FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. C BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 3S57 v$^ K NOV 23 1934 HYMN BOOK —OF THE- FREE METHODIST CHUECH, I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the understanding, also. I. Cor. xiv, 15. ROCHESTER, N. Y. PUBLISHED BY B. T. ROBERTS 1891. COPYRIGHTED 1883, BY T. ROBERTS, Rochester. N. Y. :0: God's people are a singing people. It was foretold that they should be. "The ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads." The apostle declared "I will sing with the spir- it, and I will sing with the understanding also." A revival of God's work is attended with a re- vival of singing. When people are alive to God they love to sing. Then the singing is not done by the few, but by the many. For singing is an important part of divine worship. Those whose hearts are right with God delight to praise him in appropriate songs. In 1878 the General Conference of the Free Methodist Church, appointed a committee of fif- teen to compile a Hymn Book. They labored diligently and made choice of some six hundred hymns. But the book was not published. The General Conference of 1882, appointed the following brethren to compile a Hymn Book B. T. Roberts, J. G. Terrill, Joseph Travis, R. W. Hawkins, M. N. Downing and William Gould. The Hymn Book compiled by John Wesley and the ft E. Hymn Book of 1849 were to form the basis of their selections. The Committee met to- gether, and, with much prayer for Divine gui- dance, made the following selections. It em- braces some of the choicest hymns in the lan- guage. We claim for the hymns that they are orthodox, evangelical, and generally of an eleva- ted style and character. The Committee availed themselves of the labors of the Committee appointed in 1STS ; and acknowl- edge themselves indebted to the books above re- ferred to, and to the M. E. Hymnal, the Wesley - an Canada Hymn Book, the Primitive Methodist Hymn Book of Canada, the collection of Hymns by Ray Palmer and to other books and authors. The arrangement, we trust, will be found to be natural and satisfactory. The copy was prepared with much labor by Rev. Wm. Gould We commend this compilation to our people, and trust it may prove a valuable aid to them in working out their own salvation and in their ef- forts to spread Scriptural Holiness through these l-mds. hi CONTENTS. :o: ADORATION. Hymns God 1-39 The Trinity 40-50 The Father 51-54 TheSon 55-78 Incarnation of Christ 79-88 Life and Death of 89-99 Resurrection and Ascension of , 1 00-10 ~> Intercession of 106-118 The Holy Spirit 119-135 SALVATION NEEDED. By All Mankind 136-150 Depravity 151-155 Life Short and Uncertain 156-164 Doom of the Ungodly 165-171 SALVATION PROVIDED. The Bible 172-180 The Atonement 187-199 The Church 200-213 Baptism 214-218 The Lord's Supper 219-229 Fellowship 230 --56 The Sabbath 257-2< 6 The Family 267-2^7 SALVATION PROCLAIMED. The Ministry 288-303 iv •SALVATION OFFERED. Invitation 304 333 SALVATION SOUGHT. Penitence and Prayer . . 334-38T Backsliding Deplored 382-386 Justification '. 3-7-409 The Witness of the Spirit 410-421 Sanctitication 422-485 FRUITS CF SALVATION. Prnying 486-542 Working 543-552 Warring 5 "'3-572 Submission and Trust 573 614 Humiliation 615 622 Growth 623-661 Rejoicing 662-703 ETERNAL SALVATION 704-742 MISCELLANEOUS. Missions 743-757 Sunday Schools 758-763 Temperance 764-76i> Watch-night 770-776 National 777-784 Fasts 785-787 Laying a Corner Stone. 788-190 Dedication 791-797 Marriage 79 -'-800 Funeral 801 825 Wesley's Last Hymns 826-827 Doxologies 828 832 Graces 833-834 Social 835-568 HYMNS. -A^IDOIR ^.Tioisr . GOD. i i . :-: 1 T7ie Creation Invited to Praise God. FROM all that dwell below the sides, Let the Creator's praise arise ; Le'o 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 frorn shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. 3 Your lofty themes, ye mortals, bring; In songs of praise divinely sing; The great salvation loud proclaim, And shout for joy the Saviour's name. 1 In every land begin the song; To every land the strains belong ; In cheerful sounds all voices raise, And fill the world with loudest praise, 5 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Isaac Wattg. 9 L. M. u Grateful Adoration. BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations bow with sacred joy; Know that the Lord is God alone, He can create, and he destroy. ADORATION. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men ; And when like wandering sheep we strayed, He brought us to his fold again. 3 "We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heavens our roices raihe : And earth, with her ten thousand tcngues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding prake. 4 YTi le as the world is thy command; Vast as eternity thy love : Firm as a rock thy truth shaD stand, AY hen rolling vears shall cease to move. Isaac Waits. AWd. q L. Li. O Joy of Public Worship. (1 RE AT God, attend, while Zion sings T The joy that from thy presence springs; To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place "Within thy house. O God of grace; No tents of ease, or thrones of power, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun. he makes our day: God is our shield, he guards our way From all assaiilts of hell and sin. From foes without, and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow. And crown that grace with glory too; He gives us all things, and withholds ISo real good from upright souls. 5 O God our King, whose sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey, And devils at thy presence flee, Blest is the man that trasts in thee. Isaac Watt** 2 GOD. 4L. M. Solemn Reverence. ETERNAL Power, whose high abode Becomes the grandeur of a God: Infinite lengths, beyond the bounds Where stars revolve their little rounds. 2 Thee while the first archangel sings, He hides his face behind his wings; And ranks of shining thrones around Fall worshiping, and spread the ground. S Lord, what shall earth and ashes do? We would adore our Maker too ; From sin and dust to thee we cry, The Great, the Holy, and the High. 4 Earth, from afar, hath heard thy fame, And worms have learned to lisp thy name; But O ! the glories of thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. 5 God is in heaven, and men below ; Be short our tunes; our words be few; A solemn reverence checks our songs, And praise sits silent on our tongues. Isaac Watts. S. M. Exhortation to Praise. 5 A RISE and bless the Lord, /l Ye people of his choice ; Arise, and bless the Lord your God, With heart, and soul, and voice. 2 Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, Who would not fear his holy name, And laud, and magnify? 3 O for the living flame, From his own altar brought, To touch our lips, our souls inspire. And wing to heaven our thought! 3 ADORATION. 1 God is our strength and song, And his salvation oui-s ; Then be his love in Christ proclaimed, With all our ransomed powers. > Arise, and bless the Lord; The Lord your God r.dore; Arise, and bless his glorious Name, Henceforth, forevermore. James Montgomery 6 8. M. The Universal King. COME sound his praise abroad, And hymns or glory siug ; Jehovah is "the sovereign God, The universal King. 2 He formed the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound ; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord ; We are his work and not our own, He formed us by his word. 4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod ; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. Isaac Watts* ry c. m. I Ashing for a Blessin g. ONCE more we come before our Goc\ Once more his blessing ask: O may not duty seem a load, Nor worship prove a task, a Father, thy quickening Spirit send From heaven, in Jesus' name, And bid our waiting minds attend And put our souls in frame. 8 3 May we receive the word we hear, Each in an honest heart; And keep the precious treasure there, And never with it part. 4 To seek thee, all our hearts dispose ; To each thy blessing suit; A-nd let the seed thy servant sows, Produce abundant fruit. Joseph Hart. C. M. Goodness and Mercy. LET every tongue thy goodness speak, Thou sovereign Lord of all; Thy strengthening hands uphold the weak, And raise the poor that fall. 2 When sorrows bow the spirit down, When virtue lies distressed, Beneath the proud oppressor's frown, Thou givest the mourner rest. 3 Thou know'st the pains thy servants feel, Thou hear'st thy childrens' cry; And their best wishes to fulfill, Thy grace is ever nigh. 4 Thy mercy never shall remove From men of hearts sincere: Thou savest the souls whose humble love Is joined with holy fear. 5 My lips shall dwell upon thy praise, And spread thy fame abroad ; Let all the sons of Adam raise The honors of their God. Isaac Watts. Q CM. V The Fullness of God. BEING- of beings, God of love, To thee our hearts we raise ; Thy all-sustaining power we prove, And gladly sing thy praise. - 5 ADORATION. 2 Thine, wholly thine, we pant to be: Our sacrifice receive: Made, and preserved, and saved by thee, To thee ourselves we give. S Heavenward our every wish aspires, For all thy mercy's store; The sole return thy love requires, Is that we ask for more. 4 For more we as': ; we open then Our hearts to embrace thy will: Turn, and revive us, Lord, again , With all thy fullness fill. 5 Come, Holy Ghost, the Saviour's love Shed in our hearts abroad; So shafi we ever live, and move, And be, with Christ in God. Charles Wesley. 8,7. God of Grace. PRAISE, my soul, tii s Iving of heaven; To his feet thy tribute i > ring; Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Who like me his prais3 should singi Pra ise him ! Pra ise him ! Praise the everlasting King! 2 Praise him for his grace and favor To our fathers in distress; Praise him, still the same forever, Slow to chide, and swift to bless; Praise him ! Praise him ! Glorious in his faithfulness! 3 Father-like he tends and spares us, Well our feeble frame he knows; In his hands he gently bears us, Rescues us from all our foes: Praise him ! Praise him ! Widely as his mercy flows! Henry Francis Lyte. 6 10 11 8,7, Heavenly Joy Anticipated. IN thy name, O Lord, assembling-, We, thy people, now draw near: Teach us to rejoice with trembling ; Speak, and let thy servants hear ; Hear with meekness, Hear thy word with godly fear. 2 While our days on earth are lengthened, May we give them, Lord, to thee : Cheered by hope, and daily strengthened, May we run, nor weary be ; Till thy glory Without cloud in heaven we see. 3 There, in worship purer, sweeter, All thy people shall adore ; Sharing then in rapture greater Than they could conceive before: Full enjoyment, Full and pure, for evermore. Thoma 12 Exhortation to Praise God. 7. PRAISE the Lord! ye heavens adore him; Praise him, angels, in the height; Sun and moon, rejoice before him; Praise him, all ye stars of light. 2 Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken; Worlds his mighty voice obeyed ; Laws which never shall be broken,' For their guidance he hath made. 3 Praise the Lord, for he is glorious, Never shall his promise fail ; God hath made his saints victorious,, Sin and death shall not prevail. 7 13 W ADORATION. 4 Praise the God of our salvation ; Hosts on high, his power proclaim, Heaven and earth, and all creation, Laud and magnify his name. John Kempthome. S. AL The Sacrifice of Praise. TITH joy we lift our eyes To those' bright realms above That glorious temple in the skies, Where dwells eternal Love. 2 Before thy throne we bow, O thou almighty King ; Here we present the soleum vow And hymns of praise we sing. 3 While in thy house we kneel, With trust and holy fear, Thy mercy and thy truth reveal, And lend a gracious ear. 4 Lord, teach our hearts to pray, And tune our lips to sing ; Nor from thy presence cast away The sacrifice we bring. Thomas Jervis. 1 A L M 1 ^ The Glories of Jehovah. SERVANTS of God, in -joyful lays. Sing ye the .Lord Jehovah's praise ; His glorious name let all adore, From age to age, for evermore. 2 Blest be that name, supremely blest, From the sun's rising to its rest;' Above the heavens his power is known, Through all the earth his goodness shown. 3 Who is like God? so great, so high, He bows himself to view 1 ho s :v : And yet, with condescending grace, Looks down upon the human race. GOD. 4 He hears the unconiplainine: moan Of those who sit and weep alone ; He lifts the mourner from the dust; In him the poor may safely trust. 5 O then, aloud, in joyful lays, Sing to the Lord Jehovah's praise: His saving name let all adore, From age to age, for evermore. James Montgomery. 1 ' L. M. 1 O How Dreadful is this Place. OTHOU, whom all thy saints adore, We now with all thy saints agree, And bow our inmost souls before Thy glorious, awful Majesty. 2 We come, great God, to seek thy face, And for thy loving kindness wait; And O, how dreadful is this place ! 'Tis God's own house, 'tis heaven's gate. 3 Tremble our hearts to find thee nigh; To thee our trembling hearts aspire; And lo! we see descend from high The pillar and the flame of fire. 4 Still let it on the assembly stay, And all the house with glory fill: To Canaan's bounds point out the way And lead us to thy holy hill. 5 There let us all with Jesus stand, And join the general Church above, And take our seats at thy right hand, And sing thine everlasting love. Charles Wesley. 1ft L. M. 1 U The Pleasure of Public Worship. HOW pleasant, bow divinely fair, O Lord of Hosts, thy dwellings are ! With strong desire my spirit faints Tc meet the assemblies of thy :r*mts. ADORATION. 2 Blest are the saints that sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty: Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. S Blest are the souls that find a place Within the temple of thy grace: Here they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 4 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion1s gate: God is their strength, and through the road They lean upon their helper, God. 5 Cheerful they walk with growing strength . Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. Isaac Watts. i rf H. M. 1 I Longing for GooVs house. LORD of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples, arei To thine abode my heart aspires, With warm desires to see my God. 2 O happy souls that pray Where God delights to hear ! O happy men that pay Their constant service there ! They praise thee still ; and happy they Who love the way to Zion's hill ! 3 They go from strength to strength, Through this dark vale of tears, Till each o'ercomes at length, Till each in heaven appeal's: O glorious seat! thou God, our King, Shalt thither bring our willing feet. 10 GOD. 4 The Lord his people loves ; His hand no good withholds From those his heart approves, From holy, humble souls : Thrice happy he, O Lord of Hosts, Whose spirit trusts alone in thee ! Isaac Watts. 1 Q CM. I O Majesty and Love of God. MY GOD, how wonderful thou art, Thy majesty how bright, How beautiful thy mercy-seat In depths o£ burning light! 2 How dread are thine eternal years. O everlasting Lord, By prostrate spirits day and night Incessantly adored! 3 How beautiful, how beautiful, The sight of thee must be, Thine endless wisdom, boundless power, And awful purity! 4 O how I fear thee, living G-od, With deepest, tenderest fears, And worship thee with trembling hope, And penitential tears. 5 Yet may I love thee too, O Lord, Almighty as thou art ; For thou hast stooped to ask for me The love of my poor heart. 6 No earthly father loves like thee, No mother half so mild Bears and forbears, as thou hast done With me, thy sinful child. 7 Father of Jesus, love's reward ! What rapture will it be, Prostrate before thy throne to lie, And gaze, and gaze on thee. Frederick W. Faber. 11 ADORATION. rQ H. M. v Greatness and Condescension. T^HE Lord Johovah reign:,, JL His throne is built on high; The garments he assumes Are light an:l majesty: His glories shine with beams so bright, No mortal eye can bear the sight. 2 The thunders of his hand Keep the wide world in awe; His wrath and justice stand To guard his holy law ; And where his love resolves to bless, His truth confirms and seals trie grace. 3 Through all his mighty works Amazing wisdom slimes; Confounds the powers of hell, And all their dark designs; Strong is his arm. and shall fulfill His great decrees and sovereign will. 4 And will this sovereign King Of glory condescend, And will he write his name, My Father and my Friend? 1 love his name, I love his word ; Join all my powers to praise the Lord. Isaac Watts. OA C. M. CXl God, the only Object of Worship. OGOD, our strength, to thee our song With grateful hearts we raise; To thee, and thee alone, belong All worship, love, and praise. 2 In trouble's dark and stormy hour, Thine ear hath heard our prayer* And graciously thine arm of power Hath saved us from despair, 19 3 And thou, 0 ever gracious Lord, Wilt keep thy promise still, If, meekly hearkening to thy word, We seek to do thy will. 4 Led by the light thy grace imparts, Ne'er may we bow the knee To idols, which our wayward hearts Set up instead of thee. 5 So shall thy choicest gifts, O Lord, Thy faithful people bless ; For them shall earth its stores afford, And heaven its happiness. Harriet Auber. 01 C. M. u 1 Confession, Prayer, and Praise. LORD ! when we bend before thy throne, And our confession pour, O may we feel the sins wc own, And hate what we deplore. 2 Our contrite spirits pitying see ; True penitence impart ; And let a healing ray from thee Beam peace into each heart. 3 When we disclose our wants in prayer, May we our wills resign ; And not a thought our bccom share, Which is not wholly thine. 4 And when, with heart and voice, wo strive Our grateful hymns to raise, Let love divine within 113 live, And fill our souls with praise. 5 Then, on thy glories while iva dwell, Thy mercies we'll review ; With love divine, transported, tell — Thou, God, art Father too: Joseph D. Carlyle. IB ADORATION. 29 L. M. 6 1. u God is in this Place. LO 1 G-od is here ! let us adore, And own how dreadful is this place; Let all within us feel his power, And silent bow before his face; Who know his power, his grace who prove. Serve him with awe, with reverence love. 2 Lo! God is here! him day and night In hallowed songs the angels sing: To him, enthroned above all height, Heaven's hoot their noblest praises bring : Disdain not, Lord, our meaner song, Who praise thee with a stammering tongue. 3 Being of beings I may our praise Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill ; Still may we stand before thy face, Still hear and do thy sovereign will; To thee may all our thoughts arise, Ceaseless, accepted sacrifice. Gerhard Terdeegen, Tr. by J. Wesley. 9Q C. M. 60 Omniscience. LORD, all I am is known to thee ; In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, or to flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest, My public walks, my private ways, The secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to thee, Lord, Before they're formed within, And ere my lips pronounce th3 word Thou know'st the sense I mean. 4 O wondrous knowledge ! deep and high ! Where can a creature hide? Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset on every side. 14 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, Secured by sov'reign love. Isaac Watts. 9 A L. M. /J± Immanuel, God with us. ETERNAL depth of love divine, In Jesus, God with us, displayed ; How bright thy beaming glories shine ! How wide thy healing streams are spread! 2 With whom dost thou delight to dwell? Sinners, a vile and thankless race! O God, what tongue aright can tell How vast thy love, how great thy grace ! 3 The dictates of thy sovereign will "With joy our gratef ul hearts receive ; All thy delight in us fulfill ; Lo, all we are to thee we give. 4 To thy sure love, thy tender care, Our flesh, soul, spirit, we resign ; O fix thy sacred presence there, And seal the abode forever thine. L. Zinzendorf, Tr. by J. Wesley. t)' L. M. uO The Attributes of God Infinite. OGOD, thou bottomless abyss! Thee to perfection who can know? O height immense ! What words suffice Thy countless attributes to show? 2 Unfathomable depths thou art ; O plunge me in thy mercy's sea! Voicl of time wisdom is my heart ; With love embrace andcover me. 3 Eternity thy fountain was, Which, like thee, no beginning knew ; Thou wast ere time began his race, Ere glowed with stars the ethereal blue. 15 ADORATION. 4 Greatness unspeakable is thine, ( rreatness, whose undiminished ray, When short-lived worlds are lost, shall shine, When earth and heaven are fled away. Op L. M. /OU SECOND PART. UNCHANGEABLE, all-perfect Lord, Essential life's unbounded sea, What lives and moves, lives by thy word; It lives, and moves, and is from thee. 2 High is thy power above all height; Whate'er thy will decrees is done; i Thy wisdom, equal to thy might, Only to thee, O God, is known I ^Heaven's glory is thy awful throne, Yet earth partakes thy gracious sway; Vain man ! thy wisdom folly own, Lost is thy reason's feeble ray. 4 What our dim eye could never see, Is plain and naked to thy sight: What thickest darkness veils, to thee Shines clearly as the morning light. 5 In light thou dwell'st; light that no shade, No variation ever knew ; Heaven, earth, and hell, stand all displayed, And open to thy piercing view. Ernest Lange, Tr. by J. Wesley. t)rt L. M. U I Omnipresence. LORD of all being ! throned afar, Thy glory flames from sun and star ; Center and soul of every sphere, Yet to each loving heart how near! 2 Sun of our life, thy quickening ray Sheds on our path the glow of day ; Star of our hope, thy softened light Cheers the long watches of the night. 16 3 Our midnight is thy pmile withdrawn;" Our noontide is thy gracious dawn ; Our rainbow arch thy mercy's sign ; All, save the clouds of sin, are thine! 4 Lord of all life, below, above, Whose Jight is truth, whose warmth is love, Before thy ever-blazing throne We ask no luster of our own. 5 Grant us thy truth to make us free, And kindling hearts that bum for thee, Till all thy living altars claim One holy light, one heavenly flame. Oliver W. Holmes. OQ 7. /CO Blessings Implored. LORD, we come before thee now, At thy feet we humbly bow ; O do not our suit disdain; Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain? 2 Lord, on thee our souls depend ; In compassion now descend ; Fill our hearts with thy rich grace, Tune our lips to sing thy praise. 3 In thine own appointed way, Now we seek thee,, here wo stay ; Lord, we know not how to go, Till a blessing thou bestow. 4 Send some message from thy word, That may joy and peace afford ; Let thy Spirit now impart Full salvation to each heart. 5 Comfort those who weep and mourn; Let the time of joy return ; Those that are cast down lift up ; Make them strong in faith and hope. 17 ADORATION. 6 Grant that all may seek and find Thee, a gracious God and kind ; Heal the sick, the captive free; Let us all rejoice in thee. William Hammond. 9Q 8> 7- /JV GocVs glory in Redemptioyi. MIGHTY God! while angels bless thee, May a mortal lisp thy name 2 Lord of men, as well as angels, Thou art every creature's theme: Lord of every land and nation, Ancient of eternal days! Sounded through the wide creation Be thy just and awful praise. 2 For the grandeur of thy nature, Grand beyond a seraph's thought ; For the wonders of creation, Works with skill and kindness wrought; For thy providence, that governs Through thine empire's wide domain, Wings an angel, guides a sparrow; Blessed be thy gentle reign! 3 For thy rich, thy free redemption, Bright, though veiled in darkness long, Thought is poor, and poor expression ; Who can sing that wondrous song? Brightness of the Father's glory! Shall thy praise unuttered lie? Break, my tongue, such guilty silence, Sing the Lord who came to die: — 4 From the highest throne in glory, To the cross of deepest woe, Came to ransom guilty captives: Flow, my praise, forever flow! Re-ascend, immortal Saviour; Leave thy footstool, take thy throne ; Thence return and reign forever; Be the kingdom all thine own ! Robert Robinson. 18 OU God's Protection. C1ALL Jehovah thy salvation, J Rest beneath the Almighty's shade ; In his secret habitation Dwell, nor ever be dismayed; There no tumult can alarm thee, Thou shalt dread no hidden snare ; Guile nor violence can harm thee, In eternal safety there. 2 From the sword at noon-day wasting, From the noisome pestilence, In the depth of midnight blasting, God shall be thy sure defence; Fear thou not the deadly quiver, When a thousand feel the blow; Mercy shall thy soul deliver, Though ten thousand be laid low. 3 Since, with pure and firm affection, Thou on God hast set thy love, With the wings of his protection, He will shield thee from above: Thou shalt call on him in trouble, He will hearken, he will save; Here for grief reward thee double, Crown with life beyond the grave. James Montgomery. Ol L. M. 01 Infinite Wisdom. PRAISE ye the Lord! 'tis good to raise Your hearts and voices in his praise: His nature and his works invite To make this duty our delight. 2 He formed the stars, those heavenly flames, He counts their number, calls their names; His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound, A deep where all our thoughts are drowned. 19 ADORATION. 3 Sing to the Lord! exalt him high, "Who spreads has clouds along the sky; There he prepares tht f mitful rain, Kor lets the drops descend in vain. 4 He makes the grass the hills adorn ; He clothes the srniling fields with corn ; The beasts with food his hands supply, And the young ravens when they cry. 5 "What is the creature's skill or force i Thcj sprightly man or warlike horse ? 'lie piercing wit, the active limb? All are too mean delights for him. G_But saints are lovely in his sight; lie views his children with delight: He sees their hope, he knows their fear, He looks and loves his image there. Isaac Watts. qO L. M. O/Ci Holiness. HOLY as thou, O Lord, is none; Thy holiness is all thine own ; A drop of that unbounded sea Is ours, — a drop derived from thee. 2 And when thy purity we share, Thine only glory we, declare ; And, humbled into gpthing, own, Holy and pure is God alone: 3 Sole, self -existing God and Lord, By all thy heavenly hosts adored, Let all on earth bow down to thee, And own thy peerless majesty: 4 Thy power unparalleled confess, Established on the Rock of peace ; The Rock that never shall remove, The Rock of pure, almighty love. Charles Wesley. 20 GOD. OQ E- M. DD True Worship Everywhere Accepted. OTHOU, to whom, in ancient time, The psalmist's sacred harp was strung, Whom kings adored in song sublime, And prophets praised with glowing tongue. 2 Not now on Zion's height alone The favored worshiper may dwell, Nor where, at sultry noon, thy Son Sat weary at the Patriarch's well. 3 From every place below the skies, The grateful song, the fervent prayer The incense of the heart, may rise To heaven, and find acceptance there. 4 O thou, to whom, in ancient time The holy prophet's harp was strung ; To thee, at last, in every clime, Shall temples rise, and praise be sung. John Pierpont. QA * "C.t Oi: The Thought of God. OHOW the thought of God attracts And draws the heart from earth, And sickens it of passing shows And dissipating mirth. 2 'Tis not enough to save our souls, To shun the eternal fires: The thought of God will rouse the heai-t To more sublime desires. 3 God only is the creature's home, Though rough and strait the road ; Yet nothing less can satisfy The love that longs for Gcd. 4 O utter but the name of God Down in your heart of hearts, And see how from the world at once All tempting light departs! 21 ADORATION. 5 A trusting heart, a yearning eye, Can win their way above ; If mountains can be moved by faith, Is there less power in love? Frederick W. Faber. OK H. M. Ot) Parting — to Meet Ago in. JESUS, accept the praise That to thy name belongs ; Matter of all our lays, Subject of all our songs ; Through thee we now together came, And part exulting in thy name. 2 In flesh we part awhile, But still in spirit joined. To embrace the happy toil Thou hast to each assigned ; And while we do thy blessed will, We bear our heaven about us still. 3 O let us thus go on In all thy pleasant ways, And, armed with patience, ran With joy the appointed race. Keep us and every seeking soul, Till all attain the heavenly goal. 4 There we shall meet again, When all our toils are o'er, And death, and grief, and pain, And parting are no more: We shall with all our brethren rise And see thee in the flaming skies. 5 O happy, happy day, That calls thy exile3 home ; The heavens shall pass away, The earth receive its doom : Earth we shall view, and heaven, destroyed And shout above the ilery void. 23 6 Then let ns wait the sound, That shall our souls release; And labor to be found Of him in spotless peace, In perfect holiness renewed, Adorned with Christ, and meet for God Chaises Wesley. 36 Tribute of Praise at Parting. CHRISTIANS, brethren, ere we part Every voice and every heart Join and to our Father raise One last hymn of grateful praise. 2 Though we here should meet no more, Yet there is a brighter shore ; There released from toil and pain, There we all may meet again. 3 Now to thee, thou God of heaven, Be eternal glory given: Grateful for thy love divine, May our hearts be ever thine. Henry Kirlce Wliite* 37 C. M. God's Attributes. OGOD, thy power is wonderful, Thy glory passing bright, Thy wisdom, with its deep on deep, A rapture to the sight. 2 I see thee in the eternal years In glory all alone, Ere round thine uncreated fires Created fight had shone. 3 I see thee walk in Eden's shade, I see thee all through time ; Thy patience and compassion seem New- attributes sublime. 23 ADORATION. 4 I see thee when the doom is o'er, And outworn time is done, Still, still incomprehensible, O God, yet not alone. 5 Angelic spirits, countless souls, Of thee have drunk their nil; And to eternity will drink Thy joy and glory still. 6 O little heart of mine ! shall pain Or sorrow make thee moan, When all this God is all for thee, A Father all thine own \ Frederick W. Faber. DO 8, 7. OO Dismission. LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing; Bid us now depart in peace; Still on heavenly manna feeding. Let our faith and love increase: Fill each breast with consolation ; Up to thee our hearts we raise: When we reach our blissful station, Then we'll give thee nobler praise. Edwin Smythe. QQ 8, 7, 4. "JO For the Fullness of Peace and Joy. LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing, Fill our hearts with joy and peace, Let us each thy love possessing; Triumph in redeeming grace ; O refresh us, Traveling through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give and adoration, For thy Gospel's joyful sound ; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound ; May thy presence With us evermore be found. THE TRINIT.Y. 8 So, whene'er the signal'^ given Us from earth to call away, Borne on angels' wings to heaven, Glad the summons to obey, May we ever Reign with Christ in endless day. Walter Shirley. 40 THE TRINITY, I, M. 61. Te Deum Lavxlar.ias."1 fNFINITE God, to thee wo raise J_ Our hearts in solemn songs of praise, •5y all thy works on earth adored, Nq worship thee the common Lord ; The everlasting Father own, A.nd bow our souls before thy throne. I God of the patriarchal race, The ancient seers record thy praise ; The goodly apostolic band In highest joy and glory stand ; And all the saints and prophets join To extol thy majesty divine. 3 Head of the martyrs' noble host, Of thee they justly make their boast ; The church to earth's remotest bounds, Her heavenly Founder's praise resounds ; And strives with those around the throne. To hymn the mystic Three in One. 4 Father of endless majesty, . All might tmd love we render thee ; Thy true and only Son adore, The same La dignity and power; And God the Holy Ghost declare, The saint';' eternal Comforter. Charles Wcsle 41 ADORATION. CM. Joining with Angels. A THOUSAND oracles divine Their common beams unite ; That sinners may with angels join To warship God aright: 2 To praise a Trinity adored By all the hosts above ; And one thrice-holy God and Lord Through endless ages love. 3 Triumphant host ! they never cease To laud and magnify The Triune God < >f Holiness, "Whose glory fills the sky. 4 "Whose glory to this earth extends, "When God himself imparts, And the whole Trinity descends Into our faithful hearts. 