II gflfl wm t\(- in st, REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON. D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BH ■ f - ->rl:.--* ^itd&it a^ C Wj^ca^^^^ fr n U V >; HYMN AND TUNE BO' MAY 31 1933 <*>, A METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH. ROUND NOTE EDITION, Nashville, Tenn. : Publishing House of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Barbee & Smith, Agents. 1897. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1889, By the Book agents of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. PREFACE. The General Conference of 1886, believing that the Hymn Book might be made more acceptable to our people by reducing its size and introducing new material, appointed a committee for its revision. The labor of the committee was carefully performed, and has pro- duced a book of doctrinal soundness and poetic merit, strictly main- taining, as in all previous editions of Methodist psalmody, the Wes- leyan character of the collection. We cannot urge too strongly the vital importance of diffusing in the homes of our beloved Methodism the unwasting fragrance of these hymns as a daily tribute to Him, all whose " garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces." Let our congregations hold the theology which has brought life to myriads, as it is embalmed in these measures. Let our children in the Sabbath-school be trained to lisp in advance the melody of the skies. Let us render to our Methodism the glory of having furnished from its own resources a psalmody unequaled in its rich statement of Christian experience through all stages of nascent and perfected life, which has become the inspiration of youth and the treasure of age with God's people of our own and other Churches; and let us ex- clude from pulpit and prayer-room every utterance in song that would displace the doctrines and hymns of our Zion. The choice hymns of Montgomery, Newton, Cowper, and other an- cient and modern poets will be found to have contributed to the clas- sic and spiritual value of the book; but to the gifted muse of Charles Wesley, the sweet singer of Methodism, is this volume mainly indebt- ed for its excellence. 3 PREFACE. It lias been truly said that " every phase of Christian experience- its gloom, its struggle, its victory, its peace, its joy — finds in a Wes- leyan hymn some true Castalian, almost seraphic, utterance. He wrote his poems in a style so immediately available that they rose- upon the air while the ink was hardly dry; and now, after a century and a half, they are sung in every land and in most of the languages, of the world. They hold the essence of sermons, and serve as the lit- urgy of our Churches. Christian hearts can never let them die." May they continue to minister to the comfort and salvation of countless thousands, and secure a large revenue of praise to the Tri- une God! Holland N. McTyeike, John C. Keener, Alpheus W. "Wilson, John C. Granbery, Eobert K. Hargrove, "William "W. Duncan, Charles B. Galloway,, Eugene E. Hendrix, Joseph S. Key. January 1, 1889. Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of his ])ower. Praise him for his mighty acts : Praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: Praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance : Praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals ; Praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Psalm cl. (5) CONTENTS. ,K„o» PART I. PUBLIC WORSHIP. „„„ I. Being and Perfections of God 1-5? II. Mediation of Christ 58-1 66> III. Offices of the Holy Ghost 167-192 IV. Institutions of Christianity 193-266 1 . The Church 193-214 f 2. The Ministry 215-232 3. Baptism 233-238 4. The Lord's Supper 239-252 5. The Sabbath 253-266 V. The Gospel Call 267-307 VI. Penitential Exercises 308-375 VII. Christian Experience 374-581 1. Justification and the New Birth 374-406 2. Entire Sanctification and Perfect Love 407-451 3. Duties and Trials 452-581 VIII. Death and the Future State 582-655 IX. Special Occasions 656-731 1. Missions 656-679 2. The Bible 680-688 3. Erection of Churches 6S9-697 4. Education of Youth 698-705- 5. The Seasons 706-719 6. National Solemnities 720-729 7. On a Voyage 730-731 PART II. SOCIAL WORSHIP. I. Communion of Saints 732-755 II. Prayer ". 756-790 PART III. DOMESTIC WORSHIP. I. The Family 791-81? II. The Closet 818-842 SUPPLEMENT— Miscellaneous 843-918 DOXOLOGIES 919-929 PAGES CHANTS 499-506 Alphabetical Index of Tunes 507-509 Metrical Index of Tunes 510-512 Index of Tunes in the Supplement 513 Index of Subjects 514-543 Index of First Lines of Stanzas 544-550 Index of First Lines of Hymns 551-559 6 HYMN AND TUNE BOOK. PART I. FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. SECTION I. BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. ITALIAN HYMN. 6s k 4s. rfca — J j |=|=jz— i ppzp _|: — i: Jf 1— to 1 — — -atr^— i H 1 — i£-| — -H- >-— 4-— ^ — *> — ■*— l-g— **— «H -?;- l~fr =sj= -4=3-1 FELICE GIARDIUt 1*=^ #= §ES 1. Come, thou al - might - y King, Help us thy name EfclEgE^^gE^^gEpel to sing, p l=J: 4 — 4 Help us to praise! ^ J I Fath - er all _to_ -to.- .to_ ?lo — — I — | 1 i I r- £i=5 ri - ous, O'er all vie ■ £=£ -I — to to * -I — i 1 1 — — -l=| 1 j :§=!: *= 4- =r==f==^=Bj==^ — »--- to- — to — | — — — —to- g=E to - ri - ous, Come and reign o - ver us, -» ■— 1_ to „ to » to- to m — m—\=m- -- — *- — * : m 2 Come, thou incarnate Word, Gird on thy mighty sword, Our prayer attend ; Come, and thy people bless, And give thy word success: Spirit of holiness, On us descend ! 3 Come, holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness hear In this glad hour: Thou who almighty art, An - cient of days. "i*" to -to- ^ ■+— -r- -jto- a . -y — g=i=i=h — f- I r n Now rule in every heart, And ne'er from us depart, Spirit of power ! 4 To the great One and Three Eternal praises he Hence — evermore ! His sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore. Charles tVesley. 2 BEING A>"D PERFECTIONS OF GOD. AZMON. C. K. C. B. GLASER. B — I 1 & — ■ 1. A thousand or - a - eles di - vine Their common beams u - nite. S3 a J J I fe m &-z>-* That sinners may with an - gels join To wor- ship God a - right : -» m- <&- I 2 To praise a Trinity adored By all the hosts above; And one thrice holy God and Lord Through endless ages love. 3 Triumphant host ! they never cease To laud and magnify The Triune God of holiness. Whose glory fills the sky : 4 Whose glory to this earth extends. "When God himself imparts. And the whole Trinity descends Into our faithful hearts. 5 By faith the upper choir we meet. And challenge them to sing Jehovah, on his shining seat. Our Maker and our King. 6 But God made flesh is wholly ours. And asks our nobler strain : The Father of celestial powers. The Friend of earth-born man. Charles ', 3 4. EOGGETT. C. U, -1 1 r. m. Mcintosh. J *U\4iJ 5E3 zsz-zd 1. Hail, ho - lv. ho - lv, ho - ly. Lord! Whom one in three we know : ^=^¥ 1 T |~ ~* — I g ~v~l I 1 J L * * * *H— g — ~ — ^— 1— ~r Bv all thy heav-'nlv host a - dored. Bv all thv Church be - low. 2 One undivided Trinity With triumph we proclaim: Thy universe is full of thee. Ami speaks thy glorious name. 3 Thee, holy Father, we confess: Thee, holy Son. adore: Spirit of truth and holiness. We praise thee evermore. 4 Hail. holy. holy, holy Lord (Our heavenly song shall be). Supreme, essential One. adored In coeternal Three! Charles Wesley. BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. NIOEA. 11,12,10. JOHN B. DYKES. Mr- m Ho \ i -I 4- \—k>- -3*-*K- lv. ho - ly. m m ~& z :^= FT ho - I I I. mer - ci JE± _(2_j ful and might ^ bless - ed Trin - i ty- A-nien. 2 H*>ly, holy, holy! all the saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim tailing down before thee, Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be. 3 Holy, holy, holy ! though the darkness hide thee, Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see; Only thou art holy ; there is none beside thee, Perfect in power, in love, and purity. 4 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth, and sky, and sea; Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty, God in three Persons, blessed Trinity! Reginald Heber. 9 BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. HBNDON. 7s. C. H. A. MALAN. 1. Ho-ly, bo - lv, ho-ly Lord,Godthe Fa - tber, and the Word, God the Comfort- jl^- Hiigm -«>-|-»-si-l — i j — u< er, re - ceive Blessings more than we can give, Blessings more than we can give. J _*"^ JL-J?_ j/S. ^ -„ -f- 1* jQ- 2 One, inexplicably three, One, in simplest unity : God, incline thy gracious car, TJs thy lisping creatures bear. 3 Thee while man, the earth-born, sings Angels shrink within their wings ; Prostrate seraphim above Breathe unutterable love. 4 Happy they who never rest, With thy heavenly presence blest ! They the heights of glory see, Sound the depths of Deity ! 5 Fain with them our souls would vie ; Sink as low, and mount as high ; Fall, o'erwhelmed with love, or soar ; Shout, or silently adore ! Char lis U'esUy. ST. THOMAS. S. M. GEO. F. HANDEL. -* — ^~L-» — |^ZJ-=5 — I x-s m-i — -1 ( ^ And aid my tongue to bless bis name Whose fa - vors are di - vine. «3 -H 1 — :£: i- i 2 O bless the Lord, my soul; Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. 3 'Tis he forgives thy sins; 'Tis he relieves thy pain; 'Tis be who heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again. 3d ' — T-Z h-r— H 1-- 10 -I- 4 He crowns thy life with love, When ransomed from the grave: He, who redeemed my soul from hclL Hath sovereign power to save. 5 He fills the poor with good ; He gives the suff 'rers rest: The Lord hath judgment for the proud. And justice for th' oppressed. Isaac Watts. BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. SILVER STREET. S. M. 1 . J-r— I -.— J- 1. Come.sound His praise -A I L. a- broad, And hymns of glo - ry NjwbW^^i^N - bo- vab is the sov - ereign God, The u ni- ver - sal King. ■m-^-m- jSL ?2rr-f ±zpEE=t r==t: 1— r si Cjfg rHEt=£ 2 He formed the deeps unknown, He gave the seas their bound; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne; Come, bow before the Lord: We are his work, and not our own; He formed us by his word. 4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod: Come, like the people of his choice, And. own your gracious God. Isaac Watts. 8 S-M- Stand up, and bless the Lord, Ye people of his choice; Stand up, and bless the Lord your God, With heart, and soul, and voice. 2 Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, Who would not fear his holy name And laud, and magnify ? 3 O for the living flame From his own altar brought, To touch our lips — our minds inspire, And wing to heaven our thought! 4 There, with benign regard, Out hymns he deigns to hear; Though unrevealed to mortal sense The spirit feels him near. 5 God is our strength and song, And his salvation ours; Then be his love in Christ proclaimed With all our ransomed powers. 6 Stand up, and bless the Lord, The Lord your God adore; Stand up, and bless his glorious name. Henceforth, for evermore. James Montgomery. 9 S. M. My soul, repeat His praise, Whose mercies are so great; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide; And when his strokes are felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimes,. And lighter than our guilt. 3 High as the heavens are raised Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 4 His power subdues our sins; And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 11 Isaac Watts. 10 BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. ROCKINGHAM. L. M. *& ~9 -~- 72- 1. 0 Thou, whom all thy saints a-dore, "We now with all thy saints a - gree, And bow our in - most souls be-fore Thv glo-rious,aw - ful rua - ies - ty. 2 We come, great God. to seek thy face, And for thy loving-kindness wait; And O how dreadful is this place! 'Tis God's own house, 'tis heaven's gate! 3 Tremble our hearts to find thee nigh, To thee our trembling hearts aspire; And lo! we see descend from high The pillar and the flame of fire. 4 Still let it on th' assembly stay, And all the house with glory fill; To Canaan's bounds point out the way, And lead us to thy holy hill. 5 There let us all with Jesus stand. And join the general Church above; And take our seats at thy right-hand, And sing thine everlasting love. Charles Wesley. 11 GILEAL. L. K ETIENNE HENRI 1IEHUL. 1. Thee we a-dore, e- ter - nal Lord; We praise thy name with one ac - cord; Thv saints, who here thv good-ness see, Thro' all the world do wor-ship thee. I III 'urn. ~Jm «TZ . ~ 2 To thee aloud all angels cry. The heavens and all the powers on high : Thee, holy, holy, holy King, Lord God of Hosts, they ever sing. 3 Tli' apostles join the glorious throng; The prophets swell th' immortal song; 12 The martyrs' noble army raise Eternal anthems to thy praise. From day to day. O Lord, do we Highly exalt and honor thee: Thy name we worship and adore. World without end, for evermore. John GamboltL BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. PAEK STREET. L. M. F. M. A. VENNA. 1. Come, 0 my soul, in cred lays, At-tempt thy great Cre - a it tor's praise : But 0 what o^U4 -a BH -gl S^TlS T ^-5rV*-# =]= =£ *h* S^ tongue can speak his fame ? What mortal verse can reach the theme ? What mortal verse can reach the theme ? .(9-m-I^L-rmu9-9-rJ~J-TJ--\ — r JT T*-rm-t-jJ^-r -&*-*■ -r0-±-x\ - f bs-WS— — r— \-—-+-o-Ya— \ — FH -\-— — p"TM — i — h- — 44 i- ^=PL t- 1&P — ■ 1 — i — I r 2 Enthroned amid the radiant spheres, He glory like a garment wears; To form a robe of light divine, Ten thousand suns around him shine. 3 In all our Maker's grand designs, Omnipotence, with wisdom, shines; His works, through all this wondrousframe Declare the glory of his name. Eaised on devotion's lofty wing, Do thou, my soul, his glories sing; And let his praise employ thy tongue, Till listening worlds shall join the song. Thomas Blacklock* 13 *te STEELING. 1. Praise ye the Lord ! 'tis good to raise Your hearts and voi-ces RALPH HARRISON. mm ±=t i^gdii^iiigiii 2 He formed the stars, those heavenly flames ; He counts their numbers, calls their names: His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound, A deep where all our thoughts are drowned. 