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Singing is an ordinance of divine worship : and when Christians unite with their hearts and voi- ces, and "sing with the spirit and with the un- derstanding also" the high praises of GOD, and thus express to HIM in psalms and hymns of adoration and praise, their gratitude for the man- ifold mercies bestowed upon them in Christ -Jesus our Lord, or in penitent supplication, with melting strains, implore mercy for past offences, is one of the most delightful, edifying, and heart- soothing parts of His worship. Those heavenly strains heighten the believers' holy longing after God and heaven — animate them to press forward in their Christian course toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.. It makes them feel more closely, that in God we live, and move and have our being : that all our blessings are bestowed by his paternal kindness, and that our everlasting welfare results from his redeeming love toward us in Christ Jesus our Lord. Thus they are animated and strengthened to march on in their heavenly way, through this ban en wilderness, to the wished-for Canaan— the heavenly Jerusalem — there to join the com- pany of those who were redeemed from the earth, 1* 4 PREFACE. and are harping upon their harps, and singing a new song before the throne. And, as the Church of Christ which is known by the name of the Mennonites, have, heretofore, performed their religious exercises in the worship of God almost altogether in the German language, it is thought expedient, as the English language has become so prevalent, to have the word of God preached in the church and the religious exer- cises in the worship of God performed in that language also. — Hence a committee was appoint- ed by the Church, to make a selection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, for the use of the Church, suited to the different occasions, to be sung in the time of her public worship, and in her private devotional exercises. Accordingly the selection was made, and the hymns arranged under their different heads, and thus are presented to the friends of Zion, in the execution of which, however, there were difficul- ties found, — and the arrangement of the hymns under their proper heads was not one of the smal- lest, and may be found very much wanting in accuracy. That believers may find this little work a pleas- ant and edifying companion on their way to the heavenly Zion, is the ardent wish of THE COMMITTEE. N. B. — The names of the tunes at the begin- ning of each hymn correspond with the Music book entitled ''Genuine Church Music ;" and the Peculiar Metres are numbered as they are in the Metrical Index of said Music book. A COLLECTION OF HYMNS. PUBLIC WORSHIP. C. M. Divinity. 1 A WAKE, awake the sacred song, XX To our incarnate Lord ; Let ev'ry heart and ev'ry tongue Adore th' Eternal Word. 2 That awful Word, that Sov'reign Power, By whom the worlds were made, (0 happy morn ! illustrious hour !) Was once in flesh array 'd. 3 Then shone Almighty power and love, In all their glorious forms, When Jesus left his throne above, To dwell with sinful worms. 4 To dwell with misery below, The Savior left the skies, And sunk to wretchedness and woe, That worthless man might rise. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 5 Adoring angels tuned their songs, To hail the joyful day ; With rapture, then, let mortal tongues, Their grateful worship pay. 2 C. M. St. Martins. H OW shall we praise th' eternal God, That infinite Unknown? Who can ascend his high abode, Or venture near his throne ? 2 The great Invisible? He dwells Conceal'd in dazzling light; But his all-searching eye reveals The secrets of the night. 3 Those watchful eyes that never sleep, Survey the world around ; His wisdom is a boundless deep, Where all our thoughts are drown'd. 4 Speak we of strength ? his arm is strong To save or to destroy : Infinite years his life prolong, And endless is his joy. 5 He knows no shadow of a change, Nor alters his decrees ; Firm as a rock his truth remains To guard his promises. 6 Justice upon a dreadful throne Maintains the rights of God ; PUBLIC WORSHIP. 7 While mercy sends her pardons down, Bought with a Savior's blood. 7 Bought with that blood which freely flowed From our Immanuel's veins ; Which his free love on us bestow'd To wash away our stains. 6 Now may that love, Immortal King, Speak some forgiving word, To animate our hearts to sing The glories of the Lord. 3 S. M. Watchman— Old/ ord. 1 riOME, sound his praise abroad, \J And hymns of glory sing ; Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. 2 He formed the deeps unknown ; He gave the seas their bound ; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne ; Come, bow before the Lord ; We are his works, and not our own, He 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. PUBLIC WORSHIP. But if your ears refuse The language of his grace, And hearts grow hard, like stubborn Jews. That unbelieving race — The Lord in vengeance dress'd, "Will lift his hand, and swear — "You that despise my promised rest, Shall have no portion there." 4 c - M - Primrose- 1 riOME, let us all unite to praise \J The Savior of mankind ! Our thankful hearts in solemn lays Be with our voices join'd. 2 But how shall dust his worth declare, When angels try in vain ; Their faces veil when they appear Before the Son of Man. 3 Lord, we cannot silent be, By love we are constraint To offer our best thanks to thee, Our Savior, and our Friend. 4 Though feeble are our best essays, Thy love will not despise Our grateful song of humble praise, Our well meant sacrifice. 5 Let ev'ry tongue thy goodness show, And spread abroad thy fame : Let ev'ry heart with praise o'erflow And bless thy sacred name ! PUBLIC WORSHIP. Worship and honor, thanks and love Be to our Jesus giv'n ! By men below, by hosts above, By all in earth and heav'n ! .) CM. Cambridge. 1 TTOW did my heart rejoice to hear 11 My friends devoutly say "In Zion let us all appear, And keep the solemn day !" 2 I love her gates, I love the road ; The church, adorn'd with grace, Stands like a palace built for God To show his milder face. 3 Up to her courts, with joys unknown, The holy tribes repair ; The Son of David holds his throne, And sits in judgment there. 4 He hears our praises and complaints; And, while his awful voice Divides the sinners from the saints, We tremble and rejoice. b Peace be within this sacred place, And joy a constant guest ; With holy gifts and heavedy grace Be her attendants bless'd ! 6 My soul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains; There my best friends, my kindred, dwell, There God, my Savior, reigns. 10 PUBLIC WORSHIP. (3 C. M. Rochester. 1 riOME, happy souls, approach your God \J With new melodious songs, Come, tender to Almighty grace The tribute of your tongues. 2 So strange, so boundless was the love That pitied dying men, The Father sent his equal Son To give them life again. 3 Thy hands, dear Jesus, were not arm'd With a revenging rod, No hard commission to perform The vengeance of a God ! 4 But all was mercy, all was mild, And wrath forsook the throne, When Christ on the kind errand came, And brought salvation down. b Here sinners, you may heal your wounds, And wipe your sorrows dry; Trust in the mighty Savior's name, And you shall never die. 6 See, dearest Lord, our willing souls, Accept thine offered grace ; We bless the great Redeemer's love, And give the Father praise. 7 S. M. Ninety-Third. 1 IfY Savior and my King, 111 Thy beauties are divine ; PUBLIC WORSHIP. 11 Thy lip3 with blessings overflow, And every grace is thine. Now make thy glory known, Gird on thy dreadful sword, And rise in majesty to spread, The conquest of thy word. Strike through thy stubborn foes, Or make their hearts obey, While justice, meekness, grace; and truth Attend thy glorious way. Thy laws, God, are right, Thy throne shall ever stand; And thy victorious gospel prove A sceptre in thy hand. [Thy Father and thy God, Hath without measure shed His Spirit, like a grateful oil ! T' anoint thy sacred head.] [Behold at thy right hand The Gentile Church is seen, A beauteous bride, in rich attire, And princes guard the queen.] Fair bride, receive his love, Forget thy father's house, Forsake thy gods, thy idol gods, And pay the Lord thy vows. let thy God and King Thy sweetest thoughts employ : • Thy children shall his honor sing, And taste the heavenly joy. 12 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 8 C. M. Fairfield— Dublin. 1 "117 ITH rev'rence let the saints appear, VV And bow before the Lord; His high commands with rev'rence hear And tremble at his word. 2 How terrible thy glories rise! How bright thine armies shine ! Where is the pow'r with thee that vies, Or truth compared with thine ? 3 The northern pole and southern rest On thy supporting hand ; Darkness and day, from east to west Move round at thy command. 4 Thy words the raging winds control And rule the boist'rous deep ; Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll, The rolling billows sleep. 5 Heaven, earth and air, and seas are thine, And the dark world of hell ; They saw thine arm in vengeance shine When Egypt durst rebel. 6 Justice and judgment are thy throne, Yet wondrous is thy grace; While truth and mercy, joined in one, Invite us near thy face. '0^ C. M. Mear. NCE more we come before our Lord, nee more his blessing ask ; PUBLIC WORSHIP. 13 Oh ! may not duty seem a load ; Nor worship prove a task. 2 Father, thy quick'ning Spirit send From heaven, in Jesus' name, To make our waiting minds attend, And put our souls in frame. 3 May we receive the word we hear, Each in an honest heart; Hoard up the precious treasure there, And never with it part. 4 To seek thee all our hearts dispose, To each thy blessings suit, And let the seed thy servant sows, Produce a copious fruit. 5 Bid the refreshing north wind wake, Say to the south wind, blow ; Let ev'ry plant the pow'r partake, And all the garden grow. 6 Revive the parch'd with heav'nly showers, The cold with warmth divine ; And as the benefit is ours, Be all the glory thine. lO I«. M. Old Hundred. 1 rpO God, the great, the ever bless'd, JL Let songs of honor be address'd ; His mercy firm for ever stands ; Give him the thanks his love demands. 2 Who knows the wonders of thy ways ? Who shall fulfil thy boundless praise? 14 PUBLIC WORSHIP. Bless'd are the souls that fear thee still, And pay their duty to thy will. 3 Remember what thy mercy did For Jacob's race, thy chosen seed, And with the same salvation bless The meanest suppliant of thy grace. 4 may I see thy tribes rejoice, And aid their triumphs with my voice; This is my glory, Lord, to be Join'd to thy saints and near to thee. XI Metre 5. PUyel's Hyw/». 1 HINNERS, turn, why will ye die? lO God, your Maker, asks you why ? God, who did your being give, Made you with himself to live ; He the fatal cause demands, Asks the work of his own hands, Why, ye thankless creatures, why Will you cross his love and die? 2 Sinners, turn, why will ye die ? God, your Savior, asks you why ? God, who did your souls retrieve, Died himself that ye might live. Will you let him die in vain ? Crucify your Lord again ? Why, ye ransom'd sinners, why Will ye slight his grace, and die ? 3 Sinners, turn, why will ye die ? God, the Spirit, asks you why ? He who all your lives hath strove, Woo'd you to embrace his love : PUBLIC WORSHIP. 15 Will ye not his grace receive ? Will ye still refuse to live ? Why, you long-sought sinners, why Will you grieve your God, and die ? Dead already, dead within, Spiritually dead in sin : Dead to God, while hear you breathe ; Pant you after second death ? Will you still in sin remain, Greedy of eternal pain ? 0, ye dying sinners, why, Why will ye for ever die ? 12 CM. Rochester 1 /~10ME, children, learn to fear the Lord ; \J And, that your days be long, Let not a false or spiteful word Be found upon your tongue. 2 Depart from mischief, practice love, Pursue the works of peace; So shall the Lord your ways approve, And set your souls at ease. 3 His eyes awake to guard the just, His ears attend their cry; When broken spirits dwell in dust, The God of grace is nigh. 4 What tho' the sorrows here they taste Are sharp and tedious too, The Lord who saves them all at last, Is their supporter now. 16 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 5 Evil shall smite the wicked dead; But God secures his own, Prevents the mischief when they slide. Or heals the broken bone. 6 When desolation, like a flood, O'er the proud sinner rolls, Saints find a refuge in their God, For he redeemed their souls. J_ 3 L. M. Loving Kindness. 1 A WAKE my soul, in joyful lays, XI. And sing thy great Redeemer's praise ; He justly claims a song from thee, His loving kindness, oh how free ! 2 He saw me ruined in the fall, Yet lov'd me notwithstanding all; He saved me from my lost estate, His loving kindness, oh how great ! 3 Though numerous hosts of mighty foes, Though earth and hell my way oppose. He safely leads my soul along, His loving kindness, oh how strong ! 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Hath gathered thick and thundered loud. He near my soul has always stood, His loving kindness, oh how good ! 5 Often I feel my sinful heart, Prone from my Savior to depart ; But though I oft have him forgot, His loving kindness changes not. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 17 Soon shall I pass this gloomy vale, Soon all my mortal pow'rs must fail ; — ! may my last expiring breath His loving kindness sing in death. 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. X4r L. M. Magdeburg. i T)LESS, my soul, the living God, £) Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad. Let all the powers within me join In work and worship so divine. 2 Bless, my soul, the God of grace, His favors claim thy highest praise : Why should the wonders he has wrought. Be lost in silence and forgot ? 3 'Tis he, my soul, that sent his Son To die for crimes which thou hast done, He owns the ransom and forgives The hourly follies of our lives. 4 The vices of the mind he heals, And cures the pains that nature feels; Redeems the souls from hell, and saves Our wasting lives from threatning graves. 5 Our youth decay'd his power repairs, His mercy crowns our growing years : He fills our store with every good, And feeds our souls with heavenly food. 2 18 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 6 He sees th' oppressor and th' oppress'd. And often gives the sufferers rest ; But will his justice more display- In the last great rewarding day. 7 [His power he show'd by Moses' hands, And gave to Israel his commands ; But sent his truth and mercy down To all the nations, by his Son.] 8 Let the whole earth his power confess. Let the whole earth adore his grace ; The Gentile with the Jew shall join In work and worship so divine. 1£) C. M. Tisbury — Aicgusta. 1 T ET every mortal ear attend, JJ And every heart rejoice, The trumpet of the gospel sounds, With an inviting voice. 2 Ho ! all ye hungry, starving souls, That feed upon the wind, And vainly strive, with earthly toys, To fill an empty mind : 3 Eternal wisdom has prepared A soul-reviving feast, And bids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. 4 Ho! ye that pant for living streams, And pine away and die ; Here you may quench your raging thirst With springs that never dry. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 1!' 6 Rivers of love and mercy here In a rich ocean join : Salvation in abundance flows, Like floods of milk and wine. 6 [Ye perishing and naked poor, Who work with mighty pain, To weave a garment of your own That will not hide your sin ; 7 Come naked, and adorn your souls In robes prepar'd by God : Wrought by the labors of his Son, And dyed in his own blood.] 8 Dear God ! the treasures of thy love Are everlasting mines, Deep as our helpless miseries are, And boundless as our sins ! 9 The happy gates of gospel grace Stand open night and day ; Lord, we are come to seek supplies, And drive our wants away. \ xS Mettle 3. Divine T<, i IT ARK, my soul, it is the Lord : 11 'Tis thy Savior, hear his word ; Jesus speaks, he speaks to thee : "Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me ? 2 "I delivered thee when bound, And when bleeding heal'd tby wound ; Sought thee wand'ring, set thee right, Turn'd thy darkness into light. 2* 20 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 "Can a mother's tender care Cease toward the child she bare? Yes, she may foregetful be, Yet will I remember thee. i "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 shalt be, Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?" ti Lord, it is my chief complaint, That my love is weak and faint ; Yet I love thee and adore, Oh for grace to love thee more ! \ r t S. M. Ninety- Third, 1 "HEHOLD the lofty sky JD Declares its Maker, God; And all the starry works on high Proclaim his power abroad. 2 The darkness and the light Still keep their course the same ; While night to day, and day to night, Divinely teach his name. 3 In every different land Their general voice is known; They show the wonders of his hand, And orders of his throne. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 21 i Ye Christian lands, rejoice; Here he reveals his word : We are not left to nature's voice, To bid us know the Lord. 5 His statutes and commands Are set before our eyes ; He puts his gospel in our hands. Where our salvation lies. l> His laws are just and pure, His truth without deceit, His promises forever sure. And his rewards are great. 7 [Not honey to the taste Affords so much delight ; Nor gold that has the furnace pass'd So much allures the sight.] 3 While of thy works I sing, Thy glory to proclaim, Accept the praise, my God, my King, In my Redeemer's name. 18 L. M. Old Hundred. 1 TTTHERE two or three with sweet accord, VV Obedient to their sovereign Lord, Meet to recount his acts of grace, And offer solemn pray'r and praise ; 2 "There," says the Savior, "will I be, Amid this little company ; To them unveil my smiling face, And shed my glories round the place." 22 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 We meet at thy command, dear Lord, Eelying on thy faithful word ; Now send thy Spirit from above, Now fill our hearts with heavenly love. 19 S. M. New Hope. 1 TTOW beauteous are their feet, 11 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 there tidings are ! "Zion, behold thy Savior King, "He reigns and triumphs here." 3 How happy are our ears, That hear this joyful sound, Which kings and prophets waited for And sought, but never found ! 4 How blessed are our eyes That see this heavenly light ; Prophets and kings, desired it long, But died without the sight. 5 The watchmen join their voice, And tuneful notes employ ; Jerusalem breaks forth in songs And deserts learn the joy. 6 The Lord makes bare his arm Through all the earth abroad ; Let every nation now behold Their Savior and their God. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 23 k ^O C. M. Miles' Lane. 1 A LL hail, the pow'r of Jesus' name ! J\ Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all. 2 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God, Who from his altar call ; Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, And crown him Lord of all. :; Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, A remnant weak and small ! Hail him who saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all. 4 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget The wormwood and the gallj Go — spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him Lord of all. .t Babes, men, and sires, who know his love, Who feel your sin and thrall, Now join with all the hosts above, And crown him Lord of all. rt Let ev'ry kindred, ev'ry tribe, On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all. 7 0, that with yonder sacred throng, We at his feet may fall ; We'll join the everlasting song, And crown him Lord of all. 24: PUBLIC WORSHIP. 21 CM. Baterma—SoUr- . 1 A "WAKE, my heart, arise, my tongue, J\ Prepare a tuneful voice, In God, the life of all my joys. Aloud will I rejoice. 2 'Tis he adorn'd my naked soul, And made salvation mine - r Upon a poor polluted worm He makes his graces shine. 3 And lest the shadow of a spot Should on my soul be found, He took the robe the Savior wrought;, And cast it all around. 4 How far the heavenly robe exceeds "What earthly princes wear ! These ornaments, how bright they shine ? How white the garments are ! 5 The Spirit wrought my faith and love And hope and every grace ; But Jesus spent his life to work The robe of righteousness. 6 Strangely, my soul, art thou array'd By the great sacred three ! In sweetest harmony of praise Let all thy powers agree. QQ L. M. Hebron — Devotion. 1 "OEFORE Jehovah's awful throne, 1J Ye nations, bow with sacred joy ; PUBLIC WORSHIP. 25 Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create and he destroy. 2 His sovereign power without our aid, Made us of clay and form'd us men ; And when, like wand'ring sheep we stray'd He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care, Our souls, and all our mortal frame, What lasting honors shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name ? 4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heavens our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 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. w 23 S. M. Ninety - Third . "OW is th' accepted time, Now is the day of grace: Now, sinners, come, without delay, And seek the Savior's face. 2 Now is th' accepted time, The Savior calls to-day ! To-morrow it may be too late, Then why should you delay? 3 Now is th' accepted time, The gospel bids you come; 26 PUBLIC WORSHIP. And every promise in his word Declares there yet is room. 4 Now is th' accepted time, sinner ! why delay ? Come while the gospel trumpet sounds, Come in th' accepted day. 5 All yesterday is gone ! To-morrow's not our own ; sinner, come, without delay To bow before the throne ! H Oh, hear his voice to-day, And harden not your heart : To-morrow with a frown, he may Pronounce the word — depart. 7 Lord, draw reluctant souls, And feast them with thy love: Then will the angels swiftly fly To bear the news above. ^4r C. M. Salvation. 1 T/'OUNG people all, attention give JL And hear what I shall say ; 1 wish your souls with Christ to live In everlasting day. Remember you are hast'ning on To death's dark gloomy shade; Your joys on earth will soon be gone, Your flesh in dust be laid. Death's iron gate you must pass through, Ere long, my dear young friends ; With whom then do you think to go, With saints or fiery fiends ? PUBLIC WORSHIP. 27 Pray mediate before too late, While in a gospel land, Behold King Jesus at the gate, Most lovingly doth stand. 3 Young men, how can you turn your face. From such a glorious Friend? Will you pursue your dang'rous ways ? don't you fear the end ? Will you pursue that dang'rous road Which leads to death and hell ? Will you refuse all peace with God, With devils there to dwell ? 4 Young woman, too, what will you do, If out of Christ you die ? From all God's people you must go, To weep, lament and cry : Where you the least relief can't find, To mitigate your pain : Your good things all be left behind, Your souls in death remain. .i Young people all, I pray then, view, The fountain opened wide ; The spring of life opened for sin, Which flow'd from Jesus' side, There you may drink in endless joy, And reign with Christ your King, In his glad notes your souls employ, And hallelujahs sing. 0>£) C. M. Arlington — Primrose- 1 A M I a soldier of the cross, £i. A follower of the Lamb ? 28 PUBLIC WORSHIP. And shall I fear to own his cause ? — Or blush to speak his name ? 2 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 ? 3 Sure I must fight — if I would reign ; Increase my courage, Lord ! I'll bear the toil — endure the paiD, Supported by thy word. 4 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, Shall conquer, though they die: They see the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye. 5 When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thine armies shine In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall be thine. Q6 CM. St Olave*. 1 T ORD, at thy temple we appear, Jj As happy Simeon came, And hope to meet our Savior here ; make our joys the same. 2 With what divine and vast delight The good old man was fill'd, When fondly, in his wither'd arms, He clasp'd the Holy Child ! 3 "Now I can leave this world," he cried, "Behold thy servant dies ; PUBLIC WORSHIP. 29 "I've seen thy great salvation, Lord, "And close my peaceful eyes. 4 "This is the Light prepar'd to shine "Upon the Gentile lands, "Thine Israel's glory, and their hopes, "To break their slavish bands." •5 [Jesus ! the vision of thy face Hath overpowering charms ! Scarce shall I feel death's cold embrace, If Christ be in my arms. 6 Then while ye hear my heart-strings break; How sweet my minutes roll ! A mortal paleness on my cheek, And glory in my soul.] Q/*? Metre 11. Wesley. i /"10ME Children 6*f Zion, and help us to sing VjLoud anthems of praise to ourSavior andKing Whose life was once given our souls to redeem. And bring us to heaven to reign there with him. 2 In regions of darkness and sorrow and pains, We all lay in ruin, in prison, and chains; But Jesus has bought us with his precious blood. The ransom provided to bring us to God. 3 come to the Savior, and take up the cross- Seek treasure in heaven, count all else but loss : His mercy invites us, then let us comply — why should we linger when he is so nigh ? 4 We'll fear not the dangers that lie in our way — His arm will protect us by night and by day; 30 PUBLIC WORSHIP. . And this we must suffer, and patiently bear, Till Jesus shall take us where sufferings are o'er, ^O L. M. Retirement. 1 TESUS ! and shall it ever be tl A mortal man ashamed of thee ! Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine through endless days ! 2 Ashamed of Jesus ! sooner far Let evening blush to own a star; He sheds the beams of light divine O'er this benighted soul of mine. 3 Ashamed of Jesus ! just as soon Let midnight be ashamed of noon, Tis midnight with my soul, till he, Bright Morning Star ! bid darkness flee. 4 Ashamed of Jesus ! that dear friend On whom my hopes of heav'n depend ! No, when I blush, be this my shame, That I no more revere his name. 6 Ashamed of Jesus ! yes I may, When I've not 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 Savior slain ! And 0, may this my glory be, That Christ is not ashamed of me ! 7 His institutions would I prize, Take up my cross — the shame despise ! PUBLIC WORSHIP. 31 Dare to defend his noble cause, And yield obedience to his laws. 1 TlffY hope, my all, my Savior thou, 111 To thee, lo ! now my soul I bow ; I feel the bliss thy wounds impart, I find thee, Savior, in my heart. 2 Be thou my strength, be thou my way, Protect me through my life's short day ; In all my acts may wisdom guide, And keep me, Savior, near thy side. 3 Correct, reprove, and comfort me; As I have need, my Savior be : And if I would from thee depart, Then clasp me, Savior, 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 Savior, reign alone. 5 Iffy suff ring 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. 30 L - M - Old Hundred. 1 "HROM all that dwell below the skies, J; Let the Creator's praise arise ; Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Through ev'ry land, by ev'ry tongue. 32 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord, Eternal truth attends thy word : Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till sun shall rise and set no more. 3 Your lofty themes, ye mortals, bring, In songs of praise divinely sing; The great salvation loud proclaim, And shout for joy the Savior's name. 4 In ev'ry land begin the song. To ev'ry land the strains belong; In cheerful sounds all voices raise. And fill the world with loudest praise. 31 CM, Primrose. 1 /"10ME, thou desire of all thy saints, \J Our humble strains attend ; While with our praises and complaints, Low at thy feet we bend. 2 When we thy wondrous glories hear, And all thy sufferings trace, What sweetly awful scenes appear ! What rich unbounded grace ! 3 How should our songs, like those above, With warm devotion rise ! How should our souls, on wings of love, Mount upward to the skies ! 4 Come, Lord, thy love alone can raise In us the heavenly flame ; Then shall our lips resound thy praise, Our hearts adore thy name. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 33 5 Dear Savior, let thy glory shine, And 1x11 thy dwellings here, Till life, and love, and joy divine, And heaven on earth, appear. 3'2 C. M. Divinity. 1 A GAIN our earthly cares we leave, XX And to the courts repair; Again with joyful feet we com©, To meet our Savior here. 2 Within these walls let holy peace. And love, and concord dwell ; Her give the troubled conscience ease, The wounded spirit heal. •'. The feeling heart — the melting eye. The humble mind bestow ; And shine upon us from on high, To make our graces grow. 4 May we in faith receive thy word, In faith present our prayers; And in the presence of our Lord Unbosom all our cares. ) ^how us some token of thy love, Our fainting hope to raise ; And pour thy blessing from above, That we may render praise. '.>'-> CM. Balerma — AugusTc. 1 T17ITII sacred joy we lift our eyes VV To those bright realms above, 3 34 PUBLIC WORSHIP. That glorious temple in the skies,. Where dwells eternal love. 2 Before the awful throne we bow Of heaven's Almighty King : Here we present the solemn vow. And hymns of praise wo sing. :'. While in thy house of prayer we kneel With trust and holy fear, Thy mercy, and thy truth reveal. And lend a gracious ear. 4 With fervor teach our hearts to pray, And tune our lips to sing ; Nor from thy presence cast away The sacrifice we bring. 34r s - M - ■£*'«/« Marlboroi 1 WELCOME, sweet day of rest, VV That saw the Lord arise ; Welcome to this reviving breast. And these rejoicing eyes. 2 The King himself comes near. And feasts his saints to-day ; Here we may sit and see him hero. And love, and praise, and pray. :; One day amidst the place Where my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand day? Of pleasurable sin. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, PUBLIC WORSHIP And sit and sing herself away. To everlasting bliss. ;>.) 8. M. Ninety-Third. 1 A SSIST thy servant Lord, XI. The gospel to proclaim ; Let power and love attend thy word. And every breast inflame. 2 Bid unbelief depart ; With love his soul inflame: Take full possession of his heart, And glorify thy name. '■'• May stubborn sinners bend To thy divine control ; Constrain the wandering to attend. And make the wounded whole. I Extend thy conquering arm, With banner wide unfurl'd, Until thy glorious grace shall charm. And harmonize the world. I >() L- M. Portugal. 1 rpiIY presence, gracious God, afford. J. Prepare us to receive thy word : Now let thy voice engage our ear, And faith bo mixed with what we hear. 2 Distracting thoughts and cares remove, And fix our hearts and hopes above : With food divine may wo be fed, And satisfied with living bread. 3* 36 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 To us thy sacred word apply, With sov'reign power and energy ; And may we in true faith and fear, Reduce to practice what we hear. 1 17 G. M. Augusta. 1 f\ HAPPY is the man who hears VJ Religion's warning voice, And who celestial wisdom makes His early, only choice. 2 For she lias treasures greater far Than east or west unfold ; More precious are her bright rewards. Than gems, or stores of gold. 3 Her right hand offers to the just Immortal happy days ; Her left, imperishable wealth, And heav'nly crowns display?. 1 And as her holy labors rise, So her rewards increase ; Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are pea ee. :^8 L- M. Old Hundred. 1 T ET me but hear my Savior say, JLi "Strength shall be equal to thy day." Then I'll rejoice in deep distress, Leaning on all-sufficient grace. 2 I glory in infirmity, That Christ's own power may rest on me ; PUBLIC WORSHIP. 37 When I am weak then am I strong, I -race is my shield and Christ my son.' 3 I can do oil things, or can bear All suff rings if my Lord be there; •sweet pleasures mingle with the pains. While grace divine my heart sustains. 39 c. m. 1 TESUS, thy blessings are not few, »J Nor is thy gospel weak : Thy grace can melt the stubborn Jew. And bow the haughty Greek. 2 Wide as the reach of Satan's rage, Does thy salvation flow ; 'Tis not confined to sex or age, The lofty or the low. 3 While grace is offered to the prince, The poor may take their share; No mortal has a just pretence To perish in despair. ! Come, all ye wretched sinners, come, He'll form your souls anew; His gospel and liis heart have room For rebels such as you. 4:0 C. M. Divinity. 'M not ashamed to own my Lord, ~ r to defend hia cause, Maintain the honor of his word, The glory of his cross. 1 T'M 1 38 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 2 Jesus, my God ! I know his name; His name is all my trust: Nor will he put my soul to shame, Nor let my soul be lost. 3 Firm as his throne his promise stands, And he can well secure What I've committed to his hands, Till the decisive hour. J Then will he own my worthless name Before his Father's face, And in the new Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place. -4-J_ Metre 7. Dresden. 1 riOME ye sinners, come to Jesus; V'Think upon your gracious Lord : He has pitied your condition ; He has sent his Gospel Word : Mercy calls you; Mercy Hows in Jesus' blood. 2 Dearest Savior, help thy servant To proclaim thy wondrous love; Four thy grace upon this people, That thy truth they may approve : Bless, bless them, From thy shining courts above. :: Xow thy gracious word invites them. To partake the gospel feast ; Let thy Spirit sweetly draw them, Every soul be Jesus' guest : receive us ! Let us find thy promised rest. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 39 — \-'^ Metre 13. Warning Voice. ELP thy servant, gracious Lord, H Only thou canst strength afford, Thy gospel to proclaim : Grant his soul a heavenly ray, Kill big heart with holy fire ; Kelp thy Servant, Lord, we pray,— Regard Our souls' desire. CHORUS. 0, for sanctifying grace ! 0, for love's inspiring power ! Lord, we beg for Jesus' sake, A sweet refreshing shower. 1' Give us to receive the word, With love, and joy, and fear; < i rant thy quick'ning grace, Lord, On all assembled here : >eal the truth on all to-day ; All our hearts with heav'n inspire ; Help thy servant, Lord, we pray — Regard our souls' desire. 0, for sanctifying grace, NOW is the time, th' accepted hour, sinner, come away : The Savior 's knocking at your door, Arise without delay. I >h ! don't refuse to give him room, Lest mercy should withdraw; 40 PUBLIC WORSHIP, He will in robes of vengeance come To execute his law. 3 Then where, poor mortals, will you be, If destitute of grace, When you your injured 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 awaked must all appear, And you among them stand Before the great impartial bar, Arraigned at Christ's left hand. 6 Let not these warnings be in vain, But lend a listening ear; Lest you should meet them all again. When wrapped in keen despair. A A. S. M. St. Thomas — Ayelsbury. 1 T ORD, at thy sacred feet, Li Joyful would we appear : Within thy earthly temple meet, To see thy glory here. 2 We come to worship thee, For thou art God alone ; In humble prayer to bend the knee, Before thy holy throne. 3 Thy word is our delight, Thy truth will make us free; PUBLIC WORSHIP. 41 'Tig from thyself a beav'nly light, It leads our souls to thee. I Thy goodness we behold, While in thy presence, Lord : Thy wondrous truth and love unfold- The treasures of thy word. 5 In all our meetings here, Our souls are blessed with good : Thou wilt to waiting minds be near, And give thy children food. [Look back, my soul, with holy dread, And view those ancient rebels dead; Attend the offer'd grace to-day, Xor lose the blessings by delay. 7 Sc-ize the kind promise while it waits, And march to Zion's heavenly gates; Believe, and take the promised rest: 1 Ibey, and be forever bless'd."] >(J) L. M. Conformity. 1 TJIGH on his everlasting throne, fl The King of saints his works survey-, Marks the dear souls he calls his own, And smiles on the peculiar race. 2 He rests well pleased their toils to see ; Beneath his easy yoke they move: With all their heart and strength agree In the sweet labor of his love. :; See where the servants of the Lord, A busy multitude, appear : For Jesus day and night employ'd, His heritage they toil to clear. I The love of Christ their hearts constrains, And strengthens their unwearied hands; 46 PUBLIC WORSHIP. They spend their sweat, and blood, and pains, To cultivate Immanuel's lands. 5 Jesus their toil delighted sees, Their industry vouchsafes to crown : He kindly gives the wish'd increase, And sends the promised blessing down. 6 The sap of life, the Spirit's powers, He rains incessant from above ; He all his gracious fulness showers To perfect their great work of love. 7 multiply thy sowers' seed, And fruit they every hour shall bear : Throughout the world thy gospel spread, Thine everlasting truth declare ! 8 We then in perfect love renew'd, Shall know the greatness of thy pow'rs, Stand in the temple of our God As pillars, and go out no more. ,"")1 L. M. Solemnity. 1 TlfHEX Jesus did from heav'n descend, W He came to be the sinners friend ; Was moved with pity, love and grace, To save the human fallen race. 2 It was the kindness of our God, A precious gift on us bestow'd To let us know that Jesus is Our life, our way, our righteousness. :; A doctrine of the greatest worth : The Son of God appeared on earth. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 47 When he assumed our flesh and blood, And sacrificed himself to God. I "Was it the angels' great delight, To view that wondrous, glorious Light. The Son of God in flesh array'd, To which both kings and prophets pray'd ? 5 How highly thankful then ought we To him, our gracious Savior, be ! Who is our life and righteousness, Our everlasting joy and peace. 32 C. M. Peterborough. 'C And join to make it known ; The Sovereign of your heart proclaim. And bow before his throne. Behold your King, your Savior crown'd With glories all divine : And tell the wond'ring nations round, How bright those glories shine. Infinite power and boundless grace. In him unite their rays ; You that have e'er beheld his face. Can you forbear his praise ? When in his earthly courts we view The glories of our King, We long to love as angels do, And wish like them to sing. And shall we long and wish in vain ? Lord, teacli our songs to rise ! 48 PUBLIC WORSHIP. Thy love can animate the strain, And bid it reach the skies. 6 Oh, happy period ! glorions day ! When heav'n and earth shall raise, With all their pow'rs the raptur'd lay, To celebrate thy praise. 53 L. M. Tender Thought. I /"10ME weary souls with sins distrest ; \J Come, and accept the promised rest : The Savior's gracious call obey, And cast your gloomy fears away. - ( >ppress'd with guilt a painful load ; ( > come, and spread your woes abroad ; !>ivine compassion, mighty love, Will all the painful load remove. :; Here mercy's boundless ocean flows, To cleanse your guilt and heal your woes ; Pardon, and life, and endless peace, How rich the gift, how free the grace ! 4 Lord, we accept with thankful heart, The hope thy gracious words impart ; We come with trembling, yet rejoice. And bless the kind inviting voice. 6 Dear Savior ! let thy powerful love Confirm our faith, our fears remove ; And sweetly influence every breast, And guide us to eternal rest. PUBLIC WORSHIP, 49 04= Metre 17. Sabbath. 3 QAFELY through another week, 10 God has brought 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 Through the dear Redeemer's name. Show thy reconciling face, Take away our sin and shame — From our worldy cares set free, May we rest this day in thee. Here we're come thy name to praise, Let us feel thy presence near j 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 : Such let all our Sabbaths prove, Till we join the church above. 4 50 PUBLIC WORSHIP. r)£) C. M. Primrose. 1 HALVATION! the joyful sound, 'Tis pleasure to our ears ; A sov'reign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Buried in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay ; But we arise by grace Divine, To Bee a heavenly day. 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly, The spacious earth around, While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. 06 L - M - Tender Thought. 1 "TvISMISS us with thy blessing Lord- ly Help us to feed upon thy word ; All that has been amiss forgive, And let thy truth within us live. 2 Though we are guilty, thou art good — Wash all our works in Jesus' blood ; Give every fettered soul release, And bid us all depart in peace. rff Metre 7. Seraph's Harp. 1 T ORD, dismiss us with thy blessing — lJ Fill our hearts with joy and peace; PUBLIC WORSHIP. Let us each thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace; Oh. refresh us ! Travelling through this wilderness, 1 1? Thanks we give and adoration, For the gospel's joyful sound ; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound ; May thy presence With us evermore be found. , when e'er the signal's given. L's from earth to call away : Borne on angels' wings to heaven, (jlad to leave our cumbrous clay. May we, ready, Rise and reign in endless day. 58 s - M. Mnety-Tki ! AXCE more before we part, \J Oh bless the Savior's name ! Let every tongue and every heart Adore and praise the same. 2 Lord, in thy grace we came. That blessing still impart, We met in Jesus' sacred name, In Jesus' name we part. 3 Still on thy holy Word We'll live, and feed, and grow; And still go on to know the Lord, And practice what we know. A* 52 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 4 Now Lord, before we part, Help us to bles3 thy name ; Let every tongue and every heart, Adore and praise the same. 59 S. M. New Mope. 1 rTIHE swift declining day, L How fast its moments fly ! While evening's broad and gloomy shade Gains on the western sky. 2 Ye mortals,?mark its pace, And use the hours of light; For know its Maker can command An instant, endless night. 3 Give glory to the Lord, Who rules the rolling sphere; Submissive at his footstool bow, And seek salvation there. 4 Then shall new lustre break Through all the horrid gloom, And lead you to unchanging light, In your celestial home. (30 Metre 4. Female Pilgrim. 1 T)RINCE of Peace, be ever near us, L Fix in all our hearts thy home ; With thy blessed presence cheer us, Let thy sacred kingdom come. Raise to heav'n our expectation ; Give our favor'd souls to prove Glorious and complete salvation, In the realms of bliss above. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 53 2 May the grace of Christ our Savior, And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favor, Rest upon us from above. Thus may we abide in union With each other and the Lord ; And possess, in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. ()X Metre 4. Olney. 1 JESUS, grant us all a blessing, •J Send it down. Lord, from above, May we all go home a praying, And rejoicing in thy love ! Farewell brethren, farewell sisters, Till we all shall meet above. '2 Jesus, pardon all our follies, While together we have been; Make us humble, make us holy, Cleanse us all from every sin! Farewell brethren, farewell sisters, Till we all shall meet again. .: May thy blessing, Lord, go with us, To each one's respective home, And the presence of our Jesus Rest upon us ev'ry one ! Farewell brethren, farewell sisters, Till we all shall meet at home. (yOj L. M. Windham. ALMIGHTY Father ! bless the word, Which thro' thy grace we now have heard, NATIVITY OF CHRIST. may the precious seed take root, Spring up, and bear abundant fruit. We praise thee for the means of grace. Thus in thy courts to seek thy face: Grant, Lord, that we who worship hero. May all at length in heav'n appear. NATIVITY OF CHRIST .:> CM. Auguf ON Judah's plains as shepherd sat, Watching their flocks by night, The angel of the Lord appear'd. Clad in celestial light. 2 Awe-struck, the vision they regard. Appall'd with trembling fear: When thus a cherub-voice divine Breathed sweetly on their ear. " --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 Savior — Christ the Lord. NATIVITY OF CHRIST. 55 ."> "There you shall find the heav'nly Babe In humble weeds array'd ; All meanly wrapped in swaddling clothe.-. And in a manger laid." i) He ceased, and sudden all around Appeared 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! Who sends his heaven-descended peace To dwell with man below." 0-4: C. M. Rockingham. I TTARK, the glad sound, the Savior come-. JJL The Savior promised long ! Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 2 <»n him the the Spirit largely pour'd, Exerts his sacred fire ; Wisdom and might, and zeal and love His holy oreast inspire. :-» He comes the pris'ners to release, In Satan's bondage held, The gates of brass before him burst, The iron fetters yield. 4 He comes from thickest films of vice To clear the inward sight; And on the eyes obscured by sin, To pour celestial light. 56 NATIVITY OF CHRIST. 3 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. 05 S. M. Ninety-Third. 1 "REJOICE in Jesus' birth ! Xl) To us a Son is giv'n, To us a child is born on earth, Who made both earth and heav'n. 2 ne reigns above the sky, This universe sustains — The God Supreme — the Lord most high, The King Messiah reigns ! 3 Th' Almighty God, is he, Author of heavenly bliss ! The Father of Eternity, The glorious Prince of Peace ! 4 His government shall grow, From strength to strength proceed ; His righteousness the church o'erflow, And all the earth o'erspread. 06 8's & 7's Babe of Bethlehem. 1 "yE nations all, on you I call, X Come hear this declaration, NATIVITY OF CHRIST. 57 And don't refuse the glorious news Of Jesus and salvation. To royal Jews came first the news Of Christ the great Messiah, As was foretold by prophets old, Isaiah, Jeremiah. 