TEIf SABBATH HYMN BOOK: I THE SERVICE OF SONG IN TiHE HOUSE OF THE LORD. NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY AtAS(ON BRPOTHFERS. BOSTON: MASON & tAMLN. .T, -t' F O R Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858, by Y..- CN BROTH ERS.,, In she Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. ,, I),7: ITM !.NTRO0DUC TION. Ix 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 Hymns 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," and "The bird let loose in eastern skies," and "This world is all a fleeting show;" but we are more sensible of the uncongeniality between such effusions 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 Qh tla Is "I4 _0 - INTRODUCTION. rhyme, but it is called "The Sabbath Hymn Book, for the service 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 rythmical 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 utterance 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 direct 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. Part I. Sect. 1, 2. Part II. Sect. 1. Book II. Part I. Sect. 1; Part II. Sect. 16, a, b, c. Book ILII. Part I., Part VI., Part XIII. Sect. 4. Book IV. Parts L to V. Book V. Book VIII. Part I., Sects. 1, 7, 8; Part m. Sect. 4, a; Sect. 5, a, b, c, d, e; Part IV. Sect. 1; Part VII. Sect. 1; Part X. Sect. 1, 2; Part XI. Sect. 3, 4; Part XIII. Sect. 3, a, e. Book X. Part I. Sect. 3; Part III. Sect. 1. Book XI. Part I. Sect. 1, 3; Part VI. Sect. 1, 2, 3, 4; Part VII. Sect. 1. Book Xm. Part I. Sect. 1: Part IV. Book XIV. Part IX. Sect. 2. IV INTRODUCTION. As we have aimed to compile a volume which may be fitly called a' Sabbath Hymn Book," we have sought for the choicest metrical ve.rsions of pass*es 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 erpresses the tiue sentiment, in its accurate proportions, and it always suggests even more than it expresses. The inspired poems are the standard for all Christian hymns. As we depart from the Biblical standard, we are in danger of introducing a morbid pietism in the place of a healthful piety. Althoughli we have not divided this volume into a distinct Book of Psalmis, and a distinct Book of Hymns, yet we have endeavored to insert every good version of the Biblical Psalms which seemed inimportant for the Biblical associations and influence of the volume, and we have introduced some paraphrases of other portions of the inspired text, which have not been ordinarily found in American Hymn Books. Examples of these are fbunid in Hymns 1, 95, 245, 313, 321, 339, 641, 689, 779, 867, 868, 881, 918, 1273, 1275. We have not arranged the versions of the inspired Psalms in a separate book, because, first, many of these versions are too general anid free to be called Psalmns, in distinction from Hymns; secondly, some of the inspired Psalms have never been translated into metrical 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 practical usefulness; and, fourthly, the Bibli cal Index will supply, in part, the advantage of preserving a distinct classification of the Psalms, and will show that many passages in the Prophecies, Gospels, and Epistles, are in fact Psalins of devotion, and, on the ground of intrinsic lyrical and spiritual merit, are worthy of being distinguished by being col lected 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 wvere derived. As the devotional influences of a Hymin Book are increased by its being associated with the phrases and the authority of inspired B3 .~ INTRODUCTI0O. 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 sealed 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 translations 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, are Nos. 46, 96, 200, 220, 263, 293, 336, 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 present and the future. We cannot but love thehymn of grateful delight in Christ, by Bernard (Hymn 686): "Jesus, thou Joy of loving hearts," and the sacramental hymn of Aquinas (Hymn 1051), - "0O 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 more affecttug 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 INTRODUCTION. are many such hymns, we think, Which the Church "will not willingly 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 historical value, and a special adaptedness to one of the noblest:tunes in the "service of song." It is beautifully fitted for certain celebrations 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 distinction from songs of general application, so we have aimed to 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 affections 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 vit *,f INTRODUCTION. 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, D. 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.: Hymns 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 subsequently 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 Hymn 299, "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 Atonement. 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 devotional invocation of the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Sanctuar.v. Under the title of "Faith in the Atonement," we have reserved for the last position, the definitive hymns on the nature Vill INTRODUCTION. 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 religious 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 frequently, 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 commemoration 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, meager, 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 PB+ IX INTM)DUCTION. 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 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 sickroom, no others could take their places.: There is a considerable class of hymns which, like No. 747, express individuality of religious 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 Congregation. 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 obvious, 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 objective The Second Division comprehends those hymns in which the feel XI INTEODUCTION. ings 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 Second 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. 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 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 majority 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 statements; 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 arrangement, that the "Alphabetical Index of Subjects," pages 825-867, has been prepared. That Index notes the spirit and the general impression 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 I xi INTRODUCTIO,'. or the corresponding theme, in the "Classification of Hymns," and are separated from thjie 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 subordinate 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 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 generalness of character, which require, for practical usefulness, that an Index should rather specify subordinate topics, with their appropriate 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, distinguislhing them as "motto-hymns," we have indicated them by introducing 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 xii INTRODUCTION. 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 -lly 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 an d American Churches. To abandon them now, wouldI be an unwise innovation. In many instances, an alteration of aL 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." This couplet is an approach to the original 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 xiii INTRODU.CTION. 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 seeln 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 Christian 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 several 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 instances, 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 suggestive of them; and this evil we have endeavored to avoid, by subjoining to the title of a hymn a reference to the chapter, or the xiv I 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 according to the diverse usage respecting original and quoted language. Few of the incidents to the compilation of a Book of Psalmody occasion greater difficulty than the decision of questions of authorship. 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, w 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 distinguished 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 seeming 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 suggestivelof 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 fmcilitate the cultivation of Congregational Singing, and have xv INTRODUCTION. therefore made more numerous elisions, than might otherwise b deemed necessary. The Orthography adopted is that employed by the Publishers o' the Work, in other volumes from their press. The present volume of Hymns is to be accompanied with volume of Tunes, adapted to the Hymns, and entitled, "Th. Sabbath Tune Book;" and is to be followed by a volume contain ing both the Hymns and the Tunes, and entitled, "The Sabbat' Hymn and Tune Boo' Both of these volumes are designed t facilitate Congregational Singing. In both of them will be give the Musical Notation appropriate to the Selections for Chanting which constitute one of the most important parts of the presen Hymn Book. It is hoped that the Biblical and Ancient Hymn inserted on pages 763-812 of this Manual, will help to resto.the primitive and truly delightful practice of chanting the praicof God, especially in the identical fomns of speech which hSpirit has indited. We now offer " The Sabbath Hymn Book" to the Churches invoking the blessing of the Great Head of the Church upon oi, labors, that they may meet the wants of devout worshipers, an especially that they may be found conducive to the spirituality oi "The Service of Song in the House of the Lord." EDWARDS A. PARK, AUSTIN PHELPS, LOWELL MASON. ANDOVER, MAss., SEPT., 185.8. *** The Fges, in parentheses, following the Number o' each Hymn, indicate the PAsS of " The Sabbath Hymn and Tui Book." on which the Hyin may be found. X~I H Y M N S. BOOK 1. HYMNS ESPECIALLY APPROPRIATE TO VARIOUS ACTS AND TIMES OF WORSHIP. "After this manner, tleerefor e, pr ay ye;" 1 ~(5~). ~ Matt. 6. Luke 11. 1 OUR Father, God, who ait in heaven, All hallowed be thy namne! Thy kingdom comne; thly will be done,, In earth and heaven the same! 2 Give us, this day, our daily bread; And, as we those folrgive Who sin againist us, so nmay we Forgiving grace receive. 3 Into temptation lead us not; Fromn evil set us free;. And thine the kingdom, thine the power And glory, ever be. e')' Our Fathier bhlich art in' eaven."M 2 (176) I; Matt, 6. Lukefll. OUR heavenly Father, hear The prayer we o'er now Thy name be hallowed far and near; To thee all nations bow! 1 1 A C.M. AM. 1 THE LORD'S PRIAYER. 2 Thy kingdom come, thy will On earth be done 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! 3 fo) Third Verion of fthe Lord's Prayer, 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! 2 8. 6 s & 5 k — PRAYERS RESPECTING WORSHIP. Habitual Devotio. 1I WHiE 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. 5 (819) "Praise waiteth for thee, 0 God, in Zion." Psalm 65. 1 FOR thee, O God, our constant praise In Zion waits, thy chosen seat; Our promised altars there we'11ll raise, And all our zealous vows complete. And all our; zealous vow; 8 complete.~~~~~ 2 0 thou, who to our humble prayer Didst always bend thy listening ear, To thee shall all mankind repair, And at thy gracious throne appear. 3 4, 5. 4 (870) C.M. L.M. 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 mnan, who, near thee placed, Within thy heavenly dwelling lives! While we, at humbler distance, taste The vast delights thy temple gives. Watchfulness and Prayer. 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 themn, Lord, From every rash and heedless word; Nor let my feet incline to tread The guilty path where sinners lead. 3 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 withgrief, I'11 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." 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 C) (27T) L.m. 11 i ( 66 ) 7s. PRAYERS RESPECTING WORSHIP. 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. 8 (148) hey t"e a Lord is in thisplce."1 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! 9 (8), Return, we beseech thee, 0 Godof Hosts." 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 8, 9. LM. LM. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 1 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 Wdeary and weak, thy grace we pray; Turn not, 0 Lord! thy guests away. 2 Long have we roamed in want and pain, Long have we 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.: ), (20 ) u Tho, Lord, hast mpde me gd throuyh h r." L M 1 SWEET is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks, and sing; To show thy love by mboing 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 10, 11. O0 (14T) Refuge in the Sanctuary. L.LM. 6! DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 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. 