THE SOCIAL PSALMIST A NEW SELECTION OF HYMNS FOB CONFERENCE MEETINGS AND FAMILY WORSHIP. BY BARON g&OW and S. F. SMITH. BOSTON: GOULD AND LINCOLN. SEW YORK: IE WIS COLBY. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year IS4S, Br GOULD, KENDALL, AND LINCOLN, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court or Massachusetts, STEREOTTPED AT TUX ^OiTON TYPE AND STEREOTYPE FODKDKT PE FHEFACE After the publication of the Psalmist, the editors found in their possession a considerable number of hymns, consecrated in the affections of Christians, but which the limits prescribed to them necessarily ex- eluded. There were also hymns breathing a pious spirit, and dear to many of the people of God, — though of a less elevated character, yet not particularly objec- tionable, — which it was not deemed expedient to admit in that work. These compositions were immediately collected together, and combined with other familiar and excellent hymns, marked by a pure taste and cor-» rect sentiment and expression. During the last five years, the selection has been often revised, and addi- tions made to it of such pieces as have seemed adapted to its design. To give to the prayer-meeting and the family circle Christian poetry of a suitable character, and thus, at the same time, to purify the taste and to foster the spirit of devotion, is certainly a worthy object. The standard hymns of the Christian church are the most fit to be enshrined in the memory of the devout, as helps of their worship and their piety. Their famil- iarity, instead of being an objection to them, is their highest praise. That they have expressed the divine aspirations of those who have passed on to the worship of the heavenly temple, gives them a charm which (3) PREFACE. compositions wholly new could not claim. In the minds of different Christians, we believe that almost every hymn in this book will summon up some sweet and holy recollections. Nothing- would gratify the editors more, than to be instrumental in uniting-, in this way, the worship of the earthly sanctuary with the worship of the heavenly. This selection has been made on the same principle which guided the editors in preparing the Psalmist. They commit the result of their labors to the public, earnestly desiring that the work may prove \ help to' the devout, and an acceptable offering to the cause of their divine Master. (4) INDEX OF FIRST LINES. A BROKEN heart, my God, my King 105 Acquaint thyself quickly, &c 90 Affliction is a stormy deep 191 A glory in the word we find 60 Alas! and did my Saviour bleed 102 All hail, the power of Jesus' name.... 18 All yesterday is gone 65 Amazing grace! how sweet the sound 126 Amazing sight ! tlie Saviour stands 88 Am I a soldier of the cross 149 And can mine eyes, without a tear 103 And canst thou, sinner, slight 73 And let this feeb e body fail 318 And must this body die 324 And now, my soul, another year 303 And will the Judge descend 332 Another day is past 284 Arise, my soul, my joyful powers 172 As flows the rapid river 310 As pants the hart for cooling streams 206 As showers on meadows newly mown 53 Awaked by Sinai's awful sound 98 Awake, my soul, and with the sun 276 Awake, my soul, in joyful lays 183 Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve 151 Awake, our souls; away, our fears 153 BEGONE, unbelief; my Saviour is near 1G6 Behold, a stranger at the door 92 Beeold the glories of the Lamb l^ Behold, the heathen waits to know , 242 Behold the throne of grace 34 Behold, what wondrous grace 193 Beneath our feet, and o'er our head 311 Bless, O my soul, the living God 11 Blest are the pure in heart 167 Blest are the sons of peace 232 Blest be the everlasting God 323 Blest be the tie that binds 233 a* (5) INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Blest Jesus, while in mortal flesh 200 Blow ye the trumpet, blow 82 Brethren, while we" sojourn here 187 Brightest and best of the sons &c 29 Broad is the road that leads to death 69 By cool Siloam's shady rill 265 CEASE, ye mourners, cease to languish 320 Come, gracious Lord, descend and dwell 202 Come *hither, all ye weary souls 76 Come, Holy Spirit, come ; Let thy &c 44 Come, Holy Spirit, come, With energy &.c 43 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove 42 Come in, thou blessed of the Lord 138 Come, let our voices join to raise .'. 6 Come, let us anew 30O Come, let us join our cheerful songs 15 Come, let us lift our joyful eyes 23 Come, let us strike our harps afresh 292 Come, Lord, and warm each languid heart 342 Come, O thou King of all the saints 203 Come, sacred Spirit, from above 45 Come, saints, let us join &c 27 Come, saith Jesus' sacred voice 80 Come, sound his praise abroad 8 Come, thou eternal Spirit, come 47 Come, thou Fount of every blessing 7 Come, weary sinner, in whose breast 94 Come, weary souls, with sins distressed 77 Come, we that love the Lord 183 Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched , 87 Come, ye that love the Saviour's name 19 DAUGHTER of Zion, awake from thy sadness.. , 22 i Day of judgment, day of wonders 333 D?ar Refuge of my weary soul 197 Dear Saviour, prostrate at thy feet 107 Delay not, delay not, &c 75 Depth of mercy, can there be 114 Descend from heaven, immortal Dove 349 Did Christ o'er sinners weep 104 EARTH has engrossed my love too long 213 Eternal Spirit, we confess 95 FAR as thy name is known 224 Father of mercies, in thy word 53 Father, whate'er of earthly bliss 205 For a season called to part 291 (6) INDEX OF FIRST LINES. From all wlio dwell below the skies 256 From every earthly pleasure .- 211 From every stormy wind that blows 35 From Greenland's icy mountains 236 From whence doth this union arise * 293 GENTLY, Lord, O, gently lead us 217 Gently, my Saviour, let me down 316 Gird thy sword on, mighty Saviour 240 Glorious things of thee are spoken 222 Glory to thee, my God, this night 290 God is the refuge of his saints 1G3 God moves in a mysterious way 176 God, my supporter and my hope 16S God of eternity, from thee 302 God of my life, my morning song 271 God of our lives, thy various praise 297 God of the morning, at thy voice 277 "Go, preach my gospel," saith the Lord 234 Go, ye messengers of God 247 Grace ! 'tis a charming sound 132 Great God, now condescend 202 Great God, the nations of the earth 235 Great is the Lord our God 220 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah 210 HARK! from the tombs a warning sound 312 Hark, sinner, while God from on high &c 74 Haste, O sinner, now be wise 60 Hear, gracious God, my humble moan 162 Hear, O sinner ; mercy hails you 68 Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims 314 He dies! — the Friend of sinners dies 322 He lives! he lives! and sits above 161 He reigns! the Lord, the Saviour reigns 330 How blest the righteous when he dies 31. r > How blest the sacred tie, that binds 226 How can I sink with such a prop , 174 How can we see the children, Lord.. 261 How charming is the place 181 How firm a foundation, &.c 199 How happy is the child who hears 258 How heavy is the night 135 How honored is the place 218 How lost was my condition 135 How oft, alas! this wretched heart 109 How oft have sin and Satan strove 177 How painfully pleasing the fond recollection 61 How precious is the book divine 62 O) INDEX OF FIRST LINES. How shall the young secure their hearts 257 How short and hasty is our life 305 How sweet, how heavenly, is the sight 230 How sweet the melting lay 37 How sweet to bless the Lord 9 How tedious and tasteless the hours J 165 How vain is all beneath the skies 212 I'.M not ashamed to own my Lord, , 182 I love the Lord; he heard my cries 130 I love the sacred book of God &3 I love thy kingdom, Lord 231 I love to steal a while away 38 In duties and in sufferings, too 145 In one fraternal bond of love T.... 225 Inscribed upon the cross we see 118 In trouble and in grief, O God 184 In vain I trace creation o'er 178 In vain our fancy strives to paint 333 I send the joys of earth away 215 Is this the kind return 101 I would not live alway, Sec 350 JERUSALEM! my glorious home 346 Jesus, and shall it ever be 146 Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory 25 Jesus, I love thy charming name 21 Jesus, I my cross have taken 140 Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone . 156 Jesus, Refuge of my soul 121 Jesus, save my dying soul Ill Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 243 Jesus, thy robe of righteousness 133 Join all the glorious names 20 Just as I am, without one plea 123 KINDRED in Christ, for his dear sake 139 Know, my r soul, thy full salvation 175 LET every creature join 5 Let every mortal ear attend - 8-1 ' Let saints below in concert sing 227 Life is the time to serve the Lord 73 Lo ! he comes, with clouds descending 331 Lo! he cometh: countless trumpets 329 Lo ! I behold the scattered shades 325 Look up to yonder world 147 Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear...., 270 Lord, send thy servants forth 251 (8) INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Lord, send thy word, and let it fly 237 Lord, there is a throne of grace 41 Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray 28o Lord, we confess our numerous faults 97 Lord, what a feehle piece , 30o Loud hallelujahs to the Lord 1 Love divine, all love excelling 237 Lo ! what an entertaining sight 228 MY dear Redeemer and my Lord 144 My God, how endless is thy love 274 My God, my King, thy various praise 3 My Saviour, my almighty Friend 22 My son, know thou the Lord 2GG My soul, be on thy guard 154 My soul, repeat his praise 13 NO more, my God, I boast no more 116 Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hatli heard 337 Not all the blood of beasts 117 Not all the outward forms on earth 96 Not to condemn the sons of men 78 Not to the terrors of the Lord 229 Not with our mortal eyes 179 Now be the gospel banner 238 Now from labor and from care 289 Now, gracious God, thine arm reveal 298 Now is the accepted time 85 • Now is the day of grace 93 O, BLESSED souls are they 127 O, bless the Lord, my soul 10 O'er the gloomy hills of darkness 241 O'er the realms of pagan darkness 249 O for a closer walk with God 201 O for a glance of heavenly day 110 O for an overcoming faith 321 O God of mercy, hear my call 101) O God, my inmost soul convert 335 O happy day, that fixed my choice 136 O, how happy are they 135 O, let our thoughts and wishes fly 347 O Lord, behold us at thy feet . 260 O Lord, I fall before thy face .' 115 O Lord, I would delight in thee 193 O Lord our God, arise 245 O Lord, thy tender mercy hears 106 O Lord, thy work revive 51 Once more, niv soul, the rising day 275 (9) INDEX OF FIRST LINES. On God we build our sure defence 164 On Jordan's stormy banks I stand 345 On the mountain's top appearing 252 O Saviour, welcome to my heart 141 O Thou, in whose presence my soul &c 28 O Thou, my soul, forget no more 24 O Thou that hearest prayer 48 O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry 108 Our country is Immanuel's ground 150 Our God, how firm his promise stands 195 Our Helper, God, we bless his name 301 Our sins, alas! how strong they are 341 O, weep not for the joys that fade 295 O, when shall I see Jesus 214 O Zion, afflicted with wave &c .C 223 O Zion, tune thy voice 239 PEOPLE of the living God 137 Plunged in a gulf of dark despair 17 Prayer is the breath of God in man 31 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice 33 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire 32 RAISE, thoughtless sinner, raise thine eye 64 Remark, my soul, the narrow bound 304 Remember thy Creator 263 Revive our dying graces, Lord 54 Revive thy churches, Lord, with grace 50 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings 216 Rise, Sun of glory, rise 244 Rock of ages, cleft for me 120 SALVATION is forever nigh 124 Salvation! O, the joyful sound 129 Saviour, breathe an evening blessing 287 Saviour, visit thy plantation 52 Say, sinner, hath a voice within 67 See, daylight is fading, &c 28S See the leaves around us falling 267 Serene I laid me down 273 Shall we go on to sin '. 152 Shine, mighty God, on Zion shine 250 Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive 99 Sinners, will you scorn ihe message 91 Softly now the light of day 282 So let our lips and lives express 143 Sovereign Ruler, Lord of all 112 Spirit of holiness, descend 46 Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears . '. , 155 (10) INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Sweet is the friendly voice that speaks 113 Sweet is the memory of thy grace 12 Sweet is the prayer whose holy stream 36 Sweet is the work, my God, my King 4 Sweet was the time when first I felt 192 TAKE thou no thought, O child of dust 189 Teach rne the measure of my days 307 That awful day will surely come 328 The' chariot! the chariot! &c 336 The day i3 past and gone 281 Thee we adore, eternal Name 309 The hours of evening close 278 The Lord is my Shepherd, &c 160 The Lord my Shepherd is 159 The mellow eve is gliding 285 The morning light is breaking ...., 251 The promises I sing 180 There is a fountain filled with blood 119 There is a house not made with hands 340 There is an hour of peaceful rest 344 There is a place of sacred rest 343 The Saviour bids us watch and pray 148 The Saviour calls ; let every ear 79 The voice of free grace &c -83 The word reveals a Saviour's grace 59 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love 279 This is the word of truth and love 58' This sacred day, great God, we close 280 Thou dearest object of my love 204 Thou sweet gliding Cedron, &c 30 Through all the changing scenes of life 196 Thus far the Lord has led me on 283 Thy gracious presence, O my God 205 To heaven I lift mine eyes 158 To-morrow, Lord, is thine 308 To our Redeemer's glorious name 26 UNSHAKEN as the sacred hill 169 Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb 319 Up to the fields where angels lie 209 WAKE the song of jubilee 253 Weeping sinners, dry your tears 86 Welcome, delightful morn 268 Welcome, sweet day of rest 272 What glory gilds the sacred page 57 What shall I render to my God 190 What sinners value I resign 338 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. What various hinderances we meet 40 When God is nigh, my faith is strong 326 When God revealed his gracious name 128 When I can read my title clear 348 When I survey the wondrous cross 157 When languor and disease invade 194 When marshalled on the nightly plain 122 When morning pours its golden rays 188 When musing sorrow weeps the past 171 When overwhelmed with grief 173 When shall we all meet again 296 When the last trumpet's awful voice 327 When the worn spirit wants repose 269 When thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come 334 When thy mortal life is fled 7 71 Where two or three, with sweet accord 49 While in the world we yet remain 294 While I to grief my soul gave way 55 While life prolongs its precious light 70 While thee I seek, protecting Power 39 While, with ceaseless course, the sun 299 Who are these that come from far 255 Who can describe the joys that rise 125 Why do we mourn departing friends 317 Why should the children of a King 170 Why should we start and fear to die 313 Why will ye waste on trifling cares 89 With humble heart and tongue 259 YE hearts with youthful vigor warm 264 Ye humble souls, approach your God 14 Yo men and angels, witness now 142 Ye messengers of Christ 248 Yo nations round the earth, rejoice -. 2 Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor 81 Your harps, ye trembling saints 185 ZION stands with hills surrounded 219 Zion, awake; thy strength renew 24fi (12) GENERAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. PRAISE 1—30 1. Praise to God 1 — 14 ,2. Praise to Christ 15—30 PRAYER 31—55 1. Prayer a Privilege 31 — 41 2. Prayer for the Holy Spirit 42 — 49 3. Prayer for a Revival 50 — 55 THE BIBLE 56—63 SINNERS 64—94 1. Warned 64—75 2. Invited 76 — 87 3. Entreated 88—94 CHRISTIANS 95—217 1. Regeneration 95 — 98 2. Repentance 99—114 3. Faith 115—123 4. Peace in believing ..124 — 135 5. Profession 136 — 142 6. Holy Living 143—157 7. Trials and Comforts 158 — 203 8. Heavenly Aspirations 201 — 217 THE CHURCH 218—233 1. Safety of the Church 218 — 223 2. Church Order and Unity 224 — 233 MISSIONS 234—256 CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH , 257—267 FAMILY WORSHIP 268—296 1. Mobni ng 268—277 2. Evening 278—290 3. Meeting and Parting ..291—296 NEW YEAR £97—300 CLOSE OF THE YEAR 301— 304 BREVITY OF TIME 305—310 DEATH 311 — 321 RESURRECTION '. 322—327 JUDGMENT 328—336 HEAVEN 337—350 DOXOLOGIES Page.. 195 b (13) PARTICULAR INDEX OF SUBJECTS. The figures designate the Hymns. ABBA, Father, 193. Absence of Christ deplored, 28, 165, 204. Accepted time, 6, 8, 65—68, 70— 75, 85, 93, 266, 308. Adoption, desiring evidence of ; 170, 193, 328. [198. Adversity, trusting God in, 191, Affection, mutual, 225—228, 230, 232, 233. Afflictions, benefit of, 184. comfort in, 171, 205. [318. light, compared with heaven, trust in God in, 162, 176, 189, 191, 197. sanctified, 166, 184. submission in, 194, 204, 208. sweet, 194. Age, old, 306, 307. Almost Christian, 69. Angels guard saints, 287. at the judgment, 336. Armor, the Christian, 155. Aspirations towards God, 188, 198, 204—206, 209, 214. Atonement, relying on the, 26. sufficiency of, 116, 117, 119— 121, 322. [124. through Christ, 115—120, 123, Autumn, warning of, 267. BACKSLIDING, lamented, 109, 192, 201, 203. Believing, peace in, 124 — 135. Benevolence, Christian, 242. Bethlehem, Star of, 29, 122. Bible. See Scriptures. Bliss in God alone, 178. true, in heaven, 295, 339, 341, 342, 345—349. Blood of Christ, relying on the, 97, 102, 107, 111, 112, 115—117, 119, 123. Broad and narrow way, 69. Broken heart acceptable to God, 41, 76, 77, 80, 86, 87, 104. prayer for a, 101, 106, 108. Burial of Christians, 314, 317, 319. CHILDREN invited to Christ, 264, praising God, 243. [266. prayer for, 260 — 262. Christ all and in all, 21, 28, 121, absence of, 28, 165, 254. [140. advent of, 29. (14) Christ, advocate, 22, 23, 25, 161. blood of, 15, 16, 20, 27, 102. 107, 115, 117, 119, 123, 157. claiming an interest in his death, 23. coming to, 107—109, 111, 115, 120, 121, 123. coming to judgment, 329 — 331, 336. commission of, 78, 234. confidence in, 1-66, 195. coronation of, 18. on the cross, 102, 117, 157. death of, 17, 24, 26, 27, 102. death and resurrection of, 322. death made easy by his pres- ence, 313. description of, 28. early at prayer, 37, 144. equal with the Father, 27. exaltation of, 16, 18, 19, 23, 25, example of, 144, 145. [27. excellence of, 15, 20—22, 28. friend, 20, 24, 92. in the garden, 30. God in, 349. high priest, 20. humiliation of, 17, 102. imitation of, 144, 145. infant Saviour, 29. [161. intercessor, 22, 23, 25, 31, 41, inviting sinners, 76, 77, 79 — 81, 86—88. king, 238, 253. king of saints, 19, 20. Lamb, 15, 16, 27, 117, 123. longing for his presence, 165, looking to, 200. [179. love of, 17, 24, 26, 78—80, 86 —88, 92, 102, 123, 157, 322. . mediator, 22, 23, 25, 31, 41, names of, 20. [161. new song to, 16, 341, 342, 349. not ashamed of, 146, 182. pattern, 144, 145. peace through, 86, 156. physician, 134. praise to, 9, 15—30, 86, 213, 238, 239, 243, 322. precious, 20—22, 28, 328. presence of, with his people, . prophet, 20. [49. Redeemer*, 16—18, 20, 24, 26, 27, 117, 119, 123, 322. PARTICULAR INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Christ, refuge, 14, 20, 22, 120, 121, 287, 328. remembering, 24. resurrection of, 322. righteousness, our, 22, 116, 124, 133. rock of ages, 120. [117. our sacrifice, 15, 16, 20, 24, 28, salvation through, 15 — 17, 20, 22, 23—27,107, 108, 115—123. Saviour, 14. 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 26,322. ' seen in heaven, 338. shepherd, 28. star of Bethlehem, 29, 122. substitute, our, 15, 17, 20, 24, 26, 27, 322. sufferings of, 17, 24, 26, 102, 157, 322. . temptation of, 144. ultimate triumph of, 238, 240, 243, 251, 253. unseen, yet beloved, 28, 179, 213 349. victory of, 238, 240, 243. waiting to be gracious, 88. way, the, 156. weeping, 106—108 welcomed, 141. young, the, invited to, 264. Christians adoring Christ, 18, 21 —23, 25, 27, 30. anticipating heaven, 150, 193, 1)9, 212/213, 216, 229, 314 -318, 323—326, 338, 340, 341, 344—347, 350. »nticipating the resurrection, 324, 326. [149. bearing shame for Christ, 140, benefited by affliction, 166,184. blessedness of, 126—128, 135, 136, 182, 199. brotherly love of, 138, 139, 225 —228, 230, 232, 233. burial of, 314, 317, 319. casting care on God, 158, 189, 197, 198. Christ all in all to, 20, 21, 28, 121, 140, 165, 197. Christ the refuge of, 107, 115, 116, 119—121, 123, 165, 177, cleaving to Christ, 142. [197. cleaving to people of God, 137. confessing sin, 97, 101, 103— 105, 107—112. contrite, 99—117, 123, 127. conversation, 139. courage, 153, 155, 214. [152. crucifying the Lord afresh, delighting in God, 1, 3, 12, 188, 198, 286. (15) Christians delighting in the Scrip- tures, 59, 60, 63. delighting in worship, 3, 4, 9, 35—38, 181, 268, 2o9. desiring the Holy Spirit, 42 — 44, 47, 48. [233. fellowship of, 225—230, 232, following example of Christ, 144, 145. glorified body of, 324, 327. in heaven, 338, 339, 341, 346, 349, 350. heavenly prospects of, 314 — 320, 338—350. hoping only in God, 174, 198. joy of, 135. lamenting backslidings, 109, 192, 201, 203. lamenting deadness, 42, 43, 51, 55, 165. looking to Jesus, 115, 116, 121, 156, 166, 178, 179, 200. loving the church, 231. [182. not ashamed of Christ, 146, panting after God, 188, 205, ■ parting of, 291, 292. [206. parting with the world, 136, 137, 140—142, 201. peaceful in death, 313, 315, 318, 339. perseverance of, 185, 219, 223. pilgrims on earth, 211. pleading the promises, 49. praying. See Prayer. prize of, 151, 155. race, 151, 153. renouncing sin, 152. resignation of, 175, 184, 194, resolution, 214. [208. safety of, 158, 1C9, 199, 219, 223, 283, 284, 287. salvation of, secure, 155, 161, 166, 174, 177, 180, 199. seeking peace among, 137. self-dedication of, 141, 142, 174, 190. self-examination of, 149, 152, sentence of, 329, 333. [303. separated and meeting again, 193, 296. and sinners, judged, 333. tempted and comforted, 187. trusting in God, 39, 153, 163, 168, 172, 189, 191, 196. waiting on God, 162, 164, 191. warfare, 149, 154, 155, 214, watchfulness, 154. [300. welcomed to the church, 138, 139. welcoming the judgment, 329. Church, God dwelling in the, 217. PARTICULAR IISDEX OF SUBJECTS. Church, God its defence, 220, 223. its light, 219. love to the, 231. one, 225, "227, 229. reception to the, 138, 139. resolve in joining, 142. safety of, 218, 2,0, 223. uniting with the, 136, 137. welcome to the, 1:.8, 139. Coldness deplored, 42 — 44, 110, 201, 203, £05. Commission, the great, 234. Confession, 97, 19, 116, 127. [157. Consecration in view of the cross. Contrition, 99, 10 J— 105, 107—109, 111, 112, 114. Convert, joy of the, 135, 172, 183. young, "1.5, 128, 129, 134. Cross, bearing the, 150. faith at the, 117, 123. a refuge in view of the judg- ment, 332. repentance at the, 102, 106, 107, 111, 112, 114. soldier of the, 149, 155. way to the crown, 147. DARK providences, 176, 189. Darkness of the heathen, 236, 241, 244, 247. spiritual, lamented, 42, 162, Death, all liable to, 312. [203. anticipated, 187, 290, 313. Christ precious in, 21, 313, 316, 317. disarmed of terrors, 313, 339. gain to the believer, 171, 313 —321, 339. narrow stream, a, 227. near at hand, 306—310. peace in, 313—316, 339. and resurrection of Christ, 322. victory over, 321, 327. warning voice of, 311, 312. ' welcomed, 204, 279, 313, 318, 350 Delay, danger of, 65— C8, 70, 72— 75, 85, 88—90, 92, 93, 308— 310. Delight in Christ, 21,26—28, 135. in God, 12, 188, 198, 326. in the Sabbath, 4, 268—270, 272, -.79, 280. in worship, 3, 4, 9, 35—38, 181, 270. Dependence on Christ, 111, 112, 115—117, 123, 214, 328. on the cross, 115—121, 123. on the Holy Spirit, 44, 46, 48, Depravity, 129, 131, 134. [60. Devotion, habitual, 39. EARLY religion, 257— 2J 267. Earth, looking from, to heaven, "* 212, 213, 216. Encouragement in darkness, 128, 153, 155. Eternity near, 66—68, 73. 