FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY scB &c 570? QX. : A NOV 11 SELECTIO JVX^OGICAU FROM TATK AND BRADY'S VERSION OF THE PSALMS; HYMNS BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. FOR THE USE OF THE CHURCH IN BRATTLE-SQUARE Compiled by a Committee of that Churcb. Second 3EUftum. BOSTON : NATHAN HALE,. .14 WATER STREET 1835 JOSEPH H. LOW,....PRINTER PREFACE. The book of sacred poetry first used in the worship of the Church in Brattle Square, was probably the same, which was then in gen- eral use in this part of the country. This was the New-England Psalm Book, — a version of the Psalms, prepared in 1636 — 40, by Mather of Dorchester, Thomas Weld, and John Eliot. It was printed at Cambridge ; the first book which was printed in North America. An improved edition was published, about 1650, by President Dunster, and Mr. Lyon. In 1753, after some ineffectual attempts, a vote of this Church was obtained, for adopting Tate and Brady's version, with an Ap- pendix of Hymns, to be selected by a Committee. The earliest edition which I have seen of this work, is of 1763. There was, however, another before it, as at the end of the book some errata are noted in the last edition. A Committee was appointed in 1808, to make an additional Selection ; which published in a few months our Second Part of Hymns. The editions of the Brattle Street Collection being exhausted, a Committee was appointed, at the annual meeting last year, to de- vise means for obtaining a supply. It was proposed by some, to adopt, in place of the book hitherto used by the Society, one of the excellent Selections lately published, which comprehends most of the Hymns in our Second Part, with several of those in the First Part, and of Tate and Brady's Psalms. But it was found to accord better with the wishes of the Society to retain, in its existing shape, that part of the Collection, which is a memorial to them of their last deceased pastor. And it was further thought, that there was good ground for the disposition of Christians, to have; the Psalms, the productions of holy men of old, appear as such, distinguished from other devotional poetry, and be used in public worship in a version as close as good taste allows. iv PREFACE. Such a version is, in great part that of Tate and Brady. It has a character of genuine simplicity throughout, and often of great vigor. It is also, in truth, what it professes to be, a version of the Psalms ; and not like that of Watts, a collection of devotional po- ems, founded on the Psalms, by a kind of allegorical interpretation, and often accommodated to them by means of analogies merely fanciful. Dr. Watts, indeed, did not call his work by the name which it commonly bears, but entitled it The Psalms of David, imitated in the Language of the New Testament. But while it accords with just feelings of devotion, to respect these prayers and praises of holy men, who lived under the former dispensation, the whole or a part of many of the Psalms are ren- dered unsuitable to the use of Christians in their worship, by refer- ring to feelings or circumstances of their authors, which were of a personal nature ; to occasions which have now no parallel ; to a condition of things which has passed away ; or to opinions and sentiments which Christianity has corrected or elevated. A great part of the propositions contained in the Psalms, in a literal, — in other words, in their true sense, — can never, by any force of imag- ination, be applied by a Christian individual to his own case ; — much less by a Christian Society. The Committee appointed to prepare a new edition, was accord- ingly directed to omit that portion of the Psalms, which is unsuit- able to the special use intended in a devotional manual for a Christian Society. The Committee have intended to retain every passage of sufficient length which does not come under that des- cription. Proceeding strictly on the principle, that if the Psalms were to be used as such, the version should express, as nearly as might be, the sense of their authors, and not. — while it retained that name, — be altered in the way of accommodation, they have omitted largely, but have changed nothing.* They have found this selection from the Psalms a very difficult work. It will probably be thought rather too copious than too limited ; but they have re- tained nothing without full reflection. In some cases, (as, for ex- * That is, they have in no case substituted any thing for the literal sense of the original. In a very few instances, about fifteen, (as Ps. iii. l, v. 3, xvi. \.) they have, for obvious reasons, changed a word or a phrase for its synonyme, or inserted a word plainly implied. In some of these, they have given a more liter- al rendering than that of the version. \ PREFACE. v ample, in giving the whole of Psalm 104,) they have been deter- mined, by considering that a book of this nature is meant to be trie companion of devotional retirement, as well as a help in Public Worship. Jt has been found by experience, that a large portion of the First Part in the Collection of Hymns was useless in conducting the public services ; and it was thought that a still larger portion might give place to better poetry. The Committee were accordingly di- rected to make another Selection in its place. This constitute* the First Part of Hymns in the present volume. They have aim- ed to embrace a sufficient variety of subjects, and by supplying deficiencies which before existed, to give something of proportion and system to the whole work. They cannot be expected to hav» done this throughout with pieces of high poetical merit; especially when it is remembered, that out of the proverbially small stock of good devotional poetry, the late lamented pastor of this Church, with the advantages of his singular resources and taste, had culled the best before them. They have made a thorough examination of more than twenty Collections, besides searching for single copies of verse6 of different authors, and have, after all, found that most of the pieces which recommended themselves to their judgment, were the same which are embraced in recent popular works of the same nature. They have selected chiefly from standard v. and have, in many cases, restored the original lines, ¥ alterations had been introduced. Some of the most indifferent hymns, in a literary view, are introduced on account of their sub- ject; and some, as the 5th and 11th, for the sake of the metre. The Collection is offered to the Church, for which it was form- ed, with sincere prayers, that it may be honored and blessed as a - of their comfort and edification Juu< 28, lo£ INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Page. AGAIN the Lord of life and light Barbauld. 310 A God ! a God ! the wide earth shouts Darwin, 371 Ah, wretched souls, who strive in vain Mrs> Steele, 238 All nature dies, and lives again Edinburgh Coll. 451 All nature feels the attractive power Drennan. 230 All powerful, self-existent God Walker's Coll. 361 All-seeing God ! 'tis thine to know Scott. 388 Almighty Father ! gracious Lord ! Mrs. Steele. 367 Almighty Father of mankind Logan. 253 Almighty Maker, God ! Watts* 325 Almighty Maker, Lord of all ! Select Coll. 402 Am I a soldier of the cross Watts. 239 Amidst a world of hopes and fears Henry Moore. 241 And art thou with us, graciou9 Lord ! Doddridge. 214 And is the gospel peace and love ? Mrs* Steele. 384 Aiid now another day L* gone* •• Watts. 305 And now to Heaven's eternal King Barlow. 141 Angel, roll the rock away ! Scott. 386 Another six days' work is done Stennett. 129 Arise, my soul, on wings sublime •• Gibbons. 258 As pants the hart for cooling streams »...•• 35 At length, by certain proofs, 't is plain ••• 51 Author of good ! we rest on thee Merrick. 414 Awake, my soul ! and with the sun ICenn. 302 Awake, my soul ! lift up thine eyes Barbauld. 396 Awake, my soul ! stretch every nerve Doddridge. 399 Awake, my soul, to hymns of praise Merrick. 344 Awake, our souls ; away , our fears Watts. 216 Away from every mortal care Watts. 135 BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne Watts. 313 Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme Watts. 181 Behold th' amazing sight Doddridge. 187 Behold the corner stone Watts. 191 Behold the grace appears Watts. 183 Behold, the morning sun Watts. 131 Behold the Prince of peace •• Ncedham. 374 Behold, where breathing love divine • - Barbauld. 393 viii INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Page; Behold, where in a mortal form - Enfield. 385 Beset with snares and filled with dread Doddridge. 209 Be thou, O God ! exalted high • 42 Bless God, my soul ! thou, Lord alone •• 77 Bless, O my soul ! the living God Watts. 180 Blest are the humble souls, that see Watts. 203 Blest are the sons of peace Watts. 229 Blest be the everlasting God Watts. 190 Blest Instructer, from thy ways Merrick. 433 Blest is the man who fears the Lord Watts* 483 Blest is the man, whom thou, O Lord 68 CAN creatures to perfection find * Watts. 154 Come, let us search our ways and try • 'Watts. 228 Come, Lord, and warm each languid heart 279 Come ! said Jesus' sacred voice Barbauld. 435 Come, sound his praise abroad Watts . 160 Come, thou Almighty King ! Emerson's Coll. 1 33 Consider that the righteous man - 3 Continue, Lord, to hear my voice. 19 DEFEND me, Lord, from shame 21 Dost thou my worthless name record • • • • Scot t. 201 EAT, drink, in memory of your friend • • • Dublin Coll. 459 Enough of life's vain scene I 've trod Walker. 217 Enquire, ye pilgrims, for the way. • - - Doddridge. 279 Eternal and immortal King ! Doddridge. 382 Eternal God ! Almighty Cause Brown. 152 Eternal God ! how frail is man ! • * Watts. 457 Eternal God ! I bless thy name Doddridge. 290 Eternal Sire, enthroned on high ! Williams' Coll. 413 Eternal Source of every joy ! • Doddridge. 465 Eternal Source of life and light Cappe's Select. 348 Exalt the Lord, our gracious God 72 FATTH adds new charms to earthly bliss Turner. 398 Faith is the brightest evidence * - Watts. 220 Far from these scenes of night Mrs. Steele. 455 Far from the world, O Lord, I flee Cowper. 410 Far from thy servants, God of grace Doddridge. 232 Father, adored in worlds above ! • • Pope's Coll. 352 Father, and is thy table spread. Doddridge. 284 Father divine ! the Saviour cried '.Butcher and Watts. 186 Father of all ! eternal mind Exeter Coll. 350 Father of all ! in every age Pope. 348 Father of all ! omniscient mind ! Blacklock. 353 Father of light, conduct my feet Smart. 236 Father of lights, my footsteps guide Scott. 237 DEX OF FIRST LINES Paji . Father of light ! we sing thy name. Doddridge. 174 Father of mercies ! in thy word Watts and Steele. 199 Father of our feeble race Taylor. 394 Folly builds high upon the sand. Smart. 235 Frail life of man, how short iLs stay Henry Moore. 271 From all that dwell below the skies Watts. 317 From lowest depths of woe • 112 GIVE to our God immortal praise •• • Watts. 179 Glorious in thy saints appear Cambridge Select. 140 Glory be to God on high ! Walker's Coll. 319 Glory be to God on high ! Walker' s Coll. 343 Glory to thee, my God, this night. Kenn. 306 God does hi< saving health dispense 43 God in his earthly temples lays Exeter Coll. 139 ( iod in the Gospel of his Son Beddome. 201 God in the great assembly stands 56 (iod is a Spirit, just and wise Watts. 137 God moves in a mysterious way Cowper. 419 God of eternity ! from thee Doddridge. 447 ( «od of mercy ! God of love ! Taylor. 440 God of my childhood and my youth* • • . Watts. 412 ( iod of my life ! through all its days • • Doddridge. 1 44 God of the morning, at whose voice Watts. 299 God of the Sabbath, hear our vows Doddridge. 309 < iod reigns, events in order flow Scott. 169 God to correct the world • • • • Jervis. 470 ( iod who is just and kind • • Patrick. 4 1 4 Great Author of all nature's frame Scott. 219 Great Author of th' immortal mind Nippon's Coll. 225 Greatest of beings ! Source of life Dyer. 320 Greatest of beings ! Source of life Dyer. 321 Great Former of this various frame Doddridge. 261 Great Framer of unnumbered worlds Dyer. 469 Great God, at whose all powerful call Enfield's Selection, 294 Great God, beneath whose piercing eye Roscoe. 289 Great (iod, how infinite art thou ! Watts, 360 (ireat God ! how vast is thine abode ! .Jervis. 166 ( ireat God, in vain man's narrow view Kippis. 352 (ireat (iod, let all our tuneful powers. • • • . HegiHbotham. 29:; Great God, my early vows to thee Rowe. 304 Great God of grace, accept my prayer Walker's Coll. 2:>:; Great God ! our joyful thanks to thee Browne. 340 (ireat (iod ! thy peerless excellence Brown Cireat God, vve sing that mighty hand. Doddridge. 291 (ireat (iod ! whose all pervading eye Watts. 390 Great God whose universal sway Watts, 375 B x INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Page. Great Lord of angels ! we adore Doddridge. 476 Great Ruler of all nature's frame ! .''Doddridge. 415 Great Ruler of the earth and skies* ••• Mrs. Steele. 472 Great Source of life, our souls confess Doddridge. 175 HAD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews Watts. 223 Had not the Lord, our tribes may say 110 Happy is he, whose early years* • • •. Watts. 251 Happy the man, whose cautious steps Needham. 227 Happy the man, whose tender care • • • • 34 Happy the meek whose gentle breast Scott. 391 Hark the glad sound ! the Saviour comes ! Doddridge. 378 Has God forever cast us off* 53 Have mercy, Lord, on me 40 Hear, O my people ! to my law 55 Hear what God, the Lord, hath spoken. Cowper. 194 Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims. • • Watts. 451 Heavenly Father ! Sovereign Lord ! Salisbury Coll. 136 He dies ! the friend of sinners dies Watts. 189 He reigns ! the Lord Jehovah reigns Watts. 156 He 's blest, whose sins have pardon gained. 22 He that has God his guardian made • 65 High in the heavens, eternal God ! Watts. 157 How are thy servants blest, O Lord ! Addison. 365 How blest are they , who always keep 96 How blest is he who ne'er consents 1 How blest the sacred tie that binds Barbauld. 392 How blest thy creature is, O God. Cowper. 205 How good and pleasant must it be. 66 How happy is he born and taught. Sir W. Wotton. 407 How rich thy gifts, Almighty King ! • Kippis. 471 How short and hasty is our life • • • • Watts. 266 How still and peaceful is the grave. Edinburgh Coll. 450 How vain are all things here below. Watts. 257 How vast is the tribute I owe. Jervis. 426 How vast must their advantage be. 113 IF solid happiness we prize. Cotton. 408 I '11 bless Jehovah's glorious name. Miss Daye. 137 Imposture shrinks from light. Scott. 387 In all my vast concerns with thee. • • • •. Watts. 155 Indulgent God, whose bounteous care. Liverpool Coll. 305 In sleep's serene oblivion laid Hawkesworth. 482 In thee i put my steadfast trust 50 In the soft season of thy youth. Salisbury Coll. 411 In vain opposing nations rage Patrick. 289 In vain the erring world inquires. • Steele. 212 JEHOVAH bids the morning ray Dublin Coll 298 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. xi Jehovah reigns ; let all the earth 71 Jehovah reigns ! let every nation hear. Barbaufd 362 Jesus is gone above the Bkiea Watts. 283 Jesus shall reign, where'er the sun Watts 193 Jesus, the friend of man Watts- 286 Joy to the world ! the Lord is come Watts 184 KEEP si'.ence, all created things. Watts. 359 LET all the just to God with joy. 23 Let all the lands, with shouts of joy. 46 Let children hear the mighty deeds- « Watts. 4 1 1 Let coward guilt with pallid fear Mrs Carter. 404 Let heaven arise, let earth appear ! Watts. 369 Let men of high conceit and zeal • Browne. 390 Let none be envious when they see. Patrick 409 Let party names no more. Birmingham Coll 389 Let songs of praise from all below New Selection. 475 Let us, with a joyful mind. Milton. 336 Life is the time to serve the Lord lVatts. 265 Lo, God is here ! let us adore. Salisbvry Coll. 312 Long have we sat beneath the sound. Watts. 245 Lord dismiss us with thy blessing Anon. 317 Lord, hear my prayer, and to my cry. 120 Lord, hear the voir.1 ol my complaint 4 [ i (I ! in the morning thou shall hear Watts. 134 Lord, let mc know my term of days 32 Lord, not to us, we claim no share 92 Lord of nature ! Source of light ! Calamy. 318 Lord ! thou art good ; all nature shows Browne. 168 Lord, thou hast searched and seen us through Watts. 355 Lord, through the dubious paths of life Exeter Coll. 431 Lord, we thy wondrous power proclaim Doddridge. 273 Lord, what a feeble piece Watts. 272 Lord, what our ears have heard Watts. 281 Lord, who 's the happy man, that may 8 MAR.K the soft falling snow ! Doddridge. 376 Might I but read my tit e clear. Watts. 2\\ My Father ! cheering name. Mrs. Steele. 4:6 My God ! all nature owns thy sway Miss H'illiams. 1(2 My God and Father ! to thy throne Kippis' Coll. 254 My God, how endless is thy love ! Watts. 480 My (.od ! I thank thee ; may no thought Jlnon. 222 My God ! my King ! thy various praise Watts. 144 My God, my portion, and my love Watts, 215 My God ! permit me not to be Watts. 242 My God ! the st< ps of pious men Watts. 206 My God ! the visits of thy face Steele. 2i3 xii INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Page My God ! thy boundless love I praise Henry Moore. 178 My God ! thy service well demands Doddridge. 255 My God ! whene'er my longing heart. Steele. 150 My life, while I that life enjoy . 44 My Maker and my King ! . . * Mrs. Steele. 173 My soul, inspired with sacred love 75 My soul, praise the Lord Park. 327 My soul shall ever bless the Lord 9 My soul shall praise thee, O my God Heginbotham. 218 My soul, the awful hour will come Doddridge. 268 My soul with grateful thoughts of love 93 NAKED as from the earth we came Watts. 263 No change of time shall ever shock 10 Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard. Watts. 276 No war nor battle's sound. Milton, altered by Rev. J. S. J. Gardiner. 461 Now may the God of grace and power Watt?. 288 Nov/ may the God of peace and love Rippon's Coll. 142 O all ye people ! clap your hands. 37 O azure vaults ! O crystal sky ! Roscommon. 329 O bless the Lord, our souls ! Watts. 326 O come, loud anthems let us sing. . . 69 O'er mountain tops the mount of God Scotch. Par»*>h. 195 O for an overcoming faith , . . Wults. 190 Of mortal life how short the date Merrick. 442 Oft, gracious God, our land has been Exeter Coll. 287 O God ! my heart is fully bent 88 O God of hosts, the mighty Lord 57 O God of our forefathers, hear Salisbury Coll. 358 O God, our Father and our King. Brown. 226 O God, our help in ages past Watts. 260 O God our Saviour ! all our hearts 58 O God ! we praise thee, and confess Patrick. 147 O happy is the man who hears Scotch Paraphrases. 207 O hear me, Lord, to thee I call Merrick. 431 O here, if ever, God of love Taylor. 285 O Lord, my best desires fulfil Cowper. 420 O Lord, our fathers oft have told 36 O Lord, the Saviour and defence 62 O Lord ! thy mercy, my sure hope 27 Once more, my soul, the rising day. Watts. 300 One general Hong of praise arise, . . Lorenzo de Medici, ' translated by Roscoe. 484 On Judah's plains as shepherds sat Tate. 462 On thee each morning, O my God Liverpool Coll. 301 Oppressed with guilt, or grief, or care. Patrick. 439 O praise the Lord, and thou, my soul 123 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. xiii Page. O praise the Lord, for he is good. 95 () praise the Lord in that blest plane. 128 O praise the Lord with hymns of joy 124 O praise the lord with one consent 114 O praise ye the I ord ! prepare a new song Doddridge. 322 O render thanks, and bless the Lord 83 O render thank* to God above 84 () ! Source of uncreated light ! Lri/den. 314 O that the I ord would guide my ways Watts. 208 () thou, before whose gracious throne Rippon\s Colt. 477 O thou, the first, the greatest friend. Burns. 368 O thou, the wretched "s sure retreat. Mrs. Carter. 436 O thou, through all th works adored Enfield. 332 O thou, to whom all creatures bow 5 O thou whose mercy hears. Mrs. Steele. 429 O thou whose power o'er moving worlds presides. . . .Johnson. 152 O thou, who to my humble prayer 44 O turn, great Ruler of the skies ! Merrick. 441 Our country is ImmanuePs ground Barbauld. 397 Our Father ! throned above the sky Scott. 148 Our Father ! who in heaven art Anon. 150 Our (iod, as merciful as just Barbauld altered. 400 Our life advancing to its close Merrick. 466 Out of the depth of sad distress Denham. 438 O ye immortal throng Doddridge. 379 PERFECTIOx\ ! 't is an empty name Doddridge. 198 Perpetual Source of light and grace Doddridge 246 Placed on the verge of youth, my mind Merrick. 250 Praise, 0 praise the name divine ! Merrick. 325 Praise to God, immortal praise Barbauld. 346 Praise to thee, thou great Creator Fawcett 318 Prai-e to the I ord of boundless might Doddridge. 357 Praise ye the I ord ; our God to praise 89 Providence, profusely kind Mrs. Steele. 423 RAISE your triumphant songs Watt Remark, my soul ! the narrow bounds Doddridge. 292 SAGES of ancient lettered times! Scott. 377 Shall I forsake that heavenly Friend. Jervis. 458 Shall the vile race of flesh and blood Watts. 259 Show pity, Lord ! O Lord, forgive ! Watts. 437 Bing to tin; Lord a new-mad > song 70 Sing to the Lord, who loud proclaims Doddridge. 146 Sin^ to the Lord ye distant lands ! Watts. 3 2 Bleep, sleep to-daji , tormenting cares Barbauld 312 Soft are the fruitful showers that bring. Henry Moore. 210 xiv INDEX OF FIRST LINES Page. So let our lips and lives express Watts. 202 Sovereign Lord of light and glory ! Exeter Coll. 13S Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears. Watts. 240 Supreme and universal light ! Rev. H. Moore. 403 Sweet is the love that mutual glows Dr. Gregory. 395 Sweet is the work, my God ! my King ! Watts. 132 TEACH me the measure of my days Watts. 264 Thanks for mercies past receive. Newton, altered. 316 That awful hour will soon appear Steele. 267 That man, in life wherever placed Burns. 205 That man is blest, who stands in awe , 90 The earth, and all the heavenly frame Gibbons. 171 Thee I '11 extol, my God and King. 121 The evils that beset our path Cowper. 445 The gifts indulgent heaven bestows Mrs. Steele. 422 The glad converted world shall all *' 14 The God of love will sure indulge. Salisbury Coll. 479 The God, who reigns alone. Drummond. 153 The heart dejected, sighs to know Need ham. 449 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord 12 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord Watts. 196 The Lord hath spoke, the mighty God 39 The Lord himself, the mighty Lord. 15 The Lord, how tender is his love ! Darwin. 417 The Lord my pasture shall prepare Addison. 366 The Lord our God is full of might White. 167 The Lord unto my lord thus spake. 88 The morning flowers display their sweets. • • • • Wesley. 269 The promise was divinely free Watts. 281 There is a glorious world on high Steele. 277 There is a God, all nature speaks Mrs. Steele. 334 There is a land of pure delight Watts. 454 The rolling year, almighty Lord Needham. 295 The spacious firmament on high. . Addison. 335 The swift declining day. Doddridge. 444 The traveller lost in night Mrs. Steele. 422 They that have made their refuge God Watts. 473 Thine is the cheerful day, and thine 52 This feast was Jesus' high behest EnjieWs Select. 457 This is the day the Lord hath made. Watts. 130 This spacious earth is all the Lord's 16 Those happy realms of joy and peace Steele. 275 Those men, that all their hopes and trust. 37 Thou didst, O mighty God ! exist Mrs. Rowe. 158 Though earthly shepherds dwell in dust. Doddridge. 478 Though every grace my speech adorned. Scotch Paraph. 224 'Though wicked men grow rich or great. • • • • 28 Thou, gracious Lord ! art my defence. 2 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Thou, Lord, by mortal eyes unseen Mason. 373 Thou, Lord, by strictest search hast known 117 Thou, Lord, through every changing scene. Doddridge. 172 Thou Power Supreme, by whose command Mrs. Carter. 345 Thou vain intruding world depart .... Steele. 243 Thou who discernest all my heart. Watts. 245 Thou, who sit'st enthroned above Sandys. 143 Through all the changing scenes of life. 25 Through all the various shifting scene Liverpool Coll. 418 Th' uplifted eye and bended knee. Scott. 387 Thus far the Lord hath led me on Watts. 308 Thus saith the first, the great command. Watts. 222 Thy mercies, Lord, shall be my song. 61 Thy name, almighty Lord. Watts. 141 Thy Providence supplies our food. 364 Thy wisdom, power and goodness, Lord Steele- 177 Thy word is like a heavenly light. Watts. 1!)7 Time, time, how few thy value weigh Scott. 262 Time ' what an empty vapor 'tis Watts. 443 *T is by thy strength the mountains stand. Watts. 297 To bless thy chosen race. 48 To calm the sorrows of the mind. . Jervis • 424 To celebrate thy praise, O Lord ! 6 To God in whom 1 trust 17 To Cod's great name your altars raise. 20 To God, the Lord, wake we the lay. Ogilvie. 323 To God, the mighty Lord 115 To God, the only wise. Watts. 274 To God your grateful voices raise. 85 To God your voice in anthems raise. 49 To him whose wisdom, love and power. Newton. 142 To my complaint, O Lord my God. 59 To thee my God ! my days are known Doddridge. 430 To thee, O God ! we homage pay .Doddridge. 192 To thee, O Lord, my cries ascend 119 To thee. Supreme, the ever blest Cambridge Coll. 140 To those who fear and trust the Lord. Watts. 182 To your Creator, God ! Mrs. Steelt T was on that dark, that doleful night. Watts. 282 UP to the hills I lift mine eyes. • • • • Watts. 15<< Up to the Lord, who reigns on high. '"•"... Watts. 176 Upward we lift our eyes. Watts. 474 VAST are thy works, Almighty Lord. Watts. U WAS pride, alas ! e'er made for man West Boston Coll. 236 Weak ami irresolute is man. Cowper. 446 We bless the Lord, the just, the good. Watts. 168 xvi INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Page. We build with fruitless cost, unless. 112 Wert thou severe our faults to mark. Watts. 249 We sing th' almighty power of God IVatts. 337 What glory gilds the sacred page Cowper. 381 What shall we render, bounteous Lord ! Ev. Luth. Coll. 231 What sinners value, I resign. Watts. 277 What though downy slumbers flee Doddridge. 481 When Abra'm, full of sacred awe West Boston Coll. 467 When all the powers of nature fail Jervis. 448 When all thy mercies, O my God ! Addison. 341 When as returns this solemn day Barbauld. 311 When darkness long has veiled my mind Cowper. 432 When fancy spreads her boldest wings Mrs. Steele. 428 When in the light of faith divine Watts. 256 When I pour out my soul in prayer, 74 When I review the crooked ways. Young. 252 When Israel, of the Lord beloved. Anon. 221 When life's tempestuous storms are o'er W. Boston Coll. 453 When once the firm assurance fails 7 When present sufferings pain our hearts Mrs. Steele. 421 When rising from the bed of death. Addison. 434 When sickness shakes the languid frame. Heginbotham. 427 When sinners quit their wicked ways Scotch Paraph. 248 Wherefore should man, frail child of clay Enfield. 399 While by calm reflection led Olney Hymns. 463 While here as wandering sheep we stray Merrick. 315 While nature welcomes in the day Monthly Anthology. 303 While some in folly's pleasures roll Cotton. 406 While sounds of war are heard around Aikin. 468 While thee I seek, protecting Power! Miss Williams. 339 Who can the wondrous works recount 33 Who place on Sion's God their trust Ill Who shall towards thy chosen seat Merrick. 315 Why do I thus perplex Scott. 234 Why do we waste, in trifling cares Doddridge. 244 With cheerful notes let all the earth 94 With glory clad, with strength arrayed 67 With one consent let all the earth 73 With reverence let the saints appear Watts. 145 With songs and honors sounding loud Watts. 296 YE blest inhabitants of heaven ! Merrick. 333 Ye boundless realms of joy 126 Ye followers of the Prince of Peace Birmingham Coll. 460 Ye golden lamps of heaven, farewell ! Doddridge. 452 Ye humble souls, who seek the Lord v Doddridge. 188 Ye saints and servants of the Lord 92 Ye sons of men, with joy record Doddridge. 164 Ye weak inhabitants of clay Doddridge. 354 Ye works of God ! on him alone Merrick. 161 1NDE", SUBJEC1 JV. B. The figures refer to the Page. FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND CLOSE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. The Christian Sabbath, 4, 129, 130, 309, 312.— The House of God. 312. — For the Lord's day morning, 131, 310. — Pleasures and Benefits of Worship. 66, 132, 135. — Solemn In- vocation, 133. 134.136,140. 142.314, 315.— Sincere Worship acceptable. 137. 139, 311, 315.— Daily and Public Worship. 137 —Grateful Praise, 138,140, 111, 142.316,317,318, 322, 325, :W. 3-11. GENERAL PRAYER AND PRAISE. Perpetual Praise, 4, 92, 95. 143, 144, 332 — Invocation of all creatures to praise God, 126, 323, 329, 330. 333.— Invitation to Worship, 69. 92.73.75, 83. 92. 114, 128, 145, 322. 343. — Invocation of all nations to worship God, 48, 94. 313, 319.— God praised by all his works, 320, 321 , 325, 327, 334, 335.— Praise especially due from man, 321, 327 — Encouragement of Worship, 146. — Te Deum, 147. — Iinportunutt Prayer, 59, 152.— Universal Prayer, 348.— Lord's Prayer. 350, 352.— Divine aid implored, 17, 21, 150. 152. GOD. His unjty, 60, 7<>, 15:2, 153. — His unsearchablenesF, 53, 77. 154,352.419,469.— His greatness, 5. 42, 61. 67, 69, 70, 114, 115. 121,344,354, 359.— His omnipresence, 117, 155, 169, 3! His omniscience, 117. 353, 355. — His moral perfections in g 27. 156, 157 —His justice, 11, 48, 56, 66, 70, 89, 107, H9J 449, 470.— Praise for his truth and mercy, 7( —His compassion, 121. — His eternity and immutability. (>'■ 103, 158, 361, 362, 363.— God the intellectual light, 357— the creator and preserver, 67, 159. 160, 161, 336, 345, ! the friend of the good, 17. 25. 28, 57, 65, 71, 365 — the rul the (7— seen in all, 12^162, 32 >. 334, 335, 33""— xviii INDEX OF SUBJECTS. His power and goodness, 6, 20. 23, 37, 43, 44, 59, 61, 84, 115, 118, 122, 124, 164— His providence, 14, 49, 50, 65, 75, 123, 165 — 169, 171 — extended to all creatures, 226 — God our shepherd, 15, 366— His protection through every age, 36, 55, 172, 176—178, 3o8, 411 — His readiness to hear prayer, 47, 59 — Obligation to gratitude and obedience, 173 — 175 — Providence and grace, 14, 179, 180, 364, 367 — Divine condescension, 49 — Divine faithful- ness seen in the promise of salvation, 181. CHRIST. His mission and birth, 182—185, 372, 377,378,400, 461 — the image of the invisible God, 373 — the light of the world, 374 — his invitations, 435 — his piety, 186 — his example, 384, 385, 460 — his miracles, 377 — his death, 187 — his death, resurrection and ascension. 188, 189, 386 — seen of angels, 379 — his interces- sion, 191 — hopes and triumphs of his followers, 190 — his king- dom, 88, 192-195, 375, 376— Love of Christ, 393, 397, 422, 458, 460— imitation of him, 373, 384, 385. THE SCRIPTURES. Excellency of the Gospel, 196, 199,201, 372. 374, 375. 376, 378, 381— instruction from Scripture, 97, 104, 105, 197— Perfection of the divine law, 13, 104, 106, 198— im- ploring aid to understand and obey it, 106, 108, 136. CHRISTIAN LIFE IN GENERAL. Fidelity fco La obligations, 201, 202, 348, 403,40b- Obedience better than sacrifice, 33, 39, 311, 387 — The beatitudes, 203 — Security and happiness of the sincere Christian, 84, 90,96, 107,111,209—211, 407—409, 422— The way and end of the righteous and wicked, 1, 25, 28, 37, 111, 205 — 207 — Aspirations after holiness, 208. CHRISTIAN CHARACTER IN PARTICULAR. Piety.— God the Christian's portion and support, 2, 3, 10, 35, 44, 57, 212—215, 418, 428— Trust in him the security of virtue, 19, 21, 50, 51, 216 — Trust in him revived by the remembrance of his mercies, 53 — Devotion sanctifying the relations and pleasures of life, 217 — Communion with God; 410, 428— Gratitude and submission, 101, 218, 336, 339. 340, 400, 4G2, 406, 426, 430— Happy sense of de- pendence on him, 24, 44, 57,95, 414, 418, 430— Fear of God, 219 — Imitation of him, 383 — Walking by faith, 220, 398 — Imploring God's presence in all circumstances, 221 — Imploring his guid- ance, 99,100, 102, 106,119, 348. 400, 403,414, 431— Trust at ail times in his goodness, 10, 51,68, 93,222, 415, 416, 418, 419, 427, 431, 432— Grateful retrospect of his goodness, 341 — Resig- nation, 101 , 17. 19 — 421, 432— Looking to God for consolation and happiness, 423 — 27, ,29- Love of him, 215, 428 — Love to God and men, 222,394. Social Virtues.— Integrity, 7,8,315, 403— Divine favor to it, 16— Charity the first grace, 223, 22i, 390 INDEX OF SUBJECTS xix — God's favor to it, 31, 90, — Zeal tempered by it, 390 — Imitation of the Divine beneficence, 235, 238— Brotherly love, 296, 384, 389, 895, 460 — Compassion, 38 i — Candor and forbearance, 227, 348, 350. 3 Freedom from partv spirit, 389— Justice and liberality, 228, 350, 388— Domestic affection, 113, 229. 395— Christian friendship, 392, 39! — Tin' universal law of Bympathy, 2305 393 — Charity an acceptable expression of gratitude, "-231,391. Personal, Virtues. — Moderation and contentment, 233, 'SM, 318, ■101, 102, 406, 408, 123 — Independence of human usurpations over the conscience, 387 — Humility and meekness, 235, 236, 391, 399— Prudence, 236— Industry, I i '—Self-denial, 31)7— Watch- fulness, 100, 237, 396 — Fortitude and perseverance, 101, 105, 238, 241, 396, 397, 399— Self-examination and self-knowledge, 100, 212,213,396,431,433. PENITENTIAL. Neglect of the one thing needful, 214— Im- ploring favor and guidance, 17, 40, 120, 318, 433, 137, 138, 440, 411 — Confidence in God's readiness to forgive, 14, 59, 76, 434, 436, 438, 439 — Invitations of Jesus, 135 — Peeking divine and hu- man aid to detect besetting sins, 215, 431 — Unprofitableness in the midst of privileges and mercies, 215 — Happiness of the for- given sinner, 22, 246 — Mercv of God to the penitent, 17, 112, 248, 219. FOR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. Dangers of youth, 250— Religion a security against them. 97, 251 — Devotion of youth to God, 411 — Reflections of a religious age, 50, 252, 253, 113 — Mar- riage, 392, 483— Prayer of the aged Christian, 412 — For parents, 216 — In sickness, 254 — Sickness, 124, 127 — Reflections on re- covering from sickness, 255, ]-26 — For mariners, 86 — For ship- wrecked persons, 87 — For captives, 86 — For those who have re- turned from abroad, 475 — For the bereaved, 478 — Family duties and blessings, 4S3 — Prayer of the faithful minister, 33. VANITY AND SHORTNESS OF LIFE. Its pursuits unsatis- factory, 32. 37, 256, 257— Its period transient, 442— Life a pil- grimage. KS^. 397 — Divine greatness and human insignificance, 43, 66, 74, 259, 360— Man changeable and God unchangeable, 63, 74, 260, 261,360 — Man compTeteli dependent upon God, 112 — Progress and importance of time, 202 441, 447 — Submission to the decree of mortality, 263 — Life a short term of probation, 264 — 266 — Warnings of mortality, 267, 445 — Need of support in death, 268 — Frailty of man. and God's compassion to him, ij^, 269—273, 413, 446. DEATH, AND THE LIFE TO COME. Prospect of sickne^ and death, 434, 448 — The peace of the grave. 450 — The final xx INDEX OF SUBJECTS. judgment, 434, 443— Resurrection of the good. 9, 869 — Praise to God for the hope of heaven, 274, 451, 452 — Prospect of it, 275, 270, '279, 454, 455— The Christian's hope, 277, 398, 423, 451, 452, 45')— The reward of the faithful, 277. FOR PARTICULAR OCCASIONS. Invitation to ordinances, 279— Baptism, 281— Lord's Supper, 282—284, 457— 459— Dispo- sitions appropriate to it, 285, 286 — At the settlement of a minis- ter, 476 — On the dangerous sickness of a minister, 477 — On the death of a minister, 478 — For a sickly season, 65. 473, 474 — For a Fast Dav, 58, 287—289, 467— 469— For a Thanksgiving Day, 36, 37, 55; 58, 110. 289, 358, 465, 471, 472— The close of the year, 290 — 293, 463 — For a new year, 466 — God's greatness and goodness seen in the changes of the day and year, 52, 298, 465 — Seen in the seasons, 45, 124, 294 — 298 — Guidance implored through the day, 299, 300 — Gratitude for daily protection, 201 — Meditations in the night season, 481 — Hymns for morning and evening, 2, 4, 44, 304, 480— Morning Hymns. 302, 303, 482— Evening Hymns, 305, 306, 308. PSALMS PSALM 1. CM. i How blest is he, who ne'er consents By ill advice to walk ; Nor stands in sinners' ways, nor sits Where men profanely talk ! 2 But makes the perfect law of God His business and delight; Devoutly reads therein by day, And meditates by night. 3 Like some fair tree, which, fed by streams. With timely fruit does bend, He still shall flourish, and success All his designs attend. 4 Ungodly men, and their attempts, No lasting root shall find ; Untimely blasted, and dispersed Like chaff before the wind. 1 sr PSALMS. 5 Their guilt shall strike the wicked dumb Before the Judge's face ; No formal hypocrite shall then Among the saints have place. 6 For God approves the just manrs ways ; To happiness they tend ; But sinners, and the paths they tread. Shall both in ruin end. PSALM 3. C. M. 1 Thou, gracious Lord ! art my defence ; On thee my hopes rely ; Thou art my glory, and shalt yet Lift up my head on high. 2 Since whensoever in like distress, To God I made my prayer, He heard me from his holy hill, Why should I now despair ? 3 Guarded by him, I laid me down, My sweet repose to take ; For I through him securely sleep, Through him in safety wake. 4 Salvation to the Lord belongs ; He only can defend ; PSALMS, 3 His blessing he extends to all, That on his power depend. PSALM 4. C. M. 1 Consider that the righteous man Is God's peculiar choice ; And when to him I make my prayer, He always hears my voice. 2 Then stand in awe of his commands , Flee every thing that 's ill ; Commune in private with your hearts, And bend them to his will. 3 The place of other sacrifice Let righteousness supply ; And let your hope, securely fixed, On God alone rely. 4 While worldly minds impatient grow, More prosperous times to see, Still let the glories of thy face Shine brightly, Lord, on me. 5 So shall my heart overflow with joy, More lasting, and more true, Than theirs, who stores of corn and wine Successively renew- PSALMS. 6 Then down in peace I'll lay my head^ And take my needful rest ; No other guard, O Lord ! I crave, Of thy defence possessed. PSALM 5. C. M. 1 Lord, hear the voice of my complaint ; Accept my secret prayer ; To thee alone, my King, my God ! Will I for help repair, 2 Thou in the morn my voice shalt hear, And with the dawning day To thee devoutly I '11 look up, To thee devoutly pray, 3 Lord, let all those who trust in thee With shouts their joy proclaim ; Let them rejoice, whom thou preserv'st, And all that love thy name. 4 To righteous men the righteous Lord His blessings will extend ; And with his favor all his saints. As with a shield, defend. PSALMS PSALM 8. C. M. i O thou, to whom all creatures bow Within this earthly frame, Through all the world how great art thou ! How glorious is thy name ! 2 In heaven thy wondrous acts are sung, Nor fully reckoned there ; And yet thou mak'st the infant tongue Thy boundless praise declare. 3 Through thee the weak confound the strong, And crush their haughty foes ; And so thou quell'st the wicked throng That thee and thine oppose. 4 When heaven, thy beauteous work on high, Employs my wondering sight ; The moon, that nightly rules the sky, With stars of feebler light ; 5 What's man, say I, that, Lord, thou lov'st To keep him in thy mind ? Or what his offspring, that thou prov'st To them so wondrous kind? 6 Him next in power thou didst create To thy celestial train ; 6 PSALMS Ordained, with dignity and state, O'er all thy works to reign. 7 They jointly own his powerful sway; The beasts that prey or graze ; The bird that wings its airy wTay ; The fish that cuts the seas. 8 O thou, to whom all creatures bow Within this earthly frame, Through all the world how great art thou ! How glorious is thy name ! PSALM 9. CM 1 To celebrate thy praise, O Lord! I will my heart prepare ; To all the listening world thy works, Thy wondrous works declare. 2 The thought of them shall to my soul Exalted pleasures bring ; Whilst to thy name, O thou most high Triumphant praise I sing. 3 The Lord forever lives, who has His righteous throne prepared, Impartial justice to dispense ; To punish or rewarde PSALMS. 4 God is a constant sure defence Against oppressing rage ; As troubles rise, his needful aids In our behalf engage. 5 All those, who have his goodness proved* Will in his truth confide ; Whose mercy ne'er forsook the man That on his help relied. 6 Thus, by the just returns he makes, The mighty Lord is known ; While wicked men by their own plots Are shamefully overthrown. 7 No single sinner shall escape, By privacy obscured ; Nor nation, from his just revenge. By numbers be secured. 8 His suffering saints, when most distressed, He ne'er forgets to aid ; Their expectations shall be crowned. Though for a time delayed. PSALM 11. CM 1 When once the firm assurance fails, Which public faith imparts. 8 PSALMS. ?Tis time for innocence to fly From such deceitful arts. 2 The Lord hath both a temple here, And righteous throne above ; Where he surveys the sons of men, And how their counsels move. 3 If God the righteous, whom he loves, For trial does correct, What must the sons of violence, Whom he abhors, expect ? 4 The righteous Lord will righteous deeds With signal favor grace ; And to the upright man disclose The brightness of his face. PSALM 15. CM. 1 Lord, who 's the happy man, that may To thy best courts repair ; Not stranger-like, to visit them, But to inhabit there ? 2 ?T is he, whose every thought and deed By rules of virtue moves ; Whose generous tongue disdains to speak The thing his heart disproves. PSALMS. 9 3 Who never did a slander forge, His neighbor's fame to wound ; Nor hearken to a false report, By malice whispered round. 4 Who vice, in all its pomp and power, Can treat with just neglect ; And piety, though clothed in rags, Religiously respect. 5 Who to his plighted vows and fcrnst Has ever firmly stood ; And though he promise to his loss, He makes his promise good. 6 Whose soul in usury disdains His treasure to employ ; Whom no rewards can ever bribe The guiltless to destroy. 7 The man, who by this steady course Has happiness ensured, When earth's foundation shakes, shall stand. By Providence secured. PSALM 16. CM. 1 My soul shall ever bless the Lord, Whose precepts give me light. 10 PSALMS. And private counsel still afford, In sorrow's dismal night. 2 I strive each action to approve To his all-seeing eye ; No danger shall my hopes remove, Because he still is nigh. 3 Therefore my heart all grief defies, My glory does rejoice ; My flesh shall rest, in hopes to rise, Waked by his powerful voice. 4 Thou, Lord, when I resign my breath. My soul from hell shalt free ; Nor let thy holy one in death The least corruption see. 5 Thou shalt the paths of life display, That to thy presence lead ; Where pleasures dwell without allay. And joys that never fad^. PSALM 18. L. M. No change of time shall ever shock My firm affection, Lord, to thee ; For thou hast always been a rock, A fortress and defence to me. PSALMS. 11 2 Thoa my deliverer art, my God ! My trust is in thy mighty power; Thou art my shield from foes abroad, At home my safe-guard and my tower. 3 To heaven I made my mournful prayer, To God addressed my humble moan ; Who graciously inclined his ear, And heard me from his lofty throne. 4 The Lord did on my side engage, From heaven, his throne, my cause upheld ; And snatched me from the furious rage Of threatening waves, that proudly swelled. 5 For I his judgments kept in sight, In his just paths have always trod; I never did his statutes slight, Nor loosely wandered from my God. 6 Thou suit'st, O Lord ! thy righteous ways To various paths of human kind ; They who for mercy merit praise, With thee shall wondrous mercy find. 7 Thou to the just shalt justice show ; The pure thy purity shall see ; Such as perversely choose to go, Shall meet with due returns from thee. 12 PSALMS. 8 For God's designs shall still succeed ; His word will bear the utmost test ; He's a strong shield to all that needr And an his sure protection rest. 9 Who then deserves to be adored But God, on whom my hopes depend ? Or who, except the mighty Lord, Can with resistless power defend? 10 Let the eternal Lord be praised ! The rock on whose defence I rest ; O'er highest heavens his name be raisedr Who me with his salvation blest ! PSALM 19. C. M. 1 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord^ Which that alone can fill ; The firmament and stars express Their great creator's skill. 2 The dawn of each returning day, Fresh beams of knowledge brings ; And from the dark returns of night Divine instruction springs. 3 Their powerful language to no realm Or region is confined ; PSALMS. 13 *Tis nature's voice, and understood Alike by all mankind. 4 Their doctrine does its sacred sense Through earth's extent display ; Whose bright contents the circling sun Does round the world convey. 5 From east to west, from west to east, His restless course he goes ; And through his progress cheerful light, And vital warmth bestows. 6 God's perfect law converts the soul, Reclaims from false desires ; With sacred wisdom his sure word The ignorant inspires. 7 The statutes of the Lord are just, And bring sincere delight ; His pure commands, in search of truth, Assist the feeblest sight. 8 His perfect worship here is fixed, On sure foundations laid ; His equal laws are in the scales Of truth and justice weighed. 2 14 PSALMS. 9 Of more esteem than golden mines,. Or gold refined with skill ; More sweet than honey, or the drops That from the comb distil. 10 My trusty counsellors they are, And friendly warnings give ; Divine rewards attend on those, Who by thy precepts live. 1 1 But what frail man observes howr oft He does from virtue fall ? O cleanse me from my secret faults,, Thou God that knowest them all f 12 Let no presumptuous sin, O Lord ! Dominion have o'er me ; That, by thy grace preserved, I may The great transgression flee. 13 So shall my prayer and praises be With thy acceptance blest ; And I secure, on thy defence, My strength and Saviour, rest. PSALM 22. C. M. 1 The glad converted world shall all To God their homage pay ; PSALMS. 15 And scattered nations of the earth One sovereign Lord obey. 2 5T is his supreme prerogative O'er subject kings to reign ; 'T is just that he should rule the world, Who does the world sustain. 6 The rich, who are with plenty fed, His bounty must confess ; The sons of want, by him relieved, Their generous patron bless. 4 With humble worship to his throne They all for aid resort ; That power, which first their beings gave, Can only them support. b Then shall a chosen spotless race, Devoted to his name, To their admiring heirs his truth And glorious acts proclaim. PSALM 23. C. M. The Lord himself, the mighty Lord, Vouchsafes to be my guide ; The shepherd, by whose constant care My wants are all supplied. 16 PSALMS. 2 In tender grass he makes me feed, And gently there repose ; Then leads me to cool shades, and where Refreshing water flows* 3 He does my wandering soul reclaim, And, to his endless praise, Instruct with humble zeal to walk In his most righteous ways* 4 I pass the gloomy vale of death* From fear and danger free ; For there his aiding rod and staff Defend and comfort me. 5 Since God doth thus his wondrous love Through all my life extend, That life to him I will devote, And in his temple spend. PSALM 24. C. M. 1 This spacious earth is all the Lord's ; The Lord's her fulness is ; The world, and they that dwell therein* By sovereign right are his. 2 He framed and fixed it on the seas ; And his almighty hand PSALMS. 17 Upon inconstant floods has made The stable fabric stand. -3 But for himself this Lord of all One chosen seat designed ; O who shall to that sacred hill Desired admittance find? 4 The man whose hands and heart are pure ; Whose thoughts from pride are free ; Who honest poverty prefers To gainful perjury. 5 This, this is he, on whom the Lord Shall shower his blessings down ; Whom God his Saviour shall vouchsafe With righteousness to crown. PSALM 25. S. M. To God, in whom 1 trust, I lift my heart and voice ; O let me not be put to shame, Nor let my foes rejoice. Those who on thee rely, Let no disgrace attend ; Be that the shameful lot of such As wilfully offend. 2* 18 PSALMS. 