FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON. D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IM^laion a«^ 580^7 HYMNS, OF PHiaoe] JUN381936 SELECTED AND ORIGINAL, Public and Private Worship. Published by the GENERAL SYNOD OP THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 'Jrn ted Llithe>ra.n Chur. \^ iJaltimore: PRINTED BY JAMES LUCAS AND E. K. DEAVER, No. 19 S. Calvert street. 1832. EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, tO Wit: Be it remembered, That on the fifteenth day of July, in the fifty-third year JKXXX^ of the Independence of the United States of America, A. D. 1828, X SEAL. X Samuel S. Schmucker, in trust for the General Synod of the JKXXX^ Evangelical Lutheran Church, of the said district, has deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit: "HYMNS, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship. Published by the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church." In conformity to an Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned," and also to the Act, entitled, "An Act supplemen- tary to an Act. entitled, An Act for the encouragement of Learning, by se- curing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of Designing, Engraving, and Etching historical and other Prints." D. CALDWELL, Clerk of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. TABULAR VIEW OF CONTENTS. Hymn I. THE SCRIPTURES, . _ _ 1 II. BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD, - 13 III. TRINITY, > - . - . 41 IV. PRAISE TO GOD, - - - . 44 V. THE WORKS OF GOD, - - - 58 VI. PROVIDENCE OF GOD, - - - 65 VII. FALL AND DEPRAVITY OF MAN, - 89 VIII. CHRIST, - - - - > 99 1. His Divinity, - > _ _ jb, 2. His Incarnation, - - _ _ 102 3. His Life and Ministry, - - - 114 4. His Sufferings and Death, - _ _ 122 5. His Resurrection, Ascension, Intercession and Glory, ----- 144 IX. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF CHRIST, 161 Star of Bethlehem, - - - - ib. Morning Star, - - _ _ igg Rock of ages, - - _ _ 154 Friend, ----- 165 Refuo-e, - - - - - 167 Physician, - _ _ _ 153 Paschal Lamb, . - _ _ I7O X HOLY SPIRIT. - - - - 172 XI. THE GOSPEL CALL. - - - 182 1. Inviting. — General invitations, - - ib. From the love of Christ, - - - 197 From the examples of sinners received, - 205 From the happiness of the Christian in the present and future life, - - - 203 2. Awakenmg — ^The evil of sin, - - - 216 The sinner's helplessness, - - - 217 Vanity and uncertainty of life, - - 219 Danger of the Holy Spirit's withdrawing his influences, - - - _ _ 228 The certainty of death and judgment, - 231 CONTENTS. Vll XII. PENITENCE OF THE AWAKENED SINNER. - - - - 248 1. Prayer for penitence, - - - - ib. 2. Penitence, _ _ _ _ 254 XIII. SUPPLICATION FOR THE DIVINE MERCY. - - - - 270 XIV. SALVATION THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, 303 1. The sinner trusting in Christ for salvation, (faith) - - - - - ib. 2. The gracious nature of this salvation, - 316 3. True^faith accompanied by a lioly life, - 323 4. Addresses to Christ, and gratitude for redeem- ing love, ----- 324 XV. CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE, - ^ 355 1. The convert entertaining hope of pardon ; and the happiness of the Christian, - - ib. 2. Communion with Christ and love to him, - 373 3. Doubts and fears, - - - - 395 4. Spiritual declension, _ _ _ 405 5. Backslider returning, - _ _ 412 6. Sanctification and Christian graces, - 420 7. The Christian life figuratively described as Tak- ing up the Cross, _ _ _ 442 A pilgrimage, _ _ _ _ 447 A voyage, - - - - 457 Scene of troubles, - - _ - 453 A warfare, - _ _ _ 452 A desert, ----- 455 8. Christian assurance and confidence in God, 466 9. Christian in the prospect of death, - - 474 XVI. THE MEANS OF GRACE. - - 483 1. The word of God, {See hymns from 1 to 12 inclusive.^ - - - ~ 2. Prayer private, - - _ _ 433 Social, - - - -- - 488 3. Public worship, - , - - _ 490 4. Baptism of infants, - - _ _ sqq Of adults, ----- 511 5. The Lord's supper, [See hymns from 99 to 171 inclusive.'\ XVII. KINGDOM AND CHURCH OF CHRIST. 528 General and Missionary Hymns, - • ib. Pastoral, ----- 555 Ordination and Licensure, - - 565 Congregational. — Seeking a Minister, - 570 via CONTENTS. Having obtained a Minister, - - 571 Sickness of their Minister, - - _ 575 The Minister going; on a Journey, - 576 Death of their^Minister, - - - 577 State of Decline, - - - - 579 In a state of Revival, - - - - 583 On Admitting Members to Sacramental Com- munion, - - - _ _ 588 Confirmation Hymns, - - - ib. For election of Church Officers, - - 593 Laying the corner stone of a Church, - 594 Consecration of a Church, - _ _ 595 XVni. PARTICULAR OCCASIONS AND CIR- CUMSTANCES. - - - 598 Seasons, - - - - - ib. Spring, - - - - • - 601 Summer and Harvest, _ _ _ 603 Autumn, ----- 605 Winter, - - - - - 606 New Year, - - - _ 607 Morning Hymns, - - - - 611 Evening Hymns, - - - - 629 Birth-day Hymns, - - - - 643 Wedding Hymns, _ _ _ 645 Meeting and parting of Christian friends, - 647 For the young and the old, - - 652 Parents and Children, _ . _ 657 Collections, - - - - 661 Sunday Schools, - - - - 666 Sickness and recovery, - _ - 672 Public and national Blessings and Afflictions, 685 For the President, Congress, Magistrates, &c. 694 XIX. DEATH, 696 Death in general, - - - - ib Death of friends or relatives, - - ^ 710 Death of the young, _ _ _ 713 Death of the pious, - - - _ 716 Death of the wicked, - - _ 724 XX. RESURRECTION, - - - - 727 XXI. JUDGMENT, - - - - 731 XXII. ETERNITY, - - - - 738 Happiness of the righteous, - - ib. Punishment of the wicked, - - - 750 XXIII. DISMISSIONS AND DOXOLOGIES, 752 Dismissions, - - - - - ib. Doxologies, _ - - - 762 PREFACE. Singing the praises of God is justly regarded as one of the most delightful and profitable parts of worship, both public and private. It was in- troduced by divine command into the worship of the Old Testament ; the blessed Saviour himself recommended it by his practice ; and it is enjoined by the apostle Paul on Christians in general. Its separate utility, in addition to that of prayer and hearing the word of God, is based upon the very nature of the human mind ; as it calls into action additional powers of the soul. Yet as the materi- als for the exercise of this Christian duty in any other than the Hebrew language, whether transla- tions of the Psalms or original effusions on the doctrines and facts of the scriptures, are necessari- ly the products of uninspired pens ; they are characterised by diflferent degrees of merit, both in respect to poetic excellence and devotional ten- dency. In no other language, it is thought, is there extant so copious and excellent a collection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs, as that of the Lutheran Church in Germany. And from this copious source, our German churches in this country have drawn ample supplies. Yet the prevalence of the English language, has, in some places, long since led to its introduction into the service of our sanctuaries, as well as to the publi- cation of several collections of hymns in the same X PREFACE. tongue. Among these, that made by the learned and pious Dr. Kuntze, then Senior of the New York Ministerium, and published in 1795, is ex" cellent in its devotional tendency, but lamentably deficient in poetic beauty and purity of diction. The collection, subsequently made by a Committee of the New York Synod, appointed in 1812, not only merits a decided preference, but is indeed a most excellent work. Yet long experience has evinced, that this selection does not afford a suffi- cient variety for all the purposes of ministerial duty and Christian practice, and many of the choicest and most devotional productions of the English muse are not contained in it. Under these circumstances, the General Synod deemed it their duty, in accordance with their constitution, and in obedience to the numerous calls made on them, to provide a Hymn Book, possess- ing alike sufficient amplitude, classical excellence, and devotional spirit, to serve as a permanent book for the churches of their connection, and for all others who may be disposed to use it. For this purpose the undersigned were appointed a com- mittee in 1825, and have for several years devoted their most particular and prayerful attention to the important duty assigned them. They have found the work arduous far beyond their early expecta- tions; but their conviction of its importance and necessity has continually increased. Their aim has been to combine in the highest possible degree practical excellence, with the charms and graces of poetry. They have procured all the most ex- cellent and valuable Hymn Books used by sister PREFACE. XI churches, and have also examined very many hymns dispersed through the works of individual authors. They feel assured that the selection made will contain the major part of the best Hymns extant in the English language. They have also after ma- ture consideration constructed a new arrangement, which they deem decidedly more practical than any other which they have seen, and calculated to be more useful, both to ministers and laymen. As the New York Hymn Book is in the posses- sion of many of our churches, it was thought pro- per to add to all the Hymns taken from it the num- ber which they bear in that collection : and as the number of such hymns in all the principle divi- sions of the book is very considerable, it will be found that both books can be used together with- out inconvenience. A view of the general subjects, sufficiently minute for reference, is prefixed to the book. A portable size was adopted, not only for the sake of cheapness and convenience in public and domestic worship, but also that Christians who strive to walk with God, and delight to sing the songs of Zion, may carry this volume with them on their journeys, and in their social walks, and into the field of labor, and as opportunity may of- fer, kindle anew the flame of their devotion at the fire of the sacred muse. In conclusion, we would commend this work to the serious use of the disciples of our Lord in general, and our churches in particular ; and more especially to the favor and blessing of that divine Redeemer, whose dying love will be the theme of Xll PREFACE. our more perfect praises in the realms of celestial bliss. S. S. SCHMUCKER, Professor of Theology in Theol. Sem. of the General Synod of Ev. Luth. Church. C. p. KRAUTH, Pastor of the second English Lutheran Church, Philadelphia. G. SHOBER, Pastor of the Lutheran Church, Salem, North Carolina. J. G. SCHMUCKER, D. D. Pastor of the Luth. Church, York, Pennsylvania. B. KELLER, Pastor of the Lutheran Church, Germantown, Pennsylvania. Gettysburg, Penn. May I6th, 1832. The undersigned, certify that this Hymn Book is published under the sanction of the Gene- ral Synod of the Ev. Lutheran Church, in the United States, and in conformity to the resolution of said body, passed October the 27th, 1827. D. KURTZ, D. D. President of the General Synod, and Senior Pastor of the German Lutheran Church, Baltimore. D. F. SCHAEFFER, Secretary of the General Synod, and Pastor of the Lutheran Church, Frederick, Md« 1. H Y M IV S. THE SCRIPTURES. L. M. The Bihle^ the inspired source of religious knowledge. 1 "EXTERNAL Spirit ! 'twas thy breath The oracles of truth inspired ; And kings and holy seers of old With strong prophetic impulse fir'd. 2 Fill'd with thy great almighty pow'r, Their lips with heavenly science flow'd; Their hands a thousand wonders wrought, Which bore the signature of God. 3 With gladsome hearts they spread the news Of pardon, through a Saviour's blood j And to a num'rous seeking crowd Mark'd out the path to his abode. 4 The pow'rs of earth and hell in vain Against the sacred word combine ; Thy providence through ev'ry age Securely guards the work divine. 5 Thee, its great author, source of light; J^j^, Thee, its preserver, we adore ; * And humbly ask a ray from thee, Its hidden wonders to explore. ^ (210) L. M. ^* The Scriptures inspired, 1 ^nnWAS by an order from the Lord, The ancient prophets spoke his word ; 1 THE SCRIPTURES. His Spirit did their tongues inspire, And warm'd their hearts with heavenly lire. 2 The works and wonders which they wrought Confirm'd the messages they brought: The prophet's pen succeeds his breath, To save the holy words from death. 3 Great God ! mine eyes with pleasure look On the dear volume of thy book ; There my Redeemer's face I see. And read his name who died for me. 4 Let the false raptures of the mind Be lost, and vanished in the wind ; Here I can fix my hope secure : This is thy word, and must endure. „ (204) C. M. ^» The Same, 1 "Ij^ATHER of mercies, in thy word What endless glory shines ! For ever be thy name ador'd For these celestial lines. 2 Here may the wretched sons of want Exhaustless riches find ; Riches, above what earth can grant. And lasting as the mind. 3 Here the air tree of knowledge grows, And yields a free repast ; Sublimer sweets than nature knows Invite the longing taste. 4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heav'nly peace around ; And life and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound. 5 O may these heav'nly pages be My ever dear delight; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light ! 2 THE SCRIPTURES. 4, 5 ^ Divine Instructor, gracious Lord ! Be thou for ever near; Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there. (203) C. M. '^^ The word of God, an incomparable treasure. 1 T ET avarice, borne from shore to shore, -^ Her fav'rite god pursue : Thy word, O Lord, we value more Than India or Peru, 2 Here mines of knowledge, love, and joy. Are open'd to our sight; The purest gold without alloy, And gems divinely bright. 3 The counsels of redeeming grace These sacred leaves unfold ; And here the Saviour's lovely face Our raptur'd eyes behold. 4 Here light, descending from above, Directs our doubtful feet ; Here promises of heav'nly love Our ardent wishes meet. 5 Our num'rous griefs are here redrest, And all our wants supplied : Naught we can ask to make us blest Is in this book denied. 6 For these inestimable gains. That so enrich the mind, , ^^ . O may we search with eager pains, ! Assur'd that we shall find ! ;. g^ (202) C. M. The value and comprehensiveness of the Bible. 1 TET all the heathen Avriters join, To form one perfect book : Great God \ if once compar'd with thine, How mean their writings look ! 3 6, 7 THE SCRIPTURES. 2 Not the most perfect rules they gave ^ Could show one sin forgiv'n, Nor lead a step beyond the grave; But thine conduct to heav'n. 3 Lord, I have made thy word my choice. My lasting heritage ; There shall my noblest pow'rs rejoice. My warmest thoughts engage. 4 I'll read the hist'ries of thy love, And keep thy laws in sight, While through thy promises I rove With ever fresh delight. 5 'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown. Where springs of life arise, Seeds of immortal bliss are sown. And hidden glory lies. P. M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7. "• Precious Bible. — Psalm xix. 10. 1 "pRECIOUS Bible ! what a treasure Does the word of God afford ! All I want for life or pleasure, Food and med'cine, shield and sword ; Let the world account me poor — Having this I need no more. 2 Food, to which the world 's a stranger, Here my hungry soul enjoys ; Of excess there is no danger, Though it fills, it never cloys : On a dying Christ I feed- He is meat and drink indeed ! y P. M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, ' • The Bible. — 0 how I love thy Law.— -Fs, cxix. 97. 1 "RY the thoughtless world derided, -" Still I love the word of God ; 'Tis the crook by which Pm guided, Often 'tis a chastening rod, 4 *rHE SCRIPTURES. 'Tis a s\Yord that cuts asunder All my pride and vanity, When abasM I lie, and wonder That he spares a wretch like me. 2 This confirms me when I waver. Sets my trembling judgment right ; When I stray, how much so ever. This is my restoring light : Satan oft, and sin, assail me, With temptations ever new ; Then, O nothing can avail me, 'Till my bleeding Lord I view. 3 Faith I need, O Lord bestow it, Give my laboring mind relief; Oft, alas ! I doubt, I know it, Help, O help my unbelief. Dearest Saviour, by thy merit May I gain a future crown ; Guide, O guide me by thy Spirit, Till these storms are overblown ! L. M. ®* The usefulness of the Scriptures. 1 "IMTHEN Israel through the desert pass'd, 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 ! 'Tis for our light and guidance given ; It sheds a lustre all abroad. And points the path to bliss and heaven ; 3 It fills the soul with sweet delight. And quickens its inactive powers; It sets our wandering footsteps right; Displays thy love, and kindles ours : 4 Its promises rejoice our hearts ; Its doctrines are divinely true ; Knowledge and pleasure it imparts ; It comforts and instructs us too. 5 A* 8 9, 10 THE SCRIPTURES. 5 Ye favor'd lands, who have this worjJ, Ye saints, who feel its saving power, Unite your tongues to praise the Lord, And his distinguished grace adore. ^* Instruction from Scripture. 1 XTOW 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 men that keep thy law with care, And meditate thy word, Grow wiser than their teachers are. And better know the Lord. 5 Thy precepts make me truly wise : I hate the sinner's road ; I hate my own vain thoughts that rise; But love thy law, my God. 6 Thy word is everlasting truth ; How pure is every page ! That holy book shall guide our youth. And well support our age. in ^- ^- -■•"• TTie glory of the word. 1 nPHE Spirit breathes upon the word, And brings the truth to sight : Precepts and promises afford A sanctifying light. 6 THE SCRIPTURES. 11, 12 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. ^ I (208) C. M. •■•■■•• The Scriptures consolatory to the penitent. 1 T ADEN with guilt, and full of fears, *^ I fly to thee, my Lord ; And not a ray of hope appears. But in thy written word. 2 The volume of my Father's grace Does all my grief assuage ; Here I behpld my Saviour's face Almost in ev'ry page. 3 This is the field, where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown ; That merchant is divinely wise, Who makes the pearl his own. 4 This is the judge, that ends the strife. Where wit and reason fail ; My guide to everlasting life, Through all this gloomy vale. 5 O may thy counsels mighty God ! ^^^ My roving feet command ; , ^*^ Nor I forsake the happy road. That leads to thy right hand. |o C. M. -■•'*• A rational defence of the Gospel 1 ^HALL atheists dare insult the cross Of our Redeemer God ? 7 13 BEING AND Shall, infidels reproach his laws, Or trampel on his blood ? 2 What if he chose mysterious ways. To cleanse us from our faults ? May not the works of sovereign grace Transcend our feeble thoughts ? 3 What if the gospel bids us fight With flesh, and self, and sin ? The prize is most divinely bright, Which we are call'd to win. 4 What if the foolish, and the poor, His glorious grace partake? This but confirms his truth the more. For so the prophets spake. 5 Do some, that own his sacred name. Indulge their souls in sin ? Jesus should never bear the blame. His laws are pure and clean. 6 Then let our faith grow firm and strong, Our lips profess his word ; Nor blush, nor fear to walk among The men that love the Lord. BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. ,o L. M. ■■■*'• God exalted above all praise. 1 INTERNAL Power! whose high abode "^ Becomes the grandeur of a God ; Infinite lengths, beyond the bounds Where stars revolve their little rounds. 2 The lowest step around thy seat, Rises too high for Gabriel's feet ; In vain the tall archangel tries To reach thine height with wond'ring eyes. 3 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do ! We would adore our Maker too ; 8 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 14, 15 From sin and dust to thee we cry, The Great, the Holy, and the High ! 4 Earth from afar has heard thy fame, And worms have learnt to lisp thy name ; But, O ! the glories of thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. 5 God is in heaven, but man below ; Be short our tunes ; our words be few ; A sacred reverence checks our songs, And praise sits silent on our tongues. -■■'*• The Spirituality of God.— John iv. 24. 1 'T^HOU art, O God ! a spirit pure, Invisible to mortal eyes ; Th' immortal, and the eternal King, The great, the good, the only wise. 2 Whilst nature changes, and her works Corrupt, decay, dissolve, and die. Thy essence pure no change shall see. Secure of immortality. 3 Thou great Invisible ! what hand Can draw thy image spotless fair ! To what in heaven, to what on earth, Can men th' immortal King compare ! 4 Let stupid heathens frame their gods Of gold, and silver, wood and stone ; Ours is the God that made the heavens ; Jehovah he, and God alone. 5 My soul, thy purest homage pay, In truth and spirit him adore ; More shall this please than sacrifice. Than outward forms delight him more. , . CM. ^^* The Infinite. 1 SJOME seraph lend your heavenly tongue. Or harp of golden string, 9 16 BEING AND That I may raise a lofty song, To our Eternal King. 2 Thy names how infinite they be ! Great Everlasting One ! Boundless thy might and majesty, And unconfin'd thy throne. 3 Thy glories shine of wondrous size. And wondrous large thy grace ; Immortal day breaks from thine eyes, And Gabriel veils his face. 4 Thine essence is a vast abyss, Which angels cannot sound ; An ocean of infinities Where all our thoughts are drown'd. 5 The myst'ries of creation lie Beneath enlighten'd minds; Thoughts can ascend above the sky. And fly before the winds ; 6 Reason may grasp the massy hills, And stretch from pole to pole; But half thy name our spirit fills, And overloads our soul. 7 In vain our haughty reason swells. For nothing's found in Thee, But boundless inconceivables, And vast eternity ! ,^ L. M. •*• God supreme and self-sufficient. 1 X^HAT is our God, or what his name. Nor men can learn, nor angels teach ; He dwells conceal'd in radiant flame. Where neither eyes nor thoughts can reach, 2 The spacious worlds of heavenly light, Compar'd with him, how short they fall ! They are too dark, and he too bright ; Nothing are they, but God is all. 10 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 17 3 He spoke the wondrous word, and lo ! Creation rose at his command ; Whirlwinds and seas their limits know, Bound in the hollow of his hand. 4 There rests the earth, there roll the spheres, There nature leans, and feels her prop; But his own self-sufl&cience bears ^ The weight of his own glories up. i^ 5 The tide of creatures ebbs and flows, Measuring their changes by the moon: No ebb his sea of glory knows ; His age is one eternal noon. 6 Then fly, my song, an endless round, The lofty tune let Gabriel raise ; All nature dwells upon the sound. But we can ne'er fulfil the praise. 17 L. M. •*■ * • The Incomprehensibility of God. 1 4^0D is a name my soul adores, ^^ Th' Almighty Three, the Eternal One ! Nature and grace, with all their powers. Confess the Infinite unknown. 2 From thy great self thy being springs ; Thou art thy own original. Made up of uncreated things. And self-sufl5cience bears them all. 3 Thy voice produced the seas and spheres, Bids the waves roar and planets shine ; But nothing like thyself appears Through all these spacious works of thine 4 Still restless nature dies and grows ; From change to change the creatures run : Thy being no succession knows, And all thy vast designs are one. 5 How shall affrighted mortals dare To sing tliy glory or thy grace } 11 18, 19 BEING AND Beneath thy feet we lie so far, And see but shadows of thy face ! 6 Who can behold the glorious light ? Who can approach consuming flame ? None but thy wisdom knows thy might, None but thy word can speak thy name. 1« (306) L. M. ^^* Unity of God. 1 PATERNAL 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 itself possest ; By none control'd in thy commands. And in thyself completely blest. 3 To thee alone ourselves we owe ; Let heav'n and earth due homage pay : All other gods we disavow, Deny their claims, renounce their sway. 4 In thee, O Lord, our hope shall rest, Fountain of peace, and joy and love ! Thy favor only makes us blest; Without thee all would nothing prove. 5 Worship to thee alone belongs ; Worship to thee alone we give ; Thine be our hearts and thine our songs, And to thy glory we would live. 6 Spread thy great name through heathen lands ; Their idol-deities dethrone ; Subdue the world to thy commands, And reign as thou art, God alone. ,g (29) L. M. God incomprehensible* 1 ^^REAT God, in vain man's narrow view Attempts to look thy nature through, 12 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 20 Our lab'ring pow'rs with rev'rence own, Thy glories never can be known. 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 men to know ; While wisdom, goodness, poAv'r divine Thro' all thy works and conduct shine. 4 O ! may our souls w^ith rapture trace Thy works of nature and of grace, Explore thy sacred truth, and still » Press on to know and do thy will ! on (32) G. M. '*'^* God eternal and unchangeable, 1 Q.REAT God, how infinite art thou! How frail and weak are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood. Ere earth or heav'n was made; Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. 3 Nature and time all open lie To thine immense survey, From the formation of the sky, To the last awful day. 4 Eternity, with all its years. Stands present to thy view. To thee there's nothing old appears ; Great God ! there's nothing new. 5 Our lives thro^ various scenes are drawn, And vexM with trifling cares ; While thine eternal thought moves on Thine undisturbM affairs. 13 21, 22 BEING ANH 6 Great God, how infinite art thou f How frail and weak are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow. And pay their praise to thee. 21. (33) L. M. 1 A LL-POW'RFUL, self-existent God^ Who all creation dost sustain ! Thou wast, and art, and art to come ; And everlasting is thy reign. 2 Fix'd and eternal as thy days. Each glorious attribute divine. Thro' ages infinite, shall still With undiminished lustre shine. 3 Fountain of being f source of good f Immutable dost thou remain ; Nor can the shadow of a change Obscure the glories of thy reign. 4 Nature her order shall reverse. Revolving seasons cease their round ; Nor spring appear with blooming pride. Nor autumn be with plenty crown'd : 6 Yon shining orbs forget their course ; The sun his destin'd path forsake ; And burning desolation mark Amid the world his wand'ring track : 6 Earth may with all her pow'rs dissolve. If such the great Creator's will: But thou for ever art the same ; I am" is thy memorial still. a 22 (34) L. M. '*'*• God Almighty, 1 4TJJ.IVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame, Give to the Lord renown and pow'r ; Ascribe due honors to his name, And his eternal might adore. 14 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 23 2 The Lord proclaims his pow'r aloud, O'er the vast ocean and the land ; His voice divides the wat'ry cloud, And lightnings blaze at his command. 3 He speaks, and howling tempests rise. And lay the forest bare around ; The fiercest beasts, with piteous cries, Confess the terror of the sound. 4 His thunders rend the vaulted skies. And palaces and temples shake. The mountains tremble at the noise, The valleys roar, the deserts quake. 5 The Lord sits sov'reign o'er the flood ; The Thund'rer reigns for ever King ; But makes his church his blest abode, Where we his awful glories sing. 6 We see no terrors in his name. But in our God a Father find. The voice, that shakes all nature's frame, Speaks comfort to the pious mind. 23. (36) C. M. 1 5^T^WAS God who hurl'd the rolling spheres, And stretch'd the boundless skies ; Who form'd the plan of endless years. And bade the ages rise. 2 From everlasting is his might, Lnmense and unconfin'd : He pierces through the realms of light. And rides upon the w^ind. 3 He darts along the burning skies ; Loud thunders round him roar : , All heav'n attends him, as he flies ; All hell proclaims his pow'r. 4 He scatters nations with his breath.; The scatter'd nations fly : 15 24, 25 BEING AND Blue pestilence and wasting death. Confess the Godhead nigh. 5 Ye worlds, with ev^ry living thing, Fulfil his high command : Mortals, pay homage to your King, And own his ruling hand. 24. P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7.- 1 '^KM/'HEN in dark and dreadful gloom, Clouds on clouds portentous spread. Black as if the day of doom Hung o'er nature's shrinking head : When the lightning breaks from high, God is coming — God is nigh ! 2 Then we hear his chariot wheels. As the mighty thunder rolls ; Nature, startled nature reels. From the centre to the poles : Then the ocean, earth, and sky. Tremble as he passes by ! 3 Darkness, wild with horror, forms His mysterious hiding-place ; Should he from his ark of storms. Rend the veil and show his face, At the judgment of his eye. All the universe would die. 4 God of vengeance ! from above, While thine awful bolts are hurl'd, O remember thou art love I Spare i — O spare a guilty world ! Stay thy flaming wrath awhile. Let the bow of promise smile ! 25 . (3^) ^-^^ . . God omnipresent and omniscient. 1 X ORD, thou hast search'd and seen me thro'; Thine eye commands, with piercing view, My rising and my resting hours. My heart and flesh, with all their pow'rs, 16 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 2 Could I SO false, so faithless prove, To quit thy service and thy love ; Where, Lord, could I thy presence shun, Or from thy dreadful glory run ? 3 If, mounted on a morning ray, I fly beyond the western sea ; Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest thy fugitive. 4 Or should I try to shun thy sight Beneath the spreading veil of night ; One glance of thine, one piercing ray Would kindle darkness into day. 5 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all-searching eyes. Thy hand can seize thy foes as soon Through midnight shades, as blazing noon. 6 O may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest ! Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. 26. (38) C. M. 1 T ORD, all I am is known to thee i In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, or to flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest. My public walks, my private ways. And secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to thee. Lord, Before they're form'd within ; And ere my lips pronounce the word. Thou know'st the sense I mean. 4 O wondrous knowledge, deep and high ! Where can a creature hide ^ 17 B* 27, 28 BEING AN0 Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset on ev'ry side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still. And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from ev'ry ill, Secur'd by sovereign love. 07 (41) C. M. '*'• God's Wisdom. 1 CONGS of immortal praise belong To my almighty God : He hath my heart, and he my tongue. To spread his name abroad. 2 How great the works his hand hath wrought I How glorious in our sight ! And men in ev'ry age have sought His wonders with delight. 3 How most exact is nature's frame ! How wise th' eternal mind ! His counsels never change the scheme That his first thoughts design'd. 4 When he redeem'd the sons of men. He fix'd his cov'nant sure : The orders, that his lips pronounce. To endless years endure. 5 Nature, and time, and earth, and skies. Thy heav'nly skill proclaim. What shall we do to make us wise, But learn to read thy name ? 6 To fear thy pow'r, to trust thy grace. Is our divinest skill ; And he's the wisest of our race, Who best obeys thy will. (43) C. M. '*^* God holy and just. 1 "IITOLY and rev'rend is the name Of our eternal King. 18 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 29, 30 Thrice holy, Lord ! the angels cry : Thrice holy, let us sing. 2 Holy is he in all his works, And saints are his delight: But sinners and their wicked ways Are hateful in his sight. 3 The deepest rev'rence, homage, love, Pay, O my soul, to God ; Lift with thy hands a holy heart To his sublime abode. 4 Thou, righteous God ! preserve my mind From all pollution free; Thine image form within my breast, That I thy face may see. 29. (U) c. M. 1 f^^^ is a Spirit, just and wise ; He sees our inmost mind ; In vain to heav'n we raise our cries, And leave our souls behind. 2 Nothing but truth before his throne With honor can appear ; The painted hypocrites are known Through the disguise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bended knees the ground : But God abhors the sacrifice. Where not the heart is found. 4 Lord ! search my thoughts, and try my ways, And make my soul sincere : Then shall I stand before thy face. And find acceptance there. Oft (46) C. M. ^* Gody no respecter of persons. 1 T/^ITH eye impartial, heav'n's high King Surveys each human tribe ; 19 SI SEING AND No earthly pomp his eyes can charm, Nor wealth his favor bribe. 2 The rich and poor, of equal clay. His pow'rful hand did frame ; All souls are his, and him alike Their common Parent claim. 3 Ye sons of men of high degree. Your great Superior own ; Praise him for all his gifts, and pay Your homage at his throne. 4 Trust in the Lord, ye humble poor, And banish ev'ry fear : The God you serve will ne'er forsake The man of heart sincere. oi (52) P. M. 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8. ^** God faithful. 1 'X^HE promises I sing, Whicli love supreme hath spoke ; Nor will th' eternal King His words of grace revoke. They stand secure And steadfast still i Not Sion's hill Abides so sure. g The mountains melt away, When once the Judge appears ;. And sun and m- on decay. That measure mortal years : But still the same, In radiant lines. His promise shines Through all the flame. 3 Their harmony shall sound Thro' my attentive ears, When thunders cleave the ground^ And dissipate the spheres. 20 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 32, 33 Midst all the shock Of that dread scene, I'll stand serene, Thy word my rock, „„ (51) C. M. •^ '* • God benevolent and mercifuL 1 nPHY ceaseless, unexhausted love. Unmerited and free, Delights our evil to remov^e, And help our misery. 2 Thou waitest to be gracious still ; Thou dost with sinners bear ; That, sav'd, we may thy goodness feel> And all thy grace declare. 3 Thy goodness and thy truth, to me, To ev'ry soul abound ; A vast unfathomable sea, Where all our thoughts are drown'd. 4 Its streams the whole creation reach, So plenteous is the store ; Enough for all, enough for each, Enough for evermore. 5 Faithful, O Lord, thy mercies are ; A rock which cannot move : A thousand promises declare Thy constancy of love. 6 Throughout the universe it reigns, Unalterably sure ; And, while the truth of God remains,^ His goodness must endure. ^o (52) P. M. 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6. ^^^ God is love. 1 IVfY God, thy boundless love I praise. How bright on high its glories blaze,, How sweetly bloom below ? It streams from thy eternal throne ; Through heav'n its joys for ever run^ And o'er the eartn they flow. 21 34 BEING AND 2 'Tis love that paints the purple morn, And bids the clouds, in air upborne, Their genial drops distil ; In ev'ry vernal beam it glows, And breathes in ev'ry 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 ev'ry vale. 4 But in thy gospel see it shine With grace and glories more divine. Proclaiming sins forgiv'n. There faith, bright cherub, points the way To realms of everlasting day, And opens all her heav'n. 5 Then let the love, that makes me blest, 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. 04 (54) C. M. ***• God gracious to all. 1 CWEET is the mem'ry of thy grace, O God, my heav'nly King ! Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 2 God reigns on high, but not confines His goodness to the skies. Through the whole earth his bounty shines, And ev'ry want supplies. 3 With longing eyes, thy creatures wait On thee for daily food ; Thy lib'ral hand provides their meat. And fills their mouths with good* 22 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 35, 36 4 How kind are thy compassions, Lord ! How slow thine anger moves ! But soon he sends his pard'ning word, To cheer the souls he loves. 5 Creatures, with all their endless race, Thy pow'r and praise proclaim ; But saints, who taste thy richer grace. Delight to bless thy name. a- (55) C. M. God's mercies unutterable. 1 I^UR souls with pleasing wonder view ^-^ The bounties of thy grace ; How much bestow'd, how much reserv'd, For those that seek thy face. 2 Thy lib'ral hand with worldly bliss Oft makes their cup run o'er; And in the eov'nant of thy love They find diviner store. 3 Here mercy hides their num'rous sins ; Here grace their souls renews ; Here hope, and love, and joy, and peace, Their heav'nly beams diffuse. 4 But oh ! what treasures yet unknown Are lodg'd in worlds to come ! If these th' enjoyments of the way. How happy is their home ! 5 And what shall mortal worms reply ? Or how such goodness own ? But 'tis our joy, that, Lord, to thee Thy servants' hearts are known. 6 Since time's too short, all-gracious God, To utter half thy praise; Loud, to the honor of thy name. Eternal hymns we'll raise. og (56) S. M. **^* Gods mercy great and eternal. 1 li/fY soul, repeat his praise. Whose mercies are so great ; 23 37 BEING AND Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide ; And, when his wrath is felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimes, And lighter than our guilt. 3 High as the heav'ns are raised Above the ground we tread. So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 4 His grace subdues our sins ; And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 5 The pity of the Lord To those who fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel ; He knows our feeble frame. 6 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. 7 But thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. o«. (31) L. M. ^'» The glory of God. 1 "^J'Ei sons of men, in sacred lays, Attempt the great Creator's praise ; But who an equal song can frame ? What verse can reach the lofty theme ? 2 He sits enthron'd amidst the spheres, And glory like a garment wears ; While boundless wisdom, pow'r, and grace, Command our awe, transcend our praise. 24 PERFECTTONS OF GODI 38 3 Before his throne a shining band Of cherubs and of seraphs stand ; Ethereal spirits, who in flight Outstrip the rapid speed of light. 4 To God all nature owes its birth, He form'd this pond'rous globe of earth, He raised the glorious arch on high, And measur'd out the azure sky. 5 In all our Maker's grand designs, Omnipotence with wisdom shines; His works, through all this wondrous frame. Bear the great impress of his name, 6 Rais'd on devotion's lofty wing. Let us his high perfections sing : O let his praise employ our tongue, Whilst listening worlds applaud the song ! Oft C. M. *^^» God is Love.—\ John, iv. 8. 1 4 MID the splendors of thy state, My God, thy love appears With the soft radiance of the moon Among a thousand stars, 2 Nature through all her ample round, Thy boundless power proclaims. And, in melodious accent, speaks The goodness of thy names. 3 Thy justice, holiness, and truth, Our solemn awe excite ; But the sweet charms of sov'reign grace O'erwhelm us with delight. 4 Sinai, in clouds, and smoke, and fire. Thunders thy dreadful name ; But Sion sings, in melting notes. The honors of the Lamb. 5 In all thy doctrines and commands. Thy counsels and designs, 25 c 39, 40 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. In ev'ry work thy hands have fram'^d, Thy love supremely shines. 6 Angels and men the news proclaim Through earth and heaven above, The joyful, the transporting news, That God the Lord is Love! ^^* A So'ng of Praise to God. 1 npO God, the universal King, Let all mankind their tribute bring; All that have breath, your voices raise, In songs of never-ceasing praise. 2 The spacious earth on which we tread, And wider heavens stretch'd o^er our head,, A large and solemn temple frame To celebrate its Builder's fame. 3 Here the bright sun, that rules the day. As through the sky he makes his way. To all the world proclaims aloud The boundless sovereignty of God. 4 When from his courts the sun retires. And with the day his voice expires, The moon and stars adopt the song, And through the night the praise prolong- 5 The list'ning earth with rapture hears The harmonious music of the spheres ; And all her tribes the notes repeat. That God is wise, and good, and great. 6 But man, endow'd with nobler powers. His God in nobler strains adores ; His is the gift to know the song. As well as sing with tuneful tongue^ 40. (309) L. M. 1 "pTERNAL and immortal King f ■^ Thy peerless splendors none can bear ; 26 TRINITY. 41 But darkness veils seraphic eyes ; When God with all his glory 's there. 2 Yet faith can pierce the awful gloom, The great Invisible can see ; And with its tremblings mingle joy, In fix'd regards, great Godi to thee. 3 Then ev''ry tempting form of sin, Aw'd by thy presence, disappears ; And all the glowing raptur'd soul. The likeness it contemplates, wears, 4 O ever conscious to my heart ! Witness to its supreme desire ; Behold it presses on to thee. For it hath caught the heav'nly fire. 5 This one petition would I urge : To bear thee ever in my sight! In life, in death, in worlds unknown, My only portion and delight. TRINITY. 4.1 C. ^I. *-^* The Doctrine and Use oj the TVinify.— Eph. ii. 18. 1 J^ATHER of glory ! to thy name Immortal praise we give. Who dost an act of grace proclaim. And bid us rebels live. 2 Immortal honor to the Son, Who makes thine anger cease ; Our lives he ransom'd with his own, And died to make our peace. ,3 To thy Almighty Spirit be Immortal glory given. Whose influence brings us near to thee, And trains us up for heaven. 27 42j 43 TRINITY. 4 Let men, with their united voice, Adore th' eternal God, And spread his honors and their joys Through nations far abroad. 5 Let faith, and love, and duty join, One general song to raise ; Let saints in earth and heaven combine In harmony and praise. 42 ^' ^^' A Song of Praise to the ever-blessed Trinity,. 1 gLESS'D be the Father and his love ', To whose celestial source we owe Rivers of endless joy above, And rills of comfort here below. 2 Glory to thee, great Son of God, From whose dear wounded body rolls A precious stream of vital blood, Pardon and life for dying souls. 3 We give the sacred Spirit praise. Who in our hearts of sin and wo Makes living springs of grace arise, And into boundless glory flow. 4 Thus God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Ave adore. That sea of life and love unknown, Without a bottom or a shore. ,^ . P.M. 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7. ■***• To the Trinity. 1 Xl-QLY, holy, holy Lord ! "■--^ Self-existent Deity, By the host of heaven ador'd, Teach us how to worship thee r Only uncreated mind, Wonders in thy nature meet ; Perfect Unity combin'd With Society complete. 2 All perfection dwells in thee. Now to us obscurely knowDj 28 PRAISE TO GOD. 44 Three in one, and one in three, Great Jehovah, God alone ! Be our all, O Lord divine ! Father, Saviour, Vital Breath ! Body, spirit, soul be thine. Now, and at, and after death ! Glorious, thou, in holiness, Father didst thy rights maintain ; Truth and grace at once express, When thy only Son was slain : Here is deepest wisdom seen ; Here the richest stores of grace ; Mildest love, and vengeance keen ; O how bright their mingled rays ! Fearful thou in praises too, Loving Saviour, slaughter'd Lamb ! We with joy and reverence view All thy glory, all thy shame ! Be thy death the death of sin. Be thy life the sinner's plea ; Save me, teach me, rule within, Prophet, Priest, and King to me. PRAISE TO GOD. -a-t* Praise to God as the Creator and Preserver. 1 gEFORE Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations bow with sacred joy ; Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and he destroy. S His sov'reign pow'r, without our aid, Made us of clay, and form'd us men. And when like wand'ring sheep we strayM, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care, Our souls and all our mortal frame : 29 c* 45 PHAISE TO GOD. What lasting honors shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name ? 4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs ; High as the heav'ns our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 5 Wide as the world is thy command ; Vast as eternity thy love ; Firm as a rock thy truth must stand. When rolling years shall cease to move. 45 . (3) C. M. • Praise to God for Preservation and Redemption. 1 X^E humble souls, approach your God With songs of sacred praise ; For He is good, immensely good. And kind are all his ways. 2 All nature owns his guardian care ; In him we live and move : But nobler benefits declare The wonders of his love. 3 He gave his Son, his only Son, To ransom rebel worriis ; 'Tis here he makes his goodness known In its diviner forms. 4 To this dear refuge, Lord, we come ; 'Tis here our hope relies ; A safe defence, a peaceful home. When storms of trouble rise. 5 Thine eye beholds with kind regard The souls who trust in thee ; Their humble hope thou wilt reward With bliss divinely free. 6 Great God, to thy almighty love What honors shall we raise ? 30 PRAISE TO GOD. 46, 47 Not all the raptur'd songs above Can render equal praise. *0» Praise for the Mercies of God. 1 /ZJ_IVE to our God immortal praise ! Mercy and truth are all his ways. Wonders of grace to God belong : Repeat his mercies in your song. 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, The King of kings with glory crown. His mercies ever shall endure, When lords and kings are known no more. 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fix'd 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 pow'r 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 heav'nly seat. His mercies ever shall endure. When this vain world shall be no more. 4t. (7) P. M. 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, as 1 13. 1 T'LL praise my Maker, whilst Pve breath ; And, when my voice is lost in death. Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs. My days of praise shall ne'er be past. Whilst life, and thought, and being last. Or immortality endures. 13 48 PRAISE TO GOD. 2 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God, who made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train. His truth for ever stands secure ; He saves th' oppress'd, he feeds the poor ; And none shall find his promise vain. 3 The Lord pours eye-sight on the blind ; The Lord supports the fainting mind; He sends the lab'ring conscience peace ; He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless, And grants the pris'ner sweet release. 4 I'll praise him, while he lends me breath ; And, when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs. My days of praise shall ne'er be past, Whilst life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. 48. (9) P. M. 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8, as 148. 1 nnO your Creator God, Your great Preserver, raise, Ye creatures of his hand, Your highest notes of praise. Let ev'ry voice Proclaim his pow'r. His name adore. And loud rejoice. 2 Thou source of light and heat, Bright sov'reign of the day. Dispensing blessings round, With all-diffusive ray ; From morn to night, With ev'ry beam. Record his name, . Who made thee bright. 3 Fair regent of the night. With all thy starry train, 32 PRAISE TO GOD. 49 Which rise in silent hosts, To gild the azure plain ; With countless rays Declare his name, Prolong the theme, Reflect his praise. 4 Let all the creatures join To celebrate his name, And all their various pow'rs Assist th' exalted theme. Let nature raise From ev'ry tongue A general song Of grateful praise. 5 But oh ! from human tongues Should nobler praises flow ; And ev'ry thankful heart With warm devotion glow. Your voices raise, Ye highly blest Above the rest; Declare his praise. 49. (10) P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7. 1 ^LORY be to God on high, God, whose glory fills the sky ; Peace on earth to man forgiv'n, Man, the well belov'd of heaven. Glory be to God on high, God, whose glory fills the sky. 2 Favor'd mortals, raise the song ; Endless thanks to God belong ; Hearts o'erflowing with his praise. Join the hymns your voices raise : Glory be, &c, 2 Call the tribes of beings round. From creation's utmost bound ; 33 50, 51 PRAISE TO GOD. Where the Godhead shines confess'd, There be solemn praise address'd : Glory be, &c. 4 Mark the wonders of his hand ! Pow'r, no empire can withstand ; Wisdom, angels' glorious theme; Goodness, one eternal stream : Glory be, &c. 5 Awful Being ! from thy throne Send thy promised blessings down. Let thy light, thy truth, thy peace, Bid our raging passions cease : Glory be, &c. 50. (11) s. M. 1 /^OME, sound his praise abroad. And hymns of glory sing ! Jehovah is the sov'reign God, The universal King. 2 He form'd the deeps unknown ; He gave the seas their bound ; The wat'ry 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 form'd 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 ! 51. (14) C. M. 1 TNDULGENT Father! how divine, How bright thy bounties are ! Through nature's ample round they shine, Thy goodness to declare. 34 PRAISE TO GOD. 52 2 But in the nobler work of grace, What sweeter mercy smiles In my benign Redeemer's face, And ev'ry fear beguiles! 3 Such wonders, Lord, while I survey, To thee my thanks shall rise, When morning ushers in the day, Or ev'ning veils the skies. 4 When glimm'ring life resigns its flame, Thy praise shall tune my breath ; The sweet remembrance of thy name Shall gild the shades of death. 5 But, oh ! how blest my song shall rise, When freed from feeble clay, And all thy glories meet mine eyes In one eternal day. 6 Not seraphs, who resound thy name Through yon ethereal plains, Shall glow with a diviner flame. Or raise sublimer strains. 52. (17) C. M. 1 T ONG as I liA^e, I'll bless thy name, God of eternal love ! My work and joy shall be the same. In the bright world above. 2 Great is the Lord, his pow'r unknown, And let his praise be great : I'll sing the honors of thy throne, Thy works of grace repeat. 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue; And, while my lips rejoice, The men that hear my sacred song Shall join their cheerful voice. 4 Fathers to sons shall teach thy name, And children learn thy ways ; 35 53 PHAISE TO GOD. Ages to come thy truth proclaim, And nations sound thy praise. 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date, Shall through the world be known : Thine arm of pow'r, thine heav'nly state, With public splendor shown. 6 The world is manag'd by thy hands, Thy saints are ruPd by love ; And thine eternal kingdom stands, Tho' rocks and hills remove. 53. (22) S. M. 1 f\ Bless the Lord, my soul ! Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favors 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 rescuM from the grave ; He, that redeem'd our souls from death, Hath boundless pow'r to save. 5 He fills the poor with good ; He gives the sufF'rers rest ; The Lord hath justice for the proud. And mercy for the oppress'd. 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known; But sent the world his truth and grace By his beloved Son. 36 PRAISE TO GOD. 54, 55 54. (25) L. M. 1 TN glad amazement, Lord, I stand. Amidst the bounties of thy hand; How numberless those bounties are ! How rich, how various, and how fair ! 2 But oh ! what poor returns I make ! What lifeless thanks I pay thee back ! Lord ! I confess with humble shame. My oflf'rings scarce deserve the name. 3 Fain would my laboring heart devise To bring some nobler sacrifice ; It sinks beneath the mighty load : What shall I render to my God ? 4 To him I consecrate my praise, And vow the remnant of my days ; Yet, what at best, I can pretend, Worthy such gifts from such a friend? 5 In deep abasement. Lord, I see My emptiness and poverty! Enrich my soul with grace divine, And make me worthier to be thine. 6 Give me at length an angel's tongue, That heav'n may echo with my song ! The theme, too great for time, shall be The joy of long eternity. *^*'* God allj and in all. — Psalm Ixxiii. 25. 1 1\¥Y God, my life, my love, -^^-*- To thee, to thee, I call, I cannot live if thou remove, For thou art all in all. 2 Thy shining grace can cheer This dungeon where I dwell ; 'Tis paradise when thou art here, If thou depart, 'tis hell. 37 D 56 PRAISE TO GOD. 3 To thee, and thee alone, The angels owe their bliss ; They sit around thy gracious throne. And dwell where Jesus is. 4 Not all the harps above Can make a heavenly place, If God his residence remove, Or but conceal his face. 5 Nor earth, nor all the sky Can one delight afford ; No, not a drop of real joy. Without thy presence, Lord. 6 To thee my spirits fly With infinite desire. And yet how far from thee I lie! Dear Jesus raise me nigher. C. M. 56« God glorious and Sinners saved. — Rom. i. 30 Chap. V. 8, 9. 1 Pet. iii. 22. 1 Xj^ATHER, how wide thy glory shines ! How high thy wonders rise ! Known through the earth by thousand sign By thousands through the skies. 2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power, Their motions speak thy skill. And on the wings of every hour We read thy patience still. 3 But when we view thy strange design To save rebellious worms. Our souls are fill'd with awe divine, To see what God performs. 4 When sinners break the Father's law, The dying Son atones ; Oh the dear mysteries of his cross ! The triumph of his groans ! 38 PRAISE TO GOD. 57 5 Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains ; Sweet cherubs learn Immanuel's name, And try their choicest strains. 6 O may I bear some humble part In that immortal song ; Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue. o7, (315) P. M. 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6. 1 p ARENT of good ! thy works of might I trace with wonder and delight; Thy name is all divine. There's naught in earth, or sea, or air. Or heav'n itself, that's good or fair, But what is wholly thine, '2 Immensely high thy glories rise ; They strike my soul with sweet surprise. And sacred pleasure yield : An ocean wide without a bound. Where ev'ry noble wish is drown'd, And ev'ry want is fiU'd. 3 To thee my warm affections move. In sweet astonishment and love. While at thy feet I fall : I pant for naught beneath the skies ; To thee my ardent wishes rise, O my eternal All ! 4 W^hat shall I do to spread thy praise, My God ! through my remaining days, Or how thy name adore ? To thee I consecrate my breath ; Let me be thine in life and death, And thine for evermore. 39 58, 59 THE WORKS OF GOD. THE WORKS OF GOD. 58 (^•^). ^' ^: ^* God's love displayed in creation. 1 TJf AIL, great Creator, wise and good ! To thee our songs we raise; Nature, thro' all her various scenes, Invites us to thy praise. 2 At morning, noon, and ev'ning mild. Fresh wonders strike our view ; And while we gaze, our hearts exult, With transports ever new. 3 Thy glory beams in ev'ry 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 pow'r 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 works, Thy varied love we see ; Still may the contemplation lead Our hearts, O God, to thee ! 59. (61) L. M. Works of God. ^r'HE spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heav'ns, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim. 40 THE WORKS OF GOD. 2 Th' unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's pow'r display. And publishes to ev'ry land The work of an almighty hand. 3 Soon as the ev'ning shades prevail. The moon takes up the wondrous tale. And nightly to the list'ning earth Repeats the story of her birth. 4 Whilst all the stars that round her burn And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings, as they roll. And spread the truth from pole to pole. 5 What though in solemn silence all Move round the dark terrestial ball ? What tho' nor real voice nor sound Amidst their radiant orbs be found ? 6 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, fiO (*5^) C- M. "^* All things dependent on God. 1 \^E sing th' almighty pow'r of God, W^ho bade the mountains rise, W^ho spread the flowing seas abroad. And built the lofty skies. 2 We sing the wisdom that ordain'd The sun to rule the day ; The moon shines full at his command, And all the stars obey. 3 We sing the goodness of the Lord, Who fills the earth with food ; Who form'd his creatures by a word, And then pronounc'd them good, 4 Lord, how thy wonders are displayed, Where'er we turn our eyes ; 41 D* 60 ^Ij 62 THE WORKS OF GOD. Whether we view the ground we tread, Or gaze upon the skies ! 5 There's not a plant nor flow'r below, But makes thy glories known ; And clouds arise, and tempests blow. By order from thy throne. 6 On him each moment we depend ; If he withdraw, we die. O may w^e ne'er that God offend. Who is for ever nigh ! 61. (^'^^ .^•^^• The riches of divine goodness. 1 T ET the high heav'ns your songs invite ; Those spacious fields of brilliant light. Where sun, and moon, and planets roll, And stars that glow from pole to pole. 2 Sing earth in verdant robes array'd. Its herbs and flowers, its fruits and shade ; Peopled with life of various forms, Of fish, and fowl, and beasts, and worms. 3 View the broad sea's majestic plains. And think how wide its Maker reigns ; That band remotest nations joins ; And on each wave his goodness shines. 4 But O ! that brighter world above. Where lives and reigns incarnate love ! God's only Son, in flesh array'd, For man a bleeding victim made ! 5 Thither my soul, with rapture soar ; There in the land of praise adore! The theme demands an angel's lay. Demands an everlasting day. "'*• Sun, Moon, and Stars, praise the Lord. 1 XHAIREST of all the lights above, Thou sun, whose beams adorn the spheres, 42 THE WORKS OF GOD. And with unwearied swiftness move. To form the circles of our years y 2 Praise the Creator of the skies, That dress'd thine orb in golden rays ; Or let the sun forget to rise, If he forget his Maker's praise ! 3 Thou reigning beauty of the night. Fair queen of silence, silver moon, Whose gentle beams, and borrow'd light. Are softer rivals of the noon ; 4- Arise, and to that sovereign Power Waxing and waning honors pay, Who bade thee rule the dusky hour, And half supply the absent day ! 5 Ye twinkling stars that gild the skies. When darkness has its curtain drawn ; That keep your watch with wakeful eyes, When business, cares, and day, are gone : 6 Proclaim the glories of your Lord, Dispers'd through all the heavenly street. Whose boundless treasures can afford So rich a pavement for his feet ! 7 O God of glory, God of love. Thou art the sun that makes our days ; W^ith all thy shining works above Let man attempt to speak thy praise ! ^o L. M. ^^* The Ministry of Angels. 1 r^REAT God ! what hosts of angels stand, In shining ranks at thy right hand, Array'd in robes of dazzling light. With pinions stretch'd for distant flight ! 2 Immortal fires ! seraphic flames ! Who can recount their various names ? In strength and beauty they excel ; For near the throne of God they dwell. 43 63 64 THE WORKS OF GOD. 1 3 How eagerly they wish to know The duties he would have them do: What joy their active spirits feel, To execute their Sovereign's will ! 4 Hither, at his command, they fly To guard the beds on which we lie ; To shield our persons night and day, And scatter all our fears away. 5 Send, O my God, some angel down, (Though to a mortal eye unknown,) To guide and guard my doubtful way Up to the realms of endless day. ^^* The sow/.— Mark viii. 36. "^^HAT is the thing of greatest price. The whole creation round ? That which was lost in Paradise, That which in Christ is found : 2 The soul of man — Jehovah's breath That keeps two worlds at strife ; Hell moves beneath to work its death, Heaven stoops to give it life. 3 God, to redeem it, did not spare His well beloved Son ; Jesus, to save it, deign'd to bear The sins of all in one. 4 And is this treasure borne below, In earthen vessels frail ? Can none its utmost value know, Till flesh and spirit fail ? 5 Then let us gather round the cross, That knowledge to obtain ; Not by the soul's eternal loss, But everlasting gain. 44 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 65, 66 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. (71) CM. \fii9 Volume of divine Providence. 1 T ET the whole race of creatures lie •^ Abas'd before the Lord ! Whate'er his pow'rful hand has form'd, He governs with a word. 2 Ten thousand ages ere the skies Were into motion brought, All the long years and worlds to come Stood present to his thought. 3 TITere's not a sparrow or a worm O'erlook'd in his decrees, He raises monarchs to a throne, Or sinks with equal ease. 4 If light attend the course I go, • v, 'Tis he provides the rays ; And 'tis his hand that hides the suOy. If darkness cloud my days. 5 Trusting his wisdom and his love, I would not wish to know, What in the book of his decrees Awaits me here below. 6 Be this alone my fervent pray'r : Whate'er my lot shall be. Or joys, or sorrows, may they form My soul for heav'n and thee \ 66 .('^^ ^' ^^' * God's dispensations merciful. 1 ^T^HE Lord, how fearful is his name \ How wide is his command ! Nature, with all her moving frame, Rests on his mighty hand, 2 Immortal glory forms his throne, And light his awful robe, 45 67 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. Whilst, with a smile or with a frown, He manages the globe. 3 Adoring angels round him fall, In all their shining forms ; His sov'reign eye looks thro' them all, And pities mortal worms. 4 His bowels to our worthless race In sweet compassion move ; He clothes his looks with softest grace, And takes his title, love. 5 Now, let the Lord for ever reign. And sway us as he will ; Sick, or in health, in ease, or pain, • We are his fav'rites still. ^^ (75) L. M.' God provides for all. 1 tf^REATEST of beings, source of life, Sov'reign of air, and earth, and sea! All nature feels thy pow'r ; but man A grateful tribute pays to thee. 2 Subject to wants, to thee he looks, And from thy goodness seeks supplies ; And, when oppress'd with guilt he mourns, Thy mercy lifts him to the skies. 3 Children, whose little minds, unform'd, Ne'er rais'd a tender thought to heav'n ; And men, whom reason lifts to God, Tho' oft by passion downward driv'n ; 4 Those, too, who bend with age and care. And faint and tremble near the tomb. Who, sick'ning at the present scenes. Sigh for that better state to come : 5 All, great Creator ! all are thine ; All feel thy providential care ; And, thro' each varying scene of life. Alike thy constant pity share. 46 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 68 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. ^s, (77) L. M. ^^* God's appointments, wise and good. 1 npHROUGH 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 Trust we to youth, or friends, or pow'r ? Fix we on this terrestrial ball? * When most secure, the coming hour, If thou see fit, may blast them all. 4 Thy pow'rful consolations cheer ; Thy smiles suppress the deep-fetch'd sigh ; Thy hand can dry the trickling tear. That secret wets the widow's eye. 5 All things on earth, and all in heav'n On thy eternal will depend ; And all for greater good were giv'n. Would man pursue th' appointed end. 6 Be this my care : — To all beside, Indiff 'rent let my wishes be ; Passion be calm, abas'd be pride, And fix'd my soul, great God ! on thee. 47 69, 70 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. ^9 (78) C. M. * God's ways incomprehensible, 1 fi-^^ moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform, He plants his footsteps in the sea. And rides upon the storm. 2 Deep and unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs. And works his sov'reign will. 3 Ye fearful saints ! fresh courage take : The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and will 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 ev'ry hour ; ^ The bud may have a bitter taste. But sweet will be the flow'r. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err. And scan his work in vain ; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. f^Q ^ (79) L. M. • In him we live and move. 1 '^AST are thy works, almighty Lord, All nature rests upon thy word; Thy glories in the heav'ns we see ; The spacious earth is full of thee. 2 The various tribes of creatures stand, Waiting their portions from thy hand ; And, while they take their diff 'rent food. Their cheerful looks pronounce thee good. 48 PROVIDENCE OF GOD, 71, 72 3 Whene'er thy face is hid, they mourn. And, dying, to their dust return ; Both man and beast their souls resign ; Life, breath, and spirit, all are thine. 4 Yet thou canst breathe on dust again, And fill the world with beasts and men ; A word of thy creating breath. Repairs the wastes of time and death. 5 The earth stands trembling at thy stroke, And at thy touch the mountains smoke : Yet humble souls may see thy face. And tell their wants to sov'reign grace. 6 In thee my hopes and wishes meet. And make my meditations sweet: I to my God, my heav'nly King, Immortal hallelujahs sing, ^1 (81) L. M. ' "■■• God the refuge of his children. 