12 (22) It isa good thing to,give thanis unto the Lord.". 12.; Pialm 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. 13 (18) An old Versioof the Eighty-fourth Psalm. 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 thybhouse reside, Where thee they ever praise; Happy, whose strength in thee doth bide, And in their hearts thy wiys. 7 12, 13. S.M. C.3L 4. 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. 14 (52) "Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house." Psalm 84. How pleasant, how divinely fair, XO 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. 8 14, L. M. 1 DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 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. Joy in the House of God. 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 0 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! "A day in Thy courts."', 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 With warm desires, My heart aspires, To see my God. 9 15, 16. : (52) L.M; 16 (111) H. Ml. 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; Who love the way And happy they 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, Froni pure and upright souls. Thrice happy he, Whose spirit trusts O God of hosts, Alone in thee! 17( S,' Mly heart and myflesh ieth out for the liny God." C. M. Psalmi 84. 1 0 GOD of hosts, the mighty Lord, How lovely is the place 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 17. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 5 0 Lord of hosts, my King, my God! How highly blest are they, Who in thy temple always dwell, And there thy praise display! "Peace be within' thy wals." .Psalm 122. 1 WITTI 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. 19 (50) "Beautifulfor situation thejoy of the whole earth." S M. 3 0 ~ ~.4. 4.... 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 18, 19. 18 (88) C. M. 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. "One thing have I dered of the Lord." 20 (s8) r'am"it 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 20. C.M. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 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 liftied high Above my foes around; And songs of joy and victory Within thy temple sound. (42) - wtChrst iWorp LJ. 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. 3 Blest Saviour! what delicious fare, How sweet thine entertainments are! Never did angels taste, above, Redeeming grace and dying love. 4 Hail, great Immanuel, all-divine! In thee thy Father's glories shine: Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest One That eyes have seen, or angels known! 22 (22) The place where Thine honor dwelleth. " 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 hina sit, And smile on all around. 2 ~~~13 21, 22. 21 1 Communion with Christ in Worship. M. 'S. iv. 13 2 DELIGHT IN 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. 23 (8, "This is the day which the Lord ath made." 23 (84) ~~~~~Psailm 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 tliumph 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. 24 (887) "Her saints sha shout aoud forjoy." 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 23, 24. C. AI. 7s. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 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. 5Sweet 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 (282 ) "AUll the sons of God shoutedforjoy.1" 1 SONGs of praise the angels sang, Heaven with hallelujahs rang, When Jehovah's work begun, When he spake, and itwas 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 25. 1 78. 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. (46) "Let us go into tthe house of the Lor.d." 26 Palm 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, "Peace be within thee." C Psalm 122. 1 How did my heart rejoice to hear My friends devoutly say: "In Zion let us all appear,l; And keep tile solemn day." 16 26, 27. C,. P. I. 27 (2,6) C. M. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 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 ily best firiends, my kindred, dwell; There God, my Saviour, reigns. 28 (142 ) "PRray for the peace of Jerusalem." 28 ( 142 ) ~~~~~Psalmn 122. 1 Onii!'t was 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 13 28. C. M. DELIGHT IN WORSHIP. 4 May peace within thy sacred walls A constant guest be found; With plenty and prosperity Thy palaces be crowned. "The city of our God." ( 32). Psalm 122. 1 GLAD was my heart to hear My old companions say: "Come, in the house of God appeal;, For't is a holy day." ,~~~ 2 Our willing feet shall stand Within the temple-door, While young and old, in many a ban 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 oiur 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 fiiends and brethren dear, Our prayer shall never cease; Oft as they meet for worship here, God send his people peace! (0 58 ) "oi is;hs:Kin~g of lory? "' Psalm'24.' 1 Or,'hallowed is the land and blest, Where Christ, the Ruler, is confessed! Oh, happy hearts and hap)py homes, To whom the great Redeemer comes.! 18 29, 30. 29 S. M 30 L. I. CALLS TO WORSHIIIP. 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: Mlake it;a temple set apart Fromn earthly use for heaven's employ, Adorned with prayer, and love, and joy. 4 Redeemer, come! I open wide Mly soul t6thee; here, Lord, abide! Thankful and glad my song I raise, And give to thee a life of praise. 31 (17) Old Versio of the One Hundredth Psalm. 1 ALL people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheeifuil voice; Him serve with fear, his p)raise forth tell, Come ye before him and rejoice. 2 The Lord, ye know, is God indeed, Without our aid he did uis 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 with 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. I ",Glad homage." 32 (1) (Psalm 100. 1 WITIr 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 81, 32. L. M, L. M. CALLS TO WORSHIP. 2 Oh, enter ye his templle gate, Thence to his courts devoutly press; And still your gratefuil hymns repeat, And still his name with praises bless. 3 For he's the Lord, supremely good; IHis mercy is forever sure; I-Iis truth, which always firmly stood, To eildless ages shall endure. L. M 3 PBefoe Jehovah's a0ful te." 33 (5w) "Before ~Psalm 100. 1 BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy: 'inow 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 framrne: What lasting honors shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name? 4 We'll 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. 34 (17 ) "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving." Psalm 100. 1 YE nations round the earth, rejoice Before the Lord, your sovereign King Serve him with cheeiful heart and voice With all your tongues his glory sing. 20 33, 34. L. M, CALLS TO WORSHIP. 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. 3 " 5'lIake a jokful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands." 1s & 8s. Psalm 100. 1 BE joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth; Oh, serve him with gladness fnd fear: Exui t 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 people, his scepter we own, His sheep, and we follow his call. 3 Oh, enter his gates with thanksgiving and song; Your vows in hlis temple proclaim: Itis praise with melodious accordance prolong, And bless his adorable namne. 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. 36 ( 37) "JIake ajojaful noise unto Him with psalmns." Psalm 95. 1 CoME, sound his l)raise abroad, And( hymns of glory sing: Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal kinlg. 35, 36. S. M. 21 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 red; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. 37 (53) Oh, sing unto the Lord a new song." Psalm 96. 1 UNTO the Lord, unto the Lord, Oh, sing a new and joyfuil song! Declare his glory, tell abroad The wonders that to him belong. 2 For he is great, for lie 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. 38 (72)' Te Lord is a great God, and a great King." C. AI. Psalm 95. 1 SING to the Lord Jehov.qh's name, And in his strength rejoice: When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 22 37, 88. L.Al. CALLS TO WORSHIP. 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. 3 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 stanld. 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." 39}(4,''Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord." 6S & 4s. Psalm 150. 1 PRAISE ye Jehovah's name, Praise through his courts proclaim; Rise and adore: High o'er the heavens above Sound his great acts of love, While his rich grace we prove, Vast as his power. 2 Now let the trumpet raise Sounds of triutnphant praise, Wide as his fame: 23 391 CALLS TO WORSHIP. There let the harp be found; Organs, with solemn sound, Roll your deep notes around, Filled with his name. 3 While his high praise ye sing, Strike every sounding string; Sweet the accord! He vital breath bestows; Let every breath that flows His noblest fame disclose: Praise ye the Lord. 40(26 )"saY unto God, fow terrible art thou in thy works!" C. M. 66. 1 LET all the lands, with shouts of joy, To God their voices raise; Sing psalms in honor of his name, And spread his glorious praise. 2 And let them say," How dreadfril, Lord, J n all thy works art thou! To thy great power thy stubborn foes Shall all be forced to bow. 3 "Through all the earth, the nations round Shall thee, their God, confess; And, with glad hymns, their awfuil dread Of thy great name express." 4 Oh, come, behold the works of God! And then with ine you'11ll own That he to all the sons of men Hath wondrous judgments shown. 5 Let all the lands, with shouts of joy, To God their voices raise; Sing psalms in honor of his name, And spread his glorioiius praise. .4 411. PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP 41-43. 1 WHEN, as returns this solemn day, AIan comes to meet his God, What rites, what honors shall he pay? How spread his praise abroad? 2 From marble domes and gilded( spires Shall clouds of incense rise? And gems, and gold, and garlands deck The costly sacrifice? 3 Vain, sinful man! - creation's Lord Thine off'rings well may spare; But give thy heart, and thou shalt find, Thy God will hear thy prayer. 42 (292) "I will that men pray everywhere." 1 JEsus, where'er thy people meet, There they behold thy mercy-seat; Where'er they seek thee, thou art fbund, And every place is hallowed ground. 2 For thou, within no walls confined, Inhabitest the humble mind; Such ever bring thee where they come, And going, take thee to their home. 3 Great Shepherd of thy chosen few! Thy former mercies here renew; Here to our waiting hearts proclaim The sweetness of thy saving name. "43 (88) "fy voice shalt Thou hear in the morning,"'' 43 (8s) " P,,alm ~~~~~~~~~5. 1 LORD! in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye; 3 25 C. M. 41 11 Give. thy heart." (274) 1 w L. m. C..M. 144. — PRAYERS AT MORNING WORSHIP. 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone, To plead for all his saints, Presenting at his Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God before whose sight The wicked shall not stand; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there; I will frequent thy holy court, And worship in thy fear. 5 Oh, may thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness! Make every path of duty straight, And plain before my face. "Early will Iseek Thee." Psalm 63,. EARLY, my God! without delay, I haste to seek thy face; My thirsty spirit faints away, Without thy cheering grace. 2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand, And they must drink or die. 3 I've seen thy glory and thy power Through all thy temple shine: Mly God! repeat that heavenly hour, That vision so divine. 4 Not life itself, with all its joys, Can my best passions move, Or raise so high my cheerful voice, As thy forgiving love. 26 44 (54) C.AL PRAYERS AT MORNING WORSHIIP. 45, 4. 5 Thus, till my last expiring day, I'll bless my God and King; Thus will I lift my hands to pray, And tune my lips to sing. - "Thou art my God." Psalm 63. 1 GREAT God, indulge my humble claim; Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest; The glories that compose thy name Stand all engaged to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, Thou art my Father and my God; And I am thine, by sacred ties - Thy son, thy servant, bought with blood. 3 With heart and eyes, and lifted hands, For thee I long, to thee I look; As travelers, in thirsty lands, Pant for the cooling water brook. 4 With early feet I love t' appear Among thy saints, and seek thy fade; Oft have I seen thy glory there, And felt the power of sovereign grace. 5 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice, While I have breath to pray or praise; This work shall make my heart rejoice, And cheer the remnant of my days. 1 0 CIIRIST! with each returning morn Thine image to our heart be borne; And may we ever clearly see Our God and Saviour, Lord, in thee! 2 All hallowed be our walk this day; ilay meekness form our early ray, And faithful love our noontide light, And hope our sunset, calm and blight. 