5 But God made flesh is wholly ours, And asks our nobler strain ; The Father of celestial powers, The Friend of earth-bora man ! Charles Wesley. Ai) L. M. 6X Tu Veni, Creator. C1REATOR, Spirit, by whose aid J The world's foundations first were laid, Come visit every waiting mind, Come pour thy joys on human kind; From sin and sorrow set us free, And make thy temples worthy thee. 2 O Source of uncreated heat. The Father's promised Paraclete ! Thrice holy Fount, immortal Fire, Our hearts with heavenly love inspire: Come, and thy sacred unction bring, To sanctify us while we sing. THE TRINITY. 3 Plenteous of grace, descend from high," Rich in thy sevenfold energy ! Thou strength of his almighty hand, Whose power does heaven and earth command Refine and purge our earthly parts, And stamp thine image on our hearts. 4 Create all new; our wills control, Subdue the rebel in our soul ; Chase from our minds the subtle foe ; And peace, the fruit of faith, bestow: And, lest again we go astray, Protect and guide us in the way. 5 Immortal honors, endleas fame, Attend the Almighty Father's name; The Saviour Son be glorified, Who for lost man's redemption died; And equal adoration be, Eternal Comforter, to thee ! John Biyden. 43 a m. The Godhead Reconciled. pOME, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, * J One G-od in persons three ; Bring back the heavenly blessing lost By all mankind and me. 2 Thy favor and thy nature too. To me, to all restore ; Forgive, and after God renew, And keep me evermore. 3 Eternal Sun of Righteousness, Display thy beams divine, And cause the glories of thy face Upon my heart to shine. 4 Light, in thy light. O may I see, Thy grace and mercy prove ; Revived, and cheered, and blest by thee, The God of pardoning love. 2? ADORATION. 5 Lift up thy countenance serene, And let thy happy child Behold, without a cloud between, The Godhead reconciled. 6 That all-comprising peace bestow On me, through grace forgiven ; The joys of holiness below, And" then the joys of heaven. Charles Wesley. 44 C. M. Creator and Saviour. HAIL, Father, Son. and Spirit great, Before the birth of time Enthroned in everlasting state, Jehovah Eloheim ! 2 A mystical plurality We in the Godhead own, Adoring One in Persons Three, And Three in Nature One. 3 From thee our being we receive, The creatures of thy grace ; And, raised out of the earth, we live To sing our Maker's praise. 4 Thy powerful, wise, and loving mind Did our creation plan ; And all the glorious Persons joined To form thy favorite, man. 5 Again thou didst, in council met, Thy ruined work restore, Established in our first estate, To forfeit it no more. 6 And when we rise in love renewed, Our souls resemble thee ; An image of the Triune God, To all eternitv. Charles Wesley. 28 THE TRINITY. AZ H. M. " ±U The Uyiiversal King. YOUNG- men and maidens, raise Your tuneful voices high ; Old men and children, praise The Lord of earth and sky: Him three in one, and one in three, Extol to all eternity. 2 The universal King Let all the world proclaim; Let every creature sing His attributes and name : Him three in one, and one in three, Extol to all eternity. 3 In his great name alone All excellences meet, Who sits upon the throne, And shall forever sit: Him three in one, and one in three, ^xtol to all eternity. 4 Glory to God belongs; Glory to God be given, Above the noblest songs, Of all in earth and heaven: Him three in one, and one in three, Extol to all eternity. Chart, s Wesley, 46 C. M. One God in Three Persons. HAIL, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost One God in persons three ; Of thee we make our joyful boast, And homage pay to thee. 2 Present alike in every place, Thy Godhead we adore: Beyond the bounds of time and snace Thou dwellest evermore. 29 ADORATION. 3 In wisdom infinite thou art. Thine eye doth all things see ; And every thought of every heart Is fully known to thee. 4 Thou lov'st whateer thy hands have made' Thy goodness we rehearse, In shining characters displayed Throughout the universe. 5 "Wherefore let every creature give To thee the praise designed ; But chiefly, Lord, the thanks receive, — The hearts, of all mankind. Charles Wesley. 47 6,' Praise to tlie Trinity. f\OME, thou Almighty King, \J Help us thy name to sing. Help us to praise: Father all-glorious, O'er all victorious, Come, and reign over us, Ancient of days. 2 Jesus, our Lord, arise, Scatter <>ur enemies, And make them fall; Let thine almighty aid Our sure defence be made; Our souls on thee be stayed; Lord hear our call 3 Come, thou incarnate "Word,, Gird on thy mighty sword, Our prayer attend; Come, and thj' people bless, And give thy word success: Spirit of holiness, On us descend. 30 THE TRINITY. 4 Come, holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear In this glad hour: Thou who Almighty art, Now rule in every heart, And ne'er from us depart, Spirit of power. 5 To the great One and Three Eternal praises be Hence, evermore. His sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore. Charles Wesley. L. M T:0 LorcVs Pt-ayer. FATHER of all, whose powerful voice Called forth this universal frame ! Whose mercies over all rejoice, Through endless ages still the same: Thou by thy word upholdest all; Thy bounteous love to all is showed : Thou hear'st thy every creature's call, And fillest every mouth with good. 2 In heaven thou reign'st enthroned in light, Nature's expanse before thee spread; Earth, air, and sea, before thy sight. And hell's deep gloom, are open laid: "Wisdom, and might, and love, are thine ; Prostrate before thy face we fall, Confess thine attributes divine, And hail thee sovereign Lord of all, 3 Thee sovereign Lord let all confess, That moves in earth, or air, or sky ; Revere thy power, thy goodness bless, Tremble before thy piercing eye: All ye, who owe to him your birth, In praise your every hour employ: Jehovah reigns! be glad, O earth; * And shout, ye morning stars, for joy. 81 49 ADORATION. SECOND PART. SON of thy Sire's eternal love, Take to thyself thy mighty power. Let all earth's sous thy mercy prove, Let all thy bleeding grace adore: The triumphs of thy love display ; In every heart reign thou alone, Till all thy foes confess thy sway, And glory ends what grace begun. 2 Spirit of grace, and health, and power, Fountain of light and love below ; Abroad thy healing influence shower, O'er all the nations let it flow: Inflame our hearts with perfect love, In us the work of faith fulfill ; So uot heaven's host shall swifter move, Than wo on earth, to do thy will. 3 Father, 'tis thine each day to yield Thy children's wants a fresh supply, To clothe the lilies of the field, And hear young ravens when they cry : On thee we cast our care; we live Through thee, who know'st our every neod; O feed us with thy grace, and give Our souls this day the living bread ! 50 THIRD PART. ETERNAL, spotless Lamb of God, Before the world's foundation slain, Sprinkle U3 ever with thy blood ; O cleanse, and keep vis ever clean ! Tj every soul (all praise to thee!) Our hearts in deep compassion move ; And dll mankind by this may see God is in us: for God is love. 22 THE FATHEIt. 2 Giver and Lord of life, whose power - - And guardian care for all are free, To thee in fierce temptation's hour, From sin and Satan let us flee: Thine, Lord, we are, and ours thou art, In us be all thy goodness showed ; Renew, enlarge, and fill our heart With peace, and joy, and heaven, and God. 3 Blessing and honor, praise and love, Co-equal, co-eternal Three, In earth below, in heaven above, By all thy works, be paid to thee! Thrice Holy ! thine the kingdom is, The power omnipotent is thine; And when created nature dies, Thy never-ceasing glories shine. John Wesley. THE FATHER 0 1 The Author of Every Good. FATHER, to thee my soul I lift; My soul on thee depends ; Convinced that every perfect gift From thee alone descends. 2 Mercy and grace are thine alone, And power and wisdom too ; Without the Spirit of thy Son, We nothing good can do. 8 We cannot speak one useful worn, One holy thought conceive, Unless, in answer to our Lord Thyself the blessing give. 4 His blood demands the purchased grace His blood's availing plea Obtained the help for all our race, * And sends it down to me. 33 ADORATION. 5 Thou all our works in us ha.st wrought: Our good is all divine: The praise of every virtuous thought, And righteous word, is thiue. 6 From thee, through Jesus, we re< «ivo The power on thee to call, In whom we are, and move, aud live; Our God is all in all. Charles Wesley. KC) L. M. V u Incomprehensibly Glorious. (^OD is a name my soul adores, J The almighty Three, the eternal One: Nature and grace with all their powers, Confess the Infinite Unknown. 3 Thy voice produced the sea and spheres ; Bade the waves roar, the planets shine ; But nothing like thyself appears Through all these spacious works of thine. 3 Still restless nature dies and grows ; From change to change the creatures run: Thy being no succession knows. And all thy vast designs are one. i A glance of thine runs through the glol>e, Rules the bright worlds, and m< >ves their frame; Of light tin >u form'st thy dazzling robe; Thy ministers are living flame. 5 How shall polluted mortals dare To sing thy glory or thy grace? Beneath thy feet we lie afar, And see but shadows of thy face. G TTho can behold the blazing light \ "Who can approach consuming flame \ None but thy wisdom knows thy might; None but thy word can speak thy name. kaac Watts 34 THE FATHER. 'JO The Heavens Declare His Glory.' THE spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim: The unwearied sun, from day to day Doth his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an Almighty Hand. 2 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly, to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth ; While all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. 3 What, though in solemn silence all Move round the dark, terrestrial ball ; What, though no real voice nor sound Amid the radiant orbs be found ; In reason's ear they all rejoice. And utter forth a glorious voice,, Forever singing as they shine, The Hand that made us is divine. Joseph Addison. C. M. Glory, Mercy, Grace. 54 FATHER, how wide thy glory shines; How high thy wonders rise ! Known through the earth by thousand signs. By thousands through the skies. 2 But when we view thy strange design To save rebellious worms, Where vengeance and compassion join In their divinest forms; ADORATION. 3 Here the whole Deity is known, Nor can a creature say, Vv hether his justice or his grace Shines with the brighter ray. 4 Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains; Bright seraphs learn Imn anuel's name, And try then* choicest strains. 5. O may I bear some humble part In that immortal song ! Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue. Isaac Watts, alfi. THE SON. KK CM. 00 Praise the Redeemer. OFOR a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer's praise; The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of his grace. 2 My gracious Master and my God, Assist me to proclaim, To spread through all the earth abroad, The honors of thy name. 3 Jesus ! the name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease ; Tis music in the sinner's ears, 'Tis life, and health and peace. 4 He breaks the power of cancelled sin, He sets the prisoner free ; His blood can make the foulest clean ; His blood availed for me. 5 He speaks, and, list'ning to his voice* New life the dead receive ; The mournful, broken hearts rejoice; The humble poor believe. 6 Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb, Your loosened tongues employ ; Ye blind, behold your Saviour come ; And leap, ye lame, for joy. CharUt Wesley. 00 Crown Hint, Lord of AIL A LL hail the power of Jesus' name! ix Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all. 2 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, Ye ransomed from the fall, Hail him who saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all. 3 Sinners, whose love can 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. Edward Perronet. Krf C. M. V I Worshiping the Lamb. flOME, let us join our cheerful songs J With angels round the throne: Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 Worthy the Lamb that died, they cry, To be exalted thus: Worthy the Lamb, our hearts reply, For he was slain for us. 37 ADORATIOX S Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and power divine ; And blessings more than we can give, Be, Lord, forever thine. 4 The whole creation join in one, To bless the sacred name Of him that sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb. Itaae Watts 58 C. If The Heavenly Guest. CtOME, l"t us who in Christ believe, / Our common Saviour praise : To him. with joyful voices, give The glory of Ms grace, 2 He now stands knocking at the door Of every sinners heart: The worst need keep him oat no more; Or force him to depart. 3 Through grace we hearken to thy voice, Yield to be saved from sin. In sore and certain hope rejoice, That thou wilt enter in. 4 i • me quickly in, thou heavenly Gtaest, Nor ever hence remove : But sup with us. and let the feast Be everlasting love. Charles Wedey. -Q I* M. *J*J Tribute of Frai.^: to the Saviour. JESUS, thou everlasting King. Accept the tribute which we bring : Accep thy well deserved renown. And wear our praises as thy arom THE SON. 2 Let every act of worship be Like oar espousals, Lord, to thee: Like the blest hour, when from above We first received the pledge of love. 3 The gladness of that happy day, 0 may it ever, ever stay : Nor let our faith f orsake its hold, Nor hope decline, nor love grow cold. 4 Let every moment as it flies, Increase thy praise, improve our joys, Till we are raised to sing thy name, At the great supper of the Lamb. Isaac Watts. DU His Supreme Divinity. THE day of Christ, the day of God, We humbly hope with joy to see, Washed in the sanctifying blood Of an incarnate Deity. 2 Who did for us his life resign : There is no other God but one ; For all the plenitude divine Resides in the eternal Son. 3 Spotless, sincere, without offence, O may we to his day remain, Who trust the blood of Christ to cleanse Our souls from every sinful stain. 4 Lord, we believe the promise sure; The purchased Comforter impart: Apply thy blood to make us pure, To keep us pure in life and heart. Charles Wetley. a 1 L. M. 0 1 Excellency of Christfs Religion. LET everlasting glories crown Thy head, my Saviour and my Lord Thy hands have brought saltation down, And writ the blessing in thy vord. Adoration'. v Iii vain our trembling conscience seeks Some solid ground to rest upon; With long despair our spirit breaks, Till we apply to tlieo alone. 3 How well thy blessed truths agree ! How wise and holy thy commands! Thy promises, how firm" they be! How firm our hope and comfort stands' 4 Should all the forms that men devise Assault my faith with treacherous art, I'd call them vanity and lies. And bind thy Gospel to my heart. Isaac Walts. 62 Claiming the Promise. S. M. JESUS, we look to thee, Thy promised presence claim ; Thou in the midst of us shalt be, Assembled in thy name. 2 Thy name salvation is, Which here we come to prove ; Thy name i ; life, and health, and pea And everlasting love. 3 Not in the name of pride Or selfishness we meet; From nature's paths we turn aside, And worldly thoughts forget, 4 We meet the grace to take, Which thou hast freely given; We meet on earth for thy dear > ;ike, That we may meet in heaven. 5 Present we know thou art, ButO, thyself reveal! Now, Lord, let every bounding heart The mighty comfort feel. 40 THE SON. 6 O rnaj thy quickening voice The death of sin remove ; And bid our inmost souls rejoice, In hope of perfect love. CJiarks Wesley. I\D S. M. \jO The Song of Moses and the Lamb AWAKE, and sing the song Of Moses and the Lamb ; Wake, every heart and every tongue, To praise the Saviour's name. 3 Sing of his dying love ; Sing of his rising power; Sing how he intercedes above For those whose sins he bore. 3 Ye pilgrims, on the road To Zion's city, sing ; Rejoice ye in the Lamb of God,. In Christ, the eternal King. 4 Soon shall we hear him say, " Ye blessed children, come;" Soon will he call us hence away, To our eternal home. 5 There shall each raptured tongue His endless praise proclaim ; And sweeter voices tune the song Of Moses and the Lamb. William Hammond. MS. M. Christ our Sacrifice. NOT all the blood of beasts, On Jewish altars slain, Co aid give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away our stain. 41 ADORATION. 2 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb Takes all our sins away ; A Sacrifice of nobler name, And richer blood than they. 3 Believing, we rejoice To feel the curse remove ; We bless the Lamb, with cheerful voice, And trust his bleeding love. Isaac Watts. VU The Glory of His Kingdom HAIL to the Lord's Anointed, Great David's greater Son ! Hail, i*j the time appointed, His reign on earth begun ! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free; ^o take away transgression, And rule in equity. 2 He comes, with succor speedy To those who suffer wrong, To help the poor and needy And bid the weak be strong ; To givo them songs for sighing, Their darkness tuna to light, Whose souls, condemned and dying. Were precious in his sight. 8 He shall descend like showers Upon the f i uitful earth, And love and joy, like flowers, Spring in his path to birth : Before him, on the mountains, Shall peace, the herald, go, And righteousness, in fountains, From hill to valley flow. 42 4 To him shall prayer unceasing, And daily vows ascend; His kingdom still increasing, A kingdom without end: The tide of time shall never His covenant remove: His name shall stand forever: That name to us is Love. Jam es Mon tgomery* 00 C..M. UU The Promised Blessing. SEE, Jesus, thy disciples see ; The promised blessing give ; Met in thy name, we look to thee Expecting to receive. 2 Thee we expect, our faithful Lord, Who in thy name are joined; We wait, according to thy word. Thee in the midst to find. 3 With us thou art assembled here. But O, thyself reveal; 'Son of the living God, appear! Let us thy presence feel. 4 Breathe on us, Lord, in thi" cur day, . And these dry bones shall live: Speak peace into our hearts, and sav, The Holy Ghost receive. 5 Whom now we seek, 0 may we meet, Jesus, the crucified ; Show us thy bleeding hands and feet, Thou who for us hast died. 6 Cause us the record to receive, Speak, and the tokens show, "O be not faithless, but believe In me, who died for you." Charles Wesley, 43 * ADORATION. 0 / The Way, the Truth, and the Life. rpHOU art the Way: to thee alone, _L From sin and death we flee ; And he who would the Father seek, Must seek him, Lord, by thee. 2 Thou art the Truth : thy word alone True wisdom can impart; Thou only canst inform the mind, And purify the heart. 3 Thou art the Life: the rending tomb Proclaims thy conquering arm ; And those who" put their trust in thee, Nor death nor hell shall harm. 4 Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life; Grant us that way to know, That truth to keep, that life to. win, Whose joys eternal flow. George W. Doane. QO S,7. \JO Love to Christ Crucified. 1" LOVE the holy Son of God, _L Who onco this vale of sorrow trod, And bore our sins, a dreadful load, On Calvary's sacred mountain ; There on the cross he mournful hung, The sport of many an impious tongue, While pains immense his nature wrung, And streamed life's crimson fountain. 2 Ne'er was, nor shall be such distress, . Nor such amazing proof as this, Of mercy, love and tenderness, That our Redeemer's given ; Not one, among the hosts above, Can comprehend the matchless love Which did within his bosom move And bring him down from heaven. 44 THE SON. 8 How ardent ought my love to be For him who's done so much for me; My service constant, faithful, free, And all my powers employing; 1 ought his cross with pleasure bear, And place my all of glory there. In his reproach most gladly share, In tribulation joying. 4 And never shall it be concealed, He hath himself in me revealed ; For all my sins a pardon sealed ; I feel his blessed favor; In him I do and will rejoice, I'll praise him with a cheerful voice, Until the theme my tongue employs In heaven above forever. Bev. Asa Abel. f)Q C. P.M. U V Make His Praise Glorious. 0 COULD I speak the matchless worth, 0 could I sound the glories forth, Which in my Saviour shine, I'd soar and touch the -heavenly strings, And vie with Gabriel while he sings In notes almost divine, 2 I'd sing the precious blood he spilt, My ransom from the dreadful guilt Of sin, and wrath divine ; I'd sing his glorious righteousness, In which all-perfect, heavenly dress My soul shall ever shine. 3 I'd sing the characters he bears, And all the forms of love he wears, Exalted on his throne; In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, I would to everlasting days Make all has glories known. 45 ADORATION. 4 Well, the delightful day will come When my dear Lord will bring me homo. And I shall see his face ; Then with my Saviour, Brother, Frien< 1 . A blest eternity 111 spend, Triumphant in his grace. Samuel Medley. 7 a c. r. :.i. I \J I will Sing with the Spirit. JESUS, thou soul of all our joys, For whom we now lift up our voice, And all our strength exert. Vouchsafe the grace we humbly claim, Compose into a thankful frame, And tune thy people's heart. 2 While in the heavenly work we join, Thy glory be our whole design, Thy glory, not our own: Still let us keep our end in view, And still the pleasing task pursue, To please our God alone. 3 The secret pride, the subtle sin, 0 let it never more steal in, To offend thv glorious eyes; To desecrate our hallowed strain, And make our solemn service vain, And mar our sacrifice. 4 Still let us on our guard be found, A.nd watch against the power of sound, With sacred jealousy ; Lest, haply, sense should damp our zeal, And music's channs bewitch and steal Our hearts away from thee. 5 That hurrying strife far off remove, That noisy burst of selfish love, Which swells the formal song ; May joy from out our hearts arise, And speak and sparkle in our eyes, And vibrate on our tongue. 71 THE SON. 6 Thee let us praise our common Lord, . And sweetly join with one accord Thy goodness to proclaim: Jesus, thyself in us reveal, And all our faculties shall feel Thy harmonizing name. Charles Wesley. L. M. Jesus Everyivhere Present. JESUS, where'e: thy people meet, There they behold thy mercy-seat: "Where-er they seek thee, thou art found, And every place is hallowed ground. 2 For thou, within no walls confined, Dost dwell with those of humble mind ; Such ever bring thee where they come, And, going, take thee to then* home. 3 Great Shepherd of thy chosen few, Thy f ormer mercies here renew ; Here, to our waiting hearts, proclaim The sweetness of thy saving name. 4 Here may we prove the power of prayer To strengthen faith and sweeten care ; To teach our faint desires to rise, And bring all heaven before our eyes. William Cowper. tji) L. M. / u Lift up our Hearts to Thee. 0 CHRIST, who hast prepared a place For us around thy throne of grace, We pray thee, lift our hearts above, And draw them with the cords of love. 2 Source of all good, thou, gracious Lord, Art our exceeding great reward ; How transient is our present jmin, How boundless our eternal gain ! 47 ADORATION. 3 With open face and joyf ul heart, We then thall see thee as thou art: Our love shall never cease to glow, Our praise shall never cease to flow. 4 Thy never-failing grace to prove, A surety of thine endless love, Send down thy Holy Ghost, that he May raise our longing souls to thee. ISantolius Yictorinus. Tr by . Chandler. 7»3 L. M. I O Abide with us. SUN of my soul, thou Saviour dear, It is not night if thou be near: O may no earthborn cloud arise To hide thee from thy servant's eyes. 2 "When the soft dews of kindly sleep My wearied eyelids gently steep, Be my last thought, bow sweet to rest Forever on my Saviour's breast. 3 Abide with me from mora till eve, For without thee I cannot live ; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without thee I dare not die. 4 If some poor wandering child of thine, Has spumed, to-day, the voice divine, Now, Lord, the gracious work begin ; Let him no more lie down in sin. 5 Watch by the sick : enrich the poor With blessings from thy boundless store ; Be every mourner's sleep to-night. Like infants' slumbers, pure and light. 6 Come near and bless us when we wake. Ere through the world our way we take ; Till, in the ocean of thy love, We lose ourselves in heaven above. John Keb'.e. rfA L. M. I I The Loving-Kin iness of the Lord. AWAKE, my soul, in joyful lays, And sing thy great Redeemer's praise ; He justly claims a song from thee, His loving-kindness, O how free ! 2 He saw me ruined in 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 iny 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 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. 6 Then let me mount end soar away To the bright world of endless day ; And sing, with rapture and surprise, His loving-kindness in the skies. Samuel Medley. r/K 10, 11. I O Admiration for Infinite Love. YE servants of God, your Master proclaim, And publish abroad his wonderful name ; The name all- victorious of Jesus extol ; His kingdom is glorious ; he rules over all. 2 God ruleth on high, almighty to save ; And still ho is nigh ; his presence we have: The great congregation his triumph shall sing, Ascribing salvation to Jesus our King. 48 ADORATION. 3 " Salvation to God, who sits on the throne-" Let all cry aloud, and honor the Son: The praises of Jesus the angels proclaim Fall down on their faces, and worship the Lamb. 4 Then let us adore, and give him his right, All glory and power, all wisdom and might, All honor and blessing, with angels above, And thanks never ceasing, for infinite love. Charles Wesley 7ft 8> 7- I U Casting our Crowns Before Him. ^ \V"E shall see him," in our nature, V V Seated on his holy throne, Loved, adored, by every creature, Owned as God/and God alone ! 2 There the hosts of shining spirits Strike their harps, and loudly sing To the praise of Jesus' merits, To the glory of their. King. 3 When we pass o'er death's dark river, " We shall sec him as he is," Resting in his love and favor, Owning all the glory his. 4 There to cast our crowns before him, O what bliss the thought affords! There forever to adore him, King of kings, and Lord of lords! Unknown. 77 8° I I Reign of Christ. ALL glory to God in the sky, And peace upon earth be restored: O Jesus, exalted on high, Appear our omnipotent Lord ! Who, meanly in Bethlehem born, Didst stoop to redeem a lost race, Once more to thy creatures return, And reign in thy kingdom of grace. 50 THE SON. 2 When thou in our flesh didst appear, All nature acknowledged thy birth ;" Arose the acceptable year, And heaven was opened on earth: Receiving its Lord from above, The world was united to bless The Giver of concord and love, The Prince and the Author of peace. 3 O would'st thou again be made known, Again in thy Spirit descend, And set up, in each of thine own, A kingdom that never shall end! Thou only art able to bless, And make the glad nations obey, And bid the dire enmity cease, And bow the whole world to thy swaj 4 Come then to thy servants again, Who long thy appearing to kno n Thy quiet and peaceable reign In mercy establish below: All sorrow before thee shall fly, And anger and hatred be o'er; And envy and malice shall die, And discord afflict us no more. Charles Wesley. no 8,. 7, 4. I O Crown the Saviour. LOOK, ye saints, the sight is glorious, See the Man of sorrows now; From the fight returned victorious, Every knee to him shall bow : Crown him, crown him; Crowns become the Victor's brow. 2 Crown the Saviour, angels, crown him: Rich the trophies Jesus brings: In the seat of power enthrone him, While the vault of heaven rings: Crown him, crown him ; Crown the Saviour King of kings. 51 ADORATION. 3 Sinners in derision crowned him, Mocking thus the Saviour's claim ; Saints and angels crowd around him, Own his title, praise his name: Crown him, crown him ; Spread abroad the Victor's fame, 1 Hark, those bursts of acclamation ! Hark, those loud triumphant chords i Jesus takes the highest station: O what joy the sight affords! Crown him, crown him, King of kiugs, and Lord of lords. Thomas Kelly. 79 INCARNATION OF CHRIST. L. M Christ for Me. JESUS, whom angel hosts, adore. Became a man of griefs for me: In love, though rich, becoming poor. That I through him enriched might be. 2 Though Lord of all, above, below, He went to Olivet for me: There drank my cup of wrath and woe, When bleeding in Gethsemane. 3 The ever-blessed Son of God Went up to Calvary for me ; There paid my debt, there bore my load, In his own body on the tree. 4 Jesus, whose dwelling is the skies, Went down into the grave for me; There overcame my enemies, There won the glorious victory. 5 Tis finished all: the vail is rent, The welcome sure, the access free : — Now then, we leave our banishment, 0 Father, to return to thee ! H. Bonar. 52 *jtfCAKHATION OF CHRIST. on c. m. Q\J Glory to God in the Highest. MORTALS, awake, "with angels join And chant the solemn lay ; Joy, love, and. gratitude combine, To hail the auspicious day. 2 In heaven the rapturous song began, And sweet seraphic fire Through ail the sinning legions ran, And did the notes inspire. 3 Swift through the vast expanse it flew, And loud the echo rolled ; The theme, the song, the joy, was new, — 'Twas more than heaven could hold. 4 Down through the portals of the sky The impetuous torrent ran; And angels, flew, with eager joy, To bear the news to man. 5 Hark! the cherubic armies shout, And glory leads the song : Good-will and peace are heard throughout The harmonious heavenly throng. . 6 Tnth joy the chorus we repeat, "Glory to God on high!*' Good-will and peace are now complete, Jesus was born to die. 7 Hail, Prince of Life, forever hail! Redeemer, Brother, Friend! Though earth, and time, and life shall fail, Thy praise shall never end. . - Samuel Medley. ft 1 C- M= 0 1 Design and Object of His Advent. HARK, the glad sound ! the Saviour comes, The Saviour, promised long; Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. ADORATION. 2 He comes, the prisoner to release, Iu Satan's bondage held; The gates of brass before him burst, The iron fetters yield. 3 He comes, from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray. And on the eyes oppressed with night To pour celestial day. i He comes, the broken heart to bind, The wounded soul to cure. And, with the treasures of his grace, To enrich the humble poor. 5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim. And heaven's eternal arches ring "With thy beloved name. P. Dod ridge. OZ Joy to the World. JOY to the world : the Lord is come : Let earth receive her King : Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the world ! the Saviour reigns ; Let men their songs employ : While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains Repeat the sounding joy. 3 Xo more let sin and sorrow grow, Xor thorns infest the ground ; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace. And makes the nations provo The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. Isaac Walts. 54 INCARNATION OF CHRiST. OQ L. 31. 00 Prophet, Priest, and King. TO US a child, of royal birth, End of the promises, is given; The Invisible appears on earth. The Son of man, the God of heaven. 2 A Saviour bom, in love supreme. He comes, our fallen souls to raise ; He comes, his people to redeem, With all his plenitude of grace. 3 The Christ, by raptured seers foretold, Filled with the Holy Spirit's power, Prophet, and Priest, and King, behold; And Lord of all the world adore. 4 The Lord of hosts, the God most high, Who quits his throne, on earth to live, With joy we welcome from the sky, With faith into our hearts receive. Charles Wesley. OA L. M. O jl Star of Bethlehe i a. WHEN, marshaled on the nightly plain, The glittering host bestud the sky, One star alone of all the train Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. 2 Hark I 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. ■1- 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. ADORATION. 5 It was my guide, my light, my ail, It bade my dark forebodings cease ; And, through the storm and danger's thrail, It led me to the port of peace. 6 Now safely moored, my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem, For ever, and for evermore, The Star, the Star of Bethlehem. Henry Kirke White. O 0 The Sun of Righteousness. HARK ! the herald angels sing, Glory to the new-born King; Peace on earth, and mercy mild ; God and sinners reconciled. 