1 fi^I^ is the refuge of his saints. When storms of deep distress invade ; Ere we can offer our complaints. Behold him present with his aid. 2 Let mountains from their seats be hurl'd 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 ev'ry nation, ev'ry shore Trembles and dreads the swelling tide. 4 'Midst storms and tempests, Lord ! thy word Does ev'ry rising fear control : Sweet peace thy promises afford, And well sustain the fainting soul. y„ ^ _ (82) S. M. * "*• Divine goodness a ground of trust, 1 /2J.IVE to the winds thy fears ; Hope, and be undismay'd : 49 E 73 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. God hears thy sighs, and counts thy tears, God shall lift up thy head. 2 Through waves and clouds and storms, He gently clears thy way ; Wait thou his time, so shall this night Soon end in joyous day. 3 What though thou rulest not ; Yet heav'n, and earth, and hell Proclaim, God sitteth on the throne, And ruleth all things well. 4 Thine everlasting truth. Father, thy ceaseless love. Sees all thy children's wants, and knows What best for each will prove. 5 And whatsoe'er thou will'st. Thou dost, O King of kings ; What thine unerring wisdom chose, Thy pow'r to being brings. 6 Let us in life, in death. Thy steadfast truth declare ; ' And publish with our latest breath. Thy love and guardian care. ^o (83) L. M. ^* God appointeth affliction. 1 "I^OT from relentless fate's. dark womb, Or from the dust, our troubles come ; No fickle chance presides o'er grief, To cause the pain, or send relief. 2 Look up, and see, ye sorrowing saints ! The cause and cure of your complaints. Know, 'tis your heav'nly father's will : Bid ev'ry murmur then be still. 3 He sees, we need the painful yoke ; Yet love directs his heaviest stroke, He takes no pleasure in our smart, But wounds to heal and cheer the heart. 50 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 74, 75 4 Blest trials those that cleanse from sin, And make the soul all pure within, Wean the fond mind from earthly toys, To seek and taste celestial joys ! ^4 (84) C. M, • God a present help in trouble. 1 nnO calm the sorrows of the mind, Our heav'nly Friend is nigh, To wipe the anxious tear that starts Or trembles in the eye. 2 Thou canst, when anguish rends the heart, The secret wo control ; The inward malady canst heal. The sickness of the soul. 3 Thou canst repress the rising sigh ; Canst sooth each mortal care ; And ev'ry deep and heart-felt groan Is wafted to thine ear. 4 Thy gracious eye is watchful still; Thy potent arm can save From threat'ning danger and disease, And the devouring grave. 5 When, pale and languid all the frame, The ruthless hand of pain Arrests the feeble pow'rs of life. The help of man is vain. 6 'Tis thou, greajfcg^God ! alone canst check The progress of disease ; And sickness, aw'd by pow'r divine, The high command obeys. 7 Eternal source of life and health, And ev'ry bliss we feel ! In sorrow and in joy, to thee Our grateful hearts appeal. 75. (S6) C. M. Man's dependence on God. i J^ET others boast how strong they be, • Nor death nor danger fear ; 51 76 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. While we confess, O Lord, to thee, What feeble things we are. 2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand. And flourish bright and gay : A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land, And fades the grass away. 3 Our life contains a thousand springs, And dies if one be gone ; Strange ! that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long. 4 But 'tis our God supports our frame, The God that form'd us first; Salvation to th' almighty name. That rear'd us from the dust. 5 While we have breath, or life, or tongues, Our Maker we'll adore ; His spirit moves our heaving lungs. Or they would breathe no more. -.p (87) P. M. 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8. ^* God our pleasure, 1 TJPWARD I lift mine eyes. From God is all my aid ; The God who built the skies. And earth's foundations laid. God is the tow'r To which I fly : His grace is nigh In ev'ry hour. 2 My feet shall never slide Or fall in fatal snares ; Since God, my guard and guide. Defends me from my fears. Those wakeful eyes, That never sleep. His children keep. When dangers rise* 52 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 77 No burning heats by day, Nor blasts of ev'ning air, Shall take my health away, If God be with me there. Thou art my sun, And thou my shade. To guard my head By night or noon. Hast thou not giv'n thy word, To save my soul from death ? And I can trust the Lord, To keep my mortal breath, I'll go and come. Nor fear to die, Till from on high He call me home. 1^^ \o^j L. M. The people of God safe. ^T^HEY, that have made their refuge God, Shall find a most secure abode ; Shall walk all day beneath his shade. And there at night shall rest their head. If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire : God is their life ; his wings are spread, To shield them 'midst ten thousand dead. If vapors with malignant breath Rise thick, and scatter midnight death: Still they are safe ; the poison'd air Again grows pure, if God be there. But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Receive commission from the Lord, To strike his saints among the rest : Their very pains and death are blest. The sword, the pestilence, or fire. Shall but fulfill their best desire ; From sins and sorrows set thena free. And bring thy children. Lord ! to thee. 53 E* 78, 79 PROVIDENCE OF GOD, «.g (89) C.^M. Trust in the promises of God, 1 4 ND art thou with us, gracious Lord, To dissipate our fear ? Dost thou proclaim thyself our God, Our God for ever near ? 2 Doth thy right hand, which form'd the earth,, And bears up all the skies. Stretch from on high its friendly aid, Wheji dangers round us rise? 3 And wilt thou lead our weary souls To that delightful scene, Where rivers of salvation flow Through pastures ever green ? 4 On thy support our souls shall lean. And banish ev'ry care ; The gloomy vale of death shall smile. If God be with us there 5 While we his gracious succour prove, 'Midst all our various ways, The darkest shades, thro' which we pass,. Shall echo with his praise. •"• God our shepherd. 1 nPHE Lord my pasture shall prepare And feed me with a shepherd's care ;. His presence shall my wants supply. And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noon-day walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. 2 When on the sultry glebe I faint. Or on the thirsty mountain pant ; To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary wand'ring steps he leads ; Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow. Amid the verdant landscape flow. 54 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 80, 81 3 Though in a hare and rugged way, Through devious lonely wilds I stray ; Thy bounty shall my pains beguile, The barren wilderness shall smile ; With sudden greens and herbage crown'd. And streams shall murmur all around. 4 Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread ; My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, O Lord, art with me still ; Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade. 80. (91) C. M. 1 SJHINE on our souls, eternal God ! With rays of mercy shine ; O let thy favor crown our days, And their whole course be thine. 2 Did we not raise our hands to thee, Our hands might toil in vain : Small joy success itself could give. If thou thy love restrain. 3 'Tis ours the furrows to prepare. And sow the precious grain ; 'Tis thine, to give the sun and air. And to command the rain. 4 With thee let ev'ry week begin. With thee each day be spent, For thee each fleeting hour improv'd, Since each by thee is lent. 5 Thus cheer us thro' this toilsome road. Till all our labors cease ; And thus prepare our weary souls For everlasting peace. g, (92) C. M. In travelling. 1 "ITOW are thy servants blest, O Lord ! How sure is their defence ! 55 0» PROVIDENCE OF GOD. Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by thy care, They pass unhurt thro' burning climes, And breathe in tainted air. 3 Thy mercy sweetens ev'ry soil. Makes ev'ry region please ; The hoary frozen hills it warms. And smooths the boist'rous seas. 4 Tho' by the dreadful tempest toss'd, High on the broken wave. They know thou art not slow to hear. Nor impotent to save. 5 The storm is laid, the winds retire, Obedient to thy will ; The sea, that roars at thy command. At thy command is still. 6 From all my griefs and straits, O Lord ! Thy mercy sets me free ; Whilst in the confidence of pray'r My heart takes hold on thee. 7 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths. Thy goodness I'll adore ; And praise thee for thy mercies past. And humbly hope for more. 8 My life, while thou preserv'st my life. Thy sacrifice shall be ; And, oh ! may death, when death shall come,. Unite my soul to thee ! '>^'' C. M. *^'** Dark Providence. — I Cor. xiii. 9, 12. 1 ^r^HY way, O God, is in the sea ; Thy paths I cannot trace : Nor comprehend the mystery Of thy unbounded grace. 56 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 83 2 Here the dark veils of flesh and sense My captive soul surround ; Mysterious deeps of providence My wand'ring thoughts confound. 3 As thro' a glass I dimly see The wonders of thy love ; How little do I know of thee, Or of the joys above ! 4 'Tis but in part I know thy will : I bless thee for the sight ; When will thy love the rest reveal. In glory's clearer light ? 5 With raptures shall I then survey Thy providence and grace ; And spend an everlasting day In wonder, love, and praise. 00 L. M. *'•'• Elijah fed by Ravens. — 1 Kings xvii. 6* 1 TM/^HEN God's own people stand in need, His goodness will provide supplies : Thus when Elijah faints for bread, A raven to his succour flies. 2 At God's command with speedy wings, The hungry bird resigns its prey ; And to the rev'rend prophet brings The needful portion day by day. 3 This method may be counted strange ; But happy was Elijah's lot : For nature's course shall sooner change. Than God's dear children be forgot. 4 This wonder oft has been renew'd, And saints by sweet experience find Their evils overrul'd for good, Their foes to friendly deeds inclin'd. 5 Who can distrust that mighty hand, Which rules with universal sway ; 57 84, 85 PROVIDENCE OF GOD, Which nature's laws can countermand, Or feed us by a bird of prey ! 84 L- ^I- Providence. 1 T^HY ways, O Lord ! with wise design^ Are fram'd upon thy throne above, And every dark and bending line Meets in the centre of thy love. 2 With feeble light, and half obscure, Poor mortals thy arrangements view ; Not knowing that the least are sure. And the mysterious just and true. 3 Thy flock, thy own peculiar care, Though now they seem to roam uney'd, Are led or driven only where. They best and safest may abide. 4: Thcj neither know nor trace the way : But whilst they trust thy guardian eye, Their feet shall ne'er to ruin stray, Nor shall the weakest fail or die. 5 M)^ favor'd soul shall meekly learn To lay her reason at thy throne ; Too weak thy secrets to discern, I'll trust thee for my guide alone. C. M. S5» (^od our Guide and Preserver. — Deut. xxxii. 11, 12. 1 ^^HE eagle fond her charge awakes Where in the nest they doze ; And while her flutt'ring plumes she shakes, The way to fly she shows ; She spreads her wings, her young to bear, Before their own they try ; And takes them up, and cleaves the air ; And soars above the sky. 2 'Twas thus in nature's sleep I lay. When Christ the Spirit shed, 58 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 86 His Spirit stirr'd me up to pray, And hover'd o'er my head, Infusing the first gracious hope He spread his wings abroad. And train'd his infant pupil up To seek the face of God. 3 The object of his kindest care He never yet forsook, But did himself my weakness bear^ And all my burthen took; He bore me up, from earth he bore On wings of heav'nly love, And taught my unfledg'd soul to soar To those bright realms above. 4 The Spirit of redeeming grace Hath been my sure defence, And through the pathless wilderness Led on my innocence : When simple as a little child All idols I abhorr'd. And saw as my Redeemer smil'd. My Paradise restor'd. ""• Consolatory Reflection on Providence. 1 5^T^IS wisdom, mercy, love divine. Which mingles blessings with our cares; And shall our thankless heart repine That we obtain not all our prayers? 2 From ditfidence our sorrows flow. Short-sighted mortals, weak and blind, Bend down their eyes to earth and wo, And doubt if providence be kind. 3 Should heaven with every wish comply, Say, would the grant relieve the care? Perhaps the good for which we sigh. Might change it's name and prove a snare. 59 87, 88 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 4 Were once our vain desires subdu'd, The will resign'd, the heart at rest; In every scene we should conclude, The will of heaven is right, is best. C. M. Slf» Praise for the Blessings of Providence and Grace. — Psalm cxxxix. 1 A LMIGHTY Father, gracious Lord, Kind guardian of my days. Thy mercies let my heart record In songs of grateful praise. 2 In life's first dawn, my tender frame Was thy indulgent care, Long ere I could pronounce thy name, Or breathe the infant prayer. 3 Each rolling year new favors brought From thy exhaustless store; But, ah ! in vain my labouring thought, Would count thy mercies o'er. 4 While sweet reflection, through my days. Thy bounteous hand would trace. Still dearer blessings claim thy praise, The blessings of thy grace. 5 Yes, I adore thee, gracious Lord ! For favors more divine; That I have known thy sacred word, Where all thy glories shine. 6 Lord, when this mortal frame decays. And every weakness dies. Complete the wonders of thy grace. And raise me to the skies. 88. (260) C. M. 1 "Y'E trembling souls! dismiss your fears ; Be mercy all your theme; Mercy, which like a river flows In one continued stream. 60 DEPRAVITY OF MAN. 2 Fear not the pow'rs of earth and hell : God will these pow'rs restrain ; His mighty arm their rage repel, And make their efforts vain. 3 Fear not the want of outward good : He will for his provide, Grant them supplies of daily food, And give them heav'n beside. 4 Fear not, that he will e'er forsake, Or leave his work undone : He's faithful to his promises. And faithful to his Son. 5 Fear not the terrors of the grave, Nor death's tremendous sting : He will from endless wrath preserve, To endless glory bring. 6 You in his wisdom, pow'r, and grace. May confidently trust: His wisdom guides, his pow'r protects, His grace rewards the just. FALL AND DEPRAVITY OF MAN. Corrupt Nature from Adam^ 1 TOLESS'D with the joys of innocence, Adam, our father, stood. Till he debas'd his soul to sense, And ate the unlawful food. 2 Now we are born a sensual race, To sinful joys inclin'd ; Reason has lost its native place. And flesh enslaves the mind. While flesh and sense and passion reigns, Sin is the sweetest good : 61 P 89 90 FALI* ANB We fancy music in our chains, And so forget the load. 4 Great God, renew our ruin'd frame, Our broken powers restore; Inspire us with a heavenly flame, And flesh shall reign no more. 5 Eternal Spirit, write thy law Upon our inward parts, And let the second Adam draw His image on our hearts. CM. 00 • Original Sin ; or, the first and second Adam, — Rom. V. \% Psalm H. 5. Job xiv. 4. 1 gACKWARD with humble shame we look. On our original ; How is our nature dash'd and broke In our first father's fall ! 2 To all that's good, averse and blind, But prone to all that's ill ; What dreadful darkness veils our mind i How obstinate our will ! 3 How strong in our degenerate blood, The old corruption reigns, And mingling with the crooked flood, Wanders through all our veins ! 4 Wild and unwholesome as the root Will all the branches be ; How can we hope for living fruit From such a deadly tree ? 5 What mortal power from things unclean Can pure productions bring ? Who can command a vital stream From an infected spring ? 6 Yet mighty God, thy wondrous love Can make our nature clean. While Christ and grace prevail above The tempter, death, and sin. 62 DEPRAVITY OF MAN. 91, 92 7 The second Adam shall restore The ruins of the first, Hosanna to that sovereign power That new-creates our dust. C. M. ^^* The Deceitfulness of Sin. 1 ^IN has a thousand treacherous arts To practise on the mind ; With flattering looks she tempts our hearts, But leaves a sting behind. 2 With names of virtiie she deceives The aged and the young ; And while the heedless wretch believes, She makes his fetters strong. 3 She pleads for all the joy she brings. And gives a fair pretence ; But cheats the soul of heavenly things. And chains it down to sense. 4 So on a tree divinely fair Grew the forbidden food ; Our mother took the poison there, And tainted all her blood. L. M. 0^» Mam and Christ, Lords of the Old and the Neiv Creation. 1 T ORD, what was man when made at first, Adam the offspring of the dust. That thou should'st set him and his race But just below an angel's place? 2 That thou should'st raise his nature so, And make him lord of all beloAV ; Make ev'ry beast and bird submit. And lay the fishes at his feet ? 3 But O, what brighter glories wait To crown the second Adam's state ! What honors shall thy Son adorn. Who condescended to be born ! 63 ^3, 94 FALL AND 4 See him below his angels made, See him in dust amongst the dead, To save a ruin'd world from sin ; But he shall reign with power divine^ 5 The world to come, redeem'd from all The miseries that attend the fall, New-made, and glorious, shall submi At our exalted Saviour's feet. q.. L. M. ^*^* The Farewell. 1 J^EAD be my heart to all below, To mortal joys and mortal cares ; To sensual bliss that charms us so. Be dark, mine eyes, and deaf, my ears. 2 Lord, I renounce my carnal taste Of the fair fruit that sinners prize : Their paradise shall never waste One thought of mine, but to despise. 3 All earthly joys are overweigh'd With mountains of vexatious care ; And Where's the sweet that is not laid A bait to some destructive snare ? 4 Begone, for ever, mortal things [ Thou mighty mole-hill, earth, farewell ! Angels aspire on lofty wings. And leave the globe for ants to dwell. 5 Come, heaven, and fill my vast desires, My soul pursues the sovereign good ; She was all made of heavenly fires, Nor can she live on meaner food. "'*• The prosperity of Sinners cursed. I T ORD, what a thoughtless wretch was I, "^ To mourn, and murmur, and repine To see the wicked plac'd on high, In pride and robes of honor shii?ie=. 64 DEPRAVITY OF MAN. 95 2 But oh their end, their dreadful end ! Thy sanctuary taught me so : On slippery rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below. 3 Now let them boast how tall they rise, I'll never envy them again : There they may stand with haughty eyes, Till they plunge deep in endless pain. 4 Their fancied joys, how fast they flee ! . Just like a dream when man awakes ; Their songs of softest harmony Are but a preface to their plagues. 5 Now I esteem their mirth and wine Too dear to purchase with my blood ; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine, My life, my portion, and my God. o^ C. M. *'*'• The World^s three chief Temptations, 1 "IMTHEN in the light of faith divine We look on things below. Honor, and gold, and sensual joy, How vain and dangerous too ! 2 Honor's a puff of noisy breath ; Yet men expose their blood. And venture everlasting death To gain that airy good. 3 Whilst others starve the nobler mind, And feed on shining dust, They rob the serpent of his food T' indulge a sordid lust. 4 The pleasures that allure our sense Are dangerous snares to souls ; There's but a drop of flattering sweet, And dash'd with bitter bowls. 5 God is mine all-sufficient good, My portion and my choice ; 65 F* 96, 97 FALL AND In him my vast desires are fiU'd, And all my powers rejoice. 6 In vain the Avorld accosts my ear And tempts my heart anew ; I cannot buy your bliss so dear, Nor part with heaven for you. *^^* The End of the World. 1 X)^HY should this earth delight us so ? Why should we fix our eyes On these low grounds where sorrows grow. And every pleasure dies? 2 While time his sharpest teeth prepares Our comforts to devour. There is a land above the stars, And joys above his power. 3 Nature shall be dissolv'd and die, The sun must end his race. The earth and sea for ever fly Before my Saviour's face. 4 When will that glorious morning rise ? When the last trumpet sound, And call the nations to the skies. From underneath the ground ? ^ L. M. •^ • • TTie Vanity of earthly Things. 1 "Ik^HAT are possessions, fame, and power^ The boasted splendor of the great ? . What gold, which dazzled eyes adore, And seek with endless toils and sweat? 2 Express their charms, declare their use, That we their merits may descry. Tell us what good they can produce, Or what important wants supply. 3 If, wounded with the sense of sin, To them for pardon we should pray, 66 DEPRAVITY OF MAN. Will they restore our peace within, And wash our guilty stains away ? 4 Can they celestial life inspire, Nature with power divine renew. With pure and sacred transports fire Our bosom, and our lusts subdue ? 5 When with the pangs of death we strive, And yield all comforts here for lost. Will they support us, will they give Kind succour, when we need it most ? 6 When at th' Almighty's awful bar To hear our final doom we stand. Can they incline the Judge to spare. Or wrest the vengeance from his hand ? 7 Can they protect us from despair. From the dark reign of death and hell. Crown us with bliss, and throne us where The just, in joys immortal, dwell ? 8 Sinners, your idols we despise. If these reliefs ye cannot grant; W^hy should we such delusions prize. And pine in everlasting want ? Oft L. M. *^^* The Glutton and the Drunkard. 1 'l/'ATN man, on foolish pleasures bent. Prepares for his own punishment ; What pains, what loathsome maladies From luxury and lust arise! 2 The drunkard feels his vitals waste. Yet drowns his health to please his taste ; Till all his active powers are lost. And fainting life draws near the dust. 3 The glutton groans and loathes to eat, His soul abhors delicious meat : Nature, with heavy loads opprest. Would yield to death to be releas'd. 4 Then how the frighted sinners fly To God for help with earnest cry ! 67 98 99 CHRIST. He hears their groans, prolongs their breath, And saves them from approaching death. 5 O may the sons of men record The wondrous goodness of the Lord ! And let their thankful offerings prove How they adore their Maker's love. CHRIST. HIS DIVINITY. L. M. 00« Th^ Deity and Humanity of Christ. — John i. ] 3. 14. Col. i. 16. Eph. iii. 9, 10. 1 Xj^RE the blue heavens were stretch'd abroad From everlasting was the Word ; With God he was ; the W^ord was God, And must divinely be ador'd. 2 By his own power were all things made ; By him supported all things stand ; He is the whole creation's Head, And angels fly at his command. 3 Ere sin was born, or Satan fell, He led the host of morning stars; (Thy generation who can tell. Or count the number of thy years ?) 4 But lo, he leaves those heavenly forms, The Word descends and dwells in clay, That he may converse hold with worms, Drest in such feeble flesh as they. 5 Mortals with joy beheld his face ; * Th' eternal Father's only Son ; How full of truth ! how full of grace ! When through his eyes the Godhead shone. 68 CHRIST. 100, 101 6 Archangels leave their high abode To learn new mysteries here, and tell The love of our descending God, The glories of Immanuel. lOft ^' ^^• iuv» Q^^ fj^^ g^^^ ^q^^i ^iij^ fj^^ Father. 1 "D RIGHT King of glory, dreadful God ! Our Spirits bow before thy seat, To thee we lift an humble thought, And worship at thine awful feet. SJ A thousand seraphs strong and bright Stand round the glorious Deity ; But who amongst the sons of light Pretends comparison with thee ! 3 Yet there is one of human frame, Jesus, array'd in flesh and blood, Thinks it no robbery to claim A full equality with God. 4 Their glory shines with equal beams ; Their essence is for ever one, Though they are known by different names, The Father God, and God the Son. 5 Then let the name of Christ our King With equal honors be ador'd ; His praise let every angel sing. And all the nations own their Lord* *^*» 7%e Divinity of Christ, 1 ^HEE we adore. Eternal Word I ■*- The Father's equal Son ; By heaven's obedient hosts ador'd^ Ere time its course begun. 2 The first creation has display'd Thine energy divine ; For not a single thing was made By other hands than thine. 69 102 CHRIST. 3 But ransom'd sinners, with delight^ Sublimer facts survey, — The all-creating Word unites Himself to dust and clay. 4 Creation's Author now assumes A creature's humble form : A man of grief and wo becomes, And trod on like a worm. 5 The Lord of glory bears the shame To vile transgressors due ; Justice the Prince of life condemns To die in anguish too.— 6 God over all, for ever blest. The righteous curse endures ; And thus, to souls with sin distrest. Eternal bliss ensures. 7 What wonders in thy person meet, My Saviour, all divine ! I fall with rapture at thy feet, And would be wholly thine. HIS INCARNATION. L. M. 102 o Messiah. — Gen. xlix. 10. Dan. ix. 26. Hag. ii. 6. 1 |TjJ-LORY to God ! who reigns above, Who dwells in light, whose name is love ; Ye saints and angels, if ye can. Declare the love of God to man. 2 O what can more his love commend, His dear, his only Son to send ! That man, condemn'd to die, might live. And God be glorious to forgive ! 3 Messiah's come — with joy behold The days by prophets long foretold : Judah, thy royal sceptre's broke ; And time still proves what Jacob spoke. 70 CHRIST. 4 Daniel thy weeks are all expir'd, — The time prophetic seals requir'd ; Cut off for sins, but not his own, Thy Prince, Messiah, did atone. 4 We see the prophecies fulfiU'd In Jesus, that most wondrous child: His birth, his life, his death, combine To prove his character divine. (96) C. M. 108* ^e Angel's message to the shepherds, at Christ's nativity. 1 ^N Judah's plains as shepherds sat, Watching their flocks by night, The angel of the Lord appeared. Clad in celestial light. 2 Awe-struck the vision they regard, Appall'd with trembling fear ; When thus a cherub-voice divine Breath'd sweetly on their ear. 3 " Shepherds of Judah ! cease your fears, And calm your troubled mind ; Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind. 4 This day almighty love fulfills Its great eternal word ; This day is born in Bethlehem, A Saviour, Christ the Lord. 5 There shall you find the heav'nly babe. In humblest weeds array'd ; All meanly wrapp'd in swaddling clothes, And in a manger laid." 6 He ceas'd, and sudden all arotind Appear'd a radiant throng Of angels, praising God, and thus Warbling their choral song : 7 " Glory to God, from whom on high All-gracious mercies flow ! 71 103 104 CHRIST. Who sends his heav'n-descending peace To dwell with man below." 1V4:* T^/^g i^ij-if^ Qj Christ, joy to the world. 1 XX ARK ! what celestial notes, What melody we hear ! Soft on the morn it floats, And fills the ravished ear. The tuneful shell. The golden lyre. And vocal choir The concert swell. 2 Th' angelic hosts descend, With harmony divine : See how from heav'n they bend. And in full chorus join. Fear not, say they ; Great joy we bring : Jesus, your King, Is born to-day. 3 He comes, from error's night Your wand 'ring feet to save ; To realms of bliss and light He lifts you from the grave. This glorious morn, (Let all attend !) Your matchless friend. Your Saviour's born. 4 Glory to God on high ! Ye mortals, Spread the sound, And let your raptures fly To earth's remotest bound : For peace on earth. From God in heav'n, To man is giv'n, At Jesus' birth. 72 CHRIST. 105, 106 in PL (^4) C. M. L190. rpf^^ Advent of the Saviour. 1 XXARK, the glad sound, the Saviour comes, The Saviour promis'd long! Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne. And ev'ry voice a song. 2 On him the Spirit, largely pour'd, Exerts his sacred fire ; Wisdom, and might, and zeal, and love, His holy breast inspire. 3 He comes the pris'ner to release , In Satan's bondage held : The gates of brass before him burst, The iron fetters yield. 4 He comes, from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray; And on the eyes oppress'd with night, To pour celestial day. 5 He comes, the broken heart to bind. The bleeding soul to cure. And, with the treasures of his grace, T' enrich the humble poor. 6 Our glad hosannas. Prince of peace ! Thy welcome shall proclaim ; And heav'n's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. (95) S. M. 106* Mercy and not Wrath results from the mission of Christ. 1 OAISE your triumphant songs. To an immortal tune ; Let the wide earth resound the deeds Celestial grace has done. 2 Sing, how eternal love Its chief beloved chose, And bade him raise our wretched race. From their abyss of woes. 73 G 107, 108 CHRIST. 3 His hand no thunder bears, No terror clothes his brow ; No bolts to drive our guilty souls To fiercer flames below. 4 'Twas mercy filled the throne, No wrath stood firowning by. When Christ was sent with pardon down To rebels doomed to die. 5 Now sinners dry your tears ; Let hopeless sorrows cease ; Bow to the sceptre of his love. And take the oifer'd peace. 107 . (^> ^- ^^- 3.%j •• Christ comes to destroy sin. 1 TOY to the world ; the Lord is come I Let earth receive her King : Let ev'ry 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 Far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace. And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. (98) C. M. 108* ^^e divine glory and goodness in the mission of Christ. 1 XJf IGH let us swell our tuneful notes. And join th' angelic throng ; For angels no such love have known, T' awake a cheerful song. 74 109 CHRIST. 2 Good will to guilty men is shown, And peace on earth is giv'n ; For, lo ! th' incarnate Saviour comes. With messages from heav'n. 3 Justice and grace, with sweet accord. His rising beams adorn : Let heav'n and earth in concert join, Now such a child is born. 4 Glory to God, in highest strains, In highest worlds be paid ! His glory by our lips proclaim'd. And by our lives display 'd ! 5 When shall we reach those blissful realms. Where Christ exalted reigns. And learn of the celestial choir Their own immortal strains ? (101) L. M. 109« ^od sent his Son not to condemn^ hut to save the world. 1 ORAISE ye the Lord, who reigns above, FixM on his throne of truth and love : Behold the finger of his pow'r, Contemplate, wonder, and adore. 2 When man, debas'd and guilty man, From crime to crime with madness ran ; Well might his arm its thunders launch. And blast th' ungrateful, root and branch. 3 But clemency with justice strove. To save the people of his love: "Go, my beloved Son!" he cried, " Be thou their Saviour, thou their guide." 4 The eastern star with glory streams ; It comes, with healing on its beams : Dark mists of error flee away. And Judah hails the rising day. 75 110 CHRIST. 5 His sacred memory we bless, Whose holy gospel we profess ; And praise that great almighty name, From whom such light and favor came. J. J.VP« Praise for the mission of Jesus. 1 #^IVE thanks to God most highj The universal Lord, The sov'reign King of kings ;. And be his grace ador'd» His pow'r and grace Are still the same ; fc And let his name Have endless praise. 2 He saw the nations lie All perishing in sin. And pitied the sad state The ruin'd world was in.. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ;. And ever sure Abides thy word. 3 He sent his only Son To save us from our wo, From Satan, sin, and death.^ And ev'ry hurtful foe. His pow'r and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise. 4 Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heav'nly King ; And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing^ Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word,. 7G CHRIST. Ill, 112 ill. L. M. 1 IVf Y song shall bless the Lord of all, My praise shall climb to his abode ; Thee, Saviour, by that name I call, The great Supreme, the mighty God. 2 Without beginning or decline, Object of faith, and not of sense ; Eternal ages saw him shine, He shines eternal ages hence. 3 As much, when in the manger laid, Almighty ruler of the sky. As when the six days' work he made, Fill'd all the morning-stars with joy. 4 Of all the crowns Jehovah bears, Salvation is the dearest claim : That gracious sound well pleas'd he hears, And owns Immanuel for his name. 5 A cheerful confidence I feel. My well-plac'd hopes with joy I see : My bosom glows with heavenly zeal To worship him who died for me. ^^^* The Birth of Christ.— lleh. ii. 16. 1 ^^E saints, proclaim abroad The honors of your king ; To Jesus your incarnate God, Your songs of praises sing. 2 Not angels round the throne Of majesty above. Are half so much oblig'd as we. To our Immanuel's love. 3 They never sunk so low. They are not rais'd so high ; They never knew such depths of wo, Such heights of majesty. 77 a* 113, 114 CHRIST. 4 The Saviour did not join Their nature to his own ; For them he shed no blood divine, Nor breath'd a single groan. 5 May we with angels vie. The Saviour to adore ; Our debts are greater far than theirs, O be our praises more I |-|^ P. M. 11, 10, 11, 10. Praise to the Saviour. 1 gRIGHTEST, and best of the sons of the morning ! Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid I Star of the East, the horizon adorning. Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid! 2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining, Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall ; Angels adore him in slumber reclining. Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all! 3 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion. Odours of Edom and off 'rings divine ? Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine ? 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation ; Vainly with gifts would his favor secure : Richer by far is the heart's adoration ; Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 5 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning ! Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid ! Star of the East, the horizon adorning. Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid ! HIS LIFE AND MINISTRY. 1-lj. - (128) L. M. •■--■-'*• The life of Christ a pattern for Christians. 1 "PL/TY dear Redeemer, and my Lord ! I read my duty in thy word : 78 CHRIST. 115 But in thy life the law appears Drawn out in living characters. 2 vSuch was thy truth, and such thy zealy Such def rence to thy Father's will, Thy love and meekness so divine, I would transcribe and make them mine.- 3 Cold mountains, and the midnight air Witness'd the fervor of thy pray'r : The desert thy temptations knew. Thy conflict and thy vict'ry too ! 4 Be thou my pattern ; let me bear More of thy gracious image here; Then God the Judge shall own my name Among the foll'wers of the Lamb. , , (130) C. M. -■•■*••'• Jesus went about doino; s^ood. 'O tD 1 "OEHOLD, 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 heav'nly light, To give the mourner joy ; To preach glad tidings to the poor, Was his divine employ. 3 Lowly in heart, to all his friends A friend and servant found. He wash'd their feet, he wip'd their tears. And healM each bleeding wound. 4 'Midst keen reproach and cruel scorn, Patient and meek he stood; His foes ungrateful, sought his life ; He labor'd for their good. 5 To God he left his righteous cause ; And still his task pursued ; While humble pray'r and holy faith His fainting strength renew'd. 79 116, 117 ' CHRIST. 6 In the last hours of deep distress, Before his Father's throne, With soul resign'd he bow'd, and said^ '' Thy will, not mine, be done ! " 7 Be Christ our pattern and our guide ! His image may we bear ! O may we tread his holy steps, His joy and glory share ! 110 . ^^^ ^' ^• •*■ Forgiveness from the example of Jesus. 1 fi^D of my mercy and my praise ! Thy Glory is my song ; Though sinners speak against thy grace With a blaspheming tongue. 2 When in the form of mortal man Thy Son on earth was found, With cruel slanders, false and vain, They compass'd him around. 3 Their mis'ries his compassion mov'd ; Their peace he still pursu'd : They render'd hatred for his love, And evil for his good. 4 Their malice rag'd without a cause ; Yet with his dying breath He prayM for murd'rers on his cross, And bless'd his foes in death. 5 O may his conduct, all-divine. To me a model prove ! Like his, O God ! my heart incline My enemies to love. 117 (133) L. M. -■-•■-'• Resignation from the example of Jesus. 1 ^^X^ATHER divine," the Saviour cried, While horrors press'd on ev'ry side, And prostrate on the ground he lay, "Remove this bitter cup away. 2 " But if these pangs must still be borne, And stripes, and wounds^ and cruel scorn, 80 CHRIST. 118 I bow my soul before thy throne, And say, Thy will, not mine, be done." 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'll view the blissful moment nigh, Which, from our portion in his pains, Calls to the joy in which he reigns. lift ^' ^^• J.AO* ChrisVs Transfiguration. — Matt. xvii. 4. 1 "^M/^HEN at a distance. Lord, we trace The various glories of thy face, What transport pours o'er all our breast, And charms our cares and woes to rest ! 2 With thee, in the obscurest cell. On some bleak mountain would I dwell, Rather than pompous courts behold, And share their grandeur and their gold. 3 Away, ye dreams of mortal joy ; Raptures divine my thoughts employ, I see the King of glory shine ; And feel his love, and call him mine. 4 On Tabor thus his servants view'd His lustre, when transform'd he stood ; And, bidding earthly scenes farewell. Cried, "Lord, 'tis pleasant here to dwell." 5 Yet still our elevated eyes To nobler visions long to rise ; That grand assembly would we join, Where all thy saints around thee shine. 6 That mount, how bright! those forms, how fair! 'Tis good to dwell for ever there ! Come, death, dear envoy of my God, And bear me to that blest abode. 81 119, 120 CHRIST. 119. (107) L. M. 1 QEHOLD, the blind their sight receive ! Behold, the dead awake and live! The dumb speak wonders, and the lame Leap like the heart, and bless his name. 2 Thus doth th' eternal Spirit own And seal the mission of the Son ; The Father vindicates his cause, While he hangs bleeding on the cross. 3 He dies ; the heav'ns in mourning stood : He rises, and appears a God. Behold the Lord ascending high, No more to bleed, no more to die. 4 Hence, and for ever, from my heart I bid my doubts and fears depart ; And to those hands my soul resign, Which bear credentials so divine. x^i/« Christian example of benevolence. 1 4 ND 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. 3 O how benevolent and kind ! How mild ! how ready to forgive! Be this the temper of our mind. And these the rules by which we live. 4 To do his heav'nly Father's will. Was his employment and delight : Humility and holy zeal Shone thro' his life divinely bright. 82 CHRIST. 121, 122 5 Dispensing good where'er he came, The labors of his life were love ; If then we love the Saviour's name. Let his divine example move ! M.^l.» jiif.f^ jj^ifj^j^ fij^f^ Lazarus. — Luke vi. 25. 1 TN what confusion earth appears ! God's dearest children bath'd in tears ; While they who heaven itself deride. Riot in luxury and pride, 2 But patient let my soul attend. And ere I censure, view the end-: That end, how diff 'rent ! who can tell The wide extremes of heaven and hell ? 3 See the red flames around him twine, Who did in gold and purple shine ! Nor can his tongue one drop obtain, T' allay the scorching of his pain. 4 While round the saint, so poor below. Full rivers of salvation flow ; On iVbrah'm's breast he leans his head. And banquets on celestial bread. 5 Jesus, my Lord, let me appear The meanest of thy servants here ; So that at length I may but taste The blessings of thy marriage feast. HIS SUFFERINGS AND DEATH. ■*■'*'*• Gethsemane. 1 5^T^IS midnight — and on Olive's brow, The star is dimm'd that lately shone ; 'Tis midnight — in the garden now, The sufF'ring Saviour prays alone. 2 'Tis midnight — and from all remov'd, Immanuel wrestles lone, with fears. E'en the disciple that he lov'd Heeds not his Master's griefs and tears. 83 123, 124 CHBisT. 3 'Tis midnight — and for others' guilt The man of sorrows weeps in blood ; Yet he that hath in anguish knelt, Is not forsaken by his God. 4 'Tis midnight — and from ether plains, Is borne the song that angels know : Unheard by mortals are the strains That sweetly soothe the Saviour's wo. lOQ (136) L. M. ^^^* The Passion of Christ. 1 /^OME, let our mournful songs record The dying sorrows of our Lord, When he expir'd in shame and blood, Like one forsaken of his God. 2 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn. And shook their heads, and laugh'd in scorn ! " He rescued others from the grave ; Now let him try himself to save." 3 O harden'd people ! cruel priests ! How they stood round like savage beasts ! Like lions gaping to devour, When God had left him in their pow'r ! 4 They wound his head, his hands, his feet. Till streams of blood each other meet ; By lot his garments they divide, And mock the pangs in which he died. 5 But, gracious God ! thy pow'r and love Have made his death a blessing prove: Tho' once upon the cross he bled. Immortal honors crown his head. 6 Tho' Christ the Son our guilt forgive. And let the mourning sinner live ! The Lord will hear us in his name ; Nor shall our hope be turn'd to shame. 124 0-^'^) ^- ^• •■■ The love of a dying Saviour. 1 "OEHOLD the Saviour of mankind Nail'd to the shameful tree; 84 CHRIST. 125 How vast the love that him inclin'd To bleed and die for thee ! 2 Hark, how he groans ! while nature shakes, And earth's strong pillars bend ! The temple's veil in sunder breaks, The solid marbles rend. 3 'Tis done ! the precious ransom's paid ; " Receive my soul ! " he cries : See where he bows his sacred head ! He bows his head and dies ! 4 But soon he'll break death's envious chain, And in full glory shine ; O Lamb of God ! was ever pain, Was ever love like thine ! '•'**'• A Dying' Saviour. 1 CTRETCH'D on the cross, the Saviour dies, Hark ! his expiring groans arise! See, from his hands, his feet, his side. Runs down the sacred crimson tide ! 2 But life attends the dreadful sound. And flows from every bleeding wound ; The vital stream, how free it flows To save and cleanse his rebel foes l 3 To suffer in the traitor's place. To die for man, surprising grace ! Yet pass rebellious angels by — O why for man, dear Saviour, why? 4 And didst thou bleed ? — for sinners bleed ? And could the sun behold the deed? No ! he withdrew his sickening ray. And darkness veil'd the morning day. 5 Can I survey this scene of wo. Where mingling grief and wonder flow ; And yet my heart unmov'd remain, Insensible to love or pain ? 85 H 126 CHRIST. 6 Come, dearest Lord ! thy grace impart. To warm this cold, this stupid heart ; Till all its powers and passions move In melting grief and ardent love. P. M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7. ^ 126* '^Stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted." Isa. liii. 4. 1 ^^CTRICKEN, smitten and afflicted," See him dying on the tree ! 'Tis the Christ by man rejected ; Yes, my soul, 'tis he ! 'tis he ! 'Tis the long expected prophet, David's son, yet David's Lord ; Proofs I see sufficient of it: 'Tis a true and faithful word. 2 Tell me, ye who hear him groaning, Was there ever grief like his ? Friends through fear his cause disowning. Foes insulting his distress : Many hands were rais'd to wound him, None would interpose to save ; But the awful stroke that found him, Was the stroke that justice gave. 5 Ye who think of sin but lightly. Nor suppose the evil great ; Here may view its nature rightly, Here its guilt may estimate. Mark the sacrifice appointed ! See who bears the awful load ; 'Tis the Word, the Lord's anointed. Son of man, and Son of God. [ Here we have a firm foundation ; Here's the refuge of the lost : Christ's the rock of our salvation : His the name of which we boast: Lamb of God for sinners wounded ! Sacrifice to cancel guilt ! None shall ever be confounded Who on him their hope have built. 86 CHRIST. 127, 128 ,2^ (137) L, M. ■■-'*•• Christ our substitute. 1 5^T^WAS for our sake, eternal God, Thy Son sustain'd that heavy load Of base reproach and sore disgrace, And shame defil'd his sacred face. 2 The Jews, his brethren and his kin, Abus'd him when he elieck'd their sin ; WRile he fulfiU'd thy holy laws. They hate him, but without a cause. 3 Zeal for the temple of his God Consumed his life, expos'd his blood ; Reproaches at thy glory thrown He felt, and mourn'd them as his own. 4 His friends forsook, his followers fled, While foes and arms surround his head ; They nail him to the shameful tree ; There hung my Lord, who died for me. 5 But God his Father heard his cry; Rais'd from the dead, he reigns on high ; The nations learn his righteousness, And humble sinners taste his grace. 128. (115) P. M. 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8. 1 T^ITH ecstasy of joy Extol his glorious name. Who rear'd the spacious earth. And rais'd our mortal frame. He built the cliurch. Who spread the sky : Shout and exalt His honors high, 2 See the foundation laid By pow'r and love divine ; Jesus his first-born Son, How bright his glories shine ! Low he descends. In dust he lies, 87 129 CHRIST. That from his tomb A church might rise. 3 But he for ever lives, Nor for himself alone ; Each saint new life derives From him, the living stone» His influence spreads Through ev'ry soul, And in one house Unites the whole. 4 To him with joy we move ; In him cemented stand ; The living temple grows, And owns the founder's hand. That structure, Lord, Still higher raise, Louder to sound Its builder's praise. L. M. 129* Crucifixion to the world by the Cross of Christ, Gal. vi. 14. 1 'IM/'HEN I survey the wondrous cross, On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but lost, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it. Lord, that I should boast. Save in the death of Christ my God ; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See from his head, his hands, his feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down ; Did e'er such love and sorrow meet ? Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small ; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my alU 88 CHRIST. 130, 131 iqft (152) S. M. x«9v« Freedom i7i the death of Jesus, 1 A ND shall we still be slaves, And in our fetters lie, When summon'd by a voice divine T' assert our liberty ? 2 Did the great Saviour bleed, Our freedom to obtain ? And shall we trample on his blood, And glory in our chain ? 3 Shall we go on to sin. Because thy grace abounds ; Or crucify the Lord again. And open all his wounds ? 4 Forbid it, mighty God ! Nor let it e'er be said, That those, for whom thy Son has died, In vice are lost and dead. 5 The man that durst despise The law that Moses brought. Behold ! how terribly he dies For his presumptuous fault. 6 But sorer vengeance falls On that rebellious race, Who hate to hear when Jesus calls, And dare resist his grace. C. M, 131* Christ's dying Love; or, our Pardon bought a a dear price. 1 XJOW condescending and how kind ^^ Was God's eternal Son ! Our misery reach'd his heavenly mind, And pity brought him down. 2 This was compassion like a God, That when the Saviour knew The price of pardon was his blood. His pity ne'er withdrew. 89 H* 13^ CHRIST. 3 Now, though he reigns exalted high, His love is still as gr'eat: Well he remembers Calvary, Nor should his saints forget. 4 Here we behold his bowels roll As kind as when he died ; And see the sorrows of his soul Bleed through his wounded side. 5 Here we receive repeated seals Of Jesus' dying love : Hard is the wretch that never feels One soft affection move. 6 Here let our hearts begin to melt, While we his death record, And with our joy for pardon'd guilt, Mourn that we pierc'd the Lord. ^ • Salvation in the Cross. 1 XIERE at thy cross, my dying God, I lay my soul beneath thy love, Beneath the droppings of thy blood, Jesus, nor shall it e'er remove. 2 Not all that tyrants think or say. With rage and lightning in their eyes, Nor hell shall fright my heart away, Should hell with all its legions rise. 3 Should worlds conspire to drive me thence, Moveless and firm this heart should lie ; Resolv'd (for that's my last defence) If I must perish, there to die. 4 But speak, my Lord, and calm my fear ; Am I not safe beneath thy shade ? Thy vengeance will not strike me here, Nor Satan dares my soul invade. 5 Yes, I'm secure beneath thy blood, And all my foes shall lose their aim, Hosanna to my dying God, And my best honors to his name. 90 CHRIST. 133, 134 I oo (148) C. M. ■'■"*'• Sorrow for the sufferings of the Saviour, 1 A LAS ! and did my Saviour bleed, And did my Sov'reign die ? Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I ? 2 Was it for crimes that I had done He groaned upon the tree ? Amazing pity ! grace unknown ! And love beyond degree ! 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When God the mighty Maker died, For man the creature's sin ! 4 Thus might I hide my blushing face, While his dear cross appears ; Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt my eyes to tears. 5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe ; Here, Lord, I give myself away : 'Tis all that I can do. 134, (145) L. M. 1 T^ORTIIY is he, that once was slain, The Prince of peace that groan'd and died ; Worthy to rise, and live, and reign, At his almighty Father's side. 2 Pow'r and dominion are his due, Who stood condemn 'd at Pilate's bar; Wisdom belongs to Jesus too. Though he was charg'd with madness here, 3 Honor immortal must be paid, Instead of scandal and of scorn ; While glory shines about his head, And a bright crown without a thorn. 91 135, 136, 137 CHRIST. 4 Blessings for ever on the Lamb, Whose blood speaks peace to wretched men, Let angels sound his sacred name ; And ev'rj creature say, Amen. 135. (144) S. M. 1 fXOSANNA to the Son ■■"*■ Of David and of God, Who brought the news of pardon down, And seal'd it with his blood ! 2 To Christ th' anointed King, Be endless blessings giv'n ! Let the whole earth his glory sing, Who made our peace with heav'n. J. ^- ^- ■■■ The blessings of obedience. 1 "OLEST are the undefil'd in heart, Whose ways are right and clean ; Who never from thy law depart. But fly from ev'ry sin. 2 Blest are the men that keep thy word. And practise thy commands ; With their whole heart they seek the Lord, And serve thee with their hands. 3 Great is their peace, who love thy law ; How firm their souls abide ! Nor can a bold temptation draw Their steady feet aside. 142 THE GOSPEL CALL. 211 4 Then shall my heart have inward joy, And keep my face from shame, When all thy statutes I obey, And honor all thy name. 211 ^- ^• "^ ■■■■■■• Religion. 1 nnHROUGH shades and solitudes profound. The fainting traveller winds his way ; Bewildering meteors glare around, And tempt his wandering feet astray. 2 Welcome, thrice welcome, to his eye. The sudden moon's inspiring light. When forth she sallies through the sky. The guardian angel of the night! 3 Thus mortals, blind and weak, belqw Pursue the phantom bliss, in vain ; The world's a wilderness of wo. And life a pilgrimage of pain ! 4 Till mild religion from above. Descends, a sweet engaging form. The messenger of heavenly love, The bow of promise 'mid the storm. 5 Beyond the narrow vale of time. Where bright celestial ages roll. To scenes eternal, scenes sublime. She points the way, and leads the soul. 6 At her approach the grave appears The gate of Paradise restor'd ; Her voice the watching cherub hears, And drops his double-flaming sword. 7 Baptiz'd with her renewing fire, May we the crown of glory gain : Rise when the hosts of heaven expire, And reign with God, for ever reign ! 143 2J2, 213 THE GOSPEL CALL. (•231) S. M. ^1l^» The blessedness of the righteous, and the misery of the wicked. 1 ^T^IIE man is ever blest, Who shuns the sinners' ways ; Amongst their councils never stands, Nor takes the scorner's place. 2 But makes the law of God His study and delight, Amidst the labors of the day, And watches of the night. 3 He like a tree shall thrive, With waters near the root; Fresh as the leaf, his name shall live : His works are heav'nly fruit. 4 Not so th' ungodly race, They no such blessings find ; Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff Before the driving wind. 5 How will they bear to stand Before that judgment-seat. Where all the saints at Christ's right hand In full assembly meet. 6 He knows and he approves The way the righteous go: But sinners and their works shall meet A dreadful overthrow. 2. AWAKENING. THE EVIL OF SIN. ^^^* Evil of sin. 1 fiOI^5 from his throne with piercing eye, Naked does every heart behold; But never, till we come to die, Will he to us the view unfold. 2 Should sin, in naked form appear, Just as it rises in the heart, 144 THE GOSPEL CALI^. 214 And others know and see it there In ev'ry feeling, every thought. 3 The fire of hell must kindle soon, How envy and revenge would flame ! One heart would urge ajnother on, Till rag€ and vengeance want a name ! 4 Sin in its nature would appear A living death, to form a hell ; The worst of mis'ries creatures fear. The worst of plagues the tongue can tell. 5 Unveil'd and naked ev'ry heart Before the judgment seat must stand. Sin act no more a double part. But meet a death from its own hand. 6 The fiery lake must hotter grow From the fierce clash of sinful souls ; Each bosom like a furnace glow. Nor God the rage or fire control. •***• Sin, 1 Jk ND now the scales have left mine eyes, Now I begin to see : O the curs'd deeds my sins have done ! What murd'rous things they be ! 2 Were these the traitors, dearest Lord, That thy fair body tore ? Monsters, that stain'd those heavenly limbs With floods of purple gore ! 3 Was it for crimes that I had done My dearest Lord was slain, When justice seiz'd God's onlj Son, And put his soul to pain ? 4 Forgive my guilt, O Prince of peace, I'll wound my God no more ; Hence from my heart, ye sins, be gone, For Jesus 1 adore. 145 215, 216 THE GOSPEL CALL. 5 Furnish me, Lord, with heavenly arms From grace's magazine, And ni proclaim eternal war With every darling sin. 21 'i <^- ^- We must be born again. — John iii. 7. 1 gINNERS, this solemn truth regard ! Hear, all ye sons of men ; For Christ, the Saviour, hath declar'd, " Ye must be born again." 2 AVhate'er might be your birth or blood. The sinner's boast is vain ; Thus saith the glorious Son of God, "Ye must be born again." 3 Our nature's totally depravM — The heart a sink of sin ; Without a change we can't be sav'd ; " Ye must be born again." 4 [That which is born of flesh is flesh. And flesh it will remain ; Then marvel not that Jesus saith, " Ye must be born again."] 5 Spirit of life, thy grace impart, And breathe on sinners slain ; Bear witness. Lord, in ev'ry heart. That we are born again. 6 Dear Saviour, let us now begin To trust and love thy word ; And, by forsaking ev'ry sin, Prove we are born of God. ^M.\f yy^g successful Resolve. — Esth. iv. 16. 1 ^OME, humble sinner, in whose breast A thousand thoughts revolve, 146 THE GOSPEL CALL. 217 Come, with your guilt and fear opprest. And make this last resolve. 2 " ril go to Jesus, though my sin Hath like a mountain rose ; I know his courts, I'll enter in, Whatever may oppose. 3 " Prostrate I'll lie before his throne, And there my guilt confess ; I'll tell him I'm a wretch undone, Without his sov'reign grace. 4 " Perhaps he will admit my plea. Perhaps will hear my prayer; But if I perish, I will pray, And perish only there, 5 " I can but perish if I go, I am resolv'd to try ; For if I stay away, I know I must forever die." 6 But if I die with mercy sought, When I the King have tried. This were to die (delightful thought!) As sinner never died. VANITY AND UNCERTAINTY OF LIFE. L, M. 317« I^if^ fh^ Day of Grace and Hope, Eccl. ix. 4, 5, 6, 10. 1 T IFE is the time to serve the Lord, The time t' ensure the great reward ; And while the lamp holds out to burn. The vilest sinner may return. 2 Life is the hour that God has given To 'scape from hell, and fly to heaven ; The day of grace, and mortals may Secure the blessings of the day. 3 The living know that they must die. But all the dead forgotten lie, 147 218, 219 THE GOSPEL CALL. They have no share in all that's done Beneath the circuit of the sun. 4 Then what my thoughts design to dOy My hands with all your might pursue, Since no device, nor work is found, Nor faith, nor hope beneath the ground. 5 There are no acts of pardon past In the cold grave to which we haste, But darkness, death, and long despair, Reign in eternal silence there. '^^^* To^day.—B.eb. iv. 7.. 1 JJASTEN, 0 sinner, to be wise. And stay not for the morrow's sun^ The longer wisdom you despise. The harder is she to be w^on. 2 Oh, hasten, mercy to implore. And stay not for the morrow's sun, For fear thy season should be o'er Before this evening's course be run». 3 Hasten, 0 sinner, to return, And stay not for the- morrow'^s sun. For fear thy lamp should fail to burn Before the needful Avork is done. 4 Hasten, O sinner, to be blest, And stay not for the morrow's sun, For fear the curse should thee arrest, Before the morrow is begun. C. M. ^M.9f y^g y.jg^ worldling. — Luke xii. 16 — 2L 1 ^^IVf Y barns are full, my stores increase ; And now for many years. Soul, eat and drink, and take thine ease, Secure from wants and fears." 2 Thus, while a worldling boasted once. As many now presume, 148 THE GOSPEL iDALL. 220 He heard the Lord himself pronounce His sudden, awful doom : 3 " This night, vain fool, thy soul must pass Into a world unknown ; And who shall then the stores possess Which thou hast call'd thine own ? " 4 Thus blinded mortals fondly scheme For happiness below ; Till death destroys the pleasing dream, And they awake to wo. Z4>U* Human Frailty. 1 TM/"HAT is this passing scene A peevish April-day ? A little sun — a little rain — And then night sweeps along the plain, And all things fade away : Man (soon discuss'd) Yields up his trust, And all his hopes and fears. Lie with him in the dust! 2 Oh, what is beauty's power ? It flourishes and dies ; Will the cold earth its silence break, To tell how soft, how smooth a cheek Beneath its surface lies ? Mute, mute is all O'er beauty's fall ; Her praise resounds no more, When mantled in her pall. 3 The most belov'd on earth Not long survives to-day ; So music past is obsolete. And yet 'twas sweet, 'twas passing sweet, But now 'tis gone away : Thus does the shade. In mem'ry fade. When in forsaken tomb, The form belov'd is laid ! U9 M* 22ly 222 tHE GOSPEL CALL. 4 Then since this world is vain, And volatile and fleet, Why should I lay up earthly joys. Where rust corrupts, and moth destroys, And cares and sorrows eat ? Why fly from ill With anxious skill, When soon this hand will freeze, This throb- bing heart lie still ? ««. (122) P. M. 7,7,7,7. • Jesus' invitation to the afflicted. 1 ^^OME, 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 roam'd the barren waste ; Weary pilgrim, hither haste I 3 Ye, who toss'd on beds of pain. Seek for ease, but seek in vain : Ye, whose swoll'n and sleepless eyes Watch to see the morning rise : 4 Ye, by fiercer anguish torn. Guilt, in strong remorse, who mourn :: Here repose your heavy care i Conscience wounded who can bear ? 5 Sinner, come ! for here is found Balm that flows for ev'ry wound ; Peace that ever shall endure ^ Rest eternal, sacred, sure. 222 ^- ^- . '*^^* Love to the Creatures is dangerous. 1 TTOW vain are all things here below I How false and yet how fair ! Each pleasure hath its poison too. And every sweet a snare* 150 THE GOSPEL CALL. 223 2 The brightest things below the sky- Give but a flatt'ring light ; We should suspect some danger nigh Where we possess delight. 3 Our dearest joys, and nearest friends, The partners of our blood, How they divide our wavering minds, And leave but half for God ! 4 The fondness of a creature's love, How strong it strikes the sense ' Thither the warm affections move, Nor can we call them thence. 5 Dear Saviour, let thy beauties be My soul's eternal food ; And grace command my heart away From all created good. ^ C. M. '*'**'• T%e Shortness and Misery of Life. 1 /\UR days, alas ! our mortal days, ^^ Are short and wretched too : ^^Evil and few^'' the patriarch says, And well the patriarch knew. 2 'Tis but at best a narrow bound That heaven allows to men, And pains and sins run through the round Of threescore years and ten. 3 Well, if ye must be sad and few. Run on, ray days, in haste ; Moments of sin, and months of wo. Ye cannot fly too fast. 4 Let heavenly love prepare my soul, And call her to the skies. Where years of long salvation roll, And glory never dies. 151 224, 225 THE GOSPEL CALLr oo^ C. M. ^^^* Frailty and Folly. 1 XXOW short and hasty is our life ! How vast our souls' aifairs ! Yet senseless mortals vainly strive To lavish out their years. 2 Our days run thoughtlessly along. Without a moment's stay; Just like a story or a song, We pass our lives away. 3 God from on high invites us home, But we march heedless on, And ever hastening to the tomb. Stoop downwards as we run. 4 How we deserve the deepest hell, That slight the joys above ! What chains of vengeance should we feel, That break such cords of love. 5 Draw us, O Saviour, with thy grace, And lift our thoughts on high. That we may end this mortal race, And see salvation nigh. 22i;. ^ (S^?-) L. M. ^««#« y^g vanity of Creatures. 1 IM'AN has a soul of vast desires ; He burns within with restless fires. Tost to and fro, his passions fly From vanity to vanity. 2 In vain on earth we hope to find Some solid good to fill the mind ; We try new pleasures, but we feel The inward thirst and torment stilL 3 So, when a raging fever burns. We shift from side to side by turns ; And 'tis a poor relief we gain, To change the place, but keep the pain. 4 Great God ! subdue this vicious thirst, This love to vanity and dust ; 152 THE GOSPEL CALL. 226, 227 Cure the vile fever of the mind, And feed our souls with joys refin'd. 22fi L. M. ^.^L9« ^gg^ y^ my face — Psalm xxvii. 8.^ 1 TEHOVAH speaks, "Seek ye my face," My soul admires the wondrous grace ; I'll seek thy face — thy spirit give ! O let me see thy face and live. 2 I'll wait ; perhaps ray Lord may come ; (If I turn back, how sad my doom!) And begging, in his way I'll lie. Till the sweet hour he passeth by. 3 Daily I'll seek, with cries and tears. With secret sighs, and fervent pray'rs ; And, if not heard — I'll weeping sit, And perish at the Saviour's feet. 4 But canst thou, Lord ! see all my pain, And bid me seek thy face in vain ; Thou wilt not, canst not, me deceive — The soul that seeks thy face shall live. «««. C. M. -^^ ' • Time is short— \ Cor vii. 29. '^r'HE time is short ! the season near, When death will us remove; To leave our friends, however dear, And all we fondly love. 2 The time is short ! sinners beware, Nor trifle time away ; The word of great salvation hear, While it is call'd to-day. 3 The time is short ! ye rebels, now To Christ the Lord submit ; To mercy's golden sceptre bow. And fall at Jesus' feet. 5 The time is short ! ye saints rejoice — The Lord- will quickly come i 153 228 THH GOSPEL CALL. Soon shall you hear the Bridegroom's voice, To call you to your home. 5 The time is short ! it swiftly flies — The hour is just at hand, When we shall mount above the skies, And reach the wish'd-for land. 6 The time is short ! — the moment near. When we shall dwell above; And be for ever happy there, With Jesus' whom we love. DANGER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WITHDRAWING HIS INFLUENCE. "^^^ The returning Backslider, 1 SJTAY, thou insulted Spirit, stay. Though I have done thee such despite ; Nor cast the sinner quite away, Nor take thine everlasting flight. 2 Though I have steel'd my stubborn heart. And oft shook off my guilty fears ; And vex'd and urg'd thee to depart, For many long rebellious years ; 3 Though I have most unfaithful been Of all who e'er thy grace receiv'd ; Ten thousand times thy goodness seen ; Ten thousand times thy goodness griev'd ;. 4 Yet O ! the chief of sinners spare In honor of my great High-Priest : Nor in thy righteous anger swear, T' exclude me from thy people's rest. 5 This only wo I deprecate. This only plague I pray remove. Nor leave me in my lost estate, Nor curse me with this want of love. 6 E'en now, my weary soul release. Upraise me with thy gracious hand, 154 THE GOSPEL CALL. 229, 230 And guide into thy perfect peace And bring me to the promis'd land. rtOQ L. M. '*'**'• My Spirit shall not always strive. — Gen. vi. 1 CAY, sinner, hath a voice within Oft whisper'd to thy secret soul, Uurg'd thee to leave the ways of sin, And yield thy heart to God's control ? 2 Hath something met thee in the path Of worldiness and vanity, And pointed to the coming wrath, And warn'd thee from that wrath to flee ? 3 Sinner, it was a heav'nly voice, — It was the spirit's gracious call ; It bade thee jnake the better choice, And haste to seek in Christ thine all. 4 Spurn not the call to life and light ; Regard in time the warning kind ; That call thou may'st not always slight, And yet the gate of mercy find. 5 God's Spirit will not always strive With hardened, self-destroying man , Ye, who persist his love to grieve. May never hear his voice again. 