5 0*. .-&^' vi '^^^ v<& V • ' • ^-- c^. HYMN BOOK FOB CHRISTIAN WORSHIP EIGHTH EDITION. BOSTON: WALKER, WISE, AND COMPANY, 245 Washington Street. 1864. Entered axscording to Act or Congress, in the year 1864. bj Crosby, Nichols, and Company, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. GENERAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 1. Introduction of Public Woeship. — Sabbath hymns. AND Sanctuary . 1 to 76 2. Morning and Evening ; . . . 77 to 107 3. Praise and Thanksgiving . . . . 108 to 136 4. Perfections and Providence of God . 137 to 206 5. The Holy Scriptures .... 207 to 225 6. Jesus Christ and his Kingdom . . 226 to 320 7. The Christian Ordinances . . .. 321 to 351 8. The Holy Spirit 352 to 374 9. Penitence AND Pardon ..... 375 to 410 10. The Christian Life 411 to 499 11. Prayers, Aspirations, and Devout Affections 500 to 607. 12. Human Life : its Course and End . . . 608 to 660 V3. The Future Life 661 to 679 14. Miscellaneous and Occasional .... 680 to 731 15. Close of Public Worship .... 732 to 761 16. Supplementary Hymns ..... 762 to 779 INDEX TO FIRST LINES. Abide with me ! Fast falls the eventide According to thy gracious word A charge to keep I have Affliction's faded form draws nigh . Again the day returns of holy rest Again the Lord of life and light Alas ! how poor and little worth . All earthly charms, however dear All hail the power of Jesus' name ! All nature's works His praise declare All-powerful, self-existent God All-seeing God ! 't is thine to know . Almighty Father, gracious Lord . Almighty God ! before whose throne Almighty God ! in humble prayer Almighty Maker, God ! . Almighty Maker, Lord of all Am I a soldier of the cross Amidst a world of hopes and fears And art thou with us, gracious Lord And is the Gospel peace and love ? And shall I sit alone .... Angel ! roll the stone away ! . . . Another fleeting day is gone ! . Another six days' work is done . Approach not the altar with gloom in thy soul Are not thy mercies large and free ? a* HYMN 97 336 413 632 11 71 635 493 292 686 137 453 152 5 589 112 , 518 450 519 575 249 399 , 286 106 72 7 , 378 VI INDEX TO FIRST LINES. Around Betliesda's healing wave Around the throne of God . As body when the soul has fled As every day thy mercy spares . As Jesus sought his wandering sheep Asleep in Jesus ! blessed sleep ! . As o'er the past my memory strays . A soldier's course from battles won As the chased hart, midst sultry beams As the sun's enlivening eye As various as the moon , At God's command, the morning ray . Author of good, we rest on thee Awake, my soul, and with the sun Awake, my soul ! lift up thine eyes . Awake, my soul ! stretch every nerve . Awake, our souls ! and bless His name Awake, our souls ; away, our fears Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes Away from every mortal care Away, ye ceaseless doubts and fears Back to the world we 've faithless turned Before Jehovah's awful throne . Before the hills in order stood Before the mournful scene began Before thy mercy's throne . . Behold the amazing sight . Behold the beauteous western light Behold, the blind their sight receive ! Behold the man ! how glorious he ! Behold, the morning sun . . . Behold the Prince of Peace ! Behold us, Lord ! with humble fear . Behold, where in a mortal form . Begin, my soul, the exalted lay Be it my only wisdom here . Beneath our feet and o'er our head . Beset with snares on every hand . INDEX TO FIRST LINES. VU Be still ! be still ! for all around Be still, my heart ! these anxious cares Be thou ready, fellow-mortal Be with me, Lord, where'er I go . Beyond, beyond that boundless sea Blessed be for evermore .... Blessed be Thy name for ever . Bless, O my soul, the living God . Blest are the humble souls that see . " Blest are the meek," he said Blest are the pure in heart Blest are the sons of peace .... Blest are the souls that hear and know Blest hour, when mortal man retires Blest Instructor, from thy ways Blest is the man who fears the Lord Bound upon the accursed tree . Bread of heaven ! on thee we feed Brightest and best of the sons of the morning Bright was the guiding star, that led . Brother, hast thou wandered far Brother, thou art gone before us . Burden of shame and woe ! . . . By cool Siloam's shady rill .... By glimmering hopes and gloomy fears . Called by the Sabbath bells away Calm on the listening ear of night . Child, amidst the flowers at play . Child of the earth, O lift thy glance . Children of light, awake ! . . . . Children of the Heavenly King Christ leads me through no darker rooms Christ, whose glory fills the skies Clay to clay, and dust to dust ! . Come, all ye souls by sin oppressed . Come, and before we bid adieu . Come, blessed Spirit, source of light Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove . via INDEX TO FIRST LINES. Come hither, all ye weary souls 248 Come, Holy Spirit, calm my mind 364 Come, Holy Spirit, come ! 372 Come, holy Spirit, heavenly Dove 354 Come, kingdom of our God ....... 559 Come, let us join our cheerful songs 344 Come, my soul ! thy suit prepare . . - ,_ ... 43 Come, said Jesus' sacred voice 245 Come, sound his praise ahroad 58 *' Come ! " the Saviour's voice is calling 389 Come, thou Almighty King ! 2 Come, thou long-expected Jesus ! 241 Come to me, thoughts of heaven ! 506 Come to the house of prayer ..... , . 4 Come unto me, all ye who mourn 246 Come to the morning prayer 500 Come, wandering sheep ! come ! 392 Come, weary souls, with sin distressed 247 Come, we that love the Lord . . . . . . . 602 Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish 240 Commit thou all thy griefs 206 Dark, dark indeed, the grave would be 653 Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness .... 306 Day by day the manna fell 556 Day unto day doth utter speech 100 Dear thy memory, Saviour blest 3H Deem not that they are blest alone 634 Dread Sovereign ! let my evening song 92 Early, my God, without delay 62 Earth has a joy unknown in heaven 385 Earth's busy sounds and ceaseless din 54 " Eat, drink, in memory of your friend ! '* 332 Ere mountains reared their forms sublime . . . . 138 Eternal and immortal King ! 167 Eternal God, almighty Cause 108 Eternal God ! how frail is man ! 641 Eternal Source of every joy ! 704 INDEX TO FIRST LINES. ur Eternal Source of life and light ! . Eternal Source of life and thought ! Eternal Wisdom ! thee we praise . Faith adds new charms to earthly bliss Eaith, hope, and charity, these three Faith is the Christian's prop Far from mortal cares retreating . Far from the world, Lord ! I flee . Father and Friend ! thy light, thy love Father divine ! before thy view . " Father divine ! " the Saviour cried Father, I know that all my life . Father in heaven, to thee our hearts Father, I will not pray Father of all, in whom, alone Father of all our mercies, thou Father of light ! conduct my feet Father of lights ! we sing thy name . Father of me and all mankind Father of mercies ! God of love ! Father of mercies ! in thy word . Father of our feeble race . Father, thy gentle chastisement . Father ! thy paternal care Father ! to thy kind love we owe . Father ! when o'er our trembling hearts Fear was within the tossing bark . Feeble, helpless, how shall I Followers of Christ ! arise . For all thy saints, O God . For ever with the Lord ! Forgive us, for thy mercy's sake Forth from the dark and stormy sky Forth went the heralds of the cross . For what shall I praise thee, my God and my King Fountain of all-sufficient bliss ! Friend after friend departs . From all that dwell below the skies X INDEX TO FIRST LINES. Prom Christ, my Lord, shall I depart 474 From every stormy wind that blows 566 From foes that would the land devour 726 From Greenland's icy mountains 689 From north and south, from east and west 320 From Olivet's sequestered seats 269 From the table now retiring 347 Giver of peace and unity 480 Give thanks to God most high 136 Give to our God immortal praise 170 Give to the winds thy fears 461 Glorious things of thee are spoken 302 Glory be to God on high 68 Glory of thy Father's face ! 329 Glory to thee, my God, this night 93 Glory to thee, whose powerful word 729 God, in the high and holy place 164 God is a Spirit, just and wise . 491 God is love ; his mercy brightens 158 God moves in a mysterious way 157 God ! my Supporter and my Hope 517 God of eternity ! from thee 627 God of my life ! through all its days 117 God of my life ! whose gracious power 192 God of the changing year ! whose arm of power .... 702 God of the rolling orbs above ! 149 God's power directs the rushing wind 202 God, thou art good ! each perfumed flower . . . . 180 God, to correct a guilty world 720 God, who is just and kind 537 Go in peace ! — serene dismission 756 Gone are those great and good 727 Go to dark Gethsemane 275 Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime 657 Go when the morning shineth 560 Gracious Source of every blessing! 744 Gracious Spirit, Love divine ! 366 Greatest of beings I Source of life 110 INDEX TO FIRST LINES. XI Great Father of mankind ! . Great Father of our feeble race Great Former of this various frame ! . Great Framer of unnumbered worlds Great God ! attend, while Zion sings Great God, how infinite art thou ! Great God ! in vain man's narrow view Great God ! let all our tuneful powers Great God, my Father and my Friend . Great God ! the followers of thy Son Great God ! this sacred day of thine Great God, we sing that mighty hand Great God, whose universal sway Great is the Lord our God ! Great Lord of earth, and seas, and skies Great Ruler of all nature's frame Great Ruler of the earth and skies Great Source of life and light . Great Source of life, our souls confess . Great Source of unexhausted good . Green pastures and clear streams Guide me, O thou great Jehovah Hail the day that sees him rise Hail to the Lord's anointed ! . . . Hail to the Sabbath day ! . . . . Happy the man, whose cautious steps Happy the meek, whose gentle breast . Hark, the glad sound ! the Saviour comes ! Hark ! what celestial sounds Hath not thy heart within thee burned Hear, O my people ! to my law . Hear what God, the Lord, hath spoken . Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims Heave, mighty ocean, heave . . . He dies ! the friend of sinners dies ! He knelt, — the Saviour knelt and prayed Here, gracious God ! do thou Here hope and faith their links unite Xll INDEX TO FIRST LINES Here, in the broken bread . Here to the High and Holy One High on a hill of dazzling light . Holy and reverend is the name . Holy Father, thou hast taught me Holy Spirit, from on high Holy Spirit ! source of gladness . How are thy servants blest, O Lord I How beauteous are their feet How beautiful the sight . How blest are they, O gracious Lord How blest are they who always keep How blest is he, who ne'er consents How blest the righteous when he dies How blest the sacred tie that binds How did ray heart rejoice to hear How gentle God's commands ! How gracious and how v/ise How happy is he born and taught How large the promise, how divine . How little of ourselves we know . How long shall dreams of earthly bliss How pleasant, how divinely fair . How precious is the book divine How rich the blessings, O my God How rich thy gifts, Almighty King ! How shall the young secure their hearts How shall we praise thee. Lord of light ? How sweet, how calm, this Sabbath morn How sweetly flowed the Gospel's sound How sweet to hail the early dawn How sweet, upon this sacred day How swift the torrent rolls . How vast the treasure we possess ! How welcome thy returning beams How wondrous great, how glorious bright I am free ! I am free ! I have broken away If death mv friend and me divide INDEX TO FIRST LINES If, in a temple made with hands If Providence to tiy my heart . If solid happiaess we prize . I lift my heart to thee I '11 praise my Maker with my breath Imposture shrinks from light . In glad amazement, Lord, I stand In Israel's fane, by silent night . In Judah's rugged wilderness In paths unknown God leads us on In pleasant lands have fallen the lines In sleep's serene oblivion laid . Interval of grateful shade In the broad fields of heaven . In the cross of Christ I glory In the morning I will pray In the soft season of thy youth In time of tribulation In trouble and in grief, God In vain the erring world inquires In vain we thus recall to mind I sing the almighty power of God Israel's Shepherd, guide us, feed us Is there no kind, no lenient art . " Is this a fast for me ? " It is finished ! glorious word It is the hour of prayer I travel all the irksome night . I want a principle within I want the spirit of power within I would not live alway : I ask not to Jehovah God ! thy gracious power Jerusalem ! my glorious home ! . Jesus, and can it ever be . Jesus, Lover of my soul Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Jesus, the Friend of man Jesus, we thy promise claim b stay Xlll XIV INDEX TO FIRST LINES. John was the prophet of the Lord 237 Joj to the world ! the Lord is come ! 235 Just as I am, — without one plea 684 Know, my soul, thy full salvation 509 Laborers of Christ, arise 423 Leader of Israel's host, and Guide 356 Let all the heathen writers join 219 Let everlasting glories crown 310 Let every mortal ear attend 244 Let faith arise and climb the hills 662 Let not the wise their wisdom boast 297 Let one loud song of praise arise 15 Let others boast how strong they be 645 Let party names no more 478 Let plenteous grace descend on those 340 Let us with a joyful mind 124 Light immortal ! Light divine ! 359 Like shadows gliding o'er the plain 624 Lo, God is here ! let us adore . .' 27 Lo, my Shepherd's hand divine ! 183 Look back, my soul, with grateful love 580 Lord ! before thy presence come 31 Lord ! deliver ; thou canst save 708 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing 741 Lord, from thine inmost glory send 3 Lord, have mercy when we pray 410 Lord, how secure and blest are they 395 Lord, I believe a rest remains 586 Lord, I believe ; thy power I own 541 Lord, I have made thy word my choice 218 Lord ! in heaven, thy dwelling-place 29 Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear 79 Lord, in the unbeginning years 163 Lord, lead the way the Saviour went 711 Lord of the Sabbath ! hear our vows . . . . . 30 Lord of the wide extended main ! 728 Lord of the worlds above 49 INDEX TO FIRST LINES. Xlf Lord of the worlds below ! . ... Lord, teach us how to pray aright Lord, thou art good ! all nature shows . Lord ! thou didst arise and say Lord, thou, with an unerring beam Lord ! we adore thy vast designs Lord ! we have made our steadfast choice ! . Lord, we have wandered from thy way Lord, when I quit this earthly stage Lord ! when we bend before thy throne . Lord 1 while for all mankind we pray ~ Lord, with glowing heart I '11 praise thee Lo !, the day of rest declineth . . . . Lo, the lilies of the field ! ... Love divine, all love excelling "Lovest thou me ? " I hear my Saviour say Lowly and solemn be . . . Mark the soft-falling snow May I resolve, with all my heart May the grace of Christ, our Saviour Millions within thy courts have been . Mighty God ! the first, the last ! Morning breaks upon the tomb ! . My country, 't is of thee .... My days, and weeks, and months, and years My dear Redeemer and my Lord My Father ! — cheering name ! . . . My Father ! I adore .... My Father, let me hear thy voice My God ! all nature owns thy sway My God, I thank thee ! may no thought My God, my everlasting hope . My God, my King! thy various praise My God, my strength, my hope My God ! permit me not to be . My God, the steps of pious men My God, the visits of thy face My God ! thy boundless love I praise XVI INDEX TO FIRST LINES. My God, thy service well demands 486 My gracious Lord ! whose changeless lore .... 398 My gracious God, I own thy right 471 My helper, God ! I bless his name 707 My Maker and my King 121 My Shepherd is the living Lord 185 My soul before Thee prostrate lies 408 My soul, inspired with sacred love 114 My soul, repeat his praise - . 162 My soul shall praise thee, my God! 591 Naked, as from the earth we came 649 Nature with eternal youth 436 Not e'en a sparrow yields its breath . - 737 Not here, where met to think on Him 341 Not to the terrors of the Lord 298 Not with terror do we meet 331 Now doth the sun ascend the sky . . ." . . , .82 Now let our voices join 457 Now let the world agree 734 Now may He, who from the dead 738 Now Morning lifts her dewy veil .78 Now that the sun is beaming bright . . . , . . 85 Now the shades of night are gone . . . . . .80 Now to the Lord a noble song ! 213 O all ye nations, praise the Lord 746 O blessed souls are they 406 O bless the Lord, my soul ! . . ... . . . 130 O bow thine ear. Eternal One ! . . . . . . 