3 Sing to the Lord, exalt him high, Who spreads his clouds along the sky; There he prepares the fruitful rain, Nor lets the drops descend in vain. 13 He makes the grass the hills adorn; He clothes the smiling fields with corn: The beasts with food his hands supply, And the young ravens when they cry. But saints are lovely in his sight, He views his children wdth delight: He sees their hope, he knows their fear, He looks, and loves his image there. Isaac Watts. 14 BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. NEWCOURT. L.P.M. THOMAS BOWMAN. 1. I'll praise my Mak - er while I've breath, And when my voice hi ll i I h ±==iz=F*-l »— b_— £=3 ■•—<«- -i 1= — i — i* — i — [ «_^ «£_»_• « « — I — 9±- « ^-i_l — »_J_^ 9. ^_ • My days of praise shall " ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and f. 1 1 1 1 1- ? — f- -*_• |L_ — \-t: ±=5=± f- 2 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God: he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train: His truth forever stands secure: He saves th' oppressed, he feeds the poor: And none shall find his promise vain. 3 The Lord pours eyesight on the blind; The Lord supports the fainting mind ; He sends the lab' ring conscience peace: He helps the stranger in distress. The widow and the fatherless, And grants the prisoner sweet release. I'll praise him while he lends me breath, And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers: My days of praise shall ne'er be past. While life, and thought, and being last. Or immortality endures. Isaac Watts. 14 BELNG AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 2 Before the Saviour's face The ransomed nations how; O'erwhelmed at his almighty grace, Forever new: He shows his prints of love — They kindle to a flame! And sound through all the worlds above, The slaughtered Lamb. 3 The whole triumphant host Give thanks to I rod on high; "Hail, Father, Son, and Holy (jlhost," They ever cry: Hail, Abrah'm's God, and mine! (I join the heavenly lays) All might and majesty are thine, And endless praise. Thomas Olivers. 19 LYONS. 5s & 6s D. F. J. HAYDN. 1. 0 wor-ship the King, All glo-rious a - bove; 0 grate-ful- ly sing D.S. — Pa- vilioned in splendor, -*■ — £ — ■•- AuJ+ JCS fs fe i , Fine. , PS. His And power and his love; Our Shield and De- fender, The An-cient of days, gird - ed with praise. f*-^__^_ iflliliiS 2 O tell of his might, O sing of his grace, ■Whose robe is the light, Whose canopy space; His chariots of wrath The deep thunder-clouds form, And dark is his path On the wings of the storm. 3 Thy bountiful care What tongue can recite? It breathes in the air, It shines in the light, It streams from the hills, It descends to the plain, And sweetly distills In the dew and the rain. 4 Frail children of dust, And feeble as frail, In thee do we trust, Nor find thee to fail: Thy mercies how tender, How firm to the end, Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend. 2 R N TT T Robert Grant. 20 5s & 6s. D. 1 Ye servants of God, Your Master proclaim, And publish abroad His wonderful name; The name all victorious Of Jesus extol; His kingdom is glorious, And rules over all. 2 God ruleth on high, Almighty to save; And still he is nigh; His presence we have. The great congregation His triumph shall sing, Ascribing salvation To Jesus, our King. 3 Then let us adore, And give him his right, All glory, and power, And wisdom, and might ; All honor and blessing, With angels above, And thanks never ceasing, And infinite love. 17 Charles JVesUy. 21 BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. HORTON. 7s. XAVIER SCHNEIDER. -b-7, h — h — -n 1 — *=-* V F±4 1. Let us, with a gladsome mind, -£Z- f -.-^5 $fca=! -+H» -Hz=i ~rJzF 3f P Praise the Lord, for he i is kind ; f J -^ £=* at rg* — 2 «| :i=at 22: -^-s» ^ tszzzzzat =s=r=q=i 5 Jet r — -I- i=*l =1=5=* is g For his mer - cies _«Z_ ~ S b<* -)*-•- ave en-dure, Ev - er faith- ful, ev - er sure 1Z> f= F 2 Let us hlaze his name abroad, For of gods he is the God ; For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 3 All things living he doth feed; His full hand supplies their need; For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 4 Let us, therefore, warble forth His high majesty and worth; For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. John Milton, 22 HADDAM. H. M. ^Z3==l===J===fc^3==^===l LOWELL MASON. =4=st ■ -*> — zj: 1. Young men and maid-ens, raise Your tune- ful voi - ces high; Old ,jHg_i-S=P P= =1=2= I :fe iEEgESES pl=t -*- -*- -(*- ^: £ =1 : H I men and children, praiseThe Lord of earth and sky : Him Three in One, and -J-£=- -G>- -& — i — 18 BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. liiKMiii -at ' 2 The universal King Let all the world proclaim; Let every creature sing His attributes and name! Him Three in One, and One in Three, Extol to all eternity. 3 In his great name alone All excellences meet, Who sits upon the throue, And shall for ever sit: Him Three in One, and One in Three, Extol to all eternity. Glory to God belongs: Glory to God be given, Above the noblest songs Of all in earth and heaven: Him Three in One, and One in Three, Extol to all eternity. Charles Wesley. 23 1 DYKE. 8s. 4- L. C. EVERETT. -g— a — * I a I t» 1. This, this is the God we a - dore, f* f- 1* Our faith - ful, un- P=3= ^ r- -i 1 p- Z&=\ fc? %=£ =zi= hid— I: f change- a - ble Friend, Whose love -t 2 'Tis Jesus, the first and the last, Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home: We'll praise him for all that is past, And trust him for all that's to come. 19 Joseph Hart. 24 BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. ESSEX. 8s, 7s. THOMAS CLARK. ^S ^i-=f=*=S 3 1 * I N-+- — | ^ f-* g a)- -•• al 1 h-l 1— ~*S-— M- 1. Praise the Lord! yeheav'ns, a-dore him, Praise him, an- gels, in the height : Sun and moon, re- '-T-J -I- i P— ^ — 11 P 1- -» — ■• hR-1-*— *-j j joice be -fore him, Praise him, all ye stars of light, Praise him, all ye stars of light. 2 Praise the Lord ! for he hath spoken, Worlds his mighty voice obeyed; Laws, which never shall be broken, For their guidance he hath made. 3 Praise the Lord! for he is glorious; Never shall his promise fail; God hath made his saints victorious, Sin and death shall not prevail. 4 Praise the God of our salvation ; Hosts on high, his power proclaim ; Heaven and earth, and all creation, Laud and magnify his name! John Kempthorne. 25 8s, 7s. 1 Lord, thy glory fills the heaven; Earth is with its fullness stored; Unto thee be glory given, Holy, holy, holy Lord. 2 Heaven is still with glory ringing; Earth takes up the angels' cry, "Holy, holy, holy," singing, " Lord of hosts, Lord God most high." 3 With his seraph train before him, With his holy Church below, Thus unite we to adore him: Bid we thus our anthem flow: " Lord, thy glory fills the heaven, Earth is with its fullness stored. Unto thee be glory given, Holy, holy, holy Lord." » Richard Mant 26 8s, 7s. 1 God is love: his mercy brightens All the path in which we rove; Bliss he wakes, and woe he lightens: God is wisdom, God is love. 2 Chance and change are busy ever; Man decays, and ages move ; But his mercy waneth never: God is wisdom, God is love. 3 E'en the hour that darkest seemeth Will his changeless goodness prove; From the mist his brightness streameth: God is wisdom, God is love. 4 He with earthly cares entwineth Hope and comfort from above; Everywhere his glory shineth: God is wisdom, God is love. John Bowring. 20 37 BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. W ILMOT. OS, 7S. carl mama von webeb .4 EX-1 ,, -I— -jX-j I |_rJ^_^. 1. There's a wide-ness in God's mer- cy, Like the wide-ness of the sea*. mn ; c c C-fTp Ttff i i — i— i — i — i — 1-=^ — ' a — i — i 1 — , — — i — — ... There's a kind-ness in his jus -tice, Which is more than lib - er - ty. :g=g— r— hH=E=£ -^-i-* -(2— u 2 There is welcome for the sinner, There are blessings for the good; There is mercy with the Saviour; There is healing in his blood. 3 For the love of God is broader Than the measure of man's mind; And the heart of the Eternal Is most wonderfully kind. 4 If our faith were but more simple, We should take him at his word; And our lives would be all sunshine In the sweetness of our Lord. Frederick William Faber. 28 BOYLSTON. S. M. LOWELL MASON. 1. The pit - y the Lord, To those that fear -iS>- -&- jHi-gi -•5- — ^wm$ ¥ s: Is such as ten - der par-ents feel: He knows our fee - ble frame. 19- -<9- -m- -+- „ -&- -—G>- a -byss ! Thee m to per- fee - tion who can know ? j__ w—w — i -i 1 &— 4 :il=^ -&—*—&- ^L=3trjs. Ezs=E=J=3tg=gzzE2=z5-=j33 utes to show? height im-mense ! What words suffice Thy count-less at - trib ^— & -g— r-TP f- g— i-ig— r-V I* the wondrous tale; And nightly, to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth: While all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings, as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. 3 What though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark, terrestrial ball? What though no real voice, nor sound, Amid the radiant orbs be found ? In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing as they shine, " The hand that made us is divine." Joseph Addison GUION. L. M. 6 1. A. B. EVEKET1 ^— * — ■ — cH -II In - fi- nite God, to thee we raise Our hearts in sol-emn songs of praise ; By all thy works on earth a-dored, We worship thee, the com- mon Lord; - J-*-^_e._f _ J_fJgLf-,f TgL_g_ — & * eJ ^H m r r The ev - er- last-ing Fa - ther own, And bow ourselves be- fore thy throne. «- I -m—m- ?E f- P l! Tliee all the choir of angels sings, The Lord of hosts, the King of kings; Cherubs proclaim thy praise aloud, And seraphs shout the Triune God ; And " Holy, holy, holy," cry, " Thy glory fills both earth and sky!" 3 Father of endless majesty, All might and love we render thee: Thy true and only Son adore, The same in dignity and power; And God the Holy Ghost declare, The saints' eternal Comforter. Charles Wesley. 40 L. M. 6 1. i The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye: My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. 27 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant, To fertile vales and dewy meads, My weary, wandering steps he leads, Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. 3 Though in a bare and rugged way, Through devious, lonely wilds I stray, Thy bounty shall my pains beguile; The barren wilderness shall smile, With sudden greens and herbage crowned, And streams shall murmur all around, 4 Though in the paths of death I tread. With gloomy horrors overspread. My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, O Lord, art with me still; Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade. Joseph Addison. BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. ARLINGTON. C. M. THOMAS A. ARNE, God, our strength, to thee our son Y\ ith grateful hearts we :3=i= -P--2- =fz — f=£— j^_[Z^±qgzjE^|_ - -JM =4 ^r^=g=F=ji7=3=5-| — i-F^^ — -mr-i—m—n 1 — — " ™ — ^ — I ' ' "« -S-:-f-g — ^H * • »—- pH— gg-F-f— — • To tliee, and thee 2 In trouble's dark and stormy hour Thine ear hath heard our prayer: And graciously thine arm of power Hath saved us from despair. 3 And thou. O ever gracious Lord, Wilt keep thy promise still. If, meekly hearkening to thy word, We seek to do thv will. jfl HENRY. C. M. H U .-4—4- ->5i- 4 Led by the light thy grace imparts, Ne'er may we bow the knee To idols. which our wayward hearts Set up instead of thee. 5 So shall thy choicest gifts, O Lord, Thy faithful people bless; For them shall earth its stores afford, And heaven its happiness. Harriet Auber. S. B.POXD. 1. Fa - ther, how wide thy glo 4>._f2 « J .^_^: \jf\v f-fg rv shines! How high thv won - ders rise ! Known J M — ^ . j J I I ! JNJ through the earth bv thou - sand signs, Bv thou- sands through the skies. . _ J. • — A • .«L ^ m & — • — 2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power; Their motions speak thy skill; And on the wings of every hour We read thy patience still. 3 Part of thy name divinely stands. On all thy creatures writ: They show the labor of thy hands, Or impress of thy feet. 4 But when we view thy strange design To save rebellious worms, 28 Where vengeance and compassion join In their divinest forms. 5 Our thoughts are lost in reverent awe; We love and we adore: The first archangel never saw So much of God before. 6 Here the whole Deity is known, Nor dares a creature guess Which of the glories brighter shone, The justice or the grace. Isaac Wattt. 43 BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. MANOAH. C. M. -A— 1\ J — =3=1 |4_4E]jta3j F. J. HAYDN. 1. God moves in a mys- te- rious way His won-ders to per - form ; He plants his foot-steps in the sea, And rides up -on the storm. r-?=fe: :S£:1 2 Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take: The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace: Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. 5 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour: The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain: God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. William Coivpcr 44 c. m. 1 Sixce all the varying scenes of time God's watchful eye surveys, O who so wise to choose our lot. Or to appoint our ways! 29 ^Good when he gives — supremely good — ' Nor less when he denies: E'en crosses, from his sovereign hand, Are blessings in disguise. 3 Why should we doubt a Father's love, So constant and so kind ? To his unerring, gracious will Be every wish resigned. James Hervey. m 45 c. m. 1 Thy way, O Lord, is in the sea; Thy paths we cannot trace, Nor comprehend the mystery Of thine unbounded grace. 2 As through a glass, we dimly see The wonders of thy love ; ^.How little do we know of thee, Or of the joys above! 3 "Tis but in part we know thy will; We bless thee for the sight: Soon will thy love the rest reveal, In glory's clearer light. 4 With rapture shall we then survey Thy providence and grace; And spend an everlasting day In wonder, love, and praise. John Fawcett. BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD HOWAKD. C. M. %mm ELIZABETH CTTHBERT. 