27 4.5 (42) L. M. 46 .L. M. An ancient Psalm of the Morninq. (115) 1 0 47.; - PRAYERS AT MORNING WORSIIIP. 3 May grace each idle thought control, And sanctify our wayward soul; Miay guile departs and mlalice cease, And all within be joy and peace. 4 Our daily course, O Jesus, bless; Mlake plain the way of holiness: From sudden falls our feet defend, And cheer at last our journey's end. 47 (309) The Morning and Evening Light. 1 WHEN, streaming from the eastelm skies, The morning light salutes mine eyes, O Sun of righteousness divine, On me with beams of mercy shine! Oh! chase the clouds of guilt away, And turn my darkness into day. 2 And when to heaven's all glorious King My niorning sacrifice I bning, And, mourning o'er my guilt and shame, Ask mercy in my Saviour's name; Then, Jesus, cleanse me with thy blood, And be my Advocate with God. 3 When each d(lay's scenes and labors close, And wearied nature seeks repose, With pard'ning mercy richly blest, Guard me, my Saviour, while I rest; And, as each morning sun shall rise, Oh, lead me onward to the skies! 4 And at my life's last setting sun, MIy conflicts o'er, my labors done, Jesus, thy heavenly radiance shed, To cheer and bless my dying bed; And, from deathl's gloom my spirit raise, To see tlhy face, and sing thy praise. 28 L. M. 6 1. PRAYERS AT MORNING WORSHIP. 1 AWAKE, my soul, and with the suni Thy daily stage of duty run; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 Awake, lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part, Who all night long unwearied sing High praises to th' eternal Wing. 3 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept, And hast refreshed me while I slept; Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, I may of endless life partake. 4 Lord, I my vows to thee renew: Scatter my sins as morning dew; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with thyself my spirit fill. 5 Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design, or do, or say; That all my powers, with all their might, In thy sole glory may unite. Christ the Day-star. 1 WE lift our hearts to thee, Thou Day-star from on high: The sun itself is but thy shade, Yet cheers both earth and sky. 2 Oh, let thy rising beams Dispel the shades of night; And let the glories of thy love Comie like the morning light! 3 How beauteous nature now! lHowv dark and sad before! - With joy we view the pleasing change, And nature's God adore. 3, 29 48, 49. 48 (49) L. M. The Mhrorni7ng Sacrifice. S. M. 49 (22) 50,51. PRAYERS AT MORNING WORSHIP. 4 May we this life improve, To mourn for errors past; And live this short revolving day As if it were our last. (209) Christ the Sun of Righteousness. 1 Jtsus, Sun of righteousness, Brightest beam of love divine, With the early morning rays Do thou on our darkness shine, And dispel with purest light All our night! 2 Like the sun's reviving ray, May thy love, with tender glow, All our' coldness melt away, Warm and cheer us forth to go; Gladly serve thee and obey All the day! 3 Thou our only Life and Guide! Never leave us nor f)rsake: In thy light may we abide Till th' eternal morning break; Moving on to Zion's hill Homeward still! IN sleep's serene oblivion laid, I safely passed the silent night; Again I see the breaking shade, And drink again the morning light. 2 New-born, I bless the waking hour, Once more with awe rejoice to be; My conscious soul resumes her power, And springs, my guardian God, to thee. 3 Oh, guide me through the various maze My doubtful feet are doomed to tread; And spread thy shield's protecting blaze Where dangers press around my head. 30 7s & 3. LI M. .51 (3 1 SABBATH MORNING WORSHIP. 4 A deeper shade shall soon impend, A deeper sleep mine eyes oppress; Yet then thy strength shall still defend, Thy goodness still delight to bless. 5 That deeper shade shall break away, That:deeper sleep shall leave mine eyes; Thy light shall give eternal day; Thy love, the rapture of the skies. 529 (19) "Be thou exalted, 0 God, above the Heavens." 52 (19) I ~,:Psalm 57. 1 0 GoD, my:heart is fully bent To magnify thy name; My tongue, with cheefiil songs of praise, Shall celebrate thy fanme. 2 Awake, my lute, nor thou, my harp, Thy warbling notes delay; While I, with early hymns of joy, Prevent the dawning day. 3 To all the listening tribes, O Lord, Thy wonders I will tell; Anid to those nations sing thy praise That round about us dwell; - 4 Because thy mercy's boundless height The highest heaven transcends, And far beyond th' aspiring clouds Thy faithful truth extends. 5 Be thou, O God, exalted high Above the starry frame; And,let the world, with one consent, Confess thy glorious name. ~ " Welcome, sweet day of rest." WELCOM-E, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise! Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes! 31 C. m .53 S. M. (22) 1 54, 55. SABBATIh MORNING WORSIIP. 2 The King-himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day; iere m,ay we sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day, amid the place . Where my dear Lord hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Within the tents of sin. 4 My willing soul would stay InI such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. (24) "{VWelcome, deliglhiftl mortz." 1 WELCO.EI, delightful morn, Thou day of sacred rest! I hail thy kind return;- Lord, make these moments blest: From the low train of mortal toys, I soar to reach immortal joys. 2 Now may the IKing descend And fill his throne of grace; Thy scepter, Lord, extend, Whlile saints address thy face, Let sinners feel thy quickening word, And learn to know and fear the Lord. 3 Descend, celestial Dove, With all thy quickening powers; Disclose a Saviour's love, And bless the sacred hours: Then shall my soul new life obtain, Nor Sabbaths be enjoyed in vain. (s86) The Lord's Day. 1 SAFELY through another week God has brought us on our ways Let us now a blessing seek, Waiting in his courts to-day: .32 54 IL M ."5 0 ,.7s SAI;BATH MORNING WORSHIP. Day of all the week the best, Emnblem of eternal rest. While we pray for pard'ning grace, Through the dear Redeemner's name, Show thy reconciling face; Take away our sin and shame: From our worldly cares set free, May we rest this day ill thee. 3 Here we come, thy name to praise; Let us feel thy presence near; May thy glories meet our eyes, While we in thy house appear: Here afford us, Lord, a taste Of our everlasting feast. 4 May the Gospel's joyful sound Conquter sinners, comfort saints; Make the fruits of gracer abound; Bring relief for all cornpl:.ints: Thus let all our Sabbaths prove, Till we rest in thee above. * "Ourfeet shall stanl within thy gates, 0 Jerusalem." C. P. M. 9( 36) Psalm 122. 1 THE festal morn, my God, is come, That calls me to thy sacred dome, Thy presence to adore: My feet the summons shall attend, With willing steps thy courts ascend, And tread the hallowed floor. 2 With holy joy I hail the day That warnis my thirsting soul away To dwell among the blest! For, lo! my great Redeemer's power Unfolds the everlasting door, And leads me to his rest! c 56, 2 57; 58. SABBATH MORNING WORSHIP. 3 Hither, from earth's remotest end, Lo! the redeemed of God ascend, Their tribute hither bring: Here, crowned with everlasting joy, In hymns of praise their tongues employ, And hail th' immortal King. 1 AG.AIN the day returns of holy rest, Which, when he made the world, Jehovah blest; When, like his own, he bade our labors cease, And all be piety, and all be peace. 2 Let us devote this consecrated day To learn his will, and all we learn obey; So shall he hear, when fervently we raise Our choral harmony in hymns of praise. 3 Father in heaven! in whom our hopes confide, Whose power defends us, and whose precepts guide; In life our Guardian, and in death our Friend; Glory supreme be thine, till time shall end. 58 (24) "The day that God hath blessed." 1 AWAKE, ye sainiits, awake! And hail this sacred day; In loftiest songs of praise Your joyfuil homage pay: Come, bless the day that God hath blest, The type of heaven's eternal rest. 2 On this auspicious morn The Lord of life arose; He burst the bars of death, And vanquished all our foes; And now he pleads our cause above, And reaps the firuit of all his love. 34 los. -7 (22T) "Holy rest." H. Al.,. SABBATH MORNING WORSHIP. 3 All hail, triunphant Lord! Heaven with hosannas rings, And earth in humbler strains, Thy praise responsive sings: Worthy the Lamib, that once was slain, Through endless years to live and reign! 59 (44) The day of Christ's Resurrection. 1 BLEST morning! whose young dawning rays Beheld our rising God; That saw him triumph o'er the dust, And leave his dark abode. 2 In the cold prison of a tomb The great Redeemel lay, Till the revolviIng skies had brought The third, th' appointed day. 3 Hell and the grave unite their force To hold our God, in vain; The sleeping Conqueror arose, And burst their feeble chain. 4 To thy great name, almighty Lord, These sacred hours wNe pay; And loud hosannas shall proclaim The triumph of the day. 5 Salvation and immortal praise To our victorious IKing! Let heaven, and earth, and rocks, and seas, With glad hosannas ring. 60 (34) "Come, see the place where the Lord lay." 1 AGAIxN the Lord of life and liht Awakes the kindling ray, Unseals the eyelids of' the morn, And pours refulgent day. v r) 59, 60. C. Al. C. MA 61, 62. SABBATH MORNING WORSHIP. 2 Oh, what a night was that which wrapt A guilty world in gloom! Oh, what a Sun, which broke this day, Triumphant from the tomb! 3 This day be grateful homage paid, And loud hosannas sung; Let gladness dwel' wn every heart, And praise on everv tongue. 4 Ten thousand thousand lips shall join To hail this happy moin, Which scatters blessings fiom its wings On nations yet unborn. 1 ANOTIIHER six days' work is done; Another Sabbath is begun: Return, my soul, unto thly rest; Enjoy the day thy God hath blest. 2 Oh that our thoughts and thanks may rise, As gratefuil incense to the skies! And draw from heaven that calm repose, Which none but he who feels it knows; 3 That heavenly calm within the breast! It is the pledge of that dear rest Which for the church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains. 4 In holy duties let the day, In holy pleasures, pass away. HIow sweet a Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne'er shall end! 62 (241) "Great is Thyfcithfulness." 1 TNY God, how endless is thy love! Thy gifts are every evening new; And morning mercies from above, Gently distill, like early dew. 36 L.M. 61 L. Mo EVENING WORSHIIP. 2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping( hours! Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield my powers to thy command; To thee I consecrate iny dclays: Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. "Bless us to-night." 1 FATHiER of love and power, Guard thou our evening hour, Shield with thy might: For all thy care this day Our grateful thanks we pay, And to,our Father pray, Bless us to-night. 2 Jesus Immanuel, Come in thy love to dwell In hearts contrite: For many sins we grieve, But we thy grace receive, And in thy word believe; Bless us to-night. 3 Spirit of truth and love, Life-giving, holy Dove, Shed forth thy light! Heal every sinner's smart, Still every throbbing heart, And thine own peace impart; Bless us to-night. 1 I LOVE to steal, awhile, away Fromi every cumbering care, Andl spend the bouis of setting day In humble, grateful prayer. . 37 6i-), 64. 61) I't) ( 144 ) '6-, & 4s. 64 (214) IC. M. .Eve,ning Twilight, EVENING WORSHIP. 2 I love, in solitude, to shed The 1)elitential tear; Andi all his promises to plead, Where none but God can hear. 3 I love to think on mercies past, Ai(d future good implore; And all my cares and sorrows cast Oni hini whom I adore. 4 I love, by faith, to take a view Of brighter scenes in heaven; The prospect doth my strength renew, While here by tempests driven. 5 Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, MIay its departing ray Be calm as this impressive hour, And lead to endless day! 65 (49) "~Iide me under the shadow of Thy wings." L. M. 1 GLORY to thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light: Keep me, oh, keep me, King of kings! Beneath the shadow of thy wing,s. 2 Forgive me, Lord! through thy dear Son, The ill which I this day have done; That with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed; Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at thy judgment day. 4 Be thou my guardian while I sleep, Thy watchfill station near me keep; My heart with love celestial fill, And guard me fiom th' approach of ill ., 8 65. EVENING WORSIIIP. 5 Lord, let my soul forever share The bliss of thy pateirnal care! 'T is heaven on eaitli,'t is heaven above, To see thy face, and sing thy love. 6 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise hint above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! Evening Confession. 1 GREAT God! to thee my evening song With humble gratitude I raise: Oh, let thy mervcy tune my tongule, And fill my heart with lively praise. 