Christ the. 537, 265, v. 3. Breathing, after comfort and deliverance, 378. after holiness, 178. Britain, praver for it, 606. praise to* God for it, 604, 612. prosperity and happiness of it, 606, 607, 584. Broad and narrow wav, 94, v. 1. Brother, Christ a, 147,' v. 6. 148, v. 6. Brotherly love, 313. reproof, 575, v. 3, 4. Burial of a saint, 662. Burial with Christ in baptism, 526. Business, of life blest, 413. of glorified saints, 688, 689, 274. Ccesar's dues, 615, v. 5. Call of the gospel, 195—198. accepted, 544. Calvary, 536, v. 5. See Cross. Canaan, Israel led to it, 473. lost through unbelief, 450. and heaven, (556, 472, 459, v. 4, 5, 19. Captain of salvation, 269, v. 11. 270, v.-ll. Care of God over his saints, 50S, Cares welcomed, 395, v. 3. Carnal, mind, enmity, 62. joys parted with, 349, 350. reason humbled, 128, 129. Cause, our, left with God, 67, v. 3, 4. Ceremonies mere external, vain, 315. Change produred by the gospel, 121. Characters, of Christ, 266—270. of true christians, 165. Charity, and iove, 314, 3!6. and uncharitableness, 3 '5. to the poor, 305, 306, v. 1, 2. 637. blessing attending, 307, 309. and justice, 475. mixed with imprecations, 491. Chastisement, 461,462. See Afflictions. Chastity, 176, 686. Children, (infants,) in the covenant of grace, 527, 528. devoted to God, 528, 529, 531. instructed, 81, 589. praising God, 588. made blessings, 413, 414. Children of God, (Christians,) 164. their characters, 165. their privileges desired, ib, v. 7. Christ, 211, 278. and Aaron, 260. and Abel, 140. Adam the second, 83, 95. his all-sufficiency, 236. his ascension, 242, 244, 518. the beloved, described, 567. his characters, 266. the church's foundation, 479. his coming, the signs of it, 599. his commission gracious, 283, 224, 225. " his condescension and glorification, 250. covenant made with him, 132. _ first and second coming, or his incarnation, kingdom, and judgment, 217, 222, 677. the creator, 649. crucified, este med foolishness, 188. the true David, 317, 132. his death and resurrection, 232, 233, 237» 254, 255. his eternity, 649. exalted to the kingdom, 262, 250, 253, 513, 514, 517, 518. our > xamp'e, 318. faith in his blood, 323. God and man. 132. his godheid, 649. power and wisdom of God, 542. the desire of all nations, 218, v. 6. his gioiy and grace, 213. glorv in heaven, 692. our hope, 381, 363, 323. human and divine nature, 16, 212, 264, 715. incarnation ami dominion, 250. incarnatiou and sacrifice, 140. the king, and the church his -pouse, 480,481. his kingdom among the Gentiles, 1, 513, 514,482, 481, 477. his love to enemies, 317, 318. his majesty, 1, 185, 257. his mediatorial kimraom, 256, 517 — 519. names and titles, 267—270. his obedience and death, 193. his offices, 265. his personal glories and government, 515. praised by children, 588. prophet, priest, and king, 265, 517—519. his resurrection on the Lord's day, 444, 445. sent by the Father, 224, 225, 283. our strength and righteousness, 154. his sutierings and kingdom, 232, 241, 254, 255. H4 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Christ, his sufferings for our salvation, 231. his titles, 264, 267—270. his zeal and reproaches, 229. See other articles concerning Christ, under their respective terms. CHRISTIAN LIFE, 345—396. Christian, almost one, 94. \ character of a true, 165. church made of Jews and Gentiles, 482. qualifications of one, 474—476. religion, its excellence, 116. internal evidence of the, 115. virtues, 151, 320. weak, not to be despised, 315. Church, Jewish and Christian, 459—524. beauty of it, 480, 481, 484, 485, 418, 565. birth- place of saints, 482. built on Jesus Christ, 479. her complaints avenged, 505. delight and safety in it, 429. destruction of enemies proceeds from thence, 614. espousals to Christ, 564. gathered and settled, 477, 478. of the Gentiles, 481, v. l, 5, 6, 243. God fighta for her, 500, 598, 602. God's presence there, 477, 478, 426, 427. God's special delight, 482, 477, 478. God's garden, 483, enclosed, 566. going to it, 418, 419. ats happiness, 497. the house and care of God, 494, 495. Jews and Gentiles united in it, 482. increase of it, 606. prayer of the, in distress, 490. persecuted, 488, 490. restored by prayer, 382, 512, 380. its safety in troubles and in desolations, 495, 496, 497, 499. the safety and honour of a nation, 484. the spouse of Christ, 480. in the wilderness, 570, 487, v. l, 2. its worship and or.ier, 485. wrath against enemies proceeds thence, 614. Church-meetings, 50S— 513. Church-members characterized, 474 — 476. CIRCUMCISION, and Baptism, 525-532. abolished, 530. and baptism, 529, 531. Citizen of Zion, 474, 475. Cleansing blood of Christ, 181, 176, 282, 323. Cloudy pillar, 459, v. 16. 461, v. 5. Colonics planted, 607. Clothing, spiritual, 156, 195, v. 6, 7. 688, v. 1. Comfoit, from the covenant with Christ, 134. from the gospel, 116. from the Yiope of heaven, 395. holiness and pardon, 381, 160, 178, 3?8. of life blest, 413. and pardon, 157, 158. under sorrows of body and mind, 388, 395. from the divine presence, 393. from the promises and faithfulness of God, 131, 210. restored, 300. and support in God, 236, 362, 363. from ancient providences, 470, 368. Commission, of Christ, 224, 225, 283. of the apostles, 1 14. Communion, with Christ and saints, 534, 511, 416. be ween Christ and his church, 558— 563. between saints in heaven and on earth, 486, v. 5, 6. with Christ desired, 172. Company of saints the best, 109, 511. Compassion, of God, 30, 24, 33, 35, 36, Compassion of a dying Saviour, 536, 554. of Christ to the afflicted and tempted, 206. Condemnation, by the law, 110, 152. none to believers, 289. Condescension, of God, to our affairs, 27* to our worship, 423, 205. of Christ, 250, 220, v. 4. Complaint, of absence from public worship* 291. of the church, 487—493. of deceit and flattery, 599, 600. of desertion, 376, 373. of vain discourse, 600. of d ulness. 370, 341. of a hard heart, 371. of in-dwelling sin, 110, 378. of ingratitude, 324, 578, v. 3. of pride, atheism, oppression, &c. 59$, 600. of sickness, 626. of sloth and negligence, 341, 370. of temptation, 373, 374. of quarrelsome neighbours, 364. of heavy afflictions in mind and body, 368. general, 621. Conjesiion, of our poverty, 109. of sin, repentance, and pardon, 159—162, 64, 85, 345, 379, 157, 156, 368. Confidence in God, 298, 289. under trials and afflictions, 67. Conqueror, Christ a, 553, 716, 269, v. 10. 270, V. 10. 652, V. 3. Conquerors, believers, 359, 651, v. 4. 289, V. 4, 5, 680, v. 4. Conscience, secure and awakened, 1 10. tender, 290. the pleasures of a good one, 351, 299. its guilt relieved, 161, 379, 84,85,323, 383, W, 158. Constancy in the gospel, 192. (See Courage.) Contention, complained of, 364. and love, 314. Contentment, christian, 354, 390. cherished, 297. and love, 31 i. Converse with God, 439, 440, 409. Conversion, its nature and author, 147, 17S. effected by divine power, 517,518. the difficulty of it, 151. delayed, 635, 592—594. the wonder of earth, 506. the joy of heaven, 328. praise for it, 88, v. 4. earnestly desired, 149, 86, v. 4, 5. on the ascension of Christ, 517—519. of Jews and Gentiles, 482, 511, l. Conviction of sin, by the law, 110, 152. by the cross of Christ, 353, 384. Corner stone an emblem of Christ, 266, v. 13. Coronation of Christ, 564. Correction. See Affliction. Corrupt nature from Adam, 82, 86, 150. Corruption of manners general, 598, 600. See Depravity. Counsel, to young persons, 569, and support from God, 363, 102, 104. Counsellor, Christ, 2b4, v. 2. 270, v. 5. Counsels of peace between the father and Christ, 518, v. 4. Courage, christian, called up, 310, 357. in temptation and trouble, 395. in duty and sufferings, 201, 357. in death, 673, 405, 406, 289, 597. in persecution, 360, 289, 192. Covenant, of works cannot save, 152. with Abraham, 527, 530, 531. of grace, made with Christ, our comfort, 132. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Covenant, children therein, 527, 528. unchangeable, 139, 465. its promises, 200. sealed and sworn, 135, 535. hope in it under temptation, 135. Covetousness, 667, 456, 454. Cowardly souls perishing 1 , 94, v. 3. CREATION and providence, 55—81. Creation, of the world, 65. new, 149, 147. old and new, ib. called upon to praise God, 51. and preservation, 646. and providence, 61, 62, 80, 467—469, 76, 52, 53. Creatures, their love dangerous, 347. no trusting them, 14, 15,338, 35, 36. God far above them, 647. their vanity, 455. vain, and God all-sufficient, 14, 15. praising God, 51— 54. Creature-itreams low, and springs of life high, 44, v. 7, 8. Cross of Christ, our glory, 551. benefit of it, 555. salvation in it, 192. repentance flowing from it, 326. crucifixion to the world by it, 539. Crown of righteousness, 658. Crucifixion, of sin, 151, 174,94. to the world, 539. Crucifying Christ afresh, 352. Curse, of the first transgression, 193. removed by Christ, 282. turned into a blessing, 230, v. 3, 4. Custom in sin, 68. Cyrus, 609, v. 7. D. Daily devotion, 410, 10, 11, 336. Danger, of our earthly pilgrimage, 391. of neglect, 635, 198. of love to the creatures, 347. of pride, 128. of death and hell, 643. Darkness, light in it from Christ's presence, 393, 170, v. 4. of providence, 71. of earth and light of heaven, 391, v. 6. Darts, Satan's fiery, 395, 374. David, a type of Christ, 317, 132. Christ greater than, 132, 34, v. 3. Day, of grace and duty, 635. of lite will eud, 645. of humiliation in war, 601. of thanksgiving, 604, 608—610. of judgment, 676—684. everlasting one, 391, v. 6. Dead, raised by the gospel, 121. to sin by the cross of Christ, 352. in the Lord blessed, 653. DEATH, of Christ, an act of submission, yet voluntary, 251. caused by sin, 353. and sufferings of Christ, 233, 193. and resurrection of Christ, 237, 232. grace and glory by it, 555. of men, and -afflictions under providence, 67. of saints and sinners, 405, 406, 401, 668. of a saint, 653, 662. of a sinner, 661, 6.50. of au aged sinner, 592. of a rich sinner, 667, 456, 668. of kindred improved, 663. sometimes sudden, 643. anticipated with pleasure, 597, V. 4, 7, 8. sting of it gone, 651, 294, T. 7. deliverance from it, 631. Death, and pride, 669. fear of it groundless, 657. desirable, 655, 665. dreadful or delightful, 650. overcome by faith, 651,652. triumphed "over in view of the resur- rection, 572, 674, 675. preparation for, 658, 066. courage in it, 673, 406, 166—168. the effect of sin, 595. God's presence in it, 654, 396. terrible to the unconverted, 592. made easy, by the sight of Christ, 657, 54G. "by a sight of heaven, 654, 656. and eternity, 664, 652. and immediate glory, 659, 665. meditation on it, 665. and the resurrection, 670,674, 675,597, 672. Deceit and flattery, 599, 600. Deceitfulness, of sin, 90. of worldlv jovs, 350. Decrees of God', 126—129, 19. revealed by Christ, 273. not to be vainly pryed into, 19, v. 5. Dedication, of ourselves to God, 355. of soul to Christ, 535, 136, v. 5, 6. of children, 528, 529, 531. Defence, in God, 64, 65. from sin and Satan, 294. and salvation in God, 298, 395, 387. Deity of Christ, 211, 212,264, 197, 715. Delay, of conversion, 635, 592—594, 370, 642, God will not, 621, v. 11. Delaying sinners warned, 450. Delight, in the church, and safety, 429, 484, 485, 424—427. in the whole of duty, 355. in God. 311, 426, 29% 291, 292, 438—440, 169, 424—427. in converse with Christ, 172, 173. in the law of God, 103, 105, 624. in ordinances. 172, 173, 4»l, 426. Deliverance, begun and perfected, 362. from despair, 385, 157, 158, 298. from deep distress, 508, 509, 336. from death, 631, 634. national, 604,612. from oppression and fal-ehood, 365. from persecution, 493, 362. by prayer, 508, 366, 382, 507. seasonable, 330. from shipwreck, 69. from slander, 366. from spiritual enemies, 138, 497, 395, 294. surprising, 507. from temptation, 294, 625, 374, 385. from a tumult, 367. Deny thyself, 151, 94, v. 2, 174, v. 3. Departure, from God, lamented, 375. Dependence. See Faith. Deportment, amiable, 320. Depravity, of nature, 82, 86, 150. of manners. 598—600. Desertion, and distress of soul, 376, 372, 379, 26V. and temptation complained of, 373. and hope, 291. Desire, of Christ's presence, 392. of comfort and deliverance, 378. of knowledge, 304. of holiness,~178. of quickening erace, 377. of the spirit of adoption, 164, 165, v. 9, lfc Desolations, the church's safety in them. 499. Despair, of the humble, unreasonable, 163. and hope in death, 405, 669. deliverance from it, 385, 157, 158, £94. and presumption, 92, 93, 110. Devices of Satan, 93, 92. H5 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Devil, his various temptations, 92, 93. his fiery darts, 395, v. 2, 374, v. 3. his enmity to Christ, 199. vanquished by Christ, 501, 716. Devotion, daily, 410, 420, 575. fervent, desired, 341. sacred, 409. sick bed, 622, 625. See Morning, Evening, LoroVs Day. Difficulty of religion, or subduing- passions, 151. Diligence, christian, 636, 637, 194, 357, 340. Direction, and pardon, 346. and defence prayed for, 435, v. 5 — 8. and hope, 292. and supplies, 363. See Knowledge. Disease of sin, 91. Dissolution of the world, 646. Distance from God loved, 150, v. 4. Distemper of, the soul, 91. Distinguishing love and grace, 126 — 131. admired, 545. Distress, what to he done in it, 484, v. 7. of soul, or backsliding and desertion, 372. relieved, 383, 157, 158. Divine nature, of Christ, 211. and human, 212, 264, 197, 715. DOCTRINES, and blessings of scripture, 125 — 194. Dominion, of God, eternal, 6. over the sea, 21. of man over the creature*, 20. Door, Christ compared to a, 266, v. 12. Doubts and fears, of christians discouraged, 163. censured, 202, 495, 210, v. 5. suppressed, 294, 631, 368, 202. removal of them desired, 343, 656, v. 5. removed, 300. Drunkard and glutton, 463. Dulness spiritual, 370. Duties, of religion, 174. assistance in them, 202. excitement to them, 636, 637. constancy in, 571, v. 2, 3. to God and man, 475, 476, 106—108. delightful, 355, V. 3, 4, hindered by sin, 687, v. 1. .help in them desired, 571, v. 3, 6. not meritorious, 152. and delights of heaven, 687. Dwelling with God, on earth, 476. in heaven, 242. Earnest of the spirit, 659, v. 3, 343, v. 4. Earth, no rest on it, 455. Earthly joys forsaken, 319, 350. Earthly mmdcdness lamented, 408. Education, religious, 589, 61. Effects of Christ'* death, 145. Effusion of the spirit, 279. Egypt's plagues, 459. Election, in Christ. 125. sovereign and free, 126, 128, 129. excludes boasting, 127. Employment of saints in heaven, 687. End, o'f the righteous and wicked, 400, 401, 397. of self-righteousness, 153. of the world, 646, 458. of life to be kept in view, 645. Enemies, of the church disappointed, 612. destroyed, 599, 600, 484, 614. national, dismayed and destroyed, 609. prayed for, 491, "317, 318. salvation from spiritual, 138. Enemies, triumphed over, by Christ, 501, 502. and by Christians, 496, Y, 6, 7. Enemy, death the last, 651, v. 3. Enjoyment of Christ, J72, 173. Enlargement, desired, 377. granted, 381. Enmity, between Christ and Satan, 190. of the carnal mind, fi2. Envy, and unbelief cured, 402, 669, 67<*. and love, 314. Equity, universal law of, 107. and wisdom of providence, 74. Espousals of the church to Christ, 564. Establishment and grace, 138. Eternal Son of God, 267, v. 2, 268, V. 2. Eternity, of God, 5. of his dominion, 6. and death, 664. succeeding this life, 643. Evening and morning hymns, 571 — 581. Evidence, internal, to the gospel, 115. of grace, or self-examination, 411. of sincerity, 336, 337, 437. Evil, times, 599, 600. neighbours, 364. magistrates, 404, 619, 620. Exaltation of Christ to the kingdom, 241, 253, 254, 255, 232, 513, 517-519. Examination, or evidences of grace, 411, 336. Example, of Christ, 226, f;18,269, v. 5, 270, v. 5. of saints, 356. a good one set, 636. Excellence, of the Christian religion, 116. of the gospel, 120. of Christ's righteousness, 156. Exhortations, lo diligence, 357, 340, 637. to peace and holiness, 590. Extent of duty and zeal, 355, v. 3, 4. F. Face, of Christ, 392, v. 3, 172, v. 4, 173, v. 1. of Immanuel, 145, v. 4. of God, setn at a distance. 691, v. 2. of God in heaven, 302, v. 6. Faith, 280—289. believe and be saved, 283, 284. and prayer of persecuted saints, 491. and assurance, 339. in the blood of Christ, 160, 84, 323. in divine grace and power, 338, 157, 158. in things unseen, 286, 287. and sight, 659,71, 434. and reason, 205, 71. and repentance, 285. and obedience, 286, 280. and unbelief, 283, 285. assisted by sense, 532. strong, when sense despairs, 18, v. 6, 7. strong, desired, 210, v. 6. overcoming, enjoyed, 652, 289. weak, lamented, 210, v. 5, 181, v. 3. in Christ, our sacrifice, 282. for pardon and sanctification, 181. and knowledge of him, 339. joy of it, and love, 2b8, 312. triumphing in Christ, 289. over death and the grave, 652. walking by it, 287. without works, dead, 280. its victories, 280, v. 4. the way of salvation, 284, 283. and salvation, 283. Faithfulness, of God, 31, 459, 37, 35, 36, 32. tohispromises,135, 1S1,218, 561. a Christian grace, 332. of a good man, 332, 475. Fall, of angels and men, 89. and recovery of man, 199, 136. of Babylon, 503—505. Falsehood, blasphemy, &c. 599, 600. and oppression, deliverance from them, 365, 599, 600. Family, government, 412. love and worship, 416, blessings, 415? INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Father, God our, 164, 40, 41. Christ the everlasting, 264. Fear, of God, holy, 290. reverential in worship, 421, 447. of death, 657. overcome, 651, 652, 674. Fears and doubts suppressed, 300, 294, 631, 509, Feast, of the s-ospel, 195, 544. [SOS. of love, 560, 544. of triumph, 553. made by divide love, 545. its provision?, 552. its guests incited, 544, 545, 552. Fellous/iip, with Christ and saints, 531. between Christ and his church, 558—563. with Christ desired and enjoyed, 172, 173, 441. Fervency of devotion, desired, 341, 340. want of it lamented, 370. excited, 637. Fever of body and mind, 455, v. 3, 4. Few, saved, 94. seek and find, 161, v. 1. Finishing of Christ's work, 235. Fire, Christ represented by a, 266, v. 9. Flatten/, and deceit complained of, 599, 600. self-flattery, 44. Flesh, and sin mortified, 151, 174, 94. and spirit, 177, 175. and blood of Christ, the best food, 549, 550. our tabernacle, 659. Flint, the, dissolved, 200, v. 7, 8. Flourishing religion n old age, 483. Flying, from Christ, follv of it, 198, v. 3. to Christ., the felicity of it, ib. v. 1, 2. Folly and madness of sin, 91. Food, spiritual, 195, 200, 172. the flesh and blood of Christ, 549, 550. for the soul desired, 266, v. 3. Fools made wise, 127. Forbearance, of God. 325. of the righteous, 402. Forget fulness, 451. Forgiveness, of original and actual sin, on con- fession, 84, 85. prayed for, 379, 345. plentiful with God, 157, 158. Formality in worship, 683, 684, 333. Formation of ma , 53. wisdom of God in it, 57. Forms, mere outward, vain, 147, 333, 84, v. 4,5. Foretaste of heaven, 301. desired, 173. Fortitude, christian, 340. excited, 637, 358. Foundation t Christ the, 479. Fountain ot Christ's blood, 200, v. 4, 266, v. 8, 181, v. 4. Frailty, of man, 671, 644, 640. and folly of man. 642. Freedom from sin and mi?erv in heaven, 687. Freeness, of the gospel, 19S. " Freeness, of grace, 126—131. Frctfulness discourasred, 402. Friend, God is, and Father, 40, v. 4, 41, v. 4. Christ a, 267, v. 6, 268, v. 6. Friendship, its blessings, 417. Froicns and smiles of Christ, 368, v. 1—3. Fruits, of Christ's death, 254. of the spirit, 389. of the srospel, 121. of faith, 280. of holiness and grace, 174. Fullness, of Christ, 212. of the gospel, 195. Funeral, psalm, 648, 671. thought, 666. See J)eath<, Burial, Garden, of Christ, the church, 566. - of God, 483. Garments of salvation, 156, 195, v. 6, 7. Gates, of Sion, 195. v. 9, 496, v. 3. of hell, 500, \. 6 of heaven, 242, v. 6, 7. Gentiles, Christ revealed to, 123, 261. 544, 545, 520. the God of the, 1. blessing of Abraham on them, 527, 528, 530. given to Christ, 263, 241. 254, 513, 514. called in answer to pray* r, 431. owning the true God, 1. 124, 243. church of the, 480, 481.514, 431. and Jews united ia che Christian church, 482. Glorified, body, 674. martyrs and saints, 688, 669. Glory, ot God, infinite, 43, 1. in the gospel, 122. in our salvation. 193. and grace in the person of Christ, 213, 212, 122. shines in the sufferings and cross of Christ, 542, 557, 249. of Christ in heaven, 692. and grace promised, 425, 113, 672, 185. and grace by the death of Christ, 555. to the Father, Son, and holy Spirit, 694—712. Glorification and condescension of Christ. 250. ,515,516. Glory o' God in our salvation, 193. and grace promised, 89, 425, 185, 113. Glorying in Christ and his cioss.339,155, 535,551. Glutton, 462. and < runkard, 463. God, all in all, 170, 171, 414. all-seein2-, 10, 11. all-sufficfenr, 14, 15, 236. his attributes, 38 — 42. his being, attributes, and providence, 44. 75, 76, 68, 583. the avenger of his people, 22. his care of saints, 361, 508. and of the church, 495. creator and redeemer, 130. creation and providenct, 61, 80. our defence and salvation, 294, 14, 15, 387 . 46,613. ' eternal, sovereign, and holy, 7. eternal, and man mortal, 644, 648, 649, his faithfu ness, 34, 459, 37. far abo\e the creatures^ 647. glorified by Christ, 122, 542. glorifud, and sinners saved, 193. goodness and mercy, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 38. goodness and truth, 24, 35, 36. his governing power and goodness, 13. great and "rood, 28, 78, 640, 2, 3, 24, 7*5. heart searching, 336. our only hope and help, 33. incomprehensible, 42 43. the judge, 677, 679, 334, 663, 684. kind to his people, 32, 35, 36. his majesty, l, 16. and condescension, 17. 18, 640. mercy and truth, 75, 421, 25, 26, 32. made man, 250. of nature and grace, 582, 583. his perfections, 38—42, 75, 44, 37, 2, 3. 21 35, 36. ' ' our portion, and Christ our hope, 381. our portion here and hereafter, 169. his power and majesty, 421, 28, 7—9, J, praised by children, 588. our preserver, 63—65, 184. present in his churches, 426, 427. 116 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Cod, our refuge in national troubles, 499, 500. our shepherd, 166—168. his sovereignty and goodness to man, 18, 250, 640, 24. our support and comfort, 362. supreme governor,. 620,7—9, 617. his vengeance and compassion, 28, 677. unchangeable, 133, 58. his universal dominion, 48, his wisdom in his works, 58, 57. worthy of all praise, 2, 3, 35, 36, 452, 52—54, 407. sight of him weans from the. world, 348. terrible to sinners, 16. See Perfections, Works, Sec. Godhead of Christ, 211, 212, 649. Golden rule of Christ, 107. Good works, 112, 474,475, 242, 307, 308. profit men, not God, 109. cannot . justify, 153, 155. Goodness of God,' 24, 35, 36. 20, 25, 37, 639 ,3*4. and greatness, 12, 39—41. and power, 12. and wrath, 29. Gospel, armour, 428, v. 4, 358, v. 1. glad tidings, 123. Feast, 195, 514. its glory and success, 99, 481, 516, 517, 279, 264, v. 1.4,5. different success of it, 118. invitations and provisions, 195, 552. gives no liberty to sin, 352, 174, 280. joyful sound, 98, 113, 221, 187. times, their blessedness, 123. divine evidence of the, 97. attested by miracles, 114, 220, 240. not ashamed of the, 339, 551. glorifies God, 122. ministry, 123. its wisdom and grace, 122. its blessed effects, 121. savour of life or death, 118. sinned against, 117. and law, 152. and law joined, 112. distinguished, 111. alone give sinners hope, 116. power of God to salvation, 120, 121, 516. practical tendency of it, 174. worship and order, 485. Government, and magistrates from God, 615,6 17. of Christ, 515, 264, v. 3—5. Grace, adopting, 164. of Christ, 513—516. Grace, converting, 150. electing, 125. its evidences or self-examination, 411, 336. in exercise, 557. not conveyed by parents, 148. its freedom and sovereignty, 126—131. and holiness, 174. growth in, 483. an immortal and holy principle, 165, v. 5. without merit, 363, 160, 162. justifying, 152. pardoning, 163, 157, 158. and providence, 61, 75, 467, 468, 76, 77. given us in Christ, 190, v. 3, 134. persevering, 186. equal to power, 12. preserving and restoring, 184. promises of, 199—210. above riches, 605. sanctifying and saving, 138. and glory in the person of Christ, 213, 212. and glory by the death of Christ, 555. salvation by it, 190, 188. sovereignty of it, 126—131. Grace, of the spirit, 389. all-sufficient in duty and sufferings, 201, 202, superaboundinar, 163. [163. ♦ surprising, 176, I64. throne of accessible, 422, 258, 259. and vengeance, 29. truth and protection, 79. tried by afflictions, 406, 13, 182, 183. and glory, 185, 425. Graceless souls, wretched, 170. Graces, (christian) 332, 389, 320". in exercise at the Lord's table, 557. tried, 406, 13. shining in trials, 360. Gratitude, for divine favours, 355. want of it lamented, 324, 578, v. 3. Great Britain's God praised, 604. Greatness and goodness of God, 39—41. Growth in grace, 483. Guide, Christ a, 269, v. 5. 270, v. 5. the divine counsels our, 169, v. 2. 571. v. 5,6. the holy spirit, 368, v. 11. Guidance, divine, sought, 571, v. 4—6. Guilt of conscience relieved, 161, 163, 379, 84, 85, 323, 383, 157, 158. H. Habits sinful, hard to be broken, 88. Happiness, in God only, 170, 171. in God's presence, 392, 393. on earth, 301, 302, v. 7—10. in heaven, 693. Happy, saint and cursed sinner, 398. men described, 389, 160, 159. nation, 605. Hardness of heart, 371. Harvest, 583—585. Hatred And love, 314. Head, Christ our, 266, v. 7, 534, v. 5. Health, preserved, 572, 578. 66. sickness and recovery , 626, 629, 630, 631, 633. prayed for, 379, 626, 622. Hearing, of prayer and salvation, 510, 381. the word, unprofitablv, 451. and praying for success, 451. with ple'asure and profit, 123, 118. Heart, known to God, 10, hard, 371. softened, 200, v, 7—9. Heaven, what constitutes it, 171. aspirations after, 691, 173, 349, 350,344,391. its blessedness and business, 688, 689. meditation of, 288. negligence in seeking after, 642. hope of it supporting, 395. hoped for by Christ's resurrection, 239. freedom from sin and misery there, 687. worship of it humble, 691. Christ's dwelling place, 692, 568. dwelling place of the saints, 242. sight of God and Christ there, 344. blessed society there, 6»0, 486. nothing without God, 169. invisible and holy, 686. ensured and prepared for, 658. foretaste of it on earth, 301. prospect of it makes death easy, 656. of separate souls and resurrection, 406. the everlasting felicity of, 693. and earth, 349, 350, 391. and hell, 680. Heavenly, mindedness, 299. desired, 408. Heavenly joy on earth, 172, 302, 301. Hell, and death, 661. and judgment, 587, 680. or the vengeance of God, fi85, 16. holy fear of, 685, 678. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Helpless souls hoping and praying, 33. He+eklaWs song, 633. High Priest, Christ, 269, v. 8. 270, v. 8. and king and judge, 146. Holiness. See Grace, Spiritual, Sunctificati»n. and sovereignty of God, 23, 647. and grace, 176," 174, 280. its characters, 389. true faith promotes, 356. forbids sin, 165, v. 5. necessary preparation for heaven, 686. pardon and comfort, 381. desired, 178. loved onlv by the gracious, 185, v, 4. professed", 335, 336. Honour, of the world, vain, 451. to magistrates, 615. Hope, of Saints, Christ the, 381. in the covenant, 135. in darkness, 376, 293, 368. gives light and strength, 287. [662, 674. of the resurrection, 673, 652, 651, 405, 406, and despair in death, 405, 6.>9, 670. and prayer, 430. of national victory, 602. and direction, 292. in afflictions, 292, 368. of the helpless, 33. of the living, 635. the soul's anchor, 135. in Christ, comfort under sorrows, 383. of heaven by Christ's resurrection, 259. of heaven, supporting and sanctifying under trials, 395, 164, v. 4. Hiaketh not ashamed, 506, 509. makes death easy, 656. none excluded from, 295. of Sinners, vain, 397, v. 4—6. Hopeful youth falling short of heaven, 591. Horn of promise, 520, v. 2. Hosanna, to Christ, 713— 716. of the children, 588. for the Lonl's day, 444, 445. Households, 528, v. \. 529, v. 3. See Family. Human affairs condescended to by God, 27. Humanity and deity of Christ, 212, 264, 715. Humble, God dwells with the, 205. enlightened, 128, 129,520. sinner pardoned, 296. worship of heaven, 691. Humiliation, day, 596, 603. for disappointment in war, 601. and exaltation of Christ, 145, 146, 249, 252, 235. Humility, and pride, 196. and meekmss, 389. and submission, 297. and resignation under affliction, 622. of heaven, 691. Hunger, and thirst after righteousness, 369, v. 4. none in heaven, 666, 669. Husbandman'' s psalm, 582. Hypocrites, and hypocrisy, 599, 600. known and abhorred of God, 333. and almost christian, 94. and apostacv, 94. at the day o'f judgment, 682—664. Idolatry reproved, 46, 47, 363, 613. Ignorance lamented, 451. Ignorant, enlightened, 128, 129. Illumination of the spirit, 342. Images, vain and stupid, 46, 47,613. Immanuel, God with us, 145, 715, 268, 212, v. 6. Immutability of God and his covenant, 133, oo. Impenitence, the danger of, 285. Implacable hatred to God, 491, v. 6. Imprecations and eharity, 491. Improvement of life, 6.36, 637. Incarnation, of Christ, 212, 215, £64, ili, praise for the, 277. and sacrifice of Christ, 140, Incomprehensibility of God, 43. and invisibility, 4. and sovereignty, 42. Inconstancy, of "Israel, 465. of our love, 375. Increase, of the church, 606. of grace, 483. Industry, nothing without a blessing, 413, 4:4, Infants, 56, v. 5. See Children. Ingratitude complained of, 324, 642, v. 3, 4. Inheritance, eternal, 239. Iniquity, abounding, 599, 600. Iniquity, prevailing, conquered and pardoned, Inspiration and prophecy, 97. Institution of the Lord's Supper, 533. Instruction, from God, 303. from scripture, 101, 102. in piety, 569. Instructive afflictions, 403. Insufficiency, of reason, 43. of self-righteousness, 153, 19.3. of riches to free from death, 668, 669. of the world to make us happy, 349, 350, Intemperance, punished, 462. and pardoned, 463. Intercession of Christ, 258 — 263. Interest in Christ, assurance of it desired, 343, ISFITATIONS, of scripture, 195—198. of Christ, to sinners, 196. to saints answered, 562. of the gospel, 195—198,545, 203, 204. ot saints to sinners, 509, v. 5, 6. importance of regarding the, 197, 198. accepted, 161. Inward witness to christianitv, 115. Isaac and the altar, 330. Islands, the, to be called, 254, v. 3—6. 514, v. 2, distant, 431. v. 5. Northern, 432. v. 2. 223, v. 1. 604, v. 5. Israel, saved from the Assyrians, 614. delivered from Egypt, and brought to Ca- naan, 136, 470, 459, 473, 467—469, 77. their rebellion and punishment, 461,464. punished and pardoned, 465, 463. travels in the wilderness, 473, 471. Israelitish history, 459—473. Jailer, the Philippian, 529, v. 3. Jealousy of our love to Christ, 570. Jehovah, 53, v. 11. 28, v. 3. 490, v. 8. reigns, 7—9, 222, 677. Jesus, dearest of names, 145. See Lord. Christ. Jeicish church, 459 — 173. Jews. See Israel, and Gentiles. John Baptist's message, 520. Jordan divides, 471, v. 2. Joshua, Christ, so called, 472. Journey, Christian, thro' a wilderness, 391. of the Israelites, 473, 471. Joy, spiritual, reason of it, 61. in Clirist unseen, 312. carnal and deceitful parted with, 349, 350. of faith. 288. heavenly upon earth, 301, 302. soon interrupted, 375, 301, v. 7. spiritual restored, 300. in Christ's presence eternal, 693. of conversion, 506. See Delight. in heaven, on a sinner's conversion, 323, 228, v. 6. Judge, Christ, 660—684, 267, v, 7. 268, v, 7. Judgment, dav, 676 — 684. the last, G80, 676. FI7 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Judgment, certain, 67 S. yo\Uh reminded of, 593, 594. Christ coming' to, 146. and hell, 587. desire to stand with acceptance at the, 6S0, v. 7. dignity and dominion of the righteous at the, 407, v. 5—8. and mercv, 679, 28. seat of God, 679, 398, V. 5. Just, the, described, 305, 475. Justice, of God, 23. and grace, 338, v. 6. and mercy, 29, 38, v. 7. 39, v. 7, 8. 32, v.5,6. a christian virtue, 332. of providence, 74. and truth towards men, 475. Justification, complete, 289. free, 150, 162, 158. by faith, not by works, 152, 155. and sanctification, 181, 156. K. King, is the care of heaven, 618. W illiam and king George, 617. of kings, Christ, 267, v. 3. 268, v. 3. Kings and priests, believers made, 146, 273, v. 7. Kingdom, of Christ, 253—257. and titles of Christ, 264. of Christ among men, 521, C76. of God, supreme, 22. eternal, 6. Kiss the Son, 685, v. 6. Knowledge, desired, 304, 437. and faith in Christ, 339. of Christ crucified, excellent, 112, v. 5. given to those who seek it, 198. Knowledge, vain without love, 310. saving, from God, 128, 129. Lamb, slain, praise to the, 137, 271—274. hikes away sin, 282. of God, angry, 267, v. 4. 268, v. 4. conquers the roaring lion, 137, v. 3. Lamb's book of life, 388, v. 4, 5. 19, v. 6. Languor of devotion, 341. Law, of God, or love to God and our neigh- bour, 106. equitv of it, 107. delight in the, 103,398. convinces of sin, 110. condemns but cannot save, 152, 472, 285, v.3. engraved on the heart, 200, v. 9. and gospel, distinguished, 111. •and gospel, joined, 112. obedience better than sacrifice, 108. sins against law and gospel, 117. Leader, Christ a, 356, v. 5. Leaning on Christ, 570, 547, v. 2. Legacy of Christ claimed, 535. Levitical priesthood fulfilled in Christ, 261.. Liberality, to the poor, 305, 306. rewarded, 306—309. Liberty, spiritual asserted, 352. ' of conscience, 615, v. 5. 6i9, v. 2. Life, (Christ the) of men, 267, v. 5. 268, v. 5. of man described, 668, v. 5—7. frail, -ncceeded by eternity, 643. wonderfully preserved, 572, 66. short, and miserable, 638, 639. and God good, 639. the day of grace and hope, 685. of a christian hidden, 354. and riches, their vanity, 669. short and feeble, 640, 671, 648. Light, of the Jews and Gentiles, Christ, 655, v. 4. 520. and salvation by Christ, 203, 204, 179, 180, of the world, 267, v. 5. 266, v. 5. Light, in darkness, by God's presence, 393, 170, v. 3, 4. given to the blind, 128, 129. Lion, (Satan) 273, v. 2. conquered by the Lamb, 137, v. 3. Judah'Sj 267, v. 4. 268, v. 4. Living, their privileges above the dead, 637. power and dying love of Christ, 136, v. 4. Looking, within the veil, 356, 288. ou Christ and mourning-, 384. Long-suffering of God, 325, 324. Longing, after God and his house, 291, 438—440. for holiness, 178. for comfort, 378, 173, v. 11, 12. for heaven, 344, 394. for the beatific vision, 434, 693. Lord, of hosts, and Lord of lords,267, v.3.268,v.3. our righteousness, 179, 180. Lord's day, 435—446. Lord's supper, Hymns, 533—557. instituted, 533. provisions at the, 549, 552. our redeemer at the table, 547, 558. a triumphal feast, 553. the admiring guests, 545, evangelical graces exercised at the, 557. and baptism, 532. LOVE, of God, to the righteous, and hatred to the wicked, 397, 398. in sending his son, 283, 224, 225. better than life, 439, 440. unchangeable, 133, 465, 269, 207, 495. distinguishing, 128, 129, 130, 131. of Christ to men, 197. to sinners, 317. to the church, 569. in dying, 554. in words and deeds, 569. its strength, 570. unchangeable, 289, 495. unparalleled, 536. shed abroad in the heart, 453. its banquet, 560, 545. to God and our neighbour, 106. to God inconstant, 375. pleasant and powerful, 310. to Christ strong, 392. to the unseen saviour, 312, 692, v. 7. to Men, brotherly, 313. to enemies, 317, 318, 475, v. 6. and worship in a family, 313. to the creature dangerous, 347. and charity, 316. and sympathy, 389, v. 5. and hatred, 314. peace and meekness, 389. faith and joy, 312. superior to knowledge, faith, and hope, 310. Love, perfect in heaven, 692. religion vain without it, 319. Lovely carriage, 320. Lusts of the flesh, conflict with, 177, 175, 637, Luxury, punished, 462. [v. 3, 4. and pardoned, 463. Lydia's house, 529, v. 3. Lying haced, 332, 412, v. 5. M. Madness, folly, and distemper of sin, 91. MAGISTRACY, 615-620. Magistrates, their authority from God, 617. advice to them, 262, v. 9, 10. 263, v. 5, 6. honour due to, 615. qualifications and duties of, 616. warned, 6 19, 620. raised and deposed, 617. Majesty of God, terrible, 16, 589, 28. See God, Greatness. Malice, and hatred discountenanced, 314, against God, implacable, 491, v. 6. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Man, his wonderful formation, 30. his dominion over the creatures, 20. his fall and recovery, 199. mortal, and Christ eternal, 649. his vanity as mortal, 640, 641, 647, 646, 644. saved, and angels punished, 130, 131. Manna, rained down, 462, v. 1—4. spiritual. 537, 275, v. 4. Mariners'' psalm, 69, 70. Marks, of implanted grace, 411, 336. of the blessed man, 389. of the children of God, 165. of true fith, 280. of aenuine holiness, 174. of sincerity, 337, 437 at the pause. Marriage, mystical, 480. Mart//rdo)ii,'2S9, 192. Martyrs glorified, 688, 689. Mary, the virgin's song, 218. Master of a family, 412. Mediator, access "bv, to the throne of grace, 422, 267, V. 6. 268, v. 6. Meditation, 398, 400, 581. and retirement, 40S. on the word, 103, 104. on heaven, 286. Meekness, 389, v. 3. 315, 314. learned of Christ, 196. Melancholy, reproved, 292. and hope, 293. r moved, 506. Melckizedec, a tvpe of Christ, 519, v. 3, 4. 518,. v. 3.' Members of a church characterized, 474—476. Memorial of our absent Lord, 538, 533. Memory, weak, 451. Mercies, national, 604, 60S. common and special, 76, 25, 26. praise for spiritual and temporal, 25, 26. innumerable. 560. everlasting, 77, 469. recorded, 473. and judgment, 679. and truth of God, 34, 75. 31. goodness and truth, 35. 36. truth, and grace, 77, 46, 2. Mercy of God cause of salvation, 1SS, 224, 225. Merit, human, disclaimed, 109. Merit* of Christ, 145. Message, of the angels, 215, 216. of Christ, 224. of the gospel, 187. of gospel ministers, 123. of John the Baptist, 520. Messenger of the eovenaut, 269, v. .3. 270, v. 3. Messiah, born, 218. Je.-us the true. 261. Michael's war with the dragon, 508. Midnight thoughts, 561, 103, 104. 5-0. Mighty God, Chri.-t the, 264, v. 3. 581. Milk, of the word, desired, 165. and wine, 195, v. 5. Mind, carnal, 82. spiritual, 4u9. Ministers, commission of the apostolic, 114. ordained, 47S, 477. their message, 123. their work, and encouragement, 114, v. i, loved for their work's sake, 123. [4, 5. Ministry, of anzels, 498, 227, 228. of the gospel welcome, 123. Miracles, at the birth of Christ, 220. in the life, death, and resurrection, of in the wilderness, 471. [Christ, 420. Misery, and sin banished from heaven, 687. and shortness of life, 638. without God in the world, 456. Misery of sinners, 398—401. Misimprovement of time, 642. Missionary meetings, hymns for, 514—524, Morning, songs, 571— 573. or evening, 574—576. of a Lord's day, 435, See. Morning star, Chrisr, 520, v. 8. 266, v. Ijj Mortality, of man, 641, 669. the effect of sin, 595. and hope, 671. and God eternal, 102, 644, 648. and Christ's eternity, 649. Mortijication, of sin, 151, 174, 94. to the world, by the sight of God, 348, 173, by the cross of Christ, 539. to aid by the cross, 326. by sight" of heaven, 34S. Moses, Aaron, and Joshua, 472. and Christ, their difi'erent works, 275. disobedience to, punished, 1 17, rod of, 459, v. 9. death like his desired, 654, 656. Mourning for sin, 363, 369, v. 2. 265, v. I, Murmuring punished, 4G2. Mysteries.) in the gospel, 11 8. revealed, 12S,~129. N\ Names and offices of Christ, 264 — 270. Narrow way, 151, 94. Nation, the honour and safety of it is the prosperity of it, 605, 606. " [, hurch, 464. blest and punisheU, 607. where God resides, happv, 14. National, deliverance, 606, 67, 614, 611 507. desolations, the church's satetv, and triumph in them, 499. mercies and thanks, 604, 612, 608. Naticity of Christ, 215—223. Natu)-e, book of, and scripture, 99—101. and grace, 82, 176, 66. of man's frame, 56. corrupt from Adam, 86. of fallen man, sinful, 67, 82. works of, to be dissolved, 646, 458, v. 3. Neghct of religion dangerous, 635, 196. Negligence complained of, 642. Neighbour and God loved, 106. New, covenant, promises, 200. sealed, 535. Neii', birth, 147. creation, 147, 149, 82. creature described, 165, 200, v. 6—10. testament in the blood cf Christ, 535. heart described and desired, 149, 200, r. 7 life, 352. [—10, song, 273. heaven and earth, 646, v. 5. New England, psaim for, 607. November the 5th, 611—613, 604. NOW, God's immortal, 5, v. 4. Now is the accepted time, 448, v. 5. O. Oath, of God, to Abraham and his seed, 459. to David and Christ, 133. and promise to his people, 135, 495. solemn, to be regarded, 332, 47.5, v. i, and promises of men broken, 599, Obedience, to Christ, 117. of faith, 260. flowing from love, 310. better'than sacrifice, 108. cheerful and voluntarv, 355, 310. evan?elical, 260, 165. sincere, 336, 337, 159—162. the highest wisdom, 58, v. 6. Offence, not to be given toanv, 315. Offices, and titles of Christ, 264—270* of the Spirit, 342, 240. Old Age, flourishing in religion, 483» unconverted, 592. and preparation for death, 595. H 6 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Old Age, prayer and song for, 597. reflection and hope of, 596. and the resurrection, 597, 672, 648. Old man of gin crucified. 151, 174, 94. Olive tree, wild and good, 528. Omnipotence of God, 23. our strength, 202. and grace, 12. Omnipresence of God, 10, 11. Omniscience of God, 10, 11, 38, v. 3, 39, v. 4. Oppression, complained of, 600. punished, 598, 599. See Persecutors* Ordinances, delight in, 441, 178, 173. See Baptism and Lord's Supper. Ordination of a minister, 478, 477. Original sin, 82, 199. Overcoming faith, prayed for, 651. enjoyed, 652, 269. Pain, comfort under, 388. forgotten, when Christ is remembered, 548. Paradise on earth, 301, 302, v. 7—10, 299. Pardon, for the greatest sins, 163. and sanctification by faith, 181. bought at a dear price, 536, 544. brought to our senses, 543. holiness and comfort, 381. of backsliding, 383, 464. and direction, 346. and repentance prayed for, 379. aud confession, 159—161. of original and actual sin, 85. and peace through Christ, 142. plentiful with God, 163, 157, 158. and strength from Christ, 556, 179,180. Parents, and children, 527,5-28. convey not grace, 148. PASSIONS, evil, lamented, 177. subdued, 320, 637, v. 3. holy, kiodied, 173. Passover, Christ our, 143. Pastures, spiritual, 166, 168. of Christ, desired, 559, 266, v. 12. Patience, under afflictions, 622. and faith under dark providences, 71. and prayer, in soul darkness, 293, 157, 158. under the world's hatred, 402. under persecutions, 401, 488. recommended, 297. of God producing repentance, 325, 324. Pattern, Christ, the christian's, 226, 270, v. 5. saints a, 356. Peace, of the nations, 584, 50O. ot conscience, 229. and love, &c. 314, 315. on earth and good will, 215, 216. and holiness encouraged, 590. with men desired, 364. and pardon thro' Christ, 142. and submission under trials, 330, 331. trust and strength, 496. Pearl of price, 98. Perfection, of scripture, 101, 98. of the christian religion, 116. of Christ's righteousness, 156. of holiness in heaven, 686, 667. of happiness in heaven, 688—693. Perfections of God, 37—42. perfections of God, displayed in the gospel, 122. shining in the cross, 542. Persecuted saints, praying and pleading, 467— their prayer and faith, 491. [490. God their avenger, 24. Persecution, courage, and perseverance under it, 289, 360. victory over, and deliverance from it, 493, 391,362. Persecutors, punished, 361j 466, 407. their foilv .493, Persecutors, complained of, 487—491. deliverance from them, 74, 598, 362. PERSEVERANCE, of the saints, 162-166. in duty, 202, 357. in holiness, 186, 174. under persecution and trials, 360. the effect of truth and mercy, 104. connected with all the graces, 389. in grace desired, 176, v. 4. of saints to glory certain, 207, 186, 339, 658, Person, of Christ, 213, 212. [239. and glories of Christ, 515, 481. the blessed, 159, 160, 162, 389. Pestilence, preservation in it, 627. Pharisee and Publican, 296. Physician, Christ, 91, 281. Piety, instructions therein, 589. See Saint. Pilgrimage, the Christian, 391. Pisgah's mount, 654. Pity, to the poor and afflicted, 305, 306, in words and deeds, 305. blessed and rewarded, 307—309. of Christ, 554, 536, 136, V. 2. Pleading, unJer afflictions without repining, 123,622. the promises, 208. under pain of mind, 329. under persecution, 467—490. Pleasures, of religion, 301, 302. of a good conscience, 299. danger of sensual, 454. sinful, forsaken, 349, 350. heavenly, aspired after, ib. Pollution removed and prevented, 200, v. 4 — 8. Poor, charitv to them, 305, 306, friends of the, rewarded, 307—309. Portion, God our only, 170, 171. the best, 381. of saints and sinners, 406, 404, 402. Positive institutions, the use of, 532. Potter and the clay, 126. Poverty, of spirit, 389, 196. confessed, 109, 691, v. 6, 7. Power, of God, 23, 202. and goodness, 12. and majesty of God, 421, 28. 2, S. and wisdom in Christ crucified, 122, 542. and grace of Christ, 201. of the Spirit in converting sinners, 342, 88, of faith, 280, 269. of grace and sin, 175. of christians through Christ, 201. of the gospel, 120, 121,516. Powers of hell vanquished by Christ, 716, 553,160. Practical, atheism. 44, 45, 67. religion, 305, 280. tendency of the gospel, 174. PRAISE to God, our creator, 59, 60. for creation and providence, 62, 80. for creation and redemption, 139. for daily preservation, 572, 576, 578. for eminent deliverances, 509. 634. for deliverance from death, 631, 634, for private deliverances, 433. general, 50, 2, 3, 24. for the gospel, 124. for health restored, 629, 630, 632. for hearing prayer, 510, 512. public, 634. and public prayer, 432. for protection, grace, and truth, 79. for general pro\ idence,and special grace,75. for rain, 582, 76,584. to the Redeemer, 480, 481, 515, 516, 271, 273, 137, 249,276,278. for redeeming gra. e, 136, 277, 224, 225, for temporal blessings, 78, 584, 585, for temptations overcome, 385, for victory in war, 609. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Praise, imperfect on earth, 278, 258, v. 7. from angels, 49. from children, 588. from all saints, 407, 452. from all nations, 522—524. from the creation, 51. from all creatures, 53, 54. universal praise, 53, 54. to the Trinity, 694—712. Prayer, in the name of Christ alone, 259. answered, 380—382, 508, 431, 510. in the church's distress, 487. and faith of persecuted saints, 491, 402, 365. and hope, 430. and happiness, 427, 428. for deliverance answered, 603. heard, and Zion restored, 512. and praise for deliverance, 509. public, 428, 427. and praise public, 432. and pleading for pardon, 345. for repentance and pardon, 379, 323. in time of war, 602. and hope of victory, ib. Preaching, success of it desired, 451. different success of it, 118. unprofitable for want of faith, 451. pleasing and profitable, 123. baptism and the Lord's supper, 532. Predestination, of Christ and his people, 125 sovereign and distinguishing, 126, 131. Preparation, for death, 658, 595. desired, 666. for heaven, 659, 686. PRESENCE, of God, in worship, 423. light and darkness, 393. our life, 392, 170, 171. support in death, 654. desired, living and dying, 396, 654, v. 4, of Christ, on earth, 568. in worship, 172, 173. at his table. 558. the life of the soul, 392. light in darkness, no, v. 4. makes death easy, 657, 655. makes a heaven of heaven, 171, 392, v. 3. Preserving grace, 184, 186. Preservation, in public dangers, 627, 499, 307, 309. by day and night, 64, 65. of our lives, 66, 572, 576, 578. of the soul, 339. and restoring grace, 184. from sin and death to the kingdom, 186. and dissolution of this world, 646. Presumpti n, and despair, 92, 93, 110. dreaded, 437, v. 6, 7. Pride, danger and mischief of it, 126, 129. abased, 539, 127—129. Pride, deprecated, 297. and humility, 296, 196. atheism, and oppression, punished, 598, 599. and death, 669. Priesthood, of Christ, 51, 142, 260, 518. levitical, ending: in him, 261. Priests and kings, christians made, 273, v. 7. 146, V. 2. Prince of peace, 264. Princes, vain, 35, 36, 338. Privileges, of the gospel valued, 123. of the living, 637. Prison, of the body. 659. of the grave, 665, 443. of sin, 179, 180. of hell, 685. Prisoners of Satan released, 179, v. 4. Prodigal son, 322. Profession of sincerity and repentance, 335. Professions insincere, 333, 334, 663, 684. Profit hindered by weakness of faith, and by ignorance and unbelief, 451, 118. Promises, fulfilled in Christ, 218, 219. of the covenant, 200, 134. faithfulness of God in them, 209. and truth of God unchangeable, 135, our security, 134, 210. interest in them desired, 209. pleaded, 208. and threatenings, 460. Prophecies and types of Christ, 219. Prophecy and inspiration, 97. Prophet, Christ our, 269, v. 4. 270, T. 4. priest and king, 265. Prosperity, and adversity, 331. dangerous, 410, 457. of sinners vain, 456, 454. Prosperous sinuers cursed, 401, 669,73. Protection, from spiritual enemies, 353. truth and grace, 79. by day and night, 64, 65. of the church, 496, 182. Providence, of God directing human affairs, 27. over afflictions and death, 67. bereaving, adored, 331. executed by Christ, 273, v. 4, 5. its darkness, 71. dark and frownine, attended with faith, 7K prosperous and afilictive, 331. Providence, its wisdom and equity, 74. and creation, 62, 467—469. general, and special grace, 75, 76. and perfections of God, 75. its mystery unfolded, 72. recorded, 81, 470, 473. in air, earth, and sea, 421, 61, 62, 78, 80, 69, 76. Provisions, of the gospel, 195, 544, 552, 172, v» 3—5. of God's house, 75, v. 5, 6. of the Lord's table, 533, 545—547. Prudence, christian, 320. and zeal, 321. Psalm, for soldiers, 601, 609, 610. for old age, 596, 597. for husbandmen, 582. for a funeral, 648, 671, &c. for the Lord's day, 442. before prayer and sermon, 448. for magistrates, 616. for a master of a family, 412. for mariners, 70. for gluttons and drunkards, 463. for New England, 607. for the 5th of November, 611, 613. for Great Britain, 584, 606. morning and evening psalms, 571 — 581. Public, praise, for private mercies, 116, 118. for deliverance, 124. worship, absence from it complained of, 42. worship attended on, 122. ordinances, their benefit, 128. prayer and praise, 432, 84. Publican and pharisee, 296. Punishment, of sinners, 37, 397, 398, 400, 404. of unbelievers, 285, 283, 117. and sanation, 462, 4o0, 465. See Affliction— Hell. Purity, of heart, blessedness of it, 176, 389, v. 8. of heavenly bliss, 686. Purposes, holy, 351. Q. Qualifications of a christian, or of a church member, 474—476. Quairelsome neighbours, 364. Quickening grace, in regeneration, 147, v. i, after regeneration desired, 377, 341. H 9 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Race, the christian, 357. unsuccessful without God, 57], v. 4. Rain from heaven, 583, 584, 47. Ransom, Christ a, 246, 245. Reading the scripture, 105, 304. Reason, feeble and errove!in71 124 613 126. 3 V 4, 88 139. 13—16 66 139. 23, 24........ 333 143. 8 577 147. 19, 20.. 24. 7—10 v 3, 496 33. 4, 6, 8—10, 21 209 10. ! 3... 1J8 3. 11 . 9. 6... 9. 13., .379, 296 ...v 2, 30 V 5, 31 NEHEMIAH. 9. 7, 8 v4, 28? 9. 10 459 9. 11, 470 v 2, 31 9. 12 V 16, 459 9. 15 v 6, 461 JOB. I. 6—13 v 5, 136 1. 21 331 2. 1—9 v 5, 138 3. 14, 15 667 4. 17—21 647 5. 6—8 67 9. 2—10 ^3 9. 12 v 4, 42 36. 9 v 5, 267 V 5, 268 16. 5, 6 497 48 497 48. 14 V 5, 269 49. 6— 10 667 49. 14 ..., 407 51. 5 82 51. 10 v 4, 94 55. 6 v 6, 349 55. 6—6 350 65. II v 4—7, 639 68. 17 498 68. 19 V 4—7, 639 72. 15, 17, 19.. v 4, 264 73. 21, 25, 571. v 5, 269 73. 25 170. 17J 77. 7—9 373 77. 10 71 77. 16—19 25 64. 10 441 85. 10 v 3, 211 V 2, 557 89. 14 v 7, 36 89- 48 666 90. 1, 2 5, 6 90. 9 642 103. 1,2 355 103. 19 22. 27 104. 4 227. 226 107.23—29 21 110. 3 88 111. 9 v 3, 218 1.6. 12 355 118. 24 441 119. 5 V 6, 98 119. 24. 98 U9, 2d .,.,.. 347 1 IS., 51 PROVERBS. 3. 24 ..v 3, 5, 577. 578 6. 6—11 v 2, 370 8. 22-32 197 8. 34—36 198 9.5 547 17. 17 v6, 267 V 6, 268 18. 1 408 18. 24 V 6, 267 V 6, 268 ECCLESIASTES. 1. 2 455 8. 8 , 667 9. 4—6, 10 635 11. 9 593. 594 12. 1, 7 592 12. 14 593. 594 SOLOMON'S SONG. 1. 2—5, 12, 13, 17, 558 1.7 559 2. 1 v 5, 266 v 5, 301 2. 1—4,6,7 560 2. 3.s v J, 301 2. 3, 4 540 2. 8—13 561 2. 14, 16, 17 562 2. 16 300 3. 1-5 ... 563 3.2 564 4. 1, 10, 11,7, 9, 8 565 4. 12, 14, 15 566 5. 1 566 5. 9-12. 14—16.. 567 5. 10—16 v 18, 266 6. 1--.3, 12 568 7. 5, 6, 9, 12, 13 .. 569 8. 5—7, 13, 14.... 570 8. 6 v 3, 288 ISAIAH. 1. 25 v 9, 266 7. 14, 145 VI, 266 8. 20 ..V 5, 98 9. 2 203, 204 9. 2, 6,7 264 14. 12 v 3, 89 26. 1 138 26. 1—6 496 26. 8—20 603 26. 12 V 6, 151 28. 12 455 28. 16 479 V 13, 266 28. 20 153 32.2 192 H 12 INDEX OF SCRIPTURES. 33.14 16 35.8 127 38. 9,8cc 633 40. 9, 10 123 40. 17 v6, 691 40.27—31 202 40. 28— 31 357 42. 21..., 141. 140 43. 25 163 44.22 163 45. 1, 5 v7, 609 45.7 , 574 45. 9 ...v 4, 42 45. 21—24 203, 204 45.24 154 48. 10 V 9, 266 49. 13—17 495 50. 10, 11 153 52,7—10 123 S3. 1—5, 10—12... 245 53.6—9, 12 246 53. 8 v 3, 212 53. 10, 11 V4, 254 55. 1, 2, 7. 55. 1, 2, 7 200 57. 15, 16 265 59. 20 v 5, 268 61. 10 156 ,2,6,8,11 . .v S, 9, 607. 473 i 12. 50 v 6,267 v 6, 268 JOEL. 13. 16, 17. c 123 463 13. 45, 46 v 3, 98 ■17 602 13. 49, 50 v 7, 228 14. 25 V 6, 250 16. 18 479 16, 24 94. !3. 1—3 . , 501 . 50 S 592 JEREMIAH. 2. 2 561 2. 6 391 8. 21, 22, 91, V 2, 121 9. 23, 24 127 14.22 V5, 47 23.6 179. 154 36. 2, 4, 17, 18, 22, 23, 25, 27—29, 32 v 2, 97 LAMENTATIONS. 1. 12 327 3. 23 574 EZEKIEL. 16.8 v3, 4,564 16. 63 145 S3. 30, 31 451 36. 25—27 200 36. 26 371 37.4, 10. V5, 188 V 2, 121 DANIEL. 2.21 617 2. 44 262. 211 3. 12, 16 v 4, 165 4. 34,35 42. 39 6. 13 V 4, 165 6. 10 410 7. 14 514 HOSEA. 2. 14 561 2. 19, 20 565 3.5 317. 132 6.3,4 375.465 6.6 108 7.11 375 10. 2 V 3, 347 11. 4 v4, 5, 642 V 3, 4, 408 13.9 181 AMOS. 4. 12 666. 659 5.21—25 108. 682 8. 9, 10 601 9.2,3 10 JONAH. 2. 2 380, 70 2. 3 292 2.4 631 V 14, 266 MICAH. 2.7 V 4, 425 2. 10 455 5.2 215 7. 7 157. 158 7. 18, 19 163.200 NAHUM. 1. 2—9 587 1. 15 123.351 HABAKKUK. 1. 2 376.374 1. 4 490 2. 4 283. 284 2. 12, 13 500 2. 14 514 3. 8—10, v 6—9, 470 471 ZEPHANIAH. 3. 12.... 376,292,329 3. 14—17 499.500 HAGGAI. 2. 7 v 5,6,218 ZECHARIAH. 2. 5 v 2,606 6, 13 V 4,518 12. 10 384. 326 13. 1 V 4, 181. 200 V8, 266 13. 9 V9, 266 13.7 251 MALACHI. 3. 1 v 3, 269 3. 3,4 v 9,266 4. 2 V 16, 266 V 3, 149 MATTHEW. 2. 1—11 220 3. 7 v2, 518 3. 9 148 4. 1—11 v 3, 226 4. 16 203.204 5 3—12 389 7- 12 107 7.13,14 94 V 1,6, 397 9. 12 91 11. 5 240 11.19 v6, 267 v 6, 268 11. 25—27.... 128. 129 11. 28—30 196 I 12.20 206 (18. 1. 17..4 301 17. 27 v 6, 250 18. 20 477, 478 19.27 19. 28 V 5—8, 407 21.9 444.445. 715 21. 15, 16 588 22. 17—21 615 22. 44 517 22. 37—40 . 12 V 5, 599 25. 31,32 V 7, 267 v 7, 268 25. 33 V 6, 400 25. 34,41,46 678 v 7, 8, 680 • 26—30 533. 535 26. 53 228 27. 29 v 6, 692 27. 35 252 27. 45 V4, 327 27.46 548 27.51—53 240 28. 1—8 443 28. 18, 20 114 28.19, 28 525 f^.7,8.... .V 2, i MARK. 2. 17 .. 4.33... 5.1—16 9. 24 v. 3, 181 10. 14 527 10.21 591 10. 28 ..V 3, 4, 355 14. 22—26 533. 535 " 17 v 6,692 15. 24—45 252 15. 33 v 4, 327 15. 34 548 16. 2—6 443 16. 15—17 .... 22 V 5, 299 18. 10—14 296 18. 26 v 3, 4, 355 19. 10 V 4, 370 19.38, 40 715 21. 28 v 4, 677 22. 19, 20 533, 535 22. 39, 41 226 22. 43 227, 228 22. 44 548 23. 33—47 252 23. 34 ....V5, 251,554 24. 1—8 443 24. 26 235 3. 16—18. 16. 15—18. 279 LUKE. 1. 30—33 1. 46—50,54,55., 1. 66,69,76—79.. 2. 10—14 2. 13 498. 228 2. 25,28,36, 38... 220 2. 27—32 655, 546 3.4,5 ,.V4, 222 5. 4,6 v 6, 250 5.31 91 6. 12 226 7. 47, 48 V3, 111 10. 21 129 10. 21, 22 128 10.24 123 12. 16—21 456 13.24 151 14. 16, 17,21—23.. 544 14.17, 22,23 545 15.7, 10 328, 228 15. 11—24 322 16. 19—26 16. 20—22 662 16. 22 V 5, 227 .V 5, 151 JOHN. 1.1,3,14 212 1. 9 v 5,267 V 5, 268 1. 13 147 1. 16 v 1, 265 1. 17 117 1. 29—32, 36 520 1. 47 V 3, 162 2. 17 V 2, 226 3.3—8 147 3. 14—16 281 3. 15 HI 130 2S3 209 3. 34 v 5, 481 3. 36 285 4. 14 v 4, 98 4. 24 333 5. 25 121 5. 36 v 2, 97 5. 39 v2, 98 6. 31,35, 39 537 6. 32, 33, 48—51 . . 549 550, V. 4, 275 6. 55 236 6. 66 V 3, 94 7. 18 v 6, 140 8. 56 V 2,286 10.7, 9 v 12, 266 10. 10 224 10. 17, 18 V 4,251 10. 28, 29 207 12. 32 281. 141 13. 15 226 13. 15 V 5, 2C9 13, 23, 25 547 14. 2, 3 538 14.6 v 11, 266 V 5, 267 V 5, 268 14. 19 537 15. 1,5 T 6, 266 16. 14 V 7, 141 16. 16 538 17.4 ~ 235 V 4, 190 19. 2 V6, 692 19.30 235 19. 34 252. 541 20. 1 443 20. 20 543 20. 20,27 v 5, 553 20.28 V 10, 269 ACTS. 1 617 ^15, 16, 19 1. 9 238 1. 11 240 2. 1—11 279 2.23—28 237 INDEX OF SCRIPTURES. 2. 23—36 252 2. 38 525 2. 39 V3, 4, 528 3. 22 V2,219, V4, 269 4. 12 120 V 3, 116 4. 24—28 262 4. 32 V 7, 545 7.37 v 2, 219 8. 4 V 5, 114 8.33 V 3, 212 12. 7 . 13. 26 . 1S7 .V 2, 544 14. 15—17 324 16. 14, 15,33 529 16. 31 Ill 17. 30 ., 325 20. 24 395 26. 28 94 ROMANS. 1.16 121,120,339,551 1.28 v3, 4, 460 2.4 324. 325 2.5 V 2, 3. 10—18 ..v 4, 5, 3. 19 --22 152 3. 20 Ill 4.6—8 162. 160 4. 19, 20.. .v 6, 7, 18 4. 20, 21 210 5. 6, 8 277 5. 8 130 5.12—14 86 5. 12—21 83 6. 1, 2,6 352 6. 3—6 526 6.9 V 5, 6, 252 7. 8,9, 14, 24.... 110 7. r 7. 29 639 9. 27 151 \rd we trace When blooming youth is snatched When by the tempter** wiles betray'd When darkness long has veiVd my When death appears before my sight When first the God of boundless grace When I the holy grave survey When Jesus dwelt in ynortal clay When Jesus for his people dy\l 3d Part When Israel's grieving tribes complain When Israel thro' the desert pass J d ■ When O dear J(sus when shall I When Paul was parted from his friends When shall thy lovely face be seen When sins and fears prevailing rise When some kind shepherd from his fold When the Eternal boics tie skies When thou my righteous Judge shalt Where'er the blustering north 2d Part Where is my God does he retire Where shall we sinners hide our heads Where two or three with sweet accord Wherewith lord shall I draw near Hymn and Page While carnal men with all their might - 293 While my Redeemer's near - - 197 While o'er our guilty land O Lord - 528 While on the verge of life I stand - 5"> t While sinners who presume to bear - 375 Who is the trembling sinner icho 2d Part 376 Who shall condemn to endles flames - 63 Why my soul why weepest thou - 274 Why should a living man complain - 312 Why should our mourning thoughts delight 568 Why flow these torrents of distress - 562 Why sinks my weak desponding mind - 233 With heavenly power O Lord defend - 415 With humble heart and tongue - - 521 With melting heart and weeping eyes - 294 With tears of anguish I lament - - 39 With, thee great God the stores of light - 492 y Ye dying sons of men - - - 118 Ye glittering toys of earth adieu - 167 Ye hearts with youthful vigour warm - 518 Ye humble saints proclaim abroad - 19 Ye humble souls approach your God - 12 Ye humble souls complain ho more - 234 Ye humble souls rejoice - 260 Ye humble souls that seek the Lord - 144 Ye little flock whom Jesus feeds - - 127 Ye messengers of Christ - 3d Part 420 Ye mourning saints whose streaming tears 5-58 Ye prisoners of hope - 198 Ye saints of every rank with joy 2d Part 384 Ye scarlet-colour 7 d sinners come - 121 Ye servants of the Lord - - 325 Ye servants of your God his fame - 7 Ye sons of men with joy record - - 30 Ye that pass by behold the man Ye trembling souh dismiss your fears Ye virgin soids arise Ye icorlds of light that roll so near Ye wretched hungry starting poor Yes I would love thee blessed God 4th Pt 136 288 541 160 473 247 132 Yes there are joys that cannot die Yonder amazing sight I see Your harps ye trembling saints GENERAL CONTENTS. GOD ••• from Hymn 1 to 26 CREATION AND PROVIDENCE 27 . 37 TALL OF MAN 38 . 42 SCRIPTURE, Properties of it 43 . 46 Moral and ceremonial Law 47 . 53 Gospel * 54 . 61 Doctrines and Blessings 62 . 113 Invitations and Promises .....*«..... 114 . 128 CHRIST, his Incarnation and Ministry 129 . 135 Sufferings and Death • 136 . 139 Resurrection and Ascension* 140 . 146 Exaltation and Intercession .......«••• 147 • 155 Characters, placed alphabetically 156 . 205 SPIRIT, his influences ...» 205 . 216 Graces of the, placed alphabetically 217 . 293 CHRISTIAN LIFE 328 . 294 WORSHIP, Private 329 . 332 Family....* 333 . 337 Public .....♦.••.••.••• 338 . 345 Lord's Day 346 , 352 Before Prayer 353 . 258 Before Sermon 359 , 37I After Sermon, and Doxologies 372 . 397 WORLD 398 . 402 CHURCH, described, formed, $c 403 . 40 6 Ordinal Ions, §c «. eo o 407 , 4]2 Pastors, Deacons, People 413 t 41? Associations and Missions • 418 . 43] Collections for Poor Churches 4 32 # 4ag Church Meetings • * • 437 . 441 BAPTISM 442 . 471 LORD'S SUPPER 472 . 400 TIMES AND SEASONS 491 . 542 TIME AND ETERNITY 543 . 5 1C DEATH AND THE RESURRECTION 550 . 569 JUDGMENT 570 . 579 BELL AND HEAVEN- » 580 . 568 HYMNS. GOD. HYMN I. L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Addison's, Tune I. A Song of Praise to God, 1 npO God. the universal King, x Let all mankind their tribute bring; All that have breath, your voices i-aise, In songs of never-ceasing praise. 2 The spacious earth on which we tread, And wider heavens stretch'd o'er our head, A larsre and solemn temple frame To celebrate it's Builder's fame. 3 Here the bright sun, that rules the day, As thro' the sky he makes his way, To all the world proclaims aloud The boundless sov'reignty of God. 4 When from his courts the sun retires, And with the day his voice expires, The moon and stars adopt the song, And thro' the night the praise prolong. 5 The list'nins earth with rapture hears The harmonious music of the spheres ; And all her tribes the notes repeat, That God is wise, and good, and great. His is the gift to know the song, As well as sing, with tuneful tongue. O L. M. Williams's Psalms. Old Hundred 100. The Unity of God. Deut. vi. 4. 1 TTTERNAL God! Almighty Cause -*-* Of earth, and seas, and worlds unknown; All things are subject to thy laws, A!l things depend on thee alone. 2 Thy glorious Being singly stands, Of all within itself possest, 3 To thee alone ourselves we owe ; Let heaven and earth due homage pay; All other gods we disavow, Deny their claims, renounce their sway. 4 Spread thy great name thro' heathen lands : Their idol deities dethrone; Reduce the world to thy command ; And reign, as thou art,God alone. 3 L. M. Paul's 246. Fawcett 1S4. The Spirituality of God, John iv. 24. T^HOU art, O God ! a spirit pure, A Invisible to mortal eyes; Th' immortal, and the eternal king, The great, the good, the only wise. 2 Whilst nature changes, and her works Corrupt, decay, dissolve, an i die, Thy essence pure no change shall see, Secure of imraortalitv. 3 Thou great invisible ! what hand Can draw thy image spotless fair? To what in heaven, to what on earth, Can men the immortal king compare J 4 Let stupid heathens frame their gods Of gold, and silver, wood and stone; Ours is the God that made the heavens; Jehovah he, and God alone. 5 My soul, thy purest homage pay, In truth and spirit him adore; More shall this please than sacrifice, Than outward forms delight him more. 4 L. M. Steele. Bab. Streams 23. Angel's Hymn GO. Gould's 272. The Eternity of God, and Jlan's Mortality, Psalm xc. 1 T ORD, thou hast been thy children's God, - Lj All-powerful, wise, and good, and jttst, In every age their safe abode, Their hope, their refuge, and their trust. 2 Before thy word gave nature birth, Or spread the starry heavens abroad, Or form'd the varied face of earth, From everlasting thou art God. 3 Great Father of eternity, How short are ages in thy sight ! A thousand years how swift they fly ! Like one short silent watch of night! 4 Uncertain life, how soon it flies ! Dream of an hour, how short our bloom! Like spring's gay verdure now we rise, Cut down ere night to fill the tomb. 5 Teach us to count our short'ning days, And, with true diligence, apply Our hearts to wisdom's sacred ways, 'Hiat we may learn to live and die. 6 O make our sacred pleasures rise Jn sweet proportion to our pains, 'Till e'en the sad remembrance dies, Nor one uneasy thought complains. 7 [Let thy almighty work appear With power and evidence divine ; Ana may the bliss thy servants share Continued to their children shine. 8 Thy glorious image, fair imprest, Let all our hearts and lives declare ; Beneath thy kind protection ble-t, May all our labours own thy care !j 5 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Ansel's Hymn 60. Paul's 246. The Immutability of God, and the Mutability of the Creation, Psalm cii. 25 — 28. i r^ REAT Former of this various frame, VJ Our souls adore thine awful name ; And bow and tremble while they praise The Ancient of eternal days. 2 Thou, Lord, with unsurpris'd survev, SawVt nature rising yesterday ; And, as to-morrow, shall thine eye See earth and rtars in ruin lie. A 5 6, THE BEING AND S, 9 3 Beyond an angel's vision bright, Thou dweil'st m self-existent light; Which shines, with undiminish'u ray, While suns and worlds in smoke decay. 4 Our days a transient period run, And change with every circling sun; And, in the firmest state we boast, A moth can crush us into dust. 5 But let the creatures fall around ; Let death consign us to the ground; Let the last general flame arise, And meit the arches of the skies; 6 Calm as the summer's ocean, we Can all the wreck of nature see, While grace secures us an abode, Unshaken as the throne of God. 6 C. M. Dr. Watts's Lyric Poems. Bedford 91. Abridge 201. Farringdon 267. The Infinite. \ HPHY names, how infinite they be ! ■*- Great Everlasting One ! Bound! ss thy might and majesty, And unconiin'd thy throne. 2 Thy glories shine of wondrous size, A"nd wondrous large thy grace; Immortal day breaks from thine eyes, And Gabriel veils his face. 3 Thine essence is a vast abyss Which angels cannot sound, An ocean ofinfinities Where all our thoughts are drown'd. 4 The mysteries of creation lie Beneath enlighten'd minds ; Thoughts can ascend beyond the sky, And fly before the winds; 5 Reason may grasp the massy hills, And stretch from pole to pole ; But half thy name our spirit fills, And ovenoads our soul. 6 In vain our haughty reason swells, For nothing's found in thee But bounJless Incon eivables, And vast Eternity. 7 L. M. Merrick's Psalms. Wareham 117. Ailie Street 241. Wells 10 2. Omnipotence ; or, the Power and Providence of God, Psalm cxxxv. 1 \7"E servants of your God, his fame L in songs of highest praise proclaim; Ye who, on his commands intent, The courts of Israel's Lord frequeut. 2 Him praise — the everlasting King, And merry's unexhausted spring: Haste, to "his name yov.r voices rear; What name like his the heart can cheer? 3 Thy greatness, Lord, my thoughts attest Wi.h awful gratitude impress'd, "Nor know, among the seats divine, A power that shall cont nd with thine: 4 O thou, whose all-disposing sway The heavens, the earth, and seas obey; Whose might throuuh all extent extends, Sinks thro' all depth, all heigh! transcends; 3 From earch's low margin to the skies, Now bids the pregnant vapours rise ; The lightning's pallid sheet expands; And glads with show'rs the furrow'd iands; 6 Now, from thy storehouse, built on high, Permits tf.e imprisosi'd winds to fly; And, guided bv thy will, to sweep TW' surface of the foaming deep: 7 Him praise — the everlasting King, And mercy's unexhausted spring : Haste, to his name your voices rear; What name like his the heart can cheer? 8 C M. Charmouth 28. Ellenborough 170. The Omnipresence and Omniscience of God, Psalm cxxxix. 1 T ORD ! thou with an unerring beam, *-* Surveyest all my powers; My rising steps are watch'd by thee ; By thee, my resting hours. 2 My thoughts, scarce struggling into birtlt, Great God, are known to thee : Abroad, at home, still I'm inclos'd With thine immensity. 3 To thee, the labyrinths of life In open view "appear; Nor steals a whisper from my lips Without thy list'ning ear. 4 Behind I glance, and thou art there; Before me, shines thy name; And 'tis thy strong Almighty hand Sustains "my tender frame. 5 Such knowledge mocks the vain essays Of my astonish'd mind ; Nor can my reason's soaring eye It's towering summit find. PAUSE. 6 Where from thy Spirit shall I stretch The pinions of my flight? Or where, through nature's spacious range* Shall I elude thy sight? 7 Scal'd I the skies, the blaze divine Would overwhelm my soul : Plung'd I to hell, there'should I hear Thine awful thunders roll. 8 If on a morning's darting ray With matchless speed 1" rode, And flew to the wild lonely shore, That bounds the ocean's flood ; 9 Thither thine hand, all-present God I Must guide the wondrous way, And thine Omnipotence support The fabric of my clay. 10 Should I involve myself around With clouds of tenfold night, The clouds would shine like blazing noon Before thy piercing sight. 11 ( The beams of noon, the midnight hour, ' Are both alike to thee : ' O may I ne'er provoke that power • From which I cannot flee !' 9 C. M. Dr. Watts's Lyric Poems. Abridge 301. Canterbury 199. Divine Sovereignty ; or, God's Dominion and Decrees. 1 T7EEP silence, all created things; ■*•*• And wait vour Maker's nod ; Mv soul stand's trembling, while she sings The honours of her God. 2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown, Hang on his firm decree: He sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave to be. 3 Chain'd to his throne, a volume lies, With all the fates of men, With every angel's form and size, Drawn by th' eternal pen. 4 His providence unfolds the book, And makes his rouncils shine ; Each opening leaf, and ev'ry stroke Fulfil? some deep design. 10, 11, 12 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 12, 13 5 Here he exalts neglected worms To sceptres and a crown : And there the following page he turns, And treads the monarch down. 6 Not Gabriel asks the reason why; Nor God the reason gives ; Nor dares the favourite angel pry Between the folded leaves. 7 My God, I would not long to see My fate with curious eye*;, What gloomy lines are writ for me, Or what bright scenes may rise : 8 In thy fair book of life and grace, O may I find my name Recorded in some humble place, Beneath my Lord the Lamb ! 10 7s. B. Francis. Cookham 36. Alcester 213. The Majesty of God. 1 pLORY to the eternal Kinar, y - r Clad in majesty supreme ! Let all heaven his praises sing, Let all worlds his power proclaim. 2 Through eternity he reigns In unbounded realms of light; He the universe sustains As an atom in his sight. 3 Suns on suns, through boundless space, With their systems move or stand ; Or, to occupy their place, New orbs rise at his command. 4 Kingdoms flourish, empires fall, Nations live, and nations die, All forms nothing, nothing all — At the movement of his eye. 5 O, let my transported soul Ever on his glories gaze ; Ever yield to his controul, Ever sound his lofty praise ! 11 L. M. Beddome. Ulverston 179. Islington 40. Gould's 27! The Wisdom of God. 1 \yAIT, O my soul, thy Maker's will; vv Tumultuous passions, all be still ! Nor let a murmuring thought arise ; His ways are just, his councils wise. 2 He in the thickest darkness dwells, Performs his work, the cause conceals ; But, though his methods are unknown, • Judgment and truth support his throne. 3 In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas, He executes his firm decrees; And by his saints it stands confest, That what he does is ever best. 4 Wait then, my soul, submissive wait Prostrate before his awful seat; And, 'midst the terrors of his rod, Trust in a wise and gracious God. 12 rFirst Part) C. M. Stede. Liverpool 63. Exeter 4. The Goodness of God, Nahum, i. 7. 1 \7"E humble souls, approach your God x With songs of sacred praise, For he is good, immensely good, And kind are all his ways. 2 All nature owns his guardian care, In him we live and move ; But nobier benefits declare The wonders of his love. 3 He gave his Son, his only Son, To ransom rebel worms; 'Tis here he makes his goodness known In its diviner forms. 4 To this dear refuge, Lord, we come ; 'Tis here our hope relies; A safr defence, a peaceful home, When storms of trouble rise. 5 Thine eye beholds, with kind regard, The sou's who trust in thee; Their humble hope thou wilt reward, With bliss divinely free. 6 Great God, to thy Almighty love, What honours shall we raise ? Not all the raptur'd songs above Can render equal praise. 12 (Second Part.) C. M. Staughton 264. Liverpool 83. God is Love, 1 John, iv. 8. 1 A MID the splendours of thy stale, Jrx My God, thy love appears With the soft radiance of the moon Among a thousand star-. 2 Nature through all her ample round Thy boundless power proclaims, And, "in melodious accent, speaks The goodness of thy names. 3 Thy justice, holiness, and truth, Our solemn awe excite; But the sweet charms of sovereign grace O'envhe'-m us with delight. 4 Sinai, in clouds, and smoke, and fire, Thunders thy dreadful name ; But Sion sings, in melting notes, The honours of the Lamb. 5 In all thy doctrines and commands, Thy councils and designs, — In ev'ry work thy hands have fram'd, Thy love supremely shines. 6 Amrels and men the news proclaim Throuah earth and heaven above, The joyful, the transporting news, Th.it' God the Lord is Love ! 13 L. M. Medley. Derby 169. Rothwell 174. Portugal New 263. The Loving-Kindness of the Lord, Ps. lxiii. 7, 1 A WAKE, my soul, in joyful lays, -*■*■ And sing thy great Redeemer's praise^ He justly claims a song from me, His loving-kindness, O how free ! 2 He saw me ruin'd in the fall, Yet lov'd tye notwithstanding all; He sav'd me from my lost estate, His loving-kindness, O how great! 3 Tho' num'rDus hosts of mighty foes, Tho' earth and hell my way oppose, He safely leads my soul alon?, His io^hg-kindness, O how strong ! 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gather'd thick and thunder'd loud, He near my soul has always stood, His loving-kindness, O how good! 5 Often I feel my sinful heart Prone from my Jesus to depart; But tho' I have him oft forgot, His loving-kindness changes not. f> Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, Soon all my mortal powers must failj O ! may my last expiring breath His loving-kindness sing~in death.! A 7 14, 15, 16 THE BEING AND 17, 18, 19 7 Then let me mount and soar away To the bright world of endless day ; And sing 1 , with rapture and surprise, His loving-kindness in the skies. 14 C. M. Dr. Watts's Lyric Poems. Michael's 119. Brighthelmstone 208. The Grace of God ; or, Divine condescension. 1 VI7"HEN the Eternal bows the skies vv To visit earthly things, With scorn divine he turns his eye« From towers of haughty kings. 2 He bids his awful chariot roll Far downward from the skies To visit every humble soul, With pleasure in his eyes. 3 Why should the Lord, that reigns above, Disdain so lofty kings ? Sav, Lord, and why such looks of love IJpon such worthless things] 4 Mortals, be dumb ; what creature dares Dispute his awful will ! Ask no account of his affairs, But tremble and be still. 5 Just like his nature is his grace, All sov'reign and all free ; Great God, how searchiess are thy ways ! How deep thy judgments be ! 15 lis. S . Geard 156. Broughton 172. The Mercy of God. Psalm lxxxix. 1. J npHY mercy, my God, is the theme of my song, The joy of my heart, and the boast of my tongue ; Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last, Hath won my affections, and bound my soul fast. 2 Without thy sweet mercy I could not live here, Sin soon would reduce me to utter despair; But thro' thy free goodness, my spirits revive, And he that first made me, still keeps me alive. 3 Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart, Which wonders to feel its own hardness de- part- Dissolv'd by thy goodness, I fall to the ground, And weep to the praise of the mercy 1 found. 