Class "b\ Book IF 3 Copyright^?. COPl'RIGHT DEPOSIT. THE ?o SABBATH HYMN BOOK: THE SERVICE OF SONG IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD. BAPTIST EDITION, I NEW YORK: SHELDON, BLAKEMAN * \Ai Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 18S8, by MASON BROTHERS. In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. kt,ectrotype:d and frt'NTED bt TV'. F. DliAPEE, ANDOYEK, MASS. INTRODUCTION In preparing this volume, the Editors have had several aims, some of which have, at some times, crossed each other ; and the less important have been occasionally, but unavoidably, sacrificed to the more important. The first aim of all has been, to select hymns of a truly devotional character. We have been unwilling to lose some stanzas, which, though inferior in poetic value, are yet, in themselves or in their associations, adapted to quicken religious feeling. We have deemed it unwise to part with such endeared and spiritual, though homely expressions of religious thought and feeling, as are found in Hvmns 31,^ 220, 490, 492, 853, and 923 of this Collection. With the same aim, we have omitted many popular religious songs, which, though of high lyrical merit, are still, in themselves or in their associations, poorly fitted to nurture the Christian life. We . are not insensible to the excellence of such songs of Thomas Moore as those commencing with "Like morning, when her early breeze," " The bird let loose in eastern skies," " This world is all a fleeting show;" but we are more sensible of the uncongeniality between such effu- sions of such a Muse, and the scenes of communion with God, in his temple and on his holy day. But while we have aimed to make the chief merit of this volume consist in its thoroughly Christian spirit, we have not forgotten that its lyrical value should have the precedence over all except its religious excellences. It is not meant to be a Book of Theology in in INTRODUCTION. rhyme, but it is called " The Sabbath Hymn Book, for the sendee of Song in the house of the Lord:" 1 Chronicles 6:31. As we have inserted some stanzas because their spiritual value prevailed over their lyrical defects ; so we have omitted some stanzas because their poetical faults cannot fail to impair their religious influence. We have sought for devotional poems, rather than for short ryth- mical sermons, — narrative, expository, or didactic. In laboring to compile a volume of sacred lyrics, we have also endeavored to select such as are peculiarly adapted to the worship of the Most High in his Sanctuary. A true hymn " for the house of the Lord," is an expression of worship in a form adapted to ut- terance in song. All lyrical compositions produce their full effect only when they are accompanied with music ; and those which are designed for the Sanctuary develop their highest power only when they are uttered in musical cadence, and assume the form of a di- rect address to God, or, at least, a form predisposing the soul to such direct address. " Modern hymns," says a German author, " are not lyrical, but didactic. They only preach in rhyme ; and thus they reach the head, but not the heart. If, now, the sermon preaches, and the singing preaches, and the prayer preaches, the monotony of the service will occasion weariness ; but if the sermon preaches, and the hymn sings, and the prayer prays, there will be a beautiful variety to exercise and interest all the faculties of the soul." In order to make this volume a manual of worship, as well as for worship, and to fit it distinctively for "the service of song in the house of the Lord," we have collected a large number of hymns, which are direct addresses to the Most High. We have given to these a prominence above the hymns which lead indirectly to prayer and praise. This is seen in the Classification of Hymns : Book I. Parti. Sect. 1, 2 ; Part II. Sect. 1. Book II. Parti. Sect. 1; Part II. Sect. 16, a, b, c Book III. Part I., Part VI., Part XIII. Sect. 4. Book IV. Parts I. to V. Book V. Book VIII. Parti. Sects. 1, 7, 8; Part III. Sect. 4, a; Sect. 5,a,b,c,d, e; Part IV. Sect. 1 ; Part VII. Sect. 1; Part X. Sect. 1, 2; Part XL Sect. 3, 4 ; Part XIII. Sect. 3, a, e. Book X. Part I. Sect 3 ; Part III. Sect. 1. Book XL Part I. Sect. I, 3 ; Part VI. Sect. 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Part VII. Sect. 1. Book XIII. Part I. Sect. 1; Part IV. Book XIV. Part IX. Sect. 2. As we have aimed to compile a volume which may be fitly called a " Sabbath Hymn Book," we have sought for the choicest metri- cal versions of passages from the Bible. The inspired volume, containing the best records of devotional experience, must furnish the best materials for every good book of Psalmody. It expresses the true sentiment, in its accurate proportions, and it always sug- gests even more than it expresses. The inspired poems arc the standard for all Christian hymns. As we depart from the Biblical standard, we are in danger of introducing a morbid pietism in the IV INTRODUCTION. place of a healthful piety. Although we have not divided this vol- ume into a distinct Book of Psalms, and a distinct Book of Hymns, yet we have endeavored to insert every good version of the Bibli- cal Psalms which seemed important for the Biblical associations and influence of the volume, and we have introduced some para- phrases of other portions of the inspired text, which have not been ordinarily found in American Hymn Books. Examples of these are found in Hymns 1, 95, 245, 313, 321, £39, 641, 689, 779, 867, 868, 881, 918, 1273, 1275. The Hymn Book begins and ends with the Lord's Prayer. We have not arranged the versions of the inspired Psalms in a separate book, because, first, many of these versions are too general and free to be called Psalms, in distinction from Hymns ; secondly, some of the inspired Psalms have never been translated into metri- cal versions worthy of the name, and at the same time adapted to the worship of a promiscuous Christian assembly ; and therefore a book of English paraphrases of Psalms for the service of song must be, at present, incomplete ; and, thirdly, the separate arrangement of the Psalms and Hymns interferes with the logical and rhetorical unity of the Hymn Book, and this unity is important for its prac- tical usefulness ; and, fourthly, the Biblical Index will supply, in part, the advantage of preserving a distinct classification of the Psalms, and will show that many passages in the Prophecies, Gos- pels, and Epistles, are in fact Psalms of devotion, and, on the ground of intrinsic lyrical and spiritual merit, are worthy of being distinguished by being collected into appropriate books. Indeed, the Editors were, at one time, somewhat inclined to arrange the hymns of this volume according to the Biblical sources whence they were derived. As the devotional influences of a Hymn Book are increased by its being associated with the phrases and the authority of inspired men, so they are increased by the association of the book with the writings and the names of all the pious in past ages. Therefore the Editors have endeavored to select those ancient hymns, which, though devoid of Biblical authority, have yet been scaled with the approbation of the most devout worshipers; those hymns which have been used by the Church in the periods of her most earnest and progressive religious life. We have secured several new trans- lations of Greek, Latin, and German hymns, which have acquired a standard value in other ages and other lands ; and, breathing the fragrance of ancient piety, have come down to us with inspiriting associations. Several of them have a rich history. They have been sung on the eve of battle, at the death-bed and the burial of saints, in scenes of the most heart-rending persecution, or of ecstatic triumph. Some of these new translations, and other ancient hymns of this Collection, areNos. 46, 96, 200, 220, 263, 293, 836, 451, 685, 686, 765, 809, 899, 1051, 1203, 1230, 1281, 1282, 1284. Such relics of the Church of the past, cannot but be dear to the Church of the V INTRODUCTION. present and the future. We cannot but love the hymn of grateful delight in Christ, by Bernard (Hymn 686): " Jesus, thou Joy of loving hearts," and the sacramental hymn of Aquinas, (Hymn 1051 ), — " O Bread to Pilgrims given ! " — and it stirs the heart to know that Hymn 899 — " Fear not, O little flock, the foe " — was the song of Gustavus Adolphus, sung before the great battles that he fought for the Protestant Reformation. What moie affect- ing burial hymn can be found than Hymn 1203, — " The pangs of death are near," — which has come down to us from beside the graves of ancient saints ? And upon the subject of the Judgment, it deepens our thoughts to meet with stanzas like those of Hymn 1281, — " That great day of wrath and terror," — which is the root of the old " Dies Irae," in all its versions, and which has proved its worth by a life of a thousand years. There are many such hymns, we think, which the Church " will not wil- lingly let die." It may be thought that some of the old English hymns in this volume are too quaint for modern Psalmody. But these were among the chosen hymns of our own ancestors. They have been sung, with tears of penitence or of joy, by men and women whom we love to venerate. One of these (Hymn 31), " All people that on earth do dwell," was the old favorite version of the one hundredth Psalm ; and was the first English hymn to which the tune of the Old Hundredth was applied by our English forefathers. It has, therefore, great histor- ical value, and a special adaptedness to one of the noblest tunes in the "service of song." It is beautifully fitted for certain celebra- tions of events that occurred in the remote past, and for some of our anniversary Jubilees. In preparing a Hymn Book for the best religious influence in the Sanctuary, the Editors have aimed to introduce the ripest fruits of modern Hymnology. As we have sought to compile a Book of Poetry, in distinction from prose, and of poetry for worship, in dis- tinction from songs of general application ; so we have aimed to VI INTRODUCTION. furnish a book of real life, in distinction from mere imaginative poetry ; a book of various Christian experience, and containing the most valuable records of what religious men have actually felt, and have expressed in lyrical form. But the various experience of the Church cannot be exhibited without the aid of her modern poets. The experience of the present age has a new individuality. Hymnology is receiving constant accessions from men now living. Some of its choice treasures are recent. This is especially true of Hymns upon the Person and Work of Christ. Certain productions of living hymnologists have already taken a strong hold of the af- fections of the Church, as expressive of an existing Christian life. They will be precious to the hearts of Christians in a coming age, and will be permanent contributions to our Christian literature. We have introduced into this volume many hymns which have never been used in American churches, and some of which have never been previously published. The " Sabbath Hymn Book," has been enriched by several contributions prepared expressly for it by the Rev. Horatius Bonar, of Scotland ; and by many of his poems, abridged and accommodated to the use of our Psalmody, after a full consultation with him, and with his very kind permission. It has been also enriched by several hymns, some of them written immediately for it, by Rev. Ray Palmer, J). D., of Albany, and others translated expressly for it, by him, from the original Latin. Among the hymns which we have not seen in any American Manual for worship, may be named the following selection, viz. : Hvmns 175, 233, 237, 239, 260, 264, 304, 315, 320, 335, 336, 343, 367, 372,373,415,418, 421, 444,446,460, 623, 653,716,717,747, 748, 753, 761, 771, 792, 868, 899, 902, 936, 977, 980, 987, 1019, 1032, 1169, 1174, 1177, 1182, 1203, 1204, 1228, 1230, 1244, 1262, 1269, 1270, 1271, 1273, 1281, 1289, 1290. The Editors of this Manual have spent no small amount of labor upon the relative proportion of its Hymns. Where other aims have not conflicted with this, we have designed to give the best place to the best themes ; and among the different hymns on the same topic, to give the first place to the hymns which, all things considered, are most congruous with the spirit of worship. Thus, under the title of " Worship," we have given the first place to hymns of direct address to the Godhead ; arranging subse- quently to these, " Meditations upon Worship," and "Calls to Worship." Under the title of the " Atonement," we have thought it obvious that, after the historic hymns on Gethsemane and the Cross, the superior position should be assigned to such as Hvmn " Not all the blood of beasts," — and such as Hymn 300, — "There is a Fountain filled with blood, rather than to hymns descriptive of the influence of the Atone- vn INTRODUCTION. merit. Under the title of " The Holy Spirit/' we assign the last place to a didactic and descriptive hymn on the coming and office of the Holy Spirit, and the first place to a strictly devo- tional invocation of the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Sanc- tuary. Under the title of " Faith in the Atonement/' we have reserved for the last position, the definitive hymns on the nature of faith ; and under the title of " Prayer/' we have assigned the beautiful poem of Montgomery, on the nature of prayer, to the least prominent position. Other instances also occur, in which we have made the logical order subordinate to the chief aim of the volume, as a book of worship, in distinction from a book of relig- ious meditation. We have striven also to preserve the " Sabbath Hymn Book " from unseemly excrescences, and to give an especial fullness on those topics to which a healthy Christian mind turns most fre- quently, and with the most earnest affection. Hence, those parts of the book which are devoted to the Person and Work of the Redeemer, have assumed a prominence above the other parts. Here are the richest fruits of poetry, as here is the most fertile root. Many of the hymns on the Life, Sufferings, and Example of Christ, are the most appropriate hymns which can be selected or written for the administration of the Lord's Supper, and for the occasional Charities of the day. Hymns upon an occasion, are not necessarily the hymns best adapted to a devotional commemora- . tion of that occasion. Very many of the hymns on the great doctrines of the Gospel are better fitted for such a purpose, than are a majority of the hymns written expressly for it. Special hymns for special occasions are apt to be artificial, meagre, cold. They are often utilitarian hymns, calculated for a precise end. But the songs inspired, in actual Christian experience, by the Being and Perfections of God, and by the vast truths revolving around his redemptive work, are the true outflowings of sacred poetry. They