75, 93, 310. no repentance in, 64, 70, 72, 74, 75. saints happy in, 314, 316, 318, 320, 343, 346, 347. sin in the light of, 64, 70, 73— 75, 88, 89, 92. Evening, 278—290. prayer, 38, 281, 282, 284—290. Sabbath, 279, 280. Saturday, 278. ' and morning, 3, 188,274. and death, 281—283. FAITH, 115—123. lost in sight, 175, 335. power of, 161. a support in death, 321, 326, 340. a support in trouble, 171. Family Bible, 61. a pious, 232. Farewells unknown in heaven, 343. Fear of death banished, 313, 317, 319 339. Fellowship, Christian, 225—230, 232, 233. Forgiven sin, blessedness of, 127. Forsaking all for Christ, 140. Fountain of Christ's blood, 119. Frailty, human, 305—307, 309. Funeral Hymns, 312, 314,317,319, GOD, acknowledged in all things, all, and in all, 168, 198. [39. confidence in, 189, 219. dwelling in the church, 222. excellence of, 1, 6, 11. faithfulness of, 180, 199,219. forgiving sin, 10, 13. goodness of, 10 — 14. goodness of, seen in sending his Son, 14, 23, 118. hearer of prayer, 48. ingratitude towards, 101. inspirer of prayer, 31. the joy of heaven, 168. just, 64. justice of, in condemning sin- ners, 99, 101, 111, 112. kind to our frailty, 12, 13. love of, 1, 10, 11. (16) PARTICULAR INDEX OF SUBJECTS. God, mercy of, 7, 11, 13, 14, 113, 114. our portion, 168, 178. praise to, 1—14, 172, 245, 250, 256. presence of, desired, 204 — 200, 209. preserver, 158, 164, 210, 290. refuge, 14, 127, 163, 164, 168, 169, 172, 197, 220. rock, 172, 173, 222. seen in the Scriptures, 56. seen in every thing, 39. shepherd, 159, 160. sought in trouble, 220. strength in, 153, 174. support of , saints, 174. trust in, 158^185, 189, 191, 195, 197, 199, 283, 284. unchangeable, 180, 219. watches the dust of Christians, Gospel banner, 238. [324. feast, 81, 84. trumpet, 82, 84. sustaining power of the, 177. triumph of the, 237—241, 243, 246, 251—253, 255. Grace according to our day, 126, 189. celebrated in heaven, 339— 341 349. greatness of, 109, 114, 126. salvation by, 112, 114, 115, 132. Gratitude, 7, 130, 190. for the Bible, 57. at the close of the year, 301. evening, 283, 289, 290. for every mercy, 11, 13, 39, 130, 159. for grace, 109. morning, 271, 273—276. at the new year, 297, 301. for protection, 292. Sabbath evening, 279, 230. for salvation, 129, 135. for the work of Christ, 17, 22, 23, 26, 27, 102, 157, 174. HAPPINESS of the Christian, 128, 135, 240. Harden not your heart, 65, 67, 74, 75. Hardness of heart lamented, 109, 110. Harvest past, 74. Heathen brought to Christ, 251. misery of the, 236, 247, 249. missionaries sent to the, 247, 248. prayer for the, 235, 241, 244— "246. Heathen, promises concerning the, 237,241, 243. ready to receive the gospel, 242. Heaven, 337—350. and earth contrasted, 209, 212, 225, 338. anticipated, 147, 211, 233, 279, 316—318, 320, 338, 340— 342, 344—347. begun on earth, 150. desired, 234, 213, 214,316,318. earnest of, 150, 170. eternal, 340, 341, 344—349. God the joy of, 168, 338. a holy place, 337. joys of, 346—349. longing for, 350. near, 175, 187, 216. perfect bliss in, 295. preparing for, 150. presence of God in, 338. rest in, 314, 316, 318, 341, 343, 344, 348. saints in, 147, 314, 316,318, 320. society of, 342, 346, 349, 350. troubles lost in, 341, 344, 348. Heavenly aspirations, 209. Canaan, 345. Jerusalem, 346. Sabbath, 279. witnesses, 151. Holy living, 143—157. Holy Spirit in the Bible, 60. comforter, 170. earnest of heaven, 170. entreated not to depart, 103, grieved, 75. [108. influence of, compared to rain, 53. power and work of the, 95, 96, 125. prayer for the, 42—49, 103, 108, 110, 170, 201, 207, 298. quickening, 42— 45, 96, 110. regeneration by the, 95, 96. resisted, 67, 73—75, 88—93. reviving influences of, 52 — 54. sanctifying influence of the. 44, 201, 207. sought for children, 260—262. •sovereignty of the, 46, 96. teaching, 96. witness, 170. Hope, the Christian's, secure, 177. IMITATION of Christ, 144, 145. Ingratitude lamented, 101, 107 109, 110, 112, 114. Intercession of Christ, 22, 25, 161 h* (17) PARTICULAR INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Invitation to praver, 40. to sinners, 76—81, 83—94. to worship, 1, 2, 5—8, 14, 15, 19, 20, 23, 27. young, invited to Christ, 264. JEWS and Gentiles, 18. prayer for the, 254. Jubilee proclaimed, 82. Judgment chariot, 336. day of, 328-a36. Christ coming to, 328—336. refuge in the, 328, 334. desiring assurance at the, 323, 334. God a support in the, 180, 336. sinners at the, 71, 75, 330— welcomed, 329. [333. LAW and gospel, 98. transgressed, 64. Life, the season of repentance, 72. short, 304—307, 309, 310. vain, and heaven glorious, 338. Love of God, seen in the cross, 118. Christian, 225—230, 232, 233. to the church, 231. to Zion, 231. Loving kindness of God, 185, 186. MEDIATOR, 22, 25, 31, 41, 161. Meeting and parting, 233, 291— 296, 343. union hymn, 293. Mercy, free, 76, 79, 81, 83, 84. none in the grave, 308, 309. Mercy-seat, 35. Missionaries, parting and meeting again, 296. prayer for, 249. promises to, 234, 248. • sent forth, 247, 248. Missions, 129, 233—256. glorious things spoken of Zion, 222, 252. great commission, the, 234. peace following the gospeI,237. 252. prayer for the heathen, 249. prayer for Jews, 254. prayer for success of the gos- pel, 53, 235, 237, 241, 244— 246, 250, 251. triumph of the church, 219, 221, 253, 256. Morning and evening praise, 3, 188, 274. Morning, -268—277. prayer, 37,270, 271,274—277. I (18) ; Morning, Sabbath, 4, 208—270,272. XEW birth necessary, 98. Xot ashamed of Christ, 140, 184. OXE thing needful, 89, 308. PAXTIXG after God, 204, 206. Pardon, imploring, 90, 91, 103— 105, 107, 109, 111, 112, 114. joy of, 113. Peace in death, 313, 315, 316, 321. in the train of the gospel, 237. Perseverance of saints, 185, 219. 223. Physician, Christ the great, 134. Pilgrimage, the Christian, 150, 153, 155, 185, 187, 2H), 216, 217. Praise, continual, 3, 196. delightful, 2—5, 7, 9, 12. exhortation to offer, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10—19, 25—27, 30, 183, 185, to Christ, 9, 15—30. riS'J. to Christ in heaven, 342, 349. to Christ, as king, 19, 253. to Christ, as the Lamb. 15, 16, 27. to Christ, the redeemer, 17, 18, 24-26, 30. to Christ, a shepherd, 28. to God, 1—14. resolution to offer, 3. universal, 1, 2, 3, 5, 250, 253, 256. Prayer, 31—55. answered, 31, 34, 41, 130. in affliction, 162, 198. at beginning of worship, 49. encouragement to, 40. • evening, 38, 281, 282,284—290 Saturday evening, 278. Sabbath evening, 279, 280. family, 232. feeble, heard. 31, 32, 36, 41. habitual, 39, 188. hinderances to, 40. at the mercv-seat, 35. morning, 37, 270, 271, 274— 277. secret, 32, #5, 36, 38. nature of, 31—33. natural to the Christian, 32. never in vain, 94. persevering, encouraged, 55. a privilege, 31 — 41. of the sinner, giving up to Christ, 94. of the young, 259. -under desertion, 162, 173. in view of heavenlv glorv, 342, 347. PARTICULAR INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Prayer, in view of the judgment, 328, 334—336. in view of the shortness of life, 304, 305, 307, 309. for all men, 53. for acceptance at the judg- ment, 325, 334. for assurance, 26, 170. for backsliders, 51,52, 54, 103, 105, 192, 201, 342. for children, 260—262. for a closer walk with God, ' 201. for the conquests of Christ, 83. for conversion of sinners, 45, 46, 50, 79, 85. for divine guidance, 142, 173, 210. for divine indwelling, 202. for divine teaching, 33, 34, 56, 60. for entire consecration, 47. for faith, 44. for a filial spirit, 193. for grace to persevere, 141. to watch and pray, 148. for the heathen, 129, 235, 237, 244, 245, 249. for help in worship, 19, 202, 203. for the Holy Spirit, 42—49, 103, 108, 110, 170, 201, 207. for the Jews, 254. for liveliness in religion, 42— for mercy, 192. for pardon, 99—101, 103—108, 111—115, 123. for peace in death, 313, 316. for penitence, 103—106, 114. for a place with God's people, SABBATH, delight in, 4, 9, 181. 181. early devotion, 270 for the presence of Christ, 28, evening, 279, 280 49, 113, 202, 203, 205. the heavenly, 279. for the presence of God, 103, morning, 268—271, 273—275 105, 113, 178, 205, 209. none in hell, 70, for refuge in Christ, 120, 121. Sabbath, welcomed, 268, 269, 272 for a revival, 50 — 55. worship on the, 4, 9. simplicity of, 31—33, 41. Safety of Christians, 158, 273, 276, for submission, 208. 278, 284, 286, 287, for tenderness of heart, 43, Salvation free, 129, 134. 110. by grace, 18, 20, 21, 96, 97, Pride relinquished atthe cross, 116, 132 — 134, 157. joy of, 128, 135. Prize of the Christian, 151. Sanctification desired, 144, 145 Profession, Christian, 136, 140, Satan renounced, 141 142. Saturday evening, 278 Promises, 162, 166, 177, 180, 195, Scriptures, 56-63. 197. delight in the, 63 Providence, mysterious, 176. i family Bible, 61 Pure in heart, 167. I glory of, 60 (19) RACE, the Christian, 151, 153, 155. Redemption, 7, 17, 20. Refuge, Christ the only, 113, 115 —117, 121. Regeneration, 95 — 98. through grace, 97, 98. by the Holy Spirit, 95, 96. necessity of, 98. Religion costs effort, 143, 148, 149, 151, 153—155. pleasures of, 183. viewed from eternity, 89. viewed from the judgment, 334, 335. Remember thy Creator, 263, 308. Renouncing sin, 141, ,152, 200. Repentance, 99—114. [157. in view of the cross, 102, 117, in view of divine goodness, 108, 109. in view of the ingratitude of sin, 101, 106, 107, 114. in view of the shortness of time, 308, 310. Resignation, 184, 191, 194. prayer for, 208. Rest in heaven, 314, 316, 318, 341, 343, 344, 348. of the Sabbath, 4, 268, 269, 272, 279. Resurrection anticipated, 324 — 327, 338. of Christ, 322. of Christians, 323, 338. scenes of the, 325. Revival, prayer for, 50 — 55. Righteousness, Christ our, 22, 133. Rock of asres, 120. PARTICULAR INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Scriptures, importance to the young, 257. light of the world, 57. power of the gospel, 58. preciousness of, 62. suited to human wants, 56. support from, 59, 62, 163. Self-dedication, 136, 141, 142, 174, 190, 274. Self-denia! necessary, 69, 143, 149. Self-examination, 303, 332. Shepherd, Christ a, 28 God a, 159, 160. Sin deprecated, 214. [341. relinquished at death, 323, 338, sense of, 97, 99—101, 103—115. Sinners, conversion of, 125. converted, joy over, 125. entreated, 88—94. forsaken of God, 74, 75, 266. humbled, 112, 114, 115. [332. invited, 6, 8, 76—87, 263, 264, at the judgment, 71, 266, 330 last resolve of, 94. [—333. lost and found, 126. none in heaven, 337. [332. warned, 64—75, 304, 308, 310, yielding to Christ, 94, 111, 121, Soldier of the cross, 149. [123. Soul, desponding and encouraged, 55. [154. endangered, 64—71, 73—75, immortal, 308, 309. gratitude of the, 7, 10, 11, 13, 126, 130, 132. prayer, the desire of the, 32. Sovereign grace, 96. Star of Bethlehem, 122. Sunset, reflection at, 285. [232,233. Sympathy, Christian, 226, 228, 230, TEKEL, 64. Temptation, 166, 187, 217. desiring support in, 121, 192. Thief, the dying, 119. Time, the accepted, 6, 8, 65—68, 70—75, 85, 93. importance of the present, 65 —68, 70—75, 85, 93, 308. season of repentance, 65 — 68, 70—75, 85, 89, 93. short, 187, 265, 267, 283, 284, 299, 300, 302—310. To-day, importance of, 308. To-morrow, 65, 66, 85, 93, 308. Trials and comforts, 158—208. chosen for Christ's sake, 140. thoughts in, 166, 184. [245. Trinity invoked for the heathen, in the work of redemption, 125. (20) Trumpet, the gospel, 82, 84. the judgment, 329, 331, 333, 336. Trust in God, 158, 185, 189, 191, 195, 197, 199, 283, 284. exhortation to, 196. UNBELIEF reproved, 1G6, 223. Union, Christian, 137—139, 225 230, 232, 233, 293. Hymn, 293. Unworthiness, sense of, 99, 100— 107, 109, 111, 114, 121, 123. VOWS made and recognized. 136, 142, 190. WALKING with God, 201. Warfare, the Christian, 149, 151, 154, 155. Watch and pray, 148. Watchfulness, 154. Way, Christ the, 156. of salvation, S3, 97, 132—134. Word, Christ seen in the, 56, 59, 179. Works, no dependence on, 96, 97, 107, 115, 116. World, forsaking the, 140, 141, vanity of the, 212, 216. [215. Worship, Christ present in, 49. delight in, 4, 9, 181, 224. desiring proper spirit in, 19. evening, 38, 278—290. family, 268— 296. invitation to, 6, 8, 23. languid, lamented, 19, 42, morning, 37, 268—277. [203. Sabbath, 4, 268—270, 272,279, new year, 298. [280. YEAR, close of the, 301—304, new, 297—300. [309 Yet there is room, 81. Young, blessedness of religion in the, 258, 265. exhorted, 263, 264, 266. importance of the Bible, 257. prayer for the, 260—262. prayer of the, 259. Youth fleeting, 265. ZION, afflicted and delivered, 223, 252. beauty of, 218, 224. [252. foes of, discomfited, 220, 221, glorious things spoken of, 222 safety of, 219, 220, 223. triumph of, 221,223,237—241 243, 244, 246, 250—253. PRI1 THE SOCIAL PSALMIST PRAISE. I. PRAISE TO GOD. -I L. M. Watts. ' Universal Praise. 1 LOUD hallelujahs to the Lord, From distant worlds, where creatures dwell ; Let heaven begin the solemn word, And sound it dreadful down to hell. 2 Wide as his vast dominion lies, Make the Creator's name be known ; Loud as his thunder shout his praise, And sound it lofty as his throne. 3 Jehovah ! — 'tis a glorious word ; O, may it dwell on every tongue ; But saints, who best have known the Lord, Are bound to raise the noblest song. 4 Speak of the wonders of that love Which Gabriel plays on every chord ; From all below, and all above, Loud hallelujahs to the Lord. £) L. M. Watts. Praise to our Creator. 1 YE nations round the earth, rejoice Before the Lord, your sovereign King ; Serve him with cheerful heart and voice ; With all your tongues his glory sing. 2 The Lord is God ; 'tis he alone Doth life, and breath, and being give ; We are his work, and not our own ; . The sheep that on his pastures live. 1 i PRAISE TO GOD. 3 Enter his gates with songs of joy ; With praises to his courts repair : And make it your divine employ To pay your thanks and honors there. 4 The Lord is good, the Lord is kind : Great is his grace, his mercy sure : And the whole race of jxian shall find His truth from age to ajje endure. 3. L. M. Watts. All Praise due to God. 1 MY God, my King, thy various praise Shall fill the remnant of my days : Thy grace employ my humble tongue, Till death and glory raise the song. 2 The wings of every hour shall hear Some thankful tribute to thine ear : And every setting sun shall see New works of duty done for thee. 3 Thy works with boundless glory shine, And speak thy majesty divine ; Let every realm with joy proclaim The sound and honor of thy name. 4 Let distant times and nations raise The long succession of thy praise, And unborn ages make my song The joy and triumph of their tongue. L. M. Watts. ' Delight ia Worship. 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 ; No mortal care shall fill my breast: O, may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp, of solemn sound. PRAISE TO GOD. 3 My heart shall triumph in the Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word : His works of grace, how bright they shine ! How deep his counsels, how divine ! 4 And I shall share a glorious part, When grace hath well refined my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil to cheer my head. 5 Then shall I see, and hear, and know, All I desired or wished below, And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. ~ II. M. Steele. Universal Praise. 1 LET every creature join To bless Jehovah's name, And every power unite To swell th' exalted theme ; Let nature raise, I A general song From every tongue, J Of grateful praise. 2 But, O, from human tongues Should nobler praises flow, And every thankful heart With warm devotion glow : Your voices raise, Above the rest Ye highly blest ; Declare his praise. 3 Assist me, gracious God ; My heart, my voice inspire ; Then shall I humbly join The universal choir ; Thy grace can raise I And tune my song My heart and tongue, | To lively praise. a L. M. . Watts. Praise and holy Fear. 1 COME, let our voices join to raise A sacred song of solemn praise : God is a sovereign King : rehearse . His honor in exalted verse. 3 PRAISE TO GOD. 2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who framed our natures by his word : He is our Shepherd ; we, the sheep His mercy chose, his pastures keep. 3 Come, let us hear his voice to-day, The counsels of his love obey ; Nor let our hardened hearts renew The sins and plagues that Israel knew. 4 Come, let us turn, with holy fear, To him who now invites us near ; Accept the offered grace to-day, Nor lose the blessing by delay. 5 Come, seize the promise while it waits. And march to Zion's heavenly gates ; Believe, and take the promised rest ; Obey, and be forever blest ' 8s & 7s. Robinson. 1 Mercies gratefully acknoicledged. 1 COME, thou fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing thy grace ; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise. *2 Teach me some melodious measure, Sung by raptured saints above ; Fill my soul with sacred pleasure. While I sing redeeming love. 3 Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God ; He, to save my soul from danger, Interposed his precious blood. 4 O, to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constrained to be ! Let thy grace, Lord, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to thee. 5 Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it ; Prone to leave the God I love ; Here's my heart ; O, take and seal it : Seal it from thy courts above. 8, 9, 10 PRAISE TO GOD. S. M. Watts. Exhortation to Praise. 1 COME, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing : Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. 2 Come, worship at his throne ; Come, bow before the Lord ; We are his work, and not our own ; He formed us by his word. 3 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod ; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. S. M. Urwick's Col. Pleasures of Spiritual Worship. 1 HOW sweet to bless the Lord, And in his praises join, With saints his goodness to record, And sing his power divine. 2 These seasons of delight The dawn of glory seem, Like rays of pure, celestial light, Which on our spirits beam. 3 But, O, the bliss sublime, When joy shall be complete, » In that unclouded, glorious clime Where all thy servants meet ! 4 Then shall the ransomed throng, . The Saviour's love record, Aud shout, in everlasting song, " Salvation to the Lord ! " S. M. • Watts. 1 Mercy of God to Soul and Body. 1 O, BLESS the Lord, my soul ; Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favors are divine. 1* 5 PRAISE TO GOD. 2 O, bless the Lord, my sou] ; Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. 3 'Tis he forgives thy sins ; 'Tis he relieves "thy pain ; *Tis he that heals thy sicknesses, And gives thee strength again. 4 He crowns thy life with love, When ransomed from the grave : He, who redeemed my soul from hell, Hath sovereign power to save. 11. L. M. Watts. The Goodness and Mercy of God celebrated. 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 'Tis he, my soul, that sent his Son To die for crimes which thou hast done He owns the ransom, and forgives The hourly follies of our lives. • 4 Let every land his power confess : Let all the earth adore his grace : My heart and tongue, with rapture, join In work and worship so divine. 12. C. M. Watts. God's Goodness. 1 SWEET is the memory of thy grace, My God, my heavenly King ; Let age to age thy righteousness In songs of glory sing. 6 PRAISE TO GOD. 2 God reigns on high, but ne'er confines His goodness to the skies ; Through all the earth his bounty shines, And every want supplies. 3 How kind are thy compassions, Lord ! How slow thine anger moves ! But soon he sends his pardoning word, To cheer the souls he loves. 4 Sweet is the memory of thy grace, My God, my heavenly King ; Let age to age thy righteousness In songs of glory sing. 13. S. M. Watts. Greatness of God's Mercy. 1 MY soul, repeat his praise Whose mercies are so great, Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 His power subdues our sins, And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 3 High as the heavens are raised Above the ground Ave tread, So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. j A CM. Steele. Wonders of God's Love. 1 YE humble souls, approach your God With songs of sacred praise ; For he is good, supremely good, And kind are all his ways. 2 All nature owns his guardian care ; In him we live and move ; But nobler benefits declare The wonders of his love. PRAISE TO CHRIST. 3 He gave his well-beloved Son To save our souls from sin ; 'Tis here he makes his goodness known. And proves it all divine. 4 To this sure refuge, Lord, we come, And here our hope relies ; A safe defence, a peaceful home, When storms of trouble rise. II. PRAISE TO CHRIST. "I K C. M. Watts. * The Lamb of God worshipped. 1 COME, let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died," they crv, "To be exalted thus:" " Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, " For he was slain for us." 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and power divine ; And blessings, more than we can give, Be, Lord, forever thine. 4 Let all that dwell above the sky, And air, and earth, and seas, Conspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thy endless praise. 5 The whole creation join in one To bless the sacred name Of Him who sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb. 16 C. M. Watts. • A neic Song to the Lamb. BEHOLD the glories of the Lamb " Amidst his Father's throne ; Prepare new honors for his name, And songs before unknown. 8 x-KAISE TO CHRIST. 2 Let elders worship at his feet, The church adore around, With vials full of odors sweet, And harps of sweeter sound. 3 Those are the prayers of all the saints, And these the hymns they raise : Jesus is kind to our complaints ; He loves to hear our praise. 4 Now to the Lamb, that once was slain, Be endless blessing's paid ; Salvation, glory, joy, remain Forever on thy head. 5 Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood, Hast set the prisoner free, Hast made us kings and priests to God, And we shall reign with thee. in C. M. Watts. ' Praise to the Redeemer. 1 PLUNGED in a gulf of dark despair, We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheerful beam of hope, Or spark of glimmering day. 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of grace Beheld our helpless grief; He saw, and — O, amazing love ! — He flew to our relief. 3 Down from the shining seats above, With joyful haste he fled, Entered the grave in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the dead. 4 O, for this love, let rocks and hill3 Their lasting silence break, And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. 5 Angels, assist our mighty joys , Strike all your harps of gold ; But when you raise your highest notes, His love can ne'er be told. PRAISE TO CHRIST. TO C. M. Duncan. ± \J t rpj ie spiritual Coronation. 1 ALL hail the power of Jesus' name ! Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all. 2 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, — A remnant weak and small, — Hail him, who saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all. 3 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall ; Go, spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him Lord of all. 4 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all. 5 O that, with yonder sacred throng, We at his feet may fall ! We'll join the everlasting song, And crown him Lord of all. 19 C. M. Steele. King of Saints. COME, ye that love the Saviour's name, And joy to make it known, The Sovereign of your hearts proclaim, And bow before his throne. When in his earthly courts we view The glories of our King, We long to love as angels do, And wish like them to sing. And shall we long and wish in vain ? Lord, teach our songs to rise : Thy love can raise our humble strain, And bid it reach the skies. O, happy period ! glorious day ! When heaven and earth shall raise, With all their powers, their raptured lay, To celebrate thy praise. 