2 Joyful all ye nations rise, — Join the triumphs of the skies ; With angelic hosts proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem. 3 Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord ; Veiled in flesh the Godhead see ; Hail, incarnate Deity. 4 Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace ! Hail the Sun of righteousness ! Light and lif e to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings. 5 Come, Desire of nations, come ! Fix in us thy humble home ; Second Adam from above, Reinstate us in tiiv love. Charles Wesley. OG 11, 10. O 0 The Stai* in the East. 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 Redeem**" is laid. 5tt INCARNATION OF CHR1JT. 2 Cold, on his cradle, the dew-drops are sliming ; Low lies his bed with the beasts of the stall ; Angels adore him, in slumber reclining, Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour, of all. 3 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, Odors of Eden and offerings divined 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. li. Heber. Cvrf 8, 7, 4. O i Worship the new-born Saviour. ANGELS, from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o'er all the earth; Ye who sang creation's story, Now proclaim Messiah's birth: Come and worship, Worship Christ, the new-born king. 2 Shepherds, in the field abiding, Watching o'er your flocks by night, God with man is now residing ; Yonder shines the infant light: Come and worship, Worship Christ the new-born king. 3 Sages, leave your contemplations, Brighter visions oeaai afar; Seek the great Desire of nations; Ye have seen his natal star: Come and worship, Worship Christ, the new-born king. 4 Saints, before the altar bending, Watching long in hope and fear, Suddenly the Lord, descending, In his temple shall appear: Come and worship, Worship Christ, the new-born king. 57' ADORATION. 5 Sinners, wrung with true repentance, Doomed for guilt to endless pains, Justice now revokes the sentence, Mercy calls you,— break your chains: Come and worship, Worship Christ, the new-bora king. James Montgomery. OO Peace on earth— good-will to Men. HARK ! what mean those holy voices, Sweetly sounding through the skies? Lo! the angelic host rejoices; Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 2 Listen to the wondrous story, Which they chant in hymns of joy: Glory in the highest, glory, Glory be to God most high! 3 Peace on earth, good-will from heaven, Reaching far as man is found: Souls redeemed and sins forgiven ! Loud our golden harps shall sound. 4 Christ is born, the great Anointed; Heaven and earth his praises sing ; O receive whom God appointed, For your Prophet, Priest and King. 5 Hasten, mortals, to adore him ; Learn his name and taste his joy; Till in heaven ye sing before him, Glory be to God most high. J. Cawood. LIFE AND DEATH OF CHRIST. QQ C M. Ou God Manifested in the Flesh. WITH glorious clouds encompassed round, Whom angels dimly see, Will the Unsearchable be found. Or God appear to me? LIFE AND DEATH OF CHRIST. 2 Will he forsake his throne above, Himself to worms impart? Answer, thou Man of grief and love, And speak it to my heart. 3 In manifested love explain Thy wonderful design; What meant the suffering Son of- man, The streaming blood divine? 4 Did thou not in our flesh appear, And live and die below, That I might now perceive thee near, And my Redeemer know? 5 Might view the Lamb in his own light, Whom angels dhnly see ; And gaze, transported at the sight, To all eternity \ Charles Wesley. on c. m. •J\J His Amazing Love. P LUNG-ED in a gulf of dark despair, We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheering beam of hope, Or spark of glimmering day. 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of peace 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 ; Enter'd the grave in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the dead. 4 O for his love let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break ; And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. 59 ADORATION. 5 Angels, assist our mighty joys; Strike all your harps of gold ; But when you raise your highest note, His love can ne'er be told. Isaac Walls. Q1 L. M. V 1 Christ in Gethsemane. jrplS midnight ; and on Olive's brow JL The star is dimmed that lately shone: 'Tis midnight ; in the garden now, The suffering Saviour prays alone. 2 'Tis midnight ; and from all removed, The Saviour wrestles lone with fears ; E'en that disciple whom he loved Heeds not his Master's grief and tears. 3 'Tis midnight ; and for others' guilt The Man of sorrows weeps in blood ; Yet he that hath in anguish knelt Is not forsaken by his God. n 4 'Tis midnight ; and from ether-plains Is borne the song that angels know ; Unheard by mortals are the strains That sweetly soothe the Saviour's woe. WiUlam B. Tappan. Q9 C. M. )j6 He Died for Thee. BEHOLD the Saviour of mankind Nailed to the shameful tree • How vast the love that him inclined To bleed and die for thee. 2 Hark ! how he groans while nature shako:,. And earth's strong pillars bend : The temple's veil in sunder breaks, The solid marbles rend. 3 'Tis done ! the precious ransom's paid ' Receive my soul! he cries; See where he bows his sacred head ; He bows his head, and dies. 60 LIFE AND DEATH OF CHRIST. 4 But soon he'll break death's envious chain, And in full glory shine: O Lamb of God, was ever pain, Was ever love like thine? S. Wesley. QO C M. VO 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? 2 Was it for crimes that I have done, He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity ! grace unknown! And love beyond degree ! 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When 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 repaj^ The debt of love I owe : Here, Lord, I give myself away, 'Tis all thf o I caji do. Isaac Wafts. CM l. ii V ~L The Hidings of the Father's Face. FROM Calvary a cry was heard, A bitter and heart-rending cry. My Saviour ! every mournful word Bespeaks thy soul's deep agony. 2 A horror of great darkness fell On thee, thou spotless, holy One ! And all the swarming hosts of hell Conspired to tempt God's only Son. ii ADORATION. o The scourge, the thorns, the deep disgrace, These thou couldst bear, nor once repine ; But when Jehovah veiled his face, Unutterable pangs were thine. •4 Let the dumb world its silence break ; Let pealing anthems rend the sky ; Awake, my sluggish soul, awake ! He died, that we might never die. 5 Lord ! on thy cross I fix mine eye: If e'er I lose its strong control, O, let that dying, piercing cry, Melt and reclaim my wand'ring soul. J. W. Cunningham. V'J Glorying Only in the Cross. ^"HEN I survey the wondrous cross \ V On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I shoidd boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God: All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See, from his head, his bauds, his feet Sorrow and love flow mingled down: Did e'er such love and sorrow meet. Or thorns compose so rich a crown » •4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small ; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. Isaac Wctts* 90 S. M. The Water and the Blood. THIS, this is he that came, By water and by blood ; Jesus is our atoning Lamb, Our sanctifying God. LIFE AND DEATH OF CHRIST. 2 See from his wounded side The mingled current flow ; The water and the blood applied Shall wash us white as snow. 3 The water cannot cleanse, Before the blood we feel, To purge the guilt of all our sin, And our forgiveness seal. 4 But both in Jesus join, Who speaks our sins forgiven, And gives the purity divine That makes us meet for heaven. Charles Wesley Qiy L. M. 6 L V I His Universal, Everlasting Love. TTTOULD Jesus have the sinner die? VV Why hangs he then on yonder tree* What means that strange expiring cry? (Sinners, he prays for you and me ;) "Forgive them, Father, O forgive! They know not that by me thej7- live." 2 Thou loving, all-atoning Lamb, Thee, by thy painful agony, Thy bloody sweat, thy grief and shame Thy cross and passion on the tree, Thy precious death and life — I pray, Take all, take all my sins away. 3 O let me kiss thy bleeding feet, And bathe and wash them with my tears : The story of thy love repeat In every drooping sinner's ears ; That all may hear the quickening sound, Since I, even I, have mercy found! 4 O let thy love my heart constrain! Thy love, for every sinner free, That every fallen son of man May taste the grace that found out me; That all mankind with me may prove Thy sovereign, everlasting love. 63 Charles Wesley. 98 ADOKATION. Love Divine. L. M. 6 1. OLO VE divine, what hast thou done ! The incarnate God hath died for me ! The Father's co-eternal Son, Bore all my sins upon the tree ! The Son of God for me hath died: My Lord, my Love, is crucified. 2 Behold him, all ye that pass by, The bleeding Prince of life and peace ! Come sinners, see your Saviour die, And say, was ever grief like his? Come, feel with me his blood applied : My Lord, my Love, is crucified: 3 Is crucified for me and you, To bring us rebels back to God: Believe, believe the record true, Ye all are bought with Jesus' blood: Pardon for all flows from his side : My Lord, my Love, is crucified. 4 Then let us sit beneath his cross, And gladby catch the healing stream, All things for him account but loss, And give up all our hearts to him: Of nothing think or speak beside, — My Lord, inv Love, is crucified. Charles Wesley. 00 8' 7» 4 Ot) It is Finished. HARK! the voice of love and mercy Sounds aloud from Calvary; See ! it rends the rocks asunder, Shakes the earth, and veils the sky; "It is finished:" Hear the dying Saviour cry. 64 RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION O? CHRIST. 2 It is finished ! O what pleasure Do tkese precious words afford ! Heavenly blessings, without measure, Flow to us f roni Christ the Lord. It is finished: Saints, the dying words record. 3 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs ; Join to sing the pleasing theme ; All on earth, and all in heaven, Join to praise Immanuers name ; It is finished: Glory to the bleeding Lamb. J. Evans. RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 100 7. If we Suffer with Him ive shall Reign with Him, pHRIST, the Lord, is risen to-day, \ J Sons of men and angels say: Raise your joys and triumphs high ; Sing, ye heavens, thou earth, reply. 2 Love's redeeming work is done, Fought the fight, the battle won : Lo! the sun's eclipse is o'er; Lo ! he sets in blood no more. 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Christ has burst the gates of hell: Death in vain forbids his rise; Christ hath opened Paradise. 4 Lives again our glorious King; Where, O death, is now thy sting? Once he died our souls to save ; "Where's thy victory, boasting gravtet 65 ADORATION. 3 Lo ! his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay ; Lift up your heach, ye haavenly gates: Ye everlasting doors, give way ! Who is the King of glory ? Who ? The Lord, of glorious power possess' d ; The King of saints and angels too ; God over all, forever blest ! Charles lYesley. 104 10, 11, 12. The Voice of Triumph. LIFT your glad voices in triumph on high, For Jesus hath risen and man shall not die ; Vain were the terrors that gathered around him, And short the dominion of death and the grave ; He burst from the fetters of darkness that bound him, Resplendent in glory, to live and to save: Loud was the chorus of angels on high, The Saviour hath risen, and man shall not die. 2 Glory to God, in full anthems of joy, The being he gave us death cannot destroy: Sad were the life we may part with to-morrow, If tears were our birthright, and death were our end; But Jesus hath cheered the dark valley of sorrow And bade us, immortal, to heaven ascend : Lift then your voices in triumph on high, For Jesus hath risen, and man shall not die. n. Ware, Jr. 105 8, Jesus, Victor over Death. (10ME, ye saints, look here and wonder; J See the place where Jesus lay: He has buret his bands asunder; He has bome our sins away ; Joyful tidings ! Yes, the Lord has risen to-day. INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 2 Jesus triumphs! sing ye praises; By his death he overcame: Thus the Lord his glory raises, Thus he fills his foes with shame .- Sing ye praises ! Praises to the Victor's name. 3 Jesus triumphs! countless legions Come from heaven to meet their King; Soon, in yonder blessed regions, They shall join his praise to sing: Songs eternal Shall through heaven's high arches ring. Thomas Kelly. INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 1 A£ C. M. I UO King of Kings and Lord of Lords. THE head that once was crowned with thorns, Is crowned with glory now; A royal diadem adorns The mighty Victor's brow. 2 The highest place that heaven affords, Is to our Jesus given ; The King of kings, and Lord of lords, He reigns o'er earth and heaven. 3 The joy of all who dwell above/ The joy of all below To whom he manifests his love, And grants his name to know, 4 To them the cross, with all its shame, With all its grace, is given ; Their name, an everlasting name, Their joy, the joy of heaven. 5 They suffer with their Lord below, They reign with him above ; Their everlasting joy to know The mystery of his love. Thomas Kelly. 107 ADORATION. C. M. Our Ever-present Guide. JESUS, the Lord of glory, died, That we might never die ; And now he reigns supreme, to guide His people to the sky. 2 TTeak though we are, he still is near, To lead, console, defend ; In all our sorrow, all our fear, Our all-sufficient Friend. 3 From his high throne in bliss, he deigns* Our every prayer to heed ; Bears with our folly, soothes our pains, Supplies our every need. 4 And from his love's exhaustless spring, Joys like a river come, To make the desert 1 >1< wan and sing, O'er which we travel home. 5 O Jesus, there is none like thee, Our Saviour and our Lord; Through earth and heaven exalted be, Beloved, obeyed, adored. B. W. Wood. 1 AQ C. M. '1 \j(j Christ's Compassion for the Tempted. "XT^ITH joy we meditate the grace \ V Of our High Priest above; His heart is made of tenderness, And yearns with pitying love. 2 Touched with a sympathy within He knows our feeble frame ; He knows what sore temptations mean, For he hath felt the same. 3 He in the days of feeble flesh Poured out his cries a?id tears; And, though exalted, feels afresh What every member bears, 70 INTERCESSION OF CHRIST.. 4 He'll never quench the smoking flax But raise it to a flame ; The bruised reed he never breaks, Nor scorns the meanest name. 5 Then let our humble faith address His mercy and his power ; "VVe shall obtain delivering grace In the distressing hour. Isaac Watts. 1 0Q L M- luw The Great Antetype. OTHOTT whose offering on the tree The legal offerings all foreshowed, Borrowed their whole effect f roni thee, And drew their virtue from thy blood: 2 The blood of goats and bullocks slain, Could never for one sin atone; To purge the guilty offerer's stain, Thine was the work, and thine alone 3 These feeble tvpes and shadows old, Are all in thSe, the Truth, fulfilled: We in thy sacrifice behold The substance of those rites revealed. 4 Thy meritorious sufferings past, VTe see by faith to us brought back; And, on thy grand oblation cast, Its saving benefits partake. Charles Wesley. iin L m. 1 1 V.' An Advocate with the Father. JESUS, my Advocate above, My Friend before the throne of love, If now for me prevails thy prayer, If now I find thee pleading there, 2 If thou the secret wish convey, And sweetly prompt my heart to pray, Hear, and my weak petitions join, Almighty Advocate, to thine. 71 adorat: 3 Jesus, nry heart's desire obtain: .ndgain: llness of eorruf :•* The knowledge of nivself be - S :ve me from death; from hell set free; . hell, are but 0 thee: life, my only heaven thou ; 0 "might I feel thee i^ W<» Wesley. Ill L M- 111- lie Liveth I shall Lice also. I KNOW that my Red— What joy the "blest assurance g. He lives, he lives, who once was dead ; Hei: :mg Head! 2 He lives, to bless me with Ids I He lives, to plead for me a : He lives, my fa a -d; He lives, to" help ill time of need. 3 He lives, and grants me daily breath ; nd I shall conquer death ; He lives, my mans: re : He lives, to" bring me saf e . 4 He lives, all glory to his name: He tires, ] 8 I viour stiL I What joy the blest assurance g: 1 know t"h~~ mer lives. 112 L. M Priesthood of Christ. E>~TEREI - - - : his dyin^. Our great High He pleads Ins He shows himsel: r me, 72 INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 2 Before the throne my Savioro My Friend and Adv be appears: My name is graven en his had And him the Father ;\rs: "While low at Jesus' He hears the blood of sprinkling now. 3 This instant now I may receive The answer : his >werfnl pray This instant now by nim I I His prevalence with God declare : His prevalence and power shall pa My theme in realms of endless love H MO L. M 1 1 O Fullness and Sufficiency of the A JESUS, thy blood and righteousness My beauty are. my glorious dress: 'Midst naming worlds, in theee array:-".. "With joy shall I lift up my head. 2 Bold shall I stand in thy Fbrwhc aught t my b _ - rflkiyf Fnlly absolve I thr ngh rlese I am. From sin and f ear. from guilt and shame. 3 The nob/, meek unspotted Lamb. Who from the I atb v s s m ;ame. Who died forme; ^enmc . ..rone. > ow for my Lord and God I own. 4 Lord. I believe thy precious blood, Which, at tine mercy-seat : 3 i, Forever doth for sinners plead. For me. e'en for my soul, was shed. 5 Lord. I believe were sinners more Than sands upon the ocean shore. Thou hast for all a ransom paid, For ail a full atonement made. X. L. Zinsemdorf. Tr/by J. Wedey. 73 114 ADORATION. S. M. Intercourse between Earth and Heaven. 13EDEEMER of mankind! Jt\ Who on thy name rely, A constant intercourse we find Opened 'tvvixt earth and sky. 2 Mercy, and grace, and peace, Descend through thee alone; And thou dost all our services Present before the throne. B On us the Father's love Is for thy sake bestowed ; Thou art our Advocate above, Thou art our way to God. 4 Our way to God we trace; And, through thy name forgiven, From step to step, from grace to grace, By thee ascend to heaven. Charles Wesley. II 1 K H. M. 1 10 Our Great High Priest. SEE where our great High Priest Before the Lord appears, And on his loving breast The tribes of Israel bears: Never without his people seen, The Head of all believing men. 2 With him, the Corner-stone, The living stones conjoin ; Christ and his Church are one, One body and one vine ; For us he uses all his powers, And all he has, or is, is ours. 3 The path of Christ our Head The members all pursue, By his good Spirit led To act and suffer too: Like him, the toil, the cross, sustain, Till, glorious all, like him we reign 74 Charles Wesley. 116 INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. H. M. Praises to our Prophet, Priest and King. JOI^N" all the glorious nanies Of wisdora, love, and power, That ever mortals knew, Or angels ever bore: All are too mean to speak his worth, Too mean to set 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 of sins forgiven, Of hell subdued, and peace with heaven, 3 Jesus, our great High Priest, Has shed his blood and died; The guilty conscience needs ISTo sacrifice beside: His precious blood did once atone, And now it pleads before the throne. 4 O thou almighty Lord, Our Conqueror and King, Thy sceptre and thy sword, Thy reigning grace we sing: Thine is the power; behold we sit In willing bonds beneath thy feet. Isaac Watts. 117 Our Paschal Lamb. 8, 7, HAIL, thou once despised Jesus! Hail, thou Galilean King! Thou didst suffer to release us.; Thou didst free salvation bring. Hail, thou agonizing Saviour, Bearer of our sin and shame! By thy merits we find favor; Life is given through thy name. 75 ADORATION. 2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins on thee were laid: By almighty love anointed, "Thou hast full atonement made. All thy people are forgiven, Through the virtue of thy blood ; Opened is the gate of heaven; Peace is made with man arid God. 3 Jesus, hail ! enthroned in glory, There forever to abide ; All the heavenly hosts adore thee, Seated at thy Fathers side: There for sinners thou art pleading; There thou dost our place prepare: Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. 4 Worship, honor, power, and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give. Help, ye bright angelic spirits; Bring your sweetest, noblest lays ; Help to sing our Saviour's merits; Help to chant Immanuel's praise. J. Bakewell. 118 Ills Speaking Blood. FATHER, hear the blood of Jesus, Speaking in thine ears above : Prom impending wrath release us ; Manifest thy pardoning love. 2 O receive us to thy favor, For his only sake receive ; G ive us to the bleeding Saviour, Let us by his dying live. 3 To thy pardoning grace receive them,- Once he prayed upon the tree ; Still his blocdcries out— Forgive them ; All their sins were laid on me. OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 4 Still our Advocate in heaven, Prays the prayer on earth begun, Father, show their sins forgiven ; Father, glorify thy Son! Charhs Wesley. OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 119 C. M. Life, Light and Love. ENTHRONED on high, Almighty Lord, The Holy Ghost send down ; Fulfill in us thy faithful word, And all thy mercies crown. 2 Though on our heads no tongues of fire Their wondrous powers impart, Grant, Saviour, what we more desire, Thy Spirit in our heart. 3 Spirit of life, and light, and love, Thy heavenly influence give, Quicken our souls, our guilt remove, That we in Christ may live. 4 To our benighted minds reveal The glories of his grace, And bring us where no clouds conceal The brightness of his face. •*> His love within us shed abroad, Life's ever-springing well ; Till God in us, and we in God, In love eternal dwell. T. Haiveis. 1 90 c M 1 /Q\J Witnessing with our Sjnrits. ETERNAL Spirit! God of truth! Our contrite hearts inspire; lundle a flame of heavenly love, The pure celestial fire. 77 ADORATION. 2 "Tig thine to soothe the sorrowing, With guilt and fear oppressed ; 'Tis thine to bid the dying live, And give the weary rest. 3 Subdue the power of every sin, Whate'er that sin may be; That we, in singleness of heart, May worship only thee. 4 Then with our spirits witness bear, That we are sons of God ; Redeemed from sin, and death, and hell, Through Christ's atoning blood. T. CotteHlL mL. M. The Promised Comforter. LORD, we believe to us and ours The apostolic promise given ; We wait the pentecostal powers, The Holy Ghost sent down from heaven. 2 Assembled here with one accord, Calmly we wait the promised grace, The purchase of our dying Lord ; Come, Holy Ghost, and fill the place. 3 If every one that asks may find, If still thou dost on sinners fall, Come as a mighty rushing wind; Great grace be now upon us all. 4 Ah ! leave us not to mourn below, Or long for thy return to pine ; Now, Lord, the Comforter bestow, And fix in us the Guest divine. Charles Wesley. 1 99 L. M. \.uu His Universal Diffusion. ON ALL the earth thy Spirit shower ; The earth in righteousness renew ; Thy kingdom come, and hell's o'erpower, And to thy sceptre all subdue. 78 OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 2 Like mighty winds, or torrents fierce, Let him opposers all o'errun; And every law of sin reverse, That faith and love may make all one. 3 Yea, let him, Lord, in every place His richest energy declare ; While lovely tempers, fruits of grace, The kingdom of thy Christ prepare. 4 Grant this, O holy God and true; The ancient seers thou didst inspire; To us perform the promise due, Descend, and crown us now with fire. H. Moore. Alt. by J. Wesley, 1 OO L M. 1 uO The Plenitude of His Grace and Power 0 SPIRIT of the living God, In all thy plenitude of grace, Where'er the foot of man hath trod, Descend on our apostate race, 2 Give tongues of fire, and hearts of love, To preach the reconciling word; Give power and unction from above, Where'er the joyful sound is heard, 3 Be darkness, at thy coming, light; Confusion — order, in thy path ; Souls without strength, inspire with might, Bid mercy triumph over wrath, 4 Baptize the nations; far and nigh The triumphs of the cross record ; The name of Jesus glorify, Till every kindred call him Lord, 124 L. M. Come, Creator Spirit. OCOME, Creator Spirit blest! Within these souls of thine to rest; Come, with thy grace and heavenly aid, To fill the hearts which thou hast mada 78 ADORATION. 2 Come, Holy Spirit, now descend ! Most blessed gift which God can send ; Thou Fire of love, and Fount of life! Consume our sins, and calm our strife 3 With patience firm and purpose high, The weakness of our flesh supply ; Kindle our senses from above, And make our hearts o'erflow with love. 4 Far from us drive the foe we dread, .And grant us thy time peace instead ; Bo shall we not, with thee to guide, Turn from the paths of life aside. Gregory the Great 1 OK S. M. 1 & 0 The Day of Pentecost. T ORD God, the Holy Ghost! ±J In this accepted hour, As on the day of Pentecost, Descend in all thy power. 2 We meet with one accord In our appointed place, And wait the promise of our Lord, The Spirit of all grace. 3 Like mighty rushing wind Upon the waves beneath, Move with one impulse every mind; One soul, one feeling breathe. 4 The young, the old, inspire With wisdom from above ; And give us hearts and tongues of fire, To pray, and praise, and love. 5 Spirit of light, explore, And chase our gloom away, With lustre shining more and more, Unto the perfect day. OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 6 Spirit of truth, be thou In life and death, our guide ; O Spirit of adoption, now May we be sanctified. J. Montgomery. i ™ s. u. 1 Li\) Imploring His Guidance. riOME, Spirit, Source of light; \J Thy grace is unconfined ; Dispel the gloonry shades of night; The darkness of the mind. 2 Now to our eyes display The truth thy words reveal ; Cause us to run the heavenly way, Delighting in thy will. 8 Thy teachings make us know The mysteries of thy love, The vanity of things below, The joy of things above. 4 While through this maze we stray, O spread thy beams abroad ; Point out the dangers of the way, And guide our steps to God. B. Beddome. 127 L. M. 6 1. Receive ye the Holy Ghost. — John xx: 22. ("10ME, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, J And lighten with celestial fire ; Thou the anointing Spirit art, Who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart: Thy blessed unction from above Is comfort, life, and fire of love. 2 Enable with perpetual light The dullness of our blinded sight ; Anoint and cheer our soiled face With the abundance of thy grace ; Keep far our foes, give peace at home ; Where thou art guide, no ill can come. 81 ADORATION. o Teach us to know the Father, Son, And thee, of both, to be but one; Thpt through the ages all along, This, this may be our endless song: Praise be to thy eternal merit, Father, Son, and Hoty Spirit. Gregory the Great. Tr. by J. Cos in. Let there be Light. L. M. 6 1. EXPAND thy wings, celestial Dove, And, brooding o'er our nature's night, Call forth the ray of heavenly love, And let there in our souls be light; Illuminate the dark abyss With glorious beams of endless bliss. 2 Let there be light, again command, And light there in our hearts shall be ; We then, through faith, shall understand Thy great mysterious majesty ; And, by the shining of thy grace, Behold in Christ thy glorious face. Charles Wesley. 1 9Q H. M. I ajO Rejoicing in the Fulfillment of the Promise. SINNERS, lift up your hearts, The promise to receive ; Jesus himself imparts, He comes in man to live: The Holy Ghost to man is given ; Rejoice in God sent down from heaven. 2 Jesus is glorified, And gives the Comforter, His Spirit, to reside In all his members here ; The Holy Ghost to man is given ; Rejoice in God sent down from heaven. OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 3 To make an end of sin, And Satan's works destroy, He brings his kingdom in, Peace, righteousness, and joy: The Holy Ghost to man is given; Rejoice in God sent down from heaven. 4 From heaven he shall once more Triumphantly descend, And all his saints restore To joys that never end: Then, then, when all our joys are given, Rejoice in God, rejoice in heaven. Charles Wesley. 130 Earnest of Eternal Rest. GRACIOUS Spirit, Love divine! Let thy light within me shine; All my guilty fears remove ; Fill me with thy heavenly love. 2 Speak thy pardoning grace to me ; Set the burdened sinner free ; Lead me to the Lamb of God; Wash me in his precious blood. 3 Life and peace to me impart ; Seal salvation on my heart; Breathe thyself into my breast, Earnest of immortal rest. 4 Let me never from thee stray : Keep me in the narrow way; Fill my soul with joy divine; Keep me, Lord, forever thine. J. Stoctet 131 H 8, The Source of Consolation. OLY Ghost! dispel our sadness; Pierce the clouds of nature's night ; Come, thou Source of joy and gladness Breathe thy life, and spread thv lijb' 83 AE ORATION. 2 From the height which knows no measure, As a gracious shower descend, Bringing down the richest treasure Man can wish, or God can send. 0 Hear, 0 hear our supplication, Blessed Spirit! God of peace! Best upon this congregation V. ith the tidiness of thy grace. 4 Author of our new creation, Hay we all thine influence prove: Make our souls thy habitation, Shed abroad the Saviour's love 5 Source of sweetest consolation, Breathe thy peace on all below; Bless. O bless this congregation ; On each soul thv grace bestow ! P. Gf.rhardt. Alt. by Toplady. 132 The Spirit Enlightening, Cleansing, Healino. HO BY Ghost, with light divine, Shine upon this heart of urine ; Chase the shades of night away, Turn my darkness into day. 2 Holy Ghost, with power divine, Cleanse this guilty heart of mine ; Bong hath sin, without control, Held dominion o'er my soul 3 Holy Ghost, with joy divine, Cheer this saddened heart of mine ; Bid my many woes depart, Heal my wounded, bleeding heart. 4 Holy Spirit, all divine, Dwell within this heart of mine; Cast down every idol-throne, Reign supreme/ and reign alone. A. Keed. 81 OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. ±00 Guide and Comforter. OL.Y Spirit! Fount of blessing, 8,7. H Ever watchful, ever kind ; Thy celestial aid possessing, Prisoned souls deliverance find. Seal of truth, and bond of union, Source of light, and flame of love, Symbol of divine communion, In the olive-bearing dove ; 2 Heavenly Guide from paths of error, Comforter of minds distressed, When the billows fill with terror, Pointing to an ark of rest : Promised Pledge ! eternal Spirit ! Greater than all gifts below, May our hearts thy grace inherit ; May our lips thy glories show. T. J. Judkin. 134 6, 6, 7, 7, 6, 7. Divell in Us. ETERNAL Spirit, come Into thy meanest home: From thy high and holy place, Where thou dost in glory reign, Stoop, in condescending grace, ' Stoop to the poor heart of man.: 2 For thee our hearts we lift, And wait the heavenly gift: Giver, Lord of lif e divine, To our dying souls appear, Grant the grace for which we pine, Give thyself, the Comforter. S Our ruined souls repair, And fix thy mansion there: Claim us for thy constant shrine, All thy glorious self reveal, Life, and power, and love divine, God in us for ever dwell. $5 Charles Wesley. 135 ADORATION. 6, Invocation of the Holy Spirit. COME, Holy Ghost, in love, Shed on us from above Thine own bright ray ! Divinely good thou art; Thy sacred gifts impart To gladden each sad heart : O come to-day ! 2 Come, tenderest Friend, and best, Our most delightful Guest, With soothing power: Rest, which the weary know, Shade, 'mid the noontide glow, Peace, when deep griefs o'erflow, Cheer us, this hour! 3 Come, Light serene, and stili Our inmost bosoms fill ; Dwell in each breast ; "We lmow no dawn but thine, Send forth thy beams divine, On our dark souls to shine, And make us blest ! 4 Come, all the faithful bless; Let all who Christ confess His praise employ : Give virtue's rich reward ; Victorious death accord, Aud, with our glorious Lord, Eternal joy ! Robert II., King' of France. Tr. by R, Palmer. SALVATION NEEDED 136 BY ALL MANKIND. C. M. The Voice that Wakes the Dead. '"PHOT! Son of God, whose flaming eyes JL Our inmost thoughts perceive, Accept the grateful sacrifice Which now to thee we give. 2 We bow before thy gracious throne, And think ourselves sincere : But show us, Lord, is every one Thy real worshiper? 