MAY 94 1921 66 S3 4 *. , u*~- A SELECTION OF HYMNS, FROM THE BEST AUTHORS. INCLUDING A GREAT NUMBER OF ORIGINALS: ISTBKVtb TO BE AN AP^H&%, • 321 " DR. IVATTS'S PSALMS AND HYMNS., ( WOODWARD'S REVISED AND CORRECTED EDITION, WITH THE NAMES OF THE TUNES ADAPTED TO THE HYMNS FROM THE LAST LONDON EDITION. TOGETHER WITH AN APPENDIX, FROM THE OLNEY HYMNS, WITH ADDITIONAL HYMNS, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED, BY THE REV. WILLIAM STAUGHTON, D. D. PHILADELPHIA. PUBLISHED RY JOSEPH J. WOODWARD, No. 35, Dock Street. 1826. [Stereotype edition.] Eastern District uf Pennsy ****■■ i r REMF.MB1 • ontbe 13iit r * day ofFebruary.iuthefiftie'h year of the Ljjrfc- * pendonce of the I ********* ,, |MIB| Joseph J. Woodward, of i restrict, liatti deposited hi tl of a Book, the right whereof lie claims as Proprietor, in the words lbllow- wit : •■ A Selection of Hymns, front the b«sl Authors, including eat number of originals: Intended to be an Appendix " to l>'. Watts's Psalms and Junius. By fohn Rippon, I). D. ■ "of t lie Tunes adapted to the il\ mnsH-from Hie last London "Edition. Together with lix, from the Oiney "Hymns, with additional nal and selected, l>y "the Rev. William Stanghton, D. J>." In conformity to the At I gress of the i States, entitled. "An Act f6r the encouragement of ' ing, by securing the Copies t>f JUaps, < lliarts, and Hooks, to tin- Authors and Proprietors •>; such Copies during the times therein mentioned." — And also to the Act, entitled "An ar.t supplementary to an act, entitled 'An Art for the encourage- ment of Learning, by securing the Copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Anthers and Proprietors of such Copies during the times therein mentioned,' and extending the benefits thereof ,to the arts of designing, engraving, and etch- ing historical and other prints." D. CALDWELL, Clerk of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Number of the Hymns a/mays answers to the Number of the page ; thus — Hymn 44 ... . Page 44. 470 470. 560 The Number that follows the Name of the Tunes refers to Dr. Ri/ifion's Tune-Book ; thus— Hymn 6— Bedford 91 ; that is, Time 91, in The Selection of Tunes. PREFACE. THE good acceptance and success with which the former I editions of this volume have heen blessed, demand my ; warmest and most unfeigned gratitude to the God of Provi- dence and Grace, with whom are the issues of all our en- deavours to promote his glory. The first edition of the selection consisted of five hundred and eighty-eight hymns, three hundred of which had never appeared in any collection for public worship before. About one hundred and fifty of them, as the preface announced, were originals. Some of these on different subjects, I had the pleasure of composing ; others were the productions of several eminent persons — the Mower of that denomination of Christians to which it is my honour to belong. In the preface to the former editions. I expressed my fear. "Notwithstanding this addition of above five hundred hymns to Dr. Watts's hymns and psalms, that all of them together would not furnish a sufficient variety for every subject of consideration which might arise in the course of the Chris- tian ministry." Tim©, general use of the Hymns, and a fre- quent recurrence to the index of their subjects, have since united to prove that these apprehensions were not altogether unfounded or problematical ; and that there was reason for intimating. " that too great a variety of evangelical hymns, for public worship, is a thing scarcely conceivable." The truth is, respecting the selection at least, that, with all its diversity of subjects, even considered as an appendix to Dr. Watts, it has been found rather deficient than redun- dant. Hence, on mature deliberation, and with the advice and assistance of some of my most respectable brethren in the ministry, and other distinguished friends, I have enlarged this edition, by the insertion, under proper heads, of more than sixty hymns. The far greater part of these are entirely originals. To distinguish those in the enlargement, which are my own compositions, would neither add the embellishments of piety or poetry to them, nor, perhaps, answer anv other valuable end. It may suffice to say, that, with no inconsider- able attention, I have endeavoured to introduce hymns on such subjects as were not to be found in the volume, and on heads which are interesting and popular : I nif an of general use, and therefore of the greatest, consequence. A few are inserted on the Trinity, on th* Divinity of Christ, and on tke Work of the Holy' Spirit. Rut the greater part ol the additions consists of hymns adapted to Village wor? PREFACE. Monthly Trayer Meetings for the Spread of the Gospel, to ■ nary Meetings, and to Hit: chapter Of Hymns before '8»d after Sermon;— a chapter this, which there was but link' danger of protracting to an undesirable length. The sections on Affliction, Ueuth, and Judgment, have also re- ceived some enlargement; and so have the Indexes, both of scriptures and Bubjects. This new edition, which I hope competent judges will find to be an improved one, I present, with the utmost respect and affection, to my fellow-labourers, to the churches, and to the individuals of different denominations, both at home and abroad, who have either statedly or occasionally used the former copies. And now, with all the solemnity of an entire dedication, I commit the volume to thy care, patronage, and special bless- ing— O thou infinitely beautiful and bountiful Being! to whom I am, of all the sons of Adam, peculiarly indebted : beseeching thee, for the sake of ray crucified and ascended Redeemer, to grant, "That, however weak and contemptible '•this work may set'in in the eyes of the children of the '■ world, and however imperfect it really may be, as well as " the author of it unworthy, it may, nevertheless, live before " thee, and through a divine power be mighty" to lessen the miseries and to increase the holiness and bliss of multitudes, ['in distant places, and in generations yet to come! Impute "it not, O God, as a culpable ambition, if I desire, that, ''whatever becomes of my name, this work may be propa- " gated far abroad; that it may reach to those who are yet ['unborn, and teach them thy name and thy praise, when "the author has long dwelt in the dust: that so, when he "shall appear before thee in the great day of final accounts, "hir- joy may be increased, and his eroicn brightened, by •'numbers before unknown to each other and to him! But " if this petition be too great to be granted to one who pre- " tends to claim no hope tor being favoured with the least, "give him to be, in thine almighty hand, the blessed instru- " nient of converting and saving one ,'e. Q blessed God, tor and "by every soul, whom, through the blood of Jesus, and the "grace of thy Spirit, thou hast saved; and everlasting " honours shall be ascribed to the Father, to the Son, and to " the Holy Spirit, by the innumerable company of angels, •' and by the general assembly, and the church of the nrst- " born in heaven. Amen !*• JOHN RIPPON. A TABLE TO FIND ANY HYMN BY THE FIRST LINE. ■»/W\'»/\.-\."*%.'W»-V'W\"V\.'V"» Hymn and Page, A Debtor to mercy alone 22' A fulness resides „ . . 150 A good high priest is come 190 Adam, our father and our head .... 38 Afflicted saint, to Christ draw near . . 123 Ah, I shall soon be dying (second part) 550 Ah, wretched souls, who strive in vain 33^ Alas, what hourly dangers rise .... 320 All hail, incarnate God 430 All hail the power of Jesus' name . . 177 Almighty Father, gracious Lord ... 37 Almighty Maker God 345 Almighty maker of my frame .... 543 Am I a soldier of the cross 228 Amid the splendours of thy state (2d part) 12 And art thou with us, gracious Lord . . 124 And be it so, that till this hour . . . 230 And can my heart aspire so high . . . 278 And did the holy and the just .... 485 And have I, Christ, no love to thee . . 252 And is the Gospel peace and love . . 166 Aloud we sing the wondrous grace . . 258 And must I part ^> :th all I havje . . . 281 And will th' eternal King (first part) . 298 And will the Judge descend 572 And will th' offended God again (1st part) 299 Angels roll the rock away 142 Another six days' work is done . . . 348 Arise, my tenderest thoughts, arise . . 42 Ascend thy throne, almighty King . . 370 As on the cross the Saviour hung ... 80 As showers on meadows newly mown . 209 Asham'd of Christ! my soul, disdain . 280 Assist us, Lord, thy name to praise . . 326 Astonish'd and distress'd ..... 40 A TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. I At anchor laid, remote from home (2d p.) 212 4 Attend, my ear, my heart rejoice . . . 573 J Attend, ye children of your God . . . 470 j Awake, awake, the sacred song . . . 131 j Awake, awake, thou mighty arm (4th p.) 420 Awake my soul in joyful lays .... 13 i Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve 302 ! Awake our drowsy souls 349 j Awake our souls, and bless his name . 165 i Awake, sweet gratitude, and sing . . 153 Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes 586 j^way, my unbelieving fear 286 Awhile remain'd the doubtful strife (2d p.) 541 Backsliders, who your misery feel . . 176 Before thy throne, eternal King . . . 424 Begone, unbelief 290 Behold, long-wish'd-for spring is come 500 Behold th' expected time draws near (1st p.)419 Behold the leprous Jew 102 Behold the sin-atoning Lamb .... 179 Behold the sons, the heirs of God . . 229 Beset with snares on every hand . . . 297 Bless'd be the tie that binds 254 Bless'd Jesus ! source of grace divine 208 Bless'd is the man whose heart expands 523 Bless'd mcn,who stretch their willing hands 292 Blessed are the sons of God 94 Blessed Redeemer, how divine .... 242 Blow ye the trumpet, blow 57 Children of the heavenly King . . . 240 Christ, our passover, is slain .... ^186 Christ the Lord is risen to-day . . . 141 Come, every pious heart 489 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove 207 Come, guilty souls, and flee away . . 376 Come, holy "Spirit, come (2d part) . . 211 Come humble sinner, in whose breast . 355 Come let me love, or is my mind . . . 251 Come, Lord, and help us to rejoice . . 232 A TABLE OF THE FIRST LIKES. Come, Lord, and warm each languid heart 583 Come see on bloody Calvary .... 478 Come sinners, saith the mighty God (1st p.) 114 Come, thou fount of every blessing . . 509 Come, thou long-expected Jetflis . . . 162 Come, thou soul-transforming Spirit . 368 Come weary souls, with sin distressed . 117 Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched . 115 Come, ye that fear the Lord . . . 437 Come, ye that love the Saviour's name 175 Compared with Christ in all beside . . 204 Curst be the man, for ever curst ... 52 Day of Judgment, day of wonders . . 577 Dead be my heart to all below . . . 402 Dear friend of friendless sinners, hear 266 Dear Lord, and shall thy Spirit rest . 213 Dear Lord, and will thy pard'ning love 446 Dear Lord, though bitter is the cup . 264 Dear Lord, why should I doubt thy (2d p.) 288 Dear refuge of my weary soul . . . 316 Dear Saviour, make me wise to see . 244 Dear Saviour, we are thine 81 Dear Saviour, when my thoughts recal 272 Dear Shepherd of thy people, hear , . 340 Dearest Saviour, help thy servant . . 365 Death, with his dread commission, seal'd 539 Deep are the wounds which sin has made 188 Deluded souls, who think to find . . 400 Depraved minds on ashes feed .... 158 Descend, celestial Dove 468 Descend, holy Spirit, the Dove ... 214 Did Christ o'er sinners weep .... 367 Dismiss us with thy blessing, Lord . . 388 Do not I love thee, O myj&rd . . . 425 Dost thou my profit seeta^l .... 540 Earth has engross'd my love too long 588 Empty'd of earth I fain would be (1st p.) 212 Encompass'd with clouds of distress 220 Enquire, ye pilgrims, for the way . . 40 A TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. Enslav'd by sin and bound in chains . . 70 Eternal God, almighty cause 2 Eternal God, enthron'd on high . . . 524 Eternal Pow'r, whose high abode ... 26 Eternal source* of every joy 508 Eternal Spirit, source of light . . . . 211 Eternal wisdom, thee we praise .... 29 Eternity is just at hand 548 Exalted Prince of life, we own . . . 269 Exert thy power, thy rights (2d p.) . 418 Fair Sion's King, we suppliant bow . . 417 Faith adds new charms to earthly bliss 218 Faith, 'tis a precious grace (2d part) . 217 Father, at thy call I come 270 Father divine, thy piercing eye . . . 332 Father, God, who seest in me . . . . 76 Father, how wide thy glory shines . . 112 Father, is not thy promise pledg'd (2d p.) 419 Father of all, thy care we bless . . . 335 Father of faithful Abra'm, hear . . . 422 Father of glory, to thy name 22 Father of mercies, bow thine ear . . . 426 Father of mercies, in thy house . . . 407 Father of mercies, in thy word . ... 46 Father of mercies, send thv grace . . 257 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (1st part) 397 Father, whtite^er of earthly bliss . . . 319 For a season call'd to part 515 Forgiveness, 'tis a joyful sound .... 87 ! Frequent the day of God returns . . . 350 From whence this fear and unbelief . . 221 From winter's barren clods 499 Give glory to GotL ye children of men 396 Glorious thingsflWj|free are spoken . . 418 Glory to God on high 387 Glory to God, who reigns above . . . 185 Glory to th' eternal King 10 Glory to thee, mv God, this night . . . 496 Go forth, ye saints, behold (4th part) . 421 Missionaiie ►claim . . . 418 A TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. Go, said the voice of heav'nly love (5th p.) 418 Go teach the nations, and baptise . . . 454 God in the Gospel of his Son .... 54 God is a name my soul adores .... 23 God moves in a mysterious way ... 34 God of eternity, from thee 544 God of my life, to thee belong . . . 511 God with us, O glorious name .... 174 Grace, 'tis a charming sound (2d part) 111 Gracious Lord, incline thine ear . . . 296 Great Author of th' immortal mind . . 24 Great Father of mankind 406 Great Former of this various frame . . 5 Great God amid the darksome night . 199 Great God, my Maker and my King . . 18 Great God, now condescend .... 336 Great God of providence thy ways . . 35 Great God of wonders, ail thy ways . . 85 Great God, opprest with grief and fear 330 Great God, the nations of the earth . 420 Great God, thy watchful care we 1 less 339 Great God, 'tis from thy sovereign (i.st p.) Ill Great God, to thee I'll make (2d p.) . 231 Great God, to thee my evening song . 495 Great God, we in thy courts appear . 452 Great God, we sing that mighty hand . 510 Great God, what hosts of angels stand 307 Great God, where'er we pitch our tent 333 Great Lord of all, thy matchless pow'r 536 Great leader of thine Israel's host . . 317 Great ruler of the earth and skies . . 531 Great spirit of immortal love .... 256 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah . . . 567 Hail, thou once despised Jesus . ... 75 Hail, mighty Jesus, how divine . ... 77 Happy beyond description he ... . 227 Happy the man who finds the grace . 291 Happy the man whose'eautious steps . 261 Hark, for 'tis God's own Son that calls . 93 Hark, the glad sound, the Saviour comes 134 a2 A TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. Hark, the herald angels sing .... 130 Hark, the voice of love and mercy . . 71 Hark, 'tis our heavenly leader's voice . 328 Hasten, () sinner, to d part) . 116 He comes, he comes, tn judge the world 578 He dies, the friend of sinners dies . . 474 He lives, the great Redeemer lives . . 152 Hear, gracious God, my humble moan . 308 Hear, gracious Sovereign, from thy . . 210 Heaven has contirm'd the great decree 565 Help and salvation. Lord, I crave (2d p.) 296 Here at thy table, Lord, we meet . . 483 Here, Lord, my soul convicted stands . 50 Holv and reverend is the name .... 17 Holy, holy, holy Lord (2d part) .... 22 House of our God, with cheerful anthems 533 Holy wonder, heavenly grace .... 347 How are thy servants bless'd, O Lord . 36 How charming is the place 341 How did the powers of darkness rage . 314 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the 128 How free and boundless is the grace . 362 How gracious and how wise (2d part) 542 How great, how solemn is tlie work . . 453 How great, how terrible that God . 570 How happy are we 62 How happy is the pilgrim's lot . . . 300 How hast thou, Lord, from year to year 502 How keen the tempter's malice is . . 155 How long, () God, has man been (2d p.) 421 How long shall Death, the tyrant, reign 569 How long shall earth's alluring toys . . 546 How long, thou faithful God, shall I . 364 How lovely, how divinely sweet . . . 343 How many years has man been (1st p.) 421 How oft, alas, this wretched heart . . 86 How precious is the book divine ... 43 How shall I my Saviour set forth . . . 151 How shall the sons of men appear . . 377 How soft the words my Saviour speaks 517 How various and how new 547 A TABLE OF THE FIRST LIKES. How vast the blessings, how divine (2d p.) 284 Humble souls, who seek salvation . . 445 I ask'd the Lord that I might grow . . 321 I come, the great Redeemer cries . . 193 I hear the counsel of a friend (3d part) 121 I'm in a world of hopes and fears (3d p.) 215 Immanuel sunk with dreadful woe (2d p.) 135 I my Ebenezer raise 512 I would, but cannot sing 309 If duty calls and suffering too (2d part) 293 If God is mine, then present (2d p.) . 287 If, Lord, in thy fair book of life (2d p.) 382 If secret fraud should dwell .... 283 Indulgent God, to thee I raise (3^ P-) • 299 Infinite excellence is thine ..... 164 In Jordan's tide the Baptist stands . . 442 In songs of sublime adoration and praise 110 In sweet exalted strains 338 In the floods of tribulation (1st part) . 541 In thee, thou all-sufficient God . . . 441 Is there in heaven or earth who (2d p.) 294 In vain Apollo's silver tongue .... 360 In vain the Hddy world inquires . . . 399 In what conldbion earth appears . . . 582 Is Jesus mine? I'm now prepar'd . . . 378 Israel in ancient days 53 It is the Lord enthron'd in light . . . 279 Jehovah speaks, seek ye my face (2d p.) 114 Jesus, and shall it ever be " 451 Jesus, at thy command 304 Jesus, commission'd from above . . . 184 Jesus, full of all compassion . . . 295 Jesus, I love thy charming name . . . 173 Jesus, how precious is thy name . . . 192 Jesus, I sing thy matchless grace . . . 172 Jesus, immutably the same .... 200 Jesus is our great salvation . . 108 Jesus, let thy pitying eye . 313 Jesus, lover of my soul 305 Jesus, mighty King in Sion 449 A TABLF OF THF. FIRST LINES. Jesus, my all, to heav'n fa gone .... 201 Jesus, my Lord, how rich thy grace . . 433 Jesus, my love, , my chief delight . . . 171 Jesus, my Saviour and my God . . . 106 Jesus, O word divin .... 475 Jesus, our souls' choice . . . 219 . since thou art still to-day . . . 189 , th' eternal Son of God ' 55 , the heavenly lover gave .... 159 Jesus, the Lord our souls adore . . . 167 , the spring of joys divine .... 96 Jesus, thy blood and righteousness ... 84 , we claim thee for our own . . . 178 . . we hang upon the word . . 206 Jesus, when faith with fixed eyes . . . 477 Keep silence, all created things ... 9 : are the words that Jesus speaks . 125 Kindred in Christ, for his dear sake . .514 King of Salem, bless my soul .... 183 Let avarice from shore to shore ... 45 Let ocean's waves tumultuous rise (1st p.) 217 Let others boast their ancient line ... 91 Let party names no more 255 Let Sion's watchmen all awake . . . 410 Let those who bear the Christian name 282 Lift up your joyful eyes and see (3d p.) 422 Light ot those whose drcarv dwelling . 182 Like Israel, Lord, am 1 (2d part) . . 298 Lo, he comes, with clouds descending . 576 Lo, he cometh, countless trumpets . . 575 Lo, Wisdom stands with smiling (2d p.) 121 Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye . 371 Look from on high, great God (2d p.) . 361 Look up, ye saints, direct your eyes . . 27 Lord, am I thine, entirely thine . . . 490 Lord, and am I yet alive 16 Lord, at thy feet, we sinners lie . . . 235 Lord, at thy table 1 behold 482 Lord, didst' thou die, but not for me . . 287 A TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing . Lord, dost thou shew a corner- stone . Lord God omnipotent to bless .... 382 Loixi shed a beam of heavenly day (2d p.) 268 Lord, hast thou made me know thy ways 105 Lord, how delightful 'tis to see (2d part) 351 Lord, how large thy bounties are . . . 119 Lord, how shall wretched sinners dare Lord, I am pain'd, but I resign . . . 538 Lord, I am vile, what shall 1 say . . . Lord, I cannot let thee go .... . 354 Lord, if thou thy gTace impart . . . Lord, let me see thy beauteous face (2d p.) 299 Lord, must I die, 0 let me#ie (3d p.) . 550 Lord of hosts, how lovely fair .... 342 Lord, shall we pari with" gold for dross 401 Lord, thou hast been thy children's God . 4 Lord, thou hast bid thy people pray . 536 Lord, thou with an unerring beam ... 8 Lord, thy pervading knowledge strikes . 28 Lord, 'tis an infinite delight 555 Lord, 'twas a time of wondrous (2d p.) 216 Lord, we come before thee now . . . 363 Lord, when I read the traitor's doom . 580 Lord, when our T^aptur'd thoughts surve j Lord, when we see a saint of thine . . 553 Lord, with a griev'd and aching heart . 236 Loud let the tuneful trumpet sound . . 58 May the grace of Christ our Saviour . 392 Methinks the last great day is come . . 571 Mighty God, while angels bless thee . 132 g all the priests of Jewish race . 191 Mortals, awake, with angels join (2d p.) 129 Must all the charms of nature then . . 520 My brethren, from my heart belov'd . 416 My Captain sounds th' alarm of war . 503 My God, assist me while I raise . . . 203 My God, how cheerful is the sound . . 126 My God, the covenant of thy love ... 67 My God, thy boundless love' we (2d p.) 297 A TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. My God, what silken cords are thine . 216 My grace so weak, my sin so strong (2d p.) 215 My gracious Redeemer I love .... 253 My grateful tongue, immortal King . . 25 My rising soul with strong desires ... 97 My Saviour, let me hear thy voice ... 89 My sorrows like a Hood . .... 88 My soul, with joy, attend 103 My thoughts that often mount the skies 550 My times of sorrow and of joy . . . 276 My waken'd soul, extend thy wings (2d p.) 570 No more, dear Saviour, will I boast . .481 No strength of naftire can suffice ... 51 Not all the nobles of the earth .... 95 Not by the laws of innocence .... 225 Not unto us, but thee alone 384 Now begin the heavenly theme .... 69 Now far above the starry skies . . . 479 Now from the altar of our hearts . . . 497 Now let a true ambition rise . . . . 519 Now let our cheerful eyes survey . . . 154 Now let our drooping hearts revive . . 566 Now let our faith grow strong and rise 480 Now let our hearts conspire to raise . 522 Now let our souls, on wings sublime . 323 Now let our voices join 239 Now let the feeble all be strong . . . 306 Now let us raise our cheerful strains . 147 Now may the God of peace and love . 390 Now, Lord, the heavenly seed is sown . 372 Now, while the gospel net is cast . . 366 O'er gloomy hills of darkness .... 428 O for a closer walk with God .... 98 () for a sweet inspiring ray 587 O God, my Sun, thy blissful rays . . . 231 O God of love, with cheering ray (2d p.) 551 () God of Zion, from thy throne (2d p.) 427 O Lord, I would delight in thee . . . 248 O Lord, mv best desires fulfil . . A TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. O Lord my God, whose sovereign love . 68 O my distrustful heart 64 O my soul, what means this sadness . . 318 O that I knew the secret place .... 99 O that the Lord indeed 381 O the immense, the amazing height . 503 O thou, before whose gracious throne . 413 O thou, that hast redemption wrought . 327 O thou, who didst thy glory leave ... 74 O what stupendous mercy shines . . . 246 O ye immortal throng 146 Of all the joys we mortals know . . . 249 Oft have 1 turn'd my eye within . . 311 On Jordan's stormy banks I stand . . 584 On Sion, his most holy mount . ... 56 On what has now been sown .... 373 On wings of faith mount up, &c. . . . 585 Once as the Saviour pass'd along ... 78 Our Father, whose eternal sway . . . 358 Our God ascends his lofty throne . . 408 Our heavenly Father calls 96 Our Lord is risen from the dead ... 45 Our Saviour alone 383 O Zion, afflicted with wave, &c. (3d p.) 427 On us, oppress'd beneath thy stroke, . 530 Patience, O what a grace divine . . . 263 Peace, 'tis the Lord Jehovah's hand . .563 Jel Poor, weak, and worthless, though I am 170 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow 395 Praise the Saviour, all ye nations . . . 432 Praise to our Shepherd's gracious name 101 Praise to the Lord of boundless might . 243 Praise to the Lord who bows his ear . 532 Praise to thy name, eternal God . . . 322 Prepare me, gracious God 561 Proclaim, saith Christ, my wondrous, &c. 469 Prostrate, dear Jesus, at thy feet . . . 271 Proud Babylon yet waits her doom (3d p.) 418 Raise, thoughtless sinner, raise thine eye 49 Rejoice, the Lord is King .... 149 A TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. Rejoice, the Saviour reigns (2d part) . 422 Religion is the chief concern .... 284 Repent, the voire celestial cries . . . 267 Return, my roving heart, return . . . 329 Rise, my soul, ancl stretch thy wings . 301 Rock ot ages, shelter me 195 Salvation, O melodious sound .... 113 Salvation through our dying God . • . 109 Saviour divine, we know thy name . . 194 Saviour of men, and Lord of love . . 133 Saviour, visit thy plantation 427 Say, who is she that looks ahroad . . . 403 Say, should we search the globe around 534 Searcher of hearts, before thy face . . 268 See Felix cloth'd with pomp and power 3H0 See, gracious God, before thy throne . 525 See how rude winter's icy hand . . . 507 See how the little toiling ant .... 505 See how the mounting sun 494 See how the willing converts trace . . 450 See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand . . 337 See Lord, thy willing subjects bow . . 139 Self destroyed, for help i pray . . . 379 Shall atheists dare insult the "cross . . 61 Shall Jesus descend from the skies . . 73 Shepherd of Israel, bend thine ear . . 409 Shepherd of Israel, thou dost keep . . 411 Should bounteous nature kindly pour . 259 Shout, for the blessed Jesus reigns . . 429 Since Jesus freely did appear . . . . 513 Sinful, and blind, and poor 369 Sing to the Lord above 431 Sinner, () why so thoughtless grown . 581 Sinners, the voice of (iod regard . . . 116 Sinners, you are now addressed (2d p.) 115 So fair a face bedewed with tears . . 484 Sons we are through God's election . . 65 Sovereign of all the worlds on high . . 92 Sovereign of life, I own thy hand , . 542 Sovereign Ruler of the skies .... 545 A TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. Sprinkled with reconciling blood . . . 357 Stay, thou insulted Spirit, stay .... 215 Stern winter throws his icy chains . . 506 Stretch'd on the cross the Saviour dies 137 Sweet was the time when first I felt . 315 That God who made the worlds on high 47 The Bible is justly esteemed .... 205 Temptations, trials, doubts, &c. (2d p.) 286 The blessed Spirit like the wind (2d p.) 207 The deluge at th' Almighty's call . . 104 The fabric of nature is fair (2d part) . 540 The fountain of Christ 168 The God of Abraham praise .... 66 The God of Love will sure indulge . . *564 The great Redeemer we adore . . . 443 The holy eunuch when baptis'd . . . 471 The house now to be builded, &c. (3d p.) 421 The icy chains that bound the earth . 498 The joyful morn, my God, is come . . 346 The Ring of heaven his table spreads . 486 The Lord on mortal worms looks down 423 The Lord, who rides the world's aifairs 434 The Lord will happiness divine . . . 275 The love of the Spirit I sing (2d part) 206 The mighty frame of glorious grace . 148 The mighty God will not despise . . 273 The moment a sinner believes .... 222 The peace which God alone reveals . 391 The righteous Lord supremely great . 238 The Saviour calls, let every ear . . . 120 The spring, great God, at thy command 501 The wandering star and fleeting wind . 310 The wandering nations have beheld . 404 Thee, Father, we bless 107 Thee we adore, Eternal word (1st p.) . 129 There is a fountain fill'd with blood . 169 There's joy in heaven, and joy on earth 438 There is no path to heavenly bliss . . 202 Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love 352 This God is the God wc adore . . . 385 A TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. Thou art, O God, a Spirit pure .... 3 Thou dear Redeemer, dying Lamb . . 386 Thou God of glorious majesty .... 549 Thou Lord my safety, thou my light . 344 Thou only centre of mv rest .... 537 Thou only sovereign of my heart . . 440 Thou very paschal Lamb 180 Thrice happy souls who born from heaven 226 Thro' all the changing scenes of life . 285 Through all the various passing scenes 33 Thus Agur breath 'd his warm desire . 262 Thus far my God hath led me on . . 324 Thus it became the Prince of Grace . 444 Thus was the great Redeemer plung'd 448 Thus we commemorate the day . . . 476 Thy life I read, my dearest Lord . . 556 Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of, &c. 15 Thy names how infinite they be . . . 6 Thy presence, everlasting God . . . 516 Thy presence, gracious God, afford . . 361 Thy sire, and her who brought thee forth 48 Thy way, O God, is in the sea . . . 245 Thy ways, O Lord, with wise design . 31 'Tis a point I long to know 250 'Tis finish'd ! — so the Saviour cried . . 72 'Tis finish'd! 'tis done! the spirit is fled 560 'Tis my happiness below (2d part) . . 306 'Tis religion that can give (2d part) . 377 To Christ the Lord let every tongue . 161 374 393 397 82 1 383 487 488 504 394 491 To distant lands thy gospel send To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost To God, my Saviour and my King To God, the universal King ... To him who on the fatal tree (2d p.) To Jesus, our exalted Lord . . . To our Redeemer's glorious name To praise the ever bounteous Lord To thee Eternal Three .... To thee let my first offerings rise To thee, who reign'st supreme above . 529 A TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. Unclean, unclean, and full of sin . . . 289 Unite, my roving thoughts, unite . . . 265 Unto thine altar, Lord 356 Wait, O my soul, thy Maker's will . . 11 We bless th' eternal source of light . . 412 What are possessions, fame, and power 398 What hath God wrought? might, &c. . 535 What heavenly man, or lovely God . . 472 What is our God, or what his name . . 20 What jarring natures dwell within . . 41 What mean these jealousies and fears . 90 What scenes of horror and of dread . 559 What shall the dying sinner do . . . 60 What strange perplexities arise . . . 331 What various hindrances we meet . . 353 What' wisdom, majesty, and grace . . 59 Whate'er to thee, our Lord, belongs . 455 When Abra'am, full of sacred awe . . 526 When Abram's servant to procure . . 447 When any turn from Zion's way . . . 439 When at a distance, Lord, we trace . . 135 When blooming youth is snatch'd away 557 When by the tempter's wiles betray'd 122 When darkness long has veil'd my mind 241 When death appears before my sight . 552 When first the God of boundless grace . 21 When I the holy grave survey .... 143 When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay . . . 435 'When Jesus for his people died (3d p.) 298 'When Israel's grieving tribes complain'd 157 When Israel through the desert pass'd . 44 When, O dear Jasus, when shall I . . 351 When Paul was parted from his friends 414 When shall thy lovely face be seen . . 574 When sins and fears prevailing rise . . 181 When some kind shepherd from his fold 79 'When the Eternal bows the skies ... 14 When thou, my righteous Judge, shalt 579 Where'er the blustering, &c. (2d p.) . 420 Where is my God? does he retire . . 156 A TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. Where shall we sinners hide our heads 100 Where two or three with sweet accord 359 Wherewith, O Lord, shall I draw near . 83 While carnal men with all their might 293 While my Redeemer's near .... 197 While o'er our guilty land, O Lord . . 528 While on the verge of life I stand . . 554 While sinners who presume to bear . 375 Who is the trembling sinner, wMo (2d p.) 376 Who shall condemn to endless flames . 63 Why, O my soul, why weepest thou . 274 Why should a living man complain . . 312 Why should our mourning thoughts, &c. 568 Why flow these torrents of distress . . 562 Why sinks my weak desponding mind . 233 With heavenly power, O Lord, defend 415 With humble heart and tongue . . . 521 With melting heart and weeping eyes . 294 With tears of anguish I lament ... 39 With thee, great God, the store of light 492 Ye dying sons of men 118 Ye glittering toys of earth, adieu . . . 187 Ye hearts with youthful vigour warm . 518 Ye humble saints, proclaim abroad . . 19 Ye humble souls, approach your God . 12 Ye humble souls, complain no more . . 234 Ye humble souls, rejoice 260 Ye humble souls that seek the Lord . 144 Ye little flock whom Jesus feeds . . . 127 Ye messengers of Christ (3d part) . . 420 Ye mourning saints, whose, &c. . . . 558 Ye prisoners of hope 198 Ye saints of every rank, with joy (2d p.) 384 Ye scarlet-coloured sinnerscome . . . 121 Ye servants of the Lord 325 Ye servants of your God, his fame . . 7 Ye sons of men, with joy record ... 30 Ye that pass by, behold the man . . . 136 Ye trembling souls, dismiss your fears . 288 Ye virgin souls, arise 551 A TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. Ye worlds of light that roll so near . . 160 Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor . . 473 Yes, I would love thee, blessed God . . 247 Yes, mighty Jesus, thou shalt, Sec. (4th p.) 422 Yes, the Redeemer rose 140 Yes, there are joys that never die . . 436 Yonder amazing sight I see 138 Your harps, ye trembling saints . . . 224 APPENDIX. >/VVWV%."\-X.V-V\-V>/».-\-\VV'V Ah, what can I do 18 Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat . . 20 Almighty King! whose wondrous hand . 38 Arm'd principalities delight 45 Awak'd by Sinai's awful sound .... 49 Amazing beauteous change 53 Absurd and vain attempt ! to bind ... 64 A believer, free from care 73 And is thy lovely shadow fled .... 76 Ah, lovely appearance of death .... 81 By whom was David taught 1 Bestow, dear Lord, upon our youth . . 7 Be still, my heart, these anxious cares . 27 Behold the bleeding Lamb of God .... 56 Beyond the glittering starry globe ... 61 Behold ! the mountain of the Lord ... 63 Before Elisha's gate 67 Cheer up, my soul, there is a mercy-seat 20 Christians, in your several stations ... 50 Dear Lord ! accept a sinful heart ... 26 Descend, celestial Dove, and bring ... 62 Elijah's example declares 66 Encourag'd by thy word . 70 APPENDIX. Far from the world, O Lord, I flee . . 28 Fair record of my Father's will .... 46 Gracious Lord, our children see .... 9 God of my life, to thee 1 call 24 How tedious and tasteless the hours . . S How lost was my condition 4 Hear what God the Lord hath spoken . 5 Hark, my soul ! it is the Lord 6 Honour and happiness unite 31 Holy Lord God ! I love thy truth ... 35 Haste gratitude and joyous love ... 48 Hosanna to God 79 Hosanna to Jesus on high 80 I thirst, but not as once I did 32 Indulgent Lord ! my heart would raise . 40 Jesus, where'er thy' people meet ... 11 Lord, my soul with pleasure springs . . 30 Lord, what is man! extremes how wide . 74 My song shall bless the Lord of all My former hopes are dead . . . My soul is sad, and much dismay'd My Saviour, 1 am thine . . . "Mercy, O thou Son of David!" No words can declare .... No strength of nature can suffice O how I love thy holy word . , Offspring of thy Father thou . O happy day, that nx'd my choice O love divine, how sweet thou art O sister in Jesus, arise .... Pity a helpless sinner, Lord 10 19 25 57 71 15 33 22 47 52 78 82 51 APPENDIX. Sin has undone our wretched race Stop, poor sinner, stop and think Sinner, hear the Saviour's call . , Sometimes a light surprises . . , Sin enslav'd me many years . . . Saviour, thee my heart shall bless See ! see in the east a new glory ascends So firm the saint's foundation stands Supported by the word Sweet the moments, rich in blessing This is the feast of heavenly wine . The Saviour, what a noble flame . The Spirit breathes upon the word 'Tis my happiness below .... The billows swell, the winds are high To keep the lamp alive .... The new-born child of Gospel grace Tell us, ye servants of the Lord To fields of fire, or seats of day . The Lord, how rich his comforts are The promises I sing 'Twas when the seas with horrid roar That man no guards or weapons needs 8 16 17 29 34 41 42 54 69 75 12 13 14 21 23 36 37 43 44 58 59 60 68 When first my soul enlisted 2 Winter has a joy for me 39 Why will ye lavish out your years . . . 55 When Joseph his brethren beheld . . 65 Weak and irresolute is man ...-%. 77 Zaccheus climb'd the tree 72 GENERAL CONTENTS. GOD from Hymn 1 to 26 Creation and Providence . . . 27 — 37 Fall of Man 38—42 Scripture, Properties of it . . . 43 — 46 Moral and Ceremonial Law . . 47 — 53 Gos/iel ■' 54 — 61 Doctrines and Blessings . . . 6fi — 113 Invitations and Promises . . . 114 — 128 Christ, his incarnation U? ministry 129 — 135 Sufferings and Death .... 136 — 139 Resurrection and Ascension . . 140 — 146 Exaltation and Intercession . . 147 — 155 Characters placed alphabetically 156 — 205 Spirit, his influences 206 — 216 Graces of the, placed alphabeVly 217 — 293 Christian Life 294 — 328 Worship, Private 329 — 332 Family 333—337 Public 338—345 Lord's Day 346—352 Before Prayer 353—358 Before Sermon 359 — 371 After Sermon and Doxologies . 372 — 397 World 398—402 Church, described, formed, 'C?c. . 403 — 406 Ch-dinatio7is, Ifcifc 407—412 Pastors, Deacons, People . . . 413 — 417 Associations and Missions . . 418 — 431 Collections for poor Churches . 432 — 436 Church Meeting*- 437 — 441 Baptism 442 — 471 Lord's Supper 472 — 490 Times and Seasons 491 — 542 Time and Eternity .... 543 — 549 Death and the Resurrection . 550 — 569 Judgment 570 — 579 Hell and Heaven ..... 580—588 SELECTION OF HYMNS. GOD. HYMN 1. L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Addison's Tune 1. A Song of Praise to Ood. 1 npO God, the universal King, JL Let all mankind their tribute bring; All that have breath, your voices raise, In songs of never-ceasing praise. 2 The spacious earth on which we tread, And wider heav'ns stretch'd o'er our head, A large and solemn temple frame, To celebrate its Builder's fame. 3 Here the bright sun, that rules the day, As through tne sky he makes his way, To all the world proclaims aloud The boundless sov'reignty of God. 4 When from his courts the sun retires, And with the day his voice expires, The moon and stars adopt the song, And through the night his praise prolong. 5 The list'ning earth with rapture hears Th' haiTnonious music of the spheres; And all her tribes the notes repeat, That God is wise, and good, and great. 6 But man, endow'd with nobler pow'rs, His God, in nobler strains adores: B 2, 3 THE BEING AND His is the gift to know the song, As well as sing with' tuneful tongue. HYMN 2. L. M. Wiliia7n>s Psalms. Old Hundred 100. The Unity of God. Deut. vi. 4. 1 T? TERN AL God ! Almighty Cause M-A Of earth, and seas, and worlds unknown j All things, are subject to thy laws, All things depend on thee alone. 2 Thy glorious being singly stands, Of all within itself possest ; Control 'd by none are thy commands ; Thou from thyself alone art bless'd. 3 To thee alone ourselves we owe ; Let heav'n and earth due homage pay; All other gods we disavow, Deny their claims, renounce their sway. 4 Spread thy great name through heathen Their idol "deities dethrone ; [lands ; Reduce the world to thy commands j And reign, as thou art, God alone. HYMN 3. L. M. Paul' 3 246. Fawcctt 184. The Spirituality of God. John iv. 24. 1 FTHHOU art, O God ! a Spirit pure, X Invisible to mortal eyes ; Th' immortal, and th' eternal King, The great, the good, the only wise. 2 Whilst nature changes, and her works Corrupt, decay, dissolve, and die, Thy essence pure no change shall see, Secure of immortality. 3 Thou great Invisible ! what hand Can draw thv image spotless fair ? To what in heaven, to what on earth, Can men th' immortal King compare ? 4 Let stupid heathens frame their gods Of gold, and silver, wood and stone; PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 4 Our's is the God that made the heav'ns; Jehovah he, and God alone. 5 My soul, the purest homage pay, In truth and spirit him adore ; More shall this please than sacrifice, Than outward forms delight him more'. HYMN 4. L. M. Steele. Bab. Streams 23. Angel's Hymn 60. Gould 272. The Eternity of God, and Man's Mortality. Psalm xc. 1 T ORD, thou hast been thy children's God, Jul All-powerful, wise, and good, and just, In ev'ry age their safe abode, Their hope, their refuge, and their trust. 2 Before thy word gave nature birth, Or spread the starry heav'ns abroad, Or form'd the varied face of earth, From everlasting thou art God. 3 Great Father of eternity, How short are ages in thy sight ! A thousand years how swift they fly, Like one short silent watch of night. 4 Uncertain life, how soon it flies ! Dream of an hour, how short our bloom ! Like spring's gay verdure, now we rise, Cut down ere night to fill the tomb. 5 Teach us to count our shortening days, And, with true diligence, apply Our hearts to wisdom's sacred ways, That we may learn to live and die. 6 O make our sacred pleasures rise In sweet proportion to our pains, aTill e'en the sad remembrance dies, Nor one uneasy thought complains. £7 Let thy almighty work appear, With pow'r and evidence divine; And may the bliss thv servants share Continued to thy children shine. J, 6 THE BEING AND 8 Thy glorious image, fair imprest, Let all our hearts and lives declare; Beneath thy kind protection blest, May all our labours own thy care!] HYMN 5. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Angel's Hymn GO. Paul's 946. The Immutability of Qod, and the Mutability of the Creation. Psalm cii. 25—28. 1 |^1 REAT Former of this various frame, \^M Our souls adore thine awful name ; And bow and tremble while they praise The Ancient of eternal days. 2 Thou, Lord, with unsurpris'd survey, -Saw' st nature rising yesterday; And as to-morrow, shall thine eye See earth and stars in ruin lie. 3 Beyond an angel's vision bright, Thou dwell'st in self-existent light ; Which shines, with undiminished ray, While suns and worlds in smoke decay. 4 Our days a transient period run, And change with ev'ry circling sun : And in the firmest state we boast, A moth can crush us into dust. 5 But let the creatures fall around ; Let death consign us to the ground ; Let the last gen'ral flame arise, And melt the arches of the skies ; 6 Calm as the summer's ocean, we Can all the wreck of nature see, While grace secures us an abode, Unshaken as the throne of God. HYMN 6. C. M. Watts'a Lyric Poems,' Bedford 91. Abridge 201. Farrington 267. The Infinite. 1 F¥1H Y names, how infinite they be J X Great Everlasting One ! PERFECTIONS OF GOD. Boundless thy might and majesty, And unconfin'd thy throne. 2 Thy glories shine of wond'rous size, And wond'rous large thy grace : Immortal day breaks from thine eyes, And Gabriel veils his face. 3 Thine essence is a vast abyss, Which angels cannot sound, An ocean of infinities, Where all our thoughts are drown'd. 4 The myst'ries of creation lie Beneath enlighten'd minds ; Thoughts can ascend above the sky, And fly before the winds. 5 Reason may grasp the massy hills, And stretch from pole to pole ; But half thy name our spirit fills, And overloads our soul. 6 In vain our haughty reason swells, For nothing's found in thee But boundless inconceivables, And vast eternity. HYMN 7. L. M. Merrick's Psalms. WarehamlH. Ailie Street 241. Wells 102. Omnipotence; or, The Power and Providence of God. Psalm cxxxv. 1' X7E servants of your God, his fame JL In songs of highest praise proclaim : Ye who, on his commands intent, The courts of Israel's Lord frequent- 2 Him praise — the everlasting King, And mercy's unexhausted spring ; Haste, to his name your voices rear; What name like his the heart can cheer ? 3 Thy greatness, Lord, ray thoughts attest, With awful gratitude impress'd ; Nor know, among the seats divine, A pow'r that shall contend with thine. THE BEING AND 4 O thou, whose all-disposing sway, The heav'ns, the earth, and seas obey ; Whose might through all extent extends, Sinks thro' all depth, all height transcends; 5 From earth's low margin to the skies, Now bids the pregnant vapours rise ; The lightning's pallid sheet expands; And glads with show'rs the furrow 'd lands; 6* Now, from thy storehouse, built on high, Permits the imprison'd winds to fly; And, guided by thy will, to sweep The surface of the foaming deep ; 7 Him praise — the everlasting King, And mercy's unexhausted spring : Haste, to his name your voices rear ; What name like his the heart can cheer ? HYMN 8. C. M. Charmouth 23. EUenborough 170. The Omnipresence and Omniscience of God. Psalm exxxufc 1 T ORD ! thou, with an unerring beam, XJ Survey est all my pow'rs: My vising steps are watch'd by thee ; By thee, my resting hours. 2 My thoughts, scarce struggling into birth, Great God, are known to thee ; Abroad, at home, still I'm inclos'd With thine immensity. 3 To thee, the labyrinths of life In open view appear ; Nor steals a whisper from my lips Without thy list'ning ear. 4 Behind I glance, apd thou art there ; Before me shines thy name ; And 'tis thy strong Almighty hand Sustains my tender frame. 5 Such knowledge mocks the vain essays Of my astonish'd mind ; PERFECTIONS OF GOD. V Nor can my reason's soaring eye Its tow'nng summit find. PAUSE. > 6 Where from thy Spirit shall I stretch The pinions of my flight r* Or where, through nature's spacious range, Shall I elude thy sight > 7 Scal'd I the skies, the blaze divine Would overwhelm my soul: Plung'd I to hell, there should I hear Thine awful thunders roll. 8 If on a morning's darting ray With matchless speed I rode, And flew to the wild lonely shore, That bounds the ocean's flood ; 9 Thither thine hand, all-present God! Must guide the wond'rous way, And thine omnipotence support ' The fabric of my clay. 10 Should I involve myself around With clouds of tenfold night, The clouds would shine like blazing noon; Before thy piercing sight. 1.1 ' The beams of noon, the midnight hour, * Are both alike to thee : ' O may I ne'er provoke that pow'r, ' From which I cannot flee !' HYMN 9. C. M. Dr. Watts's Lyric Poems. Abridge 201. Canterbury 199. Divine Sovereignly ; or. God's Dominion and Decrees. 1 "17" EEP silence, all created things ; J\. And wait your Maker's nod : 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. 10 THE BEING AND 3 Chain'd to his throne, a volume lies, With all the fates of men, With ev'rv angel's form and size, Drawn by th' eternal pen. 4 His providence unfolds the book, And makes his counsels shine; Each op'ning leaf, and ev'ry stroke Fulfils some deep design. 5 Here, he exalts neglected worms To sceptres and a crown : And there, the foil' wing page he turns, And treads the monarch down. 6 Not Gabriel asks the reason why ; Nor God the reason gives; Nor dares the fav'rite angel pry Between the folded leaves. 7 My God, I would not long to see My fate with curious eyes, What gloomy lines are writ for me., Or what bright scenes may rise ; 8 In thy fair book of life and grace, O may I find my name Recorded in some humble place, Beneath my Lord the Lamb. HYMN 10. 7s. B. Francis. Cookham 36. Alcester 213. The Majesty of God. 1 fl LORY to th' eternal King, \M Clad in majesty supreme ! Let all heaven his praises sing, Let all worlds his pow'r proclaim. 2 Through eternity he reigns, In unbounded realms of light ; He the universe sustains, As an atom in his sight. 3 Suns on suns through boundless space,, With their systems move or stand ; PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 11, 12 Or, to occupy their place, New orbs rise at his command. 4 Kingdoms flourish, empires fall, Nations live, and nations die, All form nothing, nothing all— At the movement of his eye. 5 O, let my transported soul Ever on his glories gaze ! Ever yield to his control. Ever sound his lofty praise J HYMN 11. L. M. Beddome. Ulverston 179. Islington 40. Gould'6 272. The Wisdom of God. 1 ITTTAIT, O my soul, thy Maker's will ; ? ? Tumultuous passions, all be still ! Nor let a murm'ring thought arise ; His ways are just, his counsels wise. 2 He in the thickest darkness dwells, Performs his work, the cause conceals ; But, though his methods are unknown, Judgment and truth support his throne. 3 In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas, He executes his firm decrees ; And, by his saints, it stands confest, That what he does is ever best. 4 Wait then, my soul, submissive wait Prostrate before his awful seat ; And 'midst the terror of his rod, Trust in a wise and gracious God. HYMN 12. {1st Part.) C. M. Steele. Liverpool 83. Exeter 4. The Goodness of God. Nahurn i. 7. 1 XTE humble souls, approach your God X With songs of sacred praise, For he is good, immensely good, And kind are all his ways. 3 All nature owns his guardian care, In him we live and move ; B2 12 THE BEING AND 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 ot trouble rise. 5 Thine eye beholds, with kind regard, The souls who trust in thee ; Their humble hope thou wilt reward With bliss divinely free. 6 Great God, to thy Almighty love, What honours shall we raise ? Not all the raptur'd songs above Can render equal praise. HYMN 12. (2d Part.) C. M. StauglHon 264. Liverpool 83. God is love. 1 John iv. 8. 1 A MID the splendors of thy state, .ill My God, thy love appears, With the soft radiance of the moon, Among a thousand stars. 2 Nature through all her ample round Thy boundless /wiv'r proclaims, And, "in melodious accents, speaks The goodness of thy names. 3 Thy justice, holiness, and truth, Our solemn awe excite ; But the sweet charms of sov'reign grace O'erwhelm us with delight. 4 Sinai, in clouds, and smoke, and fire, Thunders thy dreadful name ; But Sion sings, in melting notes, The honours of the Lamb. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 13 5 In all thy doctrines and commands, Thy counsels and designs — In ev'ry work, thy hands have fram'd, Thy love supremely shines. 6 Angels and men the news proclaim Through earth and heaven above — The joyful and transporting news, That God the Lord is Love. HYMN 13. L. M. Medley. Derby 1G9. Roth well 174. Portugal New 263. The Loving-kindness of the Lord. Ps. Ixiii. 7. 1 A WAKE, my soul, in joyful lays, XB. And sing thy great Redeemer's praise ; He justly claims a song from me, His loving-kindness, O how free ! 2 He saw me ruin'd in the fall, Yet lov'd me notwithstanding all ; He sav'd me from my lost estate, £Iis loving-kindness, 0 how great ! 3 Though num'rous hosts of mighty foes, Though earth and hell my way oppose, He safely leads my soul along, His loving-kindness, O how strong ! 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gather'd thick and thunder'd loud, He near my soul has always stood, His loving-kindness, O how good ! 5 Often I feel my sinful heart Prone from my Jesus to depart; But though I have him oft forgot, His loving-kindness changes not. 6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, Soon all my mortal pow'rs must fail; ' O ! 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 da;y; 14, 15 THE BEING AND And sing, with rapture and surprise, His loving-kindness in the skies. HYMN 14. C. M. Dr. Wattes Lyric Poems* Michael's 119. Brighthclmsione 208. The Grace of Qod; or, Divine Condescension. 1 T¥f HEN the Eternal bows the skies, T ▼ To visit earthly things, With scorn divine he turns his eyes From tow'rs of haughty kings. 2 He bids his awful chariot roll Far downward from the skies, To visit ev'ry humble soul With pleasure in his eyes. 3 Why should the Lord, that reigns above, Disdain such lofty kings ? Sav, Lord, and why such looks of love Upon such worthless things ? 4 Mortals, be dumb ; what creature dares Dispute his awful will •> Ask no account of his affairs, But tremble and be still. 5 Just like his nature is his grace, All sov'reign and all free; Great God, how searchless are thy ways ! How deep thy judgments be ! HYMN 15. lis. S . Geard 156. Broughton 17-2. The Merey of Ood. Psalm lxxxix. I. ! fllHY" mercy, my God, is the theme of my* JL song, [tongue ; The joy of my heart, and the boast of my Thy tree grace alone, from the first to the last, [fast. Hath won my affections, and bound my soul £ Without thy sweet mercy I could not live here ; Sin soon would reduce me to utter despair : PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 16 But thro' thy free goodness, my spirits revive, And he that first made me, kill keeps me alive. 0 Thy mercy is more than a match for my * heart, Which wonders to feel its own hardness de- part; Dissolved by thy sunshine, I fall to the ground, And weep to the praise of the mercy I found. 4 The door of thy mercy stands open all day To the poor and the needy, who knock by the way ; No sinner shall ever be empty sent back, Who comes seeking mercy for Jesus's sake. 5 Thy mercy in Jesus exempts me from hell ; Its "glories'I'U sing, and its wonders I'll tell: 'Twas Jesus, my friend, when he hung on the tree Who open'd the channel of mercy for me. 6 Great Father of mercies ! thy goodness I own, And the covenant love of thy crucify'd Son : All praise to the Spirit, whose whisper di- vine [mine f Seals mercy, and pardon, and righteousness HYMN 16. 7s. Firth" s 146. TJie Itong-sujfering, or Patience of God. 1 T ORD, and am I yet alive, JLi Not in torments, not in hell ! Still doth thy good Spirit strive ! — With the chief of sinners dwell i Tell it, unto sinners tell ! I am, I am out of hell * 2 Yes, I still lift up mine eyes, Will -lot of thy love despair; Still I sin I rise. Still I bow to thee in prayer. Tell it, &C, 3 O the length and breadth of love J Jesus, Saviour, can it be? 17 THE BEING AND All thy mercies' height I prove, All the depth is seen in me. Tell it, 8cc. 4 See a bush, that burns with fire, Unconsum'd amid the flame ! Turn aside the sight t' admire, I the living wonder am. Tell it, &C* 5 See a stone that hangs in air ! See a spark in ocean live ! Kept alive with death so near, I to God the glory give : Ever tell — to sinners tell, I am, I am out of hell ! HYMN 17. C. M. Bedford 91. Abridge 201 . The Holiness of Qod. Is. viii. 13, 1 TTOLY and rev'rend is the name AX Of our eternal King: Thrice holy Lord, the angels cry ; Thrice noly, let us sing. 2 Heaven's brightest lamps with him com- How mean they look and dim ! [par'd, The fairest angels have their spots, When once compar'd with him. 3 Holy is he in all his works, And truth is his delight ; But sinners and their wicked ways Shall perish from his sight. 4 The deepest rev'rence of the mind, Pray, O my soul, to God ; Lift with thy hands a holy heart To his sublime abode. $ With sacred awe pronounce his name, Whom words nor thoughts can reach ; A broken heart shall please him more Than the best forms of speech. 6 Thou holy God, preserve my soul From all pollution free; PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 18, 19 The pure in heart are thy delight, And they thy face shall see. HYMN 18. L. M. Beddome. Green's Hundred 89. Old Hundred 100. The Justice and Goodness of God. 1 |~iREAT God, my Maker, and my King, \M Of thee I'll speak, of thee I'll sing All thou hast done, and all thou dost, Declare thee good, proclaim thee just. 2 Thy ancient thoughts, and firm decrees, Thy threat'nings, and thy promises, The joys of heav'n, the pains of hell, What angels taste, what devils feel : 3 Thy terrors and thine acts of grace, Thy threat'ning rod and smiling face, Thy wounding, and thy healing word, A world undone, a world restor'd : 4 While these excite my fear and joy : While these my tuneful lips employ; Accept, O Lord, the humble song, The tribute of a trembling tongue. HYMN 19. L. M. JY . Portugal 97. Paul's 246. Well's 102. The Truth and Faithfulness of God. Num. xxiii. 19. 1 \TE humble saints, proclaim abroad X The honours of a faithful God : How just and true are all his ways, How much above your highest praise ! 2 The words his sacred lips declare Of his own mind the image bears ; What should him tempt, from frailty free, Blest in his self-sufficiency. 3 He will not his great self deny : A God all truth can never lie: As well might he his being quit As break his oath, or word forget. 4 Let frighten'd rivers change their course, Or backward hasten to their source ; 20 THE BEING AND Swift through the air let rocks be hurl'd, And mountains like the chaff be whirl'd. 5 Let suns and stars forget to rise, Or quit their stations in the skies; Let heav'n and earth both pass away, Eternal truth shall ne'er decay. 6 True to his word, God gave his Son, To die for crimes which men had done ; Best pledge • he never will revoke A single promise he has spoke. HYMN 20. L. M. Dr. JVatts's Lyric Poems. Wareham 117. Kingsbridge 88. God Supreme and Self-sufficient. 1 TM^HAT is our God, or what his name, f T Nor men can learn, nor angels teach; He dwells conceal'd in radiant flame, Where neither eyes nor thoughts can reach. 2 The spacious worlds of heav'nly light, CompAr'd with him, how short they fall ! They are too dark, and he too bright; Nothing are they, and God is all. 3 He spoke the wond'rous word, and lo * Creation rose at his command ; Whirlwinds and seas their limits know, Bound in the hollow of his hand. 4 There rests the earth, there roll the spheres, There nature leans, and feels her prop: But his own self-sufficience bears The weight of his own glories up. 5 The tide of creatures ebbs and flows, Measuring their changes by the moon : No ebb his sea of glory knows; His age is one eternal noon. 6 Then fly, my song, an endless round, The lofty tune let Gabriel raise : All nature dwells upon the sound, But we can ne'er fulfil the praise. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 21 HYMN 21. C. M. Dr. S, Stennett. Gainsborough 29. Brighthelmstone 208. Mercy and Truth, met together; or, The Harmony of the Divine Perfections. Psalm Ixxxv. 10. 1 YITHEN first the God of boundless grace ▼ ▼ Disclos'd his kind design, To rescue our- apostate race From mis'ry, shame, and sin; 2 Quick through the realms of light and bliss, The joyful tidings ran ; Each heart exulted at the news, That God would dwell with man. 3 Yet, 'midst their joys, they paus'd awhile ; I And ask'd with strange surprise, ' But how can injur'd justice smile, ' Or look with pitying eyes ? [4 ' Will the Almighty deign again * To visit yonder world ; 'And hither bring rebellious men, ' Whence rebels once were hurl'd ? 5 ' Their tears, and groans, and deep distress, ' Aloud for mercy call ; ' But ah ! must truth and righteousness ' To mercy victims fall ?' 6 So spake the friends of God and man, Delighted, yet surpris'd ; Eager to know the wond'rous plan That wisdom has devis'd.] 7 The Son of God attentive heard. And quickly thus reply'd, * In me let mercy be rever'd, 'And justice satisfy'd. 8 ' Behold ! my vital blood I pour * A sacrifice to God ; 'Let angry justice now no more ' Demand the sinner's blood.' 9 He spake, and heaven'sliigh arches rung With shouts of loud applause; 22 THE BEING AND 'He dy'd !' the friendly angels sung, Nor cease their rapt'rous joys. HYMN 22. C. M. Dr. Watta'a Sermons. Irish 171. Braintree 25. The Doctrine and Use of the Trinity. Eph. ii. 18. 1 "FEATHER of glory ! to thy name JT Immortal praise we give, Who dost an act of grace proclaim, And bid us rebels live. 2 Immortal honour to the Son, Who makes thine anger cease; Our lives he ransom 'd with his own, And dy'd to make our peace. 3 To thy almighty Spirit be Immortal glory giv'n, Whose influence brings us near to thee, ' And trains us up for heav'n. 4 Let men with their united voice, Adore th' eternal God, And spread his honours and their joys Through nations far abroad. 5 Let faith, and love, and duty join, One gen'ral song to raise ; Let saints in earth and heav'n combine In harmony and praise. HYMN 22. 7s. Stoel 164. Alcester 213. Mitcbam 389. To the Trinity. 1 TTOLY, holy, holy Lord ! XX Self-existent Deity, By the hosts of heav'n ador'd, Teach us how to worship thee : Onlv uncreated mind, Wonders in thy nature meet : Perfect unity combin'd With society complete. 2 All perfection dwells in thee, Now to us obscurely known, PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 23 Three in one, and one in three, Great Jehovah, God alone ! Be our all, O Lord divine ! Father, Saviour, vital breath ! Body, Spirit, soul, be thine, Now, and at, and after death. 3 Glorious thou in holiness, Father didst thy rights maintain ; Truth and grace at once express, When thy only Son was slain. Here is deepest wisdom seen ; Here the richest stores of grace ; Mildest love, and vengeance keen ; O how bright their mingled rays ! 4 Fearful thou in praises too, Loving Saviour, slaughter'd Lamb I We, with joy and rev'rence, view All thy glory, all thy shame ! — Be thy death the death of sin, Be thy life the sinner's plea ; Save me, teach me, rule within,— Prophet, priest, and king, to me. 5 Wonder-working Spirit, thine Th' efficacious grace we sing j Set on us thy seal divine, Safely to thy kingdom bring : Mortify sin, root and deed, Daily strengthen ev'ry grace ; Send us, urge us on with speed, And let glory crown the race ! HYMN 23. L. M. Dr. IVatts's Lyric Poems. Paul's 346. Angel's Hymn 60. The Incomprehensibility of God. 1 l~i OD is a name my soul adores — \T Th' almighty Three, th5 eternal One \t. Nature and grace, with all their pow'rs, Confess the infinite Unknown. 2 From thy great self thy being springs : Thou art thy own original, 24 THE BEING AND Made up of uncreated things, And self-sufficient bears them all. 3 Thy voice produc'd the seas and spheres, Bid the waves roar and planets shine; But nothing like thyself appears Through all these spacious works of thine. 4 Still restless nature dies and grows ; From change to change the creatures run : Thy being no succession knows, And all thy vast designs are one. 5 Thrones and dominions round thee fall And worship in submissive forms ; Thy presence shakes this lower ball, This little dwelling-place of worms. 6 How shall affrighted mortals dare To sing thy glory or thy grace ? Beneath thy feet we lie so far, And see but shadows of thy face ! 7 Who can behold the blazing light ! Who can approach consuming flame ? None but tny wisdom knows thy might, None but thy word can speak thy name. HYMN 24. L. M. A* . Lebanon 79. Mark's 65. The moral Perfections of the Deity imitated. Matt. v. 48. G1 For noblest thoughts and views design'd, Make me ambitious to express The image of thy holiness. 2 While I thy boundless love admire, Grant me to catch the sacred Are ; Thus shall my heavenly birth be known. And for thy child thou wilt me own. 3 Father, I see thy sun arise To cheer thy friends and enemies ; And, when thy rain from heav'n descends, Thy bounty both alike befriends. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. £5 4 Enlarge my soul with love like thine; My moral pow'rs by grace refine; So shall I feel another's woe, And cheerful feed an hungry foe. 5 I hope for pardon, through thy Son, For all the crimes which 1 have done; O, may the grace that pardons me Constrain me to forgive like thee ! HYMN 25. L. M. Merrick's Psahns. Gloucester 12. Bromley 104. The divine Perfections celebrated. Ps. lxxxix. cxlv. 1 "\zTY grateful tongue, immortal King! ItJL Thy mercy shall for ever sing; My verse, to time's remotest day, Thy truth in sacred notes display. 2 O say, what strength shall vie with thine? What name among the saints divine, ; Of equal excellence possess'd, ; Thy sov'reignty, great God, contest? j3 Thee, Lord, heav'ns host their leader own; Thee, might unbounded, thee alone, With endless majesty has crown'd; And faith unsully'd vests thee round. 4 The heav'n above, and earth below, Thee, Lord, their great possessor know: By thee, this orb to being rose, And all that nature's bounds inclose. 5 From thee, amid the aerial space, ■ The north and south assume their place; \ 'Tis thine the ocean's rage to guide, ■ And calm at will the swelling tide. 6 O bless'd the tribes, whose willing ear Awakes the festal shout to hear; . Who thankful see, where'er they tread, Thy fav'ring beams arouhd them spread. 7 How shall they joy from day to day, [ Thy boundless mercy to display, Thy righteousness, indulgent Lord, With holy confidence record! 26, 27 CREATION AND 8 O -wise In all thy works ! thy name Let man's whole* race aloud proclaim; And, grateful, through the length of days, In ceaseless songs repeat thy praise. HYMN 26. L. M. Dr. Watts' s Lyric Poems, Rothwell 174. Chard 175. God exalted above all praise. 1 T^ TERNAL power ! whose high abode Jui Becomes the grandeur of a God ; Infinite lengths, beyond the bounds Where stars revolve their little rounds. 2 The lowest step around thy seat Rises too high tor Gabriel's feet; In vain the tall archangel tries To reach thine height with wond'ring eyes. 3 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do ? We would adore our Maker too ; From sin and dust to thee we cry, The Great, the Holy, and the High! 4 Earth from afar has heard thy fame, And worms have learnt to lisp thy name; But O, the glories of thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. 5 God is in heav'n, but man below ; Be short our tunes ; our words be few : A sacred rev'rence checks our songs, And praise sits silent on our tongues. CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. HYMN 27. L. M. Medham. Rochford22. Wells 102. Jl Summary View of the Creation. Gen. i. OOK up, ye saints ! direct your eyes To him who dwells above the skies; With your glad notes his praise rehearse Who form'd the mighty universe. L PROVIDENCE. 28 2 He spoke, and from the womb of night, At once sprang up the cheering light ; Him discord heard ; and, at his nod, Beauty awoke, and spoke the God. 3 The word he gave, th' obedient sun Began his glorious race to run : Nor silver moon, nor stars delay, To glide along th' ethereal way. 4 Teeming with life — air, earth, and sea, Obey th Almighty's high decree ! To ev'iy tribe he'gives their food, Then speaks the whole divinely good. 5 But to complete the wond'rous plan, From earth and dust he fashions man ; In man the last, in him the best, The Maker's image stands confest. 6 Lord, while thy glorious works I view, Form thou my heart and soul anew; Here bid thy purest light to shine, And beauty glow with charms divine '. HYMN 28. C. M. Crowle 3. New- York 33. ! The Creation of man; or, God the Searcher of the Heart. Psalm exxxix. 3 T ORD ! thy pervading knowledge strikes XJ Through nature's inmost gloom, And, in thy circling arms, I lay A slumb'rer in the womb. 2 Thee will I honour, for I stand A volume of thy skill; Stupendous are thy works, and they My contemplation nil ! 3 Thine eye beheld me when the speck Of entity began ; ' And o'er my form, in darkness fram'd, Thy rich embroid'ry ran : A Th' unfashion'd mass by thee was seen; My structure, in thy book, 29 CREATION AND Was plan'd before thy curious mould The future embryo took. 5 How precious are the streaming joys That from thy love descend ! Should I rehearse their numbers o'er. Where would their numbers end i 6 Not ocean's countless sands exceed The blessings of the skies ; With night's descending shades they fall, With morning splendours rise. 7 ' Thine awful glories round me shine, * My flesh proclaims thy praise : 'Lord ! to thy works of nature, join 1 Thy miracles of grace.' HYMN 29. C. M. Dr. Watts' s Lyric Poems. Devizes 14. Tiverton 109. A Song to Creating Wisdom. 1 X? TERNAL Wisdom, thee we praise ! Jui Thee the creation sings ! With thy lov'd name, rocks, hills, and seas, And heaven's high palace rings. 2 Thy hand, how wide it spread the sky] How glorious to behold ! Ting'd with the blue of heav'nly dye, And star'd with sparkling gold. 3 Thy glories blaze all nature round, And strike the gazing sight, Through skies, and seas, and solid ground, With terror and delight. 4 Infinite strength, and equal skill, Shine through the worlds abroad, Our souls with vast amazement fill, And speak the builder, God. 5 But still the wonders of thy grace Our softer passions move ; Pity divine in Jesus' face We see, adore, and love. PROVIDENCE. 30, 31 HYMN 30. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Martin's Lane 67. Langdon 217. God's Goodness to the Children of Men. Psalm vii. 31. 1 XTE sons of men, with joy record JL The various wonders of the Lord; And let his pow'r and goodness sound Through all your tribes the earth around. 2 Let the high heav'ns your songs invite, Those spacious fields of brilliant light; Where sun, and moon, and planets roll ; And stars, that glow from pole to pole. 3 Sing, earth, in verdant robes array'd, Its herbs and flow'rs, its fruit and shade; People with life of various forms, Of fish, and fowl, and beasts, and worms. 4 View the broad sea's majestic plains, And think how wide its Maker reignJJ^ That band remotest nations joins, And on each wave his goodness shines. 5 But oh ! that brighter world above, Where lives and reigns incarnate love ! God's only Son, in flesh array'd, For man a bleeding victim made. 6 Thither, my soul, with rapture soar ! There, in the land of praise adore ; The theme demands an angel's lay — Demands an everlasting day. HYMN 31. L.M. Rothwell 174. Virginia 234. Providence; or, God working all things after the Cownsel of his own Will. 1 fllHY ways, O Lord ! with wise design, X. Are fram'd upon thy throne above, And ev'ry dark and bending line Meets in the centre of thy love. 2 With feeble light, and half obscure, Poor mortals thy arrangements view; Not knowing that the least are sure. And the mysterious just and true. CREATION AND 3 Thy flock, thy own peculiar care, Though now they seem to roam uney'd, Are led or driven only where They best and safest may abide. 4 They neither know nor trace the wayj But, trusting to thy piercing eye, None of their feet to ruin stray, Nor shall the weakest fail or die. 5 My favour'd soul shall meekly learn, To lay her reason at thy throne ; Too weak thy secrets to discern, I'll trust thee for my guide alone. HYMN 32. C. M. Steele. Staughton 264. Abingdon 42. Prov. Coll. 10. Creation and Providence. 1 T ORD,when our raptur'd thought surveys J_4 Creation's beauties o'er, All nature joins to teach thy praise, And bid our souls adore. 2 Where'er we turn our gazing eyes, Thy radiant footsteps shine ; Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise, And speak their source divine. 3 The living tribes, of countless forms, In earth, and sea, and air, The meanest flies, the smallest worms, Almighty pow'r declare. 4 Thy wisdom, pow'r, and goodness, Lord* In all thy works appear: And, O ! let man thy praise record — Man, thy distinguished care! 5 From thee the breath of life he drewj That breath thy pow'r maintains; Thy tender mercy, ever new, His brittle frame sustains. 6 Yet nobler favours claim his praise, Of reason's light possess'd; By revelations brightest rays Still more divinely bless d. PROVIDENCE. o. 7 Thy providence his constant guard When threat'ning woes impend, Or will th' impending dangers ward, Or timely succours lend. 8 On us that Providence has shone, With gentle smiling rays; O may our lips and lives make known Thy goodness and thy praise ! HYMN 33. L. M. Kingsbridge 88. Green's Hundie«kfi9. Providence equitable and kin AISE, thoughtless sinner, raise thine eye ; JL%< Behold the balance lifted high ; There shall God's justice be display'd, And there thy hope and life be weigh'd. 2 See, in one scale, his perfect law ! Mark with what force its precepts draw; Wouldst thou the awful test sustain, Thy works how light, thy thoughts how vain ? 3 Behold ! the hand of God appears To trace those dreadful characters; ' TekeU thy soul is wanting found,' « And wrath shall smite thee to the ground !' 4 Let sudden fears thy nerves unbrace ; Confusion wild o'crspread thy face ! THE LAW. 50, 51 Through all thy thoughts let anguish roll, And deep repentance melt thy soul. 5 One only hope may yet prevail — Christ in the scripture turns the scale; Still doth the gospel publish peace, And show a Saviour's righteousness. 6 Jesus, exert thy pow'r to save, Deep on this heart thy truth engrave ; Great God, the load of guilt remove, That trembling lips may sing thy love. HYMN 50. L. M. Babylon Streams 23. Kingsbridge 38. The practical Use of the moral Law to the convinced Sinner. 1 TTERE, Lord! my soul convicted stands XX Of breaking all thy ten commands: And on me justly might 'st thou pour Thy wrath in one eternal show'r. 2 But, thanks to God ! its loud alarms Have warn'd me of approaching harms; And now, O Lord, my wants I see ; Lost and undone, I come to thee. 3 I see my fag-leaf righteousness -Can ne'er thy broken law redress : Yet, in thy gospel-plan I see There's hope of pardon e'en for me. 4 Here I behold thy wonders, Lord ! How Christ hath,'to thy law, restored Those honours, on th' atoning day, Which guilty sinners took away. 5 Amazing wisdom, pow'r, and love, Display'd to rebels from above ! Do thou, O Lord, my faith increase, To love and trust thy plan of grace. HYMN 51. C. M. Covofier. Burford 193. Worksop 31. Illegal Obedience followed by Evangelical. 1 T^TO strength of nature can suffice l^i To serve the Lord aright; 52 SCRIPTURE. And what she has, she misapplies, For want of clearer light. 2 How long beneath the law I lay, In bondage and distress ! I toil'd, the precept to obey ; But toil'd without success. 3 Then, to abstain from outward sin Was more than I could do; Now, if I feel its pow'r within, I feel I hate it too: 4 Then, all my servile works were done A righteousness to raise ; Now, freely chosen in the Son, I freely choose his ways. 5 'What shall I do?' was then the word, ■ That I may worthier grow ? •What shall I" render to the Lord?' Is my inquiry now. 6 To see the law by Christ fulfill'd, And hear his pard'ning voice, Changes a slave into a child, And duty into choice. HYMN 52. L. M. Dr. Wattes Lyric Poems. PauTs 246. Green's Hundred 69. The Law and the Gospel; or, Christ a Refuge. 1 f^URST be the man, for ever curst, \J ■ That doth one wilful sin commit ; * Death and damnation for the first, 4 Without relief, and infinite.' 2 Thus Sinai roars, and round the earth Thunder, and fire, and vengeance, flings; But Jesus, thy dear gasping breath, And Calvary, say gentler things. 3 ■ Pardon, and grace, and boundless love, ' Streaming along a Saviour's blood ; ' And life, and joys, and crowns above, • Obtain'd by a dear bleeding God.' THE LAW. 53 4 Hark, how he prays (the charming sound Dwells on his dying lips) 'Fo7'give." And ev'ry groan and gaping wound Cries, « Father, let the rebels live !' 5 Go, you that rest upon the law, And toil and seek salvation there; Look to the flame that Moses saw, And shrink, and tremble, and despair ; 6 But I'll retire beneath the cross — Saviour, at thy dear feet I'll lie ; And the keen sword, that justice draws, Flaming and red, shall pass me by. HYMN 53. 148th. Cowfier. Eagle Street 16. Grove 125. The Ceremonial Law. Heb. iv. 2. SRAEL, in ancient days, Not only had a view Of Sinai in a blaze, But learn'd the gospel too; The types and figures were a glass, I In which they saw the Saviour's face. The paschal sacrifice, And blood-besprinkled door, Seen with enlighten'd eyes, And once apply'd with pow'r, Would teach the need of other blood To reconcile an angry God. The lamb, the dove, set forth His perfect innocence, Whose blood of matchless worth Should be the soul's defence; For he, who can for sin atone, Must have no failings of his own. The scape-goat on his head The people s trespass bore, And, to the desert led, Was to be seen no more; In him our Surety seem'd to say, *; Behold, I bear your sins away." 54 SCRIPTURE. 5 Dipt in his fellow's blood, The living bird went free ! The type, well understood, Express'd the sinner's plea; Describ d a guilty soul enlarg'd, And by a Saviour's death discharg'd. § Jesus, I love to trace, Throughout the sacred page. The footsteps of thy grace, The same in ev'ry ace ! O grant that I may faithful be, To clearer light, vouchsafed to me. THE GOSPEL. HYMN 54. L. M. Beddome. Portugal 97. Langdon 217. The Gospel of Christ. 1 f^i OD, m the gospel of his Son, \M Makes his eternal councils known; 'Tis here his richest mercy shines, And truth is drawn in fairest lines. 2 Here, sinners of an humble frame May taste his grace, and learn his name; 'Tis writ in characters of blood, Severely just, immensely good. 3 Here, Jesus, in ten thousand ways His soul-attracting charms displays, Recounts his poverty and pains, And tells his love in melting strains. 4 Wisdom its dictates here imparts, To form our minds, to cheer our hearts; Its influence makes the sinner live, It bids the drooping saint revive. 5 Our raging passions it controls, And comfort yields to contrite souls; It brings a better world in view, And guides us all our jodrney through* THE GOSPEL. 55,56 6 May this blest volume ever lie Close to my heart, and near my eye, Till life's last hour my soul engage, And be my chosen heritage. HYMN 55. C. M. Dr. Gibbons. Irish 171. Cambridge New 74. 77ie Gospel worthy of all Acceptation. 1 Tim. i. 13. 1 JESUS, th' eternal Son of God, tl Whom Seraphim obey, The bosom of the Father leaves, And enters human clay. 2 Into our sinful world he comes, The messenger of grace, And on the bloody tree expires, A victim in our place. 3 Transgressors of the deepest stain In him salvation find: His blood removes the foulest guilt, His Spirit heals the mind. 4 Our Jesus saves from sin and hell; His words are true and sure; And on this rock our faith may rest Immoveably secure. 5 O let these tidings be receiv'd With universal joy, And let the high angelic praise Our tuneful pow'rs employ ! 6 ' Glory to God, who gave his Son 'To bear our shame and pain! * Hence peace on earth, and grace to men, ' In endless blessings reign.' HYMN 56. C. M. Wiltshire 110. Oxford 177. The Gospel a Feast. Isaiah ixv. 6. 1 £\^ Sion, his most holy mount, "_J God will a feast prepare, And Israel's sons and Gentile lands Shall in the banquet share. 57 SCRIPTURE. 2 Marrow and fatness are the food His bounteous hand bestows: Wine on the lees, and well refin'd, In rich abundance flows. 3 See to the vilest of the vile A free acceptance giv'n! See rebels, by adopting grace, Sit with the heirs of heav'n ! 4 The pain'd, the sick, the dying, now To ease and health restor'd, With eager appetites partake The plenties of the board. 5 But, O, what draughts of bliss unknown, What dainties shall be giv'n, When, with the myriads round the throne, We join the feast of heav'n ! 6 There joys immeasurably high Shall overflow the soul, And springs of lift that never dry, In thousand channels roll. HYMN 57. 148th. Altered by Tofilady. Portsmouth New 144. Jubilee New 197. The Jubilee. LOW ye the trumpet, blow The gladly solemn sound! Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound, The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransom rd sinners, home. Exalt the Lamb of God, The sin-atoning Lamb; Redemption by his blood Thro1 all the lands proclaim : The year of Jubilee is come; Return, 8cc._ 3 Ye, who have sold for nought The heritage above, Shall have it back unbought, The gift of Jesus' love: The year' of Jubi}.<:e is come; Return, &c. B THE GOSPEL. 58 4 Ye slaves of sin and hell, Your liberty receive ; And safe in Jesus dwell, And blest in Jesus live ; The year of Jubilee is came ; Return, Sec. 5 Ye hapless debtors, know The sov'reign grace of heav'n ; Though sums immense ye owe, A free discharge is giv'n: The year of Jubilee is come; Return, &c. 6 The gospel-trumpet hear, The news of pard'ning grace: Ye happy souls, draw near, Behold your Saviour's face : The year of Jubilee is come; Return, &c. 7 Jesus, our great High-Priest, Has full atonement made; Ye weary spirits, rest; Ye mournful souls, be glad ! The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransom 'd sinners, home. HYMN 58. L. M. Br. Doddridge. Gloucester 12. Derby 169. The Gospel Jubilee. Psalm lxxxix. 15. 1 T OUD let the trumpet sound, JLi And spread the joyful tidings round; Let ev'ry soul with transport hear, And hail the Lord's accepted year. 2 Ye debtors, whom he gives to know That you ten thousand talents owe, When humble at his feet you fall, Your gracious God forgives them all. 3 Slaves, that have borne the heavy chain Of sin and hell's tyrannic reign, To liberty assert your claim, And urge the great Redeemer's name. 4 The rich inheritance of heav'n, YTour joy, your boast, is freely giv'n ; 59, 60 SCRIPTURE. Fair Salem your arrival waits, With golden streets and pearly gates. 5 Her blest inhabitants no more Bondage and poverty deplore; No debt, but love immensely great; Their joy still rises with the debt. 6 () happy souls, that know the sound, Celestial light their stops surround, And show that Jubilee begun, Which through eternal years shall run. HYMN 59. C. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Oxford 177. Hammond 290. The rrlorious Ootpcl of thr tdctSed God. 1 Tim. 1. 11. 1 "YMfHAT wisdom, majesty, and grace, Tv Through all the gospel shine ! 'Tis God that speaks, and we confess The doctrine most divine. 2 Down from his starry throne on high, Th' almighty Saviour comes; Lays his bright robes of glory by, And feeble flesh assumes. 3 The mighty debt, that sinners ow'd, Upon the cross he pays ; Then thro' the clouds ascends to God, 'Midst shouts of loftiest praise. 4 There he our great High-Priest appears Before his Father's throne; Mingles his merits with our tears, And poors salvation down. 5 Great God, with rev'rence we adore Thy justice and thy grace : And on thy faithfulness and pow'r Our firm dependence place. HYMN 60. L. M. Dr. Wattes Sermons (.(>uld's27-2. Mark's 65. Ul version 179. Thr Qotpel ifi th< Power of God to Salvation. Rom. i. 16. 1 "ITTTHAT shall the dying sinner do, T t That seeks relief for all his woe ? THE GOSPEL. F*l Where shall the guilty conscience find Ease for the torment of the mind;* 2 How shall we get our crimes forgiv'n, Or form our natures fit for heav'n? Can souls, all o'er defil'd with sin, Make their own pow'rs and passions clean*' 3 In vain we search, in vain we try, Till Jesus brings his gospel nigh; 'Tis there that pow'r and glory dwell, Which save rebellious souls from hell. \ This is the pillar of our hope, That bears our fainting spirits up; We read the grace, we trust the word, And find salvation in the Lord. 5 Let men or angels dig the mines, Where nature's golden treasure shines; Brought near the doctrine of the cross, All nature's gold appears but dross. 6 Should vile blasphemers, with disdain, Pronounce the truths of Jesus vain, We'll meet the scandal and the shame, And sing and triumph in his name. HYMN Cl. C. M. Dr. IVam's Sermo London 180. FbSeff 181. A rational Defence of the OotpeT. 1 Cl HALL atheists dare insult the cross ^ Of our incarnate God ? Shall infidels revile his truth, And trample on his blood ? 2 What if he choose mysterious ways To cleanse us from our faults; May not the works of sov'reign grace Transcend our feeble thoughts t 3 What if his gospel bid us strive With Beth, and self, and sin? The prize is most divinely bright That we are call'd to win. 4 What if the men despis'd on earth, Still of his grace partake > 62 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. This but confirms his truth the more; For so the prophets spake. 5 Do some, that own his sacred truth, Indulge their souls in sin ? None should reproach the Saviour's name ; His laws are pure and clean. 6 Then let our faith be firm and strong Our lips profess his word ; Nor ever shun those holy men, Who fear and love the Lord. SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES AND BLESSINGS. HYMN 62. 5, 6. Tofilady's altered. Bourton 50. Haughton 68. Everlasting Love, Electing Grace, and Personal Holiness. 