10 PRAISE TO CHRIST. Q H. M. Watts. & \J » Q/ ir i s t a Prophet, Priest, and King. 1 JOIN all the glorious names Of wisdom, love, and power, That ever mortals knew, Or angels ever bore : All are too mean I Too mean to set To speak his worth, | The Saviour forth. 2 Great Prophet of our God, Our tongues shall bless thy name ; By thee the joyful news Of our salvation came, — The joyful news I Of hell subdued, Of sins forgiven, | And peace with heaven. 3 Jesus, our great High Priest, Has shed his blood and died ; Our guilty conscience needs No sacrifice beside : His precious blood I And now it pleads Did once atone, j Before the throne. 4 O thou almighty Lord, Our Conqueror and our King, Thy sceptre and thy sword, Thy reigning grace we sing : Thine is the power ; I In willing bonds O, make us sit Beneath thy feet. 21 C. M. Doddridge. Jesits precious to them that believe. 1 JESUS, I love thy charming name ; 'Tis music to my ear ; Fain would I sound it out so loud That earth and heaven might hear. 2 Yes, thou art precious to my soul, My transport and my trust : Jewels to thee are gaudy toys, And gold is sordid dust. 3 All my capacious powers can wish In thee doth richly meet ; Nor to my eyes is light so dear, Nor friendship half so sweet. 11 PRAISE TO CHRIST. 4 Thy grace shall dwell upon my heart, And shed its fragrance there, — The noblest balm of all its wounds, The cordial of its care. 5 I'll speak the honors of thy name With my last, laboring breath, And, dying, clasp thee in my arms, The antidote of death. 22. C. M. Watts. Praise to God the Saviour. 1 MY Saviour, my almighty Friend, ' When I begin thy praise, Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace? 2 Thou art my everlasting trust ; Thy goodness I adore ; And since I knew thy graces first, I speak thy glories more. When I am filled with sore distress For some surprising sin, I'll plead thy perfect righteousness, And mention none but thine. 4 How will my lips rejoice to tell The victories of my King ! My soul, redeemed from sin and hell, $ Shall thy salvation sing. 23. C. M. Watts. Access to God by a Mediator. COME, let us lift our joyful eyes Up to the courts above, And smile to see our Father there, Upon a throne of love. Come, let us bow before his feet, And venture near the Lord ; No fiery cherub guards his seat, Nor double-flaming sword. 12 PRAISE TO CHRIST. 3 The peaceful gates of heavenly bliss Are opened by the Son ; High let us raise our notes of praise, And reach th' almighty throne. 4 To thee ten thousand thanks Ave bring, Great Advocate on high, And glory to th' eternal King, Who lays his anger by. OJ_ L. M. Krishna Pal. ' w ^ tl Remembering Christ. 1 O THOU, my soul, forget no more The Friend who all thy sorrows bore ; Let every idol be forgot ; But, O my soul, forget him not. 2 Renounce thy works and ways, with grief, And fly to this divine relief; Nor Him forget, who left his throne, And for thy life gave up his own. 3 Eternal truth and mercy shine In him, and he himself is thine : And canst thou, then, with sin beset, Such charms, such matchless charms, forget ? 4 O, no ; till life itself depart, His name shall cheer and warm my heart ; And, lisping this, from earth I'll rise, And join the chorus of the skies. 25, 8s & 7s. Lock IIosp. Col. Jesus exalted to the Throne. 1 JESUS, hail ! enthroned in glory, There forever to abide ; All the heavenly host adore thee, Seated at thy Father's side. 2 There for sinners thou art pleading ; There thou dost our place prepare ; Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. 2 13 PEAISE TO CHRIST. 3 Worship, honor, power, and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive ; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give. 4 Help, ye bright, angelic spirits ; Bring your sweetest, noblest lays ; Help to sing our Saviour's merits, Help to chant Immanuel's praise. k)fi C. M. Steele. rm> ^ * Love of Christ celebrated. 1 TO our Redeemer's glorious name - Awake the sacred song ! O, may his love — immortal flame — Tune every heart and tongue. 2 His love what mortal thought can reach ! What mortal tongue display ! Imagination's utmost stretch In wonder dies away. 3 Dear Lord, while we, adoring, pay Our humble thanks to thee, May every heart with rapture say, " The Saviour died for me." 4 O, may the sweet, the blissful theme Fill every heart and tongue, Till strangers love thy charming name, And join the sacred song. 27, lis. De Fleuky. Praise to the Lamb. 1 COME, saints, let us join in the praise of the Lamb, The theme most sublime of the angels above ; They dwell with delight on the sound of his name, And gaze on his glories with wonder and love. 2 Come, saints, and adore him ; come, bow at his feet ; Let grateful hosannas unceasing arise ; O, give him the glory and praise that are meet, And join the foil chorus that gladdens the skies. 14 PRAISE TO CHRIST. 3 Behold to what honors the Saviour is raised ; He sits on the throne, and he rules over all ; By man once rejected, by seraphs now praised, While powers and dominions, him worshipping, fall. 4 They worship the Lamb who for sinners was slain : But their loftiest songs never equal his love : The claims of his mercy will ever remain, Transcending the anthems in glory above. 5 Yet even our service he will not despise, When we join in his worship and tell of his name ; Then let us unite in the song of the skies, And, trusting his mercy, sing, " Worthy the Lamb." lis & 8s. Swain. The Glory of Christ. 1 O THOU in whose presence my soul takes delight, On whom in affliction I call ; My comfort by day, and my song in the night, My hope, my salvation, my all. 2 Where dost thou at noon-tide resort with thy sheep, To feed on the pastures of love ? Say, why in the valley of death should I weep, Or alone in the wilderness rove ? 3 O, why should I wander an alien from thee, Or cry in the desert for bread ? Thy foes will rejoice when my sorrows they see, And smile at the tears I have shed. 4 Ye daughters of Zion, declare, have you seen, The Star that on Israel shone ? Say, if in your tents my Beloved has been, And where with his flock he has gone ? 5 This is my Beloved ; his form is divine ; His vestments shed odors around ; The locks on his head are as grapes on the vine, When autumn with plenty is crowned. 6 His voice, as the sound of the dulcimer sweet, Is heard through the shadow of death ; The cedars of Lebanon bow at his feet ; The air is perfumed with his breath. 15 PRAISE TO CHRIST. 7 His lips as a fountain of righteousness flow, To water the gardens of grace ; From which their salvation the Gentiles shall know, And bask in the smiles of his face. 8 He looks, and ten thousands of angels rejoice, And myriads wait for his word ; He speaks, and eternity, filled with his voice, Reechoes the praise of the Lord. OQ lis & 10s. Hebee. Adoration of the Infant Saviour. 1 BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid: Star of the east, the horizon adorning. Guide where the infant Redeemer is laid. '2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining; Low lies his bed with the beasts of the stall ; Angels adore him, in slumber reclining, Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all. 8 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, Odors of Eden and offerings divine ? Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine ? 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation ; Vainly with gifts would his favor secure ; Richer by far is the heart's adoration : Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. .30, lis. Anon. The Saviour's Sorroics. 1 THOU sweet gliding Cedron, by thy silver streams, Our Saviour at midnight,, when moonlight's pale beams Shone bright on the waters, would frequently stray, And lose, in thy murmurs, the toils of the day. l 2 How damp were the vapors that fell on his head ! How hard was his pillow, — how humble his bed! The angels, astonished, grew sad at the sight, And followed their Master with solemn delight. 1G PRAYER A PRIVILEGE. 3 O Garden of Olives, thou dear honored spot, The fame of thy wonders shall ne'er be forgot ; The theme most transporting to seraphs above ; The triumph of sorrow, — the triumph of love ! 4 Come, saints, and adore him, — come, bow at his feet O, give him the glory, the praise that is meet ; Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise, And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies. 31 PRAYER. PRAYER A PRIVILEGE. C. M. Beddome. Prayer. 1 PRAYER is the breath of God in man, Returning whence it came ; Love is the sacred fire within, And prayer the rising flame. 2 It gives the burdened spirit ease, And soothes the troubled breast ; Yields comfort to the mourners here, And to the weary rest. 3 When God inclines the heart to pray, He hath an ear to hear ; To him there's music in a groan, And beauty in a tear. 4 The humble suppliant cannot fail To have his wants supplied, Since He for sinners intercedes Who once for sinners died. 32 C. M. Montgomery. ' Prayer. PRAYER is the soul's sincere desire, Unuttered or expressed, The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast, 2* 17 PRAYER A PRIVILEGE. 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try; Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, His watchword at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. 33 C. M. Montgomery. Prayer. 1 PRAYER is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways, While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, " Behold, he prays." 2 The saints in prayer appear as one In word, in deed, and mind, While with the Father and the Son Sweet fellowship they find. 3 Nor prayer is made on earth alone ; The Holy Spirit pleads, And Jesus, on th' eternal throne, For sinners intercedes. 4 O Thou, by whom we come to God, — The life, the truth, the way, — The path of prayer thyself hast trod ; Lord, teach us how to pray. 34 S. M. Newtox. ' Blessings sought in Prayer. BEHOLD the throne of grace! The promise calls me near ; There Jesus shows a smiling face, And waits to answer prayer. 18' PRAYER A PRIVILEGE. 2 Thine image. Lord, bestow, Thy presence and thy love ; I ask to serve thee here below, And reign with thee above. 3 Teach me to live by faith ; Conform my will to thine ; Let me victorious be in death, And then in glory shine. 4 If thou these blessings give, And wilt my portion be, All worldly joys I'll cheerful leave, And find my heaven in thee. »>£■: L. M. Stowell. OUt The Mercy- Seat. 1 FROM every stormy wind that blows, From every swelling tide of woes, There is a calm, a sure retreat ; 'Tis found before the mercy-seat. 2 There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our heads — A place of all on earth most sweet ; It is the blood-bought mercy-seat. 3 There is a scene where spirits blend, Where friend holds fellowship with friend ; Though sundered far, by faith they meet Around one common mercy-seat. 4 There, there, on eagle wings we soar, And sin and sense molest no more ; And heaven comes down our souls to greet, And glory crowns the mercy-seat on C. M. Anon. ""• Secret Prayer- 1 SWEET is the prayer whose holy stream In earnest pleading flows ; Devotion dwells upon the theme, And warm and warmer glows. 19 PRAYER A PRIVILEGE. 2 Faith grasps the blessing she desires ; Hope points the upward gaze ; And Love, celestial Love, inspires The eloquence of praise. 3 But sweeter far the still small voice, Unheard by human ear, When God has made the heart rejoice, And dried the bitter tear. 4 No accents flow, no words ascend ; All utterance faileth there ; But sainted spirits comprehend, And God accepts the prayer ! 37 S. M. Sac. Lyrics, Morning Prayer Meeting. 1 HOW sweet the melting lay, Which breaks upon the ear, When, at the hour of rising day, Believers join in prayer ! 2 The breezes waft their cries Up to Jehovah's throne ; He listens to their humble sighs, And sends his blessings down. 3 So Jesus rose to pray Before the morning light, — Once on the chilling mount did stay, And wrestle all the night 4 Glory to God on high, Who sends his blessings down To rescue souls condemned to die, And make his people one. 38. C. M. Mrs. Brown. Secret Prayer at Twilight. 1 I LOVE to steal a while away From every cumbering care, And spend the hours of closing day In humble, grateful prayer. 20 PRAYER A PRIVILEGE. 2 I love in solitude to shed The penitential tear, And all his promises to plead Where none but God can hear. 3 I love to think on mercies past, And future good implore, And all my cares and sorrows cast On him whom I adore. 4 I love by faith to take a view Of brighter scenes in heaven ; The prospect doth my strength renew, While here by tempests driven. 5 Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, May its departing ray Be calm as this impressive hour, And lead to endless dav. C. M. H. M. Williams. Habitual Devotion. 1 WHILE thee I seek, protecting Power, Be my vain wishes stilled ; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled. 2 Thy love the power 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 relief 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. 21 PKAiTER A PRIVILEGE. My lifted eye, without a tear, The gathering storm shall see ; My steadfast heart shall know no fear That heart shall rest on thee. 40. L. M. CowrER. Exhortation to Prayer. 1 WHAT various hinderances we meet, In coming to a mercy-seat ! Yet who, that knows the worth of prayer, But wishes to be often there ? 2 Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw ; Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw ; Gives exercise to faith and love ; Brings every blessing from above. 3 Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer makes the Christian's armor bright ; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. 4 While Moses stood with arms spread wide, Success was found on Israel's side ; But when through weariness they failed, That moment Amalek prevailed. 5 Have you no words ? Ah, think again. Words flow apace when you complain, And fill your fellow-creature's ear With the sad tale of all your care. 6 Were half the breath thus vainly spent, To Heaven in supplication sent, Your cheerful song would oftener be, " Hear what the Lord has done for me." 7s. COBBIN. Prayer Meeting. I LORD, there is a throne of grace ; There we now would seek thy face ; Thou wilt hear the humblest prayer Of the soul that seeks thee there. PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT. 2 Though our language simple be, Words are nothing, Lord, with thee To the broken, contrite heart, Thou wilt joy and peace impart. 3 Saviour, for us intercede, While the promises we plead ; And, while we the blessings gain, Thine the glory shall remain. PRAYER FOR THE HOLYSPIRIT. 42. C. M. Watts, Breathing after the Holy Srp&rit. 1 COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers, Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look ! how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys ! Our souls can neither fly nor go, To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs : In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord, and shall we ever live At this poor, dying rate, — Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great ? 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers, Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. 43 S. M. Beddome. • Sanctifying Influence. 1 COME, Holy Spirit, come, With energy divine, And on this poor, benighted soul With beams of mercy shine. 23 44 45 PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SriRIT. Melt, melt this frozen heart ; This stubborn Trill subdue ; Each evil passion overcome, And form me all anew. Mine will the profit be, But thine shall be the praise ; And unto thee will I devote The remnant of my days. S. M. Haiit. Sanctifying Influence. 1 COME, Holy Spirit, come ; Let thy bright beams arise ; Dispel the sorrow from our minds, The darkness from our eyes. 2 Convince us all of sin ; Then lead to Jesus' blood, And to our wondering view reveal The mercies of our God. 3 Revive our drooping faith, Our doubts and fears remove, And kindle in our breasts the flame Of never-dying love. 4 'Tis thine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul, To pour fresh life in every part, And new-create the whole. 5 Dwell, Spirit, in our hearts ; Our minds from bondage free ; Then shall we know, and praise, and love. The Father, Son, and Thee. L. M. Doddridge. The Spirit invoked. 1 COME, sacred Spirit, from above, And fill the coldest heart with love ; O, turn to flesh the flinty stone, And let thy sovereign power be known. 2 O, let a holy flock await, In crowds, around thy temple gate, Each pressing on with zeal to be A living sacrifice to thee. 24 46 PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT. C. M. S. F. Smith. Spirit of Holiness. 1 SPIRIT of holiness, descend; Thy people wait for thee ; Thine ear, in kind compassion, lend ; Let us thy mercy see. 2 Behold, thy weary churches wait, With wishful, longing eyes ; Let us no more lie desolate ; O, bid thy light arise. 3 Thy light, that on our souls hath shone, Leads us in hope to thee ; Let us not feel its rays alone — Alone thy people be. 4 O, bring our dearest friends to God ; Remember those Ave love ; Fit them, on earth, for thine abode ; Fit them for joys above. 5 Spirit of holiness, 'tis thine To hear our feeble prayer , Come, — for we wait thy power divine, - Let us thy mercy share. 47 L. M. Beddome. The indwelling Spirit. 1 COME, thou eternal Spirit, come From heaven, thy glorious dwelling-place ; O, make my sinful heart thy home, And consecrate it by thy grace. 2 There fix, O Lord, thy blest abode, And drive thy foes forever thence ; There shed a Saviour's love abroad, And light, and life, and joy, dispense. 3 My wants supply ; my fears suppress ; Direct my way, and hold me up; Teach me, in times of deep distress, To pray in faith, and wait in hope. 3 25 48 PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT. H. M. Campbell's Col. 1 Pleading the Promise of the Spirit. 1 O THOU that hearest prayer, Attend our humble cry, And let thy servants share Thy blessing from on high : We plead the promise of thy word : Grant us thy Holy Spirit, Lord. 2 If earthly parents hear Their children when they cry, — If they, with love sincere, Their varied wants supply, — Much more wilt thou thy love display, And answer when thy children pray. 3 Our heavenly Father, thou ; We, children of thy grace : O, let thy Spirit now Descend and fill the place ; So shall we feel the heavenly flame, And all unite to praise thy name. 4 O, may that sacred fire, Descending from above, Our languid hearts inspire With fervent zeal and love ; Enlighten our beclouded eyes, And teach our grovelling souls to rise. AQ L. M. Stexnett. t: V * 'f] ie g rac i ous Promise. 1 " WHERE two or three, with sweet accord, Obedient to their sovereign Lord, Meet to recount his acts of grace, And offer solemn prayer and praise, -— 2 " There," says the Saviour, " will I be, Amid this little company ; To them unveil my smiling face, And shed my glories round the place." 3 We meet at thy command, dear Lord, Relying on thy faithful word : Now send thy Spirit from above, Now fill our hearts with heavenly love. 26 ' PRAYER FOR A REVIVAL. III. PRAYER FOR A REVIVAL. KA L. M. KlXGSBLRY. 0yjt A Revival desired. 1 REVIVE thy churches, Lord, with grace : Heal every breach, and grant us peace ; Rouse us from sloth ; our hearts inflame With ardent zeal for Jesus' name. 2 May young and old thy word receive, Dead sinners hear thy voice and live, The wounded conscience healing find, And joy refresh each drooping mind. 3 May aged saints, matured with grace, Abound in fruits of holiness : And, when transplanted to the skies, May younger in their stead arise. 4 Thus we our suppliant voices raise, And, weeping, sow the seeds of praise, In humble hope that thou wilt hear Our songs of praise and fervent prayer. 51 S. M. Sac. Soxgs. 1 Prayer for a Revival. 1 O LORD, thy work revive In Zion's gloomy hour, And let our dying graces live By thy restoring power. 2 O, let thy chosen few Awake to earnest prayer ; Their sacred vows again renew, And walk in filial fear. 3 Thy Spirit then will speak Through lips of feeble clay, Till hearts of adamant shall break, Till rebels shall obey. 4 Now lend thy gracious ear ; Now listen to our cry : O, come and bring salvation near ; Our souls on thee rely. 27 52. PRAYER FOR A REVIVAL. 8 s, 7s & 4. Newton. Prayer for a Revival. 1 SAVIOUR, visit thy plantation ; Grant us, Lord, a gracious rain ; All will come to desolation, Unless thou return again : Lord, revive us ! All our help must come from thee. 2 Surely once thy garden flourished ; Every part looked gay and green ; All its plants by thee were nourished ; Then how cheering was the scene ! Lord, revive us ! All our help must come from thee. 3 Keep no longer at a distance ; Shine upon us from on high, Lest, for want of thine assistance, Every plant should droop and die : Lord, revive us ! All our help must come from thee. 4 Gracious Saviour, hasten hither ; Thou canst make them bloom again ; O, permit them not to wither ; Let not all our hopes be vain : Lord, revive us ! All our help must come from thee. Make us prevalent in prayers ; Let each one, esteemed thy servant, Shun the world's bewitching snares Lord, revive us ! All our help must come from thee. 6 Break the tempter's fatal power, Turn the stony heart to flesh, And begin, from this good hour, To revive thy work afresh : Lord, revive us ! All our help must come from thee. 53. peAyer for a eevival. L. M. RippOn. Divine Influence compared to Rain. 1 AS showers on meadows newly mown, Our God shall send his Spirit down : Eternal Source of grace divine, What soul-refreshing drops are thine ! 2 That heavenly influence let us find In holy silence of the mind, While every grace maintains its bloom, Diffusing wide its rich perfume. 3 Nor let these blessings be confined To us, but poured on all mankind, Till earth's rude wastes in Verdure rise, And Eden's beauty greet our eyes. 54 L. M. Watts. Waiting for an Anstcer. 1 REVIVE our dying graces, Lord, And let thy saints in thee rejoice ; Make known thy truth, fulfil thy word ; We wait for praise to tune our voice. 2 We wait to hear what God will say ; He'll speak, and give his people peace ; But let them run no more astray, Lest his returning wrath increase. KK L. M. Newton. Encouragement. 1 WHILE I to grief my soul gave way, To see the work of God decline, Methought I heard the Saviour say, " Dismiss thy fears — the ark is mine. 2 " Though for a time I hid my face, Rely upon my love and power ; Still wrestle at the throne of grace, And wait for a reviving hour. 3* 29 THE BIBLE. 3 '* Take down thy long-neglected harp ; I've seen thy tears and heard thy prayer : The winter season has been sharp, But spring shall all its wastes repair." 4 Lord, I obey, — my hopes revive ; Come, join with me, ye saints, and sing ; Our foes in vain against us strive, For God will help and triumph bring. 56, THE BIBLE. C. M. Steele. The Bible suited to our Wants. 1 FATHER of mercies, in thy word What endless glory shines ! Forever be thy name adored, For these celestial lines. 2 'Tis here the tree of knowledge grows, And yields a free repast ; Here purer sweets than nature knows Invite the longing taste. 3 'Tis here the Saviour's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around, And life, and everlasting joys, Attend the blissful sound. 