28 O cease, my wandering soul 751 O come, loud anthems let us sing 65 O could we speak the matchless worth 291 O draw me, Father, after thee 582 O'er mountain-tops, the mount of God 293 O'er the dark wave of Galilee 266 O Father ! humbly we repose 513 O Father ! though the anxious fear 39 O Father ! with protecting care 13 INDEX TO FIRST LINES. xvu O for a closer walk with God . O God, accept the sacred hour O God ! mine inmost soul convert . O God, that mad'st the earth and sky O God, thou art my God alone . O God, to thee my sinking soul . O God ! to thee our hearts would pay O God ! we praise thee, and confess O God ! whose dread and dazzling brow O God, whose presence glows in all O happy Christian, who can trust O happy is the man who hears O happy soul, that lives on high O happy they who know the Lord O help us, Lord ! each hour of need . O, if thy brow, serene and calm . O, in the morn of life, when youth . O know ye not that ye . *' learn of me," the Saviour cried . O let my trembling soul be still . O Lord ! my best desires fulfil . Lord of life, and truth, and grace O Lord, our fathers oft have told Lord ! our Heavenly King O Lord, thy heavenly grace impart . O Lord ! where'er thy people meet O my soul, unceasing pray Once more, my soul, the rising day One prayer I have, — all prayers in one O not by solemn rites alone . " not for these alone I pray " O not to crush with abject fear On the dewy breath of even On thee, each morning, my God ! On the first Christian Sabbath eve . On, through Judaea's palmy plain On thy Church, POwer Divine Open, Lord, my inward ear . praise ye the Lord, his greatness proclaim 6* XVIII INDEX TO FIRST LINES. richly, Father, have I been sacred Head, now wounded . O say not, think not, heavenly notes . sinner, bring not tears alone O Source divine, and Life of all . Source of uncreated light O Spirit of the living God ! . O stay thy tears ; for they are blest . suffering Friend of human kind ! that I as a little child .... that my heart was right with Thee . O that the Lord would guide my ways O Thou, from whom all goodness flows O Thou, in whom the weary find O Thou that hearest prayer .... Thou that hear'st when sinners cry Thou, to whom, in ancient time O Thou to whose all-searching sight O Thou, who all things dost control . O Thou, who hast at thy command . O Thou whose power o'er moving worlds presides O timely happy, timely wise Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed . Our Father — God ! not face to face Our Father, throned above the sky ! Our Father ! through the coming year Our Heavenly Father calls . . . , Our Heavenly Father, hear Our sins, alas ! how strong they be ! . Our souls with pleasing wonder view O what is life ? — 't is like a flower O where are kings and empires now O who shall say he knows the folds ye immortal throng .... Part in peace ! is day before us ? . Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan Praise the Lord ! ye heavens adore him Praise to God, immortal praise INDEX TO FIRST LINES. XIX Praise to thee, thou great Creator! Praise ye Jehovah's name . Prayer is the soul's sincere desire Quiet, Lord, my froward heart . Raise your triumphant songs Rejoice, believer, in the Lord . Rejoice in God alway Remark, my soul, the narrow bounds " Remember me," the Saviour said Restore, Father ! to our times restore . Return, my roving heart, return . Return, my soul, and seek thy rest . Return, my soul, unto thy rest Ride on, ride on in majesty ! Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings Rock of Ages, cleft for me . Saviour ! who thy flock art feeding . Scorn not the slightest word or deed . Searcher of hearts, before thy face . " See how he loved ! " exclaimed the Jews See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand . See the leaves around us falling . Servant of God, well done ! . , . She loved her Saviour, and to him Shepherd of Israel, hear my prayer . Shine forth, Eternal Source of light Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name Sing to the Lord, who loud proclaims . Sing we the song of those who stand Sing, ye redeemed of the Lord Sister, thou wast mild and lovely Slowly, by God's hand unfurled . So let our lips and lives express Sometimes a light surprises . Songs of praise the angels sang • . XX INDEX TO FIRST LINES Sow in the morn thy seed Speak gently, — it is better far . Spirit of truth ! on this, thy day . Stand up, and bless the Lord . Supreme and universal Light ! Sure, to the mansions of the blest . Sweet is the bliss of souls serene . Sweet is the prayer whose holy stream Sweet is the task, Lord Sweet is the work, my God, my King Take my heart, Father, take it Teach me, my God and King . Tell me not, in mournful numbers Thanks for mercies past receive That day of wrath, that dreadful day . The angel comes ; he comes to reap . The billows swell, the winds are high . The bird that soars on highest wing . The broken ties of happier days . The Christian warrior, see him stand The darkened sky, how thick it lowers ! The dews and rains, in all their store The dove, let loose in Eastern skies The glories of our birth and state The glorious universe around The God of glory walks his round . The God of harvest praise . The God of mercy will indulge The God who reigns alone . The heavenly spheres to thee, O God The heaven of heavens cannot contain . The heavens declare thy glory. Lord ! The heavens invite mine eye The leaves around me falling . The Lord descended from above . The Lord is my shepherd, no want shall I know The Lord Jehovah reigns .... The Lord Jehovah, slow to wrath INDEX TO FIRST LINES. XXI The Lord my pasture shall prepare The Lord my Shepherd is . The Lord our God is full of might The mellow eve is gliding The morning dawns upon the place The morning light is breaking . The ocean looketh up to heaven . The offerings to Thy throne which rise The perfect world, by Adam trod The promises I sing .... The race that long in darkness pined . There is a book, who runs may read There is a glorious world of light There is a God, all nature speaks * There is a land mine eye hath seen There is a land of pure delight There seems a voice in every gale There 's not a hope with comfort fraught The saints on earth and those above The Saviour comes ! no outward pomp The Son of God gave thanks The Spirit breathes upon the word . The Spirit, in our hearts The swift-declining day . The swift not always in the race . The uplifted eye and bended knee . The vineyard of the Lord . The wandering star and fleeting wind The winds are hushed ; the peaceful moon The winds were howling o'er the deep The winter is over and gone . The year begins with promises They who on the Lord rely . They who seek the throne of grace . Thine influence, mighty God ! is felt . Think gently of the erring one ! Thou art gone to the grave ; but we will Thou art, God, the life and light . Thou art the Way ; and he who sighs . not deplore thee XXU INDEX TO FIRST LINES. Thou art the Way : hy thee alone 255 j Thou hidden love of God, whose height 529 | Thou hidden Source of calm repose 530 Thou, Lord, through every changing scene 153 Thou seest my feebleness 391 Thou, who didst stoop below 276 Thou who dwell'st enthroned above ! Ill Thou, whose almighty word 363 Thrice happy souls, who, born from heaven .... 431 Through all the changing scenes of life 122 Through all the various shifting scene 187 Through endless years thou art the same 204 Through night to light ! And though to mortal eyes . . 681 Through shades and solitudes profound 631 Through sorrow's night, and danger's path .... 621 Through thee as we together came . . . . . . 351 Through thee, O Lord, we own 411 Thus far on life's perplexing path 622 Thus far the Lord has led me on 102 Thus said Jesus : Go and do 250 Thus shalt thou love the Almighty Lord 479 Thus spake the Saviour, when he sent 309 Thy favors, Lord, surprise our souls 60 Thy goodness. Lord ! our souls confess 177 Thy gracious aid, great God, impart 745 Thy hand unseen sustains the poles ...... 160 Thy home is with the humble, Lord ! . . . . 432 Thy life I read, my dearest Lord I 324 Thy name, Almighty Lord 740 Thy sacred book we would survey 225 Thy way, O God ! is in the sea ...... 143 Times without number have I prayed 402 'T is by the faith of joys to come 426 " 'T is finished ! " so the Saviour cried 280 'T is gone, that bright and orbed blaze , . . . . 105 'T is wisdom's earnest cry 472 To all thy faithful people. Lord 755 To God the mighty Lord 118 To God the only wise 123 INDEX TO FIRST LINES. XXIU To keep the lamp alive 414 To-morrow, Lord, is thine 626 To Thee be praise for ever 753 To thee, my God ! my days are known 188 To thee, God ! we homage pay 258 To thee, the Lord Almighty 739 To thine eternal arms, O God 375 Truly the light of morn is sweet . . . . . . 609 'T was by an order from the Lord 222 Unheard the dews around me fall 134 Unite, my roving thoughts, unite 597 Unto thy temple, God of love ! . 35 Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb ! ....... 656 Upon the Gospel's sacred page 210 Up to the hills I lift my eyes 601 Vainly, through night's weary hours 193 Vital spark of heavenly flame . 658 Voyager on life's troubled sea 393 Wait, my soul, thy Maker's will ! 546 Walk in the light ! so shalt thou know 430 Watchman! tell us of the night 226 Weak and irresolute is man . 618 We bless Thee for this sacred day 57 Welcome, delightful morn! 23 Welcome, sweet day of rest 56 Welcome, welcome, quiet morning 16 We love the venerable house 692 We pray for truth and peace 548 Were all our hopes and all our fears 629 Were not the sinful Mary's tears 267 We wait in faith, in prayer we wait 317 What must it be to dwell above 668 What precept, Jesus, is like thine 447 What secret hand, at morning light 88 What shall we render, bounteous Lord 713 When all the hours of life are past 666 XXIV INDEX TO FIRST LINES. When all thy mercies, my God ! When arise the thoughts of sin When, as returns this solemn day When before thy throne we kneel When, bending o'er the brink of life When, blest Eedeemer, thou art near When Christ among the sons of men . When darkness long has veiled my mind When Fancy spreads her boldest wings When God, of old, came do^vn from heaven When Hagar found the bottle spent When I can read my t^tle clear When in silence, o'er tne deep When Israel, of the Lord beloved When musing sorrow weeps the past . When power divine, in mortal form . When, rising from the bed of death When sin and sorrow, fear and pain When the vale of death appears . When true religion gains a place When verdure clothes the fertile vale . When, wakened by thy voice of power Where ancient forests widely spread Wherefore should man, frail child of clay Where from thy Spirit shall I stretch . While now, upon this Sabbath eve . While shepherds watched their flocks by night While some in folly's pleasures roll . While thee I seek, protecting Power ! . While to lips with praise that glow . While, with ceaseless course, the sun . While yet the youthful spirit bears . Who are these in bright array Who is thy neighbor ? He whom thou Who shall behold the glorious day Who shall toward thy chosen seat . Why doth my Saviour weep Why should the world's alluring toys ■^hy should we start, and fear to die ? . INDEX TO FIRST LINES With glory clad, with strength arrayed Within thy circling power I stand With one consent, let all the earth . With reverence let the saints appear . With sacred joy we lift our eyes With stately towers and bulwarks strong With warm affection let us view Word of the ever-living God ! Ye boundless realms of joy Ye followers of the Prince of Peace Ye golden lamps of heaven, farewell Ye humble souls, that seek the Lord Ye servants of the Lord . Ye that obey the immortal King . Ye trembling souls, dismiss your fears XXV 165 144 1 145 61 318 334 207 129 330 630 284 419 733 482 PARTICULAR INfjEX OP SUBJECTS. 1. Introduction of Public Worship, 1 to 76. Sabbath, 11, 16, 23, 30, 39, 54, 56, 57, 62, 64, 70 to 76. Sanctuary, 3, 4, 12, 19, 24, 27, 28, 32, 38, 45, 47, 49, 66. 2. Morning and Evening, 77 to 107. 3. Praise and Thanksgiving, 108 to 136. 4. Perfections and Providence of God, 137 to 206. God Self-existent, 137. God JEtemal, 138, 153, 163, 165, 191. God's Love, 140, 158, 162, 174, 177, 180, 186, 192,194, 196, 199. God's Wisdom, 141. God's Majesty and Power, 142, 145, 155, 156, 166. God Incomprehensible, 143, 198. God Omnipresent, 139, 144, 147, 151, 197 God Omniscient, 146. God revealed in Nature, 148, 149, 159, 160, 164, 175, 178, 179. God's Providence and Goodness, 150, 152, 154, 157, 168, 169,170, 172, 173, 187, 188. God Immutable, 161, 204. God Invisible, 167. God our Shepherd, 181 to 185. God's Unity, 203. 5. The Holt Scriptures, 207 to 225. 6. Jesus Christ and his Kingdom, 226 to 320. Events in His Life and Ministry, arranged in Historical Order, 237 to 287. XXVlll PARTICULAR INDEX OF SUBJECTS. His Invitations, 243 to 248. His Example, 249, 253, 259. 275. Christ the Door and the Way, 252, 254, 255. Rejoicing in Christ, 283, 289 to 292, 297, 299. Christ's Kingdom. — The Future Glory of his Church, 293, 294, 296, 301 to 310, 317 to 319. 7. The Christian Okdinances, 321 to 351. Baptism, 321 to 325. The Lord's Supper, 326 to 351. 8. The Holt Spirit, 352 to 374. 9. Penitence and Pardon, 375 to 410. 10. The Christian Life: its Duties, Virtues, and Jots, 411 to 499. The New Birth, 411, 415, 489. Christian Resolves, 412, 471, 486. The Christian's Charge, 413. Happiness of the Christian Life, 416, 417, 429,431,449, 457 to 461 Watchfulness and Activity, 418 to 424, 427, 428, 497. The Christian Warfare, 425, 450 to 452, 490. Humility and Meekness, 432 to 435. Purity, 436 to 438. Faith, 462, 463, 469. Love,468, 470, 475, 479. Unity and Peace, 476 to 478, 480. Courage, 482, 485. Resignation, 483, 484. The Beatitudes, 487. Sincerity, 491. Retirement, 498, 499. Moderation, 439. Mercy and Forgiveness, 440, 445 to 447. 11. Praters, Aspirations, and Devout Affections, 500 to 609. The Duty and Joy of Prayer, 500 to 503, 557, 558, 560, 566. For Heavenly Thoughts, 506. For Christ's Presence and Help, 507, 508, 549, 590. Walking with God, 505, 512. PARTICULAR INDEX OF SUBJECTS. XXIX For Grace and Holiness, 515, 537, 565. Confidence and Keliance, 513, 520, 522, 532, 556, 569, 570, 571^ 575, 578, 588, 604. God the Soul's Rest and Portion, 514, 517, 586, 596, 599. Bejoicing in God, 530, 564, 580, 583, 591, 606. In Distress, 516, 545, 579, 592, 605. For Consolation, 544, 600. For the Christian Spirit and Principles, 518, 519, 525, 527, 531, 539, 552, 553, 555, 573. Thy Kingdom come, 521, 542, 559. Thirsting for God, 523, 529, 562, 582, 594. For a Childlike Spirit, 524, 533. Self-Dedication, 526, 528, 561. For Faith, 534, 540, 541, 550. Resignation, 536, 546, 551, 554, 567, 568, 595, 603. For Love, 535. For Guidance, 543, 576, 581, o85. For Wisdom, 547, 589. For Strength, 548. Lord, remember me, 598. Human Life : Its Course and End, 608 to 660. Early Piety, 608 to 611. Feed my Lambs, 612, 615. The Aged Christian, 616. Changes and Brevity of Life, 617, 619, 623 to 627. Human Frailty, 618, 635, 636, 638, 644, 645. The Journey of Life, 620, 621, 622. Religion our Light and Support in Life and Death, 628, 631, 651, 6.54. Affliction and Comfort, 632 to 634, 649, 653. Blessedness of the Righteous in Death, 639, 640, 643, 647, 658. Life, Death, and Resurrection, 641. Sleeping in Jesus, 642. Death disarmed, 648. Farewell, 630, 650, 651. Death of Parents, 652. Dirge, 655, 656,659. Death of a Minister, 657, 660 XXX PARTICULAR INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 13 The Future Life, 661 to 677. Prospect of Heaven, 661 to 663, 665. Heaven, 664, 666, 673, 674, 679. Foretaste of Heaven, 668. Friends reunited above, 667, 670. Hope of Heaven, 669. Support in Death, 671. Judgment, 672, 675. The Last Harvest, 676. The Last Day, 677. 14. Miscellaneous and Occasional, 680 to 731. Nature's Worship, 680, 685. Via Crucis, Via Lucis, 681. Earth's Broken Ties, 683. Coming of Christ, 684. On opening an Organ, 686. Deathof Children, 687. Missionary, 688, 689. Ordination, 10, 28, 38, 48. On leaving an Ancient Church, 690 Dedication, 691, 47. Attachment to an Old Church, 692. The Seasons, 693 to 698. New and Old Year, 699 to 707. Prayer for the Slave, 708. Charitable, 709 to 713. Thanksgiving, 714 to 717 ; also 118, 135, 136, 156, 170. Fast, 718 to 721. Our Country, 722 to 727. Mariner's Hymn, 728 to 730. Traveller's Hymn, 731. 15. Close of Public Wokship, 732 to 761. INDEX OF AUTHORS, Adams, J. Q., 687. Adams, S. F., 749. Addison, Joseph, 169, 182, 675, 731. , Alford, 329. Ambrose, St., 85. Ancient Hymns, 311, 316, 381. Anonymous, 2, 5, 9, 11, 16, 19, 54, 70, 83, 91, 95, 134, 254, 306, 317, 322, 323, 351, 379, 382, 339, 396, 440, 441, 445, 458, 490, 500, 501, 507, 528, 553, 554, 579, 600, 655, 678, 679, 681, 6^4, 688, 741, 747, 753, 754, 756, 760. Bache, 264. Barbauld, Mrs. Anna L., 17, 39, 71, 125, 245, 425, 475, 639. Barton, 207, 260, 430. Bat hurst, 371. Baxter, 314. Beddome, Rev. Benjamin, 365, 380, 399, 478, 482, 546. Belknap's Collection, 388. Bickersteth, 748. Birmingham Collection, 330. Boden, 713, Book of Hymns, 375, 524, 548. Bowring. Dr. John, 20, 29, 44, 90, 99, 101, 126, 158, 163, 197, 210, 226, 243, 289, 331, 532, 629. Breviary, 14, 78, 465, 719. Briggs's Collection, 505. British Magazine, 696. Browne, Rev. Simon, 108, 194, 355, 504. Bryant, William C, 3, 22, 634. Bulfinch, Rev. S. G., 76, 273, 277, 282, 411, 428, 534, 572. Burder's Collection, 364. Burleigh, W. H., 100. Butcher, Rev. Edmund, 320. Campbell's Collection, 370. Cappe's Selection, 33. Carlisle, 40. Cawood, 614. Cennick, 488. Chapin, Rev. E. H., 12. Christian Mirror, 712. Christian Psalmist, 234, 274, 398, 565, 668, 674. Christian Reformer, 474. Christian Watchman, 462. Collett, 187. Collyer, Rev. William B., 106, 285, 628. Companion Hymn-Book, 374. Conder, Josiah, 109, 139, 556, 755. Cotterill, Mrs., 568. Cotton, Dr. Nathaniel, 483, 492. Cowper. William, 34, 157, 211, 301, 414, 449, 498, 510, 512, 522, 576, 595, 618. Coxe, A. C, 305. Croswell, 711. Darwin, 202. Doddridge, Rev. Dr. Philip, 30, 37, 51^ 93, 103, 117, 119, 127, 150, 153, 161, 167, 188, 189, 201, 205, 208, 225, 233, 252, 258, 279, 283, 284, 288, 321, 333, 369, 333, 334, 397, 403, 405, 417, 418, 419, 431, 457, 460, 471, 486, 514, 540, 575, 580, 583, 593, 594, 597, 603, 606, 626, 627, 630, 633, 637, 633, 699, 701, 706, 707, 757. Drennan, Dr. William, 59. Drummond, Rev. Dr. William H., 203, 454; 632, 713. Dryden, John, 362. Dublin Collection, 132, 332. Duncan, 292. Dyer, 110, 721. Edinburgh Lit. Rev., 560. XXXll INDEX OF AUTHORS. Edmeston, James, 73. Emerson, R. W., 692. Enfield, Rev. Dr. William, 259, 433. Episcopal Collection, 75, 80, 255, 360, 611j 646, 751. Estlin, 744. Exeter Collection, 199, 347, 469, 573, 745. Fawcett, Rey. Benjamin, 143, 652, 742. Fergus, 703. Fletcher, Thomas, 239. Fletcher, Mrs., 446. Flint, Rev. Dr. James, 690, 724. Follen, Mrs. Eliza L., 64, 180. 