1. Thv cease- less, un - ex - haust- ed love, Un-ruer - it - ed and free. Thou waitest to be gracious still, Thou dost with sinners bear, That, saved, we may thy goodness feel, And all thy grace declare. Thy goodness aud thy truth to rne, To every soul, abound: A vast, unfathomable sea, Where all our thoughts are drowned. Its streams the whole creation reach, So plenteous is the store; 47 MEDWAY. Enough for all, enough for each, Enough for evermore. Faithful, 0 Lord, thy mercies are! A rock that cannot move: A thousand promises declare Thy constancy of love. Throughout the universe it reigns, Unalterably sure; And while the truth of God remains, His goodness must endure. Charles Wesley. L. M. 1. God of my life, whose gracious power Through various deaths my soul hath led, fcs>*-r«>- 2 In all my ways thy hand I own, Thy ruling providence I see : Assist me still my course to run. And still direct my paths to thee. 3 Whither, O whither should I fly, But to my loving Saviour's breast ? Secure within thine arms to lie, And safe beneath thy wings to rest. 30 I have no skill the snare to shun, But thou, O Christ, my wisdom art ! I ever into ruin run. But thou art greater thaii my heaTt. 5 Foolish, and impotent, and blind. Lead me a way I have not known : Bring me where I my heaven may find, The heaven of loving thee alone. Cliarles Wesley. BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOR ZEPHYR. L. M. W. B. BKADBURY. -4 1=F= Peace, troubled soul, thou need'st not fear; Thv great Pro- vid i^l III m er still :=): ^ -g-~ -g I :¥=faL u Hi 1 J_r__ p ata: J: 3^ 3=g -H-.-J- ww^ ZMZ I -+T-U ±3fc=pt2fc ^ «S>— Who fed thee last, will feed thee still: _£?. _^- -,£,-• ^t. £2- -£?- -«- Be calm, and sink in - to his will ±z -i©'- -*- .©>- l~ E&tZ^^El§tE3 J=, 1 II 2 The Lord, wdio huilt the earth and sky, In mercy stoops to hear thy cry; His promise all may freely claim: Ask, and receive in Jesus' name. 3 Without reserve give Christ your heart; Let him his righteousness impart; Then all things else he'll freely give; With him you all things shall receive. 4 Thus shall the soul be truly blest, That seeks in God his only rest; May I that happy person be, In time and in eternity. Samuel Ecking , 49 MIGLOL. L. M. LOWELL MASON. 44 2r_j^a_ _£ .Lg_ -SZL^—^J-^-l — Ir-al — H -jr^-^Y^-^rj— ziF| 1. High in the heav'ns, e- ter-nal God, Thy siood- ness in br- -I- |-U b.' 'Sri m full *£ t lo - rv shines ; p3-t- r Thy truth shall break thro' ev'ry cloud That veils and darkens thy de - signs. ^Ebpzz^-^zzwzbni- ±=fe=£dzz= e: J.-J ^ -«-• LSI 2 Forever firm th y j ustice stands, As mountains their foundations keep; Wise are the wonders of thy hands, Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 Thy providence is kind and large, Both man and beast thy bounty share: The whole creation is thy charge, But saints are thy peculiar care. I I I 4 My God! how excellent thy grace! Whence all our hope and comfort springs: The sons of Adam in distress Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 5 Life, like a fountain, rich and free, Springs from the presence of the Lord; And in thy light our souls shall see The glories promised in thy word. 31 "istius V/atts. BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOP. WAED. L. M. x, — | — l. LOWELL MASON. -J— K+ -<5>- -<5>- 1. .Vi-her of heav'n, whose love profound A ran-som our souls hath found. J- 2 Almighty Son, incarnate Word, Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord, Before thy throne we sinners bend; To us thy saving grace extend. 3 Eternal Spirit, by whose breath The soul is raised from sin and death. Before thy throne we sinners bend : To us thy quick'ning power extend. 4 Jehovah! Father, Spirit, Son. Mysterious Godhead! Three in One! Before thy throne we sinners bend; Grace, pardon, Life, to us extend. Edward Cooper. 51 *-3- y—kz* 1. The Lord ST. MARTINS. C. M. q \ n-r-i3-+-T WILLIAM TAXSCB. I our God 1 clothed with rnight.The winds o I bey his will; FsSfcF^--^ ?i Rebel, ye waves, and o'er the land With threat 'ning aspect roar! The Lord uplifts his awful hand, And chains you to the shore. 3 Howl, winds of night! your force combine! Without his high behest. Ye shall not, in the mountain pine, Disturb the sparrow's nest. 4 His voice sublime is heard afar. In distant peals it dies: He yokes the whirlwinds to his car, And sweeps the howling skies. 5 Ye nations, bend — in rev'rence bend: Ye monarchs, wait his nod ; And bid the choral song ascend To celebrate our God. 32 Henry Kirke White. 52 l BEING A^D PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 3 53 CM. Tuns, " St. Martins." Great God, to me the sighl afford To him of old allowed; And let my faith behold its Lord, Descending in a cloud ! In that revealing Spirit come, Thine attributes proclaim; And to my inmost soul make known The glories of thy name. Jehovah, Christ, I thee adore, Who gav'st my soul to be! HAMBURG. Fount- Jrj of being and of power, And great in majesty. 4 The Lord, the mighty God, thou art; But let me rather prove That name inspoken to my heart, That fav'rite name of Love. 5 Merciful God, thyself proclaim In this polluted breast : Mercy is thy distinguished name, And suits the sinner best. Charles Wesley. U. M. LOWELL MASON. 2 A thousand ages, in their flight, "With thee are as a fleeting day; Past, present, future, to thy sight At once their various scenes display. 3 But our brief life's a shadowy dream, A passing thought that soon is o'er, That fades with morning's earliest beam, And fills the musing mind no more. 4 ro us, O Lord, the wisdom give Each passing moment so to spend, That we at length with thee may live Where life and bliss shall never end. -r. -»t ,-■, ™ Harriet Auber. 3 R N H T 33 L. M. Holy as thou, O Lord, is none! Thy holiness is all thy own: A drop of that unbounded sea Is ours — a drop derived from thee. 2 And when thy purity we share, Thy only glory we declare: And, humbled into nothing, own Holy and pure is God alone. 3 Sole, self-existing God and Lord, By all thy heavenly hosts adored, Let all on earth bow down to thee, And own thy peerless majesty. Charles Wesiey. 55 BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. OLD HUNDRED. L. M. LOUIS BOURGEOIS. 1. Be- fore Je - ho- vah's aw - ful throne, Ye na-tions bow with sa-credjoy: and Know that the Lord is God a- lone; He can ere- ate, m=^ m T he de - stroy. TZ^JSL 7Fr~ttH -H r— I l-J!5'-,-, 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men; And when, like wand' ringsheep, we stray 'd, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We' 11 crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heavens our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues. Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 4 Wide as the world is thy command ; Vast as eternity thy love; Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. Isaac Watts. 56 L. M. 1 Eternal depth of love divine. In Jesus, God with us, displayed, How bright thy beaming glories shine! How wide thy healingstreamsare spread! 2 With whom dost thou delight to dwell ? Sinners, a vile and thankless race: O God ! what tongue aright can tell How vast thy love, how great thy grace ? 3 The dictates of thy sovereign will With joy our grateful hearts receive: All thy delight in us fulfil: Lo! all we are to thee we give. 4 To thy sure love, thy tender care, Our flesh, soul, spirit, we resign: 34 O fix thy sacred presence there, And seal th' abode forever thine! 5 O King of glory, thy rich grace Our feeble thought surpasses far; Yea, e'en our crimes, though numberless, Less numerous than thy mercies are. 6 Still, Lord, thy saving health display And arm our souls with heavenly zeal: So fearless shall we urge our way Through all the powers of earth and hell. Count Zinzendorf. Tr. by John Wesley. 57 L. M. 1 Parent of good ! thy bounteous hand Incessant benefits distills; And all in air, or sea, or land, With plenteous food and gladness fills. 2 Each evening shows thy tender love, Each rising morn thy plenteous grace: Thy wakened wTath doth slowly move, Thy willing mercy flies apace! 3 To thy benign, indtdgent care, Father, this light, this breath, we ow*; And all we have, and all we are, From thee, great Source of being, flow. 4 Thrice Holy! thine the kingdom is, The power omnipotent is thine; And when created nature dies. Thy never-ceasing glories shine. Ernest Lange. Tr. by Jo kn Wesley. SECTION II. MEDIATION OF CHRIST. 58 CHRISTMAS. C. M. GEORGE F. HANDEL. r.- US I 1. Hark! the glad sound ! the Saviour comes! The Saviour promised long ! Let i j J3- ^- f-^-m-^-M. ,_J. i=US: £2 a SlSi ^s- (• *=i=: -*-■»>-*-»- i^^fe =!: -*-st- '-»- (C 1 ev'ry heart prepare a throne, And ev'ry voicea song, And ev'ry voice a song. -•~^-*-*4-©* — -jH j -j — j»~f — t-- -^ -Hi 2 He comes, the pris'ners to release, In Satan's bondage held: The gates of brass before him burst; The iron fetters yield! 3 He comes, from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray; And on the eyeballs of the blind To pour celestial day. 4 He comes the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure; And, with the treasures of his grace, T' enrich the humble poor. 5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim; And heaven's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. 35 Philip Doddridge. MEDIATION OF CHRIST. ANTICCH. C. K From GEORGE P. HANDEL. iiiiiiiiiipiiii^iiripp 1. Joy to the world — the Lord is come! Let earth re-ceive her King; srti 9 + f e ^"^ — e—E zfzi =t= HR-M^-Hr — ^FT— J=F^-Pfc:¥l -^ — i*~ri — i~^ — r H j*~H — H" — ' -P* f=to|=qQ=K=:K=K=^ «r-al — H — l-i — •-£-•- -5 . -si — t — i-l — i ' 1 >-ar * ! 1 — ;_^ ^i — 1_| — j 1 ?_^_^.i_^_i_» — ^_^_^_9.i 1 Let ev - 'ry heart pre -pare him room, And heav'n and nature sing. And heav'n and na- And heav'n and nature sing, - ture sinar And heav'n, and heav'n and na-ture sing. m=^ .eLJ m—im—m—m- — H I-k-- t 1 , 1 L_j L^?_ :f*zl ^ •>. - ture sing, / y y / y And heav'n and nature sing, And heav'n and na- ture sing. ^f-r 2 Joy to the earth — the Saviour reigns! Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, Eepeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground: He comes to make his blessings flow, Far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace: And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. Isaac Watts. 60 C. M. 1 Mortals, awake, with angels join, And chant the solemn lay: Joy, love, and gratitude combine To hail th' auspicious day. 36 2 In heaven the rapt'rous song began, And sweet seraphic fire Through all the shining legions ran, And strung and tuned the lyre. 3 Swift through the vast expanse it flew, And loud the echo rolled: The theme, the song, the joy, was new, 'Twas more than heaven could hold. 4 Down through the portals of the sky Th' impetuous torrent ran; And angels flew with eager joy To bear the news to man. 5 With joy the chorus we'll repeat, "Glory to God on high! Good -will and peace are now complete: Jesus was born to die." 6 Hail, Prince of life, forever hail! Redeemer, brother, friend! Though earth and time and life shall fail, Thy praise shall never end. Samuel Medley. MEDIATION OF CHRIST. ST. ANNS. C. M. 1. While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seat - ed on the ground, h — F^-^ -^ — _►- -W — , — «► a> -_► _» — | — _►- -^-t— n' -I aj- U— 4 4—- -+-. =S ^3i 4- IB The an - gel of the Lord came down, And glo - ry shone a - round. % __-_£_-__l_^-~-|_gE^^_gifl 2 "Fear not,"' said he (for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind), " Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind. 3 "To you, in David's town, this day, Is born, of David's line, The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord; And this shall be the sigu: 4 " The heavenly babe you there shall find To human view displayed, 62 All meanly wrapped in swa thing-bands. And in a manger laid." Thus spoke the seraph, and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels, praising God on high, And thus addressed their song: "All glory be to God on high, And to the earth be peace : Good- will henceforth, from heaven to men, Begin and never cease." Nahum late. UXEBlD(j_, L. M. LOWELL MASON. ____g_2-__i-3 -_s- sus' birth, Glo l_.5i_.p_l — ^ 1 ^ _ ry to God. and peace on earth : S%^_=s__^_±Bzi_=?2==fr__l _!___!_, , 1 (___) _}___ « In - car-natelove in Christ is seen, Pure mer-cy and good-will to Jr^ I 4*- -m- i -_?- t_ :t: ~G>— I— _?— *=__=*_: H 1 1— H 1 h- -!_?- HSi 2 Praise him, extolled above all height. Who doth in worthless worms delight: God reconciled in Christ confess, Your present and eternal peace. 3 From Jesus, manifest below, Rivers of pure salvation flow, 37 And pour on man's distinguished race Their everlasting streams of grace. 4 Sing, every soul of Adam's line, The fav'rite attribute Divine, Ascribing, with the hosts above, All glory to the God of love. Charles Wesley. 63 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. HEEALD ANGELS. 7s. D. -> -&-T—W- -■« -• m—m- FELIX MENDELSSOHN. IS I , !. 1. Hark! the her- aid an - gels sing, "Glo- ry to the new-born King; ._!*: ^=4*=£ J2L JL. JL. 1- t £E=t=nfeE U=^=£: f h fM i m- t-r mild: Peace on earth, and nier - cy u - „ J. > _£-_ 1 * m * . ~i «^zlz — . — | iz p God and sin • ners rec - on-ciled. pfc:i --•-i — -•-, — (•- r rT ^ — ^ — ^ — | — 1_ ^*_i_^ — ^_ — ^ — - — i ^*— ■ Joy - ful, all ye na-tions, rise; Join the tri-umphs of the skies; H*- JL. JL. jg. £*= -0- -PL -m- jo. i EE ■ *-'-*- rf With th' angel - ic hosts pro - claim, " Christ is born in Beth - le - hem." J J J. N - ±E=^=^=fc r — r-t p iW- 1_| 1 MO » t ^=^ -4 a ^ With th' angel - ic hosts pro-claim, "Christ is born in Beth- le - hem." J. _,*_ *L J. • > -^. ^ •- ■ _ — £_* — „f* ... -m — F- ri* — I 1- 8H=± :L=t= 38 m MEDIATION OF CHRIST. 2 Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord: Late in time behold him come, Offspring of a virgin's womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, I [ail iir incarnate Deity! Pleased as man with men t' appear, Jesus our Immauuel here. 3 Hail the heaven -born Prince of peace! Hail the Sun of righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings: Mild he lays his glory by, Born that man no more may 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: Puse, the woman's conq'ring Seed, Bruise in us the serpent's head; Adam's likeness now efface, Stamp thine image in its place: Second Adam from above, Reinstate us in thy love. Charles Wesley. 2ESAH. C. M. I.OWKI.L MASON. -A— «— — ; — i 1 1 — I p — « — m— I — •» — — « t 1 — «. i—l — i— I 1. To us a Child of hope is born ; To =*=£=£= us a Son is given ; -*-. r r r :fr.i_«Utf_4- k±i=i « 1 •_• S — » 1 — ^_! « — m — ■ — <» SB— ' SB theliostsof heav'n ; 2 His name shall be the Prince of peace, For evermore adored; The Wonderful, the Counselor, The great and mighty Lord. 3 His power, increasing, still shall spread ; His reign no end shall know; Justice shall guard his throne above, And peace abound below. 