4 O, may these heavenly pages be My ever-dear delight ; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light. 5 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, Be thou forever near ; Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour here. 30 . 57 THE BIBLE. C. M. Cowpeb. The Bible the Light of the World. 1 WHAT glory gilds the sacred page ! Majestic, like the sun, It gives a light to every age ; It gives, but borrows none. 2 The power that gave it still supplies The gracious light and heat : Its truths upon the nations rise ; They rise, but never set. 3 Let everlasting thanks be thine For such a bright display A3 makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day. 4 My soul rejoices to pursue The steps of Him I love, Till glory breaks upon my view In brighter worlds above. 58 L. M. Watts. The Power of Truth. 1 THIS is the word of truth and love, Sent to the nations from above ; Jehovah here resolves to show What his almighty grace can do. 2 This remedy did wisdom find, To heal diseases of the mind — This sovereign balm, whose virtues can Restore the ruined creature, man. 3 The gospel bids the dead revive ; Sinners obey the voice, and live ; Dry bones are raised, and clothed afresh, And hearts of stone are turned to flesh. 4 May but this grace my soul renew, Let sinners gaze and hate me too ; The word that saves me does engage A sure defence from all their rage. 31 THE BIBLE. KQ CM. Fawcett. ^ ^ ' The Revelation of a Saviour. 1 THE word reveals a Saviour's grace, Its height, and breadth, and length ; It points us to his righteousness, And arms us with his strength. 2 It cheers our minds like heavenly dew, Or kind, refreshing rain ; And when affliction brings us low, It softens every pain. 3 This word shall be our heritage, Our portion and delight, In sickness or declining age, When death appears in sight. 4 Then will it cheer the dreary path, ' And brighten all the gloom ; While steadfast hope and humble faith Shall triumph o'er the tomb. 60 C. M. Campbell's Col. The Glory of the Word, 1 A GLORY in the word we find, When grace restores our sight; But sin has darkened all the mind, And veiled the heavenly light. •2 When God the Spirit clears our view, How bright the doctrines shine ! Their holy fruits and sweetness show The Author is divine. 3 How blest are we with open face To view thy glory, Lord, And all thy image here to trace Reflected in thy word ! In holiness and love, That we may long to see and know Thy glorious face above. 32 THE BIBLE. fil 12s & lis. Anon. ^ ■*- ' The Family Bible. HOW painfully pleasing the fond recollection Of youthful emotions and innocent joy, When blest with parental advice and affection, Surrounded with mercies, with peace from on high ! I still view the chair of my father and mother, The seats of their offspring as ranged on each hand, And that richest book which excels every other, The family Bible, which lay on the stand. The old-fashioned Bible, the dear blessed Bible, The family Bible, that lay on the stand. That Bible, the volume of God's inspiration, At morn and at evening could yield us delight ; The prayer of our sire was a sweet invocation For mercy by day and for safety through night. Our hymns of thanksgiving with harmony swelling, All warm from the heart of a family band, Half raised us from earth to that rapturous dwelling Described in the Bible that lay on the stand. The old-fashioned Bible, &c. Ye scenes of tranquillity, long have we parted, My hopes almost gone, and my parents no more ; In sorrow and sadness I live broken-hearted, And wander unknown on a far-distant shore. Yet how can I doubt my Redeemer's protection, Forgetful of gifts from his bountiful hand ? O, let me, with patience, receive his correction, And think of the Bible that lay on the stand ; The old-fashioned Bible, &c. 62 C M. Fawcett. Precioa.sness of the Bible. 1 HOW precious is the book divine, By inspiration given ! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, To guide our souls to heaven. 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts In this dark vale of tears ; Life, light, and joy, it still imparts. And quells our rising fears. 33 SINNERS WARNED. 3 This lamp, through alf r the tedious night Of life, shall guide our way, Till we behold the clearer light Of an eternal day. ao L. M. Kelly. Delight in the Scriptures. 1 I LOVE the sacred book of God ; No other can its place supply ; It points me to the saint's abode, And lifts my joyful thoughts on high. 2 Blest book ! in thee my eyes discern The image of my absent Lord ; From thine instructive page I learn The joys his presence will afford. 3 But while I'm here, thou shalt supply His place, and tell me of his love ; I'll read with faith's discerning eye, And thus partake of joys above. SINNERS. I. WARNED. CiA L. M. Doddridge. The Si?mer found warding. 1 RAISE, thoughtless sinner, raise thine eye ; Behold God's balance lifted high : There shall his justice be displayed, And there thy hope and life be weighed. 2 See in one scale his perfect law ; Mark with what force its precepts draw : Wouldst thou the awful test sustain ? Thy works how light ! thy thoughts how vain ! 34 SINNERS WARNED. 3 Behold, the hand of God appears To trace in dreadful characters — " Sinner — thy soul is wanting found, And wrath shall smite thee to the ground.' 4 Let sudden fear thy nerves unbrace ; Let horror change thy guilty face ; Through all thy thoughts let anguish roll, Till deep repentance melt thy soul. 65 S. M. Pratt's Col. Danger of Delay. 1 ALL yesterday is gone ; To-morrow 's not our own ; O sinner, come, without delay, To bow before the throne. 2 O, hear his voice to-day, And harden not your heart ; To-morrow, with a frown, he may Pronounce the word, — " Depart." 66 j 7s. T. Scott. Danger of Delay. 1 HASTE, O sinner ; now be wise ; Stay not for the morrow's sun : Wisdom if you still despise, Harder is it to be won. 2 Haste, and mercy now implore ; Stay not for the morrow's sun, Lest thy season should be o'er Ere this evening's stage be run.. 3 Haste, O sinner ; now return : Stay not for the morrow's sun, Lest thy lamp should cease to burn Ere salvation's work is done. 4 Haste, O sinner ; now be blest ; Stay not for the morrows sun, Lest perdition thee arrest Ere the morrow is begun. 35 67 SINNERS WARNED. L. M. Hyde. • The Voice ivithin. SAY, sinner, hath a voice within Oft whispered to thy secret soul, Urged thee to leave the ways of sin, And yield thy heart to God's control ! Sinner, it was a heavenly voice ; It was the Saviours gracious call ; It bade thee make the better choice, And haste to seek in Christ thine all. Spurn not the call to life and light ; Regard in time the warning kind ; That call thou mayst not always^slight, And yet the gate of mercy find. Sinner, perhaps this very day Thy last accepted time may be ; O, shouldst thou grieve him now away, Then hope may never beam on thee. 68. 8s, 7s & 4. Reed. Tlie Sinner teamed. HEAR, O sinner ! Mercy hails you ; Now with sweetest voice she calls ; Bids you haste to seek the Saviour, Ere the hand of justice falls : Trust in Jesus ; 'Tis the voice of Mercy calls. Haste, O sinner, to the Saviour ; Seek his mercy while you may ; Soon the day of grace is over; Soon your life will pass away : Haste to Jesus ; You must perish if you stay. 69. L. M. Watts. The Road to Life and to Death. BROAD is the road that leads to death, And thousands walk together there ; But wisdom shows a narrow path, With here and there a traveller. 36 SINNERS WARNED. 2 " Deny thyself and take thy cross," Is the Redeemer's great command : Nature must count her gold but dross, If she would gain this heavenly land. 3 The fearful soul that tires and faints, And walks the ways of God no more, Is but esteemed almost a saint, And makes his own destruction sure. 4 Lord, let not all my hopes be vain ; Create my heart entirely new — Which hypocrites could ne'er attain, Which false apostates never knew. 70 L. M. Dwight. Shiners invited to immediate Repentance. 1 WHILE life prolongs its precious light, Mercy is found, and peace is given ; But soon, ah, soon, approaching night Shall blot out every hope of heaven. 2 While God invites, how blest the day ! How sweet the gospel's charming sound ! Come, sinners, haste, O, haste away, While yet a pardoning God is found. 3 Soon, borne on time's most rapid wing, Shall death command you to the grave, Before his bar your spirits bring, And none be found to hear or save. 4 In that lone land of deep despair No Sabbath's heavenly light shall rise, No God regard your bitter prayer, No Saviour call you to the skies. n-| 7s. S. F. Smith. • ' The Sinner at the Judgment. 1 WHEN thy mortal life is fled, When the death-shades o'er thee spread, When is finished thy career, Sinner, where wilt thou appear ? 4 37 SINNERS WARNED. 2 When the world has passed away, When draws near the judgment-day, When the awful trump shall sound, Say, O, where wilt thou be found ? 3 When the Judge descends in light, Clothed in majesty and might, When the wicked quail with fear, Where, O, where wilt thou appear ? 4 What shall soothe thy bursting heart, When the saints and thou must part? When the good with joy are crowned, Sinner, where wilt thou be found ? 5 While the Holy Ghost is nigh, Quickly to the Saviour fly ; Then shall peace thy spirit cheer ; Then in heaven shalt thou appear. wn L. M. Watts. ' Life the Day of Grace and Hope. 1 LIFE is the time to serve the Lord, The time t' insure the great reward ; And while the lamp holds out to burn, The vilest sinner may return. 2 Life is the hour that God hath given To 'scape from hell and fly to heaven — The day of grace ; and mortals may Secure the blessings of the day. 3 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. 73 S. M. Hyde. Grieve not the Spirit. I AND canst thou, sinner, slight The call of love divine ? Shall God with tenderness invite, And gain no thought of thine ? '38 ' SINNERS WARNED. 2 Wilt thou not cease to grieve The Saviour from thy breast, Till he thy wretched soul shall leave With all thy sins oppressed ? 3 To-day, a pardoning God Will hear the suppliant pray ; To-day, a Saviour's cleansing blood Will wash thy guilt away. 4 But grace, so dearly bought, If yet thou wilt despis^ Thy fearful doom, with vengeance fraught, Will fill thee with surprise. 74, 12s & lis. J. B. Hague. " The Harvest is past, the Summer is ended" 1 HARK, sinner, while God from on high doth entreat thee, And warnings with accents of mercy doth blend ; Give ear to his voice, lest in judgment he meet thee ; " The harvest is passing, the summer will end." 2 How oft of thy danger and guilt he hath told thee ! How oft still the message of mercy doth send ! Haste, haste, while he waits in his arms to enfold thee ; " The harvest is passing, the summer will end." 3 Despised, rejected, at length he may leave thee : What anguish and horror thy bosom will rend ! Then haste thee, O sinner, while he will receive thee : " The harvest is passing, the summer will end." 4 Ere long, and Jehovah will come in his power ; Our God will arise, with his foes to contend : Haste, haste thee, O sinner ; prepare for that hour ; " The harvest is passing, the summer will end." 5 The Saviour will call thee in judgment before him : O, bow to his sceptre, and make him thy Friend ; Now yield him thy heart, and make haste to adore him ; "Thy harvest is passing, thy summer will end." ry k lis. Sacred Songs. • ^ * Delay not. 1 DELAY not, delay not ; O sinner, draw near ; The waters of life are now flowing for thee : No price is demanded ; the Saviour is here ; Redemption is purchased, salvation is free. 39 SINNERS INVITED. '2 Delay not, delay not ; why longer abuse The love and compassion of Jesus, thy God ? A. fountain is opened ; how canst thou refuse To wash and be cleansed in his pardoning blood ? 3 Delay not, delay not, O sinner, to come, For Mercy still lingers, and calls thee to-day ; Her voice is not heard in the shades of the tomb ; Her message, unheeded, will soon pass away. 4 Delay not, delay not ; the Spirit of grace, Long grieved and resisted, may take its sad flight. And leave thee in darkness to finish thy race, To sink in the gloom of eternity's night 5 Delay not, delay not ; the hour is at hand ; The earth shall dissolve, and the heavens shall fade ; The dead, small and great, in the judgment shall stand ; What helper, then, sinner, shall lend thee his aid ? 76. II . INVI TED . L. M. Watts. Christ's Invitation to Sinners. 1 " COME hither, all ye weary souls, Ye heavy-laden sinners, come ; I'll give you rest from all your toils, And raise you to my heavenly home. 2 " They shall find rest who learn of me : I'm of a meek and lowly mind : But passion rages like the sea, And pride is restless as the wind. 3 " Blest is the man whose shoulders take My yoke, and bear it with delight: My yoke is easy to the neck ; My grace shall make the burden light" 4 Jesus, we come at thy command ; With faith, and hope, and humble zeal, Resign our spirits to thy hand, To mould and guide us at thy will. .40 SINNEH3 INVITED. tyty L. M. Steele. " ' ' Rest for the weary Penitent. 1 COME, weary souls, with sin distressed, Come, and accept the promised rest; The Saviour's gracious call obey, And cast your gloomy fears away. 2 Oppressed with sin, a painful load, O, come and spread your woes abroad ; Divine compassion, mighty love, Will all the painful load remove. 3 Here mercy's boundless ocean flows, To cleanse your guilt and heal your woes ; Pardon, and life, and endless peace ; How rich the gift ! how free the grace ! 4 Lord, we accept, with thankful heart, The hope thy gracious words impart ; We come with trembling, yet rejoice, And bless the kind, inviting voice. 5 Dear Saviour, let thy wondrous love Confirm our faith, our fears remove ; O, sweetly influence every breast, And guide us to eternal rest tjQ L. M. Watts. • ® * Object of Christ's Advent. 1 NOT to condemn the sons of men, Did Christ, the Son of God, appear ; No weapons in his hands are seen, No flaming sword nor thunder there. 2 Such was the pity of our God, He loved the race of man so well, He sent his Son to bear our load Of sins, and save our souls from hell. 3 Sinners, believe the Saviour's word ; Trust in his mighty name, and live ; A thousand joys his lips afford, His hands a thousand blessings give. 4* 41 79. SINNERS INVITED. C. M. Steele. The Saviour's Invitation. 1 THE Saviour calls ; let every ear Attend the heavenly sound ; Ye doubting* souls, dismiss your fear ; Hope smiles reviving round. 2 For every thirsty, longing heart, Here streams of bounty flow, And life, and health, and bliss, impart, To banish mortal woe. 3 Ye sinners, come ; 'tis mercy's voice , That gracious voice obey ; 'Tis Jesus calls to heavenly joys ; And can you yet delay ? 4 Dear Saviour, draw reluctant hearts ; To thee let sinners fly, And take the bliss thy love imparts, And drink, and never die. r\r\ 7s. Pratt's Col. ^ ^ * Christ's Invitation. 1 COME, saith Jesus' sacred voice, Come, and make my paths your choice ; I will guide you to your home ; Weary pilgrims, hither come. 2 Hither come ; for here is found Balm for every bleeding wound, Peace which ever shall endure, Rest, eternal, sacred, sure. q-j CM. Steele. ' Yet there is Room. I YE wretched, hungry, starving poor, Behold a royal feast, Where Mercy spreads her bounteous store For every humble guest. 42 SINNERS INVITED. 2 There Jesus stands with open arms ; He calls — he bids you come : Though guilt restrains, and fear alarms, Behold, there yet is room. 3 O, come, and with his children taste The blessings of his love ; While hope expects the sweet repast Of nobler joys above. 4 There, with united heart and voice, Before the eternal throne, Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice, In songs on earth unknown. 5 And yet ten thousand thousand more Are welcome still to come : Ye longing souls, the grace adore, And enter while there's room. 82. H. M. TOPLADY. The Jubilee proclaimed. 1 BLOW ye the trumpet, blow, The gladly-solemn sound ; Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound, The year of jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 2 Exalt the Lamb of God, The sin-atoning Lamb ; Redemption by his blood, Through all the lands, proclaim ; The year of jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 3 Ye slaves of sin and hell, Your liberty receive, And safe in Jesus dwell, And blest in Jesus live: The year of jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 43 SINNERS INVITED. 4 The gospel trumpet hear, The news of pardoning grace Ye happy souls, draw near ; Behold your Saviour's face : The year of jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 5 Jesus, our great High Priest, Has full atonement made ; Ye weary spirits, rest ; Ye mourning souls, be glad : The year of jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. q q 12s. Thoknby. ® & • The Voice of Free Grace. 1 THE voice of Free Grace cries, Escape to the mountain ; For Adam's lost race Christ has opened a fountain : For sin, and uncleanness, and every transgression, His blood flows most freely in streams of salvation. Hallelujah to the Lamb, who hath purchased our pardon ; We'll praise him again when we pass over Jordan. 2 Ye souls that are wounded, 0, flee to the Saviour ; He calls you in mercy ; — 'tis infinite favor ; Your sins are increasing ; escape to the mountain ; His blood can remove them, which flews from the fountain. Hallelujah to the Lamb, &c. 3 Jesus, ride on, triumphantly glorious ; O'er sin, death, and hell, thou art more than victorious ; Thy name is the theme of the great congregation, While angels and men raise the shout of salvation — Hallelujah to the Lamb, &c. 84 C. M. Watts. The Gospel Trumpet. 1 LET every mortal ear attend, And every heart rejoice ; The trumpet of the gospel sounds With an inviting voice. 2 Ho ! all ye hungry, starving souls, That feed upon the wind, And vainly strive with earthly toys To fill an empty mind, — 44 SINNERS INVITED. 3 Eternal Wisdom has prepared A soul-reviving feast, And bids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. 4 Ho ! ye that pant for living streams, And pine away, and die, — Here you may quench your raging thin With springs that never dry. 85. S. M. DoBELL. Now the accepted Time. 1 NOW is th' accepted time ; Now is the day of grace ; Now, sinners, come, without delay, And seek the Saviour's face. 2 Now is th' accepted time ; The Saviour calls to-day ; To-morrow it may be too late ; Then why should you delay ? 3 Now is th' accepted time ; The gospel bids you come, And every promise in his word Declares there yet is room. 4 Lord, draw reluctant souls, And feast them with thy love ; Then will the angels swiftly fly To bear the news above. 86 7s. Convert's Oomp. Offered Peace. 1 WEEPING sinners, dry your tears ; Jesus on the throne appears ; Mercy comes with balmy wing, Bids you his salvation sing. 2 Peace he brings you by his death, Peace he speaks with every breath ; Can you slight such heavenly charms ? Flee, O flee to Jesus' arms. 45 SINNERS ENTREATED. 87 8s, 7s & 4. Hart. Sinners entreated by tlie Mercies of Christ. 1 COME, ye sinners, poor and wretched, Come in mercy's gracious hour ; Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, love, and power : He is able — He is willing — doubt no more. 2 Let no sense of guilt prevent you, Nor of fitness fondly dream ; All the fitness he requireth Is to feel your need of him ; This he gives you ; 'Tis the Spirit's rising beam. 3 Agonizing in the garden, Lo ! your Saviour prostrate lies ; On the bloody tree behold him ; There he groans, and bleeds, and dies " It is finished ; " Heaven's atoning sacrifice. 4 Lo ! the incarnate God, ascended, Pleads the merit of his blood ; Venture on him — venture wholly ; Let no other trust intrude : None but Jesus Can do helpless sinners good. 88. III. ENTREATED. C. M. Hymxs of Zion. The Saviour at the Door. AMAZING sight ! the Saviour stands And knocks at every door ! Ten thousand blessings in his hands, To satisfy the poor. "Behold," he saith, " I bleed and die To bring you to my rest : Hear, sinners, while I'm passing by, And be forever blest SINNERS ENTREATED. 3 " Will you despise my bleeding love, And choose the way to hell ? Or in the glorious realms above, With me, forever dwell ? 4 " Say, will you hear my gracious voice, And have your sins forgiven ? Or will you make that wretched choice, And bar yourselves from heaven ? " 89, L. M. Doddridge. One Thing needful. 1 WHY will ye waste on trifling cares That life which God's compassion spares, While, in the various range of thought, The one thing needful is forgot ? 2 Shall God invite you from above ? Shall Jesus urge his dying love ? Shall troubled conscience give you pain ? And all these pleas unite in vain ? 3 Not so your eyes will always view Those objects which you now pursue ; Not so will heaven and hell appear, When death's decisive hour is near. 4 Almighty God, thy grace impart ; Fix deep conviction on each heart ; Then we no more on trifling cares Shall waste that life thy mercy spares. QA lis. Anon. ' Acquaint thyself quickly. 1 ACQUAINT thyself quickly, O sinner, with God, And joy, like the sunshine, shall beam on thy road ; And peace, like the dewdrops, shall fall on thy head ; And sleep, like an angel, shall visit thy bed. 2 Acquaint thyself quickly, O sinner, with God, And he shall be with thee when fears are abroad ; Thy safeguard in dangers that threaten thy path ; Thy joy in the valley and shadow of death. 47 SINNERS ENTREATED. Q1 8s, 7s, & 4. Allex. ' Glad Tidings. 1 SINNERS, will you scorn the message Sent in mercy from above ? Every sentence, O, how tender ! Every line is full of love : Listen to it ; Every line is full of love. 2 Hear the heralds of the gospel News from Z ion's King proclaim : " Pardon to each rebel sinner ; Free forgiveness in his name : " , How important ! " Free forgiveness in his name." 3 Tempted souls, they bring you succor ; Fearful hearts, they quell your fears : And with news of consolation Chase away the falling tears ; Tender heralds ! Chase away the falling tears. 4 Who hath our report believed ? Who received the joyful word ? Who embraced the news of pardon Offered to you by the Lord ? Can you slight it ? Offered to you by the Lord. L. M. Grigg. The Heavenly Guest. 1 BEHOLD a stranger at the door ! He gently knocks — has knocked before ; Has waited long — is waiting still : You treat no other friend so ill. 2 O, lovely Saviour, see, he stands With melting heart and loaded hands ! O, matchless kindness ! and he shows This matchless kindness to his foes. SINNERS ENTREATED. But will he prove a friend indeed ? He will ; the very friend you need : The friend of sinners — yes, 'tis He, With garments dyed on Calvary. Admit him, ere his anger burn — His feet departed ne'er return : Admit him, or the hour 's at hand You'll at his door rejected stand. S. M. Select Hymns. Noiv the Day of Greece. 1 NOW is the day of grace ; Now to the Saviour come ; The Lord is calling, " Seek my face, And I will guide you home." 2 A Father bids you speed ; O. wherefore then delay ? He calls in love ; he sees your need : He bids you come to-day. 3 To-day the prize is won ; The promise is to save ; Then, O, be wise ; to-morrow's sun May shine upon your grave. QA C - M - Jones. • The Invitation and the Resolve. 1 COME, weary sinner, in whose breast A thousand" thoughts revolve ; Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed, And make this last resolve : — 2 " I'll go to Jesus, though my sin Hath like a mountain rose ; I know his courts ; I'll enter in, Whatever may oppose. 3 " I'll prostrate lie before his throne, And there my guilt confess ; I'll tell him I'm a wretch undone, Without his sovereign grace. 4 "I'll to the gracious King approach, Whose sceptre pardon gives ; Perhaps he may command my touch. And then the suppliant lives. 