come because they must come, and men sing them because they must sing, and the soul is borne upward by them, without any calculation, into a height of Christian life, which animates and emboldens it for any and every special form or incident of duty. While the predominant aim of this Manual is to be a Sabbath Hymn Book, "for the service of Song in the House of the Lord," it is also designed, subordinately and incidentally, to aid in the more private social devotions, in the conference room, the family, and the closet. Hymns are inserted which are less appropriate for the Congregation in the temple, than for the more familiar and domestic worship. Such a hymn as No. 1199, of this Collection, may move too slowly for the happiest influence on a large assem- bly, joining in public worship ; and yet it is finely adapted to cheer a bereaved household at the hour of evening prayer. Such hymns as Nos. 138, 237, 460, 614, 856, of this Collection, may appear to require, for their full appreciation, a mood of mind too VIII INTRODUCTION. meditative for the quick expression of sympathy with a multitude in song; and such as Nos. 215, 361, 444, may seem to be too densely crowded with incidents, to be well sustained by the emotion of a promiscuous assembly ; yet, for private devotion, or where "two or three are gathered together," these hymns are eminently fit, and suggestive of certain experiences which no others would express as well. The occasions may seem to be rare, on which such hymns as Nos. 418, 761, 792, 969, would be as becoming to the Sanctuary as to private worship ; yet, in the seclusion of the sick- room, no others could take their places. There is a considerable class of hymns which, like No. 747, express individuality of relig- ious experience more intensely than many would deem to be natural in the meditations of public worship ; yet such hymns express realities of religious life, and the more the tone of even public worship can rise to the honest utterance of such hymns, the more it will express of a life that is " hid with Christ in God." We question the wisdom which would invariably say " We," rather than " I," in " the service of Song," even by the great Con- gregation. The various purposes of the " Sabbath Hymn Book " have come into most decided conflict, in the arrangement of the hymns. The songs of Zion disdain a strictly logical classification, and yet the logical element may be so applied as to facilitate a convenient order. We have endeavored to arrange the hymns so as to exhibit most vividly the mutual relations of the themes, and to render it easy for the worshiper to find, at any time, the hymn most appropriate to his wants. In promoting this end, we have attempted to adjust the hymns according to their first, most ob- vious, and most abiding impression on the feelings. The First Division includes those hymns, which, on the whole, are more objective than subjective ; although it includes many stanzas which, apart from their history and associations, might perhaps be classified under the subjective, more properly than the objec- tive. The Second Division comprehends those hymns in which the feelings or relations of the worshiper towards his Maker, Ruler, Redeemer, and Judge, are brought forward into a more prominent position than is the character of the Godhead. Still, in the Sec- ond Division are many hymns which, apart from their history and associations, might perhaps be more properly classified among the hymns pertaining to God, than among the hymns pertaining to man. In the general, however, the hymns having direct reference to the Most High will be found in the First Division, and the hymns having immediate reference to human duty and destiny will be found in the Second Division.. gwr It is of essential importance to note the fact, that, while the hymns are classified according to the doctrine or the duty to which they have explicit regard, still it is very often true that other hymns IX INTRODUCTION. than those distinctively appropriated to that doctrine or duty, may be more fitly sung during the services in which that doctrine or duty is the theme of discourse. For example : several of the hymns on " Worship," or on the "Attributes of God/' are better suited to prepare the mind for a sermon on the " Sovereign Decrees of God/' than are the Hymns 233 — 242. And two or three of the hymns on the " Sovereign Decrees of God " are more beautifully adapted to introduce a sermon on " Affliction," than are the ma- jority of Hymns 926 — 956. There are very few hymns on the " Death of an Infant/' which are not either offensive to many devout men, on account of some doctrinal error, or repugnant to a sensitive taste, on account of vague, or vapid, or prosaic state- ments ; and yet there are some such hymns as Nos. 933, 1204, 1276, of this Collection, which are delicately appropriate to such, an event, without any express allusion to it. It has been in a constant view of this feature of the arrange- ment, that the " Alphabetical Index of Subjects," pages 825 — 867, has been prepared. That Index notes the spirit and the general impressions of the hymns, as well as their more precise reference, which is exclusively noted in the " Classification of Hymns," pages 813 — 824. This peculiarity in the Alphabetical Index gives rise, often, to two classes of references to hymns ; the one embracing hymns more specific and direct in their bearings upon the theme than the other. The more specific are placed first in order, and usually are conformed to the references under the same or the corresponding theme, in the " Classification of Hymns/' and are separated from the second class, by the sign =. Yet, the Alphabetical Index being necessarily more minute in details than the Classification, this distinction between the more and the less specific is by no means uniform. In the majority of cases, as will be seen, the strict numerical order of references is preserved. It has also been our aim in the construction of the Alphabetical Index, to make it, as it professes to be, an Index of Subjects, and not an Index of Words. Prominent themes, therefore, are made the leading objects to the eye, and, when it is necessary, subordinate themes are arranged under these. The alphabetical order is almost uniformly adopted ; but, in one or two instances, it is designedly abandoned 'in the arrangement of the subor- dinate themes, because a different principle of arrangement was so obviously more convenient, as to justify the exception. An instance of this occurs under the theme "Christ — Events in his History." We have supposed that the utility of the Alphabetical Index would be increased by the compilation of certain " Selections " of Hymns, not upon a given topic, but appropriate to a given occasion, or class of worshipers. Such selections could not be numerous, without defeating the object of the Index by giving it a cumbrous x INTRODUCTION. length. But a few are inserted under the themes — " Burial of the Dead/' " Children and Youth/' " Morning Worship," " Evening Worship/' " Ordination of Ministers/' and others of similar gen- eralness of character, which require, for practical usefulness, that an Index should rather specify subordinate topics, with their appro- priate hymns, than merely name the few hymns upon the main topic. In many instances, also, where brief texts from the Scriptures are of frequent recurrence in the structure of hymns, distinguish- ing them as "motto-hymns," we have indicated them by intro- ducing the texts in the Alphabetical Index, under the appropriate theme. The Editors of this Manual have spent much time in selecting those readings, which are the best in themselves, and also the best adapted to actual use in our churches. These are commonly the original readings. In general, the Author's words should be pre- ferred to others. This is especially the fact in those hymns which have been consecrated by long and reverential usage. It is im- possible, however, always to retain the original forms and phrases of hymns. There is no modern Hymn Book which has altogether retained them. Some alterations are indispensable. Without them, many valuable hymns would fall into disuse. It is not gener- ally known how numerous are the deviations from the originals, in hymns which now profess to be standard. Besides, an omission of a stanza is often the most serious alteration of a hymn. It affects often the whole shading and coloring of the original. But from many of the best hymns, there must be omissions, or the hymns could not be used at all. The Editors of this Hymn Book have admitted no changes for slight reasons, and few without obvious necessity. The majority of the alterations, which they have adopted, have already displaced the originals in the usage of English and American Churches. To abandon them now, would be an unwise innovation. In many instances, an alteration of a hymn has been a nearer approach to the original than that hymn itself had made. Thus, a popular lyric, — " Jerusalem, my happy home," — has, in its second stanza, — " Where congregations ne'er break up, And Sabbaths have no end." *> This prosaic couplet, which has no authority in the original, is changed in the Sabbath Hymn Book (Hymn 1231) to " Where evermore the angels sing, "Where Sabbaths have no end." - INTRODUCTION. This couplet is an approach to the orignal well known antique, which has, for one of its stanzas, " There trees for evermore bear fruit. And evermore do spring; There evermore the angels sit, And evermore do sing." Sometimes a dull, uncouth line in a Biblical hymn is exchanged for a line expressed more nearly in the words of the text from which the hymn was derived. Thus, in Hymn 53, the phrase " Within the tents of sin," is a nearer approximation to the original Psalm than the phrase " Of pleasurable sin." In some instances, both the old and the new forms of popular hymns have been retained. Examples of this are seen in Hymns 300 and 301 ; also in Hymns 1221 and 1222 ; and in Hymns 1253 and 1254. The favorite Hymn by Cowper, <: There is a fountain filled with blood," we have given entire, because it is so much endeared to the Chris- tian world, and because the omission of the last two stanzas is an injurious alteration of the hymn in its spirit, unless the fifth stanza, when made the last, be altered as in Hymn 301. The titles of the hymns, in this Collection, have been arranged with reference simply to naturalness and suggestiveness ; and this has led to a diversity of kind in the titles. In common with sev- eral of the Editors of English Manuals of Psalmody, we have, in the majority of cases, chosen a brief text from the Scriptures, as the most suggestive of the sentiment of the hymn, and congenial with the spirit of worship. But often a hymn has already entitled itself, in the usage of the Church, by its first line. In other in- stances, some striking clause in the hymn has seemed to be more expressive of its character than any equally brief passage from the Bible ; and, by adopting such a clause as a title, we have aimed to avoid the danger of forced applications of Scriptural language. In some cases, also, a plain definitive title has appeared to be more natural than any other. We have chosen to sacrifice any supposed advantage, arising from absolute uniformity, to the superior excellence of ease and diversity. In the use of Scriptural titles, we have been sensible of the peril of -confounding:, in the reader's mind, hymns written upon certain passages from the Bible, and those merely congruous with such passages and sug- gestive of them ; and this evil we have endeavored to avoid, by subjoing to the title of a hymn a reference to the chapter, or the XII INTRODUCTION. chapter and verse, in cases in which the Author has professed to found the hymn upon a Scriptural passage, and in no others. It is a minute matter, and yet one which is perhaps worthy of a word, that our use of capital letters, in the titles, has varied accord- ing to the diverse usage respecting original and quoted language. Eew of the incidents to the compilation of a Book of Psalmody occasion greater difficulty than the decision of questions of author- ship. In reference to many hymns, no uniformity exists, in this respect, among our standard Hymn Books. In some cases, hymns are credited to Authors to whom they certainly do not belong ; in others, they are ascribed to Authors on very doubtful authority; in others still, as in the case of many hymns attributed to the Wesleys, the authorship is only that of translation ; and yet again, some hymns have come down from a remote period, so changed that they cannot, with fairness, be accredited to the Authors of the originals. We have seldom ventured upon conjectural decisions of authorship, but have chosen to leave without a name, those hymns, the authorship of which seemed to us to be doubtful, or unknown ; and where hymns have been very materially changed, we have ordinarily aimed to distinguish them by appending the sign t to the Author's name. The names of Authors we have preferred to insert in the Index of the First Lines of Hymns, rather than to append them to the hymns themselves, the latter method seem- ing to us to be scarcely conducive to the spirit of worship in the service of Song. The Editors have aimed, in the construction of the Indexes of this volume, to render them a practical help to worshipers, and especially to those on whom it may devolve to conduct the services of the Sanctuary. We have therefore made these Indexes as copious as our limits have allowed. The Biblical Index contains references to the hymns already noticed, as being founded by their Authors upon certain passages of the Bible ; and a larger number of references to hymns which are suggestive of Scriptural passages, but not constructed upon them. The first of these classes of hymns are distinguished in the Biblical Index by an asterisk prefixed. In the typography of this volume, the Editors have desired to facilitate the cultivation of Congregational Singing, and have therefore made more numerous elisions, than might otherwise be deemed necessary. The Orthography adopted is that employed by the Publishers of the Work, in other volumes from their press. The present volume of Hymns is to be accompanied with a volume of Tunes, adapted to the Hymns, and entitled, "The Sabbath Tune Book; " and is to be followed by a volume contain- ing both the Hymns and the tunes, and entitled. " The Sabbath XTII INTRODUCTION. Hymn and Tune Book." Both of these volumes are designed to facilitate Congregational Singing. In both of them will be given the Musical Notation appropriate to the Selections for Chanting, which constitute one of the most important parts of the present Hymn Book. It is hoped that the Biblical and Ancient Hymns inserted on pages 763 — 812 of this Manual, will help to restore the primitive and truly delightful practice of chanting the praise of God, especially in the identical forms of speech which his Spirit has indited. "We now offer " The Sabbath Hymn Book " to the Churches, invoking the blessing of the Great Head of the Church upon our labors, that they may meet the wants of devout worshipers, and especially that they may be found conducive to the spirituality of " The Service of Song in the House of the Lord." EDWARDS A. PARK, AUSTIN PHELPS, LOWELL MASON. Andover, Mass., Sept., 1858. XIV PREFACE TO THE BAPTIST EDITION As the first edition of the Sabbath Hymn Book was passing through the press, full liberty was allowed me to alter or amend it, to any extent that I chose, for the purpose of adapting it to the use of my brethren of the Baptist Denomination. I undertook the service with pleasure; for I knew that no pains had been spared to render that edition a valuable aid to the worship of the Sanctuary. I have read all the hymns contained in the original Sabbath Hymn Book, and, with the exception of those on Baptism, have found nothing that I desire to change. The hymns relating to tins ordinance in the first edition have been omitted in the present volume, and such a Selection of Baptismal Hymns appended as will, I think, meet the approbation of our Churches. The book, in its present form, contains, so far as I know, no sentiment at variance with those commonly received among us. This Selection will, I think, be found to combine, in an unusual degree, the following advantages : 1. The classification of hymns is remarkably extensive and com- plete, embracing almost every variety of topic appropriate to public worship. This will render it specially convenient for min- isters, and all who conduct the services of the Sanctuary. PREFACE. 