1 TTOW happy are we, XT Our election who see, And venture, O Lord, for salvation on thee ! In Jesus approv'c, Eternally lov'd, Upheld by thy power we cannot be mov'd. 2 'Tis sweet to recline On the bosom divine, [thine : And experience the comforts peculiar to While, born from above, And upheld by thy love, With singing and' triumph to Zion we move. 3 Our seeking thy face Was all of thy grace, [praise: Thy mercy demands and shall have all the No sinner can be Beforehand with thee, Thy grace is preventing, almighty, and free. 4 Our Saviour and friend His love shall extend, It knew no beginning, and never shall end: COVENANT OF GRACE. 63 Whom once he receives His Spirit ne'er leaves ; Nor ever repents of the grace that he gives. 5 This proof we would give That thee we receive ; [believe : Thou art precious alone to the souls that Be precious to us! All besides is as dross, [cross. Compar'd with thy love and the blood of thy PART THE SECOND. 6 Vet one thing we want, More holiness grant ! For more of thy mind and thy image we pant ; Thine image impress On thy favourite race ; O fashion and polish thy vessels of grace! - 7. Thy workmanship we More fully would be ; [to thee : Lord, stretch out thine hand, and conform us While onward we move To Canaan above, Come,7?// us with holiness,^// us with love. 8 Vouchsafe us to know More of thee below ; Thus fit us for heav'n, and glory bestow : Our harps shall be tun'd, The Lamb shall be crown'd, Salvation to Jesus thro' heav'n shall resound. HYMN 63. L. M. Beddome. Kingsbridge 88. Lewton 30. The Consequences of Election. Rom. viii. 33 — 39. 1 VM7"HO shall condemn to endless flames T ▼ The chosen people of our God! Since, in thy book of life their names Are fairly writ in Jesus' blood. 2 He for the sins of all th' elect, Hath a complete atonement made : And justice never can expect That the same debt should twice be paid* D 64 scripture doctrines; 3 Not tribulation, nakedness, The famine, peril, or the sword; Not persecution, or distress, Can separate from Christ the Lord. 4 Nor life, nor death, nor depth, nor height^ Nor pow'rs below, nor pow'rs above; Not present things nor things to come. Can change his purposes of love. 5 His sov'reign mercy knows no end, His faithfulness shall still endure; And those, who on his word depend, Shall find his word for ever sure. HYMN 64. 148th. L. H. C. Bethesda 112. Eagle Street 1G. Hinton 266.- Kternal and Unchangeable Love. 2 Tim. i. 12.— Chap. ii. 13.— Phil. i. 6. 1 f\ MY distrustful heart, vJ How small thy faith appears* But greater, Lord, thou ait Than all my doubts and fears: Did Jesus once upon me shine? Then Jesus is for ever mine. 2 Unchangeable his will, Though dark may be my frame; His loving heart is still Eternally the same: My soul through many changes goes; His love no variation knows. 3 Thou, Lord, wilt carry on, And perfectly perform, The work thou hast begun In me, a sinful worm : 'Midst all my fears, and sin, and woe, Thy Spirit will not let me go. 4 The bowels of thy grace At first did freely move: I still shall see thy face, And feel that God is love: Myself into thy arms I cast, Lord, save, O save my soul at last. COVENANT OF GRACE. 65 HYMN 65. 8. 7. 4. Lewes 63. Painswick 162. The Godly Consideration of Election in Christ comfortable. 1 CJONS we are, through God's election, O Who in Jesus Christ believe : By eternal destination, Sov'reign grace we here receive : Lord thy mercy Does both grace and glory give. 2 Ev'ry fallen soul, by sinning, Merits everlasting pain ; But thy love, without beginning, Has restor'd thy sons again : Countless millions Shall in life, through Jesus, reign. 3 Pause, my soul ! adore, and wonder ! Ask, « O why such love to me V Grace hath put me in the number Of the Saviour's family : Hallelujah ! Thanks, eternal thanks to thee ! 4 Since that love had no beginning, And shall never, never cease ; Keep, O keep me, Lord, from sinning ! Guide me in the way of peace,! Make me walk in All the paths of holiness. •5 When I quit this feeble mansion, And my soul returns to thee; Let the pow 'r of thy ascension Manifest itself in mej Through thy Spirit, Give the final victory • 6 When the angel sounds the trumpet; When my soul and body join ; When my Saviour comes to judgment; Bright in majesty divine; Let me triumph In thy righteousness as mine, 66 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 7 When in that blest habitation, Which my God has fore-ordain'd ; When in glory's full possession, I with saints and angels stand; Free grace only Shall resound through Canaan's land. HYMN 66. 6. 8. 4. Oliver. Lconi 90. The Covenant of Ood. 1 FiiHE God of Abram praise, A Who reigns enthron'd above; Ancient of everlasting days, And God of love ! Jehovah, great I AM ! By earth and heav'n confest, I bow, and bless the sacred name For ever bless'd. 2 The God of Abram praise ; At whose supreme command, From earth I rise, and seek the joys At his right hand : I'd all on earth forsake, Its wisdom, fame and pow'r: And him my only portion make, My shield and tow'r. 3 The God of Abram praise, Whose all-sufficient grace Shall guide me, all my happy days, In all his ways: He calls a worm his friend, He calls himself my God ! And he shall save me to the end, Through Jesus' blood. 4 He by himself hath sworn; I on his oath depend ; 1 shall, on eagles' wings upborne, To heaven ascend; COVENANT OF GRACE. 66 I shall behold his face, I shall his pow'r adore; And sing the wonders of his grace For evermore. Si PART THE SECWD. 5 Though nature's strength decay, And earth and hell withstand; To Canaan's bounds I urge my way At God's command: The wat'ry deep I pass With Jesus in my view, And through the howling wilderness My way pursue. 6 The goodly land I see With peace and plenty blest; The land of sacred liberty And endless rest : There milk and honey flow, And oil and wine abound; And trees of life for ever grow, With mercy crown'd. 7 There dwells the Lord our King, The Lord our righteousness! Triumphant o'er the world and sin, The Prince of Peace: On Sion's sacred height His kingdom still maintains; And glorious, with his saints in light, For ever reigns. 8 The ransom 'd nations bow Before the Saviour's face, Joyful their radiant crowns they throw, O'erwhelm'd with grace: He shows his scars of love : They kindle to a flame, And sound through all the worlds above, 'The slaughter'd Lamb!' 67, 68 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 9 The whole triumphant host Give thanks to God on high, ♦ Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!' They ever cry : Hail Abram'^bpd and mine! I join the heWenly lays; All might and majesty are thine, And endless praise. HYMN 67. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Missionary 237. Worksop 31. Salem 139. Support in God's Covenant under Trouble. 2 Sam. xxiii. 5. 1 ~Vfl~Y God, the cov'nant of thy love -LtX Abides for ever sure ; And in his matchless grace, I feel My happiness secure. 2 What, though my house be not with thee As nature could desire ? To nobler joys, than nature gives, Thy servants all aspire. 3 Since thou, the everlasting God, My Father art become ; Jesus my Guardian and my Friend, And heav'n my final home; 4 I welcome all thy sov'reign will, For all that will is love ; And when I know not what thou dost, I wait the light above. 5 Thy cov'nant the last accent claims Of this poor fault 'ring tongue; And that shall the first notes employ Of my celestial song. HYMN 68. 112th. Bentley's Collection. Scarborough 003. Hoxton 121. Pleading the Covenant. Psalm lxxiv. 20. 1 f\ LORD, my God! whose sov'reign love \3 Is still the same, nor e'er can move, Look to the covenant, and see, Has not thy love been shown to me? COVENANT OF GRACE. 69 Remember me, my dearest Friend, And love me always to the end. 2 Be with me still, as heretofore, And help me forward more and more; My strong, my stubborn will incline To be obedient still to thine ; O lead me by thy gracious hand, And guide me safe to Canaan's land. HYMN 69. 7s. Fevet&ram 2-20. Bath Abbey 147. Redeeming Love. 1 "VTOW begin the heav'nly theme, ±^i Sing aloud in Jesus' name ! Ye, who his salvation prove ; Triumph in redeeming love. 2 Ye, who see the Father's grace Beaming in the Saviour's lace, As to Canaan on ye move, Praise and bless redeeming love. 3 Mourning souls, dry up your tears; Banish all your guilty fears; See your guilt and curse remove, Cancell'd by redeeming love. 4 Ye, alas ! who long have been Willing slaves to death and sin, Now from bliss no longer rove. Stop and taste redeeming love. 5 Welcome all, by sin opprest, Welcome to his sacred rest ; Nothing brought him from above, Nothing but redeeming love. 6 When his Spirit leads us home, When we to his glory come, We shall all the fulness prove Gf our Lord's redeeming love. 7 He subdu'd th' infernal pow'rs; Those tremendous foes of ours 70, 71 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. From their cursed empire drove- Mighty in redeeming love. 8 Hither, then, your music bring, Strike aloud each cheerful string; Mortals, join the host above, Join to praise redeeming love. HYMN 70. L. M. Steele. Winchester 137. Rotbwell 174. Redemption by Christ alone. 1 Pet. i. 18, 19. 1 ~ff NSLAV'D by sin, and bound in chains) .Ei Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway, And doom'd to everlasting pains, We wretched guilty captives lay. 2 Nor gold nor gems could buy our peace; Nor the whole world's collected store Suffice to purchase our release ; A thousand worlds were all too poor. 3 Jesus, the Lord, the mighty God, An all-sufficient ransom paid : In valu'd price ! his precious blood For vile rebellious traitors shed. 4 Jesus the sacrifice became, To rescue guilty souls from hell : The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb Beneath avenging justice fell. 5 Amazing goodness! love divine! O may our grateful hearts adore The matchless grace ; nor yield to sin, Nor wear its cruel fetters more ! 6 Dear Saviour, let thy love pursue The glorious work it has begun : Each secret lurking foe subdue, And let our hearts be thine alone. HYMN 71. 8.7.4. F . Westbury 51. Trevecca 37. Finished Redemption. 1 TTARK ! the voice of love and mercy 3JL Sounds aloud from Calvary \ REDEMPTION". 7 See it rends the rocks asunder, Shakes the earth and veils the sky! 'It is finish 'd!' Hear the dying Saviour cry ! 2 It is finish 'd ! — O what pleasure Do these charming words afford! Heav'nly blessings without measure, Flow to us from Christ the Lord, It is finish'd ! — Saints, the dying words record. 3 Finish'd all the types and shadows Of the ceremonial law ! Finish'd all that God has promis'd ; Death and hell no more shall awe. It is finish'd !— Saints, from hence your comfort draw. [4 Happy souls, approach the table, Taste the soul-reviving food ; Nothing half so sweet and pleasant As the Saviour's flesh and blood. It is finish'd ! — Christ has borne the heavy load.} 5 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs, Join to sing the pleasing theme j All in earth, and all in heav'n, Join to praise Immanuel's name. Hallelujah I Glory to the bleeding Lamb ! HYMN 72. L. M. Dr. S. StennetL Leeds 19. Rochford 22, [Verses 1, 2, and 6, of this Hymn are set to the tune 277, called Salvation.] It is finished. John xix. 30. 3 ^HPHS finish'd! so the Saviour cry'd, JL And meekly bow'd his head, and dy'ds Tis finish'd — yes, the race is run, The battle fought, the vict'ry won, d2 73 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 2 'Tis finish'd — all that heav'n decreed, And all the ancient prophets said, Is now fulfill'd, as was design'd, In me the Saviour of mankind. 0 'Tis finish'd — Aaron now no more Must stain his robes with purple gore; The sacred veil is rent in twain, And Jewish rites no more remain. 4 'Tis finish'd — this my dying groan Shall sins of ev'ry kind atone: Millions shall be redeem 'd from death, By this my last expiring breath. 5 'Tis finish'd — heaven is reconcil'd, And all the pow'rs 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 all the nations round: 'Tis finish'd — let the echo fly Thro' heav'n and hell, thro' earth and sky. HYMN 73. 8s. D. Turner. Limcfield 94. Gratitude to God for Redemption. Eph. i. 7, II. 1 OH ALL Jesus descend from the skies, ^ To atone for our sins by his blood, And shall we such goodness despise, And rebels still be to our God? [2 No brute could be ever so base ! Shall man thus ungrateful then prove f Forbid it, O God of all grace ! Forbid it, thou Spirit of love ! 3 The devils would laugh us to scorn, For folly so shameful as this: O let us to God then return, Sure never was goodness like his.] 4 He sav'd us, or we had been lost, Nor comfort, nor hope, had e'er known; ATONEMENT. 74 Yet he knew this salvation would cost No less than the blood of his Son. 5 Through him we forgiveness shall find, And taste the sweet blessings of peace; If, contrite, and humbly resign'd, We trust in his promised grace. 6 This world, then, with all its gay joy, That its thousands has snar'd and undone, May tempt, but shall never destroy Whom Jesus has mark'd for his own. 7 While here through the desert we stray, Our God shall be all our delight; Our pillar of cloud in the day, And also of fire in the night; 8 Till, the Jordan of death safely pass'd, We land on the heavenly shore, Where we the hid manna shall taste, Nor hunger nor thirst any more. 9 And there while his glories we see, And feast on the joys of his love, We chang'd to his likeness shall be, And then shall all gratitude prove. HYMN 74. 8.8.6. Tofllady. Chatham 59. Hinton 276. Christ'' s Atonement. 1 f\ THOU, who didst thy glory leave vf Apostate sinners to retrieve From nature's deadly fall — If thou hast bought me with a price, My sins against me ne'er shall rise ; For thou hast borne them all. 2 And wast thou punish 'd in my stead? Didst thou without the city bleed To expiate my stain ? On earth my God vouchsaf 'd to dwell, And made ot infinite avail The sufferings of the man. 75 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 3 Behold him for transgressors giv'n ! Behold th' incarnate King of heav'n For us, his foes, expire ! Amaz'd, O earth! the tidings hear! He bore, that we might never bear, His Father's righteous ire. 4 Ye saints, the man of sorrows bless, The God, for your unrighteousness, Deputed to atone : Praise, till, with all the ransom'd throng, Ye sing the never-ending song, And see him on his throne. HYMN 75. 8. 7. L. H. C. Tabernacle 239. Trowbridge 21. Gratitude for the Atonement. 1" TTAIL! thou once despised Jesus, XX Hail, thou Galilean King ! Thou didst suffer to release us ; Thou didst free salvation bring : Hail, thou agonizing Saviour, Bearer of our sin and shame ! By thy merits we find favour; Life is given through thy name. 2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins on thee were laid: By almighty love anointed, Thou hast full atonement made: All thy people are forgiven Through the virtue of thy blood; Open'd is the gate of heav'n ; Peace is made 'twixt man and God. 3 Jesus, hail ! enthron'd in glory, There for ever to abide ! All the heav'nly host adore thee, Seated at thy Father's side : There for sinners thou art pleading : There thou dost our place prepare; Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. ATONEMENT. 76 4 Worship, honour, power, and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive ; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give : Help, ye bright angelic spirits! Bring your sweetest, noblest lays i Help to sing our Saviour's merits ; Help to chant Immanuel's praise. ' HYMN 76. 7s. Deptford 124. Firth's 146. Pleading the Atonement. Ps. Ixxxiv. 9. 1 T^ATHER, God, who seest in me F Only sin and misery, Turn to thy anointed one, Look on thy beloved Son ; Him, and then the sinner, see ; Look through Jesus' wounds, on me. 2 Heav'nly Father, Lord of all, Hear, and show thou hear'st my call! Bow thine ear, in mercy bow, Smile on me a sinner now ! Now the stone to flesh convert, Cast a. look, and melt my heart. 5 Lord, I cannot let thee go, Till a blessing thou bestow; Hear, my advocate divine, Lo! to his, my suit I join; Join'd with his, it cannot fail: Let me n >w with thee prevail ! 4 Turn from me thy glorious eyes, To .' bloody sacrifice — To vv.c full atonement made, To the utmost ransom paid : And, if mine, through him thou art, Spcctk thy mercy to my heart. 5 Jesus, answer from above, Is not all thy nature love ? 77, 78 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. Pity from thine eye let fall ; Bless me while on thee I call : Am I thine, thou Son of God ? Take the purchase of thy blood. 6 Father, see the victim slain, Offer 'd up for guilty men : Hear his mood prevailing cry, Let thy bowels then reply ! Then through him the sinner see j Then, in Jesus, look on me. HYMN 77. C. M. Toplady's Collection. Missionary 257. Cambridge New 74. Follett 181. Efficacious Grace. Psalm xlv. 4, 5. 1 TTAIL ! mighty Jesus ! how divine XI Is thy victorious sword ! The stoutest rebel must resign At thy commanding word. 2 Deep are the wounds thy arrows give, They pierce the hardest heart ; Thy smiles of grace the slain revive, And joy succeeds to smart. 3 Still gird thy swoixl upon thy thigh ; Ride with majestic sway : Go forth, sweet Prince, triumphantly, And make thy foes obey. 4 And when thy vict'ries are complete, When all the chosen race Shall round the throne of glory meet To sing thy conq'ring grace ; 5 O may my humble soul be found Amongthat favour'd band ! And 1, with them, thy praise will sound, Throughout Immanuel's land. HYMN 78. L. M. Kingsbridce 88. New Sabbath 122. The Coiivcrsion of Zacckevs. Luke xix. 1—10. 1 /"YNCE, as the Saviour pass'd along, . " Zaccheus fain the Lord would see ; REGENERATION. 79 Of stature small, to 'scape the throng, He ran before, and climb'd a tree. 2 As the omniscient Lord drew nigh, Upward he look'd, and saw him there ; 1 ^accheus, hasten down, for I * Must be thy guest to-day ; prepare. 3 ' To-day,' the pard'ning Saviour cries, ' Salvation to thy house is come ; * On wings of sov'reign love it flies: * Go, tell the blissful news at home.' 4 Lord, look on souls that gaze around : To ev'ry listening sinner speak; Now may thy ancient love abound ; From ev ry seat a captive take. 5 Sinners, make haste our God to meet; Come to the feast his love prepares ; 1 The lost are sought and sav'd,' how sweet ! And ' not the righteous,' Christ declares. 6 Say, what are you come out to view, Jesus who once for sinners died ? O hear the Saviour's voice to you, * Cast sinful, righteous self aside.' 7 Lord, wilt thou stoop to be my guest ? Dost thou invite thee to my home ? Welcome, dear Saviour, to my breast, To-day let thy salvation come. HYMN 79. C. M. New- York 33. Hammond 226. Staughton 264. The lost Sheep found ; or, Joy in Heaven on the Conversion of a Sinner. Luke xv. 3, 4. 1 T"M/"HEN some kind shepherd from his fold ? T Has lost a straying sheep, Thro' vales, o'er hills, he anxious roves, And climbs the mountain's steep : 2 But O the joy ! the transport sweet J When he the wand'rer finds: Up in his arms he takes his charge, And to his shoulder binds. 80 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 3 Homeward he hastes, to tell his joys, And make his bliss complete: The neighbours hear the news, and all The joyful shepherd greet. 4 Yet how much greater is the joy When but one sinner turns ; When the poor wretch, with broken heart, His sins and errors mourns ! 5 Pleas'd with the news, the saints below In songs their tongues employ ; Beyond the skies the tidings go, And heav'n is filPd with joy. 6 Well-pleas'd, the Father sees and hears The conscious sinner weep; Jesus receives him in his arms, And owns him for his sheep. 7 Nor angels can their joys contain, But kindle with new fire ; ' A wand'ring sheep's return 'd,' they sing, And strike the sounding lyre. HYMN 80. C. M. Dr. S. Stenneit. Wantage 204. Bangor 231. The Converted Thief- Luke xiiii. 42. 1 k S on the cross the Saviour hung, J\. And wept, and bled, and dy'd, Hepour'd Salvation on a wretch, That languish'd at his side. 2 His crimes, with inward grief and shame, The penitent confess'd; Then turn'd his dying eyes to Christ, And thus his pray'r address/d: 3 'Jesus, thou Son and heir of heav'n J • Thou spotless Lamb of God ! 4 1 see thee, bath'd in sweat and tears, ' And welt'ring in thy blood. 4 ' Yet, quickly from these scenes of wo ' In triumph thou shalt rise, REGENERATION. 81, 82 ' Burst through the gloomy shades of death, • And shine above the skies. 5 ■ Amid the glories of that world, 'Dear Saviour, think on me; • And in the vict'ries of thy death 'Let me a sharer be.' 6 His pray'r the dying Jesus hears, And instantly replies, 'To-day thy parting soul shall be * With me m Paradise.' HYMN 81. S. M. Dr. Doddridge. New Eagle Street 55. R viand 48. Vital Union to Christ in Regeneration. 1 Cor. vi. 17. 1 T|EAR Saviour, we are thine JLr By everlasting bonds ; Our names, our hearts, we would resign, Our souls are in thy hands. 2 To thee we still would cleave, With ever-growing zeal; If millions tempt us Christ to leave, O let them ne'er prevail. 3 Thy Spirit shall unite Our souls to thee our head; Shall form us to thy image bright, That we thy paths may tread. 4 Death may our souls divide From these abodes of clay: But love shall keep us near thy side Through all the gloomy way. 5 Since Christ and we are one, Why should we doubt or fear? If he in heav'n hath fix'd his throne, He'll fix his members there. HYMN 82. L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Rochford 22. Langdon 217. Praise to God for reneicing Grace. 1 Pl^O God my Saviour and my King, X Fain would my soul her tribute bring: 83 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. Join me, ye saints, in songs of praise, For ye have known and felt his grace 2 Wretched and helpless once I lay, Just breathing all my lite away; He saw me welt'ring in my blood, And felt the pity of a God. 3 With speed he flew to my relief, Bound up my wounds, and sooth 'd my grief; Pour'd joys divine into my heart, And bade each anxious fear depart. 4 These proofs of love, my dearest Lord! Deep in my breast I will record: The life* which I from thee receive, To thee, behold, I freely give. 5 My heart and tongue shall tune thy praise, Thi-ough the remainder of my days : And, when I join the powers above, My soul shall better sing thy love. HYMN 83. L. M. Eabj Ion Streams 23. Paul's 246. Human Righteousness insufficient to Justify. Mic. vi. 66. 1 ^THEREWITH, O Lord, shall I draw ? f Or bow myself before thy face ? [near, How, in thy purer eyes, appear? What shall I bring to gain thy grace ? 2 Will gifts delight the Lord most high ? Will multiply 'd oblations please ? Thousands of rams his favour buy? Or slaughter'd millions e'er appease? 3 Can these assuage the wrath of God? Can these wash out my guilty stain? Rivers of oil, or seas of blood — Alas ! they all must flow in vain. 4 What have I, then, wherein to trust? I nothing have, I nothing am; Excluded is my ev'ry boast, My glory s wallow 'd up in shame. JUSTIFICATION. 84 5 Guilty, I stand before thy face ; My sole desert is hell and wrath ; 'Twere just the sentence should take place; But O, I plead my Saviour's death! 6 I plead the merits of thy Son, Who dy'd for sinners on the tree; I plead his righteousness alone: O put the spotless robe on me. HYMN 84. L. M. Leeds 19. Lewton 30. Imputed Righteousness. Jer. xxiii. 6. Isa. xlv. 24. 1 TESUS, thy blood and righteousness, •J My beauty are, my glorious dress; 'Midst flaming worlds, in these array 'd, With joy shall I lift up my head. 2 When from the dust of death I rise, To take my mansion in the skies; E'en then shall this be all my plea, * Jesus hath liv'd and dy'd for me.' 3 Bold shall I stand in that great day, For who aught to my charge shall lay? While, through thy blood, absolv'd I am From sin's tremendous curse and shame. 4 Thus Abraham, the friend of God, Thus all the armies bought with blood, Saviour of sinners, thee proclaim ! Sinners — of whom the chief I am. 5 This spotless robe the same appears When ruin'd nature sinks in years; No age can change its glorious hue : The robe of Christ is ever new. 6 O let the dead hear now thy voice ! Bid, Lord, thy banish 'd ones rejoice ; Their beauty this, their glorious dress, Jesus, the Lord, our righteousness. 8o, 86 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. HYMN 85. 112th. President DavieS. New Haven 24e. Hoxton 121. The pardoning Ood. Micab vii. IB. 1 pi REAT God of wonders! all thy ways \Jf Are matchless, godlike, and divine ; But the fair glories of thy grace More godlike and unrivall'd shine: Who is a pard'ning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free ? £ Crimes of such horror to forgive, Such guilty daring worms to spare; This is thy grand prerogative, And none shall in the honour share : Who is a pard'ning God like thee ? Or who has grace so rich and free? 3 Angels and men resign their claim To pity, mercy, love, and grace ; These glories crown Jehovah's name With an incomparable blaze: Who is a pard'ning God like thee ? Or who has grace so rich and free ? 4 In wonder lost, with trembling joy, We take the pardon of our God : Pardon for crimes of deepest dye ; A pardon seal'd with Jesus' blood: Who is a pard'ning God like thee ? Or who has grace so rich and free ? 5 O may this strange, this matchless grace, This godlike miracle of love, Fill the wide earth with grateful praise, And all th' angelic choirs above : Who is a pard'ning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free ? HYMN 86. C. M. Steele. Ludlow 84. Brighthelmstone 208. Pardoning Love. Jor. iii. 22. Hos. xiv. I. 1 TFO W oft, alas ! this wretched heart . XX Has wander'd from the Lord ! PARDOX. Sr How oft my roving thoughts depart, Forgetful of his word ! 2 Yet, sov'reign mercy calls, 'Return:' Dear Lord, and may I come ! My vile ingratitude I mourn ; 0 take the wand'rer home. 3 And canst thou, wilt thou yet forgive, And bid my crimes remove? And shall a pardon'd rebel live To speak thy wond'rous love ? 4 Almighty grace, thy healing pow'r How glorious, how divine! That can to life and bliss restore So vile a heart as mine. 5 Thy pard'ning love, so free, so sweet, Dear Saviour, I adore ; O keep me at thy sacred feet, And let me rove no more. HYMN 87. L. M. Dr. Gibbons. MilbankU3. New Sabbath 122. Lewton 30. Divine Forgiveness. Luke vii. 47. 1 TpORGIVENESS! 'tis a joyful sound Jl To malefactors doom'd to die! Publish the bliss the world around ; Ye seraphs shout it from the sky ! 2 'Tis the rich gift of love divine ; 'Tis full, out-meas'ring cy'ry crime : Unclouded shall its glories shine, And feel no change by changing time. o O'er sins unnumber'd as the sand, And like the mountains for their size, The seas of sov'reign grace expand— The seas of sov'reign grace arise. 4 For this stupendous love of heav'n, What grateful honour shall we show ? Where much transgression is forgiVn, Let love in equal ardours glow. 88 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 5 By this inspir'd, let all our days With various holiness be crown'd; Let truth and goodness, pray'r and praise, In all abide, in all abound. HYMN 88. S. M. Dr. Watts9* Lyrics. Wirksworth 158- Broderip's 252. Confession and Pardon. 1 John i. 9. Prov. nviii. 13*- 1 ~|\/f~Y sorrows, like a flood, 1_YjL Impatient of restraint. Into thy bosom, O my God ! Pour out a long complaint. 2 This impious heart of mine Could once defy the Lord, Could rush with vi'lence on to sin, In presence of thy sword. 3 How often have I stood A rebel to the skies, And yet, and yet, O matchless grace ! Thy thunder silent lies. 4 O, shall I never feel The meltings of thy love? Am I of such hell-harden 'd steel, That mercy cannot move? 5 O'ercome by dying love, Here at thy cross I lie, And throw my flesh, my soul, my all, And weep, and love, and die. 6 "Rise," says the Saviour, "rise! " Behold my wounded veins! "Here flows a sacred crimson flood, " To wash away thy stains." 7 See, God is reconcil'd! Behold his smiling face! Let joyful cherubs clap their wings, And sound aloud his grace. PARDON. 89,90 HYMN 89. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Bath Chapel 26. Salem 139. Pardon spoken by Christ. Matt. i.v. 2. 1 ~\/f"Y Saviour, let me hear thy voice i^JL Pronounce the words of peace ! And all my warmest pow'rs shall join To celebrate thy grace. 2 With gentle smiles call me thy child, And speak my sins forgiv'n; The accents mild shall charm mine ear, All like the harps of heav'n. 3 Cheerful, where'er thy hand shall lead, The darkest path I'll tread; Cheerful, I'll quit these mortal shores, And mingle with the dead. 4 When dreadful guilt is done away, No other fears we know ; That haj^l which scatters pardons down Shall crowns of life bestow. HYMN 90. L. M. Stogdon. Virginia 234. Kingsbridge 88. Ood ready to forgive; or, Despair sinful. 1 T^TTHAT mean these jealousies and fears? T t As if the Lord was loth to save, Or lov'd to see us drench'd in tears, Or sink with sorrow to the grave. 2 Does he Avant slaves to grace his throne? Or rules he by an iron rod? Loves he the deep despairing groan ? Is he a tyrant, or a God? 3 Not all the sins which we have wrought, So much his tender bowels grieve, As this unkind injurious thought, That he's unwilling to forgive. 4 What though our crimes are black as night, Or glowing like the crimson morn, Immanuel s blood will make them white, As snow through the pure «ether borne. 1 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. Lord, 'tis amazing grace we own, And well may rebel worms surprise; But, was not thy incarnate Son A most amazing sacrifice ? " I've found a ransom," saith the Lord, " No humble penitent shall die :" Lord, we would now believe thy word, And thy unbounded mercies try ! HYMN 91. 8. 6. 8. Cruttenden. Ewell 80. Francis 200. Weston Favell 27. Adoption. 1 John iii. 1—3 LET others boast their ancient line, In long succession great ; In the proud list let heroes shine, And monarchs swell the state ; Descended from the King of kings, Each saint a nobler title sings. Pronounce me, gracious God! thy son; Own me an heir divine; I'll pity princes on the throne, When I can call thee mine : Sceptres and crowns unenvied rise, And lose their lustre in mine eyes. Content, obscure, I pass my days, To all I. meet unknown; And wait till thou thy child shalt raise, And seat me near thy throne: No name, no honours, here I crave, Well pleas'd with those beyond the grave. Jesus, my elder brother, lives ; With him I too shall reign ; Nor sin, nor death, while he survives, Shall make the promise vain : In him my title stands secure, And shall, while endless years endure. When he, in robes divinely bright, Shall once again appear, ADOPTION. 92, 93 Thou too, my soul, shalt shine in light, And his full image bear: r Enough ! — I wait th' appointed day : Bless'd Saviour, haste, and come away. HYMN 92. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Braintree 25. Stanford 9. Abba Father. Gal. iv. 6. 1 C< OV'REIGN of all the worlds on high, ^ Allow my humble claim ; Nor, while a worm would raise its head, Disdain a Father's name. 2 My Father, God! how sweet the sound! Mow tender, and how dear ! Not all the harmony of heav'n Could so delight the ear. 3 Come, sacred Spirit, seal the name On my expanding heart ; And show that in Jehovah's grace I share a filial part. 4 Cheer'd by a signal so divine, Unwav'ring I believe; And Abba, Father, humbly cry, Nor can the sign deceive. HYMN 93. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Otford 106. Follett 181. True Liberty given by Christ. John viii. 36. 1 TTARK ! for 'tis God's own Son that calls IjL To life and liberty ; Transported fall before his feet Who makes the pris'ners free. 2 The cruel bonds of sin he breaks, And breaks old Satan's chain ; Smiling he deals those pardons round, Which free from endless pain. 3 Into the captive heart he pours His Spirit from on high ; We lose the terrors of the slave, And Abba, Father! cry. E 94 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 4 Shake off your bonds, and sing his grace ; The sinner's friend proclaim ; And call on all around to seek True freedom by his name. 5 Walk on at large, till you attain Your Father's house above; There shall you wear immortal crowns, And sing immortal love. HYMN 94. 7s. Humphreys. Georgia 192. Turin 244. The Privileges of the Sons of God. 1 "OLESSED are the sons of God; MJ They are bought with Jesus' blood, They are ransom 'd from the grave, Life eternal they shall have: With them number'd may we be, Now and through eternity. 2 God did love them, in his Son, Long before the world begun; They the seal of this receive, When on Jesus they believe : With them, &c. 3 They are justify'd by grace, They enjoy a solid peace; All their sins are wash'd away, Thev*shall stand in God's great day: *p .-With them, &c. A They produce the fruits of grace In 'the works of righteousness ! Born of God, they hate all sin, God's pure word remains within: \\ ith them, &c. 5 They have fellowship with God, Through the Mediator's blood; One with God, through Jesus one, Glorv is in them begun : With them, Sec. 6 Though they suffer much on earth, Strangers to the worldling's mirth, AD0PTION. 95 Yet they have an inward joy, Pleasures which can never cloy : With them, &c. 7 They alone are truly blest — Heirs with God, joint heirs with Christ; They with love and peace are fill'd: They are by his Spirit seal'd : With them number'd may we be, Now and through eternity ! HYMN 95. L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Portugal 97. New Sabbath 122. Christians the Sons of God. John i. 12. 1 John iii. 1. 1 VTOT all the nobles of the earth, J3I Who boast the honours of their birth, Such real dignity can claim As those who bear the Christian name. 2 To them the privilege is giv'n, To be the sons and heirs of heav'n; Sons of the God who reigns on high, And heirs of joys beyond the sky. [3 On them, a happy chosen race, Their Father pours his richest grace : To them his counsels he imparts, And stamps his image on their hearts. 4 Their infant cries, their tender age, His pity and his love engage : He clasps them in his arms, and there Secures them with parental care.] 5 His will he makes them early know, And teaches their young feet to go; Whispers instruction to their minds, And on their hearts his precepts binds. 6 WTien, through temptation, they rebel, His chast'ning rod he makes them feel; Then, with a Father's tender heart, He soothes the pain, and heals the smart. 7 Their daily wants his hands supply, Their steps he guards with watchful eye, 96, 97 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. Leads them from earth to heav'n above, And crowns them with eternal love. 8 If I've the honour, Lord, to be One of this num'rous family, On me the gracious gift bestow, To call thee Abba, Father! too. 9 So may my conduct ever prove My filial piety and love ! Whilst all my brethren clearly trace Their Father's likeness in my face. HYMN 96. S. M. Dr. Doddridge. Harhorougli 14-2. Simon's 250. Communion with God and Christ. 1 John i. 5. 1 f "~|UR heav'nly Father calls, \J And Christ invites us near; With both our friendship shall be sweet, And our communion clear. 2 God pities all our griefs ; He pardons ev'ry day; Almighty to protect our souls, And wise to guide our way. 3 How large his bounties are ; What various stores of good, Diffus'd from our Redeemer's hand, And purchas'd with his blood! 4 Jesus, our living head, We bless thy faithful care ; Our advocate before the throne, And our forerunner there. 5 Here fix, my roving heart ! Here wait, my warmest love ! 'Till the communion be complete In nobler scenes above. HYMN 97. L. M. Beddome. rivcrston 179. Rippon's 1B8. Desiring Communion with (rod. I ~\¥Y rising soul, with strong desires, ItJL To perfect happiness aspires, COMMUNION WITH GOD. 98 With steady steps would tread the road That leads to heav'n — that leads to God. 2 I thirst to drink unmingled love From the pure fountain-head above ; My dearest Lord, I long to be Empty'd of sin, and full of thee. 3 For thee I pant, for thee I burn : Art thou withdrawn? again return, Nor let me be the first to say, Thou wilt not hear when sinners pray. HYMN 98. C. M. Cowfier. Ludlow 84. Condescension 116. Walking with God. Gen. v. 24. o FOR a closer walk with God, A calm and heav'nly frame; A light to shine upon the road, That leads me to the Lamb ! 2 W here 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 mem'ry still ! But now I find an aching void The world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy dove ! return, Sweet messenger of rest! I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. 99, 100 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. HYMN 99. C. M. Dr. U'atts's Sermons. Worksop 31. WaotageflM. O that I kiiuc where I might find him. Sins and Sorrows laid before (iod. Job xxiii. 3, 4. 1 C\ THAT I knew the secret place, \J Where I might find my God! I'd spread my wants before his face, And pour my woes abroad. 2 I'd tell him how my sins arise, What sorrows I sustain ; How grace decays, and comfort dies, And leaves my heart in pain. 3 He knows what arguments I'd take To wrestle with my (iod; I'd plead for his own mercy's sake, And for my Saviour's blood. 4 My God will pity my complaints, And heal my broken b'-nes; He takes the meaning of his saints, The language of their groans. 5 Arise, my soul, from deep distress, And banish ev'ry f< He calls thee to his throne of grace, To spread thy sorrows there. HYMN 100. CM. Dr. IVatts's Lyrics. Abridge 201. Elenborowcli 170. Xarictifiriition and Pardon. 1 XMTHERE shall we sinners hide our heads? ▼ ▼ Can rocks or mountains save? Or shall we wrap us in the shades Of midnight and the grave ? 2 Is there no shelter from the eye Of a revenging God? Jesus, to thy dear wounds we fly; Bedew us with thy blood. 3 Those guardian drops our souls secure, And wash away our sin ; Eternal justice frowns no more, And conscience smiles within. SANCTIFICATION. 101, 102 4 We bless that wond'rous purple stream, That cleanses ev'ry stain ; Yet are our souls but half redeem'd, If sin, the tyrant, reign. 5 Lord, blast his empire with thy breath! That cursed throne must fall ; Ye flatt'ring plagues, that work our death, Fly, for we hate you all. HYMN 101. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Mark's 65. Bowdcn 78. Abundant Life by Christ our Shepherd. John X. 10. 1 T|H AISE to our Shepherd's gracious name, JL Who on so kind an errand came ; Came, that by him his flock might live, And more abundant life receive. 2 Hail, great Immanuel, from above ! High seated on thy throne of love; O pour the vital torrent down — Thy people's joy, the Lord's renown. 3 Scarce half alive, we sigh and cry, Scarce raise to thee our languid eye ; Kind Saviour, let our dying state Compassion in thy heart create. 4 The Shepherd's blood the sheep must heal ! O may we all its influence feel ! 'Till inward deep experience show, Christ can begin a heav'n below. HYMN 102. S. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Simon's 250. Broderip's 252. The Leper healed; or, Sanctification implored. Matt, viii.2, 3. 1 T» EHOLD the leprous Jew, J3 Oppress'd with pain and grief, Pouring his tears at Jesus' feet For pity and relief. 2 "O speak the word," he cries, " And heal me of my pain : " Lord, thou art able, if thou wilt, "To make a leper clean." 103 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 3 Compassion moves his heart; He speaks the gracious word; The leper feels his strength return, And all his sickness cur'd. 4 To thee, dear Lord, I look, Sick of a worse disease : Sin is my painful malady, And none can give me ease. 5 But thy Almighty grace Can heal my leprous soul: O bathe me in thy precious blood, And that will make me whole. HYMN 103. S. M. Dr. Doddridge. Hopkins 157. Kibworth 249. The Security of Christ's Sheep. John x. 27—29. 1 "VJTY soul, with joy attend, J.t J. While Jesus silence breaks; No angel's harp such music yields, As what my Shepherd speaks. 2 " I know my sheep," he cries, " My soul approves them well : " Vain is the treach'rous world's disguise, " And vain the rage of hell. 3 f I freely feed them now "With tokens of my love; " But richer pastures I prepare, " And sweeter streams, above. 4 " Unnumber'd years of bliss " I to my sheep will give ; "And, while my throne unshaken stands, " Shall all my chosen live. 5 "This try'd Almighty hand, " Is rais'd for their defence : [there ? "Where is the pow'r shall reach them " Or what shall force them thence ?" 6 Enough, my gracious Lord, Let faith triumphant cry; My heart can on this promise live, Can on this promise die. PERSEVERANCE. 104, 105 HYMN 104. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Angel's Hymn 60. Green's Hundred 80. Noah preserved in the Ark, and the Believer in Christ, 1 Pet. iii. 20, 21 . 1 rpHE deluge, at th' Almighty's call, A In what impetuous streams it fell ! S\v allow *d the mountains in its rage, And swept a guilty world to hell. 2 In vain the tallest sons of pride Fled from the close-pursuing wave ; Nor could their mightiest tow'rs defend, Nor swiftness 'scape, nor courage save. 3 How dire the wreck ! how loud the roari How shrill the universal cry Of millions in the last despair, Re-echo'd from the low'ring sky? 4 Yet Noah, humble, happy saint ! Surrounded with a chosen few, Sat in his ark, secure from fear, And sang the grace that steer'd him thro/ 5 So may I sing, in Jesus safe, While* storms of vengeance round me fall* Conscious how high my hopes are fix'd Beyond what shakes this earthly ball. 6 Enter thine ark, while patience waits, Nor^ver quit that sure retreat; Then the wide flood, which buries earth. Shall waft thee to a fairer seat. 7 Nor wreck nor ruin there is seen ; There not a wave of trouble rolls: But the bright rainbow round the thrpne Seals endless life to all their souls. W HYiMN 105. C. M. F , Bedford 'A. Brighthelmetone 208- Ptrsrverance. Psalm cxix. 1 17. 1 T ORD, hast thou made me know th? JlJ Conduct me in thy fear; [waysr And grant me such supplies of grace, That I may perse vere„ E2 106, 107 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINE3. 2 Let but thy own Almighty arm Sustain a feeble worm, I shall escape, secure from harm, Amid the dreadful storm. 3 Be thou my all-sufficient friend, 'Till all my toils shall cease, Guard me through life, and let my end Be everlasting peace. HYMN 106. L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Kinp&ridge B8. Ulvcrston 179. Per. rol. 1 TESUS, my Saviour, and my God, €f Thou hast redeem'd me with thy blood; By ties, both nat'ral and divine, I am, and ever will be, thine. 2 But ah ! should my inconstant heart, Ere I'm aware, from thee depart, What dire reproach would fall on me, For such ingratitude to thee ! 3 The thought I dread, the crime I hate; The guilt, the shame I deprecate: And yet, so mighty are my foes, I dare not trust my warmest vows. 4 Pity my frailty, dearest Lord ! Grace in the needful hour afford: O steel this tim'rous heart of mine With fortitude and love divine. 5 So shall I triumph o'er my fears, And gather jo vs from all my tears; So shall I to the world proclaim Tho>honours of the Christian name. HYMN 107. 5, 6. To/ilady. Honangtoa -219. Winwick 75. Tkt Method of Salvation. I EE, Father! we bless, Whose distinguishing grace Selected a people to show forth thy praise, Nor is thy love known T PERSEVERANCE. 1*08 By election alone; For, O ! thou hast added the gift of thy Son. 2 The goodness in vain We attempt to explain, Which found and accepted a ransom for men. Great surety of thine, Thou didst not decline [design. To concur with the Father's most gracious 3 To Jesus, our friend, Our thanks shall ascend, Who saves to the utmost, and loves to the end; Our ransom he paid ! In his merit array'd [made. We attain to the glory for which we were 4 Sweet Spirit of grace ! Thy mercy we bless, For thy eminent share in the council of peace i Great agent divine, To restore us is thine, And cause us afresh in thy likeness to shine. 5 O God, tis thy part To convince and convert ; To give a new life, and create a new heart : By thy presence and grace We're upheld in our race, And are kept in thy love to the end of our days. 6 Father, Spirit, and Son, Agree thus in one, [own ; The salvation of those he has mark'd for his Let us, too, agree To glorify thee — Thou ineffable One, thou adorable Three ! HYMN 108. 8. 7. 4. Lewes 63. Hemsley 223. Free Salvation. 2 Tim. i. 9. 1 XESUS is our great salvation, «l Worthy of our best esteem ! He has sav'd his fav'rite nation; Join to sing aloud to him : 109 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. He has sav'd us, Christ alone could us redeem. 2 When involv'd in sin and ruin, And no helper there was found, Jesus our distress was viewing; Grace did more than sin abound: He has call'd us, With salvation in the sound. 3 Save us from a mere profession ! Save us from hypocrisy ! Give us, Lord, the s»veet possession Of thy righteousness and thee! Best of favours ! None compar'd with this can be. 4 Let us never, Lord, forget thee; Make us walk as pilgrims here; We will give thee all the glory Of the love that brought us near: Bid us praise thee, And rejoice with holy fear. 5 Free election, known by calling, Is a privilege divine ; Saints are kept from final falling ; All the glory, Lord, be thine : All the glory, All the glory, Lord, is thine. HYMN 109. C. M. Ashley 152. Great Milton 212. Complete Salvation. 1 Q ALVATION, through our dying God, ^ Shall surely be complete; He paid whate'er his people ow'd, And cancell'd all their debt. 2 He. sends his Spirit from above, Our nature to renew ; Displays his pow'r, reveals his love, Gives life and comfort too. 3 He heals our wounds, subdues our foes, And shows our sins forgiv'n; SALVATION. 110, lL Conducts us through the wilderness, And brings us safe to heav'n. 4 Salvation now shall be my stay: " A sinner sav'd," I'll cry ; Then gladly quit this mortal clay, For better joys on high. HYMN 110. 11.8. K . Calne 69. Pithay 191. Distinguishing Grace. Jer. xxxi. 3. 1 "TN songs of sublime adoration and praise, JL Ye pilgrims ! for Sion who press, Break forth, and extol the great Ancient of His rich and distinguishing grace, [days, 2 His love from eternity fix'd upon you, Broke forth and discover'd its flame, [drew, When each in the cords of his kindness he And brought you to love his great name. 3 O had he not pitied the state you were in, Your bosoms his love had ne'er felt : [in sin, You all would have liv'd, would have died too And sunk with the load of your guilt. 4 What was there in you that could merit Or give the Creator delight? [esteem, 'Twas " even so, Father!" you ever must sing, "Because it seem'd good in thy sight." 5 'Twas all of thy grace we were brought to While others were suffer'd to go [obey, The road which by nature we chose as our way ! WThich leads to the regions of woe. 6 Then give all the glory to his holy name, To him all the glory belongs ; [fame, Be your's the high joy still to sound forth his And crown him in each of his songs. HYMN 111. (First Part.) CM. Irish 171. Cambridge New 74. By the grace' of God, I am what I am I Cor xv. 8. 1 1^1 RE AT God, 'tis from thy sovereign grace \M That all my blessings "flow. Ill SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. Whate'er 1 am, or do possess, I to thy mercy owe. 2 'Tis this my pow'rful lusts control, And pardons all my sin ; Spreads life and comfort through my soul, And makes my nature clean. 3 'Tis this upholds me whilst I live, Supports me when I die ; And hence ten thousand saints receive Their all, as well as I. 4 How full must be the springs from whence Such various streams proceed ! The pasture cannot but be rich, On which so many feed. HYMN 111. (Second part.) S. M. Mount Ephraim 185. Price's 187. Lowel260. Salvation by Grace from the first to the last. Eph. ii. 5.- 1 1"^ RACE ! 'tis a charming sound ! - Or Harmonious to the ear ! Heav'n with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace first contriv'd the way To save rebellious man; And all the steps that grace display Which drew the wond'rous plan. [3 Grace first inscrib'd my name In God's eternal book : 'Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb, Who all my sorrows took.] 4 Grace led my roving feet To tread theheav'nly road; And new supplies, each hour, I meet, WThile pressing on to God. [5 Grace taught my soul to pray, And made my eyes o'erflow: 'Twas grace that kept me to this day, And will not let me go.] SALVATION. 112 6 Grace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days ; It lays in heav'n the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. HYMN 112. C. M. Dr. Watts 's Lyrics. Weybridge 92. Sprague 166. God glorious and simicrs saved. Isaiah xliv 23. 1 Tj^ATHER, how wide thy glory shines ! _T How high thy wonders rise ! Known thro' the earth by thousand signs, By thousands through the skies. [2 Part of thy name divinely stands On ajl thy creatures writ; They show the labour of thine hands, Or impress of thy feet. 3 But when we view thy strange design To save rebellious worms, Where vengeance and compassion join In their divinest forms, 4 Our thoughts are lost in rev'rend awe— We love, and we adore ! The first archangel never saw So much of God before. 5 Here the whole deity is known ; Nor dares a creature guess Which of the glories brightest shone, The justice, or the grace. [6 When sinners broke the Father's laws, The dying Son atones: Oh, the dear mys'tries of his cross! The triumph of his groans!] 7 Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heav'nly plains; Sweet cherubs learn lmmanuel's name, And try their choicest strains. 8 Oh, may I Lear some humble part In that immortal song ! Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue. 113, 114 Scripture invitations. HYMN 113. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Grove House 143. Hammond 226. 0 Lord, say unto my soul, '/ am thy Salcation.' Psalm xxxv. 1 OALVATION'—Oh, melodious sound ^ To wretched dying men ! Salvation that from God proceeds, And leads to God again. 2 Rescu'd from hell's eternal gloom, From fiends, and fires, and chains; Rais'd to a paradise of bliss, Where love triumphant reigns ! 3 But may a poor bewilder'd soul, Sinful and weak as mine, Presume to raise a trembling eye To blessings so divine ? 4 The lustre of so bright a bliss My feeble heart o'erbears; And unbelief almost perverts The promise into tears. 5 Mv Saviour God, no voice but thine These dying hopes can raise; Speak thy salvation to my soul, And turn my pray'r to praise. SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS AND PROMISES* HYMN 114. (First Part.) L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Paul's 246. Ulverston 149. Gould's 272. God reasoning with J\fcn. Isaiah i. 18. OME, sinners," saith the mighty God, Heinous as all your crimes have been, '"C * The section of Hymns entitled Scripture Invitations, t» bow enlarged. SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS. 114, 115 "Lo! I descend from mine abode, " To reason with the sons of men. 2 "No clouds of darkness veil my face, "No vengeful lightnings flash around: "I come with terms of life and peace: " Where sin hath reign'd let grace abound." 3 Yes, Lord, we will obey thy call, And to thy gracious sceptre bow ; O make our crimson sins like wool, Our scarlet crimes as white as snow. 4 So shall our thankful lips repeat Thy praises with a tuneful voice, While humbly prostrate at thy feet, We wonder, tremble, and rejoice. HYMN 114. (Second Part.) L. M. Rjppon's 188. Manning 245. Lebanon 79. Seek ye my face. Psalm xxvii. 8. 1 XEHOVAH speaks, "Seek ye my face," %f My soul admires the wond'rous grace; I'll seek thy face — thy Spirit give! O let me see thy face and live. 2 I'll wait; perhaps my Lord may come; (If I turn back, how sad my doom !) And begging, in his way I'll lie, Till the sweet hour he passeth by. 3 Daily I'll seek, with cries and tears, With secret sighs, and fervent pray'rs; And, if not heard — I'll weeping sit, And perish at the Saviour's feet. 4 But canst thou, Lord ! see all my pain, And bid me seek thy face in vain ? Thou wilt not, canst not, me deceive — The soul that seeks thy face shall live. HYMN 115. (First Part.) 8. 7. 4. Helmesly 223. Jordan 81. Come and welcome to Jesus Christ. Isaiah Iv. 1. 1 pOME ye sinners, poor and wretched, \J Weak and wounded, sick and sore ! 115 SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS. Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, join'd with pow'r: He is able, He is willing: doubt no more. 2 Come ye thirsty! come and welcome; God's free bounty glorify : True belief, and true repentance, Ev'ry grace that brings us nigh — Without money, Come to Jesus Christ, and buy. 3 Let not conscience make you linger, Nor of fitness fondly dream ; All the/it?iess he requireth Is to feel your need of him : This he gives vou; 'Tis his Spirits rising beam. 4 Come, ye weary, heavy laden, Lost and ruin d by the fall ! If you tarry till you're better, You will never come at all : Not the righteous — Sinners, Jesus came to call. 5 View him prostrate in the garden ; On the ground your Maker lies ! On the bloody tree behold him; Hear him cry before he dies, "It is finished!" Sinner, will not this suffice ? 6 Lo, th' incarnate God ascended, Pleads the merit of his blood : Venture on him, venture wholly, Let no other trust intrude; None but Jesus Can do helpless sinners good. 7 Saints and angels, join'd in concert, Sing the praises of the Lamb ; While the blissful seats of heaven Sweetly echo with his name : Hallelujah ! Sinners here may sing the same. S1 SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS. 115, 116 HYMN 115. (Second Part.) 8. 7. 4. Mr. Fountain, one of the missionaries in Bengal. Helmsley i>23, Painsvvick 162. The Gospel Message; or, Reconciliation to God. INNERS, you are now address'd In the name of Christ our Lord; He hath sent a message to you, Pay attention to his word. He hath sent it ; Pay attention to his word. 2 Think what you have all been doing, Think what rebels you have been ; You have spent your lives in nothing But in adding sin to sin : All your actions On-' continued scene of sin. 5 Vet your long-abused Sov'reign Sends to you a message mild. Loth to execute his vengeance, Prays you to be reconcil'd ; Hear him woo you — Sinners, now be reconcil'd. 4 Pardon now is freely publish'd ' Through a Mediator's blood; Who hath dy'd, to make atonement, And appease the wrath of God! Wond'rous mercy ' See, it flows through Jesus' blood ! HYMN 116. (First Part.) C. M. Fawcett. Worksop 31. Crowle 3. Let the Wicked forsake his ways, S'c. Isaiah lv. 7. 1 QTNNERS, the voice of God regard; O 'Tis mercy speaks to-day ; Ht- rails you by his sov'reign word, From sin's destructive way. 2 Like the rough sea that cannot rest, You live devoid of peace ; 116 SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS. A thousand stings within your breast Deprive your souls of ease. 3 Your way is dark, and leads to hell; Why will you persevere? Can you in endless torments dwell, Shut up in black despair? 4 Why will you in the crooked ways Of sin and folly go? In pain you travel all your days, To reap immortal woe ! 5 But he that turns to God shall live, Through his abounding grace: His mercy will the guilt forgive Of those that seek his face. 6 Bow to the sceptre of his word, Renouncing ev'ry sin ; Submit to him, your sov'reign Lord, And learn his will divine. 7 His love exceeds your highest thoughts; He pardons like a God; He will forgive your num'rous faults, Through a Redeemer's blood. HYMN 116. (Second Part.) L. M. Tooh-y Street 279 Mai Vs 05 Bredby 165. The angels hastened Lot. Gen. xix. 15. [made haste, and delay id not. Ps. cxix. 60. 1 TTASTEN, O sinner, to be ivise, XI And stay not for the morrow's sun; The longer wisdom you despise, The harder is she to be won. 2 O hasten, mercy to implore, And stay not for the morrow's sun; For fear thy season should be o'er, Before this ev'ning stage be run. 3 O hasten, sinner, to return, And stay not for the morrow's sun, For fear thy lamp should fail to burn, Before the needful work is done. SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS. 117, 113 4 O hasten, sinner, to be blest, And stay not for the morrow's sun, For fear the curse should thee arrest, Before the morrow is begun. 5 O Lord, do thou the sinner turn ! Now rouse him from his senseless state ! O let him not thy counsel spurn, Nor rue his fatal choice too late. HYMN 117. L. M. Steele. Kin?sbrid»e &S. Ul version 179. Gould's 272. Weary .Souls invited to rest. Matt. xi. 28. 1 i^lOME, wear}- souls, with sins distrest; \J Come, and accept the promis'd rest; The Saviour's gracious call obey, And cast your gloomy fears away. 2 Oppress'd with guilt, a painful load ; O come, and spread your woes abroad ; Divine compassion, mighty love, Will all the painful load remove. 3 Here mercy's boundless ocean flows, To cleanse your guilt and heal your woes; Pardon, and life, and endless peace; How rich the gift, how free the grace! 4 Lord we accept, with thankful heart, The hope thy gracious words impart ; We come with trembling, yet rejoice, And bless the kind inviting voice. 5 Dear Saviour ! let thy pow'rful love Confirm our faith, our fears remove; And sweetly influence ev'ry breast, And guide us to eternal rest. HYMN 118. 148th. Eagle Street 1G. Bethesda 112. Yet there is room. Luke xiv. 22. TEdv Inu ying sons of men, Im'merg'd in sin and woe, 119 SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS. The Gospel's voice attend, While Jesus sends to you: Ye perishing and guilty, come — In Jesus' arms there yet is room. 2 No longer now delay, Nor vain excuses frame ; He bids you come to-day, Though poor, and blind, and lame: All things are ready — sinners, come, For ev'ry trembling soul there's room. 3 Believe the heav'nly word His messengers proclaim; He is a gracious Lord, And faithful is his name : Backsliding souls, return and come, Cast off despair — there yet is room. 4 Compell'd by bleeding love, Ye wand'ring sheep, draw near; Christ calls you from above, His charming accents hear! Let whosoever will now come; In mercy's breast there still is room. HYMN 119. 7s. Hotham 224. Baih Abhey 147. Compel them to come in Luke xiv. 23. 1 T ORD, how large thy bounties are, X.A Tender, gracious, sinner's friend! What a feast dost thou prepare, And what invitations send ! Now fulfil thy great design : Who didst first the message bring; Ev'ry heart to thee incline, Now compel them to come in. 2 Rushing on the downward road, Sinners no compulsion need Glory to forsake, and God ; See, they run with rapid speed: SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS. 120 Draw them back by love divine; With thy grace their spirits win; Ev'ry heart to thee incline, Now compel them to come in. 3 Thus their willing souls compel, Thus their happy minds constrain, From the ways of death and hell, Home to God, and grace again : Stretch that conq'ring arm of thine, Once outstretch'd to bleed for sin ; Ev'ry heart to thee incline ; Now compel them to come in. HYMN 120. C. M. Steele. Huddersfield 202. Wiltshire 110. Missionary 257i The Saviour's Invitation. John vii. 37. 1 rilHE Saviour calls — let ev'ry ear JL Attend the heav'nly sound ; Ye doubting souls, dismiss your fear, Hope smiles reviving round. 2 For ev'ry thirsty, longing heart, Here streams of bounty flow: And life, and health, and bliss impart, To banish mortal woe. 3 Here springs of sacred pleasure rise, To ease your ev'ry pain : (Immortal fountain ! full supplies !) Nor shall you thirst in vain. 4 Ye sinners, come — 'tis mercy's voice, The gracious call obey : Mercy invites to heav'nly joys — And can you yet delay ? 5 Dear Saviour, draw reluctant hearts, To thee let sinners fly, And take the bliss thy love imparts* And drink, and never die. SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS. HYMN 121. (First Part.) 8. 8. 6. Chatham 59. Broadmead 150. VVestbury-leigh 278. Whosoever will, let kim eome. Rev. xjtii. 17. 1 \TE scarlet-colour'd sinners, come ; A Jesus, the Lord, invites you home ; O whither can you go ! What ! are your crimes of crimson hue ? His promise is for ever true ; He'll wash you white as snow. 2 Backsliders! fill'd with your own ways, Whose weeping nights and wretched days In bitterness are spent, Return to Jesus — he 11 reveal His lovely face, and sweetly heal What you so much lament. 3 Tried souls! look up — he says, 'tis I — He loves you still, but means to try If faith will bear the test: The Lord has giv'n the chiefest good, He shed for you his precious blood; O trust him for the rest ! 4 Ye tender souls ! draw hither too, Ye grateful, highly-favour'd few, \V ho feel the debt you owe ; Press on, the Lord hath more to give; By faith upon him daily live, And you shall find it so. HYMN 121. (Second Part.) CM* Cambridge New 74. Missionary The Invitation of Wisdom. 1 T O ! Wisdom stands with smiling face, XJ And courts us to her arms; WTho can resist the wond'rous grace, And slight her pow'rful charms! 2 She, gen'rous, holds out to our sight Riches which shall endure; Not sparkling rubies half so bright, Nor finest gold so pure. SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS. c-^5 3 Eternal pleasures fill her train, "» Pleasures which never cloy : "Come drink of bliss unmixed with pain, " And taste celestial joy." 4 Immortal crowns she now displays, And thrones beyond the skies; Accept her blessings while she stays, And seize the glorious prize. HYMN 121. (Third Part.) L. M. Ulverston 179. Portugal 97. The Invitation of Wisdom accepted. Rev. iii. 17. 1 T HEAR the counsel of a friend, JL And to his soothing voice attend; " Come, sinners, wretched, blind, and poor, " Come, buy from my unbounded store. 2 " I only ask you to receive, " For freely 1 my blessings give ;" Jesus ! and" are thy blessings free ? Then I may dare' to come to thee. 3 I come for grace, like gold refin'd, T' enrich and beautify my mind ; Grace that will trials well endure, And in the furnace grow more pure. 4 Naked I come, for that bright dress* Thy perfect spotless righteousness; That glorious robe, so richly dy'd In thine own blood, my shame to hide. 5 Like Bartimeus, now to thee 1 come and pray, that I may see : E'en clay is eye-salve in thy hand, If thou the blessing but command. 6 Here, wretched, poor, and blind, I came ; O let me not return the same; Let me depart, all-gracious Lord.' Happy, enrich'd, to sight restor'd. F :j3 scripture promises. HYMN 122. L. M. Beddome. Green's Hundred 89. Wareham 117. The First Promise. Gen. iii. 15. 1 TTrHEN, by the tempter's wiles betray'd, ? T Adam, our head, and parent, felL; Unknown before, a pleasure spread Through all the mazy deeps of hell. 2 Infernal pow'rs rejoic'd to see The new-made world destroy 'd, undone; But God proclaims his great'decree, — Pardon and mercy through his Son. pent accurs'd, thy sentence read ; - Almighty vengeance thou shalt feel: • I he woman's seed shall break thy head, " Thy malice faintly bruise his heel." 4 Thus God declares; and Christ descends, mes a mortal form, and dies ; While in his death, death's empire ends, And the proud conq'ror conquer'd lies. 5 Dying, the King of glory deals, Ru'.n to all his num'rous" foes; His pow'r the Prince of Darkness feels, And sinks oppress'd beneath his woes. HYMN UZ. L ML Fawcctt. L^anon 79. Islington 40. ill thy Strength be. Deut ixxiii 05. 1 i FFLICTED saint, to Christ draw near, -TV Thy Saviour's gracious promise hoar; His faithful word declares to thee, That, as thy days, thy strength shall be. 2 Let not thy heart despond, and say, How shall I stand the trying d He has engag'd, by firm decree, That, as thy days, thy strength shall be. faith is weak, thy foes are strong; Ana if the conflict should be long, The Lord will make the tempter flee; For, as thy days, thy strength shall be. SCRIPTURE PROMISES. 12- 4 Should persecution rage and flame, Still trust in thy Redeemer's name ; In fiery trials thou shalt see, That, as thy days, thy strength shall be. 5 When call'd to bear thy weighty cross, Or sore affliction, pain, "or loss. Or deep distress, or poverty, — Still, as thy days, thy strength shall be. 6 When ghastly death appears in view, Christ's presence shall thy fears subdue : He comes to set thy spirit free ; And, as thv days, thy strength shall be. HYMN 134, CM. Great Milion 212. Matthew's 34. - nat, for I am irith thee. Isaiah xK. 10- 1 A ND art thou with us, gracious Lord, j\. To dissipate our fear ? Dost thou proclaim thyself our God, Our God for ever r. Z Dost thou a father's bowels feel For all thy humble saints ? And in such friendly accents speak, To soothe their sad complaints ? 3 Why droop our hearts ? why flow our eyes .' While such a voice we hear? Why rise our sorrows and our fears, While such a friend is near ? 4 To all thine other favours, add A heart to trust thy word ; And death itself shall hear us sing While resting on the Lord. HYMN 125. CM. Xeedham. Maidstone 196. Spraeue 166. rii. 9. 1 "IT IND are the words that Jesus speaks, J\_ To cheei the —ant; " M . gra< sufficient is for you, ■ Though nature's pow'rs may faint. 126 SCRIPTURE PROMISES. 2 " My grace its glories shall display, " And make your griefs remove ; " Your weakness shall the triumphs tell " Of boundless pow'r and love." 3 What, though my griefs are not remov'd, Yet why should I despair ? While my kind Saviour s arms support, I can the burden bear. 4 Jesus, my Saviour and my Lord, 'Tis good to trust thy name : Thy pow'r, thy faithfulness, and love, Will ever be the same. 5 Weak as I am, yet, through thy grace, I all things can perform ; And smiling, triumph in thy name, Amid the raging storm. HYMN 126. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. New- York 33. Devizes 14. Jlly God shall supply all your Need. Phil. iv. 19, 20. 1 ~\M Y God ! — how cheerful is the sound ! IT JL How pleasant to repeat ! W^ell may that heart with pleasure bound, Where God hath fix'd his seat. 2 What want shall not our God supply From his redundant stores ! What streams of mercy from on high An arm almighty pours ! 3 From Christ, the ever-living spring, These ample blessings flow : Prepare my lips his name to sing, Whose heart has lov'd us so. 4 Now, to our Father, and our God Be endless glory giv'n, Through all the realms of man's abode, And through the highest heav'n. SCRIPTURE PROMISES. 127, HYMN 127. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Arlington 17. Hammond 2-26. Fear not; it is your Father' s good Pleasure to give you the Kingdom. Luke xii. 32. 1 "WTFi little flock, whom Jesus feeds, JL Dismiss your anxious cares, Look to the Shepherd of your souls, And smile away your fears. 2 Though wolves and lions prowl around, His staff is your defence : [voice 'Midst sands, and rocks, your Shepherd's Calls streams and pastures thence. S Your Father will a kingdom give, And give it with delight ; His feeblest child his love shall call, To triumph in his sight. [4 Ten thousand praises, Lord, we bring, For sure supports like these ; And, o'er the pious dead, we sing Thy living promises. 5 For all we hope, and they enjoy, We bless a Saviour's name : Nor shall that stroke disturb the sons;, Which breaks this mortal frame.} HYMN 128. lis. K . Gerard 156. Broughton 172. Exceeding great and precious Promises. 2 Pet. i. 4. 1 TTOW firm a foundation, ye saints of the Xl 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 In ev'ry condition — in sickness, in health, In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth ; At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea, "As thy days may demand, shall thy strength " ever be. 3 "Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismay'd ! "I, I am thy God, and will still give thee "aid; 129 DIVINITY OF CHRIST. "I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause " thee to stand, "Upheld by my righteous omnipotent hand. 4 " When thro' the deep waters I call thee to 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. 5 " When thro' 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. 6 " E'en down to old age all my people shall " prove "My sov'reign, eternal, unchangeable love; "And when hoary hairs shall their temples " adorn, [borne. "Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be 7 "The soul that on Jesus hath lean'd for re- " p< se, " / will not, I will not, desert to his foes; " That Baal, tho' all hell should endeavour to " shake, " I'll never, no never, no never forsake." T CHRIST. HYMN 129. (First Part.) C. M. Abrfage201. Bedford?)]. Cambridge New 74. The Divinity of Christ. HEE we adore, Eternal Word! The Father's equal Son; By In a\'n's obedient hosts ador'd, Ere time its course begun. The first creation has display'd Thine energy divine; For not a single thing was made By other hands than thine. But ransom'd sinners, with delight, Sublimer facts survey ; THE INCARNATION OF CHRIST. 129 The all-creating Word unites Himself to dust and clay. 4 See the Redeemer cloth 'd in flesh, And ask the reason, "Why ?" The answer fills my soul afresh — " To suffer, bleed, and die !" 5 Creation's Author now assumes A creature's humble form : A man of grief and woe becomes, And trod on like a worm. 6 The Lord of glory bears the shame To vile transgressors due; Justice the Prince of Life condemns To die in anguish too. 7 God over all, for ever blest, The righteous curse endures ; And thus, to souls with sin distrest, Eternal bliss ensures. S What wonders in thy person meet, My Saviour, all divine ! I fall with rapture at thy feet, And would be wholly thine. HYMN 129. (Second Part.) C. M. Medley. Irish 171. Arlington 17. The Incarnation of Christ. Luke ii. 14. 1 Y/JORTALS, awake, with angels join, J_tJL And chant the solemn lay ; Joy, love, and gratitude, combine To hail th' auspicious day. 2 In heav'n the rapt'rous song began, And sweet seraphic fire Through all the shining legions ran, And strung and tun'd the lyre. 3 Swift through the vast expanse it flew, And loud the echo roll'd ; The theme, the song, the joy, was new, 'Twas more than heav'n could hold. 4 Down, through the portals of the sky Th' impetuous torrent ran ; c 130 THE INCARNATION And angels flew with eager joy, To bear the news to man. 5 Wrapt in the silence of the night Lay all the eastern world, When bursting, glorious, heav'nly light The wond'rous scene unfurl'd.J 6 Hark ! the cherubic armies shout, And glory leads the song ; Good- will and peace are heard throughout Th' harmonious heav'nly throng. [7 O for a glance of heav'nly love, Our hearts and songs to raise, Sweetly to bear our souls above, And mingle with their lays !] 8 With joy the chorus we'll repeat, " Glory to God on high ! " Good-will and peace are now complete ; " Jesus was horn to die." 9 Hail Prince of Life ! for ever hail, Redeemer, brother, friend ! Tho' earth, and time, and life, should fail, Thy praise shall never end. HYMN 130. 7s. J. C. W. Corgial92. Hart's 221. The Song of the Angels. 1 TTARK, the herald angels sin£, O. " Glory to the new-born King; " Peace on earth, and mercy mild, " God and sinners reconcil'd." 2 Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph to the skies ; Hail th' heav'n-born Prince of Peace ! Hail the Sun of Righteousness ! [3 Mild he lays his glory by ; Born, that men no more might die ; Born, to raise the sons of earth ; Born, to give them second birth.] 4 Come, desire of nations ! come, Fix in us thy humble home : OF CHRIST. 131, 13£ Rise the woman's promis'd seed. Bruise m us the serpent's head 5 Glory to the new-born King ! Let lis all the anthem sing, " Peace on earth, and mercy mild, " God and sinners reconcil'd !" HYMN 131. C. M. Steele. Charleston 195. Sprague 106. The Incarnation. Jolm i. 14. 1 A WAKE, awake the sacred song J\. To our incarnate Lord ; Let ev'ry heart, and ev'ry tongue, Adore th' eternal Word. 2 That awful Word, that sov 'reign pow'r By whom the worlds were made, (O happy morn, illustrious hour!) Was once in flesh array'd ! 3 Then shone Almighty pow'r and love In all their glorious forms, When Jesus left his throne above To dwell with sinful worms. 4 To dwell with misery below, The Saviour left the skies ; And sunk to wretchedness and woe, That worthless man might rise. 5 Adoring angels tun'd their songs To hail the joyful day; With rapture then let mortal tongues Their grateful worship pay. 6 What glory, Lord, to thee is due! With wonder we adore ; But could we sing as angels do, Our highest praise were poor. HYMN 132. 8. 7. 4. Robi?iscn, Lewes 63. Painswick 1G2. Praise to the Redeemer. I "VfTGHT Y God ! while angels bless thee, JjJL May an infant lisp thy name? 162 THE INCARNATION, &C. Lord of men, as well as angels, Thou art ev'ry creature's theme Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Amen. 2 Lord of ev'ry land and nation, Ancient of eternal days! Sounded through the wide creation Be thy just and lawful praise : Hal. 3 For the grandeur of thy nature, — Grand beyond a seraph's thought; For created works of power, — *" [Hal. Works with skill and kindness wrought: 4 For thy providence that governs Through thine empire's wide^omain; Wings an angel, guides a sparrow : Blessed be thy gentle reign. Hal. 5 But thy rich, thy free redemption, Dark through brightness all along; Thought is poor, v.\k\ poor expression: Who dare sing that awful song? Hal. 6 Brightness of the Father's glory, Shall thy praise unutter'd lie ? Flv, my tongue, such guilty silence ! Sing the Lord who came to die. Hal. 7 Did archangels sing thy coming? Did the shepherds learn their lays? Shame would cover me, ungrateful, Should my tongue refuse to praise. Hal. 8 From the highest throne in glory, To the cross of deepest woe; All to ransom guilty captives: Flow, my praise, for ever flow. Hal. 9 Go, return, immortal Saviour! Leave thy footstool, take thy throne; Thence return, and reign for ever, Be the kingdom all thy own. Hallelujah, &c. THE LIFE, &C. 133, 134 HYMN 133. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Bath Chapel 26. Jersey 15. The condescending grace of Christ. Matt. xx. 28. 1 Q AVIOUR of men, and Lord of love, ^ How sweet thy gracious name! With joy that errand we review, On which thy mercy came. 2 While all thy own angelic bands Stood waiting on the wing, Charm'd with the honour to obey Their great eternal King: 3 For us, mean, wretched, sinful men, Thou laid'st.that glory by; — First, in our mortal flesh, to serve; Then, in that flesh, to die. 4 Bought with thy service and thy bloorj, We doubly. Lord, are thine ; To thee our lives v? e would devote, To thee our death resign. HYMN 134. C. M. Tiverton 100. Otford 106. The Redeemer's Message. Luke iv. 18, 19. 1 TJ ARK, the glad sound, the Saviour comes, XI The Saviour promis'd long! Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne, And ev'ry voice a song. 2 On him, the Spirit, largely pour'd, Exerts his sacred fire ; Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, His holy breast inspire. 3 He comes, the pris'ners 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. 135 MINISTRY OF CHRIST. 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. 6 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim; And heav'n's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. HYMN 135. L.M. (First Part.) Dr. Doddridge. Leeds 19. Routes 73. Christ's Transfiguration. Watt. xvii. 4. 1 XITHEN at a distance, Lord, we trace ▼ f The various glories of thy face, What transport pours o'er all our breast, And charms our cares and woes to rest? 2 With thee in the obscurest cell On some bleak mountain would I dwell, Rather than pompous courts behold, And share their grandeur and their gold. 3 Away, ye dreams of mortal joy ! Raptures divine my thoughts employ; I see the King of Glory shine ; And feel his love, and call him mine. 4 On Tabor, thus his servants view'd His lustre, when transform 'd he stood; And, bidding earthly scenes farewell, Cry'd " Lord 'tis pleasant here to dwell." 5 Yet still our elevated eyes To nobler visions long to rise ; That grand assembly would we join Where all thy saints around thee shine: 6 That mount, how bright! those forms, how 'Tis good to dwell for ever there ! [fair! Come death, dear envoy of my God, And bear me to that blest abode. DEATH OF CHRIST. 135, 136 HYMN 135. (Second Part.) 8. 8. 6. Hinton -266. Chatham 59. Gcthscmane. Matt. xxvi. 26—35. 1 TMMANUEL, sunk with dreadful woe, JL Unfelt, unknown to all below — The sinner's surety stood — In agonizing pangs of soul, He drinks from wormwood's bitt'rest bowl, And sweats great drops of blood. 2 See his disciples slumb'ring round, Nor pitying friend on earth is found! He treads the press alone : In vain to heav'n he turns his eyes, The curse awaits him from the skies— His death must it atone. 3 O Father, hear ! this cup remove ! Save thou the darling of thy love (The prostrate victim cries) From overwhelming fear and dread ! Though he must mingle with the dead — His people's sacrifice. 4 His earnest pray'rs, his deep'ning groans, Were heard before angelic thrones ; Amazement wrapt the sky ; "Go, strengthen Christ!" the Father said: Th' astonish'd seraph bow'd his head, And left the realms on high. 5 Made strong in strength, renew 'd from heav'n Jesus receives the cup as giv'n, And, perfectly resign'd) He drinks the wormwood mix'd with gall, Sustains the curse, — removes it all, — Nor leaves a dreg behind. HYMN 136. L. M. Whitejidtfs Collection. Babylon Str< ams 23, Green's Bundred 89. Man .i( !'n xix. 5. 1 X/"E that pass by, behold the man ! JL The man of grief, condemn'd for you! 137 THE SUFFERINGS AND The Lamb of God, for sinners slain ! Weeping, to Calvary pursue. 2 His sacred limbs they stretch, they tear, With nails they fasten to the wood — His sacred limbs — cxpos'd and bare, Or only cover'd with his blood. 3 See there ! his temples crown'd with thorns, His bleeding hands extended wide, His streaming feet transfix'd and torn, The fountain gushing from his side. 4 Thou dear, thou suff 'ring Son of God, How doth thy heart to sinners move ! Sprinkle on us thy precious blood, And melt us Avith thy dying love! 5 The earth could to her centre quake, Convuls'd, when her Creator dy'd; Oh, may our inmost nature shake, And bow with Jesus crucify 'd! 6 At thy last gasp, the graves display 'd Their horrors to the upper skies ; Oh that our souls might burst the shade, And, quicken'd by thy death, arise ! 7 The rocks could feel thy pow'rful death, And tremble, and asunder part ; Oh, rend, with thy expiring breath, The harder marble ol our heart ! HYMN 137. L. M. Steele. Dresden 178. Paul's 246. .1 dying Saviour.* 1 QTRETCH'D on the cross, the Saviour O Hark ! his expiring groans arise ! [dies: See, from his hands, his feet, his side, * Runs down the sacred crimson tide ! 2 But life attends the deathful sound, And flows from ev'ry bleeding wound ; The vital stream, how free it flows, To save and cleanse his rebel foes ! * Sec Hymns on Redemption, and the Lord's Supper. DEATH OF CHRIST. 138 3 To suffer in the traitor's place, To die for man, surprising grace ! Yet pass rebellious angels by — O why for man, dear Saviour, why ? 4 And didst thou bleed? — for sinners bleed? » And could the sun behold the deed ? No ! he withdrew his sick'ning ray, And darkness veil'd the mourning day. 5 Can I survey this scene of woe, Where mingling grief and wonder flow; And yet my heart unmov'd remain, Insensible to love or pain ? 6 Come, dearest Lord! thy grace impart, To warm this cold, this stupid heart, Till all its pow'rs and passions move In melting grief and ardent love. HYMN 138. C. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Canterbury 199. Tunbridge 103. The attraction of the Cross. John xii. 32. 1 TTONDER— amazing sight! — I see X Th' incarnate Son of God Expiring on th' accursed tree, And welt'ring in his blood. 2 Behold a purple torrent run Down from his hands and head : The crimson tide puts out the sun; His groans awake the dead. 5 The trembling earth, the darken'd sky, Proclaim the truth aloud; And, with Ihe amaz'd centurion, cry " This is the Son of God !" 4 So great, so vast a sacrifice May wpII my hope revive : If God's own Son thus bleeds and dies^ The sinner sure may live. 5 Oh, that these cords of love divine Might draw me, Lord, to thee ! Thou h «st my heart, it shall be thine— Thine it shall ever be ! 139, 140 THE DEATH AND HYMN 139. L. M. Roc h ford 2-2. Redemption 243. The dying Lore of Christ const raining to thankful devotion. 2 Cor. v. 14, 15. 1 O EE, Lord, thy willing subjects bow, O Adoring low' before thy throne: Accept our humble cheerful vow; Thou art our Sov 'reign, thou alone. 2 Beneath thy soul-reviving ray, E'en cold affliction's wintry gloom Shall brighten into vernal day, And hopes and joys immortal bloom. 3 Smile on our souls, and bid us sing In concert with the choir above, The glories of our Saviour King, The condescensions of his love. 4 Amazing love ! that stoop'd so low, To view with /i&z/'s melting eye Vile men, deserving endless woe: Amazing love! — did Jesus die? 5 He died, to raise to life and joy The vile, the guilty, the undone; Oh ! let his praise "each hour employ, 'Till hours no more their circles run ! 6 He died ! — ye seraphs, tune your songs! Resound, resound, the Saviour's name! For nought below immortal tongues Can ever reach the wond'rous theme. HYMN 140. 148th. Dr. Doddridge. Resurrection 72. DarweK's -2. Tlic Resurrection of Christ. Luke xxiv. 34. 1 "¥7"ES ! the Redeemer rose, X The Saviour left the dead, And o'er our hellish foes High rais'd his conq'ring head; . In wild dismay The guards around Fall to the ground, And sink awav. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 141 2 Lo ! the angelic bands In full assembly meet, To wait his high commands, And worship at his feet: Joyful they come, And wing their way From realms of day To Jesus' tomb. 3 Then back to heav'n they fly The joyful news to bear; Hark ! as they soar on high, What music fills the air! Their anthems say, " Jesus, who bled, "Hath left the dead; " He rose to-day." 4 Ye mortals ! catch the sound — Redeem 'd by him from hell, And send the echo round The ejlobe on which you dwell; Transported, cry — "Jesus, who bled, " Hath left the dead, "No more to die." 5 All hail, triumphant Lord, Who sav'st us with thy blood ! WTide be thy name ador'd, Thou rising, reigning God! With thee we rise, With thee we reign, And empires gain Beyond the skies. HYMN 141. 7s. Easter Hymn 232. Fnversham 220. The Resurrection. 1 Cor. xv. 5G. 1 I^HRIST the Lord is risen to-day! \J Sons of men and angels say ! Raise your joys and triumphs high ! Sing, ye heav'ns. — and earth, reply. 149 RESURRKC 1 ION AND 2 Love's redeeming work is done — Fought the fight, the battle won: Lo! the sun's eclipse is o'er; Lo' he sets in blood no more. 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Christ hath burst the gates of hell: Death in vain forbids his rise, Christ hath open'd paradise. 4 Lives again our glorious King ! " Where, O death! is now thy sting?" Once he dy'd, our souls to save; M Where's thy vict'ry, boasting grave?'* 5 Soar we now where Christ has led, FolPwing our exalted head; Made like him, like him we rise, Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. 6 What, though once we perish 'd all, Partners of our parents' fall, Second life let us receive, In our heav'nly Adam live. 7 Hail the Lord of earth and heav'n! Praise to thee by both be giv'n! Thee we greet triumphant now, Hail! the resurrection — thou. HYMN 142. 7s. Harts 221. Raster Hymn 23-J. The Resurrection and Ascension. 1 A NOELS ! roll the rock away ! l\. Death! yield up thy mighty prey; See ! he rises from the tomb, Glowing with immortal bloom. Hallelujah. 2 'Tis the Saviour ! angels, raise Fame's eternal trump of praise! Let the earth's remotest bound • Hear the joy-inspiring sound. Hal. 3 Now, ye saints, lift up your eyes ! Now to glory see him rise, In long triumph, up the sky — Up to waiting worlds on high. Hal. ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 143 4 Heav'n displays her portal wide! Glorious hero, through them ride! King of Glory ! mount the throne — Thy great Father's, and thy own. Hal. 5 Praise him, all ye heav'nly choirs! Praise, and sweep your golden lyres! Shout, O earth, in rapt'rous song, Let the strains be sweet and strong! Hal. 6 Ev'ry note with wonder swell, Sin Overthrown, and captiv'd hell! Where is hell's once dreaded king? Where, O death, thy mortal sting? Hal. HYMN 143. L.M. Bran,' rabbatli 122. ChrieVa Resurrection a Pledge of our'' 8. 