5 49 REGENERATION. 5 " Perhaps he will admit my plea, Perhaps will hear my prayer ; But, if I perish, I will pray, And perish only there. 6 " I can but perish if I go ; I am resolved to try ; For if I stay away, I know I must forever die." CHRISTIANS. > I. REGENERATION. QK L. M. Watts. ^ ^ e The Spirit enlightening and renewing. 1 ETERNAL Spirit, we confess And sing the wonders of thy grace ; Thy power conveys our blessings down From God the Father, and the Son. 2 Enlightened by thy heavenly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day ; Thine inward teachings make us know Our danger and our refuge too. 3 Thy power and glory work within, And break the chains of reigning sin ; Our wild, imperious lusts subdue, And form our wretched hearts anew. 4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice; Thy cheering words awake our joys ; Thy words allay the stormy wind, And calm the surges of the mind. Qa CM. Watts: ' Regeneration by the Spirit. 1 NOT all the outward forms on earth, Nor rites that God has given, - Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth, Can raise a soul to heaven. 50 REGENERATION. 2 The sovereign will of God alone Creates us heirs of grace, Born in the image of his Son, A new, peculiar race. 3 The Spirit, like some heavenly wind, Breathes on the sons of flesh, Creates anew the carnal mind, And forms the man afresh. ' 4 Our quickened souls awake and rise From their long sleep of death ; On heavenly things we fix our eyes, And praise employs our breath. O^ C. M. Watts. Salvation by Grace. 1 LORD, we confess our numerous faults, How great our guilt has been ; Foolish and vain were all our thoughts, And all our lives were sin. 2 But, O my soul, forever praise, Forever love his name, Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways Of folly, sin, and shame. 3 'Tis not by works of righteousness Which our own hands have done ; But we are saved by sovereign grace, Abounding through his Son. 4 'Tis from the mercy of our God That all our hopes begin ; 'Tis by the water and the blood Our souls are washed from sin. 5 'Tis through the purchase of his death Who hung upon the tree, The Spirit is sent down to breathe On such dry bones as we. 6 Raised from the dead, we live anew ; And, justified by grace, We shall appear in glory too, And see our Father's face. 51 98. REGENERATION. C. P. M. Occum. Conviction and Conversion. 1 AWAKED by Sinai's awful sound, My soul in guilt and thrall I found, Exposed to endless woe ; Eternal truth did loud proclaim, " The sinner must be born again," Or else to ruin go. '} Amazed I stood, but could not tell Which way to shun the gates of hell, For death and hell drew near ; I strove, indeed, but strove in vain ; " The sinner must be born again "" Still sounded in my ear. 3 When to the law I trembling fled, It poured its curses on my head ; I no relief could find. This fearful truth increased my pain ; "The sinner must be born again" O'erwhelmed my tortured mind. 4 Again did Sinai's thunder roll, And guilt lay heavy on my soul, A vast, oppressive load : Alas ! I read and saw it plain, " The sinner must be born again," Or feel the wrath of God. 5 The saints I heard with rapture tell How Jesus conquered death and hell, And broke the fowler's snare ; Yet when I found this truth remain, " The sinner must be born again," I sunk in deep despair. 6 But while I thus in anguish lay, The gracious Saviour passed this way, And felt his pity move : The sinner, by his justice slain, . Now by his grace is born again, And sings redeeming love. 52 REPENTANCE. II. REPENTANCE. A A L. M. Watts. *^ ' Pardon penitently implored. 1 SHOW pity. Lord ; O Lord, forgive ; Let a repenting rebel live ; Are not thy mercies large and free ? May not a sinner trust in thee ? 2 My crimes, though great, cannot surpass The power and glory of thy grace ; Great God, thy nature hath no bound ; So let thy pardoning love be found. 3 O, wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean ; Here, on my heart, the burden lies, And past offences pain mine eyes. 4 My lips, with shame, my sins confess, Against thy law, against thy grace ; Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, I am condemned, but thou art clear. 5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, I must pronounce thee just in death ; And if my soul were sent to hell, Thy righteous law approves it well. 6 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, Whose hope, still hovering round thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. 1 A A CM. Watts. 1 \J \J » pi ea di n g the Death of Christ. 1 O GOD of mercy, hear my call ; My load of guilt remove ; Break down this separating wall That bars me from thy love. 2 Give me the presence of thy grace : Then my rejoicing tongue Shall speak aloud thy righteousness, And make thy praise my song. 5* 53 REPENTANCE. 3 No blood of goats, nor heifer slain, For sin could e'er atone ; The death of Christ shall still remain Sufficient and alone. 4 A soul oppressed with sin's desert My God will ne'er despise ; A broken and a contrite heart Is our best sacrifice. 101 S. M. Watts. Ingratitude deplored. 1 IS this the kind return ? Are these the thanks we owe ? — - Thus to abuse eternal love, Whence all our blessings flow ? 2 To what a stubborn frame Has sin reduced our mind ! What strange, rebellious wretches we ! And God as strangely kind ! 3 Turn, turn us, mighty God, And mould our souls afresh ; Break, sovereign grace, these hearts of stone, And give us hearts of flesh. 4 Let past ingratitude Provoke our weeping eyes ; And hourly, as new mercies fall, Let hourly thanks arise. 102. C. M. Watts. Godly Sorrow at the Cross. ALAS ! and did my Saviour bleed ? And did my Sovereign die ? Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I ? Was it for crimes that I had done He groaned upon the tree ? Amazing pity ! grace unknown ! And love beyond degree ! 54 REPENTANCE. 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When Christ, the mighty Maker, died For man the creature's sin. 4 Thus might I hide my blushing face While his dear cross appears, Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt mine eyes to tears. 5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe : Here, Lord, I give myself away ; 'Tis all that I can do. 103 C. M. Heginbotham. Repentance in View of the Cross. AND can mine eyes, without a tear, A weeping Saviour see ? Shall I not weep his groans to hear, Who groaned and died for me ? Blest Jesus, let those tears of thine Subdue each stubborn foe ; Come, fill my heart with love divine, And bid my sorrows flow. 104 S. M. Beddome. Repentance in View of Christ's Compassion. 1 DID Christ o'er sinners weep, And shall our cheeks be dry ? Let floods of penitential grief Burst forth from every eye. 2 The Son of God in tears The wondering angels see ; Be thou astonished, O my soul ; He shed those tears for thee. 3 He wept that we might weep ; Each sin demands a tear : In heaven alone no sin is found, And there's no weeping there. 55 105. REPENTANCE. L. M. Watts. Returning to God. 1 A BROKEN heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice I bring ; The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. 2 My soul is humbled in the dust, And owns thy dreadful sentence just : Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, x\nd save the soul condemned to die. 3 Then will I teach the world thy ways ; Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace ; I'll lead them to my Saviour's blood, And they shall praise a pardoning God. 4 O, may thy love inspire my tongue ; Salvation shall be all my song ; And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord, my strength and righteousness 106. C. M. Steele. Contrition. 1 O LORD, thy tender mercy hears Contrition's humble sigh ; Thy hand, indulgent, wipes the tears From sorrow's weeping eye. 2 See, low before thy throne of grace, A sinful wanderer mourn : Hast thou not bid me seek thy face ? Hast thou not said, " Return " ? 3 O, shine on this benighted heart, With beams of mercy shine ; And let thy healing voice impart A taste of joys divine. 4 Thy presence only can bestow Delights which never cloy ; Be this my solace here below, And my eternal joy. 56 REPENTANCE. ~t f\ry CM. Stennett. J- Vy i • Pardon implored. 1 DEAR Saviour, prostrate at thy feet A guilty rebel lies, And upward to thy mercy-seat Presumes to lift his eyes. 2 If tears of sorrow would suffice To pay the debt I owe, Tears should from both my weeping eyes In ceaseless torrents flow. 3 But no such sacrifice I plead To expiate my guilt ; No tears, but those which thou hast shed ; No blood, but thou hast spilt. 4 I plead thy sorrows, gracious Lord ; Do thou my sins forgive : Thy justice will approve the word That bids the sinner live. 108. L. M. Watts. The Backslider's Supplication. 1 O THOU that hear'st when sinners cry, Though all my crimes before thee lie, Behold them not with angry look, But blot their memory from thy book. 2 Create my nature pure within, And form my soul averse to sin ; Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 3 I cannot live without, thy light, Cast out and banished from thy sight; Thy holy joys, my God, restore, And guard me, that I fall no more. 4 Though I have grieved thy Spirit, Lord, His help and comfort still afford, And let a wretch come near thy throne, To plead the merits of thy Son. 57 109 REPENTANCE. C. M. Steele. Pardoning Love. HOW oft, alas ! this wretched heart Has wandered from the Lord ! How oft my roving- thoughts depart, Forgetful of his word ! Yet sovereign mercy calls, "Return;" Dear Lord, and may I come ? My vile ingratitude I mourn ; O, take the wanderer home. And canst thou, wilt thou, yet forgive. And bid my crimes remove ? And shall a pardoned rebel live To speak thy wondrous love ? Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet, Blest Saviour, I adore ; O, keep me at thy sacred feet, And let me rove no more. t -j r\ L. M. Hart. - 1 - -*- ^ • Hardness of Heart lamented. 1 O FOR a glance of heavenly day, To chase the shades of night away ; To melt, with beams of love divine, This unrelenting heart of mine ! 2 The rocks can rend, the earth can quake. The ocean roar, the mountain shake ; All nature feels, and gives the sign, But not this stubborn heart of mine. 3 Dear Lord, the sorrows thou hast felt Might cause a heart of stone to melt : Yet I can read each sacred line, And nothing melt this heart of mine. 4 But power supreme the soul can move, And purify and melt to love : Come, Holy Spirit, power divine, ' O come, subdue this heart of mine. 58 111. REPENTANCE. 7s. Sacred Songs. Beep Contrition. 1 JESUS, save my dying soul ; Make the broken spirit whole ; Humbled in the dust I lie ; Saviour, leave me not to die. 2 Jesus, full of every grace, Now reveal thy smiling face ; Grant the joy of sin forgiven, Foretaste of the bliss of heaven. 3 All my guilt to thee is known ; Thou art righteous, thou alone ; All my help is from thy cross ; All beside I count but loss. 4 Lord, in thee I now believe ; Wilt thou — wilt thou not forgive ? Helpless at thy feet I lie ; Saviour leave me not to die. 112 7s. Raffles. Confession of Sin. 1 SOVEREIGN Ruler, Lord of all, Prostrate at thy feet I fall ; Hear, O, hear my earnest cry ; Frown not, lest I faint and die. 2 Vilest of the sons of men, Chief of sinners, I have been : Oft have sinned before thy face: Trampled on thy richest grace. 3 Justly might thy fatal dart Pierce tins guilty, broken heart ; Justly might thy righteous breath Doom me to eternal death. 4 Jesus, save my dying soul ; Make my broken spirit whole ; Humbled in the dust I lie ; Saviour, leave me not to die. 113. REPENTANCE. C. M. Jervis. Peace to the Penitent. 1 SWEET is the friendly voice that speaks The words of life and peace, — That bids the penitent rejoice, And sin and sorrow cease. 2 No healing balm on earth, like this, Can cheer the contrite heart ; No flattering dreams of earthly bliss Such pure delight impart. 3 Thou still art merciful and kind ; Thy mercy, Lord, reveal : The broken heart thy grace can bind, The wounded spirit heal. 4 Let thy bright presence, Lord, restore True peace within my breast ; Conduct me in the path that leads To everlasting rest. "I 1 A 7s. c. Wesley. _L X "t i j^g penitent Inquirer. 1 DEPTH of mercy ! — can there be Mercy still reserved for me ? Can my God his wrath forbear, And the chief of sinners spare ? 2 I have long withstood his grace ; Long provoked him to his face ; Would not hear his gracious calls ; Grieved him by a thousand falls. 3 Jesus, answer from above : Is not all thy nature love ? Wilt thou not the wrong forget ? — Lo, I fall before thy feet. 4 Now incline me to repent ; Let me now my fall lament ; Deeply my revolt deplore ; Weep, believe, and sin no more. FAITH. III. FAIT H. -« -• k L. M. "Watts. ■*■ ■*- *^ * Relying on the Atonement. 1 O LORD, I fall before thy face ; My only refuge is thy grace : No outward forms can make me clean ; The leprosy lies deep Avithin. 2 No bleeding bird nor bleeding beast, Nor hyssop branch nor sprinkling priest, Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea, Can wash the dismal stain away. 3 Jesus, my God, thy blood alone Hath power sufficient to atone ; Thy blood can make me white as snow ; No human power could cleanse me so. 4 While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease ; Lord, let me hear thy pardoning voice, And make my broken bones rejoice. -t -i n L. M. Watts. J. J. VJ i Depending on Christ's Righteousness. 1 NO more, my God, I boast no more Of all the duties I have done ; I quit the hopes I held before, To trust the merits of thy Son. 2 Now, for the love I bear his name, What was my gain I count my loss ; My former pride I call my shame, And nail my glory to his cross. 3 Yes, and I must and will esteem All things but loss for Jesus' sake ; O, may my soul be found in him, And of his righteousness partake. 4 The best obedience of my hands Dares not appear before thy throne ; But faith can answer thy demands, Bv pleading what my Lord has done. 6 61 FAITH. ■jin S. M. Watts. -*- ' ' Christ our Sacrifice. 1 NOT all the blood of beasts, On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain. 2 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, Takes all our sins away ; A sacrifice of nobler name, And richer blood, than they. 3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine, While like a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin. 4 My soul looks back, to see The burdens thou didst bear, When hanging on the cursed tree, And hopes her guilt was there. 5 Believing, we rejoice To see the curse remove ; We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, And sing his bleeding love. -i -i r\ L. M. Anon. -*■ 1 • The Cr0SSt 1 INSCRIBED upon the cross we see, In glowing letters, " God is love ;" He bears our sins upon the tree ; He brings us mercy from above. 2 The cross ! it takes our guilt away ; It holds the fainting spirit up ; It cheers with hope the gloomy day, And sweetens every bitter cup ; — 3 The balm of life, the cure of woe, The measure and the pledge of love, The sinner's refuge here below, The angel's theme in heaven above. FAITH. -J -| A CM. Cowper. A ± U t Sufficiency of the Atonement. 1 THERE is a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from Immamiel's veins ; And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying- thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day ; O, may I there, though vile as he, Wash all my sins away. 3 Thou dying Lamb, thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransomed church of God Are saved, to sin no more. 4 E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be, till I die. 5 And when this feeble, faltering tongue Lies silent in the grave, Then, in a nobler, sweeter song, I'll sing thy power to save. 120, 7s. TOPLADY. Christ the Rock of Ages. ROCK of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee ; Let the water and the blood, From thy side, a healing flood, Be of sin the double cure, — Save from wrath, and make me pure. Should my tears forever flow, Should my zeal no languor know, All for sin could not atone ; Thou must save, and thou alone ; In my hand no price I bring ; Simply to thy cross I cling. 63 FAITH. While I draw this fleeting breath, When mine eyelids close in death, When I rise to worlds unknown, See thee on thy judgment throne,— Rock of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee. 121 7s - C. Wesley. A Refuge. 1 JESUS, refuge of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly, While the raging billows roll, While the tempest still is high : Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide ; O, receive my soul at last 2 Other refuge have I none ; Hangs my helpless soul on thee ; Leave, O, leave me not alone ; Still support and comfort me : All my trust on thee is stayed, All my help from thee I bring ; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want; All in all in thee I find ; Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind : Just and holy is thy name ; I am all unrighteousness ; Vile and full of sin I am ; Thou art full of truth and grace. -| Qf) L. M. H. K. White. I <* di » The star j Bethlehem. 1 WHEN, marshalled on the nightly plain, The glittering host bestud the sky, - One star alone, of all the train, Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. 64 FAITH. 2 Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem ; But one alone the Saviour speaks, — It is the Star of Bethlehem ! 3 Once on the raging" seas I rode ; The storm was loud, the night was dark ; The ocean yawned, and rudely blowed The wind that tossed my foundering bark. 4 Deep horror then my vitals froze ; Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem ; When suddenly a star arose, — It was the Star of Bethlehem ! 5 It was my guide, my light, my all ; It bade my dark forebodings cease ; And, through the storm and danger's thrall, It led me to the port of peace. 6 Now, safely moored, my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem, Forever, and forevermore, — The Star — the Star of Bethlehem ! iqq 8s & 6. Anon. -L pr 8s. Newtox. J. U O • Longing for Christ. 1 HOW tedious and tasteless the hours, When Jesus no longer I see ; Sweet prospects, sweet birds, and sweet flowers, Have all lost their sweetness to me : The midsummer sun shines but dim, The fields strive in vain to look gay ; But when I am happy in him, December 's as pleasant as May. 2 His name yields the richest perfume, And sweeter than music his voice ; His presence disperses my gloom, And makes all within me rejoice: I should, were he always thus nigh, Have nothing to wish or to fear ; No mortal so happy as I, — My summer would last all the year. 3 Content with beholding his face, My all to his pleasure resigned ; No changes of season or place Would make any change in my mind: While blest with a sense of his love. A palace a toy would appear ; And prisons would palaces prove, If Jesus would dwell with me there. 4 Dear Lord, if indeed I am thine, If thou art my sun and my song, Say, why do I languish and pine ? And why are my winters so long ? O, drive these dark clouds from my sky, Thy soul-cheering presence restore, Or take me unto thee on high, Where winter and clouds are no more. 1 (1(1 10s & lis. Newton. 1 U V t Christian Confidence. BEGONE, unbelief: my Saviour is near, And for my relief will surely appear ; By prayer let me wrestle, and he will perform : With Christ in the vessel, I smile at the storm. TRIALS AIS 7 D C03IF0RTS. 2 Thougli dark be my way, since he is my guide, 'Tis mine to obey, 'tis his to provide : Though cisterns be broken, and creatures all fail, The word he has spoken shall surely prevail. 3 His love, in time past, forbids me to think He'll leave me at last in trouble to sink ; Each sweet Ebenezer I have in review, Confirms his good pleasure to help me quite through. 4 Determined to save, he watched o'er my path, When, Satan's blind slave, I sported with death : And can he have taught me to trust in his name, And thus far have brought me, to put me to shame ? 5 Why should I complain of want or distress, Temptation or pain ? — he told me no less ; The heirs of salvation, I know from his word, Through much tribulation must follow their Lord. 6 How bitter that cup no heart can conceive, Which he drank quite up, that sinners might live ! His way was much rougher and darker than mine : Did Christ, my Lord, surfer, and shall I repine ? 7 Since all that I meet shall work for my good, The bitter is sweet, the medicine, food ; Though painful at present, 'twill cease before long, And then, O, how pleasant the conqueror's song ! 167. S. M. Mason. Blessedness of the Pure in Heart. BLEST are the pure in heart, For they shall see our God ; The secret of the Lord is theirs ; Their soul is his abode. 2 Still to the lowly soul He doth himself impart, And for his temple and his throne Selects the pure in heart 8* S9 TRIALS AND COMFORTS. 1 AQ CM. Watts. X,JO * God our Portion. 1 GOD, my supporter and my hope, My help forever near, Thine arm of mercy held me up, When sinking in despair. 2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet Through this dark wilderness ; Thine hand conduct me near thy seat, To dwell before thy face. 3 Were I in heaven without my God, 'Twould be no joy to me ; And whilst this earth is my abode, I long for none but thee. 4 What if the springs of life were broke, And flesh and heart should faint ; God is my soul's eternal rock, The strength of every saint. 5 Behold the sinners, that remove Far from thy presence, die ; Not all the idol gods they love Can save them when they cry. 6 But to draw near to thee, my God, Shall be my sweet employ ; My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, And tell the world my joy. T OQ CM. Watts. X U V • Protection and Safety. 1 UNSHAKEN as the sacred hill, And firm as mountains be, — Firm as a rock, the soul shall rest, That leans, O Lord, on thee. 2 Not walls nor hills could guard so well Old Salem's happy ground, As those eternal arms of love, That every saint surround. 3 Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincere, And lead them safely on, Within the gates of Paradise, Where Christ, their Lord, is gone. 90 170. TRIALS AND COMFORTS. C. M. Watts. The Earnest of Heaven. 1 WHY should the children of a King Go mourning all their days ? Great Comforter, descend, and bring Some tokens of thy grace. 2 Dost thou not dwell in all thy saints, And seal them heirs of heaven? When wilt thou banish my complaints, And show my sins forgiven ? 3 Assure my conscience of her part In my Redeemer's blood, And bear thy witness with my heart, That I am born of God. 4 Thou art the earnest of his love, The pledge of joys to come ; And thy soft wings, celestial Dove, Will safely bear me home. T n 1 C. M. B. W. Noel. -^ ' Hope in Trouble. 1 WHEN musing sorrow weeps the past, And mourns the present pain, 'Tis sweet to think of peace at last, And feel that death is gain. 2 'Tis not that murmuring thoughts arise, And dread a Father's will ; 'Tis not that meek submission flies, And would not suffer still. . 3 It is that heaven-born Faith surveys The path that leads to light, And longs her eagle plumes to raise, And lose herself in sight. 4 It is that troubled conscience feels The pangs of struggling sin, And sees, though far, the hand that heals, And ends the strife within. 5 O, let me wing my hallowed flight From earth-born woe and care, And soar above these clouds of night, My Saviour's bliss to share. 91 TRIALS AND COMFORTS. 1 7^ ■*■• *■ CM. Watts. Protection from spiritual Enemies. 1 ARISE, my soul, my joyful powers, And triumph in my God ; Awake, my voice, and loud proclaim His glorious grace abroad. 