2 To Abraham the promise came, And to his seed for ever, A light to shine in Isaac's line, By Scripture we discover ; Hail, promised morn ! the Savior's born, The glorious Mediator — God's blessed Word made flesh and blood. Assumed the human nature. 3 His parents poor in earthly store, To entertain the Stranger They found no bed to lay his head, But in the ox's manger : Xo royal things, as used by kings, Were seen by those that found him. But in the hay the Stranger lay, With swaddling bands around him. 4 On the same night a glorious light To shepherds there appeared, Bright angels came in shining flame, They saw and greatly feared ; The angels said — "Be not afraid, Although we much alarm you, We do appear, good news to bear, As now we will inform you. > "The city's name is Bethlehem, In which God hath appointed, 58 NATIVITY OF CHRIST. This glorious morn a Savior's born, For him God hath anointed ; By this you'll know, if you will go, To see this little Stranger, His lovely charms in Mary's arms, Both lying in a manger." fi When this was said straightway was mad< A glorious sound from heaven, Each flaming tongue an anthem sung, "To men a Savior's given, In Jesus' name the glorious theme, We elevate our voices, At Jesus' birth be peace on earth, Meanwhile all heaven rejoices." 7 Then with delight they took their flight, And wing 71 their way to glory, The shepherds gazed and were amazed, T - hear the pleasing story ; To Bathlehem they quickly came, The glorious news to carry, And in the stall they found them all, Joseph, the Babe and Mary. S The shepherds then return'd again To their own habitation, With joy of heart they did depart, Now they have found salvation, i rlory, they cry, to God on high, Who sent his Son to save us ; This glorious morn the Savior's born, His name it is Christ Jesus. NATIVITY OF CHRIST. 59 ( >7 Mktrk. 33. Star in the East. HAIL the blest morn when the great Mediator Down from the regions of glory descends; Shepherds, go worship the Babe in the manger. Lo! for his guard the bright angels attend. .litest and best of the sons of the morning. Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid ; Sior of the East, the horizon adorning. Guide where our Infant Redeemer is laid. :; told on his cradle the dew drops are shining. Low lies his bed with the beasts of the stall ; Angels adore him in slumber reclining, Maker, and Monarch, and Savior of all. 1 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, Odors of Edom and off'rings divine — I rems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean. Myrrh from the forest and gold from the mine? 5 Vainly we offer each ample oblation, Vainly with gold would his favor secure : Richer by far is the heart's adoration — Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 38 c - M - Awful Majesty. WHILE shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. 2 "Fear not," said he, (for mighty dread Had seiz'd their troubled mind,) ••9 C. M. Christmas. 1 IT ARK from on high those blissful strains! Jtl Whence can such sweetness be? Have angels waked their golden harps With heav'ns own minstrelsy ? 2 Or do we hear the cherub voice Of infant bands, who raise, Soaring from earth, celestial notes In their Creator's praise ? 3 Thus spake the shepherds — yet with dread, f-o strange the sounds they heard, While o'er their slumb'ring flocks they kept Their wonted nightly guard. NATIVITY OF CHRIST. 61 4 And soon they saw a dazzling light Beam through the starry way, And shining seraphs clustering where The infant Jesus lay. 5 They came a Savior's birth to tell, And tunes of rapture sing ; Hence the glad notes that filled the air — Each swept his loudest string. 6 But now, in accents soft and kind, The chieftain angel said, "Heaven's tidings of great joy we bear — Shepherds, be not afraid." 7 Then suddenly th' angelic choir Renew'd the rapturous song ; While heav'n's wide portalscaught the sound. And echoed it along. /O Metre 5. Sovereigyi Grace. 1 TJARK ! the herald-angels sing XI "Glory to the new-born king; Peace on earth and mercy mild ; God and sinners reconciled;" Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumphs of the skies; With th' angelic host proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem." 2 Christ by highest heaven adored, Christ the everlasting Lord; Late in time behold him come, Offspring of a virgin's womb ; 62 NATIVITY OF CHRIST. Vail'd in flesh, the Godhead see, Hail th' Incarnate Deity ! Pleased as man with men t' appear. Jesus our Immanuel here. 3 Hail the heav'n-born Prince of Peace Hail, the Sun of Righteousness ! Light and life to all he brings, Ris'n with healing in his wings: Mild he lays his glory by, Born that man no more may die j Born to raise the sons of earth ? Born to give them second birth. 4 Come, Desire of Nations, come ! Fix in us thy humble home; Rise, the woman's conquering seed. Bruise in us the serpent's head; Adam's likeness now efface, Stamp thine image in its place : Second Adam from above, Reinstate us in thy-love. Metre 4. Charleston. 71 1 TTARK! — what mean those holy voices. 11 Sweetly sounding through the skies '.' Lo ! the angelic host rejoices; Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 2 Hear them tell the wondrous story, Hear them chant in hymns of joy. "Glory in the highest — glory ! Glory be to God most high ! 3 "Peace on earth — good will from heaven. Reaching far as man is found." NATIVITY OF CHRIST. 63 ••Souls redeemed and sins forgiven" — Loud our golden harps shall sound. -1 Christ is born the great Anointed; Heaven and earth his praises sing ! Oh receive whom God appointed, For your Prophet, Priest and King. 5 Haste, ye mortals, to adore him ; Learn his name, and taste his joy ; Till in heaven ye sing before him, Glory b,e to God most high ! ^'^ Metre 7. Seraph's Harp. 1 A NGELS ! from the realms of glory. IX Wing your flight o'er all the earth ; Ye, who sang creation's story, Now proclaim Messiah's birth : Come and worship — Come and worship- Worship Christ, the new-born King. 2 Shepherds ! in the field abiding, Watching o'er your flocks by night : God with man is now residing, Yonder shines the heavenly light: Come and worship — Worship Christ, the new-born King. 3 Saints ! before the altar bending, \\ atching long in hope and fear, Suddenly the Lord, descending, In his temple shall appear; Come and worship — Worship Christ, the new-born Kin^;. 64 NEW-YEAR. 4 Sinners ! wrung with true repentance, Doomed for guilt to endless pains, Justice now revokes the sentence, Mercy calls you, break your chains : Come and worship — Worship Christ, the new-born King. NEW - YEAR. < 3 Metre 32. New-Year. 1 /"10ME, let us anew, our journey pursue, \j Roll round with the year, And never stand still till the Master appear ! His adorable will let us glady fulfill, And our talents improve; By the patience of hope, and the labor of love. 2 Our life as a dream, our time as a stream Glides swiftly away : And the fugitive moment refuses to stay. The arrow is flown, the moment is gone; The millenial year Rushes on to our view, and eternity 's here. 3 that each in the day of His coming may say, "I have fought my way through ; I have finish'd the work thou didst give me to do ! that each from his Lord may receive the glad word, "Well and faithfully done ! Enter into my joy and sit down on my throne.'' NEW-YEAR. 65 4 4- 0. M. Peterborough. 1 \j"OW, gracious Lord, thine arm reveal, 11 And make thy glory known ; Now lot us all thy presence feel, And soften hearts of stone. _ From all the guilt and former sin, May mercy set us free; And let the year we now begin, Begin and end with thee. Send down thy Spirit from above, That saints may love thee more ; And sinners now may learn to love, Who never loved before. 4 And when before thee we appear, In one eternal home, May growing numbers worship here, And praise thee in our room. 7 5 C. M. Marhy. 1 CIINX3 to the great Jehovah's praise ! (O All praise to him belongs, Who kindly lengthens out our days. Demands our choicest songs : 1 1 13 providence has brought us through Another various year ; We all with vows and anthems new Before our God appear. '-' I-'ather, thy mercies past we own, Thv still continued care ; 5 66 NEW- YEAR. To thee presenting, through thy Son, Whatever we have or are : Q«T lips and lives shall gladly show The wonders of thy love, While on in Jesus' steps we go To seek thy face above. > Our residue of days or hours. Thine, wholly thine, shall be ; And all our consecrated powers, A sacrifice to thee : Till Jesus in the clouds appear, To saints on earth forgiv'n, And bring the grand sabbatic year, The jubilee of heav'n. Metre 9. Lenox:, 76 1 niHE Lord of earth and sky, JL The God of ages praise ! Who reigns enthroned on high, Ancient of endless days ! Who lengthens out our trials here. And ypares us yet another year. 2 Barren and withered trees, We cumbered long the ground t No fruit of holiness On our dead souls was found ; Yet doth he us in mercy spare Another and another year. 3 When justice bared the sword s To cut the fig tree down, The pity of the Lord Cries, "let it still alone !" NEW-YEAR. 67 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 bestow'd On ua a longer space ; Thou didst in our behalf appear,. And lo ! we see another year ! 5 Then dig about the root, Break up their fallow ground, And let our gracious fruit To thy great praise abound ; let us all thy praise declare, And fruit unto perfection bear. t t C. M. JlochesUr- 1 AUR life is ever on the wing, \j And death is ever nigh ; The moment when our liveg begin, Wo all begin to die. 2 Yet, mighty God, our fleeting days Thy lasting favors share; Yet with the bounties of thy grace. Thou ioad'st the rolling year. '•'. Tia sovereign mercy find3 us food,. And we are clothed with love; While grace stands pointing out the road That leads our souls above. ■i Ilin goodness runs an endless round, All glory to the Lord ! 88 NEW- YEAR. Hig mercy never knows a bound.. And be hi.-; name adored ! we begin the lasting songr And when - e i Lose our eyes, Let future ages praise prolong, Til] time and nature dies. " S C. M. Kockinoh, i i ND now my soul, another year xV. Of this short life is pastj in aot long continue here, And this may be my last. 2 Much of my dubious life is gon< , I r will return again, Ami swifl my passing moments run. The few thai yet remain. ul, with utmost eare ion learn. What are thy hopes, how sure, b.<f time begins, for bcav'n ! Seek pardo former sins, [u Christ so freely giv'n. ,. ! >.-\ outly yield thyself to Trod. And on hi spend, With zeal pursue tha heavenly road- Ni)i- doubt a happy end. CRUCIFIXION. 69 CRUCIFIXION. • ~9 L. M. Reiin 1 T17IIEN I survey the wondrous cross. VY On which thePrinee of glory died, My richest gain I count but i An' I pour contempt on all my pride. 1' 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 haul- his feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down, Did e'er such love and Borrow meet. Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 4 [Tils dying crimson, like a robe, Spreads o'er his body on the tree ; Then urn I dead to all the globe, \ud all the globe is dead to me.] j Were the whole realm of nature mine. That were a present far too small ; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. SO L. M. Salem. 1 TTKdies! the friend of sinners dies, XI Lo ! Salem's daughters weep around ! A solemn darkness vails the skies ! A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 70 CRUCIFIXION. 2 Come, saints, and drop a tear or two. For him who groan'd beneath your load : He shed a thousand drops for you, A thousand drops of richer blood. 3 Here's love and grief beyond degree— The Lord of glory dies for men ! But lo ! what sudden joys we see ! Jesus the dead — revives again ! 4 The rising God forsakes the tomb! J T p to hi.s Father's courts he Hies ! Cherubic legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the skies ! 5 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell How high your great deliv'rer reigns; Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell, And led the tyrant, death — in chah--. ft Say, "live forever, glorious King, Born to redeem, and strong to save !" Then ask, "oh death ! where is thy sting And where thy vict'ry, boasting grave ?" Bl CM. Liberty Rail. 1 A LAS ! and did my Savior bleed, J\. And did my Sov'reign die ? "Would he devote that sacred hea:i For such a worm as I ? 2 [Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, thine, And bathed in its own blood, While all exposed to wrath divine. The glorious Suff'rer stood !] CRUCIFIXION. 3 Was it for crimes that I had done He groan'd upon the tree ? Amazing pity, grace unknown ! And love beyond degree ! '* Well might the sun in darkness hide., And shut his glories in, When God the mighty Maker died, For man the creature's sin. b Thus might I hide my blushing faces, While his dear cross appears, Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt my eyes to tears. 6 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. H^i L. M. Solemnity. 1 "m WAS on that dark, that doleful night, JL When powers of earth and hell arose Against the Son of God's delight, And friends betray'd him to his foes. 2 Before the mournful scene began, He took the bread, and bless'd and brake ; What love through all his actions ran ! What wondrous words of grace he spake .' 3 "This is my body broke for sin, Receive and eat the living food :" Then took the cup and bless'd the wine; "'Tis the new cov'nant in my blood." 72 CRUCIFIXION. 4 [For us his flesh with nails was torn, He bore the scourge, he felt the thorn : And justice pour'd upon his head In heavy vengeance in our stead.] 5 For us his vital blood was spilt, To buy the pardon of our guilt, When for black crimes of biggest size. He gave his soul a sacrifice. 6 ''Do this," he cried, "till time shall end. ••In mem'ry of our dying Friend ; "Meet at my table, and record •'The love of your departed Lord." 7 [Jeaus, thy feast we celebrate, We show thy death, we sing thy name, Till thou return, and we shall eat The marriage supper of the Lamb.] 83 Metre i. Olney. 1 "FT AIL! thou once despised Jesus, tl Hail ! thou Galilean King ! Thou did'st suffer to release us ; Thou did'st free salvation bring : Hail, thou agonizing Savior, Bearer of our sin and shame ! By thy merits we find favor ; Life is given through thy name. 2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins on thee were laid : By almighty love anointed, Thou bast full atonement made. CRUCIFIXION. 3T3 All thy people are forgiven Through the virtue of thy blood ; Opeu'd is the gate of heav'n j Peace is made 'twixt man and God. 3 Jesus hail ! enthroned in glory, There forever to abide ! All the heav'nly hosts adore thee, Seated at thy Father's side : There for sinners thou art pleading : There thou dost our plaee prepare ; Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. 4 Worship, honor, pow'r 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 lay- ! Help to sing our Savior's merits ; Help to chant Immanuel's praise. 84 CM. The Dying P<. 1 A S on the cross the Savior hung. A And wept, and bled, and died, He pour'd salvation on a wretch, That languished at his side. 2 Hi3 crimes with inward grief and fth&me. The penitent confess'd ; Then turned his dying eyes to Christ, And thus his pray'r address'd : 3 "Jesus, thou Son and Heir of heav'n. Thou Bootless Lamb of God ; 74 CRUCIFIXION, I see thee bath'd in sweat and tears, And welfring in thy blood. 4. ''Yet quickly from these scenes of woe, In triumph shalt thou rise, Burst through the gloomy shades of death And shine above the skies. 5 "Amid the glories of that world, Dear Savior, think on me, And in the victories of thy death, Let me a sharer be." 5 His prayer the dying Je3US hears, And instantly replies — "To-day thy parting soul shall be With ine in Paradise/' £}£) Metre 17. Mount Calvary, 1 TJEARTS of stone, relent, relent, H Break, by Jesus' cross subdued ; See his body, mangled — rent, Covered with a gore of blood : Sinful soul, what hast thou done ! Murder'd God's eternal Son. 2 Yes, our sins have done the deed, Drove the nails that fixed him there. ; Crown'd with thorns his sacred head, Pierc'd him with a soldier's spear ; Made his soul a sacrifice, — For a sinful world he dies. 3 Will you let him die in vain, Still to death pursue your Lord,- CRUCIFIXION. 71 Open tear his wounds again, Trample on his precious blood ? No! with all my sins I'll part, Savior, take my broken heart. SG Metre 29. Lena. 1 HEE the Lord of glory dying! >0 See him gasping, hear him crying ! See his burden'd bosom heave; Look ye sinners, ye that hung him, Look how deep your sins have stung him. Dying sinners, look and live. 2 See the rocks and mountains shaking. Earth unto her centre quaking — Nature's groans awake the dead : Look on Phebus struck with wonder, Whilst the peals of legal thunder Smote the dear Redeemer's head. 3 Heaven's bright melodious legions, Chanting through the tuneful regions, Cease to trill the quiv'ring string : Songs seraphic all suspended, 'Till the mighty war is ended, By the all-victorious King. 4 Hell and all the powers infernal Vanquished by the King Eternal, When he pour'd hi3 vital flood ; By his groans which shook creation, Lo ! we found a proclamation, Peace and pardon by his blood. 5 Shout, ye saints, with adoration, Fill with praise the wide creation, i CRUCIFIXION. Since He's riBon from the grave; Shout with joyful acclamation, To the Rock of our salvation, Who alone has power to save. 87 'S 10, 7, 14, 9. Crucifixion. 1W ye my Savior, saw ye my Savior ? Saw ye my Savior and God ? ! he died on Calvary, to atone for you and rae, And to purchase our pardon with blood. He was extended ! He was extended ! Shamefully nailed to the cross; Oh ! he bow'd his head and died, thus my Lord was crucified, To atone for a world that was lost. Jesus hung bleeding! Jesus hung bleeding ! Three dreadful hours in pain : Oh! the sun refused to shine, when the Ma jesty divine, Was derided, insulted, and slain. Darkness prevailed ! Darkness prevailed ! Darkness prevail'd o'er the land, Oh! the solid rocks were rent, thro' creation's vast extent, When the Jews crucified the God-Man. When it was finish'd ! When it was finish 'd ! And the atonement was made, Ho was taken by the great, and embalmed in spices sweet, And in a new sepulchre was laid. CRUCIFIXION. ( i 6 Hail, mighty Savior! hail mighty Savior! Prince and the author of peace. Oh, he burst the bars of death, and triumph ing, left the earth, He ascended to mansions of bliss. 7 Nov.- inlercedincr. now interceding, Pleading that sinners might live ; Saying, Father, I have died, (Oh behold my hands and side !) To redeem them, I pray thee forgive. R [ will forgive them, I will forgive them, When they repent and believe; Let them now return to thee, and be recon- ciled to me. And salvation they all shall receive. S8 c - M - Fiducia. 1 4 NGELS in shining order stand, . i. Around the Savior's throne; bow with rev'renceat his feet, And make his glories known. Those happy spirits sing his praise, To all eternity, But I can sing redeeming grace, For Jesus died for me. 2 The cross of Christ inspires my hear! To sing redeeming grace : Awake my soul, and bear a part In my Redeemer's praise. ' what can be compared to him, Who died upon the tree ! This is my dear delightful theme, That Jesus died for me. 7* CRUCIFIXION, '• When at the table of the Lord We humbly take our place; The death of Jesus we record, With love and thankfulness. These emblems bring my Lord to view, Upon the bloody tree, My bouI believes and feels it 's true, That Jesus died for me. i Uis body broken, nail'd and torn, And stain'd with streams of blood, Hid spotless soul was left forlorn, Forsaken of his God. 'T was then his Father gave the stroke, That justice did decree : All nature felt the dreadful stroke, When Jesus died for me. 5 fili lama sabachthani, My God, my God, he cried, Why hast thou thus forsaken mo? A Mil thus my Savior died. But why did God forsake his Son ? When bleeding on the tree? He did for sins, but not his own, For Jesus died for me. 6 My guilt was on my Surety laid, And therefore he must die; His soul a sacrifice was made, For such a worm as I. Was ever love so great as this? Was ever grace so free? This is my glory, joy, and blies. That. Jesus died for me. CRUCIFIXION. 79 • He took his meritorious blood, And ro9e above the skies, And in the presence of his God, Presents his sacrifice* His intercession must prevail With such a glorious plea; Nfy cause can never, never fail, For Jesus died for me. 8 Angels in shining order sit Around my Savior's throne ; They bow with rev'rence at his feet. And make his glories known. Those happy Spirits sing his praise. To all eternity ; But I can siug redeeming grace, For Jesus died for me. 9 ! had I but an angel's voice To bear my heart along, My flowing numbers soon would raise To an immortal song. I'd charm their harps and golden lyre* In sweetest harmony, •\:>d tell to all the heavenly choirs, That Jeaus died for me. Si * 8,8,8,0,8,8.8 ,8,6, Messiah. 1 npHE Son of man they did betray, JL He was condemned and led away ; Think, my soul, that mournful day, Look on Mount Calvary ! :)ld him, Lamb-like led along, Surrounded by a wicked throng f Aoeused by each lying tongue. SO CRUCIFIXION. And thus the Lamb of God was hung, Upon the shameful tree. 2 T was thus the glorious Sufferer stood, With hands and feet nail'd to the wood : From ev'ry wound a stream of blood Came trickling down amain : His hitter groans all nature struck, And at his voice the rocks were broke. V:;ri .sleeping saints their graves forsook. The spiteful Jews had round him mock'd, And laughed at his pain. •"■ Tims hung between the earth and skies, Behold him tremhle as he dies, < > sinners hear his mournful cries ; Behold his torturing pain. The mourning sun withdrew his light, Bluah'd and refus'd to own his sight, All azure clothed in robes of night, All nature mourned and stood affright, When Christ the Lord was slain. ! ^ e men and angels, hear the Son, Ho cries for help, hut there in none : Flo treads the winepress all alone, His garments stained with blood. In lamentations hear him cry, Eli lama sabachthani ; Tho' death may close these languid eyes, He soon will mount the upper skies, The conquering Son of God. 5 Both Jews and Romans in a band, With hearts like steel around him stand, Say'ng if you're come to save the land, N"oW try yourself to free. CRUCIFIXION. SI A soldier pierced him when he dieu, And healing streams came from his side. And thus my Lord was crucified, Stern Justice now is satisfied, Sinners, for you and me. tf Behold him mount a throne of state, He tills the mediatorial seat, While millions bowing at his feet, In loud hosannas tell; How he endured exquisite pains, And led the monster death in chains ; Ye seraphs raise your highest strains, While music fills bright Salem's plains. He has conquered death and hell. lT Tis done, the dreadful debt is paid, The great atonement now is made ; Sinners on me your guilt was laid, For you I spilt my blood ; For you my tender soul did move. For you I left my courts above, That you the length and breadth might prove. The depth and height of perfect love, In Christ your smiling God. 8 All glory be to God on high, Who reigns enthroned above the sky, Who sent his Son to bleed and die, Glory to him be given. While heaven above his praise resounde ; Zion shall sing his grace abounds, I hope to sing eternal rounds, lu flaming love which knows no bounds, When carried up to heav'n. 6 82 CRUCIFIXION. \)(j Metre 4. Advocate — Disciple. 1 /"IRE AT High Priest, we view thee stooping \j With our names upon thy breast, In the garden groaning, drooping. To the ground with sorrow prest, Weeping angels stood confounded, To behold their Maker thus, And shall we remain unwounded, When we know 'twas all for us. 2 On the cross thy body broken Cancels every penal-tie ? Tempted souls, produce this token, All demands to satisfy. All is finished ; do not doubt it, But believe your dying Lord ; Never reason more about it, Only take him at his word. 3 < orae, behold your Savior bleeding, Streams of mercy from him flow, Whilst before his Father pleading For those men who wrought his woe. Lo, he cried, Father forgive them, Tho' they do my life pursue, am willing to receive them, For they know not what they do. i I ome thou everlasting Spirit, Bring to every thankful mind, All the Saviors dying merit, All his sulFrings for mankind. True recorder of his passion, Now thy living fire impart. CRUCIFIXION. 88 Now revealed thy great salvation, Preach hi8 gospel to our heart- Lord, we fain would trust thee solely : 'T was for us thy blood was spilt ; Gracious Savior, take us wholly, Take aud make us what thou wilt. Grant us now thy heavenly blessing, Let thy love our songs employ ; Then we'll find, thy peace possessing, In thy service all our joy. 91 C. M. Walsah I T)EHOLT D Nail'd to the shameful tree, How vast the love that him inclined To bleed and die for thee ! 2 Hark, how he groans ! while nature Bhakes And earth's strong pillars bend ! The temple's vail in sunder breaks, The solid marbles rend. 3 'T is done ! the precious ransom'6 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, Lamb of God ! was ever pain, Was ever love like thine ! 6* 84 RESURRECTION. RESURRECTION. 9Q C. M. Solon. 1 rpHIS is the day the Lord hath made, JL He calls the hours his own ; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad. And praise surround the throne. 2 To-day he rose and left the dead. And Satan's empire fell; To-day the saints his triumph spread. And all his wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to th' anointed King, To David's holy Son; Help us, Lord ; descend and bring Salvation from thy throne. 4 Bless'd is the Lord, who comes to men With messages of grace; Who comes, in God his Father's nam" ; To save our sinful race. 5 Hosanna in the highest strains The church on earth can raise: The highest heavens in which he reigns. Shall give him nobler praise. 93 C. M. Primrose, 1 TT 03 ANN A to the Prince of light. 11 That cloth'd himself in clay ; Enter'd the iron gates of death And tore the bars away. RESURRECTION. 85 tfa is no more the king of dread) Since our Immanuel rose; H* took the tyrant's sting away. And spoil'd our hellish foes. . '\v th<- conqueror mounts aloft, Ami to his Father flies With scars of honor in his flesh, And triumph in his eyes. ■4 There our exalted Savior reigns, And scatters blessings down : Our Jesus fills the middle seat Of the celestial throne. 5 [Raise your devotion, mortal tongues, To reach his bles3'd abode : Sweet be the accents of your songs To our incarnate God. 6 Bright angel3, strike you loudest strings, Your sweetest voices raise; I.- t heaven, and all created things, ind our Immanuel's praise. And yields a free repast : Sublimer sweets than nature know? Invite the longing taste. •1 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around : And life, and everlasting joys, Attend the blissful sound. J may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight : And still new beauties may I see. And still increasing light. 88 THE WORD OF GOIK B Divine instructor, gracious Lord ! Be thou forever near ; Teach me to love thy sacred word. And view my Savior there! D7 0. M. Awful Majesty \ IJOW shall the young secure their hearts, 11 And guard their lives from sin? Thy word the choicest rules imparts, To keep the conscience clean. hen 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 fhoir teachers are, And better know the Lord. r > Thy precepts make me truly wise; I hate the dinner's road ; E hate my own vain thoughts that rise. But love thy law, my God. 6 The starry heav'ns thy rule obey, The earth maintains her place, And these thy servants, night and day. Thy skill and power express.. THE WORD OF GOD. 89 7 [But still thy law and gospel, Lord, Have lessons more divine ; Not earth stands firmer than thy word, Nor stars so nobly shine.] 8 Thy word is everlasting truth*, How pure is every page ! That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age. 98 S - M - Idmnca—Shirclanci. 1 T ET sinners take their course, lj And choose the road to death ; But in the worship of my God I'll spend my daily breath. 2 My thoughts address his throne When morning brings the light; I seek his blessings every noon, And pay my vows at night. 3 Thou wilt regard my cries, my eternal God, While sinners perish in surprise Beneath thine angry rod. 4 Because they dwell at ease, And no sad changes feel, Thoy neither fear nor trust thy name, Nor learn to do thy will. 3 But I, with all my cares, Will lean upon the Lord ; I'll cast my burdens on his arm, \nd rest upon his word. 90 THE WORD OF GOD. 6 His arm shall well sustain The children of his love : The ground on which their safety stands Xo earthly power can move. 99 CM. Solon— Baler ma. 1 T ET the whole race of creation lie J J Abased before their God : "Whatever his sov'reign voice has form'd, He governs with a nod. 2 {Ten thousand ages ere the skies Were into motion brought, . All the long years and worlds to come, Stood present to his thought. :'. There's not a sparrow or a worm, But 's found in his decrees; He raises monarchs to their throne, And sinks them as he please.] i If light attends the course I run, 'Tis he provides those rays ; And 'tis his hand that hides my sun, If darkness cloud my days. > Yet I would not be much concern'd, Nor vainly long to see The volumes of his deep decrees, What months are writ for me. 6 When he reveals the book of life, 0, may I read my name Among the chosen of his love, The followers of the Lamb. FAITH AND REPENTANCE. 91 ] ( >0 CM. Mear. 1 llfllAT glory gilds the sacred page ! I! Majestic, like the sun, It gives a light to every age, It gives, but borrows none. 2 His hand that gave it, still supplies The gracious light and heat; His truths upon the nations rise ; They rise, but never set. 6 Let everlasting thanks be thine, For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine. With beams of heavenly day. 4 My soul rejoices to pursue The paths of truth and love ; Till glory breaks upon my view In brighter worlds above. FAITH AND REPENTANCE. "1 Ol L. M. Devotion. BLESS'D are the humble souls, that see Their emptiness and poverty ; Treasures of grace to them are given, And crowns of joy laid up in heaven. 2 Bless'd are the men of broken heart, Who mourn for sin with inward smart; 92 FAITH AND REPENTANCE. The blood of Christ divinely flows A healing balm for all their woes. ' Bless'd are the meek who stand afar From rage and passion, noise and war : Mod will secure their happy state, And plead their cause against the great. 4 Bless'd are the souls that thirst for grace, [lunger and long for righteousness; They shall be well supplied and fed With living streams and living bread. .> Bless'd are the men whose bowels movo And melt with sympathy and love ; From Christ the Lord shall they obtain Like sympathy and love again. 6 Bless'd are the pure, whose hearts are clean From the defiling power of sin ; With endless pleasure they shall see A God of spotless purity. 7 Bless'd are the men of peaceful life, Who quench the coals of growing strife j They shall be called the heirs of bliss, The sons of God, the God of peace. 8 Bless'd are the sufFrers. who partake Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake; Their souls shall triumph in the Lord, Glory and joy are their reward. 1.02 0. M. Liberty Hall— Dublin. ,11! if my soul were formed for woe, How would I vent my sighs ! FAITH AND REPENTANCE. 93 Repentance should, like river3 flow From both my streaming eyes. 2 T was for my sins, my dearest Lord Hung on the cursed tree, And groan'd away a dying life For thee, my soul, lor thee. 3 Oh ! how I hate those lusts of mine, That crucified my God ! Those sins that pierc'd and nail'd hi* fleek Fast to the fatal wood. 4 Yes, my Redeemer, they shall die, My heart has so decreed : Nor will I spare the guilty things That made my Savior bleed. 5 Whilst with a melting, broken heart, My murder'd Lord I view, I raise revenge against my sins, And slay the murd'rers too. JL03 ^« -M* Supplication 1 f\ THOU that hear'st when sinners cry, \J Though all my crimes before thee lie, Behold them not with angry look, But blot their menvry from thy book. 2 Create my nature pure within, And from my soul averse to sin; Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 3 I cannot live without thy light, Cast out and banished from thy sight; 94 BAPTISM. Thine holy joys, my God, restore, And guard me that I fall no more. 4 Though I have grieved thy Spirit, Lord. Thy help and comfort still afford, And let a wretch come near thy throne. To plead the merits of thy Son. 5 A broken heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice I bring: The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. 6 My soul lies humble in the dust, And owns the dreadful sentence just : Look down Lord, with pitying eye. And save the soul condemned to die. 7 Then will I teach the world thy ways : Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace : I'll lead them to my Savior's blood, And they shall praise a pard'ning God. s may thy love inspire my tongue ! Salvation shall be all my song ; And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord, my strength and righteous nope BAPTISM. 1.04: CM. Rochester 1 TF glorious angels do rejoice, L When sinners turn to God, BAPTISM. 95 Let U3 unite with cheerful voice, To spread his praise abroad. 2 When Jesus unto Jordan came, And was baptized of John, A voice from heaven did proclaim — "He 'a my Beloved Son." 3 His ministers he sent about To preach the word of grace, Aud to baptize the world throughout, Who should his truth embrace. 4 Lord, we have here before our eyes. Some that have set their hands To serve thee and to be baptized, As thou did'st give command. i <>lory to God who reigns above, For his abounding grace, In this the token of his love, To us a guilty race. 6 Let us employ our tongues to sing, The praises of the Lord, For calling sinners home to him By his all-powerful word. L05 c. m. v 1 /^OME in ye blessed of the Lord, \J And join his children here; Wash'd in the Savior's cleansing bl<>.»d. For him, your Lord, appear. 2 Stay not within the wilderness, Nor waiting at the door ; Vb BAPTISM. For Jesus can your woes redress, "W ere they ten thousand more. 3 Though fearing, trembling, rise and come ; Yield to the Savior's voice, For hung'ring, thirsting souls there's room make the blissful choice ! 4 Room in the Savior's gracious breast. That breast which glows with love- Room in the church, his chosen rest, And room in heaven above. 6 Why will you longer lingering stay, When Jesus says "There's room ?" Now is the time, th' accepted day ; — Arise, he bids you come. |_06 L. M. Portugal 1 TTIWAS the commission of our Lord — J. "Go, teach the nations and baptize," The nations have received the word, Since he ascended to the skies. 2 He sits upon th' eternal hills, With grace and pardon in his hands, And sends his cov'nant with the seals, To bless the distant Christian lands. 3 "Repent and be baptized," he saith, "For the remission of your sins ;" And thus our sense assists our faith, And shows us what the gospel means. 4 Oar souls he washes in his blood, As water makes the body clean ; BAPTISM. 1*7 And the good Spirit from our God Descends like purifying rain. 3 Thus we engage ourselves to thee, And seal our covenant with the Lord : may the great eternal Three In heaven our solemn vows record. 1.07 11,9,11,9. Peculiar. 1 rpiIE NAME of the Lord is a fountain of life, L Its waters are sweeter than honey, No taste of the gall of terrestrial strife. Come huy without price, without money. 2 The NAME of the Lord is a lull flowing stream. From Zion's immovable mountain, [ta currents with virtues unspeakably teem, — ■ Come, come to the life-giving fountain. :; The NAME of the Lord is a river of grace, Whose waters as soon a,s they're tasted, New energy give to the sons of a race, With passion enfeebled and wasted. 4 Then come to its banks, all ye tribes of mankind. And drink of the stream of salvation. Its course is no longer to Judah confined, It flows through the guiltiest nation. 5 < lome, drink living waters, though Jesus is gone, Hia NAME still conveys absolution ; i lome drink where the stream of remission flow* down, Through a rite of his own institution. 7 98 BAPTISM. W 108 C. M. Aup HEN Jesus Christ, the Virgin's Son, Of David's royal race, His brilliant course of works begun, And preach'd the reign of grace — 2 He call'd on Abraham's seed in vaii His mission to believe : To own his right to rule and reign, His NAME as Prince receive. 3 This NAME the scribes refused to vrear. And spurned the Nazarene, Would not the fame of Jesus share, Or in his train be seen. 4 "What lofty names could Jesus bring His princely birth to show ? I ould Gallilee produce a king ? Or good from Naz'reth flow ? » They taunted thus the birth obseur< Of chaste Maria's Son, And scorn'd his favor to secure, His NAME by putting on. 6 But found at length, without disguis This NAME they must receive, No other known beneath the skies, Could life eternal give. 7 And skillful men of later days, Have splendid systems built, To shun its use by various ways Of cleansing souls from guilt. BAPTISM. Hut they too. like the Jews of old. Would they salvation win. Must come and be with Chri their sin. Then let us all to Christ repair, — irist the vi His Name And put his armor on. I 09 Meai in 1 !: tread JL 1 pi una .- Relieved the sick, restored the dead. And cast out plagues and pains. 7 They pour no drugs through Palestine, ae lieines they had, They only used the NAME divine, Its power alone display'd. . . From wiiicii diseases fled. The devils trembled where il ca And spirits foul obey'd. 11, Lord, thy name convi Adam's ruined i sed in thy appointed ways, re and re- It so renews the soul, ng ago in Palestine, it, made the sinner w] 7* [00 BAPTISM. | ~*j O Metre 12. verance. 1 \\7iIEN sinners awake and perceive, VV What, desperate creatures they are, How shall they obtain a relief. From misery, guilt and despair ? In vain is our search and our cry, Till we in submission and zeal. The words of our Savior apply, "To do his adorable will." God will not be pleased with our prayer, [f we disobey his command, we obedient are, Will bring us unto his right hand. Sine. • ■• in bis word, Put on hi* adorable name, Salvation in Je us our Lord, :i shall obtain. Peter to inquiring dews, Convinced in their hearts as they were ; ;..ii must bear, >-He said tl sy all should repent, "Be baptizi d in Jesus' name, '•Then shall Ids good ent, ' all be bless'd with ih even to you, — "And s.11 that are yet afar oft", ssus' commands we ;> "Though infidel mockers may scoff, • The Lord will yet bring many nigh, ■•Hi-; I ids mansions to till, 'A BAPTISM. 101 -hare in his ample supply, "Who meekly submit to his will." 'Ill L. M. Tender Thought. ■ i es sat at :,. B sfore our Savior did ascend, He did them with his presence greet, And gave to them his last command. 2 Upbraided thorn with unbelief, And hardness of each stubborn heart: [lis counsel we must all receive. Else we with Christ can have no pa 3 '-Go, preach my gospel," Jesus saith, "And bring them all unto the host, "Baj r ers in the name "Of Father. S., n . and Holy Ghost." that believes and is baptized. Shall dwell in realms of joy above, — Who don't believe the words of Christ. Shall never taste redeeming love." rRAYEll AND SUPPLICATION. H2 C. M. Standish E Holy Spirit, heavenly D ith all thy quick'niug powers : Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 1 flOME \J Wit! 102 PRAYER AND 2 Look how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys, 0'ir souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise, Hosannas languish on our ton. And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord ! and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate ? Our love so faint, so cold to thee. And thine to us so great ? t> Come Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove. With all thy quick'ning powers: Come shed abroad a Savior's love. And that shall kindle ours. 113 L - M. Alfreton. THOU to whose all searching sight. The darkness shineth as the light. Search, prove my heart, it pants for th< - O burst these bonds and set it free. 2 Wash out its stains, refine its dross. Nail my affections to the cross : Hallow each thought, let all within Be clean, as thou my Lord art clean. .; If in this darksome wild I stray, Be thou my light, be thou my way ; No foes, no violence I fear, No fraud, while thou my God art near SUPPLICATION. 108 "W hen rising floods my soul o'erflow, When sinks my heart in waves of WO< Jesus thy timely aid impart, And raise my head, and cheer my hoi Savior, where'er thy steps I see, Dauntless, untired, I follow thee; let thy hand support me stilL, And lead me to thy holy hill. If dark and thorny be the way, My strength proportion to my day ; Till toil, and grief, and pain shall cease, Where all is calm, and joy, and peace. XI 4: C. M. St. Olar FATHER, I stretch my hands to thee. Xo other help I know ; If thou withdraw thyself from me, Ah, whither shall I go ? 2 What did thine only Son endure, Before I drew my breath ! What pain, what labor to secure My soul from endless death i -esus, could I this believe, I now should feel thy power ; • r my poor soul thou wouldst retrieve, Nor let me wait one hour. Author of faith, to thee I lift My weary, longing eyes; ■0 let me now receive that gift, My soul without it dies. 104 PRAYER AND 5 Surely thou canst not let me die; speak, and I shall live ; And here I will unwearied lie, Till thou thy Spirit give. 6 The worst of sinners would rejoice, Could they but see thy face; let me hear thy quickening voice, And taste thy pard'ning grace. 1X5 C. M. Burstall—Dubli 1 A FOR a closer walk with God, \J 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 1 once enjoy 'd, How sweet their mem'ry still ! But they have left an aching void, The world can never fill. 4 Return, holy dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest : I hate the sins that made thee mourn. And drove thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. SUPPLICATION. 105 .11 nay walk be close with God. Calm and serene my frame: So purer Light shall mark the road, That leads me to the Lamb. "1 1 ( ) L. M. Suppl 1 QIIOW pity Lord, Lord, forgive, ^ Let a repenting rebel live : Are not thy mercies large and free ? May not a sinner trust in thee ? 2 My crimes are great, but can't surpass The power and glory of thy grace : that I, as a little child, May follow thee, and never rest, Till sweetly thou hast breath'd thy mild And lowly mind into my breast; Nor ever may we parted be, Till I one spirit be with thee. A Still let thy love point out my way : How wondrous things thy loYe has wr Still lead me, lest I go astray : Direct my Work, inspire my thought j And if I fall, soon may I hear Thy voice, and know that love is near. hi sufFring be thy love my peace, In weakness be thy love my power; i when the storms of life shall c> i Jesus, in that important hour, [n death as life be thou my guide, \n Help me to choose the way of trutL, And fly from every snare. 3 My heart, to folly prone, Renew by pow'r divine; Unite it to thyself alone, And make me Avholly thine. 4 Oh, let thy word of grace My warmest thoughts employ ; Be this, through all my following da My treasure and my joy. H To what thy laws impart, Be my whole soul inclined; Oh, let them dwell within my heart,, And sanctify my mind. 6 May thy young servant learn, By these to cleanse his way ; And may I here the path discern, That leads to endless day. 133 CM. Dubhn 1 T)RAYER is the soul's sincere desire, JL Unuttered or express'd, The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. i Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try; SUPPLICATION. 121 Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, If:-* watchword at the gate of death — lie enters heaven with piayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice Returning from his ways, While angels in their songs rejoice, And say — ''Behold he prays." L34 L- M. OldEvndred 1 TT7HAT various hindrances we meet, T f In coming to a mercy-seat ! i'et who that knows the worth of pray'r But wishes to be often there. 2 Pray'r makes the darkened cloud withdra ■ Pray'r climbs the ladder Jacob saw — Gives exercise to faith and love — Bring3 every blessing from above. 3 Restraining pray'r — we cease to fight ; Pray'r makes the Christian's armor bright ; I 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. re half the breath thus vainly spent, ueaven in supplication sent — ■ 122 PRAYER AND Your cheerful song would oft'ner be, ''Hear what the Lord hath done for me !" loD Metre 5. Cookhmi. i ITOLY Jesus, lovely Lamb, 11 Thine and only thine I am ; Take my body, spirit, soul, Only thou possess the whole. 2 Thou my dearest object be, Let me ever cleave to thee ; Let me choose the better part, Let me give thee all my heart. ". Whom have I on earth below ? Only thee I wish to know : Whom have I in heav'n but thee ? Thou art all in all to me. 1 All my treasure is above, My best portion is thy love : Who the worth of love can tell ? Infinite, unsearchable ! -\'o thing else may I require ; Let me thee alone desire ; Pleased with what thy love provides, Wean'd from all the world besides. J_36 Metre 16. Mendon. 1 T AMB of God for sinners slain, JJ To thee I humbly pray ; Ileal me of my grief and pain, take my sins away. SUPPLICATION. 128 From this bondage, Lord, release ; No longer let me be oppress'd ; •lesus, 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 possess'd : Jesus, Master, seal my peace, And take me to thy breast. . Worldly good I do not want : Be that to other- giv'n : Only for thy love I pant; My all on earth or heuv'n : This the crown I fain would seize, The good wherewith I would be ble* Jesus. Master, seal my peace, And take me to thy breast. 1 This delight I fain would prove, And then resign my breath, Join the happy few whose love. Was mightier than death. Let it not my Lord displease, That I would die to be thy guest ! ius, Master, seal my peace, And take me to thv breast. | )>7 Metre 12. Deliverance. "OW shall a lost sinner in pain, Recover his forfeited peace '' E 124 PRAYER AND 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 0, can I possibly find Such plenteous redemption in thee? - 2 Jesus, of thee I inquire, 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. • ■ ' ■ Jesus, in pity draw near, Come quickly to help a lost soul, To comfort a mourner appear, And make a poor Lazarus whole : The balm of thy mercy apply, Thou seest the sore anguish I feel ; Save, Lord, or I perish, I die, save, or I sink into hell ! 