6 Sinner — perhaps this very day, The last accepted time may be ; Oh, should'st thou grieve him now away, Then hope may never beam on thee. 230. c. M. 1 ]\^W is the time, th' accepted hour, O sinners, come away ; The Saviour's knocking at your door, Arise without delay. 2 Oh ! don't refuse to give him room, Lest mercy should withdraw ; 155 231 THE GOSPEL CALL. He'll then in robes of vengeance come To execute his law. 3 Then, where, poor mortals, will you be, If destitute of grace, When you your injur'd Judge shall see, And stand before his face. 4 Oh! could you shun that dreadful sight, How would you wish to fly To the dark shades of endless night, From that all-searching eye ? 5 The dead awak'd must all appear, And you among them stand, Before the great impartial bar, Arraign'd at Christ's left hand. 6 Let not these warnings be in vair^. But lend a list'ning ear ; Lest you should meet them all again, When wrapt in keen despair. THE CERTAINTY OF DEATH AND JUDGMENT, 231. S. M. 1 A ND am I born to die ? To lay this body down ? And must my trembling spirit fly Into a world unknown ? 2 Soon as from earth I go What will become of me ? Eternal happiness or wo Must then my portion be ! 3 Wak'd by the trumpet's sound, I from my grave must rise, And see the Judge with glory crown'd. And see the flaming skies. 4 How shall I leave my tomb ! With triumph or regret ! 156 THE GOSPEL CALL. 232 A fearful or a joyful doom, A curse or blessing meet ? 5 Will angel bands convey Their brother to the bar ? Or devils drag my soul away To meet its sentence there ? 6 Who can resolve the doubt That tears my anxious breast ? Shall I be with the damn'd east out, Or number' d with the blest ? 7 I must from God be driven, Or Avith my Saviour dwell ; Must come at his command to heaven, Or else depart to hell. 8 0 thou that wouldst not have One wretched sinner die. Who diedst thyself, my soul to save From endless misery. 9 Show me the way to shun Thy dreadful wrath severe. That when thou comest on thy throne, I may with joy appear. 232. P. M. 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6. 1 A ND am I only born to die ? And must I suddenly comply With nature's stern decree ? What after death for me remains ? Celestial joys, or hellish pains. To all eternity. H How then ought 1 on earth to live. While God prolongs the kind reprieve, And props the house of clay ; My sole concern, my single care. To watch, and tremble, and prepare Against that fatal day ! 157 N •233 THE GOSPEL, GALI*. 3 No room for mirth or trifling here. For worldly hope, or worldly fear. If life so soon is gone ; If now the Judge is at the door, And all mankind must stand before Th' inexorable throne ! 4 No matter which my thoughts employ ; A. moment's misery or joy : But oh ! when both shall end, Where shall I find my destin'd place ? Shall I my everlasting days With fiends or angels spend ? 5 Nothing is worth a thought beneath. But how I may escape the death That never, never dies ! How make my own election sure ; And when I fail on earth, secure A mansion in the skies. 6 Jesus, vouchsafe a pitying ray, Be thou my guide, be thou my way To glorious happiness ! Ah ! write the pardon on my heart ? And whensoe'er I hence depart. Let me depart in peace 1 L. M. ^oo« Sickness and Death. 1 IVf Y soul, the minutes haste away, Apace comes on th' important day, When in the icy arms of death I must give up my vital breath. 2 Look forward to the moving scene ; How wilt thou be affected then? When from on high some sharp disease Resistless shall my vitals seize. 3 When all the springs of life are low, The spirits faint, the pulses slow ; 158 THE GOSPEL. CALL. $^4, 235 The eyes grow dim and short the breath, Presages of approaching death. 4 When clammy sweats thro' ev'ry part, Show life's retreating to the heart; Its last resistance there to make, And then the breathless frame forsake. 5 When all eternity's in sight ; The brightest day, or blackest night ; One shock will break the building down, And let thee into worlds unknown. 6 O come, my soul, the matter weigh ! How wilt thou leave thy kindred clay ! And how the unknown regions try. And launch into eternity ! ^o^« jy^g night cometh. — John ix. 4. 1 A WAKE, awake, my sluggish soul, Awake, and view the setting sun ; See how the shades of death advance, Ere half the task of life is done. 2 Death ! — 'tis an awful, solemn sound ; Oh, let it wake the slumb'ring ear ! Apace the dreadful conqu'ror comes. With all his pale companions near. 3 Thy drowsy eyes will soon be clos'd, — These friendly warnings heard no more ; Soon will the mighty Judge approach. E'en now he stands before the door. 4 To-day attend his gracious voice ; This is the summons that he sends : ^' Awake, — for on this transient hour Thy long eternity depends." L. M. S35« The sinner weighed, and found wanting. Dan. V. 27. X O AISE, thoughtless sinner, raise thine eye ; ^^ Behold God's balance lifted hiffh ! 159 ^ 236 THE GOSPEL CALL. There shall his justice be display'd, And there thy hope and life be weigh'd, 2 See in one scale his perfect law; Mark with what force its precepts draw : Wouldst thou the awful test sustain ? — Thy works how light ! thy thoughts how vain 3 Behold, the hand of God appears To trace in dreadful characters ; " Sinner — thy soul is wanting found, And wrath shall smite thee to the ground." 4 Let sudden fear thy nerves unbrace ; Let horror change thy guilty face ; Thro' all thy thoughts let anguish roll, Till deep repentance melt thy soul. 5 One only hope may yet prevail ; — Christ hath a weight to turn the scale ; Still doth the gospel publish peace, And show a Saviour's righteousness. 6 Great God, exert thy power to save ; Deep on the heart, these truths engrave ; The pond'rous load of guilt remove. That trembling lips may sing thy love. ^^^» The 'scoffer. 1 A LL 3^e who laugh and sport with deaths And say there is no hell ; The gasp of your expiring breath Will send you there to dwell. 2 When iron slumbers bind your flesh, With strange surprise you'll find Immortal vigor springs afresh. And tortures wake the mind ! 3 Then you'll confess the frightful names Of plagues, you scorn'd before, No more shall look like idle dreams^ Like foolish tales no more.. 160 THE GOSPEL CALL. 237, 238 4 Then shall ye curse that fatal day, With flames upon your tongues, When you exchang'd your souls away For vanity and songs. S. M, '^*' ' • The harvest is past. — Jer. viii. 20. 1 T SAW, beyond the tomb, The awful Judge appear, Prepar'd to scan with strict account, My blessings wasted here. 2 His wrath like flaming fire, Burn'd to the lowest hell — And in that hopeless world of wo, He bade my spirit dwell. 3 Ye sinners, fear the Lord, While yet 'tis call'd to day ; Soon will the awful voice of death Command your souls away. 4 Soon will the harvest close — The summer soon be o'er — And soon, your injur'd, angry God, Will hear your pray'rs no more. P. M. 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 6. ■^^^^ Rom. iii. 16. 1 TMTHEN frowning death appears, And points his fatal dart, What dark foreboding fears Distract the sinner's heart ! The dreadful blow No arm can stay, But torn away He sinks to wo. 2 Now every hope denied. Bereft of every good. He must the wrath abide Of an avenging God ; 161 V* 239 THE GOSPEL CALIr* No mercy there Will greet his ear Nor wipe the tear Of black despair. 3 Sinners, awake, attend, And flee the wrath to come ; Make Christ, the Judge, your friend, And heav'n shall be your home : His mercy nigh. Now points the path That leads from death To joys on high. ««g P- M. 7, 7, 7, 7. ^yQ P. M. 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 8, 7, 6. ^ ilfm My peace I give unto you. — John xiv. 27. 1 T AMB of God for sinners slain. To thee I humbly pray : Heal me of my grief and pain, O take my sins away. From this bondage, Lord, release ; No longer let me be opprest ; Jesus, master, seal my peace, And take me to thy breast ! 2 Wilt thou cast a sinner out, Who humbly comes to thee ! No, my God, I cannot doubt ; Thy mercy is for me : Let me then obtain the grace, And be of paradise possest : Jesus, master, seal my peace, And take me to thy breast ! 3 Worldly good I do not want : Be that to others giv'n ; Only for thy love I pant ; My all in earth or heav'n : This the crown I fain would seize. The good wherewith I would be blest ; Jesus, master, seal my peace, And take me to thy breast ! 4 This delight I fain would prove, And then resign my breath ! Join the happy few whose love Was mightier than death ! 190 DIVINE MERCY. 280 Let it not, my Lord, displease. That I would die to be thy guest ! Jesus, master, seal my peace, And take me to thy breast ! P. M. 8, 7, 8, 7. 380« Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me, Mark. x. 47. 1 TESUS, full of all compassion, Hear thy humble suppliant's cry ; Let me know thy great salvation ; See ! I languish, faint, and die. 2 Guilty, but with heart relenting, Overwhelmed with helpless grief. Prostrate at thy feet repenting, Send, O send me quick relief ! 3 Whither should a wretch be flying. But to him who comfort gives ? Whither, from the dread of dying. But to him who ever lives ? 4 While I view thee, wounded, grieving. Breathless, on the cursed tree, Fain Pd feel my heart believing That thou suffer'dst thus for me. 5 Without thee, the world possessing, I should be a wretch undone ; Search through heaven, — the land of blessing. Seeking good, and finding none. 6 Hear, then, blessed Saviour, hear me ! My soul cleaveth to the dust ; Send the Comforter to cheer me ; Lo ! in thee I put my trust. 7 Sav'd — the deed shall spread new glory Through the shining realms above ! Angels sing the pleasing story, AH enraptur'd with thy love ! 191 281, 282 SUPPLICATION FOR THE P.M. 7,7,7,7. '*®-"-* Longing Jot an interest in the Redeemer. 1 ^RACIOUS Lord, incline thine ear! ^^ My requests vouchsafe to hear ; Hear my never-ceasing cry ; Give me Christ, or else I die. 2 Lord deny me what thou wilt, Only ease me of my guilt : Suppliant at thy feet 1 lie, Give me Christ, or else I die. 3 All unholy and unclean, I am nothing else but sin ; On thy mercy I rely, Give me Christ, or else I die. 4 Thou dost freely save the lost ; In thy grace alone I trust : With my earnest suit comply ; Give me Christ, or else I die. 5 Father, dost thou seem to frown ? Let me shelter in thy Son ! Jesus ! to thy arms I fly ; Come and save me, or I die. P. M. 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, as 112. ^^'** The Penitent's Prayer. 1 "pATHER of mercies, God of love ! Oh ! hear an humble suppliant's cry .• Bend from thy lofty seat above. Thy throne of glorious majesty : O ! deign to listen to my voice. And bid this drooping heart rejoice. 2 I urge no merit of my own. For I, alas ! am all that's vile : No — when I bow before thy throne, Dare to converse with God awhile, Thy name, blest Jesus, is my plea. That dearest, sweetest name to me ! 192 DIVINE MOSRCY. 283, 284 3 Within this heart of mine, I feel The weight of sin's oppressive load : Oh ! help ! or else I sink to hell, Crush'd by thine arm, avenging God! Entomb'd within that dread abyss, And exil'd from the realms of bliss ! •2ftq ^- ^' ^' ^' ^' ^' ^oa* Y^^g Penitent pardoned. 1 SOVEREIGN Ruler, Lord of all, ^ Prostrate at thy feet I fall : Hear, oh hear my ardent cry, Frown not, lest I faint and die I 2 Vilest of the sons of men. Worst of rebels I have been ! Oft abus'd thee to thy face. Trampled on thy richest grace. 3 Justly might thy vengeful dart. Pierce this broken, bleeding heart ; Justly might thy kindled ire Blast me in eternal fire. 4 But with thee there's mercy found, Balm to heal my ev'ry wound ; Thou canst soothe the troubled breast, Give the weary wanderer rest. 5 Then my humble prayer attend. Show thyself the sinner's friend ; Bid the sufferer cease to mourn. Bid the prodigal return I 6 Clasp me in thine arms of love. Let me all thy fondness prove, I die lest thou me forgive. Whisper ** pardoned," and I live ! L. M. 284. 27ie Dying Sinner's Prayer; or, the Prayer of Old Age. 1 r\ THOU that dost in secret see, Regard a dying sinner's prayer, 193 q 285 SUPPLICATION FOR THE Out of the deep I cry to thee — Save, or I perish in despair. 2 Weeping, to Thee I lift mine eyes. Mine eyes which fail with looking up. For thee my heart laments and sighs — Sick with desire and lingering hope. 3 O that I could but surely know If I at last shall mercy find ! For what am I reserv'd below ? Tell me, thou Saviour of mankind ! 4 Let others walk with thee in light, But bless me with one parting ray, And ere I close mine eyes in night, Give me to see thy perfect day. ^j,- _ (217) C. M. '*^*'« Supplication for God's grace. 1 ^O thee, O God ! my pray'r ascends, But not for golden stores ; Nor covet I the brightest gems On the rich eastern shores : 2 Nor that deluding empty joy Men call a mighty name. Nor greatness with its pride and state. My restless thoughts inflame : — 3 Nor pleasure's fascinating charms My fond desires allure : But nobler things than these, from thee. My wishes would secure. 4 The faith and and hope of joys to come My best affections move ; Thy light, thy favor, and thy smiles. Thine everlasting love. 5 These are the blessings I desire : Lord, be these blessings mine ! And all the glories of the world I cheerfully resign. 194 DIVINE MERCY. 286, 287 ^^^* God, the portion of the Soul. 1 IVTY God, my portion, and my love! -^^■^ My everlasting all ! Pve none but thee in heav'n above, Or on this earthly ball. 2 In vain the bright meridian sun Scatters his feeble light ; Thy brighter beams create my noon ; If thou withdraw, 'tis night. 3 And while upon my restless bed, Amongst the shades I roll ; If God his light around me shed, 'Tis morning with my soul. 4 To thee I owe my wealth and friends. And health, and safe abode: Thanks to thy name for meaner things ; But they are not my God. 5 If I possessed the spacious earth, And call'd the stars my own ; Without thy mercy and thy love, I were a wretch undone. 6 Let others stretch their arms like seas, And grasp in all the shore ; Grant me to see thy blissful face, And I desire no more ! oo*' (-219) C. M. /*(5i« Q^^^ ^^g Christian' s portion. 1 fiC)D, my supporter and my hope, My help for ever near ! Thine arm of mercy holds me up, And saves me from despair. 2 Thy counsels, Lord ! shall guide my feet Through this dark wilderness : Thy hand conduct me near thy seat. To dwell before thy face. 195 288 SUPPLICATION FOR THTT 3 Were I in heav'n without my God, 'Twoiild be no joy to me; And whilst this earth is my abode, 1 long for none but ihce. 4 What if the springs of life were broke,. And flesh and heart should faint? God is my soul's eternal rock, The strength of ev'ry saint,. 5 Behold, the sinners that remove Far from thy presence, die : Not all the idol-gods they love Can save them, when they cry. 6 But to draw near to thee, my God ! Shall be my sweet employ; My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, And tell the world my joy. 288* C. M. 1 ^T^HOU hidden God, for whom I groany, -*■ Till thou thyself declare : God inaccessible, unknown, Regard a sinner's prayer. 2 A sinner weltering in his blood, Unpurg'd and unforgiven ; Far distant from the living God, As far as hell from heaven. 3 An unregen'rate child of man, To thee for faith I call ; Pity thy fallen creature's pain. And raise me from my fall. 4 The darkness which, thro' thee, I feeij. Thou only canst remove : Thine own eternal power reveal, The Deity of love. 5 I would not to thy foe submit ; I hate the tyrant's chain ; 196 DIVINE MERCY. Send forth thy pris'ner from the pit, Nor let me cry in vain. 6 Show me the blood that bought my peace, The covenant blood apply! And all my griefs at once shall cease. And all my sins shall die. 7 Speak, Jesus, speak into my heart, What thou for me hast done ; One grain of living faith impart, And God is all my own. 289. s. M. 1 TESUS, my strength, my hope. On thee I cast my care. With humble confidence look up. And know thou hear'st my prayer ; Give me on thee to wait, Till I can all things do. On thee, Almighty to create. Almighty to renew. 2 I want a sober mind, A self-renouncing will, That tramples down, and cast behind The baits of pleasing ill: A soul inur'd to pain, To hardship, grief, and loss ; Bold to take up, firm to sustain. The consecrated cross. 3 I want a godly fear, A quick discerning eye. That looks to thee when sin is near, And sees the tempter fly ; A spirit still prepared. And arm'd with jealous care, For ever standing on its guard, And watching unto prayer. 197 o* 289 290 "supplication FOB- THr. 4 I want a heart to pray, To pray and never cease, Never to murmur at thy stay^. Or wish my suflf'rings less: This blessing, above all, Always to pray I want. Out of the deep on thee to call, And never, never faint. 5 I want a true regard, A single, steady aim, Unmov'd by threatening or reward^ To thee and thy great name ; A jealous just concern For thine immortal praise : A pure desire that all may learn, And glorify thy grace. «oo ^- ^' A*j\jm Imploring Mercy. — Luke xviii. 13, 1 T ORD, at thy feet in dust I lie, ■^ And knock at mercy's door ; With humble heart and weeping eye, Thy favor I implore. 2 On me, 0 Lord, do thou display Thy rich, forgiving love ; O take my heinous guilt away. This heavy load remove. 3 Without thy grace, I sink opprest Down to the gates of hell ; O give my troubled spirit rest, And all my fears dispel. 4 'Tis mercy, mercy, I implore, O may thy bowels move : Thy grace is an exhaustless store, And thou thyself art love. 5 Should I at last in heaven appear, To join thy saints above ; Pll shout that mercy brought me there, And sing thy bleeding love. 198 DIVINE MERCY. 291, 292 '*•'-■•• Inconstancy lamented. — Rom. vii. 19. 1 T WOULD, but cannot sing, I would, but cannot pray ; For satan meets me when I try, And frights my soul away. 2 I would, but can't repent, Tho' I endeavor oft; This stony heart can ne'er relent. Till Jesus makes it soft. 3 I would, but cannot love, Tho' woo'd by love divine ; No arguments have pow'r to move A soul so base as mine. 4 I would, but cannot rest, In God's most holy will ; I know what he appoints is best. Yet murmur at it still. 5 O could I but believe ! Then all would easy be; I would but cannot — Lord relieve ; My help must come from thee ! ^^^» Bethesda's Pool— John v. 2—4. 1 "DESIDE the gospel pool. Appointed for the poor. From year to year my helpless soul Has waited for a cure. 2 How often have I seen The healing waters move ; And others round me stepping in, Their efficacy prove I 3 But my complaints remain ; I feel the very same ; As full of guilt, and fear, and pain. As when at first I came* 199 293 SUPPLICATION FOR THE 4 O, would the Lord appear My malady to heal ; He knows how long I've languished here, And what distress I feel. 5 [How often have I thought, Why should I longer lie? Surely the mercy I have sought Is not for such as I ? 6 But whither can I go? There is no other pool Where streams of sov'reign virtue flow To make a sinner whole.] 7 Here, then, from day to day, I'll wait, and hope, and try ; Can Jesus hear a sinner pray. Yet suffer him to die? 8 No — he is full of grace ; He never will permit A soul, that fain would see his face. To perish at his feet. 293. P. M. 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6. 1 nPHOU great mysterious God unknown, Whose love hath gently led me on E'en from my infant days ; Mine inmost soul expose to view, And tell me if I ever knew Thy justifying grace. 2 If I have only known thy fear. And follow'd with a heart sincere Thy drawing from above ! Now, now the farther grace bestow, And let my sprinkled conscience know Thy sweet forgiving love. 3 Short of thy love I would not stop, A stranger to the gospel hope, 200 DIVINE MERCY, 294 The sense of sin forgiven ; I would not, Lord, my soul deceive. Without thy inward witness live, That antepast of heaven. 4 If now the witness were in me, Would he not testify of thee. In Jesus reconcil'd ? And should I not with faith draw nigh, And boldly, Abba, Father, cry, I know myself thy child ? 5 Ah ! never let thy servant rest. Till of my part in Christ possess'd, I on thy mercy feed : Unworthy of the crumbs that fall. Yet rais'd by him who died for all. To eat the children's bread. 6 Whate'er obstructs thy pard'ning love. Or sin, or righteousness remove, Thy glory to display ; My heart of unbelief convince. And now absolve me from my sins, And take them all away. 394. P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7. The broken Heart ; or, the Sinner's Plea. 1 XMTILL the pard'ning God despise A poor mourner's sacrifice, One who brings his all to thee, All his sin and misery. 2 Saviour, see my troubled breast, Heaving, panting after rest, Jesus, mark my hollow eye. Never clos'd, and never dry. 3 Listen to my plaintive moans, Deep uninterrupted groans. Keep not silence at my tears. Quiet all my griefs and fears. 201 295, 296 SUPPLICATION for the 4 Good physician, show thine art, Bind thou up my broken heart ; Aches it not for thee, my God, Pants to feel the healing blood ? 5 Jesus, answer all thy name. Save me from my fear and shame, Sunk in desperate misery. Sinner's friend, remember me ! (188) S. M. ^^«j« Q^^^ ^^g preserver of his people, 1 ^T^O 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 ev'ry hurtful snare. 3 He will present our souls Unblemish'd and complete. Before the glory of his face, With joys divinely great. 4 Then all his faithful sons Shall meet around the throne. Shall bless the conduct of his grace, And make his wonders known. 5 To our Redeemer, God, Wisdom and pow'r belongs. Immortal crowns of majesty. And everlasting songs. ^^^ P. M. 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, as 112. ^«fO« ^ Prayer for the promised Rest. — Isa. xxvi. 3. 1 T4EAR Friend of friendless sinners, hear, And magnify thy grace divine; 202 DIVINE MERCY. 297 Pardon a worm that would draw near, That would his heart to thee resign ; A worm, by self and sin opprest. That pants to reach thy promis'd rest. 2 With holy fear and reverend love, 1 long to lie beneath thy throne ; I long in thee to live, and move. And stay myself on thee alone : Teach me to lean upon thy breast. To find in thee the promis'd rest. 3 Thou say'st thou wilt thy servants keep In perfect peace, whose minds shall be Like new-born babes, or helpless sheep. Completely stay'd, dear Lord ! on thee : How calm their state, how truly blest, Who trust on thee, the promis'd rest. 4 Take me, my Saviour, as thine own. And vindicate my righteous cause ; Be thou my portion. Lord, alone, And bend me to obey thy laws : In thy dear arms of love caress'd, Give me to find thy promis'd rest. 5 Bid the tempestuous rage of sin, With all its wrathful fury, die ; Let the Redeemer dwell within, And turn my sorrows into joy : Oh, may my heart by thee possess'd, Know thee to be my promis'd rest. «^^ P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7. ^•f t • Pleading' the Atonement. — Ps. Ixxxiv. 9. 1 Jj^ATHER, God, who seest in me Only sin and misery, Turn to thy Anointed One, Look on thy beloved Son, Him, and then the sinner, see ; Look through Jesus' wounds on me. 203 29S SUPPLICATION FOR THE 2 Heavenly Father, Lord of all, Hear and show thou hear'st my call ! Bow thine ear, in mercy bow, Smile on me a sinner now ! Now the stone to flesh convert. Cast a look and melt my heart. 3 Lord, I cannot let thee go, Till a blessing thou bestow ; Hear my Advocate divine, Lo ! to his, my suit I join ; Join'd with his, it cannot fail : Let me now with thee prevail ! 4 Jesus, answer from above. Is not all thy nature love ! Pity from thine eye let fall ; Bless me whilst on thee I call : Am I thine, thou Son of God ? Take the purchase of thy blood. (243) C. M. 398» 'I'he terrors of judgment, and penitence from them. 1 "YITHEN, rising from the bed of death, O'erwhelm'd w^ith guilt and fear, I see my Maker face to face, O how shall I appear ! 2 If yet, while pardon may be found, And mercy may be sought. My heart with inward horror shrinks. And trembles at the thought: — 3 When thou, O Lord ! shall stand disclos'd In majesty severe. And sit in judgment on my soul, O how shall I appear ! 4 But there's forgiveness. Lord, with thee ; Thy nature is benign : Thy pard'ning mercy I implore ; For mercy, Lord, is thine. 204 DIVINE MERCV. 299, 300 5 0 let thy boundless mercy shine On my benighted soul ! Correct my passions, mend my heart, And all my fears control. 6 And may I taste thy richer grace In that decisive hour, When Christ to judgment shall descend, And time shall be no more. W9. (247) C. M. 1 f\ THOU, whose tender mercy hears Contrition's humble sigh ; Whose hand, indulgent, wipes the tears From sorrow's weeping eye ! 2 See ! low before thy throne of grace, A wretched wand'rer mourn ; Hast thou not bid me seek thy face ? Hast thou not said, return ? 3 Absent from thee, my guide, my light ! Without one cheering ray ; Through dangers, fears, and gloomy night. How desolate my way ! 4 O shine on this benighted heart, With beams of mercy shine ; And let thy healing voice impart A taste of joys divine. ^OO ^' ^' *j\w\jm jp^j. ^ ^g^ Nature. 1 gUPREME High-priest, the pilgrim's light, My heart for thee prepare ; Thine image stamp, and deeply write Thy superscription there. 2 Ah ! let my forehead bear thy seal, My arm thy badge retain. My heart the inward witness feel That I am born again. 205 R 301 SUPPLICATION FOR THE 3 Into thy humble mansion come. Set up thy dwelling here : Possess my heart, and leave no room. For sin to harbor there. 4 Ah, give me, Lord, the single eye, Which aims at naught but thee : I fain would live, and yet not I — Let Jesus live in me. 5 O that the penetrating sight And eagle's eye were mine ! Undazzled at the boundless light, Of majesty divine ; 6 That with the armies of the sky I too may sit and sing, Add, Saviour, to the eagle's eye. The dove's aspiring wing. C. M. 301* Pot Salvation from the power of Sin here, and from its existence finally, 1 f\ WHEN wilt thou my Saviour be ! O when shall I be clean ! The true eternal Sabbath see, A perfect rest from sin ! 2 Jesus ! the sinner's rest thou art. From guilt, and fear, and pain ; While thou art absent from my heart, I look for rest in vain ! 3 The consolations of thy word My soul have long upheld ; The faithful promise of the Lord Shall surely be fulfill'd. 4 Joining thy sheep in yonder fold. Like them I shall rejoice ; Like them thy glory shall behold, And hear my shepherd's voice. 206 DIVINE MERCY. ' 302, 303 5 O that I now the voice might hear, That speaks my sins forgiven ; Thy word is past to give me here The inward pledge of heaven. ov<«« Prayer of a Penitent. — Ps. 6. 1 f\^ that the Lord would hear my cry, ^^ And stay his anger lest I die ! Thy wrath is just— yet, oh, forgive ! And let a mourning sinner live. 2 In all my frame, without, within, I feel the sad effects of sin ; How long, my God, must I complain, And deprecate thy wrath in vain ? 3 Oh, should I die deprived of thee ! What being else can succor me ? Thy frowns would rend my soul in death, And sink it to the depths beneath. 4 Ye darling sins, that plague me so, The greatest enemies I know, Depart — for God hath heard my pray'r, And will not let me long despair. 5 No ; — I shall yet his goodness bless ; And when this transient life shall pass, Then, full of glory, I shall prove He can be just, and sinners love. SALVATION THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. THE SINNER TRUSTING IN CHRIST FOR SALVATION, Humble Trust; or, Despair prevented. 1 T ORD, didst thou die, but not for me ? Am I forbid to trust thy blood? Hast thou not pardons, rich and free? And grace, an overwhelming flood? 2 Presumptuous thought ! to fix the bound — To limit mercy's sovereign reign : 207 304 SALVATION THROXTGH What other happy souls have found,. I'll seek ; nor shall I seek in vain. 3 I own my guilt \ my sins confess ; Can men or devils make them more ? Of crimes already numberless, Vain the attempt to swell the score. 4 Were the black list before my sight, While 1 remember thou hast died, 'Twould only urge my speedier flight To seek salvation at thy side. 5 Low at thy feet I'll cast me down, To thee reveal my guilt and fear ; And — if thou spurn me from thy throne — I'll be the first who perish'd there. 304. L. M. 1 IpAR from thy fold, O God, my feet Once moved in error's devious maze ; Nor found religious duties sweet, Nor sought thy face, nor lov'd thy ways. 2 With tend'rest voice thou bad'st me flee The paths which thou could'st ne'er ap- prove ; And gently drew my soul to thee, With cords of sweet, eternal love. 3 Now to thy footstool, Lord, I fly. And low in self-abasement fall ; A vile, a helpless worm, I lie. And thou, my God, art all in alL 4 Dearer, far dearer to my heart. Than all the joys that earth can give ; From fame, from wealth, from friends I'd part. Beneath thy countenance to live. 5 And when, in smiling friendship drest. Death bids me quit this mortal frame. 208 JESUS CHRIST. 305, 306 Gently reclin'd on Jesus' breast, My latest breath shall bless his name. 6 Then my unfetterM soul shall rise. And soar above yon starry spheres, Join the full chorus of the skies, And sing thy praise thro' endless years. «^. P. M. 8, 7, S, 7,4, 7. ^^*^* The surrender. 1 T^ELCOME, welcome, dear Redeemer, Welcome to this heart of mine ; Lord, I make a full surrender, Ev'ry pow'r and thought be thine, Thine entirely, Thro' eternal ages thine. 2 Known to all to be thy mansion. Earth and hell will disappear ; Or in vain attempt possession. When they find the Lord is near — Shout, O Zion ! Shout, ye saints, the Lord is here ! oifO* Paith in Christ for Pardon and Sanctification. 1 XXOW sad our state by nature is ! Our sin how deep it stains ! And satan binds our captive minds Fast in his slavish chains. 2 But there's a voice of sov'reign grace Sounds from the sacred word, '* Ho, ye despairing sinners, come. And trust upon the Lord." 3 My soul obeys th' almighty call. And runs to this relief, I would believe thy promise. Lord, Oh ! help my unbelief. 4 To the dear fountain of thy blood. Incarnate God, I fly, 209 R* 307, 308 SALVATION THROUGH Here let me wash my spotted soul, From crimes of deepest dye. 5 Stretch out thine arm, victorious Kingy My reigning sins subdue, Drive the old dragon from his seat. With all his hellish crew. 6 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm. On thy kind arms I fall : Be thou my strength and righteousness, My Jesus and my all. SOT "^^ ^^- ^\7 § m Old things passed away. -^'^ Cor. v. 17. 1 T ET carnal minds the world pursue. It has no charms for me ; Once I admir'd its trifles too. But grace has set me free. 2 Its fading charms no longer please, No more content afford ; Far from my heart be joys like these. Now I have seen the Lord. 3 As by the light of op'ning day. The stars are all conceal'd ; So earthly pleasures fade away. When Jesus is reveal'd. 4 Creatures no more divide my choice — I bid them all depart ; His name, and love, and gracious voice, Have fix'd my roving heart. 5 Now, Lord, I would be thine alone. And wholly live to thee ; But may I hope that thou wilt own A worthless worm like me ! 308, L. M. 1 f\ GOD, to whom in flesh reveal'd, ^^ The helpless all for succor came ; 210 JESUS CHRIST. 309 The sick to be relievM and heaPdy And found salvation in thy name. 2 With publicans and harlots I, In these thy Spirit's gospel days, To thee, the sinner's friend, draw nigh^ And humbly sue for saving grace. 3 Thou seest me helpless and distressed. Feeble, and faint, and blind, and poor : Weary I come to thee for rest. And sick of sin implore a cure, 4 My sin's incurable disease, Thou, Jesus, thou alone canst heal ; Inspire me with thy power and peace, And pardon on my conscience seal. 5 A touch, a word, a look from thee, Can turn my heart and make it clean ; Purge the foul inbred leprosy, And save me from my bosom-sin, 6 Lord, if thou wilt, I do believe Thou canst the saving grace impart ; Thou canst this instant now forgive. And stamp thine image on my heart. 7 My heart, which now to thee I raise, I know thou canst this moment cleanse : The deepest stains of sin efface. And drive the evil spirit hence. 8 Be it according to thy word ! Accomplish now thy work in me ; And let my soul, to health restor'd, Devote its little all to thee ! QAQ ^- ^^^• c^v«7« ji^g sinner trusting in God. 1 TMTHAT mean these jealousies and fears? As if the Lord was loath to save, 211 310 SALVATION THROUGH Or lov'd to see us drench'd in tears, Or sink with sorrow to the grave. *2 Does he want slaves to grace his throne Or rules he by an iron rod? Loves he the deep despairing groan ? Is he a tyrant, or a God ? 3 Not all the sins which we have wrought, So much his tender bowels grieve, As this unkind injurious thought. That he's unwilling to forgive. 4 What though our crimes are black as night, Or glowing like the crimson morn, Immanuel's blood will make them white As snow through the pure ether borne.' 5 Lord, 'tis amazing grace we own, And well may rebel worms surprise ; But, was not thy incarnate Son A most amazing sacrifice ? 5 "I've found a ransom," saith the Lord, "No humble penitent shall die," Lord, we would now believe thy word. And thy unbounded mercies try ! **xvf« Parting with carnal joys. 1 T SEND the joys of earth away ; Away, ye tempters of the mind. False as the smooth deceitful sea, And empty as the whistling wind. 2 Your streams wxre floating me along Down to the gulf of black despair. And whilst I listened to your song, Your streams had ev'n conveyed me there. 3 Lord, I adore thy matchless grace, That warned me of that dark abyss. That drew me from those treacherous seas. And bid me seek superior bliss. 212 JESUS CHRIST. 311 4 Now to the shining realms above I Stretch my hands and glance mine eyee. 0 for the pinions of a dove To bear me to the upper skies. 5 There from the bosom of my God Oceans of endless pleasure roll ; There would I fix my last abode, And drown the sorrows of my soul. 311. (296) L. M. 1 TRY various maxims, forms, and rules, That pass for wisdom in the schools, 1 strove my passions to restrain ; But all my efforts prov'd in vain. 2 But since the Saviour I have known, My rules are all reduced to one : To keep my Lord, by faith, in view. This strength supplies and motives too. 3 I see him lead a suff'ring life. Patient amidst reproach and strife ; And from this pattern courage take To bear and suffer for his sake. 4 Upon the cross I see him bleed. And by the sight from fear am freed; Tliis sight destroys the life of sin, And quickens heav'nly life within. 5 To look to Jesus as he rose. Confirms my hope, disarms my foes; The world I shame and overcome, By pointing to my Saviour's tomb. 6 I see him look with pity down, And hold in view the conq'ror's crown; If pressed with griefs and cares before. My soul revives, and asks no more. 7 By faith I see the hour at hand, When in his presence I shall stand; 213 312, 313 SALVATION THROUGH Then it will be my endless bliss, To see him where and as he is. 0,0 (303) L. M. .^£^. Trusting in God. 1 CING 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 Awake, our noblest pow'rs to bless The God of Abra'm, God of peace ; Now by a dearer title known, Father and God of Christ his Son. 3 Through ev'ry age his gracious ear Is open to his servants' pray'r ; Nor can one humble soul complain, That it has sought its God in vain. 4 What unbelieving heart shall dare In whispers to suggest a fear. While still he owns his ancient name, The same his pow'r, his love the same 1 5 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. 21 o (294) C. M. ^^^^ The power of Faith. 1 ip AITH adds new charms to earthly bliss, And save's me from its snares; Its aid in ev'ry duty brings, And softens all my cares. 2 Extinguishes the thirst of sin, And lights the sacred fire Of love to God and heav'nly things. And feeds the pure desire. 3 The wounded conscience knows its pow'r The healing balm to give ; 214 JESUS CHRIST. 314, 315 That balm the saddest heart can cheer, And make the dying live. 4 Wide it unveils celestial worlds, Where deathless pleasures reign ; And bids me seek my portion there, Nor bids me seek in vain. 5 Shows me the precious promise seal'd With the Redeemer's blood ; And helps my feeble hope to rest Upon a faithful God. 6 There, there unshaken would I rest, Till this vile body dies ; And then on Faith's triumphant wings At once to glory rise. q|4 (295) L. M. •-'■^^* Faith a substitute for visioji. 1 5nPIS by the faith of joys to come, We walk through deserts dark as night ; Till we arrive at heav'n 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 pries. And brings eternal glories near. 3 Cheerful we tread the desert through. While faith inspires a heav'nly ray : Though lions roar, and tempests blow. And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4 So Abra'm, by divine command. Left his own house to walk with God ; His faith beheld the promised land. And fir'd his zeal along the road. o,^ ^ (298.) L.M. ^ -*■ "^^ There is salvation in none other than Jesus. 1 TN vain would boasting reason find The path to happiness and God : 215 316 SALVATION THROUGH Her weak directions leave the mind Bewilder'd in a doubtful road. 2 Jesus, thy words alone impart Eternal life; on these I live ; Diviner comforts cheer my heart Than all the pow'rs of nature give. 3 Here let my constant feet abide ; Thou art the true, the living way ; Let thy good Spirit be my guide To the bright realms of endless day. 4 The various forms that men devise, To shake my faith with treacherous art, I scorn as vanity and lies, And bind thy gospel to my heart. ?. THE GRACIOUS NATURE OF THIS SALVATION. oxv# Salvation by Grace. — Eph. ii. 5. 1 /IJ.RACE ! 'tis a charming sound ! Harmonious to the ear ! Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace first contriv'd the way To save rebellious man ; And all the steps that grace display Which drew the wond'rous plan. 3 Grace led my roving leet To tread the heavenly road ; And new supplies, each hour, I meet, While pressing on to God. 4 Grace taught my soul to pray. And made my eyes o'erflow : 'Twas grace which kept me to this day, And will not let me go. 5 Grace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days ; It lays in heav'n the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. 216 JESUS CHRIST. 317, 318 ^ L. M. 0 J. « • £y gj-ace ye are saved. — Eph. ii. 5. 1 CELF righteous souls on works rely, And boast their mortal dignity ; But if I lisp a song of praise, Grace is the note my soul shall raise. 2 'Twas grace that quicken'd me when dead. And grace my soul to Jesus led ; Grace brings me pardon for my sin — 'Tis grace subdues my lusts within. 3 'Tis grace that sweetens ev'ry cross, 'Tis grace supports in ev'ry loss; In Jesus' grace my soul is strong — Grace is my hope, and Christ my song, 4 'Tis grace defends when danger's near ; And 'tis by grace I persevere; 'Tis grace constrains my soul to love — Free grace is all they sing above. 5 Thus 'tis alone of grace I boast, And 'tis in grace alone I trust ; For all that's past grace is my theme. For what's to come 'tis still the same. 6 Thro' endless years, of grace I'll sing, Adore and bless my heavenly King ; I'll cast my crown before his throne, And shout free grace to him alone. ^18 ^* ^• oj.c7» Paith connected with Salvation. — Rom. 1 16. Heb. X. 39. 1 IV OT by the law of innocence Can Adam's sons arrive at heaven ; New works can give us no pretence To have our ancient sins forgiven. 2 Not the best deeds that we have done Can make a wounded conscience whole ! Faith is the grace, — and faith alone, That flies to Christ, and saves the soul. 217 s 319, 320 SALVATION THROUGH 3 Lord, I believe thy heavenly word f Fain would I have my soul renew'd : I mourn for sin, and trust the Lord To have it pardon'd and subdu'd. 4 0 may thy grace its power display ! Let guilt and death no longer reign ; Save me in thine appointed way, Nor let my humble faith be vain ! 31 9« 1, 1,8, 1, 1,8. P. M. Redeeming orace. — 1. Coi. iv. 7. 1 TN songs of sublime adoration and praise. Ye pilgrims for Sion who press, Break forth and extol the great Ancient of days. His rich and unmerited grace. 2 His love from eternity burned for our race, Broke forth and discover'd its flame, And now with the cords of his kindness he draws, And brings us to love his great name. 3 0 had he not pitied the state we were in. Our bosoms his love had ne'er felt: [sin, We all would have liv'd, would have died too in And sunk with the load of our guilt. 4 What was there in man, that could merit esteem. Or give the Creator delight ? 'Twas "even so, Father," we ever must sing. Because it seem'd good in thy sight. [5 Urged on by this grace, did the Saviour appear. The bearer of help from above. Now all who are thirsting may freely draw near, And drink in the streams of his love. 6 Then give all the glory to his holy name, To him all the glory belongs ; Be ours the high joys still to sound forth his fame. And crown him in each of our songs. ^^^^ Lamb of God.— John i. 29. 1 ly ^'^' ^^^ *^^ ^^^^^ o^ beasts, ^ On Jewish altars slain, 218 JESUS CHRIST. Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain, 5 But Christ, the heav'nly Lamb, Takes all our sins away ; A sacrifice of nobler name, And richer blood than they, 3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear hand of thine — While like a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin, 4 My soul looks back to see The burdens thou didst bear, When hanging on the cursed tree, And hopes her guilt was there. 5 Believing, we rejoice To see the curse remove ; We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, And sing his bleeding love, 021 8,7,8,7,4,7. P.M. ■*»^M.9 Salvation is of Grace. 1 ICj^VERY fallen soul, by sinning, Merits everlasting pain ; But thy love without beginning, Has redeemed the world again. Countless millions Shall in life, through Jesus reign. 2 Pause, my soul, adore and wonder ! Ask, ^'O why such love tome ;" Grace hath put me in the number Of the Saviour'^s family : Hallelujah ! Thanks, eternal thanks to thee ! 3 Since that love had no beginning. And shall never, never cease; Keep, O keep me Lord, from sinning! Guide me in the way of peace I 219 321 322 SALVATION THROUGH Make me walk in All the paths of holiness. 4 When I quit this feeble mansion y And my soul returns to thee, Let the power of thy ascension Manifest itself in me ; Through thy Spirit, Give the final victory ! 5 When the angel sounds the trumpet; When my soul and body join ; When my Saviour comes to judgment. Bright in majesty divine ; Let me triumph In thy righteousness as mine. «„« L. M. **'*'^« Redemption by Christ alone. — 1 Pet. i. 18, 19^, 1 I^NSLAVD by sin, and bound in chains Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway, And doom'd to everlasting pains. We wretched guilty, captives lay. 2 Nor gold nor gems could buy our peace j, Nor the whole world's collected store SuflGtce to purchase our release ; A thousand worlds were all too poor. 3 Jesus, the Lord, the mighty God, An all-sufficient ransom paid : In valued price ! his precious blood For vile rebellious traitors shed. 4 Jesus the sacrifice became To rescue guilty souls from'hell : The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb, Beneath avenging justice fell. 5 Amazing goodness ! love divine ! O may our grateful heart adore The matchless grace ; nor yield to sin. Nor wear its cruel fetters more I 220 JESUS CHRIST. 323, 324 3. TRUE FAITH ACCOMPANIED BY A HOLT LIFE. «oq (305) CM. ^» jy^g unsearchable Love of Christ. — Ephes. iii. 17—19. 1 f^ LOVE divine, how sweet thou art ! When shall I find my willing heart All taken up by Thee ! I thirst, and faint, and die to prove The greatness of redeeming love, The love of Christ to me. 5 Stronger his love than death or hell; Its riches are unsearchable ; The first-born sons of light Desire in vain its depth to see, They cannot reach the mystery. The length, and breadth, and height. 221 8* 325 SALVATION THROUGH 3 O that I could forever sit, With Mary at the Master's feet ! Be this my happy choice, My only care, delight, and bliss. My joy, my heaven on earth be this. To hear the bridegroom's voice. 4 O that I could with favor'd John Recline my weary head upon The dear Redeemer's breast ! From care and sin, and sorrow free, Give me, O Lord, to find in Thee My everlasting rest. 8. 7, 8, 7. P. M. 325. 1 Miracle of Grace. — Luke xix. 10. XX AIL ! my ever blessed Jesus, Only thee I wish to sing; To my soul thy name is precious, Thou my prophet, priest, and king. 0 ! what mercy flows from heaven, O, what joy and happiness ! Love I much? I've much forgiven; I'm a miracle of grace. Once with Adam's race in ruin, Unconcern'd in sin I lay ; Swift destruction still pursuing. Till my Saviour pass'd this way. Witness, all ye hosts of heaven. My Redeemer's tenderness ; Love I much? I've much forgiven, I'm a miracle of grace. Shout, ye heirs of this salvation. Praise the Lamb enthron'd above; Whilst I sing with admiration, God's free grace and boundless love. That blest moment I receiv'd him, Fill'd my soul with joy and peace ; 222 JESUS CHRIST. 326, 327 Love I much ? I've much forgiven, Pm a miracle of grace. 336. 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6. P. M. Excellency of Christ. — Isaiah xxxv. 2 1 f\ COULD I speak the matchless worth, O could I sound the glories forth Which in my Saviour shine, I'd soar and touch the heavenly strings, And vie with Gabriel, while he sings, In notes almost divine. 2 I'd sing the precious blood he spilt. My ransom from the dreadful guilt Of sin and wrath divine ; I'd sing his glorious righteousness. In which all perfect heavenly dress My soul shall ever shine. 3 I'd sing the characters he bears. And all the forms of love he wears. Exalted on his throne : In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, I would to everlasting days Make all his glories known. 4 Well, the delightful day will come, When my dear Lord will bring me home. And I shall see his face : Then with my Saviour, brother, friend, A blest eternity I'll spend Triumphant in his grace. « C. M. O/^'i • Praise for the fountain opened. — Zech. xiii. 1. 1 nnHERE is a fountain fiU'd with blood Drawn from Emmanuel's veins ; And sinners plung'd beneath that flood. Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoic'd to see That fountain in his day ; 223 328 SALVATION THROUGH O there may I, though vile as he, Wash all my sins away ! 3 Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransom'd church of God Be sav'd, to sin no more. 4 E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply. Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be till I die. 5 Then in a nobler, sweeter song, I'll sing thy power to save ; When this poor lisping stamm'ring tongue Lies silent in the grave. 6 Lord, I believe thou hast prepared . ^ (Unworthy though I be) For me a blood-bought free reward, A golden harp for me ! 7 'Tis strung, and tun'd, for endless years, And form'd by power divine ; To sound in God the Father's ears No other name but thine. o«>e L. M. o^c5# yr^g Loving Kindness of the Lord. — Psalm Ixiii. 7. 1 A WAKE, my soul, in joyful lays, And sing thy great Redeemer's praise; He justly claims a song from me, His loving-kindness, O how free ! 2 He saw me ruin'd in the fall, Yet lov'd me notwithstanding all ; He sav'd me from my lost estate, His loving-kindness, O how great ! 3 Though numerous hosts of mighty foes. Though earth and hell my way oppose, 224 JESUS CHRIST. 329 He safely leads my soul along, His loving-kindness, O how strong ! 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud. Has gather'd thick and thunder'd loud, He near my soul has always stood, His loving-kindness, O how good ! 5 Often I feel my sinful heart Prone from my Jesus to depart ; But though I have him oft forgot, His loving-kindness changes not. 6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, Soon all my mortal powers must fail ; O! may my last expiring breath His loving-kindness sing in death. 7 Then let me mount and soar away To the bright world of endless day ; And sing, with rapture and surprise, His loving-kindness in the skies. 329. 6,6,6,6,8,8. P.M. 1 T ET earth and heaven agree ; Angels and men be joined, To celebrate with me The Saviour of mankind : T' adore the all-atoning Lamb, And bless the sound of Jesus' name. 2 Jesus ! transporting sound ! The joy of earth and heaven ; No other help is found. No other name is given By which we can salvation have. But Jesus came the world to save. 3 Jesus ! harmonious name ! It charms the host above ; They evermore proclaim. And wonder at his love ; 'Tis all their happiness to gaze, *Tis heaven to see our Jesus' face. 235 330 SALVATION THROUGH 4 Stung by the scorpion sin, My poor expiring soul The balmy sound drinks in, And is at once made whole : See there my Lord upon the tree ! I hear, I feel he died for me. 5 O unexampled love ! O all-redeeming grace ! How swiftly didst thou move To save a fallen race : What shall I do to make it known, What thou for all mankind hast done. 6 O for a trumpet voice, On all the w^orld to call ; To bid their hearts rejoice In him who died for all ! For all my Lord was crucified ! For all, for all my Saviour died. 7 To serve thy blessed will, Thy dying love to praise, Thy counsel to fulfil, And minister thy grace, Freely what I receive to give. The life of heaven on earth I live. 330. 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, S, as 112. P. M. 1 f\ LOVE divine ! what hast thou done ! Th' immortal God has died for me ! The Father's coeternal Son, Bore all my sins upon the tree : Th' immortal God for me hath died : My Lord, my Love is crucified. 2 Behold and love, ye that pass by. The bleeding Prince of life and peace ! Come, see, ye worms, your Maker die. And say, was ever grief like his ? Come, feel with me his blood applied ; My Lord, my Love is crucified : 22G JESUS CHRIST. 331, 332 3 Is crucified for me and you, To bring us rebels back to God : Believe, believe the record true. Ye all are bought with Jesus' blood; Pardon for all flows from his side : My Lord, My Love is crucified. 4 Then let us sit beneath his cross, And gladly catch the healing stream : All things for him account but loss, And give up all our hearts to him ; Of nothing think or speak beside, My Lord, my Love is crucified. 331. L. M. 1 IVf Y hope, my all, my Saviour thou, To thee, lo ! now my soul I bow; I feel the bliss thy wounds impart, I find thee. Saviour, in my heart. 2 Be thou my stren'gth, be thou my way. Protect me through my life's short day : In all my acts may wisdom guide. And keep me. Saviour, near thy side. 3 Correct, reprove, and comfort me ; As I have need my Saviour be; And if I Avould from thee depart. Then clasp me. Saviour, to thy heart. 4 In fierce temptation's darkest hour. Save me from sin and Satan's power ; Tear every idol from thy throne. And reign, my Saviour — reign alone. 5 My suffering time shall soon be o'er. Then shall I sigh and weep no more ; My ransom'd soul shall soar away. To sing thy praise in endless day. qqo «' 6, 6, 6, 8. 8. (114) P. M. oa.«« JesMS above all praise. 1 TOIN all the glorious names Of wisdom, love, and pow'r, 227 333 SALVATION THROUGH That ever mortals knew, That angels ever bore : All are too mean To speak his worth ; Too mean to set My Saviour forth. 2 But O what gentle terms, What condescending ways, Doth our Redeemer use, To teach his heav'nly grace ! Mine eyes with joy And wonder see. What forms of love He bears for me. 3 Array'd in mortal flesh, He like an angel stands, And holds the promises And pardons in his hands ; Commission'd from • His Father's throne. To make his grace To mortals known. 4 Great Prophet of my God ! My tongue would bless thy name : By thee the joyful news Of our salvation came ; The joyful news Of sin forgiv'n, Ofhellsubdu'd, And peace with heav'n. *»00» Holiness, Justice and Mercy united. Ps. Ixxxv. 10. 1 "JNFINITE grace ! and can it be That heaven's Supreme should stoop so low ! To visit one so vile as I, One who has been his bitt'rest foe ! 2 Can holiness and wisdom join With truth, with justice-, and 228 , and with grace. JESUS CHRIST. To make eternal blessings mine, And sin, with all its guilt erase ? 3 O love ! beyond conception great. That form'd the vast stupendous plan ! Where all divine perfections meet To reconcile rebellious man ! 4 There wisdom shines in fullest blaze, And justice all her rights maintains ! Astonish'd angels stoop to gaze. While mercy o'er the guilty reigns. 5 Yes, mercy reigns, and justice too — In Christ harmoniously they meet: He paid to justice all her due. And now he fills the mercy-seat. 6 Such are the wonders of our God, And such th' amazing depths of grace. To save from wrath's vindictive rod. The sons of Adam's fallen race. 7 With grateful songs, then let our souls Surround our gracious Father's throne ; And all between the distant poles His truth and mercy ever own. oo^* Hiding Place. — Isaiah xxxii. 2. 1 XJTAIL, boundless love, that first began The scheme to rescue fallen man ! Hail, matchless, free, eternal grace. That gave my soul a hiding-place. 2 Against the God that rules the sky I fought with hands uplifted high ; Despis'd his rich, abounding grace, Too proud to seek a hiding-place. 3 Indignant justice stood in view; To Sinai's fiery mount I flew ; I felt the arrows of distress, But found I had no hiding place. 229 334 335, 336 SALVATION THROUGH 4 Ere long a heav'nly voice I heard, And mercy's angel-form appeared ; Conducted me to rest and peace In Jesus Christ my hiding-place. o«^ C. M. ^^^* Christ the Eternal Life. HERE shall the tribes of Adam find The sovereign good to fill the mind : Ye sons of mortal wisdom, show The spring whence living waters flow. 2 Say, will the stoic's flinty heart Melt, and this cordial juice impart ? Could Plato find these blissful streams. W Amongst his raptures and his dreams r 3 In vain I ask — for nature's power Extends but to this mortal hour : 'Twas but a poor relief she gave Against the terrors of the grave. 4 Jesus, our kinsman, and our God, Array'd in majesty and blood, Thou art our life ! our souls in thee Possess a full felicity ! 5 All our immortal hopes are laid. In thee our surety and our head ; ' Thy cross, thy cradle, and thy throne, Are big with glories yet unknown. 6 Here let my soul for ever lie. Beneath the blessings of thine eye ; Tis heaven on earth, 'tis heaven above. To see thy face, to taste thy love. oQ« P. M. 8, 7. 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7. .^*JO. ^y^^^ ^^g Believer's all. 1 ¥ AMB of God, we fall before thee. Humbly trusting in thy cross ; That alone be all our glory, All things else are only dross. 230 JESUS CHRIST. Thee we own a perfect Saviour, Only source of all that's good, Every grace and every favor Comes to us through Jesus' blood. 2 Jesus gives us true repentance, By his Spirit sent from heaven : Whispers this transporting sentence, "Son, thy sins are all forgiven." Faith he gr^ts us to believe it. Grateful hearts his love to prize : Want we wisdom ? he must give it ; Hearing ears, and seeing eyes. 3 Jesus gives us pure aflfections. Wills to do what he requires ; Makes ns follow his directions, And what he commands — inspires. All our prayers, and all our praises, Rightly ofFer'd in his name, He that dictates them is Jesus ; He that answers is the same. 337. c. M. 1 f|H for a thousand tongues to sing My dear Redeemer's praise ; The glories of ray God and King, The triumphs of his grace I 2 My gracious Master, and my God, Assist me to proclaim, To spread thro' all the earth abroad The honors of thy name. 3 JESUS, the name that calms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease ; 'Tis music in the sinner's ear, 'Tis life, and health, and peace. 4 He breaks the pow'r of reigning sin, He sets the pris'ner free ; His blood can make the foulest clean ; His blood avail'd for me. 231 337 338, 33D SALVATION THROUGH 5 Let us obey, we then shall know, Shall feel our sins forgiv'n : Anticipate our heav'n below, And own that love is heav'n. C. M. ^^^* Salvation by Grace.-— Titus iii. 3—7. 1 FT ORD, we confess our numerous faults. How great our guilt has been ! Foolish and vain were all our thmjghts, And all our lives were sin. 2 But, O my soul, for ever praise. For ever love his name, Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways Of folly, sin and shame.] 3 ['Tis not by works of righteousness Which our own hands have done; But we are sav'd by sovereign grace Abounding through his Son.] 4 'Tis from the mercy of our God That all our hopes begin ; 'Tis by the water and the blood Our souls are wash'd from sin. 5 'Tis through the purchase of his death, Who hung upon the tree. The Spirit is sent down to breathe On such dry bones as we. 6 Rais'd from the dead we live anew ; And, justified by grace, We shall appear in glory too, And see our Father's face. ooji (n6)_ P; M. 8,8,8,8,8,8,-113. Salvation in Christ for Jew and Gentile. 1 "l^^E sing the wise, the gracious plan. Which God devis'd ere time began, At length disclos'd in all its light; We bless the wondrous birth of love, 232 JESUS CHRIST. 340 Which beams around us from above, With grace so free and hope so bright. 2 Here has the wise eternal mind In Christ, their common head, conjoined Gentiles and Jews, and earth and heaven ; Through him from the great Father's throne. Rivers of bliss come rolling down, And endless peace and life are giv'n. 3 No more the awful cherubs guard The tree of life with flaming sword, To drive afar man's trembling race ; At Salem's pearly gates they stand, And smiling wait, a friendly band. To welcome strangers to the place. 4 While we expect that glorious sight, Love shall our hearts with theirs unite, And ardent hope our bosoms raise ; From earth's low cottages of clay. To those resplendent realms of day. We'll try to send the sounding praise. L. M. i3^\9» Praise to the Redeemer. — Lev. xvi. 9 — 22. 1 Q THAT I had a seraph's fire, His rapt'rous song and golden lyre, To chant the love and grace supreme, Reveal'd as in the gospel scheme. 2 Here's pardon for transgressions past — It matters not how black their cast; And, 0 rny soul, with wonder view, For sins to come, here's pardon too. •3 When Jesus died, our debts were paid. Our sins laid on this Scape-Goat's head, Were to the trackless desert drove. And buried in eternal love. 4 In this abyss of love profound, When sought for they shall not be found; 233 T* 341, 342 SALVATION THROUGH Hid from Jehovah's piercing eye, There, in oblivion's shades, they lie. « . I P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7. • The Long-suffering of God, 1 "[" ORD, and am I yet alive. Not in torments, not in hell ! Still doth thy good Spirit strive ! — With the chief of sinners dwell ! Tell it unto sinners, tell, T am, I am out of hell ! 2 Yes, I still lift up mine eyes, Will not of thy love despair ; Still in spite of sin I rise, Still I bow to thee in prayer. Tell it, &c. 3 O the length and breadth of love ! Jesus, Saviour, can it be ! All thy mercy's height I prove, All the depth is seen in me. Tell it, &c. 4 See a bush that burns with fire, Unconsum'd amid the flame ! Turn aside the sight t' admire, I the living wonder am. Tell it, &c. 5 See a stone that hangs in air ! ^ee a spark in ocean live ! Kept alive with death so near, I to God .the glory give : Ever tell — to sinners tell, I am, I am out of hell ! 342. L. M. 1 ^OME, Saviour Jesus, from above ! Assist me with thy heavenly grace Empty my heart of earthly love. And for thyself prepare the place. 234 JESUS CHRIST. 343 2 O let thy sacred presence fill. And set my longing spirit free ; Which pants to have no other will, But night and day to feast on thee. 3 While in this region here below, No other good will I pursue ; I'll bid this world of noise and show. With all its glitt'ring snares, adieu. 4 That path with humble speed I'll seek, In which my Saviour's footsteps shine ; Nor will I hear, nor will I speak, Of any other love but thine. 5 Henceforth may no profane delight Divide this consecrated soul ; Possess it thou, who hast the right. As Lord and master of the whole. 6 Nothing on earth do I desire, But thy pure love within my breast ; This, only this, will I require, And freely give up all the rest. 343. L. M. 1 TESUS, my Saviour, Brother, Friend, On whom I cast ray ev'ry care. On whom for all things I depend, Inspire, and then accept my prayer. 2 If I have tasted of thy grace. The grace that sure salvation brings ; If with me now thy Spirit stays, And hov'ring hides me in his wings : 3 Still let him with my weakness stay, Nor for a moment's space depart ; Evil and danger turn away, And keep, till he renews my heart. 4 When to the right or left I stray, His voice behind me may I hear, " Return, and walk in Christ thy way, Fly back to Christ, for sin is near." 235 344 SALVATION THROUGH 5 Jesus, I fain would walk in thee, From nature's every path retreat : Thou art my way, my leader be, And set upon the rock my feet. 6 Uphold me. Saviour, or I fall ; 0 reach to me thy gracious hand : Only on thee for help I call ; Only by faith in thee I stand. 344. P. M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7. 1 ^ THOU God of my salvation, ^^ My Redeemer from all sin, Mov'd to this by great compassion, Yearning bowels from within ; I will praise thee : Where shall I thy praise begin ? 2 While the angel-choirs are crying Glory to the great I AM ; I with them would still be vieing, Glory, glory to the Lamb ! O how precious Is the sound of Jesus' name ! 3 Now I see with joy and wonder, Whence the healing streams arose Angel-minds are lost to ponder Dying love's mysterious cause ; Yet the blessing, Down to all, to me it flows. 4 Though unseen, I love the Saviour, He almighty grace hath shown ; Pardon'd guilt, and purchas'd favor ! This he makes to mortals known, Give him glory, Glory, glory is his own. 5 Angels now are hov'ring round us, Unperceiv'd they mix the throng, 236 JESUS CHRIST. 345, 346 Wond'ring at the love that crown'd us, Glad to join the holy song : Hallelujah, Love and praise to Christ belong. 345. L. M. 1 f\^ him who did salvation bring ^^ I could for ever think and sing ; Arise, ye guilty, he'll forgive ; Arise, ye needy, he'll relieve. 2 Ask but his grace, and lo, 'tis given ; Ask, and he turns your hell to heaven ; Tho' sin and sorrow wound my soul, Jesus, thy balm will make it whole. 3 To shame our sins he blush'd in blood, He clos'd his eyes to show us God ; Let all the world fall down and know, That none but God such love can show. 4 'Tis thee I love, for thee alone I shed my tears and make my moan ! Where'er I am, where'er I move, I meet the object of my love, 5 Insatiate to this spring I fly ; I drink, and yet am ever dry ; Ah ! who against thy charms is proof? Ah ! who that loves can love enough ? P. M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7. o40« Gratitude for the Atonement. 1 XJAIL ! thou once despised Jesus, Hail ! thou Galilean king ! Thou didst suffer to release us; Thou didst free salvation bring : Hail ! thou agonizing Saviour, Bearer of our sin and shame ! By thy merits we find favor ; Life is given through thy name. 237 347 SALVATION THROUGH 2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed. All our sins on thee were laid ; By almighty love anointed, Thou hast full atonement made : All thy people are forgiven Through the virtue of thy blood ; Open'd is the gate of heaven ; Peace is made 'twixt man and God. 3 Jesus, hail ! enthron'd in glory. There for ever to abide ! All the heavenly host adore thee. Seated at thy Father's side : There for sinners thou art pleading ; There thou dost our place prepare; Ever for us interceding. Till in glory we appear. 4 Worship, honor, power, and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive ; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give: Help, ye bright angelic spirits ! Bring your sweetest, noblest lays ! Help to sing our Saviour's merits ; Help to chant Immanuel's praise. C. M. 34:T« Hosanna to Christ. — Matt. xxi. 9. Luke xix. 38, 40. 1 JXOSANNA to the royal Son Of David's ancient line. His natures two, his person one. Mysterious and divine. 2 The root of David here we find. And offspring is the same ; Eternity and time are join'd In our Immanuel's name. .3 Blest he that comes to wretched men With peaceful news from heaven ; Ilosannas of the highest strain To Christ the Lord be given, •238 JESUS CHRIST. 348, 349 4 Let mortals ne'er refuse to take Th' hosanna on their tongues, Lest rocks and and stones should rise, and break Their silence into songs. ^48 ^- ^• «#'*C7» Q^^^ reconciled in Christ. 1 ■QEAREST of all the names above, My Jesus, and my God, Who can resist thy heavenly love, Or trifle with thy blood? 2 'Tis by the merits of thy death The father smiles again ; 'Tis by thine interceding breath The Spirit dwells with men. 3 Till God in human flesh I see, My thoughts no comfort find ; The holy, just, and sacred Three Are terrors to my mind. 4 But if Immanuel's face appear. My hope, my joy begins ; His name forbids my slavish fear. His grace removes my sins. 5 While Jews on their own law rely, And Greeks of wisdom boast, I love th' incarnate mystery, And there I fix my trust. **'*''• Praise to the Redeemer. 