FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D, BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY t fiction &71 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Calvin College http://www.archive.org/details/cpllectionofpsalOOelli JUN 16 1936 A. COLLECT#i L8EV^ & OF PSALMS AND HYMNS FOR THE SANCTUARY. " Sing us one of the songs of Zion." Psalm cxxxvii. 3. " I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. 1 Corinthians xiv. 15. George EL: BOSTON: JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY. CHARLESTOWN : CHARLES P. EMMONS. 18 4 5. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1845, By James Muneoe & Co. In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. Stereotyped by GEORGE A. CURTIS; NEW ENGLAND TYPE AND STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY. PREFACE This collection of devotional poems was made in compli- ance with the request of the Society to which the Compiler ministers, — the one in use among them being out of print. The very number of the collections now found in our churches suggested, if it did not justify, the compilation of still another; for a choice among them is difficult, and the facilities of the press for performing its work anew present themselves, per- haps too readily. This collection, of course, will show all the imperfections which belong to every work of the kind, as exhibiting the peculiar taste, judgment, preferences, and preju- dices of an individual compiler. It may besides have other defects not chargeable upon our common deficiencies. The object of the Compiler has been to bring together the best Sacred Lyrics in our language, as well those the senti- ments of which convey instruction conformed to the Scrip- tures, as those of a simply devotional strain. The Scriptures are the inspiring source of the sentiments, and the rich treas- ury of much of the language of the best lyrics ; and therefore it seems right and good to affix sacred texts to the poems, whenever the sentiment or language is close enough to admit the connection. A good hymn may often do very much to aid and impress a sermon or a prayer. All sacred poems are the common property of all Christians. Whatever epithet, attached to the simple name of Christian, may have expressed the peculiar religious views of the wri- ters, all that they have written or sung belongs to the church universal. We have equal liberty to employ their melodies when they harmonize with our ears, our minds, and our souls^ IV PREFACE. that we have to imitate their virtues, and to follow their '£- amples wherein they followed the Master. If this be true, then we may bring together the hymns of writers of different religious communions, from the ancient leaves of the Roman Breviary to the all but rhapsodical strains of the field preach- er. The Compiler has not been careful in all cases to assure himself that each poem is copied with exactness from the author whose name is attached to it. Many of the hymns most in use have been repeatedly altered, restored, and real- tered ; the alteration being sometimes to their great improve- ment in language or sentiment. Any such alteration seems to be allowable, with this single restriction — other restrictions of justice and propriety being of course implied — that no stanza, line, or word of a hymn, be so changed as to attribute to the writer whose name is attached to it, a sentiment or doctrine conflicting with the belief or opinions he himself expresses. Dr. Watts, who, by general consent, is the richest of all our lyrical poets, has written hymns and parts of hymns wrhich would scarcely be accepted now in any church in Christendom. An occasional alteration of the sentiment even, in some of his pieces, seems to be more allowable than in the case of other writers, because it is on record that his religious opinions hav- ing undergone a change in a late period of his life, he himself wished to alter essentially some of his hymns, to which, how- ever, the owner of the copyright would not assent. This collection being designed to contain only such hymns as could be used appropriately in the public services of the sanctuary, some favorite pieces will be missed, as not coming under this condition. A few well known hymns, of a char- acter of which a specimen is found in that beginning, " 7'he hour of my departure 's come" are excluded, because, though beautiful for the household or sick chamber, they could not be used in public worship. Chil- dren's hymns are for a like reason excluded. Some others are left out because the sentiments they express cannot be truly attributed, as they are attributed, to all the members of PREFACE. V a promiscuous congregation. Of this class of hymns is one in most of the books beginning, " God of mercy, God of love, Hear our sad, repentant song ; Sorrow dwells on every fact, Penitence on every tongue." A few other familiar hymns have been excluded, because of their strange confounding of Christian with heathen senti- ments and feelings, as in the hymn, beginning, "J would not live alway, I ask not to stay." It is no part of Christian faith or feeling to contemn the scenes of man's earthly trial and happiness, nor shall we be likely to quench our excessive love for the world, by heaping upon it reproachful epithets. A Hymn-Book, well used and improved, stands next to the Bible among the means for religious education. The sacred lines, associated with the youngest thoughts of religion, help to guide and direct mature years : they rise to remembrance in the solitary walk, or amid the occupations of duty : they come as memorials of the dead and the unseen, either to com- fort or to warn : they cheer the loneliness of travel afar from home : they tremble often on the lips of the dying as the last effort of parting life to connect earth with heaven. Much of the contents of this volume has already long been blessed of God, through Christ, for such a holy and enduring ministry. May this volume be acceptable at least to the Society for which it was compiled, and whenever it is necessary may the treasures which it contains be united with others in a better form. George E. Ellis. Charlestown, April, 1845. A* PREFACE TO SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. The following selections from the Book of Psalms em- brace either the whole or portions of such among them as are adapted for use in Christian worship. They are designed for chanting by the choir, or for responses, or for a union of reading and singing. The last is the purpose which is had in view in the religious society where they are first introduced. Where they are employed for this purpose, the minister and people together will read the verses bearing odd numbers, (1, 3, 5, 7, &c.) and the choir will chant the intervening verses. INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Hymn. According to thy gracious word, 352 A charge to keep I have, 405 Adore, my soul, that awful name, 596 Affliction's faded form draws nigh, 514 Again our ears have heard the voice, 82 Again the Lord of life and light, 59 Ah, wretched souls, who strive in vain, 315 All earthly charms, however dear, 347 All hail, the power of Jesus' name, 285 All nature's works his praise declare, 647 All powerful, self-existent God, 192 All-seeing God ! 't is thine to know, 339 All ye nations, praise the Lord, 92 Almighty God, in humble prayer, 414 Almighty God, thy wondrous works, 188 Almighty God, thy word is cast, 212 Almighty King, whose wondrous hand, 17 Almighty Maker! Lord of all! 410 Am 1 a soldier of the cross ? 346 Amidst a world of hopes and fears, 411 And art thou with us, gracious Lord, . . . . .. . 499 And is the Gospel peace and love ? . . 258 And now my soul, another year, 622 Angel, roll the stone away, 282 Another fleeting day is gone, 118 Another six days' work is done, 45 Around Bethesda's healing wave, 263 As body when the soul has fled, 309 As every day thy mercy spares, 125 Asleep in Jesus ! Blessed sleep ! 574 As o'er the past my memory strays, 626 A soldier's course, from battles won, 312 As the hart, with eager looks, 446 As the sun's enlivening eye, 658 As various as the moon, 465 At God's command, the morning ray, 140 VIII INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Hymn. Author of good, to thee we turn, 381 A voice from the desert comes awful and shrill, .... 245 Awake, my drowsy soul, awake, 317 Awake, my soul, and with the sun, 112 Awake, my soul ! lift up thine eyes ! 313 Awake, my soul ! stretch every nerve, 311 Awake, our souls, away our fears, 310 Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes, 529 Away from every mortal care, 62 Before Jehovah's awful throne, 25 Begin, my soul, the exalted lay, 42 Behold my servant, see him rise, 236 Behold the amazing sight, 279 Behold the blind their sight receive, 248 Behold, the lofty sky, 206 Behold the man ; how glorious he, 270 Behold the morning sun, 213 Behold the path which mortals tread, 552 Behold the Prince of peace, 260 Behold the Saviour on the cross, 278 Behold the western evening light, 556 Behold where, breathing love divine, 252 Behold where, in a mortal form, 253 Be it my only wisdom here, 388 Beneath our feet, and o'er our head, 553 Beset with snares on every hand, 320 Be with me, Lord, where'er I go, 408 Beyond, beyond that boundless sea, 127 Blessed be the everlasting God, 600 Bless, O my soul, the living God, 146 Blest are the humble souls that see, 327 " Blest are the meek," he said, 328 Blest are the pure in heart, 330 Blest are the sons of peace, 329 Blest are the souls that hear and know, 232 Blest day of God, most calm, most bright, 49 Blest Instructer, from thy ways, 377 Blest is the man who fears the Lord, 306 Bound upon the accursed tree, 276 Bread of heaven, on thee we feed, 359 Bright was the guiding star that led, 243 Brother, thou art gone before us, 564 By cool Siloam's shady rill, 425 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. IX Hymn. Calm on the bosom of thy God, 567 Calm on the listening ear of night, 241 Can creatures to perfection find, 191 Child, amidst the flowers at play, 403 Child of the earth! 0 lift thy glance, 172 Children of the heavenly King, 522 Clay to clay and dust to dust, 562 Come, blessed Spirit, source of light, 203 Come hither, all ye weary souls, 268 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 202 Come, kingdom of our God, 421 Come, let us join our cheerful songs, 364 Come, my soul, thy suit prepare, 21 Come, said Jesus' sacred voice, 266 Come, sound his praise abroad, 23 Come, thou Almighty King, 7 Come to the house of prayer, 68 Come unto me, all ye who mourn, 265 Come weary souls, with sin distressed, 294 Come, we that love the Lord, 391 Dark, dark indeed the grave would be, 559 Day by day the manna fell ; 392 Deem not that they are blest alone, 507 Delightful is the task to sing, 143 Dread Sovereign, let my evening song, 115 Early, my God, without delay, 31 " Eat, drink, in memory of your friend," 355 Ere to the world again we go, 86 Eternal, and immortal King! 431 Eternal God! Almighty Cause, 132 Eternal Power, whose high abode, 32 Eternal Source of every joy 617 Eternal Source of life and light, 204 Eternal Source of life and thought, 448 Exalt the Lord our God, 34 Faith adds new charms to earthly bliss, 307 Farewell! what power of words can tell, 561 Far from these scenes of night, 584 Far from the world, O Lord, I flee, 404 Father, adored in worlds above, 420 Father and Friend, thy light, thy love, 177 Father, bless thy word to all, .......... 78 X INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Hymn. Father divine, before thy view, 9 "Father divine!" — the Saviour cried, 271 Father divine ! thy piercing eye, 398 Father in heaven ! thy sacred name, 418 Father of all ! Omniscient Mind, 176 Father of light ! conduct my feet, 413 Father of lights ! thy needful aid, 513 Father of lights ! we sing thy name, 165 Father of me and all mankind, 422 Father of mercies, God of love, 479 Father of mercies, in thy word, 231 Father of our feeble race, 344 Father, supply my every need, 441 Father, thy gentle chastisement, 490 Father, thy paternal care, 126 Father, to thy kind love we owe, 148 Father, whate'er of earthly bliss, 449 Fear was within the tossing bark, 305 Few, few and evil are thy days, 533 For all thy saints, 0 God, 369 Forgive us for thy mercy's sake, 372 Forth from the dark and stormy sky, 432 Fountain of mercy, God of love, 615 Friend after friend departs, 594 From all that dwell below the skies, 96 From Christ, my Lord, shall I depart, 297 From earliest dawn of life, 428 From foes that would the land devour, 639 From Greenland's icy mountains, 651 From north and south, from east and west, 605 From the table now retiring, 360 Give me the wings of faith, 606 Give thanks to God most high, 11 Give to our God immortal praise, 166 Give to the winds thy fears, 503 Glorious in thy saints appear, 76 Glorious things of thee are spoken, 298 Glory be to God on high, 40 Glory to our God on high, 15 Glory to thee, my God, this night, . , , 120 God, in the gospel of his Son, 207 God, in the high and holy place, 135 God is a Spirit, just and wise, 338 God is love ; his mercy brightens, . , 137 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. XI Hymn. God is the refuge of his saints, 221 God moves in a mysterious way, 190 God my supporter and my hope, 492 God of eternity, from thee, 525 God of my life, through all its days, 482 God of my life, thy constant care, 623 God of my life, whose gracious power, 472 God of the changing year, whose arm of power, . . . 614 God of the morning, at whose voice, % 110 God of the prophet's power, 233 God that madest earth and heaven, 119 God, who in various methods told, 225 God, who is just and kind, 439 Go to dark Gethsemane, . . . . : 272 Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime, 550 Gracious Source of every blessing, 101 Great Author of all nature's frame, 186 Great Author of the immortal mind, 459 Greatest of beings ! Source of life, 129,147 Great Former of this various frame, 193 Great Framer of unnumbered worlds, 632 Great God, as seasons disappear,. 633 Great God, attend while Zion sings, 30 Great God, at whose all powerful call, 611 Great God, beneath whose piercing eye, 637 Great God, how infinite art thou, ... 194 Great God, in vain man's narrow view, 185 Great God, let all our tuneful powers, 618 Great God, my Father and my Friend, . 417 Great God, the heavens' well-ordered frame, 157 Great God, thine attributes divine, 187 Great God, this sacred day of thine, 46 Great God, we sing that mighty hand, 620 Great God, what do I see and hear, 586 Great God, whose universal sway, 259 Great is the Lord our God, 63 G reat Lord of earth, and seas and skies, 483 Great Ruler of all nature's frame, 505 Great Source of life, our souls confess, 374 Great Source of unexhausted good, 168 Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, 333 Hail, great Creator, wise and good, . . 139 Hail the day that sees him rise, 280 Hail to the Lord's anointed ! 286 B Xn INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Hymn. Hail to the Sabbath day, 44 Hallelujah, raise, 0 raise, 35 Happy the child whose tender years, 426 Happy the man who finds the grace, 462 Happy the man whose cautious feet, 464 Happy the man whose cautious steps, 345 Happy the man whose wishes climb, 475 Hark ! a voice divides the sky, 572 Hark ! the glad sound, the Saviour comes, 247 Hark ! what mean those holy voices, 237 Hear, 0 my people ; to my law, 223 Hear what God the Lord hath spoken, 603 Hear what the Lord in vision said, 264 Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims, 569 Heaven is a place of rest from sin, 582 He dies ; the friend of sinners dies ; 277 He knelt; the Saviour .knelt and prayed, 273 Heralds of creation, cry ! 8 Here, gracious God, do thou, 73 Here have we seen thy face, 0 Lord, 365 Here, in a world of doubt, 69 He who walks in virtue's way, 322 High in the heavens, eternal God, 167 Holy and reverend is the name, 33 Holy as thou, 0 Lord, is none, 131 Holy, holy, holy, Lord ! 37 Hosanna, Lord, thine angels cry, 12 How are thy servants blest, 0 Lord, 657 How beauteous are their feet, 210 How blessed the righteous when he dies, 549 How blest are they who always keep, 326 How blest is he who ne'er consents, 335 How blest is he whose tranquil mind, 100 How blest thy creature is, () God, 227 How happy is he born and taught, 323 How long shall dreams of creature bliss, 495 How long shall earth's alluring toys, 466 How lovely are thy dwellings fair! 51 How many millions draw their breath, 295 How pleasant, how divinely fair, 60 How precious is the book divine, 224 How rich the blessings, O my God, 504 How shall the young secure their hearts, 222 How shall we praise thee, Lord of light ? 124 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. XIII Hymn. How still and peaceful is the grave, 560 How sweetly flowed the Gospel's sound, . . . . . . 267 How swift the torrent rolls, 531 How welcome thy returning beams, 50 cannot shun the stroke of death, 544 f all our hopes and all our fears, 468 f death my friend and me divide, 593 f human kindness meets return, 353 fin a temple made with hands, 57 f Providence to try my heart, 510 heard a voice from heaven, 571 '11 praise my Maker with my breath, 26 love thy church, 0 God, 54 mmortal praise to God be given, 103 mposture shrinks from light, 340 n all my vast concerns with thee, 181 n duties and in sufferings too, 257 n pleasant lands have fallen the lines, 636 n sleep's serene oblivion laid, 114 n the cross of Christ I glory, 296 n the soft season of thy youth, 423 n the sun, and moon, and stars, 604 n vain our fancy strives to paint, 591 praised the earth in beauty seen, 579 sing the Almighty power of God, 153 s there a lone and dreary hour, 303 s there no kind, no lenient art, 511 s this a fast for me ? 631 travel all the irksome night, . 535 want a principle within, 390 want the spirit of power within, 376 ehovah, God ! thy gracious power, 164 ehovah reigns : let every nation hear, 196 esus invites his friends, 354 esus is gone above the skies, ... 362 esus shall reign where'er the sun, 289 Jesus, the Friend of man, 361 John was the prophet of the Lord, 244 Joy to the world ! the Lord is come ! 262 Let all the earth their voices raise, 287 Let all the heathen writers join, 229 Let children hear the mighty deeds, 634 Let every mortal ear attend, 217 Let not the wise their wisdom boast, 293 XIV INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Hymn. Let one loud song of praise arise, 3 Let others boast how strong they be, 534 Let party names no more, 341 Let songs of endless praise, 90 Let us with a gladsome mind, 38 Let Zion's Watchmen all awake, 648 Like shadows gliding o'er the plain, 536 Lo ! God is here ; let us adore, 72 Lo! my Shepherd's hand divine! 455 Lord, before thy presence come, 17 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, 102 Lord, every blessing is from thee, 517 Lord, I am thine, but thou wilt prove, 577 Lord, I believe a rest remains, 578 Lord, I have made thy word my choice, 230 Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear, Ill Lord, in the unbeginning years, 189 Lord, now we part in thy blest name, 83 Lord of my life, 0 may thy praise, 113 Lord of nature, Source of light, 105 Lord of the harvest, God of grace, 211 Lord of the Sabbath, hear our vows, 48 Lord of the sea, thy potent sway, 654 Lord of the wide-extended main, 655 Lord of the worlds above, 65 Lord of the worlds below, 612 Lord, teach us how to pray aright, 399 Lord, thou art good, all nature shows, 151 Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through, .... 179 " Lord, thou shalt never wash my feet !" 250 Lord, we adore thy wondrous name, 486 Lord, we have made our steadfast choice, 300 Lord, we have wandered from thy way, 371 Lord, when we bend before thy throne, 22 Lord, while for all mankind we pray, 638 Lord, who 's the happy man that may, 343 Lo ! the day of rest declineth, 80 Love divine, all love excelling, 440 Lowly and solemn be, 566 Mark the soft-falling shower, 214 May the grace of Christ, our Saviour, 106 Millions within thy courts have been, 85 My days, and weeks, and months, and years, .... 625 My dear Redeemer, and my Lord, 254 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. XV Hymn. My Father, Let me hear thy voice, 508 My Father, when around me spread, 516 My God, how endless is thy love, 122 My God, in whom are all the springs, 169 My God, I thank thee ; may no thought, 520 My God ! my everlasting hope ! 430 My God, my King, thy various praise, 150 My God, my strength, my hope, 400 My God, permit me not to be, 373 My God, permit my tongue, 434 My God, the steps of righteous men, 469 My God, the visits of thy face, 437 My God, thy boundless love I praise, 144 My God, what silken cords are thine, 442 My God, whose all -pervading eye, 595 My gracious God. I own thy right, 447 My helper God, I bless his name, 621 My Maker, and my King, 150 My Shepherd is the living Lord, 456 My soul before thee prostrate lies, 370 My soul, how lovely is the place, 36 My soul, repeat his praise, 149 My soul shall praise thee, O my God, 481 My soul, the awful hour will come, 558 My spirit looks to God alone, 435 Mysterious are the ways of God, 515 Naked as from the earth we came, 545 No change of times shall ever shock, 500 Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, 587 Not for the pious dead we weep, 573 Not to the terrors of the Lord, 299 No war nor battle's sound, 238 Now may he who from the dead, 107 Now to the Lord a noble song ! 226 O all ye nations, praise the Lord, 93, 94 O bless the Lord, my soul, 19 O bow thine ear, Eternal One, 643 O come, loud anthems let us sing, 28 O draw me, Father, after thee, 452 O'er mountain tops the mount of God, 290 O'er the dark wave of Galilee, 249 O'er the realms of Pagan darkness, 653 O Father, though the anxious fear, 52 O for a closer walk with God, 393 B* XVI INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Hymn. O for a heart to praise my God, 412 O God, by whom the seed is given, 79 O God, mine inmost soul convert, 467 0 God of Abram, by whose hand, 538 O God, thou art my God alone, 436 O God, we praise thee, and confess, 13 0 God, whose dread and dazzling brow, 41 O God, whose presence glows in all, 646 O God, whose thunder shakes the sky, 519 O happy Christian, who can trust, 292 O happy is the man who hears, 424 O happy soul, that lives on high, 474 O happy they who know the Lord, i 502 0 help us Lord, each hour of need, 489 O how can they look up to heaven, 629 " 0 learn of me," the Saviour cried, 358 O let me, heavenly Lord, extend, 541 O let my trembling soul be still, 380 O Lord, my best desire fulfil, 394 O Lord of life, and truth, and grace, 645 O Lord, our fathers oft have told, 635 O Lord, our heavenly King, . . . < 159 O Lord, the Saviour and defence, 539 0 Lord, thy heavenly grace impart, . i 445 O Lord, thy mercy, my sure hope, . t 145 O Lord, where'er thy people meet, 66 0 lovely voices of the sky, 219 Once more, my soul, the chosen day, 47 One prayer I have, all prayers in one, 518 On the first Christian Sabbath eve, 350 On thy church, 0 Power Divine, 234 On us the Sun of Righteousness, 77 O render thanks to God above, . . i 5 O Source of uncreated light, .....*.... 199 0 Spirit of the living God, 200 O stay thy tears, for they are blest, 570 O sweet it is to know, to feel, • 496 O that my heart was right with thee, . 386 O that the Lord would guide my ways, 385 O Thou, by long experience tried, 656 O Thou, from whom all goodness flowsj 383 O Thou, the wretched's sure retreat, 509 O Thou, to whom in ancient time, . 14 O Thou, to whose all-searching sight, 497 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. XVII Hymn. O Thou, who art above all height, 644 O Thou, who hast at thy command, 501 O Thou, whose own vast temple stands, 642 O Thou, whose power o'er moving worlds presides, . . 433 O timely happy, timely wise, 109 Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed, 197 Our Father, throned above the sky, 16 Our God, our help in ages past, 540 Our heavenly Father calls, 357 Our heavenly Father, hear, 419 Our joy is a created good, 461 O what is man, great Maker of Mankind, 470 0 where shall rest be found? 580 O ye immortal throng, 283 O ye who seek Jehovah's face, 628 Pass a few swiftly-fleeting years, 581 Perpetual Source of light and grace, 524 Praise, O praise the Name Divine, 95 Praise to God, immortal praise, 487 Praise to him, by whose kind favour, 70 Praise to thee, thou great Creator, 91 Praise to the Lord of boundless might, . . . < . . 184 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, 397 Raise your triumphant songs, 215 Rejoice, believer, in the Lord, 302 Remark, my soul, the narrow bounds, 624 Restore, O Father, to our times restore, 366 Return, my roving heart, return, 387 Return, my soul, unto thy rest, 384 Reviving sleep, thy sheltering wing, 123 Ride on, ride on in majesty, 269 Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise, .... 288 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings, 382 Rise, O my soul, pursue the path, 602 Rise, Sun of glory, rise, 650 Searcher of hearts ! to thee are known, 180 See from on high, a light divine, 246 " See how he loved !" exclaimed the Jews, 251 See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand, 348 See the leaves around us falling, 616 Servant of God ! well done, 551 Shine forth, Eternal Source of light, .438 XVIII INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Shine on our souls, Eternal God ! 451 Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name, 155 Sing to the Lord who loud proclaims, 10 Sing we the song of those who stand, 599 Sing, ye redeemed of the Lord, 607 So let our lips and lives express, 319 Songs of immortal praise belong, 162 Songs of praise the angels sang, 2 Soon will our fleeting hours be past, .81 Sovereign Ruler of the skies, 477 Sow in the morn thy seed, 478 Spirit ! leave thine house of clay, 555 Spirit of Truth, on this thy day, 198 " Stand still, refulgent orb of day !" 597 Stand up and bless the Lord, 1 Supreme and universal light ! 415 Sure to the mansions of the blest, 557 Sweet is the bliss of souls serene, 453 Sweet is the task, 0 Lord, 61 Sweet is the work, my God, my King, 53 Teach me, my God and King, 450 Teach me, 0 teach me, Lord, thy way, 407 Thanks for mercies past, receive, 98 The Christian warrior, see him stand, 314 The darkened sky, how thick it lowers, 512 The day approacheth, 0 my soul, 75 The dews and rain, in all their store, 201 The earth, and all the heavenly frame, 173 The earth is not our home, 589 The evils that beset our path, 527 Thee we adore, Eternal Name, 526 The fountain, in its source, 493 The glorious universe around, 342 The God of glory walks his round, 523 The God who reigns alone, 130 The heavenly spheres, to thee, O God, 121 The heaven of heavens cannot contain, 133 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord, 205 The heavens, O Lord, thy rule obey, 218 The Law by Moses came, 220 The Lord descended from above, 71 The Lord is in his holy place, 18 The Lord is my Shepherd, no want shall I know, . . . 454 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. XIX Hymn. The Lord Jehovah reigns, 136 The Lord Jehovah, slow to wrath, 491 The Lord my pasture shall prepare, 457 The Lord, our God, is full of might, 161 The Lord, our God, is Lord of all, 178 The Lord will come, and not be slow, 291 The Lord will come, the earth shall quake, 281 The morning dawns upon the place, 275 The morning flowers display their sweets, 547 The offerings to thy throne which rise, 39 The perfect world by Adam trod, 641 The race that long in darkness pined, 242 There is a book who runs may read, 141 There is a calm for those who weep, 575 There is a glorious world on high, 588 There is a God, all nature speaks, 128 There is a land of pure delight, 585 There is an hour of peaceful rest, 576 There 's joy in heaven when falls the tear, 378 There wras joy in heaven, 379 The Sabbath morn, my God, is come, 55 The saints on earth, and those above, 367 The Saviour comes ; no outward pomp, 235 These mortal joys, how soon they fade, 548 The spacious firmament on high, 160 The Spirit breathes upon the word, 209 The Spirit in our hearts, 216 The Spirit moved upon the waves, 134 The spring, the joyous spring is come, 613 The swift-declining day, 117 The swift not always in the race, 473 The term of life assigned to man, 537 The time draws near when every soul, 532 The triumphs of the martyred saints, 368 The uplifted eye, and bended knee, 337 The year begins with promises, 613 They who seek the throne of grace, 402 Thine influence, mighty God, is felt, 416 This child we dedicate to thee, 349 This is the day the Lord hath made, 56 This is the first and great command, 332 This place is holy ground, 568 This spacious earth is all the Lord's, 324 This stone to thee in faith we lay, 640 XX INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Hymn. Thou art the first, and Thou the last, 104 Thou art the Way ; and he who sighs, 255 Thou art the Way ; by thee alone, 256 Thou hidden love of God whose height, 444 Thou Lord, by mortal eyes unseen, 649 Thou Lord, by strictest search hast known, 182 Thou Lord, through every changing scene, 183 Thou, who dwell'st enthroned above, 6 Thrice happy souls, who, born from heaven, 443 Through all the changing scenes of life, 480 Through all the various shifting scene, 171 Through endless years thou art the same, 195 Through every age, Eternal God, 543 Through shades and solitudes profound, 485 Through sorrow's night and danger's way, 316 Thus far on life's perplexing path, 627 Thus far the Lord has led me on, 116 Thus saith the High and Lofty One, 396 Thus shalt thou love the Almighty Lord, 331 Thy goodness, Lord, our souls confess, 138 Thy gracious aid, Great God, impart, 97 Thy kingdom, Lord, forever stands, 154 Thy law is perfect, Lord of light, 460 Thy name, Almighty Lord, 89 Thy name be hallowed evermore, 99 Thy wisdom, power, and goodness, Lord, 152 'T is by the faith of joys to come, 308 "T is by thy strength the mountains stand, 142 " 'T is finished !" — so the Saviour cried, 356 'T is God the Spirit leads, 484 3T is gone that bright and orbed blaze, ... ... 542 'T is Wisdom's earnest cry, .... . ... 458 To all thy faithful people, Lord, ... 87 To God, the only wise, 20 To keep the lamp alive, 4 To-morrow, Lord, is thine, ....*. 528 To prayer, to prayer, for the morning breaks, .... 108 To thee, my God, my days are known, 476 To thee, O God, we homage pay, 261 To thee, the Lord Almighty, , 88 Truly, the light of morn is sweet, 427 'T was on that dark and doleful night, 351 Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb, 565 Upon the Gospel's sacred page, 228 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. XXI Hymn. Up to the hills I lift mine eyes, 174 Upward I lift mine eyes, 175 Vital spark of heavenly flame, 563 Wait, 0 my soul, thy Maker's will, 506 Walk in the light ! so shalt thou know, 325 Weak and irresolute is man, 471 We bless the Eternal Source of light, 64 Welcome ! delightful morn, 58 What shall we ask of God in prayer ? 401 When all the hours of life are past, 601 When all thy mercies, O my God, 170 When, as returns this solemn day, 74 When before thy throne we kneel, 27 When darkness long has veiled my mind, 395 When fancy spreads her boldest wings, 463 When gathering clouds around I view, 521 When Hagar found the bottle spent, 494 When I can read my title clear, 583 When in the vale of lengthened years, 429 When Israel, of the Lord beloved, 488 When Israel through the desert passed, 208 When Jordan hushed his waters still, 240 When life's tempestuous storms are o'er, 554 When, Lord, to this our western land, 652 , When musing sorrow weeps the past, 375 When power divine, in mortal form, 304 When restless on my bed I lie, 389 When sin and sorrow, fear and pain, . 498 When the worn spirit wants repose, ........ 43 When true religion gains a place, 301 Wherefore should man, frail child of clay, 336 Where high the heavenly temple stands, 274 Wherewith shall I approach the Lord ? 29 While here, as wandering sheep, we stray, 406 While now upon this Sabbath eve, 84 While shepherds watched their flocks by night, .... 239 While some in folly's pleasures roll, 334 While thee I seek, protecting Power, 400 While through this changing world we roam, .... 530 While thus thy Throne of Grace we seek, 67 While with ceaseless course the sun, . . . . . . .619 Who are these, in bright array, 608 XXII INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Hymn. Who is thy neighbour ? he whom thou, 630 "Why should we lavish out our years, 32x Why should we seek to linger here, 590 Why weep for those, frail child of woe, 592 With sacred joy we lift our eyes, 24 With songs and honours sounding loud, 610 Ye boundless realms of joy, 158 Ye followers of the Prince of Peace, 363 Ye golden lamps of heaven, farewell, 598 Ye humble souls that seek the Lord, 281 Ye servants of the Lord, 318 Yet a few years, or days perhaps, 545 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. HOMAGE— WORSHIP— PR AISE . (Hymns 1—196.) Homage. — Preparatory and Introductory to Worship. — Exhortation to Praise, 1. Adoration, 2, 3. Dependence on God, 4 — 9. Encouragement, 10. Ascriptions and Offerings, 11—20. Supplications, 21—23. Devout Homage, 24—26. Lowliness, Humility and Trust, to 32. Joyful and Cheerful Homage, to 39. Homage of the Heart, to 42. Worship. — The Sabbath and the Sanctuary. — The Lord?s Day, The Holy Day, Sabbath Worship, 43—51. The Temple of Worship, 54 — 60. Joy and Delight of the Sabbath, 61 — 63. The House of God, to 67. Comforts of Worship, to 70. A Blessing on Worship, Accepted Worship, to 74. Evening of Communion Sabbath, 75. Closing Supplications, 76—78. The Seed of the Word, 79. Sunday Evening. 85. Close of Worship, to 87. Ascriptions, Doxologies, Closing Prayers and Benedictions, 87 — 107. Worship. — Morning and Evening. — Praver, 108. Morn- ing Hymns, 109—114. Evening Hymns, i 15— 122. Sleep, 123. Evening Worship. 124. Prayer for Daily Guidance, 125. God in all things, 126. Praise. — The Attributes, Perfections and Providence of God. — Where is God? 127. God in Nature, 128. Hymn to the Deity, 129. Unitv of God, 130. God Holy, 131. True, 132. A Spirit, 133. The Creator, 134. Goodness, Majesty, and Sovereignty of God, to 143. Paternal Love of God, to 153. Divine Attributes celebrated, 153 — 163. Provi- dence of God, 163 — 175. Omniscience and Omnipresence of God, 176—182. God our Guide, Refuge and Hope, 183. God shining in the Heart, 184. God inscrutable, 185. Fear of God, 186. Confidence in God, 187. Mysteries of Provi- dence, 188—191. God Unchangeable and Eternal, 192— 196. C XXIV INDEX OF SUBJECTS. CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION AND SPIRITUAL INFLUENCES. (Hymns 197—291.) The Holy Spirit. — The Comforter, 197. Pentecost, 198. Prayer for the Spirit, 199—204. The Scriptures. — Nature and Scripture, 205 — 206. The Gospel of Christ, 207. Light and Glory of the Scriptures, 208, 209. Glad Tidings, 210. Seed of the Word, 211, 212 Light of the Gospel, 213. Efficacy of the Gospel, 214 Gospel Invitations, 215—217. Glory of the Gospel, 218. The Voices of the Sky, 219. Law and Gospel, 220. God's Word our Refuge, 221. Scripture for the Young, 222—223. Value of the Scriptures, 224. God speaking by his Son, 225. God's Glory in the Gospel, 226. Light of the Word, 227. Progress of the Gospel, 228. Revelation, 229. Ex- cellency of Scripture, 230, 231. Blessings of the Gospel, 232. Preaching of the Gospel, 233, 234. Jesus Christ. — Predicted, 235, 236. Song of the Angels, 237. The Nativity, 238—241. A Light to the Gentiles, 242. The Guiding Star, 243. John the Baptist, 244, 245. Bap- tism of Jesus, 246. Mission of Christ, 247. Miracles of Christ, 248. Poverty, Humility, and Condescension of Christ, 249 — 251. Benediction of Christ, 252. Example of Jesus, 253, 254, 258. « The Way, the Truth, and the Life," 255, 256. Reign of Christ, 259—262. Pool of Bethesda, 263. The Preaching and Invitations of Christ, 264 — 268. Entrance into Jerusalem, 269. " Behold the Man," 270. The Agony in the Garden, 271—274. The Crucifixion, 275—279. The Resurrection of Christ, 280 — 282. Christ seen of Angels, 283. Second Coming of Christ, 284. Glorification of Christ, 285. The Redeemer's Kingdom, 286—289. The Latter-day Glory, 290, 291. THE CHRISTIAN HEART, EXPERIENCE AND CHARACTER. (Hymns 292—347.) Dependence on Christ. — Life in Christ, 292. Glorying in Christ, 293. Invitations of the Gospel, 294. Christian Privi- leges, 295. The Cross of Christ, 296. Abiding with Christ, 297. The City of God, 298, 299. Belief and Unbelief, 300. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. XXV Happiness of the Christian, 301. Strength of the Christian, 302. Joy and Peace of Believing, 303— 305. Faith, 306— 309. The Christian Race and Conflict, 310 — 313. Christian Armour, 314. Christian Resolve, 315. Christian Contest, 316. Christian Graces and Virtues. — Watchfulness, 317, 318- Christian Fruits, 319. "The Better Part," 320. "One Thing Needful," 321. Christian Character, 322—324. " Walking in the Light," 325. Christian Benedictions, 326— 330. Love of God and Man, 331, 333. A Peaceful Con- science, 334. The Righteous and the Wicked, 335. Pride and Humility, 336. Sincerity and Hypocrisy, 337, 338. Private Judgment and Accountability, 339, 340. Christian Unity, 341, 342. The accepted Worship and Offering, 343, 344. Moderation, 345. Christian Courage and Self-Denial, 346. Holiness Everlasting, 347. CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES. (Hymns 348—369.) Baptism. — Children Invited and Offered in Baptism, 348, 349. The Lord's Supper. — Communion with Christ, 350. The Supper Instituted, 351. Remembering Christ, 352 — 355. "It is finished," 356. Christ Commemorated, 357, 365. Meditations on Christ, 358—365. The Early Church, 366. The Church, 367. Martyrs and Saints, 368, 369. RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS, COUNSELS AND COM- FORTS. (Hymns 370— 522-.) Confession, Penitence, Devout Aspirations and Prayers. — Penitence and Devotion, 370 — 375. Prayer for the Com- forter, 376. A Clean Heart, 377. Joy for the Penitent, 378, 379. Trust in God, 380, 381. Aspirations, 382, 383. Rest, 384. Heavenly Desires, 385, 386, 388: Meditation, 387, 389. Watchfulness, 390. Heavenly Joy on Earth, 391. Daily Bread, 392. Walking with God, 393. Resignation and Trust, 394—396. Prayer, 397—403. Habitual Devotion, 400. Lonely Devotion, 404. Watching unto Prayer, 405. XXVI INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Prayer for Divine Guidance, 406—408. Prayer for Chris- tian Graces and Principles, 409 — 417. The Lord's Prayer, 418—422. Piety.— Religion in Youth, 423—428. Religion in Old Age, 429—430. Seeking and Seeing God, 431—437. The Knowledge of God, 438. The Love of God, 439, 440. Bread from Heaven, 441. The Bands of Love, 442. Walking with God, 443. Hidden Love of God, 444. Clinging to God, 445. Panting for God, 446. Devotion to God, 447. Subjection to God, 448. Peace with God, 449. Living to God. 450— 453. God our Shepherd, 454—457. The Call of Wisdom, 458. Imitating God, 459. The Law of the Lord, 460. True Riches, 461—463. Blessings of Piety, 464. Dependence and Reliance on God. — The Changes of Life, 465, 466. Contemplating the Judgment, 467. Light in Darkness, 468, 469. Man's Dependence, 470—473. Hidden Life, 474. Hope, 475. Our times with God, 476, 477. Sowing by all Waters, 478. Praising God in all Changes, 479 — 482. God our Reliance in Prosperity and Adversity, 483 — 489. Prayer in Sickness, 490. God our Refuge, Guide and Help, 491 — 500. Subjection, Trust, and Reliance, 501 — 505. Submission in Affliction, 506 — 513. Faith under Trial, 514—521. Pilgrim's Song, 522. LIFE— DEATH— FUTURITY. (Hymns 523—608.) Life. — The Vineyard, 523. Repentance and Resolution, 524. Redeeming Time, 525. Frailty of Life, 526. The Vanity of Life, 527. Uncertainty of Life, 528. The Passing Days and Years, 529. Looking Heavenward, 530. The Fathers gone, 531. Stewardship, 632. Man like a Flower, 533. Man wonderfully made, 534. Journey of Life, 535. Short- ness and End of Life, 536, 537. Prayer of Jacob, 538. Frailty of Men and Eternity of God, 539, 540. Preparation, 541. Death. — "Abide with us," 542. God our Dwelling Place, 543. The Sting of Death, 544. God that gives and takes awa . 545. Death and Eternity, 546. The Fading Flower, 547. Perishing and Enduring Treasures, 548. Death of the Righteous, 549. Death of a Minister, 550, 551. Meditation on Death, 552. Admonitions, 553. Death of a Christian, 554 — 556. Death of Children, 557. Support and Hope in INDEX OF SUBJECTS. XXVII Death, 558, 559. Rest of the Grave, 560. Farewell, 561. Funeral Dirges, 562 — 568. The Dead in Christ Blessed, 569—575. The Future State.— The Place of Rest, 576—578. The Things not Seen, 579. Heaven, 580 — 585. Judgment, 586. Heavenly Joy and Purity, 587. The Heavenly City, 588—590. "What we shall be, 591. Weep not for me, 592. Re-union of Friends, 593, 594. Immortality, 595, 596. The Last Day, 597. The Light and Life of Heaven, 598. Song of the Lamb, 599. Christ the Resurrection, 600. Heaven, 601. The Dead Speaking, 602. The Redeemed in Glory, 603—608. The Last Judgment, 604. SEASONS OF THE YEAR. (Hymns 609—627.) God displayed in the Seasons, 609 — 611. Promises of the Year, 612. Spring, 613. The Changing Year, 614, 615. Autumn Warnings, 616. The Year Crowned with Goodness, 617, 618. Fleeting Years, 619. Closing Year, 620—623. New Year, 624—626. Journey of Life, 627. OCCASIONAL AND MISCELLANEOUS. (Hymns 628—658.) Charitable Occasions, 628—630. Fast Day, 631. Thanks- giving, 632. Day of Humiliation, 633. God's Providence to our Fathers, 634, 635. Remembrance of our Fathers, 636, 637. Prayer for our Country, 638, 639. Laying the Corner- stone of a Church, 640. Dedication Hymns, 641 — 643. Ordination Hymns, 644 — 646. On opening an Organ, 647. For a Meeting of Ministers, 648. Missionary Hymns, 649 653. Mariners' Hymns, 654, 655. Wanderers' Hymn, 656. Travellers' Hymn, 657. Parting Hymn, 658. C* SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM I. 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the | seat ■ of the | scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he | medi- * -tate | day • and | night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his | fruit • in his | season ; 4 His leaf also shall not wither ; and whatso- | -ever * he | doeth • shall | prosper. 5 The ungodly are not so : but are like the chaff which the wind | driveth ■ a- | -way. 6 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congre- | -ga- ■ tion I of • the I rishteous. I I o 7 For the Lord knoweth the | way • of the righteous ; 8 But the | way • of th' un- | -godly ■ shall perish. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM IV. 1 Hear me when I call, O | God • of my | righteousness. 2 Thou hast enlarged me when I was in dis- tress ; have mercy up- 1 -on me, • and | hear • my | prayer. 3 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame 1 how long will ye love vanity, and | seek * after | leasing ? 