4 [ sink if thou longer delay Thy pardoning mercy to show : Come quickly, and kindly display, The pow'r of thy passion below : By all thou hast done for my sake, One drop of thy blood I implore : N^ow, now let it touch me, and make The sinner a sinner no more. SUPPLICATION. 125 m'i 138 C - M - Bangor— Ba U ■: 1 TESUS-, thou art the sinner's friend, V As such, I look to thee j Now in the bowels of thy love, Lord, remember me ! 2 Remember thy pure word of grace. Remember Calvary ! Remember all thy dying groans, And then remember me. 3 Thou wondrous Advocate with God, 1 yield myself to thee ; While thou art sitting on thy throne. Lord, remember me ! 4 I own I'm guilty, own I'm vile, But thy salvation's free; Then in thy all-abounding grace, Lord, remember me ! Howe'er forsaken or distress'd, Howe'er oppress'd I be ; Howe'er afflicted here on earth, Do thou remember me ! G And when I close my eyes in death, And creature helps all flee, Then my great Redeemer God, 1 pray, remember me ! 139 C. M. Dublin. 1 T CTD, teach thy servants how to pray, JJ With rev.'rence and with fear; Though dust and ashes, yet we may. We must to thee draw near. 126 PRAYER AND 2 We come, then, God of grace, to thee ! Give broken, contrite hearts ; Give what thine eye delights to see,. Truth in the inward parts. 3 Give deep humility — the sense Of godly sorrow give ; A strong desiring confidence To see thy face and live. 4 Give faith in that one Sacrifice Which can for sin atone ; To cast our hopes, to fix our eyes On Christ — on Christ alone. 5 Give patience still to wait and weep, Though mercy long delay — Courage our fainting souls to keep, And trust thee, though thou slay. 6 Give these — and then thy will be done I Thus strengthened with all might, We, through thy Spirit and thy Son, Shall pray, and pray aright. 140 Metre 10. Unitiar—Stockb 1 r\OME Lord from above,the mountains remove, VO'erturn all that hinders the course of thy !<>vr My bosom inspire, enkindle the fire, And wrap my whole soul in the flames of desi?". 2 I languish and pine for the comfort divine. when shall I say, my Beloved is mine ? I've chosen the good part, my portion thou art, ; Love, let me find thee, God, in my heart ! 3 For this my heart sighs, nothing else can suffice; HowLord,can 1 purchase the pearl of great price? SUPPLICATION. 127 It cannot be bought; thou know'stl have nought. Not an action, a word, or a truly good thought. 4 But I hear a voice say, without money you may Receive it, whoever hath nothing to pay; Who on Jesus relies, without money or price. The pearl of forgiveness and holiness buys, 5 The blessing is free, so, Lord, let it be : I yield that thy love should be given to me : 1 freely receive what thou freely dost give, And consent to thy love, in thine Eden to live. 6 The gift I embrace, the Giver I praise, And ascribe my salvation to Jesus' grace : It came from above, the foretaste I prove, And I soon shall receive all thy fulness of love. ~L4rl. C. M, Suffield. 1 IVfY God, consider my distress, ill Let mercy plead my cause ; Though I have sinned against thy grace, I ne'er forget thy laws. L' Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach, Which I so justly fear : Uphold my life, uphold my hope, Nor let my shame appear. 3 Be thou a surety, Lord, for me, Xor let the proud oppress ; But make thy waiting servant see The shinings of thy face. 4 My ejjes with expectation fail ; My heart within me cries. 128 PRAYER AND "When will the Lord his truth fulfill And bid my comforts rise? 5 Look down upon my sorrows, Lord, And show thy grace the same; Thy tender mercies still afford To those that love thy name. 14:2 CM. Liberty Halt. 1 1T7IT1I my whole heart I've sought thy fao*. YV let me never stray From thy commands, God of grace, Nor tread the sinners way. 2 Thy word I've hid within my heart. To keep my conscience clean, And be an everlasting guard From every rising sin. 3 I'm a companion of the saints, "Who fear and love the Lord ; My sorrows rise, my nature faints, When men transgress thy word. 4 While sinners do thy gospel wrong. My Spirit stands in awe ; My soul abhors a lying tongue, But loves thy righteous law. 5 My heart with sacred rev'rence hears The threat'nings of thy word ; My flesh, with holy trembling, feare The judgments of the Lord. 6 My God, I long, I hope, I wait, For thy salvation still ; SUPPLICATION. 129 While thy whole law is my delight, And I obey thy will. 1 1-3 L-. M. Portugal. 1 TESUS, the spring of joys divine, •J Whence all our hopes and comforts flow ; .fe3us, no other name but thine ''an save us from eternal woe. 2 In vain would boasting reason find The way to happiness and God ; Her weak directions leave the mind Bewildered in a dubious road. 3 So other name will hcav'n approve : Thou art the true, the living Way, <)rdained by everlasting love, To the bright realms of endless day. 4 Here let our constant feet abide, Nor from the heavenly path depart ; let thy Spirit, gracious Guide ! Direct our steps and cheer our heart. 5 Safe lead us through thi3 world of night, And bring us to the blissful plains, — The regions of unclouded light, Where perfect joy forever reigns. 14:4: f fc M. Alfrtton. ! TESUS, my Savior, brother, friend, •J On whom I cast my every care, On whom for all things I depend, Inspire, and then accept my prayer. ISO 1>RA?2R AN£> 1 If I have tasted of thy grace, The grace that sure salvation brings- ,- if with me now thy Spirit stays, And rrov'ring, bides me in his wings •'■ Still let him with my weakness stay,- Xor for a moment's space depart ; Evil and danger turn away, Vnd keep till be renew my heart. i When to the right or left I stray, Hi3 voice behind me may I hear, "Return, and walk in Christ the way Fly back to Cbri3t, for sin is near. » if is sacred unction from above, Be still my comforter and guide, Till all the stony he remove, And in my loving heart reside. 6 .'esus, I fain would walk in thee, From nature's every path retreat i Thou art my way, my leader be, And set upon the rock my feet. : Uphold me, Savior, or I fall ; O teach me out thy gracious hand ! Only on thee for help I call, '»nlv by faith in thee I stand. I riOME, gracious Spirit, beav'nly Dove, V With light and comfort from" above. Be thou our guardian, thou our guide,. O'er ev'ry thought and step preside. SUPPLICATION. 131 3 Conduct us safe, conduct us far From every sin and hurtful snare; Lead to thy word that rule.3 must givr, And teach us lessons how to live* '. The light of truth to us display, Ami make us know and choose thy w Plant holy fear in every heart, That we from God may ne'er depart) i Lead us to holiness the road That we must take to dwell with God»j Dead us to Christ, the living Way, Nor let us from hi3 pastures stray. • Lead us to God, our final rest, fu his enjoyment to be bless'd : Lead us to heav'n, the seat of bliss, - Where pleasure in perfection is. INVITATION, I -4:( ) Metre 5. Sincerity, JESUS' precious name excels Jordan's streams and Salem's wells ; Thirsty sinners, come and draw, Quench the flames of Sinai's law. 2 Fearful sinners, come and try ; Draw and drink a sweet supply Christ is ever full and free; Sinner, come, where'er von be, y* 132 INVITATION* 3 See the waters springing up, To revive" your languid hone ; Fill your vessels as it rolls, An display unbounded grace, And bring lost sinners borne. 5 "Will you go down to endless night, And bear eternal pain ? Or in the glorious realms of light With me forever reign ? 6 '-Say — will you bear my gracious voice, And have your sins forgiv'n ? Or will you make that wretched cho And bar yourselves from heav'n ?" 14:8 L. M. Bou, 1 rpo DAY, if ye will bear bis voice, JL Now is the time to make your choice Say, will you to Mount Zion go ? Say, will you bave this Christ or no ? 2 Ye wandering souls, who find no rest, Say. will you be forever blest? Will you be saved from sin and bell ? Will you with Christ in glory dwell ? 3 Come now, dear youth, for ruin bound, Obey the gospel's joyful sound : Come, go with us, and you shall prove The joy of Christ's Redeeming love. 4 Once more wc ask you in bis name — For yet bis love remains the same — Say, will you to Mount Zion go ? Say, will you have this Christ or ii>; 7 134 INVITATION. 5 Leave all your sports and glittering toys. Come share with us eternal joys ; Or must we leave you bound to hell — Then, dear young friends, a long farewell. 14:9 Metrk 60. Sealing Fountain. 1 GEE the Fountain open'd wide, ij That from pollution frees us. Flowing from the wounded side Of our Immanuel Jesus ? CHORUS Ho ! every one that thirsts, Come ye to the waters ; Freely drink and quench your thirst, With Zion's sons and daughters. 2 Sinners, hear the Savior's call, Consider what you 're doing ; Jesus Christ can cleanse you all, Will you not come unto him ? Ho ! every one that thirsts, Ac. 3 Dying sinners, come and try j These waters will relieve you : Without money come and buy, For Christ will freely give you. Ho ! every one that thirsts, &<■■. 4 He who drinks shall never die ; These waters fail him never ; Sinners come, and now apply, And drink, and live forever. Ho ! every one that thirsts, &c. T-SVITATlbN. 135 •ping Mary, full of grief, Came begging for these waters : Jesus gave her full relief, With Zion's sous and daughters Ho ! every one that thirsts, Ac, the woman at the well, Conversing with the Savior ; Soon she found that he could tell The whole of her behavior. Ho ! every one that thirsts, ftc " When she asked, and thus obtain'd A drink, her heart was flaming; Thus tke gift divine she gain'd. And ran to town proclaiming,] Ho ! every one that thirsts, .fee. c The thief had only time to think, And tell the doleful story; 'osus gave him leave to drink, — He crank, and fed to glory. Ho! every one that thirsts, &c 9 Christians, you can fully tell The virtue of these waters ; You were onee the heirs of hell, But now are sons and daughters. Ho ! every one that thirsts, 0 Mktrk'9. Lenox. 1 /10ME, every pious heart. \J That loves the Savior's name, Your noblest pow'rs exert, To celebrate his fame : Tell all above, and all below, The debt of love to him you owe 2 Such was his zeal for God, And such his love for you, Ho noble undertook What Gabriel could not do ; His. every deed of love and grace All words exceed and thoughts surpass. 3 He left his starry crown, And laid his robes aside ; On wings of love came down, And wept, and bled, and died : What he endured, who can tell, To save our souls from death and hell ! 4 From the dark grave he rose, The mansions of the dead ; And thence his mighty foes, la glorious triumph led : Up through the sky the Conq/ror rode, And reigns on high, the Savior God. 5 From thence he'll quickly come, His chariot will not stay, And bear our spirits home To realms of endless day : There shall we see his lovely face, And ever be in his embrace, INVITATION. 141 ■j Jesus, we ne'er can pay The debt we owe thy love, wt tell us how we may Our gratitude approve i Our hearts, our all to thee we give: The gift, though small, thou wilt receive. | .")() C. M. Divinity. i AH what amasing Words of grace yj Are in the gospel found ! Suited to every sinner's case, Who kuowe the joyful sound. S Poor, sinful, thirsty, fainting soule, Aru freely welcome here; Salvation like a river, rolls' Abundant, free, and clear. ' Come then, with all your wants and wounds, Your every burden bring ! • Here love, unchanging love abounds, A deep, celestial spring! i Whoever will — gracious word J Shall of this stream partake : Come thirsty souls, and bless the Lord, And drink for Jesus' sake ! ■'» Millions of sinners, vile as you, Have here found life and peace ; Come, then, and prove its virtues too. An -1 drink, adore, and bless. L57 c - M - Rochester, 1 r pHK Savior calls — let every ear I. Attend the heav'nlv sound i 14'2 INVITATION Ye doubting souls, dismiss your fear, Hope smiles reviving round. 2 For every thirsty, longing heart, Here streams of bounty flow : And life, and health, and bliss impart, To banish mortal woe. ; Here springs of sacred pleasure rise, To ease your every pain ; (Immortal fountain ! full supplies!) 2for3hall we thirst in vain. A Ye sinners, come — 'tis mercy's voice, The gracious call obey : Mercy invites to heav'nly joy9 — And can you yet delay ? > Dear Savior, draw reluctant hearts, To thee let sinners fly, And take the bliss thy love imparts, And drink, and never die I 58 &• M. Jfeb WHILE life prolongs its precious light. Mercy is Found, and peace is given ; Hut soon, ah soon ! approaching night Shall blot out every hope of heaven. 2 While God invites, how blest the day ! How sweet the gospel's joyful sound I "Come sinners, haste, oh haste away, While yet a pardoning God he's found - ■> rfoon, borne on time'6 most rapid wing, ShaH death command you to the grave, rnr.. INVITATION. 14-3 fore his bar your spirits bring, And none be found to hear or save, i In that lone land of deep despair, > : o Sabbath's heavenly light shall rise No God regard your bitter prayer, Nor Savior call you to the skies." j » wonders to the dead are shown, le wonders of redeeming love ;) 8fo voice his glorious truth makes known.. Nor sings the bliss of clime3 above. 6 Silence, and solitude, and gloom, In these forgetful realms appear, Deep sorroAvs fill the dismal tomb, And hope shall never enter there. L59 C M. Awful Majesty, 1 DINNERS, the voice of God regard ; 'Tis mercy speaks to-day ; He calls you by his sov'reign word, From sin's destructive way. 2 Like the rough sea that cannot rest, You live devoid of peace ; \ thousand stings within your breast Deprive your souls of ease. Z Your way is dark and leads to hell • Why will you persevere ? Can you in endless torments dwell, Shut op in black despair? i Why will you in the crooked wajb Of sin and folly go 1 144 INVITATION, In pain you travel all your days; To reap immortal woe ! 3 But he that turns to God shall live, Through his abounding grace: Hia mercy will the guilt forgive Of those that seek his face. 8 Bow to the sceptre of his word, Renouncing every sin ; * Submit to him your sov'reign Lord, And learn his will divine. v His love exceeds your highest thoughts He pardons like a God ; He will forgive your num'rous faults, Through a Redeemer's blood. L60 1 rTIIIE voice of my Beloved sounds L Ov L. M. Devotion. y Beloved sounds, ver the rocks and rising grounds; O'er hills of guilt, and seas of grief, He. leaps, he flies to my relief. ~* Now, through the vail of flesh, I see, With eyes of love he looks at me ; Now in the gospel's clearest glass, He shows the beauties of his face. 3 Gently he draws my heart along, Both with his beauties and his tongue ; "Rise," saith my Lord, "make haste away. No mortal joys are worth thy stay. 4 "The Jewish wintry state is gone, The mists are fled, the spring comes on. INVITATION. 145 sacred turtle-dove we hear Proclaim the new, the joyful year. ■Th' immortal Vine of heavenly root, Blossoms and buds, and gives her fruit." Lo, we are come to taste the wine : Our souls rejoice and bless the Vine. •• And when we hear cur Jesus say, ''Rise up, my Love and, haste away j* Our hearts would fain outfly the wind. And leave all earthly love behind. X(3j_ Metre 40. Boundless?- 1 T\ROOPING souls, no longer grieve, \J Heaven is propitious; If in Christ you do believe, You will find him precious ; Jesus now is passing by, Calls the mourners to him, Brings salvation from on high — Now look up and view him. 2 From his hands, kis feet, his side> Runs the healing lotion ; See the consolating tide, Boundless as the ocean : See the healing waters move For the sick and dying ; Now resolve to gain his love, Or to perish trying. ', Grace 's store is ever free Drooping souls to gladden ; Jesus calls, "Come unto me Ye weary, heavy laden ; 10 146 INVITATION. Though your sins like mountains high, Rise and reach to heaven ; Soon as you on me rely, All shall be forgiven." 4 Now methinks I hear one say, I will go and prove him ; If he takes my sins away, Surely I shall love him. Yes ! I see the Father smile. Now I lose my burden ; All is grace — for I am vile, Yet he seals my pardon. 5 Streaming mercy, how it flows ! Now I know, I feel it ; Tongue cannot the half disclose, Yet I long to tell it. Jesus' blood has heal'd my wound : the wondrous blessing ! I, through mercy now have found, All in him possessing. 3.62 L - M. Tender Thought. 1 pOME hither, all ye weary souls, \J Ye heavy laden sinners, come, I'll give you rest from all your toils, And bring you to my heav'nly home. 2 "They shall find rest that learn of me : I'm of a meek and lowly mind : But passion rages like the sea, And pride is restless as the wind. 3 "Bless'd is the man whose shoulders tako My yoke and bear it with delight; INVITATION. 147 My yoke is easy to his neck, My grace shall make the burden light. 4 Jesus, we come at thy command : With faith, and hope, and humble zeal, Resign our spirits to thy hand, To mould and guide us at thy will. J. 03 Metre 56. Royal Proclamation* 1 [TEAR the royal proclamation, Xl The glad tidings of salvation, Publishing to every creature, To the ruiu'd sons of nature. CHORUS. Jesus reigns, he reigns victorious. Over heav'n and earth most glorious- Jesus reigns. 2 See the royal banner flying. Hear the heralds loudly crying, "Rebel sinners, royal favor Now is offered by the Savior. Jesus reigns. 3 Turn unto the Lord most holy, Shun the paths of vice and folly ; Turn, or you are lost forever ; Oh ! now turn to God the Savior, Je6us reigns. 4 Here is wine, and milk, and honey. Come and purchase without money ; Mercy, flowing like a fountain, Streaming from the holy mountain. Jesus reigns. 10* 148 INVITATION 5 For this love, let rocks and mountains-. Purling streams, and crystal fountains. Koaring thunders, lightning blazes, Shout the great Messiah's praises. Jesus reigns. J_(34: Metre 7. Drx 1 /10ME ye sinners, poor and needy, V Weak and wounded, sick and sore, Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, love and pow'r ; He is able, He is willing, doubt no more. 2 Now, ye needy, come and welcome-, God's free bounty glorify ; True belief and true repentance, Every grace that brings you nigh. Without money Come to Jesus Christ and buy. 3 Let not conscience make you linger. Nor of fitness fondly dream : All the fitness he requireth Is to feel your need of him ; This he'gives you, 'Tis the Spirit's glimm'ring beam Come ye weary, heavy-laden, Bruised and mangled by the fall. If you tarry till you're better, You will never come at all, Not the righteous, Sinners Jesus came to call. INVITATION. 149 5 Agonizing in the garden, Lo I your Maker prostrate lies ! On the bloody tree behold him, Hear him cry before he dies, ••It is finish'd !" Sinners, will not this suffice? ,; Lo ! th' incarnate God ascending Pleads the merit of his blood ; Venture on him, venture freely ; Let no other trust intrude : Xone but Jesus, Can do helpless sinners good. 7 Saints and angels join in concert, Sing the praises of the Lamb, While the blissful seats of heaven Sweetly echo with his name : Hallelujah ! Sinners here may do the same. 165 C. M. Mmr, 1 \7E wretched, hungry, starving poor, 1 Kehold a royal feast ! Where mercy spreads her bounteous store, For every humble guest. _' There Jesus stands with open arms ; He calls — he bids you come : Though guilt restrains, and fear alarms, Behold, there yet is room. 3 Oh come, and with his children taste The blessings of his love; While hope expects the sweet repast Of nobler joys above. 150 INVITATION. < There, with united heart and voice, Before th' Eternal throne, Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice. In songs on earth unknown. 5 And yet ten thousand thousand more Are welcome still to come : Ye longing souls, the grace adore, And enter while there's room. 1 ( ){ > S. M. Aylesbury. YE sinners, fear the Lord, While yet 'tis called to-day ; Soon will the awful voice of death Command your soul away. 2 Soon will the harvest close; The summer soon be o'er; And soon your injured, angry (rod, Will hear your prayers no more. S Tlum while 'tis called to-day, hear the gospel sound ; Come, sinner, haste — oh haste away, While pardon may be found. COMFORT IN TRIBULATION. 167 C. M. Augusta. 1 TF Paul in Cesar's court must stand, 1 Ee need not fear the sea; COMFORT IN TRIBULATION. 151 Secured from harm on every hand By the divine decree. 2 Although the ship wherein he sail'd. By dreadful storm was toss'd ; The promise over all prevail'd And not a life was lost. .". Jesus, the God whom Paul adored, Who saves in time of need Was then confess'd by all on board A present help indeed. 4 Though neither sun nor stars were seen. Paul knew the Lord was near, And faith preserved his soul serene, When others shook with fear. 5 Believers thu3 are toss'd about On life's tempestuous main, But grace assures beyond a doubt, They shall their port attain. 6 They must, they shall appear one day, Before their Savior's throne ; The storms they meet with by the way But make his power known'. 7 Their passage lies across the brink Of many a threat'ning wave ; The world expects to see them sink, But Jesus lives to save. S Lord, though we are but feeble worms, Yet since thy word is past, We'll venture through a thousand 3torni3. To see thy face at last. 152 COMFORT IN TRIBULATION. 168 0. Iff. Solon. 1 rvPPRESS'D with fear, oppressed withgrie£ \J To God I breath' d my cry : Hi3 mercy brought d'ivine relief, And wiped my tearful eye. 2 His mercy chased the shades of death, And snatch'd me from the grave : may his praise employ that breath Which mercy deigns to save. ^ Come, ye saints ! your voices raise To God in grateful songs ; And let the memory of his grace Inspire your hearts and tongues. 4 Her deepest gloom, when sorrow spreads. And light and hope depart, His smiles celestial morning sheds,. And joy revives the heart. > Then let my utmost glory be To raise thy honors high : Nor let my gratitude to thee In guilty silence die. t To thee, my gracious God, I raise My thankful heart and tongue ; be thy goodness and thy praise My everlasting song ! Ib9 Metke 8. Missionary Farewell. 1 TITOULD Jesus have the sinner die? 7 1 Why hangs he then on yonder tree Z COMFORT IN TRIBULATION. 15-3 What means that strange expiring cry? (Sinner, he prays for you and me;) 'Forgive them. Father, O forgive, They know not that by me they live V* Jesus descended from above, Our loss of Eden to retrieve, ■ ireat God of universal love, If all the world through thee may live, In us a quick'nuig Spirit be, And witness thou hast died for me. Thou loving all-atoning Lamb, Thee by thy painful agony, Thy bloody sweat, thy grief and shame. Thy cross and passion on the tree, Thy precious death and life — I pray Take all, take all my sins away. let me kiss thy bleeding feet, And bathe and wash them with my tears The 3tory of thy love repeat In every drooping sinner's ears; That all may hear the quickening sound : Since I, even I have mercy found. 5 let thy love my heart constrain, Thy love for every sinner free, That every fallen son of man, May taste the grace that found out me ; That all mankind with me may provej Thy sovereign, everlasting love. 154 INFINITE MERCY. INFINITE MERCY. "I/O Metre a. Earnest Call. DEPTH of mercy ! can there be, Mercy still reserved for me? Can my God his wrath forbear? Me, the chief of sinners spare? 1' I have long withstood his grace, Long provoked him to his face ; Would not hearken to his calls, Grieved him by a thousand falls. .; Kindled his relentings are, Me he now delights to spare ; (Vies, "How can I give thee up?" Lets the lifted thunder drop. A There for me the Savior stands : Shows his wounds aud spreads his hands ! God is love! I know, I feel ; Jesus weeps and loves me still. • Jesus answer from above, [s 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. INFINITE MERCY. 155 X / X Metre 11. Protection. 1 TJOW firm a foundation, ye. 3aints of the Lord. IX Is laid for your faith in his excellent word! What more can he say than to you he hath said, Who unto the Savior for refuge have fled ? 2 -'Fear not. I am with thee. O be not dl3may'd. For I am thy God and will still give thee aid ; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand, 3 "When thro' the deep waters I call thee to go. The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow; For I will he with thee thy troubles to bless. And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 4 "When thro' fiery trials thy pathway shall lie. My grace all-sufficient shall be thy supply ; The flames shall not hurt thee — I only design Thy Now, though he reigns exalted high, His love is still as great: Well he remembers Calvary, Nor lets his saints forget. 6 Here we behold his bowels roll As kind as when he died, And see the sorrows of his soul Bleed through his wounded side. 7 Here we receive repeated seals Of Jesus' dying love; Hard is the wretch that never feels One soft affection move. INFINITE MERCY. 157' 8 Here let our hearts begin to melt, While we his death record, And, with our joy for pardcn'd guilt- Mourn that we pierc'd the Lord. 1 JO Metre 6. Reran* 1 ]VjfY God ! thy boundles3 love we praise : ill How bright on high its glories blaze — How sweetly bloom below ? Its streams from thy eternal throne : Through heav'n its joys forever run, And o'er the earth they flow. 2 Tis love that gilds the vernal ray> Adorns the flowery robe of May ; Perfumes the breathing gale : Tis love that loads the plenteous plain With blushing fruits and golden grain. And smiles o'er every vale. 8 But in thy gospel it appears In sweeter, fairer characters, And charms the ravished breast : There love immortal leaves the skies- To wipe the drooping mourner's eyes And give the weary rest. i There smiles a kind, propitious God, There flows a dying Savior's blood, The pledge of sins forgiv'n ? There faith, bright cherub, points tht To regions of eternal day, And opens all her heav'n. 158 INFINITE MERCY, 5 Then in redeeming love rejoice. My soul ! — and hear a Savior's voice: That calls thee to the skies ; Above life's empty scenes aspire. Its sordid cares and mean desire, — And seize th' eternal prize. "174: S. M. tfinty- third, 1 "fcf Y soul, with joy attend, 1x1 While Jesus silence breaks ; No angel's harp such music yields. As what my shepherd speaks. 2 "I know my sheep," he cries, "My soul approves them well : Vain is the treach'rous world's disguise, And vain the rage of hell. 3 "I freely feed them now With tokens of my love ; But richer pastures I prepare, And sweeter streams above. 4 "Unnumbered years of bliss I to my sheep will give ; And while my throne unshaken stands, Shall all my chosen live. 5 "This tried almighty hand, Is raised for their defence : Where is the pow'r shall reach them there? Or what shall force them thence." 6 Enough, my gracious Lord, Let faith triumphant cry : My heart can on this promise live, Can on this promise die. THE LOVE OF GOB. 159 THE LOVE OF GOD. ~L75 L. M. Devotion. 1 AF ell the joys we mortals know, \J 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 lov .'; 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 watchmen 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. 1/76 L- M. Kimbolton. 1 QO let our lives and lips express O The holy gospel we profess : So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine. 160 THE LOVE OF GOD. 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honor of our Savior God; "When the salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the power of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be denied ; Passion and envy, lust and pride; While justice, temperance, truth and love Our inward, piety approve* 4 Religion bears our spirits up, While we expect that blessed hope, The bright appearance of the Lord, And faith stands leaning on his word. 1 .77 L. M. Bridgewater—Shoei, 1 "I1TIIO is this fair one in distress, VY That travels through the wilder] And press'd with sorrows and with Bins, On her beloved Lord she leans. 2 This is the spouse of Christ our God, Bought with the treasure of his blood ; And her request and her complaint, Is but the voice of every saint. 3 "0 let my name engraven stand, Both on thy heart and on thy hand, Seal me upon thine arm, and wear The pledge of love forever there. A "Stronger than death thy love is known. Which floods of wrath could never drown j And hell and earth in vain combine To quench a fire so much divine. THE LOVE OF GOD. 161 5 "But I am jealous of rny heart, Lest it from thee should once depart ; Then let thy name be well impress'd, As a fair signet on my breast. "Till thou hast brought me to thy home, Where fears and doubts can never come, Thy count'nance let me often see, And often thou shalt hear from me. 7 Come, my beloved, haste away, Cut short the hours of thy delay ; Fly like a youthful hart or roe Over the hills where spices grow." 178 Metre 10. Unitia. 1 A TELL me no more of this world's vain store. \J The time for such trifles with me now is o'er ; A country I've found where true joys abound, To dwell I'm determined on that happy ground . 2 The souls that believe, in glory shall live, And me in that number will Jesus receive ; My soul, don't delay — he calls thee away, Rise, follow thy Savior, and bless the glad day. 3 Xo mortal doth know what he can bestow, What light, strength & comfort-go after him, go: Lo ! onward I move to a city above; Xone guesses how wondrous my journey will prove. 4 Great spoils I shall win from death, hell and sin, Midst outward affliction shall feelChrist within; A.nd when I'm to die, receive me, I'll cry, For Jesus hath loved me, I cannot tell whv. 11 162 THE LOVE OF GOD>, % But this I do find, we two are so join'd, He'll not live in glory and leave me behind ; So this is the race I'm running through grace. Henceforth, till admitted to see my Lord's face. % And now I'm in care, my neighbors may share These blessings — to seek them will none of you? dare ? • in bondage, why ! in death will you lie, When one here assures you free grace i3 so nigh "■" IT 9 Mbtre 20. Stockbridgc, 1 "HEGONE unbelief! my Savior is near, O And for my relief will surely appear : i3y pray'r let me wrestle, and he will perform, With Christ in the vessel, I smile at the storm. 2 Though dark be my way, since he is my guide, 'Tis mine to obey, 'tis his to provide : Though cisterns be broken, and creatures all fail- The word he has spoken 3hall surely prevail. 3 His love in time past, forbids me to think He'll leave me at last in trouble to sink ; Each sweet Ebenezer, I have in review, Confirms his good pleasure to help me quite thro'- 4 Why should I complaiD of want and distress ? Temptation or pain? — he told me no less ; The heirs of salvation, I know from his word, Thro* much tribulation must follow their Lord, b Since all that I meet shall work for my good, The bitter is sweet, the medicine food; Tho' painful at present, 'twill cease before long- Andfchen, how pleasant-the conqueror's song' THE LOVE OF GOD! l'»^ J .HO Mbtbe4. Charleston, I /"10D ie love; his mercy brightens, \J All the path in which we move: Bliss he forms, and woe he lightens : , ' t to reflect on those joy-: that await 1.1 me. In yon blissful region the haven of rest, Whi re glorified spirits with welcome shall greet I lead me to mansions prepared for the blest ; Encircled in light, and with glory enshrouded. My happiness perfect, my mind's sky unclouded, I'll bathe in thu ocean of pleasure unbounded, I range with delight through the Eden oi 11* 164 THE LOVE OF GOD. 2 While angelic legions, with harps tuned celestial. Harmoniously join in the concert of praise, The saints, as they flock from the regions terres- trial, In loud hallelujahs their voices will raise: Then songs of the Lamb shall re-echo through heaven, My soul will respond : To Immanuel be given All glory, ail honor, all might and dominion, Who brought us through grace to the Edon of Love. 3 Then hail, blessed state! Hail, ye songsters of glory ! Ye harpers of bliss, soon I'll meet you above, And join your full choir in rehearsing the story, Salvation from sorrow, through Jesus' love." Though prisoned in earth, yet by anticipation. Already my soul feels a sweet prelibation 1 )f joys that await me, when freed from probation: My heart's now in heaven, the Eden of Love. Metre II. "■ rsion. 182 { TT\RY mercy, my God, is the theme of my song, JL The joy of my heart and the boast of my tongue; Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last, Hath won my affections, and bound my soul fast. 2 Without thy sweet mercy I could not live here : Sin soon would reduce me to utter despair : But through thy free goodness my spirit revive And he that first made me still keeps me alive. MORNING HYMNS. 16. r , S Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart, Which wonders to feel its own hardness depart ; Dissolved by the sunshine, I fall to the ground And weep to the praise of the mercy I found. 4 The door of thy mercy stands open all day To the poor and the needy who knock by the wyy- No sinner shall ever be empty sent back. Who come seeking mercy for Jesus' sake. 5 Thy mercy in Jesus exempts me from hell : Its glories I'll sing, and its wonders I'll tell . 'Twas Jesus. my friend, when he hung on the tree. Who open'd the channel of mercy for me. 6 Great Father of Mercies ! thy goodness I own. And the covenant love of thy crucified Son ; All praise to the Spirit, whose whisper divine Is mercy, and pardon, and righteousness mine ! MORNING HYMNS. 183 L. M. Hebron— Demotion. 1 OWEST is the work, my (Jod, my King. O To praise thy name, give thanks and - To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truths at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest; No mortal cares shall seize my breast ; may my heart in tune be found Like David's harp of solemn sound. I6G MORNING HYMNS. 3 My heart shall triumph in ray Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word : Thy works of grace, how bright they shine ! How deep thy counsels ! how divine ! 4 Fools never raise their thoughts so high ; Like brutes they live, like brutes they die . Like grass they flourish, till thy breath Blasts them in everlasting death. b But I shall share a glorious part When grace hath well refined my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed Like holy oil to cheer my head. 6 Sin (my worst enemy before) Shall vex my eyes and ears no more; My inward foes shall all be slain, Nor Satan break my peace again. 7 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desired or wish'd below; And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. J <"34: CM. Consolation. 1 ANOE more, my soul, the rising day \J 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 ho t=iti- To turn the seasons round. MOENFNG HYMNS, 1£7 ."> lis he supports my mortal frame : My tongue shall speak his praise : My sins would rouse his wrath to flame And yet his wrath delays. A On a poor worm thy power might tread, And I could ne'er withstands Thy justice might have crushed me dead, But mercy held thy hand. o A thousand wretched souls are fled Since the last setting sun, And yet thou lengthenest out my thread, And yet my moments ruru •S "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. i85 Metre 55- Holy Ri si. AGAiy the day returns of holy rest, Which, when He made the world, Jehovak blest ; When, like his own, He bid our labors <•<• And all be piety, and all be peacs. 2 Let us devote this consecrated day, To learn his will, and all we learn obey ; So shall we hear, when fervently we raise Our supplication, and our songs of praise. : Father of heaven! in whom our hopes confide. ose power defends us, and whose preempt* guide j 168 MORNING HYMNS. In life our Guardian — and in death our Friend Glory supreme be thine — till time shall end. 1.86 CM. Balerma— Meai 1 T ORI), in the morning thou shalt hear Jj My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye. 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone, To plead for all his saints, Presenting at his Father's throne, Our songs and our complaints. .". Thou art a God, before whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there : I will frequent thy holy court, And worship in thy fear. ."> may thy Spirit guide my feet, In ways of righteousness, Make every path of duty straight And plain before my face. fi My watchful enemies combine To tempt my feet astray ; They flatter with a base design To make my soul their prey. 7 Lord, crush the serpent in the dust. And all his plots destroy; MORNING HYMNS. 169 While those that in thy mercy trust For ever shout for joy. S The men that love and fear thy name. Shall see their hopes fulnll'd ; The mighty God will compass them With favor, as a shield. j_O^I Metre 5. Cookham. 1 MOW the shades of night are gone ; iN 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 passion bound — Save me from my foes around ; Going out and coming in, Keep me safe from every sin. 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 heavenly shore. 1.88 C. M. Liberty Hall. Y lovely Jesus, while on earth, Arose before 'twas day ; And to a solitary place Departed, there to pray. 'M 170 MORNING HYMNS. 2 I'll do as did my blessed Lord — His footsteps I will trace ; I love to meet him in the grove, And view his smiling face. 3 Early I'll rise, and sing and pray, While I the light enjoy; May this bless'd work from day to day. My heart and tongue employ. 189 CM. Dablm. 1 Z^REAT God, preserved by thine arm, \J I pass the shades of night ; Serene — and safe from every harm, And see returning light. 2 Oh ! let the same Almighty care My wakeful hours defend ; From every danger, every snare, My heedless steps defend. 3 Smile on my minutes as they rolL And guide my future days ; And let thy goodness fill my soul With gratitude and praise. 190 C. M. Augusta, 1 TTTHEN we with welcome slumber press'd, VV Had closed our weary eyes, A power unseen secured our rest, And made us joyful rise. 2 Numbers this night have doubtless mei Their long eternal doom.; MORNING HYMNS. 171 And lost the joy of morning light. In death's tremendous gloom. But life to us its light prolongs, Let warmest thanks arise ; Great God, accept our morning songs, Our willing sacrifice. C. M. Meai 191 1 /^OD of my life, my morning song VJ To thee I cheerful raise ; Thy acts of love 'tis good to sing. And pleasant 'tis to praise. 2 Preserved by thy Almighty arm, I passed the shades of night, Serene — and safe from every harm. To see the morning light. S While numbers spent the night in sigh*. And restless pains and woes, In gentle sleep I closed my eyes And rose from sweet repose. i When sleep, death's image, 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 Through all this day attend ; From every danger, every snare. My heedless steps defend. C Smile on ray minutes as they roll, And guide my future daj's : And let thy goodness fill my soul With gratitude and praise 172 EVENING HYMNS. EVENING HYMNS. "192 S. M. Skirekmd 1 rp HE day is past and gone, J. The evening shades appear, may we all remember well, The night of death draws near. 2 We lay our garments by, Upon our beds to rest ; So death will soon disrobe us all Of what we here possess. 3 Lord, keep us safe this night. Secure from all our fears; May angels guard us while we sleep, Till morning light appears. 4 And if we early rise, And view th' unwearied sun : May we set out to win the prize, And after glory run ! 5 And when our days are past, And we from time remove, may we in thy bosom rest, The bosom of thy love ! 193 L-M. Rockbridge. 1 riLORY to thee, my God, this night, \J For all the blessings of the light, : Keep me, keep me, King of kings Beneath thine own Almighty wings. EVENING HYMNS. 173 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done, That with the world, myself, and thee, I. ere I sleep, at peace may be. Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, so that I may Ri.se glorious at the awful day. let my soul on thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close : Sleep that shall me more vigorous make, To serve my God when I awake. rf in the night I sleepless lie, My soul with heavenly thought supply : Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, No powers of darkness me molest. 194 C. M. Liberty Hall. 1 T OED. thou wilt hear me when I pray ; Jj I am forever thine: 1 fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to sin. 2 And while I rest my weary head, From care and business free, 'Tis sweet conversing on my bed With my own heart and thee. :; I pay this evening sacrifice : And when my work is done, 'heat God, my faith, my hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 174 EVENING HYMNS'. 4 Thus, with my thoughts composed to peace, I'll give mine eyes to sleep ; Thy hand in safety keeps my days And will my slumbers keep. L95 CM. ' Youthful Puti,. 1 T\READ Sovereign, let my evening song. ' \J Like holy incense, rise; Assist the offerings of my tongue, To reach the lofty skies. I Through all the dangers of the day, Thy hand was still my guard ; And still to drive my wants away, Thy mercy stood prepared. '6 Perpetual blessings from above Encompass me around ; But how few returns of love Hath ray Creator found ! I What have I done for him that died To save my wretched soul ! I low are my follies multiplied, Fast at my minutes roll ! • Lord, with this guilty heart of mine, To thy dear cross I flee, And to thy grace my soul resign, To be renewed by thee. i Sprinkled afresh with pard'ning blood; I lay me down to rest, As in th' embraces of my God, Ov iu my Savior's breast. EVENING HYMNS'. YtS 196 c - M - Dhfimty. INDULGENT Father, by whose care, I've pass'd another day, Let me this night thy mercy share, And teach me how to pray. 2 3how 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 every hour thy grace prepare My soul for joys above, -■ And when on earth I close mine eyes To sleep in death's embrace. Let me to heaven and glory rise, T' enjoy thy smiling face. L97 C. M. Awful Ma \ A LL praise to him who dwells in bliss, A. Who made both day and night: Whose throne is darkness in th' abyss- Of uncreated light. 2 Each thought and deed, his piercing eyesr With strictest search survey; The deepest shades no more di3guise, Than "the full blaze of day. '■'• "Whom thou dost guard, King of kings, No evil shall molest f . 176 EVENING HYMNS. Under the shadows of their wings Shall they securely rest. I Thy angels shall around their beds Their constant stations keep: Thy faith and truth shall shield their heads, For thou dost never sleep. May we with calm and sweet repose, And heavenly thoughts refreshed, Our eyelids with the morn unclose, And bless Thee, ever blest. LOo Metre 12. New Jerusalem. 1 TNSPIRER and hearer of prayer, J. Before whom a sinner may bend : My all to thy covenant care, I sleeping or waking commend. ! [f thou art my shield and my sun, The night is no darkness to me ; And fast as my moments roll on, They bring me but nearer to thee. 3 From evil secure, and its dread} I rest, if my Savior be nigh ; And songs his kind presence indeed, Shall in the night season supply. 4 He smiles, and my comforts abound ; His grace as the dew shall descend : And walls of salvation surround The soul he delights to defend. EVENING HYMNS. IT? I_0£) Metre 5. Sincerity. 1 H OFTLY now the light of day JJ Fades upon my sight away ; Free from care — from labor free, Lord, I would commune with thee. 2 Soon for me, the light of day Shall forever pass away ; : Then, from sin and sorrow free, Take me, Lord, to dwell with thee. I '^OO ''-• - RockivghaK: LOVE to steal awhile away, From every cumb'ring care ; And spend the 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. A I love by faith to take a view Of brighter scenes in heaven ; The prospect doth my strength renew While here by tempest driven. 5 Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, May its departing ray, Be calm as this impressive hour, And lead to endless dav. 12 178 FRAILTY OF MAN. FRAILTY OF MAN. QOl c - M - Dublin. 1 T ORD, what is man, poor, feeble man, JLi Born of the earth at first? His life a shadow, light and vain, Still hast'ning to the dust ! 2 Oh what is feeble, dying man, Or all his sinful race, That God should make it his concern To visit him with grace ! S That God, who darts his lightnings down. Who shakes the worlds above, What terrors wait his awful frown ! How wondrous is his love ! 1 AUR God, our help in ages past, \J Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home ! 2 Beneath the shadow of thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure : Sufficient is thy arm alone, And my defence is sure. S Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. FRAILTY OF MAN. 179 4 Thy word commands our flesh to dust, "'.Return, ye sons of men ;" All nations "rose from earth at first. And turn to earth again. 5 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone : Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising dawn. 6 The busy tribes of flesh and blood With all their lives and cares, Are carried downwards by the flood And lost in following years. 7 Time like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away : They fly forgotten as a dream Dies at the opening day, 8 Like flowery fields the nations stand. Pleased with the morning light; The flowers beneath the mower's hand Lie withered ere 'tis night. 9 Our God, our help in ages past, u r h o p e fo r y e a r s to eoi n e . Be thou our guard while troubles la And our eternal home. '203 C.M. Sujffield. 1 rilEACH me the measure of my days, X Thou Maker of my frame : 1 would survey life's narrow space, And learn how frail I am, *12 180 FRAILTY OF MAN, 2 A span is all that we can boast. An inch or two of" time ; Man is but vanity and dust, In all his flower and prime. 3 See the vain race of mortals move, Like shadows o'er the plain : They rage and strive, desire and love. But all their noise is vain. 4 Some walk in honor's gaudy show, Some dig for golden ore ; Thy toil for heirs they know not who, And straight are seen no more. 5 What should I wish or wait for then From creatures, earth, and dust Y They make our expectations vain. And disappoint our trust. 