708. Freeman, Rev. Dr. James, 698. Frothingham, Rev. Dr. N. L., 48, 307, 328 343. y > , , Furness, Rev. William H., 84, 96 342 409, 549. ' > ; ; Gaskell, Rev. William, 35, 315, 339, 489 508, 513, 577, 590, 658, 700, 705 709 739. ' > > , , Gentleman's Magazine, 89. German, from the, 34. Gilbert, Mrs., 671. Gilman, Rev. Dr. Samuel, 346. Gisborne, 451. Graham, S., 730. Grant, 509. Green, 623. Gregg, 256. Hale, Miss Mary W., 230 Hancox, 74. Harris, 345. Hart, Rev. Oliver, 372. Hawes, 694. Ha wkes worth, Dr. John, 81. Hayward, 23. Heber, Bishop, 13, 69, 179, 231, 265, 358, 427, 516, 608, 636, 650, 676, 689. 726. Heginbotham, Rev. Ottiwell, 186, 591, 693. Hemans, Mrs. Felicia D., 172, 262. 271, 503,506,654. Hillhouse, 385. Hogg, 116. Home, Bishop, 697. Humphries, T., 598. Hutton, 190. Ilsley, 393. Jervis, Rev. Thomas, 61, 72a Johns, 437, 559. Johnson, Dr. Samuel, 41. Keble, 87, 105, 178, 270, 352, 394, 415, K'enn, Bishop, 86, 93. t-ippis, Rev. Dr. Andrew, 198, 715. . Lamport, 24. .^M Landon, L. E., 612. Livermore, Mrs. W., 447. Liverpool Collection, 737 London Inquirer, 421. Logan, Rev. John, 481. Longfellow, Henry W., 444. Lyra Catholica, 82, 257, 432. Lyte, 97, 420. Mackay, Mrs., 642. Madan's Collection, 241. Marriot, 363. Martineau's Collection, 276. Medley, Rev. S., 291. Merrick, Rev. J., 55, 183, 494, 678. Methodist Collection, 558. Middleton, Bishop, 390. Milman, Rev. H. H., 263, 268, 278, 400, 411/, d59. Milton, John, 124. Montgomery, James, 21, 88, 107, 130, 131 164, 184, 236, 272, 275, 299, 304, 336 361, 401, 404, 424, 452, 464, 467, 470 476, 502, 536, 544, 545, 562 589 620 622, 631, 657, 660, 664, 667, 673 682 683, 716, 761. ' > ' ' t Moore, Rev. Henry, 128, 493, 519, 552. Moore, Thomas, 151, 240, 267, 294, 550. Moravian, 206, 386, 408, 461, 529, 543, 582 Needham, Rev. J., 238, 439. Newton, Rev. John, 302, 340, 459, 533. 570,571,701,738,743,753. New York Collection, 57. Noel, 592. Norton, Andrews, 38, 551, 643. Oberlin, Rev. J. F., 526. Ogilvie, Rev. John, 133. Oliver, 581. Olney Hymns, 43. Opie, Mrs., 115. Osgood, Mrs., 7. Patrick, Bishop, 6, 228, 537, Paradise Street Collection, 334, 338. Peabody, Rev. William B. O., 149, 647, 666, 710. Pierpont, Rev. John, 28. 53, 326, 350, 727. Pope, Alexander, 303, 658. Pratt's Collection, 18, 335. Proud, 416. Raffles, Rev. Thomas, 50. Rippon's Collection, 63, 220, 367, 638. Roscoe, Miss Jane, 455, 588. Roscoe, William, 15, 250. RusseU, W., 266. Sabbath Recreations, 484. INDEX OF AUTHORS. xxxm Sacred Lyrics, 135. Sacred Offering, 511. Salisbury Collection, 27, 229, 287, 373, 610. Sandys, George, 111. Scotch Paraphrases, 242, 246, 293. Scott, Rev. Thomas, 62, 217, 286,434, 442, 453, 472, 587, 617. Scott, Sir Walter, 585, 677. Sears, Rev. E. H., 227. Select Collection, 518. Se wall's Collection, 196. Shirley, 625. Sigourney, Mrs. L. H., 423. Smith, Sir J. E., 261. Smith, Rev. S. F., 651, 722. Spanish, from the, 392, 635. Spirit of the Psalms, 46, 104, 113, 138, 193, 232, 318, 319, 353, 435, 523. Steele, Mrs. Anne, 121, 148, 152, 224,247, 249, 412, 473, 520, 544, 564, 684, 696, 665, 695, 714. Stennett, Joseph, 72, 280, 324. Sterling, 140. Sternhold, Thomas, 142, 185, 574. Stocker, 366. -Stowell, 566. JCate and Brady, 1, 65, 114, 118, 122, 129, 165, 204, 212, 495, 496, 725. Xaylor, Emily, 4, 295, 337, 479, 609, 702. •faylor, Jane, 619. Taylor, John, 25, 31, 58, 154, 341, 456, 613,624. »'»»»' Thomson, 174. Toplady, Rev. A. M., 308, 635. Turner, D., 463. Urwick's Collection, 515. Walker's Collection, 137. Ware, Henry, Jr., 10, 504, 567, 686, 717. Waterslon, Rev. R. C, 436. Watts, Rev. Dr. Isaac, 8, 32, 36, 42, 45, 47, 49, 56, 58, 60, 62, 66, 67, 17, 79, 92, 102, 112, 120, 123, 136, 141, 144, 145, 146, 147, 156, 159, 160, 162, 166, 168, 170, 171, 173, 175, 176, 181, 191, 195, 213, 214, 21.5, 216, 218, 219, 221, 222, 223, 235, 237, 244, 248, 251, 253, 281, 296, 298, 309, 310, 312, 325, 327, 344, 354, 376, 378, 395, 406, 407, 426, 429, 443, 448, 450, 468, 477, 485, 487, 491, 499, 517, 531, 599, 601, 602, 607, 616, 640, 641, 644, 645, 648, 649, 656, 661, 662, 663, 669, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 740, 746, 752. Wesley, Rev. Charles, 290, 300, 313, 387, 391, 402, 413, 525, 527, 670, 672, 728, 729. Wesleyan, 26, 192, 209, 269, 297, 349, 356, 357, 359, 368, 377, 480, 497, 521, 530, 555,561,569,586 750. West Boston Collection, 200, 422. White, Henry Kirke, 155,621. Whittier, 680. Williams, Miss Helen M., 557, 685 Willis, N. P., 691. Wotton, Sir Henry, 466. Wreford, Rev. John, 641, 723. HYMNS. INTRODUCTION OF PUBLIC WORSHIP, SABBATH AND SANCTUARY. L. M. 1. Tate & Beady. Call to "Worship. 1 With one consent, let all the earth To God their cheerful voices raise ; Glad homage pay, with hallowed mirth, And sing before him songs of praise ; — 2 Convinced that he is God alone. From whom both we and all proceed, — We, whom he chooses for his own, The flock which he vouchsafes to feed. 3 O enter then his temple gate. Thence to his courts devoutly press ; And still your grateful hymns repeat. And still his name with praises bless. 4 For he's the Lord supremely good; His mercy is for ever sure ; His truth, which always firmly stood, To endless ages shall endure. INTRODUCTION OF 6 & 4s. M. . Fawcett. The Ways of God inscrutable. 1 Thy way, O God ! is in the sea ; Thy paths I cannot trace, Nor comprehend the mystery Of thine unbounded grace, 2 Here the dark veils of flesh and sense My captive soul surround ; Mysterious deeps of providence My inward thoughts confound. 3 As, through a glass, I dimly see The wonders of thy love. How little do I know of thee. Or of the joys above ! 100 PERFECTIONS ANE PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 4 Though but in part I know thy will, I bless thee for the sight : Soon will thy love the whole reveal In glory's clearer light. 5 In rapture shall I then survey Thy providence and grace ; And spend an -everlasting day In wonder, love, and praise. L. M. 144. Watts. God Omnipresent. 1 Within thy circling power I stand ; On every side I find thy hand : Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 2 Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! "What large extent ! what lofty height ! My soul, with all the powers I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost. 3 O may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest ; Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. C. M. 145. Watts. Power and Majesty of God. Psalm 89. I With reverence let the saints appear, And bow before the Lord ; His high commands with reverence hear And tremble at his word. PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 3 How terrible thy glories be ! How bright thine armies shine ! Where is the power that vies with thee ? Or truth compared with thine ? 3 The northern pole and southern rest On thy supporting hand ; Darkness and day from east to west Move round at thy command. 4 Thy words the raging winds control, And rule the boisterous deep ; Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll, The rolling billows sleep. 5 Justice and judgment are thy throne, Yet wondrous is thy grace ; While truth and mercy, joined in one, Invite us near thy face. C. M. 146. Watts. The Omniscience of God. Psalm 139. 1 Lord, thou, with an unerring beam, Surveyest all my powers ; My rising steps are watched by thee ; By thee, my resting hours. s My thoughts, scarce struggling into birth, Great God, are known to thee ; Abroad, at home, still I 'm inclosed With thine immensity. 3 To thee the labyrinths of my life In open view appear ; Nor steals a whisper from my lips Without thy listening ear. 102 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 4 Behind I glance, and thou art there, Before me shines thy name ; And 't is thy strong, almighty hand Sustains my tender frame. ■ Such knowledge mocks the vain essays Of my astonished mind ; Nor can my reason's soaring eye Its towering summit find. C. M. 147. Watts. The Omnipresence of God. Psalm 139. Where from thy Spirit shall I stretch The pinions of my flight ? Or where, through nature's spacious raiige, Shall I elude thy sight ? « Scaled I the skies, the blaze divine Would overwhelm my soul : Plunged I to hell, there should 1 hear Thine awful thunders roll. 3 If on a morning's darting ray With matchless speed I rode, And flew to the wild, lonely shore, That bounds the ocean's floocJ, - - 4 Thither thine hand, all-present God! Must guide the wondrous way. And thine Omnipotence support The fabric of my clay. 5 Should I involve myself around With clouds of tenfold night, The clouds would shine like blazirf^ :)on Before thy piercing sight. 103 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 6 The beams of noon, the midnight hour, Are both alike to thee ; O may I ne'er provoke that Power From which I cannot flee. L. M. 148. Mrs. Steele. God revealed in Nature. 1 There is a God, all nature speaks, Through earth, and air, and seas, and skies • See, from the clouds his glory breaks, "When the first beams of morning rise. 2 The rising sun, serenely bright. O'er the wide world's extended frame Inscribes, in characters of light, His mighty Maker's glorious name. 3 For man and beast, here daily food In wide, difiusive plenty grows ; And there^ for drink, the crystal flood In streams sweet winding gently flows. 4 The flowery tribes all blooming rise Above the faint attempts of art ; Their bright, inimitable dyes Speak sweet conviction to the heart. 5 Ye curious minds, who roam abroad, And trace creation's wonders o'er, Confess the footsteps of the God, And bow before him, and adore. IM PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. L. M. 149. W. B. O. Peabodt The Sacred Leasous of Nature. 1 God of the rolling orbs above ! Thy name is written clearly bright In the warm day's unvarying blaze, Or evening's golden shower of light : For every fire that fronts the sun, And every spark that walks alone Around the utmost verge of heaven. Were kindled at thy burning throne. 2 God of the world ! the hour must come, And nature's self to dust return ; Her crumbling altars must decay ; Her iucense-fi.res shall cease to burn : But still her grand and lovely scenes Have made man's warmest praises flow, For hearts grow holier as they trace The beauty of the world below. L. M. XoO. Doddridge. Providential Bounties improved. 1 Fathkr of lights ! we sing thy name, Who kindlest up the lamp of day ; Wide as he spreads his golden flame, His beams thy power and love display. s Fountain of good ! from thee proceed The copious drops of genial rain, Which o'er the hill, and through the mead. Revive the grass, and swell the grain. 3 Through the wide world thy bounties spread ; Yet millions of thy guilty race. Though by thy daily bounty fed, Affi'ont thy law, and spurn thy grace, 105 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 4 Not SO may our forgetful hearts Overlook the tokens of thy care ; But what thy liberal hand imparts Still own in praise, still ask in prayer, 5 So shall our suns more grateful shine, And showers in sweeter drops shall fall, When all our hearts and lives are thine, And thou, O God! enjoyed in all. L. M. 151. T. Moore. God's Glories everywhere. 1 Thou art, O God, the life and light Of all this wondrous world we see ! Its glow by day, its smile by night. Are but reflections caught from thee ; Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are thine. 2 When day, with farewell beam, delays Among the opening clouds of even. And we can almost think we gaze. Through opening vistas, into heaven, — Those hues that mark the sun's decline, So soft, so radiant. Lord, are thine. 3 When night, with wings of starry gloom, O'ershadows all the earth and skies. Like some dark, beauteous bird, whose plume Is sparkling with unnumbered eyes, — That sacred gloom, those fires divine, So grand, so countless. Lord, are thine. 4 When youthful Spring around us breathes, Thy spirit warms her fragrant sigh ; 105 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. And every flov/er that Summer wreathes Is born beneath thy kindling eye : "Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are thine. C. M. 152. Steele. The Blessings of Providence and Grace. Psalm 139. 1 Almighty Father, gracious Lord, Kind guardian of my days ! Thy mercies let my heart record In songs of grateful praise. 2 In life's first dawn, my tender frame Was thy indulgent care, Long ere I could pronounce thy name, Or breathe the infant prayer. 3 Around my path what dangers rose ; What snares spread all my road ! No power could guard me from my foes, But my preserver, God. 4 How many blessings round me shone, Where'er I turn'd my eye ! How many passed almost unknown, Or unregarded by ! 5 Each rolling year new favors brought From thy exhaustless store ; But, ah ! in vain my laboring thought Would count thy mercies o'er. 6 While sweet reflection through my days Thy bounteous hand would trace. Still dearer blessings claim my praise, The blessings of thy grace. 107 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. L. M. ±5*5. Doddridge. God the Eternal Dwelling-place. Psalm 90. 1 Thou, Lord, through every changing scene, Hast to thy saints a refuge been ; Through every age, Eternal God, Their pleasing home, their safe abode. 2 In thee our fathers sought their rest. In thee our fathers still are blest ; And while the tomb confines their dust. In thee their souls abide and trust. 3 Lo, we are risen, a feeble race. Awhile to fill our fathers' place ; Our helpless state with pity view, And let us share their refuge too. 4 Through all the thorny paths we trace In this uncertain wilderness, "When friends desert, and foes invade. Revive our heart, and guard our head. 5 So when this pilgrimage is o'er. And we must dwell in flesh no more. To thee our separate souls shall come, And find in thee a surer home. 6 To thee our infant race we leave ; Them may their fathers' God receive ; That voices yet unformed may raise Succeeding hymns of humble praise. 108 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. C. M. 154. J. Taylob. Trust in God through all Changes. 1 Father divine ! before thy view All worlds, all creatures lie ; No distance can elude thy search, No action 'scape thine eye. 2 From thee our vital breath we drew. Our childhood was thy care, And vigorous youth and feeble age Thy kind protection share. 3 Whate'er we do, where'er we turn. Thy ceaseless bounty flows ; Oppressed with woe, when nature faints. Thine arm is our repose. 4 To thee we look, thou Power Supreme ! O still our wants supply ! Safe in thy presence may we live. And in thy favor die. C. M. 155. H. K. White. God's Power oyer his "Works. 1 The Lord our God is full of might. The winds obey his will ; He speaks, and in his heavenly height The rolling sun stands still. 2 Rebel, ye waves ! and o'er the land With threatening aspect roar : The Lord uplifts his awful hand, And chains you to the shore. 10 109 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD, 3 Howl, winds of night ! your force combine Without his high behest, Ye shall not in the mountain pine Disturb the sparrow's nest. 4 His voice sublime is heard afar ; In distant peals it dies ; He yokes the whirlwinds to his car, And sweeps the sounding skies. 5 Ye nations bend, in reverence bend ; Ye monarchs, wait his nod, And bid the choral song ascend To celebrate our God ! L. M. 156. Watts. Greatness of God. Psalm 145. 1 My God, my King ! thy various praise Shall fill the remnant of my days ; Thy grace employ my humble tongue, Till death and glory raise the song. 2 The wings of every hour shall bear Some thankful tribute to thine ear ; And every setting sun shall see New works of duty done for thee. 3 Thy works with sovereign glory shine. And speak thy majesty divine ; Let every realm with joy proclaim The sound and honor of thy name. 4 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds ? Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds ; Vast and unsearchable thy ways ; Vast and immortal be thy praise ! no PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. CM. l07. COWPEE. Mysteries of Providence. 1 God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform : He plants his footsteps in the sea. And rides upon the storm. 2 Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs. And works his sovereign will. 3 Ye fearful saints ! fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and will break In blessings on your head. 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace : Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. 5 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour : The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain : God is his own interpreter. And he will make it plain. 8 & 7s. M. 158. BowRiNG. God is Love. 1 God is love ; his mercy brightens All the path in wiiich we rove ; ill PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. Bliss he wakes and woe he lightens : God is wisdom, God is love. 2 Chance and change are busy ever ; Man decays, and ages move ; But his mercy waneth never : God is wisdom, God is love. 3 E'en the hour that darkest seemeth Will his changeless goodness prove ; From the gloom his brightness streameth: God is wisdom, God is love. 4 He with earthly cares entwineth Hope and comfort from above ; Everywhere his glory shineth : God is wisdom, God is love. L. M. 159. Watts. The Groodness of God in the Seasons. Psalm 65. 