4 But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will | hear • when I | call ■ un- | -to him. 5 Stand in awe, and sin not : commune with your own heart upon your | bed, and • be | still. 6 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and | put • your | trust ■ in the | Lord. 7 There be many that say, Who will | show us • any | good ? 8 Lord, lift thou up the light of thy | coun- • te- | -nance ■ up- | -on us. 9 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their | wine • in- | -creased. 10 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep : for thou, Lord, only | makest ■ me | dwell • in | safety. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM V. 1 Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my | med- • -i- | -tation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God : for unto | thee — | will ■ I | pray. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and | will ■ look | up. 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness : neither shall | e- ■ -vil | dwell * with | thee. 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all | workers ■ of in- | -iquity. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing : the Lord will abhor the | bloody ■ and de- | -ceit • ml | man. 7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy : and in thy fear will I worship toward thy | ho • ly | temple. 8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies; make thy way | straight ■ be- | -fore ■ my | face. 9 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice : let them ever shout for joy, be- cause | thou • de- | -fendest them : 10 Let them also that love thy | name • be | joyful • in | thee. 3 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 For thou, Lord, wilt | bless the | righteous ; 12 With favour wilt thou compass | him • as | with • a | shield. PSALM VIII. 1 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in | all • the | earth ! 2 Who hast set thy | glory ■ a- | -bove ■ the | heavens. 3 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength be- | -cause of • thine | enemies. 4 That thou mightest still the | ene- • -my | and • the a- | -venger. 5 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers ; the moon and the stars, which | thou • hast or- | -dained : 6 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of ' man, ■ that thou I visit- ■ est I him? 7 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with | glory • and | honour. 8 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; thou hast put | all • things | under ■ his | feet : 9 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field ; the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea. and whatsoever passeth through the | paths ■ of the | seas. 10 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy | name ■ in | all ■ the | earth ! 4 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM XVI. 1 Preserve me, O God : for in thee do I | put • my | trust. 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness ex- | ten- • -deth | not ■ to | thee ; 3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is | all • my de- ! -light. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god : their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their | names • in- | -to ■ my | lips. 5 The IiOrd is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup : thou main- | -tainest ■ my | lot. 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; yea, I | have ■ a | good- ■ -ly | her- itage. 7 I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel : my reins also instruct me in the | night — | seasons. 8 I have set the Lord always before me : be- cause he is at my right hand, I | shall * not | be — | moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth : my flesh also shall | rest • in | hope. 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave ; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy I One • to I see • cor- | -ruption. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 Thou wilt show me the | path ■ of | life : 12 In thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are | pleasures • for | ev • er- | -more. PSALM XIX. 1 The heavens declare the glory of God ; and the firmament sheweth his | han- ■ -dy | work. 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and | night ■ unto | night • sheweth | knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language, where their | voice is • not | heard. 4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their | words ■ to the | end ■ of the | world. 5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun : which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to | run • a | race. 6 His going forth is from the end of the hea- ven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing | hid ■ from the | heat • there- | -of. 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, con- | -vert- ing • the | soul : 8 The testimony of the Lord is | sure, • mak- ing | wise • the | simple. 9 The statutes of the Lord are right, re- | -joic- ing • the | heart : 10 The commandment of the Lord is | pure, * en- | -lightening * the | eyes. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 The fear of the Lord is clean, en- | -during • for | ever: 12 The judgments of the Lord are | true * and | righteous ■ alto- | -gether. 13 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the | hon ■ ey | comb. 14 Moreover, by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of | them • there is | great ■ re- | -ward. 15 Who can understand his errors ? cleanse thou me from | se- ■ -cret | faults. 16 Keep back thy servant also from presump- tuous sins; let them not | have ■ do- | -min • ion | over me : 17 Then shall I be upright, and I shall be inno- cent from the | great ■ trans | gression. 18 Let the words of my mouth, and the medi- tation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my j strength, • and | my • re- | -deemer. PSALM XXIII. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; 1 1 shall ■ not | want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : he leadeth me be- 1 -side ■ the | still — | waters. 3 He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his | name's — | sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me: thy | rod and ■ thy | staff • they I comfort me. D 7 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the pres- ence of mine enemies : thou anointest my head with oil ; my | cup ■ runneth | over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life : and I will dwell in the I house • of the I Lord ■ for I ever. PSALM XXIV. 1 The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that | dwell ■ there- | -in. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and es- | -tablished ■ it up- | -on ■ the | floods. 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? and who shall stand in his | ho- • -ly | place 1 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor | sworn — | de | -ceitfully. 5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of | his • sal- | -vation. 6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that | seek ■ thy | face, ■ O | Jacob. 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift' up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory | shall ■ come | in, 8 Who is this King of glory 1 the Lord strong and mighty, the | Lord — | mighty ■ in | battle. 3 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory | shall ; come | in. 10 Who is this King of glory 1 the Lord of hosts, | he • is the | King ■ of | glory. PSALM xxv. 1 Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift | up ■ my | soul. 2 O my God, I trust in thee : let me not be ashamed, let not mine | ene- * -mies | tri- * umph | over me. 3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed : let them be ashamed which trans- | -gress with- • -out | cause. 4 Shew me thy ways, O Lord ; | teach * me | thy — | paths. 5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me : for thou art the God of my salvation ; on thee do I | wait • all the | day. 6 Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses ; for | they have • been | ever ■ of | old. 7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, • O | Lord. 8 Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach [ sin- ■ -ners | in ■ the | way. 9 The meek will he guide in judgment : and the meek will he | teach ■ his | way. 10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his | cove- * -nant | and • his | testimonies. 9 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity ; for | it • is | great. 12 What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the | way ■ that | he • shall | choose. 13 His soul shall dwell at ease ; and his seed shall in- | -herit ■ the | earth. 14 The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him ; and he will | shew ■ them | his — | covenant. 15 O keep my soul, and deliver me : let me not be ashamed; for I put my | trust ■ in | thee. 16 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for | 1 — I wait ■ on I thee. PSALM XXVI. 1 Judge me, O Lord ; for I have walked in mine integrity : I have trusted also in the Lord ; therefore I | shall ■ not | slide. 2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me ; try my | reins — | and ■ my | heart. 3 For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes : and I have walked in | thy — | truth. 4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go | in — | with ■ dis- | -semblers. 5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers ; and will not | sit ■ with the | wicked. 6 I will wash my hands in innocency : so will 1 | compass • thine | altar, * O | Lord : 10 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy | won- . -drous | works. • 8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where | thine — | hon- • -our | dwelleth. 9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with | blood- ■ -y | men : 10 In whose hands is mischief, and their | right • hand is | full ■ of | bribes. 11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity : redeem me, and be merciful | un- ■ -to | me. 12 My foot standeth in an even place : in the congregations will | I — | bless ■ the | Lord. PSALM XXVII. 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; | whom shall ■ I | fear % 2 The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom • shall 1 | be • a- | -fraid? 3 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to consume me, they | stumbled * and | fell. 4 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear : though war should rise against me, in | this * will | I • be | confident. D* 11 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 5 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after ; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the | days of • my | life: 6 To behold the beauty of the Lord, and to in- | -quire • in | his — | temple. 7 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in | his • pa- | -vilion : 8 In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me | up ■ up- | -on • a | rock. 9 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies | round ■ a- | -bout me : 10 Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sac- rifices of joy : I will sing, yea, I will sing | prai- • -ses | unto ■ the | Lord. 11 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and an- • -swer | me. 12 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy | face, ■ Lord, | will • I | seek. 13 Hide not thy face far from me ; put not thy servant a- | -way • in | anger : 14 Thou hast been my help ; leave me not, neither forsake me, O | God • of | my • sal- | -vation. 15 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will | take ■ me | up. 16 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, be- | -cause * of | mine — | enemies. 12 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 17 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord, in the | land ■ of the | living. 18 Wait on the Lord : be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: | wait, • I | say, • on the | Lord. PSALM XXIX. 1 Give unto the Lord, 0 ye mighty, give unto the Lord | glory ■ and | strength. 2 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the | Lord • in the | beauty • of | holiness. 3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters : the God of glory thundereth : the Lord is up- | -on • many | waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful ; the voice of the | Lord ■ is | full ■ of | majesty. 5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars ; yea, the Lord breaketh the | cedars ■ of | Lebanon. 6 The voice of the Lord di- | -videth • the | flames ■ of | fire. 7 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilder- ness ; the Lord shaketh the | wilderness • of | Kadesh. 8 The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the | Lord • sitteth | King • for | ever. 9 The Lord will give strength un- | -to ■ his | people. 10 The Lord will | bless ■ his | people ■ with | peace. 13 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM XXXIII. 1 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; for praise is | comely ■ for the | upright. 2 Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an | instru- ■ -ment of | ten — | strings. 3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a | loud — | noise. 4 For the word of the Lord is right ; and all his | works ■ are | done ■ in | truth. 5 He loveth righteousness and judgment : the earth is full of the | goodness ■ of the | Lord. 6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made ; and all the host of them by the | breath ■ of | his — | mouth. 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap : he layeth up the | depth ■ in | store-houses. 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the inhabitants of the | world ■ stand in | awe • of | him. 9 For he spake, and it was done; he com- manded, and it [ stood — | fast. 10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the hea- then to nought: he maketh the devices of the | people ■ of | none ■ ef- | -feet. 14 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to | all • gene- | -rations. 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his | own • in- | -her- • -i- j -tance. 13 The Lord looketh from heaven ; he behold- eth all the | sons - of | men. 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the in- | -habi- ■ -tants | of ■ the | earth. 15 He fashioneth their hearts alike: he con- sidered | all * their | works. 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host : a mighty man is not de- | -liv- er'd • by | much — | strength. 17 An horse is a vain thing for safety : neither shall he deliver any by | his ■ great | strength. 18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that | hope ■ in | his — | mercy. 19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them a- | -live ■ in | famine. 20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord : he is- our | help * and | our — | shield. 21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his | ho- ■ -ly | name. 22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, ac- | -cording ■ as we | hope • in | thee. 15 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM XXXIV. 1 I will bless the Lord at all times : his praise shall continually | be in • my | mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : the humble shall | hear ■ there- | -of, and • be | glad. 3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his | name ■ to- | -gether. 4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and de- | -liver' d ■ me from | all ■ my | fears. 5 They looked unto him, and were lightened : and their faces were | not * a- | -shamed. 6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him | out ■ of | all ■ his | troubles. 7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and de- | -liver- * -eth | them. 8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the | man ■ that | trusteth * in | him. 9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints; for there is no want to them that | fear — | him. 10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hun- ger: but they that seek the Lord shall not | want — | any ■ good | thing. 16 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the | fear ■ of the | Lord. 12 What man is he that desire th life, and loveth many days, that | he ■ may | see — | good ? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from | speak- ■ -ing | guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good ; seek | peace — | and pur- | -sue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the right- eous, and his ears are open un- | -to ■ their I cry- 16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the re- | -membrance * of | them • from the | earth. 17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of | all ■ their | troubles. 18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as | be * of a | con- • -trite | spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivereth him | out of • them | all. 20 He keepeth all his bones : not ] one ■ of | them • is | broken. 21 Evil shall slay the wicked : and they that hate the righteous | shall ■ be | desolate. 22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants : and none of them that | trust • in | him shall • be J desolate. 17 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM XXXVII. 1 Fret not thyself because of evil doers, nei- ther be thou envious against the | work- ers • of in- | -iquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and | wither ■ as the | green — | herb. 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou | shalt • be | fed. 4 Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the de- | -sires ■ of | thine — heart. 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him; and he shall | bring it * to | pass; 6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy | judg- ■ -ment | as ■ the | noon-day. 7 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath : fret not thyself in any wise | to • do | evil. 8 For evil doers shall be cut off : but those that wait upon the Lord, | they ■ shall in- | -herit ■ the | earth. 9 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : and he de- | -lighteth • in his | way. 10 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down : for the Lord up- | -holdeth * him | with • his | hand. is SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his | seed ■ begging | bread. 12 He is ever merciful, and lendeth ; and his | seed — | is — | blessed. 13 Depart from evil, and do good ; and dwell for | ev- • -er- | -more. 14 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints ; they are preserved forever : but the seed of the | wicked • shall | be * cut | off. 15 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell there- | -in • for | ever. 16 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wis- dom, and his | tongue — | talketh • of | judgment. 17 The law of his God is in his heart ; none of his | steps • shall | slide. 18 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and | seeketh • to | slay — | him. 19 The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when | he • is | judged. 20 Wait on the Lord and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land : When the wicked are cut off, | thou — | shalt — | see it. 21 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a | green — | bay- tree. 22 Yet he passed away, and lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but | he ■ could | not • be | found. E 19 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 23 Mark the perfect man, and behold the up- right: for the end of that | man • is | peace. 24 But the transgressors shall be destroyed to- gether : the end of the | wicked • shall | be • cut | off. 25 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord : he is their strength in the | time • of | trouble. 26 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them : he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, be- | -cause ■ , they I trust • in I him. PSALM XXXIX. 1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue : I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the | wicked • is be- | -fore me. 2 I was dumb with silence ; I held my peace, even from good; and my | sor- • -row | was — | stirred. 3 My heart was hot within me : while I was musing the fire burned ; then | spake I ■ with my | tongue. 4 Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is ; that I may | know ■ how | frail ■ I | am. 20 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth ; and mine age is as nothing before thee : verily every man at his best state is alto- | -geth- ■ -er | vanity. 6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew : surely they are disquieted in vain : he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not | who ■ shall | gath- • -er | them. 7 And now, Lord, what wait 1 for ? my | hope is * in | thee. 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions : make me not the re- | -proach — | of • the | foolish. 9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; be- | cause • thou | didst it. 10 Remove thy stroke away from me : I am consumed by the | blow ■ of | thine — | hand. 11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth : surely every | man • is | vanity. 12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy | peace — | at • my | tears. 13 For I am a stranger with thee and a so- journer, as all my | fath- ■ -ers | were. 14 O spare me, that I may recover strength, be- fore I go | hence, • and | be • no | more. 21 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS PSALM XL. 1 I waited patiently for the Lord ; and he in- clined unto me, and | heard ■ my | cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and es- | -tab- • -lish'd | my — | goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God : many shall see it, and fear, and shall | trust ■ in the | Lord. 4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as | turn ■ a- | -side • to | lies. 5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which | are • to | us- ward : 6 They cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee : if I would declare and speak of them, they are | more ■ than | can be | numbered. 7 Sacrifice and offering thou | didst ■ not de- | -sire. 8 Mine ears hast thou opened : burnt-offering and sin-offering | hast • thou | not • re- | -quired. 9 Then said I, Lo, I come : in the volume of the book it is | written ■ of | me, 10 I delight to do thy will, O my God : yea, thy | law • is with- | -in ■ my | heart. 22 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 I have preached righteousness in the | great • congre- | -gation. 12 Lo, I have not refrained my | lips, ■ O | Lord, ■ thou | knowest. 13 I have not hid thy righteousness with- | -in ■ my | heart. 14 I have declared thy faithfulness and thy sal- vation : I have not concealed thy loving- kindness and thy | truth • from the | great • congre- | -gation. 15 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies | from me, • O | Lord. 16 Let thy loving-kindness and thy truth con- | -tinually • pre- | -serve — | me. 17 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be | glad • in | thee. 18 Let such as love thy salvation say continu- ally, the | Lord ■ be | mag- ■ -ni- | -fled. 19 But I am poor and needy ; yet the Lord thinketh up- | -on — | me. 20 Thou art my help and my deliverer ; make no | tarry- ■ -ing, | O • my | God. PSALM XLII. 1 As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after | thee, ■ O | God. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God : when shall I come and ap- | -pear ■ be- | -fore — | God '? 3 My tears have been my meat | day ■ and | night, 4 While they continually say unto me, | Where ■ is | thy — | God? E* 23 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 5 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me : for I had | gone ■ with the | multitude. 6 I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multi- tude that | kept — | ho- ■ -ly | day. 7 Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why art thou dis- | -quiet- • -ed | in me ? 8 Hope thou in God : for I shall yet praise him for the | help • of | his — | counte- nance. 9 O my God, my soul is cast | down ■ with- | -in me. 10 Therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, | from • the (hill — | Mizar. 11 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy water-spouts : all thy waves and thy bil- lows are | gone — | over me. 12 Yet the Lord will command his loving-kind- ness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the | God • of | my — | life. 13 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me ? why go I mourning because of the op- | -pression ■ of the | enemy ? 14 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me ; while they say daily unto me, | Where ■ is | thy — | God ? 24 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 15 Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why art thou dis- | -quiet- • -ed with- | -in me? 16 Hope thou in God : for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my | counte- • -nance, | and • my | God. PSALM XL VI. 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present | help ■ in | trouble. 2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried in- | -to • the | midst ■ of the | sea ; 3 Though the waters thereof | roar ■ and be | troubled. 4 Though the mountains | shake • with the | swelling • there- | -of. 5 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the | city ■ of | God. 6 The holy place of the | tabernacles • of the | Most — I High. 7 God is in ihe midst of her : : she shall | not be | moved. 8 God shall early. | help her, • and | that • right 9 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved : he uttered his voice, the | earth — | melted. 10 The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of | Ja- • -cob | is • our | refuge. 25 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath | made • in the | earth. 12 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth ; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder ; he | burneth ■ the j chariot ■ in the | fire. 13 Be still, and know that I am God : I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be ex- | -alted • in the | earth. 14 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of | Ja- • -cob | is • our | refuge. PSALM XLVIII. 1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the | mountain * of his | holiness. 2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the | city • of the | great — | King. 3 God is known in her palaces | for • a | refuge. 4 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God : God will es- | -tablish * it | for — | ever. 5 We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O God, in the | midst of ■ thy | temple. 6 According to thy name, O.God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth : thy right | hand ■ is | full ; of | righteousness. 7 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, be- | -cause of ■ thy | judg- ments. 8 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: | tell • the j towers • there- | -of. 26 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 9 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces ; that ye may tell it to the gene- | -ra- • -tion | following. 10 For this God is our God for ever and ever : he will be our | guide ■ even | un- ■ -to | death. PSALM L. 1 The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going | down * there- | -of. 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of | beau- • -ty, | God • hath | shined. 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence : a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous | round • a- | -bout him. 4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that | he • may | judge ■ his | people. 5 Gather my saints together unto me ; those that have made a covenant with | me ■ by | sacrifice. 6 And the heavens shall declare his righteous- ness : for | God ■ is | judge ■ him- | -self. 7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak ; O Israel, and I will testify against thee : I am God, even | thy — | God. 8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt-offerings to have | been • con- | -tinnally • be- | -fore me. 27 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats | out of • thy | folds. 10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle up- | -on * a | thou- • -sand | hills. 11 I know all the fowls of the mountains : and the wild beasts of the | field • are | mine. 12 If I were hungry, I would not telbthee : for the world is | mine, ■ and the | fulness * there- | -of. 13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the | blood • of | goats ? 14 Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy j vows • un- | -to the ■ Most | High. 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble : I will deliver thee, and thou shalt | glori- • -fy | me. 16 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me : and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I | shew the ■ sal- | -vation ■ of | God. PSALM LI. 1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy | lov- • -ing | kindness. 2 According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies | blot • out | my ■ trans- | -gres- sions. 3 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me | from • my | sin. 4 For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my | sin • is | ever • be- | -fore me. 28 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 5 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts : and in the hidden part thou shalt make | me to • know | wisdom. 6 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : wash me, and I | shall • be | whiter * than | snow. 7 Make me to hear joy and gladness ; that the bones which thou hast broken | may • re- | -joice. 8 Hide thy face from my sins, and | blot * out | all • mine in- | -iquities. 9 Create in me a clean heart, O God ; and renew a right | spirit ■ with- | -in me. 10 Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not thy | ho- ■ -ly | spi- ■ -rit | from me. 11 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with | thy • free | spirit. 12 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways ; and sinners shall be con- | -ver- ■ -ted | un- • -to | thee. 13 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of | my ■ sal- | -vation : 14 And my tongue shall sing a- | -loud * of | thy — | righteousness. 15 O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall shew | forth ■ thy | praise. 16 For thou desirest not sacrifice ; else would I give it : thou delightest | not • in | burnt- — | -offering. 29 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALBIS. 17 The sacrifices of God are a | bro- ' -ken | spirit: 18 A broken and a contrite heart, O God, | thou • wilt | not • des- | -pise. PSALM LXII. 1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God : from him cometh | my ■ sal- | -vation. 2 He only is my rock and my salvation ; he is my defence ; I shall j not ■ be | great- ■ -ly | moved. 3 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation | is ■ from | him. 4 He only is my rock and my salvation : he is my defence; [ I ■ shall | not ■ be | moved. 5 In God is my salvation and my glory : the rock of my strength, and my refuge, | is • in | God. 6 Trust in him at all times ; ye people, pour out your heart before him : | God • is a | refuge • for | us. 7 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree | are ■ a | lie. 8 To be laid in the balance, they are alto- gether | light- • -er | than — | vanity. 9 Trust not in oppression, and become not | vain • in | robbery: 10 If riches increase, set | not ■ your | heart • up- | -on them. 30 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 God hath spoken once ; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth | un- ■ -to I God. 12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy : for thou renderest to every man ac- | -cord- • -ing | to • his | work. PSALM LXIII. 1 O God, thou art my God ; early will I | seek — | thee : 2 My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty | land, ■ where no | wa- ■ -ter | is ; 3 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee | in ■ the | sanctuary. . 4 Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my | lips ■ shall | praise — | thee. 5 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my | hands in ■ thy | name. 6 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness ; and my mouth shall | praise • thee with | joy- ■ -ful | lips. 7 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night — | watches. 8 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy | wings ■ will | I • re- | -joice. F 31 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM LXV. 1 Praise waiteth for thee, O God. in Sion: and unto thee shall the | vow • be per- -formed. 2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto | thee • shall | all * flesh | come. 3 Iniquities pre- | -vail ■ a- | -gainst me : 4 As for our transgressions, | thou • shalt | purge them ■ a- | -way. 5 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may | dwell in • thy | courts. 6 We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, | even • of thy | ho- ■ -ly | tem- ple. 7 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of | our • sal- | -vation; 8 Who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar | off ■ up- | -on • the | sea : 9 Which by his strength setteth fast the moun- tains ; being | girded ■ with | power : 10 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the | tu- ■ -mult | of • the | people. 11 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at | thy — | tokens. 12 Thou makest the out-goings of the morning and | even- • -ing | to ■ re- | -joice. 32 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 13 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it : thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is | full ■ of | water : 14 Thou preparest them corn, when thou hast | so * pro- | -vi- • -ded | for it. 15 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abun- dantly : thou settlest the furrows • there- | -of. 16 Thou makest it soft with showers : thou | blessest ■ the | springing • there- | -of. 17 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy | paths ■ drop | fatness. 18 They drop upon the pastures of the wilder- ness : and the little hills re- | -joice • on | eve- • -ry | side. 19 The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered | over ■ with | corn. 20 They shout for | joy, ■ they | al- • -so | sing. PSALM LXVI. 1 Make a joyful noise unto God, | all • ye | lands : 2 Sing forth the honour of his | name : ■ make | his • praise | glorious. 3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works ! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit them- | -selves • unto | thee. 4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee ; they shall | sing ■ to | thy — | name. 33 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 5 Come and see the works of God : he is terri- ble in his doing toward the | children ■ of | men. 6 He turned the sea into dry land : they went through the flood on foot : there did | we * re- | -joice ■ in | him. 7 He ruleth by his power for ever : his eyes be- | -hold • the | nations. 8 Let not the re- | -bel- • -lions ex- | -alt * them- | -selves. 9 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his | praise to • be | heard : 10 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our | feet • to | be — | moved. 11 I will go into thy house with burnt offer- ings : I will | pay thee • my | vows, 12 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when | I ■ was | in — | trou- ble. 13 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath | done for • my | soul. 14 I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was ex- | -tol- ■ -led | with ■ my | tongue. 15 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the | Lord will • not | hear me : 16 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the | voice • of | my — \ prayer. 17 Blessed be God, which hath not turned a- | -way • my | prayer, 18 Nor his | mer- ■ -cy I from — | me. 34 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM LXV1I. 1 God be merciful unto | us, * and | bless us ; 2 And cause his | face • to | shine ■ up- | -on us. 3 That thy way may be | known up- ■ -on | earth, 4 Thy saving | health • a- | -mong • all | na- tions. j 5 Let the people [ praise thee, ■ O | God 6 Let | all the ■ people | praise — | thee. 7 O let the nations be glad and | sing • for | 8 For thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the | na- • -tions | up- ■ -on earth. 9 Let the people | praise thee, ■ O | God, 10 Let | all the ■ people | praise — | thee. 11 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our | own ■ God, shall | bless us. 12 God shall bless us, and all the ends of the | earth • shall | fear — | him. PSALM LXXI. 1 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust ; let me never be | put to • con- | -fusion. 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape : incline thine | ear • unto | me, • and I save me. F* . 35 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 3 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may con- | -tinually • re- | -sort : 4 Thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my | rock ■ and | my — | for- tress. 5 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour | all ■ the | day. 6 Cast me not off in the time of old age ; for- sake me | not • when my | strength — | faileth. 7 O God, thou hast taught me | from • my | youth : 8 And hitherto have I de- | -clared • thy | won- • -drous | works. 9 Now also when I am old and grey-headed, O God, for- | -sake • me | not ; 10 Until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every | one ■ that | is • to | come. 11 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is | like ■ unto | thee ? 12 Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the | depths — | of • the | earth. 13 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and com- fort me on | eve- ■ -ry | side. 14 I will praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God : unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou | Ho- ■ -ly | One ■ of | Israel. 36 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 15 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which | thou . hast re- | -deemed. 16 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteous- ness all the day long : for they are con- founded, for they are brought unto shame, • that | seek ■ my | hurt. PSALM LXXII. 1 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the | king's — | son. 2 He shall judge thy people with righteous- ness, and thy | poor — | with — | judg- ment. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the peo- ple, and the little | hills, ■ by | righteous- ness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in | pie- • -ces | the ■ op- | -pressor. 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout | all ■ gene- | -rations. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass : as | showers ■ that | water • the | earth. 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish : and abundance of peace so long as the | moon • en- | -dureth. 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the | ends — | of • the | earth. 37 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall | lick * the | dust. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents : the kings of Sheba and | Seba * shall | offer | gifts. 11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him : all | nations ■ shall | serve him. 12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and | him • that | hath • no | helper. 13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the | souls • of the | needy. 14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence : and precious shall their | blood • be | in ■ his | sight. 15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the | gold • of | Sheba : 16 Prayer also shall be made for him continu- ally ; and | daily • shall j he • be | praised. 17 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains ; the fruit thereof shall | shake • like | Leba- non : 18 And they of the city shall | flourish ■ like | grass of . the | earth. 19 His name shall endure for ever : his name shall be continued as | long ■ as the | sun. 20 And men shall be blessed in him : all | na- tions • shall | call ■ him | blessed. 38 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 21 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth | won- ■ -drons | things. 22 And blessed be his glorions name for ever : and let the whole earth be filled with his | glory. ■ A- | -men, and ■ A- I -men. PSALM LXXVII. 1 I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice ; and he gave | ear • un- | -to me. 2 In the day of my | trouble • I | sought ■ the I Lord : 3 I have considered the days of old, the years of | an- • -cient | times. 4 I call to remembrance my song in the night : I commune with mine own heart : and my | spirit ■ made | dili- ■ -gent | search. 5 Will the Lord cast off for ever ? and will he be | favourable - no | more? 6 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise | fail * for | ev- ■ -er- | -more ? 7 Hath God forgotten to be gracious ? hath he in anger shut up his | ten- • -der | mer- cies? 8 And I said, This is my infirmity : but I will remember the years of the right J hand ■ of | the ■ Most | High. 9 I will remember the works of the Lord : surely I will remember thy I wonders ■ of I old. 10 I will meditate also of all thy work, and | talk ■ of | thy — | doings. 39 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary : who is so great a God as | our — | God ! 12 Thou art the | God ■ that | do- ■ -est | won- ders : 13 Thou hast declared thy strength a- | -mong • the | people. 14 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the | sons • of | Jacob • and | Jo- seph. 15 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee ; they were afraid : the depths | also • were | troubled 16 The clouds poured out water : the skies sent out a sound : thine | arrows ■ also | went • a- | -broad. 17 The voice of thy thunder was | in • the | heaven. 18 The lightnings lightened the world : the | earth — | trembled • and | shook. 19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps | are ■ not | known. 20 Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the | hand ■ of | Moses • and | Aaron. PSALM LXXX. 1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the | cherubims, ■ shine | forth. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manas- seh stir up thy | strength, * and | come • and | save us. 40 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine ; and | we shall ■ be | saved. 4 O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the | prayer ■ of | thy — | people? 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears ; and givest them tears to | drink in ' great | measure. 