^ LIBRARY PRIN€ETOiV, ar. J. D<»N\TI<>\ OF SAM I K L A O X K\V. 0 '■ PHI I. .VDELPHIA. PA. L»tter No. *5 yfWt-y £ ">&/ Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://archive.org/details/selepsOOepis SELECTIONS PSALMS OF DAVID IN METRE; WITH HYMNS, SUITED TO THE FEASTS AND FASTS OF THE CHURCH, AND OTHER OCCASIONS OF PUBLIC WARSHIP. PHILADELPHIA: J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO. 185G. By the Bishops, the Clergy, and the Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, in Convention, this twenty-ninth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred and thirty- two ; this book of Psalms in Metre, selected from the Psalms of David, with Hymns, is set forth, and al- lowed to be sung in all congrega- tions of the said Church, before and after Morning and Evening Prayer, and also before and after Sermons, at the discretion of the minister. And it shall be the duty of every minister of any church, either by standing directions, or from time to time, to appoint the portions of Psalms which are to be sung. And further, it shall be the duty of every minister, with such assistance as he can obtain from persons skilled in music, to give order concerning the tunes to be sung at anytime in his Church; and especially, it shall be his duty to suppress all light and unseemly music, and all indecency and ir- reverence in the performance, by which vain and ungodly persons profane the service of the Sanc- tuary. printer, Phi lad i ■ SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS OP DAVID IN METRE. SELECTION 1. CM. From the i. Psalm of David. TTOW blest is he, who ne'er consents -*-■*- By ill advice to walk, Nor stands in sinners' ways, nor sits TVUiere rrien profanely talk; 2 But makes the perfect law of God His business and delight ; Devoutly reads therein by day, And meditates by night. 3 Like some fair tree, which, fed by streams, With timely fruit does bend, He still shall flourish, and success All his designs attend. 4 Ungodly men, and their attempts, No lasting root shall find; Untimely blasted and dispersed Like chafTbefore the wind. 5 Their guilt shall strike the wicked dumb Before their Judge's face ; No formal hypocrite shall then Among the saints have place. 6 For God approves the just man's ways ; To happiness they tend: But sinners, ail d the paths they tread, Shall both in ruin end. ( SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION % C. M. From the Ii. Psalm of David. npiIUS God declares his sovereign will: -*- "The Kino- that I ordain, Whose throne is iix'd on Sion'i hill, Shall there securely reign." 2 Attend, O earth, whilst I declare God's uncontrolled decree : "Thou art my son, this day, my heir Have I begotten thee. 3 "Ask, and receive thy full demands; Thine shall the heathen be ; The utmost limits of the lands Shall be possessed by thee." 4 Learn then, ye princes; and give ear, Ye judges of the earth; Worship the Lord with holy fear; Rejoice with awful mirth. 5 Appease the Son with due respect, Your timely homage pay : Lest he revenge the bold neglect, Incensed by your delay. (3 If but in part his anger ri Who can endure the ii: Then blest are they, whose hope relies On his most holy Name. SELECTION 3, C. M. From the iii. Psalm of David. rPHOU, gracious God, art my defence ; -*- On thee my hopes rely: Thou art my glory, and shah yet Lift up my head on high. 2 Since whensoever, in my distiv To God I made my prayer. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. He heard me from his holy hill ; Why should I now despair 1 3 Guarded by him, I lay me down My sweet repose to take ; For I through him securely sleep, Through him in safety wake. 4 Salvation to the Lord belongs ; He only can defend ; His blessing he extends to all That on his power depend. SELECTION 4. C. M. From the iv. Psalm of David. (CONSIDER that the righteous man ^ Is God's peculiar choice ; And when to him I make my prayer, He always hears my voice. 2 Then stand in awe of his commands, Flee every thing that's ill ; Commune in private with your hearts: And bend them to his will. 3 The sacrifice of righteousness Present to God on high ; And let your hope, securely fix'd, On him alone rely. 4 While worldly minds impatient grow More prosperous times to see, Still let the glories of thy face Shine brightly, Lord, on me. 5 So shall my heart o'erflow with joy, More lasting and more true Than theirs, who stores of corn and wine Successively renew. G Then down in peace I'll lay my head, And take my needful rest ; SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. No other guard, O Lord, I crave, Of thy defence possess'd. SELECTION 5. C. M. From the v. Psalm of David. T3 EGARD my words, O gracious Lord, ■*"•* Accept my secret prayer ; To thee alone, my King, my God, Will I for help repair. 2 Thou in the morn my voice shalt hear, And, with the dawning day, To thee devoutly I'll look up, To thee devoutly pray. 3 Lord, I within thy house will come, In thy abundant grace ; And I will worship in thy fear, Toward thy most holy place. 4 Let those, O Lord, who trust in thee, With shouts their joy proclaim ; Let them rejoice whom thou preserv'st, And all that love thy Name. 5 To righteous men, the righteous Lord His blessing will extend ; And with his favour all his saints, As with a shield, defend. SELECTION 6. S. M. From the vi. Psalm of David. TN mercy, not in wrath, -*- Rebuke me, gracious God ! Lest, if thy whole displeasure rise, I sink beneath thy rod. 2 Touch'd by thy quickening power, My load of guilt I feel ; The wounds thy Spirit hath unclosed, O let that Spirit heal. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 3 In trouble and in gloom, Must I forever mourn ? And wilt thou not, at length, O God, In pitying love return ? 4 O come, ere life expire, Send down thy power to save ; For who shall sing thy Name in death, Or praise thee in the grave ? 5 Why should I doubt thy grace, Or yield to dread despair? Thou wilt fulfil thy promised word, And grant me all my prayer. SELECTION 7. C. M. From the viii. Psalm of David. r\ THOU, to whom all creatures bow ^ Within this earthly frame, Through all the world how great art thou ! How glorious is thy Name ! 2 In heaven thy wondrous acts are sung, Nor fully reckon'd there ; And yet thou mak'st the infant tongue Thy boundless praise declare. 3 When heaven, thy beauteous work on high, Employs my wondering sight ; The moon, that nightly rules the sky, With stars of feebler light ; 4 O, what is man, that, Lord, thou lov'st To keep him in thy mind? Or what his offspring, that thou prov'st To them so wondrous kind ? 5 Him next in power thou didst create To thy celestial train ; Ordained with dignity and state O'er all thy works to reign. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. G They jointly own his powerful sway: The beasts that prey or graze ; The bird that wings its airy way ; The fish that cuts the seas. 7 O Thou, to whom all creatures bow Within this earthly frame, Through all the world how great art thou ! How glorious is thy name ! SELECTION 8. C. M. From the ix. Psalm of David. T^O celebrate thy praise, O Lord, ■*- I will my heart prepare ; To all the listening world thy works, Thy wondrous works, declare. 2 The thought of them shall to my soul Exalted pleasures bring ; Whilst to thy Name, O thou Most High, Triumphant praise I sing. 3 The Lord forever lives, who has His righteous throne prepared, Impartial justice to dispense, To punish or reward. 4 All those who have his goodness proved, Will in his truth confide ; Whose mercy ne'er forsook the man That on his help relied. 5 Sing praises therefore to the Lord, From Sion, his abode ; Proclaim his deeds, till all the world Confess no other God. SELECTION 9. C. M. From the xi. Psalm of David. npHE Lord a holy temple hath, -■- And righteous throne, above ; SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Whence he surveys the sons of men, And how their counsels move. 2 If God the righteous, whom he loves, For trial does correct, What must the sons of violence, Whom he abhors, expect ! 3 Snares, fire, and brimstone, on their heads Shall in one tempest shower; This dreadful mixture his revenge Into their cup shall pour. 4 The righteous Lord will righteous deeds With signal favour grace, And to the upright man disclose The brightness of his face. SELECTION 10. C. M. From the xiii. Psalm of David. TTOW long wilt thou forget me, Lord? -^ Must I for ever mourn ? How long wilt thou withdraw from me, Oh ! never to return ? 2 O hear, and to my longing eyes Restore thy wonted light ; Dawn on my spirit, lest I sleep In death's most gloomy night. 3 Since I have always placed my trust Beneath thy mercy's wing, Thy saving health will come ; and then My heart with joy shall spring. 4 Then shall my song, with praise inspired, To thee, my God, ascend, Who to thy servant in distress Such bounty didst extend. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION 11. L. M. From the xiv. Psalm of David. HHHE Lord look'd down from heaven's -*- high tower, And all the sons of men did view, To see if any own'd his power, If any truth or justice knew ; 2 But all, he saw, were gone aside, All were degenerate grown, and base; None took religion for their guide, Not one of all the sinful race. 3 How will they tremble then for fear, When his just wrath shall them o'ertake ! For to the righteous God is near, And never will their cause forsake. 4 Oh, that from Sion he'd employ His might, and burst th' oppressive band f Then shouts of universal joy Should loudly echo through the land. SELECTION 12. C. M. From the xv. Psalm of David. f ORD, who's the happy man that may ■*"^ To thy blest courts repair, Not, stranger-like, to visit them, But to inhabit there ? 2 'Tis he who walketh uprightly, Whom righteousness directs ; Whose generous tongue disdains to speak The thing his heart rejects. 3 Who never did a slander forge, His neighbour's fame to wound ; Nor hearken to a false report By malice whisper'd round. 4 Who vice, in all its pomp and power, Can treat with just neglect ; SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. And piety, though clothed in rags, Religiously respect. 5 Who to his plighted vows and trust Has ever firmly stood ; And though he promise to his loss, He makes his promise good. 6 Whose soul in usury disdains His treasure to employ ; Whom no rewards can ever bribe The guiltless to destroy. 7 The man, who by this righteous course Has happiness insured, When earth's foundation shakes, shall stand, By Providence secured. SELECTION 13. C. M. From the xvi. Psalm of David. "jV/FY grateful soul shall bless the Lord, 1VX "Whose precepts give me light ; And private counsel still afford In sorrow's dismal night. 2 I strive each action to approve To his all-seeing e}^ ; No danger shall my hopes remove, Because he still is nigh. 3 Therefore my heart all grief defies, My glory does rejoice ; My flesh shall rest, in hope to rise, Waked by his powerful voice. 4 Thou, Lord, when I resign my breath, My soul from hell shall free ; Nor let thy Holy One in death The least corruption see. 5 Thou shalt the paths of life display, Which to thy presence lead ; Where pleasures dwell without allay, And joys that never fade. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION 14. From the xviii. Psalm of David. PART I. L. M. 1VTO change of time shall ever shock •*- * My firm affection, Lord, to thee ; For thou hast always been my rock, A fortress and defence to me. 2 Thou my de]iverer art, my God ; My trust is in thy mighty power : Thou art my shield from foes abroad; At home my safeguard and my tower. 3 To thee I will address my prayer, To whom all praise we justly owe ; So shall I, by thy watchful care, Be guarded safe from every foe. PART II. L. M. nPHOU suit'st, O Lord, thy righteous ways •*- To various paths of human kind ; They who for mercy merit praise, With thee shall wondrous mercy find. 2 Thou to the just shalt justice show ; The pure thy purity shall see : Such as perversely choose to go, Shall meet with due returns from thee. 3 That he the humble soul will save, And crush the haughty 's boasted might, In me the Lord an instance gave, Whose darkness he has turn'd to light. 4 Who then deserves to be adored, But God, on whom my hopes depend ? Or who, except the mighty Lord, Can with resistless power defend ? 5 Let the eternal Lord be praised, The rock on whose defence I rest ! To highest heavens his Name be raised, Who me with his salvation bless'd ! _ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. i 6 My God, to celebrate thy fame, My grateful voice to heaven I'll raise ; And nations, strangers to thy Name, Shall learn to sing thy glorious praise. SELECTION 15. From the xix. Psalm of David. PART I. C. M. rPHE heavens declare thy glory, Lord, -*- Which that alone can fill; The firmament and stars express Their great Creator's skill. 2 The dawn of each returning day Fresh beams of knowledge brings; And from the dark returns of night Divine instruction springs. 3 Their powerful language to no realm Or region is confined; 'Tis nature's voice, and understood Alike by all mankind. 4 Their doctrine does its sacred sense Through earth's extent display ; Its bright contents the circling sun Does round the world convey. 5 From east to west, from west to east, His ceaseless course he goes ; And, through his progress, cheerful light And vital warmth bestows. PART II. c. :i. f^ OD's perfect law converts the soul, ^-^ Reclaims from false desires ; With sacred wisdom his sure word The ignorant inspires. 2 The statutes of the Lord are just, And bring sincere delight ; His pure commands iu search of truth Assist the feeblest sight. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 3 His perfect worship here is fix'd, On sure foundations laid ; His equal laws are in the scales Of truth and justice weigh' d ; 4 Of more esteem than golden mines, Or gold refined with skill ; More sweet than honey, or the drops That from the comb distil. 5 My trusty counsellors they are, And friendly warnings give : Divine rewards attend on those Who by thy precepts live. 6 But what frail man observes how oft He does from virtue fall ? O cleanse me from my secret faults, Thou God that know'st them all ! 7 Let no presumptuous sin, O Lord, Dominion have o'er me ; That, by thy grace preserved, I may The great transgression flee. 8 So shall my prayer and praises be With thy acceptance blest ; And I, secure on thy defence, My strength and saviour, rest. SELECTION 16. S. M. From the xx. Psalm of David. l\/r AY Jacob's God defend • -*• And hear us in distress ; Our succour from his temple send, Our cause from Sion bless ! 2 May he accept our vow, Our sacrifice receive, Our heart's devout request allow, Our holy wishes give ! 3 O Lord, thy saving grace We joyfully declare ; _ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Our banner in thy Name we raise — " The Lord fulfil our prayer !" 4 Now know we that the Lord His chosen will defend ; From heaven will strength divine afford, And will their prayer attend. 5 Some earthly succour trust, But we in God's right hand : Lo ! while they fall, so vain their boast, We rise, and upright stand. 6 Still save us, Lord ; and still Thy servants deign to bless : Hear, King of heaven, in times of ill, The prayers that we address. SELECTION 17. From the xxii. Psalm of David. PART I. C. M. IX/TY God, my God, why leav'st thou me, 1VX \yneri i with anguish faint ? Oh ! why so far from me removed, And from my loud complaint? 2 Lo! I am treated like a worm, Like none of human birth; Not only by the great reviled, But made the rabble's mirth. 3 With laughter, all the gazing crowd My agonies survey ; They shoot the lip, they shake the heal, And thus deriding say : 4 u In God he trusted, boasting oft That he was Heaven's delight ; Let God come down to save him now, And own his favourite." 5 Withdraw not, then, so far from me, When trouble is so nigh ; SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. O send me help ! thy help, on which Alone I can rely. PART II. C. M. F IKE water is my life pour'd out, -^ My joints are out of frame ; My heart dissolves within my breast, Like wax before the flame . 2 My strength is like a potsherd dried, My tongue is parch'd with drought ; And to the dismal shades of death My fainting soul is brought. 3 Like dogs, to compass me, my foes In wicked counsel meet ; They pierced my inoffensive hands, They pierced my harmless feet. 4 My body's rack'd, till all my bones Distinctly may be told; Yet such a spectacle of woe, As pastime they behold. 5 As spoil, my garments they divide, Lots for my vesture cast : Therefore, O leave me not, my God, But to my succour haste. PART III. CM. T ORD, to my brethren I'll declare -" The triumphs of thy Name : In presence of assembled saints, Thy glory thus proclaim : 2 "Ye worshippers of Jacob's God, All you of Israel's line, O praise the Lord, and to your praise Sincere obedience join. 3 "He ne'er disdain'd on low distress To cast a gracious eye ; Nor turn'd from misery his face, But hears its humble cry." 16 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 4 Thus in thy sacred courts, will I My cheerful thanks express ; In presence of thy saints perform The vows of my distress. 5 The meek companions of my grief Shall find my table spread ; And all that seek the Lord shall he With joys immortal fed. 6 Then shall the glad converted world To God their homage pay ; And scatter'd nations of the earth One sovereign Lord obey. 7 'Tis his supreme prerogative O'er all mankind to reign; 'Tis just that he should rule the world, Who does the world sustain. S The rich, who are with plenty fed, His bounty must confess ; The sons of want, by him relieved, Their generous patron bless. 9 With humble worship to his throne They all for aid resort ; That power, which first their being gave, Alone can them support. 10 Then shall a chosen spotless race, Devoted to his Name, To their adoring sons his truth And glorious acts proclaim. SELECTION 18. C. M. From the xxiii. Psalm of David. ^HE Lord himself, the mighty Lord, Vouchsafes to be my guide ; The shepherd, by whose constant care My wants are all supplied. 2 In tender grass he makes me feed, And gently there repose ; T7 2 l~2 Ti SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Then leads me to cool shades, and vvhere Refreshing water flows. 3 He does my wandering soul reclaim, And, to his endless praise, Instruct with humble zeal to wralk In his most righteous ways. 4 I pass the gloomy vale of death, From fear and danger free ; For there his aiding rod and staff — Defend and comfort me. 5 Since God doth thus his wondrous love Through all my life extend, That life to him I will devote, And in his temple spend. SELECTION 19. C. M. From the xxiv. Psalm of David. HPHE spacious earth is all the Lord's, ■*- The Lord's her fulness is ; The world, and they that dwell therein, By sovereign right are his. 2 He framed and fix'd it on the seas ; And his almighty hand Upon inconstant floods has made The stable fabric stand. 3 But for himself, this Lord of all One chosen seat design'd ; O who shall to that sacred hill Deserved admittance find ? 4 The man whose hands and heart are pure, Whose thoughts from pride are free ; Who honest poverty prefers To gainful perjury. 5 This, this is he, on wThom the Lord Shall shower his blessings down ; Whom God, his Saviour, shall vouchsafe With righteousness to crown. 18 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 0 Such is the race of saints, by whom The sacred courts are trod ; And such the proselytes that seek Thy face, O Jacob's God. 7 Erect your heads, eternal gates ; Unfold, to entertain The King- of glory : see ! he comes With his celestial train. 8 Who is the King of glory? who? The Lord, for strength renown'd ; In battle mighty ; o'er his foes Eternal victor crown'd. 9 Erect your heads, ye gates; unfold, In state to entertain The King of glory : see ! he comes With ail his shining train. 10 Who is the King of glory? who? The Lord of hosts renown'd ; Of £rlory he alone is King Who is with glory crown'd. SELECTION 20. S. M. From the xxv. Psalm of David. HPO God, in whom I trust, ■*" I lift my heart and voice : O let me not be put to shame, Nor let thy foes rejoice. 2 Those who on thee rely, Let no disgrace attend ; Be that the shameful lot of such As wilfully offend. 3 To me thy truth impart, And lead me in thy way : For thou art he that brings me help, On thee I wait all day. 19 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 4 Thy mercies and thy love, O Lord, recall to mind ; And graciously continue still, As thou wert ever, kind. 5 Let all my youthful crimes Be blotted out by thee ; And, for thy wondrous goodness' sake, In mercy think on me. 6 His mercy and his truth The righteous Lord displays. In bringing wandering sinners home, And teaching them his ways. 7 He those in justice guides Who his direction seek ; And in his sacred paths shall lead The humble and the meek. 8 Through all the ways of God Both truth and mercy shine, To such as. with religious hearts, To his blest will incline. 9 Since mercy is the grace That most exalts thy fame, Forgive my heinous sin. O Lord, And so advance thy Name. 10 Whoe'er, with humble fear, To God his duty pays. Shall find the Lord a faithful guide, In all his righteous ways. 11 For God to all his saints His secret will imparts, And does his gracious covenant write In their obedient hearts. 12 To Israel's chosen race Continue ever kind ; And, in the midst of all their wants, Let them thy succour find. _ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION 21. C. M. From the xxvi. Psalm of David.* JUDGE me, O Lord, for I the paths •* Of righteousness have trod ; I shall not fail, who all my trust Repose on thee, my God. 2 I'll wash my hands in innocence, And round thine altar go ; Pour the glad hymn of triumph thence, And thence thy wonders show. 3 My thanks I'll publish there, and tell How thy renown excels ; That seat affords me most delight, In which thine honour dwells. SELECTION 22. C. M. From the xxvii. Psalm of David. TX7HOM should I fear, since God to me * * Is saving health and light ? Since strongly he my life supports, What can my soul affright ? 2 Henceforth within his house to dwell I earnestly desire ; His wondrous beauty there to view, And of his will inquire. 3 For there I may with comfort rest, In times of deep distress ; And safe, as on a rock, abide In that secure recess. 4 When us to seek thy glorious face Thou kindly dost advise ; * Extract from the Journal of the General Convention, 1832. Resolved, As the sense and declaration of this Convention, that so much of thft rubrics in the Form of Consecration of a Church or Chapel as requires the sincins of 'Psalm 20, verses 6, 7, and B,1 will hereafter be duly complied with by singing verses 2 and 3, in the se- lection from the 26th Psalm, included in the Psalms in Metre author- ized by these resolutions to be set forth. __ _ , SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. " Thy glorious face I'll always seek," My grateful heart replies. 5 Then hide not thou thy face, O Lord, Nor me in wrath reject ; My God and Saviour, leave not him Thou didst so oft protect. 6 Though all of nearest earthly ties, Me, in my woe, forsake, Yet thou, whose love excels them all, Wilt care and pity take. 7 Instruct me in thy paths, O Lord, My ways directly guide ; Lest sinful men, who watch my steps, Should see me tread aside. S I trusted that my future life Should with thy love be crown'd ; Or else my fainting soul had sunk, With sorrow compass'd round. 9 God's time with patient faith expect, Who will inspire thy breast With inward strength : do thou thy part, And leave to him the rest. SELECTION 23. C. M. From the xxviii. Psalm of David. A DORED for ever be the Lord; •**- His praise I wrill resound, From whom the cries of my distress A gracious answer found. 2 He is my strength and shield ; my heart Has trusted in his Name ; And now relieved, my heart, with joy, His praises shall proclaim. 3 The Lord, the everlasting God, Is my defence and rock, The saving health, the saving strength, Of his anointed flock. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. I 4 O save and bless thy people, Lord, Thy heritage preserve ; Feed, strengthen, and support their hearts, That they may never swerve, SELECTION 24. L. M. From the xxix. Psalm of David. T7^E that in might and power excel, -*- Your grateful sacrifice prepare ; God's glorious actions loudly tell, His wondrous power to all declare. 2 To his great Name fresh altars raise ; Devoutly due respect afford ; Him in his holy temple praise, Where he's with solemn state adored. 3 'Tis he that, with amazing noise, The watery clouds in sunder breaks ; The ocean trembles at his voice, When he from heaven in thunder speaks. 4 How full of power his voice appears ! With what majestic terror crown'd ! Which from their roots tall cedars tears, And strews their scatter'd branches round. 5 God rules the angry floods on high ; His boundless sway shall never cease ; His saints with strength he will supply, And bless his own with constant peace. SELECTION 25. C. M. From the xxx. Psalm of David. TN my distress to God I cried, •*• Who kindly did relieve, And from the grave's expecting mouth My hopeless life retrieve. 2 O to his courts, ye saints of his, "With songs of praise repair ; With me commemorate his truth, And providential care. — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 3 His wrath has but a moment's reign, His favour no decay ; The night of grief is recompensed With joy's returning day. 4 Therefore, O Lord, I'll gladly sing Thy praise in grateful verse ; And as thy favours endless are, Thy endless praise rehearse. SELECTION 26. S. M. From the xxxi. Psalm of David. "PjEFEND me, Lord, from shame, ^ For still I trust in thee ; As just and righteous is thy Name, From danger set me free. 2 Bow down thy gracious ear, And speedy succour send ; Do thou my steadfast rock appear, To shelter and defend. 3 To thee, the God of truth, My life, and all that's mine, (For thou preserv'st me from my youth,) I willingly resign. 4 My hope, my steadfast trust, I on thy help repose : That thou, my God, art good and just, My soul with comfort knows. 5 Whate'er events betide, Thy wisdom times them all; Then, Lord, thy servant safely hide From those that seek his fall. 6 The brightness of thy face To me, O Lord, disclose; And, as thy mercies still increase, Preserve me from my foes. 7 How great thy mercies are To such as fear thy Name, 24 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Which thou, for those that trust thy care, Dost to the world proclaim ! 8 O all ye saints, the Lord With eager love pursue ; Who to the just will help afford, And give the proud their due. 9 Ye that on God rely, Courageously proceed ; For he will still your hearts supply With strength in time of need. SELECTION 27. L. M. From the xxxii. Psalm of David. TTE'S blest, whose sins have pardon gain'd, -■--*- No more in judgment to appear ; Whose guilt remission has obtain'd, And whose repentance is sincere. 2 No sooner I my wound disclosed, The guilt that tortured me within, But thy forgiveness interposed, And mercy's healing balm pour'd in. 3 Sorrows on sorrows multiplied, The harden' d sinner shall confound ; But them who in His truth confide, Blessings of mercy shall surround. 4 His saints, that have perform'd his laws, Their life in triumph shall employ ; Let them, as they alone have cause, In grateful raptures shout for joy. SELECTION 28. From the xxxiii. Psalm of David. PART I. C. V. p ET all the just to C4od, with joy, -Li Their cheerful voices raise ; For well the righteous it becomes To sing o-lad songs of praise. 25 B SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 2 Let harps, and psalteries, and lutes, In joyful concert meet ; And new-made songs of loud applause The harmony complete. 3 For faithful is the word of God, His works with truth abound : He justice loves, and all the earth Is with his goodness crown'd. 4 By his almighty word, at first, The heavenly arch was rear'd; And all the beauteous hosts of light At his command appear'd. 5 Let earth, and all that dwell therein, Before him trembling stand : For, when he spake the word, 'twas made, 'Twas fix'd at his command. PART II. C. M. "WHATE'ER the mighty Lord decrees, * * Shall stand for ever sure ; The settled purpose of his heart To ages shall endure. 2 How happy then are they, to whom The Lord for God is known ! Whom he, from all the world besides, Flas chosen for his own. 3 Our soul on God with patience waits ; Our help and shield is he : Then, Lord, let still our hearts rejoice, Because we trust in thee 4 The riches of thy mercy, Lord, Do thou to us extend; Since we. for all we want or wish, On thee alone depend. 26 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION 29. From the xxxiv. Psalm of David. PART I. C. M. ^PHROUGH all the changing- scenes of life, -*- In trouble and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. 2 Of his deliverance I will boast, Till all that are distress'd From my example comfort take, And charm their griefs to rest. 3 O magnify the Lord with me, With me exalt his Name : When in distress to him I call'd, He to my rescue came. 4 The Angel of the Lord encamps Around the good and just ; Deliverance he affords to all Who on his succour trust. 5 O make but trial of his love, Experience will decide How blest they are, and only they, Who in his truth confide. (3 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then Have nothing else to fear ; Make you his service your delight, Your wants shall be his care. PART II. C. M. A PPROACH, ye children of the Lord, -£*- And my instruction hear; I'll teach you the true discipline Of his religious fear. 2 Let him who length of life desires, And prosperous days would see, From slandering language keep his tongue, His lips from falsehood free : _ .„ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 3 The crooked paths of vice decline, And virtue's ways pursue ; Establish peace, where 'tis begun, And where 'tis lost, renew. 4 The Lord from heaven beholds the just With favourable eyes; And, when distress'd, his gracious ear Is open to their cries : 5 But turns his wrathful look on those Whom mercy can't reclaim, To cut them off, and from the earth Blot out their evil name. 6 Deliverance to his saints he gives, When his relief they crave ; He's nigh to heal the broken heart, And contrite spirit save. 7 Great troubles may afflict the just, Yet God will save them still ; The righteous he will keep from harm, And guard from every ill. 8 The wicked, from their wickedness, Their ruin shall derive ; Whilst righteous men, whom they detest, Shall them and theirs survive. 9 For God preserves the souls of those Who on his truth depend ; To them, and their posterity, His blessing shall descend. SELECTION 30. L. M. From the xxxvi. Psalm of David. f\ LORD, thy mercy, my sure hope, ^ The highest orb of heaven transcends ; Thy sacred truth's unmeasured scope Beyond the spreading sky extends. 2 Thy justice like the hills remains, Unfathom'd depths thy judgments are ; 28 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Thy providence the world sustains, The whole creation is thy care. 3 Since of thy goodness all partake, With what assurance should the just Thy sheltering wings their refuge make, And saints to thy protection trust ! 4 Such guests shall to thy courts be led, To banquet on thy love's repast; And drink, as from a fountain's head, Of joys that shall for ever last. 5 With thee the springs of life remain, Thy presence is eternal day ; O let thy saints thy favour gain, To upright hearts thy truth display. SELECTION 31. From the xxxvii. Psalm of David. PART I. II. 2. rpHOUGH wicked men grow rich or great, ■*■ Yet let not their successful state Thy anger or thy envy raise ; For they, cut down like tender grass, Or like young flowers away shall pass, Whose blooming beauty soon decays. 2 Depend on God, and him obey, So thou within the land shalt stay, Secure from danger and from want : Make his commands thy chief delight ; And he, thy duty to requite, Shall all thy earnest wishes grant. 3 In all thy ways trust thou the Lord, And he will needful help afford, To perfect every just design : He'll make, like light, serene and clear, Thy clouded innocence appear, And as a mid-day sun to shine. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 4 With quiet mind on God depend, And patiently for him attend, Nor envy the success of crime : For God will sinful men destroy ; While they his presence shall enjoy, Who trust on him and wait his time. PART II. II. 2. rpHE good man's way is God's delight : ■7- He orders all the steps aright Of him that moves by his command ; Though he sometimes may be distress'd, Yet shall he ne'er be quite oppress'd, For God upholds him with his hand. 2 With caution shun each wicked deed, In virtue's ways with zeal proceed, And so prolong your happy days : For God, who judgment loves, does still Preserve his saints secure from ill, While soon the wicked race decays. 3 The upright shall possess the land, His portion shall for ages stand ; His mouth with wisdom is supplied, His tongue by rules of judgment moves, His heart the law of God approves ; Therefore his footsteps never slide. PART III. II. 2. HPHE wicked I in power have seen, ■*- And like a bay-tree fresh and green, That spreads its pleasant branches round: But he was gone as swift as thought ; And, though in every place I sought, No sign or track of him I found. 2 Observe the perfect man with care, And mark all such as upright are; Their roughest days in peace shall end: 30 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. While on the latter end of those Who dare God's sacred will oppose, A common ruin shall attend. 3 God to the just will aid afford, Their only safeguard is the Lord, Their strength in time of need is he: Because on him they still depend, The Lord will timely succour send, And from the wicked set them free. SELECTION 32. CM. From the xxxviii. Psalm of David. HHHY chastening wrath, O Lord, restrain, -■- Though I deserve it all ; Nor let on me the heavy storm Of thy displeasure fall. 2 My sins, which to a deluge swell. My sinking head overflow, And for my feeble strength to bear, Too vast a burden grow. 3 But, Lord, before thy searching eyes All my desires appear; The groanings of my burden'd soul Have reach'd thine open ear. 4 Forsake me not, O Lord, my God, Nor far from me depart : Make haste to my relief, O thou Who my salvation art. SELECTION 33. CM. From the xxxix. Psalm of Davul. T ORD, let me know my term of days, -L' How soon my life will end : The numerous train of ills disclose, Which this frail state attend. 2 My life, thou know'st, is but a span, A cipher sums my years ; — _ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. And every man, in best estate, But vanity appears. 3 Man, like a shadow, vainly walks, With fruitless cares oppress'd ; He heaps up wealth, but cannot tell By whom 'twill be possess'd. 4 Why then should I on worthless toys With anxious cares attend ? On thee alone my steadfast hope Shall ever, Lord, depend. 5 Lord, hear my cry, accept my tears, And listen to my prayer, Who sojourn like a stranger here, As all my fathers were. 6 O spare me yet a little time ; My wasted strength restore, Before I vanish quite from hence, And shall be seen no more. SELECTION 34. L.M. From the xl. Psalm of David. T WAITED meekly for the Lord, ■*• Till he vouchsafed a kind reply; Who did his gracious ear afford, And heard from heaven my humble cry. 2 The wonders he for me has wrought Shall fill my mouth with songs of praise ; And others, to his worship brought, To hopes of like deliverance raise. 8 For blessings shall that man reward, Who on th' Almighty Lord relies ; Who treats the proud' with disregard, And hates the hypocrite's disguise. 4 Who can the wondrous works recount Which thou, O God, for us hast wrought ! The treasures of thy love surmount The power of numbers, speech, and thought. " 32 ~ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 5 I've learnt that thou hast not desired Offerings and sacrifice alone ; Nor blood of guiltless beasts required For man's transgression to atone. G I therefore come — come to fulfil The oracles thy books impart: 'Tis my delight to do thy will j Thy law is written in my heart. 7 In full assemblies I have told Thy truth and righteousness at large ; Nor did, thou know'st, my lips withhold From uttering what thou gav'st in charge ; 8 Nor kept within my breast confined Thy faithfulness and saving grace : But preach'd thy love, for all design'd, That all might that and truth embrace. 9 Then let those mercies I declared To others, Lord, extend to me ; Thy loving-kindness my reward, Thy truth my safe protection be. SELECTION 35. C. M. From the xli. Psalm of David. TTAPPY the man whose tender care -*— "- Relieves the poor distress'd ! When troubles compass him around, The Lord shall give him rest. 2 The Lord his life, with blessings crown'd, In safety shall prolong ; And disappoint the will of those That seek to do him wrong. 3 If he, in languishing estate, Oppress'd with sickness lie ; The Lord will easy make his bed, And inward strength supply. 4 Secure of this, to thee, my ( rod, 1 thus my prayer addr< SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. "Lord, for thy mercy, heal my soul, Though I have much transgress' d " 5 Thy tender care secures my life From danger and disgrace ; And thou vouchsaf'st to set me still Before thy glorious face. 6 Let therefore Israel's Lord and God From age to age be bless'd ; And all the people's glad applause With loud Aniens express'd. SELECTION 36. C. M. From the xlii. Psalm of David. \ S pants the hart for cooling streams, -l*- When heated in the chase ; So longs my soul, O God, for thee, And thy refreshing grace. 2 For thee, my God, the living God, My thirsty soul doth pine ; O, when shall I behold thy face, Thou Majesty divine? 3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul ? Trust God ; who will employ His aid for thee, and change these sighs To thankful hymns of joy. 4 God of my strength, how long shall I, Like one forgotten, mourn ; Forlorn, forsaken, and exposed To my oppressor's scorn ? 5 My heart is pierced, as with a sword, While thus my foes upbraid : "Vain boaster, where is now thy God ? And where his promised aid ?" 6 Why restless, why cast down, my soul ? Hope still ; and thou shalt sing The praise of him who is thy God, Thy health's eternal spring. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION 37. II. 5. ... ihe xlii. Psalm of David. A S pants the wearied hart for cooling springs, -^-*- That sinks exhausted in the summer's chase, So pants my soul for thee, great King of kings, So thirsts to reach thy sacred dwelling place. 2 Why throb, my heart ? why sink, my saddening soul ? "Why droop to earth, with various woes op- press'd ? My years shall yet in blissful circles roll, And peace be yet an inmate of this breast. 3 Lord, thy sure mercies, ever in my sight, My heart shall gladden through the tedious day, And midst the dark and gloomy shades of night, To thee, my God, I'll tune the grateful lay. 4 Why faint, my soul ? why doubt Jehovah's aid ? Thy God the God of mercy still shall prove ; Within his courts thy thanks shall yet be paid : Unquestion'd be his faithfulness and love. SELECTION 38. L. M. From the xliii. Psalm of David. T ET me with light and truth be bless'd ; ■*-* Be these my guides to lead the way, Till on Thy holy hill I rest, And in thy sacred temple pray. 2 Then will I there fresh altars raise To God, who is my only joy ; And well-tuned harps, with songs of praise, Shall all my grateful hours employ. 3 Why then cast down, my soul? and why So much oppress'd with anxious care ? On God, thy God, for aid r Who will thy ruiii'd state repair. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION 89. CM. From the xlv. Psalm of David. TXTHILE I the King's loud praise renearse, Indited by my heart, My tongue is like the pen of him That writes with ready art. 2 How matchless is thy form, O King ! Thy mouth with grace o'erflows ; Because fresh blessings God on thee Eternally bestows. 3 Gird on thy sword, most mighty Prince ; And clad in rich array, With glorious ornaments of power, Majestic pomp display. 4 Ride on in state, and still protect The meek, the just, and true ; Whilst thy right hand, wTith swift revenge, Does all thy foes pursue. 5 How sharp thy weapons are to them That dare thy power despise ! Down, down they fall, while through their heart The piercing arrow flies. G But thy firm throne, O God, is fix'd, For ever to endure ; Thy sceptre's sway shall always last, By righteous laws secure. 7 Because thy heart, by justice led, Did upright ways approve, And hated still the crooked paths, Where wandering sinners rove : 8 Therefore did God, thy God, on thee The oil of gladness shed ; And has, aboy thy I'M lows round, Advanced thy lofty head. _ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION 40. II. 2. From the xlvi. Psalm of David. r^ OD is our refuge in distress, ^* A present help when dangers press, In him, undaunted we'll confide ; Though earth were from her centre tost, And mountains in the ocean lost, Torn piece-meal by the roaring tide. 2 A gentler stream with gladness still The city of our Lord shall fill, The royal seat of God most high : God dwells in Sion, whose fair towers Shall mock th' assaults of earthly powers, While his almighty aid is nigh. 3 Submit to God's almighty sway, For him the heathen shall obey, And earth her sovereign Lord confess : The God of hosts conducts our arms, Our tower of refuge in alarms, As to our fathers in distress. SELECTION 41. L. M. From the xlvii. Psalm of David. r\ ALL ye people, clap your hands, ^ And with triumphant voices sing ; No force the mighty power withstands Of God, the universal King. 2 He shall assaulting foes repel, And with success our battles fight ; Shall fix the place were we must dwell, The pride of Jacob, his delight. 3 God is gone up, our Lord and King, With shouts of joy, and trumpet's sound ; To him repeated praises sing. And let the cheerful song lebound. 4 Your utmost skill in praise be shown, For him who all the world commands; SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Who sits upon his righteous throne, And spreads his sway o'er heathen lands. SELECTION 42. C. M. From the xlviii. Psalm of David. fPHE Lord, the only God, is great, -*■ And greatly to he praised In Sion, on whose happy mount His sacred throne is raised. 2 In Sion we have seen perform'd A work that was foretold, In pledge that God, for times to come, His city will uphold. 3 Let Sion's mount with joy resound ; Her daughters all be taught In songs his judgments to extol, Who this deliverance wrought. 4 Compass her walls in solemn pomp, Your eyes quite round her cast ; Count all her towers, and see if there You find one stone displaced. 5 Her forts and palaces survey, Observe their order well ; That to the ages yet to come His wonders you may tell. 6 This God is ours, and will be ours, Whilst we in him confide ; Who, as he has preserved us now, Till death will be our guide. SELECTION 43. From the 1. Psalm of David. PART I. II. 2. HE Lord hath spoke, the mighty God Hath sent his summons all abroad, From dawning light till day declines : T SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. The listening- earth his voice hath heard, And he from Sion hath appear'd Where beauty in perfection shines. 2 Our God shall come, and keep no more Misconstrued silence as before, But wasting flames before him send ; Around shall tempests fiercely rage, Whilst he does heaven and earth engage His just tribunal to attend. 3 Assemble all my saints to me, (Thus runs the great divine decree,) That in my lasting covenant live, And offerings bring with constant care : The heavens his justice shall declare, For God himself shall sentence give. PART II. II. 2. A TTEND, my people; Israel, hear; ■^- Thy strong accuser I'll appear ; Thy God, thine only God, am I : 'Tis not of offerings I complain, Which, daily in my temple slain, My sacred altar did supply. 2 The sacrifices I require Are hearts which love and zeal inspire, And vows with strictest care made good: In time of trouble call on me, And I will set thee safe and free, And thou shalt praise thy gracious God. 3 Consider this, ye thoughtless men ! My vengeance shall not fall in vain, And none will dare your cause to own : Who praises me due honour gives; And to the man that justly lives My strong salvation shall be shown. 39 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION 44. S. M. From the li. Psalm of David. XT AVE mercy, Lord, on me, -*"*- As thou wert ever kind ; Let me, oppress'd with loads of guilt, Thy wonted mercy find. 2 Wash off my foul offence, And cleanse me from my sin ; For I confess my crime, and see How great my guilt has been. 3 Against thee, Lord, alone, And only in thy sight, Have I transgress'd ; and, though condemn'd, Must own thy judgment right. 4 In guilt each part was form'd Of all this sinful frame ; In guilt I was conceived, and born ' The heir of sin and shame. 5 Yet, Lord, thy searching eye Does inward truth require ; And secretly with wisdom's laws My soul thou wilt inspire. 6 With hyssop purge me, Lord, And so I clean shall be : I shall with snow in whiteness vie, When purified by thee. 7 Make me to hear with joy Thy kind forgiving voice ; That so the bones which thou hast broke May with fresh strength rejoice. 8 Blot out my crying sins, Nor me in anger view : Create in me a heart that's clean, An upright mind renew. 9 Withdraw not thou thy help, Nor cast me from thy sight; SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Nor let thy Holy Spirit take His everlasting flight. 10 The joy thy favour gives Let me, O Lord, regain, And thy free Spirit's firm support My fainting soul sustain. 11 So I thy righteous ways To sinners will impart ; Whilst my advice shall wicked men To thy just laws convert. 12 Could sacrifice atone, Whole flocks and herds should die, But on such offerings thou disdain'st To cast a gracious eye. 13 4 broken spirit is By God most highly prized; By him a broken, contrite heart Shall never be despised. 14 Let Sion favour find, Of thy good will assured ; And thy own city flourish long, By lofty walls secured. 15 The just shall then attend, And pleasing tribute pay; And sacrifice of choicest kind Upon thine altar lay. SELECTION 45. CM. From the Iv. rsalm of David. pi IVE ear, thou Judge of all the earth, ^* And listen when I pray ; Nor from thy humble suppliant turn Thy glorious face away. 2 My heart is pain'd : the shades of death Their terrors round me spread ; While fearful tremblings seize my breast Horrors o'erwhelm my head. _ __ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 3 And thus I breathe my heavy sigh To him who hears above : " O that my soul on wings could fly, And emulate the dove ! 4 " Swift I'd escape, and flee afar, Some secret place to find, Hide from the world's distracting care, And rest my weary mind : 5 "I'd wing my everlasting flight, Bidding the world farewell, From sin and strife, to realms of light, Where peace and quiet dwell." 6 Thus will I call on God, who still Shall in my aid appear ; At morn, at noon, at night I'll pray, And he my voice shall hear. SELECTION 46. CM. From the lvi. Psalm of David. f" ORD, though at times surprised by fear, -" On danger's first alarm, Yet still for succour I depend On thy almighty arm. 2 God's faithful promise I shall praise, On which I now rely ; In God I trust, and, trusting him, The arm of flesh defy. 3 I'll trust God's word, and so despise The force that man can raise ; To thee, O God, my vows are due, To thee I'll render praise. 4 Thou hast retrieved my soul from death, And thou wilt still secure The life thou hast so oft preserved, And make my footsteps sure : "~" 42 — — SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 5 That thus, protected by thy power, I may thy light enjoy; And in the service of my God My lengthen'd days employ. SELECTION 47. L. ML From the lvii. Psalm of David. r\ GOD, my heart is fix'd, 'tis bent, ^ Its thankful tribute to present; And, with my heart, my voice I'll raise To thee, my God, in songs of praise. 2 Awake, my glory ; harp and lute, No longer let your strings be mute : And I, my tuneful part to take, Will with the early dawn awake. 3 Thy praises, Lord, I will resound To all the listening nations round : Thy mercy highest heaven transcends, Thy truth beyond the clouds extends. 4 Be thou, O God, exalted high ; And as thy glory fills the sky, So let it be on earth display'd, Till thou art here, as there, obey'd. SELECTION 48. L. M. From the lxii. Psalm of David. 1VTY soul, for help on God rely, ■*- On him alone thy trust repose ; My rock and health will strength supply, To bear the shock of all my foes. 2 God does his saving health dispense, And flowing blessings daily send ; He is my fortress and defence, On him my soul shall still depend. 3 In him, ye people, always trust ; Before his throne pour out your hearts : For God, the merciful and just, His timely aid to us imparls. 43 " SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 4 The Lord has oft his will express'd, And I this truth have fully known ; To be of boundless power possess'd, Belongs of right to God alone. 5 Though mercy is his darling grace, In which he chiefly takes delight ; Yet he will all the human race According to their works requite. SELECTION 49. II. 2. From the lxiii. Psalm of David. ^ GOD, my gracious God, to thee ^^ My morning prayers shall ofTer'd be, For thee my thirsty soul does pant; My fainting flesh implores thy grace, As in a dry and barren place, Where I refreshing waters want. 2 O, to my longing eyes once more, That view of glorious power restore, Which thy majestic house displays : Because to me thy wondrous love Than life itself does dearer prove, My lips shall always speak thy praise. 