4 The door of thy mercy stands open all day To the poor and the needy, who knock by the way ; No sinner shall ever be empty sent back, Who comes seeking mercy for Jesus's sake. 5 Thy mercy in Jesus exempts me from heil ; Itsglories I'll sing, and its wonders Til tell : 'Twi.f Jesus, my friend, when he hung on the tree, Who open'd the channel of mercy for me. H Great Father of mercies ! thy goodness I own, And the covenant love of thy crucified son : All praise to the Spirit, whose whisper di- vine Seals mercy and pardon and righteousness mine ! 16 7.>=. Firth's 146. The Long-suffering ; or, Patience of God. J T ORD, and am I yet alive, - Lj Not in torments, not in hell! Still doth thy good Spirit strive! — With the. chief of sinners dwell ! Tell it, unto sinners tell, I am, 1 am out of hell ! 2 Yes, I still lift up mine eves, Will not of thy love despair ; Still in spite of sin I rise, Still I bow to thee in prayer. Tell it, Sec. 3 O the length and breadth of love! Jesus, Saviour, can it be? All thy mercies height I prove, All the depth is seen in me. Tell it, &c. 4 See a bush, that burns with fire, Unconsum'd amid the flame ! Turn aside the sight t' admire, I the living wonder am. Tell it, &c. 5 See a stone that hangs in air! See a spark in ocean live ! Kept alive with death so near, I to God the glory give : Ever tell — to sinners tell, I am, I am out of hell. 17 CM. Bedford 91. Abridge 201. The Holiness of God, Isaiah viii. 13. 1 TJOLY and reverend is the name xx Of our eternal King : Thrice holy Lord, the angels cry ; Thrice holy, let us sing. 2 Heaven's brightest lamps with himcompar'd, How mean they look and dim ! The fairest angels have their spots, When once compar'd with him. 3 Holy is he in all his works, And truth is his delight; But sinners and their wicked ways Shall perish from his sight. 4 The deepest reverence of the mind Pay, O my soul, to God ; Lift with thy hands a holy heart To his sublime abode. 5 With sacred awe pronounce his name Whom words nor thoughts can reach; A broken heart shall piease him more Than the best forms of speech. 6 Thou holy God ! preserve my soul From all pollution free ; The pure in heart are thy delight, And they thy face shall see. 18 L. M. Beddome. Green's Hundred 89. Old Hundred 100. The Justice and Goodness of God. 1 riREAT God, mv maker, and my king, ^ Of thee I'll speak, of thee I'll sing ; All thou hast done, and all thou dost, Declare thee good, proclaim thee just: 2 Thy ancient thoughts, and firm decrees, Thy threat'nings and thy promises, The joys of heaven, the" pains of hell, W T hat angels taste, what uevils feel; 3 Thy terrors, and thine acts of grace, Thy threat'ning rod and smiling face, Thy wounding, and thy healing word, A vvorld undone, a world restor'd : 4 While these excite my fear and joy, While these mv tuneful lips employ ; Accept, O Lord, the humble song, ' The tribute of a trembling tongue. IP L. M. A Portugal 97. Paul's 246. Wells 102. The Truth and Faithfulness of God, Numb, xxiii. 19. I "Y"E humble saints, proclaim abroad •*■ The honours of a faithful God ; How just and true arc all his ways! How much above your highest praise! 20, 21 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 22 2 The words his sacred lips declare Of his own mind the image bear; What should him tempt from frailty free, blest in his self-sufficiency ? 3 He will not his great self deny ; A God all truth can never lie': As well might he his being quit As break his oath, or wore! forget. 4 Let frighted rivers chantre their course, Or backward hasten to their source ; Swift thro' the air let rocks be buil'd, And mountains like the chad' be whirl'd ; 5 Let suns and stars forget to rise, Or quit their stations in the skies; Let heaven and earth botli pass away, Eternal truth shall ne'er decay. 6 True to his word, God gave his Son To die for crimes which men had done : Blest pledge ! he never will revoke A single promise he has spoke. 20 L « M. Dr. Watts's Lyric Poems. Wareham 117. Kingsbridge 68. God supreme and self-sufficient. 1 vy HAT is our God, or what his name, vv Nor men can learn, nor angels teach ; He dwells conceal'd in radiant flame, Where neither eyes nor thoughts can reach. 2 The spacious worlds of heavenly light, Compar'd with him, how short they fall ! They are too dark, and he too bright; Nothing are they, and God is all. 3 He spoke the wondrous word, and lo ! Creation rose at his command; Whirlwinds and seas their limits know, Bound in the hollow of his hand. 4 There rests the earth, there roll the spheres, There nature leans, and feels her prop : But his own self-suificience bears The weight of his own glories up. 5 The tide of creatures ebbs an1 flows, Measuring their changes by the moon : No ebb his sea of slory knows ; His age is one eternal "noon. All nature dwell upon the sound, But we can ne'er fulfil the praise. 21 C. If. Dr. S. Stennctt. Gainsborough 29. Brighthelmstone 208. yiercy and Truth met together ; or, the Har- mony of the Divine Perfections, Psalm lxxxv. 10. 1 YI7HEN first the God of boundless grace YV Disclos'd his kind design To rescue our apostate race From mis'ry, shame, and sin ; 2 Quick, thro' the realms of light and bliss, The joyful tidings ran ; Each heart exulted at the news, That God would dwell with man. 3 Yet, 'midst their joys, they paus'd awhile; And ask'd, with strange" surprise, ' But how can injur'djustice smiie, * Or look with pitying eyes? 4 ' [Will the Almighty deign again ' To visit yonder "world ; 4 And hither bring rebellious men, 1 Whence rebels once were hurl'd ? 5 * Their tears, and groans, and deep distress, 4 Aloud for mercy call : 4 Hut ah ! must truth and righteousness 4 To mercy victims fall V 6 So spake the friend6 of God and man, Delighted, yet surpris'd, Eager To know the wondrous plan That wisdom had devis'd.J 7 The Son of God attentive heard, And quickly thus reply'd, * In me let mercy be rever'd, 4 And justice satisfy'd. 8 ' Behold! my vital blood I pour 4 A sacrifice to God ; 4 Let angry justice now no more 4 Demand the sinner's blood.' 9 He spake, and heaven's high arches rune With shouts of loud applause ; He dy'd !' the friendly ange s sung, Nor cease their rapturous joys. 22 C. M. Dr. Watts's Sermons. Irish 171. Braintree 25. The Doctrine and Use of the Trinity, Eph. ii. 18. 1 "PATHER of glory ! to thy name -*■ Immortal praise we give, Who dost an act of grace proclaim, And bid us rebels live. 2 Immortal honour to the Son, Who makes thine anger cease ; Our lives he ransom'd "with his own, And dy'd to make our peace. 3 To thy almighty Spirit be Immortal glory given, Whose influence "brimrs us near to thee, And trains us up for heaven. 4 Let men, with their united voice, Adore th' eternai God, And spread his honours and their joys Through nations far abroad. 5 Let faith, and love, and duty join, One general song to raise ; Let saints in earth and heaven combine In harmony and praise. 22 7a. Stoel 16-1. Alcester 213. Mitcham 28?. To the Trinity. OLY, holy, holy Lord ! Self-existent Deity, By the hosts of heaven ador'd, Teach us how to worship thee ; Only uncreated mind, Wonders in thy nature meet ; Perfect Unity combin'd With Society complete. 2 All perfection dwells in thee, Now to us obscurely known, Three in one, and one in three, Great Jehovah, God alone ! Be our all, O Lord divine ! Father, Saviour, Vital Breath ! Body, spirit, soul be thine, Now, and at, and after death ! 3 Glorious thou in holiness, Father didst thy rights maintain ; Truth and grace at once express, When thy only Son was slain : Here is deepest wisdom seen; Here the richest stores of grace ; Mildest love, and vengeanee~keen ; O how bright their mingled rays ! 4 Fearful thou in praises too, Loving Saviour, slaughter'd Lamb ! We with joy and reverence view All thv glorv, all thy shame ! — B 2 W. 23, 24 THE BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 25, 26 Be thy death the death of sin, Be thy life the sinner's plea; Save me, teach me, rule within, — Prophet, priest, and kin? to me. 5 Wonder-working Spirit, thine Th' efficacious grace we sing; — Set on as thy seal divine, Safely to thy kingdom hring; Mortify sin, root and deed, Daily strengthen every grace; Send us, urge us on with speed, And let glory crown the race ! 23 L. M. Dr. Watts's Lyric Poems. Paul's 246. Angel's Hymn 60. The Incomprehensibility of God. 1 /~iOD is a name my soul adores — ^ Th' almighty Three, the eternal One ! Natnre and grace, with all their powers, Confess the infinite unknown. 2 From thy great self thy being springs; Thou art thy own original, Made up of uncreated things, And self-sufficience bears them all. 3 Thy voice prodic'd the seas and spheres, Bid the waves roar and planets shine ; But nothing like thyself appears Through all these spacious works of thine. 4 Still restless nature dies and grows ; From change to change the creatures run : Thv being no succession knows, And all thy vast designs are one. 5 Thrones and dominions round thee fall And worship in submissive forms ; Thy presence shakes this lower ball, This little dwelling-place of worms. 6 How shall affrighted mortals dare To sing thv glory or thy grace? Beneath tliy feet we lie so far, And see but shadows of thy face ! 7 Who can behold the blazing light? Who can approach consuming flame ? None but thy wisdom knows thy might, None but thy word can speak thy name. 24 L. M. N Lebanon 79. Mark's 65. The moral Perfections of the Deity imitated, Matt. v. 48. 1 pREAT author of the immortal mind! ^- T For noblest thoughts and views designed, Make me ambitious "to express The image of thy holiness. 2 While 1 thy boundless love admire, Grant me to catch the sacred fire ; Thus shall mv heavenly birth be known, And for thy child thou wiit me own. 3 Father, I see thy sun arise To cheer thy friends and enemies; And, when ihy rain from heaven descends, Thy bounty both alike befriends. 4 Enlarge my soul with love like thine ; Mv moral powers by grace refine; So shall I feel another's woe, And cheerful feed an hungry foe. 5 I hope for pardon, thro' thy Son, For all the crimes which I have done ; O may the grace that pardons me Constrain me to forgive like thee ! 2,5 L. M. Merrick's Psalms, Gloucester 12. Bromley 104. The divine Perfections celebrated, Ps. Ixxxix. cxlv. 1 "IVT Y grateful tongue, immortal King ! - LTX Thy mercy shall for ever sing ; My verse to time's remotest day, Thy truth in sacred notes display. 2 O say, what strength shall vie with thine? What name among the saints divine, Of equal excellence possess'd, Thy sov'reignty, great God, contest? 3 Thee, Lord, heaven's hosts their leader own; Thee, might unbounded, Thee alone, With endless majesty has crovvn'd; And faith unsully'd vests thee round. 4 The heaven above and earth below, Thee, Lord, their great possessor know : By thee, this orb to being rose, And all that nature's bounds inclose. 5 From thee, amid the aerial space, The north and south assume their place } 'Tis thine the ocean's rage to guide, And calm at will its swelling tide. 6 O bless'd the tribes, whose willing ear Awakes the festal shout to hear; Wiio thankful see, where'er they tread, Thy favouring beams around them spread. 7 How shall they joy, from day to day, Thy boundless mercy to display, Thy righteousness, indulgent Lord, With holy confidence record! 8 O wise in all thy works ! thy name Let man's whole race aloud proclaim ; And grateful, thro' the length of days, In ceaseless songs repeat thy praise. 25 L. M. Dr. Watts's Lyric Poems, Rothwell 174. Chard 175. God exalted above all Praise. 1 INTERNAL Power ! whose high abode ■ L ' Becomes the grandeur of a God ; Infinite lengths, beyond- the bounds Where stars revolve their little rounds. 2 The lowest step around thy seat Rises too high for Gabriel's feet ; In vain the tall arch-angel tries To reach thine height with wond'ring eyes* 3 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do ? We would adore our Maker too ; From sin and dust to thee we cry, The Great, the Holy, and the High! 1 Earth from afar has heard thy fame, And worms have learnt to lisp thy name ; But O, the glories of thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. 5 God is in heaven, but man below ; be short our tunes ; our words be few: A sacred reverence checks our songs, And praise sits silent on our tongues. 27, 28,29, 30, 31 CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. 27 L. M. Needham, Rochford 22. Wells 102. China 300. A Summary View of the Creation, Gen. i. 1 T OOK up, ye saints! direct your eyes Xj To him who dwells above the skies ; With vour glad notes his praise rehearse Who form'd the mighty universe. 2 He spoke, and, from the womb of night, At once sprang up the cheering light : Him discord heard ; and, at his nod, Beauty awoke, and spoke the God. 3 The word he gave, th' obedient sun Began his glorious race to run : Nor silver moon, nor stars delay To glide along the eethereal way. 4 Teeming with life, — air, earth, and sea, Obey th' Almighty's high decree ! To every tribe he" gives their food, Then speaks the whole divinely good. la man the last, in him the best, The maker's image stands confest. 6 Lord, while thy glorious works I view, Form thou my 'heart and soul anew ; Hore bid thy "purest light to shine, And beauty "glow with charms divine ! 28 C.M. Crowle 3. New York 33. Stephen's 292. The Creation of man; or, God the Searcher of the Heart, Psalm cxxxix. 1 T ORD ! thy pervading knowledge strikes ■*-* Through nature's inmost gloom, And in thy circling arms I lay A slumberer in the womb. 2 Thee will I honour, for I stand A volume of thy skill ; Stupendous are thy works, and they My contemplations fill ! 3 Thine eye beheld me when the speck Or' entity began; And o'er my form, in darkness fram'd, Thy rich embroid'ry ran : 4 Th' unfashion'd mass by thee was seen ; My structure, in rhy'book, Was" plann'd before thy curious mould The future embryo took. 5 How precious are the streaming jovs That from thy love descend ! Would I rehearse their numbers o'er, Where would their numbers end ! 6 Not ocean's countless sands exceed The blessings of the skies ; With night's descending shades thev fall, With morning splendours rise. 7 ' Thine awful glories round me shine, • My flesh proclaims thy praise : ' Lord ! to thy works of nature join 1 Thy miracles of grace.' 29 C. M. Dr. Watts's Lyric Poems. Devizes 14. Tiverton 109. A Song to Creating Wisdom. t TTTERNAL Wisdom, thee we praise! -^ Thee the creation sinsrs ! With thy lov'd name, rocks, hills, and seas, And heaven's high palace rings. 2 Thv hand how wide it spread the sky! How glorious to behold ! Ting'd with a blue of heavenly dye, And starr'd with sparkling gold. 3 Thy glories blaze all nature round, And strike the gazing sight, Thro' skies, and seas, and solid ground, With terror and delight. 4 Infinite strength, and equal skill, Shine thro'~the worlds abroad, Our souls with vast amazement fill, And speak the builder God. 5 But still the wonders of thy grace Our softer passions move ; Pity divine in Jesus' face We see, adore, and love. 30 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Martin's Lane 67. Langdon 217. God's Goodness to the Children of men, Psalm cvii. 31. 1 VE sons of men, with joy record - 1 - The various wonders of the Lord ; And let his power and goodness sound Thro' all \our tribes the earth around. 2 Let the high heavens your songs invite, Those spacious fields of brilliant light ; Where sun and moon, and planets roll ; And stars that glow from pole to pole. 3 Sin?, earth, in verdant robes array'd, — Its herbs and flower.', its fruit and* shade; Peopled with life of various forms, Of fish, and fowl, and beasts, and worms. 4 View the broad sea's maiestic plains, An • think how wide its Maker reigns; Tint band remotest nations joins, And on ea; h wave his goodness shines. 3 But Oh ! that brighter world abo- e, Where lives and feigns incarnate love ! God's onl. Son, in flesh array'd, For man a heeding victim made. «j Thither, my soul, with rapture soar! There, in the 'an i of praise, adore ; The cheme demands an angel's lay — De:u.tnJs an ever as ing day. 31 L.M. Rothwell 171. Virginia 234. Providence ; or, Gol working all Things afier the Coun-il of h s oun Will. i nnTY ways, O Lord! with wise design, A Ar- fram'd upon thy throne above. And every dark and bending line Meets in "the centre of thy love. 2 With feeble light, and half obscure, Poor mortals thy arrangements view ; Not knowing that the least are sure, And the mysterious just and true. 3 Thy flo^k, thy own peculiar care, Though now "they seem to ream uney'd, Are led or driven only where They best an i safe-t may abide. 4 They neither know nor trace the way; But," trusting to thy piercing eye, 5 My favour'! soul shall meekly learn To lay her reason at thy throne ; Too weak thy secrets to discern, I'll trust thee" for mv guide alone* "A 9 32, 33 CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. 34, 35, 36 32 C M. Steele. Staughton 264. Abingdon 42. Prov. Coll. 10. Creation and Providence. * Creation's beauties o'er, All natare joius to teach thy praise, And bid our souls adore. 2 Where'er we turn our gazing- eyes, Thy radiant footsteps shine; Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise And speak their source divine. .1 The living tribes of countless forms, In earth, and sea, mid air, The meanest flies, the smallest worms, Almighty power declare. 4 Thy wisdom, power, and goodness, Lord, In all thy works appear: And, O I let man thy praise* record, — Man, thy distinguished care ! 5 From thee, the breath of life he drew ; That breath thy power maintains ; Thy tender mercy, ever new, His brittle frame sustains. 6 Yet nobler favours claim his praise, Of reason's light possess'd; By revelation's brightest rays Still more divinely bless'd. 7 Thy providence his constant guard, When threat'ning woes impend, Or will the impending dangers ward, Or timely succours lend. • On us that Providence has shone With gentle smiling rays ; O, may our lips and lives make known Thy goodness and thy praise ! 33 L. M. Kingsbridge 88. Green's Hundred 89. Providence equitable and kind, Psalm cvii. 1 '■pHItO' all the various shifting scene -■■ Of life's mistaken ill or good, Thy hand, O God ! conducts unseen The beautiful vicissitude. 2 Thou givest with paternal care, Howe'er unjustly we complain, To each their necessary share Of joy and sorrow, health and pain. When most secure, the coming hour, If thou see fit, may blast them all. 4 When lowest sunk with erief and shame, Fill'd with affliction's bitter cup, Lost to relations, friends, and fame, Thy powerful hand can iaise us up. 5 Thy powerful consolations cheer, Thy smiles suppress the deep-fetch'd sigh, Thy hand can dry the trickling tear That secret wets" the widow's eye. 6 AH things on earth, and all in heaven, On thy eternal will depend ; And ail for greater good were given, , And all shall in thy glory end. 7 This be my care; to all beside Indifferent let my wishes be; ' Passion be calm, and dumb be pride, ' And fix'd, O God, my soul on thee.' 34 C. M. Cowper. Gainsborough 29. Follett 181. The Mysteries of Providence ; or. Light shining out of Darkness. 1 f^.OD moves in a mysterious way VJ His wonders to perform ; He plants his footr-teps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. 2 Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failin? skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sov'refgn will. 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread Are big with inercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. 4 Ju !ge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his erace; Behind a frowning providence, He hides a smiling face. 5 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour; The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain ; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. 35 C. M. Beddome. Bedford 91. Stamford 9. Mysteries to be explained hereafter, John xiii. 7. 1 rjREAT God of providence ! thy ways ^ Are hid from mortal sight ; Wrapt in impenetrable shades, Or cloth'd with dazzling light. 2 The wondrous methods of thy grace Evade the human eye ; The nearer we attempt t' approach, The farther off they fly. 3 But in the world of bliss above Where thou dost ever reign, These mysteries shall be all unveil'd, And not a doubt remain. 4 The Sun of righteousness shall there His brightest beams display, And not a hovering cloud obscure That never-ending day. 36 C. M. Addison. Irish 171. Exeter 4. The Traveller's Psahn. 1 T-JOW are thy servants bless'd, O Lord ri How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms, and lands remote, Supported by thy care, Thro' burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air. 3 When by the dreadful tempest borne High on the broken wave, They know thou art not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. 4 The storm is laid, the winds retire, Obedient to thy will : The sea, that roars at thy command, At thy command is still. 5 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths, Thy goodness we'll adore; We'll praisfe thee for thy mercies past, And humblv hope for more. B3 37, 38, 39 THE FALL. 40,41 6 Our life, while thou preserv'st that life, Thv sacrifice shall be : And "death, when death shall be our lot, Shall join our souls to thee. S? C M. Steele. James's 163. Elim 151. Staughton 264. Praise for the Blessings of Providence and Grace, Psalm exxxix. 1 A LMIGHTY Father, gracious Lord, -^ Kind guardian of my days, Thy mercies let my heart record In songs of grateful praise. 2 In life's first dawn, my tender frame Was thy indulgent care, Long ereT could pronounce thy name, Or breathe the infant prayer." 3 [Around my path what dangers rose ! What snares spread all my road ! No power could guard me from my foes, But my preserver, God. 4 How many blessings round me shone, Where'er I turn'd my eye ! How many past, almost unknown, Or unregarded by ! ] 5 Each rolling year new favours brought From thy exhau-tiess store ; Put ah ! in vain my labouring thought Would count thy mercies o'er. 6 While sweet reflection, thro' my days, Thy bounteous hand would trace," Still dearer blessings claim thy praise, The blessings of thy grace. 7 Yes, 1 adore thee, gracious Lord ! For favours more divine ; That I have known thy sacred word, Where all thy glories shine. 8 Lord, when this mortal frame decays, And everv weakness dies, Complete the wonders of thy grace, And raise me to the skies. 9 Then shall my joyful powers unite In more exalted lays, An I join the happy sons of light In everlasting praise. THE FALL. 38 L. M. Dr. WattsU Lyrics. Wareham 117. Babylon Streams 23. Original Sin; or, the first and second Adam. 1 A DAM, our father and our head, xx Transgress'd, and justice doom'dus dead: The fiery law speaks all despair, There's no reprieve nor pardon there. 2 Call a bright council in the skies ; Seraphs, the mighty and the wise, Speak ; are you strong to bear the load, The weighty' vengeance of a God ? 3 In vain we ask ; for all around Stand silent thro' the heavenly ground ; There's not a glorious mind above Has half the strength or half the love. 4 But O ! unmeasurable grace ! Th' eternal Son takes Adam's place ; Down to our world the Saviour fiies, Stretches his arms, and bleeds, and dies. 5 Amazing work ! look down, ye skies, Wonder and gaze with all your eyes ! Ye saints below, and saints above, All bow to this mysterious love. 39 C. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Walsal 237. Lu.llow 84. Indwelling Sin lamented. 1 TyiTH tears of anguish I lament, * v Here at thy feet, my God, My pa«sion, pride, and discontent, And vile ingratitude. 2 Sure there was ne'er a heart so base, So false as mine has been ; So faithless to its promises, So prone to every sin ! 3 My reason tells me thy commands Are holy, just, and true; Tell* me whate'er my God demands is his most righteous due. 4 Reason I hear, her counsels weigh, And all her words approve; But still I find it hard t' obey, And harder yet to love. 5 How long, dear Saviour, shall I feel These struggles in my breast ? When wilt thou bow my stubborn will, And give my conscience rest! 6 Break, sov'reign grace, O break the charw* And set the captive tree : Reveal, Almighty God, thine arm, And haste to rescue me. 40 S. M. Wirksworth 158. Stoke 207. The evil Heart, Jer. xvii. 9. Matt. XV. 19. 1 ASTONISHED and distress'd, ■**■ I turn mine e>es within ; My heart with loads of guilt opprest The 6eat of every 6in. 2 What crowds of evil thoughts, What vile affections there ! Distrust, presumption, artful guile, Pride, envy, slavish fear. 3 Almightv king of saints, These tyrant lusts subdue ; Expel the darkness of my mind, And all my powers renew. 4 This done, my cheerful voice Shall loud hosannas raise ; My soul shall glow with gratitude, My lips proclaim thy praise. 41 L. M. Cruttenden. Gould's 272. Kingsbridge 86. Virginia 234, Sin and Holiness. 1 \\7HAT jarring natures dwell within — >v Imperfect grace remaining sin ! Nor thus can reign, nor that prevail, Tho' each by turns my heart assail, B 4 43, 44 SCRIPTURE. 42, 45, 46 12 Now I complain, and groan, and die I Now raise mv songs or triumph high; Sing a rebellious passion slain, Or mourn to feel it live again. ;; One happy hour beholds me rise, Borne upward to my native skies, Whiie faith assists my soaring flight To realms of joy and worlds of light. 4 Scarce a few hours or minutes roll, Ere earth reclaims my captive soul ; I feel its sympathetic force, And headlong urge my downward course. 5 How short the joys thy visits give ! How long thine absense, Lord, I grieve! What clouds obscure my rising sun, Or intercept its rays at noon ! 6 [Again the Spirit lifts his sword, And power divine attends the word ; I feel the aid its comforts yield, And vanquish' d passions quit the field.] Great God, assist me thro' the fight, Make me triumphant in thy might; Thou the desponding heart canst raise, — The victory mine, and thine the praise. 42 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Ulverston 179. Babylon Streams 23. The Effects of the Fall lamented, Ps. cxix. 136, 158. 1 A RISE, my tenderest thoughts, arise ; JrX - To torrents melt my streaming eyes ; And thou, my heart, with anguish feel Those evils which thou canst not heal. 2 See human nature sunk in shame ; See scandals pour'd on Jesr.s' name ; The father wounded thro' the Son ; The world abus'd ; the soul undone. 3 See the short course of vain delight Closing in everlasting night — In flames, that no abatement know Tho' briny tears for ever flow. 4 My God, I feel the mournful scene ; My bowels yearn o'er dying men ; And fain my pitv would reclaim And snatch "the firebrands from the flame. 5 But feeble my compassion proves, And can but weep where most it loves ; Thy own all-saving arm employ, And turn these drops of grief to joy. SCRIPTURE. THE PROPERTIES OF IT. 43 C. M. Michael's 119. Sprague 166. The inspired Word, a System of Knowledge and Joy, Psalm cxix. 105. 1 TJOW precious is the book divine, J - A By inspiration given ! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine To guide our souls to heaven. 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts In this dark vale of tears ; Life, light, and joy, it still imparts, And quells our rising fears. 3 This lamp, through all the tedious night Of life, shall guide our way ; Till we behold the clearer light Of an eternal day. 44 L. M. Bed dome. Portugal 97. Mark's 65. The Usefulness of the Scriptures. 1 \\THEN Israel thro' the desert pass'd, vv A fiery pillar went before To guide them thro' the dreary waste, And lessen the fatigues they bore. 2 Such is thy glorious word. O God ! Tis for our light and guidance given ; It sheds a lustre ail abroad, And points the path to bliss and heaven : 3 It fills the soul with sweet delight, And quickens its inactive powers ; It sets our wandering footsteps right ; Displays thy love, and kindles ours : 4 Its promises rejoice our hearts ; Its doctrines are divinely true ; Knowledge and pi asure it imparts ; It comforts and instructs us too. 5 Ye British isles, who have this word, — Ye saints, who feel its saving power, — Unite your tongues to praise the Lord, A&d his distinguish'd grace adore. 45 C. M. Dr. S. Siennett. Staughton 264. New York 33. Prov. Coll. 10. The Riches of Goofs Word. 1 T ET avarice, from shore to shore, *-* Her fav'rke God pursue ; Thv word, O Lor .1, we value more Than India or Peru. 2 Here, mines of knowledge, love, and joy, Are open'd to our sight ; The purest gold without alloy, And gems divinely bright. 3 The counsels of redeeming grace These sacred leaves unfold ; And here, the Saviour's lovely face Our raptur'd eyes behold. 4 Here, light descending from above Directs our doubtful feet: Here, promises of heavenly love Oar ardent wishes meet. 5 Our numerous griefs are here redrest. Ami all our wants supply'd ; Nought we can ask to make us blest Is in this book denied. G For these inestimable gains, That so enrich the mind, O may we search with eager pains, Assur'd that we shall find ! 46 C. M. Steele. Michael's 119. Evans's 190. Suffolk 315. The Excellency and Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures. 1 T? \THER of mercies ! in thy word r What endless glory shines ! For ever be thy name ador'd For these celestial lines. 2 Here, may the wretched sons of want Exhaustless riches find ; Riches above what earth can grant, And pasting; as the mind. 47, 48 MORAL LAW. 49, 50, 51 3 Here, the fair tree of knowledge grows, And vields a free repast ; Sublimer sweets than nature knows Invite the longing taste. 4 Here, the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around ; And lit'-, and everlasting joys, Attend the blissful sound." 5 O may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight ; And'stiil new beauties may I see, And still increasing light ! 6 Divine instructor, gracious Lord ! Be thou for ever near : Teach me to love thy sacre:! word, And view my Saviour there ! THE MORAL LAW, &C 47 C. M. Dr. Gibbons. Salem 139. Braintree 25. Our Duty to God, Exod. xx. 3—12. 1 'pHAT God, who made the worlds on high, -*• And air, and earth, and sea, Own as thy God ; and to his name, In homage bow the knee. 2 Let not a shape, which hands have wrought Of wood, or clav, or stone, Be deem'd thy God ; nor think him like Aught thou 'hast seen or known. 3 Take not in vain the name of God ; Nor must thou ever dare To make thy falsehoods pass for truth, By his dread name to swear. 4 That day on which he bids thee rest From toil, to pray and praise — That day keep holy to the Lord, And consecrate its rays. 5 O may that God, who gave these law*, Write them on every heart ; That all may feel their living power, Nor from his paths depart ! 43 C. M. Dr. Gibbons. Worksop SI. Gainsborough 29. Our Duty to our Neighbour. 1 r pHY sire, and her who brought thee forth, ■*- With all thy mind and miuht, Tear, love, and' serve; so shall thy days Be numerous, calm, and bright. 2 The blood of man thou shalt not shed, Its voice will pierce the sky ; And thou by the just iaws of heaven, For the dire crime shalt die. 3 To thine own couch thou shalt not take A wife but her thine own : Vast i-; tiie guilt, and on thine head Heaven darts its vengeance down. 4 Thou shalt not, or from friend or foe, Take aught by force or stealth; Thy goods^ thv stores, must grow from right, Or~God will curse thy wealth. 5 No man shalt thou, by a false charge, Or crush or brand with shame ; Dear as thine own, so wills thy God, Must be his life and name. 6 Thv soul one wish shall not let loose For that which is not thine ; Live in thy lot, or small or great, For God" has drawn the line. < Hvmn 47, ver. 5, may be added here.] 49 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Gr'.-en's Hundred 69. Fawcett 184. The Sinner found wanting, Dan. v. 27. nc eye > 1 T) USE, thought'ess sinner! raise thil LX Behold the balance lifted high . There shall God's justice be displayed, And there thy hope and life be we'igh'd. 2 See, in one scale, his perfect la v ! Mark with what forc^ its precepts draw ; Wouldst thou the awful test sustain, Thy works, how light— thy thoughts, how \ tin 3 Behold ! the hand of Cod appears To trace those dreadful character* ; 1 Tekd ! — thy sou! is wanting found, ' And wrath snail smite thee "to the ground !' 4 Let sudden fear thy nerves unbrace; Confusion wild o'erspread thy face ; Thro' all thy thoughts, let anguish roll, And deep repentance meit thy soul. 5 One only hope may yet prevail, — Christ hi the scripture turns the scale ; Still doth the gospel publish peace, And shew a saviour's righteousness. 6 Jesus, exert thy power to save, Deep on this heart thy truth engrave ; Great God, the load of guilt remove, That trembling lips may sing thy love. SO L- M. Babylon Streams 23. Kingsbridge S8. The practical Use of the moral Law to the con- sinner. 1 TJERE, Lord, my sou! convicted stands 1 - L Of breaking all thy ten commands: And on me.iustiy might's t thou pour Thy wrath in one eternal shower. 2 But, thanks to God ! its loud alarms Have warn'd me of approaching harms; And now, O Lord, my wants I see ; Lost and undone, I come to t ee. 3 I see my fig-leaf righteousness Can ne'er thy broken law redress: Yet, in thy gospel plan, I see There's hope of pardon e'en for me. 4 Here I behold thy wonders, Lord ! — How Christ hath," to thy law, restor'd Those honours, on th' atoning day, Which guilty sinners took away. 5 Amazing wisdom, power, and love, Displayed to rebels from above ! Do thou, O Lord, my faith increase To love and trust thy plan of grace. 51 C ML Coicper. Bnrford 19S. Workshop 31. Illegal Obedience followed by Evangelical. 1 ^O strength of nature can suffice ■^ To serve the Lord aright: And what s. e has she misapplies, For want of clearer light. 2 How long beneath the law I lay In bondage and distress ! I toil'd, the precept to obey ; But toil'd without success. 3 Then, to abstain from outward sia Was more than I could do ; Now, if I feel it's power within, I feel I hate it too : 4 Then, all my servile works were done A righteousness to raise; Now, freely chosen in the Son, I freely choose his ways, A 10 52, 53 THE GOSPEL. 54, 55, 56 5 ' What shall I do]' was then the word, ' That I mav worthier grow ? ' What shall f render to the Lord V Is my inquiry now, 6 To see the law by Christ fulfill'd, And hear his pardoning voice, Changes a slave into a child, And duty into choice. 52 L. M. Dr. Watts'* Lyric Poems. Paul's 246. Green's Hundred 89. The Law and Gospel ; or, Christ a Refuge. 1 ' /^URST be the man, for ever curst, ^ ' That doth one wilful sin commit : * Death and damnation for the first, * Without relief, and infinite.' 2 Thus Sinai roars, and round the earth Thunder, and fire, and vengeance flings ; But Jesus, thy dear gasping breath And Calvary say gentler things ; 3 ' Pardon, and grace, and boundless love, ' Streaming along a Saviour's blood ; ' And life, "and joys, and crowns above, ' Obtain'd by a dear bleeding God.' 4 Hark, how he prays (the charming sound Dwells on his dying lips) ■ Forgive! 1 And every groan and gaping wound Cries, ' Father, let the rebels live !' 5 Go, you that rest upon the law, And toil and seek salvation there ; Look to the flame that Moses saw, And shrink, and tremble, and despair; 6 But I'll retire beneath the cross,— Saviour, at thy dear feet I'll lie; And the keen sword, that justice draws, Flaming and red, shall pass me by. 53 148th. Cowpcr. Eagle Street 16. Grove 125. The Ceremonial Laic, Heb. iv. 2. 1 TSRAEL, in ancient days, ■*• Not only had a view Of Sinai in a blaze, But learn'd the gospel too ; The types and figures were a glass, In which they saw the Saviour's face. 2 The paschal sacrifice, And blood-besprinkled door, Seen with enlighten'd eyes, And once apply'd with power, Would teach the need of other blood To reconcile an angry God. 3 The lamb, the dove, set forth His perfect innocence, Whose blood of matchless worth Should be the soul's defence ; For he, who can for sin atone, Must have no failings of his own. 4 The scape-goat on his head The people's trespass bore, And, to the desert led, Was to be seen no more : In him our Surety seem'd to say, ' Behold, I bear your sins away/ 5 Dipt in his fellow's blood, The living bird went free: The type, well understood, Express'd the sinner's plea ;— Describ'd a guilty soul enlarg'd, And by a Saviour's death discharg'd. 6 Jesus, I love to trace, Throughout the sacred page, The footsteps of thy grace, The same in every age ! O grant that I may faithful be To clearer light vouchsaf'd to me. B5 THE GOSPEL. 54 L. M. Bcddome. Portugal 97. Langdon 217. The Gospel of Christ. 1 QOft* in the gospel of his son. Makes his eternal councils known; 'Tis here, his richest mercy shine.*, And truth is drawn in fairest iines. 2 Here, sinners of an humble frame May taste his grace and learn his name; 'Tis writ in characters of blood, Severely just, immensely good. 3 Here, Jesus in ten thousand ways Hi9 soul-attracting charms displays, Recounts his poverty and pains, And tells his love in melting strains. 4 Wisdom its dictates here imparts, To form our minds, to cheer our hearts; Its influence makes the sinner live, It bids the drooping saint revive. 5 Our raging passions it controuls, And comfort yields to contrite souls; It brings a better world in view, And guides us all our journey thro'. 6 May this blest volume ever lie Close to my heart, and near my eye, Till life's last hour ray soul engage, And be my chosen heritage ! 55 C. M. Dr Gibbons. Irish 171. Cambridge New 74. The Gospel worthy of all Acceptation, 1 Tim. i. 15. 1 JESUS, th' eternal Son of God, ° Whom Seraphim obey, The bosom of the Father leaves, And enters human clay. 2 Into our sinful world he comes, The Messenger of grace, And on the bloody tree expires, A victim in our place. 3 Transgressors of the deepest stain In him salvation find : His blood removes the foulest guilt, His Spirit heals the mind. 4 Our Jesus saves from sin and hell ; His words are true and sure, And on this rock our faith may rest Immoveably secure. 5 O let these tidings be receiv'd With universal joy, And let the high angelic praise Our tuneful powers employ ! 6 ' Glory to God, who gave his son * To bear our shame and pain ! ' Hence peace on earth, and grace to men, ' In endless blessings reign.' 56 C.M. Wiltshire 110. Oxford 177. The Gospel a Feast. Isaiah xxv. C. 1 r\^i Sion, his mpst holy mount, x ^ God will a feast prepare, And Israel's sons and Gentile land* Shall in the banquet share. 2 Marrow and fatness are the food His bounteous hand bestows ; Wine on the lees, and well refiu'd, In rich abundance flows. 3 See to the vilest of the vile A free acceptance given ! See rebels, by adopting grace, Sit with the heirs of heaven ! 57, 5S THE GOSPEL. 59, 60 y 61 4 The pain'd, the sick, the dyings now To ease and health restor'd, With eager appetites partake The plenties of the board. 5 But O what draughts of bliss unknown, What danties shall be given, When, with the myriads round the throne We join the feast of heaven ! 6 There joys immeasurably high Shall overflow the souf, And springs of life that never dry, In thousand channels roll. 57 148th. Altered by Toplady. Portsmouth New 144. Jubilee New 197. Suffolk 315. The Jubilee. 1 "DLOW ye the trumpet, blow J -' The gladly solemn sound I Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound, The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransom'd sinners, honT\ 2 Exalt the Lamb of God, The sin-atoning Lamb ; Redemption by his blood Thro' all the" lands proclaim : The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, 6cc. 3 [Ye, who have sold for nought The heritage above, Shall have it hack unbought, The gift of Jesus' love : The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, &c] 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, &c. 5 Ye bankrupt debtors, know The sovereign grace of heaven ; Though sums immense ye owe, A free discharee is given : The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, &c. 6 The gospel trumpet hear, The news of pardoning grace; Ye happy souls draw near, Behold'vour Saviour's face : The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, <&c. 7 Jesus, our great High Priest, Has full atonement made ; Ye weary spirits, rest; Ye mournful souls, be glad ! The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home. 58 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Gloucester 12. Derby 169. China 300. The Gospel Jubilee, Psalm lxxxix. 15. 1 T OUD let the tuneful trumpet sound, J - J And spread the joyful tidines round; Let every soul with transport hear, And hail the Lord's accepted year. 2 Ye debtors, whom he gives to know That you ten thousand^talents owe, When humble at his feet you fall, Your gracious God forgives them all. 3 Slaves, that have borne the heavy chain Of sin and hell's tyrannic reign, To liberty assert your claim, And urge the great Redeemer's name. 4 The rich inheritance of heaven, Your joy, your boast, is freely giv'n; Fair Salem your arrival waits, With golden streets, and pearly 2 Ate-. 5 Her blest inhabitants no more Bondage and poverty deplore : No debt, but love immensely great; Their joy still rises with the debt. 6 O happy souls, that know the sound. Celestial light their steps surround, And shew that jubilee begun, Which thro' eternal years shall run. 59 C. M. Dr. S. Stenneit. Oxford 177. Hammond 22G. The glorious Gospel of the blessed God, 1 Tim. i.'li. 1 "VyHAT wisdom, majesty, and grace, ' ' Thro' all the gospe! "shine ! Tis God that speaks, and we confess The doctrine most divine. 2 Down from his starry throne on high, Th' almighty Saviour comes ; Lays his bright robes of glory by, And feeble flesh assumes. 3 The mighty debt, that sinners ow'd, Upon the cross he pays : Then thro' the clouds ascends to God, 'Midst shouts of loftiest praise. 4 There he our great High Priest appear? Before his Father's throne ; Mingles his merits with our tears, And pours salvation down. 5 Great God, with rev'rence we adore Thy justice and thy grace; And on thy faithfulness and power Our firm dependence place. 60 L. M. Dr. Watts' s Sermons. Gould's 272. Mark's 65. Ul version 179. The Gospel is the Power of God to Salvation, Rom. i. 16. 1 YyHAT shall the dying sinner do >v That seeks relief for all his woe? Where shall the guilty conscience find Ease for the torment of the mind? 2 How shall we get our crimes forgiven, Or form our natures fit for heaven ? Can souls, all o'er defil'd with sin, Make their own powers and passions clean 3 In vain we search, in vain we try, Till Jesus brings his gospel nigh; 'Tis there that power and glory dwell Which save rebellious souls from hell. 4 This is the pillar of our hope, That bears our fainting spirits up ; We read the grace, we trust the word, And find salvation in the Lord. 5 Let men or angels dig the mines Where nature's golden treasure shines; Brought near the doctrine of the cross, All nature's gold appears but dross. 6 Should vile blasphemers with disdain Pronounce the truths of Jesus vain, We'll meet the scandal and the shame, And sing and triumph in his name. 61 C. M. Dr Watts's Sermont. London 180. Follett 181. A rational Defence of the Gospel. 1 CHALL atheists dare insult the cross Of our incarnate God ! Shall infidels revile his truth, And trample on his blood ! 62 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 63, 64, 6 j 2 What if he choose mysterious ways To cleanse us from our faults ! May not the works of sovereign grace Transcend our feeble thoughts ! 8 What if Ills gospel bid us strive With flesh, and self, and sin ! The prize is most divinely bright That we are calPd to win. 4 Whac if the men despis'd on earth, Still of his grace partake ! This but confirms his truth the more; For so the prophets spake. None should reproach the Saviour's name; His laws are pure and clean. G Then let our faith be firm and strong, Our lips profess his word; Nor ever shun those holy men Who fear and love the Lord. SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES AND BLESSINGS. 62 5, 6. Toplady's altered. Bourton 50. Haughton 68. Everlasting Love, Electing Grace, and Personal Holiness. 1 W°W happy are we, *■*• Our election who see, And venture, O Lord, for salvation on thee ! In Jesus approv'd, Eternally lov'd, Upheld by thy power we cannot be mov'd. 2 'Tis sweet to recline On the bosom divine, And experience the comforts peculiar to thine: While, born from above, And upheld by thy love, With singing and triumph to Sion we move. 3 Our seeking thy face Was all of thy grace, Thy mercy demands and shall have all the No sinner can be [praise ; Beforehand with thee, Thy grace is preventing, almighty, and free. 4 Our Saviour and friend His love shall extend, It knew no beginning, and never shall end: Whom once he receives His Spirit ne'er leaves, Nor ever repents of the grace that he gives. 5 This proof we would give That thee we receive ; Thou art precious alone to the souls that be- Be precious to us ! [lieve : All beside is as dross, Compar'd with thy love and the blood of thy cross. PART THE SECOND. 5 Yet one thing we want, More holiness grant ! For more of thy mind and thy image we pant Thine image impress On thy favourite race ; O fashion and polish thy vessels of grace ! 7 Thy workmanship we More fully would be; Lord, stretch out thine hand, and conform us to thee : While onward wc move To Canaan above, Tome fill us with holiness, fill us with love. 8 Vouchsafe us to know More of thee below ; Thus fit us for heaven, and glory bestow; Our harps shall be tun'd, The Lamb shall be crown'd, Salvation to Jesus thro' heaven shall resound, 63 L. M. Beddome. Kingsbridge 88. Lewton 30. The Consequences of Election, Rom. viii. S3—3&, 1 \yHO shall condemn to endless flames ,T The chosen people of our God ! Since in the book of life their names Are fairly writ in Jesus' blood. 2 He, for the sins of all the elect, Hath a complete atonement made ; And justice never can expect That the same debt should twice be paid. 3 Not tribulation, nakedness, The famine, peril, or the sword; Not persecution, or distress, Can separate from Christ the Lord. 4 Nor life, nor death, nor depth, nor heighi Nor powers below, nor powers above; Nor present things, nor things to come, Can change his purposes of love. 5 His sovereign mercy knows no end, His faithfulness shall still endure ; And those who on his word depend Shall find his word for ever sure. 64 148th. L. H. C. Bethesda 112. Eagle Street 16. Hinton 266. Eternal and unchangeable Love, 2 Tim. 12. — - Chap. ii. 13. — Phil. i. 6. 1 O MY distrustful heart, ^ How small thy faith appeara ! But greater, Lord, thou art Than all my doubts and fears: Did Jesus once upon me shine I Then Jesus is for ever mine. 2 Unchangeable his will, Tho' dark may be my frame; His loving heart is still Eternally the same : My soul thro' many changes goes; His love no variation knows. 3 Thou, Lord, wilt carry on, And perfectly perform, The work thou hast begun In me a sinful worm ; 'Midst all my fears, and sin and woe, Thy Spirit will not let me go. 4 The bowels of thy grace At first did freely move : I still shall see thy face, And feel that God is love : Myself into thy arms I cast, Lord, save, O save my soul at last. 65 8. 7. 4. Lewes 63. Painswick 162. The godly Consideration of Election in ChMst comfortable. 1 CON& we are thro' God's election, •^ Who in Jesus Christ believe : By eternal destination, Sovereign grace we here receive: Lord, thv mercy Does both grace and glory gire. 2 Every fallen soul, by sinning, Merits everlasting pain - } But thy love, without beginning, Has restor'd thy sons again: Countless Millions Shall in life, through Jesus, reign. 00, COVENANT OF GRACE. 67,68 3 Pause, my soul, adore and wonder! A*.k, ' O why such love to me i* Grace hath put me in the number Of the Saviour's family : Hallelujah ! Thanks, eternal thanks to thee ! 1 Since that love had no beginning, And shall never, never cease ; Keep, O keep me, Lord, from sinning ! Guide me in the way of peace ! Make me walk in All the paths of holiness. u When I quit this feeble mansion, And mv soul returns to thee; Let the power of thy ascension Manifest itself in me : Thro' thy Spirit, Give the" final victory ! 6 "When the angel sounds the trumpet ; When my soul and body join ; When my Saviour comes to judgment, Bright'in majesty divine ; Let me triumph In thy righteousness as mine.] 7 When in that blest habitation, Which my God has fore-ordain'd ; When, in glory's fulls possession, I with saints' and angels stand; Free grace only Shall resound thro' Canaan's land. 66 6. 8. 4. Olivei: Leoni 90. The Covenant God. I rrHE God of Abram praise, x Who reigns enthron'd above; Ancient of everlasting days, And God of love f Jehovah, great I AM ! By earth and heaven confest, I bow, and bless the sacred name For ever bless'd. 8 The God of Abram praise, At whose supreme command, From earth I rise, and seek the joys At his right hand : I'd all on earth forsake, Its wisdom, fame, and pow er : Aud him my only portion make, My shield arid tower. 3 The God of Abram praise, Whose all-sufficient grace Shall guide me, all my happy days, In all his ways: He calls a worm his friend, He calls himself my God! And he shall save me to the end, Thro' Jesus' blood. 4 He bv himself hath sworn; I on his oath depend ; • I shall, on eagles wings upborne, To heaven ascend ; I shall behold his face, I shall his power adore ; And sing the wonders of his grace For evermore ! PART THE SECOND. j Tho' nature's strength decay, And earth and hell withstand, To Canaan's bounds I urge my way At God's command : The wat'ry deep I pass, W ith Jesus iu mv view, knd thro' the howfing wilderness My way pursue. 6 The goodly land I see With peace and plenty blest; The land of sacred liberty And endless rest ; There milk and honey flow, And oil and wine abound; And trees of life for ever grow, With mercy crowu'd. 7 There dwells the Lord our king, The Lord our righteousness ! Triumphant o'er the world and sin, The Prince of Peace : On Sion's sacred height His kingdom still maintains ; And glorious, with his saints in light, For ever reigns. 8 The ransom'd nations bow Before the Saviour's face, Joyful their radiant crowns they throw O'erwhelm'd with grace : He shews his scars of love; They kindle to a flame, And sound through all the worlds above, * The slaughter'd Lamb !' 9 The whole triumphant host Give thanks to God on hisrh, ' Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!' They ever cry : Hail Abram's God and mine I I join the heavenly lays ; All might and majesty are thine, And endless praise. 67 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Missionary 257. Worksop 31. Stephen's 20?, Support in God's Covenant under Trouble, 2 Sam. xxiii. 5. 1 TV/TY God, the covenant of thy love x x Abides for ever sure ; And, in its matchless grace, I feel My happiness secure. 2 What, tho' my house be not with thee As nature could desire ! To nobler joys, than nature gives, Thy servants all aspire. 3 Since thou, the everlasting God, My Father art become ; Jesus, my guardian and my friend, And heaven my final home; 4 1 welcome all thy sov'reign will, For all that will is love ; And, when I know not what thou dost, I wait the light above. 5 Thy covenant the last accent claims Of this poor faultering tongue ; And that shall the first notes employ Of my celestial song. 63 112th. Bentley y s Collection. Scarborough 203. Claybury 310. Pleading the Covenant, Psalm lxxiv. 20. 1 r\ LORD, my God ! whose sovereign love XJ Is still the ame, nor e'er can move, Look to the covenant, and see, Has not thy love been shewn to met Remember me, my dearest friend, And love me always to the end. 2 Be with me still, as heretofore, And help me forward more and more; My strong, my stubborn will incline To be obedieut still to thine : O lead me, by thy gracious hand, And guide me safe to Canaan's land. B 69, 70,71 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. T2, 73 69 79. Feversham 220. Bath Abbey 147. Cottage 302. Redeeming Love. 1 "^OW begin the heavenly theme, xy Sing aloud in Jesus' name ! Ye, who his salvation prove, Triumph in redeeming - love. 2 Ye, who see the Father's grace Beaming in the Saviour's face, As to Canaan on ye move, Praise and bless redeeming love. 3 Mourning souls, dry up your tears; Banish all your guilty fears ; See your guilt and curse remove, Cancell'd by redeeming love. 4 Ye, alas ! who long have been Willing slaves to death and sin, Now from bliss no longer rove, Stop and taste redeeming love. Nothing brought him from above, Nothing but redeeming love. 6 Then his Spirit leads us home, When we to his glory come, We shall all the fulness prove Of our Lord's redeeming love. From their cursed empire drove — Mighty in redeeming love. 8 Hither, then, your music bring, Strike aloud each cheerful string Mortals, join the host above, Join to praise redeeming love. 70 L. M. Sleek. Winchester 137. Rothwell 174. Redemption by Christ alone, 1 Pet. i. 18, 19. 1 "pNSLAV'D by sin, and bound in chains - Lj Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway, And doom'd to everlasting" pants, We wretched guilty captives lay. 2 Nor gold nor gems could buy our peace; Nor the whole" world's collected store Suffice to purchase our release ; A thousand worlds were all too poor. 3 Jesus, the Lord, the mighty God, An all-sufficient ransom paid : Invalu'd price ! his precious blood For vile rebellious traitors shed. 4 Jesus the sacrifice became To rescue guilty souls from hell : The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb Beneath avenging justice fell. 5 Amazing goodness ! love divine ! O may our grateful hearts adore The matchless grace ; nor yield to sin, Nor wear its cruel fetters more ! 6 Dear Saviour, let thy love pursue The glorious work it has begun ; ^ Each secret lurking foe subdue, And let our hearts be thine alone. 71 8. 7. 4. F Westbury 51. Calvary 297. Finished Redemption. 1 TJARK ! the voice of love and mercy *-*■ Sounds aloud from Calvary ! See it rends the rocks asunder, Shakes the earth, and veils the sky ! * It is finish'd ." Hear the dying Saviour cry ! 2 It is finish'd ! — O what pleasure Do these charming words aftord ! Heavenly blessings without measure Flow to us from Christ the Lord. It is finish'd ! — Saints, the dying words record. 3 Finish'd all the types and shadows Of the ceremonial law [ Finish'd all that God had promis'd ; Death and hell no more shall awe. It is finish'd ! — Saints, from hence your comfort draw. 4 [Happy souls, approach the table, Taste the soul-reviving fo d ; Nothing half so sweet and pleasant As the Saviour's flesh and blood. It is finish'd! — Christ has borne the heavy load.] 5 Tune your harps anew, ye Seraphs, Join to sing the pleasing theme ; All in earth, and all in heaven, Join to praise Immanuel's name. Hallelujah ! Glory to tbe bleeding Lamb! 72 L. M. Dr. S. Stejwett. Leeds 19. Rochford 22. [Verses 1. 2, and 6, of this Hymn, are set to the Tune called Salvation 277.] // is finished, John xix. 30. 1 ""PIS finish'd ! so the Saviour cry'd x And meekly bow'd his head "and dy'd: 'Tis finish'd — jes, the race is run, The battle fought, the victory won. 2 'Tis finish'd — all that heaven decreed, And all the ancient prophets said, 3 'Tis finish'd — Aaron now no more Must stain his robes with purple gore ; The sacred veil is rent in twain. And Jewish rites no more remain. 4 'Tis finish'd — this my dying groan Shall sins of every kind atone : Millions shall be Vedeem'd from death, By this my last expiring breath. 5 'Tis finish'd — Heaven is reconcil'd, And all the powers of darkness spoil'd: Peace, love, and happiness again Return, and dwell with sinful men. 6 'Tis finish'd — let the joyful sound Be heard thro' all the nations round : 'Tis finish'd— let the echo fly Thro' heaven and hell, thro' earth and sky. 73 8s. D. Turner. Limefield 94. Gratitude to God for Redemption, Eph. i. 7, 11. 1 CHALL Jesus descend from the skies ° To atone for our sins by his blood, And shall we such e-oodness despise, And rebels still be to our God 1 2 [No brute could be ever so base ! Shall man thus ungrateful then prove? Forbid it, O God of all grace ! Forbid it, thou Spirit of love ! 3 The devils would laugh us to scorn, For folly so shameful as this : O let us to God then return, Sure never was goodness like his.l 74,75 ATONEMENT. 76,77 4 He sav'd us, or we bad been lost, Nor comfort, nor hope had e'er known; Yet he knew this salvation would cost No less than the blood of his Son. 5 Thro' him we forgiveness shall find, And taste the sweet blessings of peace ; If, contrite and humbly resign'd, We trust in his promised "grace, d This world, then, with all its gay joy That its thousands has snar'd and undone, May tempt but shall never destroy "Whom Jesus has mark'd for his' own. 7 While here through the desert we stray, Our God shall be all our delight; Our pillar of cloud in the day, And also of fire in the night: 6 Till, the Jordan of death safely pass'd, T^ e land on the heavenly shore, Where we the hid manna "shall taste, Nor hunger nor thirst any more. 9 And there, while his glories we see, And feast on the joys of his love, We chang'd to his likeness shall be, And then shall all gratitude prove. 74 6. 8. 6. Toplady. Chatham 59. Hinton 266. Christ's Atonement. 1 r\ THOU, who didst thy glory leave " Apostate sinners to retrieve From nature's deadly fall, — If thou hast bought me with a price, My sins against me ne'er shall rise ; For thou hast borne them all. 2 And wast thou punish'd in my stead? Didst thou without the city bleed To expiate my stain ! On earth my God vouchsaf'd to dwell, And made of infinite avail The sufferings of the man. 3 Behold him for transgressors given ! Behold th' incarnate King of heaven For us, his foes, expire ! Amaz'd, O earth ! the tidings hear ! He bore, that we might never bear His father's righteous ire. 4 Ye saints, the man of sorrows bless, The God, for your unrighteousness, Deputed to atone : Praise, till, with all the ransom'd throng, ■ Ye sing the never-ending song, And see him on his throne. 75 8. 7. L. H. C. Tabernacle 239. Trowbridge 21. Gratitude for the Atonement. 1 TJAIL! thou once despised Jesus, ±A Hail ! thou Galilean king! Thou didst suffer to release us ; Thou didst free salvation bring : Hail ! thou agonizing Saviour, Bearer of our sin ann s'..ame ! * By thy merits we find favour; Life is given t >ro' thy name. 2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins on thee were laid ; By almighty love anointed, Thou hast full atonement made: All thy people, are forgiven Thro' the virtue of thy blood ; Open'd is the gate of heaven; Peace is made 'twixt man and God. 3 Jesus, hail ! enthron'd in glory, There for ever to abide ! All the heavenly host adore thee, Seated at thy father's side : There for sinners thou art pleading ; There thou dost our place prepare ; Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. 4 Worship, honour, power, and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive ; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give : Help, ye bright angelic spirits ! Bring your sweetest, noblest lays ! Help to sing our Saviour's merits ; Help to chant Immanuel's praise. 76 79. Deptford 124. Firth's 146. Pleading the Atonement t Psalm lxxxiv. 9. 1 T^ATHER, God, who seest in me A Only sin and misery, Turn to thy anointed one, Look on thy beloved Son; Him, and then the sinner, see ; Look thro' Jesus' wounds on me. 2 Heavenly Father, Lord of all, Hear and show thou hear'st my call! Bow thine ear, in mercy bow, Smile on me a sinner now ! Now the stone to flesh convert, Cast a look and melt my heart. 3 Lord, I cannot let thee go, Till a blessing thou bestow ; Hear my Advocate divine, Lo ! to his, my suit I join ; Join'd with his, it cannot fail : Let me now with thee prevail ! 4 Turn, from me, thy glorious eyes To his bloody sacrifice, — To the full atonement made, To the utmost ransom paid : And, if mine, thro' him thou art, Speak thy mercy to my heart. 5 Jesus, answer from above, Is not all thy nature love? Pity from thine eye let fall ; Bless me whilst on thee I call: Am I thine, thou Son of God 1 Take the purchase of thy blood. 6 Father, see the victim slain, Offer'd up for guilty men : Hear his blood-prevailing cry ; Let thy bowels then reply ! Then thro' him the sinner see; Then, in Jesus, look on me! 77 C. M. Toplady's Collection. Missionary 257. Cambridge New 74. FollettI81. Efficacious Grace, Psalm xlv. 3 — 5. 1 XT AIL ! mighty Jesus, how divine xx Is thy victorious sword ! The stoutest rebel must resign At thy commanding word. 2 Deep are the wounds thy arrows give, They pierce the hardest heart ; Thy smiles of grace the slain revive, And joy succeeds to smart. 3 Still gird thy 6word upon thy thigh j Ride with majestic sway : Go forth, sweet Prince, triumphantly, And make thy foes obey. B 2 78,79 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 80, 81, 82 4 And when thy victories are complete, When all the chosen race Shall, round the throne of glory, meet To sing thy conquering grace ; 5 O may my humble soul be found Among that favour'd band ! And I, with them, thy praise will sound Throughout Iiumanuel's land. 78 L- M Kingsbridge 88. New Sabbath 122. ; The Conversion of Zaccheus, Luke xix. 1— 10. 1 f)NCE, as the Saviour pass'd along, K -^ Zaccheus fain the Lord would see ; Of stature small, to 'scape the throng, He ran before and climb'd a tree. 2 As the omniscient Lord drew nigh, Upwards he look'd and saw him there; ' Zaccheus, hasten down, for I ' Must be thy guest to-day ; prepare, 3 ' T) day,' the pardoning Saviour cries, ' Salvation to thy house" is come, ' On wings of sovereign love it flies ; « Go, tell the blissful news at home.' 4 Lord, look on souls that gaze around, To every listening sinner speak ; Now may thy ancient love abound ; From every seat a captive take. 5 Sinners, make haste our God to meet; Come to the feast his love prepares ; ' The lost are sought and sav'd,' — how sweet ! And, * not the righteous/ Christ declares. 6 Sav, what are you come out to view, Jesus who once for sinners died 1 O hear the Saviour's voice to you, * Cast sinful, righteous self aside.' 7 Lerd, wilt thou stoop to be my guest? Dost thou invite thee to my home ? Welcome, dear Saviour, to my breast, To-day let thy salvation come. 7 9 C. M. Staughton 264. New-York 33. The Lost Sheep found ; or, Joy in Heaven en the Conversion of a Sinner, Luke, xv. 3, 4. 1 TTITHEN some kind shepherd from his fold vv Has lost a straving sheep, Thro' vales, o'er hills, he anxious roves, And climbs the mountain's steep ; 2 But O the joy! the transport sweet ! When he the wanderer finds ; Up in his arms he takes his charge, And to his shoulder binds. 3 Homeward he hastes to tell his joys, And make his bliss complete : The neighbours hear the news, and all The joyful shepherd greet. When the poor wretch, with broken heart, His sins and errors mourns ! 5 Pleas'd with the news, the saints below In songs their tongues employ; Beyond the skies the tidings go, And heaven is fill'd with joy. 6 Well-pleased, the Father sees and hears The conscious sinner weep ; Jesus receives him in his arms, And owns bim for his sheep. 7 Nor angels can their joys contain, But kindle with new fire ; * A wandering sheep's return'd,' they sing, And strike the sounding lyre. 80 C. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Wantage 204. Bangor 231. The converted Thief, Luke xxiii. 42. 1 AS on the cross the Saviour hung, ■ L *' And wept, and bled, and dv'd, He pour'd salvation on a wretch That languish'd at his side. 2 His crimes, with inward grief and shame, The penitent confess'd ; Then turn'd his dying eyes to Christ, And thus his prayer address'd : 3 * Jesus, thou Son and heir of heaven ! 1 Thou spotless Lamb of God ! ' I see thee bath'd in sweat and tears, ' And weltering in thy blood. 4 ' Yet quickly, from these scenes of woe, ' In triumph thou shalt rise, ' Burst through the gloomy shades of death, ' And shine above the skies. 5 * Amid the glories of that world, ' Dear Saviour, think on me, ' And in the vict'ries of thy death ' Let me a sharer be.' 6 His prayer the dying Jesus hears, And instantly replies, To-day thy p'arting soul shall be * With me in Paradise.' 81 S. M. Dr. Doddridge. New Eagle Street 55. Ryland 48. Vital Union to Christ in Regeneration , 1 Cor. vi. 17. 1 T)EAR Saviour, we are thine ±J By everlasting bonds: Our names, our hearts, we would resign, Our souls are in thy hands. 2 To thee we still would cleave With ever-growing zeal; If millions tempt us Christ to lea^e, O let them ne'er prevail. 3 Thy Spirit shall unite Our souls to thee our head ; Shall form us to thy image bright, That we thy paths may tread. 4 Death may our souls divide From these abodes of clay ; But love shall keep us near thy side Thro' all the gloomy way. 5 Since Christ and we are one, Why should we doubt or fear? 82 L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Rochford 22. Langdon 217. Praise to God for renewing Grace. 1 T^O God my Saviour and my King ■*■ Fain would my soul her "tribute bring: Join me, ye saints, in songs of praise, For ye have known and felt his grace. 2 Wretched and helpless once I lay, Just breathing all my life away; He saw me welt'ring in my blood, And felt the pity of a God: 3 With speed he flew to my relief. Bound up mv wounds, and soofh'd my grief; Pour'd joys divine into my heart, And bade each anxious tear depart. 4 These proofs of love, my dearest Lord ! Deep in my breast I wiM record : The life, which I from thee receive, To thee, behold, I freely give. £4, 85 PARDON. 86, 87 5 My heart and tongue shall tune thy praise, J lii'o' the remainder of my days : And, when I join the powers above, My ioul shall better sing thy love. 83 L. M. Babylon Streams 23. Paul's 246. Human righteousness insufficient to justify, Mi* h. vi. 6—8. 1 vmiEREWFiH, O Lord, shall I draw near * v Or bow myself before thy face J How, in thy purer eyes, appear 1 V. hat shall" I bring to gain thy grace ? 2 Will gifts delight the Lord most high? Will multiply'd oblations please ! Thousands of rains his favour buy ! Or slaughtered millions e'er appease? — 3 Can these assuage the wrath of God? Can these wash out my guilty stain ! Rivers of oil, or seas of blood f — Alas ! they all must flow in vain. 4 "What have I then wherein to trust? I nothiDg have, I nothing am ; Excluded is my every boast, My glory swallow'd up in shame. 5 Guilty, I stand before thy face ; Mv sole desert is hell and wrath: 'Twere just the sentence should take place: — But, O I plead my Saviour's death I 6 I plead the merits of thy Son, f Who died for sinners on the tree ; 1 plead his righteousness alone, put the spotless robe on me. 84 L. M. Leeds 19. Lewton 30. Imputed righhteousness, Jer. xxiii. G. Isa. xlv. 24. 1 TESUS, thy blood and righteousness ** My beauty are, my glorious dress ; 'Midst riamiii? wor!d's,~in these array'd, W ith joy shall I lift up my head. 2 V* hen, from the dust of death, I rise To take my mansion in the skies ; E'en then shall this be all my plea, 1 Jesus hath liv'd and dy'd for me.' 3 Bold shall I stand in that great day, For who aught to my charge shall' lay ? While, thro' thy blood, absolv'd I am" From sin's tremendous curse and shame. 4 Thus Abraham, the friend of God. Thus all the armies bought with blood, Saviour of sinners, thee proclaim I Sinners — of whom the chief I am. 5 This spotless robe the same appears "When ruin'd nature sinks in years : No age can change its glorious hue ; The robe of Christ is ever new. 6 O let the dead now hear thy voice ! Bid, Lord, thy banish'd ones rejoice ; Their beauty 'this, their glorious dress, Jesus, the Lord our righteousness. 85 112th. President Davies. New Haven 248. Hoxton 121. The pardoning God, Micah vii. 13. 1 rj.REAT God of wonders ! all thy ways yj Are matchless, godlike, and divine ; But the fair glories of thy jrrace More godlike and unrivall'd shine : Who is a pardoning God like thee ! Or who has grace so rich and free ? 2 Crimes of such horror to forgive, Such guilty daring worms to spare ; This is thy grand prerogative, And none shall in the honour share: W ho is a pardoning God like thee ! Or who has grace so rich and free ? 3 Angels and men resign their claim To pity, mercy, love, and grace, These glories crown Jehovah's name With an incomparable blaze: Who is a pardoning God like thee ? Or who has grace so rich and free* 4 In wonder lost, with tremblingjoy, We take the pardon of our God," Pardon for crimes of deepest dye ; A pardon seal'd with Jesus' blood: V ho is a pardoning- God like thee ! Or who has grace so rich and free! 5 O may this strange, this matchless grace, This godlike miracle of love, Fill the wide earth with grateful praise, And all the angelic choirs above : Who is a pardoning God like thee ? Or who has grace so rich and free ? 86 CM. Steele. Ludlow 84. Brighthelmstone 208. Pardoning Love, Jer. iii. 22. Hos. xiv. 4, 1 T40W oft, alas ! this wretched heart xx Has wander'd from the Lord ! How oft my roving thoughts depart, Forgetful of his word ! 2 Yet, sov'reign mercy calls, * Return:' Dear Lord, and may I come ! My vile ingratitude I mourn ; O take the wanderer home. 3 And canst thou, wilt thou yet fonrive, And bid mv crimes remove ! And shall a pardon'd rebel live To speak thy wondrous love ! 4 Almighty grace, thy healing power How glorious, how divine ! That can to life and bliss restore So viie a heart as mine. 5 Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet, Dear Saviour, I adore; O keep me at thy sacred feet, And let me rove no more. 87 L. M. Dr. Gibbons. Milbank 113. New Sabbath 122. Lewton CO, Divine Forgiveness, Luke vii. 47. 1 -CORGFVTNESS! 'tis a jovful sound x To malefactors doom'd to die ; Publish the bliss the world around; Ye seraphs, shout it from the sky ! 2 'Tis the rich gift of love divine ; >Tis full, out-measuring every crime : Unclouded shall its glories shine, And feel no change by changing time. 3 O'er sins unnumber'd as the sand, And like the mountains for their size, The seas of sovereign grace expand,— The seas of sovereign grace arise. 4 For this stupendous love of heaven What grateful honours shall we show? Where much transgression is forgiven Let love in equal ardours glow : 5 By this inspir'd, let all our days ^ ith various holiness be crown'd; Let truth and goodness, praver and praise, In all abide, in all abound. " 88, 89, 90 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 91, 92, 93 88 S. M. Dr. Watts's Lyrics. Wirksworth 158. Broderip's 252. Confession and Pardon, 1 John i. 9. Pro v. xxviii. 13. 1 TV/TY sorrows like a flood, ±yx Impatient of restraint, Into thy bosom, O my God ! Pour out a long- complaint, 2 This impious heart of mine Could once defy the Lord, Could rush with violence on to sin In presence of thy sword. 3 How often have I stood A rebel to the skies, And yet, and yet, O matchless grace ! Thy thunder silent lies. 4 Oh, shall I never feel The meltings of thy love! Am I of such hell-harden'd steel That mercy cannot move t 5 O'ercome by dying- love, Here at thy cross I lie, And throw my flesh, my soul, my all ; And weep, and love, and die. 6 ' Rise,' says the Saviour, ' rise ! ' Behold my wounded veins ! * Here flows x sacred crimson flood 4 To wash away thy stains.' 7 See, God is reconcil'd ! Behold his smiling face ! Let joyful cherubs clap their wings, And sound aloud his grace. 89 C M. Br. Doddridge. Bath Chapel 26. Salem 139. Pardon spoken by Christ, Matt. ix. 2. 1 ]VT Y Saviour, let me hear thy voice iVJ - Pronounce the words of peace ! And all my warmest powers shall join To celebrate thy grace. 2 With gentle smiles call me thy child, And speak my sins forgiv'n ; The accents mild shall charm mine ear All like the harps of heaven. 3 Cheerful, where'er thy hand shall lead, The darkest path I'll tread ; Cheerful I'll quit these mortal shores, And mingle with the dead. 4 When dreadful guilt is done away, No other fears we know ; That hand, which scatters pardons down, Shall crowns of life bestow. 90 L. M. Stogdon. Virginia 234. Kingsbridge 88. God ready to forgive; or, Despair sinful. 1 Y\7HAT mean these jealousies and fears] » v As if the Lord was loth to save, Or lov'd to see us drench'd in tears, Or sink with sorrow to the grave. 2 Does he want slaves to grace his throne I Or rules he by an iron rod ? Loves he the deep despairing groan 1 Is he a tyrant, or a God ? 3 Not all the sins which we have wrought, So much his tender bowels grieve, As this unkind injurious thought, That he's unwilling to forgive. 4 What tho' our crimes are black as night, Or flowing like the crimson morn, ImmanuePs blood will make them white As snow thro' the pure aether borne. 5 Lord, 'tis amazing grace we own, And well may rebel worms surprise ; But, was not thy incarnate Son A most amazing sacrifice 1 6 * I've found a ransom,' saith the Lord, * No humble penitent shall die:' Lord, we would now believe thy word, And thy unbounded mercies try ! 91 8, 6, 8. Cruttendm. Ewell 80. Francis 200. Weston Favell 27. Adoption, 1 John iii. 1—3. 1 T ET others boast their ancient line, ± - A In long succession great ; In the proud list, let heroes shine, And monarchs swell the state ; Descended from the King of kings, Each saint a nobler title sings. 2 Pronounce me, gracious God ! thy son, Own me an heir divine ; I'll pity princes on the throne, When I can call thee mine : Sceptres and crowns unenvied rise, And lose their lustre in mine eyes. And wait till thou thy child shalt raise, And seat me near thy throne : No name, no honours here I crave, Well »leas'd with those beyond the grave. 4 Jesus, my elder brother, lives ; With him I too shall reign ; Nor sin, nor death, while he survives, Shall make the promise vain : In him my title stands secure, And shall, while endless years endure: 5 When he, in robes divinely bright, Shall once again appear, Thou too, my soul, shalt shine in light, And his full image bear : Enough ! — I wait th' appointed day ; Bless'd Saviour, haste, and come away. 92 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Braintree 25. Stamford 9. Abba, Father, Gal. iv. 6. 1 c OVEREIGN of all the worlds on high, ^ Allow my humble claim ; Nor, while a worm would raise its head. Disdain a Father's name. 2 My Father, God ! how sweet the sound ! How tender, and how dear ! Not all the harmony of heaven Could so delight the ear. 3 Come, sacred Spirit, seal the name On my expanding heart ; And shew that in Jehovah's grace I share a filial part. 4 Cheer'd by a signal so divine, Unwavering I believe ; And Abba, Father, humbly cry, Nor can the sign deceive. 93 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Otford 106. Follett 181. True Liberty given by Christ, John viii. 35. 1 T-JARK. ! for 'tis God's own Son that calls n To life and liberty ; Transported fall before his feet Who makes the prisoners free. 2 The cruel bonds of sin he breaks, And breaks old Satan's chain ; Smiling he deals those pardons round Which free from eudless pain. 94,95 COMMUNION WITH GOD. 96, 97, 98 3 Into the captive heart hp pours His Spirit from on high ; We lose the terrors of the slave, And Abba, Father ! cry. 4 Shake off your bonds, and sing his grace ; The sinner's friend proclaim ; And call on all around to seek True freedom by his name. 5 Waik on at large, till yon attain Your father's house above; There shall you wear immortal crowns, And sing immortal tore. 94 7s. Humphreys. Georgia 192. Turin 244. The Privileges of the Sons of God. 1 "DLESSED are the sons of God ; -° They are bought with Jesus' blood, They are ransom'd from the grave, Life eternal they shall have : With them number'd may we be, Now and thro' eternity ! 