6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neigh- bours : and our enemies laugh • a- | -mong • them- | -selves. 7 Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy | face ■ to | shine, 8 And | we ■ shall | be — | saved. 9 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt : thou hast cast out the | heathen • and | planted it. 10 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep | root, ■ and it | filled ■ the | land. 11 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the | good- • -ly | cedars. 12 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her | branches • un- | -to ■ the | river. 13 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the | way ■ do | pluck her? 14 The boar oat of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the | field — | doth * de- | -vour it. 41 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 15 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts : look down from heaven, and behold, and | visit • this | vine. 16 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest | strong • for | thy | -self. 17 It is burnt with fire, it is cast down : they perish at the re- | -buke of * thy | coun- tenance. 18 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right v hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest | strong ■ for | thy | -self. 19 So will not we go back from thee : quicken us, and we will call up- | -on ■ thy | name. 20 Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine ; and | we ■ shall | be — I saved. PSALM LXXXIV. 1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O | Lord • of | hosts ! 2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth | out ■ for the | liv- ■ -ing | God. 3 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they will be still | prais- ■ -ing | thee. 4 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose | heart ■ are the | ways ■ of | them. 42 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 5 They go from strength to strength, every- one of them in Zion appeareth be- | -fore — | God. 6 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : give | ear, * O | God ■ of | Jacob. 7 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of | thine ■ an- | -ointed. 8 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to | dwell • in the | tents ■ of | wickedness. 9 For the Lord God is a sun and shield : the Lord will give grace and glory ; no good thing will he withhold from them that | walk • up- | -rightly. 10 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the | man • that | trusteth • in I thee. PSALM LXXXV. 1 Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land : thou hast brought back the cap- | -tivity • of | Jacob. 2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy peo- ple, thou hast j cover- • -ed | all * their | sin. 3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath : thou hast turned thyself from the | fierceness • of thine | anger. 4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine | anger ■ toward | us • to | cease. £ 43 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to | all ■ gen- e- | -rations? 6 Wilt thou not revive us again : that thy peo- ple | may ■ re- | -joice ■ in | thee? 7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us | thy • sal- | -vation. 8 I will hear what | God • the | Lord ■ will | speak. 9 For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints : but let them not turn a- | -gain • to | folly. 10 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him ; that | glory • may | dwell in * our | land. 11 Mercy and truth are met together; righte- ousness and peace have | kissed : each | other. 12 Truth shall spring out of the earth ; and righteousness | shall ■ look | down ■ from | heaven. 13 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good: and our land shall | yield * her | increase. 14 Righteousness shall go before him ; and shall set us in the | way — | of • his | steps. PSALM LXXXVI. 1 Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me : for I am | poor ■ and | needy. 2 Preserve my soul ; for I am holy : O thou my God, save thy | servant ■ that | trust- eth • in | thee. 44 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord : for I cry | unto ■ thee | daily. 4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I | lift ■ up | my — | soul. 5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to for- give ; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that | call • up- | -on thee. 6 Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer ; and at- tend to the voice of | my — | sup- • -pli- | -cations. 7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee : for | thou ■ wilt | answer me. 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any | works • like | unto ■ thy | works. 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall | glorify ■ thy | name. 10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things : | thou ■ art | God ■ a- | -lone. 11 Teach me thy way, O Lord ; I will walk in thy truth : unite my heart to | fear . thy | name. 12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart : and I will glorify thy | name ■ for | ev- • -er- | -more. 45 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM LXXXIX. 1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever : with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to | all ■ gene- | -rations. 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever : thy faithfulness shalt thou es- | -tablish • in the | ve- ■ -ry | heavens. 3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto | David ■ my | ser- vant, 4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy | throne ■ to | all • gene- | rations. 5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord : thy faithfulness also in the con- gregation | of • the | saints. 6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be | likened * un- | -to • the I Lord 1 7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that | are ■ a- | -bout him. 8 O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee ? or to thy | faithful- ■ -ness | round • a- | -bout thee ? 9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves therefore arise, thou | still- • -est | them. 10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies | with ■ thy | strong — | arm. 46 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine : as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast | foun- • -ded | them. 12 The north and the south thou hast created them : Tabor and Hermon shall re- | -joice • in | thy — | name. 13 Thou hast a mighty arm : strong is thy hand, and high is | thy ■ right | hand. 14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne : mercy and truth slu.ll | go ■ be- | -fore • thy | face. 15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound : they shall walk, O Lord, in the | light of • thy | countenance. 16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day : and in thy righteousness shall | they — | be • ex- [ -alted. 17 For thou art the glory of their strength ; and in thy favour our horn shall | be ■ ex- | -alted. 18 For the Lord is our defence ; and the Holy One of | Is- • -rael | is ■ our | king. PSALM XC. 1 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in | all • gene- | -rations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to ever- | -last- • -ing, | thou • art I God. G* 47 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 3 Thou turnest man to destruction ; and say- est, Return, ye | children ■ of | men. 4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a j watch — | in ■ the | night. 5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; they are as a sleep ; in the morning they are like grass which | grow- • -eth | up. 6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut | down, — | and — | withereth. 7 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath | are ■ we | troubled. 8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the | light . of | thy — | countenance. 9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath : we spend our years, as a | tale • that is | told. 10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow ; for it is soon cut | off ■ and we | fly • a- | -way. 11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, | so is • thy | wrath. 12 So teach us to number our days, that we may ap- | -ply • our | hearts ■ unto | wis- dom, 43 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 13 Return, O Lord, how long? and let it repent thee con- | -cerning ■ thy | servants. 14 O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be | glad — | all • our | days. 15 Make us glad according to the days where- in thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein | we have ■ seen | evil. 16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy | glo- * -ry | unto ■ their J chil- dren. 17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us : and establish thou the work of our | hands ■ up- | -on us ; 18 Yea, the work of our | hands • es- | -tablish * thou I it. psalm xci. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the | shadow • of th' Al- | -mighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress : my God ; in | him ' will | I — | trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the | noi- ■ -some | pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust : his truth shall | be ■ thy | shield • and | buck- ler. 49 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by- night ; nor for the arrow that | flieth • by | day : 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in dark- ness ; nor for the de- | -struction * that | wasteth ■ at | noon-day. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall not | come ■ nigh | thee. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the re- | -ward — | of • the | wicked. 9 Because thou hast made the Lord which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy | hab- • -i- | -tation ; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any | plague * come | nigh ■ thy | dwell- ing. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in | all ■ thy | ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy | foot • a- | -gainst ■ a | stone. 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample | un- ■ -der | feet. 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, there- fore will I deliver him : I will set him on high, because | he ■ hath | known ■ my | name. 50 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him : I will be with him in trouble ; I will deliver him, and | hon- • -our | him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him, and | shew ■ him | my ■ sal- | -vation. PSALM XCII. 1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, | O • Most | High. 2 To shew forth thy loving-kindness in the morning, and thy | faithful- * -ness | eve- • -ry • night. 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery ; upon the harp with a | sol- • -emn | sound. 4 For thou, O Lord, hast made me glad through thy work : I will triumph in the | works * of | thy — | hands. 5 O Lord, how great are thy works ! and thy thoughts are | ver- ■ -y | deep. 6 A brutish man knoweth not ; neither doth a | fool • under- | -stand — | this. 7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flour- ish ; it is that they shall be de- | -stroyed ■ for | ever. 8 But thou, Lord, art most | high • for | ev- ■ -er- | -more. 9 For lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for lo, thine | enemies ■ shall | perish. 10 All the workers of in- | -iqui- • -ty | shall ' be | scattered. 51 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 The righteous shall flourish like the palm- tree : he shall grow like a | cedar • in | Lebanon. 12 Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the | courts * of | our — | God. 13 They shall bring forth fruit in old age ; they shall be | fat • and | flourishing ; 14 To shew that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no un- | -righteous- • -ness I in — I him. PSALM XCIII. 1 The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with ma- jesty ; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath | girded ■ him- | -self: 2 The world also is established, that it | can- • -not | be — | moved. 3 Thy throne is established of old : thou art from | ev- • -er- | -lasting. 4 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the | floods ■ lift | up • their | waves. 5 The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty | waves • of the | sea. 6 Thy testimonies are very sure : holiness be- cometh thine | house, • O | Lord, • for | ever. 62 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM XCV. 1 O come, let us sing unto the Lord ; let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of | our • sal- | -vation. 2 Let us come before his presence with thanks- giving, and make a joyful | noise ■ unto | him • with | psalms. 3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great King a- | -bove • all | gods. 4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth : the strength of the | hills ■ is | his — | also. 5 The sea is | his, ■ and he | made it. 6 And his hands | formed • the | dry — | land. 7 O come, let us worship and bow down : let us kneel before the | Lord ■ our | Maker. 8 For he is our God ; and we are the people of his pasture, and the | sheep ■ of | his — ! hand. 9 To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation | in * the | wil- derness : 10 When your fathers tempted me, | proved me, • and | saw • my [ work. 11 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not | known • my | ways : 12 Unto whom I sware in my wrath, that they should not | en ■ ter | into ■ my | rest. 53 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM XCVI. 1 O sing unto the Lord a new song : sing unto the Lord, | all ■ the | earth. 2 Sing unto the Lord, bless his name ; shew forth his sal- | -vation ■ from | day • to | day. 3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders a- | -mong ■ all | people. 4 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised : he is to be | feared • a- | -bove * all | gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are idols : but the | Lord • made the | heavens. 6 Honour and majesty are before him ; strength and | beauty • are | in ■ his | sanctuary. 7 Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord | glory ■ and | strength. 8 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name : bring an offering, and | come * in- | -to • his | courts. 9 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holi- ness : fear before him, | all • the | earth. 10 Say among the heathen that the Lord reign- eth : the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved : he shall | judge • the | peo- ■ -pie | righteously. 64 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad ; let the sea roar, and the | fulness • there- | -of. 12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is there- in : then shall all the trees of the wood re- | -joice ■ be- | -fore • the | Lord ; 13 For he cometh, for he cometh to | judge * the | earth : 14 He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the | peo- ■ -pie | with • his | truth. PSALM XCVII. 1 The Lord reigneth ; let the earth rejoice ; let the multitude of isles be | glad ■ there- | -of. 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him : righteousness and judgment are the habi- | -ta- • -tion | of ■ his | throne. 3 A fire goeth before him, and burnetii up his enemies | round ■ a- | -bout. 4 His lightnings enlightened the world ; the | earth — | saw, • and | trembled. 5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the | whole — | earth. 6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the | peo- ■ -pie | see • his | glory. 7 Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols; worship him, | all ■ ye | gods. 8 Zion heard, and was glad ; and the daugh- ters of Judah rejoiced because of thy | judg- • -ments, | O — | Lord. H 55 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 9 For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth : thou art exalted far a- | -bove • all | gods. 10 Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he pre- serveth the souls of his saints ; he deliver- eth them out of the | hand — | of • the | wicked. 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and glad- ness for the | upright ■ in | heart. 12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous ; and give thanks at the re- | -mem- • -brance | of • his I holiness. PSALM XCVI1I. 1 O sing unto the Lord a new song: for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten | him • the | victory. 2 The Lord hath made known his salvation : his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the | sight — | of * the | heathen. 3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the | house • of | Israel : 4 All the ends of the earth have seen the sal- | -va- • -tion | of • our | God. 5 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth : make a loud noise, and rejoice, and | sing — | praise. 6 Sing unto the Lord with the harp ; with the harp, and the | voice — | of • a | psalm. 56 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 7 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the | Lord, ■ the King. 8 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and | they • that | dwell • there- | -in. 9 Let the floods clap their hands : let the hills be joyful together be- | -fore • the | Lord ; 10 For he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the I peo- ■ -pie | with — | equity. PSA^M XCIX. 1 The Lord reigneth ; let the people tremble : he sitteth between the cherubim ; let the | earth ■ be | moved. 2 The Lord is great in Zion ; and he is | high • a- | -bove ■ all | people. 3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name ; for | it • is | holy. 4 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his | footstool ;• for | he • is | holy. 5 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lord, and | he — | an- • -swer'd them. 6 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar : they kept his testimonies, and the | ordi- * -nance | that • he | gave them. 57 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 7 Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God; thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of | their • in- | -ventions. 8 Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill ; for the | Lord ■ our | God ■ is | holy. PSALM c. 1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, | all • ye | lands 2 Serve the Lord with gladness : come before his | pres- ■ -ence | with — | singing. 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God : it is he that hath made us, and not | we • our- | -selves ; 4 We are his people, and the | sheep ■ of | his — | pasture. 5 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his | courts ■ with | praise : 6 Be thankful unto | him, ■ and | bless ■ his | name. 7 For the Lord is good ; his mercy is | ev- ' er- | -lasting; 8 And his truth endureth to | all — | gen- • -e- | -rations. psalm en. 1 My days are like a shadow that declineth ; and I am | withered ■ like | grass. 2 But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto | all — | gen- * -e- | -rations. 53 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 3 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion : for the time to favour her, yea, the set | time, • is j come. 4 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and | favour ■ the | dust ■ there- | -of. 5 So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord : and all the kings of the | earth ■ thy | glory. 6 When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall ap- | -pear ■ in his — | glory. 7 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not de- | -spise • their | prayer. 8 This shall be written for the generation to come : and the people which shall be ere- | -ated • shall | praise ■ the | Lord. 9 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary ; from heaven did the Lord be- | -hold • the | earth; 10 To hear the groaning of the prisoner ; to loose those that | are ■ ap- | -pointed ■ to | death ; 11 To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his | praise in * Je- | -rusalem ; 12 When the people are gathered together, and the | kingdoms, • to | serve ■ the | Lord. 13 He weakened my strength in the way ; he | shortened ■ my | days. 14 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days : thy years are through- out | all — | gen- ■ -e- | -rations. H* 59 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 15 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth : and the heavens are the | work of • thy | hands. 16 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure : yea. all of them shall wax old like a gar- ment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and | they • shall | be — | changed: 17 But thou art the same, and thy years shall | have • no | end. 18 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be es- | -tablish'd • be- | -fore — | thee. psalm cm. 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul : and all that is within me, bless his | ho- ■ -ly | name. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and for- | -get • not | all • his | benefits : 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth | all • thy dis- | -eases ; 4 Who redeemeth thy | life — | from * de- | -struction ; 5 Who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and | ten- ■ -der | mercies ; 6 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; so that thy youth is re- | -new- ■ -ed | like the | eagle's. 7 The Lord executeth righteousness and judg- ment for all that | are ■ op- | -pressed. 8 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the | chil- ■ -dren | of — | Israel. 60 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 9 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and | plenteous • in | mercy. 10 He will not always chide; neither will he keep his | an- ■ -ger | for — | ever. 11 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to | our ■ in- | -iqui- -ties. 12 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward | them ■ that | fear — | him. 13 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our trans- | -gress- • -ions | from us. 14 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth | them ■ that | fear — | him. 15 For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth that | we • are | dust. 16 As for man, his days are as grass : as a flower of the | field — | so • he | flourish- ed. 17 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall | know it ■ no | more. 18 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlas- ting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children : to such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his com- | -mandments • to | do — | them. 61 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 19 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth | o- • -ver | all. 20 Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the | voice ■ of | his — | word. 21 Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye min- isters of his, that | do ■ his | pleasure. 22 Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion : bless the | Lord, — | O • my | soul. PSALM CIV. 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord, my God, thou art very great ; thou art clothed with | honour ■ and | majesty : 2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the | heavens — | like • a | curtain : 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters : who maketh the clouds his chariot : who walketh upon the | wings • of the | wind : 4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a | flam | -ing — | fire : 5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be re- | -mov'd ■ for | ever. 6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment : the waters | stood • a- | -bove • the | mountains. 62 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 7 At thy rebuke they fled ; at the voice of thy thunder they | hasted ■ a- | -way. 8 They go up by the mountains ; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast | found- ■ -ed | for — | them. 9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over ; that they turn not again to | cover • the | earth. 10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which | run • a- | -mong ■ the | hills. 11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses | quench ■ their | thirst. 12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which | sing ■ a- | -mong • the | branches. 13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the | fruit of ■ thy | works. 14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man : that he may bring forth | food ■ out | of • the earth : 15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth | man's — | heart. 16 The trees of the Lord are full of sap ; the cedars of Lebanon, which | he — | hath — | planted; 63 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 17 Where the birds make their nests : as for the stork, the fir-trees are | her — | house. 18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the | rocks — | for • the conies. 19 He appointeth the moon for seasons : the sun knoweth his | go- • -ing | down. 20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the | forest • do | creep — | forth. 21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their | meat • from | God. 22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and | lay ■ them | down in • their | dens. 23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour un- | -til ■ the | evening. 24 O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom hast thou made them all : the earth is | full ■ of | thy — | riches. PART SECOND. O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom hast thou made them all : the earth is | full of • thy | riches. So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both | small • and | great — | beasts. 64 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 3 There go the ships : there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to | play ■ there- | -in. 4 These wait all upon thee ; that thou mayest give them their | meat ■ in | due — | sea- son. 5 That thou givest them, they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are | rilled ■ with I good. 6 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and re- | -turn ■ to | their — | dust. 7 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are cre- ated : and thou renewest the | face • of the | earth. 8 The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever : the Lord shall re- | -joice ■ in | his — | works. 9 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth : he toucheth the | hills, and ■ they | smoke. 10 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live : I will sing praise to my | God • while I | have • my | being. 11 My meditation of | him shall ■ be | sweet : 12 I will be | glad — | in ■ the | Lord. psalm cvn. 1 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good : for his mercy en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the | hand — | of • the | enemy ; 65 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and | from ■ the | south. 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a soli- tary way ; they found no | city • to | dwell — | in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul | faint- • -ed | in them. 6 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them | out • of | their ■ dis- | -tresses. 7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of | hab- • -i- | -tation. — 8 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the | chil- ■ -dren | of — | men ! 9 For he satisfieth the | long- ' -ing | soul, 10 And filleth the | hun- ' -gry | soul • with | goodness. SECOND PART. 1 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the | children ■ of | men ! 2 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his | works — | with • re- | -joicing. 3 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in | great — | waters ; 4 These see the works of the Lord, and his | won- • -ders | in • the | deep. N SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 5 For he commandeth, and raise ih the stormy wind, which lifteth up the | waves ' there- |-of. 6 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : their soul is | melted * be- | -cause • of | trouble. 7 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are | at their ■ wit's | end. 8 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them | out ■ of | their ■ dis- | -tresses. 9 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves there- | -of ■ are | still. 10 Then are they glad because they be quiet ; so he bringeth them un- | -to • their de- | -sir- * -ed | haven. 11 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the | children • of | men ! 12 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the as- | -sem- • -bly | of ■ the | elders. 13 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the water-springs | into • dry | ground ; 14 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wick- edness of | them • that | dwell ■ there- | -in. I 67 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 15 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground | in- ■ -to | water- springs. 16 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a | city • for | hab- • -i- | -tation ; 17 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield | fruits • of | increase. 18 He blesseth them also, so that they are mul- tiplied greatly ; and suffereth not their | cat- • -tie | to • de- | -crease. 19 Again they are minished and brought low through oppression, af- | -fliction, ■ and | sorrow. 20 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, | where • there | is ■ no | way. 21 Yet setteth he the poor on high from afflic- tion, and maketh him families | like • a | flock. 22 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice : and all in- | -iquity • shall | stop ■ her | mouth. 23 Whoso is wise, and will ob- | -serve • these | things, 24 Even they shall understand the loving- | -kind- • -ness | of ■ the | Lord. 68 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM CXI. 1 Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright,, and in the | con- ■ -gre- | -ga- tion. 2 The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all | them • that have | pleasure ■ there- I -in- 3 His work is honourable and glorious : and his righteousness en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered : the Lord is | gracious • and | full of • com- | -passion. 5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him : he will ever be mindful | of ■ his | covenant. 6 He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the | her- it- • -age | of • the | heathen. 7 The works of his hands are verity and judg- ment; all his com- | -mandments ■ are | sure. 8 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in | truth — | and • up- | -rightness. 9 He sent redemption unto his people : he hath commanded his | covenant ■ for | ever. 10 Holy and reverend | is — | his — | name. 11 The fear of the Lord is the be- | -ginning ■ of | wisdom. 12 A good understanding have all they that do his commandments : his | praise ' en- | -dureth * for | ever. 69 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALMS CXII AND CXIII. 1 Praise ye the Lord. Blesssd is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in | his ■ com- | -mandments. 2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth : the generation of the | up- ■ -right | shall ■ be | blessed. 3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness en- | -dureth * for | ever. 4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness : he is gracious, and | full * of com- | -passion, • and | righteous. 5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth : he will guide his af- | -fairs ■ with dis- | -cretion. 6 Surely he shall not be moved for ever : the righteous shall be in ever- | -last- ■ -ing | re — | membrance. 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : his heart is fixed, trusting | in ■ the | Lord. 8 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until- he see his de- | -sire ■ up- | -on • his | enemies. 9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor ; his righteousness en- | -dureth • for | ever ; 10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved, he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away : the de- | -sire ■ of the | wicked • shall | perish. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the | name ■ of the | Lord. 12 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time | forth • and for | ev- ■ -er- | -more. 13 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is | to • be | praised. 14 The Lord is high above all nations, and his | glory • a- | -bove ■ the | heavens. 15 Who is like unto the Lord our God, who | dwelleth ■ on | high ; 16 Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in | heaven, ■ and | in * the | earth ? 17 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy | out of ■ the | mire ; 18 That he may set him with princes, even with the | prin- ■ -ces | of • his | people. PSALM cxv. 1 Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for | thy • truth's | sake. 2 Wherefore should the heathen say, | Where • is | now • their | God '? 3 But our God is in the heavens; he hath done whatso- | -ever ■ he | pleased. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the | work * of | men's — | hands. I* 71 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they | see — | not : 6 They have ears, but they hear not : noses have | they, ■ but | they ■ smell | not : 7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not : neither speak they | through • their | throat. 8 They that make them are like unto them ; so is every | one • that | trusteth • in | them. 9 O Israel, trust thou in the Lord : he is their | help and • their | shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord : he is their | help • and | their — | shield. 11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord : he is their | help and ■ their | shield. 12 The Lord hath been mindful of us : he will bless us ; he will bless the house of Israel ; he will | bless ■ the | house ■ of | Aaron. 13 He will bless them that fear the Lord, both | small • and | great. 14 The Lord shall increase you more and more, | you * and | your — | children. 15 Ye are blessed of the Lord which made | heaven ■ and | earth. 16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's : but the earth hath he given to the | chil- * -dren | of — | men. rt SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 17 The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go | down ■ into | silence. 18 But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. | Praise — | the — | Lord. PSALM CXVI. 1 I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my | sup- ■ -pli- | -cations. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as | long • as | I — | live. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: 1 found | trouble ■ and | sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord ; O Lord, I be- [ -seech thee, • de- | -liver * my | soul. 5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our | God • is | merciful. 6 The Lord preserveth the simple : I was brought | low, • and he | help- ■ -ed | me. 7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul ; for the Lord hath dealt | bounti- ■ -fully | with thee. 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from | tears, ■ and my | feet ■ from | falling. 9 I will walk before the Lord in the | land • of the | living. 10 I believed, therefore have I spoken : I was | great- • -ly | af- — | -flicted : 73 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 What shall I render unto the Lord for all his | benefits • toward | me '? 12 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the | name — | of • the | Lord. 13 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of | all • his | people. 14 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the | death • of | his — | saints. 15 O Lord, truly I am thy servant ; I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid : thou hast | loosed ■ my | bonds. 16 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanks- giving, and will call upon the | name — | of • the | Lord. 17 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of | all • his | people. 18 In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. | Praise — | ye • the | Lord. psalm cxvm. 1 O give thanks unto the Lord : for he is good : because his mercy en- | -dureth • for | ever. 2 Let Israel now say, that his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy en- | -dureth ■ for j ever. 4 Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth • for | ever. 74 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 5 Open to me the gates of righteousness : I will go into them, and 1 will | praise ■ the | Lord. 6 This gate of the Lord, into which the | right- • -eous | shall — | enter. 7 I will praise thee : for thou hast heard me, and art become | my ■ sal- | -vation. 8 The stone which the builders refused is become the | head ■ stone | of ■ the | cor- ner. 9 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous | in • our | eyes. 10 This is the day which the Lord hath made ; we will re- | -joice and • be | glad ■ in | it. 11 Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord : O Lord, I beseech thee, send | now ■ pros- | -perity. 12 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the | house — | of • the | Lord. 13 God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the | horns ■ of the | altar. 14 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee : thou art my God, | I • will ex- | -alt — | thee. 15 O give thanks unto the Lord ; for | he ■ is | good : 16 For his | mercy * en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 75 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM CXXI. 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence | cometh ■ my | help. 2 My help cometh from the Lord, which | made — | heaven ■ and | earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved, he that keepeth thee | will ■ not | slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither | slum- * -ber | nor — | sleep. 5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy | right — | hand. 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon — | by — | night. 7 The Lord shall preserve thee from al. evil : he shall pre- | -serve ■ thy | soul. 8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and | even ■ for | ev- ■ -er- | -more. PSALM CXXII. 1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the | house ■ of the | Lord. 2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Je- rusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that | is • com- | -pact ■ to- | -gether. 3 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the | name ■ of the | Lord. 4 For there are set thrones of judgment, the | thrones ■ of the | house ■ of | David. 76 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 5 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : they shall | prosper ■ that | love thee. 6 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity with- | -in — | thy — | palaces. 7 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, | Peace • be with- | -in thee. 8 Because of the house of the Lord our God I will | seek — | thy — | good. PSALM CXXV1. 1 When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like | them * that | dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our | tongue — | with — | singing. 3 Then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done | great things ■ for | them. 4 The Lord hath done great things for us ; where- | -of — | we • are | glad. 5 Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the | streams ■ in the | south. 6 They that sow in tears shall | reap — | in — I j°y- 7 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come a- | -gain • with re- | -joicing, 8 Bringing his | sheaves — | | with him. 77 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM CXXXV. 1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye | servants • of the | Lord. 2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the | house ■ of | our — | God, 3 Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good; sing praises unto his name; for | it * is | pleasant. 4 For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto him- self, and Israel for | his ■ pe- | -cu- • -liar | treasure. 5 For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is a- | -bove * all | gods. 6 Whatsover the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and | all — | deep — | places. 7 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth ; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind | out of • his | treasuries : 8 Who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of j man — | and — | beast : 9 Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon | all • his | servants. 10 Who smote great nations, and | slew — I might- • -y | kings ; 78 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 11 Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the | kingdoms ■ of | Ca- naan: 12 And gave their land for an heritage, an her- itage unto | Is- • -rael | his — | people. 13 Thy name, O Lord, endure th for ever ; and thy memorial, O Lord, throughout | all ■ gene- | -rations. 14 For the Lord will judge his people, and he will repent himself con- | -cern-'-ing | his — | servants. 15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the | work of ■ men's | hands. 16 They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but | they — | see — | not. 17 They have ears, but they hear not ; neither is there any | breath in ■ their | mouths. 18 They that make them are like unto them : so is every | one • that | trusteth • in | them. 19 Bless the Lord, O house of Israel : bless the Lord, O | house ■ of | Aaron ; 20 Bless the | Lord, ■ O | house ■ of | Levi ; 21 Ye that fear the Lord, | bless • the | Lord. 22 Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. | Praise — | ye • the | Lord. J 79 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM CXXXVI. 1 O give thanks unto the Lord ; for | he • is | good: 2 For his I mercy • en- | -dureth * for | ever. 3 O give thanks unto the | God • of | gods. 4 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth • for | ever. 5 O give thanks to the | Lord ■ of | lords : 6 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 7 To him who alone | doeth • great | won- ders : 8 For his | mercy * en- | -dureth * for | ever. 9 To him that by wisdom | made • the | hea- vens : 10 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 11 To him that stretclied out the earth a- | -bove • the | waters : 12 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth * for | ever. 13 To him that | made • great | lights : 14 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth ' for | ever. 15 The sun to rule by day : the moon and stars to | rule • by | night. 