2 My days, incelouded as they pass, And every gently rolling hou,, Are monuments of wondrous grace, And witness to thy love and power. 3 And yet this thoughtless, wretched heart, Too oft regardless of thy love, Ungrateful, can from thee depart, And, fond of trifles, vainly rove. 4 Se.l my forgiveness in the blood Of Jesus; his dear name alone I plead for pardon, gracious God! And kind acceptance at thy throne 5 Let this blest hope mine eyelids close; Withi sleep refiesh my feeble frame; Safe in thy care may I repose, And wake with praises to thy name! 67 (853) " Thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety." C. M LORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray; I am forever thine; I fear before thee all the day, Nor would I d,re to sin. 667 67. 66 ( L14) L. Al EVENING WORSHIIIP. 2 And while I rest my weary head, Fromn cares and business free, ,'T is sweet conversing on my bed With my own heart and thee. 3 I pay this evening sacrifice; A And when my work is done, Great God,! my faith and hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus, with my thoughts composed to peace, I give mine eyes to sleep; Thly hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep. 1 SUN of my soul! thou Saviour dear, It is not night if thou be near: Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise To hide thee from thy servant's eyes! 2 When soft the dews of kindly sleep My wearied eyelids gently steep, Be my last thought,- how sweet to rest Forever on my Saviour's breast! 3 Abide with me from morn till eve, For without thee I cannot live; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without thee I dare not die. 4 Be near to bless me when I wake, Ere through the world my way I take; Abide with me till in thy love I lose myself in heaven above. 69 (234) The Eve,In Blessing. 8s 1 SAVIOU, breathe an evening blessing, Ere repose our spirits seal: Sin and want we:come confessing;: Thou canst save, and thou canst heal. 40 16$, 69. 68 (42 ) " Abide with us.?' L. M. & 78. EVENING WORSHIP. 2 Though destruction walk around us, Though the airrow near us fly, Angel-guards from thee surround us; We are safe, if thou art nigh. 3 Though the night be dark and dreary, Darkuess cannot hide firom thee: Thou art he who, never weary, Watcheth where thy people be. 4 Should swift death this night o'ertake us, And our couch become our tomb, iMay the morn in heaven awake us, Clad in light and deathless bloom! 1 THROUGH the day thy love has spared us, Now we lay us down to rest; Through the silent watehes guard us, Let no foe our peace molest: Jesus, thou our guardian be; - I Sweet it is to trust inl thee. 2 Pilgrims here on earth, and strangers, Dwelling in the midst of foes, Us and ours preserve from dangers; In thine arms may we repose; And, when life's short day is past, Rest with thee in heaven at last. 71 (42) "I will both lay me down in peace and sleep." 1 THUs far the Lord has led me on; Thus far his power prolongs my days; And every evening shall make known Some firesh memorial of his grace. 2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home; But he forgives my follies past: He'ives me strength for days to come AX 41 70, 71 70 (392) Our Guardian. 8s, 7s &'7s. L. M. EVENING WORSHIP. 3 I lay my body dclown to sleep; Peace is the l)illow for my head; While well-appoilnted angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 4 Faith ill thy name forbids my fear; Oh, may thy presence ne'er depart! And in the morning make me healr The love and kindness of thy heait. 5 Thus, when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, WVith sweet salvation in the sound. THou seest my feebleness, Jesus, be thou my power,My help and refuge in distress, My fortress and my tower. 2 Give me to trust in thee; Be thou my sure abode: My lhorn, and rock, and buckler be, My Saviour and my God. 3 Mvself I cannot save, Myself I cannot keep; Butt strength in thee I surely have, Whose eyelids never sleep. 4 Mv soul to thee alone, Now, therefore, I commend: Lord Jesus, love me as thine own, And love me to the end. (303) "I tay me down to rest." C. M. 1 DREAD Sovereign! let my evening song Like holy incense rise; Assist the off'ring of my tongue To reach the lofty skies. - .I? 72, 73. 72 340 ) I " Myse, I cannot save." S. m 73 SABBATH EVENING WORSHIIP. 2 Through all the dangers of the day Thy hand was still mny guard; And still to drive my wants away Thy mercy stood prepared. 3 Perpetual blessings firom above Eindompass mnie around; But, oh, how few returns of love HatlI my Redeemer found! 4 What have I done for him who died To save my guilty soul? Ilow are my follies multiplied, Fast as the mninutes roll! 5 Lorid, with this sinfuil heart of mnine, To thy dear cross I flee, And to thy grace my soul resign, To be renewed by thee. 6 Sprinkled afresh with pardoning blood, I lay me down to rest, As in th' embraces of my God, Or on my Saviour's breast. 74 20) "Iheard the voice of a great multitude." 1 MILLIONS within thy courts have met, Millions, this day, before thee bowed; Their faces Zion-ward were set, Vows with their lips to thee they vowed. 2 Soon as the light of morning broke O'er island, continent, or deep, Thy far-spread family awoke, Sabbath, all round the world, to keep. 3 From east to west, the sun surveyed, From north to south, adoring throngs; And still, whlen evening stretched her shade, The stars came out to hear their songs. 43 74. L. M. 75, 76. SABBATH EVENING WORSHIP. 4 Not angel-trumpets sound more clear; Not elders' hlarps, nor seiaplhs' lays, Yield sweeter mnusic to thine ear, Than humble prayer and thankful praise 5 And not a prayer, a tear, a sigh, Hathli failed this day some suit to gain; To those in tronble thou wert nigh: Not one hath sought thy face in vain. 6 Yet one prayer mnore! -and be it one, In which both heaven and earth accord: Fulfill thy promise to thy Son; Let all that breathe call Jesus LORD)! SrSWEET is the light of Sabbath eve, And soft the sunbeams ling'ring there; For these blest hours the world I leave, Wafted on wings of faith and prayer. 2 Season of rest! the tranquil soul Feels the sweet calm, and melts in love; And while these sacred moments roll, Faith sees a smiling heaven above. 3 Nor will our days of toil be long: Our pilgriimage will soon be trod; And we shill join the ceaseless sonig, The endless Sabbath of our God. 1 SOFTLY fades the twilight ray Of the holy Sabbath day; Gently as life's setting sun, When:the Christian's course is run. 2 Peace is on the world abroad; 'T is the holy peace of God, Svmbol of the peace within, When the spirit rests fioni sin. 44 75 Sabbath lEvening. L. MA (2 1 76 (202) Close of the Sabbath. 7 9 OPENING OF WORSHIP. 3 Still the Spirit lingers near, Where the evening worshipei' Seeks communion' with the skies, Piressing onward to the prize. 4 Saviour, may our Sabbaths be Days of peace and joy in thee! Till'in heaven our souls repose, Where the Sabbath ne'er shall close. 1 FREQUENT the day of God returns To shed its quickening beams; And yet, how slow devotion burns! How languid are its flames! 2 Accept our faint attempts to love; Our follies, Lord, fobrgive: We would be like thy saints above, And praise thee while we live. 3 Increase, 0 Lord, our faith and hope, And fit us to ascend Where the assembly ne'er breaks up, And Sabbaths never end;4 Where we shall breathe in heavenly air, With heavenly luster shine; Before the throne of God appear, And feast on love di-inle. 5 There shall we join, and never tire, To singe immortal lays; And, with the bright, seraphlic choir, Sound forth Immnanuel's praise. "Ask, and it shall be given you." 78 (278) Mat. 7:11. 1 0 THOU that hearest prayer.! Attend our humble cry; And let thy servants share Thy blessing firom on high: We plead the promnise of thy word; Grant us thy Holy Spirit, Lord! 45 77, 78, 77 (80 ) C. M. " Increase our faith." H. M. OPENING OF WORSHIIP. 2 If earthly parents hear Their children when they cry; If they, with love sincere, Their childreii's wants supply; Mullch more wilt thou thy looe display, And answer when thy children pray. 3 Our heavenly Father, thou; We, chlildren of thy grace: Oh, let thy Spirit nowv Descend and fill the place! X That all may feel the heavenly flame, And all unite to praise thy name. L. AI. GOD in his temple let us meet; Low on our knees bebfore him bend: tiere hath he fix'd his mercey-seat, Heire, on his Sabbath we attend. 2 Arise into thy resting-place, Thou, and thine ark of strength, O Lord! Shine through the vail - we seek thy face; Speak, tobr we hearken to thy word. 3 With righteousness thy priests array; Joyful thy chosen people be: Let those who teach, and lear, and pray, Let all, be holiness to thee. Blessing in the Sanctuary. 1 AGAIN our earthly cares we leave, And in thy courts appear; Ag(ain with joyful feet we come To meet our Saviour here. 2 Within these walls let holy peace, And love, and concord dwell: Hei-,;e give the troubled conscience ease, The wounded spirit heal. 46 79, 80. 79 ( 3T ) 80 (88) C. M. OPENING OF WAVORS1IIP. 3 Thle feeling heart, the melting eye, The humble mindi bestow; And shine lipoin us firom on hi, To make our grlaces grow. 4 In faith may we receive thy word, In tfath present our prayers; And in the presence of our Lord Unbosomn all our cares. 5 Show us some token of thy love, Our fafinting hope to raise; And pour thy blessing firom above, That we may render praise. 81 (28) 1 To thy temple I repair; Lord, I love to worship thlere, When within the vail I meet Thee before the mercy seat. 2 While thy glorious praise is sunig, Touch nmy lips, unloose my tongue; That my joyful soul may bless Thee, the Lord, my Righteousness. 3 While the prayers of saints ascend, God of love! to mine attend: Hear me, for thy Spirit pleads; HIear, for Jesus intercedes. 4 While I hearken to thy law, Fill my soul with humble awe, Till thy gospel bring to me Life and immortality. 5 From thine house when I return, Miay my heart within me burn; And at evenIing let me say, " I have walked with God to-day." 47 81, 78. "With iii tli e vail. " OPENING OF WORSIITP. 82 (876) Chirist present in thie Sanctuary. 1 IhIow sweet to leave the world awhile, And seek the presence of our Lord! Dear Saviour, on thy people smile, And come, according to thy word. 2 From busy scenes we now retreat, That we may here converse with thee: Ah, Lord, behold us at thy feet! Let this the "gate of heaven" be. 3 "Chief of ten thousand!" now appear, That we by faith may see thy face; Oh, speak, that we thy voice may hear, And let thy presence fill this place! "Let us worship and bow down." Psalm 95. 1 OH, come, loud anthems let us sing, Loud thanks to our almighlty King! For we our voices high should raise, When our salvation's Rock we praise. 2 Into his presence let us haste, To thank him for his favors past; To him address in joyful songs The praise that to his name belongs. 3 Oh, let us to his courts repair, And( bow with adoration there! Down on our knees, devoutly, all Before the Lord, our AIaker, fall. IKINDRED in Christ, for his dear sake, A hearty welcome here receive; May we together now partake The joys which only he can give. 48 82 —84. L. M. -83 (To) L.M. 84 L.M. "Kindred in Christ." (s OPENING OF WORSHIP. 2 May he, by whose kind care we meet, Send his good Spirit firom above, Make our communications sweet, And cause our hearts to burn with love. 3 Forgotten be each worldly theme, When Christians see each other thus; WVe only wish to speak of him Who lived, and died, and reigns for us. 4 We'11 talk of all he did and said, And suffered for us here below; The path he marked for us to tread, And what he's doing for us now. 5 Thus, as the moments pass away, We'll love, and wonder, and adore; And hasten on the glorious day When we shall meet to part no more. ,S5 ( 587)'"In Thy light shall we see light." 1 STEALING from the world away, We are come to seek thy face; Kindly meet iius, Lord, we pray, Grant us thy reviving grace. 2 Yonder stars that gild the sky, Shine but with a borrowed light; We, unless thy light be nigh, WVander, wrapt in gloomy night. 3 Sun of righteousness! dispel All our darkness, doubts, and fears; May thy light within us dwell, Till eternal day appears. 4 Warm our hearts in prayer and praise, Lift our every thought above; I-ear the gratefuil songrs we raise, Fill us with thy perfect love. 5 49 85. 78. CLOSE OF WORSHIP. 86 ( 40T) Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing." 8S, 7S & 4. LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing, Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us eachl, thy love possessing, Triiumph in redeeming grace: Oh, r efresh us, Trav'ling through this wilderness! 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For thy Gospel's joyful sound; MAIay the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound; May thy presence With us evermore be found. DisM.iss us with thy blessing, Lord; Help us to feed upon thy word; All that has been amiss, foigive, And let thy truth within us live. 2 Though we are guilty, thou art good: Wash al our works in Jesus' blood; Give every burde(ned soul release, And bid us all depart in peace. KEEP us, Lord, oh, keep us ever! Vain our hope, if left by thee; We are thine; oh, leave us never, Till thy glorious face we see! Then to praise thee Through a bright eternity. 