2 God did love them, in his Son, Long before the world begun ; They the seal of this receive, When on Jesus they believe : With them, &:c. 3 They are justify 'd by grace, They enjoy a solid peace ; Ali their sins are wash'd away, They shall stand in God's great day : With them, &c. 4 They produce the fruits of grace In the works of righteousness ! P>orn of God, they liate all sin, God's pure word remains within : With them, &c. 5 Thev have fellowship with God, Thro' the Mediator's blood ; One with God, thro' Jesus one, Glory is in them begun : With them, &c. G Tho' they suffer much on earth, Stranger's to the worldings's mirth, Yet they ha^e an inward jov, Pleasures which can never cloy : With them, Sec. 7 They alone are trulv blest — Heirs of God, joint heirs with Cnrist; They with love and peace are fill'd ; They are, by his Spirit, seal'd: With them number'd may we be, Now and thro' eternity ! 95 L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Portugal 97. New Sabbath 122. Christians the Sons of God, John i. 12. 1 John, iii. 1. 1 >JOT all the nobles of the earth, ■^ Who boast the honours of their birth, Such real dignity can claim As those who bear the Christian name. Sons of the God who reigns on high, And heirs of joys beyond the sky. 3 [On them, a happy chosen race, Their father pours his richest grace : To them his counsels he imparts, And stamps his image on their hearts. 4 Their infant cries, their tender age, His pity and his love engage: He clasps them in his arms, and there r .s them with parental care.] 5 His will he makes them early know, And teaches their young feet to go ; Whispers instruction to their minds, And on their hearts his precepts binds. 6 When, thro' temptation, they rebel, His chast'ning rod he makes them feel ; Then, with a father's tender heart, He soothes the pain and heals the smart. 7 Their dailv wants his hands supply, Their i-teps he guards with watchful eye, Leads them from earth to heaven above, And crowns them with eternal love. 8 Have I the honour, Lord, to be One of this num'rous family ? On me the gracious (rift bestow, To call thee Abba, Father ! too. 9 So may my conduct ever prove My filial piety and love ! Whilst all my brethren clearly trace Their father's likeness in my'face. 96 S. ML Dr. Doddridge. Harborough 142. Shirland 304. Communion with God and Christ. 1 John i. 5. 1 (~)UP*. hearenlj Father calls, ^ And Christ"invites us near; With both our friendship shall be sweet, And our communion dear. 2 God pities all our griefs ; He pardons every day ; Almighty to protect our souls, And wise to guide our way. 3 How large his bounties are ; AA hat various stores of good, Diffus'd from our Redeemer's hand, And purchas'd with his blood! 4 Jesus, our living Head, We bless thy faithful care ; Our Advocate' before the throne, And our Forerunner there. 5 Here fix, my roving heart ! Here wait, my warmest love ! Till the communion be complete In nobler scenes above. 97 L. M. Beddome. Ulverstone 179. Rippon's 188. Desiring Communion with God. 1 TVfY rising soul, with strong desires, 1 A To perfect happiness aspires, With steady steps would tread the road That leads to Heaven — that leads to God. 2 I thirst to drink unmingled love From the pure fountain-head above : My dearest Lord, I long to be Empty'd of sin, and full of thee. 3 For thee I pant, for thee I bum ; Art thou withdrawn] again return, Nor let me be the first to say, Thou wilt not hear when sinners pray. 98 C. M. Cowper. Anniversary 296. Condescension 111. Walking with God, Gen. v. 24. A calm and heavenly frame; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb ! 2 Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord ! Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus, and his word ! B 4 99, 100, 101 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 102, 103, 10+ "What peaceful hours I then enjoy'd ! How sweet their memory still • But now I find an aching void The world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy Dove ! return Sweet messenger of rest! I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 3 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from 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. 99 C. M. Dr. Watts's Sermons. Worksop 31. Wantage 204. O that I knew where I might find him; Sins and Sorroios laid before God, Job. xxiii. 3, 4. 3 f\ THAT I knew the secret place, v/ Where I uiir-htfind my God ! I'd spread my wants before his face, And pour my woes abroad. 2 I'd tell him how my sins arise, What sorrows I sustain ; How grace decays, and comfort dies, And leaves my heart 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 Saviour's blood. 4 My God will pity my complaints, And heal my broken bones ; He takes fhe meaning of his saints, The language of their groans. 5 Arise, my soul, from deep distress, And banish every fear ; He calls thee to his throne of grace To spread thy sorrows there. 100 C. M. Dr Watts's Lyrics. Abridge 201. Ellenborough 170. Sanctification and Pardon. 1 TITHERE shall we sinners hide our heads? ** Can rocks or mountains save ? Or shall we wrap us in the shades Of midnight and the grave' 2 Is there no shelter from the eye Of a revenging God ! Jesus, to thy dear wounds we fly; Bedew us with thy blood. 3 Those guardian drops our souls secure, And wash away our sin ; Eternal. justice frowns no more, And conscience smiles within. 4 We bless that wondrous purple stream, That cleanses every stain ; Yet are our souls but half redeemed If sin, the tyrant, reign. 5 Lord, blast his empire with thy breath, That cursed throne must fall ; Ye flattering plagues, that work our death, Fly, for we hate you all. jOl L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Mark's 65. Bowden 78. Abundant Life by Christ our Shepherd, John x. 10. PRAISE to our Shepherd's gracious name, Who on so kind an errand came ; Came, that by him his flock might live, \nd more abundant life receive. 2 Hail, great Immanuel, from above ■ High seated on thy throne of love, O pour the vital torrent down,— Thy people's joy, their Lord's renown. 3 Scarce half alive we sigh and crv, Scarce raise to thee our languid "eve ; Kind Saviour, let our dying state" Compassion in thy heart create. 4 The shepherd's blood the sheep must heal ; O may we all its influence feel ! 'Till inward deep experience show, Christ can begin a heaven below. 102 S. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Simon's 250. Broderip's 252. The Leper healed; or Sanctification implored, Matt. viii. 2, 3. 1 "DEHOLD the lep'rous Jew, Oppress'd with pain and grief, Pouring his tears at Jesus' feet For pity and relief. 2 * O speak the word,' he cries, ' And heal me of mv pain : ' Lord, thou art able," if thou wilt, * To make a leper elean.' 3 Compassion moves his heart, He speaks the gracious word; The leper feels his strength return, And all his sickness cur'd. 4 To thee, dear Lord, I look, Sick of a worse disease: Sin is my painful malady, And none can give me ease. 5 But thy Almighty grace Can heal my lep"'rous soul : O bathe me in thy precious blood, And that will make me whole. J 03 S. M. Dr. Doddridge. Hopkins 157. Kibworth 249. The Security of Christ's Sheep, John x. 27—29. No angel's harp such music yields As what my shepherd speaks. 2 * I know my sheep,' he cries, ' My soul approves them well : « Vain is the treacherous world's disguise, ' And vain the rage of hell. 3 ' I freely feed them now ' With tokens of mv love ; * But richer pastures I prepare, * And sweeter streams, above. 4 ' Unnumber'd years of bliss * I to my sheep will give; ' And, while my throne unshaken stands, ' Shall all my chosen live. 5 * This try'd Almighty hand ' Is rais'd for their defence : * Where is the power shall reach them there ! * Or what shall force them thence !' 6 Enough, my gracious Lord, Let faith triumphant cry; My heart can on this promise live, Can on this promise die. 104 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Angel's Hymn 60. Green's Hundred 89. Noah preserved in the Arh, and the Believer in Christ, 1 Peter iii. 20, 21. 1 rpHE deluge, at th' Almighty's call, A In what impetuous streams it fell ! Swallow'd the mountains in its rage, And swept a guilty world to hell. 105, 106, 107 SALVATION. 10$, 109 2 In vain the tallest sons of pride Fled from the close-pursuing wave ; Nor could their mightiest towers defend, Nor swiftness 'scape, nor courage save. 3 How dire the wreck ! how loud the roar ! How shrill the universal cry Of millions, in the last despair, Re-echo'd from the low'ring sky ! 4 Yet Noah, humble, happy saint! Surrounded 'with a chosen few, Sat in his ark, secure from fear, And sang the grace that stcer'd him thro'. 5 So may I sing, in Jesus safe, While "storms" of vengeance round me fall, Conscious how high my hopes are fi\'d, Beyond what shakes this earthly ball. 6 Enter thine ark, while patience waits, Nor ever quit that sure retreat; Tuen the wide flood, which buries earth, Shall waft thee to a fairer seat. 7 Nor wreck nor ruin there is seen, There not a wave of trouble rolls ; ■ 105 CM. F . Bedford 91. Brighthelmstone 208. Perseverance, Psalm exix. 117. 1 T ORD, hast thou made me know thy ways ? *-* Conduct me in thy fear; And grant me such supplies of grace, That 1 may persevere. 2 Let but thy own AJmighty arm Sustain a feeble worm, I shall escape secure from harm Amid the dreadful storm. 3 Be thou my all-sufficient friend, Till all mv toils shall cease ; Guard me through life, and let my end Be everlasting peace. 106 L. M. Br. S. Stennett. Kingsbridge 68. Ulverston 179. Perseverance desired. i TESl'S, my Saviour and my God, ^ Thou hast redtern'd me with thy blood; By ties, both natural and divine, I am, and ever will be, thine. 2 But ah ! should my inconstant heart, Ere I'm aware, from thee depart, What dire reproach would fall on me For such ingratitude to thee ! 3 The thought I dread, the crime I hate; The guilt", the shame, I deprecate : And yet, so mighty are my foes, I dare .not trust my warmest vows. 4 Pity my frailty, dearest Lord ! »;race in the needful hour afford : ■ steel this tim'rous heart of mine With fortitude and love divine. & So shall I triumph o'er my fears. And gather joys from all my tears; So shall I to the world proclaim The honours of the Christian name, 107 5. 6. Toplady. Horsington 219. Winwick 75. The Method of Salvation. J HPHEE, Father! we bless, x Whose distinguishing- grace ( Selected a people to shewTofth thy praise: Nor is thy love known Bv election alone ; For, O ! thou hast added the gift of thy Son. 2 The goodness in vain We attempt to explain, Which found and accepted a ransom for men : Great Surety of thine, Thou didst hot decline To concur with the Father's most gracious de- sign. 3 To Jesus, our friend, Our thanks shall ascend, W ho saves to the utmost, and loves to the end : Our ransom he paid ! In his IiktU array'd [made. We attain to the glory for which we were 4 Sweet Spirit of grace ! Thy mercy we bless For thy eminent share in the council of peace ; Great agent divine, To restore us is thine, And cause us afresh in thy likeness to shine. •5 O God, 'tis thy part To conviace and convert ; To give a new life, and create a new heart: By thy presence and grace We're" upheld in our race, [days. And are kept in thy love to the end of our 6 Father, Spirit, and Son, Agree thus in one, [own ; The salvation of those he has mark'd for his Let us, too, agree To glorifv Thee,— Thou Ineffable One, thou adorable Three ! 108 8, 7, 4. Lewes 63. Helmsley 223. Free Salvation. 2 Tim. i. 9. 1 JESUS is our great salvation, ° Worthy of our best esteem ! He has sav'd his favourite nation; Join to sing- aloud to him: He has sav'd u«, Christ alone could us redeem. 2 When mvolv'd in sin and ruin, And no helper there was found ; Jesus our distress was viewing-; Grace did more than sin abound: He lias call'd us, With salvation in the sound. 3 Save us from a mere profession; Save us from hypocrisy ; Give us, Lord, the sweet possession Of thy rig-hteousness and thee : Best of favours! None compar'd with this can be. 4 Let us never, LorJ, forget thee : Make us v>alk as pilgrims here: We will give thee all the glory Of the love that broughtiis near: Bid us praise thee, And rejoice with holy fear. 5 Free election, known by calling, Is a privilege divine : Saints are kept from final falling: All the glory, Lord, be thine ; All the glory, All the glory, Lord, is thine. 109 c. m. Ashlev 152. Great Milton 212. ■ i'omplete Salvation. 1 C ALVATION, thro' our dying God, ° Shall surely be complete* : He paid whate'er his people ow'd, And cancellM all their debt. * Christ has made a complete atonement for his people : in that sen-e his work is finished : —The work of the Spirit, which at pre-ent, in some of the saints, is only begun, in d"e kime shall be completed a's-. 110, 111 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 112, H3 2 He sends his Spirit from above, Our nature to renew ; Displays his power, reveals his love, Gives life and comfort too. 3 He heals our wounds, subdues our foes, And shews our sins forgiv'n ; Conducts us through the wilderness, And brings us safe to heaven. 4 Salvation now s' all be my stay; ' A sinner sav'd,' I'll cry ; Then gladly quit this mortal clay, For better joy6 on high. 110 11. 8. K Calne 69. Pithay 191. Distinguishing Grace. Jer. xxxi. 3. 1 TN songs of sublime adoration and praise, •*■ Ye pilgrims ! for Sion who press, [days, Break forth, and extol the great Ancient of His rich and distinguishing grace. 2 His love, from eternity fixM upon you, Broke forth and discover'd its flame, [drew, When each with the cords of his kindness he And brought you to love his great name. 3 O had he not pitied the state you were in, Your bosoms his love had ne'er felt, [in sin, You all would have livM, would have dy'd too, And sunk with the load of your guilt. 4 What was there in you that could merit esteem, Or give the Creator delight ? ♦Twas ' even so, Father !' you ever must sing, * Because it seem'd good in thy sight.' 5 'Twas all of thy grace we were brought to While others were suffer'd to go [obey ! The road which by nature we chose as our Which leads to the regions of woe. [way, 6 Then give all the glory to his holy name, To him all the glory belongs ; [fame, Be yours the high joy still to' sound forth his And crown him in each of your songs. HI (First Part.) CM. Irish 171. Cambridge New 74. By the Grace of God, I am what I am, 1 Cor. xv. 8. 1 pREAT God, 'tis from thy sovereign grace ^ That all my blessings flow; Whate'er 1 am, or do possess, I to thy mercy owe. 2 'Tis this my powerful lust controuls, And pardons all my sin; Spreads life and comfort thro' my soul, And makes my nature clean. 3 'Tis this upholds me whilst I live, Supports me when I die ; And hence ten thousand saints receive Their all, as well as I. 4 How full must be the springs from whence Such various streams proceed ! The pasture cannot but be rich On which so many feed. Ill (Second Part.) S. M. Mount Ephraim 185. Price's 187. Lowell 260. Salvation by Grace from the first to the last, Eph. ii. 5. 1 /~ ? bleed,' B e 116 SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS. 117, 118. 119 5 In his name, you are entreated To accept this act of grace ; This the day of your acceptance, Listen to the terms of. peace : delay not, Listen to the terms of peace. 6 Having thus, then, heard the message, All with heav'nly mercy fraught; Go and tell the gracious Jesus If you will be sav'd or not: Say, poor sinner, Will you now be sav'd or not ! [May be sung to Trowbridge, Tune 21, by omit- ting the Chorus ofeach Verse.] 116 (First part.) CM. FaiccetU Worksop 31. Crowle 3. Let the wicked forsake his way, fyc. Isaiah I v. 7. 1 C INNERS, the voice of God regard ; *3 'Tis mercy speaks to-day ; He ca.ls you, by his sovereign word, From sin's destructive way. 2 Like the rough sea that cannot rest, You live devoid of peace ; A thousand stings within your breast Deprive your souls of ease. 3 Your way is dark, and leads to hell; Why will you persevere? Can you in endless torments dwell, Shut up in black despair? 4 Whv will you in the crooked ways Of sin and folly go? In pain you travel all your days To reap immortal woe ! 5 But he that turns to God shall live Thro' his abounding grace : His mercy will the guilt forgive Of those that seek his face. 6 Bow to the sceptre of his word, Renouncing every sin ; Submit to him ; your sovereign Lord, And learn his "will divine. 7 His love exceeds your highest thought.-:; He pardons like a God ; He will forgive your numerous faults, Thro' the Redeemer's blood. 1 16 (Second Part.) L. M. Tooley Street 279. Mark's 65. Bredby 165. The Angels hastened Lot, Gen. xix. 15. 1 made haste, and delayed not, Psal, cxix. 60. 1 TTASTEN, O sinner, to be wise, *■*■ And stay not for the morrow's sun ; The longer wisdom you despise, The harder is she to be won. 2 O hasten mercy to implore, And stay not for the morrow's sun, For fear thy season should be o'er Before this evening's stage be run. O hasten sinner, to return, And stay not for the marrow's sun, For fear thy lamp should fail to burn Before the needful work is done. 4 O hasten sinner to be blest, And stay not for the morrow's sun, For fear the curse should thee arrest Before the morrow is begun. 5 O Lord, do thou the sinner turn ! Now rouse him from his senseless state! O let him not thy counsel spurn, ■jicar rue his fatal choice too late. 117 L. M. Steele. Kingsbridge 88. Ulverston 179. Gould's 272. Weary Souls invited to rest, Matt. xi. 28. 1 pOME, weary souls, with sins distrest, v> Come, and accept tlie promis'd rest ; The Saviour's gracious call obey, And cast your gloomy fears away. 2 Oppress'd with guilt, a painful load ; come, and spread your woes abroad; Divine compassion, mighty love, Will all the painful load remove. 3 Here mercy's boundless ocean flows To cleanse your guilt and heal your woes; Pardon, and life, and endless peace ; How rich the gift ! how free the grace ! 4 Lord, we accept with thankful heart The hope thy gracious words impart ; We come with trembling, yet rejoice, And bless the kind inviting voice. 5 Dear Saviour, let thy powerful love Confirm our faith, our fears remove ; And sweetly influence every breast, And guide us to eternal rest. 118 H8th. Eagle Street 16. Bethesda 112. Yet there is Room, Luke xiv. 22, 1 VE dying sons of men, Immerg'd in sin and woe, The gospel's voice attend, While Jesus sends to you : Ye perishing and guilty, come, In Jesus' arms there yet is room. 2 No longer now delay, Nor vain excuses frame : He bids you come to-day, Tho' poor, and blind, and lame : All things are ready, sinner, come, For every trembling soul there's room. 3 Believe the heavenly word His messengers proclaim ; He is a gracious Lord, And faithful is his name : Backsliding souls, return and come, Cast off despair, there yet is room. 4 Compell'd by bleeding love, Ye wand'ring sheep, draw near; Christ calls you from above, His charming accents hear ! Let whosoever will now come ; In mercy's breast there still is room, 119 7s. Hotham 224. Bath Abbey 147. Compel them to come in, Luke xiv. 23. T ORD, how large thy bounties are, J - J Tender, gracious, "sinner's friend? What a feast dost thou prepare, And what invitations send ! Now fulfil thy great design, Who didst first the message bring : Every heart to thee incline, Now compel them to come in. 1 Rushing on the downward road, Sinners no compulsion need Glory to forsake, and God: See they run with rapid speed : Draw them back by love divine; Wiih thy grace their spirits wis: Every hear;, «c» P»^20, 121 SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS. 122, 123 i Thus their willing souls compel; Stretch that conquering ana of thine, Once outstretch'*) to bleed tor >in ; Every heart to thee in mpel them to come in. 120 ( '- y >- - v '<(/'. Huddersfield 202. Wiltshire 110. Missionary 2;.7. The Saviour's Invitation, John vii. .37. 1 r THK Saviour calls-^Tet every tar -*■ Attend the heave m> soua I ; Ye doubting souls, di-n>iss your fear, Hope o n u s es reviving round. 2 For every thirty longing heart, Here streams of bounty flow : And life, and hcakh, and bliss impart To banish mortal woe. 3 Here springs of sacred pleasure rise To ease vour every pain: (Immortal fountain !" full supplies !) Nor shall you thirst in vain. 4 Ye sinners, come; 'tis mercy's voice, The gracious call obey : Mercy "invites to heavenly joys — And can you yet delay t 5 Dear Saviour, draw reluctant hearts! To thee let sinners riv, And take the bliss thy love imparts; And drink, and never die. 121 (1st Part.) 6, 8, 6. Chatham 59. Broadmead 150. W'estbury Leigh 278. Whosoever irill, let him come, Rev. xxii. 17. 1 \7"E scarlet-colour'd sinners, come; * Jesus, the Lord, invites \ ou home ; O whither can you go? What ! are your crimes of crimson hue ? His promise* is for ever true ; He'll wash you white as snow. 2 Backsliders, fill'd with your own ways, Whose weepinar nights and wretched days In bitterness" are" spent, Keti'.rn to Jesus; heTl reveal His lovely face, and sweetly heal What you so much lament. 3 Tried souls ! look up— he says, 'Tis I — He loves you still, but means to try If faith will bear the te-t : The Lord has givhi the chiefest good,— He she 1 for you his precious blood; O trust him for the rc-t ! 4 Ye tender souls, draw hither too, Ye grateful, highly-favour'd few, Who feel the debt you owe !— Press on, the Lord hath more to give: Bv faith upon him daily live, And you shall find it so. 121 (2d Part.) C. M. Cambridge New 74. Missionary 257. The Invitation of Wisdom. r .: T O ! wisdom stands with smiling face, And courts us to her arms ; Who can resist the wondrous grace, And slight her pow'rfui charms I >rn:, r en'rous, holds out to our sight Riches which shall endure; Not sparkling rubies half so bright, Nor finest gold so pure. F.rernal pleasures fill her train, Pleasures that never cloy ; ' Come, drink of bliss unmix'd *ith pain, ' And taste celestial joy.' 4 Immortal crowns she now displays, And thrones beyond the si. i.-- ; her blessings w. He sh< And sefie the glorio'.- 121 (3d Part.) L. M. too 17H. Portugal 97, The Invitation of Wisdom accepted^ Rev. iii. 17. 1 T HEAR the counsel of a friend, x And to his soothing voice attend: ' Come, sinners, wretched, blind, and poor, ' Come, buy, from my unbounded st>,rc. 2 ' I only a«k vou to receive, ' For freely I mv blessings Rive:' tod are tin b c --;.■:> fr< r ? Then I may dare to come to thee, 3 I come for srrace, like gold refinM, T enrich and hi aotify my mind : Grace that will trials well endure, And in the furnace grow more pure. 4 Naked, I come for that brijht dress, Thy perfect spot'ess righteousness; That glorious robe, so richly dy'd In thine own blood, my shame to hide. 5 Like Bartimeus, now to thee I come, and pray that I mav see : Ev'n c'.av is eyesalve in thy hand, If thou the blessing but command. 6 Here, wretched, poor, and blind I came, let me not return the same ; Let me depart, all-gr acious Lord ! Happy, enrich'd, to sight restor'd. 122 L. M. Beddome. Green's Hundred 89. Warehano 117. the First Promise, Gen. iii. 13. 1 YK7HEN, by the tempter's wiles betrav'd, ] y Adam, our head and parent, fell;' [Jnknowp before, a pleasure spread Thro' all the mazy deeps of hell. 2 Infernal powers rejoie'd to see The new-made world destroyed, undone; But God proclaims his great decree, — Pardon and mercy thro"" his Son. 3 Serpent, accurs'd, thy sentence read ; ' Almighty vengeance thou shalt feel ; 1 The woman's ~seed shall break thy head, ' Thy malice faintly bruise his heel.' 4 Thus God declares: and Christ descends, Assume- a mortal form, and dies ■ Whilst, in his death, death's empire ends, And the proud conqueror conquer'd lies. 5 Dying, the King of glory deals Ruin to all his numerous foes : His power the prince of darkness feels, And sinks oppress'd beneath his woes. 123 L. M. Faxccett. Lebanon 79. Islington 40. As thy l)a 7 1 24, 1 25, 1 26 SCRIPTURE PROMISES. 127, 128 4 Should persecution rage and flame, Still trust in thy Redeemer's name ; In tierv trials thou shalt see Thai, as thy days, thy strength shall be. 5 When call'd to bear the weighty cross, Or sore affliction, pain, or loss, Or deep distress, or poverty — Still, as thy days, thy strength shall be, 6 When ghastly death appears in view, Christ's presence shall thy fears subdue: He comes to set thy spirit free ; And, as thy days, thy strength shall be, 124 C. M. Great Milton 212. Matthew's 34. Fear not, for I am icith thee, Isaiah xli. 10. 1 A ND art thou with us, gracious Lord, •** To dissipate our fear ? Dost thou proclaim thyself our God, Our God for ever near ? 2 Dost thou a father's bowels feel For all thy humble saints ? And in such friendly accents speak To soothe their sad complaints* 3 Whv droop our hearts ! why flow our eyes, While such a voice we hear ? Why rise our sorrows and our fears, While such a friend is near? 4 To all thine other favours, add A heart to trust thy word ; And death itself shall hear us sing, While resting on the Lord. 125 C. M. Needham. Maidstone 196. Sprague 166. My Grace is sufficient for thee, 2 Cor. xii. 9. 1 17TND are the words that Jesus speaks ■*■*■ To cheer the drooping saints; * My grace sufficient is for you, * Tho' nature's powers may faint. 2 ' My grace its glories shall display, * And make your griefs remove: * Your weakness shall the triumphs tell ' Of boundless power and love.' 3 What, tho' my griefs are not remov'd, Yec why should I despair? While my kind Saviour's arms support, I can the burden bear. 4 Jesus, my Saviour, and my Lord, 'Tis go"od to trust thy name : Thy power, thy faithfulness, and love, Will ever be the same. 5 Weak as I am, yet thro' thy grace I all things can perform ; And, smiling, triumph in thy name Amid the raging storm. 126 p. &- Dr. Doddridge. New York 33. Devizes 14. Suffolk 315. How pleasant to repeat! Well may that heart with pleasure bound, Where God hath fix'd his seat. 2 What want shall not our God supply From his redundant stores ? What streams of mercy from on high An arm almighty pours ! 3 From Christ, the ever-living spring, These ample blessings flow : Prepare, my lips, his name to sing, Whose heart has lov'd us so. 4 Now to our Father and our God Be endless glory given, Thro' all the realms of man's abode, And thro' the highest heaven. 197 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Arlington 17. Hammond 226. Pear not ; it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom, Luke xii. 32. 1 VE little flock, whom Jesus feeds, ■*■ Dismiss your anxious cares ; Look to the shepherd of youi souls, And smile away your fears. 2 Tho' wolves and lions prowl around, His scaff is your defence : 'Midst sands and rocks, your shepherd's voice Calls streams and pastures thence. 3 Your Father will a kingdom give, And g-ive it with deiisht; His feeblest child his love shall call To triumph in his sight. 4 [Ten thousand praises, Lord, we bring For sure supports like these : And o'er the pious deal we sing Thy living promises. 5 For all we hope, and they enjoy, We bless the Saviour's name : Nor shall that stroke disturb the song Which breaks this mortal frame.] 128 us. K- — . Geard 156. Lroughton 172. 1 UOW firm a foundation, ve saints of the 11 Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent word! What more can he say than to you lie hath said, You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled? 2 In every condition, — in sickness, in health, In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth ; At home and abroad, on the -and, on the sea, * As thy days may demand, shall thy strength ' ever be. 3 Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dis- • may'd! [, I am thy God, and will still give tbee 1 aid : I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause ' thee to stand, ' Upheld by my righteous omnipotent hand. 4 ' When thro' the deep waters I call thee to ' g°> 1 The river^ of woe shall not thee o'erflow; ' For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless ; And sanctify to thee thv deepest distress. 5 ' VI hen thro' fierv trials thv path-way shall lie ' My zrace all-sufficient shall be thy supply; ' The flame shall not hurt thee ; I only design * Thy uross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 6 ' E'en down to old age, all my people shall * prove ' My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love ; ' And when hoary hairs shall their temples ' ad'->rn, ' Like Iambs tliey shall still in my bosom be ' borne. 7 ' The soul that on Jesus hath lean'd for re- 1 pose, ' / will not, I will not, desert to his foes ; ' That soul, tho' all hell shottro endeavour to ' shake, 1 III never, no never, no never forsake. 1 * * Agreeable to Dr. Doddridge's Translation of Heb. xiii. 5. 129,130, 131,132 CHRIST. 129 (1st Part.) CM. Abridge 201. Bedford 91. Cambridge New .74. The Divinity of Christ. 1 rpHEE we adore, F.rcrnal word ! A The Father's equal Son; Bv heaven's obedient hosts ador'd, Ere time its course begun. 2 The first creation has display'd Thine enersry divine ; For not a single thins: was made By other hands than thine. 3 But ransom'd sinners, with delight, Sublimer facts survey,— The all-creating Word unites Himself to dust and clay. 4 See the Redeemer cloth'd in flesh, And ask the reason ' Why !' The answer fills mv soul afresh, — 1 To suffer, bleed, and die !' 5 Creation's author now assumes A creature's humble form ; A man of grief and woe becomes, And trod on like a worm. 6 The Lord of glory bears the shame To vile transgressors due; Justice the Prince of life condemns To die, in anguish, too. — 7 God over all, for ever blest, The righteous curse endures : And thus, to souls with sin distrest, Eternal bliss ensures. 8 What wonders in thy person meet, My Saviour all divine ! I fall with rapture at thy feet, And would be wholly thine. 129 C2d Part.) C M. Medley. Irish 171. Knaresborough 280. The Incarnation of Christ, Luke ii. 14. 1 \ TORTALS, awake, with angels join - L '- L And chant the solemn lay ; Joy, love, and gratitude, combine To hail th' auspicious day. 2 In heaven V.e rapturous song began, And sweet seraphic fire Thro' all the shining legions ran, And 6trung and tun'd the lyre. 3 Swift thro' the vast expanse it flew, And loud the echo roll'd ; The theme, the song, the joy was new, Twas more than heaven could hold. 4 Down thro' the portals of the sky Th' impetuous torrent ran ; And ansrels flew with easrerjoy To bear the news to man. 3 r Wrapt in the silence of the night Lav all the eastern world, When bursting, glorious, heavenly light The wondrous scene unfurl 'd.J 6 Hark! the cherubic armies shout, And glory leads the song : Good-will and peace are hear I throughout Th' harmonious heavenly throng. 7 O for a glance of heavenly love Our hearts and song's to raise, Sweetly to bear our souls alxne, Aa I "mingle with their lays! fi With joy the cbonu we'll repeat, ' Glory to God on high ! ' Good-will and peace are now complete; Hi was born to die.' 9 Mail, Prince of Life ! lor ever hail, Redeemer, brother, friend ! Tho' earth, and time, and life, should fail, Thy praise shall never end. 130 7s. J. C. W. Georgia 192. Hart's 221. The Song of the Angels. 1 TJARK, the herald angels sing, 1X ' Glory to il.e new-born King; 1 Peace on earth, and mercy mild, 1 God and sinners reconcil'd.' 2 Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies: Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness ! 3 [Mild he lays his glory by ; Born that men no more might die; Born to raise the sons of earth ; Born to give ti>em second birth.] 4 Come, desire of nations! come, Fix in us thy humble home : Rise, the woman's promis'd seed, Bruise in us the serpent's head. ' Peace on earth and mercy mild, ' God and sinners reconcil'd!' 131 CM. Steele. Charleston 195. Sprague 166. The Incarnation, John i. 14. 1 v WAKE, awake the sacred song ■** To our incarnate Lord ; Let every heart, and every tongue, Adore th' eternal Word. 2 That awful Word, that sovereign power- By whom the worlds were madvi, (O happy morn, illustrious hour!) Was once in flesh array'd ! 3 Then shone almighty power and love In all their srlorious forms, When Jesus left his throne above To dwell with sinful worms. 4 To dwell with misery below, The Saviour left the skies ; And sunk to wretchedness and woe, That worthless man might rise. 5 Adoring angels tun'd their songs To hail the joyful day ; With rapture then let mortal tongues* Their grateful worship pay. 6 What glory, Lord, to thee is due ! With won ler we adore ; But could we sing as angels do, Our highest praise were poor. 13 C 2 8, 7, 4. Robinson. Lewes 63. Painswick 162. Mariner's 28C* Praise to the Redeemer. 1 ^VTIGHTY God ! while angels bless thee. 1T * May antmant lisp thy name I Lord of'men, as well as angels, Thou art every creature's theme : Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Amen, B & 133, 134 LIFE, MINISTRY, DEATH, 135 2 Lord of every land and nation, Ancient of "eternal days ! Sounded through the wide creation Be thy just and lawful praise : Hal. 3 For the grandeur of thy nature, — Grand beyond a seraph's thought; For created works of power, — Works with skill and kindness wrought : Hal. 4 For thy Providence, that governs Thro' thine empire's wide domain; Winus an angel, guides a sparrow : Blessed be tiiy gentle reign. Hal. 5 But thy rich, thy free redemption, Dark through brightness all along ; Thought is poor, and poor expression : Who dare sing that awful song J Hal. 6 Brightness of the Father's glory, Shall thy praise unutter'd lie 1 Fly ? my tongue, such guilty silence ! Sing the Lord who came to die. Hal. 7 Did archangels sing thy coming ? Did the shepherds learn their lays?— Shame would cover me ungrateful, Should my tongue refuse to praise. Hal. 8 From the highest throne in glory, To the cross of deepest woe ;" All to ransom guilty captives : Flow my praise for ever flow. Hal. 9 Go, return, immortal Saviour! Leave thy footstool, take thy throne ; Thence return, and reisn for ever, Be the kingdom all thy own. Halleluiah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Amen. 133 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Suffolk 315. Jersey 15. The condescending Grace of Christ, Matt. xx. 28. 1 c AVIOUil of men, and Lord of love, ^ How sweet thy gra:ious name! With jov that errand we review On which thy mercy came. 2 While all thy own angelic bands Stood waiting on the wing, Charm'd with the honour to obey Their great eternal King ; 3 For us, mean, wretched, sinful men, Thou laid'st that glory by ;— First, in our mortal flesh, to serve ; Then, in that flesh, to die. 4 Bought with thv service and thy blood, We doubly, Lord, are thine ; To thee our lives we would devote, To thee our death resign, j 34 C. M. Tiverton 109. Ottord 108. Eythem 313. The Redeemer's Message, Luke iv. 18, 19. 1 TTARK, the glad sound, the Saviour comes " The Saviour promis'd long ! Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 2 On him, the Spirit, largely pourM, Exerts his sacred fire ; Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, His holy breast inspire. He comes, the prisoners to release, In Satan's bondage held; The gates of brass hefore him burst, The iron fetters yield. 4 He coires, from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray : And, on the eyes oppress'd with night, To pour celestial day. 5 He comes, the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure ; And, with the treasures of his grace, T' enrich the humble poor. S Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim ; And heaven's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. 135 L. M. (1st Part.) Dr. Doddridge. Leeds 19. Rowles 73. China 300. Christ's Transfiguration, Mat. xvii. 4. 1 "II^HEN at a distance, Lord, we trace The various.glories of thy face, W hat transport pours o'er all our breast, And charms our cares and woes to rest I 2 With thee in the obscurest cell On some bleak mountain would I dwell, Rather than pompous courts behold, And share their grandeur and their gold* 3 Away, ye dreams of mortal joy ! Raptures divine my thoughts emplov ; I see the King of Glory shine ; And feel his love, and "call him mine. 4 On Tabor thus his servants view'd His lustre, when transformed he stood ; And, bidding earthly scenes farewell, Cried, ' Lord, 'tis pleasant here to dwell.* 5 Yet still our elevated eyes To nobler visions long to rise ; That grand assembly would we join Where all thy saints around thee shine. 6 That mount, how bright ! those forms, how 'Tis good to dwell for ever there ! [fair I Come, death, dear envoy of mv God, And bear me to that blest abode. 135 (2d Part.) 8, 8, 6. Hinton 266. Chatham 59. Gethsemane, Mat. xxvi. 36 — 45. 1 TMMANUEL, sunk with dreadful woe, x Unfelt, unknown to all below — Except the Son of God — In ag'onizing pangs of sou!, Drinks deep from wormwood's bitterest bowl, And sweats great drops of blood. 2 See his disciples slumbering round, Nor pitying friend on earth is found ! He treads the press alone : In vain to heaven he turns his eyes, The curse awaits him from the skies — His death it must atone. 3 O Father, hear ! this cup remove ! Save thou the darling of thy love (The prostrate victim cries) From overwhelming fear and dread ! Tho' he mint mingle with the dead— His people's sacrifice. 4 His earnest prayers, his deep'ning groans, Were heard before th 1 angelic thrones ; Amazement wrapt the sky ; 4 Go, strengthen Christ !' the Father said : Th' astonish'd seraph bow'd his head, And left t\ie realms on high. 5 Made strong in strength, renew'd from Jesus receives the cup as giv'n, (.heaven, And, perfectly resign'd, He drinks the wormwood mix'd with gall, Sustains the curse,— removes it all,— Nor leaves a dreg behind. 130—138 AND RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 139,140 J3'od, for sinners slain!—- Weeping to Calvary pursue. 2 His sacred Hiubs they stretch, they tear, With n.iils they fasten t<> the wood— lli> sacred lim bo ■ ex posfd and bare, Or only cover'd witli his blood. 3 See there ! his temples cfown'd with thorns, His Meediotj baads extended wide, His streaming feet transfixed and torn, The fountain gushing from his side. 4 Thou dear, thou suffering Son of God, How doth thy heart to sinners move! Sprinkle on us thy precious blood, And melt us with thy dying love ! 5 The earth could to her centre quake, Convuls d, when her Creator dv'd; Oli, may our inmost nature shake, And bow with Jesus crucify'd ! G At thy last gasp, the graves display' 1 Their horrors to the upper skies; O that our souis might burst rhe shade, And, quicken'd by thy death, arise ! 7 The rot ks could feel th\ powerful death, And tremble, and asunder part ; Oh, rend, with thy expiring breath* The harder marble of our heart ! 137 L. M. Steele. Dresden 17s. Paul's 246. Sterling- 317. A Dying Saviour.* 1 OTRETCH'D on the cross, the Saviour dies, Hark ! his expiring groans ari>e ! See, from his hands, his feet, hi-; >ide, Runs down the sacred crimson tide ! 2 But life attends the deathfal sound, And flows from ev'ry bleeding wound; The vital stream, how free it flows To save and cleanse his rebel foes ! 3 To suffer in the traitor's place, To die for man, surprising grace ! Yec pass rebellious angels by O why for man, dear Saviour, why ? 4 And di 1st thou bleed ?— for sinners bleed? And could the sun behoid the deed ! No ! he withdrew his sickening ray, And darkness veil'd the mourning day. j Can I survey this scene of woe Where mingling grief and wonder And yet my heart urnnovM remain, Insensible to love or pain ? 6 Come, dearest Lord ! thy grace impart To warm this cold, this" stupid heart; Till all its powers and passions mote I11 melting grief and ardent love. 138 C M. Dr. S. Stennett. Canterbury \99. Tunbridge 103. The Attraction of the Cross, John, xii. 32. I "yONDER— amazing sight !— I see x Th' incarnate Son of God Expiring on th' accursed tree, And welt'ring in his blood. * See Hymns on Redemption and the Lord's Supper, 2 Behold a purple torrent run Down from his bands and bead: The crimson tide pats om the sua; lli> groans awake the de id. 3 The trembling earth, the darken'd sky, Proclaim the truth aloud ; \n !. with the amaz'd Centurion, cry, 4 Tku is ihi' Son of I rifice Maj well my hope revive : li God's own Sua thus l.v.- Is and dies* The sinner sure may live. 5 Oli, that these < »rds oftove livine Might draw me, Lord, to thi Thou hast my bent, it shall he thine— Thine it shall ever be ! 139 L. M. Rochford 22. Redemption 243. The dying Love of Christ constraining t<. thankful Devotion, 2 Cor. v. n, l& 1 CEE, Lord, thy willing subjects bow, Adoring low before thy throne : Accept our humble, cheerful vow ; Thou arc our sovereign, thou alone. 2 Rcneath thy soul-reviving ray, E'en cold affliction's wintry gloom Shall brighten into vernal day, And hopes and joys immortal' bloom. 3 -miu • on our souls, and bid us sing, In concert with the choir above, The glories of our Saviour king, The condescens ons of his love. 4 Amazing love, that stoop'd so low, To view with pity's melting eye Vile men, deserving endless woe : Amazing love ! — did Jesus die? 5 He died, to raise to life and joy The vile, rhe guilty, the undone; Oh, let his praise each hour employ. Till hours no more their circles ruii ! € He died! ye seraphs, tune your songs ! Resoimd, resound, the Saviour's name ! For nought below immortal tongues Can ever reach the wondrous theme. 140 14S:h. Dr. Doddridge. Resurrection 72. Darwcll's 82. The Resurrection of Christ, Luke, xxiv. 34. 1 VES ! the Redeemer rose, - 1 The Saviour left the dead, And o'er our hellish foes High rais'd his conquering head; In wild dismay The guards around Fall to the ground, And sink away. 2 Lo ! the anirelic bands In full assembly meet To wa t his high commands, And worship at his feet: Joyful they come, And wing their way From realms of day To Jesus' tomb. 3 Then back to heaven they fly The joyful news to bear : ' Hark 1 as they soar on high, What mnsic fills the air I Their anthems say, ' Jesus, who bled", * Hath left the dead; 4 He rose to-day. 1 B 9 Ml, 142 RESURRECTION, ASCENSION, 143, 144, 145 4 Ye mortals ! catch the sound, Redeeni'd by him from heil, And send the echo round The globe on which you dwell! Transported cry — * Jesus, who bled, ' Hath left the dead, 1 No more to die.' 5 All hail, triumphant Lord, Who sav'st us with thy blood! Wide be thy name ador'd, Thou rising, reigning God ! With thee, we rise, With thee we reign, And empires gain Beyond the skies. 141 7s. Easter Hymn 232. Feversham 220. The Resurrection, 1 Cor. xv. 56. 1 pHRIST, 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 Love's redeeming work is done, — Fought the fight, the battle won : Lo ! the sun's ecl.pse is o'er: Lo ! he sets in blood no more. 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Christ hath bur>t the gate- of hell ; Death in vain forbids his rise, Christ hath open'd paradise. 4 Lives again our glorious king ! * Where, O death ! is now thy sting V Once he died our souls to save ; ' Where's thy victory, boasting grave V 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. 6 What tho' once we perish'd all, Partners of our parents' fall, Second life let us receive, In our heavenly Adam live. 7 Hail the Lord of earth and heaven ! Praise to thee by both be given ! Thee we greet triumphant now, Hail the Resurrection — thou. 142 7s. Harts 221. Easter Hymn 232. The Resurrection and Ascension. 1 ANGELS! roll the rock away! -"■ Death! yield up thy mighty prey; See! he. ri>es from the tomb, Glowing with immortal bloom. Hallelujah. 2 'Tis the Saviour ! angels, raise Fame's eernal trump of praise! Let the earth's remotest bound Hear the joy-inspirin sound. Hal. J Now, ye saints, '.ift up your eyes ! Now to glory see him rise. In long triumph, up the sky — Up to waiting worlds on h gh. Hal. 4 Heaven displays her portals wide ! Glor ous hero, thro' th in ride! Kinar of Glory ! mount the throne, — Thy great Father's and thy own. Hal. 6 Praise him, all ye heavenly choirs! Praise, and sweep your golden lyres! Shout, O earth, in rapt'rous song, Let the strains be sweet and strong ! Hal. 6 Every note with wonder swell, Sin overthrown, and captiv'd hell ! Where is hell's once dreaded kin? ? Where, O death, thy mortal sting ? 143 L. M. Bramcoate 8. New Sabbath 122. Christ's Resurrection a Pledge of ours. 1 vyHEN I the holy grave survey, vv Where once my Saviour deign'd to lie; I see fulfill'd what prophets sav, And all the power of death defy. 2 This empty tomb shall now proclaim How weak the bands of eonquer'd death : Sweet pledge, that ail -who trust his name Shall rise, and draw immortal breath ? 3 [Our Surety, freed, declares us free, For whose offences he was seiz'd : In his release our own we see, And shout to view Jehovah pleas'd.] 4 Jesus, once number'd with the dead, Unseals tiis eyes to sleep no more: And ever lives their cause to plead, For whom the pains of death he bore. 5 Thy risen Lord, my soul, behold ! See the rich diadem he wears ! Thou too shalt bear an harp of gold To crown thy joy when he appears. 6 Though in the dust I lay my head, Yet, gracious God, thou wiit not leave My flesh for ever with the dead, Nor lose thy children in the grave. 144 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. New York 33. Crowle 3. Comfort to such viho seek a risen Jesus, Matt, xxv in. 5, 6. 1 "yE humble ous that seek the Lord, x Chase ail your fears away : And bow with pleasure down to see The place where Jesus lay. 2 Thus low the Lord of life was brought; Such wonders love can do ! Thus cold in death that bosom lay Which throbb'd and bled for you. 3 A moment give a loose to grief, — Let grateful sorrows rise ; And wash the bloody stains away Wi;h torrents from your eyes. 4 Then dry your tears, and tune your songs, The Saviour lives ag-ain ; Not all the bolts and bars of death The conqueror could detain. 5 High o'er th' angel c bands he rears His once dishonour'd head ; And, thro' unnumber'd years, he reigns Who dwelt among the dead. 6 With joy like his shall every saint His empty tomb survey: Then rise, with his ascending Lord, To realms of endless day. 1 45 L. M. Wesley's Collection. Che'shunt New 160. Coombs's 45. Christ's Ascension, Psalm xxiv. 7. 1 f\\JR Lord is risen from the dead ; ^ Our Jesus is gone up on high; The powers of hell are captive led— Dragg'd to the portals of the sky. 2 There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay ; * Lift up vour heads, ye heavenly gates! * Ye everlasting doors, give way !» H6 AND INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 147, 148, 149 3 Loose all your bars of massy light. And wide unfold the radiant scene ; He clairn> those mansions as his right ;- Receive the King of Glory in. The world, sin, death, and hell, overthrew; And Jes%s is the conqueror's name. 5 Lo! his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay ; ' Lift up your heads, ye heavenly rates! ' Ye everlasting doors, give way !' 6 ' Who is the King of Glory, who?' — The Lord, of boundless power posses', The King of saints and angels too God over all, for ever blest! 146 148th. Dr. Doddridge. Darwell's 82. Swithin's 44. Jesus seen of angels, 1 Tim. iii. 16. 1 (~\H ye immortal throng ^ OF angeis round the throne, Join with our feeble song To make the Saviour known : On earth ye knew His wondrous grace; His beauteous face In heaven ye view. 2 Ye saw the heaven-born child In human flesh array'd, Benevolent and aula, While in the manger laid; And praise to God, And peace on earth, For such a birth, Proclaim'd aloud. 3 Ye, in the wilderness, Beheld the tempter spoil'd,— Well-known in every dress, In every combat foil'd ; And joy'd to crown The victor's head, When Satan fled Before his frown. 4 Around the bloody tree Ye press'd, with strong desire, That wondrous sight to see, — The Lord of life expire ; And, could your eyes Have known a tear, Had dropp'd it there In sad surprise. 5 Around his sacred tomb A willing watch ye keep, Till the blest moment come To rouse him from his sleep; Then rol 'd the stone, And all ador'd Your rising Lord, With joy unknown. 6 When all array'd in li.ht The shining conqueror rode, Ye ha i I'd bis rapturous flight Up to the throne of God ; And wav'd around Your golden w ings, And struck your strings Of sweetest sound. 7 The warbling notes pursue, And louder anthems raise; While mortals sing with you Their own Redeemer's praise : And thou, ray heart, With equal flame, And joy the same, Perform thy part. 147 L. M. Steele. Portugal 97. Redemption 243. The exalted Sarionr. 1 "MOW let us raise our cheerful strains, ■^ And join the blissful choir above ; There our exalted Saviour reigns, And there they sing his wondrous love. •J While ■( raphl tunc- th' immortal song, Oh, may we feel the sacred Same) Ami every heart, and every tongue, Adore the Saviour's glorious name ! 3 Jesus, who once upon the tree In agonising pains expir'd ; Who" dy'd for rebels— yes, 'tis he f How bright ! how lovely ! how adrair'd ! 4 Jesus, who dy'd that we might live,— Dy'd in the wretched traitor's place ; Oh, what returns can mortals give For such immeasurable grace ! 5 Were universal nature ours, And art with all her boasted store ; Nature and art, with all their powers, Would still confess the offerer poor! 6 Yet tho' for bounty so divine We ne'er can equal honours raise ; — Jesus, may all our hearts be thine, And all our tongues proclaim thy praise ? 148 L- M. Dr. Watts's Miscellany. Ailie Street 241. Langdon 217. The Humiliation, Exaltation, and Triumphs of Christ, Phil. ii. 8,9. Col. i. 15. 1 '"THE mighty frame of glorious erace, *- That br glrest monument of praise That e'er the God of love desisrn'd, Employs and fills my labouring mind. 2 Begin, my soul, the heavenly song, — A burden" for an angel's tongue: When Gabriel sounds these awful things, He tunes and summons all his strings. 3 Proclaim inimitable love !— Jesus, the Lord of worlds above, Puts off the beams of bright array And veils the God in mortal clay. 4 He, that distributes crowns and thrones, Hangs on a tree, and bleeds, and groans! The Prince of life resigns his breath ; The King of Glory bows to death ! 5 But see the wonders of his power! — He triumphs in his dying hour; And, while by Satan's rage he fell, He dash'd the rising hopes of hell. G Thus were the hosts of death subdu'd, And s n was drown'd in Jesus' blood: Then he arose, and reigns above, And conquers sinners by his love. 7 Who s all fulfil this bound'ess song! The theme surmounts an angel's tongue ! How low, how vain are mortal airs ; When Gabriel's nobler harp despairs! 1 <9 148th. Greenwich New 62. Portsmouth New 144. The Kingdom of Christ, Phil. iv. 4. 1 "DEJOICE ! the Lord is King : -"' Your God and King adore; Mortals, give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. B 10 150, 1.51 INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 152, 153 2 Rejoice ! the Saviour reiarns, — the God of truth and love ; When he had purg'd our stains, He took his seat above : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 3 His kingdom cannot fail, He rifles o'er earth and heaven ; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus given : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 4 He all his foes shall quell, Shall all our sins destroy, And every bo om swell With pure seraphic joy : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 5 Rejoice in glorious hope ! Jesus the judge shall come, And take his servants up To their eternal home : We soon shall hear the archangel's voice— The trump of God shall sound rejoice. 150 104th. Fawcctt. Hanover 130. Old Hundred and Fourth 148. The Fulness of Christ, John i. 16. Col. i. 19. 1 A FULNESS resides -**■ In Jesus our head, And ever abides To answer our need : The Father's good pleasure Has laid up in store A plentiful treasure To give to the poor. 2 Whate'er be our wants, We need not to fear ; Our numerous complaints His mercy will hear : His fulness shall yield us Abundant supplies ; His v-ower shall shield us, When dangers arise. 3 The fountain o'erflows Our woes to redress ; Still more he bestows, And grace upon grace : His gifts in abundance We daily receive; He has a redundance For all that believe. A Whatever distress Awaits us below, Such plentiful grace Will Jesus bestow As still shall support us, And silence our fear ; For nothing can hurt us While Jesus is near. 5 When troubles atren-J, Or danger or strife, His love will defend And guard us thro' life: And when we are fainting, And ready to die, Whatever is wanting His hand will supply. New Jerusalem 230. Uxbridge 161. The unsearchable Riches of Christ, Eph. iii. S. 1 TJOW shall I my Saviour set forth? i -- L How shall i his beauties declare? O hew shall I speak of hid worth, Or what his chief dignities are? His angels can never express, Nor saints who sit nearest his throne, How rich are his treasures of grace;— No ! this is a myst'ry unknown. 2 In him, all the fulness of God For ever transcendantiy shines ; Tho' once like a mortal he stood To finish his gracious designs : Tho' once he was nail'd to the cross, Vile rebels like me to set free, His glory sustained no loss, — Eternal his kingdom shall be. 3 His wisdom, his iove, and his power, Seem'd then w ifh each other to vie, When sinners he stoop'd to restore, — Poor sinners condemned to die ! He laid all his erandeur aside, And dwelt in a cottasre of clay — Poor sinners he lov'd til! he dy'd — To wash their pollutions away. 4 O sinners, believe and adore This Saviour so rich to redeem ! No creature can ever explore The treasures of goodness in him : Come, ad ye who see yourselves lost, And fe 1* yourselves burden'd with s'n, Draw near, while with terror you're toss'd , Believe, and your peace shall begin. 5 Now, sinners, attend to his call, 4 Whoso hath an ear let him hear,' He promises mercy to all Who f^el their sad wants, far and near : He riches has ever in store, And treasures that never can waste : Here's pardon, here's grace, yea, and more, Here's glory eternal at last. 152 L. M. Steele^ Kingsbridge 88. Portugal 97. The Intercession of Christ, Heb. vii. 2>. 1 TJE lives! the great Redeemer Ives! J - A (What joy the blest assurance gives !) And no.v, before his Father, God, Pleads the full merit of his blood. 2 Repeated crimes awake our fears, And Justice arm'd with frowns appears ; Put in the Saviour's lovely face Sweet mercy smi!es, and all is peace. 3 Hence, then, ye black despairing thoughts! Above our fears, above our faults, His powerful intercessions rise ; And guilt recedes, and terror dies. 4 In every dark distressful hour, When sin and Satan join their power, Let this dear hope repel the darr, That Jesus bears us on his heart. 5 Great Advocate, almighty Friend- On him our humble hopes depend; Our case can never, never fail, For Jesus pleads, and must prevail. 1 53 C. M. Toplady. Newbury 132. Charleston \9o. Chrisfs Intercession prevalent, John xvii. 21. 1 A WAKE, sweet eratitude ! and sing ■ rx Th' ascended "Saviour's love ; Sing how he lives to carry on His people's cause above. 2 With cries and tears, he offorM up His humble suit below; But with authority he a-hs, Enthron'd in glory now. 154, 155 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 156, 157, 158 C For all that come to God by him, Solvation he d« Points to their names u on b • Aud spread* hi- wound* -.1 b 4 Hi- sweet atoo - - motion to his 1 < Father, I will thai all mj saiati ' lie witli uic \% ii«.*rc- I am : 5 ' By their salvation, recompense 1 The Borrowa I en tuiM ; ' Ju-t r<> the i.i i if- of thj Son, ' And faithful to tliy word.' $ Eternal life, at his r. To every saint is givi a ; Safety below, and, after death, The plenitude Of heaven. 7 [Founded on ri?hr, thy prayer avails; The Father smiles on thee : And now thou in thy kingdom art, Dear Lord, remember me. 4 Let the murli incense of thy prayer In my behalf ascend ; - irtue, so my praise Shall never, never end".] 154 C. M. Dr. Do.' Michael's 119. Elim 131. • •ion typified by Aaron 's Breast- plate, Exodus xxviii.29. 1 tfOW let our cheerful eyes surrey 1 ^ Oi;r srreat High-priest above, And celebrate bis con-taut care And sympathetic love. 2 Tho' rais'd to a superior throne, Where angels bow around, And high o'er all the shining train, With matclili iwn'd; 3 The names of all ins s aii!ts he bears That he hath lost his part. 4 Those characters shall fair abide Our everlasting trust, When gems, and monument?, and crown Are moulder'd down to dust. 5 So, gracious Saviour! on my breast May thy dear name be worn, — A sacred brnanieut and truard, To endless ages borne"! 155 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Bedford 91. Ann's 58. Christ's Admonition to Peter under approach- ing Trials ; and Intercession for him, Luke xxii. 31, 32. 1 TJOW keen the tempter's malice is ! - LJ - How artful, aud how great ! Tho' not one grain shall be destrov'd, Yet will lie sift the wheat. 2 Eut God can all his power controul, And gather in his chain ; And, where he seems to triumph most, The captive soul regain. 3 There is a shepherd kind and stronr, Still watchful for his sheep; Nor shall th' infernal lion rend Whom he vouchsafes to keep. 4 Blest Jesus ! intercede for us, That we may fall no more : O raise us when we prostrate lie, And comfort lost restore. 3 Tiiv -en. r eaergj impart, 1 ii u faith raaj never mil ; But 'midst whole showers of fiery .lart-, That tempered shield prevail. g Secur'd ouraerreabi grace divine, NNe'll guard our brethren too; And, taught their frailty by our own, Our care of them renew. CHARACTERS \\l> REPRESENTATIONS OF CHRIST.* 156 L. M. Marl " '■ ii 179. Advocate, 1 John ii. I. 1 VITHERE i- my Cod? does he retire >v Beyond the reach of humble sighs? Are these weak breathings of desire Too languid to ascend the ski' - ! 2 No, Lord ! the breathings of desire, The weak ptir on, if sincere, I< not forhiddi n to aspire, But reaches thy all-gracious ear. 3 Look up, my -on!, with cheerful eye, See where tin rstanus, — The glorious Advocate on high', With precious inctn-e in hi- : 4 He sweetens every humble groan, He recommends each broken praj r ; Recline thy hope on him alone, Whose power and love forbid despair. 5 Teach my weak heart, O gracious Lord! With stronger faith to' calf thee mine; Bid m. pronounce the blissful word, My Father, God, with joy divine. 157 L.M. Leb -non 79, Lew ton 30, Brazen Serpent, Numbers xxi. S, <\ 1 vyHEN Israel's grieving tribes complain'd, > ' With fiery serpents arreatly pain'd, A serpent strait the prophet a Of molten brass, to view display'd. 2 Around the fainting crowds attend, To heaven their mournful sighs ascend ; They hope, they look, while from the pole Descends a power that makes them whole. 3 But, Oh, what healing to the heart Doth our Redeemer's cross impart! M hat life, by faith, our souls receive ! What pleasure do his sorrows give ! 4 Still may I view the Saviour's cross, And other objects count but loss, Here still be fix'd my feasted eyes, Enraptur'd with his sacrifice! 5 Jesus the Saviour! balmy name ! Thy worth my tongue would now proclaim ; By thy atonement set me free! — My life, my hope, is all from thec. 1.58 L « M- Faiccett. Islington 40. New Sabbath 122. Bread of Life, John vi. 35, 48. 1 "DEPRAVED minds on ashes feed, - L ' Nor love, nor seek for heavenly bread ; They cause the hu>ks which swine Ho eat, Or meanly crave the serpent's meat. * These Characters of Christ follow one an- other alphabetical^. Others, which it was necessary to place under different heads, may be found" in the Index. B 11 159, 160 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 161, 162, l6"3 2 Jesus ! thou art the living- bread By which our needy souls are fed ; In thee aione thy children find Enough to fill the empty mind. 3 Without this bread, I starve and die; No other can my need supply : But this will suit my wretched case Abroad, at home, in every place. 4 'Tis this relieves the hungry poor Who ask for bread at mercy's door ; This living food descend* from heaven, As manna to the Jews was giv'n. 5 This precious food my hearr. revives; What strength, what nourishment it gives! O let me evermore be fed With this divine celestial bread! 159 L. M. Faucett. Leeds 19. M.idan's 107. Bridegroom and Husband; or, the Marriage between Christ and the SouL 1 TESUS, the heavenly lover, gave *J H;s life my wretched soul to save: R(solv'd to make his mercy known, He kindly claims me for his own. 2 Rebellious I against him strove Till melted and con&train'd by love ; With sin and self I freely part, The heavenly bridegroom wins my heart. 3 My guilt, my wretchedness he knows, Yet takes 7. Madcrts Collection. Welsh 210. Trowbridge 21. Consolation of Israel, Luke, ii. 25. 1 pOME, thou long expected Jesus! v - / Born to set thy people free ; From cur fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in thee : Israel's strength and consolation, Hope of all the saints thou art; Dear desre of every nation, — Joy of every longing heart. 2 Born, thy people to deliver ; Born a child : nd yet a king; Born to reign in us for ever, Now thy gracious kingdom bring : Bv thine own eternal Spirit, 'Rule in all out hearts alone; By thine all-sufficitnt merit, 'Raise us to thy glorious throne. 163 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Wareham 117. Welis 102. China 300. Corner-stone, 1 Pet. ii. 6. Isa. xxviii. 16, 17. 1 T OK.D, dost thou shew a corner-stone ■*-* For us to build our hopes upon, That the fair edifice may rise Sublime in light beyond the skies ! 2 We own the work of sovereign love; Nor death nor hell the hopes >hall move, Which fix'd en this foundation stand, Laid by thy own almighty hand. 164, 165, 166 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 167, 168 , Thy people long rata atom have try'd, And all the powers of hell d< Flood* of temptation beat in vain, Well doth this rock t ; . I When .storms of wrath Whirlwind and thumb r, fire ■<■ '■ 'Tis here our trembling bouIs >h.-. And In re securely the] .lhide : 5 While such, that scorn thi< precious stone, Fond of some qaiekaaa l of their own, e die, And buried deep in ruin lie. 164 CM. New York S3. Stillra Desire of all Nutiois, Hag. ii.7. Cant. i. 3. 1 TN FINITE excellence is thine. A Thou lovely Prince of Grace ! Thy in: : a vhine With never-fadi 2 Sinners, from earth's remotest end, Come bendin? at thy feet; To thee their prayers and vows ascend, In thee their wishes meet. 3 Thv name, as prrcious ointment shed, Delights the church around; Sweetrj the sacred odours spread Thro'' all Immanuel's ground. 4 Millions of happy Spirits live On thy exhaustiess store; From thee they 11 th.ir bliss receive, And still thou givest more. 5 Thou art their triumph and their jov ; They find their all in thee : Thv glories m ill their tongues employ Thro' all eternity. 16.) C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Stamford P. Suffolk 315. The Door, John x. 9. Hosea ii. 15. 1 AWAKE, our souls, and bless his name, ■"• Whose mercies never fail : Who opens wide a door of hope In Achor's gloomy vale. 2 B' hold the portal wide display'd, The building's strong and f.iir ; Within are pastures fresh and srreen, And living streams are there. 3 Enter, my soul, with cheerful baste, For Jesus is the door: Nor fear the serpent's wily arts, Nor fear the lion's roar. 4 Oh, may thy errace the nations lead, And Jews' and Gentiles come, All traveling through one beauteous gate, To one eternal home ! 166 C M. Steele. Portugal 97. New Sabbath 122. Our Example, John xiii. 15. 1 AND is the gospel peace .^nd love? -"■ Such let our conversation be ; The serpent blended with the dove, Wisdom' and meek simplicity. 2 Whene'er the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife, To Jesus let us lift our eyes, Bright pattern of the Ch'ri-tian life ! 3 Oh, how hcmvolent and kind ! How mild ! how react v to torsive ! Be this the temper of our mind, And these the rules by which we liv» . - 4 To do his r*i w ill \\ aa In- employing i i and delight ; Humility and ho Shone thro' his life divinely bright! od where'er he came, l he labours of his life were love : Oh, if we love the Saviour's name, Let his divine example move. C But, ah? how blind ! how weak we are I How fr >il ! how apt to turn as <1. '. And ask thy Spirit for our guide. 7 Thy fair example may To teach us what we ought to be! Make u;., bj thy transforming grace, Dear Saviour, iiaily moie like thee ! 167 I- M. Dr, Doddridge. Bramcoate 8. Antigua 120. China 300. Forerunner and Foundation of our Hope. Heb. vi. 19, 20. 1 TESUS, the Lord, our souls adore! •^ A painful sufferer now no more, High on his Father's throne he reigns O'er earth and heaven's extensive plains. 2 His race for ever is complete; For ever undisturbed his s< it : Myriads of angels round him fly, And sing his well-gain'd victory. 3 Vet ? 'mid-t the honours of his throne, He joys not fo himself alone! Hi-' meanest servants share their part, Share in that royal tender heart. 4 Raise, raise, my soul, thy raptur'd sight \\ ith sacred wondt r and'deliirht ; Jesus, thy own forerunner, see Enter'd beyond the veil for thee. 5 Loud let the howling tempest y II, And foaminsr waves to mountains swell; No shipw reck can my vessel fear, Since hope hath fix'd its anchor here. 168 104th. Hart. Stock well 140. Hanover 130. Fountain opened for Sinners, Zech. xiii. 1. 1 T^HE fountain of Christ, x Lord, h In r,s to sing, — The blood ot our Prie: t, Our crueify'd King ; The fountain that cleanses From sin and from filth, And rich y dispenses Salvation and health. 2 This fountain so dear He'll first- ;y impart ; When piere'd by th spear, It flow'd from" his heart, With blood and witi; water; The first to atone, To cl anse us the atter; The fountain's but one. 3 This fountain from guilt Not on'y makes pure, And "rives', soon as felt, Infallible cure ; But, if guiit removed Return and remain, Its pow'r may be proved Again and again. 4 This fountain, unseal'd, Stands open for all Who long to be heal'd, The great and the small : B12 169, 170 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 17 1, 172, m Here's strength for the weakly That hither are led ; Here's health for the siekiy, And life for the dead. C This fountain, tho' rich, From charge is quite clear ; The poorer the wretch, The we homer here : Come needy, and guilty, Come loathsome and'bare; Tho' lep'rous and filthy, Come just as you are. 6 This fountain in vain H.'.s never been tried; It takes out all stain "\Vhene\er apply'd : The fountain flow's sweetly, With virtue divine, To cleanse souls completely, Tho' leprous as mine. 169 C. M. Coiffn: Tunbridge 103. Evans's 190. Anniversary 296. Praise for the Fountain opened. 1 HPHERE is a fountain fiT.'d with blood, *■ Drawn from Imuianuel's vein- ; And sinners, plung'd beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoie'd to see That fountain id his day; O may I there, tho' vile as he, Wash all my sins away I 4 Dear dying Lamb ! thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransom'd church of God Be sav'd to sin no more. i E'er since by faith 1 saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be till I die. 5 But when this lisping stammering tongue Lies silent in the grave, Then, in a nobler sweeter -ong, I'll sing thy power to save. ; 170 1* M. Neicton. Kingsbridge 88. Magdalene 214. Friend. 1 pOOR, weak, and worthless, tho' I am, ■*■ 1 have a rich almighty friend ; Jesus, the Saviour, isTiis name, He freely loves, and without end. 2 He ransom'd me from hell with blood ; And, by his power, my foes controull'd: He found me wandering far from God, And brought me to his chosen fold. 3 He cheers my heart, my want supplies, And says tha't I shall shortly be Enthroh'd with him above the skies : Oh ! what a friend is Christ to me ! PAUSE. is this thy Kindness to thy Friend? 2 Sam. xv i. 17. 4 But, ah! my inmost spirit mourns; And well my eyes with tears may swim, To think of my perverse returns : — I've been a faithless friend to him. 5 Often my gracious friend I grieve, Neglect, distrust, and disobey ; And often Satan's lies believe Sooner than all my friend can say. [ TESUS 6 [He bids me always freely come, And promises whate'er 1 ask ; But I am straiten'd, cold, and dumb, And count my privilege a task. 7 Before the world, that hates his cause, My treach'rous heart has throbbM m ith shame ; Loth to forego the world's applause I hardly dare a\ow his name.] s Sure, were not I most vile and base, I could not thus my friend requite! And were not he the God of grace, He'd frown and spurn me from his sight. 1/1 L. M. Beddome. Portugal S7. Bramcoate 8. Gift of God, John iii. 16. 2 Cor. ix. 15. S, my love, mv chief delisht, For thee I long, for thee I prav, Amid the shadows of the night, Amid the business of the day ! 2 When shall I see thy smiling face, — That face which I have often seen ! Arise, thou sun of righteousness ! Scatter the clouds that intervene. 3 Thou art the glorious gift of God To sinneis weary and tlistrest : The first of all his gifts bestow'd, And certain pledge of all the rest. 4 Could I but say this gift is mine, I'd tread the world beneath my feet, No more at poverty repine, Nor envy the rich sinner's state. 5 The precious jewel I would keep, And lodge it deep within my heart; At home, abroad, awake, asleep, It never should from thence depart! 172 C M. Dr. Doddridge. Oxford 177. Newbury 132. Head of the Church, Eph. iv. 15, 16. 1 TESUS, I sing thy matchless grace *■' That calls a worm thy own ; Gives me among thy saints a place Tu make thy glories known. 2 Allied to thee, our Vital Head, We act, and grow, and thrive : From thee divided, each is dead When most he seems alive. 3 Thy saints on earth, and those above, Here join in sweet accord : One body all in mutual love, And thou our common Lord. 4 Oh, may mv faith each hour derive Thy Spirit with delight; While death and hell in vain shall strive This bond to disunite. 5 Thou the whole body will present Before thy Father's face ; Nor shall a "wrinkle or a spot Its beauteous form disgrace. 173 C. M. thr. Doddridge. Liverpool S3. Irish 171. Wilkins 308. Jesus— precious to them that believe, 1 Pet. ii. 7. \ TESUS, 1 love thy charming name, j J Tis music to my ear ; ouid I sound it out so loud That earth and heaven might hear. I74-, 175 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 170, 177, IVf > Tea thou art precious to m> s.ml! Mj transport and in> trust: i thee an- gaudy to>-, And gold i? sol did dust, i All inv capa. ious powers can wish, In mee doth richly me* t ; Nor to my eyes is liuht bo dt.tr, Nor friendship bafi eo tweet. I Tliy marc sin' I dwell upon my heart, And iked it-. fr. trance there ; The noblest halm of all its wounds, The cordial of its care. 5 I'll speak the honours of thy name \\ nh mv last lab'ring breath ; And, dying, Claap thee in uiy arms — The antidote of death. Turin 244. Fe.ver.-ham 230. Inunanuel, Matt. i. 2J. 1 Tim. iii. 16. 1 (~*01) with us.' O glorious name ! ^ Let it shine in endless fame; God and man in Christ unite— Oh, nijstt xiotu depth and height! 2 God with us ! Amazing love Brought bin from his courts abore; Now, vc saints, his grace admire, Swell the sou? with holy lire. 3 God with us .' hut taint» d not With the first transgressor's blot; Vet did he our sins sustain, Hear the guilt, the curse, the pain. 4 [God irith us .' Oh, blissful theme ! Let the impious not blaspheme ; Jesus -hall in judgment sit. Dooming rebels to the \ it. 5 God irith us .' Oh, wondrous grace ! L«t us see him face to face, That we may Immanr.el sing, As we ought, our God and King. 175 CL M. Steels. Charleston 195. Milbourn Port 183. America 265. King of Saints. 1 pOME, ye that love the Saviour's name, ^ And joy to make it known; The sovereign of your heart proclaim, And bow before* his throne. 2 Behold your King, your Saviour, crown'd With glories all divine; And tell the wondering nations round, How bright those glories shine. 3 Infinite power, and boundless grace, In him unite their ra\ s ■ i ou, that have e'er beheld his face, Can you forbear his praise » 4 W hen in his earthly courts we view The glories of our King, \A e long to love as angels do, \nd wish like them to sing. 5 And shall we long and wish in vain? Lord, teach our songs to rise ! Thy love can animate the strain, And bid it reach the skies. C Oh, happy reriod ! elorious day ! \N hen heaven aiuf earth shall raise, \A ith all their powers, the raptur'd lar To celebrate tbv praise. 176 cm. » • Miles'! Lane :*.->. Cswdeaeenston 1 16. Croum fiini. i TJACKSLIDBRS, who jour mift - D Attend your Saviours rail ; Return, he'll vour backslidings heal ; Oh, crown him Lord of all. 2 Though crimson sin Increase your guilt, \nd painful is four thrall; For broken hearts his blood was spilt ; Oh, crown him Lord of all. 3 Take with you words, approach h's throne, And low before him fall ; He understands th< Spirts c roan ; Oh, crown him Lord of all. i Whoever conns he'll not east out, Altho' vour faith be small : His f.iith'fu!ne*s roil cannot doubt; < >h, crow n him Lord of all. it? cm. M ilea's Lane 32. loster 96. The spiritual Coronation, Cant. iii. II. 1 A LL-HAIL the power of Jesu's name ! ^* Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all. Martyrs. 2 "Crown him, ye martyrs of our God.. \\ ho from his altar call ; Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, An 1 crown him Lord of all. Converted Jews, 3 [Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, A remnant weak and small ! Hail him w ho saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all.j Believing Gentiles. A Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall ; Go — spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him Lord of all. Sinners of every Age. 5 [Babes, men, and sires, who know his lo*e, Who feel your sin and thrall, Now joy w ith all the hosts above, And crown hirn Lord of ah".] Sinners of every Natiou. 6 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all. Ourselves. 7 Oh that, with yonder sacred throne, We at his feet may fall ; We'll join the everlasting song, And crown him Lord of all. 178 1112th. C Wesley, Uffculm 93. Hoxton 121. Kinsman, Ruth iii. 2 — 9. 1 TESUS, we claim thee for our own, ° Our kinsman near allied in blood, Flesh of our flesh, bone of our bone, The Son of Man, the Son of God ; And, lo! we lay us at thv feet Our sentence from thy mouth to meet. 2 Partaker of my flesh below, To thee, O Jesus, I apply; Thou wilt thy poor relation^ know; Thou never" canst thv?elf denv, Exclude me from thy guardian care, Or slight a sinful beirgar'? prayer. 179, 180, 181 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 182, 183, 184 3 Thee, Saviour, at my greatest need, I trust my fai thfuf friend to prove; Now o'er thy meanest servant spread The skirt of thy redeeming- love: Under thy wings of mercy take, And save'me for thy merit's sake. 4 Hast thou not undertook my cause, Lord over all, to worms allied ? Answer me from that bleeding; cross, Demand thy dearly ransom'd bride ; And let my soul, betroth'd to thee, Thine, wholly thine, for ever be ! 179 L. M. Fawcett. Babylon Streams 23. Kingsbridge 88. Gould's 272. Lamb of God, fyc. John, i. 29. 1 TOEHOLD the sin-atoning Lamb, XJ With wonder, gratitude, and love ; To take away our guilt and shame, See him descending from above. 2 Our sins and griefs on him were laid ; He meekly bore the guilty load ; Our ransom price he fully paid In groans and tears, in sweat and blood. 