16 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 17 To him that smote Egypt | in ■ their | first- born : 18 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 19 And brought out Israel | from ■ a- | -mong them : 20 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. so SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 21 With a strong hand, and with a | stretched • out | arm : 22 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 23 To him which divided the Red | sea • into | parts : 24 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth • for | ever. 25 And made Israel to pass through the | midst • of | it : 26 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 27 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the | Red — | sea : 28 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth • for | ever. 29 To him which led his people | through ■ the | wilderness : 30 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth • for | ever. 3t To him which smote great kings : and gave their land for an heritage : even an her- itage unto | Israel ■ his | servant : 32 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 33 Who remembered us in our | low • es- | -tate : 34 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 35 And hath redeemed us | from ■ our | ene- mies : t 36 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth • for | ever. 37 Who giveth | food to ■ all | flesh : 38 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth • for | ever. 39 O give thanks unto the | God -'of | heaven; 40 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth * for | ever. 81 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM CXXXVIII. 1 I will praise thee with my whole heart : before the gods will I sing | praise * unto | thee. 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth : for thou hast magnified thy word a- | -hove • all | thy — | name. 3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me, with | strength in * my | soul. 4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the | words * of | thy — | mouth. 5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord : for great is the | glory • of the | Lord. 6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he | know- • -eth a- | -far — | off. 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou | wilt • re- | -vive me : 8 Thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy | right hand ■ shall | save — | me. 9 The Lord will perfect that which con- | -cern- • -eth | me : 10 Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever : for- sake not the | works • of | thine ■ own | hands. 82 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM C XXXIX. 1 O Lord, thou hast searched | me, ■ and | known me. 2 Thon knovvest my down-sitting and mine up-rising, thou under- | -standest ■ my | thought a- • -far | off. 3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with | all • my | ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but lo, O Lord, thou | knowest • it | al- • -to- | -gether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine | hand ■ up- | -on me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I | cannot * at- | -tain • un- | -to it. 7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I | flee from ■ thy | pres- ence 1 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in hell, be- | -hold, — | thou • art | there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost | parts • of the | sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy | right hand ■ shall | hold — | me. J* 83 SELECTIONS ' FROM THE PSALMS. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me ; even the night shall be | light . a- | -bout me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the night shineth as the day : the darkness and the light are | both • a- | -like ■ to | thee. 13 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! how great is the | sum • of | them ! 14 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand ; when I | awake, ■ I am | still • with | thee. 15 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and | know * my | thoughts. 16 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the | way — | ev- • -er- | -lasting. PSALM CXLV. 1 I will extol thee, my God, O King ; and I will bless thy name for | ever ■ and | ever. 2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy | name ■ for | ever • and | ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; and his | greatness ■ is un- | -searchable. 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall de- | -clare ■ thy | migh- • -tv | acts. 84 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy | wond- ■ -rous | works. 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and | I ■ will de- | -clare ■ thy | greatness. 7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall | sing of * thy | righteousness. 8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compas- sion ; slow to | anger, ■ and of | great — | mercy. 9 The Lord is good to all : and his tender mercies are over | all ■ his | works. 10 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy | saints * shall | bless — | thee. 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy king- dom, and | talk of • thy | power; 12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious | majes- ■ -ty | of • his | kingdom. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout | all • gene- | -rations. 14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and rais- eth up all | those • that | be • bowed | down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their | meat in ■ due | season. 16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of | eve- • -ry | liv- ■ ing | thing. 85 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in | all • his | works. 18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that | call up- ■ -on | him • in | truth. 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him : he also will hear their cry, and will | save — | them. 20 The Lord preserveth all them that love him : but all the | wicked ■ will | he • de- | -stroy. 21 My mouth shall speak the | praise • of the | Lord : 22 And let all flesh bless his holy | name • for | ever • and | ever. PSALM CXLVI. 1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, | O ■ my | soul. 2 While I live will I praise the Lord : I will sing praises Unto my God while | I ■ have | an- * -y | being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there | is • no | help. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth ; in that very | day ■ his | thoughts | perish. 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the I Lord ■ his | God: 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is : which keepeth | truth — | for — | ever : 86 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 7 Which executeth judgment for the op- pressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord | looseth * the | prisoners : 8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind; the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down : the | Lord — | loveth • the | righteous : 9 The Lord preserveth the strangers ; he relieveth the fatherless and widow : but the way of the wicked he | turneth * upside | down. 10 The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. | Praise — | ye • the I Lord. PSALM CXLVII. 1 Praise ye the Lord : for it is good to sing praises unto our God ; for it is pleasant ; and | praise ■ is | comely. 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem : he gathereth to- | -gether * the | outcasts • of | Israel. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth | up • their | wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars ; he calleth them | all — | by ■ their | names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power : his under- | -standing ■ is | infinite. 6 The Lord lifteth up the meek : he casteth the | wicked ■ down | to • the | ground. 7 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp un- | -to -our | God : 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth | rain — | for ■ the | earth. 87 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 9 Who maketh grass to grow up- | -on • the | mountains. 10 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the | young — | ravens ■ which | cry. 11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that | hope in * his | mercy. 12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem ; | praise ■ thy | God, • O | Zion. 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates ; he hath blessed thy | children • with- | -in thee. 14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the | fin- ■ -est | of ■ the | wheat. 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth : his word | runneth ■ very | swiftly. 16 He giveth snow like wool : he scattereth the | hoar- • -frost | like — | ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels : who can stand be- | -fore ■ his | cold 1 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them : he causeth his wind to blow, and the | wa | -ters — | flow. 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments | un- ■ -to | Israel. 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation : and as for his judgments, they have not known them. | Praise — | ye • the | Lord. 88 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM CXLVIII. 1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens : praise him | in ■ the | heights. 2 Praise ye him, all his angels : praise | ye * him, | all • his | hosts. 3 Praise ye him, snn and moon : praise him, all ye | stars ■ of | light. 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that | be • a- | -bove • the | heavens. 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord : for he commanded, and | they were ■ ere- | -ated. 6 He hath also established them for ever and ever : he hath made a de- | -cree • which | shall • not | pass. 7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons and | all — | deeps : 8 Fire, and hail ; snow, and vapours : stormy | wind • ml- | -filling * his | word : 9 Mountains, and all hills ; fruitful trees, and | all — | cedars : 10 Beasts, and all cattle : creeping | things, ■ and | fly- ■ -ing | fowl : 11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges | of ■ the | earth : 12 Both young men, and maidens ; | old • men, | and — | children : 13 Let them praise the | name • of the Lord : for his name a- | -lone • is | excellent. 14 His glory is a- | -bove • the | earth • and | heaven. 89 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM CL. 1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary : praise him in the firmament | of • his | power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts : praise him according | to : his | excel- ■ -lent | great- ness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet : praise him with the | psaltery ■ and | harp. 4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance : praise him with stringed * instru- -ments ■ and | organs. 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals : praise him upon the | high- ■ -sounding | cym- bals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. | Praise — | ye • the | Lord. 90 HYMNS. HOMAGE, WORSHIP, AND PRAISE. HOMAGE. !• S. JVC. Montgomery. Exhortation to Praise. 1 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 i^ame, 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, Our hymns he deigns to hear ; Though unrevealed to mortal sense, The spirit feels him near. 5 Stand up and bless the Lord, The Lord your God adore ; Stand up and bless his glorious name, Henceforth for evermore. 1 2, 3* HOMAGE. 2« 7s. M. Montgomery. " Glory to God m the Highest." 1 Songs of praise the angels sang, Heaven with hallelujahs rang, When Jehovah's work begun, When he spake, and it was done. 2 Songs of praise awoke the morn When the Prince of peace was born ; Songs of praise arose, when he Captive led captivity. 3 Heaven and earth must pass away, Songs of praise shall crown that day : God will make new heavens and earth ; Songs of praise shall hail their birth. 4 And shall man alone be dumb Till that glorious kingdom come 1 No ! the church delights to raise- Psalms and hymns, and songs of praise. 5 Borne upon our latest breath, Songs of praise shall conquer death ; Then, amidst eternal joy, Songs of praise our powers employ. 3» L. M. Roscoe. Song of Adoration. 1 Let one loud song of praise arise To God, whose goodness ceaseless flows ; Who dwells enthroned above the skies, And life and breath on all bestows. HOMAGE. 4« 2 Let all of good this bosom fires, To him, sole good, give praises due ; Let all the truth himself inspires Unite to sing him only true. 3 In ardent adoration joined, Obedient to thy holy will, Let all our faculties, combined, Thy just commands, O God ! fulfil. 4 O ! may the solemn breathing sound Like incense rise before thy throne, Where thou, whose glory knows no bound, Great Cause of all things, dwell' st alone. 4t* S. M. COWPER. Dependence on God. 1 To keep the lamp alive, With oil we fill the bowl ; 'Tis water makes the willow thrive, And grace that feeds the soul. 2 The Lord's unsparing hand Supplies the living stream; It is not at our own command, But still derived from him. 3 Man's wisdom is to seek His strength in God alone ; And e'en an angel would be weak, Who trusted in his own. 4 Retreat beneath his wings, And in his grace confide ; This more exalts the King of kings, Than all your works beside. 5? 6. HOMAGE. 5 In God is all our store Grace issues from his throne ; Whoever says, " I want no more," Confesses he has none. ??• L. JVl. Tate and Brady. Praise and Holiness. 1 O render thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love Whose mercy firm through ages past Has stood, and shall forever last. 2 Who can his mighty deeds express ? — Not only vast, but numberless ! What mortal eloquence can raise His tribute of immortal praise 1 3 Happy are they, and only they, Who from thy judgments never stray ; Who know what 's right, nor only so, But always practise what they know. 4 Extend to me that favour, Lord, Thou to thy chosen dost afford : When thou return' st to set them free, Let thy salvation visit me. 6. 7s. M. Sandys. Harmony of Praise. 1 Thou, who dwell7 st enthroned above ! Thou, in whom we live and move ! Thou, who art most great, most high ! God from all eternity ! HOMAGE. 7, 2 O how sweet, how excellent 'Tis when tongues and hearts consent, Grateful hearts, and joyful tongues, Hymning thee in tuneful songs ! 3 When the morning paints the skies, When the stars of evening rise, We thy praises will record, Sovereign Ruler ! Mighty Lord ! 4 Decks the spring with flowers the field ? Harvests rich doth autumn yield 1 Giver of all good below ! Lord, from thee these blessings flow. 5 Sovereign Ruler ! Mighty Lord ! We thy praises will record ; Giver of all blessings ! we Pour the grateful song to thee. 4 • P. M. Anonymous. Solemn Invocation. 1 Come, thou Almighty King ! Help us thy name to sing ; Help us to praise ! Father all glorious, O'er all victorious, Come and reign over us, Ancient of days ! 2 Come, thou all gracious Lord ! By heaven and earth adored, Our prayer attend ! Come, and thy children bless ; Give thy good word success ; Make thine own holiness On us descend ! 1# 8# HOMAGE. 3 Never from us depart ; Rule thou in every heart, Hence, evermore! Thy sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore. 8» 7s. jVI. Montgomery. "Praise ye the Lord." Ps. 148. 1 Heralds of creation ! cry : Praise the Lord, the Lord most high ; Heaven and earth ! obey the call ; Praise the Lord, the Lord of all. For he spake, and forth from night, Sprang the universe to light; He commanded : — nature heard, And stood fast upon his word. 2 Praise him, all ye hosts above, Spirits perfected in love! Sun and moon, your voices raise ; Sing, ye stars, your Maker's praise. Earth, from all thy depths below, Ocean's hallelujahs flow ! Lightning, vapour, wind and storm, Hail and snow, his will perform ! 3 Vales and mountains, burst in song ; Rivers, roll with praise along ! Birds, on wings of rapture soar, Warble at his temple door ! High above all height his throne ; Excellent his name alone ! Him let all his works confess, Him let every being bless ! HOMAGE. 9j 10. 9. C. M. J. Taylor. Dependence on God. 1 Father divine ! before thy view All worlds, all creatures lie ; No distance can elude thy search, No act escape thine eye. 2 From thee our vital breath we drew ; Our childhood was thy care ; And vigorous youth and feeble age Thy kind protection share. 3 Whate'er we do, where'er we turn, Thy ceaseless bounty flows ; Oppressed with woe, when nature faints, Thine arm is our repose. 4 To thee we look, thou Power Supreme ! O, still our wants supply ! Safe in thy presence may we live, And in thy favour die. XO* -L*. JVl. Doddridge. Faith Encouraged '. 1 Sing to the Lord, who loud proclaims His various and his saving names ; O, may they not be heard alone, But by our sure experience known ! 2 Let great Jehovah be adored, The eternal, all-sufficient Lord ; He, through the world, Most High confessed, By whom ' t was formed, and is possessed. 5 11* HOMAGE. 3 Awake, our noblest powers, to bless The God of Abram, God of peace ; Now by a dearer title known, — Father and God of Christ his Son. 4 Through every age his gracious ear Is open to his servants' prayer ; Nor can one humble soul complain That it hath sought its God in vain. 5 What unbelieving heart shall dare In whispers to suggest a fear, While still he owns his ancient name ? The same his power, his love the same. 6 To thee our souls in faith arise To thee we lift expecting eyes, And boldly through the desert tread, For God will guard where God shall lead. 11. H. M. Watts. Love of God in Nature and in the Gospel. 1 Give thanks to God most high, The universal Lord, The sovereign King of kings, And be his grace adored : His power and grace And let his name Are still the same : Have endless praise. 2 How mighty is his hand ! What wonders hath he done ! He formed the earth and seas, And spread the heavens alone : Thy mercy, Lord, And ever sure Shall still endure ; Abides thy word. HOMAGE. 12. 3 He sent his only Son To save us from our woe, From darkness, sin, and death, And every hurtful foe : His power and grace And let his name Are still the same; Have endless praise. 4 Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heavenly King; And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing : Thy mercy, Lord, And ever sure Shall still endure ; Abides thy word. 12. L. M. heber. The Worship of Earth and Heaven. 1 Hosanna ! Lord, thine angels cry : Hosanna ! Lord, we hear reply : Above, beneath us, and around, The dead and living swell the sound. 2 O Father ! with protecting care Meet us in this, thy house of prayer ; Assembled in Messiah's name, Thy promised blessing here we claim. 3 But, chiefest, in our cleansed breast, Eternal ! let thy spirit rest ; And make our secret soul to be A temple pure, and worthy thee. 4 So, in the last and dreadful day, When earth and heaven shall melt away, Thy flock, redeemed from sinful stain, Shall swell the sound of praise again. 13, 14. HOMAGE. 13. C. M. Patrick. Te Deum. 1 O God ! we praise thee, and confess That thou the only Lord, And everlasting Father art, By all the earth adored. 2 To thee all angels cry aloud ; To thee the powers on high, Both cherubim and seraphim, Continually do cry ; 3 O holy, holy, holy Lord, Whom heavenly hosts obey, The world is with the glory filled Of thy majestic sway. 4 The apostles' glorious company, And prophets crowned with light, With all the martyrs' noble host Thy constant praise recite. 5 The holy church throughout the world, O Lord, confesses thee, That thou, — Eternal Father, — art Of boundless majesty. 14» L. M. PlERPONT. Universal Worship. O Thou, to whom, in ancient time, The lyre of Hebrew bards was strung, Whom kings adored in song sublime, And prophets praised with glowing tongue ! HOMAGE. 15, 2 Not now on Zion's height alone Thy favoured worshipper may dwell : Nor where, at sultry noon, thy Son, Sat, weary, by the Patriarch's well. 3 From every place below the skies. The grateful song, the fervent prayer — The incense of the heart — may rise To Heaven, and find acceptance there. 4 To thee shall age, with snowy hair, And strength and beauty bend the knee, And childhood lisp, with reverent air, Its praises and its prayers to thee. 5 O Thou, to whom, in ancient time, The lyre of prophet-bards was strung, To thee, at last, in every clime Shall temples rise, and praise be sung. 15. 7s. M. Walker's Col. Praise to God. 1 Glory to our God on high ! God, whose glory fills the sky ; Lift your voice, ye people all ! Praise the God on whom you call. 2 God, whose wisdom throned on high, Built the mansions of the sky ; And the orbs that gild the pole Bade through boundless ether roll. l3' 3 God, who o'er this earthly ball Looks with equal eye on all, And to every thing which lives, Rich supplies of blessings gives. 16. HOMAGE. 4 Sons of earth, the triumph join, Praise him with the host divine ; Emulate the heavenly powers ; Their all-gracious God is ours. 5 Him, whose joy is to restore, Him let all our hearts adore ; Earth and heaven repeat the cry, Glory to our God on high. 16. L. M. Scott. " Ask, and ye shall receive." 1 Our Father, throned above the sky ! To thee our empty hands we spread ; Thy children at thy footstool lie, And ask thy blessings on their head. 2 With cheerful hope and filial fear, In that august and precious name, By thee ordained, we now draw near, And would the promised blessing claim. 3 Doth not an earthly parent hear The cravings of his famished son 1 Will he reject the filial prayer, Or mock him with a cake of stone ? 4 Our heavenly Father, how much more Will thy divine compassion rise, And open thine unbounded store To satisfy thy children's cries ! 5 Yes, we will ask, and seek, and press For gracious audience to thy seat, Still hoping, waiting, for success, If persevering to entreat. HOMAGE. 175 18. 6 For Jesus, in his faithful word, The patient supplicant hath blessed ; And all thy saints, with one accord, The prevalence of prayer attest. IT. 7s. M. J.Taylor. Preparation for Worship. 1 Lord, before thy presence come, Bow we down with holy fear ; Call our erring footsteps home, Let us feel that thou art near. 2 Wandering thoughts and languid powers Come not where devotion kneels ; Let the soul expand her stores, Glowing with the joy she feels. 3 At the portals of thine house, We resign our earth-born cares : Nobler thoughts our souls engross, Songs of praise and fervent prayers. X8« 0. jVl. Montgomery. " Holiness becometh thine house." 1 The Lord is in his holy place, And from his throne on high, He looks upon the human race With omnipresent eye. 2 He proves the righteous, marks their path ; In him the weak are strong ; But violence provokes his wrath : The Lord abhorreth wrong. 19. HOMAGE. 3 The righteous Lord will take delight Alone in righteousness ; The just are pleasing in his sight, The humble he will bless. 19. S. M. Watts. " Bless the Lord, O my Soul" 1 O bless the Lord, my soul ! Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favours are divine. 2 O bless the Lord, my soul, Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. 3 'Tis he forgives thy sins, 'Tis he relieves thy pain, 'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses, And gives thee strength again. 4 He crowns thy life with love, When ransomed from the grave : He that redeems thy soul from death, Hath sovereign power to save. 5 He fills the poor with good : He gives the sufferers rest : The Lord hath judgments for the proud, And justice for the oppressed. 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known ; But sent the world his truth and grace By his beloved Son. HOMAGE. 20, 21. 20. S. M. Watts. Preserving Grace. 1 To God the only wise, Our Saviour and our King, Let all the saints below the skies Their humble praises bring. 2 . 'Tis his almighty love, His counsel and his care, Preserves us safe from sin and death, And every hurtful snare. 3 He will present our souls, Unblemished and complete, Before the glory of his face, With joys divinely great. 4 Then all the chosen seed Shall meet around the throne, Shall bless the conduct of his grace, And make his wonders known. 5 To our Redeemer, God, Wisdom and power belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty, And everlasting songs. 21. 7s. M. Olney Hymns. Supplication. r I Come, my soul ! thy suit prepare ; God delights to answer prayer : Thou art coming to thy king ; Large petitions with thee bring. 22. HOMAGE. 2 Lord, I come to thee for rest ; Take possession of my breast ; There thy sacred right maintain, And without a rival reign. 3 While I am a pilgrim here, Let thy love my spirit cheer ; Be my guard, my guide and friend, To my earthly journey's end. 22. C. M. Carlisle. 11 Lord, teach us to pray." 1 Lord ! when we bend before thy throne, And our confessions pour, Teach us to feel the sins we own, And shun what we deplore. 2 Our contrite spirits pitying see, And penitence impart ; And let a healing ray from thee Beam hope upon the heart. 3 When our responsive tongues essay Their grateful songs to raise ; Grant that our souls may join the lay, And rise to thee in praise. 4 When we disclose our wants in prayer, May we our wills resign : And not a thought our bosoms share, Which is not wholly thine. 5 Let faith each meek petition fill, And waft it to the skies ; And teach our hearts ;tis goodness still That grants it or denies. HOMAGE. 23, 24. 23. S. M. Watts. Worship. Ps. 95. 1 Come, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing ; Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. 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 works, 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. 24. C. M. jervis. Devout Homage. 1 With sacred joy we lift our eyes To those bright realms above, That glorious temple in the skies, Where dwells eternal love. 2 Before the awful throne we bow Of heaven's almighty King: Here we present the solemn vow, And hymns of praise we sing. 2* 2*5. HOMAGE. 3 Thee we adore ; and, Lord, to thee Our filial duty pay : Thy service, unconstrained and free, Conducts to endless day. 4 While in thy house of prayer we kneel With trust and holy fear, Thy mercy and thy truth reveal. And lend a gracious ear. 5 With fervour teach our hearts to pray, And tune our lips to sing; Nor from thy presence cast away The sacrifice we bring. 25o L. M. Watts. Praise to our Creator. Ps. 100. 1 Before Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations bow with sacred joy ; Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and he destroy. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men ; And when like wandering sheep we strayed, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care, Our souls, and all our mortal frame ; What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name? 4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs; High as the heavens our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. HOMAGE. SO. 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. 26. L. M. 6 I. Watts. Praise for God's Goodness and Truth. Ps. 146. I 'll praise my Maker with my breath, And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. Why should I make a man my trust ? Princes must die, and turn to dust : Vain is the help of flesh and blood ; Their breath departs, their pomp, and power, And thoughts, all vanish in an hour, Nor can they make their promise good. 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 the oppressed, he feeds the poor, And none shall find his promise vain. The Lord hath eyes to give the blind ; The Lord supports the sinking mind ; He sends the labouring conscience peace ; He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless. And grants the prisoner sweet release. 375 28. HOMAGE. 27. 7S. M. BOWRING. Lowly Worship. 1 When before thy throne we kneel, FilFd with awe and holy fear, Teach us, O our God ! to feel All thy sacred presence near. 2 Check each proud and wand' ring thought When on thy great name we call ; Man is nought — is less than nought : Thou, our God, art all in all. 3 Weak, imperfect creatures, we In this vale of darkness dwell ; Yet presume to look to thee, 'Midst thy light ineffable. 4 O, receive the praise that dares Seek thy heaven-exalted throne ; Bless our ofFrings, hear our pray'rs, Infinite and Holy One ! 28. L. M. Tate and Brady. Public Worship. Ps. 95. 1 O, come, loud anthems let us sing, Loud thanks to our almighty King ; For we our voices high should raise, When our salvation's Rock we praise. 2 Into his presence let us haste, To thank him for his favours past; To him address, in joyful songs, The praise that to his name belongs. HOMAGE. 29» 3 The depths of earth are in his hand. Her secret wealth at his command ; The strength of hills, that threat the skies, Subjected to his empire lies, 4 The rolling ocean's vast abyss By the same sovereign right is his ; 'T is moved by his almighty hand, That formed and fixed the solid land. 5 O, let us to his courts repair, And bow with adoration there ; Down on our knees devoutly, all, Before the Lord our Maker fall. 29. C. M. Browne. Acceptable Worship. 1 Wherewith shall I approach the Lord, And bow before his throne ? Oh ! how procure his kind regard, And for my guilt atone ? 2 Shall altars flame, and victims bleed, And spicy fumes ascend? Will these my earnest wish succeed, And make my God my Friend ? 3 O no, my soul ! 't were fruitless all ; Such offerings are vain : No fatlings from the field or stall His favour can obtain. 4 To men their rights I must allow, And proofs of kindness give ; To God with humble rev'rence bow, And to his glory live. 30? 31. HOMAGE. 5 Hands that are clean, and hearts sincere, He never will despise ; And cheerful duty he '11 prefer To costly sacrifice. 30. L. M. Watts. "How amiable are thy Tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts." 1 Great God ! attend, while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs ; To spend one day with thee, on earth, Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our Sun — he makes our day ; God is our Shield — he guards our way ; All needful grace he will bestow, And crown that grace with glory too. 4 O God ! our king, whose sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey, Thy willing servants may we be, For blest are they who trust in thee. 31. C. M. Watts. Seeking after God. Ps. 63. 1 Early, my God, without delay, I haste to seek thy face ; My thirsty spirit faints away, Without thy cheering grace. HOMAGE. 32* 2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand, Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand, And they must drink or die. 3 Not life itself, with all its joys, Can my best passions move, Or raise so high my cheerful voice, As thy forgiving love. 4 Thus, till my last expiring day, I '11 bless my God and King; Thus will I lift my hands to pray, And tune my lips to sing. 32. L. M. Watts. 11 Serve the Lord with Fear, and Rejoice with Trembling." 1 Eternal Power ! whose high abode Becomes the grandeur of a God ! Exalted far above the bounds Where stars revolve their little rounds. 2 Thy throne is in the dazzling blaze Where angels tremble as they gaze ; And through the heaven, thy praise is sung By the rapt seraph's burning tongue. 3 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do? We would adore our Maker too ; Lo ! from the dust to thee we cry, The Great, the Holy, and the High. 4 Earth from afar hath heard thy fame, And children learned to lisp thy name ; But the full glories of thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. 33, 34. HOMAGE. 33. C. M. Rippon'sCol. " Hallowed be Thy name." 1 Holy and reverend is the name Of our eternal King ; Thrice holy Lord, the angels cry ; Thrice holy, let us sing. 2 The deepest reverence of the mind Pay, O my soul, to God; Lift with thy hands a holy heart To his sublime abode. 3 With sacred awe pronounce his name, Whom words nor thoughts can reach ; A broken heart shall please him more Than the best forms of speech. 4 Thou holy God ! preserve my soul From all pollution free; The pure in heart are thy delight, And they thy face shall see. 34. S. M. Watts. The Holiness of God. Ps. 99. 1 Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at his feet ; His nature is all holiness, And mercy is his seat. 2 When Israel was his church, When Aaron was his priest, When Moses cried, when Samuel prayed, He gave his people rest. HOMAGE. 35* 3 Oft he forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race ; And oft he made his vengeance known, When they abused his grace. 4 Exalt the Lord our God, Whose grace is still the same : Still he 's a God of holiness, And jealous for his name. 35. 7S. M. CONDER. " Praise the Lord." 1 Hallelujah ! Raise, O raise To our God the song of praise : All his servants, join to sing, God, our Saviour and our King. 2 Blessed be for evermore That dread name which we adore ! Round the world his praise be sung, Through all lands, in every tongue. 3 O'er all nations God alone, — Higher than the heavens his throne, — - Who is like to God most high, Infinite in majesty ? 4 Yet to view the heavens he bends: Yea, to earth he condescends ; Raising up the poor to stand With the princes of the land. 5 He the broken spirit cheers ; Turns to joy the mourner's tears; Such the wonders of his ways ! Praise his name, — for ever praise. 3 36j 37. HOMAGE. 36. C. M. Watts. The Delights of Worship. Ps. 84. 1 My soul, how lovely is the place To which thy God resorts ! 'Tis heaven to see his smiling face, Though in his earthly courts. 2 There the great Monarch of the skies His saving power displays, And light breaks in upon our eyes, With kind and quickening rays. 3 There, mighty God, thy words declare The secrets of thy will ; And still we seek thy mercy there, And sing thy praises still. 4 My heart and flesh cry out for thee, While far from thine abode : When shall I tread thy courts, and see My Saviour and my God 1 3T« 7s. JM. Salisbury Coll. Song of Adoration. 1 Holy, holy, holy Lord ! Be thy glorious name adored ; Lord, thy mercies never fail ; Hail, celestial Goodness, hail ! 2 Though unworthy, Lord ! thine ear, Deign our humble songs to hear ; Purer praise we hope to bring, When around thy throne we sing. HOMAGE. 38. 3 There no tongue shall silent be ; All shall join in harmony ; And through heaven's all-spacious round Praise to thee shall ever sound. 4 Lord ! thy mercies never fail ; Hail, celestial goodness, hail ! Holy, holy, holy Lord ! Be thy glorious name adored. 38. 7s. M. Milton. Cheerful Praise. Ps. 136. 1 Let us, with a gladsome mind, Praise the Lord, for he is kind ; For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 2 Let us blaze his name abroad, For of gods he is the God ; For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 3 He, with all-commanding might, Filled the new-made world with light, For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 4 He his chosen race did bless, In the wasteful wilderness ; For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. i? 5 All things living he doth feed, His full hand supplies their need; For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 39? 40. HOMAGE. 6 Let us, therefore, warble forth His high majesty and worth ; For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 39.' C. M. BoWRING. The Worship of the Heart. 1 The offerings to thy throne which rise, Of mingled praise and prayer, Are but a worthless sacrifice Unless the heart is there. 2 Upon thine all-discerning ear Let no vain words intrude; No tribute — but the vow sincere — The tribute of the good. 3 My offerings will indeed be blest, If sanctified by thee ; If thy pure Spirit touch my breast With its own purity. 4 O may that Spirit warm my heart To piety and love ; And to life's lowly vale impart Some rays from heaven above. 40. 7s. M. J. Taylor. The Divine Glories celebrated. 1 Glory be to God on high, God, whose glory fills the sky ; Peace on earth to man forgiven, Man, the well-beloved of heaven. HOMAGE. 41. 2 Favoured mortals ! raise the song ; Endless thanks to God belong ; Hearts o'erflowing with his praise, Join the hymns your voices raise. 3 Mark the wonders of his hand ! Power, no empire can withstand ; Wisdom, angels' glorious theme ; Goodness, one eternal stream. 4 Awful Being ! from thy throne Send thy promised blessings down ; Let thy light, thy truth, thy peace, Bid our raging passions cease. 41. C. M. Bryant. Invoking Compassion and Grace. 1 O God ! whose dread and dazzling brow Love never yet forsook, On those who seek thy presence now, In deep compassion look ; — 2 For many a frail and erring heart Is in thy holy sight, And feet too willing to depart From the plain way of right. 3 Yet, pleased the humble prayer to hear, And kind to all that live, Thou, when thou seest the contrite tear, Art ready to forgive. 4 Lord, aid us with thy heavenly grace Our truest bliss to find ; In mercy view our erring race, So feeble and so blind. 3* £2. HOMAGE. 42. C. P. M. ooilvie. Universal Praise. Ps. 148. 1 Begin, my soul, the exalted lay; Let each enraptured thought obey And praise the Almighty's name : Lo ! heaven and earth, and seas and skies, In one melodious concert rise To swell the inspiring theme. 2 Ye deeps, with roaring billows rise To join the thunder of the skies ; Praise him who bids you roll ; His praise in softer notes declare, Each whispering breeze of yielding air, And breathe it to the soul. 3 Wake, all ye soaring throngs, and sing, Ye cheerful warblers of the spring ; Harmonious anthems raise To him who shaped your finer mould, Who tipped your glittering wings with gold, And tuned your voice to praise. 4 Let man, by nobler passions swayed, The feeling heart, the thinking head, In heavenly praise employ ; Spread the Creator's name around Till heaven's broad arch ring back the sound, The general burst of joy. SABBATH WORSHIP. 43. 44. WORSHIP. 4:3. C jVl. EDMESTON. The Lord's Day. . When the worn spirit wants repose, And sighs her God to seek, How sweet to hail the evening's close, That ends the weary week ! ! How sweet to hail the early dawn That opens on the sight, When first that sonl-reviving morn Beams its new rays of light ! \ Blest day ! thine hours too soon will cease Yet, while they gently roll, Breathe, Heavenly Spirit, source of peace, A sabbath o'er my soul ! l When will my pilgrimage be done, The world's long week be o'er, That sabbath dawn which needs no sun, That day which fades no more 1 4r4:0 S. M. BULFINCH. The Sabbath. 1 Hail to the Sabbath day ! The day divinely given, When men to God their homage pay, And earth draws near to heaven. 2 Lord, in thy sacred hour, Within thy courts we bend, And bless thy love, and own thy power, Our Father and our Friend ! 45. SABBATH WORSHIP. 3 But thou art not alone In courts by mortals trod. Nor only is the day thine own, When crowds adore their God. 4 Thy temple is the arch Of yon unmeasured sky, Thy Sabbath the stupendous march Of grand eternity. 5 Lord ! may a holier day Dawn on thy servants' sight ; And grant us in thy courts to pray Of pure, unclouded light. 4r5» L. M. Stennett. Lord's Day Morning. 1 Another six-days' work is done : Another Sabbath is begun : Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, Improve the day which God hath blest. 2 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise, As grateful incense, to the skies, And draw from heaven that sweet repose, Which none but he that feels it knows ! 3 This heavenly calm, within the breast, Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, Which for the church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains. 4 In holy duties let the day — In holy pleasures — pass away : How sweet, a Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne'er shall end ! SABBATH WORSHIP. 4G, 4Ti 4G. L. M. 61. Episcopal Col. " Remember that thou keep holy, the Sabbath Day." . Great God ! this sacred day of thine Demands the soul's collected powers : With joy, we now to thee resign These solemn, consecrated hours ; O may our souls adoring own The grace that calls us to thy throne. \ All-seeing God ! thy piercing eye Can every secret thought explore : May worldly cares our bosoms fly, And where thou art, intrude no more : O may thy grace our spirits move. And fix our minds on things above. » Thy Spirit's powerful aid impart, And bid thy words, with life divine, Engage the ear, and warm the heart ; Then shall the day indeed be thine ; Our souls shall then adoring own The grace that calls us to thy throne. 47. C. M. Watts. Sabbath Morning Worship. 1 Once more, my soul, the chosen day Salutes thy waking eyes ! Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay To him who rules the skies. 2 Day unto day his name repeats ; The night renews the sound, Through all the heaven on which he sits And rolls the seasons round. 48. SABBATH WORSHIP. 3 And we will magnify his name, Our tongue shall speak his praise, Whose hand sustains our mortal frame Through all our passing days. 4 My God ! may every hour be thine, Till all our days are past ; So shall our sun in peace decline, And set in smiles at last. 4:8» L. M\ Doddridge. The Sabbath of Earth and Heaven. 1 Lord of the Sabbath, hear our vows, On this thy day, in this thy house ; And own, as grateful sacrifice, The songs which from thy churches rise. 2 Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love ; But there 's a nobler rest above ; To that our longing souls aspire, With earnest hope and strong desire. 3 No more fatigue, no more distress, Nor sin, nor death, shall reach the place ; No groans to mingle with the songs Which warble from immortal tongues : 4 No rude alarms of raging foes ; No cares to break the long repose ; No midnight shade, no clouded sun, But sacred, high, eternal noon. 5 O, long-expected day, begin; Dawn on these realms of woe and sin ; Fain would we leave this weary road, And sleep in death, to rest with God. SABBATH WORSHIP. 49j 50* 4:9. C. M. Codman's Col. The Blessing of the Sabbath. 1 Blest day of God ! most calm, most bright, The first and best of days ; The laborer's rest, the saint's delight, The day of prayer and praise. 2 My Saviour's face made thee to shine ; His rising thee did raise ; And made thee heavenly and divine Beyond all other days. 3 The first fruits oft a blessing prove To all the sheaves behind ; And they who do the Sabbath love, A happy week will find. 4 This day I must to God appear ; For, Lord, the day is thine ; Help me to spend it in thy fear, And thus to make it mine. 50. L. M. hancox. The Lord's Day. 1 How welcome thy returning beams, Thou fairest morn of all the seven ! Those wake to toil, and earthly schemes ; Thou to repose, and thoughts of heaven. 2 Come, let us join the goodly throng, And pay to God our early vow, Repeat his praise in cheerful song, And at his footstool humbly bow. t>l. SABBATH WORSHIP. 3 He hath revealed a blest abode, In gospel-lines divinely fair ; Come, let ns seek the heavenly road, That we may not be strangers there. 