1 "TIT HEN I the holy grave survey, ? T Where once my Saviour deign'd to lie, I see fultiil'd what prophets say, And all the pow'r of death defy. 2 This empty tomb shall now proclaim How weak the bands of conquered death; Sweet pledge, that all who trust his name Shall rise, ana draw immortal breath! [3 Our Surety, fr<"cd, declares us free, For whose offences he wa6- seiz'd; In kin release our own we see, And shout to view Jehovah pleas'd.] 4 Jfrsus, once number'd with the dead, Unseals his eyes to sleep no more; And ever lives their cause to plead, For whom the pains of death he bore. 5 Th\ risen Lord, my soul, behold! See the rich diadem he wears! Thou too sh .It buar a harp of gold, To crown thy joy, when he appears. 6 Though in the dust I lay my head, Yf t, gracious God, thow wilt not leave M) ft sh for ever with the dead, Nor lose thy children in the grave. 144, 145 RESURRECTION" AND HYMN 144. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. New- York 33. Crowle 3. Comfort to those roho seek a risen Jesus. Matt, ixviii. 5, 6 1 "VTE humble souls, that seek the Lord, X Chase nil your fears away, And bow with pleasure down to see The place where Jesus lay. 2 Thus low the Lord of life was brought; Such wonders love can do! Thus cold in death that bosom lay, Which throbb'd and bled for you. 3 A moment give a loose to grief — Let grateful sorrows rise ; And wash the bloody stains away With torrents from your eyes. 4 Then dry your tears, and tune your songs, The Saviour lives again; Not all the bolts and bars of death The conq'ror could detain. 5 High o'er the angelic bands he rears His once dishonoured head; And, thro' unnumber'd years, he reigns, Who dwelt among the dead. 6 With joy like his shall ev'ry saint His empty tomb survey ; Then rise, with his ascending Lord, To realms of endless day. HYMN 145. L. M. Wesley's Collection. CbesBU) Now 160. Comb's 45. Christ's Jlsu nxion Psalm xxiv. 7. 1 f^|UR Lord is risen from the dead; \3 Our Jesus is gone up on high : The pow'rs 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 heav'nly gates! "Ye everlasting doors give way !" ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 146 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 his foes o'ercame ; The world, sin, death, and hell o'erthrew; And Jesus is the conq'ror's name. 5 Lo ! his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay, "Lift up your heads, ye heav'nly gates ! "Ye everlasting doors, give way !" 6 " Who is the King of Glory, who ?" The Lord, of boundless pow'r possest ; The King of saints and angels too ; God over all, for ever blest ! HYMN 146. 148th. Dr. Doddridge. Darnell's 82. Swithin's 44. Jesus seen of Angels. 1 Timothy iii. 16. 1 f|H, ye immortal throng "_J Ol angels round the throne, Join with our feeble song, To make the Saviour known : On earth ye knew His wond'rous grace; His beauteous face In heav'n ye view. 2 Ye saw the heav'n-born child In human flesh array'd, Benevolent and mild, While in the manger laid ; And praise to God, And peace on earth, For such a birth, Proclaim'd aloud. 3 Ye, in the wilderness, Beheld the tempter spoil'd, Well known in ev'ry dress, In ev'ry combat foil'd; 147 ASCENSION OF CHRIST. And joy'd to crown The victor's head, ^ "When Satan fled Before his frown. 4 Around the bloody tree Ye press'd, with strong desire, That wond rous sight to see— The Lord of life expire; And could your eyes Have known a tear, Had dropp'd it there, In sad surprise. 5 Around his sacred tomb A willing watch ye keep, Till the blest moment come, To rouse him from his sleep; Then roll'd the stone, And all adord Your rising Lord, With joy unknown. 6 When all array'd in light, The shining conq'ror rode, Ye hail'd his rapt'rous flight Up to the throne of God; And wav'd around Your golden wings, And struck your strings Of sweetest' sound. 7 The warbling notes pursue, And louder anthems raise ; While mortals sing with you Their own Redeemer's praise: And thou, mv heart, With equal flame, And joy the same, Perform thy part. HYMN 147. L. M. Steele. Portugal 97. Redemption 243. OW let us raise our cheerful strains, And join the blissful choir above; *N EXALTATION OF CHRIST. 148 There our exalted Saviour reigns, And there they sing his wond'rous love. 2 While seraphs tune th' immortal song, Oh, may we feel the sacred flame; And ev'ry heart, and ev'ry tongue, Adore the Saviour's glorious name ! 3 Jesus, who once upon the tree In agonizing pains expir'd ; Who dy'd for rebels — yes, 'tis he ! How bright! how lovely! how admir'di 4 Jesus, who dy'd that we might live — Dy'd in the wretched traitor's place* Oh ! what returns can mortals give For such immeasurable grace ! 5 Were universal nature ours, And art with all her boasted store ; Nature and art, with all their pow'rs, Would still confess the off'rer poor! 6 Yet, though for bounty so divine, We ne'er can equal honours raise ; Jesus, may all our hearts be thine, And all our tongues proclaim thy praise ! HYMN 148. L. M. Dr. TVatts's Miscellany. Ailie Street -241. Langdon 217. The Humiliation, Exaltation, and Triumphs of Christ. Phil, ii e, 9. Col. ii. 15. 1 FliHE mighty frame of glorious grace, JL That brightest monument of praise That e'er the God of Love design'd, Employs and fills my lab'ring mind. 2 Begin, my soul, the heav'nly song, A burden for an angel's tongue : When Gabriel sounds these awful things, He tunes and summons all his strings. 3 Proclaim inimitable love! Jesus, the Lord of worlds above, Puts off the beams of bright array, And veils the God in mortal clay. 149 KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 4 He, that distributes crowns and thrones, Hangs on a tree, and bleeds, and groans ; The Prince of Life resigns his breath — The King of Glory bows to death. 5 But see the wonders of his pow'r! He triumphs in his dying hour; And, while by Satan's rage he fell, He dash'd the rising hopes of hell. 6 Thus were the hosts of death subdu'd, And sin was drown'd in Jesus' blood ; Then he arose, and reigns above, And conquers sinners by his love. 7 Who shall fulfil this boundless song ! The theme surmounts an angel's tongue; How low, how vain, are mortal airs, When Gabriel's nobler harp despairs! HYMN 149. 148th. Greenwich New 62. Portsmouth New 144. The Kingdom of Christ. Phil. iv. 4. 1 TJEJOICE! the Lord is king; 3\ Your God and King adore ; Mortals, give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore: Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 2 Rejoice ! the Saviour reigns — The God of truth and love ; When he had purg'd our stains, He took his seat above : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 3 His kingdom cannot fail, He rules e'er earth and heav'n; The keys of death and hell; Are to our Jesus giv'n : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 4 He all his foes shall quell, Shall all our sins destroy, FULNESS OF CHRIST. 150 And ev'ry bosom swell With pure seraphic joy ; Lift up the heart* lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. Rejoice in glorious hope ! Jesus, the Judge, shall come, And take his servants up To their eternal home : We soon shall hear th' archangel's voice,-— The trump of God shall sound, rejoice. HYMN 150. 104th. Fawcett. Hanover 130. Old Hundred and Fourth 148. The Fulness of Christ. John i. 16. Col. i. 19; A FULNESS resides In Jesus our head, And ever abides, To answer our need: The Father's good pleasure Has laid up in store A plentiful treasure, To give to the poor. Whate'er be our wants, _ We need not to fear; Our num'rous complaints His mercy will hear: His fulness shall yield us Abundant supplies; His power shall shield us, When dangers arise. The fountain o'erflows, Our woes to redress; Still more he bestows, And grace upon grace His gifts in abundance We daily receive ; He has a redundance For all that believe. Whatever distress Awaits us below* G 151 RICHES OF CHRIST. Such plentiful grace Will Jesus bestow, And still shall support us, And silence our fear; For nothing can hurt us While Jesus is near. 5 When troubles attend, Or danger, or strife, His love will defend, And guard us through life; And when we are fainting, And ready to die, Whatever is wanting His hand will supply. HYMN 151. 8s. New Jerusalem 230. Oxbridge 161 . The Unseorchablc Riches of Christ. Eph. iii. 8: \ TTOW shall I my Saviour set forth? JtX How shall I his beauties declare? Or how shall I speak of his worth, Or what his chief dignities are? His angels can never express, Nor saints who sit nearest his throne, How rich are his treasures of grace; No! this is a myst'ry unknown. 2 In him, all the fulness of God For ever transcendantly shines ; Though once like a mortal he stood, To finish his gracious designs: Though once he was nail'd to the cross, Vile rebels like me to set free, His glory sustained no loss, — Eternal his kingdom shall be. 3 His wisdom, his love, and his pow'r, Seem'd then with each other to vie, When sinners he stoop'd to restore, — Poor sinners condemned to die! — He laid all his grandeur aside, And dwelt in a, cottage of clay— INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 152 Poor sinners he lov'd till he dy'd, To wash their pollutions away. 4 O sinners, believe and adore The Saviour, so rich to redeem ! No creature can ever explore The treasures of goodness in him : Come all ye who see yourselves lost, And feel yourselves burden'd with sin, Draw near, while with terror you're toss'd, Believe, and your peace shall begin. 5 Now sinners, attend to his call, " Whoso hath an ear let him hear," He promises mercy to all, Who feel their sad wants, far and near. He riches has ever in store, And treasures that never can waste : Here's pardon, here's grace, yea, and more, Here's glory eternal at last. HYMN 152. L. M. Steele. Kingsbridge 88. Portugal 97. The Intercession of Christ Heb. viii. 25. 1 XTE lives ! the great Redeemer lives ! Jtl (What joy the blest assurance gives!) And now, before his Father God, Pleads the full merit of his blood. 2 Repeated crimes awake our fears, And justice arm'd with frowns appears; But in the Saviour's lovely face Sweet mercy smiles, and all is peace. 3 Hence, then, ye black despairing thoughts! Above our fears, above our faults, His pow'rful intercessions rise; And guilt recedes, and terror dies. 4 In ev'ry dark distressful hour, When sin and Satan join their pow'r, Let this dear hope repel the dart, That Jesus bears us on his heart. 5 Great Advocate, almighty Friend- On him our humble hopes depend; 153 INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. Our cause can never, never fail, For Jesus pleads, and must prevail. HYMN 153. C. M. Tofilady. Newbury 132. Charleston 1!)5. Christ's Intercession prevalent. John xvii. 24. 1 k WAKE, sweet gratitude ! and sing xjL Th' ascended Saviour's love: Sing how he lives to carry on His people's cause above. 2 With cries and tears, he offer'd up His humble suit below ; But with authority he asks, Enthron'd in glory now. 3 For all that comes to God by him, Salvation he demands; Points to their names upon his breast, And spreads his wounded hands. 4 His sweet atoning sacrifice Gives sanction to his claim : " Father, I will that all my saints " Be with me where I am : 5 " By their salvation, recompense " The sorrows I endur'd; "Just to the merits of thy Son, " And faithful to thy word." 6 Eternal life, at his request, To ev'ry saint is giv'n: Safety below, and after death, The plenitude of heav'n. [7 Founded on right, thy pray'r avails; The Father smiles on thee; And now, tlvm in thy kingdom art, Dear Lord, remember me. 8 Let the much incense of thy pray'r In my behalf ascend; And, as its virtue, so my praise Shall never, never end.J INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 154, 155 HYMN 154. C. M. Dr. Doddridg*. Michael's 1.19. Elim 151. Christ's Intercession typified by Aaron's Breast-plate.. Ei. xxviii. 29. 1 "VTOW let our cheerful eyes survey _i.ll Our great High-Priest above, And celebrate his constant care And sympathetic love. 2 Though rais'd to a superior throne, Where angels bow around, And high o'er all the shining train, With matchless honours crown'd ; 3 The names of all his saints he bears Deep graven on his heart ; Nor shall the meanest Christian say, That he hath lost his part. 4 Those characters shall fair abide Our everlasting trust, When gems, and monuments, and crowns, Are moulder'd down to dust. 5 So, gracious Saviour! on my breast, May thy dear name be worn, — A sacred ornament and guard, To endless ages borne J HYMN 155. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Bedford 91. Ann's 58. Christ's Admonition to Peter under approaching Trials, and Intercession for him. Luke xxii. 31," 32. 1 TiTO W keen the tempter's malice is! XX How artful, and how great! Though not one grain shall be destroy 'd. Yet will he sift the wheat. 2 But God can all his pow'r control, And gather in his chain ; And, where he seems to triumph most, The captive soul regain. 3 There is a Shepherd, kind and strong, Still watchful for his sheep : 156 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. Nor shall th' infernal lion rend Whom he vouchsafes to keep. 4 Blest Jesus ! intercede for us, That we may fall no more; O raise us when we prostrate lie; And comfort lost restore. 5 Thy secret enei-gy impart, That faith may never fail; But, 'midst whole show'rs of fi'ry dart-. That temper'd shield prevail. 6 Secur'd ourselves by grace divine, We'll guard our brethren too; And, taught their frailty by our own, Our care of them renew. CHARACTERS AND REPRESEN- TATIONS OF CHRIST. HYMN 156. L. M. Mark's 65. Ulverston 179. Advocate. 1 John ii. 1. 1 Tl/'HERE is my God? does he retire ▼ ▼ Beyond the reach of humble sighs? Are these weak, breathings of desire Too languid to ascend the skies ? 2 No, Lord ! the breathings of desire, The weak petition, if sincere, Is not forbidden to aspire, But reaches thy all-gracious ear. 3 Look up, my soul, with cheerful eye, See where the great Redeemer stands, — The glorious Advocate on high, With precious incense in his hands! 4 He sweetens ev'ry humble groan, He recommends each broken pray'r; * These characters of Christ follow one another alphabeti- cally. Other*, which it was necessary to place under differ- ent heads, may be found in the Index. CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 157, 158 Recline thy hope on him alone, Whose pow'r and love forbid despair. 5 Teach my weak heart, () gracious Lord! With stronger faith to call thee mine; Bid me pronounce the blissful word, My Father, God, with joy divine. HYMN 157. L. MT ' Lebanon TO. Lewton 30. Brazen .Serpent. Numbers xxi. 8, 9. 1 "1"¥7"HEN Israel's grieving tribes com- ▼ ▼ plain 'd, With fi'fy serpents greatly pain'd, A serpent straight the prophet made, Of molten brass, to view display 'd. 2 Around the fainting crowds attend, To heav'n their mournful sighs ascend; They hope, they look, while from the pole Descends a pow'r that makes them whole. 3 But, oh, what healing to the heart Doth our Redeemer's cross impart! What life, by faith, our souls receive ! What pleasures do his sorrows give! 4 Still may I view the Saviour's cross, And other objects count but loss; Here still be fix'd my feasted eyes, Enraptur'd with his sacrifice! 5 Jesus the Saviour! balmy name! Thy worth my tongue would now proclaim; Bv thy atonement set me free ! — My life, mv hope, is all from thee. HYMN 158. L. M, Fanocett. Islington 40. New Sabbath 122. Bread of Life. John vi. 35. 48. 1 TkEPRAYED minds on ashes feed, 3-f Nor love, nor seek for heav'nly bread ; They choose the husks which swine do eat, Or meanly crave the serpent's meat. 2 Jesus ! thou art the living bread, By which our needy souls arc fed; 159 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. In thee alone thy children find Enough to fill the empty mind. 3 Without this bread, I starve and die; No other can my need supply : But this will suit my wretched case, Abroad, at home, in ev'ry place. 4 'Tis this relieves the hungry poor, Who ask for bread at mercy's door; This living food descends from heav'n, As manna to the Jews was giv'n. 5 This precious food my heart revives; What strength, what nourishment it gives; O let me evermore be fed With this divine celestial bread! HYMN 159. L. M. Fawcett. Leeds 19. Madan's 107. Bride and Husband; or, The Marriage between Christ and the Suul. 1 TESUS, the heav'nly lover, gave •I His life, my wretched soul to save: Resolv'd to make his mercy known, He kindly claims me for his own. 2 Rebellious, I against him strove, Till melted and constrain'd by love; With sin and self I freely part, The heav'nly bridegroom wins my heart.. 3 My guilt, my wretchedness he knows, Yet takes and owns me for his spouse; My debts he pays, and sets me tree, And makes his riches o'er to me. 4 My filthy rags are laid aside, He clothes me as becomes his bride; Himself bestows my wedding dress, — The robe of perfect righteousness. 5 Lost in astonishment, I see, * Jesus! thy boundless love to me: With angels I thy grace adore, And long to love" and praise thee more* CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 160, 161 '6 Since thou wilt take me for thy bride, 0 Saviour, keep me near thy side! 1 fain would give thee all my heart, Nor ever from my Lord depart. HYMN 160. L. M. Bed dome. Kinibolton 251. Chard 175. Bright and Morning Mar. Rev. xxii. 1G. 1 "\TE worlds of light, that roll so near X The Saviour's throne of shining bliss. O tell, how mean your glories are — How faint and few, compar'd with his! 2 We sing the Bright and Morning Star Jesus, the Spring of light and love: See, how its rays, diftus'd from far, Conduct us to the realms above ! 3 Its cheering beams spread wide abroad;-— Point out the puzzled Christian's way; Still, as he goes, he finds the road, Enlighten'd with a constant day. [4 Thus, when the Eastern Magi brought Their royal gins, a star appears; Directs them to the babe they sought, And guides their steps, and calms their fears.} 5 When shall we reach the heav'nly place Where this bright star shall brightest shine ? Leave far behind these scenes of night, And view a lustre so divine,'* HYMN 161. C. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Bath Chapel 26. Evan's 190. Chief among Ten Thousand; or. The F.zcdlcncies of Christ. Cant. v. 10— IG. 1 FTV) Christ, the Lord, let ev'ry tongue X Us noblest tribute bring: When he's the subject of the song, Who c::i'. refuse to sing? 2 Survey the beauties of his face, And on his e lories dwell ; g2 162 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. Think of the wonders of his grace, And all his triumphs tell. Lajes Upc )on his awful bix>w ; His head with radiant glories crown'd, His lips with grace o'erflow. 4 No mortal can with him compare, Among the sons of men : "Fairer he is than all the fair That fill the heav'nly train. 5 He saw me plung'd in deep distress, He flew to my relief; For me he bore the shameful cross, And carried all my grief. [6 His hand a thousand blessings pours Upon my guilty head ; His presence gilds my darkest hours, And guards my sleeping bed. 7 To him I owe my life and breath, And all the jovs I have : He makes me triumph over death, And saves me from the grave.] 8 To heav'n, the place of his abode, He brings my weary feet ; Shows me the glories of my God, And makes my joys complete. 9 Since from his bounty I receive Such proofs of love divine, Had I a thousand hearts to give, Lord, thev should all be thine ! HYMN 162. 8, 7. Madan's Collection, WeU 210. Trowbridge 21. Consolation of Israel. Luke ii. 25. OME thou long expected Jesus! Born to set thy people free; From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in thee : aC CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. Isr'ePs strength and consolation, Hope of all the saints thou art; Dear desire of every nation, — Joy of ev'ry longing heart. 2 Born, thy people to deliver ; Born a child, and yet a King, Born, to reign in us for ever, — Now thy gracious kingdom bring : By thy own eternal Spirit, Rule in all our hearts alone; By thy ail-sufficient merit, Raise us to thy glorious throne. 'HYMN 163. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Warebam 117. Wells 102. C#rn£r~Stone. 1 Pet. ii. 6. Isa. xiviii. 16, 17. ORDN dost thou show a Corner-stone, For tfs'to build our hopes upon, That the fair edifice may rise Sublime in light beyond the skies! 2 We own the work of sov'reign love; Nor death, nor hell, the hope shall move, Which fix'd on this foundation stand, Laid by thy own almighty hand. Thy people long this stone have try'd, And all the pow'rs of hell defy'd; Floods of temptations beat in vain, Well doth this Rock the house sustain. 4 When storms of wrath around prevail, Whirlwind and thunder, fire and hail, "Tis here our trembling souls shall hide, And here securely they abide; 5 While they that scom this precious Stonej Fond of some quicksand of their own, Borne down by weighty vengeance, die, And buried deep in ruin lie. L 164, 165 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. HYMN 164. C. M. New-York 33. Siillman 66. Desire of oil Nations. Hag. ii. 7. Cant. i. 3. 1 TNFINITE excellence is thine, JL Thou lovely Prince of Grace! Thy uncreated beauties shine With never-fading rays. 2 Sinners, from earth's remotest end, Come bending at thy feet ; * To thee their pray'rs and vows ascend, In thee their wishes meet. 3 Thy name, as precious ointment shed, Delights the church around ; Sweefly the sacred odours spread Through all Immanuel's ground. 4 Millions of happy spirits live On thy exhaustless store; From thee they all their bliss receive, An I still thou givest more. 5 Thou art their triumph and their joy; They find their all in thee; Thv glories will their tongues employ Through all eternity. HYMN 165. C. M. Br. Doddridge. Stanford 9. Huddersfield 202. The Door. John x. 9. Hosea ii. 15. 1 A WAKE, our souls, and bless his name, JA. Whose mercies never fail ; Who opens wide a door of hope In Achor's gloomy vale. 2 Behold the portal wide display'd, The building's strong and fair; Within are pastures fresi. and green, And living streams are there. 3 Enter, my soul, with cheerful haste, For Jesus is the door : CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 166 Nor fear the serpent's wily arts, Nor fear the lion's roar. 4 O may thy grace the nations lead, And Jews and Gentiles come, All trav'ling through one beauteous gate, To one eternal home ! HYMN 166. L. M. Dr. Steele. Portugal 97. New Sabbath 120. Our Example. John xiii. 15. 1 A ND is the Gospel peace and love ! XJL Such let our conversation be ; The serpent blended with the dove, Wisdom and meek simplicity. 2 Whene'er the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife, To Jesus let us lift our eyes, Bright pattern of the christian life ! 3 Oh, how benevolent and kind ! How mild! how ready to forgive! Be this the temper of our mind, And these the rules by which we livd. 4 To do his heav'nly Father's will Was his employment and delight; Humility and holy zeal Shone through his life divinely bright! 5 Dispensing good where'er he came, The labours of his life were love; Oh, if we love the Saviour's name, Let his divine example move. 6 But, ah! how blind ! how weak we are! How frail ! how apt to turn aside ! Lord, we depend upon thy care, And ask thy Spirit for our guide. 7 Thy fair example may we trace, To teach us what we "ought to be ! Make us, by thy transforming grace, Dear Saviour, daily more like thee J 167, 168 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. HYMN 167. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Bramcoate 8. Antigua 120. Forerunner and Foundation of our Hope. Heb. vi. 19, 20. 1 TESUS, the Lord, our souls adore ! tl A painful suff'rer now no more, High on his Father's throne he reigns O'er earth and heav'n's extensive plains, 2 His race for ever is complete; For ever undisturb'd his seat ; Myriads of angels round him fly, And sing his well-gain'd victory. 3 Yet midst the honours of his throne, He joys not for himself alone! His meanest servants share their part, Share in that royal tender heart. 4 Raise, raise, my soul, thy raptur'd sight, With sacred wonder and delight ; Jesus, thy own Forerunner, see, Enter'd beyond the veil for thee. 5 Loud let the howling tempest yell, And foaming waves to mountains swell ; No shipwreck can my vessel fear, Since hope hath fix'd its anchor here. HYMN 168. 104th. Hart. Sto< kuell 140 Hanover 130. Fountain opened for Sinners. Zee. xiii. I. 1 rpHE fountain of Christ, X Lord, help us to sing. — The blood of our Priest, Our crucify 'd King; The fountain that cleanses From sin and from filth, And richly dispenses Salvation and health. 2 This Fountain so dear He'll freely impart; CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 168 When pierc'd by the spear, It flow'd from his heart, With blood and with water, The first to atone, To cleanse us the latter; The fountain's but one. This fountain from guilt Not only makes pure, And gives, soon as felt, Infallible cure; But if guilt removed Return and remain; Its pow'r may be proved Again and again. This fountain, unseal'd, . Stands open for all Who long to be heal'd, The great and the small : Here's strength for the weakly, That hither are led; Here's health for the sickly, And life for the dead. This fountain, though rich, From charge is quite clear; The poorer the wretch, The welcomer here: Come, needy and guilty, Come, loathsome and bare; Though lep'rous and filthy, Come just as you are. This fountain in vain Has never been try'd; • It takes out all stain, Whenever apply'd ; The fountain flows sweetly With virtue divine, To cleanse souls completely, Though leprous as mine. 169, 170 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. HYMN 169. C. M. Cowjier. Tunbridge 103. Evan's 190. Praise for the Fountain opened. 1 rpHERE is a fountain fill'd with blood, A Drawn from Immanuel's veins; And sinners, plung'd beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoie'd to see That fountain in his day ; O may I there, though vile as he, Wash all my sins away ! 3 Dear dying Lamb! thy precious blood Shall never lose its pow'r, Till all the ransom 'd church of God Be sav'd, to sin no more. 4 E'er since by faith I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be till I die. 5 But when this lisping, stammering tongue Lies silent in the grave, Then, in a nobler, sweeter song, Pll sing thy pow'r to save. HYMN 170. L. M. jYewton. Kingsbridge 88. Magdalene '214. Friend. 1 ~OOOR, weak, and worthless, though I am, JL I have a rich almighty Friend ; Jesus, the Saviour, is his name; He freely loves, and without end. 2 He ransom 'd me from hell with blood; And, by his pow'r my foes control'd ; He found me wand 'ring far from God, And brought me to his chosen fold. 3 He cheers my heart, my want supplies, And says that 1 shall shortly be Enthron'd with him above the skies; Oh ! what a friend is Christ to me ! CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. „ PAUSE. Is this thy kindness to thy friend. 2 Sam. xvi. 17. 4 But ah! my inmost spirit mourns; And well my eyes with tears may swim, To think of my perverse returns: I've been a faithless friend to him. 5 Often my gracious friend I grieve, Neglect, distrust, and disobey; And often Satan's lies believe, Sooner than all my friend can say. [6 He bids me always freely come, And promises whate'er I ask: But I am straiten 'd, cold, and dumb, And count my privilege a task. 7 Before the world, that hates his cause, My breach 'rous heart has throbb'd with shame; * Loth to forego the world's applause, I hardly dare avow his name.] 8 Sure, were not I most vile and base, I could not thus my friend requite! And were not he the God of grace, He'd frown and spurn me from his sight. HYMN 171. L. M; Beddome. Portugal 97. Bramcoate 8. Gift of God. John iii. ]6. 2 Cor. ix. 15. 1 TESUS, my love, my chief delight, tl For thee' I long, for thee I pray, Amid the shadows of the night, Amid the business of the day! 2 When shall I see thy smiling face, — That face which I have often seen? Arise, thou Sun of righteousness! Scatter the clouds that intervene. 3 Thou art the glorious gift of God To sinners weary and distrest; The first of all his gifts bestow'd, And certain pledge of all the rest 169. 17% 173 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 4 Could I but say this gift is mine, I'd tread the world beneath my feet; No more at poverty repine, Nor envy the rich sinner's state. 5 The precious jewel I would keep, And lodge it deep within my heart; At home, abroad, awake, asleep, It never should from thence depart \ HYMN 172. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Oxford 177. Newbury 132. Head of the Church. Ephesians iv. 15, 16. 1 XESUS, I sing thy matchless grace, %f That calls a worm thy own; Gives me among thy saints a place To make thy glories known. 2 Allied to thee, our vital Head, We act, and grow, and thrive; From thee divided, each is dead When most he seems alive. 3 Thy saints on earth, and those above, Here join in sweet accord : One body all in mutual love, And thou our common Lord. 4 Oh, may my faith each hour derive Thy Spirit with delight; While death and hell in vain shall strive This .bond to disunite. 5 Thou the whole bodv wilt present Before thy Father s face ; Nor shall a wrinkle or a spot Its beauteous form disgrace. HYMN 173. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Liverpool 83. Irish 171. Jesus— precious to them that believe. 1 Pet. ii. 7. 1 TESUS, I love thy charming name, •I 'Tis music to my ear; Fain would I sound it out so loud That earth and heav'n might hear. CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 174 2 Yes, thou art precious to my soul ! My transport and my trust : Jewels to thee are gaudy toys, And gold is sordid dust. 3' All my capacious pow'rs can wish, In thee doth richly meet; Nor to my eyes is light so dear, Nor friendship half so sweet. 4 Thy grace shall dwell upon my heart, And shed its fragrance there ; The noblest balm of all its wounds, The cordial of its care. 5 I'll speak the honours of thy name With my last lab'ring breath ; And, dying, clasp thee in my arms — The antidote of death. HYMN 174. 7s. Turin 244. Feversham 220. Inmanuel. Matt. i. 23. 1 Tim. iii. 1C. 1 (y OD with us I O glorious name ! ^* Let it shine in endless fame: God and man in Christ unite: — Oh, mysterious depth and height! 2 God with us ! Amazing love Brought him from his courts above ; Now, ye saints, his grace admire, Swell the song with holy fire. 3 God with us I But tainted not With the first transgressor's blot ; Yet did he our sins sustain, Bear the guilt, the curse, the pain. [4 God with us I Oh, blissful themet Let the impious not blaspheme ! Jesus shall in judgment sit, Dooming rebels to the pit.] 5 God with us I Oh, wond'rous grace! Let us see him face to face, That we may Immanucl sing, As we ought, our God and King. 175, 176 CHARACTERS O? CHRIST. HYMN 175. C. M. Steele. Charleston 195. Milbourn Port 183. America 26£ King of Saints. 1 i^lOME, ye that love the Saviour's name, \J And joy to make it known ; The sov'reign of your heart proclaim, And bow before his throne. 2 Behold your King, your Saviour, crown'd With glories all divine; And tell the wond'ring nations round, How bright those glories shine. 3 Infinite pow'r, and boundless grace, In him unite their rays ; You, that have e'er beheld his face, Can you forbear his praise? 4 When in his earthly courts we view The glories of our King, We long to love as angels do, And wish like them to sing. 5 And shall we long and wish in vain? Lord, teach our songs to rise ! Thy love can animate the strain, And bid it reach the skies. 6 Oh, happy period ! glorious day ! When heav'n and earth shall raise, With all their pow'rs, the raptur'd lay, To celebrate thy praise. HYMN 176. C. M. W> . Miles's Lane 38. Contl.ijcension 1]C. Croicn him. 1 T» ACKSLIDERS, who your mis'ry feel, X# Attend your Saviour's call; Return, he'll your backslidings heal ; Oh, crown nim Lord of all. 2 Though crimson sin increase your guilty And painful is your thrall ; For broken hearts his blood was spilt; Oh, crown him Lord of all, CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 17? 3 Take with you words, approach his throne, And low before him fall ; He understands the spirit's groan ; Oh, crown him Lord of all. 4 Whoever comes he'll not cast out, Although your faith be small : His faithfulness you cannot doubt; Oh, crown him Lord of all. HYMN 177. C. M. Miles's Lane 32. Foster 9G. Ttu spiritual Coronation. Cant. iii. 11. 1 A LL-HAIL, the pow'r of Jesus' name! J\. Let angels prostrate fell ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all. MARTYRS. [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 jail. CONVERTED JEWS. 3 Ye chosen seed of Isr'el's race, A remnant weak and small ! Hail him, who saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all.] BELIEVING GENTILES. 4 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget The -wormwood and the gall ; Go — spread your trophies at your feet, And crown him Lord of all. SINNERS OF EVERY AGE. ^5 Babes, men, and sires, who know his love, Who feel your sin and thrall, Now joy with all the hosts above, And crown him Lord of all. 178 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. SINNERS OF EVERY NATION. 6 Let ev'iy kindred, ev'ry tribe, On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all. ourselves. 7 O, that with vonder sacred throng, We at his feet may fall ; We'll join the everlasting song, And crown him Lord of all. HYMN 178. 112th. C. Wesley. nHulm93. Hoxton 121. Kinsman. Ruth iii. 2—9. 1 TESUS, we claim thee for our own, •I Our Kinsman near allied in blood, Flesh of our flesh, bone of our bone, The Son of Man, the Son of God; And lo! we lav us at thy feet, Our sentence from thy mouth to meet. 2 Partaker of rav flesh below, To thee, O Jesus, I apply ; Thou wilt thy poor relations know; Thou never canst thyself deny, Exclude me from thy guardian care, Or slight a sinful beggar's pray'r. 3 Thee, Saviour, at my greatest need, 1 trust my faithful' friend to prove; Now o'er thy meanest servants spread The skirt of thy redeeming love : Under thy wings "of mercy take, And save me for thy merit's sake. 4 Hast thou not undertook my cause, Lord over all, to worms allied .•* Answer me from that bleeding cross, Demand thy dcarly-ransomxl bride, And let my soul, betroth 'd to thee, Thine, wholly thine, for ever be ! CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 179, 180 HYMN 179. L. M. Fawcett. Babylon Streams 23. Kingsbridge 88. Gould's 272, Lamb of God, frc. Jolm i. 29. 1 T» EHOLD the sin-atoning Lamb, _D With wonder, gratitude and love : To take away our guilt and shame, See him descending from above. 2 Our sins and griefs on him were laid; He meekly bore the mighty load; Our ransom-price he fully paid In groans and tears, in sweat and blood. 3 To save a guilty world, he dies; Sinners, behold the bleeding Lamb ! To him lift up your longing eyes, And hope for" mercy in his name. 4 Pardon and peace, through him abound, He can the richest blessings give; Salvation in his name is found, He bids the dying sinner live. 5 Jesus, my Lord, I look to thee — Where else can helpless sinners go? Thy boundless love shall set me free From all my wretchedness and woe. HYMN 180. S. M. J. C. W. New Eagle Street 55. Enfield 5. Leader. IHOU very paschal Lamb, Whose blood for us was shed, Through whom we out of Egypt came; Thy ransom'd people led. Angel of Gospel-grace! Fulfil thy character; To guard and feed the chosen race, In Israel's camp appear. Throughout the desert-way Conduct us by thy light ; Be thou a cooling cloud by day, A cheering fire by night. T 181, 182 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 4 Our fainting souls sustain With blessings from above, And ever on thy people rain The manna of thy love. HYMN 181. L. M. Steele. Virginia '234. Rippon's 188- JJfe of the Soul. John xiv. 19. 1 "V1THEN sins and fears prevailing rise, ▼ T And fainting hope almost expires, Jesus, to thee I lift mine eyes — To thee I breathe my soul's desires. 2 Art thou not mine, my living Lord ? And can my hope, my com tort, die, Fix'd on thy everlasting word ; That word which built the earth and sky ? 3 If my immortal Saviour lives, Then my immortal life is sure; Hi:? word a firm foundation gives; Here let me build, and rest secure. 4 Here let my faith unshaken dwell ; Immoveable the promise stands; Not all the pow'rs of earth, or hell, Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands. 5 Here, O mv soul, thy tnist repose ! If Jesus is for ever mine, Not death itself, that last of foes, Shall break a union so divine. HYMN 182. 8. 7. Carlisle 95. Welsh 210. fjU. Isaiah ix. -2. 1 T IGHT of those, whose dreary dwelling JLl Borders on the shades of death, Come ! and thy dear self revealing, Dissipate the clouds beneath : The new heav'n'^ and earth's Creator, In our deepest darkness rise ! Scatt ring all the night of nature, Pouring day upon our eyes ! CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 183, 184 Still we wait for thine appearing, Life and joy thy beams impart, Chasing all our fears, and cheering Ev'ry poor benighted heart : Come, and manifest the favour Thou hast for the ransom 'd race: Come, thou dear exalted Saviour! Come, and bring thy Gospel-grace.. Save us in thy great compassion, O thou mild pacific Prince ! Give the knowledge of salvation, Give the pardon of our sins; By thine all-sufficient merit, Ev'ry burden'd soul release; By the influence of thy Spirit, Guide us into perfect peace. HYMN 183. 7s. W . Scotland 194. Stotl 164. Alcester 213. Melchiiedek a Type of Christ. Gen. xiv. 18, 19. K Make a wounded sinner whole.' King of righteousness and peace, Let not thy sweet visits cease! £ Come, refresh this soul of mine With thy sacred bread and wine; All thy love to me unfold, Half of which cannot be told. 3 Hail, Melchizedek divine ! Thou great High-Priest shalt be mine; All my pow'rs before thee fall, — Take not tithe, but take them all. HYMN 184. C. M. New- York 33. Providence College 10. Messenger of the Covenant. Mai. iii. 1. 1 TESUS, commission'd from above, tf Descends to men below, And shows from whence the springs of love In endless current flow. H 185 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 2 He whom the boundless heav'n adore§, Whom angels long to see, Quitted with joy those blissful shores, Ambassador to me. 3 To me, a worm, a sinful clod, A rebel all forlorn ; A foe, a traitor to my God, And of a traitor born : 1 To me, who never sought his grace, Who mock'd his sacred word; Who never knew or lov'd his face, And all his will abhorr'd: [5 To mev*ho could not even praise* WheirTiis kind heart J knew, But sought a thousand devious ways, Rather than keep the true :] 6 Yet this redeeming angel came, So vile a worm to bless; He took with gladness all my blame, And gave his righteousness. 7 Oh that my languid heart might glow With ardour all divine ! And, for more love than seraphs know, Like burning seraphs shine ! HYMN 185. L. M. Keedham. New Sabbath 128. Mark's 65. Messiah. Gen. xlix. 10. Dan. ix. 2G. Hag. ii. 9. 1 |^i LORY to God ! who reigns above, VF Who dwells in light, whose name is love; Ye saints and angels, if ye can, Declare the love of God to man. 2 Oh, what can more his love commend, His dear, his only Son, to send! That man condemn'd to die might live, And God be glorious to forgive ! 3 Messiah's come — with joy behold The days by prophets long foretold, CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 186 Judah thy royal sceptre's broke ; And time still proves what Jacob spoke. 4 Daniel, thy weeks are all expir'd, — The time prophetic seals requir'd ; Cut off for sins, b-.t not his own, Thy Prince Messiah did atone. 5 Thy famous temple, Solomon, Is by the latter far out-shone ; It wanted not thy glitt'ring store, jMessiah's presence grac'd it more. 6 We see the prophecies fulfill'd In Jesus, that most wond'rous child! His birth, his life, his death, combine To prove his character divine. 7 Jesus, thy Gospel firmly stands A blessing to these favour'd lands; No infidel shall be our dread, Since thou art risen from the dead. HYMN 186. 7. 6. 8. C. Wesley. Clark's 131. Tottenham Court 111. Passover. Exod. xii. 7. 1 Cor. v. 7, 8. 1 #~iHRIST, our passover is slain, \J To set his people free. — Free from sin's Egyptian chain, And Pharaoh's tyranny : Lord, that we may now depart, And truly serve our pard'ning God, Sprinkle ev'ry house and heart With thine' atoning blood. 2 Let the angel of the Lord His awful charge fulfil ; Let his pestilential sword The first-born victims kill; Safe in snares and deaths we dwell, Protected by that crimson sign, From the rage of earth and hell, And from the wrath divine. 3 Wilt thou not a diff 'rence make Betwixt thy friend and foe, 187, 188 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. Vengeance on th' Egyptians take, And grace to Israel show? Know'st thou not, most righteous God, We on the paschal Lamb rely ? — See us cover'd with the blood, And pass thy people bv. HYMN 187. C. M. Steele. Ptillman 66. Condescension 116. Pearl of great Price. Matt. xiii. 46. 1 "VTE glitt'ring toys of earth adieu ! X A nobler choice be mine ; A real prize attracts my view, A treasure all divine. 2 Begone, unworthy of my cares, Ye specious baits of sense ; — Inestimable worth appears, The pearl of price immense ! 3 Jesus, to multitudes unknown, — O name divinely sweet ! Jesus, in thee, in thee alone, Wealth, honour, pleasure meet. 4 Should both the Indies at my call, Their boasted stores resign ; With joy I would renounce them all, For leave to call thee mine. 5 Should earth's vain treasures all depart, Of this dear gift possess'd, I'd clasp it to my joyful heart, And be for ever blest. 6 Dear Sov'reign of my soul's desires, Thy love is bliss divine ; Accept the wish that love inspires, And bid me call thee mine. HYMN 188. L. M. Steele. Ulverston 179. Portugal 97. Gould's 272. Physician of Souls. Jeremiah viii. 22. EEP are the wounds which sin has made, Where shall the sinnar find a cure ? D CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. In vain, alas ! is nature's aid ; The work exceeds all nature's pow'r, 2 Sin, like a raging fever, reigns With fatal strength in ev'ry part ; The dire contagion fills the" veins, And spreads its poison to the heart. 3 And can no sov 'reign balm be found? And is no kind physician nigh, To ease the pain, and heal the wound, Ere life and nope for ever fly ? 4 There is a great Physician near : Look up, O fainting soul, and live; See in nis heav'nly smiles appear Such ease as nature cannot give ! 5 See in the Saviour's dying blood, Life, health, and bliss,' abundant flow; 'Tis only this dear sacred flood Can ease thy pain and heal thy woe. 6 Sin throws in vain its pointed dart; For here a sovereign cure is found, A cordial for the fainting heart, A balm for ev'ry painful wound. HYMN 189. C. M. Great Milton 212. Ludlow 84. Physician ; or, The Miracles of Christ. 1 TESUS, since the: art still to-day «I As yesterday the same ; Present to heal— in me display The virtue of thy name. 2 Since still thou go'st about to do Thy needy creatures good; On me, that I thy praise may show, Be all thy wonders show'd. LEPER. 3 Now, Lord, to whom for help I call. Thy miracles repeat ; With pitying eye behold me fall, A leper at thy feet. 189 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 4 Loathsome, and vile, and self-abhorr'd, I sink beneath my sin ; But, if thou wilt, a gracious word agr iakt Of thine can make me clean. DEAF AND DUMB. 5 Thou seest me deaf to thy commands; Open, O Lord, mine ear; Bid me stretch out my wither'd hands, And lift them up in pray'r. 6 Silent, (alas ! thou know'st how long) My voice I cannot raise ; But, Oh ! when thou shalt loose my tongue, The dumb shall sing thy praise. LAME. 7 Lame, at the pool, I still am seen. Waiting to find relief; While many others venture in, And wash away their grief. 3 Now speak my mind, my conscience, sound, Give, and my strength employ ; Light as a hart, my soul shall bound, The lame shall ieap for joy. 9 If thou, my God, art passing by, Oh! let me find thee near; Jesus, in mercy, hear me cry ; Thou Son of David, hear ! 10 See, I am waiting in the way, For thee the heav'nly light; Command me to be brought, and say " Sinner, receive thy sight." POSSESSED. 11 Cast out thy foes, and let them still To thy great name submit; Clothe with thy righteousness, and heal, And_j)lace me at thy feet. CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 190 t2 From sin, the guilt, the pow'r, the pain, Thou wilt relieve my soul; Lord, I believe, and not in vain, For thou wilt make me whole. HYMN 190. 148th. Cennick. Bethesda 112. Eagle Street 16. High-priest. k\ GOOD High-Priest is come, Supplying Aaron's place, And taking up his room, Dispensing life and grace; The law by Aaron's priesthood came, But grace and truth by Jesus' name. My Lord a priest is made, As sware the mighty God To Israel and his seed; Ordain'd to offer blood For sinners, who in mercy seek, A priest, as was Melchizedek. He once temptation knew Of every sort and kind, That he might succour shew To every tempted mind: In every point the Lamb was try'd, Like us, and then for us he dy'd. He dies; but lives again, And by the altar stands; There shows how he was slain, Op'ning his pierced hands: Our Priest abides, and pleads the cause Of us, who have transgress'd his laws. I other priests disclaim, And laws, and offerings too, None but the bleeding Lamb The mighty work can do; He shall have all the praise ; for he Hath lov'd, and liv'd, and dy'd for me. 194, 195 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 4 To him who lov'd our ruin'd race, And for our lives laid down his own, Let songs of joyful praises rise, Sublime, eternal as his throne. HYMN 194. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Oxford 177. Sprague 166. Our Righteousness. Jeremiah xxiii. 6. 1 O AVIOUR divine! we know thy name, £5 And in that name we trust; Thou art the Lord our Righteousness, Thou art thine Israel's boast. 2 Guilty we plead before thy throne, And low in dust we lie, Till Jesus stretch his gracious arm To bring the guilty nigh. 3 The sins of one most righteous day Might plunge us in despair; Yet all the crimes of num'rous years Shall our great Surety clear. 4 That spotless robe, which he hath wrought, Shall deck us all around; Nor by the piercing eye of God One blemish shall be found. 5 Pardon, and peace, and lively hope, To sinners now are giv'n ; Israel and Judah soon shall change Their wilderness for heav'n. 6 With joy we taste that manna now, Thy mercy scatters down; We seal our humble vows to thee, And wait the promis'd crown. HYMN 195. 7s. Tojilady. Deptford 104. Firth's 146. Rest 282. Rock-smitten ; or. The Rock of Jlges. Isaiah xxvi. 4. OCK of ages, shelter me! Let me hide myself in thee! R CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 196 Let the water and the blood, From thy wounded side which fiow'd, Be of sin the double cure; Cleanse me from its guilt and pow'r. 2 Not the labour of my hands Can fulfil thy law's demands; Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears for ever flow, All for sin could not atone : Thou must save, and thou alone. 3 Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to thy cross I cling; Naked, come to thee for dress; Helpless, look to thee for grace; Black, I to the fountain fly ; Wash me, Saviour, or I die ! 4 While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eye-strings break in death, When I soar to worlds unknown, ' See thee on thy judgment-throne, — Rock of ages, shelter me ! Let me hide myself in thee! HYMN 196. L. M. Steele. Lebanon 79. Manning 245. Saviour — the only One. Acts iv. 12. 1 TESUS, the spring of joys divine, tl Whence all our hopes and comforts flow ; Jesus, no other name but thine Can save us from eternal woe. 2 In vain would boasting reason find The way to happiness and God; Her weak directions leave the mind Bewilder'd in a dubious road. 3 Nor other name will heav'n approve: Thou.art the true, the living way, Ordain'd, by everlasting love, To the bright realms of endless day. 197 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 4 Here let our constant feet abide, Nor from the heav'nly path depart; O let thy Spirit, gracious Guide ! Direct our steps, and cheer our heart. 5 Safe lead us through this world of night, And bring us to the blissful plains, — The regions of unclouded light, Where perfect joy for ever reigns. HYMN 197. S. M. Steele. Finsbury 155. Mansfield 154. Shepherd. Tsalm xxiii. 1—3. HILE my Redeemer's near, W My Shepherd and my Guide, I bid farewell to anxious fear, My wants are all supply 'd. 2 To ever-fragrant meads, Where rich abundance grows, His gracious hand indulgent leads, And guards my sweet repose. 3 Along the lovely scene Cool waters gently roll, Transparent, sweet, and all serene, To cheer my fainting soul. 4 Here let my Spirit rest; How sweet a lot is mine ! With pleasure, food, and safety, blest; Beneficence divine! 5 Dear Shepherd, if I stray, My wand'ring feet restore; To thy fair pastures guide my way, And let me rove no more. " 6 Unworthy as I am Of thy protecting care, Jesus, I plead thy gracious name, For all my hopes are these. CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 198, 199 HYMN 198. 104th. Old Hundred and Fourth 148. Hanover 130. Strong-hold. Zech. ix. 12. Nah. i. 7. YE pris'ners of hope, Overwhelmed with grief, To Jesus look up For certain relief; There's no condemnation In Jesus the Lord, But strong consolation His grace doth afford. Should justice appear A merciless foe, Yet be of good cheer, And soon shall you know That sinners, confessing Their wickedness past, A plentiful blessing Of pardon shall taste. Then dry up your tears, Ye children of grief, For Jesus appears To give you relief: If you are returning To Jesus, your friend, Your sighing and mourning In singing shall end. "None will I cast out "Who come," saith the Lord, Why then do you doubt ? Lay hold of his word: Ye mourners of Sion, Be bold to believe, For ever rely on Your Saviour, and live. HYMN 199. L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Now Sabbath 122. Martin's Lane 67. Sun. Psalm lxxxiv. 11. GRE \T God ! amid the darksome night, Thy glories dart upon my sight, •00 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. While, wrapt in wonder, I behold The silver moon and stars of gold. 2 But when I see the sun arise, And pour his glories o'er the skies, In more stupendous forms I view Thy greatness, and thy goodness too. 3 Thou Sun of suns, whose dazzling light Tries and confounds an angel's sight ! How shall I glance mine eye at thee In all thy vast immensity ! 4 Yet I may be allow'd to trace The distant shadows of thy face ; As in the pale and sickly moon, We trace the image of the sun. 5 In ev'ry work thy hands have made, Thy pow'r and wisdom are display'd : But O ! what glories all divine In my incarnate Saviour shine! 6 He is my Sun : beneath his wings My soul securely sits and sings; And there enjoys, like those above, The balmy influence of thy love. 7 Oh, may the vital strength and heat, His cheering beams communicate, Enable me my course to run With the same vigour as the sun. HYMN 200. C. M. Tofilady. New-York 33. Condescension UC. Vine and the Branches. John xv. 1 — 5. 1 TESUS, immutably the same! #1 Thou true and living Vine! Around thy all-supporting stem My feeble arms I twine. 2 Quicken'd by thee, and kept alive, I flourish and bear fruit : Mv life I from thy sap derive, My vigour from thy root. CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 201 Q I can do nothing without thee ; My strength is wholly thine; Wither'd and barren should I be If sever'd from the Vine. 4 Upon my leaf, when parch'd with heat, Refreshing dew shall drop ; The plant, which thy right hand hath set, Shall ne'er be rooted up. 5 Each moment, water'd by thy care, And fenc'd with pow'r divine, Fruit to eternal life shall bear The feeblest branch of thine. HYMN 201. L. M. Cennick, Leeds 19. Lewton 30. Way to Canaan. 1 TESUS, my all, to heav'n is gone; tl He, whom I fix my hopes upon! - His track I see, and I'll pursue The narrow way, till him I view. 2 The way the holy prophets went, The road that leads from banishment; The king's high-way of holiness, I'll go; for all his paths are peace. 3 This is the way I long have sought, And mourn'd because I found it not ; My grief, and burden, long has been Because I could not cease from sin. 4 The more I strove against its pow'r, I sinn'd and stumbled but the more, Till late I heard my Saviour say, " Come hither, soul, I am the way." 5 Lo ! glad I come ! and thou, blest Lamb, Shalt take me to thee as I am : My sinful self to thee I give ! Nothing but love shall I receive. 6 Then will I tell to sinners round What a dear Saviour I have found; I'll point to thy redeeming blood, And say—" Behold the way to God!" 202, 203 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. HYMN 202. 8,8,6. Broadmead 150. Chatham 59. Way, Truth, and Life. John xiv. 6. 1 rpHERE is no path to heav'nly bliss, X Or solid joy, or lasting peace, But Christ th' appointed road: Oh, may we tread the sacred Way! By faith rejoice, and praise, and pray, Till we sit down with God ! 2 The types and shadows of the word Unite in Christ, the man, the Lord, The Saviour just and true: Oh, may we all his word believe ! And all his promises receive, And all his precepts do. 3 As he above for ever lives, And Life to dying sinners gives, Eternal and divine! Oh, may his Spirit in me dwell ! Then, sav'd from sin, and death, and hell, Eternal life is mine. HYMN 203. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Bramcoate 23. Langdon 217. Wisdom, Righteousness, Sanctification, and Redemption, ICor. i. 30,31. 1 ~\tf Y God! assist me, while I raise UjL An anthem of harmonious praise: M\ heart thy wonders shall proclaim, And spread its banners in thy name. 2 In Christ I view a store divine ; My Father, all that store is thine ! By thee prepar'd, by thee bestow'd: Hail to the Saviour and the God ! "3 When gloomy shades my soul o'erspread, "Let there be light," th'' Almighty said; And Christ, my Sun, his beams displays* And scatters round celestial rays. 4 Cond' nui'd, thy criminal I stood, And awful justice ask'd my blood: CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 204, 205 That welcome Saviour, from thy throne, Brought righteousness and pardon down. 5 My soul was all o'erspread with sin; And lo ! his grace hath made me clean ! He rescues from th' infernal foe, And full redemption will bestow. 6 Ye saints, assist my grateful tongue! Ye angels, warble back my song! For love like this demands the praise Of heav'nly harps and endless days. HYMN 204. C. M. Toplady. Bedford 91. Brighthelmstone 208. All in All. 1 l^OMPAR'D with Christ, in all beside \J No comeliness I see; The one thing needful, dearest Lord, Is to be one with thee. 2 The sense of thy expiring love Into my soul convey: Thyself bestow ! for thee alone, My all in all I pray. 3 Less than thyself will not suffice My comfort to restore : More than thyself I cannot crave ; And thou canst give no more. 4 Lov'd of my God, for him again With love intense I'll bum : Chosen of thee, ere time began, I'd choose thee in return. 5 Whate'er consists not with thy love, O teach me to resign : I'm rich to all th' intents of bliss, If thou, O God, art mine. HYMN 205. 8s. K . New Jerusalem 230. Locke 49. All in All; or, The Testimony concerning Jesus, the Soul of Prophecy. Rev. xix. 10. T HE Bible is justly esteem'd The glory supreme of the land, 205 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. Which shows how a sinner's redeem 'd, And brought to Jehovah's right hand : With pleasure we freely confess The Bible all books doth outshine; But Jesus, his person and grace, Affords it that lustre divine. 2 In ev'ry firofihetical book, Where God his decrees hath unseal'd, With joy we behold, as we look, The wonderful Saviour reveal'd; His glories project to the eye, And prove it was not his design Those glories concealed should lie, But there in full majesty shine, o The^rs^ gracious promise to man A blessed prediction appears; His work is the soul of the plan, And gives it the glory it wears: How cheering the truth must have been, That Jesus, the promised seed, Should triumph o'er Satan and sin, And hell in captivity lead! 4 The ancient Levitical Law, Was prophecy, after its kind: In tvpes, there, the faithful foresaw The Saviour that ransom 'd mankind: The altar, the lamb, and the priest, The blood that was sprinkled of old, Had life, when the people could taste The blessings those shadows foretold. 5 Review each prophetical song, Which shines in predictions rich train, The sweetest to Jesus belong, And point out his suff'rings and reign; Sure David his harp never strung With more of true sacred delight, Than when of the Saviour he sung, And he was reveal'd to his sight. 6 May Jesus more precious become ! His word be a lamp to our feet, THE INFLUENCES AND GRACES, &C. 206 While we in this wilderness roam, Till brought in his presence to meet! Then, then, we will gaze on thy face, — Our Prophet, our Priest, and our King ! Recount all thy wonders of grace, Thy praises eternally sing. THE INFLUENCES AND GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. HYMN 206. (First Part.) 112th Carey's 11. Hoxton 121. The Promised Comforter. John xiv. 16—18. 1 XESUS, we hang upon the word •I Our longing souls have heard from thee; Be mindful of thy promise, Lord, — Thy promise made to such as me;— To such as Zion's path pursue, And would believe that God is true. 2 Thou say'st, " I will the Father pray, "And he the Comforter shall give, " Shall give him in your hearts to stay, "And never more his temples leave; "Myself will to my orphans come, "And make you mine eternal home." S Come, then, dear Lord, thyself reveal, And let the promise now take place; Be it according to thy will, According to the word of grace; Thy sorrowful disciples cheer, And send us down the Comforter. 4 He visits oft the troubled breast, And oft relieves our sad complaint; But soon we lose the transient guest, But soon we droop again, and faint. Repeat the melancholy moan, " Our joy is fled, our comfort gone." 206 THE INFLUENCES OF 5 Hasten, him, Lord, into each heart. Our sure inseparable guide: Oh, may we meet and never part ! Oh may he in our hearts abide ! And keep his house of praise and pray'r, And rest and reign for ever there ! HYMN 206. (Second Part.) 8s-. Limefield 94. The Love of the Spirit. Rom. xv. 30. 1 mHE love of the Spirit I sing, A By whom is redemption apply'd; Who sinners to Jesus can bring, And make them his mystical bride. 2 'Tis he circumcises the hearts, Their callousness kindly removes ; Life, light, and affection imparts To them that so freely he loves. 3 He opens the eyes of the blind, The beauty of Jesus to view ; He changes the bent of the mind. The glory of God to pursue. 4 The stubbornest will he can bow, The foes that dwell in us restrain ; And none can be trodden so low, But he can revive them again. 5 His blest renovation begun, He dwells in the hearts of his saints; Abandons his temple to none, Nor e'er of his calling repents. 6 Impress'd with the image divine, The soul to redemption he seals; And each with the Saviour shall shine, When glory complete he reveals. 7 How constant thy love I believe, Which stedfast endures to the end ; Then never, my soul, may I grieve So loving — so holy a friend. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 207 HYMN 207. (First Part.) L. M. B . Ailie Street 241. Ulverston 179. The Leadings of the Spirit. Rom. viii. 14. 1 1""1 OME, gracious Spirit, heav'nly Dove, \J With light and comfort from above; Be thou our guardian, thou our guide ! O'er ev'ry thought and step preside. 2 Conduct us safe, conduct us far From ev'ry sin and hurtful snare; Lead to thy word that rules must give. And teach us lessons how to live. 3 The light of truth to us display, And make us know and choose thy way; Plant holy fear in ev'ry heart, That we from God may ne'er depart. 4 Lead us to holiness — the road That we must take to dwell with God; Lead us to Christ — the living way ; Nor let us from his pastures stray. 5 Lead us to God, our final rest, In his enjoyment to be blest ; Lead us to heav'n, the seat of bliss, Where pleasure in perfection is. HYMN 207. (Second Part.) C. M. Follett281. Braintree 25. The Work of the Spirit represented by the Wind; or, Sovereign saving Grace. John iii. 8. 1 F11HE blessed Spirit, like the wind, A Blows when and where he please; How happy are the men who feel, The soul-enliv'ning breeze. 2 He forms the carnal mind afresh, Subdues the pow'r of sin, Transforms the heart of stone to flesh, And plants his grace within. 3 He sheds abroad the Father's love, Applies redeeming blood, Bids both our guilt and grief remove, And brings us near to God. 208, 209 THE INFLUENCES OF 4 Lord, fill each dead benighted soul With life, and light, and joy ! None can thy mighty pow'r control— Thy glorious work destroy. HYMN 208. L. M. Dr. Doddridge, Mstftdalene '214. Bowles 73. The Spirit' s Infliuuces compared to living Water. 1 Tl LRSS'D Jesus, source of grace divine, _D What soul-refreshing streams are thine I Oh, bring these healing waters nigh, Or we must droop, and fall, and die. 2 No traveller through desert lands, 'Midst scorching suns, and burning sandSj More needs the current to obtain, Or to enjoy refreshing rain. 3 Our longing souls aloud would sing, Spring up, celestial Fountain, spring! TL o a redundant river flow, And cheer this thirsty land below. 4 May this blest torrent near my side, Through all the desert gently glide; Then, in ImmanuePs land above, Spread to a sea of joy and love! HYMN 209. L. M. Kimbolton 251. Martin's Lane 67. Divine Influences compared to Rain. Psalm lxxii. 6. 1 4 S show'rs on meadows newly mown, A Jesus shall shed his blessings down; Crown'd with whose life-infusing drops, Earth shall renew her blissful crops. 2 Lands, that beneath a burning sky Have long been desolate and dry, Th' infusions of his love shall share, And sudden greens and herbage wear. 3 The dews and rains in all their store, Drenching the pastures o'er and o'er, Are not so copious as that grace, Which sanctifies and savers our race. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 210 4 As, in soft silence, vernal show'rs Descend, and cheer the fainting flow'rs, So, in the secrecy o^ love, Falls the sweet influence from above. 5 That heav'nly influence let me find In holy silence of the mind, While every grace maintains its bloom, Diffusing wide its rich perfume. 6 Nor let these blessings be confin'd To me, but pour'd on all mankind; Till earth's wild wastes in verdure rise, And a young Eden bless our eyes. HYMN 210. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Wareham 117. Fawcett 184. Gould's 272. Seeking to God for the Communication of his Spirit. 1 TTEAR, gracious Sov'reign! from thy Jl throne, And send thy various blessings down : While by thine Israel thou art sought, Attend the pray'r thy word hath taught. 2 Come, sacred Spirit ! from above, And fill the coldest hearts with love; Soften to flesh the flinty stone, And let thy godlike pow'r be known. 3 Speak thou, and from the haughtiest eyes Shall floods of pious sorrows rise; While all their glowing souls are borne To seek that grace which now they scorn. 4 Oh, let a holy flock await, Num'rous around thy temple-gate, Each pressing on with zeal to be A living sacrifice to thee. 5 In answer to our fervent cries, Give us to see thy church arise: Or, if that blessing seem too great, Give us to mourn its low estate. 211 THE INFLUENCES OF HYMN 211. (First Part.) 112th. President Da-vies. Hoxton 121 . Francis 200. The Influences of the Spirit desired. 1 pi TERNAL Spirit ! source of light ! JCi Enliv'ning, consecrating fire, Descend, and, with celestial heat, Our dull, our frozen hearts inspire : Our souls refine, our dross consume ! Come, condescending Spirit ! come. 2 In our cold breasts, O strike a spark Of the pure flame which seraphs feel ; Nor let us wander in the dark, Or lie benumb'd and stupid still : Come, vivifying Spirit! come, And make our hearts thy constant home. 3 Whatever guilt and madness dare, We would not quench the heav'nly fire ; Our hearts as fuel we prepare, Though in the flame we should expire: Our breasts expand to make thee room : Come, purifying Spirit! come. 4 Let pure devotion's fervours rise ! Let ev'ry pious passion glow ! Oh, let the raptures of the skies Kindle in our cold hearts below ! Come, condescending Spirit! come, And make our souls thy constant home. HYMN 211. (Second Part.) S. M. Stoke 207. New Eagle-street 55. The. Holy Spirit Invoked. IOME, holy Spirit, come; With energy divine; And on this poor benighted soul With beams of mercy shine. From the celestial hills, Life, light, and joy, dispense ! And may I daily, hourly feel Thy quick'niiig influence. C< THE HOLY SPIRIT. 212 3 Melt, melt, this frozen heart; This stubborn will subdue ; Each evil passion overcome, And form me all anew. 4 Mine will the profit be, . But thine shall be the praise; And unto thee I will devote The remnant of my days. HYMN 212. (First Part.) L. M. Mark's Co. Cliard 175. Entire Dedication; or, Reasons for desiring the work of tbi Spirit. 1 "C* MPTY'D of earth, I fain would be, _Ci Of sin, of self, of all but thee; Reserv'd for Christ that bled and dy'd,— Surrender'd to the crucify'd ! — 2 Sequester'd from the noise and strife, The lust, the pomp, and pride of life; Prepar'd for Heav'n, my noblest care,— And have my conversation there. 3 Nothing, save Jesus, would I know ! My friend, and my companion thou ; Lord, take my heart — assert thy right, And put all other loves to flight. 4 Each idol tread beneath thy feet, And to thyself the conquest get : Let sin no more oppose my Lord, Slain by thy Spirit's two-edg'd sword. 5 Constrain my soul thy sway to own: Self-will, self- righteousness dethrone: Let Dagon fall before thy face, — The ark remaining in its place. 6 Detach from sublunary joys One that would only hear thy voic^, Thy beauty see, thy grace admire, Nor glow but with celestial fire. I 212, 213 THE INFLUENCES OF 7 Larger communion let me prove With thee, blest object of my love: But, oh ! for this no pow'r have I; My strength is at thy feet to lie. HYMN 212. (Second Part.) L. M. Denbigh 54. Rowlea 73. A propitious Oal* longed for. 1 A T anchor laid, remote from home, XJL Toiling, I cry, "Sweet Spirit, come J " Celestial breeze, no longer stay, a But swell my sails, and speed my way ! 2 " Fain would I mount, fain would I glow, "And loose my cable from below; " But I can only spread my sail ; [gale !" "Thou, thou must breathe th' auspicious HYMN 213. L. M. Steele. Portugal !>7. Ulvcrston 179. The influences of the Spirit experienced. John xiv. 16, 17. 1 TVRAR Lord! and shall thy Spirit rest JLJ In such a wretched heart as mine? Unworthy dwelling! glorious guest! Favour astonishing, divine! 2 When sin prevails, and gloomy fear, And hope almost expires in night, Lord, can thy Spirit then be here — Great spring of comfort, life, and light? 3 Sure the blest Comforter is nigh ! 'Tis he sustains my fainting heart! Else would my hopes for ever die, And ev'ry cheering ray depart. 4 When some kind promise glads my soul, Do I not find his healing voice The tempest of my fears control, And bid my drooping pow'rs rejoice? 5 Whene'er to call the Saviour mine, With ardent wish, my heart aspires; Can it be less than pow'r divine Which animates these strong desires? THE HOLY SPIRIT. 214 6 What less than thy Almighty word Can raise my heart from earth and dust, And bid me cleave to thee, my Lord, My life, my treasure, and my trust? 7 And, when my cheerful hope can say "I love my God, and taste his grace," Lord, is it not thy blissful ray, Which brings this dawn of sacred peace ? 8 Let thy kind Spirit in my heart For ever dwell, O God of love ! And light and heav'nly peace impart,— Sweet earnest of the joys above. HYMN 214. 8s. Uxbridge 161. New Jerusalem 230. The Holy Spirit addressed under Darkness. 1 T| ESC END, Holy Spirit— the dove, _Lr And visit a sorrowful breast; My burden of guilt to remove, And bring me assurance and rest. Thou only hast pow'r to relieve A sinner o'er whelm 'd with his load,— The sense of redemption to give, And sprinkle his conscience with blood* 2 With me, if of old thcu hast strove, And kindly withheld me from sin; Resolv'd, by the strength of thy love, My worthless affections to w'in; The work of thy mercy revive, Invincible mercy exert, And keep my weak graces alive, And set up thy rest in my heart. 3 If, when I have put thee to grief, And madly to folly return'd, Thy goodness hath been my relief, And lifted me up as I mourn'd; Oh, Spirit of pity and grace ! Relieve me again, and restore, My spirit in holiness raise, To fall and to grieve thee no more. 215 THE INFLUENCES OP 4 If now I lament after God, And pant for a drop of his love, If Jesus, who pour'd out his blood, Obtain'd me a mansion above; Come, heavenly Comforter! come, Sweet witness of mercy divine! And make me thy permanent home. And seal me eternally thine. HYMN 215. (First Part.) L. M. Bredby 163. Horsely 205. Gould's Ft2. The grieved Spirit intreatcd not to depart. Psalm Ii. ll. 1 OTAY, thou insulted Spirit, stay! ^ Though I have done thee such despite, Cast not a sinner quite away, Not take thine everlasting flight. 2 Though I have most unfaithful been Of all whoe'er thy grace receiv'd; Ten thousand times thy goodness seen, Ten thousand times thy goodness grievM. 3 But oh! the chief of sinners spare, In honour of my great High Priest; Nor, in thy righteous anger, swear I shall not see thy people's rest. 4 If yet thou canst my sins forgive, — E'en now, O Lord! relieve my woes; Into thy rest of love receive, And bless me with the calm repose. 5 E'en now my weary soul release, And raise me by thy gracious hand ; Guide me into thy perfect peace, And bring me to the promis'd land. HYMN 215. (Second Part.) C. M. Worksop 31. Walsal237. The grieved Spirit desired to return. I "V/TY grace so weak, my sin so strong, XT A My heart is greatly pain'd : Bless'd Spirit, art thou griev'd? — and is Thine influence restrain'd? THE HOLY SPIRIT. 215 Tell me, — Oh, tell me what will please, And cause thee to return ; As doves the absence of their mates, I thy withdrawments mourn. Come, then, Celestial Helper ! come, With energy divine ; Ease, of its heavy load of gjuilt, This troubled heart of mine. Vouchsafe, in answer to my pray'r, Thy visits to renew ; Increase my faith, dispel my fear; Oh, guard and save me too. HYMN 215. (Third Part.) L. M. Paul's 246. Portugal 97. Prayer for all the saving Influences of Grace. I'M in a world of hopes and fears, — A wilderness of toils and tears, Where foes alarm, and dangers threat, And pleasures kill, and glories cheat. Shed down, O Lord! a heav'nly ray, To guide me in the doubtful way; And o'er me hold thy shield of pow'r, To guard me in the dang'rous hour. Teach me the flatt'ring path to shun, In which the thoughtless many run; Who for a shade the substance miss, And grasp their ruin in their bliss. Each sacred principle impart ; The faith, that sanctifies the heart: Hope, that to heav'n's high vault aspires; And love, that warms with holy fires. Whate'er is noble, pure, refin'd, Just, gen'rous, amiable, and kind, That may my constant thought pursue— That may I love and practise too. i Let neither pleasure, wealth, nor pride, Allure my wand'ring soul aside ; But, through this maze of mortal ill, Safe lead me to thy heav'nly hill.*— 216 THE INFLUENCES, &C. 7 There glories shine and pleasures roll, That charm, delight, transport — the soul; And every panting wish shall be Possess'd of boundless bliss in Thee. HYMN 216. (1st Part.) CM. Dr. Doddridge, New-York 33. Sprague 106. Divine Drawings celebrated. Hosea xi. 4. 1 "VI" Y God, what silken cords are thine ! -Lt A How soft, and yet how strong ! While pow'r and truth, and love combine To draw our souls along. 2 Thou saw'st us crush'd beneath the yoke Of Satan and of sin ; Thy hand the iron bondage broke, Our worthless hearts to win. 3 The guilt of twice ten thousand sins One moment takes away ; And grace, when first the war begins, Secures the crowning day. 4 Comfort, through all this vale of tears,, In rich profusion flows, And glory of unnumber'd years Eternity bestows. 5 Drawn by such cords, we onward move. Till round thy throne we meet ; And, captives in the chains of love, Embrace our Conqu'ror's feet. HYMN 216. (Second Part.) L. M. Portugal New 263. Rotlmell 174. Chard 175. The Time of Love; or. Praise for the Work of the. Spirit. Ezek. xvi. 6. 8. 1 T ORD, 'twas a time of wond'rous love, JLi When thou didst first draw near my And, by thy Spirit from above, [soul, My raging passions didst control. 2 Guilty and se!f-condemn'd 1 stood, Nov dreamt of life and bliss so near,; But he my evil heart renew'd, A*d all his graces planted there. I THE GRACES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 21!" '3 He will complete the work begun, Bv leading me in all his ways; To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, equal praise. f THE GRACES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT* HYMN 217. (First Part.) 8. 8. 6. S. Pearce. Baltimore 1G7. Hinton 2*6. Contentment encouraged by the Divine Promise. Hebrews xiii. 5. 1 T ET Ocean's waves tumultuous rise, JLi And strive in vain to pierce the skies, And mingle. with the stars; Then disappointed backward roll ! And, wild with rage, disturb the pole With their presumptuous wars. 2 Let Rebel Angels, doom'd to fire, Provoke the dread Eternal's ire, And combat with their God : Then headlong from th' ethereal height Precipitate their downward flight, At his effective nod. [3 Let murm'ring Mortals too repine, Arraign the Providence divine, And blame the deeds of Heav'n; While passions strong, without control, Disturb the agitated soul, Enrag'd at what is giv'n.] 4 But shall the Christian's nobler mind — By Grace renew 'd, by Heav'n refin'd — Indulge a murm'ring thought? Shall he, who claims Jehovah's strength, Who shall be brought to Heav'n at length, Bemoan h is present lot? * The Christian Graces and Tempers are placed alphabet- ically, for the sake of finding them at once, by looking at the head of the page. F 217, 218 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 5 Forbid it, gracious God ! he cries, Nor let tlr ungen'rous thought arise, Offspring of discontent: No ! jvhile my God, my Saviour lives, Thankful I'll' take whate'er he gives. And prize the blessings sent. 6 Since he has said, "I'll ne'er depart;" I'll bind his promise to my heart, Rejoicing in his care; This shall support, while here I live; And, when in glory I arrive, I'll praise him for it there. HYMN 217. (Second part.) S. M. Beddome* Gospel 53. Enfield 5. Faith, its Author and Preciousruss. Eph. ii. 8i IAITH ! — 'tis a precious grace, Where'er it is bestow'd! It boasts of a celestial birth, And is the gift of God ! 2 Jesus it owns a King — An all-atoning Priest : It claims no merit of its own, But looks for all in Christ. 3 To him it leads the soul, When ffll'd with deep distress; Flies to the fountain of his bloodj And trusts his righteousness. 4 Since 'tis thy work alone, And that divinely free; Lord, send the Spirit of thy Son. To work this faith in me ! HYMN 218. C. M. Abingdon 42. Condescension 116. The Power of Faith. ; T7AITH adds new charms to earthly bliss J? And saves me from its snares : Its aid in ev'ry duty brings, And softens all my cares: — FAITH. 219 2 Extinguishes the thirst of sin, And lights the sacred fire Of love to God, and heav'nly things, And feeds the pure desire. 3 The wounded conscience knows its pow'r The healing balm to give ; That balm the saddest heart can cheer, And make the dying live. 4 Wide it unveils celestial worlds. Where deathless pleasures reign; And bids me seek my portion there, Nor bids me seek in vain : 5 Shows me the precious promise, seal'd With the Redeemer's blood: And helps my feeble hopes to rest Upon a faithful God. 6 There, there, unshaken, would I rest, Till this vile body dies; And then, on faith's 'triumphant wings, At once to glory rise ! HYMN 219. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Roclitbrd 22. Rothwell 174. The Struggle betwt Unbelief. Mark ix. 21 1 TESUS, our souls' delightful choice, tl In thee, believing, we rejoice; Yet still our joy is mix'd with grief. While faith contends with unbelief, 2 Thy promises our hearts revive, And keep our fainting hopes alive; But guilt, and fears, and sorrows, rise, And hide the promise from cur eyes, 3 O let not sin and Satan boast, While saints lie mourning in the dust; Nor see that faith to ruin brought, Which thy own gracious hand hath wrought. 4 Do thou the dying spark inflame; Reveal the glories of thy name; And put aii anxious doubts to flight, As shades dispers'd by opening light. i 2 220, 221 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. HYMN 220. 8s. Lambeth 57. I'xbridge 161. Faith faivliii?. 1 Tji NCOMPASS'D with clouds of distress, _Li 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 1 pour out my song, And stretch forth my hands unto God. 2 Shine, Lord ! and my terror shall cease : The blood of atonement apply; 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 ; Attend to my sorrows and cries — My groanings that cannot be told. 3 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, — "The Lord has forsaken thee quite; " Thy God will be gracious no more." 4 Yet, Lord, if thy love hath design'd No covenant blessing for me, Ah! tell me how is it I find Some pleasure in waiting for thee? Almighty to rescue thou art ; Thy grace is my shield and my tow'r: Come succour and" gladden my heart, — Let this be the day of thy pow'r. HYMN 221. 8. 8. 6. Chatham 59. Westbury Leigh 278. Faith redoing. 1 Xj^ROM whence this fear and unbelief? J? Hast thou, O Father, put to grief Thy spotless Son for me? FAITH. 222 And will the righteous Judge of men Condemn me for that debt of sin, Which, Lord, was charg'd on thee? 2 Complete atonement thou hast made, And to the utmost farthing paid Whate'er thy people ow'd; How then can wrath on me take place, If shelter'd in thy righteousness, And sprinkled with thy blood ? [3 If thou hast my discharge procur'd, And freely, in my room, endur'd -The whole of wrath divine; Payment God cannot twice demand — First at my bleeding Surety's hand, And then again at mine.] 4 Turn then, my soul, unto the rest ! The merits of thy great High-priest Speak liberty and peace ; Trust in his efficacious blood ; Nor fear thy banishment from God, Since Jesus dyM for thee. HYMN 222. 8s. New Jerusalem 230. Lambeth 57. Faith conquering. 1 nnHE moment a sinner believes, JL And trusts in his crucified God, His pardon at once he receives, — Redemption in full through his blood : Though thousands and thousands of foes Against him in malice unite, Their rage he through Christ can oppose, . Led forth by the Spirit to fight. 2 The faith, that unites to the Lamb, And brings such Salvation as this, Is more than mere notion or name; The work of God's Spirit it is ; A principle, active and young, That lives under pressure and load; That makes out of weakness more strong, And draws the soul upward to God. GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 3 It treads on the world and on hell ; It vanquishes death and despair; And Oh ! let us wonder to tell, It overcomes heaven by pray'r,— Permits a vile worm of the dust, With God to commune as a friend; To hope his forgiveness as just, And look for his love to the end. 4 It says to the mountains, " Depart," That stand betwixt God and the soul; It binds up the broken in heart, And makes wounded consciences whole; Bids sins of a crimson-like dye Be spotless as snow, and as white ; And raises the sinner on high, To dwell with the angels of light. HYMN 223. 8s. Tojilady. New Jerusalem 230. Locke 49. Faith triumphing. 1 A DEBTOR to mercy alone,-— J\ Of covenant mercy I sing; Nor fear, with thy righteousness on, My person and off 'rings to bring: The terrors of law and of God With me can have nothing to do, My Saviour's obedience and blood Hide all my transgressions from view. 2 The work which his goodness began, The arm of his strength will complete; His promise is Yea and Amen, And never was forfeited yet : Things future, nor things that are now, — Not all things below nor above, Can make him his purpose forego, Or sever my soul from his love. My name from the palms of his hands Eternity will not erase ; Impress'd on his heart it remains in marks of indelible grace: faith. 224, 225 Yes ! I to the end shall endure, As sure as the earnest is given : More happy, but not more secure, The glorifi'd spirits in heaven. HYMN 224. S. M. Mount Ephraim 185. Salem New 99. Weak Believers encouraged. 1 "WTOUR harps, ye trembling saints, X Down from "the willows take ; Loud to the praise of Christ our Lord Bid ev'ry string awake. 2 Though in a foreign land, We are not far from home; And nearer to our house above We ev'ry moment come. 3 His grace shall to the end Stronger and brighter shine ; Nor present things, nor things to come, Shall quench the spark divine. 4 The time of love will come, When we shall clearly see Not only that he shed his blood, But each shitll say, " for me." 5 Tarry his leisure, then; Wait th' appointed hour; Wait, till the bridegroom of your souls Reveals his love with pow'r. 6 Blest is the man, O God ! That stays himself on thee ! Who waits for thy salvation, Lord! Shall thy salvation see. HYMN 225. L. M. Dr. Watts's Sermons. Kingsbridge 83. Magdalene 214. Faith connected with Salvation. Rom. i. 16. Heb. x. 39. 1 1VTOT by the laws of innocence .131 Can Adam's sons arrive at heav'n; New works can give us no pretence To have our ancient sins forgiv'n. 2 Not the best deeds that we have done Can make a wounded conscience whole: 226 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. Faith is the grace, — and faith alone, That flies to Christ, and saves the soul : 3 Lord, T believe thy heav'nly word ! Fain would I have my soul renew 'd: I mourn for sin, and trust the Lord To have it pardon *d and subdu'd. 4 O may thy grace its pow'r display! Let guilt and death no longer reign ; Save me in thine appointed way, Nor let my humble faith be vain! HYMN 226. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Bedford 91. Brighthelmstonc 208. Being in the Fear of God all the Day long. Prov. xxiii. 17. 1 rTJHRICE happy souls, who bom from A While yet they sojourn here, [heav'n, Humbly begin their days with God, And spend them in his fear. 2 So may our eyes with holy zeal Prevent the dawning day, And turn the sacred pages' o'er, And praise thy name, and pray. 3 'Midst hourly cares, may love present Its incense' to thy throne — And, while the world our hands employs, Our hearts be thine alone ! 4 As sanctified to noblest ends, Be each refreshment sought; And, by each various providence, Some wise instruction brought! 5 When to laborious duties call'd, Or by temptations try'd, We'll seek the shelter "of thy wings, And in thy strength confide. 6 As diff 'rent scenes of life arise, Our grateful hearts would be With thee amidst the social band, — In solitude with thee. 7 At night we lean our weary heads On thy paternal breast; FEAR — FORTITUDE. 227, 228 And, safely folded in thine arms, Resign our pow'rs to rest. 8 In solid pure delights like these, Let all my days be past ; Nor shall I then impatient wish, Nor shall I fear the last. HYMN 227. C. M. A'eedhcun. Stamford 9. Hammond 226. Bath Chapel 26. Fear of God. Prov. xiv. 26. 1 TTAPPY beyond description he, MjL Who fears the Lord his God; Who hears his threats with holy awe, And trembles at his rod. 2 Fear, sacred passion, ever dwells With its fair partner love ; Blending their beauties, both proclaim. Their source is from above. 3 Let terrors fright th' unwilling slave, The child with joy appears; Cheerful he does his Father's will, And loves as much as fears. 4 Let fear and love, most holy God ' Possess this soul of mine ; Then shall I worship thee aright, And taste thy joys divine. HYMN 228. C. M. Dr. Watts's Sermom. Michael's 119. Follet 181. Holy Fortitude. 1 Cor. xvi. 13. 1 A M I a soldier of the cross, J\. A follower of the Lamb ? And shall I fear to own his cause,-— Or blush to speak his name ? 2 Must I be carried to the skies, On flow'ry beds of ease ; While others fought to win the prize, And Sa?/d through bloody seas? 3 Are there no foes for me to face; Must I not stem the flood ? 