3 To me thy truth impart, And lead me in thy way ; For thou art he that brings me help ; On thee I wait all day. 4 Thy mercies, and thy love, O Lord ! recall to mind, And graciously continue stilly As thou wert ever, kind. 5 Let all my youthful crimes Be blotted out by thee ; And, for thy wondrous goodness7 saker In mercy think on me. 6 His mercy, and his truth,. The righteous Lord displays, In bringing wandering sinners homet And teaching them his ways. 7 He those in justice guides, Who his direction seek ; And in his sacred paths shall lead The humble and the meek. 8 Through all the ways of God Both truth and mercy shine, To such as with religious hearts To his blest will incline. PSALMS 19 9 Since mercy is the grace That most exalts thy fame, Forgive my heinous sin, O Lord f And so advance thy name. 10 Whoe'er with humble fear To God his duty pays, Shall find the Lord a faithful guide, In all his righteous ways. 1 1 For God to all his saints His secret will imparts, And does his gracious covenant write In their obedient hearts. PSALM 27. CM. 1 Continue, Lord, to hear my voice, Whene'er to thee I cry ; In mercy all my prayers receive, Nor my request deny. 2 When us to seek thy glorious face Thou kindly dost advise, 1 Thy glorious face I '11 always seek,' My grateful heart replies. 8 Then hide not thou thy face, O Lord ! Nor me in wrath reject ; 20 PSALMS My God and Saviour ! leave not him Thou didst so oft protect. 4 I trusted that my future life Should with thy love be crowned, Or else my fainting soul had sunk, With sorrow compassed round- 5 God's time with patient faith expect, And he '11 inspire thy breast With inward strength ; do thou thy part, And leave to him the rest. PSALM 29. L ML 1 To God's great name your altars raise ; Devoutly due respect afford ; Him in his holy temple praise, Where he 's with solemn state adored. 2 'T is he, that with amazing noise The watery clouds in sunder breaks ; The ocean trembles at his voice, When he from heaven in thunder speaks. 3 How full of power his voice appears ! With what majestic terror crowned ! Which from the roots tall cedars tears, And strews their scattered branches round. PSALMS 21 God rules the angry floods on high ; His boundless sway shall never cease ; His people he Ml with strength supply, And bless his own with constant peace. PSALM 31, S. M. 1 Defend me, Lord, from shame ; For still I trust in thee ; As just and righteous is thy name, From danger set me free. 2 Bow down thy gracious ear, And speedy succor send ; Do thou my steadfast rock appear, To shelter and defend, 3 To thee, the God of truth, My life, and all that 's mine, (For thou preservest me from my youth) I willingly resign. 4 Those mercies thou hast shown I '11 cheerfully express ; For thou hast seen my straits, and known My soul in deep distress. £2 PSALMS. 5 But still my steadfast trust I on thy help repose ; That thou, my God ! art good and just. My soul with comfort knows. 6 How great thy mercies are To such as fear thy name ; Which thou, for those that trust thy care, Dost to the world proclaim ! 7 Ye that on God rely, Courageously proceed ; For he will yet your hearts supply With strength, in time of need. PSALM 32. L. M. 1 He's blest, whose sins have pardon gained No more in judgment to appear; Whose guilt remission has obtained, And whose repentance is sincere. 2 No sooner I my wound disclosed, The guilt that tortured me within, But thy forgiveness interposed, And mercy's healing balm poured in. 3 True penitents shall thus succeed, Who seek thee while thou mayest be found, PSALMS. 23 And, from the common deluge freed, Shall see remorseless sinners drowned. 4 Sorrows on sorrows multiplied, The hardened sinner shall confound ; But them who in his truth confide Blessings of mercy shall surround. 5 His saints, that have performed his laws,. Their life in triumphs shall employ ; Let them, as they alone have cause, In grateful raptures shout for joy. PSALM 33. C. M. 1 Let all the just to God with joy Their cheerful voices raise ; For well the righteous it becomes To sing glad songs of praise. 2 For faithful is the word of God ; His works with truth abound ; He justice loves, and all the earth Is with his goodness crowned.. 3 By his almighty word, at first, Heaven's glorious arch was reared ; And all the beauteous host of light At his command appeared. 24 PSALMS. 4 The swelling floods, together rolled, He makes in heaps to lie ; And lays, as in a store-house safe, The watery treasures by. 5 Let earth and all that dwell therein, Before him trembling stand ; For, when he spake the word, 'twas made ; 5T was fixed at his command. 6 Whatever the mighty Lord decrees, Shall stand forever sure ; The settled purpose of his heart To ages shall endure. 7 How happy then are they, to whom The Lord for God is known ! Whom he from all the world besides, Has chosen for his own. 8 He all the nations of the earth, From heaven, his throne, surveyed ; He saw their works and viewed their thoughts; By him their hearts were made. 9 5Tis God, who those that trust in him Beholds with gracious eyes ; He frees their souls from death ; their want, In time of dearth, supplies. PSALMS. 25 10 Our soul on God with patience waits; Our help and shield is he ; Then, Lord, let still our hearts rejoice, Because we trust in thee. 1 1 The riches of thy mercy, Lord, Do thou to us extend 5 Since we, for all we want or wish, On thee alone depend. PSALM 34. C. If; 1 Through all the changing scenes of life, In trouble and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. 2 Of his deliverance I will boast, Till all, that are distressed, From my example comfort take, And charm their griefs to rest. 3 O magnify the Lord with me, With me exalt his name ; When in distress to him I called, He to my rescue came. 4 The hosts of God encamp around The dwellings of the just ; 3 PSALMS. Deliverance he affords to all Who on his succor trust. 5 O make but trial of his love, Experience will decide How blest are they, and only they, Who in his truth confide. 6 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then Have nothing else to fear ; Make you his service your delight, He'll make your wants his care. 7 While hungry lions lack their prey, The Lord will food provide For such as put their trust in him, And see their needs supplied. 8 Approach, ye piously disposed ! And my instruction hear ; I ?11 teach you the true discipline Of his religious fear. 9 Let him who length of life desires, And prosperous days would see, From slandering language keep his tongue, His lips from falsehood free ; PSALMS. 87 10 The crooked paths of vice decline, And virtue's ways pursue ; Establish peace where 'tis begun, And, where 'tis lost, renew. 11 The Lord from heaven beholds the just With favorable eyes ; And, when distressed, his gracious ear Is open to their cries. 12 Deliverance to his saints he gives, When his relief they crave ; He 's nigh to heal the broken heart, And contrite spirit save. 13 The wicked, from their wicked arts Their ruin shall derive ; Whilst righteous men, whom they detest, Shall them and theirs survive. 14 For God preserves the souls of those Who on his truth depend ; To them, and their posterity, His blessings shall descend. PSALM 36. L. M. 1 O Lord ! thy mercy, my sure hope, The highest orb of heaven transcends ; 28 PSALMS. Thy sacred truth's unmeasured scope Beyond the spreading skies extends. 2 Thy justice like the hills remains ; Unfathomed depths thy judgments are; Thy providence the world sustains; The whole creation is thy care* 3 Since of thy goodness all partake, With what assurance should the just Thy sheltering wings their refuge make, And saints to thy protection trust t 4 Such guests shall to thy courts be led* To banquet on thy love's repast ; And drink, as from a fountain's head* Of joys that shall forever last. 5 With thee the springs of life remain ; Thy presence is eternal day ; O let thy saints thy favor gain, To upright hearts thy truth display. PSALM 37 61 L. M 1 Though wicked men grow rich or great. Yet let not their successful state Thy anger, or thy envy raise ; PSALMS 29 For they, cut down like tender grass, Or like young flowers, away shall pass, — Whose blooming beauty soon decays. Depend on God, and him obey ; So thou within the land shalt stay, Secure from danger and from want ; Make his commands thy chief delight, And he, thy duty to requite, Shall all thy earnest wishes grant. In all thy ways trust thou the Lord, And he will needful help afford, To perfect every just design ; He/11 make, like light, serene and clear, Thy clouded innocence appear, And as a mid-day sun to shine. With quiet mind on God depend, And patiently for him attend ; Nor let thy anger fondly rise, Though wicked men with wealth abound, And with success the plots are crowned, Which they maliciously devise. From anger cease, and wrath forsake ; Let noungoverned passion make Thy wavering heart espouse their crime ; For God shall sinful men destroy, Whilst only they the land enjoy, Who trust on him, and wait his time. 3* 30 PSALMS. 6 How soon shall wicked men decay I Their place shall vanish quite away, Nor by the strictest search be found ; Whilst humble souls possess the earth, Rejoicing still with godly mirth, With peace and plenty always crowned. 7 A little with God's favor blessed, That 's by one righteous man possessed, The wealth of many bad excels ; For God supports the just man's cause? But as for those that break his laws, Their unsuccessful power he quells. 8 His constant care the upright guides, And over all their life presides ; Their portion shall forever last ; They, when distress overwhelms the earth, Shall be unmoved, and, e'en in dearth, The happy fruits of plenty taste * 9 The good man's way is God's delight ; He orders all the steps aright, Of him that moves by his command ; Though he sometimes may be distressed, Yet shall he ne'er be quite oppressed, For God upholds him with his hand. PSALMS. 10 With caution shun each wicked deed, In virtue's ways with zeal proceed, And so prolong your happy days ; For God, who judgment loves, does still Preserve his saints secure from ill, While soon the wicked race decays. 1 1 The upright shall possess the land ; His portion shall for ages stand ; His mouth with wisdom is supplied, His tongue by rules of judgment moves, His heart the law of God approves ; Therefore his footsteps never slide. 12 In wait the watchful sinner lies, In vain, the righteous to surprise , In vain his ruin does decree ; God will not him defenceless leave, To his revenge exposed, but save, And, when he's sentenced, set him free. 13 Wait still on God ; keep his command, And thou, exalted in the land, Thy blest possession ne'er shalt quit ; The wicked soon destroyed shall be, And at his dismal tragedy Thou shalt a safe spectator sit- 32 PSALMS. 14 The wicked I in power have seen, And, like a bay-tree, fresh and green, That spreads its pleasant branches round ; But he was gone as swift as thought, And, though in every place I sought, No sign or track of him I found. 15 Observe the perfect man with care, And mark all such as upright are ; Their roughest days in peace shall end ; While on the latter end of those, Who dare God's sacred will oppose, A common ruin shall attend. 16 God to the just will aid afford ; Their only safeguard is the Lord Their strength in time of need is he ; Because on him they still depend, The Lord will timely succor send, And from the wicked set them free. PSALM 39. CM. 1 Lord, let me know my term of days, How soon my life will end ; The numerous train of ills disclose, Which this frail state attend. PSALMS 33 2 My life, thou know'st, is but a span ; A cypher sums my years ; And every man, in best estate, But vanity appears. 3 Man, like a shadow, vainly walks, With fruitless cares oppressed ; He heaps up wealth, but cannot tell By whom 'twill be possessed. 4 Why then should I on worthless toys, With anxious care, attend? On thee alone my steadfast hope Shall ever, Lord, depend. 5 Lord, hear my cry, accept my tears, And listen to my prayer, Who sojourn like a stranger here, As all my fathers were. PSALM 40. L. ML 1 Who can the wondrous works recount, Which thou, O God ! for us hast wrought ? The treasures of thy love surmount The power of numbers, speech, and thought. 2 I 've learned, that thou hast not desired Offerings and sacrifice alone ; 34 PSALMS Nor blood of guiltless beasts required, For man's transgression to atone. 3 In full assemblies I have told Thy truth and righteousness at large ; Nor did, thou know'st, my lips withhold From uttering what thou gav'st in charge ; 4 Nor kept within my breast confined Thy faithfulness, and saving grace ; But preached thy love, for all designed, That all might that and truth embrace. 5 Then let those mercies I declared To others, Lord, extend to me ; Thy loving kindness my reward, Thy truth my safe protection be, PSALM 41. C. M 1 Happy the man, whose tender care Relieves the poor distressed ! When he's by troubles compassed round, The Lord shall give him rest. 2 The Lord his life, with blessings crowned. In safety shall prolong ; And disappoint the will of those, That seek to do him wrong. PSALMS. 35 3 If he in languishing estate, Oppressed with sickness, lie, The Lord will easy make his bed, And inward strength supply. 4 Let therefore Israel's Lord and God From age to age be blest ; And all the people's glad applause With loud Amens expressed. PSALM 42. C. M. 1 As pants the hart for cooling streams, When heated in the chase, So longs my soul, O God ! for thee, And thy refreshing grace. 2 For thee, my God, the living God ! My thirsty soul doth pine ; O when shall I behold thy face, Thou majesty divine ? 3 I sigh, whene'er my musing thoughts Those happy days present, When I with troops of pious friends Thy temple did frequent. 4 Why restless, why cast down, my soul ? Trust God ; and he'll employ 36 PSALMS. His aid for thee, and change these sighs To thankful hymns of joy. 5 Why restless, why cast down, my soul ? Hope still ; and thou shalt sing The praise of him who is thy God, Thy health's eternal spring. PSALM 44. C. M. 1 O Lord, our fathers oft have told, In our attentive ears, Thy wonders in their days performed, And elder times than theirs. 2 For not their courage, nor their sword, To them possession gave ; Nor strength, that, from unequal force, Their fainting troops could save ; 3 But thy right hand, and powerful arm, Whose succor they implored ; Thy presence with the chosen race, Who thy great name adored. 4 As thee their God our fathers owned, Thou art our sovereign king ; O therefore, as thou didst to them, To us deliverance bring. PSALMS. 37 5 To thee the triumph we ascribe, From whom the conquest came ; In God we will rejoice all day, And ever bless his name. PSALM 47. L. M. 1 O all ye people ! clap your hands, And with triumphant voices sing ; No force the mighty power withstands Of God, the universal king. 2 Your utmost skill in praise be shown For him, who all the world commands ; Who sits upon his righteous throne, And spreads his sway o'er heathen lands. 3 Our chiefs, and tribes, that far from hence T' adore the God of Abraham came, Found him their constant sure defence ; How great and glorious is his name ! PSALM 49. C. M. 1 Those men, that all their hopes and trust In heaps of treasure place, 4 38 PSALMS. And boasting, triumph when they see Their ill got wealth increase ; 2 Are yet unable from the grave Their dearest friend to free ; Nor can, by force of costly bribes, Reverse God's firm decree. 3 Their vain endeavors they must quit ; The price is held too high ; No sums can purchase such a grant, That man should never die. 4 Not wisdom can the wise exempt, Nor fools their folly save ; But both must perish, and, in death, Their wealth to others leave. 5 But God will yet redeem my soul ; And from the greedy grave His greater power shall set me free, And to himself receive. 6 Then fear not thou, when worldly men In envied wealth abound ; Nor, though their prosperous house increase, With state and honor crowned. 7 For, when they're summoned hence by death, They leave all this behind ; PSALMS. 39 No shadow of their former pomp Within the grave they find. 8 And yet they thought their state was blest, Caught in the flatterer's snare, Who praises those that slight all else, And of themselves take care. 9 In their forefathers' steps they tread ; And when, like them, they die, Their wretched ancestors, and they, In endless darkness lie. 10 For man, how great soe'er his state, Unless he 's truly wise, As like a sensual beast he lives, So like a beast he dies. PSALM 50. 61. L. M. 1 The Lord hath spoke ; the mighty God Hath sent his summons all abroad, From dawning light, till day declines ; The listening earth his voice hath heard, And he from Sion hath appeared, Where beauty in perfection shines. 40 PSALMS. 2 1 know the fowls, that build their nests In craggy rocks, and savage beasts That loosely haunt the open fields ; If seized with hunger I could be, I need not seek relief from thee, Since the world 's mine, and all it yields, 3 Think'st thou that I have any need On slaughtered bulls and goats to feed, To eat their flesh, and drink their blood ? The sacrifices I require Are hearts which love and zeal inspire, And vows with strictest care made good, PSALM 51. S. JVL 1 Have mercy, Lord, on met As thou wert ever kind ; Let me, oppressed with loads of guilt, Thy wonted mercy find. 2 Wash off my foul offence, And cleanse me from my sin ; For I confess my crime, and see How great my guilt has been. PSALMS. 4i 3 Against thee, Lord, alone, And only in thy sight, Havel transgressed; and, though condemned; Must own thy judgments right. \> Blot out my crying sins, Nor me in anger view ; Create in me a heart that 5s clean, An upright mind renew. > Withdraw not thou thy help, Nor cast me from thy sight; Nor let thy holy spirit take Its everlasting flight. i The joy thy favor gives, Let me again obtain ; And thy free spirit's firm support My fainting soul sustain. So I thy righteous ways To sinners will impart ; Whilst my advice shall wicked men, To thy just laws convert. t Do thou unlock my lips, With sorrow closed, and shame ; So shall my mouth thy wondrous praise To all the world proclaim. 4* 42 PSALMS 9 A broken spirit is By God most highly prized ; By him a broken contrite heart Shall never be despised. PSALM 57. L. M 1 Be thou, O God I exalted high ; And as thy glory fills the sky, So let it be on earth displayed, Till thou art here, as there, obeyed. 2 O God ! my heart is fixed, 't is bent. Its thankful tribute to present ; And with my heart, my voice I '11 raise To thee, my God ! in songs of praise. 3 Thy praises, Lord, I will resound To all the listening nations round ; Thy mercy highest heaven transcends. Thy truth beyond the clouds extends. 4 Be thou, O God ! exalted high ; And as thy glory fills the sky, So let it be on earth displayed, Till thou art here, as there, obeyed. PSALMS 43 PSALM 62. L. M. 1 God does his saving health dispense, And flowing blessings daily send ; He is my fortress and defence ; On him my soul shall still depend. 2 In him, ye people ! always trust ; Before his throne pour out your hearts ; For God, the merciful and just, His timely aid to us imparts. 3 The vulgar fickle are and frail ; The great dissemble and betray ; And, laid in truth's impartial scale, The lightest things will both outweigh 4 Then trust not in oppressive ways ; By spoil and rapine grow not vain ; Nor let your hearts, if wealth increase, Be set too much upon your gain. 5 For God has oft his will expressed, And I this truth have fully kuown ; To be of boundless power possessed, Belongs, of right, to God alone. 6 Though mercy is his darling grace, In which he chiefly takes delight, PSALMS. Yet will he all the human race According to their works requite. PSALM 63. 61. L. M 1 My life, while I that life enjoy, In blessing God I will employ ; With lifted hands adore his name ; My soul's content shall be as great As theirs who choicest dainties eat, While I with joy his praise proclaim, 2 When down I lie, sweet sleep to find, Thou, Lord, art present to my mind ; And when I wake in dead of night : Because thou still dost succor bring, Beneath the shadowr of thy wing I rest with safety and delight. PSALM 65. L. M. 1 O thou, who to my humble prayer Didst always bend thy listening ear ! To thee shall all mankind repair, And at thy gracious throne appear. PSALMS. 45 2 Our sins, though numberless, in vain To stop thy flowing mercy try ; Whilst thou o'erlook'st the guilty stain, And washest out the crimson dye. 3 By wondrous acts, O God most just! Have we thy gracious answer found ; In thee remotest nations trust, And those whom stormy waves surround. 4 God, by his strength, sets fast the hills, And does his matchless power engage ; With which the sea's loud waves he stills, And angry crowds' tumultuous rage. 5 Thou, Lord, dost barbarous lands dismay, When they thy dreadful tokens view ; With joy they see the night and day Each other's track, by turns, pursue. 6 From out thy unexhausted store Thy rain relieves the thirsty ground ; Makes lands, that barren were before. With corn and useful fruits abound. 7 On rising ridges down it pours, And every furrowed valley fills ; Thou mak'st them soft with gentle showers, In which a blest increase distils. 46 PSALMS. 8 Thy goodness does the circling year With fresh returns of plenty crown ; And, where thy glorious paths appear, Thy fruitful clouds drop fatness down. 9 They drop on barren forests, changed By them to pastures fresh and green ; The hills about, in order ranged, In beauteous robes of joy are seen. 10 Large flocks with fleecy wool adorn The cheerful downs ; the valleys bring A plenteous crop of full eared corn, And seem, for joy, to shout and sing. PSALM 66. C. M. 1 Let all the lands, with shouts of joy, To God their voices raise, Sing psalms in honor of his name, And spread his glorious praise. 2 And let them say, How dreadful, Lord, In all thy works art thou ! To thy great power thy stubborn foes Shall all be forced to bow. 3 Through all the earth the nations round Shall thee their God confess, PSALMS. 47 And, with glad hymns, their awful dread Of thy great name express. 4 0 come, behold the works of God ; And then with me you '11 own, That he to all the sons of men Has wondrous judgments shown. 5 He by his power forever rules ; His eyes the world survey ; Let no presumptuous man rebel Against his sovereign sway. 6 O all ye nations ! bless our God, And loudly speak his praise ; Who keeps our souls alive, and still Confirms our steadfast ways. 7 O come, all ye that fear the Lord ! Attend with heedful care, Whilst 1, what God for me has done, With grateful joy declare. 8 My God to me, whene'er 1 cried, His gracious ear did bend ; And to the voice of my request, With constant love, attend. 48 PSALMS. 9 Then blest forever be my God, Who never, when I pray, Withholds his mercy from my soul, Nor turns his face away. PSALM 67. C. M. 1 To bless thy chosen race, In mercy, Lord, incline ; And cause the brightness of thy face On all thy saints to shine. 2 That so thy wondrous way May through the world be known ; While distant lands their tribute pay, And thy salvation own. 3 Let differing nations join To celebrate thy fame ; Let all the world, O Lord ! combine To praise thy glorious name. 4 O let them shout and sing, Dissolved in pious mirth ; For thou, the righteous Judge and King, Shalt govern all the earth. 5 Let differing nations join To celebrate thy fame ; PSALMS. 49 hex all the world, O Lord ! combine To praise thy glorious name. PSALM 68. L. M. 1 To God your voice in anthems raise ; Jehovah's awful name he bears; In him rejoice, extol his praise, Who rides upon high rolling spheres. 2 Him, from his empire of the skies, To this low world compassion draws, The orphan's claim to patronise, And judge the injured widow's cause. 3 'T is God, who from a foreign soil Restores poor exiles to their home ; Makes captives free, and fruitless toil Their proud oppressors' righteous doom. 4 For benefits each day bestowed Be daily his great name adored, Who is our Saviour and our God, Of life and death the sovereign Lord. 5 How dreadful are the sacred courts, Where God has fixed his earthly throne ! His strength his feeble saints supports ; To God give praise, to him alone. 5 50 PSALMS. PSALM 71. C. M. 1 In thee I put my steadfast trust ; Defend me, Lord, from shame ; Incline thine ear and save my soul, For righteous is thy name. 2 Be thou my strong abiding-place, To which I may resort ; 5Tis thy decree that keeps me safe; Thou art my rock and fort. 3 Thy constant care did safely guard My tender infant days ; Thou took'st me from my mother's womb. To sing thy constant praise. 4 While some on me with wonder gaze, Thy hand supports me still ; Thy honor therefore, and thy praise, My mouth shall always fill. 5 Reject not then thy servant, Lord, When I with age decay ; Forsake me not when, worn with years, My vigor fades away. 6 But as for me my steadfast hope Shall on thy power depend ; PSALMS. And I in grateful songs of praise, My time to come will spend. 7 Thy righteous acts, and saving health My mouth shall still declare ; Unable yet to count them all, Though summed with utmost care. 8 While God vouchsafes me his support, I '11 in his strength go on ; All other righteousness disclaim, And mention his alone. 9 How high thy justice soars, O God! How great and wondrous are The mighty works which thou hast done ! Who may with thee compare ! PSALM 73. L. M. 1 At length, by certain proofs, 'tis plain That God will to his saints be kind ; That all, whose hearts are pure and clean, Shall his protecting favor find. 2 Whom then in heaven but thee alone Have I, whose favor I require ? Throughout the spacious earth there 5s none, That 1 besides thee can desire. 52 PSALMS. 3 My trembling flesh, and aching heart May often fail to succor me ; But God shall inward strength impart, And my eternal portion be. 4 For they that far from thee remove Shall into sudden ruin fall; If after other gods they rove, Thy vengeance shall destroy them alL 5 But as for me, 't is good and just, That I should still to God repair ; In him I always put my trust, And will his wondrous works declare*. PSALM 74. C. M. 1 Thihe is the cheerful day, and thine The black return of night ; Thou hast prepared the glorious sun,, And every feebler light. 2 By thee the borders of the earth In perfect order stand ; The summer's warmth, and winter's cold* Attend on thy cuinmaudL PSALMS 53 PSALM 77. C. M. 1 Has God forever cast us off? Withdrawn his favor quite ? Are both his mercy and his truth Retired to endless night ? 2 Can his long practised love forget Its wonted aids to bring ? Has he in wrath shut up and sealed His mercy's healing spring ? 3 I said, my weakness hints these fears ; But I'll my fears disband ; I'll yet remember the Most High, And years of his right hand. 4 I '11 call to mind his works of old, The wonders of his might ; On them my heart shall meditate, My tongue shall them recite. 5 Safe lodged from human search, on high, O God ! thy counsels are : Who is so great a God as ours ? Who can with him compare ? 6 Long since, a God of wonders thee Thy rescued people found ; 54 PSALMS Long since hast thou thy chosen seed With strong deliverance crowned. 7 When thee, O God ! the waters saw, The frighted billows shrunk ; The troubled depths themselves, for feary Beneath their channels sunk. 8 The clouds poured down, while rending skies Did with their noise conspire ; Thy arrows all abroad were sent, Winged with avenging fire- 9 Heaven with thy thunder's voice was torn* Whilst all the lower world With lightning blazed , earth shook, and seemed From her foundations hurkd. 10 Through rolling streams thou find'st thy wayr Thy paths in waters lie ; Thy wondrous passage, where no sight Thy footsteps can descry. 1 1 Thou led'st thy people, like a flock. Safe through the desert land, By Moses, their meek skilful guide* And Aaron's sacred hand* PSALMS. 56 PSALM 78. C. M. 1 Hear, O my people ! to my law Devout attention lend ; Let the instructions of my mouth Deep in your hearts descend. 2 My tongue, by inspiration taught, Shall parables unfold, Dark oracles, but understood, And owned for truths of old ; 3 Which we from sacred registers Of ancient times have known, And our forefathers' pious care To us has handed down. 4 We will not hide them from our sons ; Our offspring shall be taught The praises of the Lord, whose strength Has works of wonder wrought ; 5 That generations yet to come, Should to their unborn heirs Religiously transmit the same, And they again to theirs ; 56 PSALMS. To teach them that in God alone Their hope securely stands ; That they should ne'er his works forget, But keep his just commands. PSALM 82. C. M. 1 God in the great assembly stands, Where his impartial eye In state surveys the earthly gods, And does their judgments try. 2 How dare ye then unjustly judge, Or be to sinners kind ? — Defend the orphans, and the poor ; Let such your justice find. 3 Protect the humble helpless man, Reduced to deep distress ; And let not him become a prey To such as would oppress. 4 Arise, and thy just judgments, Lord, Throughout the earth display ; And all the nations of the world Shall own thy righteous sway. PSALMS. 57 PSALM 84. C. M. 1 O God of hosts, the mighty Lord ! How lovely is the place, Where thou, enthroned in glory, show'st The brightness of thy face ! 2 My longing soul faints with desire, To view thy blest abode ; My panting heart and flesh cry out For thee, the living God. 3 Thrice happy they, whose choice has thee Their sure protection made, Who long to tread the sacred ways That to thy dwelling lead ! 4 For God, who is our sun and shield, Will grace and glory give ; And no good thing will he withhold From them that justly live. 5 Thou God, whom heavenly hosts obey ! How highly blest is he, Whose hope and trust, securely placed, Is still reposed on thee ! 58 PSALMS. PSALM 85. C. M. 1 O God our Saviour ! all our hearts To thy obedience turn ; That, kindled by our former sins, Thy wrath no more may burn. 2 Thy gracious favor, Lord, display, Which we have long implored ; And, for thy wondrous mercy's sake, Thy wonted aid afford. 3 God's answer patiently I '11 wait ; For he, with glad success, If they no more to folly turn, His mourning saints will bless. 4 To all that fear his holy name, His sure salvation's near ; And in its former happy state Our nation shall appear. 5 For mercy now with truth is joined ; And righteousness with peace, Like kind companions absent long, With friendly arms embrace. PSALMS. 59 6 Truth from the earth shall spring, whilst heaven Shall streams of justice pour ; And God, from whom all goodness flows, Shall endless plenty shower. 7 Before him righteousness shall march, And his just paths prepare ; Whilst we his holy steps pursue With constant zeal and care. PSALM 86. C. M. 1 To my complaint, O Lord my God ! Thy gracious ear incline ; Hear me, distressed and destitute Of all relief but thine. 2 Do thou, O God ! preserve my soul, That does thy name adore ; Thy servant keep, and him, whose trust Relies on thee, restore. 3 To me, who daily thee invoke, Thy mercy, Lord, extend ; Refresh thy servant's soul, whose hopes On thee alone depend. 4 Thou, Lord, art good ; not only good, But prompt to pardon too ; 00 PSALMS. Of plenteous mercy to all those, Who for thy mercy sue. 5 To my repeated humble prayer, O Lord ! attentive be ; When troubled I on thee will call, For thou wilt answer me. 6 Among the gods there's none like thee, O Lord, alone divine ! To thee as much inferior they, As are their works to thine. 7 Therefore their great creator, thee, The nations shall adore ; Their long misguided prayers and praise To thy blest name restore. 8 All shall confess thee great, and great The wonders thou hast done ; Confess thee God, thee God supreme, Confess thee God alone. 9 Teach me thy way, O Lord ! and I From truth shall ne'er depart ; In reverence to thy sacred name Devoutly fix my heart. PSALMS. 61 10 Thee will I praise, O Lord my God ! Praise thee with heart sincere ; And to thy everlasting name Eternal trophies rear. 1 1 For thou thy constant goodness didst To my assistance bring ; Of patience, mercy, and of truth, Thou everlasting spring ! PSALM 89. L. ML 1 Thy mercies, Lord, shall be my song; My song on them shall ever dwell ; To ages yet unborn my tongue Thy never-failing truth shall tell. 2 I have affirmed, and still maintain, Thy mercy shall for ever last ; Thy truth, that does the heavens sustain, Like them shall stand for ever fast. 3 For such stupendous truth and love, Both heaven and earth just praises owe; By choirs of angels sung above, And by assembled saints below. 4 What seraph of celestial birth, To vie with Israel's God shall dare ? 6 62 PSALMS. Or who, among the gods of earth, With our almighty Lord compare ? 5 With reverence and religious dread, His saints should to his temple press; His fear through all their hearts should spread, Who his almighty name confess. 6 Lord God of armies ! who can boast Of strength or power, like thine renowned ; Of such a numerous faithful host, As that which does thy throne surround ? 7 Thou dost the lawless sea control, And change the prospect of the deep ; Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll, Thou mak'st the rolling billows sleep. 8 In thee the sovereign right remains Of earth and heaven ; thee, Lord, alone, The world and all that it contains Their maker and preserver own. 9 Thy arm is mighty, strong thy hand ; Yet, Lord, thou dost with justice reign; Possessed of absolute command, Thou truth and mercy dost maintain. PSALMS 03 PSALM 90. C. M J O Lord, the Saviour and defence Of us thy chosen race ! From age to age thou still hast been Our sure abiding place. 2 Before thou brought'st the mountains forth, Or th' earth and world didst frame, Thou always wert the mighty God, And ever art the same. 3 Thou turnest man, O Lord ! to dust, Of which he first was made ; And when thou speak'st the word, Return, 'Tis instantly obeyed. 4 For in thy sight a thousand years Are like a day that's past ; Or like a watch in dead of night, Whose hours unminded waste. 5 Thou sweep'st us off as with a flood ; We vanish hence like dreams ; At first we grow like grass, that feels The sun's reviving beams ; 6 But, howsoever fresh and fair Its morning beauty shows, 64 PSALMS. 3T is all cut down and withered quite. Before the evening close. 7 Our term of time is seventy years, An age that few survive ; But if, with more than common strength, To eighty we arrive, 8 Yet then our boasted strength decays, To sorrow turned and pain ; So soon the slender thread is cut, And we no more remain. 9 So teach us, Lord, th* uncertain sum Of our short days to mind, That to true wisdom all our hearts May ever be inclined, 10 To satisfy and cheer our souls, Thy early mercy send ; That we may all our days to come* In joy and comfort spend. 1 1 Let thy bright rays upon us shine ; Give thou our work success ; The glorious work we have in hand Do thou vouchsafe to bless. PSALMS 65 PSALM 91. 61 L. M. 1 He that has God his guardian made, Shall, under the Almighty's shade, Secure and undisturbed abide. Thus to my soul of him I '11 say ; He is my fortress and my stay, My God, in whom I will confide. 2 His tender love and watchful care Shall free thee from the fowler's snare, And from the noisome pestilence ; He over thee his wings shall spread, And cover thy unguarded head ; His truth shall be thy strong defence, 3 No terrors, that surprise by night, Shall thy undaunted courage fright, Nor deadly shafts that fly by day ; Nor plague, of unknown rise, that kills In darkness, nor infectious ills That in the hottest season slay. 4 Because, with well placed confidence, He made the Lord his sure defence, And on the highest did rely ; Because he loved and honored me, Therefore, says God, I '11 set him free, And fix his glorious throne on high. 66 PSALMS. 5 He'll call ; I'll answer when he calls. And rescue him when ill befalls, Increase his honor and his wealth ; And when, with undisturbed content, His long and happy life is spent, His end Pll crown with saving health. PSALM 92, C. M, 1 How good and pleasant must it be To thank the Lord most high ; And, with repeated hymns of praise? His name to magnify ; 2 With every morning's early dawn, His goodness to relate ; And of his constant truth, each night, The glad effects repeat! 3 For through thy wondrous works, O Lord ! Thou mak'st my heart rejoice ; The thoughts of them shall make me glad, And shout with cheerful voice. 4 How wondrous are thy works, O Lord ! How deep are thy decrees ! PSALMS 8* Whose winding tracks, in secret laid, No stupid sinner sees. 5 He little thinks, when wicked men, Like grass, look fresh and gay, How soon their short-lived splendor must Forever pass away. 6 But thou, my God ! art still most high; And all thy lofty foes, Who thought they might securely sin, Shall be overwhelmed with woes. 7 Thus will the Lord his justice show; And God, my strong defence, Shall due rewards to all the world Impartially dispense. PSALM 93. L. M. 1 With glory clad, with strength arrayed, The Lord, that o'er all nature reigns, The world's foundations strongly laid, And the vast fabric still sustains. 2 How surely 'stablished is thy throne ! Which shall no change or period see ; For thou, O Lord ! and thou alone, Art God from all eternity. 68 PSALMS. 3 The floods, O Lord ! lift up their voice, And toss the troubled waves on high ; But God above can still their noise, And make the angry sea comply. 4 Thy promise, Lord, is ever sure ; And they, that in thy house would dwell, That happy station to secure, Must still in holiness excel. PSALM 94. C. M. 1 Blest is the man whom thou, O Lord ! In kindness dost chastise ; And by thy sacred rules to walk Dost lovingly advise. 2 This man shall rest and safety find In seasons of distress ; Whilst God prepares a pit for those That stubbornly transgress. 3 For God will never from his saints His favor wholly take ; His own possession and his lot He will not quite forsake. 4 The world shall then confess thee just, In all that thou hast done : PSALMS. And those that choose thy upright ways. Shall in those paths go on. PSALM 95. L. M 1 O come, loud anthems let us sing, Loud thanks to our almighty king ; For we our voices high should raise, When our salvation's rock we praise. 2 Into his presence let us haste, To thank him for his favors past ; To him address, in joyful songs, The praise that to his name belongs. 3 For God, the Lord, enthroned in state, Is with unrivalled glory great ; A king superior far to all, Whom by his title God we call. 4 The depths of earth are in his hand, Her secret wealth at his command ; The strength of hills, that threat the skies, Subjected to his empire lies. 5 The rolling ocean's vast abyss By the same sovereign right is his ; 5T is moved by his almighty hand, That formed and fixed the solid land. I PSALMS. O let us to his courts repair, And bow with adoration there ; Down on our knees devoutly all Before the Lord our Maker fall. PSALM 96. P. M. 1 Sing to the Lord a newr-made song ; Let earth, in one assembled throng. Her common patron's praise resound. Sing to the Lord and bless his name ; From day to day his praise proclaim, Who us has with salvation crowned. To heathen lands his fame rehearse, His wonders to the universe. 2 He ?s great, and greatly to be praised ; In majesty and glory raised Above all other deities ; For pageantry and idols all Are they whom gods the heathen call ; He only rules who made the skies. With majesty and honor crowned, Beauty and strength his throne surround. 3 Proclaim aloud, Jehovah reigns, Whose power the universe sustains, And banished justice will restore. PSALMS. 71 Let therefore heaven new joys confess, And heavenly mirth let earth express; Its loud applause the ocean roar, Its mute inhabitants rejoice, And for this triumph find a voice- PSALM 97. L. M 1 Jehovah reigns ; let all the earth In his just government rejoice ; Let all the isles, with sacred mirth, In his applause unite their voice. 2 Darkness and clouds of awful shade His dazzling glory shroud in state ; Justice and truth his guards are made, And fixed by his pavilion wait. 3 You, who to serve this Lord aspire ! Abhor what's ill, and truth esteem ; He '11 keep his servants' souls entire, And them from wicked hands redeem* 4 For seeds are sown of glorious light, A future harvest for the just ; And gladness for the heart upright, To recompense its pious trust. 72 PSALMS. 5 Rejoice, ye righteous ! in the Lord ; Memorials of his holiness Deep in your faithful breasts record, And with your thankful tongues confess. PSALM 99. C. M. 1 Exalt the Lord, our gracious God ; Before his footstool fall ; And, with his unresisted might, His holiness extol. 2 Moses and Aaron thus, of old, Among his priests adored ; Among his prophets Samuel thus His sacred name implored. 3 Distressed, upon the Lord they called, Who ne'er their suit denied ; But, as with reverence they implored, He graciously replied. 4 For with their camp, to guide their march, The cloudy pillar moved ; They kept his laws, and to his will Obedient servants proved ; 5 He answered them, forgiving oft His people for their sake ; PSALMS. 73 And those, who rashly them opposed, Did sad examples make. 6 With worship at his sacred courts Exalt our God and Lord ; For he, who only holy is, Alone should be adored. PSALM 100. L. M. 1 With one consent let all the earth To God their cheerful voices raise ; Glad homage pay with awful mirth, And sing before him songs of praise ; 2 Convinced that he is God alone, From whom both we and all proceed ; We, whom he chooses for his own, The flock which he vouchsafes to feed. 3 O enter then his temple gate, Thence to his courts devoutly press, And still your grateful hymns repeat, And still his name with praises bless. 4 For he's the Lord, supremely good; His mercy is for ever sure ; His truth, which all times firmly stood, To endless ages shall endure. 7 74 PSALMS. PSALM 102. C. M. 1 When I pour out my soul in prayer? Do thou, O Lord ! attend ; To thy eternal throne of grace Let my sad cry ascend. 2 My days, just hastening to their endr Are like an evening shade ; My beauty does, like withered grass, With waning lustre fade. 3 But thy eternal state, O Lord ! No length of time shall waste ; The memory of thy wondrous works From age to age shall last. 4 The strong foundations of the earth Of old by thee were laid ; Thy hands the beauteous arch of heaven With wondrous skill have made. 5 Whilst thou for ever shalt endure, They soon shall pass away ; And, like a garment often worn, Shall tarnish and decay. 6 Like that, when thou ordain'st their change, To thy command they bend ; PSALMS. 75 But thou continuest still the same, Nor have thy years an end. 7 Thou to the children of thy saints Shalt lasting quiet give ; Whose happy race, securely fixed, Shall in thy presence live. PSALM 103. L. M. 1 My soul, inspired with sacred love, God's holy name for ever bless ; Of all his favors mindful prove, And still thy grateful thanks express. 2 'Tis he, that all thy sins forgives, And after sickness makes thee sound ; From danger he thy life retrieves, By him with grace and mercy crowned. 3 He with good things thy mouth supplies, Thy vigor, eagle-like, renews ; He, when the guiltless sufferer cries, His foe with just revenge pursues. 4 Cod made of old his righteous ways To Moses and the fathers known ; His works, to his eternal praise, Were to the sons of Jacob shown. 7G PSALMS 5 The Lord abounds with tender love? And unexampled acts of grace ; His wakened wrath does slowly move. His willing mercy flies apace. 6 God will not always harshly chide, But with his anger quickly part ; And loves his punishments to guide More by his love than our desert. 7 As high as heaven its arch extends Above this little spot of clay, So much his boundless love transcends The small respects that we can pay. 8 As far as 'tis from east to west, So far has he our sins removed, Who, with a father's tender breast, Has such as fear him always loved. 9 For God, who all our frame surveys* Considers that we are but clay ; How fresh soe'er we seem, our days Like grass or flowers must fade away. 10 Whilst they are nipt with sudden blasts, Nor can we find their former place, PSALMS 77 God's faithful mercy ever lasts, To those that fear him, and their race. 1 1 This shall attend on such us still Proceed in his appointed way, And who not only know his will, But to it just obedience pay. 12 The Lord, the universal king, In heaven has fixed his lofty throne ; To him, ye angels ! praises sing, In whose great strength his power is shown. 13 Ye that his just commands obey, And hear and do his sacred will, Ye hosts of his, this tribute pay, Who still what he ordains fulfil. 14 Let every creature jointly bless The mighty Lord ; and thou, my heart ! With grateful joy thy thanks express, And in this concert bear thy part. PSALM 104. C. M Bless God, my soul! thou, Lord, alone Possessest empire without bounds ; 7» PSALMS, With honor thou art crowned ; thy throne Eternal majesty surrounds, 2 With light thou dost thyself enrobe, And glory for a garment take ; Heaven's curtains stretch beyond the globe, Thy canopy of state to make, 3 God builds on liquid air, and forms His palace chambers in the skies ; The clouds his chariots are, and storms The swift-winged steeds with which he flies 4 As bright as flame, as swift as wind, His ministers heaven's palace fill7 To have their sundry tasks assigned ; All proud to serve their sovereign's will. 5 Earth on her centre fixed he set, Her face with waters overspread ; Nor proudest mountains dared as yet To lift above the waves their head. 6 But, when thy awful face appeared, Th' insulting waves dispersed ; they fledT When once thy thunder's voice they h And by their haste confessed their dread. 7 Thence up by secret tracks they creep. And gushing from the mountain's side, A LMS. Through valleys travel to the deep, Appointed to receive their tide. There bast thou fixed the, ocean's hounds, The threatening surges to repel ; That they no more o'erpass their hounds, Nor to a second deluge swell. !) Yet thence, in smaller parties drawn, The sea recovers her lost hills ; And starting springs from every lawn Surprise the vales with plenteous rills. 10 The field's tame beasts are thither led, Weary with labor, faint with drought ; And asses, on wild mountains bred, Have sense to find these currents out. 1 1 There shady trees from scorching beams Yield shelter to the feathered throng ; They drink, and to the bounteous streams Return the tribute of their song. 12 His rains from heaven parched hills recruit. That soon transmit the liquid store : Till earth is burthened with her fruit. And nature's lap can hold no more. 13 Grass, for our cattle to devour, He makes the growth of every field ; 80 PSALMS Herbs for man's use, of various power, That either food or physic yield. 14 With clustered grapes he crowns the vine, To cheer man's heart, opprest with cares ; Gives oil, that makes his face to shine ; And corn, that wasted strength repairs, 15 The trees of God, without the care Or art of man, with sap are fed ; The mountain cedar looks as fair, As those in royal gardens bred. 16 Safe in the lofty cedar's arms The wanderers of the air may rest ; The hospitable pine from harms Protects the stork, her pious guest. 17 Wild goats the craggy rock ascend, Its towering height their fortress make, Whose cells in labyrinths extend, Where feebler creatures refuge take. 18 The moon's inconstant aspect shows Th' appointed seasons of the year ; Th' instructed sun his duty knows, His hours to rise and disappear. 19 Darkness he makes the earth to shroud, When forest beasts securely stray ; PSALMS 31 Young lions roar their wants aloud To Providence that sends them prey. 20 They range all night on slaughter bent, Till, summoned by the rising morn, To skulk in dens, with one consent, The conscious ravagers return. 21 Forth to the tillage of his soil, The husbandman securely goes ; Commencing with the sun his toil, With him returns to his repose. 22 How various, Lord, thy works are found, For which thy wisdom we adore ! The earth is writh thy treasure crowned, Till nature's hand can grasp no more. 23 But still the vast unfathomed main Of wonders a new scene supplies, Whose depths inhabitants contain Of every form and every size. 24 Kull-freighted ships from every port, There cut their unmolested way ; Leviathan, whom there to sport Thou mad'st, has compass there to play. 26 These various troops of sea and land In sense of common want agree ; 82 PSALMS. All wait on thy dispensing hand, And have their daily alms from thee. 26 They gather what thy stores disperse, Without their trouble to provide : Thou op'st thy hand, the universe, The craving world is all supplied. 