3 My life, while I that life enjoy, In blessing God I will employ, With lifted hands adore his Name : As with its choicest food supplied, My soul shall be full satisfied, While I with joy his praise proclaim. 4 When down I lie, sweet sleep to find, Thou, Lord, art present to my mind, And when I wake in dead of night ; Because thou still dost succour bring, Beneath the shadow of thy wing I rest with safety and delight. 44 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION 50. From the lxv. Psalm of David. PART I. L. M. T7OR thee, O C4od, our constant praise -*- In Sion waits, thy chosen seat ; Our promised altars there we'll raise, And all our zealous vows complete. 2 Thou, who to every humble prayer Dost always bend thy listening ear, To thee shall all mankind repair, And at thy gracious throne appear. 3 Our sins, though numberless, in vain To stop thy flowing mercy try ; Whilst thou o'erlook'st the guilty stain, And washest out the crimson dye. 4 Blest is the man, who, near thee placed, Within thy sacred dwelling lives ! 'Tis there abundantly we taste The vast delights thy temple gives. PART II. L. M. T ORD, from thy unexhausted store, -" Thy rain relieves the thirsty ground; Makes lands, that barren were before, With corn and useful fruits abound. 2 On rising ridges down it pours, And every furrow' d valley fills : Thou mak'st them soft with gentle showers, In which a blest increase distils. 3 Thy goodness does the circling year With fresh returns of plenty crown ; And where thy glorious paths appear, The fruitful clouds drop fatness down. 4 They drop on barren deserts, changed B3' them to pastures fresh and green : The hills about, m ordeT ranged, In beauteous robes of joy are seen. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 5 Large flocks with fleecy wool adorn The cheerful downs ; the valleys bring A plenteous crop of full-ear'd corn, And seem, for joy, to shout and sing. SELECTION 51. From the lxvi. Psalm of David. PART I. CM. T ET all the lands, with shouts of joy, -" To God their voices laise ; Sing psalms in honour of his Name, And spread his glorious praise. 2 And let them say, How dreadful, Lord, In all thy works, art thou ! To thy great power thy stubborn foes Shall all be forced to bow. 3 Through all the earth, the nations round Shall thee their God confess ; And, with glad hymns, their awful dread Of thy great Name express. 4 O come, behold the works of God, And then with me you'll own That he to all the sons of men Has wondrous judgment shown. 5 O all ye nations, bless our God, And loudly speak his praise ; Who keeps our souls alive, and stil Confirms our steadfast ways. PART II. C. M. fl/TY offerings to God's house I'll bring, -J-^J- And there my vows will pay, Which I with solemn zeal did make In trouble's dismal day. 2 O come, all ye that fear the Lord, Attend with heedful care, Whilst I what God for me has done With grateful joy declare. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 3 As I before his aid implored, So now I praise his Name ; But, if my heart to sin incline, My prayer will God disclaim. 4 But God to me, whene'er I cried, His gracious ear did bend, And to the voice of my request With constant love attend. 5 Then bless'd for ever be my God, Who never, when I pray, Withholds his mercy from my soul, Nor turns his face away. SELECTION 52. S. M, From the lxvii. Psalm of David. rPO bless thy chosen race, -*- In mercy, Lord, incline ; And cause the brightness of thy face On all thy saints to shine : 2 That so thy wondrous way May through the world be known ; While distant lands their tribute pay, And thy salvation own. 3 Let differing nations join To celebrate thy fame ; Let all the world, O Lord, combine To praise thy glorious Name. 4 O let them shout and sing, With joy and pious mirth ; For thou, the righteous Judge and King, Shalt govern all the earth. 5 Let differing nations join To celebrate thy fame ; Let all the world, O Lord, combine To praise thy glorious Name. 6 Then God upon our land Shall constant blessings shower ; SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. And all the world in awe shall stand Of his resistless power. SELECTION 53. L. M. From the lxviii. Psalm of David. nPHE servants of Jehovah's will -*- His favour's gentle beams enjoy ; Their upright hearts let gladness fill, And cheerful songs their tongues employ. 2 To him your voice in anthems raise, Jehovah's awful name he hears ; In him rejoice, extol his praise, Who rides upon high-rolling spheres. 3 His chariots numberless, his powers Are heavenly hosts, that wait his will ; His presence now fills Sion's towers, As once it honour'd Sinai's hill. 4 Ascending high, in triumph thou Captivity hast captive led, And on thy people didst bestow Thy gifts and graces freely shed. 5 E'en rebels shall partake thy grace, And humble proselytes repair To worship at thy dwelling-place, And all the world pay homage there. 0 For benefits each day bestow'd, Be daily his great Name adored, Who is our Saviour and our God, Of life and death the sovereign Lord. SELECTION 54. From the lxix. Psalm of David. PART I. L. M. Q AVE me, O God, from waves that roll ^ And press to overwhelm my soul : With painful steps in mire I tread, And deluges o'er How my head. 48 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 2 O Lord, to thee I will repair For help, with humble, timely prayer; Relieve me from thy mercy's store, Display thy truth's preserving power. 3 From threatening- dangers me relieve, And from the mire my feet retrieve; From all my foes in safety keep, And snatch me from the raging deep. 4 Lord, hear the humble prayer I make, For thy transcending goodness' sake; Relieve thy supplicant once more From thy abounding mercy's store. 5 Reproach and grief have broke my heart ; I look'd for some to take my part, To pity, or relieve my pain ; But look'd, alas ! for both in vain. G With hunger pined, for food I call, Instead of food they give me gall ; And when with thirst my spirits sink, They give me vinegar to drink. 7 For new afflictions they procured For him, who had thy stripes endured ; And made the wounds thy scourge had torn. To bleed afresh with sharper scorn. PART II. L. M. ~]\/TY soul, howe'er distressed and poor, -L*-L Thy strong salvation shall restore : Thy power with songs I'll then proclaim, And celebrate with thanks thy Name. 2 Our God shall this more highly prize Than herds or flocks in sacrifice ; Which humble saints with joy shall see, And hope for like redress with me. 3 For God regards the poor's complaint, And frees the captive from restraint : 49 4 C SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Let heaven, earth, sea, their voices raise, And all the world resound his p: SELECTION 55. C. If. From the lxxi. Psalm of David. TN thee I put my steadfast trust, ■*■ Defend me. Lord, from shame : Incline thine ear, and save my soul, For righteous is thy Name. 2 Be thou my strong abiding-place, To which I may resort: Thy promise. Lord, is my defence, Thou art my rock and fort. 3 My steadfast and unchanging hope, Shall on thy power depend; And I in grateful songs of praise My time to come will spend. 4 Thy righteous acts and saving health My mouth shall still declare ; Unable yet to count them all, Though sumnrd with utmost care. 5 While God vouchsafes me his support, I'll in his strength go on ; All other righteousness disclaim, And mention his alone, fj Thou, Lord, hast taught me from my youth, To praise thy glorious Name ; And ever since, thy wondrous works Have been my constant theme. 7 Therefore, with psaltery and harp, Thy truth. O Lord, I'll praise ; To thee, the God of Jacob's race, My voice in anthems raise. S Then joy shall fill my mouth, and songs Employ my cheerful voice ; My grateful soul, by thee redeemed, Shall in thy strength rejoice. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION 5G. C. M. From the lxxii. Psalm of David. T O ! hills and mountains shall bring" forth ■" The happy fruits of peace ; Which all the land shall own to be The work of righteousness : 2 While David's Son our needy race Shall rule with gentle sway ; And from their humble neck shall take Oppressive yokes away. 3 In every heart thy awful fear Shall then be rooted fast, As long as sun and moon endure, Or time itself shall last. 4 He shall descend like rain, that cheers The meadow's second birth; Or like warm showers whose gentle drops Refresh the thirsty earth. 5 In his blest days the just and good Shall spring up all around : The happy land shall every where With endless peace abound. 6 His uncontroll'd dominion shall From sea to sea extend ; Begin at proud Euphrates' stream, At nature's limits end. 7 To him the savage nations round Shall bow their servile heads ; His vanquish'd foes shall lick the dust, Where he his conquest spreads. 8 The kings of Tarshish and the isles Shall costly presents brinq- ; From spicy Sheba gifts shall come, And wealthy Saba's king. 0 To him shall every king on earth Hia humble homage pay ; 51 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. And differing nations gladly join To own his righteous sway. 10 For he shall set the needy free, When they for succour cry ; Shall save the helpless and the poor, And all their wants supply. 11 For him shall constant prayer be made, Through all his prosperous days : His just dominion shall aiford A lasting theme of praise. 12 The memory of his glorious Name Through endless years shall run ; His spotless fame shall shine as bright And lasting as the sun. 13 In him the nations of the world Shall be completely bless'd, And his unbounded happiness By every tongue confess'd. 14 Then bless'd be God, the mighty Lord, The God whom Israel fears : Who only wondrous in his works Beyond compare, appears. 15 Let earth be with his glory fill'd, For ever bless his Name ; Whilst to his praise the listening world Their glad assent proclaim. SELECTION 57. L. M. From the lxxiii. Psalm of David. ^HY presence, Lord, hath me supplied, Thou my right hand support dost give ; Thou first shalt with thy counsel guide, And then to glory me receive. 2 Whom then in heaven, but thee alone, Have I, whose favour I require ? Throughout the spacious earth there's none, Compared with thee, that I desire. rpi SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 3 My trembling flesh and aching heart May often fail to succour me ; But C4od shall inward strength impart, And my eternal portion be. 4 For they that far from thee remove Shall into sudden ruin fall ; If after other gods they rove, Thy vengeance shall destroy them all. 5 But as for me, 'tis good and just That I should still to God repair ; In him I always put my trust, And will his wondrous works declare. SELECTION 58. C. M. From the lxxiv. Psalm of David. HHHINE is the cheerful day, O Lord ; -*- Thine the return of night ; Thou hast prepared the glorious sun And every feebler light. 2 By thee the borders of the earth In perfect order stand ; The summer's warmth and winter's cold Attend on thy command. SELECTION 59. IV. 1. From the lxxvi. Psalm of David. rp HE Name of our God -*- In Israel is known ; His mansion beloved Is Sion alone : There broke he the arrows The enemy hurl'd, And honour'd his mountain Above all the world. 2 The pride of thy foes Is turn'd to thy praise ; Their fierceness o'er ruled Thy providence sways : _ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Their sin overflowing Thy power will restrain ■ Thy arm on the wicked New glory will gain. 3 Ye nations, to God Vow homage sincere ; Devote to him gifts, Love, worship, and fear : Before him, ye mighty, Your spirits repress ; Ye high, and ye humble, His wonders confess ! SELECTION 60. C. M. From the lxxviii. Psalm of David. TTEAR, O my people; to my law ■*--*■ Devout attention lend; Let the instruction of my mouth Deep in your hearts descend. 2 My tongue shall oracles proclaim Which ancient times have known ; The truths which our forefathers' care To us has handed down. 3 We will not hide them from our sons, Our offspring shall be taught The praises of the Lord, whose strength Has works of wonder wrought. 4 For Jacob he his law ordain'd, His league with Israel made ; With charge to be from age to age, From race to race, convey'd ; 5 That generations yet to come Should to their unborn heirs Religiously transmit the same, And they again to theirs. 6 To teach them that in God alone Their hope securely stands ; ~5i~ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. That they should ne'er his works forget, But keep his just commands. SELECTION 01. L. M. From the lxxx. Fsalm of David. r\ THOU whom heavenly hosts obey, ^ How long shall thy fierce anger burn? How long thy suffering people pray, And to their prayers have no return ? 2 Thou brought'st a vine from Egypt's land , And, casting out the heathen race, Didst plant it with thine own right hand, And firmly fix it in their place. 3 Before it thou prepared'st the way, And mad'st it take a lasting root, Which, bless' d with thy indulgent ray, O'er all the land did widely shoot. 4 The hills were cover'd with its shade, Its goodly boughs did cedars seem ; Its branches to the sea were spread, And reach'd to proud Euphrates' stream. 5 To thee, O God of hosts, we pray, Thy wonted goodness, Lord, renew ; From heaven, thy throne, this vine survey, And her sad state with pity view. 6 Behold the vin "yard made by thee, "Which thy right hand did guard so long ; And keep that branch from danger free, Which for thyself thou mad'st so strong. 7 Do thou convert us, Lord, do thou The lustre of thy face display ; And all the ills we suffer now, Like scatter'd clouds shall pass away. SELECTION 62. C. M. From the lxxxi. Psalm of David. rPO God, our never-failing strength, ■*■ With loud applauses sing : SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. And jointly make a cheerful noise To Jacob's awful King. 2 Compose a hymn of praise, and touch Your instruments of joy ; Let psalteries and tuneful harps Your grateful skill employ. 3 Let trumpets at the festival Their joyful voices raise, To celebrate th' appointed time, The solemn day of praise. 4 For this a statute was of old, Which Jacob's God decreed To be with pious care observed, By Israel's chosen seed. SELECTION 63. 'C. M. From the lxxxiv. Psalm of David. f~\ GOD of hosts, the mighty Lord, ^ How lovely is the place Where thou, enthroned in glory, show'st The brightness of thy face ! 2 My longing soul faints with desire To view thy blest abode ; My panting heart and flesh cry out For thee, the living God. 3 The birds, more happy far than I, Around thy temple throng ; Securely there they build, and there Securely hatch their young. 4 O Lord of hosts, my king and God, How highly bless'd are they, Who in thy temple always dwell, And there thy praise display ! 5 Thrice happy they, whose choice has thee Their sure protection made, Who long to tread the sacred ways That to thy dwelling lead! SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 6 Who pass through parch'd and thirsty vales, Yet no refreshment want ; Their pools are fill'd with rain, which thou At their request dost grant. 7 Thus they proceed from strength to strength, And still approach more near ; Till all on Sion's holy mount Before their God appear. 8 Within thy courts one single day 'Tis hotter to attend, Than, Lord, in any other place A thousand days to spend. 9 Much rather in God's house will I The meanest office take, Than in the wealthy tents of sin My pompous dwelling make. 10 For God, who is our sun and shield, Will grace and glory give ; And no good thing will he withhold From them that justly live. 11 Thou, God, whom heavenly hosts obey, How highly bless'd is he, Whose hope and trust, securely placed, Are still reposed on thee. SELECTION 64. C. M. From the lxxxv. Psalm of David. GOD our Saviour, all our hearts To thy obedience turn ; That, quench'd with our repenting tears, Thy wrath no more may burn. 2 For why shouldst thou be angry still, And wrath so long retain ? Revive us, Lord, and let thy saints Thy wonted comfort gain. 3 Thy gracious favour, Lord, display, Which we have long implored; _ O SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. And, for thy wondrous mercy's sake, Thy wonted aid afford. 4 God's answer patiently I'll wait ; For he with glad success, If they no more to folly turn, His mourning- saints will bless. 5 To all that fear God's holy Name His sure salvation's near; His glory in our happy land For ever shall appear. 6 For mercy now with truth is join'd ; And righteousness with peace, Like kind companions, absent lor^g, With friendly arms embrace. 7 Truth from the earth shall spring, whilst heaven Shall streams of justice pour; And God, from whom all goodness flows, Shall endless plenty shower. 8 Before him righteousness shall march, And his just paths prepare ; While we his holy steps pursue With constant zeal and care. SELECTION 65. C. M. From the Ixxxvi. Psalm of David. HHO my complaint, O Lord my God, -*- Thy gracious ear incline ; Hear me, distress'd and destitute Of all relief but thine. 2 Do thou, O God, preserve my soul, That does thy Name adore ; Thy servant keep, and him whose trust Relies on thee, restore. 3 To me, who daily thee invoke, Thy mercy, Lord, extend ; Refresh thy servant's soul, whose hopes On thee alone depend. 58 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 4 Thou, Lord, art good; nor only good, But prompt to pardon, too ; Of plenteous mercy to all those Who for thy mercy sue. 5 To my repeated humble prayer, O Lord, attentive be ; When troubled, I on thee will call, For thou wilt answer me. 6 Among the gods there's none like thee, O Lord, alone divine ! To thee as much inferior they, As are their works to thine. 7 Therefore their great Creator, thee The nations shall adore ; Their long misguided prayers and praise To thy bless'd Name restore. 8 All shall confess thee great, and great The wonders thou hast done ; Confess thee God, the God supreme, Confess thee God alone. 9 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and I From truth shall ne'er depart ; In reverence to thy sacred Name Devoutly fix my heart. 10 Thee will I praise, O Lord my God, Praise thee with heart sincere ; And to thy everlasting Name Eternal trophies rear. 11 Thy boundless mercy shown to me Transcends my power to tell ; For thou hast oft redeem'd my soul From lowest deeps of hell. 12 And thou thy constant goodness didst To my assistance bring ; Of patience, mercy, and of truth Thou everlasting Bprin SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION 66. II. 3. From the lxxxvii. Psalm of David. f^ OD'S temple crowns the holy mount, ^^ The Lord there condescends to dwell : His Sion's gates, in his account, Our Israel's fairest tents excel : Yea, glorious things of thee we sing, O city of th' Almighty King ! 2 Of honour'd Sion we aver, Illustrious throngs from her proceed ; Th' Almighty shall establish her, And shall enrol her holy seed : Yea, for his people he shall count The children of his favour'd mount. 3 He'll Sion find with numbers fill'd Who celebrate his matchless praise ; Who, here in hallelujahs skill'd, In heaven their harps and hymns shall raise : O Sion, seat of Israel's King, Be mine to drink thy living spring ! SELECTION 67. L. M. From the lxxxviii. Psalm of David. f^ OD of my life, O Lord most high, " To thee by day and night I cry ; Vouchsafe my mournful voice to hear, To my distress incline thine ear. 2 Like those whose strength and hopes are fled, They number me among the dead ; Like those who, shrouded in the grave, For thee no more remembrance have. 3 Wilt thou by miracle revive The dead, whom thou forsook'st alive? Shall the mute grave thy love confess, A mouldering tomb thy faithfulness ? 4 To thee, O Lord, I cry forlorn, My prayer prevents the early morn : 60 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Why hast thou, Lord, my soul forsook, Nor once vouchsafed a gracious look ? I 5 Companions dear, and friends beloved, Far from my sight thou hast removed : God of'my life, O Lord most high, Vouchsafe to hear my mournful cry ! SELECTION 68. L. M. From the Ixxxix. Psalm of David. rpHY mercies, Lord, shall be my song, -*- My song on them shall ever dwell ; To ages yet unborn, my tongue Thy never-failing truth shall tell. 2 I have affirm'd, and still maintain, Thy mercy shall for ever last ; Thy truth, that does the heavens sustain, Like them shall stand for ever fast. 3 Thus spak'st thou by thy prophet's voice : " With David I a league have made ; To him, my servant, and my choice, By solemn oath this grant convey'd : 4 "While earth, and seas, and skies endure, Thy seed shall in my sight remain ; To them thy throne I will ensure, They shall to endless ages reign." 5 For such stupendous truth and love, Both heaven and earth just praises owe, By choirs of angels sung above, And by assembled saints below. 6 What seraph of celestial birth To vie with Israel's God shall dare ? Or who among the gods of earth With our Almighty Lord compare ? 7 With reverence and religious dread, His saints should to his temple press ; His fear through all their hearts should spread Who his almighty Name confess. _ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 8 Lord God of armies, who can boast Of strength or power like thine renown'd ? Of such a numerous, faithful host, As that which does thy throne surround? 9 Thou dost the lawless sea control, And change the prospect of the deep ; Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll ; Thou mak'st the rolling billows sleep. 10 In thee the sovereign right remains Of earth and heaven ; thee, Lord, alone, The world, and all that it contains, Their Maker and Preserver own. 11 Thine arm is mighty, strong thy hand, Yet, Lord, thou dost with justice reign ; Possess'd of absolute command, Thou truth and mercy dost maintain. 12 Happy, thrice happy, they who hear Thy sacred trumpet's joyful sound ; Who may at festivals appear, With thy most glorious presence crown'd. 13 Thy saints shall always be o'erjoy'd, Who on thy sacred Name rely ; And, in thy righteousness employ'd, Above their foes be raised on high. 14 For in thy strength they shall advance, Whose conquests from thy favour spring: The Lord of hosts is our defence, And Israel's God our Israel's King. SELECTION 69. From the xc. Psalm of David. PART I. CM. f~\ LORD, the saviour and defence ^ Of us thy chosen race, From age to age thou still hast been Our sure abiding place. 62 *" SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 2 Before thou brought'st the mountains forth, Or th' earth and world didst frame, Thou always wast the mighty God, And ever art the same. 3 Thou turnest man, O Lord, to dust, Of which he first was made ; And when thou speak'st the word, 'Return,' 'Tis instantly obey'd. 4 For in thy sight a thousand years Are like a day that's past; Or like a watch in dead of night, Whose hours unminded waste. 5 Thou sweep'st us off as with a flood, We vanish hence like dreams : — At first we grow like grass, that feels The sun's reviving beams ; G But howsoever fresh and fair Its morning beauty shows, 'Tis all cut down, and wither'd quite, Before the evening close. 7 We by thine anger are consumed, And by thy wrath dismay'd ; Our public crimes and secret sins Before thy sight are laid. 8 Beneath thine anger's sad effects Our drooping days we spend ; Our unregarded years break off, Like tales that quickly end. 9 Our term of time is seventy years, An age that few survive : But if, with more than common strength, To eighty we arrive — 10 Yet then our boasted strength decays, To sorrow turn'd and pain : So soon the slender thread is cut, And we no more remain. - SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. \ PART II. C. M. "DUT who thine anger's dread effects -*-* Does, as he ought, revere ? And yet thy wrath does fall or rise, As more or less we fear. 2 So teach us, Lord, th' uncertain sum Of our short days to mind, That to true wisdom all our hearts May ever be inclined. 3 O to thy servants, Lord, return, And speedily relent : As we of our misdeeds, do thou Of our just doom repent. 4 To satisfy and cheer our souls, Thy early mercy send ; That we may all our days to come In joy and comfort spend. 5 To all thy servants, Lord, let this Thy wondrous work be known ; And to our offspring yet unborn, Thy glorious power be shown. 6 Let thy bright rays upon us shine, Give thou our work success ; The glorious work we have in hand Do thou vouchsafe to bless. SELECTION 70. From the xci. Psalm of David. PART I. II. 2. TTE that has God his guardian made, -■"*- Shall under the Almighty's shade Secure and undisturb'd abide : Thus to my soul of him I'll say, He is my fortress and my stay, My God, in whom I will confide. _ __ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 2 His tender love and watchful caie Shall free thee from the fowler's snare, And from the noisome pestilence ; He over thee his wings shall spread, And cover thy unguarded head ; His truth shall be thy strong defence. 3 No terrors that surprise by night Shall thy undaunted courage fright, Nor deadly shafts that fly by day, Nor plague of unknown rise, that kills In darkness, nor infectious ills That in the burning noon-tide slay. 4 Because, with well-placed confidence, Thou mak'st the Lord thy sure defence, Thy refuge, even God most high ; Therefore no ill on thee shall come\ Nor to thy heaven-protected home Shall overwhelming plagues draw nigh. PART II. III. 3. f~^ OD shall charge his angel legions ^^ Watch and ward o'er thee to keep : Though thou walk through hostile regions, Though in desert wilds thou sleep. 2 On the lion vainly roaring, On his young, thy foot shall tread ; And, the dragon's den exploring, Thou shalt bruise the serpent's head. 3 Since, with pure and firm affection, Thou on God hast set thy love, With the wings of his protection He will shield thee from above. 4 Thou shalt call on him in trouble, He will hearken, he will save ; Here for grief reward thee double, Crown with life beyond the grave. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION 71. C. M. From the xcii. Psalm of David. TTOW good and pleasant must it be -*"■- To thank the Lord most high ; And with repeated hymns of praise His Name to magnify ! 2 With every morning's early dawn His goodness to relate ; And of his constant truth, each night, The glad effects repeat ! 3 To ten-string'd instruments we'll sing, With tuneful psalteries join'd ; And to the harp with solemn sounds, For sacred use design'd. 4 For through thy wondrous works, O Lord, Thou mak'st my heart rejoice ; The thoughts of them shall make me glad, And shout with cheerful voice. 5 How wondrous are thy works, O Lord ! How deep are thy decrees ! Whose winding tracks in secret laid No careless sinner sees. 6 He little thinks, when wicked men, Like grass, look fresh and gay, How soon their short-lived splendour must For ever pass away. 7 But thou, my God, art still most high ; And all thy lofty foes, Who thought they might securely sin, Shall be o'erwhelm'd with woes. 8 But righteous men, like rising palms, Shall grow and flourish still ; Thy flock shall spread like cedars cnoice On Lebanon's high hill. 9 These, planted in the house of God, Within his courts shall thrive ; SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Their vigour and their lustre both Shall in old age revive. 10 Thus will the Lord his justice show ; And God, my strong defence, Shall due rewards to all the world Impartially dispense. SELECTION 72. L. M. From the xciii. Psalm of David. TTTITH glory clad, with strength array'd, * The Lord that o'er all nature reigns, The world's foundation strongly laid, And the vast fabric still sustains. 2 How surely stablish'd is thy throne ! Which shall no change or period see ; For thou, O Lord, and thou alogie, Art God from all eternity. 3 The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice, And toss the troubled waves on high ; But God above can still their noise, And make the angry sea comply. 4 Thy promise, Lord, is ever sure, And they that in thy house would dwell, That happy station to secure, Must still in holiness excel. SELECTION 73. From the xciv. Psalm of David. PART I. C. M. ^AY ye, the Lord shall not regard, ^ Shall not your sins discern ? Take heed, ye foolish and unwise ; When will ye wisdom iearn ? 2 Can he be deaf who form'd the ear, Or blind, who framed the eye ? Shall earth's great Judge not punish those Who his known will d< SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 3 He fathoms all the hearts of men, To him their thoughts lie bare ; His eye surveys them all, and sees How vain their counsels are. "OLESS'D is the man whom thou, O Lord, ■*-* In kindness dost chastise, And by thy sacred rules to walk Dost lovingly advise. 2 This man shall rest and safety find In seasons of distress ; Whilst God prepares a pit for those That stubbornly transgress. 3 For God will never from his saints His favour wholly take ; His own possession and his lot He will not quite forsake. 4 The world shall yet confess thee just In all that thou hast clone ; And those that choose thy upright ways Shall in those paths go on. 5 Long since had I in silence slept, But that the Lord was near, To stay me when I slipp'd ; when sad, My troubled heart to cheer. 6 My soul's defence is firmly placed In God, the Lord most high: He is my rock, to which I may For refuge always fly. SELECTION 74. L. M. From the xcv. Psalm of David. (^\ COME, loud anthems let us sing, ^ Loud thanks to our Almighty King; For we our voices high should raise, When our salvation's rock we praise. 68 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 2 Into his presence let ns haste, To thank him for his favours past ; To him address, in joyful songs, The praise that to his Name belongs : 3 For God the Lord, enthroned in state, Is with unrivall'd glory great ; A King superior far to all Whom gods the heathen falsely call. 4 The depths of earth are in his hand, Her secret wealth at his command ; The strength of hills that reach the skies Subjected to his empire lies. 5 The rolling ocean's vast abyss By the same sovereign right is his ; 'Twas made by his almighty hand, That form'd and fix'd the solid land. 6 O let us to his courts repair, And bow with adoration there ; Down on our knees devoutly all Before the Lord, our Maker, fall. 7 For he's our God, our shepherd he, His flock and pasture-sheep are we : O then, ye faithful flock, to-day His warning hear, his voice obey. SELECTION 75. II. 8. From the xcvi. Psalm of David. QING to the Lord a new-made song ; ^ Let earth, in one assembled throng, Her common Patron's praise resound : Sing to the Lord, and bless his Name, From day to day his praise proclaim, Who us has with salvation crown'd : To heathen lands his fame rehearse, His wonders to the universe. 2 He's great, and greatly to be praised ; In majesty and glory raised SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Above all other deities ; For pageantry and idols all Are they whom gods the heathen call ; He only rules who made the skies : With majesty and honour crown'd, Glory and strength his throne surround. 3 Be glory then to him restored By all who have false gods adored : Ascribe due honour to his Name, Peace-offerings on his altar lay, Before his throne your homage pay, Which he, and he alone can claim : To worship at his sacred court, Let all the trembling world resort. 4 Proclaim aloud, Jehovah reigns, Whose power the universe sustains, And banish'd justice will restore : Let therefore heaven new joys confess, And heavenly mirth let earth express, Its loud applause the ocean roar, Its mute inhabitants rejoice, And for this triumph find a voice. 5 For joy let fertile valleys sing, The ckeerful groves their tribute bring, And tuneful harmonies awake : Behold ! in truth and justice clad, God comes to judge the world he made, And to himself his throne to take : He's come, to judge the world he's come With justice to reward and doom. SELECTION 70. L. M. From the xcvii. Fsnlm of David. JEHOVAH reigns, let all the earth •* In his just government rejoice; Let all the lands, with sacred mirth, In his applause unite their voice. ?0 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 2 Darkness and clouds of awful shade His dazzling glory shroud in state ; Judgment and righteousness are made The habitation of his seat. 3 For thou, O God, art seated high, Above earth's potentates enthroned ; Thou, Lord, unrivalPd in the sky, Supreme by all the gods art own'd. 4 Ye who to serve this Lord aspire, Abhor what's ill, and truth esteem ; He'll keep his servants' souls entire, And them from wicked hands redeem. 5 For seeds are sown of glorious light, A future harvest for the just ; And gladness for the heart that's right, To recompense its pious trust. 6 Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord ; Memorials of his holiness Deep in your faithful breasts record, And with your thankful tongues confess. SELECTION 77. C. M. From the xcviii. Psalm of David. S INCt to the Lord a new-made song, Who wondrous things has done ; With his right hand and holy arm, The conquest he has won. 2 The Lord has through th' astonish'd world Display'd his saving might, And made his righteous acts appear In all the heathen's sight. 3 Of Israel's house his love and truth Have ever mindful been ; Wide earth's remotest parts the poAver Of Israel's God have seen. 4 Let therefore earth's inhabitants Their cheerful voices raise, SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. And all with universal joy Resound their Maker's praise. 5 With harp and hymn's soft melody, Into the concert bring The trumpet and shrill cornet's sound, Before th' almighty King-. 6 Let the loud ocean roar her joy, With all that seas contain; The earth and her inhabitants Join concert with the main. 7 Let floods and torrents clap their hands, With joy their homage pay; Let echoing vales, from hill to hill, Redoubled shouts convey : 8 To welcome down the world's great Judge, Who does with justice come, And with impartial equity, Both to reward and doom. SELECTION 78. C. M. From the xcix. Psalm of David. FEHOVAH reigns ; let therefore all •* The guilty nations quake : On cherubs' wings he sits enthroned ; Let earth's foundations shake. 2 On Sion's hill he keeps his court, His palace makes her towers ; And thence his sovereignty extends Supreme o'er earthly powers. 3 Let therefore all with praise address His great and dreadful Name ; And with his unresisted might, His holiness proclaim. 4 For truth and justice, in his reign, Of strength and power take place ; His judgments are with righteousness Dispensed to Jacob's race. 73 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 5 Therefore exalt the Lord our God, Before his footstool fall ; And with his unresisted might His holiness extol. 6 With worship at his sacred courts Exalt our God and Lord ; For he, who only holy is, Alone should be adored. SELECTION 79. L. M. From the c. Psalm of David. "TT7ITH one consent let all the earth * * To God their cheerful voices raise ; Glad homage pay with awful mirth, And sing before him songs of praise. 2 Convinced that he is God alone, From whom both we and all proceed ; We whom he chooses for his own, The flock that he vouchsafes to feed. 3 O enter then his temple gate, Thence to his courts devoutly press ; And still your grateful hymns repeat, And still his Name with praises bless. 4 For he's the Lord, supremely good, His mercy is for ever sure ; His truth, which always firmly stood, To endless ages shall endure. SELECTION 80. From the cii. Psalm of David. PART I. CM. XyHEN I pour out my soul in prayer * * Do thou, O Lord, attend ; To thy eternal throne of grace Let my sad cry ascend. 2 O hide not thou thy glorious face In times of deep distress ; SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Incline thine ear, and, when I call, My sorrows soon redress. 3 My days, just hastening to their end, Are like an evening shade ; My beauty does, like wither' d grass, With waning lustre fade. 4 But thine eternal state, O Lord, No length of time shall waste ; The memory of thy wondrous works From age to age shall last. PART II. C. M. r^ OD shall arise, and Sion view ^-* With an unclouded face : For now her time is come, his own Appointed day of grace. 2 The Name and glory of the Lord All heathen kings shall fear, When he shall Sion build again, And in full state appear. 3 For God, from his abode on high, His gracious beams display'd ; The Lord from heaven, his lofty throne, Hath all the earth survey'd. 4 That they, in Sion, where he dwells, Might celebrate his fame, And through the holy city sing Loud praises to his Name. PART III. C. M. HHHE strong foundations of the earth -*- Of old by thee were laid ; Thy hands, O Lord, the arch of„ heaven With wondrous skill have made. 2 Whilst thou for ever shalt endure, They soon shall pass away ; And, like a garment often worn, Shall tarnish and decay. 74 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. M- 3 Like that, when thou ordain'st their change, To thy command they bend ; But thou continuest still the same, Nor have thy years an end. 4 Thou to the children of thy saints Shalt lasting- quiet give ; Whose happy race, securely fix'd, Shall in thy presence live. SELECTION 81. L. M. From the ciii. Psalm of David. "Y soul, inspired with sacred love, God's holy Name for ever bless ; Of all his favours mindful prove, And still thy grateful thanks express. 2 'Tis he that all thy sins forgives, And after sickness makes thee sound ; From danger he thy life retrieves, By him with grace and mercy crown'd. 3 He with good things thy mouth supplies, Thy vigour eagle-like restores ; He to the sufferer promptly flies, Who, wrong'd, his righteous help implores. 4 The Lord abounds with tender love, And unexampled acts of grace ; His waken'd wrath doth slowly move, His willing mercy flies apace. 5 God will not always harshly chide, But with his anger quickly part ; And loves his punishments to guide More by his love than our desert. 6 As high as heaven its arch extends Above this little spot of clay, So much his boundless love transcends The small respects that we can pay. 7 As far as 'tis from east to west, So far has he our sins removed ; SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Who, with a father's tender breast, Has such as fear him always loved. 8 For God, who all our frame surveys, Considers that we are but clay ; How fresh soe'er we seem, our days Like grass or flowers must fade away. 9 Whilst they are nipp'd with sudden blasts Nor can we find their former place, God's faithful mercy ever lasts To those that fear him, and their race. 10 This shall attend on such as still Proceed in his appointed way ; And who not only know his will, But to it just obedience pay. 11 The Lord, the universal King, In heaven has fix'd his lofty throne : To him, ye angels, praises sing, In whose great strength his power is shown. 12 Ye that his just commands obey, And hear and do his sacred will, Ye hosts of his, this tribute pay, Who still what he ordains fulfil. 13 Let every creature jointly bless The mighty Lord ; and thou, my heart, With grateful joy thy thanks express, And in this concert bear thy part. SELECTION 82. S. M. From the ciii. Psalm of David. BLESS the Lord, my soul, His grace to thee proclaim ; And all that is within me, join To bless his holy Name. O bless the Lord, my soul, His mercies bear in mind ; Forget not all his benefits, Who is to thee so kind. O 76 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS 3 He pardons all thy sins, Prolongs thy feeble breath ; He healeth thine infirmities, And ransoms thee from death. 4 He feeds thee with his love, Upholds thee with his truth ; And, like the eagle's, he renews The vigour of thy youth. 5 Then bless the Lord, my soul, His grace, his love proclaim ; Let all that is within me, join To bless his holy Name. SELECTION 83. From the civ. Psalm of David. PART I. L. M. "DLESS God, my soul; thou, Lord, alone •*~* Possessest empire without bounds, With honour thou art crown' d, thy throne Eternal majesty surrounds. 2 With light thou dost thyself enrobe, And glory for a garment take ; Heaven's curtains stretch beyond the globe, Thy canopy of state to make. 3 God builds on liquid air, and 1'orms His palace chambers in the skies ; The clouds his chariots are, and storms The swift-wing'd steeds with which he flies. 4 As bright as flame, as swift as wind, His ministers heaven's palace fill ; They have their sundry tasks assign'd, All prompt to do their sovereign's will. 5 In praising God while he prolongs My breath, I will that breath employ; And join devotion to my songs, Sincere, as in him is my joy. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. PART II. L. M. TTOW various, Lord, thy works are found, ■*■■*■ For which thy wisdom we adore ! The earth is with thy treasure crown' d, Till nature's hand can grasp no more. 2 All creatures, both of sea and land, In sense of common want agree ; All wait on thy dispensing hand, And have their daily alms from thee. 3 They gather what thy stores disperse, Without their trouble to provide ; Thou op'st thy hand, the universe', The craving world, is all supplied. 4 Thou for a moment hid'st thy face, The numerous ranks of creatures mourn ; Thou tak'st their breath, all nature's race Decay, and to their dust return. 5 Again thou send'st thy spirit forth, Inspiring vital energies ; Nature's restored ; replenish'd earth, Joyous, her new creation sees. 6 Thus through successive ages stands Firm fix'd. thy providential care ; Pleased with the work of thine own hands, Thou dost the waste of time repair. SELECTION 84. II. 3. From the civ. Psalm of David. TTOW manifold thy works, O Lord, -*-*- lu wisdom, power, and goodness wrought ! The earth is with thy riches stored, And ocean with thy wonders fraught : Unfathom'd caves beneath the deep For thee their hidden treasures keep. 2 By thee alone the living live, — Hide but thy face, their comforts fly ; __ _. 0 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. They gather what thy seasons give, — Take thou away their breath, they die ; But send again thy spirit forth, And life renews the gladden 'd earth. 3 Joy in his works Jehovah takes, Yet to destruction they return ; He looks upon the earth, it quakes, — Touches the mountains, and they burn : But God for ever is the same ; Glory to his eternal Name ! SELECTION 85. C. M. From the cv. Psalm of David. RENDER thanks, and bless the Lord, Invoke his sacred Name ; Acquaint the nations with his deeds, His matchless deeds proclaim. 2 Sing to his praise in lofty hymns, His wondrous works rehearse ; Make them the theme of your discourse, And subject of your verse. 3 Rejoice in his almighty Name, Alone to be adored ; And let their hearts o'erflow with joy, That humbly seek the Lord. 4 Seek ye the Lord, his saving strength Devoutly still implore ; And, where he's ever present, seek His face for evermore. 5 The wonders that his hands have wrought Keep thankfully in mind ; The righteous statutes of his mouth, And laws to us assign'd. SELECTION 86. L. M. From the cvi. Psalm of David. Q RENDER thanks to God above, ^ The fountain of eternal love; SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Whose mercy firm through ages past Has stood, and shall for ever last. 2 Who can his mighty deeds express, Not only vast, hut numberless ? What mortal eloquence can raise His tribute of immortal praise ? 3 Happy are they, and only they, Who from thy judgments never stray; Who know what's right ; nor only so, But always practise what they know. 4 Extend to me that favour, Lord, Thou to thy chosen dost afford ; When thou return'st to set them free, Let thy salvation visit me. 5 O may I worthy prove to see Thy saints in full prosperity ! That I the joyful choir may join, And count thy people's triumph mine ! 6 Let Israel's God be ever bless'd, His Name eternally confess'd ; Let all his saints, with full accord, Sing loud Amens, Praise ye the Lord ! SELECTION 87. From the cvii. Psalm of David. PART I. III. 1. TWTAGNIFY Jehovah's Name ; •*-*-*- For his mercies ever sure, From eternity the same, To eternity endure. 2 Let his ransom'd flock rejoice, Gather'd out of every land, As the people of his choice, Pluck'd from the destroyer's hand, 3 In the wilderness astray, In the lonely waste they roam, Hungry, fainting by the way, Far from refuge, shelter, home : — 80 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 4 To the Lord their God they cry ; He inclines a gracious ear, Sends deliverance from on high, Rescues them from alt their fear : 5 Them to pleasant lands he brings, Where the vine and olive grow ; Where, from verdant hills, the springs Through luxuriant valleys flow. 6 O that men would praise the Lord, For his goodness to their race ; For the wonders of his word, And the riches of his grace ! PART II. CM. HpHY wondrous power, Almighty Lord, -*- That rules the boisterous sea, The bold adventurers record, Who tempt that dangerous way. 2 At thy command the winds arise, And swell the towering waves ; While they astonish'd mount the skies, And sink in gaping graves. 3 Dismay' d they climb the Watery hills, Dismay'd they plunge again ; Each like a tottering drunkard reels, And finds his courage vain. 4 Then to the Lord they raise their cries, He hears their loud request, He calms the fierce tempestuous skies, And lays the floods to rest. 5 Rejoicing, they forget their fears, They see the storm allay* d : The wish'd-for haven now appears; There let their vows be paid ! 0 O that the sons of men would praise The goodness of the Lord ! SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. And those who see his wondrous ways, His wondrous love record ! SELECTION 88. C. M. From the cviii. Psalm of David. r\ GOD, my heart is fully bent ^ To magnify thy Name ; My tongue with cheerful songs of praise Shall celebrate thy fame. 2 Awake, my lute ; nor thou, my harp, Thy warbling notes delay ; Whilst I with early hymns of joy Prevent the dawning day. 3 To all the listening tribes, O Lord, Thy wonders I will tell, And to those nations sing thy praise That round about us dwell ; 4 Because thy mercy's boundless height The highest heaven transcends, And far beyond th' aspiring clouds Thy faithful truth extends. 5 Be thou, O God, exalted high Above the starry frame ; And let the world with one consent, Confess thy glorious Name. SELECTION 89. II. 2. From the ex. Fsalm of David. rPHE Lord unto my Lord thus spake : -■- "Till I thy foes thy footstool make, Sit thou in state at my right hand : Supreme in Sion thou shalt be, And all thy proud opposers see Subjected to thy just command. 2 "Thee, in thy power's triumphant day, The willing people shall obey ; And, when thy rising beams they view, SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Shall all, (redeem' d from error's night,) Appear more numerous and bright Than crystal drops of morning dew." 3 The Lord hath sworn, nor sworn in vain, That, like Melchisedech's, thy reign And priesthood shall no period see : Anointed Prince ! thou, bending low, Shalt drink where darkest torrents flow, Then raise thy head in victory ! SELECTION 90. L. M. From the cxi. Psahn of David. T) RAISE ye the Lord ! our God to praise -*• ■ My soul her utmost power shall raise ; With private friends, and in the throng Of saints, his praise shall be my song. 2 His works, for greatness though renown' d, His wondrous works with ease are found By those who seek for them aright, And in the pious search delight. 3 His works are all of matchless fame, And universal glory claim ; His truth, confirm' d through ages past, Shall to eternal ages last. 4 By precepts he hath us enjoin'd To keep his wondrous works in mind ; And to posterity record That good and gracious is our Lord. 5 His bounty, like a flowing tide, Has all his servants' wants supplied ; And he will ever keep in mind His covenant with our fathers sign'd. 6 Just are the dealings of his hands, Immutable are his commands, By truth and equity sustain'd, And for eternal rules ordain' d. 7 He set his saints from bondage free, And then establish'd his decree, SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. For ever to remain the same : Holy and reverend is his Name. 8 Who wisdom's sacred prize would win, Must with the fear of God begin : Immortal praise and heavenly skill Have they who know and do his will. SELECTION 91. L. M. From the cxii. Psalm of David. HPHAT man is bless'd who stands in awe -*- Of God, and loves his sacred law ; His seed on earth shall be renown'd, And with successive honours crown'd. 2 The soul that's fill'd with virtue's light Shines brightest in affliction's night ; To pity the distress'd inclined, As well as just to all mankind. 3 His liberal favours he extends, To some he gives, to others lends ; Yet what his charity impairs He saves by prudence in affairs. 4 Beset with threatening dangers round, Unmoved shall he maintain his ground : The sweet remembrance of the just Shall flourish when he sleeps in dust. SELECTION 92. II. 2. From the cxiii. Psalm of David. TE saints and servants of the Lord, The triumphs of his Name record ; His sacred Name for ever bless : Where'er the circling sun displays His rising beams or setting rays, Due praise to his great Name address. 2 God through the world extends his sway ; The regions of eternal day But shadows of his glory are : 8i SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. With him whose majesty excels, Who made the heavens in which he dwells, Let no created power compare. 