229 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God? 4 Sure I must fight, if I would reign; Increase my courage, Lord ! I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word. 5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, Shall conquer though they die: They see the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye. 6 When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thy armies shine In robes of vict'ry through the skies, The glory shall be thine. HYMN 229. L. M. Dr. JVatts's Sennons. Cliard 175. Ailie Street 241. Gravity and Decency. 1 *D EHOLD the sons, the heirs of God, JLJ So dearly bought with Jesus' blood! Are they not born to heav'nly joys, And shall they stoop to earthly toys? 2 Can laughter feed th' immortal mind? Were spirits of celestial kind Made for a jest, for spoil, and play — To wear out time, and waste the day ? 3 Doth vain discourse, or empty mirth, Well suit the honours of their birth? Shall they be fond of gay attire, Which children love, and fools admire? 4 What if we wear the richest vest, Peacocks and flies are better drest; This flesh, with all its gaudy forms, Must drop to dust, and feed the worms. 5 Lord, raise our hearts and passions higher.' Touch our vain souls with sacred fire; Then, with a heav'n-directed eye, We'll pass these glitt'ring trifles by. 6 We'll look on all the toys below With such disdain as angels do; hope. 230, 231 And wait the call that bids us rise To mansions promis'd in the skies. HYMN 230. L. M. Kingsbridge 88. Virginia 234. Gould's 272. Hope set before us. 1 A ND be it so— that, till this hour, J\. We never knew what faith has meant ; And slaves to sin, and Satan's pow'r, Have never felt these hearts relent. 2 What shall we do? — shall we lie down, Sink in despair, and groan and die ? And, sunk beneath the Almighty's frown, Not glance one cheerful hope on high ? 3 Forbid it, Saviour ! to thy grace As sinners, strangers, we' will come; Among thy saints, we ask a place, — For in thy mercy there is room. 4 Lord, we believe ! Oh, chase away The gloomy clouds of unbelief: Lord, we repent ! Oh, let thy ray- Dissolve our hearts in sacred grief. 5 Now spread the banner of thy love, And let us know that we are thine; Cheer us with blessings from above, — With all the joys of hope divine. HYMN 231. (First Part.) L.M. Chard 175. New Court 173. Hope in Darkness. 1 f~\ GOD, my sun, thy blissful rays ™ 3 Can warm, rejoice, and guide my heart ! How dark, how mournful are my days, If thy enliv'ning beams depart! 2 Scarce through the shades a glimpse of day Appears to these desiring eyes ! But shall my drooping spirit say, The cheerful morn will never rise? 3 O let me not despairing mourn ? Though gloomy darkness spreads the sky, 231 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. My glorious sun will yet return, And night with all its horrors fly. 4 Oh, for the bright, the joyful day, When hope shall in fruition die ! So tapers lose their feeble ray Beneath the sun's refulgent eye. HYMN 231. (Second Part.) 148th. Beddome. Carmarthan New 35. Who can tell; or, hoping against Hope. Jonah iii. 9. 1 pi REAT God ! to thee I'll make VJ My griefs and sorrows known ; And with an humble hope Approach thine awful throne; Though by my sins deserving hell, I'll not despair ; — for, who can tell ? 2 To thee, who by a word My drooping soul canst cheer, And by thy Spirit form Thy glorious image there — My foes subdue, my fears dispel — I'll daily seek ; — for, who can tell ? 3 Endanger'd or distrest, To thee alone I'll fly, Implore thy pow'rful help, And at thy footstool lie ; My case bemoan, my wants reveal, And patient wait ; — for, who can tell ? 4 My heart misgives me oft, And conscience storms within; One gracious look from thee Will make it all serene : Satan suggests that I must dwell In endless flames ; — but, who can tell ? 5 Vile unbeljef, begone ; Ye doubts, fly swift away ; God hath an ear to hear, While I've an heart to pray : If he be mine, all will be well — For ever so ; — and, who can tell ? HOPE. 232 HYMN 232. L. M. 8. 8. 6. Baltimore 107. Broadmead 150. Westbury Leigh 278. Hoping and Longing. Num. xiii. 30. Dent. iii. 25. 1 riOME, Lord ! and help us to rejoice KJ In hope that we shall hear thy voice,-— Shall one day see our God ; Shall cease from all our painful strife, Handle and taste the Word of Life, And feel the sprinkled blood. 2 Let us not always make our moan, Nor worship thee, a God unknown ; But let us live to prove Thy people's rest, thy saint's delight, The length and breadth, the depth and height Of thy redeeming love, o Rejoicing now in earnest hope, We stand, and from the mountain top See all the land below : Rivers of milk and honey rise, And all the fruits of paradise In endless plenty grow : 4 A land of corn, and wine and oil, Favour'd with God's peculiar smile, With ev'ry blessing blest ; There dwells the Lord, our Righteousness,—- And keeps his own in perfect peace, And everlasting rest. 5 Oh, when shall we at once go up ! Nor this side Jordan longer stop, But the good land possess : When shall we end our ling'ring years, Our sorrows, sins, and doubts, and fears;-— An howling wilderness. 6 O dearest Joshua ! bring us in ; Display thy grace, forgive oiiv sin, Our unbelief remove ; The heav'nly Canaan, Lord divide ! And, oh, with all the sanctify'd, Give us a lot of love ! 233, 234 CRACKS OF the spirit. HYMN 233. L. M. Steele. Portugal 07. Warelmm 117. Hope encouraged by a View of the Divine Perfections. l Sam. x\x. (i. 1 X¥7"HY sinks my weak desponding mind ? TT Why heaves my heart th' anxious sigh? Can sov'reign goodness be unkind? Am I not safe, if God is nigh? 2 He holds all nature in his hand — That gracious hand on which I live Doth life, and time, and death, command, And has immortal joys to give. 3 'Tis he supports this fainting frame; On him alone my hopes recline ; The wond'rous glories of his name, How wide they spread! how bright they shine 4 Infinite wisdom ! boundless pow'r! Unchanging faithfulness and love ! Here let me trust, while I adore,— Nor from my refuge e'er remove. 5 My God, if thou art mine indeed, Then have I all my heart can crave; A present help in time of need; Still kind to hear, and strong to save. 6 Forgive my doubts, O gracious Lord! And ease the sorrows of my breast; Speak to my heart the healing word, 1 hat thou art mine — and I am blest. HYMN 234. L. M. Steele. New Babbatta 139. Langdon 217. Happy Poverty ; or, the Poor in Spirit Blessed. Matt. V. 3, 1 XTE humble souls, complain no more; X Let faith survey your future store; How happy, how divinely blest, The sacred words of truth attest. 2 When conscious grief laments sincere. And pours th' penitential tear; hope. 235 1- Hope points to your dejected eyes, The bright reversion in the skies. 3 In vain the sons of wealth and pride Despise your lot, your hopes deride ; In vain they boast their little stores ; Trifles are theirs, a kingdom yours ! 4 A kingdom of immense delight, Where health, and peace, and joy unite; Where underlining pleasures rise, And ev'ry wish hath full supplies: — 5 A kingdom which can ne'er decay, While time sweeps earthly thrones away; The state, which pow'r and truth sustain, Unmov'd for ever must remain. 6 There shall your eyes with rapture view The glorious Friend that died for you; That died to ransom, died to raise To crowns of joy and songs of praise. 7 Jesus, to thee I breathe my pray'r! Reveal, confirm my int'rest there: Whate'er my humble lot below, This, this, my soul desires to know \ 8 Oh, let me hear that voice divine Pronounce th' glorious blessing mine ! Enroll'd among thy happy poor, My largest wishes ask no more. HYMN 235. CM. Eansor 231. Wantage 204. Humble Pleading for Mercy. 1 T ORD, at thy feet we sinners lie, _I_J And knock at mercy's door; With heavy heart, and downcast eye, Thy favour we implore. [2 On us the vast extent display Of thy forgiving love ; Take all our heinous guilt away, This heavy load remove. 3 We sink — with all this weight oppress'd, Sink down to death and hell ; 236, 237 THE GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. Oh, give our troubled spirits rest, Our num'rous fears dispel. 4 'Tis mercy, mercy, we implore ; O may thy bowels move ! Thy grace is an exhaustless store, And thou thyself art love. 5 Oh, for thy own, for Jesus' sake, Our many sins forgive ! Thy grace our rocky hearts can break ; And breaking soon relieve. 6 Thus melt us down, our gracious friend, And thy dominion own ; Nor let a rival more pretend To repossess thy throne. HYMN 236. L. M. Beddome. Ulverston 179. Uippon's lc<8. Babylon Streams 23. The humble Publican. Luke xviii 13. 1 T ORD ! with a griev'd and aching hear^ JLi To thee 1 look, to thee I cry ; Supply my wants, and ease my smart : Oh, help me soon, or else I die. 2 Here, on my soul a burden lies ! No human pow'r can it remove ; My num'rous sins like mountains rise : Do thou reveal thy pard'ning love. 3 Break off these adamantine chains ; From cruel bondage set me free ; Rescue from everlasting pains ; And bring me safe to heav'n and thee. HYMN 237. 7s. Modern's Collection. Alcester 213. Cookham 36. A Prayer for Humility. 1 X ORD, if thou thy grace impart,— JLi Poor in spirit, meek in heart, I shall, as my Master, be Rooted in humility. 2 Simple, teachable, and mild, Chang'd into a little child : HUMILITY. 238 Pleas'd with all the Lord provides: Wean'd from all the world besides. ■3 Father, fix my soul on thee; Ev'ry evil let me flee; Nothing want, beneath, above,— Happy in thy precious love. 4 Oh, that all may seek and find Ev'ry good in Jesus join'd ! Him let Isr'el still adore, Trust him, praise him, evermore. HYMN 238. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Old Hundred 100. Chard 175. Rejoicing in God. Jer. ix. 23, 24. 1 fllHE righteous Lord, supremely great, JL Maintains his universal state; O'er all the earth his pow'r extends; All heaven before his footstool bends. 2 Yet justice still with pow'r presides, And mercy all his empire guides: Mercy and truth are his delight, And saints are lovely in his sight. 3 No more, ye wise ! your wisdom boast; No more, ye strong ! your valour trust ; No more, ye rich ! survey your store, — Elate with heaps of shining ore. 4 Glory, ye saints, in this alone, — That God, your God, to you is known : That you have own'd his sovereign sway,— That you have felt his cheering ray. 5 Our wisdom, wealth, and pow'r, we find In one Jehovah all combined: On him we fix our roving eyes, And all our souls in raptures rise. 6 All else, which we our treasure call, May in one fatal moment fall ; But what their happiness can move, Whom God, the blessed, deigns to love. 239, 240 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. HYMN 239. S. M. Dr. Doddridge. Salem New 99. Mansfield 154. Rejoicing in the Ways of God. PsaUn cxxsviii. o. 1 "VTO^ let °ur voices join J3I To form a sacred song ; Ye pilgrims, in Jehovah's \va \Yith music pass along. 2 How straight the path appears, How open and how fair ! No lurking gins t5 entrap our feet, No fierce destroyer there. 3 But flow'rs of paradise In rich profusion spring ; The Sun of glory gilds the path, And dear companions sing. 4 See Salem's golden spires In beaut'ous prospect rise ; And brighter crowns than mortals wear, Which sparkle through the skies. 5 All honour to his name, Who marks the shining way ! To him who leads the wand'rers on „ To realms of endless day ! HYMN 240. 7s. Cennick. Bath Abbey 147. Heart's 221. Rejoicing in Hope. Isaiah x.xxv. 10 Luke xii. TEL 1 |~VhILDREN of the heavenly King, \J As ye journey sweetly sing ; Sing your Saviour's worthy praise; Glorious in his works and ways. 2 Ye are trav'ling home to God In the way the fathers trod; They are 'happy now, and ye Soon their happiness shall see. 3 O ve banish'd seed, be glad ! Christ our Advocate is made;— *. Us to save, our flesh assumes, — Brother to our souls becomes. JOY. 241 4 Shout, ye little flock, and blest; You on Jesus' throne shall rest; There your seat is now prepar'd,— There your kingdom and reward. 5 Fear not, brethren, joyful stand On the borders of your land ; Christ, your Father's darling Son, Bids you undismay'd go on. 6 Lord ! submissive make us go, Gladly leaving all below ; Only thou our leader be, And we still will follow thee ! HYMN 241. L. M. Cow/ier. Rochford 22. Mark's 65. Return of Joy. 1 "ITjTHEN darkness long has veil'd my T ▼ mind, And smiling day once more appears ; Then, my Redeemer ! then I find The folly of my doubts and fears. 2 I chide my unbelieving heart ; And blusli that I should ever be Thus prone to act so base a part, Or harbour one hard thought of thee \ 3 Oh, let me then, at length, be taught (What I am still so slow to learn,) That God is love, and changes not, Nor knows the shadow of a turn. 4 Sweet truth, and easy to repeat ! But when my faith is sharply try'd, I find myself a learner yet, — Unskilful, weak, and apt to slide. 5 But, O my Lord, one look from thee Subdues the disobedient, will ; Drives doubt and discontent away, And thy rebellious worm is still. 6 Thou art as ready to forgive, As I am ready to repine, 242, 243 JUSTICE AND EQUITY Thou therefore all the p raise receive ; Be shame and self-abhorrence mine. HYMN 242. L. M. Dr. Watts's Sermon?. New Sabbath MB. Portugal (.i~. Justice and Equity. Matt. vii. 12. 1 "OLESSED Redeemer! how divine — O How righteous is this rule of thine, "Never to deal with others worse " Than we would have them deal with us " 2 This golden lesson, short and plain, Gives not the mind nor mem'ry pain \ And ev'ry conscience must approve This universal law of love. 3 'Tis written in each mortal breast, Where all our tend'rest wishes rest; We draw it from our inmost veins, Where love to self resides and reigns. 4 Is reason ever at a loss ? Call in self-love to judge the cause; Let our own fondest passion show How we should treat our neighbour too. 5 How bless'd would ev'ry nation prove, Thus rul'd by equity and love ! All would be friends, without a foe, And form a paradise below. 6 Jesus, forgive us, that we keep Thy sacred law of love asleep ; And take our envy, wrath, and pride, Those savage passions, for our guide. HYMN 243. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Chard 17."). Truro 105. God shining in the Heart. 2 Cor. iv. 6. 1 T>R AISE to the Lord of boundless might ! Jr With uncreated glories bright ! His presence gilds the worlds above, — Th' unchanging source of light and love. 2 Our rising earth his eye beheld, When, in substantial darkness veil'd, KNOWLEDGE. 244 The shapeless chaos, nature's womb, Lay buried in the horrid gloom. 3 " Let there be light," Jehovah said : And light all o'er its face was spread ; Nature, array 'd in charms unknown. Gay with its new-born lustre shone. 4 He sees the mind, when lost it lies In shades of ignorance and vice ; And darts from heav'n a vivid ray, And changes midnight into day. 5 Shine, mighty God ! with vigour shine On this benighted heart of mine ; And let thy glories stand reveaPd, As in the Saviour's face beheld. 6 My soul reviv'd by heav'n-born day, Thy radiant image shall display, While all my faculties unite To praise the Lord, who gives me light,, HYMN 244. L. M. Kingsbiidge 88. Lewton 30. One Thing I know. John ix. 25. Isaiah liv. 13. 1 TTkEAR Saviour ! make me wise to see mJ My sin and guilt, and remedy ; 'Tis said, of all thy blood has bought, " They shall of Isr'ePs God be taught." 2 Their plague of heart thy people know ; They Know thy name, and trust thee tooj They know the Gospel's blissful sound, The paths where endless joys abound. 3 They know the Father and the Son ; — Their's js eternal life begun : Unto salvation they are wise, — Their grace shall into glory rise : 4 But — ignorance itself am I ; Born blind — estrang'd from thee I lie ; 0 Lord ! to thee I humbly own 1 nothing know as should be known. 5 I scarce know God, or Christ, or sin,— « My foes without, or plague within j 245, 246 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. Know not my int'rest, Lord, in thee, In pardon, peace, or liberty. 6 But help me to declare to-day, If many things I cannot bay, " One thing I know," all praise to thee, " Though blind I was — yet now I see." HYMN 245. CM Fawcett. Bedford 91. Charmouth 28. Knowledge at present imperfect. 1 Cor. xiii. 9. 1 PT1HY way, O God ! is in the sea; JL Thy paths I cannot trace ; Nor comprehend the mystery Of thy unbounded grace. 2 Here the dark veils of flesh and sense My captive soul surround, Mysterious deeps of Providence My wand'ring thoughts confound. 3 When I behold thy awful hand My earthly hopes destroy ; — In deep astonishment I stand, And ask the reason why ? 4 As through a glass, I dimly see The wonders of thy lov»e ; How little do I know of thee, Or of the joys above ! 5 'Tis but in part I know thy will ; I bless thee for the sight : When will thy love the rest reveal In glory's clearer light ? 6 With rapture shall I then survey Thy providence and grace ; And spend an everlasting day, In wonder, love, and praise. HYMN 246. L. M. Brameoate 8. Portugal 97. Liberality; or, 7'At Duty and Pleasure of Benevolenc 1 £\H, what stupendous mercy shines \J Around the Majesty of Heaven ! LOVE TO GOD. 247 Rebels he deigns to call his sons, — Their souls renew'd, their sins forgiv'n. 2 Go, imitate the grace divine, — The grace that blazes like a sun ; Hold forth your fair, though feeble light, Through all your lives let mercy ran ! 3 Upon your bounty's willing wings Swift let the great salvation fly ; The hungry feed, the naked clothe ; To pain and sickness help apply. 4 Pity the weeping widow's woe, Ana* be her counsellor and stay ; Adopt the fatherless, and smooth To useful happy life, his way. 5 Let age, with want and weakness bow'd, Your bowels of compassion move ; Let e'en your enemies be bless'd, — Their hatred recompens'd with love. 6 When all is done, renounce your deeds, Renounce self-righteousness with scorn ; Thus will you glorify your God, And thus the Christian name adorn. HYMN 247. L. M. D. Turner. Lebanon 79. Manning 245. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, &c. Deut. vi. 5. 1 "¥7"ES, I would love thee, blessed God ! JL Paternal goodness marks thy name! Thy praises, through thy high abode, The heav'nly hosts with joy proclaim — 2 Freely thou gav'st thy dearest Son For man to suffer, bleed, and die ; And bid'st me, as a wretch undone, For all I want on him rely. 3 In him, thy reconciled face, With joy unspeakable I see ; And feel thy pow'rful wond'rous grace Draw, and unite my soul to thee. 248 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 4 Whene'er my foolish wand'ring heart, Attracted by a creature's pow'r, Would from this blissful centre start, Lord, fix it there, to stray no more ! HYMN 248. C. M. Dr. Rijland. New- York 33. Condescension 116. Delight in God. Psalm xxxvii. 4. 1 f\ LORD ! I would delight in thee, "_J And on thy care depend; To thee in ev'ry trouble flee, My best, my only friend. 2 When all created streams are dry'd, Thy fulness is the same ; May I with this be satisfy'd, And glory in thy name ! 3 Why should the soul a drop bemoan, Who has a fountain near; A fountain which will ever run With waters sweet and clear? 4 No good in creatures can be found But may be found in thee; I must have all things, and abound, While God is God to me. 5 Oh, that I had a stronger faith, To look within the veil; To credit what my Saviour saith, Whose word can never fail ! 6 He", that has made my heav'n secure, Will here all good provide: While Christ is rich, can I be poor; What can I want beside ? 7 O Lord! I cast my care on thee; I triumph and adore: Henceforth my great concern shall be To love and please thee more. LOVE TO CHRIST. 249, 250 \ HYMN 249. L. M. Dr. Watts's Lyrics. Martin's Lane 97. Langdon 217. Love to Christ, present or absent. 1 £\F all the joys we mortals know, \-J Jesus, thy love exceeds the rest! Love the best blessing here below, The nearest image of the blest. 2- While we are held in thy embrace, There's not a thought attempts to rove ; Each smile upon thy beauteous face Fixes, and charms, and fires our love. 3 While of thy absence we complain, And long, or weep in all we do, There's a strange pleasure in the pain; And tears have their own sweetness too. 4 When round thy courts by day we rove,. Or ask the watchman of the night For some kind tidings of our love, Thy very name creates delight. 5 Jesus, our God, yet rather come ! Our eyes would dwell upon thy face : 'Tis best to see our Lord at home, And feel the presence of his grace. HYMN 250. 7s. JYewton. Cookham 36. Alcester 213. Lovtst thou me ? John xxi. 16. 1 }HniS a point I long to know, J_ Oft it causes anxious thought — ■ Do I love the Lord, or no ? Am I his, or am I not ? 2 If I love, why am I thus? Why this dull and lifeless frame? Hardly, sure, can they be worse, Who have never heard his name. [3 Could my heart so hard remain ; Pray'r a task and burthen prove; Ev'ry trifle give me pain ; If I knew a Saviour's love ?] v51 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 4 When I turn my eyes within, All is dark, and vain, and wild; Fill'd with unbelief and sin ; — Can I deem myself a child? — 5 If I pray, or hear, or read, Sin is mix'd with all I do; You that love the Lord indeed, Tell me, is it thus with you ? 6 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 ? \7 Could I joy his saints to meet ; Choose the ways I once abhorr'd ; Find, at times, "the promise sweet; If I did not love the Lord •*] 8 Lord, decide the doubtful case ! Thou, who art thy people's sun, Shine upon thy work of grace, If it be indeed begun. 9 Let me love thee more and more, If I love at all, I pray ! If I have not lov'd before, Help me to begin to-day. HYMN 251. L. M. Dr. Watts 's Lyrics. Lebanon 79. Manning 245. Gould's 272. Desiring Love to Christ. 1 flOME, let me love ! or is my mind \j Harden 'd to stone or froze to ice ? I see the blessed fair-one bend, And stoop t' embrace me from the skies* 2 Oh ! 'tis a thought would melt a rock, And make a heart of iron move, That those sweet lips, that heav'nly look, Should seek and wish a mortal love ! 3 I was a traitor doom'd to fire, Bound to sustain eternal pains ; LOVE TO CHRIST. 252 He flew on wings of strong desire, Assum'd my guilt, and took my chains J 4 Infinite grace ! almighty charms! — Stand in amaze, ye rolling skies! Jesus, the God, extends his arms — Hangs on a cross of love, and dies ! 5 Did pity ever stoop so low, Dress'd in divinity and blood ? Was ever rebel courted so, In groans of an expiring God ? 6 Again he lives ! and spreads his hands, — ■ Hands that were nail'd to tort'ring smart; " By these dear wounds !" says he, and stands* And prays to clasp me to his heart. 7 Sure I must love ; or are my ears Still deaf, nor will my passions move? Lord ! melt this flinty keart to tears ! This heart shall yield to death or love. HYMN 252. C. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Sprague 166. Brightheliustone 208, Profession of Love to Christ. 1 A ND have I, Christ, no love for thee, J\. No passion for thy charms ? No wish my Saviour's face to see, And dwell within his arms? 2 Is there no spark of gratitude In this cold heart of mine, To him whose gen'rous bosom glow'd With friendship all divine ? 3 Can I pronounce his charming name, His acts of kindness tell ; And, while I dwell upon the theme, No sweet emotion feel ? 4 Such base ingratitude as this What heart, but must detest Sure Christ deserves the noblest place la ev'rv human breast. k3 253 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 5 A very wretch, Lord ! I should prove, Had I no love for thee : Rather than not my Saviour love, O may I cease to be ! HYMN 253. 8s. B. Francis. New Jerusalem 230. Locke 49. Uxbridge 161. Supreme Love to Christ. MY gracious Redeemer I love ! His praises aloud I'll proclaim, And join with the armies above To shout his adorable name : To gaze on his glories divine Shall be my eternal employ, And feel them incessantly shine, My boundless ineffable joy. 2 He freely redeem'd, with his blood, My soul from the confines of hell, To live on the smiles of my God, And in his sweet presence to dwell ; To shine with the angels of light ; With saints, and with seraphs to sing; To view, with eternal delight, My Jesus, my Saviour, my King. 3 In Meshech, as yet, I reside, A darksome and restless abode ! Molested with foes on each side, And longing to dwell with my God : Oh, when shall my Spirit exchange This cell of corruptible clay For mansions celestial, and range Through realms of ineffable day ! 4 My glorious Redeemer ! I long To see thee descend on the cloud, Amidst the bright numberless throng, And mix with the triumphing crowd: Oh, when wilt thou bid me ascend, To join in thy praises above, To gaze on thee, world without end, And feast on thy ravishing |ove ? LOVE TO THE BRETHREN. 254 Nor sorrow, nor sickness, nor pain, Nor sin, nor temptation, nor fear, Shall ever molest me again, Perfection of glory reigns there : This soul and this body shall shine In robes of salvation and praise, And banquet on pleasures divine, Where God his full beauty displays. Ye palaces, sceptres, and crowns, Your pride with disdain I survey ; Your pomps are but shadows and sounds, And pass in a moment away: The crown that my Saviour bestows, Yon permanent sun shall outshine ; My joy everlastingly flows, — My God, my Redeemer, is mine. HYMN 254. S. M. Fawcett. Vermont 134. Stoke 207. Harfcorough 142, Love to the Brethren. BLEST be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love ! The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. Before our Father's throne We pour out ardent pray'rs : 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. When we asunder part, It gives us inward pain ; But we shall still be join'd in heart, And hope to meet again. This glorious hope revives Our courage by the way ; While each in expectation lives, And longs to see the day. 255, 256 LOVE TO THE BRETHRtK. 6 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin, we shall be free ; And perfect love and friendship reign Through all eternity. HYMN 255. S. M. Beddome. Eagle Street New 35. Enfield 3. Christian Love. Gal. Hi. 28. 1 T ET party names no more 'JLi The Christian world o5erspread; Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, Are one in Christ their head. 2 Among the saints on earth, Let mutual love be found ; Heirs of the same inheritance, With mutual blessings crown'd 3 Let envy, child of Hell ! Be banish 'd far away : Those should in strictest friendship dwell, Who the same Lord obey. 4 Thus will the church below Resemble that above; Where streams of pleasure ever flow, And ev'ry heart is love. HYMN 256. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. New Court 173. Antigua 120. The Heart purified to unfiigncd Love for the Brct/irea by lh» Spirit. 1 Peter i. 99. 1 r^ RE AT Spirit of immortal love ! v£~ Vouchsafe our frozen hearts to move ; With ardour strong these breasts inflame To all that own a Saviour's name. 2 Still let the heav'nly fire endure, Fervent and vig'rous, true and pure j Let ev'ry heart, and ev'ry hand Join in the dear fraternal band. 3 Celestial Dove ! descend, and bring The smiling blessings on thy Aving : And make us taste those sweets below, Which in the blissful mansions grow. LOVE TO OUR ENEMIES. 257, 258 HYMN 257. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Ludlow 84. Charmouth 28. Love to our Neighbour; or, The good Samaritan. Luke x. 20-37. 1 TC^ATHER of mercies ! send thy grace JT All-pow'rful from above, To form, in our obedient souls, O The image of thy love. 2 Oh, may our sympathising breasts That generous pleasure know, Kindly to share in others' joy, And weep for others' woe ! 3 When the most helpless sons of grief In low distress are laid, Soft be our hearts their pains to feel, And swift our hands to aid. 4 So Jesus look'd on dying man, When thron'd above the skies ; And, 'midst th' embraces of his God, He felt compassion rise. 5 On wings of love the Saviour flew, To raise us from the ground, And shed the richest of his blood, A balm for ev'ry wound. HYMN 258. CM. Worksop 31. Ann's 58. Love to au,r Enemies from the Example of Christ. Luke xxiii. 34. Matt. v. 44. 1 k LOUD we sing the wond'rous grace J\. Christ to his murderers bare ; Which made the tort'ring cross its throne, And hung its trophies there. 2 "Father, forgive !" his mercy cried, With his expiring breath, And drew eternal blessings down, On those who wrought his death. 3 Jesus, this wond'rous love we sing ! And, whilst we sing, admire; Breathe on our souls, and kindle there The same celestial fire. 259 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 4 Sway'd by thy dear example, we For enemies will pray ; "With love, their hatred — and their curse With blessings — will repay. HYMN 259. C. M. Dr. S. Ste?mett. Providence College 10. New- York 33. All Attainments vain without Love. 1 Cor. liii. 1 — 3. , 1 SHOULD bounteous nature kindly pour ^ Her richest gifts on me, Still, O my God ! I should be poor, If void of love to thee. 2 Not shining wit, nor manly sense, Could make me truly good : Not zeal itself could recompense The want of love to God. 3 Did I possess the gift of tongues, But were deny'd thy grace ; My loudest words, my loftiest songs, Would be but sounding brass. 4 Though thou shouldst give me heav'nly skill Each mystery to explain ; If I'd no heart to do thy will, My knowledge would be vain. 5 Had I so strong a faith, my God ! As mountains to remove ; No faith could do me real good, That did not work by love. [6 What though, to gratify my pride, And make my heav'n secure, All my possessions I divide Among the hungry poor ; 7 W7hat though my body I consign To the devouring flame, In hope the glorious deed will shine In rolls of endless fame ! 8 These splendid acts of vanity, Though all the world applaud, If destitute of charity, Can never please my God] MEEKNESS.— MODERATION. 260, 261 9 Oh, grant me, then, this one request, And I'll be satisfy'd,— That love divine may rule my breast, And all my actions guide. HYMN 260. S. M. Dr. Doddridge. Mansfield 154. Mount Ephraim 185. The Meek beautified icith Salvation. Psalm cxlix. 4, ¥E humble souls, rejoice, And cheerful praises sing ! Wake all your harmony of voice ; For Jesus is your King. 2 That meek and lowly Lord, Whom here your souls have known^ Pledges the honour of his word T' avow you for his own. 3 He brings salvation near, For which his blood was paid ! How beauteous shall your souls appear, Thus sumptuously array'd ! 4 Sing ! for the day is nigh, When, near your Saviour's seat, The tallest sons of pride shall lie The footstool of your feet. 5 Salvation, Lord, is thine, And all thy saints confess The royal robes, in which they shine, Were wrought by sov'reign grace. HYMN 261. C. M. Med/iam. Crowle3. Miall240. Moderation; or, The saint indeed. Phil. iv. 5. 1 TTAPPY the man, whose cautious steps XX Still keep the golden mean : Whose life, by wisdom's rules well form'd, Declares a conscience clean. 2 Not of himself he highly thinks, Nor acts the boaster's part ; His modest tongue the language speaks Of his still humbler heart. 262 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 3 Not in base scandal's arts he deals, For truth dwells in his breast ; With grief he sees his neighbour's faults, And thinks and hopes the best. 4 What blessings bounteous heav'n bestows, He takes with thankful heart : With temp'rance he both eats and drinks, * And gives the poor a part. 5 To sect or party his large soul Disdains to be confin'd: The good he loves, of ev'ry name, And prays for all mankind. 6 Pure is his zeal, the offspring fair Of truth and heav'nly love ; The bigot's rage can never dwell Where rests the peaceful dove. 7 His bus'ness is to keep his heart. Each passion to control; Nobly ambitious well to rule The empire of his soul. 8 Not on the world his heart is set, His treasure is above ; Nothing beneath the sov'reign good Can claim his highest love. HYMN 262. L. M. Portugal 97. Magdalene 214. rfgur's Wish. Proverbs xsx. 7, 8, 9. 1 nnHUS Agur breath'd his warm desire— A " My God, two favours I require ; " In neither my request deny, " Vouchsafe them both before I die : 2 " Far from my heart and tents exclude " Those enemies to all that's good ; — " Folly, whose pleasures end in death, " And Falsehood's pestilential breath. 3 "Be neither wealth npr want my lot: " Below the dome, above the cot, "Let me my life unanxious lead; " And know not luxury nor need." PATIENCE. 263 4 Those wishes, Lord, we make our own ; Oh, shed in moderation down Thy bounties, till this mortal breath, Expiring, tunes thy praise in death ! 5 But, shouldst thou large possessions give, May we with thankfulness receive Tli' exub 'ranee — still our God adore, And bless the needy from our store ! 6 Or, should we feel the pains of want, — Submission, resignation, grant; Till thou shalt send the wish'd supply, Or call us to the bliss on high. HYMN 263. L. M. Bramcoate 8. New Sabbath 122. Christian Patience. Luke xxi. 19. 1 TJATIENCE !— Oh, what a grace divine ! XT Sent from the God of pow'r and love, Submissive to its Father's hand, As through the wilds of life we rove. 2 By patience we serenely bear The troubles of our mortal state, And wait, contented, our discharge, Nor think our glory comes too late. 3 Though we, in full sensation, feel The weight, the wounds, our God ordains, We smile amid our heaviest woes, And triumph in our sharpest pains. 4 Oh, for this grace ! to aid us on, And arm with fortitude the breast, Till life's tumultuous voyage o'er — We reach the shores of endless rest ! 5 Faith into vision shall resign ; Hope shall in full fruition die; And patience in possession end, In the bright worlds of bliss on higaj. 264,265 GRACES OF the spirit. HYMN 264. L. M. Beddome. Kingsbridge 83. Ulverston 179. Goulds 272. Pair ■ 1 T|EAR Lord! though bitter is the cup JLr Thy gracious hand deals out to me, I cheerfully would drink it up: — That cannot hurt which comes from thee. 2 Dash it with thy unchanging love ; Let not a drop of wrath be there ! — The saints, for ever bless'd above, Were often most afflicted here. 3 From Jesus, thy incarnate Son, -I'll learn obedience to thy will; And humbly kiss the chast'ning rod, When its severest strokes I feel. HYMN 265. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Stillman 66. Hammond 226. Michael's 119. God speaking- Peace to his People. Psalm Ixxxv. 8. 1 I'TNITE, my roving thoughts! unite U In silence soft and sweet : And thou, my soul, sit gently down At thy great Sov'reign's feet. 2 Jehovah's awful voice is hearck Yet gladly I attend ; For lo ! the everlasting God Proclaims himself my friend. 3 Harmonious accents to my soul The sounds of peace convey; The tempest at his word subsides, And wind and seas obey. p 4 By all its joys, I charge my heart To grieve his love no more; But, charm 'd by melody divine, To give its follies o'er. rest. 266, 267 HYMN 266. 112th. R. Hill. Huxton 121. UficnGn 93. A Prayer for the promised Rest Isaiah xxvi. 3. 1 "¥~| EAR friend of friendless sinners, hear, JLr And magnify thy grace divine; Pardon a worm that would draw near, That would his heart to thee resign; A worm, by self and sin opprest, That pants' to reach thy promis'd rest. 2 With holy fear, and rev'rend love, I long to lie beneath thy throne; I long in thee to live and move, And stay myself on thee alone: Teach me to lean upon thy breast, To find in thee the promis'd rest. 3 Thou say'st thou wilt thy servants keep In perfect peace, whose minds shall be Like new-born babes, or helpless sheep, Completely stay'd, dear Lord! on thee: How calm their state, how truly blest, Who trust on thee the promis'd rest! 4 Take me, my Saviour, as thine own, And vindicate my righteous cause; Be thou my portion'. Lord, alone, And beiid me to obey thy laws; Li thy dear arms of love caress'd, Give me to find thy promis'd rest. 5 Bid the tempestuous rage of sin, With all its wrathful fury die; Let the Redeemer dwell within, And turn my sorrows into joy: Oh, may my heart, by thee possess'd, Know thee to be my promis'd rest. HYMN 267. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Bedford 01. Ann's 58. iatk commanded all .Men erery where to repent. Aete xvii. 30. 1 "TJ EPENT !" the voice celestial cries, \ JX Nor longer dare delay : 268 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. The wretch that scorns the mandate dies, And meets a fiery day. 2 No more the sov 'reign eye of God O'erlooks the crimes of men; His heralds are dispatch'd abroad, To warn the world of sin. 3 The summons reach'd through all the earth; Let earth attend and fear ; Listen, ye men of royal birth, And let your vassals hear ! 4 Together in his presence bow, And all your guilt confess; Embrace the blessed Saviour now, Nor trifle with his grace. 5 Bow, ere the awful trumpet sound, And call you to his bar: For mercy knows th' appointed bound, And turns to vengeance there. 6 Amazing love! that yet will call, And yet prolong our days! Our hearts, subdu'd by goodness, fall, And weep, and love, and praise. HYMN 268. (First Part.) C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Walsal 237. Bangor 231. Peter's Admonition to Simnn Ma^us turned into Prayer. Acts viii. 21—24. 1 DE ARCHER of hearts, before thy face, ^ I all my soul display ; And, conscious of its innate arts, Intreat thy strict survey. 2 If lurking in its inmost folds, I any sin conceal, Oh, let a ray of light divine The secret guile reveal. 3 If tinctur'd with that odious gall Unknowing I remain, REPENTANCE. 268, 26§ Let grace, like a pure silver stream, Wash out th' accursed stain. 4 If in these fatal fetters bound, A wretched slave I lie, Smite off my chains, and wake my soul To light and liberty. 5 To humble penitence and pray'r Be gentle pity giv'n: Speak ample pardon to my heart, And seal its claim to heav'n. HYMN 268. (Second Part.) L. M. Rothwell 174. Portugal 97. Hardness of Heart lamented. 1 T ORD ! shed a beam of heav'nly day, JLi To melt this stubborn stone away r Now thaw, with rays of love divine, This heart — this frozen heart of mine. 2 The rocks can rend; the earth can quake; The seas can roar; the mountains shake; Of feeling all things show some sign, But this unfeeling heart of mine. * To hear the sorrows thou hast felt, What but an adamant would melt? Goodness and wrath in vain combine To move this stupid heart of mine. 4 But one can yet perform the deed; That One in all his grace I need; Thy Spirit can from dross refine, And melt this stubborn heart of mine. 5 Oh, Breath of Life, breathe on my soul ! On me let streams of mercy roll: ' Now thaw, with rays of love divine, This heart, this frozen heart of mine. HYMN 269. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Coombs's 45. Bromley 104. Gloucester 12. Guilt exalted to give Repentance. Acts v. 31. 1 ~Wf XALTED Prince of Life! we own M-A The royal honours of thy throne ; 270 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. rTis fix'd by God's almighty hand, And seraphs bow at thy command. 2 Exalted Saviour! we confess The sov'reign triumphs of thy grace; Where beams of gentle radiance shine, And temper majesty divine. 3 Wide thy resistless sceptre sway, Till all thine enemies obey: Wide may thy cross its virtues prove, And conquer millions by its love. 4 Mighty to vanquish and forgive ! Thine Israel shall repent and live! And loud proclaim thy healing breath, Which works their life who wro't thy death, HYMN 270. 7s. Dr. S. Stennett. Cookham 36. Stoel 264. Penitential - 1 THVYTHER! at thy call I come: J? In thy bosom there is room For a guilty soul to hide, — Press'd with grief on ev'ry side. 2 Here I'll make my piteous moan! Thou canst understand a groan: Here my sins and sorrows tell; What 1 feel thou knowest well. 3 Ah ! how foolish I have been To obey the voice of sin—t To forget thy love to me, And to break my vows to thee. 4 Darkness fills my trembling soul; Floods of sorrow o'er me roll : Pity, Father ! pity me ! All my hope's alone in thee. 5 But may such a wretch as I, Self-condemn'd, and doom'd to die,— Ever hope to be forgiv'n, And be smil'd upon by heav'n ! 6 May I round thee cling and twine, Call myself a child of thine; REPENTANCE. 271 And presume to claim a part In a tender Father's heart? 7 Yes, I may ! for I espy Pity trickling from thine eye: Tis a Father's bowels move, — Move with pardon and with love. 8 Well I do remember, too, What his love hath deign'd to do; How he sent a Saviour down, All my follies to atone. 9 Has my elder brother dy'd? And is'justice satisfy M? Why — oh, why — should I despair Of my Father's tender care ? HYMN 271. C. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Charniouth 28. Ann's 58. The Penitent. 1 TIROSTRATE, dear Jesus! at thy feet, JL A guilty rebel lies/ And upwards to tlie mercy-seat Presumes to lift his eyes. 2 Oh, let not justice frown me hence; Stay, stay the vengeful storm : Forbid it, that Omnipotence Should crush a feeble worm ! 3 If tears of sorrow would suffice To pay the debt I owe, Tears should from both my weeping eyes In ceaseless torrents flow. 4 But no such sacrifice I plead To expiate my guilt; No tears but those which thou hast shed; — No blood, but thou hast spilt. 5 Think of thy sorrows, dearest Lord! And all my sins forgive: Justice will well approve the word That bids the sinner live, 272, 273 GRACES OF the spirit. HYMN 272. CM. Steele. Ludlow 84. Crowle 3. Penitence and Hope. 1 ~T\ EAR Saviour! when my thoughts recal JLj The wonders of thy grace, Low at thy feet asham'd 1 fall, And hide this wretched face. 2 Shall love like thine be thus repaid ? Ah, vile ungrateful heart ! By earth's low cares detain'd — betray'd, From Jesus to depart. — 3 From Jesus, — who alone can give, True pleasure, peace, and rest ; When absent from my Lord, I live Unsatisfy'd, unblest. 4 But he, for his own mercy's sake, My wand'ring soul restores : He bids the mourning heart partake The pardon it implores. 5 Oh, while I breathe to thee, my Lord, The penitential sigh, Confirm the kind forgiving word, With pity in thine eye ! 6 Then shall the mourner at thy feet Rejoice to seek thy face : And grateful, own how kind, how sweet, Thy condescending grace. HYMN 273. L. M. Beddome. Ulverston 179. Paul'; ; 240. Gould's 272. The Prodigal Sun; or. The repenting Sinner accepted. Luke xv. S2. 1 FllHE mighty God will not despise JL The contrite heart for -sacrifice ; The deep-fetch'd sigh, the secret groan, Rises accepted to the throne. 2 He meets, with tokens of his grace, The trembling lip, the blushing face; REPENTANCE. 274, 275 His bowels yearn, when sinners pray; And mercy bears their sins away. 3 When fill'd with grief, o'erwhelm'd with shame, He, pitying, heals their broken frame ; He hears their sad complaints, and spies His image in their weeping eyes. 4 Thus, what a rapt'rous joy possest The tender parent's throbbing breast, To see his spendthrift son return, And hear him his past follies mourn ! HYMN 274. C. M. Beddome. Walsal 237. Bangor 231. Why weepcst thou? John xx. 13. 1 \M7"HY, O my soul! why weepest thou? T ▼ Tell me from whence arise Those briny tears that often flow, - Those groans that pierce the skies? 2 Is sin the cause of thy complaint, Or the chastising rod? Dost thou an evil heart lament,* And mourn an absent God ? 3 Lord, let me weep for nought but sin! And after none but thee ! And then I would — Oh, that I might ! A constant weeper be ! HYMN 275. CM. Cowfier. Elenborough 170. Brightfaelmstone 208. The contrite Heart. Isaiah rvii. 15. 1 V |iHE Lord will happiness divine JL 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 ; * Or— Dost thou departed friends lainwt r6 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. jkonly pain 3 1- :n^H|e^ inclin'd To love thee But anoth# mind, Averse to all that's good. 4 My best desires are faint and few, I fain would strive for more ; But, when I c .rength rer. ; 3i weaker than before. saints are comforted, I know, : I sometimes go where others go, But find no comfort there. 6 Oh, make ^his heart rejoice or ache; r me; And, if it be : . break; if it be. H"\ C M. Beddome. Abridr?331. Wantage 9M. Rtsignstisn ; or, 0*d ewr P«rfi#a. I ~% f"Y times of sorrow and of j«r, ^▼A Great God! are in thy hand; me from thee, jommand. I: :hou should'st take them all awa would I not repine ; re they were pov^ess'd by me, They wer nine. " would I drop a murm'rmg word, The ugh the whole world were gone, But seek enduring happ In thee, and thee alone. 4 What is the world, with all its store? Tis but a bitter sweet ; When I attempt to pluck the rose, A pricking thorn 1 mee: submission. 277, 278 5 Here perfect bliss can ne'er be found, The honey's mix'd with gall: 'Midst changing scenes and dying friends, Be Thou my all in all. HYMN 277. C. M. Cowjier. Bedford 91. Crowle 3. 1 f\ LORD ! my best desires fulfil, U And help me to resign Life, health, and comfort, to thy will, And make thy pleasure mine. 2 Why should 1 shrink at thy command, Whose love forbids my fears? Or tremble at the gracious hand That wipes away my tears? 3 No! let me rather freely yield What most I prize, to thee, Who never hast a good withheld, Nor wilt withhold from me. 4 Thy favour all my journey through Thou art engag'd to grant ; What else I want, or think I do, 'Tis better still to want. 5 Wisdom and mercv guide my way : Shall I resist them both ? A poor blind creature of a day, And crush'd before the moth ? 6 But ah ! my inmost spirit cries, Still bind me to thy sway; Else the next cloud, that veils my skies, Drives all these thoughts away. HYMN 278. C. M. Steele. James's 163. Tunbridge 103. Filial Submission. Heb. xii. 7. 1 A ND can my heart aspire so high, JX To say, « My Father, God »" 279 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. Lord ! at thy feet I fain would lie, And learri to kiss the rod. 2 I would submit to all thy will, For thou art good and wise; Let ev'ry anxious thought be still, Nor one faint murmur rise. 3 Thy love can cheer the darksome gloom, And bid me wait serene, Till hopes and joys immortal bloom, And orighten all the scene. 4 B My Father"— O permit my heart To plead her humble claim, And ask the bliss those words impart, In my Redeemer's name. HYMN 279. C. M. T. Greene. Grove-House 143. Condescension 116. It is the Lord— let him do ichat seemeth good. 1 Sam. iii. 18. 1 TT is the Lord — enthron'd in light, JL Whose claims are all divine; Who has an undisputed right To govern me and mine. 2 It is the Lord — should I distrust, Or contradict bis will, Who cannot do but what is just, And must be righteous still ? 3 It is the Lord — who gives me all My wealth, my friends, my ease; And, of his bounties, may recall Whatever part he please. 4 It is the Lord — who can sustain Beneath th' heaviest load ; From whom assistance I obtain To tread the thorny road. 5 It is the Lord — whose matchless skill Can, from afflictions, raise Matter eternity to fill With ever-growing praise. 6 It is the Lord — my cov'nant God, Thrice blessed be his name ! SELF-DEXIAL: 280 Whose gracious promise, seal'd with blood, Must ever be the same. 7 His cov'nant will my soul defend Should nature's self expire, And the great Judge of All descend In awful flames of fire ! 8 And can my soul, with hopes like these, Be sullen, or repine ? No, gracious God ! take what thou please* To thee I all resign. HYMN 280. C. M. Aeedham. Braiatree 25. Huddersfield 303. Self-Denial; or, Taking up the Cross. Mark viii. 38. Luke is. 26. 1 A SHAM'D of Christ !-my soul, disdain jljL The mean ungen'rous thought : Shall I disown that friend, whose blood To man Salvation brought ? 2 With the glad news of love and peace, From heav'n to earth he came : For us endur'd the painful cross — For us, despis'd the shame. 3 At his command, we must take up Our cross without delay; Our lives — and thousand lives of ours — Can ne'er His love repay. 4 Each faithful suff 'rer Jesus views With infinite delight: Their lives to him are dear; their deaths Are precious in his sight. 5 To bear his name — his cross to bear— • Our highest honour this ! Who nobly suffers now for him Shall reign with him in bliss. 6 But should we, in the evil day, From our profession fly, — Jesus, the Judge, before the world, The traitor will deny. 281, 282 GRACFS OF THE SPIRIT. HYMN 281. C M Grove-house J43. Brigbthelmstone 208. Denial. Mark viii. 34. Luke ix. 23. 1 1 ND must I part with all I have, jfX My dearest Lord, for thee ? It ib but right ! since thou hast done Much more than this for me. 2 Yes. let it go! — One look from thee Will more than make amends For all the losses I sustain Of credit, riches, friends. 3 Ten thousand worlds, ten thousand lives, How worthless they appear Compar'd with thee, Supremely Good ! Divinely Bright and Fair ! 4 Saviour of souls! could I from thee A single smile obtain, Though destitute of all things else, I'd glory in my gain. HYMN 282. C. M. Dr. JVatts's Sermons, Crowle 3. Gainsborough 29. Sincerity and Truth. Phil. iv. 8. 1 T ET those who bear the christian name _1_J Their holy vows fulfil: The saints — the foll'wers of the Lamb- Are men of honour still. 2 True to the solemn oaths they take, Though to their hurt they swear: Constant and just to all they speak — For God and angels hear. 3 Still with their lips their hearts agree, Nor flatt'ring words devise; They know the God of truth can see Through ev'ry false disguise. 4 They hate th' appearance of a lie, In all the shapes it wears, SINCERITY. 283, 284 Firm to the truth : and when they die, Eternal life is theirs. 5 Lo ! from afar the Lord descends, And brings the judgment down; He bids his saints — his faithful friends- Rise, and possess their crown. 6 While Satan trembles at the sight, And devils wish to die, Where will the faithless hypocrite, And guilty liar, flyi* HYMN 283. S. M. Beddome. Stoke 207. Harborough 142. Sincerity desired. 1 "TF secret fraud should dwell JL Within this heart of mine, Purge out, O God! that cursed leaven, And make me wholly thine. 2 If any rival there Dares to usurp the throne, Oh, tear the infernal traitor thence And reign thyself alone. 3 Is any lust conceal'd? Bring it to open view; Search, search, dear Lord ' my inmost soul. And all its pow'rs renew. HYMN 284. (First Part.) C. M. Fawcett. Ann's 58. Stillraan 66. Spiritual Jtfindedness ; or, Inward Religion. 1 "O ELIGION is the chief concern a\> Of mortals here below ; May I its great importance learn, Its sov'reign virtue know. 2 More needful this than glitt'ring wealth, Or aught the world bestows ; Not reputation, food or health, Can give us such repose. 3 Religion should our thoughts engage Amidst our youthful bloom ; 284 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 'Twill fit us for declining age, And for the awful tomb. 4 Oh, may my heart, by grace renew'd, Be my Redeemer's' throne; And be my stubborn will subdu'd, His government to own! 5 Let deep repentance, faith, and love, Be jom'd with godly fear; And all my conversation prove My heart to be sincere. 6 Preserve me from the snares of sin, Through my remaining days; And in me let each virtue shine To my Redeemer's praise. 7 Let lively hope my soul inspire ; Let warm affections rise; And may I wait with strong desire To mount above the skies. HYMN 284. (Second Part.) C. M. Sprague 166. Godliness profitable ; or, the Benefit of genuine Religion. 1 Tim. iv. 8. 1 TTOW vast the blessings, how divine, XX From godliness which flow ! Nor men, nor angels, should they join, Can half its value show. 2 Ten thousand comforts it procures To Christians, while on earth ; It endless happiness secures, And frees from endless death. 3 God, for himself, hath set apart The godly, whom he loves: They have a place within his heart ; Their conduct he approves. [4 There is a rich and free reward, The eye of faith descries, Reserv'd for all, who fear the Lord, Above the starry skies.] trust. 285, 286 5 A glorious kingdom, and a crown, Christ will on such bestow; For them the seeds of bliss are sown,— The fruits of glory grow. HYMN 285. C. M. Tate. Exeter 4. Michael's 119. Encouragement to trust andlovc Go'd. Psalm xx*iv. 1 fllHRO' all the changing scenes of life, A In trouble and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. 2 Of his deliv'rance I will boast, Till all, who are distrest, From my example comfort take, And charm their griefs to rest 3 The hosts of God encamp around The dwellings of the just; Protection he affords to all Who make his name their trust. 4 Oh, make but trial of his love !— Experience will decide, How blest are they, and only they, Who in his truth confide. 5 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. 6 While hungry lions lack their prey, The Lord will food provide For such as put their trust in him, And see their needs supply 'd. HYMN 286. (First Part.) L. M. Bowden 78. Rowles 73. Trust and Confidence; or, Looking beyond present Appearances. Heb. iii. 17, 18. 1 A WT AY my unbelieving fear ! xV Let fear in me no more take place; My Saviour doth not yet appear; He hides the brightness of his face. l2 286 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. But shall I therefore let him go, And basely to the tempter yield? No, in the strength of Jesus, not I never will give up my shield. 2 Although the vine its fruit deny, Although the olive yield no oil, The withering fig-tree droop and die, The field illude the tiller's toil — The empty stall no herd afford — Vnd perish all the bleating race ; Yet, I will triumph in the Lord! — The God of my salvation praise ! 3 Away, each unbelieving fear ! Let fear to cheering hope give place ; My Saviour will at length appear, And show the brightness of his face : Though now my prospects all be cross'd, My blooming hopes cut off I see; Still will I in my Jesus trust, Whose boundless love can reach to me. 4 In hope — believing against hope — His promis'd mercy will I claim ; His gracious word shall bear me up, To seek salvation in his name; Soon my dear Saviour, bring it nigh! My soul shall then outstrip the wind, On wings of love mount up on high, And leave the world and sin behind. HYMN 286. (Second Part.) L. M. Portugal 97. Pauls -.Ml}. Jill Things working for Good, &.C. Rom. viii. 28. 1 fpEMPT ATIONS, trials, doubts, and fears, X Wants, losses, crosses, groans, and tears, Will, through the grace of God, our friend, In everlasting triumph end! 2 To those who him sincerely love, All penal evils blessings prove ; Whom grace hath call'd and made his own, Nor fires can burn, nor floods can drown. TRUST. 287 3 Lord, let this thought in deep distress Our hopes confirm, our spirits raise ; 'Midst earth and hell's opposing pow'rs. We still are safe, if thou art ours. HYMN 287. (First Part.) L. M. Ulverston 179. Dresden 178. Humble trust; or, Despair prevented. 1 T ORD, didst thou die, but not for me? M-A Am I forbid to trust thy blood? Hast thou not pardons rich and free; And grace, an overwhelming flood? 2 Who, then, shall drive my trembling soul From thee, to regions of despair ? Who has survey'd the sacred roll, And found my name not written there? 3 Presumptuous thought ! to fix the bound- To limit mercy's sov'reign reign: What other happy souls have found I'll seek ; nor shall I seek in vain. 4 I own my guilt; my sins confess: Can men or devils make them more? Of crimes, already numberless, Vain the attempt to swell the score. 5 Were the black list before my sight, While I remember thou hast dy'd, 'T would only urge my speedier flight, To seek salvation at thy side. 6 Low at thy feet I'll cast me down; To thee reveal my guilt and fear; And — if thou spurn me from thy throne— I'll be the^m who perish'd there. HYMN 287. (Second Part.) C. M. Grove House 143. Bedford 91. Trust encouraged by the Promise,— I will be their God. 1 TF God is mine, then present things, JL And things to come, are mine; Yea, Christ, his Word, and Spirit too, And glory all divine. 288 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 2 If he is mine, then, from his love, He ev'ry trouble sends; All things'are working for my good, And bliss his rod attends. 3 If he is mine, I need not fear The rage of earth and hell ; He will support my feeble frame, Their utmost force repel. 4 If he is mine, let friends forsake, Let wealth and honours flee — Sure he, who giveth me himself, Is more than these to me. 5 If he is mine, I'll boldly pass Through death's tremendous vale, He is a solid comfort when All other comforts fail. 6 O, tell me, Lord! that thou art mine; What can I wish beside ! My soul shall at the fountain live, When all the streams arc dry'd. HYMN 288. C. M. Beddome. Oxford 177. Fear not. 1 "\TE trembling souls! dismiss your fears; X Be mercy all your theme: Mercy, which, like a river, flows In one continued stream. 2 Fear not the pow'rs of earth and hell: God will these pow'rs restrain; His mighty arm their rage repel, And make their efforts vain. f 3 Fear not the want of outward good: He will for his provide, Grant them supplies of daily food, And all they need beside. 4 Fear not that he will e'er forsake, Or leave his work undone; He's faithful to his promises,— And faithful to his Son. trust. 288, 289 5 Fear not the terrors of the grave, Or death's tremendous sting; He will from endless wrath preserve-— To endless glory bring. 6 You, in his wisdom, pow'r, and grace, JVIay confidently trust; His wisdom guides, his pow'r protects. His grace rewards the just. HYMN 288. (Second Part.) C. M. Worksop 31. Ludlow 84. Trust tn Ood promoted by grateful Recollection. 1 T^kEAR Lord ! why should I doubt thy love, \J Or disbelieve thy grace ? Sure thy compassions ne'er remove, Although thou hide thy face. 2 Thy smiles have freed my heart from pain, My drooping spirits cheer'd : And wilt thou not appear again Where thou hast once appear'd ? 3 Hast thou not form'd my soul anew, And told me, I am thine ? And wilt thou now thy work' undo, Or break thy word divine ? 4 Dost thou repent? wilt thou deny The gifts thou hast bestow'd ? Or, are those streams of mercy dry, Which once so freely flow'd? 5 Lord ! let not groundless fears destroy The mercies now possess'd; I'll /iraise for blessings I enjoy, And trust for all the rest. HYMN 289. 8, 8, 6, Jesse. Chatham 59. Hinton 266. Fears removed — It is I; be not afraid. John vi. 20. 1 TTNCLEAN! unclean! and full of sin, U From first to last, O Lord, I've been ! Deceitful is my heart; 290 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. Guilt presses down my burden'd soul; But Jesus can the waves control, And bid my fears depart. 2 When first I heard his word of grace, Ungratefully I hid my face, — Ungratefully delay 'd: At length his voice more pow'rful came, " 'Tis I," he cried, " I, still the same; " Thou need'st not be afraid." 3 My heart was chang'd ; in that same hour My soul confess'd his mighty pow'r; Out flow'd the briny tear; I listen'd still to hear his voice; Again he said, " In me rejoice ; " 'Tis I — thou need'st not fear." 4 ''Unworthy of thy love!" I cry'd: " Freely I love," he soon reply'd, "On "me thy faith be staid: " On me for ev'ry thing depend; "I'm Jesus still the sinner's Friend, — " Thou need'st not be afraid." HYMN 290. 104th. JYewton. Old Hundred and Fourth 148. Susses 70. / M ill trust, and not be afraid. Isaiah xii. 2. 1 T>EGONE, unbelief ! my Saviour is near, M3 And for my relief will surely appear: By pray'r let me wrestle, and he will per- form : [storm. With Christ in the vessel I smile at the 2 Though dark be my way, since he is my guide, 'Tis mine to obey, 'tis his to provide: Tho' cisterns be broken, and creatures all fail, [vail. The word he has spoken shall surely pre- 3 His love in times past, forbids me to think He'll leave me at last in trouble to sink; Each sweet Ebenezer I have in review, Confirms his good pleasure to help me quite through. TRUST. 291 4 Determin'd to save, he watch'd o'er my Wjath, [death: hen, Satan's blind slave, I sported with And can he have taught me to trust in his name, [to shame? And thus far have brought me, to put me 5 Why should I complain of want or distress, Temptation or pain ? — he told me no less : The heirs of salvation I know from his word. [Lord. Through much tribulation must follow their 6 How bitter that cup no heart can conceive, Which he drank quite up that sinners might live! His way was much rougher and darker than mine, [pine? Did Christ, my Lord, suffer, and shall I re- 7 Since all that I meet shall work for my good, The bitter is sweet, the med'cine is food ; Though painful at present, 'twill cease be- fore long, And then, O how pleasant the conqueror's song. HYMN 291. L. M. New Sabbath 122. Langdon 217. True Wisdom. Prov. iii. 13—18. 1 TJAPPY the man, who finds the grace — XI The blessing of God's chosen race; The wisdom coming from above, And faith that sweetly works by love. 2 Happy beyond description he, Who knows " the Saviour dy'd for me,"— The gift unspeakable obtains, And heav'nly understanding gains. 3 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her flow'ry paths are peace: Wisdom to silver we prefer, And gold is dross compar'd with her. 292, 293 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 4 He finds, who wisdom apprehends, A life begun that never ends; The tree of life divine she is, Set in the midst of paradise. 5 Happy the man, who wisdom gains-, Is whose obedient heart she reigns; He owns, and will for ever own, Wisdom, and Christ, and heav'n, are one. HYMN 292. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Lewton 30. Rowles 73. Zeal for Christ; or, Peter and John following their Master. John xxi. 18— 20. 1 T1LEST men, who stretch their willing _D hands Submissive to their Lord's commands, And yield their liberty and breath To him that lov'd their souls in death. 2 Lead me to suffer and to die, If thou, my gracious Lord ! art nigh : One smile from thee my heart shall fire, And teach me, smiling, to expire. 3 If nature at the trial shake, And from the cross or flames draw back, Grace can its feeble courage raise, And turn its trembling into praise. 4 While scarce I dare with Peter say, — " I'll boldly tread the bleeding way ;" Yet in thy steps, like John, I'd move With humble hope and silent love. HYMN 293.' (First Part.) C. M. Beddome. Bedford 91. Grove House 143. Holy Zeal and Diligence. 1 "YMTHILE carnal men, with all their might, If Earth's vanities pursue, How slow th' advances which I make, With heav'n itself in view. 2 Inspire my soul with holy zeal ; Great God ! my love inflame ; TRUST. 293 Religion, without zeal and love, Is but an empty name. 3 To gain the top of Zion's hill, May I with fervour strive; And all those pow'rs employ for thee Which I from thee derive I HYMN 293. (Second Part.) C. M. Great Milton 912. Condescension 116. Zeal for God; or, Longing fur tht Mind of Christ. 1 TF dutv calls, and suff 'ring too, JL My Lord! I'd follow thee; As thou hast done, so would I do : As thou art, I would be. 2 With zeal inflam'd, 'twas thy delight To do thy Father's will ; May the same zeal my soul excite Thy precepts to fulfil ! 3 Meeliness, humility, and love, Did through thy conduct shine; Oh, may my whole deportment prove A copy, Lord, of thine ! 4 Depending on thy sov 'reign grace, I'll tread the heav'nly road; With willing mind thy footsteps trace, And climb to thine ' abode. PAUSE. 5 Oh, let me run the Christian race With diligence and speed! God's Word, his Spirit, and his Grace, Do all to duty lead. 6 Did Jesus leave the realms of bliss To save from sin and hell i* — A love so wonderful as this Calls for a glowing zeal. 7 Those who to Christ for refuge flee Should in his footsteps tread; Our Prophet, Priest, and King, should be Both trusted and obey'd. (294) THE CHRISTIAN. HYMN 294. (First Part.) L. M. Fawcett, Pawcett 184. Diversion 17 ISE, my soul ! and stretch thy wings, Jtl; Thy better portion trace ; Rise, from transitory things, Tow'rds heav'n, thy native place ! Sun, and moon, and stars, decay ; Time shall soon this earth remove ; Rise, my soul, and haste away To seats prepar'd above. 2 Rivers to the ocean run, Nor stay in all their course ; Fire, ascending, seeks the sun ; Both speed them to their source ; Thus a soul, new-born of God, Pants to view his g'orious face, Upward tends to his abode, To rest in his embrace. 3 Cease, ye pilgrims ! cease tomoum; Press onward to the prize ; THE CHRISTIAN. 302, 303 Soon the Saviour will return Triumphant in the skies ; Yet a season, and you know Happy entrance will be giv'n, — All your sorrows left below, And earth exchang'd for heav'n. HYMN 302. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Camb New 74. Funrian 135. Milbourn Port 183. Running the Christian Race. Phil. iii. 12 — 14. 1 A WAKE, my soul ! stretch ev'ry nerve, J\. And press with vigour on : A heav'nly race demands thy zeal, And an "immortal crown. 2 'Tis God's all animating voice That calls thee from on high : 'Tis his own hand presents the prize To thine aspiring eye. 3 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey ; Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way. 4 Bless'd Saviour ! introduc'd by thee, Have we our race begun ; And, crown'd with vict'ry, at thy feet We'll lay our laurels down. HYMN 303. L. M. Coomb's 45. Bromley 104. Derby 169. The Christian Warfare. Eph. vi. 13—17. 1 ~\/f"Y Captain sounds th' alarm of war ! UA " Awake ! the pow'rs of hell are near ! "To arms ! to arms ! I hear him cry, " 'Tis yours to conquer or to die !" 2 Rous'd by the animating sound, I cast my eager eyes around : Make haste to gird my armour on, And bid each trembling fear begone, 304 THE CHRISTIAN. 3 Hope is my helmet; faith my shield; Thy word, my God, the sword 1 wield; With sacred truth my loins are girt, And holy zeal inspires my heart. 4 Thus arm'd, I venture on the fight; Resolv'd to put my foes to flight; While Jesus kindly deigns to spread His conq'ring banner oer my head. 5 In him I hope ; in him 1 trust ; His bleeding cross is all my boast; Through troops of foes he'll lead me on To vict'ry, and the victor's crown. HYMN 304. 148. Eagle Street 16. Grove 1-25. Clapham 18. The Christian's Spiritual Voyage. 1 TESUS ! at thy command •I I launch into" the deep, And leave my native land, Where sin lulls all asleep : For thee I would the world resign, And sail to heav'n with thee and thine. 2 Thou art my pilot wise ; My compass is thy word : My soul each storm defies, While I have such a Lord ! I trust thy faithfulness and pow'r To save me in the trying hour. 3 Though rocks and quicksands deep, Through all my passage lie; Yet Christ will safely keep, And guide me with his eye: My anchor hope shall firm abide, And I each boist'rous storm out ride. 4 By faith I see the land, — The port of endless rest : My soul, thy sails expand, Atid fly to Jesus' breast ! Oh, may I reach the heav'nly shore, Where winds and waves distress no more THE CHRISTIAN. 305 5 Whene'er becalm 'd I lie, And storms forbear to toss ; Be thoa, dear Lord ! still nigh, Lest I should suffer loss ! For more the treach'rous calm I dread Than tempests bursting o'er my head. 6 Come, Holy Ghost ! and blow A prosp'rous gale of grace, Waft me from all below, To heav'n — my destin'd place 1 Then, in full sail, my port I'll find, And leave the world and sin behind. HYMN 305. 7s. Hoiliam 224. Tempted— but flying- to Christ the Refuge. 1 TESUS ! lover of my soul, ftl Let me to thy bosom ny, While the raging billows roll, — WThile the tempest still is high I 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 j Leave, ah ! leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me: All my trust on thee is stay'd. All my help, from thee I bring ; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want; All in all in thee I find ! Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind I Just and holy is thy name, I am all unrighteousness, Vile and full of sin I am, Thou art full of truth and grace. "06 THE CHRISTIAN. 4 Plenteous grace with thee is found, Grace to pardon all my sins — Let the healing streams abound ; Make and keep me pure within ; Thou of life the fountain art, Freely let me take of thee : Spring thou up within my heart, Rise to all e ternity. HYMN 306. (1st Part.) L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Lew ton HO. Rowles 73. The Christian's Temptation moderated, a Protf of God'» Futility. 1 Cor. x. 13. 1 \TOW let the feeble all be strong, -L^l And make Jehovah's arm their song: His shield is spread o'er ev'ry saint ; And, thus supported, who shall faint? 2 What though the hosts of hell engage With mingled cruelty and rage ! A faithful God restrains their hands, And chains them down In iron bands. 3 Bound by his word, he will display A strength proportion'd to our day: And, when united trials meet, Will show a path of safe retreat. 4 Thus far we prove that promise good, Which Jesus ratify'd with blood: Still is he gracious, wise, and just; And still, in him, let Israel trust. HYMN 306. (Second Part.) 7s. Cow/ier. Ba(h Abbey 147. AIces(er 213. ■.oming the Cross. 1 ?P¥^IS my happiness below A Not' to live without the cross j But the Saviour's pow'r to know, Sanctifying ev'ry loss: Trials must and will befall ; But — with humble faith to sec THE CHRISTIAN. Love inscrib'd upon them all — This is happiness to me. 2 God, in Israel, sows the seeds Of affliction, pain, and toil ; These spring up, and choke the weeds Which would else o'erspread the soil : Trials make the promise sweet ; Trials give new life to pray'r: Trials bring me to his feet, — Lay me low, and keep me there. 3 Did I meet no trials here — No chastisement by the way — Might I not, with reason, fear I should prove a cast-away ? Bastards may escape the rod,* Sunk in earthly vain delight; But the true-born child of God Must not, — would not, if he might. HYMN 307. L. M. Dr. S, Stennett. Chard 175. Derby 1»59. The Ministry of .-In gels. 1 ri REAT God ! what hosts of angels stand, V.T In shining ranks, at thy right hand, Array'd in robes of dazzling light, With pinions stretch 'd for distant flight! 2 Immortal fires ! seraphic flames! Who can recount their various names? In strength and beauty they excel; For near the throne of God they dwell, 3 How eagerly they wish to know The duties he would have them do, What joy their active spirits feel, To execute their Sov'reign's will ! 4 Hither, at his command, they fly, To guard the beds on which' we" lie ; To shield our persons night and day, And scatter all our fears away. * Hebrews xii. 8. M2 508 THE CHRISTIAN, £ [Aghast the hostile Syrian band Around the helpless prophet stand, While mighty Gabriel downward flies, And with his chariot fills the skies. 6 Herod attempts, but all in vain, To bind a Peter with his chain : At one soft word an Angel speaks, The massy chain asunder breaks.] 7 Send, O my God, some angel down, (Though to a mortal eye unknown) To guide and guard my doubtful way . # Up to the realms of endless day. HYMN 308. C. M. Steele. Charmouth 28. Worksop 31. Walking in Darkness, and trusting in God. Isaiah i. 31. 1 TTEAR, gracious God, my humble moan, XI To thee I breathe my sighs: Wfren will the mournful night be gone ? And when my joys arise ? 2 My God — O could I make the claim— My Father and my friend — And call thee mine, by ev'ry name, On which thy saints depend ! 3 By ev'ry name of pow'r and love, I would thy grace entreat : Nor should my humble hopes remove, Nor leave thy sacred seat. 4 Yet though my soul in darkness moufns, Thy word is all my stay ; Here I would rest till light' returns, Thy presence makes my day. f> Speak, Lord, and bid celestial peace Relieve my aching heart ; O smile, and" bid my sorrows cease, And all the gloom depart. 6 Then shall my drooping spirit rise, And bless thy healing rays, And change these deep complaining sighs For songs of sacred praise. THE CHRISTIAN. \ \ HYMN 309. S. M. Stoke 207. Harborough 142. Complaining—The Good that I icould, I do not. Rom. vii. 19. 1 T WOULD, but cannot sing, X I would, but cannot pray ; For Satan meets me when I try, And frights my soul away. 2 I would, but can't repent, Though I endeavour oft ; This stony heart can ne'er relent, Till Jesus makes it soft. 3 I would, but cannot love, Though woo'd by love divine; No arguments have pow'r to move A soul so base as mine. 4 I would, but cannot rest In God's most holy will ; I know what he appoints is best, Yet murmur at it still. 5 O could I but believe! Then all would easv be: I would, but cannot — Lord, relieve, My help must come from thee! 6 But if indeed I would, Though I can nothing do ; Yet the desire is something good, For which my praise is due. • 7 By nature prone to ill, Till thine appointed hour, I was as destitute of will As now I am of pow'r. 8 Wilt thou not crown at length The work thou hast begun ? And with a will afford me strength, In all the ways to run ? 10, 311 THE CHRISTIAN. HYMN 310. L. M. Beddomc. \ i-i nia '234. Liwton 30. wij. 1 PT^HE, wand'ring afar, and fleeting wind, JL Both represent th' unstable mind; The morning cloud, and early dew, Bring our inconstancy to view. 2 But cloud and wind, and dew and star, Faint and imperfect emblems are; Jfor can there ought in nature be So fickle and so false as we. 3 Our outward walk, and inward frame, Scarce through a single hour the same ; We vow, and straight our vows forget, And then these very vows repeat. 4 We sin forsake, to sin return ; Are hot, are cold, now freeze, now burn; In deep distress, then raptures feel, We soar to heav'n, then sink to hell. 5 With flowing tears, Lord, we confess, Our folly and unstedfastness : When shall these hearts more fixed be, Fix'd by thy grace, and fix'd for thee ? HYMN 311. L. M. Dr. S. Stemiett. Mark's 65. T'lverston 179. Pride lamented. 1 i~|FT have I turn'd my eye within, \J And brought to light some latent sin; But pride, the vice I most detest, Still lurks securely in my breast. 2 Here with a thousand arts she tries To dress me in a fair disguise, To make a guilty wretched worm Put on an angel's brightest form. 3 She hides my follies from mine eyes, And lifts my virtues to the skies; And while the specious tale she tells, Her own deformity conceals. THE CHRISTIAN. 312 4 Rend, O my God, the veil away, Bring forth the monster to the day; Expose her hideous form to view, And all her restless pow'r subdue. 5 So shall Humility divine Again possess this heart of mine; And form a temple for my God, Which he will make his lov'd abode. HYMN 312. C. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Crowle 3. Wantage 204. Pleading uith Ood under Affliction. 1 "IM^HY should a living man complain ▼ f Of deep distress within? Since ev'ry sigh, and ev'rv pain, Is but the fruit of sinr 2 No, Lord, I'll patiently submit, Nor ever dare rebel; Yet sure I may, here at thy feetj My painful feelings tell. 3 Thou seest what floods of sorrow rise^ And beat upon my soul : One trouble to another cries, Billows on billows roll. 4 From fear to hope, and hope to fear, My shipwreck'd soul is tost : Till I am tempted, in despair, To give up all for lost. 5 Yet through the stormy clouds I'll look Once more to thee, my God : O, fix my feet upon a rock, Beyond the gaping flood. 6 One look of mercy from thy face Will set my heart at ease ; One all-commanding word of grace Will make the tempest cease. 313, 314 THE CHRISTIAN. HYMN 313. 7. 6. 8. Clark's 13J. Tottenham Court 111. Backsliding and returning; or, 'Hie Backslider's Tra-tjtt. 1 TRSUS, let thy pitying eye •I Call back a wand'ring sheep; False to thee, like Peter, 1 Would fain, like Peter, weep; Let me be by grace restor'd, On me be all its freeness shown; Turn, and look upon me, Lord, And break my heart of stone. 2 Saviour, Prince, enthron'd above, Repentance to impart, Give me, through thy dying love, The humble contrite heart : Give, what I have long implor'd, A portion of thy love unknown; Turn, and look upon me, Lord, And break my heart of stone. 3 See me, Saviour, from above, Nor suffer me to die; Life, and happiness, and love, Smile in thy gracious eye; Speak the reconciling word, And let thy mercy melt me down; Turn, and look upon me, Lord, And break my heart of stone. 4 Look, as when thy pitying eye Was clos'd, that we'might live; " Father (at the point to die, " My Saviour gasp'd,) Forgive!" Surely, with that dying word, He turns, and looks, and cries, " 'Tis done !'* O, my loving, bleeding Lord, This breaks my heart of stone. HYMN 314. C. M. Fawcett. London 180. Bangor 231. Peter's Fall and Recovery. Luke xxii. 54—62. 1 TTOW did the pow'rs of darkness rage XI Against the Son of God! THE CHRISTIAN. 315 While cruel men on earth engage To shed his precious blood. 2 His friends forsook him with surprise, When that dread scene began ; And one perfidiously denies He ever knew the man. 3 How feeble human efforts prove Against temptation's powV E'en Peter's flaming zeal and love Are vanquish'd in an hour. 4 His firmest purpose will not stand ; Behold his guilt and shame ; Lord, keep me by thy mighty hand, Or I shall do the same. 5 At length the suff 'ring Saviour turns, And looks with pitying eyes ! Peter relents, withdraws, and mourns, And loud for mercy cries. 6 So boundless is Jehovah's grace, He hears the humble pray'r; If I am found in Peter's case, I would not still despair. V Look on me, Lord, with eyes of love, My wand'ring soul restore ; My guilt forgive, my fears remove, And let me sin no more. HYMN 315. CM. Mivton. Crowle 3. Worksop 31. O that I were as in months past. Job xxix. 2. 1 Q WEET was the time, when first I felt O The Saviour's pard'ning blood Apply 'd to cleanse my soul from guilt, And bring me home to God. 2 Soon as the morn the light reveal'd, His praises tun'd my tongue; And, when the ev'ning shades prevail'd, His love was all my song. 3 In vain the tempter spread his wiles, The world no more could charm; 316 THE CHRISTIAN. I liv'd upon my Saviour's smiles, And lean'd upon his arm. 4 In pray'r my soul drew near the Lord, And saw his glory shine; And when I read his holy word, I call'd each promise mine. 5 Then to his saints I often spoke Of what his love had done ; But now my heart is almost broke, For all my joys are gone. 6 Now, when the ev'ning shade prevails", My soul in darkness mourns; And when the morn the light reveals, No light to me returns. 7 My pray'rs are now a chatt'ring noise, For Jesus hides his face; I read, the promise meets my eyes, But will not reach my case. 8 Now Satan threatens to prevail, And make my soul his prey; Yet, Lord, thy mercies cannot fail: 0 come without- delay. HYMN 316. C. M. Steele. Bedford 91. Cliannouth 28. Troubled, but making God a Refuge. 1 TkEAR Refuge of my weary soul, 3l3 On thee, when sorrows rise, On thee, when waves of trouble roll, My fainting hope relies. 2 To thee I tell each rising grief, For thou alone canst heal ; Thy word can bring a sweet relief r or ev'ry pain I reel. 3 But Oh ! when gloomy doubts prevail, 1 fear to call thee mine; The springs of comfort seem to fail, And all my hopes decline. THE CHRISTIAN. 317 4 Yet, gracious God, where shall I flee ? Thou art my only trust ; And still my soul would cleave to thee, Though prostrate in the dust. 5 Hast thou not bid me seek thy face ? And shall I seek in vain? And can the ear of sov'reign grace Be deaf when I complain? 6 No, still the ear of sov'reign grace Attends the mourner's pray'rj O may I ever find access To breathe my sorrows there .r 7 Thv mercy-seat is open still, Here let my soul retreat; With humble hope attend thy will, And wait beneath thy feet. HYMN 317. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Cambridge New 74. Hepbzibah 77. Persecution to be expected by every true Christian. 2 Tim. iii.,12. 1 pi REAT Leader of thine Israel's host, 1J We shout thy conq'ring name: Legions of foes beset thee round, And legions fled with shame. 2 A vict'ry, glorious and complete, Thou by thy death didst gain; So in thy cause may we contend, And death itself sustain ! 3 By our illustrious General fir'd, We no extremes would fear; Prepar'd to struggle and to bleed, It thou, our Lord, be near. 4 We'll trace the footsteps thou hast drawn To triumph and renown ; Nor shun thy combat and thy cross. May we but share thy crown. 318, 319 THE CHRISTIAN. HYMN 318. 8, 7, 4. Faivcett. Westbury 51. Trevecca 37. Cast down, yet hoping in God Psalm xliii. 5. 1 /~| MY soul, what means this sadness? \J Wherefore art thou thus cast down? Let thy griefs be turn'd to gladness, Bid thy restless fears be gone ; Look to Jesus, And rejoice in his dear name. 2 What though Satan's strong temptations Vex and tease thee day by day, And thy sinful inclinations Often fill thee with dismay; Thou shalt conquer, Through the Lamb's redeeming blood. 3 Though ten thousand ills beset thee, From without and from within; Jesus saith, he'll ve'er forget thee, But will save from hell and sin : He is faithful To perform his gracious word. 4 Though distresses now attend thee, And thou tread'st the thorny road ; His right hand shall still defend thee, Soon he'll bring thee home to God; Therefore praise him, Praise the great Redeemer's name, 5 O that I could now adore him. Like the heav'nly host above, Who for ever bow'before him, And unceasing sing his love t Happy songsters ! When shall I your chorus join ? HYMN 319. CM. Brighthelmstone 208. Froine 255. Grove House 143. / Tin Request. 1 TjV\THER, whate'er of earthly bliss J? Thy sov'reign will denies, THE CHRISTIAN'. 320 Accepted at thy throne ui L;race, Let this petition rise : 2 " Give me a calm, a thankful heart, " From ev'ry murmur Free ; u 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 320. C. M. Steele. Bath Chapel -26. Salem 139. Watchfulness and Prayer. Matt. xxvi. 41. 1 A LAS! what hourly dangers rise : J\. What snares beset my way! To heav'n O let me lift my eyes, And hourly watch and pray. 2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain, And melt in flowing tears! My weak resistance, ah ! how vain ! How strong my foes and fears! 3 O gracious God, in whom I live, My feebie efforts aid ; 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. 6 Whene'er temptations fright my heart, Or lure my feet aside, Mv God, thy pow'rful aid impart, My guardian and my guide. 6 O keep me in thy heav'nly way, And bid the tempter flee; And let me never, never stray, From happiness and thee. 321, 322 THE CHRISTIAN. HYMN 321. L. M. JVewton. Kiimsbiidgt: 88. Rippon's 188. Prayrr answered by Crosses. 1 X ASK'D the Lord that I might grow JL In faith, and love, and ev'ry grace; Might more of his salvation know, , And seek, more earnestly, his face. 2 'Twas he who taught me thus to pray, And he, 1 trust, has answer'd pray r; But it has been in such a way As almost drove me to despair. 3 1 hop'd that in some favour'd hour At once he'd answer my request, And by his love's constraining pow'r Subdue my sins, and give me rest. 4 Instead of this, he made me feel The hidden evils of my heart, And let the angry pow'rs of hell Assault my soul in ev'ry part. 5 Yea, more, with his own hand he seem'd Intent to aggravate my woe; Cross'd all the fair designs I sch^em'd, Blasted my gourds, and laid me low. 6 "Lord, why is this?" I trembling cry'd; "Wilt thou pursue thv worm to death?" " 'Tis in this way," the Lord reply'd, " I answer pray'r for grace and faith: 7 " These inward trials I employ, " From self and pride to set thee free; " And break thy schemes of earthly joy, "That thou may'st seek thy all in me." HYMN 322. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Ulverston 179. Portugal 97. Growing in Grace. 2 Pet. iii. 18. 1 T)R AISE to thy name, eternal God ! JT For all the grace thou shed'st abroad; For all thy influence from above, To warm our souls with sacred love; THE CHRISTIAN. S23 -2 Bless'd be thy hand which from the skies Brought down this plant of paradise ; And gave its heav'nly beauties birth, To deck this wilderness of earth. 3 But why does that celestial fiow'r Open, and thrive, and shine no more ? Where are its balmy c#ours fled ? And why reclines its beauteous head ? 4 Too plain, alas! the langour shows Th' unkindly soil in which it grows; Where the black frost and beating storm Wither and rend its tender form. 5 Unchanging Sun, thy beams display To drive the frost and storms away; Make all thy potent virtues known To cheer a plant so much thy own. 6 And thou, blest Spirit, deign to blow Fresh gales of heav'n on shrubs below; So shall they grow, and breathe abroad A fragrance' grateful to our God. HYMN 323. L. M. G . Lebanon 79. New Sabbath 122. Rising to God. 1 VOW let our souls, on wings sublime, j3l Rise from the vanities of time, Draw back the parting veil, and see The glories of eternity. 