2 Precious is thy word of promise, Precious to thy people here; Never take thy presence fiom us, Jesus, Saviour, still be near: Living, dying, May thy name our spirits cheer. .50 86-88. 87 " Bid us all depart in peace." L. M. (4 1 88 8s, 7s & 4. "Keep us, Lord-" (294) 1 BENEDICTIONS. 879 (292) "The love of Christ, which passeth knowledge." L. M. CoME, dearest Lord! descend and dwell By faith and love ill every breast; Then shall we know, and taste, and feel The joys that cannot be expressed. 2 Come, fill our hearts with inward strength, Make our enlarged souls possess, And learn the height, and breadth, and length, Of thine immeasurable grace. 3 Now to the God whose power can do MAlore than our thoughts and wishes know, Be everlasting honors done By all the church, through Christ his Son! Pastoral Benediction. 1 Now may the Lord our Shepherd lead To living streams his little flock; May he in flowery pastures feed, Shade us at noon beneath the rock! 2 Now may we hear our Shepherd's voice, And gladly answer to his call; Now may our hearts for him rejoice, Who knows, and names, and loves us all. 3 When the Chief Shepherd shall appear, And small and great before him stand, Oh, be the flock assembling here Found with the sheep on his right hand! Apostolic Benediction. 1 MAIY the grace of Chiist the Saviour, And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favor, Rest upon us from above. 51 89 —91. 90 (82) L. M. 8s & 7s. 91 (868) BENEDICTIONS. 2 Thus may we abide in union With each other and the Lord, And possess, in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. 1 PEACE be to this sacred dwelling, Peace to every soul therein; Peace, of heavenly joy foretelling, Peace, the fruit of conquer'd sin; Peace, that speaks its heavenly Giver; Peace to worldly minds unknown; Peace divine, that flows forever From its source, the Lord alone! 2 Prince of peace! forever near us, Fix in all our hearts thy home; With thy bright appearing cheer us; Let thy blessed kingdom come! CoIne with sweeter consolation, Come, and give our souls to prove All the joys of thy salvation, All the joys that spring from love! 9)3 ( ) ~Peace throtgh the Blood of Christ. ,93 (3s),Hleb. 13: 20, 21. 1 Now may he, who from the dead Broughlt the Shepherd of the sheep, Jesus Christ, our King and Head, All our souls in safety keep! 2 Mav he teach us to fulfill What is pleasing in his sight; Perfect us in all his will, And preserve us day and night! 3 Great Redeemer! thee we praise, Who the cov'nant sealed with blood; While oiir hearts and voices raise Loud thanksgivings unto God. 52 92, 93. 92 (lT2 ) " Peace I leage with you.I 8s & 7s. 7s BENEDICTIONS. " The God ofPeace." Heb. 13: 20, 21. ow may the God of peace and love, Who, fiomn thli' impris'ning grave, estored the Shepherd of the sheep, Omnipotent to save; 2 Through the rich merits of that blood, Which he on Calv'ry spilt, To make th' etern,al cov'nant sure, On which our hopes are built; 3 Perfect our souls in every grace, T' accomplish all his will; And all that's pleasing in his sight Inspire us to fulfill! 4 For Christ the MIediator's sake WVe every blessing prav: With glory let his name be crowned, Through heaven's eternal day! 95 (182) Third Version of the Benediction from IHeb. 13: 20, 21. 1 TnEr God of peace, who from the dead Brought up again our Lord, And(, thlrough the cov'nant in his blood, Our souls to peace restored, 2 Confirm oulr hearts, in each good work, To do his peirfect will; That, made well pleasing in his sight, Our course with joy we fill. 3 So shall we in his heavenly courts, Hereafter, ever live; And to his namne, through Jesus Christ, Eternal glory give. 5* 53 94, 95. C.M. 94 (aso) C. AL BOOK II. HYMNS PERTAINING TO THE BEING, THE ATTRIBUTES, AND THE WORKS OF GOD. 96 (3 80) An ancient Hymn of Proaise to God. 1 THEE we adore, eternal Lord! We praise thy name with one accord; Thy saints, who here thy goodness see, Through all the world do worship thee. 2 To thee aloud all angels cry, The heavens and all the powers on hi(ll: Thee, holy, holy, holy King, Lord God of hosts, they ever sin,g. 3 Th' apostles join the glorious throng; The prophets swell th' immortal song; The martyrs' noble army raise Eternal anthems to thy praise. 4 Fromn day to clday, 0 Lord, do we Highly exalt and honor thee! Thy name we worship and adore, World without end, for evermore! 5 Vouchsafe, 0 Lord(, we humbly pray, To keep us safe fiom sin this day; HIave mercy, Lord-! we trust in thee; Oh, let us ne'er confounded be! 54 L.M. GENERAL PRAISE TO GOD. 97 (41) " Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty." -e-. 1.5: 3, 4. 1 O HOLY, holy Lord, Creation's sovereign King, Thy majesty adored, Let all thy creatures sing: WVho wast, and art, Nor time shall se And art to be; I Thy sway depart 2 Great are thy works of praise, O God of boundless might! All just and true thy ways, Thou King of saints in light! Let all above, Conspire to show And all below I Thy power and love. 3 Who shall not fear thee, Lord! And magnify thy name? Thy judgments sent abroad Thy holiness proclaim: Nations shall throng And thee adore, Fromi every shore, In holy song. 4 WVhile all the powers on high Their swelling chorus raise, Let earth and man reply, An(l echo back thy praise: Thy glory own, God ever blest, First, last, and best, And God alone! " Hallowed be Thy name." 1 HOLY, holy, holy Lord, In the highest heavens adored, Author of all nature's firame, - Father, hallowed be thy name. 2 Though estranged from thee in heart, Doubtless thou our Father art; From thy hand our spirits camne: Father, hallowed be thy name. 55 97, 98. H. M. 98 (66) 7s. 99, 100. GENERAL PRAISE TO GOD. 3 Born anew, oh, may we feel Filial love, the Spirit's seal! Cleansed firom guilt, redeemed from shame: Father, hallowed be thy name. 4 When in want, or when in wealth, Joy or sorrow, pain or health, Still our prayer shall be the same: Father, hallowed be thy name. Praise to Jehovah. 1 PRAISE to thee, thou great Creatoi! Praise to thee fiom every ton,gue: Join, my soul, with every creature, Join the universal song. 2 Father, Source of all compassion, Pure, unbounded glrace is thine: Hail the God of our salvation! Praise himn for his love divine. 3 For ten thousand blessings given, For the hope of fuiture joy, Sound his praise through earth and heaven, Sound Jehovah's praise on high. 4 Joyfully on earth adore him, Till in heaven our song we raise; There, enraptured, fall before him, Lost in wonder, love, and praise. God Exalted. (380) Psalm 57. 1 BE thou exalted, 0 my God! Above the heavens -Mhere angels dwel Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. 2 My heart is fixed; my song shall raise Im-mortal honors to thy name: Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise, My tongue, the glory of my framne. 56 99 (84) 8s & T& 10 L. AT. CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 101-103. 3 High o'er the earth his mervcy reigns, And reaches to the utmost sky; His truth to endless years remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die. 4 Be thou exalted, 0 my God! Above the heavens where angels dwell; Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. 1012 ) r f se. WORSHIP, honor, glory, blessing, Lord, we offer to thy name; Young and old, their thanks expressing, Join thy goodness to prioclaim: As tile hosts of heaven adore thee, We too bow before thy throne; As the angels serve before thllee, So on earth thy will be done. Brief Ascription of Praise, from 8Psalm 117. 1 THY name, almighty Lord, Shall sound through distant lands: Great is thy grace, and sutre thy word Thy truth forever stands. 2 Far be thine honor spread, And long thy praise endure, Till mornilng light and evening shade Shall be exchanged no mo]re. 103 (30) Brief Call to Praise, from L. lM. 103 (30) Psalm 117. 1 FROM all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's ]praise arise; Let the Redeemer's name be siig, Through every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; Eternal truth attends thy word: Thy praise shall sound fiom shoie- to shoice, Till suns slhall rise and set no ilolre! 57 101 ; S. Brief Ascription of Praise. S. M. 102 104-107. CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 104 (150) Third Version of Psalm 117. 1 ALL ye nations, praise the Lord! All ye lands, your voices raise; Heaven and earth, with loud accord(, Praise the Lord-forever praise! 2 For his truth and mercy stand, Past, and present, and to be, Like the years of his right hand, Like his own eternity. 150 Brief Call to Praise, fromn ( 150) ) Psalm 150. 1 PRAISE, oh, praise the Name divine! Piraise limni at the hallowed shrine; Let the firmament on hilgh To its Maker's praise reply. 2 All who vital breath enjoy, In his praise that breath emnploy; Heaven and earth the chorus join; Praise, ohi, praise the Name divine! 06 (3T2) " The Praise of all His saints." PRIAISE to God on high be givenl! Piaise himr, all in earth and heaven; Praise himn at the dawn of light, Praise him at returning night: Saints below and saints above, Praise, oh, praise the God of love! 107 (88)" Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." L. P. M. r..aln 1)(, 1 LET all the earthl thlei-r voices raise, To sing the choicest -psalm of pIraise; To sing and bless Jehovah's name: His glory let the heathen know; His woniders to the nations show; And all his savirng works pioclaim. 58 7s 105 7S. 7s. CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 2 I-He framed the globe, he built the sky, He made the shining worlds on high, And reigns complete in glory there: HIis beams are majesty and light; His beauties. how divinely bifight! His temnple, how divinely fair! 3 Come the great day, the glorious hour, When earth shall feel his savingr power. And barb'rous nations fear his name! Then shall the race of man confess The beauty of his holiness, And in his courts his grace proclaim. OS8 "Let every thing that hath breathpraise the Lord." (166) Psalm 1"50. 1 PRAISE the Lord, hIis glories show, Saints within his courts below, Angels round ]is thione above, All that see and share his love! 2 Earth to heaven, and heaven to earth, Tell his wonders, sing his worth; Age to age, and shoie to shoie, Praise him, praise him, evermore! 3 Praise the Lord, his meicies trace; Piraise his providence and gr-ace All that he for m'an liath done, All hlie sends us through his Son. 4 Strings and voices, hands and hearts, In the concert bear yonr paits: All that breathe, yonr Lord adore; Praise him, praise himi, evermore! 109 (48) " Today, if ye will hear His voice." 109~~~~~~~~~~~~~I~ (').,: 5. 1 CoM.E, let o011 voices join to ilaise A sacred song of soleinnil pr:iise: God is a sovereign king; rehearse His honors in exalted verse. 59 108, 109. I i S. L. M. CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who fiamed our natures with hIis word: iHe is our Shel)heird, we the sheep) His nmercy chose, his pastuires keep. 3 Come, let us hear his voice to-day; The counsels of his love obey; Nor let our hardened heaits renew The sins and plagues that Israel knew. 4 Seize the kind promise while it waits, And march to Zion's heavenly gates: Believe, and take the promised rest; Obey, and be forever blest. 10 (4) ~"Praise ye Tzm, all his hosts." 110 tO () lsalni 148. C. P. r. 1 BEGIN, my soul, th' exalted lay; Let each enraptured thoughit obey, And praise th' Almighty's name: Lo! heaven and eartl, and seas and skies, In one melodious concert rise, To swell th' inspiring theme. 2 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound, While all th' adoringr throng(s around His boundless nimel cy sing: Let every listening saint above Wake all the tuineitil soul of love, And touch the sweetest string. 3 Let every element rejoice; Ye thunders, buirst with awful voice To him who bids you loll: His praise in softer notes declare, Each whisp)ering breeze of yielding air, And breathe it to the soul. 4 Wake, all ye soaring throngs, andi sing; Ye feathered war)lers of' thle spring, Hiarmonious antihems raise 60 110. CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. To him who shaped your finer mold, Who til))ed your glittering wing,s with gold, And tuned your voice to praise. 5 Let nman, by nobler passions swayed, Let man, in God's own image made, His breath ill praise employ; Spread wide his Maker's iname arould, WVhile heaven's broad arch rings back tile soulid, -- Thie song of holy joy! I l 1 (43) " Wthile I live will Ipraise the Lord." Psalm 146. 1 PRATSE ye the Lo rd! my heart shall joi 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 fobrever stands secure; He saves th' oppressed, lie feeds the p)oor; lie helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatlherless. 4 He loves his saints, he knows them well, But turns the wicked dowNn to hlell: Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns; Praise hiia in everlasting strains! 1 12 (65) "Loud Hallelujahs to the Lord." L. M. 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 piraise, And sound it lofty as l1i t hroi(. 