4 To us a Child of hope is born, To us a Son is given; The Wonderful, the Counselor, The mighty Lord of heaven. John Morrison. 65 c. m. 1 Salvation, O the joyful sound! 'Tis pleasure to our ears: A sov' reign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Buried in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay; But we arise by grace Divine To see a heavenly day. 3 Salvation! let the echo fly The spacious earth around, While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. Isaac IVatts. 39 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. LABAN. S. K LOWELL MASON. §jp^j -at- ». ther, our hearts we lift H*- H*- JZ. Up to thy gra-cious throne, And S i r r ■ r-tf-|~r~|r~~f- 1 ) Fphp^d ^1— I— (S!_i- 1 1 ign thank thee for the pre - cious gift 3: -— 2 The gift unspeakable "We thankfully receive, And to the world thy goodness tell, And to thy glory live. 3 Jesus, the holy child, Doth, by his birth, declare That God and man are reconciled, And one in him we are. 4 A peace on earth he brings, Which never more shall end: -zt: Of thine in • car m nate Son! m The Lord of hosts, the King of kings. Declares himself our friend. 5 His kingdom from above He doth to us impart, And pure benevolence and love O'erflow the faithful heart. 6 Changed in a moment, we The sweet attraction find, With open arms of charity Embracing all mankind. Cfiar/es Wesley- ^ JOHN WHITAKER. ! * J if-H aa WIMBORNE. L. M. I I'll pO ^ 1. To us this day a Child is given, To crown us with the joy of heaven Good news from heav'n the an-gels bring, Glad tid-ings to the earth rhey sing L— H I fc^ I *~|— Li C-j* (*— I* ■l-p- 40 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. 2 All praise to thee, eternal Lord, Clothed iii the garb of flesh and blood; Choosing a manger for thy throne, While worlds on worlds are thine alone. 3 A little Child, thou art our guest, That weary ones in thee may rest; Forlorn and lowly is thy birth, That we may rise to heaven from earth. 1 Were earth a thousand times as fair, Beset with gold and jewels rare, She yet were far too poor to be A narrow cradle, Lord, for thee. 5 Ah, blessed Jesus, holy Child. Make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart, that it may be A quiet chamber kept for thee. Martin Luther. Tr. hy A. T. Kussell(a.\L) 68 REGENT SQUARE. 8s, 7s. A— HEN'RY SMART. 34^=2: I -•- -•- -■»- -m- m -^- &- 1. Hark ! what mean those ho - ly voi - ces, Sweet-ly sounding through the skies? —g — i— S 1 ^— ; — F — .— F- 1 r— o- 1 ■= m- tk± -*EE- I ^ ■r3-r EttEEEl — r F ' =^J=±= Lo ! th' an- gel - ic host re - joi - ces ; Heavenly hal - le - In - iahs rise, — -J — ?: -y- dj^E=^-Z|ESEte-£dEfe|EE L-Ji, J-J \-|- -1 — 4- m- ^1 Lo ! th' an- gel - ic host re - joi - ces ; Heavenly hal - le - hi - iahs rise Ftr==F: -« ^se 2 Listen to the wondrous story, Which they chant in hymns of joy : "Glory in the highest, glory, Glory be to God most high ! 3 ' ' Peace on earth, good-will from heaven, Reaching far as man is found: Souls redeemed and sins forgiven ; Loud our golden harps shall sound. 41 4 " Christ is born, the great Anointed; Heaven and earth his praises sing; O receive whom God appointed, For your Prophet, Priest, and King. 5 " Hasten, mortals, to adore him: Learn his name, and taste his joy ; Till in heaven ye sing before him, ' Glory be to God most high!' " John Cawood. MEDIATION OF CHRIST. TRURO. L. M. CHARLKS BURNEY. stud the sky, When marshalled on the night-ly plain, The glitt'ring host be -f- -&- g|±3 Fj ifr* r> i — 1^»- -s1- =t i I One star a- lone of all ^- -49- the fc=fcEH!* =^*- 1— -T train Can fix the sin #*fl?±F|B=p£: ner's wand' ring eye. I3Z mmmm^^\ 2 Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem ; But one alone the Saviour speaks, It is the Star of Bethlehem. 3 It is my guide, my light, my all ; It bids my dark forebodings cease ; And, through life's storm aud danger's It leads me to the port of peace, [thrall, 4 Thus, safely moored, my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem, Forever, and for evermore, The Star! — the Star of Bethlehem! Henry Kirke White. 70 L. M. 1 To us a child, of royal birth, Heir of the promises, is given : Th' Invisible appears on earth, The Son of man, the God of heaven. 2 A Saviour born, in love supreme He comes, our fallen souls to raise: He comes, his people to redeem, With all his plenitude of grace. 3 The Christ, by raptured seers foretold, Filled with th' eternal Spirit's powev, Prophet, and Priest, and King, behold, And Lord of all the worlds adore. 4 The Lord of hosts, the God most high, "Who quits his throne on earth to live, With joy we welcome from the sky, With faith into our hearts receive. Charles Wesley, 71 CAMBRIDGE. C. M. JOHN RANDALL. 4-4- 1. The Lord will come, and not be slow; His footsteps cannot err; Before him righteous- tt*: -- 2--jg— :t= mm 3=t= EzrzzzMzJg fezjjffl&b ~ 1-zH "ft If *ll-jl= I I II!* -.»- ness shall go, His royal harbin-ger, His roval harbinger, His rov-al har-bin- ger. 1 Fill -&— 1 g-i 1 — ^-*--^-i a 1 — *-t-*-|-»— — 1 rb^1 r1^- 1 l-fe^&rX MEDIATION OF CHRIST. 2 Mercy and Truth, that long were missed, Now joyfully are met; Sweet Peace and Righteousness have And hand in band are set. [kissed, 3 The nations all whom thou hast made Shall come, and all shall frame To bow them low before thee, Lord, And glorify thy name. 4 Truth from the earth, like to a flower, Shall bud and blossom then, And Justice, from her heavenly bower, Look down on mortal men. 5 Thee will 1 praise, 0 Lord, my God! Thee honor and adore With my whole heart; and blaze abroad Thy name tor evermore! Jolin Ulilt on. HANOVEK. lis, 10s. V. A. MO'/ MIT 1. Bright - est and best *~#~£-\ 1 1 — — i 1 1 — -' of the sons of the morn - ing, Dawn on our J -I P — I— » *- P=K=iCT=i== * l*P3 :q^=^i A— -ds-i -»l 9— I lend us thine aid ! *3=f dark - ness and TTl I I 1/ / I Star of the East, the ho- t~ :|zd=tz=E=:td -^ — — I ! 1 1 ^wmmkl^^gmm ■q i r a - dorn - ing, Guide where our in- fant Re-deemer is laid! *: 2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shin- ing, Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall, Angels adore him in slumber reclining, Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all. 3 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, Odors of Edom, and off 'rings divine? Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine? 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation, Vainly with gifts would his favor sec are, Richer by far is the heart's adoration, Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor! 5 Brightest and best of the sons of the morn- ing, Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid! Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. 43 Reginald Heber. MEDIATION OF CHRIST 73 OSGOOD. 8s, 7s, &i l_u__j — I— £3-h_i — t\ Fr. A. G. RITTER. ( An- gels, from the realms 'of glory, Wing your flight o'er all theearth: ) p , .. I Ye who sang ere - a - tion's sto - ry, Now proclaim Messiah's birth. / U)me ana worsmP> fck Come^and wor-ship, Worship Christ, the new-born King, Worship Christ, the new-born King. *f 2 Shepherds, in the field abiding, "Watching o'er your flocks by night, God with man is now residing; Yonder shines the infant light: Come and worship, Worship Christ, the newborn King. 3 Sages, leave your contemplations, Brighter visions beam afar; Seek the great Desire of nations; Ye have seen his natal star: Come and worship, Worship Christ, the newborn King. 4 Saints, before the altar bending, Watching long in hope and fear, Suddenly the Lord, descending, In his temple shall appear: Come and worship, Worship Christ, the newborn King. 5 Sinners, wrung with true repentance, Doomed for guilt to endless pains, Justice now revokes the sentence, Mercy calls you — break your chains: Come and worship, Worship Christ, the newborn King. James Montgomery. 74 SESSIONS. L. M. LUTHER O. EUERSOX. — 9- !*-— W-ft1 — j^T,*— Lr 1. How sweetly flow'd the gospel sound - 1*1 ■ II From lips of gen-tle-ness and grace. -&r- i=k&=* i^3EL __l- I I I ! When list'ning thousands gathered round, And joy and glad - ness filled the place! 2 From heaven he came, of heaven he spoke, To heaven he led his foll'wers way: Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, Unveiling an immortal day. 3 "Come, wand'rers, to my Father's home? Come, all ye weary ones, and rest: " Yes, sacred Teacher, we will come. Obey thee, love thee, and be blest. J4 John Bowring. 75 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. SANCTUARY. 8s, 7s. D. JOHNB. DYKES. 1. One there is, a - bove all oth - ers, Well de-serves the name of Friend, rs~; Z — * — • ' - J Lk d J-i His is love be - yond a broth-er's, Cost - ly, free, and knows no end. !=fe:=*z=f_qzi: t= #i^d=HE^3£^ -4- r rf^; 1 -•- --*1- -•- • I Which of all our friends, to save us, Could or would have shed his blood? j*-. fet t=tr=f: -I . I- =g=a<=iF;-J-i-J — i — i — L|=:i=~~l — =!=J-P:::i=— i — Pn tr --at- But the Sav-iour died to have us Eec - on - ciled in him to God. -JW— *-*hP-"- "f~ "£— ^ * , ^— ft* "£= — »■— r-j, f- g— n 2 When he lived on earth abased, Friend of sinners was his name ; Now above all glory raised, He rejoices in the same. O for grace our hearts to soften ! Teach us, Lord, at length, to love ; We, alas ! forget too often What a friend we have above. John Newton. Doxology. May the grace of Christ our Saviour, And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favor, Rest upon us from above ! Thus may we abide in union With each other and the Lord ; And possess, in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. fohn Newton- 45 76 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. EOCKINGHAM. L. M, LOWELL MASOK. — a-gl1^^-^ — : 4. =r=fc -*— # i -gj— i— gf s»- _ ^ :^=^= 3= =q=t= * — ■ ■jjr & --gr thee, 0 Lord our God, the Lamb, 2 Worthy is he that once was slain, The Prince of life, that groan' d and died ; Worthy to rise, and live, and reign At his almighty Father's side. 3 Power and dominion are his due Who stood condemn'd at Pilate's bar; Wisdom belongs to Jesus too, [here. Though he was charged with madness 4 All riches are his native right, Yet he sustained amazing loss; To him ascribe eternal might, Who left his weakness on the cross. 5 Honor immortal must be paid, Instead of scandal and of scorn; While glory shines around his head, And a bright crown without a thorn. 6 Blessings forever on the Lamb, Who bore our sin, and curse, and pain : Let angels sound his sacred name, And ev'ry creature say, Amen! Isaac Watts. 77 L. M. 1 Behold the blind their sight receive! Behold the dead awake and live! The dumb speak wonders! and the lame Leap like the hart, and bless his name! 2 Thus does th' eternal Spirit own, And seal the mission of the Son; The Father vindicates his cause, While he hangs bleeding on the cross. 3 He dies! the heavens in mourning stood! He rises — and appears a God ! Behold the Lord ascending high, No more to bleed, no more to die. 4 Hence, and forever, from my heart I bid my doubts and fears depart; And to those hands my soul resign, Which bear credentials so divine. Isaac Watts. *8 L. M. 1 Now to the Lord a noble song ! Awake, my soul; awake, my tongue: Hosanna to th' Eternal Name, And all his boundless love proclaim. 2 See, where it shines in Jesus' face, The brightest image of his grace: God, in the person of his Son, Has all his mightiest works outdone. 3 Grace! 'tis a sweet, a charming theme: My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name ! Ye angels, dwell upon the sound; Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground! 4 O may I reach the happy place Where he unveils his lovely face! Where all his beauties you beholl, And sing his name to harps of gold. 4g Isaac Watt* MEDIATION OF CHRIST. •J*) L. M. Tune, " Rockingham." 1 My dear Redeemer, and my Lord, 1 read my duty in thy word; But in thy life the law appears, "Drawn out in living characters. 2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such def rence to thy Father's will, Such love, and meekness so divine. I would transcribe, and make them mine. 3 Cold mountains, and the midnight air, Witnessed the fervor of thy prayer: The desert thy temptations knew, Thy conflict, and thy vict'ry too. 4 Be thou my pattern : make me hear More of thy gracious image here; Then God, the Judge, shall own my name, Among the foll'wers of the Lamb. Isaac Watts 80 SPANISH HYMN. 7s. D. Spanish Melody. Fine 1. Ho- ly Lamh, who thee con- fess, Foll'wers of thy ho - li - ness, D. C. — Would in all thy footsteps go, Walk as Je - sus walked be - low. item r Thee they ev - er keep in view, Ev - er ask," What shall we do?" 2 While thou didst on earth appear, Servant to thy servants here, Mindful of thy place above, All thy life was prayer and love: Such our whole* employment be, Works of faith and charity: Works of love on man bestowed, Secret intercourse with God. 47 3 Early in the temple meet, Let -us still our Saviour greet: Nightly to the mount repair, Join our praying Pattern there: There by wrestling faith obtain Power to work for God again; Power his image to retrieve, Power like thee, our Lord, to live. Charles Wesley. MEDIATION OF CHRIST. HEBEE. C. M. GE<> KINGSLRV /Wn i^=M-| — H-s 1 1 — ■ — —I— ahT-al — w- 1 — -J— I— i 1 *\ — a; f=^ I I •— I r 1. Thou art the Way : to thee a -lone From sin and death we &- -m~ ' -m- -&- -&- -- -&- _ . _ --* *<- 1 — _j_r^l—H f-T — I 1 — «■- -W- h— -I a — « • 5 *~^ — ^~i~m — • ^~* — «—■•—■• Li « ■• ■ 1. O Love Divine! that stooped to share Our sharpest pang, our bit-terest tear, -•>- i«- -^ 3=* t= *=•!*=*: i ^ F'p-+ i=i=l 1/ ' T^ I \ m > .... , On thee we cast each earth-born care, We smile at pain, while thou art near 1+ — W- i»-f* — H 1 1 r-l ! I I *e=^ v > * -i — i — 1_ — _) — i — | — i — *=flfc :|=: E-* 0 2 Though long the weary wray we tread, And sorrow crown each lingering year, Nopathweshun,nodarknessdread, [near!" Our hearts still whispering, ' ' Thou art 3 When drooping pleasure turns to grief, And trembling faith is changed to fear, 48 s^ The murmuring wind, the quivering leaf, Shall softly tell us, " Thou art near! " On thee we fling our burdening woe, O Love Divine, forever dear; Content to suffer while we know, Living and dying, thou art near! Oliver Wendell Holmes. MEDIATION OF CHRIST. COVERT. C. M. Scotch Fsslter. rrk: 1. Out -0 £ * of the depths to ng (? Is thee Hi IE=t===R:==3 - >■<-> \-&— .g— (g-i-g - r-e— f2— " £ — p 3 fc ±= ^=P=izg-|=g=?