1 At God's command, the morning ray Smiles in the east, and leads the day ; He guides the sun's declining wheels Over the tops of western hills. 2 Seasons and times obey his voice ; The evening and the morn rejoice To see the earth made soft with showers, Laden with fruit, and dressed in flowers. 'T is from his watery stores on high He gives the thirsty ground supply ; He walks upon the clouds, and thence Doth his enriching drops dispense. 112 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOp. 4 The desert grows a fruitful field ; Abundant food the gardens yield ; The valleys shout with cheerful voice. And neighboring hills repeat their joys. 5 Thy works pronounce thy power divine : O'er every field thy glories shine ; Through every month thy gifts appear : Great God ! thy goodness crov/ns the year. L. M. 160. Watts. To the Invisible Author of Nature. 1 Thy hand unseen sustains the poles On which this vast creation rolls ; The starry arch proclaims thy power, Thy pencil glows in every flower. 2 In thousand shapes and colors rise Thy painted wonders to our eyes ; While beasts and birds, with laboring throats, Teach us a God in thousand notes. 3 The meanest part in nature's frame Marks out some letter of thy name ; Where sense can reach, or fancy rove. From hill to hill, from field to grove, — 4 Across the waves, around the sky. There 's not a spot, or deep or high, Where the Creator has not trod, And left the footsteps of a God. 5 Fain would I trace the immortal way, That leads to courts of endless day. Where the Creator stands confessed, In his own fairest glories dressed. 10* 113 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. L. M. lux. Doddridge. ImmutalDility of God. Psalm 102, 1 Great Former of this various frame ! Our souls adore thine awful name ; And bow, and tremble, while we praise The Ancient of eternal days. 2 Beyond an angel's vision bright. Thou dwell'st in self-existent light ; Which shines with undiminished ray, While suns and worlds in smoke decay, 3 Our days a transient period run, And change with every circling sun ; And, in the firmest state we boast, A moth can crush us into dust. 4 But let the creatures fall around ; Let death consign us to the ground ; Let the last general flame arise. And melt the arches of the skies ; — 5 Calm as the summer's ocean, we Can all the wreck of nature see, While grace secures us an abode, Unshaken as the throne of God. S. M. 162. Watts. Abounding Compassion of God. Psalm 103. 1 My soul, repeat his praise Whose mercies are so great ; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 114 1 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 2 High as the heavens are raised Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 3 His power subdues our sins, And his forgiving love. Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 4 The pity of the Lord To those that fear his name Is such as tender parents feel ; He knows our feeble frame. 5 Our days are as the grass, Or like the morning flower ; If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field, It withers in an hour. 6 But thy compassions. Lord ! To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. L. M. loo. BowRiNG. From Everlasting to Everlasting thou art God. I Lord, in the unbeginning years, Whose course is wrapped in trackless night, — Ere thou hadst launched the heavenly spheres, Or waked this wandering world to light, — What were thy words, and works ? and how Didst thou thy glorious march record ? For thou wert great and good as now. Of love the Source, of light the Lord. 115 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 2 And in the unending ages, far Beyond the utmost reach of mind, When all that is, and all that are, Shall leave not e'en a wreck behind, — O, what shall be thy bright career. Lord of the eternal, changeless will ? Thou wilt be there supreme, as here, — All-wise, all-good, almighty still ! 3 Yes ! shrouded in the mystery, — The past, the future's dark abyss, — Bright clouds of splendor circle thee And light thy path from bliss to bliss. This is our faith, our hope, our trust, Through thought's immeasurable range : Time is a dream, and man is dust ; But thou — but thou canst never change. CM. lo4. Montgomery. The Earth full of the Goodness of God. 1 God, in the high and holy place, Looks down upon the spheres ; Yet in his providence and grace To every eye appears. 2 The forests in his strength rejoice : Hark ! on the evening breeze, As once of old, the Lord God's voice Is heard among the trees. 3 His blessings fall in plenteous showers Upon the lap of earth. That teems with foliage, fruits, and flowers, And rings with infant mirth. 116 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 4 If God hath made this world so fair, Where sin and death abound, How beautiful, beyond compare, Will Paradise be found! L. M. 165. Tate & Beady Eternity and Sovereignty of Gk)d. Psalm 93. 1 With glory clad, with strength arrayed, The Lord, that o'er all nature reigns, The world's foundations strongly laid, And the vast fabric still sustains. 2 How surely stablished is thy throne. Which shall no change or period see ; For thou, O Lord ! and thou alone, Art God from all eternity. 3 The floods, O Lord ! lift up their voice, And toss the troubled waves on high ; But God above can still their noise, And make the angry sea comply. 4 Thy promise. Lord ! is ever sure ; And they that in thy house would dwell. That happy station to secure. Must still in holiness excel. C. M. 166. Watts. The Divine Glories above our Reason. 1 How wondrous great, how glorious bright, Must our Creator be. Who dwells amidst the dazzling light Of vast infinity ! 117 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 2 Our reason stretches all its wings, And climbs above the skies ; But still how far beneath thy feet Our grovelling reason lies ! 3 Lord, here we bend our humble souls, And awfully adore ; For the weak pinions of our mind Can stretch a thought no more. 4 In humble notes our faith adores The great mysterious King ; While angels strain their nobler powers, And sweep the immortal string. L. M. Ao7, Doddridge. Him who is Invisible. 1 Eternal and immortal King ! Thy peerless splendors none can bear , But darkness veils seraphic eyes, "When God with all his glory 's there. 2 Yet faith can pierce the awful gloom. The great Invisible can see, And with its tremblings mingle joy, In fixed regards, great God, to thee. 3 Then every tempting form of sin. Shamed in thy presence, disappears ; And all the glowing, raptured soul The likeness it contemplates wears. O, ever conscious to my heart. Witness to its supreme desire. Behold, it presseth on to thee, For it hath caught the heavenly fire. us ^ PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 5 This one petition would it urge, — To bear thee ever in its sight ; In life, in death, in worlds unknown, Its only portion and delight. L. M. 168. Watts. Praise to God for his Goodness and Truth. Psalm 146. 1 I 'll praise my Maker with my breath, And when my voice is lost in death. Praise shall employ my nobler powers ; My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. 2 Why should I make a man my trust ? Princes must die, and turn to dust ; Vain is the help of flesh and blood; Their breath departs, their pomp and power And thoughts all vanish in an hour. Nor can they make their promise good. 3 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God ; he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train , His truth for ever stands secure , He saves the oppressed, he feeds the poor, And none shall find his promise vain. 4 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind ; The Lord supports the sinking mind ; He sends the laboring conscience peace ; He helps the stranger in distress. The widow and the fatherless, And grants the prisoner sweet release. 119 PERFECTIONS AND FROYIDENCE OF GOD. C. M. 169. Addison. Grod's Merciful and Constant Protection. 1 When all thy mercies, O my God ! My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I 'm lost In wonder, love, and praise. 2 Unnumbered comforts on my soul Thy tender care bestowed, Before my infant heart conceived From whom those comforts flowed. 3 When in the slippery paths of youth With heedless steps I ran. Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe, And led me up to man. 4 When worn with sickness, oft hast thou With health renewed my face ; And when in sin and sorrow sunk, Revived my soul with grace. 5 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart That tastes those gifts with joy. 6 Through every period of my life, Thy goodness I '11 pursue ; And after death, in distant worlds, ' The glorious theme renew. L. M. 170. Watts. Wonders of Creation and Providence. Psalm 136. 1 Give to our God immortal praise ; Mercy and truth are all his ways : 120 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. Wonders of grace to God belong ; Repeat his mercies in your song. 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown ; The King of kings with glory crown : His mercies ever shall endure, When lords and kings are known no more, 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fixed the starry lights on high : Wonders of grace to God belong ; Repeat his mercies in your song. 4 He fills the sun with morning light ; He bids the moon direct the night : His mercies ever shall endure, When suns and moons shall shine no more. 5 He sent his Son with power to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave : Wonders of grace to God belong ; Repeat his mercies in your song. 6 Through this vain world he guides our feet, And leads us to his heavenly seat : His mercies ever shall endure, When this vain world shall be no more. L. M. 171. Watts. The Ministry of Angels. 1 High on a hill of dazzlins: li^rht The King of glory spreads his seat, And troops of angels, stretched for flight, Stand waiting round his awful feet. U 121 PERFECTIONS AND PRO /IDENCE OF GOD. 2 Here a bright squadron leaves the skies, And thick around Elisha stands ; Anon a heavenly soldier flies, And breaks the chains from Peter's hands. 3 Thy winged troops, O God of hosts, Wait on thy wandering Church below ; Here we are sailing to thy coasts, Let angels be our convoy too. 4 Are they not all thy servants. Lord ? At thy command they go and come. With cheerful haste obey thy word. And guard thy children to thy home. L. M. 172. Hemans. " What is Man, that Thou art miadful of hun." 1 Child of the earth, O lift thy glance To yon bright firmament's expanse ; The glories of its realm explore. And gaze, and wonder, and adore ! 2 Count o'er those lamps of quenchless light, That sparkle through the shades of night ; Behold them ! — can a mortal boast To number that celestial host ? 3 Mark Avell each little star, whose rays In distant splendor meet thy gaze : Each is a world, by Him sustained Who from eternity hath reigned. 4 What then art thou^ O child of clay! Amid creation's grandeur, say ? E'en as an insect on the breeze. E'en as a dew-drop lost in seas ! 122 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 5 Yet fear thou not ! — the sovereign hand. Which spread the ocean and the land. And hung the rolling spheres in air, Hath, e'en for thee, a father's care. 6 Be thou at peace ! the all-seeing eye, Pervading earth, and air, and sky, — The searching glance, which none may flee, • Is still, in mercy, turned on thee, L M; 173. Watts. Darkness of Providence. 1 Lord ! we adore thy vast designs. The obscure abyss of providence ! Too deep to sound with mortal lines. Too dark to view with feeble sense. 2 Through seas and storms of deep distress "We sail by faith, and not by sight; Faith guides us in the wilderness. Through all the terrors of the night. 3 Dear Father ! if thy lifted rod Resolve to scourge us here below. Still let us lean upon our God ; Thine arm shall bear us safely through. CM. 174. Thomson. Goodness of God. 1 Jehovah God ! thy gracious power On every hand we see ; O may the blessings of each hour Lead all our thoughts to thee ! PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 2 If on the wings of morn we speed To earth's remotest bound, Thy hand will there our footsteps lead, Thy love our path surround. 3 Thy power is in the ocean deeps, And reaches to the skies ; Thine eye of mercy never sleeps, Thy goodness never dies. 4 From morn till noon, till latest eve, The hand of God we see ; And all the blessings we receive, Ceaseless proceed from thee. 5 In all the varying scenes of time, On thee our hopes depend ; Through every age, in every clime, Our Father and our Friend ! C. M. 175, Watts. Praise for Creation and Providence. 1 I SING the almighty power of God, That made the mountains rise ; That spread the flowing seas abroad, And built the lofty skies. 2 I sing the wisdom that ordained The sun to rule the day ; The moon shines full at his command, • And ail the stars obey. 3 I sing the goodness of the Lord, That filled the earth with food ; He formed the creatures with his word, And then pronounced them good. 124 PEEFKCTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 4 Lord, how thy wonders are displayed. Where'er I turn my eye, If I survey the ground I tread, Or gaze upon the sky ! 5 There 's not a plant or flower below, But makes thy glories known ; And clouds arise and tempests blow By order from thy throne. 6 His hand is my perpetual guard ; He keeps me with his eye : Why should I, then, forget the Lord, Who is for ever nigh ? S. M. 176. Watts. " What is Man, that Thou art mmdful of him ? " 1 O Lord ! our Heavenly King, Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine. 2 When to thy works on high I raise my wondering eyes. And see the moon in brightness walk Across the kindling skies, — 3 When I behold the stars. Those radiant files of light. Lord ! what is man, and all his power, To thy resistless might ? 4 Lord ! what is feeble man. That thou shouldst love him so ? , Next to thine angels is he placed, I And lord of all below. 11* 105 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 5 How rich thy bounties are ! How wondrous are thy ways ! Thus from decaying dust to form A monument of praise. C. M. 177. Gibbons. Goodness of God. 1 Thy goodness, Lord ! our souls confess ; Thy goodness we adore ; A spring whose blessings never fail, A sea wdthout a shore ! 2 Sun, moon, and stars thy love declare In every golden ray ; Love draws the curtains of the night, And love brings back the day. 3 Thy bounty every season crowns, With all the bliss it yields ; With joyful clusters loads the vines, With strengthening grain, the fields. 4 But chiefly thy compassion, Lord ! Is in the Gospel seen ; There, like a sun, thy mercy shines. Without a cloud between. C. M. 178. Keblb. God in Nature. 1 There is a book, who runs may read. Which heavenly truth imparts. And all the lore its scholars need. Pure eyes and Christian hearts. 125 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 2 The works of God above, below, Within usj and around, Are pages in that book, to show How God himself is found. 3 The glorious sky, embracing all, , Is like the Maker's love. Wherewith encompassed, great and small In peace and order move. 4 The dew of heaven is like thy grace ; It steals in silence down ; But where it lights, the favored place By richest fruits is known. 5 One name, above all glorious names. With its ten thousand tongues. The everlasting sea proclaims. Echoing angelic songs. 6 The raging fire, the roaring wind. Thy boundless power display ; But in the gentler breeze we find Thy Spirit's viewless way. 7 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 ! 7s. M. ITy. Hebeb. Consider the Lilies. 1 Lo, the lilies of the field ! How their leaves instruction yield ! Hark to nature's lesson given By the blessed birds of heaven ! 1S7 \ PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. Every bush and tufted tree Warbles trust and piety : Children, banish doubt and sorrow, — God provideth for the morrow. •2 One there lives, whose guardian eye Guides our earthly destiny ; One there lives, who. Lord of all, Keeps his children lest they fall : Pass we, then, in love and praise, Trusting him, through all our days, Free from doubt and faithless sorrow, — God provideth for the morrow. L. M. loU. Mbs. Follen. Goodness of God. 1 God, thou art good ! each perfumed flower, The waving field, the dark green wood, The insect fluttering for an hour, — All things proclaim that God is good. 2 I hear it in each breath of wind : The hills that have for ages stood, And clouds with gold and silver lined, All still repeat that God is good. 3 Each little rill, that many a year Has the same verdant path pursued, And every bird, in accents clear. Joins in the song that God is good. 4 The countless hosts of twinkling stars. That sing his praise with light renewed ; The rising sun each day declares, In rays of glory, God is good. 128 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 5 The moon, that walks in brightness, says That God is good ! and man, endued With power to speak his Maker's praise, Should still repeat that God is good. S. M. 181. Watts. God our Shepherd. Psalm 23. i The Lord my shepherd is, I shall be well supplied : Since he is mine, and I am his, What can I want beside? ^ He leads me to the place Where heavenly pasture grows. Where living w^aters gently pass. And full salvation flows. 3 If e'er I go astray, He doth my soul reclaim, And guides me in his own right way. For his most holy name. 4 While he affords his aid, I caimot yield to fear ; Though I should walk thro' death's dark shade, My Shepherd 's with me there. 