6 fClI 111, 112. L. M. 113, 114. CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 3 Jehovahl -'t is a grlorious woi,d! Oh, may it dwell on every tongue! But saints who best have known the Lo(rd, Are bounld to raise the noblest son,g. 4 Speak of the wonders of that love Which Gabiiel play.s on every chord: F01rom all below, and all above, Loudl hallelujahs to the Lord! S. M. 113 (oT 1 STAND up, and bless the Lord, Ye people of his choice; Stand pl), and bless the Lord your (od,-, With heart, and soul, and voice. 2 Though high above all praise, Above all blessing hiigh, Who wnould not fear his holy nain, And laud, and magnify? 3 Oh, for the living flame 'From his own altar brought, To touchl otur li)ps, our souils nspi', And wing to heaven our thought! 4 God is our strength and song, And his salvation oiirs; Then be his love in Christ proclaimed With all our ransomed powers. 5 Stand uip, and bless the Lord; The Lord your' God adore; Stand up, and bless his glorious name, Henceforth, for evermore! I 114 (24) "Praise the Lotrdfr on the earth." 1 ANGELS, assist to sing The honors of your God; Touch every tunetiful string, And soul;d his name abroad: 6_9 II. Al. CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 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, 1Roll 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 fiomn 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 tunefil stiring, And spread his praise abroad: Come, pour your trebnl)ling notes alon -, And swell the universal song. 115 (58) o is like unto the Lord or God?" e's & 1IS. 1 0-, wor'ship the Icing, all-glorious above; Ohl, gratefuilly siii his p)owser and his love! Ouir Shlield and I)efendeir, the Ancienit of days, Pavilioned in splendor, and girded wit,h liraise. 63 115. CALLS TO GENERAL PRAISE. 2 Oh, tell of his might, oh, sing of his grace, Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space! Ihis chariots of wrath the deep thun(der-clouds f orm, And dark is his path ou the wings of the storm. 3 Thy bountiflil 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.Iaker, Defender, Redeemer and Friend. 116 (59) Praise the God of Abraham 1 THE God of Abirahl'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. 2 The God of Abrah'm praise, At whose supreme command From eai th 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, lly shield and tower. 64 1,16. 6s, 8s & 4s. THiE BEING OF GOD. 3 He by himself hath sworn; I on his oath depend; 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. I SING of God,- the world he made, Thle 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, "0 Lord, THOU- ART!" " A God doing wonders." 1 I SING tl' 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 mnoon shines full at his command, And all the stars obey. 3 I sing the goodness of the Lord, That filled the earth with fbod; Hle formed the creatures with his word, And then pronounced them good. Cs* 65 E 117, 118. C. P.M. 117 There is a God. (86 1 118 (26) C. M. GOD TIlE CREATOR. 4 Lord, how thy wonders are displayed, Where'er I turnII mine eye; If I survey the ground I tread, Or g,aze upon the sky! 5 There's not a plant or flower below Buit makes thy glories known; Anrid clouds arise, and tempests blow, By order fiom 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, - 0 The hand that made us is Divine." 1 THE spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining firame, Their great original proclaim,. 2 Th' unwearied sun, from day to day, Does llis 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 wondirous tale, And nighltly to the listening earth RPepeats the stoiry of her birth; - 4 While all the stars that iroun(d lier burin, And all the planets in their tui'n, Confirm the tidings as they roll, Anld spread the truth firom pole to pole. 5 What though, in solemn silence, all MIove round this dark terrestrial ball? What though nor real voice nor so()InDl Amid their radiant orbs be found'? i66 1 119. L. Al. 1 19 (90) GOD TlHlE CREATOR. 6 In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter foirth a gloIrious voice; Foriever singing, as they slile, "The hanld that miade us is Divine." 120 25) Adoration of the Creator. 120 {25 llsahn~ 148. 1 YE tribes of Adam, join With hieaven, and earth, and seas, And offer notes divine To your Creator's praise: Ye holy tlhrongc III worlds of light, Of anglels biight, Begin the song. 2 Thlou sun, with dazzling rays, And mroon, that rul'st thle night, Shine to your Mlaker's praise, With stars of twinkling light: HIis power de(laie, And clouds tl::t fliy Ye floods onl high, InI empty air. 3 The shining, worlds above Iii gloirious order stand; Or in switt coliiuses move, By his supreme coimmand: He spake thle word, From nothin[ a.me, And all their frame To praise tlie orc9 4 Ye vapors, hail, and snow, Praise ye tll' alinigilty Lorct; And stoirmy wiods that blow To execute his wovoid: When lilghtnin,gs shine, i Let enrtib adore Or thunders roar, His hand divine. 5 Let al the nations fear Tlhe God tllat rules above; HIe bringi s lhis l)eol)le nieal, AnlI makes tlhea' taste his love: Wlhile earth an(l sky lhis saints sl.hall raise Attemplt lhis praise, lhis honolrs lhigh. 67 120. H. M. GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 121 (46) 1"Jehovaoi reigns." S. P 1 THE Lord Jelioval-i reigns, And royal state maintains, His head with awftl glories crowned; Arrayed in robes of light, Begirt with sovereign mnight, And rays oi' majesty around. 2 Upheld by thy commands, 'lTh-e world secntiely stands, And skies and stars obey thy word: Trhv thirone was fixed on high Betble tlhe starry sky: Eternal is thy king,dom, Lord! 3 Let floods and nations rage, And all thleii' powers engare; Let swelling tides assault the sky: The terrors of thy fiown Shall beat their madness down: Thy throne forever stands on high. 4 Thy promises are true; Thy gr,ace is ever new; There fixed, thy church shall ne'er remove: Thy saints, with holy fear, Shalll in thly (collrts al)pear', And sing thine eveilastiing love. 1 WHIERE'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; 68 121, 122. .M. 122 (274) C. M. God,.All i, -all. GOVERNMENT OF GO]). 3 Before whose high and dazzling throne lMyriads of angels bow; Whose smile is everlasting bliss, Whose fiowni is endless woe. 4 Low at his feet, then, O my soul! In prostrate homage fall; Make hiin thy feai, thly love, thy tirust, Thy joy, thy God, thy all. 1239 ( 86 ) " Thle Lord sitleth atpon the flood." Psalm 29. 1 GIVE to the Loird, ye sons of famle, Give to tile Lord renown and l)ower; Asceiibe due hoiiors to his name, And his eternal milght adoile. 2 The Lord proclaims his I)owIel aloud, O'er all the ocean and the land; Hlis voice divides the wateiy cloii(, And lightnings blaze at his collommand. 3 The Lord sits Sovereign on the flood; The Tlhunyderer reigns foilevel Kilirg; But makes his churlch his )blest al)Oode, Where we his awful glories sii),g. 4 Iii gentler language, tlere the Lord The counsels of his grace iniparts: Amid t-he raging, stonrm, his wor d Speaks peace an(I coturage to our lt c'its. 124," Ie boved the heavens, also, and came down,."t M 124 (S) 80 ) me h Psalm 18. 1 TI-E Lord descended fi'om above, And bow'd the heavens most high; And uniderneath Iiis feet lie east The darkness of the sky. 2 On cherub and( on cherubinm, Futll royly, hle rode; And on the vwings of mighty winds Camie flyiiga,tl all boa(. C, 9 123, 124. L. M. C. M. 125, 126. GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 3 He sat serene uplon the floods, Tlieit fii'y to restrain; And he, as Soveieign, Lord, and Eing, For evermore shall reign. 4 The Lord will give his people strengt-h, Wllereby they sh)all iIcleiase; And he will bless his chosen flock With everlasting peace. 5 Give gloiy to his awfifi name, And honior himi alone; Give woi-slip to his majesty Upon his holy throne. 1 25 (57) "The Lord God omnipotent reigneth." Rev. 19.: 6. 1 TrHE Loid is King! litt up thy voice, O earth, and all ye heavens, rejoice! Firom wvoild to world the joy shall ring Tile Lord omnipotent is King! " 2 The Lord is King! who then shall dare Resist his will, distrust his care? Holy and true are all his ways: Let every creature speak his praise. 3 The Lord is Kingy! exalt your strains; Ye saints, your God, your Father reign One Lord one empire all secures: He reigns, and lifb and deathl are yours. 4 Oh, when his wisdom can mistake, His might decay, Ihis love forsake, Then may his lchildren cease to sillng, "The Lord omnipotent is King!" "The Lord sitteth Kinzg for-ever." Psalm 29. C. iIM. 1 YE hosts of heaven, ye mighty ones, Ascribe, with one accord, The strengtlh, the p)ower, the maiestv, To yotur almighity Lord. 7O L. Mi. 126 (ig) GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 2 Give glory to his holy name, Ald honor himi alone; In b(,aluty mneet of loliness Approach his lofty throne. 3 Jehovah's voice of majesty Is on.the wiateris wide; The God of glory thundereth, And on the seas doth ride. 4 Jehovah sits upon the floods, Anrd temlpests rage in v,ain; Jehovah sits as Sovereign Icing, And evermore shall reign. Thle Tempest stilled. GREAT Ruler of all nature's frame! We owI thy )power divine; WVe hear thy breath in every storm, For all the winds are thine. 2 Wide as they sweep the.r sounding w,v-y, They work thy sovereign will; Ani(l, awed by thy majestic voice, The tempest shall be still. 3 Thy mercy tempers every blast To those who seek thy fice; 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. "0 Lord, my God, thot art very great." Psalm 104. 1 GREAT is the Lord! what tongue can frame An honor equal to his name! How awfil are lts glorious ways! The Lord is dreadful in his praise. 71 127, 128. #0 127 C. M. ( 85s 1 128 ((v L. AL GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 2 The world's foundations by his hand Were laid, and shall fboiever stand; The swelling billows know their bound, While to his praise they roll around. 3 Vast are thy works, almighty Lord! All pature rests upon thy word; And clouds, and storms, and fire obey Thy wise and all-controlling sway. 4'y glory, fearless of decline, Thy glory, Lord, shall ever shine; Thy praise shall still our breath employ, Till we shall rise to endless joy. 1 COIE, O my soul! in sacred lays, Attempt thy great Creator'ls 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 (76) " Our God isfull of might." 1 THE Lord our God is fill of might, - The winds obey his will; He speaks, and, in his heavenly heiht, The rolling sun stands still. L 72 129, 130. 129 (8o) L., M. The Glory of God. C. Al. GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 2 Rebel, ye waves, and o'er the land With threatening aspect roar: The Lord uplifts his awvful 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; Hie 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 choiral song ascend To celebrate our God. 1 THE Lord our God is Lord of all; His station who can find! I hear him in the waterfall; I hear hinm 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 mnorning sky. 3 He lives, he reigns in every land, Froin 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; lIe rears his miglity alrmi on higll, We fall bet;-)lre his sword. 7 - 131. . 131 (T6) C. M. The -Lord of All. GOD OMNIPOTENTI 5 le bids his gales the field(s ldeform; Th.len, when hlis thunder-s cease, Ile pai)nts his rainbow oi0 the stoim,, Andt lulls the winds to peace. " W;Vho,- in the heaven, can be compared unto the Lord?" C. i. 132,s, Psalm 89. 1 WITH reverence let the saints al)pear, And bow befo'e thle Lord; I-Iis hligih. commands with reverence hear, Ad tiiremible at his word. 2 Great God! how high thy glories rise; Ilow biighlt thine ainiies shine! Wlhere is the power with thee th.at vies, Or truth compared to thiue! 3 The northern pole, and southern, rest On thly suplporting hand;. Darkness and day, foino east to West, M1ove round at thly command. 4 Thly words the raging winds control, And( rule the boisterous deep; Thlou inak'st the sleepi)g 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. 133 (s6) Go All-powerfu. L.M. 1 TnHE Lord, the God of glory, reigns, In robes of majesty arrayed; His rule omnipotence sustains, And guides the worlds his hands have made. 74 132, 133. OMNIPRESENT AND OMNISCIENT. 2 Ere rolling worlds began to move, Or ere the heavens were slpread abroad, Thine awfiil throne was fixed above; Fromi everlasting thou art God. 3 Thle swelling floods tumultuous rise, Aloud the angry tempests roar; Lift their proud billows to the skies, And ifoam, and lash tle trembling shore. 4 The Lord, the mighty God, on high, Controls the fiercely raging seas; Hie speaks! and noise aind tempest fly, The waves sink down ill gentle peace. 5 Thy sovereign laws are ever sure, Eternal puiity is thine; And, Lord, thy l)eoplle shall be l)ure, And in thy blest reseinmblance shine. 1 LORD, thouL hast searcheld and seen me tlhrough; Thine eye comii'iands, with lielcing view, AIy risilig and my restilig lhours, IAly hleart and flesh, with all their powers. 2 Miy thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known; Ile knows the words I mnean to speak, Ere fiom my opening lips they break. 