=: p=4=b±=b= |z=j ^ ii 2 Thou Man of grief, who once apart Didst all our sorrows hear — The trembling hand, the fainting heart, The agony, and prayer! 3 Is this the consecrated dower, Thy chosen ones obtain, To know thy resurrection power Through fellowship of pain? 4 Then, O my soul, in silence wait; Faint not, O faltering feet; Press onward to that blest estate, In righteousness complete. 5 Let faith transcend the passing hour, The transient pain and strife, Upraised by an immortal power — The power of endless life. Elizabeth Eunice Marcy. NAOMI. C. M. LOWELL MASON. W£=-\ \ k i i^FF^F^^H-l — i-l — k— T 1 i I I ~ I -ft-? 1 P — p-^i 1 — H — i — i — i 1— I 1— I— m— - — ■» — -»( — ti— i— y-ir.— — ^^1 & — -9—-9 -w-^ -_S'-9~ ww w — nw— •—. & ■ 1. Dark was the night, and cold the ground, On which the Lord was laid; His sweat, like drops of blood, ran down : In — : — ■ — i — 2#=p -F I tc — y— " Father, remove this bitter cup, If such thy sacred will; If not, content to drink it up, Thv pleasure I fulfill. ' ' R N HT -h- o - nv he praved. I '/ I m 49 3 Go to the garden, sinner ; see Those precious drops that flow: The heavy load he bore for thee; For thee he lies so low. Thomas Hatveis MEDIATION OF CHRIST. ADMAH. L. M. D. LOWELL MASO!f. j f O Master, it is good to be High on the mountain here with thee, ' \ Where stand revealed to mor- tal gaze Those glo-rious saints of oth - er days. -2-^- J^^^J & r\ „ Jg fez: &-&. t=t ia "Who once re-ceived on Ho - reb's height Th' e-ter-nal laws of truth and right, ±=t= ■8— * — •— 8- -*L ^2- .^ t gititltl — i 1— =r-r*' — s — ^-r--=i— H~3 J I J i r *. Or caught the still small whisper, higher Than storm, than earthquake, or than fire. i 2 O Master, it is good to he Entranced, enwrapt. alone with thee : And watch thy glistering raiment glow Whiter than Hermon's whitest snow ; The human lineaments that shine Irradiant with a light divine ; Till we too change from grace to grace. Gazing on that transfigured face. 3 ( I Master, it is good to he Here on the holy mount with thee : When darkling in the depths of night, When dazzled with excess of light, We how hefore the heavenly voice That bids bewildered souls rejoice, Though love wax cold, and faith be dim. "This is my Son, O hear ye him. " Arthur Penrhyn Stanley. UXBHILGE. L. M. ^-i — I LOWELL HASOH, I , -*-* | ' -»■ -& -tr cr |' 1. When at this distance,Lord, we trace The va-rious glo-ries of thy face, i-i* — :£=£ ±L f=te mrtfPTUrt^ 50 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. ^tfi^ — i — 1-^41 What transport pours o'er all our breast, And charms our cares and woes to rest ! w =?*—£- -•»'—£- -m- ">y- £=£: --LJ. m 1 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. .3 On Tabor thus his servants viewed His luster, when transformed he stood ; And, bidding earthly scenes farewell, Cried, "Lord, 'tis pleasant here to dAvell!" 4 Yet still our elevated eyes, To nobler visions long to rise ; That grand assembly would we join, Where all thy saints around thee shine. J'hzfip Doddridge. GOSHEN, lis. — h — F^-IS— I 1 1 H — I . — -i — I — -i 1— i —J— >=— a 1 — — ■*— f— *J -a^-^-^-o S4 ' 1. 0 srar - den of 01 - i-vet, dear I Y honored spot, The fame 'of thv Ha — U i I 1 \-n — * — ! 1 &-— •-■-»-, ->sr— «- « -i m-^-m-m- — »- H * — ta — <5>- — B-i 1 h r^F 4-4= fq5 won - der shall ne'er be for- got: The theme most trans- port - in| 3^ :£=* to -ig— ^ *l rJ: . -R-l ;H— k± ^=3 ■fi ser- aphs a- bove; The tri - umph of sor - row, the umph of love ! -•■ — -^-i— — — ■-»- 2 Come, saints, and adore him : come, bow at his feet! O give him the glory, the praise that is meet : Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise, And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies. Maria De Fleury* 51 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. WINDHAM. L. M. DANIEL READ. ^=m0m. :q: *=& \ 1. He dies! the Friend of sinners dies ! Lo! Salem's daughters weep a-round; -(*— *-- -\~&- I a- t ■W- — 1 &■ — + -*. — m- :p: 2t A sol-eran darkness veils the skies ; A sudden trembling shakes the ground. *1FT =p-t £2- — .—+—<*— & - — I- 1. 0 sa - cred Head, now wound- ed. With grief and shame weighed down, -I— -F=F = i- -h- Now scorn - ful - ly sur - round - ed With thorns, thine on- ly crown ; l^_iiii^f#JI|ltlSi^iSil -t— r !- glo - ry, Wh at=**t sa - cred Head, what rjaz.~pL\-j^& Wt=3 What bliss till now was thine, -&- -m~ S*-H=- ^— C^? ♦—■—<& "J- 2^— '— * l*t* — I— & i— f $±=3=±0p3$*=tL Yet, though de- spised and go - ry, I joy to Ib=5 ! call thee mine. g|==r.=:FI=£=F£ |E£=|=|EifteE==rt|=-=gi3 2 What thou, my Lord, hast suffered Was all for sinners' gain: Mine, mine was the transgression, But thine the deadly pain. Lo, here I fall, my Saviour: 'Tis I deserve thy place; Look on me with thy favor, Vouchsafe to me thy grace. 3 Be near me when I'm dying, O show thy cross to me; And for my succor flying, Come, Lord, and set me free. These eyes, new faith receiving, From Jesus shall not move; For he who dies believing Dies safely, through thy love. Bernard of Clairvaux. Tr. by./. W. Alexander. 53 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. AMSTERDAM. 7s, 6s. Pec. ru-4 JAMES XARE9. m ^i -m-m— Y—-\ — 1 ■ — ^ -« — Kd-s— X— -I Je - sus drinks the bit - ter cup, Tears the graves and mountains up The wine-press treads a- lone; ) By his ex - pir - ing groan : J S m- *■- :\z: ^^m -p— ? pir - ing groan ^1 fcF= ■*-i ! — j -m — i — A m — i— i — i 1^ — I 1 — t — *■>. — ^ — i — * Lo, the pow'rs HeE -i — 1= of heav'n he shakes ; Na -N— I— m — mW\~- ture in con - vul - sion lies ; S £ I l^HmsJS^H =t :^=g Earth's pro-found-est cen - ter quakes : The King of Glo - ry dies ! t=f==f=l: • — I 1 — ! \—- 1 — -. — . 1 — i -=-1 — w- — — W- m-W—t 1 — I — h — £j*_i_^ — i-r — £-p-h — p~c :p: 1 2 O my God, he dies for me, I feel the mortal smart! See him hanging on the tree, A sight that breaks my heart! O that all to thee might turn! Siuners, ye may love him too: Look on him ye pierced, and mourn For one who bled for you. 3 Weep o'er your desire and b»pe With tears of humblest love! Sing, for Jesus is gone up, And reigns enthroned above! Lives our Head to die no more, Power is all to Jesus given, Worshiped as he was before, Th' immortal King of heaven. Charles We s lev- Ife Eife=3=S=f SELVIN. S, M. -A Y LOWELL MASON. -j—s)-1—* 1 -»— qt=St 1. Our ifjfee sins on Christ were laid ; He \ — » — »■ — f? — I lEEEtEa •5? — I — I* — bore the mighty load ; 54 MEDIATION OF CHRIST Our ransom-price lie ful - ly paid In groans, and tears, and blood, -i- l^iiEfe^liiii] ful - ly paid In groans,and tears, and — i — i — i — i— p &Je=£ S=£ :£=£: blood, 1 To save a world, he dies; Sinners, behold the Lamb! To him lift up your longing eyes; Seek mercy in his name. Pardon and peace abeund; He will your sins forgive: MAETYN. £fe i J i i i i i Salvation in his name is found — He bids the sinner live. 4 Jesus, we look to thee; Where else can sinners go ? Thy boundless love shall set us free From wretchedness and woe. John j-aivcett. 'S. JJ. SIMEON B. MARSH. i j Fine. 3 l3S^i 1 f Bound up -on th' accursed tree, I Bv the rlesh with scourges torn, B.C. Faint and bleeding, who is By the crown of twist - ed By thedrooping.death-dewed brow — Son of man ! 'tis thou ! 'tis -■*- -— |g- - ^ t»- T»- 1*- -»- 1S>- H*- . -&■ he? thorn, thou ! pUS Bound upon th' accursed tree, Dread and awful, who is he ? By the sun at noonday pale, Shiv'ring rock, and rending veil, Eden promised, ere he died, To the felon at his side, Lord! our suppliant knees we bow Son of God! 'tis thou! 'tis thou! 3 Bound upon th' accursed tree, Sad and dying, who is he? By the last and bitter cry. Ghost given up in agouy, 55 By the lifeless body laid In the chamber of the dead, Crucified ! we know thee now — Son of man! 'tis thou! 'tis thou! Bound upon th' accursed tree Dread and awful, who is he ? By the spoiled and empty grave, By the souls he died to save. By the conquest he hath won. By the saints before his throne. By the rainbow round his brow — Son of God! 'tis thou! 'tis thou! Henry Hart Milman. 94 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. AVON. C. K 1 HUGH 'WTLSO*. V* m - 1— <5- * L-S> ■»— L*— -1 1. Be - hold the iour of mankind Nail'd to the shamefu. miSAlxi^M $=& m How vast the love that him inclined . To bleed and die for thee ! 2 Hark, how he groans ! while nature shakes. See where he bows his sacred head And earth** strong pillars bend! The temple's veil in sunder breaks. The solid marbles rend. 3 "Tis done '. the precious ransom's paid! " Receive mv soul !'* he cries: He bows his head, and dies'. 4 But soonheTl break death'senriouschain, And in full glory shine: O Lamb of God, was ever pain. Was ever love, like thine ! Sa>-. ••" ■ Sr. WAEE. L. & GEORGE KISGSLET. 1. While in the ag - o - niesof death, The Saviour yields his lat i: m We. too , will mount on Cahr'iy's height. And contemplate the wond- 'rous sight ! 2 O Lamb of God. by faith we see How all our hopes are nxed on thee: Thy cross we see ordained by Heaven For man to look, and be forgiven. 3 By this thy saints to glory come: Bv this thev brave the martyr"* doom: In this the surest proof we rind Of God's vast love to lost mankind. 4 I I banner of the cross, unfurled To shine with glory through the world. O mav we ever cleave to thee. \nd thou shalt out salvation 1 ■• From the Latin. Tr. by Join 56 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. SELENA. L. M. 61. ISAAC B. TVOODBDRY. -•- -•- -■•- | t^- M«r _/^' 0 Love divine! what hast thou done!Th' immortal God hath died for me I I The Father's co - e- ter-nal Son Bore all my sii.s up- on the tree!} m- — m- —m-r-&—-m- r±tz~\ =i — s — L£FF^-^=E=3=fc^ Th' immortal God for me hath died: My Lord, my Love, is cru - ci - fied. i i i i . i . rj. /res-! ,♦ — /* — ?-{-&- f— ■» — +.— \-P — 8 -- -f+ — ,♦ — *— i— »■ — s — & — -» — i-*1 ~n f Behold him, all ye that pass by, The bleeding Prince of life and peace ! Come, see, ye worms, your Maker die, And say, was ever grief like his? Come, feel with me his blood applied: My Lord, my Love, is crucified — Is crucified for me and you, To hring us rebels back to God: Believe, believe the record true, Ye all are bought with Jesus' blood ; Pardon for all flows from his side ; My Lord, my Love, is crucified. Then let us sit beneath his cross, And gladly catch the healing stream : All things for him account but loss, And give up all our hearts to him : Of nothing think or speak beside, My Lord, my Love, is crucified. Charles Wesley. 97 L. M. 6 1. I Woi'Ln Jesus have the sinner die ? Why hangs he then on yonder tree? What means that strange expiring cry? (Sinners, he prays for you and me) ; "Forgive them, Father. O forgive. They know not that by me they live !" 2 Jesus, descended from above, Our loss of Eden to retrieve, Great God of universal love, If all the world through thee may live. In us a qnick'ning spirit be, And witness thou hast died for me. 3 Thou loving, all-atoning Lamb, Thee — by thy painful agony, Thy bloody sweat, thy grief and shame, Thy cross and passion on the tree, Thy precious death and life — I pray, Take all. take all my sins away. O let me kiss thy bleeding feet, And bathe and wash them with my tears;. The story of thy love repeat In every drooping sinner's ears; That all may hear the quick'ning sound ^ Since I, e'en I, have mercy found. 5 O let thy love my heart constrain, Thy love for every sinner free ; That every fallen son of man May taste the grace that found out me That all mankind with me may prove Thy sovereign, everlasting love. Charles Wesley. 57 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. STABAT MATER. 8, 8, 7. D. vtr — tt — * — ^ — g w-\-^ w — m y | m — w g g— ~^ «> — <■> y~| 1. Near the cross was Ma - ry weep-ing, There her mournful sta - tion keep-ing. > — =j =]^=! H--'^-? *fS* -J—. 1 H5 1 H— |-*tov 1 -*!—-■ ^ ' l-*l — -^ 1 to~ "• 1 — —a al— g ^-|g-r^ar-v-| g-v-^-^|-^ — g— y" g~h^ * *1 Gaz - ing on her dy - in| Son: •_S There in speechless anguish groaning, J i 1 1 1 H»— T-i H— ! r* — » — i »— ■M- — *— F-^H 1- — "r — p— — r t=i i — EEI to •=)»— H £| 1 • ml — P|-« ■* to -H-— ! 1 P— lT=r— ! fl — to — S— g — gH~to to— to — S+J to— to — »H=^-.-^;-far3jg-v-fl reaming, trembling, sigh-ing,moaning,Through her soul the sword had gone. -•" "*- -<*- *» *» ~t+~ * m "to" -1*- -•" . ^> . '"7"" — » » — i « — i 1 «- •■-l-i 1 — -i i h» -»--— H — P- 1 m 1 m- 1 1 1 — l-T 1 1 — -to— i-to-r-h-==^i H — i \/ — W- y— 1~' •• — ' — — -y— H» *■ — U »-y*-— F-^ y— :=h J J t 1" What he for his people suffered, Stripes, and scoffs, and insults offered, His fond mother saw the whole : Never from the scene retiring, Till he bowed his head expiring, And to God breathed out his soul. But we have no need to borrow Motives from the mother's sorrow, At our Saviour's cross to mourn. 'Twas our sins brought him from heaven These the cruel nails had driven : All his griefs for us were borne. When no eye its pity gave us, When there was no arm to save us, He his love and power displayed : By his stripes he wrought our healing, By his death, our life revealing. He for us the ransom paid. 5 Jesus, may thy love constrain us, That from sin we may refrain us, In thy griefs may deeply grieve : Thee our best affections giving, To thy glory ever living, May we in thy glory live. Jacoponi da Todi. Tr. by James Waddell Alexander. 99 From the cross the blood is falling, And to us a voice is calling, Like a trumpet silver clear: 'Tis the voice announcing pardon — It is finished, is its burden, — Pardon to the far and near. Peace that glorious blood is sealing, All our wounds forever healing, And removing every load; Words of peace that voice has spoken, Peace that shall no more be broken, Peace between mankind and God. Horatius Bonar. 58 100 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. MALVERN. L. M. LOWELL MASON. t=f=&=£= 1. My Saviour, how shall 1 pro-claim, How pay the might-y deht I owe? H*. JL. J*.. JL. rf=£ _^TL3_| ^— /-!-, ?—C V-Jf-Ly- H 1 1 y-*W -I 1— 3$^ :&-_-_ Let all I have and all I t7*TJ+ — » — »— 9-\-9 ---\ 1— t— -* 1 --\-9 \~9 am, Cease-less to all thy glo - ry show -p- h«- -«- JB. • ■t- llsili 2 Too much to thee I cannot give ; Too much I cannot do for thee : Let all thy love, aud all thy grief, Grav'n on my heart forever be ! 