2 Bom by a new celestial birth, Why should we grovel here on earth? Why grasp at transitory toys, So near to heav'n's eternal' joys! 3 Shall aught beguile us on the road, When we are walking back to God; For strangers into life we come, And dying is but going home. 4 Welcome, sweet hour of full discharge, That sets our longing souls at large, Unbinds our chains, breaks up our cell, And gives us with our God to dwell. "25 THE CHRISTIAN. 5 To dwell with God, to feel his love, Is the full hcav'n enjoy 'd above ; And the sweet expectation now, Is the young dawn of hcav'n below. HYMN 324. L. M. Fawcett. Magdalene -214. Lewfbn 30. Remembering all theAcay the Lord has led him. Dout. viii. 2. 1 f¥1HUS far my God hath led me on, A And made his truth and mercy known; My hopes and fears alternate rise, And comforts mingle with my sighs. 2 Through this wide wilderness I roam, Far distant from my blissful home; Lord, let thv presence be my stay, And guard me in this dang'rous way. 3 Temptations ev'ry where annoy: And sins and snares my peace destroy; My earthly joys are from me torn, And oft an absent God I mourn. 4 My soul, with various tempests toss'd, r hopes o'ertum'd, her projects cross'd, - ev'ry day new straits attend, And wonders where the scene will end. 5 Is this, dear Lord, that thorny road, Which leads us to the mount of God? Are these the toils thy people know, While in the wilderness below I 6 'Tis even so thy faithful love Doth all thy children's graces prove; 'Tis thus our pride and self must fall. That Jesus may be all in all. HYMN :,2o. S. M. Dr. Doddridge. Sutton 149. Stockport 47. Waiting for the coming of his Lord; or, the active Christian Lukf> xi i. ?*— 3S. 1 ~\TrZ servants of the Lord, JL Each in his office wait, THE CHRISTIAN. 326 Observant of his heav'nly word, And watchful at his gate. 2 Let all your lamps be bright, And trim the golden flame ; Gird up your loins, as in his sight, For awful is his name. 3 Watch, 'tis your Lord's command; And while we speak he's near: Mark the first signal of his hand, And ready all appear. 4 O happy servant he In such a posture found ! He shall his Lord with rapture see, And be with honour crown'd. 5 Christ shall the banquet spread With his own bounteous hand, And raise that fav'rite servant's head, Amidst th' Angelic band. HYMN 326. L. M. Ulverston 179. Lewton 30. items of finicking his Course with Joy. Acts XX. 24. 1 A SSIST us. Lord, thy name to praise, 1\. For the rich gospel of thy grace ; And, that our hearts may love it more, Teach them to feel its vital pow'r. 2 With joy may we our course pursue, And keep the' crown of life in view ; That crown which in one hour repays The labour of ten thousand days. 3 Should bonds or death obstruct our way, Unmov'd their teiTors we'll survey ; And the last hour improve for thee, The last of life or liberty. 4 Welcome those bonds, which may unite Our souls to their supreme delight,1 Welcome that death, whose painful strife Bears us to Christ, our better life .' 527, 328 THE CHRISTIAN. HYMN 327. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Martin's Lsat67. Portugal 97. The believer committing his departing Spirit to Jesus. 1 f\ THOU, that hast redemption wrought, \J Patron of souls thy blood hath brought ; To thee our spirit we commit, Mighty to rescue from the pit. 2 Millions of blissful souls above, In realms of purity and love, With songs of endless praise proclaim The honours of thy faithful name. 3 When all the pow'rs of nature fail'd, Thy ever-constant care prevail'd ; Courage and joy thy friendship spoke, When ev'ry mortal bond was broke. 4 We on that friendship, Lord, repose, The healing balm of all our woes; And we, when sinking in the grave, Trust thine Omnipotence to save. 5 O may our spirits by thy hand Be gather'd to that happy band, Who, 'midst the.blessmgs of thy reign, Lose all remembrance of their pain! 6 In raptures there, divinely sweet, Give us our kindred souls to meet, And wait with them that brighter day, Which all thy triumph shall display ! HYMN 328. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Evans 190. Cambridpe New ' 1 The Christian warrior animated and crowned. Rev. ii. 10. 1 TTARK ! 'tis our heav'nly Leader's voice, XX From his triumphant seat ; 'Midst all the war's tumultuous noise, How pow'rful, and how sweet! 2 " Fight on, my faithful band," he cries, "Nor fear the mortal blow: ■ Who first in such a warfare dies « Shall speediest vict'ry know. PRIVATE WORSHIP. 32E 3 "I have my days of combat known, " And in the dust was laid ; ■ But thence I mounted to my throne, " And glory crowns my head. 4 " That throne, that glory, you shall share ; " My hands the crown shall give ; " And you the sparkling honours wear, - While God himself shall live." 5 Lord, 'tis enough ; our souls are fir'd With courage and with love ; Vain are th' assaults of earth and hell, Our hopes are fix'd above. PRIVATE WORSHIP. HYMN 329. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Paul's 246. Green's Hundred 89. Retirement and Meditation. Psalm iv. 4. 1 T> ETURN, my roving heart, return, M\ And chase these shadowy forms no Seek out some solitude to mourn, [more ; And thy forsaken God implore. 2 O thou, great God, whose piercing eye Distinctly marks each deep recess ; In these sequester'd hours draw nigh, And with thy presence fill the place. 3 Through all the windings of my heart, My search let heav'nly wisdom guide, And still its radiant beams impart. Till all be search'd and purify*d. 4 Then, with the visits of thy love, Vouchsafe my inmost soul to cheer: Till ev'ry grace shall join to prove That God has fix'd his dwelling there. N 331 PRIVATE WORSHIP HYMN 330. L. M. Beddome. UlventM 170. Portugal 07. Reading the Scriptures. 1 |" 1 RE AT God, oppress'd with grief and VJ" fear, I take thy book, and hope to find Some gracious word of promise there, To soothe the sorrows of my mind. 2 I turn the sacred volume o'er, And search with care from page to page; Of threat'nings find an ample store, But nought that can my grief assuage ! ind is there nought? Forbid, dear Lord, So base a thought should ever rise ! Ill search again ; and, while I search, 0 may the scales fall off' mine eyes ! 4 'Tis done : and, with transporting joy, 1 read the heaveu-inspir'd lines ; There mercy spreads its brightest beams, And truth with dazzling lustre shines. 5 Here's heav'nly food for hungry souls, And mines of gold t' enrich the poor; Here's healing balm for ev'ry wound, A salve for ev'ry fest'ring sore. HYMN 331. L. M. President Davies. Maerialene 214. Paul's -240. r./aminalion. Gal. iv. 10, 20. 1 TITHAT strange perplexities arise; ▼ T What anxious fears and jealousies! What crowds in doubtful light appear; How few, alas ! approv'd and clear ! \nd what am I ? — My soul, awake, And an impartial survey take : Does no dark sign, no ground of fear, In practice or in heart appear i 3 What image does my spirit bear? Is Jesus form'd and living there i PRIVATE WORSHIP. 332 Say, do his lineaments divine In thought, and word, and action, shine ? 4 Searcher of hearts, O search me still; The secrets of my soul reveal ; My fears remove : let me appear To God, and my own conscience, clear. 5 Scatter the clouds, which o'er my head Thick glooms of dubious terror spread ; Lead me into celestial day, And, to myself, myself display. 6 May I at that blest world arrive, Where Christ through all my soul shall live, And give full proof that he is there, Without one gloomy doubt or fear. HYMN 332. CM. Charmouth 28. Bedford 91. Secret Prayer. Matthew vi. 6. 1 T7IATHER divine, thy piercing eye JD Sees through the darkest night; In deep retirement thou art nigh, With heart-discerning sight. 2 There may that piercing eve survey My duteous homage paid, With ev'ry morning's dawning ray, And ev'ry ev'ning's shade. 3 O let thy own celestial fire The incense still inflame ; While my warm vows to thee aspire, Through my Redeemer's name. 4 So shall the visits of thy love My soul in secret bless ; So shalt thou deign in worlds above Thy suppliant to confess. PAUSE. 5 Mercy, good Lord, mercy I ask, This is the total sum ; Mercy, through Christ, is all my suit : Lord, let thy mercy come. ( 333, 334 ) # FAMILY WORSHIP. HYMN 333. C. M. Great Milton 212. Matthew's 34. Going to aniw Habitation. 1 |~i REAT God, where'er we pitch our tent, VT Let us an altar raise ; And there, with humble frame, present Our sacrifice of praise. 2 To thee we give our health and strength, While health and strength shall last; For future mercies humbly trust, Nor e'er forget the past. HYMN 334. L. M. Steele . Mazdalene 214. Horsley 205. The Christian's noblest Resolution. Joshua xxiv. 15 1 A H, wretched souls, who strive in vain, A. Slaves to the world, and slaves to stt>{ A nobler toil may I sustain, A nobler satisfaction win. 2 May I resolve with all my heart, With all my pow'rs, to serve the Lord ; Nor from h)s precepts e'er depart, Whose service is a rich reward. 3 O be his service all my joy, Around let my example shine, Till others love the bless'd' employ, And join in labours so divine. •4 Be this the purpose of my soul, My solemn, my determin'd choice. To yield to his supreme control. Ana in his kind commands rejoice. 5 O may I never faint or tire, Nor wand'ring leave his sacred ways! FAMILY WORSHIP. 335, 336 Great God, accept my soul's desire, And give me strength to live thy praise. H YMN 335. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Portugal 97. Ulvorston 179. Family Rdigion. Geo. xviii 19. 1 "p AT HER of all, thy care we bless, Jl Which crowns our families with peace ; From thee they spring, and by thy hand They have been, and are still sustaurd. 2 To God, most worthy to be prais'd, Be our domestic altars rais'd; Who, Lord of heav'n, scorns not to dwell With saints in their obscurest cell. 3 To thee may each united house, Morning and night, present its vows ; Our servants there, and rising race, Be taught thy precepts, and thy grace. 4 O may each future age proclaim The Honours of thy glorious name ! While pleas'd and thankful we remove, To join the family above. HYMN 336. S. M. Eagle Street New 55. Simon's 250. Prayer for Infants; or. Children Day by Day given to Goi. 1 |^1 REAT God, now condescend \M "^o bless our rising race ; Soon may their willing spirits bend To thy victorious grace ! 2 O what a vast delight Their happiness to see ! Our warmest wishes all unite, To lead their souls to thee. 3 Dear Lord, thy Spirit pour Upon our infant seed ; O bring the long'd-for happy hour That makes them thine indeed: 337 FAMILY WORSHIP. 4 May they receive thy word, Confess the Saviour's name, Then follow their despised Lord Through the baptismal stream. 5 Thus let our favour'd race Surround thy sacred board, There to adore thy sov'reign grace, And sing their dying Lord. HYMN 337. CM. Dr. Doddridge. Condescension 116. New-York 33. Christ's condescending Regard to little Children. Mark x. 14. 1 CJEE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand, ^ With all-engaging charms; Hark ! how he calls the tender lambs, And folds them in his arms! 2 " Permit them to approach," he cries, " Nor scorn their humble name ; " For 'twas to bless such souls as these, " The Lord of angels came." 3 We bring them, Lord, by fervent pray'r And yield them up to thee ; Joyful that we ourselves are thine, Thine let our offspring be ! [4 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear; Ye children, seek his face; And fly with transport to receive The blessings of his grace.] 5 If orphans they are left behind, Thy guardian care we trust; That care shall heal our bleeding hearts, If weeping o'er their dust. [338] PUBLIC WORSHIP. HYMN 338. 148th. B. Francis. Clapham 18. Dartmouth 46. Greenwich New 62. On opening a place of Worship. 1 TN sweet exalted strains JL The King of Glory pi*aise; O'er heav'n and earth he reigns, Through everlasting days: He, with a nod, the world controls, Sustains or sinks the distant poles. 2 To earth he bends his throne, His throne of grace divine; Wide is his bounty known, And wide his glories shine : Fair Salem, still his chosen rest, Is with his smiles and presence blest* 3 Then, King of Glory, come, And with thy favour crown This temple as thy dome, This people as thy own : Beneath this roof, O deign to show How God can dwell with men below I 4 Here may thine ears attend Our interceding cries, And grateful praise ascend, All fragrant, to the skies: Here may thy word melodious sound, And spread celestial joys around! 5 Here may th' attentive throng Imbibe thy truth and love, And converts join the song Of seraphim above, And willing crowds surround thy board, With sacred joy and sweet accord ! 339,340 public worship. 6 Here, may our unborn sons And daughters sound thy praise, And shine, like polishM stones, Through long succeeding days; Here, Lord, display thy saving pow'r, While temples stand, and men adore. HYMN 339. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Chard 175. Wareliam 117. On opening a Place of Worship. 1 pi RE AT God, thy watchful care we bless, \X Which guards our synagogues in peace; Nor dare tumultuous foes invade, To fill our worshippers with dread. 2 These walls we to thy honour raise; Long may they echo "to thy praise; And thou, descending, fill the place With choicest tokens of thy grace. 3 Here let the great Redeemer reign With all the graces of his train ; While pow'r divine his word attends, To conquer foes, and cheer his friends. 4 And, in the great decisive day, When God the nations shall survey, May it before the world appear, That crowds were born to glory here. HYMN 340. C. M. JYewton. Abridge 201. Bedford 91. On opening a Place for Social Prayer. 1 TkEAR Shepherd of thy people, hear, JLr Thy presence now display ; As thou nast giv'n a place for pray'r, So give us hearts to pray. 2 Within these walls let holy peace, And love and concord dwell ; Here give the troubled conscience ease> The wounded spirit heal. I PUBLIC WORSHIP. 341 3 Show us some token of thy love, Our fainting hope to raise ; And pour thy blessings from above, That we may render praise. 4 And may the Gospel's joyful sound, Enforc'd by mighty grace, Awaken many sinners round To come and fill the place. HYMN 341. S. M. Dr. S. StennetU Kibworth 249. Vermont 134. The Pleasure of Social Worship, H OW charming is the place, Where my Redeemer God Unveils the beauties of his face, And sheds his love abroad ! 2 Not the fair palaces, To which the great resort, Are once to be compar'd with 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 pray'rs and cries Each humble soul presents : He listens to their broken sighs, And grants them all their wants, 5 To them his sov'reign will He graciously imparts: And in return accepts, with smiles, The tribute of their hearts. 6 Give me, O Lord, a place Within thy blest abode, Among the children of thy grace, The servants of my God. N2 343 PUBLIC WORSHIP. HYMN 342. 7s. D. Turner. eraham 220. Bath Abbey 147. The Excellency of Public Worship. 1 T ORD of Hosts, how lovely fair, JLd E'en on earth, thy temples are! Here thy waiting people see Much of heav'n, and much of thee. 2 From thy gracious presence flows Bliss that softens all our woes; While thy Spirit's holy fire Warms our hearts with pure desire. 3 Here we supplicate thy throne, Here thou mak'st thy glories known; Here we leam thy righteous ways, Taste thy love, and sing thy praise. 4 Thus, with festive songs of joy, We our happy lives employ: Love and long to love thee more, Till from earth to heav'n we soar. HYMN 343. L. M. Steele. Langdon 217. Chard 175. The Happiness of humble Worship. Psalm Ixxxiv. J TJOW lovely, how divinely sweet, XX O Lord, thy sacred courts appear ! Fain would mv longing passions meet The glories of thy presence there. 3 O, blest the men, blest their employ, Whom thy indulgent favours raise To dwell m those abodes of joy, And sing thy never-ceasing praise. 3 Happy the men, whom strength divine With ardent love and zeal inspires: Whose steps to thy blest way incline, With willing hearts and warm desires. 4 One day within thy sacred gate Affords' more real joy to me, Than thousands in the tents of state: Die meanest place is bliss with thee. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 344 5 God is a sun : our brightest day From his reviving presence flows: God is a shield, through all the way, T<9 guard us from surrounding foes. 6 He pours his kindest blessings down, Profusely down, on souls sincere; And grace shall guide, and glory crown, The happy fav'rites of his care/ 7 O Lord of hosts, thou God of grace, How blest, divinely blest is he Who trusts thy love, and seeks thy face, And fixes all his hopes on thee .' HYMN 344. L. M. Bramcoate 8. Lewton 30. Delight in God's House, and Confidence in him. Ps. xsyu- 1 PT1HOU, Lord, my safety, thou my light, J_ What danger shall my soul affright? Strength of my life ! what arm shall dare To hurt whom thou hast own'd thy care ? 2 One wish, with holy transport warm, My heart has form'd, and yet shall form; One gift I ask, that to my end Fair Sion's dome I may attend: 3 There joyful find a sure abode, And view the beauty of my God ; For he within his hallow'd shrine My secret refuge shall assign. 4 When thou, with condescending grace, Hast bid me seek thy shining face, My heart reply'd to thy kind word, Thee will I seek, all-gracious Lord! 5 Should ev'ry earthly friend depart, And nature leave a parent's heart ; My God, on whom my hopes depend, Will be my Father and my friend. 6 Ye humble souls, in ev'ry strait, On God with sacred courage wait : His hand shall life and strength afford; O ever wait upon the Lord. 345, 346 LORD'S DAY. HYMN 345. S. M. Dr. Watta's Lyric*. Price's 187. Hopkins 157. Forms vain without Religion. 1 A LMIGHTY Maker, God! J\. How wond'rous is thy name ? Thy glories how diffus'd abroad Through the creation's frame • 2 Nature, in ev'ry dress, Her humble homage pays, And finds a thousand ways t' express Thine undissembled praise. 3 Mv soul would rise and sing To her Creator too; Fain would my tongue adore my King, And pay the worship due. [4 But pride, that busy sin, Spoils all that I perform, Curs'd pride, that creeps securely in, And swells a haughty worm.] 5 Create my soul anew, Else all my worship's vain; This wretched heart will ne'er be true, Until 'tis form'd again. 6 Let joy and worship spend The remnant of my days, And to my God my soul ascend, In sweet perfumes of praise. THE LORDS DAY. HYMN 346. 8. 8. 6. Merrick. Baltimore ]G7. Broadmead 150. Zeal for the House of God, and Delight in Worship. Ps. CXXii. 1 rpHE joyful morn, my God, is come, A That calls me to thy honour'd dome, Thy presence to adore : worship. 34^: My feet the summons shall attend, With willing steps thy courts ascend, And tread the hallow 'd floor. 2 Hither from Judah's utmost end, The heav'n-protected tribes ascend; Their off'rings hither bring : Here, eager to attest their joy, In hymns of praise their tongues employ, And hail th' immortal King. 3 Be peace implor'd by each on thee, O Sion, while with bended knee To Jacob's God we pray ; How bless'd, who calls himself thy friend! Success his labours shall attend, And safety guard his way. 4 O mayst thou, free from hostile fear, Nor the loud voice of tumult hear, Nor war's wild wastes deplore : May plenty nigh thee take her stand, And in thy courts, with lavish hand, Distribute all her store ! 5 Seat of my friends and brethren, hail! How can my tongue, O Sion, fail To bless thy lov'd abode ? How cease the zeal that in me glows, Thy good to seek, whose walls inclose The mansions of my God * HYMN 347. 7s. D. Turner. AJcester 213. Feversham 220. ( A Song of praise to the Redeemer. Psalm xl. 7, 8. 1 TTOLY wonder, heav'nly grace, XI Come, inspire our humble lays, While the Saviour's love we sing, - Whence our hopes and comforts spring. 2 Man, involv'd in guilt and woe, Touch'd his tender bosom so, That, when justice death demands,, Forth the great Deliverer stands; 348 lord's day. 3 Cries to God, "Thy mercy show; "Lo! I come, thy will to do; "I the sacrifice will be, " Death shall plunge his^dart in me." 4 Though the form of God he bore, Great in glory, great in pow'r, See him in our flesh array 'd, Lower than his angels made. [5 He that heav'n itself possess'd, Now an infant at the breast ! Angels from the world above, See and sing th' amazing love ! 6 Through the shining hours of day, Toil and danger mark his way; Lonely mounts, and chilling air, Witness oft kis midnight prayer.] 7 Now the heav'nly lover dies! Darkness veils the mid-day skies! Angels round the bloody tree Throng, and gaze in extacy ! [8 Pow'rs unseen earth's bosom heave, Rocks and tombs asunder cleave ; While the temple's rending veil Tells the priest the awful tale.] 9 But the third day's dawning come, Lo! the Saviour leaves the tomb! Reascends his native sky, Wrhere he lives, no moi-e to die. 10 On Ufc cross he builds his throne, Whence he makes his glories known, Sends his Spirit down to give Dying sinners grace to live. HYMN 348. L. M. J. Stennetf. Rowles 73. Magdalene 214. The Sabbath. 1 A NOTHER six days' work is done, jl\. Another sabbath is begun ; Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, Improve the day thy God hath bless'd. WORSHIP. 34 2 Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns So sweet a rest to wearied minds ; Provides an antepast of heav'n, And gives this day the food of seven. 3 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise, As grateful incense to the skies ; And draw from heav'n that sweet repose, Which none but he that feels it knows. 4 This heav'nly calm, within the breast, Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, Which for the church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains. 5 With joy, great God, thy works we view, In various scenes, both old and new; With praise, we think on mercies past; With hope, we future pleasures taste. 6 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 349. 148th. Carter Lane 141 . Dartmouth 46. .9 Hymn for Lord's Day morning. 1 A WAKE, our drowsy souls, J\. Shake off each slothful band ; The wonders of this day Our noblest songs demand : Auspicious morn ! thy blissful rays Bright seraphs hail in songs of praise. 2 At thy approaching dawn, Reluctant Death resign'd The glorious Prince of Life, In dark domains confin'd; Th' angelic host around him bends, And 'midst their shouts the God ascends. 3 All hail, triumphant Lord! Heav'n with hosannas rings; While earth in humbler strains, Thy praise responsive sings : 350 lord's day , " Worthy art thou, who once was slain, " Thro' endless years to live and reign." 4 Gird on, great God, thy sword, Ascend thy cona'ring car, While justice, truth, and love, Maintain the glorious war : Victorious thou, thy foes shalt tread, And sin and hell in triumph lead. 5 Make bare thy potent arm, And wing th' unerring dart, With salutary pangs, To each rebellious heart : Then dying souls for life shall sue, Num'rous as drops of morning dew. HYMN 350. C. M. B . Salem 139. New- York 33. . A Hymn for the Evening of the Lord's Day, 1 TJREQUENT the day of God returns, jl To shed its quick'ning beams; . And yet how slow devotion burns; How languid are its flames ! 2 Accept our faint attempts to love, Our frailties, Lord, forgive ; We would be like thy saints above, And praise thee while we live. 3 Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope, And fit us to ascend, Whe^ the assembly ne'er breaks up, The sabbath ne'er shall end ; 4 Where we shall breathe in heav'nly air, With heav'nly lustre shine ; Before the throne of God appear, And feast on love divine. 5 Where we, in high seraphic strains, Shall all our pow'rs employ ; Delighted range th' ethereal plains, And take our fill of joy. WORSHIP. 351 HYMN 351. C. M. Cennick. Brighthelmstonc 208. Providence College 10. Lord's Day Evening. 1 "IITHEN, O dear Jesus, when shall I ? ▼ Behold thee all serene ; Blest in perpetual sabbath-day, Without a veil between ? 2 Assist me, while I wander here, Amidst a world of cares; Incline my heart to pray with love, And then accept my prayers. [3 Release my soul from ev'ry chain, No more hell's captive led; And pardon a repenting child, For whom the Saviour bled. 4 Spare me, my God, O spare the soul, That gives itself to thee; Take all that I possess below And give thyself to me.] 5 Thv Spirit, O my Father, give, 1 o be my guide and friend, To light my path to ceaseless joys, To sabbaths without end. HYMN 351. (Second Part.) L. M. Dr. Watts. Portugal 97. New Sabbath 122. Lord's Day Evening. 1 T ORD, how delightful 'tis to see Li A whole assembly worship thee ! At once they sing, at once they pray ! They hear of heav'n, and learn the way. 2 1 have been there, and still would go; 'Tis like a little heav'n below : Not all that hell or sin can say Shall tempt me to forget this day. 3 O write upon my mem'ry, Lord, The text and doctrine of thy word; That I may break thy laws no more, But love thee better than before, 352, 353 HYMNS BEFORE PRAYER. 4 With thoughts of Christ, and things divine, Fill up this foolish heart of mine; That, hoping pardon through his blood, I may lie down and wake with God. HYMN 352. L. M. Gloucester 12. Lebanon 79. The Eternal Sabbath. Heb. iv. 9. 1 nnHINE earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love, X But there's a nobler rest above; To that our lab'ring souls aspire With ardent pangs of strong desire. 2 No more fatigue, no more distress, Nor sin, nor hell, shall reach the place; No groans to mingle with the songs, Which warble from immortal tongues. 3 No rude alarms of raging foes: No cares to break, the long repose ; No midnight shade, no clouded sun, But sacred, high, eternal noon. 4 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love, But there's a nobler rest above ; To that our lab'ring souls aspire With ardent pangs of strong desire. HYMNS BEFORE PRAYER. HYMN 353. L. M. Cowfier. Portugal 97. Langdon 217. F.ihcrtation to Prayer. 1 "VWTHAT various hindrances we meet TT In coming to a mercy-seat! Yet who, that knows the worth of prayY, But wishes to be often there ? 2 Pray'r makes the darken'd cloud withdraw, Prav'r climbs the ladder Jacob saw, Gives exercise to faith and love, Brings ev'ry blessing from above. I HYMN'S BEFORE PRAYER. 354 3 Restraining pray'r, we cease to fight; Pray'r makes the Christian's armour bright j And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. 4 While Moses stood w-ith arms spread wide, Success was found on Israel's side; But when through weariness they fail'd, That moment Amalek prevail'd. 5 Have you no words ! ah, think again, Words flow apace when you complain, And rill your fellow-creature's ear With the' sad tale of all your care. •6 Were half the breath thus vainly spent To heav'n in supplication sent; Your cheerful songs would oft'ner be, " Hear what the Lord has done for me !" HYMN 354. 7s. Cook ham 36. Stoel 164. I trill not let thee go, except thou bl-ss me. Gen. IXXii. 26. 1 T i )RD, I cannot let thee go, JLi 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, Scom thy grace, thy power defy ;— That poor rebel, Lord, was I. 4 Once a sinner near despair Sought thy mercy-seat by pray'r ; Mercy heard, and set him free; Lord, that mercy came to me. 5 Many days have pass'd since then, Many changes I have seen; Yet have been upheld till now ; Who could hold me up but thou f 355 HYMNS BEFORE PRAYER. 6 Thou hast help'd in ev'ry need; This emboldens me to plead: After so much mercy past, Canst thou let me sink at last? 7 >Jo — I must maintain my hold, 'Tis thy goodness makes me bold ; I can no denial take, When I plead for Jesus' sake. HYMN 355. C. M. Edmund Jonea. Ludlow 84. Crowle 3. The successful Resolve — I will go in unto the King. Esther iv. 16. 1 Z^lOME, humble sinner, in whose breast \J A thousand thoughts revolve ; Come, with your guilt and fear opprest, And make this last resolve ; 2 " I'll go to Jesus, though my sin " Hath like a mountain rose; " I know his courts, I'll enter in, " Whatever may oppose. 3 " Prostrate I'll lie before his throne, " And there my guilt confess ; ■ I'll tell him I'm a wretch undone " Without his sov'reign grace. 4 " I'll to the gracious King approach, "Whose sceptre pardon gives; " Perhaps he may command my touch, " And then the suppliant lives. 5 " Perhaps he will admit my plea, "Perhaps will hear my prayer; " But if I perish, I will pray, " And perish only there. 6 "I can but perish, if I go; * " I am resolv'd to try : " For, if I stay away, I know " I must for ever die. HYMNS BEFORE PRAYER. 356, o5f 7,iflBut if I die with mercy sought, " When I the King have tried, " This were to die (delightful thought !) "As sinner never died." HYMN 356. S. M. Eagle Street New 55. Broderip's 250. A broken heart, and a bleeding Saviour. m 1 TTNTO thine altar, Lord, U A broken heart I bring; And wilt thou graciously accept Of such a worthless thing. 2 To Christ, the bleeding Lamb, My faith directs its eyes; Thou may'st reject that worthless thing, But not his saci ilice. 3 When he gave up the ghost, The law was satisfy 'd: And now, to its most rig'rous claims, I answer, " Jesus died." HYMN 357. L. M. Beddome. Rippon's 188. Ulverston 179. Holy Boldness. 1 QPRINKLED with reconciling blood, k5 I dare approach thy throne, O God; Thy face no frowning aspect wears, Thy hand no vengeful thunder bears ! 2 Th' encircling rainbow, peaceful sign ! Doth with refulgent brightness shine: And while my faith beholds it near, I bid farewell to ev'ry fear. S Let me my grateful homage pay ; With courage sing, with fervour pray; And, though myself a wretch undone, Hope for acceptance, through thy Son — 4 Thy Son, who on th' accursed tree Expir'd, to set the vilest free ; 358 HYMNS BEFORE PRAYEB. On this I build my only claim, And all I ask. is in his name. HYMN 358. 8. 8. 6. J. Strafihan. Chatham 59. T/tr Lord's Prayer Matt. vi. 9—13. 1 i^|UR Father, whose eternal sway \_f The bright angelic hosts obey, Oh, lend a pitying ear, When on thy awful name we call, And at thy feet submissive fall, Oh ! condescend to hear. 2 Far may thy glorious reign extend, May rebels "to thy sceptre bend, And yield to sov'reign love: May we take pleasure to fulfil The sacred dictates of thy will, As angels do above. 3 From thy kind hand each temp'ral good, Our raiment and our daily food, In rich abundance come: Lord, give us still a fresh supply : If thou withhold thy hand, we die, And fill the silent' tomb. 4 Pardon our sins, O God! that rise And call for vengeance from the skies; And while we are forgiv'n, Grant that revenge may never rest, And malice harbour in that breast, That feels the love of heav'n. 5 Protect us in the dang'rous hour, And from the wily tempter's power, Oh ! set our spirits free : And if temptation should assail, May mighty grace o'er all prevail, And lead our hearts to thee. 6 Thine is the pow'r; to thee belongs The constant tribute of our songs, All glory to thy name : HYMNS BEFORE SERMON. 359, 360 Let every creature join our lays, In one resounding act of praise, Thy wonders to proclaim. HYMNS BEFORE SERMON. HYMN 359. L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Portugal 97. Wareham 117. To be Sung between Prayer and Sermon 1""W17~HERE two or three with sweet accord, ▼ T "Obedient to their sovereign Lord, " Meet to recount his acts of grace, "And offer solemn pray'r and praise; 2 " There," says the Saviour, " will I be, "Amid this little company; " To them unveil my smiling face, " And shed my glories round the place." 3 We meet at thy command, dear Lord, Relying on thy faithful word: Now send thy Spirit from above, Now fill our hearts with heav'nly love. HYMN 360. C. M. Great Milton 212. Condescension 11G. ICor. iii. 6,7. ii*, vain Apollo's silver tongue, And Paul's, with strains profound, Diffuse among the list'ning throng The Gospel's gladd'ning sound. Jesus, the work is wholly thine To form the heart anew ; Now let thy sov 'reign grace divine Each stubborn soul subdue. 361 HYMNS BEFORE SERMON. HYMN 361. (First Part.) 112th. Fawcctt. UffcuJm93. Carey's 11. Iloxton's 121. Before Sermon. 1 npHY presence, gracious God, afford, JL Prepare us to receive thy word : Now let thy voice engage our ear, And faith be mix'd with what we hear: CHORUS. Thus, Lord, thy waiting servants bless, And crown thy Gospel with success. 2 Distracting thoughts and cares remove, And fix our hearts and hopes above ; With food divine may we be fed, And satisfied with living bread: Chor. Thus, Lord, &c. 3 To us the sacred word apply, With sov'reign pow'r and energy: And may we, in thy faith and fear, Reduce to practice what we hear: Chor. Thus, Lord,&c. 4 Father, in us thy Son reveal ; Teach us to know and do thy will : Thy saving pow'r and love display, And guide us to the realms of day : Chor. Thus, Lord, &c. HYMN 361. (Second Part.) L. M. Rippon's 188. Paul's 246. Gould's 272. Longing for the Presence and Blessing of God. 1 Sam. vii.9. 1 ~¥ OOK from on high, great God, and see JLi Thy saints lamenting after thee : We sigh, we languish, and complain; Revive thy gracious work again. 2 To-day thy cheering grace impart, Bind up and heal the broken heart; Our sins subdue, our souls restore* And let our foes prevail no more. HYMNS BEFORE SERMON. 362, 363 3 Thy presence in thy house afford, To ev'ry heart apply thy word; That sinners may their clanger see, And now begin to mourn for thee. HYMN 362. C. M. Beddome. Bath Chapel 26. Michael's 119. The Freeness of the Gospel. 1 TTOW free and boundless is the grace Jrt Of our redeeming God, Extending to the Greek and Jew, And men of ev'ry blood ! 2 The mightiest king, and .meanest slave, "May his rich mercy taste; He bids the beggar and the prince Unto the Gospel feast. 3 None are excluded thence, but those Who do themselves exclude; Welcome the learned and polite, The ignorant and rude. 4 Come, then, ye men of ev'ry name, Of ev'ry rank and tongue; What you are willing to receive Doth unto you belong. HYMN 363. 7s. Stoel 164. Cookham 36. A Blessing humbly requested. 1 T ORD, we come before thee now, JLi At thy feet we humbly bow ; O ! do not our suit disdain; Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain? 2 In thy own appointed way, Now we seek thee, here we stay ; Lord, from hence we would not go, Till a blessing thou bestow. 3 Send some message from thy word, That may joy and peace afford; O 364, 365 worship. Let thy Spirit now impart Full sah ation to each heart. 4 Grant that all may seek and find Thee a God supremely kind; Heal the sick, the captive free; Let us all rejoice in thee. HYMN 364. L. M. Portugal 97. Horsley 205. Gould's 272. Pool of Bcthcsda. John v 2—4. 1 TTOW long, thou faithful God, shall I IX Here in thy ways forgotten lie? When shall the means of healing be The channels of thy grace to me? 2 Sinners on ev'ry side step in, And wash away their pain and sin; But I, an helpless sin-sick soul, Still lie expiring at the pool. 3 Thou cov'nant angel, swift come down, To-day thine own appointments crown; Thy pow'r into the means infuse, And give them now their sacred use. 4 Thou seest me lying at the pool, I would, thou know'st I would, be whole; Oh, let the troubled waters move, And minister thy healing love. HYMN 365. 8. 7. 4. Tofdady's Collection. Helmsley -2-23. Painswick 162. Prayer fjr Minister and People. 1 T|EAREST Saviour, help thy servant JLr To proclaim thy wond'rous love! Pour thy grace upon this people, That thy truth they may approve: Bless, O bless them, From thy shining courts above. ow thy gracious word invites them To partake the Gospel-feast ; HYMNS BEFORE SERMON. 366, 367 Let thy Spirit sweetly draw them ; Ev'ry soul be Jesus' guest ! O receive us, Let us find the promis'd rest. HYMN 366. L. M. Islington 40. Lebanon 79. Casting the Gospd-nit. Luke v. 5. John xxi. 6. 1 "VTOW while the Gospel-net is cast, J3l Do thou, O Lord, the effort own ; From num'rous disappointments past, Teach us to hope in thee alone. 2 May this be a much-favour'd hour, To souls in Satan's bondage led; O clothe thy word with sov'reign pow'r, To break the rocks, and raise the dead ! 3 To mourners speak a cheering word, On seeking souls vouchsafe to shine; Let poor backsliders be restor'd, And all thy saints in praises join. £4 O hear our pray'r, and give us hope, That, when thy voice shall call us home, Thou still wilt raise a people up To love and praise thee in our room.] HYMN 367. S. M. Beddome. Harborough 14-2. Wirksworth 158. He beheld the City, and ice^t over it. John xtx. 41. 1 T|ID Christ o'er sinners weep, _Lr And shall our cheeks be dry ? Let floods of penitential grief Burst forth from ev'ry eye. 2 The Son of God in tears, Angels with wonder see ! Be thou astonish'd O my soul, He shed those tears for thee. 3 He wept that we might weep; Eacn. sm demands a tear; 368,369 worship. In hcav'n alone no sin is found, And there's no weeping there. HYMN 368. 8. 7. 4. Rebniley 2-23. Lewes 63. Jl blessing mjuested. 1 flOME, thou soul-transforming Spirit, \J Bless the sower and the seed; Let each heart thy grace inherit, Raise the weak, the hungry feed : From the Gospel Now supply thy people's need. 2 O may all enjoy the blessing, Which thy word's design d to give: Let us all, thy love possessing, Joyfully the truth receive; And for "ever To thy praise and glory live. HYMN 369. 145th. Bethesda 112. Carmarthan New 35. Blind Bartimcus. Luke xviii. 35—38. 1 O INFUL, and blind, and poor, ^ And lost without thy grace, Thy mercy 1 implore, And wai't to see thy face: Begging 1 sit by the way side, And long to know the crucify'd. 2 Jesus, attend my cry, Thou Son of David, hear; If now thou passest by, Stand still, and calf me near; The darkness from my heart remove, And show me, now, thy pard'ning love. HYMNS BEFORE SERMON. 370, 371 HYMN 370. L. M. Beddome. Coomb's 45. Islington 40. Thy kingdom come. Matt. vi. 10. 1 A SCEND thy throne, Almighty King, J\. And spread thy glories all abroad; Let thine own arm salvation bring, And be thou known the gracious God. 2 Let millions bow before thy seat; Let humble mourners seek thy face, Bring daring rebels to thy feet, Subdu'd by thy victorious grace. 3 O, let the kingdoms of the world Become the kingdoms of the Lord; Let saints and angels praise thy name, Be thou through heaven and earth ador'd. HYMN 371. L. M. • Wareham 117. Green's Hundred 89. EzekicVs Vision of the dry Bones. Ezek. xxxvii. 3. 1 T OOK down, O Lord, with pitying eye ii See Adam's race in ruin lie; Sin spreads its trophies o'er the ground, And scatters slaughter'd heaps around, 2 And can these mould'ring corpses live ? And can these perish 'd bones revive? That, mighty God, to thee is known; That wond'rous work is all thy own. 3 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. 4 But if thy Spirit deign to breathe, Life spreads thro' all the realms of death; Dry bones obey thy pow'rful voice; They move, they waken, they rejoice. 5 So, when thy trumpet's awful sound Shall shake the heav'ns, and rend the ground, Dead saints shall from their tombs arise, And spring to life beyond the skies. ( 372, 373, 374 ) HYMNS AFTER SERMON. HYMN 372. C. M. Bath Chapel 26. New-York 33. The Parable of the Soicer. Matt. iiii. 3—23. 1 l\JOW, Lord, the heav'nly seed is sown, .13! Be it thy servants' care Thy heav'nly blessing to bring down, By humble fervent pray'r. 2 In vain we plant, without thine aid, And water too in vain ; Lord of the harvest, God of grace, Send down thy heav'nly rain. 3 Then shall our cheerful hearts and tongues Begin this song divine ; "Thou, Lord, hast giv'n the rich increase, " And be the glory thine." HYMN 373. 148th. Newton. Betheada 112. Eagle Street 16. 1 i~|N what has now been sown, \J Thy blessing, Lord, bestow; The power is thine alone To make it spring and grow: Do thou the gracious harvest raise, _ And thou, alone, shalt have the praise. HYMN 374. L. M. Denbigh 54. Rowles 73. The Spread of the Gospel. Matt. vi. 10. 1 FTIO distant lands thy Gospel send, JL And thus thy empire wide extend: To Gentile, Turk, and stubborn Jew, Thou King of Grace! salvation show. HYMNS AFTER SERMON. 675, 2 Where'er thy sun or light arise, Thy name, O God' immortalize: May nations yet unborn confess Thy wisdom, pow'r, and righteousness. HYMN 375. C. M. Bedford 91 . Abridge 20-2. Duties and Privileges. Jude 20. 21. 1 "V^THILE sinners, who presume to bear If The Christian's sacred name, Throw up the reins to ev'ry lust, And glory in their shame; 2 Ye saints preserv'd in Christ, and call'd, Detest their impious ways, And on the basis of your faith An heav'nly temple raise. 3 Upon the Spirit's promis'd aid Depend from day to day, And, while he breathes his quick'ning gale Adore, and praise, and pray. 4 Preserve unquench'd your love to God, And let the flame arise, And higher still and higher blaze, Till it ascend the skies. 5 With a transporting joy expect The grace your Lord shall give, When all his saints shall from his hands Their crowns of life receive. HYMN 376. C. M. Tofilady's Collection. Grove House 143. Foster 96. Salem 139. .Vow is the accepted Time. 1 i"lOME, guilty souls, and flee away \J To Christ, and heal your wounds ; This is the welcome gospel-day, Wherein free grace abounds. 2 God lov'd the church, and gave his Son To drink the cup of wrath; 376, 377 worship. And Jesus says he'll cast out none That come to him by faith. HYMN 376. (Second Part.) L. M. Paul's 246. Gould's 272. The convinced Sinner encouraged. 1 VMTHO is the trembling sinner, who f T That owns eternal death his due? Who mourns his sin, his guilt, his thrall, And docs on, God for mercy call? 2 Peace, troubled soul, dismiss thy fear, Hear, Jesus speaks, be of good' cheer; Upon his cleansing grace rely, And thou shalt never, never die. HYMN 377. L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. , Angel's Hymn CO. Paul's 246. Acceptance through Christ alone. John xiv. 6. 1 TJTOW shall the sons of men appear, XI Great God, before thine awful bar . How may the guilty hope to find Acceptance with th' eternal Mind? 2 Not vows, nor groans, nor broken cries* Not the most costly sacrifice, Not infant blood, profusely spilt, Will expiate a sinner's guilt. 3 Thy blood, dear Jesus, thine alone, Hath sov'reign virtue to atone: Here we will rest our only plea, When we approach, great God, to thee HYMN 377. (Second Part.) 7s. Cookham 36. Stoel 164. Hotham 224. The Pleasures of Religion. 1 ^TIIIS religion that can give JL Sweetest pleasures while we live; 'Tis religion must supply Solid comfort when we die. «YMNS AFTER SERMON. 378, 379, 380 2 After death, its joys will be Lasting as eternity! Be the living God 'my friend, Then my bliss shall never end. HYMN 378. L. M. Rowles 73. Portugal 97. Habakkuk iii. 17, 18. 1 TS Jesus mine ! I'm now prepar'd I To meet with what I thought most hard; Yes, let the winds of trouble blow, And comforts melt away like snow; 2 No blasted trees of failing crops Can hinder my eternal hopes ; Though creatures change, the Lord's the Then let me triumph in his name. [same, HYMN 379. 7s. Deptford 124. Turin 244. Help. Hosea xiii. 9. SELF-DESTROY'D, for help I pray; Help me, Saviour, from above; Help me to believe, obey ; Help me to repent, and love ; Help to keep the graces giv'n, Help me quite from hell to heav'n. HYMN 380. CM. Abridge 201. Grove House 143. Fcliz trembling. Acts xxiv. 24, 25. 1 QEE Felix, cloth'd with pomp and pow'r, k^ See his resplendent bride, Attend to hear a pris'ner preach The Saviour crucify 'd. 2 He well describes who Jesus was, His glories and his love, How he obey'd and bled below, And reigns and pleads above, o 2 381, 382 worship. 3 Felix up starts, and trembling cries, " Go, for this time, away ; n I'll hear thee on these points again, " On some convenient day." , •t Attention to the words of life Let Felix thus adjourn ; Lord, let us make these .solemn truths Our first and last concern. HYMN 381. S. M. Eagle Street New 55. Vermont 134. Jabez's Player. 1 Chron. iv. 9, 10. 1 " f\ THAT the Lord indeed \J " Would me, his servant, bless, " From ev'ry evil shield my head, "And crown my paths with peace! 2 "Be his almighty hand " My helper and my guide, "Till with his saints in Canaan's land " My portion he divide." HYMN 382. (First Part.) C. M. Brighthelmstone 208. Ann's 58. Desiring to walk in the. Way of Holiness to Happiness* Psalm Ixxxiv. 8. 1 T ORD God, omnipotent to bless, jLA My supplication hear; Guardian of Jacob, to my voice Incline thy gracious ear. 2 If I have never yet begun To tread the sacred road, O teach my wand'ring feet the way To Zion's blest abode! 3 Or, if I'm trav'ling in the path, Assist me with thy strength, And let me swift advances make, And reach thine heav'n at length ! I HYMNS AFTER SERMON. 382, 383 4 My care, my hope, my first request, Are all compris'd in this, To follow where thy saints have led, And then partake their bliss. HYMN 382. (Second Part.) C. M. Sprague 166. Bedford 91. Good Hope of Interest united with Oratitudi. F, Lord, in thy fair book of life My worthless name doth stand, And in my heart the law is writ By thine unerring hand: 2 I am secure by grace divine, Of crowns above the skies; And on the road, from thy rich stores, Shall meet with fresh supplies. 3 To thee in sweet melodious strains My grateful voice I'll raise, But life's too short, my pow'rs too weak, To show forth half thy praise. [4 Had I ten thousand thousand tongues, Not one should silent be ; Had I ten thousand thousand hearts, I'd give them all to thee. HYMN 383. 104th. Sussex 70. Hanover 130. Praise for Salvation. 1 f|UR Saviour alone the Lord let us bless, \-J Who reigns on his throne, the Prince of our Peace ; [blood ; Who evermore saves us by shedding his All hail, holy Jesus, our Lord and our God J 2 We thankfully sing thy glory and praise, Thou merciful spring of pity and grace : Thy kindness for ever to men we will tell, And say, Our dear Saviour redeems us from hell. 383, 384 worship. 3 Preserve us in love, while here we abide : 0 never remove thy presence, nor hide Thy glorious salvation, till each of us see With joy the bless'd vision completed in thee. HYMN 383. (Second Part.) L. M. Portugal 97. Bredby 165. Gratitude to Christ. 1 npO him who on the fatal tree JL Pour'd out his blood, his life, for me, In grateful strains my voice I'll raise, And in his service spend my days. 2 To list'ning multitudes I'll tell How he redeem'd my soul from hell; And how, reposing on his breast, 1 lost my cares, and found my rest. 3 Through him my sins are all forgiv'n, He ever pleads my cause in heav'n: I'll build an altar to his name, And to the world his grace proclaim. HYMN 384. (First Part.) C. M. Boston 159. Miall 240. Xot unto us. Psalm ex v. 1. 1 "VTOT unto us, but thee alone, J3I Bless'd Lamb, be glory giv'n: Here shall thy praises be begun, And carried on in heav'n. 2 The hosts of spirits now with thee Eternal anthems sing: To imitate them here, lo ! we Our hallelujahs bring. 3 Had we our tongues like them inspir'd, Like theirs our songs should rise ; Like them, we never should be tir'd, But love the sacrifice. 4 Till we the veil of flesh lay down, Accept our weaker lays; HYMNS AFTER SERMON. 384, 385, 386 And when we reach thy Father's throne, We'll give thee nobler praise. HYMN 384. (Second Part.) C. M. Cambridge New 74. Otford 106. Missionary '251. Joying1 and glorying in the Lord. 1 ~\T^ saints of ev'ry rank, with joy, X To God your off'rings bring; Let towns and cities, hills, and vales, With loud hosannas ring. 2 Let him receive the glory due To his exalted name; With thankful tongues and hearts inflam'd, His wond'rous deeds proclaim. 3 Praise him in elevated strains, And make the world to know, How great the Master whom you serve, And yet how gracious too. HYMN 385. 8s. Locke 49. Lambeth 57. Our God for ever and ever. Psalm xlviii. 14. 1 npHIS God is the God we adore, A Our faithful unchangeable friend, Whose love is as large as his pow'r, And neither knows measure nor end: 2 'Tis Jesus, the first and the last, Whose Spirit will guide us safe home; We'll praise him for all that is past, And trust him for all that's to come. HYMN 386. C. M. Cennick. Newington 61. Great Milton 212. Christ the burthen of the song. 1 npHOU dear Redeemer, dying Lamb, A We love to hear of thee; No music's like thy charming name ; Nor half so sweet can be. 387 worship. 2 O let us ever hear thy voice, In mercy to us speak, And in our Priest we will rejoice, Thou great Melchisedec. 3 Our Jesus shall be still our theme, While in this world we stay; We'll sing our Jesus' lovely name, When all things else decay. 4 When we appear in yonder cloud, With all thy favour'd throng, Then we will sing more sweet, more loud, And Christ shall be our song. HYMN 387. 6. 4. Bermondsey 52. Bridgevvater 261. Worthy the Lamb. 1 ri LORY to God on high ! vF Let earth and skies reply, Praise ye his name: His love and grace adore, Who all our sorrows bore ; Sing aloud evermore, Worthy the Lamb. 2 Jesus, our Lord and God, Bore sin's tremendous load, Praise ye his name: Tell whal his arm hath done, What spoils from death he won ; Sing his great name alone; Worthy the Lamb. While they around the throne Cheerfully join in one Praising his name; Those who have felt his blood Sealing their peace with God, Sound his dear fame abroad, Worthv the Lamb. HYMNS AFTER SERMON. 388, 389 4 Join, all ye ransom 'd race, Our holy Lord to bless; Praise ye his name : In him we will rejoice, And make a joyful noise, Shouting with heart and voice, Worthy the Lamb. 5 What though we' change our place, Yet we shall never cease Praising his name: To him our songs we bring, Hail him our gracious King, And without ceasing sing, Worthy the Lamb. 6 Then let the hosts above, In realms of endless love, Praise his dear name : To him ascribed be Honour and majesty, Through all eternity: Worthy the Lamb. HYMN 388. L. M. Hart. Lebanon 79. Horsley 205. Manning 245. At Dismission. 1 T.ISMISS us with thy blessing, Lord, JLf Help us to feed upon thy word; All that has been amiss forgive, And let thy truth within us live. 2 Though we are guilty, thou art good, Wash all our works in Jesus' blood ; Give ev'ry fetter'd soul release, And bid us all depart in peace. HYMN 389. 8.7.4. Helmsley 223. Westbury51. Jit Dismission. 1 X ORD, dismiss us with thy blessing, JLi Fill our hearts with joy and peace; 390 WORSHIP. Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace: O refresh us ! Traveling through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For thy Gospel's joyful sound; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound: May thy presence With us evermore be found ! 3 So, whene'er the signal's given Us from earth to call away ; Borne on angels' wings to heaven, Glad to leave our cumbrous clay, May we ready Rise, and reign in endless day ! HYMN 390. CM. Bath Chapel 26. Brighthelmstone 208. Sanctification and Growth. Heb. xiii. 20, 21. 1 1\TOW may the God of peace and love, J3I Who from th' impris ning grave Restor'd the Shepherd of the sheep Omnipotent to save. 2 Through the rich merits of that blood, Which he on Calv'ry spilt, To make th' eternal cov'nant sure, On which our hopes are built, 3 Perfect our souls in ev'ry grace T' accomplish all his will, And all that's pleasing in his sight Inspire us to fulfil? 4 For the great Mediator's sake, We ev'ry blessing pray: With glory let his name be crown'd Through heav'n's eternal day ! HYMNS AFTER SERMON. 391, 392, 393 HYMN 391. L. M. Islington 40. Lebanon 79. The Peace of God shall keep, 4-c. Phil. iv. 7. 1 FTHHE peace which God alone reveals, J. And by his word of grace imparts, Which only the believer feels, Direct, and keep, and cheer our hearts. 2 And may the holy Three in One, The Father, Word, and Comforter, Pour an abundant blessing down On ev'ry soul assembled here ! HYMN 392. 8. 7. Newton. Welsh 210. Jewin-Street 222. May the Grace, &c. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. AY the Grace of Christ our Saviour, M And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favour, Rest upon us from above ! 2 Thus may we abide in union With each other and the Lord; And possess in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. DOXOLOGIES. HYMN 393. C. M. Grove House 143. Condescension 116. TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Who made the earth and heav'n, Of equal dignity possess'd, _ Be equal honours giv'n. 394, 395, 396, 397 doxologijis. HYMN 394. S. M. Beddomc. Aynhoe lO-. Price's 137. TO thee, eternal Three, In will and essence One, Be universal honours paid, Co-equal honours done. HYMN 395. L. M. B/i. Ken. Magdalene 314 Old Hundred 100. PRAISE God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heav'nly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. HYMK 396. 104th. I 70. Hanover 130. GIVE glory to (iod, ye children of men, And publish abroad, again and again, The Son's glorious merit, the Father's free grace, The gifts of the Spirit to Adam's lost race. HYMN 397. (First Part.) 8. 7. 4. Measure. Helmsley 223. FATHER, Son, and Holy Spirit, Thou the God whom we adore; May we all thy love inherit; To thine image us restore; Vast eternal ! Praises to thee evermore. HYMN 397. (Second Part.) 8. 8. 6. Measure. Baltimore 1G7. Broadmead 150. TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Be praise amid the heav'nly host, And in the church below, From whom all creatures drew their breath, By whom redemption bless'd the earth, From whom all comforts flow. (398) THE WORLD. HYMN 398. L. M. Blackmore. Portugal 97. Greta's Hundred 89. The Vanity of tarthhi Things. 1 "VTK7H AT are possessions, fame, and pow'r, ▼ ▼ The boasted splendour of the great? What gold, which dazzled eyes adore, And seek with endless toils and sweat? 2 Express their charms, declare their use, That we their merit may desciy ; Tell us what good they can produce, Or what important wants supply. 3 If wounded with the sense of sin, To them for pardon we should pray, Will they restore our peace within, And wash our guilty stains away? 4 Can they celestial life inspire, Nature with pow'r divine renew, With pure and sacred transports fire Our bosom, and our lusts subdue ? 5 When with the pangs of death we strive, And yield all comforts here for lost, Will they support us, will they give Kind succour when we need it' most ? 6 When at th' Almighty's awful bar, To hear our final doom we stand, Can they incline the Judge to spare, Or wrest the vengeance from his hand? 7 Can they protect us from despair, From the dark reign of death and hell, Crown us with bliss, and throne us where The just, in joys immortal, dwell? 8 Sinners, your idols we despise, If these reliefs they cannot grant : 399, 400 THE WORLD. Why should we such delusions prize, And pine in everlasting want? HYMN 399. C. M. Dr. S. Stennetb. New- York 33. Providence College 10. Vanity of the World. Psalm iv. 6. 1 TN vain the gkldy world inquires, JL Forgetful of their God, " Who will supply our vast desires, " Or show us any good ?" 2 Through the wide circuit of the earth Their eager wishes rove, In chase ot honour, wealth, and mirth, The phantoms of their love. 3 But oft these shadowy joys elude Their most intense pursuit : Or, if they seize the fancied good, There's poison in the fruit. 4 Lord, from this world call off my love, Set my affections right; Bid me aspire to joys above, And walk no more by sight. 5 O let the glories of thy face Upon my bosom shine; Assur'd of thy forgiving grace, My joys will be divine. HYMN 400. C. M. Needham. Tunbridgc 103. Abridge 201. The rich Fool surprised. Luke xii. 16—22. 1 TkELUDED souls! who think to find JLf A solid bliss below : Bliss ! the fair flow'r of paradise, On. earth can never grow. '2 See how the foolish wretch is pleas'd T' increase his worldly store ; Too scanty now he finds his barns, And covets room for more. THE WORLD. 401. 3 "What shall I do?" distress'd he cries — "This scheme will I pursue : "My scanty barns shall now come down, " I'll build them large and new. 4 " Here will I lay my fruits, and bid " My soul to take its ease : "Eat, drink, be glad; my lasting store "Shall give what joys I please." 5 Scarce had he spoke, when, lo! from heav'n Th' Almighty made reply ; "For whom dost thou provide, thou fool? " This night thyself shalt die." 6 Teach me, my God, all earthly joys Are but an empty dream : And may I seek my bliss alone, In thee the good' supreme ! HYMN 401. CM. Charniouth 23. Bangor 231. The whole World no compensation for the loss of one Soul. Mark viii. 36. 1 T ORD, shall we part with gold for dross, JLi WitH solid good for show ? Outlive our bliss, and mourn our loss In everlasting woe? 2 Let us not lose the living God For one short dream of joy; With fond embrace cling to a clod, And fling all heav'n away. 3 Vain world, thy weak attempts forbear; We all thy charms defy; And rate our precious souls too dear For all thy wealth to buy. HYMN 402. L. M. Dr. Watts' s Lyrics, Lebanon 79. Manning 245. The Farewell. D EAD be my heart to all below, Te mortal" joys and mortal cares; 403 THE CHURCH. To sensual bliss that charms us so, Be dark, mine eyes, and deaf, my ears. 2 Lord, I renounce my carnal taste Of the fair fruit that sinners prize: Their paradi.se shall never waste One thought of mine, but to despise. 3 All earthly joys are ovcrweigh'd With mountains of vexatious care; And whore's the sweet that is not laid A bait to some destructive snai*e? 4 Begone, for ever, mortal things ! Thou mighty mole-hill, earth, farewell! Angels aspire on lofty wings, And leave the globe for ants to dwell. 5 Come, heav'n, and fill my vast desires; My soul pursues the sovereign good : She was all made of heav'nly fires, Nor can she live on meaner food. THE GOSPEL CHURCH. HYMN 403. CM. New- York 33. Maidstone 19C. The Church described; or, The Stability and Glory of Sialm lxxxvii. [?aiah xxxiii. 20, 21. 1 fl LORIOUS things of thee are spoken, \M Zion, city of our God ! He,, whose word cannot be broken, Form'd thee for his own abode: On the Rock of Ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose ? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou may'st smile at all thy foes. [2 See! the streams of living waters Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of 'want remove: Who can faint, while such a river Ever flows thy thirst t' assuage? Grace, which like the Lord, the giver* Never fails from age to age. p2 418 THE CHURCH. 3 Round each habitation hov'ring, See the cloud and lire appear! For a glory and a cov'ring, Showing that the Lord is near : Thus deriving from their banner Light by night, and shade by day, Safe they feed upon the manna, Which he gives them when they pray.] 4 Blest inhabitants of Zion, Wash'd in the Redeemer's blood ! Jesus, whom their souls rely on, Makes them kings and priests to God : sTis his love his people raises Over self to reign as kings: And as priests, his solemn praises Each for a thank-off'ring brings. 5 Saviour, if of Zion's city I through grace a member am ; Let the world deride or pity, I will glory in thy name; Fading is the worldling's pleasure, All his boasted pomp and show ! Solid joys and lasting treasure, None but Zion's children know. HYMN 418. (Second Part.) L. M. Gloucester 12. Chard 175. Prayer for the spread of the Gospel, animated by Prophecy. 1 "IT* XERT thy pow'r, thy rights maintain, JuA Insulted, everlasting King ! The influence of thy crown increase, And strangers to thy footstool bring. [2 We long to see that happy time, That dear, expected, blissful day, When countless myriads of our race The second Adam 'shall obey.] J3 Thy prophecies must be fulfill'd, Though earth and hell should dare oppose: The stone cut from the mountain's side, Though unobserv'd, to empire grows. MISSIONS. 418 4 Soon shall the mingled ; Triage fall, (Brass, silver, iron, gold, and clay,) And superstition's gloomy reign To light and liberty give way. 5 In one vast-symphony of praise, Gentile and Jew shall then unite; And infidelity, asham'd, Sink in th' abyss of endless night. 6 Afric's emancipated sons, Shall shout to Asia's rapt'rous song; Europe resound her Saviour's fame, And Western climes the note prolong. 7 From east to west, from north to south, Immanuel's kingdom must extend; And ev'ry man, in ev'ry face, Shall meet a brother, and a friend. HYMN 418. (Third Part.) L. M. Wareham 117. Portugal 97. ' The approaching fall of Babylon predicted. Rev. xiv. 6=^8, 1 T|ROUD Babylon yet waits her doom; JL Nor can her tott'ring palace fall, Till some blest messenger arise, The spacious heathen world to call. 2 And see the glorious time approach! Behold the mighty Angel fly, The Gospel tidings to convey To ev'ry land beneath the sky ! 3 O see, on both the Indies' coast, And Africa's unhappy shore, The untaught savage press to hear.; And, hearing, wonder and adore : [4 See, while the joyful truth is told, " That Jesus left his throne in heav'n, " And suffer'd, died, and rose again, " That guilty souls might be forgiv'n y 5 See what delight, unfelt before, Beams in his nx'd attentive eye; 418 THE CHURCH. And hear him ask, " For wretched me, " Did this divine Redeemer die ? 6 " Ah ! why have ye so long forborne "To tell such welcome news as this? "Go now, let ev*ry sinner hear, " And share in such exalted bliss."] 7 The Islands, waiting for his law, With rapture greet the sacred sound; And, taught the Saviour's precious name, Cast all their idols to the ground. 8 Now, Babylon, thy hour is come, Thy curs'd foundation shall give way, And thine eternal overthrow The triumphs of the cross display. HYMN 418. (Fourth Part.) L. M. Well's 102. Devotion 271. Invitation to propagate the Gospel throvghout the earth. 1 i^l O, Missionaries, and proclaim \W The kind Redeemer you have found j Publish his ever-precious name To all the wond'ring nations round. 2 Go, tell th' unletter'd wretched slave, Who groans beneath a tyrant's rod, You bring — a freedom bought with blood, The blood of an incarnate God. 3 And tell the panting sable chief, On Ethiopia's scorching sand, You come — with a refreshing stream, To cheer and bless his thirsty land. 4 Go, tell on India's golden shores, The Ganges, Tibet, and Boutan,* That to enrich this deathless mind You come — the friends of God and Man. 5 Tell all the distant isles afar That lie in darkness and the grave, * Tibet ;uid Boutan : parts of Asia, little known to Euro- peans, but lately mentioned by the Baptist Missionaries. MISSIONS. 418 You have the glorious light to show, Jesus has come to seek and save. 6 Say, the religion you profess Is all benevolence and love, And, crown'd with energy divine, Its heav'nly origin will prove. HYMN 418. (Fifth Part.) L. M. Gloucester 12. Derby 169. Neglect in spreading the Gospel reproved and deplored. 1 " |~1 0," said the voice of heav'nly love, vJ "My Gospel preach to ev'ry land; ~ " Lo ! I am with you to the end ; " Observe and follow my command.'* 2 With joy the first disciples heard, And told the ever-gracious news, As they from him receiv'd in charge, First, to the unbelieving Jews : 3 Then to the Gentiles, far and near, Publish'd salvation in his name, And the glad tidings of his grace To this distinguished country came. 4 But ah ! to spread their sacred theme, How few have our attempts been found! What heathen lands from us have heard The glorious heart- reviving sound? 5 To us their duty they bequeath'd ; And left the promise on record; And had our ardour equall'd theirs, The same had been our blest reward. [6 We too had multitudes beheld Forsake the gods their hands had made, And the bright beam of heav'nly day Their yet benighted realms pervade'] 7 Saviour divine, our guilt forgive ! Inspire our souls with warmer zeal ! Pour out thy Spirit from ota high ; And let us all his influence feel! 419 THE CHURCH. HYMN 419. (First Part.) L. M. Chard 175. Gloucester 12. Prospect of Success; or. Encouragement to use Means. 1 "O EHOLD th' expected time draw near, JD The shades disperse, the dawn appear; Behold the wilderness assume The beauteous tints of Eden's bloom. 2 Events, with prophecies, conspire To raise our faith, our zeal to fire : The rip'ning fields, already white, Present an harvest to our sight. 3 The untaught heathen waits to know The joy the gospel will bestow ; The exil'd slave waits to receive The freedom Jesus has to give. 4 Come, let us, with a grateful heart, In the blest labour share a part, Our pray'rs and off'rings gladly bring, To aid the triumphs of our King. 5 Let us improve the heav'nly gale, Spread to each breeze our hoisted sail, Till north and south, and east and west, Shall as America be blest. 6 Invite the globe to come, and prove A Saviour's condescending love, And humbly fall before his feet, Assur'd they shall acceptance meet. [7 Our hearts exult in songs of praise, That we have seen these latter days, When our Redeemer shall be known, Where Satan long hath held his throne.] 8 Where'er his hand hath spread the skies, Sweet incense to his name shall rise ; " And Tyre, and Egypt, Greek, and Jew," By sov'reign grace be form'd anew. missions.. 419, 420 HYMN 419. (Second Part.) CM. Cambridge New 74. Evans 190. Irish 171. Missionary 257. The Increase of the Church promised and pleaded. 1 RATHER, is not thy promise pledg'd JT To thine exalted Son, That through the nations of the earth - Thy word of life shall run ? 2 * Ask, and I give the Heathen lands "For thine inheritance, " And to the world's remotest shores " Thine empire shall advance." 3 Hast thou not said, the blinded Jews Shall their Redeemer own ; While Gentiles to his standard crowd, And bow before his throne ? 4 When shall th' untutor'd Indian tribes, A dark bewilder'd race, Sit down at our Immanuel's feet, And learn and feel his grace? 5 Are not all kingdoms, tribes, and tongues, Under the expanse of heaven, To the dominion of thy Son, Without exemption, given ? 6 From east to west, from north to south, Then be his name ador'd ! Europe, with all thy millions, shout Hosannas to thy Lord ! 7 Asia and Africa, resound From shore to shore his fame : And thou, America, in songs, Redeeming love proclaim ! HYMN 420. (First Part.) C. M. Otford 106. Michael's 119. Prayer for Missionaries. I f~iREAT God, the nations of the earth U Are by creation thine ; And in thy works, by all beheld, Thy radiant glories shine. 420 THE CHURCH. 2 But, Lord, thy greater love has sent Thy Gospel to mankind, Unveiling what rich stores of grace Are treasur'd in tfty mind. 3 Lord, when shall these glad tidings spread The spacious earth around, Till ev'ry tribe, and ev'ry soul, Shall hear the joyful sound? 4 O, when shall Afric's sable sons Enjoy the heav'nly word, And vassals, long-enslav'd, become The freedmen of the Lord? 5 When shall th' untutor'd heathen tribes> A dark bewilder'd race, Sit down at our Immanuel's feet, And learn and feel his grace? 6 Haste, sov'reign mercy, and transform Their cruelty to love ; Soften the tiger to a lamb, The vulture to a dove ! 7 * Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the Gospel rays ; And build on Sin's demolish'd throne The temples of thy praise. Verse? 8, 9, and 10, of this Hymn, in substance, were writ- ten off Margate, by Mr. William Ward, one of the Baptist Missionaries, on llieir departure for India, May 28, 1799. [8 O charge the waves to bear our friends In safety o'er the deep ; Let the rough tempest speed their way, Or bid its fury sleep.] 9 Whene'er thy sons proclaim good news Beneath the Banian's shade, Let the poor Hindoo feel its pow'r, And grace his soul pervade. * Verses 7, 9, and 10, of this Hymn, may be sung alone. MISSIONS. 420 10 O let the heav'nly Shaster* spread; Bid Brahmans preach the word; And may all India's tribes become One cast to serve the Lord. PAUSE. 11 Send forth thy word, and let it fly, Arm'd with thy Spirit's pow'r; Then thousands shall confess its sway, And bless the saving hour. 12 Beneath the influence of thy grace The barren wastes shall rise, With sudden greens and fruits array'd, A blooming paradise. 13 True holiness shall strike its root In each degen'rate heart. Shall in a growth divine arise, And heav'nly fruits impart. 14 Peace, with her olives crown'd, shall stretch Her wings from shore to shore: No trump shall rouse the rage of war, No murd'rous cannon roar. 15 Lord, for those days we watt; those days Are in thy word foretold : Fly swifter, sun, and stars, and bring This promis'd age of gold. 16 Amen, with joy divine, let earth's Unnumber d myriads cry ; Amen, with joy divine, let heavVs Unnumber'd choirs reply ! HYMN 420. (Second Part.) L. M. Wareham 117. Wells 13. Lebanon 79. ,v .4 Blessing on Missions and Missionaries requested. I 1 TITHERE'ER the blustering north-wind If? blows, And spreads its frost, or fleecy snows; * The Shasters are the religious books of the Hindoos; the Brahmans are their priests , and the Casts are the different classes of the people. 420 THE CHURCH. Where'er the sun, with quick'ning ray, Shines all abroad and gives the day; 2 Where'er the lesser orbs of light Dart forth their beams and gild the night; There may his heralds loud proclaim The Saviour's love, the Saviour's name. 3 For work so pleasing, so benign, Lord, grant thy influence divine; Till all " the spacious globe around," " With" raptur'd " songs of praise resound.' HYMN 420. (Third Part.) S. M. Mount Ephraim 185. Lowell 260. Mansfield 154. Missionaries addressed and encouraged.* 1 "\TE messengers of Christ, JL His sov'reign voice obey; Arise ! and follow where he leads, And peace attend your way. 2 The master whom you serve Will needful strength bestow; Depending on his promis'd aid, With sacfed courage go. 3 Mountains shall sink to plains, And hell in vain oppose; The cause is God's, and must prevail, In spite of all his foes. 4 Go, spread a Saviour's fame ; And tell his matchless grace, To the mos. guilty and deprav'd Of Adam's num'rous race. 5 We wish you, in his name, The most divine success; Assur'd that he who sends you forth Will your endeavours bless. * See also Hymn 415. missions- 420, 421 HYMN 420. (Fourth Part.) C. M. Evans ]90. Cambridge New 74. The wonder-working God invoked for his Church. Isa. li. 9. 1 A WAKE, awake, thou mighty arm, J\. Which hast such wonders wrought; Which captive Israel treed from harm, And out of Egypt brought. 2 Art thou not it which Rahab slew? And crush'd the dragon's head? Constrain 'd by thee, the waves withdrew, From their accustom'd bed. 3 Again thy wonted prowess show, Be thou made bare again; And let thine adversaries know That they resist in vain. HYMN 421. (First Part.) L. M. Aylie Street 241. Rochford 22. Longing for the Latter-day Glory. 1 TTOW many years has man been driv'n Xl Far off from happiness and heav'n ? When wilt thou, gracious Lord, restore Thy wand'ring church, to roam no more? 2 Six thousand years are nearly past, Since Adam from thy sight was cast; And ever since, his fallen race, From age to age, are void of grace. 3 When will the happy trump proclaim The judgment of the martyr'd Lamb? When shall the captive troops be free, And keep th' eteimal jubilee ! 4 Hasten it, Lord, in ev'ry land ; Send thou thine angels, and command, " Go, sound deliv'rance ; loudly blow "Salvation to the saints below." 5 We want to have the day appear! The projnis'd great sabbatic yea£ 421 THE CHURCH. When, far from grief, and sin, and hell, Israel in ceaseless peace shall dwell. 6 Till then, we will not let thee rest, Thou still shalt hear our strong request; And this our daily pray'r shall be, Lord, sound the trump of jubilee. HYMN 421. (Second Part.) L. M. Aylie Street 241. Fortugal 97. Prayer to Oodfor his special Interposition in spreading the Gospel. Zech. ix. 13—16. 1 "TTOW" long, O God, "has man been XI "driven " Far off from happiness and heav'n ! "When wilt thou graciously "restore" Thy banish 'd sons, to rove no more ? 2 For near six thousand years, thy foe, Has triumph 'd over all below ; Save that a little flock is found, With rav'ning wolves encompass'd round. 3 Shall not the Lamb, who once was slain, An ample compensation gain, And many happy millions more To happiness and God restore i 4 From ev'ry nation, ev'ry tongue, A remnant must to him belong; Nor can there be too vile a race, To furnish trophies of his grace. 5 Exert that pow'r which could subdue The furious slaughter-breathing Jew, And make him in thy cause become Victorious over Greece and Rome. 6 Now, Lord, before thy servants go, Let God himself the trumpet blow; Hasten the Gospel Jubilee, That bids a captive world be free. MISSIONS. 421 HYMN 421. (Third Part.) 10s. Warsaw 211. Gucstwick 274. The House must be nf Fame and Glory throughout all Countries. 1 Chion. xxii. 25. 1 fllHE house now to be builded to the Lord, JL Whose firm foundation-stone his hand hath laid, Shall in magnificence and fame exceed That which king Solomon so glorious made. 2 Wide as the spacious globe on which we tread, This sacred temple shall its bounds extend; Its blessings, not to Abra'm's seed confin'd, Shall millions of the Gentile race befriend. 3 See, in the torrid regions of the south, The humble worshipper approach with joy : And shiv'ring natives of the frozen pole. In the same heav'nly strains their lips em- ploy. 4 With all simplicity of word and deed, With zeal for God, and love to souls inspir'd, See the successful Missionaries teach; Their ardour still by gath'ring converts fir'd. 5 Hark ! they proclaim salvation by the cross, And thousands press t' accept the boundless grace ; Jesus his own almighty pow'r displays, His temple now is universal space ! HYMN 421. (Fourth Part.) C. M. Sprague ItiG. Staugblqri 264. Cambridge New 74. Saints longing to see their King Kith his many Croicns. Rev. xix. 12. 1 f^i O forth, ye saints, behold your King \Jf With God-like honours crown'd ; Ten thousand beauties in his word Shall spread his fame around. 2 Where'er the sun begins its race, Or stops its swift career, 422 THE CHURCH. Both east and west shall own his grace, And Christ be honour'd there. 3 Ten thousand crowns encircling show The vict'ries he hath won : O may his conquests ever grow, While time its course shall run ! 4 Ride forth, thou mighty conq'ror, ride ! And millions more subdue, Destroy our enmity and pride, And ive will crown thee too. HYMN 422. (First Part.) Il2th. Carey's 11. Hoxton 121. Uffculm 93. Gentiles praying for Jews. Rom. xi. 1, 2, 25, 26. 1 TH1ATHER of faithful Abra'm, hear, A Our earnest suit for Abra'm's seed; Justly they claim the softest pray'r From us, adopted in their stead, VVbo mercy through their fall obtain, And Christ by their rejection gain. 2 Outcast from thee, and scatter'd wide Through ev'ry nation under heav'n, Blaspheming whom they crucify'd, Unsav'd, unpity'd, untorgiv'n ; Branded like Cain, they bear their load, Abhorr'd of men, and curst of God. 3 But hast thou finally forsook, For ever cast thy own away ? Wilt thou not bid the murd'rers look On him they piere'd, and weep and pray J Yes, gracious Lord, thv word is past ; "All Israel shall be sav'd at last." i Come then, thou great Deliverer come ; The veil from Jacob's heart remove ; Receive thy ancient people home, That, quicken'd by thy dying love, The world may their reception view, And shout to God the glory due. missions. -422 HYMN 422. (Second Part.) 148th. Portsmouth New 144. Evangelical Philanthropy; or, The Song of a Christian Loyalist. REJOICE, the Saviour reigns Among the sons of men; He breaks the pris'ner's chains, And makes them free again: Let hell oppose God's only Son, In spite of foes his cause goes on. The cause of Righteousness, And truth, and holy peace, Design'd our world to bless, Shall spread, and never cease : Gentile and Jew, their souls shall bow, Allegiance due with rapture vow.' The baffled prince of 1*1 In vain new projects tries Truth's empire to repel, By cruelty and lies : The' infernal gates shall rage in vain, Conquest awaits the Lamb once slain. He died, but soon arose Triumphant o'er the grave; And now himself he shows Omnipotent to save : Let rebels kiss the victor's feet, Eternal bliss his subjects meet. All pow'r is in his hand, His people to defend; To his most high command Shall millions more attend: All heav'n with smiles approve his cause, And distant isles receive his laws. This little seed from heav'n Shall soon become a tree ; This ever-blessed leav'n Difrus'd abroad must be; Till God the Son shall come again, It must go on. Amen! Amen! THE CHURCH. PAUSE. Resurrection 72. 7 Ye, who have known his name,, Subserve his glorious plan; Proclaim to all your race The friend of God and man: How happy ye who own his sway ! Ye own'd shall be another day. 8 All hail, incarnate Lord ! Our souls triumphant cry ; Be thy bless'd name ador'd, By all beneath the sky. But, when we join the hosts above, In strains divine we'll sing thy love. HYMN 422. (Third Part.) L. M. Horsleylll. Magdalene 34. The Fields v.hitefor Harvest* 1 T 1FT up your joyful eyes, and see XJ A plenteous harvest all around, Rip'ning for bliss, and not a grain Shall ever fall unto the ground : 2 A harvest of immortal souls, Secur'd by an almighty pow'r, Nor heat, nor cold, nor storms, shall hurt, Nor rav'nous beasts of prey devour. 3 Oh happy day ! when all the saints Complete in glory shall be found ; And, like their great, their mystic head, Be with eternal honours crown'd. HYMN 422. (Fourth Part.) C. M. Gloucester 12. Lebanon 77. Islington 40. He must reign; or, The Victories of Christ the Triumph of Christians. Y ES, mighty Jesus! thou shalt reign, "" all Till all thy haughty foes submit; Till hell, and all her trembling train, Become like dust beneath thy feet. * The Hymns from the 427th, to the 441st, also relate to tin ■pread of the Gospel, and the Happiness of the Church. ASSOCIATIONS. 423 Then rescu'd souls shall bless thy pow'r; Thy arm shall full salvation bring; Thy saints, in that illustrious hour, Shall conquer with their conq'ring King. And when, through brilliant gates of gold. Thou lead'st thy chosen to the skies, May we the shining pomp behold, And partners of the triumph rise. Then, rang'd thy blazing throne around, The Saviour's honours we'll proclaim ; While heav'n's transported realms resound Thy glorious deeds and darling name. ASSOCIATIONS; OR, GENERAL MEETINGS OF CHURCHES AND MINISTERS.* HYMN 423. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Batli Chapel 26. Miall 240. Spiritual Associations registered in Heaven; or, God's gra- cious Approbation of Active Attempts to revive religion. Mai. iii. 16, 17. 1 fpJHE Lord on mortal worms looks down JL From his celestial throne; And, when the wicked swarm around, He well discerns his own. 2 He sees the tender hearts that mourn The scandals of the times, And join their efforts to oppose The wide-prevailing crimes. 3 Low to the social band he bows His still attentive ear; And, while his angels sing around, Delights their voice to hear. 4 The chronicles of heav'n shall keep Their words in transcript fair, In the Redeemer's book of life Their names recorded are. * See also Hymns 403—406, 412—422. Q 424, 425 THE CHURCH. 5 " Yes, (saith the Lord) the world shall know "These humble souls are mine: "These, when my jewels I produce, " Shall in full lustre shine. V£ " When deluges of fiery wrath " My foes away shall bear, " That hand which strikes the wicked thro*, "Shall all my children spare." HYMN 424. L. M. B. Francis. Derby 109. Truro 165. Branicoaie 8. Ministers abounding in the Work of the. Lord. 1 "OEFORE thy throne, eternal King, J3 Thy ministers their tribute bring, Their tribute of united praise, For heav'nly news and peaceful days. 2 We sing the conquests of thy sword, And publish loud thy healing word, While angels sound thy glorious name, Thy saving grace our lips proclaim. 3 Thy various service we esteem Our sweet employ, our bliss supreme: And, while we feel thy heav'nly love, We burn like seraphim above. 4 Nor seraphs there can ever raise, With us, an equal song of praise: They are the noblest work of God, But we, the purchase of his blood. 5 Still in thy work would we abound; Still prune the vine, or plough the ground^ Thy sheep with wholesome pasture feed, And watcn them with unwearied heed. 6 Thou art our Lord, our life, our love, Our care below, our crown above: Thy praise shall be our best employ, Thy presence our eternal joy. HYMN 425. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Brighthelme tone 908. Condescension 110. thou me ? feed my Lambs. John xxi. £}. 1 TV) not 1 love thee, O my Lord? MJ Behold my heart, and see; ASSOCIATIONS. 426 And turn each cursed idol out That dares to rival thee. 2 Do not I love thee from my soul ? Then let me nothing love: Dead be my heart to ev'ry joy, When Jesus cannot move. 3 Is not thy name melodious still To mine attentive ear ? Doth not each pulse with pleasure bound My Saviour's voice to hear? [4 Hast thou a Lamb in all thy flock I would disdain to feed? Hast thou a foe, before whose face I fear thy cause to plead ? 3 Would not my ardent spirit vie, With angels round the throne, To execute thy sacred will, And make thy glory known ? 6 Would not my heart pour forth its blood In honour of thy name ? And challenge the cold hand of death To damp th' immortal flame?] Y Thou know'st I love thee, dearest Lord? But, O ! I long to soar Far from the sphere of mortal joys, And learn to love thee more. HYMN 246. L. M. Beddome. Ay'.ie Street 241. Portugal 97. Prayer for Ministers. 1 "FEATHER of mercies, bow thine ear, JT Attentive to our earnest pray'r ; 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 ; 427 THE CHURCH. To them thy sacred truth reveal, Suppress their fears, inflame their seal. 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 pow'r. 6 Let sinners break their massy chains, Distressed souls forget their pains ; Let light through distant realms be spread, And Zion rear her drooping head. HYMN 427. (First Part.) 8. 7. 4. Altered by Dr. Rylund. Lewes 63. Painswick 162. Helnisley 223. Prayer for a Revival. 1 QAVIOUR, visit thy plantation ; O Grant us, Lord, a gracious rain ? All will come to desolation, Unless thou return again : Lord, revive us, All our help must come from thee? 2 Keep no longer at a distance, Shine upon us from on high, Lest, for want of thine assistance, Ev'ry plant should droop and die. Lord, &c. 3 Surelv, once thy garden flourish 'd, Ev'ry part look'cl gay and green : Then thy word our spirits nourish'd, Happy seasons we have seen ! Lord, &c. [4 But a drought has since succeeded, And a sad decline we see ; Lord, thy help is greatly needed, Help can only com* from thee : Lord, &/\ ASSOCIATIONS. 427 5 Where are those we counted leaders, Fill'd with zeal, and love, and truth ? Old professors, tall as cedars, Bright examples to our youth ! Lord, &c. 6 Some, in whom we once delighted, We shall meet no more below ; Some, alas ! we fear are blighted, Scarce a single leaf they show : Lord, &c. 7 Younger plants — the sight how pleasant ! — Cover'd thick with blossoms stood ; But they cause us grief at present, Frosts have nipped them in the bud. Lord, &c. 8 Dearest Saviour, hasten hither, Thou canst make them bloom again ; O ! permit them not to wither, Let not all our hopes be vain : Lord, &c. 9 Let our mutual love be fervent, Make us prevalent in pray'rs : Let each one, esteem'd thy servant, Shun the world's bewitching snares. Lord, &c. 10 Break the tempter's fatal power, Turn the stony heart to flesh ; And begin from this good hour To revive thy work afresh : Lord, revive us, All our help must come from thee ! HYMN 427. (Second Part.) L. M. Gould's 272. Babylon Streams 23. For a Church in a low condition. Psalm li. 18. 1 f\ GOD of Zion ! from thy throne, \y Look with an eye of pity down ; Thy church now humbly makes her pray'r ; Thy church, the object of thy care. 2 We are a building thou hast rais'd, How kind thy hand, that hand be prais'd$ Yet all to utter ruin falls, If thou forsake our tott'ring walls. 427 THE CHURCH. 3 We call to mind the happier clays Of life and love, of pray r and praise, When holy services gave birth To joys resembling luav'n on earth. 4 But now the ways of /.ion mourn. Her gates neglected and forlorn : Our life and liveliness are fled, And many number'd with the dead. 5 We need defence from all our foes, We need relief from all our woes : If earth and hell should yet assail, Let neither earth nor hell prevail. 6 Near to each other, and to thee, Lord, bring us all in unity ; Oh, pour thy Spirit from* on high, And all our num'rous wants supply. 7 Oh, show that in our low estate, No blessing for us is too great ; We plead thy Son, we plead thy word, O Founder, Patron, bounteous Lord ! HYMN 427. (Third Part.) lis. Gerard 156. Broughton 172. L. H. C. Comfort for the Church in Trouble. 