3 To save a guilty world, he dies ; Sinners, behold the bleeding Lamb ! To him lift up your longing eyes, And hope for mercy in his name. 4 Pardon, and peace, thro' him abound ; He can the richest blessings give ; Salvation in his name is found, He bids the dying sinner live. 5 Jesus, my Lord, I look to thee— Where else can helpless sinners go ? Thy boundless love shall set me free From all my wretchedness and woe. 180 S.M. J. CIV. New Eagle Street 55. Enfield 5. Leader. 1 T^HOU very paschal Lamb, A Whose blood for us was shed, Thro' whom we ou^ of Egypt came ; Thy ransom'd people lead. 2 Angel of gosprl-grace ! Fulfil thy character ; To guard and feed the chosen race, In Israel's camp appear. 3 Throughout the desert-way Conduct us by thy lierht ; Be thou a cooling cloud by day, A cheering- fire by night. 4 Our fainting souls sustain With blessings from above, And ever on thy people rain The manna of thy love. 181 L. M. Steele. Virginia 234. Rippon's 188. Life of the Soul, John xiv. 19. 1 "XJITHEN sins and fears prevailing rise, * v And fainting hope almost expires, Jesus, to thee I fift mine eves — To thee I breathe my soul's desires. 2 Art thou not mine, my living Lord? And can my hope— my comfort die, Fix'd on thy everlasting word ; That word which built the earth and sky ? 3 If my immortal Saviour lives, Then my immortal life is sure; His word a firm foundation gives ; Here let me build, and rest secure. \ Here let my faith unshaken dwell ; Immoveable the promise stands ; Not all the powers of earth, or hell, Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands. 5 R ere » ° m y S0U K thy trust repose ! If Jesu 9 for ever mine, Not d itself, that last of foes, k. a union so divine. 182 8,7. Carlisle 95. Welsh 210. Light, Isa. ix. 2. T IGHT of those whose drearv dwelling -^ Borders on the shades of death, Come ! and, thy dear self revealing, Dissipate the clouds beneatii : The new heaven's and earth's Creator, In our deepest darkness rise ! Scattering all the night of nature, Pouring day upon our eyes ! : Still we wait for thine appearing, Life and joy thy beams impart", Chasing all our fears, and cheering Every poor benighted heart ; Come, and manifest the favour Thou hast for the ransom'd race : Come, thou dear exalted Saviour ! Come, and bring thy gospel grace. i Save us in thy great compassion, O thou mild pacific Prince ! Give the knowledge of salvation, Give the pardon of our sins; By thine all-sufficient merit, Every burden'd soul release ; By the" influence of thy Spirit, "Guide us into perfect peace. 183 7s. W Scotland 194. Stoel 164. Alcester 213. Melchizedek a Type of Christ, Gen. xiv. 18, 19. T/TNG of Salem, bless my soul ! -*■*• Make a wounded sinner whole ! King of righteousness and peace, Let not thy sweet visits cease ! : Come! reftvsh this soul of mine With thy sacred bread and wine ! All thy love to me unfold, Half of which can not be told. : HaSl, Melchizedek divine ! Thou great High-Priest shalt be mine : All my powers before thee fall, — Take not tythe, but take them all. 184 C. M. New York 33. Providence College 16. Messenger of the Covenant, Mai. iii. 1. I TESUS, commission'd from above, ** Descends to men below, And shews from whence the springs of love In endless currents flow. > He, whom the boundless heaven adores, Whom angels long to see. Quitted with joy those blissful shores, Ambassador to me ! 1 To me, a worm, a sinful clod, A rebel all forlorn ; A foe, a traitor to my God, And of a traitor born : To me, who never sought his grace, Who mock'd his sacred word ; Who never knew or lov'd his face, And all his will abhor'd : 85, 186 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 187, 188,189 [To mc. who could not c %■ When his kind heart I knew, Dui sought .i thousand devio is h iys Rather than keep the true :J Yet this red eming angel So vile a worm to bleat ; He took with pladnt la And pave hu righteousness. Oh that m> languid lit ajrl With ardour all dn toe ! And. for more love than s< rapht know. Like burning seraphs shine ! 18.5 L. M. Necdham. New Sabbath 122. Mark's 6J. Messiah, Gen. xlix. 10. Dan. ix. 26. Hag. ii. 9. p LORY to God ! who reigns above, ^ Who dwells in light, whose name is love ; Oh what can more his love commend, His dear, his only Son to send? That man, condemn'd to die, might live, And God be glorious to forgive! Messiah's come — with joy behold The days b\ prophets Ion? foretold : Judah, thy "roval sceptreVbroke ; And time still proves what Jacob spoke. Daniel, thy weeks are all expir'd, — The time prophetic seals requir'd ; Cut off for sins, but not his own, Thy Prince, Messiah, did atone. Tliv famous temple, Solomon, Is In the latter far out-shone : It wanted not thy glittering store, Messiah's preseace graced it more. We see the prophecies fulfil I'd In Jesus, that most wondrous child : His birth, his life, his death, combine To prove his character divine. Jesus, thy gospel firmly stands A blessing to these favour'd lands; No infidel shall be our dread, Since thou art risen from the dead. 186 7, 6, 8. C. Wesley. Clark's 131. Tottenham Court ill. Passover, Exod. xii. 7. 1 Cor. v. 7, 5. CHRIST ourpassover is slain To set bis people free, — Free from sin's Egyptian chain, And Pharaoh's tyranny. Lord, that we may now depart And truly serve our pardoning God, Sprinkle every house and heart With thine atoning blood. Let the angel of the Lord His awful charge fulfil ; Let his pestilential sword The first-born victims kill ; Safe in snares and deaths we dwell. Protected, by that crimson sign, From the rage of earth and hell, And from the wrath divine. Wilt thou not a difference make Betwixt thy friend and foe, Vengeance on the Egyptians take, And grace to Israel shew ? Know'st thou not, most righteous God, We on the paschal Lamb rely ? See us cover'd with the blood, And pass thy people by. 187 C. M. Steele. Stdlman 66. Suffolk 316 Pearl of great Price, Matt. xiii. AC. I VE glittering toys of earth, adieu! 1 A nobler choice be mine ; 2 He-one, unworthy of my cares, Ye specious baits of sense;— In Htfaaabie worth appeal-, The pearl •*" price immense ! :i Jesus, to multitudes unknown, O name divinely sweet! Jesus, in thee, in thee alone, Wealth, honour, pleasure meet. 4 Should both the Indies, at my call, Their boasted stores resign ; With Jay I would renounce them all, For leave to call thee mine. 5 Should earth's vain treasures all depart,— Of this dear?ift possess'd, I'd clasp it to my joyful heart, And be for ever bfess'd. 6 Dear sovereign of my soul's desires, Thy love is bliss divine; Accept the wi6h that love inspires, And bid me call thee mine. 188 L- M- Steele. Ulverston 179. Portugal 97. Gould's 272. Physician of Souls, Jer. viii. 22. 1 T^EEP are the wounds which sin has mad - LJ Where shall the sinner find a cure ! In vain, alas! is nature's aid; The work exceeds all nature's power. 2 Sin, like a raging fever, reigns With fatal strength in every part ; The dire contagion fills the veins, And spreads its poison to the heart. 3 And can no sovereign balm be found? And is no kind physician nigh To ease the pain, and heal the wound, Ere life and hope for ever fly ? 4 There is a great physician near; Look up, O fainting soul, and live: See, in his heavenly smiles appear Such ease as nature cannot give ! 5 See, in the Saviour's dying blood. Life, health, and bliss, abundant flow ; 'Tis only this dear sacred flood Can ease thy pain and heal thy woe. 6 Sin throws in vain its pointed dart; For here a sovereign cure is found, A cordial for the fainting heart, A balm for every painful wound. 189 CM. Great Milton 212. Ludlow 84. Physician; or, the Miracles of Christ. 1 TESUS, since thou art still to-day ^ As yesterdav the same ; Present to heal— in me display The virtue of thy name. 2 Since still thou goest about to do Thy needy creatures good ; On me, that I thy praise may shew, Be all thy wonders shew'd. Leper, 3 Now, Lord, to whom for help I call, Thy miracles repeat ; With pitying eye behold me fall, A leper at thy feet. ISO CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 191, 192, 193 4 Loathsome, ami vile, and self-abhon'd, I sink beneath my sin ; But, if thou wilt, a gracious word Of thine can make me clean. Deaf and Dumb. 5 Thou seest me deaf to thy commands, Open, O Lord ! mine ear ; Bid me stretch out my wither'd hands, And lift them up in prayer. 6 Silent, (alas ! thou knovv'st how long-) My voice I cannot raise ; But, Oh!- when thou shalt loose my tongue, The dumb shall sing thy praise/ Lame. 7 Lame, at the pool I still am seen, Waiting to find relief; While many others venture in, And wash" away their grief. $ Now speak my mind, my conscience, sound, Give, and my strength emplov ; Light as an hart, my "soul shall "hound, The lame shall leap for joy. Blind. 9 If thou, my God, art passing by, Oh ! let me find thee near ; Jesus, in mercy hear mv cry, Thou Son of David, hear! 10 See, I am waiting, in the way, For thee the heavenly light; Command me to be brought and say, ' Sinner, receive thy sight.' Possessed. T I Cast out thy foes, and let them still To thy great name submit : Clothe with thy righteousness, and heal, And place me at thy feet. 12 From sin, the guilt, the power, the pain, Thou wilt relieve my soul ; Lord, I believe, and not in vain, For thou wilt make me whole. 190 146th. Cennich. Be.&esda 112. Eagle Street 16. High Priest. f A GOOD High-priest is come, -<*• Supplying Aaron's place, And, taking up his room, Dispensing life and grace : The law by Aaron's priesthood came, But grace and truth by Jesus' name. 2 Mv Lord a priest is made, As sware the mighty God To Israel and his seed ; Ordain'd to offer blood For sinners, who his mercy seek; A priest, as was Melchizedek. 3 He once temptations knew Of every sort and kind, That he" might succour shew To eyerv tempted mind : In every point, the Lamb was try'd Like us, and then for us he dy'd. 4 He dies; but lives again, And by the altar stands ; There shews how he was slain, Op'ning his pierced hands ; Our priest abides, aud pleads the cause Of us, who have transgress'd his laws. 5 I other priests disclaim, And laws, and offerings too ; None but the bleeding Lamb The mighty work can do; He shall have all the praise, for he Hath lov'd, aud liv'd,.and dy'd tor me. 191 L. M. Dr. 8. Sttnnttt. Leeds 19. Langdon 217. The Excellency of the Priesthood of C'/u '■■■'. 1 'lyTONG all the priests of Jewish race, - lTJ - Jeyts the most illustrious stands; The. radteat beauty of his face Super or iove and awe demands. 2 Net Aaron or Melchizedek Could claim such high descent as he; His na ■.■-•me bespeak His unexampled pedigree. 3 Descended from the eternal God, He bears the name of his own Son ; And, dress'd in human flesh and blood, He puts his priestly garments on. ■ 4 The mitred crown, the embroider'd vest. With graceful dignity he wears ; And, in full splendour, on his breast The sacred oracle appears. 5 So he presents his sacrifice, — An offering most divinely sweet; While clouds of fragrant incense rise. And cover o'er the mercy-seat. 6 The Father, with approving smile, Accepts the offering of his Son : New joys the wondering angels feel, | And haste to bear the tidings down. 7 The welcome news their lips repeat Gives sacred pleasure to my breast : Henceforth, my soul, thy cause commit To Christ, thy advocate and priest. 192 1 1 2th. Presiden t Davies. Carey's 11. New Haven 248. Pearce 269. Prophet, Priest, and King, 1 Pet, ii. 7. 1 TESUS, how precious is thy name ! J The great Jehovah's darling, thou ! Oh, let me catch t'<.' immortal flame, With which angelic bosoms glow ! Since angels love thee, 1 would love, And imitate the bless'd above. 2 My Prophet thou, my heavenly guide, Thy sweet instructions I will hear! The "words, that from thy lips proceed, O how divinely sweet they are! Thee, my great Prophet, I would love, And imitate the bless'd above. 3 My great High-Priest, whose precious bio Did once atone upon the cross ; Who now dost intercede with God, And plead the friendless sinner's cause ; In thee I trust ; thee 1 would love, And imitate the bless'd above. 4 My King supreme, to thee I bow, A willing subject at thy feet ; All other lords I disavow, And to thy government submit : My Saviour King this heart would love, And imitate the bless'd above. 193 L-M. Redemption 243. Wells Row 98. The Ransom, Isa. lxi. 2. 1 t T COME,' the great Redeemer cries, A ' A year of freedom to declare, ' From debts and bondage to discharge; « And Jews apd Greeks the grace shall share [ \ dav of vengeauce 1 proclaim, But hot on man the storm hhall fall: ( On me its thunders shall descend, [ My strength, my iove sustain tnem all.' 191., 195, 196 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 197, 198 j Stupendous favour ! matchless grace! • a • i > e : Above, f To htm, who !ovM our nun'.. And lor our lives laid dou u Sublime, etenul as b - 19] CM. Dr r Oxford 177. S OHr Riz/itiH>< - ■ >■ ' . I C\\ [OUR di\ine ! we khOW •^ And in that name we Thou art the Lord our rig I'hju art liiiue Israel's boast. I Guilty we plead before thy throne, And low in die 1 Til! Jesus stretch his gracious arm To bring the guiit\ lliftli j The sins of one most righteous day Might plunge us in despair; Yet ali the crimes of numerous years ShaU our «freat Suretj clear. 4 That spotless robe, which he hath WTtfught, Shall deck us all around : Nor bj the pierein. eye of God One' blemish shall bo found. i Pardon, and peace, and lively hope, To sinners now are given; Nr.iel and Judah soon shall change Their wilderness for heaven. 6 With joy we taste that manna now, Thy mercy scatter- down: We s'ealourhunible vows to thee, And wait the. promi-'d crown. 19.) 7 s. Topladu. Deptford 124. Firth's 146. il Rock s»;itte>t; or, the Rock of Ages, i-.u xwi. 4. 1 "DOCK of aires, shelrer me ! * x Let me hide mvself in tK'e ! Let the water and the blood, From thy wounded sid - which flow'd, Be of sin the double cure; Cleanse >-.t from its guilt and power. 2 Not the labour cf my hands Can fulfil thy laws 7 demands : Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears for ever flow. All for si'n co-aid not atone : Thou must save, and thou alone. 3 Nothing in my hand I bring", Simply to Jthy cross I cling"; Naked, come to thee for dress; Helpless, look to thee for grace . Black, I to the fountain fly, Wash me, Saviour, or I die ! 4 While I draw this fleeting- breath, When my eye-strings break in death, When I soar to worlds unknown, See thee on thy judgment throne, — Rock of ages, slielter me ! Let me hide mvself in thee ! 1Q6 L. M. flfcffe. Lebanon 79. Manning; 245. Siiviour—t/ic only One, Acts iv. 12. 1 TESCS, the spring of jovs divin?, ° Whence all our hopes'and comforts flow- Jesus, no other name but thine Can save us from eternal woe. 2 (n vain would boasting* fU— o n . find The way to happinef* and God ; Her weak direction* leave the mini Bewilder*d in a dubious road. 3 No other name will H.awn approve; Thou art the true, the living wa>, Ordain'd by everlasting love, To the bright realms of endless day. i Here let our obaataaA feet abinr step*, and cheer our heart. ."> Safe lead us thro' this world of night, And bring us to the blissful plains, — The regions of uiielouded light, Where perfect joy for ever reigns. 197 S. M. Stei fc>. Finsbury 155. Mansfield 154. Shirland jo, S/up/urd, Ps. xxiii. 1 — 3. 1 vyHILE my Redeemer's near, * v Mv shepherd, and my guide, 1 bid farewell to auxious tear, My wants are all supply'd. 2 To e er-fragrant meads, Where rim abundance grows, His gracious hand indulgent leads, And guards my sweet repose. 3 Along the lovely scene Cool waters gently roll, Transparent, sweetj and all serem , To cheer my fainting soul. 4 Here let my spirit rest ; How sweet a lot is miue ! With pleasure, food, and safety, blest : Beneficence divine! 5 Dear Shepherd, if I stray, Mi wandering feet restore ; To thy fair i asanas guide mv way, And' let me rove no more. 6 Unworthy a* 1 am Of thy protecting care, Jesus, 1 plead thy gracious name, Fo;- all my hopes are there. 198 io4th. Old Hundred and Fourth 148. Hanover 1~>*. Stronghold, Zech. ix. 12. Nab, i. ?. 1 VE prisoners of hope x O'envheimeu with grief, To Je c us look up For ertain relief; There's no condemnation In Jesus the Lord, But strong consolation His grace doth afford. ■2 Should justice appear A merciless foe, Yet Vie of good cheer, And soon shall you fcno ft That sinners, confessing Their wiekedm -ss past, A jp\t Dtiful Messina Of pardon shall taste. 3 Then dry up your tear-, Yechikiven "of grief, For Jesn> appears To give you relit f : If you are returning To Jesus, your friend. Your sighing and mourning In singing shall end. 199,200,201 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 202,203 4 * None will I cast out ' Who come,' saith the Lord, Why then do you doubt ! Lay hold of his word : Ye mourners of Sion, Be bold to believe, For ever rely on Your Saviour, and live. 199 L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. New Sabbath 1*22. Martin's Lane 67. Sun, Psalm lxxxiv. li. 1 pREAT God ! amid the darksome nigh 1 , VT Thy glories dart upon my sight, While, wrapt in wonder, I behold The silver moon and stars of gold. 2 But, when I see the sun arise, And pour his glories o'er the skies, In more stupendous forms I view Thy greatness and thy goodness too. 3 Thou Sun of suns, whose dazzling light Tries and confounds an angel's sight! How shall I glance mine eye at thee In all thy vast immensity? 4 Yet I may be allow'd to trace The distant shadows of thy face ; As, in the pale and sickly moon, We trace the image of the sun. 5 In every work thy hands have made, Thy power and wisdom are display'd : But, O ! what glories all divine In my incarnate Saviour shine J 6 He is my Sun : beneath his wings My soul securely sits and sings ; And there enjoys, like those above, The balmy influence of thy love. 7 Oh, may the vital strength and heat, His cheering beams communicate, Enable me my course to run With the same vigour as the sun ! 200 CM. Toplady. New York S3. Condescension 116. Vine and the Branches, John xv. 1 — 5. 1 TESUS, immutably the same ! ** Thou true and living Vine ! Around thy all supporting stem My feeble arms I twine. Quicken'd by thee, and kept alive, I nourish and bear fruit : My life I from thy sap derive, My vigour from thy root. 3 I can do nothing without thee ; My strength is wholly thine: Wither'd and barren should I be, If sever'd from the Vine. 4 Upon my leaf, when parch'd with heat, Refreshing dew shall drop ; The plant, which thy right-hand hath set, Shall ne'er be roo'tedTup. 5 Each moment, water'd by thy care, And fenc'd with power divine, Fruit to eternal life shall bear The feeblest branch of thine. 201 L « M. Cennick. Leeds 19. Lewton 30. Way to Canaan. 1 TESUS, my All, to heav'n is gone, ** He whom I fix my hopes upon ! Jlis track I see, aD< VV pursue 'Ike narrow way, till him I view. 2 The way the holy prophets went— The road that leads from banishment — The king's high-way of holiness — I'll go ; for all his paths are peace. 3 This is the way I long have sought, And mourn'd because I found it not ; My grief and burden long has been, Because I could not cease from sin. 4 The more 1 strove against its pow'r, I sinn'd and stumbled but the more ; Till late I heard my Saviour say, • Come hither, soiil, lam the way. 7 5 Lo ! glad I come ! and thou, blest Lamb, Shalt take me to thee as I am ! My sinful self to thee I give ; Nothing but love shall I receive. 6 Then will I tell to sinners round What a dear Saviour I have found; I'll point to thy redeeming blood, And say — Behold the way to God ! 202 8,8,6. Broadmead 150. Chatham 59. Way, Truth, end Life, John xiv. 6. 1 'TWERE is no path to heav'nly bliss, x Or solid joy, or lasting peace, But Christ, th' appointed road : may we tread the sacred way ! — By faith rejoice, and praise, and pray, Til we sit down with God ! 2 The types and shadows of the word Unitein Christ, the man, the Lord, The Saviour just and true: Oh, may we all his word believe ! And all his promises receive, And all his precepts do ! 3 As he above for ever lives, And life to dying sinners gives Eternal and divine ; Oh, may his Spirit in me dwell ! Then— sav'd from sin, and death, and hell, Eternal life is mine. 203 L- M. Dr. Doddridge. Bramcoate 8. Langdon 217. Wisdom, Righteousness, Sanctif cation, ai d Re- deraption, 1 Cor. i. 30, 31. 1 IV/TY God ! assist me while I raise ■^■*- An anthem of harmonious pr.iise : My heart thy wonders shall proclaim, And spread its banners in thy name. 2 In Christ I view a store divine ; My father, all that store is thine ! By thee prepar'd, by thee bestow'd ; Hail to the Saviour and the God ! 3 When gloomy shades my soul o'erspread, 1 Let there be light,' th' A mighty said ! And Christ, my sun, his beams displays, And scatters round celestial rays. I Condemn'd, thv criminal I stood, And awful justice ask'd my blood : That welcome Saviour, from thy throne, Brought righteousness and pardon down. 5 My s >ul was all o'erspread with sin ; And lo ! his grace hath made me clean ! He rescues from th' infernal foe, And full redemption will bestow. 6 Ye saints, assist my grateful tongue ! Ye angels, warble back my song^ For love like this demands the praise Of heavealy harps and end'es days. 204, 205, 200 INFLUENCES OF THE SPIRIT. 206 CM. Toplady. Bedf»rd9i. Brigbthelmstone »8. All in a!'. 1 pOMPAR'D with Christ, in all beside ^ No comeline— The One thin? needful, dearest Lord, Is lo be one with thee. | Tin- WQS6 of thy «-xpiri Into my Bout convey : Thyse f h stow ! for the* Sly 111 in All I pray. 3 Less than thyself will not suffice My cuuif n to r store : iMorl' than thyself I cannot cra\ e ; And thou canst give no more. 4 Lo\M of my Cod, for hi With love iuten.-e I'd burn : Chosen of thee, ere time began, I'd choose thee in return. 3 Whate'er consists not with thy lo\ t . O teach me to resign ; I'm rich to all th' intents ot jlisi, If thou, O God, art mine. j Ss . K \, u .1 rusatem 230. Lock 49. AV in all ; or, the Testimony concerning Jesns, the Soul of Prophecy, Rev. xix. 10. 1 r rHE Bible is justly esteem'd •*• The glorv supreme of the land, Which shows now a sinner's redeem'd, And brought to Jehovah's right hand : With pleasure we freelv confess The Bible all books doth outshine ; But Jesus, his pers >n and grace, Affords it that lustre divine. ■ - I Bui there ii I w the soul of ui An I e ring th truth rnusi have bee*, Should triumph o'er S«tan an I And hell in eapth :i | t The ancient LevMcml I Was prophecy, after 'ts kind ; In types, there,' the faithful foresaw The Saviour that ransom'') mankind : The aitar, the lamb, and the priest. The blood that was sprinkleu of old, Had life, when the people could taste The blessings those shadows foretold. 5 Review each prophetical song Which shines in prediction's rich train, The sweetest to Jesus belong, And point out his sufferings and reign : Sure David his heart never strung With more of true sacred delight Than when of the Saviour he sung', — And he was reveal'd to his sight. 6 May Jesus more precious become ! His word be a lamp to our feet, While we in this wilderness roam, Till brought in his presence to meet ! Then, then we will gaze on thy face, — Our Prophet, our Priest, and our Kin?!- Recount all thy wonders of grace, Th) praises eternally sing. THE INFLUENCES AND GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 206 (1st Part.) 112th. Carey's 11. Hoxton 121. The promised Comforter, John xiv. 16—18. 1 TESLS, we hang upon the word ° Our lonainj- souls have heard from thee : Be mindful of thy promise, Lord, Thy promise niade to such as me ; To such as Zion's p ths pursue, And would believe that God is true. 2 Thou say'st, ' I will the Father pray, • And he the Comforter sh ill givej ' Shall ?i\e him in your hearts to stay, ' And never more his temples leave; 1 Afyse f will to my orphans come, ' And make you mine eternal home.' 3 Come then, dear Lord! thyself reveal, And let the promise now take place ; Be it according to thy will, According to th word of srace ! Thy sorrowful disciples clan-. And sv nd us down the Comforter. 4 He visits oft the troubled breast, Ami oft relieves our sad complaint ; But soon we lose the transient ffuest, But soon we droop again and faint, — Repeat the melancholymoan, * Our joy is fled, our comfort gone.' 5 Hasten him, Lord, into ea> h heart, Our sure inseparable guide : Oh ivay we meet and never part ! Oh may be in our hearts abide ! And keeps his house of praise and prayer, And rest and reign for ever there! 206 (2d Part.) ss. Limefield 94. The Love of the Spirit, Rom. xv. 30. I 'T'HE love of the Spirit I sing, x By whom is redemption apply'd ; Who sinners to Jesus can bring. And make them his mystical bride. 2 Tishe circumcises their hearts, Their callousness kindly removes ; LitV, light, and affection imparts To them that so freeiy he loves. 3 He opens the eyes of the blind, The beauty of Jesus to view ; He changes the bent of the mind, The glory of God to pursue. 4 The stub') miest will he can bow, The foes that dwell in us restrain ; And none can be trodden so low But he can revive them again. C 4 207, 208 INFLUENCES OF THE SPIRIT. 209, 210, 211 5 His ble6t renovation begun, He dwells in the hearts of his saints ; Abandons his temple to none, Nor e'er of his calling repents. * Imprest with the image divine, The soul to redemption he seals ; And each with the Saviour shall shine, When glory complete he reveals. 7 How constant thy love I believe, Which stedfast endures to the end ; Then never, my soul, may I grieve So loving — so holy a friend, 207 (1st Part,) L. M. B Aiiie Street 241. Ulverston 179. The Leadings of the Spirit, Rom. viii. 14. 1 pOME, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, v ^ Wit!) light and comfort from above ; Be thou our guardian, thou our guide ! O'er every thought and step preside. 2 Conduct us safe, conduct us far From every sin and hurtful snare ; Lead to thy word that rules must gire, And teach us lessons how to live. 3 The light of truth to us display, And make us know and choose thy way ; Plant holy fear in every heart, That we from God may ne'er depart. .4 Lead us to holiness, — the road That we must take to dwell with God ; Lead us to Christ,— the living way ; Nor let us from his pasture stray. ' ft Lead us to God, our final rest, In his enjoyment to be blest ; Lead us to heaven, the seat of bliss, Where pleasure in perfection is. 207 (2d Part.) C. M. Follett 181. Braintree 25. The Work of the Spirit represented by the Wind; or, sovereign saving Grace, John, iii. 8. 1 r T , HE blessed Spirit, like the wind, ■*■ Blows when and where he please ; How happy are the men who feel The sooi-enlivening breeze! 2 He forms ike carnal mind afresh, Subdues the power of sin, Transforms the heart of stone to flesh, And plants his grace within. S He sheds abroad the Father's iove, Applies redeeming 1 blood, Bids both our guilt and grief remove, And brings us near to God. 4 Lord, fill each dead benighted sonl With life, and light, and joy ! None can thy mighty power controul, — Thy glorious work* destroy. 208 L « M « Br ' Doddridge. Magdalene 214. Rowles 73. The Spirit's Influences compared to living Water. 1 "DLESS'D Jesus! source of grace divine, ■*-* What soul-refreshing streams are thine! Oh, bring these healing waters nigh, Or we must droop, and fall, and die. 2 No traveller thro' desert lands, 'Midst scorching suns, and burning sands, More needs the current to obtain, Or to enjoy refreshing rain. 3 Our longing souls aloud would sing, Spring up, celestial fountain, spring ! To a redundant river Dow, And cheer this thirstv land below. 4 May this biest torrent near my side, Thro' all the desert, gently glide; Then, in Immanuel's land above. Spread to a sea of joy and love ! 209 L. M. Kimbolton 251. Martin's Lane 67. 1 AS showers on meadows newly mown, Jrx - Jesus shall shed his blessings down; Crown'd with whose life-infusing drops, Earth shall renew her blissful crop6. 2 Lands, that beneath a burning sky Have long been desolate and dry," Th' effusions of his love shall share, And sudden greens and herbage wear. 3 The dews and rains, in all their store, Drenching the pastures o'er and o'er, Are not so copious as that grace Which sanctifies and saves our race. 4 As, in soft silence, vernal showers Descend, and cheer the fainting flowers ! So in the secrecy of love Falls the sweet influence from above. 5 That heavenly influence let me find In holy silence of the mind, Whileevery grace maintains its bloom, Diffusing wide its rich perfume. 6 Nor let these blessings be confin'd To me, but pourM on all mankind; Till earth's wild wastes in verdure rise, And a young Eden bless our eyes. 210 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Warehamll7. Fawcett 184. Gould's 272. Seeking to God for the Communication of his Spirit. 1 TJEAR, gracious Sovereign, from thy throne, **■ And send thy various blessings down : While by thine Israel thou art sought, Attend the prayer thy word hath taught. 2 Come, sacred Spirit ! from above, And nil the eoldest hearts with love ; Sofren to ne&h the flinty stone, And let thy god-like power be known. 3 Speak thou, and from the haughtiest eyes Shall floods of pious sorrows rise ; While all their glowing souls are borne To seek that grace which now they scorn> 4 Oh, let a holy lioek await Numerous ground thy temple-gate! Each pressing on with zeal to be A living sacrifice to thee. 5 In answer to our fervent cries, Give us to soe thy church arise ; Or, if that blessing seem too great-. Give us to mourn its low estate. 211 (1st Part.) Pres. Da vies. Hoxton 121. Francis 200. The Influences of the Spirit desired. 1 INTERNAL Spirit! source of light! - Li Eoliv'ning, consecrating fire, Descend, and with celestial heat Our dull, our frozen beans inspire : Our souls refine, our dross consume ! Come, condescending Spirit ! come. 2 In our cold breasts, O strike a spark Of the pure flame which seraphs feel ; Nor let us wander in the dark, Or lie benumb'd and stupid still: Come, vivifi/ing Spirit ! come, And make our hearts thy constant home. 211,212 INFLUENCES OFi THE SPIRIT. 21.3,211- 3 \A li.tt»'Vi r guilt and madness dare, \\ , MTOttl I UOl Hkies Kin-ill- in our col l hems below ! Come, condeset tiding Spirit ! conic, And make our souls thy constant home. .11 c-'i P»rtO >• M - Stokf 207. New Eagle-Street 55. The Holy Spirit invoked. 1 pOMK, hol\ Spirit, roan-! ^ With ene"rg\ divine; And on this poor benighted soul With b . shine. 2 From iht: celestial hills, Life, light, and joj dispense ; And may^l daily, hour Thy quickening iaflaence. 3 Melt, melt, this frozen heart ; This stubborn will subdue; Each evil passion overcome, And form mc all anew. 4 Mine will the profit be, But thine shall be the praise ; And unto thee I will devote The remnant of my days. 212 (i>t Part.) L. M. Mark's 65. Chard 175. Kntire Dedication ; or, Rea&ons for desiring the Work of the Spirit. 1 T7MPTVD of earth", I fain would be, «*-» Of sin, of self, of ail but thee: Reserv'd for Christ that bled and dy'd— Surrender'd to the crucitVd ! — 2 Sequester'd from the noise and strife, The lust, the pomp, and pride of life ; Prepar'd for heaven, my noblest care, — And have my conversation there. 3 Nothing:, sue Jesus, would I know ! M> friend, andmj lompanion thou: Lord, take my heart — assert thy right, And put all oiher loves to lli^la. 4 Each idol tread beneath thy feet, And to thyseif the con paest eel : Let sin no more oppose mj It .1, Slain by the Spirit's two-edg'd sword. 5 Constrain my sou! thy sway to own : Self-will, soff-risrhteo'.isness, dethrone; Let Dagon fall before thy face, — The ark" remaining iu its place. 6 Detach froui sublunary joys One "hit wo, id only hear thy voice, Thy i • rata >ee, thy arrace admire, Nor plow out with celestial fire. 7 Larger communion let me prove With thee, blest object of my love ; Hut, oh ! for this no power have I ; My strength is af thy feet to lie. 21-_> (2d Part.) L. M. Denbigh 54. Rowles 73. A propitious Gale longed fr. 1 AT anchor laid, remote from home, xx Toiling, I cry, ' Sweet Spirit, come ! 4 Celestial breeze, no longer stay, * But swell my sails, and speed my way ! I L r lo\\ , • TAou t Tnou musl b 1 L. M. Steele. port"'. i B 179. The Inflm ner$ oj tkt v - Jobfl \iv. io, 17. 1 T\EAR Lord ! an 1 thall thy Spir J ' In -ii. a .i '.\r I bed i ri H- guest : mi prevails, am - Lord, ran tin Spirit then i>, ring of comfort, life, and lieht ' Comfort* r i- nigh ! ■' she sustains mj fainting heart; m tld mj hopes for evfer die, lepart. promise glads my soul, a Dealing voice The t< roul, And bid uiy drooping powers rejoice! "• r to call the Saviour mine, With ardent wish my heart aspires; Can it be less than power dhine Which animates these strong desires! 5 What le-> than thy almighty word Can raise my heart from earth and dust, And bid me cleave to thee, my Lord, Mj life, my treasure, ;uid my trust? r And, when my cheerful hope can say ' I love my God, and taste his grace,' Lord, is it not thy blissful ray Which brings this* dawn of sacred peace ? - Let thv kind Spirit in my heart For e*er dwell, O God of love ! And light and heavenly peace impart, — Sweet earnest of the joys above. .11 8S. Uxbridge 161. New Jerusalem 230. The Holy Spii-it addressed under Darkness, l "TjESCEND, Holy Spirit—the dove, ±J And visit a sorrowful breast ; My burden of cruilt to remove, And bring me assurance and rest: Thou only hast power to relieve A sipner o'erwheim'd with his load, — The sen>e of redemption to give, ; me with blood. > With me, if of old thou I" u t strove, And kindly withheld me from sin ; Resoh'd, by" the strength of thv love, My worthless affections to win ; The work of thy mercy revive, Invincible mercy ex. it, And keep my we^k irraces alive, . iii set up th\ rest in my heart. I If, when I have put thee to errief, And madly to foil] return'd, Thy goodness ha:h been my relief, And lifted me up a= I raourn'd ; Oh, Spirit of pity and grace! Relieve me again, and restore, My -pirit in holiness . iise, ! and to grieve thee no more. ! If now 1 lament after God, Ant pant for a iropof his I Ifieeaa, who pour'd out his blood, Obtained me amanshn above; Come, heavenly Comforter, come ! Sweet witness of mercy divine .' And make me thy permanent home,— And seal me eternal lv thine. C 5* 215 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 216, -21 , 215 (1st Part.) L. M. Bredby 165. Horsley 205. Gould's 272. The grieved Spirit intreated not to depart. Ps. li.n. 1 CjTAY, thou insulted Spirit, stay ! *-* Though I have done thee such c Cast not a sinner quite away> Nor take thine everlasting flight. despite, 2 Though I have most unfaithful been Of all whoe'er thy a race receiv'd ; Ten thousan i times thy goodness seen, Ten thousand times thy gooduess griev'd : — 3 But Oh ! the chief of sinners spare, In honour of my great High Priest ; Nor, in thy righteous anger, swear I shall not see thy people's rest. 4 If yet thou canst my sins forgive, — E'en now, O Lord, relieve my woes; Into thy rest of lovt receive, And bless me with the calm repose. 5 E'en now my weary soul release, And raise me by thy gracious hand ; Guide me into thy perfect peace, And bring me to the proniis'd land. ^15 (2d Part.) C. M. Worksop 31. Walsal 237. The grieved Spirit desired to return. 1 "JVTY grace so weak, my sin so strong, • J - TJ - My heart is greatly pain'd : Bless'd Spirit, art thou griev'd? — and is Thine influence restrain'd 1 2 Tell me— Oh, tell me what will please And cause thee to return ,- As doves the absence of their mates, I thy withdrawments mourn. 3 Come, then, Celestial Helper 1 come With energy divine ; Ease, of its heavy load of guilt, This troubled heart of mine. 4 Vouchsafe, in answer to my prayer, Thy visits to renew ; Increase my faith, dispel my fears ; Oh, guard and save me too. 215 (3d Part.) L, M. Paul's 246. Portugal 97. Prayer for all the saving Influences of Grace. 1 T'M in a world of hopes and fears, — -*• A wilderness of toils, and tears, Where foes alarm, and dangers threat, And pleasures kill, and glories cheat. 2 Shed down, O Lord! a heavenly ray To guide me in the doubtful way ; And o'er me hold thy shield of pow'r To guard me in the dang'rous hour. 3 Teach me the flatt'ring path to shun, In which the thoughtless many run ; Who for a shade the substance miss, And grasp their ruin in their bliss. 4 Each sacred principle impart ; — The faith that sanctifies the heart ; Hope, that to heaven's high vault aspires ; And love that warms with holy fires. 5 Whate'er is noble, pure, refin'd, Just, gen'rous, amiable, and kind, That may my constant thought pursue — That may I love and practice too. t, Let neither pleasure, wealth, nor pride, Allure my wandering >?oul aside ; But, thro' this maze of mortal ill, Safe lead me to thy heav'nlyhill.-- 7 There glories shine and pleasures roll That charm, delight, transport— the soul ; And every panting wish shall be Possest of boundless bliss in Thee. 216 (1st Part.) C. M. Dr. Doddridge. New Yoik 33. Sprague 166. Divine Drawings celebrated, Hosea, xi. 4. 1 ]\/TY God, what silken cords are thine ! - LTX How soft, and yet how strong! While power, and truth, and love combine To draw om- souls along. 2 Thou saw'st uscrush'd beneath the vok© Of Satan and of sin : Thy hand the iron bondage broke, Our worthless hearts to win. 3 The guilt of twice ten thousand sins One moment takes away ; And grace, when first the war begins, Secures the crowning day. 4 Comfort, thro' all this vale of tears, In rich profusi n flows, And glory of unnumher'd years Eternity bestows. 5 Drawn by such cords, we onward move, Till round thy throne we meet ; And captives in the chains of love, Embrace our conqueror's feet. "16 (2d Part.) L. M. Portugal New 263. Rothwell 174. Ch rd 175. The Time of Love >; or, Praise for the Work of the Spirit, Ezek. xvi. 6, 8. 1 T ORD, 'twas a time of wondrous love, A - J When thou didst first draw near my soul, And, by thy Spirit from above, My raging passions didst controul. 2 Guilty and self-condemn'd I stood, Nor dreamt of life and bliss so near ; But he my evil heart renew'd, And all his graces planted there. 3 He will complete the work begun, Bv leading me in all his ways ; To God the Father, God the*Son, And God the Spirit, equal praise. THE GRACES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT*. 217 (1st Part.) 8, 8, 6. S. Pearce. Baltimore 167. Hinton 266. Contentment encouraged by the divine Promise, Heb. xiii. 5. 1 T ET Ocean's waves tumultuous rise, *-* And strive in vain to pierce the skies, And mingle with the stars ; Then disappointed backward roll ; And, wild with rage, disturb the pole With their presumptuous wars ; 2 Let Rebel Angels, doom'd to fire, Provoke the dread Eternal's ire. And combat with their God ; Then headlong from the etln rial height Precipitate their downward flight, At his effective nod ; 3 [Let murmuring mortals too repine, Arraign the providence divine, And Name the deeds of Heav'n ; While passions strong, without controul, Disturb the agitated~soul, Enrag'd at what is giv'u.l * The Christian Graces and Tempers are placed alphabetically, for fhe sake of finding them at once, by locking at the head of the page. 217, 218, 219 FAITH. 220, 221 4 Rut shall the Christian's nobler mind— . Heaven refin'd — In lull e .t murm'rine thought ! Shall be who claim's Jehovah's strength, w o -ital l *>e brought to heaven at length, liemoau Aw present lot 5 Forbid ;t, rracioui God ! he cries, Nor let tli' ungenerous thought ari^c, ring or discontent : No! while niy God, mj Saviour, live?, Thankful I'll take wha And prize the f Since ho has said, 4 I'll ne'er depart ;' I'll bind his promise to my heart, Rcjoiciiu in bis car-' ; This shall support, while here I live ; And, when in glory I arrive, I'll prai-e luui tor it there. 217 (2d Part.) S. M. Beldome. .o-p<>rt .53. Enfield 5. Faith, its Author and Preciousness, Eph. ii. 8. 1 "pWTrl ! — ' l ' s a precious grace, 1 \. . en Vr k i> beatow'd ! It boasts of a celestial birth, Ana i> the gilt of God ! 2 Jesiis it owns a King, — An all-atoning j.rie>t : It claims no merit of its own, But looks for all in Christ. 3 To him it leads the soul, When BUM with deep distress. Hie? to the fountain of his blood, And trusts his righteousness. 4 Since 'ti> thy work alone, And that divinely free ; Lor J, send the Spirit of thy Son To work this faith in me! ffft C. M. Abingdon 42. Condescension 116. The Poictr of Faith. 1 T-TAiTH adds new charms to earthly bliss, A And saves me from its snares; Its aid in every duty brings, And softens all ray cares : 2 Extinguishes the thirst of sin, And liarhts the sacred fire Of love to God, and heavenly things, And feeds the pure de-ire. 3 The wounded conscience knows its power The healing balm to give ; That bahn the saddest heart can cheer, And make the dying live. 4 Wile it unveils celestial worlds, VI here deathless pleasures reien ; And bids me seek my portion there, Nor bids me seek in vain : — 5 Shews me the precious promise, seal'd With the Redeemer's blood; And helps my feeble hope to rest Upon a faithful God. 6 There, there unshaken, would f rest Till this vile bod/ dies; And then, on faith's triumphant wings, At once to glory rise! 219 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Rochford 22. Rothwell 174. The struggle bctioetn Fnith and Unbelief, Mark ix. 21. l TESUS, our souls delightful choice, ° In thee, believing, we rejoice; Vet still our joy is mix'd with erief, W bile faith contends with unbelief. 2 Thy promise-; our heart- revive, And keep our fainting ho| es H..t - in U, and feai>, and -• »ri Ami ih.1l the pronu-e from QUI 9 lei IK I tin .ml Satan hoast, >V in It* -ami- lie mourning in the du>t; \<>r m e thai faitb to ruin brought, Which thv own gracious hand hath wrought. \ Do thou the dying ^-park inflame; Reveal the »: Dries or thv name ; An I put all anxious doubt* to lliuht, As shade-. dispersM i>\ opening light* Lambeth V7. Ivbridge 161. Faith Fainting. i pNCOMPASS'D whh clouds of distress, ■ L< Just re .dy all Ij | e to resign, I pant for the light of thv face, And fear it will never be mine : Dish* arc. n'd with waiting so long, I >ink at thy feet with my load ; All pli iniive 1 pour out my BOag, ■ ii 1 Btretcb forth ni> haiids unto God. 2 Shine, Lord ! and n;y terror shall cease; The blood of atonement apply; ' ni lead me to Je- .* for peace, — The rock thai i» higher than I ; Speak, Saviour! for sweet is thv voice; Thy presence is fair to behold ; Attend to in y sorrows and cries — -roani'ngs that cannot be told. 3 If somi times I strive, as I mourn, M\ bold of thy promise to keep, The "billows more fiercely return, *nd plunge me again In the deep: While liarasVd and cast from thy sight, The tempter suggests, with a roar, — • The Lord has forsaken thee quite; ' Thy God will be gracious no more.' 4 Yet, Lord, if thy love hath design'd No covenant-blessing forme, Ah ! tell me how is it I find Some pleasure in waiting for thee? Almighty to rescue thou art; Thy grace is my shield and my tow'r; Come succour and gladden my heart — Let this be the day of thy power. 221 8, 8, 6. Chatham 59. Westbury Leigh 278. Faith Riviri'ng. 1 T?R f) M whence ihi* fear and unbelief?— x lias; thou, o Father, put to grief Thy spotless Son for me ! And will the righteous Judce of men Condemn me for ihat debt of sin. Which, Lord ! was charg'd on thee ? 2 Complete atonement thou hast made, And to the utmost farthing paid Whatc'er thy people ow^'d ; How then can wrath on me take place, If sheiterM in thy righteousness, And sprinkled with thy blood ? 3 [If thou hast ray discharge procur'd, And freely, in my room, endur'd The whole of wrath divine; Payment God cannot twice demand — Fir'-t at my bleeding Surety's hand, And then again at mine.] 4 Turn then, my soul, unto thy rest ! The merits of' thv great High-Priest Speak liberty and peace : Trust in his efficacious biood; Nor fear thy banishment from God, Since Jesus dv'd for thee. C o 222, 223, 224 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 225, 226 °2 C 2°2 ss. New Jerusalem 230. Lambeth 57. Faith conquering. 1 HPHE moment a sinner believes, x And trusts in his crucify 'd God, His pardon at once he receives, — Redemption in full through his blood: Tho' thousands and thousands of foes Against him in malice unite, Their rage he, thro' Christ, can oppose — Led forth by the Spirit to fight. C The faith that unites to the Lamb, And brings such salvation as this, Is more than mere notion or name ; The work of God's Spirit it is; A principle, active and young, That lives under pressure and load ; That makes out of weakness more strong, And draws the soul upward to God. 3 It treads on the world and on hell ; It vanquishes d< ath and despair; And Oh ! let us wonder to tell, Ic overcomes heaven by prayer, — Permits a vile worm of the dust, With God to commune as a friend ; To hope his forgiveness as just, And look for his love to the end. 4 It says to the mountains, ' Depart,' That stand betwixt God and the soul; It binds up the broken in heart, And makes wounded consciences whole ; Bids sins of a crimson-like dye Be spotless as snow, and as white, And raises the sinner on high To dwell with the angels of light. 223 8s. Toplady. New Jerusalem 230. Lock 49. Faith triumphing. 1 A DEBTOR to mercy alone,— - r *- Of covenant mercy I sing ; Nor fear, with thy righteousness on, My person and offerings to bring : The terrors of law and of God With me can have nothing to do ; Mv Saviour's obedience and blood Hide all ray transgressions from view, 2 The work which his goodness began, The arm of his strength will complete ; His promise is Yea and Amen, And never was forfeited yet : Things future, nor things that are now,— Not all things below nor above Can make him his purpose forego, Or sever my soul from his love. 3 My name from the palms of his hands Eternity will not erase ; Impress'd on his heart it remains In marks of indelible grace : Yes ! I to the end shall endure, As sure as the earnest is given ; More happy, but not more secure, The glorffy'd spirits in heaven. 224 s. M. Mount Ephraim 185. Salem New 99. Weak Believers encouraged. 1 "VTOUR harps, ye trembling saints, ■*• Down from "the willows take ; Loud to the praise of Christ our Lord Bid every string awake. 2 Tho' in a foreign land, We are not far from home ; And nearer to our house above We every moment come. 3 His grace shall to the end Stronger and brighter shine ; Nor present things, nor things to come, Shall quench the spark divine. 4 The time of love will come, When we shall clearly see Not only that he shed his blood, But each shall say, ' for me.' 5 Tarry his leisure, then : Wait the appointed hour; Wait till the bridegroom of your souls Reveal his love with power. 6 Blest is the man, O God ! That stavs himself on thee ! Who waits" for thy salvation, Lord ! Shall thy salvation see. 225 L. M. Dr. Wattes Sermons. Kingsbridge 88. Magdalene 214. Faith connected with Salvation^ Rom. i. 10. Hub. x. 39. 1 XTOT by the laws of innocence ■^ Can Adam's sons arrive at heaven; New works can give us no pretence To have our ancient sins forgiven : 2 Not the best deeds that we have done Can make a wounded conscience whole: Faith is the grace, — and faith alone, That flies to Christ, and saves the soul. 3 Lord, I believe thy heavenly word ! Fain would I have my soul renew'd : I mourn for sin, and trust the Lord To have it pardon'd and subdu'd. 4 O may thy grace its power display ! Let guilt and death no longer reign ; Save me in thine appointed way, Nor let my humble faith be vain ! 226 c « M» - Dr « Doddridge. Bedford 91. Brighthelmstone 208. Being in the fear of God all the Day long, Proverbs xxiii. 17. 1 rpHRICE happy souls, who born from heav'n, *■ While yet they sojourn here, Humbly begin their davs with God, And spend them in his fear. 2 So may our eyes with holy zeal Prevent the" dawning day, And turn the sacred pages" o'er, And praise thy name, and pray. 3 'Midst hourly cares, may love present Its incense to thy throne — And, while the world our hands employs, Our hearts be thine alone ! 4 As sanctified to noblest ends, Be each refreshment sought; And, by each various providence, Some wise instruction brought! 5 W hen to laborious duties call'd, Or by temptations try'd, We'll peck the shelter of thy wing's, And in thy strength confide. 6 As different scenes of life arise, Our grateful hearts would be With thee, amidst the social band,— In solitude with thee. 7 At night, we lean our weary heads On thy paternal breast ; And, safely folded in thine arms Resign our pow'rs to rest. 227,228,229 FEAR OF COD, HOPR 230,231 i In solid pure delights like these, Let all »>v days be past; ifa til I then impatient wish) Not shall 1 fear, the last. 227 C. M. Keedliam. Stamford 9. Hammond 226. Bath Chapel 26. Fear of God, Pro v. xiv. 26. 1 TTAPPY Ix'vnnd description he ■ n - Who fears the Lord his God; Who bean his threats with hoi] awe, And trembles at his rod. 2 Fear ? sacred pas-ion, cut dwells With its fair partner, love ; Blending their beauties, both proclaim Their source is from shore. 3 Let terrors fright th' unwillii, \ The child with joy appears; Cheerful he does his father's will, Ana loves as much as fears. 4 Let fear and love, most holy God ! SSS this soul of mine . Then shall I worship thee aright, And taste thyjoys divine. 228 C. M. Dr. WattSt Sermons, Michael's 119. Follett 181. Holy Fortitude, 1 Cor. x\i. IJ. 1 AM I a soldier of the cross, ■**■ A follower of the Land) ! And shall I fear to own his cause,— Or blush to speak his name? 2 Must I he carried to the skies, On riowerv beds of ease: While others fought to win the prize, And saii'd turo' bloody seas? 5 Are there no foes for me to face ? Must I not stem the flood ? Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God! 4 Sure I must fight, if I would reign; Increase mv courage, Lord! I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported b\ thy word. 5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, Shall conquer tho' they die : They see the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye. 6 When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thy armies shine In robes of victory thro' the skies, The glory shal; be thine. 229 L - M* I** IVatts's Sermons. " Chard 175, Aiiie-Strcet 241, Gravity and Decency. 1 "DEHOLD the sons, the heirs of God, JJ So dearly bought with Jesus' blood! Are thev not born to heavenly joys, And shall they stoop to earthly toys! 2 Can laughter feed the immortal mind? Were spirits of celestial kind Made for a jest, for sport and play — To wear out time, and waste the day ? 3 Doth vain discourse, or empty mirth, Well suit the honours of their birth! Shall they be fond of gay attire, Which children love, and fools admire ? 4 What if we wear the richest vest, Peacocks and flies are better divst ; This flesh, with all its eaudv forms, Must drop to dust, and feed the worm.9. 5 Lord, raise our hearts and passions higher, Touch our vain bouIi with sa< red Are; Then with a besw'o>d1reeted eve. We'll pass these glittering times by. 6 \\ e'li look on ail the toys below \\ ith such disdain as angels do ; And wait the call tint bids ui rise To mansions promised in the skfa -. Kingsbridge 88. Virginia 231. Gould's 27.^ Kop4 Ut /"./."< Uft 1 ,\M> be il >o— ;lnt, till this hour, iy \U' never knew what faith has meant; And, slaves to sin and Satan'd power, Have never felt these hearts relent. 2 \\ h.w sh ill we do ? — shall we lie down, Sink in despair, and groan, and die! And, sunk beneath tb? Almighty's frowrt, Wot gtatw -one cheerful hope on bigbl 3 Forbid i , s Miens As sin. re '•■• .1 cosae , Among thj sain .ve, — For in thy mere] there i room. 4 Lord, w< believe J Oh, 'base away The gloomy clouds of unbelief: Lord, we repent! Oh, 1 t shy r : \ Dissoheour hearts in sacred grief! 5 Now spread the banner of .by love, And lot Us know that we are bine: Cheer us with blessings from above, — With .ill the joys of nope divine! 231 (1st Part.) L. M. Chard 175. New Court 173. Hope in Darkness. 1 r\ GOD, my sun, rliy blissful rays y -' Can warm, rejoice, and guide mj heart How dark, how mournful are my days, If thy enlivening beams depart] 2 Scarce thro' the sh .des a glimpse of day Appears to these desiring eyes! But sh -I! my drooping spirit sav, I he cheerful morn will never rise ? 3 Oh, let me not despairing mourn! Tho' gloomy diikii^ss s|. reads the sky, My glorious sun will vet return, And night with all its horrors fly. 4 Oh, for the bright, the joyful day, When 1; >| e shall in fruition die! Ps lose their feeble ray Lie neat the sun's refulgent eye. 231 (2d Part.) 148th Beddome. Carmartlu .. New .33. Who can t^ll? or /toping against Hope, Jonah, iii. 9. 1 rjREAT God! to thee l'i make - My griefs and sorrows known; An ! with an bumble hope approach thine awful throne: Tho' by my sins dest n ing hell, I'll not' despair:— for whoVan tell ? 2 To thee, who by a word My drooping soul canst cheer, And by rliv Spirit t" i 11 Thy glorious image there — M> foes subdue, my fears dispel — I'll daily seek ; — for, who can* tell! Implore thy powerful help, And at thy footstool lie; My case bemoan, my wants reveal. And patient wait ;— for, who can tell? 1 C 7 232, 233 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 234, 235 4 My heart misgives ine oft, And conscience storms within ; One gracious look from thee Will make it all serene : Satan suggests that I must dwell In endless flames; — but, who can tell ! 5 Vile unbelief, begone ; Ye doubts, fly swift away ; God hath an ear to hear, While I've an heart to pray : If he be mine, all will be well — For ever so; — and, who can tell? 232 8, 8, 6. Baltimore 167. Broadmead 150. Westbury Leigh 278. Hoping arid longing, Num. xiii. 30. Deut. iii. 25. 1 pOME, Lord ! and help us to rejoice, ^ In hope that we shall hear thy voice, — Shall one day see our God ; Shall cease from all our painful strife, Handle and taste the word of Life, And feel the sprinkled blood. 2 Let as not always make our moan, Nor worship twee a God unknown ; But let us live to prove Thy people's rest, thy saints delight, The length and breati-, the depth and height, Of thy redeeming love. 3 Rejoicing now in earnest hope, We stand, and from the mountain-top See all the land below: Rivers of milk and honey rise, And all the fruits of paradise In endless plenty grow 4 A land of corn, and wine, and oil, Favour'd with God's peculiar smile, With every blessing blest ; There dwells the Lord, our Righteousness, And keeps his own in perfect peace And everlasting rest. 5 Oh, when shall we at once go up ! Nor this side Jordan longer stop, But the good land possess : When shall v.e end our ling'ring years, Our sorrows, sins, and doubts, and fears, — An howling wilderness ! 6 O dearest Joshua! bring us in ; Display thy grace, forgive our sin, Our unbelief remove ; The heavenly Canaan, Lord, divide ; And, Oh, with all the sanctify'd, Give us a lot of love ! 233 L. M. Steele. Portugal 97. Warehamll7. Hope encouraged by a View of the Divine Perfections, 1 Sam. xxx. 6. 1 YITHY sinks my weak desponding mind? * v Why heaves my heart the anxious sigh : Can Sovereign Goodness be unkind 1 Am 1 not safe if God is nigh? 2 He holds all nature in his hand — That gracious hand on which I live Doth life, and time, and death command, And has immortal joys to give. 3 'Tishe supports this fainting frame; On him alone my hopes recline ; The wondrous glories of his name, How wide they spread ! how bright they shine! 4 Infinite wisdom ! boundless power ! Unchanging faithfulness and love! Here let me trust, while I adore, — Nor from my refuge e'er remove. 5 My God, if thou art mine indeed, Then I have all my heart can crave ; A present help in times of need; Still kind to hear, and strong to save. 6 Forgive my doubts, O gracious Lord ! And ease the sorrows of my breast; Speak to my heart the healing word, That thou art mine — and I am blest. 234 L. M. Steele. New Sabbath 1-22. Langdon 217. Happy Poverty ; or, the Poor in Spirit blessed, Matthew v. 3. 1 \7"E humble souis, complain no more; x Let faith survey your future store: How happy, how divinely blest, The sacred words of truth attest ! 2 When conscious grief laments sincere, And pours the penitential tear; Hope points, to your dejected eyes, The bright reversion in the skies. 3 In vain the sons of wealth and pride Despise your lot, your hopes deride; In vain they boast their little stores; Trifles are theirs, a kingdom yours!—' i \ kingdom of immense delight, Where health and peace ami joy unite ; Where uhdeclining pleasures rise, And every wish hath full supplies: 5 A kingdom which can ne'er decav, While time sweeps earthly thrones away; The state, which power and truth sustain, Unmov'd for ever must remain. 6 There shall your eyes with raptures view The glorious" Friend that dy'd for you ; That dy'd to ransom, dy'd to raise To crowns of joy and songs of praise. 7 Jesus, to thee I breathe my prayer! Reveal, confirm my interest there : Whate'er my humble lot below, This, this, my soul desires to know ! 6 O let me hear that voice ivine Pronounce the glorious blessing mine! Enroil'd among thy happy poor, My largest wishes ask no more. 235 c. M. Bangor 231. Wantage 204. Humble pleadings for Mercy. 1 T ORD, at thy feet we sinners lie, *-* And knock at mercy's door ; With heavy heart and downcast eye Thy favour we implore. 2 [On us the vast extent display Of thy forgiving love ; Take all our heinous guilt away, This heavy load remove. 3 We sink — with all this weight oppress'd, Sink down to death and hell ; O erive our troubled spirits rest, Our numerous fears dispel.] 4 'Tis mercy, mercy, we implore ; O may thy bowels move ! Thy "race is an exhaustless store, A'ndthou thyself art love. 5 O for 'hv own, for Jesus' sake, Our many sins forgive ! Thy grace "our rocky hearts can break; And, breaking, soon relieve. 6 Thus melt us down ; thus make us bend, And thy dominion own; Nor let a rival more pretend To repossess thy throne. <236, 237, 238, 239 JOY. 210, 24-1 ,, I., M. V,thhme. liver-ton 17". Rippon's 188. Bub) lou Strean 77/c humble Publican, Luke wiii. IS. l T ORD,witli a grieved and aching heart, J - J To thee I look— to tint- I crj ; Supply my want , aa i ease my >m,rt: bupplv O help me soon, or else I die. 2 Here, on my soul, .i harden li< - I No human POWt r can it rem My numeroui >m^ like mount iinsrise : Do thou reveal thy pardoning love. 3 Break off these adamantine chains; From cruel beadage set me free; Rescue from everlasting pains; Ami bring mc safe to heaven and thee. g37 7*i Marian's Colhction. AlcesterSia. Cookham 36. A Prayer for Humility. 1 T ORD, if thou thy grace impart,— *-* Poor in spirit, meek in heait, I shall, as my Master, be Rooted in humility. 2 Simple, teachable, and ruild, Changed into a little child; with all the Lord provides; Wean'd from all the world besides. 3 Father, li\ m\ soul on thee; Everj evil let me flee ; Nothing want, beneath, above, — Happy in thy precious love. 4 Oh, that all may seek and find Every good in Jesus join'd ! Him let Israel still adore, Trust him, praise him evermore. 2.38 L- M. Dr. Doddridge. Old Hundred 100. Chard 175. Rejoicing in God, Jer. ix. 23, 24. 1 r rHE righteous Lord, supremely great, A Maintain- his universal state; O'er all the earth his power evtends, All heaven before his footstool bends. 2 Yet justice still with power presides, And mercy all his empire cruiles; Mercy and truth are his delight, And saints are lovely in his sight. 3 No more, ye wise ! your wisdom boast, No more, Ve strong ! your valour trust ; No more, ye rich ! survey your store, — Elate with heaps of shining ore: 4 Glorv, ve saints ! in this alone, — That* God, vour tied, to you is known: That \ou have ov.n'd his sovereign sway,— That you have felt his cheering ray. 5 Our wisdom, wealth, and power, we find In one Jehovah all combin'd ; On him we fix our roving eyes, And all our souls iu raptures ri-e. 6 All else, which we our treasure call, May in one Ratal moment fall ; But what their h ippiness can move. Whom God, the blessed, deigns to love? gS9 S. M. Dr. Doddridge. Salem New 99. Mansfield 154. Rejoicing in tke Wans of God, Ps. exxxviii. 5. 1 "MOW let our voices join •"•^ To form a sacred song ; Ye Pilgrims, in Jehovah's ways, With meaic pass along. I! nv -';\iit the p ith tip How t tir ! No luflting pins t' e*nlrap our feet; v> lerce destroyer tk 3 But lawen of paradise In rub profusion ->; »:i mlt : The san ol Oiory gildi the path, And dear companions ling. - i In beauteous pi And brighter crowns than mortals wear, \* hicli sparkle thro' tfa 5 All honour to his u i Who marks the shining To him who leads the wanderers on To realms of endless day ! 240 7s. Ci'Wfc'i. Bath Abbey H7. Hart's 221. Rtjoiring in Hope, Isaiaii xxxv. 10. > Lake xii. 32. 1 pHILDREN of the heavenly King, ~ As ye journey, sweetly sing; Sing >>>ir Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in his works and" ways. 2 Ye are travelling home to God In the way the fathers trod ; They are nappy now, and ye Soon their happiness shall see. 3 O ye banish'd seed, be glad ! Christ our advocate is made ; — l> to save, our flesh assumes, — Brother to our souis becomes. 4 Shout, ye little flock, and blest! You on Jesus' throne shall rest; There your seat is now prepar'd, — There "your kingdom and reward. 5 Fear not, brethren, joyful stand On the borders of your land ; Christ, your Father's darling Son, Bids you undismay'd go on. 6 Lord! submissive make us go, Gladly leaving all below ; Only thou our leader be, And we still will follow thee ! 241 L. M. Cou-per. Rochford 22. Mark's 65. Return of Joy. 1 \\7HEN darkness Ion? has veil'd my mind, ' v And smiling day once more appears, Then, my Redeemer ! then I find The folly of my doubts and fears. 2 I chide ray unbelievin? heart; Ami blush that I should ever be Thus prone to act so base a part, Or harbour one hard thought of thee! 3 O let me then at length be taught (What I am still so slow to learn,) That God is love, and changes not, Nor knows the shadow of a~turu. 4 Sweet truth, and easy to repeat! But when rny faith is sharply try'd, I find myself a learner vet, — Unskilful, weak, and apt to slide. 5 But, O my Lord, one look from thee Subdues the disobedient will ; Drives doubt and discontent away, And ihy rebellious worm is still. 6 Thou art as ready to forgive, As I am ready to repine; Thou, therefore, all the praise receive ; Be shame, and self-abhorrence, mint'. C 8 242, 243, 244 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 245, 246 242 L. M. Dr. Watts' s Sermons. New Sabbath 122. Portugal 97. Justice and Equity, Mat. vii. 12. 1 "DLESSED Redeemer ! how divine, — JJ How righteous is this rule of thine, * Never to deal with others worse * Than we would have them deal with us! 2 This golden lesson, short and plain, Gives not the mind nor memory pain ; And every conscience must approve This universal law of love. 3 'Tis written in each mortal breast Where all our tenderest wishes rest; We draw it from our inmost veins, Where love to self resides and reigns. 4 Is reason ever at a loss? Call in self-love to jud?e the cause; Let our own fondest passions shew How we should treat our neighbour too. 5 How bless'd would every nation prove, Tims rul'd by equity and love! All would be friends without a foe, And form a paradise below. 6 Jesus, forgive us, that we keep Thy sacred law of love asleep ; And take our envy, wrath, and pride, Those savage passions for our guide. 243 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Chard 175. Truro 105. God shining in the Heart, 2 Cor. iv. 6. 1 pRAlSE to the Lord of boundless might ! -* With uncreated glories bright ; His presence gilds the world above, — Th' unchanging source of light and love. 2 Our rising earth his eye beheld, When, in substantial darkness veil'd, The shapeless chaos, nature's womb, Lay buried in the horrid gloom. 3 • Let there be light,' Jehovah said ! And light o'er all its face was spread; Nature, array 'd in charms unknown, Gay with its new-born lustre si.one. 4 He sees the mind, when lost it lies In shades of ignorance and vice, And dares from heav'n a vivid ray, And changes midnight into day. 5 Shine, mighty God! with vigour shine On this benighted heart of mine ; And let r.hy glories stand reveal'd, As in the Saviour's face beheld, i My soul, reviv'd by heav'a-born day, Thy radiant image" shall display ; While all my faculties unite To praise the Lord who gives me light. 244 L. M. Kingsbridge 88. Lewton 30. One thing I know, John ix. 25. Isa. liv. 13. My sin, and guilt, and remedy ; 'Tis said, of all thv blood has bought, < They shall of Israel's God be taught.' 2 Their plague of heart thy people know, They know thy name, and trust thee too ; They know the gospel's blissful sound, The paths where endless joys abound. 3 They know the Father and the Son ; — Theirs is eternal life begun : Unto salvation they are wise,— Their grace shall into glory rise. 4 But— ignorance itself am I ; Born band --estrang'd from thee I lie; Lord ! to thee I numbly own 1 nothing know as should be known. 5 I scarce know God, or Christ, or sin,--- My foes without, or plague within; Knon not my interest, Lord, in thee, In pardon, peace, or liberty ! 6 But help me io declare to-dav, If many tilings I cannot sav," ' One thing 1 know/ all praise to thee, * Tho' blind I was— yet now I see,' 245 C. M. Fawcett. Bedford 91. Charmouth 28. Knowledge at present imperfect, 1 Cor. xiii. 9. 1 rpHY way, O God ! is in the sea, x Thy paths i cannot trace i; Nor c jmprehend the mystery Of thy r.nboundea grace* 2 Here the dark veils of flesh and sense My captive soul surround, Mysterious deeps of providence My wandering thoughts confound. 3 When 1 behold thy awful hand My earthly hopes destroy ;-— In deep astonishment 1 stand, And ask the reason, why 1 4 As thro' a glass, I dimly see The wonders of thy love ; How little do I know of thee, Or of the joys above ! 5 'Tis but in part I know thy will; I bless thee for the sight : When will thy love the rest reveal In glory's clearer light? 6 With rapture shall I then survey Thy providence and grace; And spend an everlasting day In wonder, love, and praise. 246 L.M. Bramcoate 8. Portugal 97. Liberality ; or, the Duty and Pleasures of Benevolence. 1 f)H, what stupendous mercy shines w Aroun i the majesty of Heaven ! Rebels he deigns to call his sons, Their soul's renew'd, their sins forgiven. 2 Go, imitate the grace divine,— The grace that blazes like a sun; Hold forth your fair, tho' feeble light, Thro' all your lives let mercy run f 3 Upon your bounty's willing wings Swift let the great salvation fly ; The hungry teed, the naked clothe ; To pain and sickness help apply. 4 Pity the weeping widow's woe, And be her counsellor and stay ; Adopt the fatherless, ana smooth To useful happy life, his way. i Let age, with want and weakness bow'd, Your now els of compassion move; Let e'en your enemies be bless'd, — Their hatred recompens'd with love. 6 When all is done, renounce your deeds- Renounce self-righteousness with scorn; Thus will you glorify your God, And thus the christian name adorn. 247, 248, 24-9 LOVE TO GOD, &c. 250, 2.5 1 ■Jl7 l~ M. 1). Turner. Lebanon 79. Manning 245. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, tjC. Dent. vi. 5. 1 VES, I would love thee, blessed CoJ ' ■*■ Paternal goodness marks thy name! Thy praises. thro* thy high abod .-, The heavenly hosts with joy proclaim. 2 Freely thou gav'st thy i earcst Son Tor man to sub> r, bleed, and die : And bid-t me, a> a wretch undone, For all I w ant on him rely. a In him, thy reconciled f.ice With joy unspeakable I see, And reel thy powerful wondrous grace Draw, and unite mj soul to tl 4 Whene'er my foolish milling heart, Attracted by a creature'* power. Would from this blissful centre start, Lord, fix it there to stray no more! 243 C M. Dr. Hyland. New York 33. Condescension llo. Delight in tiod, Ps, xxxvii. 4. 1 r\ LORD ! I would delight in thee, yj And on thy care depend; To thee in every trouble riec, — My bc>t, my only friend. a When all created streams are dry'd, Thy fulness is the same ; May I with this be satisfy'd, And glory in thy name'! 3 Why should the soul a drop bemoan, W ho has a fountain near; A fountaiu which will ever run With waters sweet and clear! 4 No good in creatures can be found Hut may be found in thee ; 1 must have all things, and abound, While God is God to me. • Oh, that I had a stronger faith, To look within the veil, — To credit what my Saviour saith, Whose word can never fail! 6 He, that has made my heaven secure, Will here all good provide ; While Christ is Vich, can I be poor ! W hat can 1 want beside ? 7 O Lord! I cast my care on thee ; 1 triumph and adore ; Henceforth my great concern shall be To love and please thee more. '240 L. M. Dr. liatts's Lyrics. Martin's Lane 67. Langdon 217. Love to Christ present or absent. 1 r\? all the joys we mortals know, ^ Jesus, thy lo\e exceeds the rest : — Lore, the best blessing here below, — The nearest image of the blest. 2 While we are held in thy embrace, There's not a thought attempts to rove ; Each smile upon thy beauteous face Fixes, and charms, "and fires our love. 3 While of thy absence we complain, And long of weep in all we do, There's a strange pleasure in the pain ; And tears have their own sweetness too. 4 When round thy courts by day we ro\e; Or ask the watchmen of the night For some kind tidings of onr Love, Thy very name creates delight. > i- -U-, our God, yet rather come! < » ii r eyes would dwell upon th> i.i. c : — Tia beat t>> iee our Lord at home, And feel the pre* DCC of his grace. g50 7-. \eulon. f ookham 36. Alrcster 213. EotVM thou me? J. dm xxi. 16. 1 .""pis i point I bang to know, A Of) lUfl thought — Do I love the Lorn, or no ! Am I his, or am 1 not! ■j It I lore, why am I thus? \\ by this dull' and lifeless frame! Hardly, sure, can they be worse YA ho have never heard his n.uue. 3 rCould my he art so hard remain, — Prayer a task and burden prove, — Every trifle eive me pain — If I knew a Saviour's love! 4 When I turn my eyes within, Ail is dark, and vain, and wild ; Fill'd with unbelief and siu, — Can I deem myself a child!] 5 If I pray, or hear, or read, Sin is niix'd with all I do: You that love the Lord indeed, Tell me, is it thus with you! 6 Yet 1 mourn ray stubborn will, — Find my sin a grief and thrall : Should I grieve for what I feel, If I did not love at all! 7 [Could I joy his saints to meet ; Choose the" ways I once ahhorr'd ; Find, at times, the promise sweet;— If I did not love the Lord!] 8 Lord, decide the doubtful case ! Thou, who art thy people's sun, Shine upon thy work of grace, If it be indeed" begun. 9 Lcc me love thee more and more, If I love at all, I pray ! If I have not lov'd before, Help me to begin to-day. 25J L. ML Dr. IVutts's Lyrics. Lebanon 79. Manning 245. Gould's 272*. ])/ siring to love Christ. 1 pOME, let me love ! or is my mind ^ Harden'd to stone, or froze to ice ! I see the blessed fair one bend, And stoop t' embrace me from the skies? 2 Oh! 'tis a thought would melt a rock, '.ml make a heart of ircu move, Thai those sweet lips, that heavenly took, Should seek and wish a mortal love! 3 I was a traitor dOom'd to fire, Bound to sustain eternal pains; He flew on wings of strong desire, Assura'd my guilt, and took my chains ! 4 Infinite grice! almighty charms ! — Stand in amaze, ye rolling skies ! Jestis, the GoLEST be the tie that binds -*-' Our hearts in Christian love ! The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. 2 Before our Father's throne We pour our ardent prayers ; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,- Our comforts and our cares. 3 We share our mutual woes ; Our mutual burdens bear: And often for each other flows The sympathising tear. 4 When we asunder part, It gives us inward pain; But we shall still be join'd in heart, And hope to meet again. 5 This glorious hope revives Our courage by the way; While each in expectation lives, And longs to see the day. 6 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin we shall be free; And perfect love and friendship reign Thro' all eternity. 255 S. M. Beddome. Eagle Street New 55. Enfield 5. Christian Love, Gal. iii. 28. 1 T ET party names no more •*-* The christian world o'erspread; Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, Are one in Christ their head. 2 Among the saints on earth, Let rnutuai love be found ; Heirs of the same inheritance, With mutual blessings crown'd. 3 Let envy, child of hell! Be banish'd far awav : Tho?e should in strictest friendship dwell Who the same Lord obey. 4 Thus will the church below Resemble that above ; Where streams of pleasure ever flow, And every heart is love. 2 ;6 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. New Court 173. Antigua 120. The Heart purified to unfeigned Love of the Brethren by the Spirit, I Pet. i. 22. 1 /"-REAT Spirit of immortal love! ^ T Vouch -afe our frozen hearts to move ; With ardour strong these breasts inflame To all that own a Saviour's name. 2 Still let the heavenly fire endure, Fervent and vigorous, true and pure ; Let everv heart and every band Join in the dear fraternal band. 3 Celestial Dove! descend, and bring The smiling blessings on thy wing; And make us taste those sweets below, Which in the blissful mansions grow. Vol, 258, 259 LOVE TO OUR NEIGHBOUR. 260, 261 29V C M. Dr. Doddridge. Lmllow 84. Clurmouth 26. Love to our Neighbour ; or, the good Samaritan, Luke x. 29 — 37. 1 T7ATHER of mercies! send thy grace, *■ All-powerful from above, To form, iu our obedient souls, The image of thy lo\e. 2 Oh, may <>ur sympathising breast* That generous pleasure know, Kindly to share in oth And' weep for others woe "• 3 When the most helpless sons of grief In low distress are laid ; Soft be our hearts their pains to feel, And swift our bauds to aid. 4 So Jesus look'd on dying man, When thron'd above the >kie> ; And, 'midst th' embraces of his God, He felt compassion rise : 5 On wings of love the Saviour flew To raise us from the ground, And shed the richest of his blood, A balm for every wound. 2.i8 ecu Worksop 31. Ann's 58. Love to our Enemies from the Example of Chritt, Luke xxiii". 34. Matt. v. 44. i A LOUD we sing the wondrous grace ■£*■ Christ to his~murderers bare~: Which made the tort'ring cross its throne, And hung its trophies there. 2 ' Father, forgive !' his mercy cried, With his expiring breath," And drew eternal blessings down On tho>e who wrought iris death. 3 Jesus, this wondrous love we sing! And, whilst we sing, admire : Dn— the on our souls, and kindle there The same celestial fire. 4 Sway'd by thy dear example, we For enemies will prav ; With love, their hatred— and their curse With blessings— will repay. 2.i9 C. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Providence College 10. New York 33. All Attainments vain without Love. 1 Cor. xiii. 1—3. 1 CHOCLD bounteous nature kindly pour _Her richest gifts on me, Still, O my God ! I should be poor, If void of love to thee. 2 Not shining wit, nor manly sense, Could make me truly good; Not zeal itself couid recompense The want of love to God. 3 Did [ possess the gift of tongues, L ! ut were denv'd thy grace; My loudest words— my loftiest songs Would be but sounding brass. 4 Tho' thou shouldst give me heavenlv skill Each mystery to explain; If I'd no heart to do tliv will, My knowledge would"be vain. 5 Had I so strong a faith, my God ! As mountains to remove; No faith could do me real good, That did not work by love. 6 "What tho', to gratify mv pride, And make mv heaven" secure, All my possessions I divide Among the hungry poor; 7 What tho 1 mj body I consign 1 1, the dei oaring flame. In hope the glorious deed will thine Iu rolls of endless fame ! splendid -acts of vanity, Tho' all the world applaud, If destitute of charity, Can never please my God.] 9 Oh, grant me, then, this one request, I be satisfied*— That U>\ e divine may rule my breast, And all iu y action* guide. 