6 I ow I forbid my carnal hope, My fond desires recall; ive my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. &04. S. M. Little Marlborough, 7 T OIID, what a feeble piece JJ Is this, our mortal frame ! Our life i how poor a trifle 'tis, That scarce deserves the name ! 2 Alas, the brittle clay That built our bodies first ! And every month and every day 'Tis mouldering back to dust. FUNERAL. 181 i>ur moments fly apace, Our feeble powers decay. Swift as a flood our hasty days Are sweeping us away. Yet if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in sight. We'll spend them all in wisdom's ways, And let them speed their flight. They'll waft us sooner o'er This life's tempestuous sea : Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore Of bless'd eternity. FUNERAL. A 305 s - M - Aylesbury 5TD must this body die? This mortal frame decay ? And must these active limbs of mine Lie mouldering in the clay ? 2 Corruption, earth, and worms, Shall but refine this flesh. Till my triumphant spirit comes. To put it on afresh. 5 God, my Redeemer, lives, And often from the skies Looks down, and watches all mv dust Till he shall bid it rise. 182 FUNERAL. 4 Arrayed»in glorious grace Shall these vile bodies shine, And every shape, and every face Look heavenly and divine. 5 These lively hopes we owe To Jesus' dying love ; We would adore his grace below, And sing his power above. 6 Dear Lord, accept the praise of these our humble songs, Till tunes of nobler sound we raise, With our immortal tongues. 206 C. M. Funeral Thought. 1 LT ARK ! from the tomb3 a doleful sound, 11 Mine ears attend the cry; "Ye living men, come view the ground, Where you must shortly lie. 2 --Princes, this clay must be your bed, In spite of all your towers ; The tall, the wise, the rev'rend head, Must lie as low as ours." I rreat God ! is this our certain doom ? And are we still secure? Still walking downward to the tomb, And yet prepared no more ! 1 Grant us the power of quickning grace, To fit our souls to fly ; Then, when we drop this dying flesh. We'll rise above the sky. FUNERAL. IS 3 1 T ORD, if thine eyes survey our faults, Li And justice grow3 severe, Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughts, And burns beyond our fear. 2 Thine anger turns our frame td dust ; By one offence to thee, Adam, with all his sons, have lost Their immortality. J Life, like a vain amusement, flies, A fable or a song ; By swift degrees our nature dies, Nor can our joys be long. 4 Tis but but a few whose days amount To theescore years and ten ; And all beyond* that short account Is sorrow, toil, and pain. j Our vitals, with laborious strife, Bear up the crazy load. And drag these poor remains of life Along the tiresome road. 6 Almighty God, reveal thy love, And not thy wrath alone ; let our sweet experience prove The mercies of thy throne. 7 Our soul would learn the heavenly arc T' improve the hours we have, That we may act the wiser part, And live beyond the grave. 1&4 FUNERAL. ; 208 CLM. Dublh 1 TX7HY do we mourn departing friends, V i Or shake at death's alarms ? 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends To call them to his arms. .' Axe we- not tending upward- too, As fast as time can move? Nor should we wish the hours more- slow,. To keep us from our love. i Why should we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tcmb ? There the dear liesh of Jesus lay. And left a long perfume. I The graves of all his saints he blest, And softened, every bed : Where should the dying members r< But with their dying Head ? 5 Thence he arose, ascending high, And showed our feet the way ; Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly, At the great rising day. 3 Then let the last loud trumpet sound And bid our kindred risej. Awake, ye nations under ground, Ye saints, ascend the skies. 2 O 9 6. M . Blessed ft i 1 rpHY life I read, my dearest Lord, JL With transport all divine j FUNERAL. !*:'■ Thino image trace in every word, — Thy love in every line. Methinks I see a thousand eharras Spread o'er thy lovely face, While infants in thy tender arms, Receive the smiling grace. •I take these little lambs" said he, "And lay them in my breast; Protection they shall find in me, In me be ever blest. •'Death may the bands of life unloose-. But can't dissolve my love ; Millions of infant souls compose The family above. "Their feeble frames my power shall raise, And mould with heavenly skill : •Til give them tongues to sing my praise And hands to do my will." His words the happy parents hear And shout with joys divine, Dear Savior, all we have and are Shall be forever thine. •>10 c- M * ^'- v 1 A TTEND, young friends, while I relate, XI. The dangers you are in : The evils that around you wait, While subject unto sin. \! though you flourish like the rose. While in its branches green ; 186 FUNERAL. Your sparkling eyes in death must close, No niore will they be seen. 2 In silent shades you must lay down, Long in your graves to dwell; Your friends will then stand weeping round. And bid a long farewell. How small this world will then appear At the tremendous hour ; When you Jehovah's voice shall hear, And feel his mighty power. '.'■ In vain you'll mourn, your days are past Alas those days are gone ; Your golden hours are spent at la&t; And never to return- come this moment and begin, While life's sweet moments last, Turn to the Lord, forsake all sin, And he'll forgive what's past. '211 CM. Youthful Piety. DEATH ! 'tis a melancholy day To those that have no God, When the poor soul is forced away To seek her last abode. 2 In vain to heaven she lifts her eyes ; But guilt, a heavy chain, Still drags her downwards from the skies, To darkness, fire, and pain. :; Awake and mourn, ye heirs of hell, Let stubborn sinners fear ; You must be driv'n from earth, and dwell A long forever there. FUNERAL. 187 4 see how the pit gapes wido for you, And dashes in your face ; And thou, my soul, look downward too, And sing recov'ring grace. 5 He is a God of sovereign love, Who promised heaven to me, And taught my thoughts to soar above, Where happy spirits be. Prepare me, Lord, for thy right hand ; Then come the joyful day ; Come death, and some celestial band, To bear my soul away. W 2~L^ CM. Resignation. 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 fiud its long sought rest That only bliss for which it pants, In the Redeemer's breast. In hope of that immortal crown I now the cross sustain t And gladly wander up and down, And smile at toil and pain : I'll suffer on ray threescore years, Till my Deliverer come : And wipe away his servant's tears, And take his exile home. what hath Jesus bought for me ! Before my ravish 'd eyes, \*1 188 FUNERAL. Rivers of life divine I see, And trees of Paradise ! I see a world of spirits bright, Who taste the pleasure there ! They all are robed in spotless white And conq'ring palms they bear. I what are all my sufferings here, If, Lord, thou count me meet, With that enraptured hosts t' appear, And worship at thy feet ! 'ii ve joy or grief, give ease or pain, Take life or friends away : But let me find them all again In that eternal day. 113 Metre 12. Deliverance. 1 TJOW blest is our brother, bereft IT Of all that can burden his mind ; How easy the soul that has left This wearisome body behind. Of evil incapable thou, Whose relics with envy I see, No longer in misery now, No longer a sinner like me. 2 This earth is affected no more With sickness, or shaken with pain The war in the members is o'er, And never shall vex him again ; No anger, henceforward, or shame, Shall redden his innocent clay; Extinct is the animal flame, And passion is vanished away. FUNERAL. 189 3 This languishing head is at rest ; Its thinking and aching are o'er ; This quiet, immovable breast, Is heaved by affliction no more ; This heart is no longer the seat Of trouble and torturing pain : It ceases to flutter and beak — It never shall flutter again. ■t The lids he so seldom could close. By sorrow forbidden to sleep, •Sealed up in eternal repose, Have strangely forgotten to weep ; These fountains can yield no supply — These hollows from water are free : The tears are all wiped from these eyes. And evils they never shall see, 214: &•&■ Sel 1 TTTIIY should we start, and fear to die? VY What tim'rous worms we mortals are ! Death is the gate of endless joy, And yet we dread to enter there. 2 The pains, tbe groans, and dying strife Fright our approaching souls away ; Still we shrink back again to life, Fond of our prison and our clay. 3 ! if my Lord would come and meet, My soul" should stretch her wings in haste. Fly fearless through death's iron gate. Nor feel the terrors as she pass'd. 4 Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, 190 FUNERAL, While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there. 21 5 C. M. Dublu 1 milEE we adore, Eternal Namft ! J. And humble own to thee, How feeble is our mortal frame. What dying worms are we ! 2 Our wasting lives grow shorter still, As months and days increase ; And every beating pulse we tell, Leaves but the number less. 3 The year rolls round and steals away The breath that first it gave ; Whate'er we do, whate'er we be, We're traveling to the grave. i Dangers stand thick through all the grounc To push us to the tomb ; And fierce diseases wait around, To hurry mortals home. 5 Good God ! on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things ! Th' eternal state of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings! 6 Infinite joy, or endless woe, Attends on every breath ; And yet how unconcerned we go Upon the brink of death. 7 Waken, Lord, our drowsy sense To walk this dang'rous road : FUNERAL. 191 And if our souls are hurried hence, May they be found with God* % 216 L. M. Supplication. 1 p EMEMBER, Lord, our mortal state, It How frail our life, how short the date ! Where is the man that draws his breath, Safe from disease, secure from death. 2 Lord, while we see whole nations die. Our flesh and strength repine and cry, "Must death for ever rage and reign ! Or hast thou made mankind in vain ? 3 "Where is thy promise to the just ? Are not thy servants turned to dust !" But faith forbids these mournful sighs, And sees the sleeping dust arise. 4 That glorious hour, that dreadful day, Wipes the reproach of saints away, And clears the honor of thy word; Awake our souls and bless the Lord. 2 1 7 L • M - Solemn ity. 1 mHROUGH every age, eternal God, X Thou art our rest, our safe abode ; High was thy throne ere heaven was mada. Or earth, thy humble footstool laid. 2 Long hadst thou reigned ere time began. Or dust was fashioned into man : And long thy kingdom shall endure When earth and time shall be no more. 192 FUNERAL. 3 But man, weak man is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity : Thy dreadful sentence, Lord, was jusi, "Return ye sinners, to your dust." 4 A thousand years of ours amount Scarce to a day in thine account; Like yesterday's departing light, Or the last watch of ending night. 5 Death, like an overflowing stream. Sweeps us away : our life's a dream : An empty tale : a morning flower, Cut down and withered in an hour. 6 Our age to seventy years is set ; How short the time, how frail the state And if to eighty we arrive, We rather sigh and groan, than live. 7 But oh, how oft thy wrath appears, And cuts off our expected years ! Thy wrath awakes our humble dread ! We fear the Power that strikes us dead S Teach us, Lord, how frail is man ; And kindly lengthen out the span, Till a wise care of piety Fits us to die and dwell with thee. 318 CM. Youthful Piety. 1 T ORD, must I die ? let me die JLi Trusting in thee alone ! My living testimony giv'n, Then leave my dying one ! FUNERAL. 193 2 if I must die — oh let me die In peace with all mankind; And change these fleeting joys below For pleasures all refined. 3 If I must die — as die I must — Let some kind seraph come, And bear me on his friendly wing To my celestial home ! 4 Of Canaan's land, from Pisgah's top, May I but have a view ! Though Jordan should o'erflow its banks, I'll boldly venture through. 21.9 CM. Dublin.* 1 VyilEN blooming youth is snatch'd away VY By death's resistless hand, Our hearts the mournful tribute pay, Which pity must demand. 2 While pity prompts the rising sigh, Oh, may this truth impress'd With awful pow'r, — "I too must die !" Sink deep in every breast. 3 Let this vain world engage no more : Behold the gaping tomb ! It bids us seize the present hour : To-morrow death may come. 4 The voice of this alarming scene May every heart obey ; Xor be the heavenly warning vain, Which calls to watch and pray. 13 Vte JUDGMENT, 5 let us fly— -to Jesus fly, Whose powerful arm can- save ; Then shall our hopes ascend on highv And triumph o'er the grave. > Great God ! thy sovereign grace impart. With cleansing, healing power ; This only can prepare the heart For Death's surprising hour. JUDGMENT. J I \> O C. M. A xoful MaQixty, 1 PIING to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts, And thou, earth, adore; Let death and hell, through all their coasts- Stand trembling at his power. 2 His sounding chariot shakes the sky, He makes the clouds his throne ; There all his stores of lightning lie Till vengeance darts them down. 3 His nostrils breathe out fiery streams, And from his awful tongue A sovereign voice divides the flames, And thunders roar along. A Think, O my soul, the dreadful day When this incensed God Shall rend the skies and burn the seasy And fling his wrath abroad. JUDGMENT. 195 ft hat shall the wretch, the sinner do? He once defied the Lord ! But he shall dread the Thund'rer now. And sink beneath his word. Tempests of angry fire shall roll. To blast the rebel worm. And beat upon his naked soul In one eternal storm. Z'2\ Metre 4. Melody, 1 Q IN"\"ER5. take the friendly warning fj Soon that awful day shall break, And the trumpet with its dawning, All the slumb'ring millions wake. *6 1' See assembled every nation ! Lofty cities, templet, towers, Wrapp'd in dreadful conflagration. Earth and sea the flames devours, j Ye who to the world dissemble, While you practice deeds of night, dinners, now behold and tremble, All your crimes are brought to light. i Lost in ease or carnal pleasure, Sporting on the burning brink ; Row you say you have no leisure, You can find no time to think. 5 Ye who now conviction stifling, Waste your time, the loss deplore; Hear the angel — cease your trifling — "Time," he 13* 196 JUDGMENT. 6 Pause and hear the voice of reason-— Catch the moments as they fly You who lose the present season, You must all find time to die. 1 A 0.O-3 CM. Nuffield. KD must I be to judgment brought, ^i. And answer in thai day, For every vain and idle thought, And every word I say ? 2 Yes, every secret of my heart Shall shortly be made known. And 1 receive my just desert For all that I have done. 3 How careful then ought I to live ! With what religious tear, Who such count must give For my behavior here ! \ Thou awful Judge of quick and dead, The watchful pow'r bestow ; So shall 1 to my ways take heed, To all I speak or do. 5 [f now thou Btandest at the door. Olet me feel thee near! And make my peace with God, belore I at thy bar appeor. OO;] Metre 7. Judgment. ^t\AY of Judgment ! day of wonders ! {) Hark! the trumpet's awful sound, JUDGMENT. 197 Louder than a thousand thunders,. Shake the vast creation round ! How the summons Will the sinner's heart confound! 2 See the Judge our nature wearing, Cloth'd in majesty divine! You who long for his appearing. They shall say "This God is mine !" Gracious Savior ! Own me in that day for thine ! 3 At hi3 call the dead awaken, Rise to life from earth and sea ! All the pow'rs of nature shaken, By his looks, prepare to flee : Careless sinner ! What will then become of thee ? 4 Horrors past imagination, Will surprise your trembling hearts,. When you hear your condemnation, "Hence accursed wretch, depart ! Thou with Satan And his angels, have thy part !" b But to those who have confessed, Loved and served the Lord below, He will say, 'Come near, ye blessed ! See the kingdom I bestow ! You for ever Shall my love and glory know." C Under sorrows and reproaches, May this thought our courage raise ; •198 JUDGMENT. Swiftly God's great day approaches, Sighs will then be changed to praise ! May we triumph, When the world is in a blaze ! aJ24 Metre 7. Dresden. 1 T 0! he comes in clouds descending, JJ Once for favor'd sinners slain ! Thousand thousand saints attending, Swell the triumph of his train ! Hallelujah ! Jesus now shall ever reign ! 2 Every eye shall now behold him Rob'd in dreadful majesty : Those who set at naught and sold him, Pierc'd and nail'd him to the tree. Deeply wailing, Shall the great Messiah see ! 3 Every island, sea, and mountain. Heav'n and earth shall flee away : All who hate him, must, confounded, Hear the trump proclaim the day : Come to judgment! Come to judgment, come away ! 4. Now redemption long expected, See in solemn pomp appear! All his saints, by man rejected. Now shall meet him in the air! Hallelujah, See the day of God appear ! 5 Answer thine own Bride and Spirit, Hasten, Lord, the gen'ral doom ! JUDGMENT. 199 7 he now heaven and earth t' inherit Take thy pining exiles home : All creation Travails, groans, and bids thee eome .' * ■6 Yea, Amen ! let all adore thee, High on thine exalted throne ! Savior, take the power and glory ; Claim the kingdoms for thine owni come quickly ! Hallelujah ! come, Lord, eome. 325 Metre 7. Littleton. 1 TO! be eometh ! eountless trumpets IJ Blow to raise the sleeping dead ; 'Mid ten thousand saints and angels. See their great exalted Head ! Hallelujah ! "Welcome, welcome, Son of God. 2 Now his merit, by the harpers, Through th' eternal deep resounds : Now resplendent shine his nail-printe, Every eye shall see his wounds ; They who piereed him Shall at his appearance waiL 3 Full of joyful expectation, Saints, behold the Judge appear ; Truth and justice go before him, Now the joyful sentence hear ! Hallelujah ! Welcome, welcome, Judge divine. A "Come, ye blessed of my Father, Enter into life and joy ! 200 VANITY OF EARTHLY THINGS. Bauish all your fears and sorrows : Endless praise be your employ !" Hallelujah! Welcome, welcome, to the skies. b Now at once they rise to glory Jesus brings them to the King; There, with all the hosts of heaven. They eternal anthems sing ; Hallelujah ! Boundless glory to the Lamb. VANITY OF EARTHLY THINGS. <2 U 26 C. M. Primrose. 1 T^THY doth the man of riches grow \\ To insolence and pride, To see his wealth and honors flow With every rising tide? 2 Why doth he treat the poor with scorn, Made of the self-same clay ; And boast, as though his flesh were born Of better dust than they ? 3 Not all his treasures can procure His soul a short reprieve, Redeem from death one guilty hour, Or make his brother live. i Eternal life can ne'er be sold, The ransom is too high ; VANITY OF EARTHLY THINGS. 201 Justice will ne'er be bribed witb gold. That man may never die. 5 He sees the brutish and the wise, The timorous and the brave, Quit their possessions, close their eyes. And hasten to the grave. f> Yet 'tis his inward thought and pride "My house shall ever stand ; And that my name may long abide I'll give it to my land." 7 Vain are his thoughts, his hopes are lost. How soon his mem'ry dies ! His name is buried in the dust Where his own body lie3. S This is the folly of their way : And yet their sons, as vain, Approve the words their fathers say. And act their works again. 9 Men, void of wisdom and of grace, Though honor raise them high, Live like the beast, a thoughtless race, And like the beast they die. JO Laid in the grave, like silly sheep, Death triumphs o'er them there, Till the last trumpet breaks their sleep, And wakes them in despair. ;2 k 3T C. M. Divinity. 1 TTOW vain are all things here below. XI How false and yet how fair ! 202 HEAVENLY JOY. Each pleasure has its poison too, And every sweet a snare. 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 friend?. The partners of our blood, IIow they divide our wav'ring 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. J? Dear Savior ! let thy beauties be My soul's eternal food ; And grace command my heart away From all created good. HEAVENLY JOY. ^t28 CM. Condescension, 1 rTIHERE is a house not made with hands, L Eternal, and on high ; And here my spirit waiting stands, Till God shall bid it fly. HEAVENLY JOY. 203 2 Shortly this prison of my clay Must be dissolved and fall ; Then, my soul, with joy obey Thy heavenly Father's call. 3 'Tis he, by his Almighty grace, That forms thee fit for heav'n: And as an earnest of the place, Has his own Spirit given. 4 We walk by faith of joys to come ; Faith lives upon his word : But while the body is our home, "We're absent from the Lord. 5 'Tis pleasant to believe thy grace ; But we had rather see ; We would be absent from the flesh, And present, Lord, with thee. 2 % 29 S. M. Neu 1 pOME we that love the Lord, \J And let our joys be known : Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. 2 The sorrows of the mind, Be banish'd from the place ! Religion never was designed To make our pleasures less. 3 Let those refuse to sing Who never knew our God, But favorites of the heavenly King May speak their joys abroad. 204 HEAVENLY JOY. 4 The God that rules on high, And thunders when he please, Who rides upon the stormy sky, And manages the seas. !> This awful God is ours, Our Father and our love, He shall send down his heavenly power* To carry us above. 6 There shall we see his face, And never, never sin : There from the rivers of his grace. Drink endless pleasures in. 7 Yes, and before we rise To that immortal state, The thoughts of such amazing bliss Should constant joys create. 8 The men of grace have found Glory begun below, Celestial fruits on earthly ground. From faith and hope may grow. 9 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets, Before we reach the heavenly fields. Or walk the golden streets. 10 Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry ; We're marching thro' Immanuel's ground To fairer worlds on high. 23 O 0. M. Solon. 1 AN Jordan's stormy banks I 6taud, \J And cast a wishful eye HEAVENLY JOY. 205 T- C maan's fair aril happy land, - j my possessions lie. as porting, rapt'rous scene, That rises to tuy sight! t fields arrayed in living green, And rivers of delight. ". There gen'rous fruits that never fail, On trees immortal grow: Th<*re rocks and hills, and hrooks and vales. With milk and honey flow. 'er those wide extended plains Shines one eternal day: There God the Son forever reigns, And sea iters night away. 5 No chilling winds, nor poisonous breath Tan reach that healthful shore: Siekness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and fear'd no more. 6 When shall I reach that happy place, And be for ever blest? When shall I see my Father's face, And jn his bosom rest? 7 Fill'd with delight, my raptur'd soul Can here no longer stay; Though Jordan's waves around me roll, F-.-nrle^s I'd launch away. • ) Q i C- M. Felicity. I HA1 h ARTH has engrossM my love too long ! Tis time [ lift mine eyes 20£ HEAVENLY JOY, Upward, dear Father, to thy throne, And to my native skies. 'I There the blest Man, my Savior, sits, The God ! how bright he shines ! And scatters inilnite delight On all the happy minds. tphs with elevated strains, Circle the thvone around ; And move and charm the starry plains With an immortal sound. 4 Jesus the Lord their harps employs:— ■■ Jesus, my love, they sing! Jesus, the life of both our joys, Sounds sweet from every string. f » Hark ! how beyond the narrow bounds Of time and space they run 5 And echo in majestic sounds The Godhead of the Son. $ And now they sink the lofty tune, And gentler notes they play ! And bring the Father's Equal down To dwell in humble clay. > sacred beauties of the Man! (The God resides within ;) His flesh all pure, without a stain? His soul without a sin. 8 But when to Calvary they turn, Silent their harps abide ; Suspended song3, a moment, mourn The God that loved and died, HEAVENLY JOY. 20 T Then all at once, to living strains They summon every chord, Tell how he triumphed o'er his pains. And chant the rising Lord. fO Xow let me mount and join their song, And be an angel too; My heart, my hand, my ear, my tongue,- > Here's joyful work for you. ?1 I would begin the music here - , And so my soul should rise; <>, for some heavenly notes to bear My passions to the skies. 2 There ye that love my Savior sit. There I would fain have place, Among your thrones, or at your feet/ So I might see his face. 282 &M\ Wiltshire— Solvn. [J1ROM thee, my God, my joys shall rise, And run eternal rounds, Beyond the limits of the skies, And all created bounds. F The. holy triumphs of my soul Shall death itself outbrave ; Leave dull mortality behind, And fly beyond the grave. There, where my blessed Jesus reign^ In heaven's unmeasured space, I'll spend a long eternity In pleasure and in praise. 208 HEAVENLY JOY. 4 Millions of years my wond'ring eyes Shall o'er thy beauties rove, And endless ages I'll adore The glories of thy love, .5 Sweet Jesus ! every smile of thine Shall fresh endearments bring; And thousand tastes of new delight From all thy graces spring. 6 Haste, my Beloved, fetch my soul Up to thy bless'd abode; Fly, for my spirit longs to see My Savior and my God. ^33 L - M - Devotion. 1 f\ FOR a sweet, inspiring ray, \J To animate our feeble strains, From the bright realms of endless day, The blissful realms where Jesus reigns. 2 There low before his glorious throne, Adoring saints and angels fall ; And) with delightful worship, own Hia smiles their bliss, their heav'n, their all. 3 Immortal glories crown his head, While tuneful hallelujahs rise, And love, and joy, and triumph spread Through all th' assemblies of the skies. •i He smiles, and seraphs tune their songs To boundless rapture while they gaze ; Ten thousand thousand joyful tongues Resound his everlasting praise. HEAVENLY JOY. 209 5 There all the favorites of the Lamb, Shall join at last the heavenly choir : Oh, may the joy-inspiring theme Awake our faith and warm desire, f> Dear Savior, let thy Spirit seal Our int'rest in that blissful place,; Till death remove this mo-tal vail, And we behold thy lovely face. Qf34z Metre 20. 2few Concord. 1 A H ! how happy are they, \J Who their Savior obey, And have laid up their treasure above, Oh what tongue can express The sweet comfort and peace, Of a soul in its earliest love. 2 'T was a heaven below, My Redeemer to know; And the angels could do nothing more Than to fall at his feet, And the story repeat, And the Lover of sinners adore. 3 Jesus, all the day long, Was my joy and my song ; Oh ! that more his salvation might see ; He hath loved me, I cried, He hath suffered and died, To redeem such a rebel as me! 4 Now my remnant of days "Would I spend in his praise, Who hath died me from death to redeem 14 210 HEAVENLY JOY. Whether many or few, All my days are his due — May they all be devoted to him ! i What a mercy is this ! What a heaven of bliss ! How unspeakably happy ain I ! Gathered into the fold, With believers enroll'd — With believers to live and to die ! 6 Lo ! the day's drawing nigh, When, my soul, thou shalt fly To the place thy salvation began — Where the Three and the One, Father, Spirit, and Son, Laid the scheme of redemption for man. k 235 CM. Heavenly Jerusalem. 1 JERUSALEM ! my happy home, «J Name ever dear to me ! When shall my labors have an end, In joy, and peace, and thee ? 2 When shall these eyes thy heav'n built wall* And pearly gates behold? Thy bulwarks, with salvation strong, And streets of shining gold? 3 when, thou city of my God, Shall I thy courts ascend, Where congregations ne'er break up, And sabbaths never end? 4 There happier bowers than Eden's bloom, Nor sin nor sorrow know : HEAVENLY JOY. 211 Bless'd seats! through rude and stormy scenes I ouward press to you. 5 "Why should I shrink at pain or woe? Or feel at death dismay? I've Canaan's goodly land in view, And realms of endless day. 6 Apostles, martyrs, prophets, there, Around my Savior stand : And soon my friends in Christ below Will join the glorious band. 7 Jerusalem i my happy home ! My soul still pants for thee; Then shall my labors have an end, When I thy joys shall see. fc <£3G Metre 12. Greenfield*. 1 A WAY with our sorrow and fear, XI. We soon shall recover our home ; The city of saints shall appear; The day oi eternity come. From earth we shall quickly remove. And mount to our native abode: The house of our Father above, The palace of angels and God. 2 Our mourning is all at an end, When, raised by the life-giving Word, We see the new city descend, Adorn'd as a bride for her Lord : The city, so holy and clean. No sorrow can breathe in the air; No gloom of affliction or sin ; No shadow of evil is there ! 14* 212 HEAVENLY JOY. 3 By faith we already behold That lovely Jerusalem here; Her walls are of jasper and gold. As crystal her buildings are clear : Immovably founded in grace, She stands, as she ever hath stood. And brightly her Bulkier displays, And flames with the glory of God. 4 No need of the sun in that day, Which never is follow'd by night, Where Jesus' beauties display A pure and a permanent light. The Lamb is their Light and their Sun, And lo ! by reflection they shine; With Jesus ineffably one, And bright in effulgence divine! 5 The saints in his presence receive Their great and eternal reward; In Jesus, in heaven they live; They reign in the smile of their Lord ! The flame of angelical love Is kindled at Jesus' face; And all the enjoyment above Consists in the rapturous gaae 1 ^37 Metre 11. Prescott. 1 T WOULD not live always; I ask not to stay. JL Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way The few cloudy mornings that dawn on us here, Enough for life's woes, full enough for its cheer, 2 I would not live always thus fetter "d by sin ; Temptation without, and corruption within; HEAVENLY JOY. 213 Where rapture of pardon is mingled with fears ; The cup of thanksgiving with penitent tears. I would not live always; no — welcome the tomb — Since Jesus hath lain there I'll enter its gloom; There sweet be my rest, till he bid me arise, To hail him in triumph descending the skies. Who, who would live always, away from his •rod : Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode ; Where rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains, And noon-tide of glory eternally reigns: Where saints of all ages in harmony meet, Their Savior and brethren transported to greet ; While anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, The smile of the Lord is the feast of the sou!, *2'>0 Metric 7. Seraph's Harp. 1 QEE, from Ziou's sacred mountain, lO Streams of living water Mow : God has open'd there a fountain : This supplies the plains below : They are blessed, Who its sovereign virtues know. 2 Through ten thousand channels flowing, Streams of mercy find their way; Life, and health, and joy bestowing, Making all around look gay, 0, ye nations ! Hail the long expected day. 214 HEAVENLY JOY. 3 Gladden'd by the flowing treasure, All enriching as it goes : Lo ! the desert smiles with pleasure, Buds and blossoms as the rose, t Ev'ry object Sings for joy where'er it flows. •1 Tree3 of life the banks adorning, Yield their fruit to all around : Those who eat are saved from mourning, Pleasure comes and hopes abound ; Fair their portion ! Endless life with glory crown'd. '239 C - M * Awful Majesty. 1 u rilHE8E glorious minds, how bright they JL shine ! Whence all their white array? How came they to the happy seats Of everlasting day?" 2 From tort'ring pains to endless joys, On fiery wheels they rode, And strangely wash'd their raiment white In Jesus' dying blood. ". N"ow they approach a spotless God, And bow before his throne ; Their warbling harps and sacred songs, Adore the Holy One. 'I The unveil'd glories of his face Among his saints reside, While the rich treasure of his grace Sees all their wants supplied. HEAVENLY JOY. 215 i Tormenting thirst shall leave their souIb, And hunger flee as fast; The fruit of life's immortal tree Shall be their sweet repast; fi The lamb shall lead his heavenly flock Where living fountains rise; And love divine, shall wipe away The sorrows of their eyes. 2-irO C. M. Augusta. 1 T 0, what a glorious sight appears JJ To our believing eyes ! The earth and seas are past away, And the old rolling skie3. 2 From the third heaven, where G-od resides, That holy happy place, The new Jerusalem comes down, Adorn'd with shining grace. * Attending angels, shout for joy, And the bright armies sing, "Mortals, behold the sacred seat Of your descending King. 4- "The God of glory down to men Removes his blest abode; Men, the dear objects of his grace, And he, the loving God. j His own soft hands shall wipe the tears From every weeping eye; And pains, and groans, and griefs, and fears, And death itself shall die.'' 216 BREATHING AFTER GOB 5 How long, dear Savior, how long Shall this bright hour delay? Fly swiftly round, ye wheels of time>. And bring the welcome day. BREATHING AFTER GOD AND HOLINESS. :_24rl Metre 15.. New Salem. 1 f\ THOU, in whose presence my soul take-; U delight, On whom in affliction I call ; My comfort by day, and my song in the night, My hope, my salvation, my all ! 2 Where dost thou at noon-tide resort with thy sheep, To feed on the pastures of love? For why in the valley of death should I weep, Alone in the wilderness rove! Z Oh ! why should I wander an alien from thee, And cry in the desert for bread? My foes will rejoice when my sorrows they see, And smile at the tears I have shed. 4 Ye daughters of Zion, declare, have you seen The star that on Israel shone? Say, if in your tents, my Beloved has been, And where with his flocks he has gone ?^ AND HOLINESS. 217 5 This is my Beloved ; his form is divine, His vestments shed odors around ; The locks on his head are as grapes on the vine, When autumn with plenty is crown'd. e roses of Sharon, the lilies that grow In vales on the banks :-f the stream, Hi? cheeks, in the beauty of excellence glow, His eyes all invitingly beam. : '3 voice as the sound of a dulcimer 3weet, la heard through the shadows of death, The cedars of Lebanon bow at his feet, The air is perfumed with his breath ; * His lip3 as a fountain of righteousness flow, That waters the garden of grace. [know. From which their salvation the Gentiles shall And bask in the smiles of his face. 9 Love sits in his eye-lids, and scatters delight Through all the bright mansions on high, Their faces the cherubim vail in his sight, And tremble with fulness of joy : iO He looks, and ten thousand of angels rejoice. And myriads wait for his word ; He speaks, and eternity fill'd with his voice, Re-echoes the praise of her Lord. 11 Hi3 vestment of righteousness who shall de- scribe? Its purity words would defile ; The heavens from his presence fresh beauties imbibe, And earth is made rich by his smiles* 218 BREATHING AFTER GOD 12 Such is ray Beloved, in excellence bright, When pleased, he looks down from aboye, (Like th' morn, when it breathes from the chambers of light,) And comforts his people with love. '2-42 S ' M - Matthias— Shir lev d. 1 A LMIGHTY Maker, God ! j\. How wond'rous is thy name ! Thy glories how diffused abroad Through the creation's frame ! 2 Nature in ev'ry dress, Her humble homage pays, And finds a thousand ways t' express Thine undissembled praise. 3 My soul would rise and sing To her Creator too; Fain would my tongue adore my King, And pay the worship due. A But pride, that busy sin, Spoils all that l perform, Cursed pride, that creeps securely in, And swells a haughty worm. 5 Create my soul anew, Else all my worship's vain; This wretched heart will ne'er be truo, Until 'tis formed again. 6 Let joy and worship spend The remnant of my days, And to my God my soul ascend, In sweet perfumes of praise. AND HOLINESS. 219 34:3 C. M. Balerma—tiohn. 1 1T7IIEN I can read my title clear \ Y To mansions in the skies, ['11 bid farewell to every 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. 'i Let cares, like a wild deluge, come, And storms of sorrow fall ; May I but safely reach my home, • My God, my heaven, my all ; 4 There shall I bathe my wearied soul In seas of heavenly rest, And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. *0-t4: Metre 4. New Monmouth. 1 riOME, thou Fount of every blessing, \J 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 — I'm fixed upon it ; Mount of thy redeeming love ! 1 Here. I'll raise mine Ebenezer, Hither by thy help I'm come; And I hope by thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home. 220 BREATHING AFTER GOD Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wand'ring from the fold of God j He to rescue me from danger, Interpos'd his precious blood ! Z ! to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constraint! to be ! Let thy goodness, like a fetter, Bind my wand'ring heart to thee; Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it ; Prone to leave the God I love — Here's my heart, take and seal it; Seal it for thy courts above. *245 LM - Tender Though/, 1 A RISE, my tenderest thoughts, arise ; XJL To torrents melt my streaming eyes ; And thou, my beart, with anguish feel Those evils which thou canst not heal. 2 See human nature sunk in shame ; See scandals pour'd on Jesus' name ; The Father wounded through the Son ; The world abused, the soul undone ; 3 See the short course of vain delight Closing in everlasting night — In flames that no abatement know, Though briny tears for ever flow. 4 My God, I fell the mournful scene ; My bowels yearn o'er dying men ; And fain my pity would reclaim, And snatch the firebrands from the flame. AND HOLINESS. 221 But feeble my compassion proves. And can but weep where most it loves . Thy own all-saving arm employ. And turn those drops of grief to joy. ^•4:6 Metre 5, Sovereign Grace, 1 rpELL me, Savior, from above, _L Dearest object of my love, Where thy little flock abide, Shelter'd near thy bleeding side? 2 Tell me, Shepherd all divine, Where I may my soul recline ; Where for refuge shall I fly, While the burning sun is high? 3 Wilt thou let me run astray, Mourning, grieving all the day? Wilt thou bear to see me rove, Seeking base and mortal love? k Never have I sought thy name, Never felt the inward flame, Had not love first touched my hearfc With the painful, pleasing smart. 5 Didst thou leave thy glorious throne, Put a mortal raiment on, On the tree a victim die, For a wretch so vile as I ? 24'T c - M - %ethtl. 1 "R/f" Y Savior, my Almighty Friend, IVi When I begin thy praise 222 BREATHING AFTER GOD Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace ? 2 Thou art my everlasting trust, Thy goodness I adore; And since I knew thy graces first, I speak thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road, And march with courage, in thy strength, To see my Father, God. 4 When I am fill'd with sore distress Tor some surprising sin. I'll plead thy perfect rightousness, And mention none but thine. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The victories of my King ! My soul redeem'd from sin and hell, Shall thy salvation sing. 6 My tongue shall all the day proclaim My Savior and my,God, nis death has brought my foes to shame. And saved me by his blood. 7 Awake, awake, my tuneful powers j With this delightful song I'll entertain the darkest hours, Nor think the seasons long. 24:8 C. M. Consolation. 1 AH, that I had a bosom friend, VJ To tell my secrets to ! AND HOLINESS. 223 On whose advice I might depend, In every thing I do. 2 How do I wander up and down, And no one pities me; I seem a stranger quite unknown, A son of misery. 5 None lends an ear to my complaint, Nor minds my cries and tears, None comes to help me tho' I faint, Nor my vast burden bears. 4 While others live in mirth and ease, And feel no want nor woe ; Through this dark howling wilderness I full of sorrow go. 6 faithless soul to reason thus, And murmur without end! Did Christ expire upon the cross, And is not he thy friend? 6 Why dost thou envy carnal men, And think their state so blest ! How great salvation hast thou seen ! And Jesus is thy rest. 7 What can this lower world all'ord, Compared with gospel grace? Thy happiness is in the Lord, And thou shalt see his face. 8 Can present griefs be counted great, Compared with future woes? Will transient pleasure seem so sweet, Compared with endless joy3? 224 BREATHING AFTER GOD Q How soon will God withdraw the scene And burn the world he made; Then woe to carnal, careless men ; My soul, lift up thine head. 50 Thy Savior is thy real friend, Constant, and true, and good; He will be with thee to the end, And bring thee safe to God. ?.l What then, my soul, hast thou to fear 7 Or why shonldst thou repine, Look up, behold redemption's near, Rejoice, for heaven is thine. j2 Why, my soul, art thou so sad? When will thy sighs be o'er? Rejoice in Jesus, and be glad, Rejoice, for evermore, 249 C. M. Solon. 1 ~\\ Y God, the spring of all my joys, 111 The life of my delights, The glories 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 bright morning star, And he my rising sun. 3 The opening heav'ns around me shine With beams of sacred bliss, While Jesus shows his heart is mine, And whispers "I am his." AND HOLINESS. 225 4 My soul would leave this heavy clay At that transporting word, Run up, with joy, the shining way. T' embrace my dearest Lord. 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. ) "5(3 L. M. Adisham — Portugal. 1 TTOW pleasant, how divinely fair, 11 Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are ! With long desire my spirit faints, To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode ; My panting heart cries out for God : My God ! my King ! why should I )>•- So far from all my joys and thee ? ;; The sparrow chooses where to rest. And for her young provides her nest : But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his children want ! 4 Bless'd are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne above the sky ; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 5 Bless'd are the souls, who find a pi nee Within the temple of thy grace; There they behold thy gentler rays. And seek thy face and karn thy praise. 226 BREATHING AFTER G03> 6 Bless'd are the men whose hearts are se; To find the way to Zion's gate ; God is their strength ; and through the road They lean upon their helper, God. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length • Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. 351 c - M - Fiducv 1 "HATHER, I long, I faint, to see X The place of thine abode j I'd leave these earthly courts, and ( ! Up to thy seat, my God ! 2 Here I behold thy distant face. And 'tis a pleasing sight ; But to abide in thine embrace, Is infinite delight. 3 I'd part with all the joys of sense, To gaze upon thy throne ; Pleasure springs fresh forever thence- Unspeakable, unknown. 4 There all the heavenly hosts are seen, In shining ranks they move, And drink immortal vigor in, With wonder and with love. 5 Then at thy feet, with awful fear, Th' adoring armies fall ; With joy they shrink to nothing there Before th' eternal All. AND HOLINESS. 22 »> There I would vie with all the host, In duty and in bliss : While less than nothing I could boast, And vanity confess, 7 The more thy glories strike mine eye-, The humbler I shall lie; Thus, while I sink, my joy shall rise I nmeasurably high. :i.~)*2 CM. Land of Rm 1 A LAND of rest, for thee I sigh, \J When will the moment come. When I shall lay my armor by. And dwell in peace at home ! Chorcs. <>. this is not my home — No. this is not my home : This world's a wilderness of wo This world is not my home. 2 No tranquil joys on earth I know. No peaceft'.l sheltering dome : This world's a wilderness of wo.-— This world is not my home. 0, this is not my home, &c. '■'■ To Jesus Christ I sought for re.-t, He bid me cease to roam, Ami fly for refuge to his breast And He'd conduct me home. 0, this is not my home, <&c. 4 I would at once have quit the field, Where foes with fury roam. 15* 228 BREATHING AFTEK GOD But 0, my passport was not sealed, — • I could not yet go home, 0, this is not my home, £<\ • When by affliction sharply tried. I view the gaping tomb ,• Although I dread death's chilling tide, Yet still I sigh for home, 0, this is not my home, &c. 8 Weary of wand'ring round and round, This vale of sin and gloom, I long to quit th' unhallowed ground, Aud dwell with Christ at home. 0, this is not my home, Ac. s -2£>3 Metre 36. Home. j '"IT ID scenes of confusion and creature com- jjl plaints, How sweet to my soul is communion with saints; To find at the banquet of mercy there's room. And feel, in the presence of Jesus, at home. Home, home, sweet, sweet home, Receive me, dear Savior, in glory, my home. 2 >\ V eet bonds that unite all the children of peac-, And thrice, precious Jesus, whose love cannot cease : Though oft from thy presence in sadness I roam, I. long to behold thee, in glory, at home. Home, home, sweet, sweet home, Receive me, dear Savior, in glory, my home. 3 I sigh from this body of sin to be free, Which hinders imyjoy and communion with thee; AND HOLINESS. 2'2 { . ) Though now ray temptations like billows may foam, All, all will be peace when I'm with thee at home. Home, home, sweet, sweet home, Receive me, dear Savior, in glory, my home. 4 While here in the valley of conflict I stay, O give me submission and strength as my day ; In all my afflictions to thee would I come, Rejoicing in hope of my glorious home. Home, home, sweet, sweet home, Receive me, dear Savior, in glory, my home. 5 Whate'er thou deniest, give me thy grace ! The Spirit's sure witness, and smiles of thy face : Indulge me with patience to wait till thou come. And find even now a sweet foretaste of home. Home, home, sweet, sweet home, Receive me, dear Savior, iD glory, my home. ti I long, dearest Lord, in thy beauties to shine. No more, as an exile, in sorrow to pine, And in thy fair image, arise from the tomb, With glorified millions, to praise thee at home. Home, home, sweet, sweet home, Receive me, dear Savior, in glory, my home. 7 The days of my exile are passing away, The time is approaching when Jesus will s€y : Well done, faithful servant, sit down on my throne, And dwell in my presence forever at home. Home, home, sweet, sweet home, 0, there I shall rest with the Savior at home. 230 BREATHING AFTER GOD 2 5 4= CM. /SW ua fc'o>i. J TJEAR, gracious God, my humble moan. Xl To thee I breathe my sighs : When will the mournful night be gone '! And when my joys arise? 