1 pLUNG'D in a gulf of dark despair We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheerful beam of hope. Or spark of glimmering day. 2 With pitying eyes, the Prince of Grace Beheld our helpless grief, He saw, and (O amazing love !) He ran to our relief. 239 350 SALVATION THROUGH 3 Down from the shining seats above With joyful haste he fled, Enter'd the grave in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the dead. 4 He spoil'd the powers of darkness thus, And brake our iron chains; Jesus has freed our captive souls From everlasting pains. 5 [In vain the bafiled prince of hell His cursed projects tries, We that were doom'd his endless slaves Are raised above the skies.] 6 O for this love, let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break, And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. 7 Angels, assist our mighty joys. Strike all your harps of gold ; But when you raise your highest notes His love can ne'er be told. 350. (121) P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7. 1 "I^OW begin the heav'nly theme, Sing aloud in Jesus' name ! Ye, who his salvation prove. Triumph in redeeming love. 2 Ye, who see the Father's grace Beaming in the Saviour's face, As to heav'n ye onward move. Triumph in redeeming love. 3 Mourning souls ! dry up your tears ; Banish all your guilty fears ; See your guilt and care remove, Cancell'd by redeeming love. 4 Ye, alas ! who long have been Willing slaves of death and sin ! 240 JESUS CHRIST. 351 Now from bliss no longer rove ; Stop, and taste redeeming love. 5 Christ subdu'd th' infernal pow'rs ; His tremendous foes, and ours. From their cursed empire drove, Mighty in redeeming love. 6 Hither, then, your music bring ; Strike aloud the joyful string : Mortals ! join the host above. Join to praise redeeming love. 0 = | (111) S. M. o«^x* j-^g blessedness of Gospel times. 1 "trow 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 the, 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 heav'nly light ! Prophets and kings desir'd 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 Thro' all the earth abroad ; Let ev'ry nation now behold Their Saviour and their God. 241 rr 352, 353 SALVATION THROUGH «-rt P. M. 8, 6, 8, 8, 8, 8, as 112. ^^^^ The pardoning God.— Micah vii. 18. 1 Q.REAT God of wonders! all thy ways Are matchless, godlike, and divine ; But the fair glories of thy grace. More godlike and unrivall'd shine : Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free ? 2 Crimes of such horror to forgive. Such guilty daring worms to spare ; This is thy grand prerogative, And none shall in the honor share. Who is a pardoning God like thee ? Or who has grace so rich and free ? 3 Angels and men resign their claim To pity, mercy, love, and grace, These glories crown Jehovah's name With an incomparable blaze ; Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free ? 4 In wonder lost, with trembling joy, We take the pardon of our God, Pardon for crimes of deepest dye ; A pardon seal'd with Jesus' blood : Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free ? 5 0 may this strange, this matchless grac«. This godlike miracle of love, Fill the wide earth with grateful praise, And all the angelic choirs above : Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free ? of^o C. M. ooo. Praise to the Redeemer. 1 ^T^O our Redeemer's glorious name Awake the sacred song ! 242 JESUS CHRIST. O may his love (immortal flame !) Tune every heart and tongue. 2 His love what mortal thought can reach ! What mortal tongue display ! Imagination's utmost stretch In wonder dies away. 3 He left his radiant throne on high, Left the bright realmns of bliss, And came to earth to bleed and die ! — Was ever love like this ? 4 Dear Lord, while we adoring pay Our humble thanks to thee. May every heart with rapture say, ''The Saviour died for me." 5 O may the sweet, the blissful theme, Fill every heart and tongue : Till strangers love thy charming name. And join the sacred song. 354. (344) CM. 1 TJ RIGHT source of everlasting love ! To thee our souls we raise ; And to thy matchless bounty rear A monument of praise. 2 Thy mercy gilds the path of life With ev'ry cheering ray ; Kindly restrains the rising tear, Or wipes that tear away. 3 When sunk in guilt, our race approach'd The borders of despair ; Thy grace through Jesus' blood proclaim'd A free salvation near. 4 What shall we render, bounteous Lord, For all the grace we see ? Alas ! the goodness worms can yield Extendeth not to thee. '243 354 355 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 5 To tents of wo, to beds of pain, Our cheerful feet repair ; And, with the gifts thy hand bestows, Relieve the mourners there. 6 The widow's heart shall sing for joy ; The orphan shall be glad : And hung'ring souls we'll gladly point To Christ the living bread. 7 Thus, passing through this vale of tears, Our useful light shall shine ; And others learn to glorify Our Father's name divine. CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 1. THE CONVERT ENTERTAINING HOPE OF PAR- DON; AND THE HAPPINESS OF THE CHRISTIAN. o^^ C. M. o«#0« Lively Hope and gracious Fear, 1 T WAS a grovelling creature once. And basely cleav'd to earth : I wanted spirit to renounce The clod that gave me birth. 2 Bui God has breath'd upon a worm. And sent me from above, Wings, such as clothe an angel's form. The wings of joy and love. 3 With these to Pisgah's top I fly, And there delighted stand. To view beneath a shining sky The spacious promis'd land. 4 The Lord of all the vast domain Has promis'd it to me ; The length and breadth of all the plain. As far as faith can see, 244 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE, 5 How glorious is my privilege ! To thee for help I call ; I stand upon a mountain's edge, Oh save me, lest I fall ! 6 Though much exalted in the Lord, My strength is not my own ; Then let me tremble at his word, And none shall cast me down. S. M. Otju* j^^f which ice have seen and heard. 356 H* 1 John i. 3. OW can a sinner know His sins on earth forgiv'n ? How can my gracious Saviour show My name inscrib'd in heav'n ! What we have felt and seen With confidence we tell ; And publish to the sons of men. The signs infallible. We who in Christ believe That he for us hath died, We all his unknown peace receive, And feel his blood applied ! Exults our rising soul, Deliver'd of her load. And swells unutterably full Of glory and of God. His love surpasses far The love of all beneath, We find within our hearts, and dare The pointless darts of death. Stronger than death or hell The sacred pow'r we prove : And conqu'rors of the world we dwell In heav'n who dwell in love. 245 u* 357, 358 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCf:. 357. (119) P.M. 8, 8,8, 8, 8, 8, as 112. Jesus the anchor of the soul. 1 'fW'OW I have found the ground wherein Sure my soul's anchor may remain : The love of God forgiving sin, Through Jesus crucified and slain. His mercy shall unshaken stay. When heav'n and earth have passM aw^ay. 2 Father ! thine everlasting grace Our scanty thought surpasses far ; Thine heart still melts with tenderness, Thine arms of love still open are ; And Jesus' blood, through earth and skies, Mercy, free, boundless mercy, cries. 3 Tho' waves and storms go o'er my head, Tho' strength, and health, and friends be gone, Tho' joys be wither'd all and dead, Tho' ev'ry comfort be withdrawn : On this my steadfast soul relies. Father, thy mercy never dies. 4 Fix'd on this ground will I remain, Tho' my heart fail and strength decay; This anchor shall my soul sustain. When earth's foundations melt away: Mercy's full pow'r I then shall prove, Lov'd with an everlasting love. «-^ P. M. 8,7,8,7. o«Jc5» Conversion. — Jer. xxxi. 3. 1 f|N the brink of fi'ry ruin, Justice with a flaming sword. Was my guilty soul pursuing. When I first beheld my Lord. 2 [Terrifi'd with Sinai's thunder. Straight I flaw to Calvary, W^here I saw with Jove and wonder, Him by faith who died for me.] 24G CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 359 3 " Sinner," he exclaim'd, " I've lov'd thee With an everlasting love ; Justice has in me approv'd thee ; Thou shalt dwell with me above." 4 Sweet as angels' notes in heaven, When to golden harps they sound, Is the voice of sins forgiven, To the soul by satan bound. 5 Sweet as angels' harps in glory, Was that heavenly voice to me. When I saw my Lord before m€ Bleed and die to set me free ! 6 Saints, attend with holy wonder ! Sinners, hear and sing his praise ! 'Tis the God that holds the thunder Shows himself the God of grace ! 359. L. M. 1 T HEAR a voice that comes from far ; From Calvary it sounds abroad ; It sooths my soul, and calms my fear : It speaks of pardon bought with blood, 2 And is it true, that many fly The sound that bids my soul rejoice ; And rather choose in sin to die. Than turn an ear to mercy's voice ! 3 Alas, for those ! — the day is near. When mercy will be heard no more ; Then will they ask in vain to hear The voice they would not hear before. 4 With such, I own, I once appear'd. But now I know how great their loss ; For sweeter sounds were never heard Than mercv utters from the cross. 247" 360, 361 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. ""^'' The joy oj conversion from sin, 1 TMTHEN God reveal'd his gracious name, And chang'd my mournful state, My rapture seem'd a pleasing dream, The grace appear'd so great. 2 The world beheld the glorious change, And did thy hand confess ; My tongue broke out in unknown strains. And sung surprising grace. 3 "Great is thy work," my neighbors cried, And own'd thy pow'r divine ; "Great is thy work," my heart replied, "And be the glory thine." 4 The Lord can clear the darkest skies. Can give us day for night; Make drops of sacred sorrow rise To rivers of delight. 5 Let those, that sow in sadness, wait Till the fair harvest come ; They shall confess their sheaves are great, And shout the blessings home. o^l ('^^36) S. M. oOl.* The pleasures of Conversion. 1 XXOW various and how new Are thy compassions. Lord ! Each morning shall thy mercies shew, Each night thy love record. 2 Thy goodness, like the sun, Dawn'd on our early days. Ere infant reason had begun To form our lips to praise. 3 Each object we beheld Gave pleasure to our eyes ; And nature all our senses held In bands of sweet surprise. 248 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 362, 363 4 But pleasures more refin'd Awaited that blest day, When light arose upon our mind To chase our sins away. 5 How various and how new Are thy compassions, Lord ! Eternity thy truth shall shew, And all thy love record. „„„ "(117) C. M. «ju^«* Joy for salvation. 1 C ALYATION, O the joyful sound ! 'Tis music to our ears ; A sov'reign balm for ev'ry wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Buried in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay : But we arise by grace divine, To see a heav'nly day. 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around ; While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. C. M. ^^^* Mj in the Holy Ghost.— Luke i. 46. 1 IVTY soul doth magnify the Lord, My spirit doth rejoice In God, my Saviour, and my God ; I hear his joyful voice. 2 I need not go abroad for joy, W^ho have a feast at home ; My sighs are now turn'd into songs, — The Comforter is come. 3 Down from on high, the blessed Dove Is come into my breast. To witness God's eternal love ; This is my heav'nly feast. 4 There is a stream that issues forth From God's eternal throne, 249 304, 365 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. And from the Lamb, a living stream, Clear as the crystal stone. 5 That stream doth water paradise ; It makes the angels sing ; One cordial drop revives my heart ; Hence all my joys do spring. L. M. 304r« Repentance and free Pardon; or, Justification and Sanctification. 1 "OLEST is the man, for ever bless'd. Whose guilt is pardon'd by his God, Whose sins with sorrow are confess'd. And cover'd with his Saviour's blood. 2 Blest is the man to whom the Lord Imputes not his iniquities. He pleads no merit of reward, And not on works, but grace relies. 3 From guile his heart and lips are free, His humble joy, his holy fear, With deep repentance well agree. And join to prove his faith sincere. 4 How glorious is that righteousness That hides and cancels all his sins ! While a bright evidence of grace Through his whole life appears and shines. ^a^ L. M. ooo* Happy in the Salvation of God. — Psalm xlvi. 4. 1 JNDULGENT God ! to Thee I raise My spirit fraught with j )y and praise : Grateful I bow before thy throne, My debt of mercy there to own. 2 Rivers descending, Lord ! from Thee, Perpetual glide to solace me : Their varied virtues to rehearse, Demands an everlasting verse. - 250 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 366 3 And yet there is, beyond the rest, One stream — the widest and the best — Salvation! Lo, the purple flood Rolls rich with my Redeemer's blood. 4 I taste — delight succeeds to wo ; I bathe — no waters cleanse me so : Such joy and purity to share, I would remain enraptur'd there. 5 Till death shall give this soul to know The fulness sought in vain below ; — The fulness of that boundless sea Whence flow'd the river down to me. 6 My soul — with such a scene in view — Bids mortal joys a glad adieu ; Nor dreads a few chastising woes Sent with such love — so soon to close. ^^^* The New Convert. 1 ^T^HE new-born child of gospel grace. Like some fair tree when summer's nigh, Beneath Emmanuel's shining face. Lifts up his blooming branch on high. 2 No fear he feels, he sees no foes, No conflict yet his faith employs. Nor has he learnt to whom he owes The strength and peace his soul enjoys. 3 But sin soon darts its cruel sting. And comforts sinking day by day ; What seem'd his own, a self- fed spring, Proves but a brook that glides away. 4 When Gideon arm'd his numerous host, The Lord soon made his numbers less: And said, lest Israel vainly boast, "My arm procured me this success." 251 367 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 5 Thus will he bring our spirits down, And draw our ebbing comforts low, That saved by grace, but not our own. We may not claim the praise we owe. 367. (259) S. M. Heavenly joy on earth. r^OME, ye that love the Lord, And let your joys be known ; Join in a song with sweet accord. Whilst ye surround the throne. Let those refuse to sing, Who never knew our God: But servants of the heav'nly King May speak their joys abroad. The God, who rules on high. Who all the earth surveys, W^ho rides upon the stormy sky. And calms the roaring seas : This awful God is ours. Our Father and our love ; He will send down his heav'nly pow'rs. To carry us above. There we shall see his face, And never, never sin ! There, from the rivers of his grace, Drink endless pleasures in. Yea, and before we rise To that immortal state. The thoughts of such amazing bliss Should constant joys create. The men of grace have found Glory begun below. Celestial fruit on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow. Then let our songs abound, And ev'ry tear be dry : 252 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 368,369 We're marching through Immanuers ground To fairer worlds on high. 368, (262) L. M. The privileges of the sons of God. 1 IVOT all the noblest of the earth, Who boast the honors of their birth. Such real dignity can claim, As those who bear the Christian's name. 2 To them the privilege is giv'n. To be the sons and heirs of heav'n ; Sons of the God who reigns on high. And heirs of joy beyond the sky. 3 His will he makes them early know, And teaches their young feet to go ; Whispers instruction to their minds. And on their hearts his precepts binds. 4 Their daily wants his hands supply : Their steps he guards with watchful eye ; Leads them from earth to heav'n above,' And crowns them with eternal love. 5 If I've the honor. Lord ! to be One of this num'rous family : On me the gracious gift bestow. To call thee Abba, Father, too. 6 So may my conduct ever prove My filial piety and love ! Whilst all my brethren clearly trace Their Father's likeness on my face. - QfiQ (-6^) C. M. The pleasures of a pure conscience. 1 f\ happy soul that lives on high ! While men lie grov'ling here. His hopes are fix'd above the sky, And faith forbids his fear. 2 His conscience knows no secret stings ; While grace and joy combine 253 . V 370 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. To form a life, whose holy springs Are hidden and divine. 3 He waits in secret on his God : His God in secret sees; Let earth be all in arms abroad, He dwells in heav'nly peace. 4 His pleasures rise from things unseen, Beyond this world of time, Where neither eyes nor ears have been. Nor thoughts of mortals climb. 5 He looks to heav'n's eternal hill. To meet that glorious day, When Christ his promise shall fulfil, And call his soul away. 370. ' (268) S. M. 1 "l^HEN gloomy thoughts and fears The trembling heart invade, And all the face of nature wears A universal shade : 2 Religion can assuage The tempest of the soul ; And ev'ry fear shall lose its rage At her divine control. 3 Through life's bewilder'd way, Her hand unerring leads ; And o'er the path her heav'nly ray A cheering lustre sheds. 4 When reason, tir'd and blind. Sinks helpless and afraid ; Thou blest supporter of the mind, How pow'rful is thine aid ! 5 O let me feel thy pow'r. And find thy sweet relief. To brighten ev'ry gloomy hour, And soften ev'ry grief. 254 1 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 371, 372 ^* The glorious prospects of faith. 'T^HERE is a glorious world on high, Resplendent with eternal day ; Faith views the blissful prospect nigh, While God's own word reveals the way. 2 There shall the fav'rites of the Lord With never-fading lustre shine ; Surprising honor ! vast reward ! Conferred on man by love divine. 3 How blest are those, how truly wise. Who learn and keep the sacred road ! Happy the men, whom heav'n employs To turn rebellious hearts to God. 4 To win them from the fatal way Where erring folly thoughtless roves ; And that blest righteousness display, Which Jesus taught and God approves. 5 The shining firmament shall fade, . And sparkling. stars resign their light : But these shall know nor change nor shade. For ever fair, for ever bright. 6 On wings of faith and strong desire, O may our spirits daily rise ; And reach at last the shining choir, In the bright mansions of the skies ! 372. (304) C. M. 1 "jlXAPPY the man, whose wishes climb To mansions in the skies ! He looks on all the joys of time With undesiring eyes. 2 In vain soft pleasure spreads her charms. And throws her silken chain ; And wealth and fame invite his arms, And tempt his ear in vain. 255 373 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 3 He knows that all these glitt'ring things Must yield to sure decay ; And sees on time's extended wini;s How swift they flee away ! 4 To things unseen by mortal eyes, A beam of sacred light Directs his view; his prospects rise All permanent and bright. 5 His hopes are fix'd on joys to come : Those blissful scenes on high Shall flourish in immortal bloom, When time and nature die. 2. COMMUNION WITH CHRIST, AND LOVE TO HIM Q)^Q CM. ^ ' ^» Christ preciou^--l Pet. ii. 7. 1 "JXOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear ! It sooths his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast ; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest. 3 By him, my pray'rs acceptance gain, Although with sin defil'd ; Satan accuses me in vain, And I am own'd a child. 4 Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought ; But when I see thee as thou art, I'll praise thee as I ought. 5 Till then, I would thy love pru I aim, With every fleeting breath ; And may the music of thy name Refresh niv soul in death. CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 374, 375 .^^ . A. M. 8, 7, 8, 7. ** • *• Sitting at Jesus' feet. 1 C.WEET the moments, rich in blessings, Which before the cross I spend ; Life, and health, and peace possessing. From the sinner's dying Friend. 2 Love and grief my heart dividing. With my tears his feet I'll bathe ; Constant still in faith abiding. Life deriving from his death. , 3 Truly blessed is this station — Low before his cross I'll lie ; While I see divine compassion Floating in his languid eye. 4 Here I'll sit — forever viewing Mercy streaming in his blood : Precious drops, my soul bedewing. Plead and claim my peace with God. 375. C. M. 1 l^AR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade. With pray'r and praise agree : And seem by thy sweet bounty made. For those who follow thee. 3 Then if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode. Oh, with what peace, and joy, and love. She does commune with God ! 4 There like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. 257 v* 376, 377 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. ^■Tfi C. M. •* ' "• Evening twilight. 1 T LOVE to steal awhile away From every curab'ring care, And spend the hours of setting day In humble, grateful prayer. 2 I love in solitude to shed The penitential tear. And all His promises to plead, Where none but God can hear. 3 I love to think on mercies past, And future good implore, " And all my cares and sorrows cast On him whom I adore. 4 I love by faith to take a view Of brighter scenes in heav'n ; The prospect doth my strength renew, While here by tempests driv'n. 5 Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, May its departing ray Be calm as this impressive hour, And lead to endless day. ^^^ P. M. 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8. '^ ^ • • For closer communion with God. — Ps. x: 1 nn HOU Shepherd of Israel divine, Thou joy and desire of my heart, For closer communion I pine, I long to reside where thou art : The pasture I languish to find, Where all, who their Shepherd obey, Are fed, on thy bosom reclin'd. And screen'd from the heat of the day. 2 Ah ! show me that happiest place, The place of thy people's abode, Where saints in an ecstacy gaze, And hang on a crucified God : •258 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 378, 379 Thy love for a sinner declare, Thy passion and death on the tree ; My spirit to Calvary bear, To suffer and triumph with thee. 3 'Tis there with the lambs of thy flock, There only I covet to rest, To lie at the foot of the Rock, Or rise to be hid in thy breast ; 'Tis there I would always abide, And never a moment depart ; Conceal'd in the cleft of thy side, Eternally held in thy heart. Q^Q C M. ^''^* Jobxxiii. 3. 1 ^^H, that I knew the secret place, Where I might find my God ? Pd spread my wants before his face. And pour my woes abroad. 2 I'd tell him how my sins arise. What sorrows I sustain ; How grace decays, and comfort dies, And leaves my heart in pain. 3 He knows what arguments I'd take To wrestle with my God ; I'd plead for his own mercy's sake. And for my Saviour's blood. 4 My God will pity my complaints, And heal my broken bones ; He takes the meaning of his saints, The language of their groans. 5 Arise, my soul, from deep distress. And banish every fear ; He calls thee to his throne of grace. To spread thy sorrows there. 379. C. M. 1 f^H, could I find from -day to day, A nearness to my God : 259 380 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE Then should my hours glide sweet away, And lean upon his word. 2 Lord, I desire with thee to live Anew from day to day ; In joys the world can never give. Nor ever take away. 3 O Jesus, come and rule my heart. And make me wholly thine, That I may never more depart. Nor grieve thy love divine. 4 Thus till my last expiring breath, Thy goodness I'll adore ; And when my flesh dissolves in death. My soul shall love thee more. P. M. 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8. 380« None upon earth I desire beside thee. Psahii Ixxiii. 25. 1 TTOW tedious and tasteless the hours, When Jesus no longer I see ; Sweet prospects, sweet birds, and sweet flowers. Have lost all their sweetness with me ; The midsummer's-sun shines but dim. The fields strive in vain to look gay ; But when I am happy in him, December's as pleasant as May. 2 His name yields the richest perfume. And sweeter than music his voice ; His presence disperses my gloom. And makes all within me rejoice : I should were he always so nigh. Have nothing to wish or to fear ; No mortal so happy as I, My summer would last all the year. 3 Content with I)Gholding his face. My all to his pleasure resign'd ; No changes of season or place. Would make any change in my mind : 2G0 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 381 While bless'd with a sense of his love, A palace a toy would appear ; And prisons would palaces prove, If Jesus would dwell with me there. 4 Dear Lord, if indeed I am thine, If thou art my sun and my song ; Say, why do I languish and pine. And why are my winters so long? O drive these dark clouds from my sky, Thy soul-cheering presence restore ; Or take me unto thee on high, Where winter and clouds are no more. 381, L. M. 1 TESUS, thy boundless love to me,' No thought can reach, no tongue declare ; O knit my thankful heart fo thee, And reign without a rival there. * 2 O grant that nothing in my soul May dwell, but thy pure love alone! O may thy love possess me whole ! My joy, my treasure and my crown. 3 O love, how cheering is thy ray ! All pain before thy presence flies; Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away. Where'er thy healing beams arise. 4 Unwearied may I this pursue. Dauntless to the high prize aspire ; Hourly within my soul renew This holy flame, this heavenly fire. 5 Still let thy love point out my way ; How wondrous tilings thy love hath wrought \ Still lead me, lest I go astray : Direct my word, inspire my thought. 6 In suff'ering be thy love my peace. In weakness be thy love my power, 261 382, 383 cHRisTiAx experience. And when the storms of life shall cease, Receive me in the trying hour. 382« P. M. 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6. Bui hi» delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law doth he meditate day and night. — Psalm i. 2. 1 IJOW happy, gracious Lord, are we ! -■■ Divinely drawn to follow thee : Whose hours divided are. Betwixt the mount and multitude : Our day is spent in doing good. Our night in praise and pray'r. 2 With us no melancholy void ; No moment lingers unemploy'd, Or unimprov'd below : • " Our weariness of life is gone, Who live to serve our God alone, And only thee to know. 3 The winter's night and summer's day, Glide imperceptibly away, Too short to sing thy praise ; Too few we find the happy hours, And haste to join those heav'nly pow'rs. In everlasting lays. 4 With all who chant thy name on high, And holy, holy, holy, cry, ' A bright harmonious throng ! We long thy praises to repeat. And ceaseless sing around thy seat The new eternal song. Desiring Communion with God. 1 IVf Y rising soul, with strong desires, To perfect happiness aspires. With steady steps would tread the road, That leads to heaven — that leads to God. 262 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 384, 385 2 I thirst to drink unmingled love From the pure fountain-head above ; My dearest Lord, I long to be Empty'd of sin and full of thee. 3 For thee I pant, for thee I burn ; Art thou withdrawn? again return, Nor let me be the first to say, Thou wilt not hear when sinners pray. 384. L. M. 1 T THIRST, thou wounded lamb of God, To wash me in thy cleansing blood ; To dwell within thy wounds ; then pain Is sweet, and life or death is gain. 2 Take my poor heart, and let it be For ever clos'd to all but thee ! Seal thou my breast, and let me wear That pledge of love for ever there. 3 How blest are they who still abide. Close shelter'd in thy bleeding side ! Who life and strength from thence derive, And by thee move, and in "thee live. 4 What are our works but sin and death. Till thou thy quick'ning Spirit breathe ? Thou giv'st the power thy grace to move, O wondrous grace ! O boundless love ! 5 How can it be, thou heavenly King, That thou shouldst us to glory bring ; Make slaves the partners of thy throne, Deck'd with a never-fading crown ? 6 Ah ! Lord, enlarge our scanty thought, To know the wonders thou hast wrought, Unloose our stamm'ring tongues to tell Thy love immense, unsearchable ! q« » C. M. •^^•^^ Love to Christ.— John xxi. 15. 1 W\0 not I love thee, O my Lord ? Behold ray heart, and see : 263 386 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. And turn each cursed idol out, That dares to rival thee. 2 Do not I love thee from my soul ? Then let me nothing love : Dead be my heart to ev'ry joy, Which thou dost not approve. 3 Is not thy name melodious still To mine attentive ear ? Doth not ^ach pulse with pleasure beat My Saviour's voice to hear ? 4 Hast thou a lamb in all thy flock, I would disdain to feed ? Hast thou a foe, before whose face I fear thy cause to plead ? 5 Thou know'st I love thee, dearest Lord, But O, I long to soar Far from the sphere of mortal joys. That I may love thee more. a(50« Jesus precious. — 1 Pet. ii. 7. 1 "OLEST Jesus, when my soaring thoughts O'er all thy graces rove. Now is my soul in transport lost — In wonder, joy, and love ! 2 Not softest strains can charm mine ears. Like thy beloved name ; Nor aught beneath the skies inspire My heart with equal flame. 3 Where'er I look, my wond'ring eyes Unnumber'd blessings see; But what is life, with all its bliss, If once compared to thee ? 4 Hast thou a rival in my breast? Search, Lord, for thou canst tell; If aught can raise my passions thus, Or please my soul so well. 264 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 387 5 No, thou art precious to my heart, My portion and my joy ; For ever let thy boundless grace My sweetest thoughts employ. 6 When nature faints, around my bed Let thy bright glories shine ; And death shall all his terrors lose. In raptures so divine. ^^^ P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7. "^ • • Lovest thou me ? — John xxi. 16. 1 TXARK, my soul, it is the Lord ; 'Tis thy Saviour, hear his word : Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee : " Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me ? 2 " I deliver'd thee when bound, And, when bleeding heal'd thy wound. Sought thee wand'ring, set thee right, Turn'd thy darkness into light. 3 " Can a woman's tender care Cease towards the child she bare ? Yes, she may forgetful be. Yet will I remember thee. 4 " Mine is an unchanging love. Higher than the heights above ; Deeper than the depths beneath — Free and faithful — strong as death. 5 ^'Thou shalt see my glory soon. When the work of grace is done ; Partner of my throne shall be. Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me ? " 6 Lord, it is my chief complaint, That my love is weak and faint ; Yet I love thee, and adore ; O for grace to love thee more ! 265 w 388, 389 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Qfifi ^* ^• ^®^* Livi7ig to Christ.— Fhil i. 21. 1 T .ET thoughtless thousands choose the road That leads the soul away from God ; This happiness, dear Lord, be mine, To live and die entirely thine. 2 On Christ by faith my soul would live From him, my life, my all receive ; To him devote my fleeting hours, Serve him alone with all my pow'rs. 3 Christ is my everlasting all, To him I look, on him I call ; He will my ev'ry want supply. In time and through eternity. 4 Soon will the Lord, my life, appear ; Soon shall I end my trials here ; Leave sin and sorrow, death and pain ; To live is Christ — to die is gain. 5 Soon will the saints in glory meet ; Soon walk through ev'ry golden street^ And sing on ev'ry blissful plain. To live is Christ, to die is gain. QftO (^*^^) ^- ^^• 00*f« jif^^ Christian panting for God. 1 ^T^REAT God, indulge my humble claim : Be thou my hope, my joy, my rest ! The glories, that compose thy name. Stand all engag'd to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, Thou art my Father and my God ! And I am thine by sacred ties. Thy child and servant, bought with blocd. 3 With heart and eyes, and lifted hands. For thee I long, for thee I look, Ae travellers in thirsty lands Pant for the cooling water-brook. 4 Ev'n life itself, without thy love. No lasting pleasure can afford : 266 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 390, 391 Yea, 'twould a tiresome burden prove, If I were banishM from thee, Lord. 5 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice. While I have breath to pray or praise ; This work shall make my heart rejoice, Throughout the remnant of my days. ^iF\j» Love to Christ present or absent. 1 f\P all the joys we mortals know, Jesus, thy love exceeds the rest ; Love, the best blessing here below, The highest rapture of the blest. 2 While we are held in thine embrace, There's not a thought attempts to rove ; Each smile that's seen upon thy face. Fixes, and charms, and fires our love. 3 When of thine absence we complain, And long, and weep, and humbly pray ; There's a strange pleasure in the pain, — Those tears are sweet which mourn thy stay. 4 When round thy courts by day we rove, Or ask the watchman of the night For some kind tidings from above, Thy very name creates delight. 5 Jesus, our God, descend and come; Our eyes would dwell upon thy face ; 'Tis heav'n to see our Lord at home, And feel the presence of his grace. 391. P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7. Love of Jesus. 1 T OVE divine, how sweet the sound ! May the theme on earth abound : May the hearts of saints below. With the sacred rapture glow ! 2 Love amazing, large and free. Love unknown, to think on me ! 267 392 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Let that love upon me shine, Saviour, with its beams divine. 3 Better than earth's gilded toys, Or an age of carnal joys ; Better far than Ophir's gold, Love that never can be told. 4 Better than this life of mine, Saviour, is thy love divine : Drop the veil, and let me see Rivers of this love in thee. 5 While in Mesech's tents I stay. Love divine shall tune my lay ; When I soar to bliss above, Still I'll praise a Saviour's love. ^^A. rpj^^ Christian's Choice. 1 nPHOU art my portion, O my God ! Soon as I know thy way. My heart makes haste t' obey thy word, And suffers no delay. 2 I choose the path of heav'nly truth. And glory in my choice; Not all the riches of the earth Could make me so rejoice. 3 The testimonies of thy grace I set before mine eyes ; Thence I derive my daily strength, And there my comfort lies. 4 Whene'er I wander from thy path, I think upon my ways ; Then turn my feet to thy commands. And trust thy pard'ning grace. 5 Now I am thine, for ever thine : O save thy servant. Lord ! Thou art my shield, my hiding-place. My hope is in thy word. 268 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 393, 394 6 Thou hast inclin'd this heart of mine Thy statutes to fulfil; And thus till mortal life shall end Would 1 perform thy will. 393. (311) C. M. 1 Tl/^HILE thee I seek, protecting pow'r ! Be my vain wishes stilPd ; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be fiU'd. 2 Thy love the pow'rs of thought bestow'd : To thee my thoughts would soar ; Thy mercy o'er my life has flow'd : That mercy I adore. 3 In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see ! Each blessing to my soul more dear, Because bestow'd by thee. 4 In ev'ry joy that crowns my days, In ev'ry pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in pray'r. 5 When gladness wings my favor'd hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill : Resign'd, when storms of sorrow low'r. My soul shall meet thy will. ~ 6 My lifted eye, without a tear. The low'ring storm shall see ; My steadfast heart shall know no fear : That heart will rest on thee ! 004 (312) L. M. **^"*« Confidence in God, 1 i^UR Father, thron'd above the sky. To thee our empty hands we spread ; Thy children at thy footstool lie. And ask thy blessings on their head. 269 w* 395 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE, 2 With cheerful hope and filial fear, In that august and precious name, By thee ordain'd, we now draw near, And would the prorais'd blessing claim. 3 Does not an earthly parent hear The cravings of his famish'd son ? Will he reject the filial pray'r, Or mock him with a cake of stone ? 4 Our heav'nly Father, how much more Will thy divine compassions rise ; And open thy unbounded store, To satisfy thy children's cries ? 5 Yes, we will ask, and seek, and press For gracious audience at thy seat ; Still hoping, waiting for success, If persevering to entreat. 6 For Jesus in his faithful word The upright supplicant has blest ; And all thy saints with one accord The prevalence of pray'r attest. 395. 3. DOUBTS AND FEARS. L. M. Hidings of God's face. 1 TJAPPY the hours, the golden days. When I could call my Jesus mine, And sit, and view his smiling face. And melt in pleasures all divine. 2 But now he's gone, (0 mighty wo !) Gone from my soul and hides his love ! I hate the sins that griev'd him so. The sins that forc'd him to remove ! 3 Yet let my hope look through my tears. And spy afar his rolling throne. His chariot through the cleaving spheres Shall bring the bright Beloved down. 270 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 396 4 Swift as a roe flies o'er the hills, My soul springs out to meet him high : Then shall the conqu'ror turn his wheels And climb the mansions of the sky. Oif 0« Q ff^^f J ^gj,g ^^ ^^ months past ! — Job xxix. '2. 1 gWEET was the time when first I felt The Saviour's pardoning blood, Applied to cleanse my soul from guilt, And bring me home to God. o Soon as the morn the light reveal'd, His praises tun'd my tongue ; And, when the evening shades prevailed, His love was all my song. 3 In vain the tempter spread his wiles, The world no more could charm ; I liv'd upon my Saviour's smiles. And lean'd upon his arm. 4 In prayer my soul drew near the Lord, And saw his glory shine; And, when I read his holy word, I call'd each promise mine. 5 Then to his saints I often spoke Of what his love had done ; But now my heart is almost broke, For all my joys are gone. 6 Now when the evening shade prevails, My soul in darkness mourns ; And when the morn the light reveals, No light to me returns. 7 My prayers are now a chatt'ring noise, For Jesus hides his face ! I read, the promise meets my eyes, But will not reach my case. 271 397 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE 8 Now satan threatens to prevail, And make my soul his prey ; Yet, Lord, thy mercies cannot fail, O, come without delay ! ^Q^ P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7. ***"• Lovest thou me ? 1 9npiS a point I long to know ; Oft it causes anxious thought ; Do I love the Lord, or no? Am I his or am I not? 2 If I love, why am I thus ? Why this dull, this lifeless frame ? Hardly, sure, can they be worse. Who have never heard his name ! 3 [Could my heart so hard remain, Prayer a task and burden prove, Every trifle give me pain. If I knew a Saviour's love ? 4 When I turn mine eyes within, All is dark, and vain, and wild : Fill'd with unbelief and sin, Can I deem myself a child ? 5 If I pray, or hear, or read, Sin is mix'd with all I do ; You that love the Lord indeed, Tell me, is it thus with you ?] 6 Yet I mourn my stubborn will. Find my sin a grief and thrall ; Should I grieve for what I feel. If I did not love at all ! 7 Could I joy his saints to meet. Choose the ways I once abhorr'd, Find, at times, the promise sweet. If I did not love the Lord ? 8 Lord, decide the doubtful case ! Thou who art thy people's sun, 272 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 398, 399 Shine upon thy work of grace, If it be indeed begun. 9 Let me love thee more and more. If I love at all, I pray ; If I have not lov'd before. Help me to begin to day. tjsjo* yy^g Complaint under Darkness. 1 "OEJOICE in God, the word commands, And fain would I obey ; Yet still my spirit lingering stands. While doubts impede my way. 2 How can my soul exult for joy, Which feels this load of sin ? And how can praise my tongue employ, While darkness reigns within? 3 Whence should my lips give rapture birth When I no rapture feel? Or how should notes of heavenly mirth, Sound from a breast of steel ? 4 If falling tears and rising sighs, In triumph share a part ; Then, Lord, behold these streaming eyes, And search this bleeding heart! 5 My soul forgets to use her wings ; My harp neglected lies ; For sin has broken all her strings, And guilt shuts out my joys. 6 The power, the sweetness, of thy voice, Alone my heart can move ; Make me in Christ my Lord rejoice. And melt my soul to love. QQQ P- M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7. o«7«7« Q^^^ cfoM?n, yet hoping. — Ps. xlii. 5. 1 f\ MY soul, what means this sadness? Wherefore art thou thus cast down ? Let thy griefs be turn'd to gladness, Bid thy restless fears be gone ; 273 400 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Look to Jesus, And rejoice in his dear name. 2 What tho' satan's strong temptations Vex and grieve thee day by day ! And thy sinful inclinations Often fill thee with dismay ? Thou shalt conquer, Thro' the lamb's redeeming blood. 3 Tho' ten thousand ills beset thee, From without and from within, Jesus saith he'll ne'er forget thee, But will save from hell and sin : He is faithful To perform his gracious word. 4 Tho' distresses now attend thee. And thou tread'st the thorny road, His right hand shall still defend thee ; Soon he'll bring thee home to God ! Therefore praise him — Praise the great Redeemer's name. 5 O that I could now adore him Like the heavenly host above, Who for ever bow before him, And unceasing, sing his love ! Happy songsters! When shall I your chorus join ? 4-00 ^' ^^' ^\j\f Doubting Christian. TJNCERTAIN how the way to find Which to salvation led, I list'ned long, with anxious mind. To hear what others said. When some of joys and comforts told, I fear'd that I was wrong; For I was stupid, dead, and cold — Had neither joy nor song. Of fierce temptations others talk'd, Of anguish and dismay ; 274 1 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 401 Thro' what distresses they had walk'd. Before they found the way. 4 Ah! then I thought my hopes were vain, For I had lived at ease ; I wish'd for all my fears again, To make me more like these. 5 I had my wish — the Lord disclos'd The evils of my heart ; And left my naked soul expos'd To Satan's fiery dart. 6 Alas ! "I now must give it up," I cried in deep despair ; How could I dream of drawing hope From what I cannot bear ! 7 Again my Saviour brought me aid. And w^hen he set me free, " Trust simply on my word," he said, " And leave the rest to me. " *^^* Hating Sin. 1 f\ COULD I find some peaceful bow'r. Where sin has neither place nor pow'r; This traitor vile, I fain would shun, But cannot from his presence run. 2 When to the throne of grace I flee. He stands between my God and me, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest, I feel him working in my breast. 3 When I attempt to soar above, To view the heights of Jesus' love ; This monster seems to mount the skies, And veils his glory to mine eyes. 4 Lord, free me from this deadly foe. Which keeps my faith and hope so low; I long to dwell in heaven, my home. Where not one sinful thought can come. 275 402, 403 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 402 • (-276) L. M. 1 X^HAT strange perplexities arise ! What anxious fears and jealousies! What crowds in doubtful light appear ! How few, alas, approvM and clear ! 2 And what am I? — My soul awake, And an impartial survey take ; Does no dark sign, no ground of fear, In practice or in heart appear ? 3 What image does my spirit bear ? Is Jesus form'd and living there? Say, do his lineaments divine, In thought, and word, and action shine ? 4 Searcher of hearts, O search me still ; The secrets of my soul reveal ; My fears remove ; let me appear To God and my own conscience clear ? ztn*^ L. M. ^Mo« jjQpf, encouraged by a vietv of the Divine Per- fections.— 1 Sa. XXX. 6. 1 ^VHY sinks my weak desponding mind ? Why heaves my heart the anxious sigh ? Can sovereign goodness be unkind? Am I not sale if God is nigh ? 2 'Tis he supports this fainting frame; On him alone my hopes recline : The wondrous glories of his name. How wide they spread ! how bright they shine ! 3 Infinite wisdom ! boundless power! Unchanging faithfulness and love! Here let me trust, while I adore, Nor from my refuge e'er remove. 4 My God, if thou art mine indeed. Then I have all my heart can crave; A present help in time of need ; Still kind to hear, and strong to save. 276 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 404, 405 5 Forgive my doubts, O gracious Lord ! And ease the sorrows of my breast ; Speak to my heart the healing word. That thou art mine — and I am blest. 4U4:* Return of Joy. 1 "IMTHEN darkness long has veil'd my mind, And smiling day once more appears, Then, my Redeemer ! then I find The folly of my doubts and fears. 2 I chide my unbelieving heart; And blush that I should eA^er be Thus prone to act so base a part. Or harbor one hard thought of thee ! 3 O let me then at length be taught (What I am still so slow to learn,) That God is love, and changes not. Nor knows the shadow of a turn. 4 Sweet truth, and easy to repeat ! But when my faith is sharply try'd, I find myself a learner yet, — Unskillful, weak, and apt to slide. 5 But, O my Lord, one look from thee Subdues the disobedient will ; Drives doubt and discontent away, And thy rebellious worm is still. 6 Thou art as ready to forgive, As I am ready to repine ; Thou, therefore, all the praise receive ; Be shame, and self-abhorrence, mine. 4. SPIRITUAL DECLENSION. .^- C. M. ■*"*'• Will ye also go away ?— John vi. 67—69. 1 X^HEN any turn from Zion's way (As numbers often do,) Methinks I hear the Saviour say, " Wilt thou forsake me too? " 277 X 406 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 2 Ah, Lord ! with such a heart as mine Unless thou hold me fast, My faith will fail, I shall decline, And prove like them at last. 3 'Tis thou alone hast power and grace, To save a wretch like me ; To whom then shall I turn my face. If I depart from thee. 4 Beyond a doubt I rest assur'd. Thou art the Christ of God ; Who hast eternal life secured, By promise and by blood. 5 The help of men and angels join'd. Could never reach my case ! Nor can I hope relief to find. But in thy boundless grace. 6 No voice but thine can give me rest, And bid my fears depart ; No love but thine can make me blest. And satisfy my heart. Mi\a ^' ^• 4rUD. Apostacy.—^ Pet. ii. 22. 1 XT'E, who in former days. Were found at Zion's gate ; Who walk'd awhile in wisdom's ways And told your happy state ; 2 But now to sin draw back. And love again to stray, The narrow path of life forsake, And choose the beaten way ; 3 Think not your names above Are written with the saints ; The promise of eternal love Is his who never faints. 4 Your transient joy and peace Your deeper doom have seal'd, 278 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 407, 408 Unless you wake to righteousness, Ere judgment is revealM. **^** Crown Him. 1 "O ACKSLIDERS, who your misery feel, Attend your Saviour's call ; Return, he'll your backslidings heal ; Oh, crown him Lord of all. 2 Though crimson sin increase your guilt, And painful is your thrall ; For broken hearts his blood was spilt ; Oh, crown him Lord of all. 3 Take with you words, approach his throne, And low before him fall ; He understands the Spirit's groan ; Oh, crown him Lord of all. 4 Whoever comes he'll not cast out Although your faith be small : His faithfulness you cannot doubt ', Oh, crown him Lord of all. 'tvo. Wandering Thoughts. 1 T LOVE the Lord; but ah! how far My thoughts from the dear object are ! This wanton heart, how wide it roves ! And fancy meets a thousand loves. 2 If my soul burn to see my God, I tread the courts of his abode ; But troops of rivals throug the place. And tempt me oft before his face. 3 Would I enjoy my Lord alone, I bid my passions all begone. All but my love ; and charge my will To bar the door and guard it still. 4 But cares or trifles, make or find Still new approaches to the mind ; 279 409, 410 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Till I with ^rief and wonder see Huge crowds betwixt the Lord and me. 5 This foolish heart can leave its God, And shadows tempt its thoughts abroad; How shall 1 fix this wandering mind ? Or throw my fetters on the wind ? G Look gently down, almighty grace, Prison me round in thine embrace ; Pity the soul that would be thine. And let thy power my love confine. Complaining of Inconstancy. 1 ^I^HE wandering star, and fleeting wind, Both represent th' unstable mind : The morning cloud and early dew, Bring our inconstancy to view. 2 But cloud, and wind, and dew, and star, Faint and imperfect emblems are ; Nor can there aught in nature be So fickle and so false as we. 3 Our outward walk, and inward frame. Scarce through a single hour the same ; We vow, and straight our vows forget. And then these very vows repeat. 4 We sin forsake, to sin return ; Are hot, are cold, now freeze, now burn In deep distress, then raptures feel, We soar to heaven, then sink to hell. 5 With flowing tears. Lord, we confess Our folly and unsteadfastness : When shall these hearts more fixed be, Fix'd by thy grace, and fix'd for thee ? 4-1 0 ^' ^' ^M.\j» Complaining of Spiritual Sloth, 1 IVf Y drowsy powers, why sleep ye so ? Awake, my slu2;gish soul ! 280 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 411 Nothing has half thy work to do Yet nothing's half so dull. 2 The little ants for one poor grain. Labor, and tug, and strive, Yet we who have a heaven t' obtain, How negligent we live ! 3 We for whose sake all nature stands. And stars their courses move ; We for whose guard the angel bands Come flying from above ; 4 We for whom God the Son came down. And labor'd for our good. How careless to secure that crown He purchas'd with his blood ! 5 Lord, shall we lie so sluggish still ! And never act our parts? Come, holy Dove, from th' heavenly hill, And sit and warm our hearts. 6 Then shall our active spirits move. Upward our souls shall rise : With hands of faith and wings of love We'll fly and take the prize. 4.11 C. M. *• Hardness of Heart, 1 IVf Y heart, how dreadful hard it is ! How heavy here it lies ! Heavy and cold within my breast, Just like a drop of ice ! 2 Sin like a raging tyrant sits Upon this flinty throne. And every grace lies buried deep Beneath this heart of stone. 3 How seldom do I rise to God, Or taste the joys above ! This mountain presses down my faith, And chills my flaming love. 281 X* 412 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE, 4 When smilinc; mercy courts my soul With all its heavenly charms, This stubborn, this relentless thing Would thrust it from my arms. 5 Against the thunders of thy word Rebellious I have stood, My heart it shakes not at the wrath And terrors of a God. G Dear Saviour, steep this rock of mine In thine own crimson sea ; None but a bath of blood divine Can melt the flint away. 5. BACKSLIDER RETURNING. 412. P.M. 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8. 1 ir^W shall a lost sinner in pain, Recover his forfeited peace ? When brought into bondage again, What hope of a second release ? Will mercy itself be so kind To spare such a rebel as me ? And O, can I possibly find Such plenteous redemption in thee ? 2 0 Jesus, of thee I require. If still thou art able to save. The brand to pluck out of the fire, And ransom my soul from the grave ; The help of thy Spirit restore. And show me the life-giving blood ; And pardon a sinner once more, And bring me again unto God. 3 O Jesus, in pity draw near. Come quickly to help a los soul, To comfort a mourner appear And make a poorLazarus whole ; The balm of thy mercy apply. Thou seest the sore anguish I feel, 282 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE- 413 Save, Lord, or I perish, I die, O save, or I sink into hell ! 4 I sink if thou longer delay Thy pard'ning mercy to show : Come quickly, and kindly display The power of thy passion below : By all thou hast done for my sake, One drop of thy blood I implore : Now, noAV let it touch me, and make The sinner a sinner no more. 413. P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7. Is his mercy clean gone for ever ? doth his promise fail for evermore ? — Psahn Ixxvii. S. 1 rjEPTH of mercy ! can there be Mercy still reserv'd for me ! Can my God his wrath forbear ? Me, the chief of sinners spare ? 2 I have long withstood his grace : Long provok'd him to his face ; Would not hearken to his calls ; Griev'd him by a thousand falls. 3 Kindled his relentings are. Me he now delights to spare. Cries, "How shall I give thee up ?" Lets the lifted thunder drop. 4 There for me the Saviour stands : Shows his wounds and spreads his hands : God is love ! I know, I feel ! Jesus weeps, and loves me still ! 5 Jesus answers from above: Is not all thy nature love ? Wilt thou not the wrong forget ? Suffer me to kiss thy feet ? 6 Now incline me to repent ! Let me now my fall lament ! Now my foul revolt deplore ! Weep, believe, and sin no more. 283 414, 415 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. ^*^^* Pardon.— J er. iii. 22. Hos. xiv. 4. 1 XIOW oft, alas ! this wretched heart Has wander'd from the Lord ! How oft my roving thoughts depart. Forgetful of his word. 2 Yet sov'reign mercy calls, " Return : " Dear Lord, and may I come? My vile ingratitude I mourn ; Oh, take the wand'rer home. 3 And canst thou, wilt thou yet forgive. And bid my crimes remove ? And shall a pardon'd rebel live To speak thy wondrous love ? 4 Almighty grace, thy healing power How glorious, how divine ! That caa to bliss and life restore So vile a heart as mine. 5 Thy par'dning love, so free, so sweet, Dear Saviour, I adore ; Oh, keep me at thy sacred feet, And let me rove no more. P. M. 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, as 112. 4:15* '^^^ returning Backslider; or, a Prayer for re- storing Grace. — Rosea xiv. 1, 2. 1 "^RMTEARY of wandering from my God, And now made willing to return, I hear, and bow me to the rod : For thee, not without hope, I mourn ; I have an Advocate above, A friend before the Throne of Love. 2 O Jesus, full of truth and grace, More full of grace than I of sin ; Yet once again 1 seek thy face. Open thine arms, and take me in ! And freely my backslidings heal. And love the faithless sinner still. 284 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 416 3 Thou know'st the way to bring me back, My fallen spirit to restore ; 0 ! for thy truth and mercy's sake ! Forgive and bid me sin no more : The ruins of my soul repair, And make my heart a House of Prayer. 4 The stone to flesh again convert : The veil of sin once more remove ! Sprinkle thy blood upon my heart, And melt it by thy dying love ! This rebel heart by love subdue. And make it soft and make it new. 5 Give to mine eyes refreshing tears, And kindle my relentings now ; Fill all my soul with filial fears : To thy sweet yoke my spirit bow : Bend by thy grace, O bend or break The iron sinew in my neck ! '*■■■"• Walking with God.— Gen. v. 24. 1 OH ! for a closer walk with God, A calm and heavenly frame, A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the lamb. 2 Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord ? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus, and his word ? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoy'd I How sweet their memory still I But they have left an aching void, The world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest; 1 hate the sins that made thee mourn. And drove thee from my breast : 285 417, 418 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whatever that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne. And worship only thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. 417. C. M. 1 TJEAR Jesus, let thy pitying eye Call back a wand'ring sheep; False to my vows, like Peter, I Would fain, like Peter, weep. 2 Now let me be by grace restor'd, To me thy mercy shown ; Oh, turn and look upon me. Lord, And break my heart of stone. 3 Almighty Prince, enthron'd above, Repentance to impart, Grant, thro' the greatness of thy love, The humble, contrite heart. 4 Give what I should have long implor'd. A taste of love unknown ; Oh, turn and look upon me, Lord, And break my heart of stone. 5 Behold me. Saviour, from above. Nor suffer me to die ; For life, and happiness, and love. Smile in thy gracious eye. 6 Speak but the reconciling word ; Let mercy melt me down : Oh, turn and look upon me. Lord, And break my heart of stone : 418. C. M. 1 ^ THAT I were as heretofore ! When warm in my first love ; 286 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 419 I only livM my God t' adore, And seek the things above ! 2 Upon my head his candle shone, And lavish of his grace, With cords of love he drew me on, And half unveil'd his face. 3 Far, far above all earthly things Triumphantly I rode; I soar'd to heaven on eagles' wings, And found and talk'd with God. 4 Where am I now, from what a height Of happiness cast down ! The glory swallow'd up in night, And faded is the crown. 5 O God, thou art my home, my rest. For which I sigh in pain ! How shall I 'scape into thy breast, My Eden how regain ? 4X«f« Perseverance desired. 1 TESUS, my Saviour and my God, Thou hast redeem'd me with thy blood ; By ties, both natural and divine, I am, and ever will be thine. 2 But ah ! should my inconstant heart. Ere I'm aware from thee depart. What dire reproach would fall on me For such ingratitude to thee ! 3 The thought I dread, the crime I hate ; The guilt, the shame, I deprecate : And yet so mighty are my foes, T dare not trust my warmest vows. 4 Pity my frailty, dearest Lord ! Grace in the needful hour afford : O steel this tim'rous heart of mine With fortitude and love divine. 287 420, 421 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 5 So shall I triumph o'er my fears, And gather joys from all my tears ; So shall I to the world proclaim The honors of the Christian name. 6. SANCTIFICATION AND CHRISTIAN GRACES. 4-20 ^* ^' ^4iVm j^y j^^^ thirstethfor God. 1 J THIRST, but not as once T did, The vain delights of earth to share : Thy wounds, Immanuel, all forbid That I should seek my pleasure there. 2 It was the sight of thy dear cross First wean'd my soul from earthly things ; And taught me to esteem as dross The mirth of fools and pomp of kings. 3 I want that grace that springs from thee. That quickens all things where it flows. And makes a wretched thorn, like me, Bloom as the myrtle, or the rose. 4 Dear fountain of delight unknown ! No longer sink below the brim ; But overflow, and pour me down A living, and life-giving stream ! 5 For sure, of all the plants that share The notice of thy Father's eye. None proves less grateful to his care. Or yields him meaner fruit than I. ^^** Hatred of Sin. 1 JJOLY Lord God ! I love thy truth. Nor dare thy least commandment slight ; Yet pierc'd by sin, the serpent's tooth, I mourn the anguish of the bite. 2 But though the poison lurks within, Hope bids me still with patience wait ; Till death shall set me free from sin , Free from the only thing I hate. 288 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 422 3 Had I a throne above the rest. Where angels and archangels dwell ; One sin unslain within my breast, Would make that heaven as dark as hell. 4 The prisoner, sent to breathe fresh air, And bless'd with liberty again. Would mourn were he eondemn'd to wear One link of all his former chain. 5 But oh ! no foe invades the bliss. When glory crowns the Christian's head ; One view of Jesus as he is, Will strike all sin for ever dead. L. M. 4:^2» When shall I come and appear be/ore Goill Psalm xlii. 1, 2, 5. 1 AS pants the hart for cooling springs. So longs my soul, O King of kings, Thy face in near approach to see, So thirsts, great Source of Life, for Thee. 2 With ardent zeal, with strong desires, To Thee, to Thee my soul aspires. When shall I reach thy blest abode ? When meet the presence of my God ? 3 God of my strength, attend my cry. Say why, my great Preserver, why Excluded from thy sight I go. And bend beneath a Aveight of wo ? 4 W^hy thus, my soul, with care opprest? And whence the woes that till my breast ? In all thy cares, in all thy woes, On God thy steadfast hope repose. 5 To Him my thanks shall still be paid, My sure defence, my constant aid ; His name my zeal shall ever raise, And dictate to my lips his praise. 289 Y 423, 424 CHRISTIAN EXP£RIENCi:. .00 p. M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7. 4^o« Breathing after Holiness. 1 T OVE divine, all love excelling, J oy of heaven to earth come down ! Fix in us thy humble dwelling. All thy faithful mercies crown ; Jesus ! thou art all compassion, Pure unbounded love thou art ; Visit us with thy salvation. Enter every trembling heart ! 2 Breathe, O breathe thy lovely spirit Into every troubled breast ! Let us all in thee inherit. Let us find thy promised rest : Take away the love of sinning, Alpha and Omega be, End of faith, as its beginning, Set our hearts at liberty. 3 Come ! almighty to deliver. Let us all thy life receive ! Suddenly return, and never, Never more thy temples leave f Thee we would be always blessing, Serve thee as thy hosts above ; Pray, and praise thee without ceasing, Glory in thy precious love. 4 Finish then thy new creation. Pure, unspotted may we be; Let us see thy great salvation Perfectly restor'd by thee ! Change from glory into glory. Till in heaven we take our place, Till we cast our crowns before thee, Lost in wonder, love, and praise ! 424. L. M. 1^^ THAT my load of sin were gone, O that I could at last submit, 290 CHRISITAN EXPERIENCE. 425 At Jesus' feet to lay it down ! To lay my soul at Jesus' feet ! 2 Rest for my soul I long to find : Saviour if mine indeed thou art, Give me thy meek and lowly mind, And stamp thine image on my heart. 3 Break off the yoke of inbred sin, And fully set my spirit free ; I cannot rest till pure within, Till I am wholly lost in thee. 4 Fain would I learn of thee, my God, Thy light and easy burden prove. The cross, all stain'd with hallow'd blood, The labor of thy dying love. 5 I would; but thou must give the power ; My heart from every sin release ; Bring near, bring near the joyful hour, And fill me with thy perfect peace. 6 Come, Lord, the drooping sinner cheer, Nor let thy chariot wheels delay ; Appear in my poor heart, appear ; My God, my Saviour, come away ! 425. P. M. 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8. Aspirations of the Soul after God, "f^/TY Lord ! in whose presence I live. Whose favor alone I desire ; To whom all the hopes I conceive. With ardent devotion aspire ; How pleasant is all that I meet ! From fear of adversity free ; I find even sorrow made sweet, Because 'tis assign'd me by thee. Transported I see thee display Thy riches and glory divine ; T have only my life to repay. To thee this best gift I resign. 291 426 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Thy will is the treasure I seek, For thou art as faithful as strong ; There let me, obedient and meek, Repose myself all the day long. 3 My spirit and faculties fail ; 0 finish what grace has begun ! Destroy what is sinful and frail, And dwell in the soul thou hast won t Dear theme of my wonder and praise^ 1 cry, who is worthy as Thou ! I can only be silent and gaze ; 'Tis all that is left to me now. 4 Oh glory, in which I am lost, Too deep for the plummet of thought f On an ocean of Deity toss'd, I'm swallow'd, I sink into naught; Yet lost and absorb'd as I seem, I chant to the praise of my King ; And though overwhelm'd by the theme, Am happy whenever I sing. .„^ (335) L. M. *'*"• Prayer for spiritual mindedness. 1 TLT Y God ! permit me not to be A stranger to myself and thee ; Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, Forgetful of my highest love. 2 Why should my passions mix with earth, And thus debase my heav'nly birth ? Why should I cleave to things below, And let my God, my Father, go ? 3 Call me away from flesh and sense ; Thy gracious word can draw me thence ; I would obey the voice divine, And all inferior joys resign. 4 Be earth, with all her cares, withdrawn ; Let noise and vanity be gone ; 292 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 427, 428 In secret silence of the mind, My heav'n, and there my God, I find 407 (336) L. M. ^'^ * • Retirement and meditation, 1 O ETURN, my roving heart, return, And chase these shadowy forms no more, Seek out some solitude to mourn. And thy forsaken God implore. 2 Wisdom and pleasure dwell at home ; Retir'd and silent seek them there : This is the way to overcome. The way to break the tempter's snare. 3 And thou, my God, whose piercing eye Distinct surveys each deep recess. In these abstracted hours draw nigh. And with thy presence fill the place. 4 Through all the mazes of my heart. My search let heav'nly wisdom guide ; And still its radiant beams impart. Till all be search'd and purified. 5 Then with the visits of thy love Vouchsafe my inmost soul to cheer ; Till ev'ry grace shall join to prove. That God hath fix'd his dwelling there. 40fi (318) S. M.. **/«cj» 2%e blessedness of God's children. 