2(50 8. M. Dr. Doddridge. Mansfield 1 54. Mount Bphraim i&j. The Mtik beautified with Salvation, Pal. cxlix. 4. 1 VT'E humble souls, rejoice, ■"■ And cheerful praises >mg ! Wake all your harmony of voice; For Jesus is your King ! 2 That meek and lowly Lord, Whom here your souls have known, Pledges the honour of his word T" avow you for his own. 3 He brings salvation near, For which his blood w as paid ! How beauteous shall your souls appear, Thus sumptuously array'd! 4 Sing! for the day is nigh, When, near your Saviour's seat, The taliest sons of pride shall lie The footstool of your feet. 5 Salvation, Lord, is thine, And all thy saints confess The royal robes, in which they shine, Were wrought by sovereign" grace. Cfil CM. Needham. Crowle 3. Miall 240. Moderation ; or, the Saint indeed, Phil. iv. 5. 1 "LIAPPY the man whose cautious steps 1X Still keep the golden mean: Whose life, by wisdom's rules well forni'd, Declares a conscience clean. 2 Not of himself lie highly thinks, * Nor acts the boaster's" part ; His modest tongue the language speaks Of his still humbler heart. 3 Nor in base scandal's arrs he deals, For truth dwells in his brt-ast : With grief he sees his neighbour's faults, And thinks and hopes the best. 4 What blessings bounteous Heaven bestows, He takes with thankful heart: With temp'rance he both eats and drinks, And gives the poor a part. 5 To sect or party his large soul Disdains to be confin'd : The good he loves of ev'ry name, And prays for all mankind. 6 Pure is his zeal, the offspring fair Of truth and heavenly love: The bigot's rage can never dwell Where rests the peaceful dove. 7 His business is to keep his heart, Each passion to controul : Nobly ambitiou« well to rule The empire of his soul. 6 Not on the world his heart is set, Hi< treasure is above : Nothing beneath the sovereign good Can claim his highest love, C 10 262, 263, 264 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 265, 266, 267 262 L- M. Portugal 97. Magdalene 214. Agur's Wish, Proverbs, xxx. 7, 8, 9. 1 HPHUS Asrur breath'd his warm desire— x ' My God, two favours I require; * In neither ray request deny, ' Vouchsafe them both before I die : 2 ' Far from my heart and tents exclude ' Those enemies to all that's eood ; ' Folly j whose pleasures end in death, ' And FalshoocTs pestilential breath. 3 ' Be neither wealth nor want my lot, ' Below the dome, above the cot, 1 Let me my life unanxious lead; * And know not luxury nor need.' 4 Those wishes, Lord, we make our own : Oh, shed in moderation down Thy bounties, till this mortal breath, Expiring, tunes thy praise in death ! 5 But, sbouldst thou large possessions give, May we with thankfulness receive Th' exub'rance-- still our God adore, And bless the needy from our store! 6 Or, should we feel the pains of want, — Submission, resignation grant; Till thou shall send the wish'd supply, Or call us to the bliss on high. 063 L. M. Bramcoate 8. New Sabbath 122. Christian Patience, Luke xxi. 19. 1 p\TlENCE !— Oh, what a grace divine ! x Sent from the God of power and love, Submissive to it's father's hand, As thro' the wilds of life we rove. 2 By patience we serenely bear The troubles of our mortal sti'.te, And wait contented our discharge, Nor think our glory comes too late. 3 Tho' we, in full sensation, feel The weight, the wounds, oui-God ordains, We smiie amid our heaviest woes, And triumph in our sharpest pains, 4 Oh, for this grace! to aid us on, And arm with fortitude the breast, Till life's tumultuous voyage is o'er, — We reach the shore of endless rest! 5 Faith into vision shall resign; Hope shall in full ftvition die; And patience in possession end In the bright worlds of bliss on high. 264 L. M. Beddome. Kingsbridge 88. Ulverston 179. Gould's 272. Patience. 1 T\EAR Lord ! tho' bitter is the cup - L ' Thy gracious hand deals out to me, I cheerfully would drink it up; That eannot hurt which comes from thee. 2 Dash it with thy unchanging love, Let not a drop of wrath be there ! — The saints, for ever bless'd above, Were often most afflicted here. 3 From Jesus, thy incarnate Son, I'll learn obedience to thy will; And humbly kiss the chastening rod, When its severest strokes I feel. 265 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Stillman 66. Hammond 226. Michael's 119. God speaking Peace to his People, Psalm lxxxv. 8. 1 TTNITE, my roving thoughts! unite ^ In silence soft and sweet; And thou, my soul, sit g-entlv down At thy great Sovereign's feet. 2 Jehovah's awful voice is heard, Yet gladly I attend ; For lo! the everlasting God Proclaims himself my friend. 3 Harmonious accents to my soul The sounds of peace convey ; The tempest at his word subsides, And winds and seas obey. 4 By all its joys, I charge mv heart To grieve his love no more ; But, charm'd by melodv divine, To give its follies o'er. 266 112th. /?. mil. Hoxtonl21. Uffculm 93. A Prayer for the promised Rest, lsa. xxvi.s. 1 T)EAR Friend of friendless sinners, hear, XJ And magnify thy grace divine; Pardon a worm that would draw near, That would his heart to thee resign; A worm, by self and sin opprest, That pants'to reach thy promis'd rest. 2 With holy fear and reverend love, I long to lie beneath thy throne ; I long in thee to live, and move, And stay myself on thee alone : Teach me to lean upon thy breast, To find in thee the promis'd rest. 3 Thou say'st thou wilt thy servants keep In perfect peace, whose minds shall be Like new-born babe6, or helpless sheep, Completely stay'd, dear Lord ! on thee : How calm their state, how trulv blest, l- Who trust on thee, the promis'd rest. 4 Take me, my Saviour ? as thine own, And vindicate my righteous cause ; Be thon my portion, Lord, alone, And bend me to obey thy laws : In thv dear arms or' love caress'd, Give me to find thy promised rest. 5 Bid the tempestuous rase of sin, With all its wrathful fury, die ; Let the Redeemer dwell within, And turn my sorrows into joy : Oh, mav my heart, by thee possers'd, Know thee to be my promis'd rest. 26? C. M. Dr. Doddrilgc. Bedford 91. Ann's :-3. God hath commanded all Men every where t» repent. Acts xvii. SO. 1 ( "DEPENTl' the voice celestial cries, -^ Nor lonsr^rdare delay: The wretch, that scorns the mandate, dies, And meets a fiery day. 2 No more the sovereign eye of God O'erlooks the crimes of men ; His heralds are dispatch'd abroad To warn the world of sin. 3 The summons reach thro' all the earth ; Let earth attend and fear; Listen, ye men of roval birth, And let your vassals hear! 26$, 269 REPENTANCE. 270, 27 1 1 Together in bit And .ill your guilt COttl Bmbrai e the h i now, Nor trifle with his t;r . Bow, ere the awful kmmpet i ound, And call yoa to Ins bar; For mercy know* the appointed hound, And turns to ventreanee there. 6 Amazing- low! that yet will call, And yet prolong our days! Our hearts, subdu'd hy poodneta, fall, And weep, and love, and praise, 268 (1st Fart.) C. ML Dr. Doddridge. Walsal 237. Bangor 2 51. Peter's Admonition to Simon Magna, turned hue prayer, Acts viii. ft— 44. 1 CEARCHER of hearts, before thv face, I all my soul display ; And, conscious of its innate art-, Intreat thy strict survey. 2 If lurking- in its inmost folds I any sin conceal, Oh, let a ray of ligrht divine The secret guile reveal ! a If tlnetur'd with that odious gall Unknowing I remain, Let grace, like a pure silver stream, Wash out th' accursed stain. 4 If, in these fatal fetters bound, A wretched slave I lie. Smite off my chaius, and wake my soul To light and liberty. 5 To humble penitence and prayer Be gentle pity given : Speak ample pardon to my heart, And seal its claim to heaven. 268 (2d Pari.) L. M. Rothwell 174. Portugal 97. Hardness of Heart lamented. 1 T ORD ! shed a beam of heavenly day 1 - t To melt this stubborn stone away ; Now thaw, with rays of lo.\.t\, Till all thine em Wide maj tin crou its virtues prore, \n i conqiM r mkliom i»v it- i , 4 Mighty to vanquish and form*.' ! Thine Urai l BhaH repent an I ii\e ; And loud proclaim thy healing breath, \\ bich work- their Ure who wrought thy death. 870 7* Vr. s. st, mutt. I'ookhani M. gtoel 2ul. PeniUntnd Sighs. 1 pATHER! at thy call I come: In thy bosom there is room For a -uihy soul to hide,— Press'd with grief on every side. 2 Here I'll make mv piteous moan! Thou canst understand a groan: Here my tins and ■ trrows tell ; What I feel thou knowest well. 3 Ah ! how foolish I have been To obey the voice of sin — To forget thy love to me, And to break my vows to thee. 4 Darkness fills my trembling soul; Floods of sorrow o'er me roll ; Pity, Father ! pitv me; Ml my hope's alone in thee. 5 But may such a wretch as I, — Self-condemn'd, and dooiu'd to die, — Brer hope to be forgiven. And be smi!"d upon by Heaven? C May 1 round thee cling and twine, Call myself a child of thine, And presume to claim a part In a tender Father's heart ? 7 Yes, I may ! for I espy Pity trickling from thine eye: 'Tis a father's bowels move, — Move with pardon and with love. S AVell I do remember, too, What his love hath deign'd to do; How he senc a Saviour down, All my follies to atone . 9 Has my elder brother died ! And is "justice satisfied i Why, — oh, why— should I despair Of my Father's tender care ! 271 C. M. Dr. S. Stevneti. Charmouth 28. Ann's 58. The Penitent, 1 pROSTRATE. dear Jesus ! at thy feet x A guilty rebel lies; And upwards to the mercy-seat Presumes to lift his eyes. 2 Oh let not justice frown me hence; Stay, igh, Confirm the kind forgiving word, With pity in thine eye ! 6 Then shall the mourner at thy feet Rejoice to seek thy face ; And grateful own how kind -how sweet Thy condescending grace. 273 L. M. Beddome. Ulverstone 179. Paul's 246. Gould's 272. The Prodigal Son; or, the repenting Sinner accepted, Luke, xv. 32. 1 HPHE mighty God will not despise ■*■ The contrite heart for sacrifice ; The deep-fetch'd sigh, the secret groan, Rises accepted to the throne. 2 He meets, with tokens of his grace, The trembling lip, the blushing face ; His bowels yearn when sinners pray ; And mercy bears their sins away. 3 When fiil'd with grief, o'erwhelm'd with shame, He, pitying, heals their broken frame; He hears their sad complaints, and spies His image in their weeping eyes. 4 Thus what a rapt'rous joy possest The tender parent's throbbing breast, To see his spend-thrift son return, And hear him his past follies mourn ! 274 C M. Beddome. Walsal 237. Bangor 231. Why weep est thou 1 John xx. 13. 1 VXTHY, O my soul ! why weepest thou i * v Tell me from whence arise Those briny tears that often flow, Those groans that pierce the skies. 2 Is sin the cause of thy complaint, Or the chastising rod] Dost thou an evil heart lament,* And mourn an absent God? 3 Lord, let me weep for nought but sin! And after none but thee ! And then I would- -Oh, that I might! — A constant weeper be ! * Or— Dost thou departed friends lament ' 275 C M. Cowper. Ellenborough 170. Brighthelmstone 208. The contrite Heart, Isa. lvii. 15. 1 f~PHE Lord will happiness divine A On contrite hearts bestow ; Then tell me, gracious God ! is mine A contrite heart or no? 2 I hear, but seem to hear in vain, Insensible as steel ; If aught is felt, 'tis only pain To~find I cannot feel. 3 I sometimes think myself inclin'd To love thee, if I could ; But often feel another mind, Averse to all that's good. 4 Mv best desires are faint and few, I fain would strive for more; But, when I cry, ' My strength renew/ Seem weaker than before. 5 Thy saints are comforted, I know, And love thy house of pray'er ; I sometimes go where others go, But find no comfort there. 6 Oh, make this heart rejoice or ache ; — Decide this doubt for me ; And, if it be not broken, break — And heal it, if it be. i76 C M. Beddome. Abridge 201. Wantage 201. Resignation ; or, God our Portion. 1 TV/TY times of sorrow and of joy, iYJ - Great God ! are in thy hand ; My choicest comforts come from thee, And go at thy command. 2 If thou shouldst take them all away, Yet would I not repine; Before they were possess'd by me, They were entirety thine. 3 Nor would I drop a murmuring word, Tho' the whole world were gone, But seek enduring happiness In thee, and thee alone. 4 What is the world, with all its store? 'Tis but a bitter sweet ; When I attempt to pluck the rose, A pricking thorn I meet. 5 Here perfect bliss can ne'er be found, The honey's mix'd with gall : 'Midst changing scenes and dying friends, Be Thou my all in all. c z77 C M. Cowper. Bedford 91. Crowle 3. Submission. 1 r\ LORD ! my best desires fulfil, ^ And help me to resign Life, health, and comfort to thy will, And make thy pleasure mine. Or tremble at the gracious hand That wipes away my tears ? 3 No! let me rather freely yield What most I prize to thee, Who never hast a good withheld, Nor wilt withhold, from me. 4 Thv favour all my journey thro* Thou artengag'd to grant ; What else I want, or think I do, 'Tis better still to want. & Wisdom and mercy guide my way : Shall I resist them both? A poor blind creature of a day, And crush'd before the moth ! 6 But ah ! my inmost spirit cries, Still bind me to thy sway ; Else the next cloud, that veils ray skies, Drives all these thoughts away. 27-8,279,280 SELF-DENIAL, SINCERITY. 281,282,283 278 C. M. S James's 1«3. Tunbridge 1"3. /•''• Grove-House 1 '.j. Brighthelmstone 208. Silf-Dtui.il, Ma 1 AND must I part with all I have, ■ rv My dearest Lord, for thee.'— It is bin right I since thou hast done Much more than this for me. 2 Yes, let it e:o !~-Oue look from thee Will more, thin make amends For all the IdsSm - I sustain Of credit, riches, friends. 3 Ten thousand worlds, ten thousand lives- — Hew worthies- they appear Compar'd with thee, "Supremely Good ! Divinely bright and Fair! 4 Saviour of souls! could I from thee A single smile obtain, Tho' destitute of all things else, I'd glory in my gain. 282 C. M. Dr. Watts's Sermons. Crowle 3. Gainsborough S9. Sincerity and Truth, Phil. iv. 6. 1 T ET those who bear the Christian name *-* Their holy vows fulfil ; The saints— the followers of the Lamb - Are men of honour still. 2 True to the solemn oaths they take, Tho' to their hurt they swear, Constant and just to all they speak — For God and angels hear. 3 Still with their lips their hearts agrse, Nor rlatt'ring words devise; They know the God of truth can see Thro' ev'ry false disguise. 4 They hate th' appearance of a lie, In" all the shapes it wears, Firm to the truth ; and, when they die, Eternal life is their's. 5 Lo ! from afar the Lord descends, And brings the judgment flown ; He bids his saints — his faithful friends, Rise and possess their crown. 6 While Satan trembles at the sight, And devils wish to die, Where will the faithless hypocrite And guilty liar fly .' 233 S. M. Beddome. Stoke 207. Harborough 142. Sincerity desired. 1 TF secret fraud should dwell 1 Within this heart of mine; Purge out, O God ! that cursed leaven, And make me wholly thine. 2 If any rival there Dare's to usurp the throne, Oh, tear the internal traitor thence, And reiga thyself alone. C 12 284, 285 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 286, 287 3 f s a ny lust conceal'd ? Bring it to open view ; Search", search, dear Lord! my inmost soul, And all its powers renew. 284 (1st Part.) C. M. Fawcett. Ann's 58. Stillman 6(3. Spiritual Mindedntss ; or, Inivard Religion. 1 tjELIGION is the chief concern **' Of mortals here below ; May I its great importance learn, Its sovereign virtue know ! 2 More needful this than glittering wealth, Or aught the world bestows; Not reputation, food, or health, Can give us such npose. 3 Religion should our thoughts engage Amidst our youthful bloom; 'Twill fit us for declining age, And for the awful tomb. 4 Oh, may my heart, by grace renew'd, Be my Redeemer's throne ; And be my stubborn will subdu'd, His government to own! 5 Let deep repentance, faith, and love, Be join'd with godly fear ; And all my conversation prove My heart to be sincere. 6 Preserve me from the snares of sin, Thro' my remaining days; And in me let each virtue shine To my Redeemer's praise. 7 Let lively hope my soul iuspire ; Let warm affections rise ; And may I wait with strong desire, To mount above the skies ! 284 (2d Part.) C. M. Sprague lf>6. Godliness profitable ; or, the Benefit of genuine Religion, 1 Tim. iv. 8. 1 TJOW vast the blessings, how divine, -** From godliness which flow ! Nor men, nor angels, should they join, Can half its value shew. 2 Ten thousand comforts it procures To christians, while on earth; It endless happiness secures, And free from endless death. 3 God, for himself hath set apart The godly, whom he loves : Thev have a place within his heart; Their conduct he approves. 4 [There is arih and free reward, The eve of faith descries, R.eserv'6. for all, who fear the Lord, Above the starry skies.] 5 A glorious kingdom, and a crown, Christ will on such bestow ; For them the seeds of bliss are sov. n, The fruits of glory grow. 285 C. M. Tate. Exeter 4. Michael's 119. Encouragement to truest and love God, Psalm xx\ iv. 1 rpHRO' .11 the changing scenes of life — -*- In trouble and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. 2 Of his deliverance I will boast, Till all, who are distrest, From mv example comfort take, And charm their grief to rest. 3 The hosts of God encamp around The dwellings of the just; Protection he affords to all Who make his name their trust. 4 Oh, make but trial of his love! — Experience will decide How blest are they and only thev, Who in his truth confide. 5 Fear him, ye saints! and you will the* Have nothing else to fear ; Make you his service your delight, — Your wants shall be his care. 6 While hungry lions lack their prey, The Lord will food provide For such as put their trust in him, And see their needs supply'd. 236 (1st Part.) L. M. Bowden 78. Rowles 73. Trust and Confidence ; or, looking beyond pre ' sent Appearances, Hab. iii. 17, 18. 1 A WAY, my unbelieving fear! xx Let fear in me no more take place; My Saviour doth not vet appear; He hides the briyhtne'ss of his face : But shail I therefore let him go, And basely to the tempter vield ? No, in the strength of Jesus, no ! I never will give up my shield. 2 Akho' the vine its fruit denv, Altho' the olive yield no oil", The withering fig-tree droop and die, The field illude the tiller's toil — The empty stall no herd afford — And perish all the bleating race; Yet, I will triumph in the Lord !— The God of my salvation praise ! 3 Away, each unbelieving fear ! Let fear to cheering hope give place; My Saviour wifi at length appear, And shew the brightness of his face : Tho' now my prospects all be cross'd— . My blooming hopes cut off I see; Still will I in my Jesus trust, Whose boundless' love can reach to me. 4 In hope — believing against hope — His promis'd mercy will I claim ; His gracious word "shall bear me up To seek salvation in his name : Soon, my dear Saviour, bring it nigh ! My soul" shall then outstrip the wind, On wings of love mount up on hiq:h, And leave the world and sin behind. 286 (2d Part.) L. 31. Portugal 07. Paul's 246. All Thing.': working for good, fyc. Rom. viii.28. 1 TEMPTATIONS, trials, doubts, and fears. *■ Wants, losses, crosses, groans, and tears Will, thro' the grace of God, our friend, In everlasting triumphs end ! 2 To those who him sincerely love, All penal evils blessings prove ; Whom grace hath calf'd and made his om Nor fires can burn, nor floods can drown. 3 Lord, let thi- thought in deep distress Our hopes confirm, our spirits raise ; Midst earth and heii's opposing pow'rs We still are safe if thou art ours. 287 (1st Part.) L. M. Cherston 179. Dresden 178. Humble Trust; or, Despair prevented. 1 T ORD,. didst thou die, but not for me I *-* Am I forbid to tru»t thy blood? Hast thou not pardons rich and free? And grace, an overwhelming flood ! 287, 288 TRUST. 288, 289, 2ftft 2 Who, then, shall drive my trembling sou! From thee, t" ; -.iir ! Who lias >urvcy'd thu sacred roll, And found niy name ;u>t written Hh< I 3 Presuroptuoi's thought ! to fix the bound— To limit mercy's sorefe en men : What other happy mmiIs have found I'll seek; nor shall I seek in vain. 4 I own my iruilt ; my ihtfdMfl Can men or devils make them more! Of crime's, already numberless, Vain the attempt to swell the score. W« rr> the Mack list before my sight, While I rememlfer thou hast dy* ufjfje my speedier flight To seek salvation at thy side. 6 Low at thy feet I'll east me down, To thee reveal my guilt and fear; And— if thou spurn me from thy throne— I'll be the first who perish'd there. 287 (2d Part.) C. M. Grove House 143. Bedford 91. Trust encouraged by the Promise — I will be their God. 1 TF God is mine, then present things, x And things to come, are mine ; Yea. Christ, his word, and Spirit too, And glory all divine. 2 If he is mine, then, from his love, He every trouble sends; All thing's are working for my good, And bliss his rod attends. 3 If he is mine, I need not fear The rage of earth and hell ; He will support my feeble frame, Their utmost force repel. 4 If he is mine, let friends forsake, — Let wealth and honours flee — Sure he, who giveth me himself. Is more than these to me. 5 If he is mine, I'll boldly pass Thro' death's tremendous vale : He is a solid comfort, when All other comforts fail. % Oh, tell me, Lord ! that thou art mine ; What can I wish beside ? My soul shall at the fountain live When all the streams are dry'd. 288 C- M. Beddome. Oxford 177. Fear not. 1 ^yE trembling souls ! dismiss your fears ; ■*• Be mercy all your theme; Mercy, which, like a river, flows In one continue. 1 stream. S Fear not the powers of earth and hell ; God will these powers restrain; His mighty arm their rage repel, And make their efforts vain. 3 Pear not the want of outward good : He will for his provid , Orant them supplies of daily food, And all they need beside.' 4 Fear not that he will e'er forsake, Or leave his work undone ; He's faithful to his promises, — And f; tirhftil to his Son. 1 Fear not the terrors of the grave, Or death's tremendous stfn? ; He will from endless wrath preserve — To endless glory bring. C, You, in His wUdom, power, and grace, May confidently trust ; Hi* wisdom guides, his power protects, His grac- rewards, tueju>t. 2B8 (2d Part.) C. M. Worksop SI, Ludlow 8*. Trust hi God promoted by gratef\il Recollection. 1 T\GAR Lord ! why should I doubt thy love, -"-^ Or disbelieve thy grace I Sore thy compassions ne'er remove, Altho' thou hide thy face. 2 Thy smiles have freed my heart from pain.- My drooping spirits cheer'd : And wilt thou not appear again Where thou hast once appear'd ♦ 3 Hast thou not form'd my soul anew, And told me I am thine ' An i wilt thou now thy work undo, Or break thy word divine! 4 Dost thou repent! wilt thou deny The gifts thou hast bestow'd ! Or, are those streams of mercy dry, Which once so freely flow'd"! 5 Lord ! let not groundless fears destroy The mercies now possess'd : I'll praise for blessings 1 enjov. And trust for all the rest. 289 8, 8, 6. Jesse. Chatham 59. Hinton 266. Fears removed— It is 1 ; be not afraid, John vi. 20. 1 TTNCLEAN ! unclean! and full of sin, ^ From first to last, O Lord, I've beeo' Deceitful is my heart ; Guilt presses down my burden'd soul; But Jesus can the waves controul, And bid my fears depart. 2 When first I heard his word of grace, Ungratefully I hid my face, — Ungratefully delay'd : At length his voice "more powerful came* ' 'Tis I, 1 he cried, * I, still the same ; ' Thou need'st not be afraid.' 3 My heart was chang'd; in that same hour My soul confess'd his mighty power ; Out flow'd the briny tear: I listen'd still to hear his voice; Again he said, * In me rejoice; * 'Tis I ; — thou need'st not fear.' 4 ' Unworthy of thy love !' I'cried : 1 Freely I love,' he soon reply'd, « On'ine thy faith be staid : ' On me for every thing depend; ' I'm Jesu> still, the sinner's friend,— • Thou need'st not be afraid.' 290 104th. Newton. Old Hundred and Fourth 148. Sussex 70. / will trust and not be afraid, Isaiah xii. 2» 1 "DEGONE, unbelief! my Saviour is near, -k* And for my relief will surely appear: BV prayerletme wrestle, and he w ill perform? With Chrrstin the vessel, I smile at the storm. 2 Tho' dark be my way, since he is my guide, Tis mine to obey, 'tfs his to provide: Tho' cisterns be broken, and creatures all fail, The word he has spoken shall surely prevail. 3 His love, in time past, forbids me to think He'll leave me at last in trouble to sink; Each sweet Ebeneier I have in review, Confirms his good pleasure to help me quif thrr>.' D 291, 292 THE CHRISTIAN. 293 4 Deterrain'd to save, he watch 'd o'er my path, When, Satan's blind slave, I sported with death ; And can he have taught me to trust in his name, And thus far have brought me to put me to shame ? 5 Why should I complain of want or distress, Temptation or pain? — he told me no less : The heirs of salvation, I know from his word, Thro' much tribulation must follow their Lord. 6 How bitter t'.at cup no heart can conceive, Which he drank quite up, that sinners might live ! His way was much rougher and darker than mine; Did Christ, my Lord, suffer, and shall I re- pine J 7 Since ail that I meet shall work for my good, The bitter is sweet, the med'cine is food ; Tho' painful at present 'twill cease before long, And then, Oh, how pleasant the conqueror's song! 291 L. M. New Sabbath 122. Langdon 217. True Wisdom, Prov. iii. 13 — 18. 1 "LIAPPY the man who finds the grace — AJ - The blessing of God's chosen race; The wisdom coming from above, And faith that sweetly works by love ! 2 Happy, beyond description, he Who knows, ' the Saviour dy'd for me' — The gift unspeakable obtains, And heavenly understanding gains. 3 H e r ways are ways of pleasantness, *nd all her flowery paths are peace: Wisdom to silver we prefer, And gold is dross compar'd with her. 4 He finds, who wisdom apprehends, A life begun that never ends ; The tree of life divine she is, . Set in the midst of Paradise. 5 Happy the man, who wisdom gains, . In whose obedient heart she reigns ; He owns, and will for ever own, Wisdom, and Christ, and heaven, are one. 292 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Lewton 30. Rowles 73. Zeal for Christ; or, Peter and John following their Master, John xxi. 18 — 20. 1 "DLEST men, who stretch their willing hand6 • D Submissive to their Lord's commands, And yield their liberty and breath To him that lov'd their souls in death! 2 Lead me to suffer and to die, If thou, my gracious Lord ! art nigh : One smile from thee my heart shall fire, And teach me, smiling, to expire. [ make, 3 If nature at the trial shake, And from the cross or flames draw bad Grace can its feebie courage raise, And turn its tremblings into praise. 4 While scarce I dare with Peter sav,- I'll boldly tread the bleeding way-' X?\'S th y steps » like John > [ ' d m ove W ith humble hope and silent love. 29.S (1st Part.) C. M. Beddome. Bedford 91. Grove House 143. Holy Zeal and Diligence. 1 \V HILE carnal m en, with all their might, Earth's vanities pursue, How slow th' advances which 1 With heaven itself in view ! 2 Inspire my soul with holy zeal; Great God ! my love inflame ; Religion without zeal and love Is but an empty name. 3 To gain the top of Zion's hill May I with fervour strive ; And all those powers employ for thee Which I from thee derive ! 293 (2d Part.) C. M. Great Milton 212. Condescension 116. Zeal for God ; or, longing for the Mind of Christ. 1 TF duty calls, and suffering too, x My Lord ! I'd follow thee ; As thou hast done, so would I do ; As thou art, would I be. 2 With zeal inflam'd, 'twas thy delight To do thy Father's will ; May the same zeal my soul excite Thy precepts to fulfil. 3 Meekness, humility, and love, Did through thy conduct shine ; Oh, may my whole deportment prove A copy, Lord, of thine ! 4 Depending on thy sov'reign grace, I'll tread the heavenly road ; With w illing mind thy footsteps trace, And climb to thine abode. PAUSE. 3 Oh, let me run the christian race With diligence and speed ! God's Word, his Spirit, and his Grace, Do all to duty lea:'. 6 Did Jesus leave the realms of bliss To save from sin and hell ? — A love so wonderful as this Calls for a glowing zeal. 7 Those who to Christ for refuge flee Should in his footsteps tread ; Our Prophet, Priest, and King, should be Both trusted and obev'd. THE CHRISTIAN. 294 (1st Part.) L. M. Fawcett, Pawcett 184. Ulverston 179. Gould's 272. The Christian awakened. — ' What must I do to be saved >' Acts, ix. 6. 1 "\17TTH melting heart and weeping eyes, '* My guilty soul for mercy cries; What shall I do, or whither flee, T' escape that vengeance due to me ? 2 Ti'l now, I saw no danger nigh: I liv'd at ease, nor feard to die; Wrapt up in self-deceit and pride, 4 I shall have peace at last,' I cry'd. 3 But when, great God ! thy light divine Had shone on this dark soul of mine, Then I beheld, with trembling awe, The terrors of thy holy law. 294-, 295 THE CHRISTIAN. 29 i 4 How dreadful, now, nay guilt appears, In childhood, youth, and growing year*! Before thy pure discerning eye, Lord, what a tilth) wretch am 1 ! • Should vengeance still my soul pursue, Death and destruction are my uue ; Yet mercy can my guilt forgive, And bid a dying sinner live. 6 Does not thy sacred word proclaim Salvation free in Jesus' name 1 To him I look, and humbly cry, * O save a wretch condemn'd to die !' 294 (2d Part.) C. ML Abridge 201. Ann's 58. Ellenborough 170. The great Question answered. 1 TS there, in heav'n or earth, who can A A wretched mortal save ! Make a poor lep'rous sinner clean? Redeem an helpless slave ! — 2 Who can appease an angry God! — Relieve a burden'd mind ! In whom a soul, o'erwhelm'd with guilt, May ease and safety find! 3 Yes ! there is One, who dwells on hijh, That can do this and more ; A Being of unbounded love And uncontroulied power — 4 Immanuel is his name ; who once Upon tb' accursed tree, Bcre the vast weight of all their sins Who, burden'd, to him flee. 3 But now he lives—he ever lives, And pleads what he hath done ; Whilst God ten thousand crimes forgives, Through his atoning Son. 6 Jesus ! I to thv feet repair, And there will prostrate lie; Be thou propitious to my prayer, And I shall never die. 295 8 » 7. -D. Turner. Trowbridge 21. Welsh 210. Tabernacle 239. Supplicating—Jesus, thou Son of David, heve mercy on me, Mark x. 47. 1 TESUS, full of all compassion, J Hear thy humble suppliant's cry ; Let me know thy great salvation ; See ! I languish, faint, and die. 2 Guilty, but with heart relenting, Overwhelm'd with helpless grief, Prostrate at thy feet repenting, Send, Oh send me, quick relief! 3 [Whither should a wretch be flying, But to him who comfort gives ? Whither, from the dread of dying, But to him who ever lives ?] 4 [While I view thee, wounded, grieving, Breathless, on the cursed tree, Fain I'd feel my heart believing That thou suffer'dst thus for me. 5 With thy righteousness and Spirit, I am more than angels blest ; Heir with thee, all things inherit, — Peace, and joy, and endless rest. G Without thee, the world possessing, I should be a wretch undone ; Search through heaven, — the land of blessing, Seeking good, and finding none.] T Hear then, blessed Saviour, hear me! My soul cleaveth to the dust; Send the Comforter to cheer me; Lo ! in thee I put my trust. 8 On the word thy blood hath sealed Hun niy evcrlnstina; all; Let thine arm be now revealed ; Stay, Oh stay me, lest I fall! 9 In the world of endless ruin, Let it never, Lord, he saiESET with snares on every hand, - t> In life's uncertain path I stand : Saviour divine ! diffuse thy lisr.ht To guide my doubtful footsteps right. 2 Engage this roving treach'rous heart To fix on Mary's better part. To scorn the trifles of a day For joys that none can take" away. 3 Then let the wildest storms arise; Let tempests mingle earth and skies; No fatal shipwreck shall I fear, But all my treasures with me bear. 4 If thou, my Jesus! still be nigh, Cheerful I" live, and joyful die ; Secure, when mortal comforts flee, To find ten thousand worlds in thee. 297 (Second Part.) 8, 8, 6. Westbury-Leigh 273. Broadmead 150. Admiring the Love of God in Christ. 1 "IX/TY God ! thy boundless love we praise : - L ' A How bright on high its.glories blaze — How sweetly bloom below? I | streams from thy eternal throne; Thro' Heaven its joys, for ever run, And o'er the earth they flow. 2 'Tis Love that erilds the vernal ray- Adorns the flow'ry robe of May — Perfumes the breathing gale : 'Tis Love that loads the plenteous plain, With blushing fruits and golden grain, And smiles o'er ev'ry vale. 3 But, in thy Gospel, it appears In sweeter fairer characters, And charms the ravish 'd breast; There, Love immortal leaves the sky To wipe the drooping mourner's eye, And give the weary rest. 4 There smiles a kind propitious God— There flows a dying Saviour's blood, The pledge of sins forgiv'n ; There Faith, bright cherub, points the way To regions of eternal day, And opens all her heav'n. 5 Then, in redeeming Love, rejoice My soul !— and hear a Saviour's voice That calls thee to the skies : Above life's empty scenes aspire — Its sordid cares and mean desire— A««i seize th? eternal prize. 298 (Fiist Part.) S. M. Dr. Doddridge. Kibworih 219. Eagle Street New 55. Devoting himself to God, Roin. xii. 1. 1 AND will th' eternal King ■ cx So mean a gift reward ! That off' ring, Lord, with joy we being, Which thine own hand prepar'd. 2 We own thy various claim; And to tiiihe altar move, The willing victims of thy grace, And bound with cords of love, 3 Descend, celestial fire! The sacrifice inflame : So shall a grateful odour rise, Thro' our Redeemer's name. c z98 (Second Part.) S. M. Broderip's 252. Aynhoe 108. Going forioard ; or, Difficulties the Occasion of Prayer and Pleading, Exod. xiv. 15. 1 T IKE Israel; Lord, am I ! Xj My soul is at a stand : A sea before, an host behiitd, And rocks on either hand. 2 O Lord ! I cry to thee, And would thy word obev ! Bid me advance"; an 1, thro' the sea, Create a new-made way. 3 Without thee> I. must sink Beneath the swelling, flood, Or fall a prey to those who think To glut them with my blood. 4 The time q£ greatest straits Thy chosen time has been To manifest thy power is great, And make thy glory seen. 5 Thou wast by Ahra'm own'd A God in time of need : — Thou art JehovaJirJirth found By all of Abra'm's seed; 6 Thy power is still the same; On thee I would rely : Wilt thou not answer to thy name To such a worm as I ? 7 Oh, send deliv'rance down ! Display the arm divine ! So shall the praise be ail thy o*n, And I be doably thine. £98 (3d Part.) L. M. Lebanon 79. Paul's 246. Renouncing the moral Law as a Covenant of Life, but admiring it <.«-? o Rule of Conduct. 1 \X7"HE\ Jesus for hi* people dy'd, vV The holy law was satisfied : Its awful penalties Ike bore; It can command, but -curse no more. 2 He having snfijer'd in tlveir stead, The law in eov'nanl form is dead, But rules them with a gentle sway ; And they, with sweet delight, obey. ,3 Amazing Love!— how rich, how free! That Christ should die for such as we ! From hence, the holiest duties flow Of saints abov»* and saints below. 299 (1st Part.) L. M. Dv. S. Stennett. New Court 173. Derby 169. Our Bodies the Temples of the Holy Ghost, 1 Cor. vi. 19. 1 John v. 21. 1 AND will the offended God again -**• Return, and dwell with siniul nitu ' Will he within this bosom raise \ living temple, to his praisf/ . 300 THE CHRISTIAN. 301, 301: 2 The joyful news transports m\ lire. ml : All hail ! I try, thou hcavenb | Lift up your heads, *e powfrs Wiahn, And let the king of Glory in. 3 Enter with all thy hi avnly train! Here lire, and here for ever Feign ! Thj sceptre o'er nay passions sw*j , Let love command, and I'll ohey." < Reason and eotjtciettce shaTI ^tiiin-i i t, Au.l pa\ their Uottafe at flij To thee I'll consecrate m\ hear, Ami hid cuch rival thence depart. 5 No i.li .l-«_r«"l itmll hold a pla^ Within this ti mple of th\ rrrace: Dagon befor • rhe ark a' all fall, %M i.'<>d in Christ he all in all. l 29? (~* I'artO C.M. Frcinc 255. Salem 139. Foster 9C Imploring the Presence of God. 1 T ORD ' let nit- tee rhy l.eanteous face ! *-* It y:cld^ a heav n below: And aiiTtfis rornd the throne will say Tia ail the heaven they kno.v. 2 A e limpse -a single glimpse of thee Would more delight my soul Than this v.* in world, with all its joys, Coula . ii' «. . <>-K) (3d Pin,) L. M. •Rowles 73. Lamrdon 217. IIvj , lion of GoA, Psalm xlvi. 4. I TNDULGENT God ! to Thee I raise A Mv spirit fraught with ;oy and praise: Grateful I bow hi lore thy throne, My debt of mercy there to own. •j Rivers descending, Lord! from Thee, Perpetu tee me : 1 irtues to rehe Utmands an everlasting verse. 3 And yet tliere is, be\on 1 the fl -t. One stream— the widest and the best— Solvation ' Lo, the purple flood Rolls rich with tny Redeemer's blood. 4 I ra^te — delight succeed* to woe ; I bathe — no waters cleanse me so : Such joy and purity to share, I would" remain enfaptur'd there.— 5 Till death shall five this soul to know The fuines sought in vain below; — The fulness of rha: boandtees sea Whence tlow'd the river down to me. 6 My soul — with such a scene in view — bids mortal joYs a triad adieu; Nor dreads a few chastising woes Sent with such love— so soon to cio^e. 30Q 8, 8, 6. J. C. IV. Chatham 59. broad mead 150. Westbury- Leisrh 278. The Spiritual Pilgrim. 1 T4^W happy is the piitrrim's lot. x± How free from anxious care and thought, From worldly ho-e and fear! Confiu'd to neithV-r court nor cell, His soul disdain* on earth to dwell, He adlj sojourns here : His happiness in part is mine ; Already sav'd from self-design, From every creature-love— B esa'd with the sc»rn of finite jrood — My soul is lighren'd of it- l eks the things abo» e\ 3 The tkutgti eternal 1 pursue, And happMK !S8 l>. \ofil tin \ ic.s of those who basely pant For tinners h\ n iedfe fell ana Their honour-, wealth, ami pl e a— rei men. • her h.ue nor want. 4 Nothinrr on earth I call my own : A stranger, to fl»e world unknown, I all tin n goad* despise! I n-ample on Hiii-ii whole delight, And seek a aeajutry <>ut of -isrht, — A country in the skies. 5 There is. m\ hon-e and portion f.nr ; My trea-uie and m : heart arc there. And si.y abiding h • For me m>" elder brethren -lay ; And Angela beckon iiu Asd Jevtrs bids me Mite. 6 I come, thy servant, Lord ! replies 1 come to meet thee in tlo si And claim my heavenlj Now let tire ptlurim's ionrnev end: Now— Oh, my Sarrbifr, brother, friend '--- Receive tuc to fhy breast ! 301 ?,6. Amsterdam 136. The POgVlaVj Song. 1 TjrSF., my gbull and stretchthy wings, XX/ Thy better portion trace : Rise, from transitory i hints, Towards heav 'a. thv nhfiV% phice ! Sun, and moon, and star-, decay ; lime shall -oon this earth remote ; iir-e, my so'il, (rod haste awfty To seats pre par d above ! 2 Risers to the ocean run, Nor stay in all tlu-ir COuTrfe ; Fire, ascendrntr, ^e,k- the sun: both speed them vo their source Thus a somI, wew-born of Go\, bants, to view his elorioas face, Upward ten i- to bis abode To res; in his ernbraie. 3 Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourh ; Press onward to the prize ; Soon the Saviour will return Triumphant in the ski^s : Yet, a season, and you know Happy entrance will be eiven, — All your sorrows left below , And eart i exchauL'd for heav'n. 302 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Camb. New 74. Purman 135. Milbourn i'ort 188. Running th-e Christian Race, Phil. iii. 12—n 1 A WAK ", my soul ! stretch everv nerve. - £X And press with vigour on: A heav'nty race demands thv zeal, And an immortal crown. 2 'Tis God's all-animatinff voire That calls thee from on high : Tis his own hand presents Me prize To thine aspiring eye. 3 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in fuil survey; Forget the step- already trod, And onward urge thy' way. 4 blesVd Saviour! inrrorino'd bv thee, Have we our race be:run ; And, crown d with vict rv, at thv fcp*. We'll lav our laurels down. D3 303, 304, 30.5 THE CHRISTIAN. 306 303 L. M. Dr. S. Slennett. Coombs'6 45. Bromley 104. Derby 169. The Christian Warfare, Eph. vi. 13—17. 1 TVTY Captain sounds th' alarm of war: - LTX • Awake ! the powers of hell are near ! ' To arms ! to arms !' I hear him cry, Tie yours to conquer or to die 1' 2 Rous'd by the animating sound, I cast my eager eyes around ; Make haste to gird my armour on, And bid each trembling fear begone. 3 Hope is my helmet; faith my shield; Thy word, my God, the sword I wield : With sacred truth my Joins are girt, And holy zeal inspires* my heart. 4 Thus arm'd, I venture on the fight ; Resolv'd to put my foes to flight; While Jesus kindly deigns to spread Hi6 conqu'ring banner o'er my head. » In him 1 hope; in him I trust; His bleeding cross is all my boast : Thro' troops of foes he'll lead me on To vict'ry, and the victor's crown. 304 J 46th. Eagle Street 16. Grove 125. Clapham 18. The Christian's Spiritual Voyage. 1 TESUS ! at thy command ** I launch into the deep, And leave my native land, Where sin lulls all asleep : For thee I would the world resign, And sail to heaven with thee and thine. 2 Thou art my pilot wise ; My compass is thy word : My soul each storm defies, While I have such a Lord ! I trust thy faithfulness and pow'r To save me in the trying hour. 3 Tho' rocks and quicksands deep Thro' all my passage lie ; Yet Christ will safely keep And guide me with his eye : My anchor hope shall firm abide, And I each boist'rous storm outride. 4 By faith I see the land, — The port of endless rest: Mv soul, thy sails expand, And fly to Jesus' breast ! Oh, may f reach the heavenly shore Where winds and waves distress no more. 5 Whene'er becalm'd I lie, And storms forbear to toss, Be thou, dear Lord! still nigh, Lest I should suffer loss : For more the treach'rons calm [ dread Than tempests bursting o'er my head. 6 Come, Holy Ghost ! and blow A prosp'foiis gale of grace ; Waft me from all below To heaven — my destin'd place ! Then, in full sail, my port I'll find, And leave the world and sin behind. 305 7s. Hotham 224. Tempted — but flying to Christ the Refvge. 1 TESUS ! lover of my soul, ** Let me to thy bosom fly, While the raging billows roll — While the tempest still is high ! Hide me, O my Saviour ! hide Till the storm of life is past : Safe into the haven guide ; Oh, receive my soul at last ! 2 Other refuge have I none, — Hangs my helpless soul on thee ! Leave, ah ! leave me not alone ! Still support and comfort me ! All my trust on thee is stav'd; All my help from thee I bring : >ver my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing. 3 Thou, O Christ ! art all I want : All in All in thee I find : Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind : Just and holy is thy name, I am all unrighteousness, Vile and full of sin I am— Thou art full of truth and grace. 4 Plenteous grace with Thee is found- Grace to pardon all my sins : Let the healing streams abound ; Make and keep me pure within: Thou of Life the fountain art ! Freely let me take of Thee ! Spring thou up within ray hearts- Rise to all eternity ! 306 (1st Part.) L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Lewton 30. Rowles 73. The Christian's Temptations moderated, a Proof of God's Fidelity, 1 Cor. x. 13. 1 "MOW let the feeble all be strong, x And make Jehovah's arm their song : His shield is spread o'er every saint, And thus supported who shall faint I 2 What tho' the hosts of hell engage With mingled cruelty and rage ! A faithful God restrains their hands, And chains them down in iron bands. 3 Bound by his word, he will display A strength proportion'd to our day : And, when united trials meet, Will shew a path of safe retreat. 4 Thus far we prove that promise good, Which Jesus ratified with blood : Still is he gracious, wise, and just ; And still, in him, let Israel trust. 306 (2d Part.) 7s. Cowper* Bath Abbey 147. Alcester 213. Welcoming the Cross. 1 j'TMS my happiness below x Not to live without the cross; But the Saviour's power to know Sanctifying every loss : Trials must and will befal ; But — with humble faith to see Love inscrib'd upon them all — This is happiness to me. 2 God. in Israel, sows the seeds Of affliction, pain, and toil; These spring up, and choke the weed* Which would else o'erspread the soil ; Trials make the promise sweet ; Trials give new life to pray'r; Trials bring me to his feet, — Lay me low, and keep me there. 3 Did I meet no trials here— No chastisement by the way — Might I »ot, with reason, fear I should prove a cast away? 307, 303, 309 THE CHRISTIAN. 3 1 0, 3 1 1 Bastards mav e scape the rod * Sunk in earthly vain delight ; Bat the true born child of Cod Must not,— would not, if he might. * Heb. xii. 8. 307 L. M. Dr. S. SUnnrtt. Chard 175. Derby 169. The Ministry of Angels. 1 fjREAT God ! what h »ts ofaag el i stand, VJ Fn shining rauks at tliy ritrht hand, Army'd in robes of dazzling lis lit, With pinions stretch'd for distant flight ! 2 Immortal fires ! seraphic flames ! Who can recount their various names! In strength and beauty they excel; For near the throne of God they dwell. 3 How ca»erlv tlu-y Wish to know The duties he would have them do: Wh it joy their active spirits feel To execute their sovereign's will ! 4 Hither, at his command, they fly To guard the beds on which we 1 e ; To shield our persons night and day, And scatter all our fears away. 5 [Aghast the hostile Syrian band Around the helpless prophet stand, While mighty Gabriel downward dies, An 1 with his" chariot fills the skies. 6 Herod attempts, but all in vain, To bin.1 I Peter with his chain : At one soft word an anarel speaks, The massy chain asunder breaks.] 7 Send. O my God, <=ome angel down, (Tho* to a mortal eve unknown) To guide and guard my doubtful way Yp to the realms of endless day. 308 <• M - Steele. Charmouth 26. Worksop 31. Walking in Darkness, and trusting in God, I -a. I. 10. 1 T-TEAR, gracious God, my humble moan, 11 To thee I breathe my sighs; When will the mournful nigfit be gone; And when my joys arise? 2 Mv God,— O could I make the claim — My father and my friend— And call thee mine, by ev'ry name, On which thy saints depe'nd ! — 3 By ev'ry name of power and love, "I would thy grace entreat ; Nor should niy^humble hopes remove, Nor leave thy sacred seat. 4 Yet tho' my soul in darkness mourns, Thy word" is all my stav ; Here I would rest till light returns, Thy presence makes my day. 5 Speak, Lord, and bid celestial peace Relieve my achiner heart; O smile, and* bid my sorrows cease, And all the gloom depart. 6 Then shall my drooping spirit rise, And bless thy healing rays. An I change these deep complaining sighs For songs of sacred "praise, 309 s- m. Stoke 207. Harborongh 140. Complaining — The Good that I would, I do vet, Rom. vii. 19. 1 T WOULD, but cannot sing, I would, but cannot pray ; For Satan meets me when I try, And frights nay soul away. 2 I would, but can't repent, Tho' I endeavour oft ; This stony heart can ne'er relent Till JesUS make it soft. 3 I would, but cannot love, Tho' woo'd by love divine ; No arguments have power to move A soul so base as mine. 4 1 would, but cannot rc>.t In God's most holy will ; I know what he appoints is best, Yet murmur at it still. 5 O could I but believe ! Then all would easy be : I would, but cannot— Lord relieve, My help mast come from thee! G But if indeed 1 vonUi, Tho' I can nothiug do; Yet the desire is something good, Fur which my praise is due. 7 By nature prone to ill, Till thine appointed hour, 1 was as destitute of will As uow I am of power. 8 Wilt thou not crown at length The work thou hast begun .' And with a will afford me~stren/th In all thy ways to run? 310 L. M. Beddomc. Virginia 234. Lewton 30. Complaining of Inconstancy. 1 'rHE wandering star, and fleeting wind, A Both represent the unstable mind : The morning cloud and early dew- Bring our inconstancy to view. 2 But cloud, and wind, and dew, and star, Faint and imperfect emblems are ; Nor can there aught in nature be So fickle and so raise as we. 3 Our outward walk, and inward frame, Scarce thro' a single hour the same ; We vow, and straight our vows forget, And then these very vows repeat. \ We sin forsake, to sin return ; Are hot, are cold, now freeze, now burn; In deep distress, then raptures feel, We soar to heaven, then sink to hell. 5 With flowing tears, Lord, we confess Our folly and unsteadfastnes s : When stiall these hearts more fixed be, Fix'd by thy grace, and fix'd for thee? 311 L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Mark's 65. Ulverston 179. Pride lamented. 1 (~)FT have I turn'd my eye wilhin, ^ And brought to light some latent sin; But Pride, the vice I most detest, Still lurks securely in my breast. 2 Here w ith a thousand arts she tries To dress me in a fair disguise, To make a guilty wretched worm Put on an angel's brightest form. 3 She hides my follies from mine eyes, And lifts my virtues to the skies; And, while the specious tale she tell*. Her own deformity conceals. 4 Rend, O my God, the veil away, Bring forch the monster to theday ; Expose her hideous form to viewj And all her restless power subdue, D4 312, 313, 314 THE CHRISTIAN. 315,316 5 So shall Humility divine Again possess this heart of mine ; And form a temple for my God. Which he will make his lov'd abode. 312 C.M. fir. S. Stennett. Crowle 3. Wantage 204. Pleading ivith God under Affliction, V Y\7"HY should a.living man complain Of deep distress within, Since every sigh, and every pain, Is but the fruit of sin? 2 No, Lord, I'll patiently submit, Nor ever dare rebel ; Yet sure I mav, here at thy feet, My painful feeling's tell. 3 Thou seest what floods of sorrow rise, And beat upon my soul ; One trouble to another cries, Billows on billows roll. ■t From fear to hope, and hope to fear, My shipwreck'd soul is tost; 'Fill I'm tempted in despair To give up all for lo6t. j Yet thro' the stormy clouds I'll look Once more to thee, my God : O fix my feet upon a rook, Beyond the gaping flood. 4 One 'ook of mercy from thy face Will set my heart at ease ; One all-commanding word of grace Will make the tempest cease. 313 7, 6, 8. Clark's 131. Tottenham Court ill. Backsliding and returning ; or, the Backslider's Prayer. \ TESUS, let thy pitying eye *-* Call back a wandering sheep; False to tnee. like Peter, 1 Would fain like Peter weep ; Let me be by grace restor'd, On me be aiTics freeness shewn; Turn and look unon me, Lord, And break my' heart of stone. 5> Saviour, prince, enthrou'd above, Repent,) nee to impart, Give me, thro' ftbv dving love, The humble contrite heart; Give, what I have Ion? iruolor'd, A portion of thy love unknown; Turn and look upon me, Lord, And break my heart of stone. 3 See me, Saviour, from above, Nor suffer me to die; Life, and happiness, and love, Smile in thy gracious eye : Speak the reconciling word, And let thy mercy melt me down ; Turn and look upon me, Lord, And break my heart of stop . 4 Look, as when thy pitying eye Was clos'd that v. e misiit live ; « Father Cat the point to die Mv Saviour gasp'd), forgive !' Surely with that dying word, He turns, and looks, and cries, «Tis done !' O mv loving, bleeding Lord, This breaks ray heart of stone. 314 C. M. Fawcett. London 180. Bangor 231. Peter's Fall and Recovery, Luke xxii. 54— 62. I LIOW did the powers of darkness rage ■ n Against the Son of God ! While cruel raen m earth engage To shed his precious bUxnl. 2 His friends forsook him with surprise, When that dread scene began ; And one perfidiously denies He ever knew the man. 3 How feeble human efforts prove Against temptation's power ! E'en Peter's flaming. zeal and love Are vanquish'd in an hour- 4 His firmest purpose will not stanc". ; Behold his guilt and shame ! Lord, keep me by thv mighty hand, Or I shall do the same. 5 At length the suffering Saviour turns, And looks with pitying eyes! Peter relents, withdraws, and mourns And loud for mercy cries. 6 So boundless is Jehovah's grace, He hears the humble prayer ; If I am found in Peter's case, I would not still despair. 7 Look on me, Lord, with eyes of love, My wandering soul restore ; My guilt forgive, my fears remove, And let me sin no more. 315 C. M. Newton. Crowle 3» Worksop 51. that I were as in months past ! Job. xxix. : 1 GWEET was the time when first I felt ° The Saviour's pardoning blood Apply'd to cleanse my soui from euilt, And bring me home to God. 2 Soon as the morn the light reveal'd, His praises tun'd my tongue ; And, when the evening shades prevail'd, His love was all my song. 3 In vain the tempter spread his wiles, The world no more could charm ; 1 liv'd upon my Saviour's smiles, And lean'd upon his arm. 4 In prayer my soul drew near the Lord, And saw his glory shine; And, when I read his holy word, I call'd each promise mine. 5 Then to his .saints J oft. n spoke Of what his love had done; But now my heart is almost broke, For all my joys are gone. 6 Now when the evening shade prevail*,. My soul in darkness mourns ; And when the morn the 'ight reveals, No light to me returns. 7 My prayers are now a chalt'ring noise, For Jesus hides his face ! I read, tht promise meets my eyes, But will not reach my case. 8 Now Satan tlixeatens to prevail, And make my soul his prey ; Yet, Lord, thy mercies cannot fail, O come without delay. 316 C.M. Stale. Bedford 91. Charmouth 28. Troubled, but making God a Refuge. 1 T\E\R Refuge of my weary soul, 1J On thee, when sorrow* rise, On thee, when waves of trouble roll, My fainting hope relies. 2 To thee, I tell each rising grief, For thou alone canst heai ; Thy word can bring a sweet relief For every pain I " •ring a s i Iuel. 317, 318 THE CHRISTIAN. 319,320, 321 3 But O! when fcloomj doubti prevail, il tc) <■;<'! Enee mine; The spring! of COTofoft <•»•> m to fail, And ali my hdpefi decline. 4 Yet, gracious God, where shall I flee '. Thou art mv only trust; And still mv soul would < leave to thee, Tho' prostrate in tlie dust. 5 Hast thou not hid me seek thj And -hall J seek n vaftl ! And can the i fcf of ->v. rekn grace He deaf when I eofim 6 No, still the ear of sovereign grace Attends the mourner's prayer ; O mav I ever find access To breathe my sorrows there ! 7 Thv mercy seat i> open --.nil, Here let mv soul retreat: With humble hope attend thy will, And wait beneath thy feet 317 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Cambridge New ?4. Hephz:bah 77. Persecution to be expected bp ceery true Christian, 2 Tim. iii. 1 -J. 1 OREAT Leadei of thine Israel's host, ^ We shout thy conquering name; Legions of fix s beset thee round, An t Legions tie I with - .ame. a A vict'rv sriorioiia and ( ompiete, Thou 'by thy death dids: gain: So in thv cause may we contend, And death itself sustain ! 3 By our illustrious General fir'd, 'We no extremes would fear; Prepar'd to struggle and to bleed, If thou our Lord be near. 4 We'll trace the foot>teps thou hast drawn To triumph and renown ; Nor Shoo thy combat and thy cross, May we but share thy crown. 318 *i 7, 4. Faucttt. V. »-tbury 51. Trtrecca ;7. (' Mtf ! J oicn f yet hoping in God, P?. xliii. i. 1 r\ MV soul, what means this B&ddeMl ^ / Wherefore art thou thus tnet down ! Let tny griefs be turn'd to sladuess, Bid thy restless fears be gone ; Look to Jesus, And rejoice in his dear name. 5 What tho' Satan's strong temptations Vex and tease thee, day by day ; And thv sinful inclinations Often'fiU thee with dismay ; Thou shalt conquer, Thro' the Lamb's redeeming blood, 3 Tho' ten thousand ills beset thee From v. ithout and from within ; Jesus saith, he'll ne'er forget thee, But will save from hell and sin : He i> faithful To perform his gracious word. 4 Tho' distresses now attend thee, And thou tread'st the thorn v road; His rislu hand shall still defend thee, Soon he'll bring thee home to God ; Therefore prai-e him, Praise the great Redeemer's name. ■ that I could now adore him, Like the heavenly host above, Who for ever bow before him, And unceasing sing his love ! Happy songsters ! U ben shall I your chorus join ? 319 < • It. l!riirhihefni«tofie 20«. Prom House H3. The Request. l i; \\ UFAl, whate'er of earthly bliss 1 !h> sovereign vs ill deuu s, ed ,'t fh> throne of grace, Let thi^ petiuon rise ; •j ' Give me a calm, a thankful hear*, • From every murmur free; * The blessings of thy grace Impart, • AMI make DM lue id thee: 3 'Let the sweet hope that thou art mine, • Mv life and death attend ; * Thy presence thro' my journey dtffle, • And crown my jotv • - 3-20 C. It, St, (I,. Bath Chapel 26. Satem 139. Wateh/utntm and Prayn , Matth. xxvi. 41, 1 A E I S ' what hourly dangers ri ;e ' ** WhatWftfes MMi my way ! To htav'n, O let me nit ot] I An hourly watch and pray! 2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain, And nrelt in flowing tears: M> weak resista.tce, ah ! how vain! How strong my foes and fears ! 3 O rraciors God, in whom 1 live, My feeble effort- atid ; Help me to watch, and pray, and strive, Tho' trembling and afraid. 4 Increase my faith, increase my hope, When foes and fears prevail; And bear my fainting spirit t\p, Or scon my strength will fail. 5 Whene'er temptations fright my hearL Or lure my feet a*ide, My God, thy powerful aid impart, My gaardian and my scuide. 6 O keep me in thy heavenly way, And bid the tempter flee ; And let me never never stray From happiness and thee. 321 L. M. Neieten. Kingsbfidge 88. Rippon's 136. Prayer ansicered by Crosses. 1 T ASK'D the Lord that I might grow x In faith, and love, and every grace, Might more of his salvation know, And seek, more earnestly, his fare. 2 'Twas he who taught me thus to pray, And h.', I trust, has answer'd prayei"; But it baa been in such a way As almost drove me to despair. 3 1 hop'd that in some favour'd hour At once he'd answer my request, And by his love's con-training power Subdue my sms. and give me rest. 4 instead of this he made me feel The hidden evils of m\ heart, And let the angry powers of hell Assault my -out in every part. 5 Yea, more, with his own hand he seem'ti Intent to aggravate my wo«, Cross'd all the fair designs 1 sehem'd, Blasted my gourds, and laid me low. 6 ' Lord, why is this !' I trembling crv'd ; ' Wilt thou" pursue thy worm to death-!' 1 'Tis in this way,' the Lord r«-pl>M, * I answer prayer for grace and faith ; b 5 322, 323, 324 THE CHRISTIAN. 325, 526, 327 7 ' These inward trials I employ, * From self and pride to set thee free ; * And break thy schemes of earthly joy, ' That thou may'st seek thy all in me.' 322 L- M. Dr. Doddridge. Ulverston 179. Portugal 97. Growing in Grace, 2 Peter iii. 18. 1 T->RAISE to thy name, eternal God, x For all the grace thou shed'st abroad ; For all thy influence from above To warm our souls with sacred love: 2 Bless'd be thy hand, which from the skies Brought down this plant of paradise ; And gave its heavenly beauties birth To deck this wilderness of earth. 3 But why does that celestial flower Opes and thrive and shine no more! Where are its balmy odours fled 1 And why reclines its beauteous head? 4 Too plain, alas ! the languor shews Th' unkindly soil in which it grows; Where the black frost and beating storm Wither and rend its tender form. i Unchanging Sun, thy beams display To drive the frost and storms away ; Make all thy potent virtues known To cheer a plant so much thy own. 6 And thou, bless'd Spirit, deisrn to blow Fresh gales of heaven on shrubs below ; So shall they grow, and breathe abroad A fragrance grateful to our God. 323 L. M. G . Lebanon 79. New Sabbath 122. Rising to God. 1 MOW let our souls, on wings sublime, ** Rise from the vanities of time, Draw back the parting veil, and see The glories of eternity. 2 Born by a new celestial birth, Why should we grovel here on earth? Why grasp at transitory toys? So near to heaven's eternal joys? 3 Shall aught beguile us on the road, When we are walking back to God ? For strangers into life we come, And dying is but going home. 4 Welcome, sweet hour of full discharge, That sets our longing souls at large, Unbinds our chains, breaks up our cell, And gives us with our God to dwell.— 5 To dwell with God, to feel his love, Is the full heaven enjoy'd above ; And the sweet expectation now Is the young dawn of heaven below. 3^24 L. M. Fawcett. Magdalene 214. Lewton 30. Remembering all the Way the Lord has led him, Deut. viii. 2. 1 "T^HUS far my God hath led me on, A And made his truth and mercy known ; My hopes and fears alternate rise, And comforts mingle with my sighs. £ Thro' this wide wilderness I roam, Far distant from my blissful home ; Lord, let thy presence be my stay, And guard me in this dangerous way. 3 Temptations every where annoy, And sins and snares my peace destroy ; My earthly joys are from me torn, And oft an absent God I mourn. 4 My soul with various tempests toss'd, Her hopes o'erturn'd, her projects cross'd, Sees every day new straits attend, And wonders where the scene will end. 5 Is this, dear Lord, that thorny road Which leads us to the mount of God ? Are these the toils thy people know, While in the wilderness below ? 6 'Tis even so thy faithful love Doth all thy children's graces prove; 'Tis thus our pride and self must fall. That Jesus may be All in All. 325 S. M. Dr. Doddridge. Sutton 149. Stockport 47. Waiting for the coming of his Lard; or, the active Christian, Luke xii. 35 — 38. 1 VE servants of the Lord, x Each in his office wait, Observant of his heavenly word, And watchful at his gate. 2 Let all your lamps be bright, And trim the golden flame; Gird up your loins, as in his sight, For awful is his name. 3 Watch, 'tis your Lord's command ; And while we speak he's near: Mark the first signal of his hand, And ready all appear. 4 O happy servant he In such a posture found ! He shall his Lord with rapture see, And be with honour crown'd. 5 Christ shall the banquet spread With his own bounteous hand, And raise that favourite servant's head, Amidst th' angelic band. 326 L. M. Ulverston 179. Lewton 30. Solicitous of finishing his Course with Joy, Acts xx. 21. 1 A SSIST us, Lord, thy name to praise ■"■ For the rich gospel of thy grace ; And, that our hearts may love it mere, Teach them to feel its vital power. 2 With joy may we our course pursue, And keep the crov.n of life in view; That crown which in one hour repays The labour of ten thousand days. 3 Should bonds or death obstruct our way, Unmov'd their terrors we'll survey, And the last hour improve for thee, The last of life or liberty. 4 Welcome those bonds which may unit* Our souls to their supreme delight: Welcome that death whose painful strife Bears us to Christ our better life. 3^7 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Sterling 217. Portugal 97. The Believer committing his departing Spirit to Jesus. 1 (\ THOU, that hast redemption wrought, yj Patron of souls tiiy blood hath bought! To thee our Spirit we commit, Mighty to rescue from the pit. 2 Millions of blissful souls above, In realms of purity and love, With songs of endless praise proclaim The honours of thy faithful name. 3 When all the powers of nature fail'd, Thy ever-constant care prevail'd; Courage and joy thy friendship spoke, When every mortal" bond was broke. 4 We on that friendship, Lord, repose, The healing balm of all our woes: And we, wnen sinking in the grave, Trust thine omnipotence to save. 328, 329, 330 WORSHIP. 331, 332 • O may our spirits, by thy hand, Ik* ga'ther'd to that happv band, Who, 'midst the blessing of thy reign, Lose all remembrance of their pain. • In raptures there divinely sweet Give D9 our kindred souls to meet, And vrait wth them that brighter day, Which al! thy triumph shall display I 328 <• M - Dr - Doddridge. Evaiu'a 190. Cambridge New 74. The Christiar Warrior animated and croicned, Rev. ii. 10. 1 tt^RK ! tia our heavenly Leader's voice -Fl j pom hi? triumphant seat; 'Midst all the war's tumultuous noise, How powerful and how sweet I 2 ' Fight on, my faithful band,' he cries, ' Nor fear the mortal blow : 1 Who first in such a warfare dies • Shall speediest victory know. 3 * I have my days of combat known, ' And in "the dust was laid ; ' lint thence I mounted to my throne, ' An 1 glory crowns my head. 4 ' That throne, that glory, you shall share ; 1 Mv hinds the crown shall give; ' And you the sparkling honours wear, ■ While God himself shall live.' 5 Lord, 'tis enough ; our souls are fir'd W itli courage and with love ; Vain are the assaults of earth and hell, Our hopes are fix'd abo\c. WORSHIP. PRIVATE WORSHIP. 329 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Paul's 246. Green's Hundred 69. Retirement and Meditation, Psalm iv. 4. 1 "DETURN, my roving heart, return, - t * / And chase these shadowy forms no more; Seek out some solitude to mourn, And thy forsaken God implore. 2 O thou, great God, whose piercing eye Distinctly marks each deep recess; In these sequester'd hours draw nigh, And with thy presence fill the place. S Thro' all the windings of my heart, Mv search let heavenly wisdom guide, And still its radiant beams impart, Till all be search'd and purify'd. 4 Then, with the visits of thy love, Vouchsafe my inmost soul to cheer; Till everv grace shall join to prove That God" has fix'd his dwelling there. 330 L.M. Bedd0me. Ulverston 179. Portugal 97. Reading the Scriptures. 1 pREAT God, oppress'd with grief and fear ^ I take thy boolc, and hope to find Some gracious word of promise there, To sooth the sorrows of my mind : 2 I turn the sacred volume o'er, And search with care from page to page; Of threatening find an ample store, But nought that can my grief assuage. 3 And is there nought? Forbid, dear Lord, So base a thought should e'er arise : PI! search asrain; and, while I search, may the scaler fall off mine eyes ! 4 Tis done: and, with transporting joy, 1 read the heaven-inspire 1 lines ; There mercv spreads its brightest beams, And truth with dazzling lustre shines. 5 Here's heavenly foo I at that b'ess'd world arrive, Where Christ thro' all my soul shall live, Airl give full proof that he is there, Without one gloomy doubt or fear. 332 cm. Charmouth 28. Bedford 91. Secret Prayer, Matt. vi. 6. 1 T^TireR divine, thy piercing eye ■*■ See<= thro' the darkest night; ' In deep retirement thou art nigh, With heart-discerning sight. 2 There may that piercin? eye survey My duteons homage paid, Witn every morning's dawning ray, And every evening's shade. 3 O let thy own celestial fire The incense still inflame; Whiie mv warm vows to thee aspire,. Thro* mv Redeemer'* name. D6 333, 334, 335 WORSHIP. 336, 337,336 1 So shall the visits of thy love Mv soul in secret bless: So shalt thou deign in worlds above Thy suppliant to confess. PAUSE. 5 Mercy, good Lord, mercy I ask, This is the total sum ; Mercy, thro' Christ, is all my suit ; Lord, let thy mercy come. FAMILY WORSHIP. 333 C. M, Great Milton 212. Matthews 34. Going to a new Habitation. 1 /^REAT God, where'er we pitch our tent, ^* Let us an altar raise; And there with humble frame present Our sacrifice of praise. 2 To thee we give our health and strength, While health and strength shall last; For future mercies humbly trust, Nor e'er forget the past. 334 L. M. Steele. Magdalene 214. Sterling 317. The Christian's noblest Resolution, Joshua xxi v. 15. 1 AH, wretched souls who strive in vain, ^^ Slaves to the world, and slaves to sin ! A nobler toil may 1 sustain, A nobler satisfaction win. 2 May I resolve with all my heart, With all my powers, to serve the Lord, Nor from his precepts e'er depart, Whose service is a rich reward. 3 O be his service all my joy, Around let my example shine, Till others love the bless'd employ, And join in labours so divine. 4 Be this the purpose of my so.ul, My solemn, ray detennirvV\ choice, To yield to his supreme eoritrovil, And in his hind commands rejoice. 5 O may I never faint or tire, Nor wandering leave his sacred ways : Great God, accept my soul's desire, And give me strength to live thy praise. 335 L. M. Br. Doddridge. Portugal 97. Ulverston 179. Family Religion, Gen. xviii. 19. 1 "OATHER of all, thy care we blegs, A Which crowns our families "with peace ; From thee they spring, and by thy hand They have been, and are still sustaiu'd. 2 To God, most worthy to be prais'd, Re our domestic altars rais'd; Who, Lord of heaven, scorn* not to dwell With saints in their obscurest cell. 3 To thee may each suited house, Morning and night, present its vows: Our servants there, and rising race, Be taught thy precepts, and thy grace. 4 O may each future age proclaim The honour* of thy glorious name ! While pleas'd and thankful we remove To join the family above. 336 s. m. Eagle Street New 55. Shirland 304. Prayer/or Infants ; or, Children, Day by Day, given to Hod. 1 r^RE AT God, now condescend ^ To bless our rising race; Soon may their willing spirits bend To thy victorious grace ! 2 O what a vast delight Their happiness to see ! Our warmest wishes all unite To lead their souls to thee. 3 Dear Lord, thy Spirit pour Upon our infant seed ; O bring the long'd-for, happv hour That makes them thine indeed. 4 May they receive thy word, Confess the Saviour's name, Then follow their despised Lord Thro' the baptismal stream. 5 Thus let oar favour'd race Surround thy sacred board, There to adore thy sovereign grace, And sing their dying Lord. 337 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Condescension 116. New York 38. Christ's condescending Regard to little Children, Mark x. 14. 1 CEE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand, With all-engaging- charms; Hark, how he calls the tender lambs, And folds them in his arms ! 2 ' Permit them to approach,' he cries, 4 Nor scorn their humble name ; ' For 'twas to bless such soius as these 4 The Lord of angels came.' 3 We bring thera, Lord, by fervent prayer, Thine let our offspring be ! 4 [Ye little fioek, with pleasure hear; Ye children, seek his face ; And fly wiili transport to receive The blessings of his grace.] 5 If orphans they are left behind, Thy guardian care we trust ; That care ah ill heal o.ur bleeding hearts, If weeping o'er their dust. POBL'.C WORSHIP. 333 14 5th. B. Francis.* Clapham 18. Dartmouth 46. Greenwich New 62. On opening a IHace of Worship. 1 TN sweer exalted strains A The King of Glory praise; O'er heaven and earth he reigns, Thro' everlasting days; He, with a md, the world controuls, Sustains or sink-, the distant poics. 2 To earth he bends his throne, His throne of grace divine ; Wide is his bounty known, And wide his glories shine: Fair Salem, still his chosen rest, Is with his smiles and presence blest. * SttRg °n opening the Meeting House at Horsiey, (•laucesiershire, September lb, 1774; an I aiso at the opening of the New Meeting House at iKnvne.id, near Bristol, October 4, 17»r 339, 340, 341 3 Then, Kiu. of Co.., . Ami will* thy favour crown This temple as thv d^ine, This people as th\ own : j; t math thi> roof, «» deign fo shew Hon God can dwell with men l>elow. 4 Here, may Uj Our ii U All m . | - -ouud, And spread ccle-nJ j > % » around ! 5 Here, may tli ata uinr throng Imbibe thy truth an I Aud converts join tlie song Of agraphia above ; wn)ltng crowds surround thy hoard, \y ith sacred joj .ml sweet accord: ilev, , may our unborn sons And .1 1 1 1 y h t c r -; sound ( thy j eerie, hear, ±J 1'!. , I'-piay; A- thoi hasj givejj a placr for prayer. So gi-.e us n'eafts to pray. 2 Within there walls let hoi; p< And lo^t and concord dwell ; Here give the troubled conscience ta*e, The wounded spirit heal. 3 Shew u.s *oine token of thy love, Our fainting hope to raise; And pour ihi btessinjjs from above, That we may render praise. 4 And may the srospeTsjovful sound, Eoforc'd by might] ;:racc, Awaken ra imv - i.ners round To come an I ml th^ place. ,>H S. Ml Dr. SL St* id yot. Vermont 1 14. The Plea. ure of social Worship. T-T'W charu.i:i_ 11 Where m.% worship. ... 34-3 itib-. «>i hi.> face, - ol ills And she Is hw \o\ 3 Not ilie f.iir p Jo which thf :e to he i ..i.i ( i,uM >v Itl Where Je>as hoidfl his oourt. ; H- r. , on the meny-eat, rown'd, -mile on .ill around, t T-> hun » ieir pr.tve humble »»u\ pn - He listens to their or >k< p n An 1 grant* them all 5 To them ln» boa i reign will II- graci An I in return accepts, *- uh smih s. The trihut • of their uearts. ie, O Lord, a pla. e Within thy blest abode, Among the children oi thy grace, J he aervanU <■: OftJ Goj. ~ S^2 7-. D. Turner. FeVersham 220. Shore Cottage 302. Tin Excclhn?y of public Workup. I T ORD ofbo.i-. I. .a |.,,:v fair, ■*-* E'en on earth thy temples are! Herv J tliv waiting people -ee Much Of heave* and much of thee. l From thy gracious presence flows Blis* that softens all oai While thy Spirit's ho.v lire Warms our he rts with pure desire. 3 Here we supplicate t! j throne, Here thou in tk'st thy glories known ; Here we le ..rn bay righ e •;- i tys, TasU ;!:;. low* and Sing dr. I Thus with festh We our hippy tiv«« employ; Till i'rom ear::: - , tr. '. 17 3. The Happiness of hvmble Worship, I's. i v.WIV. 1 TJOW lovely, how divinely sweet, 1 - L O Lor i, "rhv sacred courts appear! Fain w<- The gione» oftnj presence there. 2 O, b!e-i their e-nplo^ - , Whom thy indulgent favoan raise " To dwell in tno^e abodes of jo., And siu? the nevei-ceasine paaaar 3 Happy the men, whom strength divine With ardent love and zeal inspire.-; Whose Bit pi to thv blast wav incline, With willing htarts and warm desires. 4 One day wrhin thy sacred gate Affords Than thousands in the t into The meanest place is biiss with th^e. 5 God is a sun; our bright) From his reviving presence fk God :- a &hie) ', M 11 ^ *ii the To guard us from sarrOun ling o He pours his k Prbraseiy down on souls ■sim I A.i I ^r .;» crows, 7 ( '» Lor i of hosts-, tho:i " v bk-st, divinely West, : ' ■ .; lii- V D 7 s hopes oti 344, 345, 346 WORSHIP. 347 344- L.M. Bramcoate 8. Lewton 30. Eaton 291. Delight in God's House, and Confidence in him, Psalm xxvii. 1 'THOU, Lord, my safety, thou my light, A What danger shall my soul affright ? Strength of my life ! what arm shall dare To hurt whom thou hast own'd thy care 1 2 One wish, with holy transport warm, My heart has forni'd, and yet shall form ; One gift I ask, that to my end Fair Sion's dome I may attend ; 3 There joyful find a sure abode, And view the beauty of my God ; For he within his hallow'd" shrine My secret refuge 6hall assign. 4 When thou, with condescending grace, Hast bid me seek thy shining face, My heart replyM to thy kind word, Thee will I seek, all-gracious Lord. 6 Should every earthly friend depart, And nature "leave a parent's heart ; My God, on whom my hopes depend, Wiil be my father and my friend. 6 Ye huaible souls, in every strait, On God with sacred courage wait: His hand shall life and strength afford; O ever wait upon the Lord. f 45 S. M. Dr. Watts 1 s Lyrics. Price's 187. Hopkins's 157. Shirland 301. Forms vain without Religion. 1 A LMIGHTY Maker, God ! -^ How wondrous is thy name ! 2 Nature in every dress Her humble homage pays, And finds a thousand ways t' express Thine undissembled praise. i My soul would rise and sing To her Creator too; Fain would my tongue adore my King, And pay the" worship due. I But pride, that busy sin, Spoils al! drat I perform, Cufs'd pride, that creeps securely in, And swells a haughty worm.] j Create my soul anew, Else all my worship's vain ; This wretched heart will ne'er be true, Until 'tis form'd again. i Let joy and worship spend The remnant of my days, And to my God, my soul' ascend In sweet perfumes of praise. THE LORD'S DAY. 346 8, 8, 6. Merrick. Baltimore 167. Leach 290. Zeal for the House of God, and Delight in Worship, Psalm exxii. l HpHE joyful morn, my God, is come, A That calls me to tny honour'd dome, Thy presence to adore : My feet the summons shall attend, With willing steps thy courts ascend, And tread the hallow'd floor. 