2 My God — could I make the claim — My Father and my Friend — And call thee mine by ev'ry name. On which thy saints depend! 3 By ev'ry name of power and love, I would thy grace entreat : Nor should my humble hopes remove. Nor leave thy sacred seat. 4 Yet though my soul in darkness mourns. Thy word is all my stay ; Here I would rest till light returns, Thy presence makes my day. 5 Speak, Lord, and bid celestial peace Relieve my aching heart ; smile and bid my sorrows cease, And all the gloom depart. 6 Then shall my drooping spirits rise, And bless the healing rays, And change these deep complaining sigh* For songs of sacred praise. 0£)£) Metre 13. Warning Voir 1 T)ISE, my soul ! and stretch thy wings, XV Thy better portion trace ; AND HOLINESS. 2ol . from transitory things, Tow'rds heav'n, thy native place ! Sun, and moon, and stars deeay; Time shall this earth remove. Rise, my soul, and haste away To seats prepared above- Rivers to the ocean run, Nor stay in all their course : Fire, ascending, seeks the sun : Both speed them to their 6ouree ; Thus a soul new-born of God, Pants to view his glorious faee, Upward tends to his abode, To rest in his embrace. Cease, ye pilgrims! cease to mourn ; Press onward to the prize ; Soon the Savior will return Triumphant in the skies; Yet a season, and you know Happy entrance will be giv'n, — All your sorrows left below, And earth exchanged for keav'm H %^0O Metre 4. Charleston. AIL, my ever blessed Jesus, Only thee I wish to sing ; To my soul thy name is precious, Thou my Prophet, Priest, and King. Oh, what mercey flows from heaven, Oh, what joy and happiness ! Love I much ? — I've much forgiven — I'm a miracle of grace- 232 BREATHING AFTER GOD 3 Once, with Adam's race in ruin, Unconcern'd in sin I lay ; Swift destruction still pursuing. Till my Savior passed that way. 4 Witness all ye hosts of heaven, My Redeemer's tenderness ! Love I much ? — I've much forgiven — I'm a miracle of grace. 5 Should ye bright angelic choir ; Praise the Lamb enthroned above; While astonish'd, I admire God's free grace, and-boundless love. fi That blest moment I received him, Fill'd my soul with joy and peace ; Love I much? — I've much forgiven — I'm a miracle of grace. 25*7 C. M. Warwick— Dublin. 1 TJOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds 11 In a believer's ear ! It soothes 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 Dear Name ! the Rock on which I build. My shield and hiding place ; My never-failing treasury, fill'd With boundless stores of grace. AND HOLINESS. 233 Jesus ! my Shepherd, Husband, Friend, My Prophet, Priest and King ; My Lord, ray Life, my Way, my End, Accept the praise I bring. 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. Till then I would thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath ; And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death. 2ob L. M. Kingsbridgt. 1 T ORD, I am thine ; but thou wilt prove JLi My faith, my patience, and my love : When men of spite against me join, They are the sword — the hand is thine. 2 Their hope and portion lie below; 'Tis all the happiness they know, 'Tis all they seek; they take their shares, And leave the rest among their heirs. 3 What sinners value, I resign ; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine : I shall behold thy blissful face, And stand complete in righteousness. 4 This life's a dream, an empty show ; But the bright world, to which I go, Hath joys substantial and sincere; When shall I wake and find me there? 234 ' BREATHING AFTER GOD 5 glorious hour ! blest abode! I shall be near, and like my God; And flesh and sin no more control The sacred pleasures of the soul. 6 My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound ; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise. And in my Savior's image rise. 12 o9 Metre 12. New Jerusalem. 1 npHOU Shepherd of Israel and mine, _L The 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 screened from the heat of the day. 2 Ah ! show me that happiest place, The place of thy people's abode : Where saints in an ecstasy gaze, And hang on a crucified God: 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; AND HOLINESS. 236 Conceal'd in the cleft of thy side, Eternally held in thy heart. "260 L. M. Windham. 1 A COULD I find some peaceful bow'r, \J Where sin hath 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. •"' When I attempt to soar above, To view the heights of Jesus' love ; This monster seems to mount the skies, And veils his glory from 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. ^(31 C. Iff. Augusta. J T)ELIGION in the chief concern li Of mortals here below ; May I its great importance learn, Its sovereign virtue know. 2 More needful this than glitt'ring wealth. Or aught the world bestows ; Xot reputation, food or health, Can give us such repose. 236 BREATHING AFTER GOD 3 Religion should our thoughts engage Amidst our youthful bloom ; 'Twill fit us for declining age, And for the awful tomb. 4 Oh, may my heart, by grace renew'd, Be my Redeemer's throne And be my stubborn will subdued, His government to own ! 5 Let deep repentance, faith and love, Be join'd with godly fear; And all my conservation prove My heart to be sincere. 6 Preserve .me from the snares of sin, Through my remaining days : And in me let each virtue shine, ' To my Redeemer's praise. 7 Let lively hope my soul inspire ; Let warm affections rise ; And may I wait with strong desire To mount above the skies. L. M. Hebron. 262 1 TTP to the fields where angels lie, U And living waters gently roll, Fain would my thoughts leap out and fly. But sin hangs heavy on my soul. 2 Thy wondrous blood, dear dying Christ, Can make this world of guilt remove; And thou canst bear me where thou fly'st. On thy kind wings, celestial Dove. AND HOLINESS. 237 ■"• might I once mount up and see The glories of th' eternal skies ; What little things these worlds would be ! How despicable to ray eyes ! 4 Had I a glance of thee, my God, Kingdoms and men would vanish soon : Vanish, as though I saw them not, Aa a dim candle dies at noon. i Then they might fight, and rage, and rave,. I should perceive the noise no more Than we can hear a shaking leaf, When rattling thunders round us roar. fi Great All in All, eternal King ! Let me but view thy lovely face, And all my powers shall bow, and sing Thine endless grandeur and thy grace. 263 L - M - Armlty. THOU, whom my soul admires above All earthly joy and earthly love, Tell me, dear Shepherd, let me know Where doth thy sweetest pastures grow ? 2 Where is the shadow of that Rock, That from the sun defends thy flock? Fain would I feed among thy sheep, Among them rest, among them sleep. •' Why should thy bride appear like one That turns aside to paths unknown? My constant feet would never rove, Would never seek another love. ^38 BREATHING AFTER GOD i The footsteps of thy flock I see; Thy sweetest pastures here they be ; A wondrous feast thy love prepares, Bought with thy wounds, and groans and te; •> His dearest flesh he makes my food, And bids me drink his richest blood ; Here, to these hills my soul will come, Till my Beloved leads me home. 264 L- M. Rockbridg 1 AFTEN" I seek my Lord by night, \J Jesus, my love, my soul's delight : With warm desire and restless thought 1 seek him oft but find him not. 2 Then I arise and search the street, Till I my Lord, my Savior meet ; I ask the watchmen of the night. '• Where did you see my soul's delight ?" '. Sometimes I find him in my way, Directed by a heavenly ray ; I leap for joy to see his face, .And hold him fast in my embrace. 4 I bring him to my mother's home ; N r or does my Lord refuse to come To Zion's sacred chambers, where My soul first drew the vital air. ' He gives me there his bleeding heaji Pierc'd for my sake with deadly smart ; I give me soul to him, and there Our loves their mutual tokens share. AND HOLINESS. 6 i charge you all, ye earthly toys, Approach not to disturb my joys ; Nor sin, nor hell, come near my heart, Nor cause my Savior to depart. 265 CM. ®obn. 1 milERE is a land of pure delight. JL Where saints immortal reign ; Infinite day excludes the night And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never-with'ring flowers ; Death, like a narrow sea divides This heavenly land from ours. ? > Sweet fields beyond tbe swelling floor Stand dress'd in living green : So to the Jews old Canaan stood. While Jordan roll'd between, 4 But tim'rou3 mortals start and shrink. To cross this narrow sea, And linger, shiv'ring on the brink, And fear to launch away. ■ I », could we make our doubts remove, Those gloomy doubts that rise, And see the Canaan that we love, With unbeclouded eyes ! 5 Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er, . Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood. Should fright us from the shore. 240 BREATHING AFTER GOD Qg(3 L- M. Devotion. 1 T\ESCEND from heaven, immortal Dove. U Stoop down and take us on thy wings, And mount and bear us far above The reach of these inferior things : 2 Beyond, beyond this lower sky, Up where eternal ages roll, Where solid pleasures never die, And fruits immortal feast the soul. 3 for a sight — a pleasing sight Of our Almighty Father's throne! There sits our Savior crown'd with light, Cloth'd in a body like our own. 4 Adoring saints around him stand, And thrones and powers before him fall : The God shines gracious through the Man. And sheds sweet glories on them all. ■ r > what amazing joys they feel, While to their golden harps they sing, And sit on every heavenly hill, And spread the triumphs of their King ! ti When shall the day, dear Lord, appear, That I shall mount to dwell above, And stand and bow among them there, And view thy face, and sing, and love ! 2 67 C. M. Liberty Hall. 1 C\ OD of my life, look gently down, \J Behold the pains I feel :" \ AND HOLINESS. 241 But I am dumb before thy throne, Nor dare dispute thy will. 2 Diseases are thy servants, Lord, They come at thy command ; I'll not attempt a murmuring word, Against thy chastening hand. 3 Yet I may plead with humble cries, Remove thy sharp rebukes 5 My strength consumes-, my spirit dies, Through thy repeated strokes. 4 Crush'd as a moth beneath thy hand, We moulder in the dust ; Our feeble powers can ne'er withstand, And all our beauty's lost. j I'm but a stranger here below, As all my fathers were : May I be well prepared to go, When I thy summons hear ! <8 But if my life be spared awhile Before my last remove, Thy praise shall be my business sti!l, And I'll declare thy love, "268 ^ M. Portugal, 1 A ND is the Gospel peace and love ! J\ 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, 16 242 BREATHING AFTER GOD To Jesus let us lift our eyes, Bright pattern of the Christian life ! 3 Oh, how benevolent and kind ! How mild ! how ready to forgive ! Be this the temper of our mind. And these the rules by which we live. 4 To do his heavenly Father's will, Was his employment and delight; Humility and holy zeal Shone through his life divinely bright ! 5 Dispensing good where'er he came, The labors of his life were love ; Oh, if we love the Savior's name, Let his divine example move. 6 But ah ! how blind ! how weak we are ! How frail ! how apt to turn aside ! Lord, we depend upon thy care, And ask thy Spirit for our guide. 7 Thy fair example may we trace, To teach us what we ought to be ! Make us by thy transforming grace, Dear Savior, daily more like thee ! 269 L- M. Gravity. 1 rjlHOU art, God ! a Spirit pure, JL Invisible to mortal eyes; Th' immortal, and th' eternal King, The Great, the Good, the only wise. 2 Whilst nature changes, and her works Corrupt, decay, dissolve, and die, AND HOLINESS. 248 Thy essence pure no change shall see. Secure of immortality. 3 Thou great Invisible ! what hand Can draw thine 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; Our's is the God that made the heav'ns: Jehovah he, and God alone, 5 My soul the purest homage pay, In truth and spirit him adore; More shall this please then sacrifice, Than outward forms delight him more. 2 TO C. M. Augusta, 1 rpHERE is a voice of sovereign grace J. Sounds from the sacred word ; "Ho! ye despairing sinners, come, And trust upon the Lord," 2 My soul obeys th' Almighty call, And runs to this relief; I would believe thy promise, Lord, Oh ! help my unbelief. 3 To the dear fountain of thy blood, Incarnate God, I fly ; Here let me wash my spotted soul From crimes of deepest dye. 4 Stretch out thine arm, victorious King. My reigning sin subdue; 16* 244 BREATHING AFTER GOD &C. Drive the old dragon from his seat With his apostate crew. 5 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm On thy kind arms I fall ; Be thou my strength and righteousness, My Jesus, and my all ! 2Y1 C. M. Mear. 1 f\ THAT the Lord would guide my ways. \J To keep his statutes still ! O that my God would grant me grace To know and do his will ! 2 send thy Spirit down, to write Thy law upon my heart. Nor let my tongue indulge decei\. Nor act the liar's part. 3 From vanity turn off my eyes : Let no corrupt design, Nor covetous desire, arise Within this soul of mine. 4 Order my footsteps by thy word, And make my heart sincere; Let sin have no dominion, Lord, But keep my conscience clear. 5 My soul hath gone too far astray, My feet too often slip; Yet since I've not forgot thy way, Restore thy wand'ring sheep. 6 Make me to walk in thy commands, 'Tis a delightful road ; Nor let my head, nor heart, nor hands Offend against my God. ADORATION AND PRAISE. 245 ADORATION AND PRAISE. *2 7 '2 CM. Bethel. 1 np y • v Savior ! Oh, what endless charms 1 •-« 11 in the blissful sound ! It- Luence every fear disarms, And spreads sweet peace around. 2 Here pardon, life, and joys divine. In rich effusion flow, For guilty rebels, lost in sin, And doomed to endless woe. 3 Oh, the rich depths of love divine, Of bliss ! a boundless store ! Dear Savior, let me call the mine ; T cannot wish for more. 4 On thee alone my hope relies, Beneath thy cross I fall : My Lord, my life, my sacrifice, My Savior and my all. '273 C. M. Solon. 1 INTERNAL Wisdom, thee we praise ! JJ Thee the creation sings ! With thy lov'd name, rocks, hills, and seas, And heaven's high palace rings. 2 Thy hand, how wide it spread the sky ! How glorious to behold ! Ting'd with the blue of heavenly dye, And star'd with sparkling gold. 246 ADORATION AND PRAISE. .". Thy glories blaze all nature round And strike the gazing sight, Through skies, and seas, and solid ground. With terror and delight. 4 Infinite strength, and equal skill, Shine through the worlds abroad, Our souls with vast amazement fill, And speak the builder, God. 5 But still the wonders of thy grace Our softer passions move ; Pity divine in Jesus' face We see, adore, and love. ^7 4r C. M. Balerma. 1 T ET Zion and her sons rejoice, Jj Behold the promised hour : Her God hath heard her mourning voice, And comes t' exalt her power. 2 Her dust and ruins that remain, Are precious in our eyes : Those ruins shall be built again, And all that dust shall rise. 3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, And stand in glory there ; Nations shall bow before his name, And kings attend with fear. 4 He sits a Sovereign on his throne, With pity in his eyes ; He hears the dying prisoner's groan, And sees their sighs arise. ADORATION AND PRAISE. 24 He frees the souls condemned to death, And when his saints complain, It sha'n't be said, "that praying breath Was ever spent in vain." This shall be known when we are dead, And left on long record ; That ages yet unborn may read. And trust, and praise the Lord. 27 5 C - M - Augusta. 1 A MID the splendors of thy state, A. My God, thy love appears, "With the soft radiance of the moon, Among a thousand stars. 2 Xature through all her ample round Thv boundless power proclaims, And, "in melodious accents, speak3 The goodness, of thy names. .'. Thy justice, holiness, and truth, Our solemn awe excite ; But the sweet charms of sovereign grace O'erwhelm us with delight. 4 Sinai, in clouds, and smoke, and fire, Thunders thy dreadful name; But Zion sings, in melting notes, The honors of the Lamb. b In all thy doctrines and commands, Thy counsels and designs — In ev'ry work thy hands have fram'd, Thy love supremely shines. 248 ADORATION AND PRAISE 8 Angels and men the news proclaim Through earth and heav'n above — ■ The joyful and transporting new3, That God the Lord is Love. 276 k. M. Itockbr 1 OTERNAL power ! whose high abode Jj 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 eye*. K Lord, what shall earth and ashes do? We would adore our Maker too ; From sin and dust to thee we cry, The Great, the Holy, and the High ! 4 Earth from afar has heard thy fame, And worms have learn'd to lisp thy name , But O, the glories of thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind, 5 God i3 in heav'n, but man below ; Be short our tunes ; our words be few : A sacred rev'rence cheeks our songs, And praise sits silent on our tongues, 2 7 7 c - M - Divinity I HOME, let us join our cheerful songs, \J With angels round the throne; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues. But all their joys are one. ADORATION AND PRAISE. 249 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, "To be exalted thus ;" •Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, For he was slain for us. 3 Jesus ;b worthy to receive Honor and power divine ; And blessings more than we can give,. Be, Lord, forever thine. i Let all that dwell above the sky, And air, and earth, and seas. Conspire to raise thy glories high, And speak thine endless praise I \2'78 L-M. Portugal i T)RAISE ye the Lord, who reigns above, 1 Fix'd on his throne of truth and love ; Behold the finger of his power Contemplate, wonder, and adore. ~L When man, debased, 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, "Betbou their Savior, 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. 250 ADORATION AND PRAISE. 5 His sacred memory we bless, Whose holy gospel we profess ; And praise that great Almighty name, From whom such light and favor came. *279 L- M. We//, 1 XTE nations round the earth, rejoice 1 Before the Lord, your sovereign King, Serve him with cheerful heart and voice, With all your tongues his glory sing. 2 The Lord is God ; 'tis he alone Doth life, and breath, and being give; We are his work, and not our own ; The sheep that on his pastures live. :\ Enter his gates with songs of joy, With praises to his courts repair; And make it your divine employ, To pay your thanks and honors there. 4 The Lord is good, the Lord is kind ; Great is his grace, his mercy sure; And the whole race of man shall find His truth from age to age endure. ^280 Metre 10. Unitic 1 f\ WHAT shall I do my Savior to praise ! U So faithful and true, so plenteous in grace ; So strong to deliver, so good to redeem, The weakest believer that hangs upon him. 2 How happy the man whose heart is set free ! The people that can be joyful in thee ; ADORATION AND PKAISE. 251 Their joy is to walk in the light of thy face, And still they are talking of Jesus' grace. Their daily delight shall be in thy name; They shall as their right thy righteousness claim Thy righteousness wearing, and cleansed by thy blood, Bold shall they appear in the presence of God. For thou art their boast, their glory and power. And I also trust to see the glad hour, My soul's new creation a life from the dead, The day of salvation that lifts up my head. For Jesus, my Lord, is now my defence, I trust in his word, none plucks me from thence ; Since I have found favor, he all things will do ; My King and my Savior shall make me anew. Yes, Lord, I shall see the bliss of thine own ; Thy secret to me shall soon be made known : For sorrow and sadness I joy shall receive, And share in the gladness of all that believe. £J81 Metre 16. Mendon. 1 pOD of my salvation, hear, \J And help me to believe, Simply do I now draw near, Thy blessing to receive; Full of guilt, alas ! I am, But to thy wounds for refuge flee ; Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb, Thy blood was shed for me. 2 Standing now as newly slain, To thee I lift mine eyes, •>;V> rl ADORATION AND PRAISE. Balm of all my grief and pain, Thy blood is always nigh. Now as yesterday the same Thou art and wilt forever be : Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb; Thy blood was shed for me. 3 Nothing have I, Lord, to pay, Nor can thy grace procure ; Empty send me not away, For I, thou knowest, am poor ; Dust and ashes is my name ; My all is sin and misery ; Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb, Thy blood was shed for me. 4 No good word, or work, or thought, Bring I to buy thy grace ; Pardon I accept, unbought, Thy proffer I embrace. Coming as at first I came, To take, and not bestow on thee : Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb, Thy blood was shed for me. .") Savior, from thy wounded side I never will depart ; Here will I my spirit hide, When I am pure in heart ; Till my place above I claim, This only shall be all my plea, Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb, Thy blood was shed for me. RESIGNATION TO GOD. 253 RESIGNATION TO GOD. jto^ Metre 5. Ebencze.r. MY Ebenezer raise To my kind Redeemer's praise With a grateful heart I own Hitherto thy help I've known. J I 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 may all to thee resign : Father, let thy will be mine; May but all thy dealings prove Fruits of thy paternal love. 4 Guard me, Savior, by thy power ! Guard me in the trying hour ; Let thy unremitting care Save me from the lurking snare. 5 Let my few remaining days Be directed to thy praise ; So the last, the closing scene, Shall be tranquil and serene. 6 To thy will I leave the rest, Grant me but this one request, Both in life and death to prove Tokens of thy special love. 254 RESIGNATION TO GOD. Q,83 Metre 8. Vernon, 1 "117HEN gathering clouds around I view YY And days are dark, and friends are few, On him I lean, who, not in vain, Experienced every human pain ; He sees my wants, allays my fears, And counts and treasures up my tears. 2 If aught should tempt my soul to stray From heavenly virtue's narrow way, To fly the good I would pursue Or do the sin I would not do, Still he who felt temptation's power Shall guard me in that dang'rous hour. 3 When vexing thoughts within me rise,. And sore dismay'd my spirit dies, Yet he who once vouchsafed to bear The sickening anguish of despair, Shall sweetly soothe, shall gently dry, The trobbing heart, the streaming eye. 4 When sorrowing, o'er some stone I bend. Which covers all that was a friend : And from his voice, his hand, his smile. Divides me — for a little while, — Thou, Savior, seest the tears I shed, For thou didst weep o'er Lazarus dead. 5 And 0, when I have safely past Through every conflict but the last, Still, still unchanging, watch beside My painful bed, — for thou hast died ; Then point to realms of cloudless day, And wipe the latest tear away. RESIGNATION TO GOD. 255 '284= D. M. Windham. 1 "I17HILE I keep silence, and conceal VV My heavy guilt within my heart, What torments doth my conscience feel What agonies of inward smartj 2 I spread my sins before the Lord, And all my secret faults confess ,* Thy gospel speaks a pardoning word, Thine Holy Spirit seals the grace. 3 For this shall every humble soul Make swift addresses to thy seat : When floods of huge temptations roll, There shall they find a bless'd retreat: 4 How safe beneath thy wings I lie, When days grow dark, and storms appear. And when I walk, thy watchful eye Shall guide me safe from every snare. 285 L. M. Wells. 1 T SEND the joys of earth away ; A Away, ye tempters of the mind, False as the smooth deceitful sea, And empty as the whistling wind. 2 Your streams were floating me along, Down to the gulf of black despair, And whilst I listen'd to your song, Your streams had e'en convey'd me there. 3 Lord I adore thy matchless grace, That warn'd me of that dark abys3 ; 256 TRUSTING IN GOD. That drew me from those treach'rous seas, And bid me seek superior bliss. 4 Now to the shining realms above I stretch my hands and glance mine eves O for the pinions of a dove, To bear me to the upper skies ! 5 There from the bosom of my God, Oceans of endless pleasures roll ; There would I fix my last abode, And drown the sorrows of my soul. TRUSTING IN GOD. *3o (3 Metre 14. Brandenburg, 1 A H ! I shall soon be dying, J\. Time swiftly glides away; But on my Lord relying, I hail the happy day — 2 The day when I must enter Upon a world unknown ; My helpless soul I venture On Jesus Christ alone. 3 He once a spotless victim, Upon Mount Calv'ry bled : Jehovah did afHict him, And bruise him in my stead. TRUSTING IN GOD. 2£' 4 Hence all my hope arises, Unworthy as I am : My soul most surely prizes The sin-atoning Lamb. 5 To him by grace united, I joy in him alone ; And now. by faith delighted, Behold him on his throne. 6 There he is interceding For all who on him rest : The grace from him proceeding Shall waft me to his breast. 7 Then with the saints in glory The grateful song I'll raise, And chant my blissful story In high seraphic lays. 8 Free grace, redeeming merit, And sanctifying love, Of Father, Son and Spirit, Shall charm the courts above. *387 L - M - Social Band. 1 CI AY now, ye lovely social band, O Who walk the way to Canaan's land ; Ye who have fled from Sodom's plain, 8ay, would you now return again? 2 Have you just ventured to the field, Well armed with helmet, sword and shieH, And shall the world with dread alarms, Compel you now to ground your arms? 17 2S8 TRUSTING IN GOD, 5 Beware of pleasure's siren song; Alas ! it cannot soothe you long; It cannot quiet Jordan's wave, Nor cheer the dark and silent graw i let your thoughts delight to soar, Where earth and time shall be no morev Explore by faith the heavenly fields, And pluck the fruit that Canaan yields 4 There see the glorious hosts on wing, And hear the heavenly seraphs sing ! The shining ranks in order stand, Or move like lightning at command. ft Jehovah there reigns not alone, The Savior shares his Father's throne ; While angels circle round his seat, And worship prostrate at his feet. 7 Behold ! I see, among the rest, A host in richer garments dress'd ; A host that near his presence stands, And palms of victory grace their hands. 3 Say, who are these I now behold, With blood-wash'd robes and crowns of gold? This glorious host is not unknown To him who sits upon the throne. 9 These are the followers of the Lamb , From tribulation great they came; And on the hill of sweet repose, They bid adieu to all their woes. 10 Soon on the wings of love you'll fly, To join them in that world on high ; TRUSTING IN O0I>. 259 make it now your chiefest care, The image ot your Lord to bear. ';£oO Metre 9, Carmarthen— Lenox, 1 A RISE, my soul, arise, L\ Shake off thy guilty feara, The bleeding Sacrifice In my behalf appears; Before, the throne my -Surety standi, My name is written on his hands. 2 He ever lives above, For me to intercede; His all-redeeming love, His precious blood to plead ; His blood aton'd for ail our race, And sprinkles now the throne of grace 3 Five bleeding wounds he bears, Received on Calvary; They pour effectual prayers. They strongly speak for me: Forgive him, forgive, they cry, Nor let the ransom 'd sinner die \ 4 The Father hears him pray, His dear anointed One: He cannot turn away The presence of hia Son : His Spirit answers to the blood, And tells me I am born of God. h My (rod is reconciled, His pard'ning voice I hear; H»* owns me for his child, I can no longer fear; 17* TRUSTING IN GOO. With confidence I now draw nigh, And Father, Abba Father, crv. 2K<) 8. M. Tdume*. I LI FT my goal to God.. My trust is in hia name; Let not my foes, that seek my blood, Still triumph in my shame. 2 3in and the powers of hell Persuade me to despair: Lord, make me know thy Gov'nant (veil That I may 'scape the snare. 3 From gleams of dawning light Till evening shades arise, For thy salvation, Lord. I wait, With ever longinor eves. Remember all thy grace, And lead me in thy truth ; Forgive the sins of riper days, And follies of my youth. The Lord is just and kind, The meek shall learn his ways, And every humble sinner find The methods of his grace. For his own goodness' sake He saves my soul from shame, He pardons (though my guilt be Through my Redeemer's r - WARNING HYMNS. 261 t290 S. M. Watch* 1 mO GOD in whom I trust, 1 I lift my heart and voice ; Oh ! let me not be put to shame, Nor let my foes rejoice. 2 Thy mercies, and thy love, Lord, recall to mind ; And graciously continue still, As thou v/ert ever kind. 3 Let all my youthful crimes Be blotted out by thee ; And for thy wondrous goodness' sake. In mercy think on me. 4 His mercy and his truth. The righteous Lord displays, In bringing wandering sinners home. And teaching them his ways. WARNING HYMNS. *291 L. M. mndhai BROAD is the road that leads to death. And thousands walk together there: But wisdom shows a narrow path, With here and there a traveler. '2 "Deny thyself and take thy cross," Is the Redeemer's great command ! 26U WARNING HYMNS. Nature must count her gold but dro«s. If she would gain this heavenly land. 3 The fearful soul that tires and faints, And walks the ways of God no more. Is but esteem'd almost a saint. And makes his own destruction sure. 4 Lord, let noi. all my hopes be vain, Create my heart entirely new; Which hypocrites could ne'er attain, Which false apostates never knew. ^292 s - M. Strait Gate—Idu#iea. 1 rvESTRUCTION'S dangerous road \J What multitudes pursue! While that which leads the soul to God, Is kuovvn or sought by few. 2 Believers find the way Through Christ the living Gate; But those who hate this holy way, Complain it is too strait. 3 If self must be denied. And sin no more caress'd, They rather choose the way that's wide, And strive to think it beat. 4 Encompass'd by a throng, On numbers they depend; They say so many can't be wrong. And miss a happy end. b But hear the Savior's word, '•Strive for the heav'nly gate, WAttNING HYMNS. 263 Many will call upon the Lord, And find their cries too late." t Obey the gospel call, And enter while you may; The flock of Christ is always small, And none are safe but they. 1 Lord, open sinners' eyes, Their awful state to see: And make them, ere the storm arise. To thee for safety flee. ^03 Mbtke 5. Alarming Voice 1 HINNEB, art thou still secure? i^ Wilt thou stillrefuse to pray? Can thy heart or hands endure In the Lord's avenging day ? 2 See, his mighty arm is bared! Awful terrors clothe his brow ! For his judgment stand prepared, Thou must either break or bow. 3 At his presence nature shakes, Earth affrighted hastes to flee : Solid mountains melt like wax, What will then become of thee ? 4 Who his advent may abide ? You that glory in your shame, Will you iind a place to hide, When the world is wrapt in flame'/ fc Lord, prepare us by thy grace ! Soon we must resign our breath, 264 WARNING HYMNS. And our souls be call'd to pass Through the iron gate of death. 6 Let us now our day improve, Listen to the gospel voice : Seek the things that are above; Scorn the world's pretended joys. Q,94= 8 - M - Skirland. 1 TS this the kind return, 1 And these the thanks we owe, Thus to abuse eternal love, Whence all our blessings flow ! 2 To what a stubborn frame Hath sin reduced our mind ! What strange rebellious, wretches we. And God as strangely kind ! 3 On us he bids the sun Shed his reviving rays; For us the skies their circles run, To lengthen out our days. < The brutes obey their God, And bow their necks to men ; But, we more base, more brutish things, Reject his easy reign. 5 Turn, turn, us mighty God, And mould our souls afresh; Break sovereign grace, these hearts of stou«. And give us hearts of flesh. f< Let past ingratitude Provoke our weeping eyes, WARNING HYMNS. 265 And hourly as new mercies fall, Let hourly thanks arise. 295 C. M. Dublin. 1 rpHE time is short! — sinners beware, 1 Nor trifle time away, The word of great salvation hear, While yet 'tis called to-day. 2 The time is short ! — sinners, now, To Christ, the Lord, submit ; To mercy's golden scepter bow, And fall at Jesus' feet. 5 The time is short! — ye saints, rejoice, The Lord will quickly come ; Soon shall you hear the Saviors voice, To call you to your home. l The time is short! — it swiftly flies — The hour is just at hand, When we shall mount above the skies. And reach the wished-for land. b The time is short! — The moment near, When we shall dwell above; And be forever happy there, With Jesus, whom we love. 296 C. M. Mear 1 fpHAT awful day will surely come, 1 Th' appointed hour makes haste, When I must stand before my Judge And pass the eolemn test. 266 WARNING HYMNS. 2 Thou lovely Chief of all my joys, Thou Sovereign of my heart, How could I bear to hear thy voice Pronounce the sound, "Depart." 3 The thunder of that dismal word Would so torment my ear, 'Twould tear my soul asunder, Lord, With most tormenting fear. 4 What, to be banish'd for my life, And yet forbid to die! To linger in eternal pain, Yet death forever Hy ! h Oh, wretched state of deep despair, To see my God remove, And fix my doleful station where I must not taste his love ! b Jesus, I throw my arms around And hang upon thy breast; Without a gracious smile from thee My spirit cannot rest. 7 ! tell me that my worthless name Is graven on thy hands, Show me some promise in thy book, Where my salvation stands. 8 Give me one kind, assuring word, To sink my fears again, And, cheerfully, my soul shall wait Her threescore years and ten. WARNING HYMNS. 267 "297 L. M. Retirement. 1 TTASTEN, (Vsinner. to be wise, n And stay not for the morrow's sun : The longer wisdom you despise, The harder is she to be won. 2 hasten mercy to implore, And stay not for the morrow's sun ; For fear thy season should be o'er, Before this ev'ning stage be run. 3 hasten, sinner, to return, And stay not for the morrow's sun, For fear thy lamp should fail to burn. Before the needful work is done. 4 hasten, sinner, to be blest, And stay not for the morrow's sun, For fear the curse should thee arrest, Before the morrow is begun. 5 Lord, do thou the sinner turn ! Now rouse him from his senseless statf- ! let him not thy counsel spurn, Nor rue his fatal choice too late. '298 Metre 13. Warning Voice. 1 QTOP, poor sinners, stop and think, iO Before you farther go; Will you sport upon the brink Of everlasting; woe? On the ver'n; of ruin stop — Now the friendly warning take — 8tay your footsteps— e*er you drop Into the burning lake. 268 WARNING HYMNS. 2 Say, have you an arm like God, That you his will oppose ? Fear ye not that iron rod With which he breaks his foes V Can you stand in that dread day, Which his justice shall proclaim When the earth shall melt away Like wax before the flame? 3 Ghastly death will quickly come, And drag you to his bar ; Then to hear your awful doom, Will fill you with despair! All your sins will round you crowd; You shall mark their crimson dye: Each for vengeance crying loud, And what can you reply ? 4 Though your heart were made of steei, Your forehead lined with brass : God at length will make you feel, He will not let you pass ; Sinners then in vain will call, Those who now despise his grace, "Rocks and mountains on us fall, And hide us from his face." t2iQQ Metre 54. Voice of Warning. 1 AH guilty sinner, ruin'd by transgression, il What shall thy doom be, when arrayed in terror, God shall command thee, cover'd with pollution. Up to the judgement? WARNING HYMNS. 269 i W ilt thou escape from his omniacient notice, Fly to the caverns, court annihilation ? Vain thy presuraption.justicestill shall triumph In thy destruction. 3 Stop, thoughtless sinner, stop awhile and ponder, Ere death arrest thee, and the Judge in ven- geance. Hurl from his presence, thine affrighted spirit. Swift to perdition* < Oft has he call'd thee, but thou wouldst not hear him, Mercies and judgments have alike been slighted Yet he is gracious and with arms unfolded. Waits to embrace thee. i Come, then, poor sinner, come away this momen* ; Just as you are, come, filthy and polluted, Gome to the fountain open for uncleanness ; • Jesus invites you. 6 But if you trifle with his gracious message, Cleave to the world and love its guilty pleasure*?. Mercy grown weary, shall in righteous judgment Quit you forever. 1 Where the worm die3 not. and the fire eternal, Filla the lost soul with anguish and with terror, Thore shall the sinner spend a long forever. Dying unpardon'd. 2T0 PENITENTIAL. 8 Oh ! guilty sinner, hear the voice of warning; Fly to the Savior, and embrace his pardon ; 9o shall your spirit meet with joy triumphant Death and the judgment. PENITENTIAL. 300 L- M. Munich. 1 DEHOLD a stranger at the door ! aJ He gently knocks, has knock'd before; Hath waited long — is waiting still; You treat no other friend so ill. '1 Oh, lovely attitude, he stands With melting heart and loaded hands ! Oh, matchless, kindness and he shows This matchless kindness to his foes ! 3 But will he prove a friend indeed ? . He will ; the very Friend yau need ; The Friend of sinners— yes, 'tis He, With garments dyed on Calvary. 4 Rise, touch'd with gratitude divine ; Turn out his enemy and thine, That soul-destroying monster, ein^ And let the heavenly stranger in. 5 Admit him e'er his anger burn, His feet departed, ne'er return ; Admit him, or the hour *s at hand, You'll at his door rejected stand. PENITENTIAL. 271 301 C. M. Youthful Piety 1 1J0W oft, alas ! this wretched heart I! Has wander'd from the Lord ! Row oft my roving thoughts depart,. Forgetful of his word. 2 Yet sovereign mercy calls, "Return ;" Dear L -rd, 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 can to life and bliss restore So vile a heart as mine. j Thy pard'ning love, so free, so sweet. Dear Savior I adore; Oh keep me at thy sacred feet, And let me rove no more. 302 Metre 8. Vernon 1 pOME, thou Traveler unknown, \j Whom still I hold, but cannot see; My company before is gone, And I am left alone with thee: With thee all night I mean to stay, And wrestle till the break of day. 'Ill PENITENTIAL. 2 I need not tell thee who I am; My misery and sin declare ; Thyself hast call'd me by my name, Look on thy hands and read it there ; But who, I ask thee, who art thou ? Tell me thy name, and tell me now. ' In vain thou strugglest to get free, I never will unloose my hold; Art thou the Man that died for me? The secret of thy love unfold ; Wrestling, I will not let thee go, Till I thy name, thy nature know. 4 Wilt thou not yet to me reveal Thy new, unutterable name ? Tell me, I still beseech thee, tell ; To know it now resolv'd 1 am: Wrestling, I will not let thee go, Till I thy name, thy nature know. ' What though my shrinking flesh complain And murmur to contend so long: I rise superior to my pain : When I am weak, then I am strong ! And when my all of strength shall fail, I shall with thee, God-Man, prevail. 3 OS S. M. Aylesbury. 1 TJAVE mercy, Lord, on me, D. As thou wert ever kind : Let me, oppress'd with loads of guilt. The wonted pardon find. 2 Against thee, Lord, alone, And only in thy sight, PRODIGAL SON. 273 Have I transgress'd; and tho' condenra'd, Must own thy judgments right. Blot out my crying sins, Nor me in anger view ; Create in me a heart that's clean, An upright mind renew. Withdraw not thou tby help, Nor cast me from thy sight, Nor let thy Holy Spirit take Its everlasting flight. The joy thy favor gives, Let me again obtain; And thy free Spirit's firm support My fainting soul sustain. PRODIGAL SON. 304: C. M. Awful Majesty. 1 "HEHOLD the wretch whose lust and win* JD Have wasted his estate; He begs a share among the swine To taste the husks they eat. 2 "I die with hunger here," he cries, "I starve in foreign lands; My Father's house hath large supplier And bounteous are his hands. 18 274 PRODIGAL SON. 3 "I'll go, aad with a mournful tongue, Fall down before his lace; Father, I've done thy justice wrong, Nor can deserve thy grace." 4 He said and hasten'd to his home, To seek his father's love; The father saw the rebel come, And all his bowels move. 6 He ran and fell upon his neck, Embraced and kiss'd his son; The rebel's heart with sorrow brake For follies he had done. 6 "Take off his clothes of shame and Bin," (The father gives command,) "Dress him in garments white and clean. With rings adorn his hand. 7 "A day of fasting I ordain, Let mirth and joy abound : My son was dead, and lives again, Was lost, and now is found. 30t5 CM. Communion. 1 A FFLICTIONS, tho' they seem severe, XI. In mercy oft are sent, They stopp d the prodigal's career, And caused him to repent. 2 Although he no relentings felt, Till he had spent his store, His stubborn heart began to melt, When famine pinch'd him sore. PRODIGAL SON. 275 "What have I gain'd by sin," he "But hunger, shame, and fear? My father's house abounds with bre»*d,. While I am Dtarving here. 4 "III go and tell him all I've don* Fall down before his face, Unworthy to be eall'd his son, I'll seek a servant's place.'' 5 His father saw him coming back, He saw, and ran, and smiled; Then drew his arms around the neck Of his rebellious child. 6 "Father, I've sinn'd, but ! forgive, 'Enough," the father said, "Fwbjoice, my house, my son's alive, For whom I mourn'd aa dead. "Now let. the fatted calf be slain, Go spread the news around. My son was dead, but lives again , Was lost, hut now is found."' 'Tisthu3 the Lord his love reveals, To call poor sinners home! More then a father's love he feela> A.ad welcomes all that come, 18* 276 MARRIAGE HYMNS. MARRIAGE HYMNS. 306 i nil O 1 CM. Solon [NCE Jesus freely did appear To grace a marriage feast; Lord, we ask thy presence here. To make a wedding guest. 2 Upon the bridal pair look down, Who now have plighted hands ; Their union with thy favor crown. And bless the nuptial bands. ?, In purest love these souls unite, That they with Christian care, May make domestic burdens light, By taking mutual share. 4 And when that solemn hour shall come.. Ami life's short space be o'er : May they in triumph reach that home, Where they shall part no more. i07 L - M » Hebron. WITH grateful hearts and tuneful lays, Wo bow before th' Eternal throne, And offer up our humble praise, To him whose name is God alone. j On tli is auspicious eve draw near, And shed thy richest blessings down . Fill every heart with love sinoere, And all thy faithful mercies crown. MARRIAGE HYMNS. Zi i 3 Grant now thy presence, gracious Lord. And hearken to our fervent pray'r; The nuptial vow in heaven record, And bless the newly married pair, l Ob : guide them safe, this desert through. Mid all the cares of life and love ; At length with joy th\ r face to view, In fairer, better worids above. :->OS L - M * Abingdon. 1 "tl/TTH cheerful voices rise and sing TT The praises of our God and King : For he alone can minds unite, And bless with conjugal delight, 2 Oh, may this pair increasing find, Substantial pleasures of the mind ; Happy together may they be, And both united, Lord, to thee. '. So may they live as truly one; And when their work on earth is done, Rise, hand in hand, to heaven, and ehar-e The joys of love forever there. COMMUNION. 309 k-M. Kedron. 1 \7"E that pass by, behold the Man ! L The Man of grief condemned for you ! 278 COMMUNION. The Lamb of God for sinners slain! Weeping, to Calvary pursue. 2 His sacred limbs, they stretch, they tear, With nails they fasten to the wood — His sacred limbs — exposed and bare, Or only cover'd with his blood. '■'■ See there! his temples crown'd with thorns, His bleeding hands extended wide, . His streaming feet transfixed and torn, The fountain gushing from his side. 4 Thou dear, thou suff'ring Son of God, How doth thy heart to sinners move! Sprinkle on us thy precious blood, And melt us with thy dying love! r> The earth could to her centre quake, Convulsed, when her Creator died ; Or, may our inmost nature shake, And bow with Jesus crucified! 6 A.t thy last gasp, the graves displayed Their horrors to the upper skies; Oh, that our souls might buivt the shades, And quic.ken'd by thy death, arise! 7 The rocks could feel thy powerful death, And tremble, and asunder part; Oh, rend, with thy expiring breath, The harder marble of our heart! 3 1. Mbtre 7. Seraph's Harp. 1 TT ARK ! the voice of love and mercy ! ll bounds aloud from Calvary; COMMUNION. 279 See, it rends the rocks asunder — Shakes the earth and vails the sky ! "It is finished !" — Hear the dying Savior cry. 2 It is finished? Oh, what pleasure Do these precious words afford ! Heavenly blessings without measure, Flow to us from Christ the Lord: It is finished ! — Saints, the dying words record. '.' Finished — all the type3 and shadows Ot the ceremonial law; Finished— all that God had promised ; Death and hell no more shall awe: It is finished ! — Saints, from hence your comfort3 draw. '. Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs, — Join to sing the pleasing theme; All on earth and all in heaven, Join to praise Immanuel's name: Hallelujah! Glory to the bleeding Lambl 811 C. M. Mear. 1 T ET us adore th' Eternal Word : Li 'Tis he our souls hath fed ; Thou art our living stream, O Lord, And thou th' immortal bread. 2 The manna came from lower skies, But Jesus from above, Where the fresh springs of pleasure rise, And rivers flow with love. g&O COMMUNION. 3 The Jews, the fathers, died at last, Who ate that heavenly bread ; But these provisions which we taste, Can raise us from the dead. 4 Bless'd be the Lord that gives his fles'i To nourish dying men, A.nd often spreads his table fresh, Lest we should faint again. 5 Our souls shall draw their heavenly breath While Jesus finds supplies; Nor shall our graces sink to death. For Jesus never dies. S Daily our mortal flesh decays, But Christ our life shall come? His unresisted power shall raise Our bodies from the tomb. 812 cm. m1_4; C. M. Communion. 1 TJOW sweet and awful is the place 11 With Christ within the doors, While everlasting love displays The choicest of her stores. 1 Here every bowel of our God With soft compassion rolls ; Here peace aud pardon bought with blood, Is food for dying souls. 