1 l^/TY Father ! cheering name ! O may I call thee mine ! Give me with humble hope to claim A portion so divine. This can my fears control. And bid my sorrows fly : What real harm can reach my soul Beneath my Father's eye ? Whate'er thy will denies, T calmly would resign ; 293 Y* 429 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. For thou art just, and good, and wise ! O bend my will to thine ! 4 Whate'er thy will ordains, 0 give me strength to bear ; Still let me know, a Father reigns, And trust a Father's care. 5 If anguish rend this frame. And life almost depart : Is not thy mercy still the same, To cheer my drooping heart ? 6 Thy ways are little known To my weak erring sight ; Yet shall my soul, believing, own That all thy ways are right. 7 My Father ! blissful name I Beyond expression dear: If thou admit my humble claim, 1 bid adieu to fear. .„„ p. M. 7, 7, 7, 7. ^^«7« Resignation; or, my Times are in thy Hand. 1 SOVEREIGN Ruler of the skies. Ever gracious, ever wise ! All my times are in thy hand. All events at thy command. 2 Thou didst form me in the womb. Thou wilt guide me to the tomb ; All my times shall ever be Order'd by thy wise decree. 3 Times of sickness, times of health ; Times of penury and wealth ; Times of trial and of grief; Times of triumph and relief: 4 Times temptation's power to prove, . Times to taste a Saviour's love ; All is fix'd — the means and end. As shall please my heav'nly Friend. 294 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 430, 431 5 Plagues and deaths around me fly ; Till he bids I cannot die ; Not a single shaft can hit, Till the God of love sees fit. 400 (332) L. M. ^a%9m Humility. 1 TITHEREFORE should man, frail child of clay, Who, from the cradle to the shroud, Lives but the insect of a day, — O why should mortal man be proud ? 2 His brightest visions just appear, Then vanish, and no more are found : The stateliest pile his pride can rear, A breath may level with the ground. 3 By doubts perplexM, in error lost, With trembling step he seeks his way : How vain of wisdom's gift the boast ! Of reason's lamp how faint the ray ! 4 Follies and crimes, a countless sum^ Are crowded in life's little span : How ill, alas, does pride become That erring, guilty creature, man ! 5 God of my life ! Father divine ! Give me a meek and lowly mind ; In modest worth O let me shine, And peace in humble virtue find. . ^, (340) C. M. **f !• p^^ifg ^j love.— I Cor. 13. 1 T ET Pharisees of high esteem Their faith and zeal declare : All their religion is a dream, If love be wanting there. 2 Love suffers long with patient eye, Nor is provok'd in haste ; She lets the present inj'ry die. And long forgets the past. 295 432 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 3 Malice and rage, those fires of hell, She quenches with her tongue ; Hopes and believes, and thinks no ill, Tho' she endures the wrong. 4 She ne'er desires nor seeks to know The scandals of the time; Nor looks with pride on those below, Nor envies those that climb. 5 She lays her own advantage by. To seek her neighbor's good; So God's own Son came down to die, And save us by his blood. 6 Love is the grace that keeps her pow'r In all the realms above ; There faith and hope are known no more, But saints for ever love. AQO (352) S. M. ^«j^^« jr^^j,g f^ ^^g brethren. 1 gLEST be the tie, that binds Our hearts in christian love ! The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. 2 Before our Father's throne, We pour our ardent pray'rs : Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares. 3 We share our mutual woes. Our mutual burdens bear ; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 4 When we asunder part. It gives us inward pain : But we shall still be join'd in heart. And hope to meet again. 5 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin, we shall be free ; 29G CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 433, 434 And perfect love and friendship reign Through all eternity. AQQ (-354) L. M. *^^» The same. 1 XTOW blest the sacred tie, that binds In union sweet, according minds ! How swift the heav'nly course they run, Whose hearts, whose faith, whose hopes are one ! 2 To each, the soul of each how dear ! What watchful love, what holy fear ! How doth the gen'rous flame within Refine from earth, and cleanse from sin ! 3 Their streaming eyes together flow For human guilt and mortal wo ; Their ardent pray'rs together rise. Like mingling flames in sacrifice. 4 Together both they seek the place. Where God reveals his awful face ; How high, how strong, their raptures swell, There's none but kindred souls can tell. 5 Nor shall the glowing flame expire 'Midst nature's drooping sick'ning fire : Soon shall they meet in realms above, A heav'n of joy, because of love. 4Q4 (357) S. M. *^** Brotherly love, 1 Xj^j what a pleasing sight Are brethren that agree ! How blest are all, whose hearts unite In bonds of piety ! 2 From those celestial springs. Such streams of comfort flow, As no increase of riches brings, Nor honors can bestow. 3 All in their stations move, And each performs his part, 297 435 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. In all the cares of life and love, With sympathizing heart. 4 Form'd for the purest joys, By one desire possest, One aim the zeal of all employs. To make each other blest. 5 No bliss can equal theirs, Where such affections meet ; While praise devout, and mingled pray'rs Make their communion sweet. 6 'Tis the same pleasure fills The breast in worlds above ; Where joy like morning-dew distills. And all the air is love. .o- C. M. -■:«#«#• Submission. — Heb. xii. 7- 1 r^EAR Lord, my best desires fulfil. And help me to resign Life, health, and comfort, to thy will. And make thy pleasure mine. 2 Why should I shrink at thy command, Whose love forbids my fears ? Or tremble at the gracious hand, That wipes away my tears ? 3 No — let me rather freely yield What most I prize to thee, Who never hast a good withheld. Nor wilt withhold, from me. 4 Thy favor, all my journey through, Thou art engag'd to grant : What else I want, or think I do, 'Tis better still to want. 5 Wisdom and mercy guide my way : Shall I resist them both ? A poor blind creature of a day, And crushM before the moth ? 298 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 436, 437 6 But ah ! my inmost spirit cries, Still bind me to thy sway ; Else the next cloud that veils my skies Drives all these thoughts away. 406 (281) L. M. ^*'"* Love, the chief of graces. 1 XXAD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, And nobler speech than angels use ; If love be absent, I am found, Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. 2 Were I inspir'd to preach and tell All that is done in heav'n and hell, Or could my faith the world remove. Still I am nothing without love. 3 Should I distribute all my store. To feed the bowels of the poor ; Or give my body to the flame. To gain a martyr's glorious name : 4 If love to God, and love to men Be absent, all my hopes are vain ; Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal The work of love can e'er fulfil. 437. „ (^'•^) ^- -^^- Prayer for divine guidance. 1 f\ GOD of Jacob, by whose hand Thy people still are fed ; Who, through this weary pilgrimage. Hast all our fathers led ! 2 To thee our humble vows we raise. To thee address our prayer ; And in thy kind and faithful breast Deposit all our care. 3 Through each perplexing path of life Our wand'ring footsteps guide ; Give us by day our daily bread, And raiment fit provide. 299 438, 439 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 4 O! spread thy cov'ring wings around, Till all our wand'rings cease ; And at our fathers' lovM abode Our souls arrive in peace ! 5 To thee, as to our cov'nant God, We'll our whole selves resign ; And thankful own, that all we are. And all we have, is thine. .,„ (313) C. M. ^•JC5« j-^jg importance and influence of love. 1 IJAPPY the heart, where graces reign. Where love inspires the breast : Love is the brightest of the train. And strengthens all the rest. 2 Knowledge, alas ! 'tis all in vain, And all in vain our fear : Our stubborn sins will fight and reign, If love be absent there. 3 'Tis love that makes our cheerful feet In swift obedience move ; The devils know, and tremble too ; But devils do not love. 4 This is the grace, that lives and sings, When faith and hope shall cease ; 'Tis this shall strike our joyful strings In the sweet realms of bliss. 439, (^292) S. M. Watchfulness. 1 XTE servants of the Lord, Each in his office wait ; Observant of his heav'nly word, And watchful at his gate. 2 Let all your lamps' be bright, And trim the golden flame. Gird up your loins, as in his sight, For awful is his name. 300 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 440 3 Watch ! 'tis your Lord's command, And while we speak, he's near; Mark the first signal of his hand, And ready all appear. 4 O happy servant he, In such a posture found ! He shall his Lord with rapture see. And be with honor crown'd. 4.« P.M. 7,7,7,7. -*^v» JdCQ^'g wrestling with God. — Gen. xxxii. 26. 1 T ORD, I cannot let thee go, Till a blessing thou bestow ; Do not turn away thy face, Mine's an urgent, pressing case. 2 Dost thou ask me who I am ? Ah ! my Lord, thou know'st my name! Yet the question gives a plea. To support my suit with thee ! 3 Thou didst once a wretch behold. In rebellion blindly bold ; Scorn thy grace — thy pow'r defy — That poor rebel. Lord, was I. 4 Once a sinner near despair Sought thy mercy-seat by pray'r ; Mercy heard and set him free, r Lord, that mercy came to me. 5 Many days have past since then, Many changes I have seen ; Yet have been upheld till now ; Who could hold me up but thou? 6 Thou hast help'd in ev'ry need — This emboldens me to plead ; After so much mercy past. Canst thou let me sink at last ? 301 z 441 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 7 No — I must maintain my hold — 'Tis thy goodness makes me bold ; I can no denial take, When I plead for Jesus' sake. 441. P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7. 1 "pATHER, Son and Holy Ghost, One in Three, and Three in One, As by the celestial host, Let thy will on earth be done : Praise by all to thee be given. Glorious Lord of earth and heaven. 2 If so poor a worm as I May to thy great glory live, All my actions sanctify. All my words and thoughts receive. Claim me for thy service, claim, All I have, and all I am. 3 Take my soul and body's powers! Take my mem'ry, mind, and will, All my goods and all my hours, All I know and all I feel : All I think, or speak, or do ; Take my heart ; but make it new ! 4 Now, 0 God, thine own I am : Now I give thee back thine own ; Freedom, friends, and health, and fame. Consecrate to thee alone : Thine I live, thrice happy I ; Happier still if thine I die. 5 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, One in Three, and Three in One^ As by the celestial host. Let thy will on earth be done : Praise by all to thee be given. Glorious Lord of earth and heaven. 302 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 442, .443 7. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE FIGURATIVELY DESCRIB- ED AS TAKING UP THE CROSS. 4-4-2 ^* ^* ^^Af j^^f ashamed of Christ. 1 TESUS ! and shall it ever be, A mortal man asham'd of thee ! Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine through endless days ! 2 Asham'd of Jesus ! sooner far Let evening blush to own a star ; He sheds the beams of light divine O'er this benighted soul of mine. 3 Asham'd of Jesus ! just as soon Let midnight be asham'd of noon : 'Tis midnight with my soul, till he, Bright Morning Star ! bid darkness flee. 4 Asham'd of Jesus ! that dear friend On whom my hopes of heaven depend ! No ! when I blush — be this my shame, That I no more revere his name. 5 Asham'd of Jesus ! yes, I may, When I've no guilt to wash away. No tear to wipe, no good to crave, No fears to quell, no soul to save. 6 Till then — nor is my boasting vain — Till then I boast a Saviour slain ! And O, may this my glory be, That Christ is not asham'd of me ! ^^g P. M. 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6. • World renounced. 1 nPELL me no more of earthly toys, Of sinful mirth and carnal joys, (The things I lov'd before :) Let me but view my Saviour's face, And feel his animating grace, And I desire no more. 303 444 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. ^ Tell me no more of praise and wealth, Of careless ease and blooming health, For they have all their snares : Let me but know my sins forgiv'n, And see my name enroU'd in heaven, And I am free from cares. 3 Tell me no more of lofty tow'rs, Delightful gardens, fragrant bow'rs. For these are trifling things ; The little room for me design'd. Will suit as well my easy mind, As palaces of kings. 4 Tell me no more of crowding guests. Of gaudy dress, and sumptuous feasts. Extravagance and waste : My little table, only spread With wholesome herbs, and wholesome bread, Will better suit my taste. 5 Give me a bible in my hand, A heart to read and understand. This sure, unerring word ; I'd urge no company to stay. But sit alone from day to day. And converse with the Lord. . - - P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7. ^ ^* Welcoming the Cross. 1 5TniS my happiness below, Not to live without the cross ; But the Saviour's power to know Sanctifying every loss : Trials must and will befall ; But — with humble faith to see Love inscrib'd upon them all — This is happiness to me. 2 God, in Israel, sows the seeds Of aflliction, pain, and toil : These spring up, and choke the weeds Which would else o'erspread the soil ; 304 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Trials make the promise sweet ; Trials give new life to pray V ; Trials bring me to his feet, — Lay me4ow, and keep me there. 3 Did I meet no trials here — No chastisement by the way — Might I not, with reason, fear I should prove a cast-away ? Bastards may escape the rod, Sunk in earthly vain delight; But the true-born child of God Must not, — would not, if he might. ^40« Prayer answered by Crosses. 1 T ASK'D the Lord that I might grow In faith, and love, and ev'ry grace. Might more of his salvation know. And seek, more earnestly, his face. 2 'Twas he who taught me thus to pray, And he, I trust, has answer'd prayer : But it has been in such a way As almost drove me to despair. 3 I hop'd that in some favor'd hour At once he'd answer my request, And by his love's constraining power Subdue my sins and give me rest. 4 Instead of this he made me feel The hidden evils of my heart, And let the angry powers of hell Assault my soul in every part. 5 Yea, more, with his own hand he seem'd Intent to aggravate my wo, Cross'd all the fair designs I schem'd. Blasted my gourds, and laid me low. 6 *'Lord, why is this?" I trembling cry'd : "Wilt thou pursue thy worm to death? 305 2* 445 446, 447 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. "'Tis in this waj," the Lord replied, "I answer prayer for grace and faith ! 7 "These inward trials I employ, From self and pride to set thee free : And break thy schemes of earthly joy, That thou may'st seek thy all in me." 446 J-^"^^ ^- ^^- rm:~m:\7% Christian holiness, 1 SIO let our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess ; So let our works and virtues shine. To prove the doctrine all divine ! 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honors of our Saviour God, When the salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the pow'r of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be deny'd. Passion and envy, lust and pride ; Whilst justice, temp'rance, truth, and love, Our inward piety approve. 4 Religion bears our spirits up. Whilst we expect that blessed hope. The bright appearance of the Lord, And faith stands leaning on his word. A PILGRIMAGE. L. M. 44:T« "i^or here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.'' — Heb. xiii. 14. ^^Tl^E'VE no abiding city here," This may distress the worldly But should not cost a saint a tear. Who hopes a better rest to find. "We've no abiding city here," Sad truth were this to be our home ; But let this thought our spirits cheer, "We seek a city yet to come." 306 mi nd CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 448 3 "We've no abiding city here," Then let us live as pilgrims do ; Let not the world our rest appear ; But let us haste from all below. 4 "We've no abiding city here," We seek a city out of sight : Zion it's name, — the Lord is there, It shines with everlasting light. 5 O! sweet abode of peace and love, Where pilgrims freed from toil are blest ! Had I the pinions of the dove, I'd flee to thee, and be at rest. 6 But hush, my soul, nor dare repine ! The time my God appoints is best : While here, to do his will be mine; And Ms to fix my time of rest. M*^ L. M. ^^o» Longing for our heavenly home. 1 ^^Q ZION, when I think of thee, I wish for pinions like a dove. And mourn to think that I should be So distant from the place I love. 2 "An exile here, and far from home. For Zion's sacred walls I sigh. Thither the ransom'd nations come. And see the Saviour eye to eye. 3 "While here I walk on hostile ground, The few that I can call my friends, Are like myself, with fetters bound, And weariness our steps attends. 4 "But yet we shall behold the day When Zion's children shall return ; Our sorrows then shall flee away. And we shall never, never mourn. 5 " The hope that such a day will come. Makes e'en the exile's portion sweet ; 307 449, 450 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Though now we wander far from home, In Zion soon we all shall meet." .Mf. L. M. ^^^m Following Christ. 1 TESUSj my all, to heaven is gone, He whom I plac'd my hopes upon ; His track I see — and I'll pursue The narrow way, till him I view. 2 The way the holy Prophets went, The road that leads from banishment ; The King's highway of holiness I'll go ; for all his paths are peace. 3 This is the way I long have sought, And mourn'd because I found it not ; My grief, my burden, long has been, Because I could notecase from sin. 4 The more I strove against its power, I sinn'd and stumbled but the more : Till late I heard my Saviour say, "Come hither, soul, for I'm the way." 5 Lo, glad I come, and thou, dear Lamb, Shalt take me to thee as I am : Nothing but sin I thee can give, Nothing but love do I receive. 6 I'll tell to all poor sinners round. What a dear Saviour I have found ; I'll point to thy redeeming blood, And say, " Behold the way to God." >i Kfl L. M. 4«>U« yy^g narrow Way. 1 "Il^ITHAT thousands never knew the road ! What thousands hate it when 'tis known ! None but the upright and sincere, Will seek or choose it for their own. 2 A thousand ways in ruin end, One only leads to joys on high ; 308 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 451 By that my willing steps ascend, Pleas'd with a journey to the sky. 3 No more I ask or hope to find Delight or happiness below ; Sorrow may well possess the mind That feeds where thorns and thistles grow. 4 The joy that fades is not for me, I seek immortal joys above ; There glory without end shall be The bright reward of faith and love. 5 Cleave to the world, ye sordid worms, Contented lick your native dust ; But God shall fight with all his storms, Against the idol of your trust. P. M. 8, 8, 6, S, S, 6. 4^1* "^he Christian Pilgrim seeking a better Country. Heb. xi. 13—16. xiii. 14. 1 XJTOW happy is the pilgrim's lot, How free from every anxious thought. From worldly hope and fear ! Confin'd to neither court nor cell, His soul disdains on earth to dwell, He only sojourns here. 2 Though I no foot of land possess. Nor cottage in this wilderness, A poor way-faring man, I lodge awhile in tents below. Or gladly wander to and fro. Till I my Canaan gain. 3 Nothing on earth I call my own ; A stranger to the world unknown, I all their goods despise : I trample on their whole delight, And seek a city out of sight, A city in the skies. 4 There is my house and portion fair, My treasure and my heart are there, 309 452 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. And my abiding home ; For me my elder brethren stay, And angels beckon me away, Atid Jesus bids me come ! 5 I come^ thy servant, Lord, replies, I come, to meet thee in the skies. And claim my heavenly rest ! Now let the pilgrim's journey end, Now, O my Saviour, brother, friend, Receive me to thy breast ! P. M. 8,7,8,7,8,7,8,7. ^9 4f Grateful recollection on the journey of life. 1 /^OME, thou fount of every blessing. Tune my heart to sing thy grace. Streams of mercy never ceasing Call for songs of loudest praise : Teach me some melodious sonnet. Sung by flaming tongues above ; Praise the mount — O fix me on it. Mount of God's unchanging love. 2 Here I raise my Ebenezer, Hither by thy help I'm come : And I hope, by thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home : Jesus sought me when a stranger. Wandering from the fold of God ; He, to save my soul from danger, Interpos'd his precious blood. 3 0 ! to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constrain'd to be ! Let that grace. Lord, like a fetter. Bind my wandering heart to thee ! Prone to wander. Lord, I feel it ; Prone to leave the God I love — Here's my heart. Lord, take and seal it, Seal it from thy courts above. 310 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 453, 454 P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7. 453* Rejoicing in Hope. — Isaiah xxxv. 10. Luke xii. 32. 1 r^HILDREN of the heavenly King, As ye journey, sweetly sing : Sing our Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in his works and ways. 2 Ye are trav'lling home to God, In the way the fathers trod ; They are happy now, and ye Soon their happiness shall see. 3 0, ye banish'd seed, be glad ! Christ our advocate is made ; Us to save, our flesh assumes — Brother to our souls becomes. 4 Shout, ye little flock, and blest. You on Jesus' throne shall rest : There your seat is now prepar'd — There your kingdom and reward. 5 Fear not, brethren — joyful stand On the borders of your land ; Jesus Christ, your Father's Son, Bids you undismay'd go on. 6 Lord, submissive make us go. Gladly leaving all below ; Only thou our leader be. And we still will follow thee. 454. (290) C. M 1 /^UR country is Immanuel's ground ; We seek that promis'd soil : The songs of Zion cheer our hearts, While strangers here we toil. 2 Oft do our eyes with joy o'erflow, And oft are bath'd in tears : Yet naught but heav'n our hopes can raise, And naught but sin our fears. 311 455 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 3 The flowers, that spring along the road, We scarcely stoop to pluck ; We walk o'er beds of shining ore. Nor waste one anxious look. 4 We tread the path our Master trod ; We bare the cross he bore ; And ev'ry thorn that wounds our feet, His temples pierc'd before. 5 Our pow'rs are oft dissolv'd away In ecstasies of love ; And, while our bodies wander here, Our souls are fix'd above. 6 We purge our mortal dross away, Refining as we run ; But, while we die to earth and sense, Our heav'n is here begun. -.- P. M. 8,7,8,7,4,7. ^o^m Christ, a Guide through Death to Glory. 1 #IJ.UIDE me, O thou great Jehovah ! Pilgrim through this barren land ; 1 am weak, but thou art mighty. Hold me with thy powerful hand : Bread of heaven. Feed me till I want no more. 2 Open thou the crystal fountain, Whence the healing streams do flow, Let the fiery, cloudy pillar. Lead me all my journey through : Strong Deliverer, Be thou still my strength and shield. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside ; Death of deaths, and hell's Destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side : Songs of praises I will ever give to Thee. 312 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 456 P. M. 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 7, 6. 400« jy^g Christian pilgrim' s evening ode. 1 r^T^HE sun is fast descending His circuit from on high ; The shades of eve are blending With yonder distant sky ; Soon will the landscape vanish, And sable darkness banish These scenes from mortal eye.] 2 Thus too our days are ending, The race will soon be run, Our sun is fast descending ; Our work is almost done. Soon will our Master greet us. And heav'nly legions meet us To waft us to our home. 3 Then pilgrims ! come, delay not On this unfriendly ground, And in the desert say not, That you have Canaan found. The fiery pillar leads us. The promis'd manna feeds us, But barren is the ground. 4 Come tune the harp to gladness, A song of Zion sing ; Away with thoughts of sadness. We'll praise our heav'nly King. Our trials and our crosses. Our sufferings and our losses, But keep us near to him. 5 But Zion ! when we raise thee A song in distant lands. The harp that fain would praise thee. Falls tuneless from our hands. Our hearts, distress'd and lonely. Can leap for gladness only In thy dear happy land. 313 2A 457 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. A VOYAGE. L. M. 457« "So he brought them unto their desired Haven. Psalm cvii. 30. 1 'T^HE christian navigates a sea Where various forms of death appear ; Nor skill, alas ! nor power has he, Aright his dangerous course to steer. 2 Sometimes there lies a treacherous rock Beneath. the surface of the wave ! He strikes, but yet survives the shock, For Jesus is at hand to save. 3 But hark, the midnight tempest roars ! He seems forsaken and alone : But Jesus, whom he then implores, Unseen preserves and leads him on. 4 On the smooth surface of the deep. Without a fear he sometimes lies : The danger then is lest he sleep. And ruin seize him by surprise. 5 His destin'd land he sometimes sees, And thinks his toils will soon be o'er ; Expects some favorable breeze Will waft him quickly to the shore. 6 But sudden clouds obstruct his view, And he enjoys the sight no more ; Nor does he now believe it true, That he had ever seen the shore. 7 Though fear his heart should overwhelm, He'll reach the port for which he's bound ; For Jesus holds and guides the helm, And safety is where he is found. 314 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 458, 459 SCENE OF TROUBLES. C. M. 4:5S» Afiictions and death under Providence. Job V. 6—8. 1 TW'OT from the dust affliction grows Nor troubles rise by chance ; Yet we are born to care and woes, A sad inheritance. 2 As sparks break out from burning coals, And still are upwards borne, So grief is rooted in our souls, And man grows up to mourn. 3 Yet with my God I leave my cause, And trust his promised grace; He rules me by his well-known laws Of love and righteousness. 4 Not all the pains that e'er I bore Shall spoil my future peace, For death and hell can do no more Than what my Father please. . -„ (460) L. M. -m:9m*w Sanctified affliction. 1 "pATHER! I bless thy gentle hand : How kind was thy chastising rod, That forc'd my conscience to a stand, And brought my wand'ring soul to God ! 2 Foolish and vain I went astray, Ere I had felt thy scourges, Lord ! I left my guide, and lost my way ; But now I love and keep thy word. 3 'Tis good for me to wear the yoke, For pride is apt to rise and swell ; 'Tis good to bear my Father's stroke. That I might learn his statutes well. 4 The Law, that issues from thy mouth, Shall raise my cheerful passions more 315 460, 461 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Than all the treasures of the south, Or western hills of golden ore. 5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame, Thy spirit form'd my soul within : Teach me to know thy wondrous name, And guard me safe from death and sin. 6 Then all that love and fear the Lord, At my salvation shall rejoice ; For I have trusted in thy word, And made thy grace my only choice. 460. (463) L. M. 1 ^T^HE darken'd sky how thick it low'rs ! Troubled with storms, and big with show'rs ; No cheerful gleam of light appears. But nature pours forth all her tears. 2 Yet let the sons of grace revive : God bids the soul, that seeks him, live ; And, from the gloomiest shades of night, Calls forth a morning of delight. 3 The seeds of ecstasy unknown. Are in these waterM furrows sown ; See the green blades, how thick they rise. And with fresh verdure bless our eyes ! 4 In secret foldings they contain Unnumber'd ears of golden grain ; And heav'n shall pour its beams around. Till the ripe harvest load the ground. 5 Then shall the trembling mourner come, And find his sheaves and bring them home ; The voice, long broke with sighs, shall sing. Till heav'n with hallelujahs ring. *Ol9 Affliction sanctified.- — Ps. xlii. 1 4 FFLICTION is a stormy deep, Where wave resounds to wave ; 316 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 462 Though o'er my head the billows roll, I know the Lord can save. 2 The hand that now withholds my joys Can reinstate my peace; And he who bade the tempest roar, Can bid that tempest cease. 3 In the dark watches of the night, I'll count his mercies o'er ; I'll praise him for ten thousand past, And humbly sue for more. 4 When darkness and when sorrows rose And press'd on every side. The Lord has still sustain'd my steps, And still has been my guide. 5 Here will I rest, and build my hopes, Nor murmur at his rod ; He's more than all the world to me, My health, my life, my God ! A WARFARE. /iao C. M. "*"^» Holy Fortitude.^1 Cor. xvi. 13. 1 4 M I a soldier of the cross, A follower of the Lamb? And shall I fear to own his cause. Or blush to speak his name? 2 Must I be carried to the skies, On flowery beds of ease ? While others fought to win the prize. And sail'd through bloody seas ! 3 Are there no foes for me to face ? Must I not stem the flood ? Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God ? 317 2A* 463, 464 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE- 4 Sure I must fight if I would reign ; Increase my courage, Lord ! I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word. 5 Thy saints in all this glorious war, Shall conquer though they die ; They see the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye. 6 When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thine armies shine In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall be thine ! .„„ C. M. ^*^ Conflict between sin and holiness. 1 "^MTHEN heaven does grant at certain times. Amidst a pow'rful gale. Sweet liberty to moan my crimes, And wand'rings to bewail — 2 Then do I dream my sinful brood Is drown'd in the wide main Of crystal tears and crimson blood, And ne'er will live again. 3 I get my foes beneath my feet, I bruise the serpent's head ; I hope the vict'ry is complete, And all my lusts are dead. 4 But ah, alas ! th' ensuing hour My passions rise and swell ; They rage and reinforce their pow'r With new recruits from hell. 404« Pleading with God under affliction. 1 "¥^HY should a living man complain Of deep distress within. Since every sigh, and every pain, Is but the fruit of sin ? 318 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 2 No, Lord, I'll patiently submit, Nor ever dare rebel ; Yet sure I may, here at thy feet. My painful feelings tell. 3 Thou seest what floods of sorrow rise. And beat upon my soul ; One trouble to another cries, Billows on billows roll. 4 From fear to hope, and hope to fear, My shipwreck'd soul is tost ; Till I am tempted, in despair. To give up all for lost. 5 Yet through the stormy clouds I'll look Once more to thee, my God : O fix my feet upon a rock, Beyond the gaping flood. 6 One look of mercy from thy face Will set my heart at ease ; One all-commanding word of grace Will make the tempest cease. A DESERT. *"^* The Desert.-^l Pet. v. 8. 465 1 T^HEN night descends in sable guise. And spreads her gloom around. To close the weary traveller's eyes, And rest him on the ground. Amidst the dreary desert wide, The wanderer faints to hear, The wide alarm on every side. Which speaks some danger near. So in this wilderness of life, Whene'er afflictions come. We sink, as in a night of grief. Far from our sheltering home, 319 466, 467 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 4 The tempter's, like a lion's roar, Sounds tlirough the vale abroad, Then let us watch, and ever more Depend upon our God. 5 From every other help afar. And left without a friend, God is a helper ever near, And faithful to the end. 8. CHRISTIAN ASSURANCE AND CONFIDENCE IN GOD. ^Ov« yy^g confidence of the Christian. 1 XITHEN I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies, I bid farewell to ev'ry fear. And wipe my weeping eyes. 2 Should earth against my soul engage, And hellish darts be hurl'd : Then I can smile at Satan's rage. And face a frowning world. 3 Let cares like a wild deluge come. And storms of sorrow fall : May I but safely reach my home. My God, my heav'n, my all ! 4 There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heav'nly rest ; And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. 467. L. M. 1 "trow do thy mercies close me round, For ever be thy name ador'd ; I blush in all things to abound ; The servant is above his Lord ! 2 Inur'd to poverty and pain, A suflf'ring life my Master led : 320 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 468 The Son of God, the Son of man, He had not where to lay his head. 3 But lo ! a place he hath prepar'd For me, whom watchful angels keep ; Yea, he himself becomes my guard : He smooths my bed, and gives me sleep. 4 Jesus protects ; my fears, begone : What can the rock of ages move ! Safe in thine arms I lay me down, Thine everlasting arms of love. 5 While thou art intimately nigh, Who, who shall violate my rest ? Sin, earth, and hell I now defy ; I lean upon my Saviour's breast. 6 I rest beneath th' Almighty's shade, My griefs expire, my troubles cease ; Thou, Lord, on whom my soul is stay'd, Wilt keep me still in perfect peace. 7 Me for thine own thou lov'st to take In time and in eternity ; Thou never, never wilt forsake A helpless worm that trusts in thee. ^0©« jf gj^^ii ^g ^,^11 if^i^f^ ij^Q righteous. — Isa. iii. 10. 1 'IM/'HAT cheering words are these ! ^ Their sweetness who can tell .'' In time and to eternity, 'Tis with the righteous well. 2 In ev'ry state secure, Kept by Jehovah's eye, 'Tis well with them while life endures, And well when call'd to die. 3 'Tis well when joys arise, 'Tis well when sorrows flow ; 321 469 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 'Tis well when darkness veils the skies, And strong temptations blow. 4 'Tis well when on the mount They feast on dying love ; And 'tis as well in God's account, When they the furnace prove. 5 'Tis well when at his throne, They wrestle, weep, and pray, 'Tis well when at his feet they groan, Yet bring their wants away. 6 'Tis well when Jesus calls. From earth and sin, arise, Join with the host of virgin souls. Made to salvation wise. 469. L. M. 1 ^TT^^ ^^ ^y ^^^^' whose gracious power, ^^ Thro' various deaths my soul hath led, Or turn'd aside the fatal hour, Or lifted up my sinking head ! 2 In all my ways thy hand I own, Thy ruling providence I see : Assist me still my course to run. And still direct my paths to thee. 3 Whither, 0 whither should I fly. But to my loving Saviour's breast ; Secure within thine arms to lie, And safe beneath thy wings to rest. 4 I have no skill the snare to shun, But thou, O Christ! my wisdom art : I ever into ruin run. But thou art greater than my heart. 5 Foolish, and impotent, and blind. Lead me a way I have not known ; Bring me where I my heaven may find, The heaven of loving thee alone. 322 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 470 6 Enlarge my heart to make thee room ; Enter, and in me ever stay : The crooked then shall straight become ; The darkness shall be lost in day ! 470. C. M. 1 4 ND let this feeble body fail, And let it faint or die ; My soul shall quit the mournful vale, And soar to worlds on high : Shall join the disembodied saints, And find its long-sought rest : That only bliss for which it pants In the Redeemer's breast. 2 In hope of that immortal crown, I now the cross sustain ; And gladly wander up and down, And smile at toil, and pain : I suffer on my three-score years Till my Deliv'rer come : And wipe away his servant's tears, And take his exile home. 3 O what hath Jesus bought for me ! Before my ravished eyes. Rivers of life divine I see, And trees of paradise ! I see a world of spirits bright, Who taste the pleasures there ! They all are rob'd in spotless white And conqu'ring palms they bear. 4 O what are all my suff 'rings here, If, Lord, thou count me meet. With that enraptur'd host t' appear, And worship at thy feet ! Give joy or grief, give ease or pain, Take life or friends away : But let me find them all again In that eternal day. 323 471, 472 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. -^. (354) L. M. ■*'*• Safety in God. 1 /^OURAGE, my soul ! while God is near, What enemy hast thou to fear ? How canst thou want a sure defence, Whose refuge is Omnipotence ? 2 Tho' thickest dangers crowd my way, My God can chase my fears away : My steadfast heart on him relies, And all those dangers still defies. 3 Tho' billows after billows roll, To overwhelm my sinking soul ; Firm as a rock my faith shall stand. Upheld by God's almighty hand. 4 In life, his presence is my aid ; In death, 'twill guide me thro' the shade ; Chase all my rising fears away. And turn my darkness into day. M^Sy C. M. ^ • '•• God's Presence is Light. 1 1VfY God, the spring of all my joys, ^ The life of my delights, The glory of my brightest days, And comfort of my nights. 2 In darkest shades if he appear, My dawning is begun; He is my soul's sweet morning star, And he my rising sun. 3 The opening heavens around me shine With beams of sacred bliss, W^hile Jesus shows his heart is mine. And whispers 1 am his! 4 My soul would leave this heavy clay At that transporting word, Run up with joy the shining way T' embrace my dearest Lord. 324 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 473, 474 5 Fearless of hell and ghastly death, Pd break through every foe ; The wings of love, and arms of faith Should bear me conqueror through. L. M. 47 3 « ^0 Trust in the Creatures; or, Faith in Divine Grace and Power. 1 IIJ^Y spirit looks to God alone ; My rock and refuge is his throne : In all ray fears, in all my straits, My soul on his salvation waits. 2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways. Pour out your hearts before his face : When helpers fail, and foes invade, God is our all sufficient aid. 3 False are the men of high degree. The baser sort are vanity ; Laid in the balance both appear Light as a puff of empty air. 4 Make not increasing gold your trust. Nor set your heart on glittering dust: Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke, And not believe what God hath spoke? 5 Once has his awful voice declared. Once and again my ears have heard, "All power is his eternal due : He must be fear'd and trusted too." 6 For Sovereign power reigns not alone, Grace is a partner of the throne : Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord, Shall well divide our last reward. 9. CHRISTIAN IN THE PROSPECT OF DEATH. 474 C- M. ^ ^ Meditations on future Glory. 1 5^1^18 sweet to rest in lively hope, That when my change shall come, Angels will hover round my bed. And waft my spirit home ! 3*2.5 3B 475 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 2 There shall my dis-imprison'd soul, Behold him and adore ; Be with his likeness satisfied, And grieve, and sin, no more. 3 Shall see him wear that very flesh. On which my guilt was lain ; His love intense, his merit fresh. As though but newly slain. 4 Soon too my slumbering dust shall hear The trumpet's quickening sound ; And by my vSaviour's power rebuilt. At his right hand be found. 5 These eyes shall see him in that day, The God that died for me ! And all my rising bones shall say, Lord, who is like to thee ! 6 If such the views which grace unfolds, Weak as it is below. What raptures must the church above. In Jesus' presence know ! 7 O may the unction of these truths, For ever with me stay. Till from her sinful cage dismiss'd, My spirit flies away ! .^- P. M. 8,7,8,7,4,7. ^ * **• Soul happy on a Death Bed. 1 T^V'RY moment brings me nearer To my long sought rest above ; Higher mounts my soul, and higher — 0 how happy to remove ; Then, for ever. Shall I sing redeeming love. 2 Soon shall I be gone to glory — Join the bright, angelic race, There repeat the pleasing story — 1 was sav'd by sovereign grace : 326 o CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 476 And for ever View my loving Saviour's face. 3 Tho' my burden sore oppress me, And I shrink beneath my pain, Jesus Christ will soon release me, And your loss will be my gain : Precious Saviour, With my Lord I shall remain. 476 C. M. "• View of Canaan. — Deut. xxxii. 49. |N Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie. 2 O the transporting, rapt'rous scene, That rises to my sight ! Sweet fields array'd in living green, And rivers of delight ! 3 There gen'rous fruits that never fail, On trees immortal grow ; There rocks and hills, and brooks and vales, With milk and honey flow. 4 All o'er those wide extended plains Shines one eternal day ; There God the Son for ever reigns, And scatters night away. 5 No chilling winds, nor pois'nous breath Can reach that healthful shore ; Sickness and sorrow, pain and death. Are felt and fear'd no more. 6 W^hen shall I reach that happy place, And be for ever blest ? When shall I see my Father's face, And in his bosom rest ? 7 Fill'd with delight, my raptur'd soul Would here no longer stay ; 327 477, 478 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Tho' Jordan's waves around me roll, Fearless I'd launch away. P. M. 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, as 112. 477. Longing for Heaven. — Job iii. 17 — ^^2. Is. li. 14. Phil. i. 23. 1 TPO languish for his native air Can the poor, wandering exile cease ? The tir'd his wish of rest forbear ? The tortur'd help desiring ease ? The slave no more for freedom sigh Or I no longer pine to die ? 2 As shipwreck'd mariners desire, With eager grasp, to reach the shore *, As hirelings long t' obtain their hire, And veterans wish their warfare o'er ; I languish from this earth to flee, And gasp for — immortality. 3 To heaven I lift my mournful eyes, And all within me groans, "how long ?" O were I landed in the skies ! The bitter loss, the cruel wrong, Should there no more my soul molest, Or break my everlasting rest. 4 0 could I break this carnal fence, Drop all my sorrows in the tomb, On angel's wings remove from hence. And fly this happy moment home, Quit the dark house of mouldering clay, And launch into eternal day ! - ^^ P. M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7. ^•^* The dying Christian. — Deut. xxxii 49, 50. TESUS, help thy fallen creature ! Conqueror of the world thou art, Stronger than the foe, and greater Than this poor rebellious heart : Power I know to thee is given, Power to sentence or release, Power to shut or open heaven ; Thou alone hast all the keys. 328 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 479 2 Open, then, in great compassion, Open mercy's door to me, Out of mighty tribulation Bring me forth thy face to see ; O cut short my days of mourning, Quickly to my rescue come, Let me joyfully returning Reach my everlasting home. 3 Hear me, Lord, myself bemoaning, Banish'd from my native place, Languishing for God, and groaning To appear before thy face : From this bodily oppression Set my earnest spirit free, Give me now the full possession, Let me now thy glory see. 4 If thou ever didst discover To my faith the promis'd land, Bid me now the stream pass over. On that heavenly border stand, Now surmount whate'er opposes, Into thine embraces fly ; Speak the word thou spak'st to Moses, Bid me get me up, and die. L. M. 4T9« Desiring to depart, and to be with Christ. Phil. i. 23. 1 "l^HILE on the verge of life I stand. And view the scene on either hand. My spirit struggles with my clay^ And longs to wing its flight away. Where Jesus dwells my soul would be. And faints my much-lov'd Lord to see ; Earth, twine no more about my heart ! For 'tis far better to depart. Come, ye angelic envoys ! come. And lead the willing pilgrim home ; 329 aB* 480 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE, Ye know the way to Jesus' throne, — Source of my joys, and of your own. 4 That blissful interview, how sweet ! To fall transported at his feet ! Rais'd in his arms, to view his face. Through the full beamings of his grace I 5 As with a seraph's voice to sing ! To fly as on a cherub's wing ! Performing, with unwearied hands, The present Saviour's high commands. 6 Yet, with these prospects full in sight, We'll wait thy signal for the flight. For, while thy service we pursue, We find a heaven in all we do. *OU. rp^^ Dyi^^ Christian. 1 nnHE hour of my departure's come ; I hear the voice that calls me home ; At last, O Lord ! let trouble cease, And let thy servant die in peace. 2 The race appointed I have run ; The combat's o'er, the prize is won. And now my witness is on high. And now my record's in the sky. 3 Not in mine innocence I trust ; I bow before thee in the dust ; And through my Saviour's blood alone, I look for mercy at thy throne. 4 I leave the world without a tear. Save for the friends 1 held so dear ; To heal their sorrow. Lord, descend, And to the friendless prove a friend. 5 I come, I come at thy command ; I give my spirit to thy hand ; Stretch forth thine everlasting arms. And shield me in the last alarms ! 330 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 481, 482 6 The hour of my departure's come ; I hear the voice that calls me home : Now, O my God ! let trouble cease, Now let thy servant die in peace P. M. 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, as 112. 481« Life resigned; or, waitins; to depart. — 1 Chron. xxix. 28. Job viii. 16. Phil. i. 23. 1 i^ 'TIS enough ! I ask no more, Full of a few sad sinful days, Sated with life, till life is o'er, I languish to conclude my race, And silently resign my breath, And sink into the shades of death. 2 This earth without regret I leave. Impatient for my heav'nly rest ; Saviour, my weary soul receive, Take a sad pilgrim to thy breast, I only live, and die, to be Restor'd, resorb'd, and lost in thee. ^0^» Dying Saint to his SouL 1 '^T'lTAL spark of heavenly flame ! Quit, O quit this mortal frame : Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying ! Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. 2 Hark! they wisper, angels say, "Sister spirit, come away ; " What is this absorbs me quite ? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirit, draws my breath ! Tell me, my soul, can this be death ? 3 The world recedes, it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes — my ears With sounds seraphic ring! Lend, lend your wings, I mount ! I fly ! O grave, where is thy victory ? O death, where is thy sting ? 331 483, 484 THE MEANS OF GRACE. THE MEANS OF GRACE. 1. THE WORD OF GOD. Uf^ See Hymns from I to 1^ inclusive. 2. PRAYER PRIVATE. 48^ L. M. Pray without ceasing. — 1 Thes. v. 17. 1 TJRAY'R was appointed to convey The blessings God designs to give; Long as they live should christians pray, For only while they pray, they live. 2 The christian's heart his pray'r indites, He speaks as prompted from within ; The Spirit his petition writes, And Christ receives, and gives it in. 3 And shall we in dead silence lie, When Christ stands waiting for our pray'r? My soul, thou hast a friend on high ; Arise, and try thy interest there. 4 If pains afflict, or wrongs oppress — If cares distract, or fears dismay — If guilt deject — if sin distress. The remedy's before thee ! — pray. 5 'Tis prayer supports the soul that's weak, Tho' thought be broken — language lame ; Pray, if thou canst, or canst not speak, But pray with faith in Jesus' name. 484- ^' ^• ^~'** Exhortation to Prayer. 1 TMTHAT various hind'rances we meet In coming to a mercy-seat ! Yet he who knows the worth of pray'r, But wishes to be often there ! 2 Pray'r makes the darken'd cloud withdraw ; Pray'r climbs the ladder Jacob saw — 332 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 485 Gives exercise to faith and love — Brings ev'ry blessing from above. 3 Restraining prayer, we cease to fight ; Pray'r makes the christian's armor bright ; And satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. 4 Have you no words ? ah ! think again : Words flow apace when you complain, And fill your fellow-creature's ear With the sad tale of all your care. 5 Were half the breath thus vainly spent, To heaven in supplications sent — Your cheerful songs should oftener be, "Hear what the Lord has done for me! " S. M. 4r85» Importunate prayer prevalent with God, Luke xviii. 1 — 7. 1 ^T^HE Lord, who truly knows The heart of ev'ry saint, Invites us by his holy word. To pray and never faint. 2 He bows his gracious ear ; We never plead in vain ; Yet we must wait till he appear, And pray, and pray again. 3 Tho' unbelief suggest, Why should we longer wait? He bids us never give him rest. But be importunate. 4 'Twas thus a widow poor. Without support or friend. Beset the unjust judge's door. And gain'd at last her end. 5 And shall not Jesus hear His children when they cry r 333 486, 487 THE MEANS OF GRACE. Yes, tho' he may awhile forbear, He'll not their suit deny. 6 Then let us earnest be, And never faint in pray'r ; He loves our importunity. And makes our cause his care. ^"* Private devotion. — Matt. vi. G. 1 Tj^ATHER Divine, thy piercing eye Sees thro' the darkest night; In deep retirement thou art nigh, With heart-discerning sight. 2 There may thy piercing eye survey My solemn homage paid. With ev'ry morning's dawning ray, And ev'ry evening's shade. 3 Oh, let thy own celestial fire The incense still inflame ; While my warm vows to thee aspire, Thro' my Redeemer's name. 4 So shall the visits of thy love My soul in secret bless ; So shalt thou deign in worlds above, Thy suppliant to confess. 4-^7 C. M. ^^ • • Behold he prayeth. — Acts ix. II. 1 "ORAY'R is the soul's sincere desire, Utter'd or unexpress'd, The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. 2 Pray'r is the burden of a sigh. The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye W^hen none but God is near. 334 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 488, 489 Pray'r is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Pray'r the subliraest strains that reach The majesty on high. Pray'r is the christian's vital breath, The christian's native air, His watchword at the gate of death — He enter's heav'n with pray'r. Pray'r is the contrite sinner's voice Returning from his ways, While angels in their songs rejoice And say, — "Behold he prays." SOCIAL. P. M. 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6 • Priv 48o« Private Meetinors. —Mdii. xviii. 20. "l/fTHERE two or three together meet, My love and mercy to repeat, And tell what I have done. There will I be," said God, " to bless. And ev'ry burden'd soul redress, Who worships at my throne." 2 Make one in this assembly. Lord, Speak to each heart some cheering word. To set the spirit free : Impart a kind celestial show'r, And grant that we may spend an hour In fellowship with thee. 489 ^- ^^• -icjcF* Jieviewing the Mercies of God. — 2 Sam. vii. 13J 1 Jp^AIN would my soul with wonder trace Thy mercies, O my God : And tell the riches of thy grace — The merits of thy blood. 2 With Israel's King, my heart would cry. While I review thy ways, 335 490, 491 THE MEANS OF GRACE. Tell itie, my Saviour, who am I, That I should see thy face ? 3 Form'd by thine hand, and form'd for thee, I would be ever thine : My Saviour, make my spirit free, With beams of mercy shine. 4 Fain would my soul with rapture dwell On thy redeeming grace ; 0 for a thousand tongues to tell My dear Redeemer's praise. 3. PUBLIC WORSHIP. L. M. 400* ^'^« Enjoyment of Christ; or, delight in Worship. 1 "Ij^AR from my thoughts, vain world, be gone, Let my religious hours alone : Fain would my eyes my Saviour see, 1 wait a visit. Lord, from thee. 2 My heart grows warm with holy fire, And kindles with a pure desire : Come, my dear Jesus, from above, And feed my soul with heavenly love. 3 Bless'd Jesus, what delicious fare I How sweet thy entertainments are ! Never did angels taste above Redeeming grace, and dying love. 4 Hail, great Immanuel, all divine. In thee thy Father's glories shine ; Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest one, That eyes have seen, or angels known. L. M. 4:0 !• 'J'he Happiness of humble Worship. Psalm Ixxxiv. 1 JJOW lovely, how divinely sweet, O Lord, thy sacred courts appear ! 336 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 492, 493 Fain would my longing passions meet The glories of thy presence there. 2 O, blest the men, blest their employ, Whom thy indulgent favours raise To dwell in those abodes of joy, And sing thy never-ceasing praise. 3 One day within thy sacred gate Affords more real joy to me. Than thousands in the tents of state ; The meanest place is bliss with thee. 4 God is a sun ; our brightest day From his reviving presence flows ; God is a shield, through all the way, To guard us from surrounding foes. 5 O Lord of hosts, thou God of grace, How blest, divinely blest, is he. Who trusts thy love, and seeks thy face, And fixes all his hopes on thee ! 4^/6* Y^o be sung between prayer and sermon, 1 "WTHERE two or three, with sweet accord. Obedient to their sovereign Lord, Meet to recount his acts of grace. And offer solemn prayer and praise ; 2 "There," says the Saviour, "will I be. Amid this little company ; To them unveil my smiling face. And shed my glories round the place." 3 We meet at thy command, dear Lord, Relying on thy faithful word : Now send thy spirit from above. Now fill our hearts with heavenly love. 4Q^ C. M. **^ For Christian worship, 1 f\ LORD, our languid souls inspire, ^^ For here we trust thou art ! 337 2c 494 THE MEANS OF GRACE. Send down a coal of heav'nly fire To warm each waiting heart. 2 Show us some tokens of thy love, Our fainting hopes to raise ; And pour thy blessing from above, That we may render praise. 3 Within these walls let holy praise. And love and concord dwell : Here give the troubled conscience ease, The wounded spirit heal. 4 The feeling heart, the melting eye, The humble mind bestow ; And shine upon us from on high, To make our graces grow. 5 May we in faith receive thy word, In faith present our pray'rs ; And in the presence of our Lord, Unbosom all our cares. 6 And may the gospel's joyful sound, Enforc'd by mighty grace. Awaken sinners all around To come and fill the place. /lO/l ^' ^• ^^"^^ Before Sermon. 1 nPHY presence, gracious God, afford, Prepare us to receive thy word : Now let thy voice engage our ear. And faith be mix'd with what we hear. 2 Distracting thoughts and cares remove. And fix our hearts and hopes above : With food divine may we be fed, And satisfied with living bread. 3 To us the sacred word apply. With sovereign power and energy ; And may we in thy faith and fear. Reduce to practice what we hear. 338 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 495, 496 4 Father, in us thy Son reveal ; Teach us to know and do thy will : Thy saving power and love display ; And guide us to the realms of day. ^'^^^ Before Sermon. 1 TESUS, thou dear redeeming Lord, Thy blessing we implore ; Open the door to preach thy word, The great effectual door. 2 Gather the outcasts in, and save From sin and satan's power ! And let them now acceptance have, And know their gracious hour. 3 Lover of souls ! thou know'st to prize What thou hast bought so dear ; Come then, and in thy people's eyes With all thy wounds appear ! 4 Appear, as when of old confest The suifering Son of God ; And let us see thee in thy vest But newly dipt in blood. 5 The hardness of our hearts remove, Thou who for sin hast died ; Show us the tokens of thy love, Thy ie^i^ thy hands, thy side. 406 ^- ^• Prayer for the Spirit's Influence. 1 TN thy great name, O Lord, we come, To worship at thy feet ; 0 pour thy Holy Spirit down On all that now shall meet. 2 We come to hear Jehovah speak, To hear the Saviour's voice : Thy face and favour. Lord, we seek. Now make our hearts rejoice. 339 497 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 3 Teach us to pray, and praise, and hear. And understand thy word ; To feel thy blissful presence near. And trust our living Lord. 4 Here let thy pow'r and grace be felt ; Thy love and mercy known ; Our icy hearts, dear Jesus melt, And break this flinty stone. 5 Let sinners, Lord thy goodness prove, And saints rejoice in thee ; Let rebels be subdu'd by love. And to the Saviour flee. 6 This house with grace and glory fill, This congregation bless ; Thy great salvation now reveal ; Thy glorious righteousness. - ^^ P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7. _ ^*f i • Humble Request. — Jer. xxix. 13. 1 T ORD, w^e come before thee now, "^ At thy feet we humbly bow ; O do not our suit disdain ; Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain ? 2 In thine own appointed way. Now we seek thee, here we stay ; Lord, we cannot let thee go, 'Till a blessing thou bestow. 3 Send some message from thy word. That may joy and peace afford ; Let thy Spirit now impart Full salvation to each heart. 4 Comfort those who weep and mourn, Let the time of joy return ; Those who are cast down, lift up ; Make them strong in faith and hope. 5 Grant that all may seek and find Thee a God supremely kind ; 340 TMfi MEANS OF GRACE. 498, 499 Heal the sick, the captive free, Let us all rejoice in thee. 4QQ P- M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7. **«fO» Prayer for Minister and People. 1 IJEAREST Saviour, help thy servant To proclaim thy wondrous love ! Pour thy grace upon this people, That thy truth they may approve : Bless, O bless them. From thy shining courts above. 2 Now thy gracious word invites them To partake the gospel-feast ; Let thy Spirit sweetly draw them ; Every soul be Jesus' guest ! O receive us, Let us find thy promisM rest. 4?fy» jr^^yg f^ ;^g Church. 1 T LOVE thy Zion, Lord ! The house of thine abode ; The church, 0 blest Redeemer ! sav'd With thy own precious blood. •2 I love thy church, 0 God ! Her walls before thee stand. Dear as the apple of thine eye. And graven on thy hand. 3 If e'er to bless thy sons My voice or hands deny : These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. 4 If e'er my heart forget Her welfare or her woe : Let ev'ry joy this heart forsake, And ev'ry grief o'erflow. 5 For her my tears shall fall ; For her my pray'rs ascend ; 341 2C* 500, 501 THE MEANS OF GRACE. To her my cares and toils be giv'n, 'Till toils and cares shall end. 6 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heav'nly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns 'of love and praise. 500. (363) P. M. 6. 6, 6, 6, S, 8 1 T ORD of the worlds above. How pleasant and how fair, The dwellings of thy love. Thine earthly temples are ! To thine abode My heart aspires With warm desires To see my God. 2 O happy souls that pray Where God appoints to hear ! O happy men that pay Their constant service there ! They praise thee still ; And happy they. Who love the way To Zion's hill. 3 They go from strength to strength, Through this dar k vale of tears ; Till each arrives at length. Till each in heav'n appears : O glorious seat. When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet ! 501. (305) C. M. 1 T^HE Lord in Zion plac'd his name, His ark was settled there ; To Zion the whole nation came To worship thrice a year. 342 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 502, 503 2 But we have no such lengths to go. Nor wander far abroad ; Where'er thy saints assemble now, There is a house for God. 3 Here, mighty God ! accept our vows ; Here let thy praise be spread ; Bless the provisions of thy house, And fill thy poor with bread. 4 Here let the son of David reign, Let God's anointed shine : Justice and truth his court maintain, With love and pow'r divine. 502^ (366) L. M. 1 T ORD ! 'tis a pleasant thing, to stand In gardens planted by thy hand ; Let me within thy courts be seen. Like a young cedar, fresh and green. 2 There grow thy saints in faith and love, Blest with thine influence from above : Not Lebanon, with all its trees. Yields such a comely sight as these. 3 The plants of grace shall ever live ; Nature decays, but grace must thrive; Time, that doth all things else impair, Shall make them flourish strong and fair. 4 Laden with fruits of age, they show. The Lord is holy, just, and true ; None, that attend his courts shall find A God unfaithful or unkind. -^o (369) L. M. • Preparation for Worship. 1 A WAY from ev'ry mortal care. Away from earth, our souls retreat ; We leave this worthless world afar. And wait and worship near thy seat. 343 504, 505 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 2 Lord, in the temple of thy grace, We bow before thee and adore ; We view the glories of thy face. And learn the wonders of thy pow'r. 3 Whilst here our various wants we mourn. United pray'rs ascend on high ; And faith expects a sure return Of blessings in variet3\ 4 Father ! my soul would here abide ; Or, if my feet must hence depart, Still keep me, Father, near thy side; Still keep thy dwelling in my heart. ^"^^ Readiness to serve God in his house. 1 jPJARLY, my God, without delay, I haste to seek thy face ; My thirsty spirit faints away. Without thy cheering grace. 2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand, Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand. And they must drink or die. 3 Pve seen thy glory and thy pow'r Through all thy temple shine : My God, repeat that heav'nly hour, That vision so divine. 4 Not all the blessings of a feast Can please my soul so well, As when the richer grace I taste. And in thy presence dwell. 5 Not life itself, with all her joys. Can my best passions move. Or raise so high my cheerful voice, As thy forgiving love. "iO^ ^ (373) L. M. *'^' • The Sabbath preparatory to Heaven. 1 T ORD of the sabbath ! hear our vows -*^^ On this thy day, in this thy house ; 344 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 506 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: Thy servants to that rest aspire With ardent hope and strong desire. 3 There langour shall no more oppress ; The heart shall feel no more distress ; No groans shall mingle with the songs, That dwell upon immortal tongues. 4 No gloomy cares shall there annoy ; No conscious guilt disturb our joy ; But every doubt and fear shall cease ; And perfect love give perfect peace. 5 When shall that glorious day begin, Beyond the reach of death or sin. Whose sun shall never more decline. But with unfading lustre shine ! ovo« 2%e sweetness of the Sabbath. 1 g WEET 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. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest : No mortal care shall fill my breast ; My heart shall triumph in the Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word. 3 And I shall share a glorious part, When grace hath well refin'd my heart. When doubts and fears no more remain. To break my inward peace again. 4 Then shall I see, and hear, and know, All I desir'd, or wish'd below ; 345 507, 508 THE MEANS OF GRACE. And ev'ry pow'r find sweet employ In the eternal world of joy. (376) C. M. 501fm I'he Sabbath commemorates Christ's resur- rection. 1 npmS is the day the Lord hath made ; He calls the hours his own ; Let heav'n rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. 2 To-day arose our glorious head, And death's dread empire fell. To-day the saints his triumph spread. And all its wonders tell. 3 Hosannah ! the anointed King Ascends his destin'd throne : To God our grateful homage bring, And his Messiah own. 4 Blest be the Lord, who came to men With messages of grace ; Who came in God his Father's name, To save our sinful race. 5 Hosannah in the highest strains The church on earth can raise ! The highest heav'ns in which he reigns Shall give him nobler praise. 4. BAPTISM, OF INFANTS. *^^^* Baptism of children. 1 T ORD ! what our ears have heard. Our eyes delighted trace. Thy love in long succession shown To ev'ry virtuous race. 2 Our children thou dost claim. And mark them out for thine : 346 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 509 Ten thousand blessings to thy name For goodness so divine ! 3 Thy cov'nant may they keep, And bless the happy bands, Which closer still engage their hearts To honor thy commands. 4 How great thy mercies, Lord ! How plenteous is thy grace, Which in the promise of thy love Includes our rising race ! 5 Our offspring, still thy care, Shall own their fathers' God, To latest times thy blessings share, And sound thy praise abroad. ovtf. /„y^^^ Baptism. 1 QEE Israel's gentle shepherd stand, With all-engaging charms ! Hark! how he calls the tender lambs, And takes them in his arms ! 2 " Permit them to approach, (he cries) Nor scorn their humble name ; It was to save such souls as these, With pow'r and love I came." 3 We bring them. Lord, with grateful hearts, And yield them up to thee ; Rejoic'd that we ourselves are thine, Thine let our offspring be ! 4 Thus Lydia's house was sanctified. When she received the word ; Thus the believing jailer gave His family to the Lord. 5 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear ; Ye children, seek his face ; And fly with trans})ort to receive The gospel of his grace. 347 510, 511 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 6 If orphans they are left behind, Thy care, O God ! we trust ; And let thy promise cheer our hearts, If weeping o'er their dust. •*•■■"• Infant Baptism.