27 Thou for a moment hid'st thy face, The numerous ranks of creatures mourn ; Thou tak'st their breath, all nature's race Forthwith to mother-earth return. 28 Again thou send'st thy spirit forth, T? inspire the mass with vital seed ; Nature 's restored, and parent-earth Smiles on her new-created breed. 29 Thus, through successive ages, stands Firm fixed thy providential care ; Pleased with the work of thy own hands, Thou dost the wastes of time repair. 30 One look of thine, one wrathful look, Earth's panting breast with terror fills ; One touch from thee, with clouds of smoke In darkness shrouds the proudest hills. 31 In praising God, while he prolongs My breath, I will that breath employ ; PSALMS. fj$ And join devotion to my songs, Sincere, as in him is my joy. 32 While sinners from earth's face are hurled. My soul, praise thou his holy name, Till with my song the listening world Join concert, and his praise proclaim. PSALM 105. C. M. 1 O render thanks, and bless the Lord, Invoke his sacred name ; Acquaint the nations with his deeds, His matchless deeds proclaim. 2 Sing to his praise in lofty hymns, His wondrous works rehearse ; Make them the theme of your discourse, And subject of your verse. 3 Rejoice in his almighty name, Alone to be adored ; And let their hearts o'erflow with joy, That humbly seek the Lord. 4 Seek ye the Lord, his saving strength Devoutly still implore ; And, where he ?s ever present, seek His face for evermore. 84 PSALMS. The wonders that his hands have wrought, Keep thankfully in mind ; The righteous statutes of his mouth, And laws to us assigned. PSALM 106. L. M. 1 O render thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love ; Whose mercy firm through ages past Has stood, and shall forever last. 2 Who can his mighty deeds express, Not only vast but numberless ? What mortal eloquence can raise His tribute of immortal praise ? 3 Happy are they, and only they, Who from thy judgments never stray ; Who know what 's right : nor only so, But always practise what they know. 4 Extend to me that favor, Lord, Thou to thy chosen dost afford ; When thou return'st to set them free, Let thy salvation visit me. 5 O may I worthy prove to see Thy saints in full prosperity ; PSALMS. 85 That I the joyful choir may join, And count thy people's triumph min*.;. PSALM 107. L. M 1 To God your grateful voices raise, Who doth your daily patron prove ; And let your never-ceasing praise Attend on his eternal love. 2 Let those give thanks, whom he from bands Of proud oppressing foes released ; And brought them back from distant lands, From north and south, and west and east. 3 Through lonely desert ways they went, Nor could a peopled city find ; Till, quite with thirst and hunger spent, Their fainting soul within them pined. I Then soon to God's indulgent ear Did they their mournful cry address, Who graciously vouchsafed to hear, And freed them from their deep distress. 5 From crooked paths he led them forth, And in the certain way did guide, To wealthy towns of great resort, Where all their wants were well supplied. 8 m PSALMS. O then that all the earth, with me, Would God for this his goodness praise ; And for the mighty works, which he Throughout the wondering world displays !: 7 Some lie, with darkness compassed round,. In death's uncomfortable shade ; And with unwieldy fetters bound, By pressing cares more heavy made. 8 Then soon to God's indulgent ear Did they their mournful cry address ; Who graciously vouchsafed to hear, And freed them from their deep distressv 9 From dismal dungeons, dark as night, And shades as black as death's abode, He brought them forth to cheerful light, And welcome liberty bestowed. 10 O then that all the earth, with me, Would God for this his goodness praise ; And for the mighty works, which he Throughout the wondering world displays 11 They that in ships, with courage bold, O'er swelling waves their trade pursue, PSALMS. S7 Do God's amazing works behold, And in the deep his wonders view. 12 No sooner his command is past, But forth the dreadful tempest flies, Which sweeps the sea with rapid haste^ And makes the stormy billows rise. 13 Sometimes the ships, tossed up to heaven. On tops of mountain waves appear ; Then down the steep abyss are driven, Whilst every soul dissolves with fear. 14 They reel and stagger to and fro, Like men with fumes of wine oppressed : Nor do the skilful seamen know Which way to steer, what course is best. 15 Then straight to God's indulgent ear They do their mournful cry address ; Who graciously vouchsafes to hear, And frees them from their deep distress. 1.6 He does the raging storm appease. And makes the billows calm and still : With joy they see their fury cease, And their intended course fulfil. 17 O then that all the earth, with me, Would God for this his goodness prais* 88 PSALM S. And for the mighty works, which he Throughout the wondering world displays ! PSALM 108. C. H. 1 O God ! my heart is fully bent To magnify thy name ; My tongue with cheerful songs of praise Shall celebrate thy fame. 2 Because thy mercy's boundless height The highest heaven transcends, And far beyond th' aspiring clouds Thy faithful truth extends. 3 Be thou, O God ! exalted high Above the starry frame, And let the world, with ore consent. Confess thy glorious name. PSALM 110. 61. L. M. 1 The Lord unto my Lord thus spake ; ' Till I thy foes thy footstool make, c Sit thou in state at my right hand ; PSALMS. S9 1 Supreme in Sion thou shalt be, 1 And all thy proud oppressors see 1 Subjected to thy just command. 4 Thee, in thy power's triumphant day. ' The willing nations shall obey ; c And, when thy rising beams they view, 1 Shall all, redeemed from error's night, 1 Appear as numberless and bright 4 As crystal drops of morning dew.' The Lord hath sworn, nor sworn in vain. That, like Melchizedek's, thy reign And priesthood shall no period know : No proud competitor to sit At thy right hand will he permit, But in his wrath crowned heads overthrow. PSALM 111. L. M. Praise ye the Lord ; our God to praise My soul her utmost powers shall raise ; With private friends, and in the throng Of saints, his praise shall be my song. His works, for greatness though renowned, His wondrous works with ease are found By those who seek for them aright. And in the pious search delight. 8* 90 PSALMS, 3 His works are all of matchless fame* And universal glory claim ; His truth, confirmed through ages past. Shall to eternal ages last. 4 By precept he has us enjoined To keep his wondrous works in mind. And to posterity record, That good and gracious is our Lord, 5 Just are the dealings of his hands ; Immutable are his commands, By truth and equity sustained, And for eternal rules ordained. 6 Who wisdom's sacred prize would win Must with the fear of God begin ; Immortal praise and heavenly skill Have they, who know and do his will. PSALM 112. L. M. 1 That man is blest, who stands in awe Of God, and loves his sacred law ; His seed on earth shall be renowned, And with successive honors crowned. 2 His house, the seat of wealth, shall be An inexhausted treasury ; PSALMS N His justice, free from all decay, Shall blessings to his heirs convey. 3 The soul, that's filled with virtue's light Shines brightest in affliction's night ; To pitv the distressed inclined, As well as just to all mankind. 4 His liberal favors he extends ; To some he gives, to others lends; Yet what his charity impairs He saves by prudence in affairs. 5 Beset with threatening dangers round, Unmoved shall he maintain his ground ; The sweet remembrance of the just Shall flourish, when he sleeps in dust. 6 111 tidings never can surprise His heart, that fixed on God relies ; On safety's rock he sits, and sees The shipwreck of his enemies. 7 His hands, while they his alms bestowed, His glory's future harvest sowed, Whence he shall reap wealth, fame, renown. A temporal and eternal crown. PSALMS. PSALM 113. 61. L. M 1 Ye saints and servants of the Lord ! The triumphs of his name record ; His sacred name for ever bless : Where'er the circling sun displays His rising beams or setting rays, Due praise to his great name address. 2 God through the world extends his sway ; The regions of eternal day But shadows of his glory are : To him, whose majesty excels, Who made the heavens in which he dwells. Let no created power compare. PSALM 115. CM 1 Lord, not to us, we claim no share, But to thy sacred name Give glory, for thy mercy's sake, And truth's eternal fame. 2 Let all, who truly fear the Lord, On him they fear rely ; Who them in danger can defend, And all their wants supply. PSALMS 3 Heaven's highest orb of glory he His empire's seat designed ; And gave this lower globe of earth A portion to mankind. 4 They, who in death and silence sleep. To him no praise afford ; But we will bless for evermore Our ever-living Lord. PSALM 116. CM 1 My soul with grateful thoughts of love Entirely is possessed ; Because the Lord vouchsafed to hear The voice of my request. 2 Since he has now his ear inclined, I never will despair ; But still in all the straits of life To him address my prayer. 3 How just and merciful is God ! How gracious is the Lord ! Who saves the harmless, and to me Does timely help afford. 4 Then, free from pensive cares, my *oul Resume thy wonted rest ; 04 PSALMS. For God has wondrously to thee His bounteous love expressed. 5 When death alarmed me, he removed My danger and my fears ; My feet from falling he secured, And dried my eyes from tears. 6 Therefore my life's remaining years, Which God to me shall lend, Will I, in praises to his name And in his service, spend. PSALM 117. C. M, 1 With cheerful notes let all the earth To heaven their voices raise, Let all, inspired with godly mirth, Sing solemn hymns of praise. 2 God's tender mercy knows no bound ; His truth shall ne'er decay ; Then let the willing nations round Their grateful tribute pay. PSALMS. 9> PSALM 118. C. M. 1 O praise the Lord, for he is good ; His mercies ne'er decay ; That his kind favors ever last, Let all that fear him say. 2 To God I made my humble moan, With troubles quite oppressed ; And he released me from my straits, And granted my request. 3 Since therefore God does on my side So graciously appear, Why should the vain attempts of men Possess my soul with fear ? 4 For better 'tis to trust in God, And have the Lord our friend, Than on the greatest human power For safety to depend. 5 That which the builders once refused Is now the corner stone. This is the wondrous work of God, The work of God alone. r psalms; 6 This day is God's ; let all the land Exalt their cheerful voice ; Lord, we beseech thee, save us now, And make us still rejoice. 7 Thou art my Lord, O God! and still I -11 praise thy holy name ; Because thou only art my God, I % celebrate thy fame. 8 O then with me give thanks to God, Who still does gracious prove ; And let the tribute of our praise Be endless as his love. PSALM 119. C. M. 1 How blest are they, who always keep The pure and perfect way ; Who never from the sacred paths Of God's commandments stray ! 2 Thrice blest, who to his righteous laws Have still obedient been ; And have with fervent humble zeal His favor sought to win. 3 Such men their utmost caution use To shun each wicked deed ; PSALMS. 97 But in the path which ho directs With constant care proceed. 4 Thou strictly hast enjoined us, Lord, To learn thy sacred will, And all our diligence employ Thy statutes to fulfil. 5 O then that thy most holy will Might o'er my ways preside ; And I the course of all my life By thy direction guide ! 6 rhen with assurance should I walk, From all confusion free ; Convinced, with joy, that all my ways With thy commands agree. 7 My upright heart shall my glad mouth With cheerful praises fill, When, by thy righteous judgments taught, I shall have learned thy will. How shall the young preserve their ways, From all pollution free ? By making still their course of life With thy commands agree. 9 98 PSALMS. 9 With hearty zeal for thee I seek. To thee for succor pray ; O suffer not my careless steps From thy right paths to stray. 10 Safe in my heart, and closely hid, Thy word, my treasure, lies, To succor me with timely aid, When sinful thoughts arise. 1 1 Secured by that, my grateful sou! Shall ever bless thy name ; O teach me then by thy just laws My future life to frame. 12 Whilst in the way of thy commands,. More solid joy I found, Than had I been with vast increase Of envied riches crowned. 13 Therefore thy just and upright laws Shall alway fill my mind, And those sound rules which thou prescrib'st All due respect shall find, 14 To keep thy statutes undefaced Shall be my constant joy ; The strict remembrance of thy word Shall all my thoughts employ. P S A L M S. <>9 15 To thee I still declared my ways, And thou inclin'dst thine ear ; O teach me then my future life Hv thy just laws to steer. 16 If thou wilt make me know thy laws, And by thy guidance walk, The wondrous works which thou hast done Shall be my constant talks 17 Far. far from me be all false ways And lying arts removed ! But kindly grant I still may keep The path by thee approved. 18 Thy faithful ways, thou God of truth ! My happy choice I Ve made ; Thy judgments, as my rule of life, Before me always laid. 19 My care has been to make my life With thy commands agree ; O then preserve thy servant, Lord, From shame and ruin free. 20 So in the way of thy commands Shall 1 with pleasure run, And, with a heart enlarged with joy. Successfully go on. 100 PSALMS. 21 Instruct me in thy statutes, Lord ; Thy righteous paths display ; And I from them, through all my life, Will never go astray- 22 If thou true wisdom from above Wilt graciously impart, To keep thy perfect laws I will Devote my zealous hearto 23 Direct me in the sacred ways To which thy precepts lead ; Because my chief delight has been Thy righteous paths to tread. 24 Do thou to thy most just commands Incline my willing heart ; Let no desire of worldly wealth From thee my thoughts divert.. 25 From those vain objects turn my eyes Which this false world displays; But give me lively power and strength. To keep thy righteous ways, 26 O Lord, my God ! my portion thou And sure possession art ; Thy words I steadfastly resolv To treasure in my heart* PSALMS. Ml 27 With all the strength of warm desires I did thy grace implore : Disclose, according to thy word, Thy mercy's boundless store. 2i! With due reflection and strict care, On all my ways I thought ; And so, reclaimed to thy just paths, My wandering steps I brought. 29 1 lost no time, but made great haste, Resolved, without delay, To watch, that I might never more From thy commandments stray. 30 To such as fear thy holy name, Myself I closely join ; To all who their obedient wills To thy commands resign. 81 O'er all the earth thy mercy, Lord. Abundantly is shed ; O make me then exactly learn Thy sacred paths to tread* With me, thy servant, thou hast dealt Most graciously, O Lord ! Repeated benefits bestowed, According to thy word. 9* F09 PSALM S. 33 Teach me the sacred skill, by wfrie Right judgment is attained, Who in belief of thy commands Have steadfastly remained. %j r54 Before affliction stopped my course- My footsteps went astray ; But I have since been disciplined Thy precepts to obey. 35 Thou art, O Lord! supremely good- And all thou dost is so ; On rne, thy statutes to discern, Thy saving skill bestow. 36 'Tis good for me that I have felt Affliction's chastening rod, That I might duly learn and keep The statutes of my God. 37 The law that from thy mouth proceeds , Of more esteem I hold, Than untouched mines, than thousand mines- Of silver and of gold. 38 To me, who am the workmanship Of thy almighty hands, The heavenly understanding give To learn thy just commands. PSALMS. JO:;: 39 That right thy judgments arc, I now By sure experience see : And that in faithfulness, O Lord ! Thou hast afflicted me, 40 To me thy saving grace restore, That I again may live ; Whose soul can relish no delight, But what thy precepts give. 41 In thy blest statutes let my heart Continue always sound, That guilt and shame, the sinner's lot, Mav never me confound. VI For ever, and for ever, Lord, Unchanged thou dost remain ; Thy word, established in the heavens, Does all their orbs sustain. 43 Through circling ages, Lord, thy truth Immovable shall stand As doth the earth, which thou uphold 'st By thy almighty hand. 44 All things the course by thee ordained, E'en to this day fulfil ; They are thy faithful subjects all, And servants of thy will. 104 PSALMS. 45 Unless thy sacred law had been My comfort and delight, I must have fainted, and expired In dark affliction's night. 46 Thy precepts therefore from my thoughts Shall never, Lord, depart ; For thou by them hast to new life Restored my dying heart. 47 As I am thine, entirely thine, Protect me, Lord, from harm ; Who have thy precepts sought to know, And carefully perform. 48 Pve seen an end of what we call Perfection here below ; But thy commandments, like thyself. No change or period know. 49 My feet with care I have refrained From every sinful way, That to thy sacred word I might Entire obedience pay. 50 1 have not from thy judgments strayed. By vain desires misled ; For, Lord, thou hast instructed me Thy righteous paths to tread. PSALMS. ..51 How sweet are all thy words to me ! 0 what divine repast ! How much more grateful to my soul Than honey to my taste. 52 Taught by thy sacred precepts, I With heavenly skill am blest, Through which the treacherous ways of sin 1 utterly detest. 53 Thy word is to my feet a lamp, The way of truth to show ; A watch-light, to point out the path. In which I ought to go. 54 Let still my sacrifice of praise With thee acceptance find ; And in thy righteous judgments, Lord, Instruct my willing mind. 55 Thy testimonies I have made My heritage and choice ; For they, when other comforts fail, My drooping heart rejoice. 56 My heart with early zeal began Thy statutes to obey, And, till my course of life is done, Shall keep thy upright way. 106 PSALMS. 57 My hiding-place, my refuge-tower, And shield art thou, O Lord ! I firmly anchor all my hopes On thy unerring word. 58 According to thy gracious word, From danger set me free ; Nor make me of those hopes ashamed. That I repose on thee. 59 Uphold me, so shall I be safe ; And, rescued from distress, To thy decrees continually My just respect address. 60 To me, thy servant in distress, Thy wonted grace display, And discipline my walling heart Thy statutes to obey. 61 On me, devoted to thy fear, Thy wonted grace bestow, That of thy testimonies I The full extent may know. 62 The wonders which thy laws contain No words can represent ; PSALMS. 107 Therefore to learn and practise them My zealous heart is bent. The \er\ entrance to thy word Celestial light displays, And knowledge of true happiness To simplest minds conveys. 64 With favor, Lord, look down on me, Who thy relief implore, \s thou art wont to visit those That thy blest name adore. 65 Directed by thy heavenly word, Let all my footsteps be ; Nor wickedness of any kind Dominion have o'er me. 66 On me, devoted to thy fear, Lord, make thy face to shine ; Thy statutes both to know and keep My heart with zeal incline. Thou art the righteous Judge, in whom Wronged innocence may trust ; And, like thyself, thy judgments, Lord. In all respects are just. 10S PSALMS. 68 Most just and true those statutes were, Which thou didst first decree ; And all with faithfulness performed Succeeding times shall see. 69 Thy righteousness shall then endure, When time itself is past ; Thy law is truth itself, that truth Which shall for ever last. 70 Though trouble, anguish, doubts and dread To compass me unite, Beset with danger, still 1 make Thy precepts my delight. 71 Eternal and unerring rules Thy testimonies give ; Teach me the wisdom that will make My soul for ever live. 72 Secure, substantial peace have they Who truly love thy law ; No smiling mischief them can tempt, Nor frowning danger awe. 73 To my request and earnest cry Attend, O gracious Lord ! Inspire my heart with heavenly skill, According to thy word. PSALMS. 109 74 Let my repeated prayer at last Before thy throne appear ; According to thy plighted word, For my relief draw near. 75 Then shall my grateful lips return The tribute of their praise, When thou thy counsels hast revealed, And taught me thy just ways. 76 My tongue the praises of thy word Shall thankfully resound, Because thy promises are all With truth and justice crowned. 77 Let thy almighty arm appear, And bring me timely aid ; For I the laws thou hast ordained My heart's free choice have made. 78 My soul has waited long to see Thy saving grace restored ; Nor comfort knew, but what thy laws, Thy heavenly laws afford. 79 Prolong my life, that I may sing My great restorer's praise, Whose justice from the depths of woe My fainting soul shall raise. 10 110 PSALMS. 80 Like some lost sheep I've strayed, till I Despair my way to find ; Thou therefore, Lord, thy servant seek. Who keeps thy laws in mind^ PSALM 124. C. M. 1 Had not the Lord (our tribes may say) Been pleased to interpose ; Had he not then espoused our cause, When men against us rose ; 2 Their wrath had swallowed us alive, And raged without control ; Their spite and pride's united floods Had quite overwhelmed our soul. 3 But praised be our eternal Lord, Who rescued us that day, Nor to their savage jaws gave up Our threatened lives a prey. 4 Our soul is like a bird escaped From out the fowler's net ; The snare is broke, their hopes are crossed, And we at freedom set. PSALMS. in 5 Secure in his almighty name Our confidence remains, Who, as he made both heaven and earth, Of both sole monarch reigns. PSALM 125. C. ML \ Who place on Sion's God their trust, Like Sion's rock shall stand ; Like her immovably be fixed By his almighty hand, 2 The wicked may afflict the just. But ne'er too long oppress, Nor force him by despair to seek Base means for his redress. 3 Be good, O righteous God ! to those Who righteous deeds affect ; The heart that innocence retains, Let innocence protect. 4 All those who walk in crooked paths, The Lord shall soon destroy ; Cut off th' unjust, but crown the saints With lasting peace and joy. 112 PSALMS PSALM 127. C. M. 1 We build with fruitless cost, unless The Lord the pile sustain ; Unless the Lord the city keep, The watchman wakes in vain, 2 In vain we rise before the day, And late to rest repair, Allow no respite to our toil, And eat the bread of care. 3 Supplies of life, with ease to them, He on his saints bestows ; He crowns their labors with success, Their nights with sound repose* PSALM 130. C. 11. 1 Fro m lowest depths of woe, To God I send my cry ; Lord, hear my supplicating voice,. And graciously reply. 2 Should'st thou severely judge, Who can the trial bear ? But thou forgiv'st, lest we despond, And quite renounce thy fear. PSALMS. 113 3 My soul with patience waits For thee, the living Lord ; My hopes are on thy promise built, Thy never-failing word. 4 My longing eyes look out For thy enlivening ray, More duly than the morning watch To spy the dawning day. 5 Our trust is in the Lord ; No bounds his mercy knows ; The plenteous source and spring, from whence Eternal succor flows ; 6 Whose friendly streams to us Supplies in want convey ; A healing spring, a spring to cleanse, And wash our guilt away. PSALM 133. C. M. 1 How vast must their advantage be, How great their pleasure prove, Who live like brethren, and consent In offices of love ! 2 True love is like the precious oil, Which, poured on Aaron's head, 10* 114 PSALMS. Ran down his beard, and o'er his robes Its costly moisture shed. 3 5Tis like refreshing dew, which does On Hermon's top distil ; Or like the early drops, that fall On Sion's fruitful hill. 4 For God to all, whose friendly hearts With mutual love abound, Has firmly promised length of days? With constant blessings crowned- PSALM 135, C. M, 1 O praise the Lord with one consent,, And magnify his name ; Let all the servants of the Lord His worthy praise proclaim. 2 For this our truest interest is, Glad hymns of praise to sing ; And with loud songs to bless his name, A most delightful thing. 3 That God is great, we often have By glad experience found ; And seen how he with wondrous power Above all gods is crowned. PSALMS. 115 For he with unresisted strength Performs his sovereign will, In heaven and earth, and watery storesy That earth's deep caverns fill. PSALM 136. H. M 1 To God, the mighty Lord, Your joyful thanks repeat; To him due praise afford, As good as he is great. For God does prove Our constant friend ; His boundless love Shall never end. 2 To him, whose wondrous power All other gods obey, Whom earthly kings adore, This grateful homage pay. For God, &c. 3 By his almighty hand Amazing works are wrought ; The heavens by his command Were to perfection brought. For God, &c. 116 PSALMS. 4 He spread the ocean round About the spacious land ; And made the rising ground Above the waters stand. For God, &c. 5 Through heaven he did display His numerous hosts of light ; The sun to rule by day, The moon and stars by night For God, &c. 6 He, in our depth of woes, On us with favor thought, And from our cruel foes In peace and safety brought. For God, &c. 7 He does the food supply, On which all creatures live, To God who reigns on high Eternal praises give ; For God will prove Our constant friend ; His boundless love Shall never end. PSALMS. 117 PSALM 139. L. If. 1 Thou, Lord, by strictest search hast known My rising up and lying down ; My secret thoughts are known to thee, Known long before conceived by me. 2 Thine eye my bed and path surveys, My public haunts and private ways ; Thou know'st what 'tis my lips would vent, My yet unuttered words' intent. 3 Surrounded by thy power I stand ; On every side I find thy hand. O skill, for human reach too high ! Too dazzling bright for mortal eye ! 4 O could I so perfidious be, To think of once deserting thee, Where, Lord, could I thy influence shun, Or whither from thy presence run ? 5 If up to heaven I take my flight, 'Tis there thou dwell'st enthroned in light; Or sink to hell's infernal plains, 'Tis there almighty vengeance reigns. 6 If I the morning's wings could gain, And fly beyond the western main, Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest thy fugitive. 118 PSALMS. 7 Or should I try to shun thy sight Beneath the sable wings of night ; One glance from thee, one piercing ray> Would kindle darkness into day. $ The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all-searching eyes; Thro5 midnight shades thou find'st thy way, As in the blazing noon of day. 9 I'll praise thee, from whose hands I came, A work of such a curious frame ; The wonders thou in me hast shown, My soul with grateful joy must own. 10 Let me acknowledge too, O God! That, since this maze of life I trod, Thy thoughts of love to me surmount The power of numbers to recount. 1 1 Far sooner could I reckon o'er The sands upon the ocean's shore. Each morn revising what I 've done, I find th' account but new begun. 12 Search, try, O God ! my thoughts and heart, If mischief lurks in any part ; Correct me where I go astray, And guide me in thy perfect way. PSALMS. 11^ PSALM 141. C. M. 3 To thee, O Lord ! my cries ascend ; O haste to my relief; And with accustomed pity hear The accents of my grief- 2 Instead of offerings, let my prayer Like morning incense rise ; My lifted hands supply the place Of evening sacrifice. 3 From hasty language curb my tongue ; And let a constant guard Still keep the portal of my lips, With wary silence barred. 4 From wicked men's designs and deeds My heart and hands restrain ; Nor let me in the booty share Of their unrighteous gain. 5 Let upright men reprove my faults, And I shall think them kind ; Like balm that heals a wounded head,. I their reproof shall find ; 6 And, in return, my fervent prayer I shall for them address, 120 PSALMS. When they are tempted and reduced, Like me, to sore distress. 7 For, Lord, to thee 1 still direct My supplicating eyes, O leave not destitute my soul, Whose trust on thee relies. PSALM 143. C. M. I Lord, hear my prayer, and to my cry Thy wonted audience lend ; In thy accustomed faith and truth A gracious answer send. 2 Nor at thy strict tribunal bring Thy servant to be tried ; For in thy sight no living man Can e'er be justified. 3 To thee my hands, in humble prayer, I fervently stretch out ; My soul for thy refreshment thirsts, Like land oppressed with drought. 4 Hear me with speed ; my spirit fails ; Thy face no longer hide, Lest I become forlorn, like them That in the grave reside. PSA LAIS. 1Q] 5 Thy kindness early let me hear, Whose trust on thee depends ; Teach me the way where I should go ; My soul to thee ascends. 6 Thou art my God : thy righteous will Instruct me to obey : Let thy good spirit lead and keep My soul in thy right way. 7 O, for the sake of thy great name, Revive my drooping heart ; For thy truth's sake, to me, distressed, Thy promised aid impart. PSALM 145. C. M. 1 Thee I'll extol, my God and kin Thy endless praise proclaim ; This tribute daily I will bring. And ever bless thy name. 2 Thou. Lord, beyond compare art great, And highly to be praised : Thy majesty, with boundless height, Above our knowledge raised. 3 Renowned for mighty acts, thy fame To future times extends : From age to age thy glorious name Successively descends, 11 122 PSALMS. 4 Whilst I thy glory, and renown, And wondrous works express, The world with me thy might shall own* And thy great power confess. 5 The praise that to thy love belongs, They shall with joy proclaim ; Thy truth, of all their grateful songs Shall be the constant theme. 6 The Lord is good ; fresh acts of grace His pity still supplies ; His anger moves with slowest pace, His willing mercy flies. 7 Thy love through earth extends its fame, To all thy works exprest ; These show thy praise, whilst thy great name Is by thy servants blest. 8 They, with the glorious prospect fired, Shall of thy kingdom speak ; And thy great power, by all admired, Their lofty subject make. 9 Thy steadfast throne, from changes free, Shall stand for ever fast ; Thy boundless sway no end shall see, But time itself outlast. PSALMS. 123 10 The Lord does them support that fall, And makes the prostrate rise ; For his kind aid all creatures call, Who timely food supplies, 11 Whatever their various wants require, With open hand he gives; And so fulfils the just desire Of every thing that lives. 12 How holy is the Lord! how just! How righteous all his ways ! How nigh to him, who with firm trust For his assistance prays ! 13 He grants the full desires of those Who him with fear adore ; And will their troubles soon compose, When they his aid implore. 14 My time to come, in praises spent, Shall still advance his fame, And all mankind with one consent For ever bless his name. PSALM 146. C. M. 1 O praise the Lord, and thou, my soul ! For ever bless his name ; 124 PSALMS. His wondrous love, while life shall last, My constant praise shall claim. 2 The Lord, who made both heaven and earth, And all that they contain, Will never quit his steadfast truth, Nor make his promise vain. 3 The poor oppressed, from all their wrongs Are eased by his decree : He gives the hungry needful food, And sets the prisoners free* 4 By him the blind receive their sight, The wTeak and fallen he rears ; With kind regard and tender love He for the righteous cares. 5 The stranger he preserves from harm^ The orphan kindly treats, Defends the widow, and the wiles Of wicked men defeats. PSALM 147. C. M, O praise the Lord with hymns of joy. And celebrate his fame ! For pleasant, good, and comely h is To praise his holy name. PSALMS. 125 2 lie kindly heals the broken hearts, And all their wounds does close ; He tells the number of the stars ; Their several names he knows. 3 Great is the Lord, and great his power ; His wisdom has no bound ; The meek he raises, and throws down The wicked to the ground. 4 He covers heaven with clouds, and thence Refreshing rain bestows; Through him, on mountain tops, the grass With wondrous plenty grows. 5 He savage beasts, that loosely range, With timely food supplies ; He feeds the raven's tender brood, And stops their hungry cries. 6 Large flakes of snow, like fleecy wool, Descend at his command ; And hoary frost, like ashes spread, Is scattered o'er the land. 7 When, joined to these, he does his hail In little morsels break, Who can against his piercing cold Secure defences make ? 8 He sends his word, which melts the ice ; He makes his wind to blow, 11* 126 PSALMS. And soon the streams, congealed before* In plenteous currents flow* PSALM 148. H. Mc 1 Ye boundless realms of joy I Exalt your Maker's fame ; His praise your song employ Above the starry frame ; Your voices raise, Ye cherubim And seraphim, To sing his praise. 2 Thou moon, that ruPst the night, And sun, that guid'st the day, Ye glittering stars of light, To him your homage pay ; His praise declare, Ye heavens above, And clouds, that move In liquid air. 3 Let them adore the Lord, And praise his holy name, By whose almighty word They all from nothing came ; And all shall last, From changes free ; His firm decree Stands ever fast. PSALMS. 1-27 4 Lot earth her tribute pay; Praise him, ye dreadful whales ; And fish, that through the sea Glide swift with glittering scales : Fire, hail, and snow, And misty air, And winds, that, where He bids them, blow. 5 By hills and mountains, all In grateful concert joined ; By cedars stately tall, And trees for fruit designed ; By every beast, And creeping thing, And fowl of wing, His name be blest. 6 Let all of royal birth, With those of humbler frame, And judges of the earth, His matchless praise proclaim. In this design Let youths with maids, And hoary heads With children join. 7 United zeal be showrn, His wondrous fame to raise, Whose glorious name alone Deserves our endless praise. 128 PSALMS. Earth's utmost ends His power obey ; His glorious sway The sky transcends. PSALM 150. L. M. 1 O praise the Lord in that blest place, From whence his goodness largely flows ; Praise him in heaven, where he his face Unveiled in perfect glory shows. 2 Praise him for all the mighty acts, Which he in our behalf has done : His kindness this return exacts, With which our praise should equal run. 3 Let all, that vital breath enjoy, The breath he does to them afford, In just returns of praise employ ; Let every creature praise the Lord ! H Y M N S PART I. HYMN 1. L. M. Sacred Rest. 1 Another six days' work is done ; Another Sabbath is begun : Return, my soul ! enjoy thy rest ; Improve the day that God has blest. 2 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise As grateful incense to the skies, And draw from heaven that sweet repose, Which none, but he who feels it, knows. 3 This heavenly calm within the breast Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, Which for the church of God remains ; The end of cares, the end of pains. 130 HYMNS. [parti. 4 With joy, great God ! thy works we view, In various scenes, both old and new ; With praise we think on mercies past, With hope we future pleasures taste. 5 In holy duties, let the day In holy pleasures pass away ; How sweet this Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one which ne'er shall end ! HYMN 2. C. M. Universal and sincere Praise. 1 This is the day the Lord hath made ; He calls the hours his own ; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne ! 2 While angels praise the heavenly King, Let mortals learn their strains ! Let all the earth his honors sing ! O'er all the earth he reigns, 3 Rehearse his praise with awe profound ; Let knowledge lead the song ! Nor mock him with a solemn sound Upon a thoughtless tongue. parti] HYMNS. 181 4 Loud be the shout of sacred joy, To God the sovereign Kinu ! T ■» Let every land their tongues employ, And hymns of triumph sing HYMN 3. S. M. For the Lords day Morning. — Ps. xix. 1 Behold, the morning sun Begins his glorious way ; His beams through all the nations run. And life and light convey. 2 But, where the gospel comes, It spreads diviner light; It calls dead sinners from their tombs. x\nd gives the blind their sight. How perfect is thy word ! And all thy judgments just ; For ever sure thy promise, Lord, And we securely trust. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given ! O may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven ! i&> HYMNS. [parti. 5 I hear thy word with love ; 0 help me to obey ! Send thy good spirit from above, To guide me, lest I stray. 6 Whilst with my heart and tongue 1 spread thy praise abroad, Accept the worship and the song, My Saviour and my God ! HYMN 4. L. M. Pleasures of Worship. — Ps. xcii. 1 Sweet is the work, my God, my King ! To praise thy name, give thanks and sing ; To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, When earthly cares forsake the breast, When our best powers to God we raise, And the whole heart's attuned to praise. 3 Our souls shall triumph in the Lord, And bless his works and bless his word : His works of grace, how bright they shine ! How deep his counsels, how divine ! tart i.] HYMNS. 133 4 Lord, may we walk with growing strength Till all shall meet in heaven at length, Till all before thy face appeal And join in nobler worship there ! 5 Then shall we see, and hear, and know, All we desired, or wished below ; And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. HYMN 5. P. M. Solemn Invocation. 1 Come, thou Almighty King ! Help us thy name to sing ; Help us to praise ! Father all-glorious, O'er all victorious, Come and reign over us, Ancient of days ! 2 Come, thou all-gracious Lord ! By heaven and earth adored, Our prayer attend ! Come and thy children bless ; Give thy good word success ; Make thine own holiness On us descend ! 3 Never from us depart ; Rule thou in every heart Hence, evermore ! 12 134 HYMNS. [parti. Thy sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore ! HYMN 6. C. M. Worship of the God of Holiness. — Ps. v. 1 Lord ! in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye. 2 Then to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thy holy court, And worship in thy fear. 3 O may thy spirit guide my feet In ways of truth and grace ; Make every path of duty straight And plain before my face ! 4 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. b But they, who love and fear thy name. Shall see their hopes fulfilled ; The mighty God will compass them With favor, as a shield. tart i.] HYMNS. 135 HYMN 7. L. M. Benefit of Ordinances. 1 Away from every mortal care, Away from earth, our souls retreat ; We leave this worthless world afar, And wait and worship near thy seat. 2 Lord, in the temple of thy grace, We bow before thee, and adore ; We view the glories of thy face, And learn the wonders of thy power, 3 Whilst here our various wants we mourn, United prayers ascend on high; And faith expects a sure return Of blessings in variety. 4 If courage faint, and sin grow strong, Here we receive some cheering wrord ; We gird the gospel armor on, To fight the battles of the Lord. •5 Here, when our spirit pines and dies, And conscience smarts with inward stings, The Sun of Righteousness shall rise, With healing beams beneath his wings. 136 HYMNS. [parti. HYMN 8. 7s M. Humble Adoration. 1 Heavenly Father, Sovereign Lord, Be thy glorious name adored ! Lord, thy mercies never fail ; Hail, celestial goodness, hail ! 2 Though unworthy, Lord, thine ear, Deign our humble songs to hear ; Purer praise we hope to bring, When around thy throne we sing. 3 While on earth ordained to stay, Guide our footsteps in thy way, Till we come to dwell with thee, And thy glorious greatness see. 4 Then with angel-harps again We will wake a nobler strain ; There in joyful songs of praise, Our triumphant voices raise. 5 There no tongue shall silent be ; All shall join in harmony ; That, through heaven's all-spacious round, Thy praise, O God I may ever sound. parti.] HYMNS. 137 HYMN 9. C. M. Sincerity and Hypocrisy. 1 God is a Spirit, just and wise; He sees our inmost mind ; In vain to heaven we raise our eyes, And leave our hearts behind. 2 Nothing but truth before his throne With honor can appear ; The painted hypocrites are known, Through the disguise they wear, 3 Their lifted hands salute the skies, Their bended knees the ground ; But God abhors the sacrifice, Where not the heart is found* 4 Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways?, And make my soul sincere ; Then shall I stand before thy face, And find acceptance there. HYMN 10. 8 & 6s 11 Daily and Public Worship. 1 I 'lt. bless Jehovah^s glorious name, Whose goodness heaven and earth proclaim , With every morning light ; 12* 138 HYMN* (parti. And at the close of every day, To him my cheerful homage pay, Who guards me through the night. 2 Then in his churches to appear, And pay my humble worship there, Shall be my sweet employ ; The day, that saw my Saviour rise, Shall dawn on my delighted eyes With pure and holy joy. 3 With grateful sorrow in my breast, I ?11 celebrate the dying feast Of my departing Lord ; And while his perfect love I view, His bright example I'll pursue, And meditate his word. HYMN 11. P. ML Grateful Praise. 1 Sovereign Lord of light and glory ! Author of our mortal frame ! Joyfully we bow before thee, And extol thy holy name. Hallelujah ! Ever sacred be the theme ! 2 Kind dispenser of each blessing, Which surrounds the human race ! part i.J H YM N S. 139 May we, gratefully possessing, Still adore thy boundless grace. Hallelujah ! Praise to God, immortal praise ! 3 Thus, with humble adoration, We attend before thy throne ; And with grateful exultation, Thine abundant mercy own. Hallelujah ! Praise belongs to thee alone! HYMN 12. t. M, Acceptable Worship. 1 God in his earthly temples lays Foundations for his heavenly praise ; And loves to see that worship rise, Which forms his offspring for the skies. 2 His mercy every house attends, Whence pure devotion's flame ascends ; And ever lends a gracious ear, Where churches join in praise and prayer. 3 To men of pure and pious hearts All real good their God imparts ; With grace he crowns them here belowr, And endless glory will bestow. 140 HYMNS. [parti. 4 His blessing yields a large increase Of wisdom, and of sacred peace ; While ripening holiness and love Prepare their souls for joys above. 5 Father supreme, whose sovereign sway All worlds, all beings must obey ! May our first wish and object be, On earth, in heaven, to dwell with thee. HYMN 13. L. M. Grateful Praise. — Job xxxviii. 7. 1 To thee, supreme, th' ever-blest ! Be praise in thankful notes addressed ; Such as the stars of morning sung, When earth was on its balance hung ; 2 Such praise as from th' angelic choirs, And saints, whom zeal like theirs inspires, In heaven above, and earth belowr, Still flows, and shall for ever flow. HYMN 14. 7s ML 1 Thy Kingdom come.' 1 Glorious in thy saints appear ; Plant thy heavenly kingdom here ; PART*.] HYMNS. 14 I Light and life to all impart ; Shine on each believing heart; 2 And in every grace complete, Make us, Lord, for glory meet, Till we stand before thy sight, Partners with the saints in light. HYMN 15. L. M. Praise to the Eternal Kin. 1 The God who reigns alone O'er earth, and sea, and sky, Let man with praises own, And sound his honors high ! 2 Him all in heaven above, Him all on earth below, 154 HYMNS. [parti. Th' exhaustless source of love, The great Creator know. 3 He formed the living frame ; He gave the reasoning mind ; Then only he may claim Th' worship of mankind. 4 So taught his only Son, Blest messenger of grace ! Th' Eternal is but one, No second holds his place. HYMN 31. L. M. God unsearchable, — Job xi. 7, &c. xxv. 5. xxvi. 11. 1 Can creatures to perfection find Th' eternal uncreated mind ; Or can the largest stretch of thought Measure and search his nature out ? 2 'Tis high as heaven ; 'tis deep as hell And what can mortals know or tell ? His glory spreads beyond the sky, And all the shining worlds on high. 3 God is a king of power unknown ; Firm are the orders of his throne ; If he resolve, who dare oppose, Or ask him why, or what he does ? parti.] HYMNS. 155 4 lie gave the vaulted heaven its form, The crooked serpent, and the worm. He breaks the billows with his breath, And smites the sons of pride to death. 5 He frowns, and darkness veils the moon; The fainting sun grows dim at noon ; He wounds the heart, and he makes whole ; He calms the tempest of the soul. 6 These are a portion of his ways ; But who shall dare describe his face? Who can endure his light, or stand To hear the thunders of his hand ? HYMN 32. C. M. The universal Presence of God. 1 L\ all my vast concerns with thee, In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest ; My public walks, my private ways. And secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord, Before they 're formed within ; 156 HYMNS. [parti. And ere my lips pronounce the word, He knows the sense I mean. 4 O wondrous knowledge, deep and high! Where can a creature hide ? Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset on every side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, Secured by sovereign love. HYMN 33. L. M. Rejoicing in the Divine Government. — Ps. xcvii. 1 He reigns, the Lord Jehovah reigns ! Praise him in evangelic strains ; Let the whole earth in songs rejoice, And hosts celestial join their voice. 2 Deep are his counsels and unknown, But grace and truth support his throne ; Though gloomy clouds his feet surround, Justice is their eternal ground. 3 Ye, who confess his holy name ! Hate every work of sin and shame ; He guards the souls of all his friends, And from the snares of hell defends. tart i.] HYMNS. 157 4 Immortal light, and joys unknown, Are for the saints in darkness sown; Those glorious seeds shall spring and rise, And the bright harvest bless our eyes. 5 Rejoice, ye righteous ! and record The sacred honors of the Lord ; None, but the souls who taste his grace, Can triumph in his holiness. HYMN 34. L. M. The Divine Being and Perfections. — Ps. xxxvi. 5 — 9. 1 High in the heavens, eternal God ! Thy goodness in full glory shines ; Thy truth shall break through every cloud, Which veils and darkens thv designs. 2 For ever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep ; Wise are the wonders of thy hands ; Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 Thy providence is kind and large, Both men and beasts thy bounty share ; The whole creation is thy charge, The good are thy peculiar care. 4 O God, how excellent thy grace, Whence all our hope and comfort springs ! 14 158 HYMNS. [parti. The sons of Adam, in distress, Fly to the shadow of thy wings. HYMN 35. C. M. The Eternity and Immutability of God. 1 Thou didst, O mighty God ! exist Ere time began his race ; Before the ample elements Filled up the voids of space ; 2 Before the ponderous earthly globe In fluid air was stayed ; Before the ocean's mighty springs Their liquid stores displayed ; 3 Ere through the gloom of ancient night The streaks of light appeared ; Before the high celestial arch Or starry poles were reared ; 4 Before the bright, harmonious spheres Their glorious rounds begun ; Before the shining roads of heaven Were measured by the sun ; 5 Ere men adored, or angels knew, Or praised thy wondrous name ; Thy bliss, eternal spring of life ! And glory were the same. parti] HYMNS. 159 6 And when the pillars of the world With sudden ruin break, And all this vast and goodly frame Sinks in the mighty wreck ; 7 When from her orb the moon shnU start, Th' astonished sun roll back, While all the trembling starry lamps Their ancient course forsake ; 8 For ever permanent and fixed, From interruption free, Unchanged in everlasting years, Shall thy existence be. HYMN 36. L. M. God the Creator and Preserver. — Ps. exxi. 1 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes, TV eternal hills beyond the skies ; Thence all her help my soul derives ; There my almighty refuge lives. 2 He lives, the everlasting God, Who built the world, who spread the flood ; The heavens with all their hosts he made, And the dark regions of the dead. 3 He guides our feet ; he guards our way ; His morning smiles bless all the day ; 160 HYMNS. [part l He spreads the evening veil, and keeps The silent hours while nature sleeps. 4 His servants, thus divinely blest, May rise secure, securely rest ; Their holy guardian's wakeful eyes Admit no slumber nor surprise. 