3 While all our hearts and all our songs Join to admire the feast, Each of us cry, with thankful tongues, "Lord, why was I a guest? 4 "Why was I made to hear thy voice, And enter while there's room j When thousands make a wretched choice. And rather starve than come ?" ') 'Twas the same love that spread the feast That sweetly forced us in ; Else we had still refused to taste, And perish'd in our sin. 6 Pity the nations, our God, Constrain the earth to come; Bend thy victorious word abroad, And bring the strangers home. COMMUNION. 283 7 We long so see thy churches full, That all the chosen race May with one voice, and heart, and soul, Sing thy redeeming grace. O L O C. M. Rockinghom- 1 T1HAT doleful night before his death, t The Lamb, for sinners slain. Did. almost with his latest breath, This solemn feast ordain. '2 To keep the feast. Lord, we are met, And to remember thee : iEelp each poor trembler to repeat, "The Savior died for me." 3 Thy sufferings. Lord, each sacred sign To our remembrance brings ; We eat the bread and drinlc the wine, But think ou nobler things. -1 O, tune our tongues, and put in frame Each heart tbat pants for thee, To sing, "Hosannah to the Lamb, The Lamb that died for me." 816 S. M. Idutnea. 1 TESUS invites his saints *) To meet around his board ; Here pardon'd rebels sit and hold Communion with their Lord. i For food he gives his flesh, He bids us drink his blood; \ » a zj n s; favor ! m ate h less grace 01 our descending God. 284 COMMUNION, '.', ThiB holy bread and wine Maintains our fainting breathy By union with our living Lord And interest in nis death. 4 Our heavenly Father calls Christ and his members one; We the young children of his love, And he the first-born Son. 5 We are but several parts Of the same broken bread ; One body hath its several limbs. But Jesus is the Head. t> Let all our powers be join'd His glorious l.ame to raise Pleasure and love fill every mind, And every voice be praise. IjIT S. M. Little Malborough. 1 T ET all our tongues be one, U To praise our God on high, Who from his bosom sent his Son, To fetch us strangers nigh. 2 Nor let our voices cease, To sing the Savior's name; Jesus, th' embassador of peace, How cheerfully he came. 3 It cost him cries and tears To bring us near to G>>d ; • Great was our debt, and he appears To make the payment good. COMMUNION. 2K> 4 Infinite was our guilt, But he our Priest atones ; On the cold ground his life was spilt. And offered with his groans. 5 Look up my soul, to him Whose death was thy desert, And humbly view the living stream Flow from his breaking heart, 6 While the eternal Three Bear their record above, Here I believe he died for me, And seal my Savior's love. 318 CM. Resiqnatu»n. 1 TESUS, at whose supreme command, tl We now approach to God, Before us in thy vesture stand, Thy vesture dipp'd in blood. Obedient to thy gracious word, We break the hallowed bread, Commern'rate thee, our dying Lord, And trust on thee to feed. 2 Now, Savior, now thyself reveal, And make thy nature known, Affix thy bk-ssed Spirit's seal, And stamp us for thine own. The tokens of thy dying love let us all receive. And feel the quickening Spirit move, And sensibly believe! 3 The cup of blessing, blest by thee, Let it thy blood impart; 286 COMMUNION.* The bread thy mystic body be, And cheer each languid heart. The grace which sure salvation brings, Let us herewith receive ; Satiate the hungry with good things, The hidden manna give. i The living bread sent down from heaven, In us vouchsafe to be ; Thy flesh for all the world is given. And all may live by thee. Now, Lord, on us thy flesh bestow, And let us drink thy blood, Till all our souls are filled below, With all the life of God. Oj_t7 Metre 16. Warning '■ 1 T AMB of God, whose dying love JLi Wo now recall to mind, Send the answer from above, And let us mercy find ; Think on us who think on thee, And every struggling soul release ! remember Calvary, And bid us go in peace ! 2 By thine agonizing pain, And bloody sweat we pray, By thy dying love to man, Take all our sins away ; Burst our bonds and set us free, From all iniquity release: 0, remember Calvary, And bid us go in peace. COMMUNION. 287 3 Let thy blood by faith applied, The sinner's pardon seal, Speak us freely justified, And all our sickness heal : By thy passion on the tree, Let all our griefs and troubles ceaee j remember Calvary, And bid us go in peace. 4 Never will we hence depart, Till thou our wants relieve : Write forgiveness on our heart, And all thy image give : Still our souls shall cry to thee, Till perfected in holiness, remember Calvary, And bid us go in peace. 3^0 Metre 4. Disciple. 1 riOME, thou everlasting Spirit, \J Bring to every thankful mind, All the Savior's dying merit, All his sufferings for mankind : True recorder of his passion. Now the living fire impart. Now reveal his great salvation, Preach his gospel to our heart. 2 Come, thou Witness of his dying, Come, Remembrancer divine, Let us feel thy power applying Christ to every soul and mine : Let us groan thine inward groaning, Look on him we pierced, and grieved. 288 FEET-WASHING. All receive the grace atoning, All the sprinkled blood receive- FEET-WASHING. 331 C. M. Mear. 'T show how humble Christiana ought To one another be,. Christ with his own example taught, As plainly we may see. 2 Though he was Lord and Master great, Who giveth all commands, He wash'd his own disciples' feet, With his own blessed hands. 3 When thus their Master with them dealt, And proved his love to them, How must their drooping hearta have felt. To meet with such esteem. 4 May they who worldly honor aeek, Learn what it is to be Like Jesus, humble, truly meek, From self-applauses free. 5 Such facts as these should have effect, To bring the haughty low ; The proudest heart should feel a check, And deeply humbled too. t Thus Peter's mind was much impre&e'd He thought himself too mean j But also felt himself distress'd, To have no part with him. FEET-WASHING. 289 7 "Till thou art wash'd, thou hast no part With me," the Savior said : Then Peter cried, "with all my heart! Wash thou my hands and head." ^>£>2 L. M. Rockbridge 1 HHHE night in which Christ was betrayed, _L For us a plain example laid, He to a private room retired, With those he afterward inspired. 2 There the Lord's Supper was prepared, And Christ the Lord had with them shared, Of which th' apostles did partake, He thus an ordinance did make. 3 He rose and laid his garments by, When tow'l and water were brought nigh. To prove his love divinely sweet, Proceeds to wash his servants' feet. 4 So after he had washed their feet, Resumed his garments, took his seat : So we should love and kindness show, To all our brethren here below. 5 Ye call me Master and your Lord, Which is according to my word, If I have done this unto you, Ye ought to serve each other too. 6 Example give I unto you, As I Lave done so ye should do, And if ye then my servants be, Obey my word and follow me. 19 290 FtfET-WASEING-. T The Lord who did from heaven descend. Bids us his doctrine to defend ; If we in all things faithful prove, We shall obtain redeeming love. 3Q>3 L - M. Devotion } YlfHE-N - Jesus Christ was here below, 7 Y He taught his people what to do : And if we would his precepts keep, We must descend tc washing feet. 2 For in that night he was betray'd r He for us all a pattern laid ; So let our works and virtues shine, To prove his patterns all divine. : : The Lord who made the earth and sky. Arose and laid his garments by, And wash'd their feet to show that we Should always kind and humble be. 4 He wash'd them all to make them clear* But Judas still was full of sin ; May none of us like Judas sell The Lord for gold and go to hell, a Peter said, "Lord, it shall not be, Thou shalt not stoop to washing me," that no Christians here may say, I'm too unworthy to obey. ft You call me Lord and Master, too, Then do as I have done to you ; All my commands and counsels keep. And show your love by washing feet, PARTING HYMNS. '291 all be happy if you know. Ami do these things by faith below, And I'll protect you till you die, <\;i:24z L - M. Social Band. MY dearest friends, in bonds of love. Our hearts in sweetest union prove, Your friendship 's like a drawing band. Yet we must take the parting hand. if our presence sweet, your union dear, Your words delightful to my ear; And when T see that we mu3t part. You draw like chords around my heart- 2 H<>w sweet the hours have pass'd away. When we have met to sing and pray, How loathe I've been to leave the place "Where Jesus shows his smiling face. could I stay with friends so kind. How would it cheer my struggling rnmd! ity makes me understand, That we must take the parting hand. :; And -duee it is God's holy will, We must be parted for a while. In Bweet submission all in one, We'll say, our Father's will be done. Dear fellow-youth in Christian ties, Who seek for mansions in the skies : 19* 292 PARTING HYMN'S. Pight on, you'll win the happy shore, Where parting hands are known no more. I How oft I've seen the flowing tears. And heard you tell your hopes and fears ; Your heart3 with love have seem'd to flame, Which makes me hope we'll meet again. Ye mourning souls, in sad surprise, Jesus remembers all your cries; O taste his grace, in all that land We'll no more take the parting hand. I>*2o Metre 11. Christian Fareiocll. ! PAREWELL, my dear brethren, the time i? I I at hand. i we must be parted from this social band ; Our sev'ral engagements now call us away ; 1 >ur parting is needful, and we must obey. 2 Farewell, my dear brethren, farewell fora while. We'll soon meet again, if kindProvidenee smile: And while we are parted and scattered abroad We'll pray for each other and trust in the Lord ; Farewell, faithful soldiers, you'll soon be dia* charged, The war will be ended, your bounty enlarged : Whith shouting and singing, though Jordan may roar, We'll enter lair Canaan, and rest an the shore I i- arewell. younger brethren, just listed for war Sore trials await you, but Jesus is near: Alth< ugh you must travel the dark wilderness, iTourCaptain's beforeyou,hudl luudyou inpeace. PARTING HYMNS. 293 5 The world, and the devil, and sin, all unite, With bold opposition, your souls to affright: But Jesus, your leader, is stronger than they ; Let this animate you to march on your way. rt Farewell, trembling mourner, -with sad broken heart, O, hasten to Jesus and choose the good par: ; He's full of compassion, and mighty to save. His arms are extended your soul to receive. 7 Fareweil,careless sinners ! for you I must grieve To thiRk of your danger while careless you live ; The judgment approaches — think of your doom. And turn to the Savior, while vet there is room. D 326 C. M. Salvation. ^AE, friends, farewell, I do you tell. Since you and I must part : i go away, and here you stay, But still we're join'd in heart. Your love to me has been most free, Your conversation sweet; How can I bear to journey where With you I eannot meet? Yet do I find my heart inclined To do my work below ; When Christ doth call, I trust I shall Be ready then to go. I leave you all, both great and small. In Christ's encircling arms, Who can you save from the cold grave,. And shield you from all harm. 294 PARTING HYMNS. 3 I trust you'll pray, both night and day, And keep your garments white, For you and me, that we may be The children of the light. If you die first, anon you must, The will of God be done, I hope the Lord will you reward. With an immortal .crown. 4 If I'm call'd home whilst I am gone, Indulge no tears for me ; I hope to sing and praise my King. To all eternity. Millions of years over the spheres Shall pass in sweet repose, While beauty bright unto my sight. Thy sacred sweets disclose. b I long to go, then farewell woe, My soul will be at rest; No more shall I complain or sigh, But taste the heavenly feast. may we meet, and be complete, And long together dwell, And serve the Lord with one aeeord: And so, dear friends, farewell. 3^i/ Metre 8. Missionary Farewell. 1 PAREWELL, my brethren in the Lord \ J. The gospel sounds the Jubilee j My tongue shall bear the news abroad, From land to land, from sea te sea ; And as I preach from place to place, I'll trust alone in God's free grace. PARTING HYMNS. 295 2 Farewell! in bonds of union dear, Like strings you twine about my heart ; I humbly beg your earnest prayer, T!ll we shall meet no more to part j Till we shall meet in worlds above, Encircled in eternal love- Farewell, my earthly friends below! Though all so kind and dear to met My Jesus ealls, and I must go, To sound the gospel-jubilee : To bear the joy-inspiring news To Gentile worlds, and blinded Jewa. 4 Farewell, dear people, one and all ! While God the breath ol life shall give, I hope on him in prayer to call, That your dear souls in Christ may live: That your dear souls prepar'd may be, To reign in bliss eternally, 5 Farewell to all below the sun 1 And as I journey here belc^w, The path is strait my feet must run, And God will keep me as I go ; Will guard me by his powerful hand, And bring me to the promis'd land. f » Farewell ! farewell ! — I look above ; Jeeus, my Friend, to thee I call! Be thou my joy, my erown, my love, My safeguard and my heavenly all- My theme till life shall close, and theu My only hope in death — Amen J 2£6 PARTING HYMNS. 328 L- M Hebron— DivoMon. '0 To part no more — the thought is sweet ; No more to feel the rending smart, Oft felt below, when Christians part. 2 happy place ! I still must say, Where all but love is done away; All cause of parting there is past; There social feast will ever last. 3 Such union here is sought in vain, As there, in every heart will reign, There separation can't compel The saints to bid the sad farewell. 4 On earth when friends together meet, And find the passing moments sweet, Time's rapid motions soon compel, With grief to say — dear friends, farewell. 5 The shepherd feels the smarting shock, Of parting from his weeping flock ; His feelings for them, none can tell, When forc'd to say — my friends, farewell. ti The happy season soon will come, When saints shall meet in heav'n their home Eternally with Christ to dwell, Nor ever hear the sound : farewell. 3 Q> 9 C. M. Mear. 1 T)LEST be the dear, uniting love, IJ That will not let us part; VARIOUS SUBJECTS, 29' Our bodies may far off remove — We still are one in heart. 2 Join'd in one Spirit to our Head, Where he appoints we go ; And still in Jesus' footsteps tread, And show his praise below. :i Partakers of the Savior's grace, The same in mind and heart, Nor joy, nor grief, nor time, nor place, Nor life, nor death can part. 4 But let us hasten to the day, Which shall our flesh restore; When death shall all be done away, And Christians part no more ! VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 330 Metre 12. Greenfields. 1 TJOW tedious and tasteless the hours, 11 When Jesus no longer I see ! [flowers, Sweet prospects, sweet birds, and sweot Have all lost their sweetness to me : The midsummer sun shines but dim. The fields strive in vain to look gay ; But when I am happy in him, December's as pleasant as May. 2 His. name yields the richest perfume, And sweeter than music his voice : 298 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. His presence disperses my gloom, And makes all within me rejoice; I should were he always thus nigh, Have nothing to wish or to fear, No mortal so happy as I, My summer would last all the year. 3 Content with beholding his face, My all to his pleasure resign'd ; No changes of season or place Would make any change in my mind: While bless'd with a sense of his love, A palace a toy would appear; And prisons would palaces prove, If Jesus would dwell with me there. 4 Dear Lord, if indeed I am thine, If thou art my sun and my song, Say, why do I languish and pine? And why are nty winters so long? drive these dark clouds from my sky, Thy soul-cheering presence restore ; Or take me to thee up on high, Where winter and elouds are no more. Metre 12. Greentuhi- 331 I TIT HEN Joseph his brethren beheld ; YV Afflicted and trembling with fear, His heart with compassion was fill'd, From weeping he could not forbear : Awhile his behavior was rough, To bring their past sin to their mind; But when they were humbled enough. He hasted to show himself kind. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 299 How little they thought it was he, Whom they had ill-treated and sold! How great their confusion must be, As soon as his name he had told ! "I'm Joseph, your brother !" he said, "And still to my heart you are dear : You sold me, and thought I was dead, But God, for your sakes, sent me here.'' Though greatly distressed before, When charg'd with purloining the cup; They now were confounded much more, Not one of them durst to look up : 'Can Joseph, whom we would have slain. Forgive us the evil we did? And will he our household maintain? ! this is a brother indeed !" Thus dragg'd by my conscience, I came. And laden with guilt to the Lord; Surrounded with terror and shame, Unable to utter a word. At first, he look'd stern and severe, What anguish then pierced my heart, Expecting each moment to hear, The sentence, "Thou cursed, depart!" But ! what surprise when he spoke ! While tenderness beam'd in his face; My heart then to pieces was broke, O'erwhelm'd and confounded by grace. "Poor sinner, I know thee full well; By thee I was sold and was slain; But died to redeem thee from hell, And raise thee in glory to reign. 300 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 6 "I'm Jesus whom thou hast blasphemed, And crucified often afresh; But let me henceforth be esteem'd, Thy brother, thy bone and thy flesh. My pardon I freely bestow, Thy wants will I fully supply; I'll guide thee, and guard thee below, And 6oon will remove thee on high. 7 "Go, publish to sinners around, That they may be willing to come, The mercy which now you have found, And tell them that yet there is room." sinners ! the message obey : No more vain excuses pretend ; But come without further delay, To Jesus, our brother and friend. i^O^ Metre 7. Greenwood. 1 QAVIOR, visit thy plantation, U Grant us, Lord, a gracious rain ! All will come to desolation, Unless thou return again. Chorus. Lord, revive us ! All our help must come from thee. 2 Keep no longer at a distance, Shine upon us from on high, Lest, for want of thy assistance, Every plant should droop and die. Lord, revive us, Ac. 3 Surely, once thy garden flourish'd, Every plant look'd gay and green ; VARIOUS SUBJECTS, 301 Then thy word our spirits nourish'd,— Happy seasons we have seen. Lord, revive us, &e. 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, revive us, &c. :> 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, revive us, &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, revive us, &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, revive us, &c. 8 Dearest Savior, hasten hither; Thou canst make them bloom again ; Oh ! permit them not to wither, Let not all our hopes be vain. Lord, revive us, &c, 9 Let our mutual love be fervent. Make us prevalent in prayers ; 802 VARIOUS SUBJECTS', Let each one, esteem'd thy servant, Shun the world's bewitching snaree. Lord, revive us, &c. 5 '» 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, &c. 333 Metre 4, Adx 1 O AVIOR, I do feel thy merit, >0 Sprinkled with redeeming blood \ And my weary, troubled spirit, Now finds rest with thee, my God ; I am safe, and I am happy, While in thy dear arms I lie, Sin and Satan cannot hurt me, While my Savior is so nigh. 2 Now I'll sing a Savior's merit, Tell the world of his dear name ? That if any want his Spirit, He is atill the very same: He that asketh soon receiveth, He that seeks is sure to find \ Whomso'er on him believeth, He will never cast behind. 3 Now our Advocate is pleading With his Father and our God; Now for us is interceding As the purchase of his blood : Now methinks I hear him praying, Father, save them, I have died ; VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 803 And the Father answers, saying, They are freely justified. 334: Metre 7. Tamworth, 1 AH thou God of my salvation, \J My Redeemer from all sin, Moved by thy divine compassion, Who hast died my heart to win j 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 thera would still be vicing. Glory, glory to the Lamb ! how precious Is the sound of Jesus' name. ? - Now I see with joy and wonder, Whence the healing streams arose : Angel minds are lost to ixmder Dying love's mysterious cause; Yet the bless-ing Down to all, to me it flows, * Though unseen, I love the Savior- He hath brought salvation near; Manifests his pard'ning favor, And when Jesus doth appear, Soul and body Shall his glorious image wear. ■> Angels now are hov'ring round us, Unpereeived they mix the throng/ 304 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. Wond'ring at the love that crowned us, Glad to join the holy song ; Hallelujah ! Love and praise to Christ belong. 33 O Metre 4. Conquest. 1 T\ARK and thorny is the desert JL/ Thro' which pilgrims make their way ; But beyond this vale of sorrows, Lie the fields of endless day; Fiends loud howling through the desert, Make them tremble as they go,- And the fiery darts of Satan Often bring their courage low. 2 young soldiers, are you weary Of the troubles of the way ? Does your strength begin to fail you, And your vigor to decay? Jesus, Jesus will go with you — He will lead you to his throne ; He who dyed his garments for you, And the wine-press trod alone ; ■1 He whose thunder shakes creation. He who bids the planets roll; He who rides upon the tempest, And whose sceptre sways the whole — Round him are ten thousand angels, Ready to obey command ; They are always hov'ring round you, Till you reach the heav'nly land. 4 There, on flow'ry hills of pleasure, In the fields of endless rest, VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 305 Love and joy, and peace, shall ever Reign and triumph in your breast. Who can paint those scenes of glory, Where the ransom'd dwell on high? Where the golded harps forever Sound redemption through the sky ! 5 Millions there of fl-aming seraphs Fly across the heavenly plain; There they sing immortal praises — Glory ! glory ! is their strain ; But methinks a sweeter concert Makes the heav'nly arches ring, And a song is heard in Zion Which the angels cannot sing. *> See the heav'nly host in rapture Gaze upon this shining band, Wond'ring at their costly garment, And their laurels in their hands; There, upon the golden pavement, See the ransom'd march along, While the splendid courts of glory Sweetly echo to their song. 7 their crowns! how bright they sparkle, Such as monarcha never wore; They have gone to heavenly pastures — Jesus is their Shepherd there. Hail, ye happy, happy spirits ! Welcome to the blissful plain; Glory, honor, and salvation ! — Reign, sweet Shepherd ! ever reign ! 33 G Metre 16. Mendon. 1 T TAIN, delusive world, adieu ! V With all thy creature good, 20 306 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. Only Jesus I pursue, Who bought me with his blood ! All thy pleasures I forego, I trample on thy wealth and pride, Only Jesus will I know, And Jesus crucified. 2 Other knowledge I disdain, Tis all but vanity : Christ the Lamb of God was slain, He tasted death for me ! Me to save from endless woe The sin-atoning Victim died ! Only Jesus will I know, And Jesus crucified ! 3 Here will I set up my rest ; My fluctuating heart From the haven of his breast Shall never more depart: Whither should a sinner go? His wounds for me stand open wide; Only Jesus will I know And Jesus crucified. 4 Him to know is life and peace, And pleasure without end ; This is all my happiness, On Jesus to depend : Daily in his grace to grow, And ever in his faith abide, Only Jesus will I know, And Jesus crucified. 5 that I could all invite, This saving truth to prove : VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 307 Show the length, the breadth, the height An. I depth of Jesus' love! Fain I would to sinners show The blood by faith alone applied! Only Jesus will I know, And Jesus crucified. 33T Metre 25. Redeeming Grace* J /^tOME, all who love my Lord and Master, \J And like old David I will tell, Though chief of sinners, I've found favor, By grace redeemed from death and hell ; Far as the east from west is parted, So far my sins by dying love From me by faith are separated, Blest antepast of joys above. 2 I late estranged from Jesus wandered, And thought each dangerous poison good; Bat he in mercy long pursued me, With cries of his redeeming blood, 1 Though like Bartimeus I was blinded In nature's darkest night conceal'd, But Jesus' love removed my blindness, And he his pard'ning grace reveal'd, 3 Xow I will serve Him while He spares me, And with His people sing aloud; Though hell oppose, and sinners mock me. In rapt'rous songs I'll praise my God; By faith I view the heavenly concert, They sing high strains of Jesus' love; Oh ! with desire my soul is longing, And fain would be with Christ above. 20* 308 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 4 That blessed day is fast approaching, When Christ in glorious clouds will come, With sounding trumps and shouts of angels, To call each faithful spirit home: There's Abra'm. Isaac, holy prophets, And all the saints at God's right hand; There hosts of angels join in concert — Shout as they reach the promised land. OO^ Metre 4. Disciple. 1 TESUS, I my cross have taken, ?J All to leave and follow thee; Naked, poor despised, forsaken, Thou, from hence my all shalt be; Perish, ev'ry fond ambition, All I've sought, or hoped or known. Yet, how rich is my condition, God and heaven are still my own! 2 Let the world despise and leave me — They have left my Savior too: Human hearts and looks deceive me — Thou art not like them untrue; And whilst thou shalt smile upon me. God of wisdom, love and might, Foes may hate and friends disown me — Show thy face and all is bright. 3 Go, then, earthly fame and treasure, Come disaster, scorn, and pain; In thy service pain is pleasure, With thy favor loss is gain; I have call'd thee Abba, Father, I have set my heart on thee; Storms may howl, and clouds may gather — All must work for good to me. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 309 4 Man may trouble and distress me, 'T will but drive me to thy breast; Life with trials hard may press me, Heaven will give me sweeter rest; Oh ! 'tis not in grief to harm me, While thy love is left to me; Oh! 'twere not in joy to charm me. Were that joy unmix'd with thee. 5 Soul then know thy full salvation — Else o'er sin, and fear, and care; Joy to find in every station, Something still to do or bear; Think what Spirit dwells within thee — * Think what Father's smiles are thine; Think that Jesus died to win thee, Child of heaven, canst thou repine? 6 Haste thee on from grace to glory, Armed by faith and winged by prayer — Heaven's eternal day's before thee, God's own hand shall guide thee there; Soon shall close thy earthly mission, Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days; Hope shall change to glad fruition, Faith to sight and prayer to praise. 330 C M. Rockingham . 1 "FEATHER, how wide thy glories shine! J. How high thy wonders rise! Known through the earth by thousand signs. By thousands through the skies : Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power: Their motions speak thy skill: And on the wings of every hour We read thy patience still. 310 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 2 Part of thy name diviuely stands On all thy creatures writ, They show the labor of thy hands, Ot impress of thy feet; But when we view thy strange design To save rebellious, worms, Where vengeance and compassion join In their divinest forms: 3 Here the whole Deity is known, Nor dares a creature guess Which of the glories brightest shone, The justice or the grace; Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains: Bright seraphs learn Immanuel's name, And try their choicest strains. 4 may I bear some humble part In that immortal song! Wonder and joy shall tune my hearty And love command my tongue. To Father, Son and Holy Ghost, Who sweetly all agree To save a world of sinners- lost — Eternal glory be. o4rO Metre 53. Heavenly Treasure. 1 "HELIGION! 'tis a glorious treasure, It The purchase of a Savior's blood, It fills the soul with consolation, It lifts the thoughts to things above. It calms our fears, it soothes our sorrows, It smoothes our way o'er life's rough sea, 'Tis mix'd with goodness, meek humblepatience This heavenly portion mine shall be. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 311 2 While journeying here through tribulation, In Christian love we'll march along; And while strife severs the ambitious — In Jesus Christ we'll all be one: Religion pure unites together In bonds of love and makes us free: While endless ages are onward rolling, This heavenly portion mine shall be. '■ J > How fleeting — vain — how transitory, This world with all its pomp and show; Its vain delights, and short-lived pleasure — I'll gladly leave them all below. But love and grace shall be my story, While I in Christ such beauties see ; While endless ages are onward rolling, This heavenly portion mine shall be. 4 This earthly house must be dissolved, And mortal life will soon be o'er; All earthly care, and earthly sorrow Shall pain my eyes and heart no more; Religion pure will stand forever, And my glad heart shall strengthen'd be, While endless ages are onward rolling, This heavenly portion mine shall be. 34:1 C. M. St. Stephen*. 1 VT7HEN languor and disease invade VY This trembling house of clay, 'Tis sweet to look beyond my pains, And long to fly away. 2 Sweet to look inward and attend The whispers of his love; 312 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. Sweet to look upward to the place- Where Jesus pleads above. 3 Sweet to look back and see my name In life's fair book set down ; Sweet to look forward and behold Eternal joys my own. 4 Sweet to reflect how grace divine My sins on Jesus laid : Sweet to remember that his blood My debt of suffering paid* 5 Sweet in his righteousness to stand,. Which saves from second death; Sweet to experience, day by day, His Spirit's quick'ning breath. 34r2 CM. Youthful Piety. 1 /tO ME, let us now forget our mirth, \J And think that we must die; What are our best delights on earth, Compared with those on high ! 2 Our pleasures here will soon be past — Our brightest joys decay ; But pleasures there forever last, And cannot fade away. 3 Here sins and sorrows we deplore, With many cares distress'd; But there the mourners weep no more, And there the weary rest. 4 Our dearest friends, when death shall call, At once must hence depart; VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 31o But there we hope to meet thern all, And never, never part, 3 Then let us love and serve the Lord, With all our youthful pow'rs And we shall gain this great reward, This glory shall be ours. i;->4fco * Metre 12. Solemn Summon*. 1 TJOW solemn the signal I hear! 11 The summons that calls me away, In regions unknown to appear. How shall I the summons obey ? What scenes in that world shall arise, When life's latest sigh shall be fled. And darkness has seal'd up mine eyes: And deep in the dust I am laid. 2 No longer" the world can I view, The scenes which so long I have known ; My friends, I must bid you adieu, For here I travel alone ; Yet here my Redeemer has trod, His hallowed footsteps I know; I'll trust for defence to his rod, And lean on his staff as I go. 3 Dear Shepherd of Israel, lead on. My soul follows hard after thee: The phantoms of death are all down, When .Jesus my Shepherd I see, Dear brethren and sisters, I go To wait your arrival above; Be faithful, and soon you shall know The triumphs and joys of his love . 314 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 34:4 O. M. Rochester. 1 \T7HAT poor despised company IT Of travelers are these, That walk in yonder narrow way, Along that rugged maze? 2 Why, they are of a royal line, All children of a King : Heirs of immortal crowns divine, And loud for joy they sing. 3 Why do they then appear so mean, And why so much despis'd? Because of their rich robes unseen, The world is not appriz'd. 4 But some of them seem poor distress'd, And lacking daily bread! Ah! they're of wealth divine possess'd, With "hidden manna fed. Why do they keep that narrow road, That rugged, thorny maze? Because, that way their Leader trod, They love and keep his ways. Why do they shun the pleasing path, That worldings love so well? Because it is the road of death, The open way to hell. 7 What! is there then no other road, To Canaan's happy ground? Christ is the only way to God, No other can be found. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 315 34:0 C. M. Resigyiation . 1 \TE weary, heavy laden souls, X Who are oppressed sore, Ye trav'lers through the wilderness, To Canaan's peaceful shore : Through chilling winds, and beating rain, The waters deep and cold, And enemies surrounding you, Take courage, and be bold. 2 Though storms and hurricanes arise The desert all around, And fiery serpents oft appear Through the enchanted ground, Dark nights, and clouds, and gloomy fear, And dragons often roar ; But while the gospel trump we hear, We'll press for Canaan's shore. 3 We're often like the lonesome dove, Who mourns her absent mate; From hill to hill, from vale to vale, Her sorrows to relate ; But Canaan's land is just before, Sweet spring is coming on, A few more beating winds and rains, And winter will be gone. 4 Sometimes like mountains to the sky, Black Jordan's billows roar, Which often makes the pilgrims fear, They never will get o'er: But let us gain Mount Pisgah's top, And view the vernal plain. To fright our souls may Jordan roar, And hell may rage in vain. 316 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 5 Methinks I now begin to see The borders of that land ; The trees-of life, with heav'nly fruit, In beauteous order stand : The wint'ry time is past and gone, Sweet flowers now appear, The fiftieth year hath now rolled round. The great Sabbatic year. 6 0, what a glorious sight appears, To my believing eyes ; Methinks I see Jerusalem, A city in the skies : Bright angels wbisp'ring me away, "0 come, my brother, come," And I am willing to be gone To my eternal home. T Farewell, my brethren in the Lord, We are to Canaan bound ; And should we never meet again 'Till the last trump shall sound, I hope that I shall meet you there, On that delightful shore; In oceans of eternal bliss, Where parting is no more. 3*4r6 Metre 8. Mysterious Loi 1 A XD can it be that I should gain A. An interest in the Savior's blood? Died he for me, who caused his pain ? For me, who him to death pursued ? Amazing loye ! and can it be, That thou, my Lord, shouldst die for me ! VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 317 2 'T is myst'ry all, th' Immortal dies ! Who can explore his strange design ! In vain the first-born seraph tries To sound the depths of love divine! 'T is mercy all ! let earth adore : Let angel minds inquire no more. 3 He left his Father's throne above ; (So free, so infinite his grace !) Emptied himself of all but love, And bled for Adam's helpless race : 'T is mercy all, immense and free, For, my God, it found out me ! 4 Long my imprison'd spirit lay, Fast bound in sin and nature's night : Thine eye diffused a quick'ning ray ; I woke: The dungeon flamed with light ' My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed thee. •5 No condemnation now I dread, Jesus, and all in him is mine! Alive in him, my living Head, And cloth'd in righteousness divine, Bold I approach th' eternal throne, And claim the crown, thro' Christ, my own. 34=7 Metre 6. Chapel. 1 A ND am I only born to die? XJl And must I suddenly comply With nature's stern decree? What after death for me remains? Celestial joys or hellish pains, To all eternity. 318 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 2 How then ought I 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. 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 ! when both shall end, Where shall f find my destined place? Shall I my everlasting days, With fiends or angels spend ? 5 Nothing is worth a thought beneath, But how 1 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. fi 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 ! VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 319 348 s - M - Aylesbury. 1 A ND let our bodies part, ix To different climes repair; Inseparably join'd in heart, The friends of Jesus are. 2 Jesus the Corner-Stone, Did first our hearts unite ; And still he keeps our spirits one, We walk with him in white. 3 let us still proceed In Jesus' work below ; And following our triumphant Head, To farther conquests go. •i The vineyard of the Lord Before his laborers lies : And lo ! we see the vast reward Which 'waits us in the skies. 5 let our heart and mind Continually ascend, That haven of repose to find, Where all our labors end ! 6 Where all our toils are o'er, Our suff ring and our pain ; We meet on that eternal shore, . Shall never part again. 7 happy, happy place, Where saints and angels meet ! There we shall see each others' face. And all our brethren greet. 320 " VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 8 The church of the first-born, We shall with them be blest, And crowned with endless joy, return To our eternal rest. d With joy we shall behold, In yonder blest abode, The patriarchs and prophets old, And all the saints of God. 10 Abra'm and Isaac, there, And Jacob shall receive, The followers of their faith and prayer. Who now in bodies live. } 1 We shall our time beneath, Live out in cheerful hope, And fearless pass the vale of death, And gain the mountain top. 12 To gather home his own God shall his angels send, And bid our bliss on earth begun, In deathless triumphs end. 84r9 L - M - Abinjdon, 1 rpHE wond'ring world inquires to know i Why I should love my Jesus so; "What are his charms," say they, "above The objects of a mortal love? 2 Yes, my Beloved, to my sight, Shows a sweet mixture, red and wiiite ; All human beauties, all divine, 7n my Beloved meet and shine. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 321 3 White is his soul, from blemish free; Red with the blood he shed for me: The fairest of ten thousand fairs; A sun among ten thousand stars. A His head the finest gold excels; There wisdom in perfection dwells; And glory, like a crown, adorns Those temples once beset with thorns. 5 Compassions in his heart are found, Near to the signals of his wound: His sacred side no more shall bear The cruel scourge, the piercing spear. ti His hands are fairer to behold Thaja diamonds set in rings of gold; Those heavenly hands, that on the tree Were nail'd and torn, and bled for me. 7 Though once he bowed his feeble knees, Loaded with sins and agonies. Now on the throne of his command, His legs, like marble pillars staod. 8 His eyes are majesty and love, The eagle temper'd with the dove; No more shall trickling sorrow roll Through those dear windows of his soul. 9 His mouth, that pour'd out long complaints, Now smiles and cheers his fainting saints: His countenance more graceful is Than Lebanon with all its trees. 10 All over glorious is my Lord, Must be beloved and yet adored ! 21 B22 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. His worth if all the nations knew, Sure the whole earth would love him tocf 350 C. M. St. Martin*. 1 T>EHOLD the glories of the Lamb, JD Amidst his Father's throne: Prepare new honors for his name, And songs before unknown. 2 Let elders worship at his feet, The church adore around; With vials full of odors sweet, And harps of sweeter sound. 3 Those are the prayers of all the saint*. And these the hymns they raise: -Tesus is kind to our complaints, He loves to hear our praise- 4 Eternal Father, who shall look Into thy secret will? Who but the San shall take that book. And open every seal. > He shall fulfil thy great decrees, The Son deserves it well; Lo! in his hand, the sovereign keys Of heav'n, and death, and hell ! « Now to the Lamb that once was slain, Be endless blessings paid ; Salvation, glory, joy, remain Forever on thy head. 7 Thou hast redeem'd our souls with blood. Hast set the pris'ners free. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 323 Hast made us kings and priests to God. And we shall reign with thee. 8 The worlds of nature and of grace Are put beneath thy power; Then shorten these delaying days. And bring the promised hour. >51 L- M. Wells. 1 T IFE is the time to serve the Lord, Jj The time t' insure the great reward. And while the lamp holds out to burn, The vilest sinner may return. 2 Life is the hour that God hath given To 'scape from hell and fly to heav'n ! The day of grace, and mortals may Secure the blessings of the day. •". The living know that they must die, But all the dead forgotten lie ; Their memory and their sense is gon*. Alike unknowing and unknown. 4 Their hatred and their love i.s lost, Their envy buried in the dust; They have no share in all that's dofre Beneath the circuit of the sun. "> Then what my thoughts design to do. My hands with all your might pur=ue. Since no device nor work is found, Xor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground. ti There are no acts of pardon past In the cold grave to which we haste: 21* •324 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. But darkness, death, and long despair Reign in eternal silence there. O.")*^ Metre 9. Lent: i r)LOW ye the trumpet, blow, D The gladly solemn 6ound; Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound: The year of Jubilee i3 come'; Keturn, ye ransom'd sinners, home. 2 Jesus our Great High Priest, Hath full atonement made: Ve weary spirits, rest, Ye mournful souls, be glad; The year of Jubilee is come; Ueturn, ye ransom'd sinners, home. ;; Extol the Lamb of God, The all-atoning Lanrb ; Redemption in his blood Throughout the world proclaim ; The year of Jubilee is come; Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home. < Ye slaves of sin and hell, Your liberty receive, And safe in Jesus dwell ; And blest in Jesus live; The year of Jubilee ie come; Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home/ a Ye who have sold for nought Your heritage above, Shall have it back unbought, The gift of Jesua' love; VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 325 The year of Jubilee is come; Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home. 6 The Gospel trumpet hear. The news of heavenly grace; And. sav'd from earth, appear Before your Savior's face; The year of Jubilee is come, Return, ye ransom'd sinnerd, home. 35 3 L. M. Portugal. 1 "PAR from my thoughts, vain world, be gone, J: Let my religious hours alone: Fain would my eyes my Savior see; I 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 The trees of life immortal staud In fragrant rows at thy right hand, And in sweet murmurs by their side Rivers of bliss perpetual glide. 4 Haste then, but with a smiling face, And spread the table of thy grace: Bring down a taste of truth divine, And cheer my heart with sacred wine. 5 Bless'd Jesus ! what delicious fare. How sweet thy entertainments are! Never did angels taste above, Redeeming grace, and dying love. 326 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 6 Hail, great. Immanuel, all divine I In thee thy Father's glories shine: Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest One, That eyes have seen or angels known. 354 L. M. Windham. 1 MOW, in the heat of youthful blood, JLM Remember your Creator, God : Behold the months come hast'ning on, When you shall say, — "My joys are gone." 2 Behold the aged 6inner goes, Laden with guilt and heavy woes, Down to the regions of the dead, With endUss curses on his head. ;; 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. 4 Eternal King! I fear thy name; Teach me to know how frail I am; And when my soul must hence remove. Give me a mansion in thy love. ;355 L. M. Old Hundred. 1 Tj^IRM was my health, my day was bright, !; And I presumed 't would ne'er be night: Fondly I said within my heart, '•Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart." 2 But. I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long: VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 327 Soon as thy face began to hide, My health was gone, my comforts died. 3 I cried aloud to thee, my God, "What canst thou profit by my blood? Deep in the dust can I declare Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there? 4 "Hear me, God of grace," I said, "And bring me from among the dead;" Thy words rebuked the pains I felt, Thy pard'ning love remov'd my guilt. 5 My groans, and tears, and forms of woe, Are turn'd to joy and praises now; 1 throw my sackcloth on fche ground, And ease and gladness gird me round. € My tongue, the glory of my frame, Shall ne'er be silent of thy name; Thy praise shall sound thro' earth and heav'n. For sickness heal'd, and sins forgiven. 356 C. M. JHvirity. 1 f\ ALL ye nations, praise the Lord, \J Each with a diff'rent tongue! In every language learn his word, And let his name be sung. His mercy reigns through every land Proclaim his grace abroad: Forever firm his truth shall stand; Praise ye the faithful God. 328 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. '357 8- M. St. Thomas. 1 rpHE God Jehovah reigns, JL Let all the nations fear: Let sinners tremble at his throne, And saints be humble there. 2 Jesus the Savior reigns, Let earth adore its Lord; Bright cherubs his attendants stand, Swift to fulfil his word. 3 In Zion stands his throne, His honors are divine; His church shall make his wonders known. For there his glories shine. 4 Hd*v holy is his name! How terrible his praise! Justice and truth, and judgement join In all his works of grace. 358 Metre 4. Charleston. 1 TTAPPY soul, thy days are ended, XI All thy mourning days below; Go, by angel-guards attended, To the sight of Jesus, go! 2 "Waiting to receive thy spirit, Lo! the Savior stands above, Shows the glory of his merit, Reaches out the crown of love. 3 Struggle through thy latest passion To thy dear Redeemer's breast, VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 32! > To his uttermost salvation, To his everlasting rest. 4 For the joy he sets before thee, Bear a momentary pain: Die, to live the life of glory — Suffer, with thy Lord to reign. 