2 Hither from Judah's utmost end, The heaven-protected tribes ascend; Their offerings hither bring: Here, eager to attest their joy, In hymns of praise their tongues employ, And hail the immortal King. 3 Be peace implor'd by each on thee, O Sion, while with bended knee To Jacob's God we pray : How bless'd, who calls himself thy friend! Success his labour shall attend, And safety guard his way. 4 O may'st thou, free from hostile ear, Nor the loud voice of tumult hear, Nor war's wild wastes deplore : May plenty nigh thee take her stand, And in thy courts, with lavish hand, > Distribute all her store ! 5 Seat of my friends and brethren, hail! How can mv tongue, O Sion, fail To bless tny lov'd abode? How cease the zeal that in me glows, Thy good to seek, whose walls enclose 'I he mansions of my God J 347 7s. D. Turner. Alcester 213. Feversham 220. A Song of Praise to the Redeemer, Ps. xl. 7, S. "1 TJOLY wonder, heavenly grace, ■ LA Come, inspire our humble lays, While the Saviour's love we sing, Whence our hopes and comforts spring. 2 Man, involv'd in guilt and woe, Touch'd his tender bosom so, That when justice death demands, Forth the great Deliverer stands; 3 Cries to God, * Thy mercy shew ; ' Lo ! I come thy will to do ! ' I the sacrifice will be, 1 Death shall plunge his dart in me.' 4 Tho' the form of God he bore, Great in glory, great in power, See him in our flesh arrayM, Lower than his angels made. 5 [He that heaven itself possessed Now an infant at the breast ! Angels, from the world above, See and sing th' amazing love ! 6 Thro' the shining hours of day, Toil and danger mark his way ; Lonely mounts, and chilling air, Witness oft his midnight prayer.] 7 Now the heavenly lover dies! Darkness veils die mid-day skies ! Angels round the bloody tree Throng, and gaze in ecstasy ! 8 [Powers unseen earth's bosom heave, Rocks and tombs asunder cleave ; While the Temple's rending veil Tells the priest the awful taie.j 9 Hut, the third day's dawning come, Lo! the Saviour leaves the lomb ! >l<>asctnds his native bky, Where he lives, no more to die. 10 On his cross he builds his throne, W hence he nukes his glories known, Sends his Spirit down to give Dying sinners grace to live* 348, 349, 350 LORD'S DAY. 351, 352 318 L. M. J. Stennrtt. Howies 73. Magdalene -214. Sterling JIT. The Sabbath. 1 A NOTHER si\ day-' work is done, •**■ Another Sabbath" i> begun ; Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest. Improve the day thy God 'hath bles>'d. 2 Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns So sweet ■ rest to wearied minds; Provides in ante past of heaven, And gives this day the food of seven. 3 O that oar thoughts and thar.'.s net ri se, As grateful incense, to the skies i And draw from heaven that sweet repo.-e Which none but he that feels it know?. 4 This heavenly cairn, within the breast, is the dear pledge of glorious, rest, Which for the inarch of God remains, The end of care6, the end of pains. 9 With joy, great God, thy works we view, In various scenes,, both old and new; With prai-e, we think on mercies past ; With nope, we future pleasures taste. • In holy duties, let the day, In holy pleasures, pass away; How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend, Iu hope of one that ne'er shall end! 349 "8th. Carter Lane 141. Dartmouth 46. A Hymn for Lord's Day Morning. l A WAKE, our drowsv souls, «"- Shake off each slothful band ; The wonders of this day Our noblest songs demand : Auspicious morn f thy blissful rays Bright seraphs hail in song6 of praise. t At thy approaching dawn, Reluctant death resiarn'd The glorious Prince of Life, In dark domains confin'd : Th' angelic host around him bends, And 'midst their shouts the God ascends. 3 All hail, triumphant Lord ! Heaven with hosannas rings; While earth, in humbler strains, Thy praise responsive sings; 4 W'nhhy art thou, who once wast slain, 4 Thro' endless years to live and reign.' 4 Gird on, great God, thy sword, Ascend thy conquering" car, While justice, train, and love Maintain the glorious war: Victorious thou, thy foes shalt tread, And sin and hell in triumph lead. * Make bare thy potent arm, And wing th' "unerring dart, With salutary pangs, To each rebellion.- heart: Then dying souls for life shall sue, Numerous as drops of morning dew. 350 CM. B Salem 139. New York 33. A Hymn for the Ertning of the Lo 'd's Day. 1 TTREQUENT the day of God n x To shed its quickening b,.a I returns teams ; And yet how slow devotion burn* I Ho.v languid are its llamas ! 2 Accept our faint atti mpts to love, Our frailties, Lord, forgive; We would be like thy saints above, And praise thee while we live. . O Lord, our faith and hope, And lit u^ to ascend Where the assembly ne'er breaks up, The sabbath ne'er shall end; i Where we >hall breathe in heavenly air, With heavenly lustr« shine; Before the throne of God appear, And feast on love divine; 5 Where we, in high seraphic strains, Shall all our powers emplov ; Delighted range th' ethereal plains, A nl take our fill of joy. 3;5l C. M. Ctnnick. Brighthelmstone 208. Providence College Id. Lord's Day Evening. 1 TmiEN, O dear Jesus, when shall I ' ' Behold thee all serene ; Blest in perpetual sabbath-day, Without a veil between! 2 Assist me, while I wander here, Amidst a world of care.-; Incline my heart to pray with love, And then accept my prayers. 3 [Release my soul from every chain, No more hell's captive led; And pardon a repenting child, For whom the Saviour bled. 4 Spare me, my God, O spare the soul That gives itself to thee ; Take all that i p< ssess below, And give thyself *.o me.] 5 Thy Spirit. O mv Father, give, To be my guitfe and friend, To light my path to ceaseless joys. To sabbaths without end. 351 (2d Part.) L. M. Dr. Walts. Portugal 97. New Sabbath 122. China 300. lord's Day Evening. 1 T ORD, how delightful 'tis to see J - J A whole assembly worship thee ! At on'e they sing, at once they pray -' They hear pf heav'n, and learn the way, 2 I have been there, and still would go ; 'Tis like a little heaven below : Not all that hell or sin can say Shall tempt me to forget this day. 3 O write upon my mem'ry, Lord, Ih.e text and doctrine of"thy word; That I may break thy laws no more, But love tnee better "than before. 4 With thoughts of Christ and things divine Fill up this foolish heart of mine ; That, hoping pardon thro' his blood, I may lie down and wake with God. 352 I~M» Gloucester 12. Lebanon 79. The eternal Sabbath, Heb. iv. 9. 1 TTHINE earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love, x But there's a nobler rest above ; To that our labouring souls aspire With ardent pangs of strong desire. 2 N more f.;ri2-ie, no more distress; Nor <;n, nor hell shall reach the place; No groans to mingle with r!ie songs Which warble from immoital tongues. D8 553, 354 WORSHIP. 355,356,357 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 Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love, But there's a nobler rest above ; To that our labouring- souls aspire, With ardent pangs of strong desire. HYMNS BEFORE PRAYER. 3.^3 If« M* Cowpcr. Portugal 97. Lang-don 217. Exhortation to Prayer. 1 vyHAT various hindrances we meet, ' * In comine to a mercy-seat ! Yet who that knows the worth of prayer, But wishes to be often th ere . 2 Pravet makes the darken'd cloud withdraw. Pra*yer ctiinhf the ladder Jacob saw, Cx'wh* c\ rcjse to faith and love, Brings every blessing' from above. 3 Restraining prayer, we cea*e to fight; Prayer makes the christian's armour bright; And Sai.ii nemHcs '.shen he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. 4 While Moses stood with arms spread wide, Success was found on Israel's side; But when thro' weariness they fail'd, That moment Amalek prevail'd. ■n r * words 1 ah, think again, W ..ir-i-" i5'V. apace when you complain, An4 fill your fellow-creature's ear With the sad tale of all your care. 6 Were half the breath thus vainly spent To heaven in supplication sent, Your cheerful songs would oft'ner be, ' Hear what the Lord has done for me !' 354 7s. Cookiiam 3S. Sfoel 164. I trill not let thee go, except thou bless me, Gen. x'xxii. 26. 1 T ORP, ! cannot let thee go, *~* Till a Messing thou bestow: Do not turn away thy face, Mine's an urgent "pressing ease. 2 Dost thou ask me who i ami Ah ! my Lord, thou know'st my name ; Yet the question gives a plea To support my suit with thee. 3 Thou didst once a wretch behold, In rebellion blindly bold, Scorn thy grace, thy power defy; That poor rebel. Lord, was!. 4 Once a sinner near despair Sought thy mercy-seat by prayer; Mercy heard, and set him free; Lord,' that mere;, came to me. 5 Many ways have pass'd since then, Manv ciianu'Cs I have seen ; Yet have' been upheld till now; Who could hold me up but thou! f, Thou hast help'd in every need ; This emboldens nie to pfead; After so much merrv past, Canst thou let me sink at last ? 7 No— I inns', maint'in my hold, 'Tis thy goodness makes" me bold ; I can no lenial tfcke, W h< n I plead for Jesus' sake. 355 C.M. Edmund Jones. Lud.'ow 84. Crowle 3. The successful Resolve— I will go in unto the King, Esther iv. 16. 1 r^OME, humble sinner, in whose breast ^ A thousand thoughts revolve, Come, with your guilt and fear opprest, And make this last resolve : 2 « I'll go to Jesus, tho' ray sin ' Hath like a mountain rose; ' I know his courts, I'll 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 Kincr approach, ' Whose sceptre pardon gives; * Perhaps he may command mv touch, ' And then the suppliant lives, 5 • Perhaps hs will admit my plea, ' Perhaps will hear ray prayer: ' But if I perish I will prav, ' And perish only there. " 6*1 can but perish if I go, ' I am resolved to try ; ' For, if I stay a way, "I know ' I must for "ever die.' 7 But if f die with mercy sought, When 1 the King have tried, This were to die (deltsrhtfuf thought!) As sinner never died. 356 s.M. Eagle Street New 55. Broderip's 252. A broken Heart, and a bleeding Saviour. 1 TTNTO thine altar, Lord, ^ A broken heart 1 bring; And wilt thou graciously accept Of such a worthless thing ! 2 To Christ, the bleeding Lamb, My faith directs its ev» s : Thou may'st reject that'v.orthless thin*, But not his sacrifice. 3 When he gave up the ghost, The law was satisfy'd ; And now to its most fi?orous claims, I answer, ■ Jesus died.' 357 L. M. Beddomc. Rippon's 188. Ulverstone 179. Holy Boldness. 1 CPRINKLED with reconciling blood, ^ I dare approach thy throne, O God! Thy face no frowning aspect wears, Thy hand no vengeful thunder bear-! 2 Th'- encircling rainbow, peaceful sign! Doth with rcfulirent brightness shine; And while my faith beholds it near, I bid farewdl to every fear. 3 Let me my grateful homage pay ; With courage sing, with fervour pray; And, tho' my elf a wretch undone, Hope for acceptance thro' thy Son — 4 Thy Son, who on th' accursed tree Expir'd to set the vilest free ; On this F build my only claim, And all I ask is in his name. 358, 359, 360 BEFORE SERM< >N. 361,362,363 358 8. B. 6 . ./. Straphan. Chatham ft& Iiinton a66. The Lord's Pruyir, Matt. vi. 9—13. 1 r)l ] R Father, whose eternal -way yj The bright angelic busts obey, O lend a pitying tar; V> hen on thy awful Mate we call, And a: thv feet submissive fall, O! condescend to hear. 2 Far mav thy irlorious Reign exrend. May rebels to thy sceptr. beutk, Aid yield to sovereign lov< : Way we i.Lke piea*ur<' to fulfil lhe sacred dictates of thy w,U, As angel? do above. 3 From thy kind hand each temporal good, Our raiment and our daily food, In rich abundance come : Lord, »ive us still afresh supply, If thou withhold thy baud, we die, And fill the silent tomb. 4 Pardon our sins, O God ! that rise \ud call for vengeance from the skies; And, while we are forgiven, (.rant that revenge may "new r rest, And ma! ce harbour in that breast L hat feels the love of beared. 5 Protect us in the dangerous hour, And from the i>v tempter's power O I s t our spirits tree : And if temptation shout I assail, May mighty grace o'er ail prevail, And lead our hearts to thee. G Thine s the powe •, to thee belongs) The constant tribute of oar songs, All glory to thy name : Let .v tin our lays, in one resoti v.ioe Thy wonders to~ proclaim. HYMNS DLTO.IT. SEilMON. X)9 L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Porfa gal 97. "vVaieham 117. Fu be tung between Prayer ami Sermon. 1 YITHERE two or three, with sweet accord, * v Obedient to their sovereign Lord, Meet to recount h ; s acts of gnice, And offer solemn prayer and praise ; 2 ' There,' says the Saviour, * will I be, 1 Amid this" little company ; • To them unveil rav smiling face, 1 And shed my glories round tlie place/ 3 We meet at thy command, dear Lord, Relying on thy' faithful Wyord : Now send thy' Spirit from above, Now fill our hearts with heavenly love. 360 C.JJ. Great Milton 212. Condescension I hi. 1 Cor. iii. 6, 7. 1 TN vain Apoiios' silver tongue, ■*■ And I iiul's with strains profound. Diffuse among the listening throng The gospel's gladdening sound. 2 Jems, the work is wholly thine To form the. heart anew ; JYow let thy sovereign grace divine Each stubborn soul subdue. gfjj It**. Fawcett. Uficnim 93. Carey's II. Hoxton 121. Before Sermon. l HPHY presence, gracious God, afford, ■*- Prepare us i<> receive thy word: Now let ihr voice e n g ag e '>u'r fir, And faith be mi\'.i w.th what we bear: C/tor. Thus, Lord, thy waiting servants bless, An ; i rowu th> gotpel with uccess. 3 Distracting thoughts and earesre move, And fix our hearts and bones . With fool divine may \\t !)♦• it], An t sati-fv'd with living bread : Choi: Thus, 6tc. 3 To us the saered word apply, With sovereign power and energy; And mav we, in thy faith and fear, Reduce "to practice what we hear: CAor. Thus, .vc. 4 Fath r, in us thy Son reveal; Teach us to know and do «hy will: Thy saving po.\er and love display; And guide us to the realms of day : C/wr. Thus, Lord, thy waiting servants bless, Aud crown thj gospei with success. 361 (2d Hart.) L.M. Rippon'p 16a. Pam saio. '-mid's 272. Longing for the Presence and Blessing of God, 1 Sam. vii. 2. 1 T OOK from on high, great God, and see J - J Thy saints lamenting after th;.'e : We sifh, we languish, and compi un; Revive thy gracious work again. 2 'i > lairj by ofceersag gra^ 1 impart, Bind up and heal -h. braisen heart; Our sine >ubdue, our sou.s restore, And let our Toes prevail no more. 3 Thj presence in thv house afford, To ev.jrv heart apply thy word; Thai ?inncrs may tlnir danger see An 1 now begin s* mourn for thee. 3>S2 & ^ T - Brrldome. Bath Chapel 2;. MachaeL'fl 119. The Freentss of the Gospel. I TJOW free and boundless is the grace **■ Of our redeeming: Cod, Eectendiug to t eGi ek and Jew, And men of everv biood ! He bids the beggar and the princ* I'r.rtn the goepej feaat. 3 None a-e excluded thence, bnt those Who uo th em e* lees exclude ; Welcome the learind and poiite, The Ujn >rant and rude. 4 Come then, ye men of every name, Of every ran'.; and ron?i;e ; What you are willing to receive, Doth umo you belong. 363 7 C - Stoe! 1G1. Cookham 36. A Blessing Iiuril'ly requested. 1 T ORD, we come before, rhee now, *-* it thy feet we humbly bow ; O ! d ■ oo( oar sujJ disd lip, Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain? 2 In thy own appointed way. Now we seek thee, here we stag ; Lord, from hence we would not go, Till a blessing thou heatewi D9 364—367 WORSHIP. 3 Send some message from thy word, That may joy and peace afford ; Let thy Spirit now impart Full salvation to each heart. 4 Grant that all may seek and find Thee a God supremely kind ; Heal the sick, the captive free, Let us all rejoice in thee. 364 L.M. Portugal 97. Horsley 205. Gould's 272. The Pool of Bethesda, John v. 2—4. 368—371 H° TOW long, thou faithful God, shall I 1X Here in thy ways forgotten lie? When shall the means of heaiiner be The channels of thy grace to rne 1 2 Sinners on ev'ry side step in, And wash away their pa;n and sin ; But I, an heipless sin-sick soul, Still lie expiring at the pool. 3 Thou cov'nant angel, swift come down, To-day thine own appointments crown; Thy power into the means infuse, And give them now their sacred us \ 4 Thou seest me lying at the pool, I would, thou know'st I would, be whole ; O let the troubled waters move, And minister thy healing love. 365 8, 7, 4. Toplady's Collection. Helms'.ey 223. Pains wick 162. Prayer for Minister and People. 1 T\EAREST Saviour, help thy servant -^ To proclaim thy wondrous love! Pour thy grace upon this people, That thy truth they mav approve : Bless, O bless them, From thy shining courts above. 2 Now thy gracious word invites them To partake the gospel-i'^ast ; Let thy Spirit sweetly dr.tw them ; Every soul be Jesu's guest! O receive us, Let us find thy promis'd rest. 366 L.M. Islington 40. Lebanon 79. Casting the Gospel-Net, Luke v. 5. John xxi. 6. 1 MOW, while the gospel-net is cast, iy Do thcu, O Lord, the effort own ; From numerous disappointments past, Teach us to hope in thee alone. 2 May this be a much-favour'd hour To souls in Satan's bondage led ; O clothe thy word with sovereign power To break the rocks, and raise the dead ! 3 To mourners speak a cheering word, On seeking souls vouchsafe to shine ; Let poor backsliders be restor'd, And all thy saints in praises join. 4 [O hear our prayer, and give us hope That, when thy voice shall call us home, Thou still wilt "raise a people up To love and praise thee in our room.] 367 s « M. Beddome. Harborough 142. Wirksworth 158. He beheld the City, and wept over it, John \ix. 41. 1 TV D Christ o'er sinners weep ; ^ J And shall our cheeks be dry ? Let floods of penitential grief JJurst forth from every eye. The Son of God in tears, Angels with wonder see ! Be thou astonish'd, O my soul, He shed those tears for thee. t He wept that we might weep, Each sin demands a tear ; In heaven alone no sin is found, And there's no weeping there. 368 8,7,4. Helmsley 223. Lewes 63. A Blessing requested. Let each heart thy grace inherit, Raise the weak, the hungry feed : From the gospel Now supply thy people's need. 2 O may all enjoy the blessing, Which thy word's design'd to give: Let us all, thy love possessing, Joyfully the" truth receive ; And for ever To thy praise and glory live ! 369 H8th. Bethesda 112. Carmarthen New 35. Blind Bartimeus, Luke, xviii. 35— *B. 1 OINFUL, and blind, and poor, •^ And lost without thy grace, Thv mercy I implore, And wait to 6ee thy face : Begging [ sit by the way side, And long to know the Crucify'd. 2 Jesus, attend my cry. Thou Son of David, hear, If now thou passest by, Stand still and call me near ; The darkness from my heart remove, And shew me now thy pardoning love. 37;) L. M. Beddome. Coombs's 45. Islington 40. Thy Kingdom come, Matt. vi. 10. 1 A SCEND thy throne, almighty King, **■ And spread thy glories all abroad ; Let thine own arm salvation bring, And be thou known the gracious God. 2 Let millions bow before thy seat, Let humble mourners seek thy face, Bring daring rebels to thy feer, Subdu'd by thy victorious grace. 3 O let the kingdoms of the world Become the kingdoms of the Lord ; Let saints and angels praise thy name, Be thou thro' heaven and earth ador'd. 371 L- M. Wareham 117. Green's Hundred 89. EzekieVs Vision of the dry Bones, Ezek. xxxvii. 3. 1 T OOK down, O Lord, with pitying eye ; -*- J Sea Adam's race in ruin lie ; Sin spreads its trophies o'er the eround, And scatters slaughter'd heaps around. 2 And can these mouldering corpses live! And can these perish'd bones revue! That, miuhtv God, to thee is known ; That wondrous work is all thy own. 3 Thy ministers are sent in vain To prophesy upon the slain ; In vain thev call, in vain thev cry> Till thine almighty aid is nigh,. 372—375 AFTER SERMON. 37G— 379 4 But if thy Spirit deign to breathe. Life spreads thro' all the realm* of death; Dry bones obey th> powerful roice; I h; y mo\e, i tit- y aaJLen, tin y rejoice. 5 So when thy trumpet's awful sound Siullshake"thehea\ens and rend the ground, Dead saints shall from their tombs arise, And spring to life beyond the skii^. HYMNS AFTER SERMON. 372 CM. Bath Chapel 26. New York 33. The Parable of the Soever, Matt. xiii. 3— 23. 1 V T OW, Lord, the heavenly seed is sown, ■*■" Be it thy servants' care Thv heavenly b!es>ing to bring down, By humble fervent prayer. 2 la vain we plant without thine aid, And water too ia vain ; Lor I of the harvest, God of grace, Send down thy heavenly rain. 3 Then *hall our cheerful hearts and tongues Begin this song divine; 1 Thou, Lord, hast given the rich increase, ' And be the glory thine.' 373 MSth. Newton. Bethesda 112. Eagle Street 16. fXS what has now been sown, V7 Thy blessing, Lord, bestow ; The power is thine alone To make it spring and grow; Do thou the gracious harvest raise, And thou alone shalt have the praise. 374 L. M. Denbigh 54. Rowles 73. Bodenham 3C9. The Spread of the Gospel, Matt. vi. x. 1 nPO distant lands thy Gospel send, x And thus thy empire wide extend : To Gentile, Turk, and stubborn Jew, Thou King of Grace ! salvation shew. 2 Where'er thy 6un or light arise, Thy name, O God! immortalize : May nations yet unborn confess Thy wisdom, power, and righteousness. 375 c. m. Bedford 91. Abridge 201. Duties and Privileges, Jude 20, 21. 1 "W7H1LE sinners, who presume to bear YV The christian's sacred name, Throw up the reins to every lust, And glory in their shame ; 2 Ye saints preserv'd in Christ and cail'd, Detest their impious ways, And on the basis of your faith An hea\enly temple raise. 3 Upon the Spirit's promis'd aid Depend from day to day, And, while he breathes his quickening gale, Adore, and praise, and pray. 4 Preserve unquench'd your love to God, And let the flame ar'isp, And higher and still hieher blaze, Till it ascend the skies. 3 With a transporting joy expect The grace your Lord' shall give, When all his'saints shall from his hands Their crown* of life recen e. 376 C. M. Toplady\ ColLction. Grove Hotttt 1 i i. Footer 96* Salem 138. /Vine U (he aectpted Time. 1 pOME, guilty souls, and flee away ^ To Clir st, and h< al your wounds; Thia i* the welcome gospel-day, Wherein free grace abounds. 2 God lov'd the church, and gave his Son To drink the cup of v. r .th : And Jesn* tajs, he'll cu- 1 out none That come 'to him by faith. 376 (2<1 fart.) L. M. Paul's 24o. Gould's 272. The convinced Sinner encouraged. 1 VyHO is the trembl ng sinner, who That owns eternaf death his due? Who Mourn* his ^in, his guilt, his thrill, And does on God for mercy call ! 2 Peace, troubled soul, dismiss thy fear, Hear, Je?us speaks, He of good cheer ; I poa his cleansing grace rely. An i thou shalt never, uever die. 377 E. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Angels Hymn 60. Paul's 246. Sterling 317. Acceptance through Christ alone, John xiv. ». 1 TJOW shall the sons of men appear, Jri Great God, before thine awful bar! How may the guilty hope to find Acceptance with th' eternal mind I 2 Not vows, nor groans, nor broken cries, Not the most costly sacrifice, Not infant blood profusely spilt, Will expiate a sinner's guilt. 3 Thy blood, dear Jesus, thine alone, Hath sovereign virtue to atone: Here we wilfrest our only plea When we approach, great God, to thee. 377 (2d Part.) 7s. Cookham 36. Stoel 164. Hotham 224. The Pleasures of Religion. 1 > r TlS religion that can give •*■ Sweetest pleasures while we live 'Tis re igion must supply Solid comfort when we die. 2 After death, its joys will be Lasting as eternity ! Be the living God my frien 1, Then my bliss shall never end. 378 L. M. Rowles 73. Portugal 97. Bodenham 309. Habbakuk iii. 17, 18. TS Jesus mine! I'm now prepar'd x To meet with what I thought most hard Yes, let the winds of trouble blow, And comforts melt away like snow ; No blasted trees or failing crops Can hinder rav eternal hopes; Tho' creatures ehanse, the Lord's the same, Then let me triumph in his name. 379 76. Deptford 124. Turin 241. Rest 262. Help, Hosea xiii. 9. OELF-destrov'd, for help I pray : ^ Help me, Saviour, from above, Help me to believe, obey, Help me to repent, and love ; Help to keep the graces given. Help me quite from hell to heaven. D 10 380, 381, 382 WORSHIP. 383, 384 3S0 c. m. Abridge 201. Grove House 143. Felix trembling, Acts, xxiv. 24, 25. 1 CEE Fel x, cloth'd with pomp and power, *■* See his respondent bride, Attend to hear a prisoner preach The Saviour crucify 'd. 2 He well describes who Jesus was, His Klories and his love, How he obey'd and bled below, And reigns and pleads above. 3 Felix up starts, and trembling cries, * Go, for this lime, away, 1 I'll hear thee on these points again * On some convenient day ' 4 Attention to the words of life Let Felix thus adjourn ; Lord, let us make these solemn trutlis Our first and last concern. 381 s. m. Eagle Street New 55. Vermont 134. Jabei's Prayer, 1 Chron. iv. 9, 10. 1 < r\ THAT the Lord indeed v/ < Would me hi« servant blest, ' From eyepy evil shield my head, * And crown my paths with peace ! 2 * Be his almighty hand ' My helper and my guide, * Till "with his saints in Canaan's lajid * My portion he divide. 382 (1 st Part.) C. M. Brighthelmstone 208. Ann's 58. Desiring to walk in the Way of Holiness to Happiness, Psalm lxxxiv. 8. 1 T ORO God, omnipotent to bless, Xu My sunphcation hear; Guardian of Jacob, to my voice Incline hv gracious car: 2 If I h;tve never yet begun To tread the sacred road, O teach my wandering feet the way To Zion's blest abode ! 3 Or, if I'm travelling in the path, Assist me with rhy strength, And let me swift advances~make, And reach thine heaven at length ! 4 My care, my hope, ray first request, Are all compr»sM in this, To follow v here thy saint* have led, And then partake their bliss. 382 (2d Part.) C. M. Spr?gue 166. Bedford 91. Portsea 284. Good Hope of Interest united with Gratitude. 1 TF, Lord, in thy fair book of life ■*• My worthless name doth stand ; And "in my heart the law is writ By thine unerring hand ; 2 1 am 6ecure, by grace divine, Of crowns above the 6kies; And on the road, from thy rich stores, Shall meet with fresh supplies. 3 To thee in sweet melodious strains Mv Grateful voice I'll raise ; But life's too short, my powers too weak, To shew forth half thy praise. 4 [Had I ten thousand thousand tongues, Not one should silent be; Had I ten thousand thousand hearts, I'd give them all to thee.) 383 io4th Sussex 70. Hanover 130. Praise for Salvation. 1 OUR Saviour alone, the Lord let us bless, v ^ Who reigns on his throne, the Prince of our Peace ; Who evermore saves us by shedding his blood ; All hail, holy Jesus, our Lord and our God ! 2 We thankfully sing thy glory and praise, Thou merciful spring of pity and grace : Thy kindness for ever to men we will tell, And say our dear Saviour redeems us from hell 3 Preserve us in love, while here we abide ; never remove thy presence, nor hide Thy glorious salvation, til! each of us see With joy the bless'd vision completed in thee 383 (2d Part.) L. M. Portugal 97. Bredby 165. Gratitude to Christ. 1 HPO bim who on the fatal tree *■ Pour'd out his blood, his life for me, In grateful strains my voi e I'll raise, Ant in his service spend my days. 2 To listening multitudes I'll tell How he reaeem'd my soul from hell ; And how, reposing on his breast, 1 lost my cares and found my rest. 3 Thro' him my sins are all forgiven, He ever pleads my cause in heaven ; I'll build an altar to his name, And to the world his grace proclaim. 384 (is* Pa**«> r - M. Boston 159. Mi all 240. Suffolk 315. Not unto us, Ps. cxv, 1. 1 "MOT unto us, but thee alone, ■^ Bless'd Lamb, be glory given : Here shall thy praises be begun, And carried on in heaven. 2 The hosts of spirits now with thee Eternal anthems sing : To imi'ate them here, lo ! we Our h .Uelujahs bring. 3 Had we our tongues like them inspir'd, Like theirs our songs should rise ; Like them we never should be tir'd, But love the sacrifice. 4 Till we the veil of flesh lay down, Accept our weaker lays; And, wlien we reach thy Father's throne We'll give thee nobler praise. 384 (2d Pa".) C. M. Cambridge New 7*. Otford 106. Missionary 257. Joying and glorying in the Lord. 1 ~\7E saints of every rank, with joy ■* To God your offerings bring; Let towns and cities, hills and vales, With loud Hosannas ring. 2 Let him receive the glory due To his exalted name; With than! ful tongues and hearts inflam His wondrous deeds proclaim. 3 Praise him in elevated strains, And make the world to know, How great the Master whom you serve, And yet how gracious too. 385, 366, 387 AI-TKR SERMON. 383—392 Lot k 49. Lambeth j:. Potsdam 319. Our God for e+etdnd cur, Psalm xiwii. h. -|Mll> God is thv- God we a ' 1 <»ur faithful unchangeable friend ; Whose low* i» as rarg( .i-, hi> power. A )i neither know- measure por end: Tis Jesus the tir-t and thelast, Whose Spirit -diall guide us sif. home; We'll praise him for all that is Ami trust him for all that's to come. SH6 C Hi Comtek. Newinftea til. ('.rear Milton 212. Chritt the Burden oj the Song. 1 HPHOU dear Redeemer, dying Lamb, A We love to bear of thee ; No music's like thy charming name, Nor half BO sweet ran he. 2 O let us ever hear th> \ In mercy to us speak, Ami in our Priest »t will rejoice, Thou great Melchised-r. s Our Jesus shall be s-t ii i our theme, WhHB in this world we sta\ : • ug our Jes'i'- lovely name, When all tbiqgs e! 3 c decay. 4 When we appear in yonder cloud, With all thy favuu'rM throng, Then will we "sing more sweet, more loud, And Christ shall be our :>onsr. 387 6,4. Bermondsev 52. Bridgewater 261. Mariner's 266. Worthy the Limb. 1 pDRY to God on high ! ^ Let earth and skies rej ly, Praise ve his name : His love and grace. adore, Who all our sorrows- bore; Sing aloud evermore, "Worthy the Lamb. 2 Jesus, our Lord and God, Bore sin's tremendous load, Prai.-e ye his- name : Tell what his arm hath done, What spoils from death he won; Sing his great name alone ; Worthy the Lamb. 3 While they around the throne Cheerfully" join in one, Praising his name : Those who have feJt hi*. Wood Sealing their peace with God, Bound his dear lame abroad, W orth} the Lamb. 4 Join, all ye ransom'd race, Our holy Lord to bless : ■' Praise ye his name ; In him we will rejoice, And make a ioyful noise, Shoutin? with heart and voice, Worrfiy the Larab. 1 5 What tho' we change our place, Yet we shall nevercease Praising his name: To him our" songs we brimr, Hail him our gracious King, And without ceasin? >niir, Worthy the Lamb. * Then let the hosts above, In realms of endless love, Praise his dear name : To him ascribed be Honour and ma" Thro' all eternity : Worthy the L*amfe. 3H3 i>. M. «■*• Lebanon 79. Manning 215. /' I )t\ mission. i "T)ISMISS us with thy blessing, Lord, 1J Help us to feed upon thy word; All that ' forgive, And let thy truth within us live. 2 Mho' we are guilty, thou art rrood, Wash all our w irks in Jesu's blood ; Give e And bid iw ai! depart in i»eace. ;>39 8. 7. 4. Helraslej 333. \"^ estbury m. Ai Dtgtniuieit. 1 T ORD,
  • in!*» us Mith thv Massing, *-* Fill our hearts with jo; and peac;; Let ns each, thy loie possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace: O refresh us ! Travelling thro' this wildeni 2 Thank- .. ration. For lh\ I -ouuvl ; Ma) the ffuits of thy salvation Iii our hearts and "lives abound: May thv pi i w With us evermore be found ! 3 So, whene'er the signal's giv'n, Us from earth to call away, Borne on angels' wings to heaven, Glad to leave our cumbrous clav, readv Rise, and reign in endless day ! 390 C. M. Bath Chapel 26. Brighthelmstone 263. Sanctification and Growth, Heb. xiii. 20, 2i. 1 "MOW may the God cf peace and love, 11 Who, from ttf imprisoning crrave, Restor'd the shepherd of the sheep, Omnipotent to save, 2 Thro' the rich merits of that blood Which he on Calvary spilt. To make th' eternal corenant sure, On which our hopes are built, 3 Perfert our souls in every arrace T' accomplish 1 all hi* wilf, And all that's pleasing in Iris sight Inspire us to fetffil ! 4 For the groat Mediator's sake, We every blessing pray : With s-lory let his hame'be crown'd Thro' heaven's eternal day ! 591 L.M. Islington 40. Lebanon 79. The Peace of God thall keep, <^c. Phil. iv. 7. 1 HPHE peace which God alone reveals, x And bv his word of grace imparts. Which only the believer feels, Direct, and keep, and cheer our hearts: 2 And mav th. holy Three in One, The Father, Word", and Comforter, Pour an abundant blessing. down On ever)' sou! assembled here ! , q-J B, 7. 2Vtu.7on, Welsh 210. Jewin Street 222. lf-iv the Grace, H. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. "\T\Y the iirace of Christ our Saviour. iy± And ihe Father's Iwmndtess love. With the Holy Soirit's fa^r show '■ Outlive our bliss, and mourn our loss, In everlasting woe ! 2 Let us not lose the living God For one short dream of joy : With fond embrace cling to a clod, And fling all heaven away. j Vain world, thy wc.k attempt! forbear W c all thy ch inii-. <:efy ; Au I rate oar pr o dear For all thy weaith to buy. 402 C. M. Dr. (VattS* Lyrics. Lebanon 70. Maanimj 245. Laton 291. The ffa 1 T) rx D be my heart to all below, *-* To mortal jo\s an I mortal cares; To temmal Mm that charms us -.», Be dark, mine eyes, and .icaf, my ears. 2 Lord, I renounce mv carnal taste Of the far fruit that sinners prize: Their par idise shad never waste One thought of mine, but to despise. 3 AU earthly joys are overweigh'd With mountains of vexatiovs care; And wh re's the sweet that is not laid A bait to some destructive snare .' 4 Be Restore him, sinking to the grave, Stretch out thine arm, make haste to save ; Back to our hope and wishes give, And bid our friend and father live. I * See Hymn 407, and Association Hymns, 6 Uound to each soul by tendefest ties, In ererj breast his image lies ; Thy pitying aid, O God, impart, Nor read him from each bleeding heart. 7 Yet, if our suppl;catious fail, And prayers and tears can nought preva Condemn'd on this dark desert coast To mourn our niuch-lov'd leader lost ; 8 I!e thou hit Strength, be thou his stay, Support him thro' the gloomy way; Comfort his sosl, surround his bed, And guide him thro' the dreary shade. y Around him may thy angels wait, Deck'd with their robes of heavenly blate, To teach his happy soul to risr, And waft him to his native skies. 41 1 C.M. Huddersfield 202. Matthews J i. At a Minister's leaving his People. PauVt, farewell Charge, Acts xx. 26, 27. 1 vy"HEN Paul was parted from his friends, vv It was a weeping day; But Jesus made them all amends, And wip'd their tears away. 2 In heaven they met again with joy (Secure no more to part), Where praises every tongue employ, And pleasure fills each heart. 3 Thus all the preachers of his grace Their children soon shall meet; Together see their Saviour's face, And worship at his feet. 4 But they who heard the word in vain, Tho' oft and plainly warn'd, Will tremble when they meet again The ministers they scorn'd. 5 On your own heads your blood will (all, If any perish here ; The preachers who have told you all Shall stand approv'd and clear. 6 Yet, Lord, to save themselves alone, Is not their utmost view; O ! hear their prayer, thy message own, And save their bearers too. 415 L.M. Bowden 78. Chard 175. Sterling 317. The People's Prayer for their Minister ; or, Ministers and Missionaries * com- mitted to God. 1 YjyiTH heavenly power, O Lord, defend YV Himf whom we now to thee commend: His person bless, his soul secure, And make him to the end endure. 2 Gird him with all-sufficient grace; Direct his feet in paths of peace; Thy truth and faithfulness fulfil, And help him to obey thy will, 3 Before him thy protection send : O love him, save him to the end ! Nor let him, as thy pi grim, rove Without the convoy of thy love. 4 Enlarge, enflame, and fill his heart; In him thy mighty power exert: That thousands yet unborn may praise The wonders of redeeming grace. * See also hymn 420, first, second, and third part. t The pronouns in this hymn, if necesfarj* may be read in the plural, ■ them,' *xr. toe. 416,417, 41S THE CHURCH. 418 416 L. M. Dr. Gibbons. Portugal 97. Magdalene 214. The Pastor" s Wish for his People, Phil. iv. 1. 1 TV/TV brethren, from my heart belov'd, ■*-"■ Whose welfare fills" my daily care, My present joy, my future crown, The word of exhortation hear. 2 Stand fast upon the solid rock Of the Redeemer's righteousness : Adorn the gospel with your lives, And practise what your lips profess. 3 With pleasure meditate the hour, When he, descending from the skies, Shall bid yoar bodies, mean and vile, In his all-glorious image rise. 4 Glorv in his dear, honour'd name, To him inviolablv cleave ; Your all he purchas'd by his blood, Nor let him less than all receive. 5 Such is your pastor's faithful charge, Whose soul desires not vour's, but you ; O may he, at the Lord's right hand, Himself and all his people view ! 417 L-M. Wareham 117. Mark's 65. At a Choice of Deacons, I Tim. iii. 8--13. 1 "PAIR Sion's King, we suppliant bow, ^ And hail the grace thy church enjoys ; Her hol\ deacons are thine own, With all the gifts thy love employs. 2 Up to thy throne we lift our eyes, For blessings to attend our choice* Of such whose generous, prudent zeal Shail make thyTavour'd ways rejoice. 3 Happy in Jesus, their own Lord, May thev his sacred table spread,— The table of their pastor fill, And fill the holy poor with bread ! 4 [When pastor, saints, and poor, they serve, May their own hearts with grace be crown'd ! While patience, sympathy, and joy, Adorn, and thro' their lives abound.] 5 By purest love to Christ, and truth, tO may they win a good degree Of boldness in the christian faith, And meet the smile of thine and thee! 6 \nd when the work to them assign'd— The work of love, is fully done, Call them from serving tables here, To sit around thy glorious throne. MONTHLY AND MISSIONARY PRAYER MEETINGS. 418 (1st Part.) s.7. Carlisle 95. Welsh 210. Trowbridge 21. Glorious Things spoken of Zion the City of God, Ps. lxxxvii. lea. xxxiii. 20, 21. l pLORIOUS things of thee are spoken, ^ Zion, city of bur God ! He, whose word can not be broken, Form'd thee for his own abode: On the Rock of ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose ? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou may'st smile at all thy foes. * If this hymn be sung before the Choice, then the second line of the second verse may stand thus ; * For Wisdom to direct our Choice.' 2 [See ! the streams of living waters Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and dausrliters, And all fear of want remove : Who can faint while such a river Ever flows thy thirst t' assuage \ Grace, which", like the Lord, the giver, Kever fails from age to age. 3 Round each habitation hovering, See the cloud and fire appear! For a glory and a covering, Shewing that the Lord is near : Thus deriving from their banner Light by night and shade by day, Safe they feed upon the manna Which he gives them when they pray.] 4 Blest inhabitants of Zion, Wash'd in the Redeemer's blood ! Jesus, whom their souls rely on, Makes them kings and priests to God: 'Tis his love his people raises Over self to reign as kings : And as priests, his solemn praises Each for a thank-olTering brings. 5 Saviour, if of Zion's city I tnro' grace a member am : Let the world deride or pity, I will glory in thy name : Fading Ls the worldling's pleasure, All his boasted pomp and show ! Solid joys and lasting treasure None but Zion's children know. 418 (2d Part.) L. Mi Gloucester 12. Chard 175. Prayer for the Spread of the Gospel animated by Prophecy. The influence of thy crown increase, And strangers to thy footstool bring. 2 [We long to see that happy time, That dear, expected, blissf'il day, When countless myriads of our race The second Adam 'shall obey.] 3 Thy prophecies must be fulfill'd, Though earth and hell should dare oppose ; The stone cut from the mountain's side, Though unobserv'd, to empire grows. 4 Soon shall the mingled i-r.age fall, (Brass, silver, iron, gold, and clay,) And superstition's gloomy reign To light and liberty give way. 5 In one vast symphony of praise, Gentile and Jew shall then unite; 6 Afric's emancipated sons Shall join, with Europe's polish'd race. To celebrate, in different tongues, The glories of redeeming grace. 7 From east to west, from north to south, Immanuers kingdom must extend ; And everkf man, in every face, Shall meet a brother and a friend. 418 (3d Part.) L. M. Wareham 117. I'ortugal 97. The approaching Fall of Babylon predictei Rev. xiv. 6—8. I T>ROUD Babylon yet waits her doom * Nor can her toWring paiace fall, 'Till some blest messenger arise The spacious heathen world to call. MISSIONS. Id 8 Ami sec tlic g t or i as s s time npproaeh ! Behold Hit* in i l: lit > ansel tiy .' riir gospel tidings to convey To even wuad beneath tiie sky ! ; (> see, on both the India'- oast, An I Africa's unhappj shore, The oalearn'd s.n ige j ress to hear ; And hearing, wonder and adore : bile r li ■ ■ joyful (ruth is told, * That Jesus len his throne in heaven, 1 And suffer'd, died, ahd rose again, ' That guilty souls might be forgiv'n;' i See what delight, unfrlt before, Beams in his lix'd attentive eye ; And 1 ear him ask, * For wretched me, • Did this divine iledeemer die ! i ' Ah ! why ha\e te so long forborne ' To tell such welcome news as this! ' Go now, let every sinner hear, ' And share in such exalted bliss.'] ' The islands, waiting for his law, W ith rapture greet the sacred sound ; And, taught the Saviour's precious name, Cast all i heir idols to the ground. I Now Babylon, thy hour is come, Thy curs'd foundation shall give way, And thine eternal overthrow The triumphs of the cross display. 413 (4th Part.) L. M. Wells 102. Devotion 271. Invitation to propagate the Gospel throughout the Earth. I nO, favour'd Britons, and proclaim KSJ The kind Redeemer you have found; Publish his ever precious name To all the wondring nations round. } Go, tell the unletterU wretched slave, Who groans beneath a tyrant's rod, You bring— -J* freedom bought with blood, The blood of an incarnate God. I And tell the panting sable chief, On Ethiopia's scorching sand, You come — with a refreshing stream To cheer aud bless his thirsty land. 1 Go, tell on India's golden shores, The Ganges, Tibet, and Boutan *, That to enrich their deathless mind, You come— the friends of God an1 man. » Teli all the distant isles afar That lie in darkness and the grave, You come~a glorious light to show, Y r ou come — their souls to seek and save. 8 Say, the relisrion you profrss Is all benevo»enca and love • And, crown'd with energy divine, Us heavenly origin will | rove. 418 (5th Part., L. ?.i. Gloucester 12. Derby 169. Neglect in spreading the Gospel, reproved and deplored. 1 c pO,' said the voice of heavenly love, yj ■ My gospel preach to every land; f Lo ! I am with you to the end ; { Observe and follow my command.' * Tibet and Boutan; parts of Asia, littlt known to Europeans, but lately mentioned by the Bsptist Missionaries. 410 2 With joy the first d'sciples heard, And told the ever-gracious news, As ftu-y from him receiv'd in charge, First, to the unbelieving Jews: 3 Then to the Gentiles, tar and near, Publish'd salvation in his name, And the glad tidings of his grace To this dutinguish'd island came. 4 But ah ! to spread their sacred theme, How few ha\e our attempts been found ? What heathen lands from us have heard The glorious heart-reviving soend ? 5 To us their duty they bequeath'd ; And left the promise' on record; And had our ardour equad'd theirs, The same had been our bleat reward. 6 [We too had multitudes beheld Forsake the gods their hands had made, And the briglit beam of heavenly day Their yet benighted realms pervadej) 7 Saviour divine, our guilt forgive! Inspire our souls with warmer zeal! Pour out thy Spirit from on high; And let us all his influence feel. 419 (1st Part.) L. M. Chard 175. Gloucester 12. Prospect of Success; or, Encouragement to vse Means. 1 "DEHOLD th' expected time draw near, XJ The shades disperse, the dawn appear j Behold the wilderness assume The beateous tints of Eden's bloom. 2 Events, with prophecies, conspire To raise our faith, our zeal to fire : The ripening fields, already white, Present an harvest to our sight. 3 The untaught heathen waits to know The joy the gospel will bestow ; The exil'd slave waits to receive The freedom Jesus has to give. 4 Come let us with a grateful heart In the blest labour share a part; Our prayers and offerings gladly bring To aid the triumphs of our King, o Let us improve the heavenly gale, Spread to each breeze our hoisted sail, '1 ill north and south, and east and west. Shall be, as favour'd Britain, blest, fi Inv ite the globe to come and prove A Saviour's condescending love, And humbly fall before his feet, Assur'd they shall acceptance meet. 7 [Our hearts exult in songs of praise, i hat we have seen these latter days, When our Redeemer shall be known, Where Satan long hath held his throne.] 8 Where'er his hand hath spread the skies, Sweet incense to his name shall rise ; ' And Tyre, and Egypt, Greek and Jew,' By sovereign grace be form'd anew. 419 (2d Part.) C. M. Cambridge New 74. Evans's lDo. Irish 171. Missionary 257. The Increase of the Church promised and pleaded. 1 "CATITER, is not thy promise pledc'd x To thine exalted Son, That thro' ihe nations of the ear'h Thv word of life shall run ? El 420 ltlrli i^nuru^rj. 2 ' Ask, ami I give the heathen lands ' For thine inheritance, < And to the world's remotest shores * Thine empire shall advance.' 3 Hast thou not said, the blinded Jews Shall their Redeemer own ; While Gentiles to his standard crowd, And bow before his throne ! 4 When shall th' untutor'd Indian tribes, A dark bewilder'd race, Sit down at our Fmmanucl s teet, And learn and feel his grace ? 5 Are not all kingdoms, tribes, and tongues, Under th' expanse of heav n, To the dominion of thy 5>on, Without exemption given ! 6 From east to west, from north to south, Then be his name ador'd I Europe, with all thy millions, shout Hosaunahs to thy Lord 1 7 A«ia and Africa, resound From shore to shore Ins fame; And thou, America, in songs Redeeming love proclaim. 420 Cist Part.) C. M. Otford 106. Michael's 119. Prayer for Missionaries. 1 nREAT-God, the nations of the earth v* Are by creation thine : And in thy works, by all beheld, Thy radiant glories shine, o But, Lord, thy greater love has sent Thy gospel to mankind, Unv e Y ilfng what rich stores of grace Are treasur'd in thy mind. 3 Lord, when shall these glad tidings spread The spacious earth around, Till every tribe, and every soul, Shall hear the joyful sound? 4 O when shall Afric's sab' e sons Eniov the heavenly word, And'vlssals lon^ enslav'd become | The freedmen of the Lord? 5 When shall the untutor'd Heathen tribes, A dark bewilder'd race, Sit down at our Immanuel's feet, And learn and feel his grace? 6 Haste, sovereign mercy, and transform Their cruelty to love; Soften the tyger to a lamb, The vulture to a dove . 7 * Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the gospel '« ™ y ,!i ; thrnne And build on sin's demolished throne The temples of thy praise. SSroT yfhe M f S^ionane^ on their departure for India, May 28, i/W. 8 [O charge the waves to bear our friends Or bid its fury sleep.J 9 Whene'er thy sons, proclaim good news, Rpneath the Banian's shade, Lefthe poor Hindoo feel its power, And grace his soul pervade. * Verses 7, 9, and 10, of this hymn, may be sung alone. 10 O let the heavenly Shaster* spread, Bid Brahmans preach the word ; And mav all India's tribes become One Cast to serve the Lord. PAUSE. 11 Send forth fhv word, and let it fly, Arin'd with thv Spirit's power, Then thousands 'shall confess its sway. And bless the saving hour. 12 Beneath the influence of thy grace The barren wasies shall rise, With sudden greens and fruits array d, A blooming Paradise. 13 True holiness shall strike its root In each regen'rate heart, Shall in a growth divine arise, And heavenly fruits impart. 14 Peace, with her olives crown'd, shall stretch Her wings from shore to shore : No trump shall rouse the rage of war, No murd'rous cannon roar. 15 Lord, for those days we wait; those days Are in thy word foretold : Fly swifter, sun, and stars, and bring This promis'd age of gold. 16 Amen, with joy divine, let earth's Unnumber'd myriads cry ; Amen, with joy divine, let heaven s Unnumber'd choirs reply ! 4P0 (2d Part.) L. M. Warehaml2. Wells 13. Lebanon 79. A Blessing on Missions and Missionaries re- quested. 1 \*niERE'ER the blustering north-wind W bi ,,vs, And spreads its frost or fleecy snows; I Where'er the sun, with quickening ray, Shines all abroad ami gives the uay ; 2 Where'er the lesser orbs of U%}]\ . Dart forth their beams and gild the nignt, There mav his heralds loud proclaim tiip Saviour's love, the Saviour's nam mere may ms »<;'«7 "~" .^ , ~ a The Saviour's love, the Saviour's name. 3 For work so pleasing, so benign, Lord, grant thy influence divine, Till all < the spacious globe ar .™ n °> nd , < With' raptur'd ' songs of praise resound. 420 (3d Part.) S.M. Mount Ephraim 185- Lowell 260. Mcnsfield 154. Missionaries addressed and encouraged* I VE Messengers of Christ, * His sovereign voice obey ; Arise' and follow^ where he leads, And peace attend your way. « The Master whom you serve Will needful strength bestow ; Depending on his promis'd aid, With sacred courage go. a Mountains shall sink to plains, And hell in vain oppose ; The cause is God's and must prevail, In spite of all his foes. 4 Go, spread a Saviour's fame, And tell his matchless grace To the most guilty and deprav d Of Adam's numerous race. * The Shasters are the religious .books < the Hindoos: the Brahmans are their Priests and the Casts are the different classes of th people. t See also Hymn 415. 4-20, 421 j We wish yon, in lik name, 'Mil- most dil ine su< ■ Assur'd that he wi.o s, nil- you forth Will your endeavoui - 420 (o. Cambridge New 74. The u'onder-H'orktng God imolid for his Church, Isaiah li. 9. ) AWAKE, awake, thou night] arm. -* 1 - Which bast inch wooden wrought ; Which captive Israel freed from barm, And out of Egypt brought. 2 Art thou b it it, which Rahab slew >. And crushed the dragon's head ' Coustrain'd by thee, the w ■»••> withdrew From their accustoui'd bed. 3 Again thy wonted prowess show, lie thou made bare again; An I let thine adversaries ko >w That they resist in vain. 421 O** Part.) L. M. Ailie Street 241. Rochtord 22. Longing for the Latter Day Glory, 1 UOW many years has man been driven -*- 1 Far off from happiness and heaven 1 V. h i) wilt thou, gracious Lorii, restore Thy wandering church to roam no more ! 2 Six thousand years are nearly past Since Adam from thy sight was cast; And ever since, his fallen race From age to age are void of grace. 3 When will the happy trump proclaim The judgment of the'martyr'd Lamb .' When shad the captive troops be free, And keep the eternal jubilee! 4 Hasten it, Lord, in every land ; Send t'.iou thine angels and command, ind deliverance ; loudlj blow 1 Salvation to the saints below!* i We want to have the day appear ! The promis'd great sabbatic year, When, far from grief, and sin, and hell, Israel in ceaseless peace shall dwell. 6 Till then, we w 11 not let ihee rest, Thou still shalt hear our strong request; And this r.ar daily prayer shall be, Lurd, sound the trump" of jubilee. 4-_l (2 1 Part.) L.M. Ailie Street 241. Portugal 97. Prayer to God for hit special Interposition in spreading the Gospel, Zee. ix. 13—16. 1 ( UOW long, O God, ' has man be. n driv'n IA ' Far off from happine-s and heav'n .' 1 When wilt thou' graciously ' restore' Thy banish'd sons to rove no more ! 2 For near six thousand years, tl Has triiuuph'd over all below ; Save that a little flock is found, With ravening wolves eucompass'd round. 3 Shall not the Lamb, who once was si tin, An ample compensation gain, And many happy millions more. To happiness and God restore ! 4 From every nation, every tongue, A remnant must to him belong ; Nor can there be too vile a race To furnish trophies of his grace. 5 F.xert that power which could subdue The furious slaughter breathing Jew, And make him in thy cause • R >me. MISSIONS. 421, 4-22 6 Now. Lord, before thy servant! Lei God himself the trumpet blow ; Hasten the Gospel jubilee That bids a captive world be free. 481 (3d 1>ilrt «) 10,i ' Warpaw SH. Guestwick 27 4. Upton 314. The House must he of Fame and Glory tl out all Countries, 1 Chron. xxii, 25. Whosi torn foundation-stone his hand hath bud, Shall in magnifi ence and fame exceed Th :t which king Solomon so glorious made. 2 Wide as the spacious globe on which we tread, This -acred temple shall its bounds extend, Its blessings, not to Abram's seed contin'd, Shall millions of the Gentile race befriend. 3 S e, in the torrid regions of the south, The humble worshipper approach with joy; An i Bhivering natives of the frozen pole In the same heavenl j strains their lips employ. 4 With all simplicity of word and deed, With zeal for God", and love to souls inspirM, See the successful Missionaries teach ; Their ardour still by gathering converts lir'd. 5 Hark ! they proclaim salvation by the cross; And thousands press to accept the boun Hess t: race ; Jesus h > own almighty power displays, His temple now is universal space ! 421 (4th Part.) G. M. Sprague 166. Scatighton 261. Cambridge New 71. Saints longing to see their King with his many Crowns, Rev.xix. 12. 1 PO forih, ye saints, behold your King VJ With god-like honours croun'd, Ten thousand beauties in his word Shall spread his fame around. 2 W here'er the sun begins its race, Or stops its swift career, Both east and west shall own his grace, And Christ be honour'd there. 3 Ten thousand crowns encircling show The victories he hath won: O may his onqwests ever grow While time its course shall run. 4 Ride forth, thou mighty conqueror, ride, And millions more subdue, Destroy our enmity and pride, And we will crown thee too. 422 (1st Part.) ii2ch. Carey *s U. Hoxton 121. Uffculm 98. Geniiles praying for Jew*, Rom. xi. 1, 2, 2-5, 26. 1 -RATHER of faithful Abra'm, hear Our earnest suit for Abra'ms seed ; Justly they claim the softest prayer Prom us, a lopted in their ste id, W ho mercy thro' their fall obtain, And Chri-t by their rejection gain. 2 Outcast from thee, and scatter - .; Tin.' ever] nation under heaven, Blaspheming whom they erucifvM, 1 nsav'd, unp;tv'd, unforgiv'n: Branded like Cain, they bear their load, AbhoitM of men, and cur^'d of God. E3 422 THE CHURCH. 422, 423, 424 3 But hast thou finally forsook, For ever cast thy own away ! Wilt thou not bid the murderers look On him they pierc'd, and weep and pray! Yes, gracious Lord, thy word is past ; * All Israel shall be sav'd at last.' 4 Come, then, thou great deliverer, come, The veil from Jacob's heart remove ; Receive thy ancient people home, That, quicken'd by thy dying love, The world may their reception view, And shout to God the glory due. 422 C2dPart.) M3th. Portsmouth New 144. Evangelical Philanthropy ; or, the Song of a Christian Loyalist. 1 "DEJOICE, the Saviour reigns ■*■*■ Among the sons of men ; He breaks the pris'ners chains, And makes them free again : Let hell oppose God's only Son, In spite of foes his cause goes on. 2 The cause of righteousness, And truth and holy peace, Design'd our world to bless, Shall spread and never cease : Gentile and Jew, their souls shall bow, Allegiance due with rapture vow. T The baffled prince of hell In vain new projects tries Truth's empire to repel By cruelty and lies: Th'*infernal gates shall rage in vain, Conquest awaits the Lamb once slain. 4 He died, but soon arose Triumphant o'er the grave ; And now himself he shows Omnipotent to save : Let rebels kiss the victor's feet, Eternal bliss his subjects meet. ». All power is in his hand His people to defend, To his most high command Shall millions more attend: AH heaven with smiles approves his cause, And distant isles receive his laws. 6 This little seed from heaven Shall soon become a tree; This ever-blessed leaven Diffus'd abroad must be : Till God the Son shall come again, It must go on. Amen ! Amen! PA SE. Resurrection 72. i Ye who have known his name, Subserve his glorious plan ; Proclaim to all vour race The friend of God and man : How happy ve who own his sway ! Ye own'd shall be another day. 8 All hail, incarnate Lord, Our souls triumphant cry, Be thv bless'd name ador'd, By all beneath the sky : But when we join the host* above, In strains divine we'll sing thy love. 422 (3d Part.") L. M. Horsley 111. Magdalene 34. Attwaters 31 i. The Fields white for Harvest.* 1 T I FT up your joyful eyes, and see *-* A plenteous harvest all around, Rip'ning for hiss, and not a gram Shall ever fa 1 unto the ground : * The Hymns from the 427th to the 441st also relate to the spread of the Gospel, and the happiness of the Church, 2 A harvest of immortal souls, Seeur'd by an almighty power ; Nor heat, nor cold, nor storms shall hurt, Nor ravenous beasts of prey devour. 3 O happy day, when all th' elect Complete in number shall be found, And, like their great, their mystic head, Be with eternal honours crown'd. 424 (-tth Part.) L. M. Gloucester 12. Lebanon 77. Islington 40. He must reign; or, the Victories of Christ the Triumph of Christians. 1 VES, mighty Jesus! thou shalt reign, x Till all thy haughty foes submit; Till hell and all her trembling train Become like dust beneath thy feet. Thy saints, in that illustrious hour, Shall conquer with their conquering King. 3 And when, thro' brilliant gates of gold, Thou leadst thy chosen to the skies, May we the shining pomp behold, And partners of theTtriuniph rise. 4 Then, rang'd thy blazing throne around, The Saviour's honours we'll proclaim ; While heaven's transported realms resound Thy glorious deeds and darling name. ASSOCIATIONS; OR,GENERALMEETING3 of CHURCHES AND BIINISTERS.* 423 C M. Dr. Doddridge. Bat i Chapel 26. Suffolk 315. Spiritual Associations registered in Heaven; or, God's gracious Approbation of active Attempts to revive Religion, Mai. iii. 16, 17. 1 HPHE Lord on mortal worms looks down A From his celestial throne ; And, when the wicked swarm around, He well discerns his own. 2 He see9 the tender hearts that mourn The scandals of the times, And join their efforts to oppose The wide-prevailing crimes. 3 Low to the social band he bows His still-attentive ear; And, while his angels sing around, Delights their voice to hear. 4 The chronicles of heaven shall keep Their words in transcript fair, In the Redeemer's hook of life Their names recorded are. 5 ' Yes (saith the Lord) the world shall know ' These humble souls are mine: ' These, when my Jewels I produce, ' Shall in full lustre shine. 6 ' When deluges of fiery wrath 4 ?»Iv foes away sHall bear, * That hand, which strikes the wicked thro', ' Shad all my children spare' 424 L. M. B. Francis. Derby 109. Truro 165. Bramcoate 8. Ministers abounding in the Work of the Lord. 1 T>EFORE thy throne, eternal King, • D Thy ministers their tribute bring, Their tribute of united praise For heavenly news and peaceful days. * See also Hymns 403—406, 412- -42!>. 425, 420 ASSOCIATIONS. 427 2 We simr the conquests of thy sword, And publish loud thy healing word : \\hike angels sound thy glorious namt*, tag grace our lips proclaim. 3 Thy various service we esteem Our sweet employ, our bliss supreme; Ami, while we feel thy heavenly love, We burn like Seraphim above. 4 Nor seraphs there can ev« r t N\ ith us, u equal son? of praise : They are the noblest work off God, But we, the purchase of his blood. 5 Still in thy work would we abound; Still prune the vine, or plough the around ; Thv sheep with wholesome pasture feed, And watch them with MU ear ied heed. 6 Thou art our Lord, our life, our love, Our care below, and crown above : Thv praise shall be our best employ, Thy pres. nee our eternal joy. 425 c - M « Dr ' Doddridge. Brightheinistone 208. Condescension 116. Lovest thou mi? feed my Lambs, John xxi. 1-5 1 TV} not I love thee, O my Lord! - L ' Behold my heart and see; And turn each cursed idol out That dares to rival thee. 2 Do not 1 love thee from my soul ! Then let me nothin? love": Dead be my heart to every joy, When Jesus cannot move. 3 Is not thy name melodious still To mine attentive ear! Doth not each pulse with pleasure bound My Saviour's voice to hear ! 4 [Mast thou a Lamb in all thy flock, I would disdain to feed! Hast thou a foe, before whose face I fear thy cause to plead ! 5 Would not my ardent spirit vie, With angels round the throne, To execute thy sacred will, An 1 make thy glory know n ! I Would not my heart pour forth its blood In honour off thy name ! And challenge the cold hand of death To damp the immortal flame !] 7 Thou know'st I love thee, dearest Lord; I'm. O ! I lone to soar Far from the sphere of mortal joys, And learn to love thee more. 496 I- ■• Bed dome. Ailie Street 211. Portugal 97. Prayer for Ministers. 1 "CATHr.R of mercies, bow thine ear, ■*■ Attentive to our earnest prayer: We plead for ihose who plead for thee, Successful pleaders may they be! 2 How great their work, how vast the'. Do thou their anxious souls < itlarge ; Their best couircmeitts are o.'.r gain, We share tie i Main. 3 Clothe then, with energy divine, Their word>, and let those words be thine : To them thy sacred troth reveal, Suppress tlieir fear, inflame their zeal. 4 Teach them to sow the precious seed ; Teach them thy chor-en flock to f« cd : Teach them immortal souls to gain- Souls that will well reward their pain. 5 Let throni,'insy chains, Distressed souls forget their puius ; Let light thro' distant realms be spread, And Zion rear her droopiug In ja I. 42? (1st Part.) 8. 7. 4. Altered by Dr. Ryland. Lewes 63. Painswick 162, Heliu-ley 224. Prayer for a Ileviiul. 1 C WIOl'R, visit thy plantation, ° Grant us, Lord, a gracious, ram ' All will come to desolat on, Unless thou return again: Lord, revive us, All our help must come from thee ! 2 Keep no longer at a distance, Shine upon us from on high, Lest, for want of thine assistance, Every plant should droop and die : * Lord, tee, 3 Surely, once thy garden flourUh'd, Every part look'd gay and green ; Then thy word our spirits nourish d, Happy seasons we have >eeui Lord, x*. 4 But a drought has since succeeded, And a sad decline we see; Lord, thy help is greatly needed, Help can only come from thee : Lor!, &c. i Where are those we counted leaders Fill'd with zeal, and love, and truth? Old professors, tall as cedars, Bright examples to our youth ! Lord, ice, 6 Some in whom we once delighted, We shall meet no more below; Some, alas ! we fear are blighted, Scarce a single leaf they show : Lord, fee. 7 Younger plants — the sight how, pleasant :— Cover'd thick with blossoms stood; But they cause us grief at present, Frosts have nipp'd them in the bud! Lord, \c. 5 De rest Saviour, hasten hither, Thou canst make them bloom again! O! permit them not to wither, Let not all our hopes be vain. Lord. Itr. 9 Let oiir mutual love be fervent, Make us prevalent in prajeiv; Let each one, esteem'd thy servant, Shun the world's bewitching snares : I-ord, fas. 10 Break the tempter's fatal power, Turn the stony heart to flesh ; A. id begin from "this good hour To revive thy work afresh: Lord, rerh e us. All our help must come from thee! " (2d Part.) I .. My Gould's 272. Babylon Streams 23. For a Church in a loio Condition, Psalm li. 18. 1 f\ GOD of Zion ! from thy throne, ^ Look with an eye of pity down ; Thy church now humbly makes her prayer— Thy church the object o'f thy care. 2 We are a building thou hast rais'd, How kind thv hand, that haud be prais'd ; Vet all to utter rainfalls, If thou forsake our tntt'rmg walls. L i 4-27, 428 THE CHURCH. 429, 430 3 We call to mind the happier days Of life and love ; of pray'r and praise, — When holy services gave birth To joys resembling heaven on earth. 4 But now the ways of Zion mourn, Her gates neglected and forlorn : Our life and liveliness are fled, And many number'd with the dead. 5 We need defence from all our foes, We need relief from all our woes ; If earth and hell should yet assail, — Let neither earth nor hell prevail. ♦) Near to each other and to thee, Lord, bring us all in unity ; ()h pour thy Spirit from oh high, And all our num'rous wants supply. " Oh show that in our low estate, No blessing for us is too great ; We plead thy Son, we plead thy word, O Founder, Patron, bounteous Lord! 427 (3d Part.) lis. Geard 156. Broughton 172. Comfort for the Church in Trouble. ) r\ Zion ! afflicted with wave upon wave, ^ Whom no man can comfort, whom no man can save ; With darkness surrounded, by terrors dis- may'd, In toiling and rowing thy strength is decay'd. 2 Loud roaring the billows now nigh over- whelm, But skilful's the Pilot who sits at the helm, His wisdom conducts thee, his pow'r thee defends, in safety and quiet thy warfare he ends. 3 ' O fearful! O faithless." in mercy he cries, ' My promise, my truth, are they light in thine eyes; Still, still I am with thee, my promise shall stand, Thro' tempest and tossing I'll bring thee to land. 4 Forget thee I will not, I cannot, thy name Engrav'd on my heart doth for ever remain; The palms of my hands whilst I look on, I see The wounds I received when suff'ring for thee. ,'. I feel, at my heart, all thy sighs and thy groans, for thou art most near me, my flesh and my bones ; In all thy distresses thy Head feels the pain, Yet all are most needful, not one is in vain. C, Then trust me and fear not, thy life is secure ; My wisdom is perfect, supreme is my power ; In love I correct thee, thy soul to refine, To make thee at length in my likeness to shine. 7 The foolish, the fearful, the weak are my care, The helpless, the hopeless, I hear their sad pray'r; From all their afflictions, my glory shall spring, And the deeper their sorrows, the louder they'll sing.' 423 8. 7. 4. Trevecca 37. Kentucky 114. Westbury 51. Longing for the Spread of the Gospel. \ /"Y ER the gloomy hills of darkness, w Look, my soul, he still and gaze; All the pronrses do travail With a elorious day of grace ; Blessed jubilee, i ft thy glorious morning dawn ! 2 Let the Indian, let the Negro, Let the rude Barbarian see That divine and glorious conquest, Once obtain'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; And from eastern coast to western, May the morning chase the night ; And redemption Freely purchas'd win the day. 4 [May the glorious day approaching, On their grossest darkness dawn, And the everlasting Gospel Spread abroad thy holy name, All the borders Of the great Immanuel's land.] 5 Fly abroad, thou mighty Gospel, Win and conquer, never cease; May thy lasting wide dominions Multiply and still increase ; Sway thy sceptre, Saviour, all the world around. 429 L. M. Bcddome. Gloucester 12. Coombs's 45. Bromley 104. The Increase of the Church. 1 CHOUT, for the blessed Jesus reigns, ^ Thro' distant lands his triumphs spread: And sinners, freed from endless pains, Own him their Saviour and their Head. 2 His sons and daughters, from afar, Daily at Sion's gate arrive ; Those who were dead in sin before, By sovereign grace are made alive. 3 [Oppressors bow beneath his feet, O'ercome by his victorious power; Princes in humble posture wait, And proud blasphemers learn V adore. 4 Gentiles and Jews his laws obey, Nations remote their offerings bring; And, un< onstrain'd, their homage pay To their exalted God and King.] 5 O may his conquests still increase, And every foe his power subdue; While angels celebrate his praise, And saints his growing glories shew, 6 Loud hallelujahs to the Lamb, From all below, and all above ; In loftv songs exalt his name, In songs as lasting as his love. 430 148th. Dartmouth 46. Carter Lane 141. The Increase of the Messiah's Kingdom, 1 A LL hail, incarnate God ! •"■ The wondrous things foretold Of thee in sacred writ With joy our eyes behold : Still does thine arm new trophies wear, And monuments of glory rear. 2 To thee the hoary head Its silver honours pays, To thee the blooming* youth Devotes his brightest days ; And every age their tribute bring:, And bow to thee, all-conquering King. 3 O haste, victorious Prince, That happv glorious day, When souls, like drop* of dew, Shall own thy gentle sway : O may it bless our longing eyes, Ami bear our shouts beyond the skies. 431, 432,433 COLLECTIONS. I ;i — 137 \ AN hail, triumphant Lord, Eternal be thy reign ; Behold the nations s To wear ;! '\ genl c . halt) : When earth ami tin . ■ more, Thj throne shall stand for ever inre. 431 nsth. ■oath New 144. Grove 123. The computing of the sp, ritual Tmiple. 1 CING to thn Lord above, ^ Who deigns on earth to raise A temple to his a monument i I Ye sain] ' all its tramc, Harmonious sound the builder's a 2 Bent 1 care The edifice shall rise , \g, and fair, Then shall be [lace the polish'd stone Ordained the work of grace to COLLECTIONS FOR POOR CHURCHES AXD POOR BRETHREN.* 432 g. 7. b. Francis. Jewin Street 22:. Northampton Chapel 126. At a Collection for poor Minister.-, or Missionaries. i T>R \ISE the Saviour, all ye nations, -*■ Praise him all ye host* above; Shout, with joyful acclamations, His divine victorious love : Be his kingdom now promoted, Let th ! earth her Monarch know ; Be my All to him devoted, To my Lord my Ali I owe. 2 See how beauteous on the mountains Are their feet, whose grand design Is to guide us to the fountains That o'erflovv wi»h bliss divine— Who proclaim the joyful tidings Of salvation all around — Disregard the world's deriding?, And in works of love abound. I With my substance I will honour My Redeemer and my Lord ; Were ten thousand worlds my manor, His abounding grace proclaim, Let his friends of every station Gladly join to spread his fame. 4:33 C M. Br. Doddridge. Braintree 25. New York 33. Relieving Christ in his Members, Matt. xxv. 40. TESUS, my Lord, how rich thy grace.' ** Thy bounties how complete! J Ion >hall 1 count the matchless sum? How pay the mighty debt ! What can rnv poverty bestow. When all the worlds are thine? 3 But thou hast brethren here below, The partners of thy grace ; And wiit confess th. ir humble names Before thy Father's face. 4 In them thou may'st be cloth'd and fed, Ami visited and cheer'd ; And in their accents of distress, My Saviour's voice is heard. • See also Hymn 246. 5 Thv face, wiHh reVrence and with lo\e, ■r woald >> e : lei h rather 6eg aur bread Than keep it back from thee. 434 l~M. Lebanon 77. Manning 24 3. Islington 40. Of thine oun It'ii M ^iitnt/ui, 1 ( hrom xx ix. 14. 1 HPHE Lord, who rules the world's at; 1 .- r m.' a welt-spread board prepares; ful thanks to him shall rise, He kn )\--s my wants, those \. 2 \nd shall I grudge to give his poor . r 'ii- store ! No, Lord! th ■ friends of thine an.! thee Shall a' ways find a frienl in me. 43.", L. M. Ttr. Gibbous. Martin's Lane 67. Horsley 2 5. The Bcacf.cincc of Chr'".t for cur Initiation. 1 \17HEN Jesus dwelt in mortal clay, > tt bal were his works from day to day But miracles of power and grace, That spread salvation thro' our race ? 2 Teach us, O Lord, to keep in view Thy pattern, and thy steps pursue; Let alms bestow'd, let kindness done, Be witnessed by each rolling sun. 3 That man may last, but never lives, W ho much receives, but nothing gBes, Whom none can love, whom none tan thank, Creation's blot, creation's blank : 4 But he who marks, from day to day, In generousacts his radiant way, Treads the same path his Saviour trod, The path to glory and to God. 436 CM. Bath Chapel So. Suffolk 313. Staughton 2G-:. Providing Bags that wax not old, Luke xii. 33. 1 VES, there are joys that cannot die, A W ith God laid up in store ; Treasure, beyond the changin? sky, Brighter than goldeu ore. 2 The seeds which piety and love Have scatter'd here" below, In the fair, fertile fields above To ample harvests grow. 3 The mite mv willin? hands can give, At Jesus' feet 1 lav : Grate shall the humble gift receive, And grace at large repay. CHURCH MEETINGS. 437 S. M. Dr. S. Stinnett. Wirksworth 158 Eagle Street New 55. Broderip's 232. Praise for Conversion, Psalm Ixvi. 16. 1 pOME, ye that fear the Lord, Vy And listen while I teli How narrowly mv feet escaped The snares "of death and hell. 2 The flattering joys of *ense Assail'd my foolish heart, While Satan," with malicious sk i ! '• , Guided the nois'oous dart. 3 I fell beneath the stroke, But fell to rise again ; My anguish rous'd me into life, And pleasure sprung from pain. E5 438, 439 BAPTISM. 440 ; 441, 442 4 Darkness, and shame, and grief Oppress'd my gloomy mind ; I look'd around me for relief, Bat no relief could find. 5 At length to God I cry'd ; He heard my plaintive sigh, lie heard, and instantly he sent Salvation from on high. v My drooping head he rais'd, My bleeding wounds he heal'd, Pardon'd my sins, and with a smile The gracious pardon seal'd. 7 Oh ! may I ne'er forget The mercy of my God ; Nor ever want a tongue to spread His loudest praise abroad. 433 C. ML Bath Chapel 26. Suffolk 315. Wilkins 308. The Conversion of Sinners a Matter for Prayer and Praise. 1 rpHERE's joy in heaven, and joy on earth, A When prodigals return, To see desponding souls rejoice, And haughty sinners mourn. 2 ' Come, saints, and hear what God hath done,' Is a reviving sound: may it spread from sea to sea, E'en all the globe around ! 3 Often, O sovereign Lord, renew The wonders of this day ; That Jesus here may see his seed, And Satan lose his prey. 4 Great God, the work is all thine own, Thine be the praises too ; Let every heart and every tongue Give thee the glory due. 439 C. M « Newton. Iirighthelmstone 208. Maidstone 196. Apostacy—Will ye also go away? 1 v\7HEN any turn from Zion's way, vv (Alas what numbers do!) Methinks I hear my Saviour say, ' Wilt thou forsake me too V 2 Ah, Lord ! with such a heart as mine, Unless thou hold me fast, 1 feel I must, 1 shall, decline, And prove like them at last. 3 Yet thou alone hast power, I know, To save a wretch like me; To whom or whither could I go, If I should turn from thee 1 4 Bcyon 1 a doubt I rest assur'd Thou art the Christ of God ; Wiio hist eternal life secur'd By promise and by blood. 5 The help of men and angels joiu'd Could never reach my case ; Nor can I hope relief to Aim But in thy boundless grace. 6 No voice but thine can give me rest, And bid my fears depart ; No love but thine can make me bless'd, And satisfy my heart. 7 What anguish has that question stirr'd— If I will also go ? Yet, Lord, relying on thy word, I humbly answer, No I 440 L. M. Steele. Paul's 246. Wareham 117. Gould's 272. To whom shall we go but unto thee ? or, Life and Safety in Christ alone, John vi. 67--69. 1 nnHOU only sovereign of my heart, ■*■ My refuge, my almighty friend — And can my soul from thee depart, On whom alone my hopes depend! 2 Whither, ah ! whither shall I go, A wretched wanderer from my Lord I Can this dark world of sin and woe One glimpse of happiness afford 1 3 Eternal life thy worsts impart, On these my fainting spirit lives; Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart Than all the round of nature gives. 4 Let earth's alluring joys combine, While thou art near, in vain they call ; One smile, one blissful smile of thine, My dearest Lord, outweighs them all. a Thy name, my inmost powers adore, Thou art my life, my joy, my care ; Depart from thee— 'tis death — 'tis more, 'Tis endless ruin, deep despair. 