1 f\ ZION ! afflicted with wave upon wave, \j Whom no man can comfort, whom no man can save ; [may'd, With darkness surrounded, by terrors dis- In toiling and rowing thy strength is decay 'd. 2 Loud roaring the billows now nigh over- whelm, But skilful's the Pilot who sits at the helm ; His wisdom conducts thee, his pow'i: thee defends, In safety and quiet thy warfare he ends. 3 "O fearful! O faithless!" in mercy he cries, " My promise, my truth, are they light in thine eyes? [stand; Still, still I am with thee, my promise shall Through tempest and tossing I'll bring thee to land. ASSOCIATION'S. 428 4 Ferget thee I will not, I cannot, thy name Engrav'd on my heart doth for ever remain ; The palms of my hands whilst I look on, I see [thee. The wounds I received when suff 'ring for 5 I feel at my heart all thy sighs and thy groans, [bones, For thou art most near me, my flesh and my In all thy distresses thy head feels the pain, Yet all are most needful, not one is in vain. 6 Then trust me, and fear not; thy life is secure ; My wisdom is perfect, supreme is my pow'r; In love 1 correct thee, thy soul to refine, To make thee at length in my likeness to shine. 7 The foolish, the fearful, the weak are my care, [pray'r; The helpless, the hopeless, I hear their sad From all their afflictions my glory shall spring, [they '11 sing." And the deeper their sorrows, the louder HYMN 428. 8. 7. 4. Trevecca 37. Kentucky 114. VVestbury51. Longing for the spread of the Gospel. 1 i"VER the gloomy hills of darkness, \J Look, my soul, be still and gaze; All the promises do travail With a glorious day of grace : Bless'd Jubilee, Let thy glorious morning dawn ! 2 Let the Indian, let the Negro, Let the rude barbarian see That divine and glorious conquest, Once obtain'd on Calvary ; Let the Gospel Loud resound from pole to pole. 5 Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness, Grant them, Lord, the glorious light; 429 THE CHURCH. And from eastern coast to western, May the morning chase the night, And redemption, Freely purchas'd, win the day. [4 May the glorious day approaching On their grossest darkness dawn, And the everlasting Gospel Spread abroad thy holy name, All the borders Of the great Immanuel's land.] 5 Fly abroad, thou mighty Gospel, Win and conquer, never cease; May thy lasting wide dominions Multiply and still increase; Sway thy sceptre, Saviour, all the world around. HYMN 429. L. M. Beddome. Gloucester 12. Coomb's 45. Bromley 104. The Increase of the Church. 1 QHOUT, for the blessed Jesus reigns! ^ Thro' distant lands his triumphs spread; And sinners, freed from endless pains, Own him their Saviour and their head. 2 His sons and daughters from afar, Daily' at Sion's gate arrive; Those who were dead in sin before, By sov'reign grace are made alive. [3 Oppressors bow beneath his feet, O'ercome by his victorious pow'r; Princes in humble posture wait, And proud blasphemers learn V adore. 4 Gentiles and Jews his laws obey, Nations remote their off'rings bring; And, unconstrained, their homage pay To their exalted God and King.] ."} O may his conquests still increase, And ev'ry foe his pow'r subdue; While angels celebrate his praise, And saints his growing glory show. A' ASSOCIATIONS. 430, 431 6 Loud hallelujahs to the Lamb, From all below and all above; In lofty songs exalt his name, In songs as lasting as his love. HYMN 430. 148th. Dartmouth 4G. Carter Lane 141. Tlie Increase of the Mtssiati s Kingdom. LL hail, incarnate God ! The wondrous things foretold Of thee in sacred writ, With joy our eyes behold : Still does thine arm new trophies wear, And monuments of glory rear. 2 To thee the hoary head Its silver honours pays; To thee the blooming youth Devotes his brightest days : And ev'ry age their tribute bring. And bow to thee, all-conq'ring King, 3 O haste, victorious Prince, That happy glorious day, When souls, like drops of dew, Shall own thy gentle sway: O may it bless our longing eyes, And bear our shouts beyond the skies ! 4 All hail, triumphant Lord! Eternal be thy reign ! Behold the nations sue To wear thy gentle chain : When earth and time are known no more, , Thy throne shall stand for ever sure. HYMN 431. 148th. Portsmouth New 1-14. Grove 125. The completing of the Spiritual Temple. Zecb. IV. 7> 1 QING to the Lord above, O Who deigns on earth to raise A temple to his love, A monument of praise: Q2 432 THfe CHURCH. Ye saints around, through all its frame, Harmonious sound the builder's name. 2 Beneath his eye and care, The edifice shall rise Majestic, strong, and fair, And shine above the skies: There shall he place the polish'd stone, Ordain'd the work of grace to crown. COLLECTIONS FOR POOR CHURCHES AND POOR BRETHREN* HYMN 432. 8. 7. B. Francis. Jevvin Street 2*22. North am pton Chapel 126. .9t a Collection for poor Ministers, or Missionaries. 1 XJRAISE the Saviour, all ye nations, 1 Praise him, all ye hosts above; Shout, with joyful acclamations, His divine victorious love : Be his kingdom now promoted, Let the earth her monarch know; Be my all to him devoted, To my Lord my all I owe. 2 See how beauteous on the mountains Are their feet, whose grand design Is to guide us to the fountains That o'erflow with bliss divine— Who proclaim the joyful tidings Of salvation all around — Disregard the world's deridings, And in works of love abound. 3 With my substance I will honour My Redeemer and my Lord; Were ten thousand worlds my manor, All were nothing to his word: * See also Hymn 24€ COLLECTIONS. 433, 434 While the heralds of salvation His abounding grace proclaim, Let his friends of ev'ry station Gladly join to spread nis fame. HYMN 453. CM. Dr. Doddridge. Braintree 25. New- York 33. Relieving Christ in his Members. Matt. xxv. 40. 1 TESUS, my Lord, how rich thy grace ! tf Thy bounties how complete ! How shall I count the matchless sum How pay the mighty debt? 2 High on a throne of radiant light Dost thou exalted shine ; What can my poverty bestow, When all the worlds are thine ? 3 But thou hast brethren here below, The partners of thy grace ; And wilt confess their humble names Before thy Father's face. 4 In them thou may'st be cloth'd and fed. And visited and cheer'd ; And in their accents of distress, My Saviour's voice is heard. 5 Thy face, with rev'rence and with love, We in thy poor would see ; O let us rather beg our bread, Than keep it back from thee. HYMN 434. L. M. Lebanon 77. Manning 245. Islington 40. Of thine own have we given thee. 1 Chron. xxix. 14. 1 fllHE Lord, who rules the world's affairs, A For me a well-spread board prepares; My grateful thanks to him shall rise ; He knows my wants, those wants supplies, 2 And shall I grudge to give his poor A mite from all my gen'rous store ? 435, 436 THE CHURCH. No, Lord ! the friends of thine and thee Shall always find a friend in me. HYMN 435. L. M. Dr. Gibbons. Martin's Lane 67. Horsley 205. The Bcncficnicc of Christ, for our Imitation. 1 VM^HEN Jesus dwelt in mortal clay, TT What were his works from day to day But miracles of pow'r and grace, That spread salvation through our race? 2 Teach us, O Lord, to keep in view Thy pattern, and thy steps pursue ; Let alms bestow'd, let kindness done, Be witness'd by each rolling sun. 3 That man may last but never lives, Who much receives, but nothing gives; Who none can love, whom none can thank, Creation's blot, creation's blank: 4 But he who marks, from day to day, In gen'rous acts his radiant way, Treads the same path his Saviour trod, The path to glory and to God. HYMN 436. CM. Bath Chapel 2G. Miall 240. Staughton 264. Providing bags that wax not old. Luke xii. 33. 1 XTES, there are joys that cannot die, X With God laid up in store; Treasure 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. And grace at large repay. .( 437, 438 ) CHURCH MEETINGS. HYMN 437. S. M. Dr. S, Stennett. Wirksworth 158. Eagle Street New 55. Broderip's 252. Praise for Conversion. Psalm Ixvi. 16. 1 1^1 OME, ye that fear the Lord, \J And listen, while I tell, How narrowly my feet escap'd The snares of death and hell. 2 The flatt'ring joys of sense Assail'd my foolish heart, While Satan,' with malicious skill, Guided the pois'nous dart. 3 I fell beneath the stroke, But fell to rise again; My anguish rous'd me into life, And pleasure sprung from pain. 4 Darkness, and shame, and grief, Oppress'd my gloomy mind ; I look'd around me for relief, But no relief could find. 5 At length to God I cried ; He heard my plaintive sigh ; He heard, and instantly he seiu Salvation from on high. 6 My drooping head he rais'd ; My bleeding wounds he heal'd ; Pardon'd my sins ; and, with a smile, The gracious pardon seal'd. 7 O ! may I ne'er forget The mercy of my God ; Nor ever want a tongue to spread His loudest praise abroad. HYMN 438. CM. Bath Chapel 26. Miall 240. . ' The Conversion of Sinners, a Matter for Prayer and Praise 1 ri^HERE'S joy in heav'n, and joy on earth. X When prodigals return, 439 THE CHURCfl. To see desponding souls rejoice, And haughty sinners mourn. 2 "Come, saints, and hear what God hath Is a reviving sound : [done," 0 may it spread from sea to sea, E'en all the globe around ! 3 Often, O sov'reign Lord, renew The wonders of this day ; That Jesus here may see his seed, And Satan lose his prey. 4 Great God, the work is all thine own, Thine be the praises too ; Let ev'ry heart and ev'ry tongue Give thee the glory due. HYMN 439. C. M. Mnoton. Brighthelmstone 208. Maidstone 196. Jipostacy — Will ye also go arcay? 1 "VETHEN any turn from Zion's way, IT (Alas ! what numbers do!) Methinks I hear mv Saviour say, " Wilt thou forsake me too?" 2 Ah, Lord ! with such a heart as mine, Unless thou hold me fast, 1 feel I must, I shall decline, And prove like them at last. 3 Yet thou alone hast pow'r, I know, To save a wretch like me ; To whom, or whither could I go, If I should turn from thee ? 4 Beyond a doubt, I rest assur'd Thou art the Christ of God; Who hast eternal life secur'd By promise and by blood. 5 The help of men and angels join'd Could never reach my case ; Nor can I hope relief to find But in thy boundless grace. 6 No voice but thine can give me rest And bid my fears depart : CHURCH MEETINGS. 440, 441 No love but thine can make me bless'd, And satisfy my heart. 7 What anguish has that question stirr'd — If I will also go? Yet, Lord, relying on thy word, I humbly answer, No! HYMN 440. L. M. Steele. Paul's 246. Warehara 117. Gould's 272. To ishom shall we go, but unto thee ? or. Life and Safety in Christ alone. John vi. 67—69. 1 fllHOU only sov'reign of my heart, A My refuge, my Almighty friend ; And can my soul from thee depart, On whom alone my hopes depend ? 2 Whither, ah ! whither shall I go, A wretched wand'rer from my Lord ? Can this dark world of sin and woe One glimpse of happiness afford? 3 Eternal life thy words impart, On these my fainting spirit lives ; Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart Than all the round of nature gives. 4 Let earth's alluring joys combine, While thou art near, in vain they call; One smile, one blissful smile of thine, My dearest Lord, outweighs them all. 5 Thy name my inmost pow'rs adore, Thou art my life, my joy, my care ; Depart from thee — 'tis death — 'tis more, 'Tis endless ruin, deep despair ! 6 Low at thy feet my soul would lie, Here safety dwells, and peace divine : Still let me live beneath thine eye, For life, eternal life, is thine. HYMN 441. L. M. Dr. Gibbons. Green's Hundred 89. Mark's 65. Prayer for the whole Church. 1 TN thee, thou all-sufficient God, JL The springs of happiness arise, 442 BAPTISM. That cheer this howling waste below, And bless the mansions of the skies. 2 We, the productions of thy pow'r, And pensioners upon thy love, Look to thy throne with longing eyes, And wait thy blessings from above. 3 Protect the young from ev'ry snare, And let thy staff support the old ; Relieve the poor, nor let the rich Have all their heritage in gold. 4 Let joyful saints still taste thy grace, Give to the mourners heav'nly day, Sustain the strong, and quick revive The with'ring plants from their decay. BAPTISM. HYMN 442. 112th. Carey's 11. Uffculm 93. Christ Baptized in Jordan. 1 TTN Jordan's tide the Baptist stands, JL Immersing the repenting Jews; The Son of God the rite demands, Nor dares the holy man refuse ; Jesus descends beneath the wave, The emblem of his future grave. 2 Wonder, ye heav'ns ! your Maker lies In deeds conceal'd from human view; Ye saints, behold him sink and rise, A fit example thus for you: The sacred record, while you read, Calls you to imitate the deed. 3 But lo! from yonder op'ning skies, What beams of dazzling glory spread! Dove-like, th' Eternal Spirit flies, And lights on the Redeemer's head; Amaz'd they see the pow'r divine Around the Saviour's temples shine. 4 But hark ! my soul, hark and adore ! What sounds are those that roll along ? baptism. 443, 444 Not like loud Sinai's awful roar, But soft and sweet as Gabriel's song ? •* This is my well-beloved Son, " I see well pleas'd what he hath done." 5 Thus the Eternal Father spoke, Who shakes creation with a nod; Through parting skies the accents broke, And bios us hear the Son of God ; O hear, the awful word to-day, Hear, all ye nations, and obey ! HYMN 443. L. M. J. Stennett. Bramcoate 8. Portugal 97. A Baptismal Hymn. 1 rpHE great Redeemer we adore, JL Who came the lost to seek and save, Went humbly down from Jordan's shore, To find a tomb beneath its wave. 2 " Thus it becomes us to fulfil "All righteousness," he meekly said: " Why should we then to do his will, I "Or be asham'd, or be afraid ?" 3 With thee, into thy wat'ry tomb, Lord, 'tis our glory to descend ; 'Tis wondrous grace thatigives us room To lie interr'd by such a friend. 4 Yet as the yielding waves give way, To let us see the light again, So, on the resurrection day, The bands of death prov'd weak and vain. 3 Thus, when thou shalt again appear, The gates of death shall open wide, Our dust thy mighty voice shall hear, And rise and triumph at thy side. HYMN 444. 8. 8. 6. JVorman. Chatham 59. Broadmead 150. Thus it beconuth us, &c. Matthew iii. 15. 1 fllHUS it became the Prince of Grace, JL And thus should all the favour'd race 445 BAPTISM. High heav'n's command fulfil; For that the condescending God Should lead his follow'rs through the flood, Was heav'n's eternal will. 2 'Tis not as led by custom's voice, We make these ways our favour'd choice, And thus with zeal pursue: No, heav'n's eternal sov 'reign Lord Has, in the precepts of his word, Enjoin'd us thus to do. 3 And shall we ever dare despise The gracious mandate of the skies, Where condescending Heav'n, To sinful man's apostate race, In matchless love, and boundless grace, His will reveal'd has giv'n? 4 Thou everlasting gracious King, Assist us now thy grace to sing; And still direct our way To those bright realms of peace and rest, Where all th' exulting tribes are bless'd With one great choral day. HYMN 445. 8. 7. Fawcett. ^elf* 210. Carlisle 95. Invitation to follow the Lamb. 1 TTUMBLE souls who seek salvation, XI Through the Lamb's redeeming blood, Hear the voice of Revelation, Tread the path that Jesus trod. Flee to him your only Saviour; In his mighty name confide; In the whole of your behaviour, Own him as your sov'reign guide. 2 Hear the bless'd Redeemer call you, L:sten to his gracious voice; Dread no ills that can befall you, While you make his ways your choice: Jesus says, " Let each believer " Be baptised in my name :•' baptism. 446,447 He himself in Jordan's river Was immers'd beneath the stream, 3 Plainly hear his footsteps tracing, Follow him without delay; Gladly his command embracing, Lo ! your Captain leads the way : View the rite with understanding, Jesus' grave before you lies; Be interr d at his commanding, After his example rise. HYMN 446. C. M. Charmouth 28. Matthew's 34. I The Believer constrained by the Love of Christ to follow him. 1 TT|EAR Lord, and will thy pard'ning love JLr Embrace a wretch so vile ? Wilt thou my load of guilt remove, And bless me with thy smile? 2 Hast thou the cross for me endur'd, And all its shame despis'd ? And shall I be asham'd, O Lord, With thee to be baptis'd? .3 Didst thou the great example lead, In Jordan's swelling flood? And shall my pride disdain the deed, That's worthy of my God ? 4 Dear Lord, the ardour of thy love Reproves my cold delays; And now my willing footsteps move- In thy delightful ways. HYMN 447. C. M. Dr. Ryland. Devizes 14. Otford 106. - Difficulties in the Way of Duty surmounted. — Hinder me not. Gen. xxiv. 56.* [1 V17"HEN Abr'ham's servant, to procure ▼ ▼ A wife for Isaac, went, I He met Rebekah — told his wish, — Her parents gave consent. * This Hymn may begin at the sixth verie, 448 BAPTISM. 2 Yet for ten days they urg'd the man, His journey to delay ; "Hinder me not," he quick reply'd, "Since God hath crown'd my way." 3 'Tvvas thus I cry'd, when Christ the Lord My soul to him did wed ; " Hinder me not," nor friends nor foes, " Since God my way hath sped." 4 " Stay," says the world, " and taste awhile " My ev ry pleasant sweet;" "Hinder me not," my soul replies, " Because the way is great. 5 " Stay," Satan, my old master cries, " Or force shall tht-e detain;" " Hinder me not, I will begone, " My God has broke my chain."] 6 In all my Lord's appointed ways, My journey I'll pursue; Hinder me not, ye much-lov'd saints, For I must go with you. 7 Through floods and flames, if Jesus lead, I'll follow where he goes; Hinder me not, shall be my cry, Though earth and hell oppose. 8 Through duty, and through trials too, I'll go at his command ; Hinder me not, for I am bound To my Immanuel's land.' 9 And when my Saviour calls me home, Still this my cry shall be, Hinder me not, come welcome death, I'll gladly go with thee. HYMN 448. C. M. J. Stennett. Bath Chapel 96. Iluddersfield 202. fmmersion. X F11HUS was the great Redeemer plung'd M. In Jordan's swelling flood, To show he must be soon baptis'd, In tears, and sweat, and blood. baptism. 449, 450 ! Thus was his sacred body laid Beneath the yielding wave; Thus was his sacred body rais'd Out of the liquid grave. I Lord, we thy precepts would obey, In thy own Footsteps tread. Would die, be buried, rise with thee, Our ever-living head. HYMN 449. 8, 7. Northampton Cliapel 126. Buried with Christ in Baptism. Rom. iv. 4. JESUS, mighty King in Sion ! Thou alone our guide shall be; Thy commission we rely on, We would follow none but thee : As an emblem of thy passion, And thy vict'ry o'er the grave, We who know thy great salvation Are baptis'd beneath the wave. Fearless of the wrorld's despising, . We the ancient path pursue ; Buried w;ch our Lord, and rising To a life divinely new. HYMN 450. L. M. J. Stennett. Chard 175. Rochford 22. A Baptismal Hymn. SEE how the willing converts trace The path their great Redeemer trod J And follow through his liquid grave The meek, the lowly, Son of God ! 2 Here they renounce their former deeds, And to a heav'nly life aspire, Their rags for glorious robes exchang'd, They shine in clean and bright attire! p3 O sacred rite, by thee the name, Of Jesus we to own begin : This is our resurrection pledge, Pledge of the pardon of our sin. 451 BAPTISM. 4 Glory to God on high be giv'n, Who shows his grace to sinful men: Let saints on earth, and hosts in heav'nj In concert join their loud Amen. HYMN 451. L. M. Gregg. - Altered by B. Francis. Rippon's 188. Bredby 165. Horseley 205. Not ashamed of Christ. 1 TESUS ! and shall it ever be •f A mortal man asham'd of thee ! Asham'd of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine through endless days ! 2 Asham'd of Jesus ! sooner far Let ev'ning blush to own a star : He sheds the beams of light divine O'er this benighted soul of mine. 3 Asham'd of Jesus! just as soon Let midnight be asham'd of noon : 'Tis midnight with my soul till he, Bright Morning Star ! bid darkness flee. 4 Asham'd of Jesus ! that dear friend, On whom my hopes of heav'n depend ! No ; when I blush — be this my shame, That I no more revere his name. 5 Asham'd of Jesus ! yes I may, When I've no guilt to wash away, No tear to wipe, no good to crave, No fears to quell, no soul to save. 6 Till then — nor is my boasting vain— • Till then I boast a Saviour slain ! And O may this my glory be, That Christ is not asham'd of me ! 7 His institutions would I prize, Take up my cross — the shame despise; Dare to defend his noble cause* And yield obedience to his laws.] baptism. 452,453 HYMN 452. L.M. BramcoateS. New Court 173. The Candidates.— They were Baptised, both Men and Women. Acts viii. 12. 1 f^i REAT God, we in thy courts appear, \M With humble joy and holy fear, Thy wise injunctions to obey ; Let saints and angels hail the day ! 2 Great things, O everlasting Son, Great things for us, thy grace hath done, Constrain'd by thy Almighty love, Our willing feet to meet thee move. 3 In thy assembly here we stand, Obedient to thy great command; The sacred flood is full in view, And thy sweet voice invites us through, 4 The Word, the Spirit, and the Bride, Must not invite and be deny'd; Was not the Lord, who came to save, Interr'd in such a liquid grave ? 5 Thus we, dear Saviour, own thy name, Receive us rising from the stream ; Then to thy tablet let us come, And dwell in Zion as our home. HYMN 453. C. M. Beddome. Bedford 91. Ann's 58. Morning before Baptism ; or, at the water's side. Ps. cxxix.32. 1 TTOW great, how solemn is the work, XX Which we attend to-day ! Now for a holy, solemn frame, O God, to thee we pray. 2 O may we feel as once we felt, When pain'd and griev'd at heart, Thy kind, forgiving, melting look, Reliev'd our ev'ry smart. .. 3 Let graces then in exercise Be exercis'd again ; And nurtur'd by celestial pow'r, In exercise remain, 454, 455 baptism. 4 Awake our love, our fear, our hope, Wake fortitude and joy ; Vain world begone ; let things above Our happy thoughts employ. 5 Whilst thee our Saviour and our God To all around we own ; Drive each rebellious, rival lust, Each traitor, from the throne. 6 Instruct our minds, our wills subdue, To heav'n our passions raise, That hence our lives, our All, may be Devoted 1;o thy praise. HYMN 454. L. M. Ailie Street 241. Derby 169. The Administrator. 1 "|"^0 teach the nations, and baptize," KM Aloud th' ascending Jesus cries; His glad apostles took the word, And round the nations preach 'd their Lord. 2 Commission'd thus, by Zion's King, We to his holy laver bring These happy converts, who have known And trusted in his grace alone. 3 Lord, in thy house they seek thy face, O bless them with peculiar grace : Refresh their souls with love divine, Let beams of glory round them shine. SINGLE VERSES ON BAPTISM. HYMN 455—467. L. M. Old Hundred 100. Portugal 97. WH ATE'ER to thee, our Lord, belongs, Is always worthy of our songs : And all thy works, and all thy ways, Demands our wonder and our praise. Beddome. Hosanna to the Church's Head, Who suffer'd in our room and stead ! : BAPTISM. 45 v4r() He was immevs'd in Jordan's flood, And then immers'd in sweat and blood! J. Stennett. Behold the grave where Jesus lay, Before he shed his precious blood' How plain he mark d the humble way To sinners through the mystic flood! Beddome. Come, ye redeemed of the Lord, Come, and obey his sacred word; He died, and rose again for you ; What more could the Redeemer do ? Beddome. We to this place are come to show WThat we to boundless mercy owe: The Saviour's footsteps to explore, And tread the path he trod before. Beddome. Eternal Spirit, heav'nly dove, On these baptismal waters move; That we, through energy divine, May have the substance with the sign. All ye that love Immanuei's name, And long to feel th' increasing flame, 'Tis you, ye children of the light! The Spirit and the Bride invite. H.F- . Ye, who your native vileness mourn, And to the great Redeemer turn, Who see your wretched state by sin, "Ye blessed of the Lord, come in." H.F . Jesus, my Saviour, and my all, Methink's I hear thy gentle call; These are the sounds that chide my stay, " Arise, my love, and come away." H.F . Amazing grace ! and shall I still Prove disobedient to thy will ? R .68 BAPTISM. Ah! no : dear Lord, the watery tomb Belongs to thee, and there I come. H . Apostles trod this holy ground, This is the road believers go; My Jesus in this way was found, I charge my soul to tread it too. J. Stennett. With lowly minds, and lofty songs, Let all admire the Saviour's grace, Till the great rising day reveal, Th' immortal glory of his face. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, "We humbly dedicate our pow'rs; If, with Jehovah's blessings crown'd, Immortal happiness is ours. HYMN 468. 148th. Bethesda 112. Swithin's 44. hldrcss to the Holy Spirit. 1 "T| ESC END, celestial Dove, JLJ And make thy presence known; Reveal our. Saviour's love, And seal us for thine own ; Unbless'd by thee, our works are vain; Nor can we e'er acceptance gain. 2 When our incarnate God, The sov 'reign Prince of light, In Jordan's swelling flood Receiv'd the holy rite, In open view thy form came down, And, dove-like, flew the King to crown. 3 The day was never known, Since time began its race, On which such glory shone, On which was shown such grace, that, which shed, in Jordan's stream, On Jesus' head the heav'nly beam. baptism. 469, 470 i Continue still to shine, And fill us with thy fire : This ordinance is thine, Do thou our souls inspire ! Thou wilt attend on all thy sons: " Till time shall end," thy promise runs. HYMN 469. C. M. James Newton. f rowle 3. James's 163. After Baptism. Mark xvi. 16. «T>ROCLAIM," saith Christ, "mywon- JL "drous grace "To all the sons of men; " He that believes, and is baptis'd, "Salvation shall obtain." Let plenteous grace descend on thoset Who, hoping in thy word, This day have publicly declar'd That Jesus is their Lord. With cheerful feet may they advance, And run the Christian race; And through the troubles of the way Find all-sufficient grace. HYMN 470. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Charleston 105. Hammond 226. A practical improvement of Baptism. Col. iii. 1. ATTEND, ye children of your God; Ye heirs of glory, hear; For accents so divine as these Might charm the dullest ear. Baptis'd into your Saviour's death, Your souls to sin must die ; With Christ your Lord ye live anew, With Christ ascend on high. There, by his Father's side, he sits, Enthron'd divinely fair; Yet owns himself your Brother still, And your forerunner there. Rise, from these earthly trifles, rise, On wings of faith and love ; 471 BAPTISM. Above your choicest treasure lies, And be your hearts above. 5 But earth and sin will drag us down, When we attempt to fly ; Lord, send thy strong attractive pow'r, To raise and fix us high. HYMN 471. C. M. fieddome. New- York 33. Sprague 166. Tlic reflection of a Baptised Believer — He%ent on his Wag rejoicing. Acts viii. 9. 1 npHE holy eunuch, when baptis'd M. Went on his way with joy ; And who can tell what rapt'rous thoughts Did then his mind employ? 2 " Is that most glorious Saviour mine, " Of whom 1 lately read ? " Who, bearing all my sins and griefs, " Was number'd with the dead? 3 " Is he, who, bursting from the grave, "Now reigns above the sky, " My advocate before the throne, "My portion when I die? 4 "Have I profess'd his holy name? " Do I his Gospel bear "To Ethiopia's scorched lands, " And shall 1 spread it there ? 5 " Bless'd pool! in which I lately lay, " And left my fears behind ; "What an unworthy wretch am I! " And God profusely kind. 6 " Bless'd emblem of that precious blood, "Which satisfied for sin; " And of that renovating grace, "Which makes the conscience clean." 7 This pattern, Lord, with sacred joy, Help us to keep in view ; The same our work, the same, O make Our consolation too. ( 472, 473 ) THE LORD'S SUPPER. HYMN 472. L. M. Dr. JVatts's Lyrics. Ailie Strcei 241. Braineoate 8. A preparatory thought for the Lord's Supper. Jn Imitation of Isaiah, \liii. 1 — 3. 1 "VITHA F heav'nly Man, or lovely God, ? ▼ Comes marching downward from the Array'd in garments roll'd in blood, [skies, With joy and pity in his eyes? 3 The Lord ! the Saviour ! yes, 'tis he, I know him by the smiles he wears; Dear glorious Man, that died for me, Drench'd deep in agonies and tears. 3 Lo, he reveals his shining breast; I own these wounds, and I adore: Lo, he prepares a royal feast, Sweet fruit of the sharp pangs he bore. 4 Whence flow these favours so divine? Lord ! why so lavish of thy blood ? Why, for such earthly souls as mine, This heav'nly wine, this sacred food? 5 'Twas his own love that made him bleed, That nail'd him to the cursed tree ; 'Twas his own love this table spread, For such unworthy guests as we. 6 Then let us taste the Saviour's love ; Come, faith, and feed upon the Lord; With glad consent our lips shall move, And sweet hosannas crown the board. HYMN 473. CM. Steele. Irish 171. Braintree 25. Jin Invitation to the Gospel Feast. Luke xiv. 22. 1 "\TE wretched, hungry, starving poor, JL behold a royal feast ! Where Mercy spreads her bounteous store, For every humble guest. 474 the lord's supper. 2 See Jesus stands with rpen arms: He calls, he bids you come: Guilt holds you back, and fear alarms; But see, there yet is room — 3 Room in the Saviour's bleeding heart, There love and pity meet; Nor will he bid the soul depart That trembles at his feet. 4 In him the Father reconcil'd Invites your souls to come; The rebel shall be call'd a child, And kindly welcom'd home. 5 O come, and with his children taste The blessings of his love ; While hope attends the sweet repast Of nobler joys above. 6 There, with united heart and voice, Before th' eternal throne, Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice, In ecstasies unknown. 7 And yet ten»thousand thousand more Are welcome still to come: Ye longing souls, the grace adore, Approach, there yet is room. HYMN 474. L. M. Dr. Watts's Lyric?. Yarmouth 198, Dresden J78. Rowles 73. Ckrift lying- rising, and reigning. 1 TFF, dies! the Friend of sinners dies! JTl- Lo, Salem's daughters weep around! A solemn darkness veils the skies ' A sudden trembling shakes the ground! Come, saints, and drop a tear or two, For him who groan'd beneath your load; He shed a thousand drops for you, A thousand drops of ricner blood! 2 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 ! THE LORDS SUPPER. 4, o The rising God forsakes the tomb ! Up to his Father's courts he flies; Cherubic legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the skies! 5 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell How high "our great Deliv'rer reigns; Sing how he spoil'd the hosts of hell, And led the monster, death, in chains ! Say, "Live for ever, wondrous King, "Born to redeem, and strong to save!" Then ask the monster, " Where's thy stine? " And where's thy vict'ry, boasting grave r' HYMN 475. C. M. J. Stennett. Liverpool 83. Cambridge New 74. A Sacramental Hymn. 1 TESUS! O word divinely sweet! •I How charming is the sound ! What joyful news! what heav'nly sense!' In that dear name is found ! 2 Our souls all guilty, and condemn 'd, In hopeless tetters lay ; Our souls, with num'rous sins deprav'd, To death and hell a prey. 3 Jesus, to purge away this guilt, A willing victim fell, And on his cross triumphant broke The bands of death and hell. 4 Our foes were mighty to destroy, He mighty was to save ; He died, but could not long be held A pris'ner in the grave. 5 Jesus! who mighty art to save, Still push thy conquests on ; Extend the triumphs of thy cross, Where'er the sun has shone. 6 O Captain of salvation ! make Thy pow'r and mercy known; Till crowds of willing converts come And worship at thy throne. 476, 477 the lord's supper. HYMN 476. L. M. J. Stennett. Chard 165. Bramcoate 8. A Sacramental Hymn. 1 fipHUS we commemorate the day, JL On which our dearest Lord was slain; Thus we our pious homage pay, Till he appear on earth again. 2 Come, great Redeemer, open wide The curtains of the parting sky ; On a bright cloud in triumph ride, And on the wind's swift pinions fly. 3 Come, King of kings, with thy bright train, Cherubs, and seraphs, heav'nly hosts ; Assume thy right, enlarge thy reign, As far as earth extends her coasts. 4 Come, Lord, and where thy cross once stood, There plant thy banner, fix thy throne; Subdue the rebels by thy word, And claim the nations for thy own. HYMN 477. L. M. Beddome. Portugal 47. Ulverstpn 179. Gould's -272. Holy Admiration and Joy. 1 TESUS, when faith, with fixed eyes, •I Beholds thy wondrous sacrifice, Love rises to an ardent flame, And we all other hope disclaim. 2 With cold affections, who can see The thorns, the scourge, the nails, the tree, Thv flowing tears, and purple sweat, Thy bleeding hands, and head, and feet? 3 Look, saints, into his op'ning side; The breach how large, how deep, how wide} Thence issues forth a double flood, Of cleansing water, pard'ning blood. 4 Hence, O my soul, a balsam flows, To heal thv wounds, and cure thy woes; Immortal joys come streaming down, Joys, like his' griefs, immense, unknown. 5 Thus I could ever, ever sing The suff' rings of my heav'nly King: THE lord's SUPPER. 478, 4i~ With growing pleasures spread abroad The myst'ries of a dying God. HYMN 478. L. M. Warehain 117. Green's Hundred 89, .Meditating on the Cross of Christ. 1 ^lOME, see on bloody Calvary, \J Suspended on th' accursed tree, A harmless suff'rer, cover'd o'er With shame, and welt'ring in his gore, 2 Is this the Saviour long foretold To usher in the age of gold ? To make the reign of sorrow cease, And bind the jarring world in peace? 3 'Tis he, 'tis he ! — he kindly shrouds His glories in a night of clouds, That souls might from their ruin rise, And heir th' unperishable skies. 4 See, to their refuge and their rest, From all the bonds of guilt releas'd, Transgressors to his cross repair, And find a full redemption there, 5 Jesus, what millions of our race Have been the triumphs of thy grace! And millions more to thee shall fly, And on thy sacrifice rely, 6 That tree, that curse-empoison'd tree, Which prov'd a bloody rack to thee, Shall in the noblest blessings shoot, And fill the nations with its fruit. 7 The sorrow, shame, and death, were thine, And all the stores of Wrath divine ! Ours are the glory, life, and bliss; What love can be compar'd to this! HYMN 479. L. M. D. Turner, Old Hundred 100. Angel's Hymn 60. Set him above, all Principalities and Power s-T-fforthjf is the Lamb that was ."lain to receive Glory and Blessing. Eph. i. 21. Rev. v. 12. 1 "l^TOW far above the starry skies, j^i Our Jesus fills his brightest throne, R 2 480 THE LORD'S SUPPER. Invisible to mortal eyes; But not to humble faith unknown. [2 The countless hosts that round him stand, The subjects of his so v 'reign pow'r, Fly through the world at his command, Or prostrate at his feet adore. 3 Satan, and all his rebel crew, That rag'd to pull his kingdom down, Crush'd by his hands, in ruin now Lie trembling at his awful frown. 4 His name above all creatures great, He all sustains and all controls ! Yet from his high exalted state Looks kindly down on humble souls.] 5 Though in the glories he possess'd, Long ere this world, or time, began, He shines the Son of God confess'd, Yet owns himself the Son of Man. 6 Here once in agonies he died, Now in the heav'ns he ever lives; Of joys there pours th' eternal tide, Here saves the sinner who believes. 7 All hail! thou great Immanuel, hail! Ten thousand blessings on thy name! While thus thy wondrous love we tell. Our bosoms feel the sacred flame. 3 Come, quickly come, immortal King! On earth thy regal honours raise, The full salvation promis'd bring, Then ev'ry tongue shall sing thy praise! HYMN 480. L. M. Dr. IVatts's Lyrics. Ailie Street 341. Redemption 243. Love on a Cross and a Throne. 1 ""VfOW let our faith grow strong, and rise l^i And view our Lord in all his love: Look back to hear his dying cries, Then mount and see his throne above. 2 See where he languish 'd on the cross: Beneath our sins he groan 'd and died; THE LORD'S SUPPER. 481 S.ee where he sits to plead our cause, By his Almighty Father's side. 3 If we behold his bleeding heart, There love in floods of sorrow reigns; He triumphs o'er the killing smart. And seals our pleasure with his pains. 4 Or if we climb th' eternal hills, Where the dear Conqu'ror sits enthron'd ; Still in his heai't compassion dwells, • Near the memorials of his wound. 5 How shall vile pardon'd rebels show How much they love their dying God? Lord, here we'd banish ev'ry foe, We hate the sins that cost thy blood. 6 Commerce no more we hold with hell, Our dearest lusts shall all depart; But let thine image ever dwell, Stampt as a seal on ev'ry heart. HYMN 481. L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Portugal 97. Rippon's 188. The Triumphs of the Cross. 1 iyfO more, dear Saviour, will I boast 131 Of beauty, wealth, or loud applause: The world hath all its glories lost, Amid the triumphs of thy cross. 2 In ev'ry feature of thy face, Beauty her fairest charms displays; Truth, wisdom, majesty and grace, Shine thence in sweetly mingled rays. 3 Thy wealth the pow'r of thought transcends, 'Tis vast, immense, and all divine; Thy empire, Lord, o'er worlds extends; The sun, the moon, the stars are thine. 4 Yet, (O how marvellous the sight!) I see thee on a cross expire ; Thy Godhead veil'd in sable night; And angels from the scene retire. 5 But why from these sad scenes retreat? Why with your wings your faces hide ? 482 the lord's SUPPER. He ne'er appear'd so good, so great, As when he bow'd his head and died. 6 The indignation of a God On him avenging justice hurl'd : Beneath the weight he firmly stood; And nobly sav'd a falling world. 7 Those triumphs of stupendous grace Surprise, rejoice, and melt my heart; Lord, at thy cross I stand and gaze, Nor would I ever thence depart! HYMN 482. C. M. Dr. J. Stennett. Wantage 204. Burford 198. A Sacramental Hymn. 1 T ORD, at thy table I behold _IJ The wonders of thy grace; But most of all admire that I Should find a welcome place. 2 I that am all defil'd with sin, A rebel to my God; I that have crucify'd his Son, And trampled on his blood. 3 What strange surprising grace is this, That such a soul has room ! My Saviour takes me by the hand, My Jesus bids me come. 4 "Eat, O my friends," the Saviour cries, " The feast was made for you, " For you I groan'd, and bled, and died, " And rose, and triumph'd too." 5 With trembling faith and bleeding hearts, Lord, we accept thy love: 'Tis a rich banquet we have had; What will it be above ? 6" Ye saints below, and hosts of heav'n, Join all your praising pow'rs; No theme is like redeeming love, No Saviour is like ours. 7 Had I ten thousand hearts, dear Lord, I'd give them all to thee : the lord's supper. 483, 484 Had I ten thousand tongues, they all Should join the harmony. HYMN 483. C. M. D. S. Stennett. Bangor 231. Worksop 31. My flesh is Meat indeed. John vi. 53 — 55. 1 TTERE at thy table, Lord, we meet, JJ_ To feed on food divine : Thy body is the bread we eat, Thy precious blood the wine. 2 He that prepares this rich repast, Himself comes down and dies; And then invites us thus to feast Upon the sacrifice. 3 The bitter torments he endur'd Upon the shameful cross, For us, his welcome guests, procur'd These heart-reviving joys. 4 His body torn, with rudest hands, Becomes the finest bread: And, with the blessing he commands, Our noblest hopes are fed. I 5 His blood, that from each op'ning vein In purple torrents r.in, Hath fill'd this cup with gen'rous wine, That cheers both God and man. 6 Sure there was never love so free, Dear Saviour so divine I Well thou mayst claim that heart of me, Which owes so much to thine. 7 Yes, thou shalt surely have my heart, My soul, my strength, mv ail, With life itself I'll freely part, My Jesus, at thy call. HYMN 484. L. M. Beddome. Portugal 97. Ulverston 179. Gould's 272. Jesus icept — he died — See how he loved us. John xi. 35. 1 OO fair a face, bedew 'd with tears ! O What beauty e'en in grief appears ! 485 the lord's supper. He wept, he bled, he died for you: What more, ye saints, could Jesus do? 2 Enthron'd above, with equal glow, His warm affections downward flow; In our distress he bears a parti And feels a sympathetic smart. 3 Still his compassions are the same, He knows the frailty of our frame; Our heaviest burdens he sustains. Shares in our sorrows and our pains. HYMN 485. CM. Steele. Wantage 204. Charmouth 28. The Wonders of Redemption. 1 A ND did the holy and the just, xm. The Sov'reign of the skies, Stoop down to wretchedness and dust, That guilty worms might rise? 2 Yes, the Redeemer left his throne, His radiant throne on high, (Surprising mercy! love unknown!) To suffer, bleed, and die. 3 He took the dying traitor's place, And suffer'd in his stead ; For man, (O miracle of grace !) For man, the Saviour bled! 4 Dear Lord, what heav'nly wonders dwell In thy atoning blood ! By this are sinners snatch'd from hell, And rebels brought to God. 5 Jesus, my soul adoring bends To love so full, so free; And may I hope that love extends Its sacred pow'r to me! 6 What glad return can I impart, For m vours so divine? O take my all — this worthless heart, And make it only thine. irp the lord's supper. 486, 487 HYMN 486. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Irish 171. Michael's 119. Room at the Gospel feast. Luke xiv. 22. HE King of heav'n his table spreads, And dainties crown the board; . Not paradise, with all its joys, Could such delight afford. 2 Pardon and peace to dying men, (And endless life are giv n ; Through the rich blood that Jesus shed, To raise the soul to heav'n. 3 Ye hungry poor, that long have stray'd In sin s dark mazes, come; Come from your most obscure retreats, And grace shall find you room. 4 Millions of souls, in glory now, Were fed and feasted here ; And millions more still on the way, Around the board appear. 0 Yet is his house and heart so large, That millions more may come; Nor could the whole assembled world O'erfill the spacious room. ' 6 All things are ready; come away, Nor weak excuses frame ; Crowd to your places at the feast, And bless the Founder's name. HYMN 487. L. M. Steele, Wareham 117. Rochford 22. Covimunion with Clirist at his Table. 1 fjnO Jesus, our exalted Lord, J. (Dear name by heav'n and earth ador'd !) Fain would our hearts and voices raise A cheerful song of sacred praise. I 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. 488, 489 THE lord's supper. 3 Yet while around his board we meet, And humbly worship at his feet, O let our warm affections move In glad returns of grateful love ! 4 Let faith our feeble senses aid, To see thy wondrous love display'd, Thy broken flesh, thy bleeding veins, Thy dreadful agonizing pains. 5 Let humble penitential woe. With painful, pleasing anguish flow ; And thy forgiving smiles impart Life, hope, and joy, to ev'ry heart. HYMN 488. C. M. Steele. Liverpool 83. Oxford 177. Praise to tht Redeemer. 1 r|10 our Redeemer's glorious name A Awake the sacred song ! O may his love (immortal flame!) Tune ev'ry 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 ev'ry heart with rapture say, " The Saviour died for me." 5 O may the sweet, the blissful theme Fill ev'ry heart and tongue; Till strangers love thy charming name, And join the sacred song. HYMN 489. 148th. Dr. S. Stermett. I'ariiiaithiiu New 35. Switliin's 11. A Song of Praise to Christ. 1 riOME, every pious heart, \J That loves the Saviour's name, THE LORD'S SUPPER. 490 . Your noblest pow'rs exert, To celebrate his fame : Tell all above, and all below, The debt of love to him you owe. 2 Such was his zeal for God, And such his love for you, He nobly undertook What Gabriel could not do: His ev'ry deed of love and grace All words exceed, and thoughts surpass. 3 He left his starry crown, And laid his robes aside ; On wings of love came down, And wept, and bled, and died: What he endur'd, O who can tell, To save our souls from death and hell! 4 From the dark grave he rose, The mansions of the dead; And thence his mighty foes, In glorious triumph' led: Up through the sky the conq'ror rode, And reigns on high, the Saviour God. 5 From thence he'll quickly come, His chariot will not stay, And bear our spirits home To realms oi endless day: There shall we see his lovely face, And ever be in his embrace. 6 Jesus, we ne'er can pay The debt we owe thy love; Yet tell us how we may Our gratitude approve: Our hearts, our all, to thee we give ; The gift, though small, thou wilt receive. HYMN 490. L. M. President Davks. Portugal 97. Horsley 205. Rovvles 73. Self-dedication at the Lord's Tabic. 1 T ORD, am I thine, entirely thine ? JLd Purchas'd and sav'd by blood divine ? 491, 492 TIMES AND SEASC • With full consent thine I would be ; And own thy sov 'reign right in me. 2 Thee, my new master now 1 call, And consecrate to thee my all ; Lord, let me live and die to thee. Be thine through all eternity. TIxMES AND SExVSONS. MORNING AND EVENING. HYMN 491. CM. Bedford 91. Foster 96. A Morning Hymn. 1 fllO thee let my first off 'ring rise, A Whose sun creates the day, Swift as his glad'ning influence flies, And spotless as his ray. 2 This day thy fav'ring hand be nigh ! So oft'vouchsaf 'd before ! Still may it lead, protect, supply ! And I that hand adore ! 3 If bliss thy providence impart, For which resign'd I pray, Give me to feel the grateful heart ! And without guilt be gay ' 4 Affliction should thy love intend As vice or folly's cure ; Patient, to gain that gracious end, May I the means endure ! 5 Be this, and ev'ry future day, Still wiser than the past; And, when I all my life survey, May grace sustain at last. HYMN 492. C. M. D. Turner. Braintree 25. Hammond 226. .1 Morning Hymn. 1 T^TITH thee, great God, the stores of light, f T And stores of darkness, lie: MORNING. 493, 494 Thou form'st the sable mbe of night, And spread'st it round the sky. 2 And when, with welcome slumbers press'd, We close our weary eyes, Thy pow'r unseen, secures our rest, And makes us joyous rise. 3 Numbers, this night, great God, have met, Their long eternal doom ; And lost the joys of morning light In death's tremendous gloom. 4 Numbers on restless beds still lie, And still their woes bewail; While we, by thy kind hand uprais'd, A thousand pleasures feel. 5 To thee, great God, in thankful songs, Our morning thoughts arise; Propitious, in thy Son, accept The willing sacrifice. HYMN 493. 8. 8. 6. W- Chatham 59. Broadmead 150. .Morning. 1 T ORD, I am vile '—what shall I say, JLi 1 live to see another day, U let me live to thee ! A thousand years to hope for this Should be unutterable bliss ; What must fruition be ! 2 Eye hath not seen, nor ear hath heard, \Vhat Jesus hath for his prepar'd ; Nwr can the heart conceive ; Thou hast commanded me, to-day, To live by faith, and I'd obey ; Lord, help me to believe. HYMN 494. S. M. S . Sutton 149. Priced .1 .Warning Hymn. EE how the mounting sun Pursues his shining way ; S] 495 TIMES AND SEASONS. And wide proclaims his Maker's praise, With ev'ry bright 'ning ray. 2 Thus would my rising soul Its heav'nly parent sing : And to its great original The humble tribute bring. 3 Serene 1 laid me down Beneath his guardian care ; I slept, and 1 awoke, and found ,My kind preserver near. 4 Thus does thine arm support This weak defenceless frame; But whence these favours, Lord, to me, All worthless as 1 am ? 5 Oh! how shall I repay The bounties of my God ? This feeble spirit pants beneath The pleasing painful load. 6 Dear Saviour, to thy cross 1 bring my sacrifice ; Tine'd with thy blood, it shall ascend with fragrance to the dkies. 7 My life I would anew Devote, O Lord, to thee ; And in thy service 1 would spend A long eternity. HYMN 495. L. M. Madan's 107. I'lverston 179. Jin Evening Hymn. 1 fl RE AT God to thee my ev'ning song, U With humble gratitude, I raise; O let thy mercy tune my tongue, And fill my heart with lively praise. 2 My days unclouded, as they pass, And ev'ry gentle rolling hour, Are monuments of wondrous grace, And witness to thy love and povv'r. 3 And yet, this thoughtless wretched heart, Too 6ft regardless of thy love, EVENING. 496, 497 Ungrateful can from thee depart, And, fond of trifles, vainly rove. 4 Seal my forgiveness in the blood Of Jesus : his dear name alone I plead for pardon, gracious God, And kind acceptance at thy throne. 5 Let this blest hope mine eye-lids close, With sleep refresh my feeble frame; Safe in thy care may 1 repose, And wake with praises to thy name. HYMN 496. L. M. Bji Ken. Magdalene 214. Ailie Street 241. An Evening Hymn. 1 r* LORY to thee, my God, this night, t_T For all the blessings of the light ; Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, Beneath thy own Almighty wings. 2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ill that 1 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 Rise glorious at the awful day. 4 O let my soul on thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine eye-lids close; Sleep that shall me more vig'rous make, To serve my God when I awake. 5 If in the night I sleepless lie, My soul with heav'niy thoughts supply: Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, \No pow'rs of darkness me molest. Praise God, &c. HYMN 497. C. M. M . Irish 171. Gr.-at Milton 212. .'in Evi ning Hymn. 1 "VTOW from the altar of our hearts xS Let flames of love arise ; 498 TIMES AND SEASONS. Assist us. Lord, to offer up Our ev'ning sacrifice. 2 Minutes and mercies raultiply'd Have madi up all this day ; Minutes came quick, but mercies were More swift and free than they. 3 New time, new favour, and new joys, Do a new song requires Till we shall praise thee as we would, Accept our hearts' desire. 4 Lord of our days, whose hand hath set New time upon the score; Thee may we praise for all our time, When time shall be no more. SEASONS OF THE YEAR, HYMN 498. C. M. Keedham. Michael's 119. Evan's 190. On the Spring. 1 fllHE icy chains that bound the earth, A Are now dissolv'd and gone: Wak'd by the sun, the blooming spring Puts his new liv'ry on. 2 Where awful desolation reign'd, Blest plenty rears her head ; Exulting, with a smile, to see Her late destroyer fled. 3 Teeming with life, th' advancing sun Protracts the falling day ; Grand light of heav'n ! he seems to wish To make a longer stay. 4 In clouds of gold behold him set, Beyond the west he flies: Short is his nightly course, and soon He gilds the eastern skies. 5 M^- soul in ev'ry scene admire The wisdom and the pow'r : spring. 499, 500 Behold the God in ev'ry plant, In ev'ry op'ning flow'r. 6 Yet, in his word, the God of grace Has wrote his fairer name: The wonders of redeeming love My noblest songs shall claim. 7 With warmest beams, thou God of grace. Shine on this heart of mine; Turn thou my winter into spring, And be the glory thine. HYMN 499. S. M. Mansfield 154. Finsbury 155. The Return of Spring Celebrated. 1 TT'ROM winter's barren clods, J? From winter's joyless waste, The spring in sudden youth appears, With blooming beauty grae'd. 2 How balmy is the air! How warm the solar beams! And, to refresh the ground, the rains Descend in gentle streams. 3 Great God, at thy command, Seasons in order rise : Thy pow'r and love in concert reign, Through earth, and seas, and skies. 4 With grateful praise we own Thy providential hand, While grass for kine, and herbs and corn For men, enrich the land. 5 But greater still the gift Of thine incarnate Son ; By him forgiveness, peace, and joy, Through endless ages run. HYMN 500. CM. Braintree 25. Foster 96. Salem 139. Tlic Spring improved. 1 TIEHOLD! long- wish 'd-for spring is come, Xf How alter'd is the scene ! 501 TIMES AND SEASONS. The trees and shrubs are dress'd in bloon\, The earth array 'd in green. 2 Where'er we tread, the clust'ring flow'rs Beauteous around us spring} The birds, with joint harmonious pow'rs, Invite our hearts to sing. 3 But ah ! in vain I strive to join, Oppress'd with sin and doubt; I feel, 'tis winter still within, Though all is spring without. 4 O ! would my Saviour, from on high, Break through these clouds and shine, No creature then more blest than I, No song more loud than mine. 5 Lord, let thy word my hopes revive, And overcome my foes; O make my languid' graces thrive, - And blossom like the rose! HYMN 501. C. M. Dr. Gibbons. Abridge 201 . Bangor 231. On a Year of threatening Drought. 1 fllHE spring, great God, at thy command, A Leads forth the smiling year; Gay verdure, foliage, blooms, and flow'rs, T' adorn her reign, appear. 2 But soon canst thou, in righteous wrath,, Blast all the promis'd joy, And elements await thy nod, To bless or to destroy. 3 The sun, thy minister of love, That from the naked ground, Calls forth the hidden seeds to birth, And spreads their beauties round; 4 At the dread order of his God Now darts destructive fires; Hills, plains, and vales, are parc.h'd with And blooming life expires. [drought, RAIN. 50j2 5 Like burnish 'd brass, the heav'n around In angry terror burns. While the earth lies a joyless waste, And into iron turns. 6 Pity us, Lord, in our distress, Nor with our land contend; Bid the avenging skies relent, And show'rs of mercy send! HYMN 502. CM. Ann's 58. Worksop 31. On a Year of threatening Rain. 1 TTOW hast thou, Lord, from year to year, JjL Our land with plenty crown'd ! And gen'rous fruit and golden grain Have spread their riches round. 2 But we thy mercies have abus'd To more abounding crimes ; c What heights, what daring heights in sin, Mark and disgrace our times! 3 Ecjual, though awful, is the doom, That fierce descending rain, Should into inundations swell, And crush the rising grain ! 4 How just, that in the autumn's reign, When we had hop'd to reap, Our fields of sorrow and despair, Should lie an hideous heap ! 5 But, Lord, have mercy on our land, Those floods of vengeance stay; Dispel these glooms, and let the sun Shine in unclouded day. 6 To thee alone we look for help ; None else of dew and rain Can give the world the smallest drop, Or smallest drop restrain. S o 103, 504 TIMES AKD SEASONS HYMN 503. L. M. Dr. JVatts's LyrUt. Old Hundred 100. Dresden 176. The Oodof Thundir. THE immense, th' amazing height, The boundless grandeur of our God, Who treads the worlds beneath his feet, And sways the nations with his nod ! J He speaks ; and lo ! all nature shakes, Heav'n's everlasting pillars bow ; He rends the clouds with hideous cracks* And shoots his fiery arrows through. . I Well, let the nations start and fly At the blue lightning's horrid glare, Atheists and emp'rors shrink and die, When flame and noise torment the air. 4 Let noise and flame confound the skies, And drown the spacious realms below, Yet will we sing the Thund'rer's praise, And send our loud hosannas through. 5 Celestial King, thy blazing pow'r Kindles our hearts to flaming joys; We shout to hear thy thunders roar, And echo to our Father's voice. 6 Thus shall the God our Saviour come, And lightnings round his chariot play; Ye lightnings, fly to make him room ; Ye glorious storms, prepare his way. HYMN 504. CM. Devize* 14. Evans's 190. \^mtmtmr — .In Harvest Hymn. 1 JTIO praise the ever-bounteous Lord, A My soul, wake all thy pow'rs: He calls, and at his voice come forth The smiling harvest hours. 2 His cov'nant with the earth he keeps; My tongue, his goodness sing; Summer and winter know their time, His harvest crowns the spring. HARVEST WINTER. 505, 506 3 Well pleas'd the toiling swains behold The waving yellow crop : With joy they bear the sheaves away, And sow again in hope. 4 Thus teach me, gracious God, to sow The seeds of righteousness : Smile on my soul, and with thy beams The rip'ning harvest bless. 5 Then, in the last great harvest, I Shall reap a glorious crop : The harvest shall by far exceed What I have sown in hope. HYMN 505. CM. Abridge 201. Charmouth 28. Harvest— or. The accepted Time and Day of Salvation.-- Prov. x. o. 1 QEE how the little toiling ant ^ Improves the harvest hours : While summer lasts, through all her cells The choicest stores she pours. 2 While life remains, our harvest lasts ; But youth of life's the prime ; Best is'this season for our work, And this th' accepted time. 3 To-day attend, is Wisdom's voice ; To-morrow, Folly cries ; And still to-morrow" 'tis, when, oh! To-day the sinner dies. 4 WTien conscience speaks, its voice regard, And seize the tender hour ; Humbly implore the promis'd. grace, And God will give the pow'r. HYMN 506. CM. Steele. Worksop 31. Crovvle 3. Winter. ■% 1 C< TERN Winter throws his icy chains, lO Encircling nature round 'T How bleak, how comfortless the plains. Late with gay verdure crown'd f 507 TIMES AND SEASONS. 2 The sun withdraws his vital beams, And light and warmth depart; And, drooping, lifeless nature seems An emblem of my heart — 3 My heart, where mental winter reigns> In night's dark mantle clad, Confin'd in cold inactive chains, How desolate and sad ! 4 Return, O blissful sun, and bring Thy soul-reviving ray ; This mental winter shall be spring, This dai'kness cheerful day. 5 O happy state, divine abode, Where spring eternal reigns ; And perfect day, the smile of God, Fills all the heav'nly plains. 6 Great source of light, thy beams display, My drooping joys restore, And guide me to the seats of day, Where winter frowns no more. HYMN 507. L. M. Steele. New Sabbath 192. Rothwell 174. Winter. 1 O EE, how rude winter's icy hand [ground ; O Has stripp'd the trees and seal'd the But spring shall soon his rage withstand, And spread new beauties all around. 2 My soul a sharper winter mourns, Barren and fruitless I remain ; When will the gentle spring return, And bid my graces grow again ? 3 Jesus, my glorious Sun, arise ! 'Tis thine the frozen heart to move ! 0 ! hush these storms, and clear my skies; . And let me feel thy vital love ! 4 Dear Lord, regard my feeble cry, 1 faint and droop till thou appear : Wrilt thou permit thy plant to die? Must it be winter all the year ? TIMES AND SEASONS. 508 5 Be still, my soul, and wait his hour With humble pray'r and patient faith ; Till he reveals his gracious pow'r, Repose on what his promise saith. 6 He, by whose all-commanding word Seasons their changing course maintain, In ev'ry change a pledge affords, That none shall seek his face in vain. HYMN 508. L. M. Gloucester 12. Coomb's 45. The Seasons crowned with Goodness. Psalm lxv. 11. 1 ~T? TERNAL Source of ev'ry joy ! JLJ Well may thy praise our lips employ, While in thy temple we appear, To hail thee, Sov'reign of the year. 2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, Thy hand supports and guides the whole ! The sun is taught by thee to rise, And darkness when to veil the skies. 3 The flow'ry 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 ev'ning 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 revolt no more. ( 509, 510 ) NEW YEARS DAY. HYMN 509. 8. 7. Robinson. Jewin Street 222. Webb J10. Gratrful Hecnlli ction—Kbeiv zer. 1 Sam. vii. 12. 1 f~\ OME, thou fount of ev'ry blessing, VJ Tune my heart to sing thy grace. Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise: Teach me some melodious sonnet, Sung by flaming tongues above: Praise the mount — O fix me on it, Mount of God's unchanging love. 2 Here I raise my Ebenezer, Hither by thy help I'm come; And I hope, by thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home : Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wand'ring from the fold of 'God; He, to save my soul from danger, Interpos'd his precious blood. 3 O ! to grace, how great a debtor Daily I'm constrain'd to be! Let that grace, Lord, like a fetter, Bind my wand'ring heart to thee! Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it ; Prone to leave the God 1 love — Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it, Seal it from thv courts above. HYMN 510. L. M. New Sabbath 122. Antigua 120. Help obtuined of God. Acts xxvi. 22. New Year's Day. 1 ri REAT God, we sing that mighty hand, vF By which, supported still, we stand; The op'ning year thy mercy shows: J-et mercy crown it till it close. new year's day. 511 •2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, Still we are guarded by our God; By his incessant bounty fed, By his unerring counsel led. 3 With grateful hearts the past we own; The future, all to us unknown, We to thy guardian care commit. And peacetul leave before thy feet. 4 In scenes exalted or depress'd, Be thou our joy, and thou our rest ; Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, Ador'd through all our changing days. 5 When death shall interrupt these songs. And seal in silence mortal tongues, Our Helper, God, in. whom we trust; In better worlds our souls shall boast. HYMN 511. L. M. S . Aylie Street 241. Langdon 217. The barren Fig- Tree. Luke xiii. 6—9. 1 f^ OD of my life, to thee belong \M The thankful heart, the grateful song ; Touch'd by thy love, each tuneful chord Resounds the goodness of the Lord. 3 Thou hast preserved my fleeting breath, And chas'd the gloomy shades of death; The venom 'd arrows vainly fly, When God our great deliverer's nigh. 3 Yet, why, dear Lord, this tender care ? Why does thy hand so kindly rear A useless cumb'rer of the ground, On which no pleasant fruits are found? 4 Still may the barren fig-tree stand ! And, cultivated by thy hand, Verdure, and bloom, and fruit, afford, Meet tribute to its bounteous Lord ! £ So shall thy praise employ mv breath Through life, and in the arms of death My soul the pleasant theme prolong, Then rise to aid th' angelic song. 512,513 TIMES AND SEASONS. HYMN 512. 7s. Fawcett. Alcester 213. Bath Abbey 147. A Birth-Day Hymn. Acts xxvi. 22. 1 X MY Ebenezer raise _l_ To my kind Redeemer's praise ; With a grateful heart I own Hitherto thy help I've known. 2 What may be my future lot, Well I know concerns me not; This should set my heart at rest, What thy will ordains is best. 3 I my all to thee resign: Father, let thy will be mine; May but all thy dealings prove Fruits of thy paternal love. 4 Guard me, Saviour, by thy pow'r; Guard me in the trying hour: Let thy unremitting care Save me from the lurking snare. 5 Let my few remaining days Be directed to thy praise ; So the last the closing scene Shall be tranquil and serene. 6 To thy will I leave the rest, Grant me but this one request, Both in life and death to prove Tokens of thy special love. HYMN 513. C. M. New- York 33. Miall 240. A It rtlduisr Hymn. 1 QINCE Jesus freely did appear k5 To grace a marriage feast, O Lord, we ask thy presence here, To make a wedding guest. 2 Upon the bridal pair look down, Who now have plighted hands; Their union with thy favour crown, And bless their nuptial bands. WEDDING. 514 3 With gifts of grace their hearts endow, Of all rich dowries best! Their substance bless, and peace bestow, To sweeten all the rest. 4 In purest love their souls unite, That they, with Christian care, May make 'domestic burthens light, By taking mutual share. 5 True helpers may they prove indeed, In pray'r, and faith, and hope; And see with joy a godly seed, To build their household up. 6 As Isaac and Rebecca give A pattern chaste and. kind; So may this married couple live, And die in friendship join'd. 7 On ev'ry soul assembled here, O make thy face to shine ; Thv goodness more our hearts can cheer Than richest food or wine. HYMN 514. L.M. jVewton. Bramcoate 8. Rowles 73. A Welcome to Christian Friends — At Meeting. 1 TT INDRED in Christ, for his dear sake, JV. A hearty welcome here receive; May we together now partake The joys which only he can give. 2 To you and us by grace 'tis giv'n, To know the Saviour's precious name; And shortly we shall meet in heav'n, Our hope, our way, our end, the same. 3 May he, by whose kind care we meet, Send his good Spirit from above, Make our communications sweet, And cause our hearts to burn with love. 4 Forgotten be each worldly theme, When Christians see each other thus; We only wish to speak of him, Who liv'd, and died, and reigns for us; s2 515, 516 TIMES AND SEASONS. 5 We'll talk of all he did and said, And suffer'd for us here below ; The path he mark'd for us to tread, And what he's doing for us now. 6 Thus, as the moments pass away, We'll love, and wonder, and adore: And hasten on the glorious day, When we shall meet, to part no more. HYMN 515. 7s. Cookhani 36. Hotham 224. At Parting. v T7*OR a season call'd to part, " A Let us now ourselves commend To the gracious eye and heart Of our ever-present Friend. 2 Jesus, hear ofcr humbl? pray'r! Tender Shepherd of thy sheep! Let thy mercy and thy care All our souls in safety keep. 3 In thy strength may we be strong, Sweeten ev'ry cross and pain: Give us, if we live, ere long, In thy peace to meet again. 4 Then if thou thy help afford, Ebenezers shall be rear'd ; And our souls shall praise the Lord Who our poor petitions heard. HYMN 516. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Macdalenc 214. Portugal 97. The Christian Faraecll. 2 Cor. xiii. 11. HY presence, everlasting God, Wide o'er all nature spreads abroad; Thy watchful eves, which cannot sleep, In ev'ry place thy children keep. While near each other we remain, Thou dost our lives and souls sustain; When absent, happy if we share Thy smiles, thy counsels, and thy care. » 3 To thee we all our ways commit. And seek our comforts near* thy feet; T EARLY PIETY. 517, 518 Still on our souls vouchsafe to shine, And guard and guide us still as thine. 4 Give us, in thy beloved house, Again to pay our, thankful vows; Or, if that joy no more be known, Give us to meet around thy throne. HYMN 517. L. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Ulverstcm 179. Lewton 30. Early Piety. Matthew xii. 20. 1 TfOW soft the words my Saviour speaks J iX How kind the promises he makes i A bruised reed he never breaks, Nor will he quench the smoking flax. 2 The humble poor he wont despise, Nor on the contrite sinner frown : His ear is open to their cries ; He quickly sends salvation down. 3 When piety, in early minds, Like tender buds begins to shoot, He guards the plants from threat'ning winds, And ripens blossoms into fruit. 4 With humble souls he bears a part In all the sorrows they endure: Tender and gracious is his heart, His promise is for ever sure. 5 He sees the struggles that prevail Between the pow'rs of grace and sin; He kindly listens while they tell The bitter pangs they feel within. 6 Though press'd with fears on ev'ry side, They know not how the strife may end; Yet he will soon the cause decide, And judgment unto vict'ry send. HYMN 518. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Salem 139. Foster 96. Evans's 190. The Encouragement young Persons have to seek Christ. Prov. viii. 17. 1 XTE hearts, with youthful vigour warm. X In smiling crowds draw near, 519 TIMES AND SEASONS. And turn from ev'ry mortal charm, A Saviour's voice to hear. 2 He, Lord of all the worlds on high, Stoops to converse with you; And lays his radiant glories by, Your friendship to pursue. 3 " The soul that longs to see my face " Is sure my love to gain ; " And those that early seek my grace, " Shall never seek in vain." 4 What object, Lord, my soul should move, If once compar'd with thee? What beauty should command my love, Like what in Christ I see? 5 Away, ye false delusive toys, Vain "tempters of the mind! 'Tis here I fix my lasting choice, For here true bliss I find. HYMN 519. CM. Dr. Doddridge. Great Milton 212. Sprague 166. Seek first the Kingdom of Ood. Matt. vi. 33. 1 "VTOW let a true ambition rise, J3I And ardour fire our breast, To reign in worlds above the skies, In heav'nly glories drest. 2 Behold Jehovah's royal hand A radiant crown display, Whose gems with vivid lustre shine, While stars and suns decay. 3 Away each grov'ling anxious care, Beneath a Christian's aim ; We spring to seize immortal joys, In our Redeemer's name. 4 Ye hearts, with youthful vigour warm The glorious prize pursue ; Nor fear the want of earthly good, While heav'n is kept in view. YOUTH. *<3? HYMN 520. L. M. Dr. Watts's Sen. Green's Hundred 39. inversion 179. A lovely Youth falling short of Heaven. Mark x. 21. 1 ~\M UST all the charms of nature, then, J3JL So hopeless to salvation prove ? Can hell demand, can heav'n condemn, The man whom Jesus deigns to love ? — 2 The man who sought the ways of truth, Paid friends and neighbours all their due, A modest, sober, lovely youth, Who thought he wanted nothing new. 3 But mark the chance: thus spake the Lord, "Come, part with earth for heav'n to-day;" The youth, astonish'd, at the word, In silent sadness went his way. 4 Poor virtues, that he boasted so, This test unable to endure, Let Christ, and grace, and glory go, To make his land and money sure. 5 Ah, foolish choice of treasures here! Ah, fatal love of tempting gold ! Must this base world be bought so dear, And life and heav'n so cheaply sold? 6 In vain the charms of nature shine, If this vile passion governs me; Transform my soul, O love divine ! And make me part with all for thee. ' HYMN 521. S. M. Fawcett. Eagle Street New 55. Harborough 142. How shall a Young Man cleanse his Way% Psalm cxix. 9. 1 T¥TITH humble heart and tongue, ▼ Y My God, to thee I pray ; O make me learn whilst I am young, How I may cleanse my way. 2 Now in my early days, Teach me thy will to know; O God, thy sanctifying grace Betimes on me bestow. 51$2 TIMES AND SEASONS. 3 Make an unguarded youth The object of thy care ; Help me to choose the way of truthj And fly from ev'ry snare. * 4 My heart to folly prone, Renew by pow'r divine; Unite it to thyself alone; And make me wholly thine. 5 O let the word of grace My warmest thoughts employ; Be this, through all my foll'wing days, My treasure and my joy. £ To what thy laws impart, Be my whole soul inclin'd; O let them dwell within my heart, And sanctify my mind. 7 May thy young servant learn By these to cleanse his way; And may I here the path discern, That leads to endless day. HYMN 522. 8. 8. 6. D. Bradberry's altered. FOR A SUNDAY SCHOOL. Broadmead 150. Chatham 59. The Importance of educating Youth. Congregation. 1 "VTOW let our hearts conspire to raise i3l A cheerful anthem to his praise, Who reigns enthron'd above : Let music, sweet as incense, rise With grateful odours to the skies, The work of joy and love. Children. 2 Teach us to bow before thy face ; Nor let our hearts forget thy grace, Or slight thy providence ; When lost in ignorance we lay, To vice and death an easy pre}', Thy goodness snatch'd us thencev YOUTH EDUCATED. S2S Congregation. 3 O what a num'rous race we see, In ignorance and misery, Unprincipled, untaught ! Shall they continue still to lie In ignorance and misery, We cannot bear the thought. Children. 4 Give, Lord, each lib'ral soul to prove The joys of thine exhaustless love-; And while thy praise we sing, May we the sacred scriptures know, And like the blessed Jesus grow, That earth and heav'n may ring. Congregation. ' 5 We feel a sympathizing heart; Lord, *tis a pleasure to impart; To thee thine own we give : Hear thou our cry, and pitying see, O let these children live to thee, O let these children live. HYMN 523. C. M. J. Strafihan. Bath Chapel 26. Crowle 3. Sunday School. 1 Tl LEST is the man, whose heart expands, Jj At melting pity's call, And the rich blessings of whose hands Like heav'nly manna fall. 2 Mercy, descending from above, In softest accents pleads ; O may each tender bosom move, When mercy intercedes ! 3 Be ours the bliss, in wisdom's way To guide untutor'd youth, And lead the mind that went astray, To virtue and to truth. 4 Children our kind protection claim, And God will well approve, 524 TIMES AND SEASONS. When infants learn to lisp his name, And their Creator love. 5 Delightful work ! young souls to win, And turn the rising race From the deceitful paths of sin, To seek redeeming grace. 6 Almighty God! thy influence shed To aid this good design : The honours of thy name be spread, And all the glory thine. HYMN 524. CM. Bangor 231. Wantage 204. Old Jlge approaching ; or. Man frail and mortal. 1 T7< TERNAL God, enthron'd on high! JlA Whom angel hosts adore ; Wrho yet to suppliant dust art nigh ; Thy presence I implore. 2 O guide me down the steep of age, And keep my passions cool: Teach me to scan the sacred page, And practise ev'ry rule. 3 My flying years time urges on, What's human must decay ; My friends, my young companions, gone, Can I expect to stay ? 4 Can I exemption plead, when death Projects his awful dart? Can med'cines then prolong my breath, Or virtue shield my heart ? 5 Ah ! no— then smooth the mortal hour, On thee my hope depends: Support me with almighty pow'r, YYhile dust to dust descends. 6 Then shall my soul, O gracious God, (While angels join the lay.) Admitted to the blest abode, Its endless anthems pay. 7 Through heav'n, howe'er remote the bound, Thy matchless love proclaim, DAYS OF HUMILIATION. 525 And join the choir of saints that sound Their great Redeemer's name. FAST & THANKSGIVING DAYS. HYMN 525. CM.. Carolina 13. Windsor 247. For a Public Feast. 1 DEE, gracious God, before thythrone ^ Thy mourning people bend ! ?Tis on thy sov 'reign grace alone Our humble hopes depend. 2 Tremendous judgments from thy hand Thy dreadful pow'r display ; Yet mercy spares this guilty land, And still we live to pray. . 3 Great God, and is Columbia spar'd, Ungrateful as we are i O make thy awful warnings heard, While mercy cries " Forbear." 4 What land so favour'd of the skies, As these apostate States ! Our num'rous crimes increasing rise, Yet still thy vengeance waits. 5 How chang'd, alas ! are truths divine,, For error, guilt, and shame ! What impious numbers, bold in sin, Disgrace the Christian name ! 6 Regardless of thy smile or frown, Their pleasures they require ; And sink with gay indiff 'rence down To everlasting fire. 7 O turn us, turn us, mighty Lord, By thy resistless grace ; Then shall our hearts obey thy word, And humbly seek thy face. 526, 527 TIMES AND SEASONS. 8 Then, should insulting foes invade, We shall not sink in fear; Secure of never-failing aid, If God, our God, is near. HYMN 526. C. M. 5 . Abridge 201. Charmouth 28. Ji Hymn for a Fast-Day. Gen. xviii 23—33. 1 "Yl^HEN Abram, full of sacred awe, T ▼ Before Jehovah stood, And, with an humble fervent pray'r, For guilty Sodom sued; 2 With what success, what wondrous grace, Was his petition crown'd ! The Lord would spare, if in the place Ten righteous men were found. 3 And could a single holy soul So rich a boon obtain ? Great God, and shall a nation cry, And plead with thee in vain? 4 Columbia, guilty, as she is, Her numrous saints can boast ; And now their fervent pray'rs ascend, And can those pray'rs be lost? 5 Are not the righteous dear to thes, Now as in ancient times ? Or does this sinful land exceed Gomorrah in its crimes ? 6 Still are we thine, we bear thy name, Here yet is thine abode ; Long has thy presence bless'd our land; Forsake us not, O God. HYMN 527. L.M. Steele. Wareliain 117. Portugal 97. On a Day of Prayer for Success in War. ORD, how shall wretched sinners dare Look up to thy divine abode; L Or offer their imperfect pray'r, Before a just, a holy God? BAYS OF HUMILIATION. 528 2 Bright terrors guard thy awful seat, And dazzling glories veil thy face; Yet mercy calls us to thy feet, Thy throne is still a throne of grace. 3 O mav our souls thy grace adore, May Jesus plead our humble claim, While thy protection we implore, In his prevailing, glorious name. 4 With all the boasted pomp of war In vain we dare the hostile field ; In vain, unless the Lord be there ; Thy arm alone our land can shield. 5 Let past experience of thy care Support our hope, our trust invite! Again attend our humble pray'r! Again be mercy thy delight! " 6 Our arms succeed, our councils guide, Let thy right hand our cause maintain; Till war's destructive rage subside, And peace resume her gentle reign. 7 Great God, the promis'd period bring, Let standards be no more unfurl'd, Come peace, and bless with balmy wing The eastern and the western world. 8 When shall the gospel's healing ray (Kind source of amity divine) Spread o'er the world' celestial day ? When shall the nations, Lord, be thine ? HYMN 528. L. M. President Daviea, Paul's 246 Dresden 178. National Judgments deprecated, and National Mercies pleadtd for. Aiiins iii. 1 — 6. 1 T¥7HILE o'er our guilty land, O Lord, ▼ ▼ We view the terrors of thy sword ; Oh ! whither shall the helpless fly ; To whom but thee direct their cry ? 2 The helpless sinner's cries and tears Are grown familiar to thine ears; Oft has thy mercy sent relief, When all was fear and hopeless grief. 529 TIMES AND SEASONS. 3 On thee, our guardian God, we call, Before thy throne of grace we fall ; And is there no deliv'rance there, And must we perish in despair ? 4 See, we repent, we weep, we mourn, To our forsaken God we turn; O spare our guilty country, spare The church which thou hast planted here. 5 We plead thy grace, indulgent God: We plead thy Son's atoning blood; We plead thy gracious promises, And are they unavailing pleas ? 6 These pleas, presented at thy throne, Have brought ten thousand blessings do\rn On guilty lands in helpless woe; Let them prevail to save us too. i m HYMN 529. C. M. Cambridge New 74. Irish 171. Thanksgiving for Victory over our enemies. O thee, who reign'st supreme above, And reign'st supreme below, Thou God of wisdom, pow'r, and love, We our successes owe. 2 The thund'ring horse, the martial band, Without thine aid were vain; And vict'ry llies at thy command To crown the bright campaign. 3 Thy mighty arm, unseen, was nigh, When we our foes assail'd; 'Tis thou hast rais'd.our honours high, And o'er their hosts prevaiFd. 4 Their mounds, their camps, their lofty tow'rs, Into our hands are giv'n ; Not from desert or strength of ours,' But through the grace of heav'n. 5 What though no columns, lifted high, Stand deep inscrib'd with praise, Yet sounding honours to the sky Our grateful tongues shall raise. DAYS OF THANKSGIVING. 530, 531 6 To our young race will we proclaim The mercies God has shown. That they may learn to bless his name, And choose him for their own. 7 Thus, while we sleep in silent dust, When threat'ning dangers come, Their lathers' God shall be their trust, Their refuge, and their home. HYMN 530. L. M. Beddome. Derby 169. Portugal 97. Peace prayed for. 1 |~|N us, oppress'd beneath thy stroke, \J And oyer whelm 'd with guilt and shame, Deign, mighty God, once more to look; The same thy pow'r, thy grace the same. 2 Let peace descend, with balmy wing, And all its blessings round her shed; Her liberties be well secur'd, And commerce lift its fainting head. 3 Let the loud cannon cease to roar, The warlike trump no longer sound ; The din of arms be heard no more, Nor human blood pollute the ground. 4 Let hostile troops drop from their hands The useless sword, the glitt'ring spear; And join in friendship's sacred bunds, Nor one dissentient voice be there. 5 Thus save, O Lord, a sinking land ; Millions of tongues shall then adore, Resound the honours of thy name, And spread thy praise from shore to shore. HYMN 531. L. M. Wareham 117. Redemption 243. Old Hundred 100. Praise for National Peace. Psalm xlvi. 9. 1 |^1 REAT Ruler of the earth and skies, f_T A word of thy almighty breath Can sink the world, or bid it rise: Thy smile is life, thy frown is death. 532 TIMES AND SEASONS. 2 When angry nations rush to arms, And rage, and noise, and tumult reign, And war resounds its dire alarms, And slaughter spreads the hostile plain; 3 Thy sov'reign eye looks calmly down, And marks their course, and bounds their Thy word the angry nations own, [pow'r: And noise and war are heard no more. 4 Then peace returns, with balmy wing, (Sweet peace with her what blessings fled!) Glad plenty laughs, the vallies sing, Reviving Commerce lifts her head. 5 Thou good, and wise, and righteous Lord, All moves subservient to thy will; And peace and war await thy word, And thy sublime decrees fulfil. 6 To thee we pay our grateful songs, Thy kind protection still implore; O may our hearts, and lives, and tongues, Confess thy goodness, and adore. HYMN 532. L. M. Hbrsley 205. Bramcoate 8. Thanksgiving for National Deliverance, and Improvement of it. Luke i. 74, 7.5. 1 T)RAISE to the Lord, who bows his ear JL Propitious to his people's pray'r, And, though deliv'rance long delay, Answers in his well-chosen day. 2 Salvation doth tc God belong; His pow'r and grace shall be our song; The tribute of our love we bring To thee, our Saviour and our King! 3 Our temples guarded from the flame, Shall echo thy triumphant name; And ev'ry peaceful private home To thee a temple shall become. 4 Still be it our supreme delight To walk as in thy honour'd sight; BAYS OF THANKSGIVING. 533 Hence in thy precepts and thy fear, Till life's last hour to persevere. HYMN 533. Dr. Doddridge. Thanks to God for fiis crcr-cnduring goodness. Ps. CXXXvi. 1. 1 TTOUSE of our God with cheerful an- il them s ring, [sing; While all our lips and hearts his goodness With sacred joy his wondrous deeds pro- claim ; Let ev'ry tongue be vocal with his name : The Lord is good: his mercy never-ending, His blessings m perpetual show'rs descending. 2 The heav'n of heav'ns he with his bounty fills; Ye seraphs bright, on ever-blooming hills, His honours sound : you to whom good alone, Unmingled, ever-growing, has been known, Through your immortal life with love increas- ing," [ing. Proclaim your Maker's goodness never-ceas- 3 Thou earth, enlighten'd by his rays divine, Pregnant with grass, and corn, and oil, and wine, [meet, Crown'd with his goodness, let thy nations And lay themselves at his paternal feet; With grateful love that lib'ral hand confessing, Which through each heart diffuseth ev'ry blessing. 4 Zion, enrich'd with his distinguished grace, Bless'd with the rays of thine ImmanueFs Zion, Jehovah's portion, and delight, [face, Grav'n on his hands, and hourly in his sight, In sacred strains exalt that grace excelling, Which makes thy humble hill his chosen dwelling. 5 His goodness never ends; the dawn, the shade, [display 'd; Still see new bounties through new scenes 534 TIMES AND SEASONS. Succeeding ages bless this sure abode, And children lean upon their father's God: The deathless soul through its immense dura- tion, Drinks from this source immortal consolation. 6 Burst into praise, my soul! all nature join! Angels and men in harmony combine, While human years are measur'd by the sun, And while eternity its course shall run : His goodness in perpetual show'rs descending, Exalt in songs and raptures never-ending. HYMN 534. .4 general Tk an ksgi v ing. 1 Q AY, should we search the globe around, O Where can such happiness be found, As dwells in this much-favour'd land ? Here plenty reigns ; here freedom sheds Her choicest blessings on our heads : By God supported still we stand. 2 Here commerce spreads the wealthy store, Which comes from every foreign shore ; Science and arts their* charms display ; Religion teaches us to raise Our voices in our Maker's praise, As truth and conscience point the way. 3 These are thy gifts, Almighty King ! From thee our matchless blessings spring; Th' extended shade, the fruitful skies, The raptures liberty bestows, The eternal joys the gospel shows, All from thy bouudless goodness rise. 4 With grateful hearts, with cheerful tongues, To God we raise united songs ; His pow'r and mercy we proclaim ; And still, through ev'ry age shall own Jehovah here hath fix'd his throne, And triumph in his mighty name. 5 Long as the moon her course shall run, Or man behold the circling sun, RULERS PRAYED FOR. 535, 536 May'st thou o'er fair Columbia reign; Still crown her counsels with success, With peace and joy her borders bless., And all her sacred rights maintain. HYMN 535. L. M. New Court 173. Truro 105. Deliverances. Numbers xxiii. 23. 1 TTfTHAT hath God wrought! might Israel t ▼ When Jordan roll'd its tide away, [say, . And gave a passage to their bands, Safely to march across its sands. 2 What hath God wrought ! might well be said, When Jesus, rising from the dead, Scatter'd the shades of Pagan night, And bless'd the nacions with his light. 3 What hath God wrought! O blissful theme Are we redeem'd and call'd by him? Shall we be led the desert through ? And safe arrive at glory too ? A The news shall ev'ry harp employ, Fill ev'ry tongue with rapt'rous joy; WThen shall we join the heav'nly throng, To swell the triumph and the song ! HYMN 536. L. M. Prayer for the President, Congress, Magistrates, Ore. 1 |^1 RE AT Lord of all, thy matchless pow'r VT Archangels in the heav'ns adore; With them our Sov'reign thee we own, And bow the knee before thy throne. 2 Let dove-ey'd peace, with odour'd wing, On us her grateful blessings fling, Freedom spread beauteous as the mom, And plenty fill her ample horn. 3 Pour on our Chief thy mercies down, His days with heav'nly wisdom crown; Resolve his heart, where'er he goes, w To launch the stream that duty shows." T i37 SICKNESS. 