3o9 C. M. Dublin. 1 TTTHEN rising from the bed of death, V f O'erwhelm'd with guilt and fear, I see my Maker face to face, 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. Lord, shalt stand disclosed. In majesty severe, And sit in judgment on my soul, Oh how shall I appear! 4 But thou hast tdd the troubled mind, Who does her sins lament, The timely tribute of her tears Shall endless woe prevent. 5 Then see the sorrows of my heart, Ere yet it be too late : And hear my Savior's dying groans, To give these sorrows weight. 6 For never shall my soul despair Her pardon to procure, 330 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. Who knows thine only Son has died, To make her pardon sure. :^GO L- M. Solemnity. 1 TN glory bright the Savior reigns, X And endless grandeur there sustains; We view his beams, and from afar Hail him the bright, the Morning-Star. 2 Blest Star! where'er his lustre shines, He all the soul with grace refines; And makes each happy saint declare, He is the bright, the Morning-Star. il Sweet Star! his influence is divine: Life, peace, and joy, attending shine; Death, hell, and sin, before him flee; The bright, the Morning-Star is he. 4 Great Star! in whom salvation dwells, His beam the thickest cloud dispels; The grossest darkness flies afar, Before this bright, this Morning-Star. 5 Eternal Star! our songs shall rise, When we shall meet thee in the skies; And, in eternal anthems, there Praise thee, the bright, the Morning-StaT. 361 C. M. Mear. 1 \fY drowsy powers, why sleep ye eo? Ill Awake, my sluggish soul ! Nothing has half thy work to do, Yet nothing's half so dull. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 331 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! '■'< We, for whose sake all nature stand*, 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 purchased 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. :362 S. M. St. Tkoma*. 1 OHALL Wisdom cry aloud, U And not her speech be heard? The voice of God's eternal Word, Deserves it no regard ? 2 "I was his chief delight, His everlasting Son, Before the first of all his works, Creation, was begun. 332 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 3 "Before the flying clouds, Before the solid land, Before the fields, before the floodi, I dwelt at his right hand. 4' "When he adorn'd the skies, And built them, I was there, To order when the sun should rise, And marshal every star. 5 "When he pour'd out the sea, And spread the flowing deep; I gave the flood a firm decree, In its own bounds to keep. 6 "Upon the empty air The earth was balanced well; With joy I saw the mansion, where The sons of men should dwell. 7 "My busy thoughts at first On their salvation ran, Ere sin was born, or Adam's dust Was fashion'd into man. $ "Then come, receive my grace, Ye children, and be wise; Happy the man that keeps my -vffCys: The man that shuns them dies.*' *3o3 Metre 5. Cookhcm. 1 \T7HEN on Sinai's top I see VV God descend in Majesty To proclaim his holy law, All my spirit sinks with awe. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 338 2 When in ecstacy sublime, Tabor's glorious steep I climb, At the too transporting light, Darkness rushes o'er my eight. 3 When on Calvary I rest. God in flesh made manifest, Shines in my Redeemer's face, Full of beauty, truth, and grace. 4 Here I would forever stay, Weep and gaze my soul away: Thou art heaven on earth to me, Lovely, mournful, Calvary. [3G*tt C. M. Rockingham. 1 4 WAKE, my soul, to sound his praise, A. Awake, my harp, to sing; •Toin, all my powers, the song to raise, And morning incense bring. 2 Among the people of his care, And through the nations round, 'ilad songs of praise will I prepare, And there his name resound. :: Be thou exalted, my God, Above the starry frame; Diffuse thy heavenly grace abroad, And teach the world thy name. 4 So shall thy chosen sons rejoice, And throng thy courts above; While sinners hear thy pard'ning voice, And taste Redeeming love. S34 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. •>65 CM. Liberty Hall 1 T\EAR Refuge of my weary soul, U On thee, when sorrows rise, ( »n thee, when waves of trouble roll, My fainting hope relies. 2 To thee I tell each rising grief, For thou alone canst heal : Thy word can bring- a sweet relief, For every pain I feel. H Hast thou not bid me seek thy face? And shall I seek in vain? And can the ear of sovereign grace Be deaf when I complain? 4 No — still the ear of sovereign grace Attends the mourner's pray'r; Oh may I ever find access To breathe my sorrows there ! 5 Thy mercy-seat is open still; Here let my soul retreat, With humble hope attend thy wfll. And wait beneath thy feet. ">{>(} Metre 26. Triniti 1 n LORY to God on high! \Jf Let heavem and earth reply, "Praise ye his name ! Angels, his love adore, Who all our sorrows bore; Saints, sing for evermore, "Worthy the Lamb." VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 335 2 Ye, who surround the throne, Cheerfully join in one, Praising his name: Ye, who have felt his blood Sealing your peace with God, Sound through the earth abroad, "Worthy the Lamb!" 3 Join all the ransom'd race, Our Lord and God to bless : Praise ye his name ! In him we will rejoice, Making a cheerful noise, Shouting with heart and voice, "Worthy the Lamb!" 1 Soon must we change our place ; Yet we will never cease Praising his name: Still we will tribute bring, Hail him our gracious King; And through all ages sing, "Worthy the Lamb!" 367 C. M. Du&Un. 1 TTAIN Man, thy fond pursuits forbear; V Repent! — thy end is nigh ! Death at the farthest, can't be far — Oh, think before thou die ! 2 Reflect, thou hast a soul to save: Thy sins — how high they mount ! What are thy hopes beyond the grave? How stands that dread account? 336 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. ?> Death enters — and there's no defence His time there's none can tell: He'll in a moment call thee hence, To heaven — or to hell ! 4 Thy flesh, perhaps thy chiefest care, Shall crawling worms consume: But, ah ! destruction stops not there — Sin kills beyond the tomb. 5 To-day the gospel calls ; to-day, Sinners, it spejaks to you; Let every one forsake his way. And mercv will ensue. 368 c - M - Peterborough. 1 T)LESS'D is the man who shuns the pla«e, JL> Where sinners love to meet; Who fears to tread their wicked ways, And hates the scoffer's seat : 2 But in the statutes of the Lord, Has plac'd his chief delight ; By day he reads or hears the word, And meditates by night. 3 (He like a plant of generous kind By living waters set, Safe from the storms and blasting wind. Enjoys a peaceful state.) 4 Green as the leaf, and ever fair Shall his professions shine; While fruit3 of holiness appear Like clusters on the vine. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 337 5 Xot so the impious arid unjust: What vain designs they form ! Their hopes are blown away like dust, Or chaff before the storm. -> Sinners in judgment shall not stand Among the sons of grace, When Christ, the Judge, at his right hand Appoints his saints a place. 7 Hi9 eye beholds the path they tread, His heart approves it well ; But crooked ways of sinners lead Down to the gates of hell. H 869 L. M. Portugal OW lovely, how divinely sweet, Lord, thy sacred courts appear! Fain would my longing passions meet The glories of thy presence there. 2 0, blest the men, blest their employ, Whom thy indulgent favors raise To dwell in those abodes of joy, And sing thy never-ceasing praise. 3 Happy the men whom strength divine With ardent love and zeal inspires; Whose steps to thy blest way incline, With williDg hearts and warm desires. * 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, 22 338 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 5 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. ti He pours his kindest blessings down, Profusely down on souls sincere; And grace shall guide, and glory crown, The happy fav'rites of his care. 7 Lord of hosts, thou God of grace, How blest, divinely blest is he "Who trusts thy love, and seeks thy face, And Axes all his hopes on thee. r370 Metre 5. Frankfort, 1 /10ME, my soul! thy suit prepare, \j Jesus loves to answer prayer; He himself has bid thee pray; Rise and ask without delay. 2 "With my burden I begin ; Lord ! remove this load of sin; Let thy blood, for sinners spilt, Set my conscience free from guilt. 3 Lord ! I come to thee for sest, Take possession of my breast ; There, thy sovereign right maintain, And without a rival reign, 4 While I am a pilgrim here, Let thy love my spirit cheer; By my Guide, my Guard, my Friend; Lead me to my journey's end. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 3S9 5 Show me what I have to do, Every hour my strength renew ; Let me live a life of faith, Let me die thy people's death. S71 C. M. Bangor—Walsat. 1 T ORD, I approach thy mercy-seat, JJ Where thou dost answer prayer : There humbly fall before thy feet, For none can perish there. 2 Thy promise is my only plea; With this I venture nigh ; Thou callest burden'd souls to thee, And such, Lord, am I. 3 Bow'd down beneath a load of sin, By Satan sorely press'd, By war without and fear within, I come to thee for rest. 4 Be thou my Shield and Hiding-place ; That, sheltered near thy side, I may my fierce accuser face, And tell him — thou hast died. 5 Oh wondrous love! — To bleed and die. To bear the cross and shame That guilty sinners, such as I, Might plead thy gracious name. 372 Metre 4. Disciple. 1 HWEET the moments, rich in blessing. |j Which before the cross I spend ; 22* ^40 various subjects. Life, and health, and peace possessing From the sinner's dying Friend ; Here I'll sit forever viewing, Mercy '3 streams in streams of blood l Precious drops my soul bedewing, Plead and claim my peace with God. 2 Truly blessed is this station Low before his cross to lie; While I see divine compassion Floating in his languid eye : Here it is I find my heaven, While upon the Lamb I gaze : Love I much? I've much forgiven, I'm. a miracle of grace. 3 Love and grief my heart dividing. With my tears his feet I'll bathe} Constant still in faith abiding, Life deriving from his death. May I still enjoy this feeling, In all need to Je6us go; Prove his wounds each day more healing. And himself more deeply know. BT3 Metre 24. Gospel Trumpet 1 TTARK ! how the gospel trumpet sounds ! 11 Thro' all the earth the echo bounds : And Jesus by redeeming blood, Is bringing sinners back to God, And guides them safely by his word, To endless day. 2. Hail! all -victorious, conq'ring Lord ! Re thou by all thy works ador'd, VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 341 Who undertook for sinful man. And brought salvation through thy name, That we with thee may ever reign In endless day. Fight on, ye conq'ring souls, fight on. And when the conquest you have won, Then palms of vict'ry you shall bear, And in his kingdom have a share, And crowns of glory ever wear In endless day. There we shall in full chorus join, With saints and angels all combine, To sing of his redeeming love, When rolling years shall cease to move, And this shall be our theme above In endless day. - >"V 1 4t. C. M. Rockingham. 1 A HOW I love thy holy law ! \J "Tis daily my delight; And thence my meditations draw Divine advice by night. 2 My waking eyes prevent the day To meditate thy word; My soul with longing melts away To hear thy gospel, Lord. ."> How doth thy word my heart engage I How well employ my tongue ! And in my tiresome pilgrimage, Yields me a heavenlv soncr. 342 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 4 Am I a stranger, or at home, "Tis my perpetual feast; Not honey dropping from the comtb, So much allures my taste. 5 No treasures so enrich the mind ; Nor shall thy word be sold For loads of silver well refined, Or heaps of choicest gold. * When nature sinks and spirits droop, Thy promises of grace Are pillars to support my hope, — And there I write thy praise. ^T'O Metre 5. Sovereign Grace. 1 rTIO thy pastures, fair and large, J. Heavenly Shepherd, lead thy charge ; And my couch with tenderest care, Midst the springing grass prepare. 2 When I faint, with summer's heat, Thou shalt guide my weary feet To the streams, that still and slow, Through the verdant meadows flow. '] Safe the dreary vale I tread, BV the shades of death o'erspread ; With thy rod and staff supplied This my guard — and that my guide. 4 Constant to my latest end, Thou my footsteps shalt attend," And shalt bid thy hallowed dome Yield me an eternal home. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 343 3/(3 Metre 5. Divine Inquiry. 1 OEEK, my soul, the narrow gate, jj Enter ere it be too late ; Many ask to enter there, When too late to offer prayer. 2 God from mercy's seat shall rise, And forever bar the skies ; Then, though sinners cry without, He will say, "I know you not." 3 Mournfully will they exclaim, "Lord, we have profess'd thy name ; We have ate with thee, and heard, Heavenly teaching in thy word." 4 Vain, alas ! will be their plea, Workers of iniquity; Sad their everlasting lot — Christ will say "I know you not." 3TT L. M. Portugal. 1 DLESS'D Redeemer, how divine — D How righteous is this rule of thine, "Never to deal with others worse Than we would have them deal with us. 2 This golden lesson, short and plain, Gives not the mind nor mem'ry pain; And every conscience must approve This universal law of love. .". "Tis written in each mortal breast, Where all our tend'rest wishes rest; 344 VAKIOUS SUBJECTS. We draw it from our inmost veins, When love to self resides and reigns. 4 la reason ever at a loss ? Call in self-love to judge the cause ; Let our own fondest passion show .How we should treat our neighbor too. 5 How bless'd would every nation prove. Thus ruled by equity and love ! All would he friends without a foe, And form a paradise below. 3'T8 C. M. Brunswick, \ \fE mourning saints whose streaming tears- A Flow o'er your children dead, Say not in transports of despair, That all your hopes are fled. i While cleaving to that darling dust, In fond distress ye lie, Tlise, and with joy and rev'rence view A heavenly Parent nigh. 3 Though your young branches torn away* Like withered trunks ye stand ! With fairer verdure shall ye bloom, Touch'd by th' Almighty's hand. 4 "I'll give the mourner," saith the Lord, "In my own house a plaee; No names of daughters and of sons Could yield so high a grace. f» --Transient and vain is every hope A rising race can givs ; VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 345 In endless honor and delight, My children all shall live. »s We welcome, Lord, those rising tears, Through which thy face we see, And bless those wounds which thro' our hearU Prepare a way for thee. O^0 Metre 41. Evening Thought. \ I? RE I sleep, for every favor, _Li This day shown By my God, I do bless my Savior. 2 Leave me not, but ever love me ; Let thy peace Be my bliss, Till thou hence remove me. :'. Thou my Rock, my Guard, my Tower, Safely keep While I sleep, Me with all thy power. 4 And when e'er in death I slumber, Let me rise With the wise, Counted in their number. 380 C. M. Balerm* 1 TN evil long I took delight, JL Unawed by shame or fear, Till a new object struck my sight, And stopp'd my wild career. 346 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 2 I saw One hanging on a tree, In agonies and blood : He fixed his languid eyes on me, As near his cross I stood. 3 Oh ! never, till my latest breath, Shall I forget that look ; It seemed to charge me with his death, Though not a word he spoke. 4 My conscience felt and own'd the guilt, It plunged me in despair; I saw my sins his blood had spilt, And helped to nail him there. 5 A second look he gave, which said, "I freely all forgive ; This blood is for thy ransom paid ; I die that thou may'st live." ft Thus while his death my sin displays In all its darkest hue, Such is the mystery of grace, It seals my pardon too. 381 CM. August ». 1 1TAJESTIC sweetness sits enthroned ill Upon the Savior's brow ; His head with radiant glories crown'd, His lips with grace o'erfiow. 2 No mortal can with him compare, Among the sons of men ; Fairer is he than all the fair Who fill the heavenly train. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 347 Ho saw me plunged in deep distress, And flew to my relief; For me he bore the shameful cross, And carried all my grief. To him I owe my life and breath, An all the joys I have : He makes me triumph over death, An saves me from the grave. To heaven, the place of his abode, He brings my weary feet,- Shows me the glories of my God, And makes my joys complete, Since from his bounty I receive Such proofs of love divine, Had I a thousand hearts to give, Lord, they should all be thine. 3,82 !>• M. Gravity. 1 rpHE heav'ns declare thy glory, Lord; _L In every star thy wisdom shineB; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer tines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days thy power confees; But that blest volume thou hast writ, Reveals thy justice and thy grace. :; Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise Around the earth, and never stand; So. when thy truth began its race, It touched and glanced on every land. 348 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest Till through the world thy truth has r$\n Till Christ has all the nations blest That see the light or feel the sun. 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise; 0, bless the world with heavenly light; Thy gospel makes the simple wise; Thy laws are pur©, thy judgments right. 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view, In souls renew'd and sins forgiven: Lord cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make thy word my guide to heaven. 333 Metre 5. Divine Iviqi* 1 T1TARY to the Savior's tomb, lVl Hasted at the early dawn; Spice she brought, and sweet perfume, But the Lord she lov'd had gone: For a while she ling'ring stood, Fill'd with sorrow and surprise; Trembling while a crystal flood Issued from her weeping eyes. 2 But her sorrows quickly fled, When she heard his welcome voice; Christ had risen from the dead; Now he bids her heart rejoice; What a change his word can make, Turning darkness into day; Ye who w.een for Jesus' sake, He will wipe your tears away. G< VARIOtfS SUBJECTS. 84V lO'rfc Metre 14. Brandenburg, 10 when the morning shineth. Go when the noon is bright, Go when the eve declineth, Go in the hush of night; Go with pure mind and feeling) Fling earthly thought away> And in thy closet kneeling, Do thou in secret pray. Remember all who love thee, All who are lov'd by thee; Pray, too, for those who hate thee, If any such there be; Then for thyself, in meekness, A blessing humbly claim, And blend with each petition Thy great Redeemer's name. Or if 't is e'er denied thee In solitude to pray, Should holy thoughts come o*er thee When friends are round thy way, E'en then the silent breathing, Thy spirit raised above, "Will reach his throne of glory, Where dwells eternal love» 0, not a joy or blessing With this can we compare — • The grace our Father gave us To pour our souls in prayer: Whene'er thou pin'st in sadness. Before hi6 footstool fall; 350 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. Remember in thy gladness, His love who gave thee all. 385 L- M. Gravity. 1 TO! round the throne at God's right hand. Ju The saints, in countless myriads standi Of every tongue redeerifed to God, Arrayed in garments wash'd in blood- 2 Through tribulation great they came : They bore the cross, despised the shame: From all their labors, now they rest, In God's eternal glory blest. 3 Hunger and thirst they feel no more; Nor sin, nor pain, nor death deplore: The tears are wiped from every eye, And sorrow yields to endless joy. 4 They see their Savior face to face, And sing the triumphs of his grace : Him day and night they ceaseless praise : To him their loud hosannas raise. Worthy the Lamb, for sinners slain, Through endless years to live and reign : Thou hast redeem'd us by thy blood, And made us kings and priests to God. 386 C. M. Dublin— Wtf laal 1 TJAVE mercy, gracious Lord, forgive, n Are not thy mercies free? May not a dying sinner live, Who *,ruly turns to thee? VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 351 2 My sins are great, I must confess, Far more than I can know; But O, thy love and pard'ning grace ! Are great and boundless too. 3 0, cleanse me from my sin and guilt, And make my conscience clean : My heart with godly sorrow melt, To mourn for ev'ry sin. 4 Great God, I must confess with shame, I can't deny, but own, Corrupted, vile, and base I am, As I to thee am known. 5 Yet save my soul from deep despair, According to thy word; To thee, I make my feeble prayer : To thee my gracious Lord. :387 Metre 5. Bozrah. 1 "117 HO is this that comes from far, YV Clad in garments dipp'd in blood? Strong triumphant traveler, Is he man or is he God? I that speak in righteousness, Son of God and Man I am, Mighty to redeem your race, Jesus is your Savior's name. 2 Wherefore are thy garments red, Dy'd as in a crimson sea? They that in the wine-vat tread, Are not stain'd so much ae thee. 352 VARIOUS SUBJECTS, "I the Father's favorite Son, Have the dreadful wine-press trod, Borne the vengeful wrath alone, All the fiercest wrath of God." 3 Kind thou art, and full of love, Savior God, to suffer thus ; Rich the grace thy people prove — Thou hast shed thy blood for us. May thy love's constraining power Tune our hearts and tongues to sing — May we in this favor'd hour To the cross our trqphies bring. £io8 Metre 9. Carmurthan, 1 WELCOME — delightful morn YY Thou day of sacred rest! I hail thy kind return; — Lord ! make these moments blest ; From the low train of mortal toys, I soar to reach immortal joys. 2 Now may the King descend Aud fill his throne of grace ; Thy sceptre, Lorfa ! extend, While saints address thy face ; Let sinners feel thy quick'ning word, And learn to know and fear the Lord, 3 Descend, celestial Dove ! With all thy quick'ning powere; Disclose a Savior's love, And bless the sacred hours; Then shall my soul new life obtain, Nor Sabbaths be bestowed in vain. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 353 389 L. M. Uxbridge 1 T1ROM every stormy wind that blows, Jl From every swelling tide of woes, There is a calm, a sure retreat; 'Tis found before the mercy-seat. 2 There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our heads — A place of all on earth most sweet; It is the blood-bought mercy seat. 3 There is a scene where spirits blend, Where friend holds fellowship with friend : Though sundered far, by faith they meet • Around one common mercy-seat. 4 There, there, on eagle wings we soar, And sin and sense molest no more; And heaven comes down our souls to greet. And glory crowns the mercy-seat. 390 Metre 13. Amsterdam. 1 OINXER, hear the Savior's call, lU He now is passing by; He has seen thy grievous thrall, And heard thy mournful cry ; He has pardons to impart, Grace to save thee from thy fears; See the love that fills his heart, And wipes away thy tears. 2 Why art thou afraid to come, And tell him all thy case? 23 354 VARIOUS SUBJECTS, He will not pronounce thy doom, Nor frown thee from his face; Wilt thou fear Immanuel? Wilt thou fear the Lamb of God, Who, to save thy soul from hell, Has shed his precious blood? 3 Think how on the cross he hung, Pierc'd with a thousand wounds ; Hark, from each, as with a tongue, The voice of pardon sounds ! See from all his bursting veins, Blood of wondrous virtue flow I Sheds to wash away thy stains,. And ransom thee from woe. i Though his majesty be great, His mercy is no less,* Though he thy transgressions hate. He feels for thy distress: By himself the Lord has sworn, He delights not in thy death; But invites thee to return, That thou mayest live by faith. 5 Kaise thy downcast eyes, and see What throngs his throne surround These though sinners once like thee, Have full salvation found. Yield not then to unbelief, While he says, "There yet is room Though of sinners thou art chief, Since Jesus calls thee, come. VARIOUS SJJBJECTS. 355 ) 9 1 S. M. r>LE8T are the sons of peace. ) Whose hearts and hopes are one: Whose kind designs to serve and pie Through all their actions run. 2 Blest is the pious house, Where zeal and friendship meet. Their songs of praise, their mingled • Make their communion sweet. ■'. Thus when on Aaron's head They pour'd the rich perfume, Tlu-oil through all his raiment spread) And pleasure fill'd the room. 4 Thws on the heavenly hills, The saints are bless "d ah Where joy, like morning dew, distil - And ail the air is love. >i )'2 Mktkg i, Dixci 1 V4TIGHTY God. while r r~ - ' JL May a mortal lisp thy name? Lord of men as well as angels. Thou art every creature's theme : ef every land and nation. Ancient of eternal d - • nded through the wide creation Be thy just and lawful praise. leur of thy nature,— ad bey »nd b's tl g 356 VARIOUS ^SUBJECTS, For the Wonders of creation. — Work- with skill and kindness wrought,— For thy providence, that governs Through thine empire's wide domain, Wings an angel, guides a sparrow.— Blessed be thy gentle reign. !' »r thy rich, thy free redemption. — Bright, though vail'd in darkness long,— Thought is poor, and poor expression ; Who can sing that wondrous song'/ Brightness of the Father's glory, Shall thy praise unuttered lie? Break, my tongue, such guilty silence; Sing the Lord who came to die!— ■nm the highest throne of glory, i he cross of deepest woe, ansom guilty captives: — se, forever flow : id. immortal Savior : tool, take thy throne ; ace return and reign forever; the kingdom all thy own. ;-3S-)3 Metre 5. Bozrah. 1 \T7HILE with ceaseless course the V\ Hasted through the former year, Many souls their race have run, Never more to meet us here: Fixed in an eternal stale. They have done with all below; We a little longer wait ; But how little— none can know. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. o- r ) 2 Spared to see another year, Let thy blessing meet us here ; Come, thy dying work revive, Bid thy drooping garden thrive: Sun of righteousness, arise ! Warm our hearts, and bless our eye.--: Let our prayer thy pity move : Make this year a time of love. 3 Thanks for mercies past receive, Pardon of our sins renew ; Teach us henceforth how to live With eternity in view; Bless thy word to old and young, Fill us with a Savior's love, When our life's short race is run, May we dwell with thee above. 394: C. M. Balert/u 1 QHEPHEKD divine, our wants relieve. IU In this our evil day : To all thy tempted foll'wers give The power to watch and pray. 2 Long as our fiery trials last, Long as the cross we bear ; let our souls on thee be cast In never-ceasing prayer ! 3 The spirit of redeeming grace, Give us in faith to claim ; To wrestle till we see thy face, And know thy hidden name. 358 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 4 Till thou thy perfect love impart, Till thou thyself bestow ; Be this the cry of every heart, "I will not let thee go." 5 Then let me on the mountain top, Behold thy open face ; Where faith in sight is swallowed up, And prayer in endless praise. *D 39o C- M. Arlington. AUGIITER of Zion, from the dust Exalt thy fallen head; Again in thy Redeemer trust; He calls thee from the dead. Awake ! — Awake ! — put on thy strength, Thy beautiful array ; The day of freedom dawns at length, The Lord's appointed day. Rebuild thy walls — thy bounds enlarge, And send thy heralds forth ; Say to the South — ''Give up thy charge, And keep not back, North !" They come! they come! — thine exile bands, Where'er they rest or roam, Have heard thy voice in distant lands, And hasten to their home. Thus, though the world at last shall burn, And God his works destroy, With songs thy ransom'd shall return, And everlasting joy. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 359 »~39(~> L - M. Abingdon. 'A NOTHER, day has passed along And we are nearer to the tomb, Nearer to join the heavenly song, Or hear the last eternal doom. 2 Sweet is the light of Sabbath-eve, And soft the sunbeams ling'ring there;. For these bless'd hours, the world I leave, Wafted on wings of faith and prayer. 3 The time how lovely and how still ; Peace shines and smiles on all below, — The plain, the stream, the wood, the hill, — All fair with evening's setting glow. 4 Season of rest ! the tranquil soul Feels the sweet calm, and melts to love, — And while these sacred moments roll, Faith sees a smiling heaven above. b Nor will our days of toil be long, Our pilgrimage will soon be trod; And we shall join the ceaseless song, — The endless Sabbath of our God. 397 L- M. Gravity. 1 A HAPPY day that fix'd my choice \J On thee, my Savior and my God : Well may this glowing heart rejoice, And tell its raptures all abroad. 2 happy bond, that seals my vows, To him who merits all my love; 360 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. Let cheerful anthems fill his house, "While to that sacred shrine I move. 3 'Tis done — the great transaction's done ; I am my Lord's and he is mine ; He drew me and I followed on, Charm'd to confess the voice divine. 4 Now rest, my long divided heart, Fix'd on this blissful centre rest ; With ashes who would grudge to part, When call'd on angels' bread to feast? 398 s - M - Aylesbury. 1 AH ! where shall rest be found, \J Rest for the weary soul? 'Twere vain the ocean-depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole. 2 The world can never give, The bliss for which we sigh ; 'Tis not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. 3 Beyond this vale of tears, There is a life above, Unmeasured by the flight of years ; And all that life is love. 4 There is a death, whose pang Outlasts the fleeting breath ; Oh ! what eternal horrors hang Around the second death ! 5 Lord God of truth and grace ! Teach us that death to shun; VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 3(31 Lest we be banished from thy face, And eveimore undone. 399 Metre 2. Lena 1 T7ES, the Redeemer rose : X The Savior left the dead ; And o'er our hellish foes High raised his conquering head: In wild dismay The guards around Fall to the ground, And sink away. 2 Lo ! the angelic bands, In full assembly meet, To wait his high commands, And worship at his feet: Joyful they come, And wing their way, From realms of day, To Jesus' tomb. 3 Then back to heaven they fly, The joyful news to bear : Hark ! as they soar on high, What music fills the air ! Their anthems say, — '"Jesus, who bled, Hath left the dead ; — He rose to-day." 4 Ye mortals ! catch the sound, — Redeemed by him from hell; And send the echo round The globe, on which you dwell; 362 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. Transported, cry, — "Jesus, who bled, Hath left the dead, No more to die." 5 All hail ! triumphant Lord ! Who sav'st us with thy blood : Wide be thy name adored, Thou rising reigning God ! With thee we rise, With thee we reign, And empires gain, Beyond the skies. 4rOO Metre 14. Illumination. 1 ITIHE morning light is breaking; J. The darkness disappears ; The sons of earth are waking To penitential tears; Each breeze that sweeps the ocean Brings tidings from afar Of nations in commotion, Prepared for Zion's war. 2 Rich dews of grace come o'er us; In many a gentle shower, And brighter scenes before us, Are opening every hour: Each cry to heaven going, Abundant answers brings, And heavenly gales are blowing, With peace upon their wings. 3 See heathen nations bending Before the God we love, VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 363 And thousand hearts ascending In gratitude above; While sinners, now confessing, The gospel call obey, And seek the Savior's blessing, — A nation in a day. 4 Blest river of salvation, Pursue thy onward way; Flow thou to every nation, Xor in thy richness stay: Stay not till all the lowly Triumphant reach their home; Stay not till all the holy Proclaim, "The Lord is come." 401 Metre 11. Hiaton. 1 A ZIOX, afflicted with wave upon wave, \) Whom no man can comfort, whom no man can save ; With darkness surrounded, by terror distnayed, In toiling and rowing thy strength is decayed. 2 Loud roaring the billows now nigh overwhelm, But skilful's the Pilot that sits at the helm, His wisdom conducts thee, his pow'r thee defends : In safety and quiet the warfare he ends. 3 "0 fearfnl! faithless!" in mercy he cries, "My promise, my truth, are they light in thine eyes ? Still, still I am with thee, my promise shall stand Through tempest and tossing I'll bring thee to land. 364 VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 4 Then trust me and fear not; thy life is secure j My wisdom is perfect, supreme is my pow'r; In love I correct thee, thy soul to refine, To make thee at length in my likeness to shine." 4z 02 C. M. Balerma. 1 "DY cool Siloam's shady rill J3 How fair the lily grows! How sweet the breath beneath the hill, Of Sharon's dewy rose! 2 Lo ! such the child whose early feet The paths of peace have trod, Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, Is upward drawn to God. 3 By cool Siloam's shady rill The lily must decay; The rose, that blooms beneath the hill, Must shortly fade away. 4 And soon, too soon, the wint'ry hour Of man's maturer age Will shake the soul with sorrow's power And stormy passion's rage. 5 Thou who givest life and breath, We seek thy grace alone, In childhood, manhood, age and death, To keep us still thine own. CONTENTS. DTC Worship From page 1 to 53 Nativity of Christ 51 63 New- Year 64 — 68 Crucifixion 69 83 Resurrection 84 86 The Word of God 87 91 Faith and Repentance 91 93 Baptism 94—101 Prayer and Supplication 101 — 130 Invitation 131—150 Comfort in Tribulation 150—153 hi finite Mercy 15-1 — 158 The Love of God 159—161 Morning Hymns 165 — 1 71 Evening Hvmns 172 — 177 Frailty of Man 178—180 Funeral 181—194 Judgment 194—200 Vanity of Earthly Things 200—202 Heavenly Joy 202—215 Breathing after God and Holiness 216 — 244 Adoration and Praise 245 — 252 Resignation to God 253 — 255 Trusting in God 256—261 Warning Hymns 261—269 Penitential.. 270—272 Prodigal Son 273—275 Marriage Hymns 276 — 277 ! , lommunion 277 — 2s 7 ting 288—291 Farting Hymns 291—297 Various Subjects 297 — 364 METRICAL INDEX. This Index shows which hymns will be sung to the same Metre. The first three — Long, Common and Short — ate here omitted. These Metres correspond with the Metrical Index of the Fourth Edition of the Music Book entitled "Genuine Chcrch Music," or Harmonia Sacra." METRE 4. 8's & 7'3. COME thou everlasting Spirit Page.. .287 Come thou Fount of every blessing 219 Dark and thorny is the desert :'.()i God is love, his mercy brightens 163 Great High Priest, we view thee stooping 82 Hail my ever-blessed Jesus 231 Hail thou once despised Jesus 72 Happy soul thy days are ended 328 Hark what mean those holy voices 62 Jesus I my cross have taken 368 Mighty God. while angels bless thee 855 Prince of peace be ever near us 52 Savior I do feel thy merit 362 Sinners, take the friendly warning ..193 METRICAL INDEX. 367 METRE 5. 4 lines 7's & 8 lines 1'a. ANGELS roll the rock away Page 86 Depth of mercy can there be lot Hark my soul it is the Lord 19 Hark the herald, angels sing , 61 Holy Jesus, lovely Lamb 122 I mine Ebenezer raise 253 Jesus lover of my soul 113 Jesus' precious name excels 131 Lord I cannot let thee go 112 Lord we come before thee now 116 Mary to the Savior's tomb 348 Now the shades of night are gone 169 Seek my soul the narrow gate , 343 Sinner art thou still secure 263 Sinners turn, why will ye die 14 Softly now the light of day 177 To thy pastures fair and large 342 Tell me Savior from above 221 When on Sinai's top I see "332 Who is this that comes from far ,...351 METRE 6. 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6. AND am I only born to die, 317 My God, thy boundless love we praise 157 METRE 7. 8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7, ANGELS from the realms of glory f" 368 METRICAL INDEX. Come ye sinners, come to Jesus Page... 38 Come ye sinners poor and needy 148 Day of Judgment, day of wonder 196 Hark the voice of love and mercy 278 Lo he cometh, countless trumpets 199 Lo he comes with clouds descending 198 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing 50 thou God of my salvation 303 On the mountain's top appearing 42 Savior, visit thy plantation 300 See from Zion's sacred mountain 21?> METRE 8. 6 lines 8's. AND can it be that I should gain 316 Farewell my brethren in the Lord 294 Go watch and pray, thou canst not tell 115 Jesus, thy boundless love to me 110 My Savior thou thy love to me Ill When gathering clouds around I view 254 Would Jesus have the sinner die 152 METRE 9. 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8. ARISE, my soul, arise 259 Blow ye the trumpet, blow 324 Come every pioushoart 140 The Lord of earth and sky 66 Welcome, delightful morn 352 Yes, the Redeemer rose 361 METRICAL INDEX. 369 METRE 10. 10,10,11,11 Page. BEGONE, unbelief, my Savior is near 162 Come Lord from above the mountains 126 O all that pass by to Jesus draw near 137 tell me no more of this world's vain 161 what shall I do my Savior to praise 250 Ye thirsty for God to Jesus give ear 137 METRE 11. 4 lines ll's. COME children of Zion and help us to sing... 29 Farewell, my dear brethren, the time is at.. ..292 How firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord..l5u5 1 would not live always, I ask not to stay 212 O Zion afflicted with wave upon wave 363 Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my 164 Why sleep ye my brethren, come let us 136 METRE 12. 8 lines 8's. AWAY with oar sorrow and fear 211 How blest is our brother bereft 188 How solemn the signal I hear 313 How shall a lost sinner in pain 123 How tedious and tasteless the hours 297 Inspirer and hearer of prayer 176 Thou Shepherd of Israel and mine 234 When sinners awake and perceive 100 When Joseph his brethren beheld 29S 24 870 METRICAL INDEX. METRE 13. 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 7, 7, 6. Page. HELP thy servant, gracious Lord 39 Rise my soul and stretch thy wings 230 Sinners, hear the Savior's call 353 Stop poor sinners, stop and think 267 METRE 14. 7, 6, 7, 6. AH I shall soon be dying 256 Go when the morning shineth 349 The morning light is breaking 362 METRE lft. 11, 8, 11, 8. THOU, in whose presence my soul takes... . 21 tf METRE 16. 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 8, 7, 6. GOD of my salvation hear 251 Lamb of God for sinners slain 122 Lamb of God whose dying love .28H Vain delusive world, adieu 305 METRE 17. 6 line's 7's. HEARTS of stone, relent, relent 74 Safely through another week , 4W METRICAL INDEX. 371 METRE 20. 0, 6, 9, 6, 6, 9. Page. HO W happy are they - . METRE 21. 12, 11, 12. 11, 12,12, 12, 11. HOW sweet to reflect on those joys that METRE 24. J, 8, 8, 4. IIARi how the gospel trumpet sounds METRE 26. 6, 6, 4. 6, 6, 6, 4. GLORY to God on high .. METRE 29. ' . 8, 7. SEE the Lord of glory dying METRE 32. J, 5, 9, 11. COME let us anew our journey pursue METRE 33. 11,10, 11, If:. HAIL morn when the great Med b£ rit poor wandering sinner 13-* METR] 11. 11, 11, 11, 5, 11. MID scenes of confusion and creature -.. 24* 372 METRICAL INDEX. METRE 40. 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 6. Pagb. DROOPING souls no longer grieve 145 METRE 41. 8, 3, 3, 6. ERE I sleep for every favor ■ 345 METRE 52. 9, 8, 9, 8, 9, 8, 9, 8. COME all who love my Lord and Master 307 METRE 53. 9, 8, 9, 8, 9, 8, 10, 8. RELIGION 'tis a glorious treasure 310 METRE 54. 11,11,11,5. AH guilty sinner ruined by transgression 26d METRE 55. 10, 10, 10, 10. A<;AIN the day returns of holy rest... 167 METRE 56. 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 3. HEAR the royal proclamation .147 METRE 60. 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 7, 7. SEE the fountain opened wide 134 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. A FFLICTIONS though they seem Page. 274 II Again the day returns of holy rest 167 Again our earthly cares we leave 33 Ah guilt}' sinner ruin'd by transgression 26S Ah I shall soon be dying 256 Alas and did my Savior bleed 70 All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name 23 All praise to him who dwells in bliss 175 Almighty Father bless the word 53 Almighty Maker God 218 Amazing sight the Savior stands 132 Am I a soldier of the cross 27 Amid the splendors of thy state 247 And am I only born to die 317 And can it be that I should gain 316 And is the gospel peace and love 2-H And let our bodies part 319 And let this feeble body fail 1S7 And must this body die 181 And must I be to judgment brought 196 And now my soul another year 68 Angels from the realms of glory 63 Angels roll the rock away 86 Angels in shining order stand 77 Another day has passed along 359 Approach my soul the mercy seat 118 Arise my soul arise 259 Arise my tend'rest thoughts arise 22U As on the cross the Savior hung 73 As the apostles sat at meat 101 Assist thy servant Lord..,, .„ 35 374 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Attend young friends while I relate. ..Page. ..185 Awake, awake, the sacred song .' 5 A. wake my soul in joyful lays 16 A. wake my soul to sound his praise .133 Awake my heart arise my tongue 24 Away with our sorrow and fear 211 BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne 24 tfegone unbelief my Savior is near 162 Behold a stranger at the door 270 Behold the lofty sky 20 Behold the glories of the Lamb 322 Behold the Savior of mankind 83 Behold the wretch whose lust and wine 27-i Bless'd are the sons of peace 255 Bless'd is the man who shuns the place 336 Bless'd Redeemer how divine 31.'- , > Bless my soul the living God 17 Bless'd are the humble souls that see 01 Blest be the dear uniting love 296 Bestow dear Lord upon our youth 10S Blow ye the trumpet blow .324 Broad is the road that leads to death 261 By cool Siloam's shady rill 361 COME all who love my Lord and Master 307 Come children learn to fear the Lord 15 Come children of Zion and help us to sing 20 Come every pious heart 140 Come gracious Spirit heavenly Dove 130 Come Holy Spirit heavenly Dove 101 Come happy souls approach your God 10 Come hither all ye weary souls 146 Come humble sinner in whose breast 107 Come in ye blessed of the Lord 95 Come Lord from above the mountains 126 Come let us all unite to praise 8 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 375 Come let us now forget our mirth Page. ..312 Come let us join our cheerful songs 248 Come let us anew our journey pursue 64 Come let our voices join to raise 44 Come my soul thy suit prepare 338 Come thou traveller unknown 271 Come sound his praise abroad 7 Come thou desire of all thy saints 32 Come thou fount of every blessing 219 Come thou everlasting Spirit 287 Come we that love Mie Lord 203 Come weary souls with sins distress'd 48 Come ye that love the Savior's name 47 Come ye sinners come to Jesus 38 Come ye sinners poor and needy 148 Comfort ye ministers of grace 43 DAY of Judgment day of wonders 196 Daughter of Zion from the dust 358 Dark and thorny is the desert 304 Dear friends farewell I do you tell 293 Dear refuge of my weary soul % 334 Death 'tis a melancholy day 1S6 Depth of mercy can there be 354 Descend from heaven immortal Dove 240 Dismiss us with thy blessing Lord 50 Destruction's dangerous road 2fi2 Dread Sovereign let my evening song 174: Drooping souls no longer grieve 145 EARTH hath engross'd my love too long 205 Ere I sleep for every favor 345 Eternal power whose high abode 248 Eternal Wisdom thee we praise; 245 FAREWELL my brethren in the Lord 294 Farewell my dear brethren the time is at.. 292 Far from my thoughts vain world begone 32J> 376 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Father how wide thy glories shine Pagk..309 Father I long I faint to see 226 Father I stretch my hands to thee 103 Father of mercies in thy word 87 Firm was my health my day was 326 From all that dwell below the skies 31 From every stormy wind that blows 253 From thee my God my joys shall rise 207 GLORY to thee mv God this night 172 Glory to God on high 334 Go watch and pray thou canst not tell. 115 Go when the morning shineth 349 God is love his mercy brightens 163 God of my life look gently down 240 God of my life my morning song 171 God of my salvation hear 251 Great God indulge my humble claim 109 Great God preserved by thine arm 170 Great High Priest we view thee stooping. 