3 Though 'tis beneath his state to view In highest heaven what angels do, Yet he to earth vouchsafes his care ; He takes the needy from his cell, Advancing him in courts to dwell, Companion of the greatest there. SELECTION 93. C. M. From the csv. Psalm of David. T ORD, not to us, we claim no share, -LJ But to thy sacred Name Give glory, for thy mercy's sake, And truth's eternal fame. 2 Why should the heathen cry, " Where's now The God whom ye adore V Convince them that in heaven thou art, And uncontroll'd thy power. 3 O Israel, make the Lord your trust, Who is your help and shield; Priests, Levites, trust in him alone, Who only help can yield. 4 Let all who truly fear the Lord On him they fear rely ; Who them in danger can defend, And all their wants supply. 5 Of us he oft has mindful been, And Israel's house will bless ; Priests, Levites, proselytes, e'en all Who his great Name confess. 6 On you, and on your heirs, he will Increase of blessings bring : Thrice happy you, who favourites are Of this almighty King ! __ _ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 7 Heaven's highest orb of glory he His empire's seat design'd ; And gave this lower globe of earth A portion to mankind. 8 They who in death and silence sleep To him no praise afford ; But we will bless for evermore Our ever-living Lord. SELECTION 94. C. M. From the cxvi. Psalm of David. *|\/r Y soul with grateful thoughts of love 1VJ. Entirely is possess'd, Because the Lord vouchsafed to hear The voice of my request. 2 Since he has now his ear inclined, I never will despair ; But still in all the straits of life To him address my prayer. 3 With deadly sorrows compass'd round, With pains of hell oppress'd, When troubles seized my aching heart, And anguish rack'd my breast, — 4 On God's almighty Name I cail'd, And thus to him I pray'd ; "Lord, I beseech thee save my soul, With sorrows quite dismay'd." 5 How just and merciful is God, How gracious is the Lord ; Who saves the harmless, and to me Does timely help afford. 6 Then, free from pensive cares, my soul, Resume thy wonted rest ; For God has wondrously to thee His bounteous love express'd. 7 When death alarm 'd me, he removed My dangers and my fears ; _ . SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. My feet from falling he secured, And dried my eyes from tears. 8 Therefore my life's remaining years, Which God to me shall lend, Will I, in praises to his Name, And in his service, spend. 9 In God I trusted, and of him Did boast in greatest fear; Though in my trouble I exclaim'd, All men are insincere. 10 O what return to God shall I For all his goodness make ? I'll praise his Name, and with glad zeal The cup of blessing take. 11 I'll pay my vows among his saints, Whose blood (howe'er despised By wicked men) in God's account Is always highly prized. 12 To thee I'll offerings bring of praise; And while I bless thy Name, The just performance of my vows To all thy saints proclaim. 13 They in Jerusalem shall meet, And in thy house shall join To bless thy Name with one consent, And mix their songs with mine. SELECTION 95. C. M. From the cxvii. Psalm of David. TT^ITH cheerful notes let all the earth * ^ To heaven their voices raise ; Let all, inspired with godly mirth, Sing solemn hymns of praise. 2 God's tender mercy krows no bound, His truth shall ne'er decay : Then let the willing nations round Their grateful tribute pay. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION 96. C. M. From the cxviii. Psalm of David. Q PRAISE the Lord, for he is good, ^ His mercies ne'er decay ; That his kind favours ever last, Let thankful Israel say. 2 Their sense of his eternal love Let Aaron's house express ; And that it never fails, let all That fear the Lord confess. 3 Far better 'tis to trust in God, And have the Lord our friend, Than on the greatest human power For safety to depend. 4 The Lord has been my help ; the praise To him alone belongs ; He is my Saviour and my strength, He only claims my songs. 5 Joy fills the dwelling of the just, Whom God has saved from harm ; For wondrous things are brought to pass By his almighty arm. G He, by his own resistless power, Has endless honour won ; The saving strength of his right hand Amazing works has done. 7 God will not suffer me to fall, But still prolongs my days ; That by declaring all his works, I may advance his praise. 8 When God had sorely me chastised, Till quite of hopes bereaved, His mercy from the gates of death My fainting life reprieved. 9 Then open wide the temple gates To which the just repair, _ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. That I may enter in, and praise My great Deliverer there. 10 Within those gates of God's abode To which the righteous press, Since thou hast heard, and set me safe, Thy holy Name I'll bless. 11 That which the builders once refused Is now the corner-stone : This is the wondrous work of God, The work of God alone. 12 This day is God's ; let all the land Exalt their cheerful voice : "Lord, we beseech thee, save us now, And make us still rejoice." 13 Him that approaches in God's name Let all th' assembly bless ; — "We that belong to God's own house Have wish'd you good success." 14 God is the Lord, through whom we all Both light and comfort find ; Fast to the altar's horns with cords The chosen victim bind. 15 Thou art my Lord, O God, and still I'll praise thy holy Name ; Because thou only art my God, I'll celebrate thy fame. 16 O then with me give thanks to God, Who still does gracious prove ; And let the tribute of our praise Be endless as his love. SELECTION 97. From the cxix. Psalm of David. PART I. ALEPII. C. M. TTOW bless'd are the}' who always keep -L-L The pure and perfect w\ 89 T2 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Who never from the sacred paths Of God's commandments stray ! 2 How bless'd, who to his righteous laws Have still obedient been ; And have, with fervent humble zeal, His favour sought to win. 3 Such men their utmost caution use To shun each wicked deed ; But in the path which he directs With constant care proceed. 4 Thou strictly hast enjoin'd us, Lord, To learn thy sacred will ; And all our diligence employ Thy statutes to fulfil. 5 O then that thy most holy will Might o'er my ways preside ; And I the course of all my life By thy direction guide ! 6 Then with assurance should I walk, From all confusion free ; Convinced, with joy, that all my ways With thy commands agree. 7 My upright heart shall my glad mouth With cheerful praises fill, When, by thy righteous judgments taught, I shall have learn'd thy will. 8 So to thy sacred laws shall I Entire observance pay : O then forsake me not, my God, Nor cast me quite away ! PART II. BETH. C. M. TJOW shall the young preserve their way -LJ- From all pollution free ? By making still their course of life With thy commands agree. 9'6~~ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 2 With hearty zeal for thee I seek, To thee for succour pray ; O suffer not my careless steps From thy right paths to stra}' ! 3 Safe in my heart, and closely hid, Thy word, my treasure, lies, To succour me with timely aid When sinful thoughts arise. 4 Secured hy that, my grateful soul Shall ever bless thy Name ; O teach me then by thy just laws My future life to frame ! 5 My lips, unlock'd by pious zeal, To others have declared How well the judgments of thy mouth Deserve our best regard. 0 Whilst in the way of thy commands, More solid joy I found, Than had I been with vast increase Of envied riches crown' d. 7 Therefore thy just and upright laws Shall always fill my mind ; And those sound rules which thou prescrib st, Entire respect shall find. 8 To keep thy statutes undefaced Shall be my constant joy ; The strict remembrance of thy word Shall all my thoughts employ. PART III. GIMEL. C. M. "DE gracious to thy servant, Lord ; •*-* Do thou my life defend, That I according to thy word My time to come may spend. 2 Enlighten both my eyes and mind, That so I may discern SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. The wondrous things, which they behold, Who thy just precepts learn. 3 My fainting soul is almost pined, With earnest longing spent, While always on the eager search Of thy just will intent. 4 Thy sharp rebuke shall crush the proud, Whom still thy curse pursues ; Since they to walk in thy right ways Presumptuously refuse. 5 But far from me do thou, O Lord, Contempt and shame remove ; For I thy sacred laws affect With undissembled love. 6 For thy commands have always been My comfort and delight ; By them I learn with prudent care To guide my steps aright. PART IV. DALETH. C. M. lyTY soul, oppress'd with deadly care, -J-*-L Close to the dust doth cleave ; Revive me, Lord, and let me now Thy promised aid receive. 2 To thee I still declared my ways, And thou inclin'dst thine ear; O teach me then my future life By thy just laws to steer! 3 II thou wilt make me know thy laws, And by their guidance walk, The wondrous works which thou hast done Shall be my constant talk. 4 But see, my soul within me sinks, Press'd down with weighty care ; Do thou, according to thy word, My wasted strength repair. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 5 Far, far from me, be all false ways And lying arts removed ; But kindly grant I still may keep The path by thee approved. 6 Thy faithful ways, thou God of truth, My happy choice I've made ; Thy judgments, as my rule of life, Before me always laid. 7 My care has been to make my life With thy commands agree ; O then preserve thy servant, Lord, From shame and ruin free ! S So in the way of thy commands Shall I with pleasure run ; And, with a heart enlarged with joy, Successfully go on. PART V. HE. C. M. TNSTRUCT me in thy statutes, Lord, ■*■ Thy righteous paths display ; And I from them, through all my life, Will never go astray. 2 If thou true wisdom from above Wilt graciously impart, To keep thy perfect laws I will Devote my zealous heart. 3 Direct me in the sacred ways To which thy precepts lead ; Because my chief delight has been Thy righteous paths to tread. 4 Do thou to thy most just commands Incline my willing heart ; Let no desire of worldly wealth From thee my thoughts divert. 5 From those vain objects turn mine eyes, Which this false world displays ; SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. But give me lively power and strength To keep thy righteous ways. 6 Confirm the promise of thy word, And give thy servant aid, Who to transgress thy sacred laws Is awfully afraid. 7 The censure and reproach I fear, In mercy, Lord, remove ; For all the judgments thou ordain'st Are full of grace and love. 8 Thou know'st how after thy commands My longing heart does pant ; O then make haste to raise me up, And promised succour grant ! PART VI. VAU. C. M. HPHY constant blessing, Lord, bestow, ■*- To cheer my drooping heart ; To me, according to thy word, Thy saving health impart. 2 So shall I, whosoe'er upbraids, This ready answer make ; "In God I trust, who never will His faithful promise break." 3 Then let not quite the word of truth Be from my mouth removed ; Since still my ground of steadfast hope, Thy judgments, Lord, have proved. 4 So I to keep thy righteous laws Will all my study bend ; And constantly my time to come, In their observance spend. 5 My soul shall gladly walk at large, From all oppression free, Since I resolve to make my life With thy commands agree. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 6 My longing heart and ravish'd soul Shall both overflow with joy, When in thy loved commandments I My happy hours employ. 7 Then will I to thy holy laws Lift up my willing hands ; My care and business then shall be To study thy commands. PART VII. ZAIX. C. M. A CCORDING to thy promised grace, ^*" Thy favour, Lord, extend ; Make good to me the word on which Thy servant's hopes depend. 2 That only comfort in distress Did all my griefs control ; Thy word, when troubles hemm'd me round, Revived my fainting soul. 3 Thy judgments then, of ancient date, I quickly call'd to mind, Till, ravish'd with such thoughts, my soul Did speedy comfort find. 4 Thy Name, that cheer'd my heart by day, Has fill'd my thoughts by night : I then resolved by thy just laws To guide my steps aright. 5 That peace of mind, which has my soul In deep distress sustain'd, By strict obedience to thy will I happily obtain'd. PART VIII. CHETH. C. M. f~\ LORD, my God, my portion thou And sure possession art ; Thy words I steadfastly resolve To treasure in my heart. 2 With all the strength of warm desire I did thy grace implore ; — _ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Disclose, according to thy word, Thy mercy's boundless store. 3 With deep reflection and strict care On all my ways I thought ; And so, reclaimed to thy just paths, My wandering steps I brought. 4 Prolonging not the time, my soul Resolved without delay To watch, that I might never more From thy commandments stray. 5 To such as fear thy holy Name Myself I closely join ; To all who their obedient wills To thy commands resign. 6 O'er all the earth thy mercy, Lord, Abundantly is shed : O grant that I may truly learn Thy sacred paths to tread. PART IX. TETK. C. M. "TX7ITH me, thy servant, thou hast dealt * ^ Most graciously, O Lord ; Repeated benefits bestow'd, According to thy word. 2 Teach me the sacred skill by which Right judgment is attain' d, Who in belief of thy commands Have steadfastly re main' d. 3 Before affliction stopp'd my course, My footsteps went astray ; But I have since been disciplined Thy precepts to obey. 4 Thou art, O Lord, supremely good, And all thou dost is so ; On me, thy statutes to discern, Thy saving skill bestow. 96" ~~^ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 5 'Tis good for me that I have felt Affliction's chastening rod, That I may duly learn and keep The statutes of my God. G The law that from thy mouth proceeds Of more esteem I hold Than richest mines, than thousand mines Of silver and of gold. PART X. JOD. C. M. rPO me, who am the wrorkmanship -**- Of thy almighty hands, The heavenly understanding give To learn thy just commands. 2 My preservation to thy saints Strong comfort will afford, To see success attend my hopes, Who trusted in thy word. 3 That right thy judgments aye, I now By sure experience see ; And that in faithfulness, O Lord, Thou hast afflicted me. 4 O let thy tender mercy now Afford me needful aid ; According to thy promise, Lord, To me, thy servant, made ! 5 To me thy saving grace restore. That I again may live ; Whose soul can relish no delight But what thy precepts give. G In thy blest statutes let my heart Continue always sound ; That guilt and shame, the sinner's lot, May never me confound. PART XI. CAPH. C. M. IV/TY soul with long expectance faints To see thy saving grace ; "97 7 E f SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Yet still on thy unerring word My confidence I place. 2 My very eyes consume and fail With waiting for thy word ; 0 when wilt thou thy kind relief And promised aid afford ? 3 Thy wonted kindness, Lord, restore, * My drooping heart to cheer ; That by thy righteous statutes I My life's whole course may steer. PART XII. LAMED. C. M. T7OR ever and for ever, Lord, -*• Unchanged thou dost remain ; Thy word, established in the heavens, Does all their orbs sustain. 2 Through circling ages, Lord, thy truth Immoveable shall stand, As doth the earth, which thou uphold'st By thine almighty hand. 3 All things the course by thee ordain'd E'en to this day fulfil ; They are thy faithful subjects all, And servants of thy will. 4 Unless thy sacred law had been My comfort and delight, 1 must have fainted and expired In dark affliction's night. 5 Thy precepts therefore from my thoughts Shall never, Lord, depart ; For thou by them hast to new life Restored my dying heart. 6 I've seen an end of what we call Perfection here below ; But thy commandments, like thyself, No change or period know. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. PART XIII. MEM. C. M. rpHE love that to thy laws I bear -*- No language can display ; They with fresh wonders entertain My raptured thoughts all day. 2 My feet with care I have refrain'd From every sinful way, That to thy sacred word I might Entire obedience pay. 3 I have not from thy judgments stray'd, By vain desires misled ; For, Lord, thou hast instructed me Thy righteous paths to tread. 4 How sweet are all thy words to me ; 0 what divine repast ! How much more grateful to my soul Than honey to my taste ! 5 Taught by thy sacred precepts, I With heavenly skill am blest ; Through which the treacherous ways of sin 1 utterly detest. PART XIV. NUN. C. M. THY word is to my feet a lamp, -*- The way of truth to show ; A watch-light, to point out the path In which I ought to go. 2 I've vow'd, and from my covenant, Lord, Will never start aside, That in thy righteous judgments I Will steadfastly abide. 3 Let still my sacrifice of praise With thee acceptance find ; And in thy righteous judgments, Lord, Instruct my willing mind. 99 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 4 Th}r testimonies I have made My heritage and choice ; For they, when other comforts fail, My drooping heart rejoice. 5 My heart with early zeal began Thy statutes to obey ; And, till my course of life is done, Shall keep thine upright way. PART XV. SAMECII. C. M. T^ECEITFUL thoughts and practices -^ I utterly detest ; Bat to thy law affection bear Too great to be express'd. 2 My hiding-place, my refuge-tower, And shield art thou, O Lord ; I firmly anchor all my hopes On thy unerring word. 3 Away from me, ye wicked men, Approach not my abode ; For firmly I resolve to keep The precepts of my God. 4 According to thy gracious word, From danger set me free ; Nor make me of those hopes ashamed, That I repose on thee. PART XVI. AIX. C. M. "I/TINE eyes, alas ! begin to fail, -'-'-■- In long expectance held ; Till thy salvation they behold And righteous word fulfill 'd. 2 To me, thy servant in distress, Thy wonted grace display, And discipline my willing heart Thy statutes to obey. 3 On me, devoted to thy fear Thy sacred skill bestow, aod SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. That of thy testimonies I The full extent may know. 4 Thy laws and precepts I account In all respects divine ; They teach me to discern the right, And all false ways decline. PART XVII. PE. CM. rpHE wonders which thy laws contain, -*- No words can represent ; Therefore to learn and practise them My zealous heart is bent. 2 The very entrance to thy word Celestial light displays, And knowledge of true happiness To simplest minds conveys. 3 With eager hopes I waiting stood, And fainting with desire, That of thy wise commands I might The sacred skill acquire. 4 With favour, Lord, look down on me, Who thy relief implore ; As thou art wont to visit those Who thy blest Name adore. 5 Directed by thy heavenly word Let all my footsteps be ; Nor wickedness of any kind Dominion have o'er me. 6 On me, devoted to thy fear, Lord, make thy face to shine : Thy statutes both to know and keep My heart with zeal incline. PART XVIII. TSADDI. C. M. rPHOU art the righteous Judge, in whom -*~ Wrong' d innocence may trust ; And, like thyself, thy judgments, Lord, In all respects are just. loi SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 2 Most just and true those statutes were Which thou didst first decree ; And all with faithfulness perform'd Succeeding- times shall see. 3 Lord, each neglected word of thine, Howe'er by men despised, Is pure, and for eternal truth By me, thy servant, prized. 4 Thy righteousness shall then endure When time itself is past ; Thy law is truth itself, that truth Which shall for ever last. 5 Though trouble, anguish, doubts, and dread, To compass me unite ; Beset with danger, still I make Thy precepts my delight. 6 Eternal and unerring rules Thy testimonies give : Teach me the wisdom that will make My soul for ever live. PART XIX. KOPH. C. M. TmTH my whole heart to God I call'd— * * Lord, hear my earnest cry ; And I thy statutes to perform Will all my care apply. 2 Again more fervently I pray'd — O save me, that I may Thy testimonies fully know, And steadfastly obey ! 3 My earlier prayer the dawning day Prevented, while I cried To him upon whose faithful word My hope alone relied. 4 Lord, hear my suplicating voice, And wonted favour show ; __ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. O quicken me, and so approve Thy judgments ever true ! 5 Concerning- thy divine commands My soul has known, of old That they were true, and shall their truth To endless ages hold. PART XX. RESCH. C. M. pONSIDER my affliction, Lord, ^ And me from bondage draw ; Think on thy servant in distress, Who ne'er forgets thy law. 2 Defend my cause, and me to save Thy timely aid afford ; With beams of mercy quicken me According to thy word. 3 From harden'd sinners thou remov'st Salvation far away ; 'Tis just thou shouldst withdraw from them Who from thy statutes stray. 4 Since great thy tender mercies are To all who thee adore ; According to thy judgments, Lord, My fainting hopes restore. 5 Consider, O my gracious God, How I thy precepts love ; O therefore quicken me with beams Of mercy from above ; 6 As from the birth of time thy truth Has held through ages past, So shall thy righteous judgments firm To endless ages last. PART XXI. SCII IX. C. M. THY sacred word my joyful breast -*- With heavenly rapture warms ; Nor conquest, nor the spoils of war, Have such transporting charms. K>:>> SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 2 Perfidious practices and lies I utterly detest ; But to thy laws affection bear Too vast to be express'd. 3 Seven times a day, with grateful voice, Thy praises I resound, Because I find thy judgments all With truth and justice crown'd. 4 Secure, substantial peace have they Who truly love thy law ; No smiling mischief them can tempt, Nor frowning danger awe. 5 For thy salvation I have hoped, And, though so long delay'd, With cheerful zeal and anxious care All thy commands obey'd. 6 Thy testimonies I have kept, And constantly obey'd, Because the love I bore to them Thy service easy made. 7 From strict observance of thy laws I never yet withdrew ; Convinced that my most secret ways Are open to thy view. PART XXII. TAU. C. M. rpO my request and earnest cry ■*" Attend, O gracious Lord ; Inspire my heart with heavenly skill, According to thy word. 2 Let my repeated prayer at last Before thy throne appear; According to thy plighted word, For my relief draw near. 3 Then shall my grateful lips return The tribute of their praise, - Jq5 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. When thou thy counsels hast reveaPd, And taught me thy just ways. 4 My tongue the praises of thy word Shall thankfully resound; For thy commands are right, thy laws With truth and justice crown'd. 5 Let thy almighty arm appear, And bring me timely aid ; For I the laws thou hast ordain'd My heart's free choice have made. 6 My soul has waited long to see Thy saving grace restored ; Nor comfort knew, but what thy laws, Thy heavenly laws, afford. 7 Prolong my life, that I may sing My great Restorer's praise ; Whose justice, from the depths of woe, My fainting soul shall raise. 8 Though like a sheep that's lost I've stiay'd* And from thy ways declined, Do thou, O Lord, thy servant seek, Who keeps thy laws in mind. SELECTION 98. C. M. From the cxxi. Psalm of David. ^FO Sion's hill I lift my eyes, -*- From thence expecting aid ; From Sion's hill and Sion's God, Who heaven and earth has made. 2 He will not let thy foot be moved, Thy guardian will not sleep ; Behold, the God who slumbers not Will favour' d Israel keep. 3 Shelter'd beneath th' Almighty's wings, Thou shalt securely rest, Where neither sun nor moon shall thee By day or night molest. 105 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 4 From common accidents of life The Lord shall guard thee still ; 'Tis even he that shall preserve Thy soul from every ill. 5 At home, abroad, in peace, in war, Thy God shall thee defend ; Conduct thee through life's pilgrimage, Safe to thy journey's end. SELECTION 99. C. M. From the cxxii. Psalm of David. r\ 'TWAS a joyful sound to hear ^ Our tribes devoutly say, Up, Israel, to the temple haste, And keep your festal day ! 2 At Salem's courts we must appear, With our assembled powers, In strong and beauteous order ranged Like her united towers. 3 'Tis thither, by divine command, The tribes of God repair, Before his ark to celebrate His Name with praise and prayer. 4 O, ever pray for Salem's peace ; For they shall prosperous be, Thou holy city of our God, Who bear true love to thee. 5 May peace within thy sacred walls A constant guest be found ; With plenty and prosperity Thy palaces be crown'd. 6 For my dear brethcrn's sake, and friends No less than brethren dear, I'll pray — May peace in Salem's towers A constant guest appear. 7 But most of all I'll seek thy good, And ever wish thee well, SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. For Sion and the temple's sake, Where God vouchsafes to dwell. SELECTION 100. CM. From the cxxiv. Psalm of David. XT AD not the Lord, may Israel say, -*--*- On Israel's side engaged, The foe had quickly swallow' d us, So furiously he raged. 2 Had not the Lord himself vouchsafed To check his fierce control, The adversary's dreary flood Had overwhelm'd our soul. 3 But praised be our eternal Lord, Who left us not his prey ; The snare is broke, his rage disarm'd, And we again are free. 4 Secure in God's almighty Name Our confidence remains ; The God who made both heaven and earth Of both sole monarch reigns. SELECTION 101. CM. From the cxxv. Psalm of David. "\TTHO place on Sion's God their trust, Like Sion's rock shall stand ; Like her immoveably be fix'd By his almighty hand. 2 Look how the hills on every side Jerusalem enclose ; So stands the Lord around his saints, To guard them from their foes. 3 Be good, O righteous God, to those "Who righteous deeds affect ; The heart that innocence retains, Let innocence protect. 4 All those who walk in crooked paths, The Lord shall soon destroy ; _ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Cut off th' unjust, but crown the saints With lasting peace and joy. SELECTION 102. CM. From the cxxvii. Psalm of David. T¥7E build with fruitless cost unless * * The Lord the pile sustain ; Unless the Lord the city keep, The watchman wakes in vain. 2 In vain we rise before the day, And late to rest repair, Allow no respite to our toil, And eat the bread of care. 3 Supplies of life, with ease to them, He on his saints bestows ; He crowns their labours with success, Their nights with safe repose. SELECTION 103. CM. From the cxxviii. Psalm of David. HHHE man is bless'd that fears the Lord, -"- Nor only worship pays, But keeps his steps confined with care To his appointed ways. 2 He shall upon the sweet returns Of his own labour feed ; Without dependence live, and see His wishes all succeed. 3 Who fears the Lord shall prosper thus ; Him Sion's God shall bless, And grant him all his days to see Jerusalem's success. SELECTION 101. S. M. From the exxx. Psalm of David. T^ROM lowest depths of woe, -*- To God I sent my cry ; 108 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Lord, hear my supplicating voice, And graciously reply. 2 Should'st thou severely judge, Who can their trial bear ? But thou forgiv'st, lest we despond, And quite renounce thy fear. 3 My soul with patience waits For thee, the living Lord 5 My hopes are on thy promise built, Thy never-failing word. 4 My longing eyes look out For thy enlivening ray, More duly than the morning watch To spy the dawning day. 5 Let Israel trust in God, No bounds his mercy knows ; The plenteous source and spring from whence Eternal succour flows : G Whose friendly streams to us Supplies in want convey ; A healing spring, a spring to cleanse And wash our guilt away. SELECTION 105. III. 1. From the cxxxi. Psalm of David. I" ORD, for ever at thy side -*^ Let my place and portion be : Strip me of the robe of pride, Clothe me with humility. 2 Meekly may my soul receive All thy Spirit hath reveal' d ; Thou hast spoken — I believe, Though the oracle be seal'd. 3 Humble as a little child, Wean d from the mother's breast, By no subtleties beguiled, On thy faithful word I rest. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 4 Israel ! now and evermore In the Lord Jehovah trust ; Him, in all his ways, adore, Wise, and wonderful, and just. SELECTION 106. C. M. From the cxxxii. Psalm of David. f~\ WITH due reverence let us all ^ To God's abode repair ; And, prostrate at his footstool falPn, Pour out our humble prayer. 2 Arise, O Lord, and now possess Thy constant place of rest ; Be that, not only with thy ark, But with thy presence bless'd. 3 Clothe thou thy priests with righteousness, Make thou thy saints rejoice ; And, for thy servant David's sake, Hear thy anointed's voice. 4 Fair Sion does, in God's esteem, All other seats excel ; His place of everlasting rest, Where he desires to dwell. 5 Her store th' Almighty will increase, Her poor with plenty bless ; Her saints shall shout for joy, her priests His saving health confess. SELECTION 107. CM. From the cxxxiii. Psalm of David. TTOW vast must their advantage be, -■"*- How great their pleasure prove, Who live like brethren, and consent In offices of love. 2 True love is like the precious oil, Which, pour'd on Aaron's head, Ran down his beard, and o'er his robes Its costly fragrance shed. Ho SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 3 'Tis like refreshing* dew, which does On Hermon's top distil ; Or like the early drops that fall On Sion's favour' d hill. 4 For Sion is the chosen seat Where the Almighty King The promised blessing has ordain'd, And life's eternal spring. SELECTION 108. C. M. From the cxxxiv. Psalm of David. "DLESS God, ye servants, that attend -*-* Upon his solemn state ; That in his temple's hallow'd courts With humble reverence wait. 2 Within his house lift up your hands And bless his holy Name : From Sion bless thy Israel, Lord Who earth and heaven didst frame. SELECTION 109. CM. From the cxxxv. Psalm of David. f~\ PRAISE the Lord with one consent, ^ And magnify his Name ; Let all the servants of the Lord His worthy praise proclaim. 2 Praise him, all ye that in his house Attend with constant care ; With those that to his outmost courts With humble zeal repair. 3 For God his own peculiar choice The sons of Jacob makes ; And Israel's offspring for his own Most valued treasure takes. 4 That God is great, we often have By glad experience found ; And seen how he, with wondrous power, Above all gods is crown'd. _ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 5 For he, with unresisted strength, Performs his sovereign will, In heaven and earth, and watery stores That earth's deep caverns fill. 6 Their just returns of thanks to God Let grateful Israel pay ; Nor let anointed Aaron's race To bless the Lord delay. 7 Their sense of his unbounded love Let Levi's house express ; And let all those who fear the Lord, His Name for ever bless. 8 Let all with thanks his wondrous works In Sion's courts proclaim ; Let them in Salem, where he dwells, Exalt his holy Name. SELECTION 110. II. 4. From the cxxxvi. Psalm of David. npO God, the mighty Lord, -*- Your joyful thanks repeat ; To him due praise afford, As good as he is great : For God does prove Our constant friend ; His boundless love Shall never end. 2 To him, whose wondrous power All other gods obey, Whom earthly kings adore, Your grateful homage pay ; For God &c. 3 By his almighty hand Amazing works are wrought ; The heavens by his command Wore to perfection brought : For God &c. 1T2 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 4 He spread the ocean round About the spacious land ; And bade the rising- ground Above the waters stand : For God &c. 5 By him the heavens display Their numerous hosts of light ; The sun to rule by day, The moon and stars, by night : For God &c. 6 He, in our depth of woes, On us with favour thought ; And from our cruel foes In peace and safety brought : For God &c. 7 He does the food supply On which all creatures live : To God, who reigns on high, Eternal praises give : For God will prove Our constant friend ; His boundless love Shall never end. SELECTION 111. L.M From the cxxxvii. Psalm of David. TIT HEN we, our weary limbs to rest, * * Sat down by proud Euphrates' stream, We wept, with doleful thoughts oppress'd, And Sion was our mournful theme. 2 Our harps, that, when with joy we sung, Were wont their tuneful parts to bear, With silent strings neglected hung On willow trees that wither' d there. 3 O Salem, our once happy seat, When I of thee forgetful prove, Let then my trembling hand forget The speaking strings with art to move. TT3 8 e2 " SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 4 If I to mention thee forbear, Perpetual silence be my doom ; Or if my chiefest joy compare With thee, Jerusalem, my home ! SELECTION 112. CM. From the cxxxviii. Psalm of David. "TTTITH my whole heart, my God and King, * " Thy praise I will proclaim ; Before the mighty I will sing-, And bless thy holy Name. 2 I'll worship at thy sacred seat, And, with thy love inspired, The praises of thy truth repeat, O'er all thy works admired. 3 Thou graciously inclin'dst thine ear, When I to thee did cry ; And, when my soul was press'd with fear, Didst inward strength supply. 4 For God, although enthroned on high, Does thence the poor respect ; The proud, far off, his scornful eye Beholds with just neglect. 5 Though I with troubles am oppress'd, He shall my foes disarm, Relieve my soul when most distress'd, And keep me safe from harm. 6 The Lord, whose mercies ever last, Shall fix my happy state ; And mindful of his favours past, Shall his own work complete. SELECTION 113. L. M. From the exxxix. Psalm of David. npHOU, Lord, by strictest search hast known -*- My rising up and lying down ; My secret thoughts are known to thee, Known long before conceived by me. 114 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 2 Thine eye my bed and path surveys, My public haunts and private ways : Thou know'st what 'tis my lips would vent, My yet unutter'd words' intent. 3 Surrounded by thy power I stand, On every side I find thy hand ; O skill for human reach too high ! Too dazzling- bright for mortal eye ! 4 From thy all-seeing Spirit, Lord, What hiding-place does earth afford ? 0 where can I thy influence shun, Or whither from thy presence run ? 5 If up to heaven I take my flight, 'Tis there thou dwell'st, enthroned in light; If to the world unseen, my God, There also hast thou thine abode. 6 If I the morning's wings could gain, And fly beyond the western main ; E'en there, in earth's remotest land, 1 still should find thy guiding hand. 7 Or, should I try to shun thy sight Beneath the sable wings of night, One glance from thee, one piercing ray, Would kindle darkness into day. 8 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all-searching eyes ; Through midnight shades thou find'st thy way, As in the blazing noon of day. t 9 Thou know'st the texture of my heart, My reins and every vital part : I'll praise thee, from whose hands I came A work of such a wondrous frame. 10 Let me acknowledge too, O God, That since this maze of life I trod, Thy thoughts of love to me surmount The power of numbers to recount. U5 ~~ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 11 Far sooner could I reckon o'er The sands upon the ocean's shore ; Each morn, revising what I've done, I find th' account but new begun. 12 Search, try, O God, my thoughts and heart, If mischief lurk in any part ; Correct me where I go astray, And guide me in thy perfect way. SELECTION 114. CM, From the cxli. Psalm of David. [" ORD, in thy sight, O let my prayer •" Like morning incense rise ; My lifted hands accepted be As evening sacrifice. 2 From hasty language curb my tongue, And let a constant guard Still keep the portal of my lips With wary silence barr'd. 3 From wicked men's designs and deeds My heart and hands restrain ; Nor let me share their evil works, Or their unrighteous gain. 4 Let upright men reprove my faults, * And I shall think them kind ; Like healing oil upon my head I their reproof shall find. SELECTION 115. CM. # From the cxliii. Psalm of David. T ORD, hear my prayer, and to my cry ■" Thy wonted audience lend ; In thy accustom'd faith and truth A gracious answer send. 2 Nor at thy strict tribunal bring Thy servant to be tried ; For in thy sight no living man Can e'er be justified. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 3 To thee my hands in humble prayer I fervently stretch out ; My soul for thy refreshment thirsts, Like land oppress'd with drought. 4 Hear me with speed, my spirit fails, Thy face no longer hide, Lest I become forlorn, like them That in the grave reside. 5 Thy kindness early let me hear, Whose trust on thee depends ; Teach me the way where I should go, My soul to thee ascends. G Do thou, O Lord, from all my foes Preserve and set me free ; A safe retreat, a hiding place, My soul implores from thee. 7 Thou art my God, thy righteous will ' Instruct me to obey ; Let thy good Spirit lead and keep My soul in thy right way. 8 O, for the sake of thy great Name, Revive my drooping heart ; For thy truth's sake, to me distress'd Thy saving health impart. SELECTION 116. L.M. From the cxliv. Psalm of David. r ORD, what's in man, that thou should'st love -^ Of him such tender care to take ? What in his offspring could thee move Such great account of him to make ? 2 The life of man does quickly fade, His thoughts but empty are and vain, His days are like a flying shade, Of whose short stay no signs remain. i thee, almighty King of kin In new-rnadc hymns my voice I'll raise; c SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. And instruments of many strings Shall help me to adore and praise. SELECTION 117. From the cxlv. Psalm of David. PART I. C. M. rPHEE I will bless, my God and King, -*" Thy endless praise proclaim ; This tribute daily I will bring, And ever bless thy Name. 2 Thou, Lord, beyond compare art great, And highly to be praised; Thy majesty, with boundless height, Above our knowledge raised. 3 Renown' d for mighty acts, thy fame To future time extends ; From age to age thy glorious Name Successively descends. 4 Whilst I thy glory and renown, And wondrous works express, The world with me thy might shall own, And thy great power confess. 5 The praise that to thy love belongs They shall with joy proclaim ; Thy truth of all their grateful songs Shall be the constant theme. 6 The Lord is good ; fresh acts of grace His pity still supplies ; His anger moves with slowest pace, His willing mercy flies. 7 Thy love through earth extends its fame, To all thy works express'd ; These show thy praise, whilst thy great Name Is by thy servants bless'd. 8 They, with a glorious prospect fired, Shall of thy kingdom speak ; "Til ' ~ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. And thy great power, by all admired, Their lofty subject make. 9 God's mighty works of ancient date Shall thus to all be known ; And thus his kingdom's glorious state In all its splendour shown. 10 His steadfast throne, from changes free, Shall stand for ever fast ; His boundless sway no end shall see, But time itself outlast. PART II. CM. npHE Lord does them support that fall, -*- And makes the prostrate rise; For his kind aid all creatures call, Who timely food supplies. 2 Whate'er their various wants require, With open hand he gives ; And so fulfils the just desire Of every thing that lives. 3 How holy is the Lord, how just, How righteous all his ways ! How nigh to him, who with firm trust For his assistance prays ! 4 He grants the full desires of those Who him with fear adore ; And will their troubles soon compose, When they his aid implore. 5 The Lord preserves all those with care Whom grateful love employs ; But sinners, who his vengeance dare, In justice he destroys. 6 My time to co; le, in praises spent, Shall still advance his fame ; And all mankind, with one consent, For ever bless his Name. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. SELECTION 118. III. 3. From the cxlv. Psalm of David. f^ OD, my King, thy might confessing, ^~ Ever will I bless thy Name ; Day by day thy throne addressing, Still will I thy praise proclaim. 2 Honour great our God befltteth; Who his majesty can reach? Age to age his works transmitteth, Age to age his power shall teach. 3 They shall talk of all thy glory, On thy might and greatness dwell, « Speak of thy dread acts the story, And thy deeds of wonder tell. 4 Nor shall fail from memory's treasure, Works by love and mercy wrought ; Works of love surpassing measure, Works of mercy passing thought. 5 Full of kindness and compassion, Slow to anger, vast in love, God is good to all creation ; All his works his goodness prove. 6 All thy works, O Lord, shall bless thee, Thee shall all thy saints adore ; King supreme shall they confess thee, And proclaim thy sovereign power. 7 They thy might, all might excelling, Shall to all mankind make known ; And the brightness of thy dwelling, And the glories of thy throne. 8 Ever, God of endless praises, Shall thy royal might remain ; Evermore thy brightness blazes, Ever lasts thy righteous reign. 9 Them that fall the Lord protecteth, He sustains the bow'd and bent : r SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Every eye from thee expecteth, Fix'd on thee, its nourishment. 10 Thou to all, great God of nature, Giv'st in season due their food ; Spread'st thy hand, and every creature Satisfiest still with good. 11 God is just in all he doeth, Kind is he in all his ways ; He his ready presence showeth, When a faithful servant prays. 12 Who sincerely seek and fear him, He to them their wish will give ; When they call, the Lord will hear them, He will hear them, and relieve. 13 From Jehovah all who prize him Shall his saving health enjoy : All the wicked who despise him, He will in their sin destroy. 14 Still, Jehovah, thee confessing, Shall my tongue thy praise proclaim ; And may all mankind with blessing Ever hail thy holy Name. SELECTION 119. C. M. From the cxlvi. Psalm of David. r\ PRAISE the Lord, and thou, my soul, ^ For ever bless his Name : His wondrous love, while life shall last, My constant praise shall claim. 2 On princes, on the sons of men, Let none for aid rely ; They cannot help, they turn to dust, And all their counsels die. 3 Then happy he, who Jacob's God For his protector takes ; Who still, with well-placed hope, the Lord His constant refuse ma! __ _ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 4 The Lord, who made both heaven and earth, And all that they contain, Will never quit his steadfast truth, Nor make his promise vain. 5 The poor, oppressed, from all their wrongs Are eased by his decree ; He gives the hungry needful food, And sets the prisoners free. 6 By him the blind receive their sight, The weak and fall'n he rears ; With kind regard and tender love He for the righteous cares. 7 The strangers he preserves from harm, The orphan kindly treats ; Defends the widow, and the wiles Of wicked men defeats. 8 The God that does in Sion dwel] Is our eternal King : From age to age his reign endures ; Let all his praises sing. SELECTION 120. II. 2. From the cxlvi. Psalm of David. T'LL praise my Maker with my breath, -*- And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. 2 Why should I place in man my trust? E'en princes 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 liopes rely On Israel's God : he made the sky, _____ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. And earth, and seas, with all their train ; He saves th' oppress'd, he feeds the poor ; His truth for ever stands secure, And none shall find his promise vain. 4 The Lord gives eyesight to the blind, The Lord supports the sinking mind, He sends the righteous strength and peace, He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless, And to the prisoner grants release. 5 God shall the wicked overturn, On them his wrath shall ever burn, Sinners shall perish in their ways : Sion ! the God thy sons adore, He, he is king for evermore ; The Lord thy God for ever praise ! SELECTION 121. From the cxlvii. Psalm of David. PART I. CM. f~\ PRAISE the Lord with hymns of joy, ^ And celebrate his fame ; For pleasant, good, and comely 'tis To praise his holy Name. 2 His holy city God will build, Though levell'd with the ground ; Bring back his people, though dispersed Through all the nations round. 3 He kindly heals the broken hearts, And all their wounds docs close ; He tells the number of the stars, Their several names he knows. 4 Great is the Lord, and great his power, His wisdom has no bound ; The meek he raises, and throws down The wicked to the ground. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 5 To God the Lord, a hymn of praise With grateful voices sing ; To songs of triumph tune the harp, And strike each warbling string. 6 He covers heaven with clouds, and thence Refreshing rain bestows ; And on the mountains, through his care, The grass in plenty grows. 7 His care the beasts that loosely range With timely food supplies ; He feeds the ravens' tender brood, And stops their hungry cries. 8 The Lord to him that fears his Name His tender love extends ; To him that on his boundless grace With steadfast hope depends. 9 Let Sion and Jerusalem To God their praise address ; Whose strength secures their lasting gates, Who does their children bless. PART II. L. M. TEHOVAH speaks : swift from the skies ** To earth the sovereign mandate flies ; The elements confess their Lord, With prompt obedience to his word ; 2 The thick descending flakes of snow O'er earth a fleecy mantle throw ; And glittering frost o'er all the plains Binds nature fast in icy chains. 3 He speaks : the ice and snow obey, And nature's fetters melt away; Softly the vernal breezes blow, And murmuring waters freely flow. 4 But nobler works his grace record ; To Israel he reveals his word ; I i SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. To them, his chosen flock, alone, He makes his sacred precepts known. Such bliss no heathen nation shares, His oracles are only theirs : Let Israel then their voices raise, And bless their God in songs of praise. SELECTION 122. II. 4. From the cxlviii. Psalm of David. TTE boundless realms of joy, •*- Exalt your Maker's fame ; His praise your song- employ Above the starry frame : Your voices raise, Ye cherubim And seraphim, To sing his praise. 2 Thou moon, that rul'st the night, And sun that guid'st the day, Ye glittering stars of light, To him your homage pay : His praise declare, Ye heavens above, And clouds that move In liquid air. 3 Let them adore the Lord, And praise his holy Name, By whose almighty word They all from nothing came ; And all shall last, From changes free ; His firm decree Stands ever fast. 4 Let earth her tribute pay : Praise him, ye dreadful whales, And fish that through the sea Glide swift with glittering scales ; 225 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Fire, hail, and snow, And misty air, And winds that where He bids them blow. 5 By hills and mountains, all In grateful concert join'd ; By cedars stately tall, And trees for fruit design'd ; By every beast, And creeping thing, And fowl of wing, His Name be blest. 6 Let all of highest birth, With those of humbler name, And judges of the earth, His matchless praise proclaim : In this design, Let youths with maids, And hoary heads With children, join. 7 United zeal be shown His wondrous fame to raise, Whose glorious Name alone Deserves our endless praise ; Earth's utmost ends His power obey ; His glorious sway The sky transcends. 8 His chosen saints to grace, He sets them up on high ; And favour's Israel's race, Who still to him are nigh : O therefore raise Your grateful voice, And still rejoice The Lord to praise ! 126 ~~~ SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. o SELECTION 123. IV. 1. From the cxlix. Psalm of David. PRAISE ye the Lord, Prepare your glad voice His praise in the great Assembly to sing ; In their great Creator Let Israel rejoice ; And children of Sion Be glad in their King. 2 Let them his great Name Extol in their songs, With hearts well attuned His praises express ; "Who always takes pleasure To hear their glad tongues, And waits with salvation The humble to bless. 3 With glory adorn'd, His people shall sing To God, who their heads With safety doth shield ; Such honour and triumph His favour shall bring : O therefore, for ever All praise to him yield ! SELECTION 124. L. M. From the cl. Psalm of David. r\ PRAISE the Lord in that blest place ^ From whence his goodness largely flows ; Praise him in heaven, where he his face, Unveil'd, in perfect glory shows. I Praise him for all the mighty acts Which he in our behalf has done ; His kindness this return exacts, With which our praise should equal run. 127 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 3 Let the shrill trumpet's warlike voice Make rocks and hills his praise rebound : Praise him with harp's melodious noise And gentle psaltery's silver sound. 4 Let them who joyful hymns compose, To cymbals set their songs of praise ; To well-tuned cymbals, and to those That loudly sound on solemn days. 5 Let all that vital breath enjoy, The breath he does to them afford, In just returns of praise employ ; Let every creature praise the Lord ! END OF THE SELECTIONS OF rSALMS IN METXE. 128 HYMNS, SUITED TO THE FEASTS AND FASTS OF THE CHURCH, AND OTHER OCCASIONS OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. PHILADELPHIA: J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO. 1856. J HYMNS. I. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. HYMN 1. C. M. f^ RE AT God, with wonder and with praise ^-* On all thy works I look ; But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book. 2 The stars that in their courses roil, Have much instruction given ; But thy good word informs my soul How I may soar to heaven. 