3 Within thy circlingc 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 I 3My soul, with all the powers I boast, Is in th-e l)oundless prospect lost. ,5 ~34. 1 34 (240) Thte All-seeinq God. ,Psalm. 1,(3. L. iA. GOD OMNIPRESENT. 5 Oh, may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest! Nor let mny weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. 13'5 (2l4) " ither sThall IJfee.from Thy Presence? " ,' Psalm 139. 1 Ix all my vast concerns with thee, In vain my soul would try To shun thIy 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. 136 ( soT ) " ither shall I gofrom Thy Spirit " 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 tlhe grave resign. 76 135, 136. C. A. C. M. GOD OMNIPRESENT. 3 If, wingedl with beams of morning light, I fly beyoiind the west, Thy hlandcl, which must support my flight, Would soon betray my rest. 4 If o'er my sins I think to draw Thle curtains of the night, Those flaming eyes that guard thy law, Would turn the shades to light. 5 Tlhe beams of noon, the midnight hour, Are both alike to thee: Oh, nimay I ne'er provoke that power From which I cannot fleet Godprese,'t Everywhere. 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. I 4 Heaven is thy glorious throne, Earth does thy footstool seem; But souls redeemed thou lov'st to own Thy rilcher diadem. 5 Andcl, while they bless thy name, I-fell trembles at thy rod. Eartli, heaven, and hell, tihy power l:r)oclaim; All things )proclaimi thee GOD! 7* 77 137. S.'Al. 137 (51 1. GOD) O,MNIPRESENT. t38 (280 ) Seeing Ifiinz it,7o is isivisible." -C.,,. 6i 1 BlioYoN-, beyon(i tl'at boundless seC,i AI)ove that cldome of sky, Fu'tlher thlan thloulghlt itself can flee, Thy dwelling is on hlighl Yet dear the awfill thought to me, ' That thou, my God, art nigh: - 2 Art nighi, anld yet my lab'ring mind Feels after thiee in vain, Thee in these works of power to find, Or to thiy seat attain. Thy messengeIr, tihe stormy wind; Thy plath, the trackless miain: 3 These speak of thee with loutd acclaim; They thunder forth thy praise, Th)e glorious honor of thy name, The won(ders of thy ways: Butt thoul art not in tempest-flame, Nor in the noontide blaze. 4 We hlear thy voice when thlunders roll ThIrougIh the wid(le field(s of air; The waves obey thy dread control; But still, thou art not th]ere: Wlheie shall I find( hinli, O mly soul! Who yet is everywhere? 5. Oh! not in circling depth or hei,ght, But in the conscious breast, Present to faith, though vailed from sight; There doth his Spirit rest: 01, comne, thoul Presence infinite! And make thy creature blest. "13 Vono precious also are thyf tho?ights unto me, 0 God!" C. I. 39(68$) Psalm 1.~). 1 JEHOVAT-, God! thy gracious power On every handl we see; Ohl, may the blessings of eachl hour Lead all our thoughts to thlee! 78 1.18, 189. GOD 0)OMNIPR2SENT. 2 If, on the wings of morn, we speed To earthl's remotest bound, Thy han(l will there our footsteps lead, Thly love our path surriound. 3 Thy power is in the ocean deeps, And:i'eaches to the skies; Thline eye of imeicy never sleeps, Thy goodness inever dies. 4 From morn till noon -till latest eve, Thy hand, O God, we see; And all the blessing,s we receive, Proceed alone firom thee. 5 In -il the varying scenes of time, On thee oui lhol)es del)end; Thlrouli every age, in every clime, Our Father, and our Friend. 140 ( 3ss ) God with us Everyvhere. 1 0 LORD, how full of sweet content Our years of pilgrimnage are spent! WVlhere'er we dwell, we dwell with thee, Ini heaven, in earth, or on the sea. 2 To 1s1 remains nor place nor time; Our countiy is in every clime: WVe can be calm and( fi-ee fiom care Oii any shore, since God is there. 3 While place we seek, or place we shun, The soul finds hapl)iness in none; Butt with our Gocd to guide our way, 'T is equal joy to go or stay. 4 Could we be cast where thou art not, That were indeed a dreadfifl lot; B3tt regions none remote we call, Secure of finding God in all. 79 140. L. M. 141,142. GOD OMNISCIENT, ETERNAL. 1418(2) " h1odsacehalhat..M 1 GOD is a Spirit, just and wise; lie sees our inmost mind: In vain to Heaven we raise our cries, And leave our hearts behinid. 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 saluite 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 stanid before thy face, And find acceptance there. (12T4) he living o. 1 GIREAT 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; Whlile thine eternal thotiglits move on Thine undisturbed affairs. 80 C.M. 141 "1 The.Lord searcheth all hearts." C. M. 142 " Thte living God." GOD ETERNAL. 5 Great God! how infinite art thou! What worthless worms are we! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. - Eternity of God. ( 76 ) Psalm 102. THROUGH endless years, thou art the sax 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 powerfiil hand, Be, like a vesture, laid aside, And changed at tliy 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. G4 7) Eternity, and Man's Morty. L.l 1 THROUGH every age, eternal Gods .Thou art our: rest, our -safe abode: Hligh was thy throne ere heaven was made, Or earth thy humble footstool laid. 2 Long hadst thou reigned ere time began, Or ldust was fashioned into man,; And lolng thy kingdom shall en-dure, When earth and time shall be no more. 81 1 43!44-' 143 1 C.M. 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 fiail is man; And kindly lengthen out our span, Till, by thy grace, we all may be Prepared to die, and dwell with thee. 14~ (1) ~"Thou artfrom everlasting." 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 fouindation 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 highI! At thy rebuke the billows die. 4Forever shall thy throne endure: Thy promise stand forever sure; And everlasting holiness Becomes the dwelling of thy grace. [ 46 (290) "Our dwelling-place in all generations.". 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! 82 145, 146. L. A. C.M. GOODNESS OF GOD. 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 fi'ame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 Thy word commands oar flesh to dust: "Return, ye sons of mnen;" 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 comne, Be thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home! " The memory of Thy great goodness." Psalm 145. 1 SWEET is the mem'ry of thy grace, Mly God, my heavenly King; Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 2 Godcl reigns on high; but ne'er confines His goodness to the skies; Through the whole earth his bounty shines, And every want supplies. 'a Bath onging eyes tha-y creatures -wait On thee for daily food; Thy liberal hand provides their meat, And fills their month with good. 83 147. 147 (69) C.M. GOODNESS OF GOD. 4 How kind are thy compassions, Lordl! How slow thine anger moves! But soon he sends his pard'ning 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 48 ( 73 ) "ffs tender mercies are oher atl His works.,, 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'dgay. 3 Thy bounty every season crowns With'all the'blis s 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. 5 There pardon, peace, and holy joy, Through Jesus' name are given; Hle on the cross was lifted high, That we might reign in heaven. 1 I CANNOT always trace the way Where thou, almighty One, dost move; But I can always, always say That God is love. 84 148,149. C. 21. 149 (822) -1,60d ig Love.71 I John 4.8. 8s & 4, GOODNESS OF GOD. 2 When fear her chilling mantle flings O'er earth, my soul to heaven above, As to her native lhomne, upsprings; For God is love. 3 When myst'ry clouds my darkened path, I'll11 eck'Ay 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. "God is Love." (124) 1 8 M 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 star's. 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. "God is Love." 151 (193) 1 John 4: 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 85 150, 151 150 C.M. 8s & Ts. GOODNESS 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 tWill his changeless goodness prove; From the gloom his brightness streameth: God is wisdom, God is love. 4 IHe with earthly cares entwinethi Hope and comfort firom above: Every where his glory shineth; God is wisdom, God is love. 152 (72~) "Oh, magnify the1 Lord with me!" Psalm 34. 1 I'LL bless the Lo(rd, I'11l bless the Lord, In all his wondrous ways; My souil his mnercies shall record, My toncrgue shall chant his praise. 2 From dawn to eve, with heart, with voice, IIis goodness I'll proclaim, Till all that hear nie shall rejoice In his redeelning name. 3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me! HIis power, his goodness, prove; How blest his sway! oh, taste a,nd see How vast, how kind his love! 4 Beset with darkness, pressed with cares, To him, in grief, I cried; IHis nmercy listened to my prayers, HIls hand my wants supplied. 5 With angel-hosts encamped around, To guard them firom their foes, Wh?,t peace, what glory, hav e they found, Who ill his name repose! 986 152. C.M. GOODNESS OF GOD. 6 Oh, magnify the Lord with me! His mniight, his mercies, prove; How blest his sway! oh, taste and see. How vast, how kind, his love! 1 OH, for a shout of joy, High as the theme we sing t 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; Btit strive in vain, with loudest chord, To sound the wondrous love of God. 3 Though ealth 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, throug,h all the earth abroad, The love, th' eternal love, of God. 154 Oh, that men wouldpraise the Lordfor his goodness!" L. Al. 15(48) Psalm O. 1 GIvE.thanks to God; he reigns above; lKind are his thoughts, his nanme is love: I-lis mercy ages past have known, And ages long to comie shall own. 87 153) 154. I;"33 ( 62 ) I-I. M. "God so loved the world." HOLI NESS OF GOD. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord The wonders of his grace record; Israel, the nation whom he chlose, And rescued from their mighty foes. 3 He feeds and clothes us all the way, He guides our footsteps lest we stray; He guards us with a powerfill hand, And brings us to the heavenly land. 4 Oh, let the saints with joy record The truth and goodness of the Lord! ]low great his works! how kind'his ways! Let every tongue pronounce his praise. (807) "Thrice ~oly Lora.- 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. 1j (70) -"The LoAd reigneth; let the earth rejoice. L" Psalm 97. 1 JEHOrvAH reigns; let all the earth In his just government rejoice; Let all the isles, with sacred mirth, In his applause unite their voice. 88 7 15.5 1-6 6. 155 " Thrice, Holy Lord." C. M. L,M. GRACE OF GOD. 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. Pruidence and Grace of God. Psalm 36. 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 firom the presence of my Lord; And in thy light our souls shall see The glories promised in thy word. Wonders of God's Grace. ETEIRNAL'Power! Almighty God! Who can approach thy throne! Accessless light is thine abode, To angel eyes unknown. 8* 89 157, 158. 157 L.M. (48 1 158 (69 1 C.M. 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 belowv-? To this vile world thy notice bend These seats of sin and wMoe? 4 Howv strange! how wondrous is thy love! Withl trembling we adore: Not all th' exalted nminds above Its wonders can explore. 5 While golden harps and angel tongues Resound immortal lays, Great God! permit o1r humble songs To rise and speak thy praise. 159 (75) "Bless the Lord, O my soul.,, 1595 (b Psalm 103. 1 BLESS, O my soul! the living God; Call honie thy thoughts that irove ab,oad: Let all the powers within me join In work and worship so divine. 2Bless, O my soul! the God of grace: Ihis favors claim thy highest praise; Why should the wonders he liath wrought Be lost in silence, and forgot? 3'T is he, my soul, that sent his Son To die foi 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: MIy heart and tongue with rapture join, In work and worshllip so divine. 90 159. .M. GRACE OF GOD. 160 (49) "S2ow to ange2, andplenPteous in mercy." Psalm. 1W3. 1 zIY soul, inspired with sacred love, God's holy name foblever bless! Of all his favors iniiidftil prove, And still thy gratefuil thanks express. 2 The Lord abounds with tender love, And unexampled acts of grace; His wakened wrath doth slowly move, HIis willilmg nmercy flies apace. 3 As high as heaven its arch extends Above this little spot of clay, So imuch his boundless grace transcends The best obedience we can p)ay. 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 miglhty Lord! -and thoui, nmy heart, With giatefuil joy thy thanks express, And in this concert bear thy part. 1(1 31 "He hath not dealt with us after our sins." 1 6 1 (330) ) Psalm 103. 1 MY soul, repeat his praise, Whose nmercies are so great; WxVlhose anger is so slow to rise" So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide; And w%hen his wi atll is felt, Its strokes aie few er than our crimes, And ligihter than our' guilt. 3 I-lis power subdues our sins, And his foi giving love, Far as the east is fiom the west, Doth all o0ur guilt remnove. 91 160, 161. L. M. S. M. GRACE OF GOD. 4 High as the heavens are raised Above the ground we tread, So far the iches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 162 ( 17) As afather pitieth his children." 