5 In sight of all my foes Thou dost my table spread ; My cup with blessings overflows, And joy exalts my head. 6 The bounties of thy love Shall crown my following days ; Nor from thy house will I remove, Nor cease to speak thy praise. 129 -DEFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. L. M. 182. Addison. God our Shepherd. PsaJm 23. J The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noonday walks he shall attend. And all my midnight hours defend. 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant ; To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads ; Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. 3 Though in a bare and rugged way. Through devious, lonely wilds I stray. Thy bounty shall my pains beguile ; The barren wilderness shall smile, With sudden greens and herbage crowned, And streams shall murmur all around. 4 Though in the paths of death I tread. With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill ; For thou, O Lord ! art with me still ; Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade. 7s. M. lo«3. Merrick. God our Shepherd. Psahn 23. 1 Lo, my Shepherd's hand divine ! Want shall never more be mine : In a pasture fair and large He shall feed his happy charge. 130 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 2 When I faint with summer's heat, He shall lead my weary feet To the streams that still and slow Through the verdant meadows flow. 3 He my soul anew shall frame, And, his mercy to proclaim. When through devious paths I stray, Teach my steps the better way. 4 Thou my plenteous board hast spread ; Thou with oil refreshed my head : Filled by thee my cup o'erflows ; For thy love no Hmit knows. 5 Constant, to my latest end. Thou my footsteps shalt attend. And shalt bid thy hallowed dome Yield me an eternal home. lis. M. lo4. Montgomery. God our Shepherd. Psahn 23. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, no want shall I know , I feed in green pastures, safe folded I rest ; He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow, Restores me when wandering, redeems when op- pressed. 2 Through the valley and shadow of death though I stray, Since thou art my guardian, no evil I fear; Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff" be my stay ; No harm can befall, with my Comforter near. 3 In the midst of affliction my table is spread ; With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o'er; With perfume and oil thou anointest my head ; O what shall T ask of thy providence more ? 131 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God ' Still follow my steps, till I meet thee above ; I seek, by the path which my forefathers trod, Through the land of their sojourn, thy kingdor of love. C. M. loo. Sternhold. God our Shepherd. PsaJm 23. 1 My Shepherd is the living Lord, I therefore nothing need ; In pastm^es fair, near pleasant streams, He setteth me to feed. 2 He shall convert and glad my soul. And bring my mind in frame To walk in paths of righteousness. For his most holy name. 3 Yea, though I walk the vale of death, Yet will I fear no ill ; Thy rod and staff they comfort me. And thou art with me still. 4 And, in the presence of my foes. My table thou shalt spread ; Thou wilt fill full my cup, and thou Anointed hast my head. 5 Through all my life thy favor is * So frankly shown to me, That in thy house for evermore My dwelling-place shall be. 132 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. C. M. lob. Heginbotham He crowneth us with his Tender Mercies. 1 Father of mercies ! God of love ! My Father and my God ! I '11 sing the honors of thy name, And spread thy praise abroad. 2 In every period of my life Thy thoughts of love appear ; Thy mercies gild each transient scene^ And crown each lengthening year. 3 In all these mercies may my soul A Father's bounty see ; Nor let the gifts thy grace bestows Estrange my heart from thee. 4 Teach me, in times of deep distress, To own thy hand, O God ! And in submissive silence bear The lessons of thy rod. 5 In every changing state of life, Each bright, each gloomy scene, Give me a meek and humble mind, Still equal and serene. 6 Then will I close my eyes in death, Free from distressing fear ; For death itself is life, my God ! If thou art with me there. L. M. lo7. COLLBTT. Paternal Providence of God. 1 Through all the various shifting scene Of life's mistaken ill or good, 12 133 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. Thy hand, O God ! conducts, unseen, The beautiful vicissitude. 2 Thou givest with paternal care, * However unjustly we complain. To all their necessary share Of joy and sorrow, health and pain. 3 All things on earth, and all in heaven, On thine eternal will depend ; And all for greater good were given. Would man pursue the appointed end. 4 Be this my care ! — to all beside Indifferent let my wishes" be ; Passion be calm, and dumb be pride. And fixed my soul, great God ! on thee. C. M. XOO. Doddridge. " My times are in thy hand." 1 To thee, my God ! my days are known ; My soul enjoys the thought; My actions all before thy face. Nor are my faults forgot. 2 Each secret breath devotion vents Is vocal to thine ear ; And all my walks of daily life Before thine eye appear. 3 The vacant hour, the active scene, Thy mercy shall approve ; And every pang of sympathy. And every care of love. 134 I PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 4 Each golden hour of beaming light Is gilded by thy rays ; And dark affliction's midnight gloom A present God surveys. 5 Full in thy view through life I pass, And in thy view I die ; And, when each mortal bond is broke, Shall find my God is nigh. H. M. lyy. Doddridge. God's Fidelity to his Promises. 1 The promises I sing Which sovereign love hath spoke ; Nor will the Eternal King His words of grace revoke ; They stand secure, Not Zion's hill And steadfast still ; Abides so sure. s The mountains melt away When once the Judge appears. And sun and moon decay That measure mortal years ; But still the same, The promise shines In radiant lines, Through all the flame. 3 Their harmony shall sound Through mine attentive ears. When thunders cleave the ground. And dissipate the spheres ; Midst all the shock I stand serene. Of that dread scene, Thy word my rock. l3o PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. L. M. 190. HUTTON. The Mighty God our Refuge. 1 The Lord Jehovah, slow to wrath, In awful glory holds his seat ; In storms and whirlwinds hides his path, And treads the clouds beneath his feet. 2 He chides the sea, — and it is dry ! He smites the streams, — they waste away ! CarmePs and Bashan's pastures die, And flowers of Lebanon decay. 3 The mountains shake beneath his look ; Hills melt, — earth's old foundations burn: What might can stand his fierce rebuke. Which bids the rocks to overturn I 4 How safe are they who trust his power. Who fix their hearts and hopes above ! He is their shield in danger's hour. And heals their sorrows with his love. C. M. 191. Watts. Eternal Dominion of God. 1 Great God, how infinite art thou ! How frail and weak are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow. And pay their praise to thee. 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere seas or stars were made : Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. 136 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 3 Eternity, with all its years. Stands present in thy view ; To thee there 's nothing old appears ; Great God ! there 's nothing new. 4 Our lives through varying scenes are drawn, And vexed with trifling cares, While thine eternal thought moves on Thine undisturbed affairs. 6 Great God, how infinite art thou ! How frail and weak are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. L. M. 192. Wesley's Col. Deliverances acknowledged. 1 God of my life ! whose gracious power Through varied deaths my soul has led, Or turned aside the fatal hour. Or lifted up my sinking head ! 2 In all my ways thy hand I own. Thy ruling providence I see : Assist me still my course to run. And still direct my paths to thee. 3 Whither, O whither should I fly. But to my loving Father's breast. Secure within thine arms to lie. And safe beneath thy wings to rest ? 4 I have no skill the snare to shun. But thou, O God ! my wisdom art ; I ever into ruin run ; But thou art greater than my heart. 12 * 137 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 5 Foolish and impotent and blind, Lead me a way I have not known ; ^ Bring me where I my heaven may find, The heaven of loving thee alone. 8 & 7s. M. lyo. Spirit of the Psalm i God our Almighty Help. Psalm 127. 1 Vainly, through night's weary hours, Keep we watch lest foes alarm ; Vain our bulwarks and our towers, But for God's protecting arm. 2 Vain were all our toil and labor, Did not God that labor bless ; Vain without his grace and favor Every talent we possess. 3 Vainer still the hope of heaven. That on human strength relies ; But to him shall help be given Who in humble faith applies. 4 Seek we then the Lord's anointed, He shall grant us peace and rest ; Ne'er was suppliant disappointed Who through Christ his prayer addressed C. M. 194. Browne. Umyersal Goodness of God. 1 Lord, thou art good ! all nature shows Its mighty Author kind : Thy bounty through creation flows, Full, free, and unconfined. 138 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 2 The whole in every part proclaims Thy infinite good- will ; It shines in stars, and flows in streams, And bursts from every hill. 3 We view it o'er the spreading main. And heavens which spread more wide ; It drops in gentle showers of rain. And rolls in every tide. 4 Long hath it been diffused abroad. Through ages past and gone ; Nor ever can exhausted be, But still keeps flowing on. 5 Through the whole earth it pours supplies, Spreads joy through every part : O may such love attract my eyes, And captivate my heart ! 6 My highest admiration raise, My best affections move ! Employ my tongue in songs of praise, And fill my heart with love ! L. M. 195. Watts. Goodness of God to Soul and Body. Psalm 103. 1 Bless, O my soul, the living God, Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad , Let all the powers within me join In work and worship so divine. 2 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace ; His favors claim thy highest praise ; "Why should the wonders he hath wrought Be lost in silence, and forgot ? 139 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOl/. 3 The vices of the mind he heals, And cures the pains that nature feels. Redeems the soul from death, and saves Our wasting life from threatening graves. 4 Our youth decayed, his power repairs ; His mercy crowns our growing years ; He satisfies our mouth with good. And fills our hopes with heavenly food. 5 He sees the oppressor and the oppressed, And often gives the sufferers rest ; But will his justice more display In the last great rewarding day. L. M. 196. Sewall's Coi*. Loving-Kindness of God. 1 Father ! to thy kind love we owe All that is fair and good below ; Bestower of the health that lies On tearless cheeks and cheerful eyes ! 2 Giver of sunshine and of rain ! Ripener of fruits on hill and plain ! Fountain of light, that, rayed afar, Fills the vast urns of sun and star ! 3 Who send'st thy storms and frosts to bind The plagues that rise to waste mankind ; Then breathest o'er the naked scene Spring gales, and life, and tender green. 4 Yet deem we not that thus alone Thy mercy and thy love are shown ; For we have learned, with higher praise, And holier names, to speak thy ways. 140 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 5 In woe's dark hour, our kindest stay I Sole trust when life shall pass away I Teacher of hopes that light the gloom Of death, and consecrate the tomb ! 6 Patient, with headstrong guilt to bear. Slow to avenge, and kind to spare ; Listening to prayer, and reconciled Full quickly to thy erring child ! L. M. Xy7. BOWRING. God is everywhere. 1 Father and Friend ! thy light, thy love, Beaming through all thy works, we see ; Thy glory gilds the heavens above. And all the earth is full of thee. 2 Thy voice we hear, thy presence feel. Whilst thou, too pure for mortal sight, Involved in clouds, invisible, Reignest the Lord of life and light. 3 We know not in what hallowed part Of the wide heavens thy throne may be ; But this we know, that where thou art, Strength, wisdom, goodness, dwell with thee. 4 And through the various maze of time. And through the infinity of space, We follow thy career sublime, And all thy wondrous footsteps trace. 5 Thy children shall not faint nor fear, Sustained by this delightful thought, Since thou, their God, art everywhere, They cannot be where thou art not PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. L. M. 198. Kippis, God incomprehensible. 1 Great God ! in vain man's narrow view Attempts to look thy nature through ; Our laboring powers with reverence own, Thy glories never can be known. 2 Not the high seraph's mighty thought, Who countless years his God has sought, Such wondrous height or depth can find. Or fully trace thy boundless mind. 3 And yet thy kindness deigns to show Enough for mortal minds to know ; While wisdom, goodness, power divine. Through all thy works and conduct shine. 4 O may our souls with rapture trace Thy works of nature and of grace ; Explore thy sacred truth, and still Press on to know and do thy will. C. P. M. 199. Exeter Col. The Good Proyidence of God. 1 Great Source of unexhausted good, Who giv'st us health, and friends, and food, And peace, and calm content ! Like fragrant incense to the skies, Let songs of grateful praises rise, For all thy blessings lent. 2 Through all the dangers of the day, Thy providence attends our way, To guard us and to guide ; n PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. Thy grace directs our wandering will, And warns us, lest seducing ill Allure our souls aside. Thy smiles, with a reviving light. Cheer the long, darksome hours of night, And gild the thickest gloom ; Thy watchful love, around our bed. Doth softly, like a curtain, spread, And guard the peaceful room. To thee, our lives, our all, we owe, Our peace and sweetest joys below, And brightest hopes above ; Then let our lives and all that 's ours, Our souls and all our active powers, Be sacred to thy love. C. M. 200. West Boston Col. God just and wise in afllicting. 1 If Providence to try my heart. Afflictions should prepare, To God submissive may I bend, And keep me from despair. 2 Whate'er he orders must be just ; Then let me kiss the rod. Nor, poorly sunk, at all distrust The goodness of my God. 3 The mind to which I owe my own. To guide this mind is wise ; And he, to whom my faults are known, The fittest to chastise. 143 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 4 Then, till life's latest sands are run, O teach me, Power Divine, Still to reply, Thy will be done, Whate'er becomes of mine. C. M. 201. Doddridge. Divine Goodness in Affliction. 1 Great Ruler of all nature's frame, We own thy power divine ; We hear thy breath in every storm, For all the winds are thine. 2 Wide as they sweep their sounding way. They work thy sovereign will ; And, awed by thy majestic voice. Confusion shall be still. 3 Thy mercy tempers every blast To those who seek thy face ; And mingles, with the tempest's roar, The whispers of thy grace. 4 Those gentle whispers let me hear, Till all the tumult cease ; And gales of Paradise shall lull My weary soul to peace. C. M. 202. Darwin. Trust in Him at all Times. 1 God's power directs the rushing wind, Or tips the bolt with flame ; His goodness breathes in every breeze. And warms in every beam. 144 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 2 For me, O Lord ! whatever lot The hours commissioned bring, — Do all my withering blessings die, Or fairer clusters spring, — 3 O grant that still, with grateful heart, My years resigned may run : 'Tis thine to give, or to resume ; And may thy will be done. 6s. M. 203. Drummond. The One Living and Trae God. 1 The God who reigns alone O'er earth, and sea, and sky, Let man with praises own, And sound his honors high. 2 Him all in heaven above. Him all on earth below, The exhaustless Source of love, The great Creator, know. 3 He formed the living flame, He gave the reasoning mind, Then only he may claim The worship of mankind. 4 So taught his only Son, Blest messenger of grace ! The Eternal is but one. No second holds his place. 13 145 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. C. M. 204. Tate & Brady. God unchangeable. 1 Through endless years thou art the same, O thou Eternal God I Each future age shall know thy name. And tell thy words abroad. 2 The strong foundations of the earth Of old by thee were laid ; By thee the beauteous arch of heaven, With matchless skill, was made. 3 Soon shall this goodly frame of things. Created by thy hand, Be, like a vesture, laid aside. And changed at thy command. 4 But thy perfections, all divine, — Eternal as thy days, — Through everlasting ages shine. With tmdiminished rays. S. M. iilJO. DODDRIDGB. God wise and merciful in Chastisement. 1 How gracious and how wise Is our chastising God ! And O how rich the blessings are, That blossom from his rod ! 2 He lifts it up on high With pity in his heart, That every stroke his children feel May grace and peace impart. 145 PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 3 Instracted thus, they bow. And own his sovereign sway ; They turn their erring footsteps back To his forsaken way. 4 His covenant love they seek, And seek the happy bands. That closer still engage their hearts To honor his commands. 