3 The fields provide me food, and show The goodness of the Lord ; But fruits of life and glory grow In thy most holy word. 4 Here are my choicest treasures hid, Here my best comfort lies ; Here my desires are satisfied, And here my hopes arise. 5 Lord, make me understand thy law, Show what my faults have been ; And from thy Gospel let me draw Pardon for all my sin. 6 Here would I learn how Christ has died To save my soul from hell ; Not all the books on earth beside, Such heavenly wonders tell. 7 Then let me love my Bible more, And take a fresh delight, By day to read these wonders o'er, And meditate by night. 131 HYMNS 2, 3. HYMN 2. C. M. "FEATHER of mercies ! in thy word -*- What endless glory shines ! For ever be thy name adored For these celestial lines. 2 Here may the wretched sons of want Exhaustless riches find ; Riches above what earth can grant, And lasting as the mind. 3 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, And yields a free repast ; Sublimer sweets than nature knows Invite the longing taste. 4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around ; And life and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound. 5 O may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight ; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light. 6 Divine Instructer, gracious Lord, Be thou for ever near ; Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there. II. CREATION. HYMN 3. C. M. ^ REAT first of beings ! mighty Lord ^* Of all this wondrous frame ! Produced by thy creating wrord, The world from nothing came. 2 Thy voice sent forth the high command, 'Twas instantly obey'd : 132 HYMN 4. And through thy goodness all things stand Which by thy power were made. 3 Lord, for thy glory shine the whole ; They all reflect thy light : For this, in course the planets roll. And day succeeds the night. 4 For this, the sun dispenses heat And beams of cheering day ; And distant stars, in order set, By night thy poAver display. 5 For this, the earth its produce yields, For this, the waters How ; And blooming plants adorn the fields, And trees aspiring grow. 6 Inspired with praise, our minds pursue This wise and noble end ; That all we think, and all we do, Shall to thine honour tend. HYMN 4. C. M. Genesis i. T ET heaven arise, let earth appear, -^ Proclaim'd th' Eternal Lord : The heaven arose, the earth appear'd, At his creating word. 2 But formless was the earth, and void. Dark, sluggish, and confused ; Till o'er the mass the Spirit moved, And quickening power diffused. 3 Then spake the Lord Omnipotent The mandate, "Be there light:" Light darted forth in vivid rays, And scatter'd ancient night. 4 The glorious firmament he spread, To part the earth and sky ; And fix'd the upper elements Within their spheres on high. HYMN 5. 5 He bade the seas together flow ; They left the solid land : And herbs, and plants, and fruitful trees, Sprung forth at his command. 6 Above, he form'd the stars ; and placed Two greater orbs of light ; The radiant sun to rule the day, The moon to rule the night. 7 To all the varied living tribes He gave their wondrous birth: Some form'd within the watery deep, Some from the teeming earth. 8 Then, chief o'er all his works below, Man, honour'd man. was made ; His soul with God's pure image stamp'd, With innocence array'd. 9 Completed now the mighty work, God his creation view'd ; And, pleased with all that he had made, Pronounced it "very good." HYMN 5. II. 1. Psalm cxlviii. Praise from Living Creatines. "DEGIN, my soul, th' exalted lay, •*-* Let each enraptured thought obey, And praise th' Almighty's Name : Let heaven and earth, and seas and skies, In one melodious concert rise, To swell th' inspiring theme. 2 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound, While all the adoring thrones around His boundless mercy sing ; Let every listening saint above Wake all the tuneful soul of love, And touch the sweetest string. - 134 HYMN 6. 3 Whate'er this living world contains, That wings the air or treads the plains, United praise bestow ; Ye tenants of the ocean wide, Proclaim Him through the mighty tide, And in the deeps below. 4 Let man, by nobler passions sway'd, The feeling heart, the judging head, In heavenly praise employ ; Spread HIS tremendous Name around, While heaven's broad arch rings back the sound, The general burst of joy. HYMN 6. II. 1. Psalm cxlviii. Praise from the Elements and Worlds. TE fields of light, celestial plains, Where pure, serene effulgence reigns, Ye scenes divinely fair, Your Maker's wondrous power proclaim, Tell how he form'd your shining frame, And breathed the fluid air. 2 Join, all ye stars, the vocal choir ; Thou dazzling orb of liquid fire, The mighty chorus aid ; And, soon as evening veils the plain, Thou moon, prolong the hallow'd strain, And praise Him in the shade. 3 Thou heaven of heavens, his vast abode, Proclaim the glories of thy God ; Ye worlds, declare his might ; He spake the word, and ye were made, Darkness and dismal chaos fled, And nature sprung to light. 4 Let ererjr element rejoice ; ^ e thunders, burst with awful voice To Him who bids you roll ; 135 ' •'• HYMNS 7, 8. His praise in softer notes declare, Each whispering breeze of yielding air, And breathe it to the soul. HYMN 7. L. M. Psalm xix. rPHE spacious firmament on high, -*- With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim. 2 Th' unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an Almighty hand. 3 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale ; And, nightly, to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth ; 4 Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. 5 What though in solemn silence all Move round this dark terrestrial ball ; What though no real voice nor sound Amidst their radiant orbs be found ; 6 In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing as they shine, "The hand that made us is divine." III. PROVIDENCE. HYMN 8. L. M. "EXTERNAL Source of every joy! ■^ Well may thy praise our lips employ. While in thy temple we appear. To hail thee, Sovereign of the year. 16 HYMN 9. 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 raise the corn, and cheer the vine. 4 Thy hand in autumn richly pours Through all our coasts redundant stores ; And winters, soften'd by thy care, No more the face of horror wear. 5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days, Demand successive songs of praise ; And be the grateful homage paid With morning light, and evening shade. 6 Here in thy house let incense rise, And circling Sabbaths bless our eyes, Till to those lofty heights we soar, Where days and years revolve no more. HYMN 0. II. 3. Psalm xxiii. rpHE Lord my pasture shall prepare, ■*■ And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noon-day walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant, To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary wandering steps he leads, AVhere peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. 3 Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread ; V37 i 2 HYMN 10. My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, O Lord, art with me still: Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade. HYMN 10. C. M. TTHEN ail thy mercies, O my God, W My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise. 2 O how shall words with equal warmth, The gratitude declare That glows within my ravish'd heart ! But thou canst read it there. 3 Thy providence my life sustain'd, And all my wants redrest, When in the silent womb I lay, And hung upon the breast. 4 To all my weak complaints and cries Thy mercy lent an ear, E'er yet my feeble thoughts had learnt To form themselves in prayer. 5 Unnumber'd comforts to my soul Thy tender care bestow'd, Before my infant heart conceived From whom those comforts flow'd. 6 When in the slippery paths of youth With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm, unseen, convey'd me safe, And led me up to man. 7 Through, hidden dangers, toils, and deaths, It gently clear'd my way, And through the pleasing snares of vice, More to be fear'd than they. 8 When worn with sickness, oft hast thou With health renew'd my face ; 138 HYMN II. And, when in sins and sorrows sunk, Revived my soul with grace. 9 Thy bounteous hand with worldly bliss Has made my cup run o'er ; And in a kind and faithful friend Has doubled all my store. 10 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Not is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with j'03^. 11 Through every period of my life Thy goodness I'll pursue ; And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew. 12 When nature fails, and day and night Divide thy works no more, My ever grateful heart, O Lord, Thy mercy shall adore. 13 Through all eternity, to thee A joyful song I'll raise : But O ! eternity's too short To utter all thy prai . HYMN 11. III. 1. Psalm xxxi. 15. Mi/ I ■ thy hand. SOVEREIGN Ruler of the skies, Ever gracious, ever wise, All our times are in thy hand, All events at thy command. 2 He that form'd us in the womb, He shall guide us to the tomb ; All our ways shall ever be Ordered by his wise decree. 3 Times of sickness, times of health, Blighting want, and cheerful wealth, All our pleasures, all our pains, . s and end, as God OTdi HYMNS 12, 13. 4 May we always own thy hand, Still to thee surrender' d stand, Know that thou art God alone, We and ours are all thy own ! HYMN 12. C. M. f^ OD moves in a mysterious way ^^ His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. 2 Deep in unfathomable mines, With never failing- skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his gracious will. 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace : Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. 5 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour : The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain : God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. IV. REDEMPTION. HYMN 1:3. S. M. Job ix. 2—0. A H, how shall fallen man •^- Be just before his God ! 140 HYMN 14. If he contend in righteousness, We sink beneath his rod. 2 If he our ways should mark With strict inquiring eyes, Could we for one of thousand faults A just excuse devise ? 3 All-seeing-, powerful God ! Who can with thee contend ? Or who that tries th' unequal strife, Shall prosper in the end ? 4 The mountains la thy wrath, Their ancient seats forsake : The trembling earth deserts her place, Her rooted pillars shake. 5 Ah, how shall guilty man Contend with such a God ? None, none can meet him, and escape, But through the Saviour's blood. HYMN 14. L.M. Job ix. 30—33. rpHOUGH I should seek to wash me clean -*- In water of the driven snow, My soul would yet its spot retain, And sink in conscious guilt and woe : 2 The Spirit, in his power divine, Would cast my vaunting soul to earth, Expose the foulness of its sin, And show the vileness of its worth. 3 Ah, not like erring man is God, That men to answer him should dare ; Condemn'd, and into silence awed, They helpless stand before his bar. 4 There, must a Mediator plead, Who, God and man, may both embrace ; With God, for man to intercede, And offer man the purchased grace. _ HYMNS 15, 16. 5 And lo ! the Son of God is slain To be this Mediator crown' d : In Him, my soul, be cleansed from stain, In Him thy righteousness be found ! HYMN 15. L. M. A LL glorious God, what hymns of praise ■**- Shall our transported voices raise : What ardent love and zeal are due, While heaven stands open to our view. 2 Once we were fallen, and O how low ! Just on the brink of endless woe : When Jesus, from the realms above, Borne on the wings of boundless love, 3 Scatter'd the shades of death and night, And spread around his heavenly light : By him what wondrous grace is shown To souls impoverish'd and undone. 4 He shows, beyond these mortal shores, A bright inheritance as ours; Where saints in light our coming wait, To share their holy, happy state. HYMN 16. C. M. Q ALVATION ! O the joyful sound, ^ Glad tidings to our ears ; A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Salvation ! buried once in sin, At hell's dark door we lay ; But now we rise by grace divine. And see a heavenly day. 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around ; While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. 4 Salvation ! O thou bleeding Lamb, To Thee the praise belongs : H2 HYMNS 17, 18. Our hearts shall kindle at thy Name, Thy Name inspire our songs. Chorus for the end of each verse. Glory, honour, praise, and power, Be unto the Lamb for ever ! Jesus Christ is our Redeemer ! Hallelujah, praise the Lord ! HYMN 17. C. M. fpO our Redeemer's glorious name -*- Awake the sacred song : O may his love (immortal liame !) Tune every heart and tongue. 2 His love, what mortal thought can reach ; What mortal tongue display ! Imagination's utmost stretch In wonder dies away. 3 He left his radiant throne on high, Left the bright realms of bliss, And came to earth to bleed and die ! "Was ever love like this ? 4 Dear Lord, while we adoring pay Our humble thanks to thee, May every heart with rapture say, The Saviour died for me. 5 O may the sweet, the blissful theme, Fill every heart and tongue ; Till strangers love thy charming Name, And join the sacred song. HYMN IS. III. 3. ^AVIOUR, source of every blessing, ^ Tune my heart to grateful lays ; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for ceaseless songs of praise. 2 Teach me some melodious measure, Sung by raptured saints above ; _. ' HYMNS 19,20. Fill my soul with sacred pleasure, While I sing- redeeming love. 3 Thou didst seek me when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God; Thou, to save my soul from danger, Didst redeem me with thy blood. 4 By thy hand restored, defended, Safe through life thus far I've come ; Safe, O Lord, when life is ended, Bring me to my heavenly home. HYMN 19. C. M. Titus iii. 4 — 7. IVTY grateful soul, for ever praise, -*-*-*- For ever love his Name, Who turn'd thee from the fatal paths Of folly, sin and shame. 2 Vain and presumptuous is the trust Which in our works we place ; Salvation from a higher source Flows to our fallen race. 3 'Tis from the love of God through Christ, That all our hopes begin ; His mercy saved our souls from death, And wash'd us from our sin. 4 His Spirit, through the Saviour shed, His sacred fire imparts, Removes our dross, and love divine Enkindles in our hearts. 5 Thus raised from death, we live anew ; And, justified by grace, We hope in glory to appear, And see our Father's face. HYMN 20. C. M. TTOW helpless guilty nature lies, -*--*- Unconscious of its load : Hi HYMN 21. The heart unchanged can never rise To happiness and God. 2 The will perverse, the passions blind, In paths of ruin stray : Reason debased can never find The safe, the narrow way. 3 Can aught beneath a power divine The stubborn will subdue ? 'Tis thine, Almighty Saviour, thine To form the heart anew. 4 'Tis thine the passions to recall, And upwards bid them rise ; And make the scales of error fall From reason's darken'd eyes ; 5 To chase the shades of death away, And bid the sinner live, A beam of heaven, a vital ray, 'Tis thine alone to give. 6 O change these wretched hearts of ours, And give them life divine : Then shall our passions and our powers, Almighty Lord, be thine. HYMN 21. CM. "FATHER, to thee my soul I lift, -*- On thee my hope depends, Convinced that every perfect gift From thee alone descends. 2 Mercy and grace are thine alone, And power and wisdom too ; Without the Spirit of thy Son e nothing good can do. 3 Thou all our works in us hast wrought. Our good is all divine ; The praise of every holy thought And righteous word is thine. 145 To ' G HYMNS 22, 23 4 From thee, through Jesus, we receive The power on thee to call, In whom we are, and move, and live : Our God is all in all. HYMN 22. III. 1. Q ING, my soul, His wondrous love, ^ Who, from yon bright throne above, Ever watchful o'er our race, Still to man extends his grace. 2 Heaven and earth by him were made, All is by his sceptre sway'd ; What are we that he should show So much love to us below ! 3 God, the merciful and good, Bought us with the Saviour's blood; And, to make our safety sure, Guides us by his Spirit pure. 4 Sing, my soul, adore his Name, Let his glory be thy theme : Praise him till he calls thee home, Trust his love for all to come. HYMN 23. S. M. r^ RACE ! 'tis a charming sound, ^-* Harmonious to the ear ; Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace first contrived a way To save rebellious man, And all the means that grace display, Which drew the wondrous plan. 3 Grace guides my wandering feet To tread the heavenly road ; And new supplies each hour I meet, While pressing on to God. 4 Grace all the work shall crown Through everlasting days ; HYMNS 24,25. It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. V. THE CHURCH. HYMN 24. S. M. T IKE Noah's weary dove, -*-^ That soar'd the earth around, But not a resting place above The cheerless waters found ; 2 O cease, my wandering soul, On restless wing to roam ; All the wide world, to either pole Has not for thee a home. 3 Behold the Ark of God, Behold the open door; Hasten to gain that dear abode, And rove, my soul, no more. 1 There, safe thou shalt abide, There, sweet shall be thy rest, And every longing satisfied, With full salvation blest. 5 And, when the waves of ire Again the earth shall fill, The Ark shall ride the sea of fire ; Then rest on S ion's hill. HYMN 25. S. M. T LOVE thy kingdom, Lord, •*■ The house of thine abode, The Church our blest Redeemer saved With his own precious blood. I love thy Church, O God ; Her walla before thee stand, Dear as the apple of thine eye, And graven on thy hand. 147 HYMN 26. 3 If e'er to bless thy sons, My voice or hands deny, These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. 4 If e'er my heart forget Her welfare or her woe, Let every joy this heart forsake, And every grief o'erfiow. 5 For her my tears shall fall ; For her my prayers ascend ; To her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end. 6 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise. 7 Jesus, thou Friend divine, Our Saviour and our King, Thy hand from every snare and foe Shall great deliverance bring. 8 Sure as thy truth shall last, To Sion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven. HYMN 26. C. M. Hebrews xii. 18, 22—24. TYTOT to the terrors of the Lord, -^ The tempest, fire, and smoke ; Not to the thunder of that word Which God on Sinai spoke : 2 But we are come to Sion's hill, The city of our God ; Where milder words declare his will, And spread his love abroad. 3 Behold th' innumerable host Of angels clothed in light : "~ US- HYMNS 27, 28. Behold the spirits of the just Whose faith is changed to sight. 4 Behold the bless'd assembly there Whose names are writ in heaven ; Hear God, the Judge of all, declare Their sins, through Christ, forgiven. 5 Angels, and living saints and dead, But one communion make : All join in Christ, their vital Head, And of his love partake. HYMN 27. S. M. "OLEST is 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 united prayers ; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one ; Our comforts and our cares. :} We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 4 When we at death must part, How keen, how deep the pain : But we shall still be join'd in heart, And hope to meet again. 5 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin, we shall be free ; And perfect love and friendship reign Throughout eternity. HYMN 28. II. 1. P.*alm c.wii. The Church in Glory. WITH joy shall I behold the day That calls my willing soul away, To dwell amon£ the blest : r HYMN 29. For lo ! my great Redeemer's power Unfolds the everlasting door, And points me to his rest. 2 E'en now, to my expecting eyes The heaven-built towers of Salem rise ; Their glory I survey ; I view her mansions that contain The angel host, a beauteous train, And shine with cloudless day. 3 Thither, from earth's remotest end, Lo ! the redeem'd of God ascend, Borne on immortal wing ; There, crown' d with everlasting joy, In ceaseless hymns their tongues employ, Before th' almighty King. 4 The King a seat hath there prepared, High, on eternal base uprear'd, For his eternal Son : His palaces with joy abound ; His saints, by him with glory crown'd, Attend and share his throne. 5 Mother of cities ! o'er thy head Bright peace, with healing wings outspread, For evermore shall dwell : Let me, blest seat ! my name behold Among thy citizens enroll'd, And bid the world farewell. HYMN 29. L. M. Isaiah Hi. 1, 2. ^TRIUMPHANT Sionllift thy head -*- From dust, and darkness, and the dead : Though humbled long, awake at length, And gird thee with thy Saviour's strength. 2 Put all thy beauteous garments on, And let thy excellence be known : Deck'd in the robes of righteousness, The world thy glories shall confess. L... HYMN SO. No more shall foes unclean invade, And fill thy hallow'd walls with dread ; No more shall hell's insulting host Their victory and thy sorrows boast. God from on high has heard thy prayer, His hand thy ruins shall repair : Nor will thy watchful Monarch cease To guard thee in eternal peace. VI. FESTIVALS AND FASTS. THE LORD'S DAY. HYMN 30. II. 4. A WAKE, ye saints, awake, -^- And hail this sacred day ; In loftiest songs of praise Your j'03-ful homage pay : Welcome the day that God hath blest, The type of heaven's eternal rest. 2 On this auspicious morn The Lord of life arose ; He burst the bars of death, And vanquish'd all our foes : And now he pleads our cause above, And reaps the fruits of all his love. 3 All hail, triumphant Lord ! Heaven with hosannas rings, And earth, in humbler strains, Thy praise responsive sings : Worthy the Lamb that once was slain, Through endless years to live and reign. 4 Great King, gird on thy sword, Ascend thy conquering car; While justice, truth, and love, Maintain thy glorious war* This day let sinners own thy sway, And rebels cast their arms away. _ ^ HYMNS 31, 52. HYMN 31. C. M. HHHIS is the day the Lord hath made, -*- Let young and old rejoice : To him be vows and homage paid, Whose service is our choice. 2 This is the temple of the Lord ; How dreadful is this place ! With meekness let us hear his word, With reverence seek his face. 3 This is the homage he requires ; The voice of praise and prayer, The soul's affections, hopes, desires, Ourselves and all we are. 4 While rich and poor for mercy call, Propitious from the skies, The Lord, the Maker of them all, Accepts the sacrifice. 5 Well pleased, through Jesus Christ his Son, From sin he grants release ; According to their faith 'tis done, He bids them. go in peace. HYMN 32. S. M. T^TELCOME, sweet day of rest, * * That saw the Lord arise ; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes. 2 The King himself comes near, To feast his saints to-day ; Here may we sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place Where Jesus is within, Is better than ten thousand days Of pleasure and of sin. 152 HYMNS 53, 34. 4 My willing soul would stay- in such a frame as this, Till it is call'd to soar away To everlasting- bliss. HYMN 33. L. M. A NOTHER six days' work is done, ■**• Another Lord's day has begun ; Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, Improve the hours thy God hath blest. 2 This day may our devotions rise, As grateful incense, to the skies ; And heaven that sweet repose bestow, Which none but they who feel it know. 3 This peaceful calm within the breast Is the sure pledge of heavenly rest, Which for the Church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains. 4 In holy duties, let the day, In holy pleasures pass away : How sweet, a sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne'er shall end. HYMN 34. II. 3. p REAT God, this sacred day of thine " Demands the soul's collected powers ; Gladly we now to thee resign These solemn, consecrated hours : O may our souls adoring- own The grace that calls us to thy throne. 2 All-seeing God! thy piercing eye Can every secret thought explore ; May worldly cares our bosoms fly, And, where thou art, intrude no more : O may thy errace our spirits move, And fix our minds on things above ! r HYMNS 35, 86. P 3 Thy Spirit's powerful aid impart, And bid thy word, with life divine, Engage the ear, and warm the heart : Then shall the day indeed be thine ; Then shall our souls adoring own The grace that calls us to thy throne. HYMN 85. II. 4. [N loud, exalted strains, The King of glory praise ; O'er heaven and earth he reigns, Through everlasting days ; But Sion, with his presence blest, Is his delight, his chosen rest. 2 O King of glory, come ; And with thy favour crown This temple as thy home, This people as thy own : Beneath this roof vouchsafe to show How God can dwell with men below. 3 Now let thine ear attend Our supplicating cries ; Now let our praise ascend, Accepted to the skies : Now let thy Gospel's joyful sound Spread its celestial influence round. 4 Here may the listening throng Imbibe thy truth and love ; Here Christians join the song Of seraphim above : Till all who humbly seek thy face, Rejoice in thy abounding grace. HYMN 30. L. M. "f7 AR from my thoughts, vain world, begone ; -*- Let my religious hours alone: From flesh and sense I would be free, And hold communion, Lord, with thee. Lil HYMNS S79 38. 2 My heart grows warm with holy fire, And kindles with a pure desire To see thy grace, to taste thy love, And feel thine influence from above. 3 When I can say that God is mine, When I can see thy glories shine, I'll tread the world beneath my feet, And all that men call rich and great. 4 Send comfort down from thy right hand, To cheer me in this barren land ; And in thy temple let me know The joys that from thy presence flow. HYMN 37. L. M. ]\/TY opening eyes with rapture see -*-'-*- The dawn of thy returning day; My thoughts, O God, ascend to thee, While thus my early vows I pay. 2 I yield my heart to thee alone, Nor would receive another guest ; Eternal King! erect thy throne, And reign sole monarch in my breast. 3 O bid this trifling world retire, And drive each carnal thought away; Nor let me feel one vain desire, One sinful thought, through all the day. 4 Then, to thy courts when I repair, My soul shall rise on joyful wing, The wonders of thy love declare, And join the strains which angels sing. HYMN 3S. III. 1. ^O thy temple I repair; -*- Lord, I love to worship trier-1 ; While thy glorioi •h my lips, unloose my tongue. i 3 HYMNS 39, 40. 2 While the prayers of saints ascend, God of love, to mine attend ; Hear me, for thy Spirit pleads ; Hear, for Jesus intercedes. 3 While I hearken to thy law, Fill my soul with humble awe, Till thy Gospel bring to me Life and immortality. 4 While thy ministers proclaim Peace and pardon in thy Name, Through their voice, by faith, may I Hear thee speaking from on high. 5 From thy house when I return, May my heart within me burn ; And at evening let me say, I have walked with God to-day. HYMN 39. L. M. After Sermon. ALMIGHTY Father, bless the word, Which, through thy grace, we now have heard; O may the precious seed take root, Spring up, and bear abundant fruit. 2 We praise thee for the means of grace, Thus in thy courts to seek thy face : Grant, Lord, that we who worship here, May all, at length, in heaven appear. HYMN 40. III. 5. T ORD, dismiss us with thy blessing, -" Fill our hearts with joy and peace ; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace ; O refresh us, Travelling through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For the Gospel's joyful sound ; HYMNS 41, 42. May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound : May thy presence With us evermore be found. ADVENT. HYMN 41. C. M. TTARK ! the glad sound, the Saviour comes, •*--*- The Saviour promised long : Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 2 On him the Spirit, largely poured, Exerts his sacred fire ; Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, His holy breast inspire. 3 He comes, the prisoners to release, In Satan's bondage held ; The gates of brass before him burst, The iron fetters yield. 4 He comes, from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray ; And on the eyes oppress'd with night, To pour celestial day. 5 He comes, the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure, And with the treasures of his grace, T' enrich the humble poor. G Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim ; And heaven's eternal arches ring With thy beloved Name. HYMN 42. III. 3. XT AIL! thou long expected Jesus, ■A-L Born to set thy people free ! From our sins and fears release us, Let us find our rest in thee. 157 HYMN 43. 2 Israel's strength and consolation, Hope of all the saints, thou art ; Long desired of every nation, Joy of every waiting heart. 3 Born thy people to deliver, Born a child, yet God our King, Born to reign in us for ever, Now thy gracious kingdom bring. 4 By thine own eternal Spirit, 'Rule in all our hearts alone ; By thine all-sufficient merit, Raise us to thy glorious throne. CHRISTMAS. HYMN 43. C. M. Luke ii. 8—15. \T7HILE shepherds watch'd their flocks by *^ All seated on the ground, [night, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. 2 "Fear not," said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind ; " Glad tidings of great iov I bring To you, and all mankind. 3 " To you, in David's town, this day Is born, of David's line, The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, And this shall be the sign : 4 "The heavenly babe you there shall find, To human view display'd, All meanly wrapt in swathing bands, And in a manger laid." 5 Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith Appear'd a shining throng Of angels, praising God, who thus Address'd their joyful song : 158 HYMNS 44, 45. 6 "All glory be to God on high, And to the earth be peace ; Good-will, henceforth, from heaven to men, Begin and never cease." HYMN 44. C. M. "TT7"HILE angels thus, O Lord, rejoice, * * Shall men no anthem raise ? O may we lose these useless tongues, When we forget to praise. 2 Then let us swell responsive notes, And join the heavenly throng ; For angels no such love have known As we, to wake their song. 3 Good-will to sinful dust is shown, And peace on earth is given ; For lo ! th' incarnate Saviour comes, With news of joy from heaven. 4 Mercy and truth, with sweet accord, His rising beams adorn ; Let heaven and earth in concert sing, The promised child is born ! 5 Glory to God, in highest strains, By highest worlds is paid ; Be glory, then, by us proclaim'd, And by our lives display'd ; G Till we attain those blissful realms, Where now our Saviour reigns; To rival these celestial choirs In their immortal strains. HYMN 45. III. 1. TTARK ! the herald angels sing -*- -*- Glory to the new-born King ; Peace on earth, and mercy mild ; God and sinners reconciled. 159 HYMN 46.* 2 Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies ; With th' angelic hosts proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem. 3 Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, Late in time behold him come, Offspring of the virgin's womb. 4 Veil'd in flesh, the Godhead see : Hail th' incarnate Deity, Pleased, as man, with man to dwell ; Jesus, now Emanuel. 5 Risen with healing in his wings, Light and life to all he brings : Hail the Sun of righteousness! Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace ! HYMN 46. Chorus. Q HOUT the glad tidings, exultingly sing; Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King! 1 Sion, the marvellous story be telling, The Son of the Highest, how lowly his birth ! The brightest archangel in glory excelling, He stoops to redeem thee, he reigns upon earth. Chorus. Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing ; Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King ! 2 Tell how he cometh ; from nation to nation, The heart-cheering news let the earth echo round ; How free to the faithful he offers salvation, How his people wTith joy everlasting are crown'd. Chorus. Shout: the glad tidings, exultingly sing; Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King ! 3 Mortals, your homage be gratefully bringing, And sweet let the gladsome hosanna arise ; 160 ~~ HYMNS 47, 48. Ye angels, the full hallelujah be singing- ; One chorus resound through the earth and the skies : Chorus. Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing ; Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King ! HYMN 47. C. M. Isaiah ix. 2 — 7. rpHE race that long in darkness pined, -*- Have seen a glorious light ; The people now behold the dawn, "Who dwelt in death and night. 2 To hail thy rising, Sun of life, The gathering nations come ; Joyous as when the reapers bear Their harvest treasures home. 3 For thou our burden hast removed; Th' oppressor's reign is broke ; Thy fiery conflict with the foe Has burst his cruel yoke. 4 To us the promised Child is born; To us the Son is given ; Him shall the tribes of earth obey, And all the hosts of heaven. 5 His name shall be the Prince of Peace, For evermore adored ; The Wonderful, the Counsellor, The mighty God, and Lord. 6 His power increasing still shall spread, His reign no end shall know ; Justice shall guard his throne above, And peace abound below. END OF THE YEAR. HYMN 48. CM. ^DIE hastens on ; ye longing saints, -1- Now raise your voices high ; i6i n o~2 HYMNS 49, 50. And magnify that sovereign love Which shows salvation nigh. 2 As time departs salvation comes, Each moment brings it near : Then welcome each declining day, Welcome each closing year. 3 Not many years their course shall run, Not many mornings rise, Ere all its glories stand reveal' d To our transported eyes. HYMN 49. C. M. St. Luke xiii. 6—9. QEE, in the vineyard of the Lord, ^ A barren fig-tree stands ; No fruit it yields, no blossom bears, Though planted by His hands. 2 From year to year the tree He views, And still no fruit is found ; Then "Cut it down," the Lord commands, "Why cumbers it the ground?" 3 But lo ! the gracious Saviour pleads ; "The barren fig-tree spare, Another year in mercy wait, It yet may bloom and bear : 4 " But if my culture prove in vain, And still no fruit be found, I plead no more ; destroy the tree, And root it from thy ground." NEW-YEAR. HYxMN 50. L. M. ^HE God of life, whose constant care ■*■ With blessings crowns each opening year, My scanty span doth still prolong, And wakes anew mine annual song. ];;■> HYMN 51. 2 How many precious souls are fled To the vast regions of the dead, Since to this day the changing sun Through his last yearly period run ! 3 We yet survive ; but who can say, "Or through this year, or month, or day, I shall retain this vital breath, Tims far, at least, in league with death?" 4 That breath is thine, eternal God ; 'Tis thine to fix my soul's abode ; It holds its life from thee alone, On earth, or in the world unknown. 5 To thee our spirits we resign, Make them and own them still as thine ; So shall they live secure from fear, Though death should blast the rising year. G Thy children, panting to be gone, May bid the tide of time roll on, To land them on that happy shore, Where years and death are known no more. 7 No more fatigue, no more distress, Nor sin, nor hell, shall reach that place : No groans, to mingle with the songs Resounding from immortal tongues : 8 No more alarms from ghostly foes ; No cares to break the long repose ; No midnight shade, no clouded sun, But sacred, high, eternal noon. 9 O, long expected year! begin; Dawn on this world of woe and sin ; Fain would we leave this weary road, To sleep in death, and rest with God. HYMN 51. CM. A S o'er the past my memory strays, -^ Why heaves the secret sigh? _ __ HYMN 52. 'Tis that I mourn departed days, Still unprepared to die. Z The world, and worldly things beloved, My anxious thoughts employ'd; And time unhallow'd, unimproved, Presents a fearful void. 3 Yet, holy Father, wild despair Chase from my labouring breast ; Thy grace it is which prompts the prayer, That grace can do the rest. 4 My life's brief remnant all be thine ; And when thy sure decree Bids me this fleeting breath resign, O speed my soul to thee. EPIPHANY, HYMN 52. S. M. Isaiah lii. 7—10. TTOW beauteous are their feet -1-1- Who stand on Sion's hill ; Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal. 2 How charming is their voice ; How sweet their tidings are : " Sion, behold thy Saviour King, Fie reigns and triumphs here." 3 Flow happy are our ears That hear this joyful sound, Which kings and prophets waited for And sought, but never found. 4 How blessed are our eyes That see this heavenly light : Prophets and kings desired it long, But died without the sight. 5 The watchmen join their voice And tuneful notes employ ; — HYMNS 53, 54. Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, And deserts learn the joy. 6 The Lord makes bare his arm Through all the earth abroad : Let every nation now behold Their Saviour and their God. HYMN 53. II. 5. Isaiah lx. &c. "D ISE, crown'd with light, imperial Salem, rise ; -■-*' Exalt thy towering head and lift thine eyes : See heaven its sparkling portals wide display, And break upon thee in a flood of day. 2 See a long race thy spacious courts adorn, See future sons, and daughters yet unborn, In crowding ranks on every side arise, Demanding life, impatient for the skies. 3 See barbarous nations at thy gates attend, Walk in thy light, and in thy temple bend : See thy bright altars throng'd with prostrate kings, While every land its joyous tribute brings. 4 The seas shall waste, the skies to smoke decay, Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away : But fix'd his word, his saving power remains ; Thy realm shall last, thy own Messiah reigns. HYMN 54. II. 6. Psalm lxxii. XT AIL to the Lord's Anointed, -*"*- Great David's greater Son , Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun ! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free, To take away transgression, And rule in equity. *Z He comes with succour speedy, To those who suffer wrong, - _ HYMN 55. To help the poor and needy, And bid the weak be strong ; To give them songs for sighing, Their darkness turn to light, Whose souls, condemn'd and dying, Were precious in his sight. 3 He shall descend like showers Upon the fruitful earth ; And love and joy, like flowers, Spring in his path to birth : Before him, on the mountains, Shall peace, the herald, go ; And righteousness, in fountains, From hill to valley flow. 4 To him shall prayer unceasing, And daily vows, ascend ; His kingdom still increasing, A kingdom without end : The tide of time shall never His covenant remove ; His Name shall stand for ever: That Name to us is Love. HYMN 55. C. M. Isaiah ii. 2—5. ^"VER mountain tops the mount of God ^ In latter days shall rise, Above the summits of the hills, And draw the wondering eyes. 2 To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues, shall flow; Up to the mount of God, they'll say, And to his house we'll go. 3 The beams that shine from Sion's hill Shall lighten every land ; The King who reigns in Salem's towers Shall all the world command. "" ' 166 " HYMN 56. 4 Among the nations he shall judge, His judgments truth shall guide ; His sceptre shall protect the just, And crush the sinner's pride. 5 For peaceful implements shall men Exchange their swords and spears ; Nor shall they study war again Throughout those happy years. 6 Come, O ye house of Jacob! come To worship at his shrine ; And, walking in the light of God, With holy graces shine. LENT. HYMN 56. III. 1. Litany. C AVIOUR, when in dust, to thee, ^ Low we bow th' adoring knee ; When, repentant, to the skies Scarce we lift our streaming eyes ; O, by all thy pains and woe, Suffer'd once for man below, Bending from thy throne on high, Hear our solemn litany. 2 By thy birth and early years, By thy human griefs and fears, By thy fasting and distress In the lonely wilderness : By thy victory in the hour Of the subtle tempter's power ; Jesus, look with pitying eye ; Hear our solemn litany. 3 By thine hour of dark despair, By thine agony of prayer, By the purple robe of scorn, By thy wounds, thy crown of thorn, 167 HYMNS 57, 58. M- By thy cross, thy pangs and cries, By thy perfect sacrifice ; Jesus, look with pitying eye ; Hear our solemn litany. By thy deep expiring groan, By the seaPd sepulchral stone, By thy triumph o'er the grave, By thy power from death to save ; Mighty God, ascended Lord, To thy throne in heaven restored, Prince and Saviour, hear our cry, Hear our solemn litany. HYMN 57. L. M. Y God, permit me not to be A stranger to myself and thee : Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, Forgetful of my highest love. 2 Why should my passions mix with earth, And thus debase my heavenly birth ? Why should I cleave to things below, And all my purest joys forego ? 3 Call me away from flesh and sense ; Thy grace, O Lord, can draw me thence : I would obey the voice divine, And all inferior joys resign. HYMN 58. C. M. A LAS, what hourly dangers rise, ■^*" What snares beset my way ; To heaven, O let me lift mine eyes, And hourly watch and pray. 2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain, And melt in flowing tears : My wealc resistance, ah, how vain ; How strong my foes and fears. 3 O gracious God, in whom I live, My feeble efforts aid ; T68 HYMN 59. Help me to watch, and pray, and strive, Though trembling and afraid. 4 Increase my faith, increase my hope, When foes and fears prevail ; And bear my fainting spirit up, Or soon my strength will fail. 5 Whene'er temptations fright my heart, Or lure my feet aside, My God, thy powerful aid impart, My guardian and my guide. 6 O keep me in thy heavenly way, And bid the tempter flee ; And let me never, never stray From happiness and thee. HYMN 59. C. M. TTOW oft, alas ! this wretched heart -*--*- Has wander' d from the Lord : How oft my roving thoughts depart, Forgetful of his word, 2 Yet sovereign 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 forgive, And bid my crimes remove ? And shall a pardon'd rebel live To speak thy wondrous love ? 4 Almighty grace, thy healing power, How glorious, how divine ; That can to life and bliss restore So vile a heart as mine. 5 Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet, Dear Saviour, I adore : O keep me at thy sacred feet, And let me rove no more. f69"~ II HYMNS 60, 61. HYMN 60. L. M. f\ THOU, to whose all searching- sight ^ The darkness shineth as the light, Search, prove my heart ; it looks to thee, O burst its bonds, and set it free. 2 Wash out its stains, remove its dross, Bind my affections to the cross ; Hallow each thought, let all within Be clean, as thou, my Lord, art clean. 3 If in this darksome wild I stray, Be thou my light, be thou my way ; No foes, no violence I fear, No harm, while thou, my God, art near. 4 When rising floods my soul o'erflow, When sinks my heart in waves of wo, Jesus, thy timely aid impart, And raise my head, and cheer my heart. 5 Saviour, where'er thy steps I see, Dauntless, untired, I follow thee : O let thy hand support me still, And lead me to thy holy hill. (See Hymns on Repentance,') PASSION WEEK, AND GOOD FRIDAY. HYMN 61. III. 4. Isaiah lxiii. 1—4. "TT^HO is this that comes from Edom, * * All his raiment stain'd with blood, To the captive speaking freedom, Bringing and bestowing good ; Glorious in the garb he wears, Glorious in the spoil he bears ? 2 'Tis the Saviour, now victorious, Travelling onward in his might; 'Tis the Saviour, O how glorious To his people is the sight ! 170 HYMNS 62, 65 Satan conquer'd, and the grave, Jesus now is strong to save. 3 Why that blood his raiment staining ? 'Tis the blood of many slain ; Of his foes there's none remaining, None, the contest to maintain : FalPn they are, no more to rise, All their glory prostrate lies. 4 Mighty Victor '.reign for ever, Wear the crown so dearly won ; Never shall thy people, never, Cease to sing what thou hast done : Thou hast fought thy people's foes ; Thou hast healed thy people's woes. HYMN 62. L. M. "1XTHEN I survey the wondrous cross, * * On which the Prince of Glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ my God : All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to thy blood. 3 See '.from his head, his hands, his feet, * Sorrow and love flow mingled down : Did e'er such love and sorrow meet ? Or thorns compose a Saviour's crown? 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a tribute far too small ; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my life, my soul, my all. HYMN 63. C. M. "OEHOLD the Saviour of mankind •^ Nail'd to the shameful tree ; How vast the love that him inclined To bleed and die for me ! --- ■ HYMN 64. 2 Hark, how he groans ! while nature shakes, And earth's strong pillars bend ; The temple's vail in sunder breaks, The solid marbles rend. 3 'Tis done ! the precious ransom's paid ; " Receive my soul !" he cries : See where he bows his sacred head ! He bows his head and dies. 4 But soon he'll break death's envious chain, And in full glory shine ; 0 Lamb of God, was ever pain, Was ever love, like thine 1 HYMN 64. C. M. lUFY Saviour hanging on the tree, *^-L In agonies and blood, Methought once turn'd his eyes on me, As near his cross I stood. 2 Sure, never till my latest breath Can I forget that look ; It seem'd to charge me with his death, Though not a word he spoke. 3 My conscience felt and own'd the guilt, And plunged me in despair ; 1 saw my sins his blood had spilt, And help'd to nail him there. 4 Alas ! I knew not what I did ; But now my tears are vain : Where shall my trembling soul be hid ? For I the Lord have slain. 5 A second look he gave, which said, I freely all forgive ; This blood is for thy ransom paid, - I die that thou may'st live. 6 Thus, while his death my sin displays In all its blackest hue — _ — - HYMNS 65, 66. Such is the mystery of grace — It seals my pardon too. HYMN 65. CM, T^ROM whence these direful omens round, -*- Which heaven and earth amaze ? Wherefore do earthquakes cleave the ground ? Why hides the sun his rays ? 2 VvTell may the earth astonish' d shake, And nature sympathize ; The sun as darkest night be black : Their Maker, Jesus, dies ! 3 Behold, fast streaming from the tree, His all-atoning blood ! Is this the Infinite ? 'tis He, My Saviour and my God ! 4 For me these pangs hie soul assail, For me this death is borne ; My sins gave sharpness to the nail, And pointed every thorn. 5 Let sin no more my soul enslave, Break, Lord, its tyrant chain ; O save me, whom thou cam'st to save, Nor bleed, nor die in vain. HYMN 66. L. M. St. John xix. 30. 'npiS finish'd ; so the Saviour cried, -*- And meekly bow'd his head and died ■ 'Tis finish'd : yes, the work is done, The battle fought, the victory won. 2 'Tis finish'd : all that heaven decreed, And all the ancient prophets said, Is now fulfilled, as long design'd, In me, the Saviour of mankind. 3 'Tis finish'd : Aaron now no more Must stain his robes with purple gore : HYMN 67. The sacred vail 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 he redeem'd from death, By this, my last expiring "breath. 5 'Tis finish'd : heaven is reconciled, 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 through ail the nations round : 'Tis finish'd: let the echo fly Through heaven and hell, through earth and sky HYMN 67. L. M For the Jews. TTIGH on the bending willows hung, -"■ Israel, still sleeps the tuneful string ? Still mute remains the sullen tongue, And Sion's song denies to sing ? 2 Awake ! thy loudest raptures raise, Let harp and voice unite their strains : Thy promised King his sceptre sways ; Behold, thy own Messiah reigns. 3 By foreign streams no longer roam, And, weeping, think on Jordan's flood ; In every clime behold a home, In every temple see thy God. 4 No taunting foes the song require ; No strangers mock thy captive chain ; Thy friends provoke the silent lyre, And brethren ask the holy strain. 5 Then why, on bending willows hung, Israel, still sleeps the tuneful string? Why mute remains the sullen tongue, And Sion's song delays to sing ? 1~74 HYMNS 68, 69. EASTER. HYMN OS. C. M. 1 Cor. v. 8. Rom. vi. 9— 11. QUINCE Christ, our Passover, is slain, ^ A sacrifice for all, Let all, with thankful hearts, agree To keep the festival : 2 Not with the leaven, as of old, Of sin and malice fed ; But with unfeign'd sincerity, And truth's unleaven'd bread. 3 Christ, being raised by power divine, And rescued from the grave, Shall die no more ; death shall on him No more dominion have. 4 For that he died, 'twas for our sins He once vouchsafed to die ; But that he lives, he lives to God For all eternity. 5 So count yourselves as dead to sin, But graciously restored, And made, henceforth, alive to God, Through Jesus Christ our Lord. HYMN 69. III. 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 victory won : Jesus' agony is o'er, Darkness veils the earth no more. 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Christ has burst the gates of hell; h in vain forbids him rise, Ihrist hath open'd paradise. HYMNS 70, 71. 4 Soar we now where Christ hath led, Following our exalted Head; Made like him, like him we rise ; Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. HYMN 70. L. M. Col. iii. 1, 2. TrE faithful souls who Jesus know, -*- If risen indeed with him ye are, Superior to the joys below, His resurrection's power declare : 2 Your faith by holy tempers prove, By actions show your sins forgiven, And seek the glorious things above, And follow Christ, your Head, to heaven. 3 There your exalted Saviour see, Seated at God's right hand again, In all his Father's majesty, In everlasting power to reign. 