6 Low at thy feet my soul would lie, Here safety dwells, ami peace divine; Still let me live beneath thine eye, For life, eternal life, is thiue. 441 L. M. Dr. Gibbons. Green's Hundred 89. Mark's 6a. Prayer for the whole Church. uflTcient God, . ^iness arise, That cheer this howling waste below, And bless the mansions of the skies. 2 We, the productions of thy power, And pensioners upon thy love, Look to thy throne v.ith'longing eyes, And wait thy blessings from above. 3 Protect the young from every snare, And let thy staff support the old; Relieve the poor, nor let the rich Have all their heritage in gold. 4 Let joyful saints still taste thy grace, Give to the mourners heavenly day, Sustain the strong, and quick revive The withering plants from their decay. TN thee, thou all-sufncier A The springs of happin BAPTISM. 442 1 1 2 th. Carey's 11. Uffculm93. Christ baptized in Jordan. I XS Jordan's tide the Baptist stands, -*- Immersing the repenting Jews ; The Son of God the rite demands, Nor dares the holy man refuse : Jesus descends beneath the wave, The emblem of his future grave. 2 Wonder, ye heavens ! your Maker lies In deeps conceal'd from human view; Ye saints, behold him sink and rise, A fit example thus for you : The sacred record, while you read, Calls you to imitate the deed. 4-1-3, 444 BAPTISM. 445, 440, **? 3 Hut l'>! from yonder opening -ki< -, What be uus of dazzliiu triors spread! i) vt-iiketli' Eternal Spirit flies, And liirhts on the Redeemer*! head; Amaz'd they see the power divine Around the Saviour's temples shine. 4 But hark ! my soul, hark and adore! W hat Bouaps are those that roll along? Not lik*' loud Sinai's awful roar, Bol soft and sweet as Gabriel's song : 1 This i> my well-beloved Son, ' I see wcll-p!eas\l what he hath done.' Thro' parting skies the accents broke, And bid us hear the Son of God : O he \r the awful word to-day, Hear, all ye nations, and obey ! .] J-3 L. M. J.Stennett. Hramcoate 6. Portugal 97. A Baptismal Hymn. 1 '"THE ?reai Redeemer we adore, A Who came the lost to seek and save, Went humbly down from Jordan's shore To find a tomb beneath its wave ! 2 ' Thus it becomes M to fulfil ' All righteousness,' he meekly said : ' W hv should we then to do his will 4 Or be asham'd, or be afraid !' 3 With thee into thy watery tomb, Lord, 'tis our glory to descend ; ' I i- wondrous grace, that gives as room To lie interr'd by such a fri nd. 4 Yet M the yielding waves give way ! o let lis see the light again, So, en the resurrection day, The bands of death pro\'d weak and vain. 5 Tims, when thou shall again app ar, The gates of death shall open wide, Our oust thy mighty voice shall hear, And rise and triumph at thy side. 414 8. s. 6. Norms*. Chatham 59. Lroadmead 150. Thus it becomelh us, %t. Mat. iii. 15. T;r> ir became the Prince of Grace, \nd thus should all the favour'd rac( High heaven's command fulfil ; For that the condescending God Should lead his followers thro' the flood, Was heaven's eternal will. 2 *Tis not as led by custom's voice, \\ . m ike these ways our favour'd choice, And thus with zeal pursue : No. iw Lren's eternal ?-overeign Lord - '»f his word, Enjotn'd us thus to do. 3 And sj.all w e ever dare despi-e The e rations mandate of the skies, Where condemn ndinir heaven, To sinful man's apostate race, la matchless love and boundless grace, His will reveal'd has given! 4 Thou everlasting gracious King, Assist us now th\ a race to sing, And still direct our way l" tho^e bright realms of peace and re>t, V. here all th' exulting tribes are bless'd \\ ith one great choral day. 445 6,7. Faxccett. Welsh 210. Carlisle 95. Invitation to follow the Luml>. TJTMHLE souls, who seek salvation Thro' the Lamb's redeeming blood. Hear the voice of Revelation, Tread the path that J«»u> trod: Fl< e to him \our only Saviour, In his might* name confide; In the whole ot >ot;r behaviour, own him as y>ur sbyeveiga guide. 2 Hear the bless'd Redeemer call you, Listen to his irracious voice; Dread n i ills than can befall you, While yon make his ways your choice : ■ -, ' Lei each believer 1 He baptized in my name :' He liimself iu Jordan's ri\er Was immers'd beneath the stream. 3 Plainly here his footsteps tracing, Follow hirn without delay; Gladlj his command embracing, Lo! your captain leads the way : Vi< . the rite witii understanding, Jes - grave before you lies; He interrd at his commanding, Ate r his example rise. 446 c '- *• Charmouth 28. Abridge 201. The Betiemrr constrained km the Love of Christ to follow him, 1 "n^-AR. Lord, and will thy pardoning love XJ Embrace a wretch so vile ? Wilt thou my load of guilt remove, And bless me with thy smile? 2 Hist thou the cross for me endur'd, And all its shame despis'd ! And shall I be asham'd, O Lord, ITith thee to be baptiz'd \ 3 Didst thou the great example lead, In Jordan's swelling flood! And -hall my pride di>dain the deed That's wert y of my God' 4 De>r Lord, the ardour of tliy love Improves ray cold d> And now my willing footsteps move In thy delightful ways-. 4 | * C. M. Br. Kuland. Devize* 14. Ocford lOo. Difficulties in the Way mf Dnty surmounted. Hinder me not, Gen. x\iv. 5o.* i r\l7HEN Vbraham'S servant to proem L " A wife for Isaac went, He met Rebekah- -told bis wish,— Her parents gave consent. 2 Yet for ten days they urg'd the man His journej to delay ; ' Hinder ne'noi,' he'q-iick reply'd, ida erown'd say way.' 3 Twas thus I cryM, when Christ the Lord MIj soul to him aid wed ; 1 Hinder l e cot,' nor friends nor foes, 1 Since God my way hath sped.' 4 ' Sray,' -ays the word, • and ta^te a while ' My < very pleasant - ' Hinder me not,' my soul replies, we the way is _ 5 ' Stay,' Satan, my old master, cries, 4 Or force shall thee detain;' * Hinder me not, I will be L"Mie, 1 My God has broke thy chain.'] 448, 449, 450 ♦3 In all my Lord's appointed way?, My journey I'il pursue; Hinder me not, ye much-lov'd saints, For I must go with you. 7 Thro' floods and flames, if Jesus lead, I'll follow where he goes; Hinder me not, shall be my cry, Tho' earth and hell oppose. 8 Thro' duty and thro' trials too I'll go at his command ; Hinder me not, for I am bound To my Immanuel's land. 9 And when my Saviour calls me home, Still this my cry shall be, Hinder me not, come welcome death, I'll gladly go with thee. 448 C. M. J.Stennett. Bath Chapel 26. Huddersfield 202. Immersion. 1 f T\"IUS was the great Redeemer plung'd A In Jordan's swelling flood, To shew he must be soon baptiz'd, In tears, and sweat, and blood. 2 Thus was his sacred body laid Beneath the yielding wave; Thus was his sacred body rais'd Out of the liquid grave. 3 Lord, we thy precepts would obey, In thy own footsteps tread, Would die, be buried, rise with thee, Our ever-living Head. 449 8,7. Northampton Chapel 126. Buried with Christ in Baptism, Rom. vi. 4, 1 TESUS, mighty King in Sion ! J Thou alone our guide shalt be ; Thy commission we~reiy on, We would follow none but thee : 2 As an emblem of thy passion, And thy viet'ry o'er the grave, We who know thy great saivation Are baptiz'd beneath the wave. 3 Fearless of the world's despising, We the ancient path pursue; Buried with our Lord, and rising To a life divinely new. 450 L. M. J. Stennett. Chard 175. Rochford 22. A Baptismal Hymn. 1 CEE how the willing converts trace ° The path their great Redeemer trod ; And follow thro' his liquid grave The meek, the Lowly Son of God ! 2 Here they renounce their former deeds, And to a'heaveuly lifc aspire, Their rags for glorious robes exchang'd, They shine in clean and bright attire. 3 O sacred rite, by thee the name Of Jesus we to own begin : This is our resurrection pledge, Pledge of the pardon of our sin. 4 Glory to God on high be given, Who shews his grace to sinful men: Let saints on earth, and hosts in heaven, -Id concert join their loud Amen. BAPTISM. 451, 452,453 451 L. M. Gregg. Altered by B. Francis. Rippon's 168. Bredby 165. Horsley 205. Not ashamed of Christ. 1 JESUS ! and shall it ever be ** A mortal man asham'd of thee ! Asham'd of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine thro' endless days. 2 Asham'd of Jesus! sooner far Let evening blush to own a star; He sheds the beams of light divine O'er this benighted soul of mine. 3 Asham'd of Jesus ! just as soon Let midnight be asham'd of noon : 'Tis midnight with my soul till he, Bright Morning Star!" bid darkness flee. 4 Asham'd of Jesus! that dear friend On whom my hopes of heaven depend ! No ; when I blush— be this my shame, That I no more revere his name. 5 Asham'd of Jesus! yes, I may, When I've no guilt to wash away, No tear to wipe, no good to crave, No fears to quell, no soul to save. 6 Till then — nor is my boasting vain— Till then 1 boast a Saviour slain ! And O may this my glory be That Christ is not asham'd of me ! 7 [His institutions would I prize, Take up my cross — the shame despise; Dare to defend his noble cause, And yield obedience to his laws.] 452 L- M. Bramcoate 8. New Court 173. The Candidates — they zvere baptized, both Men and Women, Acts, viii. 12. 1 rjREAT God, we in thy courts appear, yy With humble joy and holy fear, Thy wise injunctions to obey ; Let saints and angels hail the day ! 2 Great things, O everlasting Son, Great things for us thy grace hath done ; Constraint by thy almighty love, Our willing feet to* meet thee move. 3 In thy assembly here we stand, Obedient to thy great command; The sacred flood is full in view, And thy sweet voice invites us thro'. 4 The Word, the Spirit, and the Bride, Must not invite and be deny'd; Was not the Lord, who came to save, Interr'd in such a liquid grave? 5 Thus we, dear Saviour own thy name, Receive us rising from the stream; Then to thy table let us come. And dwell in Zion as our home. 453 C. M. Beddome. Bedford 91. Ann's 58. Morning before Baptism ; or, at the Water Side, I's. cxix. 32. 1 "LJOW great., how solemn is the work n Which we attend to-day ! Now for a hoiy, solemn frame, O God, to thee we pray. 2 O may we feci, as once we felt. When pain'd and griev'd at heart, Thy kind, forgiving, me ting look Reliev'd our every smart. 3 Let graces then in exercise Be exer is'd again; And, nurtur'd by celestial power. In exercise remain. 454—1-67 BAPTISM. 4-C8, 4-60, 470 4 Awake our love, our fear, our hope, \\ ake fortitude an I Vain world, he gone; l< t tilings above our happy thoughts employ. 5 \\ hi 1st thee our Sa\ lour and our GoJ To all around we own; Drive each rebellious rival lust, Each traitor, from the throne. 6 Instruct our Blinds, our wills subdue, To heareo our passions raise, That hence our lives, our all, may be Devoted to thy praise. ■1:4 L- M. Ailie Street 2ti. Derby iC9. The Administrator. 1 i f^O teach the nations and baptize,' VT Aloud th' ascending Jesus cries : His glad Ap.stles took the word, And round the nations preach'** their Lord. 2 CommUsion'd thus by Zion's Kfcag, We to liis holy laser bring These happy converts, who have kn wn And trusted in hii grace alone 3 Lord, in thy house they seek thy face, (» bless thesj with peculiar grace , Refresh their souls with love divine, Let beams of glory round them shine. SINGLE VERSES ON BAPTISM.* 4A5 - 46 I* M. Old Hundred 100 Portugal 97. VtTHATF'LR to thee, our Lord, belongs, ' v Is always worthy of our songs : And all thy works, and all thy wars, Demand our wonder and our praise. B'ddome. Hosanna to the church's Head, Who suffered in our room and stead ! He was immers'd in Jordan's flood, And then immers'd in sweat and blood ! J. Stenmett. Behold the grave where Jesus lay, Before he shed his precious blood ! How plain he inark'i the humble way To sinners thro' the mystic flood ! Bcddom'-. Come, ye redeemed of the LorJ, Come, and obey his sacred word; He died, and rose again fir you; What more could the Redeemer dot Beddome. We to this place are come o shew What we to boundless mercy owe : The Saviour's footsteps to explore, And tr ad the path he trod bet ire. Eternal Spirit, heavenly Dove, On these haptitasa waters move; That we, thro' energy divine, M i\ have 'he substance with the sign. All ye that love Immanuel's name, And' long to feel th' increasing flf Light, In Jordan's swelling flood Receiv'd the holy rite, In open view thy form came down, An J dove-like flew, the King to crown, i The day was never known, Since" time be^an its race, On which such glory shone. On which was shewn such ?race, As that which shed, in Jordairs stream, On Jesu's head the heavenly beam. Continue still to shine. Do thou our souls in=pirc ! Thou wilt attend on all thy sons • Till time shall end,' thy p'romise ran*. 469 C. M. Jajnes Newton. Stephen's 292. James's 163. After Baptism, Mark xvi. 16. 1 .' "DROOL MM,' sauli Christ, ' my wondrous ■*■ ' To all the sons of men; [grace ' He that believes, and is baptiz'd, * Salvation shall obtain.' 2 Let plenteous grace descend on those,* Who, hoping in thy word, This day have publicly d clar'd That Jesus is their Lord. 3 With c heerfu l feet may they advance, And run the christian ra e; And thro' the troubles of the way Find a 1 sufficient grace. 470 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Suffolk 315. Hammonl226. A practical Improvement of Baptism, Co), iii. I. l ATTCND, ,e children of your God; ■**■ Ye heirs of glory, hear: lor accents, so divine as these, Might charm the dullest ear. * The words of this Hymn, which are in ftali s, may easily be put into the singular number. E7 471, 472,473 LORD'S SUPPER. 474 2 Baptiz'd into your Saviour's death, Your souls to sin must die ; With Christ your Lord ye live anew, With Christ ascend on high. S There by his Father's side he sits, Enthron'd divinely fair; Yet owns himself your brother still, And your forerunner there. 4 Rise, from these earthly trifles, rise On wings of faith and love ; Above your choicest treasure lies, And be your hearts above. 5 But earth and sin will drag us down, When we attempt to fly ; Lord, send thy strong- attractive power To raise and fix us high. 471 C. M. Bcddome. New York 33. Sprague 166. The Reflection of a baptized Believer— He went on his Way rejoicing. Acts viii. 9. 1 rpHE holy Eunuch, when baptu'd, ■*• Went on his way with joy; And who can tell what rapfrous thoughts Did then his mind employ ? 2 ' Is that most glorious Saviour mine, ' Of whom I lately read! * Who, bearing all my sins and griefs, * Was number'd with the dead ! 3 ' Is he, who bursting from the grave, ' Now reigns above the sky, ' My advocate In fore the throne, ' My portion when I die .' 4 * Have I profess'd his holy name? ' Do I his gospel bear ' To Ethiopia's scorched lands, * And shall I spread it there? 5 ' Bless'd pool ! in which I lately lav, ' And left my fears behind; ' What an unworthy wretch am I ! ' And God profusely kind. 6 • Bless'd emblem of that precious blood ' Which satisfy 'd for sin ; ' And of that renovating grace ' Which makes the conscience clean.' 7 This pattern, Lord, with sacred joy, Help us to keep in view ; The same our work, the same, O make Our consolation too. THE LORD'S SUPPER. 472 I" M- Dr. Watts's Lyrics. Ailie Street 241. Bramcoate 8. A preparatory Thought for the Lord's Supper, in Imitation of Isaiah lxiii. 1 — 3. 1 vyHAT heavenly man, or lovely God, * v Comes marching downward from the Array'd in garments roll'd in blood, [skies, With joy and pity in his eyes 1 2 The Lord! the Saviour! Yes, 'tis he, I know him by the smiles he wears ; Dear glorious" man that dy'd for me, Drench'd deep in agonies and tears. 3 Lo, he reveals his shining breast ; I own these wounds, and I adore : Lo, he prepares a royal feast, Sweet fruit of the sharp pangs he bore. 4 Whence flow these favours so divine! Lord ! why so lavish of thy blood .' Why for such earthly sou's as mine, This heavenly wine, this sacred food ? & 'Twas his own love that made him bleed, That nail'd him to the cursed tree; 'Twas his own love this table spread, For such unworthy guests as we. 6 Then let us taste the Saviour's love ; Come, faith, and feed upon the Lord ; With srlad consent our lips shall move, And sweet hosannas crown the board. 473 C. M. Steele. Irish 171. Braintrcc 2". An Invitulion io the Gospel Feast, Luke xiv. 22. 1 "KTt. wretched, hungry, starving poor, 1 Behold a royal feast ! Where mercv spreads her bounteous store, lor every humble guest. 2 See Jesus stands with open arms ; He calls, he bids you come: Guilt holds you back, and fear alarms; But see, there yet is room — 3 Room in the Saviour's bleeding heart, There love and pity meet; Nor will he bid the soul depart That trembles at his feet. 4 In him the Father reconcil'd Invites your souls to come ; The rebel" shall be call'd a child, And kindly welcom'd home. 5 O come, and with his children taste The blessings of his love ; While hope attends the sweet repast Of nobler joys above. 6 There, with united heart and voice, Before th' eternal throne, Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice, In ecstasies unknown. 7 And vet ten thousand thousand more Are welcome still to come : " Ye longing souls, the grace adore, Approach, there yet is room. 474 L. M. Dr. Wcttts's Lyrics. Yarmouth 128. Dresden 178. Rowles 73. Christ dying, rising, and reigning. 1 LIE dies! tlie friend of sinners dies! -*■■*■ Lo, Salem's daughters weep around ! A solemn darkness veils the skies! A sudden trembling shakes the ground ! Come, saints, and drop a tear or two For him who groan'd beneath your load; He shed a thousand drops for you, A thousand drops of richer blood ! 2 Here's love and grief beyond degree, The Lord of glorv dies for men ! But lo ! what sudden joys we see ! Jesus the dead revises again! • The risinsr God forsakes the tomb ! Up to his Fathers courts he flies ; Cherubic legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the skies ! 475, 476, 477 LORD's SUPPER. 478, 47 9 3 Break off your tears, ve saints, an reigw, As far as earth extends her coasts'. 4 Come, Lord, and where thy cross on< There plant thy banner, fix thy throne; Subdue the rebels by thy word", And claim the nations for thy own. 477 L. M. Beddome. Portugal 97. UUerston 179. Gould'* -.tj. Holy Admiration and Joy. 1 TESUS, when faith with fixed eyes ° Beholds thy wondrous sacrifice, Love rises to "an ardent flame, And we all other hope disclaim. 2 With cold affections, who can see The thorns, the scourge, the nails, the tree, Thy flowiua; tears, and purple - Thy bleeding hands, and head, aud feet! 3 Look, saints, into his opening ^ide, The breach how larsre, how deep, how wide Thence issues forth a double flood Of cleansing wafer, pard'uing blood. 4 Hence, o my soul, a balsam flows To heal thy "wounds, and cure thy woes; Immortal joys come streaming down, Joys, like his griefs, immense, unknown. 5 Thus I could ever, ever sinu - The sufferings of my heavenly King ; With growing pleasures spread abroad The mysteries of a dying God. 478 LN. Wareham 117. Green's Hundred 89. Mi dilating on the Cross of Christ. 1 fOME see on bloody Calvary, v - / Suspended on th* accursed tree, A harmless BofTrer, cover'd o'er Wish shame, and welt'ring in his gore. 2 Is this the Saviour long foretold To usher in the age of gold ! To make the reign of sorrow cease, And bind the jarring world in peace? 3 'Tis he, 'tis he! — he kindly shrouds His glories in a night of clouds, That souls might from their ruin rise, And heir th' imperishable skies. 4 See, to their refuge and their rest, From all the bonds of iruilt rcleas'd, Transgressors to his cross repair, And find a full redemption there. 5 Jeatfs, what millions of our race Have been the triumphs of thy grace! And millions more to thee shall fly, And on thy sacrifice rely. 6 That tree, that curse-empoison'd tree, Which prov'd a bloody rack to thee, Shall in the noblest blessings shoot, And fill the nations with its fruit. 7 The sorrow, shame, aud death were thine, And all the stores of wrath divine! Ours are the glory, life, aud bliss: What love can be" compar'd to this! 479 L. M. D. Turner. Old Hundred 100. Angel's Hymn 60. Set him alove all Principalities and Powers--* Worthy in the Lamb that teas slain to receive Glory and Blessing, Ephes. i. 21. Rev. v. 12. 1 "MOW far above the starry skies, 1 ^ Our Jesus fills his brighter throne, Invisible to mortal eyes, But not to humble faith unknown. 2 [The countless hosts that round him stand, The subjects of his sovereign power, Fly thro' the world at his command, Or prostrate at his feet adore. 3 Satan and all his rebel crew That raz'd to pull his kingdom down, Crush'd by his hand, in ruin now Lie trembling at his awful frown. 4 His name above all creatures great, He ail sustains and all contronls ! Yet from his high exalted state Lo)ks kindly down on humble souls.} 5 Tho' in the glories he possess'd, Lon? ere this world, or time, began, He shines the Son of God ennfess'd, Yet owns himself thu Sou of Man. 6 Here once in agonies he died, Now in the heavens he ever lives; Oi' joy there pours th' eternal tide, Here sires th« sinner who believe?. E8 480, 481 LORD'S SUPPER. 482, 483, 484 7 Al! hail ! thou great Immanuel, hail ! Ten thousand blessings on thy name! While thus thy won if o us love we tell, Our bosoms feel the sacred flame, S Come, quickly come, immortal King ! On eartti thv'reeal honours raise, The full salvation promis'd, bring, Then every tongue shall sing thy praise ! 430 L. M. Dr. Watts'* Lyrics. Ailie Street 241. Redemption 243. Love on a Cross and a Throne. 1 "WOW let our faith grow strong, and rise -^ And view our Lord in all his love; Look back to hear his dying cries, Then mount and see his throne above, 2 See where he languish'd on the cross; Beneath o;ir sins he groan'd and died; See where he sits to plead our cause, By his almighty Father's side. S If we behold his bleeding heart, There, love in floods of sorrow reigns; He triumphs o'er the killing smart. And seals our pleasure with his pains. 4 Or if we climb th' eternal hills, Where the dear conq'ror sits enthron'd, Still in his heart compassion dwells, Near the memorials of his wound. 5 How shall rile pardon'd rebels show How much they love their dying God I Lord, here we'd banish every foe, We hate the sins that cost thy blood. 6 Commerce no more we hold with hell, Our dearest lusts shall all depart; But let thine image ever dwell, Stam.pt as a seal on every heart. 481 L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Portugal 97. Rippon's 188. The Triumphs of the Cross. 1 \JO more, dear Saviour, will I boast ~ Of beauty, wealth, or loud applause: The world hath all its glories los:, Amid the triumphs of thy cross. 2 la every feature of thy face, Beauty her fairest charms displays; Truth, wisdom, majesty, and grace, Shine thence in sweetly mingled rays. 3 Thy wealth the power of thought transcen 'Tis vast, immense, and all divine: Thy empire, lord, o'er worlds extends ; The sun, the moon, the stars are thine. 4 Yet, (O how marvellous the sight !) " sea thee on a cross expire ; Thy Godhead veii'd in sable night; And angeis from the scene retire. 5 But why from these sad scenes retreat? Why with your wings your faces hide? He ne'er appear" d so good, so great, As when ha bowd his head and died. 6 The indignation of a God On him avenging justice hurl'd : Beneath the weight he firmly stood, And nobly sav'd a falling world. 7 Those trlunphs of stupendous grace Surprise, rejoice, and melt my heart: Lord, at thy crosa I stand ana gaze, N >r would t ever thence depart ! 482 C. M. Dr. J. Stennett. Wantage 204. Burford 198. A Sacramental Hymn. 1 T ORD, at thy table I behold ■*-* The wonders of thv grace ; But most of all admire that I Should find a welcome place : — 2 I that am all defil'd with sin, A rebel to my God; I that have crucified his Son, And trampled on his biood. 3 What strange surprising grace is this, That such a soul lias room ! My Saviour takes me by the hand, My Jesus bids me come. 4 ' Eat, O my fri, nds,' the Saviour cries, ' The feast was made for you ; ' For you I groan'd, and bled, and died, ' And rose, and triumph'd too.' 5 With trembling faith, and bleeding hearts, Lord, we accept thy love : 'TK a rich banquet we have had, What will it be above ? 6 Ye saints below and hosts of heaven, Join all your praising powers; No theme is like ReJeeming love, No Saviour is like ours. 7 Had I ten thousand hearts, dear Lord, I'd give them all to thee: Had I ten thousand tongues, they all Should join the harmony. 4 S3 C M. Dr. S. Stennett. Bangor 231. Worksop 31. My Flesh is Meal indeed, John vi. 6i- H. 1 TJERE at thy table, Lord, we meet xx To feed on food divine : Thy bony is the bread we eat, Thy precious blood the wine. 2 He that prepares this rich repast, Himself comes down and dies; And then invites us thus to feast Upon the sacrifice. 3 The bitter forments he endur'd Upon the shaueful cross, For us, his welcome guests, procur'd These heart-reviving joys. 4 His body torn with rudest hands Becomes the finest bread ; And, with the blessing he commands, Our noblest hopes are fed. 5 His blood, that from each op'ning vein In purple torrents ran, Hath fill'd this cap with gen'rous wine, That cheers both God and man. 6 Sure there was never love so free, Dear Saviour, so divine ! Well thou may'st claim that heart of me, Which owes* so much to thine. 7 Yes, thou shalt surely have mv heart, My soul, my strength, mv all ; With life itself I'll freely part, My Jesus, at thy call. * 484 L. M. Beddome. Portugal 97. Ulversten 179. Gould's 272. Jesus wept — he died- -see how he loved hj, John xi. 35. 1 CO fair a face bedew'd with tears! O w What beauty e'en in ?rief appears! He wept, he bled, he died for you ; What more, ye saints, could Jesus do' 485, 486, 487 LORD'S SUPPER. 48. c , 2 Futhron'd above, with equal rfow flis warm affections downward flow ; In our distress lie bears a part, And feels a sympathetic smart. 3 Still his compassions are the «ame, He knows ttie frailty of our frame : Our heaviest burthens he sustains, Shares in our sorrows and our pains. 485 C. M. Steel,. Wantage 204. Charmouth 28. The Wonders nf Redemption. 1 AND did the holy and the just, - rv The Sovereign of the skies, Stoop down to wretchedness and dust, That guilty worms might ris< ! 2 Yes, the Redeemer left his throne, His radiant throne on high, (Surprising mercy ! love unknown !) To suffer, bleei, and die. 3 He took the dyin^ traitor's place, And suffer'd in his st-ad ; For man, (O miracle of grace !) For man the Saviour bled ! 4 Dear Lord, what heavenly wonders dwell In thy atonin? blood ! By this are sinners snatch'd from hell, And rebels brought to God. 5 Je.-us, my soul adoring bends To love so full, so free ; And may I hope that love extends Its sacred power to me ? 6 What glad return can I impart For favours so divine? O take my all— this worthless heart, Anl make it only thine. 486 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Iri.-h 171. Michael's 1 19. Room at the Gospel Feast, L':ke xiv. 22. 1 'T'HE King of Heaven his table spreads, -^ And dainties crown the board; Not para lis-, with al its jovs, Could such delight afford. " 2 Pardon and peace to dying men, And endless life, are given ; Thro' the rich blood that Jesus shed To raise the soul to heaven. 3 Ye hungry poor, th it long have stray'd In sin's dark mazes, come; Come, from your most obscure retreats, And grace "shall find you room. 4 Millions of souls, in glory now, Were fed and feasted here ; And millions more, still 00 the way, Around the board appear, j Yet is his house and heart so large, That millions more may come ; Nor could the whole assembled world O'erfill the spacious room. C All things are ready; come away, Nor weak excuses frame ; (row I to your places at the feast, And bless the founder's name. 487 L. M. Steele. Wareham 117. Roehford 22. Communion icith Christ at /.is 7V<>. 1 T^O Jesus, our exalted Lord, x (Dear name bv heaver, an;! er.rth ador'd .0 Fain would our li arts and voi A cheerful song of sacred | 2 Bu all the notes which mort ajj Arc wtak, and languishing, and Ioa ; Far, far above our bun The theme demands immortal tongues. 3 Yet while around his board we meet, And humbly worship at his f< O let our warm affections move, In glad returns of grateful loi 1 Let faith our feeble seiiM To see thy wondrous love displayed, f-en flesh, thy bleeding vein*, Th} dreadful agonizing pains. 5 Let humble penitential woe, With painful| pleasing anguish, flow; And thy forgiving smiles impart Life, hope, and joy to every heart. 488 E. W. Steele, Liverpool 83. Oxford 177. Messiah 27J. Praise to the Redeemer. 1 '"TO our Redeemer^ glorious name ■*■ Awake the sacred song ! O may his love (immortal flame!) Tune every heart and tongue. 2 His love what morta 1 thought can reach! What mortal tongue dtsplay ! Imagination's utmost stretch* In wonder dies away. 3 He left his radunt throne on high, Lefc the bright realms of hi And came to earth to bleed and die ! — Was ever love like this.' 4 Dear Lor I, while we adoring pay Our humble thanks to thee, May evei heart with rapture say, • The Saviour died for me.' 5 O may the sweet, the blissful theme Fill every heart and tongue: Til strangers love thy charming name, And jo n the sacred song. 489 148th. Dr. S. Stennett. Carmarthen New 3". Swithin's 44. A Song of Praue to Christ. pOME, every pious heart ^ That loves" the Saviour's name, Your noblest powers exert To celebrate his fame : Tell all above, and al below, The debt of love to him you owe. 2 Stub was his zeal for Go 1, And such h:s love for you, He nobly on Lertook What Gabriel could not do: His every deed of ove and grace All words exceed, and thoughts surpass. 3 He left his starry crown, ' nd laid his robes asi;ie ; On win?* of love came down, And wept md bl< and died : What he endur'd. O who can tell, To save our soils from death and hell, 4 From the dark crave he rose, The mansion ofth J dead; And thence his mi?hty foes In glorious triumph led : l T p thro' the sky the conqueror rode, Ani reigns on hi?h, the Sa\iour God. 491, 492 5 From thenre he'll quickly come, His chariot will not stay, And bear our spirits home To realms of endless dav : There shall we see his lovely face, And ever be in his embrace. $ Jesus, we ne'er can pay The debt we owe thy love; Yet tell us how we may Our gratitude approve : Our hearts, our all, to thee we give ; The gift, tho' small, thou wilt receive. TIMES AND SEASONS. 490—493, 494 490 L. M. President Davies. Portugal 97. Horsiey 205. Rowles73. Self- Dedication at the Lord's Table. 1 T ORD, am I thine, entirely thine? J - J Purehas'd and sav'd by blood divine? With full consent thine I "would be; And own thy sovereign right in me. 2 Thee, my new Master now 1 call, And consecrate to thee my all : Lord, let me live and die to thee, Be thine thro' all eternity. TIMES AND SEASONS. MORNING AND EVENING. 491 C. M. Bedford 91. Foster 96. Salem 139. A Morning Hymn. 1 T'O thee, let my first offerings rise, "*• Whose sun creates the day, Swift as his gladdening influence flies, And spotless as his ray, 2 This day thy favouring hand be nigh ! So oft vouchsaf'd before ! Still may it lead, protect, supply, And I that hand adore ! 3 If bliss thy providence impart, For which resign'd I prav ; Give me to feel the grateful heart! And without guilt be gay ! 4 Affliction should thy love intend, As vice or folly's cure; Patient to gain "that gracious end, May 1 the means endure! 5 Be this, and every future day Still wiser than the past; And, when ( all my life survey, May grace sustain at last. 492 C. HI. D. Turner. Braintree 25. Hammond 226. A Morning Hymn. 1 T1TITH thee, great God, the stores of light, vv And stores of darkness lie; Thou form'st the sable robe of night, And sprcadst it round the sky. 2 And when, with welcome slumbers press'd, We close our weary eyes, Thy power, unseen, secures our rest, And makes u> joyous rise. 3 Numbers, this night, great God, have met Their long eternal doom ; And lost the joys of morning light In death's tremendous gloom. 4 Numbers on restless beds still lie, And still their woes bewail ; While we, by thy kind hand uprais'd, A thousand pleasures feel. 5 To thee, great God, in thankful songs, Our morning thoughts arise; Propitious in thy Son, accept The willing sacrifice. 493 8.8.6. W-— Chatham 59. Westbury Leigh 27*. Morning. 1 T ORD I am vile !— what shall I say ! J - i I live to see another day, O let me live to thee ! A thousand years to hope for this Should be unutterable bliss; What must fruition be ! 2 Eye hath not seen, nor ear hath heard, What Jesus hath for his prepar'd, Nor can the heart conceive ; Thou hast commanded me, to-day, To live by faith, .nd I'd obey; L ,rd, help me to believe. 494 s. M. 5- — . Sutton 149. Price's 167. Shirland 304. A Morning Hymn. 1 CEE how the mounting sun Pursues his shining way ; And wide proclaims his Maker's praise, With every brightening ray. 2 Thus would my rising soul Its heavenly parent sTng ; And to its great original The humble tribute bring. 3 Serene I laid me down Beneath his guardian care ; I slept, and I awoke, and found My kind preserver near ! 4 Thus does thine arm support This weak defenceless frame ; But whence these favours, Lord, to me, All worthless as 1 am ! 5 O ! how shall I repay The bounties of my God? This feeble spirit pants beneath The pleasing painful load. 6 Dear Saviour, to thy cross 1 bring my sacrifice; Ting'd with" thy blood, it shall ascend \A ith fragrance to the skies. 7 Mv life I would anew Devote, O Lord, to thee ; And in thy service 1 would spend A long eternity. 4<>5, 49(3,197 SPRING. 49) l. M. Mad m's 107. Ulverstan 179, An Evening Hymn. 1 r^REATGod, to thee my evening With bumble yratitude I raise; let thy mercy tune ray tongue, And fill my heart with lively praise. 2 My days unclouded, a< they pass, And every gentle rolling boor, Are monuments of wondrous grace, And witness to thy love and power. 3 And yet this thoughtless, wretched heart, Too oft regardless of thy love, Ungrateful can from thee depart, And, fond of trill-— , vainlj rove, 4 Seal my forniveness in the hlood Of Jesus: his dear name alone 1 plead for pardon, gracious God, And kind acceptance at thy throne. 5 Let this blest hope mine eye-lids close, With sleep refresh my feeble frame ; Safe in thy care may" I repose, And wake with praises to thy name. 496 L. M. Bp. Ken. Magdalene 214. Ailie Street 241. An Evening tlymu. 1 pLORY to thee, mv God, this nieht, VT Fur all the blesaings of the light; Keep me, O keep me, Kiug of kings, Beneath thy own Almighty wings. 2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, 1 he ill that 1 this day have done ; That, with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. a Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that so 1 may Rise glorious at the awful day. 4 O let my soul on thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine eye-lids close ; Sleep that shall me more vigorous make To serve my God when I awake. 3 If in the night I sleepless lie, My soul with heavenly thoughts supply: Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, No power of darkness me molest. Praise God, &c. 497 CM. M . Irish 171. Great Milton 212. Portsea 284. An Evening Hymn. 1 ' Let riames of love arise ; Assist us, Lord, to offer up Our evening sacrifice. 2 Minutes and mercies multipiy'd Have made up all this day ; Minutes came quick, but mercies were More swift and free than they. 3 New time, new favour, and new joys, Do a new song require ; Till we shall praise thee a> we would, Accept our heart's desire. 4 Lord of our days, whose hand hath set New time upon the score; Thee may we praise for aU our time, When "time shall be no mr«re. 498, 499, 500 TBI SEASONS OF THE YEAR. 493 C M. \> edit am. Michael's 119. Evans's 190. On the Spring. 1 'TMIE icy chains that bound the earth 1 Are now dssolv'd a:i, Invite our hearts to sing. E 10 501, 502 TIMES AND SEASONS. 503, 504, 505 3 But ah! in vain I strive to join, Opprest with sin and doubt; 1 feel 'tis winter still within, Tho' all is spring without. 4 O ! would my Saviour, from on high, Break thro' these clouds and shine, No creature then more blest than I, No song more loud than mine. 5 Lord, let thy word my hopes revive, And overcome my foes ; O make my languid graces thrive, And blossom like the rose ! 501 C. M. Dr. Gibbons. Abridge 201. Bangor 231. On a Year of threatening Drought. 1 'THE spring, great God, at thv command, x Leads forth the smiling year ; Gay verdure, foliage, blooms and flowers, T adorn her reign, appear. 2 But soon canst thou in righteous wrath Biast all the promis'd joy, And elements await thj nod To bless or to destroy*. 3 The sun, thy minister of love, That from the naked ground Calls forth the hidden seeds to birth, And spreads their beauties round ; 4 At the dread order of his God Now darts destructive fires ; [drought, Hills, plains, and vales, are parch'd with And blooming iife expires. $ Like burnish'd brass, the heaven around fn angry terror burns, While the earth lies a joyless waste, And into iron turns. 6 Pity us, Lord, in our distress, Nor with our land contend ; Bid the avenging skies relent, And showers of mercy send ! 502 CM. Ann's 58. Worksop 31. On a Year of threatening Rain. 1 T-IOW hist thou, Lor t, from year to year, 1A Our land with plenty crown'd ! And generous fruit and golden ,rain Have spread their riches round. 2 But wc thy mercies have abus'd To more abounding crimes; What heights, what "daring heights in sin, Mark and Jisgr.ce our times] 3 Equil, tho' awful, is the doom, That Ben descending rain Should in*o inundations swell, And crush the rising grain ! 4 How iusr, that in the autumn's reign, When we had hop'd to reap. Our fields of sorrow and despair Should lie an hideous heap! 5 But, Lord, have mercy on our land, 'I hose floods of vengeance stay ; Dispe these glooms, and let the sun Shine in unclouded day ! 6 To thee alone wc look for help ; None el-e of , lew or rain Can give the world the smallest drop, Or smallest drop restrain. .593 L- H. Dr. Watts's Lyrics. Oid Hundred 100. Dresden 178. Sterling 317. The God of Thunder. 1 r\ THE immense, th' amazing height, w The boundless grandeur of our God, Who treads the worlds beneath his feet, And sways the nations with his nod ! 2 He speaks ; and lo ! all nature shakes, Heaven's everlasting pillars bow; He rends the clouds with hideous cracks, And shoots his fiery arrows thro'. 3 Well, let the nations start and fly At the blue lightning's horrid glare, Atheists and emperors shrink and die, When flame and noise torment the air. 4 Let noise and flame confound the slues, And drown the spacious realms below, Yet will we sing the Thunderer's praise, And send our loud hosannas thro'. 5 Celestial King, thy blazing power Kindles our hearts to flaming jovs; We shout to hear thv- thunders roar, And echo to our Father's voice. G Th'is shall the God our Saviour come, And lightnings round his chariot play : Ye lightnings, fly to make his room ; Ye giorious storms, prepare his way. ' .504 C M. Devizes H. Evans's 199. Eyethorn 313. Summer— an Harvest Hymn. 1 ^PO praise the ever-bounteous Lord, A My soul, wake all thy powers : He calls, and at his voice come forth The smiling harvest hours. 2 His covenant with the earth he keeps; My tongue, his goodness sing ; Summer and winter know their time, His harvest crowns the spring. 3 Well-pleas'd the toiling swains behold The waving vellow crop : With joy they bear the sheaves away, And sow again in hope. i Thus teach me, gracious God, to sow The seeds of righteousness : Smile on my goal,' and with thy beams The rip'nmg harvest biess. 5 Then, in the last great harvest, I Shall reap a glorious crop : The harvest shall by far exceed What I have sown in hope. 505 c.M. Abridge 201. ( harmouth 28. Harvest — or, the accepted Time and Day of Salvation, Brov. x. 5, 1 OEE how the little toiling ant ^ Improves the harvest hours ; While summer lasts, thro' all her cells The choicest stores she pours. 2 While life remains, our harvest lasts ; But ; outh of life's the prime ; Best is this season for our work, And this th' accepted time. 3 To-day attend, is Wisdom's voice; To-morrow, Folly cries: And still to-morrow 'tis, when, oh! To-day the sinner dies. 4 When conscience sneaks, its voice regard, And sei/e the tender hour: Hiunhlv implore the promis*d fefraoe And God will give the power. 506,507,50s NEW YEAR. 500, 510,511 .506 & M. &*Uk \\ orksop 31. Crowle 3. WhUt r. 1 CTERN winter throws his fey chains, l ' Encircling nature round ; How bleak, now comfortless the plains, Late with, gay verdure crown'd! 2 The sun withdrawn his vital beams, And light and warmth depart : And drooping, lifeless, nature seems An emblem of my heart - 3 My heart, where mental winter reigns in night's dark mantle clad, Confin'J in cold inactive chains, How desolate and sad ! 4 Return, O blissful sun, and bring Thy soul-reviving ray ; This mental winter shall be spring, This darkness cheerful day. 5 O happy state, divine abo le, Where spring eternal reigns ; And perfect day, the smile of God, Fills all the heavenly plains. • Great source of light, thy beams display, My drooping joys restore, And guide me to the seats of day, Where winter frowns no more. .507 L. M. Newton. New Sabbath 122. Rothwell 174. Winter. 1 OEE, how rude winter's icy hand ^ Has stripp'd the trees and seal'd the ground ; But spring shall soon his rage withstand, And spread new beauties all around. 2 My soul a sharper winter mourns, Barren and fruitless I remain ; When will the gentle spring return, And bid my graces grow again? 3 Jesus, my glorious sun, arise ! 'Tis thine the frozen heart to move ; O! hush these storms, and clear my skies, And let me feel thy vital love ! 4 Dear Lord, regard my feeble cry, I faint and droop till thou appear: Wilt thou permit thy plant to die ? Must it be winter all the year? 5 Be still, my soul, and wait his hour With humble prayer and patient faith; Till he reveals his gracious power, Repose on what his promise saith. 6 He, by whose all-commanding word Seasons their changing course maintain, In every change a pledge affords, 1 hat none shall seek his face in vain. 508 L-M. Gloucester 12. Coombs's 45. Attwaters 311. The Seasons crowned with Goodness, Psalm lxv. ||. 1 pTERNAL source of every joy! •*~ t Well may thy praise our lips employ, While in thy temple we appear To hail thee' Sovereign of the year. 2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, Thy hand supports and guides the whole! The sun is taught by thee to rise, And darkness when "to veil the skies. 3 The flowery spring, at thy command, Perfumes the air, and paints the land ; The summer rays with vigour shine To r,..ise the coin and cheer the vine. 4 Thy hand, in autumn, richly pours Thro' all our coasts redan I tnl - \ a I \\ inters, softenM bv 1 1 . > care, No more the face of horror wear. 5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, ,«nd iays, Demand successive songs of praise; And he the grateful homage paid, W ith morning light and . veiling shade. 6 Here in thy house let incense ri»p, And circling sabbaths bless our Till to those lofty heights w« soar, \\ here days and years revolve no morp. NEW YliAlt's DVY. 509 8. 7. jtoHnsvn. Jewin Street 323: Welsh 210. Suffolk 31 j. Grateful Recollection — Ebencz. L v. ton 30. Piety, Matt. xii. 20. - ;t Ike i onls my Savour speaks! A1 II m kind the promises lie makes ! A braised reed lie never t>r< aks, Nor will he qw ■ n tll( -' invoking to*. 3 The humble poor he nnn't despite, Nor on the contrite sinnt r frown : His e ur i- ->p, n t.) their cries, He quickly sends salvation down. 3 When piety in early minds. Like tender buds, begins to shoot. He guards the plants" from threat'ning winds, And ripens blossom into fruit. 4 With humble souls he bears a part, In all the sorrows they endure : Tender and gracious is his heart, His promise is for ever sure. 5 He sees the strugsles that prevail Between the powers of grace and sin; He kindly list, n^ while they tell The bitter pangs they feel within. 6 Tho' prtss'd with fears on ev. . know not how the strife may end; ' will soon the i And judgmeut unto vict'ry end. .518 C. ML Dr. Doddridge. Salem 139. Foster 96. The Encouragement young Persons heme to . hrist, ftw. viii. 17. 1 \7"E hearts, with youthful vigour warm, -*• In smiling crowds draw hear, And turn from every moral charm, A Saviour's voice to hear. 1 He, Lord of all the worlds on high, to converge u ith ;. on; And lavs his radiant glork - Your' friendship to pursue. 8 • The soul that lone* to see my face 1 Is sure my love'to gain; 1 And those that early =eek my grace 1 Shall never seek in vain.' 4 What object, Lord, my soul should move, If once compar'd with thee ! What beauty should command my love, Like what in Christ I see! i Awav, ve false delusive toys, Vain "tempters of the mind! 'Tis here I fix mv lastinsr choice, for here true bliss 1 find. 519 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Great Milton 212. Sprague 166. Seek fust the Kingdom of God, Matt. vi. 33. 1 "WOW let a true ambition rise, ■^ And ardour fire our breasts. To rei?n in worlds above the skies, In heavenly glories <1 2 Behold Jehovah's royal hand A radiant crown disi "Whose aems with vivid lustre shine, While stars and suns decay. 3 Away each groveling anxious care, Beneath a Christian's aim ; We sprius to seize immortal joys, Iu otrr Redeemer's name. 4 Ye hearts with youthful vigour warm, The elonous prize pursue ; Nor fear the want of earthly good, While heaven is kept in view. Its'* Srmoiu. Sterling :;i7. (71 version 179. A lovely Youth falling short of Heaven, Mark x. SI. 1 ATI *> r all the charms of nature, tlitn, J -' A So hopeless to salvation prove ? Can hell demand) caa heaven condemn, The man whom Jou» deigns to love?--- 2 The man who sought the ways of truth, Paid friends and ne ig hbours all their due ; -t, softer, lovely youth, Who thought he wanted nothing now I 3 But mark the change: thu> rpake the Lord, 4 Come part with earth tor heaven to-dav .' The youth, astonishM at the word, In silent sadness went his way. 4 Poor virtues, that lie boasted so, This te-t unable to en hire, Let Chri-t, and grace an -_ r lory eo To make his land and money sure. 5 Ah, foolish choice of treasures here ! Aii, ratal love of tesnpting gold ! Must this hate world be bought so dear, And life and he 1. . i so c h ea ptj sold » 6 In vain - hip, If this ie : Iran form my sou!,0 lot 3 divine ! An I make me* part with ail for I 521 s - M - KmnaeJI. • Street New 55. Harboro'ngli 112. Hon> shall a young Man cleanse hu Way* Psalm 1 \Y7TTH humble heart an'. I >v Mj Cod, to thee I pray ; make hi^ leal . ■ oung. How I may < .<• . 2 Now in my early .: I e icb me tli y wnl to know ; O God, thy san" • Betimes on me bestow. 3 Make an unguarded youth The object of thy care ; Help me to choose the way of truth, And fly from every snare. 4 My heart to folly prone, Renew by power divine ; Unite it to thyself atone, And make mc wholly thine. 5 O let the word of grace My warmest thoughts employ ; Be this, thro' all my following' days, My treasure and'reyjoy. 6 To what thy laws impart Be mv whole soul inclin'd ; O let them dwell within my heart, And sanctify my mind. 7 May thy young servant learn By these to cleanse his way ; And" may I here the path discern That leads to endless day. 509 8, 8, 6. D. Brcdbery's altered. For a Sunday School. Leach 290. Chatham 59. The Importance of educating Youth. Congregation. 1 MOW let our hearts consp're to raiss x ^ A cheerful anthem to his praise Who reigns enthron'd above : Let music, sweet as incense, ri>e 1 With grateful odours to the skier. The work of jov and love. I 'E IS 523, 524 TIMES AND SEASONS. 525, 525 Children, 2 Teach us to bow before thy face ; Nor let our hearts forget thy grace, Or slight thy providence: When lost in ignorance we lay, To vice and death an easy prey, Thy goodness snatch'd us thence. Congregation. 3 O what a nunrrous race we see, In ignorance and misery, Unprincipled, untaught: Shall they continue stfll to lie In ignorance and misery ? We cannot bear the thought. Children. 4 Give, Lord, each libera! soul to prove The joys of thine exhaustless love ; And while thy praise we sing, May we the sacred scriptures know, And like the blessed Jesus grow, That earth and heaven may ring. Congregation. 5 We feel a sympathising heart ; Lord, 'tis a pleasure to impart ; To thee thine own we give: Hear thou our cry, and pitying see, O let these children live to thee, O let these children live. 523 C. M. J. Straphan. Bath Chapel 26. Crowle 3. The same. 1 "pLEST is the n^an whose heart expands -° Atmelring pity's call, And the rich blessings of whose hands Like heavenly manna fall. * 2 Mercy, descending from above, Jn softest accents pleads; O ! may each tender bosom move When mercy intercedes. 3 Be ours the bliss in wisdom's way To guide untutor'd youth, And lead the mind thar went astray To virtue and to truth. 4 Children our kind protection claim, And God will well approve, When infants learn to lisp his name, And their Creator love, 5 Delightful work! young souls to win, And turn the rising race From the deceicful paths of sin, To seek redeeming grace. 6 Almighty God ! thy influence shed To aid this good design : The honours of thy name be spread, And all the glory thine. 52 i C, M. Banoror 231. Wantage 204. Old Age approaching ; or, Man frail and mortal. 1 ThTERNAL God, enthron'd on high! *-* Whom angel hosts adore ; Who vet to suppliant dust art nigh ; Thy presence I imp) re. 2 O guide me down the steep of age, And keep mv passions cool : Teach me 'to scan the sacred page, And practice every rule. 3 My flving vears time urges on, What's humao must decay ; My friends, my young companions gone, Can I expect to stay ? 4 Can 1 exemption plead when death Projects his awful dart? Can med'cines then prolong my breath, Or virtue shield my heart .' 5 Oh ! no — then smooth the mortal hour, On thee my hope depends ; Support me with almighty power, While dust to du^descends. 6 Then shall my soul, O gracious God, (While angels join the lav,) Admitted to the bless'd abode, Its endless anthems pay. — 7 Thro' heaven, howe'er remote the bound, Thy matchless love proclaim, And join the choir of saints that sound Their great Redeemer's name. FAST AND THANKSGIVING DAYS. 59.5 C. M. Carolina 13. Windsor 247. For a Public Fast. 1 OEE, gracious God, before thv throne Thy mourning people b. nd*! 'Tis on thy sovereign grace alone Our humble hopes depend. 2 Tremendous judgments from thy hand Thy dreadful power display ; Yet mercy spares this guiity"land, And stiil we live to pray. 3 Great God, and why is Britain spar'd, Ungrateful as we are! O make thy awful warnings heard, While mercy cries, ' Forbear.' 4 What num'rous crimes increasing rise Thro' this apostate isle ! What land so favour'd of the skies, And yet what land so vile ! o How chang'd, alas ! are truths divine For error, guilt, and shame ! What impious numbers, bold in sin, Disgrace the Christian name ! G Regardless of thy smile or frown, Their pleasures they require ; And sink with gay indifference down To everlasting fire. 7 O turn us, turn us, mighty Lord, By thy resistless grace;" Then shall our hearts obey thy word, And humbly seek thy face. 8 Then should insulting foes invade, We shall not sink in fear; Secure of nevtr-failing aid, If God, our God is near. 526 c. M. s- — . Abridge 201. Charmouth 28. A Hymn for a Fast-day, Gen. xviii. 23—33. 1 vyHEN Abram, full of sacred awe, * v Before Jehovah stood, And, with an humble fervent prayer, For guilty Sodom sued; 2 With what success, what wondrous grace, Was his petition crown'd ! The Lord would spare, if in the place Ten righteous men were found. 3 And could a single holy soul So rich a boon obtain? Great God, and shall a nation cry, And plead with thee in vain! 4 Britain, all guilty as she is, Her numerous saints can boast ; And now their fervent prayers ascend, And can those prayers oe lost? 5 Are not tie righteous dear to thee Now as in ancient times! Or does this sinful land exceed Gomorrah in its crimes ! 527,528,529 THANKSGIVING DAYS. 530,531 6 Still are w< ihine, wc bear thy name, Here jrel is thine abode ; Lnns; has thy presence bless' d our land; Forsake us not, O God. 5^7 L. M. Sleelc. Wareham 117. Portugal 97. On a Day of Prayer for Success in War. 1 T ORD, how shall wretched sinner* dare *-* Lock up to thv divine abode? Or offer their imperfect prayer, .before a just, a holy God! 9 Brkht terrors guard thy awful seat, And dazzling dories veil thy face; Yet mercy calls us t<> thy feet, Thy throne is still a throne of grace. S O may our souls thy prace adore, Mav Jesus plead our humble claim, While thy protection we implore, In his prevailing glorious name. 4 With all the boasted pomp of war In vain we dare the hostile fiVId ; In vain, unless the Lord be there; Thy arm alone is Britain's shield. 5 Let past experience of thy care Support our hope, our trust invite! Again attend our humble prayer Again be mercy thy delight! 6 Our arms succeed, our coancils guide. Let thy riant hand our cause maintain; Till war's distructive rage subside, And peace resume her gentle reign. 7 O when shall time the period bring When raging war shall waste no more; When peace" shall stretch her balmy wing From Europe's coast to India's shore ! 6 When shall the gospel's healing ray (Kind source of amity divine) Spread o'er the world celestial day! When shall the nations, Lord, be thine! 528 L « W. President Davies. Paul's 246. Dresden 178. National Judgments deprecated, and national Mercies pleaded for, Amos iii. 1—6. 1 \17*HILE °' er our S uirtv ,and » ° Lord, * v We view the terrors of thy sword ; Oh ! whither shall the helpless fly ; To whom but thee direct their cry ! 2 The helpless sinner's cries and tears Are grown familiar to thine ears; Oft has thy mercv sent relief, When all was fear and hopeless grief. 3 On thee, our guardian God, we call, Before thv throne of grace we fall; And is there no deliverance there, And must we perish in despair? 4 See, we repent, we weep, we mourn, To our for.-aken God we turn ; O spare our guilty country, spare The church which thouha'st planted here. 5 We plead thy grace, indulgent God ; We plead thv Son's atoning blood ; We plead thy gracious promises, Ar.d are they" unavailing pleas? 6 These pleas, presented at thy thr -ne, Have brought ten thousand blessings dowu On guilty lands in helpless woe ; Let ^them prevail to save us too. 529 c. M. Cambridge New 74. Irish 171. Suffolk 315. Thanksgiving for Victory over our Enemies. TX) thee, who reign'st supreme above, - 1 And reign'st supreme below, Thou God of wisdom, power, and love, We our successes owe. 2 The thundering horse, the martial band, Without thine aid were vain ; And victory flie# at thy command To crown the hright campaign. 3 Tuy mighty arm, unseen was nigh, When we our foes assaii'd ; 'Ti» thou hast rais'd our honours high. And o'er their hosts prevail'd. 4 Their mounds, their camps, their lofty tow 7s Into our hands are given, Not from desert or strength of ours, But thro' the grace of heaven. 5 What tho' no columns lifted high Stand deep inscrib'd with praise, Yet sounding honours to the sky Our grateful tongues shall raise. 6 To our young race will we proclaim The mercies God has shown ; That they may learn to bless his name, And choose him for their own. 7 Thus, while we sleep in silent dust, When threatening dangers come, Their fathers' God shall be their trust, Their refuge, and their home. 530 L. M. Bcddome. Derby 169. Portugal 97. Chard 175. Peace prayed for. 1 /"\N Britain, long a favour'd isle, v - / Now overwhelm'd with guilt and shame. Deign, mighty God, once more to smile ; The same thy power, thy grace the same. 3 Let peace descend with balmy win*. And ail its blessings round her shed; Her liberties be well secur'd, And commerce lift its fainting head: 3 Let the loud cannon cease to roar, The warlike trump no longer sound ; The din of arms be heard no more, Nor human blood pollute the ground. 4 Let hostile troops drop from their hands The useless sword, the glittering spear ; And join in friendship's sacred bands, Nor one dissentient voice be there. 5 Thus save, O Lord, a sinking land; Millions of tongues shall then adore, Resound the honours of thy name, And spread thy praise from shore to shore. 531 L. M. Wareham 117. Redemption 243. Old Hundred 100. Praise for national Peace, Psalm xlvi. 9. 1 flREAT Ruler of the earth and skies, A word of thy almighty breath Can sink the world, or bid it rise ; Thy smile is life, thy frown is death. 2 When angry nations rush to arraB, And rage, and noise, and tumult reigns, And war resounds in dire alarms, And slaughter spreads the hostile plains; 3 Thy sovereign eye looks calmly down, And marks their course, and bounds then Thy word the angry nations own, [pow'r: And noise and war 'are heard no more. 4 Then peace returns vsith balmy win?, (Sweet peace, with her what blessings fled !5 Glad plenty laughs, the valleys sing, Reviving commerce lifts her head. r> Thou good, and wise, and righteous Lord, All move subservient to thy will; And peace and war await thy word. And thy sublime decrees fulfil. 532, 533, 534 TIMES AND SEASONS. 535, 536 6 To thee we pay our grateful songs, Thy kind protection still implore ; O may our'hearts, and lives, and tongues, Confess thy goodness, and adore, 53<2 l. M. Horslev 205. Bramcoate 8. Thanksgiving for national Deliverance, and Improvement of it, Luke i. 74, 75. 1 T>RAISE to the Lord, who bows his ear ■*■ Propitious to his people's prayer, And, tho' deliverance long delay, Answers in his well-chosen day." 2 Salvation doth to God belong ; His power and tn*ace shall be our song ; The tribute of our love we bring To thee, our Saviour and our King! 3 Our temples, guarded from the flame, . Shall echo thy triumphant name; And every peaceful private home To thee a temple shall become. 4 Still be it our supreme delight To walk as in thy honour'd sight ; Hence in thy precepts and thy fear 'Till life's last hour to persevere. 533 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Wells 102. Redemption 243. Delivering Goodness acknowledged, 2 Cor. i. 10. A Song for the fifth of November. 1 TJRAISE to the Lord, whose mighty hand * So oft reveal'd hath sav'd our land ; And, when united nations rose, [foes, Hath shani'd and scourg'd our haughtiest 2 When mighty navies from afar To Britain wafted floating war, His breath dispers'd them all with ease And sunk their terrors in the seas.* 3 While for our princes they prepare In caverns deep a burning snare; He shot from heaven a piercing ray, And the dark trea Jiery brought to day.t 4 Princes and priests again combine New chains to forge, new snares to twine ; Again our gracious God appears, [snares. And breaks their chains, and cuts their 5 Obedient winds at his command Convey his Hero J to our land; The sons of Rome with terror view, And speed their flight when none pursue. 6 Such great deliverance God hath wrought, And down to us salvation brought; And still the care of guardian heaven Secures fhe bliss itself hath given. 7 In thee we trust, almighty Lord, Continu'd rescue to afford : Still be thv powerful arm made bare, For all thy servants' hopes are there. 534 L. M. Steele. Ailie-Street 241. Langdon 217. For the bth of November. 1 rpo thee, almighty God, we bring 4 The humble tribute of our songs; teach our thankful hearts to sing, Or praise will languish on our tongues. " While Britain (favour'd of the skies) Recalls the wonders God hath wrought, Let grateful joy adoring rise, And warm to rapture every thought. * Spanish Armada, 1568. t Gunpowder Plot. 1 King William, 1698. 3 When Hell and Rome combin'd their power And dooin'd these isles their certain prev ' Thy hand forbade the fatal hour, Their impious plots in ruin lay. 4 Again our restless cruel foes Resum'd, avow'd, their black design • Again to save us God arose, And Britain own'd the hand divine. 5 Why, gracious God, is Britain sav'd 1 Why bless'd with liberty and light ? Nor by fell tyranny enslav'd, Nor lost in superstition's night? 6 Not for our sake, we conscious own ; A wretched, vile, ungrateful race: 'Tis done to make thy glory known, To shew the wonders" of thy grace. 7 The wonders of thy grace complete; R.eform this wretched, guiltv land I Let thankful love, beneath thy feet, Confess thy kind, thy guardian hand! 8 Let every age adore thy name, While nature's circling wheels shall roll, Thy mercies every tongue proclaim, And sound thy praise from pole to pole. 535 L- m. New Court 173. Truro 105. China 300. Deliverances, Numbers xxiii. 23. 1 vy HAT hath God wrought ! mi?ht Israel say. >v When Jordan roll'd its tide awav, And gave a passage to their bands," Safely to march across its sands. 2 What hath God wrought! might well be said, When Jesus, rising from the dead, Scatter'*! the shades of Pagan night, And bless'd the nations with his light. 3 What hath God wrought! let Britain see, Freed from the plagues of Pop. ry, Its tenfold night, its iron chains," Its galling yoke, its cruel pains. 4 What hath God wrought ! in glad surprise, Shall sound thro' all the earth and skies, When, like a mil!-stoue in the main, Proud Rome shall sh»k, nor rise again. 5 What hath God wrought ! O blissful theme, Are we redcem'd and call'd by him'! Shall we he led the desert thro' — And safe arrive at glory too > 6 The news shall every harp employ, Fill every tongue with rapturous joy; When ?h"all we join the heavenly throng- To swell the triumph and the song ! 536 8. 8. 6. Chatham 59. Broadmead 150. Prayer for his Majesty King George, and il Royal Family. 1 T ORD, thou hast bid thy people pray -*-* For all that bear the sovereign sway, And thy a icegerent's reign, Rulers, and governors, and powers; And, lo! we humbly pray for ours ; Nor can we pray in vain. 2 Jesus, thy Chosen Servant guard, And every threatening danger ward From his anointed head : Bid all his griefs and troubles cease ; Thro' paths of righteousness and peace, Our King, propitious lead. 3 Cover his enemies with shame, Defeat their proud malicious aim, And make their councils vain; Preserve him, Providence divine, And let the long Illustrious Line To latest ages reign. 537,538 SICKNESS AND RECOVERY. 53 ( J, 54© Upon him shower thy blfniiagl down, Crown him with grace, with slorv crown, And avwriaatiaf While wealth, prosperity, tai»d, And wait his dn ad command ; And pains and dying gEaajUl obey The signal of his hand. 3 With cruel force he scatters round His shafts of deadly power; While the grave waits its destm'd ; i Impatient to devour. 4 Look up, ye heirs of endless jo; , Nor let your fears prevail ; Eternal life is your reward, When life on 'earth shall fail. 3 What tho' his darts, promiscuous huri'd, Deal fatal plagues around ; And heaps of putrid carcasses O'erload the cumber'd ground ; 6 The arrows that shall wound your flesh Were given him from above, Dipt in the great Redeemer's blood, And feather' d all with love. 7 These with a gentle hand he throws. And saints he gasping too; But heavenly strength supports their souls. And bears them conquerors thro'. 8 Joyful they stretch their wings abroad And all 'in triumph rise To the fair palace of their God, And mansions in the skies. .540 (1st Part.) S. M. Beddome. Harborough 142. Stofc Submission under Affliction- 1 T)OST thou my profit seek, - L - / And chasten as a friend > God, I'll kiss die smarting rod. There's honey at the end. 2 Dost thou thro' death's dark vale Conduct to heaven at last! The future good wi.l make amend* For all the evil past. 3 Lord, I would not repine At strokes in mercy sent ; If the chastisement comes in lore. My soul shall be content. .540 (2d Part.) 8s. S. Pearce. Limefield yi. New Jerusalem 23u. For a sick Chambtr. Written when deprived, by Sickness, of attend- ing Public Worship. 1 HPHE fabric of nature is fair, 1 But fairer the temple of grace ; To saints 'tis the joy of the earth, The most glorious and beautiful place. 2 To this temple I once di 1 resort, With crowds of the people of God; Enraptur'd we ent« r'd his courts. And hail'd the Redeemer's abode. 3 The Father of mercies we prais'd, The prostrated low at his throne : The Saviour we lov'd and ador'd, Wh> lov'd us and made us his ow«. 4 Full oft to the message of peace, To sinners address'd from the Ay, We listen'd— extolling that grace, Which set im — once rebels, on high. F2 541 5 Faith clave to the orucified Lamb, Hope, smiling, exalted its head, Love warm'd at the Saviour's dear name, And vow'd to observe what he said. 6 What pleasure appear'd in the looks Of the brethren and sisters around ! With transport all seem'd to reflect On the blessing's in Jesus they'd found. 7 Sweet moments, if aught upon earth Resembles the joy of the skies, It is when the hearts of the flock Conjoin'd to their Shepherd arise. 8 But ah ! these sweet moments are fled, Pale sickness compels me to stay, Whore no voice of the turtle is "heard, As the moments are hasting away. 9 My God ! thou art holy and g»od, Thy plans are all righteous and wise; O help me submissive to wait Till thou biddest thy servant arise. — 10 If to follow thee here in thy courts, May it be with all ardour and zeal, With success and increasing delight, Performing the whole of thy will. 11 Or should'st thou in bondage detain To visit thy temples no more, Prepare me for mansions above, Where nothing exists to deplore! — 12 Where Jesus, the Sun of the place, Refulgent incessantly shines, Eternally blessing his saints, And pouring delight on their minds. 13 There — there are no prisons to hold The captive from tasting delight ; There — there the day never is clos'd, With shadows, or darkness, or night : 11 There myriads and myriads shall meet, In our Saviour's high praises to. join; While transported we fall at his feet, And extol his redemption divine. T5 Enough then— my heart shall no more Of its present bereavements complain ; Since ere long I to heaven shall soar, And ceaseless enjoyments obtain. 541 (1st Part.) 8. 7. 4. & Pearce. Lewes 63. Helmsley 223. Painswick 1C2. Siceet Affliction — A Song in a Storm. 1 TN the floods of tribulation, A While the billows o'er me roll, Jesus whispers consolation, And supports mv fainting soul, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Praise the Lord. 2 Thus the lion yields me honey, From the eater food is given, Strengthen'd thus I still press forward, Singing as I wade to heaven, — Sweet affliction, sweet affliction, And my sins are all forgiv'n. n Mid the gloom the vivid lightnings With increasing brightness play, Mid the thorn-brake beauteous flow'rets Look more beautiful and gay : Hallelujah, &c. 4 So in darkest dispensations, Doth my faithful Lord appear, With his richest consolations, To re-animate and cheer: Sweet affliction, sweet affliction, Thus to brins my Saviow near. TIMES AND SEASONS. 542 5 Floods of tribulation heighten, Billows still around me roar, Tiiose that know not Christ— ye frighten; But my soul defies your power : Hallelujah, &c. i In the sacred page recorded Thus his word securely stand?, 1 Fear not, I'm in trouble near thee, ^ ' Nought shall pluck you from my hands. Sweet affliction, sweet affliction, Every word my love demands. 1 All I meet I find assists me In my path to heavenlv jov, Where, tho' trials now attend me, Trials never more annoy ; Hallelujah, Sec. ) Bless'd there with a weight of glory, Still the path I'll ne'er forget, But, exulting, cry, it led me To my blessed Saviour's seat — Sweet affliction, sweet affliction, W hich has brought to Jesus' feet. 541 (2d Part.) L. M. Portugal 97. • Rippon's 188. Sickness and Recovery. I A WHILE remain'd the doubtful strife, - tx Till Jesus gave me back my life ; My life?— my soul, recal the word, 'Tis life to see thy gracious Lord. ! Why inconvenient now to die? Vile unbelief, O tell me why ? When ran it inconvenient be, My loving Lord, to come to thee. I He saw me made the sport of hell, He knew the tempter's malice well; And when my soul had all to fear, Then did the glorious Sun appear! I O bless him !— bless, ye dying saints ! The God of gra e, when nature faints! He shew'd my fle h the gaping grave, To shew me he had power to save. 512 (1st Part.) CM. Dr. Doddridge. David's 185. Newbury 132. Praise for Recovery from Sickness, Ps. cxviii. 18, 19. COVEREIGN of life, I own thy hand, vj In every chastening stroke ; And, while 1 smart beneath thy rod, Thy presence I invoke. > To thee in my distress I cried, And thou hast how'd thine ear; Thy powerful word my life prolong'd, And brought salvation near, i Unfold, ye gates of righteousness, That, with the pious throng, I may record my solemn vows, And tune my grateful song. \ Praise to the Lord, whose gentle hand Renew s our labouring breath : Praise to the Lord, who makes his saints Triumphant e'en in death. i My God, in thine appointed hour, Those heavenly gates display, Where pain and "sin, and fear and death, For ever flee away. There, while the nations of the bless'd With raptures bow around, My anthems to delivering grace In sweeter strains shall sound. 542— 5 +.5 TIME A^D ETERNITY. 546 512 (2d Part.) s. M. Harborough 142. Stoke 207. The Benefit of sanctified Affliction ; or, God bringing his People into the Covenant under the Rod, Ezek. xx. 37. 1 T4 ow gracious, and how wise ■ LA Is our i hastising God And O : how ncii the blessings arc Which blossom from his rod I 2 He lifts it up on high With pity in iiis heart, Thai every stroke his children feel Maj grace and peace impart. 3 Instructed thus they bow, And own his sovereign sway ; Thej turn their erring footstep.n back To his forsaken way. 4 His covenant love they seek, And seek the happy bands That closer still engage their hearts To honour his commands. 5 Dear Fa«her, we cement To discipline divine ; And bless the pain that makes our souls St i f 1 more completely thine. 6 Supported by thy love, We tend to realms of peace, Where every pain >hall far remove, And every frailty ccaie. TIME AND ETERNITY. 543 L. M. SteeU. Kingsbridge 88. Diversion 179. The Shortness of Time, and Frailty of Man, Psalm xxxix. 1 ALMIGHTY Maker of my frame, -**■ Teach me the measure of my days ? Teach me to know how frail I am, And spend the remnant to thy praise. 2 My days are shorter than a span; A kittle point my l.fe appears; How frail, at best, is dying man ! How vain are all his hopes and fears ! 3 Vain his ambition, noise, and show ! Vain are the cares which rack hie mind ! He heaps up treasures mix'd with woe, And dies, and leaves them all behind. 4 Oh, be a nobler portion mine ! My God ! 1 bow before thy throne ; Earth's fleeting treasures" I resign, And fix my hope on thee alone. 5i4 L. M. Dr. Doddridge Paul'6 246. Babylon Streams 23. The Wisdom of redeeming Time, Eph. v. 15,16. i pOD of Eternity, from thee yy Did infant time his being draw; Moments, and days, and months, and years ; Revohe by thine unvaried law. 2 Silent and slow thev glide away; Steady and strong the current flows ; Lost in eternity's wide sea — The bodndies»"gidph from whence it rose. 3 With it the thoughtless sons of men Before the rapid streams are borne On to that everlasting home, Whence not one soul can e'er return. 4 Yet, while the shore on either side Presents a gaudy flattering show, We saze, in fond amazement lost, Nor think to what a worid we go. 5 Great Source of Wisdom ! teach my heart To know the price of every hour ; That time may bear me on to joys Beyond its measure, and its power. 5^5 7s. Dr. Rylaad. S:r.ei 184. Cooklum 36. The Saint happy in biiug: entirely at the Dis- posal of his God. — My Timet a re in thy hand, Psalm x\\i. 15; XXXIV. !. 1 COVER'ZIGN Ruler of the skies! ° F.ver gracious, ever wi6e! All my tiroes are in thy hand, — All events at thy comian , 2 His decree, who form'd the earth, Fix'd my first and second birth : Parents,' native place, and time, — All appointed were by him. 3 He that form'd me in the womb, He shall gnide me to the tomb : All my times shall ever be Order'd by his wise decree. 4 Times of sickness, times of health, Times of penury and wealth; 1 i me- of trial and of grief: Times of triumph and relief ; 5 Times the tempter's power to prove ; Times to taste a Saviour's love : All must come, and last, and end, As shall please my heavenly Friend. 6 Plagues and death around me fly ; Till he bids I cannot die: Not a single shaft can hit Till the God of love sees fit. 7 O thou Gracious-, Wise, and Just, In thy hands my life I trusr : Have I somewhat dearer still ? — I resign it to thy will. 8 May I always own thy hand — Still to the surrender" stand ; Know that thou art God alone, I and mine are all thy own. 9 Thee, at all times, will I bless; Having thee, I ail possess: How can I bereaved be, Since I cannot part with tliee? 516 <:. M. Steele* Worksop 31. Crowing, Time and Eternity ; or, longing after unset i Pleasures, 2 Cor. iv. 18. 1 TJOW long shall earth's alluring tovs 1J - Detain our hearts and eyes, Regardless of immortal joys. And strangers to the skies! 2 These transient scenes will soon decav, They \\n\ti upon the siaht; And quickly will their brightest day Be lost in endless night. 3 Their brightest day, alas, how vain! With conscious ~iu r hs we own ; While clouds of sorrow, care, and pain, O'ershade the smiling noon, t Oh. could our thoughts and wishes fly Above these gloomy shades, To rho-e bnght worlds bevond the sky, Which sorrow ne'er invades! FJ 347, 548 DEATH. 549, 550 3 There joys unseen by mortal eyes Or reason's feeble ray, In ever-blooming prospects rise, Unconscious of decay. »? Lord, send a beam of light divine To guide our upward aim, With one reviving touch of thine Our languid hearts inflame. 7 Then shall, on faith's sublimest wine, Our ardent wishes rise To those bright seenes, where pleasures Immortal in the skies. [spring 547 S. M. Dr.S.Stennctt. Cosport 53. Henley 38. Shirland 304. Divine Mercies in constant Succession, Lam. lii. 22, 23. * TJOW various and how new x A Are thy compassions, Lord ! Each morning shall thy mercies shew, Each night thy truth record. 2 Thy goodness, like the sun, Dawn'd on our early davs, Ere infant reason had bee tin To form our lips to praise. "5 Each object we beheld Gave pleasures to our eves ; And nature all our senses held In bands of sweet surprise. A But pleasures more retin'd Awaited that bless'd day When light arose upon oiir mind, And cha^'d our sins away. o How new thy mercies, then ! How sovereign and how free ! Our souls, that had been dead in sin, Were made alive to thee. PAUSE. 6 Now we expect a day Still brighter far than this, When death shall bear our souls away To realms of light and bliss. 7 There rapt'rous scenes of joy Shall burst upon our sight ; And every pain, and tear, and sigh, Be drovvn'd in endless light. 8 Beneath thy balmy wing, O Sun of Righteousness ! Our happy souls shall sit and sing The wonders of thy grace. 9 Nor shall that radiant dav, So joyfully begun, In evening shadTows die away, Beneath the setting sun. 10 How various and how new Are thy compassions, Lord ! Eternity thy love shall shew, And all thy trath record. 543 L. m. Wareham 117. Horsley 205. Sterling- 317. Eternity joyful and tremendous'. 1 ipTERNFTY is just at hand! % - i And shall I waste my ebbing sand, And careless view departing day, And throw my inch of time away ? 2 Eternity ! — tremendous sound ! To guilty souls a dreadful wound ! But Oh ! if Christ and heaven be mine, How sweet the accents! how divine* 3 Be this my chief, my only care, My high pursuit, my ardent prayer; — An interest in the Saviour's blood — My pardon seal'd, and peace with God. 4 But should nsy brightest hopes be vain ! The rising doubt, how sharp its pain; — My fears, O gracious God ! remove! Speak me an object of thy love. 5 Search, Lord, O search my inmost heart. And light, and hope, and joy impart; From guilt and error set me free, And guide me safe to heaven and thee, 54,9 S, 8, C. Chatham 59. Hinton 266. A Prayer for Seriousness in Prospect qf Eternity. 