3 Is here a soul that knows thee not, Nor feels his need of thee, A stranger to the blood which bought His pardon on the tree? 4 Convince him now of unbelief ; His desperate state explain ; And fill his heart with sacred grief, And penitential pain. 0 Speak, with that voice that wakes the dead And bids the sleeper rise ; And bid his guilty conscience dread The death that never dies. Charles Wesley. 1 Q7 C. M. J O I The Hammer of God's Word. C10ME, O thou all- victorious Lord, / Thy power to us make known ; Strike with the hammer of thy word, And break these hearts of stone, 87 SALVATION NEEDED. 2 O that we all might now begin Our foolishness to mourn ; And turn at once from every sin, And to the Saviour turn. 3 Give us ourselves and thee to know, In this our gracious day ; Repentance unto life bestow, And take our sins away. 4 Convince us first of unbelief, And freely then release ; Fill every soul with sacred grief, And then with sacred peace. Charles Wesley. 1 QO C. M. 1 OO No Peace to the Wicked. SINNERS, the voice of God regard; Tis mercy speaks to-day ; He calls you by his sacred word Frorn sins destructive wa}\ 2 Like the rough sea that cannot rest You live, devoid of peace ; A thousand stings within your breast Deprive your souls of ease. 3 Your way is dark, and leads to hell: Why will you persevere? Can you in endless torments dwell, Shut up in black despair? 4 Why will jrou in the crooked ways Of sin and folly go? In pain you travel all your days, To reach eternal woe. 5 But he that turns to God shall live, Through his abounding grace: His mercy will the guilt forgive Of those that seek his face. 6 Bow to the sceptre of his word, Renouncing every sin ; Submit to him, your sovereign Lord, And learn his will divine. 88 J. Fawcet. BY ALL MANKIND. I QQ C. M. lVO Sin Kills Beyond the Tomb. T7AIN man, thy fond pursuits foi'bear; V Repent, thine end is nigh ; Death, at the farthest, can't be far: O think before thou die. 2 Reflect, thou hast a soul to save ; Thy sins, how high they mount ! What are thy hopes beyond the grave? How stands that dark accounts 3 Death enters, and there's no defence ; His time there's none can tell; He'll in a moment call thee hence, To heaven, or down to hell. 4 Thy flesh (perhaps thy greatest care) Shall into dust consume ; But, ah ! destruction stops not there ; Sin kills beyond the tomb. J. Hart. i in c M 1 lU Boast not Thyself of To-morrow. YX7HY should we boast of time to come, VV Though but a single day? This hour may fix our final doom, Though strong, and young, and gay. 2 The present we should now redeem ; This only is our own ; The past, alas ! is all a dream ; The future is unknown. 3 O, think what vast concerns depend Upon a moment's space, When life and all its cares shall end In vengeance or in grace ! 4 O for that power which melts the heart, And lifts the soul on high, Where sin, and grief, and death depart, And pleasures never die. SALVATION NEEDED. 5 There we with ecstasy shall fall Before Immanuers feet; And hail him as our All in all, In happiness complete. M. Wilkes. Ill C M- 111 Warnings from the Grave. BENEATH our feet, and o'er our head, Is equal warning given ; Beneath us lie the countless dead, Above us is the heaven. 2 Death rides on every passing breeze, And lurks in every flower ; Each season has its own disease, Its peril every hour. 3 Our eyes have seen the rosy light Of youth's soft cheek decay, And fate descend in sudden night On manhood's middle day. 4 Our eyes have seen the steps of age Halt feebly to the tomb; And shall earth still our hearts engage, And dreams of days to come? 5 Turn, mortal, turn; thy danger know: Where'er ttiy foot can tread, The earth rings hollow from below, And warns thee by her dead. 6 Turn, mortal, turn ; thy soul apply To truths divinely given: The dead who underneath thee lie, Shall live for hell or heaven. Ji. Heber. 1 4/0 Fear of Hell. TERRIBLE thought! shall I alone, Who may be saved, shall I, Of all, alas ! whom I have known, Through sin forever die? BY ALL MANKIND. 2 While all my old companions dear, With whom I once did live, Joyful at God's right hand appear, A blessing to receive: 3 Shall I, amidst a ghastly band, Dragged to the judgment-seat, Far on the left with horror stand, My fearful doom to meet? 4 Ah! no; I still may turn and live, For still his wrath delays ; He now vouchsafes a kind reprieve, And offers me his grace. 5 I will accept his offers now, From every sin depart, Perform my oft-repeated vow, And render him my heart. 6 I will improve what I receive, The grace through Jesus given ; Sure, if with God on earth I live, To live with God in heaven. Charles Wesley. 1 1Q L M i ±0 The Accepted Time. Y^THILE God invites, how blest the day! V V How sweet the Gospel's charming sound ' Come, sinners, haste, O haste away, While yet a pardoning God is found. 2 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. 3 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. 4 Now 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. 91 T. Divight, 144 SALVATION NEEDED. L. M. Strait is the Gate. BROAD is the road that leads to death, And thousands walk together there; But wisdom shows a narrow path, With here and there a traveler. 2 " Deny thyself and take thy cross," Is the Redeemer's great command ; Nature must count her gold but dross. If she would gain the heavenly land. 3 The fearful soul that tires and faints, And walks the ways of God no more, Shall be esteemed no more a saint, And makes his own destruction sure. 4 Lord, let not a1! our hopes be vaiu: Create my heart entirely new: Which hypocrites could ne'er attain. Which false professors never knew. Isaac Watts 1 An, L- M- 1 ill The Dead and the Living. WHERE are the dead? In heaven or hell Their disembodied spirits dwell; Their perished forms, in bonds of clay, Reserved until the judgment day. 2 Where are the living? On the ground Where prayer is heard and mercy found ; Where, in the compass of a span, • The mortal makes the immortal man. 3 Then, timely warned, let us begin To follow Christ and flee from sin : Daily grow up in him pur Head, Lord of the living and the dead. James Montgomery. 03 BY ALL MANKIND. MR s M- 1 10 The Horrors of the Second Death. 0 WHERE shall rest b9 found, Rest for the weary soul? 'Twere vaiu the ocean's depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole. 2 The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh ; 'Tis not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. 3 Beyond this vale of tears There is a life above, Unmeasured by the flight of years ; And all that lif e is love. 4 There is a death, whose pang Outlasts the fleeting breath: O what eternal horrors hang Around the second death ! 5 Thou G-od of truth and grace! Teach us that death to shun; Lest we be banished from thy face, Forever more undone. James Montgomery. 1 17 s- M- 111 To-day the Accepted Time. NOW is the accepted time, Now is the day of grace; Now, sinners, come without delay, And seek the Saviour's face. 2 Now is the accepted time, The Saviour calls to-day: To-morrow it may be too late, Then why should you delay? 3 Now is the accepted time, The gospel bids you come ; And every promise in his word Declares there yet is room. J. Dobell. 148 SALVATION DEEDED. C. P. M. The Momentous Question. AND am I only born to die? And must I suddenly comply With nature's stern decree? What after death for me remains? Celestial joys, or hellish pains, To all eternity. 2 How then ought I on earth to live, While God prolongs the kind reprieve, And props the house of clay \ My sole concern, my single care, To watch, aud tremble, and prepare Against that fatal day. 3 No room for mirth or trifling here, For worldly hope, or worldly fear,, If lif e so soon is gone ; If now the Judge is at the door, And all mankind must stand before The inexorable throne! 4 No matter which my thoughts'ernploy, A moment's misery or joy ; But, O ! when both shall end, "Where shall I fiud my destined place? Shall I my everlasting days With fiends or angels spend ? 5 Nothing is worth a thought beneath, But how I may escape the death That never, never dies ! How make mine own election sure; And when I fail on earth, secure A mansion in the skies. 6 Jesus, vouchsafe a pitying ray ; Be thou my Guide, be thou my Way To glorious happiness. Ah ! write the pardon on my heart ; And whenso'er I hence depart, I^et me depart in peace. Charles Wesley. 94 149 BY ALL MANKIND. 7. The Danger of Delay. HASTEN, sinner, to be wise ! Stay not for the morrow's sun: Wisdom if you still despise, Harder is it to be won. 2 Hasten, mercy to implore ! Stay not for the morrow's sun, Lest thy season should be. o'er Ere this evening's stage be run. 3 Hasten, sinner, to return ! Stay not for the morrow's sun, Lest thy lamp should fail to burn Ere salvation's work is done. 4 Hasten, sinner, to be blest! Stay not for the morrow's sun, Lest perdition thee arrest Ere the morrow is begun. J. Scott. 1KO 7,6L 1 0\J What Sin hath Done. HEARTS of stone, relent, relent! Break, by Jesus' cross subdued; See his body mangled, rent, Stained and covered with his blood ! Sinful soul, what hast thou done? Crucified the eternal Son. 2 Yes, thy sins have done the deed ; Driven the nails that fixed him there. Crowned with thorns his sacred head; ' Plunged into his side the spear; Made his soul a sacrifice, While for sinful man he dies. 3 Wilt thou let him bleed in vain? Still to death thy Lord pursue? Open all his wounds again, And the shameful cross renew? No; with all my sins I'll part; Saviour, take my broken heart. 95 Charles Wesley. feALVATlON NEEDED. DEPRAVITY. 151 D1 L. M. Balm i.i Gilead, and a Good Physician Tlicrc kEEP are the wounds which sin has made AVhere shall the sinner find a cure^ In vain, alas ! is nature's aid ; The work exceeds her utmost power. 2 But can no sovereign balm be found, And ii no kind physician nigh, To ease the pain, and heal the wound, Ere life and hope forever fly? 3 There is a great Physician near; Look up, O fainting soul, and live; See, in his heavenly smiles, appear Such help as nature cannot give. 4 See, in the Saviour's dying blood, Life, health, and bliss, abundant flow ; And in that sacrificial flood A balm for all thy grief and woe. A. Steele 152 L. M. Original and Actual Sin. LORD, we are vile, conceived in sin, And born unholy and unclean; Sprang from the man whose guilty fall Corrupts his race, and taints us all. 2 Soon as we draw our infant breath The seeds of sin grow up for death; Thy law demands a perfect heart, But we're defiled in every part. 3 Behold, we fall before thy face; Our only refuge is thy grace; No outward forms can make us clean; The leprosy lies deep within. 4 Nor bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast, Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest, Nor running brook, nor flood, uor sea, Can wash the dism.il staia away. 5 Jesus, thy blood, thy blood alone, Hath power suffii-ionb to atone; Thy blood can make us white as snow; No Jewish types could cleanse us so. 6 While guilt disturbs and breaks our peace, Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease ; Lord, let us hear thy pardoning voice, And make these broken hearts rejoice. " Isaac Watts. 1 KO L. M. lUV The Inbred Leprosy. JESUS, a word, a look from thee, Can turn my heart, and make it clean; Purge out the inbred leprosy, And save me from my bosom sin. 2 Lord, if thou wilt, I do believe Thou canst the saving grace impart; Thou canst this instant now forgive, And stamp thine image on my heart. 3 My heart which now to thee I raise, I know thou canst this moment cleanse; The deepest stains of sin efface, And drive the evil spirit hence. 4 Be it according to thy word; Accomplish now thy work in me; And let my soul, to health restored, Devote its deathless powers to thee. Charles Weslty. MS. M. Dead in Trespasses and Sins. HOW helpless nature lies, Unconscious of her load ! The heart unchanged can never rise To happiness and God, 97 SALVATION NEEDED. 2 Can aught but power divine The stubborn will subdue? 'Tis thine, eternal Spirit, thine To form the heart anew: 3 The passions to recall, And upward bid them rise; To make the scales of error fall From reason's darkened eyes. 4 O change these hearts of ours, And give them life divine; Then shall our passions and our powers, Almighty Lord, be thine. A. Steele, IKK S. M. J 00 Hardness of Heart Lamented. 0 THAT I could repent ! O that I could believe! Thou, by thy voice, the marble rend, The rock in sunder cleave : Thou, by thy two-edged sword, My soul and spirit part; Strike, with the" hammer of thy word, And break my stubborn heart. 2 Saviour, and Prince of peace! The double grace bestow ; Unloose the bands of wickedness, And let the captive go: Grant me my sins to feel, And then the load remove: Wound, and pour in, my wounds to heal, The balm of pardoning love. Charles Wesley. LIFE SHORT AND UNCERTAIN. C. M. 158 Man Frail, God Eternal. OGOD, our help in ages past, ( )ur hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home: LIFE SHORT AND UNCERTAIN. 2 Under the shadow of thy throne Still may we dwell secure: Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages, in thy sight, Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 6 The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their cares and fears, Are carried downward by the flood, And lost in following years. 7 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come ; Be thou our guide while life shall last, And our perpetual home. Isaac Watts. 157 C. M. Frailty of Life. THEE we adore, eternal Name! And humbly own to thee How feeble is our mortal frame, What dying worms are we! 2 Our wasting lives grow shorter still, As days and months increase ; And every beating pulse we tell, Leaves but the number less. SALVATION NEEDED. 3 The year rolls round, and steals away The breath that first it gave: Whate'cr we do, where'er we be, We're traveling to the grave. 4 Dangers stand thick through all the ground, To push us to the tcmb; And fierce diseases wait around, To hurry mortals home. 5 Infinite joy, or endless woe, Attends on every breath; And yet how unconcerned we go, Upon the brink of death ! 6 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense To walk this dangerous road ; And if our souls are hurried hence, May they be found with Grod! Isaac Watts. 1 KQ L. M. I 00 The Soul's Best Portion. 4LMIC4HTY Maker of my frame, Teach me the measure of my days, Teach me to know how frail I am, And spend the remnant to thy praise. 2 My days are shorter than a span ; A little point my life appears; How frail, at best, is dying man! How vain are all his hopes and fears! 3 Vain his ambition, noise, and show ; Vain are the cares which rack his mind: He heaps up treasures mixed with woe, And dies, and leaves them all behind. 4 O be a nobler portion mine! My God, I bow before thy throne; Earth's fleeting treasures I resign, And fix my hope on thee alone. A. Sieele. 100 LIFE SHORT AND UNCERTAIN. 1KQ L.M. 1 rJ ?7 Earthly Things Vain and Transitory. HO TV vain is all beneath the skies ! How transient every earthly bliss! How slender all the fondest ties That bind us to a world like this! 2 The evening cloud, the morning dew, The withering grass, the facing flower, Of earthly hopes are emblems true, The glory of a passing hour. 3 But though earth's fairest blossoms die, And all beneath the skies is vain, There is a brighter world on high; Beyond the reach of care and pain. 4 Then let the hope of joys to come Dispel our cares, and chase our fears: If God be ours, we're traveling home, Though passing through a vale of tears. J). E. Ford. 160 L. M. Peaceful Death Expected, and Prayed for. OHRINKING- from the cold hand of death, O I soon shall gather up my feet; Shall soon resign this fleeting breath, And die, my fathers' God to meet. 2 Numbered among thy people, I Expect with joy thy face to see: Because thou didst for sinners die, Jesus, in death remember me! 3 O that, without a lingering groan, I may the welcome word receive; My body with my charge lay down, And cease at once to work and live. . 4 Walk with me through the dreadful shade, And, certified that thou art mine, My spirit, calm and undismayed, I shall into thy hands resign. 101 SALVATION NEEDED. 5 No anxious doubt, no guilty gloom, Shall damp whom Jesus1 presence cheers: My Light, my Life, my God is come, Aud glory in his face appears. Charles Wesley. m ) 1 lam Going the Way of all the Earth. PASS a few sw if tly fleeting veal's, And all that noAv in bodies live Shall quit, like me, the vale of tears, Their righteous sentence to receive. 2 But all, before they hence remove, May mansions for themselves prepare In that eternal house above; And, O my God, shall I be there- Charles Wesley. 162 S. M. Our Fathers; Where are They? HOAV swift the torrent rolls That bears 113 to fcho sea ; The tide that hurries thoughtless souls To vast eternity. 2 Our fathers, where are they, "With all they called their own i Their joys and griefs, and hopes and cares And wealth and honor, gone. 3 God of our fathers, hear, Thou everlasting Friend ! While we, as on life's utmost verge, Our souls to thee commend. Ki Of all the pious dead May we the footsteps trace. Till with them, in the land of light, We dwell before thy face. P. Doddridge. 102 J 03 LIFE SHORT AND UNCERTAIN'. B. H. O Solemn 'I houghts on V.ia Future. AND am I born to die? To lay this body down ? And must my trembling spirit fly Into a world unknown? A land of deepest shade, Unpierced by human thought, The dreary regions of the dead, "Where all things are forgot' 2 Soon as from earth I go, What will become of mo? Eternal happiness or woe Must then my portion be: Waked by the trumpet's sound, I from my grave shall rise, And see the Judge, with glory crowned, And see the naming skies! 3 How shall I leave my tomb, With triumph or regret? A fearful or a joyful doom, A curse or blessing, meet? Will angel bands convey Their brother to the bar? Or devils drag my soul away, To meet its sentence there? 4 Who can resolve the doubt That tears my anxious breast ' Shall I be with the damned casu out, Or numbered with the blest? I must from God be driven, Or with my Saviour dwell; Must come at his command to heaven, Or else depart to hell ! Charles Wesley. lr3 164 SALVATION NEEDED. C. P. M. The Brink of Fate. LO! ON a narrow neck of land, 'Twrxt two unbounded seas, I stand. Secure, insensible: A point of time, a moment's space, Removes me to that heavenly place, Or shuts me up in hell. 2 O God, mine inmost soul convert, And deeply on my thoughtful heart Eternal things impress: Give me to feel their solemn weight, And tremble on the brink of fate, And wake to righteousness. 3 Before me place, in dread array; The pomp of that tremendous day, When thou with clouds shalt come To judge the nations at thy bar; 4nd tell me, Lord, shall I be there, To meet a joyful doom? c Be this my one great business here; !,Vith serious industry aud fear Eternal bliss to insure ; Thine utmost counsel to fulfill, 4 ad suffer all thy righteous will, And to the end endure. 5 Then, Saviour, then my soul receive, Transported from this vale, to live And reign with thee above, There faith is sweetly lost in sight, And hope in full, supreme delight, 4nd everlasting love. Charles Wesley. 104 DOOM OP THE UNGODLY. DOOM OF THE UNGODLY. 1UW The Final Conflagration. THE great archangel's trump shall sound, (While twice ten thousand thunders roar,) Tear up the graves, and cleave the ground, And make the greedy sea restore. 2 The greedy sea shall yield her dead; The earth no more her slain conceal ; Sinners shall lift their guilty head, And shrink to see a yawning hell. 3 But we, who now our Lord confess, And faithful to the end endure, Shall stand in Jesus' righteousness; Stand, as the Rock of Ages, sure. 4 We, while the stars from heaven shall fall, And mountains are on mountains hurled, Shall stand unmoved amidst them all, And smile to see a burning world. 5 The earth and all the works therein Dissolve, by raging names destroyed; While we survey the awful scene, And mount above the fiery void. 6 By faith we now transcend the skies, And on that ruined world look down: By love above all height we rise, And share the everlasting throne. Charles Wesley. 1 ftft S- M' 1UU The Solemn Midnight Cry. THOU Judge of quick and dead, Before whose bar severe, With holy joy or guilty dread, We all shall soon appear; Our cautioned souls prepare For that tremendous day, And fill us now with watchful care, And stir us up to pray: 105 SALTV A.TION NEEDED. 2 To pray, and wait the hour, That awful hour unknown, When, robed in majesty and power. Thou shalt from heaven come down, The immortal Son of man, To judge the human race, With all thy Father's dazzling train. With all thy glorious grace. 3 To damp our earthly joys, To increase our gracious fears, Forever let the archangel's voice Be sounding in our ears The solemn midnight cry, Ye dead, the Judge isVome; Arise, and meet him in the sky, And meet your instant doom. 4 O may we all be found Obedient to thy word, Attentive to the trumpet's sound, And looking for our Lord. O may we thus insure A lot among the blest; And watch a moment to secure An everlasting rest. Charles Wesley. 1 ft7 8> 7> 4- 1 U I The Judgment-Day. T\AY of judgment, da}' of wonders! \J Hark ! the trumpet's awf ul sound, Louder than a thousand thunders, Shakes the vast creation round: How the summons Will the sinner's heart confound ! > See the Judge, our nature wearing, Clothed in majesty divine! You who long for his appearing, Then shall say, "This God is mine:" Glorious Saviour, Own me in that day for thine! 1C6 DOOM OF THE UNGODLY. 3 At his call the dead awaken, Rise to life froni earth and sea; All the powers of nature, shaken By his voice, prepare to flee : Careless sinner, What will then become of thee? 4 But to those who have confessed, Loved and served the Lord below, He will say, "Come near, ye blessed; See the kingdom I bestow: You forever Shall my love and glory know." John Neiuton. 1 UO The Great Day of His Wrath. WOE to the men on earth who dwell, Nor dread the Almighty's frown, When God doth all his wrath reveal, And shower his judgments down. 2 Sinners, expect those heaviest showers : To meet your God, prepare ; For lo ! the seventh angel pours His vial on the air. 3 Lo! from their seats the mountains leap: The mountains are not found; Transported far into the deep, And in the ocean drowned. 4 Who then shall live and face the throne, And see the Judge severe? When heaven and earth are fled and gone, O where shall I appear? 5 Now, only now, against that hour We may a place provide ; Beyond the grave, beyond the power Of hell, our spirits hide: 107 SALVATION NEEDED 6 Firm in the all-destroying shock, May view the final scene ; For, lo! the everlasting Rock 1 ; cleft to ta!ie us in. Charles Wesley. 169 C. M. The Dreadful Sentence. rpHAT awful day will surely come, JL The appointed hour makes haste, "\ . "lieu I must stand before my Judge, And pass the solemn test. 2 Jesus, thou source of all my joys, Thou ruler of my heart, How could I bear to hear thy voice Pronounce the word, "Depart!" 3 The thunder of that awful word "Would so torment my ear, •Twould tear my.soul asunder, Lord, With most tormenting fear. 4 What, to be banished from my Lord, And yet forbid to die; To linger in eternal pain, And death forever fly? 5 O wretched state of deep despair, To see my God remove, And fix my doleful station where I must not taste his love. Isaac Watts. 170 G. M. Secrets of the Heart made Known. AND must I be to judgment brought, And answer in that day i\ r every vain and idle thought, And every word I say? 108 DOOM OF THE UNGODLY. 2 Yes, every secret of ray heart Shall shortly be made known, And I receive my just desert For all that I have done. 3 How careful then ought I to live; With what religious fear; Who such a strict account must give For my behavior hero. 4 Thou awful Judge of quick and dead The watchful power bestow ; So shall I to my ways take heed, To all I speak or do. 5 If now thou standest at the door, 0 let me feel thee near; And make my peace with God, before 1 at thy bar appear. - Charles Wesley. mC. M. Probation Limited... THERE is a time we know not when, A point we know-not where, That marks the destiny of men, To glory or despair. 2 There is a line by us unseen, That crosses every path ; The hidden boundary between God's patience and his wrath. 3 To pass that limit, is to die; To die as if by stealth ; It does not quench the beaming eye, Or pale the glow of health. 4 The conscience may be still at ease, The spirit light and gay, That which is pleasing still may please. And care be thrust away. 109 SALVATION PROVIDED. 5 Oil ! where is this mysterious bourne By which our path is crossed; Beyond which God himself hath sworn i That he who goes is lost. G How far may we go on in sin? How long will God forbear? Where does hope end? and where begin The confines of despair? 7 An answer from the skies is sent: " Yo that from God depart ! Yv hilo it is called to-day, repent And harden not your heart." Alexander SALVATION PROVIDED, 172 THE BIBLE. C. M. Excellency and Sufficiency. FATHER of mercies, in thy word "What endless glory shines ; Forever be thy name adored For these celestial lines. I Here may the wretched sons of want Exhaustless riches find ; Pdches above what earth can grant, And lasting as the mind. 3 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, And yields a free repast: Sublimer sweets than nature knows Invite the longing taste. 110 , THE BIBLE. 4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice i Spreads heavenly peace around : And life, and everlasting joys. V Attend the blissful sound. 5 O may these heavenly pages be Our ever dear delight ; And still new beauties ma) we see. And still increasing light. 6 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord. Be thou forever near; Teach us to love thy sacred word, And view the Saviour there. Anne Steele. 1 / O Riches of Gods Word. THE counsels of redeeming grace The sacred leaves unfold ; And here the Saviour's lovely face Our raptured eyes behold. 2 Here light descending from above Directs our doubtful feet; Hero promises of heavenly love Our ardent wishes meet. 8 Our numerous griefs are here redressed,, And all our wants supplied: Naught Ave can ask to make us blest Is in this book denied. 4 For these inestimable gains, That so enrich the mind, O may we search with eager pains, Assured that we shall find. S. Stennett. mC. M. Preeiousness of the Bible. TT O W precious is the book divine, JLl By inspiration given; Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, To guide our souls to heaven. Ill SALVATION PROVIDED. 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts. In this dark vr.Io cf tears ; And life, and li~ht, and joy imparts, And banishes our fears. 3 This lamp, through all the tedious night Of life, shall guide our way; Till we behold the clearer light Of an eternal day. J. Fawceti. 1 7K C. M. 1 I O Light and Glory of the Sacred Pane T¥7HAT glory gilds the sacred page! VV 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 nation rise : They rise, but never set. 3 Lord ! everlasting thanks be thine For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine "With beams of heavenly day. 4 Our souls rejoicingly pursue The steps of him we love, Till glory break upon our view In brighter worlds above. W. Cowper. C. M. Revelation Welcomed and Disseminated. HAIL, sacred truth! whose piercing rays Dispel the shades of night : Diffusing o'er a ruined world The healing beams of light. 2 Thy word, O Lord, with friendly aid, Restores our wandering feet; Converts the sorrows of the mind To joys divinely sweet, 113 176 THE BIBLE. 3 O send thy light and truth abroad In all their radiant blaze ; And bid the admiring world adore The glories of thy grace. J. Buttress. 177 C. Id.. The SpiriVs Enlightening Influences. COME, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire ; Let us thine influence prove ; Source of the old prophetic fire ; Fountain of life and love. 2 Come, Holy Ghost, for moved by thee The prophets wrote and spoke : Unlock the truth, thyself the key Unseal the sacred book. 8 Expand thy wings, Celestial Dove Brood o'er our nature's night; On our disordered spirits move, And let there now be light. 4 God, through himself, we then shall know, I£ thou within us shine ; And sound, with all thy saints below, The depths cf lore divine. Charles Wesley. 178 C. M. The rtexealing Spirit. "|7, Are freely welcome here ; Salvation, like a river, rolls, Abundant, free, and clear. 3 Come, then, with all your wants and wounds, Your every burden bring: Here love, unchanging love, abounds, A deep, celestial spring. 4 TThoever will, O gracious word! May of this stream partake ; Come, thirsty souls, and bless the Lord, And drink, for Jesus' sake. 5 Millions of sinners, vile as you, Have here found life and peace; Come, then, and prove its virtues too, And drink, adore, and bless. S. Medley. Alt. ICO THE ATONEMENT. ML. M. Love which Passeth Knowledge. OF HIM who did salvation bring, I could forever think and sing ; Arise, ye needy, he'll relieve ; Arise, ye guilty, he'll forgive. 2 Ask but his grace, and lo, 'tis given, Ask, and he turns your hell to heaven : Though sin and sorrow wound my soul, Jesus, thy balm will make it whole. 3 To shame our sins he blushed in blood* ' He closed his eyes to show us God : Let all the world fall down and know, That none but God such love can show. 4 'Tis thee I love, for thee alone I shed my tears and make my moan; "Where'er I am, where'er I move, I meet the object of my love. 5 Insatiate to this spring I fly; I drink, and yet am ever dry: Ah! who against thy charms is proof? Ah! who that loves can love enough? *$"• Bernard of Clairvaux. 1 HO L. M. 1 v u The Divine Teacher. HOW sweetly flowed the gospel's sound From lips of gentleness and grace, While listening thousands gathered round, And joy and reverence filled the place. 3 From heaven he came, of heaven he spoke. To heaven he led his followers way ; Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, Unveiling an immortal day. 3 Come, wanderers, to my Father's home; Come, all ye weary ones, and rest. Yes, sacred Teacher ! we will come, Obev, end be forever blest. SALVATION PROVIDED. 4 Decay, then, tenements of dust! Pillars of earthly {Hide, decay! A nobler mansion waits the just, Anil Jesus has prepared the way. J. Bowering. 1 QQ BL M. A VO All-sufficient Grace. (1 RACE 'tis a charming sound, T Harmonious to the ear ; Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace first contrived a way To save rebellious man: And all the steps that grace display, Which drew the wondrous plan." 3 Grace taught my roving feet To tread ^he heavenly road ; And new supplies each hour I meet, "While pressing on to God. 4 Grace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days ; It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves our praise. P. Doddridge. MS. M. Our Debt paid upon the. Cross. "IT "HAT majesty and grace V \ Through all the gospel shine I 'Tis God that speaks, and we confess The doctrine most divine. 2 Down from his throne on high, The mighty Saviour comes; Lays his .wight robes of glory by, And feeble fle>h assumes. 3 The debt that sinners owed, Upon the cross he pays: Then through the clouds ascends to God, 'Midst shouts of loftiest praise. IS THE ATONEMENT. 4 There our High Priest appears, Before his Father's throne ; Mingles his merits -with our tears, And pours salvation down. 5 Great Sovereign, we adore Thy justice and thy grace, And on thy faithfulness and power Our firm dependence place. S. Stennett: 95 S. M, Christ, the Only Source of Salvation GOD'S holy law transgressed. Speaks nothing but despair ; Convinced of guilt, with grief oppressed, Wo find no comfort there. 2 Not all our groans and tears, Nor works which we have done, Nor vows, nor promises, nor prayers, Can e'er for sin atone. 3 Relief alone is found In Jesus precious olood: 'Tis this that deals the mortal wound, And reconciles to God. 4 This is salvation's source ; And all our hopes arise From him, who, hanging on the cross, A spotless victim dies. B. Bed dome. 1 UK c- M- 1 v\J Efficacy of the Atoning Blood. THERE is a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from Immanuers veins ; And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their gudty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see Tnat fountain in his day; And there have I, though vile as he, ^Vashad ad my sins away. 13J SALVATION PROVIDED. 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 ths stream Thy flowing wounds su ply, Kedeeming love has been my theme, And shall be, till I die. 5 Then in a nobler, sweeter song, I'll sing thy power to save, "When this poor lisping, stammering tongue Lies silent in the grave. W. Cotpper. 