4 Then we may trust our Father's love, That when we've passed these days of care, Trained for his blissful courts above, An endless Sabbath we shall share. 51. CM. Milton. " The Lord God is a Sun and Shield." Ps. 84. 1 How lovely are thy dwellings fair ! O Lord of hosts, how dear The pleasant tabernacles are, Where thou dost dwell so near ! 2 Happy, who in thy house reside, Where thee they ever praise, Happy, whose strength in thee doth bide, And in their hearts thy ways. 3 They pass through sorrow's thirsty vale, That dry and barren ground, As through a fruitful, wat'ry dale, Where springs and showers abound. 4 They journey on from strength to strength, With joy and gladsome cheer, Till all before our God at length In Zion do appear. 5 For God the Lord, both sun and shield, Gives grace and glory bright ; No good from them shall be withheld Whose ways are just and right. SABBATH WORSHIP. 53j 53, 52» C M\ Mrs. Barbauld, alt. 7%e Sabbath of the Soul. 1 O Father ! though the anxious fear May cloud to-morrow's way, No fear nor doubt shall enter here, — All shall be thine to-day. 2 We will not bring divided hearts To worship at thy shrine ; But each unworthy thought departs, And leaves this temple thine. 3 Then sleep to-day, tormenting cares, Of earth and folly born ; Ye shall not dim the light that streams From this celestial morn. 4 To-morrow will be time enough To feel your harsh control ; Ye shall not violate this day, The Sabbath of the soul. 53. L. M. Watts. A Psalm for the Lord's Day. Ps. 92. Sweet is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks and sing ; To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. Sweet is the day of sacred rest ; No mortal cares shall seize my breast ; O may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound. 4 tJ4U SABBATH WORSHIP. 3 My heart shall triumph in the Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word ; His works of grace, how bright they shine ! How deep his counsels, how divine ! 4 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desired or hoped below, And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. o4r« S. M. Episcopal Coll. " The Church of the Living God." 1 I love thy Church, O God ! Her walls before thee stand Dear as the apple of thine eye, And graven on thy hand. 2 For her my tears shall fall ; For her my prayers ascend : To her my toils and cares be given, Till toils and cares shall end. 3 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise. 4 Jesus ! thou Friend divine, Our Saviour and our King, Thy hand from every snare and foe Shall great deliverance bring. 5 Sure as thy truth shall last, To Zion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven. SABBATH WORSHIP. 55. t56« 55. C. P. M. Merrick. The Sabbath and the Earthly Temple. The Sabbath morn, my God, is come, That calls me to thy sacred dome, Thy presence to adore : My feet the summons shall attend, With willing steps thy courts ascend, And tread the hallowed floor. With holy joy I hail the day, That warns my thirsting soul away; What transports fill my breast ! For, lo ! my great Redeemer's power Unfolds the everlasting door, And leads me to his rest ! Hither, from earth's remotest end, Lo ! the redeemed of God ascend, Their tribute hither bring ; Here, crowned with everlasting joy, In hymns of praise their tongues employ, And hail the immortal King. 56. C. M. Watts. The Lord's Day. Ps. 118. This is the: day the Lord hath made ; He calls the hours his own ; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. Hosanna to the anointed King, To David's holy Son; Help us, O Lord ; descend and bring Salvation from the throne. &7* SABBATH WORSHIP. 3 Blest be the Lord, who comes to men, With messages of grace,- — Who comes in God his Father's name, To save our sinful race. 4 Hosanna in the highest strains The church on earth can raise, The highest heavens, in which he reigns, Shall give him nobler praise. 5T» L. M. Lamport. " I will go to the Altar of God." 1 If, in a temple made with hands, God speaketh still his high commands, Let me to that blest place repair, That I may learn my duty there. 2 If, in the ailments of the soul, There be a power that makes it whole, Let me to that pure fount apply, Lest the neglected spirit die. 3 If there be still a sacrifice, That may to God with favour rise, Let me present a contrite heart, Ere from this temple I depart. 4 If, in the dread of death's dark hour, The word of life hath soothing power, To hear that word, my spirit, haste, Ere yet the pains of death I taste. 5 Where God would have the off'ring made, There be the willing tribute paid, Till to his name I consecrate The worship of an endless state. SABBATH WORSHIP. 58, 59. 58. H. M. hatwarb. Sabbath Morning. 1 Welcome, delightful morn, Sweet day of sacred rest ; I hail thy kind return, Lord, make these moments blest : From the low train of mortal toys, 1 soar to reach immortal joys. 2 Now may the King descend, And fill his throne of grace ; Thy sceptre, Lord, extend, While saints address thy face ; Let sinners feel thy quickening word, And learn to know and fear the Lord. 3 Descend, celestial Dove, With all thy quickening powers ; Disclose a Saviour's love, And bless these sacred hours : Then shall my soul new life obtain, Nor Sabbaths be enjoyed in vain. 59. C. M. Mrs. Barbauld. The Resurrection on the First Day of the Week. Again the Lord of life and light Awakes the kindling ray ; Unseals the eyelids of the morn, And pours increasing day. O, what a night was that, which wrapt The heathen world in gloom ! O what a sun, which broke, this day, Triumphant from the tomb ! 4# 60. SABBATH WORSHIP. 3 This day be grateful homage paid, And loud hosannas sung; Let gladness dwell in every heart. And praise on every tongue. 4 Ten thousand differing lips shall join To hail this welcome morn ; Which scatters blessings from its wings To nations yet unborn. 60. L. M. Watts. TJie Pleasure of Public Worship. Ps. 84. 1 How pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of Hosts, thy dwellings are ! With long desire my spirit faints To meet the assemblies of thy saints. 2 Blest are the saints, who sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty ; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 3 Blest are the souls who find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face and learn thy praise. 4 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate ; God is their Strength : and through the road They lean upon their Helper, God. 5 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length; Till all before thy face appear, And join the nobler worship there. SABBATH WORSHIP. 61 5 62. 01* S. JVE. Spirit of the Psalms. The Delights of the Sabbath. 1 Sweet is the task, O Lord, Thy glorious acts to sing, To praise thy name, and hear thy word. And grateful offerings bring. 2 Sweet, at the dawning hour, Thy boundless love to tell ; And when the night-wind shuts the flower, Still on the theme to dwell. 3 Sweet on this day of rest, To join in heart and voice, With those who love and serve thee best, And in thy name rejoice. 4 To songs of praise and joy, Be every Sabbath given, That such may be our blest employ Eternally in heaven. 62. L. M. Watts. The Peace and Comfort of Worship. 1 Away from every mortal care — From this world- s worthless joys afar — Away from earth our souls retreat, And wait and worship near thy feet. 2 Within the temple of thy grace We bow before our Father's face; Thy grace and glory we adore, And learn the wonders of thy power. 63. SABBATH WORSHIP. 3 Here, when our spirit faints and dies, And tears are starting to our eyes, The sun of mercy upward springs, With healing beams beneath his wings. 4 Father ! our souls would still abide Within thy temple, near thy side; But if our feet must hence depart, Still keep thy dwelling in our heart. 63. S. M. Watts. The Temples of Christian Worship. 1 Great is the Lord our God ! And let his praise be great ; He makes his churches his abode, His most delightful seat. 2 These temples of his grace, How beautiful they stand ! The honours of our native place, The bulwarks of our land. 3 A refuge in distress, To Zion God is known ; How bright through all her palaces Hath his salvation shone ! 4 Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often seen, How well our God secures the fold Where his own sheep have been. 5 In every new distress We '11 to his house repair ; We '11 think upon his wondrous grace, And seek deliverance there. SABBATH WORSHIP. 64j 65. 64« C M. Doddridge. liThe Seven Stars are the Seven Churches." 1 We bless the Eternal Source of light, Who made the stars to shine, And through this dark and clouded world Diffused the light divine. 2 We bless the churches1 sovereign King ; His golden lamps they are ; Fixed in the temples of his love, To shine in radiance there. 3 Long be their purity preserved, Long fed with oil their flame ; And deep in every heart inscribed Their heavenly Master's name. 65. H. M. Watts. T7te House of God. 1 Lord of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thine earthly temples are ! To thine abode With warm desires My heart aspires, To see my God. 2 The sparrow for her young With pleasure seeks a nest, And wandering swallows long To find their wonted rest : My spirit faints, To rise and dwell With equal zeal, Among thy saints. 66. SABEATH WORSHIP. 3 O happy souls that pray Where God appoints to hear ! O happy men that pay Their constant service there! They praise thee still, That love the way And happy they To Zion's hill. 4 They go from strength to strength. Through this dark vale of tears. Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears : O glorious seat, Shall thither bring When God our King Our willing feet ! 66. L. M. cowper. Spiritual Worship. 1 O Lord ! where'er thy people meet, There they behold thy mercy-seat ; Where'er they seek thee, thou art found, And every place is hallowed ground. 2 For thou, within no walls confined, Inhabitest the humble mind ; Such ever bring thee where they come, And going, take thee to their home. 3 Great Shepherd of thy chosen few ! Thy former mercies here renew ; Here to our waiting hearts proclaim The sweetness of thy saving name. 4 Here may we prove the power of prayer To strengthen faith, and sweeten care ; To teach our faint desires to rise, And bring all heaven before our eyes. SABBATH WORSHIP. 67 ? 68. 61. L. M. C ROBBINS. 11 Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth." 1 While thus thy throne of grace we seek, O God, within our spirits speak ! For we will hear thy voice to-day, Nor turn our hardened hearts away. 2 Speak in thy gentlest tones of love, Till all our best affections move ; We long to hear no meaner call, But feel that Thou art all in all. 3 To conscience speak thy quickening word, Till all its sense of sin is stirred : For we would leave no stain of guile, To cloud the radiance of thy smile. 4 Speak, Father, to the anxious heart, Till every fear and doubt depart : For we can find no home or rest, Till with thy Spirit's whispers blest. 5 Speak to convince, forgive, console : Child-like we yield to thy control : These hearts, too often closed before, Would grieve thy patient love no more. 68. S. M. E. Taylor. Invitations to Worship. 1 Come to the house of prayer, O thou afflicted, come ; The God of peace shall meet thee there, He makes that house his home. 69. SABBATH WORSHIP. 2 Come to the house of praise. Ye who are happy now ; In sweet accord your voices raise, In kindred homage bow. 3 Ye aged, hither come, For ye have felt his love ; Soon shall your trembling tongues be dumb, Your lips forget to move. 4 Ye young, before his throne, Come, bow ; your voices raise ; Let not your hearts his praise disown, Who gives the power to praise. 5 Thou, whose benignant eye In mercy looks on all ; Who seest the tear of misery, And hear'st the mourners call; 6 Up to thy dwelling-place Bear our frail spirits on, Till they outstrip time's tardy pace, And heaven on earth be won. 69. S. M. FURNESS. " My soul thirsteth for God." 1 Here in a world of doubt, A sorrowful abode, O, how my heart and flesh cry out For thee, the living God ! 2 As for the water-brooks, The hart, expiring, pants, So for my God my spirit looks, Yea, for his presence faints. SABBATH WORSHIP. TO* 3 I know thy joys, O earth, The sweetness of thy cup ; Oft have I mingled in thy mirth, And trusted in thy hope. 4 But, ah, how woes and fears Those hollow joys succeed ! That cup of mirth is mixed with tears, That hope is but a reed. 5 What have I then below, Or what but thee on high 1 Thee, thee, O Father, would I know, And in thee live and die ! 70. 8 & 7s. M. Percy St. Col. For a Blessing on the Truth preached. 1 Praise to Him by whose kind favour, Heavenly truth has reached our ears ; May its sweet reviving savour Fill our hearts and calm our fears. 2 Truth ! how sacred is the treasure ! Teach us, Lord, its worth to know : Vain the hope, and short the pleasure, Which from other sources flow. 3 What of truth we have been hearing, Fix, O Lord, in every heart ; In the day of thy appearing, May we share thy people's part. 4 Till we leave this world forever, May we live beneath thine eye ; This our aim, our sole endeavour, Thine to live, and thine to die. 5 71 5 73. SABBATH WORSHIP. %\m C JM. STERNHOLD. After a Storm. Ps. 18. 1 The Lord descended from above, And bowed the heavens most high ; And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky. 2 On cherubim and seraphim Full royally he rode, And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad. 3 He sat serene upon the floods, Their fury to restrain ; And he as Sovereign Lord and King For evermore shall reign. 72. L. M. Salisbury Col. " The Lord is in his Holy Temple." 1 Lo, God is here ! let us adore, And humbly bow before his face ; Let all within us feel his power, Let all within us seek his grace. 2 Lo, God is here ! him day and night United choirs of angels sing : To him enthroned above all height, Heaven's host their noblest homage bring. 3 Being of beings ! may our praise Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill : Still may we stand before thy face, Still hear and do thy sovereign will. SABBATH WORSHIP. TSj 74. 73* H. M. Roman Breviary. For fl Blessing on Worship. 1 Here, gracious God ! do thou For evermore draw nigh ; Accept each faithful prayer, And mark each suppliant sigh : In copious shower, on all who pray, This holy day, thy blessings pour. 2 Here may we find from heaven The grace which we implore ; And may that grace, once given. Be with us evermore : Until that day, when all the blest To endless rest are called away. T4r. L. M. Mrs. Barbauld. The Worship of the Heart. 1 When, as returns this solemn day, Man comes to meet his Maker, God, What rites, what honours shall he pay? How spread his Sovereign's praise abroad? 2 From marble domes, and gilded spires. Shall curling clouds of incense rise 1 And gems, and gold, and garlands deck The costly pomp of sacrifice ? 3 Vain, sinful man ! creation's Lord Thy golden offerings well may spare : But give thy heart, and thou shalt find Here dwells a God who heareth prayer. T55 76. SABBATH WORSHIP. T5. C. M. DODDRIDGE. For the Evening of Communion Sabbath. 1 The day approacheth, O my soul, The great, decisive day, Which from the bounds of mortal life Shall bear thee far away. 2 Another day, more awful, dawns, And lo ! the Judge appears ! Ye heavens, retire before his face, And sink, ye darkened stars. 3 Yet does one short, preparing hour, Of precious life remain ; Awake, my soul, with all thy power, Nor let it pass in vain. 4 For this, thy temple, Lord, we throng ; For this the board surround ; There may our service be approved, And with thy presence crowned. T6. 7s. M. Salisbury Coll. Closing Supplication. 1 Glorious in thy saints appear: Plant thy heavenly kingdom here ; Shine in each believing heart, Light and life to all impart. 2 Then, in every grace complete, Make us, Lord, for glory meet; Till we stand before thy sight, Partners of the saints in light. CONCLUDING HYMNS. 77 79. 7l • C M. Spirit of the Psalms. "The Day- Spring from on high hath visited us." 1 On us the Sun of Righteousness Its brightest beams hath poured ; With grateful hearts and holy zeal, Lord, be thy love adored; 2 And let us look with joyful hope To that more glorious day, Before whose brightness, sin, and death, And grief shall flee away. I o« 7s. JVL. Peabodvs Coll. Closing Supplication. 1 Father ! bless thy word to all ; Quick and powerful may it prove ; O, may sinners hear thy call, May thy people grow in love. 2 Father ! bid the world rejoice ; Send thy heavenly truth abroad ; May the nations hear thy voice, Hear it, ,and return to God. 79. C. M. bp. heber. " The Seed is the Word of God." 1 O God, by whom the seed is given, By whom the harvest blest ; Whose word, like manna showered from heaven, Is planted in our breast. 5* 80? 81. SABBATH WORSHIP. 2 Preserve it from the passing feet, And plunderers of the air; The sultry sun's in tenser heat, And weeds of worldly care ! 3 Though buried deep, or thinly strewn, Do thou thy grace supply : The hope in earthly furrows sown Shall ripen in the sky. 80. 8s. & 7s. M. c. hobbins. Close of Worship. Evening. 1 Lo ! the day of rest declineth ; Gather fast the shades of night — May the Sun that ever shineth, Fill our souls with heavenly light. 2 Softly now the dew is falling ; Peace o"er all the scene is spread ;- On his children, meekly calling, Purer influence God will shed. 3 While thine ear of love addressing, Thus our parting hymn we sing, Father, give thine evening blessing ; Fold us safe beneath thy wing. 81. CM. Kippis's Coll. Close of the Evening "Worship. 1 Soon will our fleeting hours be past ; And, as the setting sun Sinks downward in the radiant west, Our parting beams be gone. CONCLUDING HYMNS. 83? 83. 2 May He, from whom all blessings flow, Our sacred rites attend, Uniting all in wisdom's ways, Till life's short journey end; 3 And as the rapid sands run down, Our virtue still improve, Till each receive the glorious crown Of never-fading love. otfi» O. 1Y1. Montgomery. Close of the Service. 1 Again our ears have heard the voice At which the dead shall live ; O may the sound our hearts rejoice, And strength immortal give. 2 And have we hoard the word with joy 1 And have we felt its power ? To keep it be our blest employ, Till life's extremest hour. 83. L. M. Heber. Close of the Service. 1 Lord ! now we part in thy blest name, In which we here together came ; Grant us, our few remaining days, To work thy will and spread thy praise. 2 Teach us in life and death to bless The Lord, our strength and righteousness ; And grant us all to meet above, Then shall we better sing thy love. 845 $5, SABBATH WORSHIP. 84b« L. JVT. Anonymous. Close of Worship. Evening. 1 While now upon this Sabbath eve, Thy house, Almighty God, we leave, 'Tis sweet, as sinks the setting sun, To think on all our duties done. 2 Oh ! evermore may all our bliss Be peaceful, pure, divine, like this ; And may each Sabbath, as it flies, Fit us for joy beyond the skies. 85* L. JV1. Montgomery. Sunday Evening. 1 Millions within thy courts have been ; Millions this day have bent the knee ; But thou, soul-searching God ! hast seen The hearts of all that worshipped thee. 2 Still, as the light of morning broke O'er island, continent, or deep, Thy far-spread family awoke, Sabbath all round the world to keep. 3 From east to west, the sun surveyed, From north to south, adoring throngs ; And still, where evening stretched her shade, The stars came forth to hear their songs. 4 And not a prayer, a tear, a sigh, Hath failed this day some suit to gain ; To those in trouble thou wert nigh ; Not one hath sought thy face in vain. CONCLUDING HYMNS. 86, 87. 5 Yet one prayer more ; — and be it one, In which both heaven and earth accord Fulfil thy promise to thy Son ; Let all that breathe call Jesus Lord ! 86. L. M. Anon. Close of Worship. Evening. 1 Ere to the world again we go, Its pleasures, cares, and idle show, Thy grace once more, O God, we crave, From folly and from sin to save. 2 May the great truths we here have heard- The lessons of thy holy word — Dwell in our inmost bosoms deep, And all our souls from error keep. 3 Oh ! may the influence of this day, Long as our memory with us stay, And as an angel guardian prove. To guide us to our home above. 87. P. M. CONDER. Peace with God. To all thy faithful people, Lord, Pardon and peace impart : And be thy spirit shed abroad, Thy love in every heart : That they, from conscious guilt made clean, May serve thee with a mind serene. 88 90. SABBATH WORSHIP. 88. 7 & 6s. M. GASKELL. Closing Ascription. 1 To thee, the Lord Almighty, Our noblest praise we give, Who all things hast created, And blessest all that live. 2 Whose goodness, never failing, Through countless ages gone, Forever and forever, Shall still keep shining on, 89. S. M. Watts Universal Praise. 1 Thy name, Almighty Lord, Shall sound through distant lands; Great is thy grace, and sure thy word; Thy truth forever stands. 2 Far be thine honour spread ; And long thy praise endure, Till morning light and evening shade Shall be exchanged no more. 90. S. M. Pratt's Coll. Universal Praise. 1 Let songs of endless praise From every nation rise ; Let all the lands their tribute raise, To God, who rules the skies. CONCLUDING HYMNS. 01 , 92, I His mercy and his love Are boundless as his name ; And all eternity shall prove His truth remains the same. 91. 8 & 7s. M. fawcett. Universal Praise. 1 Praise to thee, thou great Creator ! Praise to thee from every tongue ; Join, my soul, with every creature, Join the universal song. 2 For ten thousand blessings given, For the hope of future joy, Sound his praise through earth and heaven; Sound Jehovah's praise on high. 92. 7s. M. Montgomery. Universal Praise. 1 All ye nations, praise the Lord, All ye lands, your voices raise ; Heaven and earth, with one accord, Praise the Lord, forever praise. 2 For his truth and mercy stand, Past, and present, and to be, Like the years of his right hand ; Like his own eternity. 3 Praise him, ye who know his love ; Praise him from the depths beneath : Praise him, in the heights above ; Praise your Maker all that breathe. 93 9& SABBATH WORSHIP. 93. C. M. Watts. Universal Praise. 1 O, all ye nations, praise the Lord, Each with a different tongue ; In every language learn his word, And let his name be sung. 2 His mercy reigns through every land, Proclaim his praise abroad : Forever firm his truth shall stand ; Praise ye the faithful God. 94. CM. Vaughan. Universal Praise. 1 O, all ye nations, praise the Lord, His glorious acts proclaim ; The fulness of his grace record, And magnify his name. 2 His love is great — his mercy sure, And faithful in his word ; His truth forever shall endure ; Forever praise the Lord ! 95. 7s. M. Merrick. Universal Praise. 1 Praise, O praise the name divine, Praise him at the hallowed shrine j Let the firmament on high To its Maker's name reply. CONCLUDING HYMNS. 96 — 98. 2 All who vital breath enjoy, In His praise that breath employ, And in one great chorus join ; Praise, O praise the Name Divine ! 96. L. M. Watts. Universal Praise. 1 From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise; Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word ; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore Till suns shall rise and set no more. 97. C. M. Exeter Coll. For a Blessing on the Word. 1 Thy gracious aid, great God, impart, To give thy word success ; Write all its precepts on the heart, And deep its truths impress. 2 O, speed our progress in the way That leads to joys on high, Where knowledge grows without decay, And love shall never die ! 9S« 7s. M. Anonymous. Closing- Thanksgiving. 1 Thanks for mercies past, receive ; Pardon of our sins renew ; Teach us henceforth how to live . With eternity in view. 6 90 101. SABBATH WORSHIP. 2 Bless thy word to young and old ; Grant us, Lord, thy peace and love, And when life's short tale is told. Take us to thy house above. 99. L. M. Moravian. The Lord's Prayer. 1 Thy name be hallowed evermore ; O God! thy kingdom come with power! Thy will be done, and day by day, Give us our daily bread, we pray : 2 Lord ! evermore to us be given The living bread that came from heaven Water of life on us bestow, Thou art the Source, the Fountain thou. 100* L. iVl. Anonymous. Memory of the Past. 1 How blest is he whose tranquil mind, When life declines, recalls again The years that time has cast behind, And reaps delight from toil and pain. 2 So, when the transient storm is past, The sudden gloom and driving shower, The sweetest sunshine is the last; The loveliest is the evening hour. 101. 8&7S. M. "estlin. Reliance for the Future. 1 Gracious Source of every blessing ! Guard our breasts from anxious fears ; May we still thy love possessing, Sink into the vale of years. CONCLUDING HYMNS. 103 — 104* 2 All our hopes on thee reclining, Peace companion of our way ; May our sun, in smiles declining, Rise in everlasting day. 102. 8 & 7s. M. Toplady'sColl. Dismission. 1 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, Hope and comfort from above ; Let us each, thy peace possessing, Triumph in redeeming love. 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For thy Gospel's joyful sound; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound. 103. L. M. Butcher. Doxulogy. Immortal praise to God be given By all on earth, and all in heaven ; The First, the Last, who reigns alone, And fills an undivided throne. % 104. CM. ESTLIN. Doxology. Thou art the First — and thou the Last Time centres all in thee : The Almighty God who was, and is, And evermore shall be. 105, 106. CONCLUDING HYMNS. 2 To thee let every tongue be praise. And every heart be love, All grateful honours paid on earth, And nobler songs above. 105. 8 & 7s. M. Calamt. Closing Prayer. Lord of nature, Source of light, View in love thy world below ; Guide our erring footsteps right, Through these scenes of guilt and woe. Grant thy Spirit ! By thy kindness Let our errors be forgiven ; Heal our sins, dispel our blindness ; Then, conduct us safe to heaven. 106. 8 & 7S. M. J.Newton. Benediction. 1 May the grace of Christ, our Saviour, And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favour, Rest upon us from above. 2 Thus may we abide in union With each other and the Lord; And possess, in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. BENEDICTION. 107. 107. 7s. M. J. Newton.- Benediction. 1 Now may He, who from the dead Brought the Shepherd of the sheep, Jesus Christ, our King and Head, All our souls in safety keep. 2 May he teach us to fulfil What is pleasing in his sight, Perfect us in all his will, And preserve us day and night. 6* 10S? 100. MORNING WORSHIP. WORSHIP MORNING AND EVENING. 108. P.M. H.Ware, Jr. Prayer at Morning or Evening. 1 To prayer, to prayer ! for the morning breaks. And earth in her Maker's smiles awakes; His light is on all below and above — The light of gladness, and life, and love : O, then, on the breath of this early air, Send upward the incense of grateful prayer. 2 To prayer ! for the glorious sun is gone, And the gathering darkness of night comes on. Like a curtain from God's kind hand it flows To shade the couch where his children repose ; Then kneel, while the watching stars are bright, And give your last thoughts to the Guardian of night. 109. L. M. keele. Morning Hymn. 1 Oh ! timely happy, timely wise, Hearts that with rising morn arise ! Eyes that the beam celestial view, Which evermore makes all things new ! 2 New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove; Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life, and power, and thought. MORNING WORSHIP. 1 10. 3 New mercies, each returning day, Hover around us while we pray; New perils past, new sins forgiven, New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven. 4 If, on our daily course, our mind Be set to hallow all we find, New treasures still, of countless price, God will provide for sacrifice. 5 Old friends, old scenes, will lovelier be, As more of heaven in each we see ; Some softening gleams of love and prayer Shall dawn on every cross and care. 110. L. M. Watts. Morning Hymn. 1 God of the morning ! at whose voice The cheerful sun makes haste to rise. And like a giant doth rejoice To run his journey through the skies : 2 Oh, like the sun, may I fulfil The appointed duties of the day ; With ready mind and active will March on, and keep my heavenly way. 3 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure, Enlightening our beclouded eyes ; Thy threatenings just, thy promise sure ; Thy gospel makes the simple wise. 4 Give me thy counsel for my guide, And then receive me to thy bliss; All my desires and hopes beside Are faint and cold, compared with this. Ill, 113. MORNING WORSHIP. 111. CM. Watts. Morning Psalm. 1 Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye. 2 Thou art a God, before whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. 3 But to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thine holy court, And worship in thy fear. 4 O may thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness ! Make every path of duty straight And plain before my face. 5 The men, who love and fear thy name, Shall see their hopes fulfilled ; The mighty God will compass them With favour as a shield. 112. L. M. Bp. kenn. Morning Hymn. 1 Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. MORNING WORSHIP. 1 13* 2 Thy precious time, misspent, redeem ; Each present day, thy last esteem; Improve thy talent with due care; For the great day thyself prepare. 3 In conversation be sincere ; Keep conscience, as the noontide, clear; Think how the all-seeing God, thy ways And all thy secret thoughts surveys. 4 Lord, I my vows to thee renew ; Scatter my sins like morning dew ; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with thyself my spirit fill. 5 Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design, or do, or say ; That all my powers, with all their might, In thy sole glory may unite. 113. CM. Mrs. Steele. Morning Hymn. 1 Lord of my life ! O may thy praise Employ my noblest powers, Whose goodness lengthens out my days, And fills the circling hours ! 2 Preserved by thy almighty arm, I passed the shades of night, Serene and safe from every harm, And see returning light. 3 When sleep death's semblance o'er me spread, And I unconscious lay, Thy watchful care was round my bed, To guard my feeble clay. 1 14. MORNING WORSHIP. 4 O let the same almighty care My waking hours attend ; From every danger, every snare, My heedless steps defend. 5 Smile on my minutes as they roll, And guide my future days ; And let thy goodness fill my soul With gratitude and praise. U4:« L. M. HA WKES WORTH. Morning Hymn. 1 In sleep's serene oblivion laid, I safely passed the silent night : Again I see the breaking shade, I drink again the morning light. 2 New-born, I bless the waking hour ; Once more, with awe, rejoice to be; My conscious soul resumes her power, And springs, my guardian God ! to thee. 3 O guide me through the various maze My doubtful feet are doomed to tread; And spread thy shield's protecting blaze Where dangers press around my head. 4 A deeper shade shall soon impend, A deeper sleep my eyes oppress ; Yet then thy strength shall still defend, Thy goodness still delight to bless. 5 That deeper shade shall break away, That deeper sleep shall leave my eyes ; Thy light shall give eternal day ; Thy love, the rapture of the skies. EVENING WORSHIP. 115, 1 16. 115. C. M. Watts. An Evening Hymn. 1 Dread Sovereign ! let my evening song Like holy incense rise ; Permit the offerings of my tongue To reach thee in the skies. 2 Through all the dangers of the day Thy hand is still my guard ; And still, to drive my wants away, Thy mercy stands prepared. 3 Perpetual blessings from above My daily path surround ; But oh, how few returns of love Hath my Creator found ! 4 And now, my soul, the closing day Is fading on thine eyes ; Once more the evening tribute pay, To Him who rules the skies. • 116. L. M. Watts. Evening Hymn. 1 Thus far the Lord has led me on, Thus far his power prolongs my days : And every evening shall make known Some fresh memorial of his grace. 2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home ; But he forgives my follies past, He gives me strength for days to come. 117. EVENING WORSHIP. 3 I lay my body down to sleep, Peace is the pillow for my head ; While well-appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 4 Faith in his name forbids my fear ; O, may thy presence ne'er depart ! And in the morning make me hear Thy loving kindness in my heart. 5 Thus, when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait thy voice to burst my tomb With sweet salvation in the sound. 117. S. M. Doddridge. Evening Admonition. Jeremiah 13 : 16. 1 The swift, declining day, How fast its moments fly ! While evening's broad and gloomy shade Gains on the western sky. 2 Ye mortals ! mark its pace, And use the hours of light; And know your Maker can command An instantaneous night. 3 His word blots out the sun In its meridian blaze, And cuts from smiling, vigorous youth The remnant of its days. 4 On the dark mountain's brow Your feet shall quickly slide, And from its airy summit dash Your momentary pride. EVENING WORSHIP. 118. 5 Give glory to the Lord Who rules the rolling sphere ; Submissive at his footstool bow, And seek salvation there. 6 Then shall new lustre break, Through horror's darkest gloom, And lead you to unchanging light In a celestial home. 118. L. M. COLLYER. An Evening Hymn. 1 Another fleeting day is gone ! Slow o'er the west the shadows rise, Swift the soft-stealing hours have flown, And night's dark mantle veils the skies. 2 Another fleeting day is gone ! Swept from the records of the year ; And still, with every setting sun, Life's fading visions disappear. 3 Another fleeting day is gone ! But soon a fairer shall arise ; — A day, whose never setting sun Shall pour his light o'er cloudless skies. 4 Another fleeting day is gone ! In solemn silence rest, my soul, And bow before His awful throne, Who bids the morn and evening roll. 7 119, l'30. EVENING WORSHIP. 119. P.M. Bp.Heber. Evening Aspiration. God, that madest earth and heaven, Darkness and light ! Who the day for toil hast given, For rest the night ! May thine angel guards defend us, Slumbers sweet thy mercy send us, Holy dreams and hopes attend us, This livelong night ! 120. L. M. bp.kenn. Evening Hymn. 1 Glory to thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light : Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, Under thine own almighty wings. 2 Forgive me, Lord, through thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done ; That, with the world, myself and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave, as little as my bed ; To die, that this vile body may Rise glorious at the awful day. 4 O may my soul on thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close — Sleep that may me more vigorous make, To serve my God when I awake. EVENING WORSHIP. 121* Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him all creatures here below ; Praise him, ye angels round his throne. Praise God, the high and holy One. 121. C. M. BOWRING. Nature's Evening Hymn. The heavenly spheres to thee, O God, Attune their evening hymn ; All wise, all holy, thou art praised In song of seraphim. Unnumbered systems, suns, and worlds, Unite to worship thee, While thy majestic greatness fills Space, time, eternity. Nature — a temple worthy thee, That beams with light and love ; Whose flowers so sweetly bloom below, Whose stars rejoice above; Whose altars are the mountain cliffs That rise along the shore ; Whose anthems, the sublime accord Of storm and ocean roar : — Her song of gratitude is sung By spring's awakening hours ; Her summer offers at thy shrine Her earliest, loveliest flowers ; Her autumn brings its ripened fruits ; In glorious luxury given ; While winter's silver heights reflect Thy brightness back to heaven. 122, 123. EVENING WORSHIP. 4 On all thou smil'st; and what is man Before thy presence, God ? A breath but yesterday inspired. To-morrow but a clod. That clod shall mingle in the vale, But, kindled, Lord, by thee, The spirit to thy arms shall spring, To life, to liberty. 122. L. M. Watts. Evening Hymn. 1 My God, how endless is thy love ! Thy gifts are every evening new ; And morning mercies, from above, Gently distil like early dew. 2 Thou spread' st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield my powers to thy command, To thee I consecrate my days ; Perpetual blessings from thine hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. 123. L. M. BO WRING. " He giveth his Beloved Sleep." 1 Reviving sleep ! thy sheltering wing Is o'er the couch of labour spread; Sweet minister, unearthly thing, That hovers round the tried one's head. EVENING WORSHIP. 124. 2 As calm and cold as mortal clay, When life is fled, earth soundly sleeps, When evening veils the eye of day, And darkness rules the ocean deeps. 3 O, then, thy spirit, Lord, anew Enkindles strength in sleeping men ; It falls as falls the evening dew, And life's sad waste repairs again. 4 Be nature's gentle slumbers mine, And lead me gently to the last, Until I hear thy voice divine, "Awake ! for death's dark night is passed." 124:. L. M. Bo WRING. Evening Worship. How shall we praise thee, Lord of light? How, all thy boundless love declare? Though earth is veiled in shades of night, The heaven is open to oar prayer, — That heaven, so bright with stars and suns, — That glorious heaven which has no bound, There the full tide of being runs, And life and beauty glow around. We would adore thee, God sublime, Whose power and wisdom, love and grace, Are greater than the round of time, And wider than the bounds of space ; O, how shall thought expression find, All lost in thine immensity ! How shall we seek thee, glorious Mind, Amid thy dread infinity ! 7# 125. EVENING WORSHIP. 3 But thou art present with ns here. As in thy glittering, high domain ; And grateful hearts and humble fear Can never seek thy face in vain. Help us to praise thee, Lord of light, Help us thy boundless love declare, And while we seek thy face to-night Aid us, and hearken to our prayer. X^5o» -Li. JM. D I. Christian Psalmist. Prayer for Daily Guidance. 1 As every day, thy mercy spares, Will bring its trials or its cares, O Father, till my life shall end, Be thou my counsellor and friend ; Teach me thy statutes all divine, And let thy will be always mine. 2 When each day's scenes and labours close, And wearied nature seeks repose, With pardoning mercy, richly blest, Guard me, my Father, while I rest : And as each morning sun shall rise, O lead me onward to the skies ! 3 And at my life's last setting sun, My conflicts o'er, my labours done — Father, thine heavenly radiance shed, To cheer and bless my dying bed ; And from death's gloom my spirit raise, To see thy face, and sing thy praise. EVENING WORSHIP. 126. 126. 7s. M. boding. God in all things. Father ! Thy paternal care Has my guardian been, my guide ; Every hallow' d wish and prayer Has thy hand of love supplied ; Thine is every thought of bliss, Left by hours and days gone by ; Every hope thine offspring is. Beaming from futurity. Every sun of splendid ray ; Every moon that shines serene ; Every morn that welcomes day ; Every evening's twilight scene; Every hour which wisdom brings ; Every incense at thy shrine ; These — and all life's holiest things, And its fairest — all are thine. And for all, my hymns shall rise, Daily to thy gracious throne : Thither let my asking eyes Turn unwearied — righteous One ! Through life's strange vicissitude There reposing all my care, Trusting still, through ill and good, Fix'd and cheer' d, and counsel!' d there. 127, 128. PRAISE TO GOD. PRAISE. THE ATTRIBUTES, PERFECTIONS, AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 127. C. M. 6 1. CoNDER. Where is God? 1 Beyond, beyond that boundless sea, Above that dome of sky, Farther than thought itself can flee, Thy dwelling is on high ; Yet dear the awful thought to me, That thou, my God, art nigh. 2 We hear thy voice when thunders roll Through the wide fields of air ; The waves obey thy dread control : Yet still thou art not there. Where shall I find Him, O my soul, Who yet is every where ] 3 O, not in circling depth, or height, But in the conscious breast, Present to faith, though veiled from sight, There does his spirit rest. 0 come, thou Presence Infinite, And make thy creatures blest. 128. L. M. Mrs. Steele. God Revealed in Nature. 1 There is a God, all nature speaks, Through earth, and air, and seas, and skies; See from the clouds his glory breaks, When the first beams of morning rise. PRAISE TO GOD. 129. 2 The rising sun, serenely bright, O'er the wide world's extended frame, Inscribes, in characters of light, His mighty Maker's glorious name. 3 For man and beast here daily food In wide, diffusive plenty grows ; And there, for drink, the crystal flood In streams sweet winding gently flows. 4 The flow'ry tribes all blooming rise Above the faint attempts of art ; Their bright, inimitable dyes Speak sweet conviction to the heart. 5 Ye curious minds, who roam abroad, And trace creation's wonders o'er, Confess the footsteps of the God, And bow before him, and adore. 129. L. M. G.Dyer. Hymn to the Deity. 1 Greatest of Beings ! Source of life ! Sovereign of air, and earth, and sea ! All nature feels thy power, and all A silent homage pays to thee. 2 Waked by thy hand, the morning sun Pours forth to thee its earlier rays, And spreads thy glories as it climbs, While raptured worlds look up and praise. 3 The moon to the deep shades of night Speaks the mild lustre of thy name ; While all the stars that cheer the scene, Thee, the great Lord of light, proclaim. 130* UNITY OF GOD. 4 And groves, and vales, and rocks, and hills, And every flower, and every tree, Ten thousand creatures warm with life, Have each a grateful song for thee. 5 But man was formed to rise to heaven ; And, blest with reason's clearer light, He views his Maker through his works, And glows with rapture at the sight. 6 Nor can the thousand songs that rise, Whether from air, or earth, or sea, So well repeat Jehovah's praise, Or raise such sacred harmony. 130* 6s. M. Drummond. Unity of God. 1 The God who reigns alone O'er earth, and sea, and sky, Let man with praises own, And sound his honours high. 2 Him all in heaven above, Him all on earth below, The exhaustless Source of love, The great Creator know. 3 He formed the living flame, He gave the reasoning mind ; Then only He may claim The worship of mankind. 4 So taught his only Son, Blessed messenger of grace ! The Eternal is but one, No second holds his place. PRAISE TO GOD. 131, 132« 131. L. M. C.Wesley. "Holiness to the Lord." 1 Holy as thou, O Lord, is none ! Thy holiness is all thine own ; A drop of that unbounded sea Is ours, a drop derived from thee. 2 Sole, self-existent God and Lord, By all the heavenly hosts adored ! Let all on earth bow down to thee, And own thy peerless majesty. 132. L. M. Browne The only Living and True God. 1 Eternal God, Almighty Cause Of earth, and seas, and worlds unknown ; All things are subject to thy laws ; All things depend on thee alone. 