5 No sun shall smite their head by day, Nor the pale moon with sickly ray Shall blast their couch ; no baleful star Dart his malignant fire so far. 6 With fiercest rage should malice burn Still they shall go, and still return, Safe in the Lord : his heavenly care Defends their lives from every snare. HYMN 37. S. M. Praise to the Creator. — Ps, xcv. 1 Come* sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing ! Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. 2 He formed the deeps unknown ; He gave the seas their bound ; The watery wrorlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. parti.] HYMNS. 161 3 Come, worship at his throne ; Come, bow before the Lord ! We are his work, and not our own, He formed us by his word. 4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod ; Make wisdom's peaceful paths your choice, And own your gracious God. HYMN 38, 8 &, 6s. M. Invocation of all Creatures to praise God 1 Ye works of God ! on him alone, From earth his footstool, heaven his throne, Be all your praise bestowed ; Whose hand the beauteous fabric made, Whose eye the finished work surveyed, And saw that all was good. 2 Ye angels, who with loud acclaim, Admiring viewed the new-born frame, And hailed th' eternal King ! Again proclaim your Maker's praise, Again your thankful voices raise, And sacred anthems sing. 3 Ye sons of men ! his praise display, Who stamped his image on your clay, And gave it power to move ; 14* 163 HYMNS. [parti. Where'er ye go, where'er ye dwell. From age to age successive tell The wonders of his love. Ye spirits of the just and good. Who, eager for the blest abode, To heavenly mansions soar ! O let your songs his praise display, Till heaven itself shall melt away, And time shall be no more. Praise him, ye meek and humble train, Who shall those heavenly joys obtain, Prepared for souls sincere ! O praise him, till ye take your way To regions of eternal day, To reign for ever there. HYMN 39. P. M. God seen in all. My God ! all nature owns thy sway ; Thou giv'st the night, and thou the day ; When all thy loved creation wakes, When morning, rich in lustre, breaks, And bathes in dew the opening flower, To thee we owe her fragrant hour ; And, when she pours her choral song, Her melodies to thee belong. parti.] HYMNS. 163 2 Or when, in paler tints arrayed, The evening slowly spreads her shade, That soothing shade, that grateful gloom, Can more than day's enlivening bloom, Still every fond and vain desire, And calmer, purer thoughts inspire ; From earth the pensive spirit free, And lead the softened heart to thee. 3 In every scene thy hands have dressed, In every form by thee impressed, Upon the mountain's awful head, Or where the sheltering woods are spread ; In every note that swells the gale, Or tuneful stream that cheers the vale, The cavern's depth, or echoing grove, — A voice is heard of praise and love. 4 As o'er thy works the seasons roll, And soothe, with change of bliss, the soul, O never may their smiling train Pass o'er the human sense in vain ! But oft, as on their charms we gaze, Attune the wondering soul to praise ; And be the joys, that most we prize, Those joys that from thy favor rise ! 164 HYMNS. [parti HYMN 40. L. M. Power and Goodjtcss of the Creator. — Ps. cvii. 1 Ye sons of men ! with joy record The various wonders of the Lord ; And let his power and goodness sound, Through all your tribes, the earth around ! 2 Lo ! the high heavens your songs invite, — Those spacious fields of brilliant light, Where sun, and moon, and planets roll, And stars, that glow from pole to pole. 3 Sing earth, in verdant robes arrayed, Its herbs and flowers, its fruit and shade ; Peopled with life of various forms, Fishes, and fowls, and beasts, and worms. 4 View the broad sea's majestic plains, And think how wide its Maker reigns ; That band remotest nations joins, And on each wave his goodness shines. 5 But O that brighter world above, Where lives and reigns immortal love ! Thither, my soul ! with rapture soar ; There, in the land of praise, adore. parti.] HYMNS. 16f HYMN 41. L. M To the Inrisihh Author ojWat/irr. 1 Vast are thy works, Almighty Lord ! All nature rests upon thy word : Thy glories in the heavens we see ; The spacious earth is full of thee. 2 Thy hand unseen sustains the poles, On which this vast creation rolls ; The starry arch proclaims thy power, Thy pencil glows in every flower. 3 In thousand shapes and colors rise Thy painted wonders to our eyes ; While beasts and birds, with laboring throats, Teach us a God in thousand notes. 4 The meanest part in nature's frame, Marks out some letter of thy name, Where sense can reach, or fancy rove, From hill to hill, from field to grove. 5 Across the waves, around the sky, There 's not a spot, or low7 or high, Where the Creator has not trod, And left the footsteps of a God- 166 HYMNS. [parti. HYMN 42. C. M. TJte universal Presence and Providence of God. 1 Great God, how vast is thine abode ! Mysterious are thy ways ; Unseen thy footsteps in the air And trackless in the seas. 2 Yet the whole peopled wrorld bespeaks Thy being and thy power, Mid the resplendent blaze of day, And awful midnight hour. 3 Nor all the peopled world alone, Rich fields and verdant plains, But lonely wilds by man untrod, Where silent horror reigns. 4 The howling wind, the beating rain, The sea's tumultuous roar, These, in tremendous concert joined, Proclaim thy boundless power. 5 Through all creation's widest range The hand of heaven is near ; Where'er I wander in the world, Lo ! God is present there. parti.] HYMNS. 1G7 HYMN 4:3. C. M. God's Power seen in the Element*. 1 The Lord our God is full of might ; The winds obey his will ; God speaks, and in the heavenly height The rolling sun stands still. 2 Rebel, ye waves ! and o'er the land With threatening aspect roar ; The Lord uplifts his awful hand, And chains you to the shore. 3 Howl, winds of night! your force combine ; Without his high behest, Ye shall not in the mountain pine Disturb the sparrow's nest. 4 His voice sublime is heard afar ; In distant peals it dies ; He yokes the whirlwind to his car, And sweeps the howling skies. 5 Ye nations ! bend, in reverence bend ; Ye monarchs ! wait his nod, And bid the choral song ascend To celebrate your God. 168 HYMNS, [part i HYMN 44. L..M. Praise for Divine Care and Goodness. — Ps. lxviii. 1 We bless the Lord, the just, the good, Who fills our hearts with joy and food; Who pours his blessings from the skies, And loads us with his rich supplies. 2 He sends the sun his circuit round, To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground ; He bids the clouds, with plenteous rain Refresh the thirsty earth again. 3 To his kind care we owe our breath, And all our near escapes from death ; Safety and health to God belong, He heals the sick and guards the strong. 4 His own right hand his saints shall raise From death's dark shade to sing his praise, And bring them to his courts above, To see his face and taste his love. HYMN 45. C. M. Divine Goodness. 1 Lord, thou art good ; all nature shows Thee full and free and kind ; Thy bounty through creation flows, Nor can it be confined. parti] HYMNS. 109 2 The whole, and every part, proclaims Thy infinite good will ; It shines in stars, it flows in streams, And bursts from every hill. 3 It fills the wide extended main, And heavens, which spread more wide ; It drops in gentle showers of rain, And rolls in every tide. 4 Still hath it been diffused and free. Through ages past and gone ; Nor ever can exhausted be, But still keeps flowing on. 5 Through the whole earth it pours supplies, Spreads joy through all its parts. Lord, may thy goodness draw our eyes, And captivate our hearts ! 6 High admiration let it raise, And kind affections move ; Employ our tongues in hymns of praise, And fill our hearts with love ! HYMN 46. C. M. Divine, Providence, and the Folly of Self- Dependence. 1 God reigns ; events in order flow, Man's industry to guide ; 15 170 HYMNS. [partk But in a different channel go, To humble human pride. 2 The swift not always, in the race, Shall win the crowning prize ; Not always wealth and honor grace The labors of the wise. 3 Fond mortals do themselves beguile, When on themselves they rest ; Blind is their wisdom, vain their toil. By thee, O Lord ! unblest. 4 >Tis ours the furrows to prepare, And sow the precious grain ; 'Tis thine to give the sun and air, And send the genial rain. 5 Evil and good before thee stand, Their mission to perform ; The sun shines bright at thy command ; Thy hand directs the storm. 6 In all our ways, we humbly own Thy providential power ; Intrusting to thy care alone The lot of every hour. parti.] HYMNS. 171 HYMN 47. L. M. Divine Providence towards Man and Beast. 1 The earth and all the heavenly frame Their great Creator's love proclaim ; He gives the sun his genial power, And sends the soft refreshing shower. 2 The ground with plenty blooms again, And yields her various fruits to men ; To men, who from thy bounteous hand Receive the gifts of every land* 3 Nor to the human race alone Is thy paternal goodness shown ; The tribes of earth, of sea and air, Enjoy thy universal care, 4 Not e'en a sparrow yields its breath, Till God permits the stroke of death ; He hears the ravens when they call, — The father and the friend of all. 5 Thy care, great God ! sustains them all ; When urged by hunger's powerful call, Expectant of the known supply, To thee they lift the asking eye. -6 To thee, in ceaseless strains, my tongue Shall raise the morn and evening song ; And long as breath inspires my frame, The wonders of thy love proclaim. 172 HYMNS. [parti. HYMN 48. L. M. Divine Protection through every age. — Ps. xc. 1 Thou, Lord, through every changing scene, Hast to the saints a refuge been ; Through every age, eternal God ! Their pleasing home, their safe abode. 2 In thee our fathers sought their rest, And were wrth thy protection blest ; Behold their sons, a feeble race ! We come to fill our fathers' place. 3 Through all the thorny paths we tread, Ere we are numbered with the dead ; When friends desert, and foes invade* Be thou our all-sufficient aid ! 4 And when this pilgrimage is o'er, And we must dwell on earth no more ; To thee, great God ! may we ascend, And find an everlasting Friend. 5 Tp thee our infant race we '11 leave, Them may their fathers' God receive ; That voices, yet unformed, may raise Succeeding hymns of humble praise. parti.] HYMNS. 173 HYMN 49. S. M. Obligation to Gratitude and Praise 1 My Maker and my King ! To thee my all I owe ; Thy sovereign bounty is the spring, Whence all my blessings flow. 2 Thou ever good and kind ! A thousand reasons move, A thousand obligations bind My heart to grateful love* 3 The creature of thy hand, On thee alone I live ; My God ! thy benefits demand More praise than I can give. 4 O what can I impart, When all was thine before ? Thy love demands a thankful heart ; The gift, alas ! how poor ! 5 Shall I withhold thy due ? And shall my passions rove ? Lord, make me to thy service true, And fill me with thy love. 6 O let thy grace inspire My soul with strength divine ; Let all my powers to thee aspire, And all my days be thine! 15* 174 HYMNS. (parti. HYMN 50. L. M. Praise for Rain and Fruitful Seasons, 1 Father of light ! we sing thy name, Who mad'st the sun to rule the day ; Wide as he spreads his golden flame, His beams thy power and love display , 2 Fountain of good ! from thee proceed The copious showers of genial rain ; Which, o'er the hill and through the mead, Revive the grass and swell the grain. 3 Through the wide world thy bounties spread ; Yet thousands of our guilty race, Though by thy daily goodness fed, Transgress thy law, abuse thy grace. 4 Not so shall our forgetful hearts Overlook the tokens of thy care ; But, what thy liberal hand imparts, Receive with praise, and ask in prayer. 5 So shall the sun more grateful shine, And showers in welcome drops shall fall, When all our hearts and lives are thine, And thou, our God, enjoyed in all. parti.] HYMNS. 17.r, HYMN 51. L. M. Praise for common Mercies. — Pi. cxvi. 8, 9. 1 Great Source of life ! our souls confess The various riches of thy grace ; Crowned with thy mercies, we rejoice, And in thy praise exalt our voice. 2 By thee heaven's shining arch was spread : By thee were earth's foundations laid ; All the delights of our abode Proclaim the wise, the powerful God. 3 Thy tender hand restores our breath, When trembling on the verge of death; Gently it wipes away our tears, And lengthens life to future years. 4 These lives are sacred to the Lord, By thee upheld, by thee restored ; And, whilst our hours renew their race, Still we would walk before thy face. 5 So, when our souls by thee are led Through unknown regions of the dead, With joy triumphant they shall move To seats of nobler life above. 176 HYMNS. jPAUT HYMN 52 L. M Divine Condescension. 1 Up to the Lord, who reigns on high, And views the nations from afar, Let everlasting praises fly, And tell how large his bounties are ! 2 He overrules all mortal things, And manages our mean affairs ; On humble souls the King of kings Bestows his counsels and his cares. 3 Our sorrows and our tears we pour Into the bosom of our God ; He hears us in the mournful hour, And helps to bear the heavy load. 4 In vain might lofty princes try Such condescension to perform ; For worms were never raised so high Above their meanest fellow-worm. 5 O could our thankful hearts devise A tribute equal to thy grace, To the third heaven our songs should rise, And teach the golden harps thy praise. parti.] HYMNS. 177 HYMN 53. C. M. Dwinc Goodness to Man 1 Thy wisdom, power and goodness, Lord, In all thy works appear; But man thy bounties shall record, For thy distinguished care. 2 From thee the breath of life we drew, That breath thy power maintains ; Thy tender mercy, ever new, Our brittle frame sustains. 3 Yet nobler gifts demand our praise, Of reason's light possessed ; By revelation's brighter rays Still more divinely blessed. 4 Thy providence, our constant guard, When threatening woes impend, Will either threatening dangers ward, Or timely succors lend. 5 On us thy providence has shone With its propitious rays ; O let our lips and lives make known Thy goodness and thy praise ! 6 All bounteous Lord ! thy grace impart; O teach us to improve Thy gifts with ever grateful heart, And crown them with thv love. 178 HYMNS. [part HYMN 54 C.P.M. The Love of God. 1 My God i thy boundless love I praise ; How bright on high its glories blaze ! How sweetly bloom below ! It streams from thine eternal throne ; Through heaven its joys for ever run, And o'er the earth they flow. 2 ?T is love that paints the purple morn, And bids the clouds, in air upborne, Their genial drops distil ; In every vernal beam it glows, And breathes in every gale that blows, And glides in every rill. 3 It robes in cheerful green the ground, And pours its flowery beauties round, Whose sweets perfume the gale ; Its bounties richly spread the plain, The blushing fruit, the golden grain, And smile on everv vale. 4 But in thy word I see it shine With grace and glories more divine, Proclaiming sins forgiven; There faith, bright cherub, points the way To realms of everlasting day, And opens all her heaven. parti.] HYMNS. 179 5 Then let the love that makes me blest, With cheerful praise inspire my breast, And ardent gratitude ; And all my thoughts and passions tend To thee, my Father, and my Friend, My souPs eternal good ! HYMN 55. L. M. Creation, Providence, and Grace. — Ps. cxxxvi. 1 Give to our God immortal praise ! Mercy and truth are all his ways ; Wonders of grace to God belong ; Repeat his mercies in your song. 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown ; The King of kings with glory crown ; His mercies ever shall endure, When lords and kings are known no more, 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fixed the starry lights on high ; Wonders of grace to God belong ; Repeat his mercies in your song, 4 He fills the sun with morning light ; He bids the moon direct the night ; His mercies ever shall endure, When suns and moons shall shine no more. 180 HYMNS. [parti. 5 He sent his Son with power to save, From sin and darkness and the grave ; Wonders of grace to God belong; Repeat his mercies in your song. 6 Through this vain world he guides our feet, And leads us to his heavenly seat; His mercies ever shall endure, When this vain world shall be no more. HYMN 56. L. M. Praise to God for his Goodness. — Ps. ciii. 1 Bless, O 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, O my soul ! the God of grace ; His favors claim thy highest praise ; Let not the wonders he hath wrought Be lost in silence, and forgot ! 3 The vices of the mind he heals, And cures the pains that nature feels ; Redeems the soul from guilt, and saves Our wasting lives from threatening graves. parti] HYMNS. 181 4 Our youth decayed, his power repairs ; His mercy crowns our growing years; He satisfies our mouth with good, And fills our souls with heavenly food. 5 He sees th' oppressor, and th' oppressed, And often gives the sufferers rest ; But will his justice more display In the last great rewarding day., 6 His power he showed by Moses' handsr And gave to Israel his commands ; But made his truth and mercy known- To all the nations by his Son. 7 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. HYMN 57. C. M. Faith in the Promise of Salvation. Begin, my tongue ! some heavenly theme, And speak some lofty thing ; The mighty works or mighty name Of our eternal King. 'B- 2 Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, Or sound his power abroad ; 16 182 HYMNS. [parti Sing the blest promise of his grace, And the performing God. 3 Proclaim salvation from the Lord, To sinful, dying men ; His hand has writ the sacred word With an unerring pen. 4 Engraved as in eternal brass, The gracious promise shines ; Nor shall the hand of time erase Those everlasting lines. 5 Why then these doubts and sad complaints,, If Christ and we are one ? The word extends to all the saints, Who humbly love the Son. 6 By faith in this our souls have lived, And part of heaven possessed ; We '11 praise him then for grace received- And trust him for the rest* HYMN 58. L. M. The promised Saviour sent. To those who fear and trust the Lord, His mercy stands for ever sure ; From age to age his promise lives, And the performance is secure. part i.] HYMNS. 183 2 He spake to Abram and his race, In thee shall all the earth be blest ! The memory of that ancient word Lay long in his eternal breast. 3 But now no more shall Israel wait ; No more the Gentiles lie forlorn ; Lo ! the desire of nations comes, Behold ! the promised Saviour 's born. HYMN 59. S. M, The Birth of Christ Behold ! the grace appears, The blessing, promised long ; Angels announce the Saviour near In this triumphant song : 1 Glory to God on high, c And heavenly peace on earth ; 4 Good-will to men, to angels joy, 4 At the Redeemer's birth !' In worship so divine Let men employ their tongues ; With the celestial hosts we join, And loud repeat their songs : 184 HYMNS. [parti 4 ' Glory to God on high, 4 And heavenly peace on earth ; c Good-will to men, to angels joy ^ c At our Redeemer's birth ! ' HYMN 60. C. M. The Coming of the Kingdom of Christ. — Ps. xcviir. 1 Joy to the world, the Lord is come ; The long-predicted king ; Let every heart prepare him roonru And heaven and nature sing ! 2 Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns ; Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains* Repeat the sounding joy I 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground ! He comes to make his blessings flow To earth's remotest bound, 4 Thus God displays his truth and grace. And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness. And wonders of his love. parti] HYMNS. 185 HYMN 61. S. M. The Hope of Salvation through Christ. 1 Raise your triumphant songs To an immortal tune ; Let the wide earth resound the deeds Celestial grace hath done ! 2 Sing how eternal love Its well-beloved chose, And bade him raise our sinful race From an abyss of woes. 3 Pardon and peace from heaven Jesus proclaims abroad ; And brings to erring, guilty man. Sure mercy from his God. 4 Now, sinners, dry your tears ; Let hopeless sorrow cease ! Bow to the sceptre of his love And take the offered peace. 5 Lord, we obey thy call ; We lay an humble claim To the salvation thou hast sent, And bless and praise thy name 16* 186 HYMNS [parti. HYMN 62. L M. The Piety of Jesus. 1 c Father divine,' the Saviour cried, While horrors pressed on every side, And prostrate on the ground he lay, ' Remove this bitter cup away ; 2 ' But if these pangs must still be borne, 6 And stripes, and wounds, and cruel scorn, 4 1 bow my soul before thy throne, c And say, — thy will, not mine, be done.* 3 My dear Redeemer and my Lord ! I read my duty in thy word ; But in thy life thy law appears, Drawn out in living characters. 4 Such was thy piety and zeal, Thy deference to the Father's will, Thy love and meekness so divine, I would transcribe and make them mine. 5 Cold mountains and the midnight air Witnessed the fervor of thy prayer ; The desert thy temptations knew, Thy conflict and thy victory too. 6 Be Christ my pattern ; let me bear More of his gracious image here ! Then God, the Judge, shall own my name, Among the followers of the Lamb, part i.] HYMNS. 187 HYMN 63. S. M. Jttraction of the Cross. — Jolm xii. 32, 1 Behold th' amazing sight, The Saviour lifted high ! Behold the Son of God's delight Expire in agony. 2 For whom, for whom, my heart ! Were all these sorrows borne ? Why did he feel that piercing smart, And meet that various scorn ? 3 For love of us he bled, And all in torture died ; 'Twas love that bowed his fainting head, And op'd his gushing side. 4 In sympathy of love Let all the earth combine ; And, drawn by chords so gentle, prove The energy divine ! 5 In him our hearts unite ; Nor share his grief alone, But from his cross pursue their flight To his triumphant throne. 188 HYMNS. Tpart i. HYMN 64. C. M. Christ's Death and Exaltation. — Matt, xxviii. 56. 1 Ye humble souls, who seek the Lord ! Chase all your fears away ; And bow with transport down to see The place where Jesus lay. 2 His life for us he freely gave ; Such wonders love can do ! Thus, cold in death, that bosom lay, Which throbbed and bled for you. 3 A moment give your hearts to grief, And mourn your Saviour slain ; Then dry your tears, and tune your songs, The Saviour lives again ! 4 High o'er th' angelic band he rears His once dishonored head ; And through unnumbered years he reigns, Who dwelt among the dead. 5 With cheerful hope may every saint The vale of death survey ; Then rise with his ascending Lord, To realms of endless day ! parti.] HYMNS. 189 HYMN 65. L. M. DcalJi and Resurrection of Christ. 1 He dies, the friend of sinners dies ! Lo ! Salem's daughters weep around ; A solemn darkness veils the skies ; A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 2 Here ?s love and grief beyond degree ; The Lord of glory dies for men ; But lo ! what sudden joys we see, — JeSus, the dead, revives again ! 3 The rising Lord forsakes the tomb ; In vain the tomb forbids his rise ; Cherubic legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the skies. 4 Break off your tears, ye saints ! and say How high your great deliverer reigns ; Sing how he rose to endless day, And led the tyrant death in chains ; 5 Say, live for ever, wondrous King ! Born to redeem, and strong to save ! Then ask the monster, where 's thy sting ; And where h thy victory, boasting grave ? 190 HYMNS. [part t. HYMN 66. C. M. The Christians Triumj)h in his Saviour. — 1 Cor. xv. 55. 1 O for an overcoming faith, To cheer my dying hour, To triumph o'er the monster death, And all his frightful power ! 2 Joyful with all the strength I have, My quivering lips would sing, Where is thy boasted victory, grave ; O death ! where is thy sting ? 3 Pardon and life, — how dear each word ! God life and pardon sends, And by our dying, rising Lord, Insures to all his friends. 4 All glory then to God on high, And endless thanks be paid, Who makes us conquerors, though we die, Through Christ, our living Head ! HYMN 67. C. M. The Resurrection of Jesus, the Pledge of ours. — 1 Poter i. 3- ] Blest be the everlasting God, The Father of our Lord ; Be his abounding mercy praised, His majesty adored ! parti] HYMNS. 191 2 When from the dead he raised his Son, And called him to the sky, He gave our souls a lively hope, That they should never die. 3 What though the feeble frame of man Must moulder back to dust ? Yet as the Lord our Saviour rose, So all his followers must. 4 There ?s an inheritance divine, Reserved against that day ; 'Tis uncorrupted, undefiled, And cannot fade away. 5 Saints by the grace of God are led, Till the salvation come ; They walk by faith, as strangers here, Till Christ shall call them home. HYxMN 68. C. M. Christ the Corner Stone. — Matt. xxi. 42. Behold the corner stone Which God in Sion lays, To build our heavenly hopes upon, And his eternal praise ! The scribe and angry priest Reject his only Son ; 192 HYMNS. [parti. Yet on this rock the church shall rest, As the chief corner stone. 3 The work, O Lord ! is thine, And wondrous in our eyes ; This day declares it all divine ; This day did Jesus rise, 4 Now in the heaven above, He sits beside the throne ; And there implores his Father's love, For those who wronged his own. 5 We bless thine holy word, Which all this grace displays ; And offer on thine altar, Lord, Our sacrifice of praise. HYMN 69. L. M. Jesus Christ the Sun of Righteousness. — Mai. iv. 2. 1 To thee, O God ! we homage pay ; Source of the light that rules the day ! Who, while he gilds all nature's frame, Reflects thy rays and speaks thy name. 2 In louder strains we sing that grace, Which gives the Sun of righteousness, Whose nobler light salvation brings, And scatters healing from his wings. part i.] HYMN S. 193 3 Enlightened by his heavenly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day ; His inward teachings make us know Our danger, and our refuge too. \ O may his glories stand confessed, From north to south, from east to west ; Successful may his gospel run, Wide as the circuit of the sun ! 5 When shall that radiant scene arise, When, fixed on high in purer skies, Christ all his lustre shall display To all his saints through endless day ? HYMN 70. L. M. The Kingdom of Christ. 1 Jesus shall reign, where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 Through him shall endless prayers be made, And praises throng to crown his head ; His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song ; 17 194 HYMNS. [parti, And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns ; The prisoner leaps to loose his chains, The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 5 The heathen lands, that lie beneath The shades of overspreading death, Revive at his first dawning light, And deserts blossom at the sight* HYMN 71. 8 & 7s. M. The future Peace and Glory of the Church. — Isa. lx. 15 — 20. 1 Hear what God, the Lord, hath spoken : O my people, faint and few, Comfortless, afflicted, broken, Fair abodes I build for you; Themes of heartfelt tribulation Shall no more perplex your ways ; You shall name your walls salvation, And your gates shall all be praise. 2 There, like streams that feed the garden, Pleasures without end shall flow; For the Lord, your faith rewarding, All his bounty shall bestow. parti.] HYMNS. 195 Still in undisturbed possession Peace and righteousness shall reign ; Never shall you feel oppression, Hear the voice of war again. 3 Ye no more your suns descending, Waning moons no more shall see ; But jour griefs for ever ending, Find eternal noon in me. God shall rise, and shining o'er you, Change to day the gloom of night ; He, the Lord, shall be your glory, God your everlasting light. HYMN 72. C. M. The universal Extent of Christ's Kingdom. — Isa. ii. 2, 4 1 O'er mountain tops the mount of God In latter days shall rise ; Above the summits of the hills, And draw the wondering eyes. 2 To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues shall flow ; Up to the mount of God, they say, And to his house we ?11 go. 3 The beams that shine from Sion's hill Shall lighten every land ; The peaceful Prince of Judah's line, Shall the whole world command. 196 HV^MNS. [parti. 4 Among the nations he shall judge ; His judgments truth shall guide ; His sceptre shall protect the just, And crush the sinner's priJe. 5 No war shall rage, nor hostile strife Disturb those happy years ; To plough-shares men shall beat their swordsv To pruning-hooks their spears. 6 No longer hosts, encountering hosts, Shall crowds of slain deplore ; They'll lay the martial trumpet by, And study war no more. HYMN 73. L. M. The Excellency of the Gospel. — Ps. xix. 1 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord ; In every star thy wisdom shines ; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights, and days, thy power confess ; But the blest volume thou hast writ Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars, convey thy praise, Round the whole earth, and never stand ; *arti/) HYMNS. 197 So when thy truth began its race, It touched and glanced on every land. 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, Till through the world thy truth has run; Till Christ has all the nations blest That see the light, or feel the sun* h How well thy gospel's truths agree ; How wise and holy each command ; Its promises, how sure they be ; How firm our hope and comfort stand ! 6 In vain shall all its foes devise To shake my faith with treacherous art ; My soul thy wisdom justifies, And binds thy gospel to my heart HYMN 74. C. M Instruction from Scripture. 1 Thy word is like a heavenly light, Which guides us all the day ; And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. 2 When once it enters to the mind, It spreads such light abroad, The meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God. 17* 198 HYMNS. [parti. 3 The starry heavens thy rule obey ; The earth preserves her place ; In nature's volume, night and day, Thy power and skill we trace, 4 But in thy law and gospel, Lord, Are lessons more divine ; Not earth stands firmer than thy word. Nor stars so nobly shine. 5 Thy word is everlasting truth ; How pure is every page ! That holy book shall guide our youtbf And well support our age. HYMN 75. C. Me 4 The Law of the Lord is, perfect.' — Ps. xix. 7. 1 Perfection ! 'tis an empty name, Nor can repay our cares ; And he that seeks it here below Must end the search with tears, 2 Great David, on his royal throne, The beauteous and the strong, Rich in the spoils of conquered foes, Amidst th' applauding throng, 3 With all his mind's capacious powers, Pursued the shade in vain ; FART I. HYMNS 199 Not heard in his melodious voice, Or harp's angelic strain. 4 From public to domestic scenes TV impatient monarch turns ; — The friend, the husband, and the sire, In sad succession mourns. 5 At length, thy law, eternal God ! He through his tears descries ; And, wrapt amidst those sacred folds, He finds the heavenly prize. 6 There will I seek perfection too, Where David's God is known ; Nor envy, with this volume blest, His treasures and his throne, HYMN 76. C. M The Excellence of the Scriptures 1 Father of mercies ! in thy word What endless glory shines ; For ever be thy name adored For these celestial lines ! 2 Here may the wretched sons of want Exhaustless riches find ; Riches above what earth can grant, And lasting as the mind. 200 HYMNS. [parti. 3 This is the field where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown ; The merchant is divinely wise, Who makes that pearl his own. 4 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, And yields a fair repast ; Sublimer sweets than nature knows Invite the longing taste. 5 This is the judge that ends the strife, Where wit and reason fail ; My guide to everlasting life, Through all this gloomy vale. 6 Here, springs of consolation rise, To cheer the fainting mind ; And thirsty souls receive supplies, And sweet refreshment find. 7 The volume of my Father's grace Does all my grief assuage ; His cheering promises I trace Almost in every page. 8 O may its counsels, mighty God ! My roving feet command ; Nor I forsake the happy road, That leads to thy right hand ! imrt i.] HYMNS 301 HYMN 77. L. M. The Excellency of the Gospel 1 God, in the Gospel of his Son, Makes his eternal counsels known ; And sinners of an humble frame May taste his grace, and learn his name. 2 Wisdom its dictates here imparts. To form our minds, to cheer our hearts ; Its influence makes the sinner live, It bids the drooping saint revive. 8 Our raging passions it controls, And comfort yields to contrite souls ; It guides us all our journey through, And brings a better world to view. 4 May this blest volume ever lie Close to my heart and near my eye ; To life's last hour my soul employ, And fit me for the heavenly joy! HYMN 78. L. M. Christian Privileges and Obligations 1 Dost thou my worthless name record Free of thy holy city, Lord ; Am I, a sinner, called to share The precious privileges there ? 202 HYMNS. [parti. 2 Art thou my King, my Father styled, Am I thy servant and thy child, While wretched millions draw their breath In lands of ignorance and death ? 3 Shall I receive this grace in vain ? Shall I my great vocation stain ? Away, ye works in darkness wrought ! Away, each sensual, earthly thought ! 4 My soul, I charge thee to excel In thinking right and acting well ; Deep let thy searching powers engage, Unbiassed in the sacred page. 5 Heighten the force of good desire ; To deeds of shining worth aspire ; More firm in fortitude, despise The world's seducing vanities. 6 Strong and more strong, thy passions rule, Advancing still in virtue's school ; Contending still, with noble strife, To imitate thy Saviour's life. HYMN 79. L. M. Conversation becoming the Gospel. — Titus ii. 10 — 13. 1 So let our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess, parti.] HYMNS. 203 So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine ! 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honors of our Saviour God, When the salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the 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 appearing of the Lord ; And faith stands leaning on his word. HYMN 80. L. M. The Beatitudes. 1 Blest 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 Blest are the men of broken heart, Who mourn for sin with inward smart ; Divine compassion freely flows, A healing balm for all their woes. 204 HYMNS. [parti. 3 Blest are the meek, who stand afar From rage and passion, noise and war ; God will secure their happy state, And plead their cause against the great. 4 Blest are the souls, that thirst for grace, Hunger and long for righteousness ; They shall be well supplied, and fed With living streams and living bread. 5 Blest are the men, whose hearts still move And melt with sympathy and love ; They shall in large supplies obtain Like sympathy and love again. 6 Blest 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 Blest are the men of peaceful life, Who quench the coals of growing strife ; They shall be called the heirs of bliss, The sons of God, the God of peace. 8 Blest are the sufferers, who partake Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake ; Their souls shall triumph in the Lord ; Glory and joy are their reward. parti.) HYMNS. 205 HYMN 81. C. M. The Sun of Righteousness. 1 How blest thy creature is, O God ! When with a single eye He views the lustre of thy word, The day-spring from on high ! 2 Through all the storms that veil the skies, And frown on earthly things, The sun of righteousness he eyes With healing on his wings. 3 The glorious orb, whose golden beams The fruitful year control, Since first, obedient to thy word, He started from the goal, 4 Has cheered the nations with the joys His orient rays impart ; But, Jesus, 'tis thy light alone Can shine upon the heart. HYMN 82. C. M. The Way of the Righteous and of the tVitked. — Ps. i. 1 That man, in life wherever placed, Has happiness in store, Who walks not in the wicked's way,. Nor learns their guilty lore ; 18 206 HYMNS. [parti. 2 Nor from the seat of scornful pride Casts forth his eyes abroad, But with humility and awe Still walks before his God. 3 That man shall flourish like the trees Which by the streamlet grow, Whose fruitful top is spread on high, And firm the fruit below. 4 But he whose blossom buds in guilt, Shall to the ground be cast, And like the rootless stubble, tossed Before the sweeping blast. 5 For God, that God the good adore^ Will give them peace and joy ; But all the hopes of wicked men Will utterly destroy. HYMN 83. C. M. The Way and End of the Righteous and the Wicked. — Ps. xxxvn 1 My God ! the steps of pious men Are ordered by thy will ; Though they should fall, they rise again ; Thy hand supports them still. 2 The Lord delights to see their ways ; Their virtue he approves ; parti.] HYMNS. 207 He Ml ne'er deprive them of his grace, Nor leave the men he loves, 3 The heavenly heritage is theirs, Their portion and their home ; He feeds them now, and makes them ^eirs Of blessings long to come. 4 The haughty sinner have I seen, Not fearing man or God, Like princely laurel, fair and green, Spreading his arms abroad ; 5 And lo! he vanished from the ground, Destroyed by hands unseen ; Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found, Where all that pride had been. 6 But mark the man of righteousness ; His several steps attend ; True pleasure runs through all his ways, And peaceful is his end. HYMN 84. C. M The Ways of Wisdom.— Prov. iii. 13—17. O happy is the man, who hears Instruction's faithful voice ; And who celestial wisdom makes His early, only choice. 208 HYMNS. [parti. 2 Her treasures are of more esteem Than east and west unfold ; And her rewards more precious are Than all their mines of f?;old. 3 In her right hand she holds to view A length of happy days ; Riches, with splendid honors joined* Her left hand full displays. 4 She guides the young with innocence In pleasure's path to tread ; A crown of glory she bestows Upon the hoary head. 5 According as her labors rise, So her rewards increase ; Her ways are ways of pleasantness* And all her paths are peace. HYMN 85. C. M. Breathing after Holiness. — Ps. cxiXc 1 O that the Lord would guide my ways* To keep his statutes still ; O that my God would grant me grace To know and do his will ! 2 Send thy good spirit, Lord, to write Thy law upon my heart ; parti.] HYMNS. 209 Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, Nor act the liar's part. 3 From vanity turn off my eyes ; Let no corrupt design, Nor covetous desires, 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 slide ; O bring me back to virtue's way, And be thy truth my guide ! 6 Make me to walk in thy commands, 'T is a delightful road ; Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, Offend against my God! HYMN 86. L. M. The Better Part.— Luke x. 43. Beset with snares and filled with dread, In life's uncertain path we tread ; Father divine ! diffuse thy light To guide our doubtful footsteps right. 18* 210 HYMNS [part i. 2 Engage our roving, treacherous hearty To choose the wise, the better part ; To scorn the trifles of a day, For joys that never fade away. 3 Then let the fiercest storms arise, Let tempests mingle earth and skies f No fatal shipwreck we shall fear, But all our treasure with us bear. 4 If thou, our heavenly friend, be nigh? Cheerful we live and joyful die ; Secure, when mortal comforts flee* To find a thousand worlds in thee^ HYMN 87. 8 & 6s. M. The unrivalled Beauty and Glory of Religion 1 Soft are the fruitful showers, that bring The welcome promise of the spring, And soft the vernal gale ; Sweet the wild warblings of the grove* The voice of nature and of love, That gladden every vale. 2 But softer in the mourner's ear Sounds the mild voice of mercy neary That whispers sins forgiven ; And sweeter far the music swells, When to the raptured soul she tells Of peace and promised heaven. parti] HYMNS 211 3 Fair are the flowers that deck the ground, And groves and gardens blooming round Unnumbered charms unfold ; Bright is the sun's meridian ray, And bright the beams of setting day, That robe the clouds in gold. 4 But far more fair the pious breast, In richer robes of goodness drest, Where heaven's own graces shine ; And brighter far the prospects rise, That burst on faith's delighted eyes, From glories all divine. HYMN 88. C. M. The Testimony of a Good Conscience 1 Might I but read my title clear To mansions in the skies, I 'd bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. 2 Should earth against my peace engage, And all its darts be hurled, I'd smile to see its powerless rage, And face a frowning world. 3 Should cares like a wild deluge come, And storms of sorrow fall, May I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all, 212 HYMNS. [pART-r 4There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest, And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. HYMN 89. C. M, God our Portion. — Ps. iv. 6, 7 1 In vain the erring world inquires For true substantial good ; Whilst earth confines their low desires, They live on airy food. 2 Illusive dreams of happiness Their eager thoughts employ ; They wake, convinced their boasted bliss Was visionary joy. 3 Not all the good, which earth bestows^ Can fill the craving mind ; Its highest joys have mingled woes, And leave a sting behind. 4 Begone, ye gilded vanities ! I seek some solid good ; To real bliss my wishes rise, The favor of my God. 5 To thee, my God ! my soul aspires ; Dispel these shades of night ; PART I.] HYMNS. 213 Enlarge and fill these vast desires With infinite delight. •v 6 Immortal joy thy smiles impart ; Heaven dawns in every ray ; One glimpse of thee will glad my heart, And turn my night to day. HYMN 90. C. M. The transforming Vision of God 1 My God ! the visits of thy face Afford superior joy To all the flattering world can give, Or mortal hopes employ. 2 But clouds and darkness intervene ; My brightest joys decline ; And earth's gay trifles oft ensnare This wandering heart of mine. 3 Lord, guide this wandering heart to thee ; Unsatisfied I stray ; Break through the shades of sense and sin With thy enlivening ray. 4 O let thy beams resplendent shine, And every cloud remove ; Transform my powers, and fit my soul For happier scenes above ! 214 HYMNS. [part r, 5 Lord, raise my faith, my hope, my heart, To those transporting joys ; Then shall I scorn each little snare, Which this vain world employs. 6 Then, though I sink in death's cold sleep, To life I shall awake, And in the likeness of my God Of heavenly bliss partake. HYMN 91. C. M, Assurance of the Divine Presence. — Isa. xli. 10. 1 And art thou with us, gracious Lord ! To dissipate our fear ? Dost thou proclaim thyself our God, Our God for ever near ? 2 Doth thy right hand, which formed the earth. And bears up all the skies, Stretch from on high thy friendly aid, When dangers round us rise ? 3 And wilt thou lead our weary souls To that delightful scene, Where rivers of salvation flow Through pastures ever green ? 4 On thy support our souls shall lean, And banish every care ; parti.] HYMNS. 215 The gloomy vale of life will smile, If Cod be with us there. 5 While we his gracious succor prove, Midst all our various ways, The darkest shades through which we pass Shall echo with his praise. HYMN 92. C. M. 1 Whom have I in Heaven but Thee?' — Ps. Ixxiii. 25. 1 My God, my portion, and my love, My everlasting all ; Pve none but thee in heaven above, Or on this earthly ball. 2 In vain the bright meridian sun Scatters its feeble light ; Thy brighter beams create my noon ; If thou withdraw, h is night. 3 And while upon my restless bed Amongst the shades I roll, If God his light around me shed, 'Tis morning with my soul. 4 To thee I owe my wealth and friends, And health and safe abode. Thanks to thy name for meaner things ; But they are not my God- 216 HYMNS. [part j. 5 If I possessed the spacious earth, And called the stars my own, Without thy mercy and thy love, I were a wretch undone, 6 Let others stretch their arms like seas, And grasp in all the shore ; Grant me the visits of thy face, And I desire no more. HYMN 93. L. M. Trust in God the Security of Virtue. 1 Awake, our souls ; away, our fears ; Let every trembling thought be gone ; Awake and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on ! 2 True, 'tis a strait and thorny road, And mortal spirits tire and faint, If the}7 forget the mighty God, Who feeds the strength of every saint ; 3 The mighty God, whose powerful hand Has matchless works of wonder done, And shall endure, while endless years Their everlasting circles run. 4 From him, the overflowing spring, Our souls shall drink a rich supply ; parti.] HYMNS. 217 Whilst those who trust their native strength, Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 5 Swift as an eagle cuts the air, We'll mount aloft to thine abode; On wings of love our souls shall fly, Nor tire amidst the heavenly road. HYMN 94. L. M. Piety sanctify'ng the Relations and Pleasures of Life. 1 Enough of life's vain scene I've trod ; Sweet is this interval of rest ; With cheerful heart I meet my God, His presence makes me truly blest. 2 Father and friend ! those ties how dear, How soothing to the human soul ! They arm with strength in every fear, And all life's varied ills control. 3 Pleasant is life, and sweet the light That pours from the bright orb of day, Revealing to our raptured sight The world in all its rich display. 4 Pleasant is life, and sweet its ties, The touching charities of man, Friend, fellow, child, and parent rise, Endearing life's progressive plan. 19 »8 HYMNS. [part* 5 But light and life would soon be vile, And all their dearest pleasures pall, Nor sun would shine, nor life would smile. Without thy presence gladdening alL HYMN 95. C. M. Praise to God in Life and Death. 1 My soul shall praise thee, O my God I Through all my mortal days ; And to eternity prolong Thy vast, thy boundless praise. 2 In each bright hour of peace and hope,. Be this my sweet employ ! Devotion heightens all my bliss. And sanctifies my joy. 3 In all thy mercies, may my soul A father's bounty see ; Nor let the gifts thy grace bestows Estrange my heart from thee ! 4 When gloomy care, or keen distress, Invades my throbbing breast, My tongue shall learn to speak thy praise* And soothe my pains to rest. 5 Nor shall my tongue alone proclaim The honors of my God ; parti] HYMNS. 219 My life, with all my active powers, Shall spread thy praise abroad. 6 Through every changing stage of life, Each bright, each clouded scene, Give me a meek and humble mindt Still equal and serene. 7 Then though these lips shall cease to move, Though death shall close these eyes, Yet shall my soul to nobler heights Of joy and transport rise, S Then shall my powers in endless strains Their grateful tribute pay ; The theme demands an angel's tongue, And an eternal day. HYMN 96. L. M Tfie Fear of God. 1 Great Author of all nature's frame) Holy and reverend is thy name ; Thou Lord of life and Lord of death? Worlds rise and vanish at thy breath. 2 But blest arc they, O gracious Lord ! Who fear thy name and keep thy word; Thy wisdom guides, thy power defends Their life, till life its journey ends. 220 HYMNS. [parti 3 O that ray soul, with awful sense Of thy transcendent excellence, May close the day, the day begin, Watchful against each darling i\n I 4 Never, O never from my heart, May this great principle depart, But act with unabating power Within me, to my latest hour! HYMN 97. C. AL Walking by Faith. — Heb. xi, 1 Faith is the brightest evidence Of things beyond our sight ; It pierces through the veil of sense, And dwells in heavenly light* 2 It sets time past in present view ; Brings distant prospects home; Of things a thousand years ago, Or thousand years to come. 3 By faith we know the worlds were made By God's almighty word ; We know the heavens and earth shall fade, And be again restored. 4 Abra'm obeyed the Lord's command, From his own country driven ; tarti] HYMNS. 221 By faith he sought a promised land. But found his resft in heaven. 5 Thus through life's pilgrimage we stray, The promise in our eye ; By faith we walk the narrow way, That leads to joys on high. HYMN 93. L. M. Imploring the Presence, of God in Prosperity and Affliction 1 When Israel, of the Lord beloved, Out from the land of bondage came, Her father's God before her moved, An awful guide, in smoke and flame. 