HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS. IN THREE BOOKS, J. COLLECTED FROM THE SCRIPTURES Jl. COMPOSED O.NL DIVINE SUBJECTS. III. PREPARED FOR THE LORD'S SUPPEi By I. WATTS, D.D. j-lvdiheyfiixganevo Sovgjay'r.g. Thou a~i nvo-lhy, l$c.jorttoQu wajtjlain, and haji redeemed us , &c, Revdarico v. g. fjoliti effent (i- e. C/&r£,#jM?/Vconvenire. carmen que Chrifto quafi Deo dicere. Plinius in Ep'tjjk* ELIZABETH-TOWN : Printed by Shepard Kollock for T. Al- LSNj Bookfe'ler and 'Stationer, No. 1S6, Peayl S treet , N bw-York. M.DCCjiXCYn, ii iii i T" i l i H Y M N S, AND SPIRITUAL SONGS. BOOK I. Collected from the Holy Scriptures, H Y M N i. Common Metre. A netafong to the Lamb thai ivzsjlain* Rev.v. 6, 8, o~ r;. i TJEHOLD the glories qf th£ Lamb ** Amidfc his Father's thro- z ; Prepare new honors for his name] /.nd fongs before unknown. .% Let elders wot (hip at his feet, The church adore around, With vials hill cf odors iweer, And harps of Tweeter found. 3 Thofe are the prayers of the faints, And thefe the hymns they raiit : Jefus is kind to our complaints, He loves to hear our praife. 4 [Eternal Father, who (hall look Into t«iv fecret Who but the Son fliall rake tl\at bock And opsn cv'ry teal ^ 2 H Y M N $; $ He fliall fulfil thy great decrees, The Son deferves it well ; Lo, in his hand the fov'reign keys Of heav'n, and death, and hell ! j 6 Now to the Lamb that once was flaia Be endlefs bkijtngs paid ; Salvation, glory, joy remain Forever on thy head. 7 Thon haft redeem'd our fouls with blood. Haft fet the pris'ners free, Haft made us kings and priefts to God, And we fhali reign with thee. 8 The worlds of nature and of grace Are put "beneath thy pow'r; Then fhorten thefe delaying days, And bring the promis d hour. H Y M N 3. Long Metre. The deity and humanity cfChrijl. John i. i, 3, 14, and Col. i. 16. andEphiii. 9, 10, 1 Tj 1 RE the blue heav'ns were ftretch'd abioad, -Li From everlafting was the word; With God lie was ; the word was God, And mufl divinely be ador'd. 2 By his own pow'r ail things were made j By him fupported all things {land ; He is the whole creation's head, And angels iiy at his command. 3 Ere (in was bcrn, or fatan fell. He held the hoft of morning ftars ; (Thy generation who can teil, Qr count the number of thy years j} HYMNS. 4 But Jo, he leaves thofe heav'nly forms \ The Word defcends and dwells in ctay, That he may hold converfe wirh worn, 5, Drefs'd in fnch feeble flefh as they. 5 Mortals with joy beheld his face, Th* eternal Father's on'y Son : How full o( tmth ! how fall of grace ! When through his eyes the Godhead fhonelf 6 Arch-angels leave their high abode, To learn new myft'ries here, and tell . The loves ef our defcending God, The glories of Jmmanuel. HYMN 3. Short Metre. The nativity sfCbriJi, Luke i. 30, &c. Luke ii. io a Sec. 1 RE^O^l}, t ^ 1 . e £ race appears, The promile is fulfTl'd ; Mary, the wond'rous virgin, bears. And Jems is the child. » [The Lord, the highefl God, ~ Calls him his only Son ; He bid's him rule th« lands abroad, And gives him David's throne. 3 O'er Jacob mall he reign With a. peculiar fway; The nations llrrdl his grace obtain, His kingdom rie'er decay.} 4 To bring the glorious news A heav'nly form appears ; He tc!h the thepJierds of their joys And banHhcs their fears. 