3 The meek, the still, the lowly mind, O may I learn from thee, my God And love, with softest pity joined, For those that trample on thy blood ! 4 Still let thy tears, thy groans, thy sighs, O'erflow my eyes, audheavemybreast, Till loose from flesh and earth I rise, And ever in thy bosom rest. Paul Gerhardt. Tr. by John Wesley. 101 1. In j-r — r the cross of Christ I i I + JrJL m RATHBUN, 3s, 7s. ITIIAMAK CONKEY. -*-tsl=* glo - ry, Tow'ring o'er the wrecks of time; igg^ gdt *-- ^ t- r- l«HH p== ^ *#; ,w-|— t=i r-r-i- =r-^ -4-1 All the liffht of sa cred sto - rv Gath- ers round its EE » -5- -js-- head sub-lim 5z£:W_ -t -I H h— Ll VzS-521 *J^ Tl t~r When the woes of life o'ertake me, Hopes deceive, and fears annoy, Never shall the cross forsake me ; Lo ! it glows with peace and joy. When the sun of bliss is beaming Light and love upon my way, From the cross the radiance streaming Adds more luster to the day. 59 t— t-n— ui- 4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, By the cross are sanctified ; Peace is there, that knows no measure, Joys that through all time abide. 5 In the cross of Christ I glory. Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. John BoTvring. 102 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. WARD. L. M. LOWELL MASON, arr. 5 1. When I sur-vey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of glo - ry died, BHr-h " <5>- -&- My rich-est gain I count but loss, And pour con H r 'i ' _. — i — «_ terupt on all ray pride. ISSI 2 Forbid it. Lord, that I should boast. Save in the death of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most. I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See. from his head, his bauds, his feet, Sorrow and love flow miugled down! Did e'er such love and sorrow meet ? Or thorns compose so rich a crown? 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small : Love so amazing, so divine. Demands my soul, my life, my all. Isaac Watts. 103 L. M 1 'Tis finished! The Messiah dies. Cut off for sins, hut not his owu! Accomplished is the sacrifice, The great redeeming work is done. 2 'Tis finished! All the debt is paid: Justice Divine is satisfied: The grand and full atonement made: Christ for a guilty world hath died. 3 The veil is rent in Christ alone: The living w&y to heaven is seeu: The middle wall is broken down. And all mankind may enter in. 4 The types and figures are fulfilled : Exacted is the legal pain'; The precious promises are sealed: The spotless Lamb of God is slain. 5 Death, hell, and sin. are now subdued: All grace is uow to sinners given; And lo! I plead th' atoning blood. And in thy right I claim thy heaven. Charles Wesley. 104 I rJ— £*=: ± ALETTA. 7s. 1=1=4 WILLIAM R. BRADBURY. 1. When on Si - nai's top I see God de-scend in ma - jes - ty. MEDIATION OF CHRIST. To pro-claim his ho - \y law, ■a~ -*- -£:- "*•" -& ^- ^ r; 1 1 1— l : n — e> — +-\-i? — p- -&- All n -• — --& — my spir - it * sinks with awe g!l 2 When, in ecstasy sublime, Tabor's glorious steep I climb, In the too transporting light, Darkness rushes o'er my sight. 3 When on Calvary I rest, Cod, in flesh made manifest, Shines in my Redeemer's face, Full of beauty, truth, and grace. 4 Here I would forever stay, Weep and gaze my soul away ; Thou art heaven on earth to me, Lovely, mournful Calvary. James Montgomery . 105 7s- Tune, "Aletta." 1 Sons of God, triumphant rise, Shout th' accomplished sacrifice! Shout your sins in Christ forgiven, Sons of God, and heirs of heaven! 2 Ye that round our altars throng, List'ning angels, join the song: Sing with us, ye heavenly powers, Pardon, grace, and glory, ours ! 3 Love's mysterious work is done: Greet we now th' atoning Son: Healed and quickened by his blood, Joined to Christ, and one with God. 4 Him by faith we taste below, Mightier joys ordained to know, When his utmost grace we prove, Rise to heaven by perfect love. Charles Wesley. 106 TOPLADY. -I * 7s. 61. THOMAS HASTINGS. Fine. ~-A 3=p: ~& ±=rt-_jLZjF-gB ges, cleft for me, Let me hide my - self in thee; the dou - ble cure, Save from wrath and make me pure. 1 1 1 1 1 ■j-4- <»—— « 3 3-f D.C. r Ph \— 1 -, -. ter and the hlood, From thy wound- ed side which flow'd, ^ • ML L_ ML —i \j 1 1 1 — 2 Could my tears forever flow, Could my zeal no languor know. These for sin could not atone ; Thou must save, and thou alone : In my hand no price I bring, Simply to thy cross I cling. 61 While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eyes shall close in death. When I rise to worlds unknown, And behold thee on thy throne, Rock of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee. Augustus Montague Toplady. 107 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. CLEANSING FOUNTAIN. C. It — I . ^ 1 1 — I — *1 — — m — i — I ^-1 i 1 — -m — '■ — ^1^ I 1 1 Fr. LOWELL MASON. 1. There is a foun-tain filled with blood, Drawn from Im- man-uel's veins \ i -♦- -••- -m- -»- -m- -»■- -m- -m- *~rt ! I -g— i— g-.- L I 1 '111 1 1 w-hr-rr-. m*-* i -4~L*- t — r~F r — b — r — I— i_»_i_^_j^_« — « ~ s ^ I i 1 * m * &-*— ■ And sin- ners plunged be-neath that flood, Lose all their guilt - y stains. m—d r. --- • -^ -- -I ^ i s -*1 —I — i — — «l 1 h j s I - ^— * «*- n; =qv I &. Lose all their guilt- y stains Lose all their pniilt - v I"" -■— ' — I b 1 1 1— (5-i-i :^=q ^:lzSz..=S: ?— *-H-^-3=3=fcg: ex r ^_j. :2=*: — I- Z^5~ And sin-ners plunged be- neath that flood, Lose all their guilt -y stains. F V" =£=1* -*-? « 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day : And there may I. though vile as he, Wash all my sins away. 3 Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood Shall never lose its power. Till all the ransomed Church of God Be saved, to sin no more. 62 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 Then, in a nobler, sweeter song. I'll sing thy power to save, [tongue When this poor lisping, stamm'ring Lies silent in the grave. William Qrwper. 108 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. DENNIS. S. M. H. O.NAOGLl. l^pTfilS 1. Called from a - bove, 1 rise, And wash a - way my sin : The I s— I 1 •• 1 1 * P— |— * W~» — H — (*-|— * — *~l s-j ■ I—- 1 stream to which my spir - it flies Can make the foul - est clean. t-'-t 2 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, Takes all our sins away ; A sacrifice of nobler name And richer blood than they. 3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine, While like a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin. Isaac Watts. 2 It runs divinely clear, A fountain deep and wide : 'Twas opened by the soldier's spear In rny Redeemer's side! Char it's Wesley. 109 s. m. 1 Not all the blood of beasts, On Jewish altars slaiu, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wTash away the stain. 110 OLIVE'S BEOW. L. M. WILLIAM B BRADBURY. -&- -■»- -40- -~ "" -&- -&- -&■ -&- ~m- -m- I ^i* -- 1. 'Tis midnight; and on 01 - ive's brow The star is dimmed that lately shone: -,-. r — (9—1—* — m- — » — .•~rf5' Trs—P — a- ,*'— i-*- — •■■ — »-— •—!-<» sn \~&— ■ ,5>— '-♦ — * — m — «Jk^ &—*—&—*- fa~~ 'Tis midnight; in the gar - den, now, The suff 'ring Saviour prays a- lone. fegjfrffpr^^ p^t 2 'Tis midnight ; and from all removed, The Saviour wrestles lone with fears; E'en that disciple whom he loved Heeds not his Master's grief and tears. 3 'Tis midnight ; and for others' guilt The Man of sorrows weeps in blood ; 1—1 Yet he that hath in anguish knelt Is not forsaken by his God. 4 "Tis midnight ; and from ether-plains Is borne the song that angels know ; Unheard by mortals are the strains That sweetly soothe the Saviour's woe. 63 * William Bingham Tappan. Ill MEDIATION OF CHRIST. W00DW0RTH. L. M. WILLIAM B. BRADBURY. iteaj i m \;miu\ u j i?WeS pen ed for all mankind and me g- J J f* " 2Z| ifssaai^^^iggii To purge my sins of deepest dye, My life and heart's im-pu - ri - ty. ■if inhhr-.R 2 From Christ, the smitten Rock, it flows : The purple and the crystal stream Pardon and holiness hestows ; And both I gain through faith in him. Charles Wesley. 112 L. M. 1 O thou whose oft" ring on the tree The legal off 'rings all foreshowed, Borrowed their whole effect from thee, • And drew their virtue from thy blood : 2 The blood of goats and bullocks slain Could never for one sin atone : To purge the guilty off 'rer's stain, Thine was the work, and thine alone. 3 Vain in themselves their duties were, Their services could never please, 113 ALVAN. pihrf Till joiued with thine, and made to share The merits of thy righteousness. 4 Forward they cast a faithful look On thy approaching sacrifice; And thence their pleasing savor took, And rose accepted in the skies. 5 Those feeble types and shadows old Are all in thee, the Truth, fulfilled: We in thy sacrifice behold The substance of those rites revealed. 6 Thy meritorious suff' rings past, We see, by faith, to us brought back ; And on thy grand oblation cast. Its saving benefits partake. Charles Wesley. 8s, 7s & 4. LOWELL MA?ON. =fc 9- H=v r=p ?t^3i^- E3E3 Hark! the voice of love and mer- cy Sounds a-loud from Cal - va-ry; rocks a- sun- der, Shakes the earth. and veils the sky; a ^-v-S-*-!-^2 — i • — H — ^* — '• — — h H fin-ished!' fin-ished Hear the dv I- -£- 64 p MEDIATION OF CHRIST. 'It is finished!" O what pleasure Do these precious words afford ! Heavenly blessings, without measure, Flow to us from Christ the Lord : "It is finished! " Saints, the dying words record. 3 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs ; Join to sing the pleasing theme ; All on earth, and all in heaven, Join to praise Immanuel's name ; Hallelujah! Glory to the Weeding Lamb. Jonathan Evans 114 WOODSTOCK. C. M. .— |— . 1 ^ 1—. |_ — ^- DEODATUS DUTTON. Jr. U4- 1. Ye hum-ble souls, that seek the Lord, Chase all your fears „ 1 > ! I ~2? 1 :/- --H > — i — ■ t— r 1= -I— |- Jk — | — I \_ .-rf _ _, _ — J.j, r And bow with pleas - ure down to see -&- *-• JL. Si- -p.- ^- • -(*- -(2. The place where Je (2- —6- — 25 lay. a £2- 2 Thus low the Lord of life was brought ; Such wonders love can do : Thus cold in death that bosom lay, Which throbbed and bled for you. 3 But raise your eyes, and tune your songs; The Saviour lives again : Not all the bolts and bars of death The Concpu'ror could detain. 4 High o'er th' angelic bands he rears His once dishonored head ; And through unnumbered years he reigns, Who dwelt among the dead. 5 With joy like his shall every saint His empty tomb survey ; Then rise with his ascending Lord, Through all his shining way. Philip Doddridge. 115 C. M. 1 The Sun of righteousness appears, To set in blood no more: Adore the Scatt'rer of your fears, Your rising; Sun adore. 2 The saints, when he resigned his breath.. Unclosed their sleeping eyes : He breaks again the bands of death, Again the dead arise. 3 Alone the dreadful race he ran, Alone the wine-press trod: He dies and suffers as a man, He rises as a God. 4 In vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Forbid an early rise To him who breaks the gates of hell, And opens paradise. Samuel Wesley, Jr. 5 R N H T 65 116 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. LOVEE. S. M. Aaroo Williams CoL. Nan * eJ — 25-LlH- ^ :S=g: He lives the sin- ner's cause to plead, Whose curse and shame he bore. :Ezbtz=fc==fcJ±=!i « g — (=2- 2 "The Lord is risen indeed : " Then hell has lost his prey ; With him has risen the ransomed seed. To reign in endless day. 3 "The Lord is risen indeed : " Attending angels hear — Up to the courts of heaven, with speed, The joyful tidings bear. 4 Then wake your golden lyres. And strike each cheerful chord ; Join, all ye bright, celestial choirs, To sing our risen Lord. Thomas Kelly. 117 i-9~h-7i — 1 rJ h FAEL j n AND. 3s ■ 1 1, i, 7s, 4, 1 i ! i THOMAS HAS r~PH TINGS. ffi i A J- -^3 h -I * -*i » " -4-s » -s — i- — i — ♦- * *i • ^H £f * e, S b " — »-" — |- ~- - •-* — *— "« " 1. Come, ye saints, look here and won-der; See the place where Je - sus lay: i ^ /„V ■ o ^ - (£2« i j 2_£- J 1 — -JS? 1* f -r * ' h r H — i* _^ rF-H ' 7 4 1— P i — H Lf — | 1 ! 1 1 i H -r r— i i He has burst his bands a - sun-der; He has borne our sins a - way; — r& — (•-H2 * — r*— ~ 1 -*-- ^-^ -i-jg— .■»- „, J J SEE -&—^. m 66 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. q 1 r 1/ ' :,iH-ff Joy - ful tid - ings ! Joy - ful till - ings! Yes, the Lord has risen to-day. k is ii J7J* I J J jet 4. -St-1 mm 2 Jesus triumphs! siug ye praises ; By his death he overcame : Thus the Lord his glory raises, Thus he rills his foes with shame : Siug ye praises! Praises to the Victor's uame. 118 3 Jesus triumphs! countless legions Come from heaven to meet their King ; Soon, in yonder blessed regions, They shall join his praise to sing : Songs eternal Shall through heaven's high arches ring. Thomas Kelly. MIGDOL. L. M. LOWELL MASON. 2_5_«| pig — «-l-^- — ♦-J-^—l 1 =^ «-l-^ ^_L.«_^-« l-^iJ -%r^rz^» W 1. I know that in v Re-deem-er lives : What joy the blest as- sur- ance gives ! "#-4= B=^ =t= &-* mm * » Ltt is_- |^-A A- -N ztaqpz} m :S=^: I _J__^ -1- :^j_«L -triS^— h — |-ti fit He lives, he lives, who once was dead; He lives, my ev -^_ .».. ^_ _JrJ er last - ins Head! S E IP -S1' 1 — I- 2 He lives, to bless me with his love ; He lives, to plead for me above ; He lives, my hungry soul to feed ; He lives, to help in time of need. 3 He lives, and grants me daily breath ; He lives, and I shall conquer death ; He lives, my mansion to prepare ; He lives, to bring me safely there. 4 He lives, all glory to his name ; He lives, my Saviour, still the same ; What joy the blest assurance gives, I know that my Redeemer lives! . Samuel Medley 119 L.M. 1 Ye faithful souls, who Jesus know, If risen indeed with him ye are, Superior to the joys below, His resurrection's power declare. 5 Your faith by holy tempers prove, By actions show your sins forgiven! r ^mm And seek the glorious things above, And follow Christ, your Head, to heaven. 3 There your exalted Sari our see, Seated at God's right-hand again, In all his Father's majesty, In everlasting ponip, to reign. 4 To him continually aspire, Contending for your native place ; And emulate the angel-choir, And only live to love and praise. 5 For who by faith your Lord receive, Ye nothing seek or want beside : Dead to the world and sin ye live ; Your creature-love is crucified. 