5 Our Father, we consent To discipline divine ; And bless the pains that make our souls Still more completely thine. S. M. 206. Moravian. Reliance. I Commit thou all thy griefs And ways into His hands, — To his sure trust and tender care, Who earth and heaven commands ; Who points the clouds their course, Whom winds and seas obey ; He shall direct thy wandering feet, He shall prepare thy way. No profit canst thou gain By self-consuming care ; To him commend thy cause, — his ear Attends the softest prayer. Then on the Lord rely. So safe shalt thou go on ; Fix on his work thy steadfast eye, So shall thy work be done 147 THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. C. M. 207. Barton. The Word of God. 1 "Word of the ever-living God! Will of his glorious Son ! Without thee how could earth be trod, Or heaven itself be won ? 2 Yet, to unfold thy hidden worth, Thy mysteries to reveal. That Spirit which first gave thee forth Thy volume must unseal ! 3 And we, if we aright would learn The wisdom it imparts, Must to its heavenly teaching turn, With simple, childlike hearts ! H. M. /wUo. Doddridge. Efficaxjy and Success of the Gospel. 1 Mark the soft-falling snow, And the diffusive rain ! THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. To heaven from whence it fell, It turns not back again ; But waters earth And calls forth all Through every pore, Her secret store. 2 ^Arrayed in beauteous green, The hills and valleys shine, And man and beast are fed By Providence divine : The harvest bows The copious seed Its golden ears. Of future years. 3 " So," saith the God of grace, " My Gospel shall descend, Almighty to effect The purpose I intend ; Millions of souls And bear it down Shall feel its power, To millions more." C. M. 209, Wesley's Col Prayer for a Blessing on the Word. 1 Father of all, in whom, alone. We live, and move, and breathe. One bright celestial ray send down, And cheer thy sons beneath. 2 While in thy word we search for thee, O fill our souls with awe ; Thy light impart, that we may see The wonders of thy law. 3 Now let our darkness comprehend The light that shines so clear ; Now thy revealing Spirit send, And give us ears to hear. 13 * N9 THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. L. M. 210. BowRiNo. Progress of Gospel Truth. 1 Upon the Gospel's sacred page The gathered beams of ages shine ; And, as it hastens, every age But makes its brightness more divine. 2 On mightier wing, in loftier flight. From year to year does knowledge soar ; And, as it soars, the Gospel light Adds to its influence more and more. 3 Truth, strengthened by the strength of thought, Pours inexhaustible supplies. Whence sagest teachers may be taught, And wisdom's self becomes more wise. 4 More glorious still as centuries roll, New regions blessed, new powers unfurled, Expanding with the expanding soul, Its waters shall o'erflow the world ; — 5 Flow to restore, but not destroy; As when the cloudless lamp of day Pours out its flood of light and joy, And sweeps each lingering mist away. C. M. 211, COWPER. Light and Glory of the Word. 1 The Spirit breathes upon the word. And brings the truth to sight ; Precepts and promises afford A sanctifying light. 150 THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 2 A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic like the sun ! It gives a light to every age ; It gives, but borrows none. 3 The hand that gave it still supplies The gracious light and heat ; His truths upon the nations rise, They rise, but never set. 4 Let everlasting thanks be thine, For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day. C. M. 212. Tate & Bbadt. " Thou Shalt teach them to thy children." Psalm 78. 1 Hear, O my people ! to my law Devout attention lend ; Let the instruction of my mouth Deep in your hearts descend. 2 My tongue, by inspiration taught, Shall parables unfold. Dark oracles, but understood. And owned for truths of old : 3 Which we from sacred registers Of ancient times have known, And our forefathers' pious care To us has handed down, — 4 That generations yet to come Should to their unborn heirs Religiously transmit the same, And they again to theirs ; THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 5 To teach them that in God alone Their hope securely stands ; That they should ne'er his works forget, But keep his just commands. L M. iiJiO. Watts. God's Glory in the Gospel. 1 Now to the Lord a noble song ! Awake, my soul, awake, my tongue ! Hosanna to the Eternal Name, And all his boundless love proclaim. 2 The spacious earth and spreading flood Proclaim the wise, the powerful God ; And thy rich glories from afar Sparkle in every rolling star. 3 But in the Gospel of thy Son Are all thy mightiest works outdone ; The light it pours upon our eyes Outshines the wonders of the skies. 4 Our spirits kindle in its beam : It is a sweet, a glorious theme : Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ! Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground ! S. M. 214. Watts. Power of God's Word. 1 Behold, the morning sun Begins his glorious way ; EQs beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. 152 THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 2 But where the Gospel comes, It spreads diviner light ; It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight. 3 How perfect is thy word ! And ail thy judgments just ! For ever sure thy promise, Lord, And we securely trust. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given ! O may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven. C. M. 215. Watts. Instruction from the Scriptures. Psalm 34. 1 How shall the young secure their hearts And guard their lives from sin ? Thy word the choicest rules imparts, To keep the conscience clean. 2 When once it enters to the mind, It spreads such light abroad, The meanest souls instruction find. And raise their thoughts to God. 3 'T is like the sun, a heavenly light, That guides us all the day ; And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. 4 Thy word is everlasting truth ; How pure is every page ! That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age. 153 THE HOLY SCRIPTITRES. C. M. 216. Watts. The Blespings of the Gospel. 1 Blest are the souls that hear and know The Gospel's joyful sound ; Peace shall attend the paths they go, And light their steps surround. 2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up, Through their Redeemer's name ; His righteousness exalts their hope, Nor dares the world condemn. 3 The Lord, our glory and defence. Strength and salvation gives ; Israel, thy King for ever reigns. Thy God for ever lives. S. M. 217. Scott. Searching the Scriptures. 1 Imposture shrinks from light, And dreads the curious eye : But sacred truths the test invite, They bid us search and try. 2 O may we still maintain A meek, inquiring mind ; Assured we shall not search in vain, But hidden treasures find. 3 With understanding blest, Created to be free. Our faith on man we dare not rest, Subject to none but thee, 154 THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 4 Lord, give the light we need ; With soundest knowledge fill ; From noxious error guard our creed, From prejudice our will. 5 The truth thou shalt impart, May we with firmness own ; Abhorring each evasive art, And fearing thee alone. C. M. 218. Watts. The Excellency of Scripture. Psalm 119. 1 Lord, I have made thy word my choice, My lasting heritage ; There shall my noblest powers rejoice, My warmest thoughts engage. 2 I '11 read the histories of thy love, And keep thy laws in sight, "While through the promises I rove, With ever fresh delight. 3 'T is a broad land of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise ; Seeds of immortal bliss are sown. And hidden glory lies. 4 The best relief that mourners have, It makes our sorrows blest : Our fairest hope beyond the grave. And our eternal rest. 1S5 THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. C. M. 219. Watts. God's Word. Psalm 119. 1 Let all the heathen writers join To form one perfect book ; Great God, if once compared with thine, How mean their writings look ! 2 Not the most perfect rules they gave Could show one sin forgiven, Nor lead a step beyond the grave ; But thine conduct to heaven. 3 I 've seen an end of what we call Perfection here below ; How short the powers of nature fall, And can no farther go ! 4 Our faith, and love, and every grace, Fall far below thy word ; But perfect truth and righteousness Dwell only with the Lord. C. M. 220. Rippon's Col. The Value of the Scriptures. 1 How precious is the book divine. By inspiration given ! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, To lead our souls to heaven. 2 O'er all the straight and narrow way Its radiant beams are cast ; A light whose never weary ray Grows brightest at the last. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 3 It sweetly cheers our fainting hearts In this dark vale of tears ; Life, light, and comfort it imparts. And calms our anxious fears. 4 This lamp through all the dreary night Of life shall guide our way. Till we behold the glorious light Of never-ending day. L. M. 221. Watts. The Books of Nature and Scripture. Psalm 19. 1 The heavens declare thy glory. Lord ! In every star thy wisdom shines ; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light. And nights and days, thy power confess ; But the blest volume thou hast writ Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand ; So, when thy truth began its race. It touched and glanced on every land. 4 Nor shall thy spreading Gospel rest Till through the world thy truth has run ; Till Christ has all the nations blest. That see the light, or feel the sun. 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise, Bless the dark world with heavenly light : Thy Gospel makes the simple wise ; Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 14 157 THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view. In souls renewed, and sins forgiven : Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make thy word my guide to heaven. L. M. 222. Watts Prophecy and Inspiration. 1 'T WAS by an order from the Lord The ancient prophets spoke his word ; His spirit did their tongues inspire. And warmed their hearts with heavenly fire. 2 The works and wonders which they wrought Confirmed the messages they brought; The prophet's pen succeeds his breath To save the holy words from death. 3 Great God ! mine eyes with pleasure look On the dear volume of thy book ; There my Redeemer's face I see. And read his name who died for me. 4 Let the false raptures of the mind Be lost, and vanished in the wind ; Here I can fix my hope secure : This is thy word, and must endure. S. M. 223. Watts. Mie Glad Tidings of the Gospel. 1 How beauteous are their feet. Who stand on Zion's hill ! Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 2 How charming is their voice ! How sweet their tidings are ! " Zion, behold thy Saviour king, He reigns and triumphs here." 3 How happy are our ears, That hear this joyful sound. Which kings and prophets waited for, And sought, but never found ! 4 How blessed are our eyes. That see this heavenly light ; Prophets and kings desired it long. But died without the sight ! 5 The watchmen join their voice, And tuneful notes employ ; Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, And deserts learn the joy. C. M. ZZ^. Mrs. Steele. Excellence of the Scriptures. 1 Father of mercies ! in thy word What endless glory shines ! For ever be thy name adored For these celestial lines. 2 Here, may the wretched sons of want Exhaustless riches find ; Riches above what earth can grant. And lasting as the mind. 3 Here, the Redeem'^r's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around. And life and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound. 159 THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 4 O may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight ; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light. 5 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, Be thou for ever near ; Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there. L. M. . BOWEING. Jesus preaching the Gospel. 1 How sweetly flowed the Gospel's sound From lips of gentleness and grace, When listening thousands gathered round, And joy and reverence filled the place I 2 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. Obey thee, love thee, and be blest. 4 Decay, then, tenements of dust ! Pillars of earthly pride, decay ! A nobler mansion waits the just. And Jesus has prepared the way. C. M. 244. Watts. InTitations of the Gospel. 1 Let every mortal ear attend, And every heart rejoice ; The trumpet of the Gospel sounds With an inviting voice. 2 Ho ! all ye hungry, starving souls, Who feed upon the wind. And vainly strive, with earthly toys, To fill an empty mind, — 174 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 3 Eternal Wisdom has prepared A soul-reviving feast, And bids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. 4 Ho ! ye who pant for living streanis, And pine away and die ; Here you may quench your raging thirst With springs that never dry. 5 The happy gates of Gospel grace Stand open night and day ; Lord, we are come to seek supplies, And drive our wants away. 7s. M. ^4o. Mrs. Barbauld Inyitations of Jesus. 1 Come, said Jesus' sacred voice. Come and make my paths your choice : I will guide you to your home ; Weary pilgrim, hither come ! 2 Thou who, houseless, sole, forlorn, Long hast borne the proud world's scorn, Long hast roamed the barren waste, Weary pilgrim, hither haste ! 3 Ye, who, tossed on beds of pain, ' Seek for ease, but seek in vain ; Ye, whose swoln and sleepless eyes Watch to see the morning rise ; 4 Ye, by fiercer anguish torn, In remorse for guilt who mourn, Here repose your heavy care : A wounded spirit who can bear ? 175 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 5 Sinner, come ! for here is found Balm that flows for every wound ; Peace that ever shall endure, Rest eternal, sacred, sure. C. M. <44o. Scotch Parapheases. Christ's Invitation. 1 Come unto me, all ye who mourn, With guilt and fears opprest, Resign to me the willing heart, And I will give you rest. 2 Take up my yoke, and learn of me, A meek and lowly mind ; And thus your weary, troubled souls Repose and peace shall find. 3 For light and gentle is my yoke, The burden I impose Shall ease the heart which groaned before Beneath a load of woes. L. M. ^47 • Mrs. Steele. Weary Souls invited to Christ. 1 Come, weary souls, with sin distressed, Come, and accept the promised rest ; The Saviour's gracious call obey, And cast your gloomy fears away. 2 Oppressed with guilt, a painful load, O come, and spread your woes to God ; Divine compassion, mighty love, Will all the painful load remove. 176 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 3 Here mercy's boundless ocean flows. To cleanse your guilt, and heal your woes ; Pardon and life and endless peace, How rich the gift, how free the grace ! 4 Lord, we accept, with thankful heart, The hope thy gracious words impart ; We come with trembling; yet rejoice, And bless the kind, inviting voice. % Great Saviour, let thy powerful love Confirm our faith, our fears remove ; May that sweet influence in our breast Prepare us for thy heavenly rest. L. M. 248. Watts. " Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me." Come hither, all ye weary souls ; Ye heavy-laden sinners, come ; I '11 give you rest from all your toils. And raise you to my heavenly home. » They shall find rest who learn of me ; I 'm of a meek and lowly mind ; But passion rages like the sea, And pride is restless as the wind. 3 Blest is the man whose shoulders take My yoke, and bear it with delight ; My yoke is easy to his neck. My grace shall make the burden light. 4 Jesus I we come at thy command ; With faith, and hope, and humble zeal, Resign our spirits to thy hand, To form and guide them at thy will. JESTJS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. L. M. 249. Mrs. Steele Example of Christ. 1 And is the Gospel peace and love ? Such let our conversation be ; The serpent blended v^ith the dove. Wisdom and meek simplicity. 2 Whene'er the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts or tongijes to strife. On Jesus let us fix our eyes, Bright pattern of the Christian life ! 3 O how benevolent and kind ! How mild ! how ready to forgive ! Be his the temper of our mind, And his the rules by which we live. 4 To do his Heavenly Father's will Was his employment and delight : Humility and holy zeal Shone through his life divinely bright ! 5 Dispensing good where'er he came, The labors of his life were love : If then we love^he Saviour's name, Let his divine example move. 78. M. 250. W. EoscoB. The Golden Rule. 1 Thus said Jesus : " Go and do As thou wouldst be done unto " ; Here thy perfect duty see, All that God requires of thee. 178 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 2 Wouldst thou, when thy faults are known, Wish that pardon should be shown ? Be forgiving, then, and do As thou wouldst be done unto. 3 Should thou helpless be and poor, Wouldst thou not for aid implore ? Think of others, then, and be What thou wouldst they should to thee. 4 For compassion if thou call, Be compassionate to all ; If thou wouldst affection find. Be affectionate and kind. 5 If thou wouldst obtain the love Of thy gracious God above, Then to all his children be What thou wouldst they should to thee. L. M. 251. Watts. The Miraxjles of Christ. 1 Behold, the blind their sight receive ! Behold, the dead awake and live ! The dumb speak wonders ! and the lame Leap like the hart, and bless his name ! 2 Thus doth the eternal Spirit own And seal the mission of his Son ; The Father vindicates his cause, While he hangs bleeding on the cross. 