82 HAIL my ever blessed Jesus 231 Hail thou once despised Jesus 72 Hail the blest morn when the great Mediator 58 Hark from on high those blissful strains 60' Hark from the tombs a doleful sound 182 Hark how the gospel trumpet sounds 340 Hark my soul it is the Lord 19 Hark the herald angels sing 61 Hark the glad sound the Savior comes 55 Hark the Redeemer from on high 13S Hark the voice of love and mercy 278 Hark what mean those holy voices 62 Happy soul thy days are ended 328 Hasten O sinner to be wise 267 Have mercy Lord on me 272 Have mercy gracious Lord forgive 350 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 377 He dies the Friend of sinners dies Page...." 69 Hear gracious God my humble moan 230 Hear the royal proclamation 147 Hearts of stone relent 74 Help thy servant gracious Lord 39 High on his everlasting throne 45 Holy Jesus lovely Lamb 122 Hosanna to the prince of light 84 How beauteous are their feet 22 How blest is our brother bereft 188 How condescending and how kind 156 How did my heart rejoice to hear 9 How firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord. ..155 How long Lord shall I complain 118 How lovely how divinely sweet 337 How oft alas this wretched heart 271 How pleasant how divinely fair 225 How shall the young secure their hearts 88 How shall a lost sinner in pain 123 How shall we praise th' Eternal God 6 How solemn the signal I hear 313 How sweet and awful is the place 282 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds 232 How tedious and tasteless the hours 297 How sweet to reflect on those joys that 162 How vain are all things here below 201 I'M not ashamed to own my Lord 37 If glorious angels do rejoice 94 If Paul in Csesar's court must stand 150 I mine Ebenezer raise 253 Indulgent Father by whose care 175 In evil long I took delight 3 5 In glory bright the Savior reigns 330 Inspirer and hearer of prayer 176 I lift my soul to God 260 378 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. ■ I'll bless the Lord from day to day Page. ..106 I love to steal awhile away 177 I send the joys of earth away 255 Is this the kind return 264 I would not live always I ask not to stay 212 JESUS and shall it ever be 30 JESUS at whose supreme command 285 Jesus grant us all a blessing 53 Jesus I my cross have taken 308 Jesus invites his saints 283 Jesus lover of my soul 113 Jesus my Savior, Brother, Friend 129 Jesus my Savior let me be 114 Jesus' precious name excels 131 Jesus thy boundless love, to me ...110 Jesus thou art the sinner's Friend 124 Jesus the spring of joys divine 129 Jesus thy blessings are not few 37 Jerusalem my happy home 210 LAMB of God for sinners slain 122 Lamb of God whose dying love 2S6 Let all our tongues be one 284 Let every mortal ear attend 18 Let me but hear my Savior say • 36 Let sinners take their course 89 Let the whole race of creation lie 90 Let us adore th' Eternal Word 279 Let Zion and her sons rejoice 246 Life is the time to serve the Lord 323 Lo he cometh! countless trumpets 199 Lo he comes with clouds descending 198 Lo round the throne at God's right hand 350 Lo what a glorious sight appears 215 Lord at thy temple we appear 28 Lord if thine eyes survey our faults- 183 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 379 Lord I approach thy mercy-seat Page. ..339 Lord in the morning thou shalt hear 168 Lord I cannot let thee go 112 Lord I am thine but thou wilt prove 233 Lord dismiss us with thy blessing 50 Lord at thy sacred feet 40 Lord how divine thy comforts are 280 Lord thou wilt hear me when I pray 173 Lord must I die let me die 192 Lord teach thy servants how to pray 125 Lord what a feeble piece 180 Lord we come before thee now 116 Lord what is man, poor feeble man 178 MAJESTIC sweetness sits enthroned 346 Mary to the Savior's tomb 348 Mighty God while angels bless thee 355 'Mid scenes of confusion and creature com 228 My dearest friends in bonds of love 291 My drowsy powers why sleep ye so 330 My God the spring of all my joys 224 My God thy boundless love we praise 157 My God consider my distress 127 My hope, my all, my Savior thou 31 My lovely Jesus while on earth 169 My Savior and my King 10 My Savior thou thy love to me Ill My Savior, my Almigthy Friend 221 My soul be on thy guard 117 My soul with joy attend 158 NOW gracious Lord thine arm reveal 65 Now in the heat of youthful blood 326 Now is the accepted time 25 Now is the time, th' accepted hour 39 Now the shades of night are gone 169 380 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. OALL ye nations praise the Lord Page... 327 Oh all that pass by to Jesus draw near 135 could I find some peaceful bower 235 Of all the joys we mortals know 159 Often I seek my Lord by night 238 Oh for a sweet inspiring ray 208 Oh for a closer walk with God 104 Oh how happy are they 209 Oh happy day when saints shall meet 296 happy is the man who bears 36 O happy day that fixed my choice 359 Oh how I love thy holy law 3U if my soul was formed for woe 92 land of rest for thee I sigh 227 On Jordan's stormy banks I stand 201 On the mountain's top appearing 42 On Judah's plains, as shepherds sat 54 Once more we come before our God 12 Once more my soul the rising day 166 Once more before we part 51 Oppress'd with fear, oppress'd with grief. 152 O tell me no more of this world's vain store. ..161 O thou to whose all-searching sight 102 thou in whose presence my soul takes del. ..21 6 O that I had a bosom friend 222 O that the Lord would guide my ways 244 O thou God of my salvation 303 O thou that hear'st when sinners pray 93 Our life is ever on the wing 67 Our God, our help in ages past 178 O what amazing words of grace 141 O what shall I do my Savior to praise 250 O where shall rest be found 360 O Zion afflicted with wave upon wave 363 PRAY'R is the soul's sincere desire 120 Praise ye the Lord who reigns above 249 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 381 Prince of Peace, be ever near us Page... 52 RELIGION 'tis a glorious treasure 31(1 Religion is the chief concern 235 Rejoice in Jesus'birth 56 Remember, Lord, our mortal state 191 Restless thy spirit, poor wandering sinner 138 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings 230 SAFELY through another week 49 Salvation ! the joyful sound 50 Savior, visit thy plantation 300 Savior, I do feel thy merit 302 Saw ye my Savior, saw ye my Savior 76 Say now ye lovely social band 257 See the Lord of glory dying 75 See from Zion's sacred mountain 213 See the fountain opened wide 131 Seek my soul the narrow gate 343 Shall wisdom cry aloud 331 Shepherd divine our wants relieve 357 Show pity Lord, O Lord forgive 105 Sing to the Lord ye heavenly hosts 194 Sing the great Jehovah's praise 65 Since Jesus freely did appear 276 Sinner, art thou still secure 2fi; J , Sinners, hear the Savior's call 36.". Sinners, take the friendly warning 195 Sinners turn, why will you die 14 Sinners, the voice of God regard 143 So let our lives aud lips express 159 Softly now the light of day 177 Stop poor sinner stop and think 267 Sweet is the work my God, my King 165 Sweet the moments rich in blessing 339 TEACH me the measure of my days 179 Tell me, Savior from above 221 882 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. That awful day will surely come Page. .265 That doleful night before his death 283 Thee we adore, Eternal Name 190 The day is past and gone 172 The God Jehovah reigns 328 To thy pastures fair and large U5l> The heavens declare thy glory, Lord 347 The Lord of earth and sky 66 The Lord's disciples when they spread 99 The morning light is breaking 362 The name of the Lord is a fountain of life 97 The night on which Christ was betrayed 289 The Savior calls, let every ear 141 The Savior, what endless charms.... 245 The Son of man they did betray 79 The swift declining day 52 The time is short — sinners beware 265 The wondering world inquires to know 32(1 The voice of my beloved sounds 144 There is a house not made with hands 2112 There is a voice of sovereign grace 24.". There is a land of pure delight 239 These glorious minds how bright they 214 This is the day the Lord hath made 54 Thou art a God, a Spirit pure 242 Thou Shepherd of Israel and mine 234 Thou whom my soul admires above 237 'Tis midnight and on Olive's brow 28 1 To-day if you will hear his voice 139 To God the Great the ever-blessed 13 To God in whom I trust 261 To show how humble Christians ought 288 To thy pastures fair and large 342 Through every age, eternal God 191 'Twas on that dark, that doleful night 71 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 383 'Twas the commission of our Lord Page.. 96 Thy life I read my dearest Lord 184 Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of. 164 Thy presence, gracious God, afford 35 P to the fields where angels lie 236 U VAIN delusive world, adieu 305 Vain man, thy fond nursuits forbear 335 WELCOME, delightful morn 352 We sing the glories of thy love 42 We've no abiding city here 41 Welcome, sweet day of rest 34 What glory gilds the sacred page 91 What poor despised company 314 What various hindrances we meet 121 When blooming youth is snatched 193 When gathering clouds around I view 254 When I survey the wondrous cross 69 When I can read my title clear 219 When Jesus Christ was here below 290 When Jesus Christ, the Virgin's son 98 When Jesus did from heaven descend 46 When Joseph his brethren beheld 298 When languor and disease invade 311 When on Sinai's top I see 332 When rising fiom the bed of death 329 When sinners awake and perceive 100 When we with welcome slumber 170 Where two or three with sweet accord 21 While with ceaseless course the sun 356 Who is this that comes from far 351 With grateful hearts and tuneful lays 276 With cheerful voices rise and sing 277 With humble heart and tongue 119 384 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 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A tfomm, o ©eift! unb micfy im SBorte 2ln bie 2eben£qucUe (eg', Define mir bie £>immel3pforte, Tap mnn ©eiji bier redjt ertoag', 2Ba3 fiit ©<$£|p ©otte3 #anb Durct) fetn 2Bort mir jugefanbt. 4 fMlf, taf} alle meine 2Bege »3tur nacb biefer ©djnure geliTn ; 9Ba$ icj) bier jum ©runbe lege, >)Ml|e tm'c ein gelfen fret)'n, Dafj mein ©eifr aucfc 9taty unb Xtyat 3n ten grb'pten TOtjen &at. 2f tt Ij a n g. » r ) l f a§ bent SBort mtr etncn (Spiegel ^ 3n ber ftolge 3efu feipn ; SDriufe b'rauf em ©nabcnjtcgel, ©cfcu'e§ ben Scba£ tm £er$en cut, Dafj ic$ fe[r tm ©lauben fret;', 3?tg i$ bort jum <5c§auen ger;\ 3 Metre 7. 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Sa§ bi$ ftnben, $!ajj bid) ftnben, 3>nn ju btr mem #er$e bringt. 6 Diefer Qtittn Sitelfeiten, 3?eid)tbum, SMujt, @&r' unb greub 1 ©inb nur (gdjmer^en meinem £er$en, SBelcbeS fud)t btc (Stingfeit: Sap bid) ftnben, 2a§ bid) ftnben, ©refer ©ott! ma$ micf) bereit. r 5Zad) eigener 3fleIobte. 1 WlJ-tr nad) fprtdjt £&rtjhtS uufer £elb, * VI ' Wx m$ t$r Sbriften atle, ^erleugnct eud), *erla§t btc SBelr, Jolgt metnem 9tuf unb ^>d)alle; f)Ze(>mi eucr ftreuj unb Ungemacf) Sfuf eud), folgt metnem SBanbel nacb. 2 3d) bin ba£ Sicbt, icf> leudjf eud) fiir ffiit ^cU'gcm Xugenblebrnj 21 n $ a n g. 2Ber ju mtr fomrnt, unb folget mtr, £arf nit$t im gtnftern f4>tt?eb€n ; 3$ bin ber 28eg, i$ roeif e» tool)!, 2Bie man roafjrfyaftig toanbefa foCL 3 $frtn £er$ ift wfl X>emutf)igfeti, 23ofl ^iebe nteine <2eele, $Rein 9Kunb ber flie§t ju jeber 3eit SSom fii§en v5aort, Unb fityr eucf $u ber £immetepfort 5 8auY3 eud> ju f$toer, t$ get)' t-oran, 3$ fief)' euc^ an ber ©eite, 3$ rampfe felbft id) brec^ We Safm, Sin SltteS tn bem ©treite ; Sin bijfer te$t, ber fiitf barf fter/n, 2Benn er ben ^eltfyerrn jie^t ange^n. 6 2Ber feine ^eel 1 ju flnben metnt, SBtrb fie pfyxC mid) terlieren, 2Ber fie fyier ju uxiimn fdjeint, SBtrb fte in ®ott einfityren; 2£er nt$t fetn ftreuj nimmt unb folgt mix, 3ji mem ni$t toertfc unb meiner gkx. 8 91 ft 9 a n-ft. 7 ©o (afjt unS benn bem lieben £errn 9flit ^etb unb ©eel nadjgefyen, Unb »ofylgemutb, getroft unb gem 33et ifym im Seiben fteljen; £>enn roer nic$t fampft, tragi and; bie £ron De3 ero'gen 2eben3 nic^t bason. ■5 2fl e U 5Wtr na$ fori$t Ctyrifhie. J fljun lobet 2We ©otteS ©o&n, ^ £)er bie (Srlb'fung funben; Seugt eure imie sor fetnem £()ron, ®etn Slut Ijat itberhnmben; ^ret^, Sob, (£&r, 'Bant, flraf t, SBet^eit, 2Ra#t, ©et bem errourgten ?(imtn gebra$t. 2 <&i fear uns? (fortes £i#t unb ®nab' Unb Seben Dart fcerriegelt; , fetn Sngel offnen fann ; £>a$ 2d'mm(ein tfyuts, brum lobe man, 3 Die ^atriarc&en erjrer %tit, Den lang SSerbei^'nen griifen ; Unb bie $ropfjeten ftnb erfreut, Da§ fte 1 $ nun mitgcniefjen; SJucb bie 2tyoftel ftngen bir £ofanna mit ben $inbern fyier. 4 £)er TCrfrer $ron ton ®o(be gianjt, <5ie bringen bir bie ^almen ; 6 51 n ty a tx g. Die Sungfrau'n toet§, unb fc^ou gefranjt, Die ftngen #od}$ett£bfamten; <2>te rufen tote aug etnem $?unb ; Txi& fyat beg £ammeg 23lut gefonnt. 5 9?un betn erfaufteg ©oil aU&te, (Sfyrtdjt £aliemjaf) ! 2lmen ! 2&r beugen jefet fc^on unfere ftnte, 3n bemem Slut unb 9?amen; 33t§ bu un3 brtngfl jufammen bort, Slug atlem 33olf, ®efcbjed)t unb £>rt 6 2Ba3 hurb bag fe»n ! tote foerben ftn'r 3Son efo'ger ©nabe fagen ! 2Bte unS betn 2Dunberfiit)rer fner ©efucbj, erlb'ft, getragen; Da jeber fetne |>arfe brtngt, Unb fetn befonberg £oblteb fmgt. Metre 68. 9ft et. SlUetn ©ctt in ber #>$'. 1 ^eo Sob unb Sf)r bem fjb'c^ften (But, w Dent SSater alter ©iite, Dent ©ott ber atle 2Bunber tbui, Dent ©ott, ber mem ©entitle Wit fetnem retc^en Xroji erfuTt, Dem ©ott, ber alien 3ammer frtflt ! ®tbt unferm ©oil bte @t)re! 2 Se banfen btr bte £tmmel3f)eeT, O £errfc£er atter £f)ronen ! 10 % n % a n g. Unb fete auf Srben, 2uft unb 9#eer f 3n betnem &$atkn ttofmen, £k vretfen beineg ©tfjityferg ^rt*t, £)te alle$ alfo rootyl bebac^t, ®ebt unferm ®ott bte g&«! 3 2Ba3 unfer ®ott gefdjaffen $at, £>ag toil! er aucfy er^alten, X)ariiber roill er frli^ unb [pat, Wit fetner ©iite roalten : 3n fetnem ganjen ^ontgreic^ 3ft 2Weg rec|>t unb 2We3 gletc$, ©ebt unferm ©ott bic (E^re! 4 3$ rief bem £erm in metner 9tot|: 2l<$ (Uott, serntmra mem ®ott! brum banf icfc btr, 2(d) banfet, banfet ®ort mtt mtr ! ®tbt unferm @ott bte (g^re ! 5 £er £err tft uod& unb ntmmer nic^t 33on fetnem 33olf gefdu'eben ; Sr blettet tt>re 3n»erfid(>t, 3f)r @egen, -petl unb ftrteben ; $Rit 9flutterfyanben kitet er £>te re! C. M. Primrose. 1 ttf uf ©eefe, auf, unb faume ntd&t, ** g$ brtd&t ba3 Stc$t ticrfur; £er SBunberfrem gtbt btr 33ertc$t, £er f>elb fe^ »or ber S^iir, 2 ®efy toeg au$ betnem 2Saterlanb, 3u furfjen foldicn £errn; 2a$ betne Slugen fetn getoanbt, 2luf btefen 9ftorgenfrern. 3 ©tb ac^t auf btefen fallen (Serein, £>er btr aufgangen tft; ^um ^tnbeletn, 2)a$ |dfrt 3efu$ £r;rtji. 4 @r tft ber £elb auS Da&tb'g ^tarnm, £>te rfyeure ®aron3 Stum; Dag reefcte d'e^te G5otte3 = 2amm, 3$r«r* 5>rei5 unb $u&ra. 12 %n$dttQ. 5 D'rum rjb're, merfe, feg berett, 23erla§ beg Waters £aug, Die greunbfcjjaft, betne (Stgenfyeit, ©e() son bt'r felbften aug. 6 Unb macfje bid) befyenbe auf, 23efreit »on alter £aft, 3a Ia§ ntc^t ab »on betnem £auf, 33tg bu bieg tinblein t>aft. 7 Du, bu btft felbfi bag 23etf)letyem, Die recite Da»ib'g ©tabt; SBenn bu bein £>erje mac|ft bequem 3u folder graven ©nab. 8 Da flnbeft bu bag Sebengbrob Dag btcf) ertabeu fann, 8ur bemer ©eelen £ungergnotfy Der allerbefte $Rann. O Metre 5. Sovereign Grace. 1 (Cjott fe^ Danf in alter 2Belt, ^ Der fein 2Bort beftanbta. tjatt, Unb ber ©iinber £roft unb slat 3u ung fyer gefenbet pat. 2 2Bag ber alten 33ater ©cf)aar, £o$fier SSunfcf) unb ©efynen roar, Unb wag fie gepropfyeieitjt, 3ft erfullt na$ £errli$feit. % n % a n g. 13 Jacob's £ei(, ber 3ungfrau'n ^obn, £er ftofyl jtoeiaeftommte £elb -"Oat ftd> treulicty eingeftetft. 4 l&flj toiflfommen, o mem $til, XMr ^ofanna ! o mem IT^ett ; ffiidjte bu auc$ erne 33afm, Ttr in meinem £er$en an. 5 $itf), bu Sfjrenfb'nig em, £3 gebbret btr allein ; 9Wa$ eg, toie feu gerne tfmjt, JKetn »on alter Simbentouff. b £err tote betne 3«f«nft $ Unb bu felbfl fanftmittbig btji; So toofm' in mir jeber^ett, Sanfmtutt) unb ©ela||enbeit. 7 £itlf, toenn bu mein SebenSfiirft s Jradjtig toieber fommen toirft, Da§ id? bir entgegen geb' Unb sor btr geredjt bejref)\ ) C. M. Balerma—Marlo>", I 9Jl etn ® ot * ^a$ ^ cr * *$ fringe btr, * VI ' 3 ur ® a & e unt > ©efdjenf ; Tu forberft biefeS j'a son mir, £e§ bin ic^ emgebenf. 14 I n $ a rt g. 2 ©tb mir, mein $inb ! beitt #erj, fyricbft to*, £>ag if* mir lieb unb tx>ert£), £u ftrtbeft anfcerS bod) nt4>t iftufy 3m £immel unb auf (£rb\ 3 9?un bu, mem $ater! ntmm e$ an, Whin £er$, ceradjt eg nictjt, 3<$ geb'g fo &ut icb'g geben fann, Kefyr ju mir bein <35ef£c^t» 4 3toar ifl eg colter ©Unbentoufi Unb cotter Sitetfeit. £eg ©uten aber unbetougt, Ber roat>ren ^rb'mmigfeit. o £)o# aber jref>t eg nun in fRm\ (Srfennt fein Uebelfranb, Unb traget je^unb cor bem a$ i$ 33u§ jKe^tfc^affen oor bir tfyu'j 7 3ermalm mir meine ^artigfeit, tylaty miirbe meinen ©inn, Da§ icty in ^eufjen, dltu unb 2eib Unb &i)ranen ganj jerrinn. 21 tt 9 a n g. 15 8 Sobann mmm mify mem 3efu Shrift, Xauf mt<$ mtt betnem Slut, 3$ glaub, ba§ fcu gefreujtgt bift £)er 2Belt unb mtr ju gut. a§ mt$ tm ®uten ntd)t madjt fctyeu Der 5Belt Stfr, 50^ac^t unb ©pott. 10 Sta SHMt, toeg alt e$ fiir unb fiir. XO fta$ eigner SJMeMe. 1 ft err 3efu, (Bnabenfomte, V HBaWafiti Vtkmtlify I £a§ 2eben, £t$t unb 23omte 9flein blotch 8lngejtc$t 9?ad) betner ($nab erfreuen, Unb meinen ®etjr erneuen, ^Jein @ott oerfag mtr'3 ntc^t, 2 $ergtb mtr metne ©iinben, Unb nurf fte fytnter btdj, Sa§ alien 3om oerf^tomben, Unb l)tlf genabtglt$ ; 16 ^ttjjang. £ajj beine ftrtebenSgaben yjltin armes £erje laben, 5l<$ ! £err, erfybre mtc$. 3 SSertreib au3 meiner ©eelc £>en atten $bam$jimt> Unb lafj micj) bid} ertoafylen, 9luf ba§ t(^ mid) fortt>in 3u bcincrn Dienft ergebe, Unb bir ^u (Sfyren lebe, 2Beil t$ erlbfet bin. 4 Seforb're betn (Srfenntnif* 3n mir, mein ©eelen £ort! Unb bffne metn 25erfranbnifj T)nrc| betn fyeiligeS SBort : £>amit id) an bid) glaube, Unb in bcr 2Baf>rf)eit Ibleibe, 3um Urojj bcr #b'Uenpforr. 5 Iranf mid) an beinen Srufren, Unb freuj'ge mem 23egier, 3ammt alien bbfen £ufren, $(uf bag id) fiir unb fur, Txt ^unbenwelt abfterbe, Unb nad) bem %Utfty serberbe, £ingegen leb icfy bit. (> s fl$ jitnbe beme £iebe 3n meiner <3eele an, $ ft I a it 9. 17 £a§ tt$ aug rctnem Irtcbc ^tc^ eting lieben faun, Unb btr jum SBcfylgefaflen Seftanbig moge toaflen 5luf w$ter Eebcngbafyn, Metre 7. Dresden. i (\& tctU Iteben unb micfc iiben, ^ £)ag idj meinem 23rauttgam 9?un in 2lUcm mag a,efallen, 2SeI$er an beS £reuje$ <2tamm £>at fetn ?«bcn fiir mid) gebe* ®anj gebulbig al^ cut 2amm. 2 3<$ fcttt Iteben unb mid) iiben, 3m ©ebet ju lag unb 9?ac$t, &a% nun balbe atteS Slltc 3n mtr fretb' jum mid^ iibeti, 2Da§ *# rein unb fjeilig toerb, Unb mcin leben fiifjre ebm, 2Bie e3 ©ott son mir begirt, 3a mein SBanbel, £l)un unb £anbd Sei unfrrafli4) auf ber (Srfe, 26 18 21 n % a n g. 4 3c6 toil! lieben unb miclj itben SRtine aanje Scbengjeit, 9ftid) ju fc§icfen unb ju fcfuniicfen 3Rit bem reinen ^>oc&je(tenen, tfannfi bu ba am ftreuje feint: (Sc|au nne atle ^oUenfcfymerjen, 3tym big arable ©eele geb'n ; gluc^ unb ^c$recfen ifm bebecfen, £i>re be# fein tftaggeftityn. 3 Seine ©eel' son ®ott tiertaffen, Sftbetriibt btginbenXob; Unb fein %tib fya'ngt gletc^ermaf en 2Mer SBunben, Slut unb Soty ; 2tUe ftraftc, aUe ©afte, ®inb erfcfcopft in fco#er 9M&. gin MM* u * 4 £ies finb mctncr Siinbcn griidjte, Tk, mcin #eilanb, angffgen ttcf> ; liefer 2eiben fd>n?cr (SjWtcbte (Solif uim 2lbarunb britcfen mi&\ Dkfe ^otben, bie bid) tobten, ©cUt i$ fiifylcn cttuglid). 5 £ed) bu baft fitr mtcb bcfieget Siinbe, Xcb unb ^ollenmacbt ; £u baft ©ortetf Otcctyt wrgniiget, (Seinm SBillen gan$ i?o!Ibrac|t; Unb mtr ebenju bem Seben, Durd) bein &kxfon, 23afm gemacbt. 6 Dir toill id), burcb bdne ©nabc, S31etben bte in Xob getren ; %\lt £eiben, ©d)anb"nnb Scbabe ©ottcn mid? nicbt madjen fcfyeu j Xeinen ©illen *u erfiUlen, tWeiner &ttk <3peife feu "1 Q Metre 6S. Sounding Trumpet - 1 - ^ Gs if* flcwifltd} an bcr 3cit. Ofte fell icb bin? totx bilfet mir? "^ 2£er fiibret mid) jnm Sebeni? 3u 9tiemanb, £err, a(d mtr ju bir, 2BtU icb mid) fret begeben, £n bift\\ ber bad ^ertor'ne fucbtt £u fegneft ba*\ fo fear *>erfhiii--t: £ilf 3efu, bem Glenben! 26* 20 51 n % a n 9. 2 $tit metnc ens?gctt f erbarme bid), SSergieb mir wad mid) naget! £u roet§t ed rool)l, toa$ mir gebrufy; 3d) roeif ed auc^, boc^ fcb'Uia. nicbt: £ilf 3efubem 23erriibren! 3 £u ffcricfoft ju mir: ^crjagc nic^t ! Du rufft: tc| bin bad i'eben! Ir'rum ift mein £erj auf bid) gender, $>u fannft mir Silled geben; 3m £obe fannfr bu bei mir frefy'n ; 3n sftott) aid £erjoa, sor mir gelTn: £ilf 3efu, bcm 3erfmrfcfyten! i 23ift bu bcr £>irt, bcr <2d)road)e tragi ! 2luf bid) roill id) micf) Iegcn, SBift bu bcr 2lr$t, bcr ftranfe tflegt; Grquirfe mid) mit <2egen! 3d) bin gefatjdid) franf unb fd)trad> ; £>cir unb t?erbinb\ her' an bie ^Ia

r, £err, road id) foil: Q£te fann id) bod) befret)cn? Died angfret mtd), bad rocift bu wobl, 5ld) toenn roirb'd nod) gefebetjen, £a§ ic^ (Slcnbcr cnblid) frei ■JBom £eib' bed Xobed, bti bir fci! 3* banfe ®ott bun$ (£()rifrum. & n $ a it g. 2.1 1 4r 91 e 1. : Run ruljen afle ©alter, 1 ^urco oiele groge Pagen "*' $at mid) ber £>err getragen, 3$on meiner 3ngenb nuf ; 3$ tW <*uf meinen SBegen "Ded £ocbfren £>anb unb ©egen; &r lenfte meinen £ebendlauf. 2 Setu 2Beg tear oft serborgen; X:oc^ toie ber fyeUe 9J?orgen 2lud bunflen 9Mcbten orient ; <50 (jab ic^ ftetd gefpiiret, Der 2£eg, ben ©ort midj fityret 33ringt mi$ burcfTd ftnfi're Xfyal $um fr'cbl, 3 $Bar 9J?enfd)enfyiilf oergebend, So ram ber £err bed Sebend, Unb t)alf unb mact)te 33at>n; 2£u§t id> mir nicfrt ju ratten: So rfjar ®ott grope It)aten, Unb nat)m ftc^j macbjig meiner an. Sfc in bed 2l(rerd £agcn 2BiU er mid) t)eben, tragen, Unb metn Srretter fein ; £ted t)at mir ©ott oerforodjen, £er nte fein SBorr cjebrocjjen ; 3$ toerbe fein mtc£ eroig fwu*n, 22 21 n I) a n g. 5 Sr rotrb mtr f$toa$en Sllten, S85a$ er tterfprodjen, batten, Derm cr tft fromm unb treu ; Sin tc(> 3^i$ matt unb mitfe, £r gibt mtr Xroft unb ftrtebe, UnD ftct)t mtt Wutt) unb ftraft mtr bet. 6 ^tadj rocnia. banam ©tunben £ab id) $ani uberrouuben ; 34> bin t>om ^ui nity roett. Irtumpf)! o wetdje Jreuben! Sinb nad) bem langcn £ctben, £>or ©ottetf £t)ron fitr mid) berett. LO W et : 9tun rufcen aOe 5Datber. 1 (Uott i)cib i^i mt'eft crgeben ^ Tut biefcm ^tlgerleben, 3m Unajitcf unb im relief 3n oebmer^en unb in ftwuben, Mnb bi$ an'0 3 te i ter £eiben, 3n meinem Ujjtcn Slugenbltcf. 2 ^5ott roar'3, ber fitr mtcr) roadjte 'ttoct) et)' tc^> roar unb bad)te; X)e3 Sro'gen treue £anb flat gnabtg mid) geleitet, Wx jebe$ mM bereitet, Za3 id) fo oft im Ungiitcf fanb. %. tt 5 a n g. 23 3 2£a$ fyetfen metne (Sorgcn? 3Wem ®litcf ift mtr aerborgen, 9ftein Ungliitf fcntt' i$ nt$t, Dem filter meiner ©eelen, £)em will ii$ micf) befefylen: Sr toeifj aCtein t»a3 mtr gebrit$t. 4 SBarum {$ fjeute fte^e, 2Birb, toenn e$ gleicb gefctyefye, action 9florgen mtc| gereu'n ; 9?ur einen $3unfdj son alien £a§ #err, btr toofylgefalten, £)en SBunfdf), balb, balb bti btr ju fetn. 5 <5t($ grof unb ftnbltd) ietgen, &et§t tief im <5taube fcptoetgen, Unb nefymen toag ®ott gtebt. anbeU ftcty bte ftla$e 3n gottlic^e 3ufrieben^eit / . fuer ubt bte iXugenb tyren g.(et§ ; Unb jcrte SBelt ret$t t^r ben on mand)en fel'gen SUtgenbluf ; Do$ aUe greuben, bte tf)m toerben, ©mb tfym em unooUfommeneg ®Htcf. (5r bletbt em Wenfd), unb feme S^uf)' gttmmt tn ber @ee(e ab unb ju. 3 33alb fioren ifm beg $orperg <2cfimerjen, ©alb bag ©eraufcfce btefer 2Belt, ©alb fampft tn fetnem efg>en £erjen din Jetnb, ber oft ben eteg erfw'lt; ©alb ftnft er burd> beg 9la#tn ®$u(b 5n Summer unb tn UngebuJb. X £ter, too bte Xugenb b'fterg letber, Dag 2ajter b'fterg glittftm) tjt 5Bo man ben (^litcfltdjen benetbet, Unb beg ©erfummerten oergifjt ; #ter faun ber 5D?enfc^ nte frei son 3Jetn> tfte fret oon etg'ner (2>c$toacf>f)ett fetn. 5 $ter fudj tdj'g nur, bort toerb td&'g fmben : Dort toerb t$ fye-tltg unb oerflarr,, Der Jugenb ganjen 2Bertt) emojmben, Den unaugfpret$ttd> grofen S55ertr) ; Den ®ott ber gicbe toerb' id? fefy'n, 3fm Iteben, etotg tbn ert)b^'n. % n f) a n $♦ 25 6 Ea toerb' tdj ba3 tm 2tc$t erfenneu, 2Ba3 tdj auf Srben bunf el faf) ! Da3 rounberbar unb |etttg nennen, 2Ba£ unerforfd)It<$ fyter gefctyaf) ; Da benft metn ®etfr mtt 3)ret3 unb Danf, £>te £>dH'cfung tm 3wfrtmmettf)ang. T £>a n>erb' tdj ju bent Xhront brtngen, 3Bo fiJott mem $t tl ft$ ojfenbar't ; Stn |>efltg, #etltg, £etlig ! ftngen Dent £amme, bag ertoiirget toarb t Hnb Gt&erubtm unb Serapjnm Unb atte £tmmel jauc^jen t^m. 8 2Ba3 fetb tfyr, £etben bfefer Grrben, Dodj gegen jene £errltdtfeti, Vit ojfenbart an un3 foil toerben, 2>on ©wtgfett ju (Snugfett ! SBie ntdjte, tone gar ntd)t3 gegen jte, 3ft bod) ein Stugenbltcf »oU tiftty I "t *V Metre 25. Hamburg. -*■• ' 9la<$ rigentr SOTetobtc. (fclott be3 £tmmete unb bcr Srben, ^ $ater, aft bef)iitet unb bctoacfyt, Daf bc^ bbfen fteinbeg £tjr 9Nn nt$t madjttg ttorben tfh 3 ?a§ bte 9?ac6t audj meiner ©iinben 3e^t mtt btefer 9to#t serge^n, O £err 3efu ! lap mtcb fiinben £etne SBunben often frefy'n, Da atletne £tilf unb !Rat^ 3ft fiir meine 9)?tffetf)at. 4 £tlf baf? tdj mtt btefem 9ftorgen (Sktftltd? auferftefjen mag, Unb fiir metne <2eele fora.en, X>.§ toenn nun betn jiincjfrer Sag Un$ erfejetn, unb betn (|)ertd)t, 3$ bafiir erfdjrecfe ntc^t. 5 ?5iil)rc mtdj, o £>err unb lette 'jftetnen (tag na$ betnem 2Bort, Set unb bfetbe bu aud) fyeute 9ftetn ^efc^ufser unb metn £ort i Ottrgenb$ al$ bet btr alletn 5tann tc^ recfyt betoafyret fetn. % « I a * $ 27 "L O L. M. Rockbridge. 1 cvfyr junge #elben, aufgefea^t ! *J £ie ganje SBett nutf) fern fceracbr, D'rum eilt, bag tf)r in hmer 3"*/ 3Ra$'i cure ©eelen ttofyl berett. 2 9Ba3 ifr He SBclt mit attem Xfmn? £en 33unb gemadjt mtt ®otte3 ^o()n, Da3 bleibt ber r fid) 3efu jugefetlt, £>o itberfommt man ®(auben3fraft, Dafj man au$ balb tt>r £(mn beffraft. . 4 9?un toeg fyiemtt, bn (Sitelfeit, @g ijr mir nun ju Ueb bie 3tit, Ta§ tc^ fie nicfjt met)r fr anwenb', ra§ icj> ben 9?amen ©otre$ f$anb\ 5 3dj fjab e$ nun bei mir bebacljt, lint biefen e$lu| gar feft gemad&r, Tap e$ mir nun fou 3efu fetn, Unb ttouY mein Oletfc$ nidjt gem barein. fi 3ur W«$en ©elt unb tyrem Irug, ^pri$t meine 8eeP, e$ tjl genug: 3u lang (jab icfy bie 2Selt geliebt, Unb bamit meinen ®ott betriibt. 28 9 n % a n g. 7 3$ etP nun fort $u metnem ®ott, I>er mt$ erfauft »on gludj unb Sob-: £>arum u$ audj nun ate cm SReb' $mfityro fcfr an 3efu fleb. 19 SSI tU: SRer itur ben Jte&en ©ott. 1 ^er lag tft f>tn mtt fetnem Stdjte, ^ £>te 9Zac|jt tft ba mtt £unfelf>ett, D'rum rtc^te id) je£t mem ©eftcfyte 3ur Sonne ber ©erecfjttgf'ett, Die mtr mtt tfyrem ®lanj unb Stc^t 5tamt frets erleudjten metn ®eftcf>t. 2 O 3efu$, meineS £er$en$ Sreube, £id) lobe t$ mtt metnem Eteb, Hub banfe btr, ba§ bu mid) fyeute i>or atlem Uebel t>aft be(wt't, Unb mtr oon betner mtlben £>anb (Bo gro§e (i)aben jugefanbt. 2iud> roollefr bu, metn ItebfieS Men! 9fttr fyeute etne fanfte Wuty, 3n betnen 2tebe3armen geben, Unb mi# mtt ©naben becfen ju. Da§ mtr ber $einb in btefer 9tad)t 9?td)t fdjaben Fann mit £tft unb 2Kac$t « n $ ft « 9- 29 4 £u rooUeft ttber mtr jrets toacben, TO beinem lieben SngelSfyeer, Unb fd^tcfen alle mctne u§t, £)ie meine 3tit befdjliefer, 2 irb man ablefen balb (Sin SBudj, barin gefebjieben, 253a$ afle 9Wenfd;en, jung unb alt, Sluf (Srben fyab'n getrieben ; Da bann gctoifj ein jeber 9J?ann SBirb fyiiren ttmtf er bat getfyan 3n feinem ganjen £eben. 4 £> t»et) bemfelben, toeldjer t>at Dee £mn 2Bort wacbjet, 21 n f a n g, 31 Unb nur ouf Srben frill nnb fpot 9Jad) gropem ®nt getracbtet, £er toirb fiirn>af)r gar fa&I bejfrb'n, Unb mtt bem (Satan miifjen gefy'n 3Son Gfcrtjro in bie £oUe, 5 SO 3efu, |ilf jur felben 3tit 33on tuegen betnen SBnnben, 2: of ic$ tm 23n$ ber ©eltgfett 2Berb eingejetcimet funbcn: £>aran fd) benn and) jfeetfle nid)t, £enn bn baft ja ben $einb geridrt't, Unb meine 8cf>nlb be§afylet. QQ 9tad> dgener Wtelotit, 1 Wile Sflenfcfjen mitffen fterben! ** 2WeS gletfd) toerget)t tote £eu, SBas ba lebet mu§ »erberben, (Soil eg anberg toerben neu ; £)tefer 2etb mn§ erft serwefen ; SBcnn er anberS foil genefen $u ber grog en ^errlufcfeit, £>te ben grommen ift bereft. 2 iD'rum fo null tcf) btefeg £eben, SBeil eg metnem ®ott bettebt, 5lnc§ ganj nuUtg »om mtr aeben, f&in baritber ni$t fcetriibt : 32 51 n | A n s> Tmn in meineS 3efu 2Bunteft $aV t# nun Srlofung funben, Unb mem £roft in £obeSnott> 3j* be$ £men 3ifu Sob, 3 Gf)rifiu$ ift fiir mu$ ge^orbcn,, Unb fern iob tft mem ®enunn ; iix M ntir bag #etl erttorben, D'rum fafyr' i$ nut greub 1 batn'n, $kx au$ btefem SBdtgetiimmd, 3n ben fdjbnm ©ottes&immel, Da \§ fcerbe attejett <5$aum b« Dmdniafcit, 4 Da toirb fttn ba$ ftrtubcnlebcn, Da totcl £au[enb ©erien f$on ©tub nttt £tmmeteajan$ umgebm (stefyen ba sor ®otte3t()ron ; Da bte ©erapfytncn prangen, Unb bag tyoje £teb anfangen : £eilia,, fyetltg, fyeiltg. f)d$t ®ott ber SBater, ©elm unb ®ti% 5 £) 3«ru(alcm bu <5d)bneJ 21$ h>ie fyette atanjeg bu! 2ld> nue lieWtcfy \5obgetonc £ijrt man ba in ftoljer JRuh ! £) ber gro&en greub' uitb 2Bonm ! 3efcunb gefyet auf bie (Sonne, 3«£unb gefjet an ber Xag, Der lent @nbe nefymen mag. 21 n t) a n $. 36 *^2) O 2ft el. : 2Bcr nur ben tieben ©ctt. J (Jttcr tt>ei§ trie nabe mir mein Snbe? ** ? ^in^ebt bie 3"t ^)w fommt ber £efr : 5tc$> ! roie gefc^n?tnte unb befyenbe Atann fommcn meine XofceSnotb ! SErin (gtott, ity bitt bunt (IbrtfH Slut, 3Jto($'0 nur nut meinem Snbc gut-. 2 S$ farm *>or 9?ac&t gleicb; anberS roerbcn, 9tte c3 am fritljen 9ftorgen roar; ricroeil icb leb auf biefer ^rben 2eb tit in fteter Xob^gefafyr : fjfctn ©ott, tc$ bitt frur$ Sbrtftt Slut, WlafyS nur mit metnem (Snbe gut. A Sa§ mid} be? 3 e ^ mem C^aug beftelleu, Ta§ tit berett bin fiir unb fitr ; line [age frtfet) in alien fallen : £err, tote bu roillft fo fdjicf 3 mit mir : 3Jtera ©ort, icr; bitt buret Stjrifti Slut, 3Ra$'£ nur mit meinem (Snbe gut. i ???adj mir fret? jucferfiif ben £>imme(, Unb gallenbittcr biefe 2Belt, ($kb ta$ mix in bem ©eltgetitmmel £ie (rnugfeit fa) sorgefrellt. 2tfein ©ort, tefc bitt buret? dbrtfrt Slut, i^acjfg nur mit meinem Sn'be out. 27 $ n () a n g. %d) SSrttcr, bed aU' meine (Siinbcrc SOTit bent SSerbtcnfte 3efu 511, • IDarin icb mid) fcft gtaubta. roinbe, DaS flibt mix rcd)t erl»imf$te 9htb. lutein ©ott, id) bttt buret) Sbrtfrt SBfot, •iVadj's nur mtt meincm ©nbc gut. 2,^t Metre 40, Sweet Iteposet 1 Jtrcunbe ftettt ba3 5Bcmen ein, " 2Bifd)t bte Xbranen yon ben SBangen, 3BaS foil bod) bag fttagen [e^n, $)a£ tct) von cudi toeggegangen ? Srauret nidU um metneh lob, ;sa) bin frei »on alter s )(ott), 2 Da mein ?etb barntcber fief, Oftel and; mit mein Aeinb barniefeer. Reiner -seek f)bcb[tcm 3it\ 2Bar je metnem Q(ctfcl) jutoibet ; 2Betl mein $eib nun t»cggerafft> Mt mix fiifc 9lu^ gef#ap» } 8agt, was biefe^ Men fey ? 3ft e$ nid)t ein- 2£eg ju nennen, Der von Xorucn mental* frc\> V ^tte miifjet ibr betettnen, £ajj mein fdjtoercr ©ang iwKbradjk Da tcb aebe gutc 92a$t.. Ti it I) a n g. ftevnet bat metn 3efii mtr 5)ort tie Seltgfett ertoorlien, (Stet) 1 icb ein *ur ®rabe$tr)iir, ♦ 3dj bin bntnecb unycrborben : rureb bes $erren 5tuferjlet)'n SBerV id) in ben £tmmel get)'tt. 2tixbi ein Shrift fo ftfrbt fetn ?etb, 3luct) fetn Job fh'rbt nut bem (©rer&efl ,\a) erroarte nun bic ftreub', ^ic icb etotg fell crerben; JdrltcMeit fabr imn;er tn'n, gftetl id) jetjt yereroia,t bin. /^O L. M. Magdeburg — Bockbritfy, ! V)^carabt ben &ib in feine J5n;fr, *- 23t'g ibn bee $?idncr6 ^tinune rufr, 2Btr faen ibn: etnft blub't er auf, Itut ftetgt serflart ju @$tt binnnf. ? 2lu3 2raitbf ft|ufi|n etnft ber.£errj i»;r »ar fd>on Staub, unb frirb mmtnefyr, lir Kegt; ev fcblaft, vrrroefJ, ertoncfet, iminft au$ btefer 2otcx?nad;t, J £*3 A-rommen _ er jie auS alter i'orcr Woti), &on alter tyrer ^txffcr^at intrcb feinen ^obn erlefet bat. 27* % n § a n 0. ! £>t'er bat t'bn Xriibfal eft gebritcfr, Sftun nnrb er, ©ott yon btr erqniift, Jptet tortttbclt 1 cr tm ftnflern ifyal, ?lun tji cr fret yen ©$merj unb Quaal, u > ©ott blfeB er trcn bt^ an few ©rab, 9Jun tmfcfe't ©ott feine Ibranen ab : 2Ba$ ftnb bte Setbeit btefcr ; ]tit, ©ott, gegen jene £>errlid)fcit! ti ftun, bit (Srlb'fter, fdjlaf in Sfafy, SBtr geb'n nacb unfern £utten jtt; Unb macben ju ber Gcttngfeit Wit rireitb 1 imb j&ittttn un$ bemt. '2(> L. M. Hebron— Windha) I go mrafeet mid) mm imntcr bin, w Ta id) fc lang ycrroabret bin, SBfe ©ott, mein tretter ©eelenfytrt, Wvfy wt'eber auferroecfen fcurb. '2 v Vi frcth'cb rocrb' id) bunt ben lob }u Vlfdu", (Srbe, ©tattb nnt> Jtotf); Tod) wirb ba$ (d)tvad)c ftltiffi unb Sent 4*on metnem ©ott beroabret fcin. .i Wan Veib roirt r»ier ber SOBitrmer ©port i it Seele (ft bci jbrem ©ctt, la - bunb fein'S Soljn'g SBlut'S ©itterfett ?i; bat erlb'fr jur ©eltgfeit. 51 n 1) a n g. >>7 2o lapt mid) nun tn fanfter fflnb, Unb ae$i nad) eu'rcr SBo^nung $u, &in 3ebev benfe 9?adit unb Jag, 2Bie rr and) feltg fterben mag. '27' Metre 25. Hamburg. *^ 3cne unjablbare ^cfjaar? 3eber trd'get etne $rone, ' 3ebcr ftellt bem 2amm fid) bar; 3eben jtert etn tteifi (Bettanb, Wit ben ^alrnen in bcr £anb. 2 £aut erfcballen tbre £teber ; £eil fei bem ber auf bent Jljron ©t$t, ttnb auf un3 blirft fyernteber; £>eil bem grojjen 9J?enfd)enfofyn; Stile (Sngel ftefjen ba, titled fingt, £aUetuja&. 3 £3 finb biefe, tr»e(c^e famen 5lu£ bem ttefen UriibfalSmeer, £te tt)r ftreuj gem auf fic& nafymen, £te yon etg'ncr SBiirbe leer: -8c$ bem famine bag gcfdjlacljft, ganben [ic bie iUetberpractyr. 5( n I a n g. Xcr fur |tc baS $etl erworbcn, •Da er ate ba3 redjte Samnt, gin: bie ganjc SBelt geftorbm Sin bem liolicn Sreu^egjiamm, SBctbct fie, jfl will allein £eib[t bie fiifc SBcibe fritt. St brtngt jte ju SBajferfluetten 5Bo ba3 enrige I'eben quitlt; 9?icbt$ faun il;re Sufi Kraa'tlen: £ier totrb nun ibj £urft gcfh'tfi; ®ott fclbft, ber ibr $ti\ unb Wd)t, fBtf($t bie Xfyrancn loom ®ejt#t. f>tlf, tap id; bir ttitlig bienc 9LI& tin iViefter ®otte$ bier, Dap tdj mid) im frleb/n erfiitjne, Tid) gu neuuen meirte 3' cr » Defoe piUte berfe mid) 33or bem bcipen ^ouneuftid). 7 SBarm nullft bu meiu ^Icb n crfiitlcu, ftomm mein £eil, bap id; bid) fcbau! ©tie mciue:-: Durft ju ftillen ; ^itbje mid) auf 3ion^ 2Iu'; SBtfdje mciue Xbjanen ab: 2Bol)l mir, toenn icb, btc^j uur fyafc\ 2( n () a n g* 3 ^§ Metre 4. Penitent 1 Jjjincie red)t, toenn Settee ©nabe *** Ttcl' nun $tebet unb befebret, Dafj bein ©ctft fid) redu entlabe Son ber ^aft, bte tbn fcejty&jart. 2 9ttngt, benn He JPfari 1 {ft cna£, Unb ber &bettgt»fg tft fcbmal.; |>ier bletbt 2Ulec ; tut (Subrange 29a*? md)t jtelt jufti £tmmel3faaL I .namtfe big aufi Slut unb Sebeiv •Dring funetn tn ®£tte» ^etd^: SBifl ber ©atan roikerftreben, ©erfce toeber matt ncd) ttetd). i Siuuje mtt ®tbtt unb Sdjretcn, C>alte bamtt feurig an; i'a§ bid) feme $t\t gereuett, 3Bat'$ audj Jag unb 9iad?t gctr^au. 5 #aft bu nun bte fal emtng.en, Xenfe fa ntdn, ba§ bu nun" Me? 33cfe baft bejtoungen, £>a$ un$ ed)abeu pflegt ju tfym. 6 20abre £reu fiibrt mtt ber 2itnbe 33t$ in'? ©rab beftanttg .ftrteg, .^tcbtct fid) nacb fetnem SBtnbe, i^uc^t tn jebem ftampf ben ©teg. 40 21 n $ a n g. 7 2£at)re Ireu fommt bem ®etummel £)ie[er SEBeft mentals ju nab': 3ft tf>r dctyafy bocfc in bem £immel D'rum ift auc| xtjr £er$ atlba. 8 Siegt ntdtjt alle 2Delt tm 336fen? ©tetit nicfyt ©obom tn ber ©lutt)? ©eele, roer foil bt'c^ erlofen? Gilcn, eilen ift tner gut. 3 Stic, jat)(c Stag unb <2tunbcn, 33is bein Sraut'gam f>iipft unb fprtngt, Unb rocnn bu nun iiberrounben, Qity jum v£cf)auen ($5otte3 bringt. Id Stic, lattf tjjm bod) entgegen, <5pxi ber Sroigfeit. OQ Metre 68. Harmonia Saen ^^ SW e (. : SO ift fletpiglid) an ber 3eit. ^ <^eelc, fcfutue 3efum anl ^ £ier fannft bu rectU crfennen, 3Ba$ roafyrc Demutfy tyeifjen fann, Unb was roir oanftmutl; nennen, Sr ftetlt ftcl) btr junt 9ttujrer bar: 2Bte 3t\uz (Itjrtft gefinnet roar, <5o fet and) bu gefinnet ! 21 n tj a tt g. 41 2 ©r tvrtr ber groge ©otteSfofm, ;lbn etyrten Sberubinen; £odj lte§ er fetnen £unmel3tbrcn, Unb fam, um une $u btenen. (£r felbft, ber £err ber £errKcbfetr, 2Bar Wenfcben 2Bof)l ju tfwn berett, So fei aucj) feu geftnnet ! 'A iix fab bte ganje £ebenS$ett $uf fetneg 33ater3 SBtHen, Turd) Ibun unb 2etben ftete berett, 3&n treultd) ju erf Men. 3n SlUem, roag er bad)t' unb tfyat, ^erebrt 1 er fetneg 9?ater3 3Ratf), So fet bu auc$ geftnnet ! 4 Tae 93cfe fudji' er alfobalb SJKi ©utem ju oergelten: Wan bjb'rte, roann bte SBett tfyn fcfcalr, %bn ntemate roteber fdselten, Elan borf tfyn ntcfjt um SRacfce fcbreut, lir iibergab eg ®ott afletn; So fet bu auc^ geftnnet ! 5 5Benn Stel$ unb Stgenltebe ftcl>, D Secle, bet btr reget, (So frarfe 3efu Setfptel btdj ; _|?ann rotrft bu ntcfct beroeget, ulty ntmm bo$ befjen 2Bort tn 2t$t, Unb benfe, rote er'S fyat gemac$t, So fet bu aucfc geftnnet! 42 Inlang, O O 9tt et. : 3efu meine 3u»erftd>t. I JfClat mir, rooUt ifrr Sfyrifren fein, O Sxuft ber £err tn feinem 2Bime ; $fof tern ftreujtoeg ge^t herein, Unb ring't nacti ber engen $forte 5 tfa&t eudj Feinen eiteht SBltrf £ber SBeltbraud; jieiTn jururf. 2 Utwcrbroifen fdjtcft eucfi nun, 3efu 3o^ auf eud)»ju nctymen, fetnen 2Billen gem ju tfjun, (Suren aber ju be^afymen : £fyrifien roiffen anberS nidu ?lu$juuben btefe $fli$k 5 £icf ermebrtg't fei ber ©inn, £ob'cf)fre ift tf>r greunb. i 3U(er Summer, ber eudj nagr, (gpet tterbannt auf fyeut' unb morgejr Gfyrifrus Ijat ttjn untcrfagt, -£>eget alfo feine ®orgcn; SBeil er felber forgen roill, U$ fo [eib getroft unb [till 2t it ty a it (j* 43 Sure <"s}ottgclaiTenljeit Slet&e feft gegrimb't tm ©(auben, ©&' eud) ber ©etrafj erfreu't £af)t euc(> nicfu He £offnung rauben ; 3n yergniigter ^erjenSrufy' •ftebme fie beftanbig ju. ol Metre 33. Germany. "Jcfu bcine tiefen SBunben, ** SDettte Guaat unb bitfw £ob; ©eben mw ju alien etunben, £roft in 8etir&= unb Seelennotfy: %aSA mix nvoa$ 2Jrge3 ein, £enf id) balb an beine $etn, X:ie erlaubct meinem ^erjeu, %)tit ben Sunben nid;t ju fdjerjen, 2Bia fid) benn in SEBottufl fceiben, 9??ein *erberbte* ftletfcb unb 33lut, ©o gebenf icb an bein Seiben, Salb totrfc 211U3 nu'cbcr gut; .en, 23alb muf er »on bannen roeicjjen. 3 S3i(l bie 2De(t mein ^eqe fufjrcn, 2Juf bie breite SMuftbafm, 44 31 n J a n g. £a tti$t$ ift ate 3ubiliren, SUsfcann fd)au td) emftg an £eine inarterfd>tr>ere Saji, Tic bu auggcftanben bafir; 12:0 faun id) in 2lnbad)t bleiben, %Uc bofe I'uft sertreiben. 3a, fiir 3lfle$, toa$ mid) franfet, ®eben bcine SBunbcn ftraft ; SBenn mein £er$ fyinein fid) fenfet, $ab td^ neucn ?cbcn£faft; X:etne3 £rofre£ ©upigfeit, ©cnb't in mir bag bitfre Setb, £er bu mix bag £>etl erroorben, £>a bu fiir mtc^ bift geftorben. 2Uif btc^ fefc' t(^ mein $ertrauen, Tu bift meine ,3u»erfid)t; Tcin job bat ben Job gefyauen, Dap er mid) fann tb'bten nidjt: SSrtnget mir $rofr, ter jur £eilianna,; r'rnm lap and) bier auf (Srben Tf^ £>cqen3 rcabre 23e|ierung IJttetn f)auprgefdf>afre roerben, £err, baju gib mir ttraft uttb Irieb; Otidirc m ber SEBclt (et mir jo Ueb, xMlc btefe beine ©nabe. ©eroimn 1 id) and) bie gauge 5Be(t Wit alien ibren Jrenben, Unb foUte ba$, roas bir gefafft, C ©ott, bariiber mciben: 5Ba3 bulfe mtr'S? nie fann bie 2£elt 9JKt ?lllem, teas fie in fief) fyalt Wir beinc ©nab 1 erfefcen. (6 % n ft a n g. 5 SBag fiibr't mtcb jur ^ufrtcbctt^cff ecbon bier in bie[em Scben? 3Ba3 fann mir Xvoft unb ftrcubtgfeit jn s J?otb, tin Xcbe gcbcn? ftuty SStfcnfcfjengunft, mdjt irbifd) ©IM, s J?ur ©ottetf (5Jnab' unb bann cin SBltd ?luf jenc3 Men3 grcube. *)?ac^ biefcm ftlcinob, £err lap micfr 'Cor alien 3)ina,cn tracbten, Unb SKfleg, teas mir IjinberlicO, Ditt eblem ?D?utb iierac^ten : Da§ icfy auf beinen 5fi?cgen ger;', Unb im (ftericbt bereiuft bcfirbV ^ei meinc ijriifUe ^ovge. Metre S3. t S JR el. : JCte nad) ctncr SBafferquetk. ^grange 2Belt mtt betuem SBtffen, "r SDa3 bit jej-yi [e bocl) gcbrafyt! M) fann betnc Sffieigfyeti mtjfen, Tie ber toetfc rviott vcracbt: 3Retne3 3cfu ftrcuj unb $etn> Soil metn liebftc*? SBtffcn fein: 8Betfj icb ba$ im roabreu ©lauben, H>er null mir bfcn ©imntri raubnrf $ n % a tt 3. 2 ftnb're mogen SBetgfyett nemtert, fBa$ bjcr in bte 2Iugen fa'Ut, Db fie frfion $)ett mart crfcnncn Scffen aBrig&ett 9Ule'g bait ; Otn fofl meine$ 3efu JJetn SWeine ftunft unb SBetebett fetn : 5)a3 ©efyetmnifj feiner Viebe 3fl tie ©djul', ba id) mta) iibe. 'Knb're mb'gen tbrc srtnnen Scfed'rfen bura) ^erfcbtagenbett, £>a§ fie Sob unb Stubm genn'nnen s £ei ben ©rofjett biefer 3^it: ^a) totfl meineg f>rilanb$ <£d)mad> ®am alleine benfen nacb ; £b,rtften mil e$ nicbt gejtemen, Dap fie fia) be3 Siteln riibmem i #nber 1 n fantt imb mag's* getinaetf, 5Benn fie fa)leumg unb gefancft ®w{jeg gut jufammcn brtngcn, Unb tocnn tbnen 2ltteg gliicft: O ! mein ^eictujmm, ajj eg totjTe nicfyts aid bid?. »rliebfte©if[enfdjaft! 9Jd> ! beweife beine ilraft, ©afj te^ etnjtg an btr fyange, llnb nid)t3 au§er btr »erlange. 6 s 2Bet§ i$ fcinen Xrofr auf Grben, .Stlagt mid) mem ©cttnjfen an, $BiU mir angft nnb bange toerben, Mt nitidis, bad mtr fyelfen fann; Tritcft mid) bed ®efej3e3 3od>: &o la§ mid) bebenfcn boct), Tap bn f)iift mtt betnem 23(ute Mnab' erlanget, mtr $n gnte. ?id) metn 3_efu ! vftonje better IMefes SBtffen in metn £erj: ^ei mein trencr $vcnnb unb inciter, llnb lap bemeS lobes ©dmterj, Teine fdwere Mreu jeSpein Wix ftets in ©ebanfcn fcin; Tu fyajr bicfy mir tuollen fd;enfen, Taran (afj mid) etoig benfen. 8 Snbltdj tocnn bed £obe3 ©ranen Tides SBijfen wn mir treibt, 51 n f) a a $. 4K> So fa§ mctnc Smgen fcbauen SDiefen £ro[t ber etotg bictbt: 3efu 2cibeu, .Hreuj unb ^etn Soil metn lestee SBtjftn )ty\x, 3efu f)tlf mtr Dag uoUbringen ; 80 rotit td; Mr etvtg finanu fc SOI el. Mt iffleitfaen miiiJen ficrben. 1 ttf d) warm roerfc' i$ son ber Siinbe, ** ®ott mem 23ater obllig fret, £a§ tc^ ganj fie itberhnnbe, @ang bir »or;lgefa'Uig fev ? •Xoc^ mcbt, id) geftefj^ mit 2^rd'nen, Statin t($ mid; von it)r enttob'fynen ! 9?od) ju oft, noc$ regt fie ficj>, Unb oerfudjt jum 90fcn mtcfj* 2 3n ber 2lnbad)t fel'gen Stunben, $Do metn Q5eift bie Sffiabrtjett bbrr, $aV id[) oft ba3 ©liicf emtfunben, 2) ju freu'n ; SBiUig toolTt id) ba mein jeben Dir mein ©ott, jum £)ienjr ergeben, Sitter (Siinbe hriberfrefTn, a$ ift n>a$ jum gall midf) bringt. 5 D ic|) firmer, bent jur £reue ftejte ©eelenfraft nocb, fefyPr, £)en fo oft bie tieffte 3teue, Unb fo oft bo$ fruc$tlo3 qud'lt! 2ldj toer roirb mi($ ganj »om 23b'fen, 33on beS £obe$ £etb erlb'fen ? 3$ (Slenber, toer befreit ®anj mt<$ son ber d'tt' t$ ntcfet ben £reft tdj n?itrbc Unter meincr tfeblerbiirbe ©ana erliea.cn, unb micb bein, £>ed$eg $ur, nie fonnen freu'n. 7 SteUet mtr benn bier auf (Jrben 2eben3(ana bte Stinbe nacf) ; &ann ids ntcfct soUfommen roerbcn, 23m unb bleib id) immer fd)rca$ ; £> fo fegne mein 23eftreben, ^o gerecbt id) fann git leben, £a§ tcb bccb toon -peucbelei? Unb son 53os^eit feme fep. 8 2Denn i# fade la(j midfs nterfen ; 2a§ mid) [rreben aufjufreffn ; @ile mid), betn ftittb, ju ftarfen ! £ef)re felbft mid) fefter geb'n; SBarnc mtd>, feo mem 23eg(citer, 22tgK($j fitbre, ©ott, micb wetter, 5Bte micb etnft bte (Srciafeit SBrmget jur 2?oUfomment)ett. K Metre 8. D«y >SYa/\ ^er 3*ti ber SBelt : 3Den ©runt> ber unbeivegh'd) fte^t, SBann (Srb unb £>immel untergejSt, 2 (£$ tft bag eroigc (Srbarmen, £>ag aflcS £enfen uberfteigt j <£g finb bte-offne £iebegarmen Dejj, ber fid) ju bem timber neigt; Tern gegen ung bag £eqe bricfyt, T)a$ ioix ntc&t fommen ing (Series 3 2Btr fo((cn nft^t tterloren roerbcn, ®ott toiVL, ung foil gefyolfen fcvm 5 SDegtoegen fam ber @o$n auf (Srben, Unb nafym tjernad) ben £immel cm, SDegtoegett flopft cr fiir unb fiir <2o jtarf an unfer 1 g £erjcn$tl;ur. 4 O Sfbgrunb ! toeidjer unf're ©iinben Dur# SfyrijH lob aerfdjlimgen bjat: Ta^ fjei^t btc SBunben redjt uerbinben, Ta ftnbet Fein 2?erbamnteu ftatt, SMI dbrtfri Slut beftanbig fd;ret>t : SBarmkrjtgfeit ! ©arm^wjtgfett 5 Darctn roiU i$ micf) glaubig fenfeu, Dcm roill \hi§ id) an metnen bcireu $}erfen, Dartnnen idi geroanbelr bin, 93tel Un?ollfommcn£)eit bemerfen, Unb fallt toofyl afleS tubmen bin; ^o tft mir bod) ber Iroft bcrcit: 3d) fyoffe anf Sarmfyerjigfeit. s <£g gefye nur nacb U\}m yZilltn, Sap bem fo &tri (Srbarmcu ift ; i£r tootte felbft mein £>erge friu'en, Tamit e3 bad nur nidrt oergijjt: ttl icb bleibcn, 2>o fottge mid) bie (Srbe trag't ; Dag will id> benfen, tbun unb treiben, 54 5ln^an $. ®o lange ftc$ em ©Itcb ktoegt : >s>o ftng id) etnjren ^oc^ft crfrcu't O 5lbgrunb ber 33armr;er$igfeit ! . w* Mrtrr 25. Hamburg. Har. Sac. OO SKel. OJctt few .fcimmel* unb — 1 £t>omm, fomm bu (Scfji beg Mcrti, °* SBafyrer (s.knt »on gtowfett! Detne ttraft fev ntc&t soergeoenS, '^te crfiitl* un3 jebeneit ; ^0 toirb ®etjl unb 2tdjt unb (Sd^em 3n ben bunfeln £er$en fev)n. 2 @KeB in unfer £er* unb St'nnen SBete&etr, SRaty, feftonfc unb 3u#r ; J)af rotr nnberg itidH^ begtnnen. X)enn toag nur bein 5Bi((e fud;t ; £etn Srfenntntjj ttcrbe grojii, Unb mad} micfy won ©iinben log. 3 3ct^c, «£>crr, bie SBofylfabrtefrege ; £)a$, toad Winter unS getfyan, Canine ferner au$ bent ©ege, 2d>(cdU unb 3fed)t fet; urn nn3 an: 2£irfe SReu' an ©iinben fratr, 3Benn ber 5«P geftraucfyelt fjat. 4 £a§ un$ jlete bctn 3 eu 3 n ^ fitylen, Dafj roir ©otteg Winter [tub, Wn § an q. 55 £ie auf ifm atteine jielen, 2Benn fid) ftoty unb £rangfat ftnb't : Tcnn be^ 23ater3 Stebc^rutt) 3ft un3 atletoege gut. 5 S^etj' uns, ba§ tttr ju if)tn treten ^ret mit alter Ohreubigfeit ^eufj' aud) tit un3 toenn roir beten, Unb jjertrttt un$ aUejett: So roirb unf're SBttt* erbbYt, Unb bie 3u»erfid)t gemefyr't. 6 2Birb unS au$ nadj £rofte bange, £ajj bag £er$ oft rufen mu§ ; 2Id)! metn (35ott, mein ©ott roie lange ? (|i fo mad)e ben Sefc&lufj ; v£prtcf» ber ^ee(e troftltcn ju, Unb gib ©totfc, ©cbulb unb $uf>\ 7 Dbu ©et# ber flraft unb StarFe, £>u geroi|)er neuer ©eift, ftbrb're in un£ betne SBerfe, >7 Metre 33. Harmonia K> Wti. 3tcn flagt mtr Slitgfi unb, C%err eg ift yon metncm £ebcn C 5tbermal3 etn la^ babin, gefcre mid) nun Sfcbtung geben, Ob id) frbmmcr rcorben bin ; 3ctge mtr and) ferner an, ©b tci) timS nidjt recbt aifyan, Unb b'rlf bu in alien @ad)cn ©uten jetierabenb mact)m. oret(id) roirft bu Wanted ftnbert, Tag btr nicbt gcfaUcn fiat; Denn i§ bin nod) yotter ©itnben 3n ©ebanfen, 2Bort unb Xbar, Unb yon morgen big jejjimb 'l%get £er$e, #anb unb $?unb <©o gefebroinb unb oft m fefylen, £a§ id;^ nimmermct)r farm ja'blerc 9 it $ a n g. Witt, tbu©ort ber ©naben! ^)a6c nod) mit mtr ©ebulb : 3d) bin fret>(id) fcbroer belaben, £)o# oergib mtr meine (2cf)utb ftecbne ntcbt bie $?i||etf)at, Sonbern jetg mtr beine ©nab ^o ftnU id) aud) beinen SSitten ftiinftig meftr ate f)eut erfittten. 4 £err! bcin ?(ua.f ge^ 1 i nidjt unrct IBenn es? bet und fftenb roirb Tcnn tu bleibefi eroia, muhter, Unb btft rote etn outer £irr, Ter au6 in ber ftnjrcm 9?adjt Ueber feittc £eerbe roacbt, SUfo gib un$, beinen Scbafen, Trt§ roir atlc ficber fcblafen. 5 £a§ mid? bamt gefunb erroadjett 3Benn e£ recbte 3?it roirb fe^n, Tan id) fcrner meine eacben zRicjjte bir w (Sbren etn: Dber fmjr bu, Ueber ©ort! £eute mir befrimmt ben lob, Bo befell id) bir am Gnbe Setb unb Seel in beine £anbe. JRegijler bet betttfrjeu Sieber- 3lcb rcann toerb' i$ »on bcr ©iinbe $tte Wwfc^cn miijfen frerben , . Shif ^cele auf unb faume ntdjt . , S3egrabt ben Setb in feine ®ruft . T)(x lag tfi (mt mtt fetnem Sidjte . Die ©lode fc^lagt unb jeigt bamit rurd) tnele grope ott bes £tmmets unb bcr (Srben . ISIott &ab 1 id) mic$ ergeben . . , (Stott fflj ban! in aller SBcit . , . Jo nv 3efu ©nabcnfonne . . . £err es tft oon ntcinem Seben , , xid) babe nun ben ®runb gefunben 3$ totfi lieben unb mid) iiben . . jbr junge #elben aufgetoadjt . , 3tju beine tiefe SBunben . . ♦ ♦ 49 31 11 35 28 29 21 30 34 42 25 22 12 15 5a 51 17 27 43 60 91 e g t fi e r. Sfamm, o fomm bu ®etjl beg ?eben$ V icbfrer 3efu tvtr finb t>ter . . . ajjetn ®«tt bag £erj tcb brittle btr Wx nacb fprtcfct £$njhtf unfer #e(b 9? acty einer $ritfun metner ©eelen Seligfeit . . Wun fobct alle ®ottes vsofyn . ♦ C ®cc(e fc^aue 3efum an . » . grange 2Belt mft betnem SEBtffett . Winge rccbt roenn 65otte3 O&nabe . <3tefce btd) mem fljeijr cm tvenig . . £cp gob unb St)r bcm bb'cbften (SJut 5teb' bier bin tcj? Gbrcnromg . . 3o grabet mid) nun immer \)h\ . J^eurea 2Bort au$ ©otteS SWunbe fBer ftttb btc ttor CS5ottei5 Jbrone . 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