2 Thy glorious being singly stands. Of all within thyself possessed : Controlled by none are thy commands ; Thou in thyself alone art blessed. 3 Worship to thee alone belongs ; Worship to thee alone we give ; Thine be our hearts, and thine our songs, And to thy glory may we live. 4 Lord, spread thy name thro' heathen lands; Their idle deities dethrone ; Subdue the world to thy commands, And reign, as thou art, God alone. 133, 134. GOD THE CREATOR. 133* C. M. Drennan. " God is a Spirit." 1 The heaven of heavens cannot contain The universal Lord ; Yet he in humble hearts will deign To dwell, and be adored. 2 Where'er ascends the sacrifice Of fervent praise and prayer, Or on the earth, or in the skies, The God of heaven is there. 3 His presence is diffused abroad Through realms, through worlds unknown; Who seek the mercies of our God Are ever near his throne. 134. L. M. Fergus. " Thus the Heavens and the Earth were created." 1 The Spirit moved upon the waves That darkly rolled, a shoreless sea ; He spake the word, and light burst forth, A glorious, bright immensity. 2 At his command, the mountains heaved Their rocky pinnacles on high, Island and continent displayed Their desert grandeur to the sky. 3 The voice of God was heard again, And lovely flowers and graceful trees Appeared on every vale and plain, And perfumes floated on the breeze. GOODNESS OF GOD. l«St>. 4 The word went forth, and vast and high The heavenly orbs gave out their light, O'er all the earth and sea and sky ; The rulers of the day and night. 5 Glory to God, the angels sang, With harps of gold, and tongues of flame : And all the heavenly arches rang, Reechoing with the awful theme. lo5( O. JVL. Montgomery. " The Earth is full of the Goodness of the Lord.11 1 God in the high and holy place, Looks down upon the spheres ; But in his providence and grace, To every eye appears. 2 He bows the heavens, — the mountains stand A high- way for their God ; He walks amidst the desert land, — 'Tis Eden where he trod. 3 The forests in his strength rejoice : Hark ! on the evening breeze, As once of old, the Lord God's voice Is heard among the trees. 4 In every stream his bounty flows, Diffusing joy and wealth ; In every breeze his spirit blows, — The breath of life and health. 5 His blessings fall in plenteous showers Upon the lap of earth, That teems with foliage, fruits and flowers, And rings with infant mirth. 8 136, 137* MAJESTY AND LOVE OF GOD. 6 If God hath made this world so fair, Where sin and death abound ; How beautiful, beyond compare, Will Paradise be found ! 136. H. M. Watts. Majesty and Sovereignty of God. 1 The Lord Jehovah reigns ; His throne is built on high ; The garments he assumes Are light and majesty : His glories shine No mortal eye With beams so bright, Can bear the sight 2 The thunders of his hand Keep the wide world in awe ; His wrath and justice stand To guard his holy law : And where his love His truth confirms Resolves to bless, xlnd seals the grace. 3 And can this mighty King Of glory, condescend 7 And will he write his name, My Father and my Friend ) I love his name, Join all my powers I love his word ; And praise the Lord. 137. 8 & 7S. M. Booking. "God is Love.'" 1 God is love ; his mercy brightens All the paths in which we rove ; Bliss he wakes, and woe he lightens ; God is wisdom, God is love. GOODNESS OF GOD. 138* 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. 138. C. M. Gibbons. Goodness of God. 1 Thy goodness, Lord, our souls confess ; Thy goodness we adore ; A spring whose blessings never fail — A sea without a shore ! 2 Sun, moon, and stars, thy love declare In every golden ray ; Love draws the curtains of the night, And love brings back the day. 3 Thy bounty every season crowns, With all the bliss it yields ; With joyful clusters loads the vines, With strengthening grain, the fields. 4 But chiefly thy compassion, Lord, Is in the gospel seen ; There, like a sun, thy mercy shines, Without a cloud between. 139. GOODNESS OF GOD. 5 There pardon, peace, and holy joy, Through Jesus1 name are given ; He on the cross was lifted high, That we might live in heaven. X39» C JVI. Lutheran Coll. Goodness of God in his Works. 1 Hail, great Creator — wise and good ! To thee our songs we raise : Nature, through all her various scenes, Invites us to thy praise. 2 At morning, noon, and evening mild, Fresh wonders strike our view ; And while we gaze, our hearts exult, With transports ever new. 3 Thy glory beams in every star, Which gilds the gloom of night, And decks the smiling face of morn With rays of cheerful light. 4 The lofty hill — the humble lawn, With countless beauties shine ; The silent grove, the awful shade, Proclaim thy power divine. 5 Great nature's God ! still may these scenes Our serious hours engage ! Still may our grateful hearts consult Thy works' instructive page ! 6 And while, in all thy wondrous ways, Thy varied love we see : Oh, may our hearts, great God, be led Through all thy works to thee. GOODNESS OF GOD. I 10, 141. 140. L. M. Watts. The Goodness of God in the Seasons. Ps. 65. 1 At God's command, the morning ray Smiles in the east, and leads the day ; He guides the sun's declining wheels Over the tops of western hills. 2 Seasons and times obey his voice ; The evening and the morn rejoice To see the earth made soft with showers Laden with fruit, and dressed in flowers. 3 'Tis from his wat'ry stores on high He gives the thirsty ground supply ; He walks upon the clouds, and thence Doth his enriching drops dispense. 4 The desert grows a fruitful field ; Abundant food the valleys yield ; The valleys shout with cheerful voice, And neighbouring hills repeat their joys. 5 Thy works pronounce thy power divine ; O'er every field thy glories shine ; Through every month thy gifts appear : Great God ! thy goodness crowns the year. 141. CM. Keble. The Outer and the Inner World. 1 There is a book, who runs may read, Which heavenly truth imparts, And all the lore its scholars need, — Pure eyes and Christian hearts. 8* 143* PRAISE. 2 The works of God above, below. Within us, and around, Are pages in that book, to show How God himself is found. 3 The glorious sky, embracing all Is like the Maker's love, "Wherewith encompassed, great and small In peace and order move. 4 The raging fire, the roaring wind, Thy boundless power display ; But in the rentier breeze we find Thy Spirit's viewless way. 5 Two worlds are ours: 'tis only sin Forbids us to descry The mystic heaven and earth within, Plain as the sea and sky. 6 Thou, who hast given me eyes to see And love this sight so fair, Give me a heart to find out thee, And read thee everywhere. 142. C. M. Watts. The Blessing of Rain. Ps. 05. 1 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand, God of eternal power ! The sea grows calm at thy command, And tempests cease to roar. 2 The morning light, and evening shade Successive comforts bring ; Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the spring. GOODNESS OF GOD. 143* 3 Seasons and times, and moons, and hours, Heaven, earth, and air, are thine ; When clouds distil in fruitful showers, The Author is divine. 4 The thirsty ridges drink their fill, And ranks of corn appear ; Thy ways abound with blessings still, Thy goodness crowns the year. 14:3» C M. Spirit of the Psalms. The Power and Goodness of God. Ps. 147. 1 Delightful is the task to sing, On each returning day, The praises of our heavenly King, And grateful homage pay. 2 The countless worlds, which, bathed in light, Through fields of azure move, Proclaim his wisdom and his might, But O, how great his love ! 3 He deigns each broken, contrite heart With tender care to bind ; And comfort, hope and grace impart To heal the wounded mind. 4 All creatures with instinctive cry, From God implore their food ; His bounty grants a rich supply, And fills the earth with good. 5 Delightful is the task, O Lord ! With each returning day Thy countless mercies to record, And grateful homage pay. 144. PRAISE. 144, C. P. M. H.Moore. The Love of God. 1 My God ! thy boundless love I praise : How bright on high its glories blaze ! How sweetly bloom below ! It streams from thine eternal throne : Through heaven its joys forever run, And o'er the earth they flow. 2 'Tis love that paints the purple morn, And bids the clouds, in air upborne, Their genial drops distil ; In every vernal beam it glows, And breathes in every gale that blows, And glides in every rill. 3 It robes in cheerful green the ground, And pours its flowery beauties round, Whose sweets perfume the gale : Its bounties richly spread the plain, The blushing fruit, the golden grain, And smile on every vale. 4 But in thy word I see it shine With grace and glories more divine, Proclaiming sins forgiven ; There Faith, bright cherub, points the way To realms of everlasting day, And opens all her heaven. 5 Then let the love that makes me blessed, With cheerful praise inspire my breast, And ardent gratitude ; And all my thoughts and passions tend To thee, my Father and my Friend. My soul"s eternal good. GOODNESS OF GOD. 1 15, 146. 145. L. M. Tate and Brady. " How excellent is thy Loving Kindness, O God!" Ps. 36. 1 O Lord, thy mercy, my sure hope, The highest orb of heaven transcends ; Thy sacred truth's unmeasured scope ; Beyond the sparkling skies extends. 2 Thy justice like the hills remains ; Unfathomed depths thy judgments are ; Thy providence the world sustains ; The whole creation is thy care. 3 Since of thy goodness all partake, With what assurance should the just Thy sheltering wings their refuge make, And saints to thy protection trust ! 4 Such guests shall to thy courts be led, To banquet on thy love's repast, And drink, as from a fountain's head, Of joys that shall forever last. 146. L. M. Watts. " Bless the Lord, O my Soul, and forget not all his ben- efits:' Ps. 103. 1 Bless, O my soul, the living God ! Call home thy thoughts that roam abroad : Let all the powers within me join In work and worship so divine. 2 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace ! His favours claim thy highest praise : Let not the wonders he has wrought Be lost in silence and forgot. 147. PRAISE. 3 The vices of the mind he heals, And cures the pains that nature feels, Redeems the soul from sin, and saves Our wasting lives from threatening graves. 4 Our youth, decayed, his power repairs : His mercy crowns our growing years : He satisfies our mouth with good ; And fills our hopes with heavenly food. 5 Let the whole earth his power confess : Let the whole earth his goodness bless : Let all the powers within it, join In work and worship so divine. 147. L. M. G. Dyer. Man, the Subject of a Paternal Government. 1 Greatest of Beings ! Source of life ! Sovereign of air, and earth, and sea ! All nature feels thy power, but man A grateful tribute pays to thee. 2 Subject to wants, to thee he looks, And from thy goodness seeks supplies ; And, when oppressed with guilt he mourns, Thy mercy lifts him to the skies. 3 Children, whose little minds unformed, Ne'er raised a tender thought to heaven ; And men, whom reason lifts to God, Though oft by passion downward driven ; 4 Those too, who bend with age and care, And faint and tremble near the tomb ; Who, sickening at the present scenes, Sigh for that better state to come ; GOD, OUR FATHER. 148i 5 All, great Creator ! all are thine ; All feel thy providential care, And, through each varying stage of life, Alike thy constant pity share. 6 And whether grief oppress the heart, Or whether joy elate the breast, Or life still keep its little course, Or death invite the heart to rest ; 7 All are thy messengers, and all Thy sacred pleasure, Lord ! obey ; And all are training man to dwell Nearer to bliss, and nearer thee. 148. L. M. Bryant. The Paternal Love of God. 1 Father ! to thy kind love we owe All that is fair and good below ; Bestower of the health that lies On tearless cheeks and cheerful eyes ! 2 Giver of sunshine and of rain ! Ripener of fruits on hill and plain ! Fountain of light, that, rayed afar, Fills the vast urns of sun and star ! 3 Yet deem we not that thus alone, Thy mercy and thy love are shown ; For we have learned, with higher praise, And holier names, to speak thy ways. 4 In woe's dark hour, our kindest stay ! Sole trust when life shall pass away ! Teacher of hopes that light the gloom Of death, and consecrate the tomb ! 149. GOD, OUR FATHER. 5 Patient, with headstrong guilt to bear Slow to avenge, and kind to spare ; Listening to prayer, and reconciled Full quickly to thy erring child ! 149. S. M. Watts. Paternal Love of God. 1 My soul, repeat his praise, Whose mercies are so great : Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 High as the heavens are raised, Above the ground we tread ; So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 3 His power subdues our sins, And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 4 The pity of the Lord To those that fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel : He knows our feeble frame. 5 Our days are as the grass, Or like the morning flower : If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field, It withers in an hour. 6 But thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. GOD, OUR FATHER. 150, 151* 150* S. M. Mrs. Steele. God, our Creator and Benefactor. 1 My Maker, and my King ! To thee my all I owe : Thy sovereign bounty is the spring, From whence my blessings flow. 2 Thou ever good and kind ! A thousand reasons move, A thousand obligations bind My heart to grateful love. 3 The creature of thy hand, On thee alone I live : My God ! thy benefits demand More praise than tongue can give. 4 O let thy grace inspire My soul with strength divine ; Let all my powers to thee aspire, And all my days be thine. 151. C. M. Browne. Universal Goodness of God. Lord, thou art good ! all nature shows Its mighty Author kind : Thy bounty through creation flows, Full, free, and unconfined. The whole, in every part, proclaims Thy infinite good- will ; It shines in stars, and flows in streams, And bursts from every hill. 9 152. LOVE OF GOD. 3 It fills the wide-extended main, And heavens which spread more wide ; It drops in gentle showers of rain, And rolls in every tide. 4 Long hath it been diffused abroad, Through ages past and gone ■ Nor ever can exhausted be, But still keeps flowing on. 5 Through the whole earth it pours supplies, Spreads joy through every part : O may such love attract my eyes, And captivate my heart ! 6 My highest admiration raise, My best affections move ! Employ my tongue in songs of praise, And fill my heart with love ! 152. CM. Mrs. Steele. God's Gracious Love to Man. 1 Thy wisdom, power, and goodness, Lord, In all thy works appear ; But most thy praise should man record, Man, thy distinguished care. 2 From thee the breath of life he drew ; That breath thy power maintains ; Thy tender mercy, ever new, His brittle frame sustains. 3 Thy providence, his constant guard, When threatening ills impend, Or will th' impending dangers ward, Or timely succours lend. DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. le?3t 4 Yet nobler favours claim his praise, Of reason's light possessed; By revelation's brighter rays Still more divinely blest. 5 All bounteous Lord, thy grace impart ; O teach us to improve Thy gifts with ever grateful heart, And crown them with thy love. 153. CM. Watts. The Divine Attributes Celebrated. 1 I sing the almighty power of God, That made the mountains rise ; That spread the flowing seas abroad, And built the lofty skies. 2 I sing the wisdom that ordained The sun to rule the day ; The moon shines full at his command, And all the stars obey. 3 I sing the goodness of the Lord, That filled the earth with food ; He formed the creatures with his word, And then pronounced them good. 4 Lord, how thy wonders are displayed, Where'er I turn my eye ; If I survey the ground I tread, Or gaze upon the sky ! 5 Creatures, as numerous as they be, Are subject to thy care ; There 's not a place where we can flee, But God is present there. 154, 155. PRAISE. 154. CM. Mrs. Steele. The Perfect Attributes of God. 1 Thy kingdom, Lord, forever stands, While earthly thrones decay ; Aoid time submits to thy commands, While ages roll away. 2 Thy sovereign bounty freely gives Its unexhausted store, And universal nature lives On thy sustaining power. 3 Holy and just in all its ways Is providence divine ; In all its works, immortal rays Of power and mercy shine. 4 The praise of God, delightful theme ! Shall fill my heart and tongue : Let all creation bless his name In one eternal song. 155. C. M. Watts. Praise to God. Ps. 95. 1 Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name, And in his strength rejoice ; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honour sing ; The Lord's a God of boundless might, The whole creation's King. 3 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, Lies in his spacious hand : He showed the seas what bounds to keep, And where the hills must stand. PRAISE. 156. 4 Let princes hear, let angels know, How mean their natures seem — Those gods on high, and gods below — When once compared with Him. 5 Come ! and with humble souls adore, Come ! kneel before his face : Oh ! may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace. 156. L. M. Watts. God Acknowledged and Adored. Ps. 145. 1 My God, my King, thy various praise Shall fill the remnant of my days ; Thy grace employ my humble tongue, Till death and glory raise the song. 2 The wings of every hour shall bear Some thankful tribute to thine ear, And every setting sun shall see New works of duty done for thee. 3 Thy works with sovereign glory shine, And speak thy majesty divine ; O, let our land aloud proclaim The sound and honour of thy name. 4 Let distant times and nations raise The long succession of thy praise, And unborn ages make my song The joy and labour of their tongue. 5 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds? Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds ; Vast and unsearchable thy ways, Vast and immortal be thy praise ! 9# 157, 158. PRAISE. 157. L. M. 6 1. Watts. God Revealed in His Works. 1 Great God ! the heavens' well ordered frame Declares the glory of thy name, There thy rich works of wonder shine : A thousand starry beauties there, A thousand radiant marks appear, Of boundless skill and power divine. 2 From night to day, from day to night, The dawning and the dying light Lectures of heavenly wisdom read; With silent eloquence, they raise Our thoughts to our Creator's praise, And neither sound nor language need. 3 Yet thy divine instructions run Far as the journeys of the sun : Thy light and truth are known abroad ; We see thy smile in Nature's face, And in the pages of thy grace We read the glories of our God. 158. H. M. Tate and Bradt. Universal Praise. Ps. 148. 1 Ye boundless realms of joy, Exalt your Maker's fame; His praise your song employ Above the starry frame ; Your voices raise, And seraphim, Ye cherubim To sing his praise. PRAISE. 2 Thou moon, that rul'st the night, And sun, that guid'st the day, Ye glittering stars of light, To him your homage pay: His praise declare, And clouds that move Ye heavens above, In liquid air. 3 Let them adore the Lord, And praise his holy name, By whose almighty word They all from nothing came : And all shall last, His firm decree From changes free : Stand, ever fast. 4 United zeal be shown, His wondrous fame to raise, Whose glorious name alone Deserves our endless praise. Earth's utmost ends His glorious sway His power obey : The sky transcends. 159. S. M. Watts, alt. "Lord, what is man, that thou art mindful of him ?" Ps. 8. 1 O Lord, our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine. 2 When to thy works on high, I raise my wondering eyes, And see the moon in brightness walk Across the kindling skies : 160. PRAISE. 3 When I behold the stars. Those radiant files of light, Lord ! what is man, and all his power, To thy resistless might? 4 Lord, what is feeble man, That thou shonldst love him so? Next to thine angels is he placed, And lord of all below. 5 How rich thy bounties are ! How wondrous are thy ways ! Thus from decaying dust to form A monument of praise. X60« L. M. Andrew Marvel. " The Heavens declare the Glory of God." Ps. 19. 1 The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Theii Great Original proclaim. The unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creators power display, And publishes to every land, The work of an Almighty hand. 2 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale ; And nightly, to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth ; 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. PRAISE. 101* 3 What though in solemn silence, all Move round this dark terrestrial ball : What though no real voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found : In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, Forever singing, as they shine — " The hand that made us is divine." 161. CM. H.K.White. " The Winds and the Sea obey Him.''1 1 The Lord our God, is full of might ! The winds obey his will ; He speaks, and in his heavenly height The rolling sun stands still. 2 Rebel, ye waves, and o'er the land With threatening 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 whirlwind to his car, And sweeps the sounding skies. 5 Ye nations, bend, in reverence bend ; Ye monarchs, wait his nod ; And bid the choral song ascend To celebrate our God ! 162, 1651. rROVJDENCE OF GOD. 162. C. M. Watts. " The Works of the Lord are great." Ps. 111. 1 Songs of immortal praise belong To our Almighty God; Be his onr heart, and his our tongue, To spread his name abroad. 2 How great the works his hand hath wrought ! How glorious in our sight! Good men, in every age, have sought His wonders with delight. 3 Nature, and time, and earth, and skies, Thy heavenly skill proclaim : What shall we do to make us wise. But learn to read thy name 1 4 To fear thy power, to trust thy grace, Is our divinest skill : And he 's the wisest of our race That best obeys thy will. 163. L. M. cowper. The Providence of God. 1 Almighty King ! whose wondrous hand Supports the weight of sea and land, Whose grace is such a boundless store, No heart shall -break that sighs for more ! 2 Thy providence supplies my food, And 'tis thy blessing makes it good : My soul is nourished by thy word ; Let soul and body praise the Lord. PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 164. 3 My streams of outward comfort came From him who built this earthly frame ; Whate'er I want his bounty gives, By whom my soul forever lives. 4 Either his hand preserves from pain, Or, if I feel it, heals again ; From strife and sorrow shields my breast, Or overrules them for the best. 104:. CM. Thompson. All-Embracing Providence of God. 1 Jehovah God ! thy gracious power On every hand we see ; O may the blessings of each hour Lead all our thoughts to thee. 2 If, on the wings of morn, we speed, To earth's remotest bound, Thy hand will there our footsteps lead, Thy love, our path surround. 3 Thy power is in the ocean deeps, And reaches to the skies ; Thine eye of mercy never sleeps, Thy goodness never dies. 4 From morn till noon, till latest eve, The hand of Heaven we see ; And all the blessings we receive Ceaseless, proceed from thee. 5 In all the varying scenes of time, On thee our hopes depend ; Through every age, in every clime, Our Father, and our Friend ! 165, 166. PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 163* L. M. Doddridge. " He maketh his Sun to rise on the Evil and on the Good." 1 Father of lights ! we sing thy name, Who kindlest up the lamp of day; Wide as he spreads his golden flame, His beams thy power and love display. 2 Fountain of good ! from thee proceed The copious drops of genial rain, Which, o'er the hill and through the mead, Revive the grass, and swell the grain. 3 Through the wide world thy bounties spread ; Yet millions of our guilty race, Though by thy daily bounty fed, Affront thy law, and spurn thy grace. 4 Not so may our forgetful hearts O'erlook the tokens of thy care ; But what thy liberal hand imparts, Still own in praise, still ask in prayer. 5 So shall our suns more grateful shine, And showers in sweeter drops shall fall, When all our hearts and lives are thine, And thou, O God ! enjoyed in all. 166. L. M. Watts. The Perfections and Providence of God. Ps. 136. 1 Give to our God immortal praise ! Mercy and truth are all his ways : Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 167< 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, The King of kings with glory crown ; His mercies ever shall endnre, When lords and kings are known no more. 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fixed the starry lights on high: Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 4 He fills the sun with morning light, He bids the moon direct the night : His mercies ever shall endure, When suns and moons shall shine no more, 5 He sent his Son with power to save From guilt and darkness, and the grave ; Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 6 Through this vain world he guides our feet, And leads us to his heavenly seat ; His mercies ever shall endure, When this vain world shall be no more. 167. L. M. Watts. The Good Providence of God. Ps. 36. 1 High in the heavens, eternal God ! Thy goodness in full glory shines ; Thy truth shall break through every cloud That veils and darkens thy designs. 2 Forever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep ; Wise are the wonders of thy hands ; Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 10 IG8. PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 3 Thy providence is kind and large ; Both man and beast thy bounty share ; The whole creation is thy charge, But saints are thy peculiar care. 4 My God ! how excellent thy grace. 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 my Lord ; And in thy light our souls shall see The glories promised in thy word. 168, C. P. M. Exeter Coll. The Good Providence of God. 1 Great Source of unexhausted good, Who giv'st us health, and friends, and food, And peace, and calm content ! Like fragrant incense to the skies, Let songs of grateful praises rise, For all thy blessings lent. 2 Through all the dangers of the day, Thy providence attends our way, To guard us and to guide ; Thy grace directs our wandering will, And warns us, lest seducing ill Allure our souls aside. PRAISE FOR DIVINE MERCIES. 169* 3 Thy smiles, with a reviving light, Cheer the long, darksome hours of night, And gild the thickest gloom; Thy watchful love, around our bed, Doth softly, like a curtain, spread, And guard the peaceful room. 4 To thee, our lives, our all, we owe, Our peace, and sweetest joys below, And brightest hopes above ; Then let our lives and all that 's ours, Our souls, and all our active powers, Be sacred to thy love. 169. L. M. Watts. Praise for Divine Mercies. Ps. 57. 1 My God, in whom are all the springs Of boundless love and grace unknown ; Hide me beneath thy spreading wings, Till the dark cloud is overblown. 2 Up to the heavens I send my cry ; The Lord will my desires perform ; He sends his angels from the sky, And saves me from the threatening storm. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God ! Above the heavens, where angels dwell ; Thy power on earth be known abroad. And land to land thy wonders tell. 4 My heart is fixed ; my song shall raise Immortal honours to thy name ; Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise, My tongue, the glory of my frame. 170. PRAISE FOR DIVINE MERCIES. 5 High o'er the earth thy mercy reigns, And reaches to the utmost sky ; Thy truth to endless years remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die. 170. C. M. Addison. Divine Mercies through Life. 1 When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising sonl surveys, Transported with the view, I 'm lost In wonder, love, and praise. 2 Unnumbered comforts on my soul Thy tender care bestowed, Before my infant heart conceived From Avhom those comforts flowed. 3 When in the slippery paths of youth With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe, And led me up to man. 4 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy. 5 Through every period of my life, Thy goodness I '11 pursue ; And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew. PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 171, 172. 171. L. M. COLLETT. The Wise Allotments of God's Providence. 1 Through all the various shifting scene Of life's mistaken ill or good, Thy hand, O God ! conducts unseen, The beautiful vicissitude. 2 Thou givest with paternal care, Howe'er unjustly we complain, To all their necessary share Of joy and sorrow, health and pain. 3 All things on earth, and all in heaven, On thy eternal will depend ; And all for greater good were given, Would man pursue the appointed end. 4 Be this my care ! — to all beside Indifferent let my wishes be : Passion be calm, and dumb be pride, And fixed my soul, great God ! on thee. 172. L. M. hemans. 11 What is Man, that thou art mindful of him?" 1 Child of the earth ! O lift thy glance To yon bright firmament's expanse ; The glories of its realm explore, And gaze, and wonder, and adore ! 2 Count o'er those lamps of quenchless light, That sparkle through the shades of night j Behold them ! — can a mortal boast To number that celestial host 1 10* 173* PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 3 Mark well each little star, whose rays In distant splendour meet thy gaze : Each is a world, by Him sustained, Who from eternity hath reigned. 4 What then art thou, O child of clay ! Amid creation's grandeur, say? E'en as an insect on the breeze, E'en as a dew-drop lost in seas ! 5 Yet fear thou not ! — the sovereign hand, Which spread the ocean and the land, And hung the rolling spheres in air, Hath, e'en for thee, a father's care. 6 Be thou at peace ! the all-seeing eye, Pervading earth, and air, and sky — The searching glance, which none may flee, Is still, in mercy, turned on thee. 173. L. M. Gibbons. Universal Providence. 1 The earth, and all the heavenly frame, Their great Creator's love proclaim; He gives the sun his genial power, And sends the soft, refreshing shower. 2 The earth with plenty blooms again, And yields her various fruits to men ; To men, who from thy bounteous hand Receive the gifts of every land. 3 Nor to the race of man alone Is thy paternal goodness shown : The tribes of earth, and sea, and air, Enjoy thy universal care. PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 174? V75* 4 Not even a sparrow yields his breath Till God permits the stroke of death ; He hears the ravens when they call, — The Father and the Friend of all. 174. L. M. Watts. Divine Protection. Ps. 121. 1 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes, The eternal hills beyond the skies ; Thence all her help my soul derives ; There my Almighty Refuge lives. 2 He lives : the everlasting God, That built the world, that spread the flood; The heavens with all their hosts he made, And the dark regions of the dead. 3 He guides onr feet, he guards onr way ; His morning smiles bless all the day ; He spreads the evening veil, and keeps The silent honrs while Israel sleeps. 4 Israel, a name divinely blest, May rise secure, securely rest ; Thy holy Guardian's wakeful eyes Admit no slumber nor surprise. 175. H. M. Watts. 11 He shall give his angels charge over thee." Ps. 121. 1 Upward I lift mine eyes; From God is all my aid ; The God that built the skies, And earth and nature made : God is the tower His grace is nigh To which I fly : In every hour. 176* OMNISCIENCE OF GOD. 2 My feet shall never slide, Nor fall in fatal snares, Since God, my guard and guide, Defends me from my fears. Those wakeful eyes, Shall Israel keep, Which never sleep, When dangers rise. 3 No burning heats by day, Nor blasts of evening air, Shall take my health away, If God be with me there. Thou art my sun, To guard my head And thou my shade, By night or noon. 4 Hast thou not given thy word, To save my soul from death? And I can trust my Lord To keep my mortal breath. I '11 go and come, Till from on high Nor fear to die, Thou call me home. IT 6. L. M. Blacklock. " Thou hast beset me behind and before." 1 Father of all ! Omniscient Mind ! Thy wisdom who can comprehend? f Its highest point what eye can find, Or to its lowest depth descend ? 2 What cavern deep, what hill sublime, Beyond thy reach shall I pursue? What dark recess, what distant clime, Shall hide me from thy boundless view ? OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD. 177. 3 Thee, mighty God, my wondering soul, Thee all her conscious powers adore ; Whose being circumscribes the whole, Whose eyes the universe explore. 4 Thine essence fills this breathing frame ; It glows in every vital part ; Lights up my soul with livelier flame, And feeds with life my beating heart. 5 To thee, from whom my being came, Whose smile is all the heaven I know, — Inspired with this exalted theme, To thee my grateful strains shall glow. 177. L. M. BoWRING. God is everywhere. 1 Father and Friend ! thy light, thy love, Beaming through all thy works, we see ; Thy glory gilds the heavens above, And all the earth is full of thee. 2 Thy voice we hear — thy presence feel, Whilst thou, too pure for mortal sight, Involved in clouds — invisible, Reignest the Lord of life and light. 3 We know not in what hallowed part Of the wide heavens thy throne may be ; But this we know, that where thou art, Strength, wisdom, goodness dwell with thee. 178. OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD. 4 And through the various maze of time, And through th' infinity of space, We follow thy career sublime, And all thy wondrous footsteps trace. 5 Thy children shall not faint nor fear, Sustained by this delightful thought, Since thou, their God, art everywhere, They cannot be where thou art not. 178. C. M. H.K.White. Omnipresence of God. 1 The Lord, our God, is Lord of all ! His station who can find? I hear him in the waterfall ! I hear him in the wind ! 2 If in the gloom of night I shroud, His face I cannot fly : I see him in the morning cloud And in the midnight sky. 3 He lives, he reigns in every land, From winter's polar snows, To where, across the burning sand, The blasting meteor glows. 4 He smiles, we live : he frowns, we die ; We hang upon his word ; He rears his red right arm on high, And ruin bares his sword. 5 He bids his gales the fields deform, Then, when his thunders cease, Sits like an angel in the storm, And smiles the winds to peace. GOD OMNISCIENT AND OMNIPRESENT. 170, 180. 179. L. M. Watts. " O Lord, thou hast searched me and known me." Ps. 139. 1 Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through ; Thine eye commands, with piercing view, My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known ; He knows the words I mean to speak Ere from my opening lips they break. 3 Within thy circling power I stand ; On every side I find thy hand ; Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 Amazing knowledge ! vast and great ! What large extent ! what lofty height ! My soul, with all the powers I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost. loU» -Lrf. Jjx. D 1. Montgomery. God Omnipresent and Omniscient. Ps. 139. 1 Searcher of hearts ! to thee are known The inmost secrets of my breast ; At home, abroad, in crowds, alone, Thou mark' st my rising and my rest, My thoughts far off, through every maze, Source, stream, and issue, — ail my ways. 181. OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD. 2 How from thy presence should I go, Or whither from thy spirit flee, Since all above, around, below, Exist in thine immensity 1 Such knowledge is for me too high; I live but in my Maker's eye. 3 How precious are thy thoughts of peace, O God ! to me; how great the sum ! New every morn they never cease, They were, they are, and yet shall come, In number, and in compass, more Than ocean's sand, or ocean's shore. 4 Search me, O God ! and know my heart ; Try me, my secret soul survey, And warn thy servant to depart From every false and evil way ; So shall thy truth my guidance be To life and immortality. 181. CM. Watts. Omnipresence of God. 1 In all my vast concerns with thee, In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thine all-surrounding light surveys My rising and my rest ; My public walks, my private ways, And secrets of my breast. OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD. 183» 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord Before they're formed within ; And ere my lips pronounce the word. He knows the sense I mean. 4 Oh, wondrous knowledge, deep and high ! Where can a creature hide '? Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset on every side. 5 The beams of noon, the midnight hour, Are both alike to thee; Oh may I ne'er offend that power From which I cannot flee ! 182. L. M. Tate and Brady. " Whither shall I go from thy Presence?" 1 Thou, Lord, by strictest search hast known My rising up and lying down ; My secret thoughts are known to thee, Known long before conceived by me. 2 Surrounded by thy power I stand, On every side I find thy hand ; O skill, for human reach too high ! Too dazzling bright for mortal eye ! 3 O could I so perfidious be, To think of once deserting thee ! Where, Lord, could I thy influence shun l Or whither from thy presence run '? 4 If I the morning's wings could gain, And fly beyond the western main, Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest thv fugitive. 11 183. OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD. 5 Or should I try to shun thy sight Beneath the sable wings of night, One glance from thee, one piercing ray, Would kindle darkness into day. 6 Search, try, O God, my thoughts and heart, If mischief lurks in any part ; Correct me where I go astray, And guide me in thy perfect way. 183« L. M.. Doddridge. God our Guide, our Refuge, our Hope, 1 Thou, Lord, through every changing scene, Hast to thy saints a refuge been ; Through every age, eternal God, Their pleasing home, their safe abode. 2 In thee our fathers sought their rest, In thee our fathers still are blest ; And while the tomb confines their dust, In thee their souls abide, and trust. 3 Lo, we are risen, a feeble race, Awhile to fill our fathers1 place. Our helpless state with pity view, And let us share their refuge too. 4 Through all the thorny paths we trace In this uncertain wilderness, When friends desert and foes invade, Revive our heart, and guard our head. 5 So when this pilgrimage is o'er, And we must dwell in flesh no more, To thee our separate souls shall come, And find in thee a surer home. GOD REVEALED TO MAN. 184^ 185. 184r» L. ]\I. DoDDRID&E. God shining into the Heart. 1 Praise to the Lord of boundless might, With uncreated glories bright ! His presence gilds the worlds above, The unchanging Source of light and love. 2 Our rising earth his eye beheld, When in substantial darkness veiled ; " Let there be light," Jehovah said; And light o'er all its face was spread. 3 He sees the mind, when lost it lies In shades of ignorance and vice, And darts from heaven a vivid ray, And changes midnight into day. 4 Shine, mighty God, with vigour shine On this benighted heart of mine ; And let thy glories stand revealed, As in the Saviour's face beheld. 5 My soul, revived by heaven-born day, Thy radiant image shall display, While all my faculties unite To praise the Lord, who gives me light. 185. L. M. Kims. u Canst thou, by searching , find out God J " 1 Great God ! in vain man's narrow view Attempts to look thy nature through : Our labouring powers with reverence own Thy glories never can be known. 186. THE FEAR OF GOD. 2 Not the high seraph's mighty thought. Who countless years his God has sought, Such wondrous height or depth can find, Or fully trace thy boundless mind. 3 Yet, Lord ! thy kindness deigns to show Enough for mortal man to know ; While wisdom, goodness, power divine. Through all thy works and conduct shine. 4 O ! may our souls with rapture trace Thy works of nature and of grace ; Explore thy sacred truth, and still Press on to know and do thy will. 186. L. M. Scott. " The Fear of God is the Beginning of Wisdom." 1 Great Author of all nature's frame, Holy and reverend is thy name ; Against thee who shall lift his hand ? Before thy terrors who can stand ? 2 Bat blest are they, O gracious Lord ! Who fear thy name and keep thy word ; Thy wisdom guides, thy power defends Their life, till life its journey ends. 3 O that my soul, with awful sense Of thy transcendent excellence, May close the day, the day begin, Watchful against each darling sin. 4 Never, O never from my heart May this great principle depart ; But act with unabating power, Within me, to my latest hour. THE MYSTERIES OF GOD. 187. 188. Io7» C M. Jervis. Confidence in God. 1 Great God ! thine attributes divine, Thy glorious works and ways, The wonders of thy power and might, The universe displays. 2 In safety may thy children rest On thy sustaining arm ; Extended still and strong to save From danger and alarm. 3 O may thy gracious presence, Lord, Chase anxious fears away ; Amidst the ruins of the world, Our guardian and our stay ! lOOl (_/. J\l. Beddome. The Mysteries of Providence. 1 Almighty God ! thy wondrous works Of providence and grace, An angel's perfect mind exceed, And all our pride abase. 2 Stupendous heights ! amazing depths ! Creatures in vain explore : Or, if a transient glimpse we gain, 'Tis faint and quickly o'er. 3 Though all the mysteries lie concealed Beyond what, we can see, Grant us the knowledge of ourselves, The knowledge, Lord, of thee. 11* 1S9? 190. THE MYSTERIES OF PROVIDENCE. 189. L. M. BOWRING. Mysteries of Providence. 1 Lord, in the unbeginning years, Whose course is wrapped in trackless night ; Ere thou hadst launched the heavenly spheres, Or waked this wandering world to light. — What were thy words, — thy works, — and how Didst thou thy glorious march record? For thou wert great and good as now, Of love the Source, of light the Lord. 2 And in the unending ages, far Beyond the utmost reach of mind, When all that is. and all that are, Shall leave not e'en a wreck behind, — O, what shall be thy bright career, Lord of the eternal, changeless will? Thou wilt be there supreme, as here, — All-wise, all-good, almighty still ! 3 Yes ! shrouded in the mystery, The past, the future's dark abyss, Bright clouds of splendour circle thee ; And light thy path from bliss to bliss. This is our faith, our hope, our trust, Through thought's immeasurable range : Time is a dream, and man is dust ; But Thou — but Thou canst never change. 190. CM. COWPER. The Mysteries of Providence. 1 God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform : He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. THE MYSTERIES OF PROVIDENCE. 191* 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. 191. L. M. Watts. " Canst thou find out the Almighty ?" Can creatures to perfection find The eternal, uncreated Mind ? Or can the largest stretch of thought Measure and search his nature out 1 'Tis high as heaven, 'tis deep as hell, And what can mortals know or tell ? His glory spreads beyond the sky, And all the shining worlds on high. 192, GOD UNCHANGEABLE. 