— Ma.rk x. 14. 1 "OEHOLD what condescending love Jesus on earth displays ! To babes and sucklings he extends The riches of his grace ! 2 He still the ancient promise keeps, To our forefathers giv'n ; Young children in his arms he takes, And calls them heirs of heaven. 3 " Permit them to approach," he cries, "Nor scorn their humble name ; For 'twas to bless such souls as these. The Lord of angels came." 4 We bring them. Lord, with thankful hearts, And yield them up to thee ; Joyful that we ourselves are thine. Thine may our offspring be. 5 Kindly receive this tender branch, And form his soul for God ; Baptize him with thy spirit. Lord, And wash him with thy blood. 6 [" Thus to their parents and their seed Let thy salvation come ; And num'rous households meet at last. In one eternal home."] OF ADULTS. p;ii (382) C. M. ^*** Of Adults. 1 ^^pROCLAIM," said Christ, "God's won- drous grace To all the sons of men ; 348 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 512 He who believes and is baptiz'd, Salvation shall obtain." 2 Let plenteous grace descend on those, Who, hoping in his word, This day have publicly declar'd. That Jesus is their Lord. 3 With cheerful feet may they go on, And run the Christian race ; And in the troubles of the way. Find all-sufficient grace. 4 And when the awful message comes. To call their souls away ; May they be found prepar'd to live In realms of endless day. L. M. ^*^» Baptism.— Mm. xxviii. 18, 23. 1 r^OME, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Honor the means enjoin'd by Thee, Make good our Apostolic boast. And own thy glorious ministry. 2 We now thy promis'd presence claim, Sent to disciple all mankind. Sent to baptize into thy name, W^e now thy promis'd presence find. 3 Father, in these reveal thy Son, In these for whom we seek thy face. The hidden mystery make known. The inward, pure, baptizing grace. 4 Jesus, with us Thou always art, Establish now the sacred sign. The gift unspeakable impart. And bless thine ordinance Divine. 5 Spirit divine, descend from high, Baptizer of our spirits Thou, 349 2D 513 THE MEANS OF GRACE. The sacramental seed apply, And witness with the water now. 6 Oh ! that the souls baptiz'd herein, May now thy truth and mercy feel : Arise, and wash away their sin — Come, Holy Ghost, their pardon seal. ij^ See Hymns from 99 m.9 jy^Q Eucharist commanded by Jesus, 1 npHIS feast was Jesus' high behest. This cup of thanks his last request ; Ye, who can feel his worth, attend : Eat, drink, in mem'ry of your friend. 2 Around the patriot's bust ye throng ; Him ye exalt in swelling song ; For him the wreath of glory bind. Who freed from vassalage his kind. 3 And shall not he your praises reap, Who rescues from the iron sleep ? The great Deliverer, whose breath Unbinds the captives e'en of death ? 4 Shall he, who, sinful men to save. Became a tenant of the grave, Unthank'd, uncelebrated, rise, Pass unremember'd to the skies ? 5 Christians ! unite with loud acclaim. To hymn the Saviour's welcome name , On earth extol his wondrous love ; Repeat his praise in worlds above. (391) C. M. ^S^e Communicants must love Christ, and one another. 1 "V'E foU'wers of the Prince of peace, Who round his table draw ! Remember what his spirit was, What his peculiar law. 2 The love, which all his bosom fiU'd, Did all his actions guide : 355 523 THE MEANS OF GRACE. Inspired by love, he liv'd and taught ; Inspir'd by love, he died. 3 And do you love him ? do you feel Four warm affections move ? This is the proof which he demands, That you each other love. 4 Let each the sacred law fulfil ; Like his be ev'ry mind ; Be ev'ry temper form'd by love, And every action kind. 5 Let none, who call themselves his friends, Disgrace the honor'd name ; But by a near resemblance prove The title which they claim. .« L. M. t^^-o. Meditating on the Cross of Christ. 1 ^OME see on bloody Calvary, ^^^ Suspended on th' accursed tree, A harmless suff 'rer cover'd o'er With shame, and welt'ring in his gore. 2 Is this the Saviour long foretold To usher in the age of gold ? To make the reign of sorrow cease, And bind the jarring world in peace ? 3 'Tis He, 'tis He '—he kindly shrouds His glories in a night of clouds. That souls might fi-om their ruin rise, And heir th' imperishable skies. 4 See, to their refuge and their rest, From all the bonds of guilt releas'd, Transgressors to his cross repair, And find a full redemption there. 5 Jesus, what millions of our race Have been the triumphs of thy grace ! And millions more to thee shall fly, And on thy sacrifice rely. 356 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 524, 525 ^* A Sacramental Hymn. 1 T ORD, at thy table I behold The wonders of thy grace ; But most of all admire that I Should find a welcome place. 2 I that am all defil'd with sin, A rebel to my God ; I that have crucified his Son, And trampled on his blood. 3 What strange surprising grace is this, That such a soul has room ! My Saviour takes me by the hand. My Jesus bids me come. 4 '^ Eat, O my friends," the Saviour cries. The feast was made for you ; For you I groan'd, and bled, and died, And rose, and triumph'd too." 5 With trembling faith, and bleeding hearts. Lord, we accept thy love : 'Tis a rich banquet we have had, What will it be above ! 6 Ye saints below, and hosts of heaven, Join all your praising powers ; No theme is like redeeming love. No Saviour is like ours. 7 Had I ten thousand hearts, dear Lord, I'd give them all to thee : Had I ten thousand tongues, they all Should join the harmony. «^^«^« ][j[y jiQg}^ i^ jji^^f indeed. — John. vi. 53 — 55. 1 JJERE at thy table, Lord, we meet To feed on food divine : Thy body is the bread we eat. Thy precious blood the wine. 357 526 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 2 He that prepares this rich repast, Himself comes down and dies ; And then invites us thus to feast Upon the sacrifice. 3 His body torn with rudest hands Becomes the finest bread ; And, with the blessing he commands, Our noblest hopes are fed. 4 His blood, that from each opening vein In purple torrents ran, Hath fiU'd this cup with gen'rous wine, That cheers both God and man. 5 Sure there was never love so free. Dear Saviour, so divine ! Well thou may'st claim that heart of me, Which owes so much to thine. 6 Yes, thou shalt surely have ray heart, My soul, my strength, my all ; With life itself I'll freely part, My Jesus, at thy call. 526. (395) L. M. 1 IVTY God ! and is thy table spread ? And does thy cup with love o'erflow ? Thither be all thy children led. And let them all its sweetness know. 2 O let thy table honor'd be. And furnish'd well with joyful guests ; And may each soul salvation see. That here its sacred pledges tastes. 3 Let crowds approach, with hearts prepared ; With warm desire let all attend ; Nor, when we leave our Father's board. The pleasure of the profit end. 4 Revive thy dying churches. Lord ! , And bid our drooping graces live ; - 358 KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 527, 528 And more that energy afford, A Saviour's death alone can give. 5 Nor let thy spreading gospel rest, Till through the world thy truth has run, Till with this bread all men be blest Who see the light or feel the sun ! 537. (S97) C. M. 1 piTY the nations, O our God ! Constrain the earth to come ; Send thy victorious word abroad, And bring the strangers home. 2 We long to see thy churches full. That all thy faithful race May, with one voice, and heart, and soul, Sing thy redeeming grace. KINGDOM AND CHURCH OF CHRIST. 1. GENERAL AND MISSIONARY HYMNS. ^^^» Effusion of the Spirit on the day of Pentecost. 1 ^^REAT was the day, the joy was great. When the divine disciples met ; While on their heads the Spirit came. And sat like tongues of cloven flame. 2 What gifts, what miracles he gave ! And pow'r to kill, and pow'r to save ! Furnish'd their tongues with wondrous words, Instead of shields, and spears and swords. 3 Nations, the learned and the rude. Were by these heav'nly arms subdu'd. The heathens saw thy glory. Lord ! And, wond'ring, bless'd thy gracious word. 359 529, 530 KINGDOM AND 4 Come the great day, the glorious hour, When all shall feel thy saving pow'r, And the whole race of man confess The beauty of thy holiness ! 529. (177) L. M. The kingdom of Christ shall cover the earth. 1 TESUS shall reign, where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore. Till nioons shall wax and wane no more. '2 People and realms of ev'ry tongue Dwell on his love with grateful song ; And with united hearts proclaim, That grace and truth by Jesus came. 3 Blessings abound where'er he reigns ; The pris'ner leaps to loose his chains ; The weary find eternal rest. And all the sons of want are blest. 4 Where he displays his healing pow'r, The sting of death is known no more : In him the sons of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost. 530. P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7. Rev. xiv. 2, 3. 1 XXARK ! the song of Jubilee, Loud as miglity thunders roar, Or the fulness of the sea. When it breaks upon the shore : — Hallelujah ! for the Lord, God omnipotent, shall reign ; Hallelujah ! let the word Echo round the earth and main. 2 Hallelujah ! hark ! the sound. From the depth unto the skies. Wakes above, beneath, around, AH creation's harmonies : — 360 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 531 See Jehovah's banner furl'd, Sheath'd his sword: he speaks — 'tis done; And the kingdoms of this world Are the kingdoms of his Son. 3 He shall reign from pole to pole With illimitable sway : He shall reign, when liiie a scroll Yonder heav'ns have pass'd away: Then the end ; — beneath his rod Man's last enemy shall fall ; Hallelujah! Christ in God, God in Christ, is all in all. L. M. ^31* ^-^e Universal Reign of Christ. — Rev. xi. 15, and xiv, 3. 1 TXARK ! what triumphant strains are these. Which echo through the vault of heaven? *^To Jesus once on Calvary slain. The kingdoms of the earth are given. 2 Hark! the new song before the throne, Which only the redeem'd can raise; Angels may tune their golden harps, But cannot reach these notes of praise, 3 They worship our exalted Lord, And hail him universal King; But saints — the purchase of his blood, Can strike a sweeter, nobler string. 4 The wonders of his dying love, Their hellelujahs loud proclaim^ While with extatic joy they shout New honors to his sacred name. 5 From every kindred, every tongue. From barbarous nations long unknown, From polish'd Greeks and Scythians rude, A countless host surround the throne. 6 In robes of spotless white array'd. And palms of victory in their hand^ 361 2E )) 532 KINGDOM AND With holy wonder and delight, The trophies of his grace they stand. 7 [And still till time shall be no more, The mighty concourse shall increase ; And Jesus gain, in heathen lands, New subjects of the reign of peace.] -o„ (180) C. M. *MtM^» ])esirefor the spread of the gospel. 1 Q.REAT God! the nations of the earth Are by creation thine ; And in thy works, by all beheld, Thy radiant glories shine. 2 But, Lord, thy greater love has sent Thy gospel to mankind. Unveiling what rich stores of grace Are treasur'd in thy mind. . 3 Lord ! when shall these glad tidings spread The spacious earth around. Till ev'ry tribe, and ev'ry soul Shall hear the joyful sound ? 4 O when shall Afric's sable sons Enjoy the heav'nly word. And vassals long enslav'd become The freemen of the Lord ? 6 When shall th' untutor'd heathen tribes, A dark bewilder'd race. Sit down at our Immanuel's feet, And learn and feel his grace ? 6 Haste, sov'reign mercy, and transform Their cruelty to love ; Soften the tiger to a lamb, The vulture to a dove. 7 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the gospel's rays ; And build, on sin's demolish'd throne. The temples of thy praise. 362 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 533, 634 -Qo P.M. 8,7,8,7,8,7,8,7. ^^^» Ps. Ixxxvii. 3. Isa. xxxiii. 20, 21. 1 /IJ.LORIOUS things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God ; He, whose word cannot be broken, Form'd thee for his own abode : On the rock of ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose ? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou may'st smile at all thy foes. 2 See, the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remDve : Who can faint while such a river Ever flows thy thirst t' assuage ? Grace which, like the Lord, the giver Never fails from age to age. 3 Round each habitation hov'ring. See the cloud and fire appear ! For a glory and a cov'ring, Showing that the Lord is near : Thus deriving from their banner Light by night and shade by day. Safe they feed upon the manna Which he gives them Avhen they pray. -^ - P. M. 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8. **«^*' Kingdom of Christ. 1 "OEJOICE, the Saviour reigns Among the sons of men ; He breaks the pris'ners chains. And makes them free again : Let hell oppose God's only Son, In spite of foes his cause goes on. 2 The baffled prince of hell In vain new projects tries, The gospel to repel, ^y cruelties and lies : 363 535 KINGDOM AND Th* infernal gates shall rage in vain ; Conquest awaits the Lamb once slain. 3 He died, but soon arose Triumphant o'er the grave : And now himself he shows Omnipotent to save : Let rebels kiss the victor's feet ; Eternal bliss his subjects meet. 4 All pow'r is in his hand, His people to defend ; To his most high command Shall millions more attend : All heaven with smiles approve his cause; And distant isles receive his laws. 5 This little seed from heaven Shall soon become a tree ; This ever blessed leaven Diffus'd abroad must be ; Till God the Son shall come again, It must go on. Amen, amen 1 .«^ L. M. 909m Prospect of Success.^John iv. 35, 36, 1 "OEHOLD th' expected time draws near. The shades disperse the dawn appear ; The barren wilderness assume The beauteous tints of Eden's bloom. 2 Events, with prophecies, conspire To raise our faith, our zeal to fire : The rip'ning fields already white. Present a harvest to our sight. 3 The untaught heathen waits to know The joy the gospel will bestow ; The exil'd slave waits to receive The freedom Jesus has to give. 4 Come, let us, with a grateful heart In the blest labor share a part, 364 ^ CHURCH OF CHRIST. 536 Our pray'rs and off 'rings gladly bring, To aid the triumphs of our King. 5 Our hearts exult in songs of praise That we have seen these latter days, When our Redeemer shall be known, Where Satan long has held his throne. 6 From eastern to the western skies, Sweet incense to his name shall rise ; And Tyre, and Egypt, Greek, and Jew, By sovereign grace be form'd anew. cPo^« Missionaries. — Psalm Ixxii. 7, 8. 1 T ORD, send thy word, and let it fly, Arm'd with thy Spirit's pow'r. Ten thousands shall confess its sway. And bless the saving hour. 2 Beneath the influence of thy grace. The barren wastes shall rise, With sudden greens, and fruits array'd, A blooming paradise. 3 True holiness shall strike its root In each regen'rate heart ; Shall in a growth divine arise. And heavenly fruits impart. 4 Peace, with her olives crown'd, shall stretch Her wings from shore to shore ; No trump shall rouse the rage of war, Nor murd'rous cannon roar. 5 Lord, for those days we wait — those days Are in thy word foretold ; Fly swifter, sun and stars, and bring This promis'd age of gold ! 6 Amen, with joy divine, let earth's Unnumber'd myriads cry ; Amen, with joy divine, let heaven's Unnumber'd choirs reply. 365 2E* 537, 538 KINGDOM AND -^^ L. M. ****** Fall of Babylon predicted,— 'Rex . xiv. 6—8. 1 "OROUD Babylon yet waits her doom; Nor can her tott'ring [)alace fall, Till some blest messenp;er arise, The ransom'd heathen world to call. 2 Now see the glorious time approach ! Behold the mighty angel fly. The gospel tidings to convey To ev'ry land beneath the sky ! 3 See the kind native of Pelew With rapture greet the sacred sound; And, for a Saviour's precious name^ Throw his mean idols to the ground. 4 O see, on Otaheite's isle, And Africa's unhappy shore, The unlearn'd savage press to hear; And hearing, wonder and adore. 5 See, while the joyful truth is told, That Jesus left his throne in heaven, And suffered, died, and rose again, That all his sins might be forgiv'n. 6 See what delight, unfelt before, Beams in his fix'd, attentive eye; And hear him ask — "For wretched me, Did this divine Redeemer die ? " 7 "Ah ! why have ye so long forborne To tell such welcome news as this? Go now, let ev'ry sinner hear, And share in such exalted bliss ! " 8 Now, Babylon, thy hour is come. Thy Gurs'd foundation shall give way ; And thine eternal overthrow The triumphs of the cross display ! P. M. 8. 7, 8, 7, 4, 7. 53^» Prayer for the spread of the Gospel, Isa. xhx. 22. Isa. Ix. 4, 5. 1 l^'ER those gloomy hills of darkness ^^ Look, my soul, be still, and gaze, 366 CHURCH OF CHRIST. O. All the promises do travail "With a glorious duy of grace ; Blessed Jub'lee^ Let thy glorious morning dawn. 2 Let the Indian, let the negro, Let the rude Barbarian see. That divine and glorious conquest Once obtain'd on Calvary ; Let the gospel Soon resound from pole to pole. 3 Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness, Grant them, Lord, the glorious light,, And from eastern coast to western. May the morning chase the night ; And redemption^ Freely purchas'd, win the day. 4 May the glorious day approaching, Thine eternal love proclaim. And the everlasting gospel, Spread abroad thy holy name, O'er the borders Of the great Tmmanuel's land. 5 Mighty Saviour, spread thy gospel, Win and conquer, never cease. May thy lasting wide dominions Multiply and still increase ; Sway thy sceptre. Saviour, all the world around. P. M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7. OOef* Q^y dioud, spare not. — Is. Ixiii. L 1 IVTEN of God, go take your stations ; Darkness reigns throughout the earth,. Go proclaim among the nations. Joyful news of heavenly birth : Bear the tidings Of the Saviour's matchless worth. 2 Of his gospel not ashamed, As " the power of God to save." 367 540 KINGDOM AND Go where Christ was never named ; Publish fredom to the slave ! Blessed freedom ! Such as Zion's children have. 3 What though earth and hell united, Should oppose the Saviour's plan? Plead his cause, nor be atfrighted : Fear ye not the face of man : Vain their tumult ; Hurt his work they never can. 4 When expos'd to fearful dangers, Jesus will his own defend, Borne afar 'midst foes and strangers, Jesus will appear your friend : And his presence Shall be with you to the end. L. M. 0-^\f» p^j. Missionary Associations. 1 A SSEMBLED at thy great command, Before thy face, dread King, we stand ; The voice that marshall'd ev'ry star, Has call'd thy people from afar. 2 We meet, thro' distant lands to spread The truth for which the martyrs bled ; Along the line — to either pole — The thunder of thy praise to roll. 3 First, bow our hearts beneath thy sway : Then give thy growing empire way. O'er wMStes of sin — o'er fields of blood — Till all mankind shall be subdu'd. 4 Our pray'rs assist — accept our praise — Our hopes revive — our courage raise — Our counsels aid — and Oh ! impart The single eye — the faithful heart ! 5 Forth with thy chosen heralds come, Recall the wand'ring spirit home : 3G8 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 541, 542 From Zion's mount send forth the sound To spread the spacious earth around. "*-*-• Prayer for the Success of Missions. 1 JNDULGENT God, to thee we pray, Be with us on this solemn day ; Smile on our souls, our plans approve. By which we seek to spread thy love. 2 Let party prejudice be gone. And love unite our hearts in one ; Let all we have and are, combine To aid this glorious work of thine. 3 [Point us to men of upright mind. Devoted, diligent, and kind ; With grace be all their hearts endow'd. And light to guide them in the road. 4 With cheerful steps may they proceed^ Where'er thy providence shall lead ; Let heaven and earth their work befriend^ And mercy all their paths attend.] 5 Great let the bands of those be found Who shall attend the gospel sound : And let Barbarians, bond and free, Li suppliant throngs resort to thee. 6 Where Pagan altars now are built. And brutal blood, or human, spilt. There be the bleeding cross high rear'd, And God, our God, alone rever'd. 7 Where captives groan beneath their chain, Let grace, and love, and concord reign ; The aged and the infant tongue Unite in one harmonious song. L. M. 54^* Prayer on the Scarcity of Gospel Missionaries* Luke X. 2. 1 T ORD, when we cast our eyes abroad, And see on heathen altars slain, 369 543 KINGDOM AND Poor helples babes for sacrifice, To purge tbeir parents' dismal stain ; 2 We can't behold such horrid deeds Without a groan of ardent pray'r ; And while each heart in anguish bleeds, We cry, Lord^ send thy gospel there. 3 For them we pray, for them we wait, To them thy great salvation show ; Thy harvest, Lord, is truly great. But faithful laborers are few. 4 O send out preachers, gracious Lord, Among that dark, bewilder'd race ; Open their eyes, and bless thy word. And call them b^^ thy sov'reign grace. 5 Then shall they shout thy honor'd name, And sound thy matchless praise abroad ; And we will join them in the theme, Salvation to our risen God. - . « L. M. *** Prayer for the Success of 3Iissions. 1 #30, friends of Jesus, and proclaim The kind Redeemer you have found ; And speak his ever precious name. To all the wond'ring nations round. 2 Go, tell the unletter'd, wretched slave. Who groans beneath a tyrant's rod, You bring a pardon bought with blood. The blood of an incarnate God. 3 Go, tell the panting, sable chief Of Ethiopia's scorching sand. You come with a refreshing stream. To cheer and bless his thirsty land. 4 Go, tell the distant isles afar, Of Otaheite and Pelew, That in the covenant of grace. Their unknown names are written too. 370 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 544, 545 5 Go tell, on India's golden shores, Of a rich treasure, more refin'd; And tell them, the' they'll scarce believe^ You come, the friend of human kind. 6 Say, the religion you profess Is all benevolence and love ; And by its own divine effects, Its heavenly origin will prove. 544. CM. 1 fiO, and the Saviour's grace proclaim. Ye messengers of God ; Go, publish, thro' Immanuel's name, Salvation bought with blood. 2 What tho' your arduous track may lie Thro' regions dark as death ; What tho' your faith and zeal to try, Perils beset your path : 3 Yet, with determin'd courage, go. And, arm'd with pow'r divine, Your God will needful aid bestow. And on your labors shine. 4 He who has call'd you to the war Will recompense your pains ; Before Messiah's conqu'ring car, Mountains shall sink to plains. 5 Shrink not tho' earth and hell oppose, But plead your Master's cause ; Nor doubt that e'en your mighty foes Shall bow before his cross. 545. P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7. 1 J30, ye messengers of God, Like the beams of morning fly; Take the wonder-working rod. Wave the banner cross on high ! 371 546 KINGDOM AND 2 Go to many a tropic isle On the bosom of ihe deep; Where the skies for ever smile, And the blacks for ever weep. 3 Where the golden gates of day Open on the balmy East, W^ide the bleeding cross display, Spread the gospel's richest feast. 4 Visit ev'ry heathen soil, Ev'ry barren, burning strand, — Bid ev'ry dreary region smile. Lovely as the promis'd land. 5 In yon wilds of stream and shade, Many an Indian wigwam trace ; And with words of love persuade Savages to sue for grace. 6 Circumnavigate the Ball — Visit ev'ry soil and sea ; Preach the cross of Christ to all ; Jesus' love is full and free. ^46 L. M. 0-t\9» Missionaries. — Dan. ii. 45. 1 J^XERT thy pow'r, thy rights maintain, Insulted, everlasting King ! The influence of thy crown increase, And strangers to thy footstool bring. 2 We long to see that happy time. That dear, expected, blessed day. When countless myriads of our race The second Adam shall obey. 3 The prophecies must be fulfiU'd, Tho' earth and hell should dare oppose ; The stone cut from the mountain's side, Tho' unobserv'd, to empire grows. 4 Soon shall the blended image fall, Brass, silver, iron, gold, and clay, CHURCH OF CHRIST. 547 And superstition's gloomy reign To light and liberty give way. 5 In one sweet symphony of praise. Gentile and Jew shall then unite ; And infidelity, asham'd Sink in th' abyss of endless night. 6 Soon Afric's long enslaved sons Shall join with Europe's polish'd race, To celebrate, in difF'rent tongues, The glories of redeeming grace. 7 From east to west, from north to south, Immanuel's kingdom shall extend ; And ev'ry man, in ev'ry face. Shall meet a brothe-r, and a friend. 547. L. M. 1 ^OMFORT, ye ministers of grace, Comfort the people of your Lord ; O lift ye up the fallen race, And cheer them by the gospel word. 2 Go into every nation, go ; Speak to their trembling hearts, and cry. Glad tidings unto all we show : Jerusalem, thy God is nigh. 3 Hark ! in the wilderness a cry, A voice that loudly calls, prepare ! Prepare your hearts, for God is nigh, And means to make his entrance there ! 4 The Lord your God shall quickly come ; Sinners, repent, the call obey : Open your hearts to make him room, Ye desert souls prepare his way. 5 The Lord shall clear his way through all : Whate'er obstructs, obstructs in vain ; The vale shall rise, the mountain fall, Crooked be straight, and rugged plain. 373 2P 548, 549 KINGDOM AND B 6 The glory of the Lord display'd Shall all mankind together view, And what his mouth and truth hath said, His own almighty hand shall do. ^^^* Spread of the Gospel RIGHT as the sun's meridian blaze, Vast as the blessings he conveys, Wide as his reign from pole to pole, And permanent as his control. 2 So, Jesus, let thy kingdom come, Then sin and hell's terrific gloom Shall, at his brightness, flee away, The dawn of an eternal day. 3 'Then shall the heathen, fiU'd with awe, Learn the blest knowledge of thy law : And antichrist on ev'ry shore, Fall from his throne to rise no more.' 4 Then shall thy lofty praise resound On Afric's shores — thro' India's ground ; And islands of the southern sea Shall stretch their eager arms to thee. 5 Then shall the Jew and Gentile meet In pure devotion at thy feet : And earth shall yield thee, as thy due, Her fulness and her glory too. 6 O that from Zion now might shine This heavenly light, this truth divine : Till the whole universe shall be But one great temple, Lord, to thee. L. M. 340* Missionary exertions ; OT, Christ proclaimed to the World.— Is. Ixii. 10—12. 1 ^2J.O through the gates ('tis God commands) Workers with God, the charge obey, 374 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 550 Remove whate'er his work withstands, Prepare, prepare his people's way. 2 Lift up for all mankind to see The standard of their Saviour God ; And point them to the shameful tree, The cross all stainM with hallow'd blood. 3 Sion, thy suffring Prince behold, Thy Saviour and Salvation too, He comes, he comes, so long foretold, Cloth'd in a vest of bloody hue. 4 Himself prepares his people's hearts. Breaks and binds up, and wounds and heals , A mystic death and life imparts, Empties the full, the emptied fills. 5 He fills whom first he hath prepar'd, With him all needful grace is given, Himself is here their great reward. Their future and their present heaven. .^^ P. M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7. * Farewell to Missionaries. 1 f^^j ye heralds of salvation. Go, proclaim * Redeeming blood ; ' Publish to each barb'rous nation. Peace and pardon from our God : Tell the heathen. None but Christ can do them good. 2 While the gospel trump you're sounding, May the Spirit seal the word. And thro' plenteous grace abounding, Heathen bow and own the Lord ; Idols leaving, God alone shall be ador'd. 3 Distant tho' our souls are blending. Still our hearts are warm and true ; In our pray'rs to heav'n ascending. Brethren — we'll remember you ; 375 551 KINGDOM AND Heav'n preserve you, Safely all your journey through. 4 When your mission here is finish'd, And your work on earth is done, May your souls, by grace replenish'd. Find acceptance thro' the Son ; Thence admitted, Dwell for ever near his throne. 5 Loud hosannas now resounding, Make the heavenly arches ring : Grace to sinful men abounding, Ransom'd millions sweetly sing ; While, with rapture, All adore their heav'nly King. --, C. M. The Missionaries^ farewell. 1 TZ'INDRED, and friends, and native land, How shall we say farewell ? How, when our swelling sails expand. How will our bosoms swell ! 2 Yes, nature, all thy soft delights, And tender ties we know ; But love, more strong than death, unites To Him that bids us go. 3 Thus, when our ev'ry passion mov'd. The gushing tear-drop starts ; The cause of Jesus more belov'd, Shall glow within our hearts. 4 The sighs we breathe for precious souls, Where He is yet unknown. Might waft us to the distant poles, Or to the burning zone. 5 With the warm wish our bosoms swell, Our glowing pow'rs expand ; Farewell — then we can say, — Farewell, Our friends, our native land ! 376 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 552, 553 .-« S. M. OO^. Ordination and departuie of Missionaries. 1 XTE Messengers of Christ, His sov'reign voice obey : Arise ! and follow where he leads, And peace attend your way. 2 The Master, whom you serve, Will needful strength bestow ; Depending on his promis'd aid, With sacred courage go. 8 Mountains shall sink to plains, And hell in vain oppose ; The cause is God's, and must prevail. In spite of all his foes. 4 Go, spread a Saviour's fame ; And tell his matchless grace. To the most guilty and deprav'd Of Adam's num'rous race. 5 We wish you, in his name^ The most divine success ; Assur'd that he who sends you forth Will your endeavors bless. --« L. M. OOtJ. Prayer for Israel 1 jnATHER of faithful Abra'm, hear Our earnest suit for Abra'm's seed, Justly they claim the softest pray'r From those adopted in their stead. 2 Outcast from thee, and scatter'd wide Thro' ev'ry nation under heav'n, Rejecting whom they crucified, tJnsav'd, unpity'd, unforgiv'n. 3 But hast thou finally forsook, For ever cast thy own away ? No — thou wilt bid them turn and look On him they pierc'd, and mourn and pray. 377 2P* 554, 555 KINGDOM AND 4 Come then, thou great Deliv'rer, come, The veil from Jacob's heart remove ; Receive thy ancient people home. That they may sing redeeming love. K^4 L. M. 99 !:• Pleading for the Conversion of the Jews, 1 gHEPHERD of Israel, thou didst lead Thy chosen flock the desert through. And from between the cherubim Thy mercy and thy favor show. 2 And though their sins provoked thee oft, To give them to their foes a prey. Yet didst thou, for thy mercy's sake. As often turn thy wrath away. 3 But, ah! they fiU'd the measure up Of all their aggravated guilt. When on the hill of Calvary The blood of thine own Son they splits 4 And now for ages they have been Cast out and banish'd from thy sight. Wandering through all the earth, as those, In whom thou hast no more delight. 5 Yet is thy word of promise sure. That they shall be again restor'd. And with the Gentile church unite. To worship and to serve the Lord. 6 Our faith in expectation waits, To see that glorious morning rise, O bid the shadows flee away. And satisfy our longing eyes. 2. PASTORAL. p. M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7. 555* Por meetings of theological students or of ministers. 1 Tl^NI^ o^ brethren, who are given -■^ To the Lamb of Calvary, 378 CHURCH OF CHRIST, 556 CallM to preach the reign of heaven , And the gospel jubilee ; Jesus asks us ; "Simon Peter, lov'st thou me ? " 2 Lord, thou knowest that we love thee ; Oh for grace to love thee more : Let our notes of praise now move thee Down upon our souls to pour Thy good Spirit, Then we all shall love thee more. 3 When the sacred page we ponder, Shine upon it from above, When we gaze with deepest wonder On the bleeding Saviour's love, Holy Spirit, Then our warm affections move, 4 Teach us all our high vocation, Fill us with the love of souls. Spread abroad thy great salvation. From the centre to the poles. Till the Saviour Sees the travail of his soul. 5 Grant us heav'nly strength and blessing. To be faithful to the end, Let not one thy love possessing Join at last th' Iscariot band ! O the traitor ! Save us, Jesus, from his end ! 6 Sooner may the rocks and mountains Fall upon us from on high. And our life blood's deepest fountains In our inmost souls go dry. Than betray him Who to save us left the sky. 556. L. M. 1 TESUS, thy wand'ring sheep behold ! See, Lord, with yearning bowels, see, 379 557 KINGDOM AND Poor souls that cannot find the fold, Till sought and gather'd in by thee, 2 Lost are they now, and scatter'd wide. In pain, and weariness, and want ; With no kind Shepherd near, to guide The sick and spiritless, and faint. 3 Thou, only thou, the kind and good. And sheep-redeeming Shepherd art ; Collect thy flock, and give them food And pastors after thine own heart. 4 Give the pure word of gen'ral grace. And great shall be the preacher's crowd ; Preachers, who all the sinful race Point to the all atoning blood. 5 In every messenger reveal The grace they preach divinely free ; That each may by thy Spirit tell, " He died for all, who died for me." 6 A double portion from above. Of thine all-quick'ning grace impart ; Shed forth thy universal love, In every faithful Pastor's heart. _.^ L. M. 00 i • Ministerial Love. — Job xxix. 2 — 4. 1 r| THAT I were as heretofore ; When first sent forth in Jesus' name, I rush'd through every open door. And cried to all, *' behold the Lamb ! " '2 The God who kills and makes alive, To me the quickening power impart ; Thy grace restore, thy work revive. Retouch my lips, renew my heart. 3 I would the precious time redeem, And longer live for this alone. To spend, and to be spent for them Who have not yet my Saviour known. 380 CHURCH OF CHRIST . 558 4 My talents, gifts, and graces. Lord, Into thy blessed hands receive ; And let me live to preach thy word, And let me for thy glory live. 5 Enlarge, inflame, and fill my heart With boundless charity divine : So shall I all my strength exert, And love them with a zeal like thine. 558. P. M. 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8. Minister's Complaint. — Gal. iv. 10. 'WTHAT contradictions meet, In ministers' employ ! It is a bitter sweet — A sorrow full of joy ; No other post affords a place For equal honor or disgrace ! Who can describe the pain Which faithful preachers feel, Constrain'd to preach in vain, To hearts as hard as steel ? Or who can tell the pleasures felt, When stubborn hearts begin to melt ' &' The Saviour's dying love, The soul's amazing worth, Their utmost efforts move. And draw their bowels forth : They pray and strive — their rest departs, Till Christ be form'd in sinners' hearts. If some small hope appear. They still are not content ; But with a jealous fear. They watch for the event : Too oft they find their hopes deceiv'd ; Then how their inmost souls are griev'd ! But when their pains succeed And from the tender blade 381 a' 559, 560 KINGDOM AND The rip'ning ears proceed, Their toils are overpaid : No harvest- joy can equal theirs, To find the fruit of all their cares. 559. P. M. 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6. The Minister's Prayer. 1 ^HEPHERD of souls, if thou indeed Hast rais'd me up thy flock to feed, (Thy meanest servant me,) O may I all thy burdens share. And gently in my bosom bear. The lambs redeem'd by thee. 2 Thy Spirit send me from above, Spirit of meek, long-suifering love. Of all-sufficient grace ; Endue me with thy constant mind. So good, so obstinately kind To our rebellious race. 3 A faithful steward of my Lord, Give me to minister thy word. And in thy steps to tread ; By every sore temptation tried, By sufferings fully qualified Thy ailing flock to lead. 560. L. M. 1 XJIGH on his everlasting throne The King of saints his work surveys, Marks the dear souls he calls his own. And smiles on the peculiar race. 2 See where the servants of the Lord, A busy multitude, appear ; For Jesus day and night employed. His heritage they toil to clear. 3 The love of Christ their hearts constrains, And strengthens their unwearied hands, 382 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 561, 562 They spend their sweat, and blood, and pains, To cultivate Immanuel's land. 4 Jesus their toil delighted sees. Their industry vouchsafes to crown ; He kindly gives the wish'd increase. And sends the promis'd blessing down. 5 O multiply thy sowers' seed. And fruit they every hour shall bear, Throughout the world thy gospel spread, Thine everlasting truth declare ! 561. L. M. 1 T^RAW near, O Son of God, draw near, Us with thy flaming eye behold ; Still in thy church vouchsafe t' appear, And let our candlestick be gold. 2 Still hold the stars in thy right hand. And let them in thy lustre glow, The lights of a benighted land, The angels of thy church below. 3 Make good their apostolic boast, Their high commission let them prove, Be temples of the Holy Ghost, And fill'd w^ith faith, and hope, and love. 4 Their hearts from things of earth remove, Sprinkle them, Lord, from sin and fear ; Fix their affections all above. And lay up all their treasures there. 5 Give them an ear to hear thy v/ord ; Thou speakest to the churches now : And let all tongues confess their Lord, Let every knee to Jesus bow. S. M. 562 • Wherefore, take unto you the whole armour of Gorf.~Eph. vi. 13. 1 g^QUIP me for the war. And teach my hands to fight ; 383 563 KINGDOM AND My simple, upright heart prepare, And guide my words aright. 2 Control my ev'ry thought; My whole of sin remove ; Let all my works in thee be wrought, Let all be wrought in love. 3 O arm me with the mind, Meek Lamb, that was in thee ! And let my knowing zeal be join'd With perfect charity. 4 With calm and temper'd zeal, Let me enforce thy call ; And vindicate thy gracious Avill, W^hich offers life to all. 5 O may I love like thee ! In all thy footsteps tread; Thou hatest ail iniquity. But nothing thou hast made. 6 O may I learn the art. With meekness to reprove ! And hate the sin witli all my heart, But still the sinner love. L. M. e503» ^^6 Pastor's wish for his people. Phil. iv. 1. 1 IVJY brethren, from my heart belov'd. Whose welfare fills my daily care, My present joy, my future crown, The word of exhortation hear. 2 Stand fast upon the solid rock Of the Redeemer's righteousness : Adorn the gospel with your lives, And practice what your lips profess. 3 With pleasure meditate the hour, When he, decending from the skies, 384 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 564 Shall bid your bodies, mean and vile, In his all-glorious image rise. 4 Glory in his dear, honour'd name, To him inviolably cleave ; Your all he purchas'd by his blood, Nor let him less than all receive. 5 Such is your pastor's faithful charge, AVhose soul desires not yours, but you ; O may he, at the Lord's right hand, Himself and all his people view ! 004:« Minister's Farewell Charge. — Acts xx. 26,27. 1 T^HEN Paul was parted from his friends, ^ It was a weeping day : But Jesus made them all amends. And wip'd their tears away. 2 In heaven they meet again with joy, Secure no more to part ; Where praises ev'ry tongue employ. And pleasure fills each heart. 3 Thus all the preachers of his grace Their children soon shall meet ; Together see their Saviour's face, And worship at his feet. 4 But they who heard the word in vain. Though oft and plainly warn'd. Will tremble when they meet again The ministers they scorn'd. 5 On your own heads your blood will fall. If any perish here ; The preachers who have told you all. Shall stand approv'd and clear. 6 Yet, Lord, to save themselves alone. Is not their utmost view ; O hear their pray'r, thy message own, And save their hearers too. 385 9 0 565, 566 KINGDOM AND 565. ORDINATION AND LICENSURE. (4S0J L. M. At the ordination or settlement of a minister. 1 ^T^HUS spake the Saviour, when he sent His ministers to preach his word ; They through the world obedient went, And spread the gospel of their Lord. 2 " Go forth, ye heralds, in my name ; Bid the whole earth my grace receive ; The gospel jubilee proclaim, And call them to repent and live. 3 '' The joyful news to all impart, And teach them where salvation lies ; Bind up the broken, bleeding heart, And wipe the tear from weeping eyes. 4 " Be wise as serpents where you go, But harmless as the peaceful dove ; And let your heav'n-taught conduct show. That you're commission'd from above. 5 " Freely from rae ye have receiv'd ; Freely in love to others give ; Thus shall your doctrines be believ'd. And by your labor sinners live." 6 Happy those servants of the Lord, Who thus their Master's will obey How rich, how full is their reward, Reserv'd until the final day ! L. M. 566* ^e Institution of a Gospel Ministry from Christ. Eph. iv. 8. 11, 12. 1 "jp^ATHER of mercies, in thy house Smile on our homage and our vows ; While with a grateful heart we share These pledges of our Saviour's care. 386 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 567 2 The Saviour, when to heaven he rose In splendid triumph o'er his foes, Scatter'd his gifts on men below, And wide his royal oounties flow. 3 Hence sprung th' Apostles' honor'd name, Sacred beyond heroic fame ; In lowlier form to bless our eyes, Pastors from hence, and teachers rise, 4 From Christ their varied gifts derive, And fed by Christ their graces live ; While guarded by his potent hand, 'Midst all the rage of hell they stand. 5 So shall the bright succession run Through the last courses of the sun ; While unborn churches by their care Shall rise and flourish large and fair. 6 Jesus our Lord their hearts shall know. The spring whence all these blessings flow; Pastors and people shout his praise Through the long round of endless days. C. M. ■56T* Watching for Souls in the View of the great Account. — Heb. xiii. 17. 1 T ET Zion's watchmen all awake. And take the alarm they give ; Now let them from the mouth of God Their solemn charge receive. 5 'Tis not a cause of small import The pastor's care demands ; But what might fill an angel's heart, And fiU'd a Saviour's hands. 3 They watch for souls, for which the Lord Did heavenly bliss forego ; For souls which must for ever live In raptures, or in wo. 387 568, 569 KINGDOM AND 4 All to the great tribunal haste, Th' account to render there ; And shouldst thou strictly mark our faults, Lord, how shall we appear ? 5 May they that Jesus, whom they preach, Their own Redeemer see ; And watch thou daily o'er their souls. That they may watch for thee. 568 ("^'^^^ ^' ^' • Succession of Ministers. 1 ^2J.RE AT Lord of Angels ! we adore The grace that builds thy courts below ; And, 'midst ten thousand sons of light, Stoops to regard what mortals do ! 2 Amidst the wastes of time and death. Successive pastors thou dost raise. Thy kingdom and thy truth to spread, And form a people for thy praise. 3 At length, dismiss'd from feeble clay. Thy servants join th' angelic band, With them through distant worlds they ^y^ With them before thy presence stand. 4 O blest employment ! glorious hope ! Sweet lenitive of grief and care ! When shall we reach those radiant courts And all their joys and honors share ? 5 Yet while these labors we pursue, Tho' distant from thy heav'nly throne. Give us a zeal and love like theirs, And half their heav'n shall here be known. OU^. Prayer for Ministers. 1 Tj^ATHER of mercies, bow thine ear, Attentive to our earnest prayer ; We plead for those who plead for thee, Successful pleaders may they be! 388 CHtJRCH OF CHRIST. 570 2 How great their work, how vast their charge ! Do thou their anxious souls enlarge ; Their best acquirements are our gain, We share the blessings they obtain. 3 Clothe, then, with energy divine, Their words, and let those words be thine : To them thy sacred truth reveal. Suppress their fear, inflame their zeal. 4 Teach them to sow the precious seed ; Teach them thy chosen flock to feed ; Teach them immortal souls to gain — Souls that will well reward their pain. 5 Let thronging multitudes around. Hear from their lips the joyful sound, In humble strains thy grace implore, And feel thy new-creating power. 6 Let sinners break their massy chains, Distressed souls forget their pains ; Let light through distant realms be spread, And Zion rear her drooping head. 3. CONGREGATIONAL SEEKING A MINISTER. L. M. ^70« ^ church seeking direction from God in the choice of a Pastor. — Ezra viii. 21. 1 CHEPHERD of Israel, bend thine ear. Thy servants' groans indulgent hear ; Perplex'd, distress'd, to thee we cry, And seek the guidance of thine eye. 2 Thy comprehensive view surveys Our wandering paths, our trackless ways; Send forth, O Lord, thy truth and light. To guide our doubtful footsteps right. 3 With longing eyes, behold, we wait In suppliant crowds at mercy's gate : Our drooping hearts, O God, sustain : Shall Israel seek thy face in vain ? 389 2G* .K-iUI 571, 572 KINGDOM AND 4 O Lord, in ways of peace return, Nor let thy flock neglected mourn ; May our blest eyes a shepherd see, Deal* to our souls, and dear to thee. 5 Fed by his care, our tongues shall raise A cheerful tribute to thy praise ; Our children learn the grateful song, And theirs the cheerful notes prolong. HAVING OBTAINED A MINISTER^ -^1 P. M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7. ■■■• At the coming of a Minister. 1 YMTELCOME, welcome, blessed servant, Messenger of Jesus' grace! O how beautiful the feet of Him that brings good news of peace ! Welcome herald, Priest of God, thy people's joy. 2 Saviour, bless his message to us. Give us hearts to hear thy word, Speaking pardon, dearly purchas'd By the sufferings of our Lord ; O reveal it. To our poor and helpless souls. 3 Give reward of grace and glory To thy faithful laborer dear. Let the incense of our hearts be Offer'd up in faith and prayer ; Bless, O bless him, Now, henceforth, for evermore ! *'•'*• At the settlement of a Minister. 1 QHEPHERD of Israel, thou dost keep. With constant care, thy humble sheep; By thee inferior pastors rise To feed our souls, and bless our eyes. 390 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 573 2 To all thy churches such impart, Modell'd by thy own gracious heart, Whose courage, watchfulness, and love. Men may attest, and God approve. 3 Fed by their active tender care. Healthful may all thy sheep appear; And, by their fair example led. The way to Zion's pasture tread I 4 Here hast thou listen'd to our vows. And scatter'd blessings on thy house ; Thy saints are succour'd, and no more As sheep without a guide deplore. 5 Completely heal each former stroke. And bless the shepherd and the flock ; Confirm the hopes thy mercies raise, And own this tribute of our praise. C. M. «S*73« Praise to God for a Gospel Minister after the decease of another. 1 ^1^0 thy great name, O Prince of peace, Our grateful songs we raise: Accept, thou Sun of righteousness, The tribute of our praise. 2 In widow'd state these walls no more Their mourning weeds shall wear ; Thy messenger shall joy restore, And ev'ry loss repair. 3 Thy providence our souls admire, With joy its windings trace ; And shout, in one united choir, The triumphs of thy grace. 4 Our happy union, Lord, maintain, Here let thy presence dwell ; And thousands, loos'd from Satan's chain Raise from the brink of hell. 391 574, 575 KINGDOM AND 5 Distressed churches pity, Lord, Their dismal breaches close. Their sons unite in sweet accord, And troubled minds compose. 6 In all be purity maintained. Peace like a river flow ; And pious zeal, and love unfeign'd, In ev'ry bosom glow. -^ . L. M. *^ * People^ s prayer for their Minister. 1 T^ITH heavenly pow'r, O Lord, defend Him whom Ave now to thee commend ; His person bless, his soul secure, And make him to the end endure. 2 Gird him with all-sufficient grace ; Direct his feet in paths of peace : Thy truth and faithfulness fulfil, And help him to obey thy will. 3 Before him thy protection send, O love him, save him to the end : Nor let him, as thy pilgrim, rove Without the convoy of thy love. 4 Enlarge, inflame, and fill his heart ; In him thy mighty pow'r exert ; That thousands yet unborn may praise The wonders of redeeming grace. SICKNESS OF THEIR MINISTER. _^ L. M. Oi9« Q^ ij^Q dangerous illness of a Minister. 1 f\ THOU, before whose gracious throne We bow our suppliant spirits down, Thou know'st the anxious cares we feel, And all our trembling lips would tell. 2 Avert thy swift descending stroke, Nor smite the shepherd of the flock, 31)2 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 576 Lest o'er the barren waste we stray, To prowling wolves an easy prey. 3 Restore him, sinking to the grave, Stretch out thine arm, make haste to save ; Back to our hope and wishes give, And bid our friend and father live. 4 Yet, if our supplications fail. And prayers and tears can naught prevail, Condemn'd on this dark desert coast To mourn our much-lov'd leader lost ; 5 Be thou his strength, be thou his stay. Support him through the gloomy way ; Comfort his soul, surround his bed. And guide him through the dreary shade. 6 Around him may thy angels wait, Deck'd Avith their robes of heavenly state, To teach his happy soul to rise. And waft him to his native skies. THE MINISTER GOING ON A JOURNEY. -^^ S. M. «j « u« Minister going' a Journey, 1 glNCE we are call'd to part From our beloved friend, We take our leave as one in heart, And him to God commend. 2 Go with thy servant, Lord, His ev'ry step attend ; All needful help to him afford, And bless him to the end. 3 Preserve him from all wrong, Stand thou at his right hand ; To keep him from the sland'rous tongue, And persecuting band. 393 577 KINGDOM AND 4 May he proclaim aloud The wonders of thy grace ; And do thou to the li«t'ning crowd Ilis faithful labours bless. 5 Shine on his works below, With ever gracious beams ; Till thou in heaven his crown bestow Adorn'd with brighter gems. 6 We for his journey pray, Nor may our pray'rs e'er cease, That God would bless him in his way, And bring him back in peace. 7 Farewell, dear pastor, go — We part with thee in love ; And if we meet no more below, O may we meet above. DEATH OF THEIR MINISTER. „^ C. M. *^ * ■ • Funeral of a faithful Minister. 1 Ti^AR from affliction, toil, and care, The happy soul is fled ; The breathless clay shall slumber here, Among the silent dead. a The gospel was his joy and song. E'en to his latest breath ; The truth he had proclaim'd so long Was his support in death. 3 Now he. resides where Jesus is. Above this dusky sphere ; His soul was ripen'd for that bliss. While yet he sojourn'd here. 4 The churches' loss we all deplore. And shed the falling tear; Since we shall see his face no more, Till Jesus shall appear. 394 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 678, 579 5 But we are hasting to the tomb ; Oh, may we ready stand ; Then, dearest Lord, receive us home, To dwell at thy right hand. (433) C. M. SYS* ^f^^ ^ vacant congregation on the death of its minister. 1 I^OW let our drooping hearts revive. And let our tears be dry : Why should those eyes be drown'd in grief, Which view a Saviour nigh ! 2 Though earthly shepherds dwell in dust, The aged and the young; The watchful eye in darkness clos'd. And mute th' instructive tongue : 3 Th' Eternal Shepherd still survives. New comfort to impart : His hand still guides us, and his voice Still animates our heart. 4 The pow'rs of nature, Lord ! are thine. And thine the aids of grace ; Thine arm has borne thy churches up. Through ev'ry rising race. 5 Exert thy sacred influence here ; Thy mourning servants bless ; O change to strains of cheerful praise Their accents of distress. STATE OF DECLINE. K7q L. M. For a Church in a low condition. — Psalm li. 18L 1 Q GOD of Zion ! from thy throne, Look with an eye of pity down ; Thy church now humbly makes her prayer — Thy church, the object of thy care. 395 580 KINGDOM AND 2 We are a building thou hast rais'd, How kind thy hand, that hand be prais'd : Yet all to utter ruin fiUls, If thou forsake our tott'ring walls. 3 We call to mind the happier days Of life and love, of prayer and praise, — When holy services gave birth To joys resembling heaven on earth. 4 But now the ways of Zion mourn, Her gates neglected and forlorn : Our life and liveliness are fled. And many number'd with the dead. 5 We need defence from all our foes. We need relief from all our woes ; If earth and hell should us assail, — Let neither earth nor hell prevail. 6 Near to each other and to thee. Lord, bring us all in unity ; Oh pour thy Spirit from on high, And all our num'rous wants supply. 7 Oh show that in our low estate, No blessing for us is too great ; We plead thy Son, we plead thy word, 0 Founder, Patron, bounteous Lord ! -^.^ P. M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7. OOW« Prayer for a Revival. 1 gAVIOUR, visit thy plantation. Grant us. Lord, a gracious rain ! All will come to desolation. Unless thou return again : Lord, revive us, AI our help must come from thee ! 2 Keep no longer at a distance. Shine upon us from on high, Lest, for want of thine assistance, Every plant should droop and die : Lord, &c, 396 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 681 3 Surely, once thy garden flourished, Every part look'd gay and green : Then thy word our spirits nourish'd, Happy seasons we have seen ! Lord, &c. 4 But a drought has since succeeded. And a sad decline we see ; Lord, thy help is greatly needed. Help can only come from thee: Lord, &c. 5 Where are those we counted leaders, Fill'd with zeal, and love, and truth? Old professors, tall as cedars. Bright examples to our youth ! Lord, &c. 6 Some in whom we once delighted, We shall meet no more below ; Some, alas ! we fear are blighted, Scarce a single leaf they show : Lord, &c. 7 Younger plants — the sight how pleasant! — Cover'd thick with blossoms stood ; But they cause us grief at present. Frosts have nipp'd them in the bud: Lord, &c. 8 Dearest Saviour, hasten hither. Thou canst make them bloom again ! Oh ! permit them not to wither. Let not all our hopes be vain. Lord^ &c. 9 Let our mutual love be fervent ; Make us prevalent in prayers ; Let each one, esteem'd thy servant, Shun the world's bewitching snares: Lord, &c 10 Break the tempter's fatal power ; Turn the stony heart to flesh ; And begin from this good hour To revive thy work afresh : Lord, revive us. All our help must come from thee I ooi* Wheat and tares. —Mmu xin, S7 — i% 1 ^HOUGH in the earthly church below The wheat and tares together grow, 397 sH 582 KINGDOM AND Jesus ere long will weed the crop. And pluck the tares in anger up. 2 Will it relieve their horrors there, To recollect their stations here ? How much they heard, how much they knew, How long among the wheat they grew? 3 Oh ! this will aggravate their case ! They perish under means of grace : To them the word of life and faith Became an instrument of death. 4 We seem alike when thus we meet, — Strangers might think we all were wheat; But to the Lord's all-searching eyes. Each heart appears without disguise. 5 But tho' they grow so tall and strong, His plan will not require them long ; In harvest when he saves his own. The tares shall into hell be thrown. tf c?.«* Qq^ entreated for Zion. — Isa. Ixii. 6, 7. For a Day of Public Humiliation, or a Day of Prayer for the Revival of Religion. 1 JNDULGENT Sovereign of the skies. And wilt thou bow thy gracious ear? While feeble mortals raise their cries, Wilt thou, the great Jehovah, hear? 2 How shall thy servants give thee rest. Till Zion's mouldering walls thou raise ? Till thine own power shall stand confess'd, And make Jerusalem a praise ? 3 Look down, O God, with pitying eye, And view the desolation round ; See what wide realms in darkness lie, And hurl their idols to the ground. 398 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 583 4 Lord, let the gospel-trumpet blow, And call the nations from afar, Let all the isles their Saviour know, And earth's remotest ends draw near. 5 Let Babylon's proud altars shake, And light invade her darkest gloom ; The yoke of iron bondage break. The yoke of Satan and of Rome. 6 On all our souls let grace descend, Like heavenly dew in copious showers. That we may call our God our friend, That we may hail salvation ours. 7 Then shall each age and rank agree, United shouts of joy to raise: And Zion made a praise by thee. To thee shall render back the praise. IN A STATE OF REVIVAL. ^^^* Luke XV. 10. 1 ffcHj ^ow divine, how sweet the joy. When but one sinner turns, And with an humble, broken heart, His sins and errors mourns ! 2 Pleas'd with the news, the saints below, In songs their tongues employ ; Beyond the skies the tidings go. And heaven is fill'd with joy. 3 Well pleas'd the Father sees and hears The conscious sinner's moan ; Jesus receives him in his arms. And claims him for his own. 4 Nor angels can their joys contain, But kindle with new fire : " The sinner lost is found," they sing. And strike the sounding lyre. 399 584, 585 KINGDOM AND 584. C. M. 1 ^ONVINC^D of sin, men now begin To call upon the Lord ; Trembling they pray, and mourn the day In which they scorn'd his word. 2 Young converts sing, and praise their King, And bless God's holy name ; While older saints, leave their complaints, And joy to join the theme. 3 God's chariot rolls, and frights the souls Of those who hate the truth : And saints in pray'r, cry, " Lord, draw near. Have mercy on the youth : — 4 " From this glad hour exert thy pow'r, And melt each stubborn heart ; In those that bleed, let love succeed, And holy joys impart.'^ 5 Come, sinners, all, hear now God's call. And pray with one accord : Saints, raise your songs, with joyful tongues, To hail th' approaching Lord. -e- P. M. 8,7,8, 7,4,7.. ^®^» Isa. lii. 7. 1 f\^ the mountain's top appearing, Lo, the sacred herald stands ; Welcome news to Zion bearing, Zion long in hostile lands : Mourning captive, God himself will loose thy bands. 2 Has thy night been long and mournful. All thy friends unfaithful prov'd ? Have thy foes been proud and scornful, By thy sighs and tears unmov'd? Cease thy mourning, Zion still is well belov'd. 400 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 3 God, thy God, will now restore thee ! He himself appears thy friend : All thy foes shall flee before thee, Here their boasts and triumphs end; Great deliv'rance Zion's King vouchsafes to send. 4 Peace and joy shall now attend thee, All thy warfare now is past, God, thy Saviour, shall defend thee, Peace and joy are come at last; All thy conflicts End in everlasting rest. 586. P. M. 8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7. 1 1V0W we hail the happy dawning Of the Gospel's glorious light, May it take the wings of morning. And dispel the shades of night ; Blessed Saviour, Let our eyes behold the sight. 2 Where, amid the desert dreary. Plant, nor shrub, nor flowret grows, There refresh the wand'rer weary. With the sight of Sharon's Rose, And its beauties To the longing eye disclose, 3 Where the beasts of prey are prowling. And the murd'rous serpents hiss. There exchange the dismal howling For the pleasing calm of peace ; And for ever May destruction's empire cease, 4 Oh, let all the world adore thee — Universal be thy fame ; Kings and subjects fall before thee, And extol thy matchless name ; All ascribing Endless praises to the Lamb, 401 a«* 586 587, 588 KINGDOM AJtD .fisry P. M. 8, 7. 8, 7, 4, 7. ^®^» Isaiah lii. 10. 1 'V'ES f we trust the day is breaking ; Joyful times are near at band : God, the mighty God, is speaking By his word in ev'ry land : When he chooses, Dai'kness flies at his command. 2 Let us hail the joyful season ; Let us hail the dawning ray ; When the Lord appears, there's reason To expect a glorious day : At his presence Gloom and darkness flee away. 3 While the foe becomes more daring ; While he enters like a flood ; God, the Saviour, is preparing Means to spread his truth abroad ; Ev'ry language Soon shall tell the love of God. 4 God of Jacob, high and glorious. Let thy people see thy hand ; Let the gospel be victorious, Thro' the world in ev'ry land : And the idols Perish, Lord, at thy command. ON ADMITTING MEMBERS TO SACRAMENTAL COM- MUNION. CONFIRMATION HYMNS. ^ftft L. M. 000% Prayer for opposers of revivals, 1 gLEST Lord, behold the guilty scorn Of those who hate and mock our praise ; Pity their state, and make them turn, No more to walk in sinful ways. 2 Anxious we see their wretched state, Who never think of heav'n or hell ; 402 CHURCH OF CHRIST, 589 They laugh and sport, and court the gate, Which opes where endless terrors dwell. 3 Lead them to view a sinful heart, A soul all enmity to thee, Destroy'd, defil'd in every part, Too proud to bow, too blind to see. 4 Lead them to view a holy law, Which justly dooms to endless death. To feel that guilt which Jesus saw. And pray'd, ' Forgive,' with dying breath, 5 Open their eyes, unstop their ears, To hear condenming justice sound ; Lord, change their hearts, and then their tears Will witness grief to all around. 091F« Admitling a Member. 1 "OROTHER in Christ and well-belov'd, ■^ To Jesus and his servants dear. Enter, and show thyself approvM ; Enter, and find that God is here. 2 Welcome from earth ! — lo, the right hand Of fellow- hip to thee we give ! With open arras and hearts we stand. And thee in Jesus' name receive. 3 Say, is thy heart resolv'd as ours ? Then let it burn with sacred love ; Then let it taste the heavenly powers, Partaker of the joys above. 4 Jesus, attend, thyself reveal. Are we not met in thy great name ? Thee in the midst we wait to feel, We wait to catch the spreading ilame. 5 Truly our fellowship below With thee, and with the Father is ; 403 590 KINGDOM AND In thee eternal life we know, And heaven's unutterable bliss. 6 In part we only know thee here, But wait thy coming from above ; And we shall then behold thee near, And then sliall all be lost in love. L. M. 590« On the first approach at the Lord's Tabhj or confirmation. 1 T ORD, I am thine, entirely thine, Purchas'd and sav'd by blood divine; With full consent thine I would be. And own thy sov'reign right in me. 2 Here, Lord, my flesh, my soul, my all, I yield to thee beyond recall ; Accept thine own, so long withheld — Accept w^hat I so freely yield ! 3 Grant one poor sinner more, a place Among the children of thy grace ; A wretched sinner, lost to God, But ransora'd by Immanuel's blood. 4 Thine would I live — thine would I die — Be thine thro' all eternity ; The vow is past beyond repeal ; Now will I set the solemn seal. 6 Be thou the witness of my vow — Angels and men attest it too, That to thy board I now repair. And seal the sacred contract there. 6 Here at thy cross, where flows the blood That bought my guilty soul for God ; Thee my new Master now I call, And consecrate to thee ray all. 7 Do thou assist a feeble worm, The great engagement to perform ; 404 CHURCH or CHRIST. 591, 592 Thy grace can full assistance lend, And on that grace I dare depend. L. M. ^01* On Admission of new Members. Gen. xxiv. 31. 1 "WELCOiME, thou well belov'd of God, Thou heir of grace, redeem'd by blood ; Welcome with us thy hand to join. As partner of our lot divine. 2 With us the pilgrim's state embrace. We're trav'lling to a blissful place ; The Holy Ghost, who knows the way. Conduct thee on from day to day. 3 Take up thy cross, and bear it on. It shall be light, and not be long; Soon shalt thou sit with Jesus down. And wear an everlasting crown. L, M. •''*'• Welcome to young Converts. 1 'WELCOME, ye hopeful heirs of heav'n^ To this rich gospel feast of love — This pledge is but the prelude giv'n To that immortal feast above. 2 How great the blessing, thus to meet Around the sacramental board. And hold by faith communion sweet, With Christ our dear and common Lord* 3 And if so sweet this feast below. What will it be to meet above, Where all we see, and feel, and know, Are fruits of everlasting love ! 4 Soon shall we tune the heav'nly lyre While list'ning woi Ids the song approve, Eternity itself expire. Ere we exhaust the theme of love. 405 593, 594 KINGDOM AND FOR ELECTION OF CHURCH OFFICERS. L. M. «j«7o« At a choice of church officers. 1 "Jj^AIR Sion's King, we suppliant bow. And hail the grace thy church enjoys ; Her holy officers are thine With all the gifts thy love employs. 2 Up to thy throne we lift our eyes, For blessings to attend our choice, Of such whose generous, prudent zeal, Shall make thy favor 'd ways rejoice. 3 Happy in Jesus, their own Lord, May they his sacred table spread, The table of their pastor fill. And fill the holy poor with bread ! 4 When pastor, saints, and poor they serve ; May their own hearts with grace be crown'd ! While patience, sympathy, and joy. Adorn, and through their lives abound. 5 By purest love to Christ, and truth, O may they win a good degree Of boldness in the christian faith, And meet the smile of thine and thee ! 6 And when the work to them assign'd — The work of love, is fully done, Call them from serving tables here, To sit around thy glorious throne. LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF A CHURCH. 594 ^' ^^' • Laying the corner stone for a church. 1 npO day we lay the corner stone. To rear our sacred walls upon, A house for God, who's pledgM to be Where he is sought by two or three. 