1 '"THOU God of glorious majesty ! ■*■ To thee, — against myse!f,---to thee, A sinful worm, I cry, An half-awaken'd child of man, An heir of endless bliss or pain, A sinner born to die 2 Lo! on a narrow neck of land, Twist two unbounded seas I stand J Yet how insensible ! A point of time, a moment's space, Removes me to yon heavenly place, Or— shuts me up in hell! 3 O God ! my inmost soul convert, And deeply on my thoughtful heart Eternal things impress ; Give me to feel their solemn weigh{, And save me ere it be too late ; Wake me to righteousness. 4 Before me place, in bright array, The pomp of that tremendous day, When thou with clouds shalt come To jud?e the nations at thy bar; And tell me, Lord, shall I be there To meet a joyful doom 1 5 Pe this my one great bus'ness here, — With holy trembling, holy fear, — To make my calling sure ! Thine utmost* counsel to fulfil, And suffer all thy right oua will, And to the end endure ! 6 Then, Saviour! then my soul receive, Transported from this vale, to live And reign with thee above ; Where faith is sweetly lost in sight, And hope, in full supreme delight And everlasting love. DEATH. 550 (1st Part.) C. M. Dr. Watts' s Lyrics. Caiverbury 199. London 180. Death and Eternity. 1 TV/TY thoughts, that often mount the skies, - LVA Go, search the world beneath, Where nature all in ruin lies, And owns her sovereign— death. 2 The tyrant, how he triumphs here ! * His trophies spread around! And heaps of dust and bones appear Through all the hollow ground. 3 These skulls, what ghastly figures now ! How loathsome to the eyes ! These are the heads we lately knew, So beauteous and so w ise. " * Hunhill Fields. DEATH. /;5I, 552 • ■ i their dying i laj ! Mj thoughts, n<>u stretch <>ut all your wings And trace eternity. 5 Oh, th.u unfathonv.il)! i - I hose deep* without .1 shore, Where hrine waters gently play, Or fierj • *> There we shall swim in heavenly bliss, Or sink in framing waves; While the pale carcase breathl - ag rlie silent gr i 7 ' Prepare ns, Lord, for thy right hand ! 4 Then conic- the joy/ * Come, death, and come celestial banl, ' To bear our souls away !' 55a (41 P.m. Grange Road -2ft i. Culms toel S. Pleating Anticipation of Death and Glory. 1 A H ! 1 shall soon be dying, -**• Time swiftly glide* dwav ; But, on my Lord relying, i hail the happy day — 2 The day when I must enter Upon" a world unknown : My helpless soul 1 venture On Jesus Christ alone. 3 He once, a spotless victim, Ppon Mount Calv'ry bled ! Jehovah did afflict him, And bruise him in my stead. 4 Hence all my hope arises, I nworthy'as 1 am : My soul most surely prizes The sin-atoning Lamb. 5 To him, by grace, united, [ joy in him alone ; And now, by faith, delighted, behold him on his throne. € There he is interceding For all who on him rest: The grace, from him procee dug, Shall waft me to his breast. 7 Then with the saints in glory The grateful song Til raise", And chaiiut my blissful story in high seraphic lays. I Free grace, redeeming merit, Ana sanctifying ^e, Of Father, Son. and Spirit, Shall charm the courts 55) (3d Part.) CM. GfMfl Houi-e 143. Portsea -284. The safe and happy Exit. l T ORD, must I die ! Oh, let me die *-* Trusting in thee alone ! — My living testimony giv*n, Then leave my dying one! 3 If I must die,— Oh, ict me die In peaot- with all mankind ; And change tbe.^e flectim: joys below For pleasures all rerin'd. 3 If I must die— as die I must — Ler b'm come Au I bear me on ids friendly wing l ii my celestial home ! 4 Of Canaan's land, from Pisgafc's tcp, May I bat have a view ! TuT.mii Jordan should o'erflow its banks, i>i bold;, venture t : i. 55J (1st PartO Hblh. Tophtdf* Collection- Street 16. Clapb Tin Midnight Cry, Matt. \\v. G. i y| \ irgia Mala, arise ' 1 w uh alj the dead awake ; il ratio* vise, Oil in \<>'ir ressek fake : Upstarting m the m-liiiuht cry, Behold your heavenlj bridegroom nigh. •2 He comes, he comes, to call The nan. »n> i«» his bar, And take to glory .ill Who meet for glorj are : A! ike read) for your fr reward ; Go forth with jnj to meei your Lord — 3 Go, meet him in the -\\, Y'> ur everlasting frien i ; Your head to g4 »r; t'y , With ail hi-^ s.unts ascend: Ye pure in heart, obtain the grace To Bee, without a \ cil, his face, i Ye.— that have here re.eiv'd The unction from above, And in his Spirit liv'd, And thirsted for his love; Jesus shall claim you for his brkh) ; Rejoice with all the sanctified. 5 Rejoice in glorious hope of that great day unknown, When ypu sliail be caught up To >taiid before his throne ; CalPd to partake the marrrage feast, And lean on our ImmaiHiel's breast, i The everlasting doors Sh .11 soon the saints receive Above those angel powers In glorious joy to live; Far from a world of grief and sin, W ith Ood eternally shut in. Then let us wait to hear The trumpet's welcome sound : — To see our Lord appear, May we be watching found, Enrob'd in righteousness divine, In which the bride shall ever shine. 55 1 (Second Part.) L. M. Old Hundred 100. Warcham '.17. l A GOD of Love! with cheering ray ^ Gild iuv expiring streak of nay ; Thy love, thro' each revolving year, Has Wip'd away affliction's tear. •2 Free me from death's terrific gloom, And all the guilt which shrouds the tomb; Heighten my joys, support mv head, Before I sink among the dead. 3 May death conclude my toils and tears! May death destroy my sins and fears ! M y death, through Jesus, be my friend ! May death be life, when life shall end ! 4 down my lent moment with thy pow'r — The latest in my latest hour; Then to the rapturd heights I soar, Where fears and death are know n no more. 552 C.M. Y\ ind-or 247. Cbarmouth 29. Victory over Death through ChritJ, I C i-. XV. 57. 1 YYTHEN death appears before my In all his dire array, I to the dreadful' ftght, My courage dies avray. ~ F4 553, 554, 2 But see my glorious leader nigh : My Lord, — mv Saviour — lives ; Before him death's pale tenors flv, And my faint heart revives. 3 He left his dazzling throne above ; He met the tyrant's dart; And (Oh, amazing power of love !) Receiv'd it in his heart. 4 No more, O grim destroyer ! boast Thy universal swav ; To heaven-born souls thv sting is lost ;~ Thy night, the gare of 'day. 5 Lord, I commit my soul to thee! Accept the sacred trust ; Receive this nobler part of me, And watch my sleeping dust; Till that illustrious morning come, When ail thy saints shall rise, And,cloth'd in* full immortal bloom, Attend thee to the skies. 7 When thy triumphant armies sing The honours of thy name, And heaven's eterna'l arches ring With glory to the Lamb; of Oh, let me join the raptur'd lays ! And with the blissful throng Resound salvation, power, and praise, In everlasting song. 553 C. M. Dr. Watts's Lyrics. Newbury 132. Carolina. 13. The welcome Messenger. 1 T ORD, when we see a saint of thine -*- 1 Lie gasping out his breath. With longing eyes, and looks divine, Smiling and pleas'd in death; 2 How we could e'en contend to lay Our limbs upon that bed ! We ask thine envoy to convey Our spirits in his stead. 3 Our souls are ri?ing on the wing To venture in his place : For, when grim death has lost his sting, He has an angel's face. ■i Jesus! then purge my crimes away, Tis guilt creates my fears ; 'Tis guilt gives death his fierce array, And all the arms he bears. 5 Oh ! if my threat'ning sins were gone, And death had lost his sting, I could invite the angel on, And chide his lazy wing. 6 Away these interposing davs, And let the lovers meet;' The angel has a cold embrace, But kind, and soft, and sweet. 7 I'd leap at once my seventy years, I'd rush into his arms, And lose my breath, and all my cares, Amid those heavenly charms. 8 Joyful I'd lay this body down, And leave this lifeless clay, Without a sigh, without a groan, A»d stretch, and soar away. 554 L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Portugal 97. Bramcoate 8. Desiring to depart, and to be with Christ, Phil. i. 23. 1 vyHILE on the verge of life I stand, '* And view the scene on either hand, My spirit struggles with my clay, And longs to wing its flight away, DEATH. 555, 55 2 Where Jesus dwells my soul would be. And faints my much-lov'd Lord to see : Earth, twine no more about mv heart ! For 'tis far better to depart. 3 Come, ye angelic envoys ! come, And lead the willing pilgrim home ! Ye know the way to Jesus' throne,— Source of my joys, and of your own. 4 That blissful interview, how sweet! To fall transported at his feet ! Raits'd in his arms to view his face, Thro' the full beamings of his grace! 5 As with a seraph's voice to sing ! To fly as on a cherub's wing ! Performing, with unwearied hands, The present Saviour's high commands. 6 Yet, with these prospects full in sight, We'll wait thy signal for the flight; For, while thy service we pursue, We find a heaven in all we do. 555 C. M. Dr. Watts's Lyrics. James's 163. Eiim 151. The Presence of God worth dying for; or, th Death of Moses, Deut. xxxi. 49, 50. xxxiv. 5. 1 T ORD, 'tis an infinite delight ■^ To see thy lovely facf, To dwell whole ages in thy sight, And feel thy vital rays. 2 This Gabriel knows, and sings thy name, With rapture on his tongue ; Moses the saint enjoys the same, And heaven repeats the song. 3 While the bright nation sounds thy praise From each eternal hill, Sweet odours of exhaling grace The happy region fill. 4 Thy love,— a sea without a shore, — Spreads life and joy abroad ; Oh, 'tis a heaven worth dying for To see a smiling Goa ! 5 Sweet was the journey to the sky, The wond'rous prophet tried ; ' Climb up the mount,' savs God, ' and die,, The prophet climb'd — and died. 6 Softly his fainting head he lay Upon his Maker's breast ; His Maker kiss'd his soul away, And laid his flesh to rest. 7 Shew me thy face, and I'll away From all inferior things ; Speak, Lord ! and here 1 quit my clay, And stretch my wiry wings. 555 C. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Sprague 166. Stillman 66. Children dying in their Infancy in the Arms oj Jesus, Matt. xix. 14. 1 'T'HY life I read, my dearest Lord x With transport all divine; Thine image trace in every word, — Thy love in every line. 2 Methinks I see a thousand charms Spread o'er thy love' y face, While infants in thy tender arms Receive the smiling grace. 3 ' I take these little lambs,' said he, ' And lay them in my breast; ' Prolectio'n they shall find in me, — ' In me be ever blest. 4 * Death may the bands of life unloose, ' But can't dissolve my love : • Millions of infant-souls compos* * The family above. 557, 558, 559 DEATH. 560, 561 5 ' Their feeble frame* my pow'r shall raise, 4 And mould with heavenly skill : 1 I'll trive them tongues to sing my praise, ' And hands to do my will.' 6 His words the happy parents liear, And shout, with joys divine, Dear Saviour, all we have and are Shall bu for ever thine. 557 C M. Steele. Canterbury 199. Carolina 13. At the Funeral of a young Person. 1 vyHF.N blooming: youth is snatch'd away >v By death's resistless hand, Our hearti the mournful tribute pay, Which pity must demand. 2 While pity prompts the rising sigh, O. may this truth, imprest With awful power, — ' 1 too must die!' Sink deep in every breast. 3 Let this vain world engage no more; Behold the gaping tomb ! It bids us seize the present hour: To-morrow death may come. 4 The voice of this alarming scene May every heart obev ; Nor he the heavenly warning vain, W inch calls to watch and pray. 5 Oh, let us fly --to Jesus fly, Whose powerful arm can save ; Then shall our hope* ascend on high, And triumph o'er the grave. 6 Great God ! thy so\ereign grace impart, With cleansing, healing, "power ; This on y can prepare the heart For death's surprising hour. 553 C ML Dr. Doddridge. Bath Chapel 2o. Crowle *. Comfort for pious Parents who have been be- reaved oj their Children, Isa. hi. 4. 1 "V7"E mourning 6aints, whose streaming tears * Flow o'er your children dead, Say not, in transports of despair, That ali your hopes are fled. 2 While cleaving to that darling dust, In fond distress ye lie, Ri^e, and with joy "and reverence view A heavenly Parent high. 3 Tho', your young branches torn away, Like whherM trunks ye stand ! With fairer verdure shall ye bloom, Tbuch'd by th' Almighty's hand. 4 ' I'll give the mourner,' saith the Lord, 1 In my own house a place ; 1 No name* of daughters and of sons ' Could yield soliigh a grace. 5 ' Transient and vain is every hope 1 A rising race can t,ive ; ' In endles- honour and delight 1 My children all shall live.' 6 We welcome, Lord, those rising tears, Thro' which thy face we see, And bless those wounds, which thro' our hearts Prepare a way for thee. 559 L. M. Fawettt. Angel's Hymn 60. Dresden 178. The Death of the Sinner and the Seunt. 1 \VHAT scenes of horror and of dread >v Await the Sinner's dying bed ! Death's terrors all appear in sight, Presages of eternal n g lit. •j His sins in dreadful order rise, An I ii:i Ins soul with sad surpri-c ; .Mount Sinai's thunder ituni hifl ears, And not one ray of hope appears. 3 Tormenting pangs distract his breast; Where'er he turn-, he finds no rest: Death strikes the blow; he groans and trie*, And, in despair and horror, dies. l Not BO the heir of he.iv'iily bliss;— His soul is tiliM wiih con-cious peace; \ steady faith subdues his fear! H<- sees the happy Canaan near. 5 His mind is tranquil and serene; No terrors in his iouks are seen ; His Saviour's smile dispels the gloom, And smooths his passage to the tomb. 6 Lord' make my faith and love sincere, My judgment sound, my conscience clear: And, when the loiteof life are past, May I be found in peace at last. 550 104th. Hanover 130. Old Hundred and Fourth 148. On the Death of a Believer. 1 PHPIS finish'd, 'tis done! the spirit is fled, L A Our brother is gone, the christian is dead ; The christian is living in Jesus's love, And gladly receiving a king lorn above. 2 All honour and praise are Jesus's duel- Supported by grace, he fought his way thro': Triumpliantl'v glorious, thro' Jesus's zeal, And more than victorious o'er sin, death, and hell.] 3 * Then let 'is record the conquering name, Our Captain and Lord with shoutings pro- claim ; Who trust in his passion, and followtheir head, To certain salvation shall surely be led. 4 O Jesus, lead on thy militant care, And give us the crown of righteousness there Where dazzled with glory, the seraphim ga*e, Or prostrate adore thee in silence of praise. 5 Within us display thy love, when we die, And bear us away to* mansions on high : The kingdom be given of glory divine, And crown us in heaven eternally thine. 551 S. M. Toplady's Collection. Salisbury 307. Ryland 48. Preparation for Death, Matt. xxiv. 45. 1 pREPARE me, gracious God • x To stand before thy face ! 'I hy Spirit must the work perform, For it is all of grace. 2 In Christ's obedience clothe, And wash me in hi- blood; So shall I lift my head with joy, Among the sons of God. 3 Do thon my sins subdue, Thy soy 'reign love make known; The spirit of my mind renew, And save me in thy Son. 4 Let me attest thy power, Let me thy goodness prove, Till my full soiil can hold no more Of e\erlasting love. * If the three la DEATH. 565, 566, 567 552 c - M. J)r ' Doddridge. Carolina 13. Worksop 31. Departed Saints asleep, Mark v. 39. 1 Thess. iv. 13. i i vyHY flow these torrents of distress !' vv (The gentle Saviour cries ;) ' Why ;.re my sleeping saints survey'd ' With unbelieving eyes ! ■2 * Death's feeble arm shall never boast ' A friend of Christ is slain, * Nor o'er their meaner part in dust * A lasting power retain. 3 ' I come, on wings of love, — I come ' The slumberers to awake ; ' My voice shall reach the deepest tomb, ' And all its bonds shall break. 4 • Touch'd by my hand in smiles they rise,— ' Thev rise, to sleep no more ; ' But, rbb'd with light and crown'd with }oy, ' To endless day they soar.' 5 Jesus! our faith receives thy word; And, tho' fond nature weep, Grace learns to hail the pious dead, And emulate their sleep. 6 Our willing souls thy summons wait With them to rest and praise ; So let thy much-lov'd presence cheer These "separating days. 553 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Abridge 201. Charmouth 28. Submission under bereaving Providences, Psalm xlvi. 10. 1 T>EACE ! — 'tis the Lord Jehovah's hand r That blasts our joys in death, Changes the visage once so dear, And gathers back the breath. 2 'Tis he,— the potentate supreme Of all the worlds above, — Whose steady counsels wisely rule, Nor from their purpose move. 3 'Tis he, whose justice might demand Our souls a sacrifice ; Yet scatters, with unwearied hand, A thousand rich supplies. 4 Our covenant God and Father he In Christ our bleeding Lord, Whose grace can heal the bursting heart With one reviving word. ~> Fair garlands of immortal bliss He weaves for every brow : And shall rebellious passions rise, When he corrects us now ! 6 Silent we own Jehovah's name, We kiss the scourging hand ; And yield our comforts and our life To thy supreme command. 5fi4 L. M. Ulverston 179. Fawcett 164. Satisfaction in God under the Loss of dear Friends. 1 'T'HE God of love will sure indulge A The flowing tear, the heaving sigh, When righteous persons fall around,— When tender friends and kindred die. Yet not one anxious murm'ring thought Should with our mourning passions blend ; Nor would our bleeding hearts forget Th' almighty ever-living friend. 3 Beneath a num'rous train of ills, Our feeble flesh and heart may fail ; Yet shall our hope in thee, our Cod, O'er ev'ry gloomy fear prevail t Parent and husband, guard and guide, Thou art each tender name in one : On thee we cast our ev'ry care, And comfort seek from thee alone. 5 Our Father God, to thee we look, Our ro;k, our portion, and our friend, And on thy covenant-love and truth Our sinking souls shall still depend. 555 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Windsor 217. Ellenborough 170. Death and Judgment appointed for all, Heb. ix. 27. 1 T-JEAVEN has confirm'd the great decree, AX That Adam's race must die: One general ruin sweeps them down, And low in dust they lie. 2 Ye living men, the tomb survey Where you must quickly dwell ; Hark! how the awful summons sounds In every funeral knell. 3 Once you must die ; and once for all The solemn purport weigh ; For know, that heaven or hell attend On that important day. 4 Those eyes, so long in darkness veil'd, Must wake, the Judge to see ; And ev'ry word and ev'ry thought Must pass his scrutiny. 5 Oh, may I, in the Judge, behold My Saviour and my Friend ! And, far beyond the reach of death, With all his saints ascend. 566 C M. Dr. Doddridge. Ann's 58. Charmouth 28. Stephen's 292. Comfort under the Loss of Ministers. 1 "MOW let our drooping hearts revive, ■ L ^ And all our tears be dry : Why should those eyes be drown'd in grief, Which view a Saviour nigh ! 2 What tho' the arm of conqu'ring death Does God's own house invade ; What tho' the prophet and the priest Be numbcr'd with the dead ! 3 Tho' earthly shepherds dwell in dust, The aged and the young; The watchful eye in darkness clos'd, And mute th'' instructive tongue ; 4 Th' eternal shepherd still survives, New comfort to impart; His eye still guides us, and his voice Still animates our heart. 5 ' Lo ! I am with you,' saith the Lordj ' My church shall safe abide; * For I will ne'er forsake my own, 4 Whose souls in me confuie.' U Thro' every scene of life and death, This promise is our trust; And this shall be our children's song, When we are cold in dust. 567 8.7.4. Jordan 81. Painswick 102. Mariner's 283. The Grave ; or, Christ a Guide through Death to Glory. l pUIDE me, O thou great. Jdiovah! \ r I'iigriiu thro' this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mightv, Hold me with thy powerful hand : Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more. 568, 509 RESURRECTION—JUDGMENT. 570 Open the* fherry-ul fountain, Whence the heaftng streams do il<»,\ Li t the fiery chuny pillar Lead DM ;ill my journey thro* : U I iv. ort r, be ihou still in > streugth and shield* 3 When I tit. ul the \t ; While the rich blood of martyrs slaiu Lies mingled with the dust t 2 Lo, I behold the scatter'd shades, The dawn of heaven appears; The sweet immortal morning spreads Its blushes round the spheres. 3 I see the Lord of glory come, And darning guards around ; The skies divide to make hun room, The trumpet shakes the ground. 4 I hear the voice, ' Ye dead, arise f And, lo, the graves obey : And waking saints with joyful eyes Salute th' expected day." 5 They lea\e the dust, and on the wing Rise to the midway air, In shining garment* meet their Kinjr, And low adore him there. 6 O may our humble spirits stand Among them clnth'd in white! The meanest place at his right hand Is infinite delight. 7 How will our joy and wender rise, When our returning King Shall bear us homeward, thro' the ikies, On love's triumphant wing! DAY OF JUDGMENT. 5~0 (1st Par;.) L. M. President Davies. Angel's Hvmn 60. Wareham 117. Sterling 317. Sinners and Saints in the Wreck of Nature, Isa. xxiv. 18—20. 1 TJOW great, how terrible that God ■*-*■ \\ ho shakes creation with his nod ! i!e frowns — earth, sea, all Nature's frame, Sink in one universal name. 2 Where now, O where shall sinners seek For shelter in the general wreck? Shall falling rocks be o'er them thrown! See roA>, like snow, dissolving down. 3 In \ain for mercy now they try; In lakes of liquid fire they "lie ; There on the flaming billows tost, For ever — O for ever lost. 4 But, saints, undaunted and serene, Your eyes shall view the dreadful scene; Your S'lviour lives, the worlds expire, And earth and skies dissolve in fire. 5 Jesus, the helpless creature's friend, To thee my all I dare commend; Thou canst preserve mv feeble soul, V hen lightnings blaze from pole to pole. 570 (2d Part.) L. M. Paul's 240. Horsley 205. The Second Appearance of Christ, 2 Pet. iii. 11, 12. 1 TV/TY waken'd soul, extend thy wings 1 x Beyond the verge of mortal things See this vain world in smoke decay, And rocks and mountains melt away. 2 Behold the fiery -leluge roll Thro' heaven's wide arch from pole to pole, Pile sun, no dioir thv lustre boast: Tremble and fall, ye starry host. 3 This wreck of nature all around — The angels shout, the trumpets sound, Loud the descending Judge proclaim, And echo his tremendous name, 4 Children of Adam, all appear With, rev'reuce round his awful bar; For, as his lips pronounce, ye go To endless bliss, or endless uoe { 5 Lord, to my eyes this scene display Frequent through each returning day; And let thv grace my soul prepare To meet 'its full redemption there ! 571, 572, 573 DAY OF JUDGMENT. 574, 575, 576 571 L.M. Paul's 246. Angels' Hymn 60. Luther's 301. The Books opened, Rev. xx. 12. 1 TyrETHINKS 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. 3 The mighty deep gives up her trust, Aw'd by the Judge's high command ; Both small and speat now quit their dust, And round the dread tribunal stand. S Behold the awful books display'd, Big with the important fates of men ; Each deed and word now 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 pleas the Judge will here regard. Lord, when these awful leaves unfold, May life's fair book my soul approve : There may [ read my name enroll'd, And triumph in redeeming love. 5 '2 S. M. lh: Doddridge. Whitefield 168. Aynhoe 108. The final Sentence and Misery of the Wicked, Mat. xxv. 41. 1 AND will the Judge descend? ■"■ And must the dead arise ? And not a single soul escap* His all-discerning eyes! 3 And from his righteous lips Shall this dread sentence sound ; And, thro' the numerous guilty throng, Spread black despair around ? 3 * Depart from me, accurs'd, ' To everlasting flame, ' For rebel-angels first prepar'd, « Where mercy never came.' How will my heart endure The terrors of that day ; When earth and heaven, before his face, Astonish'd, shrink away ! Hut ere that trumpet shakes The mansions of the dead ; Hark, from the gospel's cheering sound, What joyful tidings spread! Ye sinners, seek hi* grace, Who«»e wuath ye cannot bear; Fly to the shelter of his cross, And find salvation there. 7 So shall that curse remove, By which the Saviour bled ; And the last awful day shall pottf His blessing on your head. 573 C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Canterbury 199. Windsor 247. The final Sentence and Happiness of the Righjeous, Matt. xxv. 34 1 ATTEND, my ear; my heart, rejoice, -"■ While Jesus from his throne, Before the bright angelic hosts, Makes his last sentence known. 2 When sinners, cursed from his face, To raging flames are driven; His voice, with melody divine, Thus calls hi9 saints to heaven : 3 4 Bless'd of my Father, all draw near, ' Receive the great reward; * And rise, with raptures, to possess ' The kingdom love prepar'd. 4 ' Rre earth's foundations first were laid, • His sov'reign purpose wrought, 1 And rear'd those palaces divine To which you now are brought. 5 * There shall you reign unnumber'd years, ' Protected by my power; 1 While sin and death, and pains and cares, ' Shall vex your souls no more.' 6 Come, dear majestic Saviour ! come, This jubilee proclaim ! And teach us language fit to praise So great, so dear a name. 574 L. M. Dr. Watts y s Lyrics. Portugal 97. Rippon's 188. Come, Lord Jesus. 1 WHEN shall thy lovely face be seen? * Y When shall our eyes behold our God ? What lengths of distance 1 e between, And hills of guilt! a luavy load ! 2 Our months are age6 of delay, And slowly every minute wears : Fly, winged time, and roll away These tedious rounds of sluggish years ! 3 Ye heav'nly gates, loose all your chains ! Let th' eternal pillars bow ! Blest Saviour ! cleave the starry plains, And make the crystal mountains flow ! 4 Hark, how thy saints unite their cries, And pray and wait the gen'ral doom! Come, Thou, the soul of all our joys! Thou, the Desire of Nations, come ! 5 Put thy bright robes of triumph on>, And bless our eyes, and bless our ears, Thou absent Love, thou dear unknown, Thou fairest of ten thousand fairs ! 575 8-7.4. Wes-tburysi. Trevecca 37. Calvary 297. Lo, he cometh. 1 T O ! he cometh! countless trumpets - 1 - 1 Blow to raise the sleeping dead ; 'Mid ten thousand saints and angels See their great exalted Head! Hallelujah, Welcome, welcome, Son of God ! 2 Now his merit, by the harper*, Thro' th' eternal deep resounds : Now resplendent shine his nail-prints, Every eye shall 6ee \m wounds They who pierc'd him Shall at his appearance wail. 3 Full of joyful expectation, Saints, behold the Judge appear! Truth and justice go before him, Now the joyful sentence hear! Hallelujah, Welcome, welcome, Judge divine. 4 • Come, ye blessed of my Father?" ' Enter into life and joy! ' Banish all your fears and sorrows, ' Endless praise be your employ!' Halklujah, Welcome, welcome, to the skies! 5 Now at once they rise to glory, Jesus brings them to the King; There, w.th all the ho#ts of heaven, They eternal anthems sing : Hallelujah, Botndless glory to the Lamb. 576 8- 7. 4. He.msley 223. Trevecca 37. "Judgment. Rev. i. 7. vi. It— 17. xxii. 17,20. 1 TO! he comes, with clouds descending, -*-* Once for favour'd sinners slain ! Thousand thousand saints attending Swell the triumph of his train : Hallelujah, Jesus now shall ever reign ! 57' DAY OF JUDGMENT. 573, 57:) 2 F.v'rv eye shall now behold hira RoVd in dreadful mail >t\ j Those who set at nought and sold him, Piercd and nail'd hiin to the tree, Deeplv wailing. Shall toe m- at Messiah see ! 3 Lv'ry island, sea, and mountain. Heaven and earth shall iee away ; All who hate hi in in us r , confounded, Hear the trump proclaim cue d.i) : Come to jodgnv ut! Come to judgment! conic away ! 4 Now redemption, long expected, See in solemn pomp appear! All his saints, by man rejected, Now shall meet him in the air! Halleluiah' See the day of God appear ! 5 Answer thine own Bride an 1 Spirit, Hasten. Lord, the general doom ! The new heav'n and earth t' inherit, Take thy pining exiles Lome : All creation Travails, groans, and bids thee come ! G Yea ! Amen! let all adore thee, Hieh on thine exalted throne: Saviour ! take the pow'r and glory ; Claim the kingdoms for thine o»\n! O come quickly"! Halleluiah! Come, Lord, come ! 577 8 » 7, 4. Xewton. Helmsley 223. Pains wick 162. The Day of Judgment. 1 T)^Y of Judgment, — day of wonders ! XJ Hark the trumpet's awful sound, Louder than a thousand thu;; : While thunders roll from pole to pole, Arid lightnings Cleave the skies. 2 Th' affrighted nation* hear the sound, And upward lift their eves: The slumb'ring tenants of the ground lu living armies rise. 3 Amid thf shout- of DUm'roas friends, Of hosts divinely brisht, The Judge in solemn pomp descends, Array 'd in robes of light. 4 lli» head and hairs are white as snow, His eyes a fiery flame, A radiant crown adorns his brow, And Jesus is his name, j Writ on his thigh his name appears, And scars his victories tell ; Lo ! iu his hand the conqueror bears The keys of death and hell. 6 So he ascends the judgment-seat, An I. at his dread command, Myriads of creatures round his feet in solemn silence stand. 7 Prinzes and peasants here expect Their last, their righteous doom; The men who dar'd his grace reject, And they who dar'd presume. 5 ' Depart, ye sons of vice and sin!' The injnr'd Jesus cries ; While the long kindling wrath within Flashes from both his eyes. And now in words divinely sweet, With rapture in his face, Aloud hi*, sacred lips repeat The senience of his grace: 10 ' Well done, my trood and faithful sons, ' Tne children of my love ! • Receive the *ceptre», crowns, and thrones 1 Prepar'd for you above.' 579 8,8.6. Chatham 5?. YVestbury Leigh 278. Longing for a Place at the right Hand of the Judge. 1 vyHEN rhou, my righteous ?uds:e,shalt come >Y To fetch thy ransom'd people home, Shall I among them stand ? Shall such a worthless worm as T, Who sometimes am afraid to die, Be found at thy right hand ? 2 I love to meet among them now, Before thy gracious feet to bow, Tho' vilest of them all : But can I bear the piercing thought? What if my name should he left out, W hen thou for them shalt call ! 3 Prevent, prevent it by thy grace ; Be thou, dear Lord, my hiding-place, In this ?h' accepted dav : Thy pard'ning voice, O let nie hear, To still my unbelieving fear; Nor lei hie fall, 1 pray, t Let me among thy 6aints be found Whene'er th' archangel's trump shall sound To see thy smiling face : Then loudest of the crowd I'll sing, V. idle heav n's resounding mansions ring W ith shouts of sov'reisn grace. F 7 580—585 HELL AND HEAVEN. 530 C M. Dr. Ri/land. Worksop 31. London 180. Nell, the Sinner's own Place, Acts i. 25. -1 T OR,!.), when I read the traitor's doom, J - J To ' his own pi ice' consign'd, What holy fear, and humble hope, Alternate fill my mind! 2 Traitor to thee I too have been, But sav'd by matchless grace; Or else the lowest, hottest hell Had surely been my place. 3 Thither I was by law adjudg'd, And thitherward rush'd on ; And there in my eternal doom Thy justice might have shone 4 But lo ! (what wondrous matchless ove !) 1 call a place mv own, On earth, within the gospel sound, And at thy gracious throne. 3 A place is mine among thy saints, A place at Jesus' feet, And I expect in heaven a place Where saints and angels meet. 6 Blest Lamb of God, thv sovereign grace To ail around I'll tefl, Which made a place in glory mine, Whose just desert was hell. 531 L. M. Sheffield 39. Paul's 246. Mad Sinners reasoned mritk, 1 CINNER, O why so thoughtless grown ? ^ Why in such "dreadful haste to die.' Daring to leap to worlds unknown, Heedless against thy God to fly ? 2 Wilt thou despise eternal fate, Urg'd on by sin's fantastic dreams? Madly attempt th' infernal gate, And force thy passage to the flames? 3 Stay, sinner! on the Gospel plains, Behold t e God of love unfold The glories of his dying pains, For ever telling, yet untold. 58-2 L- U. Dr. Doddridge. Green's Hundred 89. Wareham 1 17. The rich Man and Lazarus, Luke xvi. 25. 1 TN what coufusion earth appears— 1 God's dearest children balh'd in tears! While they, who heaven itself deride, Riot in luxury and pride. 2 But patient let my soul attend, And, ere I censure, view the end ; That end how different! who can tell The wide extremes of heav'n and hell 3 See the red flames around him twine W ? ho dnl in gold and purple shine : Nor can his tongue one drop obtain T' allay the scorching of his pain. 4 While round the saint, so poor below, Full rivers of salvation flow ; On Abram's breast he leans his head, And banquets on celestial bread. 5 Jesus, my Saviour, let me sh are The meanest of thy servants fare : May 1 at last approach to Uste The blessings •fthy marriage-fens r 583 <'• M. Steele. Otford 106. Follett 181. Evans's 190. The Joys of Heaven. 1 pOME, Lord, and warm each languid heart, ^'Inspire each lifeless toumie ; And let the joys of heaven impart Their influence to our song. 2 Sorrow and pain, and ev'rv care, And discord there shall "cease; And perfect joy, and love sincere, Adorn the realms of peace. 3 The soul, from sin for ever free, Shall mourn its povv'r no more; But, cloth'd in spotless purity, Redeeming love adore. 4 There on a throne, (how dazzling bright!) The exalted Saviour shines ; And beams ineffable delight On all the heav'nly minds. 5 There shall the follovv'rs of the Larah Join in immortal songs ; And endless honours to nis name Employ their tuneful tongues. 6 Lord, tune our hearts to praise and lovr, Our feeble notes inspire ; Till, in thy blissful courts above, We join" th' angelic choir. 534 P. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Cambridge New 74. Hephzibah 77. Staughton 264. The proinised Land. 1 (~)N Jordan's stormy banks I stand, v> ' And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie. 2 Oh the transporting rapt'rous scene That rises to my sight ! Sweet fields array 'd in living green, And rivers of delight ! 3 There generous fruits, that never fail, On trees immortal grow : There rocks, and bills, and brooks, and vales VI ith milk and honey flow. 4 All o'er those wide-extended plains Shines one eternal day ; There God the Sun for ever reigns, And scatters night away. 5 No chilling winds, or pois'nous breath, Can reach that healthful shore ; Sickness and sorrow, 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 1 7 1'ill'd with delight, my raptur'd soul Can here no longer stay : Tho' Jordan's waves around me roll, Fearless I'd launch away. 585 5ft*A J. Straphan. Cherriton 76. Old Fiftieth 233. Heaven. 1 (\S wings of faith mount up, my soul, and v/ rise ; View thine inheritance, b. yond the skies; Nor heart can think, nor mortal tongue cai 1 tell, What endless pleasures in those BWQStoni dwell : 58G, 587 HELL AND HEAVEN. 5S8 Hen our Redeemer lives, all bright and glorious, O'er sin, an 1 death, and hell, he reigns vic- torious. 2 No ?nawing grief, no sad heart-rending pain, In tint blest country can admission gain; row there, no sool-tormentini For God's own hand shall wipe the (ailing tear: Here our Kedeemer 1 i % 3 Before the throne a crystal river glides, Immortal verdure decks it> cheerful >ide>: Here the fair tree of life majestic rears Its blooming heal, and >overcign virtue !)<■ its . Here our Redeemer lives, Ik. 4 No ri-dng sun his needless beams displays, No >ieklv moon emits her feeble ravs ; The Godhead here celestial glory sheds, Th' exalted Land) eternal radiance spreads: Here our Redeemer tires, fee. 5 One distant glimpse my eagf r passion fire Jesus ! to thee my longing soul aspires ! When shall I at my heaves y home arrive,— When leave this earth, and when begin to livel For here my Sa\ionr is all bright and glo- rious, O'er sin, and death, and hell, he reigns \ie- torious. 5Y, C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Elim 151. Stamford9. Otford 106. Happiness approaching, Rom. xiii. II. 1 AWAKE, ye taints, and raise your eyes — ■^*- And raise your voices high j Awake, and praise that sovereign love That thews salvation nigh. 2 On all the wings of time it flies Each moment brings it near; Then welcome each declining day, And each revolving year! 3 Not many years their round shall run, Nor many mornings rise, Ere all its glories stand reveal'd To our admiring eyes. 4 Ye wheels of nature, speed your course ! Ye mortal pow'rs, decay ! Fast as \e bring the night* of death, Ye bring eternal day. .537 L. M. Steele. M irtin's Lane 07. Coomb's 4-5. Bromley 101. The Worship of Heaven, John xvii. 24. 1 r\ FOR a sweet inspiring ray. To auiraate our feeble strains, From the bright realms of endless day, The blissful leal ms where Jesus re-. 2 Then*, low before his glorious throne, Adoring saints and angels fall; And, with delightful worship, own Rju Mnile their bliss, their beav'n, their all. 3 Immortal glories crown his head ; While tuneful halleluiahs rise. And love and joy, and triumph spread Thro' all th' assemblies of the ski&>. \ He smiles, and seraphs I e the r songs To boundless rapture whi Tee thousand thousand i >yful tongues Resound his everlasting praise. 5 There all the favourites of the Lamb >h ill join at last the h. I o uiav the joy-inspirin ; Awake our faith and 6 Dear Saviour ! let thj Our int'rert in thai blissful | Till death rem - i veil, Ami we behold thy love i j face. 580 «-• M. Elim 151. Camb. New 74. Bradford 2o8. The everlasting Song. 1 T-TARTH has engrossed my love toolonj! ■*-* ' Tis time I lift mine eyes Upward, dear Father, to "thy throne, And to my native ^kies. 2 There the blest man, my Saviour, sits, The God ! how bright he shines! And scatters inlinire delights On all the happy min Is. 3 Seraphs with elevated strains Circle the throne around ; And move and charm the starry plains With .m immortal sound. 4 Jesus, the Lord, their harps employs: — Jesus, my love, they sing ! Jesus, the life of both our joys, Sounds sweet from every string. 5 [Hark, how beyond the narrow bounds Of time and space they run; And echo in majestic sounds The Godhead of the Son. 6 And now they sink the lofty tune, And gentler notes they pfay ; And brln? the Father's "Equal down To dwell in humble clay. 7 O sacred beauties of the man ! (The God resides within:) His flesh all pure without a stain, His soul without a sin. 8 But, when to Calvary they turn, Silent their harpsabide ; suspended songs, ■ moment, mourn The God that lov'd and dy'd. 9 Then, all at once, to living strains They summon every chord, Tell how he triumpli'd o'er his pains, And chant the rising Lord.] 10 Now let me mount and join their song, And be an angel too ; My heart, mv ham!, my ear, my tongue,— Here's joyful work for you. 11 I would begin the music here, * An i so ray soul should rise : O for some heavenly notes to bear My passions to the skies! 12 There ye that love my Saviour sit, Th re 1 would fain have place, Among your thrones, or at your feet, Bo I niight see his face. The CCli, 7>.h, and 6th verse of this hymn should be sung softer than the rest. TABLE OF SCRIPTURES. Ch. Ver. 1—25.. •29 3 15 5 24 7 1, 17—23 8 22 499,507 14 18, 19 183 17 1 18 19 335 18 23—33 526 15 25 18 19 1. 24 56 447 27 38 363 28 16—18. 32 26 42 36 49 4 49 10.. 185 EXODUS. 3 2,3 1' 4 18 356 4 10—13. 12 7—13 186 13 21,22 13 21,22 v.7, 73 14 15 298 15 9, 10 532 17 10—12 35 18 11.. 53 20 £—12 4" 28 29 15 33 14,15 29i LEVITICUS. » 18,34 48 NUMBERS. J3 30 232 lo 46 539 DEUTERONOMY. 1 21 23 3 25 23 6 4 6 5 24 8 2 32 8 11 20 5.... 21 22, 23. 32 3:>, 40. 32 -:9,50 555 33 25 123 34 5 ... JOSHUA. 24 15 334 RUTH. 3 2, 9 178 1 SAMUEL. 1 28 336 2 3 534 2 6 2P.541 1—15. 232 3-?3 47S Ch. Ver. Pa?o. 3 18 7 2 7 12 12 24 2P.384 30 6 2 SAMUEL. 15 26 276,277 16 17 170 1 KINGS. 1 34,47 536 8 13,28 338 6 17.. -3 »7 1 CHRONICLES. 4 9,10 : 22 5 4 22 9 530,531 29 14 EZRA. 16 2.... 23 3,4.. 2.3 14.... 23 14 33 13 9,14 33 24 40 9 PSALMS. 2 8 2P.419 4 4 4 6 399 8 5 176,17 9 9 311 16 11 2 P. 37 17 5-.. 105,106 18 37—42., 19 7—11... 23 1—3... 24 7 25 2 44 331 344 27 8 2P.I1 27 9 2 P. 268 31 15 276.545 34 1 276,565 35 3 IV. 37 4 241 39 54i 40 7,8 34: 42 1 9; 42 1,2 20i 43 5 31S 45 3—5 5 3—5 4 P. 422 5 3—5 v. 4.349 46 4 3 P. 299 Ch. Ver. Pa?e. 46 10 503 48 14 383,567 50 15. 51 11 215,214 51 18 2P.427 55 14. 59 16 316 61 2., 61 31! V. 2, 220 53 1 63 7 2P.288 53 8, 66 16 437,438 08 18 407 68 19,20 v. 1, 2, 532 69 4. 50 71 9,18. 72 6 209 73 24 3P.21 73 24, 26 56 74 20 6; 77 7—9 220 77 19 34,3 77 19 v. 2,538 84 . 84 1 — 10. 84 8., 84 9 84 11 199,65 85. 6. 85 8 265 85 10 21 7 1,7 418 87 2 342 89 ... 89 1. I 15. 90 . 11,12 307 97 1,2 1 101 1 1 102 23 55 102 25,28 * 5 103 37 103, 13, 14 270 104 14 107 33,3o 107 7 180 107 22—33 o'J 107 31 30,37 110 3 430 110 3 v. 5, 349 115 1 .381 16 12 118 18, 19 542 119 9 119 26 296 119 32 453 119 54 301 119 60 116 119 68 119 94 106 119 105, 119 117 105 119 136,158 4^ 120 5 v. 3, 253 122 1 4, 9 122 6—9 441 126 3 V. 2, 452 132 7—10 33> Oh. Ver. Page. 135 7 13S 5 239 139 8 139 28,37 139 23,24 283 145 25 149 4 260 PROVERBS. 2 2-5 45 2 2—6 330 3 9 v. 3, 432 3 13,16 291 3 17 377,291 3 21 492 4 7 2 P.121 6 6—8 505 8 11, 18,21 2P. 121 8 14 11 8 17 518 8 18—21 121 9 5,11 121 10 5 501 10 12 480 14 9 V.2,229 14 26 221 17 17 170 18 24 170 21 31 527 22 6 522 23 17 226 24 10 220 28 13 88 i0 4 6,20 30 7-9 268 30 25 500 ECCLESIASTES. 1 2 398 12 8 398 CANTICLES. 1 3 164 2 11 498 2 11, 12 500 3 1—3 219 3 4 249 3 II 177 4 16 2P.212 5 1 482 5 10 -16 161 6 10 403 6 13 41 ISAIAH. 1 12—17 345 1 18 114,90 5 1 V. 5,205 6 8 408 8 13 17 9 2 182 9 7 430 10 3 581 11 ll,l,2..v. 2—4, 476 12 2 290 34 18,20 570 25 6 56 26 3 266 '26 4 195 26 13 v.4, 192 26 13 v.6,235 27 3 v. 5, 200 27 13 57 TABLE OF SCRIPTURES. mi. Ver. Parre. : 16,17 fa .537 31 I- ti 17 23 3i CO, 21 41 35 8 201,239 35 10 240,66 40 1,2 3 P. 427 41 10 124,288 42 3, 182 13 5, 4? 6. *4 6. 14 23 112 4.3 19.. 114 45 19 V. 5—7, 316 45 24 84 11 4 49 6 162 13 9 50 10 308,23114 1—4. Ch. Ver. Paf€ 28 22 MM 47 8, 11 v. 1, DANIEL. 2 31,45 2 35,45 4^ 4 55 i 5 27 9 26 12 2 561 HOSEA. 2 7 31." 2 15 16/ 19,20 15! 51 9.. 7.. .420 • v. >, 432 52 10 4 P. 420 53 11 221 53 12 152 54 11 3 P. 427 51 13 244 55 1 115,362 55 4. .180 7 56 4,5 558 56 6,7 406 56 7 340 57 15 275,14 58 6,8 58 13,14 318 .201 60 8 429 60 20 537 62 6,7 4 P. 418 03 1 - 63 1—3 2 31. 3 15.. JEREMIAH. 3 22 8 22 9 23,24 £38 10 23 17 9 23 6 84,194 ..2 P 31 3. .1)0 31 18 313 32 38 2 P. 267 50 5. .u>: LAMENTATIONS I 12 4 3 22,23 547 3 39 312 3 40 283 EZEKIEL. 11 19 268 15 6, 8 2P. 216 15 8—10 62 HABAKKUK. 3 2 1 P. 427 3 17,18 386 ZECHARIAH. Ch. Ver. Pa?e 11 19 17 M 26 11 11 28. 12 13 V. 5, 181 12 20 51" 3—2! 117 IJ 9 v. 5, 151 13 39 504 13 46.. 14 30,; 15 19. 17 4. 10 2'. 10 20-37 10 33, 34 10 43 12 16—22 Jr.-O 12 32 i- 12 35—38 325 13 6—9. ..-,11 .) r 18 20 IP 14 19 19 20 28 133 20 30 V.9,10, ft 11 13 40* 47,247 a 39 4* 14 22 14 22 473,4b' I J. 23 i :■ 23 8, 10. . 24 44. 6 1 P. 55i 25 34 57i 25 40 4: 25 41 5; 25 35—41 346 25 46 26 36—45 26 41 32> 27 50 137 .14: £8 2. 28 5, 6 142,144 33 19 454 28 20 V.5, 556 MARK. 1 9 442,446 2 17 3 5. .V. 5, li 1 5. 4 7 431 9 12 9 13—16 421 12 10 477 13 1 168,161 MALACHI. 3 1 184 3 16 51; 3 16,17 423 4 2 v.6,7, 190 MATTHEW. 1 23 3 15 443 3 1.3—17 3 16,17 46S 4 II. 4 23,24.. 1* 31. .581 20 37 542 33 11 36 26.37 2 P. 266 -6 37 21C 37 3. .371 6 9—13 356 6 10 370,374 6 33 51S 7 12 242 7 21,25 IS3 8 2,3 102 1—16 16S 5 19 2 P. 363 5 39 6 45—48 6 50 2 7 37 v. 5, 6 34 I 38.. ,401 8 38 i) 24 10 14 337 10 17 10 21 521 10 47 295 12 31.., 15 37... 5 39.. 6 4,6. 16 14 2P.266 16 15,16 454 16 16 LUKE. 1 74,75 532 2 14 129, 130 2 25 2 28,29 v. 5, 173 1,30., .5.5" 37 27 2 P. 287 2 32, 4 18,19 134 5 5 366 5 12,13 v.3, 4, 189 5 26 SOI •5 31 166 5 10 v.5, 189 6 48 183 7 47 87 7 47 v. 5,6, 480 .. ..v.5, 151 9 23.. 119 • 78 .438 273 16 19—25 5b2 n io v. £53 255, 236 18 16 51 18 35—36 399 9 1 — 10 78 9 41 367 21 19 •'2 3i,32 155 31.32 313 22 54—62 314 22 61,62 313 23 28 474 23 34 25e 23 42 60 24 2,6 142 24 5—7 349 24 32 V. 3,4, 211 24 34. .140 1 6,33 454 1 9 182 1 12 94,95 1 14 131 1 16 150 I 29 179 3 6 207 3 14 157 3 16 ; 29. .i5y 208 4 24 3 4 35 3 P. 423 5 2—4 3f.4 5 7—9 v.7, 8, 189 5 39 330,46 6 20 288,269 6 29 217 6 37 376 6 37 v.4, 198 6 35, 48 158 6 50,51 158 I 53—55 . .483 .28; . 280, 45i 43Q 6 67—69 440 7 37 120 8 36 93 9 25 244 10 9 165 10 10 ....101 10 27—29 109 11 35 464 12 21 2 P. 299 12 32 138 13 7 35 ,412 .166 14 6 196 14 6 202,377 14 16,17 213 11 16,18 308 TABLE OF SCRIPTURES. Ch. Ver. Page. N 19 ISi u 1—5 20o IS 13 480 M 15 66 15 26 206 Ch. Ver. II 28..,, 13 1---3. 13 16 17 21. ..206 :>:?, 58; 19 30 7 20 13 20 20 2P.299 ..336 15 10. 15 10,. 21 21 15 21 Ifi 250 21 17 25: 21 18,20 29^ ACTS. I 9. .148 1 25 580 2 41 429,450 ! 21—24., .2bN 8 36 v. 3, 452 1 3!T., .471 10 36 176,177 10 38 189, 435 "5 1 P. 420 13 38,39 50 13 47. .182 .34o 16 13 16 30 17 30 20 24 20 26,27 414 24 24, 25 26 22 510,512 ROMANS. 54 1 16.. i0, 225 6 4 7 4 7 11, 12, 15 7 14 7 19 7 23,24 41,39 6 11 — 8 24 8 28 286, 33 8 33—39 -; 8 35,39 V. 2,223 10 15 v.2, 432 11 1,26 ...Ill ...421 15 23 15 21 2P. 15 24 4 P. 423 15 31- 15 47 3H J5 56 141 15 57 5>2 16 1—3 432 16 13 228 2 CORINTHIANS. 1 10 533 1 10 2P.288 1 20 V.2, 223 4 6 243 4 18 546 5 14 146,48! 5 14,15 13: 5 18,19 2 P. 11, 5 20 2P.115 6 2 376,50.5 6 2 v. 5, 115 6 16 2 P. 287 7 9—11 272 i 7. Page. 149 ....261 Ch. Ver. 1 15 ..391 282 19,20 126 COLOSSIANS. 19 150 2 14,1 is:. .148 •1 16 v. 3, 474 I. .470 '254 B 11 ; 12 3 16 1 Tri;>SALON"fANS. 4 13, II 562, .565 5 23 100 b 25 41.5, 425 2THESSALO.NI.aNS. 2 16 3fi 426, 426 408 4 16 1 TIMOTHY. 1 11 1 1.5 2 2., 2 9. 9 15 12 9 12 14 v.5, 416 12 15 424 13 5 331 ,13 11 516 13 14 392 GALATIANS. 3 10 52 3 13 478 3 28 255 2 TIMOTHY. 4 6.. , 92 4 19, 20 5 17 41 6 14 477,481 EPHESIANS. 1 5 65 1 1 7,11 1 II 31,34 I 17,18 211 1 20, 21 147 1 21 2 5,8 111,217 2 12—14 362 2 13, 2 18. 2 20. 2 13 3 12 3 15—17.. Paef. 232 489 27 1» 12 8,11 306 12 10 IP. 540 -- 5 217 8 v. 1, 189 13 17 410 13 18 42H 13 20,21 390 JAMES. 4 263,264 6—8.' 310 I 27 281 1 29 284 2 10 52 5 17 501 i peter. 1 10 v.5, 549 1 12 v. 3, 307 1 18,19 70 6 163 7 173,192 2 21—23 166 254 48.3 3 20 16 3 20,21 104 237 2 PETER. 217 1 4., I 10., .128 .108 1.. 2 6.. 2,3,6 6,7 1 14 307 7,9 176,177 6 129 2 17 2P.115 2 18 305 156 106 94, 95 3 91,95 3 65,93 18 2.54 12 4, 5 222 5 21 299 JUDE. 20 21 37* REVELATION. 3 14- 1 5. 1 7. 3 8., 4 8., .151 i .474 A 4 8, 11, 12 407 I 4 14.. .310 -1 12 1. .2:i- 20,21 v.5, 246 13 11 15 30 2 P. 20, 1 CORINTHIAN'S. 1 30, 31 203 2 2 2 9 v. 2, 493 .3 6,7- 5 7,8. 4 15, 16 17: 5 2 480 5 15,16 544 6 13—17 303 6 19, 20 PHIL1PPIVN 7 v.2, 153 ! 230, 5: 6 19, 20 167 , 61 6 17. I 6 v. 2, 223 1 23 554,232 2 5... 2 8,9 2 9 14? 2 13 206,211 2 36,30 11: 3 12—14... 3 12 — 17 41,212 3 13,14 1 — 21- 7 25 7 25 8 6 i 4 i. ) 1 3., 416 .2 P. 362 ... V. 3, 75 191 9 27 i>65 10 1 v. 4, 20i 10,10,12 10 14, 17,18 10 19—23 10 39 11 1,13 11 8—10 3.% 11 13-- 16 30i . C9 .576 ..412 ..328 ..121 4 8—11 588 5 9 69,75 5 9, 12 588 5 9—14 387 5 12 479 6 2 475 6 14—17 576 7 14 583 7 16 v. 8,73 14 6,8 3 P. 418 19 10 205 19 12 421 20 12 571 21 563 21 3 2 P. 287 21 3,4 564 21 10 565 21 27 2 P. 383 22 1—5 5S5 22 16 160 22 17 121 22 17 V. 4, 452 22 17,20..., 574 INDEX. Hymn an 1 Page. J AHOS, his hren«t-plate 154 ■*■ Meichrcedec ami Christ 183, 190, 191 Ahba, hther 278, 92, 93, 95 Abraham's God 66. Inteiecssiun fur Sodom o-lCt Acceptance through Christ alone 377 Accepted time 505, 376, 2 P. 115, v. 4, 267 to God by Christ b3 Accursed Tree 476 Achor, Valley of 165 Activity in Religion 325, 293 i4rf«wi the first and second 38 Admiration, and Jov 477. Of the Love of Sod ". s : Adoption 91 — 95 Advocate, Christian . 156, 152 Affections on thing? above 470 Affliction, pleading' with God under it 312 Submission under it de.-ired, t. 9, ice 2 P. 540 The Rod kisst d 264, 278 Presence of God desired in il 537 Sanctified 2 P. 542 Sweet Affliction 1 P. 5 4 1 Recover] from , 2 P. 541. l P. 542 Agur's Wish 262 All in All, Christ the Christian's 204, 205 All in Gol v. 5, 6, 238 Amen v. 16, 1 P. 420. v. 6, 2 P. 422 Angel, of the Covenant 184 Of Gospel Grace 180 Angels, ministering to Christ 146. And to Christians 307 Their Replv to the women that Bought Christ 144 Their Song at the Birth of Christ 129, 130 The fallen, passed bv 137 Annual Day, return of one 512 Apostacy deprecated 4 39, 440 dfrk, Noah preserved in it 104 Arm of the Lord made hare 4 P. 420 A rm o ur, the spiritual 303 4* c emwm of Christ 142, 14.5 Associations, of Ministers and Churches 423, 431 Spiritual, registered in Heaven faa Ministers abounding in the Work, Sec.., 424 Lovest thou me ! f ••"» d my Sheep 423 Praver for Ministers 496. A Revival de- t 427 Spread of the Gospel longed for 428, 2!0 Praise for the Increase of die Church 4^>, 430 Spiritual Temple completed 431 Atonement of Christ 74. Gratitude for it.. 7-5 Pleaded 76 Autumn 501 Awakened Sinner's Inquirv and Pra\ er 294 h BABYLOS'sFxU predicted 418 Backslider, invited to return MS, 121, 176 Prayer of one 313 Baektlidings, and Returns 313, 314 Dreaded'. 106, 439, 440 Baptism 442—471 Barren Fig Tree 511 B a r time ms** Praver 369 Bciiffits by Christ's life 1 34 Benevolence* Duty and Pleasure 246, 166 Bihle, precious. See Scriptures 205 Birth of Christ 129— 1 32 Birth-day Hymn 512 Blessing, requested on the Word 36S And presence of God desired 361 Blind Man's Prayer 569 Hymn and Page. Bodies of the Saints, the C ire ol Body, the Charch,< Krist's 172 I In Christ's Cans IP. a Life, 9. in. Interest in it a > •">? BreafotLm 15S,«1 Brethren, Low to them 254 Bridegroom, Christ the heavenly 159, 551 Brother, Christ a *. 3, 24#, v. J, Pi . on the Rock . if Sin 236,237 C Ca LLINV, Effectual 77, 78 A nl Glorification 108 A Person to the work of the Ministry Calvary 136,478 Canaan, the heavenly - *'• CB The happiness of it ronged for 232 V\ av to if. See Heaven J01 Captain of Salvation V, 6, 475, v. 3, 560 Ceremonial Law 56 Chains mid fetters of Sin 1 P. v. 4, 268 Charity 246, 257, 432— 43C Children, every day given to the Lord 338 Christ's re ear d to* them 337 Of God described 94, 95 Christ, - aron the true 54 Adam the second ^8 Advocate 156, 152 Angel, of the Covenant 1 84 Of Gospel Grace 180 Brazen Serpent 157 Pread of Life 15S. Br.degroom 149 Brother v. 3, 240, v. 4, 91 Captain of Salvation v. 6, 175, v. 3, 560 Chief among Ten Thousand 161 Consolation of Israel 162 Corner Stone 163 Desire of all Nations 1G * Door 165. Example 166. Forerunner 167 Foundation 163, 167 Fountain opened 168, 169 rrU-nd 170,365 Gift of God 171. Guide 567 Head of the Church 173 Husband 159. Jesus 173, 475. Iinmanuel, 174 Kinir of Saints 175, 177 Kinsman 17* Lamb of Rod 179. Worth v is the Lamb, 387 Leader 180 Life of the Sou! 181 Light 162 Lord of Ail 176, 177 Master 490. v. I, 237 Melchizedec 1 83, 386 Messenger of the Covenant 1S4 Messiah 185. Morning Star 160 Passover 1? 6 Pearl of great Price " ^7 Physician, of the Soul 188 Of the Soul and Body 189 Priest, the great hi?h 190,191 Prince and Saviour 269 Prophet, Priest and King 192 Ransom 9 ■>, 193 Refuge 305 Righteousness, our "'■' Rock smitten 195 Saviour, the onlv 196, 269 Able au'd willing IC5 F io INDEX. Hymn and Page. ttfrist, Shepherd , T97 Strong Hold 198 Sun 199 Vine 200 Way 196. Wav to Canaan 201 Way, Truth, and Life 202 Wisdom, Righteousness, and Sanctifica- tion, &c 203 The Burden of the Song- 3S6, 387 ALL IN ALL '204, 205 Christian, awakened 294 Crying for mercy 295 Longing for an Interest in Christ 296 His daily Hymn 2 P. 296 Choosing the good Part 297 Admiring the Love of God in Christ 2 P. 297 Devoting himself to God '..'98 Praying to go forward 2 P. 298 Admiring the Law as a Rule 3 P. 296 His Body the Temple of the Spirit 299 imploring the divine Presence 2 P. 299 Happy in the Salvation of God 3 P. 299 A Pilgrim 300. His Song 301 .Running the Raoe 302 lighting the good Fight 303 On his "Spiritual Voyage 304 Tempted 305 His Temptations moderated 306 Ministered to by Angels 307 Welcoming the Cross 2 P. 306 Walking in Darkness and trusting 308 Complaining- of Sin and Inconstancy 3C9, 310 Lamenting Pride 311 Pleading with God under Affliction 312 Backsliding and returning 313 Falling and Recovered 314 Wishing to be as in .Months past 315 Troubled, but making God his refuge.... 316 Persecuted 317 Cast down, but hoping in God 3! 8 His Request 319 Watching and Praying 320 His Prayer answered by Crosses 321 Growing in Grace 252 Rising to God 323 Remembering all the Wav, &c 324 Waiting for the coming of his Lord 325 Desirous of finishing his Course with Joy 326 Committing his departing Spirit to Jesus 327 Cmwned 328 Church, described 403. Formed 406 Presence of Christ the Joy of it 404 Way to it inquired 405 Begging a Pastor of the Lord 409 Praying for their Minister 415 Praying for their Pastor when ill 413 Choosing- Deacons 417 Christ's Care of Churches and Ministers 414 In a low Condition 2 P. 427 Comforted in Trouble 3 P. 427 Glory of it predicted 418, 419 pr-yed for 419— 42?, 441 Church Meetings 437 — 441 See Ministers, also Associations. Collections for poor Churches and Minis- ters 432—436 Come and welcome to Jesus Christ IIS Communion, with God 96 With Christ 487 Desired 97 — 99 With Sai its 254 With our own hearts 329 Compassion , of Christ 367 And vengeance of God 112 Complaint, of Inability to do good 309 Of Inconstancy 310 Of Pride ". 311 Of Hardness of Heart 268, 313, £50 Of Stupiditv in hearing and Prayer..." 375 Hymn and Page, i Complaint, of dnfniitfulness 511 1 Under £ rear Pain 538 « Condemned by seif, but praying and hoping ." 270 1 Condescending Grace of Christ 133 Condescension of God H Conduct, holv, enforced 166 Confidence iri God 286, 344 Conflict 41, Z0d 1 Conscience to he heard v. 4, 505 Consolation of Israel 162 Contentment 217. See Resigned ion 1Q-, 276 — 279 > Contrition of Heart 275 Conversation, Christian, recommended.... 166 \ Conversion, a Work of efficacious grace. ... 77 \ Of a Sinner ; or, Joy in Heaven 79, 438 1 Of the Thief fio. Oi'Zaccheus 78 Praise to Go I for it 82 Conviction, spiritual 50, 294 • Convinced Sinner, the inquiring 294 Encouraged 376 Corner Stone, Christ die 163 Coronation of Christ 176, 177 Counsel of God's nil] 31 Courage, SDiritual 228. v. 4— 6, 425 Longed for 1 P. 293, 292 Co venant, of Works renounced 3 P. 298 God v. 6— 8, 279 Of Grace, our Glory 66—68, 223, &c. Supporting under Trouble 67 Pleaded 68 Creation, a summary View of it 27 Of Man 27, 28 Creating Wisdom, Song to it 29 And Providence.. 32 Cross of Christ 137, 478. Attractions of it 138 Triumphs of it 481 Flying- to it 52 Torments and benefits of it 483, 478 The Christian taking it up 2S0, 281 Crosses, Prayer, answered by them 321 Welcomed 306 Crowti, him 176, 177 Of Glory promised 328 D DARKNESS, walking in it 308 Hope in it 231 Spirit of God addressed in it 214 Day, one well spent 226 Deacons, at the choice of. -. 417 Death, and eternity 550 Preparation for it desired 561 Of the Sinner and Saint 559 OfMoses 555 Of a Minister 566 A sleep to good Men 562 Deliverance from fear of it desired .... 551 Victorv over it through Christ 552 Death, the welcome Messenger 553 And Judgment. See Funeral 565 Declension '. air, cnted v. 4,7, 1 P. 427 Decrees of God 9 Deity of Christ 1 P. 129 Delight, in God, 248. In Worship 344, 346 Deliverance, national, celebrated 532—535 Desire of all Nations, Christ the 164 Despair, sinful 90. Prevented 287 Difficulties, Prayer in 2 P. 298 Surmounted ." -547 Dili" race and Holv Zeal 293, 325 Dismission. Hymns at 338-- 392 Divinity of < hrist 1 P. 12i) Dominion of God 9 Door, Christ the 165 Doubts and Fears suppressed 241, 286 Doxulogies 393—397 Drawings of the Spirit of God 2Ifl Droug ht threatening 5'Ji INDEX. My mo and Pa.ee. Until t, anil Privileges i»7"> Difficulties thereof surmounted 447 Ii'ity, to God -17. To our neighbour 48, £42 Grace leads to it 2 P. 299 E. EARLY PIETY 517—519 Earthly Things, their Vanity 398 :. , 509, 510, 513, 390 Education of Youth 522, 523 Election 62. Consequences of it 63 Godly Consideration of it comfortable.. 65 Encouragement, and Imitation 114 — 121 To convinced Sinners 37fi To such as seek a risen Jesus H4 To youii<» persons to seek Christ 518 To the weak in Faith 220 To trust and love God 385 To Prayer 353 To spread the Gospel 4i8, 419, 421, 422 Enemies i Love to them 258 Enquiring Sou] 294. Answered 395 Eternity, of God 4 Joyful and tremendous- 34 8 Time and Eternity 546 Death and Eternity Prayer in Prospect of it 5to Evening Hymns 495 — 497, 226 Everlasting Love. See Election 62 Example of Christ 166, 25 8, 485 Exaltation of Christ 147, 148, 269 ExcelU rriU -516 Hymn tnd Pa.:'' Fulness of Christ i^y Funeral, of an Infant Of a young Pei m>i '■-,; Of Children Of a Believer .>t,o Of a Minister. See Death 066 Futurity committed to the Lord 510 GALE, a propitious one longed for 212 General Meetings. See Associations... 423-.-431 Gethsenume |3j Gift of God, Christ the 171 Glory of the Mediator 175 Glorying in the Lord aloue 238, 384 Go fonrard ] Gorf— a Father 92, 278. A Kefuge 316 Is Love 12, 241. A Portion 276 The S'-archer of the Heart 28 Reasoning with Men 114 Our God, 124. For ever and ever 365 Exalted above all Praise 26 Godhead of Christ 129 Godliness, important 1 P. 29t Profitable 3 p. 394 Good Samaritan, Parable of the 257 Goodness of God. 12, 30, and Justice 18 In giving- his Son jo Gospel 54. Rationally defended *i Message of the '. 115 Glorious 59. Freeness of it » 362 M orthy of all Acceptation 5.; The power of God to Salvation 60 Represented bv a Fea^t 480, 382,56, 473 The Jubilee 57, 58. Nett, casting ir .?66 Spread of it desired ~370, 374, 426 imitation to spread it through the _, Earth «p. 418> . n p Grace, electing, adopting, sovereign.. .14, 65 Efficacious 77. Distinguishing 110 Sufficient 125. Longed for 382 Leads to Duty 2 P. 29a Growing in it 332. Desired 390, v. 4,... 230 Increased bv Trials 321 Salvation b'v Grace ill, and by Justice n ■> Grace and Glory v. 6, 343 Gratitude, the Spring of true Religion 216 To Christ 383 Grave 550j 5 :J7 Gravity and Decency 229 Groans era-dously accepted 273 Groicth in Grace! 5.j«> Desired 390. 2 P. C2, 298 Guide, Christ a 557 H HABITAT ION, going to a new one. .333, 335 Hand of God 23.'* Happiness, in God 236, 348, 3 P. 29L» Attending divine Wisdom 291 Of thope \\ ho fear God 227 Of trusting in him 285 Of the Poor in Spirit 264 Of humble Worshippers 343 Of spiritual Pilsrriras 300 Of beins: with Christ 554 H-ppuM*n 091 Hardness of Heart complained of.. 250, 268, 313 Harmony of the divine Perfections 21 Harvest and Summer 504, .505 Head of the Church, Christ the 172 Heart, evil 40. Contrite desired 275 Hard and Stony lamented 250,268, 313 New desired..." Subdued v. 6, 267 Given to Christ v. 6, 7, 463. r. .5, 13s Hi even, anticipated 2 P. of 66 A Kingdom 234 Of God's Presence opo Promised Land An eternal Rest ness and Joys of it 582, 58> F II INDEX. Hymn and Page. Heaven, desiring an Interest in it v. 7, 8,.. 234 To be possessed by the Faithful 328 Worship of it 587 The everlasting Song 588 Heirs of God v. 7, 94. v. 2, 95 Hell y the Sinner's own Place 580 Everlasting Misery of it 42, 572 Praise for being out of it 16 And Heaven 582 Help, prayed for 379 And Salvation 2 P. 296 Obtained 509, 510 Hope, in Darkness 231. Set before us.... 230 Encouraged by the Perfections of God.. 233 Hope, Good through Grace 382 Of Interest 382 Hoping and longing for Glory 232, 233 Humble, their Joy encouraged 260 Humiliation of Christ 148 Humility of Mind 234. Prayed for 237 The Publican 236 Humble Pleadings for Mercy 235 Husband, Christ the spiritual 1 59 Hypocrisy dreaded 1 08, 263 IDOL Worship stupid 2, 3 Idols renounced, and God welcomed 299 Ignorance, spiritual, 'lamented 244 Illness 538, 539, 541 Iinmanucl 174 Immutability, of God 5 Of his Love 211 Inability to do Good complained of 309 Incarnation of Christ 129 — 132 Incomprehensibility et' God 23 Inconstancy lamented 310 Increase, ofFaith and hope desired,. ..v, 4, 3-20 Of every Grace 390. By Trials 321 Infants, see Children 336 'Dying in the Arms of Jesus 556 Infinity of God 6 Influences of the Spirit 205 — 216 Compared to Iivinsr water 20€ To Rain 209. To me wind 207,212 Desired 210— 212. Experienced 213 Ingratitude to Christ detested 252 Inspiration of the Scriptures 43 Intercession of Christ 152. Prevalent 15.3 For Peter 155 Typified by Aaron's Breast-plate 154 Interest, i» the Book of Life 382 In Christ desired 296. v. 5, 6, 253 Invitations, of Scripture 114 — 121 To the Gospel Feast 473 To spread the Gospel 4 P. 418 Jabez's Prayer 381 Jesus 173, 174 Jews prayed for 422 Jo", of rlie Humble 260 And rejoicing 238— 24 1 The return of it 241 Joying and glorying in the Lord 238, 364 Ju%Uee 57,58 Judgment Day 570—579 The coming of the J u Ige 575-578 Desired - 574 Books opened 571 Sentence on the Wicked 572 On the Righteous 573 A Place at the right H.nd desired 579 Justice, and Goodness of God.. 18 And Grace 112 And Equity to our Neighbour 242 Just ificahon 83, 84 King of Saints 175, 177 Crown him 176, 177 King and Royal Family prayed for ,...436 Hvmn and Page. Kingdom, of Christ 149. Increasing 430 Of God to be first sought 519 Of Glory. See Heaven ..234 Kinsman, Christ the near 178 Kissing the Rod 264, 278 ', Knowledge, spiritual 243—245 Desired of God its Author 243 Imperfect at present 245 One thing I know 244 And happiness 291 LAMB of God 179. The paschal 180,186 ; Worthy is the Lamb 387 1 Praised 1 P. 584 Latter-day, Glory longed for 1 tk 2 P. 421 Law, moral 47, 48 I Honoured by Christ 50, 35$ 1 Renounced as a Covenant, embraced as a Rule ....3 P. 298 Sinners found wanting by it 49 Practical Use of it 50. Ceremonial 53 And Gospel 52 Leader, Christ the 1 80. v. 6, 240 And Guide 567 Leadings of the Spirit 207 J Legal Obedience (so called) followed by Evangelical *. . 51 Leper crying v. 3, 4, 189,289. Heaied 102 Liberality. See Charity 246 Liberty, spiritual 93 Life, and Ministry of Christ 134, 166 Abundant by Christ 101 Of the Soul, Christ the 181 Light, spiritual desired 243 God our i9y Light, Christ the true and great 182 Load of Sin 236, 237 Longings, holy 212, 97 — 99 For Heaven". 232 Long Suffering of God 16 Lord of all, Christ the 176, 177 Lord's Day,- -Resurrection of Christ 346—352 Morrimg 346—349. Evening 350—352 Lord's Prayer 358 Lord's Supper 472—490 Loss of the Sou! 401 Losses for Christ compensated by God's presence " 281 Lost Sheep found, Parable of the 79 Love of God, electing, everlasting 62 Unchangeable v 3, 4, 241 Eternal and unchangeable 64 Redeeming Love 69 Love of Christ, constraining '...139, 446 On a Cross and a throne 480 Weeping and dying 464 Of the Spirit 2 P. 206 To God 247 To Christ present or absent 249 Lovest thou me ? 250, 425 Desiring to love Christ 250,251 Profession of Love to the Redeemer 252, 253 To the Brethren 254 Unfeigned 256 To all Saints 255 To our Neighbour .257 To our Enemies 24,258 All Attainments vain without Love 259 Loving Kindness of God 13 M MA D Sinners reasoned with 581 Majesty of God 17 Manna - 1 58, 1 80 Mariner, the spiritual 304 Mariner's Psalm 36 Marriage Hvmn 513 Master, Christ our 490. V. 1, 237 Means of spreading the Gospel encourag- ed I P. 41* INDEX. Ifviun and Page. 320 On the Cross of Christ 478 71/k-A beautified with Salvation 260 Meeting and Parting of Pri< tide 514—516 Melchizideck a Type of Christ 183 -, in constant Succession >I7 Of God's Ho . ..\. 1, 72 P. '>!0 il/crcy of God 15. I'll a.i-u tor Implored sfi5 And Truth met together 21 Mercy-seat approai In d 271 . of the Redeemer 134 Of tiii- Gospel 1 1~. ■ nit 184 M( ssian |g5 Method of Salvation in? Midnig ht Crj 551 Mind of Christ desired Minuter, called to the -acred Work 406, 41.3 Leaving a People 414 Illness of one 413. Death of one 566 Ministers, oothiag without Christ 360 Abounding in the Work of the Lord 424 Watching for SouU 410 Meetings of. Sec Associations. Christ's care of them 412 Prayer for t hem > tion for poor Ministers 432—496 Mi a \stry, of ( hn.-t 1 S4 Of the Gospel, instituted by Christ 407 One ealled to the Work of the Ministry. .408 Of Angels, to Christ H6. To Christians.. 307 Mirach s of I hrist applied 189 Mission and Work of Christ 134 Missionaries prayed for 415, 490 Missionary Meetings 418—431 Moderation 261, 262 Monthly Prayer Meetings 418— 431 Mortality ot" Man. See Death 4, 524, 543 Moral Obedience followed by Evangelical.. 51 Morning Hymns ". 491—494, S *6 Morning Star, Christ the spiritual I Murmn ring Deprecated Mutability of the Creation 5 N NATIONAL Prayer and Praise 525—636 Natimty of Christ Soak preserved in the Ark 104 • • to our 48 Love to him IScic Year*.* Day Noah's Arl .... 104 J\ot UIHO 11- 384 Nmvcjnbt rue. Fifth, \c 533 — 535 i\o:e is the. accepted Time 505,376, 115. v. 4, H&7 O OJSEDIEN( E, servile and evangelic Oat lm sacred Omnipotence of God 7 Omnipresence %nd Omniscience of God .... & Old Age And weakness to be commiserated 246 One Thing needful Oneness Of God's People S Ordinal 'on Hymns 410— 4: 3, Origwmml Sin Orphans and Widows t-itieo P PA1WOX, 85—90. Of all Sin 87 Spoken b\ Christ 89 • t Pardon 68 And S notification 100 Desired 2.r>. God ready to forgive 90 Pardon i-ove 96 Parting of Christian Friends 515, 516. 2*1 Party Names 255. V. Paschal La mb Passover, Christ our KG Hymn Pastor, one BOUght of God His Prayer for his Peo| It People's Piayer for hi in . of God admired Christian Patience desired Petta , promised and prayed for God speaking it to the Sou! && None to the \\ icked \ . Of the Nation prayed for .'..531 Praise for it 53, Of the Globe v. 14, 1 p. 420 Peai l ol great Price, Chri-t the :...1*7 Pnvten-e ..ml Hope. See Repentance 27-> Penitent, the 271. His Sighs 270 PeYfettwnt wf God I— 96. hi Harmon} "21 ited ' •].- r.V tions of God imitated Persecution to be expected by good Men.. .3I7 Perseverance ia Grace .....10:3 — 106, 223 Desired 105. ioe Pitt r, admonished by Christ 15- His Fall and Recovery 313, 314 And John following: Christ 992 Physician, of the Soul Of Soul and l!oiy . Pilgrim, the Spiritual 300. His S Pillar of Fire 44. And Cloud Pisgah's Top v. •, Pleading, with God in Difficulties For Mercy........ 235.99. ' Pleas, the (_ hristian s great om s v. .-,. •, of Religion 291,377 Of Public Worship 341-397. 2 P. V. I, 529 longed for 545 Pool of Bethesda 3(34 Poor in Sp ; rit blessed 034 Portion, God a ....270 Poverty, spiritual 034 Powerz.uA Providence of God " 7 Pra>se, to God, from the whole Creation... 7 For the Blessings df Providence Grace 37 F< r the Fountain opened 1G9 For Salvation To the Redeemer 488, To Father, Son, and Spirit 1 & God exalted above ail Praise Prayer, Meetings Month!} ; ." In Difficulties _ The Lord's lns\s • ■:-- I 3H . .•>_.[ Importunity in it Imperfect but accepted ..156 P.i ueSt of it, and exhortation to it 353 Ofa Backslider Hymns before Prayer ■- For the Spread of the Gospel 418 — 421. For Ministers and missionaries 420, 408, Preparatory Thought for the Lord's Sup- ...4*2 Presence, of God worth dvin? for ;;,-, Of Chri t the "Jov of People ...404,554, < i Promisi d Lon?ed for 220. 2 P. 299, 361 Compel. sating all Losses 281 Pride lamented 31:1, 345 Prince and Saviour og 9 Priesthood of Christ 1 90 Its excellency 1, j Privileges of the Sons of God 94, 373 Prodigal Son, Parable of the 273 Promises, the first Promise 122 Of Strength according to our Days 123 Of the Divine Presence ". j" t Of sufficient Grace | 2 .> Of a Supply of all our Need j~ -. F h» INDEX. Hymn andPaire. Promises, of the Kingdom 127 Exceeding great and precious ]28 Pleaded v. 5, 6, 528. 1 P 206 Prophecy, Christ the Substance of it 203 Fulfilled 185 Animating; to Prayer , 418 Prophet, Priest, and King, Christ the 192 Prosperity of the Soul desired 322 Providence 31. And Power of God 37 Equitable and kind S3. Mysterious 34 To be explained hereafter *. 35 Bereaving, submitted to 563 Praise for the Blessings of it 37 Publican, the humble 236 R RACE, the Christian 302 Rain, threatening 502 Rainbow v. 7, J 04 Ransom, Christ our 90, 193 Reading the Scriptures .....330 Reason 32. An insufficient Guide 196 Recollection, grateful 324, 509 Of Blessings in God's House 2 P. t. 1—7, 540 Reconciliation to Gocl 115 Redeeming- Lo\e 69, 169 Redemption, by Christ alone 70 Fin ished 71,72 Gratitude to God for it 73. Wonders of it 4S5 Refuge, God a 318. Christ a 52, 100, 305 Regeneration. See Conversion .77—88 Rejoicing, in God 235. In Hope 240 In the Ways of God 239 And going on our Way 240 Religion, Gratitude the Spring of it 216 Internal desired 284 Pleasures of it 291, 577 Benefit of it 284, 377 Personal 329—332 Family ...333 — 337 Pttblic 338—397 Vain without Love , 21" Remeynbering all ti.e Way , &c 324 Repentance, commanded by God 267 Given by Christ 2fxj. And Hope 272 Repentance prayed for. See Penitence and Pen itent ...'. 268 Why weepest thou! 274 Request, the 319 Resignation. See Submission 217,276,279 Resolution, to serve the Lord 334 The successful one 355 Rest, the eternal 302 Present, prayed for 206 Resurrection, of the Bodv 568, 569 Of Christ 140, 143, 474." A Pleds-e of ours 143 Comfortable to such who seek Christ 144 And Ascension of Christ 142 — 145 Retirement 329, 332 Revival prayed for 427 Rich Fool surprised 400 Riches, I heir Emptiness 398 Of Christ unsearchable 151 Righteous. See Christian. Righteousness, imputed 84 Human, insufficient to justify G3, 50 Chri.-:t our Righteousness 19 4 Rock, Christ the smitten 195 Buildinar on the 163 Rising to God 323 Rivers of Bliss 3 P. 299 Ride of Conduct, the Law a 3 P. 298 S SABBATH. See Lord's Day 47, 348, 352 Safety of Christ's Sheep 103 Saint indeed 201 Solvation, approaching 224, 5P6 Of Sinners 107—113 The Method of it 107 Is of the Lord V. 1, 2, 532 Free 108. Iw Grace 110, ill Ifvmn and Page. Saltation, by Father, Son, and Spirit 107 Shall be complete 100 An interest in it desired 113, 298 W hat must I do to be saved ! 294 God glorious, and sinners saved 112 Praise for it .....383. 3 P. 298 Samaritan, the good 257 Sanctijication, and Pardon 100 And Growch desired 102, 390 Promoted by Affliction 542 Satan repu Ised 287 Saviour, Christ the only 196, 260 Able and willing ....* us Scriptures, their Inspiration 43 Their Usefulness 44 Their Preciousness 43, 20S Their Riches 45 Their Sufficiency and Excellency 46 Reading them..*. 332 Seasons, the, crowned with Goodness 508 Secret Prayer 332 Seed-time, the literal and spiritual 504 Seed* of Piety 436 Self-dedication 298, 490 Sf tf-deniai 280, 281 Self-examination 331. Lord Search i»e 283 Self-existence ami Seif-sutncience of God 20,23 Self-righteousness lamented 51 Seriousness prayed for 549 Sermon, Hvmns before it 359-- 371 Hymns after it 372—392 Shame, on account of Christ, abhorred 451 Sheep of Christ secure 103 Shepherd, Christ a 101, 197 Sickness, Presence of God desired in it 537 Submission under it 540 Complaint and Hope in it 538 General 539 And Recovery 541, 542 Sighs and groans accepted 27S Sinai and "Calvary 52 Sincerity and Truth 282. Desired .4283 Sin, original 38. Indwelling 39 A Burden 235, 237. And Grace 41 A nd Sorrow laid before God 99 Sinner, impenitent found wanting 49 Reasoned with 581 CoHvi seed 50, 294, 376 Repenting, accepted 273 And Saints in the wreck of Nature 570 Death of the 559 Sion, its Stability and Glory 403 Asking the Way to it 405 Glorious Things spoken of it. See Church 418 Soldier, the spiritual, and his foes 228 Song, to creating Wisdom 29 Of the Angels at Christ's Birth 129, 130 Of the spiritual Pilgrim 301 Of Praise to the Redeemer 347, 488, 489 Sons of God, their Privileges 94, 95 Sorrow, godly. See Repentance, For Sin desired 274 Laid before God 99 Soul, Worth and Loss of it 401 Snvercig nty of God 9 Soicer, Parable of 372, 373 Spirit of God, his Influences 206—216 His distinct Work in Salvation.... 2 P. 206. V. 4, 6, 107 The Comforter 1 P. 206. His Love.. 2 P. 206 Leads the People of God 207. To Duty.. 293 Addressed under Darkness ...214 Grieved, but in treated not to depart 215 His Drawings celebrated 216 Spiritual Minded ness 284 Spirituality of God 3 Spring 498— .500 Strength as our Days are 123, 125 Sting of Death 553 Removed by Christ 55& INDEX. Hymn and Page. Strong-hold, Christ the spiritual." 19« 'Submission, to the WWof God V l " Under Affliction dHifl To bereaving Providence, .563. Filial.... 278 It is the Lord, let him, Stc 279_ r rra\cr T....35T of the Gospel predicted l, 2, 3 P. 41 8 Of Missions an I Missionaries prayed for.tu'.rP. a\9. P. v, 2; t. iw. I\ . • 'in enjoyed*, v.*. 4.D — 4H j» Christians dear to Chrirt. 280 • > of Chrirt - . See Lord's Snppcr 1 36 -f fl f u rjt Kj arm! Harvest 504, 305 Si/nmrans, from t^-od D> Men 2--536 Thief on the* Ci*o=»? 80 Thirsty Souls invited to Christ 120 'Thunder, the God of 503 Time, .veil spent 262. Short 543 Now is the accepted Time 376, 505. 2 P. 115 Every Part of it in God's hands 545 And Etemitv 546 To-day, the Voice of Wisdom 505 To-morrow, the Laneua?e of Folly 505 Transfiguration of Christ 135 Traveller's Psalm 3« Tree, the accursed 478 Of Life v. 3, 585 Trinity, the Doctrine of the 22 .See Doxologies Trials, beneficial 2 P. 306 An I Trust 287,290 Triumphs, of Christ 148. Of the Cross... ...4SI Trouble, pleading vith God in it 312 Sanctified 306 Troubled, hut makin? God our Refuge 316 Trust, in God under Trials 288, 287 Humble, or Despair prevented 287 Encouragement to it 283 I will trust and not be afraid 290 Truth, and Faithfulness of God 19 And Mercv met together 21 And Sincerity 282 Tupes, Christ the Substance of them 33, 205, 202 I \B ELIEF, lamented 241. Opposed 219 Surmounted 290 Vaehangeablentss of God 5 And his Love t. 3, 4, 241 Union to Christ , 81 Htmn and Page, Unity, of God .* 2 • Ml I'.'OpIe 254, 233 wetted 310 Vanity of earthly Things 398, 401,343; - and Compassion of God 112 Winw, Chi ist the spiritual 200 Victory, Thanksgiving for national Hi <>\n sin, ours* the (-i<>rv God'i 238 < h I 1- I Rata ." t , 593 Vision of tire dry Bones; *....«.. ...372 Yores, to be fulfilled ».283 Voyage, tWe srpiritirerii ».30? W, WAITING, for God ....... 1 17 For the latter Daysrlorv v.) 5, 1 P. 420 For the coming of Christ .....325 Walking with God 98; I11 Darkness*;; 308 Wants supplied 126, 197 Warfare, the Christian 228, 303 Warnbig ...; 267 Warrior animated and crowned .v 328 Watchfulness rewarded 325 Way, Christ the .. 196 To Ch anaan . .201 Truth and Life 202 Wear>/ and burdened invited- toRest. 117 Weddmg Hymn , 513 Weeping 274 Welcome given by the Gospel 115, 116, 473 W^hed Men exhorted.... , 115,116 tAd* fatheriew helped.. 246 Wind, Spirit's Influence represented by 207, 212 Winter improved 506, 507 Wisdom. Righteousness, Sanctification, Christ our 203 Of God 11. In Creation 29 And Grace of the Gospel 59 The Invitation of, accepted 121 Happiness of it 291 Wisdom's Ways pleasant 291 Wish, of a Pastor for his People 416 Of a private Christian 212, 319 Wonders of Redemption 485 Word of God. See Scripture. World, Vanity of it ...398, J>-99 Renounced 402. Despised 253 No Compensation for the Loss of one Soul 401 Wofsh ip, Private 329—332 Family 333—337 Public 338—345. Rererential 17, 26 Opening a new Place of 338, 34a Benefit of it v, 1—7, 2 P. 540 Pleasures of it 341,343,344, 346 Excellency of it 342, 343, 313 Formal Worship vain..... 345 Worthy is the Lamb 387,475) YEAR crowned with Goodness 50S Youth, educated 522, 523 Encouraged to seek the Lord 517 — 521 A lovely one falling short of Heaven 520 ZEAL and Diligence 293. v. 4— 7, 425 For Christ 292 For the House of God.. .......34t> EXPLANATION OF THE METRES IN THIS VOLUME. L.M .....8 8 8 8 CM 8 6 8 6 S. M 6 6 8 6 50th 10 10 10 10 11 11 104th 10 10 11 11 112th 8 8 8 8 8 8 148th 6 6 6 6 8 8 6 6 5 6 11 6 6 11 6 4 6 6 4 6 6 6 4 6 8 4 6 6 8 4 6 6 8 4 7s 7 7 7 7 7s 7 7 7 7 7 7 7s. 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