4 ■ HYMN S. 5 (i Go humble fwains," laid he, 44 To David's city fly; " The promis'd infant, born to-day, * 4 Doth in a manger lie. 6 '* Wiih looks and hearts fcrene , " Go vifit Chrift your King ;'* And ilraighi a Naming troop was Teen: The (hepiietdj heard them ling. 7 " Glory to God on high 44 And heav'nly peace on earth, " Good-will to men, to angels joy, 44 At the Redeemer' s birth !" 2 |_*n woriliip fo divine Let faints employ their tongues, With the celedial hofts we join, Aad loud repeat their (bogs. 9 z* Zech. xiii. 1. Mic. vii. i9.EzekieI xnxvi. 25, See. 1 TN vain wc lavifh out our lives •*• To gather empty wind ; The choiceft bleffings earth can yield » Will ftarve a hungry mind. a Come and tbe Lord fnall feed our fouls. With more ftaftantial meat ; With fuch as faints in glory love, With fuch as angels eat. 3 Our God will ev'ry want fupply, And fill our hearts with peace ; He gives bycov'nant and by oath The riches of his grace. 4 Come and he'll cleanfe our fpotted fouIs|lT 4 And warn away our ftains» In the dear fountain that his Son Pour'd from his dying veins. HYMN S.. 5 5 |]Our guilt mall vanilh all away, Tho' black as hell before ; Onrfin Jhali (ink beneath the fea, And (hall be found no more. 4 And left pollution fiiould o'erfpread Our inward pow'rs again, His fpirit (hall bedew our fouls Like purifying rain-1 7 Our heart, that flinty ftubborn thing, That terrors cannot move, That fears no threat'nings of his wrath, Shall be duTol v'd by l^ove. 8 Or he can take the flint away That would not be rehVd, And from the treafures of his grace Bellow a fofter mind. 9 There fhall his facred fpirit dwell, And deep engrave his law, And ev'ry motion of our fouls To fwift obedience draw. io Thus will he pour falvation down, And we (hall render praife ; We the dear people of his love, S.ni he our God of grace. H Y M N . io, Short Metre, The IL'jfeJncfs of gof pel times ? or, The revelation ofCbrijl to Jews- and Gmii.es* Ifa. v. t, 7, 8, 9, io. Matt.xiii. j6, 17. 1 TT'O W beauteous are their feet I J. who ftand.on Zioivs hill ! Who bring falration on their tongues* ♦And words. of peace reveal ! lo H Y M a How charrrfmf* is their voice ! H">w fwett the tidrrrgs are ! " Zio.n, b&m thy ^riom-Kinr?, '* He reignS and triumphs here.'' 3 How happy a-re our ears That hear I fl found, 'Which fcii a'tedfbr, And fought, but never foanA 4 How blt'iTed ate oureyes Thai fee this neaV'rUY ngljt ; Prophets' and kings defir'd it ! But ciy'd without the fight ! "chrnen join ttjeir voice, lun.eful net-: s employ , Jen it] : in fongs, e joy. 6 The Lord makes bare his ami ,;ro ; all the eaitji thread ! Let ev ry nation now beh i heir Saviour and their Cod. HYMN ir. Long Met- s. ■ ' Tk: ku ^htciiedy and carnal rcafor, hiifft* ; or, Tfiejhv'ereJgnti of grace. Luke x. n, a 2. i TpHERE was art hour when Chrifr rejc : eV.> Ani fpoke his joy in words of praife ; " Father, I thank thee, mighty God, * 1 Lord c£ the-eartfa, and heav'ns; and feas, % " 1 thank "thy fbv'reign pow'r and lo*e, " That co'.tns my dcclrine with fucceft ; ■.. ■$' o Ikes the babes in knowledge It u The height*, & bteadths, & lengths cf*race, . ; y m n s. n • " But all this e;lory lies conceal 'J " From men of prudence and of wit ; c< The prince of darknefs blinds their eyes, " And their own pride refills the light. 4 M Father, ? tis thus, becanfe thy will •* Chofe and ordain'd k mould be fo ; " ' Vis thy delight t* abafe the proud,