2 By day, along the astonished lands The cloudy pillar glided slow ; By night, Arabia's crimsoned sands Returned the fiery column's glow. 3 Thus present still, though now unseen ! When brightly shines the prosperous day. Be thoughts of thee a cloudy screen, To temper the deceitful ray, 4 And O, when gathers on our path In shade and storm the frequent night, Be thou, long suffering, slow to wrath, A burning and a shining light ! !9* 222 HYMNS. [part HYMN 99. L. M Trust in the Divine Love in every condition. 1 My God ! I thank thee ; may no thought E'er deem thy chastisements severe; But may this heart, by sorrow taught, Calm each wild wish, each idle fear ! 2 Thy mercy bids all nature bloom ; The sun shines bright, and man is gay; Thine equal mercy spreads the gloom That darkens o'er his little day. 3 Full many a throb of grief and pain Thy frail and erring child must know; Yet not one prayer is breathed in vain. Nor does one tear unheeded flow. 4 Thy various messengers employ ; Thy purposes of love fulfil; And, mid the wreck of human joy, Let kneeling faith adore thy will ! HYMN 100. L. ML Love to God and Man. 1 Thus saith the first, the great command : 4 Let all thy inward powers unite * To love thy Maker and thy God, * With utmost vigor and delight. parti] HYMNS. 223 2 ' Then shall thy neighbor, next in place, 1 Share thine affections and esteem ; 4 And let thy kindness to thyself 1 Measure and rule thy love to him.' 3 This is the sense that Moses spoke ; This did the prophets preach and prove ; For want of this the law is broke, And the whole law 's fulfilled by love. 4 But oh, how base our passions are ; How cold our charity and zeal ! Lord, fill our souls with heavenly fire, Or we shall ne'er perform thy will ! HYMN 101. L. M Religion vain without Lovt.'— 1 Cor. xiii. 1 — 3. 1 Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, And nobler speech than angels use, If love be absent, I am found, Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. 2 Were I inspired to preach, and tell All that is done in heaven and hell, Or could my faith the world remove, Still I am nothing without love. 3 Should I distribute all my store, To feed the hungry, clothe the poor ; 224 HYMNS. [part c. Or give my body to the flame, To gain a martyr's glorious name ; 4 If love to God, and love to men Be absent, all my hopes are vain ; Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal, The work of love can e'er fulfil. HYMN 102. C. M. The same Subject. 1 Though every grace my speech adorned, That flows from every tongue ; Though I could rise to loftier strains Than ever angels sung ; 2 Though, with prophetic lore inspired, I made all mysteries plain ; Yet, were I void of Christian love, These gifts were all in vain. 3 Though 1 dispense, with liberal hand, My goods to feed the poor ; Or, firm to conscience and to truth, A martyr's fate endure ; 4 Nay, though my faith, with boundless power, E'en mountains could remove ; 'Twere all in vain, should I be found A stranger still to love. parti.] HYMNS 225 HYMN 103. L. M. The. Divine Goodness imitated. — Eph. v. 1 1 Great Author of th' immortal mind, For noblest thoughts and views designed ! Make me desirous to express The image of thy holiness. 2 Whilst I thy boundless love admire, Grant me to catch the sacred fire ; Thus shall my heavenly birth be known, And as thy child thou wilt me own. 3 Father, I see thy sun arise, To cheer thy friends and enemies ; And, when from heaven thy rain descends, Thy bounty both alike befriends. 4 Fnlarge my soul with love like thine, My mortal powers by grace refine ; So shall I feel another's woe, And freely feed a hungry foe. 5 I hope for pardon through thy Son, For all the crimes which I have done ; Then may the grace that pardons me Constrain me to forgive like thee ! 226 HYMNS. (part r. HYMN 104. L. M Brotherly Love. 1 O God, our Father and our King, Of all we have or hope, the spring ! Send down thy Spirit from above, And fill our hearts with holy love. 2 May we from every act abstain That hurts or gives our neighbor pain, And every secret wish suppress That would abridge his happiness. 3 Still may we find our hearts inclined To act the friend to all mankind ; Still seek their safety, health and ease, Their virtue and eternal peace. 4 With pity may our breast overflow, When we behold a wretch in woe ; And bear a sympathizing part With all who are of heavy heart. 5 Let love in all our conduct shine, An image fair, though faint, of thine ; Thus may we his disciples prove Who came to manifest thy love. part i.] HYMN S. 227 HYMN 105. C. M. Christian Moderation. 1 Happy the man, whose cautious steps Still keep the golden mean ; Whose life, by wisdom's rules well formed, Declares a conscience clean ! 2 Not of himself he highly thinks, Nor acts the boaster's part ; His modest tongue the language speaks Of his more humble heart, 3 Not in base scandal's arts he deals, For truth is in his breast ; With grief he sees his neighbor's faults, And thinks and hopes the best. 4 What blessings bounteous Heaven bestowTs He takes with thankful heart ; With temperance he receives his food, And gives the poor a part. 5 To sect and party his large soul Disdains to be conlined ; The good he loves of every name, And prays for all mankind. 6 Pure is his zeal, the offspring fair Of truth and peaceful love ; The bigot's rage can never dwell Where rests the heavenly dove, 228 HYMNS. [part i. HYMN 106. C. M. Justice and Liberality. 1 Come, let us search our ways, and try, — Have they been just and right ? Is the great rule of equity Our practice and delight ? 2 What we would have our neighbors do, Have we still done the same ; From others ne'er withheld the due, Which we from others claim ? 3 Have we ne'er envied others' good, Ne'er envied others' praise ; In no man's path malignant stood, Nor used detraction's ways ? 4 Have we not, deaf to his request, Turned from another's woe ? The scorn, which wrings the sufferer's breast, Have we abhorred to show ? 5 Then may we raise our modest prayer To God, the just and kind ; May humbly cast on him our care, And hope his grace to find. KAJH »»] HYMNS. 229 HYMN 107. S. M. Domestic Affection founded on Piety.— Pa. exxxiii. ] Blest are the sons of peace, Whose hearts and hopes are one ; Whose kind designs to serve and please Through all their actions run. c2 Blest is the pious house, Where zeal and friendship meet; Their songs of praise, their mingled vows. Make their communion sweet. 3 From those celestial springs Such streams of pleasure flow, As no increase of riches brings, Nor honors can bestow. 4 All in their stations move, And each performs his part, In all the cares of life and love, With sympathizing heart. 5 Thus on the heavenly hills The saints are blest above ; Where joy like morning dew distils, And all the air is love. 20 230* HYMNS. [part* HYMN 108. C. M. The Law of Sympathy. 1 All nature feels the attractive power?, A strong embracing force; The drops that sparkle in the shower, The planets in their course. 2 Thus, in, the universe of mind, Is felt the law of love ; The charity, both strong and kind, For all that live and move. 3 In this fine sympathetic chain, All creatures bear a part ; Their every pleasure, every pain, Linked to the feeling heart. # 4 More perfect bond, the christian plan Attaches soul to soul ; Our neighbor is the suffering man, Though at the farthest pole. 5 To earth below, from heaven abover The faith in Christ professed, More clear reveals that God is love, And whom he loves is blest* iarti] HYMNS 231 HYMN 109. C. M. Gratitude to Ged a principle of Iicnejicence i What shall we render, bounteous Lord1 For all the grace we see ? Alas ! the goodness worms can yield Extendeth not to thee. 2 Our offering is a willing mind To comfort the distressed ; In others' griefs our own to find. In others' blessings blest. 3 To tents of woe, to beds of pain, Our cheerful feet repair ; And, %vith the gifts thy hand bestows, Relieve the mourners there. 4 The widow's heart shall sing for joy; The orphan shall be glad ; And hungering souls we '11 gladly point To Christ, the living bread. 5 Thus what our heavenly Father gave Shall we as freely give ; Thus copy him who lived to save, And died that we might live. 6 Thus, p&ssing through this vale of tears, Our useful light shall shine; And others learn to glorify Our Father's name divine. 232 HYMNS. HYMN 110. C. M. The Law of Love. — Luke x. e6\. -37. 1 Far from thy servants, God of grace I The unfeeling heart remove ; And form in our obedient souls The image of thy love. 2 O may our sympathizing breasts The generous pleasure know, Kindly to share in others' joy, And weep for others' woe I 3 Where'er the hopeless sons of grief In low distress are laid, Soft be our hearts their pains to feel, And swift our hands to aid ! 4 O be the law of love fulfilled In every act and thought ; Each angry passion far removed, Each selfish view forgot ! 5 Be thou, my heart, dilated wide With this kind, social grace ; And, in one grasp of fervent love, All earth and heaven embrace *art i] HYMNS 233 HYMN III. CM Vrctycr for a Disposition to dispense God's Gifts \ Great God of graceJ accept my prayer ; If* e'er thy love divine Should prosper my assiduous care, And affluence be mine, I May poverty dispel her fears, And seek my open door; My pitying heart shall own her tears, And bid them flow no more. 3 O bless me with an honest mind, Which spurns each selfish end; Humanely warm to all mankind, And faithful to mv friend. I With conscious truth aod honor sti!) My actions may I guide ; And know no fear but fear of ill, No scorn, but scorn of pride.! 5 'Thee in remembrance may I bear, To thee my tribute raise ; Conclude each day with fervent prayer, And wake each morn with praise. >> Thus through my life may 1 approve The gratitude 1 owe ; And share at length the bliss abo> I would dispense below! 234 HYMNS. iriRT HYMN 112. S. M Worldly Anxiety reproved, — Matt, vi. 34 1 Why do I thus perplex My life, a breath of air, With fears of distant ills, and vex My heart with fruitless care ? °l Can thought and toil increase My days appointed sum? Why waste I then my time, my peace* To hoard for days to come ? 3 Will he, whose bounty gave My life, its food deny ? Who formed my nature prone to crave, Its cravings not supply ? 4 They neither sow nor toil, The tribes that wing the air, Yet live on his paternal smile, Whose bounty all things share, 5 Then let to-morrow's cares Until to-morrow stay ! The trouble, which to-day prepares, Suffices for to-day. 6 To him these low desires. This sordid gain I leave, Who to no higher good aspires, Than what this world can give PART I.] HYMNS *& 7 To nobler work applied. My soul shall upward climb; And trust my father to provide The needful things of time- HYMN 113. L. M. Humility and Meekness. 1 Folly builds high upon the sand ; But lowly let my basis be ! Firm as a rock my hope shall stand, Deep founded in humility. 2 Content, when threatening ills obtrude, Sweet meek-eyed patience arm my soul ; And let a prudent fortitude Teach me my passions to control ! 3 My God ! I long to know thee still, To love and fear and trust thee more ; To live submissive to thy will, And, whilst I feel thy grace, adore 4 Let love and mercy all divine, Justice descending from the skies, Kindness and truth my heart incline Still to forgive my enemies ! 5 Thus may I act the christian part, The wise, and social, and divine, Whilst a pure zeal inspires my heart; Then shall I know that heaven is mine. 236 HYMNS part HYMN 114. L. M Humility 1 Was pride, alas ! e'er made for man, Blind, erring, guilty creature he, His birth the dust, his life a span, His greatness less than vanity. 2 If wealth, and power, and dazzling rays> And pageant state this nothing dress, On the fair idol shall we gaze, And envy that as happiness? 3 Jesus, by thine instruction taught, Our foolish passions are repressed ; We blush at our misguided thought, And see and call the humble blest. 4 To bear thy yoke, and learn of thee, With all our souls' submissive powers, This dictates wise humility ; This makes celestial glories ours. HYMN 115. C. M. Christian Prudi n - 1 Father of light! conduct my fee* Through life's dark, dangerous road ; Let each advancing step still bring Me nearer to my God ! PART I.J HYMNS 2 Let heavenly prudence be my guide f And, when I go astray, Recall my feet from folly's path, To wisdom's better way. 3 Teach me, in every various scene, To keep my end in sight ; And, whilst I tread life's mazy track, Let wisdom guide me right ! 4 That heavenly wisdom from above Abundantly impart : And let it guard, and guide, and warm, And penetrate my heart, 5 Till it shall lead me to thyself, Fountain of bliss and love ; And all my darkness be dispersed In endless light above. HYMN 11(3. L. M. tain Watchf 1 Father of lights ! my footsteps guide Along the dangerous path I tread ; Ne'er suffer me to turn aside, By error or by sin misled. 2 While the mad world around me spend Their days in folly or in crime, HYMNS. [paw O that my feet may always tend To wise redemption of my time ! 3 With truth illuminate my mind, Inspire with fortitude my heart ; Ne'er let me wander with the blind, Nor waver in the Christian's part ! 4 Fashion and crowds conspire in vain, To shake the firmness of my soul ; All their allurements I disdain ; God only shall my choice control HYMN 117. L. M. Holy Resolution. 1 Ah, wretched souls, who strive in vain, Slaves to the world, and slaves to sin ! A nobler toil may I sustain, A nobler satisfaction win ! 2 I wouid resolve, with all my heart, With all my powers, to serve the Lord ; Nor from his precepts e'er depart, Whose service is a rich reward. 3 O be his service all my joy ; Around let my example shine, Till others love the blest employ, And join in labors so divine ! parti.] HYMNS. 230 4 Be this the purpose of my soul, My solemn, my determined choice, To yield to his supreme control, And in his kind commands rejoice ! 5 O may I never faint not tire, Nor wander from thy sacred ways ! Great God, accept my soul's desire, And give me strength to live thy praise I HYMN 118. C. M Holy Fortitude. 1 Am I a soldier of the cross, A follower of the Lamb ? And shall I fear to own his causey Or blush to speak his name ? 2 Must I be carried to the skies On flowery beds of ease, Whilst others fought to win the prize, And sailed through bloodv seas ? 3 Are there no foes for me to face ? Must not I stem the flood ? Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God ? 4 Sure I must fight, if I would reign ; Increase my courage, Lord ! 240 HYMNS. [part I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word. 5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, Shall conquer, though they die ; They view the triumph from afar, And sieze it with their eye. 6 When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thy armies shine In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall be thine. HYMN 119. L. M. The Christian Warfare. 1 Stand up, my soul ! shake off thy fears, And gird the gospel armour on ; March to the gates of endless joy, Where thy great captain, Christ, has gone. 2 Sin and the world resist thy course ; But these, my soul ! are vanquished foes ; For Jesus nailed them to the cross, And sang the triumph when he rose. 3 Then let my soul march boldly on, Press forward to the heavenly gate ; There peace and joy eternal reign, And glittering robes for conquerors wait. PART I. H Y M N S 241 4 There shall I wear a victor's crown, And triumph in th' Almighty's grace; While all the armies of the skies Unite to celebrate his praise. HYMN 120. L. M. Heavenly Guidance implored in Temptation. 1 Amidst a world of hopes and fears, A wild of cares, and toils, and tears, Where foes alarm, and dangers threat, And pleasures kill, and glories cheat; 2 Shed down, O Lord ! a heavenly ray To guide me in the doubtful way ; And o'er me hold thy shield of power, To guard me in the dangerous hour. 3 Each nobler principle impart; The faith, which sanctifies the heart, Hope, that to heaven's high vault aspires, And love, that warms with holiest fires. 4 Teach me the flattering paths to shun, In which the thoughtless many run; Who for a shade the substance miss, And grasp their ruin in their bliss. 5 May never pleasure, wealth, or pride, Allure my wandering soul aside; 21 242 HYMNS. [parti. Nor tempt me from the narrow roadr Whieh leads to happiness and God ! HYMN 121. L. M. Retirement and Meditation. 1 My God ! permit me not to be A stranger to myself and thee; Amidst ten thousand thoughts I rove,. Forgetful of my highest love. 2 Why should my passions mix with earthy And thus degrade my heavenly birth ? Why should I cleave to things below, And let my God, my Saviour go? 3 Call me away from flesh and sense ; Thy sovereign word ran draw me thence ; I would obey the voice divine, And all inferior joys resign. 4 Be earth with all her scenes withdrawn ; Let noise and vanity be gone ! In secret silence of the mind, My heaven, and there my God, I find* part i.] HYMN S. 243 HYMN 122. L M. Se 'f- Exa m inatio u . 1 Thou vain intruding world ! depart; No more allure or vex my heart ; Let every vanity be gone! I would be peaceful and alone. 2 Here let me search my Inmost mind, And try its secret state to find ; The hidden springs of thought explore, And call my words and actions o'er ; 3 Reflect how soon my life will end, And think on what my hopes depend ; What aim my busy thoughts pursue ; What work is done, and what to do. 4 Eternity is just at hand ; And shall I waste the ebbing sand, And careless view departing day, And throw my fleeting time away ? 5 Search, gracious God ! my inmost heart. And light, and hope, and joy impart ; From guilt and error set me free, And guide me safe to heaven and thee. 244 HYMNS. [parti. HYMN 123. L. M. Attention to the One Thing Needful. — Luke x. 42. 1 Why do we waste, in trifling cares, The lives divine compassion spares, While, in the various range of thought, The one thing needful is forgot ? 2 Our Father calls us from above; Our Saviour pleads his dying love ; Awakened conscience gives us pain ; Shall all these pleas unite in vain ? 3 Not so our dying eyes will view7 The objects which we now pursue ; Not so eternity appear, When the decisive hour is near. 4 From vital air, from cheerful light, To the cold grave's perpetual night, From scenes of duty, means of grace, Must we to God's tribunal pass. 5 Then wake, my soul ! thy way prepare. And lose in this each meaner care ; With steady step that path be trod, Which through the grave conducts to God I 6 Almighty Power! thine aid impart To fix conviction on the heart ; Thy light can clear the blindest eyes, And make the haughtiest scorner wise. parti.] HYMNS. 245 HYMN 124. L. M. "Personal and prevailing Sins lamented and deprecated. — Ps. exxxix. 1 Thou, who discernest all my heart, And all my life in every part! Unseal my partial eyes to see What guilt in either there may be. 2 Doth secret mischief lurk within? Do I indulge some unknown sin? O turn my feet whene'er 1 stray, And guide me in thy perfect way ! 3 O let my soul indignant hate The arts of malice and deceit ; And far from their communion flee, Who dare revile thy laws and thee! 4 Let pious friendship, when I stray, Mark and reprove my wandering way! Its gentle words, from hearts as kind, Shall comfort while they heal the mind. HYMN 125. C. 11 Unprofitableness under Gospel Privileges. Long have we sat beneath the sound Of thy salvation, Lord; Yet still how weak our faith is found, And knowledge of thy word ! 21* 246 HYMNS. [far* i. 2 Oft we frequent thy holy place. And hear almost in vain ; What faint impressions of thy grace Our languid powers retain ! 3 How cold and feeble is our love ; How negligent our fear ; How low our hope of joys above ; How few affections there ! 4 Great God ! thy gracious aid impart To give thy word success ; Write all its precepts on the heart, And deep its truths impress ; 5 Not with a transient glance surveyed, And in an hour forgot, But deep inscribed on every heart. To reign o'er every thought. 6 Show our forgetful feet the way That leads to joys on high ; Where knowledge grows without decay, And love shall never die. HYMN 126. C. M Inconstancy in the Christian Life lamented. — Hog. vii. 4. 1 Perpetual source of light and grace I We hail thy sacred name ; fart 1. 1 HYMNS. MS Through every year's revolving round Thy goodness is the same* 2 On us, unworthy as we are, Its wondrous mercy pours; Sure as the heaven's established course, And plenteous as the showers. 3 Inconstant service we repay, And treacherous vows renew ; Which pass away as morning clouds, And as the early dew. 4 Low at thy feet our guilt we mourn, And ask thy constant grace, To bear our feeble footsteps on, In thy most righteous ways. 5 Armed with this energy divine, Our souls shall constant prove, And, with increasing transport, press On to thy courts above. 6 So, by thy power, the morning sun Pursues his radiant way, Brightens each moment in his race, And shines to perfect day, 248 HYMNS. [part i. HYMN 127. C. M. Repentance and Pardon. — Isaiah lv. 1 When sinners quit their wicked ways, Their evil thoughts forego, The God to whom their steps return Returning grace will show. 2 He pardons with overflowing love ; For hear the voice divine ; 4 My nature is not like to yours, 4 Nor like your ways are mine ; 3 4 But, far as heaven's resplendent orbs 4 Beyond this earth extend, 4 So far my thoughts, so far my ways, 4 Your thoughts and ways transcend. 4 4 Like as the showers from heaven distil, 4 Nor thither rise again, 4 But swell the earth with fruitful juice, 4 And all its tribes sustain ; 5 4 So not a word that flows from me 4 Shall ineffectual fall ; 4 But universal nature prove 4 Obedient to my call.' fart i] II Y M N S. 249 HYMN 128, L. M. Mercy of God.— Vs. exxx. 1 Weut thou severe our faults to mark, Who, Lord, could stand before thine eye ? Oppressed with terrors strong and dark, Well might the conscious spirit die. 2 But there 's forgiveness, Lord, with thee, The humble penitent to cheer, That all who thy rich mercy see May hope and love, as well as fear. 3 More welcome than the morning's face To those who wish and long for day, Great God ! is that abundant grace Which thy kind promises display. 4 Our trust is fixed upon thy word, Nor shall we trust thy word in vain ; Let contrite hearts address the Lord, And find relief from all their pain ! 5 How great his love, how large his grace, Who, by the gospel of his Son, Reclaims us from our sinful ways, And pardons what our hands have done. 250 HYMNS. [parti. HYMN 129. C. M. The Trials of Virtue. 1 Placed on the verge of youth, my mind Life's opening scene surveyed ; I viewed its ills of various kind, Afflicted and afraid. 2 But chief my fear the dangers moved That virtue's path enclose ; My heart the wise pursuit approved ; But oh, wrhat toils oppose ! 3 For see, while yet her unknown ways With doubtful step I tread, A hostile world its terrors raise, Its snares delusive spread. 4 O how shall I, with heart prepared, Those terrors learn to meet ? How from the thousand snares to guard My inexperienced feet ? 5 Let faith suppress each rising fear, Each anxious doubt exclude ! My Maker's will has placed me here, A Maker, wise and good. 6 He to my every trial knows Its just restraint to give ; Attentive to behold my woes, And faithful to relieve. parti.] HYMNS. 251 7 Then why thus heavy, O my soul ? Say, why distrustful still, Thy thoughts with vain impatience roll O'er scenes of future ill ? 8 Though griefs unnumbered throng thee round, Still in thy God confide, Whose finger marks the seas their bound, And curbs the rolling tide. HYMN 130. C. M. Early Religion. 1 Happy is he, whose early years Receive instruction well ; Who hates the sinner's path, and fears The road that leads to hell ! 2 Our youth, devoted to our God, Is pleasing in his eyes ; A flower, when offered in the bud, Is no vain sacrifice. 3 'T is easier work, if we begin To (ear the Lord betimes ; While sinners, who grow old in sint Are hardened in their crimes. 4 It saves us from a thousand snares, To mind religion young; 25*2 HYMNS. [parti. With joy it crowns succeeding years, And makes our virtue strong. 5 To thee, Almighty God ! to thee, Our hearts we now resign ; 'Twill please us to look back and see That our whole lives were thine. 6 We '11 do thy wrork, we '11 speak thy praise, Whilst we have life and breath; Thus we 're prepared for longer days, Or fit for early death. HYMN 131. C. M. The Discipline of God's Providence. 1 When I review the crooked ways, Through which my feet have trod, I find incessant cause to bless And love my guardian God. 2 Through all the labyrinth of life, My folly he pursued ; My wandering heart to quick return How tenderly he wooed ! 3 I rarely planned, but cause I found My plan's defeat to bless ; Oft I lamented an event, Which turned to my success. parti.] HYMNS. 253 4 When laboring under fancied ill, My spirits to sustain, He kindly cured with wholesome draughts Of unaffected pain. 5 Sometimes lie brought me near to death, And, pointing to the grave, Made terror whisper kind advice, And taught the tomb to save. 6 To raise my thoughts beyond where worlds As spangles o'er us shine ; One day he gave, and made the next My soul's delight resign. 7 From what seemed horror and despair, The richest harvest rose ; And gave me, in the will divine, An absolute repose. HYMN 132. C. M. Trust in Providence in every Period oj Life. 1 Almighty Father of mankind ! Do thou my hopes sustain ; And, when the day of trouble comes, I shall not trust in vain. 2 In early years thou wast my guide, And of my youth the friend ; 22 254 HYMNS. [part* And, as my days began with thee, With thee my days shall end. 3 My God, who causedst me to hope When life began to beat, And, when a stranger in the worlds Didst guide my wandering feet ! 4 Thou wilt not cast me off, when age And evil days descend ; Thou wilt not leave me in despair, To mourn my latter end^ 5 I know the power in whom I trust* The arm on which I lean ; He will my Saviour ever be, Who has my Saviour been.. HYMN 133. C. ML Prayer in Sickness. 1 My God and Father ! to thy throne With humble hope I press ; 0 bow thine ear to hear the groan Of anguish and distress ! 2 Diseases are thy servants, Lord ! They come at thy command ; 1 HI not attempt a murmuring word Against thy chastening hand. mrti.1 HYMNS. 266 3 1 fm but a sojourner below, As all my fathers were ; May I be well prepared to go, When I the summons hear ! 4 But if my life be spared a while, Before my last remove, Thy praise shall be my business still, And I 'll declare thy love. HYMN 134. C. ML On recovering from a dangerous Sickness. 1 My God ! thy service well demands The remnant of my days ; Why was this fleeting breath renewed. But to renew thy praise ? 2 I '11 praise the Lord ; he heard my cries, And pitied every groan ; Long as I live, when troubles rise, I '11 hasten to his throne. 3 I '11 trust the Lord ; he bowed his ear, And chased my griefs away ; O let my heart no more despair, While I have breath to pray ! 4 Into thy hands, my gracious God ! Did I my soul resign, 256 HYMNS. [parti And humbly trusted in thy grace, — For pardoning love is thine. 5 Calmly I watched my ebbing life ; I knew thy time was best, Nor feared t? obey my Father's call To his eternal rest. 6 Back from the borders of the grave. At thy command I come ; Nor would I wish a speedier flight To my celestial home. 7 Where thou appointest mine abode. There would I choose to be ; For in thy presence death is life, And earth is heaven with thee. HYMN ]35. C. M. Vanity of Human Pursuits. 1 When in the light of faith divine, We look on things below, Honor, and gold, and sensual joy, How vain and dangerous too ! 2 Honor *s a puff of noisy breath ; Yet men expose their blood, And venture everlasting death To win that airy good. >arti] HYMNS. 267 3 While others starve the nobler mind, And feed on shining dust, They sacrifice th' eternal good To mean and sordid lust. 4 The pleasures that allure the sense Are dangerous snares to all ; Sweet at the first, how soon succeeds The bitterness of gall ! 5 God is mine all-sufficient good, My portion and my choice ; In him my vast desires are filled, And all my powers rejoice. i 6 In vain the world accosts my ear, And tempts my heart anew ; I cannot buy your bliss so dear, Nor part with heaven for you. HYMN 136. a M- The same Subject. 1 How vain are all things here below How false, and yet how fair ! Each pleasure has its poison too, And every sweet a snare, 12 The brightest things below the sky Give but a flattering light ; 22* 258 H Y M N S. [part We should suspect some danger nigh, When we possess delight. 3 Pleasure's delusive form we trace. Or dig for shining ore ; At honor's gaudy shrine we bow, Or grasp at boundless power. 4 The fondness of a creature's love,- How strong it strikes the sense ! Thither the warm affections move ; 'Tis hard to call them thence, 5 The living spring neglected flowrs Full in our daily view ; Yet we, with anxious, fruitless toil, These broken cisterns hew. 6 Be faith, and hope, and love divine, My soul's eternal food ; And wean this fond, this restless heart From all created good ! HYMN 137. L. M. Life a Pilgrimage. — Hob. xi. 13. 1 Arise, my soul ! on wings sublime Beyond the vanities of time ; Remove the parting veil, and see The glories of eternity. tart i.] HYMNS. 250 2 Born by a now, celestial birth, Why should I grovel here on earth ? Why grasp at transitory toys, So near to heaven's eternal joys? 3 Shall aught beguile me on the road, While I am walking back to God ? For strangers into life we come, And death is but returning home. 4 To dwell with God, to taste his love, Is the full heaven enjoyed above, And the sweet expectation now Is the young dawn of heaven below. HYMN 138. L. M. Divine Greatness and Human Frailty. 1 Shall the vile race of flesh and blood Contend with their Creator, God ? Shall mortal worms presume to be More holy, wise, or just than he? 2 Behold he puts his trust in none Of all the spirits round his throne ; Their natures, when compared with his, Are neither holy, just, nor wise. 3 But how much meaner things are they, Who spring from dust, and dwell in clay ! 260 HYMNS. [part Touched by the finger of thy wrath, They faint and vanish like the moth. 4 From night to day, from day to night, We die by thousands in thy sight ; Buried in dust whole nations lie, Like a forgotten vanity. 5 Almighty Power ! to thee we bow ; How frail are w7e, how7 glorious thou ! No more the sons of earth shall dare With an eternal God compare. HYMN 139. C. M. Eternity of God and Frailty of Man. 1 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home ! 2 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 3 Thy word commands our flesh to dust; i Return, ye sons of men ! ' All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again. part i.] HYMNS. 261 i The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their lives and eares, Are carried downwards by thy flood, And lost in following years. 5 Time, like an ever rolling stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 6 Like flowery fields the nations stand, Pleased with the morning light; The flowers beneath the mower's hand, Lie withering ere 'tis night. 7 O God, our help in ages past, , Our hope for years to come ! Be thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home. HYMN 140. J,. M. Man changeable and God Un a h an g cable. 1 Great Former of this various frame ! Our souls adore thine awful name ; We bow with reverence, when we praise The Ancient of eternal days. 2 Beyond the reach of angel's sight, Thou dwell'st in uncreated light ; 2i>2 HYMNS. [part i. It shines with undiminished ray, Whilst suns and stars shall pass avvay. 3 Our days a transient period run, And change with every circling sun ; E'en in the firmest state we boast, Thy hand can crush us to the dust. 4 But let all nature fall around ; Let death consign us to the ground ; Let the last general flame arise, Consume the earth, dissolve the skies ; 5 Calm as a summer evening, w7e Shall all the wreck of nature see ; Whilst grace secures us an abode, Unshaken as the throne of God. HYMN 141. L. M. The Progress and Impoitance of Time. 1 Time, time ! how few thy value weigh ; How few will estimate a day ! Days, months, and years are rolling on, The soul neglected, and undone. 2 In painful cares, or empty joys Our life its precious hours destroys ; Whilst death stands watching at our side, Eager to stop the living tide. parti.] HYMNS. " 90S 3 Was it for this, ye mortal race, Your Maker gave you here a place ? Was it for this his thought designed The frame of your immortal mind ? 4 For nobler cares, for joys sublime, He fashioned all the sons of time ; Pilgrims on earth, but soon to be The heirs of immortality. 5 This season of your being, know, Is given to you, your seeds to sow ; Wisdom and folly's differing grain In future worlds are bliss and pain. 6 Then let me every day review, Idle or busy, search it through ; And, whilst probation's minutes last, Let every day amend the past, HYMN 142. C. M. Submission to the Decree of Mortality. — Job i. Si, 1 Naked as from the earth we came, And rose to life at first, We to the earth return again, And mingle with our dust. 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, 264 HYMNS. [parti. Are but short favors borrowed now, To be repaid anon. 3 'Tis God who lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them in the grave ; He gives, and, blessed be his name. He takes but what he gave. 4 Peace, all our angry passions then ; Let each rebellious sigh Be silent at his sovereign will, And every murmur die ! 5 If smiling mercy crowns our lives, Its praises shall be spread ; And we'll adore the justice too That strikes our comforts dead. HYMN 143. C. M. Man s Mortality. — Ps. xxxix. 1 Teach me the measure of my days, Thou maker of my frame ! I would survey life's narrow space, And learn how frail I am. 2 A span is all that we can boast ; How short the fleeting time ! Man is but vanity and dust In all his flower and prime. fart i. ) HYMNS. 2(55 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 ; They 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 ? They make our expectations vain, And disappoint our trust. 6 Now I forbid my earnest hope, My fond desires recall ; 1 give my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. HYMN 144. L. M. Life the time of Probation. — Eccl ix. 4, 5, 6, 10 1 Life is the time to serve the Lord, The time V insure the great reward ; And, while the lamp holds out to burn, The vilest sinner may return. 2 Life is the hour that God has given, To 'scape from hell, and fly to heaven; 23 266 HYMNS. [parts. The day of grace, and mortals may Secure the blessings of the day. 3 The living know that they must dier But all the dead forgotten lie ; Their memory and their sense is goner Alike unknowing and unknown. 4 Their hatred and their love is lost, Their envy buried in the dust ; They have no share in all that's done, Beneath the circuit of the sun, 5 Then what my thoughts design to do, My hands, with all your might pursue ; Since no device, nor work is found, Nor faith, nor hope beneath the ground* 6 There are no acts of pardon passed In the cold grave to which we haste ; But darkness, death, and long despair Reign in unbroken silence there. HYMN 145. C. AL The same Subject. 1 How short and hasty is our life ; How vast our souls' affairs ! Yet senseless mortals vainly strive To lavish out their years. parti.] HYMNS. -267 2 Our days run thoughtlessly along, Without a moment's stay ; Just like a story or a song, We pass our lives away. 3 God from on high invites us home. But we march heedless on, And, ever hastening to the tomb, Stoop downwards as we run. 4 Great God ! is this our certain doom, And are we stiU secure ? Still walking downwards to our tomb. And yet prepared no more ? 5 Grant us the powers of quickening grace, To fit our souls to fly ; Then, when we drop this dying flesh, We '11 rise above the sky. HYMN 146. L. M. Warnings of Mortality. 1 That awful hour will soon appear. Swift on the wings of time it flies, When all that pains or pleases here WUl vanish from my closing eyes. 2 Death calls my friends, my neighbors hence, And none resists the fatal dart; 268 HYMNS. [parti Continual warnings strike my sense, And shall they fail to strike my heart ? 8 Think, O my soul ! how much depends On the short period of to-day ; Shall time, which heaven in mercy lends, Be negligently thrown away ? 4 Thy remnant minutes strive to use ; Awake ! rouse every active power ; And not in dreams and trifles lose This little, this important hour ! 5 Lord of my life I inspire my heart With heavenly ardor, grace divine ; Nor let thy presence e'er depart, For strength and life and death are thine. »^« 6 O teach me the celestial skill Each awful warning to improve ; And, while my days are shortening stilh Prepare me for the joys above I HYMN 147. C. M. God our Support in the Hour of Death. — Ps. xxxviii. 9, 10 1 My soul ! the awful hour will come. Apace it hastens on, To bear this body to the tomb, And thee to scenes unknown. tart i.J H Y M N S. MB 2 My heart, long laboring with its cares, Shall pant and sink away ; And you, mine eyelids, soon shall close On the last glimmering ray. 3 Whence, in that hour, shall I derive A cordial for my pain ? When, if earth's princes were my friends, Those friends would weep in vain. 4 Great King of nature and of grace ! To thee my spirit flies, And opens all its deep distress Before thy pitying eyes. 5 All its desires to thee are known, And every secret fear ; The meaning of each broken groan Is noticed by thine ear. 6 O fix me by that mighty power, Which to such love belongs, Where darkness veils the eyes \w more, And sighs are changed to songs! IIYiVLV 148. I.. Frailly cj Life and I '..'/- — : . ? 1 The morning Bowers display their sweets, And gay their silken leaves unfold, 23* 270 HYMNS. [parti. As careless of the noon-day heats, As fear!ess of the evening cold. 2 Nipped by the wind's unkindly blast. Parched by the sun's directer ray, The momentary glories waste, The short-lived beauties fade away* 3 So blooms the human face divine, When youth its pride and beauty shows; Fairer than spring the colors shine, And sweeter than the virgin rose* 4 Or worn by slowly-rolling years, Or broke by sickness in a day, The fading glory disappears, The short-lived beauties die away. 5 But these, new rising from the tomb, With lustre brighter far shall shine, Revive with ever-during bloom, Safe from diseases and decline. 6 Let sickness blast, and death devour, If heaven shall recompense our pains ; Perish the grass, and fade the flower, Since firm the word of God remains ! parti.] HYMNS. '27! HYMN 149. C. M. Tit t I a n it ij of Hum a n Jjifc . 1 Frail life of man, how short its stay, And various as the wind! We laugh and sport our hours away, Nor heed the woes behind. 2 See the fair cheek of beauty fade, Frail glory of an hour ; And blooming youth, with sickening head, Droop like the dying flower. 3 Wealth, pomp, and honor, we behold With an admiring eye ; Like summer insects, dressed in gold, That flutter, shine, and die. 4 Then rise, my soul ! and soar away Above the thoughtless crowd, Above the pleasures of the gay, And splendors of the proud ; 5 Where everlasting beauties bloom, And pleasures all divine ; Where wealth, that never can consume, And endless glories shine. HYMNS. [parti. HYMN 150. S. M. The Frailty of Man — Ps. xc 1 Lord, what a feeble piece fs this our mortal frame ; Our life, how poor a trifle 'tis, That scarce deserves the name ! 2 Alas, the brittle clay That built our body first ! And every month, and every day, 'Tis mouldering back to dust, 3 Our moments fly apace, Nor will our minutes stay ; Just like a flood our hasty days Are sweeping us away. 4 Well, if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in sight ; We'll spend them all in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 5 They'll waft us sooner o'er This life's tempestuous sea ; Soon wet shall reach the peaceful shore Of blest eternity. parti.] HYMNS. IT.', HYMN 151. C. M. Divine ComjWfiion to I finnan Frailty. — IV. ciii. 14. 1 Lord, we thy wondrous power proclaim, And make that power our trust, Which raised at first this curious frame From mean and lifeless dust, 2 A while these frail machines endure, The fabric of a day ; Then know7 their vital powers no more. But moulder back to clay. 3 Yet, Lord, whatever is felt or feared, This thought is our repose, That he by whom our frame was reared, Its various weakness knows, 4 Thou view'st us with a pitying eye, While struggling with our load ; In pains and dangers thou art nigh, Our Father and our God, 5 Gently supported by thy love, We tend to realms of peace ; Where every pain shall far remove* And every frailty cease. 274 HYMNS [parti. HYMN 152. S. M. Preserving Grace. — Jude 24, 25. 1 To God, the only wise, Our Saviour and our King, Let all the saints below the skies Their humble praises bring ! 2 ?T is his almighty love, His counsel and his care, Preserves them safe from sin and death, And every hurtful snare. 3 He can present our souls, Unblemished and complete, Before the glory of his face, With joys divinely great. 4 Then all the chosen race Shall meet around the throne ; Shall bless the conduct of his grace, And make his wonders known. 5 To our Redeemer, God, Wisdom, with power belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty, And everlasting songs, part i.J HYMNS. -2:r> HYMN 15:3. C. M. Prospect of Heaven. 1 Those happy realms of joy and peace Fain would my heart explore, Where grief and pain for ever cease, And I shall sin no more. 2 No darkness there shall cloud the skies, No languor seize the frame ; But ever-active vigor rise To feed the vital flame. 3 But ah ! a dreary vale between Extends it's awful gloom ; Fear spreads, to hide the distant scene, The horrors of the tomb. 4 O for the eye of faith divine To pierce beyond the grave ; To see that friend, and call him mine, Whose arm is strong to save ! 5 Here fix, my soul ! for life is here ; Light breaks amid the gloom ; Trust in thy Father's love, nor fear The horrors of the tomb. 427e) HYMNS. [parti. HYMN 154. C. M. Happiness of Heaven. 1 Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, Nor sense nor reason known, What joys the Father has prepared For those who love his Son. 2 But the good spirit of the Lord Reveals a heaven to come ; The beams of glory in his word Allure and guide us home. 3 Pure are the joys above the sky, And all the region peace ; No wanton lip nor envious eye Can see or taste the bliss. 4 Those holy gates for ever bar Pollution, sin, and shame ; None shall obtain admittance there But followers of the Lamb. 5 He keeps the Father's book of life ; There all their names are found ; The hypocrite in vain shall strive To tread the heavenly ground. part i.] H Y M N S. 277 HYMN 155. L. M. The Hope of the Christian. 1 What sinners value I resign ; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine ; I shall behold thy blissful face, And stand complete in righteousness. 2 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? 3 O glorious hour ; O blest abode ! I shall be near and like my God ; And flesh and sin no more control The sacred pleasures of the soul. 4 My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour's image rise. HYMN 156. L. M. The Reward of Faithful Servants. — Dan. xii. 3. There is a glorious world on high, Resplendent with eternal day ; Faith views the blissful prospect nigh, And God's own word reveals the way. 24 278 HYMNS. |part k 2 There shall the servants of the Lord With never-fading lustre shine ; Surprising honor, large reward, Conferred on man by love divine I 3 How happy then the truly wise, Who learn and keep the sacred road ! How happy they whom Heaven employs,. To turn rebellious men to God ; 4 To win them from the fatal way, Where erring folly thoughtless roves, And that blest righteousness display, Which Jesus wrought, and God approves ! 5 The shining firmament shall fade, And sparkling stars resign their light ; But these shall know no change nor shade, For ever fair, for ever bright* 6 No fancied joy beyond the sky, No fair delusion is revealed ; T'is God that speaks, who cannot lie, And all his word must be fulfilled. 7 And shall not these cold hearts of ours, Be kindled at the glorious view ? Come, Lord, awake our active powers, Our feeble, dying strength renew ! 8 On wings of faith and strong desire O may our spirits daily rise ; parti.] HYMNS. 37* And reach at last the shining choir In the bright mansions of the skies ! HYMN 157. C. If. The Joys of Heaven 1 Come, Lord, and warm €ach languid heart, Inspire each lifeless tongue ; And let the joys of heaven impart Their influence to our song ! 2 Sorrow, and pain, and every care, And discord there shall cease ; And perfect joy and love sincere Adorn the realms of peace. 3 The soul, from sin for ever free, Shall mourn its power no more : But, clothed in spotless purity, Redeeming love adore. 4 Lord, tune our hearts to praise and love ; Our feeble notes inspire ! Till, in thy blissful courts above, We join th' angelic choir. HYMN 158. C. M. Invitation to Worship and Ordinances. — Jeremiah 1. 5. 1 Enquire, ye pilgrims! for the way That leads to Zion's hill ; 280 HYMNS. [parti. And thither set your steady face With a determined will. 2 Invite the strangers all around Your pious march to join ; And spread the sentiments you feel Of faith and love divine. 3 Come, let us join our souls to God In everlasting bands, And seize the blessings he bestows. With eager hearts and hands ! 4 Come, let us to his temple haste, And seek his favor there ; Before his footstool humbly bow And pour our fervent prayer! 5 Come, let us seal, without delay, The covenant of his grace ; Nor shall the years of distant life Its memory efface. 6 Thus may our rising offspring haste To seek their fathers' God ; Nor e'er forsake the happy path Their youthful feet have trod. parti.] HYMNS. 281 HYMN 159. C. M. Baptism the Sign of the Jfew Covenant. 1 The promise was divinely free, Extensive was the grace ; 1 I will the God of Abraham be. 1 And of his numerous race.' 2 The God of Abraham claims our praise ; His promises endure, And Christ, the Lord, in gentler ways Makes the salvation sure. 3 His followers thus, Eternal King ! Thine ancient truth embrace ; To thee their infant offspring bring, And humbly ask thy grace. HYMN 160. S. M. The Promise is to you and your Children.' — Acts ii. 39. Lord, what our ears have heard Our eyes delighted trace : Thy love, in long succession, shown To every rising race. Our children thou dost claim, And mark them out for thine ; Ten thousand blessings to thy name, For goodness so divine ! 24* 282 HYMNS. [parti. 3 Thee let the fathers own, And thee the sons adore ; Joined to the Lord in solemn vows. To be forgot no more. 4 Thy covenant may they keep, And bless the happy bands, Which closer still engage their hearts To honor thy commands L 5 How great thy mercies, Lord ; How plenteous is thy grace ! Which, in the promise of thy love? Includes our rising race. 6 Our offspring, still thy care? Shall own their fathers' God, To latest times thy blessings share. And sound thy praise abroad. HYMN 161. L. M. The Institution of the Lords Supper. 1 ?T was on that dark, that doleful night, When powers of earth and hell arose Against the Son of God's delight, And friends betrayed him to his foes ; 2 Before the mournful scene began, He took the bread, and blessed, and brake parti.] HYMNS. SSI What love through all his actions ran ! What wondrous words of grace he spake! 3 ; This is my body, broke for sin ; 4 Receive, and eat the living food :' — Then took the cup, and blessed the wine, 1 'Tis the new covenant in my blood.' 4 ' Do this,' he cried, ' till time shall end, ' In memory of your dying friend ; 1 Meet at my table, and record 4 The love of your departed Lord.' 5 Jesus, thy feast we celebrate ; We show7 thy death, we sing thy name, Till thou return, and we shall eat The marriage-supper of the Lamb. HYMN 102. L. M. John xiv. 3. xvi. 1C. Luke xxii. ID. 1 Jesus is gone above the skies, Where our weak senses reach him not ; And carnal objects court our eyes To thrust our Saviour from our thought. 2 He knows what wandering hearts we have, How weak our faith and hope might prove ; And, to refresh our minds, he gave These kind memorials of his love. 284 HYMN S. [part 3 The Lord of life this table spread With his own flesh and dying blood ; Grateful we come to break the bread, And taste the wine, and bless our God. 4 Let sinful sweets be all forgot, And earth grow less in our esteem ; Christ and his love fill every thought, And faith and hope be fixed on him ! 