197 C. M. The Precious Name. HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear ; It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast ; 'Tis manna to the hungry souL And to the weary, rest. 3 Dear Name, the rock on which I build, My shield and hiding-place; My never'-failing-treasure, filled With boundless stores of grace: 4 Jesus, my Shepherd, Saviour, Friend My Prophet, Priest, and King, My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, Accept the praise I 'bring. 5 Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought; But when I see thee as thou art* I'll praise thee as I ought. 124 THE ATONEMENT. 6 I would thy boundless love proclaim With every fleeting breath ; Ho shall the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death. J. Newton. 1QQ C,J1. 1 vO He Waiteth to be Gracious. THY ceaseless, unexhausted love, Unmerited and free, Delights our evil to remove, And help our misery. 2 Thou waitest to be gracious still; Thou dost with sinners bear; That, saved, we may thy goodness feel, And all thy grace declare. 3 Thy goodness and thy truth to me, To every soul, abound; A vast, unfathomable sea, Where all our thoughts are drowned. 4 Its streams the whole creation reach, So plenteous is the store; Enough for all, enough for each, Enough forever more. 6 Faithful, O Lord, thy mercies are, A rock that cannot move: A thousand promises declare Thy constancy ©f love. 6 Throughout the universe it reigns, Unalterably sure; And while the truth of God remains, His goodness must endure. Charles Wesley. 1 J J The Unspeakable Gift. HAPPY the man who finds the grace, The blessing of God's chosen race, The wisdom coming from above, - The faith that sweetly works by love. SALVATION PROVIDED. 2 Happy, beyond description, he "Who knows the Saviour died for me! The gift unspeakable obtains, And heavenly understanding gains. 3 Wisdom divine ! who tells the price Of wisdom's costly merchandise? "Wisdom to silver we prefer, And gold is dross compared to her. 4 Her hands are filled with length of days. True riches, aud immortal praise, Riches of Christ on all bestowed, And honor that descends froin^GocL 5 To purest joys she all invites, Chaste, holy, spiritual delights; Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her flowery paths are peace. 6 Happy the man who wisdom gains; Thrice happy, who his guest retains: He owns, and shall forever own, Wisdom, and Christ, and heaven, are one. Charles Wesley. THE CHURCH. 8, God is in the Miisi of Her. LORIOUS things of thee are spoker X Si on, city of our God; * E 2 iT h c ae word cannot be broken, Fears ted thee far his own abode; On toe Rock cf ages founded, Whs& cai shake thy sure repose \ With salvation's wal" surrounded, Thou niayest smile at all thy foes. 200 G THE CHURCH. 2 See, the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love. Still supply thy sons and daughters. And all fear of want remove: Who can faint whib such a liver Ever flows our thirst to assuage? Grace, which, like the Lord, the giver, Never fails from age to age. 3 Round each habitation hovering. See the cloud and fire appeal! For a glory and a covering, Showing that the Lord is near; He who gives us daily manna, He who listens when we cry, Let him hear the loud Hosaima Rising to his throne on high. J. Aewton 201 8, T God her Everlasting Light. HEAR what God the Lord hath spoken O my people, faint and few, Comfortless, afflicted, broken, Fair abodes I build for jrou: Scenes of heartfelt tribulation Shall no more perplex your ways; You shall name your walls salvation, And your gates shall all be praise. 2 Ye, no more your suns descending, "Waning moons no more shall see; But, your griefs forever ending, Find eternal noon in me: God shall rise, and, shining e'er you, Change to day the ^loom of night; He, the Lord, shall be your glory, God your everlasting light. W. Cowper. 127 SALTATION PROVIDED. 909 ■ • L u\) -J Her Enemies Co. i founded. rylOy stands with hills surrounded, I A Zion. kept by power divine: All her foes shall be eonfoonded, Though the world in arms combine: Happy Zion, "What a favored lot is thine ! 2 Every human tie may perish; Friend to friend unfaithful prove; Mothers cease their own to cherish; Heaven and earth at last remove; But no changes Can attend Jehovah's love. 3 In the furnace God may prove thee. Thence to bring thee forth rnore bright, But can never cease to love thee ; Thou art precious in his sight: God is with thee. God, thine everlasting light. Ihotna? Kelly. OAO L. M. /C'JO Fraud ice Christianity. HAPPY the souls that first believed, To Jesus and each othd cleaved; Join'd by the unction from above, In mystic fellowship of lore. 2 Heek, simple followers of the Lamb, They lived, and spake, and thought the same They joyfully conspired to raise Their ceaseless sa :in\-. of praise. 3 YTith grace abundantly endued, A pure, beueving multitude, They all were of one heart and soul, And only love inspired the whole. 4 O what an age of golden days I O what a choice, peculiar raee ! "\Y"ash"d in the Lamb's all-cleansing blood, Anointed Kings and Priests to God! Ed THE CHURCH. 5 "Wliere shall I wander now to find The church the apostle left behind ; The faithful ones, the tried and true, Among the sons of men are few. 6 Ye different sects, who all declare, " Lo, here is Christ!" or, " Christ is there !v Your stronger proofs divinely give, And show me where the Christians live. 1 Your claim, alas! ye cannot prove; Ye want the genuine mark of love: Thou only, Lord, thine own canst show; For sure thou hast a church below. CharUs Wesley. i)f]A L. M. ajXJx. Glorious and Spotless. JESUS, from whom all blessings flow, Great Builder of thy Church belov/: If now thy Spirit move my breast, Hear, and fulfill thine own request. 2 The few that truly call thee Lord, And wait thy sanctifying word, And thee their utmost Saviour own; Unite and perfect them in one. 3 O let them all thy mind express, Stand forth thy chosen witnesses; Thy power unto salvation show I And perfect holiness below. 4 In them let all mankind behold How Christians lived in days of old; Mighty their envious foes to move, A proverb of reproach and love. 5 Call them into thy wondrous light, Worthy to walk with thee in white: Make up thy jewels, Lord, and show Thy glorious, spotless Church below. 6 From every sinful wrinkle free, Redeemed from all iniquity. The fellowship of saints make known, And O, my God, may I be one! 129 Charles Wesley SALVATION PROVIDED. i)C\r{ L. ML C\JO Continued — Witnesses for Jesus. 0 MIGHT my lot be cast with these, The least of Jesus' witnesses; O that my Lord would couut me meet, To wash his dear disciples feet. 2 This only thing do I require : Thou knowest 'tis all my heart's desire, Freely what I receive to give, The servant of thy Church to live: 3 After my lowly Lord to go, Anc wait upon thy saints below; SSajoy the grace to angels given, And serve the royal heirs of heaven. 4 Lcrvl, if I now thy drawings feel, Ar:.c. ask according to thy will, Ooatrm the prayer, the seal impart, And apeak the answer to my heart. -<* 8 Tell me, or thou shalt never go, Thy prayer is heard ; it shall be so: The word hath passed thy lips, and I Shall with thy people live and die. Charles Wesley. 4U0 The Fiver of Life. GREAT Source of being and of love ! Thou waterest all the worlds above ; And all the joys which mortals know, From thine exhaustless fountain flow. 2 A sacred spring, at thy command, From Zion's mount, in Canaan's land, Beside thy temple cleaves the ground, And pours its iimpid stream around. i Close by its banks, in order fair, The blooming trees of Life appear; Their blossoms fragrant odors give, And on their f ruit the nations live. 130 THE CHURCH. 4 Flow, wondrous stream ! with glory crowned, Flow on to earth's remotest bound; And bear us, on thy gentle wave, To him who all thy virtues gave. P. Doddridge. 90,7 s- M- £j\j t Her Confidence and Security. WHO in the Lord confide, And feel his sprinkled blood, In storms and hurricanes abide Finn as the mount of G-od: Steadfast, and fixed, and sure, His Zion cannot move; His faithful people stand secure In Jesus' guardian love. 2 As round Jerusalem The hilly bulwarks rise, So God protects and covers them From all their enemies. On every side he stands And for his Israel cares; And safe in his almighty hands Their souls forever bears. 3 But let them still abide In thee, all-gracious Lord Till every soul is sanctified, And pei-fectly restored: The men of heart sincere Continue to defend ; And do them good, and save them here, And love them to the end. Charles Wesley. OAQ S. M, u UO Lo ve for Zio a. I LOVE thy kingdom, Lord, The house of thine abode, The Church our blest Redeemer sa"*M With his own precious blood, < 131 BALVATIOX rROVTDED. 8 I love thy Church, O God! Her walls bef ore thee stand, Dear as the apple of thine eye, And graven on thy ha~ ".. 3 Vcsr her my tears shall fall; Pot Ler my prayers ascend ; To her my cares and toils be give* Till toils and cares shall end. 4 Beyond my highest j :y I prize her heavenly ways; Her" sweet comminion, solemn vowb, Her hymns of love and praise. 5 Sure as thy Truth shall last, To Zion shall be given The brightest glo: ies earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven. T. Dwight. C. M. Christ and His Church. THE Saviour lends the light and heat That crowns his holy hill; The saints, like stars, around his seat Perf orm their courses stili 2 The saints above are stars in heaven; What are the saints on earth! Like trees the}' stand, whom God has given Our Eden's happy birth. S ?aith is their fixed, unswerving root, Hope their unfading flower: Fair deeds of charity them fruit, The glory of them bower. 4 Two worlds are ours: 'tis only sin Forbids us to descry, The mystic heaven and earth within, Plain as the sea and sky. THE CHURCH. 5 Thou who hast given me eyes to see And love this sight so fair, Give me a heart to find out thee, And read thee everywhere. John Keble, 91 n cK L 1 U Returning to Zion with Songs of Joy DAUGHTER of Zion, from the dust Exalt thy fallen head; Again in thy Redeemer trust, lie calls thee from the dead. 2 Awake, awake, put on thy strength. Thy beautif id array ; The day of freedom dawns at length, The Lord's appointed day. 3 Rebuild thy walls, thy bounds enlarge, And send thy heralds forth: Say to the south, "Give up thy charge I And, Keep not back, O north!" 4 They come, they come: thine exiled bandat "Where'er they rest or roam, Have heard thy voice in distant lands, And hasten to their home. 5 Thus, though the universe shall burn, And God his works destroy, With songs thy ransomed shall return, And everlasting joy. Unknown. Oil L-M- /£ 1 1 The Heavenly Zion. ARM of the Lord, awake, awake! Thine own immortal strength put on! With terror clothed, hell's kingdom shake. And cast thy foes with fury down. 2 As in the ancient days appear*! The sacred annals speak thy fame; Be now omnipotently near, To endless ages still the same. 133 SALVATION PROVIDED. 3 By death and hell pursued In vain. To thee the ransomed seed shall come ; Shouting, their heavenly Zion gain, And pass through death triumphant home. 4 The pain of life shall then be o'er, And anguish and distracting care; There sighing grief shall weep no more, And sin shall never enter there. Charles Wesley. 919 L.M. uYu Put on thy Strength, O Zion. TRIUMPHANT Zion, lift thy head, From dust and darkness and the dead; Though humbled long awake at length, And gird thee with thy Saviour's strength. 2 Put all thy beauteous garments on, And let thy excellence be known ; Decked in the robes of righteousness, The world thy glories shall confess. 3 No more shall foes unclean invade, And fill thy hallowed walls with dread v No more shall hell's insulting host Their victory and thy sorrows boast. 4 God from on high hath heard thy praye^ His hand thy ruin shall repair ; Nor will thy watchful Monarch cease To guard thee in eternal peace. P. Doddridge. 213 L. M. Put on thy Beautiful Garments, O Jerusalem. AWAKE, Jerusalem, awake, No longer in thy sins lie down: The garment of salvation take ; Thy beauty and thy strength put on. Shake off the dust that blinds thy sight. And hides the promise from thine eyes: Arise, and struggle into light ; The great Deliverer calls, Arise ! £ Shake off the bands of sad despair; Zion, assert thy liberty ; Look up, thy broken heart prepare, And God shall set the captive free. 4 Vessels of mercy, sons of grace, Be purged from every sinful stain ; Be like your Lord, his word embrace. Nor bear his hallowed name in vain. Charles Wesley. 214 ORDINANCES— BAPTISM. C M. The Covenant with Abraham. HOW large the promise, how divine, To Abra'm and his seed, 1 am a God to thee and thine, Supplying all their need. 2 The words of his unbounded love From age to age endure; The angel of the Covenant proves And seals the blessing sure. 3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms, To our great Father given; He takes our children to his arms, And calls them heirs of heaven. 4 0 God, how faithful are thy ways! Thy love endures the same ; Nor from the promise cf thy grace Blots out our children's name. Isaac Watts. 1:5 SALVATION PROVIDED. OIK CM. fj 1 O Children in the Arms of Jesus. BEHOLD what condescending love Jesus on earth displays! To babes and sucklings he extends The riches of his grace. 2 He st ill the ancient promise keeps, To our forefathers given ; Young children in his arms he takes And calls them heirs of heaven. 3 Forbid them not, whom Jesus calls, Nor dare the claim resist, Since his own lips to us declare Of such will heaven consist. 4 With flowing tears and thankful hearts, We give them up to thee ; Receive them, Lord, into thine arms; Thine may they ever be. J. Peacock and A. M. Toplady. 216 C. M. Suffer the Little Children to Come unto Me. SEE, Israel's gentle Shepherd stands With all-engaging charms ; Hark, how he calls the tender lambs, And folds them in his arms. 2 Permit them to approach, he cries, Nor scorn their humble name ; For 'twas to bless such souls as these The Lord of angels came. 3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands, And yield them up to thee ; Joyful that we ourselves are thine, Thine let our offspring be. P. Doddridge. 217 BAPTISM. L. JML The Sacramental Seal. COME, Father, Son, an I Holy Ghost, Honor the means ordained by thee; Make good our apostolic boast, And own thy glorious ministry. 2 We now thy promised presence claim- Sent to disciple all mankind, Sent to baptize into thy name, We now thy promised presence find. 3 Father, in these reveal thy Son; in these, for whom we seek thy face, The hidden mystery make known, The inward, pure, baptizing grace. 4 Jesus, with us thou always art; Effectual make the sacred sign; The gift unspeakable impart, And bless the ordinance divine. 5 Eternal Spirit, from on high, Baptizer cf our spirits tho;7, The sacramental seal apply. And witness with the water now. Charles Wesley 9jO S. M. /6 1 O GocVs Gracious Promises. OUR children thou dost claim, O Lord our God, as thine : Ten thousand "blessings to thy name, For goodness so divine. 2 Thee let the fathers own, Thee let the sons adore ; Joined to the Lord in solemn vows, To be forgot no more. 3 How great thy mercies, Lord! How plenteous is thy grace, Which, in the promise of thy love, Include? our rising race. 137 SALVATION PROVIDED. 1 Our offspring, still thy care, Shall own their father's God : To latest times thy blessings share, And sound thv praise abroad. B. Williams. THE LORD'S SUPPER. L I u Approaching the Table. JESUS, at whose supreme command, "We now approach to God, Before us in thy vesture stand, Thy vesture dipped in blood. 2 Now, Savior r, r.ow thyself reveal, And make thy nature known; Affix thy blessed Spirit's seal, And stamp us for thine own. 3 The tokens of thy dying love, 0 let us all receive, And feel the quickening Spirit move, And sensibly believe. 4 The cup of blessing, blest by thee, Let it thy blood impart ; The bread thy mystic body be. To cheer each languid heart. 5 The living bread sent down from heaven, In us vouchsafe to be: ** Thv flesh for all the world is given, And all mav live by thee. Charles Wesley. C. K Grateful Remembrance. ACCORDING to thy gracious word, In meek humility, This will I do, my dving Lord, 1 will remember thee. 138 THE LORD'S SUPPER. 2 Thy body, broken for my sake, My bread from heaven shall be: Thy testamental cup I take, And thus remember thee. 3 Gethsemane can I forget? Or there thy conflict see, Thine agony and bloody sweat, And not remember thee? 4 When to the cross I turn mine eyes. And rest on Calvary, O Lamb of God, my Sacrifice, I must remember thee! 5 Remember thee and all thy pains, And all thy love to me; Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains, Will I remember thee. 6 And when these failing lips grow dumb, And mind and memory flee, When thou shalt in thy kingdom come, Jesus, remember me. James Montgomtry. C. M. 221 COME, Holy Ghost, thine influence shed And realize the sign ; Thy life infuse into the bread, Thy power into the wine. 2 Effectual let the tokens prove, And made, by heavenly art, Fit channels to convey thy love To every faithful heart. Charles We>lei 999 c. m. LL/j The Invitation. H^HE King of heaven his table spreads, JL And blessings crown the board; Not Paradise, with all its joys, Could such delight afford. 139 SALVATION PROVirFP. u and peace to dying ineu. And endless life are prm Through the rich blood that Jesus shed, lo raise our souls to heaven. 3 Mflnons fs ols, in glory now, "Were fed and feasted here; I millions more, itill on the way, Around the board appear. me away, - - sane; wd to yoar places at the feast . And bless the F Minder's name, P. Doddridge. 99q EL M. ^^') - land. JE^I S. we thus obey O Thy last and kindest word : Here, in thine own appointed way, teet oof Lord. 2 Tne way thoa hast enjoined. Thou wilt therein appear; We come with confidence to find Thy special presence here. 3 Whatever the Almighty can To pardoned sinners give. The fullness of our God" made man, We here with Christ receive. .7.7 I L. M. 6 L t The Efficacy oj ihe Atoning Blood. "T'ICTIM divine: thy grace we claim \ "While thus thy precious death we show Once offered up a spotless Lamb. In thy great temple here below. Thou didst for all mankind atone And standest now before the throne. 14C THE LORDS SUPPER. 2 Thou standest in the holiest place, As now for guilty sinners slain : The blood of sprinkling speaks and prays. All-prevalent for helpless man ; Thy blood is still our random found, And speaks salvation all around. 3 The smoke of thy atonement here Darkened the sun, and rent the veil, Made the new way to heaven appear, And showed the great Invisible: Well pleased in thee, our Go:l looked down. And calls his rebels to a crown. 4 He still respects thy Sacrifice ; Its savor sweet does always please: The Offering smokes through earth and skies. Diffusing life, and joy, and peace; To these, thy lower courts, it comes, And fills them with divine perfumes. 5 We need not now go up to heaven, To bring the long-sought Saviour do wn : Thou art to all already given, Thou dost even now -thy banquet crown: To every faithful soul appear, And show thy real presence here. Charles Wesley. 7, OL Till He come. k i 'TWILL he come :*' O let the words _L Linger on the trembling chords-. Let the little while between In their golden light be seen ; Let us think how heaven and home Lie beyond that — "Till he come." 2 When the weary ones we love Enter on their rest above, Seems the earth so poor and vast, All our life- joy overcast? Hush, be every muiinur dumb; It is only — "Till he come." Ill SALVATION PROVIDED, 3 See, the feast of love is spread, Drink the wine, and break the bread; Sweet memorials, — till the Lord Call us round his heavenly board ; Some from earth, from glory some, Severed only — "Till he come." Edward H. Bickerstetfr The Heavenly Banquet JESUS spreads his banner o'er us. Cheers our famished souls with i id', He the banquet spreads before us, Of his mystic flesh and blood. Precious banquet ; bread of heaven ; A Vine of gladness, flowing free; May we taste it, kindly given, In remembrance, Lord, of thee 2 In thy holy incarnation, When the angels sang thy birth ; In thy fasting and temptation ; In thy labors on the earth; In thy trial and rejection; In thy sufferings on the tree; In thy glorious resurrection; May we, Lord, remember thee. R Pari. 997 s, ?. (JU I The Sjpirifs Quickening Influences. COME, thou everlasting Spirit, Bring to every thankful mind All the Saviour's dying merit, All his sufferings for mankind! True recorder of his passion, Now the living faith impart; Now reveal his great salvation Unto every faithful heart. 142 THE LORD'S SUPPER. 2 Come, thou Witness of his dying; Come, Remembrancer divine; Let us feel thy power applying Christ to every soul, and mine: Let us groan thine inward groaning Look on him we pierced, and griev* All partake the grace atoning. All the sprinkled blood receive 228 For a Parting Blessing. LAMB of God, whose dying love We now recall to mind, Send the answer from above, And let us mercy find: Think on us who think on thee, And every struggling soul release . O remember Calvary, And bid us go in peace! 2 By thine agonizing pain, And bloody sweat, we pray, By thy dying love to man, Take all our sins away: Burst our bonds, and set us free; From all iniquity release,; O remember Calvary, And bid us go in peace ! 3 Let thy blood, by faith applied, The sinner's pardon seal; Speak us freely justified, And all our sickness heal: By thy passion on the tree, Let all our griefs and troubles cease : O remember Calvary, And bid us go in peace! Charles Wesley 113 . SALVATION PROVIDED. 7, 7, 6. Watcrford. JESUS drinks the bitter cup, The wine press treads alone : Tears the graves and mountains up By his expiring groan : Lo, the powers of heaven he shakes, Nature in convulsion lies; Earth's profoundest centre quakes, The great Jehovah dies! 2 O my God, he dies for me, I feel the mortal smart! See him hanging on the tree, A sight that breaks my heart! O that all to thee might turn ! Sinners ye may love him too ; Look on him ye pierced, and mourn For one who bled for you. 3 Weep o'er your desire and hope, With tears"of humblest love! Sing, for Jesus is gone up, And reigns enthroned above ! Lives our Head to die no more, Power is all to Jesus given; Worshiped as he was before, The immortal King of heaven. 4 Lord, we bless thee for thy grace And truth, which never fail ; Hastening to behold thy face Without a dimming veil - We shall see our heavenly King, All thy glorious love proclaim, Help the angel bands to sing Our blest triumphant Lamb. Charles Wesley. 114 FELLOWSHIP C, M. The Loadstone of His Love. JESUS, united by thy grace, And each to each endeared. With confidence we seek thy face. And know our prayer is heard. 2 Still let us own our common Lord, And bear thine easy yoke, A band of love, a threefold cord, Which never can be broke, 3 Make us into one spirit drink; Baptize into thy name ; And let us always kindly think, And sweetly speak, the same. 4 Touched by the loadstone of thy love. Let all our hearts agree ; And ever toward each other move, And ever move toward thee. 5 To thee inseparably joined, Let all our spirits cleave; O may we all the loving mind That was in thee receive. CJiarles Wesley OD1 C. M. /CO 1 All-uniting Faith. IET all in whom the Spirit glows, J In whom God's word hath place, The all-uniting faith disclose, The all-endearing grace. 2 Then shall the world, admiring, view The gathered flock at rest ; And own the Son divinely true, The saints divinely blest. W. M. Bunting. U5 SALVATION PROVIDED. OQO C. M. LOO And so Fulfill the Law of Christ. TRY us, O God, and search tho ground Of every sinful heart: Whate'er of sin in us is found, O bid it all deparfc. 2 If to the right or left we stray, Lea vo us not comfortless ; But guide our feet into the way Of everlasting peace. 3 Help us to help each other, Lord, Each other's cross to bear ■ Let each his friendly aid aiford; And feel his brother's care. 4 Help us to build each other up, Our little stock improve ; Increase our faith, confirm our hope. And perfect us in love. 5 Up into thee, our living Head, Let us in all things grow, Till thou hast made us free indeed, And spotless here below. 6 Then, when the mighty work is wrought. Receive thy ready bride : Give us in heaven a happy lot With all the sanctified. Charles Wesley. C. M. The Bond of Perfectness. THE sacred bond of perfectness Is spotless charity ; O let us, Lord, we pray, possess The mind that was in thee. 2 Grant this, and then from all below Insensibly remove : Our souls the change shall scarcely know Made perfect first in love. 146 FELLOWSHIP. 3 With ease our souls through death shall glide Iuto their paradise; And thence on wings of angels ride Triumphant through the skies. 4 Yet when the fullest joy is given, The same delight we prove; In earth, in paradise, in heaven, Our all in all is love. Charles Wesley. OO/f C. M. AjO 1 Love the Test of Discipleship. OUR God is love ; and all his saints His image bear below : The heart with love to God inspired, With love to man will glow. 2 None who are truly born of God = Can live in enmity ; Then may we love each other, Lord, As we are loved by thee. ■ 3 Heirs of the same immortal bliss, Our hopes and fears the same, . .. ;, With bonds of love our hearts unite, With mutual love inflame. 4 So may the unbelieving world See how true Christians love ; And glorify our Saviour's grace, And seek that grace to prove. T. Cotierill. uOO Witnesses for Jesus. COME, and let us sweetly join, Christ to praise in hymns divine : Give we all with one accord, Glory to our common Lord: Hands, and hearts, and voices raise; Sing as in the ancient days; Ante-date the joys above, Celebrate the feast of love. 147 Salvation provided. 2 Strive we, in affection strive; Let the purer flame revive; Such as in the martyrs glowed, Dying champions for their God: We like them may live and love; Called we are their joys to prove ; Saved with them from future wrath; Partners of like precious faith. 3 Sing we then in Jesus1 name, Nov/ as yesterday the same ; Oue in every time and place, Full for all of truth and grace: "We for Christ, our Master, stand, Lights in a benighted land : We our dying Lord confess; We are Jesus' witnesses. Charles Wesley. 236 Sweet Counsel. GLORY be to God above, God, from whom all blessings flow; Make we mention of his love; Publish we his praise below: Called together by his grace, We are met in Jesus' name; See with joy each other's face, Followers of the bleeding Lamb. 2 Let us then sweet counsel take, How to make our calling sure; Our election how to make, Past the reach of hell, secure: Build we each the other up; Pray we for our faith's increase; Solid comfort, settled hope, Constant joy and lasting peace. 148 Fellowship. 3 More and more let lore abound: Let us never, never rest, Tiil we are in Jesus found, Of our paradise possessed: He removes the flaming sword, Calls us back, from Eden driven; To his image here restored, Soon he takes us up to heaven, Charles Wesley 237 H. M. Bear ye One Another's Burdens, THOU God of truth and love, We seek thy perfect way, Ready thy choice to approve. Thy providence to obey ; Enter into thy wise design, And sweetly lose our will in thine. 2 Why hast thou cast our lot In the same age and place? And why together brought To see each other's face; To join with softest sympathy, And mix our friendly souls in thee? 3 Didst thou not make us one, That we might one remain ; Together travel on; And bear each other's pain ; Till all thy utmost goodness prove, And rise renewed in perfect love? 4 Surely thou didst unite Our kindred spirits here, That all hereafter might Before thy throne appear; Meet at the marriage of the Lamb, And all thy gracious love proclaim. 149 SALVATION' PROVIDED. 5 Then let ns ever bear The blessed end in view, And join with mutual care, To fight our passage through; And kindly help each other on, Till all receive the starry crown. 6 O may thy Spirit seal Oar souls unto that day! "With aU thy fullness fill, And then transport away, Away to our eternal rest, Away to our Redeemer's breast. Charles Wt-sky. S. M. Meeting, after Absence. AND are we yet alive, And see each other's face? Glory and praise to Jesus give, For his redeeming grace. Preserved by power divine To full salvation here, Again in Jesus' praise we join, And in his sight appear. 2 What troubles have we seen! TV hat conflicts have we past ! Fightings without, and fears within, Since we assembled last! But out of all the Lord Hath brought us by his love; And still he doth his help afford, And hides our life above. 3 Then let us make our boast Of Iris redeeming power, Which saves us to the uttermost, Till we can sin no more: Let us take up the cross, Till we the crown obtain ; And gladly reckon all things loss, So we may Jesus g&ffi. C Wesley. 150 239 FELLOWSHIP, Sweet Communion, S. M. 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 Thus on the heavenly hills The saints are blest above, Where joy like morning dew distils, And all the air is love. Isaac Waits. AjiXj One in Christ Jesus. LET party names no more The Christian world o'erspread; ^Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, Are one in Christ their Head. 2 Among the saints on earth Let mutual love be found ; fieirs of the same inheritance, With mutual blessings crowned. S Thus will the church below Resemble that above ; Where streams of bliss forever flow, And every heart is love. B. Beddome. 9/f 1 S. M. ■U ±1 Sympathy and Mutual Love. BLEST be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. 151 SALVATION rHOVIDED. 2 Before our Father's throne, We pour our ardent prayers, Our fears, our Lopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares. 3 We share our mutual woes ; Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 4 When we asunder part, It gives us inward pain ; But we shall still be joined in heart, And hope to meet again. 5 Tli is glorious hope revives Our courage by the way ; W Idle each in expectation lives, And longs to see the day. G From sorrow, toil and pain, And sin we shall be free; And perfect love and friendship reign Through all eternity. J. Fawcett. i)\i) C.P.M. Cilu Unity of Spirit and of Puiyose. fi.OME, wisdom, power and grace divine; j Come, Jesus, in thy name to join A happy chosen band; Who fain would prove thine utmost will, And all thy righteous laws fulfill, Iu love's benign command. 3 If pure essential love thou art, Thy nature into every heart, Thy loving self, inspire: Bid all our simple souls be one, United in a bond unknown, Baptized with heavenly fire. 158 FELLOWSHIP. 3 Still may we to our centre tend, To spread thy praise our common end, To help each other on ; Companions through the wilderness, To share a moment's pain, and seize An everlasting crown. 4 Jesus, our humbled souls prepare ; Infuse the softest social care, The warmest charity ; The mercy of our bleeding Lamb, The virtues of thy wondrous name, The heart that was in thee. 5 Impart what every member wants ; To found the fellowship of saints, Thy Spirit, Lord, supply ; So shall we all thy love receive, Together to thy glory live, And to thy glory die. Charles Wesley. C. P. M. Divine Conformity. JESUS, falfill our one desire, And spread the spark of living fire Through every hallowed breast: Bless with divine conformity, And give us now to find in thee , Our everlasting rest. 2 O that we now the power might feel, To do on earth thy blessed will, As angels do above: To walk in thee, the Truth, the Way, And ever perfectly ohey Thy sweet constraining love. Charles Wester/. u I I Striving together for the faith of the Gospel. UNCHANGEABLE, almighty Lord, Our souls upon thy truth Ave stay ; Accomplish now thy faithful wore!, And give, O give us all one vva", 153 SALVATION PROVIDED.. 2 O let us all join band in hand, Who seek redemption in thy blood;; Fast in one mind and spirit stand, And build the temple of our God. 3 Thou only canst our wills control^ Our wild, unruly passions bind ; Tame the old Adam in our soul, And make us of one heart and mind. . 4 Speak but the reconciling word, The winds shall cease, the waves subside; We all shall praise our common Lord, Our Jesus, and him crucified. Charles Wesley, O/l K L. M. u 1.0 One Fold and one Shepherd. GIVER of peace and unity, Send down thy mild pacific Dove ; We all shall then in one agree, And breathe the spirit of thy love. 2 We all shall think and speak the same Delightful lesson of thy grace : One undivided Christ proclaim, And jointly glory in thy praise. 