4 Over our Capitol diffuse, From hills divine, thy welcome dews; While Congress, in one patriot band, Prove the firm fortress of our land. 5 Our Magistrates with grace sustain, Nor let them bear the sword in vain ; Long as they fill their awful seat, Be vice seen dying at their feet. 6 For ever from the western sky Bid the ' destroying angel' fly ! With grateful songs our hearts inspire, And round us blaze a wall of fire. SICKNESS & RECOVERY. HYMN 537. CM. Steele. Charmduth 28. Ludlow 84. Desiring the Presence of God in Affliction. 1 rpHOU only centre of my X Look down with pityini rest, pitying eye, ai While with protracted pain opprest, I breathe the plaintive sigh. 2 Thy gracious presence, O my God, My ev'ry wish contains; With this, beneath affliction's load, My heart no more complains. 3 This can my ev'ry care control, Gild each dark scene with light; This is the sunshine of the soul, Without it all is night. 4 Mv Lord, my life, O cheer my heart With thy reviving ray, And bid these mournful shades depart, And bring the dawn of day ! 5 O happy scenes of pure delight ! Where thy full beams impart Unclouded beauty to the sight, And rapture to the heart. SICKNESS. 538 6 Her part in those fair realms of bliss, My spirit longs to know ; My wishes terminate in this, Nor can they rest below. 7 Lord, shall the breathings of my heart Aspire in vain to thee ? Confirm my hope, that, where thou art, I shall for ever be. 8 Then shall my cheerful spirit sing The darksome hours away, And rise on faith's expanded wing To everlasting day. HYMN 538. C. M. Dr. Watts. Abridge 201. David's 186. , Complaint and Hope under great Pain. 1 T ORD, I am pain'd ; but I resign J_J My body to thy will ; 'Tis grace, 'tis wisdom all divine. Appoints the pains I feel. 2 Dark are the ways of Providence, While they who love thee groan : Thy reasons lie conceal'd from sense, Mysterious and unknown. 3 Yet nature may have leave to speak, And plead before her God, Lest th o'erburden'd heart should break Beneath thine heavy rod. 4 These mournful groans and flowing tears Give my poor spirit ease; While ev'ry groan my Father hears, And ev'ry tear he sees. [5 How shall I glorify my God, In bonds of grief "coniin'd I Damp'd is my vigour while this clod, Hangs heavy on my mind.] 6 Is not some smiling hour at hand, With peace upon its wings? Give it, O God, thy swift command, With all the joys it brings. 539, 540 TIMES AND SEASONS. HYMN 539. C. M. Leech. Windsor 247. London 180. For a Time of general Sickness. 1 T|E ATH, with hisdread commission seal'd, JLf Now hastens to his arms; In awful state he takes the field, And sounds his dire alarms. 2 Attendant plagues around him stand, And wait his dread command; And pains and dying groans obey The signal of his hand. 0 With cruel force he scatters round His shafts of deadly pow'r; While the grave waits its destin'd prey, Impatient to devour. 4 Look up, ye heirs of endless joy, Nor let your fears prevail ; Eternal life is your reward, When life on earth shall fail. 5 What though his darts, promiscuous hurl'd Deal fatal plagues around ; And heaps of putrid carcasses O'erload the cumber'd ground; 6 The arrows that shall wound your flesh Were giv'n him from above, Dipt in the great Redeemer's blood, And feather'd all with love. 7 These with a gentle hand he throws, And saints lie gasping too; But heav'nly strength supports their souls, _ And bears them conqu'rors through. 8 Joyful they stretch their wings abroad, And all in triumph rise, To the fair palace of their God, And mansions in the skies. HYMN 540. (First Part.) S. M. Beddome. HaffeoroUftf) 14'.'. Stoke 207. Submission under Affliction, 1 "TkOST thou my profit seek, \3 And chasten as a friend ? SICKNESS. 540 O God, I'll kiss the smarting rod, There's honey at the end. 2 Dost thou through death's dark vale Conduct to heav'n at last ? The future good will make amends For all the evil past. 3 Lord, I would not repine At strokes in mercy sent; If the chastisement comes in love, My soul shall be content. HYMN 540. (Second Part.) 8s. 5. Pearcz, Limefield 94. New Jerusalem 230. For a Sick Chamber. Written when deprived by sickness from attending PubHc Worship. 1 FT1HE fabric of nature is fair, X But fairer the temple of grace ; To saints 'tis the joy of the earth, The glorious and beautiful place. 2 To this temple I once did resort, With crowds of the people of God; Enraptur'd we enter d his courts, And hail'd the Redeemer's abode. 3 The Father of mercies we prais'd, And prostrated low at his throne ; The Saviour ive lov'd and ador'd, Who loved us, and made us his own. 4 Full oft to the message of peace, To sinners address'd from the sky, y\~e listen'd — extolling that grace, Which set us, — once rebels, on high. 3 Faith clave to the crucify'd Lamb ; Hope, smiling, exalted its head ; Love warm'd at the Saviour's dear name, And vow'd to observe what he said. 6 What pleasure appear'd in the looks Of the brethren and sisters around; With transport all seem'd to reflect On the blessings in Jesus they'd found. 540 TIMES AND SEASONS. 7 Sweet moments, if aught upon earth Resembles the joy of the skies, It is when the hearts of the flock, Conjoin'd to their Shepherd arise. J8 But ah ! these sweet moments are fled, Pale sickness compels me to stay, Where no voice of the turtle is neard, As the moments are hasting away. PAUSE. 9 My God ! thou art holy and good, Thy plans are all righteous and wise; O help me submissive to wait, Till thou biddest thy servant arise.— 10 If to follow thee here in thy courts, May it be with all ardour and zeal, — With success and increasing delight, Performing the whole of thy will. 1 1 Or shouldst thou in bondage detain, To visit thy temples no more, Prepare me for mansions above, Where nothing exists to deplore !— 12 Where Jesus, the sun of the place, Refulgent incessantly shines, Eternally blessing his saints, And pouring delight on their minds. 13 There — there, are no prisons to hold TJhe captive from tasting delight ; There — there the day never is clos'd, With shadows, or darkness, or night : 14 There myriads and myriads shall meet, In our Saviour's high praises to join; While transported we fall at his feet. And extol his redemption divine. 15 Enough then — my heart shall no more Of its present bereavements complain; . Since ere long I to heav'n shall soar, And ceaseless enjoyments obtain. SICKNESS. 541 HYMN 541. (First Part.) 8. 7. 4. S. Pearce. Lewes 63. Helmsley 2=23. Painsvvick 162. Sweet Affliction. — A Song in a Storm. 1TN the floods of tribulation, JL While the billows o'er me roll, Jesus whispers consolation, And supports my fainting soul, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Praise the Lord. 2 Thus, the lion yields me honey, From the eater food is giv'n, Strengthen'd thus 1 still press forward, Singing, as I wade to heav'n, — Sweet affliction, sweet affliction, And my sins are all forgiv'n. 3 'Mid the gloom the vivid lightnings With increasing brightness play, 'Mid the thorn-brake beauteous now'rets Look more beautiful and gay : Hallelujah, &c. 4 So, in darkest dispensations, Doth my faithful Lord appear With his richest consolations, To reanimate and cheer ; Sweet affliction, sweet affliction, Thus to bring my Saviour near. 5 Floods of tribulation heighten, Billows still around me roar, Those that know not Christ — ye frighten; But my soul defies your pow'r. Hallelujah, &c. 6 In the sacred page recorded Thus the w^ord securely stands, * Fear not, I'm in trouble near thee, "Nought shall pluck you from my hands." Sweet affliction, sweet affliction, Ev'ry word my love demands. 7 All I meet I find assist me In my path to heav'nly joy, 541, 542 TIMES AND SEASONS. Where, though trials now attend me, Trials never more annoy ; Hallelujah, &c. 8 Wearing there a weight of glory, Still the path I'll ne'er forget, But, exulting, cry, It led me To my blessed Saviour's seat — Sweet affliction, sweet affliction, Which has brought to Jesus' feet. HYMN 541. (Second Part.) L. M. Portugal 97. Rippon's 188. Sickness and Recovery. 1 A WHILE remain'd the doubtful strife, J\. Till Jesus gave me back my life: My life ! — my soul, recall the word, 'Tis life to see thy gracious Lord. 2 Why inconvenient ?iow to die? Vile unbelief, O tell me why ? When can it inconvenient be, My loving Lord, to come to thee? 3 He saw me made the sport of hell, He knew the tempter's malice well; And when my aottl had all to fear, Then did the glorious Sun appear! 4 O bless him ! — bless, ye dying saints, The God of grace, when nature faints! He shew'd my flesh the gaping grave, To show me he had pow r to save. J1YMN542. (First Part.) CM. Dr. Doddridge. David's 186. Newbury 132. Praise for Recovery from Sickness. Psalm cxviii. 18, IP.. 1 QOV'REIGN of life, I own thy hand ^ In ev'ry chast'ning stroke; And, while I smart beneath thy rod, Thy presence I invoke. 2 To thee, in my distress, I cried, And thou hast Uow'd thipe ear; RECOVERY. 542 Thy pow'rful word my life prolong'd, And brought salvation near. 3 Unfold, ye gates of righteousness, That, with the pious throng, I may record my solemn vows, And tune my grateful song. 4 Praise to the Lord, whose gentle hand Renews our lab'ring breath: Praise to the Lord, who makes his saints Triumphant e'en in death. 5 My God, in thine appointed hour Those heav'nly gates display, Where pain and sin, and fear and death, For ever flee away. 6 There, while the nations of the bless'd With raptures bow around, Mv anthems to delivering grace In sweeter strains shall sound. HYMN 542. (Second Part.) S. M. Harborough 142. Stoke 007. The Benefit of sanctified rfjjliction; or, God bringing kis People into the Covenant under the Rod. Ezek. xx. 37. 1 TTOW gracious, and how wise, _1jL Is our chastising God! And oh ! how rich the blessings are, Which blossom from his rod ! 2 He lifts it up on high With pity in his heart, That ev ry" stroke his children feel May grace and peace impart. 3 Instructed thus they bow, And own his sovereign sway; They turn their erring footsteps back To his forsaken way. 4 His cov'nant love they seek, And seek the happy bands, That closer still engage their hearts To honour his commands. t2 543, 544 TIME AND ETERNITY. 5 Dear Father, we consent To discipline divine ; And bless the pain that makes our souls Still more completely thine. -6 Supported by thy love, We tend to realms of peace; Where ev'ry pain shall far remove, And ev'ry frailty cease. TIME AND ETERNITY. HYxMN543. L.M. Steele. KinusbridgeSe. Ulverston 179. The Shortness of Time and Frailty of Man. Ps. XXXJX. 1 A LMIGHTY Maker of my frame, J\. Teach me the measure of my days ! Teach me to know how frail I am, And spend the remnant to thy praise. £ My days are shorter than a span; A "little point my life appears; How frail, at best, is dying man ! How vain are all his hopes and fears ! 3 Vain his ambition, noise, and show ! Vain are the cares which rack his mind f He heaps up treasures mix'd with woe, And dies, and leaves them all behind. 4 Oh, be a nobler portion mine, My God ! I bow before thv throne ; Earth's fleeting treasures I resign, And fix my hope on thee alone. HYMN 544. L. M. Dr. Doddridge. Paul's 24C. Babylon Streams 23. The tt'isdom of redeeming Time. Eph. V. 15, 16. 1 |^1 OD of eternity, from thee \M Did infant Time his being draw ;— Moments, and days, and months, and years, Revolve by thine unvaried law. 2 Silent and slow they glide away ; Steady and strong the current Hows; TIME AND ETERNITY. 544 Lost in eternity's wide sea — The boundless gulf from whence it rose. 3 With it the thoughtless sons of men, Before the rapid streams, are borne, On to the everlasting home, Whence not one soul can e'er return. 4 Yet, while the shore on either side Presents a gaudy fiatt'ring show, We gaze, in fond amazement lost, Nor think to what a world we go. 5 Great source of wisdom ! teach my heart To know the price of ev'ry hour; That time may bear me on to joys Beyond its measure, and its pow'r. HYMN 545. 7s. Dr. Ryland. Stoel 164. Cookham 36. The Saint happy in being entirely at the Disposal of his Gotk My times are in thy hand. Psalm xxxi. 15; xxxiv. 1. 1 QOV'REIGN Ruler of the skies! ^ Ever gracious, ever wise ! All my times are in thy hand, — All events at thy command. 2 His decree, who form'd the earth, Fix'd my first and second birth: Parents, native place, and time — All appointed were by him. 3 He that form'd me in the womb, He shall guide me to the tomb: All my times shall ever be Order'd by his wise decree. 4 Times of sickness, times of health ; Times of penury and wealth; Times of trial and of grief; Times of triumph and relief; 5 Times the tempter's pow'r to prove; Times to taste a Saviour's love ; All must come, and last, and end, As shall please my heav'nly Friend. 546 TIME AND ETERNITY. 6 Plagues and deaths around me fly; Till he bids, I cannot die; Not a single shaft can hit, Till the God of love sees fit. 7 O thou Gracious, Wise, and Just, In thy hands my life I trust; Have I somewhat dearer still? 1 resign it to thy will. 8 May I always own thy hand — Still to thee surrender'd stand; Know that thou art God alone, I and mine are all thy own. 9 Thee, at all times, will I bless; Having thee, I all possess: How can I bereaved be, Since I cannot part with thee? HYMN 546. C. M. Steele. Worksop 31. Crowle 3. Time and Eternity ; or, Lousing after unseen Pleasures. 2 Cor. iv. 18. 1 TTOW long shall earth's alluring toys XI 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 ; 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 Their joys, unseen by mortal eyes, Or reason's feeble ray, TIME AND ETERNITY. 547 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 Immortal in the skies. [spring, HYMN 547. S. M. Dr. S. Stennett. £osport 53. Henley 38. Divine Mercies in constant Succession. Lam. iii. 22, 23. 1 TTOW various and how new Xl Are thy compassions, Lord ! Each morning shall thy mercies shew,— Each night thy truth record. 2 Thy goodness, like the sun, Dawn'd on our early days, Ere infant reason had" begun To form our lips to praise. 3 Each object we beheld Gave pleasure to our eyes ; And nature all our senses held In bands of sweet surprise. 4 But pleasures more refin'd Awaited that bless'd day, When light arose upon our mind, And chas'd our sins away. 5 How new thy mercies, then ! How sov'reign, and how free ! Our souls that had been dead in sin Were made alive to thee. PAUSE. 6 Now we expect a day Still brighter far than this, When death shall bear our souls away, To realms of light and bliss, 548 TIME AND ETERNITY. 7 There rapt'rous scenes of joy Shall burst upon our sight ; And ev'ry pain, and tear, and sigh, Be drown'd in endless light. 8 Beneath thy balmy wing, O Sun of Righteousness) Our happy souls shall sit and sing The wonders of thy grace. 9 Nor shall that radiant day, So joyfully begun, In ev nmg shadows die away, Beneath the setting sun. 10 How various and how new Are thy compassions, Lord ! Eternity thy love shall show, And all thy truth record. HYMN 548. L. M. Wareham 117. Horsley 205. Eternity joyful and tremendous. 1 "p TERNITY is just at hand ! JEi And shall I waste my ebbing sand, And careless view departing day, And throw my inch of time away ? 2 Eternity ! — tremendous sound ! To guilty souls a dreadful wound ! But oh! if Christ and heav'n be mine, How sweet the accents ! how divine ! 3 Be this my chief, my only care, My high pursuit, my ardent pray'r! An int'rest in the Saviour's blood — My pardon seal'd, and peace with God. 4 But should my brightest hopes be vain! The rising doubt how sharp its pain ! My fears, O gracious God ! remove ; Speak me an object of thy love. 5 Search, Lord ! oh search my inmost heart, And light, and hope, and joy, impart; From guilt and error set me free, And guide me safe to heav'n and thee. TIME AND ETERNITY. 549 HYMN 549. 8. 8. 6. Chatham 59. A Prayer for seriousness in Prospect of Eternity. T HOU God of glorious majesty ! To thee, — against myself, — to thee, A sinful worm, I cry, An half-awaken'd child of man, An heir of endless bliss or pain, A sinner born to die. 2 Lo! ona narrow neck of land, 'Twixt two unbounded seas I stand ; Yet how insensible ! A point of time, a moment's space, Removes me to yon heav'nly place, Or — shuts me up in hell ! 3 O God ! my inmost soul convert, And deeply on my thoughtful heart Eternal things impress ! Give me to feel their solemn weight, And save me ere it be too late ; — Wake me to righteousness. 4 Before me place, in bright array, The pomp of that tremendous day, When thou with clouds shalt come, To judge the nations at thy bar ; And tell me, Lord, shall I "be there, To meet a joyful doom ! 5 Be this my one great bus'ness here,— With holy trembling, holy fear, — To make my calling sure ! Thine utmost counsel to fulfil, And suffer all thy righteous will, And to the end endure! 6 Then, Saviour, then my soul receive, Transported from this vale, to live And reign with thee above ; Where faith is sweetly lost in sight, And hope, in full supreme delight, And everlasting love. (550) "death. HYMN 550. (First Part.) C. M. Dr. IVatts's Lyrics. Canterbury 199. London 18<\ Death and Eternity. 1 "V/j" Y thoughts, that often mount the skies, ATX Go, search the world beneath, Wliere nature all in ruin lies, And owns her sov'reign — death. 2 The tyrant, how he triumphs here! His trophies spread around! And heaps of dust and bones appear Through all the hollow ground. 3 These sculls, what ghastly figures now ! How loathsome to the eyes ' These are the heads we lately knew, So beauteous and so wise. 4 But where the souls, those deathless things> That left their dying clay? My thoughts, now stretch out all your wings, And trace eternity. 5 O that unfathomable sea! Those deeps without a shore, Where living waters gently play, Or fiery billows roar ! 6 There we shall swim in heav'nly bliss, Or sink in flaming waves; While the pale carcase breathless lies Among the silent graves. 7 * Prepare us, Lord, for thy right hand ! " Then come the joyful day ; " Come, death, and some telestial band, " To bear our souls away !" HYMN 550. (Second Part.) 7.6. Grange Road 281. Culmstock 6. Phasing- Anticipation of Death and Glory. I A H ! I shall soon be dying, /JL Time swiftly glides away; 550 But, on my Lord relying, I hail the happy day — 2 The day when I must enter Upon a world unknown; My helpless soul I venture On Jesus Christ alone. 3 He once a spotless victim, Upon Mount Calv'ry bled! Jehovah did afflict him, And bruise him in my stead. 4 Hence all my hope arises, Unworthy as I am : My soul most surely prizes The sin-atoning Lamb. 5 To him by grace united, I joy in him alone; And now, by faith, delighted, Behold him on his throne. 6 There he is interceding For all who on him rest : The grace from him proceeding Shall waft me to his breast. 7 Then with the saints in glory The grateful song I'll raise, And chant my blissful story In high seraphic lays. 8 Free grace, redeeming merit, And sanctifying love, Of Father, Son, and Spirit, Shall charm the courts above. HYMN 550. (Third Part.) C. M. Grove House 143. The Safe and Happy Exit. 1 T ORD, must I die? O let me die J.J Trusting in thee alone! My living testimony giv'n, Then leave my dying one ! 3 If I must die — Oh let me die In peace with all mankind j 551 DEATH. And change these fleeting joys below For pleasures all reftn d. 3 If I must die — as die I must — Let some kind seraph come, And bear me on his friendly wing To my celestial home ! 4 Of Canaan's land, from Pisgah's top, May I but have a view ! Though Jordan should o'erfiow its banks, I'll boldly venture through. HYMN 551. (First Part.) 148th. To/ilady's Collection. Eacle Street 16. Clapham 18. The Midnight Cry. Matt. XXV. 6. 1 \TE virgin souls arise ! X With all the dead awake; Unto salvation wise, Oil in your vessels take: Upstarting at the midnight cry, Behold the heav'nly bridegroom nigh. 2 He comes, he comes, to call The nations to his bar, And take to glory all, Who meet for glory are : Make ready for your free reward ; Go forth with joy to meet your Lord.— 3 Go, meet him in the sky, Your everlasting friend; Your head to glorify, With all his saints ascend : Ye pure in heart, obtain the grace To see, without a veil, his face. 4 Ye — that have here receiv'd The unction from above, And in his Spirit liv'd, And thirsted for his love ; " Jesus shall claim you for his bride : Rejoice with all the sanctified. DEATH. 551 5 Rejoice in glorious hope Of that great day unknown, When you shall be caught up To stand before his throne ; — Call'd to partake the marriage feast, And lean on our Immanuel's breast. 6 The everlasting doors Shall soon the saints receive, Above those angel pow'rs, In glorious joy to live ; ' Far from a world of grief and sin, With God eternally shut in. 7 Then let us wait to hear The trumpet's welcome sound:— To see our Lord appear May we be watching found, Enrob'd in righteousness divine, In which the bride shall ever shine. HYMN 551. (Second Part.) L. M. Old Hundred 100. Wareham 117. Prayer for Dtliverance from the Fear of Death- 1 [\ GOD of Love! with cheering ray, " Gild my expiring streak of day; Thy love, through each revolving year, Has wip'd away affliction's tear. 2 Free me from death's terrific gloom, And all the guilt which shrouds the tomb; Heighten my joys, support my head, Before I sink among the dead. 3 May death conclude my toils and tears ! May death destroy my* sins and fears ! May death, through Jesus, he my friend! May death be life, when life shall end! 4 Crown my last moment with thy pow'r— The latest in my latest hour ; Then to the raptur'd heights I soar, \ Where fears and death are known no more. 552, 553 death- HYMN 552. CM. Windsor 247. Charmouth 28. Victory over Death throvgh Christ. 1 Cor. XV. 5. 1 "YMTHEN death appears before my sight, f T In all his dire array, Unequal to the dreadful fight, My courage dies away. 2 But see my glorious leader nigh ! My Lord — my Saviour lives; Before him death's pale terrors fly, And my faint heart revives. 3 He left his dazzling throne above ; He met the tyrant's darts, And (Oh, amazing pow'r of love!) Receiv'd it in his heart. 4 No more, O grim destroyer ! boast Thy universal sway ; To heav'n-born sends thy sting is lost; Thy night the gates of day. 5 Lord, I commit my soul to thee! Accept the sacred trust; Receive this nobler part of me, And watch my sleeping dust; 6 Till that illustrious morning come, When all thy saints shall rise, And, cloth 'd in full immortal bloom, Attend thee to the skies : 7 When thy triumphant armies sing The honours of thy name, And heav'n's eternal arches ring With glory to the Lamb ; 8 Oh, let me join the raptur'd lays ! And with the blissful throng Resound salvation, pow'r, and praise, In everlasting song. HYMN 553. C. M. Dr.Watts's Lyrics. Newbury 132. Carolina 13. The Welcome Messenger. \ T ORD, when we see a saint of thine Xj Lie gasping out his breath, DEATH. 554 With longing eyes, and looks divine, Smiling and pleas'd in death ; 2 How we could e'en content to lay Our limbs upon that bed ! We ask thine envoy to convey Our spirits in his stead. 3 Our souls are rising on the wing, To venture in his place ! For when grim death has lost his sting, He has an angel's face. 4 Jesus, then purge my crimes away, 'Tis guilt creates my fears, 'Tis guilt gives death his fierce array, And all the arms he bears. 5 Oh, if my threatening sins were gone, And death had lost his sting, I could invite the angel on, And chide his lazy wing. 6 Away these interposing days, Aud let the lovers meet;' The angel has a cold embrace, But kind, and soft, and sweet. 7 I'd leap at once my seventy years, I'd rush into his arms, And lose my breath and all my cares x\mid those heav'nly charms. 8 Joyful I'd lay this body down, And leave this lifeless clay, Without a sigh, without a groan, And stretch and soar away. HYMN 554. L. M. Dr.' Doddridge. Portugal 97. Bramcoate 8. Desiring to diparU and to be xcith Christ. Phil. i. 23. 1 "VKTHILE on the verge of life I stand, " ? And view the scene on either hand, My spirit struggles with my clay, And longs to wing its flight away. 2 Where Jesus dwells my soul would be; And faints my much-lov'd Lord to see; $55 DEATH. Earth, twine no more about my heart! For 'tis far better to depart. 3 Come, ye angelic envoys ! come, And lead the willing pilgrim home! Ye know the way to Jesus' throne, — Source of my joys, and of your own. 4 That blissful interview, how sweet ! To fall transported at his feet! Rais'd in his arms to view his face, Through the full beamings of his grace! 5 As with a seraph's voice to sing! To fly as on a cherub's wing ! Performing, with unwearied hands! The present Saviour's high commands. 6 Yet, with these prospects full in sight, We'll wait thy signal for the flight; For, while thy service we pursue, We find a heav'n in all we do. HYMN 555. C. M. Dr. Watts' s Lyrics. James's 163. Elim 151. The Presence of God worth dying for; or, The Death of Most s. Deut. xxxi. 49, 50; xxxiv. 5. 1 T ORD, 'tis an infinite delight JLA To see thy lovely face, To dwell whole ages in thy sight, And feel thy vital rays. 2 This Gabriel knows, and sings thy name, With rapture on his tongue; Moses the saint enjoys the same, And heav'n repeats the song. 3 While the bright nation sounds thy praise From each eternal hill ; Sweet odours of exhaling grace The happy region fill. 4 Thy love, — a sea without a shore, Spreads life and joy abroad ; Oh, 'tis a heav'n worth dying for, To see a smiling God ! DEATH. 556 5 Sweet was the journey to the sky, The wondrous prophet tried ; [die ;" "Climb up the mount," says God, "and The prophet climb'd — and died. 6 Softly his fainting head he lay Upon his Maker's breast ; His Maker kiss'd his soul away, And laid his flesh to rest. 7 Show me thy face, and I'll away From all inferior things ; Speak, Lord, and here I quit my clay, And stretch my airy wings. HYMN 556. C. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Exeter 4. Stillman 66. Children dying in their Infancy, in the arms of Jesus. Matt. xix. 14. 1 F11HY life I read, my dearest Lord, JL With transport all divine ; Thine image trace in ev'ry word, — Thy love in ev'ry line. 2 Methinks I see a thousand charms Spread o'er thy lovely face,, While infants in thy tender arms Receive the smiling grace. 3 " I take these little lambs," said he, " And lay them in my breast; " Protection they shall find in me, " In me be ever blest. 4 " Death may the bands of life unloose, - " But can't dissolve my love : " Millions of infant souls compose " The family above. 5 "Their feeble frames my pow'r shall raise, "And mould with heav'nly skill: " I'll give them tongues to sing my praise, " And hands to do my will. 6 His words the happy parents hear, And shout with joys divine, 557, 558 DEATH. Dear Saviour, all we have and are Shall be for ever thine. HYMN 557. C. M. Steele. Canterbury 109. Carolina 13. At the Funeral of a young Person. 1 T"K7"HEN blooming youth is snatch'd away T ▼ By death's resistless hand, Our hearts the mournful tribute pay, Which pity must demand. 2 While pity prompts the rising sigh, Oh, may this truth, imprest With awful pow'r, — " I too must die !" Sink deep in ev'ry breast. 3 Let this vain world engage no more : Behold the gaping tomb ! It bids us seize tne present hour: To-morrow death may come. 4 The voice of this alarming scene May ev'ry heart obey ; Nor be the heav'nly warning vain, Which calls to watch and pray. 5 Oh, let us fly — to Jesus fly, Whose pow'rful arm can save; Then shall our hopes ascend on high, And triumph o'er the grave. 6 Great God! thy sov'reign grace impart With cleansing, healing pow'r; This only can prepare the heart For Death's surprising hour. HYMN 558. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Bath Ctiapel 26. Crowle 3. ■Comfort for pious Parents who have been bereaved of their Children. Isaiah Ivi. 4. 1 "\7E mourning saints, whose streaming JL Flow o'er your children dead, [tears Sav not, in transports of despair, That all your hopes are ned. DEATH. 559 2 While cleaving to that darling dust, In fond distress ye lie, Rise, and with joy and rev'rence view A heav'nly parent nigh. 3 Though, your young branches torn away, Like wither d trunks ye stand ! With fairer verdure shall ye bloom, Touch'd by the Almighty's hand. 4 " I'll give the mourner," saith the Lord, "In my own house a place; u No names of daughters and of sons " Could yield so high a grace. 5 " Transient and vain is ev'ry hope " A rising race can give ; " In endless honour and delight, " My children all shall live." 6 We welcome, Lord, those rising tears, Through which thy face we see, And bless those wounds, which through our Prepare a way for thee. [hearts HYMN 559. L. M. Fanocett. Angel's Hymn 60. Dresden 178. The Death of the Sinner and the Saint. 1 TTtfTHAT scenes of horror and of dread f? Await the sinner's dying bed ! Death's terrors all appear in sight, Presages of eternal night. 2 His sins in dreadful order rise, And fill his soul with sad surprise; Mount Sinai's thunders stuns his ears, And not one ray of hope appears. 3 Tormenting pangs distract his breast; Where'er he turns, he finds no rest : Death strikes the blow ; he groans and cries, And, in despair and horror, dies. 4 Not so the heir of heav'nly bliss; — His soul is fill'd with conscious peace : A steady faith subdues his fear; He sees the happy Canaan near. L •560 DEATH. 5 His mind is tranquil and serene; No terrors in his looks are seen ; I lis Saviour's smile dispels the gloom, And smooths his passage to the tomb. 6 Lord ! make my faith and love sincere, My judgment sound, my conscience clear: And, when the toils of life are past, May I be found in peace at last. HYMN 560. 104th. Hanover 130. Old Hundred and Fourth 148. On the Death of a Believer. [I ^PTIIS finish'd, 'tis done! the spirit is fled; A Our brother is gone, the Christian is dead ; The Christian is living in Jesus's love, And gladly receiving a kingdom above. 2 All honour and praise are Jesus's due ! — Supported by grace, he fought his way thro' Triumphantly glorious through Jesus s zeal, And more than victorious o'er sin, death, and hell. 3 * Then let us record the conquering name, Our Captain and Lord with shoutings pro- claim : ^ [head, Who trust in his passion, and follow their To certain salvation shall surely be led. 4 O Jesus, lead on thy militant care, And give us the crown of righteousness there, Where, dazzled with glory, the seraphim gaze, Or prostrate, adore thee in silence of praise. 5 Within us display thy love, when we die, And bear us away to mansions on high : The kingdom be given of glory divine, And crown us in heav'n eternally thine. * If the throe last verses of tills Hymn be sung alone, then begin verse the third thus:— •• Now let us record the conquering name." DEATH. 561, 562 HYMN 561. S. M. Tofilady's Collection. Droclerip's 25'2. Ryland 48. Preparation for Death. Matt. xxiv. 45. * 1 "OREPARE me, gracious God! JL To stand before thy face ! Thy Spirit must the work perform, For it is all of grace. 2 In Christ's obedience clothe, And wash me in his blood : So shall I lift my head with joy, Among the sons of God. 3 Do thou my sins subdue, Thy sovereign love make known ; - The spirit of my mind renew, And save me in thy Son. 4> Let me attest thy pow'r, Let me thy goodness prove, Till my full soul can hold no more Of everlasting love. HYMN 562. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Carolina 13. Worksop 31. Departed Saints asleep. Mark v. 39. 1 Tbess. iv. 13. 1 " \7tTHY flow these torrents of distress ?" f ▼ The gentle Saviour cries; "Why are my sleeping saints survey 'd "With unbelieving eyes? 2 "Death's feeble arm shall never boast " A friend of Christ is slain, " Nor o'er their meaner part in dust " A lasting pow'r retain. 3 " I come, on wings of love, — I come "The slumb'rers to awake; " My voice shall reach the deepest tomb, " And all its bonds shall break. 4 " Touch 'd by my hand,^n smiles they rise, — "They rise, to sleep no more; "But, rob'd with light and crown'd with joy, " To endless day they soar." 563 DEATH. 5 Jesus! our faith receives thy word; And, though fond nature weep, Grace learns to hail the pious dead, And emulate their sleep. 6 Our willing souls thy summons wait, With them to rest and praise ; So let thy much-lov'd presence cheer These separating days. HYMN 563. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Abridge 201. Charmouth 28. Submission under bereaving Providences. Psalm xlvi. 10. 1 T)EACE!— 'tis the Lord Jehovah's hand, XT That blasts our joys in death, Changes the visage once so dear, And gathers back the breath. 2 'Tis he, — the.potentate supreme Of all the worlds above, — Whose steady counsels wisely rule, Nor from their purpose move. 3 'Tis he, whose justice might demand Our souls a sacrifice ; Yet scatters, with unwearied hand, A thousand rich supplies. 4 Our cov'nant God and Father he, In Christ our bleeding Lord, Whose grace can heal the bursting heart With one reviving word. 5 Fair garlands of immortal bliss He weaves for ev'ry brow : And shall rebellious passions rise, WThen he corrects us now ? 6 Silent we own Jehovah's name, We kiss the scourging hand; And yield our comforts and our life To thy supreme command. DEATH. 564, 565 HYMN 564. L. M. Ulverston 179. Fawcett 184. Satisfaction in God under the Loss of dear Friends. 1 fllHE God of Love will sure indulge A The flowing tear, the heaving sigh, When righteous persons fall around, — When tender friends and kindred die. 3 Yet not one anxious murm'ring thought Should with our mourning passions blend; Nor would our bleeding hearts forget Th' Almighty ever-living friend. 3 Beneath a num'rous train of ills, Our feeble flesh and heart may fail ; Yet shall our hope in thee, our God, O'er ev'ry gloomy fear prevail. 4 Parent and husband, guard and guide, — Thou art each tender name in one : On thee we cast our ev'ry care, And comfort seek from thee alone. 5 Our Father God, to thee we look, Our rock, our portion, and our friend, And on thy cov'nant-love and truth Our sinking souls shall still depend. HYMN 565. C. M. Br. Doddridge. Windsor 247. Elenborough 170. Death and Judgment appointed for all. Heb. ix. 27. 1 TTEAV'N has confirm'd the great decree, XI That Adam's race must die; One gen'ral ruin sweeps them down, And low in dust they lie. 2 Ye living men, the tombs survey, Where you must quickly dwell ; Hark! how the awful summons sounds In ev'ry fun'ral knell. 3 Once you must die ; and once for all The solemn purport weigh ; For know, that heav'n or hell attend »r On that important day. 566, 567 DEATH. 4 Those eyes, so long in darkness veiPd, Must wake, the Judge to see; And ev'ry word and ev'ry thought Must pass his scrutiny. 5 Oh may I, in the Judge, behold My Saviour and my Friend! And, far beyond the reach of death, With all his saints ascend. HYMN 566. CM. Dr. Doddridge. Ann's 58. Cliannoutli 28. Comfort under the Loss of Ministers. 1 IVTOW let our drooping hearts revive, j3I And all our tears be dry : Why should those eyes be drown'd in grief, Which view a Saviour nigh? 2 What though the arm of conq'ring death Does God's own house invade ; What though the prophet and the priest Be number'd with the dead ? 3 Though earthly shepherds dwell in dust, The aged and the young ; The watchful eye in darkness clos'd, And mute th' instructive tongue ; 4 Th* eternal Shepherd still survives, New comfort to impart ; His eye still guides us, and his voice Still animates our heart. 5 " Lo, I am with you," saith the Lord, " My church shall safe abide ; " For 1 will ne'er forsake my own, " Whose souls in me confide." 6 Through ev'ry scene of life and death, This promise is our trust; And this shall be our children's song, When we are cold in dust. HYMN 567. 8. 7. 4. Jordan 81. Puinswick 162. Mariners 286. The Grave; or. Christ a Guide through Death to Glory 1 |^1 UIDE me, O thou great Jehovah ! \X Pilgrim through this barren land; THE RESURRECTION. 566 X am weak, but thou art mighty, Hold me with thy pow'rfui hand: Bread of heav'n, Feed me till I want no more. 2 Open thou the crystal fountain, Whence the healing streams do flow: Let the fiery cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through: Strong Deliv'rer, Be thou still my strength and shield. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside ; Death of deaths, and hell's destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side : Songs of praises I will ever give to thee. THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY. HYMN 568. C. M. Carolina 13. Windsor 247. The Bodies oftlie Saints quickened and raised by the Spirit. Roin. viii. If. 1 XMTHY should our mourning thoughts de- ▼ ? To grovel in the dust ? [light Or why should streams of tears unite Around th' expiring just ? 2 Did not the Lord our Saviour die, And triumph o'er the grave ? Did not our Lord ascend on high, And prove his pow'r to save ? 3 Doth not the sacred Spirit come, And dwell in all the saints ? And should the temples of his grace Resound with long complaints ? 4 Awake, my soul, and, like the sun, Burst through each sable cloud : 569 THE RESURRECTION. And thou, my voice, tho' broke with sighs, Tunc forth thy songs aloud. 5 The Spirit rais'd my Saviour up, When he had bled for me ; And, spite of death and hell, shall raise Thy pious friends and thee. 6 Awake, ye saints, that dwell in dust, Your hymns of vict'ry sing ; And let his dying servants trust Their ever-living King. HYMN 569. C. M. Dr. Watts'a Lyrics. Canterbury 199. Evans's 190. A Prospect of the Resurrection. 1 TTOW long shall death the tyrant reign, -IJ. And triumph o'er the just ; While the rich blood of martyrs slain, Lies mingled with the dust ? 2 Lo, I behold the scatter'd shades, The dawn of heav'n appears ; The sweet immortal morning spreads- Its blushes round the spheres. 3 I see the Lord of Glory come, And flaming guards around ; The skies divide, to make him room, The trumpet shakes the ground. 4 I hear the voice, " Ye dead arise !" And, lo ! the graves obey : And waking saints, with joyful eyes, Salute tlr expected day. 5 They leave the dust, and on the wing Rise to the midway air, In shining garments meet their King, And low adore him there. 6 O may our humble spirits stand Among them cloth d in white ! The meanest place at his right hand Is infinite delight. 7 How will our joy and wonder rise, When our returning King JUDGMENT. 570 Shall bear us homeward, through the skies, On love's triumphant wing ! DAY OF JUDGMENT. HYMN 570. (First Part.) L. M. President Davies. Angel's Hymn 60. Wareham 117. Sinners and Saints in the Wreck of JVature. Isa. xxiv. 18—20. 1 TTOW great, how terrible that God XI Who shakes creation with his nod ! He frowns — earth, sea, all Nature's frame, Sink in one universal flame. 2 Where now, O where shall sinners seek For shelter in the general wreck ? Shall falling rocks be o'er them thrown ? See rocks, like snow, dissolving down. 3 In vain for mercy now they cry ; In lakes of liquid tire they lie ; There, on the flaming billows tost, For ever — O, for ever, lost. 4 But saints, undaunted and serene, Your eyes shall view the dreadful scene-; Your Saviour lives, the worlds expire, And earth and skies dissolve in fire. 5 Jesus, the helpless creature's friend, To thee my all I dare commend ; Thou canst preserve my feeble soul, When lightnings blaze from pole to pole, HYMN 570. (Second Part.) L. M. Paul's 246. Horeley 205. The Second Appearance of Christ. 2 Pet. iii. II, 12. 1 ~\/fl~Y waken'd soul, extend thy wings XtJL Beyond the verge of mortal things; See this vain world in smoke decay, And rocks and mountains melt away. 2 Behold the fiery deluge roll, [pole j Through heav n's wide arch, from pole tt) $71 JUDGMENT. Pale sun, no more thy lustre boast:— Tremble, and fall, ye starry host. 3 This wreck of nature all around — The angels' shout, the trumpet's sound, Loud the descending Judge proclaim, And echo his tremendous name. 4 Children of Adam, all appear With rev'rence round his awful bar; For, as his lips pronounce, ye go To endless bliss, or endless woe ! 5 Lord, to my eyes this scene display Frequent through each returning day, And let thy grace my soul prepare To meet its full redemption there ! HYMN 571. L. M. Paul's 246. Angel's Hymn 60. The Books opened. Rev. xx. 12. 1 ]\J"ETHINKS the last great day is come, xT-1. Methinks I hear the trumpet sound, That shakes the earth, rends ev ry tomb, And wakes the pris'ners under ground. 2 The mighty deep gives up her trust, Aw'd by the Judge s high command; Both small and great now quit their dust, And round the dread tribunal stand. 3 Behold the awful books display'd, Big with th' important fates of men; Each deed and word now public made, As wrote by Heav'n's unerring pen. 4 To ev'ry soul, the books assign The joyous or the dread reward: . Sinners in vain lament and pine; No pleas the Judge will here regard. 5 Lord, when these awful leaves unfold, May life's fair book my soul approve: There may I read my name enrolTd, And triumph in redeeming love. JUDGMENT. 572, 572 HYMN 572. S. M. Dr. Doddridge. Whitefield 168. Aynhoe 108. The final Sentence and Misery of the Wicked. Matt. XIV. 41. 1 k ND will the Judge descend? J\. And must the dead arise? And not a single soul escape His all-discerning eyes? 2 And from his righteous lips Shall this dread sentence sound; And, through the num'rous guilty throng. Spread black despair around ? 3 " Depart from me, accurs'd, " To everlasting flame, " For rebel angels first prepar'd, u Where mercy never came." 4 How will my heart endure The terrors of that day ; When earth and heav'n, before his face, Astonish'd, shrink away? 5 But ere that 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 blessing on your head. HYMN 573. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Canterbury 199. Windsor 347 The final Sentence and Happiness of the Righteous, Matt. xxv. 34. 1 A TTEND, my ear, my heart, rejoice, 4V While Jesus, from his throne, Before the bright angelic hosts, Makes his last sentence known, 74- JUDGMENT. When sinners, cursed, from his face, To raging flames are driv'n; Hi6 voice, with melody divine, Thus calls his saints to heav'n. " Bless'd of my Father, all draw near, " Receive the great reward ; "And rise, with raptures, to possess " The kingdom love prepar'd. " Ere earth's foundations first were laid, " His sov'reign purpose wrought, " And rear'd those palaces divine, " To which you now are brought. " There shall you reign unnumber'd years, "Protected by my pow'r; " While sin and death, and pains and cares, " Shall vex your souls no more." Come, dear majestic Saviour! come, This Jubilee proclaim ! And teach us language fit to praise So great, so dear a name. HYMN 574. L. M. Dr. Watts's Lyrics. Portugal 97. Rippon's 188. Come- Lord Jesus. WHEN shall thy lovely face be seen? When shall our eyes behold our God ? What lengths of distance lie between, And hills of guilt ! a heavy load ! Our months are ages of delay, And slowly ev'ry minute wears: Fly, winged time, and roll away These tedious rounds of sluggish years! Ye heav'nly gates, loose all your chains! Let th' eternal pillars bow ! Blest Saviour ! cleave the starry plains, And make the crystal mountains flow! Hark, how thy saints unite their cries, And pray, and wait the gen'ral doom ! Come, thou, the soul of all our joys! TtlOU, THK DESIRE OF NATIONS, COmC1 JUDGMENT. 575 5 Put thy bright robes of triumph on, And bless our eyes, and bless our ears, Thou absent love, thou dear unknown, Th0U FAIREST OF TEN THOUSAND FAIRS. HYMN 575. 8.7.4. Westbury 51. Trevecca 37. Lo, he cometh. lTOlhe cometh ! countless trumpets XJ Blow to raise the sleeping dead; 'Mid ten thousand saints and angels, See their great exalted head ! Hallelujah ! Welcome, welcome, Son of God! 2 Now his merit, by the harpers, Through th' eternal deep resounds; Now resplendant shine his nail-prints, Ev'ry eye shall see his wounds: They who pierc'd him Shall at his appearance wail. 3 Full of joyful expectation, Saints, behold the Judge appear; Truth and justice go before him, Now the joyful sentence hear ! Hallelujah ! Welcome, welcome, Judge divine. 4 " Come, ye blessed of my Father, " Enter into life and joy ' "Banish all your fears and sorrows; "Endless praise be your employ!" Hallelujah ! Welcome, welcome, to the skies ! 5 Now at once they rise to glory, Jesus brings them to the King; There, with all the hosts of heav'n, They eternal anthems sing: Hallelujah ! Boundless glory to the Lamb. 576 JUDGMENT. HYMN 576. 8. 7. 4. Helnisley 'JvS. Trevecca 37. Judgment. Rev. i. 7. vi. 14, 17. xxii. 17, 2a IT ')! he comes, with clouds descending, JlJ Once for favour'd sinners slain ! Thousand thousand saints attending Swell the triumph of his train: Hallelujah ! Jesus now shall ever reign ! 2 Ev'ry eye shall now behold him Rob'd in dreadful majesty : Those who set at nought and sold him, Pierc'd and nail'd him to the tree, Deeply wailing, Shall the great Messiah see .' 3 Ev'ry island, sea, and mountain, Heav'n and earth shall flee away: All who hate him must, confounded, Hear the trump proclaim the day: Come to judgment ! Come to judgment, come away ! 4 Now redemption, long expected, See in solemn pomp appear ! All his saints, by man rejected, Now shall meet him in the ah* ! Hallelujah ! See the day of God appear ! 5 Answer thine own Bride and Spirit, Hasten, Lord, the gen'ral doom ! The new heav'n and earth t' inherit, Take thy pining exiles home : All creation Travails, groans, and bids thee come ! 6 Yea ! Amen ! let all adore thee, High on thine exalted throne ! Saviour ! take the pow'r and glory; Claim the kingdoms for thine own ! O come quickly ! Hallelujah ! Come, Lord, come • D JUDGMENT. 577 HYMN 577. 8. 7. 4. Mwton. Helmsley 223. Painswick 162. The Day of Judgment. AY of Judgment, — day of wonders ! Hark ! the trumpet's awful sound, Louder than a thousand thunders, Shakes the vast creation round ! How the summons Will the sinner's heart confound ! See the Judge, our nature wearing, Cloth 'd in majesty divine ! You, who long for his appearing, Then shall say "This God is mine!" Gracious Saviour! Own me in that day for thine ! At his call the dead awaken, Rise to life from earth and sea : All the pow'rs of nature shaken, By his looks, prepare to flee : Careless sinner ! What will then become of thee ? Horrors, past imagination, Will surprise your trembling heart, When you hear your condemnation, " Hence, accursed wretch, depart ! "Thou with. Satan "And his angels have thy part!" But to those who have confessed, Lov'd and serv'd the Lord below, He will say, "Come near, ye blessed! " See the kingdom I bestow .' "You for ever " Shall my love and glory know." Under sorrows and reproaches, May this thought our courage raise; Swiftly God's great day approaches, Sighs shall then be chang'd to praise May we triumph. When the world is in a blaze ! 578 JUDGMENT. HYMN 578. C. M. Dr. S. Stcnnett. Canterbury 199. Charmouth 28. The last Judgment. 1 "TTE comes! he comes! to judge the XX Aloud fh' archangel cries! [world," While thunders roll from pole to pole, And lightnings cleave the skies. 2 Th' affrighted nations hear the sound, And upward lift their eyes* The slumb'ring tenants of the ground In living armies rise. 3 Amid the shouts of num'rous friends, Of hosts divinely bright, The Judge in solemn pomp descends, Array 'd in robes of light. 4 His head and hairs are white as snow, His eyes a fiery flame, A radiant crown adorns his brow, And Jesus is his name. 5 Writ on his thigh his name appears, And scars his vict'ries tell: Lo! in his hand the conq'ror bears The keys of death and hell. 6 So he ascends the judgment-seat, And, at his dread command, Myriads of creatures round his feet In solemn silence stand. 7 Princes and peasants here expect Their last, their righteous doom ; The men who dar'd his grace reject, And they who dar'd presume. 8 " Depart, ye sons of vice and sin," The injur'd Jesus cries! While the long-kindling wrath within Flashes from both his eyes. 9 And now in words divinely sweet, With rapture in his face, Aloud his sacred lips repeat The sentence of his grace. hell. 579, 580 10 " Well done, my good and faithful sons, " The children of my love ! " Receive the sceptres, crowns, and thrones, " Prepar'd for you above." HYMN 579. 8. 8. 6. Chatham 59. Longing for a place at the Right Hand of the Judge. 1 "VErHEN thou, my righteous Judge, shalt tt come To fetch thy ransom'd people home, Shall I among them stand ? Shall such a worthless worm as I, Who sometimes am afraid to die, Be found at thy right hand ? 2 I love to meet among them now, Before thy gracious feet to bow, Though vilest of them all : But can I bear the piercing thought! What if my name should be left out, When thou for them shalt cail ! 3 Prevent, prevent it by thy grace ; Be thou, dear Lord, my hiding-place, In this th' accepted day : Thy pard'ning voice, O let me hear, To still my unbelieving fear; Nor let me fall, I pray. 4 Let me among thy saints be found, Whene'er the archangel's trump shall sound, To see thy smiling face: Then loudest of the crowd I'll sing, While heav'nrs resounding mansions ring With shouts of sov'reign grace. L HELL AND HEAVEN. HYMN 580. CM. Dr. Ry land. Worksop 31. London 180. Hell, the Sinner's own place. Acts i. 25. ORD, when I read the traitor's doom, To " his own place" consign'd, Ml : What holj humble hope, Alternate till my mind! ) i i aitor to thee 1 too have i»< en, But sa\ 'd b\ matchless grace ; Or else the lowest, hottest lull Had surely been m\ place. 3 Thither 1 was by law adjudg'd, Ami thitherward rush d on; And there in mj eternal doom Thy justice might have shown. •1 Rut lo! (wh.it wondrous matchless love!) 1 call a place my own, On earth, within the gospel sound, And at th\ gracious throne. 5 A place is mine among thy saints, A place at Jesus' feet, And I expect in hea\ 'n a place W'lure saints and angels meet r> Blest Lamb of God, thy sovereign grace, To all around I'll till. Which made a place in glory mine, Whose just detert was hell. HYMN 581. L. M. BheflMd :«». Pan! 1 CJINNKR, () why so thoughtless grown O Whj in such dreadful haste to die? Daring to leap to worlds unknown, Heedless against th> God to t\\ j 2 Wilt thou despise eternal fate, UrgM on by Sin's fantastic dreams? Hi attempt th' infernal gate. And torce th) passage to the flames? 3 Stay, sinner' on the (iospel plains Behold the Clod of love unfold The glories of his dying oains, For ever telling, yet untold. HEAVE*. 582, 583 HYMN 582. L. M. Dr. Doddridge, Oreen'a Hundred 89, Wareham 117. The Rich Mam and Latarus. Luke xvi. lzr>. 1 IN what confusion earth appears — J God's dearest children bath'd in tears! While they, who heav'n itself deride, Riot in luxury and pride. 2 But patient let my soul attend, And, ere 1 censure, view the end; That end, how difFrent! who can tell The wide extremes of heav'n and hell/ 3 See, the red flames around him twine Who did in gold and purple shine: "Nor can his tongue one drop obtain, T' allay the scorching of Ins pain. 4 While round th«» saint, so poor below, Full rivers of salvation flow; On Abraut's breast he leans his head, And banquets on celestial bread. 5 Jesus, my Saviour, let me share The meanest of thy servant's fare: May 1 at last approach to taste The blessings of thy marriage-feast. 1JYMN 583. CM. Steele. Otford HMi. Full- ti |K1 KvauB'a 190. 'J'/ir .loijs of Heaven. 1 riOME, Lord, and warm each languid \J Inspire each lifeless tongue ; [heart, And let the joys ot heav'n impart Their influence to our song. 2 Sorrow and pain, and evYy 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 pow'r no more; But, cloth'd in spotless purity, Redeeming love adore. 584 HEAVEN. 4 There on a throne (how dazzling bright!) Th' exalted Saviour shines; And beams ineffable delight On all the heav'nly minds. 5 There shall the foll'wers 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 th' angelic choir. HYMN 584. C. M. Dr. S. Stennett. Cambridge New 74. Hephzibah 77. Staughton 2©4 The Promised Land. 1 f\ N Jordan's stormy banks I stand, \J And cast a wishtul eye To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie. 2 Oh the transporting rapt'rous scene, That rises to my sight ! Sweet fields, array 'd in living green, And rivers of delight ! 3 There gen'rous fruits, that never fail, On trees immortal grow: There rocks, and hills, and brooks, and vales, With milk and honey flow. 4 All o'er those wide-extended plains Shines one etenial day ; There God the Sun for ever reigns, And scatters night away. 5 No chilling winds, or pois'nous breath, Can reach that healthful shore: Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and fear'd no more. 6 When shall I reach that happy place, And be for ever blest ? When shall I see my Father's face, And in his bosom rest ? HEAVEN. 585 7 Fiird with delight, my raptur'd soul Can here no longer stay : Though Jordan's waves around me roll, Fearless Fd launch away. HYMN 5S5. 50th. J. Sirafihan. Cheniton 76. Old Fiftieth 233. Heaven. 1 f~\S wings of faith mount up, my soul, and U rise; View thine inheritance beyond the skies: Nor heart can think, nor mortal tongue can tell [d%sell: What endless pleasures in those mansions Here our Redeemer lives, all bright and glo- rious, [rious. O'er sin, and death, and hell, he reigns victo- 2 No gnawing grief, no sad heart-rending pain, In that blest country can admission gain ; No sorrow there, no soul-tormenting fear, For God's own hand shall wipe the falling Here our Redeemer lives, 6cc. [tear: 3 Before the throne a crystal river glides, Immortal verdure decks its cheerful sides: Here the fair tree of life majestic rears Its blooming head, and sovereign virtue Here our Redeemer lives, &c. [bears: 4 N : rising sun his needless beams displays, No sickly moon emits her feeble r.. The Godhead here celestial glory sheds, Th' exalted Lamb eternal radiance spreads. Here our Redeemer lives, £cc. 5 One distant glimpse my eager passion fires! — Jehus' to thee my longing soul aspires ' When shall I at my heav'nlyhome arrive, — When leave this earth, ana when begin to live ? For here my Saviour is all bright and glorious. O'er sin, and death, and hell, he reigns v ric 586,587 HEAVEN. HYMN 586. C. M. Dr. Doddridge. Kliui 151. Stamford 9. Ottbrd 106. Happiness approaching. Rom. xiii. 11. 1 k WAKE, ye saints, and raise your eyes— J\ And raise your voices hi^h; Awake, and praise that sov 'reign love, That shows salvation nigh. 2 On all the wings of time it flies, Each moment brings it near; Then welcome each declining day, And each revolving year! 3 Not many years their round shall run, Nor many mornings rise, Ere all its glories stand reveal'd To our admiring eyes. 4 Ye wheels of nature, speed your course! Ye mortal pow'rs decay! Fast as ye bring the night of death, Ye bring eternal day. HYMN 587. L. M. Steele. Martin's Lane 67. Coomb's 45 Bromley 104. The Worship of Beaten. John xytL 24. 1 f\ FOR a sweet, inspiring ray, \J To animate our feeble strains, From the bright realms of endless day, The blissful realms, where Jesus reigns * 2 There, low before his glorious throne, Adoring saints and angels fall ; And, with delightful worship, own His smile their bliss, their heav'n, their all 3 Immortal glories crown his head, While tuneful hallelujahs rise, And love and joy and triumph spread Through all th' assemblies of the skies. 4 He smiles, and seraphs tune their songs To boundless rapture while they gaze: Ten thousand thousand joyful tongues Resound his everlasting prai- BEAVUr. 588 5 There all the fav'rites of the Lamb Shall join at last the heav'nly choir: Oh may the joy-inspiring theme Awake our faith and warm desire ! 6 Dear Saviour! let thy Spirit seal Our int'rest in that blissful place ; Till death remove this mortal veil, And we behold thy lovely face. HYMN 588. C. M. Elim 151. Cambridge New 74. The Everlastiw? Song. 1 "FJ ARTH has engross'd my love too long ! JlJ 'Tis time I lift mine eyes Upward, dear Father, to thy throne, And to-my-native skies. 2 There the blest man, my Saviour, sits ; The God ! how bright he shines ! And scatters infinite delights On all the happy minds. 3 Seraphs, with elevated strains, Circle the throne around; And move and charm the starry plains With an immortal sound. 4 Jesus, the Lord, their harps employs: — Jesus, my love, they sing! Jesus, the life of both our joys, Sounds sweet from ev'ry string. [5 Hark ! how beyond the narrow bounds Of time and space they run ; And echo in majestic sounds The Godhead of the Son ! 6 And now they sink the lofty tune, And gentler notes they play ! And bring the Father's Equal down To dwell in humble clay. The 6th, 7tb and 8th verses of this Hymn should be sung softer than the rest. 58» HEAVEN. 7 O sacred beauties of the Man ! (The God resides within ;) His flesh all pure, without a stain, His soul without a sin. 8 But, when to Calvary they turn, Silent their harps abide ; Suspended songs, a moment, mourn The God that lov'd and died. 9 Then, all at once, to living strains They summon every chord, Tell how he triumph'd o'er his pains, And chant the rising Lord.] 10 Now let me mount and join their song, And be an angel too ; Mv heart, my hand, my ear, my tongue,- Here's joyful work for you. Ill would begin the music here, And so my soul should rise : O for some heav'nly notes to bear My passions to the skies ! 12 There ye that love my Saviour sit, There I would fain have place, Among your thrones, or at your feet, So I might see his face. APPENDIX. V-VtXV^l/VV-WVVfc-VX HYMN 1. Jehovah Nissi. The Lord my banner. Exodus xvii. 15. 1 "O Y whom was David taught 13 To aim the dreadful blow, When he Goliath fought, And laid the Gitdte low ? Nn sword nor spear the stripling took,, But chose a pebble from the brook. 2 Twas Israel's God and King, Who sent him to the fight, Who gave him strength to sling, And skill to aim aright. Ye feeble saints, your strength endures. Because young David's God is yours. 3 Who order'd Gideon forth, To storm th' invader's camp, With arms of little worth, — A pitcher and a lamp ? The trumpets made his coming known, And all the host was overthrown. 4 Oh ! I have seen the day, When with a single word, God helping me to say, My trust is in the Lord, My soul has qttell'd a thousand foe9| Fearless of all that could oppose. 5 But unbelief, self-will, Self-righteousness and pride, How often do they steal, My weapon from my side ? Yet David's Lord, and Gideon's fHen«3» Will help his servant to the end. X 2 APPENDIX. HYMN 2. SauVs Armour. 1 Sain. xvii. 38—40. 1 XMTHEN first my soul enlisted, ▼ ▼ My Saviour's foes to fight : Mistaken friends insisted I was not arm'd aright: So Saul advised David He certainly would fail : Nor could his life be saved Without a coat of mail. 2 But David, though he yielded, To put the armour on, Soon found he could not wield it, And ventur'd forth with none. With only sling and pebble He fought the fight of faith ; The weapons seem'd but feeble, Yet prov'd Goliath's death. 3 Had I by him been guided, And quickly thrown away The armour men provided, I might have gain'd the day; ifut arm'd as they advis'd me, My expectations fail'd; My enemy surpris'd me, And had almost prevail'd. 4 Furnish 'd with books and notions, And arguments and pride; I practis'd all my motions, And Satan's pow'r defy'd ; But soon perceiv'd with trouble, That these would do no good ; Iron to him is stubble, And brass like rotten wood. 5 I triumph'd at a distance While he was out of sight, But faint was my resistance, When forc'd to join in fight; He broke my sword in shivers, And pierc'd my boasted shield; APPENDIX. 3 Laugh'd at my vain endeavours, And drove me from the field. $ Satan will not be braved By such a worm as I : Then let me learn, with David, To trust in the Most High ; To plead the name of Jesus, And use the sling of pray'r; Thus arm'd, when Satan sees us> He'll tremble, and despair. HYMN 3. JVime upon earth I desire besides thee. Psalm lxxiii. 25, 1 TIOW tedious and tasteless the hours, XI When Jesus nolonger I see; Sweet prospects, sweet birds, and sweet flow'rs, Have lost all their* sweetness with me; The mid-summer 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; 4 APPENDIX. Say, why do I languish and pine, And why are my winters so long? O drive these dark clouds from my sky, Thy soul-cheering presence restore ; Or take me unto thee on high, Where winter and clouds are no more. HYMN 4. The Good Physician. 1 TTOW lost was my condition, Jl Till Jesus made me whole ! There is but one Physician Can cure a sin-sick soul ! Next door to death he found me, And snatch 'd me from the grave; To tell to all around me, His wondrous pow'r to save. 2 The worst of all diseases Is light, compar'd with sin ; .On ev'ry part it seizes, But rages most within : 'Tis palsy, plague, and fever, And madness — all combin'd ; And none, but a believer, The least relief can find. 3 From men, great skill professing, 1 thought a cure to gain ; But this prov'd more distressing, And added to my pain : Some said that nothing ail'd me, Some gave me up for lost; Thus ev'ry refuge fail'd me And all my hopes were cross'd. 4 At length this great Physician, How matchless is his grace ! Accepted my petition, And undertook my case : First gave me sight to view him, For sin my eyes had seal'd ; Then bid me look unto him ; I look'd, and I was heal'd. APPENDIX. 5,6 5 A dying, risen Jesus, Seen by the eye of faith ; At once from danger frees us, And saves the soul from death : Come then to this Physician, His help he'll freely give, He makes no hard condition, 'Tis only — look, and live. HYMN 5. The future peace and glory of the Church. Isaiah Ix. 15—20. 1 TTEAR what God the Lord hath spoken, JjL O my people, faint and few ; Comfortless, afflicted, broken, Fair abodes I build for you ; Themes of heart-felt tribulation Shall no more perplex your ways : You shall name your walls, salvation, And your gates shall all be praise. 2 There, like streams that feed the garden, Pleasures, without end shall flow; For the Lord your faith rewarding, All his bounty shall bestow; Still in undisturb'd possession, Peace and righteousness shall reign ; Never shall you feel oppression, Hear the voice of war again. 3 Ye no more your suns descending, Waning moons no more shall see; But your griefs, for ever ending, Find eternal noon in me : God shall rise, and shining o'er you, Change to day the gloom of night; He, the Lord," shall be your glory, God your everlasting light. HYMN 6. H Lovcst thou mt ? John xxi. 16. ARK, my soul.1 it is the Lord; 'Tis thy Saviour, hear his word; 7 APPENDIX. Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee: '•Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me? 2 " I delivered thee when bound, And, when wounded, heal'd thy wound; Sought thee wand'ring, set thee right, Turn'd thy darkness into light." 3 " Can a woman's tender care Cease toward the child she bare? Yes, she may forgetful be, Yet will I remember thee. 4 " Mine is an unchanging love, Higher than the heights above; Deeper than the depths beneath, Free and faithful, strong as death* 5 " Thou shalt see my glory soon, When the work of grace is done; Partner of my throne shall be, Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?" 6 Lord, it is my chief complaint, That my love is weak and faint; Yet I love thee and adore, Oh for grace to love thee more ! SEASONS. HYMN 7. Prayer for a Blessing. ESTOW, dear Lord, upon our youth, ■ B The gift of saving grace; And let the seed of sacred truth, Fall in a fruitful place. 2 Grace is a plant, where'er it grows Of pure and heav'nly root: But fairest in the youngest shows, And yields the sweetest ft ait. 3 Ye careless ones, O hear betimes, The voice of sov'reign love ! APPENDItf. 8 Your youth is stain'd with many crimes, But mercy reigns above. 4 True, you are young, but there's a stone Within the youngest breast, Or half the crimes which you have done Would rob you of your rest. 5 For you the public pray'r is made, Oh ! join the public pray'r ! For you the secret tear is shed, O shed yourselves a tear! 6 We pray that you may early prove The Spirit's pow'r to teach ; You cannot be too young-fco-love That Jesus whom we preach. HYMN 8. Pleading for and with Youth. 1 OIN has undone our wretched race, O But Jesus has restor'd And brought the sinner face to face With his forgiving Lord. 3 This we repeat from year to year, And press upon our youth ; Lord, give them an attentive ear, Lord, save them by thy truth. 3 Blessings upon the rising race ! Make this a happy hour, According to thy^ richest grace, And thine almighty pow'r. 4 We feel for your unhappy state, (May you regard it too) And would awhile ourselves forget; To pour out prayer for you. 5 We see, though you perceive it not, Th' approaching, awful doom ; O tremble at the solemn thought, And flee the wrath to come 1 9, 10 APPENDIX. 6 Dear Saviour, let this new-born year Spread an alarm abroad; And cry in ev'ry careless ear, " Prepare to meet thy God!" HYMN 9. Prayer for Children. 1 I^IRACIOUS Lord, our children see, \T By thy mercy we are free; But shall these, alas! remain Subjects still of Satan's reign? Israel's young ones, when of old Pharaoh threatened to withhold; Then thy messenger said "No; " Let the children also go." 2 When the angel of the Lord, Drawing forth his dreadful sword, Slew with an avenging hand, All the first-born of the land: Then thy people's doors he pass'd, Where the bloody sign was plac'd; Hear us, now, upon our knees, Plead the blood of Christ for these! 3 Lord, we tremble, for we know How the fierce malicious foe, Wheeling round his watchful flight, Keeps them ever in his sight : Spread thy pinions, King of kings! Hide them safe beneath thy wings; Lest the rav'nous bird of prey Stoop and bear the brood away. HYMN 10. Jehovah- Jesus. 1 A/TY song shall bless the Lord of all, ItJL My praise shall climb to his abode; Thee, Saviour, bv that name 1 call, The great Supreme, the mighty God. 2 Without beginning or decline, Object of faith,' and not of sense; APPENDIX, 11 Eternal ages saw him shine, He shines eternal ages hence. 3 As much, when in the manger laid, Almighty ruler of the sky ; As when the six days' work he made, Fill'd all the morning-stars with joy. 4 Of all the crowns Jehovah bears, Salvation is his dearest claim ; That gracious sound well pleas'd he hears, And owns Emmanuel for his name. 5 A cheerful confidence I feel, My well-plac'd hopes with joy I see: My bosom glows with heavenly zeal To worship him who dy'd for me. 6 As man, he pities my complaint, His pow'r and truth are all divine; He will not fail, he cannot faint, Salvation's sure, and must be mine. ORDINANCES. HYMN 11. On opening a place for social prayer. 1 TESUS, where'er thy people meet, tl There they behold thy mercy-seat ; Where'er they seek thee thou art found, And ev'ry place is hallow'd ground. 2 For thou, within no walls confin'd, 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 pow'r of pray'r> To strengthen faith and sweeten care; To teach our faint desires to rise, And bring all heav'n before our eyes. 12, 13 APPENDIX. 5 Behold, at thy commanding word, We stretch the curtain and the cord; Come thou and fill this wider space, And bless us with a large increase. 6 Lord, we are few, but thou art near ; Nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear ; O rend the heavens, come quickly down, And make a thousand hearts thine own ! SACRAMENTAL HYMNS. HYMN 12. Welcome to the Table. 1 FT1HIS is the feast of heav'nly wine* JL And God invites to sup ; The juices of the living vine Were press'd to fill the cup. 2 Oh, bless the Saviour, ye that eat, With royal dainties fed: Not heav'n affords a costlier treat, For Jesus is the bread ! 3 The vile, the lost, he calls to them, Ye trembling souls appear ! The righteous in their own esteem Have no acceptance here. 4 Approach, ye poor, nor dare refuse The banquet spread for you ; Dear Saviour, this is welcome news, Then 1 may venture too. 5 If guilt and sin afford a plea, And may obtain a place ; Surely the Lord will welcome me, And I shall see his face. HYMN 13. Jesus hasting to suffer. 1 nnHE Saviour, what a noble flame JL Was kindled in his breast, When, hasting, to Jerusalem, He march'u before the rest' APPENDIX. 14 2 Good-will to men, and zeal for God, His ev'ry thought engross; He longs to be baptiz'd with blood, He pants to reach his cross. 3 With all his sufferings full in view, And woes, to us unknown, Forth to the task his spirit flew, 'Twas love that urg'd him on. 4 Lord, we return thee what we can ! Our hearts shall sound abroad Salvation to the dying man, And to the rising God ! 5 And while thy bleeding glories here Engage our wond'ring eyes; We learn our lighter cross to bear, And hasten to the skies. ON THE SCRIPTURE. The Light and Glory of the World- 1 fllHE Spirit breathes upon the word, JL And brings the truth to sight; Precepts and promises afford A sanctifying light. 2 A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic If jestic like the sun ; It gives a light to ev'ry age, It gives, but borrows none. 3 The hand that gave it still supplies The gracious light and heat ; His truths upon the nations rise, They rise, but never set. 4 Let everlasting thanks be thine, For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heav'nly day. 5 My soul rejoices to pursue The steps of him I love; 15 APPENDIX. Till glory breaks upon my view In brighter worlds above. »■ " ■ . ■ SOLEMN ADDRESSES TO SINNERS. HYMN 15. Expostulation. 1 "VTO words can declare, X^l No fancy can paint, What rage and despair, What hopeless complaint, Fill Satan's dark dwelling, The prison beneath ; What weeping and yelling, And gnashing of teeth ! 3 Yet sinners will choose This dreadful abode, Each madly pursues The dangerous road; Though God give them warning, They onward will go, They answer with scorning, And rush upon woe. 3 How sad to behold The rich and the poor, The young and the old, All blindly secure ! All posting to ruin, Refusing to stop ; Ah ! think what you're doing, While yet there is hope! 4 How weak is your hand, To fight with the Lord, How can you withstand The edge of his sword? What hope of escaping For those who oppose, When hell is wide gaping, To swallow his foes ! APPENDIX. 16 5 How oft have you dar'd The Lord to his face ! Yet still you are spar'd To hear of his grace ; O pray for repentance, And life-giving faith, Before the just sentence Consign you to death. 6 It is not too late To Jesus to flee, His mercy is great, His pardon is free ! ■ His blood has such virtue For all that believe, That nothing can hurt you, If him you receive. HYMN 16. Alarm. % Q TOP, poor sinner ! stop and thin^, k7 Before you farther go ! Will you sport upon the brink Of everlasting woe? Once again I charge you, stop ! For, unless you warning take, Ere you are aware, you'll drop Into the burning lake ! 2 Say, Have you an arm like God, That you his will oppose? Fear you not that iron rod With which he breaks his foes ? Can j-ou stand in that dread day, When he judgment shall proclaim, And the earth shall melt away Like wax before the flame ? 3 Pale-fac'd death will quickly come, To drag you to his bar; Then to hear your awful doom, Will fill you with despair: All your sins will round you crowd, Sins of blood-crimson'd dye; 17 APPENDIX. Each for vengeance crying loud, And what can you reply ? 4 Though your heart be made of steel, Your forehead lin'd with brass, God at length will make you feel, He will not let you pass: Sinners then in vain will call, (Though they now despise his grace) Rocks and mountains on us fall, And hide us from his face. 5 But as yet there is a hope You may his mercy know; Though his arm is lilted up, He still forbears the blow : 'Twas for sinners Jesus dy'd, Sinners he invites to come ; None who comes shall be deny'dL He says, ** There still is room. HYMN 17. » Invitation. 1 Q INNER, hear the Saviour's call, O He now is passing by ; He has seen thy grievous thrall, And heard thy mournful cry; He has pardons to impart, Grace to save thee from thy fears, See the love that fills his heart, And wipes away thy tears. 2 Why art thou afraid to come, And tell him all thy case ? He will not pronounce thy doom, Nor frown thee from his face: Wilt thou fear Emmanuel ? Wilt thou dread the Lamb of God, Who, to save thy soul from hell, Has shed his precious blood.' 3 Think how on the cross he hung, Pierc'd with a thousand wounds ! Hark, from each, as with a tongue, The voice of pardon sounds ! APPENDIX. 18 See from all his bursting veins, Blood of wondrous virtue flow ! Shed to wash away thy stains, And ransom thee from woe. 4 Though his majesty be great, His mercy is no less ; Though he thy transgressions hate, He feels for' thy distress : By himself the Lord has sworn, He delights not in thy death ; • But invites thee to return, That thou mayest live by faith. 5 Raise thy downcast eyes, and see What throngs his throne surround! These though sinners once like thee, Have full salvation found : Yield not then to unbelief, While he says, "There yet is room;" Though of sinners thou art chief, Since Jesus calls thee, come. SEEKING, PLEADING, AND HOPING. HYMN 18. The burdened Sinner. 1 A H, what can I do, J\. Or where be secure ! If Justice pursue, What heart can endure ! The heart breaks asunder, Though hard as a stone, When God speaks in thunder, And makes himself known. 2 With terror I read My sin's heavy score, The number exceeds The sands on the shore; 18 APPENDIX. Guilt makes me unable To stand or to flee, So Cain murder'd Abel, And trembled like me. 3 Each sin, like his blood, With a terrible cry, Calls loudly on God ' To strike from on high ; Nor can my repentance, Extorted by fear, Reverse the just sentence, 'Tis just, though severe. 4 The case is too plain, I have my own choice ; Again and again I slighted his voice ; His warnings neglected, His patience abus'd, His gospel rejected, His mercy refus'd. 5 And must I then go, For ever to dwell In torments and woe With devils in hell ! Oh where is the Saviour I scorn 'd in times past; His word in my favour, Would save me at last. 0 Lord Jesus, on thee I venture to call, Oh look upon me, The vilest of all ; For whom didst thou languish, And bleed on the tree? Oh pity my aneuish, And say, " '1 was for thee." 7 A case such as mine Will honour thy pow'r, All hell will repine, All heav'n will adore; APPENDIX. 19, 20 If in condemnation Strict justice takes place, It shines in salvation More glorious, through grace. HYMN 19. The shining Light 1 TV/TY former hopes are dead, iX J. My terror now begins : I feel alas ! that I am dead In trespasses and sins. 2 Ah whither shall I fly? I heaV the thunder roar; The law proclaims destruction nigh, And vengeance at the door. 3 When I review my ways, I dread impending doom ; But sure a friendly whisper says, " Flee from the wrath to come." 4 I see, or think I see, A glimm'ring from afar; A beam of day that shines for me, To save me from despair. 5 Forerunner of the sun, It marks the pilgrim's way ; I'll gaze upon it while I run, And watch the rising day. HYMN 20. The Effort. 1 1^1 HEER up my soul, there is a mercy-seat, \J Sprinkled with blood, where Jesus an- swers pray'r ; There humbly cast thyself beneath his feet, For never needy sinner perish'd there. 2 Lord, I am come ! thy promise is my plea, Without thy word 1 durst not venture nigh ; But thou hast call'd the burden'd soul to thee, A weary burden'd soul, O Lord, am I ! 20 APPENDIX. 3 Bow'd down beneath a heavy load of sin, By Satan's fierce temptations sorelv prest, Beset without, and full of fears within, Trembling and faint, I come to thee for rest. 4 Be thou my refuge, Lord, my hiding-place, I know no force can tear me from thy side; Unmov'd I then may all accusers face, And answer ev'ry charge with "Jesus dy'd." 5 Yes, thou didst weep, and bleed, and groan, and die, [tionsmean; Well hast thou known what fierce tempta- Such was thy love, and now enthron'd on high, The same compassion in thy bosom reign. 6 Lord, give me faith — he hears — what grace is this! [grieve; Dry up thy tears, my soul, and cease to He shows me what he did, and who he is, J must, I will, 1 can, I do believe. HYMN 20. The Effort in another measure. 1 A PPROACH, my soul, the mercy-seat> J\ Where Jesus answers pray'r; 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. & Bow'd down beneath a load of sin, By Satan sorely prest; By war without, and fears within, I come to thee for rest. 4 Be thou my shield and hiding-place! That, shelter'd near thy side, I may my fierce accuser face, And tell him, " Thou hast dy'd." 5 Oh wondrous love ! to bleed and die, To bear the cross and shame; appends. 21,22 That guilty sinners, such as I, Might plead thy gracious name. 6 " Poor tempest tossed soul be still, " My promis'd grace receive ;" 'Tis Jesus speaks — I must — I will, I can, I do believe. CONFLICT. HYMN 21. Welcome Cross. 1 ^PI^IS my happiness below, JL Not to live without the cross; But the Saviour's pow'r to know, Sanctifying ev'ry loss: Trials must and will befall; But with humble faith to see Love inscrib'd upon them all, This is happiness to me. 2 God, in Israel, sows the seeds Of affliction, pain, and toil ; These spring up, and choke the weeds, Which would else o'erspread the soil: Trials make the promise sweet, Trials give new life to pray'r; Trials bring me to his feet, Lay me low, and keep me there. 3 Did I meet no trials here, No chastisement by the way; Might I not, with reason fear, I should prove a cast-away : Bastards may escape the rod, Sunk in earthly, vain delight; But the true-born child of God, Must not, would not, if he might. HYMN 22. 0 Afflictions sanctified by the Word, HOW I love the holy word, Thy gracious covenant, O Lord.' 23 APPENDIX. It guides me in the peaceful way, I think upon it all the day. 2 What are tne mines of shining wealth, The strength of youth, the bloom of health ? What are all joys, compar'd with those Thine everlasting word bestows! 3 Long unafflicted, undismay'd, In pleasure's path, secure, I stray'd; Thou mad'st me feel thy chast'ning rod, And straight I turn'd unto my God. 4 What though it piere'd my fainting heart, I bless thine hand that caiis'd the smart; It taught my tears awhile to flow, But sav'd me from eternal woe. 5 Oh, hadst thou left me unchastis'd, Thy precept I had still despis'd; And still the snare, in secret laid, Had my unwary feet betray'd. 6 I love thee, therefore, O my God, And breathe towards thy dear abode; Where in thy presence fully blest, Thy chosen saints for ever rest. HYMN 23. Temptation. 1 inpHE billows swell, the winds are high, A Clouds overcast my wintry sky; Out of the depths to thee I call, My fears are great, my strength is small. 2 O Lord, the pilot's part perform, And guide and guard me through the storm, i Defend me from each threat'ning ill, Control the waves, say, " Peace, be still." 3 Amidst 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. 4 Dangers, of ev'ry shape and name, Attend the foll'wers of the Lamb, APPENDIX. 24, 25 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 rain, Force back my shatter'd bark again. HYMN 24. Looking upwards in a Storm. 1 pi OD of my life, to thee I call, \X Afflicted at thy feet I fall: When the great water-floods prevail, Leave not my trembling heart to fail! 2 Friend of the friendless, and the faint ! Where should I lodge my deep complaint? Where but with thee, whose open door Invites the helpless and the poor ! 3 Did ever mourner plead with thee, And thou refuse that mourner's plea? Does not the word still fix'd remain, That none shall seek thy face in vain? 4 That were a grief I could not bear, Didst thou not hear and answer pray'r; But a p ray 'r-h earing answering God ^Supports me under ev'ry load. 5 Fair is the lot that's cast for me; I have an advocate with thee; They, whom the world caresses most, Have no. such privilege to boast. 6 Poor though I am, despis'd, forgot, Yet God my God forgets me not; And he is safe, and must succeed, For whom the Lord vouchsafes to plead. HYMN 25. The Valley of the Shadow of Death. 1 "V/f" Y soul is sad, and much dismay'd ! JJfR. See, Lord, what legions of my foes, W Ah aerce Apollyon at their head, My heav'nly pilgrimage oppose! 26 APPENDIX. 2 See, from the ever-burning lake, How like a smoky cloud they rise! With horrid blasts my soul they shake, With storms of blasphemies and lies. 3 Their fiery arrows reach the mark; My throbbing heart with anguish tear; Each lights upon a kindred spark, And finds abundant fuel there. 4 I hate the thought that wrongs the Lord; Oh, I would drive it from my breast, With thy own sharp two-edged sword, Far as the east is from the west. 5 Come then, and chase the cruel host, Heal the deep wounds 1 have receiv'd, Nor let the pow'rs of darkness boast, That I am foil'd, and thou art griev'd! HYMN 26. Self-acquaintance. 1 "p| EAR Lord! accept a sinful heart, JLr Which of itself complains, And mourns with much and frequent smart, The evil it contains. 2 The fiery seeds of anger lurk, Which often hurt my frame; And wait but for the tempter's work, To fan them to a flame. 3 Legality holds out a bribe, To purchase life from thee ; . And discontent would fain prescribe How thou shalt deal with me. 4 While unbelief withstands, thy grace, And puts the mercy by; Presumption, with a brow of brass, Says, " Give me, or 1 die." 5 How eager are my thoughts to roam In quest of what they love! But ah! when duty calls them home, How heavily they move ? APPENDIX. 37 6 Oh, cleanse me in a Saviour's bloody Transform me by thy pow'r, And make me thy belov d abode, And let me rove no more. HYMN 27. Why art thou cast down? 1 TIE still, my heart! these anxious cares, J3 To thee are burdens, thorns, and snares: . They cast dishonour on thy Lord, And contradict his gracious word. 2 Brought safely by his hand thus far, Why wilt thou now give place to fear? 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 pow'r. 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 Like David, thou may'st comfort draw, Sav'd from the bear's and lion's paw, Goliath's rage I may defy, For God, my Saviour, still is nigh. 6 He, who has help'd me hitherto, Will help me all my journey through, And give me daily cause to raise NewEbenezers to his praise. 7 Though rough and thorny be the roadj It leads thee home, apace, to God : Then count thy present trials small, Por heav'n will make amends for all. ( 28, 29 ) COMFORT. HYMN 28. Ritirem »t. 1 "|?AR from the world, O Lord, I flee, Jl From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree; And seem'd by thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee. 3 There if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode ; Oh with what peace, and joy, 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 ! 6 What thanks I owe thee, and what love, A boundless, endless store ; Shall echo through the realms above Wheu time shall be no more. HYMN 29. Joy aid Peace ni bcln wig. 1 SOMETIMES a light surprises ^ The Christian while he sings; With healing on his wings; When comforts are declining, He grants the soul again A season of clear shining, To cheer it after raip. APPENDIX. 2 In holy contemplation, We sweetly then pursue The theme of God's salvation, And find it ever new : Set free from present sorrow, We cheerfully can say, E'en let th' unknown to-morrow Bring- with it what it may. 3 It can bring with it nothing, But he will bear us through, Who gives the lilies clothing, Will clothe his people too: Beneath the spreading heav'ns, No creature but is fed ; And he who feeds the ravens Will give his children bread. 4 Though vine nor fig-tree neither, Their wonted fruit shall bear, Though all the fields should wither, Nor flocks nor herds be there : Yet God the same abiding, His praise shall tune my voice; For while in him confiding, I cannot but rejoice. HYMN 30. True Pleasures. 1 T ORD, my soul with pleasure springs, JLi When Jesus' name I hear; And when God the Spirit brings The word of promise near: Beauties too, in holiness, Still delighted I perceive; Nor have words that can express The joys thy precepts give. 2 Cloth'd in sanctity and grace, How sweet it i's to see Those who love thee as they pas^, Or when they wait on thee; 31 APPENDIX. Pleasant too, to sit and tell What we owe to love divine ; Till our bosoms grateful swell, And eyes begin to shine. 3 Those the comforts I possess, Which God shall still increase: All his ways are pleasantness, And all his paths are peace: Nothing Jesus did or spoke, Henceforth let me ever slight; For I love his easy yoke, And find his burden light. HYMN 31. The Christian. 1 TTONOUR and happiness unite £1 To make the Christian's name a praise How fair the scene, how clear the light, That fills the remnant of his days! 2 A kingly character he bears, No change his priestly office knows ; Unfading is the crown he wears, His joys can never reach a close. 