406 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 695 2 Where I record my name, says he, And where my children honor me, There I will come to own and bless My ordinances with success. 3 But Jesus is the corner stone, For us to build our hopes upon ; On him the edifice may rise Sublime in light, beyond the skies. 4 When storms and tempests round prevail, Whirlwind and thunder, fire and hail ; 'Tis he our trembling souls shall hide, On him securely we abide. 5 Dear Shepherd of thine Israel, Who didst between the cherubs dwell ; Here, to our waiting hearts proclaim The sweetness of thy saving name. 6 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. 7 God of the churches ! thou art near ; Nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear, Oh rend the heavens, come quickly down, And make a thousand hearts thine own. CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH. ,q- . (4-28) L. M. «j«7«j* Q^ opening a new place of icorskip. 1 4 ND will the great eternal G- d On earth establish his abode? And will he from his rad . .i ihrone Regard our temples as nis own? 2 We bring the tribute of our praise ; And sing that condescending grace. Which to our notes will lend an ear. And call us sinful mortals near. 407 596 KINGDOM AND 3 Our Father's watchful care we bless, Which guards our house of pr ay'r in peace. That no tumultuous foes invade, To fill the worshipers with dread. 4 These walls we to thy honor raise : Long may they echo with thy praise ; And thou, descending, fill the place With choicest tokens of thy grace. 6 And in the great decisive day, AVhen God the nations shall survey, May it before the world appear, That crowds were born to glory here ! „ (5-29) P. M. 6,6,6,6,8,8. 0«ID« Q^^ invited to dwell in his church, 1 TN sweet exalted strains The King of glory praise : O'er heav'n and earth he reigns, Through everlasting days. He with a nod the world controls, Sustains or sinks the distant poles. 2 Then, King of glory ! come ; And with thy favor crown This temple as thy dome. This people as thy own. Within this house O deign to show, How God can dwell with men below. 3 Here may thine ears attend, Our interceding cries. And grateful praise ascend All fragrant to the skies. Here may the word melodious sound, And spread the joys of heav'n around. 4 Here may th' attentive throng Imbibe thy truth and love ; And converts join the, soug Of Seraphim above ; 4C8 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 597 And willing crowds surround thy board, With sacred joy sAd sweet accord. In peace, here may our sons And daughters sound thy praise ; And shine like polish'd stones. Through long succeeding days. Here, Lord ! display thy saving pow'r, While churches stand and saints adore. ^07 C. M. ^^ * • On opening a Place of Worship. 1 irjEAR Shepherd of thy people, here Thy presence now display ; As thou hast giv'n a place for prayer^ So give us hearts to pray. 2 Show us some token of thy love, Our fainting hope to raise ; And pour thy blessings from above, That we may render praise. 3 Within these walls let holy peace. And love, and concord, dwell ; Here give the troubled conscience ease, The wounded spirit heal. 4 The feeling heart, the melting eye. The humble mind bestow ; And shine upon us from on high, To make our graces grow ! 5 May we in faith receive thy word. In faith present our prayers ; And, in the presence of our Lord, Unbosom all our cares. 6 And may the gospel's joyful sound, Enforc'd by mighty grace. Awaken many sinners round, To come and fill the place. 409 a I 598, 599 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS PARTICULAR OCCASIOMS AND CIRCUM- STANCES 1. SEASONS, ens C"^ ^- ^- «#i7o« 2^g seasons formed by God's control. 1 #^REAT God, at whose all-pow'rful call. At first arose this beauteous frame ! By thee the seasons change, and all The changing seasons speak thy name. 2 Thy bounty bids the infant year, From winter storms recover'd, rise; "When thousand grateful scenes appear, Fresh op'ning to our wond'ring eyes. 3 0 how delightful 'tis to see The earth in vernal beauty dress'd ! While in each herb, and flow'r, and tree, Thy blooming glories shine confess'd ! 4 Aloft, full beaming, reigns the sun» And light and genial heat conveys ; And, while he leads the seasons on, From thee derives his quick'ning rays. 5 Around us, in the teeming field. Stands the rich grain or purpled vine ; At thy command they rise, to yield The strength'ning bread or cheering wine. 6 Indulgent God ! from ev'ry part Thy plenteous blessings largely flow ; We see ; we taste ; — let ev'ry heart With grateful love and duty glow. L. M. 500* The seasons crowned with goodness. P^alm Ixv. 11. 1 "K^TERNAL Source of every joy ! Well may thy praise our lips employ. While in thy temple we appear To hail the Sovereign of the year. 410 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 600 H Wide as the wheels of nature roll, Thy hand supports and guides the whole ! . The sun is taught by thee to rise, And darkness when to veil the skies, 3 The flowery spring at thy command, Perfumes the air and paints the land : The summer rays with vigor shine To raise the corn and cheer the vine. 4 Thy hand, in autumn, richly pours Through all our coast redundant stores, And winters, soften'd by thy care, No more the face of horror wear. 5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days, Demand successive songs of praise ; And be the grateful homage paid. With morning light and evening shade. 6 Here in thy house let incense rise. And circling sabbaths bless our eyes, Till to those lofty heights we soar, Where days and years revolve no more. P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7. 000* Jesus seen in the Seasons; or, I will praise the Lord at all times. 1 ^yiNTERhasajoy for me, While the Saviour's charms I read. Lowly, meek, from blemish free. In the snow-drop's pensive head. 2 Spring returns, and brings along Life-invigorating suns : Hark ! the turtle's plantive song. Seems to speak his dying groans ! 3 Summer has a thousand charms All expressive of his worth ; 'Tis the sun that lights and warms, His the air that cools the earth. 411 601 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS 4 What, has autumn left to saj Nothing of a Saviour's grace ? Yes, the beams of milder day Tell me of his smiling face. 5 Light appears with early dawn ; While the sun makes haste to rise. See his bleeding beauties drawn On the blushes of the skies. 6 Evening with a silent pace,. Slowly moving in the west, Shows an emblem of his grace, Points to an eternal rest. SPRING.. "^*^ Spring. 1 "OLEAK winter is subdu'd at length, Compell'd to yield the day : The sun returning in his strength Drives all the storms away. ,2 Behold, the youthful spring is come, How alter'd is the scene ! The trees and shrubs are dress'd in bloom,. The earth array'd in green., 3 Where'er we tread, beneath our feet The flowers spontaneous spring ; And warbling birds, in concert sweet. Invite our hearts to sing. 4 But, ah ! in vain I strive to join, Oppress'd with sin and doubt ; I feel 'tis winter still within, Though all is spring without. 5 Oh ! would my Saviour from on high Break through these clouds and shine I No creature then more blest than I, No song more loud than mine,. 412 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 602, 603 6 Till then — no softly-warbling thrush, Nor cowslips' sweet perfume, Nor beauties of each painted bush, Can dissipate my gloom. C. M. OV.-6* y^g Spring improved. 1 "OEHOLD ! long-wish'd-for spring is come. How alter'd is the scene ! The trees and shrubs are dress'd in bloom, The earth array'd in green. 2 Where'er we tread, the clustering flowers Beauteous around us spring ; The birds, with joint harmonious powers. Invite our hearts to sing. 3 But, ah! in vain I strive to join, Oppress'd with sin and doubt; I feel 'tis winter still within. Though all is spring without. 4 O! would my Saviour from on high. Break through these clouds and shine. No creature then more blest than I, No song more loud than mine. 5 Lord, let thy word my hopes revive, And overcome my foes ; O make my languid graces thrive, And blossom like the rose ! SUMMER AND HARVEST. Ol^o* Summer — a Harvest Hymn. 1 nnO praise the ever-bounteous Lord, My soul, wake all thy powers : He calls, and at his voice come forth The smiling harvest hours. 2 His covenant with the earth he keeps ; My tongue, his goodness sing ; 413 a I* 604 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS Summer and winter know their time. His harvest crowns the spring. 3 Well pleas'd the toiling swains behold The waving yellow crop : With joy they bear the sheaves away, And sow again in hope. 4 Thus teach me, gracious God, to sow The seeds of righteousness : Smile on my soul, and with thy beams. The rip'ning harvest bless. 5 Then, in the last great harvest, I Shall reap a glorious crop : The harvest shall by far exceed What I have sown in hope. 604. C. M. Threatening Drought, 1 ^r'HE spring, great God, at ihy command. Leads forth the smiling year ; Gay verdure, foliage, blooms and flowers To adorn her reign, appear. 2 But soon canst thou in righteous wrath Blast all the promised joy, And elements await thy nod To bless or to destroy. 3 The sun, thy minister of love, That from the naked ground Calls forth the hidden seeds to birth, And spreads their beauties round ; 4 At the dread order of his God, Now darts destructive fires ; [drought. Hills, plains, and vales, are parchM with And blooming life expires. 5 Like burnish'd brass, the heavens around In angry terror burns, While the earth lies a joyless waste, And into iron turns. 414 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 605, 606 6 Pity us, Lord, in our distress, Nor with our land contend ; Bid the avenging skies relent. And showers of mercy send 1 AUTUMN. An^ L. M. OU9* Autumn.— Jer. viii. 20. 1 ^^REx4lT God, as seasons disappear, And changes make the rolling year; As time with rapid pinions flies. May every season make us wise. 2 Long has thy favor crown 'd our days. And summer shed again its rays; No deadly cloud our sky has veil'd, No blasting winds our path assaiFd. 3 Our harvest months have o'er us rolPd, And fill'd our fields with waving gold ; Our tables spread, our garners stor'd ! Where are our hearts to praise the Lord? 4 The solemn harvest comes apaco, The closing day of life and grace : Time of decision, awful hour ! Around it let no tempests low'r ! 5 Prepare us. Lord, by grace divine. Like stars in heaven to rise and shine ; Then shall our happy souls above, Reap the full harvest of thy love ! WINTER. OUD. TFinfer.— Job xxxviii. 29, 30. 1 CTERN winter throws his icy chains ; Encircling nature round; How bleak, how comfortless the plains. Late with gay verdure crown'd ! 2 The sun withdraws his vital beams. And light and warmth depart ; 415 607 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS And drooping lifeless nature seems An emblem of ray heart. 3 My heart, when mental winter reigns, In night's dark mantle clad ; Confin'd in cold, inactive chains, How desolate and sad ! 4 Return, O blissful sun, and bring The soul-reviving ray ; This mental winter shall be spring. This darkness cheerful day. 5 O happy state, divine abode, Where spring eternal reigns ; And perfect day, the smile of God, Fills all the heavenly plains. 6 Great source of light, thy beams display, My drooping joys restore : And guide me to the seats of day, Where winter chills no more. NEW YEAR. 007* (409) L. M. 1 I^REAT God ! we sing that mighty hand, By which supported still we stand ; The op'ning year thy mercy shows : Let mercy crown it, till it close. 2 By day, at night, at home, abroad, Still we are guarded by our God ; By his incessant bounty fed, By his unerring counsel led. 3 With grateful hearts the past we own ; The future, all to us unknown, We to thy guardian care commit. And, peaceful, leave before thy feet. 4 In scenes exalted or depress'd, Be thou our joy, and thou our rest ; 416 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 60S, 609 Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, Ador'd through all our changing days. 5 When death shall interrupt our songs. And seal in silence mortal tongues ; Our helper, God, in whom we trusty In better worlds our souls shall boast. (410) L. M. ^^^* Dependence on God. 1 1^ OD of our lives ! thy constant care ^^ With blessings crowns each op'ning year :. These lives, so frail, dost thou prolong, And wake anew our annual song. 2 How many precious souls are fled To the dark regions of the dead. Since, from this day, the changing sun Through his last yearly course has run t. 3 We yet survive : but who can say. Or through the year, or month, or day, I shall retain my vital breath. Thus far at least in league with death ? 4 That breath is thine, eternal God ! 'Tis thine to fix the soul's abode : We hold our lives from thee alone. On earth, or ia the world unknown. 5 To thee we all our pow'rs resign ; Make us and own us still as thine : Then shall we smile, secure from fear. Though death should blast the rising year. 6 Thy children, eager to be gone. Bid time's impetuous tide roll on, And land them on that blooming shore Where years and death are known no more. 609. rpj^^ barren Fig free.— Luke xiii. 6—9. 1 ^^OD of my life, to thee belong The thankful heart, the grateful song ; 417 GIO PARTICULAR OCCASIONS TouchM by thy love, each tuneful chord Resounds the goodness of the Lord. 2 Thou hast preserv'd my fleeting breath, And chasM the gloomy shades of death ; The venom'd arrows vainly fly, When God our great Deliver's nigh. 3 Yet why, dear Lord, this tender care ? Why does thy hand so kindly rear A useless cumberer of the ground, On which no pleasant fruits are found ? 4 Still may the barren fig-tree stand ! And, cultivated by thy hand, Verdure, and bloom, and fruit afford, Meet tribute to its bounteous Lord. 5 So shall thy praise employ my breath Through life, and in the arms of death My soul the pleasant theme prolong. Then rise to aid th' angelic song. i-in P- M- ^' ^' ^' ^^' ®' ®- ^^^^ New Year's Daij.— Luke xiii. 6—9. 1 'T^HE Lord of earth and sky, The God of ages praise ! Who reigns enthron'd on high. Ancient of endless days ; Who lengthens out our trial here. And spares us yet another year. 2 Barren and wither'd trees, We cumber'd long the ground : No fruit of holiness On our dead souls was found ; Yet doth he us in mercy spare, Another, and another year. .3 When justice gave the word To cut the fig-tree down, The pity of our Lord, Cried, "Let it still alone:" 418 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 611 The father mild inclines his ear, • And spares us yet another year. 4 Jesus thy speaking blood From God obtain'd the grace, Who therefore hath bestovv'd On us a longer space : Thou didst in our behalf appear, And lo we see another year ! 5 Then dig about our root, Break up our fallow ground, And let our gracious fruit To thy great praise abound ; O let us all thy praise declare, And fruit unto perfection bear. 2. MORNING HYMNS. ^^ I p. M. 8, S, 6, S, 8, 6. "■■■■■■• Mornino; Sons'. 1 ^NCE more my eyes behold the day. And to my God my soul would pay Its tributary lays : O may the life preserved by thee, With all its powers and blessings, be Devoted to thy praise. 2 Beneath the shadow of thy wings, Israel's great keeper. King of kings, My weary head found rest : No dire alarms, or racking pains, Devouring flames, or galling chains, Disturbed my peaceful breast. 3 How many, since I laid me down, Have launch'd into a world unknown, To meet a dreadful doom : While some on wat'ry billows tost. Or wand'ring on an unknown coast. Have sigh'd in vain for home. 4 But I am spar'd to see thy face, A monument of saving grace, 419 612, 613 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS. And live to praise thy name : Still be thou near, my gracious Lord, To keep and guide, and by thy word Peace to my soul proclaim. 5 Let me enjoy thy presence here. In every storm my heart to cheer. Till thou shalt bid me rise, Where sin and sorrow never come, Till at my blest eternal home I wake in sweet surprise. u J. -« • Q^^ renews his mercies morning and evening. 1 IVTY God, how endless is thy love ! Thy gifts are every evening new ; And morning mercies from above Gently descend like early dew. 2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the nigh' Great Guardain of my sleeping hours Thy sov'reign word restores the light. And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield myself to thy command ; To thee devote my nights and days ; Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual hymns of praise. L. M. 613* ^ Morning Hymn. Psalm xix. 5. 8. and Ixxiii. 24, 25. £^ OD 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 ; From the fair chambers of the east The circuit of his race begins. And without weariness or rest, Round the whole earth he flies and shines 420 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 614 3 O like the sun may I fulfil Th' appointed duties of the day, With ready mind and active will March on and keep my heavenly way. 4 But I shall rove and lose the race, If God my sun should disappear, And leave me in this world's wild maze To follow every wandering star. 5 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure, Enlightening our beclouded eyes. Thy threatenings just, thy promise sure, Thy gospel makes the simple wise. 6 Give me thy counsels for my guide. And then receive me to thy bliss ; All my desires and hopes beside Are faint and cold compar'd with this. 814- ^' ^• ^ -"■"*• A Morning Song, 1 l^NCE more, my soul, the rising day Salutes thy waking eyes. Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay To him that rules the skies. 2 Night unto night his name repeats, The day renews the sound. Wide as the heaven on which he sits To turn the seasons round. 3 'Tis he supports my mortal frame. My tongue shall speak his praise : My sins would rouse his wrath to flame. And yet his wrath delays. 4 [On a poor worm thy power might tread, And I could ne'er withstand ; Thy justice might have crush'd me dead. But mercy held thine hand. 5 A thousand wretched souls are fled Since the last setting sun, 421 ,j 615, 616 PARTICUI.AR OCCASIONS And yet thou length'nest out my thread, And yet ray moments run.] 6 Dear God, let all my hours be thine Whilst I enjoy the light, Then shall my sun in smiles decline, And bring a pleasant night. „, ^ (399) C. M. \9jL*^m Hymn for morning and evening. 1 ff OSANNAH with a cheerful sound ^^ To God's upholding hand ! Ten thousand snares our path surround. And yet secure we stand. 2 How wondrous is that mighty pow'r. Which form'd us with a word ! And ev'ry day, and ev'ry hour. We lean upon the Lord. 3 The ev'ning rests our weary head. And mercy guards the room ; We wake, and we admire the bed That was not made our tomb. 4 The rising morn cannot assure. That we shall end the day ; For death stands ready at the door. To take our lives away. 5 God is our sun, whose daily light Our joy and safety brings ; Our feeble frame lies safe at night Beneath his shady wings. Pl^ ^ (400) C. M. Praise to God in the morning 1 T ORD of my life ! O may thy praise Employ my noblest pow'rs. Whose goodness lengthens out my days, And fills the circling hours ! 2 PreservM by thy almighty arm, I pass the shades of night, 422 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 617 Serene and safe from ev'ry harm, And see returning light. 3 While many spent the night in sighs, And restless pains and woes, In gentle sleep I clos'd my eyes And undisturb'd repose. 4 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. 5 O let the same almighty care My waking hours attend : From ev'ry trespass, ev'ry snare, My heedless steps defend. 6 Smile on my minutes as they roll, And guide my future days ; And let thy goodness fill my soul With gratitude and praise. ^^ (401) L. M. ^■'- ■ • The morning emblematic of eternal day. 1 TN sleep's serene oblivion laid, I safely pass'd 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 pow'r. And springs, my guardian God ! to thee. 3 O guide me through the various maze My doubtful feet are doom'd 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. 423 618 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS 5 That deeper shade shall break away; That deeper sleep shall leave my eyes Thy light shall give eternal day ; Thy love, the raptures of the skies. S. M. OJ.C5* Morning Song. 1 ^^EE how the rising sun Pursues his shining way ; And wide proclaims his Maker's praise, With ev'ry bright'ning ray. 2 Thus would my rising soul Its heavenly parent sing : And to its great original The humble tribute bring. 3 Serene I lay me down Beneath his guardian care ; I slept, and I awoke, and found My kind Preserver near ! 4 Thus does thine arm support This weak, defenceless frame ; But whence these favors. Lord, to me, So worthless as I am ? 5 O how shall I repay The bounties of my God ? This feeble spirit pants beneath The pleasing, painful load. 6 Dear Saviour, to thy cross I bring my sacrifice ; By thee perfum'd, it shall ascend With fragrance to the skies. 7 My life I would anew Devote, O Lord, to thee : And in thy blessed presence spend A long eternity. 424 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 619, 620 C. M. 019« God's Goodness renewed every morning and evening. 1 /ZJ.REAT God ! my early vows to thee ^^ With gratitude I'll bring; And at the rosy dawn of day Thy lofty praises sing. 2 Thou round the heavenly arch dost draw A dark and sable veil, And all the beauties of the world From mortal eyes conceal. 3 Again the sky with golden beams Thy skilful hands adorn. And paint with cheerful splendor gay The fair ascending morn. 4 And as the gloomy night returns, Or smiling day renews. Thy constant goodness still my soul With benefits pursues. 5 For this will 1 my vows to thee With evening incense bring ; And at the rosy dawn of day Thy lofty praises sing. „ (403) C. M. \f^\w Seeking divine protection in the morning. 1 nnO thee let my first ofF'rings rise, Whose sun creates my day ; Swift as his gladd'ning influence flies, And spotless as his ray. 2 This day thy fav'ring hand be nigh So oft vouchsafed before ! Still may it lead, protect, supply. And I that hand adore. 3 If bliss thy Providence impart, For which, resign'd, I pray r 425 rj* \ 621, 622 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS Give me to feel the grateful heart, That, without guilt, is gay. 4 Affliction should'st thou please to send, As sin's or folly's cure : Patient, to gain that blessed end, May I the means endure. 5 Be this and ev'ry future day Still wiser than the past ; That, from the whole of life's survey, I may find peace at last. fi2| (402) L. M. vf^j.* Resolutions in the morning. 1 A WAKE, my soul! and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise, To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 By influence of the light divine. Let thy own light to others shine ; Reflect all heaven's propitious rays In ardent love and cheerful praise. 3 Lord ! T my vows to thee renew : Disperse my sins as morning dew ; Guard my first spring of thought and will; And with thyself my spirit fill. 4 Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design to do or say ; That all my pow'r with all their might In thy sole glory may unite. 5 All praise to thee, who safe has kept. And hast refresh'd me while I slept ! Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, I may of endless light partake. «22 ^- ^* "'*'*• Morning. 1 IjMTE lift our hearts to thee, O Day-star from on high T 426 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 623 The sun itself is but thy shade, Yet cheers both earth and sky. 2 O let thy orient beams The night of sin disperse, The mists of error and of vice, Which shade the universe ! 3 How beauteous nature now ! How dark and sad before ! With joy we view the pleasing change, And nature's God adore. 4 0 may no gloomy crime Pollute the rising day ; May Jesus' blood, like evening dew^ Wash all our stains away. 5 May we this life improve, To mourn for errors past : And live this short revolving day^ As if it were our last. 6 To God, the Father, Son, And spirit, one in three. Be glory, as it was, is now,. And shall for ever be. 623. P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7. 1 l^OW the shades of night are gone , Now the morning light is come ; Lord, may I be thine to-day — Drive the shades of sin away. 2 Fill my soul with heav'nly light. Banish doubt, and cleanse my sight,. In thy service, Lord, to-day. Help me labor, help me pray. 3 Keep my haughty passions bound Save me from my foes around ; Going out and coming in. Keep me safe from evVy sin. 427 65i4, 6*25 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS 4 When my work of life is past, Oh ! receive me then at last ! Night of sin will -be no more, When I reach the heav'nly shore. ""^^^ The Lord's day. 1 A NOTHER six days' work is done, Another Sabbath is begun : Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, Improve the day thy God has blest. 2 Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns- So sweet a rest to wearied minds ; Provides an antepast of heav'n, And gives this day the food of sev'n. 3 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise, As grateful incense, to the skies ; And draw from heav'n that sweet repose, Which none, but he who feels it; knows. 4 With joy, great God ! thy works we view In various scenes both old and new ; With praise we think on mercies past, With hope we future pleasures taste. 5 In holy duties let the day, In holy pleasure pass away : How sweet a sabbath thus to spend, - In hope of one that ne'er shall end. ^^^* The Sabbath.— Fs'. Ixxxiv. 10. li^UR Sabbaths come so welcome on, ^^ We wish them to remain awile. But soon, alas! their joys are gone. And scarce "bequeath a parting smile." 2 Full many are the hours of grief, Allotted to the sons of men, 428 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 626, 627 Our Sabbaths bring a short relief, Yet leave us but to mourn again. 3 Ye peaceful days ! and thou blest sun ! Why roll ye in such haste away ? Ye happy hours ! why flow ye on So fast towards eternity ? 4 0! if ye bring an endless da}^, Speed fast along, nor ever cease ; We'll gladly feel your joys decay. In perfect and enduring bliss. Ao^ ^' ^^* \9A^m Sabbath Morning. — Psalm cxviii. 24. 1 f\^ this sweet morn my Lord arose. Triumphant o'er the grave ! He dies to vanquish all my foes, And lives again to save. 2 This is the day for holy rest, Yet clouds will gather soon, Except my Lord become my guest, And put my harp in tune. 3 No heavenly fire my heart can raise. Without the vSpirit's aid ; His breath must kindle pray'r and praise, Or I am cold and dead. 4 On all the flocks thy Spirit pour. And saving health convey ; A sweet, refreshing Sunday show'r Will make them sing and pray. 5 Direct thy shepherds how to feed The flocks of thy own choice ; Give savour to the heavenly bread. And bid the folds rejoice. 627 C. M. "-^ • • Sabbath Morning. 1 ^OME, dearest Lord, and feed thy sheep On this sweet day of rest ; 429 628 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS 0 bless this flock, and make this fold Enjoy a heavenly rest. 2 Welcome, and precious to my soul, Are these sweet days of love ; But what a Sabbath shall I keep, When I shall rest above ! 3 I Come, I wait, I hear, I pray. Thy footsteps. Lord, I trace. Here, in thine own appointed way, I wait to see thy face. 4 These are the sweet and precious days On which my Lord I've seen ; And oft, when feasting on his word, In raptures I have been. 5 O if my soul, when death appears. In this sweet frame be found : I'd clasp my Saviour in my arms, And leave this earthly ground. 6 I long for that delightful hour. When from this clay undrest, 1 shall be cloth'd in robes divine, And made for ever blest. ^^ft P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7. ^-^^^ Sabbath Morning, 1 C AFELY thro' another week, God has brouo;ht us on our way ; Let us now a blessing seek, Waiting in his courts to-day. Day of all the week the best; Emblem of eternal rest ! 2 While we seek supplies of grace, Thro' the dear Redeemer's name, Show thy reconciling face — Take away our sin and shame : From our wordly cares set free, May we rest this day in thee. 430 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 629, 630 3 Here we're come, thy name to praise; Let us feel thy presence near : May thy glory meet our eyes, While we in thy house appear : Here afford us, Lord, a taste Of our everlasting feast. 4 May the gospel's joyful sound Conquer sinners, comfort saints ; Make the fruits of grace abound. Bring relief for all complaints. Thus let all our Sabbaths prove, Till we join the church above. ^^^^ Confidence in God. 1 nnHUS far the Lord has led me on ; Thus far his pow'r prolongs my days; And ev'ry ev'ning 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. And strength supplies for days to come. 3 I lay my body down to sleep ; Peace is the pillow of my head : His ever watchful eye will keep Its constant guard around my bed. 4 Faith in his name forbids my fear : O may thy presence ne'er depart ! And in the morning may I bear Thy loving kindness on my heart ! EVENING HYMNS. "^"' An Evening Hijmn.—Soh viii. 9. 1 ^NOTHER 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. 431 631 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS 2 Another fleeting day is gone, Swept from the records of the year ; And still with each successive sun, Life's fading visions disappear. 3 Another fleeting day is gone, To tell thy secrets, O ray soul ; Faithful before th' eternal throne Thy slightest folly 'twill enroll. 4 Another fleeting day is gone. To join the fugitives before : And I, when life's employ is done. Shall sleep to wake in time no more. 5 Another fleeting day is gone, And soon a fairer day shall rise ; A day, whose never-setting sun. Shall pour his light o'er cloudless skies. 6 Another fleeting day is gone. In solemn silence rest, my soul; Bend — bend before his awful throne. Who bids the morn and evening roll ! ^•'■'■* Evening Hymn. 1 /ZJ.LORY to thee, my God, this night. For all the blessings of the light ; Keep me, O keep me. King of kings. Under thine own almighty wings. 2 Forgive me. Lord, for thy dear Son, The ills that I this day have done ; That with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that so I may With joy behold the judgment-day.' 4 Lord, let my soul for ever share The bliss of thy paternal care ; 432 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 632, 633 'Tis heaven on earth, 'tis heaven above. To see thy face, and sing thy love. 6 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him all creatures here below ; Praise him above, ye heavenly host. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. ^oo P- M. 7, 7, 7, 7. ^*''^* Evening Hymn. 1 QMNIPRESENT God, whose aid No one ever ask'd in vain, Be this night about my bed. Every evil thought restrain : 2 Lay thy hand upon my soul, God of my unguarded hours ! All my enemies control, Hell, and earth, and nature's powers, 3 Loose me from the chains of sense, Set me from the body free : i Draw with stronger influence My unfetter'd soul to thee. 4 In me, Lord, thyself reveal. Fill me with a sweet surprise ; Let me thee, when waking, feel. Let me in thine image rise. 633. C. M. 1 f\ LORD, another day is flown, ^^ And we, a lonely band. Are met once more before thy throne, To bless thy fost'ring hand. 2 And wilt thou bend a list'ning ear, To praises low as ours ? Thou wilt ! for thou dost love to hear The song which meekness pours. 3 And, Jesus, thou thy smiles wilt deign. As we before thee pray ; 433 sK « 634, 635 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS For thou didst bless the infant train, And we are less than they. 4 Oh J let thy grace perform its part, And let contention cease ; And shed abroad in ev'ry heart Thine everlasting peace. ^^*» , Evening. 1 JNDULGENT Father, by whose care, Fv^e pass'd another day. Let me this night thy mercy share, And teach me how to pray. 2 Show me my sins, and how to mourn My guilt before thy face ; Direct me. Lord, to Christ alone, And save me by thy grace. 3 Let each returning night declare The tokens of thy love ; And ev'ry hour thy grace prepare My soul for joys above. 4 And when on earth I close my eyes, To sleep in death's embrace, Let me to heav'n and glory rise, T' enjoy thy smiling face. 635. s. M. 1 'T^HE day is past and gone, The evening shades appear, Oh, may I ever keep in mind. The night of death draws near. 2 I lay my garments by. Upon my bed to rest ; So death will soon remove me hence, And leave my soul undrest. 3 Lord, keep me safe this night. Secure from all my fears ; 434 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 636 May angels guard me while I sleep, Till morning light appears. 4 And when I early rise, To vieAV th' unwearied sun, May I set out to win the prize. And after glory run : 5 That when my days are past, And I from time remove, Lord, I may in thy bosom rest. The bosom of thy love. 636. P- M. 7, 7, 7, 7. 1 TM/"HAT if death my sleep invade ? Should I be of death afraid ? Whilst encircled by thine arm. Death may strike, but cannot harm. 2 What if beams of opening day Shine around my breathless clay ? Brighter visions from on high Shall regale my mental eye. 3 Tender friends awhile may mourn Me from their embraces torn ; Dearer, better friends I have In the realms beyond the grave. 4 See the guardian-angels nigh Wait to waft my soul on high ! See the golden gates display'd ! See the crown to grace my head ! 5 See a flood of sacred light. Which no more shall yield to night ! Transitory world, farewell ! Jesus calls with him to dwell ! 6 With thy heavenly presence blest, Death is life, and labor rest : Welcome sleep, or death to me. Still secure, for still with thee. 435 637, 638 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS C. M. ^•^ • • Evening Hymn. 1 IVOW, from the altar of our hearts Let incense flames arise ; Assist us, Lord, to ofi'er up Our evening sacriiice. 2 Awake, our love, av^^ake, our joy ; Awake, our heart and tongue : Sleep not w^hen mercies loudly call, Break forth into a song. 3 Minutes and mercies multiply'd Have made up all this day ; Minutes came quick, but mercies were More fleet and free than they. 4 New time, new favors, and new joys, Do a new song require ; Till we shall praise thee as we would. Accept our heart's desire. 5 Lord of our time, whose hand hath set New time upon our score ; Thee may we praise for all our time. When time shall be no more ! AQft ^- ^• "*'^» Lord's Day Evening. 1 T^HEN, O dear Jesus, when shall I Behold thee all serene ; Blest in perpetual sabbath-day. Without a veil between ! 2 Assist me, while I wander here, Amidst a world of cares ; Incline my heart to pray with love, And then accept my prayers. 3 Release my soul from every chain. No more hell's captive led ; And pardon a repenting child, For whom the Saviour bled. 436 AN^D ci=i::ej I ST ANCEs. 639,640 4 Spare me, my God, O spare the soul That gives itself to thee ; Take all that I possess below, And give thyself to me. 5 Thy Spirit, 0 my Father, give, To be my guide and friend, To light my path to ceaseless joys, To sabbaths without end. ^^^» Lord's Daij Evening, 1 T ORD, how delightful 'tis to see A whole assembly worship thee ; At once they sing, at once they pray ! They hear of heaven, and learn the way. 2 I have been there, and still would go ; 'Tis like a little heaven below : Not all that hell or sin can say. Shall tempt me to forget this day. 3 0 write upon my memVy Lord, The text and doctrine of thy word ; That I may break thy laws no more, But love thee better than before. 4 With thoughts of Christ and things divine, Fill up this foolish heart of mine ; That hoping pardon through his blood, I may lie down and wake with God. ^*^* An Evening Song, 1 THREAD Sov'reign, let my evening song Like holy incense rise ! Assist the offerings of my tongue To reach the lofty skies. 2 Through all the dangers of the day. Thy hand was still my guard. And still to drive my wants away Thy mercy stood prepar'd. 437 '^ KJ 641, 642 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS 3 Perpetual blessings from above Encompass me around, But oh ! how few returns of love Hath my Creator found. 4 What have I done for him that died To save my wretched soul ! How are my follies multiplied. Fast as my minutes roll ! 5 Lord, with this guilty heart of mine To thy dear cross I flee, And to thy grace my soul resign To be renew'd by thee. 6 Sprinkled afresh with pardoning blood I lay me down to rest^ As in the embraces of my God, Or on my Saviour's breast. "*-'■• Midnight Thoughts recollected. 1 'nn WAS in the watches of the night I thought upon thy pow'r, I kept thy lovely face in sight Amidst the darkest hour. 2 My flesh lay resting on my bed. My soul arose on high : 'My God, my life, my hope,' I said, * Bring thy salvation nigh.' 3 My spirit labors up thine hill. And climbs the heavenly road ; But thy right hand upholds me still. While I pursue my God. 4 Thy mercy stretches o'er my head The shadow of thy wungs : My heart rejoices in thine aid, My tongue awakes and sings. 042. (407) C. M. 1 T ()RD ! thou wilt hear me when I pray, i am for ever thine : 438 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 643 I fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to sin. 2 And while I rest my Aveary head, From cares and business free ; 'Tis sweet conversing on my bed, With my own heart and thee. 3 I pay this ev'ning sacrifice ; And when my work is done, Great God, my faith and hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus with my thoughts compos'd to peace I'll give mine eyes to sleep ; Thy hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep ! BIRTHDAY HYMNS. ^^Q P. M. 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8. "*^» For a Birthday. 1 (^OD of my life, to thee My cheerful soul I raise ; Thy goodness bade me be, And still prolongs my days ; I see my natal hour return. And bless the day that I was born. 2 A clod of living earth, I glority thy name, From whom alone my birth. And all my blessings came ; Creating and preserving grace Let all that is within me praise. 3 My soul, and all its powers, Thine, wholly thine shall be. All, all ray happy hours I consecrate to thee ; Whate'er I have, whate'er I am Shall magnify my INIaker's name. 4 Long as I live beneath, To thee O let me live, 439 644, 645 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS To thee my every breath In thanks and blessings give ; Me to thine image now restore, And I shall praise thee evermore. P44 P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7. "**• A Birthday hymn. — Acts xxvj. 22 1 T MY Ebenezer raise To my kind Redeemer's praise ; With a grateful heart I own, Hitherto thy help I've known. 2 What may be my future lot. Well I know concerns me not ; This should set my heart at rest, What thy will ordains is best. 3 I my all to thee resign : Father, let thy will be mine ; May but all thy dealings prove Fruits of thy paternal love. 4 Guard me. Saviour, by thy pow'r. Guard me in the trying hour • Let thy unremitted care Save me from the lurking snare. 5 Let my few remaining days Be directed to thy praise ; So the last, the closing scene Shall be tranquil and serene. 6 To thy will I leave the rest. Grant me but this one request, Both in life and death to prove Tokens of thy special love. 6. WEDDING HYMNS. 015. C. M. A Wedding Hymn. 1 ^INCE Jesus freely did appear. To grace a marriage feast, O Lord, we ask thy presence here, To make a wedding guest. 440 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 646 2 Upon the bridal pair look down, Who now have plighted hands ; Their union with thy favor crown, And bless their nuptial bands. 3 With gifts of grace their hearts endow, Of all rich dowries best ! Their substance bless, and peace bestow To sweeten alL the rest. 4 In purest love their souls unite. That they, with Christian care. May make domestic burdens light. By taking mutual share. 5 True helpers may they prove indeed, In prayer, and faith, and hope ; And see with joy a godly seed To build their household up. 6 On every soul assembled here, O make thy face to shine ; Thy goodness more our hearts can cheer Than richest food or wine. "*"• Marriage. 1 T^ITH grateful hearts and tuneful lays, We bow before th' Eternal throne, And offer up our humble praise. To him whose name is God alone. 2 On this auspicious eve, draw near. And shed thy richest blessings down ; Fill ev'ry heart with love sincere. And all thy faithful mercies crown. 3 Grant now thy presence, gracious Lord, And hearken to our fervent pray'r ; The nuptial vow in heav'n record. And bless the newly married pair. 4 Oh, guide them safe, this desert through. Mid all the cares of life and love ; 441 647, 648 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS At length with joy thy face to view, In fairer, better worlds above. 7. MEETING AND PARTING OF CHRISTIAN FRIENDS ^* * * A welcome to Christian Friends — at Meeting. 1 "^INDRED in Christ, for his dear sake, A hearty welcome here receive : May we together now partake The joys which only he can give. 2 To you and us by grace 'tis given To know the Saviour's precious name; And shortly we shall meet in heaven. Our hope, our way, our end the same. 3 May he, by whose kind care we meet. Send his good spirit from above, Make our communications sweet, And cause our hearts to burn with love. 4 Forgotten be each wordly theme. When Christians see each other thus ; We only wish to speak of him ; Who liv'd, and died, and reigns for us. 5 We'll talk of all he did, and said. And suffer'd for us here below ; The path he mark'd for us to tread. And what he's doing for us now. 6 Thus as the moments pass away. We'll love, and wonder, and adore ; And hasten on the glorious day, When we shall meet to part no more. ^ . ^ P. M. 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7. Visiting a Friend. 1 "DEACE be on this house bestow'd, Peace on all that here reside ; Let the unknown peace of God ■ With the man of peace abide ! 442 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 649 Let the Spirit now come down : Let the blessings now take place ; Son of peace, receive thy crown. Fulness of the gospel grace. 2 Christ my Master, and my Lord, Let me thy forerunner be : O be mindful of thy word, Visit them, and visit me I To this house and all herein, Now let thy salvation come ! Save our souls from inbred sin ! Make us thine eternal home ! 3 Let us never, never rest Till the promise is fulfil'd : Till we are of thee possess'd, Pardon'd, sanctified, and seal'd ; Till we all, in love renew'd, Find the pearl that Adam lost, Temples of the living God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ! 649. S. M. 1 4 ND let our bodies part. To different climes repair ; Inseparably join'd in heart The friends of Jesus are ! 2 Jesus, the corner stone, ^ Did first our hearts unite ! V And still he keeps our spirits one. Who walk with him in white. 3 O let us still proceed In Jesus' work below ; And following our triumphant Head, To farther conquests go. 4 The vineyards of the Lord Before his lab'rers lies ; 443 650 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS And lo! we see the vast reward, Which waits us in the skies ! 5 O let our hearts and mind Continually ascend ; That heaven of repsoe to find, Where all our labors end ! 6 Where all our toils are o'er, Qur sufferings and our pain ; Who meet on that eternal shore Shall never part again. 7 O happy, happy place, W^here saints and angels meet ; There we shall see each others face, And all our brethren greet. 8 To gather home his own, God shall his angels send, And bid our bliss, on earth begun, In deathless triumphs end. ^**"« At Parting. 1 T ORD, when together here we meet, And taste thy heav'nly grace; Thy smiles are so divinely sweet. We're loath to leave the place. 2 But, Father, since it is thy will That we must part again; Oh, may thy special presence still With every one remain. 3 And let us all in Christ be one. Bound with the cords of love; Till we, before thy glorious throne. Shall joyful meet above. 4 All sin and sorrow from each heart. Shall then for ever fly; Nor shall a thought that we must part, Once interrupt our joy. 444 AND CIRCUMSTAirCES. 651, 652 ^-1 p. M. 7, 7, 7, 7. '^^^» The same. 1 TT'OR a season call'd to part, Let us now ourselves commend, To the gracious eye and heart Of our ever-present Friend. 2 Jesus, hear our humble prayer ! Tender Shepherd of thy sheep ! Let thy mercy and thy care All our souls in safety keep. 3 In thy strength may we be strong, Sweeten every cross and pain : Give us, if we live, ere long In thy peace to meet again. 4 Then if thou thy help afford, Ebenezers shall be rear'd ; And our souls shall praise the Lord Who our poor petitions heard. 8. FOR THE YOUNG AND THE OLD. e,K9 (431) c. M. ^«i>^« Advantages of religion in youth. 1 XJ APP Y is he, whose early years Receive instruction well ; Who hates the sinner's path, and fears The road that leads to hell. 2 'Tis easier work, if we begin To serve the Lord betimes ; _^u. While sinners, who grow old in sin, 4|fr Are harden'd by their crimes. 3 It saves us from a thousand snares. To mind religion young: With joy it crowns succeeding years, And makes our virtue strong. 4 To thee, almighty God ! to thee Our hearts we now resign : 'Twill please us to look back and see, That our whole lives were thine ! 445 2L 653, 654 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS 5 Let the sweet work of pray'r and praise Employ our daily breath : Thus we're preparM for future days, Or fit for early death. ^.« (452) L. M. ^^^* A call to the young. 1 JVOW, in the heat of youthful blood. Remember your Creator, God : Behold, the months come hast'ning on. When you shall say, "my joys are gone.'^ 2 God from on high beholds your thoughts ; His book records your secret faults : The works of darkness men have done. Must all appear before the sun. 3 Behold the aged sinner goes. Laden with guilt and heavy woes, Down to the regions of the dead, With bitt'rest curses on his head. 4 The dust returns to dust again ; The soul, in agonies of pain. Ascends to God, not there to dwell, But hears her doom, and sinks to hell. 5 God of the young ! turn off their eyes, From earth's alluring vanities ; And let the warnings of thy word Awake their souls to fear the Lord ! Prayer for the children of the Church. 1 T\EAR Saviour, if these lambs should stray, From thy secure enclosure's bound ; And, lur'd by worldly joys away. Among the thoughtless crowd be found ; 2 Remember still that they are thine. That thy dear sacred name they bear, Think that the seal of love divine, — The sign of cov'nant grace they wear. 3 In all their erring, sinful years, Oh, let them ne'er forgotten be ; 446 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 655, 656 Remember all the pray'rs and tears, Which made them consecrate to thee. 4 And when these lips no more can pray, These eyes can weep for them no more, Turn thou their feet from folly's way, The wand'rers to thy fold restore. ^-. (233) S. M. \9*Mt3m £^^ effects of neglected education. 1 "gEHOLD, O Israel's God ! From thine exalted throne. And view the dang'rous state of those Thou call'st to be thy own. 2 The children of thy flock, By early cov'nant thine. See how they pour their bleeding souls On ev'ry idol's shrine! 3 To indolence and pride What piteous victims made ! Crush'd in their parents' fond embrace, And by their love betray'd. 4 By pleasure's polish'd dart What numbers here are slain ! What numbers there for slaughter bound In Mammon's golden chain ! 5 O let thine arm awake And dash the idols down : O call the captives of their pow'r Thy treasure and thy crown. 6 Thee let the fathers own, And thee the sons adore ; Join'd to the Lord by solemn vows, To be forgot no more ! ^-^ C. M. "^"* Old ^o-e— Isaiah xh'i. 4. I jVr^ flyi"g years, time urges on ; What's mortal must decay ; 447 657 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS My friends — my youth's companions gone, Can I expect to stay ? 2 Can I exemption plead, when death Projects his awful dart ? Can med'cine then prolong my breath ? Or virtue shield my heart ? 3 Oh ! no — then smooth, O Lord, the hour; On thee my hope depends : Support me with almighty pow'r, While dust to dust descends. 4 Then shall my soul, O gracious God ! (While angels guard the way,) With rapture haste to thine abode, To dwell in endless day. 5 Thro' heaven, howe'er remote the bound, Thy love I'll then proclaim : And join the choir of saints that sound Their great Redeemer's name. 9. PARENTS AND CHILDREN. C. M. OST* Parents^ Prayer for their Children. — 0 that Ishmael might live before thee. — Gen. xvii. 18. 'nPHUS did the pious Abra'm pray For his beloved son : Let parents in the present day His language make their own. Tho' they with God in cov'nant be, And have their heav'n in view; They are unhappy till they see Their children happy too. They warn, indulge, correct, beseech , While tears in torrents flow ; And 'tis beyond the pow'r of speech To tell the griefs they know. 448 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 658 4 See the fond father clas^p his child ; See! how his mercies move : "[Shalt thou, my offspring, be exilM From God my Father's love ? 5 Shall cruel spirits drag thee down To darkness and despair ; Beneath th' Almighty's angry frown, To dwell for ever there ? 6 Kind heaven, the dreadful scene forbid ! Look down, dear Lord, and bless ; I'll wrestle hard, as Jacob did — May I obtain success ! " S. M. 058* Prayer for infants ; or, children, day by day, given to God, 1 ^TJJ.REAT God, now condescend To bless our rising race ; Soon may their willing spirits bend To thy victorious grace ! 2 O what a vast delight Their happiness to see! Our warmest wishes all unite To lead their souls to thee. 3 Dear Lord, thy Spirit pour Upon our infant seed ; O bring the long'd-for happy hour That makes them thine indeed. 4 May they receive thy word^ Confess the,Saviour's name ; Then follow their despised Lord Through the baptismal stream. 5 Thus let our favor'd race Surround thy sacred board, There to adore thy sovereign grace. And sing their dying Lord. 449 2L* 659, 660 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS H^Q L. M. ooif* Prayer of parents for their offspring. 1 ]\0W, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, To whom we for our children cry ! The good desir'd and wanted most, Out of thy richest grace supply ! 2 Error and ignorance remove, The blindness of their heart and mind ; Give them the wisdom from above, Spotless, and peaceable, and kind. 3 Answer on them the end of all Our cares, and pains, and studies here \ On them recover'd from their fall, Stamp'd with the humble character ! 4 Unite, what long has been disjoin'd, Knowledge and vital piety ; Learning and holiness combin'd, And truth and love let all men see. 5 Father, accept them through thy Son, And ever by thy Spirit guide ! Thy wisdom in their lives be shown, Thy name confess'd and glorified. 060. P. M. 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6. 1 T AND my house will serve the Lord : But first obedient to thy word I must myself appear : By actions, words, and tempers, show That I my heavenly Master know. And serve with heart sincere 2 1 must the good example set To those that on my pleasure wait ; The stumbling-block remove : Their duty by my life explain. And still in all my works maintain The dignity of love. 450 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 3 Easy to be entreated, mild, Quickly appeas'd and reconcil'd, A foll'wer of my God : A saint indeed I long to be, And wish to lead my family In the celestial road. 4 A sinner sav'd myself from sin, I strive my family to win, That they may be forgiven ; The children, Lord, and servants bless, And through the paths of righteousness Conduct us all to heaven. 10. COLLECTIONS. ^^1* Liberality. 1 ^H, what stupendous mercy shines Around the majesty of heaven ! Rebels he deigns to call his sons, Their souls renew'd, their sins forgiven. 2 Go, imitate the grace divine, — The grace that blazes like a sun ; Hold forth your fair, though feeble light. Through all your lives let mercy run ! 3 Upon your bounty's willing wings Swift let the great salvation fly ; The hungry feed, the naked clothe ; To pain and sickness help apply. 4 Pity the weeping widow's wo, And be her counsellor and stay ; Adopt the fatherless, and smooth To useful, happy life, his way. 5 Let age, wtih want and weakness bow'd. Your mercies and compassion move ; Let e'en your enemies be bless'd, — Their hatred recompens'd with love. 451 661 662, 663 PARTICUL,AR OCCASIONS 6 When all is done, renounce your deeds- Renounce self-righteousness with scorn Thus will you glorify your God, And thus the Christain name adore. C. M. 662* Providing Bags that wax not old. Luke xii. 33. 1 XTES, there are joys that cannot die, With God laid up in store ; Treasures, beyond the changing sky, Brighter than golden ore. 2 The seeds which piety and love Have scatter'd here below. In the fair, fertile fields above. To ample harvests grow. 3 The mite my willing hands can give^ At Jesus' feet I lay : Grace shall the humble gift receive, And grace at large repay. ^^•^* Liberality.— mg. ii. 8. 1 nnHE gold and silver are the Lord's^ And ev'ry blessing earth affords ; All come from his propitious hand. And must return at his command. 2 The blessings which I now enjoy, I must for Christ and souls employ ; For if I use them as my own. My Lord will soon call in his loan.. 3 When I to him in want apply, He never does my suit deny ; And shall I then refuse to give. Since I so much from him receive ? 4 Shall Jesus leave the realms of day, And clothe himself in humble clay ? Shall he become despis'd and poor. To make me rich for ever more ? 452 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 664, 665 5 And shall I wickedly withhold To give my silver or my gold ? To aid a cause my soul approves, And save the sinners Jesus loves? 6 Expand my heart — incline me, Lord, To give the whole I can afford ; That what thy bounty rendered mine, I may with cheerful hands resign. '''^'** Imitation of Christ in doing' good. 1 "l^HEN Jesus dwelt in mortal clay, What were his works from day to day, But miracles of pow'r and grace Which spread salvation thro' our race. 2 Teach us, O Lord ! to keep in view Thy pattern, and thy steps pursue : Let alms bestow'd, let kindness done^ Be witness'd by each rolling sun. 3 That man may last, but never lives. Who much receives, but nothing gives ; Whom none can love, whom none can thank. Creation's blot, creation's blank. 4 But he, who marks from day to day In gen'rous acts his radiant way. Treads the same path the Saviour trod, The path to glory and to God. C. M. 005* Relieving Christ in his Members. Matt. XXV. 40. 1 TESUS, my Lord, how rich thy grace ! Thy bounties how complete ! How shall I count the matchless sum ? How pay the mighty debt ? 2 High on a throne of radiant light Dost thou exalted shine ; 453 666 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS What can povert}^ bestow, When all the worlds are thine ? 3 But thou hast brethren here below, The partners of thy grace ; And wilt confess their humble names Before thy Father's face. 4 In them thou may'st be cloth'd and fed, And visited and cheer'd ; And in their accents of distress, My Saviour's voice is heard. 5 Thy face, with rev'rence and with love, We in thy poor would see ; O let us rather beg our bread Than keep it back from thee. 11. SUNDAY SCHOOLS. \9U\J» 2%g Importance of Educating Youth. 1 TJLEST is the man whose heart expands At melting pity's call, And the rich blessings of whose hands Like heavenly manna fall. 2 Mercy, descending from above. In softest accents pleads ; O ! may each tender bosom move When mercy intercedes. 3 Be ours the bliss in wisdom's way To guide untutor'd youth. And lead the mind that went astray To virtue and to truth. 4 Children our kind protection claim. And God will well approve. When infants learn to lisp his name. And their Creator love. 5 Delightful work ! young souls to win, And turn the rising race 454 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 667, 668 From the deceitful paths of sin, To seek redeeming grace. 6 Almighty God! thy influence shed To aid this good design : The honors of thy name be spread. And all the glory thine. AA'y L. M. ^^^* The same. CONGREGATION. 1 l\r^W let our hearts conspire to raise A chereful anthem to ihy praise : Let music, sweet as incense, rise With grateful odours to the skies. CHILDREN. 2 Teach us to bow before thy face, Nor let our hearts forget thy grace ; When lost in ignorance we lay. Thy goodness snatch'd our souls away. CONGREGATION. 3 O what a numerous race we see. In ignorance and misery ! Shall they continue still to lie In ignorance and misery? CHILDREN. 4 Give, Lord, each liberal soul to prove The joys of thine exhaustless love ; May we the sacred scriptures know. And like the blessed Jesus grow. CONGREGATION, 5 We feel a sympathizing heart; Lord, 'tis a pleasure to impart; Hear thou our cry, and pitying see, O let these children live to thee. ^^^* Sunday School. CONGREGATION. 1 I'ZJ.REAT God, accept our songs of praise, Which we would to thy honor raise, 455 669 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS Bless our attempts to spread abroad The knowledge of our Saviour God. CHILDREN. 2 Next to our God, our thanks are due To those who did compassion show, In kindly pointing out the road, That leads to Christ, the way to God. CONGREGATION. 3 We claim no merit of our own ; Great God, the work is thine alone ! Thou didst at first our hearts incline To carry on this great design. CHILDREN. 4 Now we are taught to read and pray, To hear God's word, to keep his day, Lord, here accept the thanks we bring — Our infant tongues thy praise would sing. CONGREGATION. 5 With those dear children we'll unite ; Their songs inspire us with delight ; Lord, w^hile on earth we sing thy love. May angels join the notes above. CHILDREN. 6 Great God, our benefactors bless, CONGREGATION. And crown thy work with great success ; BOTH. O may we may meet around thy throne. To sing thy praise in strains unknown. ^^^* Sunday School. CONGREGATION. 1 f\ WHAT a pleasure 'tis to see Christians in harmony agree. To teach the rising race to know They're born in sin, expos'd to wo! 456 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 670 CHILDREN. 2 O what a privilege is this, That we obtain so rich a grace ! We're taught the path to endless day — We're taught to read, to sing, and pray. CHORUS. To God let highest praise be giv'n ; Hark ! how the echo sounds from heaven : Come, let us with the angels join — Glory to God, good Avill to men. CONGREGATION. 3 Lord, thou hast said, in sacred page, That children are thy heritage : Accept them, bless them with thy grace. Till they above behold thy face. CHILDREN. 4 Let blessings in abundance flow On all around us here below ; May we our benefactors meet. Around Jehovah's blissful seat. CHORUS. To God, let highest praise be giv'n, Hark ! how, &c. ^'"* Sunday School, BOYS. 1 i^NCE more we keep the sacrod day, That saw the Saviour rise ; Once more we tune our infant song To him that rules the skies. GIRLS. 2 What numbers vainly spend these hours, That are to Jesus due ! Children and parents, how they live ! And how they perish too ! 457 9M 671 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS BOYS. 3 But we, a happier few, are taught The ways of heavenly truth : We hail once more the plan of love That pities wand'ring youth. GIRLS. 4 Our foolish hearts are prone to err ; Too oft we find it so ; O may the God of grace forgive. And better hearts bestow. BOYS. 5 Teach us the way, while here we learn To read thy holy word ; Bless all the kind instructions giv'n, And make us thine, O Lord. BOTH. 6 Praise to our God, and thanks to those Who thus our souls befriend ; While the rich benefit we reap, On them thy blessings send. ^'*' Sunday School. BOYS. 1 T ORD, in the days of youth May we in grace improve ; And learn the word of sacred truth, The Saviour's dying love ! GIRLS. 2 Our moments haste away. With ev'ry heaving breath ; And swiftly hastens on the day, When we must sink in death. BOYS. 3 While some are never taught The way of God with care ; We bless the Lord that we are brought To this thine house of pray'r. 458 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 672 GIRLS. 4 Lord give us ears to hear, And hearts to understand ;j In trouble may we find thee near — A Saviour close at hand ! BOYS. 5 Through life's dark rugged road, Thus far we're kept by thee : May heaven at last be our abode. Thy glory there to see. GIRLS. 6 Blest be our God, who lives, And reigns with boundless sway ; Richly our benefactor gives : We'll praise him all the day. BOTH. 7 Beyond the azure sky. We'll praise thee more and more ; And through a long eternity, A God in Christ adore. 12. SICKNESS AND RECOVERY. \9§ ^» Hope in Sickness. 1 T ORD ! I am pain'd ; but I resign -*^ My body to thy will ; 'Tis grace, 'tis wisdom all divine Appoints the pains I feel. 2 Dark are the ways of providence. When those who love thee groan : Thy reasons lie conceal'd from sense, Mysterious and unknown. 3 Yet nature may have leave to speak. And plead before her God, Lest the o'erburden'd heart should break Beneath their heavy rod. 4 The mournful groans and flowing tears, Give my poor spirit ease ; 459 673, 674 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS While every groan my Father hears, And every tear he sees. 5 Is not some smiling hour at hand. With peace upon its wings ! Give it, O God ! thy swift command. With all the joys it brings ! 673. L. M. Life and Death in the Hands of God. — 1 Sam. ii. 6. Job xiv. 5, 6.— Ps. xc. 3.— Rev. i. 18. 1 "^M^HEN mortal man resigns his breath, 'Tis God directs the shafts of death; Casual howe'er the stroke appear, He sends the fatal messenger : 2 The keys are in that hand divine ; That hand must first the warrant sign, And arm the death, and wing the dart. Which speeds his message to our heart. 3 Who first inspir'd the breath of lives. The living kills, the dead revives. Brings to the margin of the grave. And shows us thence his power to save : 4 From hence if thou my body raise, V\\ publish my Restorer's praise, My life at thy dear hands receive. And only for thy glory live. 1 ^^OD of my life, look gently down. ^^ Behold the pains I feel ; C. M. 074r» ^^^^ ^ Wliose arm supports our head : 2 When fading from the dizzy view, I sought their forms in vain ; The bitterness of death I knew, And groan'd to live again. 3 'Tis dreadful when th' a - 386 Draw near, 0 Son of God, draw near, - - 561 Dread Sovereign, let my evening song, - - - 640 EARLY, my God, without delay, - - - 504 Earth has engross'd my love too long, - - 739 Eat, drink, in mem'ry of your friend, - - - 520 Enslav'd by sin, and bound in chains, . - - 322 Equip me for the war, - - _ _ 562 Ere the blue heavens were stretch'd abroad, - - 99 Eternal and immortal King, _ - _ - 40 Eternal God, almighty cause, - - - - 18 Eternal Power ! whose high abode, - - - 13 Eternal Source of every joy, - - _ - > 599 Eternal Spirit, source of light, _ _ . 181 Eternal Spirit, 'twas thy breath, - - - - 1 Eternal Spirit, we confess, - - - _ 173 Eternity is just at hand, ----- 242 Every fallen soul, by sinning, - - . . 321 Every moment brings me nearer, - - - , 475 Exalted high at God's right hand, - - - 745 Exert thy pow'r, thy rights maintain, - - - 545 FAIN would my soul with wonder trace, - - 489 Fairest of all the lights above, - - - 62 Fair Sion's King, we suppliant bow, - - - 593 Faith adds nevr charms to earthly bliss, - - - 313 Far from affliction, toil, and care, - - - 577 Far from my thoughts, vain world be gone, - - 490 Far from the world, O Lord, I flee, - - . 375 Far from thy fold, 0 God, my feet, - . - 394 Father! at thy call I come, - - - - 256 Father divine, the Saviour cried, - - - - 117 Father divine, thy piercing eye, . _ _ 4gg Father, God, who seest in me, - - . . 397 Father, how wide thy glories shine, - - _ 55 Father, I bless thy gentle hand, - . - - 459 Father of faithful Abra'm hear, - _ - 553 Father of mercies, bow thine ear, - - - 559 Father of mercies, in thy house, - - - 555 Father of glory ! to thy name, - - - - 41 Father of mercies, God of love, _ _ - 282 Father of mercies, in thy word, - - \ - 3 524 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Firm was my health, my day was bright. For a season call'd to part. For ever blessed be the Lord, - From his low bed of mortal dust, - From this world's joys, and senseless mith, GIVE thanks to God most high, Give to our God immortal praise, Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame. Give to the winds thy fears, Glorious things of thee are spoken, Glory be to God on high, GI017 to God who reigns above, - Glory to thee, my God, this night, Go, and the Saviour's grace proclaim, Go, friends of Jesus, and proclaim. Go through the gates, 'tis God commands, Go, ye heralds of salvation. Go, ye messengers of God, God from the throne with piercing eyes, God is a name my soul adores, God is a Spirit just and wise, - God is the refuge of his saints, God moves in a mysterious way, God, my supporter, and my hope, God of eternity, from thee, God of my life, whose gracious pow'r, God of my life, to thee belongs, God of my life, to thee, - - - God of my life, look gently down, God of my mercy and my praise, - God of mercy ! God of grace, - God of our lives thy constant care, God of the morning, at whose voice, - God, to correct the world, Grace, 'tis a charming sound, - - ^ Gracious Lord, incline thine ear, - Great God, accept our songs of praise. Great God, as seasons disappear, - Great God, at whose all-powerful call, Great God, how infmito art thou, - Great God, indulge my humble claim, Great God, in vain man's narrow view, - Great God ! my early vows to thee. Great God ! now condescend. Great God of wonders, all Ihy ways, - Great God ! the nations of the earth, Great God, we sing that mighty hand, Great God ! what hosts of angels stand, Great Lord of all, thy matcliless power, Great Lord of angels ! vvc adore. Great v/as the day, the joy was great. 