4 To him continually aspire, Contending for your destined place, And emulate the angel choir, And only live to love and praise. HYMN 71. CM. 1 Cor. xv. 20—22. Col. iii. 1. ^IHRIST from the dead is raised, and made ^ The First Fruits of the tomb ; For, as by man came death, by man Did resurrection come. 2 For, as in Adam all mankind Did guilt and death derive ; So, by the righteousness of Christ, Shall all be made alive. 3 If then ye risen are with Christ, Seek only how to get The things which are above, where Christ At God's right hand is set. 176 HYMNS 72, 73. ASCENSION. HYMN 72. L. M. TTE dies, the Friend of sinners dies ; -*--*- Lo ! Salem's daughters weep around ; A solemn darkness veils the skies ; A sudden trembling shades the ground. 2 Ye saints, approach, the anguish view, Of him who groans beneath your load ; He gives his precious life for you, For you he sheds his precious blood. 3 Here's love and grief beyond degree, The Lord of Glory dies for men ; But lo ! what sudden joys we see, Jesus, the dead, revives again. 4 The rising God forsakes the tomb, Up to his Father's court he flies ; Cherubic legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the skies. 5 Break off^our tears, ye saints, and tell How high our great Deliverer reigns : Sing how he spoil' d the hosts of hell, And led the tyrant death in chains. 6 Say, Live for ever glorious King, Born to redeem, instruct, and save ! Then ask, O death, where is thy sting ? And where thy victory, O grave ? HYMN 73. h. M. r~\UR Lord is risen from the dead, ^ Our Jesus is gone up on high ; The powers of hell are captive led, Dragg'd to the portals of the sky. 2 There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay ; Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates, Ye everlasting doors, give way. 177 f2 HYMN 74. 3 Loose all your bars of massy light, And wide unfold the radiant scene; He claims those mansions as his right ; Receive the King of Glory in. 4 Who is the King of Glory, who ? The Lord that all Tcils foes o'ercame, The world, sin, death, and hell o'erthrew ; And Jesus is the conqueror's name. 5 Lo ! his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay, Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates, Ye everlasting doors, give way. 6 Who is the King of Glory, who ? The Lord of boundless power possess'd, The King of saints and angels too, God over all, for ever bless'd. WHITSUNDAY. HYMN 74. C. M. /^OME, Holy Ghost, Creator, come, ^ Inspire these souls of thine; Till every heart which thou hast made, Be filPd with grace divine. 2 Thou art the Comforter, the gift Of God, and fire of love ; The everlasting spring of joy, And unction from above. 3 Thy gifts aYe manifold, thou writ'st, God's law in each true heart ; The promise of the Father, thou Dost heavenly speech impart. 4 Enlighten our dark souls, till they Thy sacred love embrace ; Assist our minds, by nature frail, * With thy celestial grace. 5 Drive far from us the mortal foe, And give us peace within ; 178 HYMNS 75, 76. That, by thy guidance blest, we may Escape the snares of sin. 6 Teach us the Father to confess, And Son, from death revived, And thee, with both, O Holy Ghost, Who art from both derived. HYMN 75. C. M. pOME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, ^ With all thy quickening- powers ; Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 See, how we grovel here below, Fond of these earthly toys : Our souls, how heavily they go, To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our lifeless songs, In vain we strive to rise : Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers ; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. HYMN 76. C. M. TTE'S come, let every knee be bent, -LJ- All hearts new joy resume ; Sing, ye redeem'd, with one consent, The Comforter is come. 2 What greater gift, what greater love, Could God on man bestow ? Angels for this rejoice above, Let man rejoice below. 3 Hail, blessed Spirit! may each soul Thy sacred influence feel ; __ - HYMNS 77, 78. Do thou each sinful thought control, And fix our wavering zeal. 4 Thou to the conscience dost convey Those checks which we should know ; Thy motions point to us the way ; Thou giv'st us strength to go. TRINITY SUNDAY. HYMN 77. L. M. C\ HOLY, holy, holy, Lord, ^ Bright in thy deeds and in thy Name For ever be thy Name adored, Thy glories let the world proclaim. 2 O Jesus, Lamb once crucified To take our load of sins away, Thine be the hymn that rolls its tide Along the realms of upper day. 3 O Holy Spirit from above, In streams of light and glory given, Thou source of ecstasy and love, Thy praises ring through earth and heaven. 4 O GodTriune, to thee we owe Our every thought, our every song; And ever may thy praises flow From saint and seraph's burning tongue. HYMN 78. L. M. T^ATHER of all, whose love profound -*- A ransom for our souls hath found, Before thy throne we sinners bend ; To us thy pardoning love extend. 2 Almighty Son, incarnate Word, Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord, Before thy throne we sinners bend ; To us thy saving grace extend. 3 Eternal Spirit, by whose breath The soul is raised from sin and death, 180 HYMN 79. Before thy throne we sinners bend ; To us thy quickening power extend. Jehovah! Father, Spirit, Son, Mysterious Godhead, Three in one ! Before thy throne we sinners bend ; Grace, pardon, life, to us extend. HYMN 79. II. 4. ~\TTE give immortal praise * V To God the Father's love, For all our comforts here, And all our hopes above : He sent his own Eternal Son To die for sins That man had done. 2 To God the Son belongs Immortal glory too, Who saved us by his blood From everlasting wo : And now he lives, And now he reigns, And sees the fruit Of all his pains. 3 To God the Spirit, praise And endless worship give, Whose new-creating power Makes the dead sinner live : His work completes The great design, And fills the soul With joy divine. 4 Almighty God, to thee Be endless honours done ; The sacred Persons Three, The Godhead only One : 181 HYMNS 80, 81. Where reason fails With all her powers, There faith prevails, And love adores. FAST-DAY. HYMN 80. C. M. A LMIGHTY Lord, before thy throne "^" Thy mourning people bend: 'Tis on thy pardoning grace alone, Our prostrate hopes depend. 2 Dark judgments, from thy heavy hand, Thy dreadful power display ; Yet mercy spares our guilty land, And still we live to pray. 3 How changed, alas ! are truths divine, For error, guilt, and shame ; What impious numbers, bold in sin, Disgrace the Christian name. 4 O turn us, turn us, mighty Lord, Convert us by thy grace ; Then shall our hearts obey thy word, And see again thy face. 5 Then, should oppressing foes invade, We will not sink in fear ; Secure of all-sufficient aid, When God, our God, is near. HYMN 81. III. 3. THREAD Jehovah, God of nations, -^ From thy temple in the skies, Hear thy people's supplications. Now for their deliverance rise : 2 Lo ! with deep contrition turning, Humbly at thy feet we bend ; Hear us, fasting, praying, mourning, Hear us, spare us, and defend. 182 HYMNS 82, 83. j . ; 3 Though our sins, our hearts confounding, Long and loud for vengeance call, Thou hast mercy more abounding, Jesus' blood can cleanse them all. 4 Let that love veil our transgression, Let that blood our guilt efface : Save thy people from oppression, Save from spoil thy holy place. HYMN 82. L. M. Prayer and Hope of Victory. IVTOW may the God of grace and power -^ Attend his people's humble cry ; Defend them in the needful hour, And send deliverance from on high. 2 In his salvation is our hope; And, in the Name of Israel's God, Our troops shall lift their banners up, Our navies spread their flags abroad. 3 Some trust in horses train'd for war, And some of chariots make their boasts ; Our surest expectations are From thee, the Lord of heavenly hosts. 4 Then save us, Lord, from slavish fear, And let our trust be firm and strong, Till thy salvation shall appear, And hymns of peace conclude our song. THJXKSGIVIXG DAY. HYMN 83. PART I. III. 2. TDRAISE to God, immortal praise, -1- For the love that crowns our days ; Bounteous source of every joy, Let thy praise our tongues employ : All to thee, our God, we owe, Source whence all our blessings flow __ HYMN 83. 2 All the blessings of the fields, All the stores the garden yields, Flocks that whiten all the plain, Yellow sheaves of ripen'd grain : Lord, for these our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. 3 Clouds that drop their fattening dews, Suns that genial warmth diffuse, All the plenty summer pours, Autumn's rich o'erflowing stores : Lord, for these our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. 4 Peace, prosperity, and health, Private bliss and public wealth, Knowledge, with its gladdening streams, Pure religion's holier beams : Lord, for these our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. PART II. III. 2. 5 Yet, should rising whirlwinds tear From its stem the ripening ear; Though the sickening flock should fall, And the herd desert the stall : Still to thee our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. 6 Should thine alter'd hand restrain The early and the latter rain, Blast each opening bud of joy, And the rising year destroy : Still to thee our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. 7 Life and grace, whate'er our woe, Still to thee, our God, we owe ; Though of earthly hopes bereft, Yet our hope of heaven is left ; And for these our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. "184 HYMNS 84, 85. HYMN 84. CM. FOUNTAIN of mercy, God of love, ■*■ How rich thy bounties are : The rolling seasons, as they move, Proclaim thy constant care. 2 When in the bosom of the earth The sower hid the grain, Thy goodness mark'd its secret birth, And sent the early rain. 3 The spring's sweet influence, Lord, was thine, The plants in beauty grew ; Thou gav'st the summer's suns to shine, The mild refreshing dew. 4 These various mercies from above Matured the swelling grain ; A kindly harvest crowns thy love, And plenty fills the plain. 5 We own and bless thy gracious sway : Thy hand all nature hails ; Seed-time nor harvest, night nor day, Summer nor winter fails. HYMN 85. L. M. For Public Mercies and Deliverances. Q ALVATION doth to God belong, ^ His power and grace shall be our song; From him alone all mercies flow, His arm alone subdues the foe. 2 Then praise this God, who bows his ear Propitious to his people's prayer; And, though deliverance he may stay, Yet answers still in his own day. 3 O may this goodness lead our land, Still saved by thine Almighty hand, The tribute of its love to bring To thee, our Saviour, and our King : 185 n 2 HYMNS 86, 87. 4 Till every public temple raise A song of triumph to thy praise ; And every peaceful, private home, To thee a temple shall become. 5 Still be it our supreme delight To walk as in thy glorious sight, Still in thy precepts and thy fear, Till life's last hour, to persevere. VII. ORDINANCES AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS. BAPTISM OF INFANTS. HYMN 86. III. 3. SAVIOUR, who thy flock art feeding* ^ With the shepherd's kindest care, All the feeble gently leading, While the lambs thy bosom share ; 2 Now, these little ones receiving, Fold them in thy gracious arm; There, we know, thy word believing, Only there, secure from harm. 3 Never, from thy pasture roving, Let them be the Lion's prey ; Let thy tenderness, so loving, Keep them all life's dangerous way : 4 Then, within thy fold eternal, Let them find a resting place ; Feed in pastures ever vernal, Drink the rivers of thy grace. HYMN 87. S. M. HPHE gentle Saviour calls -*- Our children to his breast ; He folds them in his gracious arms, Himself declares them blest. "166 HYMNS 88, 89. 2 " Let them approach," he cries, 44 Nor scorn their humble claim ; The heirs of heaven are such as these, For such as these I came." 3 Gladly we bring- them, Lord, Devoting them to thee, Imploring that, as we are thine, Thine may our offspring be. BAPTISM OF ADULTS. HYMN 88. S.M. Eph. vi. 10-13. COLDIERS of Christ arise, ^ And put your armour on, Strong in the strength which God supplies Through his eternal Son. 2 Strong in the Lord of hosts, And in his mighty power, Who in the strength of Jesus trusts, Is more than conqueror. 3 Stand then in his great might, With all his strength endued ; And take, to arm you for the fight, The panoply of God. 4 That having all things done, And all your conflicts past, Ye may behold your victory won, And stand complete at last. CONFIRMATION. HYMN 89. L. M. f~\ HAPPY day, that stays my choice ^ On thee, my Saviour and my God : Well may this glowing heart rejoice, And tell thy goodness all abroad. O happy bond, that seals my vows, To him who merits all my love ; — — — . — - ■ i. i mi K— 187 HYMNS 90, 91. Let cheerful anthems fill his house, While to his sacred throne I move. 3 'Tis done, the great transaction's done ; Deign, gracious Lord, to make me thine Help me, through grace, to follow on, Glad to confess thy voice divine. 4 Here rest, my oft divided heart, Fix'd on thy God, thy Saviour, rest ; Who with the world would grieve to part, When call'd on angels' food to feast ? 5 High heaven, that heard the solemn vow, That vow renew'd shall daily hear, Till in life's latest hour I how, And bless in death a bond so dear. HYMN 90. C. M. "TX7ITNESS, ye men and angels ; now * * Before the Lord we speak; To him we make our solemn vow, A vow we dare not break : 2 That, long as life itself shall last, Ourselves to Christ we yield ; Nor from his cause will we depart, Or ever quit the field. 3 We trust not in our native strength, But on his grace rely, That, with returning wants, the Lord Will all our need supply. 4 Lord, guide our doubtful feet aright, And keep us in thy wa}rs ; And, while we turn our vows to prayers, Turn thou our prayers to praise. HYMN 91. C. M. YOUTH, when devoted to the Lord, Is pleasing in his eyes ; _ HYMN 92. A flower, though offer'd in the bud, Is no vain sacrifice. 2 'Tis easier far if we begin To fear the Lord betimes ; For sinners who grow old in sin, Are harden'd by their crimes. 3 It saves us from a thousand snares To mind religion young; Grace will preserve our following years, And make our virtues strong. 4 To thee, Almighty God, to thee Our hearts we now resign : 'Twill please us to look back and see That our whole lives were thine. HYMN 92. C. M. r^ IN the morn of life, when youth ^? With vital ardour glows, And shines in all the fairest charms That beauty can disclose ; 2 Deep in thy soul, before its powers Are yet by vice enslaved, Be thy Creator's glorious Name And character engraved : 3 Ere yet the shades of sorrow cloud The sunshine of thy days ; And cares and toils, in endless round, Encompass all thy ways ; 4 Ere yet thy heart the woes of age, With vain regret, deplore, And sadly muse on former joys, That now return no more. 5 True wisdom, early sought and gain'd In age will give thee rest : O then, improve the morn of life, To make its evening blest, fay HYMNS 93, 94. THE LORD'S SUPPER. HYMN 93. C. M. Rev. v. 9, 12, 13. npHOU, God, all glory, honour, power, "*■ Art worthy to receive ; Since all things by thy power were made, And by thy bounty live. 2 And worthy is the Lamb all power, Honour, and wealth, to gain, Glory and strength; who for our sins A sacrifice was slain. 3 All worthy thou, who hast redeem'd, And ransom'd us to God, From every nation, every coast, By thy most precious blood. 4 Blessing and honour, glory, power, By all in earth and heaven, To Him that sits upon the throne, And to the Lamb be given. HYMN 94. L. M. jl/TY God, and is thy table spread, ~^J- And does thy cup with love o'erflow ? Thither be all thy children led, And let them thy sweet mercies know. 2 Hail ! sacred feast, which Jesus makes, Rich banquet of his flesh and blood : Thrice happy he who here partakes That sacred stream, that heavenly food. 3 Why are its bounties all in vain Before unwilling hearts display'd ? Was not for you the victim slain ? Are you forbid the children's bread ? 4 O let thy table honour'd be, And furnish'd well with joyful guests: And may each soul salvation see, That here its holy pledges tastes. __ HYMNS 95, 96. 5 Drawn by thy quickening grace, O Lord, In countless numbers let them come ; And gather, from their Father's board, The bread that lives beyond the tomb. 6 Nor let thy spreading Gospel rest, Till through the world thy truth has run ; Till with this bread all men be blest, Who see the light, or feel the sun. HYMN 95. C. M. A ND are we now brought near to God, ■"■ Who once at distance stood 1 And, to effect this glorious change, Did Jesus shed his blood ? 2 O for a song of ardent praise, To bear our souls above : What should allay our lively hope, Or damp our flaming love. 3 Then let us join the heavenly choirs, To praise our heavenly King : O may that love which spread this board, Inspire us while we sing : 4 Glory to God in highest strains, And to the earth be peace ; Good-will from heaven to men is come, And let it never cease. HYMN 96. L. M. rpO Jesus, our exalted Lord, -^ That Name in heaven and earth adored, Fain would our hearts and voices raise A cheerful song of sacred praise. 2 But all the notes which mortals know, Are weak, and languishing, and low; Far, far above our humble songs, The theme demands immortal tongues. __ HYMN 97. 3 Yet whilst around his board we meet, And worship at his sacred feet, O let our warm affections move, In glad returns of grateful love. 4 Yes, Lord, we love and we adore, But long to know and love thee more ; And, whilst we taste the bread and wine, Desire to feed on joys divine. 5 Let faith our feeble senses aid, To see thy wondrous love display'd ; Thy broken flesh, thy bleeding veins, Thy dreadful agonizing pains. 6 Let humble, penitential woe, With painful, pleasing anguish flow ; And thy forgiving love impart Life, hope, and joy to every heart. ORDINATION, OR INSTITUTION OF MINISTERS. HYMN 97. L. M. St. Matt. x. f^ O forth, ye heralds, in my Name, **-* Sweetly the Gospel trumpet sound ; The glorious jubilee proclaim, Where'er the human race is found. 2 The joyful news to all impart, And teach them where salvation lies ; With care bind up the broken heart, And wipe the tears from weeping eyes. 3 Be wise as serpents, where you go, But harmless as the peaceful clove ; And let your heaven-taught conduct show That ye're commission'd from above. 4 Freely from me ye have received, Freely, in love, to others give ; Thus shall your doctrines be believed, And, by your labours, sinners live. 192 HYMNS 98, 99. HYMN 98. L. M. St. Mark xvi. 15, &c. and St. Matt, xxviii. 18, &c. " r^ O, preach my Gospel," saith the Lord, ^^ M Bid the whole earth my grace receive : Explain to them my sacred word, Bid them believe, obey, and live. 2 "I'll make my great commission known, And ye shall prove my Gospel true, By all the works that I have done, And all the wonders ye shall do. 3 " Go,heal the sick, go, raise the dead ; Go cast out devils in my Name ; Nor let my prophets be afraid, Though Greeks reproach, andJews blaspheme, 4 '•While thus ye follow my commands, I'm with you till the world shall end ; All power is trusted in my hands, I can destroy, and can defend." 5 He spake, and light shone round his head ; On a bright cloud to heaven he rode : They to the farthest nations spread The grace of their ascended God. HYMN 99. L. M. HP HE Saviour, when to heaven he rose, -*- In splendid triumph o'er his foes, Scatter'd his gifts on men below, And wide his royal bounties flow. 2 Hence sprang the Apostle's honour' d name, Sacred beyond heroic fame ; Hence dictates the Prophetic sage. And hence the Evangelic page. 3 In lower forms, to bless our eyes, Pastors from hence and Teachers rise ; Who, though with feebler rays they shine, Still mark a long extended line: "~ 193 13 I HYMN 100. 4 From Christ their varied gifts derive, And, fed by him, their graces Jive ; Whilst, guarded by his potent hand, Amidst the rage of hell they stand. 5 So shall the bright Succession run Through all the courses of the sun ; Whilst unborn churches, by their care, Shall rise and flourish large and fair. 6 Jesus, our Lord, their hearts shall know, The spring whence all these blessings flow ; Pastors and people shout his praise, Through the long round of endless days. HYMN 100. L. M. T^ATHER of mercies, bow thine ear, **- Attentive to our earnest prayer ; We plead for those who plead for thee, Successful pleaders may they be. 2 How great their work, how vast their charge ; Do thou their anxious souls enlarge : Their best acquirements are our gain ; We share the blessings they obtain. 3 Clothe, then, with energy divine, Their words, and let those words be thine ; To them thy sacred truth reveal, Suppress their fear, inflame their zeal. 4 Teach them to sow the precious seed, Teach them thy chosen flock to feed ; Teach them immortal souls to gain, Souls that will well reward their pain. 5 Let thronging multitudes around, Hear from their lips the joyful sound ; In humble strains thy grace implore, And feel thy new-creating power. 6 Let sinners break their massive chains, Distressed souls forget their pains ; HYMNS 101, 102. Let light through distant realms be spread, And Sion rear her drooping head. CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. HYMN 101. L. M. AND wilt thou, O Eternal God, On earth establish thine abode ? Then look propitious from thy throne, And take this temple for thine own. 2 These walls we to thine honour raise, Long may they echo in thy praise ; And thou, descending, fill the place With the rich tokens of thy grace. 3 Here may the great Redeemer reign, With all the graces of his train ; While power divine his word attends, To conquer foes and cheer his friends. 4 And in the last decisive day, When God the nations shall survey, May it before the world appear, Thousands were born for glory here. MISSIONS. HYMN 102. L. M. TESUS shall reign where'er the sun ** Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom spread from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 To him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown his head ; His Name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 3 People and realms, of every tongue, Dwell on his love with sweetest song; •And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his Name. Hiri HYMNS 103, 104. 4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns ; The prisoner leaps to burst his chains ; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 5 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. 6 Let every creature rise, and bring Peculiar honours to our King : Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen. HYMN 103. L. M. Psalm cxvii. T^ROM all that dwell below the skies, ■*■ Let the Creator's praise arise ; Jehovah's glorious Name be sung Through every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord, And truth eternal is thy Word : Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. HYMN 104. L. M. Q SPIRIT of the living God, ^^ In all thy plenitude of grace, Where'er the foot of man hath trod, Descend on our apostate race. 2 Give tongues of fire, and hearts of love, To preach the reconciling word ; Give power and unction from above, Where'er the joyful sound is heard. 3 Be darkness, at thy coming, light ; Confusion, order, in thy path ; Souls without strength inspire with might ; Bid mercy triumph over wrath. 196 HYMNS 105, 106. 4 Convert the nations ; far and nigh The triumphs of the cross record, The Name of Jesus glorify, Till every people call him Lord. HYMN 105. II. 1. For Missions to the new Settlements in the United States. TXT HEN, Lord, to this our western land, * ' Led by thy providential hand, Our wandering fathers came, Their ancient homes, their friends in youth, Sent forth the heralds of thy truth, To keep them in thy Name. 2 Then, through our solitary coast, The desert features soon were lost ; Thy temples there arose ; Our shores, as culture made them fair, Were hallo w'd by thy rites, by prayer, And blossom'd as the rose. 3 And O, may we repay this debt To regions solitary yet, Within our spreading land: There, brethren, from our common home, Still westward, like our fathers, roam ; Still guided by thy hand. 4 Saviour, we own this debt of love : O shed thy Spirit from above, To move each Christian breast ; Till heralds shall thy truth proclaim, And temples rise to fix thy Name, Through all our desert west. HYMN 106. C. M. Isaiah xxxv. 2. i^N Sion, and on Lebanon, ^ On Carmel's blooming height, On Sharon's fertile plains, once shone The glory, pure and bright: HYMN 107, 2 From thence, its mild and cheering ray Stream'd forth from land to land ; And empires now behold its day ; And still its beams expand. 3 Its brightest splendours, darting west, Our happy shores illume ; Our farther regions, once unblest, Now like a garden bloom : 4 But ah, our deserts deep and wild See not this heavenly light ; No sacred beams, no radiance mild, Dispel their dreary night. 5 Thou, who didst lighten Sion's hill, On Carmel who didst shine, Our deserts let thy glory fill, Thy excellence divine. 6 Like Lebanon, in towering pride, May all our forests smile ; And may our borders blossom wide, Like Sharon's fruitful soil. HYMN 107. II. 6. TJ^ROM Greenland's icy mountains, ■*• From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strewn ; _ HYMN 108. The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high ; Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ? Salvation, O, Salvation, The joyful sound proclaim, Till each remotest nation Has learnt Messiah's Name. 4 Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole : Till, o'er our ransom'd nature, The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign. HYMN 108. L. M. For the Jews. T^ISOWN'D of heaven, by man opprest, -*-^ Outcasts from Sion's hallow'd ground, Wherefore should Israel's sons, once blest, Still roam the scorning world around ? 2 Lord, visit thy forsaken race, Back to thy fold the wanderers bring, Teach them to seek thy slighted grace, And hail in Christ their promised King. 3 The veil of darkness rend in twain, Which hides their Shiloh's glorious light ; The sever'd olive branch again Firm to its parent stock unite. 4 Hail, glorious day, expected long ! When Jew and Greek one prayer shall pour, With eager feet one temple throng, With grateful praise one God adore. _ _ - HYMNS 109, 110. HYMN 109. IV. 1. Rev. xv. 3, 4. TXOW wondrous and great •*--*■ Thy works, God of praise ; How just, King of saints, And true, are thy ways : O who shall not fear thee, And honour thy Name : Thou only art holy, Thou only supreme. 2 To nations long dark Thy light shall be shown ; Their worship and vows Shall come to thy throne : Thy truth and thy judgments Shall spread all abroad, Till earth's every people Confess thee their God. FOR SUNDAY AND CHARITY SCHOOLS. HYMN 110. II. 4. CHILDREN AND CONGREGATION. Children. /"^ OME let our voices join ^ In one glad song of praise ; To God, the God of love, Our grateful hearts we raise : Congregation. To God alone your praise belongs ; His love demands your earliest songs. Children. Now we are taught to read The book of life divine ; Where our Redeemer's love, And brightest glories shine : __ . HYMN 111. Congregation. To God alone the praise is due, Who sends his word to us and you. Children. Within these hallow'd walls, Our wandering feet are brought ; Where prayer and praise ascend, And heavenly truths are taught : Congregation. To God alone your offerings bring ; Here in his church his praises sing. Children. For blessings such as these, Our gratitude receive ; Lord, here accept our hearts, 'Tis all that we can give : Congregation. Great God, accept their infant songs ; To thee alone their praise belongs. Both. Lord, bid this work of love Be crown'd with meet success ; May thousands yet unborn, This institution bless : Thus shall the praise resound to thee, Now, and through all eternity. HYMN 111. III. 1. Q_ LORY to the Father give, *~* God in whom we move and live ; Children's prayers he deigns to hear, Children's songs delight his ear. I Glory to the Son we brimr, Christ our Prophet, Priest, and King ; Children, raise your sweetest strain, To the Lamb, for he was slain. HYMNS 112, 113. 3 Glory to the Holy Ghost, He reclaims the sinner lost ; Children's minds may he inspire, Touch their tongues with holy fire. 4 Glory in the highest be To the blessed Trinity, For the Gospel from above, For the word that " God is love." HYMN 112. C. M. "TT7HEN Jesus left his heavenly throne, He chose an humble birth; Like us unhonour'd and unknown, He came to dwell on earth : 2 Like him, may we be found below, In wisdom's paths of peace ; Like him, in grace and knowledge grow, As years and strength increase. 3 Sweet were his words and kind his look, When mothers round him press'd ; Their infants in his arms he took, And on his bosom bless'd : 4 Safe from the world's alluring harms, Beneath his watchful eye, O, thus encircled in his arms, May we for ever lie. HYMN 113. L. M. T ORD, how delightful 'tis to see -" A whole assembly worship thee : At once they sing, at once they pray ; They hear of heaven, and learn the way. 2 I have been there, and still would go, 'Tis like a little heaven below; Not all that earth and sin can say, Shall tempt me to forget this day. __ HYMNS 114, 115. 3 O write upon my memory, Lord, The text and doctrine of thy word ; That I may break thy laws no more, But Jove thee better than before. 4 With thoughts of Christ and things divine, Fill up this sinful heart of mine ; That hoping pardon through his blood, I may lie down and wake with God. HYMN 114. C. M. 1\/TERCY, descending from above, ■^-*- In softest accents pleads ; O may each tender bosom move, When mercy intercedes. 2 Children our kind protection claim, And God will well approve, When infants learn to lisp his Name, And their Creator love. 3 Delightful work, young souls to win, And turn the rising race From the deceitful paths of sin, To seek their Saviour's face. 4 Almighty God, thine influence shed To aid this blest design ; The honour of thy Name be spread, And all the glory thine. CHARITABLE OCCASIONS. HYMN 115. CM. DLEST is the man whose softening heart •*~* Feels all another's pain ; To whom the supplicating eye Is never raised in vain : 2 Whose breast responds with generous warmth, A stranger's woe to feel ; Who weeps in pity o'er the wound He wants the power to heal. __ HYMNS 116, 117. 3 To gentle offices of love His feet are never slow ; He views, through mercy's melting eye, A brother in a foe. 4 To him protection shall be shown ; And mercy, from above, Descend on those who thus fulfil The Christian law of love. HYMN 116. C. M. "OICH are the joys which cannot die, -*--V With God laid up in store ; Treasures beyond the changing sky, Brighter than golden ore. 2 The seeds which piety and love Have scatter'd here below, In the fair fertile fields above To ample harvests grow. 3 The mite, my willing hands can give, At Jesus' feet I lay; Grace shall the humble gift receive, Abounding grace,repay. HYMN 117. III. 3. p ORD of life, all praise excelling, ■" Thou, in glory unconfined, Deign'st to make thy humble dwelling With the poor of humble mind. 2 As thy love, through all creation, Beams like thy diffusive light ; So the high and humble station Both are equal in thy sight. 3 Thus thy care, for all providing, Warm'd thy faithful prophet's tongue ; Who, the lot of all deciding, To thy chosen Isiael sung: HYMN 118. 4 When thy harvest yields thee pleasure, Thou the golden sheaf shalt bind; To the poor belongs the treasure Of the scatter'd ears behind. Chorus. These thy God ordains to bless, The widow and the fatherless. 5 When thine olive plants increasing Pour their plenty o'er thy plain, Grateful, thou shalt take the blessing, But not search the bough again. Chorus. These, &c. 6 When thy favour' d vintage flowing, Gladdens thine autumnal scene, Own the bounteous hand bestowing, But thy vines the poor shall glean. Chorus. These, &c. 7 Still we read thy word declaring Mercy, Lord, thine own decree ; Mercy, every sorrow sharing, Warms the heart resembling thee. 8 Still the orphan and the stranger, Still the widow owns thy care ; Screen'd by thee in every danger, Heard by thee in every prayer. Halleluj.'ih, Amen. TO BE USED AT SEA. HYMN 118. L. M. C^ OD of the seas, thine awful voice ^-* Bids all the rolling waves rejoice ; And one soft word of thy command Can sink them silent on the sand. 2 The smallest fish that swims the seas, Sportful, to thee a tribute pays ; And largest monsters of the deep, At thy command, or rage or sleep. 205 HYMNS 119, lao. 3 Thus is thy glorious power adored Among the watery nations, Lord : Yet men, who trace the dangerous waves, Forget the mighty God who saves. HYMN 119. IV. 5. Save, Lord, or we perish, St. Matt. viii. 25. "TTTHEN through the torn sail the wild tempest v is streaming, When o'er the dark wave the red lightning is gleaming, Nor hope lends a ray the poor seaman to cherish, We fly to our Maker: "Save, Lord, or we perish." 2 O Jesus, once rock'd on the breast of the billow, Aroused, by the shriek of despair, from thy pillow, Now seated in glory, the mariner cherish, Who cries in his anguish, " Save, Lord, or we perish." 3 And O ! when the whirlwind of passion is raging, When sin in our hearts its wild warfare is waging, Then send down thy Spirit, thy ransom'd to cherish, Rebuke the destroyer ; "Save, Lord, or we perish." HYMN 120. C. M. Which may be used at Sea or on Land. p ORD, for the just thou dost provide, -" Thou art their sure defence ; Eternal Wisdom is their guide, Their help, Omnipotence. 2 Though they through foreign lands should roam, And breathe the tainted air In burning climates, far from home, Yet thou, their God, art there. 206 ~~ HYMN 121. 3 Thy goodness sweetens every soil, Makes every country please ; Thou on the snowy hills dost smile, And smoothest the rugged seas. 4 When waves on waves, to heaven uprear'd, Defied the pilot's art ; When terror in each face appear'd, And sorrow in each heart; 5 To thee I raised my humble prayer, To snatch me from the grave : I found thine ear not slow to hear, Nor short thine arm to save. 6 Thou gavest the word, the winds did cease, The storms obey'd thy will, The raging sea was husn'd in peace, And every wave was still. 7 For this, my life, in every state, A life of praise shall be ; And death, when death shall be my fate, Shall join my soul to thee. FOR THE SICK. HYMN 121. L. M, TX7HEN dangers, woes, or death are nigh, * * Past mercies teach me where to fly : Thine arm, Almighty God, can aid, When sickness grieves, and pains invade. 2 To all the various helps of art Kindly thy healing power impart ; Bethesda's bath refused to save, Unless an angel bless'd the wave. 3 All med'cines act by thy decree, Receive commission all from thee ; And not a plant which spreads the plains, But teems with health, when heaven ordains. 4 Clay and Siloam's pool, we find, At heaven's command restored the blind ; HYMN 122. And Jordan's waters hence were seen To wash a Syrian leper clean. 5 But grant me nobler favours still, Grant me to know and do thy will ; Purge my foul soul from every stain, And save me from eternal pain. 6 Can such a wretch for pardon sue ? My crimes, my crimes arise in view, Arrest my trembling tongue in prayer, And pour the horrors of despair. 7 But thou, regard my contrite sighs, My tortured breast, my streaming eyes ; To me thy boundless love extend, My God, my Father, and my Friend. 8 These lovely names I ne'er could plead, Had not thy Son vouchsafed to bleed ; His blood procures our fallen race Admittance to the throne of grace. 9 When sin has shot its poison'd dart, And conscious guilt corrodes the heart, His blood is all-sufficient found To draw the shaft and heal the wound. 10 What arrows pierce so deep as sin? What venom gives such pain within ? Thou great Physician of the soul, Rebuke my pangs, and make me whole. 11 O, if I trust thy sovereign skill, And bow submissive to thy will, Sickness and death shall both agree To bring me, Lord, at last to thee. HYMN 122. C. M. On Recovery from Sickness, "TTTHEN we are raised from deep distress, * * Our God deserves our song ; We take the pattern of our praise From Hezekiah's tongue. ~~m 208 HYMN 123. 3 The gutes of the devouring grave Are open'd wide in vain, If he that holds the keys of death, Command them fast again. 3 When he but speaks the healing word, Then no d'sease withstands ; Fevers and plagues obey the Lord, And fly, as he commands. 4 If half the strings of life should break, He can our frame restore, And cast our sins behind his back, And they are found no more. 5 To him I cried, "Thy servant save, Thou ever good and just ; Thy power can rescue from the grave, Thy power is all my trust " 6 He heard, and saved my soul from death, And dried my falling tears ; Now to his praise I'll spend my breath, Through my remaining yean:. HYMN 123. L. M On the same, ~|\yTY God, since thou hast raised me up, 1V± Thee I'll extol with thankful voice ; Restored by thine Almighty power, With fear before thee I'll rejoice. 2 With troubles worn, with pain oppresst, To thee I cried, and thou didst save ; Thou didst support my sinking hopes, My life didst rescue from the grave. 3 Wherefore, ye saints, rejoice with me, With me sing praises to the Lord; Call all his goodness to your mind, And all his faithfulness record. 4 His anger is but short : his love, Which is our life, hath certain stay ; 209 14 TS HYMNS 124, 125. Grief may continue for a night, But joy returns with rising day. 5 Then, what I vow'd in my distress, In happier hours I now will give, And strive that in my grateful verse, His praises may for ever live. 6 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The blest and undivided Three ; The One sole giver of all life, Glory and praise for ever be. FUNERALS. HYMN 124. C. M. TTEAR what the voice from heaven declares ■*-*- To those in Christ who die : Released from all their earthly cares, They'll reign with him on high. 2 Then why lament departed friends, Or shake at death's alarms ? Death's but the servant Jesus sends To call us to his arms. 3 If sin be pardon'd, we're secure, Death hath no sting beside ; The law gave sin its strength and power ; But Christ, our ransom, died. 4 The graves of all his saints he bless'd, When in the grave he lay ; And, rising thence, their hopes he raised To everlasting day. 5 Then, joyfully, while life we have, To Christ, our life, we'll sing, Where is thy victory, O grave ? And where, O death, thy sting? HYMN 125. C. M. "TTTHEN those we love are snatch'd away *^ By death's resistless hand, _ HYMN 126. Our hearts the mournful tribute pay- That friendship must demand. 2 While pity prompts the rising sigh, With awful power imprest ; May this dread truth, " I too must die," Sink deep in every breast. 3 Let this vain world allure no more ; Behold the opening tomb ; It bids us use the present hour, To-morrow death may come. 4 The voice of this instructive scene May every heart obey : Nor be the faithful warning vain Which calls to watch and pray. 5 O let us to that Saviour fly, Whose arm alone can save : Then shall our hopes ascend on high, And triumph o'er the grave. HYMN 120. C. M. Death of a Young Person. TTOW short the race our friend has run, ""-■*■ Cut down in all his bloom : The course but yesterday begun Now finish'd in the tomb. 2 Thou joyous youth, hence learn how soon Thy years may end their flight : Long, long before life's brilliant noon May come death's gloomy night. 3 To serve thy God no longer wait, To-day his voice regard ; To-morrow, mercy's open gate May be for ever barr'd. 4 And thus the Lord reveals his grace, Thy youthful love to gain: The soul that early seeks my face Shall never seek in vain. 211 " HYMNS 127, 128. HYMN 127. L. M. Death of an Infant. A S the sweet flower that scents the morn, -^- But withers in the rising day ; Thus lovely was this infant's dawn, Thus swiftly fled its life away. It died ere its expanding- soul Had ever burnt with wrrong desires, Had ever spurn'd at heaven's control, Or ever quench'd its sacred fires. It died to sin, it died to cares, But for a moment felt the rod : O mourner such, the Lord declares, , Such are the children of our God. VIII. INVITATION AND WARNING. HYMN 128. III. 1. CINNERS, turn, why will ye die ? ^ God, your Maker, asks you why : God, who did your being give, Made you with himself to live : He the fatal cause demands, Asks the works of his own hands, Why, ye thankless creatures, why Will ye cross his love, and die ? 2 Sinners, turn, why will ye die ? God, your Saviour, asks you why : He, who did your souls retrieve, Died himself that ye might live. Will you let him die in vain ? Crucify your Lord again ? Why, ye ransom'd sinners, why Will ye slight his grace, and die ? 3 Sinners, turn, why will ye die ? God, the Spirit, asks you why : 212 HYMNS 129, 130. He, who all your lives hath strove, Woo'd you to embrace his love. Will ye not his grace receive 1 Will ye still refuse to live ? O, ye dying sinners, wh}^, Why will ye for ever die ? HYMN 129. III. 1. ETASTEN, sinner, to be wise ; -*--*- Stay not for the morrow's sun : Wisdom, if you still despise, Harder is it to be won. 2 Hasten, mercy to implore ; Stay not for the morrow's sun ; Lest thy season should be o'er, Ere this evening's stage be run. 3 Hasten, sinner, to return ; Stay not for the morrow's sun ; Lest thy lamp should cease to burn, Ere salvation's work is done. 4 Hasten, sinner, to be blest ; Stay not for the morrow's sun ; Lest perdition thee arrest, Ere the morrow is begun. HYMN 130. II. 3. T3EACE, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan -*- Hath taught each scene the note of woe ; Cease thy complaint, suppress thy groan, And let thy tears forget to flow : Behold, the precious balm is found, To lull thy pain, and heal thy wound. Come, freely come, by sin opprest, On Jesus cast thy weighty load ; In him thy refuge find, thy rest, Safe in the mercy of thy God : Thy God's thy Saviour, glorious word ; O hear, believe, and bless the Lord. 218 " HYMNS 131, 132. HYxMN 131. S. M. Rev. xxii. 17, 20. n^HE Spirit, in our hearts, -*- Is whispering, sinner, Come: The Bride, the Church of Christ, proclaims To all his children, Come. 2 Let him that heareth say To all about him, Come : Let him that thirsts for righteousness, To Christ, the fountain, come. 3 Yes, whosoever will, O let him freely come, And freely drink the stream of life « 'Tis Jesus bids him come. 4 Lo, Jesus, who invites, Declares, I quickly come. Lord ! even so ; I wait thy hour ; Jesus, my Saviour, come. HYMN 132. C. M. TTE humble souls, approach your God ■*• With songs of sacred praise; For he is good, supremely good, And kind are all his ways. 2 All nature owns his guardian care, In him we live and move ; But nobler benefits declare The wonders of his love. 3 He gave his Son, his only Son, To ransom rebel worms ; '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 safe defence, a peaceful home, When storms of trouble rise. 214 HYMN 133. 5 Thine eye beholds, with kind regard, The souls who trust in thee ; Their humble hope thou wilt reward With bliss divinely free. G Great God, to thy almighty love, What honours shall we raise ! Not all th' angelic songs above Can render equal praise. IX. CHRISTIAN DUTIES AND AFFECTIONS. PRAYER. HYMN 133. CM. A PPROACH, my soul, the mercy-seat, •^■*- Where Jesus answers prayer ; There humbly fall before his feet, For none can perish there. 2 Thy promise is my only plea, With this I venture nigh ; Thou callest burden'd souls to thee, And such, O Lord, am I. 3 Bow'd down beneath a load of sin, By Satan sorely press'd, By war without, and fear within, I come to thee for rest. 4 Be thou my shield and hiding-place ; That, shelter'd near thy side, I may my fierce accuser face, And tell him, Thou hast died. 5 Oh, wondrous love, to bleed and die. To bear the cross and shame, That guilty sinners, such as I, Might plead thy gracious Name. 215 ~ HYMNS 134, 135. HYMN 134. C. M. 13RAYER is the soul's sincere desire, -*- Utter'd or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer, the subiimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, The watch-word at the gates of death ; Jie enters heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways ; While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, "Behold, he prays !" 6 In prayer, on earth, the saints are one, They're one in word and mind, When with the Father and the Son Sweet fellowship they find. 7 O Thou, by whom we come to God, The Life, the Truth, the Way, The path of prayer thyself hast trod ; Lord, teach us how to pray. REPENTANCE. HYMN 135. L. M. f~\ THOU that hear'st when sinners cry, ^-^ Though all my crimes before thee lie, Behold them not with angry look, But blot their memory from thy book. 216 HYMN 136. 2 Create my nature pure within, And form my soul averse to sin : Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 3 I cannot live without thy light, Cast out and banish'd from thy sight : Thy holy joys, my God, restore, And guard me that I fall no more. 4 Though I have grieved thy Spirit, Lord, Thy help and comfort still afford ; And let a wretch come near thy throne, To plead the merits of thy Son. 5 A broken heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice I bring ; The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. 6 My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns thy dreadful sentence just ; Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, And save the soul 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 powers shall join to bless The Lord, my strength and righteousness. HYMN 136. L. M. CTAY, thou insulted Spirit, stay, ^ Though I have done thee such despite ; Nor cast the sinner quite away, Nor take thine everlasting flight. 2 Though I have most unfaithful been, And long in vain thy grace received ; 217 HYMNS 137, 138. Ten thousand times thy goodness seen, Ten thousand times thy goodness grieved; 3 Yet, oh, the mourning sinner spare, In honour of my great High Priest ; Nor in thy righteous anger swear, T' exclude me from thy people's rest. 4 My weary soul, O God, release ; Uphold me with thy gracious hand ; Guide me into thy perfect peace, And bring me to the promised land. HYMN 137. L. M. THAT my load of sin were gone, O that I could at last submit At Jesus' feet to lay it down, To lay my soul at Jesus' feet ! 2 Rest for my soul I long to find ; Saviour of all, if mine thou art, Give me thy meek and lowly mind, And stamp thine image on my heart, 3 Break off the yoke of inbred sin, And fully set my spirit free ; I cannot rest, till pure within, O Till I am wholly lost in thee. 4 Fain would I learn of thee, my God ; Thy light and easy burden prove, The cross, all stain'd with hallow'd blood, The labour of thy dying love. 5 I would, but thou must give the power, My heart from every sin release ; Bring near, bring near the joyful hour, And fill me with thy perfect peace. HYMN 138. C. M. Penitential Gratitude. T3ISE, O my soul, the hours review, -*-*- When, awed by guilt- and fear, HYMN 139. To heaven for grace thou durst not sue, And found no rescue here. 2 Thy tears are dried, thy griefs are fled, Dispelled each bitter care ; For heaven itself has lent its aid To save thee from despair. 3 Hear, then, O God, thy work fulfil, And, from thy mercy's throne, Vouchsafe me strength to do thy will, And to resist mine own : 4 So shall my soul each power employ Thy mercy to adore ; While heaven itself proclaims with joy, One pardoned sinner more. FAITH. HYMN 139. III. 2. T> OCK of Ages, cleft for me, -*-*' Let me hide myself in thee ; Let the water and the blood, From thy side, a healing flood, Be of sin the double cure, Save from wrath, and make me pure 2 Should my tears for ever flow, Should my zeal no languor know, This for sin could not atone, Thou must save, and thou alone ; In my hand no price I bring, Simply to thy cross I cling. 3 While I draw this fleeting breath, When mine eyelids close in death, When I rise to worlds unknown, And behold thee on thy throne, Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee. HYMNS 140, 141. HYMN 140. L. M. T^AITH is the Christian's evidence ■*■ Of things unseen by mortal eye ; It passes all the bounds of sense, And penetrates the inmost sky. 2 Things absent it can set in view, And bring far distant prospects home ; Events long past it can renew, And long foresee the things to come. 3 With strong persuasion, from afar The heavenly region it surveys, Embraces all the blessings there, And here enjoys the promises. 4 By faith a steady course we steer, Through ruffling storms and swelling seas, O'ercome the world, keep down our fear And still possess our souls in peace. 5 By faith we pass the vale of tears Safe and serene, though oft distress'd ; By faith, subdue the king of fears, And go rejoicing to our rest. HYMN 141. CM. Rom. viii. 31—34. (~\ LET triumphant faith dispel ^ The fears of guilt and woe : If God be for us, God the Lord, Who, who shall be our foe ? 2 He who his only Son gave up To death, that we might live, Shall he not all things freely grant, That boundless love can give? 3 Who now his people shall accuse ? 'Tis God hath justified : Who now his people shall condemn? The Lamb of God hath died. HYMNS 142, 143. 4 And He who died hath risen again, Triumphant from the grave : At God's right hand for us he pleads, Omnipotent to save. HYMN 142. C. ML Dead Faith. "PiELCJDED souls, that dream of heaven, -*-^ And make their empty boast Of inward joys, and sins forgiven, While they are slaves to lust. 2 Vain are our fancies, vain our flights, If faith be cold and dead ; None but a living power unites To Christ, the~living Head. 3 The faith which new creates the heait, And works by active love, "Will bid all sinful joys depart, And lift the thoughts above. 