2 The arms of everlasting love Beneath my soul he placed, And on the Rock of ages set My slippery footsteps fast. 3 The city of my blest abode Is walled around with grace ; ' Salvation for a bulwark stands To shield the sacred place. 4 Arise, my soul ; awake, my voice, And tunes of pleasure sing ; Loud hallelujahs shall address My Saviour and my King. 173 S. M. Watts. Security and Comfort in God. 1 WHEN, overwhelmed with grief, My heart within me dies, Helpless, and far from all relief To heaven I lift mine eyes. 2 O, lead me to the Rock That's high above my head, And make the covert of thy wings My shelter and my shade. 3 Within thy presence, Lord, Forever I'll abide ; Thou art the tower of my defence, The refuge where I hide. 4 Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear thy name ; . If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same. 174. TRIALS AND COMFORTS. C. M. Watts. Safety. 1 HOW can I sink with such a prop As my eternal God, Who bears the earth's huge pillars up, And spreads the heavens abroad ? 2 How can I die while Jesus lives, Who rose and left the dead ? Pardon and grace my soul receives From my exalted Head. 3 All that I am, and all I have, Shall be forever thine ; Whate'er my duty bids me give, My cheerful hands resign. 4 Yet if I might make some reserve, And duty did not call, I love my God with zeal so great, That I should give him all. 175, 8s & 7s. Grant. Rejoicing in Hope of the Glory of God. KNOW, my soul, thy full salvation ; Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care ; Joy to find, in every station, Something still to do or bear : Think what Spirit dwells within thee ; Think what Father's smiles are thine ; Think what Jesus did to win thee : Child of heaven, canst thou repine ? Haste thee on from grace to glory, Armed by faith and winged by prayer ; Heaven's eternal day 's before thee ; God's own hand shall guide thee there: Soon shall close thy earthly mission; Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days ; Hope shall change to glad fruition, Faith to sight, and prayer to praise. 176 TRIALS AXD COMFORTS. C. M. Cowper. The Mystery of Providence. 1 GOD moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. 2 Deep in unfathomable mines, Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will. 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace ; Behind a frowning providence, He hides a smiling face. 5 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour ; The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain ; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. 1W L. M. Watts. Security in God. 1 HOW oft have sin and Satan strove To rend my soul from thee, my God ! But everlasting is thy love, And Jesus seals it with his blood. 2 The oath and promise of the Lord Join to confirm the wondrous grace ; Eternal power performs the word, And fills all heaven with endless praise. 94- TRIALS AND COMFORTS. 3 Amidst temptations, sharp and long, My soul to this dear refuge flies ; Hope is my anchor, firm and strong, While tempests blow and billows rise. 4 The gospel bears my spirit up ; A faithful and unchanging God Lays the foundation for my hope In oaths, and promises, and blood. 178 C. M. Steele. True Happiness to be found only in God. 1 IN vain I trace creation o'er, In search of solid rest ; The whole creation is too poor To make me truly blest. 2 Let earth and all her charms depart, Unworthy of the mind ; In God alone this restless heart Enduring bliss can find. 3 Thy favor, Lord, is all I want ; Here would my spirit rest ; O, seal the rich, the boundless grant, And make me fully blest. 179 S. M. Watts. Christ unseen, yet beloved. 1 NOT with our mortal eyes Have we beheld the Lord ; Yet we rejoice to hear his name, And love him in his word. 2 On earth we want the sight Of our Redeemer's face ; Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight To dwell upon thy grace. 3 And when we feel thy love, Diviner joys arise ; On wings of faith we soar above, To mansions in the skies. 95 180 TRIALS AND COMFORTS. H. M. Doddridge. Faithfulness of God. 1 THE promises I sing, Which sovereign love hath spoke ; Nor will th' eternal King His words of grace revoke ; They stand secure [ Not Zion's hill And steadfast still ; j Abides so sure. 2 The mountains melt away, When once the Judge appears, And sun and moon decay, That measure mortal years : But still the same, I The promise-shines In radiant lines | Through all the flame. 3 Their harmony shall sound Through my attentive ears, When thunders cleave the ground, And dissipate the spheres : 'Midst all the shock, I I stand serene, Of that dread scene | Thy word my rock. 181 S. M. S. Stenxett * The Pleasures of social Worship. HOW charming is the place Where my Redeemer God Unveils the beauties of his face, And sheds his love abroad ! To him their prayers and cries Each humble soul presents ; He listens to their broken sighs, And grants them all their wants. To them his sovereign will He graciously imparts ; And in return accepts, with smiles, The tribute of their hearts. Give me, O Lord, a place Within thy blest abode, Among the children of thy grace, The servants of my God. 96 TRIALS AND COMFORTS. TOO C. M. Watkj. ± L?*w i fj oi shamed of the Gospel. 1 I'M not ashamed to own my Lord, Or to defend his cause, Maintain the honor of his word, The glory of his cross. 2 Jesus, my God, I know his name ; His name is all my trust ; Nor will he put my soul to shame, Nor let my hope be lost 3 Firm as his throne his promise stands, And he can well secure What I've committed to his hands Till the decisive hour. 4 Then will he own my worthless name Before his Father's face, And in the New Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place. TOO S. M. Watts. ^ ^ ' Heavenly Joy on Earth. 1 COME, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known ; Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. 2 The sorrows of the mind Be banished from the place ; Religion never was designed To make our pleasures less. 3 Let those refuse to sing Who never knew our God ; But children of the heavenly King May speak their joys abroad. 4 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets, Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets. 5 Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry ; We're marching through Immanuel'3 ground, To fairer worlds on high. 9 97 184. TRIALS AND COMFORTS. C. M. Sab. Recreation's. Besignatfan. 1 IN trouble and in grief, O God, Thy smile hath cheered my way ; And joy hath budded from each thorn That round my footsteps lay. 2 The hours of pain have yielded good Which prosperous days refused ; As herbs, though scentless when entire, Spread fragrance when they're bruised. 3 The oak strikes deeper as its boughs By furious blasts are driven ; - So life's tempestuous storms the more Have fixed my heart in heaven. 4 All-gracious Lord, whate'er my lot In other times may be, I'll welcome still the heaviest grief That brings me near to thee. 185. S. M. Toplady. Trust in God. YOUR harps, ye trembling saints, Down from the willows take: Loud to the praise of love divine, Bid every string awake. Though in a foreign land, We are not far from home ; And nearer to our house above We every moment come. His grace will, to the end, Stronger and brighter shine : Nor present things, nor things to come, Shall quench the spark divine. When we in darkness walk, Nor feel the heavenly flame, Then will we trust our gracious God, And rest upon his name. 98 TRIALS AND COMFORTS. Soon shall our doubts and fears Subside at his control ; His loving kindness shall break through The midnight of the soul. Blest is the man, O God, That stays himself on thee ; Who waits for thy salvation, Lord, Shall thy salvation see. 186 L. M. Medley. The loving Kindness of the Lord. 1 AWAKE, my soul, in joyful lays, And sing thy great Redeemer's praise : He justly claims a song from me : His loving kindness, O, how free ! 2 He saw me ruined by the fall, Yet loved me, notwithstanding all ; He saved me from my lost estate : His loving kindness, O, how great ! 3 Though numerous hosts of mighty foes, Though earth and hell, my way oppose, He safely leads my soul along : His loving kindness, O, how strong ! 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gathered thick and thundered loud, He near my soul has always stood : His loving kindness, O, how good ! 5 I often feel my sinful heart Prone from my Saviour to depart; But though I oft have him forgot, His loving kindness changes not. 6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale ; Soon all my mortal powers must fail ; O, may my last, expiring breath His loving kindness sing in death. 7 Then let me mount and soar away To the bright world of endless day, And sing, with rapture and surprise, His loving kindness in the skies. TRIALS AND COMFORTS. I OH 7s. Swain. • ' The Christian Soldier encouraged. 1 BRETHREN, while Ave sojourn here, Fight we must, but should not fear ; Foes we have, but we've a Friend, One that loves us to the end : Forward, then, with courage go; Long we shall not dwell below; Soon the joyful news will come, " Child, your Father calls ; come home ! w 2 In the way a thousand snares Lie, to take us unawares ; Satan, with malicious art, Watches each unguarded part ; But from Satan's malice free, Saints shall soon victorious be ; Soon the joyful news will corne, " Child, your Father calls ; come home ! w 3 But, of all the foes we meet, None so oft mislead our feet. None betray us into sin, Like the foes that dwell within ; Yet let nothing spoil our peace ; Christ will also conquer these ; Then the joyful news will come, " Child, your Father calls ; come home ! * lOO L. M. Anon. 1 O i The Heart turn i ng t0 God. 1 WHEN morning pours its golden rays O'er hill and vale, o'er earth and sea, My heart, unbidden, swells in praise, Father of light and life, to thee ! 2 When night from heaven steals darkly down, And throws a shade o'er lawn and lea, My saddened spirit seeks thy throne, And bows in worship still to thee ! 3 If tempests sweep the angry sky, Or sunbeams smile on flower and tree, If joys and sorrows dim the eye, Father in heaven, I turn to thee ! 100 TRIALS AND COMFORTS. -. qq L. M. Anon. J.KJ U * Confidence in God. 1 TAKE thou no thought, O child of dust, For what to-morrow's dawn may bring But in the Lord, thy Saviour, trust, And hide beneath his guardian wing. 2 Thy times are in his hand alone, That hand which deals thy daily bread ; To him the coming hour is known, That lays thee with the silent dead. 3 Wouldst thou, a worm of earth, explore His counsels, hid from angel eyes ? Indulge the impious wish no more, Nor tempt thy God — " God only wise." 4 Enough, if, through life's path, to heaven He deign to guide thy devious way ; Enough, that grace and strength be given, Sufficient for the passing day. 190. C. M. Watts. Thankfid Acknowledgment of God's Goodness. 1 WHAT shall I.render to my God For all his kindness shown ? My feet shall visit thine abode, My songs address thy throne. 2 Among the saints who fill thy house, My offering shall be paid ; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul, in anguish, made. 3 How much is mercy thy delight, Thou ever-blessed God ! How dear thy servants in thy sight! How precious is their blood ! 4 How happy all thy servants are ! How great thy grace to me ! My life, which thou hast made thy care, Lord, I devote to thee. 9* 101 TRIALS AND C03IF0RTS. 5 Now I am thine, — forever thine, — Nor shall my purpose move; Thy hand hath loosed my bonds of pain, And bound me with thy love. 6 Here, in thy courts, I leave my vow, And thy rich grace record ; Witness, ye saints, who hear me now, If I forsake the Lord. 1 Q-| C. M. Cotton. The Afflicted remembering God. 1 AFFLICTION is a stormy deep, Where wave resounds to wave \ Though o'er my head the billows roll, I know the Lord can save. 2 The hand that now withholds my joys Can give my spirit peace ; And he who bade the tempest roar Can bid the tempest cease. 3 In silent watches of the night, I'll count his mercies o'er ; I'll praise him for ten thousand past, And humbly ask for more. 4 When darkness and when sorrows rose, And pressed on every side, The Lord has still sustained my steps, And still has been my guide. 5 Here will I rest, and build my hopes, Nor murmur at his rod : He's more than all the world to me — My health, my life, my God ! 192 C. M. Newton. Mourning over departed Comforts. SWEET was the time when first I felt The Saviour's pardoning blood Applied to cleanse my soul from guilt, And bring me home to God. 102 TRIALS AND COMFORTS. 2 Soon as the morn the light revealed, His praises timed my tongue ; And when the evening shades prevailed, His love was all my song. 3 In prayer my soul drew near the Lord, And saw his glory shine ; And when I read his holy word, I called each promise mine. 4 But now, when evening shade prevails, My soul in darkness mourns ; And when the morn the light reveals, No light to me returns. 5 Rise, Lord, and help me to prevail ; O, make my soul thy care : I know thy mercy cannot fail ; Let me that mercy share. 193. S. M. Watts. Abba, Father. 1 BEHOLD, what wondrous grace The Father has bestowed On sinners of a mortal race, To call them sons of God. 2 Nor doth it yet appear How great we must be made ; But when we see our Saviour here, We shall be like our Head. 3 A hope so much divine May trials well endure ; May purify our souls from sin, As Christ, the Lord, is pure. 4 If in my Father's love I share a filial part, Send down thy Spirit like a dove, To rest upon my heart 5 We would no longer lie Like slaves beneath the throne ; Our faith shall Abba, Father, cry, And thou the kindred own. 103 TRIALS AND COMFORTS. 1 QJ. C. M. TOPLADT. Sweetness of Submission. 1 WHEN languor and disease invade This trembling house of clay, 'Tis sweet to look beyond my pain, And long to soar away ; — 2 Sweet to look inward, and attend The whispers of his love ; Sweet to look upward, to the place Where Jesus pleads above ; — 3 Sweet to look back, and see my name In life's fair book set down ; Sweet to look forward, and behold Eternal joys my own ; — 4 Sweet on his faithfulness to rest, Whose love can never end ; Sweet on the promise of his grace For all things to depend ; — 5 Sweet, in the confidence of faith, To trust his firm decrees ; SAveet to lie passive in his hands, And know no will but his. 6 If such the sweetness of the stream, What must the fountain be, Where saints and angels draw their bliss, Directly, Lord, from thee ! 19 K C. M. Watts. ' Security in Christ. 1 OUR God, how firm his promise stands, E'en when he hides his face ! He trusts in our Redeemer's hands The kingdom of his grace. 2 Then why, my soul, these sad complaints Christ and his flock are one : Thy God is faithful to his saints, Is faithful to his Son. 3 Beneath his smile my heart ha3 lived, And heavenly joy possessed : I'll render thanks for grace received, And trust him for the rest. J04 196. TRIALS AND COMFORTS. C. M. Tate & Brady. Reliance on God. I 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 O, magnify the Lord with me, With me exalt his name ; When, in distress, to him I called, He to my succor came. 3 O, make but trial of his love — Experience will decide How blest are they, and only they, Who in his truth confide. 4 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. 1 Qn CM. Steele. A Refuge from the Storm. 1 DEAR Refuge of my weary soul, On thee, when sorrows rise, On thee, when waves of trouble roll, My fainting hope relies. 2 To thee I tell each rising grief, For thou alone canst heal ; Thy word can bring a sweet relief For every pain I feel. 3 But, O, when gloomy doubts prevail, I fear to call thee mine ; The springs of comfort seem to fail, And all my hopes decline. 4 Yet, gracious God, where shall I flee? Thou art my only trust ; And still my soul would cleave to thee, Though prostrate in the dust. 105 TRIALS AND COMFORTS. "I QO CM. J. Ryland. Delight in God. 1 O LORD, I would delight in thee, And on thy care depend ; To thee in every trouble flee, My best, my only Friend. 2 When all created streams are dried, Thy fulness is the same ; May I with this be satisfied, And glory in thy name. 3 No good in creatures can be found, But may be found in thee ; I must have all things, and abound, While God is God to me. 4 O Lord, I cast my care on thee ; I triumph and adore ; My great concern shall ever be To love and please thee more. I QQ Us. Kirkham. Christian Safety. 1 HOW firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent word ! What more can he say than to you he hath said — You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled ? 2 " In every condition — in sickness, in health ; In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth ; At home and abroad ; on the land, on the sea, — As thy day may demand, shall thy strength ever be. 3 " Fear not ; I am with thee : O be not dismayed ! I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid ; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 4 " When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of grief shall not thee overflow ; For I will be with thee, thy trouble to bless ; And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 106 HEAVENLY ASPIRATIONS. 5 " When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, . My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply ; The flame shall not hurt thee ; I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 6 " E'en down to old age, all my people shall prove My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love ; And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn, Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be borne. 7 " The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not, desert to its foes ; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake I'll never, no, never, no, never, forsake ! " (&\J\)t CM. Doddridge. Living by Faith on the Son of God. 1 BLEST Jesus, while in mortal flesh I hold my frail abode, Still would my* spirit rest on thee, My Saviour and my God. 2 On thy dear cross I fix rny eyes, Then raise them to thy seat ; Till love dissolves my inmost soul, At my Redeemer's feet 3 Be dead, my heart, to worldly charms ; Be dead to every sin ; And tell the boldest foe without, That Jesus reigns within. VIII. HEAVENLY ASPIRATIONS £) AT CM. Cowper. * U A ' Walking xcith God. 1 O FOR a closer walk with God ! A calm and heavenly frame ! A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb ! HEAVENLY ASPIRATIONS. 2 Where is the blessedness I knew When first T saw the Lord ? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word ? 3 What peaceful hours I then enjoyed ! How sweet their memory still ! But now I find an aching- void The world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest ; I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast, 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. 202. L. M. "Watts, The Indwelling of God desired. 1 COME, gracious Lord, descend and dwell, By faith and love, in every breast ; Then shall we know, and taste, and feel, The joys that cannot be expressed. '2 Come, fill our hearts with inward strength, Make our enlarged souls possess, And learn, the height, and breadth, and length, Of thine eternal love and grace. 3 Now to the God whose power can do More than our thoughts and wishes know, Be everlasting honors done, By all the church, through Christ, his Son. 108 HEAVENLY ASPIRATIONS. ^Ot Sa f ety f the church. O ZION ! afflicted with wave upon wave, Whom no man can comfort, whom no man can sa^e ; With darkness surrounded, by terrors dismayed, In toiling and rowing thy strength is decayed. Loud roaring, the billows now nigh overwhelm, But skilful's the Pilot who sits at the helm : His wisdom conducts thee, his power thee defends, In safety and quiet thy voyage he ends. 120 CHURCH ORDER AND UNITY. "O fearful ! O faithless ! " in mercy he cries, "My promise, my truth, are they light in thine eyesi Still, still I am with thee ; my promise shall stand ; Through tempest and tossing I'll bring thee to land. " Forget thee I will not, I cannot ; thy name Engraved on my heart doth forever remain ! The palms of my hands whilst I look on, I see The wounds I received when suffering for thee. " Then trust me, and fear not ; thy life is secure ; My wisdom is perfect, supreme is my power ; In love I correct thee, thy soul to refine, To make thee at length in my likeness to shine." II. CHURCH ORDER AND UNITY 224 S. M. Watts. Gospel Order. 1 FAR as thy name is known, The world declares thy praise ; Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne Their songs of honor raise. 2 With joy thy people stand On Z ion's chosen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell, Survey with care thine holy ground, And mark the building well, — 4 The order of thy house, The worship of thy court, The cheerful songs, the solemn vows, And make a fair report. 5 How decent, and how wise ! How glorious to behold ! Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes. And rites adorned with gold. 11 121 CHURCH ORDER AND UNITY. (j The God we worship now Will guide us till we die — Will be our God while here below, And ours above the sky. QQK C. M. Anon. . ; ' Saints on Earth and in Heaven. 1 IN one fraternal bond of love, One fellowship of mind, The saints below and saints above Their bliss and glory find. 2 Here, in their house of pilgrimage, Thy statutes are their song ; - There, through one bright, eternal age, Thy praises they prolong. 3 Lord, may our union form a part Of that thrice happy whole, Derive its pulse from thee, the heart, Its life from thee, the soul. QQA L ' M * BARBA.ULD. (Q(Q\J* Christian Fellowship. 1 HOW blest the sacred tie, that binds In sweet communion kindred minds ! How swift the heavenly course they run, Whose hearts, whose faith, whose hopes are one ! 9 To each the soul of each how dear ! What tender love, what holy fear ! How does the generous flame within Refine from earth, and cleanse from sin ! 3 Their streaming eyes together flow For human guilt and human woe ! Their ardent prayers together rise, Like mingling flames in sacrifice. 4 Nor shall the glowing flame expire. When dimly burns frail nature's fire : Then shall they meet in realms above — - A heaven of joy — a heaven of love. 122 CHURCH ORDER AND UNITY. q q n C. M. C. Wesley. ~"6<* One Church. 1 LET saints below m concert sing With those to glory gone ; For all the servants of our King In heaven and earth are one. 2 One family, v/e dwell in him ; One church above, beneath ; Though now divided by the stream — The narrow stream — of death. 3 One army of the living God, To his command we bow ; Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now. 4 E'en now to their eternal home Some happy spirits fly ; And we are to the margin come, And soon expect to die. 5 O Saviour, be our constant Guide ; Then, when the word is given, Bid Jordan's narrow stream divide, And land us safe in heaven. 228 C. M. Watts. Christian Harmony. LO ! what an entertaining sight Those friendly brethren prove, Whose cheerful hearts in bands unite Of harmony and love ! — Where streams of bliss from Christ, the spring. Descend to every soul, And heavenly peace, with balmy wing, Shades and bedews the whole ! 'Tis pleasant as the morning dews That fall on Zion's hill, Where God his mildest glory shows, And makes his grace distil. 229 CHURCH ORDER AND UNITY. C. M. Watts. The general Assembly of Saints. 1 NOT to the terrors of the Lord, The tempest, fire, and smoke ; Not to the thunder of that word Which God on Sinai spoke ; — 2 But we are come to Z ion's hill, The city of our God, Where milder words declare his will, And spread his love abroad. 3 Behold the great, the glorious host Of angels clothed in light ; Behold the spirits of the just, Whose faith is turned to sight. 