5 While he is absent from our sight, ?T is to prepare our souls a place, That we may dwell in heavenly light, And live for ever near his face. HYMN 163. L. M. Invitation to the Lord's Supper. 1 Father ! and is thy table spread ? And does thy cup with love o'erflowr ? Thither be these, thy children, led, And let them all its sweetness know ! 2 O let thy table honored be, And furnished well with joyful guests ; And may each soul salvation see, That here its sacred pledges tastes. 3 Let crowds approach, with hearts prepared ; With warm desire, let all attend ; parti.] HYMNS. 285 Nor when we leave our Father's board, The pleasure or the profit end ! 4 Revive the dying churches, Lord, And bid our drooping graces live ; And more that energy afford, A Saviour's death alone can give. HYMN 164. C. M. The Dispositions proper for the Communion. 1 O here, if ever, God of love ! Let strife and hatred cease ; And every heart harmonious move, And every thought be peace ! 2 Not here, where met to think on him Whose latest thoughts were ours, Shall mortal passions come, to dim The prayer devotion pours. 3 No, gracious Master ! not in vain Thy life of love hath been ; The peace thou gav'st may yet remain, Though thou no more art seen. 4 ' Thy kingdom come ! ' we watch, we wait To hear thy cheering call ; When heaven shall ope its glorious gate, And God be all in all. 286 HYMNS. [parti. HYMN 1G5. S. M. The Love of our Saviour prompting to mutual Love. 1 Jesus, the friend of man, Invites us to his board ; Here may his people sit, and hold Communion with their Lord. 2 Here we show forth his love, Which spake in every breath, Prompted each action of his life, And triumphed in his death. 3 Here let our powers unite His honored name to raise ; Pleasure and joy fill every mind, And every voice be praise ! 4 Our heavenly Father calls Christ and his members one ; They the blest children of his love. And he the firstborn Son. 5 One faith, one hope, one Lord, One God alone we know ; Brethren we are ; let every heart With kind affections glow. 6 Our souls, expanded wide By our Redeemer's grace, Shall, in the arms of fervent love All earth and heaven embrace* parti.] HYMNS. 281 HYMN 1G0. C. M. Penitent Humiliation. 1 Oft, gracious God ! our land has been, Just like a burning; brand, Snatched from the fierce surrounding flame By thy indulgent hand. 2 But have we learned thy name to fear. Thy mercy to improve ; Have we been drawn to keep thy laws By all these cords of love ? 3 Or, when on days like these, we've mourned Our sins, and pardon prayed, Have we not soon forgot our vows, And far as ever strayed ? 4 Too deeply conscious, though again Our suppliaat eyes we raise, Should'st thou refuse the help we ask, We justify thy ways. 5 But, O thou God of perfect grace ! Here all our comfort lies, — The only broken, contrite heart Thou never wilt despise. 6 But while in this eternal truth Our only hope we find, Let the dear hope we wish to form To faithful duty bind ! 288 HYMNS. [parti. HYMN 1G7. L. M. For a Day of Prayer in War. — Ps. xx. 1 Now may the God of grace and power Attend his people's humble cry ; Defend them in the needful hour, And send deliverance from on high ! 2 Well he remembers all our sighs ; His love exceeds our best deserts ; His love accepts the sacrifice Of humble groans and broken hearts. 3 In his salvation is our hope ; And in the name of Israel's God Our troops shall lift their banners up, Our navies spread their flags abroad. 4 Some trust in horses trained for war, And some of chariots make their boasts ; Our surest expectations are From thee, the Lord of heavenly hosts. 5 Now save us, Lord, from slavish fear, Now let our hopes be firm and strong ; Till thy salvation shall appear, And joy and triumph raise the song ! parti.] HYMNS. 289 HYMN IGS. C. If. National Tranquillity and Security, from God. 1 In vain opposing nations rage, If God with us abide ; One word of his dissolves their strength, And humbles all their pride. 2 His wisdom sees correction meet ; He gives the dread command, And war its desolation spreads Through every trembling land. 3 His purpose wrought, again he speaks, And desolations cease ; War's loud alarms are heard no more, And all the world is peace. 4 Mortals, adore his sovereign power, Nor dare provoke his rod ; Through all jour various tribes be still, And know that he is God. HYMN 169. L. M. Praise for National Blessings Great God! beneath whose piercing eye The earth's extended kingdoms lie ; Whose favoring smile upholds them all, Whose anger smites them, and they fall; 25 290 HYMNS. [part'i. 2 We bow before thy heavenly throne ; Thy power we see, thy greatness own ; Yet, cherished by thy milder voice, Our bosoms tremble and rejoice. 3 Thy kindness to our fathers shown Their children's children long shall own ; To thee, with grateful hearts, shall raise The tribute of exulting praise. 4 Led on by thine unerring aid, Secure the paths of life we tread ; And, freely as the vital air, Thy first and noblest bounties share. 5 Our God, our guardian and our friend ! O still thy sheltering arm extend ; Preserved by thee for ages past, For ages let thy kindness last ! HYMN 170. L. M. Preserving Goodness. 1 Eternal God ! I bless thy name, The same thy power, thy grace the same ; The tokens of thy friendly care Open, and close, and crown the year. 2 Supported by thy guardian hand, Amidst ten thousand deaths I stand ; parti.] HYMNS. 29i And see, when I survey thy ways, Ten thousand monuments of praise. 3 Thus far thy arm has led me on ; Thus far I make thy mercy known ; And, whilst I tread this desert land, Newr mercies shall new songs demand. 4 My grateful voice, on Jordan's shore, Shall raise one sacred pillar more ; Then bear, in thy bright courts above, Inscriptions of immortal love. HYMN 171. L. M Help obtained of God. 1 Great God ! we sing that mighty hand, By which, supported still, we stand ; The opening year thy mercy shows ; That mercy crowns it till it close. 2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, Still we are guarded by our God ; By his incessant bounty fed, By his unerring counsel led. 3 With grateful hearts the past we own ; The future, all to us unknown, We to thy guardian care commit, And peaceful leave before thy feet. 292 HYMNS. [pact 4 In scenes exalted or depressed, Thou art our joy, and thou our rest ; Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, Adored through all our changing days. 5 Though death shall interrupt these songs„ And seal in silence mortal tongues, Our helper, God, in whom we trust, In better worlds our souls shall boast. HYMN 17* C. M. Reflections at the Waste of Ycais. — Ps^ xc. 9. 1 Remark, my soul ! the narrow7 bounds Of the revolving year ; How swift the weeks complete their rounds; How short the months appear ! 2 So fast eternity comes on, And that important day, When all that mortal life has done God's judgment shall survey. 3 Yet like an idle tale we pass The swift advancing year : And study artful ways t' increase The speed of its career. 4 Waken, O God ! this trifling heart, Its great concern to see ; parti.] HYMNS. 293 That I may act the christian part, And give the year to thee. 5 So shall their course more grateful roll, If future years arise ; Or this shall bear my peaceful soul To joy that never dies. HYMN 173. L. M. Ovr Years crowned toilh Divine Goodness. 1 Great God, let all our tuneful powers Awake, and sing thy mighty name ! Thy hand rolls on our circling hours ; The hand, from which our being came. 2 Seasons and moons, revolving round In beauteous order, speak thy praise ; And years, with smiling mercy crowned, To thee successive honors raise. 3 To thee we raise the annual song ; To thee the grateful tribute give ; Our God doth still our years prolong, And midst unnumbered deaths we live. 4 Each changing season on our souls Its sweetest, kindest influence sheds ; And every period, as it rolls, Showers countless blessings on our heads. 25* 204 HYMNS. [partt. 5 Our lives, our health, our friends, we owe All to thy vast unbounded love ; Ten thousand precious gifts below, And hope of nobler joys above. HYMN 174. L. M The Goodness of God in the Seasons. 1 Great God, at whose all-powerful call At first arose this beauteous frame ! By thee the seasons change, and all The changing seasons speak thy name. 2 Thy bounty bids the infant year,. From winter's storms recovered, rise ; When thousand grateful scenes appear, Fresh opening to our wondering eyes- 3 O how delightful 'tis to see The earth in vernal beauty dressed ; While in each herb, and flower, and tree, Thy blooming glories stand confessed ! 4 Aloft, full beaming, reigns tfte sun, And light and genial heat conveys; And, while he leads the seasons on, From thee derives his quickening rays. 5 Around us, in the teeming field, Stands the rich grain, or purple vine ; parti.] HYMNS. 295 At thy command they rise, to yield The strengthening bread, or cheering wine. 6 Indulgent Ciod ! from (very part, Thy plenteous blessings largely flow ; We see, we taste ; let every heart With grateful love and duty glow ! HYMN 175. C. M. The Providence of God in the Seasons. 1 The rolling year, Almighty Lord ! Obeys thy powerful nod ; Each season, as it silent moves, Declares the present God. 2 Waked by thy voice blooms forth the spring, In living verdure dressed ; On hills, in vales, through fields and groves, Thy beauties stand confessed. 3 The sun calls forth the summer months, Nor do the hours delay ; The fruits with varied colors glow Beneath his ripening ray. 4 Thy bounty, Lord, in autumn shines, And spreads a general feast ; In which thy creatures all partake, The greatest and the least. 296 HYMNS. [parti. 5 When winter rears his hoary head, And shows his furrowed brow, In storms and tempests, frosts and snows, How awful, Lord, art thou ! 6 The rolling year, Almighty Lord ! Obeys thy powerful nod ; Each season, as it silent moves, Declares the present God, HYMN 176. C. M. The changing Seasons. — Ps. cxlvii. 1 With songs and honors sounding loud Address the Lord on high ! Over the heavens he spreads his cloud, And waters veil the sky. 2 He sends his showers of blessings down To cheer the plains below ; He makes the grass the mountains crown, And corn in valleys grow. 3 He gives the grazing ox his meat, He hears the raven's cry ; But man, who tastes his finest wheat, Should raise his honors high. 4 His steady counsels change the face Of the declining year ; parti.] HYMNS. 297 He bids the sun cut short his race, And wintry days appear. 5 His hoary frost, his fleecy snow, Descend and clothe the ground ; The liquid streams forbear to flow, In icy fetters bound. 6 When, from his dreadful stores on high, He pours the rattling hail, The man who dares his God defy Shall find his courage fail. 7 He sends his sun to melt the snow, The fields no longer mourn ; He calls the warmer gales to blow, And bids the spring return. 8 The changing wind, the flying cloud, Obey his sovereign word ; With songs and honors sounding loud, Praise ye th7 Almighty Lord ! HYMN 177. C. M. nrr in Air, Earth, and Sea. — Ps. Ixv 1 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand, God of eternal power ! The sea grows calm at thy command, And tempests cease to roar. 298 HYMNS. [parti. 2 Thy morning light and evening shade Successive comforts bring; Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the spring. 3 Seasons, and times, and moons, and hours, Heaven, air, and earth are thine ; When clouds distil in fruitful showers, The author is divine. 4 Those wandering cisterns in the sky, Borne by the winds around, With watery treasures well supply The furrows of the ground. 5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill, And ranks of corn appear ; Thy ways abound with blessings still, Thy goodness crowns the year. HYMN 178. L. M. Praise to the God of the Seasons. 1 Jehovah bids the morning ray Smile in the east, and bring the day ; He guides the sun's declining wheels Over the tops of western hills. 2 Seasons and times obey his voice ; The evening and the morn rejoice parti.] HYMNS. 299 To see the earth made soft with showers, Laden with fruits, and dressed in flowers. 3 'T is from his watery stores on high He gives the thirsty land supply ; His silent dews enrich the ground, And shed the hope of harvest round. 4 The desert grows a fruitful field ; Abundant fruits the valleys yield ; The vales resound with cheerful voice, Till distant hills repeat their joys. 5 His works pronounce his power divine ; On every field his glories shine ; Through every month his gifts appear, And joy and goodness crown the year. HYMN 179. L. M. Guidance through the Duties of the Day implored.— Ps. xix. lxxiii. 1 God of the morning ! at whose voice The cheerful sun makes haste to rise, And, like a giant, doth rejoice To run his journey through the skies; 2 From the fair chambers of the east The circuit of his race begins ; And, without weariness or rest, Round the whole earth he flies and shines : 300 HYMNS. [part i. 3 O like the sun, may I fulfil Th5 appointed duties of the day ; With ready mind, and active will, March on and keep my heavenly way ! 4 But I shall rove, and lose the race, If God, my sun, should disappear, And leave me in this world's wild maze To follow every wandering star. 5 Lord, thy commands are clear and pure, Enlightening our beclouded eyes ; Thy threatenings just, thy promise sure ; Thy gospel makes the simple wise, 6 Give me thy counsel for my guide, And then receive me to thy bliss ! All my desires and hopes beside, Are faint and cold compared with this. HYMN 180. C. M. The same Subject. 1 Once more, my soul, the rising day Salutes my waking eyes ; Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay To him who rules the skies. 2 Night unto night his name repeats, The day renews the sound, parti.] HYMNS. 301 Wide as the heavens on which he sits To turn the seasons round. 3 How many thousand souls have fled Since the last setting sun ! And yet he lengthens out our thread, And yet our moments run. 4 Great God ! let all our hours be thine, Whilst we enjoy the light ; Then shall our sun in smiles decline, And bring a peaceful night. HYMN 181. C. M. Daily Protection. 1 On thee, each morning, O my God ! My waking thoughts attend ; In thee are founded all my hopes, In thee my wishes end. 2 My soul, in pleasing wonder lost, Thy boundless love surveys; And, fired with grateful zeal, prepares A sacrifice of praise. 3 God leads me through the maze of sleep, And brings me safe to light ; And, with the same paternal care, Conducts my steps till night. 26 302 HYMNS. [parti. 4 When evening slumbers press my eyes, With his protection blest, In peace and safety I commit My weary limbs to rest. 5 My spirit, in his hand secure, Fears no approaching ill ; For whether waking or asleep, Thou, Lord, art with me stilL HYMN 182. L. M. A Morning Hymn. 1 Awake, my soul ! and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 By influence of the light divine Let thy own light to others shine ; Reflect all heaven's propitious rays, In ardent love and cheerful praise. 3 Lord, I my vows to thee renew ; Scatter my sins as morning dew ; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with thyself my spirit fill. 4 Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design, or do, or say ; part i. J HYMNS. 303 That all my powers, with all their might, In thy sole glory may unite. 5 All praise to thee, who safe hast kept, And hast refreshed me while I slept ; 0 grant, when I from death shall wake, 1 may of endless life partake ! HYMN 183. L. M. Jl Morning Hymn. 1 While nature welcomes in the day, My heart its earliest vows would pay To him, whose care has kindly kept My life from danger, while I slept. 2 Wilt thou this day my footsteps guide, And kindly all I need provide ; With strength divine my bosom arm Against temptation's powerful charm. 3 Where'er I am, O may I feel, That God is all around me still ; That all I say, or do, or mean, By his all-searching eye is seen ! 4 O may each day my heart improve, Increase my faith, my hope, my love ; And thus its shades around me close More wise and holy than it rose ! 304 HYMNS. [pakt i. HYMN 184. C. M. Godys Goodness r enticed every Morning did Evening. 1 Great God ! my early vows to thee With gratitude I '11 bring ; And at the rosy dawn of day Thy lofty praises sing. 2 Thou round the heavenly arch dost draw A close and sable veil, And all the beauties of the world From mortal eyes conceal. 3 Again the sky, with golden beams, Thy skilful hands adorn, And paint with cheerful splendor gay The fair ascending morn, 4 And, as the gloomy night returns, Or smiling day renews, Thy constant goodness still my soul With benefits pursues. 5 For this will I my vows to thee With evening incense bring; And at the rosy dawn of day Thy lofty praises sing. *>arti.] HYMNS. 305 HYMN 185. C. H. An Evening Hijmn. 1 Indulgent God, whose bounteous care O'er all thy works is shown, O let my grateful praise and prayer Ascend before thy throne ! 2 What mercies hath this day bestowed ! How largely hast thou blest ! My cup with plenty overflowed, With cheerfulness my breast. 3 Now may swreet slumbers close my eyes, From pain and sickness free ; And let my waking thoughts arise To meditate on thee ! 4 So bless each future day and night In their alternate round; And, af: And whether grief oppress the heart, Or whether joy elate the breast, Or life still keep its little course, Or death invite the heart to rest: — 322 HYMNS. [part i r. 7 All are thy messengers, and all Thy sacred pleasure, Lord, obey ; And all are training man to dwell Nearer to bliss, and nearer thee. HYMN 18. P. M. Hymn of Praise. 1 0 praise ye the Lord ! prepare a new song ; And let all his saints in full concert join : With voices united the anthem prolong, And show forth his praises with music divine. 2 Let praise to the Lord, who made us, ascend ; Let each grateful heart be glad in its King : The God whom we worship, our songs w7ill attend, And view with complacence the offering wre bring. 3 Be joyful, ye saints, sustained by his might, And let your glad songs awake with each morn: For those who obey him are still his delight, His hand with salvation the meek will adorn. 4 Then praise ye the Lord ! prepare a glad song; And let all his saints in full concert join : With voices united the anthem prolong, And show forth his praises with music divine. part ii 1 HYMNS. HYMN 19. 61. L. M. Hymn of Universal Praise, 1 To God, the Lord, wake we the lay! Let every creature homage pay, And bow to his almighty name ; Let heaven, and earth, and seas, and skies, In one harmonious concert rise, To swell the high, inspiring theme. 2 Ye angels, catch the joyful sound, And, as ye wait his throne around, Your Maker's boundless goodness sing ! Let the full choir of saints above Join the glad strain of grateful love, And loudly strike th' according string. 3 Ye plumed warblers of the sky, Who, heavenward singing, soar on high, Your sweet, melodious anthems raise : To him who shaped your finer mould, Who tipped your glittering wings with gold, Pour the full chorus of your praise ! 4 Ye insects, fluttering on the gale Amid the flower-besprinkled vale, By instinct taught, your homage join ; Rifle the rose's vermilion bloom, And waft its spoils, in sweet perfume, As incense, to the throne divine ! 324 HYMNS. [part M. 5 Ye deeps, whose roaring billows rise To join the thunders of the skies, Praise him, who bids your waters roll ; His praise, in softer notes, declare, Each whispering breeze of yielding air, And breathe it to the raptured soul. 6 Thou heaven of heavens, his vast abode, Ye clouds, proclaim your Maker, God ; Ye thunders, speak his matchless powTer ! Lo ! on the lightning's gleamy wing In triumph rides th' Eternal King ; With awe th' astonished worlds adore. 7 Let man, with nobler reason fraught, The feeling heart, the glowing thought, In God's high praise his powers employ ; Spread the Creator's name around, Till heaven's broad arch the strain resound, In echoes of triumphant joy ! 8 To God, the Lord, wake all the lay ! Let every creature homage pay, And bow to his almighty name ; Let heaven, and earth, and seas, and skies, In one harmonious concert rise, To swell the high, inspiring theme { part ii.] HYMNS. 325 HYMN 20. 7s. II. .7 Hymn of Praise. — Vs. cl. 1 Praise, O praise the name divine! Praise it at the hallowed shrine : Let the firmament on high To its Maker's praise reply. 2 Let his acts, and power supreme, To your songs suggest a theme : Let the organ in his praise Learn its loudest note to raise. 3 All who vital breath enjoy, In his praise that breath employ ; And in one great chorus join : Praise, O praise the name divine ! HYMN 21. S. M. Sincere Praise. 1 Almighty Maker, God! How wondrous is thy name ! Thy glories how diffused abroad, Through all creation's frame ! 2 Nature, in every dress, Her humble homage pays : And does a thousand ways express Her undissembled praise. 29 326 HYMNS. [part n 3 My soul would rise and sing To her Creator too : Fain would my tongue adore my King,, And pay the homage due. 4 In joy, O let me spend The remnant of my days ; And oft to God, my soul ascend In grateful songs of praise. HYMN 22. S. M. Praise for spiritual and temporal Blessings. — Ps. ciii. I — 7- 1 O bless the Lord, our souls I Let all within us join, And aid our tongues to bless his name. Whose favors are divine. 12 O bless the Lord, our souls I Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. 3 'T is he forgives our sins, 'T is he relieves our pain ; *T is he that heals our sicknesses?. And gives us strength again. 4 He crowns our lives with Iove? When rescued from the grave ; PART ii.] HYMNS. 327 He that redeemed our souls from death, Hath boundless power to save. 5 He fills the poor with good ; He gives the sufferer rest ; The Lord hath justice for the proud, And mercy for th' opprest. 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known ; But sent the world his truth and grace By his beloved Son. HYMN 23. P. M Thanksgiving and Praise. 1 My soul, praise the Lord ; Speak good of his name ! His mercies record, His bounties proclaim : To God, their Creator, Let all creatures raise The song of thanksgiving, The chorus of praise ! 2 Though, hid from man's sight, God sits on his throne, Yet here, by his works, Their Author is known : 328 HYMNS. [parti*. The world shines a mirror, Its Maker to show, And heaven views its image Reflected below. 3 Those agents of power, Fire, water, earth, sky, Attest the dread might Of God, the Most High: Who rides on the whirlwind, While clouds veil his form ; Who smiles in the sunbeam, Or frowns in the storm ♦ 4 By knowledge supreme, By wisdom divine, God governs this earth With gracious design : O'er beast, bird, and insect, His providence reigns, Whose will first created, Whose love still sustains 5 And man, his last work, With reason endued, Who, falling through sift. By grace is renewed ; To God, his Creator, Let man ever raise The song of thanksgiving* The chorus of praise I part ii.J HYMNS. 329 HYMN 24. P. M Praise to God from all Naturt 1 O AziRE vaults ! O crystal sky ! The world's transparent canopy ! Break your long silence, and let mortals know, With what contemptyou look on things below. 2 O light ! thou fairest, first of things, From whom all joy, all beauty springs ; O praise th' almighty Ruler of the globe, Who useth thee as his imperial robe. 3 Great eye of all ! whose glorious ray Rutas the bright empire of the day ; O praise his name, without whose purer light Thou hadst been hid in an abyss of night. 4 Ye moon and planets ! who dispense, By God's command, your influence ; Resign to him, as to your Maker due, That homage which man's folly pays to you* 5 Ye mists and vapors, hail and snow, And ye who through the concave blow, Swift to perform the mandates of his word, Whirlwinds and tempests ! praise th' almigh- ty Lord. 6 Praise him, ye monsters of the deep, That in the sea's vast bosom sleep ; 28* 330 HYMNS. [part u At whose command the foaming billows roar. Yet know their limits, tremble and adore> 7 Praise him, old monuments of time ! O praise him, ye in youthful prime ! All ye who shine in beauty's excellence ! And praise him, thou sweet age of innocence? 8 Let the wide world his praises sing, From whom its various blessings spring : Let echoing anthems make his praises known* On earth his footstool, as in heaven his throne f HYMN 25. H. M Grateful Praise 1 To your Creator, God, Your great Preserver, raisey Ye creatures of his hand, Your highest notes of praise : Let every voice Proclaim his power, His name adore, And loud rejoice. 2 Thou source of light and heat,, Bright sovereign of the day, Dispensing blessings round, With all -diffusive ray ; part ii.] HYMNS. 331 From mom to night, With every beam, Record his name, Who made thee bright. 3 Fair regent of the night, With all thy starry train, Which rise in silent hosts, To gild the azure plain ; With countless rays Declare his name, Prolong the theme, Reflect his praise. 4 Let all the creatures join To celebrate his name, And all their various powers, Assist th' exalted theme- Let nature raise From every tongue A general song Of grateful praise. 5 But O, from human tongues, Should nobler praises flow ; And every thankful heart, With warm devotion glow : Your voices raise, Ye highly blest ; Above the rest, Declare his praise. 332 HYMNS. [part ii. HYMN 20. L. M. Praise to the Lord of Nature. 1 O thou, through all thy works adored, Great Power Supreme ! Almighty Lord ! Author of life ! whose sovereign sway Creatures of every tribe obey ! 2 To thee, Most High, to thee belong The suppliant prayer, the joyful song ; To thee will we attune our voice, And in thy wondrous works rejoice. 3 Planets, those wandering worlds above, Guided by thee, incessant move ; Suns, kindled by a ray divine, In honor of their Maker shine. 4 From thee proceed heaven's varied store, The changing wind, the fruitful shower, The flying cloud, the colored bow, The moulded hail, the feathered snow. 5 Tempests obey thy mighty will ; Thine awful mandate to fulfil, The forked lightnings dart around, And rive the oak, and blast the ground. 6 Yet, pleased to bless, kind to supply, Thy hand supports thy family ; And fosters, with a parent's care, The tribes of earth, and sea, and air. part if.] HYMNS. :**3 7 Of nature's laws, and nature's King Our tongues shall never cease to sing : The debt of humble praise we pay; Father! accept the grateful lav. HYMN 27. L. M. All Nature invoked to praise the Creator. — Ps. cxlviii. 1 . 3. 10. 12, 13 1 Ye blest inhabitants of heaven ! To God be all your praises given : O praise him in the realms that lie Above the reach of mortal eye. 2 Praise him, thou sun, that round the pole With restless course art seen to roll ; Ye moon and stars, his praise repeat ; Praise him, ye heavens, his awful seat ! 3 Nor let the heavens his praise confine : Let all on earth the chorus join; Ye beasts, that range th' uncultured soil, Or, patient, lend to man your toil. 4 Praise him, each bird, that wings the air, Each reptile, nurtured by his care ; And every wind, and every storm, That, duteous, his commands perform. 5 Ye youthful bands, and virgin choir, Each lisping babe, and hoary sire, 334 HYMNS. [part Wake to his name your grateful songs, To whom alone all praise belongs. 6 His glory earth's wide bounds overflows, Nor highest heaven its limit knows ; O come, your thankful voices raise, And consecrate to him your praise. HYMN 28. L. M. The Voice of Nature. 1 There is a God, all nature speaks, Through earth, and air, and seas, and skies; See, from the clouds his glory breaks, When the first beams of morning rise ! 2 The rising sun, serenely bright, O'er the wide world's extended frame, Inscribes, in characters of light, His mighty Maker's glorious name. 3 Diffusing life, his influence spreads, And health and plenty smile around : And fruitful fields, and verdant meads, Are with a thousand blessings crowned. 4 Almighty goodness, power divine The fields and verdant meads display ; And bless the hand that made them shine, With various charms, profusely gay. part ii. j HYMNS. 335 5 For man and boast, here, daily food Id wide, diffusive plenty grows : And there, for drink, the crystal flood, In streams sweet winding, gently flows. 6 The flowery tribes all blooming rise, Above the faint attempts of art : Their bright, inimitable dyes Speak sweet conviction to the heart. 7 Ye curious minds, who roam abroad, And trace creation's wonders o'er, — Confess the footsteps of our God, And bow before him, and adore. HYMN 29. L. M. The Voice of God in his Works. — Ps. xix. 1 — 6. 1 The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim. Th' unwearied sun, from day to day Does his Creator's power display ; And publishes to every land, The work of an almighty hand. 2 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale ; And nightly to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth : 336 HYMNS. [part ii. While all the stars which round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. 3 What though in solemn silence all Move round the dark terrestrial ball ; What though nor real voice nor sound, Amid their radiant orbs be found ? In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice ; For ever singing as they shine — 1 The hand that made us is divine.' HYMN 30. 7s. M. The I'crfections and Providence of God. — Ps. cxxxvi. 1 — 9. 25, 26. 1 Let us with a joyful mind, Praise the Lord, for he is kind : For his mercies shall endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 2 Let us sound his name abroad, For of gods he is the God, Who by wisdom did create Th' heavens high, and all their state : 3 Did the solid earth ordain How to rise above the main ; Who, by his commanding might, Filled the new-made world with light : PART II.] II Y M N S. 337 4 Caused the golden-tressed sun, All the day his course to run ; And the moon to shine by night, 'Mid her spangled sisters bright. 5 All his creatures God does feed, His full hand supplies their need: Let us therefore warble forth His high majesty and worth. 6 He his mansion hath on high, 'Bove the reach of mortal eye : And his mercies shall endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. HYMN 31. C. M. The Perfections of God displayed in his Works. 1 We sing th' almighty power of God, Who bade the mountains rise, Who spread the flowing seas abroad, And built the lofty skies. 2 We sing the wisdom that ordained The sun to rule the day ; The moon shines full at his command, And all the stars obey. 3 We sing the goodness of the Lord, Who fills the earth with food ; 29 338 HYMNS. [part n. Who formed his creatures by a word, And then pronounced them good. 4. Lord, how thy wonders are displayed Where'er we turn our eyes ; Whether we view the ground we tread, Or gaze upon the skies ! 5 There's not a plant nor flower below, But makes thy glories known ; And clouds arise, and tempests blow By order from thy throne. 6 Creation, vast as it may be, Is subject to thy will : There's not a place where we can flee, But God is with us still. 7 'Tis on his earth we stand or move, And 'tis his air we breathe ; All heaven he fills with beams of love. With terrors hell beneath. 8 On him each moment we depend ; If he withdraw, we die : Oh may we ne'er that God offend. Who is for ever nigh. part ii.] HYMNS 339 HYMN 32. C. M. Habitual Dtrotitm 1 While thee I seek, protecting powe Be my vain wishes stilled ; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled. 2 Thy love the powers of thought bestowed ; To thee my thoughts would soar : Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed : — That mercy I adore ! 3 In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see ! Each blessing to my soul more dear. Because conferred by thee. 4 In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek reliel in prayer. 5 When gladness wings my favored hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill : Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, My soul shall meet thy will. 6 My lifted eye, without a tear, The gathering storm shall see ; My steadfast heart shall know no fear : — That heart shall rest on thee ! 340 -HYMNS. [part n HYMN 33. L. M. Give Thanhs to God in all Things. 1 Great God! our joyful thanks to thee, Shall, like thy gifts, continual be : In constant streams thy bounty flows, Nor end nor interruption knows. 2 From thee our comforts all arise, Our numerous wants thy hand supplies ; Nor can we ever, Lord, be poor, Who live on thine exhaustless store. 3 If what we ask our God denies, It is because he's good and wise ; And ills which cause our hearts to mourn. Thou canst to real blessings turn. 4 Deep, Lord, upon our thankful breast Let all thy favors be imprest ; That we may never more forget The whole, or any single debt. 5 May we, with grateful hearts, each day For all thy gifts our praises pay ; And still delighted may we be In all things to give thanks to thee ! pa** ii.] HYMNS. Ml HYMN 34. C. M Gratitude to God. 1 When all thy mercies, O my God ! My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I 'm lost In wonder, love, and praise. 2 O how shall words with equal warmth, The gratitude declare, That glows in my enraptured heart ! — But thou canst read it there. 3 Thy providence my life sustained, And all my wants redressed, When in the silent womb I lay Or hung upon the breast. 4 To all my weak complaints and cries Thy mercy lent an ear, Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learnt To form themselves in prayer. 5 Unnumbered comforts on my soul Thy tender care bestowed, Before my infant heart conceived From whom those comforts flowed. 6 When in the slippery paths of youth With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe, And led me up to man. 29* 342 HYMNS, [part ii. 7 Through hidden dangers, toils, and deaths. It gently cleared my way ; And through the pleasing snares of vice, More to be feared than they. 8 When worn by sickness, oft hast thou With health renewed my face ; And, when in sins and sorrows sunk, Revived my soul with grace. 9 Thy bounteous hand with worldly bliss Hath made my cup run o'er ; And in a kind and faithful friend, Hath doubled all my store. 10 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, Which tastes those gifts with joy. 11 Through every period of my life Thy goodness I'll pursue; And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew. 12 When nature fails, and day and night Divide thy works no more ; My ever grateful heart, O Lord ! Thy mercy shall adore. 13 Through all eternity to thee A joyful song I'll raise, — For oh ! eternity alone Can utter all thy praise. part ii.] HYMNS. 34H HYMN 35. 7s. M. Praise to God for his Greatness and Mercy. 1 Glory be to God on high, God, whose glory fills the sky ; Peace on earth to man forgiven, Man, the well beloved of heaven : Glory be to God on high, God, whose glory fills the sky. 2 Favored mortals, raise the song ; Endless thanks to God belong ; Hearts overflowing with his praise, Join the hymns your voices raise : Glory be, &ic. 3 Call the tribes of beings round, From creation's utmost bound ; Where the Godhead shines confessed, There be solemn praise addressed : Glory be, &c\ 4 Mark the wonders of his hand ! Power, no empire can withstand ; Wisdom, angels' glorious theme ; Goodness, one eternal stream : Glory be, &x. 5 Awful Being ! from thy throne Send thy promised blessings down ; Let thy light, thy truth, thy peace, Bid our raging passions cease : Glory be, &c\ 344 HYMNS. [part ii. HYMN 36. L. M. Divine Majesty and Goodness in the terrible Appearances of Nature. 1 Awake, my soul, to hymns of praise, To God the song of triumph raise ; Adorned with majesty divine, What pomp, what glory, Lord, are thine ! 2 Light forms his robe, and round his head The heavens their ample curtain spread ; See on the wind's expanded wings The chariot of the King of kings ! 3 Around him, ranged in awful state, Dark silent storms attentive wait ; And thunders, ready to fulfil The mandates of his sovereign will. 4 From earth's low margin to the skies He bids the dusky vapors rise ; Then from his magazines on high, Commands the imprisoned winds to fly. 5 The lightning's pallid sheet expands, And showers descend on furrowed lands ; Whilst down the mountain's channelled side The torrent rolls in swelling pride ; 6 Till spent its wild impetuous force, And settled in its destined course, It waters all the fruitful plains, And life in various forms sustains. part ii.] HYMNS. 345 7 Thus clouds, and storms, and /ires, obey Thy wise and all-controlling sway; And whilst thy terrors round us stand, We see a Father's bounteous hand. HYMN 37. 10s. M. Thanks to God for Creation and Preservation. 1 Thou Power Supreme, by whose command we live! The grateful tribute of our praise receive ; To thy indulgence we our being owe, And all the joys which from that being flow 2 Not many suns have formed the rolling year, And run their destined courses round this sphere, Since thy creative eye our form surveyed, 'Midst undistinguished heaps of matter laid. 3 Thy skill our elemental clay refined, The vagrant particles in order joined ; With perfect symmetry composed the whole, And stamped thy sacred image on the soul ; 4 A soul susceptible of endless joy, Whose frame nor force, nor time, shall e'er destroy ; Which shall survive, though nature claim our breath, And bid defiance to the darts of death ; 346 HYMNS. [part n. 5 To realms of bliss with active freedom soar, And live when earth and skies shall be no more : Author of life ! in vain our voice essays For this immortal gift to speak thy praise. 6 How shall our hearts their grateful sense reveal, Where all the energy of words must fail ? O may its influence in our lives appear, And every action prove our thanks sincere ! HYMN 38. 7s. M. Praise to God in Prosperity and Adversity, — Hub. iii. 17, 13. 1 Praise to God, immortal praise, For the love that crowns our days : Bounteous source of every joy ! Let thy praise our tongues employ : 2 For the blessings of the field, For the stores the gardens yield ; For the vine's exalted juice, For the generous olive's use. 3 Flocks that whiten all the plain, Yellow sheaves of ripened grain ; Clouds that drop their fattening dews, Suns that temperate warmth diffuse ; 4 All that Spring with bounteous hand Scatters o'er the smiling land ; part ik] HYMNS. 347 All that libera] Autumn pours From her rich overflowing stores ; 5 These, to thee, our God ! we owe, Source whence all our blessings flow I And for these our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. 6 Yet should rising whirlwinds tear From its stem the ripening ear ; Should the fig-tree's blasted shoot Drop her green, untimely fruit : 7 Should the vine put forth no more, Nor the olive yield her store ; Though the sickening flocks should faUT And the herds desert the stall : 8 Should thine altered hand restrain, The early and the latter rain ; Blast each opening bud of joyr And the rising year destroy : 9 Still to thee our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise ; And, when every blessing 's flown. Love thee — for thyself alone. 348 HYMN S. [part ii. HYMN 39. C. M. Prayer for Spiritual and Eternal Blessings. 1 Eternal Source of life and light, Supremely good and wise ! To thee we bring our grateful vows, To thee lift up our eyes. 2 Our dark and erring minds illume With truth's celestial rays ; Inspire our hearts with sacred love, And tune our lips to praise. 3 Safely conduct us, by thy grace. Through life's perplexing road ; And place us, when that journey's o'er, At thy right hand, O God ! HYMN 40. C. M. The Universal Prayer, 1 Father of all ! in every age, In every clime adored, By saint, by savage, or by sage, The universal Lord ! 2 Thou great First Cause ! least understood ; Who all my sense confined, To know but this — that thou art good, And that myself am blind; part ii.] HYMNS. 349 3 What conscience dictates to be done, Or warns me not to do ; This, teach me more than hell to shun, That, more than heaven pursue. 4 What blessings thy free bounty gives, Let me not cast away ; For God is paid when man receives ; T5 enjoy is to obey. 5 Yet, not to earth's contracted span Thy goodness let me bound ; Or think thee Lord alone of man, When thousand worlds are round. 6 Let not this weak, unknowing hand Presume thy bolts to throw ; Arid deal damnation round the land, On each 1 judge thy foe. 7 If I am right, thy grace impart, Still in the right to stay ; If I am wrong, O teach my heart To find that better way. 8 Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent At aught thy wisdom has denied, Or aught thy goodness lent. 9 Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see ; 30 350 HYMNS. [part ii. That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me. 10 Mean though I am, not wholly so, Since quickened by thy breath, O ! lead me wheresoever I go, Through this day's life or death. 1 1 This day be bread and peace my lot ; — But all beneath the sun, Thou know'st if best bestowed or not ; And let thy will be done. 12 To thee, whose temple is all space, Whose altar, earth, sea, skies, One chorus let all beings raise, All nature's incense rise ! HYMN 41. C. M. The Lord's Prayer. 1 Father of all ! eternal mind ! Immensely good and great ! Thy children, formed and blessed by thee, Approach thine awful seat. 2 Thy name in hallowed strains be sung ; We join the solemn praise : To thy great name, with heart and tongue, Our cheerful homage raise. part ii.] HYMNS 351 3 Thy mild, thy wise, and righteous reign Let every being own ; And in our minds, thy work divine, Erect thy gracious throne. 4 As angels in the heavenly worlds Thy blest commands fulfil ; So may the creatures here below Perform thy holy will. 5 On thee we day by day depend ; Our daily wants supply ; With truth and virtue feed our souls, That they may never die. 6 Extend thy grace to every fault ; Oh ! let thy love forgive ; Teach us divine forgiveness too, Nor let resentments live. 7 Where tempting s:iares bestrew the way. Permit us not to tread ; Or turn all real evil far From our unguarded head. 8 Thy sacred name we would adore, With cheerful, humble mind : And praise thy goodness, power and truth, Eternal, unconfined ! 352 HYMNS. [part n. HYMN 42. L. M. Paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer. 1 Father, adored in worlds above ! Thy glorious name be hallowed still : Thy kingdom come with power and love, And earth, like heaven, obey thy will. 2 Lord ! make our daily wants thy care ; Forgive the sins which we forsake : And let us in thy kindness share, As fellow-men of ours partake. 3 Evils beset us every hour! Thy kind protection we implore : Thine is the kingdom, thine the power : Be thine the glory evermore ! HYMN 43. L. M. To the Unknown God. 1 Great God ! in vain man's narrow view Attempts to look thy nature through : Our laboring powers with reverence own Thy glories never can be known. 2 Not the high seraph's mighty thought, Who countless years his God has sought, Such wondrous height or depth can find, Or fully trace thy boundless mind. part ii] HYMNS 353 3 Yet Lord, thy kindness deigns to show Enough for mortal minds to know ; While wisdom, goodness, power divine, Through all thy works and conduct shine. 4 O ! may our souls with rapture trace Thy works of nature and of grace ; Explore thy sacred truth, and still Press on to know and do thy will ! HYMN 44. L. M. God's Omniscience and Omnipresence. — Ps exxxix. 1 Father of all ! omniscient mind ! Thy wisdom who can comprehend ? Its highest point what eye can find, Or to its lowest depths descend ? 2 What cavern deep, what hill sublime, Beyond thy reach, shall I pursue ? What dark recess, what distant clime, Shall hide me from thy boundless viewr ? 3 If up to heaven's ethereal height. Thy prospect to elude, I rise ; In splendor there, supremely bright, Thy presence shall my sight surprise. 4 Thee, mighty God ! my wondering soul, Thee, all her conscious powers adore ; 30* 354 HYMNS. [part ii. Whose being circumscribes the whole, Whose eyes the universe explore. 5 Thine essence fills this breathing frame, It glows in every vital part ; Lights up my soul with livelier flame, And feeds with life my beating heart. 6 To thee, from whom my being came, Whose smile is all the heaven I know ! Inspired with this exalted theme, To thee my grateful strains shall flow. HYMN 45. L. M. The Majesty of God.— Is. xl. 15, 16, 17. 1 Ye weak inhabitants of clay, Ye trifling insects of a day ! Low in your native dust bow down Before th' Eternal's awful throne. 2 Let Lebanon her cedars bring To blaze before the sovereign king, And all the beasts, that on it feed, As victims at his altar bleed. 3 Loud let ten thousand trumpets sound, And call remotest nations round, Assembled on the crowded plains, Princes and people, kings and swains. part ii.] HYMNS 356 4 Joined with the living, let the dead, Rising, the face of earth o'erspread ; And while his praise unites their tongues, Let angels echo back the songs. 5 The drop that from the bucket falls, The dust that hangs upon the scales, Is more to sky, and earth, and sea, Than all this pomp, great God ! to thee. HYMN 46. L. M. The All-Seeing God. — Ps. cxxxix 1 Lord, thou hast searched and seen us through ; Thine eye commands, with piercing view, Our waking arid our sleeping hours, Our heart and flesh, with all their powers. 2 Our thoughts, before they are our own, Are to our God distinctly known : He knows the words we mean to speak, Ere from our opening lips they break. 3 Within thy circling power we stand ; On every side we find thy hand : Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, We are surrounded still with God. 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! What large extent ! what lofty height ! 356 HYMNS. [part n Our souls, with all the powers they boast, Are in the boundless prospect lost. 5 O may these thoughts possess our breast, Where'er we rove, where'er we rest ! Nor let our weaker passions dare Consent to sin ; for God is there. 6 Could we so false, so faithless prove, To quit thy service and thy love, Where, Lord, could we thy presence shun, Or from thy dreadful glory run ? 7 If mounted on a morning-ray We fly beyond the western sea, Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest the fugitive. 8 Or should we try to shun thy sight Beneath the spreading veil of night, One glance of thine, one piercing ray, Would kindle darkness into day. 9 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thine all-searching eyes ; Thy hand can seize thy foes as soon Through midnight-shades as blazing noon. 10 Midnight and noon in this agree, Great God, they 're both alike to thee ; part ii.] HYMNS. :r>? Not death can hide what thou wilt spy, And hell lies naked to thine eye. HO may these thoughts possess our breast, Where'er we rove, where'er we rest! Nor let our weaker passions dare Consent to sin ; for God is there. HYMN 47. L. M. God the intellectual Light. — 2 Cor. iv. (> 1 Praise to the Lord of boundless might, With uncreated glories bright ! His presence gilds the world above ; TV unchanging Source of light and love. 2 Our rising earth his eye beheld, When, in substantial darkness veiled, The shapeless chaos, nature's womb, Lay buried in eternal gloom. 3 Let there be light ! Jehovah said, And light o'er all its face was spread ; Nature, arrayed in charms unknown, Gay with its new-born lustre shone. 4 He sees the mind, when lost, it lies In shades of ignorance and vice ; And darts from heaven a vivid ray, And changes midnight into day. 358 HYMNS. [part n 5 Our souls, revived by heavenly light, Shall be in all thy image bright ; While all our faculties shall join To praise the Lord of light divine. HYMN 48. L. M. God the Leader of his People. 1 O God of our forefathers! hear, And make thy faithful mercies known, While we, with confidence, draw near, And place our trust on thee alone. 2 Arise, as in the ancient days, — The ancient annals speak thy fame, — Be now omnipotently nigh, To endless ages still the same. 3 From Egypt, when thy chosen race Triumphant urged their wondrous way, Divinely led, behold they pass Th' unwatery deep, the emptied sea. 4 At distance heaped on either hand, Yielding a strange, unbeaten road, In crystal walls the waters stand, And own the arm of Israel's God. 5 That arm, which is not shortened now, Which wants not now the power to save, part ii] HYMNS. 