2. The poetry, besides possessing great lyrical excellence, is eminently expressive of devotional sentiment. The Selection will be found unusually copious on the subject of Religious Experience, and on the various relations which the Saviour holds to the believer. 3. The hymns have been carefully adapted to the purposes of public worship, by omitting irrelevant portions, and such stanzas as are not suitable to be sung by a congregation. 4. The compilers have carefully avoided the alteration of hymns which have long endeared themselves to the devout affections of the children of God. They have been more desirous to restore hymns to their original form, than to introduce into them any modifications of their own. This work has been prepared with special reference to Congre- gational Singing. To aid in this design, it will be accompanied by a collection of Tanes, selected and composed by Lowell Mason, Mus. Dr., a gentleman whose labors in Psalmody have been so highly appreciated both in Europe and America. These Tunes will be published in several forms, in order to serve the con- venience of every class of worshipers. Holding these opinions of the work, I cheerfully commend it to the notice of the Baptist Churches, in the hope that it will prove an important aid to private and family devotion, as well as the ser- vice of the Sanctuary. F. WAYLAND. Providence, Sept., 1858 XVI HYMNS. BOOK I. HYMNS ESPECIALLY APPROPRIATE TO VARIOUS ACTS AND TIMES OF WORSHIP. "After this manner, therefore, pray ye " Q 9 ]^[ # Matt. 6. Luke 11. 1 Our Father, God, who art in heaven, All hallowed be thy name ! Thy kingdom come ; thy will be done, In earth and heaven the same ! 2 Give ns, this day, our daily bread ; And, as we those forgive Who sin against us, so may we Forgiving grace receive. 3 Into temptation lead us not ; From evil set us free; And thine the kingdom, thine the power And glory, ever be. " Our Father which art in Heaven" g # ]yf # Matt. 6. Luke 11. Our heavenly Father, hear The prayer we offer now : Thy name be hallowed far and near ; To thee all nations bow ! 1 1 A 3. THE LORD'S PRAYER. 2 Thy kingdom come, thy will On earth be clone in love, As saints and seraphim fulfill Thy perfect law above. 3 Our daily bread supply, While by thy word we live ; The guilt of our iniquity Forgive, as we forgive. 4 From dark temptation's power, From Satan's wiles defend; Deliver in the evil hour, And guide us to the end ! 5 Thine, then, forever be Glory and power divine ; The scepter, throne, and majesty Of heaven and earth are thine ! Third Version of the Lord's Prayer. 6s & 5s. 1 Our Father in heaven, We hallow thy name ! May thy kingdom holy On earth be the same ! Oh, give to us daily Our portion of bread : It is from thy bounty That all must be fed. 2 Forgive our transgressions, And teach us to know That humble compassion Which pardons each foe ; Keep us from temptation, From evil and sin, And thine be the glory Forever ! Amen I 2 PRAYERS RESPECTING WORSHIP. 4, 5. ij- Habitual Devotion. Q t M. 1 While thee I seek, protecting Power ! Be my vain wishes stilled ; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled ! 2 Thy love the power of thought bestowed ; To thee my thoughts would soar : Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed ; That mercy I adore. 3 In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see ! Each blessing to my soul more dear, Because conferred by thee. 4 In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer. 5 When gladness wings my favored hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill ; Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, My soul shall meet thy will. 6 My lifted eye, without a tear, The gathering storm shall see ; My steadfast heart shall know no fear ; That heart will rest on thee. C "Praise waiteth for thee, God, in Zion." J^ M. *■* Psalm 65. 1 For thee, O God, our constant praise In Zion waits, thy chosen seat ; Our promised altars there we '11 raise, And all our zealous vows complete. 2 O thou, who to our humble prayer Didst always bend thy listening ear, To thee shall all mankind repair, And at thy gracious throne appear. 8 6, 7. PRAYERS RESPECTING WORSHIP. 3 Our sins, though numberless, in vain To stop thy flowing mercy try ; For grace shall cleanse the guilty stain, And wash away the crimson dye. 4 How blest the man, who, near thee placed, Within thy heavenly dwelling lives ! While we, at humbler distance, taste The vast delights thy temple gives. (* Watchfulness and Prayer. L. M. " Psalm 141. 1 My God, accept my early vows, Like morning incense in thy house; And let my nightly worship rise Sweet as the evening sacrifice. 2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord, From every rash and heedless word ; Nor let my feet incline to tread The guilty path where sinners lead. 5 Oh, may the righteous, when I stray, Smite and reprove my wandering way ! Their gentle words, like ointment shed, Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. 4 When I behold them pressed with grief, I'll cry to heaven for their relief; And, by my warm petitions, prove How much I prize their faithful love. ( " Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts." 7s. 1 Holy, holy, holy Lord, Be thy glorious name adored ! Lord, thy mercies never fail ; Hail, celestial Goodness, hail ! 2 Though unworthy, Lord, thine ear, Deign our humble songs to hear ; Purer praise we hope to bring, When around thy throne we sing. 4 PRAYERS RESPECTING WORSHIP. 8, 9. 3 While on earth ordained to stay, Guide our footsteps in thy way, Till we come to dwell with thee, Till we all thy glory see. 4 Then with angel-harps again We will wake a nobler strain ; There, in joyful songs of praise, Our triumphant voices raise. q " Surely the Lord is in this place." Xu M. 1 Lo, God is here ! — -let us adore, And own how dreadful is this place ! Let all within us feel his power, And silent bow before his face ! 2 Lo, God is here ! — him, day and night, United choirs of angels sing ; To him, enthroned above all height, Let saints their humble worship bring. 3 Lord God of hosts ! Oh, may our praise Thy courts with grateful incense fill ! Still may we stand before thy face, Still hear and do thy sovereign will ! y "Return, we beseech thee 1 God of Hosts." L. M. 1 Lord, in the temples of thy grace Thy saints behold thy smiling face ; And oft have seen thy glory shine, With power and majesty divine. 2 Come, dearest Lord, thy children cry, Our graces droop, our comforts die ; Return, and let thy glories rise Again to our admiring eyes : 3 Till filled with light, and joy, and love, Thy courts below, like those above, Triumphant hallelujahs raise, And heaven and earth resound thy praise. 1* 5 10, 11. DELIGHT m WORSHIP. J Refuge in the Sanctuary. J, # ]\J # Q J # Forth from the dark and stormy sky, Lord, to thine altar's shade we fly ; Forth from the world, its hope and fear, Father, we seek thy shelter here ; Weary and weak, thy grace we pray ; Turn not, Lord ! thy guests away. Long have we roamed in want and pain, Long have w^e sought thy rest in vain ; Wildered in doubt, in darkness lost, Long have our souls been tempest-tossed ; Low at thy feet our sins we lay ; Turn not, O Lord ! thy guests away. i -J " Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work." J^ ]\/[ # •*■ *■ Psalm 92. 1 Sweet is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks, and sing ; To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest ; No mortal cares shall seize my breast : Oh, may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound ! 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word ; Thy works of grace, how bright they shine ! How deep thy counsels, how divine ! 4 Fools never raise their thoughts so high ; Like brutes they live, like brutes they die ; Like grass they flourish, till thy breath Blast them in everlasting death. 5 But I shall share a glorious part, When grace hath well refined my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil, to cheer my head. 6 DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 12, 13. 6 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desired or wished below ; And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. i O " It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord." g^ J^ -*-^ Psalm 92. 1 Sweet is the work, O Lord, Thy glorious acts to sing, To praise thy name, and hear thy word, And grateful offerings bring. 2 Sweet, at the dawning light, Thy boundless love to tell; And, when approach the shades of night, Still on the theme to dwell. 3 Sweet, on this day of rest, To join in heart and voice With those who love and serve thee best, And in thy name rejoice. 4 To songs of praise and joy Be every Sabbath given, That such may be our blest employ Eternally in heaven. J 3 An old Version of the Eighty-fourth Psalm. C M. 1 How lovely are thy dwellings fair, O Lord of hosts ! how dear The pleasant tabernacles are, Where thou dost dwell so near! 2 My soul doth long and, fainting, sigh Thy courts, O Lord, to see ; My heart and flesh aloud do cry, O living God, for thee! 3 Happy, who in thy house reside, Where thee they ever praise ; Happy, whose strength in thee doth bide, And in their hearts thy ways, 7 14. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 4 They journey on from strength to strength, With joy and gladsome cheer, Till all. before our God at length In Zion do appear. 5 For God the Lord, both sun and shield, Gives grace and glory bright ; No good from them shall be withheld, Whose ways are just and right. 6 Lord God of hosts, who reign'st on high ! That man is truly blest Who doth on thee alone rely, In thee alone doth rest. -i 4 "Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house." Jj t ]yj a ■*•'* Psalm 84. 1 How pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are ! With long desire my spirit faints, To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode ; My panting heart cries out for God : My God ! my King ! why should I be So far from all my joys and thee ! 3 Blest are the saints, who sit on high, Around thy throne above the sky : Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 4 Blest are the souls, who find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 5 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate : God is their strength ; and through the road They lean upon their helper, God. DELIGHT m WORSHIP. 15, 16. 6 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. i K Joy in the Rouse of God, Jj t ]\/[ # *■** Psalm 84. 1 Great God, attend, while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs : To spend one day with thee on earth, Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun — he makes our day ; God is our shield — he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory too ; He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. 5 O God, our King, whose sovereign sway The glorious host of heaven obey, Display thy grace, exert thy power, Till all on earth thy name adore 1 ft "A day in TJiy courts:* H. M. -*-*-* Psalm 84. 1 Lord of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thine earthly temples are ! To thine abode My heart aspires, To see my God With warm desires, 17. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 2 Oh, happy souls that pray Where God appoints to hear ! Oh, happy men that pay Their constant service there ! They praise thee still; I Who love the way And happy they I To Zion's hill. 3 They go from strength to strength Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears. Oh, glorious seat, Shall thither bring When God our King | Our willing feet ! 4 The Lord his people loves ; His hand no good withholds From those his heart approves, From pure and upright souls. Thrice happy he, Whose spirit trusts O God of hosts, I Alone in thee ! -4fj " My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God." Q t J^/[ # ^ * Psalm 84. 1 O God of hosts, the mighty Lord, How lovely is the j)lace Where, in thy glory, we behold The brightness of thy face ! 2 My longing soul faints with desire To view thy blest abode ; My panting heart and flesh cry out For thee, the living God. 3 Thrice happy they, whose choice has thee Their sure protection made ; Who long to tread the sacred ways Which to thy dwelling lead. 4 For God, who is our sun and shield, Will grace and glory give ; And no good thing will he withhold From them that justly live. 10 DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 18, 19. 5 O Lord of hosts, my King, my God ! How highly blest are they, Who in thy temple always dwell, And there thy praise display ! -J O "Peace he within thy walls.'*'' Q m J^L -*• ^ Psalm 122. 1 With joy we hail the sacred day Which God has called his own ; With joy the summons we obey To worship at his throne. 2 Thy chosen temple, Lord, how fair ! Where willing votaries throng To breathe the humble, fervent prayer, And pour the choral song. 3 Spirit of grace ! Oh, deign to dwell Within thy church below; Make her in holiness excel, With pure devotion glow. 4 Let peace within her walls be found ; Let all her sons unite, To spread with grateful zeal around Her clear and shining light. 5 Great God, we hail the sacred day Which thou hast called thine own ; With joy the summons we obey To worship at thy throne. ■f Q "Beautiful for situation, the joy of the ichole earth.' 