4 Behold the blest assembly there, Whose names are writ in heaven, And God, the Judge, who doth declare Their vilest sins forgiven. 5 The saints on earth, and all the dead, But one communion make ; All join in Christ, their living Head, And of his grace partake. 6 In such society as this Our weary souls would rest ; The man who dwells where Jesus is Must be forever blest OQA C. M. Swaix. ^OUi Brotherly Love. 1 HOW sweet, how heavenly, is the sight, When those that love the Lord In one another's peace delight, And thus fulfil his word ! — 2 When each can feel his brother's sigh, And with him bear a part ; When sorrow flows from eye to eye, And joy from heart to heart ! — 124 CHURCH ORDER AND UNITY. 3 When, free from envy, scorn, and pride, Our wishes all above, Each can his brother's failings hide, And show a brother's love ! 4 Love is the golden chain that binds The happy souls above ; And he's an heir of heaven that finds His bosom glow with love. 231. S. M. Dwight. Attachment to the Church. 1 I LOVE thy kingdom, Lord, The house of thine abode, The church our blest Redeemer saved With his own precious blood. 2 I love thy church, O God ; Her walls before thee stand, Dear as the apple of thine eye, And graven on thy hand. 3 For her my tears shall fall ; For her my prayers ascend ; To her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end. 4 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise. 5 Jesus, thou Friend divine, Our Saviour and our King, Thy hand, from every snare and foe Shall great deliverance bring. G Sure as thy truth shall last, To Zion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven. 11* 125 232. CHURCH ORDER AND UNITY. S. M. Watts. Union and Peace. 1 BLEST are the sons of peace, Whose hearts and hopes are one, Whose kind designs to serve and please Through all their actions run. 2 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 Thus, when on Aaron's head They poured the rich perfume, The oil through all his raiment spread, And fragrance filled the room. 5 Thus, on the heavenly hills, The saints are blest above, Where joy, like morning dew, distils, And all the air is love. 233 S. M. Fawcett. Christian Fellowship. 1 BLEST be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love ; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. 2 Before our Father's throne We pour our ardent prayers ; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares. 3 We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear ; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 126 MISSIONS. 4 When we asunder part, It gives us inward pain ; But we shall still be joined in heart. And hope to meet again. 5 This glorious hope revives Our courage by the way ; While each in expectation lives, And longs to see the day. 6 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin, we shall be free, And perfect love and friendship reign Through all eternity. MISSIONS. 234, L. M. Watts. The great Commission. 1 " GO, preach my gospel," saith the Lord ; " Bid the whole earth my grace receive : He shall be saved that trusts my word, And he condemned who'll not believe. 2 " I'll make your great commission known ; And ye shall prove my gospel true, By all the works that I have done, By all the wonders ye shall do. 3 "Teach all the nations my commands ; . I'm with you till the world shall end; All power is trusted in my hands ; I can destroy, and I defend." 4 He spake, and light shone round his head; On a bright cloud to heaven he rode : They to the farthest nations spread The grace of their ascended God. 127 MISSIONS. 235 C. M. W. Ward. Prayer for the Success of the Gospel. 1 GREAT God, the nations of the earth Are by creation thine ; And in thy works, by all beheld, Thy radiant glories shine. 2 But, Lord, thy greater love has sent Thy gospel to mankind, Unveiling what rich stores of grace Are treasured in thy mind. 3 O, when shall these glad tidings spread The spacious earth around, Till every tribe and every soul Shall hear the joyful sound ? 4 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the gospel's rays, And build on sin's demolished throne The temples of thy praise. 236 7s & 6s. Heber. Condition of the Heathen. 1 FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, — Where Afric's sunny fountains, Roll down their golden sand, — From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, — They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile, — In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown: The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 128 • MISSIONS. Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high, Shall we to man benighted The light of life deny? Salvation ! O, salvation ! The joyful sound proclaim, Till earth's remotest nation Has learned Messiah's name Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransomed nature The Lamb, for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign. v%7 C. M. Gibbons. ayerfor the Success of Missions. 1 LORD, send thy word, and let it fly, Armed with thy Spirit's power: Ten thousands shall confess its sway, And bless the saving hour. % Beneath the influence of thy grace The barren wastes shall rise, With sudden greens and fruits arrayed, A blooming paradise. 3 True holiness shall strike its root In each regenerate heart ; Shall in a growth divine arise, And heavenly fruits impart. 4 Peace, with her olives crowned, shall stretch Her wings from shore to shore ; No trump shall rouse the rage of war, Nor murderous cannon roar. 5 Lord, for those days we wait ; those days Are in thy word foretold ; Fly swifter, sun and stars, and bring This promised age of gold. 129 MISSIONS. 6 " Amen," with joy divine, let earth's Unnumbered myriads cry ; " Amen," with joy divine, let heaven's Unnumbered choirs reply. 238. 7s & 6s. Anon, The Gospel Banner. NOW be the gospel banner In every land unfurled; And be the shout, hosanna, Reechoed through the world ; Till every isle and nation, Till every tribe and tongue, Receive the great salvation, And join the happy throng. What though th' embattled legions Of earth and hell combine, — His arm, throughout their regions, Shall soon resplendent shine : Ride on, O Lord, victorious! Immanuel, Prince of Peace ! Thy triumph shall be glorious ; Thy empire still increase. Yes, thou shalt reign forever, O Jesus, King of kings ! Thy light, thy love, thy favor, Each ransomed captive sings : The isles for thee are waiting, The deserts learn thy praise, The hills and valleys, greeting, The song responsive raise. 239. H. M. Doddridge. Zion's Prosperity. 1 O ZION, tune thy voice, And raise thy hands on high ; Tell all the earth thy joys, And boast salvation nigh ; Cheerful in God, [ While rays divine Arise and shine, | Stream far abroad. 130 MISSIONS. 2 He gilds thy mourning face With beams that cannot fade ; His all-resplendent grace He pours around thy head : The nations round I With lustre new Thy form shall view, j Divinely crowned. 3 In honor to his name, Reflect that sacred light, And loud that grace proclaim Which makes thy darkness bright : Pursue his praise, I In worlds above Till sovereign love j The glory raise. 4 There, on his holy hill, A brighter Sun shall rise, And with his radiance fill Those fairer, purer skies : While, round his throne,! In nobler spheres Ten thousand stars His influence own. O A f\ ^ s ' ^ s ^ ** Reed's Col. (C 4fc U • Victories of Christ. 1 GIRD thy sword on, mighty Saviour; Make the word of truth thy car ; Prosper in thy course, triumphant ; All success attend thy war ; Gracious Victor, Bring thy tropliies from afar. 2 Majesty cpmbines with meekness, Righteousness and peace unite, To insure thy blessed conquests ; Take possession of thy right : Ride triumphant, Dressed in robes of purest light. 3 Blest are they that touch thy sceptre ; Blest are all that own thy reign ; Freed from sin, that -worst of tyrants, Rescued from its galling chain : Saints and angels, All who know thee, bless thy reign. 131 MISSIONS. 241 8s, 7s & 4. Mks. Williams. Desiring the Sjiread of the Gospel. 1 O'ER the gloomy hills of darkness, Look, my soul, be still and gaze ; See the promises advancing To a glorious day of grace : Blessed jubilee, Let thy glorious morning dawn. 2 Let the dark, benighted pagan, Let the rude barbarian, see That divine and glorious conquest Once obtained on Calvary : Let the gospel Loud resound, from pole to pole. 3 Kingdoms wide, that sit in darkness, Grant them, Lord, the glorious light : Now, from eastern coast to western, May the morning chase the night : Let redemption, Freely purchased, win the day. 4 Fly abroad, thou mighty gospel : Win and conquer — never cease? May thy lasting, wide dominions Multiply, and still increase ; Sway thy sceptre, Saviour, all the world around. 242, L. M. Yoke. Missioiis to the Heathen. 1 BEHOLD, the heathen waits to know The joy the gospel will bestow ; The exiled captive to receive The freedom Jesus has to give. 2 Come, let us, with a grateful heart, In this blest labor share a part ; Our prayers and offerings gladly bring To aid the triumphs of our King. MISSIONS. 243 , L. M. Watts. Christ's Kingdom among the Gentiles. 1 JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 For him shall endless prayer be made. And endless praises crown his head ; His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 4 Blessings abound Avhere'er he reigns ; The joyful prisoner bursts his chains ; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest 5 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen. ^ • Prayer for the Heathen. 1 RISE, Sun of glory, rise, And chase the shades of night, Which now obscure the skies, And hide thy sacred light : O, chase those dismal shades away, And bring the bright, millennial day ! 2 Now send thy Spirit down On all the nations, Lord, With great success to crown The preaching of thy word ; That heathen lands may own thy sway, And cast their idol gods away. 133 MISSIONS. 3 Then shall thy kingdom come Among our fallen race, And all the earth become The temple of thy grace ; Whence pure devotion shall ascend, And songs of praise, till time shall end. 245. S. M. Wardlaw's Col. Universal Extension of Christ's Kingdom. 1 O LORD our God, arise, The cause of Truth maintain, And wide o'er all the peopled world Extend her blessed reign. 2 Thou Prince of life, arise, • Nor let thy glory cease ; Far spread the conquests of thy grace, And bless the earth with peace. 3 O Holy Spirit, rise, Expand thy heavenly wing, And o'er a dark and ruined world Let light and order spring. 4 O, all ye nations, rise ; To God the Saviour sing ; From shore to shore, from earth to heaven, Let echoing anthems rinsr. 246. L. M. Pratt's Col. Zion encouraged. 1 ZION, awake ; thy strength renew ; Put on thy robes of beauteous hue ; Church of our God, arise and shine, Bright with the beams of truth divine. 2 Soon shall thy radiance stream afar, Wide as the heathen nations are ; Gentiles and kings thy light shall view ; All shall admire and love thee too. 134 MISSIONS. i)AiJ 7s. Marsdex. "** ' ' Tfo Messengers of God. 1 GO, ye messengers of God ; Like the beams of morning', fly ; Take the wonder-working rod ; Wave the banner-cross on high. 2 Go to many a tropic isle, In the bosom of the deep, Where the skies forever smile, And th' oppressed forever weep. 3 O'er the pagan's night of care Pour the living light of heaven ; Chase away his wild despair ; Bid him hope to be forgiven. 4 Where the golden gates of day Open on the palmy east, High the bleeding cross display, Spread the gospel's richest feast. OJO S. M. Voke. ^ Missioiiaries encouraged. 1 YE messengers of Christ, His sovereign voice obey ; Arise and follow where he leads, And peace attend your way. 2 The Master whom you serve Will needful strength bestow : Depending on his promised aid, With sacred courage, go. 3 Go, spread the Saviour's name ; Go, tell his matchless grace ; Proclaim salvation, full and free, To Adam's guilty race. 4 We wish you, in his name, The most divine success, Assured that he who sends you forth Will your endeavors bless. 135 249 MISSIONS. 8s, 7S & 4. T. CoTTEBILL Prayer for the Heathen. O'ER the realms of pagan darkness Let the eye of pity gaze ; See the kindreds of the people Lost in sin's bewildering maze ; Darkness brooding O'er the face of all the earth. Light of them that sit in darkness, Rise and shine ; thy blessings bring : Light to lighten all the Gentiles, Rise with healing in thy wing :^ To thy brightness Let all kings and nations come. May the heathen, now adoring Idol gods of wood and stone, Come, and, worshipping before him, Serve the living God alone: Let thy glory Fill the earth as floods the sea. Thou, to whom all power is given, Speak the word ; at thy command, Let the company of heralds Spread thy name from land to land ; Lord, be with them, Alway, to the end of time. 250. C. M. Watts. Prayer for the Enlargement of the Church. 1 SHINE, mighty God, on Zion shine, With beams of heavenly grace ; Reveal thy power through every land, And show thy smiling face. 2 When shall thy name, from shore to shore, Sound through the earth abroad, And distant nations know and love Their Saviour and their God ? 136 MISSIONS. 3 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands ; Sing loud, with joyful voice ; Let every tongue exalt his praise, And every heart rejoice. 251. 7s & 6s. S. F. Smith. Success of the Gospel. THE morning light is breaking ; The darkness disappears ; The sons of earth are waking To penitential tears : Each breeze that sweeps the ocean Brings tidings from afar Of nations in commotion, Prepared for Zion's war. Rich dews of grace come o'er us In many a gentle shower, And brighter scenes before us Are opening every hour : Each cry, to heaven going, Abundant answers brings, And heavenly gales are blowing, With peace upon their wings. See heathen nations bending Before the God we love, And thousand hearts ascending In gratitude above ; While sinners, now confessing, The gospel call obey, And seek the Saviour's blessing, — A nation in a day. Blest river of salvation, Pursue thy onward way ; Flow thou to every nation, Nor in thy richness stay : Stay not till all the lowly Triumphant reach their home ; Stay not till all the holy Proclaim, " The Lord is come." 12* 137 252 MISSIONS. 8s, 7s & 4. Kelly. Zion encouraged. 1 ON the mountain's top appearing, Lo ! the sacred herald stands, Welcome news to Zion bearing — Zion, long in hostile lands : Mourning captive, God himself will loose thy bands. 2 Has thy night been long and mournful ? Have thy friends unfaithful proved ? Have thy foes been proud and scornful, By thy sighs and tears unmoved ? Cease thy mourning ; Zion still is well beloved. 3 God, thy God, will now restore thee ; He himself appears thy Friend ; All thy foes shall flee before thee ; Here their boasts and triumphs end : Great deliverance Zion's King will surely send. 4 Peace and joy shall now attend thee ; All thy warfare now be past ; God thy Saviour will defend thee ; Victory is thine at last : All thy conflicts End in everlasting rest. 253 7s. L. Bacon. Christ reigning over all the Earth. 1 WAKE the song of jubilee ! Let it echo o'er the sea ! Now is come the promised hour : Jesus reigns with glorious power. 2 All the nations, join and sing, Praise your Saviour, praise your King ; Let it sound from shore to shore, — " Jesus reigns forevermore ! * 3 Hark ! the desert lands rejoice ; And the islands join their voice ; Joy ! the whole creation sings, — " Jesus is the King of kings ! " 138. 254 MISSIONS. S. M. C. Wesley. Prayer for Israel. 1 LORD, send thy servants forth To call the Hebrews home ; From east and west, from south and north, Let all the wanderers come. 2 Where'er, in lands unknown, The fugitives remain, Bid every creature help them on, Thy holy mount to gain. 3 An offering* to the Lord, There let them all be seen, And washed with water and with blood, In soul and body clean. 4 With Israel's myriads sealed, Let all the nations meet, And show the promises fulfilled, — Thy family complete. OKK 7s. Kelly. &00* Triumphs of the Gospel. 1 WHO are these that come from far, Led by Jacob's rising star ? Strangers now to Zion come, There to seek a peaceful home. 2 Lo ! they gather like a cloud, Or as doves their windows crowd : Zion wonders at the sight, Zion feels a strange delight 3 Zion now no more shall sigh, God will raise her glory high ; He will send a large increase, He will give his people peace. 4 Sons of Zion, sing aloud ! See her sun without a cloud ! God will make her joy complete, Z ion's sun shall never set. 139 CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH. I 256, L. M. Watts. Exhortation to universal Praise. 1 FROM all who dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise ; Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word ; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH. 257. C * M ' Watts. Importance of the Bible to the Young. 1 HOW shall the young secure their hearts, And guard their lives from sin ? Thy word the choicest rules imparts To keep the conscience clean. 2 'Tis, like the sun, a heavenly light, That guides us all the day, And, through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. !i Thy precepts make us truly wise ; We hate the sinner's road ; We hate our own vain thoughts that rise, But love thy law, O God. 4 Thy word is everlasting truth : How pure is every page ! That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age. 140 CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH. iy^fO C. M. Logan. a L- M. £bkn. & I \J» 4 Morning Invocation. 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 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept, And hast refreshed me while I slept : Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, I may of endless life partake. 3 Lord, I to thee my vows renew ; Dispel 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, That all my powers, with true delight, In thy sole glory may unite. 277 L. M. Watts. A Morning Hymn. 1 GOD of the morning, at thy voice The cheerful sun makes haste to rise, And like a giant doth rejoice To run his journey through the skies. "Z O, like the sun may I fulfil Th' appointed duties of the day ; With ready mind and active will March on, and keep my heavenly way. 3 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure, Enlightening our beclouded eyes ; Thy threatenings just, thy promise sure ; Thy gospel makes the simple wise. 4 Give me thy counsels for my guide, And then receive me to thy bliss ; All my desires and hopes beside Are faint and cold compared with this. 151 278 EVENING. I. EVENING. S. M. Mrs. Coxder. Saturday Evening. 1 THE hours of evening close ; Its lengthened shadows, drawn O'er scenes of earth, Invite repose, And wait the Sabbath dawn. 2 So let its calm prevail O'er forms of outward care, Nor thought of earthly things assail The still retreat of prayer. 3 Our guardian Shepherd near, His watchful eye will keep, And, safe from violence or fear, Will fold his flock to sleep. 4 So may a holier light Than earth's our spirits rouse, And call us, strengthened by his might. To pay the Lord our vows. 279 L. M. Doddridge. Sabbath Evening. THINE earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love : But there 's a nobler rest above ; To that our longing souls aspire, With cheerful hope and strong desire. No more fatigue, no more distress, Nor sin, nor death, shall reach the place : No groans shall mingle with the songs Which dwell upon immortal tongues ; — No rude alarms of angry foes ; No cares, to break the long repose ; No midnight shade, no clouded sun. But sacred, high, eternal noon. O long-expected day, begin ; Dawn on these realms of pain and sin : With joy we'll tread th' appointed road, And sleep in death, to rest with God. 152 280 EVENING. C. M. Eng. Bap. Col. Sabbath Evening. 1 THIS sacred day, great God, we close With gratitude and love, And bless thee for the joyful news, Which hails us from above. 2 May we retain the glorious truths Recorded in thy word, And, with obedient lives, adorn The doctrines of the Lord. 3 Ere long we hope to meet and join The ransomed throng in bliss : With joy thy earthly courts we'll leave. To dwell where Jesus is. 281 S. M. Anon. Evening Reflections. 1 THE day is past and gone, The evening shades appear : O, may we all remember well The night of death draws near. I We lay our garments by, Upon our beds to rest ; So death will soon disrobe us all Of what we here possess. 3 Lord, keep us safe this night, Secure from all our fears ; May angels guard us while Ave sleep Till morning light appears. 4 And if we early rise, And view th' unwearied sun, May we set out to win the prize, And after glory run. 5 And when our days are past, And we from time remove, O, may we in thy bosom rest — The bosom of thy love ! 153 282. EVENING. 7s. Epis. Col. Communion with God. 1 SOFTLY now the light of day Fades upon our sight away ; Free from care, from labor free, Lord, we would commune with thee. 2 Soon for us the light of day Shall forever pass away ; Then, from sin and sorrow free, Take us, Lord, to dwell with thee. QQQ L - M - Watts. Evening Reflections. 1 THUS far the Lord has led me on ; Thus far his power prolongs my days ; And every evening shall make known Some fresh memorial of his grace. 2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home ; But he forgives my follies past ; He gives me strength for days to come. 3 I lay my body down to sleep ; Peace is the pillow for my head ; While well-appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 4 Thus, when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait thy voice to break my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound. 284. S. M. Cuetis's Col. Flight of Time. ANOTHER day is past, The hours forever fled, And time is bearing us away To mingle with the dead, 154 EVENING. 5 Our minds in perfect peace Our Father's care shall keep ; We yield to gentle slumber now, For thou canst never sleep. 3 How blessed, Lord, are they On thee securely stayed ! Nor shall they be in life alarmed, Nor be in death dismayed. 285 7s & 6s. Sac. Songs. Reflections at Sunset. 1 THE mellow eve is gliding Serenely down the west ; So, every care subsiding, My soul would sink to rest. '2 The woodland hum is ringing The daylight's gentle close : May angels round me singing Thus hymn my last repose. 3 The evening star has lighted Her crystal lamp on high ; So, when in death benighted, May hope illume the sky. 4 In golden splendor dawning The morrow's light shall break ; O, on the last bright morning May I in glory wake* 286 C. M. Watts. Evening Devotion. LORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray I am forever thine : I fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to sin. And while I rest my weary head, From cares and business free, 'Tis sweet conversing on my bed With my own heart and thee. 155 EVENING. 3 I pay this evening sacrifice ; And when my work is done, Great God, my faith, my hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus with my thoughts composed to peace, I'll give mine eyes to sleep ; Thy hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep. Qnm 8s & 7s. Edmeston, 4jKJ t t Confidence in God's Protection. 