3 O let? us take a softer mould, Blended and gathered into thee ; Under one Shepherd make one fold, Where all is love and harmony. 4 Regard thine own eternal prayer, And send a peaceful answer down: To us thy Father's name declare ; Unite and perfect us in one. 5 So shall the world believe and know That God hath sent thee from above, When thou art seen in us below, And every soul displays thy love. Charles Wesley. 154 FELLOWSHIP. 9/1 ft C. M. /£) i\) Safety in Union. JESUS, great Shepherd of the sheep, To thee for help we fly ; Thy little flock in safety keep, For O ! the wolf is nigh. 2 He comes, of hellish malice full, To scatter, tear and slay ; He seizes every straggling soul As his own lawful prey. 3 Us into thy protection take, And gather with thine arm ; Unless the fold we first forsake, The wolf can never harm. 4 We laugh to scorn his cruel power, While by our Shepherd's side ; The sheep he never can devour, Unless he first divide. 5 O do not suffer him to part The souls that hero agree; But make us of one mind and heart, And keep us one in thee. 6 Together let us sweetly live, Together let us die ; And each a starry crown receive, And reign above the sky. Charles Wesley. i)A!j C. M. /Oil See how these Christians Love! GIVER of concord, Prince of peace, Meek lamb-like Son of God ! Bid our unruly passion cease, By thy atoning blood. 2 Rebuke our rage, our passions chide; Our stubborn wills control ; Beat down our wrath, root out our pride. And calm each troubled soul. 155 SALVATION PROVIDED. 3 Subdue in us the carnal mind; Its enmity destroy ; With cords of love our spirits bind, And melt us into joy. 4 Us iuto closest union draw, And in our inward parts Let kindness sweetly write her law, And love command our hearts •5 Saviour, look down with pitying eyes, Our jarring wills control; Let cordial, kind affections rise, And harmonize the soul. 6 O let us find the ancient way Our wondering foes to move, And force the heathen world to say, See how these Christians love ! Charles Wesley. /CT.O Perfect Harmony and Joy Unspeakable. ALL praise to our redeeming Lord, Who joins us by his grace, And bitls us. each to each restored, Together seek his face. 2 He bids us build each other up; And, gathered into one, To our high calling's glorious hope, We hand in hand go on. 3 The gift which he on one bestows, We all delight to prove; The grace through every vessel flows, In purest streams of love. 4 E'en now we think and speak the same, And cordially agree, United all, through Jesus' name, In perfect harmony, 'J56 FELLOWSHIP. 5 We all partake the joy of one; The common peace we feel; A peace to sensual minds unknown A joy unspeakable. 2 And if our fellowship below In Jesus be so sweet, What height of rapture shall we know When round* his throne we meet ! Charles Wesley* O/l Q C-M- Zj Tfc *J Rejoicing in Hope. LIFT1 up your hearts to things above, Ye followers of the Lamb, And join with us to praise his love, And glorify his name. 2 To Jesus' name give thanks and sing, Whose mercies never end : Rejoice ! rejoice ! the Lord is King ; The King is now our Friend. 3 We for his sake count all things loss; On earthly good look down; And joyfully sustain the cross Till we receive the crown. 4 O let us stir each other up, Our faith by works to approve, By holy, purifying hope, And the sweet task of love. 5 Let all who for the promise wait, The Holy Ghost receive ; And raised to our unsinning state, With God in Eden live : 6 Live till the Lord in glory come, And wait his heaven to share: He now is fitting up your home: Go on, we'll meet you there. Charles Wesley. 157 SALVATION PROVIDED. 9^f| C. M. /j'Jyj We shall see Him as He is. THE heavenly treasure now we have In a vile house of clay ; But Christ will to the utmost save, And keep us to that day. 2 Our souls are in his mighty hand, And he shall keep them still ; And you and I shall surely stand With him on Zion's hill." 3 Him eye to eye we then shall see ; Our face like" his shall shine; O what a glorious company, When saints and angels join ! 4 O what a joyful meeting there ! In robes of white arrayed ; Palms in our hands we all shall bear, And crowns upon our head. 5 Then let us lawfully contend, And fight our passage through ; Bear in our faithful mind the end, And keep the prize in view. Charles Weslty. 251 (. One in Christ and with Each Other. FATHER, at thy footstool see Those who now are one in thee : Draw us by thy grace alone; Give, O give us to thy Son. 2 Jesus, Friend of human kind, Let us in thy name be joined; Each to each unite and bless; Keep us still in perfect peace. 3 Heavenly, all-alluring Dove, Shed thy overshadowing love; Love, the sealing grace impart: Dwell within our single heart. 158 FELLOWSHIP. 4 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Be to us what Adam lost; Let us in thine image rise; Give us back our paradise. Charles Wesley. Q.CtQ ' 7,61. /j k_) Zj Hand in Hand to Heaven. (CENTRE of our hopes thou art; J End of our enktrged desires: Stamp thine image on our heart ; Fill us now with heavenly fires: Joined to thee by love divine, Seal our souls forever thine. 2 All our works in thee bo wrought, Levelled at one common aim : Every word and every thought Purge in the refining flame: Lead us through tbe paths of peace, On to perfect holiness. 3 Let us all together rise, To thy glorious life restored; Here regain our Paradise, Here prepare to meet our Lord: Here enjoy the earnest given: Travel hand in hand to heaven. Charles Wesley. C)KO 7. ^j ?_J O Of one Heart and of one Mind, JESUS, Lord, we look to thee ; Let us in thy name agree ; Show thyself the Prince of Peace, Bid our jars forever cease. 2 By thy reconciling love, Every stumbling-block remove, Each to each unite, endear ; Come, and spread thy banner here 159 SALVATION PROVIDED. S Make us of one heart and mind, Courteous, pitiful and kiud : Lowly, meek in thought and word, Altogether like our Lord. 4 Let us for each other care ; Each the others burden bear: To thy Church the pattern give; Show how true believers live. 5 Free from anger and from pride, Let us thus iu God abide: All the depths of love express, All the heights of holiness. 0 Let us then with joy remove To the family above; On the wings of angels fly; Show how true believers "die. Charles Wesley. 9S1 7'81- /COT: Many, but One. pHRIST, from whom all blessings flow \ J Perfecting the saints below, Hear us, who thy nature share, "Who thy mystic body are. Join us, iu one spirit join ; Let us still receive of thine: Still for more on thee wc call, Thou who fillest all in all. 2 Move, and actuate, and guide; Divers gifts to each divide: Plaeed according to thy will, Let us all our work fulfill: Never from our office move; Needful to each other prove; Let us daily growth receive, More and more in Jesus live. FELLOWSHIP. 8 Sweetly may we all agree, Touched with softest sympathy; Kindly for each other care; Every member feel its share. Many are we now and one, "We who Jesus have put on ; There is neither bond nor free, Male nor female, Lord, in thee ! 4 Jesus, we thy members are; Cherish us with kindest care: Of thy flesh and of thy bone, Love, forever love thine own I Love, like death, hath all destroyed, Rendered all distinctions void ; Names, and sects and parties fall: Thou, O Christ art all in all ! Charles Wesley 255 7,81. The Feast of Endless Love. ClOME, thou high and lofty Lord, J Lowly, meek, incarnate Word, Humbly stoop to earth again ; Come and visit abject man, Jesus, dear expected Guest, Thou art bidden to the feast ; For thyself our hearts prepare; Come, and sit, and banquet there. 2 Jesus, we thy promise claim: We are met in thy great name: In the midst do thou appear: Manifest thy presence here. Sanctify us, Lord, and bless: Breathe thy Spirit, give thy peace, Thou thyself within us move: Make our feast a feast of love. 1G1 SALVATION PROVIDED. 3 Make us all in thee complete ; Make us all for glory meet; Meet to appear before thy sight, Partners with the saints in light- Call, O call us each by name, To the marriage of the Lamb : Let us lean upon thy breast; Love be there our endless feast. Charles Wesley: 71 Mutual Love the Bond of Union TT7HILE we walk with God in light, VV God our hearts doth still unite! Dearest fellowship we prove, Fellowship in Jesus' love: Sweetly each, with each combined, In the bonds of duty joined, Feels the cleansing blood applied,. Daily feels that Christ hath died. 2 Still, O Lord, our faith increase Cleanse from all unrighteousness: Thee the unholy cannot see ; Make, O make us meet for thee: Every vile affection kill ; Root out every seed of ill; Utterly abolish sin ; Write thy law of love within. 3 Hence may all our actions flow; Love the proof that Christ we know 5 Mutual love the token be, Lord, that we belong to thee: Love, thine image, love impart; Stamp it now on every heart: Only love to us be given: Lord, we ask no other heaven. Charles Wesley. V)2 SABBATH. SABBATH. ■ijZrf L. M. £0 I Anticipating the Heavenly Sabbath. LORD of the Sabbath, hear our vows, On this thy day, in this thy house; And own, as grateful sacrifice, The songs which from thy servants rise. 2 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love, But there's a nobler rest above ; To that our laboring souls aspire, With ardent hope and strong desire. 3 No more fatigue, no more distress, Nor sin nor hell shall reach the place; No sighs shall mingle with the songs, Which warble from immortal tongues. 4 No rude alarms of raging foes ; No cares to break the long repose; No midnight shade, no clouded sun; But sacred, high, eternal noon. 5 0 long-expected day, begin ; Dawn on these realms of woe and sin: Fain would we leave this weary road, And sleep in death, to rest with God. P. Doddridge. L. M. The Joys of the Sabbath, 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 by night, 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest; No mortal cares shall seize my breast; O may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound. SALVATION PROVIDED, 3 My heart shall triumph in the Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word: Thy works of grace, how bright they shine! How deep thy counsels, how divine! 4 When grace has purified nry heart, Then shall I share a glorious part: And fresh supplies of joy be 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. Isaac Watts, L, M. The Sabbath Best. SWEET is the sunlight after rain, And sweet the sleep that f ollows pain , And sweetly steals the Sabbath rest Upon the world's work- wearied breast. 2 Of heaven the sign, of earth the calm; The poor man's birthright, and his balm; God's witness of celestial things; A sun with healing in its wings. 3 New rising in this gospel time, And in its sevenfold light sublime ; Blest day of God ! we hail its dawn, To gratitude and worship drawn. 4 O nought of gloom and nought of pride Should with the sacred hours abide , At work for God. in loved employ, We lose the duty in the joy. 5 Breathe on us, Lord ! our sins forgive. And make us strong in faith to live; Our utmost, sorest need supply, And make us strong in faith to die, W. M. Punshon. 1G4 SABBATH. ZoU Pledge of Endless Best. RETURN, my soul, enjoy thy rest; Improve the day thy God hath blest', Another six days' work is done; Another Sabbath is begun. 2 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise. As grateful incense to the skies; And draw from Christ that sweet repose, Which none but he that feels it knows. 3 This heavenly calm within the breast, Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, Which for the Church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains. 4 In holy duties, let the day, In holy comforts, pass away; How sweet, a Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne'er shall end. J. Stennett, 9ft 1 LM- /6U 1 In the Sanctuary. FAR from my thoughts, vain world, be gone, Let my religious hours alone ; Fain would mine eyes my Saviour see; 1 wait a visit, Lord, from thee. 2 O warm my heart with holy fire, And kindle there a pure desire; Come, sacred Spirit, from above, And fill my soul with heavenly love. 3 Blest Saviour, what delicious fare !• How sweet thine entertainments are! Never did angels taste above Redeeming grace and dying love. 4 Hail, great Immanuel, all divine ! In thee thy Father's glories shine ; Thy glorious name shall be adored, And every tongue confess thee, Lord. Isaac Watts. m SALVATION PROVIDED. 9^9 C. M. Lt\j u The Type of Everlasting Best. COME, let us join with one accord In hymns around the throne; This is the day our rising Lord Hath made and called his own. 2 This is the day which God hath blest, The brightest of the seven, Type of that everlasting rest The saints enjoy in heaven. 3 Then let us in his name sing on, And hasten to that day When our Redeemer shall come down, And shadows pass away. 4 Not one, but all our da> s below. Let us in hymns employ ; And, in our Lord rejo:cmg, go To his eternal joy. Charles Wesley- C M GocVs Service Delightful "\ STITH joy we hail the sacred day, VV Which God has called hi.; o\\ n ; With joy the summons we obey, To worship at his throne. 2 Thy chosen temple. Lord, how fan ! As here thy servants throng, To breathe the humble, fervent prayer And pom- the gratef id song. 3 Spirit of grace ! O deign to dwell Within thy Church below, Make her in holiness excel, With pure devotion glow. 4 Let peace within her walls be found. Let all her sons unite, To spread with holy zeal around, Her clear and shining light. 5 Great God, we hail the sacred day Which thou hast called thine own ; With joy the summons we obey, To worship at thy throne. //. Auber. 9ft J s- M- u\)~\ Delight in Ordinances. TT7ELC0ME, sweet day of rest, V V That saw the Lord arise : Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes! 2 The King himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day ; Here we may tit, and see him here, And love, "and praise, and pray. 3 One day in such a place, Where thou, my God, art seen, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin, 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. Isaac Watts. 7, 6 i. Safely through Another Week. SAFELY through another week, God has brought us on our way; Let us now a blessing seek. Waiting in his courts to-day: Day of all the week the best, Emblem of eternal rest. 2 While we pray for pardoning grace Through the dear Redeemer's name, Show thy reconciled face, Take away our sin and shame; From our worldly cares set free, May we rest this dajr in thee. 167 SALVATION PROVIDED. 3 Here we come thy name to praise; May we feel thy presence near; May thy glory meet our eyes, While we in thy house appear. Here afford us, Lord, a taste Of our everlasting feast. 4 May thy gospel's joyful sound. Conquer sinners, comfort saints; Make the fruits of grace abound, Bring relief for all complaints : Thus may all our Sabbaths prove, Till we join the Church above. John Newton. D 0 The Day of Sacred Best. WELCOME delightful morn, Thou day of sacred rest ; I hail thy kind return, Lord, make these moments blest: From low delights and mortal toys 1 soar to reach immortal joys. 2 Now may the King descend And fill his throne of grace : Thy sceptre, Lord, extend While sahits address thy face: Let sinners feel thy quickening word And learn to know and fear the Lord. 3 Descend, celestial Dove, With all thy quickening powers, Disclose a Saviour's love And bless these sacred hours ; Then shall my soul new life obtain, Nor Sabbaths be indulged in vain. Haywood 267 FAMILY, L. M A Morning Hymn. AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shako off dull sloth, and early rise, To pay thy morning sacrifice. '2 Redeem thy mis-spent moments past, And live this day as if thy last : Thy talents to improve take care ; For the great day thyself prepare. 3 Let all thy converse be sincere, Thy conscience as the noon-day clear; For God's all-seeing eye surveys Thy secret thoughts, thy words and ways. 4 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels take thy part ; WTho all night long unwearied sing High glory to the eternal King. T. Ken, OftQ L. M. AJXjQ second part. ALL praise to thee, who safe hast kept, And hast refreshed me while I .slept : Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, 1 may of endless life partake. 2 Lord, I my vows to thee renew, Scatter my sins as morning dew ; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with thyself my spirit filL 3 Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design, or do, or say , That all my powers, with all their might, In thy sole glory may unite I. Ken. 1C9 SALVATION PROVIDED. Ajxju Morning and Evening Mercies. MY GOD, how endless is thy love; Thy gifts are every evening new; And morning mercies from above, Gently descend like early dew. 2 Thou spreadest the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield myself to thy command; To thee devote my nights and days ; Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. Isaac Watt 8. 97A ' s. m. u I \J Morning: Tribute of Praise. SEE how the morning sun Pursues his shining way; And wide proclaims his Maker's pi'aise, With every brightening ray. 2 Thus would my rising soul Its heavenly Parent sing, And to its great Original The humble tribute bring. 3 Serene I laid me down, Beneath his guardian care ; 1 slept, and I awoke, and found My kind Preserver near. 4 My life I would anew Devote, O Lord, to thee; And in thy service I would spend A long eternity. E. Scott. 170 271 S. M. Morning; The Day-star from on High. WE LIFT our hearts to thee, 0 Day-star from on high! The sun itself is but thy shade, Yet cheers both earth and sky. 2 O let thy rising beams The night of sin disperse, The mists of error and of vice, Which shade the universe. 3 How beauteous nature now ; How dark and sad before ; With joy we view the pleasing change, And nature's God adore. 4 O may no gloomy crime Pollute the rising day ; Or Jesus' blood, like evening dew, Wash all the stains away. 5 May we this life improve, To mourn for errors past, And live this short, revolving day As if it were our last. J. Wesley. 979 c, m. u I u Morning: Self-consecration. ONCE more, my soul, the rising day Salutes thy waking eyes , Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay To Him that rules the skies. 2 Night unto night his name repeats, And day renews the sound ; Wide as the heavens on which he sits, To turn the seasons round. 3 'Tis he supports my mortal frame; My tongue shall speak his praise, My sins might rouse his wrath to flame, But yet his wrath delays. 171 SOLVATION PROVIDED. % O God, let all my hours be thine. While I enjoy the light; Then shall my sim in smiles decline. And bring a peaceful night. Isaac Waiu. 97O # CM Li i O P)\ paring for Public Worship. IORD, in the morning thou shalt toeai j My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee-lift up mine eye: 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone, To plead tor all his saints ; Presenting, at the Father':; throne, Our songs and our complaints, . 3 Thou art a God before whose sig: : The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er he thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. 4 Now to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thy holy court,. And worship in thy f ear, 5 O may thy Spirit guide my feet In w-ays of righteousness; Make every path of duty straight And plain before my face, Isaac Watts. 971 cm. /Oil The Christian Home. HAPPY the home when God is there. And love fills every breast ; When one their wish, and one their prayer. And one their heavenly rest 172 FAMILY. 2 Happy the home where Jesus' name Is sweet to every ear, Where children early lisp his fame, And parents hold him dear. S Happy the home where prayer is hearr And praise is wont to rise ; Where parents love the sacred word, And live but for the skies. 4 Lord, let us in our homes agree, This blessed peace to gain ; Unite our hearts in love to thee, And love to all will reign. Unknown. 97 K L. M. (U (j l 0 For a Blessing on the Children. CAPTAIN of our salvation, take The souls we here present to "thee. And fit for thy great service~make These heirs of immortality : And let them in thine image rise, And then transplant to paradise. 2 Unspotted from the world, and pure, Preserve them for thy glorious cause, Accustomed daily to endure The welcome burden of thy cross; Inured to toil and patient pain, Till all thy perfect mind they gain. 8 Our sons henceforth be wholly thine, And serve and love thee all then- days; Infuse the principle divine Li all who here expect thy grace ; Let each improve the grace bestowed ; Rise every child a man of God. 4 Train up thy hardy soldiers, Lord, In all their Captain's steps to tread ; Or send them to proclaim tny word, Thy gospel through the world to spread Freely as they receive to give, And preach the death by which we live! 173 H. J. Oauntlelt. SALVATION PROVIDED. 276 For Salvation of the Family* PEACE be on this house bestowed Peace on all that here reside ! Let the unknown peace of God With the man of peace abide. Let the Spirit now come down ; Let the blessing now take place! Bon of Peace, receive thy crown, Fullness of the gospel grace. 3 Christ, my Master and my Lord,, Let me thy forerunner be; O be mindful of thy word; Visit them, and visit me! To this house, and all herein; Now let thy salvation come: Save our souls from inbred sin;. Make us thy eternal home! 3 Let us never ;. never rest; Till the promise. is fulfilled;; Till we.«areof thee possessed,, Pardoned^ sanctified, and sealed";- Till we^all, lnilpve renewed, Find the pearl that Adam lost, Temples of tho living God, Father, Son, and.Hbly Ghost. diaries Wesley. O7-7- S, 7.. L) I 1 Youthful Consecration. SAVIOUR, while nryheart. is tender,. I would yield that heartto thee.; All my powers to thee surrender, Thine and only thine to be. 2 Take me now, Lord Jesus, take me.;. Let my youthful heart be thine ; Thy devoted servant make me, . Fill my soul with love divine.. 174 FAMILY. 3 Send me, Lord, where thou wilt send me. Only do thou guide my way ; ;May thy grace through life attend me, Gladly then shall I obey. 4 Let me do thy will or bear it, I will know no will but thine ; Shouldst thou take my life, or spare it, 1 that Life to thee resign. 6 May this solemn dedication Never once forgotten lie; Let it know no revocation, Published and confirmed on high. <6 Thine I am 0 Lord, forever, To thy service set apart ; Suffer me to leave thee never; Seal thine image on my heart. «/. Burton,. It. A Young Child. GENTLE Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child; Pity my simplicity; Suffer me to come to thee. 2 Fain I would to thee be brought; Gracious Lord, forbid it not; Give a little child a place In the kingdom of thy grace. ,3 Lamb of God, I look to thee, Thou shalt my example be ; Thou art gentle, meek, and mild, Thou wast once a little child. -4 Fain I would be as thou art, Give me thy obedient heart; Thou art pitiful and kind, Let me have thy loving mind. SALVATION PROVIDED. 5 Let me, above all, fulfill God my heavenly Father's will ; Never his good Spirit grieve, Only to his glory live. Charles Wesley. 279 Communion with God. OOFTLY now the light of day O Fades upon our sight away ; Free from care, from labor free, Lord, we would commune with thee. 2 Thou, whose all-pervading eye Naught escapes, without, within, Pardon each infirmity, Open fault, and secret sin. 3 Soon from us the light of day Shall forever pass away ; Then, from sin and sorrow free, Take us, Lord, to dwell with thee. George W. Doane. OUA 8, 7. £( )U Bereavement and Resignation. JESUS, while our hearts are bleeding O'er the spoils that death has won, We would at this solemn meeting, Calmly say, Thy will be done. 2 Though cast down, we're not forsaken; Though afflicted, not alone: Thou didst give, and thou hast taken ; Blessed Lord, Thy will be done. 8 Though to-day we're filled with mourning, Mercy still is on the throne ; With thy smiles of love returning, We can sing, Thy will be done, 176 FAMILY. 4 By thy hands th ) boon was given ; Thou hast take?', but thine own: Lord of earth, and God of heaven, Evermore, thy will be done. T. Hastings. OO 1 8, 7. /CO 1 Confidence in GocVs Protection. 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 dark and dreary; Darkness cannot hide from thee ; Thou art he who, never weary, Watchest 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. J, Edmeston. &Ou Evening; Perfect Security INSPIRES, and Hearer of prayer, Thou Shepherd and Guardian, divine, My all to thy covenant care I, sleeping or waking, resign. While thou art my shield and my sun, The night is no darkness to me* And, fast as my minutes roll on, They bring me but nearer to thee 17? SALVATION PROVIDED. 2 A sovereign Protector I have, Unseen, yet f< never at hand ; Unchangeably faithful to save, Almighty to rule and command. Thy ministering spirits descend To watch, while thy saints are asleep; By day and by night they attend, The heirs of salvation to keep. A. Toploty- L. M. Evening: Trusting in God. GLORY to thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light: Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, Beneath the shadow of thy wings. 2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ill which I this day have done; That with the world, myself and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 8 Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed; Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the judgment-day. 4 0 let my soul on thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close ; Sleep, which shall me more vigorous make. To serve my God, when I awake. 5 Lord, let my soul forever share The bliss of thy paternal care: 'Tis heaven on earth, 'tis heaven above, To see thy face, and sing thy love. T. Ken. /CO i Evening. Memorials of His Grace. THUS far the Lord hath led me on, Thus far his power prolongs my days, And every evening shall make known, Some fresh memorial of his grace. 178 FAMILY. 2 Much of my time has run to -waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home; But he forgives my follies past, And 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. i Thus, when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, ,\n 1 wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound. Isaac Waits. OQ^ CM. /OQu Evening: Cheerful Confidence. IN MERCY, Lord, remember me, Through all the hours of night, And grant to me most graciously The safeguard of thy might. • 2 "When evening slumbers press mine eyes, With his protection blest, In peace and safety I commit My wearied limbs to rest. S My spirit, in his hand secure, Fears no approaching ill: For, whether waking or asleep, The Lord is with me stilL 4 "With cheerful heart I close mine eyes, Since thou wilt not remove: O, in the morning let me rise Rejoicing in thy love. 5 Or, if this night should prove my last, And end my transient days; Lord, take me to thy promised rest, "Where I may sing thy praise. J. F. Eertzog. 179 Salvation provided. /COU Commending the Soul to God. GIVE me to tiiist in thee; My Saviour and my God, My sun, and shield, and fortress be, Be thou my sure abode. 2 Myself I cannot save, Myself I cannot keep, But itrength in thee I surely Kttve, ^Vhose eyelids never sleep. 8 My soul to thee alone, Now therefore I commend: Thou, Jesus, love me as tnine own, And love me to the end. Charles V- 2Q7. • EL M. 0 1 Evening Meditation. THE day is past and gone, The evening shades appear; O may we all remember well The night of death draws near. 2 "We lay our garments by, Upon our beds to rest ; So death will soon disrobe us all Of what we've here possessed. 3 Lord, keep us safe this night, Secure f rom all our f ears ; May angels guard us while we sleep, Till morning light appears. 4 And when we early rise, And view the 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, C may we in thy bosom rest, The bosom of "thy love. 180 " John Leland. SALVATION PROCLAIMED. THE MINISTRY. OOQ L. M. /£00 The Commission. GO? PREACH my Gospel, saith the Lord, Bid the whole world my grace receive: He shall be saved who trusts my word, He shall be damned who won't believe. 2 111 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; AH power is trusted in my hands, . I can destroy, and I defend. zj ' Isaac Watts.- 289 . . un. GOD, the offended God, Most High, Ambassadors to rebels sends; His messengers his place supply, And Jesus begs us to be friends. 2 Us in the stead of Christ, they pray, Us, in the stead of God, entreat, To cast our arms, our sins, away, And find forgiveness at his feet. 3 Our God in Christ! thine embassy, And proffered mercy, we embrace, And gladly reconciled to thee, Thy condescending mercy praise. 4 Poor debtors, by our Lord's request, A full acquittance we receive! And criminals, with pardon blest, AVe, at -our Judge's instance, live! 181 Charles Wesley. SALVATION PROCLAIMED. OQA V M- /Cu\J Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord. COMFORT, ye ministers of grace, Comf ort the people of your Lord ; O lift ye up the fallen race, And cheer them by the Gospel word. 2 Go into every nation, go: Speak to their trembling hearts, and cry, Glad tidings unto all we show: Jerusalem, thy God is nigh. 3 Hark ! in the wilderness a cry, A voice that loudly calls, ''Prepare;*' Prepare your hearts, for God is nigh, And waits to make his entrance there. 4 The Lord your God shall quickly come, Sinners, repent, the call obey; Open your hearts to make him room ; Ye desert souls, prepare the way. 5 The Lord shall clear his way through all, Whate'er obstructs, obstructs in vain ; The vale shall rise, the mountain fall, Crooked be straight, and nigged plain. 6 The glory of the Lord displayed Shall all mankind together view ; And what his mouth in truth hath said, His own almighty hand shall do. Charles Wesley. 1e, Child of God, and heir of heaven ; Yes a mansion waits for thee, Even thee! 200 INVITATION. 6 Then in love for ever dwelling, Jesus all thy joy shall be; And thy song shall still be telling All his mercy did for thee, Even thee ! James Montgomery. OY\) Why Will Ye Die? SINNERS, turn; why will ye die? God, your Maker, asks you why? God, who did your being give, Made you with himself to live ; He the fatal cause demands ; Asks the work of his own hands, Why, ye thankless creatures, why Will ye cross his love, and die? 2 Sinners, turn; why will ye die? God, your Saviour, asks you why?' He, who did your souls retrieve, Died himself, that ye might live. Will ye let him die in vain? Crucify your Lord again? Why, ye ransomed sinners, why Will ye slight his grace, and die? 3 Sinners, turn; why will ye die? God, the Spirit, asks you why? He, who all your lives hath strove, Urged you to embrace his love, Will ye not his grace receive? Will ye still refuse to live? O ye dying sinners, why, Why will ye forever die? Charks Weslev* Oil The Wideness of God's Mercy. ' THERE'S a wideness in God's mercy. Like the wideness of the sea: There's a kindness in his justice. Which is more than liberty, 801 SALVATION OFFERED. 2 There is welcome for the siuner, And more graces for the good; There is mercy with the Saviour; There is healing in his blood. 3 For the love of God is broader Thau the measure of man's mind; And the heart of the Eternal Is most wonderfully kind. 4 If our love were but more simple, We should take him at his word ; And our lives would be all sunshine In the sweetness of our Lord. Frederick W. Faber. 318 Tender Expostulation. SINNERS, turn, while God is near; Dare not think him insincere : Now, e'en now, your Saviour stands, All day long he spreads his hands; Cries, "Ye will not happy be; No, ye will not come to me, Me, who life to none deny: Why will ye resolve to die?" 2 "Turn," he cries, "ye sinners, turn;* By his life, your God hath sworn, He would have you turn and live; He would all the world receive. If your death were his delight, Would he you to life invite? Woidd he ask, beseech, and cr}-, "Why will ye resolve to die?" 3 What could your Redeemer do, More than he hath done for you? To procure your peace with God, Could he more than shed his blood? After all his flow of love, All his drawings from above, Why will ye your Lord deny? Why will ye resolve to die ? §03 Charles Wesley. 319 INVITATION. 