4 God from the curse has set us free, To make us pure within ; Nor did he send his Son to be The minister of sin. HYT\IN 143. III. 1. Christ our Refuge, TESUS, Saviour of my soul, ** Let me to thy bosom fly, While the waves of trouble 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 ; O 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 : _ HYMNS 144, 145. All my trust on thee is stay'd, All my hope from thee I bring ; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing. HYMN 144. IV. 4. TTOW firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, -*-*- Is laid for your faith in his excellent word ; What more can he say than to you he hath said, You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled: 2 Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismay'd, I, I am thy God, and wrill still give thee aid ; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 3 When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow ; For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 4 When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply ; The flame shall not hurt thee, I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 5 The soul that to Jesus hath fled for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes ; That soul, though all hell shall endeavour to shake, I'll never — no, never — no, never forsake. HOPE. HYMN 146. T3ISE, my soul, and stretch thy wings, -*-*' Thy better portion trace ; Rise, from transitory things, Towards heaven, thy destined place: Sun, and moon, and stars decay, Time shall soon this earth remove ; 222 — HYMNS 146, 147. Rise, my soul, and haste away To seats prepared above. 2 Cease, my soul, O cease to mourn, Press onward to the prize ; Soon thy Saviour will return, To take thee to the skies : There, is everlasting peace, Rest, enduring rest in heaven ; There, wTill sorrow ever cease, And crowns of joy be given. HYMN 146. III. 1. /CHILDREN of the heavenly King, ^ As we journey let us sing ; Sing the Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in his works and ways. 2 We are travelling home to God, In the way the fathers trod ; They are happy now, and we Soon their happiness shall see. 3 Banish'd once, by sin betray'd, Christ our advocate was made ; Pardon' d now, no more we roam, Christ conducts us to our home. 4 Lord, obediently we'll go, Gladly leaving all below ; Only thou our leader be, And we still will follow thee. HYMN 147. C. M. "XT7HEN I can read my title clear * * To mansions in the skies, I'll bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. 2 Should earth against my soul engage, And fiery darts be hurl'd, 223 ' HYMNS 148, 149. Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning- world. 3 Let cares like a wild deluge come, Let storms of sorrow fall ; So I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all: 4 There, anchor'd safe, my weary soul Shall find eternal rest ; Nor storms shall beat, nor billows roll Across my peaceful breast. JOY. HYMN 148. C. M. TOY is a fruit that will not grow ** In nature's barren soil ; All we can boast, till Christ we know, Is vanity and toil. 2 A bleeding Saviour, seen by faith, A sense of pardoning love, A hope that triumphs over death, Give joys like those above. 3 These are the joys which satisfy And purify the mind ; Which make the spirit mount on high, And leave the world behind. 4 No more, believer, mourn thy lot ; O thou who art the Lord's, Resign to those who know him not, Such joy as earth affords. HYMN 149. S. M. r^OME, ye that love the Lord, ^ And let your joys be known ; Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. 2 Let those refuse to sing That never knew our God, 224 HYMN 150. But children of the heavenly King May speak their joys abroad. 3 The God of heaven is ours, Our Father and our love ; His care shall guard life's fleeting hours, Then waft our souls above. 4 There shall we see his face, And never, never sin ; There, from the rivers of his grace, Drink endless pleasures in. 5 Yes, and before we rise To that immortal state, The thoughts of such amazing bliss Should constant joys create. 6 Children of grace have found Glory begun below : Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow. 7 The hill of Sion yields A thousand sacred sweets, Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets. 8 Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry ; We're travelling through Immanuel's ground, To fairer worlds on high. LOVE. HYMN 150. III. 3. [" ORD, with flowing heart I'd praise thee -^ For the bliss thy love bestows ; For the pardoning grace that saves me, And the peace that from it flows : Help, O God, my weak endeavour ; This dull soul to rapture raise : Thou must light the flame, or never Can my love be warm'd to praise. 225 f5 "~ HYMN 151. 2 Praise, my soul, the God that sought thee, Wretched wanderer, far astray ; Found thee lost, and kindly brought thee From the paths of death away ; Praise, with love's devoutest feeling, Him who saw thy guilt-born fear, And, the light of hope revealing, Bade the blood-stain'd cross appear. 3 Lord, this bosom's ardent feeling Vainly would my lips express : Low before thy footstool kneeling, Deign thy suppliant's prayer to bless f Let thy grace, my soul's chief treasure, Love's pure flame within me raise ; And, since words can never measure, Let my life show forth thy praise. HYMN 151. III. 1. J ORD, my God, I long to know, -^ Oft it causes anxious thought ; Do I love thee, Lord, or no ? Am I thine, or am I not ? 2 Could my heart so hard remain, Prayer a task and burden prove, Any duty give me pain, If I knew a Saviour's love? 3 When I turn mine eyes within, O how dark, and vain, and wild ! Prone to unbelief and sin, Can I deem myself thy child ? 4 Yet I mourn my stubborn will, Find my sin a grief and thrall : Should I grieve for what I feel, If I did not love at all? 5 Could I love thy saints to meet, Choose the ways I once abhorr'd, 1 2W " HYMN 152. Find at times the promise sweet, If I did not love thee, Lord ? 0 Saviour, let me love thee more, If I love at all, I pray; If I have not loved before, Help me to begin to-day. PRAISE. HYMN 152. HHHE God of Abraham praise, ■*■ Who reigns enthroned above ; Ancient, of everlasting days, And C4od of love ; Jehovah, Great I AM, By earth and heaven confess'd ; I bow, and bless the sacred Name For ever bless'd. 2 The God of Abraham praise, At whose supreme command From earth I rise, and seek the joys At his right hand : I all on earth forsake, Its wisdom, fame, and power; And Him my only portion make, My shield and tower. 3 He by himself hath sworn, I on his oath depend, I shall, on angel wings upborne, To heaven ascend : I shall behold his face, I shall his power adore, And sinq- the wonders of his crace For evermore. 4 There dwells the Lord, our King, The Lord, our righteousness, Triumphant o'er the world and sin. The Prince of Peace ; 2 HYMN 153. On Sion's sacred height His kingdom he maintains, And, glorious, with his saints in light, For ever reigns.' 5 The God who reigns on high The great archangels sing ; And, "Holy, holy, holy," cry, Almighty King, Who was, and is the same, And evermore shall be ; Jehovah, Father, Great I AM, We worship thee. 6 The whole triumphant host Give thanks to God on high ; "Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost," They ever cry : Hail, Abraham's God and mine, I join the heavenly lays ; All might and majesty are thine, And endless praise. HYMN 153. IV. 3. Psalm c. T)E joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth, -"-* O serve him with gladness and fear ; Exult in his presence with music and mirth, With love and devotion draw near. 2 For Jehovah is God, and Jehovah alone, Creator and ruler o'er all ; And we are his people, his sceptre we own ; His sheep, and we follow his call. 3 O enter his gates with thanksgiving" and song, Your vows in his temple proclaim ; His praise with melodious accordance prolong, And bless his adorable Name. 4 For good is the Lord, inexpressibly good, And we are the work of his hand ; 228 ' "~ HYMNS 154, 155. His mercy and truth from eternity stood, And shall to eternity stand. HYMN 154. L. M. Psalm c. "OEFORE Jehovah's awful throne, •*-* Ye nations, bow with sacred joy ; Knew that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and he destroy. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and form'd us men ; And when like wandering sheep we stray'd, He brought us to his fold again. 3 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 ? 4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heaven our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues. Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 5 Wide as the world is thy command, Yast as eternity thy love ; Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. HYMN 155. III. 1. Songs cf Praise. O ONGS of praise the angels sang ; ^ Heaven with hallelujahs rang, When Jehovah's work begun, When he spake and it was done. 2 Songs of praise awoke the morn, When the Prince of Peace was born ; Songs of praise arose, when he Captive led captivity. 229 ~~ HYMNS 156, 157 3 Heaven and earth must pass away , Songs of praise shall crown that day : God will make new heavens and earth : Songs of praise shall hail their birth. 4 And shall man alone be dumb, Till that glorious kingdom come ? No ; the Church delights to raise Psalms, and hymns, and songs of praise. 5 Saints below, with heart and voice, Still in songs of praise rejoice ; Learning here by faith and love, Songs of praise to sing above. 6 Borne upon their latest breath, Songs of praise shall conquer death ; Then, amidst eternal joy, Songs of praise their powers employ. CONTENTMENT. HYMN 156. C. M. "P ATHER, whate'er of earthly bliss Thy sovereign will denies, Accepted at thy throne, let this, My humble prayer, arise : 2 Give me a calm and thankful heart, From every murmur free ; The blessings of thy grace impart, And make me live to thee : 3 Let the sweet hope that thou art mine My life and death attend, Thy presence through my journey shine, And crown my journey's end. HYMN 157. L. M. T3E still, my heart, these anxious cares •*-* To thee are burdens, thorns, and snares ; They cast dishonour on thy Lord, And contradict his gracious word. 230 HYMN 158. 2 Brought safely by his hand thus far, Why wilt thou now give place to fear? How canst thou want if he provide, Or lose thy way with such a guide ? 3 When first before his mercy seat, Thou didst to him thy all commit ; He gave thee warrant from that hour, To trust his wisdom, love, and power. 4 Did ever trouble yet befall, And he refuse to hear thy call? And has he not his promise past, That thou shalt overcome at last ? 5 Though rough and thorny be the road, It leads thee home, apace, to God ; Then count thy present trials small, For heaven will make amends for all. IN AFFLICTION. HYMN 158. C. M. TTEAR, gracious God, my humble moan, "*--*• To thee I breathe my sighs ; "When will the mournful night be gone ? When shall my joys arise ? 2 Yet, though my soul in darkness mourns, Thy promise is my stay ; Here would I rest till light returns, Thy presence makes my day. 3 Come, Lord, and with celestial peace Relieve my aching heart ; O smile, and bid my sorrow cease, And all their gloom depart. 4 Then shall my drooping spirit rise, And bless thy healing rays, And change these deep complaining sighs For songs of sacred praise. 831 — - HYMNS 159, 160. HYMN 159. II. 3. Psalm xlii. A S, panting in the sultry beam, -^- The hart desires the cooling stream, So to thy presence, Lord, I flee, So longs my soul, O God, for thee ; Athirst to taste thy living grace, And see thy glory, face to face. 2 But rising griefs distress my soul, And tears on tears successive roll ; For many an evil voice is near, To chide my woe, and mock my fear; And silent memory weeps alone O'er hours of peace and gladness flown. 3 For I have walk'd the happy round That 'circles Zion's holy ground, And gladly swell'd the choral lays, That hymn'd my great Redeemer's praise, What time the hallow'd arches rung Responsive to the solemn song. 4 Ah, why, by passing clouds opprest, Should vexing thoughts distract thy breast? Turn, turn to Him, in every pain, Whom suppliants never sought in vain ; Thy strength, in joy's ecstatic day, Thy hope, when joy has pass'd away. HYMN 160. II. 3. A compassionate High Priest. Heb. iv. 15. "TTTHEN gathering clouds around I view, v* And days are dark, and friends are few, On Him I lean, who, not in vain, Experienced every human pain ; He feels my griefs, he sees my fears, And counts and treasures up my tears. 2 If aught should tempt my soul to stray From heavenly wisdom's narrow way, 232 ' " HYMN 161. To fly the good I would pursue, Or do the ill I would not do ; Still He, who felt temptation's power, Shall guard me in that dangerous hour. 3 When vexing thoughts within me rise, And, sore dismay'd, my spirit dies ; Then He, who once vouchsafed to bear The sickening anguish of despair, Shall sweetly soothe, shall gently dry The throbbing heart, the streaming eye. 4 When sorrowing o'er some stone I bend, Which covers all that was a friend, And from his voice, his hand, his smile, Divides me for a little while ; Thou, Saviour, seest the tears I shed, For thou did'st weep o'er Lazarus dead. 5 And, oh, when I have safely past Through every conflict but the last, Still, still unchanging, watch beside My bed of death, for Thou hast died; Then point to realms of endless day, And wipe the latest tear away. HYMN 161. L. M. Sanctified ^Jflicllon. T ORD, unafTlicted, undismay'd, -" In pleasure's path how long I stray'd: But thou hast made me feel thy rod, And turn'd my soul to thee, my God. 2 What though it pierced my fainting heart, I bless thy hand that caused the smart ; It taught my tears awhile to flow, But saved me from eternal woe. 3 O, hadst thou left me unchastised, Thy precepts I had still despised, And still the snare in secret laid, Had my unwary feet betray'd. 233 Tl HYMN 162. 4 I love thy chastenings, O my God, They fix my hopes on thy abode ; Where, in thy presence fully blest, Thy stricken saints for ever rest. DAILY DEVOTION. HYMN 162. II. 3. Daily Dependancc. "YTTHEN, streaming from the eastern skies, * * The morning light salutes mine eyes, O Sun of righteousness divine, On me with beams of mercy shine ; Chase the dark clouds of sin away, And turn my darkness into day. 2 When to heaven's great and glorious King My morning sacrifice I bring ; And, mourning o'er my guilt and shame, Ask mercy, Saviour, in thy Name ; My conscience sprinkle with thy blood, And be my advocate with God. 3 As every day thy mercy spares Will bring its trials and its cares, 0 Saviour, till my life shall end, Be thou my counsellor and friend : Teach me thy precepts, all divine, And be thy pure example mine. 4 When pain transfixes every part, Or languor settles at the heart ; When on my bed, diseased, oppress'd, 1 turn, and sigh, and long for rest ; O great Physician, see my grief, And grant thy servant sweet relief. 5 Should poverty's destructive blow Lay all my worldly comforts low ; And neither help nor hope appear, My steps to guide, my heart to cheer ; """ 234 ' HYMN 163. Lord, pity and supply my need, For thou, on earth, wast poor indeed. 6 Should Providence profusely pour Its varied blessings on my store ; O keep me from the ills that wait On such a seeming" prosperous state : From hurtful passions set me free, And humbly may I walk with thee. 7 When each day's scenes and labours close, And wearied nature seeks repose, With pardoning mercy richly bless'd, Guard me, my Saviour, while I rest : And, as each morning sun shall rise, O lead me onward to the skies. 8 And, at my life's last setting sun, My conflicts o'er, my labours done, Jesus, thy heavenly radiance shed, To cheer and bless my dying bed ; And, from death's gloom my spirit raise, To see thy face and sing thy praise. HYMN 163. L. M. I have set God always before me. Ps. xvi. 9. C2 AYIOUR, when night involves the skies, ^ My soul, adoring, turns to thee, Thee, self-abased in mortal guise, And wrapt in shades of death for me. 2 On thee my waking raptures dwell, When crimson gleams the east adorn, Thee, victor of the grave and hell, Thee, source of life's eternal morn. When noon her throne in light arrays, To thee, my soul triumphant springs ; Thee, throned in glory's endless blaze, Thee, Lord of lords, and King of kings. 235 HYMN 164. 4 O'er earth, when shades of evening steal, To death and thee my thoughts I give ; To death, whose power I soon must feel, To thee, with whom I trust to live. HYMN 164. L. M. Morning Hymn, A WAKE, my soul, and with the sun •*•*■ Thy daily course of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 Redeem thy mispent time that's past ; Live this day, as if 'twere thy last : To improve thy talents take due care; 'Gainst the great day thyself prepare. 3 Let all thy converse be sincere, Thy conscience as the noonday clear ; Think how th' all-seeing God, thy ways And all thy secret thoughts surveys. 4 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part ; Who all night long unwearied sing, Glory to thee, eternal King. 5 I wake, I wake, ye heavenly choir ; May your devotion me inspire ; That I like you my age may spend, Like you may on my God attend. G May I like you in God delight, Have all day long my God in sight ; Perform like you my Maker's will : Oh, may I never more do ill. 7 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept, And hast refreshed me whilst I slept : Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, I'm ay of endless life partake. 2i HYMN 165. 8 Lord, I my vows to thee renew ; Scatter my sins as morning- dew ; Guard my first spring- of thought and will, And with thyself my spirit fill. 9 Direct, control, suggest this day, All I design, or do, or say, That all my powers, with all their might, In thy sole glory may unite. 10 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, Praise him, all creatures here below : Praise him above, angelic host ; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. HYMN 105. L. M. Morning, A RISE, my soul, with rapture rise, -^- And, fill'd with love and fear, adore The awful Sovereign of the skies, Whose mercy lends me one day more. 2 And may this day, indulgent Power, Not idly pass, nor fruitless be ; But may each swiftly flying hour Still nearer bring my soul to Thee. 3 But can it be? that Power divine Is throned in light's unbounded blaze ; And countless worlds and angels join To swell the glorious song of praise. 4 And will He deign to lend an ear, When I, poor abject mortal, pray ! Yes, boundless goodness, He will hear, Nor cast the meane-st wretch away. 5 Then let me serve Thee all my days, And may my zeal with years increase : For pleasant, Lord, are all thy ways, And all thy paths are paths of peace. HYMNS 166, 167 HYMN 166. C. M. Morning. rpO Thee let my first ofFe rings 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 vouchsafed before ; Still may it lead, protect, supply, And I that hand adore. 3 If bliss thy Providence impart, For which, resign'd, I pray, Give me to feel a cheerful heart, And grateful homage pay. 4 Affliction should thy love intend, As vice or folly's cure, Patient to gain that gracious end, May I the means endure. 5 Be this and every future day Still wiser than the past; And when I all my life survey, May grace sustain at last. HYMN 167. III. 1. Morning. 1V[OW the shades of night are gone ; -^ Now the morning light is come ; Lord, may we be thine to-day ; Drive the shades of sin away. 2 Fill our souls with heavenly light, Banish doubt and clear our sight ; In thy service, Lord, to-day, May we labour, watch and pray. 3 Keep our haughty passions bound ; Save us from our foes around ; C4oing out and coming in, Keep us safe from every sin. HYMN 168. 4 When our work of life is past, O receive us then at last ; Night and sin will be no more, When we reach the heavenly shore. HYMN 108. L. M. likening Hymn. C^ LORY to thee, my God, this night, ^^ For all the blessings of the light : Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, Under thine own Almighty wings. 2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ills that I this day have done ; That with the world, myself, and Thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that so I may Triumphing rise at the last day. 4 O may my soul on thee repose, And with sweet sleep mine eyelids close : Sleep, that may me more vigorous make To serve my God, when I awake. 5 When in the night I sleepless lie, My soul with heavenly thoughts supply : Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, No powers of darkness me molest. 6 O, when shall I, in endless day, For ever chase dark sleep away, And hymns divine with angels sing, Glory to thee, eternal King. 7 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, Praise him, all creatures here below ; Praise him above, angelic host : Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, HYMNS 169, 170. HYMN 169. L. M. Evening. /^ REAT God, to thee my evening song ^* With humble gratitude I raise : 0 let thy mercy tune my tongue, And fill my heart with lively praise. 2 My days unclouded as they pass, And every onward rolling hour, Are monuments of wondrous grace, And witness to thy love and power. 3 And yet this thoughtless, wretched heart, Too oft regardless of thy love, Ungrateful, can from thee depart, And from the path of duty rove. 4 Seal my forgiveness in the blood Of Christ, my Lord ; his Name alone 1 plead for pardon, gracious God, And kind acceptance at thy throne. 5 With hope in him mine eyelids close, With sleep refresh my feeble frame ; Safe in thy care may I repose, And wake with praises to thy Name. HYMN 170. C. M. Evening. IVrOW from the altar of our hearts, -^ Let flames of love arise ; Assist us, Lord, to offer up Our evening sacrifice. 2 Minutes and mercies multiplied Have made up all this day ; Minutes came quick, but mercies were More swift, more free than they. 3 New time, new favours, and new joys, Do a new song require ; Till we shall praise Thee as we would, Accept our hearts1 desire. §4d "~ HYMNS in, 172, 173. HYMN 171. S. M. Evening, n^HE day is past and gone ; -*- The evening- shades appear: O may we all remember well The night of death draws near. 2 We lay our garments by, Upon our beds to rest ; So death shall soon disrobe us all Of what is here possest. 3 Lord, keep us safe this night, Secure from all our fears ; May angels guard us while we sleep, Till morning light appears. HYMN 172. III. 1 Psalm cxli. 2. COFTLY now the light of day ^ Fades upon my sight away ; Free from care, from labour free, Lord, I would commune with thee: 2 Thou, whose all-pervading eye Naught escapes, without, within, Pardon each infirmity, Open fault, and secret sin. 3 Soon, for me, the light of day Shall for ever pass away ; Then, from sin and sorrow iree, Take me, Lord, to dwell with thee : 4 Thou who, sinless, yet hast known All of man's infirmity ; Then, from thine eternal throne, Jesus, look with pitying eye. HYMN 173. IV. 2. Evening, 1 NSPIRER and hearer of prayer, ■*■ Thou shepherd and guardian of thine, 841 16 CT" HYMN 174. My all to thy covenant care, I, sleeping or waking, resign. 2 If thou art my shield and my sun, The night is no darkness to me ; And, fast as my minutes roll on, They bring me but nearer to thee. 3 A sovereign protector I have, Unseen, yet for ever at hand ; Unchangeably faithful to save, Almighty to rule and command. 4 His smiles and his comforts abound, His grace, as the dew, shall descend ; And walls of salvation surround The soul he delights to defend. X. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. HYMN 174. C. M. Renouncing the World. I ET worldly minds the world pursue, "■^ It has no charms for me ; Once I admired its follies too, But grace has set me free. 2 Those follies now no longer please, No more delight afford ; Far from my heart be joys like these, Now I have known the Lord. 3 As by the light of opening day The stars are all conceal'd, So earthly pleasures fade away When Jesus is reveal'd. 4 Creatures no more divide my choice, I bid them all depart ; His Name, and love, and gracious voice Shall fix my roving heart. HYMNS 175, 176. 5 Now, Lord, I would be thine alone, And wholly live to thee ; Yet worthless still myself I own, Thy worth is all my plea. HYMN 175. L. M. Not ashamed of Christ, TESUS, and shall it ever be, *^ A mortal man ashamed of thee : Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine through endless days ? 2 Ashamed of Jesus ! sooner far Let night disown each radiant star; 'Tis midnight with my soul, till he, Bright Morning Star, bid darkness flee. 3 Ashamed of Jesus ! O, as soon Let morning blush to own the sun ; He sheds the beams of light divine O'er this benighted s-oul of mine. 4 Ashamed 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 Ashamed of Jesus ! empty pride ; I'll boast a Saviour crucified ; And, O, may this my portion be, My Saviour not ashamed of me. HYMN 176. S. M. Prayer for Christian Graces, TESUS, my strength, my hope, On thee I cast my care, With humble confidence look up, And know thou hear'st my prayer : Give me on thee to wait, Till I can all things do ; On thee, Almighty to create, Almighty to renew. _ - HYMN 176. 2 I want a sober mind, A self-renouncing- will, That tramples down and casts behind The baits of pleasing ill : A soul inured to pain, To hardship, grief, and loss ; Ready to take up and sustain The consecrated cross. 3 I want a godly fear, A quick, discerning eye, That looks to thee when sin is near, And sees the tempter fly ; A spirit still prepared, And arm'd with jealous care, For ever standing- on its guard, And watching unto prayer. 4 I want a heart to pray, To pray and never cease, Never to murmur at thy stay, Or wish my sufferings less ; This blessing, above all, Always to pray I want, Out of the deep on thee to call, And never, never faint. 5 I want a true regard, A single, steady aim, Unmoved by threatening or reward, To thee and thy great Name ; A jealous, just concern For thine immortal praise ; A pure desire that all may learn And glorify thy grace. 6 I rest upon thy word, The promise is for me ; My succour and salvation, Lord, Shall surely come from thee : 274 HYMNS 177, 178. But let me still abide, Nor from my hope remove, Till thou my patient spirit guide Into thy perfect love. HYMN 177. III. 3. Prayer for Guidance. f^ UIDE me, O thou great Jehovah, ^^ Pilgrim through this barren land ; I am weak, but thou art mighty ; Hold me with thy powerful hand. 2 Open now the crystal fountains Whence the living waters flow; Let the fiery, cloudy pillar, Lead me all my journey through. 3 Feed me with the heavenly manna In this barren wilderness ; Be my sword, and shield, and banner; Be the Lord my righteousness. 4 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside ; Death of death, and hell's destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side. HYMN 178. L. M. Following the Example of Christ. TTTHENE'ER the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife, To Jesus let us lift our eyes, Bright pattern of the Christian life. 2 O how benevolent and kind, How mild, how ready to forgive : Be this the temper of oui mind, And these the rules b} which we live. 3 To do his heavenly Father's will Was his employment and delight; 245 HYMNS 179, 180. Humility and holy zeal Shone through his life divinely bright. 4 Dispensing good where'er he came, The labours of his life were love ; Then, if we bear the Saviour's name, By his example let us move. 5 But, ah, how blind, how weak we are, How frail, how apt to turn aside ; Lord, we depend upon thy care ; We ask thy Spirit for our guide. 6 Thy fair example may we trace, To teach us what we ought to be ; Make us, by thy transforming grace, O Saviour, daily more like thee. HYMN 179. S. M. Duties. A CHARGE to keep I have, ' -^- A God to glorify ; A never dying soul to save, And fit it for the sky : 2 From youth to hoary age, My calling to fulfil: O may it all my powers engage To do my Master's will. 3 Arm me with jealous care, As in thy sight to live, And O ! thy servant, Lord, prepare A strict account to give : 4 Help me to watch and pray, And on thyself rely ; Assured if I my trust betray, I shall for ever die. HYMN ISO. C. M. Forgetting those tilings which ore behind, fyc. Phil. iii. 13, 14 A WAKE, my soul, stretch every nerve, -^ And press with vigour on ; 2\l ~"~ HYMN 181. A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown. 2 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey ; Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way. 3 'Tis God's all-animating voice That calls thee from on high ; 'Tis his own hand presents the prize To thine uplifted eye. 4 Then wake, my soul, stretch every nerve, And press with vigour on ; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown. HYMN 181. C. M. Doubting. npHE Lord will happiness divine -*- 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 My best desires are faint and few, I fain would strive for more ; But when I cry, " My strength renew," Seem weaker than before. 4 I see thy saints with comfort fill'd, AY hen in thy house of prayer ; But still in bondage I am held, And find no comfort there. 5 O make this heart rejoice or ache ; Decide this doubt for me; And if it be not broken, break ; And heal it, if it be. ' 247 ' HYMNS 182, 183. HYMN 182. CM. Desires after renewed Holiness, r\ FOR a closer walk with God, ^ A calm and heavenly frame ; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb. 2 Where is the blessedness I knew, When first I saw the Lord ? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word ? 3 What peaceful hours I then enjoy'd ; How sweet their memory still : But now I feel 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. 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whatever 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. HYMN 183. III. 1. Trials. 'rpiS my happiness below, ■*• Not to live without the cross ; But the Saviour's power to know, Sanctifying every loss. 2 Trials must and will befall ; But with humble faith to see Love inscribed upon them all; This is happiness to me. _ HYMN 184. 3 Did I meet no trials here, No chastisement by the way, Might I not with reason fear I should be a cast-away ? 4 Trials make the promise sweet ; Trials give new life to prayer ; Bring me to my Saviour's feet, Lay me low, and keep me there. HYMN 181. C. M. Habitual Devotion, TTTHILE thee I seek, protecting Power, * Y Be my vain wishes still'd : And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be fiil'd. 2 Thy love the power of thought bestow'd, To thee my thoughts would soar: Thy mercy o'er my life has flow'd, That mercy I adore. 3 In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see : Each blessing to my soul more dear, Because conferrd by thee. 4 In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer. 5 When gladness wings my favour'd hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill ; Resign'd,when storms of sorrow lower, My soul shall meet thy will. 6 My lifted eye, without a tear, The rrathcring storm shall see ; My steadfast heart shall know no fear, That heart will rest on thee. _ HYMNS 185, 186. HYMN 185. Walking with, God, QINCE I've known a Saviour's Name, ^ And sin's strong fetters broke, Careful without care I am, Nor feel my easy yoke : Joyful now my faith to show, I find his service my reward, All the work I do below Is light, for such a Lord. 2 To the desert or the cell, Let others blindly fly, In this evil world I dwell, Nor fear its enmity ; Here I find a house of prayer, To which I inwardly retire ; Walking unconcern'd in care, And unconsumed in fire. 3 O that all the world might know Of living, Lord, to thee, Find their heaven begun below, And here thy goodness see ; Walk in all the works prepared By thee to exercise their grace, Till they gain their full reward, And see thee face to face. HYMN 186. L. M. Heaven seen by Faith, A S, when the weary traveller gains -*■*- The height of some commanding hill, His heart revives, if o'er the plains He sees his home, though distant still ; So, when the Christian pilgrim views By faith his mansion in the skies, The sight his fainting strength renews, And wings his speed to reach the prize, 250 HYMN 187. 3 The hope of heaven his spirit cheers; No more he grieves for sorrows past ; Nor any future conflict fears, So he may safe arrive at last. 4 O Lord, on thee our hopes we stay, To lead us on to thine abode ; Assured thy love will far o'erpay The hardest labours of the road. HYMN 187. IV. 4. I would not live ahvay. Job vii. 16. I" WOULD not live alway : I ask not to stay -*- Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way ; The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here, Are enough for life's woes, full enough for its cheer. 2 I would not live alway, thus fetter'd by sin, Temptation without, and corruption within : E'en the rapture of pardon is mingled with fears, And the cup of thanksgiving with penitent tears. 3 I would not live alway ; no, welcome the tomb, Since Jesus hath laid there, I dread not its gloom ; There, sweet be my rest, till he bid me arise To hail him in triumph descending the skies. 4 Who, who would live alway, away from his God ; Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains, And the noontide of glory eternally reigns : 5 Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, Their Saviour and brethren, transported to greet While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, And the smile of the Lord Is the f te soul. HYMNS 188, 189. XL DEATH. HYMN 188. C. M. Jobxiv. 1,2,5,6. T^EW are thy days, and full of woe, ■*• O man, of woman born : Thy doom is written, " Dust thou art, To dust thou shalt return." 2 Behold the emblem of thy state In flowers that bloom and die; Or in the shadow's fleeting form That mocks the gazer's eye. 3 Determined are the days that fly Successive o'er thy head ; The number'd hour is on the wing, That lays thee with the dead. 4 Great God, afflict not in thy wrath, The short allotted span, That bounds the few and weary days Of pilgrimage to man. HYMN 189. C. M. TJ ARK ! from the tombs a mournful sound ; ■"- Mine ears attend the cry ; Ye living men, come view the ground Where you must shortly lie. 2 Princes, this clay must be your hed, 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 wre still secure ? Still walking downward to the tomb. And yet prepare no more ? 4 Grant us the power of quickening grace To raise our souls to thee, That we may view thy glorious face To all eternity. HYMNS 190, 191. HYMN 190. S. M. Jobxiv. 11—14. rPHE mighty flood that rolls -*- Its torrents to the main, Can ne'er recall its waters lost From that abyss again : 2 So da}Ts, and years, and time, Descending down to night, Can thenceforth never more return Back to the sphere of light: 3 And man, when in the grave, Can never quit its glccm, Until th' eternal morn shall wake The slumber of the tomb. 4 O may I find, in death, A hiding-place with God, Secure from woe and sin ; till call'd To share his bless'd abode. 5 Cheer'd by this hope, I wait, Through toil, and care, and grief, Till my appointed course is run, And death shall bring relief. HYMN 191. T7TTAL spark of heavenly flame, * Quit, O quit this mortal frame ; Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, O, the pain, the bliss of dying ! Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. 2 Hark, they whisper, angels say, Sister spirit, come away ! What is this absorbs me quite ; Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirit, draws my breath? Tell me, my soul, can this be death ? "253 HYMNS 192, 193. 3 The world recedes, it disappears: Heaven opens on my eyes ; my ears With sounds seraphic ring : Lend, lend your wings ; I mount, I fly : O grave, where is thy victory, O death, where is thy sting? XII. JUDGMENT. HYMN 192. C. M. "TTTHEN, rising from the bed of death, * O'erwhelm'd with guilt and fear, I see my Maker, face to face ; O, how shall I appear. 2 If yet, while pardon may be found, And mercy may be sought, My heart with inward horror shrinks, And trembles at the thought ; 3 When thou, O Lord, shalt stand disclosed In majesty severe, And sit in judgment on my soul, O, how shall I appear. 4 But thou hast told the troubled mind, "Who does her sins lament, That faith in Christ's atoning blood Shall endless woe prevent. 5 Then never shall my soul despair Her pardon to procure, Who knows thine only Son has died To make that pardon sure. HYMN 193. S. M. A ND will the Judge descend? -^ And must the dead arise ? And not a single soul escape His all-discerning eyes ? 25 I HYMN 194. 2 And from his righteous lips Shall this dread sentence sound ; And through the numerous guilty throng Spread black despair around ? 3 Depart from me, accursed, To everlasting flame, For rebel angels first prepared, Where mercy never came. 4 How will my heart endure The terrors of that day, "When earth and heaven before his face '.onish'd shrink away • 5 But, ere the trumpet shakes The mansions of the dead, Hark! from the Gospel's cheering sound, What joyful tidings spread. 6 Ye sinners, seek his grace, Whose wrath 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 pour His blessings on your head. HYMN 194. II. 7. f^ REAT God, what do I see and hear; ^^ The end of things created : The Judge of man I see appear, On clouds of glory seated. The trumpet sounds, the graves restore The dead which they contain'd before ; Prepare, my soul, to meet him. 2 The dead in Christ shall first arise At the last trumpet's sounding, Caught up to meet him in the skies, With joy their Lord surrounding: _ HYMN 195. No gloomy fears their souls dismay, His presence sheds eternal day On those prepared to meet him. 3 But sinners, fill'd with guilty fears, Behold his wrath prevailing ; For they shall rise, and find their tears And sighs are unavailing : The day of grace is past and gone ; Trembling they stand before the throne, All unprepared to meet him. 4 Great God, what do I see and hear ; The end of things created: The Judge of man I see appear, On clouds of glory seated. Beneath his cross I view the day When heaven and earth shall pass away, And thus prepare to meet him. HYMN 195. III. 1. St. Luke xiii. 24—27. QEEK, my soul, the narrow gate, ^ Enter ere it be too late ; Many ask to enter there, When too late to offer prayer. 2 God from mercy's seat shall rise, And for ever bar the skies : Then, though sinners cry without, He will say, " I know you not." 3 Mournfully will they exclaim ; "Lord, we have profess'cl thy Name; We have ate with thee, and heard Heavenly teaching in thy word." 4 Vain, alas, will be their plea, Workers of iniquity ; Sad their everlasting lot; Christ will say, " I know you not." __ HYMNS 196, 197. XIII. ETERNITY. HYMN 196. S. M. Q WHERE shall rest be found, ^5 Rest for the weary soul : 'Twere vain the ocean's depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole. 2 The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh : 'Tis not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. 3 Beyond this vale of tears There is a life above, Unmeasured by the flight of years ; And all that life is love. 4 There is a death, whose pang Outlasts the fleeting breath : O, what eternal horrors hang Around the second death. 5 Lord God of truth and grace, Teach us that death to shun, Lest we be driven from thy face, For evermore undone. HYMN 197. C. M. 2 Cor. iv. IS. TTOW long shall earth's alluring toys J-J- Detain our hearts and eyes, Regardless of immortal joys, And strangers to the skies. 2 These transient scenes will soon decay* They fade upon the sight ; And quickly will their brightest day Be lost in endless night. 3 Their brightest day, alas, how vain, With conscious sighs we own ; 257 17 HYMN 198. While clouds of sorrow, care, and pain, O'ershade the smiling noon. 4 O, could our thoughts and wishes fly Above these gloomy shades, To those bright worlds beyond the sky, Which sorrow ne'er invades ! 5 There joys unseen by mortal eyes, Or reason's feeble ray, In ever blooming prospects rise, Unconscious of decay. 6 Lord, send a beam of light divine, To guide our upward aim; With one reviving touch of thine Our languid hearts inflame. 7 Then shall, on faith's sublimest wing, Our ardent wishes rise, To those bright scenes where pleasures spring Immortal in the skies. HYMN 198. C. M. /^OME, Lord, and warm each languid heart, ^ Inspire each lifeless tongue ; And let the joys of heaven impart Their influence to our song. 2 Sorrow, and pain, and every 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 power no more ; But, clothed in spotless purity, Redeeming love adore. 4 There, on a throne (how dazzling bright !) Th' exalted Saviour shines ; And beams ineffable delight On all the heavenly minds. 258 HYMN 199. 5 There shall the followers of the Lamb Join in immortal songs ; And endless honours to his Name Employ their tuneful tongues. 6 Lord, tune our hearts to praise and love, Our feeble notes inspire ; Till, in thy blissful courts above, We join the angelic choir. HYMN 199. C. M. npHERE is a land of pure delight, -■- Where saints immortal reign ; Eternal day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never-fading flowers ; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ours. 3 Bright fields, beyond the swelling flood, Stand dress'd in living green ; So to the Jews fair Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between. 4 But timorous mortals start, and shrink To cross the narrow sea : And linger, trembling on the brink, And fear to launch away. 5 Oil, could we make our doubts remove, Those gloomy doubts that rise, And see the Canaan that we love With faith's illumined eyes ; 6 Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er, Not Jordan's streams, nor death's cold flood, Should fright us from the shore. 259 HYMNS £00, 201. HYMN 200. C. M. QHOQLD nature's charms, to please the eye, ^ In sweet assemblage join, All nature's charms would droop and die, Jesus, compared with thine. 2 Vain were her fairest beams display'd, And vain her blooming store ; Her brightness languishes to shade, Her beauty is no more. 3 But, ah, how far from mortal sight The Lord of glory dwells : A veil of interposing night His radiant face conceals. 4 Oh, could my longing spirit rise On strong immortal wing, And reach thy palace in the skies, My Saviour and my King. 5 There thousands worship at thy feet, And there, divine employ, The triumphs of thy love repeat In songs of endless joy. 6 Thy presence beams eternal day O'er all the blissful place ; Who would not drop this load of clay, And die to see thy face ? HYMN 201. III. 1. Rev. vii. 9, &c. "TXTHO are these in bright array? * * This innumerable throng, Round the altar, night and day Tuning their triumphant song ? Worthy is the Lamb once slain, Blessing, honour, glory, power, Wisdom, riches, to obtain; New dominion every hour. __ , - HYMN 202. 2 These through fiery trials trod ; These from great affliction came ; Now before the throne of God, SeaPd with his eternal Name : Clad in raiment pure and white, Victor palms in every hand, Through their great Redeemer's might More than conquerors they stand. 3 Hunger, thirst, disease unknown, On immortal fruits they feed ; Them the Lamh amidst the throne Shall to living fountains lead : Joy and gladness banish sighs ; Perfect love dispels their fears ; And, for ever from their eyes God shall wipe away their tears. XIV. MISCELLANEOUS. HYMN 202. C. M. Gen. xxvin. 20, 21. f^ OD of our fathers, by whose hand ^^ Thy people still are blest, Be with us through our pilgrimage ; Conduct us to our rest. 2 Through each perplexing path of life Our wandering footsteps guide ; Give us each day our daily bread, And raiment lit provide. 3 O spread thy sheltering wings around, Till all our wanderings cease, And, at our Father's loved abode Our souls arrive in peace. 4 Such blessings from thy gracious hand Our humble prayers implore ; And thou, the Lord, shalt be our God, And portion evermore. , _ HYMNS 203, 204. HYMN 203. III. 3. 1 Chron. xxix. 10—13. "DLESS'D be thou, the God of Israel, ■*""* Thou, our Father, and our Lord ; Bless'd thy majesty for ever, Ever be thy Name adored. 2 Thine, O Lord, are power and greatness, Glory, victory, are thine own ; All is thine in earth and heaven, Over all thy boundless throne. 3 Riches come of thee, and honour; Power and might to thee belong ; Thine it is to make us prosper, Only thine to make us strong. 4 Lord our God, for these, thy bounties, Hymns of gratitude we raise ; To thy Name, for ever glorious, Ever we address our praise, HYMN 204. C. M. Prov. iii. 13—17. HAPPY is the man who hears ^ Religion's warning voice, And who celestial wisdom makes His early, only choice. 2 For she has treasures greater far Than east or west unfold ; More precious are her bright rewards Than gems, or stores of gold. 3 Her right hand offers to the just Immortal, happy days ; Her left, imperishable wealth, And heavenly crowns displays. 4 And, as her holy labours rise, So her rewards increase ; Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And ;ill her paths are peace. o, 2b2 HYMNS 205, 206. HYMN 205. L. M. Isaiah xl. 6 — 8. HHHE morning- flowers display their sweets, -^- And gay their silken leaves unfold; As careless of the noonday heats, And fearless of the evening cold. 2 Nipp'd by the wind's unkindly blast, Parch'd by the sun's more fervent ray, The momentary glories waste, The short-lived beauties die away. 3 So blooms the human face divine, When youth its pride of beauty shows ; Fairer than spring the colours shine, And sweeter than the opening rose. 4 But, worn by slowly rolling years, Or broke by sickness in a day, The fading glory disappears, The short-lived beauties die away. 5 Yet these, new rising from the tomb, With lustre brighter far shall shine ; Revive with ever-during bloom, Safe from diseases and decline. 6 Let sickness blast, and death devour, If heaven shall recompense our pains ; Perish the grass, and fade the flower, If firm the Word of God remains. HYMN 206. CM. Isa. xl. 27—31. "\TTHY mournest thou, my anxious soul, Despairing of relief, As if the Lord o'erlook'd thy cares, Or pitied not thy grief? 2 Hast thou not known, hast thou not heard That firm remains on high, The everlasting throne of Him Who made the earth and sky ? Z 2u3 " HYMN 207. 3 Art thou afraid his power will fail In sorrow'svevil day ? Can the Creator's mighty arm Grow weary or decay ? 4 Supreme in wisdom as in power The Rock of Ages stands ; Thou canst not search his mind, nor trace The working of his hands. 5 He gives the conquest to the weak, Supports the fainting heart ; And courage in the evil hour His heavrenly aids impart. 6 Mere human energy shall faint, And youthful vigour cease ; But those who wait upon the Lord, In strength shall still increase. 7 They, with unwearied step, shall tread The path of life divine ; With growing ardour onward move, With growing brightness shine. 8 On eagles' wings they mount, they soar On wings of faith and love ; Till, past the sphere of earth and sin, They rise to heaven above. HYMN 207. C. M. Isa. lvii. 15. npHUS speaks the High and Lofty One ; ■7- My throne is fix'd on high ; There, through eternity, I hear The praises of the sky : 2 Yet, looking down, I visit oft The humble, hallow'd cell ; And, with the penitent who mourn, 'Tis my delight to dwell. 3 My presence heals the wounded heart, The sad in spirit cheers; HYMNS 208, 209. My presence, from the bed of dust, The contrite sinner rears. 4 I dwell with all my humble saints While they on earth remain ; And they, exalted, dwell with me, With me for ever reign. HYMN 203. II. 1. Hab. iii. 17—19. A LTHOUGH the vine its fruit deny, ■^" The budding- fig-tree droop and die, No oil the olive yield ; Yet will I trust me in my God, Yea, bend rejoicing to his rod, And by his grace be heaPd. 2 Though fields, in verdure once array'd, By whirlwinds desolate be laid, Or parch'd by scorching beam ; Still in the Lord shall be my trust, My joy ; for, though his frown is just, His mercy is supreme. 3 Though from the fold the flock decay. Though herds lie famish'd o'er the lea, And round the empty stall ; My soul above the wreck shall rise, Its better joys are in the skies ; There God is all in all. 4 In God my strength, howe'er distrest, I yet will hope, and calmly rest, Nay, triumph in his love : My lingering soul, my tardy feet, Free as the hind he makes, and fleet, To speed my course above. HYMN 209. C. M. St. John xiv. 6. npHOU art the Way, to thee alone -*- From sin and death we flee ; 265 M HYMNS 210, 211. And he who would the Father seek, Must seek him, Lord, by thee. 2 Thou art the Truth, thy word alone True wisdom can impart ; Thou only canst inform the mind And purify the heart. 3 Thou art the Life, the rending tomb Proclaims thy conquering arm, And those who put their trust in thee Nor death nor hell shall harm. 4 Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life ; Grant us that way to know, That truth to keep, that life to win, Whose joys eternal flow. HYMN 210. S. M. Phil. ii. 12, 13. TTEIRS of unending life, -*-•*• While yet we sojourn here, O let us our salvation work With trembling and with fear. 2 God will support our hearts With might before unknown ; The work to be perform'd is ours, The strength is all his own. 3 'Tis he that works to will, 'Tis he that works to do ; His is the power by which we act, His be the glory too ! HYMN 211. III. 1. Eph. v. 11—17. DINNER, rouse thee from thy sleep, ^ Wake, and o'er thy folly weep ; Raise thy spirit dark and dead, Jesus waits his light to shed. HYMN 212. 2 Wake from sleep, arise from death, See the bright and living path : Watchful tread that path; be wise, Leave thy folly, seek the skies. 