3 He dies! the heavens in mourning stood; He rises ! and appears with God : Behold the Lord ascending high. No more to bleed, no more to die ! 179 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 4 Hence and for ever from my heart I bid my doubts and fears depart ; And to those hands my soul resign, Which bear credentials so divine. C. M. lOs. M. 1^76. Martineau's Col Looking unto Jesus. 1 Thou, who didst stoop below, To drain the cup of woe, And wear the form of frail mortality, — Thy blessed labors done, Thy crown of victory won, — Hast passed from earth, passed to thy home on high- 2 It was no path of flowers. Through this dark world of ours, Beloved of the Father, thou didst tread ; And shall we in dismay Shrink from the narrow way, When clouds and darkness are around it spread '' 3 O Thou, who art our life. Be with us through the strife ; Thy own meek head by rudest storms was bowed; , Raise thou our eyes above, To see a Father's love Beam, like a bow of promise, through the cloud. 4 Our eyes behold thee not, Yet hast thou not forgot Those who have placed their hope, their trust, in thee; 17* 197 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. Before thy Father's face Thou hast prepared a place. That where thou art, there they may also be. 6&10S. M. 277. BULFINCH. Bearing the Cross. 1 Burden of shame and woe ! How does the heart o'erflow At thought of him the bitter cross who bore ! But we have each our own, To others oft unknown, Which we must bear till life shall be no more. 2 And shall we fear to tread The path where Jesus led. The pure and holy one, for man who died ? Or shall we shrink from shame, Endured for Jesus' name, Our glorious Lord, once spurned and crucified ? 3 Then, 'mid the woes that wait On this our mortal state, Patience shall cheer affliction, toil, and loss, And though the tempter's art Assail the struggling heart. Still, Saviour ! in thy name we bear the cross. 7s. M. iiiO. MiLMAN. Christ crucified and glorified. 1 Bound upon the accursed tree, Faint and bleeding, who is he ? By the cheek so pale and wan, By the crown of twisted thorn, 198 JESUS CHRIST kNB HIS KINGDOM. By the side so deeply pierced, By the baffled, burning thirst. By the drooping, death-dewed brow, Son of Man ! 't is thou ! 't is thou ! 2 Bound upon the accursed tree, Sad and dying, who is he ? By the last and bitter cry. The life breathed out in agony, By the lifeless body laid In the chamber of the dead, Crucified ! we know thee now : Son of Man ! 't is thou ! 'tis thou ! 3 Bound upon the accursed tree. Dread and awful, who is he ? By the prayer for them that slew, — '' Lord! they know not what they do,"- By the sealed and guarded cave. By the spoiled and empty grave. By that clear, immortal brow, Son of God ! 't is thou ! 't is thou ! L. M. /47y. Doddridge. Christ's Submission. 1 " Father divine! " the Saviour cried, While horrors pressed on every side, And prostrate on the ground he lay, " Remove this bitter cup away. 2 " But if these pangs must still be borne, Or helpless man be left forlorn, I bow my soul before thy throne. And say. Thy will, not mine, be done ! " 199 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 3 Thus our submissive souls would bow, And, taught by Jesus, lie as low ; Our hearts, and not our lips alone, "Would say, Thy will, not ours, be done ! 4 Then, though, like him, in dust we lie, We 'U view the blissful moment nigh. Which, from our portion in his pains, Calls to the joy in which he reigns. L. M. /woU. Stennett. « It is finished." 1 "'Tis finished!" so the Saviour cried, And meekly bowed his head and died : "'Tis finished ! " yes, the race is run, The battle fought, the victory won. 2 "'Tis finished!" all that heaven foretold By prophets in the days of old ; And truths are opened to our view, That kings and prophets never knew. 3 "'T is finished ! " Son of God, thy power Hath triumphed in this awful hour ; And yet our eyes with sorrow see That life to us was death to thee. L. M. 281. Watts. Christ's Dying, Rising, and Reigning. He dies ! the friend of sinners dies ! Lo, Salem's daughters weep around ; A solemn darkness veils the skies ; A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 200 1 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 2 Here 's love and grief beyond degree ; The Lord of glory dies for men : But lo, what sudden joys we see! Jesus, the dead, revives again ! 3 The rising Lord forsakes the tomb ; The tomb in vain forbids his rise ; Cherubic legions guard him home. And shout him welcome to the skies. 4 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell How high our great Deliverer reigns ; Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell, And led the monster death in chains. 6 Say, " Live for ever, wondrous King ! Born to redeem and strong to save '' ; Then ask the monster, " Where 's thy sting ? " And " Where 's thy victory, boasting grave ? " 7s. M. 2iOii, BULPINCH. " It is finished." 1 It is finished ! glorious word From thy lips, our suffering Lord ! Word of high, triumphant might, Ere thy spirit takes its flight. It is finished ! all is o'er ; Pain and scorn oppress no more. 2 Now, no more foreboding dread Shades the path thy feet must tread ; No more fear lest in thine hour Pain should patience overpower; On the perfect sacrifice Not a stain of weakness lies. 301 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 3 Champion ! lay thine armor by ; 'T is thine hour of victory ! All thy toils are now o'erpast ; Thou hast found thy rest at last ; All hath faithfully been done. And the world's salvation won. S. M. /^OO. DODDKIDGE. The attractive Influence of the Cross. 1 Behold the amazing sight, The Saviour lifted high! Behold the Son of God's delight Expire in agony ! 2 For whom, for whom, my heart, Were all these sorrows borne ? Why did he feel that piercing smart, And meet that various scorn ? 3 For love of us he bled. And all in torture died : 'T was love, that bowed his fainting head, And oped his gushing side. 4 I see, and I adore In sympathy of love ; I feel the strong, attractive power To lift my soul above. C. M. /4o4* Doddridge. Looking in the Sepulchre. Ye humble souls, that seek the Lord, Chase all your fears away ; And bow with pleasure down to see The place where Jesus lay. 202 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 2 Thus low the Lord of life was brought ; Such wonders love can do ; Thus cold in death that bosom lay, Which throbbed and bled for you. 3 Then raise your eyes and tune your songs ; The Saviour lives again ! Not all the bolts and bars of death The conqueror could detain. 4 High o'er the angelic bands, he rears His once dishonored head; And through unnumbered years he reigns, Who dwelt among the dead. 5 With joy like his shall every saint His empty tomb survey ; Then rise with his ascending Lord, Through all his shining way. 7s. M. *^00. COLLTEB. Resurrection of Christ. 1 Morning breaks upon the tomb ! Jesus dissipates its gloom ! Day of triumph through the skies ! See the glorious Saviour rise ! 2 Christians, dry your flowing tears,* Chase those unbelieving fears; Look on his deserted grave ; Doubt no more his power to save. 3 Ye who are of death afraid, Triumph in the scattered shade ; Drive your anxious fears away ; See the place where Jesus lay. S03 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. \ So the rising sun appears. Shedding radiance o'er the spheres ; So returning beams of light Chase the terrors of the night. 7s. M. 286. Scott. The Resurrection of Christ. • Angel ! roll the stone away! Death ! give up thy mighty prey ! See, he rises from the tomb. Glowing in immortal bloom. "i Now, ye saints, lift up your eyes ! Now to glory see him rise ! Mark his progress through the sky, Up to radiant worlds on high. ^ Heaven unfolds its crystal gate ; Enter, in thy glorious state ! King of glory, mount thy throne, 'Tis thy Father's and thy own! Praise him, all ye heavenly choirs ; Praise, and sweep your golden lyres ; Praise him in the noblest songs, Praise him from ten thousand tongues! 7s. M. ^o7. Salisbury Col. The Ascension. 1 Hail the day that sees him rise. Ravished from our wishful eyes ; Christ, awhile to mortals given. Now ascends his ilative heaven. 204 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 2 There the splendid triumph waits ; Lift your heads, eternal gates I Wide unfold the radiant scene ; Take the King of glory i n. 3 Him though highest heaven receives, Still he loves the earth Iiq leaves ; Though ascending to his throne, Still he calls mankind his own. 4 Ever upwards let us move, Wafted on the wings of love ; Looking when our Lord shall come, Longing for a heavenly home. 5 There with thee may we remain. Partners of thine endless reign ; There thy face unclouded see, Finding all our heaven in thee ! H. M. ^OO. Doddridge. Christ seen of Angels. 1 O YE immortal throng Of angels round the throne, Join with our feeble song To make the Saviour known : On earth ye knew His beauteous face His wondrous grace ; In heaven ye view. 2 Ye saw the heaven-born child In human flesh arrayed. Benevolent and mild, And in a manger laid ; And praise to God, For such a birth, And peace on earth, Proclaimed aloud. 18 205 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 3 Around his sacred tomb A willing watch ye keep, Till that blest moment come To raise him from his sleep. Then rolled the stone. Your rising Lord, And all adored With joy unknown. 4 When, all arrayed in light, The shining Conqueror rode, Ye hailed his rapturous flight Up to the throne of God ; And waved around And struck your strings. Your golden wings, Of sweetest sound. 5 The warbling notes pursue, And louder anthems raise ; While mortals sing with you Their own Redeemer's praise : And thou, my heart. And joy the same With equal flame, Perform thy part ! 8 & 7s. M. i^Oy. BOWRING. The Cross of Christ. I In the cross of Christ I glory. Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. s When the woes of life o'ertake me, Hopes deceive, and fears annoy, Never shall the cross forsake me ; Lo ! it glows with peace and joy 206 JESUS CHRIST AND HTS KINGDOM. 3 When the sun of bb'ss is beaming Light and love upon my way, From the cross the radiance streaming Adds more lustre to the day. 4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure. By the cross are sanctified ; Peace is there that knows no measure, Joys that through all time abide. 5 In the cross of Christ I glory. Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. 7s. M. 290. C. Wesley. Sun of Righteousness. 1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies, Christ, the true, the only light. Sun of Righteousness, arise. Triumph o'er the shades of night ! Day spring from on high, be near ! Day-star, in my heart appear ! 2 Dark and cheerless is the morn. If thy light is hid from me ; Joyless is the day's return. Till thy mercy's beams I see ; Till thy inward light impart Warmth and gladness to my heart. 3 Visit, then, this soul of mine ; Pierce the gloom of sin and grief; Fill me, radiant Sun divine ; Scatter all my unbelief; More and more thyself display, Shining to the perfect day. 907 TESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. C. p. M. 291. Medley. Excellency of Christ. 1 O COULD we speak the matchless worth, O could we sound the glories forth. Which in our Saviour shine. We 'd soar, and touch the heavenly strings, And vie with Gabriel, while he sings, In notes almost divine. 2 We 'd sing the characters he bears, And all the forms of love he wears, Exalted on his throne : In loftiest songs of sweetest praise. We would, to everlasting days. Make all his glories known. 3 O the delightful day will come. When Christ, our Lord, will bring us home, And we shaU see his face : Then, with our Saviour, Brother, Friend, A blest eternity we 'U spend. Triumphant in his grace. C. M. 292. Duncan. The Glorification of Christ. 1 All hail the power of Jesus' name ! Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem. And crown him Lord of all. 2 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God, Who from his altars call ; Praise him who shed for you his blood, And crown him Lord of all. 208 JESUS CHKIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 3 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall ; Go spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him Lord of all. 4 Let every kindred, every tribe. On this terrestrial ball. To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all. 5 O that, with yonder sacred throng, "We at his feet may fall, And join the everlasting song. And crown him Lord of all. ' C. M. ZvO> Scotch Paraphrases. The Latter Day's Glory. 1 O'er mountain-tops, the mount of God In latter days shall rise Above the summits of the hills. And draw the wandering eyes. 2 To this the joyful nations round. All tribes and tongues, shall flow ; Up to the mount of God, they say, And to his house, we '11 go. 3 The beams that shine from Zion's hill Shall lighten every land ; The king who reigns in Salem's towers, Shall the whole world command. 4 Among the nations he shall judge. His judgments truth shall guide ; His sceptre shall protect the just. And crush the sinner's pride. 18 * 209 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 5 No war shall rage, nor hostile strife Disturb those happy years ; To ploughshares men shall beat their swords, To pruninghooks their spears. 6 No longer hosts encountering hosts Shall crowds of slain deplore ; They '11 hang the trumpet in the hall, And study war no more. C. M. 294. Moore. The Latter Day. 1 Who shall behold the glorious day, When, throned on Zion's brow, The Lord shall rend the veil away Which hides the nations now^ ! When earth no more beneath the fear Of His rebuke shall lie ; When pain shall cease, and every tear Be wiped from every eye. 2 Then shall the world no longer mourn Beneath oppression's chain ; The days of splendor shall return. And all be new again. The fount of life shall then be quaffed In peace by all who come, And every wind that blows shall waft Some long-lost exile home. L. M. 295. E. Tatlob. Christ our Life. 1 There 's not a hope with comfort fraught. Triumphant over death and time, 210 JESirS CHRIST AND IHS KINGDOM. But Jesus mingles in the thought, Forerunner of our course sublime, 2 His image meets me in the hour Of joy, and brightens every smile ; I see him, when the tempests lower, Each terror soothe, each grief beguile. 3 I see him in the daily round Of social duty, mild and meek ; With him I tread the hallowed ground, Communion with my God to seek. 4 I see his pitying, gentle eye, "When lonely want appeals for aid ; I hear him in the frequent sigh. That mourns the waste which sin has made 5 I meet him at the lowly tomb ; I weep where Jesus wept before ; And there, above the grave's dark gloom, I see him rise, and weep no more. L. M. 296. Watts. Christ's Kingdom. Psalm 72. 1 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 For him shall endless prayer be made. And praises throng to crown his head ; His name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacriifice. Sll JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song, And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns ; The prisoner leaps to loose his chains ; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 5 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King, Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen ^ L. M. 297. Wesley's Col. Glorying in Christ. 1 Let not the wise their wisdom boast; The mighty glory in his 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 The Lord, my righteousness,! praise, I triumph in the love divine, The wisdom, wealth, and strength of grace In Christ through endless ages mine. C. M. 298. Watts. Moses and Christ. 1 Not to the terrors of the Lord, The tempest, fire, and smoke ; 212 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. Not to the thunder of that word Which God on Sinai spoke ; 2 But we are come to Zion's hill, The city of our GocJ, Where milder words declare his will, And spread his love abroad. 3 Behold the innumerable host Of angelsj clothed in light ! Behold the spirits of the just, Whose faith is turned to sight ! 4 Behold the blest assembly there, Whose names are writ in heaven ; And God, the Judge of all, declares Their sins to be forgiven. 5 The saints on earth, and all the dead, But one communion make ; All join in Christ, their living Head, And of his grace partake. 6 In such society as this My weary soul would rest : The man that dwells where Jesus is Must be for ever blest. C. M. ^99. Montgomery. Singing the Song of the Redeemed. I Sing we the song of those who stand Around the eternal throne, Of every kindred, clime, and land, A multitude unknown. ai3 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 2 Life's poor distinctions vanish here ; To-day, the young, the old, Our Saviour and his flock, appear One Shepherd and one fold. 3 Toil, trial, suffering, still await On earth the pilgrim's throng ; Yet learn we, in our low estate, The Church Triumphant's song. 4 " Worthy the Lamb, for sinners slain," Cry the redeemed above, " Blessing and honor to obtain, And everlasting love." 5 " Worthy the Lamb," on earth we sing, " Who died our souls to save ; Henceforth, O Death, where is thy sting ? Thy victory, O Grave?" 6 Then hallelujah! power and praise To God in Christ be given : May all who now this anthem raise Renew the song in heaven ! C. M. 300. C. Wesley. The Communion of Saints. 1 The saints on earth and those above But one communion make ; Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, All of his grace partake. 