1 SAVIOUR, breathe an evening blessing Ere repose our spirits seal ; Sin and want we come confessing ; Thou canst save, and thou canst heal. 2 Though destruction walk around us, Though the arrows past us fly, Angel guards from thee surround us ; We are safe if thou art nigh. 3 Though the night be datff and dreary, Darkness cannot hide from thee ; Thou art he who, never weary, Watches where thy people be. 4 Should swift Death this night o'ertake us, And command us to the tomb, • May the morn in heaven awake us, Clad in bright, eternal bloom. qqq 12s & lis. Churchman ^ ^ ^ ' An Evening Hymn. 1 SEE, daylight is fading o'er earth and o'er ocean : The sun has gone down on the far-distant sea ; O, now, in the hush of life's fitful commotion, We lift our tired spirits, blest Saviour, to thee. 2 Full oft wast thou found afar on the mountain, As eventide spread her dark wing o'er the wave : Thou Son of the Highest, and life's endless fountain, Be with us, we pray thee, to bless and to save. 156. EVENING. And oft as the tumult of life's heaving billow Shall toss our frail bark, driving wild o'er night's deep, Let thy healing wing be stretched over our pillow, And guard us from evil, though death watch our sleep. To God, our great Father, whose throne is in heaven. Who dwells with the lowly and contrite in heart. To the Son and the Spirit all glory be given : One God, ever blessed and praised, thou art. 289. 7s. Anon. Evening Thanksgiving. 1 NOW from labor and from care Evening shades have set me free ; In the work of praise and prayer, Lord, I would converse with thee : O, behold me from above, Fill me with a Saviour's love. 2 Sin and sorrow, guilt and woe, Wither all my earthly joys ; Nought can charm me here below But my Saviour's melting voice : Lord, forgive ; thy grace restore ; Make me thine forevermore. 3 For the blessings of this day, For the mercies of this hour, For the gospel's cheering ray, For the Spirit's quickening power, Grateful notes to thee I raise ; O, accept my song of praise. 290 L. M. Kenn. Trusting God. 1 GLORY to thee, my -God, this night, For all the blessings of the light : Keep me, O keep me, King of king3, Beneath the shadow of thy wings. 14 157 MEETING AND PARTING. 2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ills which I this day have done ; That with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die that so I may With joy behold the judgment day. 4 Be thou my Guardian while I sleep ; Thy watchful station near me keep ; My heart with love celestial fill, And guard me from th' approach of ill. 5 Lord, let my heart forever share The bliss of thy paternal care : 'Tis heaven on earth, 'tis heaven above, To see thy face and sing thy love. III.— MEETING AND PARTING 291. 7s. Newton. Parting of Christians. 1 FOR a season called to part, Let us now ourselves commend To the gracious eye and heart Of our ever-present Friend. 2 Jesus, hear our humble prayer : Tender Shepherd of thy sheep, Let thy mercy and thy care All our souls in safety keep. 3 In thy strength may we be strong ; Sweeten every cross and pain : • And our wasting lives prolong, Till we meet on earth again. 158 292 MEETING AND PARTING. C. M. Reed. Gratitude for Preservation. 1 COME, let us strike our harps afresh To great Jehovah's name ; Sweet be the accents of our tongues When we his love proclaim. 2 'Twas by his bidding Ave were called In pain a while to part ; 'Tis by his care we meet again, And gladness fills our heart. 3 Blest be the hand that has preserved Our feet from every snare, And blest the goodness of the Lord, Which to this hour we share 4 O, may the Spirit's quickening power Now sanctify our joy, And warm our zeal in works of love Our talents to employ. 5 Fast, fast our minutes fly away ; Soon shall our wanderings cease ; And with our Father we shall dwell, A family of peace. 293 8s. Baldwin. Union Hymn. 1 FROM whence doth this union arise, That hatred is conquered by love ? That fastens our souls in such ties As nature and time can't remove ? 2 It cannot in Eden be found, Nor yet in a paradise lost ; It grows on Immanuel's ground, And Jesus' rich blood it did cost 3 My friends are so dear unto me, Our hearts are united in love : Where Jesus is gone we shall be, In yonder blest mansions above, 159 MEETING AND PARTING. 4 Why, then, so unwilling to part, Since we shall ere long meet again ? Engraved on Immanuel's heart, At distance we cannot remain. 5 Though called to resign up our breath, And quit these frail bodies of clay, When freed from corruption and death, We'll unite in the regions of day. 6 With Jesus we ever shall reign, And all his bright glories shall see : There sing Hallelujah, Amen! Amen, even so let it be. 294, L. M. Anon. Parting. 1 WHILE in the world we yet remain, We only meet to part again ; But when we reach the heavenly shore, We then shall meet to part no more. 2 The hope that we shall see that day, Should chase our present griefs away : A few short years of conflict past, We meet around the throne at last 295. C. M. Anon. Perfect Bliss in Heaven. O, WEEP not for the joys that fade Like evening lights away — For hopes that, like the stars decayed, Have left thy mortal day ; For clouds of sorrow will depart, And brilliant skies be given; Yet bliss awaits the holy heart Amid the bowers of heaven. 160 NEW YEAR. 2 O, weep not for the friends that pass Into the lonesome grave, As breezes sweep the withered grass Along the restless wave ; For though thy pleasures may depart, And darksome days be given, Yet bliss aAvaits the holy heart When friends rejoin in heaven. 296, 7s. Anon. When shall we meet ? 1 WHEN shall we all meet again ? When shall we all meet again ? Oft shall glowing hope expire, Oft shall wearied love retire, Oft shall death and sorrow reign, Ere we all shall meet again. Though in distant lands we sigh, Parched beneath the hostile sky ; Though the deep between us rolls, Friendship shall unite our souls ; And in fancy's wide domain, There shall we all meet again. When the dreams of life are fled, When its wasted lamps are dead, When in cold oblivion's shade, Beauty, wealth, and fame are laid, — Where immortal spirits reign, There may we all meet again. NEW YEAR. C. M. Heginbotham. Neio Year. Providential Goodness. 1 GOD of our lives, thy, various praise 297 Our voices shall resound ; Thy hand directs our fleeting days, And brings the seasons round. 14 # 161 NEW YEAR. 2 To tliee shall grateful songs arise, Our Father and our Friend, Whose constant mercies from the skies In genial streams descend. 3 In every scene of life, thy care, In every age, we see ; And constant as thy favors are, So let our praises be. 4 Still may thy love, in every scene, In every age, appear ; And let the same companions deign To bless the opening year. 5 If mercy smile, let mercy bring Our wandering souls to God : In our affliction we shall sing, If thou wilt bless the rod. 298. _ r ° P M - *""■ New Year. Prayer for a Blessing. 1 NOW, gracious Lord, thine arm reveal, And make thy glory known ; Now let us all thy presence feel, And soften hearts of stone. 2 From all the guilt of former sin May mercy set us free : And let the year we now begin Begin and end with thee. 3 Send down thy Spirit from above, That saints may love thee more, And sinners now may learn to love Who never loved before, 4 And when before thee we appear, In our eternal home, May growing numbers worship here, And praise thee in our room. 162 299. NEW YEAR. 7a. Newton. New Year's Day. 1 WHILE, with ceaseless course, the sun, Hasted through the former year, Many souls their race have run, Never more to meet us here : Fixed in an eternal state, They have done with all below : We a little longer wait, But how little none can know. 2 As the winged arrow flies, Speedily the mark to find ; As the lightning from the skies Darts, and leaves no trace behind ; — Swiftly thus our fleeting days Bear us down life's rapid stream : Upward, Lord, our spirits raise ; All below is but a dream. 3 Thanks for mercies past receive ; Pardon of our sins renew ; Teach us, henceforth, how to live, With eternity in view ; Bless thy word to old and young ; Fill us with a Saviour's love : When our life's short race is run, May we dwell with thee above. 300. 5s & 12s. C. Wesley. The New Year. 1 COME, let us anew Our journey pursue — Roll round with the year, And never stand still till the Master appear ; His adorable wijl Let us gladly fulfil, And our talents improve By the patience of hope, and the labor of love. 1G3 CLOSE OF THE YEAR. 2 Our life is a dream ; Our time, as a stream, Glides swiftly away, And the fugitive moment refuses to stay : The arrow is flown ; The moment is gone ; The millennial year Rushes on to our view, and eternity 's near. 3 O that each, in the day Of his coming, may say, " I have fought my way through ; I have finished the work thou didst give me to do ; ' O that each from his Lord May receive the glad word, , " Well and faithfully done ; Enter into my joy, and sit down on my throne." 301 CLOSE OF THE YEAR. L. M. Doddridge. Close of the Year. OUR Helper, God, we bless his name. Whose love forever is the ?ame ; The tokens of whose gracious care Begin, and croAvn, and close, the year. 2 Amid ten thousand snares we stand, Supported by his guardian hand ; And see, when we review our ways, Ten thousand monuments of praise. 3 Thus far his arm hath led us on ; Thus far we make his mercy known ; And while we tread this desert land, New mercies shall new songs demand. 4 Our grateful souls on Jordan's shore Shall raise one sacred pillar more, Then bear, in his bright courts above, Inscriptions of immortal love. 164 CLOSE OF THE YEAR. QHQ ^* ^' Doddridge. OVv The Flight j Time , 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 slow they glide away ; Steady and strong the current flows, Lost in eternity's wide sea — The boundless gulf from whence it rose. 3 With it the thoughtless sons of men Upon the rapid streams are borne Swift on to their eternal home, Whence not one soul can e'er 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 my heart To know the price of every hour, That time may bear me on to joys Beyond its measure and its power. OAO C. M. Anon. ZJyJLft Reflections at the End of the Year. 1 AND now, my soul, another year Of thy short life is past ; I cannot long continue here, And this may be my last. 2 Much of my hasty life is gone, Nor will return again ; And swift my passing moments run, — The few that yet remain. 3 Awake, my soul ; with utmost care Thy true condition learn : What are thy hopes? how sure? how fair? What is thy great concern ? 4 Behold, another year begins; Set out afresh for heaven ; Seek pardon for thy former sins, In Christ so freely given. 165 BREVITY OF TIME. 5 Devoutly yield thyself to God, And on his grace depend ; With zeal pursue the heavenly road, Nor doubt a happy end. qa^ CM. Doddridge. ov^tt close j the Year ^ 1 REMARK, my soul, the narrow bound Of each revolving year ; How swift the weeks complete their round How short the months appear ! 2 So fast eternity comes on, And that important day When all that mortal life hath done God's judgment shall survey. 3 Yet like an idle tale we pass The swift-revolving year, And study artful ways t' increase The speed of its career. 4 Awake, O God, my careless heart Its great concerns to see, 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 waiting soul To joy beyond the skies. BREVITY OF TIME. 305, C. M. Watts. Brevity and Frailty of Life. HOW short and hasty is our life ! How vast our soul's affairs ! Yet foolish mortals vainly strive To lavish out their years. 1GG BREVITY OF TIME. 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 downward as we run. 4 Draw us, O God, with sovereign grace, And lift our thoughts on high, That we may end this mortal race, And see salvation nigh. 306. S. M. Watts. Man hastening to the Grave. 1 LORD, what a feeble piece Is this our mortal frame ! Our life, how poor a trifle 'tis, That scarce deserves the name ! 2 Alas ! 'twas brittle clay That formed 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 : We soon shall reach the peaceful shore Of blest eternity. 167 BREVITY OF TIME. qah CM. Watts. ' ' Life short, and Man frail. 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. 3 What can I wish, or wait for, then, From creatures — earth and dust ? They make our expectations vain, And disappoint our trust 4 Now I forbid my carnal hope, My fond desire recall ; I give my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. QAO S. M. Doddridge. *■* *"^ ^ ' Importance of To-day. 1 TO-MORROW, Lord, is thine, Lodged in thy sovereign hand ; And if its sun arise and shine, It shines by thy command, 2 The present moment flies, And bears our life away ; O, make thy servants truly wise, That they may live to-day. 3 Since on this fleeting hour Eternity is hung, Awake, by thine almighty power, The aged and the young. 4 One thing demands our care ; O, be that still pursued, Lest, slighted once, the season fair Should never be renewed. BTIEVITY OF TIME. 5 To Jesus may we fly, Swift as the morning light, Lest life's young, golden beams should die In sudden, endless nijrht. 309. C. M. Watts. Time the "Period to prepare for Eternity. 1 THEE we adore, Eternal Name, And humbly OAvn to thee How feeble is our mortal frame, What dying worms are we. 2 The year rolls round, and steals away The breath that first it gave ; Whate'er we do, where'er we be, We're travelling to the grave. 3 Great God, on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things ! — The final state of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings ! 4 Eternal joy, or endless woe, Attends on every breath ; And yet how unconcerned we go Upon the brink of death ! 5 Awake, O Lord, our drowsy sense, To walk this dangerous road ; And if our souls are hurried hence, May they be found with God. 310 7s & 6s. S. F. Smith. * Life rapidly passing away. AS flows the rapid river, With channel broad and free, Its waters rippling ever, And hasting to the sea, So life is onward flowing, And days of offered peace, And man is swiftly going Where calls of mercy cease. 15 169 DEATH. As moons are ever waning, As hastes the sun away, As stormy winds, complaining, Bring on the wintry day, So fast the night comes o'er us - The darkness of the grave ; And death is just before us : God takes the life he gave. Say, hath thy heart its treasure Laid up in worlds above ? And is it all thy pleasure Thy God to praise and love ? Beware, lest death's dark river Its billows o'er thee roll, ' And thou lament forever The ruin of thy soul. 311 DEATH. C. M. Heber. 4 Warning from the Grave. 1 BENEATH our feet and o'er our head Is equal warning given : Beneath us lie the countless dead, And far above is heaven. '2 Death rides on every passing breeze, And lurks in every flower ; Each season has its own disease, Its peril every hour. 3 Turn, sinner, turn : thy danger know : Where'er thy foot can tread, The earth rings hollow from below, And warns thee of her dead. 4 Turn, Christian, turn : thy soul apply To truths which hourly tell That they who underneath thee lie Shall live in heaven — or hell. 170 DEATH. qiq CM. Watts. *-* -*- ^ ' Meditation on the Tomb. 1 HARK ! from the tombs a warning sound ; My ears, attend the cry — " Ye living men, come view the ground Where you must shortly lie. 2 " Princes, this clay must be your bed, In spite of all your towers : The tall, the wise, the reverend head, Must lie as low as ours." 3 Great God, is this our certain doom ? And are we still secure ? — Still walking downward to the tomb, And yet prepare no more ? 4 Grant us the power of quickening grace, To fit our souls to fly ; Then, when we drop this dying flesh, We'll rise above the sky. Ql Q L. M. Watts. tf -L : They are supremely blest, — Have done with sin, and care, and woe, And with the Saviour rest. 5 On harps of gold his name they praise, His presence always view; — And, if we here their footsteps trace, There we shall praise him too. q A A C. M. Watts. ^ The heavenly Mansion. 1 THERE is a house not made with hands, Eternal, and on high ; And here my spirit waiting stands Till God shall bid it fly. 2 Shortly this prison of my clay Must be dissolved and fall ; Then, O my soul, with joy obey Thy heavenly Father's call. 3 'Tis he, by his almighty grace, That forms thee fit for heaven, And, as an earnest of the place, Has his own Spirit given. 187 HEAVEN. 4 We walk by faith of joys to come ; Faith lives upon his word ; But while the body is our home, We're absent from the Lord. 5 'Tis pleasant to believe thy grace, But we had rather see ; We would be absent from the flesh, And present, Lord, with thee. 341 # C. M. Watts. Rest from Sin and Trouble in Heaven. 1 OUR sins, alas ! how strong they are ! And, like a raging flood, They break our duty, Lord, to thee, A.nd force us from our God. 2 The waves of trouble, how they rise ! How loud the tempests roar ! But death shall land our weary souls Safe on the heavenly shore. 3 Fulfilling there his high commands, Our cheerful feet shall move ; No sin shall clog our active zeal, Or cool our burning love. 4 We there shall ever sing and tell The wonders of his grace, While heavenly raptures fire our hearts, And smile in every face. 5 Forever his dear, sacred name Shall dwell upon our tongue, And Jesus and salvation be The close of every song. i)A ry C. M. Steele. *^ ^ ' Heaven anticipated. 1 COME, Lord, and warm each languid heart; Inspire each lifeless tongue ; And let the joys of heaven impart Their influence to our song. 188 EEAVEtf. 2 Then to the shining realms of bliss The wings of faith shall soar, And all the charms of Paradise Our raptured thoughts explore. 3 There shall the followers of the Lamb Join in immortal songs, And endless honors to his name Employ their tuneful tongues. 4 Lord, tune our hearts to praise and love ; Our feeble notes inspire, Till, in thy blissful courts above, We join the heavenly choir. Qi Q CM. R. TURNBULL. o 4fc o i The Land o j Rest 1 THERE is a place of sacred rest, Far, far beyond the skies, Where beauty smiles eternally, And pleasure never dies ; — My Father's house, my heavenly home, Where " many mansions " stand, Prepared, by hands divine, for all Who seek the better land. 2 When tossed upon the waves of life, With fear on every side, — When fiercely howls the gathering storm, And foams the angry tide, — Beyond the storm, beyond the gloom, Breaks forth the light of morn, Bright beaming from my Father's house, To cheer the soul forlorn. 3 Yes, even at that fearful hour, When death shall seize its prey, And from the place that knows us now, Shall hurry us away, — The vision of that heavenly home Shall cheer the parting soul, And o'er it, mounting to the skies. A tide of rapture roll. 139 HEAVEN. In that pure home of tearless joy, Earth's parted friends shall meet, With smiles of love that never fade, And blessedness complete : There, there adieus are sounds unknown Death frowns not on that scene, But life, and glorious beauty, shine Untroubled and serene. 344. 8s & 6s. W. B. Tappax. Heaven anticipated. 1 THERE is an hour of peaceful rest To mourning wanderers given ; - There is a joy for souls distressed, A balm for every wounded breast ; 'Tis found alone in heaven. 2 There is a home for weary souls, By sins and sorrows driven, When tossed on life's tempestuous shoals. Where storms arise, and ocean rolls, And all is drear — 'tis heaven. 3 There faith lifts up the tearless eye, — The heart no longer riven, — And views the tempest passing by, Sees evening shadows quickly fly, And all serene in heaven. 4 There fragrant flowers immortal bloom, And j oys supreme are given ; There rays divine disperse the gloom ; Beyond the dark and narrow tomb Appears the dawn of heaven. 345. C. M. Stennett. Heaven in Prospect. ON Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land. Where my possessions lie. 190 HEAVEN. 2 O the transporting-, rapturous scene, That rises to my sight! — Sweet fields, arrayed in living green, And rivers of delight. 3 O'er all those wide-extended plains Shines one eternal day ; There God the Son forever reigns, And scatters night away. 4 No chilling winds, nor poisonous breath, Can reach that healthful shore ; Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and feared no more. 5 When shall I reach that happy place, And be forever blest? When shall I see my Father's face, And in his bosom rest ? 6 Filled with delight, my raptured soul Would here no longer stay ; Though Jordan's waves should round me roll, I'd fearless launch away. 846. C. M. Montgomery's Col. The Society of Heaven. 1 JERUSALEM! my glorious home ! Name ever dear to me ! When shall my labors have an end, In joy, and peace, and thee ? 2 When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walla And pearly gates behold ? Thy bulwarks with salvation strong, And streets of shining gold ? 8 O, when, thou city of my God, Shall I thy courts ascend, Where congregations ne'er break up, And Sabbaths have no end ? 191 HEA.VEN. 4 There happier bowers than Eden's bloom, Nor sin nor sorrow know : Blest seats ! through rude and stormy scenes I onward press to you. 5 Why should I shrink at pain and woe ? Or feel at death dismay ? I've Canaan's goodly land in view, And realms of endless day. 6 Apostles, martyrs, prophets, there, Around my Saviour stand ; And soon my friends in Christ below Will join the glorious band. 7 Jerusalem ! my glorious home ! My soul still pants for thee ; Then shall my labors have an end, When I thy joys shall see. 347. C. M. Steele. Longing for a View of Heaven. 1 O, LET our thoughts and wishes fly Above these gloomy shades, To those bright worlds beyond the sky Which sorrow ne'er invades ! 2 There, joys unseen by mortal eyes, Or reason's feeble ray, In ever-blooming prospect rise, Exposed to no decay. 3 Lord, send a beam of light divine To guide our upward aim ; With one reviving look of thine, Our languid hearts inflame. 4 O, then, on faith's sublimest wing, Our ardent souls shall rise To those bright scenes where pleasures spring- Immortal in the skies. 192 348 HEAVEN. C. M. Watts. The Hope of Heaven. 1 WHEN I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies, I bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. 2 Should earth against my soul engage, And fiery darts be hurled, Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. 3 Let cares, like a wild deluge, come, And storms of sorrow fall ; May I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all. 4 There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest, And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. O/j Q L. M. Watts. O^tOt Joys of Heaven. 1 DESCEND from heaven, immortal Dove ; Stoop down, and take us on thy wings ; And mount, and bear us far above The reach of these inferior things ; — 2 Beyond, beyond this lower sky, Up where eternal ages roll ; Where solid pleasures never die, And fruits immortal feast the soul. 3 O for a sight, a^ blissful sight Of our almighty Father's throne ! There sits our Saviour, crowned with light, Clothed in a body like our pwn. 4 Adoring saints around him stand, And thrones and powers before him fall ; The God shines gracious through the Man, And sheds sweet glories on them all ! 17 193 HEAVEN. 5 O, what amazing joys they feel, While to their golden harps*they sing, And sit on every heavenly hill, And spread the triumphs of their King ! G When shall the day, dear Lord,- appear, That I shall mount to dwell above, And stand and how among them there, And view thy face, and sing, and love ? 350. lis. Muhlenberg. Longing for Heaven. 1 I WOULD not live alway ; I ask not to stay Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way; The few lucid mornings that daAvn on us here Are •followed, by gloom or beclouded with fear. 2 I would not live alway thus fettered by sin — Temptation without and corruption within : E'en the rapture of pardon is mingled with fears, And the cup of thanksgiving with penitent tears. 3 I would not live alway ; no — welcome the tomb ': Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom : There sweet be my rest till he bid me arise To hail him in triumph descending the skies. 4 Who, who would live alway away from his God — Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, Where rivers of pleasure flow bright o'er the plains, And the noontide of glory eternally reigns ? 5 There saints of all ages in harmony meet, Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet ; While anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul. 194 A