3 Leave thy folly, cease from crime, From this hour redeem thy time ; Life secure without delay, Evil is the mortal day. 4 Be not blind and foolish still, CalPd of Jesus, learn his will : Jesus calls from death and night, Jesus waits to shed his light. HYMN 212. C. M. Heb. xii. 1, 2. T O, what a cloud of witnesses -" Encompass us around ; Men once like us with suffering tried, But now with glory crown' d. 2 Let us, with zeal like theirs inspired, Strive in the Christian race ; And, freed from every weight of sin, Their holy footsteps trace. 3 Behold a witness nobler still, Who trod affliction's path, Jesus, the author, finisher, Rewarder of our faith : 4 He, for the joy before him set, And moved by pitying love, Endured the cross, despised the shame, And now he reigns above. 5 Thither, forgetting things behind, Press we, to God's right hand; There, with the Saviour and his saints, Triumphantly to stand. GLORIA PATRI. GLORIA PATRI. N. B. The metre marks, affixed to the Psalms and Hymns, refer to a division of the Metres, founded on the nature of the verse, into four Classes, marked — I., II., III., IV. Class I. includes Common, Long, and Short metres, marked — C.M.,L.M., S.M. Class II. includes the other Iambick metres, eight in number, marked — II. 1., II. 2., II. 3., II. 4., &c, which may be named Two, one; Two, two; Two,three, &c. Class III. includes the Trochaic metres, being five in number, marked — III. 1., III. 2., III. 3., &c, which may be named Three, one; Three, two &c. Class IV. includes the metres consisting chiefly of triplets, being five in number, marked IV. 1., IV. 2., IV. 3., &c, and may be named Four, one; Four, two; &c. CLASS I. CM. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom we adore, Be glory, as it was, is now, And shall be evermore. L. M. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom earth and heaven adore, Be glory, as it was of old, Is now, and shall be evermore. S. M. To God the Father, Son, And Spirit, glory be, As 'twas, and is, and shall be so To all eternity. 2GS GLORIA PATRI. CLASS II. ILL , To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom heaven's triumphant host, And saints on earth adore ; Be glory as in ages past, As now it is, and so shall last When time shall be no more. II. 2. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom heaven's triumphant host, And suffering saints on earth adore ; Be glory, as in ages past, As now it is, and so shall last When time itself shall be no more. II. 3. To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be glory in the highest given, By all in earth, and all in heaven, As was through ages heretofore, Is now, and shall be evermore. II. 4. To God the Father, Son, And Spirit, ever bless'd, Eternal Three in One, All worship be address'd, As heretofore It was, is now, And shall be so For evermore. GLORIA PATRI. II. 5. To God the Father, and to God the Son, To God the Holy Spirit, Three in One, Be praise from all on earth and all in heaven, As was, and is, and ever shall be given. II. 6. Eternal praise be given, And songs of highest worth, By all the hosts of heaven, And all the saints on earth, To God, supreme confess'd, To Christ, his only Son, And to the Spirit bless'd, Eternal Three in One. II. 7. To Father, Son, and Spirit bless'd, Supreme o'er earth and heaven, Eternal Three in One confess'd, Be highest glory given, As was through ages heretofore, Is now, and shall be evermore, By all in earth and heaven. II. 8. By all on earth and all in heaven, Be everlasting glory given, To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit; equal Three In undivided Unity, Ere time had yet its course begun: As was, and is, be highest praise, As still shall be through endless days. _ GLORIA PATRI. CLASS III. III. 1. Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, Three in One ! Glory, as of old, to thee, Now, and evermore shall be ! III. 2. Praise the Name of God most high, Praise him all below the sky, Praise him all ye heavenly host, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ; As through countless ages past, Evermore his praise shall last. III. 3. Praise the Father, earth and heaven, Praise the Son, the Spirit praise, As it was, and is, be given Glory through eternal days. III. 4. To the Father, throned in heaven, To the Saviour, Christ, his Son, To the Spirit, praise be given, Everlasting Three in One : As of old, the Trinity Still is worshipped, still shall be. III. 5. Great Jehovah ! we adore thee, God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit, join'd in glory On the same eternal throne : Endless praises To Jehovah, Three in One. GLORIA PATRI. CLASS IV. IV. 1. By angels in heaven Of every degree, And saints upon earth, All praise be address'd ; To God in Three Persons, One God ever bless'd, As it has been, now is, And ever shall be. IV. 2. All praise to the Father, the Son, And Spirit, thrice holy and bless'd, Th' eternal, supreme Three in One, Was, is, and shall still be address'd. IV. 3. Ail praise to the Father, all praise to the Son, All praise to the Spirit, thrice bless'd, The holy, eternal, supreme Three in One, Was, is, and shall still be address'd. IV. 4. O Father, Almighty, to thee be address'd, With Christ and the Spirit, one God ever bless'd, All glory and worship from earth and from heaven, As was, and is now, and shall ever be given. IV. 5. All glory and praise to the Father be given, The Son, and the Spirit, from earth and from heaven ; As was, and is now, be supreme adoration, As ever shall be, to the God of salvation. 272 " GLORIA PATRI. For Hymns 145 and 185. To the Father, to the Son, And Spirit ever bless'd, Everlasting- Three in One, All worship be address'd : Praise from all above, below, As throughout the ages past, Now is given, and shall be so While endless ages last. When used to Hymn 185, in line 6, ready As was throughout the ages past. Come, let us adore Him ; come, bow at his feet ; O give Him the glory, the praise that is meet; Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise, And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies. ^Whenever the Hymns are used at the celebration of Divine Service, a certain portion or portions of the Psalms of David in metre shall also be sung. * r A TABLE OF FIRST LINES, SIIOWlNG WHERE TO FIND EACH PSALM, AND PART OF A PSALM, BY THE BEGINNING. According to thy promised grace Adored for ever be the Lord - Approach, ye children of the Lord As pants the hart for cooling streams As pants the wearied hart for cooling sprin; Attend, my people ; Israel, hear - Be gracious to thy servant, Lord : is the man whom thou, O Lord Bless God, my soul ; thou, Lord, alone - Bless God. ye servants, that attend But who thine anger's dread effects Consider my affliction, Lord - Consider that the righteous man il thoughts and practices - Defend me, Lord, from shame - For ever, and for ever, Lord For thee, O God, our constant praise From lowest depths of woe - Give ear, thou Judge of all the earth God is our refuge in distress God, my Kimr, thy might confessing God of my life, O Lord most high - God shall arise, and Sion view God shall charge his angel legions rfect law converts the soul :nple crowns the holy mount - Had not the Lord, may Israel say Happy the man whose tender care Have mercy, Lord, on me - Hear, O my people, to my law He's blest, whose sins have pardon gain'd He that has God his guardian made How blest are they who always keep - 3t is he who ne'er consents - How good and pleasant must it be How long wilt thou fonret me, Lord - Bow manifold thy works, O Lord preserve their ways rions, Lord, thy works are found How vast must their advantage be - Til praise my Maker with my breath 1 in wrath - In my distress to God I cried Instruct me in thy statutes. Lord In thee I put my steadfast trust I i meekly for the Lord - I the earth - irefore all " 275 Psalm Part Page cxix. 97 7 95 xxv iii. 23 22 - xxxiv. 29 2 27 xlii. 36 34 js - xlii. 37 35 - 1. 43 2 39 - cxix. 97 3 91 xciv. 73 2 63 - civ. 83 77 - exxxiv. 108 111 xc. 69 2 64 cxix. 97 20 103 iv. 4 5 cxix. 07 15 100 xxxi. 26 24 cxix. 97 12 95 - Ixv. 50 1 45 exxx. 104 108 - Iv. 45 41 xlvi. 40 37 cxlv. 118 120 lxxxviii. 67 60 - cii. 80 2 74 xci. 70 2 65 - six. 15 2 13 Ixxxvii. 60 60 exxiv. 100 107 xli. 35 33 - li. 44 40 - lxxviii. 60 54 xxxii. 27 25 - xci. 70 1 64 cxix. 97 1 89 i. 1 3 xcii. 71 66 - xiii. 10 9 civ. 84 78 - cxix. 97 2 90 civ. 83 2 exxxiii. 107 110 - cxlvi. 120 122 vi. 6 6 XXX. 25 23 cxix. 97 5 93 Ixxi. 55 50 - xl. 34 32 - xcvii 70 70 xcix. 72 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Jcnovah speaks : swift from the skies - Judge me, O Lord, for I the paths Let all the just to God, with joy Let all the lands, with shouts of joy - Let me with liirht and truth be bless'd Like water is my life pour'd out Lo ! hills and mountains shall bring forth Lord, for ever at thy side - Lord, from thy unexhausted store - Lord, hear my prayer, and to my cry - Lord, in thy sight, O let my prayer - Lord, let me know my term of days - Lord, not to us, we claim no share Lord, though at times surprised by fear Lord, to my brethren I'll declare Lord, what's in man that thou should'st love Lord, who's the happy man that may Magnify Jehovah's name - May Jacob's God defend - Mine eyes, alas ! begin to fail - My God, my God, why leavest thou me - My grateful soul shall bless the Lord - My offerings to God's house I'll bring My soul, for help on God rely - My sou!, howe'er distress'd and poor My soul, inspired with sacred love My soul, oppress'd with deadly care My soul with grateful thoughts of love My soul with long expectance faints No change of time shall ever shock - O all ye people, clap your hands O bless the Lord, my soul - O come, loud anthems let us sing - 0 God, my gracious God, to thee O God, my heart is fix'd, 'tis bent - |J God, my heart is fully bent - O God of hosts, the mighty Lord O God our Saviour, all our hearts O Lord, my God, my portion thou - O Lord, the Saviour and defence O Lord, thy mercy, my sure hope - O praise the Lord, and thou, my soul - O praise the Lord, for he is good O praise the Lord in that blest place - O praise the Lord with hymns of joy O praise the Lord with one consent - O praise ye the Lord - O render thanks, and bless the Lord - O render thanks to God above O Thou, whom heavenly hosts obey - O Thou to whom all creatures bow O 'twas a joyful sound to hear - O with due reverence let us all I'rais.e ye the Lord ; our God to praise Regard my words, O gracious Lord Save me, O God, from waves that roll Say ye, the Lord shall not regard - Sing to the Lord a new-made song Sing to the Lord a new-made song 276 Psalm Pari Page cxlvii. 121 2 124 xxvi. 21 21 xxxiii. 28 1 25 lxvi. 51 1 46 - xliii. 38 35 xxii. 17 2 16 - lxxii. 56 51 cxxxi. 105 109 - Ixv. 50 2 45 cxliii. 115 116 - cxli. 114 116 xxxix. 33 31 - cxv. 93 85 lvi. 46 42 - xxii. 17 3 16 cxliv. 116 117 XV. 12 10 cvii. 87 1 80 XX. 16 14 cxix. 97 16 100 - xxii. 17 1 15 xvi. 13 11 - lxvi. 51 2 46 Ixii. 4S 43 - Ixix. 54 2 49 ciii. 81 75 - cxix. 97 4 92 cxvi. 94 86 - cxix. 97 11 97 xviii. 14 1 12 - xlvii. 41 37 ciii. 82 76 - xcv. 74 6S Ixiii. 49 44 - lvii. 47 43 cviii. 83 82 lxxxiv. (<:>, 56 Ixxxv. 64 57 - cxix. 97 8 95 xc. 69 G2 xxx Vi. 30 25 cxlvi. 119 121 - cxviii. 90 88 cl. 124 127 -cxlvii. 121 123 cxxx\ 109 111 - cxlix. 123 127 cv. 85 79 cvi. 86 79 lxxx. 61 55 viii. 7 7 cxxii. 99 106 cxxxii. 106 110 cxi. 90 83 v. 5 (5 Ixix. 54 49 - xciv. 73 67 xcvi. 75 66 - xcviii. 77 71 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. 1 Psalm Part Page That man is bless'd who stands in awe - - cxii. 91 84 Thee I will bless, my God and Kim: - cxlv. 117 1 11^ The good man's way is God's delight xxxvii. 31 2 30 Tim heavens declare thy srlory, Lord - xix. 15 1 13 The Lord a holy temple hath - xi. 0 8 The Lord does them support that fall cxlv. 117 2 119 The Lord hath spoke, the mighty God 1. 43 1 33 The Lord himself, the mighty Lord xxiii. IS 17 The Lord look'd down from heaven's high xiv. 11 10 The Lord, the only God, is great xlviii. 42 33 The LoiiDunto my Lord thus spake ex. 89 82 Tin; love that to thy laws I bear - cxix. 97 13 99 The man is blest that fears the Lord exxviii. 103 108 TheXame of our God - Ixxvi. 59 53 van's will - lxviii. 53 43 The spacious earth is all the Lord's - xxiv. 19 IS The strong foundations of the earth cii. 80 3 74 The wicked I in power have seen xxxvii. 31 3 30 ilers which thy laws contain Thine i> , 'fay, 0 Lord - cxix. lxxiv. 97 53 13 101 53 Thou art the righteous Judge, in whom - - cxix. 97 18 101 rich or great - xxxvii. 31 1 29 l icious God. art my defence iii. 3 4 ! rd, by strictest search hast known ex xxix. 113 114 > Lord, thy righteous ways - xviii. 14 2 12 Through all the chang if life xxx iv. 29 1 27 . 1 declares his sovereign will ii. 2 4 Thy chastening wrath, 0 Lord. r»*>train xxxviii. 32 31 Thy constant blessing, Lord, bestow - cxix. 97 6 94 Thy mercies, Lord, shall be my song - Thy presence, Lord, hath me supplied - lxxxix. - lxxiii. 68 57 61 52 red word my joyful breast cxix. 97 21 103 : drous power, Almighty Lord - cvii. 67 2 81 1 is to my feet a lamp - cxix. 97 11 99 : ice - lxvii. 52 •17 To celebrate thy praise, 0 Lord - - ix. 8 8 . in whom I trust - - XX v. 20 19 our never-failing strength lxxxi. 62 55 To God, the mighty Lord - exxxvi. 110 112 ; who am the workmanship cxix. 97 10 97 To my complaint, 0 I. - - lxxxvi. 65 5^ . ry - cxix. 97 22 104 i*s hill I lift my e;.vs "- - exxi. 93 105 We build with fruitless cost, unless - exxvii. 102 108 Whate'er the mighty Lord decrees - xxxiii. 28 2 26 Wh/-n I pour out my soul in prayer - - cii. 80 1 73 When w . limbs to rest exxxvi i. 111 113 While I the King's loud praise rehearse xlv. 39 30 . since God to me - - xxvii. 22 21 God their trust - exxv. 101 107 j With cheerful notes let all the earth - cxvii. 95 n 1 With glory clad, with strength array'd xciii. 72 67 ■ With me, thy servant, thou hast dealt - - cxix. 97 9 96 With my who! God and King - exxxvi ii. 112 111 With my whol • hearl to God 1 call' - cxix. 97 '.9 102 all tne earth e. :>.i 73 - cxlviii. 122 12:» ts of the Lord - cxiii. 92 81 in might and - xxix. 21 23 1 TABLE TO FIND THE PSALMS IN THE FOREGOING- SELECTIONS SUITED TO PARTICULAR SUBJECTS AND OCCASIONS. Adoration of God, Selec. 7. 50. Christ, divinity of, 39, ver. 6-8; 74,75. 117. (See Praise.) 41. 89. of the second l^ei^on in , his incarnation, 34, ver. 6, &c. the Trinity. Advent, Selec"s. proper for, 43, part , David in the person of, i. ; 08. 75, 76, 77. describes his sorrows, and the Afflicted, prayer of, 10. 30, 37. 73, malice and persecution of his part ii. ; 60. 97,' p. xi. ; 145. enemies, and prays for de- — , comfort of, 97, p. vii. liverance, 17. 34. 45. , complaint of, 30, 37. 80, , his death and sufferings p. i.;' 115. set forth in the person of ®elec proper for ^7 David, 17. 31. 45. 54. •, his resurrection predicted, Afflictions, benefits of, 73, p. ii.; 97, p.'ix. ver. 3. 2. 13. 51, p. ii.; 90, ver. 11, del iterance from thprn &c. , his ascension celebrated, celebrated, 29. 87. Aged Saint, prayer of, 55, ver. 0. 19. 41. 53. Almsgiving, 35, ver. J, 2. 3. 91. , his exaltation in his hu- Angels guard the righteous, 29, man nature to his mediatorial ver. 4; 70, p. ii. kingdom, 2. 7. 50. 63. 89. 96. called on to praise the 106. Lord, 81, ver. 11, 12. , his glorification in his Ascension, 19, ver. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; human nature, 7. 41. 53, ver. 4, 5. , his love to his Church cele- Ash- Wednesday, 44. 104. (See Pe- brated, 39. nitential.) , his glory and power, 39. Assistance from God, 112. 110. , his kingdom among the Atheism, practical, punishment de- Gentiles, 50. 00. 89. 100. nounced against, 11. , a Priest and King, 89. Attributes of God, 30. 90. 117. 119, , our strength and righteous- 120, 121. ness, 55. Blessingof God, on temporal busi- .his first and second coming, ness and comforts, 102, 103. 43. 75, 70, 77. Blessings promised to the right- Christinas day, 39. 04, three last eous, 1. 27. 103. verses ; 68. 89. 100. Blood of Christ, cleansing from Church, built on Jesus Christ, 96, sin, prefigured by the cere- ver. 11, &c. monies of the law, 44. gathered and settled, 100. Brotherly love, 107. , its beauty, worship, and or- Care of God over his saints, 29. der, 42. 99. " ' Charity to the poor. (See Alms- , the birth-place of saints. givinjr.) 31. Charitable man, blessings pro- , safety and joy in it, 22. 42. mised to, 35, ver. 1, 2, 3. 63. Children, instructe honour and safety of a nati- ■ , its festivals jovfully at- .1, 99. Comfort and support in Hod. 4. 13. 29. 40. 73. p. ii., first three , and support in sadness, praved ror, ■ of God's Spirit, prayed for. 37, 38. 44. Communion of saints, 107. Corny ■ I, 81, 82. 117. from \ Complaint of absence from public worship. 36. 37. of sickness, 6. «>f temptation and spi- ritual affliction, 36, 37. ■ of heavy afflictions in mind and body* SO. 115. Confession of sin. repentance "and pardon, 27. 32. 44. 101. 115. Confirmation, psalms proper for, 15, p. ii.; 20. ver. 5. vtrance begun and perfected, 64. • from despair, 14. from deep distress. 29. 34. from do a tli. 20. 9 '■. from oppression and falsehood. 46. from persecution. 5. 73. from slander, 5. 20. — from shipwreck, 67, p. - by prayer, 29. 34. Desertion and distress of soul, 10. 32. 115. Desire of knowledge, 97, p. v. of holiness, 97, p. v. of comfort and succour, 97, p. v., verse 0, \ I. 12. 19. ver. 4, e - 243 Jesus, my strength, my hope 243 Jesus, Saviour of my sovil - 221 Jesus shall reinn where'er - 195 Joy is a fruit that will not - 224 Lei heaven arise, let earth - 139 Let worldly minds the world 242 Like Noah's weary dove - 147 Lord, dismiss us with thy - 156 Lord, for the just thou dost Lord, how delightful 'tis to - 202 j Lord, my God, 1 long to kno li Lord, anaffticted, undisinaj ' TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Past Lo ! what a cloud of witnesses 267 Lord, with glowing heart I'd 225 Mercy, descending from - 293 My God, and is thy table - 190 My God, permit me not to be 168 My God, since thou hast - 209 My grateful soul, for ever - 144 My opening eyes with rapture 155 My Saviour hanging on the - 172 Not to the terrors of the Lord 148 Now from the altar of our - 240 Now may the God of grace -183 Now the shades of night are 238 O'er mountain tops the mount 166 O happy day, that stays my - 187 O happy is the man who - 262 O for a closer walk with God 248 O holy, holy, holy Lord - 180 O, in the morn of life, when - 169 O let triumphant faith dispel 220 On Sion, and on Lebanon - 197 O Spirit of the living God - 196 O that my load of sin were - 218 O thou that hear'st when - 216 O thou, to whose - 170 Our Lord is risen from the - 177 O where shall rest be found - 257 Peace, troubled soul, whose - 213 Praise to God, immortal - 183 Prayer is the soul's sincere - 216 Rich are the joys which - 204 Rise, CTOwn'd with light, - 165 Rise, my soul, and stretch - 222 Rise, p my soul, the hours - 218 Rock of Ages ! cleft for me - 219 Salvation doth to God belong 185 Salvation! O the joyful - 142 Saviour, source of every - 143 Saviour, when, in dust, to - 167 Saviour, when night involves 235 Saviour, who thy (lock art - 186 See, in the vineyard of the - 162 Seek, my soul, the narrow - 2*6 Should nature's charms, to - 260 Shout the plad tidings, - - 160 Since Christ our Passover is 175 Since I've known a Saviour's 250 Sing, my sottl.Uis wondrous 146 Sinner, rouse thee from thy 266 Sinners, turn, wliv will ye die 212 Softly now the light of day Soldiers of Chritt, arise - 187 - of praise the angels - 229 Stay, thou insulted Spirit. - 217 Sovereign Ruler of the skies 139 Page The day is past and gone - 241 The gentle Saviour calls - 186 The God of Abra'am praise 227 The God of life, whose - - 162 The Lord my pasture shall - 13? The Lord will happiness - 247 The mighty flood that rolls - 253 The morning flowers display 263 The race that long in darkness 161 The Saviour, when to heaven 193 There is a land of pure - - 259 The spacious firmament on - 136 The Spirit, in our hearts - 214 This is the day the Lord hath 152 Thou art the way ; to thee - 265 Though I should" seek to - 141 Thou, God, all glory, honour 190 Thus speaks the High and - 264 Time hastens on; ye longing 161 'Tis finish'd; so the Saviour 173 'Tis my happiness below - 248 To Jesus, our exalted Lord - 191 To our Redeemer's glorious 143 To thee let my first offerings 238 To thy temple 1 repair - - 155 Triumphant Sion! lift thy - 150 Vital sparkof heavenly flame 253 We give immortal praise - 181 Welcome, sweet day of rest 152 When all thy mercies, O my 138 When dangers, woes, or death 207 When gathering clouds - 232 Whene'er the angry passions 245 When I can readlny title - 223 When I survey the wondrous 171 When Jesus left his heavenly 202 When, Lord, to this our - 197 When, rising from the bed of 254 When, streaming from the - 234 When those we love are - 210 When throuuh the torn sail the wild tempest is - - 206 When we are raised from - 208 While angels thus, O Lord, - 159 While shepherds watch'd - 158 While thee I seek, protecting 249 With joy shall I behold the - 1 19 Witness, ye men and angels, 188 Who are these in bright - 260 Who is this that comes from 170 Why mournest thou, my - 263 Ye faithful souls who Jesus 176 Ye fields of light, celestial - 135 Ye humble souls, approach - 214 Youth, when devoted to tho 188 THE EM). THE LECTURE-ROOM HYMN-BOOK: CONTAINING THE PSALMS AND HYMNS OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, TOGETHER AVITII A CHOICE SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL HYMNS, AND AN APPENDIX OF (f bants nnb (Times suitrb for (f onqrccrationnl ttgr. Rkv. DUDLEY A. TYNG, R op mF, BPTPHAlfT, PHILADELPHIA. PHILADELPHIA: KDCCCLY. I ^ Entered according to Act of Congress, in the ypar 1855, by DUDLEY A. TYXG, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. P R E F A C E. The feeling, that the hymns set fortli in the Book of | Common Prayer are not copious enough for all our neces- j shies, more especially in social and family worship, widely ! prevails among men of all parties in our Church. Various attempts have been made to meet this want by publication of private selections of additional hymns. Some of these have been much commended and extensively used. Still, it has seemed to many that they could be improved upon in a new selection. Having long felt the want of such an one in his own prayer-meetings, the compiler of this book ) i .1 s at last ventured to undertake its preparation himself. The chief difficulty has been in the exclusion of familiar i hymns to which many are deeply attached by association, j but which are destitute of all poetic merit. But why should j we go on singing prose in rhyme, when there are so many j poetical hymns, equally instructive and devout, to be pro- cured ? Convinced that the pleasure and profit of this department of worship will be greatest where the poetic : iities are awakened and moved in unison. rted with the principle of admitting no which could no! be a] well as piety. From all the hymn-books met with he has obliged to winnow oul a vast deal of chaff. As public 1 more fine hymns are written, a ; • riticism will exclude much here retained: never- | i thai nothing here can offend a refined and that every thing will be found conducive to pious affections. It is hoped, also, that the clergy will approve them for the informal services of the lecture- room and for Bible-classes, and that they -will find a wel- pome at the family altar. The current is beginning to set deep and strong for a restoration of congregational singing. To facilitate this. there has been prepared by able hands, at the request and with the oversight of a committee of clergymen, a Manual of Chants and Hymn tunes suitable for congregational u;-e. As the pages harmonize, that Manual is bound up with these hymns as an Appendix. Suitable music for every hymn can tl ms be had without trouble, and also an ad- mirable collection of chants. Every one acquainted with music can have the notes in view while singing. Thus, the style of singing in all our religious services can be greatly improved, and the delightful exercise of chanting be in- troduced into our social and domestic worship. With earnest prayer that it may be the means of enkindling and increasing devout affection in many hearts, the Lec- ture-Room Hymn-Book is now committed to the press. D. A. T. Philadelphia, SepL 14, 1855, ADDITIONAL HYMNS. I. PUBLIC AND SOCIAL WORSHIP. HYMN 213. S. Bf. TTOW charming is the place, -L-L Where my Redeemer God l'n veils the beauties of his face, And sheds his love abroad ! '2 Not the fair palaces To which the great resort, Are once to be compared to this, "Where Jesus holds his court. 3 Here on the mercy-seat, With radiant glory crown'd, Our joyful eyes behold him sit, And smile on all around. 4 To him their prayers and cries Each humble soul presents; He listens to their broken sighs, And grants them all their wants. 5 To them his sovereign will He graciously imparts : And in return accepts with smiles, The tribute of their hearts. 6 Give me, 0 Lord, a place Within this blest abode, Among the children of thy grace, The servants of my God. ~286 HYMNS 214, 215. HYMN 214. III. 3. Q WEET the moments rich in blessing, ^ Which before the cross I spend ! Life, and health, and peace possessing, From the sinner's dying Friend. Love and grief my heart dividing, With my tears his feet I'll bathe : Constant still in faith abiding, Life deriving from his death. Here it is I find my heaven, While upon the Lamb I gaze : Here I see my sins forgiven ; Lost in wonder, love, and praise. May I still enjoy this feeling, In all need to Jesus go : Prove his blood each day more healing, And himself more deeply know. HYMN 215. III. 3. T?AR, from mortal cares retreating, -*- Sordid hopes, and vain desires, Here, our willing footsteps meeting, Every heart to heaven aspires. From the fount of glory beaming, Light celestial cheers our eyes; Mercy from above proclaiming Peace and pardon from the skies. Who may share this great salvation ? Every pure and humble mind; Every kindred, tongue, and nation, From the stains of guilt refined. Blessings all around bestowing, God witholds his care from none, Grace and mercy ever flowing From the fountain of his throne. 287 HYMNS 216, 217. HYMN 21G. C. M. TPfcEAll Shepherd of thy people, hear; •^ Thy presence row display ; As thou hast given a place for prayer, So give us hearts to pray. 2 Show us some token of thy love, Our fainting hopes to raise; And pour thy blessing from above, That we may render praise. 3 AYithin these walls let holy peace, And love and concord dwell; Here give the troubled conscience ease, The wounded spirit heal. 4 The feeling heart, the melting eye, The humble mind bestow; And shine upon us from on high, To make our graces grow. 5 May we in faith receive thy word, In faith present our prayers; And in the bosom of our Lord Unbosom all our cares. G And may the gospel's joyful sound, Enforced by mighty grace, Awaken many sinners round, To come and fill the place. HYMN 217. C. M. TpAI! from the world, 0 Lord, I flee, -^ From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who worship thee. "288 HYMN 213. 3 Thf /e, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode ; 0, with what joy, and peace, and love, She communes with her God. 4 There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays, Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. 5 Author and guardian of my life, Sweet source of light divine, And, (all harmonious names in one,) My Saviour, thou art mine. HYMN 218. L. M. TESUS, where'er thy people meet, ** There they behold thy mercy-seat ; "Where'er they seek thee thou art found, And every place is hallowed ground. 2 For thou, within no walls confined, Inhabitest the humble mind; Such ever bring thee, where they come, And going, take thee to their home. 3 Dear Shepherd of thy chosen few ! Thy former mercies here renew; . Here to our waiting hearts, proclaim The sweetness of thy saving name. 4 Here may we prove the power of prayer, To strengthen faith, and sweeten care; To teach our faint desires to rise, And bring all heaven before our eyes. 5 Lord, we are few, but thou art near ; Nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear; Oh ! rend the heavens, come quickly down, And make a thousand hearts thine own ! _ HYMNS 219, 220. HYMN 219. C. M. i^OME, let us join our friends above, ^ Who have obtained the prize; And on the eagle wings of love, To joys celestial rise. Let all the saints terrestrial sing, With those to glory gone, For all the servants of our King, In earth and heaven, are one. One family, we dwell with him; One church above, beneath, Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death. One army of the living God, To his command we bow ; Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part is crossing now. How many to their endless home This solemn moment fly ! And we are to the margin come, And we expect to die. His militant, embodied host, With wishful looks we stand, And long to see that happy coast, And reach the heavenly land. HYMN 220. III. 2. TF 'tis sweet to mingle where ■*- Christians meet for social prayer; If His sweet with them to raise Songs of holy joy and praise, — Passing sweet that state must be, Where they meet eternally. 2 Saviour, may these meetings prove Preparations for above; 290 HYMN 221. While we worship in this place, May we go from grace to grace, Till we, each in his degree, Fit for endless glory be. Bread of heaven ! on thee I feed, For thy flesh is meat indeed : Ever may my soul be fed With this true and living bread ; Day by day with strength supplied Through the life of him who died. Vine of heaven ! thy blood supplies This blest cup of sacrifice. 'Tis thy wounds my healing give : To thy cross I look and live. Thou my life ! 0 let me be Rooted, grafted, built on Thee. II. DAILY DEVOTION. HYMN 221. L. M. TTUES of the rich unfolding morn, ■*"*■ That, ere the glorious sun be born, By some soft touch invisible Around his path are taught to swell ; — 2 Thou rustling breeze, so fresh and gay, That dancest forth at opening day, And brushing by with joyous wing, Wakenest each little leaf to sing; — 3 Ye fragrant clouds of dewy steam, By which deep grove and tangled stream Pay, for soft rains in season given, Their tribute to the genial heaven : — 4 Why waste your treasures of delight Upon our thankless, joyous sight; ~29L HYMN 222. Who day by day to sin awake, Seldom of heaven and you partake ? 5 Oh ! timely happy, timely wise, Hearts that with rising morn arise ! Eyes that the beam celestial view, "Which evermore makes all things new ! 6 New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove ! Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life, and power, and thought. 7 Xew mercies, each returning day, Hover around us while we pray \ Xew perils past, new sins forgiven, New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven. 8 Old friends, old scenes, will lovelier be, As more of heaven iu each we see ; Some softening gleam of love and prayer Shall dawn on every cross and care. 9 Oh could we learn self-sacrifice, What lights would all around us rise ! How would our hearts with wisdom talk Along life's dullest, dreariest walk ! 10 The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask — Room to deny ourselves ; a road To bring us daily nearer God. HYMN 222. III. 4. npiIROUGH the day thy love has spared us, -^ Now we lay us down to rest ; Through the silent watches guard us; Let no foe our peace molest : Jesus, now our guardian be : Sweet it is to trust in Thee. 2 Pilgrims here on earth, and strangers, Dwelling in the midst of foes, 292 HYMNS 223, 224. Us and ours preserve from dangers : In thine arms may we repose ; And, when life's short day is past, Rest with Thee in heaven at last. HYMN 223. C. M. THREAD Sovereign, let our evening songs -^ Like holy incense rise; Assist the offerings of our tongues To reach the lofty skies. I Through all the dangers of the day Thy hand was still our guard j And still to drive our wants away, Thy mercy stood prepared. I Perpetual blessings from above Encompass us around; But ah, how few returns of love Hath our Redeemer found ! [ What have we done for him who died To save our sinful souls ? Alas ! our sins are multiplied, Fast as each minute rolls. ) Yet with these guilty hearts of ours, Lord, to thy cross we flee ; And yield them up with all their powers To be renewed by thee. HYMN 224. L. M. T7OR all the blessings of the day, -*- Our grateful praises let us pay; And when to endless day we soar, Our praise shall be forever more. I Hail, Great Redeemer ! live and reign, Thou Lamb for guilty rebels slain ; Preserver of thy ransomed race, Exalted high in truth and grace ! __ — HYMN 225. 3 Our guide thou all the day hast been, Oh save us, Lord, from every sin ; Remain our Saviour still, and be Our hope, our guard eternally. 4 This night thy gracious mantle spread Upon us, and around our bed • Within us grateful memories raise, Direct our thoughts thy love to praise. 5 Into thy hands we, sinful dust, Our souls commit, our bodies trust; We doubt not that our heavenly friend Loves, and will love us, to the end. HYMN 225. C. M. r LOVE to steal awhile away, -^ From every cumbering care, And spend the hours of setting day In humble, grateful prayer. 2 I love in solitude to shed The penitential tear; And all his promises to plead Where none but God can hear. 3 I love to think on mercies past, And future good implore, And all my cares and sorrows cast On him whom I adore. 4 I love by faitli to take a view Of brighter scenes in heaven : The prospect doth my strength renew, While here by tempests driven. 5 Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, May its departing ray Be calm as this impressive hour, And lead to endless day. 294 HYMNS 226, 227. T HYMN 226. 8s & 9s. HE cold wind strips the yellow leaf; The stars are twinkling faintly o'er us ; All nature wears her garb of grief, While day's fair book is closed before us. Oh ! in an hour so still as this, From care, and toil, and tumult stealing, I'll consecrate an hour to bliss — To sweet devotion's holy feeling : And rise to thee — to thee, whose hand Unroll'd the golden map of heaven ; Mantled with beauty all the land ; Gave light to morn, and shade to even :- Being, whose all-pervading might The laws of countless worlds disposes ; Yet gives the sparkling dews their light, Their beauty to the blushing roses. Tho' dark may be earth's vale, and damp, Ten thousand stars shine sweetly o'er us, And immortality's pure lamp Gladdens and gilds our path before us. HYMN 227. L. M. ?nPIS gone, that bright and orbed blaze, ■*■ Fast fading from our wistful gaze ) Yon mantling cloud has hid from sight The last faint pulse of quivering light. In darkness and in weariness The traveller on his way must press, No gleam to watch on tree or tower, Whiling away the lonesome hour. Sun of my soul ! Thou Saviour dear ! It is not night if thou be near : Oh, may no carthborn cloud arise To hide thee from thy servant's eyes ! _____ HYMN 228. 4 Who n the soft dews of kindly sleep My wearied eyelids gently steep, Be my last thought, how sweet to rest Forever on my Saviour's breast ! 5 Abide with me from morn till eve, For without thee I cannot live; Abide with me when night is nigh For without thee I dare not die. 6 Come near, and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take; Till, in the ocean of thy love, We lose ourselves in heaven above. III. SABBATH. HYMN 228. III. 2. SAFELY through another week ^ God has brought us on our way; Let us now a blessing seek, On the approaching Sabbath day. Day of all the week the best, Emblem of eternal rest. Mercies multiplied each hour, Gracious Lord, our praise demand; Guarded by thy mighty power, Nourished by thy bounteous hand. Now from worldly cares set free, May we rest this night with thee. When the morn shall bid us rise, May we feel thy presence near ; May thy glory meet our eyes, When we in thy house appear; And may all our Sabbaths prove Foretastes of the joys above. 29G HYMNS 229, 230. s HYMN 229. II. 3. WEET is the last, the parting ray, That ushers placid evening in — When, with the still, expiring day, The Sabbath's peaceful hours begin : How grateful to the anxious breast The sacred hours of holy rest. Hush'd is the tumult of the day, And worldly cares and business cease, While soft the vesper breezes play, To hymn the glad return of peace : Delightful season ! kindly given To turn the wandering thoughts to heaven. Oft as this peaceful hour shall come, Lord, raise my thoughts from earthly things, And bear them to my heavenly home, On faith and hope's celestial wings — Till the last gleam of life decay In one eternal Sabbath-day ! HYMN 230. L. M. C WEET is the task, my God, my King, ^ To praise thy name, give thanks, and sing; To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. Sweet is the day of sacred rest ; No mortal cares shall seize my breast : Oh may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound. My soul shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word : His works of grace, how bright they shine ! How deep his counsels ! how divine ! 0 let me share a glorious part, Let grace divine refine my heart, And fresh supplies of joy be shed, Like holy oil, to cheer my head. "297 HYMNS 231, 5 Then shall I see, and hear, and know, All I desired or wished below ; And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. HYMX 231. C. M. "1X7 IT II joy we hail the sacred day * * Which God has call'd his own; With joy the summons we obey To worship at his throne. 2 Thy chosen temple, Lord, how fair ! As here thy servants throng To breathe the humble, fervent prayer, And pour the grateful song. 3 Spirit of grace ! Oh deign to dwell Within thy church below; Make her in holiness excel, With pure devotion glow. 4 Let peace within her walls be found — Let all her sons unite, To spread with holy zeal around, Her clear and shining light. 5 Great God, we hail the sacred day Which thou hast call'd thine own; With joy the summons we obey, To worship at thy throne. HYMN 232. L. M. [" ORD of the Sabbath, hear our vow3 -*^ On this thy day, in this thine house : And own as grateful sacrifice The songs that from the desert rise. Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love ; But there's a nobler rest above : To that our lab'ring souls aspire With ardent hope and strong desire. 298 HYMN 233. 3 No more fatigue, no more distress j Nor sin, nor death, shall reach that place ! No tears shall mingle with the songs That warble from immortal tongues. 4 No rude alarms of raging foes — No cares to break the long repose — No midnight shade, no clouded sun ; But sacred, high, eternal noon. 5 0 long-expected day ! begin ) Dawn on these realms of wo and sin ; Fain would we leave this weary road, And sleep in death to rest with God. IV. PRAYER.— YEARNING AFTER GOD. HYMN 233. L. M. T^ROM every stormy wind that blows, -*- From every swelling tide of woes, There is a calm, a sure retreat, — ;Tis found beneath the Mercy- Seat. 2 There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our heads; A place than all besides more sweet, — It is the blood-bought Mercy-Seat. 3 There is a scene where spirits blend, Where friend holds fellowship with friend ) Though sundcrM far — by faith they meet Around one common Mercy-Seat. 4 Ah! whither could we flee for aid, "When tempted, desolate, dismay'd — Or how the hosts of hell defeat, Had suffering saints no Mercy- Scat ? 5 There ! there, on eagle wing we soar, And sin and sense seem all no more ; And heaven comes down our souls to greet, And glory crowns the Mercy-Seat. 2V9 HYMNS 234, 235. 6 Oh, let my hand forget her skill, My tongue be silent, cold, and still, This bounding heart forget to beat, If I forget the Mercy-Seat. HYMN 234. L. 31. "TT7IIAT various hindrances we meet, " In coming to a mercy-seat ! Yet who that knows the worth of prayer But wishes to be often there. 2 Prayer makes the darken' d cloud withdraw; Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw; Gives exercise to faith and love, Brings every blessing from above. 3 Restraining prayer, we cease to fight — Prayer makes the Christian's armour bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. 4 Have you no words ? Ah, think again ! Words flow apace when you complain, And fill your fellow-creature's ear "With the sad tale of all your care. 5 "Were half the breath thus vainly spent, To heaven in supplication sent, Your cheerful song would oftener be, u Hear what the Lord hath done for me." HYMN 235. S. 31. "OEIIOLD the throne of grace, -"^ The promise calls me near ; There Jesus shows a smiling face, And waits to answer prayer. 2 The rich atoning blood, Which sprinkled round I see, Provides for those who come to God, An all-prevailing plea. 300 HYMN 23(3. 3 My soul, ask what thou wilt, Thou canst not be too bold ; Since his own blood for thee he spilt, What else can he withhold ? 4 Thine image, Lord, bestow, Thy presence and thy love ; I ask to serve thee here below, And reign with thee above. 5 Teach me to live by faith ; Conform my will to thine : Let me victorious be in death, And then in glory shine. 6 If thou these blessings give, And wilt my portion be, Cheerful the world's poor toys I leave To those who know not thee. HYMN 236. C. M. r^OME boldly to the throne of grace, ^ Our great High-Priest is there ; Come, venture to that holy place, Beneath his guardian care. 2 Come boldly to the throne of grace, Where Jesus kindly pleads ; Ours cannot be a desperate case While Jesus intercedes. 3 Come boldly to the throne of grace, The centre of his love; Where sweet attractions never cease To draw our hearts above. 4 Come boldly to the throne of grace ; The Saviour's pierced heart Is touched with our afflicted case In its most tender part. 5 Come boldly to the throne of grace, And all our trials name; "301 HYMNS -287, 238. In every point our L^rd will trace That be endured the same. 6 Come boldly to the throne of grace With all our wants and fears; The Saviour's hand shall kindly chase Away the bitterest tears. 7 Come boldly to the throne of grace, There shall our spirits soar ) There we will pray, and never cease, Till time shall be no more. HYMX 237. C. 31. C\ GOD of Bethel ! by whose hand ^ Thy people still are fed, Who through this weary pilgrimage Hast all our fathers led : 2 Our vows, our prayers, we now present Before thy throne of grace : God of our fathers ! be the God Of their succeeding race. 3 Through each perplexing scene of life Our wandering footsteps guide : Give us each day our daily bread, And raiment fit provide. 4 Oh spread thy covering wings around Till all our wanderings cease, And at our Father's loved abode Our souls arrive in peace. 5 Such blessings from thy gracious hand Our humble prayers implore ; And thou shalt be our chosen God And portion evermore. HYMN 238. III. 1. POME, my soul! thy suit prepare, ^ Jesu3 loves to answer prayer; 302 HYMN 239. He himself has bid thee pray, Therefore will not say thee nay. 2 Thou art coining to a King, Large petitions with thee bring; For his grace and power are such; None can ever ask too much. 3 With my burden I begin : Lord, remove this load of sin ; Let thy blood for sinners spilt, Set my conscience free from guilt. 4 Lord, I come to thee for rest, Take possession of my breast ; There thy blood-bought right maintain, And without a rival reign. 5 While I am a pilgrim here, Let thy love my spirit cheer; As my guide, my guard, my friend, Lead me to my journey's end. 6 Show me what I have to do, Every hour my strength renew ; Let me live a life of faith, Let me die a joyful death ! HYMN 239. III. 1. ["AY, I cannot let thee go, Till a blessing thou bestow; Do not turn away thy face, Mine's an urgent, pressing case. 2 Dost thou ask me who I am ? 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 I, "303 2 a~2 N^ HYMN 240. 4 Once a sinner near despair, Sought thy mercy-seat by prayer ; Mercy heard and set him free : Lord, that mercy came to me. 5 Many years have pass'd since then, Many changes I have seen, Yet have been upheld till now; Who could hold me up but thou? G Thou hast help'd in every need; This emboldens me to plead : After so much mercy past, . Canst thou let me sink at last? 7 Xo — I must maintain my hold, ;Tis thy goodness makes me bold : I can no denial take When I plead for Jesus' sake. HYMX 240. 6, 4. MY faith looks up to thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary ! Saviour divine ! Xow hear me while I pray, Take all my guilt awa}', Oh ! let me from this day Be wholly thine. 2 May thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart, My zeal inspire ; As thou hast died for me, Oh ! may my love to thee Pure, warm, and changeless be — A living fire. 3 While life's dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread, Be thou my guide : _ HYMNS 241. Bid darkness turn to day, Wipe sorrow's tears away, Nor let me ever stray From thee aside. 4 When ends life's transient dream, When death's cold, sullen stream Shall o'er me roll, Blest Saviour ! then, in love, Fear and distrust remove ; Oh ! bear me safe above — A ransom 'd soul. HYMN 241. II. 4. |^OME, my Redeemer! come, ^ And deign to dwell with me ; 0 make my heart thy home, And bid all rivals flee. Come, my Redeemer ! quickly come, And make my heart thy lasting home. 2 Why should the world presume To occupy thy throne ? Come, and thy right assume : I would be thine alone. 3 Exert thy mighty power, And banish all my sin : In this auspicious hour Bring all thy graces in. 4 Rule thou in every thought And passion of my soul, Till all my powers are brought Beneath thy full control. 5 Then shall my days be thine, And all my heart be love; And joy and peace be mine, Such as arc known above. Come, my Redeemer ! quickly come, And make my heart thy lasting home. HYMNS 242, 24:]. HYMN 242. III. 3. [" IGHT of those whose dreary dwelling -" Borders on the shades of death ! Come, and by thyself revealing, Dissipate the clouds beneath ; Light of life, and light's Creator ! In our deepest darkness rise \ Scattering all the night of nature, Pouring eyesight on our eyes. 2 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 thy ransom'd race ; Come, thou dear exalted Saviour ! Come, and bring thy gospel grace ! 3 Save us in thy great compassion, 0 thou mild pacific Prince ! Give the knowledge of salvation, Give the pardon of our sins. By thine all-restoring merit, Every burthen' d soul release; Every weary, wandering spirit Guide into thy perfect peace. HYMN 243. III. 2. ^INCE the Son hath made me free, ^ Let me taste my liberty ! Thee behold with open face, Triumph in thy saving grace ! Thy great will delight to prove, Glory in thy perfect love. 2 Abba, Father, hear thy child, Late in Jesus reconciled ; 300 HYMN 244. Hear, and all the graces shower, All the joy, and peace, and power; All my Saviour asks above, All the life and heaven of love. 3 Lord, I will not let thee go, Till the blessing thou bestow; Hear my Advocate divine ! Lo ! to his my suit I join : Join'd to his, it cannot fail; Bless me, for I will prevail. 4 Heavenly Father, life divine, Change my nature into thine ! Move and spread throughout my soul, Actuate and fill the whole ! Be it I no longer now Living in the flesh, but thou. 5 Holy Ghost, no more delay ! Come, and in thy temple stay ! Now thine inward witness bear, Strong, and permanent, and clear : Spring of life, thyself impart, Ilise eternal in my heart ! HYMN 244. III. 3. T OVE divine, all love excelling, •^ Joy of heaven to earth come down ! Fix in us thy humble dwelling, All thy faithful mercies crown. Jesus, thou art all compassion, Pure, unbounded love thou art; Visit us with thy salvation, Enter every longing heart. Breathe, oh breathe thy loving spirit Into every troubled breast ! Let us all in thee inherit, Let us find thy promised rest. 1307 HYMNS 245, 246. Thee we would be always blessing, Serve thee as thine hosts above; Pray, and praise thee without ceasing, Glory in thy boundless love. 3 Finish, then, thy new creation, Pure, unspotted may we be ; Let us see our whole salvation Perfectly secured in thee. Change from glory into glory, Till in heaven we take our place ; Till we cast our crowns before thee, Lost in wonder, love, and praise. HYMN 245. C. M. /^Vll could I Tind from day to day, ^ A nearness to my God, Then should my hours glide sweet away, Cheer' d by his staff and rod. 2 Lord, I desire with thee to live Anew from day to day ; In jr>ys the world can never give, Xur ever take away. 3 0 Jesus, come and rule my heart, And make me wholly thine, That I may never more depart, Nor grieve thy love divine. 4 Thus till my last expiring breath, Thy goodness I'll adore; And when my flesh dissolves in death, My soul shall love thee more. HYMN 246i C. M. r\ THOU from whom all goodness flows, ^ I lift my heart to thee ; In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes, Dear Lord, remember me. 2 When on my aching, burden'd heart, My sins lie heavily, HYMN 247. My pardon speak, new peace impart ; In love remember me. 3 When trials sore obstruct my way, And ills I cannot flee, Oh let my strength be as my day ; For good remember me. 4 If on my face, for thy dear name, Shame and reproaches be, I'll hail reproach and welcome shame, If thou remember me. 5 The hour is near, consign'd to death, I own thy just decree : Saviour, with my last parting breath I'll cry, " Remember me.;; HYMN 247. L. M. (^ OD of my life, to thee I call ; ^ Afflicted at thy feet I fall; When the great water floods prevail, Leave not my trembling heart to fail. 2 Friend of the friendless and the faint, Where should I lodge my deep complaint ? Where but with thee, whose open door Invites the helpless and the poor. 3 Did ever mourner plead with thee, And thou refuse that mourner's plea ? Does not thy word still nVd remain, That none shall seek thy face in vain ? 