7,61. Fly to Jesus. WEARY souls, that wander wide From the central point of bliss, Turn to Jesus crucified; Fly to those dear wounds of his: Sink into the purple flood ; Rise into the Life of God. 4 Find in Christ the way of peace, Peace unspeakable, unknown; By his pain he gives you ease, Life by his expiring groan : Rise exalted by his fall ; Find in Christ your all in all. 3 O believe the record true, God to you his Son hath given ; Ye may now be happy too, Find on earth the life of heaven: Live the life of heaven above, All the life of glorious love. 4 This the universal bliss, Bliss for every soul designed ; God's original promise this, God's great gift to all mankind: Blest in Christ this moment be, Blest to all eternity. Charles dZU The Prodigal Son. RETURN, O wanderer, to thy home, Thy Father calls for thee: No longer now an exile roam In guilt and misery. 2 Return, O wanderer, to thy home, Thy Saviour calls for thee: " The Spirit and the bride say, Come ;" O now for refuge flee! 203 SALVATION OFFERED. 3 Return. O wanderer, to thy home, "lis madness to delay: There are no pardons in the tomb; And brief L= mercy's day ! fhos. Hastings. O.II 7,61. 'J CI Come, and Welcome. IpROM the cross uplifted high. Where the Saviour deigns to die, What melodious sounds v.e hear Bursting on the ravished ear! 1 • Love's redeeming work is done, Come and welcome, sinner, come ! 2 " Sprinkled now with blood the throne, Why beneath thy burdens groan I Un his pierced body laid, Justice owns the ransom paid; Bow the knee, embrace the Son, Come and welcome, sinner, come ! 3 's Spread for thee, the festal board See with richest bounties stored ; To thy Father's bosom pressed, Thou'shalt be a child confessed, Never from his house to roam ; Come and welcome, sinner, come !"' T. Haueis. C. M. C The Wanderer Recalled. EETUKN, O wanderer, return, And seek thy Father's face : Those new desires which in thee burn, Were kindled by his grace. 2 Return, O wanderer, return; He hears thy humble sigh: He sees thy softened spirit mourn, When nb one else is nigh. 204 INVITATION. 3 Return, 0 wanderer, return. Thy Saviour bids thee live : Come to his cross, and, grateful, learn How freely he'll forgive. 4 Return, O wanderer, return, And wipe the falling tear: Thy Father calls, no longer mourn; 'Tis love invites thee near. 5 Return, 0 wanderer, return ; Begin thy long-sought rest : The Saviour's melting mercies yeam To clasp thee to his breast. W. B. Collyer. QQQ C M. 0£0 The Resolution. C^OME, humble sinner, in whose breast J 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 Like mountains round me close: I know his courts, I'll enter in, Whatever may oppose. 3 Prostrate I'll lie before his throne, And there my guilt confess ; I'll tell him, I'm a wretch undone Without his sovereign grace. 4 Perhaps he will admit my plea, Perhaps will hear my prayer; But, if I perish, I will pray, And perish only there. 5 I can but perish if I go; I am resolved to try, For if I stay away, I know I must forever die. ■£. Jones. 205 324 SaLVaTIGX offered. C. if. He Justifieth the Ungodly. LOVERS of pleasures more than God, 3u he suffered pain : ■iour spilt his blood: -hall he bleed in rain/ ::ners, his life, for too he paid ; i imes he bore : Tour sins were all on Jesus laid, That you might sin no more. -arth the great Redeemer came, That you might coine to heaven ; -rlieve in Jesus* name, And all your sins forgiven. 4 Believe in him -who died for thee : Ani. sure as he hath died. Thy debt is paid, thy soul is free, And thou art justified. Charle* lt'<*fcy. O&V 7;. '■'.- - V ice. THE voice of free grace calls, M Escape to the mountain: For Adam's lost race Christ hath opened a foun- tain: . n and uncleanness. and every transgression. His blood flows most freely, in stream* of salva- Hallelujah to the Lamb, who has purchased oar pardon: TVe will praise him again when we pass over Jordan. A in the highest is giv-n ; •11: re-echoed in heaven ; Around tne whole earth let us tell the glad story, And sing of his-love, bis salvation and glorv. INVITATION. 3 0 Jesus, ride on, thy kingdom is glorious ; O'er sin, death, and hell, thou wilt make us via torious: Thy name shall be praised in the great congrega tion, And saints shall ascribe unto thee their salvation 4 When on Zion we stand, having gained the blest shore, faith our harps in our hands, we will praise ever- more: We'll range the blest fields on the banks of the river, And sing of redemption forever and ever. B. BurdsaZl. O/iv The Gospel Feast 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: 3 Eternal Wisdom hath prepared A soul-reviving feast, And bids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. 4 Ho! ye that pant for living streams, And pine away and die, Here you may quench your raging thirst With springs that never dry. 5 Rivers of love and mercy her© In a rich ocean join ; Salvation in abundance flows, Like floods of milk and wine 207 SALVATION OFFERED. 6 The happy gates of gospel grace Stand open night and day : Lord, we are corne to seek supplies, And drive our wants away. Isaac Watts. 8,)7 L. M. 6 L & / The Lamb of God, BEHOLD the Lamb of God, who bears The sins of all the world away! A servant's form he meekly wears, He sojourns in a house of clay ! His glory is no longer seen, But God with God is man with men. 2 See where the God incarnate stands, And calls his wandering creatures home: He all day long spreads out his hands; "Come, weary souls, to Jesus come! Ye all may hide you in my breast; Believe, and I will give you rest. " 0 "Ah ! do not of my goodness doubt ; My saving grace for all is free ; 1 will in nowise cast him out, That comes a sinner unto me ; I can to none myself deny ; Why, sinners, will ye perish, why?" Charles Wesley. 11, 10. Heaven can Heal our Somoivs. ('lOME, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish; J Come to the mercy-seat, fervently kneel ; Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish* Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. 2 Joy of the desolate, light of the straying, ilope of the penitent, fadeless and pure, Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying, "Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot cure. " 208 INVITATION. >i Here see the bread of life ; see waters flowing Forth from the throne of God, pure from above ; Come to the feast of love ; come, ever knowing, Earth has no sorrow but heaven can remove. T. Moora Q9Q C. M. Ouv Behold the Lamb. LOOK unto Christ, ye sinners: own Your God, ye fallen race ; Look, and be saved through faith alone, Be justified by grace. 2 See all your sins on Jesus laid: The Lamb of God was slain ; His soid was once an offering made For every soul of man. 3 Awake from guilty nature's sleep, And Christ shall give you light; Cast all your sins into the deep, And wash the Ethiop white. 4 With me, your chief, ye then shall know, Shall feel, your sins forgiven ; Anticipate your heaven below, And own that love is heaven. Charles Wesley, 00\J He Waiteth to be Gracious, JESUS, Redeemer of mankind, Display thy saving ower; Thy mercy let the sinner find, And know his gracious hour. 2 "Who thee beneath their feet have trod, And crucified afresh. Touch with thine all- victorious blood, And turn the stone to flesh. 3 Open their eyes thy cross to see, Their oars, to hear thy cries: Sinner, thy Saviour weeps for thee; For thee he weeps and dies. SALVATION OFFERED. 4 All the day long he meekly stands, His rebels to receive ; And shows his wounds, and spreads his hands And bids you turn and live. 5 Turn, and your sins of deepest dye He will with blood efface; E'en now he waits the blood to apply ; Be saved, be saved by grace. C. Wesley. QQ 1 C. M. OO J The Immensity of His Grace. ■\TTHAT shall I do my God to love? V V My loving God to praise ? The length, and breadth, and height to prove, And depth of sovereign grace. 2 Thy sovereign grace to all extends, Immense and unconfmed ; From age to age it never ends; It reaches all mankind. 3 Throughout the world its breadth is known, Wide as infinity: So wide it never passed by one, Or it had passed by me. 4 My trespass was grown up to heaven ; But, far above the skies. Through Christ abundantly forgiven, I see thy mercies rise. 5 The depth of all-redeeming love, What angel tongue can tell? O may I to the itmost prove The gift unspeakable. Charles Wesley. COO 8,6. OO/Cj Come as Thou Art, JUST as thou art, without one trace Of love, or joy, or inward grace, Or meetness for the heavenly place, O guilty sinner, come! ' 210 INVITATION. 2 Burdened with guilt, wouldst thou be blest, Trust not the world; it gives no rest; Christ gives relief to hearts opprest, O weary sinner, come! 3 Come, leave thy burden at the cross, Count all thy gains but empty dross; His grace repays all earthly loss, O needy sinner, come ! 4 Come, hither bring thy boding fears, Thy aching heart, thy mournf ul tears ; 'Tis mercy's voice salutes thine ears, O trembling sinner, come I JR. S. Cook. 3: P.M. Almost Persuaded. *s A LMOST persuaded" now to believe; i\. ' 'Almost persuaded" Christ to receive ; Seems now some soul to say, "Go, Spirit, go thy way, Some more convenient day On thee I'll sail." 2 "Almost persuaded," come, come to-day , "Almost persuaded," turn not away; Jesus invites you here, Angels are lingering near, Prayers rise from hearts so dear: "O wanderer, come." 3 "Almost persuaded," harvest is past! "Almost persuaded," doom comes at last! "Almost" cannot avail; ' 'Almost" is but to fail ! Sad, sad, that bitter wail— "Almost — but lost!" P. P. Bliss. 211 SALVATION SOUGHT. 334 PENITENCE AND PRAYER. L.M. Deliverance and lie. t. K "WAKED from sin's delusive sleep, r\_ My heavy guilt I feel, and weep: Beneath a weight of woes oppressed, 1 come to thee, nay Lord, for rest. 2 Now. from thy throne of grace above, Look down upon my soul in love ; That smile shall sweeten all my pain, And make my soul rejoice again. 3 By thy divine, transforming power, My rained nature now* restore; And let my life and temper shine, In blest resemblance, Lord, to thine. Church Psalmody. The Stubborn Heart. OFOR a glance of heavenly day, To take this stubborn heart away: And thaw, with beams of love divine, This heart, this frozen heart of mine. 2 The rocks can rend; the earth can quake; The ?eas can roar: the mountains shake: Of f eeling, all things show some sign, But this unf eeling heart of mine. 3 To hear the sorrows thou hast felt, O Lord, an adamant would melt: But I can read each moving line, And nothing moves this heart of mine. 212 PENITENCE AND PRAYER. 4 Thy judgments too, which devils fear, Amazing thought' unmoved I hear; Goodness and wrath in vain combine To stir this stupid heart of mine. 5 But power divine can do the deed; And, Lord, that power I greatly need ; Thy Spirit can from dross refine, And melt and change this heart of mine. J. Hart. L. M. Withdraw Not the Spirit. STAY, thou insulted Spirit, stay, Though I have done thee such despite; Nor cast the sinner quite away, Nor take thine everlasting flight. 2 Though I have steeled my stubborn heart. And shaken off my guilty fears ; " . Vnd vexed, and urged thee to depart, For many long rebellious years: 3 Though I have most unfaithful been, Of all who e'er thy grace received; Ten thousand times thy goodness seen ; Ten thousand times thy goodness grieved: 4 Yet O ! the chief of sinners spare, In nonoi of my great High Priest; Nor in thy righteous anger swear To exclude me from thy people's rest. Charles Wesley. 80rf L. M. 0 I Condemned, but Pleading. 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 are great, but don't surpass The power and glory of thy grace ; Great God, thy nature hath no bound, So let thy pardoning love be found. 313 S^J_v SHT. _ O wash my soul from every sin. And make my guilty conscience clean; Here on my heart the burden lies, And past defences pain my eg mat thy law. against thy gn Lori. sh:uli ::v -; 1_ I am condemned, but thou art clear. 5 Should sodden vengeance seize my breath, I —->: : r:^:-.u_:-r :_— --.>:. Lu '.-3.:_: And if my soul were sent to heU. . -Tcoos law approves it welL I save a trembling sinner. Lord, Whose hope, still hovering round thy w Would light on some sweet promise' there, Some sure support against despair. ~.:?>out God in the Wortd. [OD is in this and every pLi But O, how dark and void - This earth without my God. Till he his light impart. Till he his glorious self reveals, — y heart. _ J -h -■-. — '.. ------ -T-' ...;- . :. unknown, Pity my helpless unt- 4 Regard me with c gracious eye; The long-sought bles - And bid me. af the p.^int to die, Behold thy face anc Ckarlt* ***** — m G PENITENCE AND PRAYER. CM. OOu Feeling after God. THOU hidden God, for whom I groan, Till thou thyself declare, God, inaccessible, unknown, Regard a sinner's prayer. 2 A sinner weltering in his blood, Unpurged and unforgiven: Far distant from the living God, As far as hell from heaven. 3 An unregenerate child of man, To thee for help I call ; Pity thy fallen creature's pain, And raise me from my falL 4 The darkness which through thee I feel, Thou only canst remove ; Thine own eternal power reveal, Thine everlasting love. 5 I would not to thy foe submit, I hate the tyrant's chain ; Send forth the prisoner from the pit, Nor let me cry in vain. 6 Show me the blood that bought my peace, The covenant blood apply ; And all my griefs at once shall cease, And all my sins shall die. Charles Wesley. d4U The Surrender. HOW oft have I the Spirit grieved, Since first with me he strove; How obstinately disbelieved, And trampled on his love ! How have I sinned against the light; Broken from his embrace; And would not, when I freely might, Be justified by grace. 815 SALVATION SOUGHT. 3 But after all that I have done To drive him from in}' heart, The Spirit leaves me not alone, Ho doth not yet depart; He will not give the sinner o'er Ready e'en now to save, Ho hi* Is me come as heretofore, That I his grace may have. 0 I take thee at thy gracious word; My foolishness I mourn ,; And unto my redeeming .uord, However late, I turn: Saviour, I yield, I yield at last; I hear thy speaking blood ; Myself, with all my sins, I cast On my atoning God. Charles }Ye*!< y. on c M- Oi: 1 All Things Possible to God. OTH AT thou wouldst the heavens rend, In majesty come down. Stretch out thine arm omnipotent, And seize me for thine own. 2 Descend, and let thy lightnings bum The stubble of thy foe; My sins o'erturn, o'erturn, o'ertum, And make the mountains flow. V Thou my impetuous spirit guide, And curb my headstrong will ; Thou only canst drive back the tide, And bid the sun stand still. 4 What though I cannot break my chain, Or e'er throw off my load ; The things impossible to men, Are possible to God. Charles Wesley. 816 PENITENCE AND PRAYER. OAi) C. M. O^lAj Godly Son^oiv. OFOR that tenderness of heart "Which bows before the Lord, Acknowledging how just thou art, And trembling at thy word ; O for those humble, contrite tears, Which from repentance flow ; That consciousness of guilt, which f eara The long-suspended blow. 2 Saviour, to me, in pity, give The sensible distress; The pledge thou wilt at last receive, And bid me die in peace: Wilt from the dreadful day remove, Before the evil come ; My spirit hide with saints above, My body in the tomb. Charles Wesley, QJO S. M. OttO The Heart of Stone. OTHAT I could repent, With all my idols part, And to thy gracious eye present An humble, contrite heart; 2 A heart with grief oppressed, For having grieved my God; A troubled heart, that cannot rest Till sprinkled with thy blood. 3 Jesus, on me bestow The penitent desire ; With true sincerity of woe My aching breast inspire. 4 With softening pity look, And melt my hardness down: Strike with thy love*d resistless stroke, And break this heart or stone. Charles Wesley, 317 344 SALVATION SOUGHT. S. M. The Only Expiation. PROSTRATE at Jesus' feet, A guilty rebel lies : And upward to the ruercv-seat, Presumes to lift his eyes. 2 Will justice frown me hence? Stay, Lord, the vengeful storm ; Forbid it, that Omnipotence Should crush a feeble worm. 3 If sorrow would suffice To pay the debt I owe, Tears should, from both my weeping eyea, In ceaseless currents flow. 4 Think of thy sorrows, Lord I And all my sins forgive; Then justice will approve the word That bids the sinner live. S. Stennett. V~XU Deprecating the Wrath to Come. OTHOU that wouldst not have One wretched sinner die ; "Who diedst thyself my soul to save From endless misery: Show me the way to shun Thy dreadful wrath severe; That when thou comest on thy throne I may with joy appear. 2 Thou art thyself the Way; Thyself in me reveal ; So shall I spend my life's short day. Obedient to thy will : So shall I love my God, Because he first loved me ; And praise thee in thy bright abode To all eternity. 218 PENITENCE AND TRAYER. OtiD Groaning for Deliverance. "TXTHEN shall thy love constrain, VV And force ine to thy breast? When shall my soul return again To her eternal rest? 2 Ah: what avails my strife, My wandering to and fro? Thou hast the words of endless life: Ah ! whither should I go? 3 Thy condescending grace To me did freely move ; It calls me still to seek thy face, And stoops to ask my love. 4 Lord, at thy feet I fall; I groan to be set free ; I fain would now obey the call, And give up all for thee. Charles Wesley. 8 A 7 L. M. T: / The Sinner 's Only Hope. TT ^HEREWITH, O Lord, shall I draw near, VV And bow myself before thy face? How in thy purer eyes appear? What shall I bring to gain thy grace? 2 Will gifts delight the Lord Most High? Will multiplied oblations please? Thousands of rams his favor buy, Or slaughtered hecatombs appease? 3 Can these avert the wrath of God ? Can these wash out my guilt3T stain? Rivers of oil, and seas of blood, Alas! they all must flow in vain. 4 Who would himself to thee approve, Must take the path thyself hast showed; Justice pursue, and mercy love, And humbly walk by faith with God, 219 SALVATION SOUGHT. 5 But though my life henceforth be thine, Preseut tor past can ne'er atone: Though I to thee the whole n I only give thee back thine own. 6 Guilty I stand before thy face ; On me I ffeei thy wrath abide: "lis tost the sentence should take place; "lis just, but O, thy Son hath died! Chart* Wesley. 348 L. M. Only by Faith. LORD. I despair myself to heal ; I see my sin. but cannot f eel ; 1 cannot, till thv Spirit blow And bid the obedient waters flow. 2 TRs thine a heart of flesh to give; Thy gifts I only can receive ; Here, then, to thee I all resign ; To draw, redeem, and seal, are thin^. 3 TTith simple faith, on thee I call. My tight, my life, my Lard, my all: I waif the moving of the pool ; I wait the word that speaks me whole. 4 Speak, gracious Lord, my sickness cure, Make my infected nature pure : Peace, righteousness, and joy impart, And pour thyself into my heart : V harks Werieg. Q|0 L-M. Oi« J Lnportv.nate Supplication. (1 OD of my life, what just return J Can sinful dust and ashes give' 1 only live my sins to mourn: To love my God I only live. 2 To thee, benign and saving Power, I consecrate my lengthened days : "While, marked with blessings, every hour Shall speak thv co-extended praise^ m PENITENCE AND PRAYER. 3 Be all my added life employed Thine image in my soul to see: Fill -with thyself the mighty void; Enlarge my heart to compass thee. 4 The blessing of thy love bestow; For this my cries shall never fail; Wrestling, I will not let thee go, 1 will not, till my suit prevail. 5 Come, then, my Hope, my Life, my Lord, And fix in me thy lasting home.: Be mindful of thy gracious word, Thou, with thy promised Father, come, 6 Prepare, and then possess my heart: O take me, seize me from abovo; Thee may I love, for God thou art; Thee may I feel; for God is love! Charles Wesley. 9£A C M. 0 0 \J I Would be Thine. I WOULD be thine; O take my heart, And fill it with thy love ; Thy sacred image, Lord, irnpart, And seal it from above. 2 I would be thine; but while I strive To give myself away, 1 feel rebellion still alivo, And wander while I pray0 8 I would be thine; but, Lord, I feel Evil still lurks within: Do thou thy majesty reveal, And overcome my sin. 1 I would be thine ; I would embrace The Saviour, and adore ; Inspire with faith, infuse thy grace, And now my soul restore. 4. Heed. SALVATION SOUGHT. q Gt/< o/ Faith. AUTHOR of faith, to thee I cry. To thee, who wouldst uot have me die, But know the truth ami live: Opeu mine eyes to see thy face : Work iu my 'heart the saving grace; The life eternal give. 2 Shut up in unbelief . I groan. And blindly serve a God unknown, Till thou the veil remove: The gift unspeakable impart. Ami write thy name opon my heart, And manifest thy k>ve. 3 I know the work is only thine; The gift of faith is all divine; But, if on thee we call, Thou wilt that gracious gift bestow, And cause our hearts to feel and know That thoo. hast died for all. 4 Thou bidst us knock and enter in, Come unto thee, and rest from sin, The blessing seek and find: Thou bid's* us ask thy grace, and have: Thou canst, thou wouldst. this moment save Both me and all mankind. 5 Be it according to thy word ; Now let me find my pardoning Lord; T ««t what I a-k be given: '-.at oar of unbelief remove: Open the door of faith and L >ve, And let me into bea^ n ('/„,- PENITENCE AND PRAYER. Off* C. P UL 0\)0 The Ma non Calva rji OTHOU who hast our sorrows borne, Help us to look on thee and mourn. On thee whom we have slain : Have pierced a thousand, thousand time And by reiterated crimes, Renewed thy sacred pain. 2 O give us eyes of faith to see The Man transfixed on Calvary, To know thee who thou art; The one eternal God and true ; And let the sight affect, subdue, And break my stubborn heart, 3 Lover of souls, to rescue mine, Reveal the charity divine, That suffered in my stead: That made thy soul a sacrifice, And quenched in death those flaming eyes, And bowed that sacred head. 4 The veil of unbelief remove; And by thy manifested love, And by thj'- sprinkled blood, Destroy the love of sin in me, And get thyself the victory, And bring me back to God. Charles Wesley. QQQ 7,6L 'JUU Clinging to the Cross. ROCK of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee ; Let the water and the blood, From thy wounded side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure, Save from wrath and make me pure. SALVATION SOUGHT. 2 Could my tears forever flow, Could my zeal no languor know, These for sin could not atone ; Thou must save and thou alone: In my hand no price I bring ; Simply to the cross I cling. 3 While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eyes shall close in death, When I rise to worlds unknown, And behold thee on thy throne, Rock of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee. A. M. Toplady. 00 I The Publican's Prayer. SAVIOUR, Prince of Israel's race, See me from thy lofty throne; Give the sweet relenting grace; Soften this obdurate stone ; Stone to flesh, O God, con vert ; Cast a look, and break my heart! 2 By thy Spirit, Lord, reprove ; All mine inmost sins reveal ; Sins against thy light and love, Let me see, and. let me feel ; Sins that crucified my God, Spilt again thy precious blood. 3 Jesus, seek thy wandering sheep; Make me restless to return Bid. me look on thee, and weep, Bitterly as Peter mourn: Till I say. by grace restored, "Now, thou knowest, I love thee, Lord." 4 Might I in thy sight appear As the publican distressed , Stand, not daring to draw near; Smite on my unworthy breast; Groan the sinner's only plea, God. be merciful to me! PENITENCE AND PRAYER. 5 O remember me for good : Passing through the mortal vale, Show me the atoning blood : When my strength and spirits fail, Give my fainting soul to see Jesus crucified, for me. Charles Wesley. DUO The Light of Life. 0 DISCLOSE thy lovely face! Quicken all my drooping powers-, Gasps my fainting soul for grace, As a thii-sty land for showers: Hasten, Lord, no more delay ; Come, my Saviour, come away. 3 Dark and cheerless is the mom, Unaccompanied by thee; Joyless is the day's return, Till thy mercy's beams I see: Till thou inward life impart, Glad my eyes, and warm my heart. 3 Visit then this soul of mine ; Pierce the gloom of sin and grief, Fill me, Radiancy divine ; Scatter all my unbelief: More and more thyself display, Shining to the perfect day. Charles Wesley. O09 Help, or I Perish. BY THY birth, and by thy tears; By thy human griefs and fears; By thy conflict in the hour Of the subtle tempter's power, Saviour, look Avith pitying eye; Saviour, help me, or I die, 233 SALVATION SOUGHT. 2 By the tenderness that wept 3'er the grave where Lazarus slept, By the bitter tears that flowed Over Salem's lust abode, Saviour, look with pitying eye; Saviour, help me, or I die. 3 By thy lonely hour of prayer; By the fearfurconflict there; By thy eross and dying cries; By thy one great sacrifice, Saviour, look with pitying eye; Saviour, help me, or I die. 4 By thy triumph o'er the grave; By thy power the lost to save; By thy high, majestic throne ; By the empire all thine own. Saviour, look with pitying eye; Saviour, help me. or I die. E. Grant. Q7f| 'AS. •JIU Humility and Contrition. JESUS, let thy pitying eye Call back a* wandering sheep; False to thee, like Peter, I Would fain like Peter weep. Let me be by grace restored ; On me be all long-suffering shown; Turn, and look upon me, Lord, And break my heart of stone. 2 Saviour, Prince, enthroned above, Repentance to impart. Give me, through thy dying love, The humble, contrite heart: Give what I have long implored, A portion of thy grief unknown: Turn, and look upon me, Lord, And break my heart of stone. 234 PENITENCE AND PRAYER. 3 For thine own compassion's sake, The gracious wonder show; Cast my sins behind thy back, And wash me white as snow: If thy mercy now is stirred, If now I do myself bemoan, Turn, and look upon me, Lord, And break my heart of stone. Charles Wesley. Q71 VA O I 1 Continued. — The hea> I Proxen. SAVIOUR, see me from above, Nor suffer me to die ; Life, and happiness, and love. Drop from thy gracious eye : Speak tL~ reconciling word," And let thy mercy melt me down; Turn, and look upon me, Lord, And break my heart of stone. 2 Look, as when thine eye pursued The first apostate man, Saw him weltering in his blood, And bade him rise again: Speak my paradise restored ; Redeem me by thy grace alone: Turn, and look upon me, Lord, And break my heart of stone. 3 Look, as when thy languid eye Was closed that we might live ; Father, (at the point to die My Saviour prayed,) forgive! Surely with that dying word He turns, and looks, and cries, "'tis doneP O, my bleeding, loving Lord, Thou break"st my heart of stone. Charhs Wesley. 235 SALVATION SOUGHT. 372 Refuge in the Blood of the Lamb. GOD of my salvation hear, And help rue to believe; Simply do I now draw near, Thy blessing to receive. Full of guilt, alas! I am. But to thy wounds for refuge flee: Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb, Thy blood was shed for me. 2 Standing now as newly slain, To thee I lift mine eye ; Balm of all my grief and pain, Thy blood is ahvays nigh. Now as yesterday the same Thou art. and wilt forever be: Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb, Thy blood was shed for me. 3 Saviour, from thy wounded side I never will depart ; Here will I my spirit hide, When I am pure in heart. Till my place abeve I claim, This' only shall be all my plea. Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb, Thy blood was shed for me. Charles We*le 07Q 7,6,8. 0 I O Saved by Grace. LET the world their virtue boast, Their works of righteousness ; I. a wretch undone and lost, Am freely saved by grace ; Other title I disclaim: This, only this, is all my plea: 1 the chief of sinners am, But Jesus died for me. PENITENCE AND PRAYER. 2 Happy they whose 303's abound,. Like Jordan's swelling- stream ; Who their heaven in Christ have found, And give the praise to him. Meanest follower of the Lamb, His steps I at a distance see ; I the chief of sinners am, But Jesus died for me. 3 I, like Gideon's fleece, am found Uuwatered still, and dry, While the dew on all around Falls plenteous from the sky: Yet my Lord I cannot l»lame. The Saviour's grace for all is free ; I the chief of sinners am, But Jesus died for me. 4 Jesus, thou for me hast died, And thou in me wilt live ; I shall feel thy death applied; I shall thy life receive: Yet, when melted in the flamo Of love, this shall be all my plea, I the chief of sinners am, But Jesus died for me. Charles Wesley. 374 The True Light LIGHT of those whose dreary dwelling Borders on the shades of death, Come, and, by thyself revealing, Dissipate the clouds beneath. 2 Thou, new heaven and earth's Creator, In our deepest darkness rise ; Scattering all the night of nature, Pouring day upon our eyes. 237 SALVATION SOTTGHT. 3 Still we wait for thine appearing : Life and joy thy beams impart, Chasing all our fears, and cheering Every poor, benighted heart. 4 Come, extend thy wonted favor To our ruined, guilty race ; Come, thou blest, exalted Saviour; Come, apply thy saving grace. 5 By thine all-atoning merit, Every burdened soul release; By the teachings of thy Spirit, Guide us into perfect peace. Charles Wesley, 375 Mercy for the Chief of Shiners. DEPTH of mercy! can there be Mercy still reserved for me? Can my God his wrath forbear? Me, the chief of sinners, spare? 2 I have long withstood his grace; Long provoked him to his face ; Would not hearken to his calls ; Grieved him by a thousand falls. 3 Now incline me to repent; Let me now my sins lament; Now my foul revolt deplore, Weep, believe, and sin no more. 4 Kindled his relentings are ; Me he now delights to spare ; Cries, " How shall I give thee up?" Lets the hf ted thunder drop. 5 There for me the Saviour stands; Shows his wounds, and spreads his hands, God is love! I know, I feel; Jesus weeps, and loves me still. Charles Wesley. PENITENCE AND PRAYER. I 0 Christ the Good Physician. JESUS, thy far-extended fame My drooping soul exults to hear; Thy name, thy all-restoring name, Is music in a sinner's ear. 2 Sinners of old thou didst receive With comfortable words, and kind ; Their sorrows cheer, their wants relieve, Heal the diseased, and cure the blind. 3 And art thou not the Saviour still, In every place and age the same? Hast thou forgot thy gracious skill, Or lost the virtue of thy name? 4 Faith in thy changeless name I have: The good, the kind Physician, thou Art able now our souls to save, Art willing to restore them now. Charles Wesley. Q77 L. M. D I I The Healing Power of Christ. THOUG-H eighteen hundred years are past Since Christ did in the flesh appear, His tender mercies ever last, And still his healing power is here. 2 "Would he the body's health restore, And not regard the sin-sick sotd? The sin-sick soul he loves much more, And surely he will make it whole. 3 All my disease, my every sin, To thee, O Jesus, I confess: In pardon, Lord, my cure begin, And perfect it in holiness. 4 That token of thine utmost good, Now, Saviour, now, on me bestow ; A.nd purge my conscience with thy blood, And wash my nature white as snow. Charles Wesley. SALVATION SOUGHT. *tjQ L. M. O i O The Only Plea. JESUS, tho sinner's friend, to thee, Lost and undone, for aid I flee; \\ eary of earth, myself, and sin: Open thine arms, and take me in. 2 Pity and heal my sin-sick soul; 'Tis thou alone canst make me whole; Dark, till in me thine image shine And lost, I am, till thou art mine.' 3 At last I own it cannot be That I should fit myself for thee: Here, then, to thee I all resign ; Thine is the work, and only thine. 4 What shall I say thy grace to move? Lord, I am sin, but thou art love: I give up every plea beside, Lord, I am lost but thou hast died. Charles Wesley. 379 JUST as I am, without one plea, But that thy blood was shed for me, And that thou bidd'st me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come! I come! 2 Just as I am, and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot, To thee whose blood can cleanse each spot; O Lamb of God, I come! I come! 3 Just as I am, though tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt, Fightings within, and fears without, O Lamb of God, I come! I come! 4 Just as I am— poor, wretched, blind, Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yea, all I need, k» thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come! I come! 240 L. M. Just as law. PENITENCE AND PRAYER. 5 Just as I am — thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve; Because thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come! I come! 6 Just as I am — thy love unknown Hath broken every barrier down; Now, to be thine, yea, thine alone, O Lamb of God, Income ! I come ! Charlotte Elliott. dbU The Only Refuge. JESUS lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters 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: More than all in thee I find: Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind. Reach me out thy gracious hand, While I of thy strength receive, Hoping against hope I stand, Pying, and behold I live, 241 SALVATION SOUGHT. 