6 Your real life, with Christ concealed, Deep in the Father's bosom lies ; And, glorious as your Head revealed, Ye soon shall meet him in the skies. Q1 Charles Wesley. 120 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. DUKE STSEET. L. M. JOHN HATTOK. 1. Lord, when thou didst as-cend on high, Ten thousand an - gels rilled the sky i— Hi i hi" 2 Xot Sinai*s mountain could appear More glorious, when the Lord was there While he pronounced his dreadful law, And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 3 How bright the triumph none can tell, "When the rebellious powers of hell, That thousand souls had captives made, Were all in chains, like captives, led. 4 Raised by his Father to the throne, He sent the promised Spirit down. With gifts ami grace for rebel men, That God might dwell on earth again. Isaac IVatts. 121 L M. 1 Our Lord is risen from the dead; Our Jesus is gone up on high! The powers of hell are captive led, Dragged to the portals of the sky. 2 There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay : Lift up your heads, ye heavenly Ye everlasting doors, give way ; 3 Loose all your liars of massy light, And wide untold th5 ethereal scene : He claims these mansions as his right — Receive the King of glory in. 4 Who is the King of glory? Who? The Lord that all our foes o'ercame, The world, sin, death, and hell o*erthrew; And Jesus is the conqu'rors name. 122 5 Lo! Lis triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay : Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates; Ye everlasting doors, give way. 6 Who is the King of glory ? Who? The Lord, of glorious power possessed ; The King of saints and angels too, God over all forever blessed. Charles Wesley. MEEIDEN. C. M. thomasclark. j ._ I 5a i , ! is. r^ajz^atis^ ?^*r^r 1. Xow let our cheerful eves sur - vey Ourj T~J reat High-Priest above : And celebrate his n *~ / 7' LJ constant care, And sympathetic love, And sympathetic love, And sympathetic MEDIATION OF CHRIST. 2 Though raised to a superior throne, Where angels how around, And high o'er all the shining train With matchless honors crowned, 3 The names of all his saints he hears, Deep graven on his heart ; Nor shall the meanest Christian say That he hath lost his part. 4 Those characters shall fair ahide, Our everlasting trust, When gems, and monuments, and crowns, Are moldered down to dust. 5 So, gracious Saviour, on my hreast May thy dear name be worn, A sacred ornament and guard, To endless ages borne. Philip Doddridge. 123 C. M. 1 With joy we meditate the grace Of our High-Priest above : His heart is made of tenderness, His bowels melt with love. Touched with a sympathy within, He knows our feeble frame : He knows what sore temptations mean, For he hath felt the same. He in the days of feeble flesh Poured out strong cries and tears ; And iu his measure feels afresh What every member bears. He'll never quench the smoking flax, But raise it to a flame: The bruised reed he never breaks, Nor scorns the meanest name. Then let our humble faith address His mercy and his power : We shall obtain delivering grace In the distressing hour. Isaac Watts. 124 WORTH. L. M. 61. LOWELL MASON. for guilt- y man, ) the sinner's stead. \ 2 Thy offering still continues new ; Thy vesture keeps its bloody hue ; Thou stand'st the ever-slaughtered Lamb; Thy priesthood still remains the same : Thy years, O God. can never fail ; Thy goodness is unchangeable. 3 O that our faith may never move, But stand unshaken as thy love : Sure evidence of things unseen, Xow let it pass the years between, And view thee bleeding on the tree, My God, who dies for me, for me! Charles Wesley. 69 Before the throne my Saviour stands, My Friend and Advocate appears : My name is graven on his hands, And him the Father always hears ; While low at Jesus' cross I bow, He hears the blood of sprinkling now. 2 This instant now I may receive The answer of his powerful prayer : This instant now by him I live, His prevalence with God declare ; And soon my spirit, in his hands, Shall stand where my Forerunner stands Charles Wesley. MEDIATION OF CHRIST HEHEON. 7s. w-fr 1. Hail the day that sees Him rise, Ravished from our wishful eyes I Christ, awhile to »n* %=&. s: M 2?- "i e=^- 1 1 a. ~a^3L $=--& Lh- m mor-tals given, Re-as-cends his na - tive heaven, Re-as-cends his native heaven. ! I I *?-# =*=! F 4—^1 1 =£ :^r^3t -^v~< I By thy mer - its we find fa- vor: Life is giv - en through thy name. M m -&-'—•■ — m * m- e I V I ^ iBISH 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 ; Opened is the gate of heaven ; ' Peace is made 'twixt man and God. 3 Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory, There forever to abide! All the heavenly hosts adore thee, Seated at thy Father's side : 71 There for sinners thou art pleading, There thou dost our place prepare ; Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. 4 Worship, honor, power, and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive : Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give : Help, ye bright angelic spirits, Bring your sweetest, noblest lays ; Help to sing our Saviour's merits ; Help to chant Immanuel's praise. John Bakewell. 130 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. EVAN. C. M. WILLIAM HENRY HAVSRGAL,. 1. What grace, O Lord, and beau- ty shone A - round thv steps be - low! -a-cm -»■ •— i — :p= "^mmmm ^ l-i 1 r-i 1 \— i , -, 1 -*- ^^1 1 m -I « 4»_ L-g-l—^i—l—^ 1 — * -m- ** -rf- ~m- -■»- -^ -=i -•- ^ What pa - tient love was seen in P&r- Thy life and death of woe ! sin ^E^t 2 For, ever on thy burdened heart A weight of sorrow hung : Yet no ungentle, murm'ring word Escaped thy silent tongue. 3 Thy foes might hate, despise, revile, Thy friends unfaithful prove ; Unwearied in forgiveness still, Thy heart could only love. 4 O give us hearts to love like thee, Like thee, O Lord, to grieve Far more for others' sins than all The wrongs that we receive. 5 One with thyself, may every eye In us, thy brethren, see The gentleness and grace that spring From union, Lord, with thee. Edivard Denny. 131 HENRY. C. M. STLVAMUS B. POND. ~n -I— V-^M rr-j +r rj -'-J-r^ N ! , i . ■ -i 1. The head that once 't^r- was crowned with thorns Iscrowned with glo -ry now, A -S 1 r*-s-* 1 — ES r S ic: ^Tirr roy al di dem J, L — s-. J1 i — n — ^^ n — i— 1~ ' — h — fc— H — t^-? — ^ — h — l— !-<• — ~h — a - dorns The might r Yic - tor's brew. H^H ft 4= r t ifeT: 2 The highest place that heaven affords Is his by sovereign right; The King of kings, and Lord of lords, He reigns in glory bright; 3 The joy of all who dwell above. The joy of all below, 72 To whom he manifests his love, And grants his name to know. 4 To them, the cross, with all its sham*; "With all its grace is given : Their name, an everlasting name — Their joy, the joy of heaven. MEDIATION OF CHRIST. 8 They suffer with their Lord below, They reign with him above ; Their prolit and their joy to know The myst'ry of his love. 6 To them the eross is life and health, Though shame and deatli to him ; His people's hope, his people's wealth, Their everlasting theme. Thomas Kelly. 132 C0E0NATI0N. C. M. OLIVER HOLDEN. -1=4- -)- - -^ ^- — -^g — H 1. All hail the power of Je - sus' name ! Let an - m — m — \s- — u"— r—E- — f- — F— i-u- EEEE^EEgEB^Efe££ m — .» H 1 1 — ■ gels pros-trate fall: -l U- 1 1 -m- 1* m »— 3=1 =fcd m^^mzmmmw &^5=j=|==a= J*- J*L- d< ire : 3C :g=r=p3: ==L^ *=S -4- m Eg — F= Mor- ta!s, give thanks, and sing, And tri - umph ev - er - more Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice; Rejoice, a - gain I say, re -joice. HI — <9 — <*-- « p- Hi 2 Jesus, the Saviour, reigns, The God of truth and love ; When he had purged our stains. He took his seat above : Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice ; Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. 3 His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heaven ; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus given : Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice ; Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. 135 4 He sits at God's right-hand Till all his foes submit. And bow to his command. And fall beneath his feet : Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice ; Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. 5 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 tnxmp of God shall sound. Rejoice! Charles VVesley. CHARLES AVISON. AVISON. 10s, lis. Pec , ■ !— \ 1 l-_fe ! N-4--J I «n Shout the glad tidings, ex- ult-ing- ly sing ; Je- ru-sa-lem triumphs, Mes- MEDIATION OF (JURIST. =^— 4 -Jv =t _ j 1 1- •si - ah is Kingll.Zi- on,tlie mar-vel-ous sto - ry be tell - ing, The ~ — -$ — *-HS-t-*- 1 p. [ [ ^ p. 1 1 _| ^ i 1 1 — . ■ i —i 1 — -.- 1 1 1 — £?- -l-»--^» — •■ "t — r *> ±pz=t=t: ±=fc -I 1 1 — » Son of the highest, how low-ly liis birth ! The brightest arch- an-gel in ^-— «•— •— — [ — I — •■ -P— P — P — »■—!»■ — £ r«— «- ===£ :^=|-^=E=^--l—L_[_ i $= ^ — I — ^—-j — , — ^. — , — I—, — i — v Repeat 1st. Chorus. -w~r~mt — " — s— 1 — p — r 1 — :*g- ^ _, 1 1 E_ 2 Tell how he cometh ; from nation to nation, The heart-cheering news let the earth echo rouud : How free to the faithful he offers salvation, His people with joy everlasting are crowned ! Chorus. Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing; Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King! *=t= Mes - si Eg ah is King r 3 Mortals, your homage be gratefully bring- ing, [arise ; And sweet let the gladsome hosanna. Ye angels, the full hallelujah be singing ; One chorus resound through the earth and the skies. Chorus. Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing; Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King! 75 William Augustus Muhlenberg. 136 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. VICTORY. 8s, 7s, 4. HARRY HOBERT BEADLE. iS N Is 1S"iV: -^=^S —A- — m-^—m — • — « — m — m- -=i= — l-i IN— -V- >— N- n N i 1 . i 1- \ 1 1 1 1 — -^ 1 ■ :— »— I r 1. Look, ye saints, the sight is glo - rious: See the Man of sorrows now; •- *- ^ r* fe > Is > h i^- ~y~« * * — ■» — s — tt— -S^hN1 :ss: ti=£=*=£ From the fight re-tnrned vie - to - rious, Ev -ery knee to him shall bow: -$LZIZM.—fc: v / — I 1 ■ — -y — — & -y ^ ^ tv — I — «— - — ■ v — i 3fc — & — Crown r-r-J J-C3: — & fc— - > x , r? l-r— ! ,-. him, crown him : Crowns be - come the -W-~- -| — 1-4— y- v — f— -» — y- Vic - tor's brow -I* fc IHi 2 Crown the Saviour, angels, crown him : Rich the trophies Jesus brings ; In the seat of power enthrone him, While the vault of heaven rings: Crown him, crown him ; Crown the Saviour King of kings. 8 Sinners in derision crowned him, Mocking thus the Saviour's claim ; Saints and angels crowd around him, Own his title, praise his name : Crown him, crown him ; Spread abroad the Victor's fame. 4 Hark, those bursts of acclamation! Hark, those loud triumphant chords! Jesus takes the highest station : O what joy the sight affords! Crown him, crown him, King of kings, and Lord of lords. Thomas Kelly HARWELL. i. Hark, ten thousand harps and voi - ces Sound the note of praise a - Je - sus reigns, and heaven re- joic - es ; Je - sus reigns, the God of D.C — Hal - le - hi - jah, hal-le - lu - jah. Hal - le - hi - jah, A Jl fc - . - -£- -g- . f- -4-—^ — £ v- — V- p J— u— *fc£ t=3Z bove! 1 love; J £L ~j- Pi 76 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. See, he sits Je-sus rules See, he sits on yon-der throne; Je-sus rules the world a - lone. ^r. jt. .*. . j«. ^e. ^t. 42. > > I 1^ > > I -♦ — «» — ^--- -ff-A- 1 I— ^— ) "H 1 1 1-1 l-»H- •— T-* 1 r-* H H 1 1- 1. A-wake,my soul, to joy-ful lays, And sing thy great Redeemer's praise; J0- -JL- -^- _«L -£ H*- ^ -•- R — i — t--1 — ■ r-H — i — r-^ -^, J ^ His lov- ing-kind - n°ss, 0 how free ! pfe^iSi^li^ipi^ Lov - ing-kind-ness,lov - ing-kind-ness, His lov- ing - kind - ness, 0 how free! 2 He saw me ruined by the fall, Yet loved me, notwithstanding all ; He saved me from my lost estate : His loving-kindness, O how great! 3 Though numerous hosts of mighty foes, Though earth and hell my way oppose, He safely leads my soul along : His loving-kindness, O how strong ! 4 "When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gathered thick and thundered loud, He near my soul has always stood : His loving-kindness, O how good ! 77 Samuel Medlty. 139 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. AEIEL. C. P. M. . _ . [y V IS \ I -Wn~ rl~i p!lT^^~lHH^1=:%jj^ * Pl=l ^l^q — - — i=n4-4*-I~«j — :ar|-»|- -w-t^-*— * — —\-&— I 1. O could I speak the mateh-less worth, 0 could I sound the glories forth, soar and touch the heavenlystrings, vie withGa-briel while he sings ililliiiJiiliiSii 2 I'd. sing the precious blood he spilt, My ransom from the dreadful guilt Of sin, and wrath divine : I'd sing his glorious righteousness, In which all-perfect, heavenly dress My soul shall ever shine. 3 I'd sing the characters he bears, And all the forms of love he wears, Exalted on his throne : In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, I would to everlasting days Make all his glories known. Well, the delightful day will come "When my dear Lord will bring me home, And I shall see his face ; Then with my Saviour, Brother, Friend, A blest eternity I'll spend, Triumphant in his grace. Samuel Medley. 140 MIDDLETON. 3s, 7s. D. -I U P* N* —I 1 1 — I f-H Fixe. 9— — WZ*—\ —ml = iB 77^ t Might-y God, while an - gels bless thee, May a mor- tal lisp thy name? Lord of men, as well as an - gels, Thou art ev - ery creature's theme. D.C. — Sounded through the wide ere - a - tion, Be thy just and law - ful praise. JDJfl. Efr-4— V-^^^^^FT r~Bt i — ^ 78 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. & Lord of ev land and na - tion, An - cient of — * — ♦ H I - ter - nal da\ s, ./AC. -M — — ^i— — i ^ I— »-J-^— 1 — f=n— i— 1 9)—*— -'-| 1 --* ' ~1 1 2 For the grandeur of thy nature — Grand beyond a seraph's thought — For created works of power, Works with skill and kindness wrought : For thy providence that governs Through thine empire's wide domain, "Wings an angel, guides a sparrow ; Blessed be thy gentle reign. 