1 g # ]yj # *• ** Psalm 48. 1 Far as thy name is known, The world declares thy praise ; Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne, Their songs of honor raise. 11 20. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 2 With joy thy people stand On Zion's chosen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell, Compass and view thine holy ground, And mark the building well — 4 The order of thy house, The worship of thy court, The cheerful songs, the solemn vows ; And make a fair report. 5 How decent, and how wise ! How glorious to behold ! Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, And rites adorned with gold. 6 The God we worship now Will guide us till we die ; Will be our God, while here below, And ours above the sky. OA " One thing have 1 desired of the Lord. 1 * Q t J^f # ^^ Psalm 27. 1 The Lord of glory is my light, And my salvation too ; God is my strength, nor will I fear What all my foes can do. 2 One privilege my heart desires ; Oh, grant me an abode Among the churches of thy saints, The temples of my God ! 3 There shall I offer my requests, And see thy beauty still ; Shall hear thy messages of love, And there inquire thy will. 12 DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 21, 22. 4 When troubles rise, and storms appear, There may his children hide ; God has a strong pavilion, where He makes my soul abide. 5 Now shall my head be lifted high Above my foes around* And songs of joy and victory Within thy temple sound. 2 1 Communion with Christ in Worship. J^ ]\J # 1 Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone ! Let my religious hours alone : Fain would mine eyes my Saviour see ; I wait a visit, Lord, from thee. 2 My heart grows warm with holy fire, And kindles with a pure desire : Come, my dear Jesus ! from above, And feed my soul with heavenly love. o Blest Saviour ! what delicious fare, How sweet thine entertainments are ! Never did angels taste, above, Redeeming grace and dying love. 4 Hail, great Immanuel, all-divine ! In thee thy Father's glories shine : Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest One That eyes have seen, or angels known ! *?2 " The place where Thine honor divetteth." S» M. 1 How charming is the place Where my Redeemer, God, Unvails the beauties of his face, And sheds his love abroad ! 2 Here, on the mercy-seat, With radiant glory crowned, Our joyful eyes behold him sit, And smile on all around. 2 13 23, 24. delight rsr worship. 3 To him our prayers and cries Our humble souls present ; He listens to our broken sighs, And grants us every want. 4 Give me, O Lord, a place Within thy blest abode, Among the children of thy grace, The servants of my God. 09 " This is the day lohich the Lord hath made." Q a ]\J # "*J Psalm 118. 1 This is the day the Lord hath made ; He calls the hours his own : Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. 2 To-day he rose, and left the dead, And Satan's empire fell ; To-day the saints his triumph spread, And all his wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to th' anointed King, To David's holy Son : Help us, O Lord ! descend, and bring Salvation from thy throne. 4 Blest be the Lord who comes to men With messages of grace ; Who comes, in God his Father's name, To save our sinful race. 5 Hosanna in the highest strains The church on earth can raise ; The highest heavens, in which he reigns, Shall give him nobler praise. 2^- "Her saints shall shout aloud for joy." 7s. 1 Sweet the time, exceeding sweet ! When the saints together meet, When the Saviour is the theme, When they join to sing of him. 14 DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 25. 2 Sing we then eternal love, Such as did the Father move : He beheld the world undone, Loved the world, and gave his Son. 3 Sing the Son's amazing love ; How he left the realms above, Took our nature and our place, Lived and died to save our race. 4 Sing we, too, the Spirit's love ; With our stubborn hearts he strove, Filled our minds with grief and fear, Brought the precious Saviour near. 5 Sweet the place, exceeding sweet, Where the saints in glory meet ; Where the Saviour 's still the theme, Where they see and sing of him. 25 "All the sons of God shouted for joy." 7s. 1 Songs of praise the angels sang, Heaven with hallelujahs rang, When Jehovah's work begun, When he spake, and it was done. 2 Songs of praise awoke the morn, When the Prince of Peace was born : Songs of praise arose, when he Captive led captivity. 3 Heaven and earth must pass away ; Songs of praise shall crown that day : God will make new heavens and earth; Songs of praise shall hail their birth. 4 Saints below, with heart and voice, Still in songs of praise rejoice ; Learning here, by faith and love, Songs of praise to sing above. 15 26, 27. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 5 Borne upon their latest breath Songs of praise shall conquer death ; Then, amid eternal joy, Songs of praise their powers employ. Oft "Let us go into the house of the Lord." S. P. M. ^^ Psalm 122. 1 How pleased and blest was I To hear the people cry, " Come, let us seek our God to-day !" Yes, with a cheerful zeal We haste to Zion's hill, And there our vows and honors pay. 2 Zion, thrice happy place, Adorned with wondrous grace, And walls of strength embrace thee round ! In thee our tribes appear To pray, and praise, and hear The sacred Gospel's joyful sound. 3 May peace attend thy gate, And joy within thee wait To bless the soul of every guest : The man who seeks thy peace, And wishes thine increase, A thousand blessings on him rest ! 4 My tongue repeats her vows, " Peace to this sacred house ! " For here my friends and kindred dwell ; And since my glorious God Makes thee his blest abode, My soul shall ever love thee well. 07 "Peace he within thee." Q t J^J # ^ • Psalm 122. 1 How did my heart rejoice to hear My friends devoutly say: " In Zion let us all appear, And keep the solemn day." 16 DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 28. 2 I love her gates, I love the road ; The church, adorned with grace, Stands like a palace, built for God, To show his milder face. 3 Up to her courts, with joys unknown, The holy tribes repair ; The Son of David holds his throne, And sits in judgment there. 4 He hears our praises and complaints ; And, while his awful voice Divides the sinners from the saints, We tremble and rejoice. 5 Peace be within this sacred place, And joy a constant guest! With holy gifts and heavenly grace Be her attendants blest ! 6 My soul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains : There my best friends, my kindred, dwell; There God, my Saviour, reigns. ^)Q "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem." p »* ^® Psalm 122. ^' ■**■ 1 Oh ! 'twas a joyful sound to hear Our tribes devoutly say : " Up, Israel, to the temple haste, And keep your festal day !" 2 At Salem's courts we must- appear, With our assembled powers, In strong and beauteous order ranged, Like her united towers. 3 Oh, pray we then for Salem's peace ! For they shall prosp'rous be, Thou holy city of our God, Who bear true love to thee. 2* 17 b 29, 30. DELIGHT IX WORSHIP. 4 May peace within thy sacred walls A constant guest be found ; With plenty and prosperity Thy palaces be crowned. OQ "The city of our God." S. M, **** Psalm 122. 1 Glad was my heart to hear My old companions say : " Come, in the house of God appear, For ?t is a holy day." 2 Our willing feet shall stand Within the temple-door, While young and old, in many a band, Shall throng the sacred floor. 3 Thither the tribes repair, Where all are wont to meet, And joyful in the house of prayer Bend at the mercy-seat. 4 Pray for Jerusalem, The city of our God : The Lord from heaven be kind to them That love the dear abode. 5 Within these walls may peace And harmony be found ! Zion ! in all thy palaces, Prosperity abound ! 6 For friends and brethren dear, Our prayer shall never cease; Oft as they meet for worship here, God send his j^eople peace! O A " Who is this King of glory ?" L. M '-*" Psalm 24. 1 Oh, hallowed is the land and blest, Where Christ, the Ruler, is confessed ! Oh, happy hearts and happy homes, To whom the great Redeemer comes ! 18 CALLS TO WORSHIP. 31, 32. 2 Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates ! Behold, the King of glory waits : The King of kings is drawing near ; The Saviour of the world is here. 3 Fling wide the portals of your heart: Make it a temple set apart From earthly use for heaven's employ, Adorned with prayer, and love, and joy. 4 Redeemer, come ! I open wide . My soul to thee ; here, Lord, abide ! Thankful and glad my song I raise, And give to thee a life of praise. ') J Old Version of the One Hundredth Psalm. J^ JJ # 1 All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice ; Him serve with fear, his praise forth tell, Come ye before him and rejoice. 2 The Lord, ye know, is God indeed, Without our aid he did us make ; We are his flock, he doth us feed, And for his sheep, he doth us take. 3 Oh, enter, then, his gates with praise ; Approach w^ith joy his courts unto : Praise, laud, and bless his name always, For it is seemly so to do. 4 For why ? the Lord our God is good, His mercy is for ever sure ; His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure. QO "Glad homage." L # J^ # Psalm 100. 1 With one consent, let all the earth To God their cheerful voices raise ; Glad homage pay, with awful mirth, And sing before him songs of praise. 19 33, 34. CALLS TO WORSHIP. 2 Oh, enter ye his temple gate, Thence to his courts devoutly press; And still your grateful hymns repeat, And still his name with praises bless. 3 For he 's the Lord, supremely good ; His mercy is forever sure ; His truth, which always firmly stood, To endless ages shall endure. QQ "Before Jehovah's awful throne" L. M. ** Psalm 100. 1 Before Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy: Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and he destroy. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men ; And when, like wand'ring sheep, we strayed, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care, Our souls, and all our mortal frame : What lasting honors shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name ? 4 We '11 crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heaven our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 5 Wide as the world is thy command, Vast as eternity, thy love : Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. 9| "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving." J^ Jy[ # *^* Psalm 100. 1 Ye nations round the earth, rejoice Before the Lord, your sovereign King ; Serve him with cheerful heart and voice; With all your tongues his glory sing. 20 CALLS TO WORSHIP. 35, 36. 2 The Lord is God ; 't is he alone Doth life, and breath, and being give : We are his work, and not our own, The sheep that on his pastures live. 3 Enter his gates with songs of joy, With praises to his courts repair ; And make it your divine employ To pay your thanks and honors there. 4 The Lord is good, the Lord is kind, Great is his grace, his mercy sure ; And the whole race of man shall find His truth from age to age endure. QK "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands." H_S & 8s. ***^ Psalm 100. 1 Be joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth ; Oh, serve him with gladness and fear : Exult in his presence with music and mirth, With love and devotion draw near. 2 The Lord he is God, and Jehovah alone, Creator, and Ruler o'er all ; And we are his jueople, his scepter we own, — His sheep, and we follow his call. 3 Oh, enter his gates with thanksgiving and song; Your vows in his temple proclaim : His praise with melodious accordance prolong, And bless his adorable name. 4 For good is the Lord, ever gracious and good, And we are the work of his hand ; His mercy and truth from eternity stood, And shall to eternity stand. f>£? "Make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms.* 9 g # J^J. ^^ Psalm 95. 1 Come, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing : Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal king. 21 37, 38. CALLS TO WORSHIP. 2 He formed the deeps unknown ; He gave the seas their bound ; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord : We are his work and not our own; He formed us by his word. 4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod ; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. O'T ll Oh, sing unto the Lord a new song.' 11 J^ jyj^ ** • Psalm 96. 1 Unto the Lord, unto the Lord, Oh, sing a new and joyful song! Declare his glory, tell abroad The wonders that to him belong. 2 For he is great, for he is great ; Above all gods his throne is raised ; He reigns in majesty and state, In strength and beauty is he praised. 3 Give to the Lord, give to the Lord The glory due unto his name ; Enter his courts with sweet accord ; In songs of joy his grace proclaim. 4 For lo ! he comes, for lo ! he comes To judge the earth in truth and love : His saints in triumph leave their tombs, And shout his praise in heaven above. OO " The Lord is a great God, and a great King." Q t J^ ^^ Psalm 95. 1 Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name, And in his strength rejoice : When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 22 CALLS TO WORSHIP. 39. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honor sing: The Lord 's a God of boundless might, The whole creation's King. 8 Let princes hear, let angels know How mean their natures seem, — Those gods on high, and gods below, When once compared with him. 4 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, Lies in his spacious hand ; He fixed the seas what bounds to keep, And where the hills must stand. 5 Come, and with humble souls adore ; Come, kneel before his face : Oh, may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace ! 6 Now is the time ; he bends his ear, And waits for your request ; Come, lest he rouse his wrath, and swear, " Ye shall not see my rest." Q(\ exalted lay ; Let each enraptured thought obey, And praise th' Almighty's name : Lo ! heaven and earth, and seas and skies, In one melodious concert rise, To swell th' inspiring theme. 2 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound, While all th' adoring throngs around His boundless mercy sing : Let every listening saint above Wake all the tuneful soul of love, And touch the sweetest string. 3 Let every element rejoice ; Ye thunders, burst with awful voice To him who bids you roll : His praise in softer notes declare, Each whispering breeze of yielding air, And breathe it to the soul. 4 Wake, all ye soaring throngs, and sing; Ye feathered warblers of the spring, Harmonious anthems raise 60 CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. Ill, 112. To him who shaped your finer mold, Who tipped your glittering wings with gold, And tuned your voice to praise. 