4 Plenteous grace with thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin: Let the healing streams abound ; Make and keep me pure within. Thou of life the fountain art; Freely let me take of thee: Spring thou up within my heart ; Rise to all eternity. Charles "Wesley. 80 1 L. M. O 1 Joy in Heaven. Tl 7 HO can describe the joys that rise VV Through all the courts of Paradise, To see a prodigal return, To see an heir of glory born ! 2 With joy the Father doth approve The fruit of his eternal love; The Son with joy looks down, and sees The purchase of his agonies. 3 The Spirit takes delight to view The contrite soul he forms anew; And saints and angels join to sing The growing empire of their King. Isaac Watts, BACKSLIDING DEPLORED. CM. Return of the Spirit. OFOR a closer walk with God, A calm and heavenly frame, A light to shine upon the road That leads me to theLainb, 2 Where is the blessedness I knew, When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word? BACKSLIDING DEPLORED. 8 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed ! How sweet their memory still ! But they have left 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. W. Cqwper. C. M. Mourning Departed Joys. 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. 2 Soon as the morn the light revealed, His praises tuned my tongue; And when the evening shades prevailed, His Jot e 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 mora the light reveals, No light to me returns. 243 SALVATION SOUGHT. 5 Rise, Lord, and help me to prevail: 0 ma'.:c iny soul thy care ; 1 know thy mercy cannot fail: Let me that mercy share. J. Sew ton. QQ i C. }L •JOT: The Returning Prodigal HPHE long-lost son, with streaminv eyes, 1 From roily just awake, Reviews his wanderings with surprise His heart begins to break. 2 I starve, he cries, nor can I bear The famine in this land. T\ nile servants of my Father share The bounty of his hand. 3 With deep repentance 1*11 return. And seek my Father's face ; ITnworthy to be called a son, I'll ask a servant's place. 4 Far off the Father saw him move, In pensive silence mourn. And quickly ran. with arms of love, To welcome his return. 5 Through all the courts the tidings flew. And spread the joy around : The angels tuned then- harps anew. The long lost son is found ! Unknown. C. 11 The vanity of Mere Formality.- LONG have I seemed to serve thee, Lord. With unavailing pain : Fasted, and prayed, and read thy word, And heard it preached in vain. 2 Oft did I with the assembly join, And near thy altar drew: A form of godliness was mine, The power I never knew. 241 BACK SUDING DEPLORED. 3 I rested in the outward law, Nor knew its deep design: The length and breadth, I never saw, And height, of love divine. 4 To please thee, thus at length I 3e^, Vainly I hoped and strove ; For what are outward things to thee, Unless they spring from love ? 5 I see the perfect law requires Truth in the inward parts ; Our full consent, our whole desires, Our undivided hearts. 6 But I of means have made my boast ; Of means an idol mad« : The spirit in the letter lost, The substance, in the shade. 7 Where am I now, or what my hope? "What can my weakness do ? Jesus, to thee my soul looks up : Tis thou must make it new. Charles Wesley. OOft ' 7,6,8. OOU The Deceitfulness of Sin. JESUS, friend of sinners, hear Yet once again, I pray ; Fi-om my debt of sin set clear, For I have naught to pay : Speak, O speak the kind release ; A poor backsliding soul restore , Love me freely, seal my peace, And bid me sin no more. 2 For my selfishness and pride Thou hast withdrawn thy grace ; Left me long to wander wide, An outcast from thy face; But I now my sins confess, And mercy, mercy, I implore, Love me freely, seal my peace, And bid me sin no more. SALVATION OBTAINED. 3 Sin's deeeitfulness hath spread A hardness o'er my heart ; But if thou thy Spirit shed, The stony shall depart : . thy love, thy tenderness. And let me feel thy Love me freely, seal my pea And bid me" sin no more. Cha SALVATION OBTAINED. JUSTIFICATION. DOH L. M. vj i Scdvatian by grace through faith. \l/E HAVE no outward right \ > No merits or good works, to plead : We only can be saved by grace : Thy grace. O Lord, is free indeed. "2 Save us by grace, through faith alone. A faith thou must thyself impart : A faith that would by works be shown. A faith that purifies the heart : 3 A faith that doth the mountains move. A faith that shows our sins fori . A faith that sweetly works by love. And ascertains our claim to heaven. 4 This is the faith we humbly seek. The faith in thy all-cleansing blood; That faith which doth for sinners speak, O let it sneak us up to Chc- 246 JUSTIFICATION. 8 GO L. M. OO The Lord our Righteousness. LET not the wise their wisdom boast, The mighty glory in their might; The rich in flattering riches trust, Which take their everlasting flight. 2 The rush of numerous years bears down The most gigantic strength of man; And where is all his wisdom gone, When, dust, he turns to dust again? 3 One only gift can justify The boasting soul that knows his God-, When Jesus doth his blood apply, I glory in his sprinkled blood. 4 The Lord my righteousness I praise, I triumph in the love divine ; The wisdom, wealth, and strength of grace, In Christ to endless ages mine. Charles Wesley. OOO The Realizing Light of Faith, A UTHOR of faith, eternal Word, J\. Whose Spirit breathes the active flame; Faith, like its finisher and Lord, To-day, as yesterday, the same: 2 To thee our humble hearts aspire, And ask the gift unspeakable ; Increase in us the kindled fire, In us the work of faith fulfill. 3 By faith we know thee strong to save- Save us, a present Saviour thou : Whate'er we hope, by faith we have; Future, and past, subsisting now. 4 To him that in thy name believes, Eternal life with thee is given ; Into himself he all receives, Pardon, and holiness, and heaven. 3J7 .SALVATION" OBTAINED. 5 The things unknown to feeble sense, Unseen 1 ty s ray, With strong commanding evidence, * Their heavenly origin display. 6 Faith lends its realizing light: The d< uds disperse, the shadows fly ; The Invisible appears in sight* And God is seen by mortal Che t)fj\j Victorian* Faith. IN HOPE, against all human hope, Self-desperate, I believe, Thy quickening word shall raise me np ; Thoo wilt thj Spirit give. 2 The thin^r all my thought ; But faithful is my L Through unbelief I stagger not. For God hath spoke the word. 3 Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, And looks to that a~ Laughs at impossibilities. And cries, " It shall be doner1 4 To thee the glory of thy power And faithfulness I give: I shall in Christ, at that glad hour. And Christ in me shall live. 5 Obedient faith, that waits on thee, Thou never wilt reprove : Rut thou wilt forcn thy Son in me, And perfect me in 1 Ch on | c. it Or' i. Peace xa Bettering. JESUS, to thee I now can fly, Ob whom my help is laid:' Oppressed by sins. I lift mine eye, And see the shadows fade. 24S JUSTIFICATION. 2 Believing on my Lord, I find A sure and present aid: On thee alone my constant mind Be every moment stayed. 3 Whate'er in me seems wise, or good, Or strong, I here disclaim : I wash my garments in the blood Of the atoning Lamb. 4 Jesus, my strength, my life, my rest, On thee will I depend, Till summoned to the marriage-feast, When faith in sight shall end. Charles Wesley. C. M. 0 *J JL Convicted — Pa rdo aed. TX EVIL long I took delight, J. L'nawed by shame or fear, Till a new object struck my sight, And stopped my wild career. 2 I saw One hanging on a tree, In agonies and blood, Who fixed his languid eyes on me, As near his cross I stood. 3 Sure never till my latest breath Can I forget that look : It seemed to charge me with his death, Though not a word he spoke. 4 My conscience felt and owned the guilt, And plunged me in despair ; 1 saw niy sins his blood had spilt, And helped to nail him there. 5 Alas ! I knew not what I did ! But now my tears arc vain: Where shall my trembling soul ba hid? For I the Lord have slain 1 249 SALVATION OBTAINED. 6 A second look he gave, which said, • • I freely shall forgive : This blood is for thy ransom paid ; I die that thou niayst live." 7 Thus, while his death my sin displays In all its blackest hue. Bach is the mystery of grace, It seals my pardon too. John Xeuton. C. M. The Blood Applied. IN ANSWER to ten thousand prayers, Thou pardoning God. descend : Number me with salvation's heirs, My sins and troubles end. 2 Nothing I ask or want beside, Of all in eaith or heaven : But let me feel thy blood applied, And live and die forgiven. Chat QQ 1 L. 11 G 1. •>'t: The Soul's Anchor. VTOW I have found the ground wherein ^\ Sure my soul's anchor may remain ; The wounds of Jesus for my sin. Before the world's foundation slain: Whose mercy shall unshaken stay. When heaven and earth are fled away. 2 Father, thine everlasting grace Oor scanty thought surpasses far: Thy heart still melts with tenderness; Thine arms of love still open are, Returning sinners to receive. That mercy they may taste and live. 2S0 JUSTIFICATION. 3 O love, thou bottomless abyss ! My sins are swallowed up in thee ; Covered is my unrighteousness, Nor spot of guilt remains on me: While Jesus' blood, through earth and skies Mercy, free, boundless mercy, cries. 4 By faith I plunge me in this sea ; Here is my hope, my joy, my rest ; Hither, when hell assails, I flee ; I look into my Saviour's breast: Away, sad doubt and anxious fear ! MercjT is all that's written there. J. A. Rothe, Tr. by J. Wesley. OQ^ L. M. 01. OtJO Deliverance in Christ Jesus. AND can it be that I should gain An interest in the Saviour's blood? Died he for me, who caused his pain? For me, who him to death pursued ? Amazing love ! how can it be, That thou, my Lord, shouldst die for me? 2 Tis mystery all; the' Immortal dies! Who can explore his strange design \ In vain the first-born seraph tries To sound the depths of love divine ; 'Tis mercy all ! let earth adore : Let angel minds inquire no more. 3 He left his Father's throne above ; So free, so infinite his grace ! Emptied himself of all but love, And bled for Adam's helpless race; 'Tis mercy all, immense and free, For, O my God, it found out me ! ■A Long my imprisoned spirit lay, Fast bound in sin and nature's night: Thine eye diffused a quickening ray ; I woke; the dungeon flamed with light: My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, w«nt fort^, and followed thee. 351 : ndernnation now I d: 5, with all in hn L :: 1,1 Y HOPE is _ I - " - : ! A "I :_ -. _ . ■ _ a I . . - I - A - :: J Self-rightemtsness Beak - - ~ I aint - e»i remain with guik JUSTIFICATION.. 2 But, O, the jealous God In my behalf came down; Jesus himself the stronger showed. And claimed me for his own. My spirit he alarmed, And brought into distress, He shook and bound the strong man, avrned In his self-righteousness. S Faded my virtuous show, My form without the power ; The sin-convincing Spirit blew, And blasted every flower My mouth was stopped, and shani6 Covered my guilty face , I fell on the atoning Lamb, And I was saved by grace. Charles Wesley. OQQ S. M OvQ No more a Wanderer. I WAS a wandering sheep, I did not love the fold, I did not love my Shepherd's voice? I would not be controlled, I was a wayward child, I did not love my home, I did not love my Father's voice, I loved afar to roam. 2 The Shepherd sought his sheep, The Father sought his child , He followed me o'er vale and bill. O'er deserts waste and wild; He found me nigh to death, Famished, and f amt> and lone ; He bound me with the bands of love. He saved the wandering one. 853 SALVATION OBTAINED. 3 Jesus my shepherd is ; Twas he that loved my soul, Twas he that washed trie in his blood. !T\vas he that made me whole: Twas he that sought the lost, That found the wandering sheep; 'Twas he that brought me to the fold. *Tis he that still doth keep. 4 So more a wandering sheep, I love to be controlled, 1 1 >ve my tender Shepherd's voice, I love the peaceful fold: TSo more a wayward child, I seek no more to roam: re my heavenly Father's voice, I love, I love his* home ! Horatius Honor. Duv The Blood of Sprinkling. MY GOD, my God, to thee I cry; Thee only would I know. Thy purifying blood apply, And Welsh me white as snow. 2 Touch me, and make the leper c'.ean ge my iniquity: as th >u wash my soul from sin, I have no part in thee, 3 But art thou not already mine ? Answer, if mine thou ait , er within, thou love divine, And cheer my drooping heart -£ Behold, for me the Victim bleeds, His wounds are <>j*m wide, For me the blood oi sprinkling pie And speaks me justified. (/ 254 400 JUSTIFICATION. CM. The Voice of Jesus. I HEARD the voice of Jesus say, "Come unto me and rest; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon my breast!'' I came to Je.;us as I was, Weary, and worn, and sad; 1 found in him a resting place, And he hath made me glad. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Behold, I freely give The living water, thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live!" I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream, My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in him. 3 I heard the voice of Jesus say, "I am this dark world's Light; Look unto me, thy morn shall rise And all thy day be bright !" I looked to Jesus, and I found In him my Star, my Sun ; ind in that light of life I'll walk, Till all my journey's done. Horatius Bonar, AM cm. i\J 1 Amazing Grace, AM AZIZSTG- grace ! how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me ! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved , How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed I 855 SALVATION OBTAINED. 3 Through many dangers, toils, and snares.. I have already come , 'Tis grace hath brought me^safe thus far, And grace will lead me home, The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures , He will my shield and portion l>e As long as life endures, 3 Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail, And mortal life shall cease, 1 shall possess, within the veil, A life of joy and peace. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, The sun forbear to shine ; But God, who called me here below, Will be forever mine. John Newtoa /Lfl9 L :l° ±\J u Vows Remembered and Renewed. 0 HAPPY day that fixed my choice On thee, my Saviour and my God! "Well may this glowing heart rejoice, And tell its raptures all abroad. 2 O happy bond, that seals my vows To him who merits all my love; Let cheerful anthems fill his house, While to that sacred shrine I move. 3 'Tis done, the great transaction's done; I am my Lord's, and he is mine ; He drew me, and 1 followed on, Charmed to confess the voice divine 4 Now rest, my long -divided heart; Fixed on this blissful centre, rest, Nor ever from thy Lord depart, W ith him of every good possessed. 5 High Heaven, that heard the solemn vow, That vow renewed shall daily hear, Till in life's latest hour I bow, And bless in death a bond so dear. 2£5 P Doddridge. JUSTIFICATION. 4UO The Narrow Way. JESUS, my all, to heaven is gone, He, whom I fix my hopes upon ; His track I see, and I'll pursue The narrow way, till him 1 view. 2 The way the holy prophets went, The road that leads from banishment^ The King's highway of holiness, I'll go for all his paths are peace. 3 This is the way 1 long have sought, And mourned because I found it not ; My grief a burden long has been, Because I was not saved from sin. 4 The more I strove against its power, 1 felt its weight and guilt the more ; Till late I heard my Saviour say, Come hither, soul, I am the way. 5 Lo ! glad I come ; and thou, blest Lamb, Shalt take me to thee as I am ; Nothing but sin have I to give, Nothing but love shall I receive. 6 Then will I tell to sinners round, What a dear Saviour I have found; I'll point to thy redeeming blood, And say, " Behold the way to God. J. Cennick. AC\A LM- lUl Shouting God's Praises. MY SOUL, through my Redeemer's care, Saved from the second death I feel ; Mine eyes from tears of dark despair, My feet from falling into hell. 2 Wherefore to him my feet shall ran ; My eyes on his perfections gaze: My soul shall live for God alone, And all within me shout his praise. Charles Wesley. 257 405 SALVATION OBTAINED. 10, It Accepted in the Beloved, ALL praise to the Lamb! accepted I am, Through faith in the Saviour's adorable name, In him I confide, his blood is applied , For me he hath suffered, for me he hath died. 2 Not a doubt doth arise, to darken the skies, Or hide for a moment my Lord from mine eyes, In him I am blest, I lean on his breast, And lo ! in his wounds I continue to rest. Charles Wedey. TiUU Rejoicing in His Grace. G\ LORY to God, v hose sovereign grace X Hath animated senseless stones, Called us to stand before his face, And raised us into Abrah'm's sons. 2 The people that in darkness lay, In sin and error's deadly shade, Have seen a glorious gospel-clay In Jesus' lovely face displayed. 3 Thou only, Lord the work hast done, And bared thine arm in all our sight; Hast made the reprobates thine own, And claimed the outcasts as thy right. 4 Thy single arm, almighty Lord, To us the great salvation brought; Thy Word, thy all-creating Word, That spake at first the world from naught. 5 For this the saints lift up their voice, And ceaseless praise to thee is given ; For this the hosts above rejoice, And praise thee in the highest heaven. Charles Wtdey 258 Mot JUSTIFICATION. 12,9. Joy of the Young Convert. OHOW happy are they, "Who the Saviour obey, And have laid up their treasures above; Tongue can never express The sweet comfort and peace Of a soul in its earliest love. 3 That sweet comfort was mi tip,, "When the favor divine I received through the blood of the Lamb: I When my heart first believed, What a joy I received, What a heaven in Jesus 's name! 3 'Twas a heaven below My Redeemer to know, And the angels could do nothing more, Than to fall at his feet, And the story repeat, And the Lover of sinners adore. 4 Jesus all the day long T\Tas my joy and my song: O that all his salvation might see* He hath loved me, I cried, He hath suffered and died, To redeem even rebels like me. 5 I then rode on the sky, Freely justified I, Nor did envy Elijah his seat, My glad soul mounted higher In a chariot of fire, And the moon it was under ray feet. 6 0 the rapturous height . Of that holy delight "Which I felt in the life-giving blood. Of my Saviour possessed, 1 was perfectly blest, As if filled with the fullness of God. Charles Wesley. 259 408 SAL^ATIO.N OBTAINED. }TARK, my soul, it is the ] 1 Tis thy Savi bis word. ■ hee: "Say, poor sinner. I ; me?1 ■ivered thee "when bound, And, when b] thy wound; Turned thy darkness into lig are ward the child she bare'. ol be, \ ct will I remember thee, 4 "Mine is an unchanging love. Higher than bove; -■ than the depths beneath. d :1 faithful, strong as < 5 "Thou sba] "When the work i : Pai-tner of my throne thr.lt t ; Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou mef 6 Lord, it is my chief complaint That niy love is weak and foint. Yet I love thee and adore: Ofor grace to love the ■ - ■u-pr. 409 0 10, 11 Hi- F' ssqfSia Grace. WHAT shall I do my Saviour to praise. So f aithf ul and true, so plenteous in grace ; So strong to delivei - . L to redeem, The weakest believer that hangs upon him. 2 How happy the man whose heart is set free ; The people that can be y lyful in then?: Their Joy is to walk in the "light of thy face, And still they are talking of Jesusfc grace, WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT. 3 For t/iou art their boast, their glory, and power. And I also trust to see the glad hour, My soul's new creation, a life from the dead, The day of calvation that lifts up my head. 4 For Jesus, my Lord, is now my defense: I trust in his word; none plucks me from thence: Since I have found favor, he all things will do ; M\ King and my Saviour shall make me anew. 5 Yes, Lord, I shall see the bliss of thine own, Thy secret to me shall soon be made known; For sorrow and sadness I joy shall receive. And share in the gladness of all that believ®, Charles Wesley WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT. ill' Knowledge of Forgiveness. HOW can a sinner know His sins on earth forgiven? How can my gracious Saviour show My name inscribed in heaven? 2 What Ave have felt and seen With confidence we tell ; And publish to the sons of men, The signs infallible. 3 We who in Christ believe That he for us hath died, We all his unknown peace receive, And feel his blood applied. 4 Exults our rising soul, Disburdened of her load, And swells, unutterably full Of glory and of God. 5 His love, surpassing far The love of all beneath, We find within our hearts, and dare The pointless darts of death, SALVATION OBTAINED. 6 Stronger than death or hell The sacred power we prove ; And, conquerors of the world, we dwell In heaven, who dwell in love. Charles Wesley. A\\ S. M. 11 1 The Witnessing Spirit. QPIRIT of faith, come down. O Reveal the things of God; And make to us the Godhead known, And witness with the blood: *Tis thine the blood to apply, And give us eyes to see, That he who did for sinners die, Hath surely died for me. 2 No man can truly say That Jesus is the Lord, Unless thou take the veil awaj, And breathe the living word: Then, only then we feel Our interest in his blcx id And cry, with joy unspeakable, Thou art my Lord, my God ! 3 O that the world might know The all-atoning Lamb ! Spirit of faith, descend and show The virtue of his name : * The grace which all may find, The saving power impart; And testify to all mankind, And speak in every heart. 4 Inspire the living faith, Which whosoe'er receives, The witness in himself he bath, And consciously believes; The faith that conquers all, And doth the mountains move, And saves whoe'er on Jesus call, And perfects them in love. 262 Charles Wesley. 412 WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT, S. M. The Indwelling Spirit. TT7E BY his Spirit prove, VV And know the things of God, The things which freely of his love He hath on us bestowed. His Spirit, which he gave, Now dwells in us, we know ; The witness in ourselves we have, And all its fruits we show. 2 The meek and lowly heart, That in our Saviour was, To us his Spirit does impart, And signs us with his cross. Our nature's turned, our mind Transformed in all its powers; And both the witnesses are joined, Thy Spirit, Lord, with ours. 3 Whate'er our pardoning Lord Commands, we gladly do ; And, guided by his sacred word, We all his steps pursue. His glory our design, We live our God to please; Aud yse, with filial fear divine, To perfect holiness. Charles Wesley A]0 C. P, M. x 1 O The Inward Witness. THOU great mysterious God unknown, Whose love has gently led me on. E'en from my infant days ; Mine inmost soul expose to view. A.nd tell me if I ever knew Thy justifying grace. %i3 SALVATION OBTAINED. 2 If I have only known thy fear, And followed, with a heart sincere, Thy drawings from above; ivow, now the further grace bestow, And let my sprinkled conscience know Thy sweet forgiving love. 3 Short of thy love I would not stop, A stranger to the Gospel hope, The sense of sin forgiven ; I would not, Lord, my soul deceive, Without the inward witness live, That ante-past of heaven. 4 If now the witness were in me, Would he not testif}^ of thee, In Jesus reconciled? And should I not with faith draw nigh, And boldly, Abba, Father, civ, And know myself thy child? 5 Father, in me reveal thy Son, And to my inmost soul make known How merciful thou art; The secret of thy love reveal, And by thy hallowing Spirit dwell Forever in my heart. Charles Wesley A] A L. M. 6L, ill The Signature of Divine Love. WHEN shall I hear the inward voice, Which only faithful souls can hear.? Pardon, and peace, and heavenl}* joys, Attend the promised Comforter: O come, and righteousness divine, And Christ, and all with Christ, are mine. 2 O that the Comforter would come, Nor visit as a transient guest ; But iix in me his constant home, And keep possession of my breast; And make my soul his loved abode, The temple of indwelling God. 264 WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT. 3 Come, Holy Ghost, my heart inspire ; Attest that I am born again ; Come, and baptize me now with fire, Nor let thy former gifts be vain: 1 cannot rest .in sins forgiven; Where is the earnest of my heaven? 4 "Where the indubitable seal, That ascertains the kingdom mine? The powerful stamp I long to feel, The signature of love divine ; O shed it in my heart abroad, Fullness of love, of heaven, of God ! Charles Wesley. yMK L. M. 61. ± I O The Antepast of Heaven. TTTHERE shall my wondering soul begin? VV How shall I all to heaven aspire? A slave redeemed from death and sin, A brand plucked from eternal fire, How shall I equal triumphs raise, Or sing my great Deliverer's praise? 2 O how shall I the goodness tell, Father, which thou to me hast showed? That I, a child of wrath and bell, I should be called a child of God, Should know, should feel my sins forgiven Blest with this antepast of heaven. 3 And shall I slight my Father's love, Or basely fear his gifts to own? Unmindful of his favors prove? Shall I, the hallowed cross to shun, Refuse his righteousness to impart, By hiding it within my heart? 4 No: though the ancient dragon rage, And call forth all his hosts to war ; Though earth's self-righteous sons engage, Them and their god alike I dare; Jesus, the sinner's Friend, proclaim; Jesus, to sinners still the same. 865 Charles Wesley. 416 SALVATION OBTAINED. H. M. "Abba, Father." ARISE, my soul, arise ; Shf 'ce off thy guilty fears, The bleeding Sacrifice Iu my behalf appears: Before the throne my Surety stands, My name is written on his hands. 2 He ever lives above, For me to intercede; His all-redeeming love, His precious blood to plead ; His blood atoned for all our race, And sprinkles now the throne of grace. 3 Five bleeding wounds he bears, Received on Calvary ; They pour effectual prayers. They strongly plead for me : "Forgive him, O forgive,*' they cry, "Nor let that ransomed sinner die. " 4 The Father hears him pray, His dear anointed One: He cannot turn away The presence of his Son : His Spirit answers to the blood, And tells me I am born of God. 5 My God is reconciled ; His pardoning voice I hear: He owns me for liis child ; I can no longer fear : With confidence I now draw nigh, And Father, Abba, Father, cry. Charles Wesley. 417 C. M. Delightful Assurance. QOVEREIGN of all the worlds on high, O Allow my humble claim ; Kor while, unworthy, I draw nigh, Disdain a Father's name. WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT. 2 My Father, God ! that gracious word Dispels ray guilty fear; Not all the notes by angels heard Could so delight my ear. 3 Come, Holy Ghost, thyself impress On my expanding heart ; And show that in the Father's grace I share a filial part. 4 Cheered by that witness from on high, Unwavering, I believe ; And Abba, Father, humbly cry ; Nor can the sign deceive. P. Doddridge. 11 Q H- M- T: 1 0 The Witness of the Spirit. EARNEST of future bliss, Thee, Holy Ghost, we hail ; Fountain of holiness, Whose comforts never fail; The cleansing gift on saints bestowed, The witness of their peace with God. 2 By thee, on earth, we know Ourselves in Christ renewed; Brought by thy grace into The family of God ; Of his adopting love the seal, And faithful teacher of his will. 3 Great Comforter, descend In gentle breathings down; Preserve us to the end, That no man take our crown; Our Guardian still vouchsafe to be, Nor suffer us to go from thee. A. M. Toplady. 267 419 SALVATION OBTAINED C. M. The Pledge of Joys to Come. WHY should the children of a King Go mourning all their days '. Great Comforter, descend and bring The tokens of thy grace. 3 Dost thou not dwell in all thy saints, And seal the heirs of heaven? When wilt thou banish my complaints, And show my sins forgiven? 3 Assure my conscience of her part In the 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 ; May thy blest wings, celestial Dove, Convey me safely home. Isaac Watts. 190 L- M> ±&\J Filial Confidence and Joy. GREAT God, indulge my humble claim ; Be thou my hope, my joy, my rest ; The glories that compose thy name Stand all engaged to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, Thou art my Father and my God; And I am thine by sacred ties, Thy son, thy servant bought with blood. 3 With heart and eyes, and lifted hands, For thee I long, to thee I look; As travelers in thirsty lands Pant for the cooling water-brook. 4 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice, \\ "liile I have breath to pray or praise: This work shall make my heart rejoice, And fill the remnant of my davs. 268 Isaac Watts. 421 SANCTIFICATION. L. M. The Bliss of Assurance. ■ LORD, how secure and blest are they Who feel the joys of pardoned sin; Should storms of wrath shake earth and sea, Their niinds have heaven and peace within, 2 The day glides sweetly o'er their heads, Made up of innocence and love ; And soft, and silent as the shades, Their nightly minutes gently move. 3 Quick as their thoughts, their joys come on But fly not half so swift "way: Their souls are ever bright cts noon, And calm as summer evenings be. 4 How oft they look to the' heavenly hills, Where groves of living pleasrre grow ; And longing hopes, and cheerful smiles, Sit undisturbed upon their brow. 5 They scorn to seek earth's golden toys, But spend the day. and share the night, In numbering o'er the richer joys That heaven prepares for their delight. Isaac Watts SANCTIFICATION. /mo c. m. \_uu The Hope of our High Calling. WHAT is our calling's glorious hope, But inward holiness? For this to Jesus I look up ; I calmly wait for this. 2 I wait till he shall touch me clean, Shall life and power impart ; Give me the faith that casts out sip- And purifies the heart. 269 SALVATION OBTAINED. 3 This is the dear redeeming grace For every sinner free ; Surely it shall on me take place, The chief of sinners, — me. 4 From all iniquity, from all, He shall my soul redeem ; In Jesus I believe, and shall Believe myself to him. 5 "When Jesus makes my heart his home, My sin shall all depart : And, lo! he saith. I quickly come, To fill and rule thy heart. 6 Be it according to thy word ; Redeem me from all "sin; My heart would now receive thee, Lord ; Come in, my Lord, come in ! Charles Wesley. C. M. The Believer's Best. LORD, I believe a rest remains To all thy people known ; A rest where pure enjoyment reigns, And thou art loved alone: 2 A rest where all our soul's desire Is fixed on things above ; Where fear, and sin, and giief expire, Cast out by perfect love. 3 0 that I now the rest might know, Believe, and enter in : Now, Saviour, now the power bestow, And let me cease from sin. 4 Remove this hardness from my heart ; This unbelief remove: To me the rest of faith impart, The Sabbath of thy love. Charles Wesley. 270 BANCTIFICATION, Ai)A CM. ^i/UT: The Good Pleasure of His Will, I KNOW that ray Redeemer lives, And ever praj-s for me : A token of his love he gives, A pledge of liberty. 2 I find him lifting up my head ; He brings salvation near ; His presence makes me free indeed, And he will soon appear. 3 He wills that I should holy be ! What can withstand his will? The counsel of his grace in me He surely shall fulfill. 4 Jesus, I hang upon thy word ; I steadfastly believe Thou wilt return, and claim me, Lord, And to thyself receive. 6 When God is mine, and I am his, Of paradise possessed, I taste unutterable bliss, And everlasting rest. Charles Wesley. UO The Will of God. HE WILLS that I should holy be: That holiness I long to feel ; That full divine conformity To all my Saviour's righteous will, 2 See, Lord, the travail of thy soul Accomplished in the change of mine ; And plunge me, every whit made whole, In all the depths of love divine. 3 On thee, O God, my soul is stayed, And waits to prove thine utmost will, The promise by thy mercy made, Thou canst, thou wilt, in me fulfill, 271 SALVATION OBTALNTL5. 4 No more I stagger at thy power, - thy truth, which cannot move ; a the long-expected hour, And Ideas me with thy perfect love. C/i" ll\) Mark of Perfection. ~Y\ J HAT : ne ver speak one evil word .' > \ Or rash, <:>r idle, or unkind r O how shall I, most gracious Lord. Tnis inark of fame perfection tind ■ 2 Thy sinless mind in me reveal ; Thy Spirit's plenitude impart : And ail my spotless life shall tell The' abundance of a loving heart. 3 Come. Lord, and make my nature wh<;