359 Shall, present with thy people still, Bear them o'er life's tumultuous wave. 6 By earth and hell pursued in vain, To thee thy ehosen seed shall come ; Shouting, their heavenly Canaan gain, And pass, through death, triumphant home. HYMN 49. C. M. God's Dominion and Decrees. i Keep silence, all created things, And own your Maker, God ! Our trembling souls, with awe profound,, Would spread his name abroad. 2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown,. Hang on his firm decree ; He sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave to be. 3 Unnumbered ages ere the skies Were into motion brought ; Whate'er through endless years should rise Stood present to his thought. 4 His mighty voice bade ancient night Her endless realms resign ; And lo ! ten thousand globes of light In fields of azure shine* 360 HYMNS. [part n. 5 There ?s not a sparrow, nor a worm Overlooked, in his decrees ; He raises monarchs to a throne, Or sinks, with equal ease. 6 If light attend the course we go, 'T is he provides the rays ; And 'tis his hand, that hides the sun, If darkness cloud our days. 7 Trusting thy wisdom, God of love ! We would not wish to know What, in the book of thy decrees, Awaits us here below. 3 Be this alone our fervent prayer ; Whatever our lot shall be, Or joys, or sorrows, may they form Our souls for heaven and thee ! HYMN 50. C. M. The eternal Dominion of God. 1 Great God, how infinite art thou ! How frail and weak are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere earth or heaven was made ; Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. part ii.} HYMNS. 361 3 Nature and time quite naked lie To thine immense survey, From the formation of the sky To the great burning day. 1 Eternity, with all its years, Stands present in thy view ; To thee there's nothing old ; ppeavs, Great God ! there ?s nothing new. 5 Our lives through varying scenes are drawn. And vexed with trifling cares, While thine eternal thought moves en Thine undisturbed affairs. 6 Great God, how infinite art thou ! How frail and weak are we ! Let the whole race of creatures how, And p:iy their praise to thee. HYMN 51. L. M. God eternal and unchangeable. 1 All-powerful, self-existent God, Who all creation dost sustain ! Thou wast, and art, and art to come, And everlasting is thy reign, 2 Fixed and eternal as thy days, Each glorious attribute divine Through ages infinite, shall still With undiminished lustre shine. 31 362 HYMNS. [part n. 3 Fountain of being ! Source of good ! Immutable dost thou remain ; Nor can the shadow of a change Obscure the glories of thy reign. 4 Nature her order shall reverse, Revolving seasons cease their round ; Nor spring appear, with blooming pride. Nor autumn be with plenty crowned : 5 Yon shining orbs forget their course, The sun his destined path forsake, And burning desolation mark Amid the world his wandering track : 6 Earth may, with all her powers, dissolve, If such the great Creator's will ; But thou for ever art the same ; I AM is thy memorial still. HYMN 52. 10 & lis. M. The unrivalled Power and Dominion of God. 1 Jehovah reigns ! let every nation hear, And at his footstool bow, with holy fear ; Let heaven's high arches echo with his name, And the wide-peopled earth his praise pro- claim ; Then send it down to hell's deep glooms re- sounding, Through all her caves, in dreadful murmurs sounding. part ii.] HYMNS. 363 2 He rules with wide and absolute command, O'er the broad ocean and the steadfast land ; Jehovah reigns, unbounded and alone, And all creation hangs upon his throne. He reigns alone ; let no inferior nature Usurp or share the throne of the Creator. 3 This earthly globe, the creature of a day, Though built by God's right hand, must pass away ; And long oblivion creep o'er mortal things, The fate of empires, and the pride of kings. Eternal night shall veil their proudest story, And drop the curtain o'er all human glory. 4 The sun himself with gathering clouds opprest, Shall in his silent, dark pavilion rest ; His golden urn shall break, and useless lie Amid the common ruins of the sky ; The stars rush headlong, in the wild commotion, And bathe their glittering foreheads in the ocean. 5 But fixed, O God ! for ever stands thy throne; Jehovah reigns, a universe alone ; Th' eternal fire that feeds each vital flame, Collected, or diffused, is still the same. He dwells within his own unfathomed essence, And fills all space with his unbounded presence. 6 But O, our highest notes the theme debase ; And silence is our least injurious praise ; MM HYMNS. [part ii. Cease, cease your songs, the daring flight control ; Revere him in the stillness of the soul ; With silent duty meekly bend before him, And deep within your inmost hearts adore him. HYMN 53. L. M. Providence and Grace. 1 Thvt providence supplies our food, And 'tis thy blessing makes it good ; Our souls are nourished by thy word ; Let soul and body praise the Lord* 2 Our streams of outward comfort came From him who built this earthly frame Whatever we want his mercies give, By whom our souls for ever live. 3 Either his hand preserves from pain, Or, if we feel it, heals again ; From outward evils shields our breast, Or overrules them for the best. 4 Forgive the song that falls so low Beneath the gratitude we owe ; It meant thy praise, however poor ; — An angel's song can do no more. pirtii.] HYMNS. 365 HYMN 54. C. M. God everywhere the Refuge of his Servants. 1 How are thy servants blest, O Lord ! How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms, and lands remote, Supported by thy care, They pass unhurt through burning climes, And breathe in tainted air. 3 Thy mercy sweetens every soil, Makes every region please ; The hoary frozen hills it warms, And smooths the boisterous seas. 4 Though by the dreadful tempest tossed High on the broken wave, They know thou art not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. 5 The storm is laid, the winds retire, Obedient to thy will ; The sea, that roars at thy command, At thy command is still. 6 From all our griefs and straits, O Lord ! Thy mercy sets us free, While in the confidence of prayer Our hearts take hold on thee. 3i* ZW HYMNS [part if. 7 In midst of dangers, fears, and death, Thy goodness we '11 adore ; And praise thee for thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more. 8 Our lives, whilst thou preseiVst our lives, Thy sacrifice shall be ; And O may death, when death shall come. Unite our souls to thee ! HYMN 55. «1. L. M. God ovr Shepherd. — Ps. xxiii. 1 The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply-, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant ; To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads ; Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. 3 Though in a bare and rugged way, Through devious, lonely wilds I stray, Thy bounty shall my pains beguile : The barren wilderness shall smile, part ii.] HYMNS. MR With sudden greens and herbage crowned. And streams shall murmur all around. 4 Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, O Lord ! art with me still ; Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade. HYMN 5G. C. M. The Blessings of Providence. 1 Almighty Father ! gracious Lord ! Kind guardian of our days ! Thy mercies let our hearts record In songs of grateful praise. 2 In life's first dawn, our tender frame Was thine indulgent care, Long ere we could pronounce thy name, Or breathe our infant prayer. 3 When reason with our stature grew. How weak her brightest ray ! Howr little of our Cod we knew! How apt from thee to stray ! 4 Around our path what dangers rose ! What snares o'ersprcad our road f 368 HYMNS. [part 11. No power could guard us from our foes, But our preserver, God. 5 When life hung trembling on a breath, 'T was thine unceasing love, That saved us from impending death, And bade our fears remove. 6 Lord, when this mortal frame decays, And every weakness dies, Complete the wonders of thy grace, And raise us to the skies. 7 Then shall our joyful powers unite In more exalted lays ; And join the happy sons of light In everlasting praise. HYMN 57. C. M. Eternity of God. — Ps. xc. 1 — 4. 1 O thou, the first, the greatest friend Of all the human race ! Whose strong right hand has ever been Their stay and dwelling-place ! 2 Before the mountains heaved their heads Beneath thy forming hand ; Before this ponderous globe itself Arose at thy command ; part ii.] HYMNS. 360 3 That power, which raised, and still upholds This universal frame, From countless, unbeginning time, Was ever still the same. 4 Those mighty periods of years, Which seem to us so vast, Appear no more before thy sight, Than yesterday that's past. HYMN 58. C. M. The Creation of the World. — Gen. i. 1 Let heaven arise, let earth appear ! Said the almighty Lord : The heavens arose, the earth appeared At his creating word. 2 Thick darkness brooded o'er the deep ; God said, let there be light ! The light shone forth with smiling ray, And scattered ancient night. 3 He bade the clouds ascend on high ; The clouds ascend, and bear A watery treasure to the sky, And float upon the air. 4 The liquid element below Was gathered by his hand ; 370 H Y M N S. [part n. The rolling seas together flow, And leave the solid land. 5 With herbs, and plants, and fruitful trees The new formed globe he crowned, Ere there was rain to bless the soil, Or sun to warm the ground. 6 Then high in heaven's resplendent arch He placed those orbs of light ; He caused the sun to rule the day, The moon to rule the night. 7 Next, from the deep th' almighty King Did vital beings frame ; Fowls of the air of every wing, And fish of every name. 8 To all the various brutal tribes He gave their wondrous birth; At once the lion and the worm Sprang from the teeming earth. 9 Then, chief o'er all his works below, At last was Adam made ; His Maker's image blessed his soul, And glory crowned his head. 10 Fair in th' almighty Maker's eye The whole creation stood; He viewed the fabric he had raised ; His word pronounced it good. PART II.] HYMNS. 9H HYMN 59. C. M. Cr fat ion of Man. 1 A God ! a God ! the wide earth shouts : A God! the heavens reply; He moulded in his palm the world, And hung it in the sky. 2 'Let us make man ; ' — with beauty clad. And health in every vein, And reason throned upon his brow, Stepped forth majestic man. 3 Aroundjie turns his wondering eyes, All nature's works surveys. Admires the earth, the skies, himself, And tries his tongue in praise. 4 Ye hills, and vales ! ye meads, and woods ! Sun, with overpowering glare ! Fair creatures, tell me, if ye can, From whence, and what we are ? 5 What parent power, all great and goocL Do these around me own ? Tell me, creation, tell me how T7 adore the vast unknown I 372 HYMNS. [part 11 HYMN 60. C. M. The First and Second Coming of Christ. 1 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands ! Ye tribes of every tongue ! His new discovered grace demands A new and nobler song. 2 Say to the nations, Jesus came A guilty world to save ; From vice and error to reclaim, And rescue from the grave. 3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day ; Joy through the earth be seen ; Let cities shine in bright array, And fields in cheerful green. 4 With pleasure lift your wondering eyes, Ye islands of the sea ! Ye mountains, sink ; ye valleys, rise ; Prepare the Saviour's way. 5 Behold, he comes ! he comes to bless The nations from their God ; To show the world his righteousness, And send his truth abroad. tf Again he comes, with powerful voice To wake the numerous dead, And call his churches to rejoice With their exalted head* part ii.] HYMNS. 373 7 When he, who is our life, draws near, And all his glory view. His faithful servants shall appear With him in glory too. HYMN Gl. L. M. Christ the Image of the Invisible God 1 Thou, Lord, by mortal eyes unseen, And by thine offspring here, unknown, To manifest thyself to men, Hast set thine image in thy Son. 2 As the bright sun's meridian blaze Overwhelms and pains our feeble sight, But eheers us with his softer rays When shining with relleeted light ; 3 So in thy Son thy power divine, Thy wisdom, justice, truth, and love With mild and pleasing lustre shine, Reflected from thy throne above. 4 Though Jews, who granted not his claim 7 Contemptuous turned away their face ; Yet those, who trusted in his name, Beheld in him thy truth and grace. 5 O thou ! at whose almighty word Fair light at first from darkness shone 7 32 374 HYMNS. [part n. Teach us to know our glorious Lord, And trace the Father in the Son. 6 While we, thine image there displayed, With love and admiration view, Form us in likeness to our head, That we may bear thine image too. HYMN 62. S. M. Christ the Light of the World. 1 Behold, the Prince of peace ! The chosen of the Lord, God's well-beloved Son, fulfils The sure prophetic word. 2 No royal pomp adorns This King of righteousness]]: Meekness and patience, truth and love, Compose his princely dress. 3 The spirit of the Lord, In rich abundance shed, On this great prophet gently lights, And rests upon his head. 4 Jesus, thou light of men ! Thy doctrine life imparts : O may we feel its quickening power To warm and glad our hearts ! part n.J HYMNS. 375 5 Cheered by its beams, our souls Shall run the heavenly way : The path which Christ unwearied trod, Will lead to endless day. HYMN 63. L. M. The Kingdom of Christ. — Pe. lxxii. 1 — 9. 1 Great God ! whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey : Extend the kingdom of thy Son, Till every land his laws shall own. 2 They form to righteousness the mind, To all that's candid, gentle, kind ; Inspire with love the human breast, And stormy passions soothe to rest. 4 As gentle rain on parching ground, His gospel sheds its influence round ; Its grace on fainting souls distils, Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 5 The heathen lands, that lie beneath The shades of darkness and of death, Revive at its first dawning light, And deserts blossom at the sight. 6 His throne immoveable shall stand, Upheld by thine almighty hand ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 376 HYMNS. [part n HYMN 64. H. M. Fruitful showers, emblems of the Effectsof the Gospel. — Is. It. 10, 1 1 . 1 Mark the soft-falling snow. And the descending rain ! To heaven from whence it fell, It turns not back again ; But waters earth Through every pore, And calls forth all Her secret store. 2 Arrayed in beauteous green The hills and valleys shineT And man and beast are fed By providence divine : The harvest bows Its golden ears, The copious seed Of future years. 3 So, saith the God of grace. My gospel shall descend, Almighty to effect The purpose I intend : Millions of souls Shall feel its power, And bear it down To millions more- parth.] HYMNS. 377 HYMN 65. 61. L. M. Jesus Christ. 1 Sages of ancient lettered times ! In every age, and different climes, For wisdom famed among mankind, Withdraw your thinly-scattered rays, Before the broad overpowering blaze Of the supreme, eternal mind. 2 Mercy's great year, in heaven enrolled, By seers succeeding seers foretold, Was now with solemn pomp unsealed ; Light of the world, Messiah came, In his almighty Father's name, And immortality revealed. 3 Filled with his Father's strength he taught ; The dumb in rapture speak their thought, The lame leap like the bounding roe : The rayless eyeballs drink the light, Death yields his spoils to Jesus' might, And demons shrink to shades below. 4 O works of power, O works of love, Which Christ's divine commission prove, And every rising doubt control ; Pledge of the power and love more strong, Which to the Son of God belong, To heal the miseries of the soul. 32* 378 HYMNS. [part ii. 5 Prince of celestial peace, to thee Shall bow in reverence every knee, From every mouth thy praises flow ; All thy commands are mild and just, Thy promise, faithful to our trust, Will pardon, peace, and heaven bestow. HYMN 66. C. M. The Mission of Jesus Christ. — Luke iv. 18, 19. 1 Hark the glad sound ! the Saviour comes! The Saviour promised long ! Let every heart a throne prepare, And every voice a song. 2 On him the Spirit largely poured Exerts its sacred fire ; Wisdom, and power, and zeal, and love His holy breast inspire. 3 He comes, the prisoners to release, In wretched bondage held : The gates of brass before him burst, The iron fetters vield. */ 4 He comes, from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray ; And on the eyeballs of the blind To pour celestial day. PART II II Y M N S. 279 5 He comes, the broken heart to bind, The wounded soul to cure ; And, with the treasures of his grace, Enrich the humble poor. 6 Our songs of joy and gratitude His welcome shall proclaim : Hail to the Prince of Peace, who comes In God, our Father's name. HYMiN 67. P. M. Christ seen of Angels. O ye immortal throng Of angels round the throne ! Join with our feeble song To make the Saviour known : On earth ye knew His wondrous grace. His radiant face In heaven ye view. Ye saw the heaven-born child In simplest form arrayed. Benevolent and mild, While in the manger laid : And praise to God, And peace on earth, For such a birth, Proclaimed aloud. 380 HYMNS. [part 11. 3 Ye in the wilderness Beheld the tempter spoiled, Well known in every dress, In every combat foiled ; And joyed to crowrn The victor's head, When Satan fled Before his frown. 4 Around the bloody tree Ye pressed with strong desire, That wondrous sight to see, The Lord of life expire ! And, could your eyes Have known a tear, Had dropped it there, In sad surprise. 5 Around his sacred tomb A willing watch ye keep, Till the blest moment come To rouse him from his sleep ; Then rolled the stone, And all adored Your rising Lord With joy unknown. 6 When all arrayed in light The shining conqueror rode, Ye hailed his rapturous flight Up to the throne of God ; part it.] HYMNS. asi And waved around Your golden wings, And struck your strings Of sweetest sound. 7 The warbling notes pursue, And louder anthems raise, While mortals sing with you Their own Redeemer's praise : And thou, my heart, With equal flame, And joy the same, Perform thy part. HYMN 68. C. M. The Light and Glory of God's Word. 1 What glory gilds the sacred page ! Majestic, like the sun, It gives a light to every age ; It gives, but borrows none. 2 His hand that gave it still supplies His gracious light and heat ; His truths upon the nations rise, They rise, but never set. 3 Let everlasting thanks be thine For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day. 38S HYMNS. [part it. 4 My soul rejoices to pursue The paths of truth and love ; Till glory breaks upon my view In brighter worlds above. HYMN 69. L. M, Faith in the Invisible God. — Heb. xi. 27. 1 Eternal and immortal King ! Thy peerless splendors none can bear ; But darkness veils seraphic eyes, When God, with all his glory's there. 2 Yet faith can pierce the awful gloom, The great Invisible can see ; And with its tremblings mingle joy, In fixed regards, great God ! to thee. 3 Then every tempting form of sin, Awed by thy presence, disappears : And all the glowing, raptured soul The likeness it contemplates, wears. 4 O ever conscious to my heart ! Witness to its supreme desire : Behold it presseth on to thee, For it hath caught the heavenly fire. 5 This one petition would it urge, — To bear thee ever in its sight ; part n. J HYMNS. 388 In life, in death, in worlds unknown, Its only portion and delight! HYMN 70. L. M. Imitation of God. 1 Great God ! thy peerless excellence Let all created natures own : Deep on our minds impress the sense Of glories, which are thine alone. 2 Let these our admiration raise, And fill us with religious awe : Tune all our hearts and tongues to praise. And bend us to thy holy law. 3 But where we may resemble thee, And in thy godlike nature share, Thine humble followers let us be, And somewhat of thy likeness bear.. 4 Pure may we be, averse from sin, Just, holy, merciful, and true ; And let thine image, formed withircr Shine out in all we speak and do. 384 HYMNS. [partii. HYMN 71. L. M. The Example of Christ. 1 And is the gospel peace and love ? So let our conversation be ; The serpent blended with the doveT Wisdom and meek simplicity. 2 Whene'er the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife, On Jesus let us fix our eyes, Bright pattern of the christian life. 3 O how benevolent and kind ! How mild, how ready to forgive ! Be his the temper of our mind, And his the rules by which we live. 4 To do his heavenly Father's will Was his employment and delight ; Humanity and holy zeal Shone through his life divinely bright. 5 Dispensing good where'er he came, The labors of his life were love ; If then we love our Saviour's name, Let his divine example move. fart ii.] HYMNS. 3:>5 HYMN 72. C. M. The Example of Jesus. 1 Behold, where in a mortal form Appears each grace divine ; The virtues, all in Jesus met, With mildest radiance shine. 2 To spread the rays of heavenly light, To give the mourner joy, To preach glad tidings to the poor, Was his divine employ. 3 Lowly in heart, to all his friends A friend and servant found, He washed their feet, he wiped their tears, And healed each bleeding wound. 4 Midst keen reproach, and cruel scorn, Patient and meek he stood ; His foes, ungrateful, sought his life ; He labored for their good. 5 To God he left his righteous cause, And still his task pursued ; While humble prayer and holy faith His fainting strength renewed. 6 In the last hour of deep distress, Before his Fathers throne, With soul resigned, he bowed, and said 4 Thy will, not mine, be done!' 33 386 HYMNS. [part ■. 7 Be Christ our pattern, and our guide ! His image may we bear ! O may we tread his holy steps, His joy and glory share ! HYMN 73. 7s. M. Christ risen, and Death vanquished. 1 Angel, roll the rock away ! Death, yield up thy mighty prey \ See, he rises from the tomb, Glowing in immortal bloom ! Hallelujah ! 2 Shout, ye saints, in rapturous song, Let the notes be sweet and strong ; Hail the Son of God, this morn From his sepulchre new-born ! 3 Powers of heaven, celestial choirs, Sing, and sweep your sounding lyres ! Sons of men, in joyful strain, Hail your mighty Saviour's reign ! 4 Every note with wonder swell, And the Saviour's triumph tell : Where, O death, is now thy sting ? Where thy terrors, vanquished king ? fartii.'] HYMNS. 387 HYMN 74. S. M The Right and Duty of Private Judgment. 1 Impostqhe shrinks from light, And dreads the curious eye ; But sacred truths the test invite, — They bid us search and try. 2 O may we still maintain A meek inquiring mind ; Assured we shall not search in vain, But hidden treasures find. 3 With understanding blest, Created to be free, Our faith on man we dare not rest, Subject to none but thee. 4 Lord, give the light we need ; With soundest knowledge fill ; From noxious error guard our creed, From prejudice our will. HYMN 75. L. M. Devotion vain vnthout Virtue. \ Th' uplifted eye, and bended knee Are but vain homage, Lord, to thee ; In vain our lips thy praise prolong, The heart a stranger to the song. 388 H Y M N S. [part ii. 2 Can rites, and forms, and flaming zeal, The breaches of thy precepts heal ? Or fasts and penance reconcile Thy justice, and obtain thy smile ? 3 The pure, the humble, contrite mind, Sincere, and to thy will resigned, To thee a nobler offering yields, Than Sheba's groves, or Sharon's fields. 4 Love God and man, — this great command Doth on eternal pillars stand : This did thine ancient prophets teach, This did the great Messiah preach. HYMN 76. L. ML Candor. 1 All-seeing God ! h is thine to know The springs whence wrong opinions flow ; To judge, from principles within, When frailty errs, and when we sin, 2 Who among men, great Lord of all ! Thy servant to his bar shall call ? Judge him, for modes of faith, thy foe, And doom him to the realms of woe ? 3 Who with another's eye can read ? Or worship by another's creed ? part ii.] HYMNS. 389 Trusting thy grace, we form our own ; And bow to thy commands alone. 4 If wrong, correct ; accept, if right ; While faithful we improve our light, Condemning none, but zealous still To learn and follow all thy will. HYMN 77. S. M. Christian Unity. 1 Let party names no more The Christian world overspread ; Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, Are one in Christ, their head. 2 Among the saints on earth Let mutual love be found ; Heirs of the same inheritance, With mutual blessings crowned. 3 Envy and strife, be gone, And only kindness known, Where all one common Father have, One common Master own. 4 Thus will the church below Resemble that above ; Where springs of purest pleasure rise, And every heart is love. 33* 390 II Y M N S. [part i». HYMN 78. L. M. Christian Zeal tempered by Charity* 1 Great God ! whose all-pervading eye Sees every passion in my soul, When sunk too low, or raised too high, Teach me those passions to control. 2 Temper the fervors of my frame ; Be charity their constant spring ; And O, let no unhallowed flame Pollute the offerings which I bring. S Let peace with piety unite To mend the bias of my will ; While hope, and heaven-eyed faith excite, And wisdom regulates, my zeal. 4 That wisdom, which to meekness turns, Wisdom descending from above : And let my zeal, whene'er it burns, Be kindled by the lire of love. HYMN 79. L. M. Tlic Properties of Christian Chaiity. — 1 Cor. xiii. 1 Let men of high conceit and zeal Their fervor and their faith proclaim ; If charity be wanting still, The rest is but a sounding name. part ii.] HYMNS. 391 2 Knowledge is apt to bloat the mind. And zeal to set the world on (ire; But charity is calm and kind, And gentle thoughts will still inspire. 3 She's meek and patient, suffering long, And slowly her resentments rise ; Soon she forgets the greatest wrong, And rage retires, and malice dies. 4 She envies none their better state, But makes her neighbor's bliss her own ; Nor vaunts herself with mind elate, But still a modest air puts on. 5 This is the grace that reigns on high, And brightly will for ever burn ; When hope shall in fruition die, And faith to sight triumphant turn. HYMN 80. L M. Afffkncss. 1 Happv the meek, whose gentle breast* Clear as the summer's evening ray, Calm as the regions of the blest, Enjoys on earth celestial day ! 2 His heart no broken friendships sting, No storms his peaceful tent invade; He rests beneath th' almighty wing, Hostile to none, of none afraid. 392 HYMNS. [part 11. 3 Spirit of grace! all meek and mild, Inspire our breasts, our souls possess: Repel each passion rude and wild, And bless us, as we aim to bless. HYMN 81. L. M. Christian Friendship. 1 How blest the sacred tie that binds, In union sweet, according minds ! How swift the heavenly course they run, Whose hearts,whose faith, whose hopes are one! 2 To each, the soul of each how dear! What jealous love, what holy fear ! How doth the generous flame within Refine from earth, and cleanse from sin ! 3 Their streaming eyes together flow For human guilt, and mortal woe ; Their ardent prayers together rise Like mingling flames in sacrifice. 4 Together both they seek the place Where God reveals his awful face, How high, how strong, their raptures swell, There's none but kindred souls can tell. 5 Nor shall the glowing flame expire When nature droops her sickening fire ; Then shall they meet in realms above, A heaven of joy — because of love. part ii.] HYMNS. ;m HYMN 62. C. M. Christian Charity. 1 Behold, where, breathing love divine, Our dying master stands! His weeping followers gathering round, Receive his last commands. 2 From that mild teacher's parting lips What tender accents fell ! The gentle precept which he gave Became its author well. 3 Blest is the man whose softening heart Feels all another's pain ; To whom the supplicating eye Was never raised in vain : 4 Whose breath expands with generous warmth A stranger's woe to feel ; And bleeds in pity o'er the wound He wants the power to heal. 5 He spreads his kind supporting arms To every child of grief : His secret bounty largely flows, And brings unasked relief. 6 To gentle offices of love His feet are never slow : He views through mercy's melting eye A brother in a foe. 394 HYMN S. [part it. 7 Peace from the bosom of his God, My peace to him I give : And when he kneels before his throne, His trembling soul shall live. 8 To him protection shall be shown, And mercy from above Descend on those who thus fulfil The perfect law of love. HYMN 83. 7s. M. Love to God and Mun. 1 Father of our feeble race, Wise, beneficent, and kind, Spread o'er nature's ample face, Flows thy goodness unconfined : Musing in the silent grove, Or the busy walks of men, Still we trace thy wondrous love, Claiming large returns again. 2 Lord, what offerings shall we bring, At thine altars when we bow? Hearts, the pure, unsullied spring, Whence the kind affections flow; Soft compassion's feeling soul, By the melting eye expressed ; Sympathy, at whose control, Sorrow leaves the wounded breast : part ii.] HYMNS. 395 3 Willing hands to lead the blind, Bind the wound, or feed the poor; Love, embracing all our kind, Charity, with liberal store : Teach us, O thou heavenly King, Thus to show our grateful mind, Thus th' accepted offering bring, Love to thee, and all mankind. HYMN 84. C. M. Mutual Love. — Ps cxxxiii. 1 Sweet is the love that mutual glows Within each brother's breast; And binds in gentlest bonds each heart, All blessing and all blest : 2 Sweet as the odorous balsam poured On Aaron's sacred head, Which o'er his beard and down his vest A breathing fragrance shed. 3 Like morning dews on Sion's mount, That spread their silver rays, And deck with gems the verdant pomp. Which Hermon's top displays. 4 To such the Lord of life and love His blessing shall extend : On earth a life of joy and peace, And life that ne'er shall end* 396 HYMNS. [part n. HYMN 85/ L. M. The Christian Warfare. 1 Awake, my soul ! lift up thine eyes ; See where thy foes against thee rise, In long array, a numerous host ; Awake, my soul ! or thou art lost. 2 Here giant danger threatening stands, Mustering his pale terrific bands ; There pleasure's silken banner's spread, And willing souls are captive led. S See where rebellious passions rage, And fierce desires and lusts engage ; The meanest foe of all the train Has thousands and ten thousands slain. 4 Thou tread'st upon enchanted ground ; Perils and snares beset thee round ; Beware of all, guard every part, But most, the traitor in thy heart. 5 Come then, my soul! now learn to wield The weight of thine immortal shield ; Put on the armour from above Of heavenly truth, and heavenly love. 6 The terror and the charm repel, And powers of earth, and powers of hell ; The Man of Calvary triumphed here : Why should his faithful followers fear? part ii.] H Y M N S. 397 HYMN 60. C. M. The Pilgrimage of Lfe. 1 Ot'R country is Immanuel's ground; We seek that promised sc il : The songs ot Sion cheer our hearts, While strangers here we toil. 2 Oft do our eyes with joy overflow, And oft are bathed in tears ; Yet nought but heaven our hopes can raise ; And nought but sin our Tears. 3 The flowers that spring along the road, We scarcely stoop to pluck ; We walk o'er beds of shining ore, Nor waste one wishful look. 4 We tread the path our Master trod . We bear the cross he bore ; And every thorn that wounds our feet, His temples pierced before. 5 Our powers are oft dissolved away, In ecstacies of love ; And while our bodies wander here, Our souls are fixed above. 6 We purge our mortal dross away, Refining as we run ; But while we die to earth and sense, Our heaven is here begun. 398 HYMNS. [part u. HYMN 87. C. M. The Power of Faith. 1 Faith adds new charms to earthly bliss, And saves us from its snares ; Its aid in every duty brings, And softens all our cares : 2 Extinguishes the thirst of sin, And lights the sacred fire Of love to God, and heavenly things, And feeds the pure desire. 3 The wounded conscience knows its power, The healing balm to give ; That balm the saddest heart can cheer, And make the dying live. 4 Wide it unveils celestial worlds, Where deathless pleasures reign, And bids us seek our portion there, Nor bids us seek in vain. 5 On that bright prospect may we rest, Till this frail body dies; And then on faith's triumphant wings, To endless glory rise. part ii.] HYMNS. 399 HYMN 88. C. M. Zeal and Vigor in the Christian Race. — Phil. iii. 12 — 14. 1 Awake, my soul ! stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on : A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown. 2 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey : Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way. 3 'Tis God's all-animating voice That calls thee from on high ; *Tis his own hand presents the prize To thine uplifted eye : — 4 That prize, with peerless glories bright, Which shall new lustre boast, When victors' wreaths and monarchs' gems Shall blend in common dust. HYMN 89. L. M. Humility. 1 Wherefore should man, frail child of clay, Who, from the cradle to the shroud, Lives but the insect of a day — O why should mortal man be proud ? 400 H Y M N S. [part is. 2 His brightest visions just appear, Then vanish, and no more are found ; The stateliest pile his pride can rear, A breath may level with the ground. 3 By doubt perplexed, in error lost, With trembling step he seeks his way: How7 vain of wisdom's gilts the boast! Of reason's lamp how iaint the ray ! 4 Follies and crimes, a countless sum, Are crowded in life's little span : How ill, alas, does pride become That erring, guilty creature, man ! 5 God of my life, Father divine ! Give me a meek and lowly mind : In modest worth, O let me shine, And peace in humble virtue find. HYMN 93. L. M. Devout Aspirations. 1 Our God, as merciful as just, Kindly remembers man is dust; His ear is open to our cries, His grace will meet our lilted eyes. 2 He reads the language of a tear, Listens to sighs from hearts sincere ; part ii.] II YMNS. 401 He marks the dawn of virtuous aim, And fans the smoking flax to (lame. 3 Set us from earthly bondage free, Still every wish that strays from thee ; Bid, Lord, our vain disquiets cease, And point our path to endless peace, 4 If in the vale of tears we stray, Where wounding thorns perplex our way, Still let our souls thy goodness see, And with strong faith lay hold on thee. 5 With joy, my soul, thy lot receive, Resigned alike to die or live ; Kissing the sceptre or the rod, See God in all, and all in God. 6 With thee in solitudes I walk, With thee in crowded cities talk, In every creature own thy power, In each event thy will adore. 7 Thy hopes shall animate my soul, Thy precepts guide, thy fear control; Within the temple of thine arms, I'll rest secure from all alarms. 8 Thus, when the closing hour draws nigh, And earth recedes belore mine eye, 34* 402 H Y M N S. [part ii. From cares and gloomy tenors free, 1 feel omnipotent in thee* 9 Teach me to quit this transient scene, With decent triumph look serene; Help me to fix my hopes on high : To thee I've lived, in thee I'll die. HYMN 91. CM. Jlaprrction after the Christian 7 empcr. 1 Almighty Maker ! Lord of all ! Of life the only spring! Creator of unnumbered worlds ! Supreme, Eternal King ! 2 Drive from the confines of my heart Impenitence and pride; Nor let me in forbidden paths, With thoughtless sinners glide. 3 Whatever thine all-discerning eye Sees for thy creature fit, I '11 bless the good, and to the ill Contentedly submit. 4 Witli generous pleasure let me view The prosperous and the great; Malignant envy let me fly, And odious self-conceit. part ii.] HYMNS. 403 5 Lot not despair, nor fell revenge Be to my bosom known: O, give me tears for others' woes, And patience for my own. 6 Feed me with necessary food ; 1 ask not wealth, nor fame : Give me an eye to see thy will, A heart to bless thy name. 7 Still let my days serenely pass, Without remorse or care ; And growing holiness my soul For life's last hour prepare. HYMN U2. L. M. Duout Aspirations. 1 Supreme and universal Light ! Fountain of reason ! Judge of right ! Parent of good ! whose blessings flow On all above, and all below : 2 Without whose kind, directing ray, In everlasting night we stray, From passion still to passion tost, And in a maze of error lost : 3 Assist us, Lord, to act, to be, What nature and thy laws decree ; 404 HYMNS. [part ii. Worthy that intellectual flame, . Which from thy breathing spirit came. 4 Our moral freedom to maintain, Bid passion serve, and reason reign, Self-poised, and independent still On this world's varying good or ill. 5 No slave to profit, shame, or fear, O may our steadfast bosoms bear The stamp of heaven, an honest heart, Above the mean disguise of art ! 6 May our expanded souls disclaim The narrow view, the selfish aim ; But with a christian zeal embrace Whatever is friendly to our race. 7 O Father ! grace and virtue grant ; No more we wish, no more we want; To know, to serve thee, and to love, Is peace below, — is bliss above. IJYMN 93. C. M. In a Thunder Sturm. Let coward guilt, with pallid fear, To sheltering caverns fly, And justly dread the vengeful fate Which thunders through the sky. part ii] HYMNS. 405 2 Protected by that hand, whose law The threatening storms obey, Intrepid virtue* smiles secure, As in the blaze of day. 3 In the thick cloud's tremendous gloom, The lightning's horrid glare*, It views the same all-gracious power Which breathes the vernal air. 4 Through nature's ever varying scene, By different ways pursued, The one eternal end of heaven Is universal good. 5 With like beneficent effect O'er flaming ether glows, As when it tunes the linnet's voice, And blushes in the rose. 6 When through creation's vast expanse The last dread thunders roll, Untune the concord of the spheres, And shake the guilty soul : 7 Unmoved, may we the final storm Of jarring worlds survey, That ushers in the* tranquil morn Of everlasting day. 405 HYMNS. [partii. HYMN 94. L. M. A Goad Conscience the best Support. 1 While some in folly's pleasures roll, And court the joys which hurt the soul; Be mine that silent, calm repast, A peaceful conscience, to the last : 2 That tree, which liears immortal fruit, Without a canker at the root ; That friend; who never fails the just. When other friends desert their trust.' 3 With this companion in the shade, My soul no more shall he dismayed ; But fearless meet the midnight gloom, And the pale monarch of the tomb. 4 Though heaven afflict, I '11 not repine ; The noblest comforts still are mine ; Comforts, which over death prevail, And journey with me through the vale. 5 Amidst 4he various scene of ills, Each stroke some kind design fulfils; And shall 1 murmur at my God, When love supreme directs the rod ? 6 His hand will smooth my rugged way, And lead me to the realms of day ; To milder skies, and brighter plains, Where everlasting pleasure leigns. part ii] II YMNS. 407 HYMN 95. L. M. Ji Happy Life. 1 How happy is he born and taught, Who serveth not another's will ; Whose armor is his honest thought. And simple truth his utmost skill ! 2 Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared lor deathr Untied to this vain world by care Ot* public fame, or private breath : 3 Who envies none that change doth raise, Nor vice ; hath ever understood How deepest wounds are given by praise ; Nor rules of state, but rules of good : 4 Who hath his life from rumors freed, Whose conscience is his strong retreat ; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great : 5 Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend ; Whose heart, as open as the day, Fears not to call his God his friend. 6 This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands, He, having nothing, yet hath all. 408 HYMNS. [part ii. HYMN 90. 8&.6s. II. True Happiness. 1 If solid happiness we prize, Within our breasts this jewel lies, And they are fools who roam ; The world has little to bestow ; From our own selves our joys must flow; Our bliss begins at home. 2 We Ml therefore relish with content Whatever kind Providence has sent, Nor aim beyond our power ; And, if our store of wealth be small, With thankful hearts improve it all, Nor lose the present hour. 3 To be resigned, when ills betide, Patient, when favors are denied, And pleased with favors given, This, gracious God, is wisdom's part; This is that incense of the heart, Whose fragrance reaches heaven. 4 Thus through life's changing scenes we '11 go; Its chequered paths of joy and woe With cautious steps we Ml tread ; Quit its vain scenes without a tear, Without a trouble or a fear, And mingle with the dead ; 5 While conscience, like a faithful friend, Shall through the gloomy vale attend, And cheer our dying breath ; part ii.] HYMNS. 4G9 Shall, when all other comforts cease, Like a kind angel, whisper peace, And smooth the bed of death. HYMN 97. L. M. Peace and Happiness the Portion of the Righteous.-- IV. xxxvii. 1. 16. : 1 Let none be envious, when they see The wicked in a prosperous state : Or, tempted by their short success, Grow bold their crimes to imitate. 2 Think not mere wealth makes happy men ; The portion of the virtuous poor Is better far than wicked men's Ill-got, or ill-employed store. 5 Let others foolishly expect How kind the flattering world will prove ; We'll seek our God alone to please, And be ambitious of his love. 4 God, who is always good and just, Those who are like himself will own; And they shall flourish and abide, When wicked men are overthrown. 5 Mark, then, the good and perfect man ! Mark him that's upright in his ways ! Mercy attends him all his life, And peace and comfort close his days. o5 410 HYMNS. [part ik HYMN 98. C. M. Religious Retirement. 1 Far from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far ; From scenes, where sin is waging still Its most successful war, 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem, by thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee. 3 There, if thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, O, with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! 4 There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. 5 Author and Guardian of my life ! Thou Source of light divine ! And, all harmonious names in one, My Father, — thou art mine ! 6 What thanks I owe thee ! and what love, A vast and boundless store, Shall echo through the realms above, When time shall be no more 1 tartii.] HYMNS. 411 HYMN 99. C. M. Instructions to the Young, from a Review of post DispcJisatioJis of Providence. — 1'>. I.wviii. 1. 1 Let children hear the mighty deeds, Which Cod performed of old; Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told. 2 He bids us make his glories known, His works of power and grace ; And we "11 convey his wonders down Through every rising race. 3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons, And they again to theirs ; That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs. 4 Thus shall thev learn, in God alone Their hope securely stands ; That they may ne'er forget his works, But practise his commands. HYMN 100. C. M. Remember thy Creator in the Days of thy Youth. — Eccl. xii. 1 1 In the soft season of thy youth, In nature's smiling bloom, Ere age arrive, and trembling wait Its summons to the tomb ; 412 HYMNS. [part ii 2 Remember thy Creator, God ; For him thy hours employ ; Make him thy fear, thy love, thy hope, Thy confidence, thy joy. 3 He shall defend and guide thy course Through life's uncertain sea ; Till thou art landed on the shore Of blest eternity. 4 Then seek the Lord betimes, and choose The path of heavenly truth : The earth affords no lovelier sight Than a religious youth. HYMN 101. C. M. The Aged Christian s Prayer. — Ps. Ixxi. 17, 18 1 God of my childhood, and my youth, The guide of all my days ! I have declared thy heavenly truth, I've seen thy wondrous ways. 2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs, And leave my fainting heart ? Who shall sustain my sinking years, If God, my strength, depart? 3 Let me thy power and truth proclaim To the surviving age : pari mi.] HYMNS. 413 And leave a savor of thy name When I shall quit the stage. 4 The land of silence and of death Attends my next remove : Oh ! may these poor remains of breath Proclaim thy boundless Jove ! HYMN 102. C. M. The Aged Christian s Reflections and Hope. 1 Eternal Sire, enthroned on high ! Whom heavenly hosts adore ; Who yet to suppliant dust art nigh ; Thy presence I implore. 2 O guide me down the steep of age, And keep my passions cool : Teach me to scan the sacred page, And practise every rule. 3 My flying years time urges on ; What's human must decay : My friends, my youth's companions gone, Can I expect to stay ? 4 Ah ! no, — then smooth the mortal hour ; On thee my hope depends ; Support me with almighty power, While dust to dust descends. 35* 414 HYMNS. [parti* HYMN 103. C. M. Acquiescence in the Will of God. 1 Author of good ! we rest on thee : Thine ever watchful eye Alone our real wants can see, Thy hand alone supply. 2 Oh ! let thy love within us dwell. Thy fear our footsteps guide ; That love shall vainer loves expel, That fear all fears beside. 3 And since, by passion's force subdued, Too oft, with stubborn will, We blindly shun the latent good, And grasp the specious ill : 4 Not what we wish, but what we want,, Let mercy still supply : The good, unasked, let mercy grant, The ill, though asked, deny. HYMN 104. S. M. Virtuous Desires.— Fs. xxv. 8. 9. 12. 20 God, who isjust and kind, Will those who err instruct, And in the paths of righteousness Their wandering steps conduct. tartii.] HYMNS. 4l£ 2 The humble soul he guides, Teaches the meek his way; Kindness and truth he shows to all, Who his just laws obey. 3 Give us the tender heart, That mingles fear with love ; And lead us through whatever path Thy wisdom shall approve, 4 Oh ! ever keep our souls From error, shame, and guilt ; Nor suffer the fair hope to fail, Which on thy truth is built. HYMN 105. C. M. Divine Mercy in Affliction. 1 Great Ruler of all nature's frame ! We own thy power divine : We hear thy breath in every storm, For all the winds are thine. 2 Wide as they sweep their sounding way, They work thy sovereign will ; And, awed by thy majestic voice, Confusion shall be still. 3 Thy mercy tempers every blast To them that seek thy face ; And mingles with the tempest's roar The whispers of thy grace. 416 HYMNS. PART II. HYMN 10G. S. M. Reliance upon God. 1 My Father ! — cheering name ! 0 may I call thee mine ! Give me, with humble hope, to claim A portion so divine. 2 This can my fears control, And bid my sorrows fly ; What real harm can reach my soul Beneath my Father's eye ? 8 Whatever thy will denies 1 calmly would resign ; For thou art just, and good, and wise O bend my will to thine ! 4 Whatever thy will ordains, O give me strength to bear ; Still let me know a Father reigns, And trust a Father's care. 5 If anguish rend this frame, And life almost depart ; Is not thy mercy still the same To cheer my drooping heart ? 6 Thy ways are little known To my weak, erring sight : Yet shall my soul, believing, own That all thy ways are right. part ii.] HYMNS. 417 7 My Father! blissful name ! Above4 expression dear ! If thou accept mv humble4 claim, I bid adieu to fear. HYMN 107. C. M. Prosperity and Adversity. 1 The Lord ! how tender is his love ! His justice how august! Hence all her fears my soul derives, There anchors all her trust. 2 He showers the manna from above, To feed the barren waste ; Or points with death the fiery hail, And famine waits the blast. 3 Crowns, realms and worlds, his wrath incensed, Are dust beneath his tread : He blights the fair, unplumes the proud, And shakes the learned head. 4 He bids distress forget to groan, The sick from anguish cease ; In dungeons spreads his healing wing, And softly whispers peace. 5 Thy power directs the rushing wind, Or tips the bolt with flame : 418 HYMNS. [part ii. Thy goodness breathes in every breeze, And warms in every beam. 6 For us, O Lord ! whatever lot The hours commissioned bring ; Do all oar withering blessings die, Or fairer clusters spring : 7 Oh ! grant that still with grateful heart Our years resigned may run ; 5Tis thine to give or to resume ; And may thy will be done! HYMN 108. L. M. Man's Dependence on God. 1 Through all the various shifting scene Of life's mistaken ill or good, The hand of God conducts, unseen, The beautiful vicissitude. 