5 Let man, by nobler passions swayed, Let man, in God's own image made, His breath in praise employ ; Spread wide his Maker's name around, While heaven's broad arch rings back the sound, — The song of holy joy ! "j i i " While I live will I praise the Lord." L. M. ■*•-*-■*■ Psalm 146. 1 Praise ye the Lord ! my heart shall join In work so pleasant, so divine : My days of praise shall ne'er be passed, While life, and thought, and being last. 2 Happy the man, whose hopes rely On Israel's God : he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train ; And none shall find his promise vain. 3 His truth forever stands secure ; He saves th' oppressed, he feeds the poor ; He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless. 4 He loves his saints, he knows them well, But turns the wicked down to hell: Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ; Praise him in everlasting strains ! 1 1 O " Loud Hallelujahs to the Lord." J^ ]\J^ -*• A ^ Psalm 148. 1 Loud hallelujahs to the Lord, From distant worlds where creatures dwell ! Let heaven begin the solemn word, And sound it dreadful down to hell. 2 Wide as his vast dominion lies, Make the Creator's name be known ; Loud as his thunder, shout his praise, And sound it lofty as his throne. 6 61 113, 114. CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 3 Jehovah — 't is a glorious word ! Oli, may it dwell on every tongue ! But saints who best have known "the Lord, Are bound to raise the noblest sonor. 4 Speak of the wonders of that love Which Gabriel plays on every chord : From all below, and all above, Loud hallelujahs to the Lord ! ^ ^ r> "Bless the Lord your God, forever and ever " ™ * -. llO ' Neh.9:5. "• M. 1 Stand up, and bless the Lord, Ye people of his choice ; Stand up, and bless the Lord your God, With heart, and soul, and voice. 2 Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, "Who would not fear his holy name, And laud, and magnify ? 3 Oh, for the living flame From his own altar brought, To touch our lips, our souls inspire, And wing to heaven our thought! 4 God is our strength and song, And his salvation ours ; Then be his love in Christ proclaimed With all our ransomed powers. 5 Stand up, and bless the Lord ; The Lord your God adore ; Stand up, and bless his glorious name, Henceforth, for evermore ! .14 "Praise the Lord from the earth." H. M. 1 Angels, assist to sing The honors of your God ; Touch every tuneful string, And sound his name abroad : 62 CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 115. Come, pour the trembling notes along, And swell the grand, immortal song. 2 And ye of meaner birth, Your joyful voices raise ; All ye who dwell on earth, Your great Creator praise : Let loud hosannas joyful rise, Roll round the earth and pierce the skies. 3 Let day and dusky night, In solemn order, join His praises to recite, And speak his power divine : Let every hill, and every vale, Re-echo with the sacred tale. 4 Ye winds and raging seas, With wild tempestuous roar Resound, in mightier lays, His name from shore to shore : Ye thunders, spread his name abroad ; Ye lightnings, flash before your God. 5 Let every creature sing The honors of our God ; Touch every tuneful string, And spread his praise abroad : Come, pour your trembling notes along, And swell the universal song. \ ^5 n Wio is like unto the Lord our God?" l()s & lis. 1 Oh, worship the King, all-glorious above ; Oh, gratefully sing his power and his love ! Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of days, Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise. G3 116. CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 2 Oh, tell of his might, oh, sing of his grace, Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space ! His chariots of wrath the deep thunder-clouds form, And dark is his path on the wings of the storm. 3 Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite ? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, It streams from the hills, it descends to the plains, And sweetly distills in the dew and the rains. 4 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, In thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail ; Thy mercies how tender ! how firm to the end ! Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer and Friend. 11 () Praise the God of Abraham. gg gg fc 4s. 1 The God of Abrah'm praise, Who reigns enthroned above : Ancient of everlasting days, And God of love : Jehovah, great I am ! By earth and heaven confessed : I bow and bless the sacred name, Forever blest. The God of Abrah'm praise, At whose supreme command From earth I rise, and seek the joys At his right hand : I all on earth forsake, Its wisdom, fame, and power; And him my only portion make, My shield and tower. THE BEING OF GOD. 117, 118. 3 He by himself hath sworn ; I on his oath dej)end ; I shall on eagles' wings upborne To heaven ascend : I shall behold his face, I shall his power adore, And sing the wonders of his grace For evermore. 117 There is a God. C. P. M. 1 I sing of God, — the world he made, The glorious light, the soothing shade ; Dale, plain, and grove and hill ; The wide and fathomless abyss, Where nature joys in secret bliss, And wisdom hides her skill. 2 " Tell them, I am," Jehovah said : The listening earth did hear in dread ; And, smitten to the heart, At once, above, beneath, around, All nature, without voice or sound, Replied, " O Lord, Thou art ! " l 1q " A God doing iconders." 0. M, 1 I sing th' 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 all the stars obey. 3 I sing the goodness of the Lord, That filled the earth with food ; lie formed the creatures with his word, And then pronounced them good. 6* Go E 119. GOD THE CREATOR. 4 Lord, how thy wonders are displayed, Where'er I turn mine 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 Creatures that borrow life from thee Are subject to thy care : There 's not a place where we can flee, But God is present there. J^y " Hie hand that made us is Divine." L. M. 1 The spacious firmament on high, "With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great original proclaim. 2 Th' unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an Almighty hand. 3 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth ; — 4 "While all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. 5 What though, in solemn silence, all Move round this dark terrestrial ball? What though nor real voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found ? (J6 GOD THE CREATOR. 120o 6 In reason's ear- they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice ; Forever singing, as they shine, " The hand that made us is Divine." lOA Adoration of the Creator. JJ # Jy£ # J-^V Psalm 148. 1 Ye tribes of Adam, join With heaven, and earth, and seas, And offer notes divine To your Creator's praise : Ye holy throng Of angels bright, In worlds of light, Begin the song. Thou sun, with dazzling rays, v And moon, that rul'st the night, Shine to your Maker's praise, With stars of twinkling light : His power declare, Ye floods on high, And clouds that fly In empty air. The shining worlds above In glorious order stand ; Or in swift courses move, By his supreme command : He spake .the word, And all their frame From nothing came, To praise the Lord ! 4 Ye vapors, hail, and snow, Praise ye th' almighty Lord ; And stormy winds that blow To execute his word : When lightnings shine, Or thunders roar, Let earth adore His hand divine. 5 Let all the nations fear The God that rules above ; He brings his people near, And makes them taste his love : While earth and sky Attempt his praise, His saints shall raise His honors High. 07 121, 122. GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 121 " JeJwvaJi reikis." S. P. M. 1 The Lord Jehovah reigns, And royal state maintains, His head with awful glories crowned ; Arrayed in robes of light, Begirt with sovereign might, And rays of majesty around. 2 Upheld by thy commands, The world securely stands, And skies and stars obey thy word : Thy throne was fixed on high Before the starry sky : Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord ! 3 Let floods and nations rage, And all their powers engage ; Let swelling tides assault the sky : The terrors of thy frown Shall beat their madness down : Thy throne forever stands on high. 4 Thy promises are true ; Thy grace is ever new ; There fixed, thy church shall ne'er remove: Thy saints, with holy fear, Shall in thy courts appear, And sing thine everlasting love. 122 God, All in All CM. 1 Where'er, through all his works, we send Our roving eyes abroad, The various objects all conspire To lead our souls to God ; — 2 That God, whose word all nature formed, Whose eye all nature sees ; Whose hand all nature rules, sustains, Or crushes, as he please ; — 68 GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 123, 124. 3 Before whose high and dazzling throne Myriads of angels bow ; Whose smile is everlasting bliss, Whose frown is endless woe. 4 Low at his feet, then, O ray soul ! In prostrate homage fall ; Make him thy fear, thy love, thy trust, Thy joy, thy God, thy all. m" The Lord sitteih upon the flood." J^ J^ Psalm 29. 1 Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame, Give to the Lord renown and power ; Ascribe due honors to his name, And his eternal might adore. 2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud, O'er all the ocean and the land ; Llis voice divjdes the watery cloud, And lightnings blaze at his command. 3 The Lord sits Sovereign on the flood ; The Thunderer reigns forever King ; But makes, his church his blest abode, Where we his awful glories sing. 4 In gentler language, there the Lord The counsels of his grace imparts: Amid the raging storm, his word Speaks peace and courage to our hearts. ■j *y 1 " He bowed the heavens, also, and came down." Q m ]yj # A^T Psalm J 8. 1 The Lord descended from above, And bow'd the heavens most high ; And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky. 2 On cherub and on cherubim, Full royally, he rode ; And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad. " 09 125, 126. GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 3 He sat serene upon the floods, Their fury to restrain ; And he, as Sovereign, Lord, and King, For evermore shall reign. 4 The Lord will give his people strength, Whereby they shall increase; And he will bless his chosen flock With everlasting peace. 5 Give glory to his awful name, And honor him alone ; Give worship to his majesty Upon his holy throne. ~JOX " Tlie Lord God omnipotent reigneth" L. M. A^*J Rev. 19:6. 1 The Lord is King ! lift up thy voice, earth, and all ye heavens, rejoice! From world to world the joy shall ring: " The Lord omnipotent is King ! " 2 The Lord is King ! who then shall dare Resist his will, distrust his care ? Hoiy and true are all his ways: Let every creature speak his praise. 3 The Lord is King ! exalt your strains; Ye saints, your God, your Father reigns ; One Lord one empire all secures : He reigns, and life and death are yours. 4 Oh, when his wisdom can mistake, His might decay, his love forsake, Then may his children cease to sing, " The Lord omnipotent is King ! " 1 9fl " The Lord sitteth King forever." CM. -l^U Psalm 29. 1 Ye hosts of heaven, ye mighty ones, Ascribe, with one accord, The strength, the power, the majesty, To your almighty Lord. 70 GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 127, 128. 2 Give glory to his holy name, And honor him alone ; In beauty meet of holiness Approach his lofty throne. 3 Jehovah's voice of majesty Is on the waters wide ; The God of glory thundereth, And on the seas doth ride. 4 Jehovah sits upon the floods, And tempests rage in vain ; Jehovah sits as Sovereign King, And evermore shall reign. 127 The Tem P e st stilled. 0. M. 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, The tempest 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 tumults cease ; And gales of paradise shall soothe My weary soul to peace. 1 OQ " Lord, my God, thou art very great.' 1 J^ ^f # *-^^ Psalm 104. 1 Great is the Lord ! what tongue can frame An honor equal to his name ! How awful are his glorious ways ! The Lord is dreadful in his praise. 71 129, 130. GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 2 The world's foundations by bis band Were laid, and shall forever stand ; The swelling billows know their bound, While to bis praise they roll around. 3 Vast are thy works, almighty Lord ! All nature rests upon thy word ; And clouds, and storms, and fire obey Thy wise and all-controlling sway. 4 Thy glory, fearless of decline, Thy glory, Lord, shall ever shine; Thy praise shall still our breath employ, Till we shall rise to endless joy. 129 The Glor y °f God - I*. M. 1 Come, O my soul ! in sacred lays, Attempt thy great Creator's praise : But, oh, what tongue can speak his fame ! What mortal verse can reach the theme ! 2 Enthroned amid the radiant spheres, He glory, like a garment, wears ; To form a robe of light divine, Ten thousand suns around him shine. 3 In all our Maker's grand designs, Almighty power, with wisdom, shines ; His works, through all this wondrous frame, Declare the glory of his name. 4 Raised on devotion's lofty wing, Do thou, my soul, his glories sing ; And let his praise employ thy tongue, Till listening worlds shall join the song ! 130 " 0ur God is f uI1 °f ™>ght-" C. M. 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. GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 131. 2 Rebel, ye waves, and o'er the land With threatening aspect roar : The Lord uplifts his awful hand, And chains you to the shore. 3 Howl, winds of night, your force combine ; Without his high behest Ye shall not, in the mountain-pine, Disturb the sparrow's nest. 4 His voice sublime is heard afar, In distant peals it dies ; He yokes the whirlwind to his car, And sweeps the howling skies. 5 Ye nations, bend — in reverence bend ; Ye monarchs, wait his nod, And bid the choral song ascend To celebrate our God. 131 The Lord of All. C. M. 1 The Lord our God is Lord of all ; His station who can find ! I hear him in the waterfall ; I hear him in the wind. 2 If in the gloom of night I shroud, His face I cannot fly ; I see him in the evening cloud, And in the morning sky. 3 He lives, he reigns in every land, From winter's polar snows, To where, across the burning sand, The blasting meteor glows. 4 He smiles, we live ; he frowns, we die : We hang upon his word ; He rears his mighty arm on high, We fail before his sword. 7 73 132, 133. GOD OMNIPOTENT, 5 He bids his gales the fields deform ; Then, when his thunders cease, He paints his rainbow on the storm, And lulls the winds to peace. i Q*} " Who, in the heaven, can be compared unto the Lord? 11 Q M* A ^ w Psalm 89. 