162 ( ilo) ~~~~Psalm 103. 1 THE pity of the Lord To those that fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel: He knows our feeble fiame. 2 HIe knows we are but dust, Scattered with every breath; His anger, like a rising wind, Can send us swift to death. 8 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 enlldure; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. " So great is His mercy." Psalm 103. 1'~'HE Lord! how wondrous are his ways! How firm his truth! how large his grace! HIe 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 hlopes we raise. 3 Not lhalf so far has nature placed -:: The rising morning from the west, As his foi,givi'ig grace lremovies The daily guilt of those lie loves. 92 162, 163. S. M 163 (4) L. M1 GRACE OF GOD. 4 Ihow slowly doth his wrath arise! On swifter wings salvation flies: Or, if he lets his anger burn, How soon his firowns to pity turn! 5 Ilis everlasting love is sure To anll h'1 saints, and shall endure; Fromn age to age his truth shall reign, Nor children's children hope in vain. 1: (888) "Isoutht the Lord, and he heard me." 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' eteirnal God, and he Has not exposed my hope to shame. 3 I told him all my secret grief, Mly secret groaning reached his ears; Hle gave my inward pains relief, Aind 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. - Glory of the Grace' of God. 1 Now to the Lord a noble song: Awake, my soul awake, my tongue! Ilosanna to tlih' eternal Name, And all his boundless-love proclaim! 2l See wvhere it shines-in Jesusl face, The bri,ghtest image of his grace: God, in tlhe person of his Son, I-ias all his mightiest woirks outdone. 93 164, 165, L AL lf)5 (75)1 L. M. GRACE OF GOD. 3 Grace! -'t, is 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 unv ails his lovely face.! Where I his beauties shall behold, And sing his iname to harps of gold! 1 6 (0' "His mercy endu et forever." 166 (64) ~~~~~Psahn 186. 1 GIVE to our God immortal praise; Mercy and truth are all his wavs: Wonders of grace to God belolng; Repeat his mercies in your song. 2 Give to the Lord of lorids renown, The King of kings with glory crown: His mercies ever shall enduire, When lords and kings are known no more. 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, Aud 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 tile moon direct the night: lis mercies ever shall endure, When suns and moons shall shine no more. 5 Tle 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 gfiides our feet, And leads ns to his heavenly seat: His mercies ever shall endure, When this v ain world shall be no more. 9t 166. L. AT GRACE OF GOD. 1 7 (19)~ Eternity of God's Afercy. 167 (9.' o Psalm 10,. 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 themn his grace and love record, Who have salvation found. 3 Now let the east in him rejoice, The west its tribute brilTg, The north and south litt up their voice In honor of their King. 4 Oh, praise the Lord! for he is good; In him we rest obtain: His miercy has through ages stood, And ever shall remain. II. M, 16E 2 HIow mighty is his hand! What wonders hath he done! IIe formed the earth and seas, And spread the heavens alone: His power and grace And let his name Are still the same; IHave endless praise. 3 Ile 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; I Abides thlv word, 95 167,168. C. M. 169, 170. CONDESCENSION OF GOD. 4 He sent his only Son To save us fi'om our woe, From Satan, sin, and death, And every hurtful foe: His power and grace And let'l]is 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 singe: Thy mercy, Lord, And ever sure Shall still endure;,Abides thy word. 169 (214) "p in tears —reap in joy." 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, And 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. (ndescension of God. Psalm 8. 1 0 THOU, to whom all creatures bow Within this eartlhly frame, Through all the world, how great art thou! How glorious is thy name! 96 C. Mt 170 (44) C. M. CONDESCENSION OF GOD. 2 When heaven, thy beauteous work on high, Eunploys my wondering sight; The 1noo0 that nightly rules the sky, With stars of feebler light; 3 Loird, 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 0 thou, to whom all creatures bow Within this earthly frame, Throngh all the world, how great art thou! How glorious is thy name! [1 L8 What is man, that Thou art mindful of him!". :Psalm 8. 1 0 LORD, our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er thie 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 WhIen I survey the stars, And all their shining forms, Lord, what is man, that worthless thing, Akin to dust and worms! 4 Lord, what is worthless man, That thou shouldst love him so! Next to tl)ine angels is he placed, And lord of all below. 5 0 Lord, our heavenly King, Thly name is all divine; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the ]ecwens they sliile. 9 97 171. S. M. CONDESCENSION OF GOD. 1 MY God, how wonderful thou art, Thy Il:ajcsty how bright! oI-I)w glorious is thy mericy seat, In depths of burning light! 2 Yet I may love thee too, 0 Lord, Almighty as thou art; For thou hast 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 nie, thy sinful child. 4 Mv God, how wonderful thou art, Thou everlasting Friend! On thee I stay my trusting heart, Till faith in vision end. Wonders of Go(is Condescension. 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, Higlherl 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 tIe can raise the poor to stand With the princes of the laurd; WVealth upon the needy shower; Set the lowliest high in power. 98 172, 173. 172C (mg) C. M: " Ilerein is Love." 173 (28) 7s. CONDESCENSION OF GOD. 5 lie thle broken spirit cheers, Tuirns to joy the mourner's tears; Stich ttle wonidels of his ways: Pxaise his namne, forever praise. 1 74 (889 ) "e ra,seth up the poor out of the dust.". 1 UP to the Lord, who reigns on hig,h, And viewis the nations fonio 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 d-o, DownI to ouir earth he casts his eyes, Anid bendshis fbootsteps downward too. p~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 He overrules all mortal things, And manages our meaii affairs; On humble souls, thie Kilng of kings Bestows his counsels and his cares. 4 Our sorrows and our tears we pour Into the bosom of our God; He lhears us in the mourfiful Ihour, Anid helps to bear the lieavy load. 5 Oh! could our thankful hearts devise A tribuite equial to thy giace, To the third hleaven our soing sihould riise, And teachl the golden harps thiy praise. WHAT secret place, what distant star, Is like, dread Lord, to thine abode? Whyl dwellest thiou fromin us so far? WVe yearn for thliee, thou hidden God! 2 And will thle Ihidden God appear? We hail thee in the livinig Word; Thly hleavenly Maljesty dravws near, In Christ, our BIrother and our Lord. 99 . 174,175. L. M. L. M. 175 (31 1 :FAITHFULNESS OF GOD. 3 In vain we seek for tline abode; Alu( wilt thou ever to IIs come? The Hloly Gho.t, the mighty Go(l, Now makes our souls his ble,sed hoine. 4 O Glory that no eye can beai! O Presence bright, our inward Guest! 0 Farthest off! O Ever near! Most hidden and Most manifest! 176 ( 1) Godfaithful to his Promises. I] 1 THiE p)romises I sing, Whilch sovereign love hath spoke; Nor will tli' eternal King( His word(s of grace revoke: They stand secure Not Zion's hill And steadfast still; Abides so sure. 2 The mountains melt away, When once the Judge appears; And sun and moon decay, Tha.t measure mortal years: But still the same, The promise shines In radiant lines, Thllroug,h all the flame. 3 Their harmony shall sound Through my attentive ears, NVWhen thunders cleave the ground, And dissipate the spheres: 'Mid all the shock I stand serene, Of that dread sene, Thy wor(l umy rock. 177 (T3, "ife is God, the.faithful God." 177 (7)-Psalm.?3. 1 LET all the just, to God with joy Their cheerftil voices raise; For well the righteous it becomes To sing glad songs of praise. 100 . 176, 177. [.M. C. M, FAITHFULNESS OF GOD. 2 For, faithful is the word of God; His works with truth abound: He justice loves, and all tile 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 hlelp and shield is he: Then, Lord, let still our hearts rejoice, Because wMe 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. "(116) Faithful is He that calleth you." BBEeGIN, my tongue, some heavenly theme, And speak some boucndless thing: The mighty works, or iighitier niame, Of our eternal King. 2 Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, And( sotundl 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 Spleaks all the promises. 4 Oh, might I hear thy heavenly tongue But whisper, " Thou art mnine!" Those gentle words should raise nmy song To notes almost divine. 9* 101 t78. 178 1. C. WT. 179, 180. FAITIFULNESS OF GOD. 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 promnises. 3 Oh, for a strong, a lasting faith, To credit what th' Almnighlity saith! T' embrace the mess-,age 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 souils shall fear no more Than solid rocks when billows roar. 180,(270) " i"owt fJXm afoundation!". 1 IHow firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faithli in his excellent word! Wlhat moi-re can he say than to you he lath said, Who unito the Saviour for refuge have fled: 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 tlhee to go, The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow; For I will be with thee thy troull)les to bless,' And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 102 179 (65) L. M God afaithful Ci-ealtor. lls. WISDOM OF GOD. 4 "The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes: That soul, tholug,h all hell should endeavor to slake, I'11 never-no, never- no, never forsake!" "Who can showforth all His praise?" 181 (86) Pam 106. 1 On, render thanks to God above, The fountain of etern.al 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, Tllelfolnutain of eternal love: His mercy firm, through ages past, Hath stood, and shall forever last. 1 AWAKE, my tongue, thy tribute bring To him who gave thee power to sing: Praise himr, who has all praise above, The source of wisdom and of love. 2 How vast his knowledge! how profound! A dep)th where all our thoughts are drowned! Thestars he numbers, andl their names - He gives to all those heavenly flames. 103 181,182. L. AI. L. M. 182 (75) " God only wvise." GOD INCOMPREHIIENSIBLE. 3 Through each br'glit world above, behold Ten thousand thoLLsand charms unfold; Earth, air,l; 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. 183 (117 ) A &ng to Creating Wisdom. 1 ETERNAL Wisdom! thee we praise; Thee the creation sings: With thy loved name, rocks, hills, and s 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 WVe see, adore, and love. 1 84 ( $ ) "Canst thot, by searching, Jfndout Godt " 1 Hiow wondrous great, how glorious brit Miust 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 blessdd Three And the almighty One.. 104 183,184. CH A. C..'. GOD INCOMPREHENSIBLE. 3 Our reason stretches all its wings, Anl4 climbs above the skies; But still, how far beneath thy feet Our grlov'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 thoughlt no more. 5 Thy glories infinitely rise Above our lab'ring tongue; In vain the highest serap)h 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 thl' immortal string. 1I s (8336) "Who hath known the mind of the Lord " ! 85 ( 336 ) Job 11: 7, & 1 WHAT finite power, with ceaseless toil, Can fathom the eternal MIind? Or who tli' almighty Three in One, By searching, to perfection find? 2 Angels and men in vain may raise, Iharmnonious, their adoring songs: The lab'ring thought sinks down oppressed, And p)raises die uipon their tongues. 8 Yet would I lift my trembling voice, A portion of his ways to sing; And, mingling with his meanest works, MIy humble, grateful tribute bring. 186 (859) "Thyjudgments are a great deep." 1 THY way, O Lord, is in the sea; Thy )aths I cannot trace, Nor comprehend the mystery Of thine unbounded grace. 105 185, 186. L. M. C. M. MAJESTY OF GOD. 2'T is but in part I know thy will; I bless thee for thle sight: When will thy love the riest reveal, In glory's clearer light? 3 With raptuire shall I then survey Thy providen-ce and grace; And spend an everlastitng day In wondel, love, and praise. The Majesty of Jehovah. Psalm (18. 1 KTINGDO-fS and tlhrones to God belong; Crown him, ye nations, in your song. His wondrous name and plower rehearse; His honors shall enrich your verse. 2 I-e rides and thunders through the sky; His namne, Jehlovahl, sounds onl high: Piaise him alouid, ye sons of grace; Ye saints, rejoice before his face. 3 God is our shield, our joy, ourI' rest; God is our king, proclaim him blest: When terriors rise, when nations faint, He is the strength of everiy saint.' 1 THE Lord Jehovah reigns; IHis throne is built on high; The gainmenits he assumes Are light and majesty: lis glories,-shine with beams so briight, No mortal eye can bear the si,(ht. 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 rees6lves t6 bIewss His trutlh- conlfirms and -seals -the