2 He giveth with paternal care, Howe'er unjustly we complain, To all their necessary share Of joy and sorrow, health and pain. 3 All tilings on earth, and all in heaven, On his eternal will depend; And all for greater good were given, Would man pursue th' appointed end. part n. | il VMNS. 419 4 Bo this my care, — to all beside Indifferent lei my wishes be ; Passion be calm, and dumb be pride, And fixed my sou!, great Cod! on thee. HYMN 10<>. C. M. The Mystery and Benignity of Providence 1 God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in th;^ sea, And rides upon the storm. 2 Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his great designs, And works bis sovereign will. 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are hie with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head, 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace j Behind a frowning providence lie hides a smiling face. 5 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour; 420 HYMNS. [part n. The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain ; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. HYMN 110. C. M. Submission. 1 O Lord ! my best desires fulfil, And help me to resign Life, health, and comfort to thy will, And make thy pleasure mine. 2 Why should I shrink at thy command, Whose love forbids my fears; Or tremble at the gracious hand, That wipes away my tears ? 3 No ; let me rather freely yield What most I prize to thee ; Who never hast a good withheld, Nor wilt withhold from me. 4 Wisdom and mercy guide my way; Shall 1 resist them both ? Short-sighted creature of a day, And crushed before the moth! part ii.] HYMNS. 4i21 5 But ah ! my heart within me cries, Still bind me to thy sway; Else the next cloud that veils the si Drives all these thoughts av HYMN 111. C. M< The same Subject. 1 When present sufferings pain our heart, Or future terrors rise. And light and hope almost depart From these dejected eyes: 2 Thy powerful word supports our hopes, Rich cordial of the mind ! And hears our fainting spirits up, And bids us wait resigned. 3 And oh ! whatever of earthly bliss Thy providence denies, Accepted at thy throne of grace, Let this petition rise : 4 Give us a calm, a thankful heart, From every murmur free : The blessings of thy grace impart, And make us live to thee. 5 Let the blest hope that we are thine, Our path of life attend ; Thy presence through our journey shine, And crown our journey's end. 3G 422 HYMNS. [part n. HYMN 112. S. M. Light and Deliverance. 1 The traveller, lost in night, Breathes many a longing sigh, And marks the welcome dawn of light, With rapture in his eye. 2 Thus sweet the dawn of day Which weary sinners find, When mercy, with reviving ray, Beams o'er the fainting mind. 3 To slaves, oppressed with chains, How7 kind, how dear the friend, Whose generous hand relieves their pain And bids their sorrows end I 4 Thus dear that Friend divine. Who rescues captive souls; Unbinds the galling chains of sin, And all its power controls* 5 My God ! to gospel light My dawrn of hope I owe ; Once wandering in the shades of night, And sunk in hopeless woe- 6 Thy hand redeemed the slave, And set the prisoner free ; Be all I am, and all I have, Devoted, Lord, to thee ! rAETii] HYMNS. 423 HYMN 113. C. M. Tiic Vicissitude* <>/ Providi 1 The gifts indulgent heaven bestows Are variously conveyed ; The human mind, like nature, knows Alternate light and shade. 2 While changing aspects all things wear, Can we expect to find Unclouded sunshine all the year, Or constant peace of mind ? 3 More gaily smiles the blooming spring, When wintry storms are o'er ; Retreating sorrow thus may bring Delights unknown before, 4 Then, Christian, send thy fears away, Nor sink in gloomy care ; Though clouds o'erspread the scene to-day, To-morrow may be fair. HYMN 114. 7s. M. Complete Happiness not designed far Man on Earth 1 Providence, profusely kind, Wheresoever you turn your eyes, Bids you, with a grateful mind, View a thousand blessings rise. How desolate my way ! 4 On this benighted heart With beams of mercy shine ; And let thy healing voice impart A taste of joys divine. 5 Thy presence can bestow Delights which never cloy ; Be this my solace here below, And my eternal joy ! HYMNS. [riwn. HYMN 120. C. M. The Ways of the Rigldeous Union to God.—P*. xxxvii. la 1 To thee, my God ! ray days are known ; My soul enjoys the thought ; My actions all before thee lie, Nor are my wants forgot. 2 Each secret wish devotion breathes, Is vocal to thine ear ; And all my walks of daily life Before thine eye appear. 3 The vacant hour, the active scene, Thy mercy will approve ; And every pang of sympathy, And every care of love. 4 Each golden hour of beaming light Is gilded by thy rays ; And dark affliction's midnight gloom A present God surveys. 5 Full in thy view through life 1 pass, And in thy view I die ! And, when all mortal bonds shall break, May I still find thee nigh ! pvitrii] HYMNS. 481 HYMN [21. C. M. !>lGTuig Divine Direction. — Prov. iii. 5. (5. 1 Lord, through the dubious paths of life Thy feeble servant guide; Supported by thy powerful arm, My footsteps shall not slide. 2 Let others, swelled with empty pride, Of wisdom make their boasts : My wisdom and my strength must come From thee, the Lord of hosts. 3 To thee, O my unerring Guide ! I wouid myself resign ; In all my ways acknowledge theer * And form my will to thine. 4 Thus shall each blessing of thy hand Be doubly sweet to me ; And in new griefs 1 still shall have A refuge, Lord, in thee. HYMN 122. L. M. Supplication to the Searcher of Hearts. — Pa. exxxix. I;.- 1 O hear me, Lord ! to thee I call, And prostrate at thy footstool fall : O Lord, my prayer propitious hear, And bow to my requests thine , » 432 HYMNS. [part h. 2 Searcher of hearts ! my thoughts review ; With kind severity pursue, Through each disguise, thy servant's mind, Nor leave one stain of guilt behind. 3 To thee my inmost heart is known : Regard me from thy lofty throne ; Nor e'er, to my desiring eye Thy presence, heavenly Lord, deny I HYMN 123. L M. God is Love. j When darkness long has veiled my mind7 And smiling day once more appears; Then, my Creator ! then I find The folly of my doubts and fears. 2 Strait I upbraid my wandering heart, And blush that I should ever be Thus prone to act so base a part, Or harbor one hard thought of thee. 3 O, let me then at length be taught What I am still so slow to learn, — - That God is love, and changes not, Nor knows the shadow of a turn. 4 Sweet truth, and easy to repeat ! But when my faith is sharply tried, iPARTii.j HYMNS. 433 I find myself a learner yet, Unskilful, weak, and apt to slide. 5 But O, my God ! one look from thee, Subdues the disobedient will, Drives doubt and discontent away, And thy rebellious worm is still. HYMN 124. 7s. M Freedom from Error, Guilt, and. Folly. — Ps. \\x. 15. 1 Blest instructor! from thy ways Who can tell how oft he strays? Save from error's growth our mind, Leave not, Lord, one root behind. 2 Purge us from the guilt that lies Wrapt within our heart's disguise ; Let us thence, by thee renewed, Each presumptuous sin exclude : 3 So our lot shall ne'er be joined With the men whose impious mind, Fearless of thy just command, Biave the vengeance of thy hand. 4 Let our tongues, from error free, Speak the words approved by thee : To thine all-observing eyes Let our thoughts accepted rise. 37 434 HYMNS. [part n. 5 While we thus thy name adore, And thy healing grace implore, Blest Redeemer, how thine ear ; God, our strength ! propitious heato. HYMN 125. C. ML Hope of Divine Mercy. 1 When rising from the bed of death,. Overwhelmed with guilt and fear, I see my Maker face to face^ O how shall I appear ! 2 If yet, while pardon may be found,, And mercy may be sought, My heart with inward horror shrinks, And trembles at the thought ; „ 3 When thou, O Lord ! shall stand disclosed In majesty severe, And sit in judgment on my soul; O how shall I appear I 4 But there's forgiveness, Lord, with thee ; Thy nature is benign ; Thy pardoning mercy I implore, For mercy, Lord, is thine* 5 O let thy boundless mercy shine On my benighted soul 1 part ii.] HYMNS. 435 Correct my passions, mend my heart, And all my fears control. 6 And may I taste thy richer grace In that decisive hour, When Christ to judgment shall descend, And time shall be no more. HYMN 126. 7s. M. Christ's Invitations. — Matt. xi. 28. 1 Come! said Jesus' sacred voice, Come and make my paths your choice; I will guide you to your home ; Weary pilgrim, hither come! 2 Thou, who houseless, sole, forlorn, Long hast borne the proud world's scorn ; Long hast roamed the barren waste, Weary pilgrim, hither haste! 3 Ye who, tost on beds of pain, Seek for ease, but seek in vain: Ye, whose swoln and sleepless eyes Watch to see the morning rise : 4 Ye by fiercer anguish torn, In remorse for guilt who mourn, Here repose your heavy care : A wounded spirit who can bear? 430 HYMNS. [pa* 5 Sinner, come ! for here is found Balm that flows for every wound. Peace that ever shall endure, Rest, eternal, sacred, sure. HYMN 127. C. M. The Mercy of God. 1 O Thou, the wretched's sure retreat, Who dost our cares control, And with the cheerful smile of peace Revive the fainting soul! 2 Did ever thy propitious ear The hunible plea disdain ? Or when did plaintive misery sigh, Or supplicate in vain ? 3 Oppressed with grief and shame, dissolved In penitential tears ; Thy goodness calms our anxious doubts, And dissipates our fears. 4 New life from thy refreshing grace Our sinking hearts receive : Thy gentlest, best-loved attribute, To pity and forgive. 5 From that blest source, propitious hope Appears serenely bright, part ii.] HYMNS. 437 i And sheds her soft and cheering beam O'er sorrow's dismal night. 6 Our hearts adore thy mercy, Lord, And bless the friendly ray, Which ushers in the smiling morn Of everlasting day. HYMN 128. L. M. Penitence. — Ps. li. 1 Show pity, Lord ! O Lord, forgive ! Let a repenting sinner live : Are not thy mercies large and free ! May not the contrite trust in thee ? 2 With shame my numerous sins I trace, Against thy law, against thy grace ; And though my prayer thoushould'st not hear, My doom is just, and thou art clear. S Yet save a penitent, O Lord ! Whose hope, still hovering round thy word, Seeks for some precious promise there, Some sure support against despair. 4 My sins are great, but don't surpass The riches of eternal grace ; Great God ! thy nature hath no bound, So let thy pardoning love be found. 37* 438 HYMNS. [part 11. 5 O wash my soul from every stain, Nor let the guilt I mourn, remain ; Give me to bear thy pardoning voice, And bid my bleeding heart rejoice. 6 Then shall thy love inspire my tongue ; Salvation shall be all my song ; And every power shall join to bless The Lord, my strength and righteousness, HYMN 129. 61. L. M. Imploring Divine Mercy. — Ps. cxxx 1 Out of the depth of sad distress, The gloomy mazes of despair, To heaven we raise our warm address ; Deign, O our God ! to hear our prayer : O let thine ear indulge our grief, For thy indulgence is relief. 2 Should'st thou, O God ! minutely scan Our faults, and as severely chide, No mortal seed of sinful man Could such a scrutiny abide : But mercy shines in all thy ways, Bright theme of universal praise ! 3 With longing eyes we seek the Lord, Before his throne our souls attend : Firmly on his eternal word Our faith is fixed, our hopes depend: part ii.] HYMNS. On wings of love our souls shall rise In contemplation to the skies. 4 Ye pious minds ! on God rely ; With full assurance in him trust ; He sends redemption from on high, And raises sinners from the dust : He will at length absolve his heirs From all their guilt and all their fears HYMN 130. L. M. Hope in the Mercy of God. — Ps. cxxx. 2 — 5, 7. 1 Opprest with guilt, or grief, or care, Great God ! thy humble suppliants h< Though sunk, we ne'er can sink so low, But thou canst hear the voice of woe. 2 Shouldst thou against each evil deed In strict severity proceed ; By merit, without mercy, tried, None could be cleared, and justified. 3 But thou forgiveness dost proclaim, That men may turn, and fear thy name ; To thy rich grace, O Lord ! we fly, And on thy promises rely. 4 Ye contrite hearts who guilt deplore ! Come seek his face, and sin no more j 410 HYMNS Then shall we know that God is kind. And hill redemption with him find. HYMN i;U. ?s. M. J Pi '/vm». 1 God of mercy, God of love ! Hear our sad repentant song ; Sorrow dwells on every face, Penitence on every tongue. J Deep regret tor follies past. Talents wasted, time mispent ; Hearts debased by worldly cares, Thankless lor the blessings lent. I Foolish fears and fond desire A ain regrets for things as vain: Lips too seldom taught to praise, Oft to murmur and complain. 1 These, and every seeret fault, Filled with grief and shame we own; Humbled, at thy feel we lie. Seeking pardon from thy throne. 5 God of mercy, God of uraee. Hear our sad repentant 9ongs; O restore thy suppliant race, Thou to whom our praise belongs ! PART II. J II Y .>! > ^ 14! HYMN m. L. M. I /' ■ r of tits. Fern IOn . of the Am Turn from i My mind \r And modi rnv troobted thoughts to pet 2 Prompt is t hy power, when ills inva " J h ♦ - weak and coDtrile fool to aid : Then let thv eh • divine CoospicilOM in VttJ pardon .shine. 3 0 lei the falnesft of thy gi Each error in mv life efface — But thy decrees, almighty Sire! Integrity of heart require. 4 Give me a will to thine sutxlued, A conscience pure, a soul renewed, Nor let me, wrapt in endless ^loom, An ll from thv ; roam. 5 The heart that, taught it to km Repentant heaves with inward woe, 8 '!! find its pi To thee in lull \ rise. 442 HYMNS. [part 11 HYMN 133. L. M. Things below and things above. — Ps. ciii. 15, 16. I Of mortal life how short the date ! Like flowers, which in their brightest state With gaudy hues the fields adorn, But soon by passing storms are torn ! 2 Their boasted beauty reft away, How quick the vernal blooms decay ! Each in an hour its pride resigns, And withering in the dust reclines. 3 Behold it droop, behold it waste ! Nor can the bed, which late it graced, Point to the fond inquirer's view, Where once the short-lived wonder grew. 4 So transient is the life of man, At most a brief contracted span ; It blooms, it fades, — and serves to show How vain, how frail are 4 things below/ 5 To < things above,' with fixed desire Then let our better hopes aspire; To realms, where, in eternal day, Nor mortals die, nor flowers decay. part ii.] HYMNS. 443 HYMN 134. C. M. The Shortness of Life and the Goodness of God 1 Time! what an empty vapor 'tis! Our days, how swift they are ! Swift as an Indian arrow flies, Or like a shooting star. 2 Our life is ever on the wing, And death is ever nigh ; The moment when our lives begin^ We all begin to die. 3 Yet, mighty God ! our fleeting days Thy lasting bounties share, And all the riehes of thy grace Still crown the rolling year, 4 Thy goodness runs an endless round ; All glory to the Lord ! His mercy never knows a bound ; Be his blest name adored ! 5 Thus we begin the lasting song ; And when in dust we lie, Let age to age thy praise prolong,. Till time and nature die. 444 HYMNS. [part 11. HYMN 135. S. M. A timely Improvement of Life. — Jer. xiii. 16. James iv. 13, 14, 15. 1 The swift declining day, How fast its moments fly ! While evening's broad and gloomy shade Gains on the western sky. 2 Ye mortals, mark its pace ! Improve the hours of light; And know, your Maker can command An instantaneous night. 3 His word blots out the sun In its meridian blaze ; And cuts from H&gimie, vigorous youth The remnant of its days. 4 On the dark mountain's brow Your feet shall quickly slide ; And from its airy summit dash Your momentary pride. 5 Give glory to the Lord, Who rules the rolling sphere ; Submissive at his footstool bow, And seek salvation there. 6 To-morrow, Lord, is thine, Lodged in thy sovereign hand ; And if its sun arise and shine, It shines by thy command. fart ii.] HYMNS. 445 7 The present moment flies, And bears our lives away : O make thy servants truly wise, That they may live to-day. 8 Since on this winged hour Eternity is hung, Waken, by thine almighty power, The aged and the young. 9 One thing demands our care ; O be it still pursued ! Lest, slighted once, the season fair Should never be renewed. HYMN 136. C. ML The Instability of Worldly Enjoyments. 1 The evils that beset our path, Who can prevent, or cure ? We stand upon the brink of death, When most we seem secure. 2 If we to-day sweet peace possess, It soon may be withdrawn ; Some change may plunge us in distress, Before to-morrow's dawn. 3 Disease and pain invade our health, And find an easy prey ; 38 / 446 HYMNS. [partii. And oft, when least expected, wealth Takes wings, and flies away. 4 The grounds from which we look for fruit. Produce us often pain ; A worm unseen attacks the root, And all our hopes are vain. 5 Since sin has filled the earth with woe, And creatures fade and die ; Lord, wean our hearts from things below. And fix our hopes on high ! HYMN 137. C. M . Human Frailty. 1 Weak and irresolute is man ! The purpose of to-day, Woven with pains into his plan, To-morrow rends away. 2 Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part ; Virtue engages his assent, But pleasure wins his heart. 3 Life's voyage is of awful length, Through dangers little known ; A stranger to superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own, part ii.J HYMNS 447 | 4 But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast ; The breath of heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost. HYMN 138. L. M, The Wisdom of redeeming Time. — Eph. v. 15, 16. 1 God of eternity ! from thee Did infant time his being draw ; Moments, and days, and months, and years, Revolve by thine unvaried law 2 Silent and swift they glide away ; Steady and strong the current flows Lost in eternity's wide sea, The boundless gulf from which it rose. 3 With it the thoughtless sons of men Before the rapid stream are borne On to their everlasting home, — That country whence there 's no return. 4 Yet while the shore, on either side. Presents a gaudy, flattering show ; We gaze, in fond amazement lost, Nor think to what a world we go. 5 Great Source of wisdom ! teach our hearts To know the price of every hour. 448 HYMNS. [part That time may bear us on to joys Beyond its measure and its power. HYMN 139. L. M. The Prospect of Sickness and Death. 1 When all the powers of nature fail ; When sickness shall our hearts assail, And every nobler part pervade ; When every earthly wish shall fade : 2 When pain, of every nerve possessed, Shall vibrate in the throbbing breast ; And languor o'er our senses steal, And medicine lose its power to heal : 3 When death shall chill the vital heat ; When these fond hearts shall cease to beat, These faltering tongues forget to speak, ' A mortal paleness on my cheek ;' 4 When our dim eyes are sunk in death, And God, who gave, shall take our breath ; Do thou sustain our fainting heart, And comfort to our souls impart. 5 May thy bright presence bring relief From fear, despondency, and grief; Thy cheering voice direct our way To regions of eternal day. j'art ii. ] HYMNS. 449 HYMN 140. L. M The Final Judgment. — Dan. xii. 1. *2 1 The heart dejected sighs to know, Why vice triumphant reigns below : Why saints have fallen in every age, The victims of tyrannic rage. 2 Fast roll successive years away, Fast hastens the important day, When, to th' astonished world's surprise, God's high tribunal shall arise. 3 Hark ! 't is the trumpet's piercing sound ! The rising dead assemble round : In long procession see they come, Each to receive his final doom. 4 Lo ! there a vile, degenerate race : Pale terror sits on every face : Here, on the right, a joyful band, The sons of suffering virtue stand. 5 The sentence passed, lo ! these arise To bliss and glory in the skies : While those, who once stood high in fan Sink to contempt and endless shame. 6 Thus shall God's providence appear, Without a shade, divinely fair; And blushing doubt with joy confess The Lord 's a God of righteousness. 38* 459 HYMNS, [part ii HYMN 141. C. M. The Peace of the Grave. — Job iii. 17. 1 How still and peaceful is the grave, Where, life's vain tumults past, TV appointed house, by heaven's decree? Receives us all at last, 2 The wicked there from troubling cease ; Their passions rage no more ; And there the weary pilgrim rests From all the toils he bore. 3 There rest the prisoners, now released From slavery's sad abode ; No more they hear th' oppressor's voice. Nor dread the tyrant's rod. 4 There servants, masters, small and great* Partake the same repose ; And there in peace the ashes mix Of those who once were foes. 5 All levelled by the hand of death. Lie sleeping in the tomb ; Till God in judgment call them forth To meet their final doom. tart n.] HYMNS. 451 HYMN l 12. C. M. Blessed arc the Dead which die in tlu L *r I . — Itcv. xiii. 1 I. 1 Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims For all the pious dead; Sweet is the savor of iheir names, And soft their dying bed. 2 They sleep in Jesus, and are blest, How calm their slumbers are! From suffering an I from sin released, And freed irom every care. 3 Far from this world of toil and strife, They 're present with the Lord; The labors of their mortal hie, End in a large reward. HYMN 113. C. M. The I' Hem qftht Resurrection* 1 All nature dies, and lives again; The bowers that paint the held, The trees thai crown ihe mountain's brow, And boughs and blossoms yield, 2 Resign the honors of their form At winter's siorui) blast; And leave the naked, Leatiess plain, A desolated waste. 452 HYMNS. [part 11 3 Yet soon reviving plants and flowers Anew shall deck the plain; The woods shall hear the voice of spring, And flourish green again. 4 So, to the dreary grave consigned, Man sleeps in death's dark gloom, Until th' eternal morning wake The slumbers of the tomb. 5 O mav the grave become to us The bed of peaceful rest; Whence we shall g\ at length, And mingle with the blest! 6 Cheered by this hope, with patient mind We'll wait heaven's high decree; Till the appointed period come, When d set us free. HYMN 144. C. M. God ling Light of Good Men. 1 Ye golden lamps of heaven! farewell, With all your feeble light; Farewell, thou ever-changing moon, Pale empress of the night! 2 And thou, refulgent orb of day, n brighter flames arrayed, n] HY NMS. 163 My soul, s liich springs beyond thy sphere, No more demands thine aid 3 Ye stars are but the shining dust Of my divine abode! The pavement of those heavenly courts Where I shall reign with God. 4. The Father of eternal light Shall there his beams display. Nor shall one moment's darkness mix With that unvaried day. 5 No more the drops of piercing grief, Shall swell into mine eyes; Nor the meridian sun decline, Amid those brighter skies. ■r-' 6 There all the millions of his saints Shall in one song unite; And each the bliss of all shall share With infinite delight. HYMN l \~). 8 & Os M. 'I'lir Dying & When life's tempestuous storms are o'er, How calm he ra jets the friendly shore, Who lived averse from sin! Such peace on virtue's paths attends, That, where the sinner's pleasure ends. The good man's joys begin 454 HYMNS. [part n 2 See smiling patience smooth his brow ! Sen bending angels downward bow, To lift his soul on high! While, eager for the blest abode, He joins with them to praise the God, Who taught him how to die. 3 The horrors of the grave and hell, Those horrors which the wicked feel, In vain their gloom display; For he who bids yon comet burn, Or makes the night descend, can turn Their darkness into day. 4 No sorrows drown his lifted eyes, !No horror wrests the struggling sighs, As from the sinner's breast; His God, the God of peace and love, Pours kindly solace from above, And heals his soul with rest. 5 O grant, my Saviour, and my Friend, Such joys may gild my peaceful end, So calm my evening close; While loosed from every earthly tie, With steady confidence, I fly To him from whom I rose. HYMN 1 16. C. M. .1 /'/■ upt ■ : of II' aven, 1 There is a land of pure delight, Where the saints immortal reign; part ii] HYMNS. 465 Infinite clay excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never fading flowers; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ours. 3 Sweet fields beyond ihe swelling flood Stand dressed in living green; So to the Jews old Canaan stood, hile Jordan rolled between. 4 But timorous mortals start and shrink, To cross the narrow sea; And linger, shivering on the brink, And fear to launch av 5 O! could we make our doubts remove, Those gloomy doubts that rise, And see the Canaan that we love, With unbcclouded eyes; — 6 Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er, Not Jordan's stream, n< h's cold Hood Should fright us from ilie sh; HYMN l i:. lit 1 Far from these sc nes of night Unbounded glories rise, 456 HYMNS. part n. And realms of infinite delight, Unknown to mortal eyes. 2 Fair land ! could mortal eyes But half its charms explore, How world our spirits long to rise, And dwell on earth no more ! 3 There sickness never comes; There griel no more complains; Health triumphs in immortal bloom, And purest pleasure reigns. 4 No strife, nor envy there The sons of peace molest; But harmony and love sincere, Fill every happy breast. 5 No cloud those regions know, Forever bright and fair; For sin, the source of mortal woe, Can never enter there. 6 There 's no alternate night, lx or sun's faint, sickly ray; But glory from th' eternal throne Spreads everlasting day. 7 O may this prospect fire Our hearts with ardent love; And lively faith and strong desire Bear every thought above. in] HYMNS. 467 HYMN i 18. 61. L. M / .!>■■■■ id R 1 Eternal («od, how frail is man! Few are the hours, and short the span, Between the cradle and the grave: Who can prolong his vital breath? Who from the bold demands of death Hath skill to fly, or power to save? 2 But let no murmuring heart complain, That therefore man is made in vain, Nor the creator's grace distrust; For, though his servants, day by day, Go to their graves, and turn to clay, A bright reward awaits the just. 3 Jesus has made thy purpose known, A new and letter life has shown, And we the glorious tidings hear; For ever blessed be the Lord, That we can read his holy word, And find a resurrection there. HYMN 149. L. M. Fur the Lord9* Sujiper. This feast was Jesus' high behest; This cup of thanks, his last request: Ye who can feel his worth, attend; Eat, drink, in memory of your friend. 4 • HYMNS. [fart ii round the patriot's bust ye throng, Him ye exalt in swelling song; For him the wreath of glory bind, Who freed from vassalage his kind; 3 And shall not he your praises reap, Who re ym the iron sleep? The great deliverer, whose breath Unbind captives e'en of death? 4 Shall he, .How -men to save, Becan of the grave. Unthanked, unceleb rated rise, Pass unremembered tc the skies? 5 Chrisians! unite with loud acclaim To hymn the Saviour's welcome name; On earth extol his wondrous love; Repeat his praise in worlds above. HYMN 150. L. M. Fidelity to our Saviour. 1 Shall I forsake that heavenly friend, On whom my noblest hopes depend? Forbid it, that my wandering heart From thee, my Saviour, should depart! 2 First let the wheels of life stand still, Ere I forget thy gracious will; Ere 1 submit to guilty shame, And bring dishonor on thy name. part ii. H VMNS. 15 l 3 Faithful to thee and to thy laws. With zeal would 1 maintain thy ran- •. The cause of truth and righteousness, 3iidst trial, suffering and distress. 4 If e'er I'm called V encounter death For thee, may 1 resign my brea h, And reap, at last, the bright reward Which waits the servants of the Lord. HYMN 151 L. M. This do in R I '/-.— 1 Cor. xi. 24. 1 'Eat, drink, in memory of your friend!' Such was our Master's last request; Who all the panics of death endured That we might live for ever blest. 2 Yes, we'll record thy matchless love, Thou dearest tenderesr, best of friends! Thy dying love the noblest praise Of long eternity transcends. 3 'Tis pleasure more than earth can give Thy goodness through these veils to see, Thy table food celestially ields, And happy they who sit with thee! II Y UN S. [part ii HYMN 152. C. M. herly Kindness , from the Precepts and Examples of Christ. 1 Ye followers of the Prince of peace, Who round his table draw! Hemember what his spirit was, What his peculiar law. 2 The love, which all his bosom filled, Did all his action guide, Inspired by love, he lived and taught, Inspired by love, he died. 3 And do you love him ? do you feel Your warm affections move? This is the proof which he demands; That you each other love. 4 Let each the sacred law fulfil; Like his be every mind, • every temper formed by love, And every action kind. 5 Let none who call themselves his friends, Disgrace the honored name; But by a near resemblance prove, The title which they claim. partii] HYMNS. HYMN 153. Av ' ! No war nor battle's sound, Was heard the world around. No hostile chiefs to furious combat But peaceful was the night, In which the Prince of light, His reign of peace upon the earth be 2 The shepherds on the lawn, Before the point of dawn. In social circle sat, while all aroi The gentle fleecy brood, Or cropped the flowery food, Or slept, or sported on the verdan nd. 3 When lo! with ravished ears, Kach swain delighted hears Sweet music, offspring of no mortal hand; Divinely warbled voice, Answering the stringed noise, Vs ithl p i h d the li ; y saw a st on their w< ht; i solemn qu The helm* bim And sworded seraphim, An 462 HYMNS, part ii 5 Sounds of so sweet a tone Before was never known, But when of old the sons of morning sung, While God disposed in air Each constellation fair, And the well balanced world on hinges hung 6 Hail, hail, auspicious morn! The Savior Christ is born: (Such was th' immortal seraphs' song sublime Glory to God in heaven* To man sweet peace be given, Sweet peace and friendship to the end of time HYMN 154. C. M. For Christmas Day. — Luke ii, 8 — 15 1 On Judah's plains as shepherds sat, Watching their flocks by night, The angel of the Lord appeared, Clad in celestial light. 2 Awe-struck the vision they regard, Appalled with trembling fear; When thus a cherub voice divine Breathed sweetly on their ear: 3 'Shepherds of Judah! cease your fears, And calm your troubled mind; Glad tidings of great joy I Bring To you and all mankind. 463 H Y \I \s. part ii. 4« 'This day almighty love fulfils Its great eternal word; This day is born in Bethlehem A Saviour, Christ the Lord. 5 'There shall ye find the heavenly babe In humblest dress arrayed; All meanly wrapped in swaddling clothes, And in a manger laid " 6 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 How; Who sends his heaven descended peace To dwell with man below!' HYMN 155. 7s. M. Close of the Year. 1 While, by calm reflection led, We review each passing year, Think how many souls are fled, Never more to meet us here! 2 Fixed in eternal state, They have now no cares below; 39 tart ii.] HYMNS. 464 We a little longer wait; But how little, none can know. 3 Life, how frail! how fleeting, breath Fate stands threatening still in view; And the next dread bolt of death May be sent to me or you. 4 While we speak, and while we hear, Teach us, Lord, with awe to think, That eternity is near, We are standing on the brink. 5 As the winged arrow flies Quick, the destined mark to find, As the lightning from the skies Darts, and leaves no trace behind; 6 So our brief and transient days To their end speed swiftly on; Soon we pass life's little space, Here to-day, to-morrow gene. 7 Lord, our humble vows receive; Pardon of our sins renew; Teach us with thy grace to live, With eternity in view. 8 Bless thy word to young and old; Fill us with a Saviour's love; And, when life's short tale is told, Take us to thy bliss above. part ii] HYMNS. 466 HYMN 156. L. M. The year crowned with (/'oodncss. — Ps. lxv. 11. [For a New Year, or Annual Thanksgiving.] 1 Etfrnal Source of every joy! Well may thy praise our lips employ, While in thy temple we appear; Thy goodness crowns the circling year, 2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, Thy hand supports the steady pole; By thee the sun is taught to rise, And darkness when to veil the skies. 3 The flowery spring at thy command, Embalms the air, and paints the land; The summer-suns with vigor shine, To raise the corn and cheer the vine, 4 Thy hand in autumn richly pours Through all our coasts redundant stores; And winters, softened by thy care, No more a face of horror wear. 5 Seasons, and months, and weeks and days, Demand successive songs of praise; Still be the cheerful homage paid, With morning light and evening shade. 6 O may our more harmonious tongues In worlds unknown pursue the songs; And in those brighter courts adore, Where days and years revolve no more! [.part n HYMNS, 466 HYMN 157. L. M. The Vanity and Frailty of Human Life. [For a New Year.] 1 Our life advancing to its close. While scarce its earliest dawn it knows, Swift through an empty shade we run, And vanity and man are one. 2 How many e'en in youth's gay flower, Brief pageants of the noon-tide hour, Have faded in their brightest bloom, The early tenants of the tomb! 3 O how thy chastisements impair The human frame, however fair! How frail the strongest form we see, When thou dost man to death decree! 4 As when the fretting moths consume, The curious labor of the loom, The texture fails, the dyes decay, And all its lustre fades away> 5 God of my fathers! here, as they, I walk the pilgrim of a day, A transient guest — thy works admire, And instant to my home retire. 6 O Lord of life and seasons! we Our sole reliance place on thee; In thee we trust with holy fear, And bless thee for the new-born year! fARTii] HYMNS. 4€T HYMN 158. C. M. For a Fast Day. 1 Wiirn Abra'm, full of sacred awe, Before Jehovah stood, And, with an humble fervent prayer, For guilty Sodom sued; 2 With what success, what wondrous grace Was his petition crowned! The Lord would spare, if in the place Ten righteous men were found; 3 And could a single pious soul So rich a boon obtain? Good God! and shall a nation cry, And plead with thee in vain? 4< Our country, guilty as she is, Her numerous saints can boast; See their united prayers ascend; And shall these prayers be lost ? 5 Are not the righteous here to thee, Now, as in ancient times? Or does this sinful land exceed Gomorrah in her crimes? 6 Still we are thine, we bear thy name, Here yet is thine abode; Long has thy presence blest our land; Forsake us not, O God! 39* 468 HYMNS. [parti*. 7 O may our people, rulers, priests, Thy ch6icest blessings share; And know thee by that glorious name, 'The God who heareth prayer!' HYMN 159. L. M. Hymn in time of War, 1 While sounds of war are heard around, And death and ruin strew the ground, To thee we look, on thee we call The Parent and the Lord of all! 2 Thou, who hast stamped on human kind The image of a heaven-born mind, And in a father's wide embrace Has cherished all the kindred race; 3 O see, with what insatiate rage Thy sons their impious battles wage; How spreads destruction like a flood, And brothers shed their brother's blood* 4 See guilty passions spring to birth, And deeds of hell deform the earth; While righteousness and justice mourn. And love and pity droop forlorn. 5 Great God! whose powerful hand can bind The raging waves, the furious wind, O bid the human tempest cease, And hush the maddening world to peace. part n] HYMNS. 469 6 With reverence may each hostile land Hear and obey that high command, Thy Son's blest errand from above, 'My creatures, live in mutual love!' HYMN 1G0. L. M. Hymn for a Fast. 1 Great Framer of unnumbered worlds, And whom unnumbered worlds adore, Whose goodness all thy creatures share, While nature trembles at thy power; 2 Thine is the hand that moves the spheres, That wakes the wind and lifts the sea, And man, who moves the lord of earth, Acts but the part assigned by thee. 3 While suppliant crowds implore thine aid, To thee we raise the humble cry; Thine altar is the contrite heart, Thine incense a repentant sigh. 4 But if injustice grind the poor, Or avarice stain the sordid hand; Or stern ambition thirst for blood, Or rude oppression waste the land; 4 The God, who hears the orphan's cry, The martyr's prayer, and prisoner's groan Still listening to the poor oppressed, Would spurn th' oppressor from his throne. 470 HYMNS. [part h. 6 Yet though enormous crimes abound, Should but generous sorrow rise; And, as new troubles threaten round Mid wasting wars, and angry skies, 7 Should in her sober hour, our land Confess thy hand, and bless the rod; Thou still wouldst love to be her friend, Who loved to own thee as her God. HYMN 161. S. M. TAc Designs of Providence in the Changes and Revolutions of the World. 1 God, to correct the world, In wrath is slow to rise; But comes at length in thunder clothed, And darkness veils the skies. 2 His banners, lifted high, The nation's God declare; And, stained with blood, with terror mark'd Spread wonder and despair. 2 All earthly pomp and pride Are in his presence lost; Empires o'erturned, thrones, sceptres, crowns In wild confusion tost. 4 While war and woe prevail, And desolation wide; part n] HYNMS. 471 In God, the sovereign Lord of all, The righteous still confide. 5 Mysterious is the course Of his tremendous way; His path is in the trackless winds, And in the foaming sea. G Yet, though now wrapped in clouds, And from our view concealed; The righteous judge will soon appear, In majesty revealed. 7 He'll curb the lawless power, The deadly wrath of man! And all the windings will unfold Of his own gracious plan. HYMN 162. 61. L. M. Thanksgiving for National Prosperity. 1 How rich thy gifts, Almighty King, From thee our public blessings spring; Th' extended trade, the fruitful skies, The treasures liberty bestows, Th' eternal joys, the gospel shows, All from thy boundless goodness rise. 2 Here commerce spreads the wealthy store Which pours from every foreign shore; Science and art their charms display; 472 HYMNS. [part 11 Religion teaches us to raise Our voices to our Pvlaker's praise, As truth and conscience point the way. 3 With grateful hearts, with joyful tongues To God we raise united songs; Here still may God in mercy reign; Crown our just counsels with success, With peace and joy our borders bless, And all our sacred rights maintain. HYMN 163. L. M. Praise for National Peace. 1 Great Ruler of the earth and skies! A word of thine almighty breath Can sink the world or bid it rise, Thy smile is life, thy frown is death. 2 When angry nations rush to arms, And rage, and noise, and tumult reign, And war resounds in dire alarms, And slaughter dyes the hostile plain. 3 Thy sovereign eye looks calmly down, And marks their course and bounds their Thy law the angry nations own, [power; And noise and war are heard no more. 4 Then peace returns with balmy wing; Reviving commerce spreads her sails; part ii. HYMNS. 473 The fields are green and plenty sings Responsive o'er the hills and vales, 5 Thou good, and wise, and righteous Lord! AH move subservient to thy will; Both peace and war await thy word, And thy sublime decrees fulfil. 6 To thee we pay our grateful songs, Thv kind protection still implore; O may our hearts, and lives and tongues, Confess thy goodness and adore! HYMN 164. L. M. Safety in Public Diseases and Dangers. 1 They that have made their refuge God, Shall find a most secure abode; Shall walk all day beneath his shade, And there at night shall rest their head. 2 If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire, God is their life; his wings are spread, To shield them with a heathful shade. 3 If vapors with malignant breath Rise thick and scatter midnight-death, Still they are safe; the poisoned air Again grows pure, if God be there. 474 HYMNS. [part n 4 But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Receive commission from the Lord To strike his saints among the rest, Their very pains and deaths are blest. 5 The sword, or pestilence, or fire; Shall but fulfil their best desire; From sins and sorrows set them free, And bring thy children, Lord, to thee. HYMN 165. H. M. God our Preserver in a sickly Season. — Ps. cxxi. 1 Upward we lift our eyes, From God is all our aid; The God who built the skies, And earth and nature made, God is the tower To which we fly; His grace is nigh In every hour. 2 Our feet shall never slide, JNor fall in fatal snares, Since God, our guard and guide, Defends us from our fears. Those wakeful eyes, That never sleep, Thy servants keep, When dangers rise. part ii.] HYMNS. 475 3 No burning heats by day, Nor blasts of evening air, Shall take our health away, If (iod be with us there. Thou art our >rn. And thou our shade, To guard our head By night or noon. 4 Hast thou not given thy word, To save our souls from death? And we can trust thee, Lord, To keep our mortal breath. We'll go and come, Nor fear to die, Till from on high Thou call us home. HYMN 166. C M. Hymn for those who have returned from Abroad. — Ps. cvii. 1 Let songs of praise from all below To thee, O God, ascend; Whose bounties unexhausted flow, Whose mercies know no end. 2 But chief by them that debt be paid, Midst dangers circling round, Who still in thine almighty aid liave sure protection found. 476 HYMNS. part ii.] 3 The wandering exile, doomed to stray O'er many a desert wide, Who fearless takes his lonely way, With thee his guard and guide; 4 The sailor, on the swelling sea, When storms impending lower, Or tempests rage, who trusts in thee, And owns thy mighty power; 5 The wretch, who, pressed by count- less woes. That no cessation see, Still bids his steadfast hope repose, Almighty Lord, on thee; 6 All, all shall join to bless thy name, Whose heavenly aid they prove; As all have felt, let all proclaim Thy goodness, power, and love! HYMN 167. L. M. At the settlement of a Minister, 1 Great Lord of angels! we adore The grace, that builds thy courts below, And, midst ten thousand sons of light, Stoops to regard what mortals do. 2 Amidst the wastes of time and death Successive pastors thou dost raise, part u.] HYMNS. 471 Thy kingdom and thy truth to spread. And form a people for thy praise. 3 At length, dismissed from feehle clay. Thy servants join th' angelic band; With them thro' distant worlds they fly. With them before thy presence stand. 4 O blest enjoyment; glorious hope; Sweet lenitive of grief and care! When shall we reach these radiant courts, And all their joys and honors share! 5 Yet while these labors we pursue, Tho' distant from thy heavenly throne. Give us a zeal and love like theirs, And half their heaven shall here be known. HYMN 168. L. M. On the dangerous sickness of a Minister, 1 O thou, before whose gracious throne We bow our suppliant spirits down; Thou know'st the anxious cares we feel. And all our trembling lips would tell. 2 Thou only canst assauage or grief, And give our sorrying hearts relief ; In mercy then thy servant spare, Nor turn aside thy people's prayer. 478 HYMNS. [part ii. 3 Avert thy desolating stroke, Nor smite the shephard of the flock; Restore him, sinking to the grave; Stretch out thine arm; make haste to save! 4 Bound to each soul by tender ties, In every heart his image lies; Thy pitying aid, O God, impart, Nor rend him from each bleeding heart. 5 But if our supplications fail, And prayers and tears cannot prevail, Be thou his strength, be thou his stay, Support him through the gloomy way. 6 Around him may thine angels stand, Waiting the signal of thy hand, To bid his happy spirit rise, And bear him to their native skies! HYMN 169. C. M. For a vacant Congregation on the Death of its Minister, 1 Though earthly shepherds dwell in dust. The aged and the young; The watchful eye in darkness closed, And mute th' instructive tongue; 2 Th' eternal Shepherd still survives, New comfort to impart; tart ii.] HYMNS. 179 His eye still guides us, and his voice Still animates our heart, 3 To him, when mortal comforts fail, His suppliant people fly; And on th' eternal Shepherd's care With cheerful hope rely. 4 The powers of nature, Lord, are thine. And thine the aids of grace; Thine arm has borne thy churches up. Through every rising race. 5 Exert thy sacred influence here; Thy mourning servants bless; O change to strains of cheerful prai-« Their accents of distress! HYMN 170. L. M. A Funeral Hymn. 1 The God of love will sure indulge The flowing tear, the heaving sigh, When righteous persons fall around, When friends beloved, and kindred die. 2 Yet not one anxious, murmuring thought Should with our mourning passions blench Nor should our bleeding hearts forget Th' almighty, ever-living Friend. 40* 480 HYMNS. [part ii. 3 Parent, Protector, Guardian, Guide! Thou art each tender name in one; On thee we cast our every care, And comfort seek from thee alone. 4 Our Father, God! to thee we look; Our Kock, our Portion, and our Friend! And on thy gracious love and truth Our sinking souls shall still depend. HYMN 171. L. M. A Hymn for Morning or Evening. 1 My God, how endless is thy love! Thy gifts are every evening new; And morning mercies from above, Gently distil, like morning dew. 2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of our sleeping hours! Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all our drowsy powers 3 We yield our powers to thy command; To thee we consecrate our days; Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. part ii.] HYMNS. 481 HYMN 172. 7> M Mi litationa in i wn* 1 What though downy slumbers flee, Strangers to my couch and me; While with (iod's protection blest, Cares and Tears ne'er haunt my brea-t. 2 While the empress of the night Scatters mild her silver light; While the vivid planets stray Various through their mystic way: 3 While the stars unnumbered roll Round the ever-constant pole; Far above these spangled skies, All my soul to God shall rise. 4 Midst the silence of the night, Mingling with those angels bright, Whose harmonious voices raise Ceaseless love and ceaseless praise; 5 Midst the throng, his gentle ear Shall my grateful accents hear: From on high will he impart Secret comfort to my heart; 6 Lifting ell my thoughts above On the wings of faith and love: Blest alternative to me, Thus to sleep, or wake, with thee! 41 482 HYMNS. [fart ii. HYMN 173. L. M. Morning Hymn. 1 In sleep's serene oblivion laid, I safely passed the silent night; Again I see the breaking shade, I drink again the morning light. 2 New-born, I bless the waking hour; Once more, with awe, rejoice to be; My conscious soul resumes her power, And springs, my guardian God! to thee. 3 O guide me through the various maze My doubtful feet are doomed to tread; And spread thy shield's protecting blaze Where dangers press around my head. 4 A deeper shade will soon impend, A deeper sleep my eyes oppress; Yet then thy strength shall still defend, Thy goodness still delight to bless. 5 That deeper shade shall break away, That deeper sleep shall leave my eyes: Thy light shall give eternal day; Thy love, the rapture of the skies. part ii.] HYMNS 483 HYMN 174. L. M. Family Duties and Blessings. — Gen. xviii. 19. 1 Blest is the man who fears the Lord, And walks by his unerring word; Comfort and peace his days attend, And God will ever prove his friend, 2 To him, who condescends to dwell With saints in their obscurest cell, Be our domestic altars raised, And daily let his name be praised. 3 To him may each assembled house Present their night and morning vows; Their servants and their rising race Be taught his precepts and his grace. 4 Then shall the charms of wedded ljve Still more delightful blessings prove; And parents' hearts shall overflow With joys that parents only know. 5 When nature droops, our aged eyes Shall see our children's children rise; Till pleased and thankful we remove. And join the family above. -484 HYMNS. [part n. HYMN 175. P. M. Concluding Hymn of General Praise. 1 One general song of praise arise To him whose goodness ceaseless flows; Who dwells enthroned beyond the skies And life, and breath, on all bestows. Great source of intellect, thine ear Benign receives our vows sincere; Rise then, our active powers, your task fulfil, And give to him your praise, responsive to our will. 2 Let all of good these bosoms fires, To him, sole good, give praises due: Let all the truth himself inspires, Unite to sing him only true. To him our every thought ascend, To him our hopes, our wishes bend. From earth's wide bounds let louder hymns arise, [fice. And his own word convey the pious sacri- 3 In ardent adoration joined, Obedient to thy holy will, Let all our faculties combined, Thy just desires, O God, fulfil. From thee derived, eternal King, To thee our noblest powers we bring: O may thy hand direct our wandering way, O bid thy light arise, and chase the clouds away.