1 With reverence let the saints appear, And bow before the Lord ; His high commands with reverence hear, And tremble at his word. 2 Great God ! how high thy glories rise ; How bright thine armies shine ! Where is the power with thee that vies, Or truth compared to 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 Heaven, earth, and air, and sea are thine, And the dark world of hell ; How^ did thine arm in vengeance shine, When Egypt durst rebel ! 6 Justice and judgment are thy throne, Yet wondrous is thy grace ; While truth and mercy joined in one, Invite us near thy face. 1 33 God M -p° wer f ul ' L. M. 1 The Lord, the God of glory, reigns, In robes of majesty arrayed; His rule omnipotence sustains, And guides the worlds his hands have made. 74 OMNIPRESENT AND OMNISCIENT. 134. 2 Ere rolling worlds began to move, Or ere the heavens were spread abroad, Thine awful throne was fixed above ; From everlasting thou art God. 3 The swelling floods tumultuous rise, ^ Aloud the angry tempests roar ; Lift their proud billows to the skies, And foam, and lash the trembling shore. 4 The Lord, the mighty God, on high, Controls the fiercely raging seas ; He speaks ! — and noise and tempest fly, The waves sink down in gentle peace. 5 Thy sovereign laws are ever sure, Eternal purity is thine ; And, Lord, thy people shall be pure, And in thy blest resemblance shine. 19| The All-seeing God. L # ]\J # A-*** 1 Psalm 139. 1 Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through; Thine eye commands, with piercing view, My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known ; He knows the words I mean to speak, Ere from my opening lips they break. 3 "Within thy circling power I stand ; On every side I find thy hand : Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 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. 135, 136. GOD OMNIPRESENT. 5 Oh, 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. i O K u Wither shall I flee from Thy Presence f " Q, J£ 1*J*J Psalm 139. 1 In all my vast concerns with thee, In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thine all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest ; My public walks, my private ways, The secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord, Before they 're formed within ; And ere my lips pronounce the word, He knows the sense I mean. 4 Oh, wondrous knowledge, deep and high ! Where can a creature hide ! Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset on every side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, Secured by sovereign love. 1 ^\(\ " Whlther shaU J 90 from Thy Spirit ? " Q # ]\J # AOU Psalm 139. 1 Lord, where shall guilty souls retire, Forgotten and unknown ! In hell they meet thy dreadful fire, In heaven thy glorious throne. 2 Should I Suppress my vital breath, T' escape the wrath divine, Thy voice would break the bars of death, And make the grave resign. 76 GOD OMNIPRESENT. 137. 3 If, winged with beams of morning light, I fly beyond the west, Thy hand, which must support my flight, Would soon betray my rest. 4 If o'er my sins I think to draw The curtains of the night, Those flaming eyes that guard thy law, Would turn the shades to light. 5 The beams of noon, the midnight hour, Are both alike to thee : Oh, may I ne'er j>rovoke that power From which I cannot flee ! ~Y 37 God present Everywhere. b. M. 1 God of almighty power, How glorious are thy ways ! Angels thy majesty adore, All creatures speak thy praise. 2 Wherever earth is fair, Or brighter worlds extend, Almighty Sovereign ! thou art there, Creation's Lord and Friend. 3 And where the stars are not, Nor sun hath ever shone, Beyond the flight of human thought, There thou art God alone. 4 Heaven is thy glorious throne, Earth does thy footstool seem ; But souls redeemed thou lov'st to own Thy richer diadem. 5 And, while they bless thy name, Hell trembles at thy rod : Earth, heaven, and hell, thy power proclaim; All tilings proclaim thee God! 7* 77 138, 139. GOD OMNIPRESENT. ]_ 38 il Sednc J IIim wll ° h {nv ' islble " C. M. 61. 1 Beyond, beyond that boundless sea, Above that dome of sky, Further than thought itself can flee, Thy dwelling is on high : Yet dear the awful thought to me, That thou, my God, art nigh : — 2 Art nigh, and yet my lab'ring mind Feels after thee in vain, Thee in these works of power to find, Or to thy seat attain. Thy messenger, the stormy wind ; Thy path, the trackless main : — 3 These speak of thee with loud acclaim ; They thunder forth thy praise, The glorious honor of thy name, The wonders of thy ways : But thou art not in tempest-flame, Nor in the noontide blaze. 4 We hear thy voice when thunders roll Through the wide fields of air ; The waves obey thy dread control ; But still, thou art not there : Where shall I find him, O my soul ! Who yet is everywhere ? 5 Oil ! not in circling depth or height, But in the conscious breast, Present to faith, though vailed from sight ; There doth his Spirit rest : Oh, come, thou Presence infinite ! And make thy creature blest. -| QO " How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, God!" Q t J^J # ±*J*-' Psalm 150. 1 Jehovah, God ! thy gracious power On every hand we see ; Oil, may the blessings of each hour Lead all our thoughts to thee ! 78 GOD OMNIPRESENT. 140. 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, Thy hand, O God, we see ; And all the blessings we receive, Proceed alone 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. 1 AX\ God with us Everyivhere. L. M. 1 O Lord, how full of sweet content Our years of pilgrimage are spent ! Where'er we dwell, we dwell with thee, In heaven, in earth, or on the sea. 2 To us remains nor place nor time ; Our country is in every clime : We can be calm and free from care On any shore, since God is there. 3 While place we seek, or place Ave shun, The soul finds happiness in none ; But with our God to guide o.ur way, ? T is equal joy to go or stay. 4 Could we be »cast where thou art not, That were indeed a dreadful lot ; But regions none remote we call, Secure of finding God in all. 79 141, 142. GOD OMNISCIENT, ETERNAL. \±\ " The Lord searcheth all hearts: 1 C. M. 1 God is a Spirit, just and wise ; He sees our inmost mind : In vain to Heaven we raise our cries, And leave our hearts behind. 2 Nothing but truth before his throne With honor can appear ; The painted hypocrites are known Through the disguise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies ; Their bending knees the ground ; But God abhors the sacrifice, Where not the heart is found. 4 Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways, And make my soul sincere ; Then shall I stand before thy face, And find acceptance there. |4_2 " The living God." C. M. 1 Great God ! how infinite art thou ! What worthless worms 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. 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 various scenes are drawn, And vexed with trifling cares ; While thine eternal thoughts move on Thine undisturbed affairs. 80 GOD ETERNAL. 143, 144. 5 Great God ! how infinite art thou ! What worthless worms are Ave ! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. 1JO Eternity of God. Q u J£ J-^^ Psalm 102. 1 Through endless years, thou art the same, O thou eternal God ! Ages to come shall know thy name, And tell thy works 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, , Formed by thy powerful 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 undiminished rays. 5 Our children's children, still thy care, Shall own their father's God ; To latest times thy favor share, And spread thy praise abroad. 1 JLA. God's Eternity, and Mail's Mortality. J J# j\f # -*-TlT Psalm 90. 1 Through every age, eternal God, Thou art our rest, our safe abode : High was thy throne ere heaven was made, Or earth thy humble footstool laid. 2 Long hadst thou reigned ere time began, Or dust was fashioned into man ; And long thy kingdom shall endure, When earth and time shall be no more. 81 F 145, 146. GOD ETERNAL. 3 But man, weak man, is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity : Thy dreadful sentence, Lord, was just — "Return, ye sinners, to your dust." 4 Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away : our life 's a dream — An empty tale — a morning flower, Cut down and withered in an hour ! 5 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man ; And kindly lengthen out our span, Till, by thy grace, we all may be PrejDared to die, and dwell with thee. "J AK "Thou art from everlasting. 11 J^ |^ A:t ^ Psalm 93. 1 Jehovah reigns ! He dwells in light, Girded with majesty and might ; The world, created by his hands, Still on its firm foundation stands. 2 But ere this spacious world was made, Or had its first foundation laid, Thy throne eternal ages stood, Thyself the ever-living God. 3 Like floods the angry nations rise, And aim their rage against the skies : Vain floods, that aim their rage so high ! At thy rebuke the billows die. 4 Forever shall thy throne endure : Thy promise stand forever sure ; And everlasting holiness Becomes the dwelling of thy grace. i A(* "Our dwelling -place in all generations. 11 Q^ ]yf -*- "*^ Psalm 90. 1 Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home! 82 GOODNESS OF GOD. 147. 2 Under the shadow of thy throne, Thy saints have dwelt secure ; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defense is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 Thy word commands our flesh to dust : "Return, ye sons of men ;" All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 6 Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home ! i A *7 " The memory of Thy great goodness" Q t ]\J # *■■"*■ Psalm 145. 1 Sweet is the mem'ry of thy grace, My God, my heavenly King ; Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 2 God reigns on high ; but ne'er confines His goodness to the skies ; Through the whole earth his bounty shines, And every want supplies. 3 With longing eyes thy creatures wait On thee for daily food ; Thy liberal hand provides their meat, And fills their mouth with good. 83 148,149. GOODXESS OF GOD. 4 How kind are thy compassions, Lord ! How slow thine anger moves ! But soon he sends his pardoning word, To cheer the souls he loves. 5 Sweet is the mem'ry of thy grace, My God, my heavenly King ; Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. j J_ft "His tender mercies are over all His works." \j. M. 1 Thy goodness, Lord, our souls confess ; Thy goodness we adore : A spring, whose blessings never fail ; A sea without a shore ! 2 Sun, moon, and stars, thy love attest 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. There pardon, peace, and holy joy, Through Jesus' name are given ; He on the cross was lifted high, That we might reic;n in heaven. IK) "God is Love." 8S&4 l^v Uohn4:8. 1 I caxxot always trace the way Where thou, almighty One, dost move ; But I can always, always say That God is love. 84 GOODNESS OF GOD. 150, 151. 2 When fear her chilling mantle flings O'er earth, my soul to heaven above, As to her native home, upsprings ; For God is love. 3 When myst'ry clouds my darkened path, I '11 check my dread, my doubts reprove ; In this my soul sweet comfort hath, That God is love. 4 Oh may this truth my heart employ, Bid every gloomy thought remove, And turn all tears, all woes to joy, — Thou, God, art Love. 1 Kf) " God is Love " C. M. f*^ 1 John 4: 8. 1 Amid the splendors of thy state, O God! thy love appears, Soft as the radiance of the moon Among a thousand stars. 2 In all thy doctrines and commands, Thy counsels and designs, In every work thy hands have framed, Thy love supremely shines. 3 Sinai, in clouds, and smoke, and fire, Thunders thine awful name ! But Zion sings, in melting notes, The honors of the Lamb. 4 Angels and men, the news proclaim Through earth and heaven above ; And all, with holy transport, sing That God the Lord is love. 151 -God is Love- 8s&7s. X ^ X Uohn4:8. 1 God is love ; his mercy brightens All the path in which We rove ; Bliss he wakes, and woe he lightens : God is wisdom, God is love. 8 85 152. GOODXESS OF GOD. 2 Chance and change are busy ever; Man decays, and ages move : But his mercy waneth never ; God is wisdom, God is love. 3 Ev'n 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 : Every where his glory shineth ; God is wisdom, God is love. ~i KO "Oh, magnify the Lord with me!" Q t ]yj # ■*-*Jw Psalm 34. 1 I 'll bless the Lord, I '11 bless the Lord, In all his wondrous ways ; My soul his mercies shall record, My tongue shall chant his praise. 2 From dawn to eve, with heart, with voice, His goodness I '11 proclaim, Till all that hear me shall rejoice In his redeeming name. 3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me ! His power, his goodness, prove ; How blest his sway ! oh, taste and see How vast, how kind his love ! 4 Beset with darkness, pressed with cares, To him, in grief, I cried ; His mercy listened to my prayers, His hand my wants supplied. 5 With angel-hosts encamped around, To guard them from their foes, What peace, what glory, have they found, Who in his name repose ! 86 GOODNESS OF GOD. 153, 154. 6 Oh, magnify the Lord with me ! His might, his mercies, prove ; How blest his sway ! oh, taste and see How vast, how kind, his love ! 1 53 " God so loved the world." H. M. 1 Oh, for a shout of joy, High as the theme we sing! To this divine employ Your hearts and voices bring : Sound, sound, through all the earth abroad, The love, th' eternal love, of God. 2 Unnumbered myriads stand, Of seraphs bright and fair ; Or bow at his right hand, And pay their homage there ; But strive in vain, with loudest chord, To sound the wondrous love of God. 3 Though earth and-hell assail, And doubts and fears arise, The weakest shall prevail, And grasp the heavenly prize; And through an endless age record The love, th' unchanging love, of God. 4 Oh, for a shout of joy, High as the theme we sing ! To this divine employ Your hearts and voices bring : Sound, sound, through all the earth abroad, The love, th' eternal love, of God. i K A " Oh, that men would praise the Lord for his goodness ! " J J# ]\J[ g -*- t ^'* Tsalm 107. 1 Give thanks to God ; he reigns above ; Kind are his thoughts, his name is love : His mercy ages past have known, And ages long to come shall own, 87 . 155,156. HOLINESS OF GOD. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord The wonders of his grace record ; Israel, the nation whom he chose, And rescued from their mighty foes. 3 He feeds and clothes ns all the way, He guides our footsteps lest we stray ; He guards us with a powerful hand, And brings us to the heavenly land. 4 Oh, let the saints with joy record The truth and goodness of the Lord ! How great his works ! how kind his ways ! Let every tongue pronounce his praise. 155 " Thrice Holy Lord." CM. 1 Holy and reverend is the name Of our eternal King : " Thrice holy Lord ! " the angels cry ; " Thrice holy ! " let us sing. 2 The deepest reverence of the mind, Pay, O my soul ! to God ; Lift, with thy hands, a holy heart, To his sublime abode. 3 With sacred awe pronounce his name, Whom words nor thoughts can reach ; A broken heart shall please him more Than noblest forms of speech. 