4 That were a grief I could not bear, Didst thou not hear and answer prayer ; But a prayer-hearing, answering God Supports me under every load. 5 Fair is the lot that's cast for me; I have an Advocate with thee ; They who the world caresses most Have no such privilege to boast. 301) HYMN 248. 6 Poor though I am, despised, forgot, Yet God, my God, forsakes me not; And he is safe, and must succeed, For whom the Lord vouchsafes to plead. HYMN 248. IV. 3. r\ THOU in whose presence my soul takes de- ^ On whom in affliction I call, — [fight* My comfort by day, and my song in the night, My hope, my salvation, my all, — 2 Where dost thou at noon-tide resort with thy To feed on the pastures of love ? [sheep, Say, why in the valley of death should I weep, Or alone in the wilderness rove ! 3 Oh why should I wander an alien from thee, Or cry in the desert for bread ? Thy foes will rejoice when my sorrows they see, And smile at the tears I have shed. 4 Ye daughters of Zion, declare, have you seen The star that on Israel shone ? Say, if in your tents my Beloved has been, And where with his flock he has gone. 5 This is my Beloved, his form is divine, His vestments shed odours around, The locks on his head are as grapes on the vine, When autumn with plenty is crown'd. 6 His voice, as the sound of the dulcimer sweet, Is heard through the shadow of death ; The cedars of Lebanon bow at his feet, The air is perfumed with his breath. 7 His lips as a fountain of righteousness flow To water the gardens of grace ) From which their salvation poor sinners shall And bask in the smiles of his face. [know, 8 He looks, and ten thousands of angels rejoice, And myriads wait for his word ; — HYMN 249. He speaks, and eternity, fill' d with his voice, Re-echoes the praise of the Lord. HYMN 249. IV. 2. TXOW tedious and tasteless the hours, -1-1- When Jesus no longer I see ! Sweet prospects, sweet birds, and sweet flowers, Have all lost their sweetness for me ; The midsummer sun shines but dim, The fields strive in vain to look gay ; But when I am happy in him, December's as pleasant as May. 2 His name yields the richest perfume, And sweeter than music his voice ; His presence disperses my gloom, And makes all within me rejoice. I should, were he always thus nigh, Have nothing to wish or to fear; No mortal so happy as I, My summer would last all the year. 3 Content with beholding his face, My all to his pleasure resign' d, No changes of season or place Would make any change in my mind": While bless'd with a sense of his love, A palace a toy would appear ; And prisons would palaces prove, If Jesus would dwell with me there. 4 Dear Lord, if indeed I am thine, If thou art my sun and my song, Say why do I languish and pine, And why are my winters so long ? Oh drive these dark clouds from my sky, Thy soul-cheering presence restore; Or take me up to thee on high, Where winter and clouds are no more. 311 ~~~ B HYMNS 250, 251. HYMN 250. IV. 2- PNCOMPASS'D with clouds of distress, -" Just ready all hope to resign, I pant for the light of thy face, And fear it will never be mine : Dishearten' d with waiting so long, I sink at thy feet with my load ; All plaintive I pour out my song, And stretch forth my hands unto God. I Shine, Lord, and my terror shall cease, The blood of atonement apply j And lead me to Jesus for peace — The rock*that is higher than I; Speak, Saviour, for sweet is thy voice, Thy presence is fair to behold ; I thirst for thy Spirit with cries And groanings that cannot be told. I If sometimes I strive, as I mourn, My hold of thy promise to keep, The billows more fiercely return, And plunge me again in the deep; While harass'd and cast from thy sight, The tempter suggests, with a roar, u The Lord has forsaken thee quite, Thy God will be gracious no more." [ Yet, Lord, if thy love hath design' d No covenant blessing for me, Ah ! tell me, how is it I find Such sweetness in waiting for thee ? Almighty to rescue thou art, Thy grace is my only resource ; If e'er thou art Lord of my heart, Thy Spirit must take it by force. HYMN 251. 8s, 4s. f~\ GOD ! may I look up to thee ? ^ I would address thee if I may ; HYMN 252. And tliis my one request should be, Teach me to pray. 2 Now, in my sorrow, I would ask What thoughts to think, what words to say : Prayer is a new and arduous task — Teach me to pray. 3 A heartless form will not suffice, The self-deemed rich are sent away; The heart must bring the sacrifice — Teach me to pray. 4 To whom shall I, thy creature, turn ? Whom else address ? whom else obey ? Teach me the lesson I would Nlearn — Teach me to pray. 5 Now, in my hour of trouble, deign To bow my spirit to thy sway; Now, let me ask thee not in vain — Teach me to pray. 6 To thee alone my eyes look up, Turn not, 0 God ! thy face away ! Prayer is my only door of hope — Teach me to pray. HYMN 252. L. M. rPHE billows swell, the winds are high, -*■ Clouds overcast my wintry sky; Out of the depths to thee I call, — My fears are great, my strength is small. 2 0 Lord ! the pilot's part perform, And guide and guard me through the storm ; Defend me from each threatening ill, Control the waves, say, " Peace — be still V9 3 Amid the roaring of the sea, My soul still hangs her hope on thee; Thy constant love, thy faithful care, Is all that saves me from despair. 313 HYMN 258. 4 Dangers of every shape and name Attend the followers of the Lamb, Who leave the world's deceitful shore, And leave it to return no more. 5 Though tempest-toss'd, and half a wreck, My Saviour through the floods I seek; Let neither winds nor stormy main Force back my shatter' d bark again. HYMN 253. 8s, 4s. TV/TY God and Father ! while I stray •*■*•*- Far from my home in life's rough way, Oh ! teach me from my heart to say, "Thy will be doner 2 Though dark my path and sad my lot, Let me abe still" and murmur not, Or breathe the prayer divinely taught, " Thy will be done !" 3 What though in lonely grief I sigh For friends beloved, no longer nigh? Submissive still would I reply, "Thy will be done!" 4 If thou shouldst call me to resign What most I prize, it ne'er was mine; I only yield thee what was thine : "Thy will be done!" 5 Should pining sickness waste away My life in premature decay, My Father ! still I strive to say "Thy will be done I" G If but my fainting heart be blest With thy sweet Spirit.for its guest, My God ! to thee I leave the rest — -Thy will be done !" 7 Renew my will from day to day, Blend it with thine, and take away — HYMN 254. All now that makes it hard to say "Thy will be done I" 8 Then when on earth I breathe no more, The prayer oft mixed with tears before, I'll sing upon a happier shore, "Thy will be done!" HYMN 254. lis, 10s, 4s. 170RSAKE me not, my God! my heart is sinking, [vain; Bow'd down with faithless fears and bodings Busied with dark imaginings, and drinking . Th' anticipated cup of grief and pain : But, Lord, I lean on thee; thy staff and rod Shall guide my lot ; I will not fear if thou, my God, my God, Forsake me not. Forsake me not, my God ! man must forsake me, And earth grow dim and vanish from my sight; Through death's dark vale no human hand may take me, [light : . No friend's fond smile may bless me with its Alone the silent pathway must be trod Through that drear spot, For I must die alone — oh then, my C-od, Forsake me not. Forsake me not, my God, when darkly o'er me Boll thoughts of guilt, and overwhelm my heart ; When the accuser, threatening, stands before me, And trembling conscience wTrithes beneath the dart : Thou who canst cleanse; by thine atoning blood, Each sinful spot, Plead thou my cause, my Saviour and my God, Forsake me not. HYMN 255. Forsake mo not, 0 Thou, thyself forsaken In that mysterious hour of agony, [taken, "When from thy soul thy Father's smile was Which had from everlasting dwelt on thee ! Oh, by that depth of anguish, which to know Passes man's thought, • By that last bitter cry, incarnate God, Forsake me not. HYMN 255. II. 3. jT^OME, 0 thou Traveller unknown, ^ Whom still I hold, but cannot see, My company before is gone, And I am left alone with thee ; With thee all night I mean to stay, And wrestle till the break of day. 2 I need not tell thee who I am, My misery and sin declare ; Thyself hast call'd me by my name, Look on thy hands, and read it there : But who, I ask thee, who art thou ? Tell me thy name, and tell me now. 3 In vain thou strugglest to get free, I never will unloose my hold : Art thou the man that died for me ? The secret of thy" love unfold : "Wrestling, I will not let thee go, Till I thy name, thy nature know. 4 Wilt thou not yet to me reveal Thy new, unutterable name ? Tell me, I still beseech thee, tell ; To know it now resolved I am : Wrestling, I will not let thee go, Till I thy name, thy nature know. 5 What though my shrinking flesh complain, And murmur to contend so long : 316" HYMN 255. I rise superior to my pain ; When I am weak, then I am strong ! And when my all of strength shall fail, I shall with the God-man prevail. 6 Yield to me now, for I am weak, But confident in self-despair; Speak to my heart, in blessings speak, Be conquered by my instant prayer : Speak, or thou never hence shall move, And tell me if thy name be Love. 7 'Tis Love ! 'tis Love ! — thou died\st for me; I hear thy whisper in my heart : The morning breaks, the shadows flee, Pure, universal Love thou art; To me, to all, thy bowels move, Thy nature and thy name is Love. 8 My prayer hath power with God, the grace Unspeakable I now receive ; Through faith I see thee face to face; I see thee face to face, and live ! In vain I have not wept and strove : Thy nature and thy name is Love. 9 I know thee, Saviour, who thou art, — Jesus, the feeble sinner's friend ; Nor wilt thou with the night depart, But stay and love me to the end : Thy mercies never shall remove, Thy nature and thy name is Love 10 The Sun of Righteousness on me Hath rose with healing in his wings : Wither' d my nature's strength, from thee My soul its life and succour brings ; My help is all laid up above : Thy nature and thy name is Love. 11 Contented now, upon my thigh I halt, till life's short journey end; __ HYMNS 256, 257. All helplessness, all weakness, I On thee alone for strength depend ; Nor have I power from thee to move : Thy nature and thy name is Love. 12 Lame as I am, I take the prey, Hell, earth, and sin with ease o'ercome ; I leap for joy, pursue my way, And, as a bounding hart, fly home — Through all eternity to prove Thy nature and thy name is Love. V. HOLY SPIRIT. REVIVAL. HYMN 256. S. M. pOME, Holy Spirit, come ^ With energy divine, And on this poor benighted soul With beams of mercy shine. 2 From the celestial hills Life, light, and joy dispense; And may I daily, hourly feel Thy quickening influence. 3 Melt, melt this frozen heart, This stubborn will subdue; Each evil passion overcome, And form me all anew. 4 Mine will the blessing be ; But thine shall be the praise ; And unto thee will I devote The remnant of my days. HYMN 257. III. 1. TTOLY Ghost, with light divine, "^ Shine upon this heart of mine ; 318 HYMN 258. Chase the shades of night away, Turn the darkness into day — Let me see my Saviour's face, Let me all his beauties trace : Show those glorious truths to me Which are only known by thee. 2 Holy Ghost, with power divine, Cleanse this guilty heart of mine : Long has sin, without control, Held dominion o'er the soul : Oft I of its power complain, Yet I live beneath its reign : In thy mercy pity me, From this bondage set me free. 3 Holy Ghost, with joy divine, Cheer this sadden'd heart of mine; Bid my many woes depart, Heal my wounded, bleeding heart ; Yrield a sacred, settled peace, Bid it grow and still increase — Till each anxious thought expires, Till my joy to heaven aspires. 4 Holy Spirit, all divine, Dwell within this heart of mine ) Cast down every idol throne, Reign supreme, and reign alone. See, to thee I yield my heart, Shed thy life through every part; A pure temple I would be, Wholly dedicate to thee. HYMN 258. C. M. pOME, Holy Spirit, love divine, ^ Thy cleansing power impart : Each erring thought and wish refine That wanders near my heart. US 3 HYMNS There let thy quickening breezes blow, Thine influences be Such as revive thy hidden ones, And lift their souls to thee. 2 Through darkening rains and threatening My little bark doth ride ; [storms Oh save me from the fatal wreck Of sin's devouring tide ! By past corrections humbled still, Let no vain passion start Within the consecrated veil Of a believer's heart. 3 Oft hast thou cast me to the ground, O'erwhelmed with grief and pain; Yet hath thy pitying hand restored, And led me forth again — Forth from the shades of sullen wo, From darkness and dismay, And o'er my anguish pour'd the sweet Consolatory ray. 4 0 Lord ! how mingled was thy love In all my deep distress ! Thou gavest the knowledge of thy word — That gift of sovereign grace ! And shall my peevish heart regret The momentary pain That follows on departed joys In life's contracted span — 5 Time's little inch, that steals away With every fleeting breath, And points to an eternity rod the reach of death ? igh, my soul, enough of time, And time's uncertain things; Farewell, that busy hive, the world, And all its thousao HYMN 259. 6 As feathers on the passing stream, Our earthly pleasures move ; And transient as the evening beam That gilds the verdant grove. To other climes, to other skies, My lifted soul aspires : Thither my wandering thoughts ascend, And all my best desires. 7 Awhile I strive, awhile I mourn, 'Midst thorns and briers here; But God vouchsafes with love divine My drooping heart to cheer. Though meaner than the meanest saint, My heavenly Guide I see \ I hear a voice behind me say, "That Jesus died for me/' HYMN 259. 6s. T ORD of all power and might ! -^ Grant me that inward sight, Which views the things unseen ; All earthly objects fade, My life, a fleeting shade, Ne'er for one moment stay'd, Will soon have cross'd the scene. 2 Each moment it moves on, Still hastening to be gone ; 'Till seen on earth no more, I reach that unknown state Where souls thy sentence wait, To fix their lasting fate, And hope of change is o'er. 3 Now, while there yet is time, While earth's brief day grows dim — Darken'd by pain and wo ; Kindle that lamp of faith, Which can make bright my path, 321 ' HYMN 260. E'en through the vale of death. If thither now I go. 4 Man cannot wake the spark, In my soul's chamber dark — Nor keep the flame alive ; Kindling thyself the light, Deign thou to keep it bright, Till where is no more night, In safety I arrive. HYMN 2G0. III. 3. TTOLY Comforter ! who guidest -*-"- Those who seek thine aid divine; Who in contrite heart abidest, Now amid my darkness shine ! Though around me waves are swelling, And the storms of life increase : If my heart be made thy dwelling, I shall still be kept in peace. 2 'Tis thine office, blessed Spirit ! Christ's remembrancer to be ; Though such grace I cannot merit, Now recall his words to me ; Though with grief my heart seems broken, Though the wave go o'er my soul ; Every word by Jesus spoken Makes the wounded spirit whole. 3 God of peace and consolation ! Pour this balm upon my mind; In my Saviour's cross and passion, Strength and healing let me find ! Is the outward man decaying ? Be the inward man renew' d ! Now, thy power and love displaying, Cheer my mournful solitude. 4 Take the things to Christ belonging, Manifest his love to me ; HYMNS 261, 262. Check these thoughts of anguish, thronging This poor heart, resigned to thee : Show me life nor death can sever From my soul that heavenly Friend : Tell me he is mine forever, And will love me to the end. HYMN 261. 7s, 6s. TN the hour of my distress, -** When temptations me oppress, And when I my sins confess, Sweet Spirit, comfort me ! 2 When I lie upon my bed, Sick in heart, and sick in head, And with doubts disquieted, Sweet Spirit, comfort me ! 3 When the house doth sigh and weep, And the world is drown'd in sleep, Yet mine eyes the watch do keep, Sweet Spirit, comfort me ! 4 When the tempter me pursueth With transgressions of my youth, And condemns me with untruth, Sweet Spirit, comfort me ! 5 When the judgment is reveal'd, And that open'd which was seal'd; Yvrhen to thee I have appeal' d, Sweet Spirit, comfort me ! HYMN 262. L. M. T OOK down, 0 Lord ! with pitying eye, -^ See Adam's race in ruin lie; Sin spreads its trophies o'er the ground, And scatters slaughter'd heaps around. And can these dead awake and live ? And can these perish'd bones revive ? ___ HYMNS 263, 264. That, Mighty Go I! to thee is known; That wondrous work is all thine own. Thy ministers are sent in vain To prophesy upon the slain ; In vain they call, in vain they cry, Till thine almighty aid is nigh. But if thy Spirit deign to breathe, Life spreads through all the realms of death; Dry bones obey thy powerful voice, — They move, they waken, they rejoice. HYMN 263. L. M. p RE AT Lord of all thy churches, hear ^ Thy ministers' and people's prayer; Perfumed by thee, oh may it rise Like fragrant incense to the skies, 2 Revive thy churches with thy grace, Heal all our breaches, grant us peace; Rouse us from sloth, our hearts inflame With ardent zeal for Jesus' name. 3 May young and old thy word receive, Dead sinners' hear thy voice and live ; The wounded conscience healing find, And joy refresh each drooping mind. 4 May aged saints, matured with grace, Abound in fruits of holiness; And when transplanted to the skies, May younger in their stead arise. 5 Thus we our suppliant voices raise, And, weeping, sow the seed of praise, In humble hope that thou wilt hear Thy ministers' and people's prayer. HYMN 264. III. 3. gAVIOUR, visit thy plantation, ^ Grant us, Lord, a gracious rain ! 324 HYMN 2G5. All will come to desolation, Unless thou return again ; Keep no longer at a distance — Shine upon us from on high ; Lest, for want of thine assistance, Every plant should droop and die. 2 Surely, once thy garden flourish' d ! Every part look'd gay and green : Then thy word our spirits nourish'd ! Happy seasons we have seen ! Dearest Saviour, hasten hither; Thou caust make us bloom again : Oh, permit us not to wither, Let not all our hopes be vain ! 3 Let our mutual love be fervent. Make us prevalent in prayers ; Let each one esteem' d thy servant, Shun the world's bewitching snares: Break the tempter's fatal power, Turn the stony heart to flesh, And begin, from this good hour, To revive thy work afresh. HYMN 2G5. II. 1. HPHE Lord into his garden comes, -*- The spices yield their rich perfumes, The lilies grow and thrive : Refreshing showers of grace divine From Jesus flow to every vine, And make the dead revive. 2 This makes the dry and barren ground In springs of water to abound, And fruitful soil become : The desert blossoms as the rose, When Jesus conquers all his foes, And makes his people one. __ HYMN 26G. 3 The glorious time is rolling on, The gracious work is now begun, My soul a witness is. — Come, taste and see, the pardon free For all mankind as well as me : Who come to Christ may live. 4 The worst of sinners here may find A Saviour pitiful and kind, Who will them all relieve. None are too late, if they repent ; Out of one sinner legions went : Jesus did him receive. 5 Come, brethren, ye that love the Lord, And taste the sweetness of his word, In Jesus' ways go on : Our troubles and our trials here Will only make us richer there, When we arrive at home. 6 There we shall reign, and shout, and sing, And make the heavenly arches ring, When all the saints get home. — Come on, come on, all brethren dear ! Soon we shall meet together there, For Jesus bids us come. HYMN 2G6. III. 1. JESUS, God of love, attend, From thy glorious throne descend ; Answer now some waiting heart, Now some harden' d soul convert : To our Advocate we fly, Let us feel Emmanuel nigh, Manifest thy love abroad, Make us now the sons of God. 2 Hover rouud us, King of kings, Rise with healing in thy wings; 326 HYMN 267. Melt our obstinacy down, Cause us to become thine own; Set, oh set the captive free, Draw our backward souls to thee ; Let us all from thee receive Light to see, and life to live. 3 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Join to seek and save the lost ; Raise us sinners to thy throne, Add us jewels to thy crown ! Are we not without thy light, Darken' d with Egyptian night? Light of light, thy power exert, Lighten each benighted heart ! 4 Give the heavy-laden rest, Christ make known in every breast: Void of thee we quickly die ; Turn our sackcloth into joy : Witness all our sins forgiven, Grant on earth a glimpse of heaven; Bring the jo}Tful tidings down, Fit us for our future crown. HYMN 267. II. 2. ^ION, awake, put on thy strength, " Resume thy beautiful array; The promised Saviour comes at length, To chase thy guilt and grief away : Thee for his purpose God shall own, And save thee by his dying Son. 2 Jerusalem, be holy now, Satan no more shall dwell in thee ; Wasb/d from thy sin, and white as snow, Prepare thy God-made-man to see; Prepare Emmanuel to behold, And hear his peaceful message told. 327 132 HYMN 268. :j Shake off the dust, arise with speed, And cast away the chains of sin, — Too long hast thou a captive been ; Redemption's near, lift up thine head : Forth from thy prison come, and shake The yoke of bondage from thy neck. 4 Though ye have sold yourselves for naught, And forfeited your claim to heaven, Accept the Saviour's love unbought ; Your treason now is all forgiven : His blood the fallen race restores, And saves without desert of yours. I VI. GOD. HYMN 2G8. II. 4. GIVE immortal praise To God the Father's love, For all my comforts here, And better hopes above. He sent his own eternal Son To die for sins that man had done. 2 To God the Son belongs Immortal glory too, Who bought us with his blood, From everlasting wo. 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 (ills the soul with joy divine. 32S ~~ HYMNS 269, 270. HYMN 269. C. M. TN all my vast concerns with thee, •*■ 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 forin'd within ; And ere my lips pronounce the word, He knows the sense I mean. 4 Oh wondrous knowledge, deep and high ! Where can a creature hide ? "Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset on every side. HYMN 270. C. 31. TT^EEP silence, all created things, -"- And wait your Maker's nod j My soul stands 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 the eternal pen. 4 His providence unfolds the book, And makes his counsels shine: Each opening leaf, and every stroke Fulfils some deep design. ~329 HYMN 271 5 Here, he exalts neglected worms To sceptres and a crown ; And there, the following page he turns, And treads the monarch down. 6 Xot Gabriel asks the reason why, Nor God the reason gives ; Nor dares the favourite angel pry Between the folded leaves. 7 In thy fair book of life and grace Oh may I find my name Recorded in some humble place, Beneath my Lord — the Lamb. HYMN 271. C. M. f\ GOD ! our help in ages past, ^-^ Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home — 2 Lender 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 received her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone, Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. 5 0 God ! our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while life shall last, And our eternal home. 330 HYMNS 272, 273. HYMN 272. L. M. THERE'S not a bird (with lonely nest -*- In pathless wood or mountain crest,) Nor meaner thing, which does not share, 0 God ! in thy paternal care. 2 There's not a being now accurst, Who did not taste thy goodness first; And every joy the wicked see Received its origin from thee. 3 Each barren crag, each desert rude, Holds thee within its solitude; And thou dost bless the wand'rer there Who makes his solitary prayer. 4 In busy mart and crowded street, No less than in the still retreat, Thou, Lord, art near, our souls to bless With all a parent's tenderness. 5 And every moment still doth bring Thy blessings on its loaded wing- Widely they spread through earth and sky, And last to all eternity. 6 Through all creation let thy name Be echo'd with a glad acclaim; Thy praise let grateful churches sing, With praise let heaven forever ring. 7 And we, where'er our lot is cast, While life and thought and feeling last, Through all our years, in every place, Will bless thee for thy boundless grace. HYMN 273. C. M. HP HE Lord our God is Lord of all, -*- His station who can find ? 1 hear him in the waterfall I hear him in the wind ! "331 HYMN 274. 2 If in the gloom of night I shroud, His face I cannot fly ; I see him in the evening cloud, And in the morning sky. 3 He lives, he reigns, in every land, From winter's polar snows To where across the burning sand The blasting meteor glows. 4 He smiles, we live — he frowns, we die— We hang upon his word ; He roars' his red right arm on high, And ruin bares his sword. 5 He bids his blasts the fields deform — Then, when his thunders cease, Sits like the Ruler of the storm, And smiles the wind to peace ! HYMN 274. C. M. n^HE Lord descended from above, -*- And bow'd the heavens most high; And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky. 2 On cherub and on cherubim Full royally he rode, And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad. 3 He sat serene upon the floods, Their fury to restrain ; And he, a sovereign Lord and King, For evermore shall reign. 4 0 God, my strength and fortitude ! Of force I must love thee : Thou art my castle and defence In my necessity 1 — -_ HYMNS 275, 276. VII. CHRIST. HYMN 275. lis, 10s. "DEIG-H TEST and best of the sons of the morn- Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid ! 2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining, Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall : Angels adore him in slumber reclining, Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all. 3 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, Odours of Eden and off' rings, divine? Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine ? 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation ; Vainly with gifts would his favour secure ; Richer by far is the heart's adoration ; Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 5 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning ! Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid ) Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid ! HYMN 276. II. 6. Q WEET is the song of heaven, ^ The anthem of the sky — " Good-will to man be given, Glory to God on high :" While every heart rejoices To sing of peace on earth, We'll tune our feeble voices, To sing a Saviour's birth. 333 BYMN 277. tven, The anthem of the .sky — "Good-will to man be given, Glory to God on high." 2 Publish the great Salvation; Repeat the heavenly strain Through every land and nation — O'er every hill and plain; Let notes of joy and gladness The cheerful strain prolong, Nor let one note of sadn Be mingled with the song. Sweet is the song, &c. HYMN 277. 7s, Gs. TTAPPY angels ! still ye dwell ■*-*- In yon worlds of glory ; And in joyous anthem swell Love's redeeming story. Shining multitudes ! ye came Our Redeemer to proclaim ; Still your sonc? is just the same — Glory, glory, glory ! *2 Angels, sing again with man — Swell our strain of glory; Shout with us the wondrous plan, ;ng story. Soon our stay on earth shall fail, Soon shall drop the mortal veil, Then in song and voice we'll hail, Glory, glory, glory! Christ, our Lord, the thrmc, the song — (Then no more the stranger Well the Bhining throng In lone Bethlehem's manger,) 334 HYMN 278. Robed in peerless majesty, Soon our eyes shall also see ) Then we'll sing, " 'Tis He, 'tis He ! Glory, glory, glory !" HYMN 278. III. 2. TESUS, while he dwelt below, ** (As divine historians say,) To a garden oft would go, Near to Kedron's brook it lay : When from noise he would be free, Then he sought Gethsemane. 2 Thither, by their Master brought, His disciples likewise came ; There the heavenly truths he taught Often set their hearts in flame : All things did to them agree To endear Gethsemane. 3 Here they oft conversing sat, Or might join with Christ in prayer; Oh ! what blest devotion that, When the Lord himself was there ! Yet how little could they see Why he chose Gethsemane. 4 Full of love to man's lost race, On his conflict much he thought, This he knew the destined place, And he loved the sacred spot : Love to them, and love to me, Made him love Gethsemane. 5 Many woes had he endured ; Many sore temptations met — Patient, and to pain inured ; 33ut the sorest trial yet Was to be sustained in thee, Mournful, dark Gethsemane ! __ _ _ HYMN 278. 6 Came at length the dreadful night, Vengeance with its iron rod Stood, and with collected might, Bruised the harmless Lamb of God : See, my soul, the Saviour see, Prostrate in Gethsemane ! 7 View him in that dark recess Agonizing, bathed in blood, View thy Maker's deep distress, Hear the cries and groans of God : Then reflect what sin must be, Gazing on Gethsemane ! 8 Oh what wonders love has done, But how little understood ! God well knows, and knows alone, What produced that sweat of blood : Who can thy deep mysteries see, Wonderful Gethsemane ! 9 There my God bore all my guilt ; This through grace can be believed; But the horrors that he felt Are too vast to be conceived : None can penetrate through thee, Doleful, sad Gethsemane ! 10 Lord, I have no claim to share In a favour so divine, But since sin first brought thee there, None have greater sins than mine : And to this my mournful plea, Witness thou, Gethsemane ! 11 Sins against a holy God, Sins against his righteous laws; Sins against his love, his blood, Sins against his name and cause : Sins immense as is the sea — Hide me, 0 Gethsemane ! ~336 HYMN 279. 12 Here's my claim, and here alone : None a Saviour more can need ; Deeds of righteousness I've none, No, not one good work to plead : Not a glimpse of hope for me, But in rich Gethsemane ! 13 Saviour! all the stone remove From my flinty, frozen heart; Thaw it with thy beams of love ; Pierce it with a blood-dipp'd dart : To that cleansing fouut I flee, Open'd in Gethsemane. 14 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ! One almighty God of love, Hymn'd by all the heavenly host In thy shining courts above : We poor sinners, gracious Three, Bless thee for Gethsemane ! HYMN 279. IY. 2. 'T'HOU sweet gliding Kedron, by thy silver -*- stream beam ; Our Saviour would linger in moonlight's soft And by thy bright waters till midnight would stay, And lose in thy murmurs the toils of the day. 2 How damp were the vapours that fell on his head ! How hard was his pillow, how humble his bed ! The angels beholding, amazed at the sight, Attended their Master with solemn delight. 3 0 garden of Olives, thou dear honour'd spot ! The fame of thy wonders shall ne'er be forgot; The theme most transporting to seraphs above, The triumph of sorrow, the triumph of love. 4 Come, saints, and adore him; come bow at his feet : Oh give him the glory, the praise that is meet ; 337 HYMN 280. Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise, And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies. HYMN 280. 8s, 4s. f\ MY Redeemer ! can I sleep, ^ With heart at ease, with spirits light, When thou for me such watch didst keep, On this sad night ? 2 Shall I not watch with thee one hour? Shall I not think what griefs were thine, Contemplating the amazing power Of love divine ? 3 This night there fell on thee the shock (By thine omniscience long foreseen) Of treachery 'midst the little flock, Yet Thou, serene — 4 With words of holiest tenderness Didst only strive their grief to calm; Their fainting hearts to soothe and bless With heavenly balm ! 5 Oh what a passover they shared! Nor them alone didst thou include : For us that feast was then prepared — Faith's mystic food. G The heavenly manna then bestow'd, Endued with undecaying power, Has nourished the whole church of God E'en from that hour. 7 Thence would I follow thee in thought, To that lone spot, so dark for thee, Fur us with light and gladness fraught, Gethsemane ! 8 Thine unknown anguish suffer' d there — Thy sweat of blood — the wrath of God — All were endured that we might share '1 1 i \- bright abode. — _ HYMN 281. O 9 And when that last sad morning came, Following a night of agony, When Thou God's undefiled Lamb Wert led to die, — 10 What sounds, what sights surrounded Him Whose praise tunes every harp in heaven ! No wonder contrite tears should dim The record given ! HYMN 281. II. 6. SACRED Head ! now wounded, With grief and shame weigh'd down — Now scornfully surrounded, With thorns thine only crown; 0 sacred Head ! what glory, What bliss ere now was thine ! But though despised and gory, I joy to call thee mine. 2 Oh noblest brow and dearest, In other days the world All fear'd when thou appear' dst — What shame is on thee hurl'd ! How art thou pale with anguish, With sore abuse and scorn ! How does that visage languish Which once was bright as morn ! 3 What thou, my Lord, hast suffer'd Was all for sinners' gain, Mine, mine was the transgression; But thine the deadly pain. Lo, here I fall, my Saviour, — ;Tis I deserve thy place : Look on me with thy favour, Vouchsafe to me thy grace. 4 Receive me, my Redeemer, My Shepherd, make me thine ; 33'J HYMN 281. Of every good the fountain. Thou art the spring of mine. Thy lips with love distilling, And milk of truth sincere, With heaven's bliss are filling The soul that trembles here. 5 The joy can ne'er be spoken, Above all joy beside , "When in thy body broken, I thus with safety hide. My Lord of life, desiring Thy glory now to see, Beside thy cross expiring, I'd breathe my soul to thee. 6 What language shall I borrow To thank thee, dearest Friend, For this thy dying sorrow, — Thy pity without end ? Oh make me thine forever ; And should I fainting be, Lord, let me never, never Outlive my love to thee. 7 If I should ever leave thee, 0 Jesus, leave not me ; In faith may I receive thee When death shall set me free. When strength aud comfort languish, And I must hence depart, Release me then from anguish, By thine own wounded heart. 8 Be near when I am dying, Oh show thy cross to me ! And for my succour flying, Come, Lord, to set me free : These eyes new faith receiving From Jesus will not move, 340 HYMNS 282, 283. For he who dies believing, Dies safely through thy love. HYMN 282. C. M. A LAS ! and did my Saviour bleed ? ■^*- And did my Sovereign die ? Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I ? Was it for crimes that I had done He groan' d upon the tree ? Amazing pity ! Grace unknown ! And love beyond degree ! Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When God, the mighty Maker, died For man the creature's sin. Thus might I hide my blushing face While his dear cross appears, Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt mine eyes in tears. But floods of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe : Here, Lord, I give myself away ; 'Tia all thatl can do. HYMN 283. CAW ye my Saviour ? Saw ye my Saviour? ^ Saw ye my Saviour and God ? Oh, he died on Calvary, To atone for you and me, And to purchase our pardon with blood. He was extended, — He was extended, — Painfully nail'd to the cross; There he bow'd his head and died, — Thus my Lord was cruoi To a'onc for a world that was lost. IIYMX : 3 Hail, mighty Saviour ! hail, mighty Saviour, Prince and the author of peace ! Oh, he burst the bars of death, And triumphant from the earth He ascended to mansions of bliss. 4 There interceding, — there interceding, — Pleading that sinners may live, Crying, " Father, I have died, Oh, behold my hands and side, Oh, forgive them, I pray thee, forgive !" 5 "I will forgive them, — I will forgive them When they repent and believe, — Let them now return to thee, And be reconciled to me, And salvation they all shall receive/' HYMN 284. III. 1. T30UXD upon the accursed tree, ■*~* Faint and bleeding, who is He ? By the eyes so pale and dim, Streaming blood and writhing limb, By the flesh with scourges torn, By the crown of twisted thorn, By the side so deeply pierced, By the baffled, burning thirst, By the drooping death-dew'd brow, Son of man ! 'tis Thou! 'tis Thou ! 2 Bound upon the accursed tree Dread and awful, who is He ? By the sun at noonday pale, Shivering rocks and rending veil ; By earth that trembled at his doom, By yonder saints who burst their tomb; By Eden, promised, ere he died, To the felon at his side; I r I ! our suppliant knees we bow, Son of Cod! 'tis Thou! 'tis Thou! ~342 HYMN 285. 3 Bound upon the accursed tree, Sad and dying, who is He ? By the last and bitter cry, The breath resign'd in agony; By the lifeless body laid In the chamber of the dead ; By the mourners come to weep Where the bones of Jesus sleep; Crucified ! we know thee now ; " Son of man ! 'tis Thou ! 'tis Thou ! 4 Bound upon the accursed tree, Dread and awful, who is He ? By the prayer for them that slew, " Lord ! they know not what they do I" By the spoil'd and empty grave, By the souls he died to save, By the conquest he hath won, By the saints before his throne, By the rainbow round his brow, Son of God ! 'tis Thou ! 'tis Thou ! HYMN 285. C. M. TJLUNGrED in a gulf of dark despair, -*- We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheering beam of hope, Or spark of glimmering day. 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of grace Beheld our helpless grief; He saw, and (oh, amazing love !) He ran to our relief. 3 Down from the shining seats above, With joyful haste he fled; Enter'd the grave in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the dead. 4 Oh for this love let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break ! "343 HYMN 2SQ. And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. 5 Angels, assist our mighty j Strike all your harps of gold ; But when you raise your highest notes, His love can ne'er be told ! HYMN 2S6. III. 3. XT AIL ! thou once despised Jesus, -*—*- Hail, thou everlasting King! Thou didst suffer to release us ; Thou didst free salvation bring. 2 Hail, thou agonizing Saviour ! Bearer of our sin and shame : By thy merits we find favour; Life is given through thy name. 3 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins on thee were laid : By almighty love anointed, Thou hast full atonement made. 4 All thy people are forgiven Through the virtue of thy blood ; Open'd is the gate of heaven, — Peace is made 'twixt man and God. 5 Jesus, hail ! enthroned in glory, There forever to abide ! All the heavenly host adore thee, Seated rit thy Father's side : 6 There for sinners thou art pleading, There our place thou dost prepare ; Ever for us interceding. Till in glory we appear. 7 V, irship, honour, power, and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive ; Loudest praises without ceasing, * it is for us to _ ~344 HYMN 287. 8 Help, ye bright angelic spirits, Bring your sweetest, noblest lays; Help to sing our Saviour's merits, — Help to chant Emmanuel's praise. HYMN 287. L. M. A WAKE, my soul, to joyful lays, •"■ And sing the great Redeemer's praise; He justly claims a song from me, His loving-kindness, oh how free ! His loving-kindness — loving-kindness, His loving-kindness, oh how free ! 2 He saw me ruined in the fall, Yet loved me, notwithstanding all ; He saved me from my lost estate, His loving-kindness, oh how great ! 3 Though numerous hosts of mighty foes, Though earth and hell my way oppose, He safely leads my soul along, His loving-kindness, oh 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, oh how good ! 5 Often I feel my sinful heart Prone from my Jesus to depart ; But though I him have oft forgot, His loving-kindness changes not. 6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, Soon all my mortal powers must fail ; Oh ! may my last expiring breath His loving-kindness sing in death. 7 Then let me mount and soar away To the bright world of endless day, And sing, with rapture and surprise, His loving-kindness in (he s1 HYMNS 288. HYMN 288. C. M. TTOTV sweet the name of Jesus sounds ■^"^ In a believer's ear ! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, It calms the troubled breast, 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest. 3 Dear name ! the rock on which I build, My shield and hiding-place, My never-failing treasury, fill'd With boundless stores of grace. 4 By thee my prayers acceptance gain, Although with sin defiled ; Satan accuses me in vain, And I am own'd a child. 5 Jesus, my shepherd, guardian, friend, My prophet, priest, and king; My Lord, my life, my way, my end, Accept the praise I bring. G Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought; But when I see thee as th'ou art, I'll praise thee as I ought. HYMN 289. C. M. "ITH joy we meditate the grace Of our High-Priest above; II is heart is made of tenderness, very name is Love. 2 Touch'd with a sympathy within, ;ine ; what sore temptations mean, For he has felt the same. 346 ' HYMN 290. 3 But spotless, innocent, and pure, The great Redeemer stood, While Satan's fiery darts he bore, Resisting unto blood. 4 He, in his days of feeble flesh, Poured out his cries and tears ; And still vouchsafes to feel afresh What every member bears. 5 He'll never quench the smoking flax, But raise it to a flame : The bruised reed he never breaks, Nor scorns the meanest name. 6 Then let our humble faith address His mercy and his power : We shall obtain delivering grace For every trying hour. Jc HYMN 290. II. 4. [OIN all the glorious names Of wisdom, love, and power, That mortals ever knew, That angels ever bore : All are too mean to speak his worth- Too mean to set my Saviour forth. 2 Jesus, my great High-Priest, Offer' d his blood and died : My guilty conscience seeks No sacrifice beside : His powerful blood did once atone, And now it pleads before the throne. 3 My great Almighty Lord ! My conqueror and my King ! Thy sceptre and thy sword, Thy reigning grace I sing: Thine is the power : behold I sit In willing bonds beneath thy feet. "347 ' HYMN 291. 4 I love my Shepherd's voice : His watchful eye shall keep My wandering soul among The thousands of his sheep : He feeds his flock, he calls their names : His bosom bears the tender lambs. 5 To this great Surety's hand Will I commit my cause ; He answers and fulfils His Father's broken laws: Behold my soul at freedom set ; My Surety paid the dreadful debt. 6 Now let my soul arise And tread the tempter down : My Captain leads me forth To conquest and a crown : A feeble saint shall win the day, Though death and hell obstruct my way. HYMN 291. II. 6. T ORD, I would rise each morning -^ In thy blest path to tread : Such light from thence is dawning, I ne'er can be misled : That heavenly track pursuing, My spul fresh strength will gain : That bright example viewing, Some likeness to attain. 2 Each grace, with mild effulgence, Through thy demeanour shone : Self-pleasing, self-indulgence, To thee were never known : 'Twas as a " man of sorrows" Thy years were pass'd below : From this the sufferer borrows A balm for every wo. 348 • HYMN 291. 3 Privation, self-denial. Fatigue, opprobrium, scorn — Each varied form of trial By thee were hourly borne ) Full oft thine heart was wounded, E'en by that chosen few Toward whom thy love, unbounded, No change nor limit knew. 4 Whole nights of prayer succeeded Thy long laborious day : Thy fervent spirit needed No solace but to pray : Thy mortal strength fast wasted, But thy untiring soul With ceaseless ardour hasted To reach the glorious goal. 5 If life e'er seem appalling, O'ercast with pain and gloom, Whether past grief recalling, Or fearing woes to come, — Be this reproof sufficient ; What thoughts must thine have been, When by thine eye omniscient Jerusalem was seen ! 6 What anguish there awaited The spotless Lamb of God ! Who, scorn'd, blasphemed, and hated, Pour'd out his precious blood ! There, to insure my pardon, He sorrow'd unto death, And in that mournful garden Fainted my load beneath. 7 Lord ! I can ne'er unravel The mystery of thy woes — Of thy pure Spirit's travail, The agonizing throes ! "349 HYMN 292. But eh ! that cross and passion Should check each weak complaint, That unknown tribulation Should bid me not to faint. 8 Since thou hast deign'd to suffer, Let suffering still be mine ! My path can ne'er be rougher, Ne'er half so rough as thine ; Oh, when my heart seems sinking, Let this my cordial be, I of thy cup am drinking, To be conformed to thee. HYMN 292. C. M. f^OME, let us join our cheerful songs, ^ With angels round the throne; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 " Worthy the Lamb that died/' they cry, " To be exalted thus;" " Worthy the Lamb," our hearts reply, "For he was slain for us." 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honour and power divine J And blessings more than we can give, Be, Lord, forever thine. 4 Let all that dwell below the sky, Through air, and earth, and seas, Conspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thine endless praise. 5 The whole creation join in one To bless the sacred name Of him who sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb. ~350 — HYMNS 293, 294. HYMN 293. C. M. A LL liail the power of Jesus' name ! •^^ Let angels prostrate fall ) Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him — Lord of all. 2 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God, Who from his altar call ; Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, And crown him — Lord of all. 3 Hail him, ye heirs of David's line, Whom David Lord did call ; The God incarnate ! man divine ! And crown him — Lord of all. 4 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, Ye ransom'd from the fall, Hail him, who saves you by his grace, And crown him — Lord of all. 5 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall, Go, spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him — Lord of all. 6 Let every kindred, every tribe On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him — Lord of all. HYMN 294. III. 3. TTAHK ! ten thousand voices sounding -*--*- Victory, victory, through the sky; Swiftly flies the shout, resounding, Spreading rapturous joy on high. 2 Jesus comes, his conflict over, Comes to claim his great reward : Angels round the victor hover, Crowding to behold their Lord. __ _ c 2 3 Oh what honours now await him ! Friends and foes shall hear his voice; Tremble, tremble, ye that hate him; Ye who love his name, rejoice. 4 Yonder throne, for him erected, Now becomes the victor's seat ; Lo, the man on earth rejected! Angels worship at his feet. 5 Day and night they cry before him, "Holy, Holy, Holy Lord!" All the powers of heaven adore him — All obey his sovereign word. HYMN 295. 7s, 4s. /GRATEFUL praise to thee we bring, ^ God our Saviour and our King ; While our feeble songs we raise, Hear us from thy dwelling-place : Thou art worthy, God of Glory, God of grace ! 2 Thou hast made us by thy power, Thou hast kept as to this hoar; Guardian of our helpless days, Hear, oh hear, our humble lays : Thou art worthy, God of glory, God of grace ! 3 For thy life of righteousn For thy death of shame, we bless ; Foi thy sanctifying grace, We our loud hosannas raise : Thou art worthy, God of glory, God of gra ! 4 Though but creatures of a day, •n like flowers to p;> ~352 ~ HYMNS 298, 297. Thou canst raise us by thy power, Up where seraphim adore : Thou art worthy, God of glory, God of grace ! HYMN 296. C. M. f\ LOVELY voices of the sky, ^ That hymn'd the Saviour's birth! Are ye not singing still on high Who once sang "Peace on earth?" To us yet speak the blissful strains Wherewith, in days gone by, Ye bless' d the wondering Syrian swains, 0 voices of the sky! 2 0 clear and shining light, whose beams A heavenly glory shed Around the palms, and o'er the streams, And on the shepherd's head ! Be near to us through life and death, As in that holiest night Of hope, and peace, and joy, and faith, 0 clear and shining light ! 3 0 star which led to Him whose love Brought hope and mercy free ! Where art thou? 'Mid the host above? May we still gaze on thee ? In heaven thy glories are not set; Thy rays earth might not dim; Send them to guide our pilgrim feet, 0 star which led to Him ! HYMN 297. L. M. "TT7"HERE high the heavenly temple stands, ■ * The house of God not made with hands, A great High-Priest our nature wears, The guardian of mankind appears. HYMN 208. 2 lie who for men their surety stood, And pour'd on earth his precious blood, Pursues in heaven his mighty plan, The Saviour and the Friend of man. 3 Though now ascended up on high. He bends on earth a brother's eye : Fartaker of the human name, He knows the frailty of our frame. 4 Our fellow-sufferer yet retains A fellow-feeling of our pains, And still remembers in the skies, His tears, his agonies, and cries. 5 In every pang that rends the heart The Man of Sorrows had a part ; He sympathizes with our grief, And to the sufferer sends relief. G With boldness, therefore, at the throne Let us make all our sorrows known, And ask the aid of heavenly power To help us in the evil hour. HYMN 298. L. M. XJE comes ! he comes ! the Saviour dear, -L-L The seventh trumpet speaks him near; His lightnings flash, his thunders roll : How welcome to the faithful soul ! 2 From heaven angelic voices sound, See the Almighty Jesus crown'd ! Girt with omnipotence and grace, And glory decks the Saviour's flice. 3 Descending on his azure throne, He claims the kingdoms for his own : The kingdoms all obey his v All hail him their triumphant Lord ! 354: HYMNS 299, 300. Shout, all ye people of the sky, And all the saints of the Most High! Our Lord, who now his right obtains, Forever and forever rei