3 God is a King of power unknown ; Firm are the orders of his throne ; If he resolve, who dare oppose, Or ask him why, or what he does? 4 He frowns, and darkness veils the moon ; The fainting sun grows dim at noon : The pillars of heaven's starry roof Tremble and start at his reproof. 5 These are a portion of his ways : But who shall dare describe his face? Who can endure his light, or stand To hear the thunders of his hand ? 192. L. M. Walker's Coll. " God, with whom is no Variableness." 1 All-powerful, self-existent God, Who all creation dost sustain ! Thou wast, and art, and art to come, And everlasting is thy reign ! 2 Fixed and eternal as thy days, Each glorious attribute divine, Through ages infinite, shall still With undiminished lustre shine. 3 Fountain of being ! Source of good ! Immutable thou dost remain ! Nor can the shadow of a change Obscure the glories of thy reign. 4 Earth may with all her powers dissolve, If such the great Creator's will; But thou forever art the same, I AM, is thy memorial still. GOD UNCHANGEABLE. 193, 1SML 193» L. M. Doddridge. Immutability of God. Ps. 102. 1 Great Former of this various frame ! Our souls adore thine awful name ; We bow with reverence when we praise The Ancient of eternal days. 2 Beyond an angel's vision bright. Thou dwell' st in self-existent light, Which shines with undiminished ray, While suns and systems pass away. 3 Our days a transient period run, And change with every circling sun ; And in the firmest state we boast, A moth can crush us into dust. 4 But let the creatures fall around, Let death consign us to the ground ; Let the last general flame arise, And melt the arches of the skies ; — 5 Calm as the summer's ocean, we Can all the wreck of nature see, While grace secures us an abode, Unshaken as the throne of God. i 194. C. M. Watts. Eternity and Immutability of God. Great God, how infinite art thou ! How frail and weak are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. 195. GOD UNCHANGEABLE. 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere seas or stars were made ; Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. 3 Eternity, with all its years, Stands present in thy view, To thee there 's nothing old appears, Great God, there's nothing new. 4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn, And vexed with trifling cares, While thine eternal thought moves on Thine undisturbed affairs. 5 Great God, how infinite art thou ! How frail and weak are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. 195. C. M. Tate and Brady. God Unchangeable. 1 Through endless years thou art the same, O, ever blessed God ! Ages to come shall know thy name, And spread thy praise abroad. 2 The deep foundations of the earth Of old by thee were laid ; And all the beauteous arch of heaven With matchless skill was made. 3 Soon shall this goodly frame of things, Formed by thy powerful hand, Be, like a vesture, laid aside, And changed at thy command. THE KING ETERNAL. 190* 4 But thou, 0 God. art still the same, And endless are thy days; Thy bright perfections ever shine With undiminished rays. 5 Thy servants' children, still thy care, Shall own their father's God, To latest time thy favour share, And spread thy truth abroad. 196. 10s. ML Mrs. Barbauld. " They shall perish, but thou, O Lord, shalt endure." 1 Jehovah reigns ; let every nation hear, And at his footstool bow with holy fear ; Let heaven's high arches echo with his name, And the wide-peopled earth his praise proclaim. 2 Yet this fair world, the creature of a day, Though built by God's right hand, must pass away; And long oblivion creep o'er mortal things, The fate of empires and the pride of kings. 3 The sun himself, with gath'ring clouds op- press'd, Shall in his silent, dark pavilion rest; His golden urn shall break, and useless lie, Amidst the common ruins of the sky. 4 But fixed, O God ! forever stands thy throne ; Jehovah reigns, a universe alone; The eternal fire that feeds each vital flame, Collected or diffused, is still the same, CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION AND SPIRITUAL INFLU- ENCES. THE HOLY SPIRIT. J.0T* P. JVl. Spirit of the Psalms. The Holy Ghost, the Comforter. 1 Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed His tender, last farewell, A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathed With us to dwell. 2 He came in tongues of living flame, To teach, convince, subdue ; All-powerful as the wind he came. As viewless too. 3 He came, sweet influence to impart, A gracious, willing guest, While he can find one humble heart Wherein to rest. 4 And his that gentle voice we hear, Soft as the breath of even, That checks each fault, that calms each fear, And speaks of heaven. 5 And every virtue we possess, And every victory won, And every thought of holiness, Are his alone. 6 Spirit of purity and grace ! Our weakness pitying see; O make our hearts thy dwelling-place, And worthier thee. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 108. 198. C. M. Bp.HebER. Pentecost. 1 Spirit of truth ! on this, thy day, To thee for help we cry, To guide us through the dreary way Of dark mortality ! 2 We ask not, Lord, thy cloven flame, Or tongues of various tone ; But long thy praises to proclaim With fervour in our own. 3 We mourn not that prophetic skill Is found on earth no more ; Enough for us to trace thy will In Scripture's sacred lore. 4 We neither have nor seek the power 111 demons to control ; But thou, in dark temptation's hour Shalt chase them from the soul. 5 No heavenly harpings soothe our ear, No mystic dreams we share ; Yet hope to feel thy comfort near, And bless thee in our prayer. 6 When tongues shall cease, and power decay, And knowledge empty prove, Do thou thy trembling servants stay, With faith, with hope, with love ! 12 190, 200. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 199. L. M. DRYDEN, ALT. Prayer for the Gifts of the Spirit. 1 Oh, Source of uncreated light ! By whom the worlds were raised from night j Come, visit every pious mind ; Come, pour thy joys on human kind. 2 Plenteous in grace, descend from high, Rich in thy matchless energy ; From sin and sorrow set us free, And make us temples worthy thee. 3 Cleanse and refine our earthly parts, Illume and sanctify our hearts, Our frailties help, our vice control, Submit the senses to the soul. 4 Thrice holy Fount ! Thrice holy Fire ! Our hearts with heavenly love inspire ; Make us eternal truths receive, Aid us to live as we believe. 5 Chase from our path each noxious foe, And peace, the fruit of love, bestow ; And, lest our feet should step astray, Protect and guide us on our way. 200* L. M. Montgomery. Prayer for the Influences of the Holy Spirit. 1 O Spirit of the living God ! In all thy plenitude of grace, Where'er the foot of man hath trod, Descend on our benighted race- SPIRITUAL INFLUENCES. 201* 2 Be darkness, at thy coming, light; Confusion, order in thy path : Souls without strength inspire with might, Bid mercy triumph over wrath. 3 O Spirit of the Lord ! prepare All the round earth her God to meet ; Breathe thou abroad like morning air, Till hearts of stone begin to beat. 4 Baptize the nations ; far and nigh The triumphs of the cross record ; The name of Jesus glorify, Till every kindred call him Lord. 201. L. M. Rippon's Coll. Spiritual Influences compared to Rain. 1 The dews and rains, in all their store, Watering the pastures o'er and o'er, Are not so copious as that grace Which sanctifies and saves our race. 2 As in soft silence, vernal showers Descend and cheer the fainting flowers, So in the secrecy of love Falls the sweet influence from above. 3 That heavenly influence let me find In holy silence of the mind, While every grace maintains its bloom, Diffusing wide its rich perfume. 4 Nor let these blessings be confined To me, but poured on all mankind ; Till earth's wild wastes in verdure rise, And a new Eden bless our eyes. 202, 203. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 202. C. M. Watts. Prayer for the Spirit. 1 Come, Holy Spirit. Heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers, Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 3 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers, Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. 203. L. M. beddome. Prayer for the Holy Spirit. 1 Come, blessed Spirit, Source of light, Whose power and grace are unconfined, Dispel the gloomy shades of night, The thicker darkness of the mind. 2 To mine illumined eyes display The glorious truth thy word reveals ; Cause me to run the heavenly way ; The book unfold, unloose the seals. 3 Thine inward teachings make me know The mysteries of redeeming love, The emptiness of things below, The excellence of things above. SPIRITUAL INFLUENCES. 204. While through this dubious maze I stray, Spread, like the sun, thy beams abroad, To show the dangers of the way, And guide my feeble steps to God. 204:. CM. Cappe's Selection. Prayer for Divine Guidance. 1 Eternal Source of life and light, Supremely good and wise, To thee we bring our grateful vows, To thee lift up our eyes. 2 Our dark and erring minds illume With truth's celestial rays ; Inspire our hearts with sacred love, And tune our lips to praise. 3 Safely conduct us by thy grace Through life's perplexing road; And place us, when that journey's o'er, At thy right hand, O God ! 12* RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. THE SCRIPTURES. 205, L. M. Watts. Nature and Scripture. Ps. 19. 1 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord ! In every star thy wisdom shines ; Bat, when oar eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights, and days, thy power confess ; Bat the blest volume thou hast writ Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars, convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand ; So when thy truth began its race, It touched and glanced on every land. 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest Till through the world thy truth has run ; Till Christ has all the nations blest, That see the light, or feel the sun. 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise, Bless the dark world with heavenly light Thy gospel makes the simple wise ; Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view, In souls renewed, and sins forgiven ; Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make thy word my guide to heaven. RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. £06. 206. S. M. Watts. Nature and Scripture. Ps. 19. L Behold ! the lofty sky Declares its Maker, God : And all his starry works on high Proclaim his power abroad. I The darkness and the light Still keep their course the same ; While night to day and day to night Divinely teach his name. 3 In every different land Their general voice is known ; They show the wonders of his hand, And orders of his throne. I Ye Christian lands, rejoice ! Here he reveals his word ; We are not left to nature's voice To bid us know the Lord. > His statutes and commands Are set before our eyes ; He puts his gospel in our hands, Where our salvation lies. ) While of thy works I sing, Thy glory to proclaim, Accept the praise, my God, my King, In my Redeemer's name. 207, 208. THE SCRIPTURES. 207. L. M. beddome. The Gospel of Christ. 1 God, in the gospel of his Son, Makes his eternal counsels known ; ?Tis here his richest mercy shines, And truth is drawn in fairest lines. 2 Wisdom its dictates here imparts, To form our minds, to cheer our hearts ; Its influence makes the sinner live ; It bids the drooping saint revive. 3 Our raging passions it controls, And comfort yields to contrite souls ; It brings a better world in view, And guides us all our journey through. 4 May this blest volume ever lie Close to my heart, and near my eye, Till life's last hour my soul engage, And be my chosen heritage. 208. L. M. Beddome. The Light and Guidance of Scripture. 1 When Israel through the desert passed, A fiery pillar went before, To guide them through the dreary waste, And lessen the fatigues they bore. 2 Such is thy glorious word, O God : 'T is for our light and guidance given ; It sheds a lustre all abroad, And points the path to bliss and heaven. THE SCRIPTURES. 309« 3 It fills the soul with sweet delight, And quickens its inactive powers ; It sets our wandering footsteps right, Displays thy love, and kindles ours. 4 Its promises rejoice our hearts ; Its doctrines are divinely true ; Knowledge and pleasure it imparts ; It comforts and instructs us too. 5 O may it be our cloud by day, Our fire amidst the evening gloom ; And light and lead us all the way In which we travel to the tomb ! 209. C. M. cowper. Light and Glory of the Scriptures. 1 The Spirit breathes upon the word, And brings the truth to sight ; Precepts and promises afford A sanctifying light. 2 A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic like the sun ! It gives a light to every age ; It gives, but borrows none. 3 The hand that gave it, still supplies The gracious light and heat: His truths upon the nations rise, They rise, but never set. 4 Let everlasting thanks be thine, For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day. 210* THE SCRIPTURES. 5 My soul rejoices to pursue The steps of him I love, Till glory break upon my view In brighter worlds above. 210. S. M. Watts. The Glad Tidings of the Gospel. 1 How beauteous are their feet, Who stand on Zion's hill ! Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal. 2 How charming is their voice ! How sweet their tidings are ! "Zion, behold thy Saviour king, He reigns and triumphs here." 3 How happy are our ears, That hear this joyful sound, Which kings and prophets waited for, And sought, but never found ! 4 How blessed are our eyes, That see this heavenly light ; Prophets and kings desired it long, But died without the sight ! 5 The watchmen join their voice, And tuneful notes employ ; Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, And deserts learn the joy. 6 The Lord makes bare his arm Through all the earth abroad ; Let every nation now behold Their Saviour, and their God. THE SCRIPTURES. 211. 313. 2J.1* O. JM. Christian Psalmist. The Seed of the Word. 1 Lord of the harvest, God of grace, Send down thy heavenly rain : In vain we plant without thy aid, And water too in vain. 2 May no vain thoughts, those birds of prey, Defraud us of our gain : Nor anxious cares, those baleful thorns, Choke up the precious grain. 3 Ne'er may our hearts he like the rock, Where but the blade can spring, Which, scorched with heat, becomes by noon A dead, a useless thing. 4 Let not the joys thy gospel gives A transient rapture prove ; Nor may the world by smiles and frowns Our faith and hope remove. 5 But may our hearts, like fertile soil, Receive the heavenly word ; So shall our fair and ripened fruits Their hundred fold afford. 21 2* C JM. Christian Psalmist. The Seed of the Word. 1 Almighty God ! thy word is cast Like seed into the ground ; Now let the dew of heaven descend, And righteous fruits abound. 213. THE GOSrEL. 2 Let not the foe of Christ and man This holy seed remove ; But give it root in every heart, To bring forth fruits of love. 3 Let not the world's deceitful cares The rising plant destroy ; But let it yield, a hundred fold, The fruits of peace and joy. 4 Nor let thy word, so kindly sent To raise us to thy throne, Return to thee, and sadly tell That we reject thy Son. 5 Oft as the precious seed is sown, Thy quickening grace bestow, That all whose souls the truth receive. Its saving power may know. 213. S. M. Watts. The Light of the Gospel. 1 Behold the morning sun Begins his glorious way ! His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. 2 But where the gospel comes, It spreads diviner light : It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight. 3 How perfect is thy word ! And all thy judgments just ! Forever sure thy promise, Lord, And men securely trust. THE GOSPEL. 214. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given ! O may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven. 5 I hear thy word with love, And I would fain obey ; Send thy good Spirit from above, To guide me, lest I stray. 6 While with my heart and tongue I spread thy praise abroad, Accept the worship and the song, My Saviour and my God. 21 4r* H. M. Doddridge. The Efficacy of the Gospel. 1 Mark the soft-falling shower, And the reviving rain ! To heaven, from whence it fell, It turns not back again ; But waters earth And calls forth all Through every pore, Her secret store. 2 Arrayed in beauteous green, The hills and valleys shine, And man and beast are fed By providence divine : The harvest bows The copious seed Its golden ears, Of future years. 3 "So," saith the God of grace, " My gospel shall descend, Almighty to effect The purpose I intend. Millions of souls And bear it down Shall feel its power, To millions more." 13 915, 216. THE GOSPEL. 215. S. M. Watts. The Gospel Invitation. 1 Raise your triumphant songs To an immortal tune, Let all the earth resound the deeds Celestial grace has done. 2 Sing how eternal love Its chief beloved chose, And bade him raise our sinful race From their abyss of woes. 3 Now, sinners, dry your tears, Let hopeless sorrow cease ; Bow to the sceptre of his love. And take the offered peace. 4 Lord, we obey thy call ; We lay an humble claim To the salvation thou hast brought, And love and praise thy name. 216o S. M. Episcopal Coll. Gospel Invitations. 1 The Spirit, in our hearts, Is whispering, " Sinner, come ;" The Bride, the church of Christ, proclaims To all his children, " come ! " I Let him that heareth say To all about him, come ! Let him that thirsts for righteousness, To Christ, the fountain, come ! THE GOSPEL. 217. 3 Yes, whosoever will, O let him freely come, And freely drink the stream of life ; 'Tis Jesus bids him come. 4 Lo ! Jesus, who invites, Declares, " I quickly come :" Lord, even so ! I wait thine hour ; Jesus, my Saviour, come ! 217. C. M. Watts. Invitations of the Gospel. 1 Let every mortal ear attend, And every heart rejoice ; The trumpet of the gospel sounds With an inviting voice. 2 Ho ! all ye hungry, starving souls, Who feed upon the wind, And vainly strive, with earthly toys To fill an empty mind, — 3 Eternal Wisdom has prepared A soul-reviving feast, And bids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. 4 Ho ! ye who pant for living streams, And pine away and die ; Here you may quench your raging thirst With springs that never dry. 5 The happy gates of gospel grace Stand open night and day ; Lord, we are come to seek supplies And drive our wants away. 218,219. THE GOSPEL. 218. C. M. Watts. The Light and Glory of the Gospel. The heavens, O Lord, thy rule obey, And earth maintains her place ; And these, thy servants, night and day, Thy skill and power express. But still thy holy gospel, Lord, Hath lessons more divine ; Not earth stands firmer than thy word, Nor stars so nobly shine. 'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise ; Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, And hidden glory lies. The best relief that mourners have, It makes our sorrows blest ; Our fairest hope beyond the grave, And our eternal rest. 219. P. M. Mrs. Hemans. The Voices of the Sky. Oh ! Lovely voices of the sky, That hymned the Saviour's birth ! Are ye not singing still on high, Ye that sung peace on earth? To us yet speak the strains Wherewith, in days gone by, Ye blessed the Syrian swains, Oh ! voices of the sky. THE GOSPEL. 220. 2 Oh ! clear and shining light, whose beams That hour Heaven's glory shed, Around the palms, and o'er the streams, And on the shepherd's head : Be near, through life and death, As in that holiest night Of hope, and joy, and faith, — Oh ! clear and shining light ! 3 Oh ! Star, which led to him whose love Brought down man's ransom free, Where art thou 1 — midst the host above, May we still gaze on thee? In heaven thou art not set, Thy rays earth may not dim, Send them to guide us yet, Oh ! star which led to him. 220. S. M. Watts. The Law and the Gospel. 1 The law by Moses came ; But peace, and truth, and love, Were brought by Christ, a nobler name, Descending from above. 2 Within the house of God Their different works were done ; Moses, a faithful servant stood, But Christ a faithful Son. 3 Then to his new commands Be strict obedience paid ; O'er all his Father's house he stands, The sovereign and the head. 13* 221. THE SCRIPTURES. 4 My soul, forever praise. Forever love his name, Who turns thee from the dangerous ways Of folly, sin and shame. 5 He leads his heavenly flock Where living fountains rise, And love divine shall wipe away The sorrows from all eyes. 221. L. M. Watts. God's Word our Refuge and Peace. Ps. 46. 1 God is the refuge of his saints, When storms of sharp distress invade ; Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold him present with his aid. 2 Let mountains from their seats be hurled Down to the deep, and buried there ; Convulsions shake the solid world, — Our faith shall never yield to fear. 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar, In sacred peace our souls abide, While every nation, every shore, Trembles and dreads the swelling tide. 4 There is a stream, whose gentle flow, Supplies the city of our God : Life, love, and joy still gliding through, And watering our divine abode. l& 5 That sacred stream, thine holy word, That all our raging fear controls : Sweet peace, thy promises afford, And give new strength to fainting souls. THE SCRIPTURES. 222* 222. C. M. Watts. Instruction to the Young from Scripture. Ps. 119. 1 How shall the young secure their hearts And guard their lives from sin ? Thy word the choicest rules imparts, To keep the conscience clean. 2 When once it enters to the mind, It spreads such light abroad, The meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God. 3 'Tis, like the sun, a heavenly light, That guides us all the day : And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. 4 The starry heavens thy rule obey, The earth maintains her place ; And these thy servants, night and day, Thy skill and power express. 5 But still thy law and gospel, Lord, Have lessons more divine ; Not earth stands firmer than thy word, Nor stars so nobly shine. 6 Thy word is everlasting truth ; How pure is every page ! That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age. 223, 224. THE SCRIPTURES. 223* C. M. Tate and Brady. [i Thou shalt teach them to thy Children." Ps. 78. 1 Hear, O my people ; to my law Devout attention lend ; Let the instruction of my mouth Deep in your hearts descend. 2 My tongue, by inspiration taught, Shall parables unfold, Dark oracles, but understood, And owned for truths of old : 3 Which we from sacred registers Of ancient times have known, And our forefathers' pious care To us has handed down ; 4 That generations yet to come, Should to their unborn heirs Religiously transmit the same, And they again to theirs ; 5 To teach them that in God alone Their hope securely stands ; That they should ne'er his works forget, But keep his just commands. 224. C M. Rippon's Coll. The Value of the Scriptures. 1 How precious is the book divine, By inspiration given ! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, To lead our souls to heaven. THE GOSPEL. Q25, 2 O'er all the straight and narrow way Its radiant beams are cast ; A light whose never weary ray Grows brightest at the last. 3 It sweetly cheers our fainting hearts In this dark vale of tears ; Life, light, and comfort it imparts, And calms our anxious fears. 4 This lamp through all the dreary night Of life shall guide our way, Till we behold the glorious light Of never-ending day. 225. L. M. Watts. " God hath spoken unto us by his Son." 1 God, who in various methods told His mind and will to those of old, Hath sent his Son, with truth and grace. To teach us in these latter days. 2 The world shall read the sacred page, That stands the same through every age ; There God reveals his gracious plan Of life to undeserving man. •3 His kindest thoughts are there expressed, To make his children wise and blessed ; The doctrines are divinely true, For counsel and for comfort too. 4 The lands which long in darkness lay, Have now beheld the heavenly ray ; Nations which slept in death's cold night, Rejoice in beams divinely bright. 226, 227. THE GOSPEL. 226. L. M. Watts. God's Glory in the Gospel. 1 Now to the Lord a noble song ! Awake, my soul, awake, my tongue ; Hosanna, to the Eternal name, And all his boundless love proclaim. 2 The spacious earth, and spreading flood Proclaim the wise, the powerful God ; And thy rich glories from afar Sparkle in every rolling star. 3 But in the gospel of thy Son Are all thy mightiest works outdone ; The light it pours upon our eyes Outshines the wonders of the skies. 4 Our spirits kindle in its beam ; It is a sweet, a glorious theme ; Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ; Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground. 227. C. M. cowper. " The entrance of thy Word giveth Light." 1 How blest thy creature is, O God, When, with a single eye, He views the lustre of thy word, The day-sprmg from on high ! 2 Through all the storms that veil the skies, And frown on earthly things, The Sun of Righteousness doth rise, With healing on his wings. THE GOSPEL. 928# 3 Struck by that light, the human heart, A barren soil no more, Sends the sweet smell of grace abroad, Where serpents lurked before. 4 The soul, a dreary province once Of Satan's dark domain, Feels a new empire formed within, And owns a heavenly reign. 5 The glorious orb, whose golden beams The fruitful year control, Since first obedient to thy word, He started from the goal, — 6 Has cheered the nations with the joys His orient rays impart : But, Jesus, 'tis thy light alone Can shine upon the heart. 228. L. M. bowbikg. Progress of Gospel Truth. 1 Upon the gospel's sacred page The gathered beams of ages shine; And as it hastens, every age But makes its brightness more divine. 2 On mightier wing, in loftier flight, From year to year does knowledge soar, And as it soars, the gospel light Adds to its influence more and more. 3 Truth, strengthened by the strength of thought, Pours inexhaustible supplies, Whence sagest teachers may be taught, And wisdom's self become more wise. 229, 230. THE SCRIPTURES. 4 More glorious still as centuries roll, New regions blessed, new powers unfurled, Expanding with the expanding soul, Its waters shall o'erflow the world. 5 Flow to restore — but not destroy ; As when the cloudless lamp of day, Pours out its floods of light and joy, And sweeps each lingering mist away. 229. C. M. Watts. Revelation. Ps. 119. 1 Let all the heathen writers join To form one perfect book, Great God, if once compared with thine, How mean their writings look ! 2 Not the most perfect rules they gave Could show one sin forgiven, Nor lead a step beyond the grave ; But thine conduct to heaven. 3 I 've seen an end of what we call Perfection here below ; How short the powers of nature fall, And can no farther go ! 4 Our faith, and love, and every grace, Fall far below thy word ; But perfect truth and righteousness Dwell only with the Lord. THE SCRIPTURES. 231. 230. C. M. Watts. The Excellency of Scripture. Ps. 119. 1 LorDj I have made thy word my choice, My lasting heritage ; There shall my noblest powers rejoice, My warmest thoughts engage. 2 I'll read the histories of thy love, And keep thy laws in sight, While through the promises I rove, With ever fresh delight. 3 'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise ; Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, And hidden glory lies. 4 The best relief that mourners have ; It makes our sorrows blest : Our fairest hope beyond the grave, And our eternal rest. % 231. CM. Mrs. Steele. The Excellency of the Scriptures. 1 Father of mercies ! in thy word What endless glory shines ! Forever be thy name adored For these celestial lines. 2 Here may the wretched sons of want Exhaustless riches find ; Riches, above what earth can grant, And lasting as the mind. 14 232, 233. THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL. 3 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around, And life, and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound. 4 O may these heavenly pages be My ever-dear delight; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light. 5 Divine instructor, gracious Lord ! Be thou forever near ; Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there. 232. C. M. Watts. The Blessings of the Gospel. 1 Blest are the souls that hear and know The gospel's joyful sound; Peace shall attend the paths they go, And light their steps surround. 2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up, Through their Redeemer's name, His righteousness exalts their hope. Nor dares the world condemn. 3 The Lord, onr glory and defence, Strength and salvation gives ; Israel, thy King forever reigns, Thy God forever lives. THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL. 234L 233. S. M. Dyer's Coll. The Preaching of the Gospel. 1 God of the prophet's power ! God of the gospel's sound ! Ride glorious on — send out thy voice To all the nations round. 2 With heart and lips unfeigned, We bless thee for thy word ; We praise thee for the joyful news Of our ascended Lord. 3 O may we treasure well The counsels that we hear, Till righteousness and solemn joy In all our hearts appear. 4 Water the sacred seed, And give it large increase ; May neither fowls, nor rocks, nor thorns, Prevent the fruits of peace. 5 And though we sow in tears, Our souls at last shall come, And gather in our sheaves with joy, At heaven's great harvest-home. 234:* 7s. M. 61. Spirit of the Psalms. 1 On thy church, O Power Divine, Cause thy glorious face to shine ; Till the nations from afar Hail her as their guiding star; Till her sons from zone to zone Make thy great salvation known. 23-1. THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL. 2 Then shall God, with lavish hand, Scatter blessings o'er the land ; Earth shall yield her rich increase, Every breeze shall whisper peace, And the world's remotest bound With the voice of praise resound. JESUS CHRIST. 23 *>• C JVI. Scotch Paraphrases. Isaiah's Prophecy of the Messiah. Is. 53. 1 The Saviour comes ! no outward pomp Bespeaks his presence nigh ; No earthly beauty shines in him, To draw the carnal eye. 2 Fair as a beauteous, tender flower Amidst the desert grows, So, slighted and despised by man, The heavenly Saviour rose. 3 Rejected and despised of man, Behold a man of woe ! Grief was his close companion still, Through all his life below. 4 Wronged and oppressed, how meekly he In patient silence stood ! Mute as the peaceful, harmless lamb, When brought to shed its blood. 5 'Midst sinners low in dust he lay ; The rich a grave supplied ; Unspotted was his blameless life ; Unstained by sin he died. 6 He with the great shall share the spoil, And baffle all his foes ; Though, ranked with sinners, here he fell, A conqueror he rose. 14* 236, 237. jesus christ. 230* C JM. Chkistian Psalmist. The Saviour Foretold. 1 Behold my servant ; see him rise Exalted in my might ! Him have I chosen, and in him I place supreme delight. 2 On him, in rich effusion poured, My spirit shall descend ; My truths and judgment he shall show To earth's remotest end. 3 Gentle and still shall be his voice ; No threats from him proceed ; The smoking flax shall he not quench, Nor break the bruised reed. 4 The feeble spark to flames he'll raise; The weak will not despise ; Judgment he shall bring forth to truth, And make the fallen rise. 5 The progress of his zeal and power Shall never know decline, Till foreign lands and distant isles Receive the law divine. 237. 8 & 7s. M. cawood. The So?ig of the Angels. Hark ! what mean those holy voices, Sweetly sounding through the skies? Lo ! the angelic host rejoices; Heavenly hallelujahs rise. JESUS CHRIST. 238. 2 Listen to the wondrous story, Which they chaunt in hymns of joy: 11 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. 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 ! 6 " Let us learn the wondrous story Of our great Redeemer's birth ; Spread the brightness of his glory, Till it cover all the earth." 238. 6 & 10s. M. Milton, Alt'd. The Birth of Christ. No war nor battle's sound Was heard the world around, No hostile chiefs to furious combat ran ; But peaceful was the night, In which the Prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began. 239. JESUS CHRIST. 2 The shepherds on the lawn. Before the break of dawn, Sat silent, gazing on the starry sky ; When, lo ! a blaze of light Burst on their wondering sight, With fiery radiance, kindling all on high. 3 And music, sweet and clear, Flowed on the listening ear, Such as of old, the sons of morning sung: The gentle cherubim And shining seraphim Welcomed their Prince with rapture on their tongue. 4 Oh, may the silver chime Sound through all coming time ; And let the bass of heaven's deep organ blow, To bless the holy child, Who came in winter wild, To dwell with man in this cold world below. 5 And in the awful day When all shall pass away, His light shall start us from our wintry sleep : The earth shall stand aghast, And tremble at the blast, When ,the last trump shall thunder through the deep. ■ 239. C. M. Patrick. The Nativity of Christ. 1 While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down. And glory shone around. JESUS CHRIST. 240* " Fear not," said he, — for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind, — " Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you, and all mankind. "To you, in David's town, this day Is born, of David's line, The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord ; And this shall be the sign : " The heavenly babe you there shall find To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, And in a manger laid." Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels, praising God, and thus Address their joyful 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 ! " 240* L. M. Campbell. The Nativity. When Jordan hush'd his waters still, And silence slept on Zion's hill; When Bethlehem's shepherds through the night Watched o'er their flocks by starry light : Hark ! from the midnight hills around, A voice of more than mortal sound, In distant hallelujahs stole, Wild murm'ring o'er the raptured soul. 241 • JESUS CHRIST. 3 " O Zion ! lift thy raptur'd eye, The long expected hour is nigh ; The joys of nature rise again, The Prince of Salem comes to reign. 4 "See, Mercy from her golden urn, Pours a rich stream to them that mourn ; Behold she binds, with tender care, The bleeding bosom of despair. 5 " He comes, to cheer the trembling heart, Bids Satan and his host depart ; Again the day-star gilds the gloom, Again the bowers of Eden bloom." 241, C. M. E. H. Sears. The Nativity. 1 Calm on the listening ear of night Come heaven's melodious strains, Where wild Judea stretches far Her silver-mantled plains ! 2 Celestial choirs, from courts above, Shed sacred glories there, And angels, with their sparkling lyres, Make music on the air. 3 The answering hills of Palestine Send back the glad reply ; And greet, from all their holy heights, The day-spring from on high. 4 O'er the blue depths of Galilee There comes a holier calm, And Sharon waves, in solemn praise, Her silent groves of palm. JESUS CHRIST. 242. 5 " Glory to God ! " the sounding skies Loud with their anthems ring — " Peace to the earth — good will to men — From heaven's Eternal King ! " 6 Light on thy hills, Jerusalem ! The Saviour now is born ! And bright on Bethlehem's joyous plains Breaks the first Christmas morn. 242« O. IVI. Christian Psalmist. " A Light to lighten the Gentiles." 1 The race that long in darkness pined, Have seen a glorious light ; The people dwell in day, who dwelt In death's surrounding night. 2 To hail thy rise, thou better Sun, The gathering nations come, Joyous, as when the reapers bear The harvest treasures home. 3 To us a Child of hope is born, To us a Son is given; Him shall the tribes of earth obey, Him, all the hosts of heaven. 4 His name shall be the Prince of Peace, Whose rule shall stretch abroad, The Wonderful, the Counsellor, The great and mighty Lord. 5 His power, increasing, still shall spread ; His reign no end shall know ; Justice shall guard his throne above, And peace abound below. 243, 244. JESUS CHRIST. 24:3 • C M.. Spirit of the Psalms. The Guiding Star. 1 Bright was the guiding star that led, With mild benignant ray, The Gentiles to the lowly shed Where the Redeemer lay. 2 But lo ! a brighter, clearer light, Now points to his abode ; It shines through sin and sorrow's night, To guide us to our Lord. 3 O haste to follow where it leads ; The gracious call obey ; Be rugged wilds, or flowery meads, The Christian's destined way. 4 O gladly tread the narrow path, While light and grace are given; Who meekly follow Christ on earth, Shall reign with him in heaven. 244. CM. Watts. Message of John the Baptist 1 John was the prophet of the Lord, To go before his face ; The herald which the Prince of Peace, Sent to prepare his ways. 2 ■' Behold the Lamb of God," he cries, " That takes our guilt away; I saw the spirit o'er his head On his baptizing day. JESUS CHRIST. 245. 3 " Be every vale exalted high, Sink every mountain low ; The proud must stoop, and humble souls Shall his salvation know. • 4 " The heathen realms with Israel's land Shall join in sweet accord ; And all that 's born of men shall see The glory of the Lord. 5 " Behold the Morning Star arise, Ye that in darkness sit ; He marks the path that leads to peace, And guides our doubtful feet." 24:5. US. M. DRUMMOND. " Prepare ye the Way of the Lord." A voice from the desert comes awful and shrill ; The Lord is advancing ! prepare ye the way ! The word of Jehovah he comes to fulfil, And o'er the dark world pour the splendour of day. Bring down the proud mountain, though towering to heaven, And be the low valley exalted on high ; The rough path and crooked be made smooth and even, For, Zion ! your King, your Redeemer is nigh. The beams of salvation his progress illume ; The lone dreary wilderness sings of her Lord ; The rose and the myrtle there suddenly bloom, And the olive of peace spreads its branches abroad. 15 24G, 347. JESUS CHRIST. 246. C. M. Exeter Coll. The Baptism of Jesus. 1 See, from on high, a light divine On Jesus' head descend ! And hear the sacred voice from heaven That bids us all attend. 2 " This is my well-beloved Son," Proclaimed the voice divine ; " Hear him," his heavenly Father said, u For all his words are mine." 3 His mission thus confirmed from heaven, The great Messiah came, And heavenly wisdom showed to man In God his Father's name. 4 The path of heavenly peace he showed, That leads to bliss on high ; Where all his faithful followers here Shall live, no more to die. 24rT. CM. Doddridge. ■ The Mission of Christ. 1 Hark, the glad sound ! the Saviour comes ! The Saviour promised long ! Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 2 On him the Spirit, largely poured, Exerts its sacred fire ; Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, His holy breast inspire. JESUS CHRIST. 3 He comes, from thickest films of vice, To clear the mental ray ; And on the eye-balls of the blind To pour celestial day. 4 He comes, the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure ; And with the treasure of his grace 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. 248. L. M. Watts. The Miracles of Christ. 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 doth the eternal Spirit own And seal the mission of his 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 with 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. 249, 250. jesus christ. 249. L. M. Russell. " That ye through his poverty might be rich." 1 O'er the dark wave of Galilee The gloom of twilight gathers fast, And on the waters drearily Descends the fitful evening blast. 2 The weary bird hath left the air And sunk into his sheltered nest ; The wandering beast has sought his lair, And laid him down to welcome rest. 3 Still, near the lake, with weary tread, Lingers a form of human kind ; And on his lone, unsheltered head Flows the chill night damp of the wind. 4 Why seeks he not a home of rest ? Why seeks he not a pillowed bed? Beasts have their dens, the bird its nest ; He hath not where to lay his head. 5 Such was the lot he freely chose, To bless, to save the human race ; And through his poverty there flows A rich, full stream of heavenly grace. 250. C. M. Mrs. Ellis. "He began to wash his disciples'1 feet." 1 " Lord, thou shalt never wash my feet ! " The impetuous Peter cried ; More touched with self-abasement meet Than with presumptuous pride. JESUS CHRIST. 251* 2 But still the Saviour bent his head, A servant there to be ; "If I wash not thy feet," he said, " Thou hast no part with me." 3 Oh, blest example ! noblest form Humility could wear ! What art thou man l a weed ! a worm ! Such fellowship to share ? 4 Yet Avhile the radiance of that love Shines on thine earthly lot, Turn to thy brother man, and prove That lesson not forgot. 5 Turn, as your steps together tread Through life's long wilderness, And, like the Saviour, bow thy head, To succour, and to bless. ■■> 251. L. M. bache. "Greater Love hath no man than this.''1 1 " See how he loved ! " exclaimed the Jews, As tender tears from Jesus fell ; My grateful heart the thought pursues, And on the theme delights to dwell. 2 See how he loved, who travelled on, Teaching the doctrine from the skies ; Who bade disease and pain be gone, And called the sleeping dead to rise. 3 See how he loved, who firm yet mild, Patient, endured the scoffing tongue ; Though oft provoked, he ne'er reviled, Or did his greatest foe a wrong. 15* 252. JESUS CHRIST. 4 See how he loved, who never shrank From toil or danger, pain or death ; Who all the cnp of sorrow drank, And meekly yielded up his breath. 5 Such love can we unmoved survey ? O may our breasts with ardour glow, To tread his steps, his laws obey, And thus our warm affections show ! 252. C. M. Mrs. Barbauld. The Saviour's Benediction. 1 Behold, where, breathing love divine, Our dying Master stands ; His weeping followers gathering round, Receive his last commands. 2 From that mild teacher's parting lips What tender accents fell ! The gentle precept which he gave. Became its author well. 3 " Blessed is the man whose softening heart Feels all another's pain ; To whom the supplicating eye Was never raised in vain. 4 "Whose breast expands with generous warmth, A stranger's woes to feel; And bleeds in pity o'er the wound, He wants the power to heal. JESUS CHRIST. 253. 5 " Peace from the bosom of his Lord, My peace to him I give ; And when he kneels before the throne, His trembling soul shall live. 6 " To him protection shall be shown; And mercy from above Descend on those who thus fulfil The perfect law of love." 253. C. M. Enfield. The Example of Jesus Christ. 1 Behold, where, in a mortal form, Appears each grace divine ; The virtues, all in Jesus met, With mildest radiance shine. 