4 Thou holy God ! preserve my soul From all pollution free ; The pure in heart are thy delight, And they thy face shall see. i K(\ u T1ie Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice." J^ M lfjy} Psalm 97. 1 Jeiioyah reigns ; let all the earth In his just government rejoice ; Let all the isles, with sacred mirth, In his applause unite their voice. 88 GllACS OF GOD. 157,158. 2 Darkness and clouds of awful shade His dazzling glory shroud in state ; Justice and truth his guards are made, And, fixed by his pavilion, wait. 3 Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord; Memorials of his holiness Deep in your faithful breasts record, And with your thankful tongues confess. -t yn Providence and Grace of God. t -jyr J-Ol Psalm 36# 1 High in the heavens, eternal God! Thy goodness in full glory shines ; Thy truth shall break through every cloud That vails and darkens thy designs. 2 Forever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep : Wise are the wonders of thy hands ; Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 My God, how excellent thy grace ! Whence all our hope and comfort springs ; The sons of Adam, in distress, Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 4 From the provisions of thy house We shall be fed with sweet repast ; There mercy, like a river, flows, And brings salvation to our taste. 5 Life, like a fountain rich and free, Springs from the presence of my Lord ; And in thy light our souls shall see The glories promised in thy word. XOO Wonders of God's Grace. \J% M. 1 Eternal Power ! Almighty God ! Who can approach thy throne! Accessless light is thine abode, To angel eyes unknown. 8* 85) 159. GRACE OF GOD. 2 Before the radiance of thine eye, The heavens no longer shine ; And all the glories of the sky Are but the shade of thine. 3 Great God ! and wilt thou condescend To cast a look below ? To this vile world thy notice bend — These seats of sin and woe ? 4 How strange ! how wondrous is thy love ! With trembling we adore : Xot all th' exalted minds above Its wonders can explore. 5 While golden harps and angel tongues Resound immortal lays, Great God ! permit our humble songs To rise and speak thy praise. i XQ "Bless the Lord, my soul." J i# ]\J -*•*-'*' 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 lie hath wrought Be lost in silence, and forgot ? 3 'T is he, my soul, that sent Iris Son To die for crimes which thou hast done ; He owns the ransom, and forgives The hourly follies of our lives. 4 Let every land his power confess; Let all the earth adore his grace : My heart and tongue with rapture join, In work and worship so divine. 90 GRACE OF GOD. 160,101. i f*f\ " Sloiv to anger, and plenteous in mercy." J^ ]\J lv\J Psalm 103. 1 My soul, inspired with sacred love, God's holy name forever bless ! Of all his favors mindful prove, And still thy grateful thanks express. 2 The Lord abounds with tender love., And unexampled acts of grace ; His wakened wrath doth slowly move, His willing mercy flies apace. 3 As high as heaven its arch extends Above this little spot of clay, So much his boundless grace transcends The best obedience Ave can pay. 4 As far as 't is from east to west, So far has he our sins removed, Who, with a father's tender breast, Has such as fear him always loved. 5 Let every creature join to bless The mighty Lord ! — and thou, my heart, With grateful joy thy thanks express, And in this concert bear thy part. ~t(l~i "He hath not dealt with us after our sins." g # ^J # **** Psalm 103. 1 My soul, repeat his praise, Whose mercies are so great ; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide ; And when his wrath is felt, Its strokes are fewer than our crimes, And lighter than our guilt. 3 His power subdues our sins, And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 91 162, 163. GRACE OF GOD. 4 High as the heavens are raised Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. ■i /?0 " As a father pitleth his children" g # J^J # Hj£ Psalm 103. 1 The pity of the Lord To those that fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel: He knows our feeble frame. 2 He knows we are but dust, Scattered with every breath ; His anger, like a rising wind, Can send us swift to death. 3 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. 4 But thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. i f*0 "So great is His mercy.'' 1 J^ J^[ # -IU*J Psalm 103. 1 The Lord ! how wondrous are his ways ! How firm his truth ! how large his grace! He takes his mercy for his throne, And thence he makes his glories known. 2 Not half so high his power hath spread The starry heavens above our head, As his rich love exceeds our praise, Exceeds the highest hopes we raise. 3 Not half so far lias nature placed The rising morning from the west, As his forgiving grace removes The daily guilt of those lie loves. 92 GRACE OF GOD. 164, 165. i 4 How slowly cloth his wrath arise ! On swifter wings salvation Hies : Or, if he lets his anger burn, How soon his frowns to pity turn ! 5 His everlasting love is sure To all his saints, and shall endure ; From age to age his truth shall reign, Nor children's children hope in vain. i /^ \ " I sought the Lord, and he heard me." J^ J^ AUtt Psalm 34. 1 Lord, I will bless thee all my days ; Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue : My soul shall glory in thy grace, While saints rejoice to hear the song. 2 Come, magnify the Lord with me ; Come, let us all exalt his name : I sought th' eternal God, and he Has not exposed my hope to shame. 3 I told him all my secret grief, My secret groaning reached his ears ; He gave my inward pains relief, And calmed the tumult of my fears. 4 His holy angels pitch their tents Around the men who serve the Lord ; Oh, fear and love him, all his saints ! Taste of his grace and trust his word. 1 ()5 Glory of the Grace of God. L. M. 1 Now to the Lord a noble song : Awake, my soul ! awake, my tongue ! Hosanna to th' eternal Name, And all his boundless love proclaim ! 2 See where it shines in Jesus' face, The brightest image of bis grace : God, in the person of his Son, Has all his mightiest works outdone. 93 163. GRACE OF GOD. « 3 Grace ! — 'tis a sweet, a charming theme \ My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name : Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ; Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground ! 4 Oh, may I live to reach the place Where he unvails his lovely face ! Where I his beauties shall behold, And sing his name to harps of gold ! i fifl u His mercy enduretli forever." L. jVL -*- ^^ Psalm 13G. 1 Give to our God immortal praise ; Mercy and truth are all his ways : Wonders of grace to God belong; Repeat his mercies in your song. 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, The King of kings with glory crown : His mercies ever shall endure, When lords and kings are known no more. 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fixed the starry lights on high : Wonders of grace to God belong ; Repeat his mercies in your song. 4 He fills the sun with morning light, He bids the moon direct the night : His mercies ever shall endure, When suns and moons shall shine no more. 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. 94 GRACE OF GOD. 167, 168. 1 AT Eternity of God's Mercy. Q t J£ Psalm 136. 1 Oh, praise the Lord ! for he is good ; In him we rest obtain : His mercy has through ages stood, And ever shall remain. 2 Let all the people of the Lord His praises spread around ; Let them his grace and love record, Who have salvation found. 3 Now let the east in him rejoice, The west its tribute bring, The north and south lift up their voice In honor of their King. 4 Oh, praise the Lord ! for he is good ; In him we rest obtain : His mercy has through ages stood, And ever shall remain. -J £*Q "Oh, give thanks unto the God of gods ! " JJ # ]yj B Psalm 136. 1 Give thanks to God most high, The universal Lord, The sovereign King of kings ; And be his name adored : Thy mercy, Lord, And ever sure Shall still endure ; I Abides thy word. 2 How mighty is his hand ! What wonders hath he done ! Lie formed the earth and seas, And spread the heavens alone : His power and grace And let his name Are still the same ; Have endless praise. 3 He saw the nations lie All perishing in sin ; And pitied the sad state The ruined world was in : Thy mercy, Lord, And ever sure Shall still endure; Abides thy word. 95 169, 170. CONDESCENSION OF GOD. 4 He sent his only Son To save us from our woe, From Satan, sin, and death, And every hurtful foe : His power and grace I And let his name Are still the same ; Have endless praise. 5 Give thanks aloud to God, To God, the heavenly King , And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing: Thy mercy, Lord, And ever sure Shall still endure ; Abides thy word. -J OQ " Sow in tears — reap in joy." Q )% J^J # *W Psalm 126. 1 When God revealed his gracious name, And changed my mournful state, My rapture seemed a pleasing dream, The grace appeared so great. 2 The world beheld the glorious change, And did thy hand confess ; My tongue broke out in unknown strains, x\nd sung surprising grace. 3 The Lord can clear the darkest skies, Can give us day for night ; Make drops of sacred sorrow rise To rivers of delight. 4 Let those that sow in sadness wait Till the fair harvest come: They shall confess their sheaves are great, And shout the blessings home. -i "TA Condescension of God. Q^ jyj^ -*- • ^ rsalm8. 1 O thou, to whom all creatures bow Within this earthly frame, Through all the world, how great art thou! How glorious is thy name ! on CONDESCENSION OF GOD. 17L 2 When heaven, thy beauteous work on high, Employs my wondering sight ; The moon that nightly rules the sky, With stars of feebler light ; — 3 Lord, what is man, that thou shouldst deign To bear him in thy mind ! Or what his race, that thou shouldst prove To them so wondrous kind! 4 O thou, to whom all creatures bow Within this earthly frame, Through all the world, how great art thou ! How glorious is thy name ! " What is man, that Thou art mindful of him ! " g # ]\J 4 * ' A Psalm 8. 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, complete in light, Adorn the darksome skies ; — 3 When I survey the stars, And all their shining forms, Lord, what is man, that worthless thing, Akin to dust and worjpas ! 4 Lord, what is worthless man, That thou shouldst love him so ! Next to thine angels is he placed, And lord of all below. 5 O Lord, our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine. 9 97 G 172, 173. CONDESCENSION OF GOD. 172 " IIerthi ls Love " c* ^ 1 My God, how wonderful thou art, Thy majesty how bright ! How glorious is thy mercy seat, In depths of burning light ! 2 Yet I may love thee too, O Lord, Almighty as thou art ; For thou has stooped to ask of me The love of my poor heart. 3 No earthly father loves like thee, No mother half so mild Bears and forbears, as thou hast done With me, thy sinful child. 4 My God, how wonderful thou art, Thou everlasting Friend ! On thee I stay my trusting heart, Till faith in vision end. -J 'TO Wonders of God's Condescension. fs. ■* * ** Psalm 113. 1 Hallelujah ! raise, oh, raise To our God the song of praise : All his servants join to sing, God, our Saviour and our King. 2 Blessed be for evermore That dread name which we adore : O'er all nations, God alone, Higher than the heavens his throne. 3 Yet to view the heavens he bends ; Yea, to earth he condescends; Passing by the rich and great, For the low and desolate. 4 He can raise the poor to stand With the princes of the land ; Wealth upon the needy shower; Set the lowliest high in power. 08 CONDESCENSION OF GOD. 174, 175. 5 He the broken spirit cheers, Turns to joy the mourner's tears ; Such the wonders of his ways : Praise his name, forever praise. 174: " Se raiseth up the poor out of the dust." !*• M. 1 Up to the Lord, who reigns on high, And views the nations from afar, Let everlasting praises fly, And tell how large his bounties are. 2 God, who must stoop to view the skies, And bow to see what angels do, — Down to our earth he casts his eyes, And bends his footsteps downward too. 3 He overrules all mortal things, And manages our mean affairs ; On humble souls, the King of kings Bestows his counsels and his cares. 4 Our sorrows and our tears we pour Into the bosom of our God ; He hears us in the mournful hour, And helps to bear the heavy load. 5 Oil ! could our thankful hearts devise A tribute equal to thy grace, To the third heaven our song should rise, And teach the golden harps thy praise. IT 5 "^ God, Most hidden and Most manifest /" L. M. 1 What secret place, what distant star, Is like, dread Lord, to thine abode ? Why dwellest thou from us so far? We yearn for thee, thou hidden God ! 2 And will the hidden God appear ? We hail thee in the living Word ; Thy heavenly Majesty draws near. In Christ, our Brother and our Lord. 09 176, 177. FAITHFULNESS OF GOD. 3 In vain we seek for thine abode ; And wilt thou ever to us come ? The Holy Ghost, the mighty God, Now makes our souls his blessed home. 4 O Glory that no eye can bear ! O Presence bright, our inward Guest ! O Farthest off! 6 Ever near! Most hidden and Most manifest ! 1 T() God faithful to his Promises. H. M. 1 The promises I sing, Which sovereign love hath spoke ; Nor will th' eternal King His words of grace revoke : They stand secure And steadfast still ; Not Zion's hill Abides so sure. 2 The mountains melt away, When once the Judge appears ; And sun and moon decay, That measure mortal years : But still the same, In radiant lines, The promise shines Through all the flame. 3 Their harmony shall sound Through my attentive ears, When thunders cleave the ground, And dissipate the spheres : 'Mid all the shock Of that dread scene, I stand serene, Thy word my rock. ITT " Re is God, the faithful God.' 1 Q t J\£ Psalm .33. 1 Let all the just, to God with joy Their cheerful voices raise ; For well the righteous it becomes To sing glad songs of praise. 100 FAITHFULNESS OF GOD. 178. 2 For, faithful is the word of God ; His works with truth abound : He justice loves, and all the earth Is with his goodness crowned. 3 Whate'er the mighty Lord decrees, Shall stand forever sure ; The settled purpose of his heart To ages shall endure. 4 Our soul on God with patience waits ; Our help and shield is he : Then, Lord, let still our hearts rejoice, Because we trust in thee. 5 The riches of thy mercy, Lord, Do thou to us extend ; Since we, for all we want or wish, On thee alone depend. \ 78 u Faithful is He that calleth you." C. M. 1 Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme, And speak some boundless thing : The mighty works, or mightier name, Of our eternal King. 2 Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, And sound his power abroad ; Sing the sweet promise of his grace, And the performing God. 3 His very word of grace is strong, As that which built the skies ; The voice that rolls the stars along Speaks all the promises. 