441 7 Go 679 651 176 717 747 110 46 22 72 533 49 102 631 544 543 549 550 545 213 17 29 71 69 287 705 469 609 643 674 116 258 608 613 687 316 281 668 605 598 20 389 19 619 658 352 532 607 3 94 566 528 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. 5-25 Greatest of beings, source of life, Guide me, 0 tiiou great Jehovah, HAD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, Hail boundless love, that first began, Hail, great Creator, vt^ise and good, Hail ! my ever blessed Jesus, - Hail ! thou once despised Jesus, - Happy is be whose early years, Happy the heart where graces reign, Happy the hours, the golden days, Happy the man whose wishes climb, Hark ! from on high a solemn voice, - Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound, Hark! 'tis our heavenly leader's voice, Hark! 'tis the Saviour's voice 1 hear. Hark, my soul, it is the Lord, Hark! the glad sound, the Saviour comes, Hark! the song of Jubilee, Hark ! the voice of love and mercy, Hark! what celestial notes. Hark! what triumphant strains are these, Hasten, O sinner, to be wise, - He dies, the friend of sinners dies, Hell! 'tis a word of dreadful sound, - Here at thy cross, my dying God, - Here at thy table, Lord, we meet, High in yonder realms of light, - High let us swell our tuneful notes, High on his everlasting throne, Holy and reverend is the name, Holy Ghost, dispel our sadness, - Holy, holy, holy, Lord, Holy Lord God ! I love thy truth, - Hosanna to the Son, - - - Hosanna to the royal Son, Hosanna with a cheerful sound, How are thy servants blest, 0 Lord, How beauteous are their feet, - How blest the sacred tie that binds, How can a sinner know. How condescending and how kind, Hov/ do thy mercies close me round, How great, how terrible, that God, How happy, gracious Lord, are we, How happy is the pilgrim's lot, How long shall death, the tyrant, reign, How lost was my condition, How lovely, how divinely sweet, How oft, alas! this wretched heart, How sad and awful is my state. How sad our state by nature is. How shall a lost sinner in pain. How shall the young secure their hearts, . 67 455 436 334 58 325 346 652 438 395 372 722 701 143 192 387 105 530 139 104 531 218 144 750 132 525 748 108 560 28 180 43 421 135 347 615 81 351 433 35G 131 467 733 382 451 730 169 491 414 260 3Uo 412 9 526 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. How short and hasty is our life, How sweet the name of Jesus soundsj How tedious and tasteless the hours, How vain are all things here below, How various and how new, Haw vast is the tribute I owe, I AND my house will serve the Lord, I ask'd the Lord that I might grow, I hear a voice that comes from far, I know that my redeemer lives, I love the Lord; but ah ! how far, I love the Lord; he heard my cries, I love thy Zion, Lord, I love to steal awhile away, I saw beyond the tomb, 1 send the joys of earth away, I thirst, but not as once I did, . I thirst, thou wounded Lamb of God, I was a grovelling creature once, I would, but cannot sing, . I'll praise my Maker whilst I've breath. I'm bound for New-Jerusalem, I my Ebenezer raise, . Indulgent Father, by whose care, . Indulgent Father ! how divine. Indulgent God ! to thee I raise. Indulgent God, to thee we pray. Indulgent sovereign of the skies, . Infinite grace ! and can it be, . In glad amazement, Lord I stand, . In sleep's serene oblivion laid. In songs of sublime adoration and praise, In sweet exalted strains, In the floods of tribulation, In thy great name, 0 Lord, we come In vain my fancy strives to paint, . In vain opposing nations rage, . In vain would boasting reason find, In what confusion earth appears, Israel, in ancient days, JEHOVAH'S grace, how full, how free, Jehovah speaks, " Seek ye my face," Jesus, and shall it ever be, Jesus, full of all compassion, Jesus, help thy fallen creature, Jesus, if still the same thou art, Jesus, if still thou art to-day, Jesus invites his saints, Jesus is gone above the skies, Jesus, lover of my soul, Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone, - Jesus, my Lord, how rich thy grace, - Jesus, my Saviour, and my God, - TABLE OF FIRST LINES. 527 Jesus, my Saviour, Brother, Friend, Jesus, my strength, my hope, Jesus, our triumphant head, Jesus shall reign where'er the sun, Jesus, thou dear redeeming Lord, Jesus, thy blessings are not few, J'esus, thy boundless love to me, Jesus, thy wandering sheep behold, Join all the glorious names, Joy to the world, the Lord is come, Just o'er the grave I hung, KINDRED, and friends, and native land, Kindred in Christ, for his dear sake, LADEN with guilt, and full of fears. Lamb of God ! for sinners slain. Lamb of God, we fall before thee. Let all the heathen writers join. Let all who truly bear. Let av'rice, born frome shore to shore, Let carnal minds the world pursue. Let earth and heaven agree, . Let ev'ry ear attend. Let others boast how strong they be, . Let Pharisees of high esteem, Let the high heavens your songs invite. Let the whole race of creatures lie, Let thoughtless thousands choose the road. Let Zion's watchmen all awake. Life is a span, a fleeting hour, . Life is the time to serve the Lord, Lift up your eyes, ye sons of light. Like Bartimeus, we are blind, Lo, he comes array'd in vengeance, Lo ! he comes, the King of glory, . Lo ! he comes, with clouds descending, Lo, what a pleasing sight, . Long as I live I'll bless thy name. Lord, all I am is known to thee. Lord, and am I yet alive. Lord ! at thy feet I prostrate fall. Lord ! at thy feet in dust I lie. Lord, at thy table I behold. Lord ! didst thou die, but not for me, Lord, dismiss us from thy blessing, - Lord, how delightful 'tis to see, - Lord, I am pain'd, but I resign. Lord, I am thine, entirely thine. Lord ! I am vile, conceiv'd in sin. Lord, I cannot let thee go, Lord, in the days of youth, - Lord of my life, O may I praise. Lord of the Sabbath, hear our vows. Lord of the worlds above, 343 289 152 529 495 201 381 556 332 107 675 551 647 11 279 336 5 518 4 307 329 188 75 431 61 65 388 567 714 217 681 208 735 736 731 434 52 26 341 271 290 524 303 752 639 672 590 254 440 671 616 505 500 528 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Lord, send thy word, and let it fly, - Lord ! shed a beam of heavenly day, Lord, thou hast search'd and seen me through, Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray, - Lord, 'tis a pleasing thing to stand, - Lord, we come before thee now, Lord, we confess our num'rous faults, Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I, - Lord, what our ears have heard, Lord, what was man when made at first, Lord, when together here we meet, Lord, when we cast our eyes abroad, - Love divine, all love excelling, Love divine, how sweet the sound, MAN has a soul of vast desires, May the grace of Christ our Saviour, Men of God, go take your stations, Methinks the last great day is come, Mistaken souls, that dream of heaven. Must friends and kindred droop and die. My barns are full, my stores increase, My brethren, from my heart beloved, My dear Redeemer, and my Lord, . My drowsy pow'rs, why sleep ye so, My Father ! cheering name, My flying years time urges on, ; My former hopes are fled, . My God ! and is thy table spread, My God, how endless is thy love, - My God, my life, my love. My God, my portion, and my love, . My God, permit me not to be, . My God, the spring of all my joys. My God, thy boundless love I praise, My God, thy service well demands. My gracious, loving Lord, My heart, how dreadful hard it is, . My hope, my all, my Saviour thou. My hope, my portion, and my God, My Lord ! in whose presence I live. My rising soul, with strong desires, - My song- shall bless the Lord of all. My soul doth magnify the Lord, My soul, repeat his praise, - - - My soul, the awful hour will come. My soul, the minutes haste away. My spirit looks to God alone, - - - My thoughts on awful subjects roll, NO, I'll repine at death no more, - Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard. Not all the blood of beasts, - - - Not all the nobles of the earth. Not by the laws of innocence, z ' ' 536 251 25 642 502 497 338 94 508 92 650 542 423 391 225 757 539 734 S23 710 219 563 114 401 428 656 264 526 612 55 286 426 472 33 682 278 411 331 175 425 383 111 363 36 676 233 473 726 727 742 320 368 318 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. 529 Not from relentless fate's dark womb, - - - - 73 Not from the dust affliction grows, - - - - - 458 Not to the terrors of the Lord, . _ - - - 744 Now begin the heavenly theme, - - - - 350 Now be that sacrifice survey'd, - - _ - 142 Now, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, - - . 659 Now from the altar of our hearts, - - - - 637 Now I have found the gTound wherein, - - 357 Now in the heat of youthful blood, - - - - 653 Now is th' accepted time, ... - 183 Now is the time, th' accepted hour, . _ _ 230 Now let our drooping hearts revive, - . . _ 578 Now let our hearts conspire to raise, - - - 676 Now let the Father, and the Son, - - - 761 Now let us raise our cheerful strains, - - - 159 Now the shades of night are gone, - - - 623 Now we hail the happy dawning, - - - - 586 O BLESS the Lord, my soul, - - - 53 0 could I find some peaceful bow'r, - - - 401 O could I speak the matchless worth, - - - 326 0 for a glance of heavenly day, - - . - 253 0 for that tenderness of heart, - - - - 250 0 God of Jacob, by whose hand, - - - - 437 0 God of Zion ! from thy throne, _ . . 579 0 God to whom in flesh reA-eal'd, - - - - 308 O happy soul, that lives on high, - - - 369 0 Lord, another day is flown, . - - . 633 0 Lord, my God, in mercy turn, _ _ . 266 0 Lord, our languid souls inspire, - - - - 493 O love divine, how sweet thou art, - . . 324 O love divine, what hast thou done, - _ - 33O O my soul, what means this sadness, ... 399 0 that I could repent, ----- 249 O that I could repent, - - - - - 252 O that I had a seraph's fire, - - - - 340 O that 1 knew the sacred place, - - - - 378 O that I were as heretofore, - - - - 4l8 0 that I were as heretofore, _ _ - - 557 0 that my load of sin were gone, _ _ . 494 O that the Lord would guide my ways _ - - I79 0 the delights, the heavenly joys, - . - 740 O the delights, the heavenly joys, - - - - 160 O thou before whose gracious throne, - - - ^75 O thou God of my salvation, - - - - 344 0 thou that hear'st when sinners cry, - - - 275 O thou that dost in secret see, - - - - 284 O thou who this mysterious bread, - - - 519 O thou, whose beams serenely bright, - - - 162 O thou, whose tender mercy hears, - - - 299 O 'tis enough, I ask no more, - - - - 431 O what a pleasure 'tis to see, - - - - 669 O what amazing words of grace, - - - - 191 O when wilt thou my Saviour be, - - - 301 0 Zion, when I think of thee, - - - . 443 2S 530 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. O'er those gloomy hills of darkness, - - . 533 Of all the joys we mortals know, - - - - 390 Of him who did salvation bring, . - _ 345 Oft as the bell, with solemn toll, - - - . 699 Oh could I find from day to day, _ _ - 379 Oh for a closer walk with God, - - - - 416 Oh for a thousand tongues to sing, - . - 337 Oh, how divine, how sweet the joy, - - _ 583 Oh, if my soul was form'd for wo, - . - 267 Oh may the pow'r which melts the rock, - - - 692 Oh, that the Lord would hear my cry, - - - 302 Oh, turn, great Ruler of the skies, _ - - 263 Oh what stupendous mercy shines, - - - 661 Oh where shall rest be found, - - - - 698 Omnipresent God, whose aid, - - - - 632 On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, - - - - 476 On Judah's plains as shepherds sat, - - - 113 On the brink of fiery ruin, - - - - 358 On the mountain's top appearing, . _ _ 585 On this sweet morn my Lord arose, - - - 626 On thee, great Ruler of the skies, . - - 688 Once more, before we part, _ _ _ _ 756 Once more my eyes behold the day, - - - 611 Once more my soul the rising day, _ . _ 614 Once more we keep the sacred day, . - - 670 One there is above all others, ... - 338 Our country is Immanuel's ground, - _ - 454 Our days, alas ! our mortal days, . - - - 223 Our Father, thron'd above the sky, - - - 394 Our Lord is risen from the dead, - - - - 155 Our Sabbaths come so welcome on, - - - 625 Our souls with pleasing wonder view, - - - 35 PARENT of good ! thy works of might, - - 57 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, - - 171 Peate be on this house bestow'd, - - - - 648 Peace ! the welcome sound proclaim, - - - 693 Pity the nations, 0 our God, - - _ - 527 Plung'd in a gulf of dark despair, - _ - 349 Poor, weak, and worthless, though I am, - - - 166 Praise, happy land, Jehovah's name, - - - 685 Praise ye the Lord, who reigns above, - - - 109 Pray'r is the soul's sincere desire, _ - _ 437 Pray'r was appointed to convey, - - - - 483 Precious Bible! what a treasure, - _ _ 6 Proclaim, said Christ, God's wondrous garce, - - 511 Prostrate, dear Jesus, at thy feet, - - - 257 Proud Babylon yet waits her doom, - _ _ 527 RAISE, thoughtless sinner raise thine eye, - 235 Raise your triumphant songs, - _ - 106 Rejoice in God, the word commands, - - - 392 Rejoice, the Saviour reigns, - _ - - 534 Rejoice, ye shining worlds on high, . - - 151 Return, my roving heart, return, - - - - 427 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. 531 Return, 0 wanderer, return, - . - - 203 Rock of ages, shelter me, ----- 164 SAFELY through another week, - - - 628 Salvation, 0 tiie joyful sound, . - _ 363 Saviour, canst thou love a traitor, - - - 270 Saviour, visit thy plantation, - . _ - 580 Say, sinner, hatli a voice within, _ _ _ 229 See, from Zion's sacred mountain, - - - 196 See, gracious God, before thy throne, - - - 618 See how the rising sun, ----- 691 See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand, _ - - 509 See th' Eternal Judge descending, _ . _ 737 See what a living stone, - - • - - 148 Self righteous souls, on works rely, . _ - 317 Shall atheists dare insult the cross, - - - 12 Shepherd of Israel, bend thine ear, _ . _ 57O Shepherd of Israel, thou didst lead, - - - 554 Shepherd of Israel, thou dost keep, . _ - 573 Shepherd of souls, if thou indeed, - . - 559 Shine on our souls, eternal God, - - - - 80 Show pity, Lord, 0 Lord, forgive, . - . 274 Since Jesus freely did appear, . - - - 645 Since we are call'd to part, - - - - 576 Sing to the Lord, who loud proclaims, - . . 312 Sin hath a thousand treacherous arts, - - - 91 Sinners, approach your dying Lord, _ - _ 184 Sinner, art thou still secure, - - - - 239 Sinners ! the voice of God regard, . _ . 243 Sinners, this solemn truth regard, - - _ 215 Sinners, will you scorn the message, - - - 187 Smote by the law, I'm justly slain, . . - 268 So let our lips and lives express, - - - - 446 Some seraph lend your heavenly tongue, - - 15 Songs of immortal praise belong, - - - 27 Sovereign Ruler, Lord of all, - - - - 283 Sovereign Ruler of the skies, - . . - 429 Spirit ! leave thine house of clay, - - - 716 Stay, thou insulted Spirit, stay, - - - - 228 Stern winter throws his icy chains, - - - 606 Stop, poor sinner, stop and think, _ _ _ 240 Stoop down, my thoughts, that us'd to rise, - - 247 Stretch'd on the cross, the Saviour dies, - - . 125 Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, - - - i2g Supreme High-priest, the pilgrim's light, - - - 399 Sure the blest Comforter is nigh, - - - 177 Sweet^is the mem'ry of thy grace, - - - 34 Sweet is the work, my God, my King, - - 506 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing, - _ _ 374 Sweet was the time when first I felt, - . - 396 TEACH me the measure of my days, - - - 702 Tell me no more of earthly toys, - - 443 Terrible thought ! shall I alone, - - _ . 245 Thanks for mercies past receive, . _ . 753 532 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. That awful hour will soon appear, _ . . 704 The Christian navigates a sea, . - _ 457 The darkened sky, how thick it low'rs, - - . 46O The day is past and gone, - - _ - 535 The eagle fond her charge awakes, - - - 85 The gold and silver are the Lord's, - - - 663 The grave is now a favor'd spot, - - - - 723 The hour of my departure's come, - - - 48O The King of heaven his table spreads, - - - 195 The Lord, how fearful is his name, - . . 66 The Lord in Zion plac'd his name, - . . 501 The Lord is risen indeed, - _ _ - ]50 The Lord of earth and sky, . _ - - 610 The Lord of life, with glory crown'd, - - - 153 The Lord my pasture shall prepare, - - - 79 The Lord, who truly knows, - - - - 485 The Lord will happiness divine, - - - - 255 The man is ever blest, - - - - 212 The morning flow'rs display their sweets, •• - - 706 The mighty deep gives up her trust, - - - 733 The new-born child of gospel grace, ... 366 The peace which God alone reveals, - - - 754 The promises I sing, - - - - - 31 The Saviour calls, let ev'ry ear, - _ _ 194 The spacious firmament on high, - - - - 59 The Spirit breathes upon the word, - - - IQ The spring, great God, at thy command, - - - 604 The sun is fast descending, - - - - 456 The time is short, the season near, - - _ 227 The wandering star, and fleeting wind, - - 409 Thee we adore. Eternal name, _ - - - 703 Thee we adore. Eternal vrord, - - - - 101 There is a fountain fill'd with blood, - - - 327 There is a glorious world on high, - - - 371 There is a house not made with hands, - - - 721 There is a land of pure delight, - _ - 738 There is a voice of sovereign grace, - - - 241 They that have made their refuge God, - - 77 This feast was Jesus' high behest, _ _ . 52I This God is the God we adore, _ _ . 755 This is the day the Lord hath made, . _ . 597 This is the feast of heavenly wine, - - - 515 Thou art my portion, O my God, - - - - 392 Thou art, 0 God, a Spirit pure, - _ . 14 Thou God of glorious majesty, - - - - 248 Thou great mysterious God unknown, - - - 293 Thou hidden God for whom I groan, _ - - 288 Thou man of griefs, remember me, - - - 273 Thou Shepherd of Israel divine, - - - - 377 Though in the earthly church below, - - - 581 Though nature's voice you must obey, _ - - 711 Through all the various shifting scene, - - 68 Through shades, and solitudes profound, - - - 211 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. 533 Through sorrow's night, and danger's path, - - 729 Thus did the pious Abra'm pray, - - - - 657 Thus far the Lord has led me on, - - - 629 Tlius spake the Saviour, Avhen he sent, - . - 565 Thy ceaseless unexhausted love, . _ - 32 Thy life I read, my dearest Lord, - - - - 713 Thy presence, everlasting God, . > . 759 Thy presence, gracious God, afford, _ _ - 494 Thy way, 0 God, is in the sea, _ _ - 82 Thy ways, O Lord, Avith wise design, - - - 84 'TJs a point I long to know, . - . - 397 'Tis by the faith of joys to come, - - - 314 'Tis finish'd ! so the Saviour cried, - - . 138 'Tis hard from those we love to go, - - - 676 'Tis midnight, and on Olive's brow, - - - 122 'Tis my happiness below, ----- 444 'Tis sweet to rest in lively hope, - . . 474 'Tis wisdom, mercy, love divine, - - - - 86 To calm the sorrows of the mind, _ - - 74 To-day the Saviour rose, ----- 637 To-day we lay the corner-stone, - - - 594 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, - - - - 762 To God the Father, God the Son, - - - 760 To God the Father, God the Son, - - - - 763 To God the only wise, ----- 295. To God the universal King, - • - - 39 To languish for his native air, - - - - 477 To our Redeemer's glorious name, - - _ 353 To praise the ever bounteous Lord, _ - - 603 To thee let my first offerings rise, - _ . 620 To thee, 0 God, my prayer ascends, - - - 285, To thy great name, O Prince of peace, . - - 573 To your Creator God, ----- 48 'Twas by an. order from the Lord, - - - 2 'Twas for our sake, eternal God, - - - 127 'Twas God who hurl'd the rolling spheres, - - 23 'Tv/as m the watches of the night, - - - 641 'Twas on that dreadful, doleful night, - - - 514 UNCERTAIN how the w^ay to find, - - 400 Upward I lift mine eyes, - - - - 76 VAIN man, on foolish pleasures bent, - - 98 Vast are thy works. Almighty Lord, - - - 70 Vital spark of heavenly flame, . _ - 482 WE lift our hearts to thee, - - - - 622 We sing the almighty power of God, - - 60 We sing the wise, the gracious plan, . - - 339 Weary of wandering from my God,- - - 415 Welcome, thou well belov'd of God, - - - 591 W^elcome, welcome, blessed servant, - - - 571 Welcome, welcome, dear Redeemer, - - - 305 Welcome, ye hopeful heirs of heav'n, - - - 592 Well, the Redeemer's gone, - . . . 156 We've no abiding city here, - - - - 447 534 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. What are possessions, fame, and pow'r, - . - - 97 What cheering words are these, - - - 46S What contradictions meet, - ' - - - 558 What could your Redeemer do, . _ _ 185 What equal honors shall we bring, _ - _ 154 What heavenly man, or lovely God, - - - 513 What if death my sleep invade, - - - - 636 What is our God, or Avhathis name, - • - 16 What is the thing of greatest price, - - - 64 What is this passing scene, . - - - 220 What language now salutes the ear, ... 190 What mean these jealousies and fears, - - 309 What scenes of horror and of dread, - - . 724 What sinners value I resign, - - - - 728 What strange perplexities arise, - - - - 402 What thousands never knew the road, - - 450 What various hind'rances we meet, - - - 484 When any turn from Zion's way, . - _ 405 When at a distance. Lord, we trace, - - - 118 When bending o'er the brink of life, - - - 696 When blooming youth is snatch'd away, - - - 715 When darkness long has veil'd my mind, - - 404 When death appears before my sight, . . - 707 When faith beholds the saints above, - - - ' 741 When frowning death appears, - - - - - 238 When gloomy thoughts, and fears, - - - 370 When God's own people stand in need, - - - 83 When God reveal'd his gracious name, - - 361 When heaven does grant, at certain times, - - 463 When I can read my title clear, - - - 466 When I survey the wond'rous cross, - _ . 129 When in dark and dreadful gloom, - . . 24 When in the light of faith divine, - - - 95 When Israel through the desert pass'd, - - 8 When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay, - - - 664 When languor and disease invade, - - - 683 When life's tempestuous storms are o'er, - - - 720 When marshall'd on the nightly plain, - - 161 When mortal man resigns his breath, - _ . 673 When night descends in sable guise, - - - 465 When, 0 dear Jesus, when shall I, > . . 638 When Paul was parted from his friends, - - 564 When rising from the bed of death, _ _ _ 298 When the poor leper's case I read, ™ _ - 207 Whence has the world her magic pow'r, - . - 700 Where are the dead? In heaven or hell, - - 697 Where shall the tribes of Adam find, - . - 335 Where two or three together meet, - - - 488 Where two or three, with sweet accord, - - - 492 Wherefore should man, frail child of clay, - - 430 While justice waves her vengeful hand, - - - 689 While o'er our guilty land, 0 Lord, . - . 690 While on the verge of life I stand, - - , 479, TABLE OF FIRST LINES. 535 While thee I seek, protecting Pow'r, . - - 393 While to the grave our friends are borne, - - - 712 Why do we mourn departing friends, - - - 718 Why should a living man complain, ... 464 Why should this earth delight us so, - - - 96 Why should we start and fear to die, - . , 708 Why sinks my weak desponding mind, - - 403 Why will ye lavish out your years, - - - 244 Will the pardoning God despise, _ _ _ 294 Winter has a joy for me, ----- 600 With ecstacy of joy, _ _ - - - 128 With eye impartial heaven's high King, - - 30 With grateful hearts and tuneful lays, - - - 646 With heavenly pow'r, O Lord defend, - - - 574 With melting heart, and weeping eyes, - . . 272 With tears of anguish I lament, - - _ 259 Worthy is he that once was slain, - - - - 134 YE followers of the Prince of Peace, - - 522 Ye golden lamps of heaven, farewell, - - 743 Ye hearts, with youthful vigour warm, - - 199 Ye humble souls, approach your God, - - - 45 Ye humble souls, that seek the Lord, - - - 146 Ye messengers of Christ, ----- 552 Ye saints, proclaim abroad, > - . - 112 Ye servants of the Lord, ----- 439 Ye sons of Adam, vain and young, - - - 34$ Ye sons of men, in sacred lays, - - - - 37 Ye trembling souls! dismiss your fears, - - 88 Ye who in former days, ----- 406 Ye worlds of light, that roll so near, - - - 163 Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor, - . - 198 Yes, there are joys that cannot die, - - - 662 Yes, the Redeemer rose, ----- I49 Yes ! we trust the day is breaking, _ - . 537 A LITURGY FOR THE USE OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCHES, Published by order of tbe t nature, should be dedicated to the Lord, through the holy ordinance of baptism, with a view of being rendered partakers of the privileges and bles- sings of his covenant; and we exhort you, who now present this child for christian baptism, seriously to consider and medi- tate upon the nature and design of this holy and blessed insti- tution of our Lord. Through baptism, we are introduced into the gospel cove- nant, in which God offers us the remission of our sins and eternal life, upon the condition that we render the obedience which he requires in his word. It is an outward and visible sign of that inward regeneration of the heart, which is the work of the holy spirit, and without which, no man can enter into the kingdom of God. It represents unto us, that all men are naturally born in sin, that in the flesh they cannot please God, and that in order to be made acceptable unto him, they must be born again "of water and of the spirit." By it, "we are buried with Christ unto death, that like as Christ was raised from the dead, even so we also should walk in newness of life." It is administered by the use of water, as an emblem of spirit- ual purity ; for as water cleanses our bodies from natural pol- lution, so the holy spirit only can purify our souls from the defilements of sin. Such is the nature and design of this holy ordinance. In conformity to this institution, you now present this child to be 8 LITURGY. baptised in the name of tlie Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, that it may be solemnly dedicated to the service of the triune Jehovah, and realize the blessings of his gracious covenant with his people. I ask you, therefore, before God and these witnesses: Do you, in the name of this cliild, renounce the devil and all his works ; the sinful desires of the flesh, together with the vanities of this wicked world, and promise, with the help of God, to keep his holy will and commandments ? Ans. — Yes. Do you believe in God the Father Almighty Maker of Hea- ven and earth ; and in Jesus Christ his only son our Lord, who was conceived of the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried, who descended into the place of departed spirits, the third day arose from the dead, ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty, from whence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. Do you also believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic church ; the communion ot saints ; the forgiveness of sins ; the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.? Ans, — Yes , I baptise thee, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, we thank thee, that thou hast instituted a covenant with thy people, and that thou hast graciously called us to participate in the privileges and bles- sings of this covenant. We praise thee, that tliis infant, which thou hast called into existence and preserved by thy power and goodness, has now been solemnly dedicated to thee, through the holy ordinance of baptism. And now, when he (she) has been baptised according to the institution of our blessed Re- deemer, we pray, that he (she) may also be regenerated by the Holy Spirit; that he (she) may die unto sin, live unto righteousness, be incorporated into thy holy church, and ren- dered a partaker of eternal life. We beseech thee, of tliine infinite mercy, to look upon thy servants who are interested with the future government and direction of this child in the way of salvation ; give them a realizing sense of the importance of those duties, which result from their covenant relation unto thee, and their offspring, whom they have solemnly dedicated to thy honor and glory. Help them to bring up this child in the nurture and admoni- tion of the Lord, to teach him (her) to remember his Creator in the days of his youth ; and as he advances in years, to endea- vor to lead him in the ways of truth and righteousness ; direct and bless them in their endeavors to preserve him from the influence of worldly vanities and corruption, and to govern and direct him in such a manner, that when he shall arrive at the years of discretion, he may become a blessing to society, and an ornament to the church. ilTtTRGY. y We now commend this child to thy fatherly care and goodness. Preserve him from the temptations of the world, the allure- ments of sa tan, and the influence of his evil and corrupt nature. Guide him by thy holy spirit in the way he should go. As he grows in bodily strength, may he grow in grace, and increase in the knowledge of God and the Lord Jesus Christ ; preserve him by thy poAver ; sanctify him by spirit, and finally save him with thine everlasting salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who hath taught us to pray, "Our Father," &c. SECTION in. THE MINISTRATION OF BAPTIS3I TO ADVhT PERSONS. Dearly Beloved: Our Lord Jesus Christ commanded his apostles to go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost ; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever he has commanded them. In obedience to this command, the apostles propagated the gospel in various parts of the earth, and baptised as many disciples as professed repentance towards God, and faith towards the Lord Jesus Christ. It appears, therefore, to have been the intention of our Lord, that such adult persons, as had been duly instructed in the gos- pel and are willing to render obedience to its requirements, should be admitted, through the ordinance of baptism, to a participation of the blessings and priviliges of the evangelical covenant; and all, who are thus admitted into this covenant, are brought under the most solemn obligations to forsake all iniquity, and live godly and righteous lives. It is the design of the divine author of this institution, that it shall be said of all, who by these means are admitted into his church, "Ye are washed ; ye are sanctified ; ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the spirit of our God." By the ordinance of baptism Christ hath provided for pre- serving his church, and maintaining the principles of his re- ligion. And it is required of all adults, who are desirious of being introduced into his church, by means of this sacred ordi- nance, that they declare their belief in the essential truths of the gospel, and their willingness to be governed and directed by them. You, my beloved brother, (sister) in the profession of repen- tance and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, now present yourself to be baptised according to this institution. I ask you, there- fore, in the presence of these witnesses, and before that august being, who searcheth your heart ; do you believe in the doc- trines of the christian religion, as taught in the word of God, and substantially set forth in the confession of the Evangelical Church ? Is it your desire to be baptised in this faith, and do 10 LITURGY. you intend to adhere to it steadfastly to the end of your life ? Ans. — Yes. Do you renounce all sinful desires and works, and promise, with the help of God, to keep his holy will and commandments, as declared in his word? Ans. — Yes. Upon this, your solemn profession and promise, I baptise you, N. in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Let us pray. Almighty and most merciful God, we thank thee that thou hast called us out of the world, to enter into the ark of thy salvation. We praise and bless thy holy name, that this, thy servant, has now been introduced into thy church, and made a partaker of the blessings and privileges connected with thy gracious covenant. Accept, we beseech thee, this humble dedi- cation of himself (herself) to thee ; pour out thy holy spirit upon him, that he may be thoroughly washed and sanctified by his influence ; give him grace to perform those solemn promises and vows which he has now made in thy presence ; incline his heart to serve, reverence and obey thee in all the require- ments of thy law, and the institutions of thy gospel; help him to adorn his profession with a holy walk and conversation ; enable him to overcome every obstacle and difficulty in the way of his salvation ; sustain him in his weakness j strengthen him in the day of temptation, and, O suffer him not be lead astray by the artifices of satan, and the deceitfulness of his own heart; assist him to be faithful in the improvement of the means of grace ; to be diligent in the performance of every good work, and to persevere to the end, rejoicing in the hope of a glorious immortality ; enable him to glorify thy name, and to prove by his daily walk and conversation, that the gospel of Christ is the power of God to the salvation of all who sincerely believe and obey it; sanctify, preserve and guide him by thy holy spirit, that he may remain faithful unto death, and finally inherit eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath taught us to pray, '' Our Father," &c. SECTION IV. OF CONFIRMATIOIV. 7%c candidates for confirmation being placed before the altar, the minister proposes to them the following questions : I ask you, my friends, in the presence of God and this assem- bly, do you believe, with all your heart, the doctrines of the christian religion, as they are taught in the scriptures of the old and new Testament, and substantially set forth in the confession of the Evangelical Church .'' Do you now solemnly dedicate yourselves to the service of the triune God, the Father, LITURGY. II Son, and Holy Ghost, and do you intend, by his gracious as- sistance, to remain faithful unto Him, until the end of your ives?" Ans. — "I do." Do you renounce all sinful desires and wicked works, and promise, with the help of God, to keep his holy will and com- mandments ? Ans. — "1 do." Do you now confirm and ratify the solemn promise made in your baptism, and obligate yourselves to perform the terms upon which Jesus Christ hath promised you his grace and salvation.'' Ans. — "I do." Do you promise to observe all the duties of regular members of this christian church, and submit yourselves to the rules of its government and discipline? Ans. — "I do." 2Jie candidates then kneeling around the altar, the minister lays his hands on the head of each with the following, or a similar prayer. May Almighty God ever strengthen you in the performance of the solemn engagements into which you now have entered May he ever stretch out his hand to protect you. May he overshadow you by the woings of his merciful visitation. May he lead you by his holy spirit in the way of salvation, that in the end you may obtain eternal Ife, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth forever — Amen. TTie 3finister then gives his right hand to each of the candi- dates, saying : Upon this voluntary profession and the promises which you now have made, I receive you as members of this christian church, and give you, in its name, the right hand of christian fellowship and brotherly love ; authorising you to join us in the celebration of the Lord's Supper, and to participate in all our spiritual privileges, so long as your deportment shall cor- respond with your present engagements. Let us unite our supplications to the throne of grace, in behalf of these our christian brethren, (sisters.) O Lord our God, thou art present with all thy creatures in heaven and on earth ; thine eyes are upon all our ways ; thou knowest all our thoughts, feelings and dispositions; thou searchest the hearts and triest the reins of these thy servants, who have here in thy divine presence, and before this assembly, solenmly professed their faith in thee, and vowed obedience to the requirements of thy law. We bless thee that thou hast graciously been pleased to awaken them to a sense of their religious duties, and enabled them at this time to come forward anddedicate themselves to thy honor and glory. And, we beseech thee, most merciful Father, to pour out thy spirit upon them, that they may faithfully adhere to the precepts of that blessed religion which they have now professed. May they constantly endeavor to be more conformed to the image of thy 12 LITURGY* f>erfections ; may they strive to grow in piety and virtue, to ive as the disciples of Christ, as children of God, and heirs of immortality; preserve them in their intercourse with the world, and helj) them to overcome the manifold dangers and temptations to which they shall be exposed. Forbid, Almighty God, that they should ever forget the serious and solemn en- gagements into which they now have entered, and graciously assist them in the performance of every duty, connected with their high calling; perfect, we beseech thee, the good work which thou hast begun in their hearts, and help them to press forward in the glorious career which thou hath set before them ; strengthen their faith, establish their confidence, and confirm their hopes in thee ; help them to go on rejoicing in their way ; teach them to rely on thy gracious promises, and let them find by their oavn happy experience, that thy grace is sufficient for them in every time of need ; shed abroad thy love in their hearts ; may they love one another, and travel together in the way of eternal life as brothers (and sisters) in the Lord ; and when they shall have fought the good fight, finished their course, and kept the faith in the church militant on earth, may they be admitted to the full participation of the glories of the church triumphant in heaven, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who has taught us to pray, "Our Father," &c. Tlie Minister may then proceed to deliver to those who have been confirmed the following address : My Christian Friends : You have now, in the presence of God and this assembly, made a public profession of the religion of Jesus Christ; you have solemnly declared your belief in the doctrines of the gospel, and promised with the help of God, to keep his holy will and commandments ; you have come out from the world : you have declared yourself on the side of the Lord, and for- ever after this day, you are to be faithfully and truly devoted to his service. The promises which you have made are so serious and solemn that I trust you have not presented yourselves at this altar without deeply feeling the importance of what you have done. Always remember these promises, and pray God that he may enable you, by the assistance of his grace, to perform them. When the vanities and corruptions of the world tempt you to violate your oath of allegiance to the God of your sal- vation, remember the sacred engagements of this solemn occasion, and stand fast in the faith ; be strong in the Lord, and the power of his might ; pray to him without ceasing ; read his word diligently, and meditate on his law daily ; endeavor al- ways to grow in grace, and advance in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. You have received some instructions in the principles of our holy religion ; but think not that you have now learned all that is necessary for you to know. No, you are BO far from being perfect in the knowledge of God and his reli- gion, that you have just entered on the threshold of this sacred LITURGY. 13 and sublime science. Endeavor, then, to add to your experi- ence, knowledge. Whatever may be your occupation in life, study the holy scriptures faithfully. I^ever, for a single day, neglect the perusal of that sacred volume, which is given by the inspiration of God, and is able to make you wise unto sal- vation. Attend also to the preached word; worship God in your families, and in his holy temple ; let your thanksgivings and prayers be offered up for yourselves, your families, your congregation, the church and the w orld. Let your light shine, that God's name may be glorified in the salvation of your own souls, and the souls of your fellow creatures. Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation ; keep near the throne of grace ; dwell in love, and the God of love and peace w ill be with you. SECTION V. form of preparation for the celebration of th lord's supper. On the day preceding the communion, a discourse is deliverer from the pulpit adapted to the occasion; after which, the Minister, standing before the altar, requests the cnmravm- cants to rise in their seats, and proposes to them the ollowing questions : I ask you, my fi-iends, before Almighty God, and upon the evidence of your consciences, whether you sincer(;]y acknow- ledge and lament that you are sinners, who have, in a great variety of ways, transgressed God's holy will and command- ments, and exposed yourselves to the punishment of his ever- lasting wrath and displeasure .' If this be the humble confes- sion of your hearts, make it manifest with your lips by saying yes. Ans. — ''Yes." I ask you w^hether you heartily believe that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, and that all those who sincerely repent, believe in him, and obey his gospel do re- ceive the remission of their sins and eternal life.'* Are you truly desirous to be delivered from your transgressions, and to participate in the provisions of God's mercy for those who are truly penitent and faithful.' Ans. — "Yes." I ask you whether you are truly resolved, with the help of God, to submit yourselves henceforth to the influence and direc- tion of the Holy Spirit, so that you may be enabled to hate and avoid all manner of evil; to love God, serve him faithfully, and glorify his name by your daily walk and conversation? If this is vour sincere determination, announce it in the pre- sence of God and each otl.er, by saying yes. Ans. — "Yes." Let us unite in making this confession to the throne of grace. Almighty and most merciful Father, we confess that we have sinned frequently and grieviously in thy sight. We have 2U* 14 LITURGY. offended ag;ainst thee, not only by numerous outward acts of transsrression, but by the secret thouj^hts, affections and dis- positions of our corrupt hearts, which are indeed open in thy sit^ht, but whicli we cannot fully understand, nor confess unto thee. It is with sincere sorrow and repentance, that we ac- knowledire these manifold trans2:ressions. We are earnestly desirous of ])ein2: pardoned by thy mercy, and comforted by thy grace, throu<^h our Lord Jesus Christ. We implore the influence of thy Holy Spirit, sincerely resolvino; by his |rra- cious spirit to renounce our evil ways, and live more godly, rioiiteously, and soberly than we hitherto have done; and especially, w^e beseech thee Almighty God, to prepare us by the influence of thy grace for the worthy celebration of the Lord's Supper, so that by means of that sacred ordinance we may be strencrthened in our faith, and increased in our love to God and our fellow creatures. O Lord God the Father, have mercy upon us — O Lord God the Son, have m.ercy upon us — O Lord God the Holy Ghost, have mercy upon us, and give us peace — Amen. After this confirmation and prayer, the minister may make to the communicants the following declaration : Upon this humble confession which you now have rendered to the throne of divine grace, and in conlbrmity to the instruc- tions which Almighty God hath given to the ministers of his word, I declare to you all, w ho have sincerely repented of your sins, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the divine promise of the forgiveness of your transgressions, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. But while the gospel of Jesus Christ commands us to declare the promise of grace and salvation to those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and are reconciled to God, it threatens in- dignation and wrath against all the workers of iniquity. My duty to you, therefore, at this time, requires me to state, that if we continue in an impenitent state, w ithout earnestly seek- \nle adoration before thee on this solemn occasion, and devoutly implore thy direction and blessing. We thank thee that thou hast established thy church upon earth, and that in thy good providence, thou art continually raising up ministers to preach the gospel for the salvation of souls, and the glory of thy name. And we beseech thee, O thou great Shepherd and Bishop of souls, to bless those thy servants who have now been solemnly set apart for the work of the gospel ministry. Give then grace, that they may be duly qualified for the work to which they have been called and ordained. Give them a deep and an abiding sense of the importance of the trust which has been committed to their hands, and strengthen them in the performance of all the duties connected with it. Enlighten their understanding, that they may comprehend the truths of thy word, and make knoAvn the mysteries of the gospel of Jesus Christ, for the instruction and edification of their hearers. Shed abroad thy spirit more abundantly in their hearts, and may they be governed and directed in all their professional labors Ijy a supreme regard for thy glory and an earnest de- sire for the salvation of souls. INIay they faithfully preach thy word, and endeavor, by thy blessing, to awaken the thought- less, alarm the impenitent, comfort the broken hearted, strengthen the weak, and establish the faithful in the truths and promises of thy blessed gospel. Help them to be instant in season and out of season, to reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine, and constantly and faithfully to labor for those whom Christ hath purchased with his blood. May they consider the worth of immortal souls, and diligently watch for them as they who have to give an account ; and in laboring for the salvation of those souls which are committed to their care, may they never grow weary or faint; but may they be strengthened in all the difficulties and troubles with which they shall meet in the service of their divine Lord and Master. Give them such a sense of the responsibilities of their stations that they may devote all the powers of their minds to the faithful performance of the duties devolving u})on them. LITURGY. 31 May they always remember that they are thy servants, that they have entered into thy vineyard and engaged to do thy work. INIay they constantly remember the solemnity of those engagements into which they have entered with the great Head of the church, and give themselves wholly to the work of serving him and promoting his glory. May they exercise the authority with which thou hast invested them, with fidelity, wisdom, prudence and moderation,so that the church under their administration, may be preserved and edified in the true prin- ciples and genuine spirit of the gospel. May thy spirit direct and thy love stimulate them in every attempt to convert sinners to thee, and save their souls from everlasting destruction. And, O, if it be thy blessed will, suffer them not to labor in vain. May the congregations which shall be committed to their charge receive the word into their hearts, and bring forth the fruits of righteousness in their lives. We now commend these beloved brethren and fellow labor- ers in the gospel vineyard to thy gracious care and protection. We pray that they may henceforth deny themselves, take up the cross and follow their master wherever he shall lead them. In whatever part of thy vineyard they may be destined to labor, may they be strengthened and encouraged in their work by thy gracious assistance. In all their dangers and tempta- tions, may they be upheld by thy power and grace. In all their trials and afflictions, may they be comforted by thy word and spirit. May they go forth into the church and the world, in the name of the Lord, and the strength of the God of Hosts, and endeavor to be faithful. May they watch, pray, labor, suffer and endure unto the end, that when the great Shepherd shall appear, they shall be ready to appear with him in glory, and enter into the joys of their Lord. — Amen. FORMUIiA GOVERNMENT AND DISCIPLINE Kban* Hutf^ttm (^f^ntt^. FORMULA GOVERNMENT AND DISCIPLINE EVAN. LUTHERAN CHURCH. CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY PRINCIPLES. Section I. We believe that from aii examination of the works of nature and the course of events, we may derive evi- dence of the existence of God, and the prominent truths of natural religion.* Sec II. But that the evidence of natural religion is not such, as to afiford us a satisfactory knowledge of the nature of God, and our relation to him ; nor its mfluence sufficient to urge us to duty ; f and that therefore a farther revelation from God is desirable. Sec. ill We believe that such a revelation God has given, at sundry times, and in divers manners unto the fathers, and in latter days by his Divine Son Jesus Christ, and his inspired servants ; J and that this revelation is contained in the books known in protestant Christendom, as the 01d§ and New Tes- tament; that every individual is bound to receive this as his infallible rule of faith and practice, and to be governed by it. || Sec. IV. We hold that liberty of conscience and the free exercise of private judgment in matters of religion, are natu- ral and unalienable rights of men, of which no government, civil or ecclesiastical can deprive us. IT Sec. V. As order is necessary to the prosperity of every associate body, and as Jesus Christ has left no entire, specific form of Government and Disciplme for his church ; it is the duty of every individual church to adopt such regulations as *Roin.i. 20. tActsiv. 12. Rom. iii. 1, 2. JHeb. 1.1,2. $ 2 Tim. iii. 16. ;|| John V. 39. Acts xvii. Jl. John xiv. 16, 17. ^ Bom. ii. 13. •aad others. Can. vi. 1, 23. Acts iv. 19. 36 FORMULA OF appear to them most consistent with the spirit and precepts of the New Testament, and best calculated to subserve the in- terests of the church of Christ. Sec. VI. And as men exercising the right of private judg- ment, agree in the opinion, that Christianity requires a social connexion among its professors, and as experience proves that men will differ in some of their views of doctrine and discip- line ; and as too much difference of opinion would be prejudi- cial to the objects of the association ; therefore reason dictates that those of similar views should associate together, that it is their duty to require for admission to church-membership among them, or for induction into the sacred office, and for continuEuice in either, such terms as they deem most accordant with the precepts and spirit of the Bible. Sec. VII. Upon the broad basis of these principles, was the Evangelical Lutheran Church founded, immediately after the Reformation. Adhering to the same principles, the Church in America is governed by three Judicatories : the Council of each individual Church, the District Synods consisting of all the clergy, and an equal number of laymen from a particular district of country, and one General Synod, formed by representatives from all the diflferent Synods of the Lutheran Church. The ratio of clerical and lay representatives is de- termined in the Constitution of the General Synod ; and the powers of this body are only those of an Jldvisory Council. CHAPTER II. OF THE CHURCH. PART. I. OF THE INVISIBLE CHURCH. Section 1. The true or invisible Church of Christ is the collective body of all * those of every religious denomination in the world, who are in a state of grace, t Sec. II. The true Church of Christ is a spiritual J society, consisting of members whose qualifications § are spiritual, and who are associated for spiritual purposes. || Sec. III. It is a catholic or universal IT society : its mem- bers not being confined to any particular nation or religious denomination. PART II. OF THE EXTERNAL OR VISIBLE CHURCH. Section 1. The visible church is the collective body of those who profess the Christian religion; consisting of all those *Eph. iv. 1.7. tMatt. vii. 21. xii. 60. Acts x. 35. 1 John xviii. 36. 1 John iv. 13. || Eph. iv. 12. iThess. v. ll. IT 1 Cor. i. 2. John x. 16. Rom. xii. 4. Eph. iv. 4. 6. THE LUTHERAN CHURCH. 37 who have been admitted to membership by baptism, * and have not been deprived of it by excommunication. Sec. II. Of this society our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is the true and only head;t having neither abandoned his church nor appointed any vicar in his stead. Sec. III. As the spirit of Christianity leads its possessors to social intercourse | with each other ; and as such a connex- ion is essential to the accomplishment of the object of the clu'istian church ; and as such a relation can subsist only among persons of contigiious residence ; therefore christians, living near together have, fron the time of the Apostles,§ formed themselves into societies, for the better attainment of the objects of the christian institution. And every society participates in the duties of the whole church. Sec. IV. It is the duty of every such society, and of the visil^le church at large, to have the word and sacraments ad- ministered in their purity, || to give an adequate and just sup- port to the pastor or pastors who minister unto them, to pro- vide for the perpetuation of an able and faithful ministry, IT ^nd to endeavor to propao;ate the gospel to the ends of the earth. ° Sec. V. It is the duty of the church to watch over the pu- rity and faithfulness of her members. ** Sec. VL The jurisdiction of the church is purely spiritual ;. it ought to have no connexion with the civil government, ff neither ought its decisions be enforced by the arm of ci-'jil power. Sec. VII. The power of the church is purely declarative, whether exercised by an individual church-council, or by any other ecclesiastical judicatory ; i. e. the Bible is their juridical^ code, and their decisions are valid only because found'ed on" scripture. Sec. VIII. The visible church is not an association to which we may belong, or not, at our option; but it s the duty of every one who lias an opportunity, to be a faithful member ofit-.n CHAPTER III. OF THE 0FFI<:ERS OF THE CHUPjCH OF PASTORS. Section 1, Our Lord and Saviour himself instituted the clerical office in the New Testament church, and made it of *MatU xrviii. 19. fEph.v 23,24. i. 22. t John xiii. 34, 35, Eph. iv. 3. T. 19. $Actsii. 41 1 Thess. ii 14. Gal. L 22. || 1 Tim. iv. 6. vi. 3. 5. Gal. I. 8, 9. IT Tit. i. 5. 2 Tim. ii. 2. ° Malt, xsviii, 19, 20. ** I Cor. V. 7. IJ. tt John xviii. 36. JJ MaU. xx viii. 19. xi. 28, 29. 2w * 38 FORMULA. OF perpetual standing.* Tlie persons filling this office, are in scripture designated by different names, as bishop, presbyter or elder, &c. t indicative of the duties of the office. All these are by divine right of equal rank, J and their duties are prin- cipally these : to expound the word of God, to conduct the pub- lic worship of God, § to administer the sacraments of the church, II and to admonish men of their duties, IT as well as by all proper means, public and private, to edify the church of Christ. Sec. II. Those other officers who were endowed with mi- raculous gifts, and whose instrumentality Christ used in first forming the church, were extraordinary and of temporary standuig. Sec. III. Pastors are amenable for their conduct to the Synod to which they belong ; and that Synod is the tribunal which has the entire jurisdiction over them : excepting in those cases where a regular appeal is obtained to the General Synod, agreeably to Art. iii. sec. v. 1. 2. of the Constitution of General Synod. Sec. IV. No minister shall knowingly grant to a member of another congregation any privileges of the church, which would be denied to said member by his own pastor. Sec. V. It is the sacred duty of every minister so to con- duct himself, that his life shall present to his congregations an example of true christian propriety of deportment: And should any minister of our cliurch be guilty of an open vice, (which may God in mercy prevent!) it shall be the duty of the church-council earnestly to exhort him several times to reformation; and if this should prove ineffectual, or if the case be such as to bring disgrace upon the church, to report him to the President of the Synod. OF ELDERS AND DEACONS^. Sec. VI. The other officers of the church are Elders and Deacons, who are elected by the members of the church, as their agent to perform some of the duties originally devolving on themselves. The principal duties of Elders are, to aid the pastor or pastors in administering the government and disci- pline of tlie church ; to endeavor to preserve peace and har- mony in the church ; to visit the congregational schools, and promote the religious education of the children of the church ; and to visit the sick and afflicted; and aid in the performance of such other duties as are incumbent on the church-council. The duties of the Deacons' office are principally these : to lead an exemplary life as commanded in Scripture, ** to min- ister unto the poor, ft extending to their wants, and distribut- * Matt, xxviii. 19, 20. 2 Tim. ii 2. Tit. i. 5. 1 1 Cor. iv. 1. Eph.iv. 11. t Luke xxii. 25, 26. Acts xx. 17, com|mreil with 2S, ^ Eph. iv. 11, V2. Acts viii. 23. 31. iPcl. v. 1,2. || Malt, xxviii. 19. 1 Cor. xi. 20. iv. 1. TT Acts vi. 2. 6. ** 1 Tim- viii. 13, and others. ft Acts vi. 2. 6. THE LUTHERAN CHURCH. 3^ ing faithfully amongst theni the collections which may be made for their use ; to assist the pastor in the administration of the Eucharist, to attend and render all necessary service at stated worship ; to see that their minister receives a just and adequate support, according to the commands of our Lord ; to administer the temporal concerns of the church ; and to aid in the performance of such other duties as are incumbent on the church-council. Both these ofl&cers are elected by the people, and it is their duty to feel the deepest interest in the advancement of piety among the members of the church, and to exert their utmost influence to promote it. Sec. VII. The elders and deacons are the representatives of the whole church, and each church shall determine the number of their ofl&cers, and the term of their duration in ofl5ce ; yet in no case shall they serve less than two years, nor more than eight, unless re-elected. - Sec. VIII. When persons have been elected to the office of elder or deacon, they shall be inducted into their office ac- cording to the form prescribed by the church. * Those con- gregations which have been in the habit of having trustees, may, if they deem it expedient, still retain them, and con- tinue to them such privileges as they may deem expedient. CHAPTER IV. OF THE CHURCH-COUNCIL. Section I. The church-council is the lowest judicatory oi the church, consisting of the pastor or pastors, and all the elders and deacons of a particular church. Sec. II. The pastor, together with half the other existing members of the council, and in the necessary absence of the pastor, two-thirds of the remaining members of the council, shall constitute a quorum. Sec III. But no business connected with the government or discipline of the church, shall be transacted without the presence of the minister, unless his absence is unavoidable, or voluntary, or the church be vacant. And when present, the pastor shall be ex-officio chairman. Sec. IV. The church-council t shall have the superintend- ance of all the temporal concerns of the church, and shall see that they are administered with wisdom, faithfulness and jus- tice. They shall also elect a deputy to represent them at the annual Synodical meeting. Sec. V. It shall be the duty of the council to admit to membership adults, who shall make application, and whom, on mature examination, they shall judge to be possessed of the * Vide " Liturgy, 8tc." f 1 Thess. v. 12, K. 40 FORMULA OF qualifications hereafter specified.* They shall be obedient subjects of divine tismal vows according to the form of confirmation customary in the church. Si:c. VI. It is recommended to the church-council to keep a complete list of all the communing members of the church. Sec. VII. If any member of the church-council should conduct himself in a manner unworthy of his office, he may be accused before the council, and if found guilty, his case shall be referred to the whole church for decision. Skc. VIII. It shall be the duty of the council to administer the discipline of the church, on all those whose conduc^ is in- consistent with their christian profession, or who entertain fun- damental errors, t To this end they shall have power to cite any of their church members to appear liefore them ; and to endeavor to obtain other witnesses when the case may require it. It shall further be the duty of the council, when any mem- ber offends, first privately to admonish him, or if necessary, to call him to an account, and when they shall deem these mea- sures ineffectual, to suspend or excommunicate him ; that is, to debar him from the privileges peculiar to church member- ship, according to the precepts of the New Testament laid down in this form. . It shall also be their duty to restore^ those subjects of suspension or excommunication, to all the privi- leges of the church, who shall manifest sincere repentance. Every act of excommunication or of restoration, may be pub- lished to the church, if deemed necessary by the majority of the council. Six:. IX. The church-council may at any time be con- vened by the minister; and it shall be his duty to call a meet- ing when requested by two members of the council, or by one- fourth of the electors of the church, or when directed by the Synod. *Markxvi. J6. John iii. 6. Acta vili. l2. xvi. 14, 15. fl Cor. v. 7, 13, aCor.ii. 7.. Gal. vi. l. THE LUTHERAN CHURCH. 41 Sec. X. It shall be the duty of the church-council to watch over the religious education of the children of the church, and to see that they be occasionally collected, for the purpose of being taught the Catechism of the church, and instructed in the duties and principles of the christian religion. The coun- cil of every church shall have the management of the school- house attached to that church, and shall be ex officio trustees of the same. They shall endeavor to obtain pious, well quali- fied and faithful teachers, and to see that the children of the church, as far as practicable, attend this school, and that they be there also taught the Catechism of the church, and in ge- neral, the duties of religion. In all places where there is not yet a school-house attached to the church, they shall encour- age the people and endeavor to have one erected. And no per- son shall teach in any of our congregational school-houses without the permission of the church-council. Sec. XI. The church-council shall keep a record of their proceedings, of all the baptisms, and of persons admitted to sacramental communion; an abstract of which shall be an- nually sent to the Synod for inspection. Sec. XII. In all cases of appeal from the decisions of the church-council, the council shall take no further measures grounded on their decision until the sentence has been reviewed by the Synod. But if the decision appealed from, be a sen- tence of suspension or excommunication, it shall immediately take eflfect and continue in force until reversed by the Synod. And in every case of appeal, the church-council shall send a detailed and correct account of their proceeding in the case, and of the charges and evidence on both sides. Sec. XIII. Any vaceuit congregation also may send a dele- gate, to lay its concerns before the Synod : And the church- councils of each clerical district may annually send to the Synod as many lay delegates, as there are ministers present at the Synod from said districts CHAPTER V. OF CHURCH MEMBERS. Section I. The members of any particular church are all those members of the visible (see chap. 2, sect. 1,) church, who are associated together under some form of christian go- vernment and discipline, for divine worship, and the better at- tainment of the objects of the christian institution. »Sec. II. Every church member is amenable to the council, and must appear before them when cited, and submit to the. discipline of the church regularly administered.* *TJt.. iii. 10. Malt, jviii. l7, 18^