2 One family, we dwell in him : One Church above, beneath ; Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death. 214 J n JESUS CHKiST AND HIS KINGDOM. 3 One army of the living God, To his command we bow ; Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now. 4 O God, be thou our constant guide ! Then, w^hen the word is given, Bid death's cold flood its waves divide, And land us safe in heaven. 8 & 7s. M. 301. CowpER. Future Peace and Glory of the Church. 1 Hear what God, the Lord, hath spoken : " O my people, faint and few. Comfortless, afilicted, broken. Fair abodes I build for you ; Scenes of heartfelt tribulation Shall no more perplex your ways ; You shall name your walls salvation, And your gates shall all be praise. 2 '^ There, like streams that feed the garden. Pleasures without end shall flow ; For the Lord, your faith rewarding. All his bounty shall bestow: Still in undisturbed possession Peace and righteousness shall reign ; Never shall you feel oppression. Hear the voice of war again. 3 "Ye, no more your suns descending. Waning moons no more shall see ; But, your griefs for ever ending. Find eternal noon in me : God shall rise, and, shining o'er you, Change to day the gloom of night; JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOBI He, the Lord, shall be your glory, God your everlasting light." 8 & 7s. M. 302. J. Newton. Zion, the City of God. 1 Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God ! He whose word cannot be broken Formed thee for his own abode. 2 On the Rock of Ages founded. What can shake thy sure repose ? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou mayst smile at all thy foes. 3 See ! the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters. And all fear of want remove. 4 Who can faint while such a river Ever flows their thirst to assuage ? Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver, Never fails from age to age. lOs. M. 303. Pope. Predicted Glory of the Messiah's Kingdom. 1 Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise ! Exalt thy towering head, and lift thine eyes ! See heaven its sparkling portals wide display, And break upon thee in a flood of day ! 2 See a long race thy spacious courts adorn, See future sons and daughters yet unborn, In crowding ranks on every side arise. Demanding Ufe, impatient for the skies ! 216 1 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 3 See barbarous nations at thy gates attend, Walk in thy light, and in thy temples bend : See thy bright altars thronged with prostrate kings, While every land its joyous tribute brings. 4 The seas shall waste, the skies to smoke decay, Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away; But fixed his word, his saving power remains ; Thy realm shall last, thy own Messiah reigns. S. M. oU4. Montgomery. The Good Shepherd and his Flock. 1 Green pastures and clear streams. Freedom and quiet rest, Christ's flock enjoy, beneath his beams. Or in his shadow, blest. 2 Secure amidst alarms From violence or snares. The lambs he gathers in his arms. And in his bosom bears. 3 The wounded and the weak He comforts, heals, and binds ; The lost he came from heaven to seek, And saves them when he finds. 4 Conflicts and trials done, His glory they behold, Where Jesus and his flock are one, One Shepherd and one fold. C. M. 305. A. C. CoxB. The Church founded on a Rock. 1 O WHERE are kings and empires now Of old that went and came ? 19 217 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. But Holy Church is praying yet, A thousand years the same. Mark ye her holy battlements. And her foundations strong ;^ And hear within her solemn voice, And her unending song. 2 For not like kingdoms of the world The Holy Church of God ! Though earthquake shocks are rocking her, And tempests are abroad, Unshaken as eternal hills, Immovable she stands,— A mountain that shall fill the earth, A fane unbuilt by hands. lis. M. 306. Anonymous. The Church victorious. 1 Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness ; Awake, for thy foes shall oppress thee no more : Bright o'er thy hills dawns the daystar of gladness ; Arise, for the night of thy sorrow is o'er. 2 Strong were thy foes ; but the arm that subdued them, And scattered their legions, was mightier far; They fled like the chaff from the scourge that pursued them ; Vain were their steeds and their chariots of war. 3 Daughter of Zion, the power that hath saved thee Extolled with the harp and the timbrel should be' Shout, for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee The oppressor is vanquished, and Zion is free 218 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. C. M. oDT. Frothingham. The Church. 1 O Lord of life, and truth, and grace, Ere nature was begun ! Make welcome to our erring race Thy Spirit and thy Son. 2 We hail the Church built high o'er all The'heathen's rage and scoff; Thy providence its fenced wall, — " The Lamb the light thereof." 3 Thy Christ hath reached his heavenly seat Through sorrows and through scars ; The golden lamps are at his feet, And in his hand the stars. 4 O may he walk among us here. With his rebuke and love ; A brightness o'er this lower sphere, A ray from worlds above. 7s. M. 308. TOPLADT. Christ the Rock of Ages. 1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me. Let me hide myself in thee ; Let the water and the blood, From thy side, a healing flood, Be of fear and sin the cure ; Save from wrath, and make me pure. 2 Should my tears for ever flow, Should my zeal no languor know, This for sin could not atone ; Thou must save, and thou alone : 219 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOP.l. In my hand no price I bring ; Simply to thy cross I cling. 3 While I draw this fleeting breath, When mine eyelids close in death, When I rise to worlds unkiiowQ, And behold thee on thy throne, Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee. L. M. 309, Watts. " Lo, I am with you always.' ' 1 Thus spake the Saviour, when he sent His ministers to preach his word : They through the world obedient went. And spread the Gospel of their Lord : 2 " Go forth, ye heralds, in my name ; Bid all the world my grace receive ; The Gospel jubilee proclaim, And call them to repent and live. 3 " The joyful news to all impart, And teach them where salvation lies ; Bind up the broken, bleeding heart, And wipe the tear from weeping eyes. 4 " Be wise as serpents where you go. But harmless as the peaceful dove, And let your heaven-taught conduct show That you 're commissioned from above. 5 " All power is vested in my hands ; I will protect you and defend ; Whilst thus you follow my commands, I 'm with you till the world shall end." 220 JESUS CHHIST AND HIS KINGDOM. L. M. 310. Watts. Excellency of the Christian Religion. 1 Let everlasting glories crown Thy head, my Saviour and my Lord ; Thy haiids have brought salvation down, And stored the blessings in thy word. 2 In vain the trembling conscience seeks Some solid ground to rest upon ; With long despair the spirit breaks. Till we apply to Christ alone. 3 How well thy blessed truths agree ! How wise and holy thy commands ! Thy promises, how strong 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 the Gospel to my heart. 78. M. oJ-X. Ancient Hymns Rejoicing in Christ. 1 Dear thy memory, Saviour blest In the true believer's breast ; Musing on thy precious name. Purest joys his heart inflame. 2 By the ear or tuneful tongue Naught so swe(^t is heard or sung ; Naught the mind can dwell upon Sweet as God's be' 19* 221 JESUS CHRIST AND HTS KINGDOM. 3 Thou the contrite sinner's stay, Who thy goodness can display ? How to those who seek thee kind I What, ah ! what, to those who find? 4 Tongue can speak not their delight, Nor can pen of man indite ; None can know, but they who prove. What it is their Lord to love. S. M. 312. Watts. God's Mercy in Christ. 1 Raise your triumphant songs To an immortal tune ; Let all the earth resound the deeds Celestial grace has done. 2 Sing how eternal love Its best Beloved chose, And bade him raise our ruined race From their abyss of woes. 3 His hand no thunder bears, No terror clothes his brow, No bolts to drive our guilty souls To fiercer flames below. 4 Now, sinners, dry your tears ; Let hopeless sorrow cease ; Bow to the sceptre of his love, And take the offered peace. 222 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 7s. M. 313. C. Wesley. Christ a Refuge. 1 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 be past ; Safe into the haven guide ; O receive my soul at last ! 2 Other refuge have I none ; Helpless hangs my 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. Thou of life the fountain art ; Freely let me take of thee ; Spring thou up within my heart; Rise to all eternity. C. M. 314. R. Baxter. Christ our Guide and our Wisdom. Christ leads me through no darker rooms Than he went through before : He that into God's kingdom comes Must enter by this door. 223 JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 2 Come, Lord, when grace hath made me meet Thy blessed face to see ; For if thy work on earth be sweet, What must thy glory be ? 3 Then 1 shall end my sad complaints, And weary, sinful days. And join with those triumphant saints That sing Jehovah's praise. 4 My knowledge of that life is small ; The eye of faith is dim ; But 't is enough that Christ knows all, And I shall be with him ! C. M. 315. Gaskbll. The Heralds of the Cross. 1 Forth went the heralds of the cross. No dangers made them pause ; They counted all the world but loss, For their great Master's cause. 2 Through looks of fire, and words of scorn, Serene their path they trod ; And, to the dreary dungeon borne, Sang praises unto God. 3 Friends dropped the hand they clasped before. Love changed to cruel hate ; And home to them was home no more ; Yet mourned they not their fate. 4 In all his dark and dread array, Death rose upon their sight; But calmly still they kept their way, And shrank not from the fight. 224 i JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 5 They knew to whom their trust was given, They could not doubt his word ; Before them beamed the light of heaven, The presence of their Lord. S. M. olo. Ancient Hymns. Thanks for all Saints. 1 For all thy saints, O God, Who strove in Christ to live, Who followed him, obeyed, adored. Our grateful hymn receive. 2 For all thy saints, O God, Accept our thankful cry, Who counted Christ their great reward. And strove in him to die. 3 They all, in life and death. With him, their Lord, in view. Learned from thy Holy Spirit's breath To suffer and to do. 4 For this, thy name we bless. And humbly beg that we May follow them in holiness. And live and die in thee. CM. oil. Anonymous. ** We look for new heavens and a new earth." 1 We wait in faith, in prayer we wait. Until the happy hour When God shall ope the morning gate, By his almighty power. 2*25 I JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 2 We wait in faith, and turn our face To where the daylight springs ; Till Christ shall come earth's gloom to chase, With healing on his wings. 3 And even now, amid the gray, The East is brightening fast, And kindling to that perfect day Which never shall be past 4 We wait in faith, we wait in prayer, Till that blest day shall shine. When earth shall fruits of Eden bear, And all, O God, be thine ! 5 O, guide us till our night is done ! Until, from shore to shore, Thou, Lord, our everlasting sun. Art shining evermore ! CM. 318. Spirit of the Psalms The Christian Zion. Psalm 48. 1 With stately towers and bulwarks strong. Unrivalled and alone. Loved theme of many a sacred song, God's holy city shone. 2 Thus fair was Zion's chosen seat, The glory of all lands ; Yet fairer, and in strength complete, The Christian temple stands. 3 The faithful of each clime and age This glorious Church compose; Built on a rock, with idle rage The threatening tempest blows. JESUS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 4 In vain may hostile bands alarm, For God is her defence ; How weak, how powerless each arm, Against Omnipotence! 7s. M. oXcf . Spirit of the Psalms. Future Glory of the Church. Psalm 67. 1 On thy Church, O Power Divine, Cause thy glorious face to shine ; Till the nations from afar Hail her as their guiding star ; Till her sons, from zone to zone, Make thy great salvation known. 2 Then shall God, with lavish hand, Scatter blessings o'er the land ; Earth shall yield her rich increase, Every breeze shall whisper peace, And the world's remotest bound With the voice of praise resound. L. M. S2)\j. Butcher. Fmal Acceptance of all the Righteous. 1 From north and south, from east and west, Advance the myriads of the blest : From every clime of earth they come, And find in heaven a common home. 2 In one immortal throng we view Pagan and Christian, Greek and Jew ; But, all their doubts and darkness o'er. One only God they now adore. JEStrS CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. 3 Howe'er divided here below, One bliss, one spirit, now they know ; Though some ne'er heard of Jesus' name, Yet God admits their honest claim. 4 On earth, according to their light, They aimed to practise what was right ; Hence all their errors are forgiven. And Jesus welcomes them to heaven. THE CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES. BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER. C. M. O^X. Doddridge. Offering of Children in Baptism. 1 See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand, With all-engaging charms ; Hark ! how he calLs the tender lambs, And folds them in his arms ! 2 " Permit them to a))proach5" he cries, " Nor scorn their humble name ; For 't was 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 oure^ elves are thine. Thine let our offspring be. 4 If orphans they are left behind, God's guardian care we trust : That care shall heal our bleeding hearts, If weeping o'er their dust. 20 8^ THE CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES. C. M. oZii. Anonymous. Christ blessing Children. 1 On, through Judaea's palmy plain, By Jordan's silvery shore, The Saviour leads the thronging train, Who follow to implore. 2 'Midst youth, and sire, and blooming maid, He marked the listening child ; His hand upon its head he laid. And blest in accents mild. 3 Lord, though no more thy hallowed form Can greet our children's sight, O grant, whilst life their breasts shall warm, Thy words may guide them right, 4 They may not feel thine earthly touch ; But be thy Spirit given. To make them holy ; " for of such The Idngdom is of heaven." 8 & 7s. M. oZS. Anonymous. The Lambs offered to the Good Shepherd. 1 Saviour ! who thy flock art feeding, "With the shepherd's kindest care. All the feeble gently leading, While the lambs thy bosom share ; — 2 Thou, our little ones receiving. Fold them in thy gracious arm ; There, we know, — thy word believing, — Only there, secure from harm. THE LORD S SUPPER. 3 Never, from thy pasture roving, Let them be to sin a prey ; Let thy tenderness, so loving, Keep them in life's doubtful way: 4 Then within thy fold eternal Let them find a resting-place ; Feed in pastures ever vernal. Drink the rivers of thy grace. C. M. 3^4. Stennett Infants in the Arms of Jesus. 1 Thy life I read, my dearest Lord ! And see it all divine ; Thine image trace in every word, Thy love in every line. 2 With joy I see a thousand charms Spread o'er thy gentle face, While infants, in thy tender arms, Receive the smiling grace. 3 "I take these little lambs," said he, " And lay them on my breast ; Protection they shall find in me, In me be ever blest. 4 " Death may the bands of life unloose But not dissolve my love ; Millions of infant souls compose The family above." 5 His words, ye happy parents, hear, And say to Love Divine, " Dear Saviour, all we have and are Shall be for ever thine." 231 THE CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES. C. M. 325. Watts. The Promise to Believers and their Children. 1 How large the promise, how divine, To Abraham and his seed ! " I '11 be a God to thee and thine, Supplying all their need." 3 The words of his extensive love From age to age endure ; The angel of the covenant proves, And seals the blessings sure. 3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms To our great Father given ; He takes young children in his arms, And calls them heirs of heaven. 4 Our God ! — how faithful are his ways ! His love endures the same ; Nor from the promise of his grace Blots out our children's name. C. M. O/WU. PlERPONT. The Hymn of the Last Supper. 1 The winds are hushed ; the peaceful moon Looks down on Zion's hill ; The city sleeps ; 't is night's calm noon, And all the streets are still. 2 How soft, how holy, is the light ! And hark ! a sweet, low song, As gently as these dews of night. Floats on the air along. 232 THE lord's supper. 3 Affection's wish, devotion's prayer. Are in that holy strain ; And hope and love and trust are there, And triumph, won through pain. 4 'T is Jesus and his faithful few That soul-deep hymn who pour ; — Christ ! may we the song renew. And learn to love thee more. L. M. 327. Watts. Institution of the Lord's Supper. 1 Before the mournful scene began, He took the bread, and blessed and brake : What love through all his actions ran ! What wondrous words of grace he spake ! 2 " This is my body broke for sin ; Receive and eat the living food " : Then took the cup, and blessed the wine,— " 'T is the new covenant in my blood." 3 " Do this," he said, " till time shall end, In memory of your dying Friend ; Meet at my table, and record The love of your departed Lord." 4 Jesus ! thy feast we celebrate ; We show thy death, we sing thy name, Till thou return, and we shall eat The marriage supper of the Lamb. C M. 0