4 Oh, might I hear thy heavenly tongue But whisper, "Thou art mine!" Those gentle words should raise my song To notes almost divine. 0* 101 179, 180. FAITHFULNESS OF GOD. JJ9 God a faithful Creator. L. M. 1 Praise, everlasting praise, be paid To him who earth's foundations laid : Praise to the God whose strong decrees Sway the creation as he please. 2 Praise to the goodness of the Lord, Who rules his people by his word ; And there, as strong as his decrees, Reveals his kindest promises. 8 Oh, for a strong, a lasting faith, To credit what th' Almighty saith ! T' embrace the message of his Son, And call the joys of heaven our own. 4 Then, should the earth's foundations shake, And all the wheels of nature break, Our steady souls shall fear no more Than solid rocks when billows roar. \ g() " Bow firm a foundation ! " lis. 1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent word ! What more can he say than to you he hath said, Who unto the Saviour for refuge have tied : — 2 "Fear not, I am with thee, oh, be not dismayed; For I am thy God, I will still give thee aid : I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 3 "When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow ; For I will be with thee thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 102 WISDOM OF GOD. 181, 182. " The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes : That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never — no, never — no, never forsake!" m" Who can show forth all His praise ?" J^ |^ Psalm 106. 1 Oh, render thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love ; Whose mercy firm, through ages past, Hath stood, and shall forever last. 2 Who can his mighty deeds express — Not only vast, but numberless ! What mortal eloquence can raise His tribute of immortal praise ! 3 Extend to me that favor, Lord, Thou to thy chosen dost afford ; When thou return'st to set them free, Let thy salvation visit me. 4 Oh, render thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love : His mercy firm, through ages past, Hath stood, and shall forever last. J g2 " God onh J wlse " k. M. 1 Awake, my tongue, thy tribute bring To him who gave thee power to sing : Praise him, who has all praise above, The source of wisdom and of love. 2 How vast his knowledge ! how profound ! A depth where all our thoughts are drowned! The stars lie numbers, and their names He gives to nil those heavenly flames. 103 183, 184. GOD INCOMPREHENSIBLE. 3 Through each bright world above, behold Ten thousand thousand charms unfold ; Earth, air, and mighty seas combine, To speak his wisdom all divine. 4 But in redemption, oh, what grace ! Its wonders, oh, what thought can trace ! Here wisdom shines forever bright : Praise him, my soul, with sweet delight. ^§3 -^ S° n 9 t0 Creating Wisdom. C. M. 1 Eternal Wisdom ! thee we praise ; Thee the creation sings : With thy loved name, rocks, hills, and seas, And heaven's high palace rings. 2 Thy hand, how wide it spread the sky ! How glorious to behold ! Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye, And starred with sparkling gold. 3 Infinite strength, and equal skill, Shine through the worlds abroad, Our souls with vast amazement fill, And speak the builder, God. 4 But still the wonders of thy grace Our softer passions move ; Pity divine in Jesus' face We see, adore, and love. J g^. "Canst thou, by searching, find out GodV C. M. 1 How wondrous great, how glorious bright Must our Creator be, Who dwells amid the dazzling light Of an eternal day ! 2 Our soaring spirits upward rise, Toward the celestial throne : Fain would we see the blessed Three And the almighty One. 3 04 GOD INCOMPREHENSIBLE. 185, 186. 3 Our reason stretches all its wings, And climbs above the skies ; But still, how far beneath thy feet Our grov'ling reason lies ! 4 Lord, here we bend our humble souls, In awe and love adore ; For the weak pinions of our mind Can stretch a thought no more. 5 Thy glories infinitely" rise Above our lab'rins; tongue; In vain the highest seraph tries To form an equal song. 6 In humble notes our faith adores The great mysterious King ; While angels strain their nobler powers, And sweep th' immortal string. -jQK " Who hath known the mind of the LordV t "VT AOO Job 11.7,8. 1 What finite power, Avith ceaseless toil, Can fathom the eternal Mind ? Or who th' almighty Three in One, By searching, to perfection find ? 2 Angels and men in vain may raise, Harmonious, their adoring songs : The lab'ring thought sinks down oppressed, And praises die upon their tongues. 3 Yet would I lift my trembling voice, A portion of his ways to sing ; And, mingling with his meanest works, My humble, grateful tribute bring. "1 8C) " Thy judgments are a great deep." C. M. 1 Thy way, O Lord, is in the sea ; Thy paths I cannot trace, ]STor comprehend the mystery Of thine unbounded grace. 105 187, 188. MAJESTY OF GOD. 2 'Tis but in part I know thy will; I bless thee for the sight : When will thy love the rest reveal, In glory's clearer light ? 3 "With rapture shall I then survey Thy providence and grace ; And spend an everlasting day In wonder, love, and praise. 1 Q7 The Majesty of Jehovah. Jj t |^ # - B ~°* Psalm 68. 1 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong; Crown him, ye nations, in your song : His wondrous name and power rehearse; His honors shall enrich your verse. 2 He rides and thunders through the sky ; His name, Jehovah, sounds on high : Praise him aloud, ye sons of grace ; Ye saints, rejoice before his face. 3 God is our shield, our joy, our rest ; God is our king, proclaim him blest : When terrors rise, when nations faint, He is the strength of every saint. 1 QQ u Be is clothed with majesty: 1 JJ # ]\£ 1 OC ^ Psalm 93. 1 The Lord Jehovah reigns ; His throne is built on high ; The garments he assumes Are light and majesty : His glories shine with beams so bright, No mortal eye can bear the sight. 2 The thunders of his hand Keep the wide world in awe; His wrath and justice stand To guard his holy law ; And where his love resolves to bless, His truth confirms and seals the j^race. 106 MAJESTY OF GOD. 189, 190. 3 Through all his ancient works Surprising wisdom shines, Confounds the powers of hell, And breaks their curs' d designs : Strong is his arm, and shall fulfill His great decrees, his sovereign will. 4 And can this mighty King Of glory condescend? And will he write his name, "My Father, and my Friend"? I love his name ; I love his word : Join, all my powers, and praise the Lord ! iOQ TJie Glory of Jehovah. L # ]yj # ■lOt/ Psalm 97. 1 Jehovah reigns ; his throne is high, His robes are light and majesty: His glory shines with beams so bright, No mortal can sustain the sight. 2 His terrors keep the world in awe ; His justice guards his holy law : His love reveals a smiling face ; His truth and promise seal the grace. 3 Through all his works what wisdom shines ! He baffles Satan's deep designs ; His power is sovereign to fulfill The noblest counsels of his will. 4 And will this glorious Lord descend To be my Father and my Friend ? Then let my songs with angels join ; Heaven is secure, if God is mine. 190 " The voice °f the Lord is f ul1 °f majesty" L» M. 1 EtebnAL God ! eternal King ! Ruler of heaven and earth beneath! From thee our hopes, our comforts spring'; In thee we live, and move, and breathe. 107 191. MAJESTY OF GOD. 2 Thy word brought forth the flaming sun, The changeful moon, the starry host : In thine appointed course they run, Till in the final ruin lost. 3 At thy command the storm is dumb ; And to the sea thy power hath said, "No further shalt thou dare to come, And here shall thy proud waves be stayed.' 4 Thy sway is known below, above, And full of majesty thy voice: And, as it speaks, in wrath or love, The nations tremble or rejoice. 5 The final, awful hour is near, Time paces on with ceaseless tread, When opening graves that voice shall hear, And render up the sleeping dead. 6 Oh, in that great decisive day, May we be found in Christ, and stand, While flaming worlds shall melt away, Accepted, owned, at thy right hand ! 191 " We Lord is great." Us & 8s. 1 The Lord is great ! ye hosts of heaven, adore him ; And ye, who tread this earthly ball, In holy songs rejoice aloud before him, And shout his praise, who made you all. 2 The Lord is great ! his majesty, how glorious! Resound his praise from shore to shore ; O'er sin, and death, and hell, now made victorious, He rules and reigns for evermore. 3 The Lord is great ! his mercy, how abounding ! Ye angels, strike your golden chords; Oh, praise our God, with voice and harp resounding, The King of kings, and Lord of lords! 108 GOD A REFUGE. 192, 193. 1 Q9 God our Refuge. L. M. *-*JmJ Psalm 46. 1 God is the refuge of his saints, When storms of sharp distress invade ; Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold him present with his aid. 2 Let mountains from their seats be hurled Down to the deep, and buried there. Convulsions shake the solid world ; Our faith shall never yield to fear. 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar ; In sacred peace our souls abide ; While every nation, every shore, Trembles and dreads the swelling tide. 4 There is a stream, whose gentle flow Supplies the city of our God, Life, love, and joy, still gliding through, And watering our divine abode. 5 That sacred stream, thine holy word, Our grief allays, our fear controls ; Sweet peace thy promises afford, And give new strength to fainting souls. 6 Zion enjoys her Monarch's love, Secure against a threatening hour ; Nor can her firm foundations move, Built on his truth and armed with power. 1 QQ " Who is God, save the Lord?" J^ ]\f # -"-«J*J Psalm 18. 1 Just are thy ways, and true thy word. Great Rock of my secure abode ; Who is a God, beside the Lord ? Or where 5 s a refuge like our God ? 2 'Tis he that girds me with his might, Gives me his holy sword to wield ; And while with sin and hell I light, Spreads his salvation for mv shield. 10 109 194, 195. GOD A REFUGE. He lives, and blessed be my Rock ; The God of my salvation lives ; The dark designs of hell he broke: Sweet is the peace my Father gives. 194 Looking Up. Psalm 121. H. M. 1 Upward I lift mine eyes ; From God is all my aid ; The God who built the skies, And earth and nature made: God is the tower To which I fly ; His grace is nigh In every hour. 2 My feet shall never slide, And fall in fatal snares, Since God, my guard and guide, Defends me from my fears : Those wakeful eyes, That never sleep, Shall Israel keep When dangers rise. 3 No burning heats by day, Nor blasts of evening air, Shall take my health away, If God be with me there : Thou art my sun, And thou my shade, To guard my head By night or noon. 4 Hast thou not given thy word To save my soul from death ? And I can trust my Lord To keep my mortal breath : I'll go and come, Nor fear to die, Till, from on high, Thou call me home. 195 u 7 icill lift up mine eyes unto the hills.' Psalm 121. CM. Up to the hills I lift mine eyes, There all my hope is laid ; The Lord, who built the earth and skies, — From him will come mine aid. 110 GOD A KEFUGE. 196. 2 Thy foot unmoved he ever keeps, And all thy ways will guard ; He slumbers not, and never sleeps — Thy keeper is the Lord. 3 The Lord, thy keeper, shades thy way, Preserves thee in his sight ; Nor shall the sun smite thee by day, Nor shall the moon by night. 4 The Lord preserves thy soul from sin, From evils great and sore — Thy going out and coming in, Now and for evermore. 1 G£ "In this will I be confident" Q t J^J At/U Psalm 46. 1 God is our refuge and our strength, When trouble's hour is near : A very present help is he ; Therefore we will not fear. 2 Although the pillars of the earth Shall clean removed be, The very mountains carried forth, And cast into the sea ; 3 Although the waters rage and swell, So that the earth shall shake ; Yea, and the solid mountain roots Shall with the tempest quake ; — 4 There is a river that makes glad The city of our God, — The tabernacle's holy place Of the Most High's abode. 5 The Lord is in the midst of her ; Removed she shall not be, Because the Lord our God himself Shall help us speedily. Ill 197,198. GOD A REFUGE. 6 The Lord our strength and refuge is, When trouble's hour is near : A very present help is he ; Therefore we will not fear. -j Q7 " The Bock that is higher than /." g # ]\J # -*- *J * Psalm 61. 1 Whest, overwhelmed with grief, My heart within me dies, Helpless, and far from all relief, To heaven I lift mine eyes. 2 Oh, lead me to the Rock That 's high above my head ! And make the covert of thy wings My shelter and my shade. 3 Within thy presence, Lord, Forever I '11 abide : Thou art the tower of my defense, The refuge where I hide. 4 Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear thy name ; If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same. -4 (\q " The Lord of hosts is with us." t tit IV/O Psalm 46. -U. xU. 1 God is our refuge and defense, In trouble our unfailing aid ; Secure in his omnipotence, What foe can make our souls afraid? 2 There is a river pure and bright, Whose streams make glad the heavenly plains ; There, in eternity of light, The city of our God remains. 3 Not on a seraph's wing of fire, — But on the mightier wings of prayer We reach that home of pure desire, And feel his cloudless presence there. 112 GOD A REFUGE. 199, 200. 4 But soon, how soon ! our spirits droop, Unwont the air of heaven to breathe : Yet God, in very deed, will stoop, And dwell himself with men beneath. 5 Come to thy living temples, then ; As in the ancient times appear : Let earth be paradise again, And man, O God, thine image here ! i QQ God a Refuge in Temptation. Q jJJ A «7«* Psalm 5.5. 1 O God, my Refuge, hear my cries ! Behold my flowing tears ; For, earth and hell my hurt devise, And triumph in my fears. 2 Oh, were I like some gentle dove, Soon would I stretch my wings, And fly, and make a long remove From all these restless things ! 3 God shall preserve my soul from fear, Or shield me when afraid ; Ten thousand angels must appear, If he command their aid. 4 By morning light I'll seek his face, At noon repeat my cry ; The night shall hear me ask his grace, Nor will he long deny. 5 I cast my burdens on the Lord, The Lord sustains them all ; My courage rests upon his word That saints shall never fall. OAA A Hymn of the Reformation. gg & ^S. -• M. 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, ray tender frame Was thine indulgent care, Long ere I could pronounce thy name. Or breathe the infant prayer. 3 Each rolling year new favors brought From thine exhaustless store; But, ah ! in vain my lab'ring thought Would count thy mercies o'er. 4 Still I adore thee, gracious Lord ! For iavors more divine — That I have known thy sacred word, Where all thy glories shine. 5 Lord, when this mortal frame decays, And every weakness dies, Complete the wonders of thy grace, And raise me to the skies.