3 Adorn'd with glory from on high, Salvation shines upon his face; His robe is of th' ethereal dye, His steps are dignity and grace. 4 Inferior honours he disdains, Nor stoops to take applause from earth ; The King of kings himself maintains Th* expenses of his heav'nly birth. 3 The noblest creatures seen below, Ordain'd to fill a throne above; God gives him all he can bestow, His kingdom of eternal love! 6 My soul is ravish 'd at the thought ! Methinks from earth I see him rise; Angels congratulate his lot, And shoot him welcome to the skies J ( 32, 33 ) DEDICATION AND SUR- RENDER, HYMN 32. My Soul thirsteth for God. 1 X THIRST, but not as once I did, JL The vain delights of earth to share; Thy wounds, Emmanael, all forbid That I should seek my pleasure there. 2 It was the sight of thy dear cross, First wean'd my soul from earthly things; And taught me to esteem as dross The mirth of fools and pomp of kings. 3 I want, that grace that springs from thee, That quickens all things where it flows; And makes a wretched thorn, like me, Bloom as the myrtle, or the rose. 4 Dear fountain of delight unknown ! No longer sink below the brim; But overflow, and pour me down A living and life-giving stream ! 5 For sure, of all the plants that share The notice of my Father's eye ; None proves less grateful to his care, Or yields him meaner fruit than L HYMN 33. Love constraining to Obedience. 1 "\T"0 strength of nature can suffice J3I To serve the Lord aright; And what she has, she misapplies, For want of clearer light. 2 How long beneath the law I lay In bondage and distress; I toil'd the precept to obey, But toil'd without success. 3 Then to abstain from outward sin Was more than I could do; 54 APPENDIX. Now if I feel its pow'r within, I feel I hate it too. 4 Then all my servile works were done A righteousness to raise ; Now freely chosen in the Son, I freely choose his ways. 5 What should I do, was then the word, That I may worthier grow? What shall 1 render to the Lord? Is my inquiry nmv. 6 To see the law by Christ fulfill'd, And hear his pard'ning voice; Changes a slave into a child, And duty into choice. HYMN 34. The Heart healni and changed by Mercy. 1 CJIN enslav'd me many years, ^ And led me, bound and blind; Till at length a thousand fears Came swarming o'er my mind. Where, 1 said, in deep distress, Will these sinful pleasures end ? How shall I secure my peace, And make the Lord my friend? 2 Friends and ministers said much The gospel to enforce ; But my blindness still was such, I chose a legal course : Much I fasted, watch'd, and strove, Scarce would show my face abroad, Fear'd, almost, to speak or move, A stranger still to God. 3 Thus afraid to trust his grace, Long time did I rebel ; Till, despairing of my case, Down at his feet I fell : Then my stubborn "heart he broke, And subdu'd me to his sway; V. a simple word he spoke, "Thy sins are done away.'* APPENDIX. 35, 36 HYMN 35. Hatred of Sin. 1 TTOLY Lord God ! I love thy truth, KM. Nor dare thy least commandments slight ; Yet pierc'd by sin, the serpent's tooth, 1 mourn the anguish of the bite. 2 But though the poison lurks within, Hope bids me still with patience wait; Till death shall set me free from sin, Free from the only thing I hate. 3 Had I a throne above the rest, Where angels and archangels dwell ; One sin, unslain, within my breast, Would make that heav'n as dark as hell. 4 The pris'ner, sent to breathe fresh air, And bless'd with liberty again, Would mourn, were he condemn'd to wear One link of all his former chain. 5 But oh ! no foe invades the bliss, When glory crowns the christian's, head ; One view of Jesus as he is Will strike all sin for ever dead. CAUTION. HYMN 36. Dependence. 1 fllO keep the lamp alive, JL With oil we fill the bowl; 'Tis water makes the willow thrive, And grace that feeds the soul. 2 The Lord's unsparing hand Supplies the living stream ; It is not at our own command, But still deriv'd from him. 3 Beware of Peter's word, Nor confidently say, 37 APPENDIX. " I never will deny thee, Lord," But grant I never may. 4 Man's wisdom is to seek His strength in God alone; And e'en an angel would be weak, Who trusted in his own. 5 Retreat beneath his wings, And in his grace confide ; This more exalts the King of kings Than all your works beside. 6 In Jesus is our store, Grace issues from his throne ; Whoever says, " I want no more," Confesses he has none. HYMN 37. The new Convert. 1 FI1HE new-born child of gospel-grace, JL Like some fair tree when summer's nigh, Beneath Emmanuel's shining face, Lifts up his blooming branch on high. 2 No fears he feels, he sees no foes, No conflict yet his faith employs; Nor has he learnt, to whom he owes The strength and peace his soul enjoys. 3 But sin soon darts its cruel sting, And comforts sink;ng dav by day; What seem'd his own, a self-fed spring, Proves but a brook that glides away. 4 When Gideon arm'd his num'rous host, The Lord soon made his numbers less; And said, lest Israel vainly boast, " My arm procur'd me this success." 5 Thus will he bring our spirits down, And draw our ebbing comforts low, That, sav'd by grace, but not our own, We may not claim the praise we owe. ( 38, 39 ) PRAISE. HYMN 38. Grace and Providence. 1 A LMIGHTY King ! whose wondrous A hand! Supports the weight of sea and land; Whose grace is such a boundless store, No heart shall break that sighs for more. 2 Thy providence supplies my food, And tis thy blessing makes it good, My soul is nourish 'd by thy word, Let soul and body praise the Lord. 3 My streams of outward comfort came From him who built this earthly frame; Whate'er I want his bounty gives, By whom my soul for ever lives. 4 Either his hand preserves from pain, Or, if I feel it, heals again ; From Satan's malice shields my breast. Or over-rules it for the best. 5 Forgive the song that falls so low Beneath the gratitude I owe ! It means thy praise, however poor, An angel's song can do no more. HYMN 39. I will praise the Lord at all times. 1 "M7INTER has a joy for me, J ▼ While the Saviour's charms I read, Lowly, meek, from blemish free, In the snow-drop's pensive head. 2 Spring returns, and brings along Life invigorating suns: Hai-k ! the turtle's plaintive song Seems to speak his dying groans. 3 Summer has a thousand charms, All expressive of his worth; 40 APPENDIX. 'Tis his sun that lights and warms, His the air that cools the earth. 4 What, has autumn left to say- Nothing of a Saviour's grace? Yes, the beams of milder day Tell me of his smiling face. 5 Light appears with early dawn, While the Sun makes haste to rise, See his bleeding beauties drawn On the blushes of the skies. 6 Ev'ning, with a silent pace, Slowly moving in the west, Shews an emblem of his grace, Points to an eternal rest. HYMNS OX PROMISCUOUS SUBJECTS. HYMN 40. Ji JVew Year's Hymn for a Child. 1 TNDULGENT Lord ! my heart would A Its young hosannas to thy praise : [raise Thou, my Protector, ever near, Hast blest me with another year. 2 Lord! hadst thou mark'd my follies past, The year that's gone had been my last; So oft thy precepts I forgot, And did what thou hadst told me not. 3 Assist me, on this new-year's day, To lift my heart and hands to pray; Hear thou in heav'n, thou pard'ning God, And save me through Immanuel's blood. 4 What thousands, Lord, this year will die! If thou should'st bid my spirit fly, O may it mount on wings of love, To dwell with saints and thee above. 5 But should I still on earth appear, I'd love and serve thee all the year, APPENDIX. 41, 42 And hope thy goodness to adore In heaven, where years are known no more, HYMN 41. Psalm 138th imitated. 1 CJAVIOUR, thee my heart shall bless, ^ Thee before the gods confess; Still presenting pray'r and praise, Tow rds thy temple will I gaze; 2 There thy love and truth record, Thence receive thy honour'd word; Thou, my soul with strength supplied. In the day to thee I cried. 3 Sov'reigns shall thy name revere, When the words of life they hear j In thy footsteps lead the song, Hail thee gracious, wise, and strong, 4 God his lofty throne ascends, Yet to humble sinners bends; Lifts the soul with sorrow bow'd, Marks and hates the distant proud, 5 When the furious tempest drives. He my sinking soul revives; Midst the wrath of foes I stand, Stretch 'd for me is his right hand; 6 Full perfection this secures, Jesus mercy still endures; Lord, in me thy pow'r's confest, Bear me to eternal rest. HYMN 42. The Star in the East. 1 C< EE ! see in the east a new glory ascends, O And pours its effulgence afar; It glides on sublime, and earth's uttermost Acknowledge Immanuel's Star. [ends 2 O'er the 'Jew trodden down,' as the pro=> phets foretold, It travels with lustre serene; y2 43 APPENDIX. While heathens transformed, as intent they behold, Are singing, ' The Star we have seen.' 3 Hark,' from yonder bold hills how the Sy- rians shout, While Comoron echoes the lay; The German and Dane spread the tidings And jubilees welcome the day. [about, 4 From the martyr'd Abdallah see Sabat re- Arabian darkness he fears! [tire, Love and zeal for a Saviour his bosom inspire, And the christian translator appears. 5 And still, see the Day-star its journey pursue, Even Brahmans pronounce it divine; Jehovah incarnate shall multitudes view, And scatter their gifts at his shrine. 6 Ye Herod s, in vain do you menace and rage, And vain is hell's horrible roar; Time, meeting with Prophecy, opens her And bids all the nations adore. [page, 7 Roll on, blessed Star, fill the world with thy light, The saints are expecting thy rays ; Bid the latter-day morning ascend in its might, And shine on our incense of praise. HYMN 43. We would see Jesus. John xii. 21. 1 rilELL us, ye servants of the Lord, JL Where's your great Master found ; Him would we see, whose pow'rful word Can heal our ev'ry wound. 2 We would see Jesus, for we know His sov'reign grace alone Can on us hearts of flesh bestow, And for our sins atone. 3 We would see Jesus, does not he Bid contrite sinners come ? APPENDIX. 44 And to such guilty souls as we Proclaim, " there yet is room ?" 4 Millions have hasten'd to his arms, And now resound his name; Him would we see, whose endless charms Our anxious hearts inflame. 5 We would see Jesus, for his saints May lean upon his breast; Pour out, with confidence, their plaints, And find celestial rest. 6 We would see Jesus, and would pray For those unhappy friends, Who choose, alas ! that crooked way, Which in perdition ends. 7 We would see Jesus, gracious friend, From him derive our bliss ; And wait till we the heav'ns ascend, And see him as he is. HYMN 44. Future Punishment. 1 HpO fields of fire, or seats of day, X Each hour accelerates our way; Who among us, let conscience tell, Shall with devouring burnings dwell ? 2 See thousands as they lose their breath Pass from the first to second death ; Dragg'd * from the rounds of flattering sin, Victims they fall of wrath divine. 3 In hell's strong prison, press'd with chains, Sons of the morn feel endless pains; While on the lost of Adam's race The deathless worm for ever preys. 4 What shrieks the frighten'd ear assail, Where Tophet spreads his dismal vale ; * Dr. Scott renders Psalm xxviii. 3. "Drag me not away with the wicked." 45 APPENDIX. But hark ! the drums* of justice roar, And fright'ning shrieks are heard no more, 5 Jesus, I hasten from the pit, And fall a suppliant at thy feet ; Well I deserve the dreadful flame, But oh ! my Refuge is thy name. HYMN 45. The Lord's Freeman. 1 Cor. vii. 22. 1 A RM'D principalities delight, J\. Their thousands to immure ; Satan their chief feasts on the sight, And bears the key secure. 2 A captive once to sin and hell, Content, in chains, I lay ; Foul and dishonour'd was my cell, Excluding ev'ry ray. 3 Still had I lain ; but through the gloom, A voice of thunder came; " Pris'ner, escape the wrath to come, " Fly from eternal flame !" 4 I saw the pit its fires disclose, And saw the op'ning skies ; Alarm 'd, on bended knee I rose, And rais'd to heav'n my cries. 5 Jesus, from yon imperial plains, Approach'd on mercy's wing; Shook down my prison, loos'd my chains, And bid the rescu'd sing. 6 Christ my song, congenial minds, From death and bondage freed ; For, whom the Son of God unbinds, Has liberty indeed. * Tophot was a place on the east of Jerusalem, which derived its name from beating of drums to drown the cries of the Children who were there burned to Moloch. Mr. Brown says it maybe rendered " thr valley of Bhrieking ' ilow awful an image of future punishment! JF APPENDIX. 46, 47 HYMN 46. The Law of the Lord. AIR record of my Father's will, Companion of the anguish 'd mind, Oft hast thou been my lamp, and still Comfort and light from thee I find. 2 While on my thirsty soul descend Thy evening dews and morning rains; Roots shall like Lebanon extend, And corn and lilies charm the plains. 3 Possessions, spoils, or gold refin'd, The luscious honey's dropping cells, Give no such treasures to the mind; In them no equal sweetness dwells. 4 From thee my quiver let me fill, Or bear thee as my conq'ring sword; Fainting, I stoop to drink thy rill, And vigorous rise to bless my Lord. 5 With thee the rough path I'll pursue, My faithful chart, my staff, my rod; My glass, through which all heav'n I view, 'Till, loos'd from earth, I rise to God. HYMN 47. A Morning Hymn to Christ. Translated from Dr. Buchanan. 1 r^FFSPRING of thy Father, thou, U In essential glory bright, Let me at thy footstool bow, God of God, and light of light. 2 Night has fled, the waken'd eye Sees the morn its radiance throw; While the purpled earth and sky- All their late-veil'd beauties show. 3 But alas ! from mental shade, Mortals no deliv'rance find; Clouding errors still pervade, Still oppress the sinking mind. 48 APPENDIX. 4 Rise, thou purest Sun, arise, Give the world thy living ray ; Pour thy lustre on our eyes, Drive the fearful night away. 5 Frozen, barren, see we lie, Melt the ice, and cleanse the soil, At the brightness of thine eye, Death and desolation smile. 6 Moisten'd with thy heav'nly dews, Man, astonish 'd, shall behold, Earth, celestial fruits produce, Sixty and a hundred fold. HYMN 48. On the Birth of Jesus Christ. 1 TTASTE, gratitude and joyous love, XX Come, animate our willing tongues; A God incarnate from above Demands our lofty, sweetest songs. 2 While bright wing'd angels from the skies, Announce to hinds the wondrous birth, Let hymns and incense round us rise, Let heav'n exult with raptur'd earth. 3 Seraphic visions fill the air, Heard ye the strain from yonder cloud ? Shepherds, good news to you they bear, In soft address, or anthem loud. 4 Glory to God, enthron'd on high, Peace to the prostrate lands below ; Good will to men, to millions joy, Let everlasting praises flow. 5 To Bethlehem glad swains repair, And in the manger Christ behold; Sages, conducted by his star, Pour forth their frankincense and gold. 6 Messiah's reign, from pole to pole, From east to western climes, extends ; Kingdoms expire as ages roll, But liis dominion never ends. APPENDIX. 49 7 Deserts shall blossom as the rose, Mountains and hills their voices raise; Nations possess divine repose, And blessings stream through endless days. ' 8 Heralds of God, begin the song, Sires, on the holy wonder dwell ; Let youth the Saviour's name prolong, And heav'n's full choir the anthem swell. HYMN 49. Ye must be born again. John iii. 7. * A WAK'D by Sinai's awful sound, A My soul in bonds of guilt I found, And knew not where to go ; O'erwhelm'd with sin, with anguish slain, The sinner must be born again, Or sink to endless woe. 2 Amaz'd I stood, but could not tell Which way to shun the gates of hell, For death and hell drew near ; I strove indeed, but strove in vain, The sinner must be born again, Still sounded in mine ear. 3 When to the law I trembling fled, It pour'd its curses on my head, I no relief could find ; This fearful truth increas'd my pain, The sinner must be born again, O'erwhelm'd my tortur'd mind. 4 Again did Sinai's thunders roll, And guilt lay heavy on my soul, - - A vast unwieldy load ; Alas ! I read and saw it plain, The sinner must be born again, Or drink the wrath of God. 5 The saints I heard with rapture tell How Jesus conquer'd death and hell, And broke the fowler's snare. Yet, when I found this truth remain, The sinner must be born again, I sunk in deep despair. 50 APPENDIX. 6 But while I thus in anguish lay, Jesus of Naz'reth passed that way, And felt his pity move ; The sinner, by his justice slain, Now, by his grace, is born again, And sings redeeming love. 7 To heav'n the joyful tidings flew, The angels tun'd their harps anew, And loftier notes did raise ; All hail ! the Lamb who once was slain, Unnumber'd millions, born again, Will shout thine endless praise. HYMN 50. Relative Duties. 1 flHRISTIANS, in your several stations, \J Dutiful to all relations, Give to each his proper due. Let not their unkind behaviour Make you disobey your Saviour : His command's the rule for you. 2 Parents, be to children tender ; Children, full obedience render To your Parents, in the Lord. Never slight, nor disrespect them ; Nor, through pride, when old, reject them ; 'Tis the precept of the word. 3 Wives, to husbands yield subjection: Husbands, with a kind affection, Cherish, as yourselves, your wives. Masters, rule with moderation, Sway'd by justice, not by passion : To the scriptures square your lives. 4 Servants, serve your masters truly, Not unfaithful, nor unruly, To the good— nor to the bad ; Not refusing what you're bidden, Not replying when you're chidden: 'Tis the ordinance of God. m APPENDIX. 51,52 5 This shall solve th' important question, Whether thou'rt a real Christian, Better than each golden dream : Better far than lip-expression, Tow'ring notions, great profession: This shall show your love to him. HYMN 51 The Penitent. 1 "OITY a helpless sinner, Lord, JL Who would believe thy gracious word; But own my heart, with shame and grief, A mass of sin and unbelief. 2 Lord, in thy house I read there's room : And vent'ring hard, behold I come ; But can there, tell me, can there be, Among thy children, room for me ? 3 For sinners, Lord, thou cam'st to bleed: And I'm a sinner vile indeed ! Lord, I believe thy grace is free : O, magnify that grace in me. HYMN 52. Rejoicing in our Co ce?iant- Engagements to God. 2 Ctiron. xv. 15. 1 f\ HAPPY day, that fix'd my choice U On thee, my Saviour, and my God! Well may this glowing heart rejoice, And tell its raptures all abroad. 2 'Tis done: the great transaction's done: I am my Lord's, and he is mine: He drew me, and I follow'd on, Charm 'd to confess the voice divine. 3 Now rest my long-divided heart, Fix'd on this blissful centre rest; With ashes who would grudge to part, When call'd on angel's bread to feast ? 4 High heav'n, that heard the solemn vow, That vow renew'd shall daily'hear: Till in life's latest hour 1 bow; And bless in death a bond so dear. 53 APPENDIX. HYMN 53. The Wilderness transformed, or the happy Effects of tht Oospel. Isa. xli. 18, 19. compared with xxiv. 1, 2. ii, 6—9. lv. 13. &c. 1 A MAZING beauteous change ! 1\. A world created new ! My thoughts with transport range The lovely scene to view ; In all I trace, Saviour divine, The work is Thine, Be Thine the praise. 2 See crystal fountains play Amidst the burning sands; The river's winding way Shines through the thirsty lands; New grass is seen, And (?er the meads Its carpet spreads Of living green. 3 Where pointed brambles grew, Entwin'd with horrid thorn, Gay fiow'rs for ever new, The painted fields adorn; The blushing rose, And lily there, In union fair, Their sweets disclose. 4 Where the bleak mountain stood> All bare and disarray'd, See the wide-branching wood Diffuse its grateful shade ; Tall cedars nod, And oaks and pines, And elms and vines, Confess the God. 5 The tyrants of the plain Their savage chase give o'er; No more they rend the slain, And thirst for blood no more; APPENDIX. 54, 55 But infant hands, Fierce tigers stroke, And lions yoke In flow'ry bands. 6 O when, Almighty Lord, Shall these glad scenes arise ; To verify thy word, And bless our wond'ring eyes ! That earth may raise, With all its tongues, United songs Of ardent praise. HYMN 54. The impoverished Saint rejoicing in God. Habak. iii. I7f IB. 1 Q O firm the saint's foundation stands, k7 Nor can his hopes remove; Sustain'd by God's almighty hand, And shelter'd in his love. 2 Fig-trees and olive-plants may fail, And vines their fruit deny, Famine through all his fields prevail, And flocks and herds may die. 3 God is the treasure of his soul, A source of sacred joy; Which no afflictions can control, Nor death itself destroy. 4 Lord, may we feel thy cheering beams, And taste thy saints' repose, We will not mourn the perish'd streams, WThile such a fountain flows. HYMN 55. "The Care of the Soul the one Thing needful. Luke X. 42. 1 X^HY will ye lavish out your years, TT Amidst a thousand trifling cares? While, in this various range of thought, The one thing needful is forgot ? 2 Why will ye chase the fleeting wind? And famish an immortal mind ; 56 . APPENDIX. While angels with regret look down, To see you spurn a heav'nly crown? 3 Th' eternal God calls from above, And Jesus pleads his bleeding love ; Awaken'd conscience gives you pain, And shall they join their pleas in vain ? 4 Not so your dying eyes shall view Those objects, which you now pursue! Not so shall heav'n and hell appear, When the decisive hour is near. 5 Almighty God, thy pow'r impart, To fix convictions on the heart; Thy pow'r, unveils the blindest eyes, And makes the haughtiest scorner wise. HYMN 56. Christ sanctifying himself, that his people may be sanctified* John xvii. 19. EHOLD the bleeding Lamb of God, Our spotless sacrifice ! By hands of barb'rous sinners seiz'd, Nail'd to the cross, he dies. B 2 Blest Jesus, whence his streaming blood? And whence this foul disgrace? Whence all these pointed thorns, that rend Thy venerable lace ? 3 " I sanctify myself (he cries) "That thou may'st holy be; " Come, trace my life ; come, view my death; "And leam to copy me." 4 Dear Lord, we pant for holiness, And inbred sin we mourn : To the bright path of thy commands Our wand'ring footsteps turn. 5 Not more sincerely would we wish To climb the heav'nly hill, Than here, with all our utmost pow'r Thy model to fulfil. APPENDIX. 57, 58 HYMN 57. Being joined to Christ, and one Spirit with him. 1 Cor.vi. 17. I "]\4TY Saviour, I am thine, _1_tX By everlasting bands ; My name, my heart, I would resign, My soul is in thy hands. To thee I still would cleave With ever-growing zeal; Let millions tempt me Christ to leave, They never shall prevail. 3 His Spirit shall unite My soul to him, my Head ; Shall form me to his image bright, And teach his path to tread. Death may my soul divide From this abode of clay ; But love shall keep me near his side, Through all the gloomy way. Since Christ and we are one, What should remain to fear ? If he in heav'n hath fix'd his throne, He'll fix his members there. HYMN 58. God the Author of Consolation. 2 Cor. vii. 6. 1 FT1HE Lord, how rich his comforts are ; J_ How wide they spread ! how high they He pours in balm to bleeding hearts, [rise And wipes the tears from flowing eyes. 2 I have no hope, my spirit cry'd, Just trembling on the brink of hell ; I am thy hope, the Lord reply 'd, My love secures its fav'rites well. My grateful soul shall speak his praise, Who turns its tremblings into songs ; And those that mourn shall learn from me, Salvation to our God belongs. 59, 60 APPENDIX. HYMN 59. God's Fidelity to his Promises. Heb. X. 23. 1 PT1HE promises I sing, X Which sov 'reign love hath spoke; Nor will th' eternal King His words of grace revoke ; They stand secure, Andstedfast still; Not Zion's hill Abides so sure. 2 The mountains melt away, When once the Judge appears; And sun and moon decay, That measure mortals' years; But still the same In radiant lines The promise shines Through all the flame. 3 Their harmony shall sound Through mine attentive ears, When thunders cleave the ground, And dissipate the spheres; 'Midst all the shock Of that dread scene, I stand serene, Thy word my rock. HYMN 60. " My Father's at the Helm." .in Incident — Spiritually improved. 1 Jfl^WAS when the seas, with horrid roar, X A little bark assail'd, And pallid fear, with awful pow'r, O'er each on board prevail'd ; 2 Save one, — the captain's darling child, Who fearless view'd the storm. And, playful, with composure smil'd At danger's threatening form. 3 "Why sporting thus?" a seaman cries, " Whilst sorrows overwhelm ?" APPENDIX. 61 "Why yield to grief?" the boy replies; " My father's at the helm !" 4 Poor doubting soul, from hence be taught How groundless is thy fear; [wrought — Think what the pow'r of Christ hath And he is ever near. 9 Safe in his hands whom seas obey, When swelling surges rise, He turns the darkest night to day, And brightens low'ring skies. 6 Though thy corruptions rise abhorr'd, And outward foes increase, 'Tis but for him to speak the word, And all is hush'd to peace. 7 Then upward look ; howe'er distrest, Jesus will guide thee home To that eternal port of rest, Where storms shall never come. — J. A. K. HYMN 61. Christ seen of Angels. 1 "DEYOND the glitt'ring starry globe, J3 Far as th' eternal hills, There in the boundless worlds of light, Our great Redeemer dwells. 2 Immortal angels, bright and fair, In countless armies shine, At his right hand, with golden harps, To offer songs divine. 3 ** Hail Prince," they cry, " for ever hail ! " Whose unexampled love " Mov'd thee to quit these glorious realms, " And royalties above." 4 Whilst thou didst condescend on earth To suffer rude disdain, They cast their honours at thy feet, And waited on thy train. 5 Through all thy travels here below, They did thy steps attend; 62, 63 APPENDIX. Oft gaz'd, and wonder'd where at last The scene of love would end. 6 They saw thy heart transfix'd with wounds, Thy crimson sweat and gore ; They saw thee break the bars of death, As none e'er broke before. 7- They brought thy chariot from above, To bear thee to thy throne ; Clapp'd their triumphant wings, and cry'cL "1 he glorious work is done." HYMN 62. Holy .Meekness. 1 "PI ESC END, celestial Dove, and bring JLr Sweet peace on thine expanded wing: Subdue my pride, my wrath appease, And bid tumultuous passions cease. 2 Give me a temper all divine, Let love in ev'ry action shine; Let silken cords of friendship be The bonds between mankind and me. 3 Provok'd, let me not do or say What will not bear a strict survey ; By thy great pow'r my lusts control; With thy rich grace adorn my soul. HYMN 63. The Messiah's reign; or, the Gospel age. 1 TJEHOLD! the mountain of the Lord, J) In latter days shall rise On mountain tops above the hills, And draw the wond'ring eyes. 2 To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues, shall flow; Up to the hill of God, they'll say, And to his house we'll go. 3 The beam that shines from Zion's hill Shall lighten ev'ry land; The King who reigns in Salem's tow'rs Shall all the world command. APPENDIX. 64, 65 4 Amongj the nations he shall judge; His judgments truth shall g^uidej His sceptre shall protect the just, And quell the sinner's pride. 5 No strife shall rage, nor hostile feuds Disturb those peaceful years; [swords, To ploughshares men shall beat their To pruning-hooks their spears. 6 No longer hosts, encount'ring hosts, Shall crowds of slain deplore ; They hang the trumpet in the hall, And study war no more. 7 Come, then, O house of Jacob ! come, To worship at his shrine : And walking in the light of God, With holy beauties shine. HYMN 64. Liberty of Conscience. 1 A BSURD and vain attempt ! to bind, J\. With iron chains, the free-born mind; To force conviction, and reclaim The wand'ring by destructive flame. 2 Bold arrogance, to snatch from heav'n Dominion notto mortals giv'n ! O'er conscience to usurp the throne, Accountable to God alone. 3 Jesus, thy gentle law of love Does no such cruelties approve; Mild as thyself, thy doctrine wields No arms, but what persuasion yields. 4 By proofs divine, and reasons strong, It draws the willing soul along; And conquests to thy church acquires By eloquence which heav'n inspires. HYMN 65. Joseph made known to his Brethren. Gen. ill. 3, 4. 1 TT|7HEN Joseph his brethren beheld, T ▼ Afflicted and trembling with fear, Z 65 APPENDIX. His heart with compassion was fill'd; From weeping he could not forbear. Awhile his behaviour was rough, To bring their past sin to their mind; But when they were humbled enough, He hasten'd to shew himself kind. 2 How little they thought it was he Whom they had ill-treated and sold J How great their confusion must be As soon as his name he had told ! " I'm Joseph your brother," he said, "And still to my heart you are dear; " You sold me, and thought I was dead, " But God, for your sakes, sent me here.' 3 Though greatly distressed before, When charg'd with purloining the cup, They now were confounded much more, Not one of them durst to look up. " Can Joseph, whom we would have slain, " Forgive us the evil we did ; " And will he our households maintain? "O this is a brother indeed!" 4 Thus dragg'd by my conscience, I came, And laden with guilt, to the Lord, Surrounded with terror and shame, Unable to utter a word. At first he look'd stern and severe ; What anguish then pierced my heart! Expecting each moment to hear The sentence, "Thou cursed, depart!" 5 But oh ! what surprise when he spoke, While tenderness beam'd in his face; My heart then to pieces was broke, O'erwhelm'd and confounded by grace: ** Poor sinner, 1 know thee full well, "By thee I was sold and was slain; "But I died to redeem thee from hell, " And raise thee in glory to reign. 6 "I'm Jesus, whom thou hast blasphem'd, "And crucify 'd often afresh; APPENDIX. 66 ** But let me henceforth be esteem'd, "Thy brother, thy bone, and thy flesh: " My pardon I freely bestow, " Thy wants I will fully supply ; " I'll guide thee and guard thee below, " And soon will remove thee on high. 7 " Go, publish to sinners around, " That they may be willing to come, " The mercy which now you have found, " And tell them that yet there is room. Oh, sinners, the message obey ! No more vain excuses pretend ; But come, without further delay, To Jesus, our brother and friend. HYMN 66. Elijah fed by ravens. 1 Kings xvii. fr. 1 Tj* LIJAH'S example declares, JCi Whatever distress may betide, The saints may commit all their cares To him who will surely provide. When rain long withheld from the earth Occasion'd a famine of bread, The prophet, secur'd from the dearth, By ravens was constantly fed. 2 More likely to rob than to feed, Were ravens, who liv'd upon prey ; But when the Lord's people have need, His goodness will find out a way : This instance to those may seem strange, Who know not how faith can prevail j But sooner all nature shall change, Than one of God's promises fail. 3 Nor is it a singular case, The wonder is often renew'd; And many can say to his praise, He sends them by ravens their food : Thus worldlings, though ravens indeed, Though greedy and selfish their mind. If God has a servant to feed, Against their own wills can be kind. 67 APPENDIX. 4 Thus Satan, that raven unclean, Who croaks in the ears of the saints, Compell'd by a power unseen, Administers oft to their wants : God teaches them how to find food, From all the temptations they feel ; This raven, who thirsts for my blood, Has help'd me to many a meal. 5 How safe, and how happy are they, Who on the good Shepherd rely! He gives them out strength for their day, Their wants he will surely supply: He ravens and lions can tame, All creatures obey his command; Then let me rejoice in his name, And leave all my cares in his hand. B HYMN 67. JVaaman. 2 Kings v. 14. EFORE Elisha's gate The Syrian leper stood; But could not brook, to wait, He deem'd himself too good: He thought the prophet would attend, And not to him a message send. 1 Have I this journey come, And will he not be seen ? I were as well at home, W'ould washing make me clean; Why must I wash in Jordan's flood? Damascus' rivers are as good. 3 Thus, by his foolish pride, He almost miss'd a cure; Howe'er, at length, he try'd, And found the method sure: Soon as his pride was brought to yield, The leprosy was quickly heal'd. 4 Leprous and proud as he, To Jesus thus I came, From sin to set me free, When first 1 heard his fame s APPENDIX. 68 Surely, thought I, my pompous train Of vows and tears will notice gain. 5 My heart devis'd the way Which I suppos'd he'd take; And when I lound delay, Was ready to go back, Had he some painful task enjoin'd, I to performance seem'd inchn'd, 6 When by his word he spake, " That fountain open'd see ; " 'Twas open'd for thy sake, " Go wash, and thou art free :" Oh ! how did my proud heart gainsay, I fear'd to trust this simple way J- 7 ^A.t length I trial made, When I had much endur'd ; The message I obey'd, — I wash'd, and I was cur'd : Sinners, this healing fountain try, Which cleans'd a wretch so vile as I. HYMN 68. Trust in God. 1 P11HAT man no guards or weapons needs, M. WTiose heart the blood of Jesus knows; But safe may pass, if duty leads, Thro' burning sands or mountain- snows. 2 Releas'd from guilt, he feels no fear; Redemption is his shield and tow'r; He sees his Saviour always near, To help in ev'ry trying hour. 3 Though I am weak, and Satan strong, And often to assault me tries; When Jesus is my shield and song, Abash'd the wolf before me flies. 4 His love possessing, I am blest, Secure whatever change may come; Whether I go to east or west, With him I still shall be at home. 69 APPENDIX. 5 If plac'd beneath the northern pole, Though winter reigns with rigour there: His gracious beams would cheer my soul, And make a spring throughout the year. 6 Or if the desert's sun-burnt soil, My lonely dwelling e'er should prove ; His presence would support my toil. Whose smile is life, whose voice is love. HYMN 69. The Power and Triumph of Faith. Dan. iii. .6. 1 SUPPORTED by the word, O Though in himself a worm, The servant of the Lord Can wondrous acts perform: Without dismay he boldly treads Where'er the path of duty leads. 2 The haughty king in vain, With fury on his brow, Believers would constrain To golden gods to bow : The furnace could not make them fear, Because they knew the Lord was near. 3 As vain was the decree, Which charg'd them not to pray ; Daniel still bow'd his knee, And worshipp'd thrice a-day. Trusting in God, he fear'd not men, Though threaten'd with the lion's den. 4 Secure they might refuse Compliance with such laws; For what had they to lose, When God espous'd their cause? He made the hungry lions crouch ; Nor durst the fire his children touch. 5 The Lord is still the same, A mighty shield and tow'r, And they who trust his name Are guarded by his pow'r j APPENDIX. 7& He can the rage of lions tame, And bear them harmless through the flame. 6. Yet we too often shrink, When trials are in view; Expecting we must sink, And never can get through : But could we once believe indeed, From all these fears we should be freed. HYMN 70. The Beggar. Matt. vii. 7. 8. 1 T? NCOURAG'D by thy word JCi Of promise to the poor, Behold a beggar, Lord, Waits at thy mercy's door ! No hand, no heart, O Lord, but thine, Can help or pity wants like mine. 2 The beggar's usual plea, Relief from. men to gain, If offer'd unto thee, I know thou wouldst disdain; And pleas, which move thy gracious ear, Are such as men would scorn to hear. 3 I have no right to say, That though I now am poor, Yet once there was a day When I possessed more : Thou know'st that from my very birth, I've been the poorest wretch on earth. 4 Nor can I- dare profess, As beggars often do, Though great is my distress, My wants have been but few : If thou shouldst leave my soul to starve, It would be what I well deserve. 5 'Twere folly to pretend I never begg'd before ; Or if thou now befriend, I'll trouble thee no more : 1 APPENDIX. Thou often hast reliev'd my pain, And often I must come again. Though crumbs are much too good For such a dog as I, No less than children's food My soul can satisfy ; 0 do not frown and bid me go, 1 must have all thou canst bestow. Nor can I willing be Thy bounty to conceal From others, who like me, Their wants and hunger feel ; I'll tell them of thy mercy's store, And try to send a thousand more. Thy thoughts, thou only wise! Our thoughts and ways transcend, Far as the arched skies Above the earth extend : Such pleas as mine men would not bear, But God receives a beggar's prayer. HYMN 71. Bartimeus. Mark x. 47, 48. "TVT ERCY> ° thou S°n of David!" jjfM. Thus blind Bartimeus pray'd; " Others by thy word are saved, " Now to me afford thine aid." Many for this crving chid him, But he call'd the louder still ; Till the gracious Saviour bid him, " Come, and ask me what you will." Money was not what he wanted, Though by begging us'd to live; But he ask'd, and Jesus granted, Alms, which none but he could give: "Lord, remove this grievous blindness, " Let my eyes behold the day ;" Straight he saw, and, won by kindness, Follow'd Jesus in the wav. APPENDIX. 72 3 Oh ! methinks I hear him praising, Publishing to all around, "Friends, is not my case amazing? " What a Saviour I have found ! " Oh ! that all the blind but knew him, " And would be advis'd by me! " Surely, would they hasten to him, " He would cause them all to see." HYMN 72. Zaecheus. Luke xix, 1 — 6. 1 F/ACCHEUS climb'd the tree, JLk And thought himself unknown; But how surpris'd was he When Jesus call'd him down ! The Lord beheld him, though conceal'd, And by a word his pow'r reveal'd, 2 Wonder and joy at once Were painted in his face ; "Does he my name pronounce, " And does he know my case ? "Will Jesus deign with me to dine? "Lord, I with all I have am thine." 3 Thus, where the Gospel's preach'd, And sinners come to hear, The hearts of some are reach'd, Before they are aware ? The word directly speaks to them, And seems to point them out by name, 4 'Tis curiosity Oft brings them in the way, Only the man to see, And hear what he can say ; But how the sinner starts to find The preacher knows his inmost mind 8 5 His long-forgotten faults Are brought again in view, And all his secret thoughts Reveal'd in public too s z2 7S APPENDIX. Though compass'd with a crowd about, The searching word has found him out. 6 While thus distressing pain And sorrow fills his heart, He hears a voice again, That bids his fears depart : Then, like Zaccheus, he is blest, And Jesus deigns to be his guest. HYMN 73. The trembling Gaoler. Acts xvi. 29—31. 1 A BELIEVER, free from care, J\. May in chains or dungeons sing, If the Lord be with him there, And be happier than a king: Paul and Silas, thus confin'd, Though their backs were torn by whips, Yet, possessing peace of mind, Sung his praise with joyful lips. 2 Suddenly the prison shook, Open flew the iron doors; And the gaoler, terror-struck, Now his captives' help implores: Trembling at their feet he fell, " Tell me, sirs, what must I do " To be sav'd from guilt and hell? " None can tell me this but you.M 3 " Look to Jesus," they reply'd, " If in him thou canst believe, " By the death which he has dy'd, "'Thou salvation shalt receive.'* While the living word he heard, Faith sprung up within his heart, And, releas'd from all he fear'd, In their joy his soul had part. 4 Sinners, Christ is still the same; O that you could likewise fear! Then the mention of his name Would be music to vour ear: APPENDIX. 7\ Jesus rescues Satan's slaves, His dear wounds still plead, "Forgive!" Jesus to the utmost saves ; Sinners, look to him and live. HYMN 74. Man by Nature, Grace, and Glory. 1 X ORD, what is man! extremes how wide, JUL In this mysterious nature join ! The flesh, to worms and dust allied, The soul immortal and divine ! 2 Divine at first, a holy flame, Kindled by the Almighty's breath; Till, stain'd by sin, it soon became The seat of darkness, strife, and death. 3 But Jesus, oh! amazing grace! Assum'd our nature as his own, Obey'd and suffer'd in our place, Then took it with him to his throne. 4 Now what is man, when grace reveals The virtue of a Saviour's blood f Again a life divine he feels, Despises earth, and walks with God. 5 And what in yonder realms above, Is ransom 'd man ordain 'd to be? With honour, holiness, and love, No seraph more adorn'd than he. 6 Nearest the throne, and first in song, Man shall his hallelujahs raise ; While wond'ring angels round him throng, - And swell the chorus of his praise. HYMN 75. Sitting at the foot of the Cross. 1 QWEET the moments, rich in blessing, O Which before the cross I spend ; Life and health, and peace possessing, From the sinner's dying Friend. Here I'd sit, for ever viewing Mercy's streams in streams of blood; 76, 77 APPENDIX. Precious drops, my soul bedewing, Plead and claim my peace with God. 2 Truly blessed is the station, Low before his cross to lie : While I see divine compassion Floating in his languid eye; Much have I to be forgiven, Daily miracle of grace ! Here it is I find my heav'n, While upon the Lamb I gaze. 3 Love and grief my heart dividing, Call for tears his feet to bathe; On him still my faith abiding, Life draws sweetly from his death* May I still enjoy this feeling, In all straits to Jesus go, Prove his balmy name more healing, And himself more deeply know. HYMN 76. Parental Submission on the loss of a Child. 1 A ND is thy lovely shadow fled ? jlI- Yet stop those fruitless tears; He from a thousand pangs is freed, You from ten thousand fears. 2 Though lost, he's lost to earth alone, Above he will be found; Amidst the stars, and near the throne, Which babes like him surround. 3 Look upward, and your child you'll see, Fix'd in his blest abode ; What parent would not childless be, To give a child to God ? HYMN 77. Human Frailty. 1 VlfTEAK and irresolute is man; ▼ ▼ The purpose of to-day, Woven with pains into his plan, To-morrow rends away. APPENDIX. Tb 2 The bow well bent, and smart the spring, Vice seems already slain ; But passion rudely snaps the string, And it revives again. 3 Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part Virtue engages his assent, But pleasure wins his heart. 4 'Tis here the folly of the wise, Through all his art we view ; And, while his tongue the charge denies, His conscience owns it true. 5 Bound on a voyage of awful length, And dangers little known, A stranger to superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own. 6 But oars alone can ne'er prevail, "' To reach the distant coast, The breath of heav'n must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost. HYMN 78. Longing to love. 1 £\ LOVE divine, how sweet thou art ! " When shall I find my willing heart All taken up by thee ? I thirst, and faint, and die, to prove The greatness of redeeming love; The love of Christ to me. 2 Stronger his love than death or hell; Its riches are unsearchable : The first-born sons of light Desire in vain its depth to see ; They cannot reach the mystery, The length, and breadth, and height. 3 God only knows the love of God ; O that it now were shed abroad In this poor stony heart ! 79 APPENDIX. For love I sigh, for love I pine, This only portion, Lord, be mine, Be mine this better part. 4 O that. I could for ever sit With Mary, at the Master's feet ! Be this my happy choice ; My only care, delight, and bliss, My joy, my heav'n on earth be this, To hear the bridegroom's voice. 5 O that with humbled Peter, I Could weep, believe, and thrice reply, My faithfulness to prove. Thou know'st, (for all to thee is known) Thou know'st, O Lord, and thou alone, Thou know'st that thee I love. 6 O that I could, with favour'd John, Recline my weary head upon The dear Redeemer's breast • From care, and sin, and sorrow, free, Give me, O Lord, to find in thee, My everlasting rest. 7 Thy only love do I require, Nothing in earth beneath desire, Nothing in heav'n above: Let earth and heav'n, and all things go, Give me thy only love to know Give me thy only love. HYMN 79. For a Funeral. 1 TTOSANNA to God XX In his highest abode ; All heav'n be join'd, [kind I To extol the Redeemer and friend of man- He claims all our praise, Who in infinite grace Again hath stoop'd down, And caught up a worm to inherit a crown, 2 Our partner below, Our brother in woe, APPENDIX. 79 From his sorrow and pain [remain; He hath call'd to the pleasures that always He hath snatch'd him away, From a cottage of clay, To a kingdom above, A kingdom of glory, and gladness, and love. 3 Our friend is restor'd To the joy of his Lord, With triumph departs, But speaks by his death to our echoing hearts : Follow after, he cries, As he mounts to the skies, Follow after your friend, To the blissful enjoyments that never shall end. 4 And shall we not press To that harbour of peace, That heav'nly shore, [more: Where sorrow, and parting, and death, are no Our brother pursue, And fight our way through In the strength of our Lord, Follow on, till, we seize the eternal reward? 5 Through Jesus's name Our comrade o'ercame, And Jesus is ours, And arms us with all his invincible pow'rs: He looks from the skies, He shews us the prize, And gives us a sign, That we shall o'ercome by the mercy divine, 6 The Saviour of all, For us he shall call, — Shall shortly appear. Our day of eternal salvation is near: We too shall remove To our city above, On mortals look down, Triumphant assessors of Jesus's throne. 7 For us is prepar'd Th' angelical guard, 80 APPENDIX. The convoy attends, A minist'ring host of invisible friends : Ready win^'d for their flight To the regions of light, The horses are come, The chariot of Israel, to carry us home. HYiMN SO. 1 TJOSANN A to Jesus on high ! JJl Another has enter'd his rest; Another is 'scap'd to the sky, And lodg'd in Immanuel's breast: The soul of our sister is gone, To heighten the triumph above, Exalted to Jesus's throne, And clasp 'd in the arms of his love. 2 What fulness of rapture is there, While Jesus his glory displays; And purples the heav'nly air, And scatters the odours of grace ! He looks — and his servants in light The blessing ineffable meet: He smiles — and they faint at the sight, And fall overwhelm 'd at his feet! 3 How happy the angels that fall, Transported at Jesus's name ! The saints whom he soonest shall call, To share in the feast of the Lamb i No longer imprison 'd in clay, Who next from his dungeon shall fly, Who first shall be summon'd away ? My merciful God — is it I ! 4 O Jesus, if this be thy will, That suddenly I should depart, Thy counsel of mercy reveal, And whisper the call to my heart: O give me a signal to know If soon thou wouldst have me remove, And leave the dull body below, And fly to the regions of love. APPENDIX. 81 Thou know'st, in the spirit of pray'r, I groan for a speedy release ; And long I have pin'd to be there, Where sorrow and misery cease: Where all the temptation is past, And loss and affliction is o'er, And anguish is ended at last, And trouble and death are no- more. Come then to my rescue, (I pray For this, and for nothing beside) Make ready, and bear me away, Thy weary disconsolate bride : The days of "my mourning and pain Cut short, and in pity set free ; And give me to rest, and to reign, For ever and ever in thee. HYMN 81. AH, lovely appearance of death ! No signt upon eaith is so fair- Not all the gay pageants that breathe Can with a "dead body compare: With solemn delight I survey The corpse when the spiriLis fled, In love with the beautiful clay, And longing to lie in its stead. How blest is our brother, bereft Of all that could burden his mind ; How easy the soul that hath left This wearisome body behind? Of evil incapable thou, Whose relics with envy I see, No longer in misery now," No longer a sinner like me. This earth is affected no more With sickness, or shaken with pain, The war in the members is o'er; And never shall vex him again : No anger henceforward, or shame, Shall redden this innocent clay; 82 APPENDIX. Extinct is the animal flame, And passion is vanisty'd away. 4 The languishing head is at rest, Its thinking and aching are o'er. The quiet immoveable breast Is heav'd by affliction no more: The heart is no longer the seat Of ti-ouble and torturing pain, It ceases to flutter and beat, It never shall flutter again. 5 The lids he so seldom could close, By sorrow forbidden to sleep, Seal'd up in eternal repose, Have strangely forgotten to weep : The fountains can yield no supplies, * hese hollows from water are free, The tears are all wip'd from these eyes, And evil they never shall see. 6 To mourn and to suffer is mine, While bound in a prison I breathe, And still for deliverance pine, And press to the issues of death : What now with my tears I bedew, O might I this moment become, My spirit created anew, My flesh be consign'd to the tom^, HYMN 82. 1 f\ SISTER in Jesus, arise, \J And joyful his summons obey; He beckons thee up to the skies, « In mercy he calls thee away: His pity has sign'd thy release, Return to thy native abode, / Make haste to the mansions of bliss, And fly to the bosom of God. 2 To waft from the valley of tears, To bear thee triumphantly home; The chariot of Israel appears, # The convoy of angels is come J APPENDIX. 82. With envy we let thee depart, Thy happier spirit resign ; The purchase of Jesus thou art ; And God is eternally thine. 3 Go then to thy glorious estate, No longer our partner in woe, No longer oppress'd with our weight, To Jesus in paradise go: Redeem 'd from a world of distress, Thou hear'st the acceptable word, He bids thee depart in his peace, And die for the sight of thy Lord. 4 Escape to a country above, Where only enjoyment is found; And springs of extatical love, And rivers of pleasure abound; No dreadful alarums of war, No famine, or sorrow, or pains, Nd sound of the trumpet is there, But Jesus eternally reigns. 5 He reigns in the holiest place, He dwells in the midst of his own, And fully discovers his face, And fills them with raptures unknown; With bliss inexpressibly great Their glorify d spirits o'erilow — Go, sister, and share their estate, To Jesus in paradise go. 6 O Saviour, her spirit receive, Which into thy hands we resign; And us from our' sorrows retrieve, And us to our company join : Our number and glory complete, With all that are landed before, With thee let us joyfully meet, To part and to suffer no more. A TABLE OF SCRIPTURES. Cii. Ver. I Genesis. 1-36 15 7 1,17,23 e: i: 122 21 104 33 8 22, 14 18,19 J7 1 *13 19 18 23—33 .18 25 *19 15 24 56 27 38 28 16—13 32 26 42 36 49 4 49 10 Exodus. 3 2. 3 4 18 4 10—13 12 7-13 13 21. 22 IS 21. 22, v. 7 14 15 15 9. 10 17 10—12 18 11 20 3—12 28 29 33 14, 15 Leviticus. 19 18.34 Numbers. 13 30 is 4a 22 38 23 19 23 23 499 507,34 20 -24 526 3 116; 1 447 -2 363 2 333 3 354 7 310 12 183 30 IP 15 186 180 1 534 6 333 534 4 47 22 154 22 Ver. 7—9 9—15 5 49, 50 25 5 Joshua. 15 Ruth. 2, 9 1 Samuel 2* Pagr. 232 333 355 123 555 Ch. Ver. Page. Psalm. 33-1 17 1- 178 )!» J19 534 21 2 p. 541 26 2 361 12 24 2 p. 384 233 2 Samuel. 26 276, 277 17 5 1 Kings. 34, 47 2 Kings. 17 1 Chronicles 9, 10 530, 14 232 4 539 157 9 361 11 19 16 535 -23 Deuteronomy. |26 1 21 232 26 3 25 6 -4 233 6 5 247133 8 2 3-24,40 16 Ezra. Esther. Job. 3.4 14 14 2 13 24 17(1 67 536 336 307 "381 42J 531 434 33' 355 83 23.6 398 9f» 503 26,31 315 9,14 90 503 7—11 1—3 419 2 p. 419 329 399 176, 177 316 2 p. 377 105, 106 529 44 44,46 197 145 331 344 2 p. 114 2 p. 288 276, 545 276, 585 113 1.2 5 3—5 3,5 3,5 4 9 10 14 15 11 18 14 16 2 a v. 2, i 7, 8 11 16 18 4 9.18 A TABLE OF SCRIPTURES. 1,4,9 66—9 3 v. 2, 7—10 Paee. Ch Ver. Page. 01, Ver. Page. l209 ir 8 13 17 3 p. 215 13- 5 239 9 2 182 507 13S 8 9 7 480 68 Kill 23,37 JO 3 581 538 13! 23,24 283 11 11, v. S ,4, 476 34, 31 145 25 12 2 290 930 149 4 260 •24 18,20 570 343 Proverbs. 25 6 56 34] 2 2—5 45 M 3 266 382 g 2—6 330 26 4 195 Tfj 3 9 v. 3 432 20 13 v. 4 192 199, 65 3 13,18 291 26 13 v. 6 235 4-27 3 17 377, 291 27 3v. 5 200 285 3 24 492 27 13 57» 21 4 7 2 p. 121 ■28 16,17 163 413 6 6—8 505 31 1—3 527. 342 8 U, 18, 2 p. 121 32 17 23? 25 8 20 2 p. 121 33 20,21 418 15 8 14 11 35 8 201, 239 58 8 ]7 518 35 10 66 4 8 18—21 121 40 1,23 p. 427 307 9 5,11 121 41 10 124,288 307 10 5 501 42 3 517 11 10 12 480 42 6 182 18 14 9 v. 2, 229 43 5,6v. 2—4 476 557 14 26 221 13 6 2 p. 419 5 17 17 170 44 6 20 37 18 24 170 44 23 112 270 21 31 527 45 19 v. 4 114 49'; 1 22 6 522 15 19 v. 5, 7 316 33, 30 33 ]7 226 45 24 84 180 24 10 220 49 6 82 36 28 13 8850 10 308,231 30, 37 30 4 6. 20 5] 9 420 430 30 7-9 268 52 7v. 2 432 349 30 25 50052 10 4 p. 420 384 Ecclcsiastes. |53 11 221 51 1 2 398 53 12 15 542 12 8 398 54 5 159 521 Canticles. 54 11 3 p. 427 296 1 3 164 54 11 244 453 2 11 498 55 1 | 115, 362 301 2 11,12 50055 4 180 116 3 1—3 249 55 7 116 18 3 4 249| 56 4,5 5.58 106 3 11 177 56 6,7 406 43 4 16 2 p. 212156 7 340 105 5 1 482 '57 15 275, 14 ! 42 1 5 10—16 161 58 6,8 525 9531 6 2 6 10 403 58 13,14 348 13 41 59 8 201 340i 341 1 Isaiah. oo 8 429 12—17 345 60 20 537 411 I 18 114,90 01 •J 193 452 5 lv.5, 205 63 fi, 7, 4 p. 418 3391 0 e 408 sa 1 475 A TABLE OF SCRIPTURES. Ch. Ver. Page. Jo»an. Ch Ver. Page. 63 1-3 427 2 4 312 18 20 359 63 7 13 Micah. 19 14 556 G3 9 69 6 6—18 83 19 19 48 6(3 4 345 7 18 85 20 28 133 Jeremiah. Nahum. 20 30 v. 9, 10 189 2 31 241 1 7 12 198 21 13 406 3 15 311 Habakkuk 22 37,39,47, 247 3 22 80 3 2 lp 427 22 39 48 8 22 138 a 17,18 286 23 8—10 490 9 23,24 238 Haggai. 24 44 561 10 23 106 2 7 164 25 6 1 p. 551 17 9 40 2 9 15 25 34 573 23 6 84 ,194 Zechariah. 25 40 433 24 7 2p .287 1 5 566 25 41 * 572 31 3 100 4 7 431 25 35—41 246 31 18 313 9 12 198 25 46 548 32 38 2p .287 9 13—16 421 26 36—45 135 50 5 405 12 10 477 26 41 320 Lamentations. 13 1 168, 16' 27 50 137 1 12 477 Malachi. 28 2 142 3 S3, 23 547 3 1 184 28 5, 6 144 3 39 312 3 16 514 23 6 142 3 40 263 3 16,17 423 28 19 454 Ezekiel. 4 2 v. 6, 7 199 28 20 v. 5 566 11 19 268 Matthew. Mark. 10 6,8 2p .216 1 23 174 1 9 442, 448 16 8—10 82 3 15 443, 444 2 17 188 33 31 581 3 15—17 442 3 5 v. 5, 189 GO 37 54-2' 3 16, 17 468 5 1—16 189 33 11 581 4 11 307 5 19 2 p. 383 36 26—37 268 4 23,24 189 5 39 562 36 37 210 5 3 234 6 4.5—48 304 37 3 371 5 44 v. 5, 246 6 50 288, 289 37 27 2p 287 5 44 253 7 37 v. 5, 6 189 38 22 502 5 48 "24 8 34 281 47 8, 11 v. 1, 203 0 6 332 8 36 401 Daniel. 6 9—13 358 8 38 280,451 2 31, 45 418^ 6 10 370, 374 9 24 219 2 35,45 4181 6 33 519 10 14 337 4 35 9, 10' 7 12 242 10 17 51 5 27 49 7 24,25 163 10 21 520 9 26 185 8 2,3 102; 10 47 295 12 2 569 9 2 89 1 12 31 48 Hosea. 9 12 183 15 37 137 2 7 315 11 19 170 15 39 138 2 15 105 11 26 110 16 4, 6 142 2 19,20 159 11 28 117 16 14 2 p. 268 6 4 31012 13 v. 5, 189 16 15, 16 454 11 4 216 12 20 517 16 16 469 13 9 379113 3—23 372 Luke. 14 1—4 80 13 9 v. 5, 151 1 74, 75 532 * Joel. 13 39 504 2 14 129, 130 2 1.5-17 525! 13 46 187 2 25 162 2 17 523J14 30,31 220 2 28, 29 v. 5 173 Amos. 15 19 40 2 29, 30 553 3 1-6 528 17 4 135 2 32 182 A TABLE OF SCRIPTURES. a . Ver. Page. Ch • Ver. F% Ch Ver. Page. 4 18,10 134 3 8 12 198 5 5 366 3 14 157 5 31 3 12,13,\ .3,4 189 3 16 171 8 4, 5 470 5 28 569 3 29 159 7 59 5 31 188 4 10 20* e 12 6 10 v. 5, 189 4 24 3 8 21-24 268< 6 163 4 35 3 p. 422 e 36 e. 3 459 7 47 87 5 2-4 364 s 39 7 47 v. 5, 6 480 S 7,9v. a 6 8 8 v. 5 151 5 39 '330.443110 36 176, 177 9 23 281 a 20 38 189, 435 0 26 280,451 6 29 217 12 6,7 307 10 25 51 8 35,43 1—5 1 p. 420 10 •29—37 257 6 37 376)13 38,39 5* 10 33,34 6 37 v. 4 198 13 158 16 47 182 10 42 297 8 50,51 13 340 I J 16—22 400 6 53—55 4-3 Hi 30 294 12 32 127.240 8 67 439 17 30 267 12 33 436 8 67—69 440 20 24 326 13 35—38 325 7 37 ISO 90 26, 27 414 13 6—9 511 a 36 93 24 24,25 380 14 2-2 [18 '.» 25 244 26 22 510, 512 11 2-2 473, 486 10 9 165 Romans. 14 23 119 10 10 101 i 16 54 15 3,4 10 27—29 103 i 16 60,225 15 7,10 4.38 11 35 484 2 4 16 15 32 273 IS 21 2 p. 299 3 1, 2 v. 1, 205 10 25 12 32 138 4 20 17 10 v. 6 246 13 7 35 2—5 1 p. 541 18 1 3.53 13 13 490, 412 11 75 1-S 13 235,230 13 15 166 6 4 449 18 18 51 14 6 196 7 4 159 18 35—38 369 14 6 202,377 7 11,12,15 39 19 1—10 78 14 16, 17 213 7 14 41 lit 41 367 14 16,18 200 7 19 309 -M 19 263 14 19 181 7 23, 24, 41 39 22 31,32 155 15 1—5 B 11 568 22 31,32 313 15 13 14 207 jg 54—62 314 15 15 66 8 28 286,83 22 61,62 313 15 26 200 8 33—39 63 23 28 474 16 7 206 8 35, 39 v. 2 228 23 34 258 17 24 153, 587 10 432 23 42 80 19 5 136 11 1, 26 422 24 2,6 142 19 30 71,72 12 1 298 24 5—7 349 20 13 12 20, 21, v. 5 246 24 32 v. 3, 4 211 20 20 11 34 31 140 21 6 15 30 620 31 51—53 21 15 1 Corinthians. John 21 16 250 1 30, 31 203 1 1,3 129 21 17 259 •2 2 1 6,33 454 '21 18,20 292 a 9 v. 2 493 1 9 182 Acts. 3 8. 7 360 1 12 94,95' 1 13H 1 9 142 5 7,8 386 1 14 25 580 0 17 81 1 16 150 21 41 429,450 8 19 299 1 29 179 14 4 429 1 24 302 A TABLE OF SCRIPTURES. •'h .Ver. Page. Ch .Ver. Page. Oh .Ver. Par 10 4v. 4 208 ■2 18 22 3 16 146. 174 10 13 306 ■2 20 163 4 8 2*4 li 28 331 259 3 8 151 6 6 2 p. 284 13 1-3 4 8 474 6 12 303 IS 9 245 4 8,11, 12 407 2 Timothy. 15 10 111 4 14 310 I 9 10* 1.1 10,58 334 4 15, 16 172 1 12 64 IS 23 143 5 2 483 1 12 2 p. 550 a 24 2 p. 422 5 15.16 544 ■2 3 339 15 24 4 p. 422 6 13—17 303 g 13 61 15 31—34 549 6 19,20 365 3 12 317 15 47 38 Philipp an 3 3 15—17 46 15 56 141 1 6 64 Titus. 15 57 552 1 6 v. 2 223 2 14 69 J 6 1—3 432 1 23 5.54 , 232 Hebrews. 16 13 228 '"> 5 293 1 2,3 10 2 Corinthians. 3 8,9 148 1 2.3,6 129 1 10 533 S 9 147 1 6,7 307 1 10 2 p. 288 g 13 206,21 1 14 307 1 20 v. 2 223 3 26,30 413 2 7,9 176, 177 4 6 243 3 12—14 302 2 16 129 4 18 546 3 12—17 41 ,212 o 17 2 p. 115 s 14 446, 489 3 13, 14 293 2 18 305 s 14,15 139 4 1 416 3 4 29 5 18. 10 2 p. 115 4 3 3p 382 4 o 53 5 20 2 p. 115 4 4 149 4 9 352 * 2 376, 505 4 5 261 4 9 232 6 2v. 5 115 4 7 391 4 15 v. 3 190 6 16 2 p. 287 4 8 282 4 15,16 305 7 9—11 272 4 19,20 126 4 16 357 9 1—5 432 Colossians. 5 1—10 199 9 15 171 1 19 150 5 7 v. 2, 153 IS 9 125 3 14, 15 475 6 18 128 B 14 v. 5, 416 2 15 148 6 18 230, 52 12 15 424 2 15 v. 3, 474 G 19,20 167 13 5 331 3 1 470 6 20 183 13 11 516 3 11 204 7 1-21 183 13 14 392 3 12-15 254 7 25 152 Galatians. 3 16 522 7 25 v. 3, 75 3 10 52 1 Thessalonians. 8, 6 191 a 13 478 4 13 564 9 27 565 3 28 255 4 13. 14 5(12 10 1 v. 4, 205 4 6 92 4 16 579 10 10. 12 294 4 19,20 331 5 23 100 10 14, 17, 18 294 5 17 41 5 25 415 436 10 19—23 357 9 14 477. 481 .i Thessalonia MS. 10 39 235 Ephesians. 2 16 382j 11 1.13 218 1 5 65 3 1 425 426 11 8—10 300 1 7,11 3 5 4081 11 13— 10 300 1 11 31.34 1 Timothv. 11 16 232 1 17.18 211 1 11 99 12 2 489 1 20,21 147 1 15 55. 12 7 278 1 21 479 3 2 536 i2 8,11 3M 2 5,8 111,217 2 9 2291 12 10 1 p. 540 2 12—14 362 3 4,8 229' 13 5 217 *■ 18,19 3 8—13 417) 13 8v.I, 189 A TABLE OF SCRIPTURES. Ch. Ver. Page. Ch Ver. Page. Ch Ver. Page.] 13 17 410 1 4 128 4 8—11 588 13 18 436 1 10 108 5 9 69,75*1 13 90, 21 390 a 18 322 5 9,12 588 James. 1 John 5 9-14 387 1 4 263, 2G4 i 3 96 5 12 479' 1 6—8 310 i 7 90 6 2 475, 1 27 284 i 9 88 6 14—17 576 1 29 284 2 1 156 7 14 583 2 10 52 9 6 166 7 16 v. 8, 73 5 17 501 3 1 94, 95 14 6,8 3 p. 418 1 Peter. 3 1-3 91, 95 19 10 205 s 1 10 v. 5, 519 3 1-3 65,95 19 12 4^1 1 12 v. 3, 307 a 14—18 254 98 12 571 1 18, 19 70 4 8 12 31 583. 2 « 163 5 4,5 222 91 3 2 p. 287"';} 2 7 173, 102 5 21 299 3,4 584 2 21—23 166 Jude. 21 10 3 8 254 20. 21 275 21 27 2 p. 382 ! 3 18 485 Revelation. 32 1—5 589 3 20 It I 5 69 •2-2 16 160 3 20,21 104 1 7 576 22 17 121 4521 5 5 237 ■2 1 412 17 v. 4 2 Peter S 10 17, 20 ■ 074 1 1 217 3 17 121 INDEX. Hymn and Page AARON, his breast-plate 154 Melchisedec and Christ 183, 190, 191 Abba, Father 278, 92, 93, 95 Abraham's God 66. In- tercession for Sodom 526 Acceptance through Christ alone 377 Access to God by Christ 83 Accursed Tree 4 Ackor, Valley of 165 Activity in Religion 325, 293 Adam the first and second 38 Admiration and jov 477 Of the love of God 297 Adoption 91—95 Advocate, Christian 156, 152 Affliction, pleading with God under it Presence of God desired in it 537 Sanctified 542. Sweet affliction 538, 539 Agar's Wish 2C2 All in All, Christ the Christian's 204, 205 All in God v. 5, 6. 238 Amen, v. 16, 1st part. 420 v. 6, 2d p. 422 Angel, of the Covenant 184 Of Gospel Grace 180 Angels, ministering to Christ 146 And to Christians 307 Their reply to the women that sought Christ 144 Their song at the birth of Christ 129, 130 The fallen passed by 137 Annual Day. return of one, 512 Apostacy deprecated 439, 440 Ark, Noah, preserved in it 104 Arm of the Lord made bare 4th p. 420 Armour, the spiritual 303 Ascension of Christ 142, 1-15 Hymn and Page Associations, of ministers and churches 423—431 Spiritual, registered in heaven 423 Ministers abounding in the work, &c. 424 Lovest thou me? feed my sheep 425 Associations, prayer for ministers 426 A reviva? desired 427 Spread of the Gospel longed for 428, 210 Praise for the increase of the church 429, 430 Spiritual temple com- pleted 431 504 294 418 Atonement of Christ Gratitude for it Pleaded Autumn Awaken ed sinner's inquiry and prayer B BABYLON'S fall pre- dicted Backslider, invited to re- turn 118, 121, 176 Prayer of one 313 Backslidings and returns 313, 314 Dreaded 106, 439, 440 Baptism 442—471 Barren fig-tree 511 Bartimeus's prayer 369 Benefits by Christ's life 134 Benevolence a duty and pleasure 246, 166 Birth of Christ 129—132 Birth-day hymn .512 Blessing, requested on the YVoid 368 And presence of God desired 361 Blind man's prayer 369 Bodies of the saints, the care of God 285,288 Tenipies of the Holy Ghost 299 INDEX. Hyson and Page, Body the church, Chrii Boldness, holy at Ihe tbroue of grace 357 Tn Christ's i Longed for 1st p. 293, 2i>.' Book of life 9. 2d part 111 Interest in it, 2d part 382 Brazen St rpmi 157 Bread of life Brethren, love to them 234 oom, Christ the heav enly 15i> Brother, Christ a, v. 3. 210 v. 4. 91 Building on the Rock 163 Burden of sin 236, 237 C1LLIXG, Effectual 77, 7tf And glorification 108 A person to the work of the ministry 40-, 415 Calvary 136, 479 Canaan, the heavenly 2d p. or Hymn 66 Canaan, the happiness of it longed for 233 Way to it. See Heaven 201 Ceremonial Law 56 Charity 216, 257. 432—436 Children, ever}' dav given to the Lord ' 336 Christ's retard to them 337 Of God described 94, 95 Christ, Aaron the true 54 Adam the second 3? Advocate 156, 152 Angel of the covenant 1-4 Of gospel grace 1-0 Brazen serpent 157 Bread of life 158 Bridegroom 139 Brother v. 3. 240. v. 4. 91 Hj-mu and Fa?» Gift of God 171 Guide . 567 Head of the Church 172 Husband 159 Jeans 173, 47.'. Immanuel 174 f saints 175, 177 Kinsman 173 Lamb ot' God 179 Worthy is the Lamb 387 Leader 180 Life of the soul 181 Light 189 Lord of all 176, 177 Mastet 490, v. 1.237 -dec 183, 3o6 nger of the cove- nant 184 Messiah Morning Star Christ, Passover Varl of great price 185 100 186 187 188 189 Captain of Sarva v. 6, 473,' hristian, awakened Chief among ten thou- sand lf-1 Consolation of Israel 162 j Cornei *i<.n»' Desire of all nations 164, Door 105. Example 16r>[ Forerunner 167 Foundation 163, 167; Fountain opu • Frienu 170, 383' Physician of the souf Of the soul and bodv Priest, the great high 190, 191 Prince and Saviour Prophet, Priest, and King 192 Ransom yO,' 193 Refuge 305 Righteousness, our 194 Kock-.-mitten 193 Saviour, the only 196, 269 Able and willing 145 Shepherd 197 Strong-Hold 198 Sun 199. Vine 200 Wav 196 Way to Canaan 201 Way. Truth, and Life 989 Wisdom. Righteousness and Santitication. &c. 203 The Uuruen of the song ALL /.V ALL 904, 2t»5 Crying for mercy 295 Longing for an interest in Chris: 296 His. daily hymn 2d p. 296 g i he good pan 297 Admiring the love of God in Christ 2d p. 997 Devoting himself to God 298 Praying to God V forv. . 2d p. 99? INDEX. Hymn and Admiring the law as a rule 3d part His body the temple of the Spirit Imploring the divine presence 2d part Happy in the salvation Of God 3d p. A pilgrim His song Banning the race Fighting the good fight On his spiritual voyage Tempted His temptation mode- rated Ministered to by angels Welcoming the cross 2d part Walking in darkness and trusting Complaining of sin and inconstancy 309, Lamenting pride Qkriafiav, pleading with God under ariiiction Backsliding and return- ing Falling and recovered Wishing to be as in months past Troubled, but making God his refuge Persecuted Cast down, but hoping in God His request Watching and praying His prayer answered by crosses Growing in grace Bising to God Remembering all the way, &c. Waiting for the coming of his Lord Desirous of finishing his course with joy Committing his depart- ing spirit to Jesus Crowned Ckurch, described Formed Presence of Christ, the joy of it Page Hymn and Page I Way to it inquired 405 298 Begging a pastor of the Lord , 409 299 Praying for their mi- nister 415 299 Praying for their pastor when ill 413 299 Choosing deacons 417 300 Christ's care of churches 301 and ministers 414 302 In a low condition 303 2d part 427 304 Comforted in trouble 305 3d part 427 Glory of it predicted 418,419 306 Prayed for 419—422, 441 307 Churck meetings 437 — 441 See Ministers., also j2s- 306 sociations. Collections for poor churches 308 and ministers 432—436 ! Come and welcome to Je- 310 sus Christ 115 311 Communion with God 96 With Christ 487 Desired 97—99 With saints 254 313 With our own hearts 329 314 j Co mpassion of Christ 367 I And vengeance of God 112 315 Complaint, of inability to do good 309 316 Of inconstancy 310 317 Of pride 311 Of hardness of heart 318 268, 31~, 250 319 Of stupidity in hearing 320 and prayer 75 Complaint of unfruitful- Under great pain 538 Condescending grace of Christ 133 324 Condescension of God 14 Conduct, holy, enforced 166 325 Confidence in God 266, 344 Conflict 41,309 Conscience, to be heard v. 4. 505 Consolation of Israel 162 Coiittntnu.nl 217 See Resignation 202,276—279 Contrition of lteart 275 Conoersatioa, Christian, recommended 1C6 9 INDEX. Hymn and Pa§e Conversion, a work of efficacious grace " Of a dinner ; or joy in heaven 79, 438 Of a iliief O!" Zaccheus Praise to God for it 82 Conviction, spiritual 50, 294 Convincd sinner, the in- qui 294 Encouraged 376 Corner stone, Christ the 163 Coronation of Christ 176, 177 of God's will 31 Courage spiritual 22M v. 4—6, 425 Longed for 1st p 293, 291 Covenant, of works re- nounced 3d part 298 God v. 6—8, 279 Of grace, our «_'lorv 223, &c. Supporting \mder trouble 67. Pleaded Creation, a summary view oi it Of man 27, 28 Creating wisdom, song 10 it 29 And providence 3-2 Cross of Christ 137. 478 Flying to it Attractions of it Triumphs of it 4-1 The Christian's, taken up 280, 281 Crosses, prayer answered by them 321 Welcomed 301 Crown him 176, 177 Crown of glorv promised 328 D DARKNESS, walking in it Hope in it 231 spirit of God addressed in it 111 Day. one well ment 290 ■<-, at a choice of 417 Death and eternity Preparation for it de- si n-d 56) Of the sinner and saint 559 Of M 555 Of a minister 56li 10 Hymn ind tag e A sleep to good men 562 Deliverance from the fear of it desired 551 Victory over it through Christ 552 The welcome messenger 553 And judgment. SeeJ-V neral 565 Decrees of God 9 Deity of Christ, first part 129 I Delight in God 248 In worship 344,346 Delia ranee, national, ce- lebrated 532—535 Desire of all nations, Christ the 164 Despair, sinful 90 ented 287 lie*, prayer in 3d Surmounted t7 Diligence and holy zeal I ion, hymns at 388,392 Divinity of < hrist 1st p. 129 Dominion of God 9 Door. Christ the 165 Doubts and fears sup- pressed 241.286 gies 393—397 ngs of the Spirit of God 216 Drought, threatening 501 Duties and privileges 375 Difficulties thereof sur- mounted 437 Dvty. to God 47 To our neighbour 48, 242 Grace leads to it 2d p. 293 E EARLY PIETY 517—519 Earthly things, their vanity 398 ' Ebenezer 509, 510, 512, 290 Education of youth 522, 523 Election 62 Consequences of it 63 Godly consideration of it comfortable 65 Encouragement, and invi- tation 114—121 To convinced sinners 376 To such as seek a risen Jesus 144 To young persons to seek Christ To the weak in faith INDEX. Hymn and Page To trust and love God 283, To prayer 353 1 To spread the Gospel 418, 419, 421, 42-2 Enemies, love to them 258; Enquiring soul 204 Answered 295 Eternity of God 4 Joyful and tremendous 548 Time and eternity 546 Death and eternity 550 Prayer in prospect of it 549 Evening hymns 495 — 497. 22(1 Everlasting love. See Election. 62 Example of Christ 166,258,435 Exaltation of Christ 147, 148, 269 Excellencies of Christ. 161 Exhortation to sinners 115, 116 To saints 416, F FACE of God sought 2d p. 114, 299 Faitk, its Author and pre- ciousness 217 Nature and effects 222 Power of it 218 Weakness of it 204 Strugsling: with unbelief 219 Fainting 220. Reviving 221 Increase of it desired v. 4. 320 J Conquering 222 Connected with salva- tion 225 Faithfulness of God 19, 306 Fall of man lamented 42 j And recovery 1-22 Of Babylon predicted 3d p. 418 Fam ily worship 333—337 ! Fast-day hymns 525—528, 530 Father, God a 92—95 Interest in him desired 278 Fatherless and widows helped 246 Fear of God, exercised all the. day 226 The happiness attend- ing it 227, 285 Of death ; prayer for de- liverance from it 2d p. 551 Fears and doubts re- moved 289,286 Hj-mn and Page Fear not 288 1 will trust, and not be afraid 290 Feast, the Gospel 56, 473, 486 Room at it 118, 486 Felix trembling 380 ip, of the saints 254 With (;<>d and Christ 96 Fervency of devotion de- sired 211 Fighting and reigning 228 Fig- tree 511 Foes, spiritual; opposed, and conquered 228 Following Christ 292, 445, 446 Fool, the rich, surprised 400 Forerunner. Christ a 167 Forgiveness, desired 235 See Pardon 87 God ready to forgjpe 90 Forms vain without reli- gion 345 Fortitude, holv 228. v. 4—6, 425 Longed for 1st. p. 292, 293 Foundation, Christ the 163, 167 Fountain opened 168,169 Friend, Christ a 170, 385 Friends, meeting and parting 514—516 Fulness of Christ 150 Funeral, of an infant 556 Of a vouns person 557 Of children 558 Of a believer 560 Of a minister. See Death 566 Futurity committed to the Lord 510 G GALE, a propitious one lomjed for 212 General meetings. See Associations 423—431 Gethsemane 135*' Gift of God, Christ the 173 Glory of Christ the Me- diator 176 Glorying in the Lord alone 238, 384 Go forward 2d p. 298 God— a Father 92, 278 A Refuge 316 Is love 12, 241 A Portion 276 The Searcher of the heajt 23 INDEX. Hymn and Page | Reasoning with men 1 14 Our God ] J I For ever and ever Exalted above all prai.se 20 Godhead of Christ 129 Godliness, important 1st p. 364 Profitable 2d p. 264 Ooo ami, anticipated, 2d p. 66 A kingdom 234 Of God's presence 299 Promised land 584 An eternal rest 352 Happiness and joys of it 583, 585 Desiring an interest in it v. 7, 8. 234 To be possessed by the faithful 328 Worship of it The everlasting song 588 Heirs of God v. 7. 94. v. 2. 95 Hell, thesiniier"sown place 580 Everlasting misery of it 42. 572 Hell, praise for being out of it 16 And heaven 582 Help, prayed for 379 And salvation 2 p. 296 Obtained 509, 510 Holiness, desired 390 2d part of. (Y2 Of God 17 Hope, in darkness 231 Set before na 230 Encouraged by the per- ivenous of God 233 Good hope through grace 38^ INDEX. Hymn and Page Of interest Hoping and longing for glory 833, 233 Humble, their joy encou- raged 200 Humiliation of Christ 148 Humility of mind 284 Prayed for 237 The Publican 236 Humble pleadings for mercy 235 Husband, Christ the spi- ritual Hypocrisy dreaded Hymn and Page Typified by Aaron's breast-plate 154 Inter, ^t, in the book of life 38? In Christ desired 29ti v. 5, fi. 253 Invitations, of scripture J 14— 121 To the gospel-feast 473 To spread the gospel 4th part 418 IDOL worship, stupid 2, 3 Idols renounced, and God welcomed into the soul 299 Ignorance, spiritual, la mented Illness 538, 539, 541 Immanuel 174 Immutability, of God 5 Of his love 241 Inability to do good com- plained of 309 Incarnation of Christ 129, 132 Incomprehensibility of God 23 Inconstancy lamented 310 Increase, of faith and hope desired v. 4, 320 Tabez's prayer Tesus 108, agS\Jeics prayed for J Joy of lite humble 381 173, 174 433 260 238—241 241 Joying and glorying in the Lord 238. 384 Jubilee 57, 58 And rejoicing The return of it 390 Of every grace By trials Indwelling sin • Infants. See Children Dying in the arms of Jesus Infinity of God Influences of the Epirit 206—216 Compared to living water 208 To rain 209' To the wind 207, 212 Desired 210—212 Experienced 213 Ingratitude to Christ de- tested 252 Inspiration of the scrip- tures 43 Intercession of Christ 152 Prevalent 153 •'or Peter 155 244 Judgment-day 570, 579 The ci iming of the Judge 575—573 Desired 574 Books opened 571 Sentence on the wicked 572 On the righteous 573 A place at the right hand desired 579 lattice, and goodness of God 18 And grace 112 A nd equity to our neigh- bour 243 321 \ Justification 83, 64 38 ' K 335}JFJ,YY3 of sainta 175 177 I Crown him 176 177 550 ; Kin gdom , o f Christ 1 49 Increasing 430 Of God to be first sought 519 Of glory. See Heaven 234 Kai.-vinn, Christ the near 178 Knowledge, spiritual 243 — 245 Desired of God its Author 243 Imperfect at present 245 One thing 1 know 244 And happiness 291 LJJMB of God 179 Worthy is the Lamb 387 Praised 1st part 384 Latter-day elory longed for 1st and 2d p. 421 Aa-I 13 INDEX. Hymn act Page Lav, moral 17. fe Honoured by Christ 50, 35o Renounced as a oov< nam, embraced as a rule 3d p. 208. Sinners found wanting by it 40 Practical use of it ")i( Ceremonial 53 And I ! leader, Christ the 160 v. 6. 2-10 ! And guide Leadings of Hie Spirit 207 Legal obedience (.so called) followed by envange- lical Hrma and Paj» To Christ, present or absent 249 Lovfest thou me ? 250, 425 Desiring to love Christ 250,251 Profession of love to the Redeemer 252, 253 To the brethren 254 Unfeigned 256 To all saints 255 To our neighbour 257 To our enemies 24, 253 All attainments vain 07 without love 259 Loving Kindness of God 13 M 51 MAJESTY of God 17 Leper cryiug 189, 889 Manna 158, 180 Healed 102 Mariner, the spiritual 304 Liberality. See Charity 246 Manner's psalm 36 Libert if, spiritual 93 Marriage hymn 513 J.ife and ministry of ■/-■/■.Christ our 490. V. 1,237 Christ 184, 166 Mums. of spreading the Abundant hv Christ Ml gospel encouraged Of the soul. ( hrist the 181 1st part 419 Light, God our !'."i Mediation 299 Christ the true and great 182 On the cross of Christ 478 Load of sin 236, 2:17 Meek beautified with sal- Longings holy, 212, 97—99 ration 260 For heaven Z&jMeeting and parting of Long Sufferings of God lfi friends 514—516 Lord of all, Christ the 176,177 \JMeleaizedec a type of Lord's day. See i:,s»r- Christ 183 rection of Christ 346—352 \Merctes in constant suc- Morning 346—349 cession 547 Evening 350— 352 Mercy, of God 15 Lord's rrover 358 Pleaded for 235, 332 Lord's Supper 472—490 Implored 995 Loss of the soul 4011 And truth met together 21 Losses compensated by God's presence fast Sheep found, parable of the Love of God, electing everlasting ', of the Redeemer 134 81 Of the gospel 115 Mi est nger of the covenant 184 79 Mi ssiah 185 \Msthod of salvation 107 62 Midnight cry 551 Unchangeable v 3, 4. 24\\Mind of Christ desired 293 Eternal and unchange- able Redeeming love 69 J^ovr of Christ, constrain' tag 139,446 On a oross and a Hi Weeping and dying 484 Of tie To pod 247 ' n Minister called to the il work 408,415 Leaving a people 414 .tone 413 nfone 566 Nothing without Christ 360 Abounding in the work of the Lord 424 Watching for souls 410 INDEX. Hruin and Pagei Hymn and Pago. .Ministers, mooting of. ml sin 3d See Associations 498—431 ( Orphans and widows pitied 246 f'hrisr's car.- of them 41-2; P Prayer for them 415, 426 Collection lor poor mi- nister;! 43-2—4.% Ministry of Christ 134 Gospel instituted by Christ 407 One called to the work PARDON 85—90 Of all sin 87 • Spoken by Christ 89 ion and pardon 88 And sanctiticatiou 100 Desired 235 Cod ready to forgive GO of tlie ministry 108 Pardoning God 8.3. Love 86 Of angels, to Christ lift'. Parting of chu To Christians friends 515, 516, 254 Miracle* of Christ applied 189 Passover, Christ our 186 Mission and work of < hrist 134 Pastor, one sought of God 400 Missionaries prayed for \ His prayer fur his peo- 415, 420 pie 416 Missionary Meetings 418 — 131 People's prayer for him 415 Moderation 261,262 Patience of God admired 16 Monthly Praver Meet- i Christian patience de~ ings 413—431; sired 263,264 Mortality of man. See Peace, promised and prav- Doath 4. 524, 543 ed for 266, 301 Moral Obedience followed | God speaking it to the by evangelical 51 soul 265 Morning Hymns 491—494, 226 None to the wicked v. 2. 116 Morning Star, Christ the j Of the nation, prayed spiritual 160 for 530 Murmuring V. 4, 3091 Praise for it 531 Deprecated 1st p. 217i Of the globe v. 14. 1st p. 420 Mu t aJ>il i ty of the creation H,Pcarl of great price, N Christ the 187 NATIONAL prayer and Penitence and hope. See praise 525 — 536 Repentance 272 Nativity of Christ 129—132 Penitent, the 271 JVboA preserved in the ark 104 His sighs 270 ■ ur, duty to our 48 Perfections of God 1 — 26 Love to him 257, 242 In harmony 21 New Year's Day 508—511! Celebrated 25 Noah's Ark K>4 Moral perfections of Not unto us 384 God imitated 24 Now is the accepted time '.Persecution to be expected 505, 376, 115 by good men 317 v. 4. 267 Perseverance in grace O 103— Km;. 223 OBEDIENCE, servile I Desired 105, 106 and evangelical 51 Peter, admonished by Omnipotence of God 7 Christ 155 Omnipresence and omni- i His tall and recovery 313,314 science of God 8 And John following 524 Christ And weakness to be Physician of the soul 188 commisera't-il 246 of soul and body r89 One thing needful 297, 204 Pilgrim, the spiritual S'Hi Ordination hvmns His song 301 410—413. 338, 407; rillar of fire 44 INDEX. Hymn and Page And cloud 180, 418 Pisgah's top v. 4. 3d p. 550 Pleading with God in dif- ficulties 2d p. 296 Foj mercy 235, 99. v. 5, 332 Pleas, tlie Christian's greatest v. 5, 6, 528 Pleasures, of religion 291,377 Unseen longed for 546 Pool of Bethesfla 304 Poor in spirit blessed 234 Portion, God a 270 Poverty) spiritual 234 Pttocr, and providenceof God 7 Praise to God from the whole creation 1 For the blessings of pro- vidence and crate 37 Praise for fountain opened 109 For salvation To the Redeemer 4*6, 4R9, 283 To Father, Son, and Spirit 1st and 2d p. 22 God exalted above all praise 20 Prayer meetings monthly 418—431 Secret 332 In difficulties 298 The Lord's 358 Answered 310 By crosses 321 Importunity in it 354, 298 Imperfect but accepted 156 Benefit of it, and ex- hortation to it 353 Of a backslider 313 Hymns before prayer 359-S58 For the spread of the gospel 418—141, 427,428 For ministers and mis- sionaries 420,408,415,420 For President and Con- gees? 530 Preparatory thought for the Lord's supper 472 Presence of God worth dj i niz for 555 Of. Christ, the jov of his people 404, 554, 135 Promised 359 Longed for 220 2d p. 299, 361 16 Hymn and Pa^e Compensating all lo- Pride lamented 311, 345 Prince and Saviour 968 l'ri,sthood of Christ 190 Its excellency 191 Privileges of the sons of God 94, 375 Prodigal son, parable of 273 Promises. The first promise 122 Of strength according to our days 123 Of the divine presence 124 Of sufficient grace 125 Of a supply of all our need 126 Of the Kingdom 127 Exceeding great and preeii 128 Prophecy, Christ the sub- stance of it 205 Fulfilled 185 Animating to prayer 418 Prophet, Priest, and King, Christ the 192 Prosperity of the soul de- sired 322 Providt 31 And power of God 7 Equitable and kind 33 Mysterious 34 To be explained here- after 35 Bereaving submitted to 563 Praise for blessings of 37 Publican, the humble 236 R Rji C& the Christian 302 Rain, threatening 502 Rainbow V. 7. 104 Ransom, Christ our 90, 193 Heading the scriptures 330 Reason 32 An insufficient guide 196 Recollection grateful 324, 509 Reconciliation to God 115 Redeeming love 69.169 Redemption by Christ alone 70 Finished 71,72 Gratitude to God for 73 Wonftersofit 485 Refuge, Cod a 316 l hrisi a 52, 100. 305 Regeneration. See Con- version 77-^82 INDEX. Hymn and Page Rejoicing in God ■ 238 In hope 240 In the ways of God 239 And going on our way 240 Religion, gratitude spring of 21fi Internal, desire 284 Pleasures of it 291, 377 Benefit of it 284, 377 Personal 329—337 Family 333—337 Public 338—397 Vain without love 259 Remembering all the way, &c. 324 Repentance, commanded by God 267 Given by Christ 269 And hope 272 Prayed for. See Peni- tence and Penitent 268 Why weepest thou'? 274 Request, the 319 Resignation. See Submis- sion 1st p. 217, 276—279 Resolution, to serve the Lord 334 The successful one 355 Rest, the eternal 352 Resurrection of the bndv 568, 569 Of Christ 140, 143, 474 A pledge of ours 143 Comfortable to such who seek Christ 144 Resurrection and ascen- sion of Christ 142—145 Retirement 329 Revival prayed for 427 Rich fool surprised 400 Riches, their emptiness 398 Of Christ unsearchable 151 Righteous. See Christian. Righteousness, imputed 84 Human, insufficient to justify 83, 50 Christ our righteousness 194 Rock, Christ the smitten 195 Building on the 163; Rising to God 323 Rivers of bliss 3d p. 299; Rule of Conduct, the law a i 3d p. 298 S SABBATH. See Lord's day 47, 348, 352' Hvmn and Pago Safety of Christ's sheep 103 Saint indeed 261 Salvation, approaching 224,586 Of Pinners 107—113 The method of it 107 Free 108. By grace 110, 111 By Father, Son, and Spirit 107 Shall be complete 109 An interest in desired 113, 296 What must I do to be saved 294 God glorious, and sin- ners saved 112 Praise fur it 383, 3d p. 292 Samaritan, the good 257 Sanctijicatitin, and pardon 100 And growth desired 102,390 Promoted by affliction 542 Satan repulsed 287 Saviour, Christ the only 196, 269 Able and willing 115 Scriptures, their inspiration 43 Their usefulness 44 Riches 4.3. Sufficiency and excellency 46 Beading them 332 Seasons, the crowned with goodness 508 Secret Prayer 332 Seeds of piety 436 Seed-time, the literal and spiritual 504 Self-dedication 298, 490 Self-denial 280,281 Self-examinatitn 331 Lord, search me 283 Self- existence and self- sufficience of God 20, 23 Self-righteousness lamented 51 Seriousness prayed for 549 Sermon, hymns before 359 — 371 Hymns after 372—392 Shame, on account of Christ abhorred 451 Sheep of Christ secure 103 Shepherd, Christ a 101, 197 Sickness, presence of God desired in it 537 Submission under it 540 Sickness, complaint and hope in 538. General 539 And recovery 541, 542 Sinai and Calvary 52 17 i INDEX. Hymn and Page Hymn and Page Sincerity and truth Removed by Christ 552 Desired hold, Christ the Sin, original spiritual 198 . Indwelling 39 Submission, to the will of A burden 236, 237; God 217, 276, 277, 264 And grace -II To bereaving Provi- And sorrow laid before G od 99 Sinner, impenitent found wanting 49 Reasoned with Convinced 50. 294, 376 Repenting, accepted 273 And saints in the wreck of nature 570, Death of the 559! Slon, its stability and glory 403| Suffering Christians dear Asking the way to it 405; to Christ i*0 Glorious thincs spoken ' Sufferings of Christ. See of it. See Church. 418| Lord's Supper 136 Soldier, the spiritual, and Summer and harvest 504, 505 his foes 2-23 Sim, Christ the 199 Song to creating Wisdom 29 Sunday Schools 522, 523 Of the angels at Christ's Supplication 295 birth. 129,130 T Of the spiritual pilgrim 301 TEMPEST, high 305 Of praise to the Re- Temple, the bodies of the deemcr 347, 488, 489 saints a 299 Sons of God, their prhi- i The spiritual, completed 431 leges 94, 95; Temptation 305, 324 denceaS63. Filial 278 It is the Lord, let him, &c. 279 , of prayer 353 Of the gospel predicted part 1, 2, 3, 418 Of missions and mission- aries prayed for 2 p. 419 p. 1, 2, 4, 420. p. 1, 2. 421 Of means enjoyed 429 — 431 •274 Moderated 306 Tempted saints, Christ's intercession for them 155 Th an ksgiving days 529 — 536 401 ; Thief on the cross 83 Thirsty souls invited to Christ 120 Thunder, the God of 503 Time, well spent 226 Short 543 Now is the accepted time 376, 505 Every part of it in God's hands 545 And eternity 546 To-day, the voice of wis- dom 505 not to depart 215 To-morrow, the language of Spirit, his drawings cele- follv 505 brated 816. His leave 10fi' Transfiguration of Christ 135 Spiritual mindedness 84 Trnnlbr's psalm 36 Spirituality of God 3 Tnc the accursed 478 Spring 498—500 Of life v. 3, 585 Strength as our days are ' "Trinity, doctrine of the 123, {See Doxologies.) . Sting of death 5*i Trial, beneficial 2 p. 206 II Sorrow, godly. See Re- pentance. For sin, desired Laid before Cod Soul, worth and loss of Sovereignty of God Sower, parable of 372, 373 Spirit of God, his influ- ences 206—216 His distinct work in sal- vation 2 p. 206. v. 4, 5, 107 The Comforter 306 Leads the people of God 207 To duty 293 Addressed under dark- ness Grieved, but intreated ^^^M ■ rt^/r"5: f - ^