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 'Midst keen reproach, and cruel scorn, Patient and meek he stood ; His foes, ungrateful, sought his life ; He labored for their good. 4 In the last hour of deep distress, Before his Father's throne, With soul resigned he bowed, and said, " Thy will, not mine, be done ! " 5 Be Christ our pattern, and our guide ! His image may we bear ! O may we tread his holy steps, His joy and glory share ! 25 1, 255. JESUS CHRIST. 254. L. M. Watts. The Example of Jesus Christ. 1 My dear Redeemer and my Lord, I 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 deference to thy Father's will, Such love, and meekness so divine, I would transcribe, and make them mine. 3 Cold mountains and the midnight air, Witnessed the fervour of thy prayer ; The desert thy temptations knew, Thy conflict, and thy victory too. 4 Be thou my pattern ; may I bear More of thy gracious image here ; Then God, the Judge, shall own my name Amongst the followers of the Lamb. *255» L. jVX. Anonymous. 11 1 am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life." 1 Thou art the Way ; and he who sighs, Amid this starless waste of woe, To find a pathway to the skies, A light from heaven's eternal glow : By thee must come, thou Gate of love, Through which the saints undoubting trod, Till faith discovers, like the dove, An ark, a resting-place in God. JESUS CHRIST. 256* Thou art the Truth, whose steady day Shines on through earthly blight and bloom : The pure, the everlasting Ray, The Lamp that shines e'en in the tomb : The Light that out of darkness springs, And guideth those that blindly go : The Word whose precious radiance flings Its lustre upon all below. Thou art the Life, the blessed Well, With living waters gushing o'er, Which those that drink shall ever dwell Where sin and thirst are known no more : Thou art the guiding Pillar given, Our Lamp by night, our Light by day ; Thou art the Sacred Bread from heaven ; Thou art the Life, the Truth, the Way. 256* C. M. Episcopal Coll. "I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life." 1 Thou art the Way ; by thee alone From sin and death we flee : And they who would the Father seek, Must seek Him, Lord, by thee. 2 Thou art the Truth ; thy word alone True wisdom can impart ; Thou only canst inform the mind, And purify the heart. 3 Thou art the Life ; the rending tomb Proclaims thy conquering arm, And those who put their trust in thee Nor death nor hell shall harm. 5$3>7) 258, JESUS CHRIST. 4 Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life; Grant us that Way to know, That Truth to keep, that Life to win, Whose joys eternal flow. 257. C. M. beddome. Following Christ. 1 In duties and in sufferings too, My Lord I feign would trace, As he hath done, so would I do, Sustained by heavenly grace. 2 Inflamed with zeal, 'twas his delight To do his Father's will ; May the same zeal my soul excite His precepts to fulfil. 3 Meekness, humility and love Through all his conduct shine ; O, may my whole deportment prove A copy, Lord, of thine. 258. L. M. Mrs. Steele. The Example of Jesus Christ. 1 And is the gospel peace and love? Such let our conversation be ; The serpent blended with the dove, Wisdom and meek simplicity. 2 Whene'er the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife. On Jesus let us fix our eyes, Bright pattern of the Christian life ! JESUS CHRIST. 259. 3 O, how benevolent and kind ! How mild ! how ready to forgive ! Be his the temper of our mind, And his the rules by which we live. 4 To do his heavenly Father's will Was his employment and delight ; Humility and holy zeal Shone through his life divinely bright ! 5 Dispensing good where'er he came. The labour of his life was love ; If then we own the Saviour's name. Let his divine example move. 259. L. M. Watts. The Reign of Christ on Earth. 1 Great God ! whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey ; Now give the kingdom to thy Son, Extend his power, exalt his throne. 2 The sceptre well becomes his hands, And all submit to his commands ; His worship and his fear shall last, Till hours, and years, and time be past. 3 As rain on meadows newly mown, So shall he send his influence down ; His grace on fainting souls distils Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 4 The saints shall flourish in his days, Dressed in the robes of joy and praise; Peace, like a river, from his throne Shall flow to nations yet unknown. 260, 261. JESUS CHRIST. 260. S. M. needham. "lam the Light of the World." 1 Behold, the Prince of Peace ! The chosen of the Lord, God's well-beloved Son, fulfils The sure prophetic word. 2 No royal pomp adorns This King of Righteousness : Meekness and patience, truth and love Compose his princely dress. 3 The Spirit of the Lord, In rich abundance shed, On this great prophet gently lights. And rests upon his head. 4 Jesus, thou Light of men ! Thy doctrine life imparts : 0 may we feel its quickening power, To warm and glad our hearts ! 5 Cheered by its beams, our souls Shall run the heavenly way : The path which Christ has marked and trod, Will lead to endless day. 261* L. M. Doddridge. Christ the Sun of Righteousness. 1 To thee, O God ! we homage pay, Source of the light that rules the day ! Who, while he gilds all nature's frame, Reflects thy rays, and speaks thy name. . JESUS CHRIST. 262. 2 In louder strains we sing that grace Which gives the Sun of Righteousness, Whose nobler light salvation brings, And scatters healing from his wings. 3 Still on our hearts may Jesus shine, With beams of light and love divine ; Quickened by him our souls shall live, And cheered by him, shall grow and thrive. 4 O may his glories stand confessed, From north to south, from east to west; Successful may his gospel run, Wide as the circuit of the sun. 5 When shall that radiant scene arise, When, fixed on high, in purer skies, Christ all his lustre shall display On all his saints through endless day ? 262. C. M. Watts. The Kingdom of Christ. 1 Joy to the world ! the Lord is come ! Let earth receive her King ; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing ! 2 Joy to the earth ! the Saviour reigns ! Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground ; He comes to make his blessings flow As far as sin is found. 16 263. JESUS CHRIST. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness. And wonders of his love. 263. L. M. 6 1. Barton. The Pool of Bethesda. Around Bethesda' s healing wave, Waiting to hear the rustling wing, Which spoke the angel nigh, who gave Its virtue to that holy spring, With patience, and with hope endued Were seen the gathered multitude. Had they who watched and waited there Been conscious who was passing by, With what unceasing, anxious care Would they have sought his pitying eye ; And craved, with fervency of soul, His Power Divine to make them whole ! Bethesda' s pool has lost its power ! No angel, by his glad descent. Dispenses that diviner dower Which with its healing waters went. But he, whose word surpassed its wave, Is still omnipotent to save. Saviour ! thy love is still the same As when that healing word was spoke ; Still in thine all-redeeming name Dwells power to burst the strongest yoke ; Oh ! be that power, that love displayed, Help those — whom thou alone canst aid ! jesus christ. 264, 265. 264. C. M. Watts. The Kingdom given to Christ. 1 Hear what the Lord in vision said, And made his mercy known : " Sinners, behold your help is laid On my beloved Son. 2 " Behold the man my wisdom chose Among your mortal race ; His head my holy oil o'ernows, The Spirit of my grace. 3 " High shall he reign on David's throne, My people's better King; My arm shall beat his rivals down, And still new subjects bring. 4 " My truth shall guard him in his way, With mercy by his side, While in my name, through earth and sea, He shall in triumph ride. 5 " Me for his Father and his God He shall forever own, Call me his rock, his high abode, And I '11 support my Son." t£o«3» O. JVL. Scotch Paraphrases. Christ's Invitation. 1 Come unto me, all ye who mourn, With guilt and fears opprest, Resign to me the willing heart, And I will give you rest. S266. JESUS CHRIST. 2 Take up my yoke, and learn of me A meek and lowly mind ; And thus your weary, troubled souls Repose and peace shall find. 3 For light and gentle is my yoke. The burthen I impose Shall ease the heart which groaned before Beneath a load of woes. 266. 7s. M. Mrs. Barbauld. The Invitations of the Saviour. 1 Come, said Jesus' sacred voice, Come and make my paths your choice : I will guide you to your home ; Weary pilgrim, hither come ! 2 Thou, who, houseless, sole, forlorn, Long hast borne the proud world's scorn. Long hast roamed the barren waste. Weary pilgrim, hither haste ! 3 Ye, who, tossed on beds of pain, Seek for ease, but seek in vain ; Ye, whose swoln and sleepless eyes Watch to see the morning rise : 4 Ye, by fiercer anguish torn, In remorse for guilt who mourn, Here repose your heavy care ; A wounded spirit who can bear? 5 Sinner, come ! for here is found Balm that flows for every wound; Peace, that ever shall endure, Rest eternal, sacred, sure. JESUS CHRIST. 2GT? 2^8. 267. L. M. Bo WRING. Jesus Preaching the Gospel. 1 How sweetly flow'd the gospel's sound From lips of gentleness and grace, When listening thousands gather'd round, And joy and reverence fill'd the place ! 2 From heaven he came — of heaven he spoke, To heaven he led his followers' way ; Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, Unveiling an immortal day. 3 " Come, wanderers, to my Father's home, " Come, all ye weary ones and rest ! " Yes ! sacred teacher, — we will come — Obey thee, love thee, and be blest ! 4 Decay, then, tenements of dust ! Pillars of earthly pride, decay ! A nobler mansion waits the just, And Jesus has prepared the way. 268. L. M. Watts. " Take my Yoke upon you, and learn of Me.11 1 Come hither, all ye weary souls ; Ye heavy-laden sinners, come ; I '11 give you rest from all your toils, And raise you to my heavenly home. 2 They shall find rest who learn of me ; I 'm of a meek and lowly mind ; But passion rages like the sea, And pride is restless as the wind. 16* 269. JESUS CHRIST. 3 Blest is the man whose shoulders take My yoke, and hear it with delight : My yoke is easy to his neck. My grace shall make the burden light. 4 Jesus ! we come at thy command : With faith, and hope, and humble zeal, Resign our spirits to thy hand. To form and guide them at thy will. 269. L. 31. Whmam. Christ's Entrance into Jerusalem. 1 Ripe on. ride on in majesty ! Hark ! all the tribes " Hosanna" cry ! Thine humble beast pursues his road. With palms and scattered garments strewed. 2 Ride on. ride on in majesty ! In lowly pomp ride on to die ! O Christ, thy triumphs now begin. O'er captive death and conquered sin. 3 Ride on. ride on in majesty ! The winged squadrons of the sky Look down with sad and wondering eyes To see the approaching sacrifice. 4 Ride on. ride on in majesty ! Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh ! The Father, on his glorious throne. Expects his own anointed Son. 5 Ride on. ride on in majesty ! In Lowly pomp ride on to die: Bow thy meek head to mortal pain. Then take. 0 Christ, thy power, and reign. JESUS CHRIST. 270, 271* 27 0» L. JVL. Christian Psalmist. " Behold the Man." 1 Behold the man ! how glorious he ! Before his foes he stands unawed, And, without wrong or blasphemy, He claims to be the Son of God. 2 Behold the man ! by all condemned, Assaulted by a host of foes ; His person and his claims contemned, A man of sufferings and of woes. 3 Behold the man ! so weak he seems His awful word inspires no fear ; But soon must he who now blasphemes Before his judgment-seat appear. 4 Behold the man ! though scorned below, He bears the greatest name above ; The angels at his footstool bow, And all his royal claims approve. 271. L. M. D-IDRIDGE. CliTist's Agony in the Garden. 1 " Father divine," the Saviour cried, While horrors pressed on every side, And prostrate on the ground he lay, " Remove this bitter cup away. 2 " But if these pangs must still be borne, Or helpless man be left forlorn, I bow my soul before thy throne, And say, thy will, not mine, be done.', 272. JESUS CHRIST. 3 Thus our submissive souls would bow, And, taught by Jesus, lie as low; Our hearts, and not our lips alone Would say, — thy will, not ours, be done. 4 Then, though like him in dust we lie, We '11 view the blissful moment nigh, Which, from our portion in his pains, Calls to the joy in which he reigns. 272. 7s. M. 6 1. Montgomery. Jesus our Example in Trial. 1 Go to dark Gethsemane, Ye that feel temptation's power, Your Redeemer's conflict see, Watch with him one bitter hour; Turn not from his griefs away, Learn of Jesus Christ to pray. 2 Follow to the judgment-hall, View the Lord of life arraigned, O the wormwood and the gall ! O the pangs his soul sustained ! Shun not suffering, shame, or loss ; Learn of him to bear the cross. 3 Calvary's mournful mountain climb ; There, admiring at his feet, Mark that miracle of time, God's own sacrifice complete; " It is finished," hear him cry; Learn of Jesus Christ to die. JESUS CHRIST. 273. 4 Early hasten to the tomb Where they laid his breathless clay ; All is solitude and gloom : — Who has taken him away? Christ is risen ; he meets our eyes ; Saviour, teach us so to rise. 273. P. M. Mrs. Hemans. " My Soul is exceeding Sorrowful." He knelt — the Saviour knelt and prayed, When but his Father's eye Looked through the lonely garden's shade, On that dread agony ! Messiah cried with suppliant breath Bowed down with sorrow unto death. He knew them all — the doubt, the strife, The faint, perplexing dread, The mists that hang o'er parting life, All darkened round his head ; And the Deliverer knelt to pray, — Yet passed it not, that cup, away ! It passed not — though the stormy wave Had sunk beneath his tread ; It passed not — though to him the grave Had yielded up its dead. But there was sent him from on high A gift of strength for man to die. And was his mortal hour beset With anguish and dismay? How may we meet oar conflict yet, In the dark, narrow way? How but through him, that path who trod, The man of grief, — the Son of God ! 274, 275. JESUS CHRIST. 274. L. M. looan. " Touched with the Feeling of our Infirmities." 1 Where high the heavenly temple stands, The house of God not made with hands, A great High Priest our nature wears, The guardian of mankind appears. 2 Though now ascended up on high, He bends on earth a brother's eye; Partaker of the human name, He knows the frailty of our frame. 3 Our fellow-suff 'rer yet retains A fellow-feeling of our pains, And still remembers in the skies, His tears, his agonies, and cries. 4 In every pang that rends the heart, The Man of Sorrows had a part ; He sympathizes with our grief, And to the suff'rer sends relief. 5 With boldness, therefore, at the throne, Let us make all our sorrows known, And ask the aids of heav'nly power To help us in the evil hour. 27 5« L. M. Montgomery. Christ's Passion. 1 The morning dawns upon the place. Where Jesus spent the night in prayer ; Through brightening glooms behold his face, No form or comeliness is there. JESUS CHRIST. 276< 2 Last eve, by those he called his own. Betrayed, forsaken, or denied, He met his enemies alone, In all their malice, rage, and pride. 3 No guile within his mouth is found, He neither threatens nor complains ; Meek as a lamb for slaughter bound, Dumb 'midst his murderers he remains. 4 But hark ! he prays ; — 't is for his foes; He speaks; — 'tis comfort to his friends; Answers ; — and Paradise bestows ; " 'T is finished ! " — here the conflict ends. 5 He dies ; the veil is rent in twain ; Darkness o'er all the land is spread ; High, without tempest, rolls the main, Earth trembles, graves give up their dead. 6 " Truly, this was the Son of God ! " — Though in a servant's mean disguise, And bruised beneath the Father's rod, Not for himself, — for man he dies. 276. 7s. M. milman. " They shall look on Him whom they pierced." 1 Bound upon the accursed tree, Paint and bleeding, who is he ? By the cheek so pale and wan, By the crown of twisted thorn, By the side so deeply pierced, By the baffled, burning thirst, By the drooping, death-dewed brow, Son of man! 'tis thou! 'tis thou! fi77, JESUS CHRIST. 2 Bound upon the accursed tree, Sad and dying, who is he? By the last and bitter cry, The life breathed out in agony : By the lifeless body laid In the chamber of the dead : Crucified ! we know thee now ; Son of man ! 't is thou ! 't is thou ! 3 Bound upon the accursed tree, Dread and awful, who is he ? By the prayer for them that slew, " Lord ! they know not what they do j" By the sealed and guarded cave, By the spoiled and empty grave, By that clear, immortal brow, Son of God ! 't is thou ! 'tis thou ! 277, L. M. Watts. Christ Triumphant in Death. 1 He dies ! the friend of sinners dies ! Lo, Israel's daughters weep around; A solemn darkness veils the skies ; A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 2 Here's love and grief beyond degree; The Lord of glory dies for men : But lo, what sudden joys we see ! Jesus, the dead, revives again ! 3 The rising Lord forsakes the tomb ; The tomb in vain forbids his rise ; Cherubic legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the skies. JESUS CHRIST. 278. Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell How high our great Deliverer reigns ; Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell, And led the monster, Death, in chains. Say, " Live forever, wondrous King! Born to redeem and strong to save ;" Then ask the monster, "Where's thy sting?" And "Where's thy victory, boasting grave?" £t&» O. JM. Christian Psalmist. The Crucifixion of Christ. Behold the Saviour on the cross, A spectacle of woe ! See from his agonizing wounds The blood incessant flow ; Till death's pale ensigns o'er his cheek And trembling lips were spread : Till light forsook his closing eyes, And life his drooping head. "'Tis finished," was his latest voice; These sacred accents o'er, He bowed his head, gave up the ghost, And suffered pain no more. 'Tis finished — the Messiah dies For sins, but not his own ; The great redemption is complete. And death is overthrown. 'Tis finished — ritual worship ends, And Gospel ages run ; All old things now are past away, A new world is begun. 17 979? 280. jesus christ. 279. S. M. Doddridge. " If I be lifted up from the Earth, I will draw all men unto me." 1 Behold the amazing sight, The Saviour lifted high ! Behold the Son of God's delight Expire in agony ! 2 For whom, for whom, my heart, Were all these sorrows borne? Why did he feel that piercing smart, And meet that various scorn ? 3 For love of us he bled, And all in torture died ; 'T was love that bowed his fainting head And oped his gushing side. 4 I see, and I adore, In sympathy of love ; I feel the strong, attractive power To lift my soul above. 5 In thee our hearts unite, Nor share thy griefs alone, But from thy cross pursue their flight, To thy triumphant throne. 280. 7s. M. Salisbury Coll. Tlie Resurrection of Christ. 1 Hail the day that sees him rise, Ravished from our wishful eyes; Christ, awhile to mortals given, Now ascends his native heaven. JESUS CHRIST. 381. 2 There the splendid triumph waits ; Lift your heads, eternal gates ; Wide unfold the radiant scene ; Take the King of glory in. 3 Him though highest heaven receives, Still he loves the earth he leaves ; Though ascending to his throne, Still he calls mankind his own. 4 Ever upwards let us move, Wafted on the wings of love ; Looking when our Lord shall come, Longing for a heavenly home. 5 There with thee may we remain, Partners of thine endless reign ; There thy face unclouded see, Finding all our heaven in thee ! 281. CM. Doddridge. "He is not here, He is risen." 1 Ye humble souls that seek the Lord, .. Chase all your fears away ; And bow with pleasure down to see The place where Jesus lay. 2 Thus low the Lord of life was brought, Such wonders love can do ; Thus cold in death that bosom lay, W~hich throbbed and bled for you. 3 Then raise your eyes and tune your songs, The Saviour lives again ! Not all the bolts and bars of death The Conqueror could detain. 38£. JESUS CHRIST. 4 High o'er the 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. 282. 7s. M. Scott. The Resurrection of Christ. 1 Angel ! roll the stone away ! Death ! give up thy mighty prey ! See, he rises from the tomb, Glowing in immortal bloom. 2 Shout, ye saints, in rapturous song; Let the notes be sweet and strong ; Hail the Son of God, this morn, From his sepulchre new-born ! 3 Christians, dry your flowing tears ; Calm those unbelieving fears ; Doubt no more his power to save ; See his own deserted grave ! 4 Powers of heaven, celestial choirs ! Sing and sweep your sounding lyres ; Sons of men, in joyful strain Hail your mighty Saviour's reign. 5 Every note with rapture swell, And the Saviour's triumph tell; Where, O death, is now thy sting? Where thy terrors, vanquished king ? JESUS CHRIST. 383. t283« H. jVL. Doddridge. Christ seen of Angels. 1 O ye immortal throng Of angels round the throne, Join with our feeble song To make the Saviour known : On earth ye knew His beauteous face His wondrous grace ; In heaven ye view. 2 Ye saw the heaven-born child In human flesh arrayed, Benevolent and mild, And in a manger laid ; And praise to God, For such a birth, And peace on earth, Proclaimed aloud. 3 Around his sacred tomb A willing watch ye keep Till that blest moment come To raise him from his sleep. Then rolled the stone, Your rising Lord, And all adored With joy unknown. 4 The warbling notes pursue, And louder anthems raise ; While mortals sing with you Their own Redeemer's praise : And thou, my heart, And joy the same, With equal flame, Perform thy part ! 17* 2843 285. JESUS CHRIST. 284. L. M. Br. Heber. The Second Coming of Christ. 1 The Lord will come, the earth shall quake, The hills their fixed seat forsake ; And, withering, from the vault of night, The stars withdraw their feeble light. 2 The Lord will come ! but not the same As once in lowly form he came, A silent lamb to slaughter led, The bruised, the suffering, and the dead. 3 The Lord will come ! a glorious form, With wreath of flame, and robe of storm, On cherub wings, and wings of wind, Anointed Judge of human kind ! 4 Can this be he who wont to stray A pilgrim on the world's highway, By power oppressed, and mocked by pride 7 Can this be He — the Crucified ! 5 Go, tyrants ! to the rocks complain ! Go seek the mountain's cleft in vain ; But faith victorious o'er the tomb, Shall sing for joy — the Lord is come ! 285. C. M. Duncan. The Glorification of Christ. All hail, the power of Jesus' name ! Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him — Lord of all. 486. JESUS CHRIST. 2 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God, Who from his altar call ; Praise him who shed for you his blood, And crown him — Lord of all. 3 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race. A remnant weak and small ; Hail him who saves you by his grace, And crown him — Lord of all. 4 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall: Go spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him — Lord of all. 5 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him — Lord of all. 6 Oh ! that with yonder sacred throng, We at his feet may fall ; And join the everlasting song, And crown him — Lord of all. 286. 7 & 6s. M. Montgomery. "All Nations shall call Him Blessed." Hail to the Lord's anointed ! Great David's greater Son ! Hail in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun ! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free ; To take away transgression, And rule in equity. 387. JESUS CHRIST. 2 He shall come down like showers Upon the fruitful earth ; And joy, and hope, like flowers, Spring in his path to birth. Before him, on the mountains, Shall peace, the herald, go, And righteousness in fountains, From hill to valley flow. 3 For him shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend ; His kingdom still increasing, A kingdom without end. The mountain dew shall nourish A seed in weakness sown, Whose fruit shall spread and flourish, And shake like Lebanon. 4 For he shall have dominion O'er river, sea, and shore; Far as the eagle's pinion, Or dove's light wing can soar. The tide of time shall never His covenant remove ; His name shall stand forever, His great, best name of love. 287. L. M. 6 1. Watts. l;rffie Gentiles shall see Thy Righteousness." 1 Let all the earth their voices raise, To sing the choicest psalm of praise ; To sing and bless Jehovah's name: His glory let the heathen know, His wonders to the nations show And all his saving works proclaim. JESUS CHRIST. 288. 2 The heathen know thy glory, Lord : The wondering nations read thy word : Among us is Jehovah known ; Our worship shall no more be paid To gods which mortal hands have made ; Our Maker is our God alone. 3 Come the great day, the glorious hour, When earth shall feel his saving power, And barbarous nations fear his name ; Then shall the race of man confess The beauty of his holiness, And in his courts his grace proclaim. 288. 10s. M. Pope. Predicted Glory of the Messiah's Kingdom. Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise ! Exalt thy towering head, and lift thine eyes ! See heaven its sparkling portals wide display, And break upon thee in a flood of day ! See a long race thy spacious courts adorn, See future sons and daughters yet unborn, In crowding ranks on every side arise, Demanding life, impatient for the skies ! See barbarous nations at thy gates attend, Walk in thy light, and in thy temples bend ! See thy bright altars, thronged with prostrate kings, While every land its joyous tribute brings. The seas shall waste, the skies to smoke decay, Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away ; But fixed his word, his saving power remains ; Thy realm shall last, thy own Messiah reigns. 289,290. KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 289. L. M. Watts. The Kingdom of Christ. 1 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run : His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 For him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown his head : His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With every morning sacrifice ; 3 People and realms of every tongue, Dwell on his love with sweetest song ; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns; The prisoner leaps to loose his chains, The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 5 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King ; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the long Amen. 200* C M. Scotch Paraphrases. The Latter-Day Glory. O'er mountain tops, the mount of God In latter days shall rise Above the summits of the hills, And draw the wandering eyes. THE LATTER-DAY GLORY. 29 1. 2 To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues, shall flow ; Up to the mount of God, they say, And to his house we'll go. 3 The beams that shine from Zion's hill Shall lighten every land ; The King who reigns in Salem's towers, Shall the whole world command. 4 Among the nations he shall judge, His judgments truth shall guide ; His sceptre shall protect the just, And crush the sinner's pride. 5 No war shall rage, nor hostile strife Disturb those happy years ; To ploughshares men shall bea t their swords, To pruning-hooks their spears. 6 No longer hosts, encountering hosts, Shall crowds of slain deplore; They'll hang the trumpet in the hall, And study war no more. 291. CM. Milton. The Kingdom of God on Earth. 1 The Lord will come, and not be slow ; His footsteps cannot err ; Before him righteousness shall go, His royal harbinger. 2 Mercy and Truth, that long were missed, Now joyfully are met ; Sweet Peace and Righteousness have kissed, And hand in hand are set. THE LATTER-DAY GLORY. 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 Teach me, O Lord, thy way most right, I in thy truth will bide ; To fear thy name my heart unite, So shall it never slide. 6 Thee will I praise, O Lord, my God, Thee honour and adore With my whole heart, and blaze abroad Thy name for evermore. 7 For great thou art, and wonders great By thy strong hand are done : Thou, in thy everlasting seat, Remainest God alone. THE CHRISTIAN HEART, EXPERIENCE, AND CHAR- ACTER. 292. C. M. DoDDRIDaE. "He that hath the Son hath Life." 1 O happy Christian, who can trust " The Son of God is mine ! " Happy, though humbled in the dust, Rich in this gift divine. 2 He lives the life of heaven below, And shall forever live ; Eternal streams from Christ shall flow, And endless vigour give. 3 That life we ask with bended knee, Nor will the Lord deny ; Nor will celestial mercy see Its humble suppliants die. 4 That life obtained, for praise alone We wish continued breath ; And, taught by blest experience, own That praise can live in death. 293* L. M. Wesley's Coll. Glorying in Christ. 1 Let not the wise their wisdom boast ; The mighty glory in his might ; The rich in flattering riches trust, Which take their everlasting flight. 294. CHRISTIANITY. 2 The rush of numerous years bears down The most gigantic strength of man ; And where is all his wisdom gone, When dust he turns to dust again ? 3 The Lord, my righteousness, I praise, I triumph in the love divine, The wisdom, wealth, and strength of grace In Christ through endless ages mine. 294. L. M. Mrs. Steele. Invitations of the Gospel. 1 Come, weary souls, with sin distressed, Come, and accept the promised rest; The Saviour's gracious call obey, And cast your gloomy fears away. 2 Oppressed with guilt, a painful load, O come, and spread your woes to God ; Divine compassion, mighty love, Will all the painful load remove. 3 Here mercy's boundless ocean flows, To cleanse your guilt and heal your woes ; Pardon and life and endless peace, — How rich the gift, how free the grace ! 4 Lord, we accept, with thankful heart, The hope thy gracious words impart ; We come with trembling ; yet rejoice, And bless the kind, inviting voice. 5 Great Saviour, let thy powerful love Confirm our faith, our fears remove ; May that sweet influence in our breast, Prepare us for thy heavenly rest. CHRISTIANITY. 295, 296. 295. L. M. Scott. Christian Privileges and Responsibility. 1 How many millions draw their breath In lands of ignorance and death, While God appoints my share of time Within his gospel's favoured clime ! 2 Shall I receive this grace in vain? Shall I this high vocation stain ? Away, ye works in darkness wrought ; Away, each sensual, earthly thought. 3 My soul ! I charge thee to excel In thinking right, and acting well ; Heighten the force of good desire ; To deeds of shining worth aspire. 4 Strong and more strong thy passions rule, Advancing still in virtue's school; Contending still, with noble strife, To imitate thy Saviour's life. 296. 8 & 7s. M. bowkikg. The Cross of Christ. 1 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. 2 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. 297. CHRISTIANITY. 3 When the sun of bliss is beaming Light and love upon my way, From the cross the radiance streaming Adds more lustre to the day. 4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, By the cross are sanctified ; Peace is there that knows no measure, Joys that through 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. 29 i • L. OX, Christian Reformer. "Lord, to whom shall we go?" 1 From Christ, my Lord, shall I depart, And rase his image from my heart ? Forsake the beams of heavenly day, And follow nature's feeble ray? 2 Treasures of power, and grace divine, United, in my Saviour shine ; No other name but his is given, To lead us to the joys of heaven. 3 The living bread his hands bestow ; The living waters round him flow ; And shall I from the fountain fly, And in the parching desert die ? 4 Forbid it, Author of my frame ; Great God, from whom my spirit came ; Thy Son can endless life bestow ; To whom but him, then, should I go? CHRISTIANITY. 298, 299. 298. 8&7S. M. J.Newton. Zion, the city of God. 1 Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God ! He whose word cannot be broken, Formed thee for his own abode. 2 On the Rock of Ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose 1 With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou may' st smile at all thy foes. 3 See ! the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove. 4 Who can faint while such a river Ever flows their thirst to assuage ? Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver, Never fails from age to age. 299. C. M. Watts. " Ye are come to Mount Zion.'''' 1 Not to the terrors of the Lord, The tempest, fire and smoke ; Not to the thunder of that word Which God on Sinai spoke ; 2 But we are come to Zion's hill, The city of our God, Where milder words declare his will. And spread his love abroad. 18* 300. CHRISTIANITY. 3 Behold the innumerable host Of angels, clothed in light ! Behold the spirits of the just, Whose faith is turned to sight ! 4 Behold the blest assembly there, Whose names are writ in heaven ; And God, the Judge of all, declares Their sins to be forgiven. 5 The saints on earth, and all the dead, But one communion make ; All join in Christ, their living Head, And of his grace partake. 6 In such society as this My weary soul would rest : The man that dwells where Jesus is, Must be forever blest. 300. L. M. Doddridge. "Lord, we Believe, help thou our Unbelief." 1 Lord ! we have made our steadfast choice ! In Christ the Saviour we rejoice : Yet still our pleasure blends with grief, For faith is mixed with unbelief. 2 His promises our hearts revive, And keep our fainting souls alive ; But sins, and fears, and sorrows rise, And hide the promise from our eyes. 3 Father, before it quite departs, Renew the promise in our hearts ; Nor see that faith in ruins laid, Which thy own gracious power hath made. CHRISTIAN HAPPINESS. 301* Do thou the dying spark inflame ; Reveal the glories of thy name, And put our anxious doubts to flight. Like shades before the morning light. 301. C. M. Proud. The Happiness of a Christian. 1 When true religion gains a place, And lives within the mind, The sensual life subdued by grace, And all the soul refined : 2 The desert blooms in living green, Where thorns and briars grew ; The barren waste is fruitful seen, And all the prospect new. 3 The storms of rugged winter cease, The frozen flowers revive ; Spring blooms without, within is peace- All nature seems alive. 4 O happy Christian, richly blessed ! What floods of pleasure roll ! By God and man he stands confessed, In dignity of soul. 5 Substantial, pure, his every joy : His Maker is his friend ; The noblest business his employ, And happiness his end. 510*2, 303. CHRISTIAN PEACE. 302. C. M. j.newto*. Hidden Strength of the Christian. 1 Rejoice, believer, in the Lord, Who makes your cause his own ; The hope that \s built upon his word Can ne'er be overthrown. 2 Though many foes beset your road, And feeble is your arm, Your life is hid with Christ in God, Beyond the reach of harm. 3 Weak as you are, you shall not faint, Or, fainting, shall not die ; For God, the strength of every saint, Will aid you from on high. 4 Though sometimes unperceived by sense, Faith sees him always near, A Guide, a Glory, a Defence ; Then what have you to fear ? 5 As surely as Christ overcame, And triumphed once for you ; So surely you that love his name, Shall triumph in him too. 303. L. M. Mrs. Gilman. The Joy and Peace of Believing. 1 Is there a lone and dreary hour, When worldly pleasures lose their power? My Father ! let me fly to thee, And set each thought of darkness free. CHRISTIAN PEACE. 304. 2 Is there a time of racking grief, That scorns the prospect of relief? My Father ! break the cheerless gloom, And bid my heart its calm resume. 3 Is there an hour of peace and joy, When hope is all my soul's employ? My Father ! still my hopes will roam, Until they rest with thee, their home. 4 The noontide blaze, the midnight scene, The dawn, or twilight's sweet serene ; The glow of life, the dying hour, Shall own my Father's grace and power. 304* L. M. Sir J. E. Smith. "Lo, it is I : be not afraid.1" 1 When power divine, in mortal form, Hushed with a word the raging storm, In soothing accents Jesus said, " Lo ! it is I : be not afraid." 2 So when in silence nature sleeps, And his lone watch the mourner keeps, One thought shall every pang remove; Trust, feeble man, thy Maker's love. 3 Blest be the voice that breathes from heaven To every heart by sorrow riven, When love, and joy, and hope are fled ; " Lo ! it is I : be not afraid." 4 God calms the tumult and the storm ; He rules the seraph and the worm ; No creature is by him forgot, Of those who know, or know him not. 30«>. CHRISTIAN PEACE. 5 And when the last dread hour shall come, While shuddering nature waits her doom, This voice shall wake the pious dead, " Lo ! it is I : be not afraid," 305. CM. Mrs. Hemans. "Peace! be still.'" 1 Fear was within the tossing bark, When stormy winds grew loud, And waves came rolling high and dark, And the tall mast was bowed. 2 And men stood breathless in their dread, And baffled in their skill — But One was there, who rose and said To the wild sea, "Be still!" 3 And the wind ceased ; it ceased ! that word Passed through the gloomy sky, The troubled billows knew their Lord, And sank beneath his eye. 4 Thou that didst rule the angry hour, And tame the tempest's mood — Oh ! send thy Spirit forth in power O'er our dark souls to brood ! 5 Thou that didst bow the billows' pride, Thy mandates to fulfil — Speak, speak, to passion's raging tide, Speak and say — " Peace, be still ! " CHRISTIAN FORTITUDE. 306, 307* 306. C. M. Exeter Coll. Fortitude founded on Faith. 1 Blest is the man who fears the Lord ; His well established mind, In every varying scene of life, Shall true composure find. 2 Oft through the deep and stormy sea The heavenly footsteps lie ; But on a glorious world beyond His faith can fix its eye. 3 Though dark his present prospects be, And sorrows round him dwell, Yet hope can whisper to his soul, That all shall issue well. 4 Full in the presence of his God, Through every scene he goes, And, fearing him, no other fear His steadfast bosom knows. €>0 T • O. JVl. Salisbury Coll. The Power of Faith. 1 Faith adds new charms to earthly bliss, And saves us from its snares Its aid in every duty brings, And softens all our cares. 2 It quells the raging flames of sin, And lights the sacred fire Of love to God and heavenly things, And feeds the pure desire. 308. CHRISTIAN FAITH. 3 The wounded conscience knows its power The healing balm to give ; That balm the saddest heart can cheer, And make the dying live. 4 Wide it unveils celestial worlds, Where deathless pleasures reign, And bids us seek our portion there, Nor bids us seek in vain. 5 On that bright prospect may we rest, Till this frail body dies ; And then, on faith's triumphant wings, To endless glory rise. 308. L. M. Watts. " We walk by Faith, not by Sight." 1 'Tis by the faith of joys to come We walk through deserts dark as night ; Till we arrive at heaven, our home, Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 2 The want of sight she well supplies ; She makes the pearly gates appear ; Far into distant worlds she flies, And brings eternal glories near. 3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, While faith inspires a heavenly ray ; Though lions roar, and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4 So Abraham, by divine command, Left his own house to walk with God ; His faith beheld the promised land, And fired his zeal along the road. CHRISTIAN FAITH. 309, 310* 300» L. JVX. Drummond. " Faith without Works is Dead." 1 As body when the soul has fled, As barren trees, decayed and dead, Is faith; a hopeless, lifeless thing, If not of righteous deeds the spring. 2 One cup of healing oil and wine, One tear-drop shed on mercy's shrine, Is thrice more grateful, Lord, to thee, Than lifted eye or bended knee. 3 To doers only of the word, Propitious is the righteous Lord ; He hears their cries, accepts their prayers, And heals their wounds, and soothes their cares. 4 In true and genuine faith, we trace The source of every Christian grace ; Within the pious heart it plays, A living fount of joy and praise. 5 Kind deeds of peace and love, betray Where'er the stream has found its way; But where these spring not rich and fair, The stream has never wandered there. 310. L. M. Watts. The Christian Race. 1 Awake, our souls, away, our fears ; Let every trembling thought be gone ; Awake and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on, 19 311. THE CHRISTIAN RACE. 2 True 'tis a strait and thorny road, And mortal spirits tire and faint ; But they forget the mighty God, That feeds the strength of every saint. 3 The mighty God, whose matchless power Is ever new and ever young, And firm endures, while endless years Their everlasting circles run. 4 From thee, the overflowing spring, Our souls shall drink a fresh supply, While such as trust their native strength Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 5 Swift as an eagle cuts the air, We'll mount aloft to thine abode; On wings of love our souls shall fly, Nor tire amidst the heavenly road. 311* C. M. Doddridge. The Christian Race. 1 Awake, my soul ! stretch every nerve. And press with vigour on ; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown. 2 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey ; Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way. 3 'Tis God's all-animating voice That calls thee from on high ; 'Tis his own hand presents the prize To thine aspiring eye ; — THE CHRISTIAN RACE. 312. 4 That prize with peerless glories bright, Which shall new lustre boast, When victors' wreaths and monarchs' gems Shall blend in common dust. 312. C. M. GlSBORNE. The Christian's Life and his Hope. 1 A soldier's course, from battles won To new-commencing strife : A pilgrim's, restless as the sun — Behold the Christian's life ! 2 0! let us seek our heavenly home, Revealed in sacred lore ; The land whence pilgrims never roam, Where soldiers war no more ; 3 Where grief shall never wound, nor death, Beneath the Saviour's reign ; Nor sin with pestilential breath, His holy realm profane ; 4 The land where, suns and moons unknown, And night's alternate sway, Jehovah's ever-burning throne Upholds unbroken day ; 5 Where they who meet shall never part ; Where grace achieves its plan ; And God. uniting every heart, Dwells face to face with man. 313, 314. CHRISTIAN WARFARE. 313. L. M. ME3. Barbauld. The Warfare of the Soul. 1 Awake, my soul ! lift up thine eyes ! See where thy foes against thee rise, In long array, a numerous host ; Awake, my soul ! or thou art lost. 2 Here giant danger threatening stands, Mustering his pale, terrific bands ; There pleasure's silken banners spread, And willing souls are captive led. 3 See where rebellious passions rage, And fierce desires and lusts engage ; The meanest foe of all the train Has thousands and ten thousands slain. 4 Come then, my soul ! now learn to wield The weight of thine immortal shield ; Put on the armour from above, Of heavenly truth and heavenly love. 5 The terror and the charm repel, And powers of earth, and powers of hell ; The man of Calvary triumphant here ; — Why should his faithful followers fear 7