3 But thy rich, thy free redemption, Dark through brightness all along! Thought is poor, and poor expression : Who dare sing that awful song? t" -I & *= 1 Brightness of the Father's glory, Shall thy praise unuttered lie? Fly, my tongue, such guilty silence ! Sing the Lord who came to die. 4 Did archangels sing thy coming? Did the shepherds learn their lavs ? Shame would cover me, ungrateful. Should my tongue refuse to praise. From the highest throne in glory, To the cross of deepest woe — All to ransom guilty captives — Flow, my praise, forever flow ! Robert Robinson. 141 LENOX. H. M. LEWIS KDSON. fcc=l —*——9—w- 1. Let earth and heaven a-gree, An-gels and men be joined, To eel - ebrate with ine i i i m ^l?=j=pzji=zj— J— — |=p=jz=| — ,_; 1— -|— I i=|=q=i=q=| /W-? — ™ — I ' — m — " — a — — &^-\ 1 -• « -* 1— I — i i ' — I W- — J=\-* — ^ — «*==g=l-£-. I j 1 J — g — j— j-Fj— 3 — -g-l The Sav-iour of man - kind ; T' a - dore the all i 2 Jesus! transporting sound! The joy of earth and heaven : No other help is found, No other name is given, By which we can salvation have ; But Jesus came the world to save. 3 O unexampled love ! O all-redeeming grace ! How swiftly didst thou move 79 To save a fallen race ! What shall I do to make it known What thou for all mankind hast done ? 4 O for a trumpet voice. On all the world to call ! To bid their hearts rejoice In him who died for all ! For all my Lord was crucified ; For all, for all mv Saviour died. Charles WesUy. 142 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. ARLINGTON. C. K THOMAS A. ARNK. 1. Be - hold wherein -0- SL mor-tal form Appears each grace di - vine ! — I r-bs !* (» i^mm 1^1 Je - sus met, With mild-est radi-ance shine. O- -m- ■P- -*- 1 2 To spread the rays of heavenly light, To give the mourner joy, To preach glad tidings to the poor, "Was his divine employ. 3 Lowly in heart, to all his friends A friend and servant found : He washed their feet, he wiped their tears. And healed each hleeding wound. 4 Midst keen reproach and cruel scorn. Patient and meek he stood : His foes, ungrateful, sought his life : He labored for their good. 5 In the last hours of deep distress, Before his Father's throne, With soul resigned, he bowed, and said, ' ' Thy will, not mine, be done ! ' ' 6 Be Christ our Pattern and our Guide ! His image may we bear ! O may we tread his holy steps, His joy and glory share ! William Enfield. 143 c m 1 Come, let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne : Ten thousand thousand are their tongues. But all their joys are one. 2 Worthy the Lamb that died, they cry, To be exalted thus : Worthy the Lamb, our hearts reply, For he was slain for us. 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and power divine ; And blessings, more than we can give, Be, Lord, forever thine. 4 The whole creation join in one To bless the sacred name Of him that sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb. Isaac Watts; 144 c. m. 1 My Saviour, my almighty Friend, When I begin thy praise. Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace '? 2 Thou art my everlasting trust ; Thy goodness I adore : Send down thy grace, O blessed Lord, That I may love thee more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road, And march with courage in thy strength, To see the Lord my God. 4 Awake ! awake ! my tuneful powers : With this delightful song, I'll entertain the darkest hours, Nor think the season long. Isaac Watts. 80 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. X4-0 CM. Tune, ' 'Arlington." 1 Jesus, these eyes have never seen That radiant form of thine ; The veil of sense hangs dark between Thy blessed face and mine. 2 I see thee not, I hear thee not, Yet art thon oft with me ; And earth hath ne'er so dear a spot As where I meet with thee. A Like some bright dream that comes unsought When slumbers o'er me roll, Thine image ever fills my thought, And charms my ravished soul. 4 Yet though I have not seen, and still Must rest in faith alone, I love thee, dearest Lord, and will, Unseen, but not unknown. 5 When death these mortal eyes shall seal, And still this throbbing heart, The rending veil shall thee reveal, All-glorious as thou art. Ray Palmer. A"*0 CM. Tune, " Arlington.'' 1 O Jesis, Light of all below, Thou Fount of living fire. Surpassing all the joys we know, And all we can desire ! 2 When once thou visitest the heart, Then truth begins to shine, Then earthly vanities depart, Then kindles love divine. 3 O Jesus, Saviour, hear the sighs Which unto thee we send ; To thee our inmost spirit cries, To thee our prayers ascend. 4 Abide with us, and let thy light Shine, Lord, on every heart ; Dispel the darkness of our night, And joy to all impart. 5 O Jesus, King of earth and heaven, Our Life and Joy ! to thee Be honor, thanks, and blessing given Through all eternity ! Bernard of Clairvaux. Tr. by E. Casivall. 147 MILES LANE. C. M. WILLIAM SHRUBSOLE. 1. Be - hold the glo - ries .m. «.- of the Lamb, A midst his FatL * -m- ihrone; r — i 1 — . — i1 ^=!- liillt^ -h 1 1 1 1 -j r— I PI 1-. . 1 I-, —L-aJL-i ^ £,- V ^ H| i ^ ^ r r Pre - pare new honors for his name, And songs be - fore un- known, And i 1 1 P f S^-r-*-*-* ~ ,~Z~?~ — rzi — '-i — l — i — r^^-i 1 — tJ j5?_ .a- -<2~ -a — i — ,-S — g- songs be - fore known. J-hki 2 Let elders worship at his feet, The Church adore around ; With vials full of odors sweet, And harps of sweetest sound. 6 R N H T 3 Those are the prayers of all the saints, And these the hymns they raise : Jesus is kind to our complaints, He loves to hear our praise. 4 Now to the Lamb that once was slain Be endless blessings paid : Salvation, glory, joy, remain Forever, on thy head. 5 Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood, Hast set the pris'ners free ; Hast made us kings and priests to God ; And we shall reign with thee. 81 h*ac Watts. 148 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. NETTLETON. 8s, 7s. D. — K JOHN WYETH. Fine. mi^^wlm^mimmm 1. Lord, with glow- ing heart I'd praise thee For the hliss thy love be- stows; DC. — Thou must light the flame, or nev - er Can my soul be warmed to praise. £b=3: -»>--4-^— « -£■ €- n«— m- t-~ g . J S^ *=& I i/ • -» g— '— « m- « *— I— % m — ^ ■•— *— ♦ •• * -g- For the pard'ning grace that saves me, And the peace that from it flows ; A-A i — «■ w h -1=5 ^— I— ^ -^ » •— 1 <» hv- £ -J^-A -■m 5— «- D.C. God, my weak en - deav-or; This dull soul to rap-ture raise ; ^— • B^i dE mm 2 Praise, my soul, the God that sought thee, Wretched wand'rer, far astray ; Found thee lost, and kindly brought thee From the paths of death away ; Praise, with love's devontest feeling, Him who saw thy guilt-born fear, And, the light of hope revealing, Bade the blood-stained cross appear. 3 Lord, this bosom's ardent feeling Vainly would my lips express : Low before thy footstool kneeling, Deign thy suppliant's prayer to bless ; Let thy grace, my soul's chief treasure, Love's pure llame within me raise ; And, since words can never measure, Let my life show forth thy praise. Francis Scott Key. WILLIAM HENRY HAVERQAL. q=3= 7—** -al 1 « - —A-9 — % g *- 149 VIENNA. 7s. 1. Xow be- gin the heavenly theme; Sing a- loud in Je - sus' name; T-? m±=Z ^m^?¥^m 82 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. 4 1 -H % m_ wl—t^-ff- ^—l *— ■— » S ^~ U Ye who liis sal - va - tion prove, Tri-umph in re - deem - ing love. 2 Mourning souls, dry up your tears ; Banish all your guilty fears; See your guilt and curse remove, Canceled by redeeming love. 3 Welcome all by sin oppressed, Welcome to his sacred rest : Nothing brought him from above, Nothing but redeeming love. 4 Hither, then, your music bring ; Strike aloud each cheerful string ; Mortals, join the host above, Join to praise redeeming love. John Langford. 150 LISCHER. H. M. FEIEDRICH SCHNEIDER. ^^^^^m^^E^mm - f Shall hymns of grate - ful love. Through heaven's high arches ring, "I '(And all the hosts a - bove Their songs of tri-umph sing; j P4=C= SeE -S- t m I — -» 1 1 \—m I— :S-\— +> «■ — ~— F=3— F=r And shall not we take up the strain, And send the ech -» »■ »■ — I —»■ — ^tt-4=-Ph- m^msm^ back a -gain? And send — f-+ ** £ i £— ^— ffd-*— ---* the ech 4 f back a gain ^ H r 2 Shall they adore the Lord, Who bought them with his blood, And all the love record That led them home to God ; And shall not we take up the strain, And send the echo back again ? 83 3 O spread the joyful sound, The Saviour's love proclaim, And publish all around Salvation through his name ; Till all the world take up the strain, And send the echo back again. James J. Cummin*, 151 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. GEER. C. M. HENRY W. GREATOREX. i i hope for heaven there -by ; T^-<5> h— Ltd 2 Not for the sake of gaining aught, Not seeking a reward, But as thyself hast loved me, O ever-loving Lord. 3 Thou, O my Saviour, thou didst me Upon the cross embrace, For me didst hear the nails and spear And manifold disgrace, 4 And griefs and torments numberless, And sweat of agony, E'en death itself — and all for me, Who was thine enemy. 5 Then why, since thou first lovedst me, Should I not love thee well, E'en though I had not heaven to win Or to escape from hell ? 6 So will I love thee, dearest Lord, And in thy praise will sing, Because thou art my Saviour God, And my eternal King. Francis Xavier. Tr. by Edward Caszvall. die; J2- 152 cm. 1 Jesxs, the A^ery thought of thee With sweetness fills the breast ; But sweeter far thy face to see, And in thy presence rest. 2 Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame, Nor can the memory find A sweeter sound than thy blest name, O Saviour of mankind \ 3 O Hope of every contrite heart, O Joy of all the meek, To those who ask, how kind thou art ! How good to those who seek ! 4 But what to those who find ? Ah, this Nor tongue nor pen can show : The love of Jesus, what it is, None but his loved ones know. 5 Jesus, our only joy be thou, As thou our prize wilt be ; In thee be all our glory now, And through eternity. Bernard of Clairvaux . Tr. by Edzvard Caswall. 153 BELIEVER. C. M. ^=ffi Har. HUBERT P. MAIN. i i 1. How sweet the name of -f2- i Je - sus sounds In r r p I be - liev SH :t- -+- -a. er s ear ! ■&- T~ i ' — H — ^t- — i — i — F ' ' 84 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. It soothes hissor-rows, heals his wounds, And drives a r^S3 a - way his fear. •nit r-r — 1'— ' ' — n$ — f — H r— 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast ; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest. 3 Dear Name, the rock on which I build, My shield and hiding-place ; My never-failing treasury, filled With boundless stores of grace. 4 Jesus, my Shepherd, Husband, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King ; 154 My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End. Accept the praise I hring. 5 Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought ; But when I see thee as thou art, I'll praise thee as I ought. 6 Till then, I would thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath ; And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death. John New ton. OETONVILLE. C. M. thomas Hastings. t&\>, — H-75I— *— »— •H-ST~ *— zH — -H — 1 — zs* 1 — H -rl—-l- \x> A &r~*-\ ^— «M-5— •— &— m-*-&— m i-*-«-Ms— 3 -&- — %-i-&^-&~*^»-J-&— •— &— m-\ 1. Majestic sweetness sits enthroned Upon the Saviour's brow ; His head with radiant Mied.His -•■ — . -,5/- -•- ^ »" .^.'.^ _.*- ~ -gp-'-tst- glo-ries crowned, His lips with grace o'er-rlow, His lips with grace o'er-f low. J_-LJL_-__1_-i — i — i — j_ _h !■• , J- 2 He saw me plunged in deep distress, And flew to my relief; For me he bore the shameful cross, And carried all my grief. 3 To heaven, the place of his abode, He brings my weary feet ; Shows me the glories of my God, And makes my joys complete. 4 Since from his bounty I receive Such proofs of love divine, Had I a thousand hearts to give, Lord, they should all be thine. Samuel Stennett. 155 c. m. 1 Plunged in a gulf of dark despair, We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheering beam of hope, Or spark of glimm'ring day. 85 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of grace Beheld our helpless grief : He saw, and (O amazing love !) He ran to our relief. 3 Down from the shining seats above With joyful haste he fled, Entered the grave in mort.nl flesh. And dwelt among the dead. 4 O for this love let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break ! And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. 5 Angels, assist our mighty joys, Strike all your harps of gold ; But when you raise your highest notes, His love can ne'er be told ! Isaac Watts. 156 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. WOODLAND. C. M. NATHANIEL D. OOULD. *J- -4- -N — h -a ; 9- L love thy charming name, 'Tis mu - sic F=f3= |z=tz3|=^zrFgri=g es— bi=iEEiEbd to my ear ; E iE^=|=_g =d= Fain would I sound it out so loud, Fainwould I sound it out so loud, -&---& — i — -I r- -I — * -&- -0- • -m- & E^l =l-£^3=s=i=l=^41 That earth and heaven should hear. _f- _£<_. ,— f-^ 5Z — — <&-*- — H 2 Yes, thou art precious to my soul, My transport and my trust ; Jewels, to thee, are gaudy toys, And gold is sordid dust. i 3 All my capacious powers can wish, In thee doth richly meet ; Nor to mine eyes is light so dear, Nor friendship half so sweet. 4 Thy grace still dwells upon my heart, And sheds its fragrance there ; The noblest halm of all its wounds, The cordial of its care. 5 I'll speak the honors of thy name With my last, lab'ring breath ; Then speechless clasp thee in mine arms, The antidote of death. Philip Doddridge. 157 HEBRON. L. M. -4—i 1— i— LOWELL MASON. -9-H — 1 1 1 1 — 1 — -* — is-— I— «- — —• al— *^ 1 &—\—M — -h --\ 1. .Te - sus, thou joy of <2—.—0L—m— _r_^_^_^_|_,s,—|_^_«_ffl (5? 1 Et±zfct{=d i i 1- Jzt=-l — gz £ 86 MEDIATION OF CHRIST. '2 Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood ; Thou savest those that on thee call ; To them that seek thee, thou art good; To them that find thee, all in all. 3 We taste thee, O thou Living Bread, And long to feast upon thee still ; We drink of thee, the Fountain-head, And thirst our souls from thee to fill. 4 Our restless spirits yearn for thee, Where'er our changeful lot is cast: Glad, when thy gracious smile we see, Blest, when our faith can hold thee fast. 5 O Jesus, ever with us stay , Make all our moments calm and might; Chase the dark night of sin away, Shed o'er the world thy holy light. Bernard of Clairvaux. Tr. by Ray Palmer. 158 BAKEM. L. M. 61. ISAAC R. woonr.i'RY. = — m — «* — «■— I —o — ■• — g I